December 2001 Fred Arnold, '39, retired president of Marflax Corporation of Ann Arbor, winner of the MSUAA's Outstanding Philanthropist Award. Arnold established the Fred Arnold Professorship in Wood Products Sales, Marketing and Manufacturing Endowment Fund in MSU's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Jeffrey N. Cole, '70, former president and CEO of Ferrous Processing and Trading Company, Detroit, MI, winner of the MSUAA's Outstanding Philanthropist Award. Cole serves as chair of the Honors College Director's Advisory Council and has established a number of funds, including the Jeffrey N. Cole Honors College Fund, the Jeffrey N. Cole Visiting Lectureship, the Jeffrey N. Cole Honors College Study Abroad Fund. Delia Z. F. Koo, M.S. '54, former professor of mathematics at Eastern Michigan University and widely published in the field, winner of the MSUAA's Outstanding Philanthropist Award. Delia has generously made possible the upcoming Delia Koo International Academic Center, the new academic wing and library of MSU's International Center. (Colonel, retired) Paul L. Barrows, '66, DVM '67, named chief of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps and director of the Dept. of Defense Veterinary Service Activity in 1995, was the senior military veterinarian responsible for more than 420 veterinarians and 1,200 warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, soldiers and civilians. November 2001 Linda Chambliss, M.D. '80, assistant director of maternal-fetal medicine at the Maricopa County Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ, and a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Arizona School of Medicine. She won the "Teacher of the Year" award and the National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Teaching. Richard Cordray, '81, a former MSU Marshall Scholar, is an Ohio political leader and attorney specializing in appellate and constitutional law. He clerked for two members of the U.S. Supreme Court was was the Ohio State Solicitor from 1993-94. Jack P. DeBoer, '52, chairman and CEO of the Candlewood Hotel Company, Inc. DeBoer founded the Residence Inn and co-founded Summerfield Hotel Corp. in 1988. Anthony J. Hopp, '67, M.A. '68, chairman and CEO of Campbell-Ewald, Michigan's oldest and largest advertising agency, helped the company become the nation's 13th largest agency with clients like Chevrolet, the U.S. Navy, ACDelco, Pier 1 Imports, and Michelin. October 2001 Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus, '72, Lt. Governor of Michigan since 1988 and Senate Majority Leader from 1991-98. He sponsored Proposal A, which cut property taxes dramatically, as well as other legislation aimed at creating charter schools and Renaissance Zones in decaying inner cities and rural areas. Donald W. Riegle, Jr., MBA '61, U.S. Senator from 1976-94 and current deputy chairman of Shandwick, Americas. Previously he served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and served four terms. He authored the best-seller, O Congress, and served as an adjunct professor at MSU. James Harlan Steele, DVM '41, professor emeritus of the University of Texas, School of Public Health, was a worldwide medical pioneer widely credited with pioneering the U.S. public health system. Steele founded the American Board of Public Health Veterinarians (now the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine) in 1950 and was vice president of the American Association of World Health from 1965-85. James C. Votruba, '68, MA '70, Ph.D. '74, former MSU vice provost for university outreach, currently serves as president of Northern Kentucky University. Since he became president in 1997, NKU has been the fastest growing university in the state. September 2001 Fred Hubacker, �66, president and CEO of auto supplier New Venture Gear, Troy, has been named vice chairman for the Venture Companies Worldwide, Frasier. Carl Johnson,�51, co-founder of Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc., Ann Arbor, the largest landscape architectural firm in Michigan and fifth largest in the U.S. and professor emeritus of Landscape Architecture at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, has won the ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects) Medal, their highest honor. Stephen Jones, �77, software products and IT professional services marketing manager for Compuware Corporation, Farmington Hills, has been named senior copywriter for Smith-Winchester, Inc., Southfield. Eustorgio Mendez, Ph. D. �76, a retired biology professor and a longtime field/laboratory scientist with famed "microbe-hunting" teams at the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, has won the national decoration of the Order of Mamuel Amador Guerrero by President Mireya Moscoso of the Republic of Panama.   August 2001 M. Christine Gibbons, �83, a partner and CFO of Seaflower Ventures, Ann Arbor, is the new vice president for finance at Ardesta LLC, Ann Arbor. Albert Gladner, �65, senior vice president and general counsel of Flagstar Bank, Troy, is also a fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Lisa R. Harris, J.D. MSU-Detroit College of Law �00, president of Harris Consulting, Albion, is an associate with the law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd, Detroit. Max Houck, �84, M.A. �88, a physical scientist with the FBI, Washington DC, has been awarded the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Committee E30 Forensic Sciences Award. July 2001 Kevin Brown, �77, is president of the Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc., Chicago, which features such popular eateries as Un Grand Café, Shaw�s Crabhouse, Maggiano�s and Big Bowl. Dennis DaPra, �68, is senior vice president of accounting and regulatory affairs at Consumers Energy, Jackson. Albert J. Engel, III, �76, shareholder with Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, Grand Rapids, and immediate past president of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc., represents the State of Michigan at the 22,000-member Defense Research Institute, the nation�s largest association of civil litigation defense lawyers. Marvin Finkelstein, M.L.I. R �75, Ph.D. �74, professor of industrial sociology at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE), has been named executive director of the Labor Management Committee of the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois. June 2001 Bob Cook, ’70, is president of and CEO of Twentieth Television, which supplies programming to the largest group in television. His syndicated shows include hits like Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Ally McBeal and Divorce Court. Larry Thompson, M.A. ’69, longtime partner at King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, has been named by President George W. Bush as U.S. Deputy Attorney General. Karen Steiner, ’87, a Vacaville, CA, has starred in many TV ads and has also had roles on shows like Baywatch, Team Knightrider, Vengeance Unlimited and The Pretender. Andy Laursen, ’80, is co-founder and vice president for product development of Phone.com. He helped pioneer the technology which allows web users to surf the Internet from a cell phone. May 2001 Gary Convis, ’64, has just been named President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, based in Georgetown, KY. Convis is the first non-Japanese executive to head up the TMMK operation. Sandra Seaton, M.A. ’89, English professor at Central Michigan, wrote the libretto for William Bolcom’s song cycle From The Diary of Sally Hemings, which premiered in March at the Library of Congress, Washington DC. Don Gonyea, ’78 & ’80, longtime reporter for National Public Radio, has been named NPR’s White House correspondent. His reporting can be heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered and other NPR broadcasts. Fay Gillis Wells, w’29, of Alexandria, VA, is considered by many as America’s greatest woman aviator. Wells and Amelia Earhart co-founded the Ninety Nines, the world’s oldest association of female pilots. April 2001 William C. Van Faasen, MBA ’81, president and CEO of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts, was named “New Englander of the Year” along with U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen. Leroy R. Dell, ’66, president and CEO of Dell Engineering, Inc., Holland, has been elected to a two-year term on the board of directors of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. Roberta L. Tisdale, ’83, M.A. ’97, human resource specialist with the Michigan Dept. of Consumer and Industry Services, has been named human resource director for Michigan Dept. of Transportation. Robert A. Chapek, MBA ’84, senior vice president of Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE), Burbank CA, has been named BVHE president.   March 2001 Caroline Matano Yang, M.A. ’70, an international education consultant based in Hawaii, has been renamed to the board of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board by former President Clinton. Edith H. Assaff, ’74, M.A. ’85, director of foundation relations for the Michigan Metro Girl Scout Council, Detroit, has been named director of corporate and foundation development at Lawrence Technological University, Southfield. Turner Timinipre Isoun, ’63, D.V.M. ’65, Ph.D. ’70, director of Niger Delta Wetlands Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria has been named by the President of Nigeria to serve on the Nigerian Federal Executive Council as Federal Minister (USA: Secretary) of Science and Technology. Robert S. Nelson, ’74, a member of the Michigan Gaming Control Board and the Michigan Dept. of State Police, Lansing, has been named manager of the Michigan Merit Award program within the Michigan Dept. of Treasury. Chandra Y. Western, ’81, M.A. ’83, acting director of the National Community Development Association (NCDA), Washington DC, since 1998, has been named NCDA executive director. February 2001 Debbie Stabenow, ’72, MSW ’75, is the newly elected U.S. Senator from Michigan. She previously served as a state representative (1979-90), as a state senator (1991-94), and in the U.S. Congress (1997-2001). Spencer Abraham, ’74, former U.S. Senator from Michigan, has been confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Energy in the cabinet of President George W. Bush. Abraham was senator for one term (1995-2001). Karen Dennis, ’77, M.A. ’79, was head coach of the U.S. Olympics women’s track and field team in Sydney, Australia. Dennis is the head track coach at UNLV. Patricia (Wilde) Orlowitz, ’79, deputy director of the Center for Private Business Reform, a nonprofit group partly funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Orlowitz spent the last three years in Moldovia helping arrange for land that had been confiscated by the Communist regime to be transferred to their rightful owners. January 2001 Suzanne Sena, ’85, is host of “Celebrity Homes,” a nightly show on the E! Entertainment Television network. Last fall, she spent two two-day stints as the co-host of “LIVE with Regis,” the popular syndicated morning show, and is said to be a leading candidate to replace former co-host Kathie Lee Gifford. Steve Akers, ’80, was the founder and CEO of Spring Tide Networks, an Internet high-speed networking company that Lucent Technologies bought in September for $1.3 billion. John Costello, MBA ’70, president and CEO of MVP.com, a web-based company selling sporting goods and apparel. His board includes Michael Jordan, John Elway, and Wayne Gretzky. Previously he was president of AutoNation Inc., the world’s largest automotive retailing and rental company. Becky Iverson, former MSU golfer, was on the 2000 U.S. Solheim Cup team. She earned 2 and ½ points for the U.S. team last September in Scotland’s Loch Lomond golf course. Iverson ranked among the Top Ten Americans on the LPGA tour.