The Hoosier Fiji t u * ///9^ ^ &PccC"M Published byZeta Chapter of the ' Avfctriom Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta at Indiana University www.zetafiji.com BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA SUMMER 1999 NEWSLETTER fflGHLIGHTS OUR GRADUATES This issue of The Hoosier Fiji is devoted entirely to personal notes, photographs, newspaper clippings and articles by Zeta Chapter graduates. It will report on the accomplishments, lifestyles, views and comments of our graduate brothers. The Hoosier Fiji is funded com John S. Myrland '73 is president of the Indianapolis Chamber of Com merce. He serves on a number of com munity and civic boards, including | Craig at 16015 24th Ave. N., Ply Big Brothers of i Greater India- | napolis. Centerfor ; Craig and his wife, Nancy (Mary land), who works in sales, have a daughter, Amanda, 1. Zeta Chapter brothers can reestab lish the bonds of Fiji brotherhood with mouth, MN 55447. I Jay E. Allardt '78 is president of pletely through your voluntary contri butions. We hope that you enjoy it! Leadership Development, 500 Festival Associ He is a member of Muncie Sunrise Ralph L. Kendrick '66 writes, "Ire tired in 1993 from the US Naval Re serve with the rank ofcaptain after 26 years. In 1982, 1 competed in the Ironman World Triathlon Champion ship. In 1989, I competed in Pacific Rim Masters Championships and set ates, Greater In Rotary,past presidentof Hoosier State dianapolis Progress Committee (vice chair), Indiana Sports Corporation (ex ecutive committee). The Indianapolis Project, Inc., lUPUI Advisory Board, Indianapolis Zoo, Junior Achievement Advisory Board, Lynx Capital Corpo Chapter ofAppraisal Institute andpast * American United Appraisal Company. director ofMuncie Endurathon (triath lon). Jay enjoys bicycling and is coowner of Bike Shop. He likes to run triathlons and fin ished the Hawaii Ironman in 1990, plac three world records. 1 attended a two- ration, Red Cross and Wishard Memo week Naval School at NWS Crane, IN, in 1987, and witnessed the Fiji win in Little 500—great memories. In 1999,1 rial Foundation. He is a 1983 graduate ofthe Stanley K. Lacy Executive Lead ership Series. He is a Certified Cham four children, Joey, 18, Jason, 14, Jay will retire from Lockheed Martin En terprise Information Systems (senior systems integrator) and move to ber Executive and serves on the execu tive committee ofthe American Cham David, 12, and Megan, 8. He writes, "I'mprobably doing the ber ofCommerce Executives and chairs its Certification Commission. Prior to same thing that many ofmy classmates are—going to kids' events, getting joining the Chamber, John was a TV reporter in Fort Wayne. ready topayfor college, etc. Zeta Fiji Dan Reno '79 is my Auburn, CA. "1 was born and grew up in Cali fornia. Swimming brought me to Indi ana. I didn't, but 1 could easily have returned to Indiana and raised my family there. I've been associated with many successful organizations in my life, but none can match the incredible success and consistent year-after-year pursuit of excellence that is the Zeta Chapter at Beechwood." ing 76th out of 1,500. Jay and his wife, Susan (KKT), have He writes, "The leadership skills, brother-in-law, and I see 'Stoney' community involvement and the role Gray, his wife, Susie, and their chil (^forganizations in the success ofcom munity efforts I learned at Fiji have been invaluable. Most ofall, 1 cherish dren each year. "I run and bike with Charlie Hyrom' Sursa '77 on a regular basis. and value my many, lasting friend I am a House Corporation memberfor ships! " the new Fiji colony at BallState Uni versity. He has coached the local USS age group swim team and enjoys bicy "Wizard" enjoys golf, traveling, baseball and reading. His wife, Nancy (Indiana State), is marketing director cling, running, fishing, kayaking and at Baker & Daniels. canoeing. Write to this former chapter presi "The standards of excellence at Zeta, with respect to scholastics, intramurals and bike team, have un doubtedly provided me with the confi Ralph and his wife, Margaret (Cal State-Los Angeles), who works in the medical profession, have two sons, dent at 3801 Sherman Cir., Indianapo dence and conviction to reach many of lis, IN 46220. my personal and business goals. " Scott and Todd. The most recent ad Craig A. Burton '83 is director of dress we have for Ralph is 2840 Summerdays Ct., San Jose, CA 95132. salesat SpinalDesigns. Heenjoysscuba 620 S. Riviera Ln., Yorktown, IN diving, golf and reading. 47396. Zeta brothers can correspond with this former chapter house manager at \r\nPage 2 Summer 1999 THE HOOSIER FIJI More Zeta Chapter Graduate News Gabriel L. Muterspaugh '96 is vice He is a trustee emeritus of the YMCA president of Butler M-K Heating and Cooling, Inc. His wife, Stephanie, an lU graduate, is employed by Citizens Gas. "Gecko" enjoys sports and boat ing, and he coaches at Mount Vernon High School in Hancock County. This and a 50-year member of Grace Lutheran Church. "Hod" enjoys golf and fishing and writes, "Fiji gave me wonderful, lastingfriendships. " He and his wife, Lucy Jo, an lU graduate and registered nurse, have three sons, Ray, Pete and Jeff. Get in former chapter kitchen steward and "I always love to hear from Zeta Fijis here in 'Baghdad by the Bay. Jay and his wife, Marcia (AO), a retail store owner, have two children, Deborah and Daniel. Look him up at 595 Market St., Suite 2100, San Fran cisco, CA 94105. touch with this brother at 643 N. Philip L. Hester '64 is president and Richey Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85716. COO at Goldwell Cosmetics, Inc. He is tennis players (in three years). I now live at 8004 Bitternut Dr., Indianapo Charles D. Baillie '40 retired as ex lis, IN 46236. state Bank. He is a i and community arts. Phil writes, "My hobbies are mychildren, the support of and watching oftheir activities. " "My Fiji experience I would not tradefor anything. Friendships I have found will last a lifetime. Through aca member of Ro intramural chair writes, "Ihave coached three academic all-state tennis players involved with various cancer groups and two honorable mention all-state ecutive vice president of First Inter i tary, a director for United Way, city demics, athletics and brotherhood. Phi Gamma Delta will last forever with councilman for me." trustee for San Marino Commu Don Ammerman '68 is president of ComTech Properties, Inc. He is mayor nity Church and a member ofSan Gabrielle Country Club. Charlie enjoys golf and music and writes, "Ijustpassed the big 8-0—and hope to be aroundfor a while longer. "As I moved to California after ser vice in WWII (four years in the Pacific War Theater), I was not active in Zeta. However, I still have some good Fiji protemforthe City of Orlando. Don is a neonatal volunteer at Children' s Hos pital andphilanthropy chairof Orlando Regional Medical Center. He writes, "I have served on the Orlando City Council since 1992 and have been re- elected twice. I've done postgraduate studyat Harvard Universityat Kennedy School of Government. I have devel oped1.5millionfeetofwarehousespace in Orlando. "My daughter, Amy, won the state championship and fourth place na tionally in Women's Crew (rowing). " He and his wife, Linda (Peabody), a teacher, also have a daughter, Katie. San Marino, CA, friends." This former chapter president has three children, Barbara, Douglas and Nancy. His wife, Nancy (Colorado State KA0), is a volunteer director. Send Charlie a letter at 118 W. Las Flores Ave., Arcadia, CA 91007. He continues his note, "First, we are all healthy. Everything else is sec ondary. My son, Chris, is on Wall Street in New York City. My daughter, Mandy, is delighted with the State of Virginia, the University of Richmond and enjoying being a two-sport (bas ketball and track) athlete at a Divi sion I school. Carol (KA Q) and I are 'adjusting' to Baltimore and would love to hearfrom you. "The early association at Fiji with outstanding achievers in various dis ciplines had a very positive affect on how I approached life and work. 'Those were the best oftimes.' That's how I think of Zeta, and 1 think of it often. " Send your news to Phil at 15 Woodfield Ct., Reisterstown, MD 21136. Robert R. Wylie '61 is a physician at Bedford and Bloomington Hospitals. He is a member of Rotary, YMCA and This former chapter kitchen steward Jay B. Hunt '62 is an attorney and principal at The Development Group. comments on his Fiji experience, He is involved with San Francisco joys fishing,puzzles,shoppingandtraveling. He and his wife, Nancy (Butler "Classmates and fraternity brothers have been dependable sources of in General Hospital Foundation and en AXQ), have two children, Jodie and joys traveling. Jay tells us, "I have Richelle. formation and recommendations. The legacy of Zeta's high standards and 'sustainable' character remains a solid point of comparison to many measured efforts of others who cross my path." Contact Don at 1112 Sweetbriar been a member of our International Fraternity's Educational Foundation since 1994 and was elected president at the Pittsburg Ekklesia. I love it! "Zeta influenced me in more ways than I can ever count! Zeta is still the Harold E. Kosanke '41 is a retired best chapter in any fraternity, year in and year out. That's a tribute to val ues and to the constant vigilance and involvement of graduate brothers. physician, having practiced 30 years. Well done! Rd., Orlando, PL 32806. First Methodist Church. "Walls" en He writes, "I am nearing retire ment and am a big Hoosier booster. I just stepped down as chairman of the Indiana State Medical Association Commission on Sports Medicine. "Fiji taught me good study habits, persistence and gave me lifelong friendships. " This former chapter intramural chair resides at 2806 St. Remy Cir., Bloomington, IN 47401. \r\nSummer 1999 Page 3 THE HOOSIER FIJI More Zeta Graduate News and Views Christopher J. Bergstrom '97 is a medical account manager at Procter & Gamble. Snow skiing, real estate ac quisitions management, traveling and golf are among his interests. This former chapter historian frdfilling than I could have ever imag ined (just like mypledge trainers told me every chance they had). I wouldn 't trade myfour years living in the house for anything. " Renew Fiji bonds with Brother Gor writes, "I'm convinced no house could don at 107 W. Witchwood Ln., Lake Bluff, IL 60044. have prepared me to work as a team with talented people and compete to he number one like Zeta Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta." Touch base with "Mingo" at 3801 Knickerbocker PI. #1F, Indianapolis, president ofthe Residential Division at Talk to Tucker, where he is a member of the Presidents Club. Michael C. Sechrist '73 writes, "Iwas ' / I He serves on the board of directors for Big Brothers of Greater Indianapo lis and is a member of Highland Golf and Country Club. "Sneak" and his wife, Keeter (North Carolina KA0), a dermatologist, have two children, Eric, 14, and Brooke, 11. You can say hello to him at 6335 N. Ewing St., Indianapolis, IN 46220. been practicing law for over 25 years now. "My son, Chris, is at the University ofSan Diego. He's a sophomore, and his grades are much better than his dad ever had. " Catch up with John and his wife, Sharon, at 1245 S. Simms St., Lakewood, CO 80232. with brothers, "Ihavefrequent contact and interaction with other Zeta, tact with. I am extremely proud ofthe tradition and continued success ofthe Zeta Fijis!" He is an attorney and associate at Trial Lawyers Associations. He is a Indianapolis, m Lafayette area, as wellas withseveral pledge brothers that I remain in con 8634 Lancaster IN 46260, or by master swimmer and enjoys golf, bik e-mail at rIewis(^mibor.net. ing and basketball. Jeffrey's wife. Heather (ZEE), is a Michael H. Acheson '84writes, "Dave Haeberle '83, 'Habe, ' recentlyformed human resource assistant at Fairfield Manufacturing. Contact this former captain and a venture capitalfirm in Bloomington called Command Ventures. His first investment was in a software company, which myfirm invested in, previously in Indianapolis, called Powerway. It's president of the lU Water Polo Team nice to do business with an old brother. " rated. He is a member of First United Methodist Church, and his hobbies in Let "Hatch" hear from you at 3305 Interlaken St., West Bloomfield, MI at 5 N. 19th St., Lafayette, IN 47904. Daniel J. Peterson '84 is corporate operations manager at Cook Incorpo clude golf, landscaping and woodwork 48323. ingDan and his wife, Jennifer (Illinois Todd T. Pedersen '94 is a student in AOri), a retail buyer, have two chil dren, Anya, 4, and Markus, an infant. John A. Lobus '69 writes, "lam back playing baseball in an over-40 league, fast ball still higher than myage. I have J. Aaron Cooke '93 shares this news The Cooke Law Office. "Gills" is a member of Indiana and American ation activities are largely dominated byfraternity brothers. " new address, 612 Winslow Farm Dr., Bloomington, IN 47401. Brother Lewis at You can reach ^ \ a new A.G. Edwards office in Carmel. I will be working to grow the office from four brokers to 16. "My social business and recre to the area by writing to him at his Lambda Iota, etc., Fijis who are in the Robert J. Lewis Jr. '64 is senior vice IN 46240. recently appointed branch manager of You can welcome this brother back graduate school at lU, pursuing a master's in counseling psychology. He is involved with Eiteljorg Museum and alcohol awareness programs at Fiji, and enjoys golf, tennis and traveling. Todd writes, "Fiji gave me friend ship—the sweetest influence!" Find out how classes are going by contacting this brother at 4921 Central Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46205. "Smoothie" writes, "For over 10 years now, a group of 16 or so (half from the class of '83 and halffrom '84) go on a four-day golf trip in August, playing 36 holes a day, great competition and great fun. It's called the Grand Gam Invitational and is always the highlight of our year! "I've got a lot ofgood fbiends, but the 15 or so brothers from the house Brock R. Gordon '79 is a sales man Ned D. Helmuth '52 is a self-em ager at Knauz BMW who tells us, "I enjoy myfamily, golfand tennis. " He and his wife, Kim (KA0), have ployed certified financial planner. He is a member of Rotary and is listed in Who 's Who in Finance and Industry. Ned writes, "Imovedto Bloomington from Lafayette, IN. My main office is in Lafayette with other offices in Bloomington and Sarasota, FL. " two children, Ryan, 12, and Grant, 7. "Crocker" writes, "Thepersonal rela tionships I developed at the Fiji house have proven to be more important and that I stay in pretty close contact with still are a cut above. The memories from the house are still as clear today when we get together. " Zeta brothers can correspond with this former chapter historian by writ ing to him at 1668 N. Russell Rd.. Bloomington, IN 47408. \r\nPage 4 THE HOOSIER FIH Summer 1999 More Zeta Graduates Write In Eugene D. Fletchall '32 is retired as executive vice president of Swift & Company. He has volunteered at lU for 25 years at the Alumni Office, lU Foun dation and Indiana Memorial Union. He and his wife, Jane (KA0), have a daughter, Ann. This former chapter president writes, "I have kept a fine relation ships withPhi Gamma Delta and have served on Beechwood Endowment Boardfor many years. " Write to "Blue" at 3173 Coppertree Dr., Bloomington, IN 47401. Thomas E. Tharp '79 is a retired Air Force officer and B-747 captain at At Thomas P. Cottrell '82 is a partner and healthcare consultant at Olive LLP. He is president of Cancer Services of Allen County and tells us, "I enjoy Lake Wawasee, my wife and kids. Life is good! "Room change at Fiji taught us about organization, communication and amount of 'stuff' These same three elements are important elements ofa successful career as well. " Between them, Thomas and his wife, Nancy (AF), have three children, Katie, 10, Jackie, 8, and Maddie, 5. Look up this former chapter histo rian at 11326 Pine Orchard Cove, Fort Wayne, IN 46845. las Air, Inc. He is a member of Daedalions and likes to run, travel and Dennis D. Smith '69 is senior vice garden. presidentat J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons. Tex and his wife, Debra (Ball State), have two children, Ashley, 15, He serves on the boards of directors for Backstreet Mission and Christian Ser vice Association and is a member of and Whitney, 12. Contact this former chapter house manager at 2818 Nottingham Dr., Bellevue, NE 68123. Keck Motor Company. He writes, "I was 1998 Indiana nominee for Time Magazine Quality Bloomington Hospital Advisory Coun cil. "Beaver" likes to golf and fish. He and his wife, Carolyn (Purdue), a psychologist, have two children, Jason and Hayden. Say hello to this former chapter historian at 2511 S. Deep Well Ct., Bloomington, IN Dealer Award-NADA. I serve on the 47401. William H. Keck '41 is chairman of board of Indiana University Founda tion. I was the recipient of the 1997 Indiana University Distinguished Alumnus Service Award (DASA) and 1998 Time Magazine Quality Dealer Awardfrom Indiana. "I was presidentfor four years of the Evansville graduate chapter and served 25 years on the Zeta House Corporation." He is a member of Kiwanis, Posey County Community Foundation, Chamber of Commerce and is a com missioner at the Indiana Bureau Motor Vehicles. He enjoys golf and Jay R. Atherton '65 writes, "We are enjoyinga retiredlife in southern Cali fornia. Wetravel, sail, volunteer, work on home projects, read and do just about anything else we want to do. " Jay is retired from Pacific Bell. He and his wife, Deanna (Minnesota), a speech pathologist, have two children. Brooks and Kevin. Send your news to this brother at 7520 Clear Sky Rd., San Diego, CA 92120. surer at 1 Old Orchard Rd., Mount Vernon, IN 47620. 20903. and James. Write to this former chapter trea Keck '41 at $400,000. " You can reach Edgar at 4701 Covington Rd. #32, Fort Wayne, IN 46804. James C. Yankosky '91 is an attorney at Glaser & Ebbs Law Firm who enjoys golf and Cubs baseball. He and his wife, Christi, an lU graduate and CPA, have two children, Jacob, 2, and Kendall, an infant. Let him hear from brothers at 1826 Grey Birch Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46804. David D. Frey '85writes, "Afterspend ing a year working in marketing re search at the Glaxo Wellcome Head quarters in North Carolina, I have re cently moved over into product mar keting. The position has given me the opportunity to travel internationally, as well as work with colleagues in advertising andpublic relations. I am outnumbered when I try to rootfor the Hoosiers in 'ACC Country!' "I had a terrific experience in 1996, spending a year on the Zeta House Corporation, helping oversee the re modeling and upgrading of Beechwood's computer lab and renewing relationships with generations of brothers. " "Deep" enjoys basketball, softball, golf and jazz. Fiji brothers can contact him at 508 Giverny PI., Gary, NC 27513. John W. Boehne III '42, who is re tired, is a Reader for the Blind. He also volunteers for the US Handicapped and enjoys reading, cross-stitch and listen ing to short wave radio. Bill and his wife, Audrey, have two children, Gregg and Lynne. Catch up with this former Zeta secretary at 10763 Kinloch Rd., Silver Spring, MD snow skiing. Between them. Bill and his wife, Patricia (AAA), have five children, Katherine, Richard, Sarah, Jennifer Edgar F. Kettler '47 tells brothers, "As national co-chairman of the lU class of 1948, wejustfinished raising over $600,000 for the Herman B. Wells Endowed Professorship Pro gram. That's over halfagain as much as any former class has raised, the former record held by brother Bill The Hoosier Fiji is published by th^ men of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta at Indiana University for mem bers and friends. Graduate news, photographs and change of address notices should be sent to Zeta Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, c/o Newsletter Program Headquarters, P.O. Box 1311, Bloomington, IN V47402-1311. ^