WEBERSTATE University Magazine | SPRING 2014 Celebrating 125 years! Where Dreams ConvergE Julianne Freeman ’11, ’15 Growing up in Polson, Mont., Julianne Freeman loved science and photography. Majoring in radiologic sciences — “medical photography” as she likes to call it — made perfect sense. After earning her Associate of Applied Science in Radiologic Technology in Billings, Mont. — an outreach program offered by WSU’s Department of Radiologic Science — she worked in trauma, where she discovered her true calling: helping soldiers. Today, Julianne is a soldier in the National Guard, cadet in the Army ROTC, a student in WSU’s Bachelor of Science in Advanced Radiologic Sciences program, and a full-time computed tomography (CT) technologist at Ogden Regional Medical Center. She works nights, attends classes during the day and participates in Army drills monthly. “It’s stressful, but I don’t regret the sacrifices I’m making to get where I want to be.” Julianne’s dream is to head a CT or radiology department in an Army hospital. WSU is helping her get there, every step of the way. For more information on WSU’s radiologic sciences program, visit weber.edu/radsci. In 2012, WSU outpaced perennial favorite Johns Hopkins University to be named the Best Radiologic Technology Training Program in America by Auntminnie.com, an honor bestowed by professional peers in the field of medical imaging. Worthy of Your Dreams WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY News for Alumni & Friends WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Vol. 19, No.1, Spring 2014 EDITOR IN CHIEF ART DIRECTOR Amy Hendricks Hillary Wallace ’98 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS DESIGNERS Matt Gerrish ’10 Amy Hendricks Allison Barlow Hess Karin Hurst Cozette Jenkins Melanie Ott ’13 Amy Hajdas Emily Caraballo Becky Jorgensen CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Nancy B. Collinwood ’94 Margie Esquibel Shane Farver ’04 Karin Hurst John Kowalewski Brad Mortensen Amber Robson ’05 Get your BASKETBALL GAME DAY tees! $ PHOTOGRAPHERS D’Arcy Benincosa Chris Bojanower ’90 Christine Ferrario Matt Gerrish ’10 Brian Griffin ’86 Sara Lleverino ’01 Bryan Smith Zac Williams ’01, ’13 CONTRIBUTING RESEARCHERS Kandice Newren Jamie Weeks ’03 Comments and questions about Weber State University Magazine may be sent to the editor at the address below or forwarded by phone: 801-626-7359, fax: 801-626-7069 or email: magazine@weber.edu POSTMASTER : Send address changes to Weber State University Magazine, Weber State University, 4025 University Circle, Ogden UT 84408-4025. WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY WEB weber.edu WSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WEB alumni.weber.edu WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY We hope you enjoy the extra content, including videos and slideshows, only available in this digital fomat. Watch for the highlighted links. bookstore.weber.edu BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2013-14 Alan E. Hall ’69, chair Retired Gen. Kevin Sullivan, vice chair Bonnie J. Clark ’81 Karen Fairbanks Nolan Karras ’70 Andre Lortz ’91 Scott Parson Steven E. Starks ’03 Jeff M. Stephens ’84, ’87 David Wilson ’15 5 CONTENTS 20 In the Footsteps of Our Founding Fathers Reflecting on those who helped get Weber State University where it is today 12 Cool Under Pressure Weber State club hockey team seeks a second-consecutive appearance at national tournament. 16 What Goes Around, Comes Around A life-changing moment at Weber College leads to a $5 million donation years later that would create the Sid & Mary Foulger School of Music in the Department of Performing Arts. 26 Picturing Weber Celebrating 125 years through photos 38 WSU Salutes Outstanding alumni and friends receive recognition and raves. 42 Class Notes Former classmates keep in touch. WEBER WATCH Allison Barlow Hess, Cozette Jenkins and Melanie Ott ’13 UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS Opening Doors WSU’s Community Education Center provides the support minority, low-income Dose of Good Medicine and first-generation community members It is possible to have a career in medicine and still have a secondary education. personal life that includes marriage and children. That’s The center, which opened October 2013, what WSU’s female pre-medical students learned at the pairs individuals with academic advisors, annual Girls Exploring Medicine (GEM) conference. provides a learning program for children Nationally, medical schools have seen an increase in of individuals receiving services, presents female graduates, from 30 percent in 1980 to around 50 conversational English as a Second percent currently. Utah, at approximately 30 percent, has Language (ESL) courses, offers drop-in GED the lowest percentage of female medical graduates yearly. preparation classes in Spanish, provides “GEM is designed to empower females to apply to medical school and to help them realize their dreams are need to access and complete post- research services by connecting community members to campus experts, and more. achievable,” said Natalie Trent, a third-year resident at “Our vision is to break down social and McKay-Dee Hospital. historical barriers in order to create The Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke Family Pre-Medical Programs at WSU cosponsored the conference with McKayDee. Participants had opportunities to talk to female physicians, including several WSU alumni, and to practice suturing. an environment of trust, collaboration and inclusiveness between WSU and underrepresented communities in Weber and Davis counties,” said Luis Lopez ’07, ’09, center director. On average, about 60 to 65 percent of all the WSU pre-medical students who apply to medical school get accepted — significantly higher than the 40 to 45 percent national average. Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 5 The We Breathe Want to know if you should exercise outside? Or burn coal or wood? Or just want to know Utah’s air quality? You can find out with the free “UtahAir” app created by students in WSU’s National Center for Automotive Science & Technology (NCAST) — an education, industry and government partnership created to better Center Ice PICTURES The renovated and expanded Weber County Sports Complex — formerly the Ice Sheet — opened in October 2013, bringing community members, students, athletes and sports fans together under one roof. WSU and Weber County shared the cost of the yearlong, $9.2 million remodel. WSU provided $3.4 million for the understand vehicle emissions and advanced emissions construction of the project, with approximately 80 control. The group worked with the Utah Division of Air percent coming from donors, including the Marquardt Quality on the project. family, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation and former WSU football athlete Roger Trinchero ’69. In recognition, the facility includes the Robert L. and Annette Marquardt Field House and the George S. Eccles Field. The two-story, 73,000 square-foot addition includes a new NHL-size ice rink, training and locker rooms on the ground floor, an indoor practice field, and a state-of-the-art strength and conditioning complex for university athletes. 6 weber.edu/wsumagazine | Spring 2014 The app’s three-day forecast can help individuals plan ahead and adjust travel plans or work schedules to avoid adding harmful emissions during winter inversions. “By making air quality data more accessible, we are helping residents actively participate in keeping Utah air clean,” explained Joe Thomas ’84, NCAST director. “This app empowers individuals to make the small changes that make the biggest difference in helping reduce pollution all year.” WEBER WATCH Eyewitness to History As a Freedom Rider in the 1960s, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland stood up against racial inequality and segregation, issues with which she was all too familiar having grown up in the South. She shared the story of that fight with WSU students who packed the Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater twice and listened in admiration as Mulholland described her participation in more than 50 nonviolent protests and sit-ins, including those at Woolworth’s. She outlined her role in planning the 1963 March on Washington with Martin Luther King Jr. as well as helping organize “Freedom Summer,” a campaign to register black voters in Mississippi. of Archives and History Courtesy of Mississippi Department incarceration, Mulholland continued the quest until the Civil Despite being disowned by her family, enduring verbal and Rights Act was enacted in 1964. At WSU, she encouraged physical attacks, and suffering through months of students to carry on the campaign against inequality. Town and Gown Ogden City and WSU held a College Town charter signing in October 2013 to formalize an ongoing partnership between the two entities. “This College Town charter reflects the fact that the success of Weber State University lies in the success of its surrounding communities,” said Charles A. Wight, WSU president. Ogden City Council Chair Bart Blair ’98 acknowledged WSU’s community impact. “Weber State is one of our greatest assets and serves so many in our community through its quality education programs,” he said. The charter includes proposals to make the city more student-friendly, including an increase in student discounts at local restaurants and businesses. Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 7 PICTURES The Big 4-0 Alumni and community members spent an evening scouring WSU’s Social Science Building for treasure using GPS navigation, participating in a children’s archaeological dig, experiencing an isolation chamber and viewing medieval battle armor. The open house helped mark the building’s 40th anniversary and was part of a weeklong celebration that also included birthday cake and a Civil War discussion. Discovery is the heart of the building that has been a major resource for both Bringing Up Baby Low-income, pregnant women in the Weber County area have extra incentive to seek prenatal care. WSU’s general education program and social science majors. “As we mark this milestone, we celebrate the past and current achievements of our students and faculty and begin to plan for the facility that will position the next generation at WSU to lead the way in the social and behavioral sciences,” said Frank Harrold, dean of the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences. The March of Dimes Utah Chapter partnered with WSU’s Professional Business Leaders (PBL) Chapter to open a Teddy Bear Den to promote healthy behaviors during pregnancy. [For the Records] Mothers-to-be earn points by attending prenatal care appointments, making healthy lifestyle choices during pregnancy, participating in prenatal education The Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of implementing a new classification classes, keeping well-baby Health Professions received a $2.5 system soon,” said Pat Shaw ’97, appointments and signing up for million grant to double the size health information management appropriate social services. They of two high-demand programs: program director. “Health-care then redeem the points for items health information technology and providers have incentives to such as diapers and baby clothes health information management. implement electronic records, at the den, located at Midtown Community Health Center in Ogden. U.S. Department of Labor through but they need qualified health information management professionals to help them.” Students in the nursing program, as its Trade Adjustment Assistance well as Spanish majors, collaborated Community College and Career The grant will help enhance with PBL members and worked with Training program. equipment for online, hybrid Midtown to address clients’ needs, such as translation services, health care and newborn supplies. 8 The money was awarded by the weber.edu/wsumagazine | Spring 2014 “There is a huge need for health information coders since the federal government is and independent study courses, so students in remote areas can enjoy a virtual, but face-to-face, classroom environment. WEBER WATCH The Art of Learning When students at Ogden’s James Madison Elementary School explore the phases of the moon or how light impacts the solar system, they will incorporate intriguing art experiences involving shadowing and poetry — experiences conceptualized by Weber State faculty. we are the champions Now, thanks to a $3 million gift from the Sorenson Legacy Foundation, in honor of the late Beverley Taylor Sorenson, WSU’s arts education program will With a freshman leading the way in Hailey Ricks finished eighth, and Bozeman, Mont., and a thrilling penalty defending conference champion, senior kick shootout in Hillsboro, Ore., the end Amber Henry, who had spent the of the seasons for the women’s cross entire regular season out with a foot country team and soccer team proved injury, finished 10th. Each earned all- The gift allowed the university to select to be exciting, with both taking home conference honors. Tamara Goldbogen as the Beverley 2013 Big Sky Conference trophies. Taking the field in Oregon, the women’s With about a mile to go, up-and-coming soccer team bested top seed and cross country star Summer Harper tournament host Portland State in a broke away from the pack halfway penalty kick shootout to win the 2013 through the race. Coach Paul Pilkington Big Sky Conference Championship. ’81 wasn’t surprised to see one of his expand to every elementary school in the Ogden, Weber, Davis, Morgan and Box Elder school districts. Taylor Sorenson Endowed Chair for Arts Learning. She will bring together faculty and students from the Telitha E. Lindquist The Wildcats and Vikings battled for College of Arts & 110 minutes, with neither side breaking Humanities and “She smiled at me, and I kind of looked through until it came down to kicks. the Jerry & Vickie at her and told her she could win Weber State converted its first three Moyes College it, and that’s when she let it go and attempts. Portland State couldn’t get one of Education. really closed well down the stretch,” past senior goalkeeper Ryann Waldman They will help said Pilkington, who, after guiding as the Wildcats claimed the title. teachers and Waldman was named Most Valuable future teachers Player on the All-Tournament team, integrate music, which also included sophomores dance, drama and Mackenzie Harrison, Chansi Crompton, visual arts into Stacy Bair and Brecken Holbrook, and core elementary junior Mackenzie Day. curriculum. freshmen in the lead. the Wildcats to the title for the third year in a row, was named the Big Sky Conference Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year, a three-peat honor for the Weber State alumnus. Harper won the individual conference title with a time of 16:54.2. Sophomore Jamie Stokes finished sixth, freshman Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 9 VIDEO SHARING THE DREAM A presidential inauguration O n Oct. 22, 2013, students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and federal, state and community leaders gathered in the Val A. Browning Center to watch the inauguration of Charles A. “Chuck” Wight as Weber State University’s 12th president. It was the culmination of a week’s worth of celebratory events that highlighted WSU’s rich history, its remarkable present and bright future. Look back at the historic week, from Chuck’s College Town Color Dash to Make A Difference Day, from a sold-out Imagine Dragons concert to the ribbon cutting of the new Weber County Sports Complex (formerly the Ice Sheet). And, as Wight encouraged at his inauguration, always continue to dream. To hear Wight’s inaugural address, which laid out his five priorities for the university, visit weber.edu/wsumagazine. 10 weber.edu/wsumagazine | Spring 2014 WEBER WATCH THE PUCK STOPS HERE American sports writer Paul Gallico once described hockey as “a fast body-contact game played by men with clubs in their hands and knives laced to their feet.” It’s an unforgiving sport, one that combines the game frequency of basketball with the physical intensity of football. It’s going on right here at Weber State, and it’s being played at a nationally competitive level. Matt Gerrish ’10 UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS PHOTOGRAPHY BY Christine Ferrario PICTURES ften in the shadow of WSU’s mar- O through Campus Recreation, and indi- out on the road to face them and get better. quee sports, the club hockey team vidual teams are provided modest bud- That’s where the travel adds up.” is in the midst of another successful gets on a year-to-year basis, a blessing season. The Wildcats aren’t strangers club sports don’t have at most schools. to winning, and are currently seeking a second-consecutive appearance at the “The Campus Rec program at Weber American Collegiate Hockey Association State is extremely club sport-friendly, (ACHA) Division II national tournament. especially compared to other schools,” said alumnus and longtime WSU “Last year was my first time ever going hockey writer Jon McBride ’08. “They’ve to ACHA nationals,” said left wing and had dedicated positions to help the team captain Braxton Green. “We had teams, making sure they are compliant a real shot at winning it all. We blew a and managing things correctly. They lead in the second game against Penn do have a budget, but it’s definitely not State, and if you lose one game at enough to completely fund a team. Before, people were stunned to hear there even was a hockey team, and now you can walk through the Shepherd Union Building and overhear someone saying, “There’s a hockey game tonight.” nationals, you are pretty much done. This season, I think with some of the “You have players who are paying to teams we’ve beaten and the depth we play versus players who are on scholar- Helping ease the blow of program costs, the have, we have a good chance to go ship. There is a lot of sacrifice that goes team has received generous donations from make a big impact at nationals.” into Weber State hockey. Players are local benefactors, including Kimber Kable paying anywhere from $1,500 to $2,500 founder Ray Kimber. Just like basketball, hockey spans the per year, and that money goes back into fall and spring semesters, and through the team.” the first half of the season, the Wildcats picked up key victories over rivals Utah, Required amenities such as equipment, Utah State and BYU, also knocking off jerseys, ice time and marketing materi- Boise State, Denver and Montana State. als come out of the pooled fund. But the biggest — and perhaps most necessary Despite good times on the ice, WSU — expense is travel. hockey is a club sport, which comes with a unique set of challenges. “To have any chance at nationals you have to make regionals,” said WSU head Club sports aren’t NCAA-affiliated and coach Joe Pfleegor. “To have a chance at are almost entirely self-sufficient. Most regionals you have to be ranked in the teams receive little or no financial back- top 10. To get ranked there, you have to ing from their universities, and coaches travel and play the top teams. There’s are often hired on a volunteer basis. not a lot in it for them to come and play Weber State manages its club sports us here if we are a bad team. So we go Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 13 “Ray’s been such a huge help, and we can’t While the team has had consistent fan game so much, but you have to be say enough about him,” Green said. “Not support since beginning play in 1995 — realistic. It’s a full-time commitment.” only is he a big donor to us and the uni- one year after construction of the Weber versity, but his relationships have helped County Ice Sheet — it has experienced After Pfleegor’s departure, the team us set up booths in more places, so we can a fan resurgence that can trace its roots dropped from Division I to Division II promote the team to a wider audience.” back to around 2005. and experienced a period of lackluster Despite the challenges, the Wildcats are “During those years, Weber State’s most changed once he returned in 2012. still thriving. Since the players pay their popular men’s sports, such as basket- “They had a lot of problems, lost players own way, they take ownership in the ball and football were really struggling,” and didn’t win a lot of games,” Pfleegor team. It’s a special sense of pride that McBride said. “It was before helps them build a product for which they basketball coach Randy are solely responsible. Rahe came in, and the very recruiting and inconsistent play. That all beginning of the Ron Mc- We should have 28 healthy players by this spring, and that will give us the opportunity to continue on our mission — to win a national championship. “This year alone, our attendance has eas- Bride football era. You went ily doubled or even tripled from last sea- to those games and there son,” Green said. “Nobody wants to watch were a lot of alumni and a losing team. We are doing much better community members, but now, so there is much more recognition on the student section was just campus. Before, people were stunned to not there. Hockey games are where the said. “I was coaching the Ogden hear there even was a hockey team, and student body really seemed to gravitate Mustangs (a local Junior A program) in now you can walk through the Shepherd and thrive. The students started coming 2011-12 and after that season was over, Union Building and overhear someone alive there and were passionate about Braxton called and said, ‘We want to saying, ‘There’s a hockey game tonight.’” what they were watching, especially make a coaching change and make you when WSU played rivals like Utah State. head coach.’ So, I jumped on it.” Those games are still absolute bedlam.” It didn’t take long for his squad to Historically, the key to Weber State’s undergo a dramatic transformation, as hockey success and fan support has WSU finished the 2012-13 season with boiled down to leadership, and Pfleegor a 26-10-3 record in his first year back at has anchored that success. the helm. The Wildcats earned a No. 4 ranking in the ACHA West Region before Pfleegor has been a part of WSU hockey falling at the national tournament. for the better part of a decade. He began at Weber State as an assistant coach in The turnaround didn’t go unnoticed, 2000, mentoring under Utah hockey as Pfleegor earned the Utah Amateur legend Rob Larsen. He helped the Hockey Association Coach of the Year. As Wildcats reach the Division I Final Four much as he appreciated that honor, he in three consecutive seasons, which all has an even bigger goal in mind. ended in heartbreaking double-overtime losses to eventual national champions. Pfleegor took over head coaching duties in 2004 before leaving the team in 2006. “I want to rebuild this program to where it used to be when we were at the Division I level,” Pfleegor said. “You look at the facilities we have, and to not “I stepped down because of work,” have a great team with those resources Pfleegor said. “This is a volunteer job, would be a shame. We should have 28 so it got to the point where I had to healthy players by this spring, and that make one decision or another, and I had will give us the opportunity to continue to take a few years to work on my busi- on our mission — to win a national ness. It was difficult, because I love the championship.” Read about the newly renovated and expanded WEBER COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX (formerly the Ice Sheet) on page 6. 14 weber.edu/wsumagazine | Spring 2014 NOW OPEN! From gourmet drinks and pastries to Weber Wear, from name-brand technology products to an Apple Authorized Service Center, the downtown location of WSU’s Campus Store offers items you need — and want. Located in the new WSU building in the heart of downtown, 2314 WASHINGTON BLVD. MUSIC SOUL Sid W. Foulger reminisces about his lifechanging moment at Weber College and tells why, at 91, he generously donated $5 million to create the Sid & Mary Foulger School of Music in Weber State University’s Department of Performing Arts. Karin Hurst UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS I n autumn of 1939, three recently graduated Ogden High School athletes shuffled into the office of Weber College President H. Aldous Dixon. The young men had received football scholarships to George Washington University in Washington, D.C., but life back East hadn’t gone exactly as planned. For one thing, their teammates seemed to care more about stirring up mischief than getting an education. “It was quite shocking to see the way these guys behaved,” recalls Sid Foulger, who had hoped to use his scholarship as a springboard to a mechanical engi- What goes around, comes around. In spring of 2012, more than 70 years later, 91-year-old Sid W. Foulger repaid Dixon’s thoughtful intervention with a $5 million pledge to Weber State University’s music program. Foulger’s extraordinary generosity reflects his enduring gratitude for the school and community that gave him a start, and the caring administrator who gave him the person-to-person, life-altering attention that has been a Weber hallmark for 125 years. neering degree. Foulger was also upset that his practice The new Sid & Mary Foulger School of Music in the schedule interfered with his labs. “I figured it would take Department of Performing Arts is named in honor of Foulger me about eight years to graduate if I stayed there.” and his late wife, Mary. It is a testament to the couple’s After just two weeks, broke and disillusioned, the trio decided to hitchhike home, a 2,100-mile ordeal that had lifelong devotion to music and education, and an acknowledgement of the outstanding individual achievement that them fearing for their lives in the back seat of a car whose tipsy driver had obviously had “one too many,” crossing the Ohio River during a terrifying rainstorm, and spending one restless night in a smelly Chicago chicken coop. By the time the athletes made it back to Ogden, Weber College registration was over and classes were underway. In his office, President Dixon listened patiently as the young men described their predicament. After a pensive moment, he told Foulger and his buddies that if they’d promise to “work very hard,” he would personally contact the teachers Starting out, your first interest is to earn enough money to support those who depend on you, but then you get to a point where you start being concerned about the welfare of others. of every class they wished to take, and ask that the boys be allowed to enroll. “This was a life-changing experience,” says Foulger, who admits that up until then, he hadn’t been a results from Weber State’s nurturing environment. The spirit particularly ambitious scholar. “At that moment, I figured I’d of collaboration between faculty and students is part of had my fun and now it was time to become responsible.” what sets the Foulger School apart from other distinguished Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 17 VIDEO programs throughout the country. “Both students and faculty realize that the success of one individual means success for all of them,” explains Madonne Miner, dean of the Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities. “The culture of our program is supportive rather than cutthroat.” Miner cites the creative partnership between Yu-Jane Yang, director of keyboard studies, and award-winning alumna Fan-Ya Lin ’13 as evidence. “Fan-Ya could have but she chose Weber State for her undergraduate work because she understood that Dr. Yang would best nurture her BRYAN SMITH BRYAN SMITH studied anywhere in the world, talents and help her mature as a performer,” Miner said. Their Sid W. Foulger is chairman of the board at Foulger-Pratt, one mutual respect was palpable Yu-Jane Yang and Fan-Ya Lin during coaching sessions where Yang and Lin dissected musical According to Millner, Lin’s impromptu performance clinched phrases in terms of textures, most experienced and diverse Foulger’s desire to help Weber State’s music program take colors, moods and taste, not center stage. “Sid is a pianist himself, and he immediately construction, development just right and wrong notes. identified with Yu-Jane and Fan-Ya,” says Millner. “To watch and management companies. Lin, who now attends a grad- that kind of immediate connection was electrifying.” Foulger’s key projects include uate program at The Juilliard Foulger says his support of Weber State is a natural progres- Crossroads Plaza in Salt Lake School in New York City, claims sion from being a good provider for his family, to being a City, The Church of Jesus Christ the hours she spent with passionate philanthropist. “Starting out, your first interest Yang outside the classroom is to earn enough money to support those who depend were every bit as important on you,” he reasons, “but then you get to a point where to her success as time spent you start being concerned about the welfare of others.” of the Washington, D.C. region’s of Latter-day Saints Washington, D.C. Temple and Visitors’ Center and Silver Spring Metro Center in in formal study. “Usually, you Maryland, home to the National just have a one-hour lesson,” Oceanic and Atmospheric she says, “but at Weber State, Administration (NOAA). you can talk to your teacher about anything, your personal life as well as academics.” AN INTRODUCTION, LA CAMPANELLA AND A SPARK Yang and Lin’s camaraderie intrigued Foulger when the three 18 Miner maintains that Foulger’s gift positions Weber State University to become the school of choice among serious students of music both nationally and internationally. “It is a tremendously big deal for us,” Miner says. “It will allow us to recruit high-caliber students and faculty, fund scholarships, send our students to prestigious competitions, purchase state-of-the-art instruments and technology, and develop more community outreach programs.” were introduced in March of 2012. Yang and Lin, who had Foulger’s generosity is a poignant illustration of WSU’s cycle attended a national music conference in New York, made of influence and the difference a caring educator can make in a side trip to Foulger’s Maryland home at the invitation of a student’s life. It is often said that no one leaves Weber State WSU’s then-President Ann Millner. “We were actually scared without a hero. In Sid Foulger’s case, a concerned college pres- because we didn’t know what we were supposed to talk with ident took the time to nurture a struggling student’s pursuit Mr. Foulger about,” recalls Yang, “but President Millner told us of an educational dream. Years later, that same student, now a to just be ourselves.” For Lin, that meant playing the piano. visionary real estate magnate, responded with a gift that will She mesmerized her host with a flawless rendition of Franz enhance his childhood community and launch the careers of Liszt’s La Campanella. “I am a lover of music,” says Foulger. countless generations of Weber State University musicians. “This young lady had a touch that was just outstanding.” What goes around, comes around. weber.edu/wsumagazine | Spring 2014 BRYAN SMITH FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHTS TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS “I have learned and grown so much in just two weeks. I know that opportunities like this are very rare. This festival will hold a very special place in my heart.” — Tracy Bu, 21 “Thank you so much for giving our daughter this unique opportunity. Natalie enjoyed it so much that she just can’t stop talking about it.” — Parents of Natalie Lin, 12 Those are just two, of many, emails sent to WSU music professors Shi-Hwa Wang and Yu-Jane Yang following the Foulger School’s premiere Sid & Mary Foulger International Music Festival for Strings and Piano, June 30–July 13, 2013. The event attracted 52 young musicians from across the United States and Taiwan, China. Festival directors Wang and Yang view the event as an important recruitment tool. “We hope these talented musicians come here, get to know our program and choose WSU when they’re old enough to select a university,” says Yang. Wang and Yang used personal connections to assemble a world-class faculty that included Metropolitan Opera Orchestra violinist Garrett Fischbach from New York City. “He had never been to Ogden before,” Wang explains, “and he loved it here so much, he ended up staying for the rest of the summer.” Festival participants were swept up in a daily whirlwind of musical activity. They took private lessons, attended master classes, learned tension-releasing breathing exercises, and watched the Utah Symphony rehearse at Abravanel Hall. “Our festival is very unique because almost every minute our faculty are paying close attention to the students and there’s something going on all day,” says Wang. “I’ve been to other famous festivals, and you just sort of practice on your own until you meet in the afternoon to get ready for an evening concert.” campus to accompany the three winners of the Foulger Festival Concerto Competition. “Before a professional orchestra of that caliber would be part of any music festival, they would first make sure that the performance level of the soloists was very high,” says Yang. “Also, the symphony wants to expand their educational programs north of Salt Lake City, and they felt this festival would provide that opportunity.” And what about the Foulger Festival’s 92-year-old namesake? Was the music-loving nonagenarian able to witness the jaw-dropping concerto performances of pianist Sun Chang, 17, and violinists Strauss Shi, 17, and Da Huang, 15, in person? You better believe it! “Flying in from Maryland, he was so tired,” says Yang, “but whenever he hears someone play the piano beautifully, he is so awake and energized.” “I think music is his vitamin,” says Wang with a smile. Wang and Yang scored an impressive coup by luring the Utah Symphony to Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 19 What DREAMS May Come WSU ANNOUNCES LARGEST FUNDRAISING EFFORT IN ITS 125-YEAR HISTORY In 1877, German-born educator Louis F. Moench, serving as superintendent of Weber County schools, wrote a report to trustees. In it he said, “I beg leave to Kindly ask the members of the Legislature of our county, as well as county and city officers, to aid in establishing a college for our city, where our students may further qualify themselves for teaching, so that Weber County may maintain her position in education advancement with the leading counties of our Territory.” Amy Hendricks UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS E leven years later, in December 1888, Moench of milk 56 cents. $1 at that accepted a great responsibility — for $125 a month, time would have been worth he agreed to guide a fledgling school named Weber around $27 today. Tuition at Stake Academy. He saw it open Jan. 7, 1889, in an Ogden Weber Stake Academy, for a meetinghouse. He saw it struggle through financial term of 10 weeks, was $3 for hardships. He saw it grow. And we’d like to think he the preparatory department, saw it fulfill his dream — Moench died in 1916, the year $4.50 for the intermediate college courses were introduced into the curriculum. department and $6 for the Today, Weber State University stands on the shoulders 1920 academic department. of giants, of great dreamers like Moench and early The needs were great. By the academy’s third term, faculty and Board of Education members who enrollment had nearly doubled — to 184 — with every stretched resources, even mortgaged their homes, available seat occupied. A move to a larger facility was to meet needs, build buildings, hire the best of the imminent. Work began on the Ogden Tabernacle to best, and keep education inexpensive, so it would be prepare it to accommodate the school. The academy’s “within the reach of the humblest in the land.” tabernacle home was short-lived, however, derailed With their help, Weber grew in both size and stature. And while much has changed since our humble beginning as an academy, Weber State has remained firmly dedicated to its students. To foster this legacy, the university has embarked on the largest fundraising effort in its history, “Dream 125: The Campaign for Weber State.” But as we look to the future, let us also, for a moment, walk in the footsteps of our founding fathers as they worked to provide opportunities, advance knowledge and enhance campus, much like we are today. by provisions of federal anti-polygamy legislation. Today, Weber State University stands on the shoulders of giants, of great dreamers like Moench and early faculty and Board of Education members. A proper home was secured in 1890 on the west side of Jefferson Avenue between 24th and 25th streets, a location that was “sufficiently removed THE EARLY YEARS from the business part of the city and secluded The year was 1889. With the finishing touches having from the sight and participation of many of the evils been put on the transcontinental railroad 20 years and vices existing in Ogden.” At a price of $22,900, earlier, Ogden had become the junction of the Union Weber Stake Board of Education members mortgaged Pacific and Central Pacific railroads, prompting the their homes to fund the project. The new academy Chamber of Commerce to adopt the motto, “You can’t get opened on Nov. 23, 1891, to much excitement. anywhere without coming to Ogden.” The train brought with it progress and people, including a rough-andtumble sort uncharacteristic to the pioneer village. 1889 The average house cost approximately $5,000, a quart The school struggled financially over the next several years, and in the midst of the Panic of 1893, when the stock exchange crashed and the gold reserve was in rapid decline, school board treasurer Robert McQuarrie advanced $1,000 of his own money to pay faculty and cover ongoing costs. It wasn’t until 1908 — the year that a second, much- Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 21 needed classroom facility opened at a cost of $40,192 — education, but also to have large numbers of students that contributions by faculty, students, church leaders to justify the need for a junior college in Ogden. and community members retired the school’s debt. It just so happened that then-academy President David O. McKay was enjoying a surprise farewell party — he had In 1933, at the depth of the Great Depression, Weber College was transferred from the church to the state. decided to dedicate full-time service to the LDS Church — when he received the financial news with “great emotion.” The evening concluded with a dance in the auditorium. Many made great contributions that not only kept the school afloat in its early years, but also enhanced the ... Weber Stake Board of Education members mortgaged their homes to fund the project. quality of education for students, like the Christmastime donation of an organ by Glenn Brothers Piano Company That same year, the Legislature recommended all of Ogden, or the $795 contribution by Ogden citizens state salaries be reduced by 15 percent. In 1934, to purchase instruments for the band. And, when Weber faculty voted to reduce their salaries by 10 small pox became a problem in 1919, with 20 students percent rather than eliminate five teaching positions, out with the disease, Dr. Harry W. Nelson generously as suggested by the state school superintendent. offered to furnish a vaccine at no cost, as long as the vaccinations were administered in his office. THE GREAT DEPRESSION ERA A CHANGE OF LOCATION The year was 1945. World War II was ending, and life in America was returning to normal. Economic About 43,000 of Utah’s 170,000 workers were unemployed. conditions were on the upswing. The average house More than 30,000 Utah families were on relief. Twenty- cost approximately $9,914, a gallon of milk 62 cents. $1 five Utah banks had failed. at that time would have been worth around $12 today. The average house cost And with the GI Bill having passed a year earlier, many approximately $7,543, a World War II veterans were searching for a college quart of milk 14 cents. education. Weber College’s enrollment jumped from 465 $1 then would have been students in the 1944-45 school year to 967 in 1945-46. worth around $13 today. 1930S As then-President H. Aldous Dixon watched students And apparently, due flood Weber College, he suggested to the State Board to shortage of funds, of Education that a committee be formed to study the several of the college’s student debaters wished to expansion needs of the college. In 1946, Weber applied resort to hitch-hiking to tournaments, a method of for 10 surplus buildings at Hill Field to become temporary transportation that was denounced by the Board of classroom facilities on the downtown college campus. Trustees. Responding to professor Leland Monson’s suggestion that “they be able to travel in a variety of ways,” the board said, “a hitch-hiking tour by debaters In 1947, Utah Senate Bill 134 passed, directing the State Board of Education to acquire “a Suitable was not appropriate” and “if debaters could not go in a dignified way they should be kept at home.” Fees at Weber had increased to $75 a year in 1931, the same year church president Heber J. Grant said, “Unless the state Legislature provides for the continuation of Weber and Snow colleges, neither school would be continued longer than the 1931-32 school year.” Weber’s faculty and administration, recognizing the hard times that had befallen the nation, allowed produce in lieu of tuition money. News of the “produce for tuition” plan was publicized widely, including in the Chicago Tribune. It was not only important to have students receive an 22 weber.edu/wsumagazine | Spring 2014 1951 And Weber had just hired the first full-time director of the development fund — a coordinated program to encourage gifts from alumni, friends and organizations, gifts that would provide much-needed support for students, faculty, programs and facilities. Dean Hurst ’48, alongside the development fund board, would spend the next 24 years generating millions for the college, many of which would go toward the buildings and structures that are quintessentially Weber. One of the first gifts officially to come in was funding for the 1975 bell tower. Named for alumni and donors Donnell ’66 Campus for Weber College.” The bill was passed with the understanding that the people of Ogden would contribute one-half the cost of a new site for the college. The Chamber of Commerce pledged the support of the Weber County community to match the $50,000 appropriated by the Legislature. $50,091 and Elizabeth ’25 Stewart — founders of the Stewart Education Foundation — it was the first structure on campus to be memorialized, setting the stage for future naming. Hurst fondly remembers getting the $225,000 check: “President (William ‘Bill’) Miller ran it down to the safe. We just weren’t used to checks of that size!” was collected by July 15, 1947, and the property on Next up would be the Dee Events Center, named for Harrison Boulevard was purchased soon thereafter. Lawrence T. Dee. The $11.4 million facility received $5.5 Students contributed more 1961 than 1,000 hours of labor at the new location, helping build a stadium. Even community organizations Students contributed more than 1,000 hours of labor at the new location, helping build a stadium. got caught up in the excitement, with the Rotary Club of Ogden donating $25,000 to construct a “suitable entrance to the new campus.” Its members million in private sector funds, including $1 million pledges by the Stewarts and the Dees. The balance was paid through student fees and revenue bonds. are to thank for Weber’s iconic rock wall. And the Over the next two decades, Hurst also spearheaded Kiwanis Club planted trees and shrubs on the land. funds for the Stewart Library, the Ada Lindquist Classes began at the new “upper campus” on Sept. 22, 1954, with the “lower campus” still in operation. Plaza and the Marriott Allied Health Building. Then, in 1987, a $1 million bequest by Mark Evans and The Ogden Bus Company transported students Lola G. Austad put plans for another new building in between the two campuses for 7 cents each way. motion, a building that would confirm Weber State’s and By 1961, the “upper campus” was populated with a number of structures, including the beloved Buildings 1-4 and a stadium. And with the 1962 commencement, another chapter in Weber’s history had come to a close, with the college not only having moved from downtown to Harrison Boulevard but also having been granted the authority to transition from a junior college to a senior college. MAKING WEBER, WEBER The year was 1967. The average house cost $22,700. The average annual income was $5,213. the community’s commitment to preserving the arts. In the 2002 next 10 years, private funds came in from supporters John A. ’39 and Telitha E. Lindquist, Barbara Kimball Browning, William Rice Kimball, the Stewart Education Foundation, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, and a host of others. Opened in 2002, the Kimball Visual Arts Building was the first academic building built entirely with private donations. AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE PRESENT ... Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 23 FEATURE | WHAT DREAMS MAY COME DREAM 125: THE CAMPAIGN FOR WEBER STATE There are thousands of reasons why people give to the university. Some have donated toward buildings, some to scholarships, some to professorships and some to technology. But in the end, it all comes down to students. They are, after all, the ones who inspire us, as a university, to do more, to achieve more. Take, for example, Todd Rose ’00. In 1989, the self- to life for her students when she successfully invited described “quirky kid” was a high-school dropout with Simeon Wright to visit. Wright is author of Simeon’s a 0.9 grade point average (GPA). Eleven years later, he Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett was graduating from Weber State with a 3.97 GPA and Till, which details the 1955 murder of his cousin. a psychology degree, and moving cross country to Cambridge, Mass., where Harvard’s Ph.D. program awaited. Rose credits his father, for challenging him to go to college, and three Weber State psychology professors, for not giving up on him. One even taught an In the end, it all comes down to students. They are the ones who inspire us, as a university, to do more, to achieve more. extra class and donated his pay so he could hire Rose as a research assistant. Today, Rose teaches educational neuroscience at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education and is co-founder and president of Project Variability, an organization that seeks to reinvent America’s “one-size-fits-all” approach to education. “Throughout its 125-year history, Weber State has been launching students’ dreams, like Todd’s, like Cassie’s, like mine,” said Alan Hall ’69, chair of the Dream 125 Steering Committee and WSU’s Board of Trustees, Weber alumnus and successful entrepreneur. “It is absolutely amazing And then there’s Cassie Cox ’03, who, at 18, became what our students can do when given a widow and single mother to a young son when her what I like to call ‘transformative abusive husband was killed in a car crash. A few years opportunities.’ Lives are changed later, having been left with nothing, when students work one-on-one she enrolled at Weber State, where with talented professors, when faculty heroes nurtured her passion students nurture curiosity during for reading and refused to let her undergraduate research projects, give up. One even called at 10 p.m. when students partner with faculty and community to demanding to know why she hadn’t enhance the lives of others, when students — who never applied for a scholarship. Today, thought they would — receive their diplomas. They are Cassie is an English teacher at Two Rivers, an alternative our inspiration. Please consider giving and help us carry high school in the Weber School District. Most recently, on a tradition of making students’ dreams come true.” she was instrumental in bringing Civil Rights history To read more incredible stories of student success and for more information about Dream 125: A Campaign for Weber State, visit weber.edu/dream125. Historical data/excerpts were taken from “Weber State College: A Centennial History” by Richard W. Sadler, WSU history professor and former dean of the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences. Historical photos courtesy of WSU Archives. Additional resources: thecostofliving.com, OnlyinOgden.com. 24 weber.edu/wsumagazine | Spring 2014 JOIN THE ANNIVERSARY CLUB with a gift of $125 Make your gift online today: weber.edu/give Elevate your support and join the PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY with a gift of $ 1,000 As a President’s Society member, you will receive invitations to private events, where you can engage with alumni, WSU President Charles A. Wight and others who support Weber State’s mission. You will also receive exclusive communications from the President’s Office that will keep you up to date on the university’s goals and activities. For 125 years, students have been coming to Weber State with big dreams. Help make their dreams a reality. Weber State University is a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization Federal Tax ID#87-6000535. Your contribution is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Please consult your tax advisor for details on deductibility. T he year was 1889. Utah was not yet a state — it wouldn’t be until 1896. red brick building with a stately steeple and Downtown Ogden, the transfer point between January 7th, opened to 100 students of the the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads, newly established Weber Stake Academy. It was was bustling with business and entertainment that day, in that assembly hall, that Weber State — some innocent, some not. Nearby, on the University was founded. It was still very much southwest corner of Grant Avenue and 26 a dream, but to our founding fathers, it was a Street quietly sat a church meetinghouse — a dream one step closer to being realized, for … th dignified wooden doors that, 125 years ago From Little Acorns MIGHTY OAKS DO GROW Amy Hendricks 26 UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS weber.edu/wsumagazine | Spring 2014 | PHOTOS COURTESY OF WSU Archives Playing in long skirts and most likely slippers, the 1902 Weber Stake Academy women’s basketball team took on such rivals as Ogden High School and Brigham Young Academy. The following year, the Weber women defeated Brigham Young by a score of 9-7. The 1914 Senior Dramatists strike a pose. Dramatics played a leading role in student activities in the early 1900s, with the casts often performing in front of crowds at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Ogden. Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 27 Weber College students gather for The Promenade at the ornate Hotel Bigelow on 25th Street, now the Ben Lomond Suites Historic Hotel. The 1928 edition of The Acorn, the college’s yearbook, detailed the decor: “palms towering formally behind luxuriant ferns bordered by tall, pink tulips set in charming simplicity on marble steps, vivid yellow acacia in masses of heliotrope against rich dark paneling of the English Room.” 28 weber.edu/wsumagazine | Spring 2014 During the Great Depression, Weber College accepted an assortment of payments-in-kind — from sides of beef to potatoes and onions — so students could continue their education. The “produce-for-tuition” concept was advertised as far as Chicago, where it appeared in the Tribune. Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 29 In the late 1940s, several bills were introduced in the state Legislature that would have provided for Weber to expand from a junior college to a four-year college. One passed in the Senate but failed in the House. The second was passed by the 1949 Legislature, but there to veto the bill was Gov. J. Bracken Lee, who, four years later, would attempt to give Weber, Snow and Dixie colleges back to the LDS church. Instead of being discouraged, Ogden citizens fought harder for a “4-year Weber,” as witnessed at this parade in 1948. 30 weber.edu/wsumagazine | Spring 2014 Even in the early years, Weber professors enthusiastically embraced hands-on training opportunities for their students, as seen here with a professor demonstrating a polygraph test. By 1951, when this photograph was taken, the polygraph — popularly referred to as a lie detector — had been in existence for about 30 years. Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 31 A Weber State College cheerleader welcomes border-state rivals Idaho State at the train station before the 1964 homecoming game. 32 weber.edu/wsumagazine | Spring 2014 Into the 1970s, anti-Vietnam War protests materialized on college campuses from one coast to the other. Weber State College was no exception. In January 1973, a special program was held on campus to celebrate the cease-fire that halted the war. Bells rang from the Stewart Bell Tower, and students, faculty and staff gathered to hear speeches and sing patriotic songs. Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 33 While windsurfing was popular at Ogden Valley’s Pineview Reservoir in the 1980s, this young man brought the sport to the duck pond at Ada Lindquist Plaza. Perhaps he was celebrating the addition of windsurfing to the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, but we don’t quite know, as there was no caption on the original photo. If this is you, or someone you know, please contact Weber State University Magazine. We’d love to know what it was like to “surf” on campus. Weber State gained university status on Jan. 1, 1991, and made its sixth name change. WSU was formerly known as: Weber Stake Academy, Weber Academy, Weber Normal College, Weber College and Weber State College. Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 35 BRIAN GRIFFIN ’86 On Aug. 21, 2003, Weber State University Davis opened in Layton, Utah. Students, faculty, staff and community members carried “the flame of knowledge” in a torch relay from the Ogden campus to the new building. Then-President Ann Millner said, “The inspiration for the torch relay came from the ‘Flaming W’ in our logo, which represents the torch of enlightenment and symbolizes our emphasis on teaching and learning. The journey of the torch signifies the unity of the two Weber State University campuses.” 36 weber.edu/wsumagazine | Spring 2014 MATT GERRISH ’10 The year is now 2014. Weber State University has two campuses, multiple centers and more than 25,000 students. A newly renovated storefront near historic 25th Street houses Weber State Downtown, and has, in essence, brought the university full circle. Tens of thousands of dreams have been fulfilled at Weber State, and we plan on fulfilling tens of thousands more in the next 125 years. To share your memories of Weber, click here PICTURES Spring 2014 | weber.edu/wsumagazine 37 Salutes WSU Photo by Zac Williams ’01, ’13 WSU Salutes 2013 honorees: left to right Back row: Nicholas DeYoung ’14, Leon Clark ’57, Mike Caldwell ’96, Mike Malaska ’76, Louenda Downs ’78, Brett Jones ’09, Dean Hughes ’67 Front row: Tessa Diamond ’16, Bettye Gillespie, Bonnie Clark ’81, Kathleen Hurst Hughes ’66 See next page for biographies. Salutes WSU { DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS } VIDEO { PRESIDENT’S AWARD } After graduation, Mike Malaska ’76 “wedged” his WSU business Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell ’96 is an advocate of initiatives that degree into the world of professional golf, becoming a prominent seek to transform Ogden into a true college town. He encourages figure in the PGA. Honored as the PGA Southwest Section Player of local residents to support WSU events and invites WSU students the Year in 2010, Malaska is also a highly sought after instructor. to frequent local businesses and participate in Ogden’s many In 2011, he was named PGA Teacher of the Year and is the current recreational activities. Caldwell helped facilitate the university’s director of instruction for Jack Nicklaus Golf Academies worldwide. recent efforts to establish campus facilities in downtown Ogden. { OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNUS } { LEWIS W. SHURTLIFF AWARD FOR Late in his college education, Brett Jones ’09 decided to become CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION } a teacher. He majored in both English and Spanish teaching Louenda Downs ’78 has made it her life’s work to provide quality with an English as a Second Language teaching minor. Jones has instruction at Utah public schools. After teaching elementary-age worked as a Peace Corps teacher-trainer, a junior high school children for seven years, Downs accepted positions where her teacher and an instructor on a Sioux reservation. Currently, Jones influence could spread beyond a single classroom. Elected to the is the program coordinator for Playworks. He spends most of his Davis Board of Education, she also served on the Utah Board of spare time volunteering. Education State Association Board. Downs is currently a Davis County commissioner. { DISTINGUISHED SERVICE } Bonnie Clark ’81 taught high school in Cache County and later { EMERITI ALUMNI HOMECOMING ROYALTY } served as president of two parent-teacher-student associations Forever Wildcats, Dean Hughes ’67 and Kathleen Hurst in Weber County. She is a past chair and current board member Hughes ’66 have accomplished much since graduation. of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Weber-Davis. At Weber State, Bonnie Dean published his first novel at age 35 and has since written and her husband, Jeff, established scholarships in the College of more than 90 books. He retired as an English professor in 2008. Applied Science & Technology and the John B. Goddard School of Kathleen earned her bachelor’s degree in English education, Business & Economics. and later completed a graduate program in special education. A schoolteacher and administrator for 30 years, Kathleen retired { DISTINGUISHED SERVICE } A fearless civil rights crusader with a 30-year career, Bettye Gillespie served on the state’s advisory committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. She fought to shatter racial and from the Provo School District in 2002 to serve in the Relief Society General Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. gender stereotypes, and in the 1970s championed the push { STUDENT HOMECOMING ROYALTY } to give girls the right to wear pants in Utah’s public schools. WSU students Tessa Diamond ’16 and Nicholas DeYoung ’14 Gillespie has received more than 30 awards, including the are no strangers to service and leadership. Diamond served in NAACP’s prestigious Rosa Parks Award. WSU’s Emerging Leaders program and is an active member of the WSU Student Alumni Association. She is vice president of { EMERITI ALUMNI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT } As a dentist, Leon Clark ’57 knows firsthand the importance of having a healthy smile and has traveled the globe offering his professional services to people in need. In 1972, he performed the WSU Student Involvement and Leadership organization. DeYoung co-chaired the student organizing committee that aided the Special Olympics Utah 2011 Winter Games. He is currently president of the Student Alumni Association. dentistry at a Korean orphanage. Since then, Clark has treated patients at orphanages, clinics and hospitals in the Philippines, To nominate outstanding individuals for the 2014 WSU Tonga, Guatemala, El Salvador, Israel, Ethiopia and Vietnam. Salutes awards, visit alumni.weber.edu/wsusalutesform. Clark also served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force. 40 alumni.weber.edu | Spring 2014 W E’R E CELEBRATING WEBER S TAT E ’ S 125 th A N N I V E R S A RY WITH AN EXCLUSIVE OFFER! JOIN THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’S Q 125 CLUB Q TODAY FOR ONLY $125 AND RECEIVE YOUR CHOICE OF: WSU Commemorative Bronze Coin the first in a three-piece collection Your 125 CLUB Membership supports Weber Stat e University’s Dream 125 anniversar y campaign and entitles you to: ____ Discount tickets to WSU Athletics events ____ Discount pass to the newly renovated gym ____ Access to professiona l career webinars ____ And much more! OR WSU Landscape Watercolor Print signed by Ogden artist Cara Koolmees limited edition of 100 Visit: alumni.weber.edu/125club or call 801-626-7535 CLASS NOTES A L U M N I U P D AT E S 50s Richard (Dick) H. Keller ’53 retired as a diagnostic radiologist in 1995. He graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed an internship and residency at the University of Utah (the U of U). During construction of Cottonwood Hospital in 1963, Dick fashioned the facility’s two-room radiology department. Alta View was added to the practice in 1982, the same year he earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the U of U. He also formed Mount Olympus Radiology Group, now Mountain Medical Imaging Services. Dick is a member of the U of U’s School of Medicine Alumni Committee and the Admissions Committee. He and his wife, Sallee, live in Salt Lake City. They have three children and six grandchildren. 60s L 42 Nancy Cox Sivulich ’66 worked as a secondary education teacher for eight years, then worked with her husband, Michael Sivulich Jr. ’64, at Fishburn-Sivulich Travel. Michael, a 2007 WSU Hall of Fame inductee for basketball, also founded Sivulich Brokerage and represented the Amalgamated Sugar Company as a sugar broker for almost 30 years. Nancy was a caregiver for Michael for 10 years until his passing in 2012. She has three children and eight grandchildren. alumni.weber.edu | Spring 2014 70s A After 36 years, Sharon Schirack-Kerkman ’74 retired from Merrill Lynch, where she was a registered client associate. She now works part time at Atria Sandy, a retirement home providing independent and assisted living. Sharon and her husband, Craig W. Kerkman ’99, live in West Jordan, Utah. Craig worked as a constable and at Hercules Aerospace Company, which was acquired by ATK in 1995. He is currently a security administrator for Workers Compensation Fund of Utah. 80s For 25 years, Michael O. Ballard ’82, ’84 has worked at Hill Air Force Base, where he is project manager for the software engineering group. He has also worked as an adjunct instructor in WSU’s electronics engineering technology department and as a Boeing engineer. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and recipient of the Bernard Randolph Engineering Excellence award. He and his wife, Debra, have two children, four grandchildren and live in Layton, Utah. Fred R. Burr ’82 is a partner at Ogden’s Wiggins & Co. PC, where he manages the assurance services department. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants, where he has served on the Peer Review Acceptance Board and as chairman of the State and Local Government Committee. He is licensed in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. Fred has served on the Brigham City Credit Bureau board of directors and as a board member and past president of the Brigham City Kiwanis Club. Brad J. Bushman ’84 is a communication and psychology professor at The Ohio State University, where he is the Margaret Hall and Robert Randal Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication. He also is a communication science professor at VU University Amsterdam. He received his Master of Education from Utah State University and his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Missouri. Known for his research on aggression and violent media, he has been published in approximately 150 peer-reviewed journals and has discussed his findings in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Brad and his wife, Tam, live in Lewis Center, Ohio, with their children, Becca, Nathan and Branden. Jeff M. Stephens ’84, ’88 began his career as a teacher at Wahlquist Jr. High School in 1984 and held administrative posts at Roy High School, South Ogden Jr. High School and the Weber School District, where he was named superintendent in 2011. He received his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Utah State University and earned an advanced reading endorsement from the Utah State Office of Education. Jeff has served on the board for ASCD, an international education organization, and currently sits on boards for Ogden Regional Medical Center, Ogden Weber Chamber of Commerce and Weber State University. He received the 2012 Lifetime Award for Influence in Education from the Northern Utah Curriculum Consortium. Jeff and his wife, Leila, have four children and two grandchildren. Suzanne Michelle Nowak Evans ’87, ’91 is one of 50 teachers celebrated in American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom by Katrina Fried. Michelle teaches sixth grade at Valley Elementary in Eden, Utah, where she lives with her husband, Richard W. Evans. They have four children and 10 grandchildren. Michelle has received the Utah Mother of Achievement Award, USA Today National Teacher Team Award, Huntsman Award for Teacher Excellence and the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. She has published several books, including two children’s books. Michelle is a lifetime member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Matthew R. Mealey ’87 is a financial controls manager for Halliburton, one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. He is a certified public accountant and certified fraud examiner. Matthew lived in Utah, California and Pennsyl- vania prior to moving to Spring, Texas, where he currently resides with his wife, Jeanne. Through these moves, he has worked as a senior auditor, procurement compliance auditor, senior management control auditor, accounting manager and audit consultant. L Royce J. Richards ’89 was licensed as a certified public accountant in 1992. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Utah in 1996. He is a licensed attorney and shareholder of Woods Richards & Associates PC, a public accounting firm. Royce focuses on all aspects of taxation for individuals, businesses and estates, with extensive experience in estate planning, business succession, tax planning, asset protection, real estate and corporate legal matters. 90s Michael Ulrich ’90, ’91 has been with Ulrich & Associates PC as a certified public accountant for 17 years, 13 as owner. He previously worked for Tanner & Co. CPAs in Salt Lake City. Mike is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants. He is on the board of directors for the Ogden School Foundation. Mike and his wife, Tammy, have seven children. For 20 years, A. Daniel Baird ’92, ’93 has worked for Haynie & Co., where he currently serves as a certified public accountant and tax partner. He is a member of the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants. A former L A Lifetime Member of the Alumni Association Annual Member of the Alumni Association Weber State track star, Daniel has competed in the Utah Summer Games, receiving 14 gold medals and breaking records in various age categories. He and his wife, Kristina, have eight children and one grandchild. For 10 years, Kenneth W. Castagno ’92 has been a counselor at Wendover High School in Wendover, Utah. He was previously a music teacher. Kenneth belongs to the Utah School Counselor Association. He and his wife, Heather, have three children. Katherine Rowley Henderson ’96 is a special education teacher at Wendover High School in the Tooele County School District. She is a Tooele Education Association representative, student council advisor, head volleyball coach, head girls’ basketball coach and track coach. She lives in Wendover, Utah, and has three children and one grandchild. Darin C. Parke ’96, ’03 is the police chief for South Ogden, Utah. He oversees 22 officers, and his department also operates the area’s only no-kill animal shelter. Darin has been in law enforcement for more than 22 years and has served as commander of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force and as a WSU criminal justice adjunct faculty member. He has received the Medal of Merit, Officer of the Year and the Chief’s Citation. Darin lives in Ogden with his children and wife, Doris (Dodi) Andreasen ’93, ’94, an appraiser/ auditor for the Weber County Assessor’s Office. Young Alumni 5K Save the date: Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014 The 2013 event raised the most to date — $1,800 in scholarships. Let’s break that record in 2014! Campus & Community invited alumni.weber.edu/yac5k Spring 2014 | alumni.weber.edu 43 CLASS NOTES A L U M N I U P D AT E S Public Accountants (UACPA), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ogden Chamber of Commerce. She serves on the WSU Accounting and Taxation Advisory Council and on a UACPA task force. Jodie Cottle Roberts ’96, ’00 has worked as a dental hygienist for Brent S. Butler, D.D.S. at Brigham City Dental for the past 10 years. She and her husband, Jeremy, have a son and daughter and live in Ogden. Catherine Kohler Hurst ’97, ’98 began her career with the Salt Lake office of KPMG, a nationally ranked certified public accounting firm. She joined Ulrich & Associates PC in 1999, where she is an audit manager. Cathie is married to WSU dean of students, Jeffrey J. Hurst. They have two children, Travis J. Hurst ’12, who is married to Alexis Kirkbride Hurst ’13, and Alyssa Hurst Gardiner ’12, who is married to Jason Gardiner ’11. Cathie is a member of the Utah Association of Certified Great, great, David J. Welch ’97 is director of global mobility operations for Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Tampa, Fla. He has more than 15 years’ experience in international human resources. David is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and Worldwide Employee Relocation Council, and he has served as secretary of the board for the Intermountain Relocation Council. He is a certified Global Professional in Human Resources, and he has earned the designation of Certified Relocation Professional. David and his wife, Shino Kusumura ’96, have four daughters and live in Palm Harbor, Fla. Keith V. Morris ’98 has been sole practitioner at Keith V. Morris, Attorney at Law in Jackson, Calif., since 2008. Previously, Keith was a deputy district attorney in Del Norte and Amador counties in Northern California. He and his wife, Kerri, have three daughters, Miranda, Madison and Katey, and one son, Grant. Keith graduated from Franklin Pierce Law Center, now the University of New Hampshire School of Law, in Concord, N.H., in 2002 and passed the California bar exam in 2003. He has published one book. 00s Kent M. Christensen ’01 joined Haynie & Co. in 1999 and manages the tax department in Salt Lake City. He has also served as the company’s tax manager and on the tax staff. Kent is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts, and the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants. Kent and his wife, Brooke, have four children and live in West Jordan, Utah. Melissa J. Bentley ’02 continued her education at the University of Utah (U of U) School of Medicine, earning her medical degree and completing a residency in internal medicine. After two years Plate! With two options, you can show your Wildcat pride wherever you live — a state plate for Utah locals and a commemorative plate for out-of-towners. So, treat yourself or give as a gift — proceeds go toward student scholarships. To learn more, visit 44 alumni.weber.edu | Spring 2014 alumni.weber.edu/lp or call 801-626-7535 as a hospitalist, Melissa now practices at Ogden Internal Medicine. She continues to do research in the hematology department at the U of U. She recently was awarded fellowship in the American College of Physicians. After receiving her master’s degree in accounting, Heather A. Christopherson ’02 went on to work at Ulrich & Associates PC in Ogden, where she is an audit manager. Her job responsibilities include audits of governmental and nonprofit entities, and tax return preparation for individuals and small businesses. Previously, Heather worked in Montana and for Haynie & Co. in Salt Lake City as an accountant. Heather’s husband, Michael J. Christopherson ’02, is a dental hygienist at Bright Now Dental in Layton, Utah. Ryan M. Snarr ’02 is a marketing director for Destination Homes in Layton, Utah. He is wrapping up his second year back in the building industry after working five years in advertising and design in Salt Lake City as a producer at Struck. His freelance illustration/design endeavors have led him to create children’s coloring books for McKay-Dee Hospital and new branding for the Goal Foundation’s Ogden Marathon. He is in his sixth year singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He and his wife, Rebekah Snarr ’01, have four children and live in Syracuse, Utah. L A Since 2006, Savala (Avi) C. Smith ’03, ’04 has been director of student involvement and assistant dean of students at The College of Idaho, formerly Albertson College of Idaho. She sits on the Region V Board for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, representing small colleges and universities. Avi recently completed her Doctor of Education degree at Idaho State University. Rem em berin g th e Greek LIFE Were you involved with a Greek organization or a social club at Weber? If so, mark your calendars for a fall 2014 reunion event. If you would like to help plan, or if you’re interested in receiving an invitation, please complete the form at: alumni.weber.edu/greekreunion Christopher Compton ’04 is a creative director at Gadget Guard. He and his wife, Jennifer Compton ’08, live in West Point, Utah, and are recent parents of twins. Jenni is a group fitness instructor. A Jared K. Dalpias ’04 began his career with the Department of Defense at Hill Air Force Base almost nine years ago. He has worked as an electronics engineer, lead engineer and currently as a technical program manager. He has received the Department of the Air Force Certificate of Achievement, General Bernard Randolph Engineering Team Award and was the 516th SMXS Nominee for Mid-Career Civilian Engineer of the Year. Jared and his wife, A Kris Pitcher ’04, have three children and live in Pleasant View, Utah. Jared is a member of WSU’s Young Alumni Council. Matthew J. Harker ’04 is a professional coach with RLG International, a worldwide organization of performance improvement specialists. His current project is with ConocoPhillips Alaska, but he has also worked with Enerflex and Lifetime Member of the Alumni Association Annual Member of the Alumni Association Omega Psi Phi • Alpha Rho • Chanodo • Excelsior • La Dianaeda • Otyokwa • Phoenix Sharmea • Taikai Kyoto • Lambda Delta Sigma • Blue Key • Kyathinia • Beta Phi Beta Whip • Alpha Rho Omega • Sigma Gamma Chi • Delta Phi Kappa • Alpha Epsilon Delta Tau Theta Nu • Cardinal Key • Phi Alpha • Sigma Nu • Delta Sigma Phi • Tri Sigma Sigma Delta Pi • Tau Kappa Epsilon • Beta Theta Pi • Pi Kappa Alpha • Phi Kappa Phi Huntington Ingalls. Matthew also worked as an account manager and process manager for Hilti, a manufacturer and direct distributor of commercial construction power tools. He earned his Master of Business Administration degree at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, where he was student government president. He and his wife, Stacy, have three sons and reside in Lehi, Utah. Kimberlee P. Marsh ’06 has worked as a computer-aided design (CAD)/computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) engineer for L-3 Communications for five years. She previously worked for Bertoldi Architects in Ogden and has also worked as a drafting teacher at Fremont High School. While working at L-3, Kimberlee received the Patent Breakthrough of the Year and Program of the Year awards. She is a member of the Society of Women Engineers and resides in Salt Lake City. Amy Budge ’07, ’10 is a mechanical designer at ATK. She was previously a designer at L-3 Communications. Amy lives in South Weber, Utah. Spring 2014 | alumni.weber.edu 45 CLASS NOTES Jennifer Martin Johnson ’07, ’08 recently passed the final exam in order to receive her certified public accounting license. She has been with Wood Richards & Associates PC since 2006. Her main areas of focus are the preparation of financial statements and income tax returns for businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals, as well as the processing of monthly and quarterly payroll and sales tax returns. She has also worked on audits for governmental and nonprofit entities. Her husband, Matt, is pursuing a degree in computer science at WSU, and their 3-year-old daughter, Claire, attends Weber State’s children’s school. They also have a 1-yearold daughter, Audrey. A Justin G. Berube ’08 is an attorney for Cragun Law Firm PC and was previously an associate attorney at Smith & Glauser PC. He is a member A L U M N I U P D AT E S of the Utah Bar Association, WSU Alumni Association Board of Directors and WSU Young Alumni Council. Justin was named one of Utah’s Top Lawyers in 2013 by Utah Business Magazine and graduated with honors from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, where he was a Leary Scholar. He and his wife, Stephanie Petersen ’08, live in Farr West, Utah. Scott J. Chantry ’08, ’10 is a Weber State web programmer. He is a member of the National College Testing Association and the Tau Alpha Pi Honor Society for Engineering Technologies. Scott has received the WSU Outstanding Innovation Award, the Outstanding Partner to Student Affairs Award and was a member of a team that earned the WSU Outstanding Collaboration Award. He and his wife, Jenalee Thompson ’09, live in Ogden and have a son and daughter. 13th annual A Katherine Anderson Purser ’08 is a personal trainer/Pilates instructor and has worked as a special events coordinator and internship supervisor at Hill Air Force Base Warrior Fitness Center. She is a member of the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. She lives in Hooper, Utah, with her husband, A Marc K. Purser ’11, and their daughter and son. Marc is a contract specialist at Hill Air Force Base and also works on a TV production crew for ESPN several times a year. Katherine and Marc are members of WSU’s Young Alumni Association. Tye D. Anderson ’09, ’10 is a senior board repair engineer for BC Technical in West Jordan, Utah, a company that services nuclear medical equipment such as PET and CT scanners. He and his wife, Melissa, have been married for 12 years. They have a daughter and son. Jonathan E. Carbine ’09, ’11 is an engineering technician at Hill Air Force Base, a position he’s held for six years. He is a member of the Tau Alpha Pi Honor Society for Engineering Technologies. He and his wife, Holly Love ’07, ’12, have three daughters and live in South Ogden, Utah. Bryant K. Jensen ’09 has worked as a financial reporting accountant for TAB Bank since completing his Master of Business Administration degree at Northern Arizona University in 2012. He previously worked as a cost accountant for Nutraceutical. He and his wife, Lisa, live in Farmington, Utah. Bryant ran five marathons in Utah in 2013 and won them all, breaking the St. George Marathon course record with a time of 2:15:55. Alumni GOLF June 13, 2014 CLASSIC 2 0 1 4 Spots and sponsorships sold out in record time last year, raising more than $29,000 in scholarships. Reserve your tee time now! 46 alumni.weber.edu | Spring 2014 alumni.weber.edu/golf2014 FOR THE LOVE OF Literature and Language ... “ Student success is very important, and my professors are ALWAYS willing to help. Small class sizes, rewarding discussions, and personalized attention have helped me develop confidence in my research and writing.” — Alana Fa’agai Visit weber.edu/maenglish for more information. A Victoria Stanger Thompson ’09, ’10 is a school-based certified social worker for Davis Behavioral Health as well as a psychotherapist for a private practice in Clinton, Utah. She is a member of the National Association of Social Work and currently serves as vice president for WSU’s Young Alumni Council. She lives in Clearfield, Utah, with her husband, TJ (Taylor Jay) Thompson ’12, who works as a property manager for Towne Storage. 10s Michelle Hall ’11 is a cognitive coach for Brain Balance Center in South Jordan, Utah, working with children who have L A neurological disorders such as autism, Asperger’s syndrome and dyslexia. She lives in Sandy, Utah. A A Anna McCarty Adamson ’12 is a lab specialist at the University of Utah. Her husband, Preston D. Anderson, attended WSU to work on his pre-engineering degree. He is an engineering intern for Layton City. The couple lives in Clearfield, Utah. Anna is a member of WSU’s Young Alumni Association. Eladio Bobadilla ’12 served in the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged as a petty officer third class in 2009. He is in the American history Ph.D. program at Duke University. Lifetime Member of the Alumni Association Annual Member of the Alumni Association His wife, Timaree Smith ’12, is a lead teacher for The Goddard School, a five-star early childhood development program in Morrisville, N.C. Eladio and Timaree live in Durham, N.C. L Kyle A. Braithwaite ’12 was a business manager for Red Apple Financial before joining WSU as a development director. He is also self-employed as a residential appraiser. Kyle and his wife, Michelle, have a daughter and live in Roy, Utah. A Troy D. Poll ’12 has worked as a realtor for Equity Real Estate for a year. Prior to that, he was a B2B (business-to-business) sales manager for Marketstar. Troy and his wife, A Marissa Stringham Poll ’12, have two children and live in Ogden. Troy is a member of WSU’s Young Alumni Association. Cynthia Phelps Ulrich ’12 works for Downtown Ogden Inc. as the project and farmers market coordinator. She serves on WSU’s Young Alumni Council and is a member of the Ogden Christmas Village Committee. Cynthia lives in Roy, Utah, with her husband, Ryan Ulrich ’09, who is working at Ulrich & Associates PC while pursuing his accounting degree at WSU. Adam W. Trost ’13 helps ESPN create and support its numerous websites as a frontend web developer. He lives in Bristol, Conn. Spring 2014 | alumni.weber.edu 47 Non-profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 101 4025 University Circle Ogden, UT 84408-4025 Liberty, MO