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WINTER 2008
HAIL! HAIL! HAIL!
Superlative Gift
Restorative Name
Comprehensive Campaign
“As one gets older, one doesn’t
get as upset about things...”
102-year-old Helen Turner Lowell
reflects on The C of I in the ‘20s
WINTER 2008
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Quest: The Alumni Magazine of The College of Idaho, Winter 2008
Editor: Jennifer Oxley, Director of Communications
Designer: Aimée Czarniecki, Senior Designer
Editorial Board: Louie Attebery ’50, Jan Boles ’65, Barry Fujishin ‘72,
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The C of I Looks Forward
FEATURES
Faces Of The C of I
06 Dr. Howard Berger
07 Dr. Terry Mazurak
08 Salim Hussinyar
09 Davis Scholars
Around Campus
10 Wagers Recognition Garden
11 The C of I and
“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
11 Taste of the Harvest
12 Homecoming
12 Planned Giving: Eloise (Heath) Anderson
13 A Leafier C of I
Alumni News
14 Coyotes take on the Big Apple
17 Surviving Hurricane Katrina
19 The C of I’s oldest living alumna
Helen (Turner) Lowell
20 Alumni Awards
21 Class Notes
23 In Memoriam
A Look Back
25 The College of Idaho and The
Caxton Printers
26 100 Years of Lions for Lambs
27 Mystery Picture
28 Remembering When...
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FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK
campus in the days leading up to the announcements. We
have heard from many people who are thrilled to see the
College return to the name under which it was founded.
We have also heard from people who are upset at the loss
of the Albertson name, and who wish they had been given
a chance to discuss the change before it happened.
I look forward to the next 100 years of this College’s
future as we gather our C of I and ACI communities under
The College of Idaho name.
A key part of the next 100 years is the 10-year, $175
million comprehensive campaign. Our beautiful campus
is aging, our wonderful faculty deserve more recognition
for their work in educating students, and our students need
more educational opportunities.
The details of the comprehensive campaign are still be
finalized with our Trustees and the Faculty Executive
Committee, but the first phase of the campaign will focus
on:
Remodeling Boone Science Hall
Dear Alumni and College Friends,
Creating an athletic endowment
As all of you are probably aware by now, we are in the
middle of an exciting and vibrant time at The College of
Idaho. In October, I made three major announcements to
the college community. They were:
Enhancing support for student activities such as
international travel, debate, Model U.N.,
distinguished lecture series, etc.
Providing faculty professional development
The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation
has made a $50 million cash gift to the College,
the largest gift ever given to an Idaho college
or university and one of the largest gifts ever
given to a liberal arts college in the United States.
The Foundation has generously given the College
$72 million over the last three years, and we are
thankful for their support.
The College is launching a 10-year, $175 million
comprehensive campaign to improve facilities,
endow scholarships and provide more
opportunities for faculty and students.
Your participation in the comprehensive campaign is
crucial to its success. The gift from the J.A. and Kathryn
Albertson Foundation provides us with a strong start,
but we cannot be successful without your participation.
We are relying on everyone who has seen firsthand the
wonderful, personalized education this College provides.
We want to make sure future generations of students have
the same opportunity to receive a high-quality, liberal arts
education in Idaho. We look forward to your continued
support.
The College is changing its name back to The
College of Idaho.
The announcements came as a surprise to many of our
students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, though there
were certainly many interesting rumors circulating around
Hail College of Idaho and Go ‘Yotes!
Robert A. Hoover
President, The College of Idaho
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OUR NEXT 100 YEARS:
SUPERLATIVE GIFT
RESTORATIVE NAME
COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN
BY JENNIFER OXLEY
In an historic announcement on Oct. 11,
Albertson College of Idaho President Bob
Hoover announced that the College had
received the largest gift ever given to an
Idaho college or university, and that it was
returning to its original name – The College
of Idaho.
gift officers to work on the comprehensive
campaign.
The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation
donated $50 million toward the campaign
– the largest gift ever given to an Idaho college or university.
Including this $50 million gift, the J.A. and
Kathryn Albertson Foundation has given or
years, both financially and academically,”
Hoover said. “We could not have done this
without the support and patience of our
faculty, staff, alumni and students, and the
generous support of the J.A. and Kathryn
Albertson Foundation.”
The decision to go back to the College’s
original name was a mutual decision be-
President Bob Hoover announced the $50 million gift, the launch of the 10-year, $175 million comprehensive campaign and the College’s name change at a news conference
on October 11, 2007.
The College also launched a 10-year, $175
million comprehensive fundraising campaign. The comprehensive campaign will
focus on growing the College’s endowment,
increasing the amount of money available
for scholarships and endowing chairs and
professorships. In addition, the campaign
will raise money to:
Remodel Boone Science Hall
Create an athletic endowment
Enhance support for student activities
such as international travel, debate, Model
U.N., distinguished lecture series, etc.
Provide faculty professional
development
The College has hired two additional major
committed $72 million in cash to the College over the past three years. At the time
of the donation, only five other liberal arts
colleges in the United States had received
larger gifts since 1967.
The public announcement came during a
news conference at which Lt. Gov. Jim
Risch, J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation CEO Tom Wilford, Chairman of the
Board of Trustees Jerry Baur, and student
body President Matt Weaver spoke.
The announcement was attended by all Treasure Valley media outlets and was reported
statewide, regionally and nationally.
Hoover and Baur thanked the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation for its many years
of support at the news conference.
“Our College has prospered in the last three
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tween the College and the Foundation, said
Tom Wilford, CEO of the J.A. and Kathryn
Albertson Foundation.
“The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation
is extremely proud of our association with
this high-quality liberal arts institution here
in Idaho,” Wiford said. “The Foundation
and the College believe that the College will
benefit in numerous ways from returning to
its original name as it will open many more
doors for recruiting and fundraising.”
There were several reasons behind the decision to change the name. The College had
heard from many College of Idaho alumni
who didn’t feel connected to the College
after the name changed 16 years ago. Some
also believed the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson
Foundation was fully supporting the Col-
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lege, which made it difficult to raise money.
After conducting a study this spring, the J.A.
and Kathryn Albertson Foundation agreed
that allowing the College to return to its
original name would help it connect with
alumni, fundraise more successfully, and
continue to provide a high-caliber liberal
arts education for generations to come.
“Going back to The College of Idaho is a
bold, unprecedented step that we take with
the full support of the J.A. and Kathryn
Albertson Foundation to help us unite our
alumni, honor the important heritage of
this institution and focus on our future,”
Hoover said.
The College of Idaho will continue to
honor Joe and Kathryn Albertson for their
contributions. Two buildings – the Kathryn
Albertson International Center and the J.A.
Albertson Activities Center – already exist.
The College also hosts Kathryn Albertson
Scholar Days every year.
“We are extremely grateful to the J.A. and
Kathryn Albertson Foundation for the support they have given us over the years,”
Board of Trustees Chairman Baur said.
“They gave us more than money and the
Albertson name 16 years ago – they gave
us the opportunity to re-establish ourselves
and our identity. Without them, we would
not have the success we do today. Even as
we return to The College of Idaho name,
we will forever be proud of our history as
Albertson College of Idaho.”
Caldwell, ID 83605.
People with questions or comments were
encouraged to visit the homepage and use
the “Ask Bob” link. Following are many of
the comments that were received:
1. I know many alumni who are as livid as I am
regarding this situation…
2. I’m not the only alum that is so excited about
the reversal of the name change that I’d like a
new diploma.
3. Congratulations on the gift and the change!
4. I’m excited about the name change – and will
be in line for new apparel & donating more to
11. I just want to say that I am very happy to see
the name of our college returned to College of
Idaho.
12. Thank you for giving us back our name, The
College of Idaho – I feel like I have an old friend
back!!!!!
13. I have to say I am absolutely delighted that
the school has returned to the “C of I”!
14. I am a proud alumni of Albertson College and
am more than a little shocked that the College
alumni are hearing about it from a news release
and not something more personal, considering
how the College prides itself on being such an
intimate academic institution.
Jennifer Oxley is The C of I Communications Director
A MAJOR GIFT AND HISTORIC
NAME CHANGE: What we’ve heard
from you...
Faculty, students, staff, alumni and friends
of the College were notified about the $50
million gift from the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation, the $175 million comprehensive campaign and the name change to
The College of Idaho in several ways, including at an all-faculty meeting the day before
the announcement, an all-campus meeting
the day of the announcement, through the
media, by email and by letter.
If you did not receive an email or letter, you
may need to update your contact information at the College. Please send an email
to the Alumni Office at mbitner@collegeofidaho.edu or a letter to Mary Bitner,
The College of Idaho, 2112 Cleveland Blvd.,
College of Idaho hats were given to news conference attendees.
the Boone Fund this year because of it.
5. A couple good friends of mine are C of I
alums and were very excited about the name
changing back.
6. I believe changing the name back to The
College’s historical roots is one of the smartest
things to be done. This “old alum” is proud of the
institution, and even more so now.
7. I kindly ask you to remove me from all future
mailings, e-mails, and phone lists concerning The
College of Idaho.
8. I’m not quite sure who to thank but I’m also
sure you had at least a little to do with restoring
the name of The College of Idaho.
9. For now I think that I will be stopping my donations past my current commitment. Something
just doesn’t seem right about this.
10. I have concerns that this name change may
cause confusion and potential harm with employers, etc. for alumni such as myself who have a
degree from ACI vs. C of I.
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15. “Way to go C of I!!!” Welcome back!! I am
one of those not happy about the first name
change – it definitely made me feel alienated, and
no longer part of The College of Idaho.
16. I have not donated for years because of the
name change. Now that MY college name has
been restored you can count on me to donate
on a regular basis.
17. I was shocked today to see this email after attending an alumni luncheon yesterday and nothing was mentioned. I think the college should
have asked for viewpoints from all the alumni
prior to making this decision.
18. I don’t think this new name holds as much
prestige and [I am] upset.
19. What’s with the secrecy and the sudden announcement?
20. As a graduate of THE COLLEGE OF IDAHO,
I just wanted to say thank you for whatever role
you played in changing the college’s name back.
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21. I’m definitely in support of the name change.
about offending Albertson College of Idaho
wisely understand that the college is not “ALBIt is an appropriate change. While the College
Alumni with the recent name change. Being one
ERTSON’s Liberal Arts College,” but “IDAHO’s
was thoroughly appreciative of the Albertson
who is more then just offended at this situation
Liberal Arts College.” Well Done!
dollars in 1991, it was unnecessary to change the
and knowing many others who feel like me I
37. I cannot see refusing to give just because the
name. Something about tradition that I like.
believe we deserve a more in-depth response.
name changes. The real way to honor a gift of
22. Here is one Alumni who is really glad to “have
34. Thank you, thank you, thank you for changing
$72 million is to pitch in and give some more! If
my college back” – I have had real problems with
the name back to C of I. Like so many others, I
Albertson thinks the College is worth that much,
what I thought was a “sell out” by The College of
feel that I have my old friend back. And besides
so much so should we. Would you not feel that
Idaho. The College of Idaho has always been my
the “Albertson” just didn’t fit in the College Alma
you threw your money away if you gave a lot and
college and I hope I can get engaged again.
Mater and all the other great songs about The C
no one else gave anything? I’ll be calling you.
of I (does anyone still sing those?)
23. I can’t begin to tell you how pleased I am
38. I guess I wonder if the name will get changed
about the recent news about the name change
35. I have been toiling over how to respond to
again in 16 years when all of the Albertson Colback to College of Idaho.
the name change from Albertson College back to
lege alumni have more disposable income to
College of Idaho. I have thought a lot about the
donate to the college…
24. I’m elated to hear that my alma mater has
reverted back to its original name. As
39. Thank you, thank you, thank
you probably remember, I was one of
you! I am a proud C of I alum and
those who were not thrilled about
have felt like a lost soul for the past
the change when it was made several
16 years. Returning to the historical
years ago. So it’s really a big deal for
name of the college is certainly the
me personally. I’ve emailed with a
best decision that has been made
couple of fellow alumni about it alin a long time. I’ll be buying C of I
ready and heard very joyful responses.
gear and finally making donations
25. It’s C of I again!!! What took so
now that my college is back!
long?! It was obviously a mistake to
40. I’m reading concerns about the
change the name. I’m back... now that
name change but want to reassure
my dear College has its name back.
everyone that those of us who
26. I was one of the first alums to
graduated from C of I had some
write to the administration voicing my
concerns when the name was
outrage that we were not consulted
changed to ACI. The great educabefore changing the name of our coltion received is the same and the
lege to the Albertson College of Idaho
long standing tradition of excel– and I believe it has contributed
lence is the same. No reason to
to the very low rate of giving and a
pull support from the institution.
very high level of distrust among the
41. MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANalumni.
SWERED. YOU HAVE MY FULL
ENTHUSIASTIC AND FINANCIAL
27. Just heard the news about the
SUPPORT.
return to the College of Idaho. I think
it is a great idea and long over due.
42. It was wonderful news to learn
that THE COLLEGE of Idaho is
28. This is an outrage!!!!!!!!!!! How
once again on the masthead of this
dare they change the name of our
fine institution. Congratulations
college? They didn’t even consult the
At an all-campus meeting held before the news conference, C of I alumna and math too for the wonderful funding
alumni!
professor Lynda Danielson (‘89) talks to President Bob Hoover about the College going news. You are to be congratulated
29. Thanks for the heads up on the wonback to The College of Idaho name. for your work in moving the Colderful news. I couldn’t be more thrilled
lege in an ever upward direction.
about the return to the C of I name...as
43. This was indeed good news to receive. Inis every alumni I’ve spoken too thus far.
reasons – spoken and unspoken, and although
terestingly, I was sad about the name change but
30. I enjoyed seeing the news reports regarding
I can understand there were some compelling
saw it as a way to better market the college. I
the fantastic donation from the Albertson Founreasons to make the change the suddenness has
am pleased to see the progress the college has
dation. Congratulations to you, Dr. Hoover and
left me emotionally upset. As an Albertson College
been making over the past couple of years.
everybody else involved.
student I dismissed the feelings that the C of I
44. The college will suffer if you folks cannot
31. Just saw the announcement about the funding
alumni had regarding the original name change.
decide on who you are. Branding is very hard
and the name change. I had faith you’d find the
Now, I understand the genuine pain that they felt.
to achieve and absolutely priceless to protect. I
funding, but I don’t know how you got the name
Unfortunately the College missed an opportunity
graduated under the name C of I, my daughter
change also! I think it’s great and believe it is an
to learn from past mistakes and mitigate some of
graduated under the name Albertsons, so the
important psychological first step toward reconthat pain. The efforts to communicate with alumfamily has graduated under both names and I was
necting with alumni.
ni from the “ACI period” have been passive and
fine with either but simply saying oops now here
horribly ineffective. Instead of moving toward
32. Wow. I don’t know what else to say about
we go again is not in the interest of the future
the goal of a united community, the obvious lack
either the name change or the Albertson Founof the college. Pick a name (could be any name)
of planning has increased hard feelings.
dation donation, Bob, except that I’m sending a
and I will support it as I did when the college
$500 contribution. Whatever you’re doing over
36.What a wonderful gift from the Albertsons. It
changed to “Albertsons” but then stick with it. It
there, keep it up
really is the epitome of giving to give as generis in the best interest of the school to do so.
ously as they have, and yet not feel the need to
33. I would like a better explanation regarding
45. While I was neither contacted by the school
post their “brand” on the school or use their
the question concerning your level of worry
nor the foundation regarding the college’s name,
generosity as a means of advertising. They very
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I share similar thoughts to many of the graduates from the C of I. While we are tremendously
appreciative of the support from the Albertson’s
we felt disappointment with the name change. I
and many of my associates that graduated from
the C of I felt like the school was “selling out”
for financial reasons.
46. Thank you for the message about the important developments at the College. Certainly a
most wonderful gift from the Albertson Foundation!
47. HOORAY!!
48. Thank you so much for the exciting update.
As a graduate of ACI in 2000 I am glad to see
that with this new gift it will continue to grow
and prosper and enrich the education of all that
attend. I also appreciate the information that the
college will be changing its name back to The
College of Idaho.
49. I cannot express in words how important it
is to me that The College of Idaho will again be
known by its original name.
50. I am pleased to have The College of Idaho
name back in place. I believe you always run
a risk of offending someone when a person
or business is singled out by naming a school,
stadium, etc. Congratulations on your fine work
and we look forward to good things from The
College of Idaho.
51. Thank you for the e-mail. The name change
back to C of I is long overdue. My diploma
(which hangs in my office and reads “Collegii
Idahiniensis”) once again refers to a real place
in time. I know many other alumni will feel the
same way.
52. This is great news; I have not donated for
years because of the name change. Now that
MY college name has been restored you can
count on me to donate on a regular basis.
53. I know how upsetting it is to go through a
name change of the College that you attended –
my husband and I graduated the year before the
name changed to Albertson. I would like those
students and alumni who are upset by the name
change to think about the entire history of the
school and how many more people were affected
during the first name change. I do not believe for
one minute that the great strides taken under
the Albertson name were done because of the
name, these strides were made because of the
fine institution and its reputation.
54. The name change is quite disconcerting. I
am concerned that my ACof I diploma will not
mean anything now. How do I go about getting a
diploma with the college’s real name on it? How
do I remove myself from the mailing list for the
college? At this time, I feel like my college no
longer exists and do not want to be contacted
further.
55. I am very disappointed with the name change.
Some may not have liked the “grocery store”
connection with the Albertson name, but there is
a proud history of great educational institutions
assuming the name of their benefactors (Yale,
anyone?)
56. I was very proud of the fact that the college
fulfilled all of my expectations and then some. I
went on to pursue further education at the University of Michigan and came to appreciate The
C of I even more because of the commitment
of the teaching staff and the individual attention
to students that the College of Idaho holds as
a hallmark of The Cof I experience. I was very,
very disappointed when the name change to ACI
occurred and I viewed it as a sellout to big donor
pressure…I have heard all of the grocery store
jokes and references and it was upsetting. It is
good to see that the rich tradition of the school
is being recognized and restored. Kudos to those
with the guts to do the right thing.
57. Good move to change back to The College
of Idaho.
58. As you may have already assumed, this is
going to be a tough pill to swallow for the 16
years of ACI alums who have graduated from the
college.
59. Ever we’ll be singing of thee dear old C of I.
Hooray!! Why did it take so long?
60. As a graduate of The College of Idaho it was
refreshing to be informed that my alma mater
goes back to its historic designation. However, I
can understand the dismay and frustration of the
ACI alumni who are now going through what my
generation did from the earlier name change. I
have written to several of your predecessors
expressing my displeasure of the ACI change and
asking for a clear explanation of why the decision
was made. Never got more than a vague answer
that was comparable to the reasons you and the
board are now giving for removing the “Albertson” designation.
61. Just a comment: Thank you for changing the
name back. The “Albertson College” change
16 years ago was one of the worst decisions
ever made. I will be one of the alumni who will
request an updated copy of my degree with the
PROPER name.
62. I was as indignant and enraged about the first
name change as the newer alum are over this
latest change. Is there anyway to use both names
under an umbrella name, like a holding company
might own two or more businesses with different names? That way, you will be able to keep
ALL the alumni happy, and consequently HAPPILY
DONATING into the future! (smiles)
63. “A rose by any other name is still a rose.” I
however like the change to C of I.
64. The College of Idaho was The College of
Idaho at the beginning and should be forever. I
think the Albertson Family has been more than
kind to the school and will support the traditions
of the school.
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65. I and others understand the concerns of the
graduates of Albertson College of Idaho. There
are after all a hundred years of students who
had the same concerns when the name “College
of Idaho” was retired. We all survived without
issue! Now, we move on together. The real issue is the survival of the College and its style of
education, which is savored by all of us!
66. I am delighted by the return to the original
name. I am amused by the comments from those
“older” alum who said they will buy new gear
with The College of Idaho on it. What happened
to their original stuff!? I still have my purple and
gold scarf, hat and mittens to wear when the
team comes to New England, I can whip out the
T-shirt with my class year on it (1973!), and I have
a recent vintage sweatshirt that the bookstore
unearthed for me when I returned for a Finney
reunion a few years ago. My sincere thanks to the
Albertson Foundation for their continued and
most generous support.
67. I am sincerely perplexed by the reactions of
the student body/alums about the name change.
When a person marries and changes their name
the person is still the same, just in a new phase of
their life. The college has not changed, the professors still teach wonderful classes, the music and
theater departments still give wonderful shows,
and students still receive a quality education.
What does it matter if it is “Albertson” or just
“College,” especially when done with the blessing
of Joe and Kathryn Albertson who didn’t want
the first change? I just think it’s silly to be angry
and petty about all this. If you want to give, give,
but don’t use your money as a way to punish or
reward the college.
68. My heartfelt congratulations on the terrific
work that you’ve done at The College of Idaho
(I never thought I would use that name again)…I
taught English there from 1989-2001, and during
my tenure, I came to love everything about the
college. Over my career, I have taught at schools
with better reputations, more resources, more
selective students, in classier locations, but I have
never been affiliated with a better educational institution, with a more dedicated and loyal faculty,
and with students who had more potential and
the work ethic to realize it.
69. How wonderful for the College of Idaho to
have its name back. Congratulations on your $50
million dollar donation...now that is not chump
change. Wishing you well.
70.We all need to reinforce good decisions by
opening up our wallets.
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BERGER AND MAZURAK CELEBRATE 25 YEARS
AT THE COLLEGE
The College
of Idaho
Howard Berger: From one-year temp to 25-year legend
BY ERIC MOORE (‘08)
For 25 years, a pad of concrete and a bench have become the one of
the most iconic spots at The C of I and the favorite spot of Professor
Howard Berger.
Dr. Berger came to The College of Idaho by chance but, like so many
others, fell in love with this great institution and has become such
an integral part of the campus community that it is impossible not to
find a student that hasn’t taken one of his history courses.
Dr. Berger attributes his tenure here at The C of I to pure luck. While
at the University of Washington in the early 1980s, he was asked by
a colleague to consider filling in for a year. The rest is history. He
describes his career at The C of I as “so immensely satisfying, I’ve so
loved every year that I’ve been here for the past 25 years.”
It is clear that Berger has developed a deep passion for the college
and, in turn, the students have reciprocated by developing a deep passion for him.
“I could come up with many moments throughout my career where it
just reinforced the affection that I had for this place and the fact that I
was lucky enough to wind up here,” says Berger.
And during the fall and spring terms it is impossible not to find Dr.
Berger sitting at his trademark bench surrounded by a group of students and faculty. Situated between Hendren Hall and Strahorn, the
bench is located at a key junction.
He can see “students going to any course on campus, going to eat,
going not to eat; I can judge by their walk whether they’re having
a good day or a bad day, whether I should call them over and say,
‘What’s the problem?’ if they’re staring downward at the cement.”
It is that deep commitment to The C of I students that has allowed
him to develop deep bonds with alumni going back nearly 30 years
and spanning multiple institutions including The College of Idaho,
University of Washington, and Western Washington University.
To what does Berger attribute his immense success here at The C of
I? Berger jokingly says “how bad all the other faculty really are.”
In fact he actually attributes his success inside and outside the classroom to telling stories. “What I do in the classroom is tell stories.
That is how I see history, how I see my life and how I see all life,”
Berger says. “It is a story of heroes and villains, but to me it is hard
to look at it as anything other than being part of a plot.”
He believes that his life is a story, history is a story, even this college
is a story with heroes and villains that have helped it to survive at the
right moments.
“What I attribute it to is that students just love to hear good stories, it
gives them meaning in their own life when they realize good stories
matter and they want their life to be a good story, hopefully with a
happy ending.”
When asked how he feels about the recent name change he responds
by saying the Albertson family “did more than any other group to
keep this college open and flourishing, so the fact that we called it
Albertson College is perfectly legitimate.”
He also believes that “the school is not the name – the school is the
teachers, the students, the life they lead.”
Berger’s summarizes his career at The C of I by saying “Well I’m
finishing my first 25 years here so I’m halfway done with my career
here at this college. I expect to be teaching here until I’m dead or I
develop Alzheimer’s and can’t remember what room I’m supposed to
be in.”
And as for the college, “as I always have told students over the
years, this college has survived World War I, it’s survived the Great
Depression, it’s survived World War II, it’s survived the state public
university system. This college will always be here, doing the good
job that it does.”
And for the foreseeable future Dr. Howard Berger will be here at the
college as well.
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Faces of
The College
of Idaho
T Maz: Faculty President Terry Mazurak Celebrates his
25th year at The C of I
BY ALAN MINSKOFF
Twenty-five years ago Terry Mazurak left the misty climate of the
Puget Sound and took a job teaching philosophy in arid Caldwell.
Even though Professor Mazurak came to the College from the University of Washington, he did his undergraduate degree at Carleton
College in Northfield, Minn., which like The C of I is a small private
– and highly regarded – liberal arts college with fewer than 2,000
undergraduate students.
Mazurak remembers The College of Idaho in 1982 as “much smaller,
with fewer buildings, fewer students and faculty – and a very good
atmosphere. I was impressed from the day I arrived by the academic
seriousness of the students and faculty.” Mazurak was mentored by
much beloved professor of philosophy and religion Bill Chalker.
While he regrets that today’s students seem to be somewhat less interested in philosophy, he notes that many students who would have
majored in philosophy in the past now turn to political economy and
varieties of literary studies.
“Interest has been defused, and across the country interest in academic philosophy has waned,” he said. To Mazurak, today’s C of I
students are “more sophisticated, know more about the world and
especially technology.”
Interest in philosophy is “kindled in times of major crisis in values
such as the Vietnam War when people have to think seriously about
their values. Today because of relativism or intellectual laziness,
people are not willing to confront issues about values, what is real
and what we know.” One of the goals of his course “The Good Life”
is for students to come away from the class and really think about
their ultimate goals.
Poet and English professor Diane Raptosh (‘83) had Mazurak when
she was a C of I undergraduate. She studied philosophy with the
“new, young philosophy professor” in 1983 and remembers the man
she calls “the honorable philosopher” as a favorite with her peers.
“My undergraduate friends, Mark, Jon, and I decided to unite the
experiences of Terry Mazurak under the moniker, ‘The Maz’… short
for the man whose gentle madness we found amazing.”
A modest man with a generous nature, the bearded Mazurak fits the
image of a philosophy professor, from his favored gray herringbone
sports coat to his crumpled rain hat. While he may no longer be focusing on the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl, the subject of his
dissertation at the University of Washington, Mazurak has evolved a
serious intellectual interest in early Makayana philosophy and spiritual involvement with Buddhism.
Mazurak, who holds the Bernie McCain Chair in the Humanities, has
given presentations on “Teaching Chinese Philosophy,” co-led a C of
I student tour to China and taught courses in Buddhism.
Dan Rutledge (‘93), an adjunct in English, remembers “the Maz”
and especially his Philosophy and Religion of India course as one of
the more unique experiences he had at the College:
“The most remarkable thing I recall was how one of the stu-
dents led the class in group meditation,” Rutledge says. “We didn’t
chant a mantra or burn incense, we simply concentrated on relaxing. What I recall most vividly was not the meditation itself, but the
vibrant mood afterward. I was nearly ecstatic. I felt my surroundings
as if I had never before truly appreciated them.”
Other students agreed and Rutledge wondered if he had chosen the
wrong major.
Since coming to The C of I, Professor Mazurak has always lived in
Caldwell. He and his wife, the former Kristina Rostock (‘89), associate professor of business (affectionately known as K Maz) live
in a handsome old house in the Steunenberg Historic District a few
blocks off campus.
As faculty president, Mazurak brings his skills as a thinker to the
tasks of representing his peers to the administration and board of
trustees
“It’s a time-consuming job with a lot of meetings to attend and much
of the faculty business to coordinate,” he says. But he adds that “it’s
important for a self-governing faculty to take control,” and he is a
true advocate for having our college be competitive with top 100 liberal arts colleges, and having faculty salaries and academic support
commensurate to those peer institutions.
A strong proponent of the liberal arts, Mazurak says the goals of a
liberal arts education are “to learn what your culture defines as the
necessary skills to be a free person.
“Liberal arts education is too often presented as a tour of the museum
of world civilization and not the knowledge and skill to live life as a
free person,” he says.
Asked what he will be doing in 10 years, Mazurak replies, “wonderfully retired and working on arcane texts and arguments and writing
papers that only 12 people will read.”
Alan Minskoff teaches journalism and writing at the College.
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Faces of
The College
of Idaho
A love of country: international student Salim
Hussinyar talks about growing up in Afghanistan
where you could buy American goods sold by the soldiers, including army uniforms, army boots, cameras, laptops, and personal items
such as alcohol and cigarettes.
“I am personally grateful to the American families who are sending their sons and daughters out to fight the extremists and terrorism
with us,” Salim said. “I understand that both our nations, as well
as all other nations of the world, are victims of terrorism and that a
global effort is necessary to fight the combined efforts of radicals.
We Afghans are especially thankful for all the help and support the
Americans gave us, but much of the money that went to Afghanistan
went to private pockets. The money could be used more effectively if
it was coordinated with the local interests.”
The change in government brought about by the American military
action continues to move Afghanistan towards a democratic system.
Salim expresses optimism about this process, but understands that it
will take time to change the culture enough that the system is truly
accepted.
“We came a long way, but there is a long way still to go,” he said.
“One major issue is that women are still not receiving equal rights,
but this will also take time.”
Although the American media often chooses to emphasize Afghan’s
disillusionment with the new government of Afghanistan, Salim, who
worked for the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, encourages Americans to view the positive, “We now have an opposition that fights not by arms, but rather through democratic means.”
Salim came to The C of I after completing his International Baccalaureate diploma at the United World College of the Adriatic.
The United World College is a highly-competitive two-year college
preparatory school, which seeks to place students of all nationalities
together for the purpose of “fostering peace and international understanding.” (For more information about the program see page 9)
In 2006, Salim finished the IB program and went back to Afghanistan
where he worked for the Aga Khan Development Network. This
non-governmental organization (NGO) is a humanitarian group that
acts in over 40 countries and is lead by Ismaili Muslim leader, His
Highness The Aga Khan.
As part of his job, Salim was responsible for getting the financial
sector to help refugees and returnees from Pakistan and Iran obtain
homes, shelter and other basic necessities in Afghanistan.
As an international student in the United States, Salim feels an
obligation to help educate Americans about his culture and religion
– something to which many Americans are not exposed.
In summarizing his role as an international student, Salim states, “I
am here to present the good of Islam in my daily interactions with
people. The image of terrorists that has always been associated with
Muslim countries is not true – any act of violence is condemned in
any religion. I hope that others will come to understand this.”
BY BRENDEN HOFFMAN (‘10)
C of I freshman Mohammad (Salim) Hussinyar
Mohammad (Salim)
Hussinyar, a freshman
international student
at The College of
Idaho, was born in
Kabul, Afghanistan.
For much of his life,
he has lived in northern Afghanistan, a
country that has been
continuously plagued
by wars for almost
three decades.
Salim was born into
a war situation and
grew up in warring
country. Even so, he
said he prefers to live
in Afghanistan due to
“a love of country and
love of the Afghan people.”
As Ismaili Muslims of Hazara ethnicity, the Hussinyar family’s
way of life changed drastically when the Taliban came into power
in 1995. His father had a position in the government, which he was
forced to quit. When the Taliban forces reached the northern territories of the country where Salim resided, he and his family had to flee
through the mountains as refugees to Pakistan.
The Hussinyar family had to abandon all of their property and
wealth. They could only take with them $300.
After a few months in Pakistan, Salim and his family chose to return
to Afghanistan and settle in Kabul. They found a society drastically
changed by the Taliban regime. The most tangible change for Salim
was in his education.
He recalls, “The curriculum had changed to primarily Arabic and
religious instruction. All sciences were taken out of the curriculum.
Students all had to wear turbans. Girls were not allowed to attend
school at all and women couldn’t go to work.”
After 9/11, the United States liberated Afghanistan and forced the
Taliban out of power.
Salim said that in a relatively short amount of time, women were able
to go back to work and girls started going to school. Normal educational curriculua came back.
Society in Kabul was essentially back to the way it was before the
Taliban with one major exception: there were now new markets
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Faces of
The College
of Idaho
The C of I Expands International Awareness through Prestigious Davis Scholarship Program
BY DANIEL RUTLEDGE (’93)
Those of us who call The College of Idaho alma mater have always known there was something special about our school. It
is true that we don’t have huge budgets, and I doubt I’ll ever see a Coyote basketball game broadcast outside of Idaho. But
unlike schools that have nationally known sports teams that can afford separate facilities for football practice and football
games, and that pay their coaches in gross disproportion compared to their professors, our focus leans less toward the athletic
and more toward the academic.
Regardless of our certainty about the College’s academic excellence, however, our reputation outside of Idaho isn’t as well
known as it could be. While The C of I has always welcomed students from other states and countries, the vast majority of
them are Idaho residents. Recently, however, the College has begun a concerted effort to attract more international students
both to bolster our reputation beyond our borders, as well as to further diversify the experience of all students in their time
with us. Part of that effort is our participation in the Davis United World College Scholars Program.
The program has its foundations with the United World Colleges, a group of 12 schools around the world with the mission
of promoting international relations through cultural exchange. The UWC program began in 1962 with the ideas of German
Kurt Hahn, who believed that if young people lived and worked together that we might overcome some of the hostility and
conflict between different nations and cultures. Today, students compete to enter these schools through a competitive selection process that involves selection committees in 124 countries. Once selected, they complete their final two years of high
school in an international community, earning an International Baccalaureate diploma.
In 2001, investor and philanthropist Shelby Davis became involved, funding the Davis United World College Scholars
Program. That year he began pilot programs at five colleges and universities, funding the undergraduate educations of UWC
graduates at American institutes with need-based scholarships of up to $10,000 per year.
In 2004, the program began to expand, and now includes 76 schools. Since 2006, the Davis Scholars Program has included
The College of Idaho, participating alongside schools such as Brandeis, Princeton and Harvard.
Our involvement was due in large part to Brian Bava, Associate Director of Admission and Director of International Student
Recruitment for The C of I. Himself a graduate of the United World College program, he felt that given the college’s push to
attract more international students, the Davis UWC Scholars Program would be a natural fit. Under his direction, the College
applied and was accepted to the program last year.
Brian travels the world to visit UWC and other schools, talking to potential students about The College of Idaho and informing them about our liberal arts focus. Our commitment to the liberal arts is a complement to the mission of the UWC program,
and as of fall 2007, The College of Idaho has six Davis scholars from Africa, Europe and Asia.
This year’s Davis Scholars are:
Theodore Coleman – Nigeria, UWC of the America West
Misha Datta – India, Mahindra UWC of India,
Salim Hussinyar – Afghanistan, UWC of the Adriatic
Ayesha Lissanevitch – Nepal, Red Cross Nordic UWC
Yana Sadouskaya – Belarus, UWC of the Adriatic
Feng Wang – China, UWC of the Atlantic
This group is part of a growing number of international students at The College of Idaho that will not only return home with
a hopefully positive experience, but they also bring their experiences and their culture to our campus, helping to improve
the College and its larger community. All of our graduates can benefit from this exposure, and as we continue to go out into
the worlds of work and academia, that quality of education we are so proud of can only continue to improve. And with the
college’s participation in such an exclusive program of international scholars, we have one more quantifiable thing to point to
that shows that our feelings are well deserved.
Daniel Rutledge is an adjunct instructor in The C of I English Department.
For more information about the Davis United World College Scholars Program, visit www.davisuwcscholars.org.
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Around Campus:
The C of I News
AROUND CAMPUS
Garden dedicated in memory of
alumnus and Trustee John Wagers
The Wagers Family
The College of Idaho and the family of alumnus John Wagers (‘57) dedicated the Wagers
Recognition Garden on Sept. 14. The idyllic
garden is located behind Strahorn Hall on
The C of I campus.
John’s wife, Mary Wagers (‘57), was
involved in the design and planning of the
garden and is certain it is something John
would have enjoyed.
“He made a comment to me before died,”
Mary said. “He said, ‘When I’m gone, maybe
you could do something at the College in my
memory.’ I think he would like the garden
very much.”
Wagers, who died in 2006, was the longtime
owner of The Idaho Candy Company, which
he and Mary purchased in 1984. In 1991, Wagers was named Idaho Small Business Person
of the Year by Pres. George H.W. Bush at a
ceremony in the White House Rose Garden.
His son, Dave, joined the company that same
year. Under John and Dave’s leadership, the
sales volume at the company tripled and its
product line increased from 3,500 units to
more than 6,000, including the popular Idaho
Spud Bars.
John Wagers was president of the Albertson
College of Idaho Alumni Board, was a member of the Board of Trustees for 12 years,
and was active on the Building and Grounds
Committee.
Below is the speech given by John Wagers
son, Ken (‘84), at the dedication of the
Wagers Recognition Garden on Sept. 14,
2007.
I first visited The College of Idaho just over 27
years ago. Mom & Dad brought me for a campus
visit to see if maybe I wanted to go to college
here. Wisely, they sent me off on a campus tour
with Graydon Stanley, an enthusiastic junior
who showed me around the college. I was immediately enthralled.
I didn’t apply to any other schools – C of I just
seemed right to me. I liked the size and feel of
the college, and the thought that my Mom & Dad
were here 25 years earlier made it feel comfortable, too. Dad and I even shared the same advisor,
Professor Lamar Bollinger.
Visiting the campus some 20 years after graduation is a paradox – I can still see my friends walking around campus, and many of the buildings are
familiar. However, for me, it’s a lot more “shiny”
now – new buildings, beautiful grounds. The college has come a long way since I left in 1984.
I like to think that during that first visit with me,
Dad felt a lot like I do today. When we visited the
campus back in 1980, Boone Hall was fairly new,
and Hayman Hall had been added to the dorms.
Terteling Library and Jewett Auditorium were
also new since the ‘50s. But the old friends were
there, too. Strahorn, Covell, Kirkpatrick, Simplot
Hall,Voorhees, Finney. And of course, Sterry Hall.
Many people worked hard between the ‘50s and
the ‘80s to get the college to where it was when
I started. Raising money and enthusiasm to improve the grounds and build buildings is no small
task. The difference it made to us, the students
of the ‘80s, is what kept us at the college so that
we could learn we what needed to be successful.
Of course, the amazing professors were no small
matter either.
When I look at my friends from college, I see
successes of all kinds. I like to think my class
has made a real difference in the world, and has
helped build strong communities and connections
with people wherever we’ve landed. Lawyers,
business people, researchers, educators, and
health care professionals of all kinds. We were
a motley crew that’s turned out well, and I’d be
happy to tell you stories all afternoon. Some of
them I can even tell my Mom.
I think after I left the college, Dad missed it even
more – I remember the late night sessions mentally sparring with my friends at our house as his
favorite entertainment. He loved the energy of
learning and knowledge, and forced us to defend
our beliefs. After we left Caldwell to go our separate ways, he turned his energies back to serve
the school, and loved every minute of it.
The last quarter century has seen even more
change on the campus. Look around the campus,
and you’ll see his touches. Serving as a Trustee on
the Building and Grounds committee, he helped
shape the campus. Serving as President of the
Alumni Board, he cajoled us into continuing to
support the college. He helped build a campus we
could have only dreamed of back in 1984.
Look closely and you’ll see his name in a few key
places. It’s on a pair of seat backs in the basketball
center, and I don’t think there are many people
who’ve seen more games than Dad. If you know
where to look, you’ll also find his name welded
onto a manhole cover that he had fixed because
of the ribbing his friends gave him!
Dad would have liked this garden. One of the
things he did best in his life was to work with
other people to get important things done. Here
in the garden, we see all of those other people
who’ve worked alongside Dad to improve the
campus and make the school a place where future
students can see themselves. He’d especially
like it that there’s plenty of room for the future
– preparing the college for the next generation of
students coming to find their place in the world.
Our family has sent six young minds to the College over three generations. Besides Mom, Dad
and I, three of our cousins, Mary, Matthew and
Megan Blanksma all graduated from the College. The College has made a lasting mark on our
family, and we hope our family has made a lasting
impression on the College. Who knows – perhaps
my sons will end up here in the not too distant
future.
On behalf of all of my family, thank you all very
much for coming and remembering Dad.
Sinclair Walkway stone plaques available
The Wagers Recognition Garden includes granite slabs engraved with the names of
alumni and others over the past several decades. Formerly, these alumni had stone
plaques placed at the base of trees along the Margaret Sinclair Walkway on campus.
Recently, the roots of the trees began to press against the plaques and the plaques
needed to be removed.
Family members who wish to pick up the plaques can contact The College of Idaho
Maintenance and Operations office at (208) 459-5551.
Dedication of the John Wagers Recognition Garden
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The C of I News
The C of I presents family with fulltuition scholarships for children
In August, The College of Idaho Board
Chairman Jerry Baur and President Bob
Hoover surprised the Stockdale family of
Middleton by presenting them with full-tuition scholarships for their four children.
Previously, The C of I had offered half-tuition
scholarships to Kayden, 6, Jetty, 5, Baylee,
4, and McKinnon, 2 — whose family was
chosen by the popular ABC show “Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition,” to receive a specially designed and constructed home.
The kids, all of whom were wearing purple
and gold t-shirts emblazoned with “My First
ACI T-shirt,” the day Hoover and Baur visited, have eosinophilic enteropathy, a condition
that prevents them from ingesting and digesting food. Baylee and Jetty are fed through a
g-tube in their abdomen. McKinnon drinks
formula, but will probably later receive a gtube as well. Kayden has a restricted diet.
Hoover decided to offer full-tuition scholarships after learning more about the family.
“When we got to thinking about the difficulties this family is going to face in terms of the
children’s illness, it made more sense to offer
full tuition scholarships,” Hoover said. “We
felt very strongly that this was the right thing
to do.”
Hoover added that he will help the Stockdale
children become familiar with the campus as
they get older. He provided ‘Yotes basketball
season tickets to the family and is finding
other ways to involve them in The C of I
community. “It’s important for us to help
them connect with the college in a memorable and enjoyable way,” Hoover said.
Hoover estimated that by the time the Stockdale children are old enough to enroll at The
C of I, the scholarships could be worth a total
of $500,000 or more. Tuition to The C of I
for the 2007-08 school year is $17,000.
Parents Ryan and Karia Stockdale were
surprised and thrilled by the scholarships.
They said they hadn’t been able to save much
for college because of the children’s medical
bills.
“We breathed a great sigh of relief when we
learned about the scholarships that we were
given,” said Ryan, after being presented with
framed certificates for each of the children.
“For the kids to have an opportunity to go to
such a great college that is such an important
part of the community is wonderful.”
Karia added with a laugh: “Especially since
Kayden has decided he wants to be a brain
surgeon.”
Ryan said the kids have been especially interested in college since he enrolled at Boise
State University in the biology department.
“They love knowledge so much,” he said.
“Now that I’m in school, they want to do
what I’m doing.”
The Stockdales were featured on Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition in December.
October’s Taste of the Harvest
raises $6,000 for scholarship
This year’s annual Taste of the Harvest was
one of the College’s most successful. Held
on Oct. 6, the event raised $6,000 toward
scholarships for the children of migrant farmworkers and was attended by more than 600
people. In 2006, Taste of the Harvest raised
$5,000.
This is the seventh year of Taste of the Harvest, which brings together Idaho wineries,
food producers and entertainers in a celebration of the fall harvest. More than 33 vendors
attended this year’s event. Entertainment was
provided by The Rockin’ Hippies, The Kawa
Taiko drummers, The Traditional Mexican
Dancers and Sudha’s Indian Classical Dance
Group.
This year’s Taste of the Harvest was sponsored by Canyon County Farm Bureau
Federation, Idaho Press-Tribune, Bon Appetit
and Idaho Wine Commission. The C of I
Heritage Scholars helped set up and clean
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up after the event.
Taste of the Harvest scholarship fundraiser
began as a way to celebrate the fall harvest in
Canyon County and raise money for the children of farmworkers to attend the College.
Taste of the Harvest features samples from
many of Idaho’s premium vineyards, caterers and growers including Bitner Vineyard,
D’arcy’s Catering, Donya Marie’s, Idaho
Beef Council, Indian Creek Winery, Koenig
Distillery and Winery, Pend d’Oreille Winery,
Sawtooth Winery, The Winery at Eagle Knoll,
United Dairymen of Idaho and Williamson
Vineyard.
C of I Trustee Dr. Ron Bitner (‘68) and
his wife Mary, who works in The C of I’s
Alumni Relations Office, came up with the
idea for Taste of the Harvest.
“We wanted to involve the campus and the
community in the celebration of Canyon
County’s fall harvest,” Bitner said. “Both
Mary and I think it is important to give back
to the migrant farmworker community by
helping them educate their children.”
Bitner grew up in a small Idaho farming
community. “Going to school here opened up
my world,” he said. “I really think going to a
school like The College of Idaho will provide
a better life for the students who receive these
Taste of the Harvest Scholarships.”
Now the Bitners have 16 acres of their own
grapes in Canyon County, plus they oversee
other acres as well.
Idaho’s wine region, which is the 8,263
square mile Snake River Valley from Twin
Falls to southeast Oregon, was granted
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American Viticulture Area (AVA) status this
year. The designation is for grape-growing
regions that produce wines with a distinctive
style and taste.
The Snake River Valley has 15 wineries and
46 vineyards. It includes Ada, Adams, Boise,
Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome,
Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, and Washington counties in Idaho and Baker and Malheur
counties in Oregon.
The College of Idaho Homecoming
2007 and reunions for classes of ‘52,
‘62, ‘72, ‘82, ‘92, ‘97, ‘02
Planned Giving: Another way to support The College of Idaho
By including the College of Idaho in your estate plan, assets
that have been accumulated over the course of a productive
lifetime can provide significant benefits for future generations
of students. Donors can establish plans benefiting both their
heirs and the College in mutually advantageous ways. In addition, for donors with taxable retirement accounts or taxable estates, assets that would otherwise be paid to the federal or state
government can instead benefit the College. The College of
Idaho development department is delighted to discuss the various ways you might incorporate a gift to the College into your
estate plan. Please contact the Office of Development at (208)
459-5851 or by e-mail at mvandervelden@collegeofidaho.edu
for more information.
“I have included the College in my will for many reasons”
Sharon (Malone) Buckle ‘72, Betty (Iseri) Simpson ‘71 and Peter Hoover ‘72 reconnected at The C
of I BBQ during Homecoming in November.
Alumni from the classes 1952, ‘62, ‘72,
‘82, ‘92, ’97 and ‘02 returned to campus on
Nov. 16 and 17 for Homecoming festivities, including the annual National Alumni
Board Awards Lunch (see p. 20), an alumni
symposium, tours of campus, a wine tasting
tour, barbeques, the Golden Rule Basketball
Shootout and a fun run.
The weekend concluded with a service at
Boone Church, at which the C of I choir
performed, Pres. Bob Hoover spoke and the
sermon was given by campus minister Phil
Rogers.
In May at Commencement, the classes of
1948, ‘58, ‘68, ‘78, ’88 and ‘98 will have
reunions.
Eloise (Heath) Anderson (‘42)
I was
born in
Caldwell,
right
across
the street
from The
College
of Idaho,
so it was
always
part of my
life growing up. Dr. Boone lived across
the street in the other direction. In all,
13 of my family members have attended
the College.
For my brother and sister, it was “understood” that we were to attend college
after graduation from high school. We
all attended The C of I, because it was
the only place we could afford. We
could save by living at home. Annual
tuition at The C of I was $50 in l937,
the year I began.
Working on campus to earn a little
money also helped. Even though I was
a student, I worked part-time as a secretary for two presidents, Dr. Raymond
Hotchkiss Leach and Dr. William W.
Hall, Jr.
Shirley (Vocu) Marmon ‘51 and Loren Marmon
‘53 also attended the barbecue and Loren showed off
his “vintage” C of I sweatshirt.
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There was great energy on campus as
students interacted with fine faculty like
O. J. Smith and John Anderson. There
were plays, musical performances,
debate, sports and clubs. I was a cheerleader at Caldwell High School and
was a cheerleader during my time at the
college. My dog, Ponto, dressed up for
all the football games and helped rally
the crowd. I met my husband, Douglas
Anderson, at the college, and we were
married for 39 years.
My husband and I always thought it
was important to support the College
financially. We made gifts every year to
the annual fund and I became personally
reengaged with the college in the l980s,
when the National Alumni Board was
established. When I became eligible to
join the Half Century Society I did, and
spent a couple of terms as president.
I have included the College in my will
for many reasons. My husband predeceased me, and we had no children.
As you become older, you reflect upon
people and institutions that have had
the greatest influence on your life. For
me, it was The College of Idaho and my
church. I feel at peace knowing that
they are beneficiaries of my estate. This
is something I have never regretted.
OF LEAVES AND THE LOST CAMPUS:
RECLAIMING THE COLLEGE OF IDAHO VISION
BY STEVE MAUGHAN (‘85)
Examine the
photographic
record of our
College and you
can’t help but
notice one striking fact: as the
College grew
from two original buildings
on “the hill” of
sagebrush and
alkali above
a turn-of-thecentury railroad
boomtown,
there grew up alongside its buildings – trees.
A famous early photo of H.H. Hayman,
professor of economics and debate at the College from 1909-1947, decked out in simple
dark suit and sporting porkpie hat, shows him
toting two large buckets of water through the
middle of campus.
His goal: nursing a long line of twig-like
Dutch elm trees. By all accounts, Hayman
slaved in the off hours cultivating a budding
campus. By the mid-1920s, pictures show
those sprigs bushing out to 20-foot saplings.
By the 1950s, the campus was dominated not
only by Sterry, Voorhees, Finney, and Strahorn halls, but by towing elms, vase-like in a
rising grace of form, providing an enormous,
canopy of branch and leaf supported by long
lines of fine, woody, columnar trunks.
Not only the center of campus, but also the
edges were defined by extended lines of stately trees, planted in the park strips separating
street from sidewalk. As students entered the
campus through “The Hat” – that funky little
roof-on-pillars tram stop – they would have
looked along a long line of elms on “The
Boulevard.”
To come to campus was to step from the
dusty heat of high desert prairie to a shaded
sanctuary inhabited by people well aware that
this environment was supposed to be different from the world around it.
Only one of those elms remains: a large
Chinese Elm towering beside Strahorn. Every
other fell to the chainsaw. Why? There are
things to be learned from the stories of the
past: one is the lesson of the ecologist – it’s
often disastrous to plant a monoculture.
When a new strain of Dutch Elm disease
spread virulently to the American West in the
1970s, the campus elms rapidly fell prey. By
1980, not only the campus, but virtually all
of Caldwell – which had once itself enjoyed
shady street after shady street to the west
of campus – saw tree after tree felled to the
woody plague.
The story of campus and city trees is more,
however, than a story illustrating the importance of biodiversity. It is also a story that
takes us to an era of lost vision in the history
of America.
The campus of H.H. Hayman and William
Judson Boone reflected a larger vision, a
vision launched in response to the spreading
slums that were the more unsavory legacy of
industrializing America in the Gilded Age.
This vision took on a name: the City Beautiful movement.
In America it saw its apotheosis in 1893 at
the Colombian Exposition in Chicago where
the famed “White City” modeled an urban
landscape of harmonious order: a Beaux-arts
extravaganza of neo-classical buildings and
tree-lined boulevards evoking the beauty of
symmetrical design and the importance of
humane, walkable streets with green space,
tree-filled park strips separating road from
pedestrian, and the first widespread use of
electric lighting, opening the night to consumers of the modern city.
And what does all this have to do with the
campus? You just have to look around
when you are in the Quad. From the French
Renaissance symmetry of Sterry Hall to the
neo-classical façade and signature Palladian
window of Strahorn, the newly designed
campus of Boone and Hayman strove for the
effect of ordered dignity embodied in the City
Beautiful movement.
The Campus Beautiful, the mark of the
Progressive Era vision, meets the eye of
each college resident today; however, sadly,
without the extraordinary tree canopy that
was one of its results. If you want a taste of
that past, step into the new Wagers Recognition Garden behind Strahorn, one place that
still has that lost feel. Then consider what it
looked like in 1925 when the hired laborers
– including many college students, among
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A Leafier C of I
them, the young Joe Albertson – worked to
erect the new Strahorn Library in a dry sagebrush patch on the campus’s south forty.
As we launch our new comprehensive campaign at The College of Idaho, we have the
perfect opportunity to reconnect to that vision
of the Boone era, when an idea of the campus
of the future lay literally in bud in those tiny
sprigs of elm planted by Dr. Hayman.
The Wagers Garden is a fine start: nestled in
one of the few small hardwood groves that
remain on campus, it provides an example of
the kind of campus beautification that could
continue out of the comprehensive campaign.
First, donations made to honor loved ones,
past faculty mentors, and college friends (by
inclusion of their names on the granite tablets
in the grove) help provide funds for campus
tree plantings and landscaping improvements.
Second, the Grove itself stands as an example of what a generous donation can do to
completely renovate a neglected corner of the
campus, replace a lost element of “the campus beautiful,” or launch a new initiative such
as one mentioned to me recently by a fellow
faculty member: planting a wide variety of
tree species, identified with scientific-grade
labeling, that would establish the campus as
an arboretum.
Projects like this might not only reclaim a
lost past, but provide lessons in the importance environment and botanical knowledge
to a campus with education on its mind.
New visitors to our campus almost always
comment on its beauty, an impression
that could only be enhanced by a series of
landscaping and entryway projects, and also
by the planting of big, bold trees, properly
pruned upward to recreate – time willing
– the tree canopy that now exists only as a
lost aspect of the historic campus.
The vision of a campus worthy of a fine
college remains an important aspect of our
heritage. Notably the tree-filled thick canopy
of leafiness that characterized The College of
Idaho was by the 1950s one of the most visible legacies of the optimism of the College’s
first generations of professors and students
who planted and cared for saplings, buildings, lives and educations that were the stuff
of the College’s way in this world.
In these ways our comprehensive campaign
can help us reconnect with a past that continues to define what a college like this is and
should be all about.
Steve Maughan is chair of the history department
at The C of I
New York City is the financial and artistic heart of the
United States, so it’s no wonder that so many people
are drawn to the city to pursue their dreams, including
about two dozen graduates from The College of Idaho.
Here is a glimpse into the lives of a few College of
Idaho alumni who call this city of 8 million home.
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COYOTES TAKE ON THE BIG APPLE
BY BETH ZBOROWSKI (‘02)
The Marriage of Art and Finance
“I always hoped I might end up in New York
City,” Kate (Hogge) Fowler (‘02) said. “Will
and I decided to move to New York because
it was great for his career and great for my
career. Why not?!”
Kate works as an auditor for Big Four accounting firm Ernst and Young. She’s been
with the company for three years. Will
Fowler (‘01) is actively pursuing his dream
of acting – successfully landing several parts
off-Broadway in regional theater productions, television and in an independent movie
debuting soon.
“Being an actor in New York is a lesson in
positive thinking – I’ve never worked so hard
at anything in my entire life. But every time I
book a show, film, or TV episode, the reward
is amazing,” Will said. “To do a show in New
York City, which is the center of theatre certainly for the United States and some would
argue the world, is like living a dream.”
Will and Kate’s path to New York City took
them first to Kansas City where Will earned
his master’s of fine arts in acting/directing
from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Kate spent her time working as an auditor
for a regional bank and then for Deloitte &
Touche. The time in Missouri allowed the
couple to acclimate to a bigger metro area,
but nothing could completely prepare them
for life in the big city.
”Even though we had planned on it for two
years, we crash landed in the city and never
looked back,” he said.
“I’ll never forget driving toward the skyline
in our Penske moving truck, thinking, ‘Oh
my goodness, this is really going to happen’
and then coming out of the Lincoln tunnel...”
Kate said.
Will continues, “I looked at Kate and said
‘How are we going to do this?’ To which she
graciously responded ‘I have no idea.’
“…and then you just make it happen for
yourself – you walk a little faster, speak a
little louder, and fight your way through the
crowd,” Kate finished. “It’s really not as hard
as it seems. It just requires the desire to make
it work.”
Will gives credit for the success he’s found in
New York to his experiences at The College
of Idaho. Psychology Professor John Thuerer prepared him to deal with the numerous
people he encounters on a daily basis in the
city. He credits Political Economy Professor
Jasper LiCalzi with teaching him how to
jabber about current events, something that
comes in handy when talking to strangers on
the subway.
Perhaps most applicable to his career aspirations, Will said Joe Golden taught him how
to learn from his environment and use it to
his advantage. All are skills that have come
in handy.
Three years after making the city their home,
Kate and Will can’t imagine life any other
way. They live in a one-bedroom apartment
on the Upper East Side and have a small
white apartment-sized dog (a Maltese) named
Bentley. There isn’t a better place in the
world for this couple to launch their shared
dreams.
“I aspire to be on Broadway, then film. Right
now everything I do, every show I book, is
geared towards those two things,” Will said.
“A long shot? Maybe, but that’s why I’m
here!”
The Bright Lights of Broadway
As a student at The College of Idaho, Laura
Soldati (‘00) was center stage. Her voice was
the centerpiece of the music department and
she had leading roles in operas, choir performances and theatrical productions. When she
arrived in New York six years ago, she sang
in the choruses of repertoire opera companies and at several churches. In the process,
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Laura found a new passion – being behind
the scenes.
Laura started working for the Shubert
Organization, the largest owner of commercial theaters on Broadway. She approached
the Broadway scene with a smile, humble
graciousness and bravado that she and her
friends call “being Idahoan,” and it served
her well.
“I would walk into a room and not know who
anybody was and unlike my peers who were
familiar with the Broadway scene, I was not
fazed that I had just started a conversation
with one of the big names of Broadway history,” she said.
“It has been an absolute advantage I didn’t
have any preconceived notions about opening
up communication because I was genuinely
interested in what they had to say. I was a nobody, but they were interested in my opinion
because I was willing to give it. Because I
didn’t know who they were, I could relate to
them on a more human level.”
Laura’s first experience interacting with a
legend of Broadway history came on the day
she interviewed for her position with Shubert.
She walked into the Shubert offices knowing she was qualified for the position, but
not fully understanding the prestige of the
organization.
While sitting in the reception area waiting to
be called for an interview, Laura struck up a
conversation with the fellow sitting next to
her, who looked vaguely familiar to her.
“I talked about being new to New York, and
we just started chatting,” she said. “Then the
executive assistant came out and said ‘Mr.
Macintosh, please come with me.’”
Mr. Macintosh turned out to be Sir Cameron
Macintosh, the renowned Broadway producer
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of “Cats,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Avenue
Q,” “Miss Saigon” and many others. The encounter was just the first of many that Laura
had had with big names working in shows in
the Shubert theaters including Burt Reynolds,
Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman and, one of
Laura’s idols, Bernadette Peters.
Laura’s been in New York City for six
years and now considers herself a veteran.
Although she loved her work at Shubert
she’s now tackling a graduate degree in arts
administration from Columbia University
and is currently working for the New York
Philharmonic.
“It’s been a wonderful time for me,” she
said. “The great thing about New York is that
there are so many possibilities and so many
creative inspiring people!”
A Network in Investment Banking
Akshay Kulkarni graduated in 2005 with
a double major in international political
economy and finance, so working in international finance was the natural next step after
graduation.
“I always wanted to go into banking, the plan
has never changed,” Akshay said. “Now I’m
executing it, which is really remarkable because not too long ago I was a naive college
student.”
The road to New York took plenty of persistence. Akshay worked for Wells Fargo Bank
in Boise after graduating from The C of I. He
spent his time off trying to get hired in the
Big Apple, but the competition for jobs was
stiff.
Investment banks have their pick of graduates from prestigious Ivy League schools like
Yale, Harvard and Princeton. Akshay credits
his eventual success to his persistence and
networking skills, which he fine-tuned while
serving as student body president.
After about eight months, his persistence paid
off. Akshay landed a job with French investment bank, SG Americas Securities, raising
capital for large companies around the globe.
This group of graduates from The College
of Idaho is proving they have what it takes
to make it in a city that can crush dreams as
quickly as it can make them come true. These
Coyotes are blazing their own trail and in
the process building a network for the next
generation of alumni.
“Until the day I got my first offer, every day
felt like a failure. It was really, really tough.”
For Akshay, this is just the beginning. He
eventually wants to start his own investment
fund or launch a non-governmental aid organization. The path to his goals is not a glamorous one – 15-hour days are the norm, and
travel to business meetings halfway around
the globe without any time for sightseeing is
a regular occurrence. But it’s a small price to
pay to be able to live and work in a city he
loves.
“I’ve always loved New York. The people
who actually live in the city are very young
professionals and that makes it very vibrant.
And of course the diversity is unparalleled,”
Akshay said. “It’s a great environment to
launch a career, and as Frank Sinatra said,
‘If you can make it here, you can make it
anywhere.’”
Akshay has used his hard work to pave the
way for fellow C of I grads. He helped fellow
Coyote Liz Strader (‘06) land a job at the
same firm. He is keeping up his network of C
of I graduates in New York, regularly socializing with Dmitri Silva (‘07), who works just
six blocks away at a hedge fund, and Jonathan Bunten (‘06) who is a financial analyst
on Long Island.
Can’t Miss Picks in New York City
If you’re visiting New York City, take advantage of
the experience of our featured C of I grads and
try one of their “can’t miss” things to see:
Laura Soldati
My favorite “must sees” are
the Cooper Hewitt Museum,
the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, the Museum of
the American Indian, and
Greenwich Village. Of course,
Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall are the places
for good concerts. As you can tell, you can’t pick
just one.
Will Fowler
Very tough question. If you’re
here during the New York
Marathon, it’s really a ‘can’t
miss’ event.Thousands of
people line 2nd Avenue and
Central Park to cheer on the
runners.There is such an overwhelming feeling
of good will that I always come away feeling like
anything is possible – and that’s just from watching! Plus it’s BEAUTIFUL here in the fall.
Kate Fowler
I would say you have to go
to the Whole Foods at Columbus Circle, buy a picnic
lunch, then walk through
Central Park until you find a
great place to have a picnic
and enjoy the juxtaposition between the park
and city skyline.
Akshay Kulkarni
You can’t miss partying in
the city.The meatpacking
district is fun, especially
The Marquee and the Pink
Elephant.
“I was surprised that so many of my friends
from the College ended up here,” Akshay
said. “It has been great!”
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HURRICANE KATRINA:
A lesson in courage for alumnus Dr. Donald Greer
BY DR. DONALD GREER (‘58)
The evening weather forecast mentioned a
weak tropical wave forming off the coast of
Africa – a weather disturbance that may bear
watching. Little did we know that in less than
10 days that tropical wave would develop into
the largest and one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the Gulf of Mexico.
The storm filled the entire area of the Gulf,
pushing a tidal wave of 30-40 feet ahead of
it and producing sustained winds of over
155 mph. Katrina was a category 5 hurricane
headed toward New Orleans. The eye of the
storm would pass directly over my home in
Slidell, LA.
I watched carefully and made the obligatory preparations with compulsory supplies
of extra flashlights, batteries, portable radio,
candles, canned food, drinking water and
extra food for my two house cats as the storm
developed. I was ready to “ride out the
storm.”
I had stayed for other hurricanes with little
or no problem and was secure that my low
brick, ranch-style house would protect me
again. I gave little thought to the storm surge
even though I lived in a waterfront suburb
traversed by canals and bordering Lake Pontchartrain, one of the largest and most shallow
lakes in the south.
Katrina struck at 5 a.m. on Monday, August 29, 2005. Two days before on Saturday
evening my next door neighbor knocked on
my door to tell me that they were evacuating.
I was surprised since they had lived in the
neighborhood for over 20 years and had never
left.
He said all reports indicated that we would be
flooded with a tidal surge. He asked me what
I was going to do. I said I had no plans to
evacuate.
Again, he urgently explained the danger of
flooding knowing that a storm surge was
calculated to hit our subdivision.
“Get the hell out of your house,” he said. “Get
in your car and head north!”
I realized that I had just been ordered from
my home by my very concerned neighbor. In
hindsight, he saved my life. Later we learned
that several families, who did not leave, lost
their lives and others had to be rescued by
helicopter.
The decision to evacuate brought other
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problems. Logically I would drive west to
my brother’s home in central Texas; however,
highway Interstate 10 going west was blocked
with 4-6 lanes of traffic and Interstate 55 going northwest was likewise filled with bumper
to bumper traffic. Interstate 59 going northeast
through Mississippi was still open, but this
route was directly in the path of the hurricane.
I had no choice. I packed my car with my two
suitcases (I was scheduled to fly out of New
Orleans for an Alaskan cruise the day Katrina
hit), hurricane supplies, two cats, and a tank
of gas and on Sunday, Aug. 28 left my home
to the mercy of hurricane Katrina.
Little did I know that four weeks later when
I was allowed to return that I would find my
home flooded and in ruins. Through God’s
grace and the insight of a neighbor I became
a Katrina survivor. But leaving my home was
just the beginning of my journey.
Through cell phone contacts with friends, I
was able to locate a 1950s-style motel in a
small village of Waynesborough, Miss. Katrina struck us the afternoon and night of Aug.
29. Water was driven though the doors and
windows and covered the floor, but the roof
remained intact; at least on my unit. The roof
of two other units disappeared.
Neither I nor the cats got any sleep that night.
Tuesday morning dawned bright and sunny
with just a slight breeze. Katrina was tearing
through the Central States.
I decided that I should try to get to my
brother’s home in Central Texas. The news
reports said New Orleans and the Gulf South
were under martial law and no one would be
allowed to return. My town on the north shore
was underwater. I had no news of my home. I
left the motel and traveled north on I-59 until
reaching I-20 running west into Texas.
We traveled single file behind highway crews
that were cutting trees and removing debris. I
soon realized I had to fill up with gas.
Although the many service stations had plenty
of gas there was no way to pump it, because
there was no electricity in the region. Few
stations had gas powered generators and those
that did had run out of gas for their generators.
Suddenly traffic slowed to a crawl just on the
outskirts of Shreveport, La., on the I-10 and
on my right was a cluster of cars. I had found
a functioning gas station just as my car ran
empty.
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Communications were another difficulty during this time. All cell phone communications
stopped as Katrina roared through New Orleans. All connecting towers were destroyed.
None of my family or friends knew if I was
dead or alive. It was about midnight when
I arrived at my brother’s home – some 15
hours after leaving Mississippi.
I was exhausted and hungry, but happy that
I had survived Katrina. As I drove through
the night I considered my good fortune and
dwelled on the source of my strength to
survive. I believe my source came from my
strong basic education at The College of
Idaho, where we were taught to never give
up. I spent the next morning calling relatives
and friends.
Suddenly, I remembered that I had a scheduled cruise out of Anchorage, Alaska on Friday. Again, blessing abounded as I contacted
the airline. They rearranged all my flights and
upgraded me to first class.
I rationalized that I could do nothing about
my destroyed home at this time and I was
determined to enjoy the “vacation” as much
as possible. I loathed telling others where I
was from since the mere mention of “New
Orleans” provoked waves of condolences and
multiple questions – none of which I could
answer.
I refused to watch CNN on board the ship.
It was too depressing. The beautiful scenery
of Alaska took my mind off Katrina for two
weeks.
After returning to Texas, it was time to make
arrangements to return to Louisiana and make
the necessary assessment to my property. It
was decision time. Another unexpected blessing came in a phone call from an Louisiana
State University colleague and friend, Dr. Bill
Gallaher and his wife, Fay.
Bill had retired from LSU just one month
before Katrina. The Gallahers live in Pearl
River, 30 miles north of me. Their home had
not flooded. I was invited to live with them
while I worked on my home. Bill had made
an unauthorized visit to my subdivision
and found my home. He told me that it was
flooded but structurally sound.
I drove into my driveway on Sept. 28 exactly
four weeks after I had left. My neighbors had
already begun to gut their homes and clean
the debris from their yards. The street had
been cleared for one-way traffic. My neighbor met me as I drove up and said, “Don
where in the hell have you been?” With a
straight face, I looked at him and said, “I’ve
been driving north!” He smiled.
It took courage, perseverence and hard work
to begin rebuilding, but 13 months later I
moved back into my home.
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Dr. Greer graduated from the C of I in 1958 and
continued his education, receiving a MS in marine invertebrate zoology from the U. of Washington in Seattle. He graduated from Tulane
University Medical School in 1961 with his Ph. D.
in medical microbiology in 1965.
He established the Medical Mycology training
program at the Universidad del Valle in Cali,
Colombia South America. He was granted a full
professorship in 1977.
Dr. Greer returned to Louisiana in 1981 as professor at LSU Medical School and director of the
TB and Medical Mycology Clinical Laboratories
at Charity Hospital.
In 1988,The College of Idaho awarded Dr. Greer
with its distinguished alumnus award. He retired
in 2001 as a professor emeritus.
He presently lives in Slidell, La. in his renovated,
post-Katrina home.
Dr. Donald Greer’s home in Slidell, La., during Hurricane Katrina clean-up.
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102 YEARS OF C OF I HISTORY –
alumna Helen (Turner) Lowell remembers daily chapel, the College’s first social clubs and the name change
A few weeks after the College announced that it was returning its name
to The College of Idaho, alumni director Barry Fujishin (‘72) and college
archivist Jan Boles (‘65) sat down with
Helen (Turner) Lowell, the college’s
oldest alumna. She provided a perspective on the early days of the College and
what it has meant to her.
Helen Lowell graduated from The College of
Idaho in 1926, just 35 years after the College
was founded by Dr. William Judson Boone.
When she began attending in 1922, the
campus had recently moved from downtown
Caldwell to its current location and it boasted
three brand-new buildings – Finney, Sterry
and Voorhees.
Now 102 years old, Helen remembers her
college days fondly.
“Chapel was held every day and Dr. Boone
always presided over each chapel service,”
she said. “His delivery was always very informal, like he was having a conversation. After
a few moments he always took his glasses off
and talked directly to the students.”
Boone always concluded each service with
the phrase “And dear Lord, help these people
become good Christian citizens.”
“And I think most of us did,” she said with a
smile.
Helen’s graduating class had 50 students in it
and there were 200 on campus. Whenever Dr.
Boone saw her on campus, he’d
greet her with “Hiya, Lady.”
One thing that hasn’t changed
much since the 1920s is the level
of activity on campus. Under
orchestra director J.J. Smith,
Helen remembers musical theatre
productions like “The Chocolate
Soldier” and “The Red Mill.”
J.J.’s son Paul attended The
C of I and later won an Academy
Award producing musicals for
the Walt Disney Company.
“Sometimes we took the productions to perform in Boise,” she
said.
The College fielded teams in
many sports, including women’s
basketball. It had very good football teams in those days, beating
Idaho State University and losing
to the University of Idaho 16-14 her senior
year.
Social clubs, including the Ring Sorority, the
Myra Tella Society and the Bachelor’s Club
began her sophomore year. The social clubs
were popular for many reasons, Helen recalls.
“One of the reasons the social clubs began at
that time is that there was not enough housing on campus,” she said. “The clubs rented
houses off campus for their members.”
Helen proudly remembers her senior class at
The C of I restoring the Hat.
“It was the first thing we saw getting off
the trolley, and the last thing we saw as we
boarded the trolley to leave campus,” she
said. “It was very meaningful to all of us.”
The Hat was restored again in late 2007.
Helen vividly remembers when the College
name was changed to Albertson College of
Idaho, but said she was never upset about it
because, “I had such a great affection for Joe
and Kathryn Albertson.”
She said that H.H. Hayman told them in
their economics class at the College that as
one gets older, one doesn’t get as upset about
things because you have a better perspective
about what is important.
“That must have been what happened to me,”
she said. “Because I was around 87 years old
when the name was changed.”
After Helen graduated from the College she
taught at Caldwell High School. Her husband
Blake Lowell was also a C of I graduate, but
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she didn’t date him until after she had
graduated.
Blake was the football coach at Caldwell
High, and Morris Albertson, Joe’s younger
brother, suggested that Blake was a nice
person and that Helen should date him. Three
years later they were married.
The Lowells were a prominent Canyon
County family. Lake Lowell in Nampa is
named after Blake’s father J.H. Lowell, who
played a major role in securing funding for
Arrowrock Dam and Owyhee Dam.
During the Depression, married women
whose husbands were teachers were not
allowed to teach. So Helen stopped teaching until 1952, when she was offered a job
at an elementary school at Adrian, Oregon.
She taught another 15 years (and was C of I
alumni director Barry Fujishin’s sixth- and
seventh-grade teacher).
Even after she left teaching, Helen didn’t
stay idle. In 1976 she co-authored “Our First
200 years: A Biography of the Lower Boise
Valley, 1814-1914,” with Lucille Peterson.
The book was published by Caxton Printers
and was reprinted in 1999. Today she still
lives on her own in Parma and is active in her
church and community.
It’s been a few years since Helen last visited the College, but she said she wishes Dr.
Boone could see it now, with all the new
buildings and beautiful landscaping.
“He would be very pleased,” she said.
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NATIONAL ALUMNI BOARD
RECOGNIZES C OF I ALUMS
The National Alumni Awards Luncheon
was held Saturday, Nov. 17 and recognized several C of I alumni.
Dr. Kwang-sae Lee (‘56)
was one of two alumni to
receive the Distinguished
Alumni Award. Dr.
Lee attended the Seoul
National University from
1952-1953 and went on
to The College of Idaho from 1953-1956,
receiving his B.A. in political science.
Lee has been a professor at Kent State University since 1963. He has published three
books and 62 articles.
The Kwang-Sae Lee Scholarship Fund has
been established at The College of Idaho with
assistance from close friend John R. (Bob)
Newbrough and will be awarded annually
to students majoring in philosophy, political
economy or history with a minor or emphasis
in Asian studies.
Dr. Larry E. Suter
(‘65) also received the
Distinguished Alumni
Award. Dr. Suter graduated from Wilder High
School in 1961 and went
on to attend The College
of Idaho. He then attended Duke University
in 1968, earning his MA in sociology and in
1975 his Ph. D. in sociology. From 19971998 he was an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. In 1999 he was a visiting
scholar at Stanford University, and in 2006
was a Science Fellow at the US Embassy in
Lisbon, Portugal, through National Science
Foundation. He is now Program Director at
the National Science Foundation.
The Alumni Service Award was
given to John
and Jane Post.
Jane graduated
from the College
in 1974 and John
graduated in 1975. John began his affiliation
with the College as a child of a member of
the Admissions staff (his father, Bob), back
when The C of I was almost the only four-year
college between Salt Lake and Portland. As a
“Coyote Brat,” he enjoyed playing under the
bleachers at the old Hayman Field, hanging out
with his parents at college events and listening
to his father voice the praises of dear old C of I
to prospective students and their parents.
Jane attended The College of Idaho after
graduating from Ontario High School in
Ontario, Ore. She taught fourth grade for five
years at West Canyon Elementary School in
the Vallivue School District. They left Idaho
when John went to Air Force Pilot Training
in Arizona. When John left the Air Force in
1985, they moved to Apple Valley, Minnesota,
(a suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul) for 19
years. John and Jane moved back to Idaho in
August of 2004.
The Howell family received The College
of Idaho Family Heritage Award, which is
given to a family that has multiple members
in the National Alumni Association who attended the college and demonstrate a proven
loyalty and continuing interest in The College
of Idaho over their lifetimes.
The Howell family has had several family
members that have attended and graduated
from The College of Idaho, including:
Louise (Bick) Howell ‘66
Dorothy A. (Howell) Goodloe ‘63
Elvin Ballou ‘51
Norma (Howell) Dazey
Martha (Howell) Gamble ‘85
& Paul Gamble ‘88
Ken Howell ‘81
Laurea R. (Warren) Howell ‘83
Karen (Howell) Coonts
Mark P. Coonts ‘04
Allyson J. Coonts ‘06
Ellen E. Coonts ‘08
In other National Alumni Board news,
Michael Danielson (‘89) was moved to past
president, Erica Sarazolla (‘93) to president
and Diana Dron (‘75) to president-elect.
John Reuter (‘06) is chairman of the alumni
services committee.
Incorporated, a dewatering contractor and heavy
manufacturing company. She started out working part-time doing the “grunt work,” but she was
eventually promoted to the position of corporate
counsel. During her time at Stang, she gained a lot
of experience working with the construction and
manufacturing industries.
In 1984, Dron joined Monteleone & McCrory as a
litigator. While she enjoyed her work with Stang,
the opportunity to work with Monteleone & McCrory was an opportunity too good to pass up.
“I am very grateful that I was able to recognize a
great opportunity and take advantage of it,” said
Dron.
Dron is now a partner at Monteleone & McCrory,
and she specializes mainly in public and private
construction law. She works on everything from
construction defect cases, labor and wage dispute
matters, bond and indemnity claims, and representing concrete manufacturers. Dron enjoys the
variety and range of her work.
“No two days, no two cases are ever the same,”
she said.
Outside her busy schedule as an attorney, there
are many things that Dron enjoys doing in her free
time. She takes pleasure in reading and doing arts
and crafts. She also volunteers with the Red Cross,
and has served on the National Alumni Board for
The College of Idaho. She still loves nature – she
has a “garden” of 80 potted plants, goes camping,
and volunteers with Tree People.
She also joins Productive Learning & Leisure’s
Edventures which have included bicycling along
Portugal’s west coast, exploring Machu Picchu,
and swimming with humpback whales in Tonga.
Diana’s photograph (she is in the blue/gray wetsuit) was taken by friend and guide extraordinaire
Jonathan Green while snorkeling in the Galapagos
Islands this summer.
However, the thing Dron enjoys the most is spending time with her friends and their families. While
she has not started her own family, she has a wide
group of friends, and she is “Aunt Diana” to many
of her friends’ children.
“What really matters is spending time with your
friends,” said Dron. “I have been ‘adopted’ by
several families, and I am very lucky to have these
people in my life.”
ALUMNI AMBASSADOR: DIANA DRON
When Diana Dron (‘75) attended The College of
Idaho, she wanted to major in biology, and eventually become a forest ranger. She did graduate with
a biology degree, but, following the advice of her
advisor, she went to Pepperdine University School
of Law and graduated in 1978. She is now a
prominent and respected attorney in California.
Even though being an attorney is a long way from
being a forest ranger, Dron enjoys her life and her
work very much. At first, biology and law seemed
unrelated to Dron, but she soon found that the
skills she had acquired studying biology were applicable to law as well.
“My biology degree helps me when I practice law
because of the logical and critical thinking skills
needed for both fields,” said Dron.
While she was taking classes and earning her law
degree, she was also working for Stang Hydronics
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Class
Notes
a six-year term on the State Board of Medicine. He is also a trustee at St. Luke’s Health
System.
Diana (Smith) Thomas (‘66), was appointed
by Gov. Butch Otter (‘67) to replace District
9 Representative Clete Edmunson.
1970s
1950s
Donald L. Greer (‘58) says Hurricane Katrina took its toll, but did not break his spirit.
His home in Slidell, LA., received over four
feet of water, destroying all its contents. After
he stayed with colleagues for five months
and in a FEMA trailer for seven months, the
house was repaired. Construction continued
for another five months. A total of 19 months
had elapsed, but Greer considers himself one
of the lucky ones. He says he would love to
replace his C of I annuals for the years of
1955-1958. Other than Katrina, Greer is enjoying retirement as Professer Emeritus from
Louisiana State University and donates his
time as a consultant and lecturer to hospitals
and the LSU Medical School.
For more of Greer’s story, see page 17.
1960s
Verlena Orr (‘61) has just released a new
book of poems entitled “One More Time
From the Beginning.” The book was published by Stone City Press in Portland, Ore.
All 25 poems in the book were published in
small literary journals and poetry magazines
throughout the country. Verlena continues to
live in inner city Portland.
James W. Smith, M.D. (‘64) current member
of The C of I Board of Trustees, has been
chosen by his peers as one of the best doctors
in America for 2007. Dr. Smith, a cardiologist, has practiced in Boise since 1977. An
Idaho native and College of Idaho graduate,
he earned his doctorate at George Washington
University Medical School and completed
post-graduating training in internal medicine
and cardiology at UCLA.
Smith, a founder of the Boise Heart Clinic, is
a fellow in the American College of Cardiology, and is a diplomat in both the American
Board of Internal Medicine and the Sub-Specialty Board in Cardiovascular Disease. He is
a past president of the Ada County Medical
Society. He was the governor of the Idaho
American College of Cardiology and served
Jennifer Eastman Attebery (‘73) is celebrating the publication of her newest book,
“Up in the Rocky Mountains: Writing the
Swedish Immigrant Experience.” Eastman
Attebery is an English professor at Idaho
State University in Pocatello. She is also
director of ISU’s American Studies Program
and Associate Editor of “Idaho Yesterdays,” a
journal devoted to Idaho’s history.
Grove Koger (‘70) currently writes for Idaho
Media Corp. magazines. His analysis of the
involvement of CIA officer James Angleton
and Sen. Frank Church in the cover-up and
investigation of the murder of JFK, “Assassination Politics,” appeared in the November
22-28, 2006 issue of Boise Weekly, and his
poem “Critic” was chosen in the 2007 Poetry
in Motion competition for display on ValleyRide buses. His reminiscences of life at
The C of I in the 1960’s were published in the
spring 2007 issue of ACI Online.
Dr. Robin A. Lind (‘74), director of choral
activities and associate professor of music
at Westminster College (New Wilmington,
Pa.), and a colleague presented sessions on
music education at the Delaware State Music
Conference in October. Lind, who has been
with Westminster since 2000, earned her undergraduate degree at The College of Idaho,
a master’s at the University of Oregon, and a
Ph.D. at the University of Utah.
Michael C. Prentice (‘70) and his wife Carol
have relocated to Alexandria, VA. Mike has
worked five years in Fairbanks, Alaska, for
the Transportation Security Administration
(TSA). In September, Mike accepted a position at TSA’s headquarters in Arlington. Carol
continues her work as a botany consultant.
Jeff Shinn (‘73) has taken a senior staff
position with the Idaho Legislative Office of
Performance Evaluations (OPE). Shinn left
the Office of the State Board of Education,
where he was the chief fiscal officer. Shinn is
chairman of the Ada County C of I Alumni
Chapter.
Tim Stock (‘73) and his wife of 34 years,
Karen Vertrees Stock (‘74) have retired and
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are splitting their time between Sun Lakes,
Ariz., and Eagle/McCall, Idaho. They lived in
Southern California for most of their working life. Tim retired after spending 34 years
with what eventually became Boeing. Karen
retired from the tax department of Deloitte &
Touche, an international accounting firm with
whom she spent over 30 years. They have
two children and two grandchildren.
Kathryn (Bischoff) Sweeney (‘72) is the
vice president of Environmental Management
Systems, Inc. She lives in Lake Oswego, Ore.,
and enjoys a second home on the Oregon
coast with her husband of 33 years Robert F.
Sweeney. She has one daughter who is married and living near San Francisco.
1990s
Jeff Almeida (‘92) has returned to The C of
I campus as the College’s new web developer. He had been living in the Dallas area
until June 2006, when he returned to Boise
and began telecommuting to the position he
retained in Texas.
Amanda Christine Buchanan (‘99) and
Jason Vlcek (‘97) are pleased to announce
the birth of their son, Kwei Wyatt, on May
25, 2007.
Jenni Alice (Baur) Carrier (‘99) is the
business manager of jac’s home staging, a
growing design and home staging firm in the
Boise area. The firm is featured each year in
the Parade of Homes working with builders
to furnish model homes. Along with assisting the designers, she will be managing the
employees and the business. She is looking
forward to this exciting opportunity.
Sarah (Foster) Davis (‘98) teaches preschool
at Treasure Valley Even Start. Even Start
provides an education for children up to age 8
and also to their parents who need a GED or
need to learn English. Sarah had a baby boy,
Isak, in June. She has another son (7) and a
daughter (4).
Cindi Duft (‘94), recently decided to go fulltime into business for herself painting murals
and doing custom artwork. Her Gipson
project at The C of I was about the business
of commissioning and she did four paintings
for local churches her senior year. After many
years of doing graphic design and advertising, she’s happy to be doing exactly what she
dreamed as a college student.
Scott K. Estergard (‘91) married Joan
Gable in Carefree, Ariz., on June 16. Joan
Class
Notes
has her own environmental consulting firm
and the two live in Cave Creek, Ariz. Scott
has been in graduate school while working
and received a master of engineering in water
resources from the University of Arizona in
May. He is a senior planner working for the
Corps of Engineers on projects in Arizona,
Nevada, and Utah.
Carol Falen Moore (‘99) graduated from
the University Oklahoma in December 2006
with a Ph.D. in psychology. She returned to
the Pacific Northwest where she is in private
practice in Spokane. Carol married Rod
Christenson in 2006.
Ben Skaug (‘95) has graduated from The
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with
a Master of Divinity degree. He was also the
2005-2006 recipient of the Broadman and
Holman Award for the student who displays
sound scholarship in the area of biblical studies. He is a doctoral candidate at Southern
Seminary and is the senior pastor at Central
Baptist Church in Aurora, Colo.
Gene Willet (‘92) received his doctorate in
music from the University of Texas at Austin
in August. He currently teaches at Trinity
University and the University of the Incarnate
Word in San Antonio, Texas. He and his wife
Tammy live in Austin with their two children
Isabella and Xander.
2000s
Patrick Anderson (‘03) is currently pursuing
a masters of music at The Ohio State University and just recently returned from a fiveweek program in Italy, studying the language
and singing operas around the northern parts
of Italy, near Pesaro and Rimini.
Brittany Bishop (‘06) recently completed an
internship at MASS MoCA (the Museum of
Contemporary Art, Massachusetts), a major
art museum. Her internship was so successful
that she was asked to stay on as the marketing
coordinator.
Chris Brooks (‘06) has accepted a promotion with The Hershey Company and is now
the district sales supervisor of the Detroit
district. Chris has worked for the company
since graduation and has become one of most
successful sales reps in the western United
States. He will soon be living in Troy, MI.
Chris is also currently working towards his
master’s of strategic leadership degree with
Mountain State University’s executive program. He will complete that degree in spring
2009.
Heather (Wood) Camp (‘01) is currently
completing her PhD in English at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln and accepted
a tenure track position at Minnesota State
University as their Writing Program Administrator. She’ll be teaching the TA practicum
in the fall (two sections) and one other course
in the spring.
Lauren Fein (‘06) is currently Prevention
Services Manager with The Next Door, Inc.,
Hood River County Commission on Children and Families in Hood River, Ore. She
recently met the Acting U.S. Surgeon General
Steven K. Galson.
Brenda Forrest (‘06) and Kevin Griffiths
(‘05) were successful participants in this
year’s University of Idaho McNichols Moot
Court Competition. Forrest received an award
recognizing overall excellence in written and
oral advocacy and Griffiths was a semifinalist for best oralist and a runner-up for best
brief. More than 43 people participated in this
year’s competition, a record number.
Betsy (Shotton) Fulcher (‘03) has been
named executive director of MATCH, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Boise
that is dedicated to improving mental health
access to low income and uninsured children.
Travis Guy (‘06) will have his 2005 internship work on crabs published in the Journal
of Animal Ecology in January. It’s titled
“Inhibition between invasives: a newly introduced predator moderates the impacts of a
previously established invasive predator.”
Samuel Alexander Ford Lewis (‘04) married Joanna Owen (’03) on May 9, 2006 in
Boise.
Lynsay J. (Lampman) Ludwig (‘00) married Kyle Ludwig on Sept. 8, 2007 in New
Meadows, Idaho.
Allen Mann (‘00) successfully defended his
Ph.D. thesis, “Independence-Friendly Cylindric Set Algebras,” in May, and received his
Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of
Colorado at Boulder on August 11. He has
accepted a one-year position as a visiting
assistant professor at Colgate University in
Hamilton, New York.
Sami Schmitt (‘04) was recently engaged
to Robin Vos, a Wisconsin state legislator.
Schmitt lives in Racine, Wisconsin and owns
Link Political Advising which links grassroots campaigning and fundraising for state
legislators.
Matthew S. Sonnichsen (‘04) and his wife
Jennifer (‘04, ‘05) moved to Missoula,
Mont., in August 2007 after Matt was offered
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a job as staff counsel with Envirocon, Inc.,
an environmental remediation firm. Matt recently passed the Idaho bar, and is preparing
to take the Montana bar in February.
Katie Van Vorhis (‘04), who graduated with
a BA in history was accepted into the MA
program in Museology at the University of
Washington.
Randi Jo Wallace (‘03) graduated with a
master’s in public health from Idaho State
University in the summer of 2007. Randi is a
health educator for the Idaho Immunization
Program at the Department of Health and
Welfare in Boise.
Kristy Wilson (‘04), who is now a law
student at the University of Idaho, recently
returned from Cambodia where she was
working for a German judge who is the
senior legal advisor the Ministry of Women’s
Affairs. Kristy wrote a 150-page introduction to the 2005 Law on the Prevention of
Domestic Violence and Protection of Victims,
and spent time working with the draft law on
human trafficking, meeting with various nongovernmental organizations and U.N. agencies that were involved with it, and proposing
changes. To read more, visit her blog at www.
summerincambodia.blogspot.com.
Kristy was offered a job working for Justice
Roger S. Burdick on the Idaho Supreme
Court after graduation.
Andrew Young (‘00) recently completed a
master’s of liberal arts studies at Johns Hopkins University and completed his master’s in
library science in December at the University
of Maryland. He recently underwent a rigorous interview process and has been named
the Johns Hopkins University Distance Education Librarian for the D.C. Metropolitan
Area Centers.
In Memoriam
IN MEMORY
of those Coyotes who have died recently
1920s
Alta Atkins
Hugh Baumberger
Viola (Evans) Springer
1930s
Cecil Dossett
Elsie Marie (Betts) Garner
Marion Ivana (Dresser) Martin
Caroline Vivian (Henderson) Sayre
Ruth Irene (Summers) Van Slyke
Melva Maureen (Fitzwater) Smith
Martha Elizabeth (Roddy) Stanford
1940s
Mary C (Conrad) Blevins
Lyle Carter
Frank Chalfant
Jim Christian
Phyllis Magdeline (Terry) Coulter
Augusta (Tolles) McClure
Arthur Ovregaard
Warren Tamura
Lynn Wiseman
Carl Yost
1950s
Leo Alftin
Esther Grace (Love) Collins
Roy Eames
Clarice Gompert
Tsutomu Hagiwara
Dave Hawk
David Mason
Wesley McCollum
Beth Elaine (Gardner) Taylor
Rose Arlene (Barry) Wancura
Clayton Wilson
Thomas Wright
1960s
Charlotte Kay (Joslyn) Anderson
Sara Martha (Darkwood) Chitwood
Sandra Lynn (Smith) Haarsager
Clarice Luby
James McCullough
Robert McClintock
Helen Louise (Rush) VanHouten
Norman Wood
1970s
Barbara Louise (Anderson) Gigray
1980s
Baret Odom
Stewart Sutton
1990s
Amy (Roeder) Goldfarb
Dr. Robert Davis Bratz
Arthur H. DeRosier
C of I Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert
Davis Bratz died Aug. 9 in Caldwell. He
was 86.
Bratz attended Oregon State University
where he earned his master’s and Ph.D.
in biology. On September 5, 1947 he
married Dorothy Arleen Davis. They
both worked as park rangers at Yosemite
National Park in 1948 and during summers they worked as forest lookouts for
the USFS, Deschutes National Forest at
Lava Butte, then Cache Mountain. After
Robert finished his doctorate, they lived
on Drake Butte lookout for the summer of 1953.
Bratz taught biology and many related classes at The College of Idaho
from 1954 to 1984. He took expeditions of college students to Mexico
during the summer or winter sessions every year from 1954 through
the early 1980s.
He was one of America’s foremost authorities on the natural history of
Mexico. He was a founding member of the Idaho Academy of Science
(in 1958) and of the Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History at The
C of I.
His experience as a teacher, being able to work with Harold Tucker,
Dr. Lyle Stanford and many interesting students was the most joyful
period of his life. He loved teaching and had a passion for Mexico.
He is survived by his daughters Lee Trevor and Cynthia Lin Bratz,
and his son Kenneth Gordon Bratz. His children and students are so
thankful for the experiences he gave them.
Arthur H. DeRosier, 76, who was
president of The College of Idaho from
1980-1987, died of pancreatic cancer on
Nov. 15 in Louisville, Ky. He died at his
son Brett’s home while surrounded by
his family.
“He was a beloved character,” said
alumni Michael Danielson (’89). “As
students, we just loved him. He had a
southern lilt and a personality that just
warmed a room. As students Lynda (C
of I math professor Lynda Danielson
‘89) and I sang in the chamber group
for the Board of Trustees on several occasions; when we would finish
Arthur would talk about the importance of the mission of our college
with a passion that made me want to empty my pockets. He really
loved this place.”
After leaving The C of I, De Rosier became president of Rocky
Mountain College in Montana.
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In Memoriam
Evelyn “June” Hunt
Donna Parsons
Evelyn “June” Hunt, wife of former C of I Professor Gilbert J. “Gib”
Hunt, died Aug. 25 surrounded by her family. Funeral services were
held at Boone Memorial Presbyterian Church in Caldwell.
June was born in 1923 in Portland, Ore., and spent her childhood in
Tillamook, Ore., and graduated from Nehalem High School where she
played basketball. She attended Pacific University in Forest Grove,
Ore, where she met Gib.
June and Gib were married Dec. 19, 1945, after Gib returned from
service in the Navy during WWII. Gib and June settled in Caldwell
where Gib taught chemistry at The College of Idaho. June was the
college nurse for several years.
June and Gib spent their retirement traveling; they took several
cruises to Alaska and Hawaii. They particularly enjoyed the Oregon
Coast.
In 2006, June established the Gilbert and June Hunt Memorial
Scholarship at The C of I which is open to any C of I chemistry major.
Donna Parsons passed away on Aug. 12,
at the age of 81.
Donna was a lifelong educator who taught
science in the Caldwell schools. She was
the director of the Snake River Regional
Studies Center based on The College of
Idaho campus from its initial funding by
the Hill Family Foundation in 1970 until
her retirement in 1988.
The Snake River Regional Studies Center
was one of the first regional studies centers in the country.
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A Look
THE COLLEGE OF IDAHO AND THE CAXTON PRINTERS -
A Shared Devotion To The Printed Page
Back
BY JAN BOLES (‘65)
This past June, a Caldwell business celebrated a milestone – The Caxton Printers,
Ltd. hosted a public observance of their 100th
year of incorporation.
The anniversary is important to The College
of Idaho, which has a rich history with The
Caxton Printers. Written language and the
printed page: a devotion to these hallmarks of
civilization is shared by both.
Caxton’s founder, A.E.
Gipson, began his
printing enterprises in
Caldwell around 1895
with an agricultural
newspaper, The Gem
State Rural. By 1903,
the growing demand
for printing led Gipson
The 1903-1904 C
to found a commercial
of I catalog was the
print shop, which became
first to be printed
know as The Caxton
by the print shop at
the Gem State Rural,
Printers, Ltd.
the precursor to The
Gipson named his enterCaxton Printers, Ltd.
prise in honor of a 15th
century entrepreneur, William Caxton, who
was regarded as a pivotal person in the introduction of printing in England less than 25
years after Gutenberg’s invention of movable
type. The Caldwell enterprise, like its namesake, earned its way by printing literary and
scholarly works in addition to trade items.
But of course, the College and The Caxton
Printers share much more than an abstract
ideal. We also share flesh and blood.
Gipson’s second son, 16-year-old Lawrence
Henry, worked at the Caldwell Tribune as
a printer’s devil. Described as an indifferent student, the boy nonetheless caught the
eye of Dr. William Judson Boone in 1897.
Dr. Boone convinced Lawrence Henry to
enroll at the five-year-old College of Idaho.
Lawrence Henry Gipson as a student in England
Lawrence Henry Gipson was never again
described as an indifferent student.
By 1899 he had earned 74 units of credit
from the academic department (80 being
required for a certificate) and moved on to the
University of Idaho. He studied in Moscow
for two years, accumulating credits but no
degree. Returning to Caldwell in June 1902,
having fulfilled the academic department’s
requirements, he was included in the five-person C of I graduating class of 1902.
In the meantime, the university at Moscow
added faculty and course offerings in the
department of history, the discipline that was
to ignite Lawrence Henry’s imagination. By
1903 he not only graduated with a four-year
degree but also was the U of I’s selection as
Idaho’s first Rhodes Scholar.
After three years at Oxford (B.A.,1907),
Lawrence Henry taught for three years at The
C of I before launching his graduate studies
at Yale. Combining study at Yale and teaching at Wabash College in Indiana, he completed his Ph.D. in 1918.
In 1924 he joined the faculty at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he
remained until his death in 1971, at age 90.
During those years at Lehigh he published
volumes on the history of the British Empire
preceding the American Revolution, a prizewinning series that included the Pulitzer Prize
for history in 1962.
Included in the many awards and honorary
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C of I students and faculty in front of the original
College Building on Albany Street in 1909.
degrees he received is a doctor of letters,
conferred by his first alma mater, The College of Idaho, in 1969. In 1972 The C of
I established the Lawrence Henry Gipson
Scholar Program for (quoting The College of
Idaho catalog) “students with superior high
school records… Gipson Scholars develop
individual program contracts and work within
the spirit of the college’s liberal arts objective without the necessity of meeting General
Graduation requirements.”
Many other members of the Gipson family
attended The C of I. Two grandsons of A.E.
Gipson, Gordon Gipson (‘37) and James
Gipson, Jr. (‘35), followed in his footsteps
as printers, guiding The Caxton Printers, Ltd,
for many decades.
Since the early 1900s the company has
served The College of Idaho’s printing needs
through good years and bad (often extending enormous latitude in regards to accounts
receivable). Catalogs, yearbooks, letterhead
and envelopes, invitations, Scarlet Masque
programs – even this magazine was printed at
The Caxton Printers, Ltd.
And the business relationship continues.
Following the announcement on Oct. 11 of
the College’s name change (see p. 2) an order
for new letterhead, envelopes, business cards
and other materials was placed at The Caxton
Printers, Ltd., as the company, and the College, continue into their second centuries.
Jan Boles is The College of Idaho archivist.
100 YEARS OF LIONS FOR LAMBS
Coyote Editor Brad Baughman reflects on the College newspaper’s attitude toward war
BY BRAD BAUGHMAN (‘08)
I recently saw a film called “Lions for
Lambs,” directed by Robert Redford, which
sets the onus for solving our current crisis in
Iraq on the shoulders of my generation. As
the Coyote is 100 years old, I
decided to go back and check out
what former writers have said.
A 1917 issue of the Coyote
writes about missing students,
“…for they have gone after
Kaiser Bill. They’ll get him too.
Hang him by the neck from a
sour apple tree and wear his
socks back home.”
I stopped when I read this. Some
of those kids probably never
came home. More shocking
was the tone. Wear his socks?
Hang him by the neck? A little
edgy, nationalistic, and violent,
yes…but perhaps pertinent.
In 1917, they had “sermonettes,”
(little sermons). In 1917, advertisements read, “Coke makes
resting more restful!” In 1917,
the columns ran vertically with
pure text, jammed tight like the
classified ads. You can almost
hear an old stereo box announcer
as you read. The Masked Man
or the Flash could be in the next
column over.
Now instead of giving “Nine
Rahs” for our boys out in the
field, or “a silent prayer to God,”
for a safe return, most of us don’t
believe in the war, or God, for
that matter. Yet if one thing rings
true, it’s that the prevailing winds
and the fashionable philosophy
of the day might not be as sweet
and enlightened as an older generation might
believe.
For example, in 1932, editor Margaret
Hughes (a woman, yeah, we’re progressive),
writing a piece on the Great Armistice of
1918, said, “but we youths - too young to
know better - ignorantly sing the glories of
war, and plan our actions for the next war,
never considering the prudence of its occurrence.” Quite prophetic and against the grain.
Edgy. World War II started four years later.
Flash forward to 1967: “[Vietnam protestors]
have become unquiet. They have become
emotional. They accuse us of going about
our business while a government kills people
in our name. They say we are unconcerned.
They shout that we are callous. They chant
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we kill for peace. They want to try us for war
crimes…They bore us.”
So what’s better? Gung-ho brute nationalism
or pithy, cutting apathy? Either way, people
get killed. I’d like to say we’re a little more
like Marge today, cautioning
against the glorification of war,
but in reality, we’re more like
Mr. 1967, only less gutsy. We
won’t say “We don’t care.” Our
boys aren’t “over there.”
What’s worse is that we look at
things like Woodstock, and how
was the past any different? Did
Jimmy Hendrix really end the
war any faster by wearing an acid
soaked headband and picking the
electric with his teeth? At least
we’re studying.
The Coyote has changed a lot.
From vertical column to tabloid
format, from plain text to full
color spreads, from straight
news-update to more feature
based. But one thing has stayed
the same. We work hard and we
do care. We’re relevant, informative and read by a very high
percentage of the student body.
We’re talented, motivated and
sometimes even edgy.
Maybe we should be doing more,
but the way we see it, it’s up to
that amorphous god-figure the
sixties created, yes, I’m talking
about the man. So newsflash,
Easy Rider, you’ve grown up and
become the man. The onus rests
on your shoulders. Put away your
peace pipe and pick up a pen.
One hundred years of different
wars and different generations
have only proved that protests
and college students are good for little else
than drug circulation and cannon fodder. This
war’s yours, Robert Redford. So get off our
backs and let us read our books. Maybe we’ll
manage to keep ourselves out of the next war
so we don’t have to blame our children.
Mystery
Picture
MYSTERY PICTURE
We know this photo was made in January 2000, as the ‘Yotes beat Northwest Nazarene College (now Northwest Nazarene University) 73-59 at
the J.A. Albertson Activities Center. What we don’t know is the reason for the student zebra jerseys (one is emblazoned, “I sleep in on Sundays”). Were you there? Can you explain the striped jerseys?
Please send your best information to College Archivist Jan Boles, jboles@collegeofidaho.edu, or Mailbox 112, The College of Idaho, 2112
Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, ID 83605.
PREVIOUS MYSTERY PICTURE
A number of people submitted information on this Mystery Photo. It turns out that this is an historic photo, the first “official” snow camping
trip by the “Outdoor Club” organized in 1973. They went to Pilots Peak/Sunset Ridge above Mores Creek. The latest consensus on identities
is: photographer: Unknown; standing, l to r: Al Figueredo (‘75), Theresa Brown (‘75), Jim Turner (‘74), Unknown (under a stocking cap), Beth
Figueredo, Doug Lawrence (‘75), Sue Juntilla (‘76) (now Mrs. Susan A. Lanci), Dick Goetsch (‘74), Jenny McCoy (‘74) (deceased); seated:
Unknown.
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Remembering
When...
The 1918-1919 academic year at The College of Idaho brought unprecedented challenges. College founder Dr. William Judson Boone made this
entry in his journal at the beginning of fall semester, September 16, 1918: “Day fine, school opens, registration not large. Almost all girls. The war
does us up.” Besides male students, also serving in the military was Professor Carl Salomon, so the English department was shorthanded.
By Oct. 21, Germany was suing for peace but still fighting. In Idaho that day, the State Board of Health ordered schools to close owing to the
Spanish Flu pandemic. The armistice was finally concluded on Nov. 11, but school would not reopen until Dec. 9. Churches remained under
quarantine until early 1919.
But by Commencement Day, June 5, 1919, Dr. Boone was upbeat. The oration by the Reverend A.H. Brand was “Best ever. Everybody seemed
pleased with the day.”
Original 5” X 7” nitrate negative (undated), catalog #B1919.123
Boone Photographic Collection
Robert E. Smylie Archives
The College of Idaho
Featuring the photography of Dr. William Judson Boone, college founder and first president
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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
C of I Athletic event schedules can be found online at www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete
FEBRUARY
8: Boise Baroque Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Jewett Auditorium. Tickets from www.caldwellfinearts.org.
8: Winter Discovery Day for high school students interested in The C of I, 10 a.m. -2 p.m., Langroise Recital Hall & Foyer.
9: Tailgate party, 4-6 p.m. in the J.A. Albertson Activities Center, Rock Climbing Room 101, fee $10.
14: C of I Band Jazz Ensemble, 7:30-10 p.m., Langroise Recital Hall.
22-23: Missoula Children’s Theatre presents “The Little Mermaid,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 3 p.m. Saturday. Tickets available from
www.caldwellfinearts.org.
26: Imani Wind Quintet, 7:30 p.m. Jewett Auditorium. Tickets available from www.caldwellfinearts.org.
MARCH
8: Annual Softball Dinner and Auction, 6-9 p.m., Simplot Dining Hall.
9: Langroise Trio Concert, 2-5 p.m., Langroise Recital Hall.
20-29: C of I Musical Production, “Godspell,” 7:30-10 p.m., Langroise Recital Hall.
APRIL
3: Goldina and Loumbrozo piano duo, 7:30 p.m. Jewett Auditorium. Tickets available from www.caldwellfinearts.org.
12: Franklin Specht Pasta Feed featuring the History Department, 6-8 p.m., C of I campus, fee $12.
16: Obo Addy & Okropong presents “Under the Mango Tree,” 7:30 p.m. Jewett Auditorium. Tickets available from
www.caldwellfinearts.org.
19: Lecture Series III, Guest Speaker Jim Angresano at Bitner Vineyards, 16645 Plum Rd, Caldwell, fee $15.
MAY
2: Alumni’s 4th Annual Wine Education Class, Topic: Pinot Noir, 4-6 p.m., Bitner Vineyards, 16645 Plum Rd, Caldwell, fee $30.
3: Parents Weekend: Parents Breakfast/Student Research Conference/Gipson Honors, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., C of I campus.
3: C of I Sinfonia, 7:30-10 p.m., Langroise Recital Hall.
15: C of I Band & Jazz Ensemble, 7:30-10 p.m., Langroise Recital Hall.
16: C of I Spring Choral Concert, 7:30-10 p.m., Langroise Recital Hall.
17: Lecture Series IV, Guest Speaker Dr. Terry Mazurak, 7-9 p.m., Bitner Vineyards, 16645 Plum Rd, Caldwell fee $15.
18: C of I Chamber Music, 7:30-10 p.m., Langroise Recital Hall.
23: C of I Vocal Jazz Concert, 7:30-10 p.m., Langroise Recital Hall.
28: Senior Banquet, 6-9 p.m., C of I campus, free.
30: Baccalaureate, 8 p.m., Jewett Auditorium.
31: Commencement, 10 a.m., Morrison Quadrangle.
31: Golden Jubilee Luncheon - Classes of ‘48, ‘68, ‘78, ‘88 & ‘98, honoring Class of 1958, 8:30-10 a.m., fee $15.
AUGUST
31: Convocation Ceremony, 7-8 p.m., Jewett Auditorium.
OCTOBER
3: Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet and Dance, 5-10 p.m., Simplot Dining Hall.
4: Taste of the Harvest, 1-5 p.m., Morrison Quadrangle.
Ada County Luncheons
Meetings are held at noon at Perkins Restaurant, 300 S. Broadway Ave. in Boise. Dates and scheduled speakers:
February 13: Jim Angresano, Professor of Political of Economy, Topic: Are Governments Promising Too Much? The Case of Europe
March 12: Jan Boles, College Archivist, Topic: The Steunenberg Papers
April 9: Marty Holly, Director of Athletics, Topic: Athletics at The College of Idaho
May 14: Newly elected ASCI Student Body President, Topic: My Agenda for 2008
CELEBRATE OUR RETURN TO THE COLLEGE OF IDAHO
Hats, sweatshirts, and other items now available in the Bookstore.
Bookstore hours are Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. or order by calling 208.459.5407
2112 Cleveland Blvd.
Caldwell, Idaho 83605-4432
www.collegeofidaho.edu