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STORIES Online May 2012College NewsTHE COMMENCEMENT ISSUEAs one of our most distinguished graduates George Washington Carver once said, “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will have 562 students graduate this spring and summer. Best wishes to our newest alumni – may your doors open wide! THE BEGINNINGDean Wendy Wintersteen addressed 388 graduates at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences convocation May 5. “This might feel like an ending, but it starts for you today. Commencement means a beginning… The harvests that lie ahead for you will make us proud of you. They will be bountiful,” she said. Neil Dierks, chief executive officer of the National Pork Producers Council, and ISU alum, was in the audience listening to Wintersteen’s remarks before his daughter Mackenzie Dierks (‘12 agricultural studies, international agriculture and German) crossed the stage. He was moved by the ceremony, especially the plans of future graduates read as each crossed the stage. “I could not help being enthused that the problems which seem insurmountable today, will be addressed by such bright, knowledgeable and talented individuals. It gives our world great hope. It gives this alum great pride,” he wrote to Wintersteen following the ceremony. “No matter how inherently gifted any of the graduates are, if not for your work, and that of the college and university, they would not be as prepared, or as able, as they are today. For that you are to be congratulated.” CALS ALUM, REGENT LANG ADDRESSES GRADUATESCraig Lang (‘73 dairy science), recently re-elected president of the State Board of Regents, gave the May 5 commencement address to 3,000-plus graduates in Hilton Coliseum. "You can be anything you desire to be and what you become may be different than what you planned... The journey to find your role as it relates to mankind may take a while. So ask the right questions along the way and never stop looking for ways to improve and strengthen those things in life you love doing." More...OVERCOMING CANCER, TRAGEDY TO GRADUATE VET SCHOOLCALS alumna Sarah Myers (‘07 microbiology) overcame cancer and family tragedy to complete her veterinary medicine degree in May. In the five years since earning her undergraduate degree her life has hit highs and lows most others experience over a lifetime: marriage, birthing two children, caring for and morning the death of her mother, her own cancer diagnoses and treatment and finally, completing her doctor of veterinary medicine degree. More...GRAD HITS PAVEMENT FOR POVERTY, HUNGER AWARENESSSonia Kendrick (‘12 agronomy) took the scenic route to Hilton Coliseum to receive her bachelor’s degree on May 5 by traveling 100 miles on foot. Kendrick walked from Cedar Rapids to Ames toting a “Feed Iowa 1st” sign to raise awareness about hunger and poverty in Iowa. Kendrick plans to continue her work through the non-profit she founded, Feed Iowa First, specifically working to help beginning farmers and develop urban farms. More...FOR HOIBERGS THE APPLE DOESN’T FALL FAREric Hoiberg, former associate dean and emeritus professor of Sociology, did double duty at commencement this year as he played the roles of proud father and ISU official. Hoiberg ceremonially “hooded” his son Andrew Hoiberg (MS ‘09 horticulture, PhD ‘12) upon receiving his Ph.D. in horticulture. REMINISCING WITH GRADS 50 YEARS LATERGraduates from the college’s Class of ’62 and earlier were on campus May 10-11 as part of the ISU Alumni Association’s Alumni Days reunion. At the Agriculture and Life Science’s open house they shared a few stories from their college days. Here are just a few: -Remembering a fellow classmate who, for a class assignment, calculated how much silage the campanile would hold. -Remembering how, on a class trip, agronomy professor Wayne Scholtes' windbreaker mysteriously disappeared, only to reappear on a statue in the town's courthouse square. -Remembering how a busted class of Hereford bulls or, in another year, a busted class of Hampshire hogs cost Iowa State first place at the international livestock judging competition. -Remembering the 1959 visit of Nikita Khrushchev to campus, with security men in trench coats carrying "violin cases." -Remembering as a freshman in forestry in the 1940s being hospitalized with scarlet fever and the help received from an adviser to catch up with classes and eventually graduate. -Remembering collecting samples of manure and rumen materials from cows at the dairy teaching farm, and "it's only been in the last five years that I got rid of the smell." View photos from the reception More...A MESSAGE OF THANKS FOR SUPPORT OF IOWA'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIESPresident Leath introduces a message from the Board of Regents on contacting state legislators to thank them for their support of education funding. More...Alumni NewsYoung Alum of the MonthApril Hook 
BONNER TO RETIRE FROM CASTJohn Bonner (‘68 dairy science, MS ‘71 animal science, PhD ‘74), executive vice president and CEO of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology since July 2005, will be retire in July. More...INGELS PARTICIPATES IN WHITE HOUSE ROUNDTABLEChad Ingels (’91 horticulture), a watershed specialist for ISU Extension and Outreach, was invited to share Iowa performance-based management successes during the White House Rural Council’s Working Lands and Healthy Watersheds roundtable on March 14 in Washington, D.C. More...PALUCH NAMED IOWA PESTICIDE BUREAU CHIEFGretchen Paluch (‘02 entomology, MS ‘05, PhD ‘09) has been named the new Pesticide Bureau Chief for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Paluch previously served as the Director of Basic Research for EcoSMART Technologies, Inc. of Roswell, Geo. CLARK HONORED AS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNIJohn Lyell Clark III (PhD ’88 entomology) received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Iowa State University Alumni Association as part of the university’s annual Distinguished Awards Celebration in April. Clark has worked for more than 25 years in the entomology field, including 23 with The Clarke Group, Inc., a global environmental products and services company that has been a leader and innovator in mosquito control and related fields. More...ROBES HONORED AS DISTINGUISHED GRADUATEThe ISU Dairy Science Club honored Dana Robes (’67 dairy science) as the 2012 Distinguished Graduate. Robes initiated the challenge to create the Norman Jacobson Professorship in Dairy Nutrition and subsequently created the Fred Foreman Leadership Scholars program that now supports 60 Agriculture and Life Sciences students annually with $1,000 to $5,000 scholarships. Class Notes2000s |
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