The Scroll - Spring/Summer 2009

Spring/Summer 2009

05 ........A consultant’s journal30 .........Coaching Millennials37 .........Foundation Annual Report54 .........Facebook Phi Dave Morin

Lead ResponsiblyMorrison’s philosophy helps guide Delta Connection VP Don Bornhorst

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EditorRob Pasquinucci (Ashland ’93)

Editor EmeritusBill Dean (Texas Tech ’60)

Business ManagerRobert A. Biggs (Georgia Southern ’76)

Editorial Assistant Barbara Cotterman

ContributorsJay Langhammer

D. A. Fleischer

Jennifer Taber

CG Marketing Communications

The Scroll (ISSN 0036-9799) is an educational journal published continuously by the Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity since 1876. It is published three times annually in Greenfield, Ohio. Third class postage paid at Greenfield, Ohio, and at additional offices. The Scroll is distributed free of charge to members of Phi Delta Theta. Subscription rates: $5 issue/$15 per year. Subscriptions must be sent to the editor at General Headquarters. Phi Delta Theta is not responsible for unsolicited material.

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General Council

PresidentMark Ochsenbein (Eastern Kentucky ’77)

TreasurerM. Scott Mietchen (Utah ’84)

ReporterChristopher A. Lapple (Cal State-Northridge ’80)

Members at LargeRichard E. Fabritius (Kent State ’94)

Jeffrey N. Davis (Southeast Missouri State ’94)

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The Scroll Spring/Summer 2009 Volume CXXXII, Number 1

Foundation Annual ReportCelebrating 50 years of the Educational Foundation. Thank you for all your generous support. Here is to another 50 years!

Lead responsibly, Don BornhorstUsing Robert Morrison as a guide, Delta VP Don Bornhorst continues to lead by doing what ought to be done.

Dr. Sigvard HansenLives by the motto of “just fix it.” Hansen takes other doctor’s “no can do’s” and pushes the medical envelope by operating when other professionals think the procedure is impossible.

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Executive Vice PresidentRobert A. Biggs (Georgia Southern ’76)

Associate Executive Vice PresidentSean S. Wagner (Widener ’02)

Director of Chapter ServicesJacob Kingdon (Lawrence ’07)

Director of Education and Technology Steven J. Good (Iowa State ’04)

Director of ExpansionDustin B. Struble (Cal State-Chico ’06)

Director of Housing and InsuranceMelanie Clayton

Leadership ConsultantsKevin Bazner (Robert Morris ’06)

Daniel Holman (Nevada-Reno ’07)

Keith Wysocki (Nebraska-Lincoln ’07)

Justin Dandoy (Clarion ’07)

Benjamin Fair (Indiana ’08)

Tucker Lee (West Texas A & M ’08)

Luis Martinez (Texas-Arlington ’08)

Joseph Newland (Puget Sound ’08)

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PresidentWilliam R. (Rusty) Richardson (Tampa ’76)

Vice President of DevelopmentConrad Foster Thiede (Colgate ’90)

A consultant’s journal

06…Stats07…Chapter News14…Club News16…Phi Footnotes24…Phi Sports

Coaching Millennials

32…How to: Cut hair-stylin’ & profilin’33…Fellowships54…Facebook Phi Dave Morin

Brothers with a passion for Georgia

61…Expansion63…True Blue Society69…Opinion from the Order70…Chapter Grand

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A virtual chapter

T his time of year makes me remember my last days in the chapter at Eastern Kentucky and thinking that it might be a long time before I’d see many of the guys from the chapter again. For folks from my

generation, before even e-mail was available, the only way we’d talk to our brothers was by giving them a phone call or a holiday card.

The advent of e-mail, and now Facebook along with other social networking sites, allow you to truly stay in touch with your brothers long after graduation and you can reach out to brothers you haven’t heard from in years. You may not be aware that one of the leaders at Facebook is a Phi named Dave Morin; we profile him in this issue. This new technology has changed our chapters and has changed the way we work at headquarters, and one of the General Council’s goals for this biennium is to increase the learning opportunities for our members through the use of technology. To that end, we’ve started offering Web-based education for our members and volunteers, enhanced Web site functionality and the chance to share our story to a much broader audience.

Speaking of good stories, our cover story in this issue is on Don Bornhorst, a fellow Eastern Kentucky Phi who has gone on to do great things in the airline industry, but remains grounded in the virtues of Phi Delta Theta. I also want to point out fellow Eastern Kentucky Phi Rick Robinson has a new book out called Sniper Bid. Read more about it on page 17.

We hope you continue to enjoy The Scroll and the information we share with members in each issue. We will continue to mail a printed version of the magazine through next summer (2010). After that time we will mail a printed magazine to members of Phi Delta Theta’s True Blue Society (more information is available on the back cover of this issue and on page 63). Select magazine content will be available online after the summer, 2010 issue, but only True Blue members will receive the printed magazine. There are other benefits to joining your brothers in the True Blue Society, from discounts at Brooks Brothers to a special recognition lapel pin. It’s our goal to make True Blue a way to extend the Fraternity experience beyond the college campus.

Thank you, again for your continued support of this great organization. It continues to be an honor to serve you as your president.

Yours in the Bond,

Mark H. Ochsenbein General Council President 2008–2010.


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A consultant’s journalDeparting Leadership Consultant Kevin Bazner reflects on traveling for Phi Delta Theta

T raveling for the Fraternity over the past two years, hopping around from campus to campus and city to city has been nothing short of a once-in-a lifetime opportunity.

As I write this, I am sitting in the library at Northwest Missouri State (Missouri Theta). It is my last visit that I will be making as a Leadership Consultant, and I think it finally hit me that I’m done. Rather than ramble on about my experiences, I think I will take the list approach. So here it is, the Top Six Memories of the Past Two Years.6. Getting to know more about myself—With all that time traveling alone in a car or on a plane, there was a lot of self-reflection. I think more people need to just slow down, be quiet and take some time to think.5. Learning more about Phi Delt—Obviously, working for the Fraternity has provided me with many interesting facts and anecdotes that I love to share. I have really enjoyed being able to go through old roll books, copies of The Scroll and looking at some very cool pieces of Fraternity history.4. Working in Oxford—Okay, so what other job will you get to work for that allows you to live and work only yards away from where “It all started.” The history, the town and the ability to think what it might have been like in 1848 were awesome!

3. Building relationships—Traveling in the same region for two years has allowed me to get to know many of the guys in the chapters where I have consulted. I have had the opportunity to meet hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals. I think over half of the friends I have on Facebook are from traveling or working for Phi Delt. 2. Making a difference—I would like to think that in my two years I have been able to make a small difference in someone or some chapter. Every semester I would travel to a few chapters and be really impressed with how they had completely turned around from my first visit. Seeing that might have helped me get through the two years, knowing that I had at least a little bit of an impact.1. Traveling—With 5 states, 33 chapters and over 45 cities, I have done a lot of traveling. This job is truly unique for that reason, if no other. I mean what other job can you be among friends everywhere you go, eat at a restaurant only few people experience or hang out and immerse yourself in a variety of different cultures? Bazner is wrapping up a two-year tour on the road for Phi Delta Theta. He graduated from Robert Morris University, receiving a Bachelor’s in Marketing and a Master’s in Instructional Leadership.


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In the fall a brotherhood event was our climb to the top of Mount Lassen, an active volcano with a prominence of 5,200 feet.

The Ohio Mu chapter welcomes Ashland University President Dr. Fred Finks.

Chapter NewsAshland Universityohio Mu01 | On Sunday, April 26th, we held a special initiation for University President Doctor Fred Finks. The chapter approached President Finks about this opportunity a few months ago, and Finks readily accepted. Finks, a 1969 graduate of Ashland University, was friends with several Ashland Phis during his undergraduate experience but due to extenuating circumstances he was never able to join as an undergraduate. Returning to the University in 2005, he was welcomed back by Phi Delta Theta with open arms, and he has attended many of our community service events. During the reception that followed the ceremony, President Finks stated that he saw this opportunity as “a do-over” since being part of a brotherhood like Phi Delta Theta is something he had always wanted to do during his college years.

President Finks joins the ranks of several other current university presidents that are members of Phi Delta Theta showing Phi Delta Theta’s continued commitment to academic excellence and the strengthening of the male undergraduate experience.

California State University-ChicoCalifornia Xi02 | See photo.

Creighton UniversityNebraska gammaWe had a very successful spring recruitment. During recruitment, the Brothers had pizza at a local restaurant, an event of fun and games, a barbeque, and two formal events. Each event was well attended by potential new members. On the day of bid acceptance, we welcomed 34 new members into the Omega Phikeia class. The class is the largest in the chapter’s history and the largest on campus this year. That weekend there was a retreat on Friday, a date party on Saturday, and the Phikeia’s first class meeting on Sunday.

—Dylan Kathol

Dalhousie UniversityNova scotia AlphaThe school year was kicked off by our participation in our second annual IFC sponsored Greek Olympics. Our Brothers showed up in force to participate in events ranging from athletics to video games. For the second year in a row, we won the greatest number of events allowing for NS Alpha to once again claim victory and the Dalhousie Greek Olympics Trophy.

During the summer we continued to push our community service program. During the month of August we initiated a project with Churchill Academy, a local school focused on meeting the educational needs of students with learning disabilities. The Brothers worked hard to renovate and improve the school’s existing facilities. In addition, our members have also assisted the local food bank on a number of

occasions, and participated in the Trick-or-Eat Halloween food drive.

As part of our ongoing commitment to improving our chapter facilities, we have completed the renovations to create a new study area, complete with several computers and desks.

Our greatest success so far this year has been that of our recruitment program. During the summer we adapted the program to be more inclusive of the 365 Recruitment Program that we had been working with during the past few years. As a direct result of this, and with a great deal of work from actives and alumni, NS Alpha has inducted 16 new Phikeia this term, which equals almost 45% growth in our chapter in one term. This has been our most successful recruitment in a single semester in the last 40 years.

—Keegan Colville

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFlorida Mu03 | The Florida Mu chapter has officially turned ten years old as of April 17th 2009. The weekend of April 17th-19th was very memorable with the gathering of alumni and active members of the chapter. With a total of 167 brothers initiated since being founded in 1999, it was interesting to see how much the chapter has grown and changed since then.

The weekend was comprised of several events including bowling tournaments, barbeques on the beach, golf outings, and a grand formal celebration. It stimulated a passion and love for our great Fraternity that no retreat or social event could have ever done. The active chapter has

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Arizona Gamma won the Chapter of the Year award for the second year in row. Brother Alex Propes was awarded Greek Man of the Year and James El Habach was recognized as best to exemplify Living the Ritual.

Florida Mu chapter celebrates 10 years at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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realized the potential that is expected of them from past alumni. Yet we are prepared to accept the challenge and are motivated to surpass the expectations of the high standards that have been put forth before us.

A special thank you goes out to Brother Jonathan Mento, current social chair, along with the help of Brothers Travis Langham and Jeffrey O’Brien for organizing our Ten Year Anniversary. The Florida Mu chapter was honored to have Brother Robert Morrison III in attendance at our formal. His continued involvement in the chapter since being founded has been essential to Florida Mu’s prosperity. We are also very appreciative of the alumni that made contributions to the chapter in years past, because without them none of this would have ever been possible.

—Chase Richardson

Hanover Collegeindiana epsilonThis past fall, we celebrated our 140th Anniversary on campus. Not only are we the oldest, consecutive chapter on campus but we are among the oldest consecutive chapters of Phi Delta Theta. We are on a path to achieve greatness at all levels of fraternal life and campus life. Our members are active throughout Hanover College. We have bold and new plans to improve the quality of our membership, academics, and the overall quality of our great chapter. This year we have already claimed the Intramural Football and Basketball championship titles and we plan on winning back-to-back softball championship

titles. The Phis of Hanover have taken part in both simple and profound community services so far this year and are planning to do even more.

—Andrew Cole

Louisiana State Universitylouisiana BetaFor the first time since its founding in 1938, we won Greek Week. After our re-founding in 2005, we have made incredible strides in becoming another great addition to LSU Greek Life. Members hold leadership roles in many campus organizations, including athletics, student government, intramural sports and other student clubs.

Miami Universityohio AlphaWe were delighted and honored to entertain members of the Nebraska Gamma Chapter last fall. During Homecoming weekend, we held a Pig Roast at our chapter house which was well attended by our alumni brothers. We were also privileged to host two Brothers from Tennessee Delta that weekend.

Our Brothers have been very active around the campus. Hunter Felknor serves as the Vice President of both ΦAΔ, the pre-law fraternity on campus, and Miami’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America. Nathan McGill is a leading member of Miami’s Men’s Rugby Club which was ranked 8th in the nation. Ohio Alpha is also well represented in the Associated Student Government with Douglas Haynes as the president of the Student Senate,

Andrew Ferguson as the treasurer and Bojan Vidosevic, Carson Cowles, and Stephen Peck as members. No other fraternity can boast of so many members in the student government.

—Douglas E. Haynes

Mississippi State UniversityMississippi BetaWe could like to congratulate chapter brothers Jonathan Barden, Marshall Jones and Harrison Sullivan for their selection to MSU Roadrunners—an organization that works closely with the Office of Admissions and Scholarships to recruit potential students to the university. With the addition of these three members to this highly selective organization, we now have ten Phi Delts actively involved. Josh Becker is currently serving as vice-president.

University of Nebraska-LincolnNebraska AlphaThis has been another monumental year for us. One of the biggest highlights was winning the Overall Top Fraternity award for Homecoming. The float was even featured on ESPN. We continued to maintain our commitment to academic excellence with our GPA placing us in the top half of fraternities on campus. Interest in community service and philanthropy has grown immensely and so has overall campus involvement. In the spring we hosted our annual House Directors dinner honoring the house parents from our campus for their commitment to the flourishing of our Greek system and values.

Public relations has been a priority, and


Texas Tech’s Founders Day included Texas Epsilon’s and NFL sensation, Wes Welker ’04, Larry Anders, ’79, newly elected chairman of the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System and Gerald Myers, ’59, former head basketball coach of Texas Tech.

Indiana Theta would like to thank the Mom's Club for purchasing new furniture for their common area in their chapter house.

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we have created an online blog detailing the happenings of Nebraska Alpha. Check out http://unlphidelt.wordpress.com.

—Robert Tualaulelei

North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina DeltaThe annual scholarship given by the chapter’s foundation, The Tony Danby Scholarship Award, was received by: Brandon Maynard, Mike Sullivan, and Joel Dietrich. The chapter also received the Outstanding Financial Management Award and the Outstanding Risk Management Award from the NC State Greek Life Office. NC Delta came in second place in the Caldwell Cup Award (Fraternity of the Year). Fifteen Phikeia are enrolled in the Fall ’08 pledge program. The chapter’s annual philanthropy event, the Lee Fowler Golf Tournament, raised $26,000, which is more than all the other fraternities on campus combined raise each year!

—Joel Dietrich

Northern Arizona UniversityArizona gamma04 | See Photo.

Ohio Universityohio gammaA renewed spirit and back to basics approach at Ohio Gamma have begun to pay off. Spring quarter 2008 saw a dramatic rise in the chapter GPA, and the result was a second place ranking in grades among campus fraternities. Additionally, with a pledge class of 10 Phikeia for fall quarter,

chapter GPA isn’t the only number on the rise!Aided by deep involvement by the Ohio

Gamma Alumni Club and a new sense of brotherhood and responsibility among actives and alumni alike, the chapter is on track to shake up fraternity life on campus. Our annual homecoming event at the end of September was a great example of this, as many alumni, some of whom had not visited their alma mater since graduation day, traveled to Athens for the weekend festivities. Friday afternoon saw the first of what is hoped to be many golf outings held on homecoming weekend, and following that, a chapter meeting was held for all alumni and actives able to attend.

The culmination, as tradition has dictated for the past decade, was the gathering for all Phi Delts on Saturday morning, held outside the football stadium prior to the start of the game. Stories were told and new friendships among old and new members were begun, and all agreed at the end of the weekend that this event was the best in years.

For information regarding the present chapter, future alumni events, or how to get involved, please contact Scott Long, Alumni Club President, at (614) 284-9873, or email at [email protected].

Purdue University indiana theta05 | Indiana Theta’s Moms Club recently purchased new furniture for our chapter house. The furniture pieces came at a perfect time as fall semester finals began in only two days and the room quickly became the favorite study area

in the house. It has also served to be a great place for weekly Phikeia meetings and frequent card games. This beautiful new furniture immediately transformed a once ignored part of the house into a point of pride and a useful common living space. All of the Brothers are very thankful for this generous gift and are taking significant efforts to transmit this room to future Phis for years to come. This summer, we hope to add a wood floor to the room as part of a large re-flooring project.

Sonoma State UniversityCalifornia sigmaFrom April 28 to 30, the men of the California Sigma chapter of Phi Delta Theta held their annual Teeter-Totter philanthropy event to contribute to the cause of Cystic Fibrosis research by raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

For this annual forty-eight hour teeter-tottering marathon, Brothers, along with other students, volunteers and community members, spend each day and night riding the 16-foot long, custom built teeter-tooter. On the Saturday following the event we contribute the funds raised to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at their annual “Great Strides: Taking Steps to Cure Cystic Fibrosis” 10K walk in San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square.

This philanthropy is especially important to our chapter, as one of our own Brothers, Brent “Woody” Bolin, ’02, was diagnosed with the disease as a child, and passed away in 2006. In January of 2009, another California Sigma alumnus, Matthew Nicholson, ’03, generously announced a scholarship named the


Florida Epsilon has been busy by winning Homecoming, and hosting events to raise money and awareness for both Breast Cancer and ALS.

Kentucky Epsilon DanceBlue members with Corey Strunk.

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“Brent ‘Woody’ Bolin Scholarship,” in honor of his friend, to be awarded to one California Sigma member who has been accepted to graduate school in the semester following his undergraduate graduation. Because this philanthropy is so important to our chapter, we would like to encourage anyone who would like to donate to this event or participate to contact our chapter Philanthropy Chairman, Jon Dougherty ([email protected]) or President Vince Morrow ([email protected]). We will be accepting donations for this annual event at any time during the year.

—Mike Villeggiante

Tennessee Technological Universitytennessee Delta We are proud to announce that we received second place over all in Homecoming this past fall. The theme was “Aloha TTU,” and some of the events included a canned food drive, skit night, Hawaiian Olympics, a treasure hunt, and a pep rally. We are looking forward to many great philanthropies this spring including our involvement in Tech’s Relay for Life, as well as a pancake breakfast we are hosting along with Alpha Delta Pi with proceeds going to ALS. We look forward to celebrating our 40th anniversary here on TTU’s campus with our many great alumni. With their help we have been improving our chapter house in many ways including a brand new deck and new living room furniture.

Texas Christian Universitytexas ZetaIn September we took a pledge class of 30 Phikeia and they were initiated in November. This brought our active chapter roster to 105 making it one of the largest active groups we have had since we began at TCU in 1955 and solidifying us as one of the top chapters at TCU. The new members are enjoying the benefits of membership in Phi Delta Theta and have been active as a class in participating in campus philanthropies, sporting events and community service. Officer elections were held in November, and everyone is extremely excited about the new officers and the prospect of a new year. The entire chapter has been active in philanthropies on campus and in community service activities in the Fort Worth area. In February, 20 Phis gathered on campus to read to and mentor Fort Worth area youth who have been labeled “at risk” children. We will also be sponsoring a Froghouse event later in the semester which is a TCU organization similar to Habitat for Humanity. Our alumni chair has been working together with our social chairs to plan an alumni skeet shoot in an effort to connect current members with former ones and build relationships with alumni in the area.

—David Morrison

Texas Tech Universitytexas epsilon06 | On March 13th, at our Founders Day we were pleased have 152 attendees including active members, alumni and wives, and the return of

our very own Texas Epsilon’s and NFL sensation, Wes Welker ’04, Larry Anders, ’79, newly elected chairman of the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System and Gerald Myers, ’59, former head basketball coach of Texas Tech.

—Braxton Buckley

University of KentuckyKentucky epsilon07 | Our chapter has been actively involved with UK DanceBlue, a dance marathon benefiting the UK Pediatric Oncology Clinic, since the inception of the event four years ago. This year we had the opportunity to adopt a family that had been afflicted by childhood cancer. Last October, we met Corey Strunk, a five-year old boy that had been diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma. Corey and his two other siblings were being raised by their single grandmother, who had acquired custody of the kids. Seeing the lack of a positive male role model in Corey’s life, our chapter quickly became very involved in Corey and his family’s life. We made it a point to take out either Corey or the entire family to a night of bowling, ice-skating, movies, Gattitown, etc., at least once every two weeks. We have tried to bring joy to this child’s life and some stress relief for his grandmother, while showing Corey what it means to be a college student and a gentleman. At the same time, Corey and his family have shown us what it means to have true courage against all odds and have served as inspiration to our entire chapter. Corey is now in remission, and we plan on continuing the relationship that we have built with this special young boy and his family.

—Aun Munis


Architectural rendering of the re-model of the Kansas Beta chapter house that was destroyed by fire.

Texas Beta Legionnaire ceremony on April 18, 2009. Vick Pope, Charles Moore III, Bob Armstrong, Sam Kimberlin and John Worsham were all recognized.

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University of La VerneCalifornia RhoWe have vowed to revive the need to keep our La Verne community breathing with service by adopting our first community service campaign, “Code Blue.” Last summer we explored creative community service efforts that would raise the standard of previous campus events, and ventured into the use of our campus, community, and personal resources to make a stand for service, unlike anything seen before in the Chapter’s history. In a matter of months, the Code Blue Campaign raised awareness for the current political climate, environmental issues, personal safety, local traditions and events, and most relevantly, our national philanthropy, ALS, simply by staying visible with pure intentions.

—Alan Hernandez

University of South FloridaFlorida epsilon08 | Teamed with Alpha Delta Pi, we won Homecoming this year through a series of school spirit and intramural events. We next won the Zeta Tau Alpha philanthropy “Breastfest” raising money and awareness for breast cancer. We then held a philanthropy to raise awareness and money for ALS by having sororities each decorate a section of our wall. We are making great progress and having a great time coming together.

University of Texas-Austintexas Beta09 | On April 16th, the Brothers of the Texas Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta teamed up with the Busby Foundation to hold a fundraising

concert at Stubbs BBQ. The Busby Foundation is based in Central Texas and helps the families of the surrounding area who are affected by ALS. The event featured a performance by artist Bob Schneider as well as tons of crawfish for everyone who attended. Over one thousand people showed up to contribute and enjoy the food and entertainment. All in all the Brothers helped the Busby Foundation raise about $60K for their foundation. Through selling student tickets and volunteering at the event, we had a great time while contributing a great deal to the community. We are very proud of how the event turned out. and next year we would love to see support from our brothers across the nation.

April 18th marked a another great day for us. Active members of Texas Beta, along with many alumni from different regions of Texas, gathered at the University of Texas Club. Dr. Bill Dean, former editor of The Scroll and Texas Epsilon Chapter Adviser for many years, gave a captivating keynote presentation. Dr. Dean stressed the three principles of the Fraternity and how they carried over to the everyday lives of Phis. He continued to talk about struggles in his life as chapter adviser, and he related these to the struggles the chapter has faced over the years. Dr. Dean encouraged the brothers of Texas Beta to be remembered as setting the foundation for a great chapter in years to come.

Along with our keynote presentation, there were updates from other alumni about recruitment, and the state of the chapter. The luncheon concluded with the Legionnaire ceremony. Vick Pope was presented with his

Silver Legionnaire pin. Charles Moore III received his Golden Legionnaire certificate and pin, and Bob Armstrong, Sam Kimberlin, and John Worsham were all presented with their 60 year Palladian pins.

—Hunter Lankford

University of VermontVermont AlphaWith help from the Palmer Foundation, the green slate roof is finally underway for a long due replacement and should be completed by the end of this spring. The house is under the National Register of Historic Places, and is notable in being constructed out of all Vermont materials.

The house interior improvement is currently focused on the kitchen and living room. The kitchen’s range hood was recently replaced, and we are looking into purchasing a new stove, as well as renovating the kitchen floor. Using some saved funds from the previous semester, the living room is scheduled to be repainted, and the chapter has purchased a new set of leather couches.

Future plans include a sprinkler system, a repaved driveway, and a new dining room table. Thank you to house manager Scott DeCastro and housing corporation trustee Bill Smith for taking initiative for some major house improvements.

—Thomas Martin

Washburn UniversityKansas Beta10 | We have an immediate need to raise money to completely re-model our chapter house as the basement and fourth floor of the house


have been made off-limits by the Topeka Fire Marshall. The Washburn Endowment Association (WEA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit is supporting our campaign and hopefully the remodel can begin this summer. Kansas Beta brothers have raised $1.3 million but are short another $.8 million, and we would like all of our Phi Delt brothers to consider making a donation to this tax-deductible opportunity before we lose our house. Pledges may be made through WEA, 1729 SW MacVicar Avenue, Topeka, KS 66604, www.givetowashburn.org or contact Buddy Sims, Washburn or Terri Stringer, WEA, at (785) 670-4483.

Western Kentucky UniversityKentucky etaWe are proud to announce that the size of our most recent pledge class is 50 percent larger than spring of last year. We held our brand new “Phi Delta Theta Croquet Tournament” sponsored by Southern Proper Clothing Company on November 12. All proceeds went to finding a cure for ALS. We are in the running for WKU’s “Reed Morgan” award, which is presented to the University’s best fraternity at the end of each academic school year.

University of WisconsinWisconsin AlphaWisconsin Alpha Reunion Weekend, September 25–27. Contact is Paul Garver [email protected].

York Universityontario DeltaWithout a doubt, 2008 can be described as the year of change for Ontario Delta. At the beginning of the year, the chapter had hit its lowest point with commitment issues, no chapter spirit and improbable survival even for another semester. At the end of the fall, the Alpha Kappa Phikeia class progressively made its way to initiation of four new Brothers. With increased interest and strong alumni support, the chapter was able to gain 11 more students interested in becoming members of Phi Delta Theta. The year finished on the positive note, with one of the most successful chapter Founders Day, house renovations, charity events and most importantly initiation of six new Brothers in the Bond. In the New Year, the chapter is in its best shape and striving. The Brothers of Ontario Delta truly believe in the success that looms ahead and if anyone were to ask any of us—“Can you overcome the challenges?” we would answer proudly—“Yes we can!”

—Egor Avrutin and Alex Storcheus

We want to hear from you! Let other brothers know what your chapter is up to. Write a line (100 words or less) or send us a picture. Electronic submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Digital photos should be at least 300 dpi in resolution or on a digital camera’s highest-quality setting. Hard copies can be sent to GHQ attn: The Scroll Editor, 2 South Campus Avenue, Oxford, OH 45056. Letters may be edited for clarity, content or length while photos may be edited for reproduction quality.

Brothers join together to help pre-term infant The brothers of Texas Gamma chapter at Southwestern University recently joined together to give the gift of life to a premature infant.

In late August, Dustin Staloch received a special request from his mother. She told him of her paramedic coworker having just given birth to a premature son who desperately needed blood. Eli Barosh, son of Jana and John Barosh, was born August 19, 2008 at just 27 weeks gestation. Weighing a mere 1 pound 15 ounce and measuring only 12 ¾ inches in length, his life hung in precarious balance through modern medicine. Dustin’s mother, knowing that he and his twin brother, Darrin, frequently donate blood, asked that the next time they do that to designate their donation for Eli. Unknown to her and certainly to the parents of Eli, her request would be met several times over.

Soon word got out to Brother Carlos Cardenas who took the request and ran full speed with it. He circulated the special request for blood throughout their house. Before long, donations were flowing in the form of “donation vouchers” that could be sent to Eli’s mother. Encouraged by the response that he received from his Brothers, Carlos sent the request campus-wide to the students of Southwestern University. Fifty-two donation vouchers were received and forwarded to Eli’s mother.

Following a lengthy hospitalization and numerous transfusions, Eli was released to join his sister, Jaci, at home.

Eli’s mother, Jana, was moved beyond words by the compassion shown to her son by the brothers of Texas Gamma, the majority of whom she will never meet. Not only did Eli benefit from the humanity of Brothers but so did many other premature infants as she was able to donate the unused vouchers to other pre-term infants in need of transfusions.


Kansas Epsilon knows that to have Famous Phi and Shuttle Astronaut Story Musgrave visit is a “once in a blue moon” opportunity to be commemorated in a group photo. Alumni, undergraduates and Phikeia join Story for this photo.

Chapters need:CAB Chairmen & MembersWant to give back to Phi Delta Theta? Why not help a local chapter by becoming a Chapter Advisory Board chairman or member? The chapters below need your help. Please contact Sean Wagner ([email protected]) if you are interested.

CAB Chairmen needed:Alabama Alpha-University of AlabamaAlabama Beta-Auburn UniversityCalifornia Nu-California Polytechnic State UniversityFlorida Zeta-Jacksonville UniversityIndiana Delta-Franklin CollegeMaryland Beta-McDaniel CollegeTennessee Epsilon-Univ. of Tennessee-ChattanoogaTexas Lambda-Baylor UniversityTexas Sigma-Schreiner University

CAB Members needed:Alabama Alpha-University of AlabamaAlabama Beta-Auburn UniversityCalifornia Nu-California Polytechnic State UniversityCalifornia Sigma-Sonoma State UniversityConnecticut Alpha-Central Connecticut State Univ.Connecticut Beta-University of HartfordIndiana Theta-Purdue UniversityIndiana Lambda-University of Southern IndianaIowa Gamma-Iowa State UniversityKansas Delta-Wichita State UniversityKentucky Alpha Delta-Centre CollegeKentucky Epsilon-University of KentuckyKentucky Theta-Eastern Kentucky UniversityKentucky Iota-University of LouisvilleMaryland Beta-McDaniel CollegeMaryland Gamma-Washington CollegeMassachusetts Gamma-Mass. Inst. Of TechnologyMichigan Epsilon-Northwood UniversityMinnesota Beta-Minnesota State UniversityNevada Beta-University of Nevada, Las VegasNew Mexico Beta-New Mexico State UniversityNew York Alpha-Cornell UniversityNew York Beta-Union CollegeOhio Iota-Denison UniversityOhio Kappa-Bowling Green State UniversityPennsylvania Epsilon-Dickinson CollegePennsylvania Zeta-University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Omicron-Shippensburg UniversitySouth Carolina Gamma-Clemson UniversityTexas Nu-Texas A & M UniversityTexas Sigma-Schreiner UniversityVirginia Beta-University of VirginiaVirginia Gamma-Randolph Macon CollegeVirginia Zeta-Washington & Lee UniversityVirginia Eta-Virginia TechVirginia Theta-Lynchburg College

At 73, retired astronaut Story Musgrave can only be described as a Renaissance Man, someone born outside the box. The high school dropout who holds numerous earned degrees and even more honorary degrees, is a surgeon, a nursery man, a Marine, a consultant, a pilot, a design innovator and, of course, a Famous Phi.

News leaked that Musgrave would be the featured speaker at a seminar for Midwestern-based Westar Energy to be held at Emporia State University. Kansas Epsilon CAB chairman, Kevin Pouch, quickly made contact with Brother Musgrave and Martin Jones of Westar to seize the opportunity to have the remarkable Phi visit the Kansas Epsilon brothers in their new house. Both Story and Mr. Jones were enthusiastic to make it happen.

On a late weekday afternoon in January of 2009, the chairman of the Fraternity’s True Blue Society visited the Brothers of Kansas Epsilon. Story Musgrave, his documentary producer and Mr. Jones spent about an hour with the chapter in the hometown of another famous Phi, William Allen White.

Story shared anecdotes from his career in space and from his personal life on Earth. He talked about how he prepares for challenging assignments, how he approaches problem solving, how he incorporates his experiences into his career and life. Brother Musgrave’s visit was inspiring and a friendly encounter with the lead-man who put “glasses” on the Hubble Space Telescope.

Through this time with Story Musgrave, the brothers of Kansas Epsilon gained insight into the innovative thinking, learned of the pluck and character of a real, living, national hero who miraculously touched down in Emporia, Kansas. As darkness fell, the trio headed out for dinner and a flight the next day to Brother Musgrave’s much warmer Florida home and palm tree nursery just seven miles from Disney World.

As one brother commented following the visit, “For an astronaut, Story is really down to earth!” Learn more: http://www.storymusgrave.com/

Down to Earth with Brother MusgraveBy RogeR heiNeKeN, eMPoRiA stAte ’73


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Ft. Worth Founder's DayCoachella Valley Golden Legionnaires Tom McDermott, Dan Green, Ray Otto and Allan Hurst.

Club NewsCoachella Valley (Palm Springs area) AlumniContact: Lothar Vasholz, (760) 345-5052 or [email protected] | Pictured at the Coachella Valley Founders Day at the Big Horn Resort are Golden Legionnaires Tom McDermott, UCLA ’53, and Dan Green, Washington-St. Louis, ’61, along with Ray Otto, USC ’52, who delivered the ceremony and Allan Hurst, Kansas ’57, club president. Thank you to Doug Phillips, New Mexico, ’49, for arranging for an informative presentation by two speakers from ALS.

First Coast AlumniContact: Doug Wiles, (904) 209-3805 or [email protected] than 70 brothers and guests attended the Founders Day dinner and program on March 6 at Jacksonville’s University Club. The First Coast Alumni Club teamed up with the Florida Zeta Chapter to sponsor the event, which included the Legionnaire ceremony and a chapter awards ceremony. Inducted into the Palladian Legion as a Phi for 65 years was Norman Williams, Florida ’43. Winston Radford, Florida ’59, received his Golden Legion certificate and pin. Immediate past chapter president Adrian Lohse received the Brother of the Year award by Florida Zeta.

02 | Fort Worth AlumniContact: Warren York, [email protected] Fort Worth Texas Alumni Club hosted Founders Day on March 26 at Joe T. Garcia’s well-known Tex Mex restaurant. Over 100

alumni, guests and Texas Zeta chapter members enjoyed an evening of brotherhood. Tom Hill acted as master of ceremonies and Warren York conducted the Legionnaire ceremony in which 16 honorees received their pins and recognition.

Palladian Legionnaires were Arch Gilbert, Oklahoma ’55, George Jeffers, SMU ’49, and Paul Vinsant, SMU ’46. TCU chapter president Will Bonano presented a very positive and interesting state of the chapter. The alumni and their guests enjoyed meeting and visiting with the members of the undergraduate chapter.

Matt Dean, TCU ’00, and Malcolm Louden, TCU ’03, were named the Tom Hill Most Valuable Alumni. Their tireless efforts have helped to make our alumni club and Founders Day successful every year. We are looking forward to next year’s Founders Day.

Orange County AlumniContact: Jim Harvey, (714) 979-7031 or [email protected] The Orange County, California Alumni Club celebrated Founders Day on March 12 with a dinner at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach. Fifty-nine men attended the dinner. Jim Harvey, UC Irvine ’84, served as master of ceremonies.

Our keynote address was given by Dustin Struble, Chico ’06, the Fraternity’s Director of Expansion, who reported on the Fraternity’s ambitious expansion plans in California, including the revival of the California Gamma (UCLA) and California Theta (UC Irvine) chapters. Jim Burra, Northridge ’67, reported on the fundraising and scholarship initiatives of the

Foundation. Province President Stan Gilson, Northridge ’70, reported on the state of the chapters in the Province. We received a report on the California Rho chapter at La Verne from a chapter officer and the chapter’s CAB chairman, Jack Luce, Ohio State ’64.

Two men were inducted into the Golden Legion: Jack R. Hansen, Iowa State ’62 and E. Ted Hirth, USC ’61. Donald R. Knapp, USC ’52, was awarded the Palladian Legion for his 60 years as a Phi. Thirteen Phis received their Silver Legion pins.

The Club will hold its annual Golf Classic this fall and looks forward to supporting the California Gamma and California Theta colonies.

San Fernando Valley AlumniContact: Mitch Lane, [email protected] December 13, 2008, led by club president Mitch Lane, Cal State-Northridge ’76, and General Council Reporter Chris Lapple, Cal State-Northridge ’80, we participated in Operation Gratitude. This project has been ongoing for five years. Its purpose is to send packages to our troops overseas. They contain items such as DVDs, CDs, paperback books, foot warmers, sport magazines, and a lot of candy. The troops love to share the candy with the children they meet. While we were working, the 400,000th package came off the highly organized human assembly line. We are very proud to have been a part of this endeavor.

The club also sponsored a hole at the Jim Sierra Memorial Golf Tournament last September. The proceeds from this event go to


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Pictured are legionnaires from the March 15, Valley of the Sun Founders Day at the Mesa Country Club.

Gaeel Beaham (widow of Thomas G. Beaham, Arizona '60) and Foundation Trustee George Grady, Arizona '53, are joined by Arizona Alpha undergraduates Jim Dennany, Justin White, Scott Molos and Christopher Brunk.

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provide scholarships for undergraduate Brothers from California State University-Northridge. To date, over $70,000 has been raised to endow this scholarship. The club meets on the last Wednesday of the month for lunch at the Reseda Moose Lodge at 11:30 a.m. Our website is: sanfernando.phideltatheta.org.

Tucson AlumniContact: Jay McKenzie, [email protected] | Gaeel Beaham (widow of Thomas G. Beaham, Arizona '60) and Foundation Trustee George Grady, Arizona '53, are joined by Arizona Alpha undergraduates Jim Dennany, Justin White, Scott Molos and Christopher Brunk. Each student was recognized with a scholarship check from Tom Beaham Fund at the March 24 Tucson Founders Day.

Valley of the Sun AlumniContact: Don Thompson, [email protected] | Pictured are legionnaires from the March 15, Valley of the Sun Founders Day at the Mesa Country Club. L-R, Jerry Barlow, Franklin 50 years, Jack Zimmerman, Minnesota 70 years, John King, USC 55 years, Craig Milum, Arizona State 25 years and Bob Marcks, Northwestern 60 years.

Club meetingsCentral FloridaFirst Tuesday (September–April) | NoonUniversity Club (150 E. Central Blvd.) OrlandoContact: Greg Rhodes (407) 273-0938 or [email protected]

DentonSecond Saturday | 1:00 pmLocation variesContact: Don Halpenny (940) 440-2995 or [email protected]

Emerald City/SeattleSecond Friday | NoonRainier ClubContact: Lee Miller (206) 463-6433 or [email protected]

First Coast (Jacksonville)Third Thursday | NoonUniversity ClubContact: Mike Prendergast (904) 389-5161 or [email protected]

Fort LauderdaleSecond Friday | NoonLauderdale Yacht ClubContact: [email protected]

HoustonMonthly Meetings (October–April)Contact: houston.phideltatheta.org, [email protected], chris.job@shamrockventuresinc, or (713) 522-9554

MilwaukeeLast Friday | NoonMader’s Restaurant (Old World Third Street)Contact: Greg Sommersberger (262) 240-3577 or [email protected]

Northern NevadaFirst Friday | NoonLa Pinata Restaurant, RenoContact: Rudy Calizo (775) 848-7839 or may34th [email protected]

Oklahoma CityThird Friday | NoonContact: Ross Brown (405) 359-2970 or [email protected]

Palm BeachSecond Thursday | NoonCrowns Plaza Hotel, West Palm Beach (across from the airport at Australia and Belvedere Roads),Contact: James Lea (561) 848-5200 or [email protected]

PittsburghFirst Thursday | 6:30 pmPrimanti Bros.Contact: Dan DeMarco (412) 722-0220 or [email protected]

San Fernando ValleyLast Wednesday | 11:30 amReseda Moose LodgeContact: Mitch Lane [email protected] or sanfernando.phideltatheta.org

San FranciscoFirst Friday | NoonSchroeder’sContact: Dennis Sidbury (415) 902-5834 or [email protected]

Southwest MissouriFirst Friday | NoonContact: Matt Raithel (417) 823-8128 or [email protected]

Valley of the SunFirst Saturday| 8:30 amContact: Don Thompson (480) 354-0825 or [email protected]

If other alumni clubs would like their regularlyscheduled meetings listed here, contact Sean Wagner ([email protected])


O ur company was born out of necessity. I was tired of eating bad beef jerky. One day after a pretty good rain, a couple of farming buddies and I headed to Guymon, Okla., for a day of golf. After a full day,

we stopped by a quick stop to grab some snacks for the trip home. Being an avid jerky fan, I grabbed three of what I thought were the best of numerous types of jerky that were on display. After trying each of them, I ended up throwing them out the window and remarking to my friends that I could make better jerky than that.

The next day I gathered up my dehydrator that I had purchased off of a television infomercial and headed to my dad's small grocery store in the town of Keyes, Okla. I got a roast out of my dad's meat case, sliced it and marinated it in what I considered to be a recipe that would make the jerky have a good flavor. It took me three tries to finally get the desired flavor that is now our own secret blend.

To this day there are only three people who know the recipe: my sister Belinda, my longtime friend and accomplice Gertrude Williams, and myself. Gertrude was even bribed by a tour guide in Branson, Missouri to divulge our secret but she didn't give in to the pressure.

I let several of my friends sample my new jerky and it was a hit. This is when I decided to introduce it to the public. I placed a jar of my jerky on the check out counter in my dad's grocery store. Before the end of the day, the first batch was completely sold out! I knew then that I was on to something.

This led me to purchase better dehydrators that would speed up the process of making jerky by cutting the drying time in half. I then contacted several businesses in three states and asked them if they would carry my jerky. With the help of my sister Belinda, who is also my motivator, we were able to distribute our jerky in over 20 businesses across the area. Currently, we are in over 130 stores and with plans to add more.

After the response we received to our jerky from these resellers, we knew we were really on to something. We started looking for a place to build a beef jerky factory. Our search led us to Boise City, Oklahoma, where we found an abandoned convenience store some fifteen miles from Keyes. My dad, Marv Smith, being one who can salvage anything, looked the building over and thought it would be a great place.

With the help of my family: my brother Brad, his wife Kathy, their two boys Brandon and Justin, my sister Belinda and her two daughters Brenae and Baley, my mother Dee and my father (and chief contractor) Marv, I was able to make my dream come true. With their help, we set out to construct the beef jerky factory and deli I had designed on butcher paper at my parents’ kitchen table. It was in this design that I incorporated the deli to compensate for the extra time we would have while the jerky was dehydrating. To date, we have remodeled three times, and have had to eliminate the deli.

Dad had been right about the building. It turned out perfect for our new business adventure. Little did we know there was one small problem. The six by eight foot dehydrator we built turned out to be too small. Within two years of opening our business, we were building on to the jerky factory. This enabled us to meet the increasing production demands of our ever-popular beef jerky.

In its short life, our jerky has reached all 50 states and several countries by word of mouth. We have even shipped it to the USS Nimitz during the Persian Gulf War and to our troops in Kandahar in Afghanistan.

Our new factory has the capability of producing up to 1200 pounds of actual beef jerky a day compared to the 400 pounds a week we were making originally. This is why we have finally decided to distribute our product in the world's largest market place, the Internet. We are excited to finally be able to offer you our great product online. You can find us online at: http://www.nmlbeefjerky.com/. We hope you enjoy eating our jerky as much as we have enjoyed making it for you. Britt Smith is a graduate of West Texas, ’83

Phi Footnotes:Making beef jerky betterA Phi shares his quest By Britt Smith, Owner/PreSident nO manS Land Beef Jerky


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ArizonaLincoln Baker, ’92, is manager of individual sales for Anthem Blue Cross in California for San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange counties. He has been with Anthem for 16 years.

Bowling Green01 | Pictured are Ohio Kappa athletes who attended the 2nd Annual Doyt Perry Florida Classic at the Vinyards Country Club in Naples, Fla., on Feb. 8. Seated left-right: Bill Protz ’66, Jim Hof ’50, Don Purvis ’60, Gene Weber ’59. Standing left-right: Ed Petras ’66, Jerry Machovina ’64, Ed Owen ’61, Ed Platzer, ’71, Ed Phillips ’61, Dave Perry ’71 (Doyt Perry's son), Dave Polak ’70, Tom Merlitti ’71, Dr. Ed Whipple, Hanover ’74 (Past President of the GC and BGSU VP for Student Affairs), Rick Kappel ’69 and Mike Wilcox ’75.

ButlerBrand Busters by Chris Wirthwien, ’79, is a new addition to our Banta Library. In this he shares how to identify and avoid seven errors commonly made when marketing technical and scientific products and provides new ideas for making marketing more efficient and effective. He is CEO of 5MetaCom, Carmel, Ind.

California-DavisJ.T. Sullivan, ’01, has signed a two-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals to be the back-up quarterback to Carson Palmer. He is a seven-year veteran who began his NFL career in New Orleans in 2002 and then was traded to Green Bay in 2004. He has also played for the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions and then the 49ers in 2008 where he played in nine games and had eight touchdown passes.

Case Western ReserveElectrical engineer Ken Merryman, ’71, spends his free time searching for shipwrecks that litter the bottom of Lake Superior. He and three friends have already discovered eight of the lake’s long-lost wrecks. Once the wrecks are discovered, they preserve them, working in the off-season to get their finds declared historic sites.

Colorado State02 | Colorado Gamma Brothers Tim Jenkins, ’01, Joe Kitch, ’02 and Michael Kitch, ’04, recently traveled to Koh Samui Thailand. Jenkins is teaching English in Seoul, South Korea; Joe Kitch resides in Denver and is pursuing a second degree in radiology; Michael Kitch has been traveling in China, Vietnam and Lao.

DalhousieCanadian Senator Michael Kirby, ’61, has been named Officer of the Order of Canada, one of the nation’s highest honours for a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.

DePauwArlington Nuetzel, ’68, has published his third novel, Murder in March Commons, which follows the exploits of Steven Burr as he works to solve a rash of seemingly unrelated crimes.

Dickinson03 | Second Lieutenant JD Dolan, ’07, is currently serving as an Infantry Platoon Leader with the 10th Mountain Division. When he completed Ranger School, he was ranked #1 in a Ranger class that began with 460 soldiers, he was designated the Distinguished Honor Graduate, and was presented with the General William O. Darby Award.

DrakeLake Forest Graduate School of Management has honored faculty member John Pappas, ’76, with the School’s prestigious Distinguished Faculty Award which honors one faculty member for outstanding teaching skill and excellence in business leadership. Unprecedented in the School’s history, this is the second time he has received the award.

Eastern KentuckyRick Robinson, ’80, has come up again with a best seller mystery novel with the November 2008 release of Sniper Bid. On the day it was released, it hit #46 on Amazon’s Top Seller List for political fiction. In this novel a US Congressman is confronted with the steroid use in sports, the political consequences of taking a stand and the balancing act of maintaining a

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public/private family life. Robinson currently practices law in Kentucky and has thirty years experience in politics and law.

Jack Burton, ’84, Bob Hatcher, ’86 and Mark Okruhlica ’82, took home first prize at the inaugural Keith Case Memorial Golf Scramble. The event raised over $6,000 for the American Heart Association.

Eastern WashingtonAdam Harki, ’92, was recently promoted to branch manager of Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union in Anchorage, Alaska, just two and a half years after starting his career with them.

Emporia StateMembers of the Kansas Fifth Judicial District Nominating Commission selected Cottonwood Falls Attorney Douglas P. Jones, ’97, as magistrate judge. He received his law degree from Washburn University in 2002 and has been managing member of the Rayl & Jones LLC law firm since then. He also has been city attorney for both Strong City and Neosho Rapids.

Rueben Perez, ’85, has received the 2008 Sue Kraft Fussell Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Fraternity Advisors. The award recognizes individuals who have exhibited high professional standards and achievements in fraternity/sorority advising. Perez is the director of the Student Involvement and Leadership Center at the University of Kansas.

FloridaMark Boyle, ’07, has joined the Orlando Channel 9 (WFTV) Eyewitness News team as a General Assignment Reporter. He reports live Monday through Friday on Eyewitness News Daybreak and at noon. Previously he was a reporter for WWSB in Sarasota.

04 | Robert Wilcox, ’65, in his new book Target Patton, presents information suggesting General George Patton may indeed have been murdered. He unearths and explores new and damning evidence about a multi-faceted assassination plot to kill one of America’s greatest generals. Wilcox has written extensively on military subjects and has appeared on the History Channel and many other television and radio shows.

Florida StateJohn Crowe, ’69, is chairman and CEO of Buckeye Technologies, a manufacturer and marketer of specialty fibers and non-woven materials with facilities in Brazil, Canada and Germany. He is a member of the FSU athletics Hall and Fame and is on the board of directors of the FSU Varsity Club.

The Republican Party of Florida has appointed Delmar Johnson, ’01, as the executive director of the party during the 2008–2010 election cycle. Most recently he has served as a deputy executive director, covering operations and finance, and previously he worked on the Charlie Crist for Governor campaign and in the executive office of Governor Jeb Bush.

FranklinJeffrey Kent, ’85, was promoted to the rank of Colonel, US Army in a ceremony hosted by the adjutant general, Connecticut National Guard. Col. Kent is an active duty Special Forces officer currently serving as Inspector General, CTNG. His next assignment will be with the Combined Security Transition Command, Afghanistan.

GeorgiaA new residence hall on the University of Georgia campus has been named after Ernest Vandiver, Jr., ’40 (deceased). He was Georgia governor from 1959–1963 where he succeeded in keeping the University integrated and helped further the prosperity of Georgia.

Georgia Tech05 | Pictured at the 1958 Homecoming Reunion are Georgia Delta Brothers Pete Brandt, Henry Everett, Paul Vickers, Malcolm Morrison, Mike Balliet, David Herbert, John Smith II, Jack Carlin, Peter Solomon, Tom Hall, Clarence Bauknight, Dan Curtis, Charlie Powell and Jean Mori.

Sam Nunn, ’60, served as advisor to President Obama in the defense transition process, working with the outgoing administration. He is also the co-chairman and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

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GettysburgMembers of the 1958–1964 classes returned to campus for Homecoming Weekend in mid-September. Thirty-five Brothers and twenty-six spouses traveled from as far as California, Arizona, Texas, Michigan, South Carolina, Florida and Maine for the weekend.

IdahoBrad Little, ’76, has been appointed to the position of Lieutenant Governor of Idaho to succeed Jim Risch, ’65, who resigned to become a U.S. Senator. His term ends in January 2011. Prior to his appointment he served in the Idaho Senate where he served as majority caucus chair.

U.S. Senator Jim Risch, ’65, and Idaho Alpha Chapter Adviser Richard Reilly, ’81, catch up at Idaho Alpha’s recent 100th Anniversary celebration. The Senator has also served as Idaho’s Lieutenant Governor and Idaho’s 31st Governor. He is a small business owner, a farmer/rancher and a senior partner in the Risch Goss Insinger Gustavel Law firm.

IndianaJack Messitt, ’92, has released Midnight Movie (www.midnightmovie.com), his first feature film as director and co-screenwriter. The film recently won Best Feature Film & Cinematography at the Chicago Horror Film Festival, and was chosen as DVD of the month by renowned horror film fan publication Fangoria. As a cameraman, he has worked on everything from feature films and TV to music videos and reality shows.

Kentucky06 | Keeneland is an ideal place to experience Kentucky's rich thoroughbred tradition. Located in Lexington, the race track receives visitors from local residents, University of Kentucky students, as well as out-of-staters. For the past two springs, the active members of the Kentucky Epsilon chapter and its alumni have met at the "Third Turn" at Keeneland to grill out, play cornhole, and enjoy each other's company before heading to the races. This April, over 30 alumni attended the event, and we look forward to increasing the attendance.

LouisvilleScott Howard, ’09, is being named the Peer Tutor of the Year for 2009 by the Association for the Tutoring Profession. He has tutored biology, chemistry and Spanish since his sophomore year in college and will enter the University of Louisville’s School of Medicine in the fall.

MarylandBob “Turtle” Smith, ’63, and his family were honored at Shipley Field during the Maryland vs. Georgia Tech baseball game for their gift to fully endow a scholarship for the Maryland baseball team. He also annually contributes two $1,000 athletic scholarships to the Washington County Sports Hall of Fame. While at Maryland on a baseball scholarship, he played three varsity seasons and was co-captain his senior year. He went on to be vice president of two Fortune 500 companies and for the past 20 years he has been involved with commercial real estate. His success he attributes to his education and personal development gained from his scholarship, and he now believes in giving back.

McDanielFrank Kratovil, ’90, has been elected as Congressman for Maryland’s 1st congressional district. Previously he served six years as State’s Attorney of Queen Anne’s County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. When he assumed office in January 2003, he was the youngest State’s Attorney in Maryland.

MercerJ. Ray Markwalter, ’71, retired anatomy and physiology professor at Georgia Military College, recently won a seat on the Board of Education of Baldwin County, Ga.

Miami-Florida“Hotcakes Ink,” with drummer Lee Leshen, ’00, is an up-and-coming New York City band that has had their original song “Paint the Town Red” chosen as the official song of the Cincinnati Reds. It will be played for advertising and promotional use, and at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.


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Miami-Ohio07 | Pictured are 1985 graduates at a reunion in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Top (L to R): Kevin Eastman (Seattle, Wash.), Tom Koestring (Chicago, Ill.), Richard Topper (Houston, Texas). Bottom (L to R): Steve Rex (Alexandria, Va.), Rob Sears (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Rob Young (Seattle, Wash.)

Fletcher Benton, ’54, has been named the 2008 International Sculpture Center’s Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture award winner. This distinction is one of the most prestigious in the field of sculpture. He is best known for his kinetic metal sculptures, and his work can be seen in the collections of major museums as well as private and corporate collections worldwide.

PPG Industries has announced the appointment of Gregory Wagner, ’83, to the position of general manager, industrial coatings, Americas. He started his professional career at PPG in 1984 as an industrial coatings sales representative and progressed through various PPG management roles in sales, marketing, product development and operations. In his new role he will be working at both PPG's Milford, Ohio, facility and its Pittsburgh headquarters.

MichiganWith the recent release of the movie Frost/Nixon we are reminded that Fred Leydorf, ’53, was the lawyer to who met with Nixon to review a contract for the series of interviews. He was originally hired in 1973 to handle the president’s income taxes, real estate, wills, charities and contracts. His firm agreed to take Nixon as a client as long as it wouldn’t be involved in the president’s political affairs.

MissouriAgape Construction, owned by Kevin O’Brien, ’76, and his wife, received the St. Louis Better Business Bureau award for providing the “highest commitment to business ethics.” He founded the company in 1985 with the goal “to be the most trusted and ethical remodeler/builder in the St. Louis area.”

Nebraska-LincolnJohn Olenberger, ’98, left KPMG in 2008 to become the founder of Colorado Independent Consultants Network (www.cicn.bix), a growing network of independent consulting professionals providing Internal Audit and business consulting services. In his new business, John is currently working on the investigation of a multi-million dollar fraud at a Fortune 500 company. He lives in Denver.

Nevada-RenoRyan McGinness, ’99, has launched the website www.HillWho.com which provides information on those working on Capital Hill, allowing viewers to even see former staff of a Member and former positions for staffers. It is updated daily.

Ohio Wesleyan08 | Kevin Gosselin, ’94, has a new novel published by Demontreville Press. Hunt for 901 follows automotive archaeologist Faston Hans across the globe as he tries to find a missing prototype Porsche, and the person last seen driving it, that has been missing for forty years. In real life Gosselin is a creative director, freelance automotive journalist and classic car enthusiast.

09 | Philip Roos, ’60, has received the George Gauthier Award which honors graduates of Ohio Wesleyan for exemplary, widely recognized and sustained contributions to the athletics department, as an undergraduate on the playing fields, in the classroom, and as an alumnus providing lifelong support, interest and leadership. He was a three-year letterman in football, receiving second-team UPI All-Ohio and second-team All-OAC honors. He also lettered three times in lacrosse. He is a Professor of Physics, Emeritus, at the University of Maryland.

Oklahoma StateDr. James Hromas, ’66, has received the 2008 Great Plains University Continuing Education Association’s Outstanding Leadership Award. He has been a driving force within Oklahoma State Outreach and a catalyst for change, bringing Oklahoma State to international recognition through his efforts.


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Puget Sound10 | Chapter brothers of Kurt Spitzer, ’77, collected money at their 30-year reunion to purchase and install a chair lift for him following his back injury.

RutgersOn January 29, 2008, Seth Dembowitz, ’01, died in an apartment fire in Hoboken, N.J. The day after his death, his four siblings founded the 243 (his Bond number) Foundation in his memory. Some of their long-term goals include fire safety awareness and scholarships for members of fraternities, sororities and members of a Jewish youth group Seth was involved in. They also hope to equip all chapters of Phi Delta Theta with the appropriate fire safety devices.

Saint LouisMichael Bidwill, ’87, joined the Arizona Cardinals organization in 1996 and now serves as president. Among his most prominent roles with the Cardinals has been the development of University of Phoenix Stadium, a project that he spearheaded from its inception through its August, 2006 opening and which continues today. He has also taken on roles with the National Football League and the greater Phoenix business community.

Southern CaliforniaJohn Gobbell, ’59, has written numerous naval thrillers, all set in WWII. A Call to Colors features the skipper of a destroyer who becomes embroiled in what becomes the Battle of Leyte Gulf–the largest naval engagement in the history of mankind.

Stephen F. AustinFor the past seven years Cooper Castleberry, ’74, has been a football referee in the Big XII Conference. He began officiating 30 years ago, starting with a small junior high in Lufkin and progressed to high school games, then the Southland Conference and the WAC Conference before the Big XII.

SyracuseJohn Fox, ’92, and his wife, Carol, have established an endowed professorship in sustainable energy studies at the Syracuse L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science. He is president and CEO of

Innovation Fuels, a leading U.S. biodiesel manufacturer that is among those leading the charge to make the Earth a more sustainable place. Their commitment will educate generations to come about the need for sustainability and developing new innovations. He is the son of Thomas “Denny” Fox, Maryland ’63.

Texas-ArlingtonJohn Colligan, ’78, golf course architect for Colligan Golf Design, had the privilege of restoring the Brackenridge Park Golf Course in San Antonio. Designed in 1915, it was the first municipal course in Texas and the original home of the Texas Open. He has worked on over 300 new courses and renovations across the country.

Texas-AustinKnox Nunnally, ’65, has been selected to be part of the Longhorn Football Hall of Honor 40 years after initially becoming a Longhorn. He was an All-Southwest Conference end from 1962–64 and a member of the Longhorns’ first national championship team in 1963. After graduation he also received his law degree in 1968 from the University of Texas School of Law and became a prominent Houston lawyer. He has been a law consultant to The University and its athletic department for nearly two decades and served as the president of the Silver Spurs Alumni Organization in 1995 and 1996.

Texas Christian11 | Lieutenant Col. Drew Moore, DDS, MS, ’84, is currently stationed in Iraq. The photo shows him next to a rocket crater on the base at Tallil. He was eating dinner when this hit about 600 yards from where they were. The walls hehind are T Walls which are around the living quarters and most all buildings in Iraq for protection. There were only a few divots knocked out of the T Walls and some windows in a shower building broke.

12 | Brothers of Texas Zeta classes 1968 to 1972 enjoyed a reunion and golf tournament this last fall in San Saba, Texas. The annual affair brings together Brothers from as far away as Washington, D.C. to St. Louis to Evergreen, Colorado to Des Moines, Iowa, including several from Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. This year’s attendees were: Front Row

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(left-right): John Russell, Mark Richards, John Northern, Phil Worth and Rick Olsen. Second Row (left-right): Lee Tarbox, Rodney Haggard, Sid Fikes, Jack Wilemon, W.L. Gray and Rod Monahan. Third row (left-right): Steve Swift, Byron Gossett, Gary Lee, John Litterer, David Montgomery and Page Dupstat.

Texas TechMichael McElrath, ’62 (dec), was inducted into the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation’s Hall of Fame on Jan. 15, 2009. He lettered in baseball at Tech and still holds the freshman hitting average of .507. He was a star fast pitch softball player in Fort Worth from 1966 to 1977 and played on teams that won five state championships.

Michael “Mickey” McKenzie, ’66, and his wife, Barbara, have made a major gift for the Merket Alumni Center at Texas Tech in appreciation and admiration for the impact Bill Dean, ’60, has had on their family. Dean was the adviser of the Texas Epsilon chapter when both Mickey and his son, Ryan, were members of the chapter. As a tribute to the McKenzies, the new ballroom that will seat up to 600 will be named in their honor.

UtahBilly Steers, ’84, is the author and illustrator of the popular Tractor Mac children’s book series. He was inspired to write the stories by the bedtime stories he had been telling his young sons, which revolved around the adventures of their little red toy tractor.

VanderbiltArt Demmas, ’41, former Vandy football player and longtime NFL official, has been selected as one of four individuals for the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame’s prestigious Chapter Leadership Awards. He worked for 28 seasons, including four Super Bowls, officiating in the NFL.

VirginiaRalph Wilson, ’40, was named to the Class of 2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame. One of the original founders of the AFL, he founded the Buffalo Bills in 1959 and has seen his team win back-to-back AFL titles in the mid 1960s and become the only team ever to advance to four consecutive Super

Bowls. He was an integral part of the AFL’s success and has also served on a number of important NFL committees over the years.

WabashAlready serving as the Coordinator of Football Officials for the Big Ten, David Parry, ’57, has been named the first ever National Coordinator for College Football Officiating. He will serve as the national spokesperson for college officiating issues and work directly with the college football community to accurately communicate officiating issues at all levels. He will also create and develop national training programs, assign and evaluate postseason officiating crews and coordinate national meetings of the college officiating community.

WashingtonAfter serving three years as freshman coach, Michael Callahan, ’96, is now the head coach of the University of Washington men’s rowing team. In 2006 his freshman team was the national champion. He has also been a member of the 2004 Olympic Rowing Team.

Washington-St. LouisStephen Brauer, ’67, and his wife will have the second building in the university’s new engineering complex named for them. He is former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium and chairman of St. Louis-based Hunter Engineering Company.

The Very Reverend Edson Maxwell Outwin, ’65, has been appointed Dean of the Genesee Deanery of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York. His new responsibility is the oversight and convening of the Episcopal parishes in Orleans, Genesee and Wyoming Counties in New York.

West VirginiaRoy Cunningham, ’93, has been named Partner at Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP. He concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, business succession planning and elder law. He has experience in all aspects of the planning, administration, settlement and taxation of trusts and estates and is a frequent lecturer at state and local legal continuing education programs. He has a JD degree from West Virginia University


College of Law and a LLM in taxation from the University of Denver School of Law.

Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky University has named Andrew Byers, ’02, its 2008 Young Alumnus of the Year. This award is given annually to the most outstanding alumnus who has graduated in the last ten years. He is president of the local alumni chapter and chairs the committee that has started a scholarship fund to help a local high school senior attend WKU. In its first two years, he has already helped raise over $5,000 towards the funds.

John Harnage, ’94, along with his partner, former Western Kentucky basketball player Ty Rogers, has started a unique business marketing replica basketball arena tables that can be made from the actual floor and basketball rim from the customer’s arena of choice. Check them out at www.hometeamtables.com.

Western OntarioBorna Zlamalik, ’02, Portfolio, Brand & Trade Strategy - Prestige, Premium and Sub-Premium Brands Manager, represented JTI-Macdonald at the Global Convenience Industry Achievement Awards (GCIAA), an annual competition to present insight, innovation and a clear understanding of current and future challenges and trends facing convenience retailing. He won the top award in Canada with his innovative presentation entitled “Think Global, Act Local: How to leverage your product and service mix to increase transaction potential and customer loyalty." His presentation aimed to provide a simple and easy to execute tool to help retailers assess their trade area and better serve their unique consumer base.

As a result of his Canadian victory, Borna will represent JTI-Macdonald and Canada at the North American leg of the Global Convenience Industry Achievement Awards (GCIAA) in Las Vegas during the 2009 NACS (National Association of Convenience Stores) Convention. Widener13 | The chapter brothers of Paul Augustus, ’92, have bonded together to help defray medical costs of his care following a life changing accident of falling from a ladder that paralyzed him from the waist down. In addition to other events, on March 28 there was a Pub Night at a place owned by Keith Gallo ’94, that was attended by over 80 Phis and friends that helped raise $10,000 for the family. If you would like to support the brothers of Penn Mu in their efforts to help Paul, please contact Chad Collingwood at [email protected].

Wisconsin 14 | Pictured are Phis David Huber, Penn State ’48, Paul Commelin, DePauw ’45, and Roy Burks, Wisconsin ’53, who live at the Willow Valley Retirement Community and meet monthly for breakfast.We want to hear from you!Let other brothers know what you are up to. Write us a line or send us a picture. Electronic submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Digital photos should be at least 300 dpi in resolution or on a digital camera’s highest-quality setting. Hard copies can be sent to GHQ, attn: The Scroll Editor, 2 South Campus Avenue, Oxford, OH 45208. Letters may be edited for clarity, content or length. Photos may be edited for reproduction quality.

Welcome to:Mackinac Island!MichiganAn insider’s guide to one of Phi Delt’s convention spots.As summer rolls in and temperatures climb, a good vacation spot with a bit of Phi history is Mackinac Island in Michigan. If you go, park your car, since no personal motorized vehicles are allowed on the island. The beautiful Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island was the site of the 1954 Convention, with Phis debating the fraternal issues of the day on the resort’s wrap-around porch. The historic hotel is still open today. A short ferry ride from the

tip of Michigan takes you to the island, where beautiful scenery, cool lake breezes and a classic

summer vacation awaits. Make sure to try some Mackinac Island fudge and take in one of the many sailing races planned for the area this summer.

For more information visit www.mackinacisland.org/.


Phi Sports:

K ansas QB Todd Reesing had a pretty impressive college career. He’ll graduate in December after breaking many school records. This season, he completed 329 of 495 for a school record 3,888

yards and 32 touchdowns while running for 224 yards and four scores. Todd was named the school’s offensive player of the year and Nolan Cromwell Leadership Award winner. Among his top games were 32 of 38 for 413 yards, three TDs against Louisiana Tech; 34 of 51 for 381 yards, three scores versus South Florida; and 27 of 35 for 313 yards, four TDs in the bowl game. The Scroll caught up with Reesing as he wrapped up the spring semester.

Scroll: What’s next for you after graduation? I am planning to pursue a career in football after I graduate. I had planned on wanting to study abroad but since have decided to try to continue to play football. Obviously I am going to give the NFL a shot but if that does not pan out I am even considering playing in the CFL or whatever opportunities may arise. But I am still going to attend graduate school for business at some point regardless of what happens. Anything to steer away from 9–5 at a desk sounds good to me right now.

How did you balance football, school and Phi Delt?It has definitely been a struggle to manage football and school at times in addition to taking part in activities with Phi Delt. The main thing that has helped me is time management. At this level, it is important to set priorities and know exactly what needs to get done and the amount of time you have to do it. I think many people underestimate themselves when knowing the amount of things they can handle and the efficiency with which they can get them done. If you have goals and the determination to complete them, then no matter what may stand in your way, you will find a way to get them done to the best of your ability. I have just never let the amount of things that may pile up on my plate get in the way of my attitude towards success and life.

If you have goals and the determination to complete them, then no matter what may stand in your way, you will find a way to get them done to the best of your ability.

You had some tremendous success this year. How did you do it?I think the prior answer relates heavily to being a successful QB. You first have to believe in yourself and have strong goals with an even stronger work ethic. If you have the belief in yourself then people around you will see them and they will want to follow you because if they think there is nothing that can stop you from achieving something then it will motivate them to believe the same way. You must be a strong leader to play QB and I believe my teammates see how hard I play and how much I care about winning that it motivates them to fight as hard as they can. And obviously having a great understanding of the offense and desire to learn and get better is very

instrumental to success. Oh, and having a little talent does not hurt either. The work ethic and commitment that is learned through football is the same type of attitude you have to take into your post-athletic life in the work force. If you are determined to succeed at your job then there is no one who can tell you otherwise.

How has Phi Delt helped you get through college?Being affiliated with Phi Delt has taught me a lot about friendship and the way it can empower people to work together to achieve common goals. A lot of the rules and ideals that the Fraternity were built on directly correspond to success in life, academics, and football. And on a lighter note it teaches you to enjoy life, give back to the society and have fun in every setting.

Phi Sports:Todd Reesing looks toward the future

University of Kansas Todd Reesing, Photo by Jeff Jacobsen, KU Athletics


O n September 8, 2008, Brother Mike Timlin of the Boston Red Sox, Southwestern ’88, became the third

member of Phi Delta Theta to receive the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award. The award is presented annually by Phi Delta Theta to the Major League Baseball player who best exemplifies the giving character of Brother Gehrig.

On hand to present him with the award was General Council President Mark Ochsenbein, Educational Foundation Trustee and lifetime Boston Red Sox fan Ted Lowrie, Massachusetts Gamma (MIT) Chapter President John Cromwell, and Associate Executive Vice President Sean Wagner. Also at the presentation was Jim Stroud who won the chance to attend the presentation after he joined the True Blue Society last summer.

Prior to the game, a reception was held in Timlin’s honor at Phi Delta Theta’s Massachusetts Gamma chapter house, just blocks away from Fenway Park. This reception was attended by the chapter, local alumni, and the presenters.

Brother Timlin, best known for his role on the 2003 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox team, has had a long career in Major League Baseball that has included stints with six teams over seventeen years. During this illustrious career, he earned four World Series rings, two with the Boston Red Sox and two with the Toronto Blue Jays. Of course long before he was a member of any MLB team, he was an undergraduate member of the Texas Gamma chapter from 1985 until 1988 at Southwestern University where he also played baseball.

Brother Timlin has long been known as one of the most community-minded players in all of MLB, actively being involved in a variety of organizations. One of the causes closest to Brother Timlin’s heart is that of ALS. Personally affected by Lou Gehrig’s disease, Mike’s mother, Sharon, succumbed in 2002 to the illness at the age of 61. After watching her suffer through the awful progression of this fatal disease, Mike

and his family vowed to do as much as they could to bring awareness to the forefront and, with time, ensure a cure. Since then he and his wife, Dawn, have hosted the annual 5K Sharon Timlin Memorial Race/Walk and Family Fun Day. In total, over $200,000 has been raised and directed toward research for a cure for ALS from these events. He has also worked extensively with

the Angel Fund, an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to support ALS research at Massachusetts General Hospital. Additionally, since coming to Boston in 2003, he has donated $500 per appearance to the fund. Timlin was also recognized as the 2005 BoSox Club Man of the Year and has served as spokesman and participant for the Junior Padre Club and Clinic.

During his career Timlin has had the same tenacity on the field as he has off of it to eradicate ALS. He became just the 13th pitcher in major league history to appear in 1,000 games and finished the season with 1,011 career appearances in 2007 and compiled a 2.89 ERA in 40 appearances and had his career best, 16 inning scoreless streak, occur over 11 appearances. He is second only to Bob Stanley in the Red Sox record books in relief appearances. Timlin appeared in at least 60 games in 10 straight seasons from 1997 until 2007 and has made 44 career post season appearances, 4th all-time.

“Mike Timlin is the perfect recipient for this year’s Lou Gehrig Award,” says Sean Wagner, spokesman for the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Committee. “Mike’s fight against Lou Gehrig’s Disease demonstrates a tremendous commitment to eliminate this horrible disease that affected Gehrig himself, Timlin’s own family and so many others.”

General Council President Mark Ochsenbein presents Brother Mike Timlin with the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award. Also at the award ceremony, Educational Foundation Trustee Ted Lowry, Jim Stroud, MIT Chapter President John Cromwell and Associate Executive Vice President Sean Wagner.

Phi Sports:Timlin takes Lou Gehrig Award

Mike’s fight against Lou Gehrig’s Disease demonstrates a tremendous commitment to eliminate this horrible disease that affected Gehrig himself, Timlin’s own family and so many others.


Joshua Kraemer, RiponTyler Lemon, DavidsonKirk Konert, Davidson

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Football

Leading Kansas to an 8–5 record and Insight Bowl win was quarterback Todd Reesing (see article, pg 24). Also playing were defensive end John Larson and offensive lineman Sal Capra. William Cage saw special teams action for the 11–1 TCU Poinsettia Bowl winners and fullback Preston Lyons was on the 9–4 Georgia Tech Chick–fil–A Bowl club.

Co–captain and defensive MVP Mark Paschal earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference second team honors for the 8–5 North Carolina Meineke Car Care Bowl. Before a cervical spinal injury late in the season ended his career, he was the top tackler with 103. Also on the squad was quarterback Braden Hanson. Handling punting duties for the 9–4 Mississippi Cotton Bowl winners was Rob Park, who had 54 boots for a 38.9 average. Teammate Justin Sparks had 72 kickoffs for a 63.5 average. Defensive end Chris Berezansky played six games for Arkansas and punter John Thornton was on the Virginia squad. Wide receiver Kyle Derham led Pennsylvania with 29 catches for 404 yards and teammate Hughes Tipton saw action at offensive guard.

Forty-seven Phis were on the Davidson team. Offensive tackle Will Nolte won All-Pioneer Football League first team honors. Top receiver Kirk Konert led with 53 catches for 692 yards, six

scores while earning All-PFL honorable mention, along with guard Mark Iafrate. Key receivers were Andrew Aldrich (52 for 578 yards, four TDs), Mark Hanabury (35 for 400 yards) and Myles Potter (34 for 386 yards). Kerry Mantuo ran for 418 yards and 10 TDs. Other offensive performers were linemen Jason Perillo, Shane Purvis and Joe Tabler; fullback Kirk Benedict (17 catches for 149 yards); and back Michael Blanchard.

Named to the All-PFL second team were Davidson linebacker Tyler Lemon (top tackler with 91) and end Will Funderburg (46 stops, team–high13 for losses). Back Matt Mikrut won All-PFL mention with 51 tackles. Third with 80 stops was back Matt Easton while lineman Andrew Wohler had 41 tackles. Other leaders were linebacker Daniel Astrop (39 stops), back/deep snapper John Behm (28 tackles), linebacker Patrick Hunt (20 tackles), linebacker Gianinni Ricci, lineman Aaron Saltman and back Peter Kidwell. Bo Swanson had 38 kickoffs for a 55.2 average. In his eighth season, head coach Ralph Friedgen, Maryland ’70, led his alma mater to an 8–5 record, including a win in the Humanitarian Bowl. Kentucky head coach Rich Brooks, Oregon State ’63, led his team to a 7–6 season, including a Liberty Bowl win.

Honorable mention All-American defensive back Joshua Kraemer led 18 Phi Delts on the 8–2 Ripon team. He was also on the All-West regional team, the All-Midwest Conference first team and Wisconsin Private College Player of the Year. He picked off six passes to run his career total to 17. As a return specialist, he had a 28.4 kickoff average with two TDs and returned punts for a 14.3 average. Lineman Ray Anderson

won the Outstanding Defensive Lineman Award and was on the All-MWC second team. Wide receiver Brian Felix averaged 16.8 on receptions and gained All-MWC honorable mention as did linebacker Adam Firgens. Other key Ripon players included co-captain/defensive back Vince Spratte, defensive lineman Paul Braun and wide receiver Robert Bergfeld.

The 7–3 Centre squad featured 42 Phis, led by All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference first team linebacker Adam Hay. After posting 109 tackles, he was also on the d3football.com All-South Region second team. The All-SCAC second team included safety Sean Swallen (77 tackles), safety Alex Uberhart (53 tackles), end Tim Groh (40 stops) and back Zach Sloan (36 tackles). Receiving All-SCAC mention was lineman Graham Herron (29 tackles) while other defenders were linebackers Brian Hodge (41 stops), Matt Mazzanti and T.J. Lewis. Punter Jeff Collett had 37 boots for a 37.2 average.

Named to the All-SCAC offensive second team for Centre were center Dan Spoelker and tackle Brian Coxon. Earning All-SCAC mention were wide receiver Tyler Hinkle (leader with 27 catches for 378 yards, five TDs) and tackle Alex Becker. Quarterback Grant Conliffe hit 83 of 143 for 842 yards, seven TDs while running back Chase Porter ran for 195 yards and caught 18 passes for 148 yards. Other good receivers were Rob Pope (16 for 223 yards), Chris Zimmerman (15 for 107 yards, 14 punts for a 36.8 average) and Aaron Hay (nine for 126 yards, two scores).

Sixteen Phis were on the 11–2 Washington & Jefferson squad, which went to the Division III


Tom Gulyas, Washington-St. Louis,Photo by Joe Angeles, WUSTL Photo Services

Michael Spillman, HanoverStuart Sitterson, Washington & Lee

quarterfinals. Key defenders were All-President’s Athletic Conference honorable mention back Mitch Erdley (third with 76 tackles), linebacker John Fahey (55 stops). back Tyler Wilson and linemen Matt Ellinger, Chad Boskat, Alex Patterson and Brandon Pfeifer. Seeing action on offense for W&J were running backs Josh Linton and Joe Winters plus linemen Brandon Koslo, Jordan Thompson and Pat Denecke. Seeing action for the 10–2 Wabash Division III playoff team were defensive lineman Zach Brock and quarterback Tyler Hernly.

The 6–4 Dickinson defense featured All-Centennial Conference first team linebacker Steve Bokron (47 tackles) and All-Centennial second team linebacker Ben Hargrave (leader with 94 stops). Other top tacklers were linebacker Kevin Wood (84 tackles), back Michael Maxwell (66 stops), lineman Matt Stone (42 stops), lineman Adam Lick (32 tackles), back Paul McNeal (24 tackles) and linebackers Keegan Ash and Craig Renitsky. Leading Dickinson’s offense was All-Centennial second team quarterback Ian Mitchell who hit 143 of 244 for 1,953 yards, 14 TDs and rushed for 736 yards, six TDs. Also on the All-Centennial second team was running back Greg Lord (727 yards, 10 scores) while center Andrew Ciukurescu won honorable mention. Others were back Tim Wells (535 yards, five TDs), back Tim Smith, receiver Craig Helfer (15 catches) and receiver Rob Kutner.

Sixteen Washington & Lee Phis were led by All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference first teamer Stuart Sitterson. He led with 92 points and 960 yards while catching 19 passes for 237 yards;

returning 22 kickoffs for a 36.0 average (including a 94 yarder); and averaging 8.9 on 12 punt returns. Receiver Billy Murray gained All-ODAC mention after leading with 23 catches for 310 yards. Charlie Westfal hit 117 of 212 for 1,310 yards,10 TDs while running for 511 yards. Also on offense were Ryan Wells (20 catches), tight end Jason Bacajte, receiver Tate Davis and lineman John Thackston. W&L’s defense was led by All-ODAC first team back Chris Prugar, who had seven interceptions for 92 yards and made 47 tackles. Back David Sternlicht had 36 stops and was ODAC Rookie of the Year. Back Frank Dale was sixth with 49 tackles and was joined in the backfield by John Kavanagh (21 stops) and Taylor Malone.

All-Heatland Collegiate Athletic Conference first team linebacker Michael Spillmann of Hanover had a team–high 104 tackles and 18 Phi teammates. Receiver Adam Miller had 25 catches for 362 yards and Josh Reintjes ran back nine kickoffs for a 16.9 average. James Dowdy kicked two field goals and 15 extra points. Good defensive backs were Matt Steward (26 stops) and Cord Dorsey. Lineman Grant Wright was in on 14 tackles for 8–2 DePauw and linebacker Jim Minor led Denison with 62 tackles and earned All-North Coast Athletic Conference honorable mention. Seeing action for Lawrence were offensive lineman Evan Keip, who started eight games; defensive back Chris Gallegos (24 tackles) and lineman Brian Dabbs.

The 5–5 Washington-St. Louis team had 21 Phi Delts, with Tom Gulyas winning All-University Athletic Association first team honors after catching 51 passes for 632 yards, three TDs. Earning All-UAA mention on offense were

quarterback Buck Smith, who hit 168 of 307 for 1,827 yards, 12 TDs; tight end Miles Chan (10 catches for 120 yards), running back Greg LaChaud (16 catches for 261 yards) plus linemen Dan Elliott and David Mackey. Other key offensive players included receiver Kyle Gray (17 catches) lineman Jared Daiber and kicker Tim Johnson (two field goals, 11 extra points).

Winning All-UAA second team selection on defense for Washington-St. Louis were safety Tim Machen, the top tackler with 73; back Brandon Brown (34 tackles, 11 passes broken up); and lineman Dan Mulholland (22 stops). Making the All-UAA honorable mention list was linebacker Kyle Huber (37 stops) while other good defenders were back Adam Hartzler, lineman Jim Manship, linebacker Nick Diehl and back Bryce Buchanan.

Case Western Reserve had Phi 22 players, with defensive linemen Dale English (46 tackles) and Gian Genovesi (37 stops) taking All-UAA first team honors. Other good defenders were back Luiz Goncalves (34 tackles), end Rich Doolin (21 tackles), back Christian Fredericks, lineman Dan Foti and linebacker Chris Wolfe. CWRU offensive linemen Chris Center and Tony Opperman were named to the All-UAA second team. Seeing action for McDaniel were quarterback Joe Lapkowicz (16 of 22 for 222 yards); running back Sean Urbany and wide receivers Nick Bender and Austin Miller. Playing for Union were linebacker Dillon Betancourt and lineman Dominic Centurioni.

Thirty-four Phis aided the Puget Sound effort. Leading the defense was All-Northwest Conference second team linebacker Eric Borton, who had 85 tackles and made Academic


Corey Dorsey, GettysburgKyle Holliday, Ohio Wesleyan, Photo by Sara TincherStephen Van Gampleare, Creighton

All-District along with lineman Brian Walker (34 tackles). Other key defenders were linebacker Phillip Thomas (47 stops); back Cory Dunn (33 tackles, 19 breakups); linebacker Tyler Vlasak (26 tackles), back Cory Haywood (23 tackles); and linebacker Peter New. The offense featured All-NWC second team back Silas Paul, who ran for 524 yards and scored nine TDs. Other key players were fullback Miles Murphy, back Casey Larson, quarterback Spencer Crace, deep snapper Aaron Badham and starting linemen Alex Nelson, Ben Schau and Vince Ghiringhelli.

The 6–5 Randolph-Macon squad had 19 Phi players, led by All-ODAC second team linebacker Chris Stahl, who had 72 tackles. Other defenders were lineman Jaryd Grimsley (42 tackles), back Trey Haddon and lineman Chris Testa. Lineman Morgan Cross was named to the All-ODAC second team and Ben Keyser gained All-ODAC mention with 46 punts for a 35.3 average. Quarterback Austin Faulker hit 152 of 263 for 1,747 yards,17 TDs while running for 283 yards, five TDs. Spenser Bolen kicked a field goal and 11 extra points. Other players were defensive back Jason Amy of Iowa Wesleyan; wide receiver Slava Prokhorets of Westminster; offensive lineman Brandon Miller of Washburn; and the Central Methodist duo of linebacker Mickey Pittman and lineman Cavelle Cole-Neal.

A number of Phi Delt alumni have been honored in recent months. Longtime Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson Jr., Virginia ’40, was chosen for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 8th. SMU retired the number 17 jersey of two year All-American quarterback

Don Meredith, SMU ’60, during halftime of the mid-October Houston game. Defensive end Knox Nunnally, Texas ’65, was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor on November 7th. Quarterback Justin Peery, Westminster ’00, was inducted into the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Hall of Fame on January 31st. He threw for a Division III career record 13,262 passing yards and all-division 148 TD passes in 1996–99.

New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, Texas Tech ’05, had another great year and played in the Pro Bowl. He had 111 catches for 1,165 yards, three TDs. Quarterback J.T. O’Sullivan, Cal-Davis ’02, of the San Francisco 49ers and hit 128 of 220 for 1,678 yards, eight TDs. Following the season, he joined the Cincinnati Bengals. Offensive guard Jacob Bell, Miami ‘04, started 13 games for the St. Louis Rams and Nick Novak, Maryland ’05, scored 25 points (six field goals, seven extra points) in six contests for the Kansas City Chiefs. During the off season, John Marshall, Oregon ’69, became defensive coordinator of the Oakland Raiders and Gunther Cunningham, Oregon ’69, joined the Detroit Lions as defensive coordinator.

Soccer

Leading 16–4–2 M.I.T. to the NCAA Division III tournament was All-NEWMAC first teamer and Rookie of the Year Zachary Kabelac. He was second in scoring with 28 points on 10 goals and eight assists. Teammate Russell Kooistra also saw action.

Defenseman Curlee Morrissette played 10 contests for the 8–4–6 DePauw squad and Taylor Prescott saw action for the 18–5–1 Ohio Wesleyan team.

Five Phi Delts played for the 9–6–2 Washington & Lee squad. Midfielder Drew Crowley had 17 starts and scored nine points (four goals, one assist). Goalie Alex Lambert had a 1.75 goals against average with 10 saves. Playing 15 contests for W&L were Stiles Harper, Chris Burgin and Huntley Johnson. Defenseman Michael McDonnell played in 14 contests for Oregon Tech and defenseman Zach Fleisher played 18 games for Hanover. Defenseman Skyler Wills was a member of the 12–5–1 Washington–St. Louis squad. Midfielder Matt Dominguez and goalie Adam Jaime were on the LaVerne team.

Cross Country

Stephen Van Gampleare of Creighton ran the team’s second-best time (27:00) in placing 39th at the Missouri Valley Conference 8K meet and had a 10K time of 34:30 at the NCAA Midwest regional meet. His top 8K time (26:33) came at the Evansville Invitational and he placed 25th (26:56) at the San Francisco State Invitational. Stephen Mackey of St. Louis placed sixth (27:34) at the 8K Bradley Invitational. Chris McCullough of Gettysburg was 44th (26:45) at the 8K Division III Mideast regional and co-captain Frank Hoban was 57th (27:03). He placed 16th (26:39) at the Centennial Conference meet. Corwin Ryck of Westminter was 49th at the SLIAC meet.


Leading 11 Phis at Franklin was Brandon Welti who ran in the Division III meet after placing second (25:49) at the HCAC meet. Also at the HCAC were Sean Kennedy, fifth with a career-best 26:30; Jacob Holnacki, seventh (26:43); and Kinley Weber, 24th (27:41). Farley Stephenson of Centre was on the SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team. He suffered an early season knee injury but continued to support his squad as they went to the NCAA meet. Matt Silovsky of Southwestern College ran a personal best 28:05 at the NAIA Mid-States Classic and was joined by teammates Jordy Train, Taylor McNinch, Bryce Johnson and Tanner Weeast. Other competitors were Joel Meredith of Dickinson, Brandon Feller of Hanover, Francisco Avila of Schreiner, Mark Benedetto of Widener and William Ortiz of LaVerne.

Basketball

Leading 17–8 Ohio Wesleyan was forward Kyle Holliday, who was named to the Academic All-American second team, All-NCAC first team and All-Great Lakes Region third team. He led in scoring (393 points, 15.7 per game), minutes played (768) and three-point goals (59) while ranking second in rebounding (157, 6.3 per game). Teammate Brent Pleiman was second in field goal shooting (55.7%), scored 204 points (8.2) and grabbed 104 rebounds (4.2). Also seeing action for OWU were Andrew Martin, Ryan Willis, Spencer Meads and Matt Stuczynski. Guard Jake Inman won All-HCAC mention for Hanover and led with 60 assists, 19 steals and an 85.4 free throw percentage. He was second in minutes (801) and third in scoring with 255 points (10.6).

Guard-forward Corey Dorsey led 18–9 Gettysburg to the Division III playoffs. He led with 199 rebounds (7.4), three-pointers (73) and steals (37); ranked second in minutes (920) and was third in scoring (334 points, 12.4) and assists (58). Six Phis on the 16–13 Washington & Lee squad were led by tri-captain Chris McHugh, who led in minutes (943), assists (65) and three-pointers (51) while ranking second with 291 points (10.0). Tri-captain Kirk Jones scored 142 points (5.3) and forward Ryan Owens had 100 points (3.6). Guard Jason Cimino had 21 starts and 34 assists. Also playing were guards Jonathan Guest and Will Keirle. Guard John Kinsella was on the All-UAA second team and ranked second with 262 points (10.9), with a high of 27 versus NYU.

The 24–4 Puget Sound Division III playoff club had good contributions from forwards Bryce Lenin (182 points, 6.3) and Conner Gehring (81 points, 2.9). Guard Nick Caputo was a key player for 18–10 Southwestern University squad, scoring 286 points (10.2) and teammate Ryan Bell played in 18 contests. Other players included guard Noah Hayden of the 20–10 Washington & Jefferson squad; the Dickinson guard duo of James Spicer and Mike Grant; plus the Schreiner duo of forward Francisco Avila and guard Chris White.

Swimming

Earning All-American honors on the seventh place M.I.T. 400 medley relay was Tim Stumbaugh. He was also the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year after a second place finish in the 200 backstroke. Nine Phis were on the Allegheny squad, led by NCAC placers Colin Gundling and Josh Sesek. Also doing well at the NCAC meet were Ashton Kinney and Beau Whiteman. Rob Franciscovich of Dickinson was on the third place 400 freestyle relay at the Centennial meet and James Ridings of LaVerne swam on the sixth place SCIAC 800 freestyle relay.

Nicolas Santoro was the top swimmer among five Phis on the Chicago squad. At the UAA meet, he was third with the 400 freestyle relay; sixth with the 200 freestyle relay; and eighth in the 200 breaststroke. Teammates Robert Vanneste was seventh in the 100 backstroke and Erik Wedestrom finished seventh in the 200 butterfly and eighth in the 400 individual medley. Other swimmers included Dominic Schlabach of Ohio Wesleyan and Peter Murray of Gettysburg.

Other Winter Sports

Wrestler Kevin Wainscott of Oklahoma State placed fifth at 174 pounds at the Central Missouri Open and had a 6–6 record prior to a shoulder injury. Teammate Mike Bizzle was named to the Academic All-Big 12 team and competed at 149 pounds. Jimmy Miller of Case Western Reserve was a regular at 125 pounds. Five Phis were regulars for Wabash with Michael Burke (15–11) placing second at 197 pounds during the Division III Mideast regional. At the same meet, Stephen Iles placed eighth at 133 pounds. Other teammates were

Stephen Mosier, Justin Michaels and James Fitzpatrick. Regulars for Washington & Lee were J.P. Welch.

Cory Baumgarten and Bear Danley were key gymnasts for Nebraska and Brett Lazarus was a regular for M.I.T. Squash player Andrew McReynolds was a member of the Cornell team that finished sixth at the CSA national meet. Other winter sports athletes competing for M.I.T. were Sean Vaskov on the hockey team and fencers Rangarajan Nadadur and Kieran McLaughlin.


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W hat defined your generation? Was it the thrift of the Depression years? Was it the distrust of the Watergate era?

What events shaped your generation? Perhaps you remember where you were when JFK was assassinated, or when Brother Armstrong set foot on the moon, or when the Challenger exploded.

As baby boomers begin to retire and Generation-Xers find stability with families and careers, a new generation is entering adulthood—a generation shaped by the September 11 terrorist attacks and the omnipresence of computers.

They’ve been referred to as Gen-Y, Nexters and Echo Boomers, but they are most often called the Millennial generation.

They are a generation that has grown up entirely in the information age, and most of them have been computer users since before they even entered grade school. In fact, more Millennials said they could do without TV than said they could do without a computer. Michael Wesch, an anthropology professor at Kansas State University conducted a study with 200 college students to research trends among millennial

students. His study determined that in one semester, the students would, on average, write 42 pages for class and more than 500 pages of e-mails. The average student read eight books in a year and 2300 web pages during the same span. This is the generation that spawned the explosion in instant messaging, Youtube and social networking websites like Myspace and Facebook.

While we often think of teenagers and young adults as challenging of the conventions of the previous generation, Millennials tend to be respectful of parental authority. They often

Coaching MillennialsBy Keith WysoCKi

Spring/Summer 2009

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maintain close relationships with their parents, and they are increasingly moving back in with their parents after college. This might stem from how they were raised. Parents of Millennials were, by and large, protective and actively involved in their children’s schooling and extracurricular activities. Parents packed their children’s free time with sports camps, music lessons and clubs and would as a result, spend much of their free time transporting their kids to meetings and practices.

These kids are growing up to be a civic-oriented and volunteer-driven generation. More than 66% of college freshmen said helping others was “essential or very important” according to a study released by UCLA last year. This was the highest percentage to say so in more than twenty-five years.

This generation is entering the workforce, and they have been described as impatient, unequipped to work with difficult people and frustrated by menial tasks. Alternatively, they have been described as optimistic, goal-oriented collaborators who can work on many different assignments at the same time. How they will truly affect the workplace will become evident in the next few years—as baby boomers retire in droves and the Millennials rise to fill their shoes.

While we do not fully know what will define the Millennial generation, we have seen the tremendous impact it is having in Phi Delta Theta. The vast majority of our undergraduate leaders are Millennials, and they continue to build on the strong foundation that has been laid by the generations that have come before. We are truly fortunate to belong to an organization in which we have ample opportunities to learn from those older and younger than us, while enjoying a brotherhood based on timeless principles that transcend any generation. Editor’s note: This is adapted from a Webinar on coaching members of the “Millennial” generation presented by Nathan Thomas, Southeast Missouri ’94 and Rob Turning, Akron, 94.

Then & Now

1969 20091969 This was the year when famous Phi Neil Armstrong, walked on the moon. On July 20, Armstrong became the first man on the moon. Also that year, the first Gap store opened in San Francisco. Richard Nixon was inaugurated as the 37th President of the United States. Unemployment was at 3.6 percent, gasoline was 35 cents a gallon and a stamp cost 6 cents. Also in 1969, famous Phi Weeb Eubank coached the New York Jets to a victory in SuperBowl III.

2009 Although space travel is fairly common, there has not been a manned mission to moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. The Pittsburgh Steelers won the SuperBowl, led by a quarterback who graduated from the late Weeb Eubank’s college—Miami University. Gas is more than $2.40 a gallon, a stamp is 41 cents and unemployment is around 8 percent.


Cut hair–stylin’ and profilin’Steve Good, Iowa State’04, is the director of education and technology at GHQ. But, to many of his fellow staff members, he’s a barber. Good is handy with a pair of clippers, and helps his colleagues shave expenses and look good. He taught himself how to use the clippers, testing his skills on some of his Iowa State chapter brothers.

“You should usually start at the bottom, and use the guards to get the “fade” effect a lot of guys like,” Good says. “The lower the number on the guard, the closer the cut.”

Keep the blades on the clippers oiled and clean them after use to ensure longer life and smoother cuts. And, if you make a mistake, it eventually will grow back.

Good doesn’t recommend the “self-haircut” approach, but with enough mirrors it can be pulled off in a pinch.

In the photos here, Good demonstrates his skills on Associate Executive Vice President Sean Wagner.

Do you have a skill you want to share with other Phi Delts? Tell us about it and we’ll consider using it in a future “how to” column. Email [email protected].

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T wenty very outstanding graduate and professional students were selected to receive $3,000 Educational Foundation graduate fellowships for 2008–2009. The competition for our fellowships is

always fierce, but I believe it was even more so this year. At their meeting last fall, the Foundation Trustees changed our policy that restricted previous fellowship recipients from applying again.

As a result of that policy change we wrote to all recent fellowship recipients who had indicated on their original applications that they would still be in school during the 2008-2009 academic year. We told them of this policy change and encouraged them to apply for a second fellowship. Many took us up on the offer! This infusion of talent certainly increased the level of competition this year, and I predict it will continue to make a difference in the future.

Proving the impact of this policy change and the infusion of talent that resulted is the fact that eight of this year’s twenty fellowship recipients are repeat winners.

As always, the Foundation is deeply indebted to the Phis who judged the fellowship applications. Dr. Edward G. Whipple, Hanover ’74, served once again as chairman of the committee. He was joined in his efforts by George R. Porosky, Akron ’64, Dr. C. A. Sandeen, Miami ’60, Norman E. Allen, Pacific ’88, and serving as a judge for the first time, Dustin M. “Dusty” Johnson, South Dakota ’99, a former fellowship recipient. We thank them for their hard work.

Let me tell you very briefly about the twenty men the judges selected to receive this year’s graduate fellowships. They are, to be sure, a most impressive group of young Phis.

Steven J. Good, Iowa State ’04, received the Marvin J. Perry Fellowship. Steve is working toward an M.B.A. at Xavier University. At Iowa State his cumulative GPA was 3.86. He graduated with Distinction and participated in the ISU Honors Program. He served Iowa Gamma chapter as scholarship chairman and recruitment chairman. Since 2004 he has been employed by Phi Delta Theta as a Leadership Consultant, Director of Expansion and now as Director of Education and

Technology. He is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key, Phi Kappa Phi, Order of Omega and several other honor societies. Good is one of the founders and the current president of the Iowa State University Alumni Association Club of Cincinnati.

Brett T. Batchelor, Louisville ’08, is the recipient of the George E. Grady Fellowship. With a 3.95 GPA, he graduated as an Honors Scholar with B.A. in Physics from the University of Louisville. A participate in the Honors Program, Batchelor graduated Summa Cum Laude. He is now a first-year medical student at the University of Kentucky. Kentucky Iota chapter received its charter while he served as president. He also served the chapter as warden, public relations chair, and

secretary. He is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Order of Omega, Phi Kappa Phi, the Woodstock Society, Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Epsilon Delta honor societies. He was one of two undergraduate members of the University General Education Committee, the committee that approves new courses.

Stephen N. Ander, Virginia ’05, is the recipient of the William R. “Rusty” Richardson Fellowship. Ander is a student of Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He graduated with Highest Distinction in Economics and American Government from the University of Virginia. At Virginia Beta he served as house manager, awards chairman, scholarship chairman, historian, and as a member of the Virginia Beta Housing Corporation. He is a

member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Raven Society and Golden Key. He was named a Jefferson Scholar, a Lawn Resident, a participant in the Honors Program and a member of the Honors Committee at Virginia. He is editor-in-chief of Leadership, the Harvard Kennedy School Review.

Jason A. Curry, Clemson ’05, has been named the recipient of the Robert J. Miller Fellowship. He received a B.S. from Clemson in Polymer & Textile Chemistry with a perfect 4.0 GPA. He is now a third-year medical student at the Medical University of South Carolina. He served South Carolina Gamma chapter as scholarship chairman, secretary, philanthropy chairman and was named the chapter’s Most Valuable Phi and its Phi of the Year. Curry was elected to membership in the esteemed

medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha, as a junior which is a special honor. He is a member of numerous other honor societies including Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa, Blue Key and Phi Kappa Phi.

Charles A. Rose, Kansas ’07, has received a Jordan L. Haines Fellowship. Rose graduated from Kansas with a 3.96 GPA in Finance. He is a first-year law student at Columbia University. Rose served Kansas Alpha chapter as philanthropy chairman and as a member of the Interfraternity Greek Council which named him its Outstanding Officer. He was named Phi of the Year by the Greater Kansas City Alumni Club. He participated in the KU Honors Program and

graduated with highest distinction. He is a member of a number of honor societies including Golden Key, Mortar Board, the Owl Society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He was named to the National Dean’s List. Rose was a staff reporter for University Daily Kansan.

Andrew R. Arther, Kansas ’05, has also received a Jordan L. Haines Fellowship. Arther received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from KU garnering a 3.45 GPA. He is in his final year at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He in interested in pursuing a career in academic medicine, and at the present time is “particularly drawn to studying cancers of the gastrointestinal and genito-urinary tract.” Arther served Kansas Alpha as scholarship chairman and as internal

vice president. He has received numerous scholarships and is a member of

Twenty graduate fellowships go to 20 outstanding PhisBy CARMAlietA DelliNgeR JeNKiNs


several honor societies including Order of Omega, Lambda Sigma, Tau Beta Pi and the Owl Society. He is a KUMC Student Ambassador and during 2005 participated in a medical mission trip to Antigua, Guatemalo.

Donald C. Bowers, Oklahoma ’07, is a second-year law student at the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University. He received a B.B.A. degree with Distinction from Oklahoma where he majored in Finance. His undergraduate GPA was 3.95. Bowers served Oklahoma Alpha chapter as president, vice president, secretary, alumni relations chair, standards chair and as a member of the Chapter Advisory Board. He was named Brother of the Year by his

chapter. At OU he was named Outstanding Senior in Management and became a member of several honor societies including Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key and the National Society for Collegiate Scholars. At SMU he has been named to the Dean’s List and to Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society.

Justin A. Kasprisin, Vermont ’06, earned a B.A. with a 3.84 GPA while majoring in political science, economics and history. He graduated Magna Cum Laude. He is now studying at Georgetown University Law Center seeking both a Juris Doctorate degree and a Master of Public Policy degree. At Vermont Alpha he served as warden, Pallas chairman, recruitment chairman, alumni secretary and president. Since graduation he has served both as Vermont Alpha’s Chapter Advisory Board Chairman and as founder and

president of the Green Mountain Alumni Club. Kasprisin played the saxophone with the University’s Band and its Pep Band. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Omicron Delta Epsilon and Phi Alpha Theta honor societies. He was on the Dean’s List all eight semesters.

Alex D. Lester, La Verne ’08, received a B.S. in Political Philosophy from the University of La Verne earning a cumulative 3.56 GPA. He is now a first-year law student at the University of La Verne College of Law. As an

undergraduate he served California Rho chapter as risk management chairman, Phikeia educator, vice president and president. Lester participated in the University Honors Program, became a member of Order of Omega and was named a Landis Leadership Scholar, a scholarship which recognizes the top 1% of student leaders on campus. He served as executive vice

president of the Associated Students of the University of La Verne and was co-coordinator of New Student Orientation.

Brandon R. Mancini, Michigan ’07, garnered a 3.87 GPA at the University of Michigan where he received his B.S. Today he is a second-year medical student at Wayne State University School of Medicine. At Michigan Alpha he was chaplain, sorority relations co-chair and captain of the Mud Bowl team. He was very involved in intramural sports. Mancini was named a member of numerous honor societies including Alpha Epsilon Delta, Golden Key, National Scholars Honor Society, Order of

Omega and Gamma Sigma Alpha. At Wayne State he was elected a member of the Aesculapians, an honorary service organization devoted to the city of Detroit and the WSU School of Medicine. He is a member of the WSU School of Medicine Student Senate and president of the Class of 2011.

Andrew T. McGuire, Southern Indiana ’08, majored in accounting and received his B.S. with a 3.36 GPA. He is now studying for an M.B.A. at Ball State University. As a member of Indiana Lambda chapter, he was elected public relations chairman, alumni secretary and president. He was named the chapter’s most outstanding graduating senior. He became a member of Order of Omega and was named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. McGuire played

varsity tennis at Southern Indiana and received a four-year athletic scholarship. He received the University’s Greek Life “Outstanding Chapter President” award and its “Outstanding Chapter Sportsmanship” award. He also received the All Campus Student Achievement Award for 2008.

Kevin M. Miller, Cincinnati ’08, received a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a 3.48 GPA. In August he began graduate work in Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Miller served Ohio Theta chapter as secretary, community service chair, director of recruitment, chaplain, Phikeia educator, Pallas chair and vice president. He represented the chapter at the 2004 General Convention, as a delegate to the 2004 Leadership

College, and as a peer mentor at the 2006 Leadership College. He is a member of many honor societies including Alpha Lambda Delta, Golden Key, Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa and Order of Omega. During 2007, Miller worked in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as part of UC’s co-operative education program.

John S. Moran, Virginia ’07, stayed in Charlottesville to attend the University of Virginia School of Law after he received his B.A. from U.Va. He majored in the Classics and Religious Studies earning a 3.5 GPA. Moran was Virginia Beta’s delegate to the 2006 General Convention and served the chapter as rush chairman, chaplain, and Phikeia educator. He

About the 20 fellowship recipients Combined average undergraduate GPA was 3.68 9 were members of at least 1 college honor society (most were members of several/many)8 participated in their undergraduate schools’ honors program9 graduated with honors15 have been listed on the Dean’s List (most several/many times)3 were IFC officers2 were varsity athletes (tennis; cross country, track and field)10 were Phi Delta Theta chapter presidentsAll 20 were Phi Delta Theta chapter officers4 have been Phi Delta Theta chapter advisers

Their graduate studies:* Medical School–7Law School–5Master’s Degrees–9 (M.B.A.s–4; Public Policy–2; Environmental Engineering; Education–Instructional Leadership; Public Administration and Non-Profit Management) *1 recipient is seeking 2 degrees


undergraduate he served California Rho chapter as risk management chairman, Phikeia educator, vice president and president. Lester participated in the University Honors Program, became a member of Order of Omega and was named a Landis Leadership Scholar, a scholarship which recognizes the top 1% of student leaders on campus. He served as executive vice

president of the Associated Students of the University of La Verne and was co-coordinator of New Student Orientation.

Brandon R. Mancini, Michigan ’07, garnered a 3.87 GPA at the University of Michigan where he received his B.S. Today he is a second-year medical student at Wayne State University School of Medicine. At Michigan Alpha he was chaplain, sorority relations co-chair and captain of the Mud Bowl team. He was very involved in intramural sports. Mancini was named a member of numerous honor societies including Alpha Epsilon Delta, Golden Key, National Scholars Honor Society, Order of

Omega and Gamma Sigma Alpha. At Wayne State he was elected a member of the Aesculapians, an honorary service organization devoted to the city of Detroit and the WSU School of Medicine. He is a member of the WSU School of Medicine Student Senate and president of the Class of 2011.

Andrew T. McGuire, Southern Indiana ’08, majored in accounting and received his B.S. with a 3.36 GPA. He is now studying for an M.B.A. at Ball State University. As a member of Indiana Lambda chapter, he was elected public relations chairman, alumni secretary and president. He was named the chapter’s most outstanding graduating senior. He became a member of Order of Omega and was named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. McGuire played

varsity tennis at Southern Indiana and received a four-year athletic scholarship. He received the University’s Greek Life “Outstanding Chapter President” award and its “Outstanding Chapter Sportsmanship” award. He also received the All Campus Student Achievement Award for 2008.

Kevin M. Miller, Cincinnati ’08, received a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a 3.48 GPA. In August he began graduate work in Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Miller served Ohio Theta chapter as secretary, community service chair, director of recruitment, chaplain, Phikeia educator, Pallas chair and vice president. He represented the chapter at the 2004 General Convention, as a delegate to the 2004 Leadership

College, and as a peer mentor at the 2006 Leadership College. He is a member of many honor societies including Alpha Lambda Delta, Golden Key, Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa and Order of Omega. During 2007, Miller worked in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as part of UC’s co-operative education program.

John S. Moran, Virginia ’07, stayed in Charlottesville to attend the University of Virginia School of Law after he received his B.A. from U.Va. He majored in the Classics and Religious Studies earning a 3.5 GPA. Moran was Virginia Beta’s delegate to the 2006 General Convention and served the chapter as rush chairman, chaplain, and Phikeia educator. He

now serves it as a chapter adviser. As an undergraduate at U.Va., Moran was named an Echols Scholar and was on the Dean’s List 7 of his 8 semesters. In law school he has received the Oral Advocacy Award which is awarded for top performance in the first-year moot court program. He is a member of the editorial board for The

Virginia Journal of Law and Politics and last fall served as a peer mentor for first-year law students.

Kyle H. Ochsenbein, Tennessee Tech ’08, majored in Political Science graduating with a 3.9 GPA. He stayed at Tennessee Tech for graduate

school where he seeks an M.A. in Education - Instructional Leadership. Initiated by Kentucky Theta chapter at Eastern Kentucky University, Ochsenbein transferred and was affiliated by Tennessee Delta at Tennessee Tech. He was scholarship chairman and warden at Tennessee Delta before he was elected president twice. He was named the chapter’s 2007-2008 Phi of the Year. He is a member of several

honor societies including Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board and Order of Omega. On the Dean’s List for eight semesters, he received the Political Science Senior Award which is the University’s most prestigious Political Science award.

Christopher S. Platta, Saint Norbert ’05, graduated with honors earning a 3.87 GPA. He entered the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2005 and expects to receive his M.D. with Research Honors next May. At Saint Norbert he was a founding member of Wisconsin Epsilon and served as scholarship chairman, awards chairman and as a member of the Judiciary Board. He was on the Dean’s List every semester and graduated from the College

Honor’s Program. He was honored as the most outstanding biology student in his graduating class. He has received numerous other honors and research grants first as an undergraduate and now as a medical student. His current research focuses on radiation treatment for brain metastases, analysis of new treatments for prostate cancer, and the treatment of small cell lung cancer.

Joshua J. Solano, Duke ’08, received both a B.S. and a B.A. from Duke University graduating with a 3.52 GPA with majors in Biology and History. He entered the University of Florida College of Medicine last August. He served North Carolina Alpha chapter as librarian, rush chairman and president. He was the chapter’s delegate to Phi Delta Theta’s Presidents Leadership Conference and its Emerging Leaders Institute. At Duke Solano became a member of Order of Omega and was named

to the Dean’s List. He was awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Extraordinary Research Opportunities Program grant to study immunology at the University of California San Francisco the summer of 2007.

Michael Wing Hei Suen, British Columbia ’07, graduated with Honours in Physiology and is now a second-year medical student at the University of British Columbia. As an undergraduate he served British Columbia Alpha on numerous committees and as scholarship chairman, philanthropist,

house manager, treasurer, vice president and as president. He currently serves on the Chapter Advisory Board as Financial Adviser. He was named the chapter’s Unsung Phi in 2005, its Phi Scholar of the Year in 2006 and 2007, and its Phi of the Year in 2007. He is a member of Golden Key and Order of Omega. He received the University’s Physiology Prize

for the top written and oral presentation of a graduating thesis and was named to the Dean’s Honour List.

Benjamin A. Swisher, Kettering ’03, received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University, worked several years as an engineer, and then entered Harvard University seeking an M.B.A. He was a very involved member of Michigan Delta serving as chorister, awards chairman, athletics chairman, IFC delegate, scholarship chairman and vice president. He received the Tom Harmon Memorial Athletic Award for the senior who contributed most to the chapter’s

athletic achievement. He received the University’s President’s Medal and its Outstanding Thesis Award. He became a member of Order of Omega, Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities, the Management Honor Society, many other honor societies, and he was named to the Dean’s List every semester.

David M. Trogden, DePauw ’04, received a B.A. in Economics in 2004 earning a 3.76 GPA. After working several years as a Business Development Specialist, he entered the evening M.B.A. program at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis. At Indiana Zeta, he chaired a committee to eliminate all forms of hazing and then revamped the entire Phikeia program. He served the chapter as new member educator, alumni chair and president. Trodgen was a

member of the varsity cross country team and the varsity track and field team. He became a member of Mortar Board, of the honorary for top student-athletes and the theatre honor society. He was listed on the Dean’s List every semester. He is a member of the DePauw Graduates of the Last Decade Council and DePauw’s Indianapolis Regional Alumni Council.

Sean S. Wagner, Widener ’02, earned his B.A. in Communication Studies: Public Relations and Advertising. He worked as a Phi Delta Theta Leadership Consultant in 2002-2003. After a year working in private business, he returned to the Fraternity as Director of Expansion. He then became Director of Alumni Services and currently is Associate Executive Vice President. He seeks a master’s degree in Public Administration: Nonprofit Management at Northern Kentucky University. Wagner served

Pennsylvania Mu as secretary, recruitment chairman, social chairman and president. He was named the chapter’s Phi of the Year and the University’s Greek Man of the Year. He has been an adviser at both Pennsylvania Zeta at Penn and at Ohio Theta at the University of Cincinnati. In 2002, he was named the Cincinnati Alumni Club’s Ohio Theta Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, a rare honor for an individual who is not a member of Ohio Theta.


V ery seldom do we have a tie in the balloting for Foundation scholarships. But this year, the judges’ ballots for the Francis D. Lyon Scholarships recorded a tie. Fortunately the funds were

available, and we were able to present not two, but three, Francis D. Lyon Scholarships this year. The $3,000 first place award went to Jonathan Stewart who is doing graduate work in film at Columbia University. The tying second place scholarship awards were each worth $1,250. Valerie Bischoff, an M.F.A. student in Film Writing and Directing at Columbia University, and Dana Turken, an M.F.A. Production: Directing student at UCLA, received them.

Jonathan Stewart is a filmmaker from London, England. He graduated in 2003 from the University of Cambridge with double First Class Honours in Philosophy. While still in high school, he founded Defusion, a theatre company now with eight years of production experience. He has directed and co-produced over twenty successful theatrical productions with award-winning performances in London, Cambridge, at the Edinburgh International Festival and on a five-venue tour in the USA.

In late 2006 Stewart began developing and producing short and feature-length films. He has also been successful working in film. He came to New York to enter Columbia University last August with the ultimate goal “to write and direct character-driven dramas that utilise intricate narratives to tell stories that grapple with substantive issues in the contemporary world—whether in feature films or through the scope of television drama.” He writes “Film has the unique capacity to illuminate the challenges and the opportunities that can confront a wide variety of people; and when we are emotionally compelled to face these realities, there is the possibility for surprising, yet substantial, personal change.”

Before entering Columbia University, Valerie Bischoff graduated with a B.A. in Film and Digital Media in 2004 from the University of California at Santa Cruz. She graduated with honors in her major. After working two years as a television photojournalist for local news stations in Reno and Sacramento, she seized an opportunity to

film a documentary in Laos. The narrative focused on the impact that unexploded bombs left from the Vietnam War continued to have on the Laotian people. Shortly after returning from Laos, she continued her investigation of post-war countries when she moved to Estonia as a Fulbright Student Scholar in filmmaking.

Valerie writes that television and film have a profoundly strong impact on our society and culture. They shape “how we understand the world beyond our immediate reality…I hope to invoke audiences with a similar sense of wonderment, curiosity and excitement that I possess for the living world.”

Dana Turken graduated from Brown University with a B. A. in Art Semiotics in 2002 and studied film in Prague. She then moved to New York to start working as a camera assistant. “I wanted to be the kind of director who knows where to place the camera and which lens to use; who could clearly articulate visual style and understand how certain looks are achieved…I gained experience working on a broad range of projects. I worked on the lowest of low-budget movies, student films, big Hollywood movies, episodic television, commercials, music videos, documentaries; I considered this work my education.” She then decided this was not what she had intended to do, and she stopped answering the phone.

She decided to go to graduate school at UCLA and to focus solely on directing. “I want to continue to learn and practice traditional techniques of filmmaking, while always working outside of any comfort zone I might have. I plan to use this time in school idealistically; I have already worked professionally in the film business, and for my time here I want to focus on my own growth as an artist.”

The Lyon Scholarships were judged again this year by David S. Hartstein, Emory ’00, William R. Richardson, Tampa ’80, Dr. Scott D. Goldsleger, Emory ’98, and Carmalieta Dellinger Jenkins who served as chairman. Many thanks to them.

Francis D. Lyon scholarshipsgranted to three graduate film studentsBy CARMAlietA DelliNgeR JeNKiNs

Film has the unique capacity to illuminate the challenges and the opportunities that can confront a wide variety of people; and when we are emotionally compelled to face these realities, there is the possibility for surprising, yet substantial, personal change.

Francis D. “Pete” Lyon, UCLA ’28, was a distinguished director, producer and editor of motion pictures and television. He won 1947’s Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Body and Soul. Just weeks before his death in 1996, Lyon endowed our scholarships in his name for students of filmmaking. At his direction, they are available to Phis and to non Phis, to men and to women, to undergraduates and to graduate students. The basic requirements are that the recipients must be talented, and they must share Pete’s passion for making films. Pete would be delighted to see how well this year’s recipients meet those requirements!


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2008 Foundation Annual Report


The Phi Delta Theta Educational Foundation is established at the Biennial Convention in Asheville, North Carolina. The purpose of the Foundation, as expressed in the organization’s mission statement, is “to provide for the advancement of learning, particularly in colleges and universities in which chapters of the Phi Delta Theta are active, through the granting of scholarships or other aid to deserving students…and through the extension of financial or other aid in furtherance of educational activities conducted at such colleges and universities.”

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Other significant milestones:


The Foundation’s six original Trustees are appointed. 1960

In only ten years of existence, the Foundation passes the $10,000 mark in total scholarships awarded. 1968

The Foundation selects its 100th scholarship recipient.1975

1962The Foundation awards its first scholarships: two awards of $500 each, plus the Arthur R. Priest award, also for $500. These scholarships were made possible when a number of brothers made contributions of $100 or more to create a working fund.

As a means of training brothers in leadership based upon our Cardinal Principles of friendship, sound learning and rectitude, the first Leadership College is held in Oxford, Ohio. The program is held biennially until 1992, when it becomes an annual event, held every year except for 2003. In 2004, the Leadership College is renamed the Emerging Leaders Institute. Targeted toward freshman and sophomore members, the ELI is a learning laboratory that enables participants to develop leadership skills by working with their peers and distinguished alumni. To date, more than 8,000 brothers have attended the Leadership College/Emerging Leaders Institute.

1987

“The Emerging Leaders Institute helped me see that the Fraternity is not just something for my college years, but is an experience that will affect me for the rest of my life. I learned things I will take with me in the future, things that will help me be a success in whatever I do.” —Brian A. Ames, Puget Sound ’08

1995 The total in scholarships awarded passes the $1 million mark. In addition, the 750th scholarship recipient is selected.

1982 Widening the reach of its “advancement of learning,” the Foundation expands its awards to include not only scholarships, but also other types of educational grants.

1988The Foundation establishes its first chapter house grant (Illinois Eta).



Phi Delta Theta announces its Alcohol-Free Housing Initiative, and Foundation Trustees pledge almost $1 million toward its implementation. In the time since the policy was implemented, the all-undergraduate grade point average has risen (from 2.77 in 2000 to nearly 3.00 in 2005), and membership has grown. In fact, during this time period, Phi Delta Theta has undergone one of its largest growth spurts in the history of the modern fraternity, indicating a renewed demand for a values-based organization like ours.

The Alcohol-Free Housing policy also enhanced our expansion efforts. A recent study conducted by the Fraternity Executives Association revealed that, since the policy’s implementation, Phi Delta Theta had colonized and chartered the second-most chapters of all fraternities. These expansion efforts have included the University of Southern California, the University of Tennessee, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Indiana University, Vanderbilt University, the University of Kentucky and Louisiana State University, to name a few.

1997

“I hadn’t really thought much about joining a fraternity, but Phi Delta Theta changed my perception of what a fraternity could be. It had a different reputation from other groups. Because of the Alcohol-Free Housing policy, Phi Delta Theta doesn’t attract people who are just looking for some place to drink. Our standards are very high.” — Brice J. Fox, Indiana ’10

Foundation Trustees announce The Living Bond Campaign, with a comprehensive goal of raising $5 million. The Campaign is successfully completed in 2000.

1997

Ownership of the Phi Delta Theta General Headquarters is transferred to the Educational Foundation. Two years later, an expansion of General Headquarters is completed, and the facility is renamed the Paul E. Martin Building.

19981998 The Foundation awards its first graduate fellowships: four

recipients are granted $2,500 each.

The Phi Future Fund is created, recognizing the first members of Phi Delta Theta’s planned giving society.1999


The first Presidents Leadership Conference is held in St. Louis, Missouri. Created to develop leadership skills and provide training for each chapter’s newly elected president, the Conference is a three-day event that emphasizes organizational management, team building, goal setting, motivation and personal development. Attendees also hear presentations from the best speakers in the Greek world and participate in breakout team meetings facilitated by volunteer alumni and General Headquarters staff. Now a staple in the Fraternity’s educational programming efforts, the Conference has been held annually ever since its 2000 inception.

2000

“Through Phi Delta Theta, I learned to maintain high standards, to mentor, to discourage apathy and to be happy about what I do and why I am doing it.” —Andrew M. Kasprisin, Vermont ’08

The Alcohol-Free Housing Policy is fully implemented. 2000

The Living Bond Society debuts, taking the place of the Phi Future Fund in recognition of all current and future planned gifts to Phi Delta Theta. 2002

The Foundation successfully concludes The Living Bond Campaign. With a total of $6.4 million raised, the Campaign surpasses its original goal by more than 20 percent.

2000

The Foundation unveils the Trustees’ Roundtable: the Foundation’s first annual giving society, recognizing annual gifts of $1,000 or more. In this inaugural year of the Roundtable, 121 members join.

2003




Trustees announce the Leadership for a Lifetime Campaign, with a $7 million comprehensive goal. 2004

2007 Membership in the Trustees’ Roundtable grows to 233.

2007The Foundation unveils its GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) program.

“Throughout all of my collegiate experiences, nothing has had more of a profound impact on my life than joining Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. I have found that the principles of Phi Delta Theta (friendship, sound learning and rectitude) apply not just to the interactions with my brothers but to every facet of my life. Through Phi Delta Theta’s constructive character development, I feel that I have become more prepared to successfully undertake the various challenges in my life.” —Don Bowers, Oklahoma ’07

The 2,000th scholarship/fellowship recipient is selected, and the total amount of scholarships and fellowships awarded since 1962 passes the $3 million mark. The far-reaching effects of this support of members’ educational pursuits can be summarized in the words of Brett T. Batchelor, Louisville ’08:

“Being a member of Phi Delta Theta has allowed me to develop as a scholar and has taught me the importance of moral rectitude. It helped me transition from just a kid in high school to a man of worth.”

2008 Our Board of Trustees

Foundation Trustees

W. L. Gray, Jr., TCU ’70 —Chairman

Stephen J. “Tio” Kleberg, Texas Tech ’69 —Vice Chairman

George E. Grady, Arizona ’53 — Secretary/Treasurer

Joseph R. Castiglione, Maryland ’79

Michael J. Fimiani, South Florida ’89

Samuel J. Furrow, Tennessee ’65

Daniel L. Kloeppel, Northwestern ’70

Frederic B. “Ted” Lowrie, Butler ’71

Mark H. Ochsenbein, Eastern Kentucky ’77

C. W. “Chuck” Poore, Jr., South Dakota ’61

Rudy M. Porchivina, San Jose State ’89

A. Scott Ritchie, Kansas ’54

Gary R. Wade, Tennessee ’70

Emeritus Trustees

James P. Burra, California State — Northridge ’67

Roger H. Cerne, Case ’63

T. William Estes, Jr., Vanderbilt ’55

F. Ross Johnson, Manitoba ’52

Dr. Paul E. Martin, Akron ’35

Marvin J. Perry, Maryland ’53

Cecil J. “Pete” Silas, Georgia Tech ’53

Joseph D. Williams, Nebraska ’50

The Living Bond Society welcomes its 160th member. 20082008 The Leadership for a Lifetime Campaign is

successfully concluded, well surpassing its goal of $7 million.


Donor Recognition—Cumulative Giving

Sword & Shield Society 12,234 Members-$100 to $249

Argent Association 5,468 Members-$250 to $499

Presidents Panel 3,808 Members-$500 to $999

Council Association 2,423 Members-$1,000 to $2,499

John Wolfe Lindley Association 650 Members-$2,500 to $4,999

Andrew Watts Rogers Association 226 Members-$5,000 to $7,499

Robert Thompson Drake Association 66 Members-$7,500 to $9,999

Founders Club 101 Members-$10,000 to $14,999

Ardivan Walker Rodgers Association 37 Members-$15,000 to $19,999

John McMillan Wilson Association 10 Members-$20,000 to $24,999

Arthur R. Priest Association 49 Members-$25,000 to $49,999

Paul C. Beam Association 35 Members-$50,000 to $99,999

Robert Morrison Association 17 Members-$100,000 to $249,999

Robert J. Miller Association 5 Members-$250,000 to $499,999

Oxford Society 2 Members-$500,000 to $999,999

Benjamin Harrison Association 0 Members-$1,000,000 or more

“I am a piece of history. I am part of something that existed before I did and will go on long afterward.”

—W.L. Gray, Jr., TCU ’70 Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Donor Recognition

Annual GivingTrustees' Roundtable

177 Members-$1,000-$2,499

Silver Medallion 15 Members-$2,500-$4,999

Gold Medallion 31 Members-$5,000 or more

Living Bond Society 168 Members

Deferred Giving


DonorProfileBruce ClaytonGiving and Getting Something Back

Bruce Clayton, Colgate ’89 feels a great appreciation for his undergraduate years. His fondest

memories include living in the chapter house, working on the kitchen crew alongside beloved cook and housemother Winnie MacKay, the leadership experience he gained as a chapter officer and the lifelong friendships that are thriving still today.

Today, as he prepares to attend his 20th class year reunion, he’s a director of the

New York Zeta Fund and president of the house corporation. Not a day goes by without a phone call or an e-mail exchange with one of the undergraduates. He says the frequent contact is important to truly understand what’s going on at the chapter. “I’ve been lucky enough to connect with hundreds of brothers who have come through the chapter. It’s been really fun over the years to watch them progress through careers and start families of their own.”

“I had a fantastic experience as an undergraduate. Today, I feel like I’m getting something back for my gifts to the Foundation: the enthusiasm and excitement of working directly with chapter members, seeing what they are made of and watching them get excited when they execute well,” he shares.

A member of the Trustees Roundtable for four consecutive years and in his eighteenth year of giving, he’s one of the newest Founders Club members. His reason for giving: so that others could have what he had.

And to him, it’s all worth it. “Phi Delta Theta has given me a connection to something bigger than just Colgate. Some of my best friends today are Fraternity brothers. Even with the passage of time, when we get together, we’re able to pick up right where we left off,” he shares.

Clayton’s wife, Julie, also a Colgate graduate and a member of Pi Beta Phi, is very supportive of his commitment to Phi Delta Theta. They were married in 1993 in Hamilton, N.Y. and held their wedding reception at the Phi Delt house.


As you could tell from the beginning of this report, 2008 was indeed a very special year for the Phi Delta Theta Foundation. We celebrated the Foundation’s 50th year and as the previous pages have shown…we had a lot to celebrate.

Phi Delta Theta has a rich heritage of cultivating friendship, intellect and high moral standards. And since 1958, the Foundation has supported these principles by providing scholarships and fellowships as well as the major funding for the Fraternity’s educational programs. For 50 years we have helped sustain the brotherhood of Phi Delta Theta and all that it stands for.

Upon reaching milestones such as this, we often recognize significant accomplishments by quantifying them—for doing so makes it easier to grasp the magnitude of the achievement. And indeed, the supporters of the Phi Delta Theta Foundation can look to a whole host of facts and figures that demonstrate its history of successfully promoting our most cherished values and ideals.

As important as these numbers may be, however, even more significant are the individual lives that they represent. Each of the millions of scholarship dollars we’ve awarded represents a Phi Delta Theta brother realizing an opportunity to further his education, expand

his intellect and enrich his future. Each of the educational programs we’ve supported represents a young man’s life changed by the perspectives he gained and the friendships he formed. Each of the leadership events we’ve hosted represents a brother and his chapter improved by our Cardinal Principles.

These lives—these real, individual lives—are the true reason it is so gratifying to reflect on our history. Together, we have been strengthening men for life, and we have all been the better for it.

I am immeasurably grateful to every donor, supporter and friend who has assisted the Foundation in its mission to advance the principles and values of Phi Delta Theta. We all have a responsibility to transmit the Fraternity greater than it was transmitted to us, and we are celebrating this milestone today because thousands of individuals have upheld that commitment. With your continued support, I eagerly look forward to embarking on another fifty years of strengthening men for life.

Yours in the Bond,

William R. Richardson, Tampa ’80President

President's Letter


2008 in Review

Contribution Summary for 2008

$1,311,891 Total gifts contributed to the Foundation

4,044 Donors to the Foundation

527 First time donors to the Foundation

143 Donors who have made gifts to the Foundation for 30 or more consecutive years

6,209 Total number of gifts to the Foundation

212 Number who pulled up a chair to the Trustees’ Roundtable with gifts of $1,000 or more

For a complete list of Foundation donors in 2008, please visit www.phideltatheta.org.

Phi Alumni Build Better Leaders

Did you ever wonder how many undergraduates benefit from your gifts to the Foundation? Here are some quick figures from 2008 that may interest you:

165 Presidents Leadership Conference Attendees (Each January in advance of Spring Term)

302 Emerging Leaders Institute Attendees (Held every summer in Oxford)

212 Number of Scholarship/Fellowship Recipients

270 Undergraduate Convention Attendees (335 additional alumni & guests also attended)

1,640 Individual Chapter Officers who meet with the Leadership Consultants

6,533 Undergraduates benefiting from Phi Delta Theta member education and development programs

A Name Change Beginning in 2009

During the fall meeting of the Foundation’s Trustees, the Board unanimously approved changing the official name of the Phi Delta Theta Educational Foundation to simply the Phi Delta Theta Foundation. The rationale behind this decision was to broaden the understanding of the Foundation’s mission. Feedback from alumni indicated the perception that the “Educational Foundation” only existed to award scholarships. As the previous report has clearly shown, the Foundation does so much more than just providing scholarships.

This change does not in any way effect the Foundation’s tax status as a 501(c)(3) public charity.

The Phi Delta Theta Educational

Foundation:

Fifty Years in Review

Total number of scholarship and fellowship recipients: 2,050Total amount of scholarships and fellowships awarded: $3,192,972Total amount of educational grants provided for programming: $6,935,428Grand total awarded for scholarships, fellowships and grants: $10,128,400

In addition to celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Foundation can celebrate another successful year thanks to the generous support of thousands of alumni, undergraduates and friends of Phi Delta Theta.


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Flying highDelta Connection Vp Don bornhorst is guided by Morrison’s philosophyBy RoB Pasquinucci

A plane crashed in Lexington, Kentucky killing nearly all the passengers on board. Hundreds of reporters converged on the airport to cover the worst U.S. airline accident since 9-11. It fell to

Phi Don Bornhorst, Eastern Kentucky, ’87, president of Comair airlines, to respond to the crash and go before the phalanx of cameras, lights, and microphones.

A tough assignment for anyone, to be sure. But Bornhorst found strength in a philosophy professed by founder Robert Morrison he identified with while a pledge from his Phikeia Manual: “To do what ought to be done, but would not have been done unless I did it, I thought to be my duty.”

early leadershipAlmost from the moment he entered the chapter, Bornhorst took a

leadership role. “I just threw myself at it,” Bornhorst said. “The chapter adviser told me ‘if you want things to change, you’ve got to be a leader.’” He was president of the chapter by his sophomore year.

He quickly learned to be effective he had to take a position and influence the “middle” group of chapter members to help support changes he wanted to see in the chapter. Among those changes, to name a few, were the insistence of efficient chapter meetings, accountability of chapter leadership and practicing ritual every meeting—the common bond of the Fraternity. His leadership was recognized by his chapter brothers—he was nominated for and won the John L. Ott scholarship from the Phi Delta Theta Educational Foundation. The plaque he received still hangs in his office.

He used Morrison’s philosophy to guide him then, through his undergraduate years and he still has his Phikeia Manual with that passage highlighted. “I look back at that time now and recognize it was one of those early, formative moments in life,” Bornhorst said. “Deciding to join that fraternity at that school at that time definitely influenced me.”

That influence continues today. He walks past the racks of business advice books in airport terminals, relying on the well-worn Phikeia Manual for advice.

“I’ve never been able to read those [business books],” Bornhorst said. “But I still have all my Fraternity stuff. For me, it all ties back to what I learned when I was 18 at the Fraternity house—the accountability and the leadership, I picked up during that time period.”

loves to flyAs cliché as it may sound, Don Bornhorst seemed destined to work in

the airline industry, considering his childhood home stood where a runway at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport now runs. As he was graduating from high school, his father bought him 100 shares of an initial public offering in a local carrier called Comair. “I had a heavily, equity-weighted portfolio, all in one company,” Bornhorst said. From that point on, every college paper and analysis covered the only company he had quarterly financial disclosures about and he became a student of the airline industry.

After college, Bornhorst started his career with Deloitte and Touche. While he loved his job and clients, he dreamed about working for Comair. When a job came open, he interviewed. “The president at the time I interviewed said ‘you’re either perfect for the job or you scare me, because

you know too much about Comair.’” He embarked on a successful career at

the airline, from serving running operational departments, to CFO, to being named CEO in 2006.

Bornhorst has been successful in a troubled industry in a challenging

economy. During his tenure he’s dealt with an acquisition of Comair by Delta Air Lines, two emergency shut-downs of the airline—9-11 and a computer failure, bankruptcy, and an airplane crash. In fact, he took over as CFO as Comair entered bankruptcy with Delta and became CEO during bankruptcy in May, 2006. The crash in Lexington happened 2.5 months after Bornhorst assumed the president’s role. At every turn, the Morrison philosophy and leadership lessons learned back at Kentucky Theta have guided him.

The industry’s turbulent times hasn’t dimmed his enthusiasm.“Even though we’re in the tough times we are in right now, I still think

the airline industry is a sexy one,” Bornhorst said. “It’s definitely something that draws a lot of attention, both positive and negative, but people are interested. Everyone I meet has an opinion about travel or the industry, so I am never at a loss for conversation topics at a happy hour once people figure out what I do.”

I still have all my Fraternity stuff. For me, it all ties back to what I learned when I was 18 at the Fraternity house—the accountability and the leadership, I picked up during that time period.


To do what ought to be done Early in the morning of August 27, 2006, Don Bornhorst got the phone

call that every airline executive dreads—one of the company’s planes had crashed in Lexington, Kentucky while attempting to take off. Although he dreaded what he had to do, he knew it was a call to leadership and that he had to travel to the crash site and deal with the crisis.

“It was my duty to do this. It felt like the right thing to do and that I was obligated to do it, no matter how hard it was going to be,” Bornhorst said. “I felt I had to be there to communicate what we stood for and what we were going to do to aid in the ensuing investigation and to help the victim’s family to assuage their grief. The moral rectitude drilled into me at Phi Delta Theta is what grounds you.”

For days following the crash, Bornhost met with the distraught victims’ families and employees alike as the circumstances about the crash were learned. He continued to appear before television cameras as needed. Bornhorst’s dedication and concern in the face of disaster was noted by industry colleagues.

“You know how sincere he looked? Off camera, he was exactly the same way,” Ted Bushelman, former director of communications for the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport told the Lexington Herald-Leader. “I saw him sitting in a car and he had his head in his hands. The guy just feels it.”

The airline recovered from the crash, and Bornhorst has since been promoted to his current position overseeing all nine regional carriers for

Bornhorst uses his Phikeia Manual to help make business decisions.


Delta as as senior VP-Delta Connection. With the merger with Northwest, Delta Connection headquarters have been located in Minneapolis/ St. Paul. Until school is out, however, he returns to Northern Kentucky, not far from the airport under which he grew up, to his wife of 19-years and four children and he tries to impart the life lessons of the Fraternity on them. As the airline industry is buffeted by a struggling economy, he continues to live by Morrison’s philosophy.

“If I had a race horse, I think I’d name it “Morrison’s Philosophy,” Bornhorst chuckles.

Bornhorst shared his guidance with Phis at this winter’s Presidents Leadership Conference in St. Louis. While at the meeting, the Fraternity presented Bornhorst with the Distinguished Alumnus Award.

The bornhorst file

› Don Bornhorst, Senior Vice President, Delta Connection

› In charge of 9 carriers, (including Comair), 700+ airplanes

› Delta is the largest airline in the world

› Delta Connection is the largest regional jet fleet in the world


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Turning medical dogma on its head, Dr. Sigvard Hansen, Whitman ’57, helped transform trauma care at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center. He also developed a world-class reputation as an orthopedic surgeon with “golden fingers” and the skills and courage to push the envelope.

Sixty-plus years ago, alone on a broken-down tractor somewhere in the middle of 300 acres of farmland in the Spokane Valley, 10-year-old Sigvard T. Hansen, Jr., figured out what was wrong, and fixed it.

Repeated rendezvous with such balky farm machinery taught Hansen valuable lessons, ones that some day would help him plow a wide swath right through the middle of medical orthodoxy.

True, the looming pixie dust of determinism that had begun to sprinkle the husky youngster didn’t signal anything particular about feet—the body part that today is indelibly linked to his name around the world.

But there was plenty about self-reliance, about analyzing the problem, keeping your eye on the goal and, ultimately, making things work.

The grandson of Danish immigrants who settled in the tiny town of Wilbur in Lincoln County, young Hansen, known as Ted, was expected to work very, very hard and always to be honest and fair.

As he sat on the broken tractor, he knew better than to seek out his dad, a demanding high-school principal, athletic coach and teacher who, with his brainy wife, was growing beans and wheat and raising pigs, chickens and cows—plus three children. Hansen, the oldest, knew what his busy dad would say because he’d heard it plenty: “Just fix it.”

A strong, smart young man who entered Whitman College in 1953 to study mechanical engineering, Hansen veered when he ran into theoretical mathematics. He couldn’t see it or touch it, so it didn’t make sense to him.

Comparative anatomy, though, was real. In medical school at the University of Washington he quickly turned to a specialty tailor-made for his skills: orthopedic surgery.

If times had been different, if he had been different, he might have become just another

surgeon. But whoever wrote that script wasn’t counting on a couple of Hansen’s most enduring, celebrated and sometimes cursed qualities: fearless independence, incredible “3-D” perception, and the drive to muscle past opposition when he’s sure he’s right.

Ultimately, such qualities would lead to his recognition as “the father of traumatology” for his role in building Harborview Medical Center’s vaunted emergency-care system, and to worldwide prominence as a foot and ankle surgeon.

Like much of the world around it, Harborview in the 1960s was in transition. Treatment of broken, diseased and deformed bones, previously a subset of surgery, was gaining strength as its own discipline. Word of new, drastically different European techniques for fixing broken bones was raising eyebrows.

And at Harborview, plans were under way for a system—formalized as Medic One in 1970—that would for the first time deliver large numbers of major accident victims to the hospital alive.

Into this swirl came Hansen. The former chapter president and football-team captain had spent three years as the lone medical officer at a Navy ammunition depot in Hawaii, where he’d revamped routines and solved long-standing patient issues.

Even while still in training, the young doctor was singled out early on to insert the hardware to fix fractured hips, relying on what others called his “golden fingers” and “uncanny gift” of three-dimensional perception. He was so competent, superiors often didn’t bother to supervise. Hansen quickly rose through the ranks and became a teacher himself.

In the late ‘60s, as students were experimenting with drugs and radical politics, Hansen also was testing new ground. Dumping medical dogma, he adopted the controversial new European techniques for repairing severe fractures of trauma patients.

Standard practice had long been to put patients with thighbone fractures into casts and long-term traction, where they healed slowly, growing weaker and often developing pneumonia or blood clots. Sure there was a better way, Hansen soon began fixing their fractures within hours, nailing metal rods into their broken bones.

As a result, patients quickly began walking, giving them a fighting chance to recover from their other injuries.

Dr. Robert Winquist, later hired by Hansen as a young resident, recalls being awed.

“He wasn’t doing anything that was in the books. I asked him early on, ‘Where do you get your information?’

“He said, ‘I don’t ask anybody east of Ninth Avenue’ “—the hospital’s street—essentially eliminating the entire U.S.

Intent on refining the techniques, Hansen broke rules and sometimes used unorthodox methods, such as using old drain pipes to bend metal rods to better fit inside a patient’s leg bone.

“He tried my patience,” admits Dr. D. Kay Clawson, then chairman of the orthopedics department at the UW, which manages Harborview. But Clawson, who was instrumental in bringing the techniques to Harborview, also recognized Hansen’s talent, and protected him.

At conferences, Hansen and Winquist, who helped refine the techniques and document results, began revealing their methods to other surgeons.

“They would shout ‘That’s malpractice!’ “ Winquist recalls. “Pretty much everything we did was considered malpractice.”

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Hansen ignored them.He was “brave enough and good enough” to

make it work, Winquist says.As orthopedic trauma became more

specialized, Hansen increasingly focused on feet and ankles, medically underserved body parts where trauma, genetics or disease can render a person nearly helpless. His skills served him well in those complex structures, whose many angles and planes often stymie other surgeons.

There, too, he met opposition from the establishment. And there, too, he changed history.

In the end, Hansen became an icon, says Dr. Andrew Sands, a New York surgeon and protégé in the mid-1990s. “He single-handedly changed the way foot and ankle surgery is done in the United States.”

Across the country, the doctors who have trained with him list membership in the Spinoza Society, a group begun years ago by Hansen and Sands, vowing to challenge dogma, each other

and themselves. Its motto, Hansen says: “Don’t believe what the big guys tell you.”

Since his college years, Hansen has thought a lot about feet, particularly about the atavistic traits that cause foot problems. Feet, he says, are our most uniquely human body part, fascinating from a mechanical as well as medical perspective. Ultimately, he likes taking a “crooked, terrible foot” and making it work.

Mike Kilpatrick has a couple of those.In an exam room, Hansen greets Kilpatrick,

a retired school administrator with diabetes and genetic foot issues. He can’t walk. Both feet have collapsed, have stubborn ulcers and are painful. The toes on his left foot have been amputated.

At 73, Hansen is a strong man with steady, muscled hands that feel reassuringly warm and sensitive. He picks up Kilpatrick’s left foot, gently feeling for pulses and muscle tightness.

They chat about Kilpatrick’s years teaching in Africa and Indonesia, swapping stories of

adventure. Hansen laughs easily, asks lots of questions and listens closely. He wants patients to know him, and he wants to know them, for what may be a long journey together.

Other doctors told Kilpatrick that more amputations were his only option. Hansen disagrees.

“So there is something that can be done?” his wife, Sally, asks cautiously.

“Oh yes,” Hansen assures them. “I do it all the time.”

More stories ensue, and eventually, Hansen details procedures involving cutting Kilpatrick’s calf muscles and inserting metal pins—“what we call rebar”—into his feet.

“I was trained that none of this could be done,” Hansen tells them. “I decided everything I had been taught was probably baloney.”

Kilpatrick nods. “Things change…You’ve always got to be open.”

Before he met Kilpatrick, Hansen reviewed his X-rays with his “fellows,” the doctors who train

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with him. He insists they discover not just what a patient has, but why.

“You need to figure out the cause of the problem,” he says, “or else the treatment will never work.”

Hansen genuinely likes his patients, likes not knowing whether they can pay, likes teaching. It’s what has kept him at Harborview.

Time after time, he’s jumped off the career track to return to patients and teaching. His intolerance of bureaucracy is legendary, despite chairing the UW orthopedics department from 1980 to 1985. Asked then if he would consider being a dean, he shot off a note: “I consider my five years as chairman to be a prelude to Hell. I would consider being a dean actually arriving there.”

He refuses to use e-mail, dictates notes and derides “playing with computers” instead of caring for patients. Hospital officials tolerate his heresy because he brings in money, he says. He makes a good living because what he does isn’t easy, he adds, and “everybody can’t do it.”

Hansen is not arrogant, says New York video producer Christopher Hansen, his older son by his first marriage. “He’s not about ‘me,’ about himself. He wants to make people better. It’s never been about him.”

Rosalie Gizinski, 72, is out cold in Operating Room No. 9 in Harborview’s basement. She’s waited almost two years for this surgery by Hansen, director of the Sigvard T. Hansen Jr. Foot and Ankle Institute.

Until two years ago, she and her husband, Gene, walked around Green Lake every morning. Previous surgeries failed to help

much, and now, pain has curtailed her life. Her podiatrist told her to see only Hansen.

Hansen’s patients come from afar, often with complex problems, and wait months to see him.

Some have been turned away by other surgeons, including those who avoid difficult cases. “My answer to that is: Who the hell takes care of the people who aren’t ideal but have serious problems?” Hansen says.

Hansen believes in surgery. He chose it over less drastic options when he had heart problems at 64, and again with prostate cancer. “I think it’s the best way to go.”

Outside the operating room, Hansen stands at a sink, scrubbing. Hands in the air, he backs into the room and slips them into latex gloves.

As he and his trusted team prepare to remove Gizinski’s ankle bones to make room for a metal-and-plastic implant, they move in quiet unison. His nurses each have been with him for more than a decade, his usual scrub tech for 25.

“He’s very easy to work with,” says Anne Foster, his circulating nurse. “He’s so steadfast—no big drama.”

Darrell Flamand, the implant manufacturer’s representative, watches Hansen, as he often does. “He’s amazing. He’ll do these extreme cases that would take another surgeon all day to do, and he’ll be done in two hours.”

Other surgeons use a “jig” or guide. Not Hansen.“The jig is his brain,” says Winquist.As the time ticks by on the big operating-room

clock, Hansen and Dr. Erik Novak, a fellow, work over Gizinski, intent and focused. Hansen lets Novak do some, occasionally guiding him. “See that?” he asks, checking placement on X-rays displayed nearby.

Two hours later, they’re done. With a fellow, Hansen may tackle four cases a day. While he’s operating, he won’t feel aches or fatigue.

When the 12-hour day is over, he suddenly notices that his knees ache, and he finally sags.

Hansen says he plans to retire from surgery by age 75. He’s got patients lined up until then and nothing to prove.

Looking back, he speaks almost fondly at the once-bitter opposition he inspired. Gone are the cries of “malpractice!”

“The things that we did that were so controversial are all standard now,” he says a little wistfully.

A few foot-and-ankle surgeons still oppose him “because they have different philosophies,” Hansen says. “Of course, I don’t make any bones about the fact that I think they’re full of…”

It’s not that he hadn’t made mistakes. He has, and talks about them with candor and regret. He once invited the mother of a patient to sue him, but she declined. Since 1976, only two patients have filed claims.

His biggest challenge, he says, is convincing patients that he might fail. “I have to tell them that this is a bad problem, and I may have trouble with it.”

At conferences, talk often turns to the question: “Who’ll be the next Ted Hansen?”

He wonders that, too. He’s not sure anybody today could buck medical orthodoxy the way he and his colleagues did, he says, because today’s “evidence-based medicine” requires prior “evidence.”

“It’s absolutely crazy,” he says. “People who would be innovative are sort of shut down these days.”

But that dilemma may have to be solved by others.A January safari-and-winery-visiting trip to

Africa with his wife, Dalia, was significant: It was his first “real” vacation—no slides or manuscripts.

For the past decade or so, his man-against- mountain struggle has moved closer to home: He’s been trying to keep the house above Perkins Lane above Perkins Lane. Over 12 years, he’s built a series of walls, moving heavy rocks.

Now, he mostly works on a basement wine-cellar excavation and rockwork project.

His aching knees need surgery, but he doesn’t have time, he says. “I’ll do that when I retire.”Carol M. Ostrom is a Pacific Northwest magazine staff writer. This article and all photos were used by permission of the Seattle Times.

Dr. Hansen scrubs up before ankle replacement surgery.

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He’s amazing. He’ll do these extreme cases that would take another surgeon all day to do, and he’ll be done in two hours.


E very day, literally thousands of Phis throw snowballs at each other, pick their favorite sports teams, buy each other drinks and join

causes, all from the comfort of their keyboard. It’s all done through Facebook, the country’s fastest growing social networking Web site. Facebook touts 200 million active users grouped together by college, community and workplace (see sidebar). But what many don’t know is that a Phi Delt, Dave Morin, Colorado ’03, is responsible for developing the applications that have given life to Facebook during the past few years. The Scroll

interviewed Morin recently as he drove along California’s coast on the way to a meeting.

scroll: What inspired you to get into the world of internet technology?I paid a good portion of my college tuition writing software for the Internet. My senior year I was approached by some guys from Apple. Since my passion and love was for technology, I decided to go to Silicon Valley and try to figure it out. I started meeting with the guys from Apple to try and get a job. I ended up getting offered a job with

higher education marketing. The opportunity to go and learn marketing at Apple was better than an MBA. These were the days before Facebook and YouTube. We were trying to figure out ways to engage students online and trying to build a community, and came up with the Apple Student Gallery, which was a way to upload things created with a Mac onto the Internet.

How did you get involved with Facebook?While I was at Apple, we partnered with Facebook to build a group called the Apple

Facebook PhiDave Morin discusses his role as senior platform manager at Facebook


Student Group. In the first year after we started this group on Facebook, we had half a million students, which was incredible. [A few years later] the Facebook founders offered me a job to go over to Facebook and develop what is now called Facebook platform. At that time it was a Web site for connecting people and was limited to a couple of applications.

At the time we were a small company but were constantly getting ideas from our users, so we basically wanted to turn Facebook into an operating system so developers around the world could build applications. So we spent a year building the technology and operating system to develop a world-class operating platform. When we developed it, we thought in our wildest dreams we would have 5000 developers. It turned out we attracted more than 700,000 developers in literally every country in the world. We were completely humbled by the response. The numbers are staggering.

What got you interested in becoming a phi? I didn’t want to join a fraternity initially, I had never heard of them back home in my small town in Montana (I think we had more people in an hour on Facebook than my entire town). But at Boulder I wore my Junior Olympic Ski Team jacket during rush to try and meet other skiers at Boulder. It turned out the Phi Delts saw my jacket and really took a liking to me. The guys were really cool and the guys matched my value set and that began my journey into the fraternity world.

Who is a phi you admire that may have inspired you? I was at the Presidents Leadership Conference [as an undergraduate] where David Almacy spoke. At the time he worked in D.C. at the White House. He was an amazing speaker and I remember sitting there, wondering to myself, if someday I’d be able to give talks to large groups like he did.

What has it been like for you since this took off? Once this thing launched, it became an important part of an ecosystem of entrepreneurs and I went out and have spoken to 2000-person rooms. Dave Almacy, who I mentioned earlier, has become one of my mentors to help me to understand motivational speaking and communications at a very high level. I’ve been able to travel all around the world, and we basically built an ecosystem—it’s worldwide. It’s about people and enabling anyone, whether it’s Phi Delta Theta or CNN, the ability to connect and share. Everything’s better with your friends right? And that’s our mission.

What’s it like to work at Facebook?My favorite thing is the culture and the energy. We spend a lot of time recruiting the best talent in the world. We’re rooted in the world of college, so it’s a very youthful culture. It’s a really empowering thing to be a company of 900 employees serving 2 million users.

What is your advice to young phis who want to be as successful as you?The most important thing is to do what you love and go to the part of the country where that thing is. For me, it was Silicon Valley. Take risks and go after it to do what you love.

Has phi Delt contributed to your success? I was president of my chapter at Boulder. As president, I learned leadership skills and how to apply those for service to the community. It was in the

chapter that I developed an interest in philanthropic events which through my work at Facebook can be carried out on a massive scale. For example, Facebook has been used to mobilize protests in Africa that helped change conditions for people living in an area.

What’s next for you and the company?Facebook will continue to be about connecting people in deeper and more meaningful ways. In terms of me, I see myself as an entrepreneur. I think we’ve got 10–20 years before we see the true potential of what we’re doing here.

What about people who have never used Facebook?For older alumni, Facebook allows you to find fellow alumni, connect and share stories and provides a good opportunity to connect with the current generation of Phis. We also allow business owners to put a page on Facebook that enables you to have a presence on Facebook and share with your customers in a way that wasn’t possible before.

Phi Dave Morin, Senior Platform Manager

so what is Facebook?If you are an alumnus, maybe your kids have convinced you to

join. If you’re an undergraduate, you’re probably a little creeped out that your professors and the university president are now on it. Regardless of how you feel about Facebook, it’s become the de-facto online social networking site (for now) with more than 175 million active users. If you want to learn more about Facebook, recent news articles can be accessed via the Internet to explain the site. For undergraduate Phis, in particular chapter alumni chairmen, Facebook represents an easy way to connect with alumni through the years. For alumni Phis, the application allows networking in a way that was previously impossible. Moving to a new city and want to network with fellow Phis? It’s as easy as a Facebook search. Make sure you download the Phi Delta Theta Facebook application once you join. More information is available on the Phi Delta Theta GHQ home page.


phi Delta Theta social networkingThe scroll (Fraternity Headlines) is a rss (Really Simple Syndication) feed that allows the Fraternity to post positive news items as they arise within the organization. It can be found on the Fraternity’s homepage and is constantly updated. Anyone can submit a story by clicking the “Suggest a Story” link directly under the headlines. 220 Headlines posted in 2008 180 Headlines posted so Far in 2009

Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, organizations, and businesses that they are interested in. Earlier this year, the Phi Delta Theta Facebook Application was introduced to replace the Phi Delta Theta Circle. Through this application, those who have downloaded it can search for other members by chapter, location, industry and profession. The Fraternity also features a “Fan Page” on Facebook, that allows all of those who subscribe to receive daily updates in the form of news items, blog posts and videos. The “Fan Page” also allows members to provide feedback and insight on all things Phi Delta Theta. phi Delt Facebook Application-9,242 Users Fan page-8,502 Fans

linkedin is an online network of more than $30 million experienced professionals from around the world representing 150 industries. When you join, you create a profile that summarizes your professional accomplishments. Your profile helps you find and be found by former colleagues, clients, and partners. Phi Delta Theta has a group established on LinkedIn that allows Phis to network with one another and to share their ideas on professional or industry topics.phi Delt linkedin Group Members-1,889

Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co-workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Phi Delt Twitter users can read the Fraternity’s Scroll RSS feed and other updates about what the Fraternity is doing via the Fraternity’s page. Followers of phi Delta Theta on Twitter-511

youTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. Phi Delta Theta has its own “channel” where conference videos, videos developed by undergraduates, promotional videos, and other random videos have been uploaded. number of Videos Uploaded to phi Delt’s youTube Channel-105

The phi Delta Theta blog is an online collection of written “posts” developed by Phi Delt undergraduates and alumni, GHQ staff members, and special guests. The blog is utilized to gather feedback and educate our membership base about the issues in the greater Greek community that surround the organization. It also gives a glimpse inside the walls of Phi Delta Theta through the blog posts of 10 selected undergraduates who blog about their Phi Delt experience.number of phi Delt blog posts-38

The phi Delta Theta wiki a browser-based web platform that allows Phis to contribute information based on their expertise and knowledge. The wiki also permits individuals to edit content within articles on specific topics. Together, this material creates an encyclopedic-type knowledge base that is founded on the integrity of the contributor’s additions. It is our hope that the Phi Delt wiki becomes a venue to share best practices, build chapter histories, gather program ideas, learn about operational areas, and collaborate on any Phi Delt topic imaginable.


L ike many siblings, George and Jack Fontaine shared a lot of experiences. Older by nearly two years, George charted courses that Jack often followed. Both brothers attended UGA, but the outcomes

were vastly different. Despite the contrast, each brother developed a strong affection for UGA, a loyalty that would outlast triumph and tragedy and eventually induce them to establish separate legacies at UGA.

George Fontaine (BBA ’76) came to UGA in 1972, fresh out of military high school in Chattanooga and tasting freedom for the first time. Raised on Lookout Mountain, he grew up cheering for the Tennessee Volunteers until the summer he went to camp at UT and decided he didn’t like Knoxville. He chose Georgia instead.

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George pledged Phi Delta Theta and became its social chairman, booking bands for the fraternity’s house parties and praying people would be sober enough to show up after the football games. By the time he left Athens in 1977 and headed to Houston to work for the family business, he had finished school, gotten married and helped re-launch the Georgia Theater as a music venue.

Jack Fontaine (M ’79) enrolled at UGA in 1975. He also pledged Phi Delta Theta. He, too, was a part of the social scene, and it became his downfall. Addicted to alcohol and drugs, he left school after two and a half years to join George in Houston.

Years later, the Fontaine brothers would return to Athens with their teenage sons—prospective freshmen—in tow. Seeing the campus again rekindled memories and the love each of them held for the school. In the coming months, the brothers left more than their sons at Georgia. They gave extraordinary gifts to UGA that played on their greatest passions.A simple life

It’s a steamy day in June and the Fontaine brothers are eating at a Thai restaurant near their west Houston homes, which are just a mile or so apart. Sweat beads on Jack’s forehead from his favorite dish, Tiger Cried, beef with spicy green sauce. George ribs him good-naturedly, something Jack has gotten used to as the younger brother.

They have been business partners since college, first with the family company and now as owners of a successful Red Bull distributorship. Friends as well, they spend a lot of time together

outside of work, hunting dove and quail, and cheering the Astros at Minute Maid Park or the Georgia Bulldogs on television.

Though older, George is the shorter of the two, with twinkling eyes and a crooked smile, like his mother’s, that his wife Celia teases him about. Jack is leaner and more solemn. Shy by nature, as a boy he spent Sunday mornings in a church bathroom crawlspace rather than go to a Sunday school class where he’d been forced to sing a solo.

“The teacher caught me talking in class and she made me sing from a hymn book,” Jack vividly recalls. “It took 10 minutes. I never went back to Sunday school again.”

Growing up in and around Chattanooga, George and Jack never wanted for much. The boys’ great grandfather, John Lupton, was one of three Chattanooga investors who were awarded Coca-Cola bottling franchises in the early 1900s. As sales of the soda flourished the family prospered with bottling plants in Houston, Dallas, Austin, Denver and Phoenix, and later additional markets were acquired in Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville. The family sold the company to Coca-Cola in 1986.

But despite their wealth, the boys’ greatest pleasures growing up were simple. They hunted, fished and camped on Lookout Mountain, combing the hillside for relics from the Civil War.

One of George’s most memorable gifts from his grandfather was a transistor radio. Just five years old, George would fall asleep with the radio pressed against his ear, listening to Johnny Cash, James Brown and the Beatles. He saw Brown live

in concert when he was in 8th grade. Not long after he saw the Allman Brothers.

“That was it for me,” he says.Once at UGA, he thrived on the Athens music

scene, and booking bands for fraternity parties took him deeper into it. Just before graduation in December 1976, a friend who shared his musical tastes came to him with a bold idea—to lease the shuttered Georgia Theatre and turn it into a concert hall. He threw himself into the project, working days selling stereos and albums at a local record store, and evenings and weekends planning for the re-emergence of the theater.

“I just loved Athens like no place I’ve ever been in my life,” he says.

By then he had married Celia, his high school sweetheart, who had moved to Athens after graduating from Tennessee and was teaching at St. Joseph Catholic School. They were there just a few months before George’s family decided he needed to put his business administration degree to better use and he was sent to Houston to work for the family business. His first job was cleaning out beverage displays in groceries and convenience stores.

He and Celia left Athens before the theater opened.But while George Fontaine had left the music

scene, the music bug still had him.In 1995, he partnered with a friend to start an

independent record label. A few years later, the company merged with New West Records, out of Minneapolis. The label had some small artists but soon hooked a big fish—Delbert McClinton, who won a Grammy for his first album produced by New West.


“He gave us the clout we needed,” George says. Soon New West had a cast of well-known artists including Dwight Yoakam, John Hiatt and the Drive-By Truckers.Addiction, sobriety, then a tragedy

Jack Fontaine often followed in his older brother’s footsteps. He too fell in love with the Athens social scene. But the temptations of a college town and fraternity life were too great. He stopped studying and going to class and by 1978 had dropped out.

“I was mature enough to be an addict but was not mature enough to handle college,” Jack says.

Like his brother, Jack moved to Houston and went to work on the bottom rung of the family business, riding shotgun in a delivery truck to learn the routes and the routine before getting a route of his own. He met Nancy in 1980 and they married less than a year later. He was still drinking and doing drugs when their first son, John, was born in 1984.

His life was unmanageable.“It did cost me college; it almost cost me my

marriage,” he says.By 1987 Jack had hit bottom and was willing

to ask for help. He entered a treatment center and returned to Houston clean and sober, the addictions no longer a part of his life. His head was clear, his body clean. The time he’d spent nursing hangovers or looking for a dealer were put to better use—time spent with family or on his business. “When you’re not looking over your shoulder, when you’re not hampered by unmanageability, you’re open to focus,” Jack says. “The doors open up in front of you. I’d never felt better, never been happier, never been as productive.”

But alcohol wasn’t through with Jack. In December 2000, he suffered the ultimate loss—his oldest son, John.

John Fontaine, then 16, got into a car with a friend who had been drinking. The friend lost control of the car and hit a tree, throwing John, who wasn’t belted in, to the pavement. He died instantly.

It was an unthinkable horror for Jack and Nancy, who had spent long hours talking to the oldest of their three children about the dangers of alcohol. “Don’t drink and drive,” they had told him. “Don’t ever get in a car with someone who has been drinking.”

The days after the accident were a blur as family and friends moved in and out of the house. Teenage cousins and friends gathered to mourn and celebrate John—a fun-loving boy whose self-confidence was a source of wonder

to his father. John entertained sick children as Wilbur the pig in a children’s theater production of “Charlotte’s Web,” and at age 11 during a summer fishing trip he chatted easily with an unexpected visitor on deck—former President George Bush—while Jack, star struck, remained tongue-tied and terrified in the galley.A timely decision

Just four years after John’s death, and 27 years after leaving UGA, Jack returned to campus with his second son, Harrison, a high school senior who hoped to enroll at UGA the following summer. Jack remembered the demons from his college years and thought about John. How many more students would stay in school if they knew the warning signs of alcoholism and addiction, he wondered. How many more would live to graduate if they knew the dangers of drinking and driving? Wouldn’t it be great for these 18-and 19-year olds to know how much better their lives would be in 20 years if they made the right decisions now?

“It’s what keeps me sober every day,” he says. “Thinking about what I have to lose.”

Jack knew he had to do something substantial for UGA to try and keep kids from going down the same road he had, or worse, ending up like John. After much discussion, he and Nancy decided to endow a new program at UGA to better educate students about the dangers of alcohol.

“If I had approached or confronted this personal problem in my early years I would have a Georgia diploma today,” Jack wrote in a letter to UGA outlining the gift. In February, UGA announced the John Fontaine Jr. Center for Alcohol Awareness and Education, made possible by a $2 million gift from Jack and Nancy Fontaine.

The gift could not have come at a better time for the university, which has struggled to address the increasing problem of excessive and binge drinking, particularly among underage first-year students. In January, a freshman died after a night of excessive partying on and off campus.

Vice President for Student Affairs Rodney Bennett says the problem likely is more severe than university officials even realize. “I don’t know that we fully understand the depth of what this work is going to be about,” Bennett says. “We’re so fortunate Nancy and Jack were willing to trust us with the resources they gave us.”

“It just felt right”In the meantime, George too found that he

wanted to give back to the school where his third and youngest, Cartter, is now a freshman. His oldest son and namesake graduated from UGA with a journalism degree in 2004; during George Jr.’s senior year, George and Celia made a permanent commitment to the area, buying a 2,000-acre farm fronting the Broad River in Elberton.

“I didn’t realize how beautiful the land was around that area,” George says.

A chance meeting between George and Nashville songwriter Bruce Burch (BSEd ’75) led to an even greater investment—this time in UGA. Burch had been talking to Terry College of Business Dean George Benson about starting a music business program in partnership with the School of Music. Benson agreed it was a good idea given Athens’ music history, Atlanta’s growing hip hop industry and the music business in Georgia, which is approaching $2 billion.

They just needed someone to pay for it. George gave the school $500,000 of his own money and $250,000 from his family’s foundation to start the certificate program. It launched with 27 students in January and Burch, who’s now in Athens, expected 50 more students to enroll in August.

“We’re very excited about this,” Benson says. “We think this program not only can help give students a leg up in the industry, but the city of Athens as well.”

UGA President Michael Adams praised the Fontaines for recognizing specific needs at the university and doing something to address them. “They put their money where their mouths and their hearts are,” he says.

For the Fontaine brothers, the gifts are a legacy to the university that they hope will outlast themselves, their sons and their grandchildren.

“It just felt right,” George says. “Reconnecting here with my kids here at the same time makes it even more special.” This article appeared in UGA’s alumni magazine.

It’s what keeps me sober every day.Thinking about what I have to lose.


Expansion Update

T he 2008–2009 academic year saw Phi Delta Theta’s expansion efforts soar to new heights. The Fraternity welcomed back five storied chapters and colonized at five other campuses, two of which

were new to Phi Delta Theta. More than 400 new Brothers and colony members were given the opportunity to leave their legacy by becoming (Re)Founding Fathers of Phi Delta Theta on their campus. The success that these chapters have seen can be attributed to amazing undergraduate student-leaders, great alumni support, the General Council’s dedication to growing the Fraternity, and the hard work of the General Headquarters’ expansion staff. As preparations are being made for upcoming expansion efforts during the 2009-2010 year, a recap of 2008-2009 is well deserved.

illinois Gamma-Monmouth College installed: january 12, 1871 | installed: november 15, 2008 number of initiated Brothers: 94 In December of 2007, eight men desirous of starting a different type of fraternity on the Monmouth College campus contacted several fraternity headquarters for information on starting a chapter. Their search for a new fraternity lead them to Phi Delta Theta. After this group of men would become officially recognized by the fraternity, it was discovered that Phi Delta Theta had once been on Monmouth’s campus before, existing only briefly on campus before the chapter eventually ceased operations.

After a few months, the group grew to twenty-six men and was colonized on February 28, 2008 as the Illinois Gamma Colony. These men proved to be leaders in every aspect of life. Not only did they hold the highest cumulative grade point average among the Greeks on campus, but they also required every member to be involved in at least two other organizations on campus! Their involvement included the Monmouth College Student Senate, the student newspaper, the Scots Ambassador Program, Hall Council, Residence Life, and several varsity and club sports teams, honors societies, and community service groups, just to name a few.

After a successful recruitment period this fall, Illinois Gamma initiated thirty-five brothers and was officially installed as a chapter of Phi Delta Theta on November 15, 2008.

indiana Gamma–butler University installed: october 22, 1859 | Re-installed: april 19, 2009 number of initiated Brothers: 1850indiana Gamma (butler University) initiates 73 at largest chapter installation in over twenty yearsOn the eve of its 150 anniversary this fall, the Indiana Gamma chapter at Butler University was reinstalled on April 19th, 2009 after a seven year absence from campus. During the weekend’s festivities, 73 men were initiated in Phi Delta Theta’s largest chapter installation initiation ceremony in over twenty years.

The new Butler chapter’s success in reemerging as one of the top fraternities on Butler’s campus in both size and stature can be greatly attributed to the diversity of its Founding Fathers. The men of Indiana Gamma were able to create a great reputation as leaders on campus by having their initial 45 members involved in Dance Marathon, Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, Campus Crusade for Christ, Butler Advertising & Marketing Association, residence life, speech and debate team, theater, student government, varsity football, club lacrosse, and club soccer. During this spring semester, they capitalized on this reputation recruiting additional first-year students and increasing their size to over seventy members. Beyond being recognized for their accomplishments through their installation by the General Fraternity, the men of Indiana Gamma were recognized by Butler University’s Student Government Association with the Legacy Award, given to the individual or organization that makes the biggest impact on Butler’s campus that year.

Indiana Gamma looks forward to becoming one of the premiere chapter’s in Phi Delta Theta and has already made plans to win the Fraternity’s Founders Trophy in 2009–2010.

ohio lambda–Kent state University installed: december 11, 1954 | Re-installed: april 25, 2009 number of initiated Brothers: 718After Ohio Lambda’s closure a few years ago, a group of remaining members became the Re-Founding Fathers of the Ohio Lambda Colony. Despite a slow start by the colony, Ohio Lambda gained great momentum in the fall of 2008 earning top grades on campus, winning the campus-wide Greek Sing, and becoming one of the largest fraternities on campus. For


their tireless work, the Re-Founding Fathers were rewarded on April 25th and 38 members were initiated during the chapter’s installation weekend. Presided over by General Council member Rich Fabritius, this installation was near and dear to his own heart being a 1994 graduate of Kent State and a member of Ohio Lambda.

new Jersey Alpha-rutgers state University of new Jersey installed: april 23, 1988 | Re-installed: may 16, 2009 number of initiated Brothers: 388

In February 2008, Tim Becker and Jeremy Koenig from the Fraternity’s Pennsylvania Mu Chapter at Widener University identified several student leaders on campus interested in rebuilding the legacy of Phi Delta Theta at Rutgers. Andrew Long, a junior on campus led the recruitment effort which garnered men involved in organizations ranging from club baseball, sports medicine and management, to the Rutgers Review, Daily Targum, and Residence Hall Government.

On December 6, the interest group was formally recognized as the New Jersey Alpha Colony of Phi Delta Theta. After a strong recruitment push this spring, the New Jersey Alpha Colony grew to over fifty members. The men have already made waves at Rutgers by winning a campus-wide trivia contest and competing admirably in Keller Cup Intramural play. They also earned the 3rd highest new member GPA (out of 28 fraternities) and have men studying over 20 different subjects. The New Jersey Alpha Chapter was officially re-installed on May 16th, 2009 and is excited to return the chapter to its award-winning reputation of yesteryear.

oregon Alpha–The University of oregon installed: may 30, 1912 | Re-installed: may 30, 2009 number of initiated Brothers: 1592After a seven year absence from campus, Phi Delta Theta returned to Eugene with a staff-driven expansion effort in the Fall of 2007. After a few months, twenty five young leaders accepted the initial challenge of being a Founding Father of Phi Delta Theta on campus. After a successful recruitment effort in the 2008–2009 school year, the colony grew to over forty members and was number one in grades for the fall term. The chapter includes several varsity athletes at the U. of O., as well as leaders in many walks of campus life. Oregon Alpha became a chapter of Phi Delta Theta on May 30, 2009. Without a doubt, this chapter is poised to be a successful chapter on campus for many years to come.

Help Support Expansion!Want to support an up-and-coming chapter in your area? Contact GHQ at 513.523.6345 or visit areyoualeader.com.

ColonizationsIowa Beta The University of iowa Colonized: October 11, 2008 Number of Colony Members: 38

Maryland Delta Johns Hopkins University Colonized: February 13, 2009 Number of Colony Members: 51

Utah Alpha The University of Utah Colonized: April 18, 2009 Number of Colony Members: 25

New Mexico Beta new Mexico state University Colonized: April 18, 2009 Number of Colony Members: 30

2009-2010 expansion projects (Tentative):

University of California, Los Angeles California Gamma (Founded: 1922)

San Diego State University California pi (Founded: 1989 )

Calif. State University, Fresno*Boise State University*George Mason University*Florida Atlantic University**New Campuses for Phi Delta Theta


Over 900 Phis have committed to live out this oath as a True Blue Phi. To join them, go to www.truebluesociety.org for more information and to join; or contact the General Headquarters at 513-523-6345.

In addition to the knowledge that they are supporting services for their fellow alumni, True Blue Phis receive the following exclusive benefits for a one-time $299 membership fee:• Lapel pin• Wallet card• Personalized True Blue Society Brick in the GHQ Courtyard• Lifetime subscription to the printed version of The Scroll• Premium discounts on travel and entertainment packages, as well as at

retailers such as Brooks Brothers• A chance to represent the True Blue Society at the annual presentation

of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award to an active MLB PlayerAll members who join before the conclusion of this summer will also

receive a True Blue polo shirt to wear with pride, demonstrating loyalty.

True Blue Societyensuring the phi Delta Theta experience

join the true Blue society: another way to give back to Phi delta theta

Moe Stephens, Southern Indiana ’99, works with fraternity and sorority members every day as the Assistant Director of Student Activities for Greek Life and Leadership at the University of Puget Sound. Because of his role at UPS, Brother Stephens knows the profound impact that a fraternity can have on an individual’s life and has done a great deal within

Phi Delta Theta to ensure a tremendous Phi Delt experience as a staff member, alumni club officer, and most recently as Pi North Province President. However, Moe’s contribution to Phi Delta Theta has not ended with personal service as he is also a member of the True Blue Society.

“Becoming a member of the True Blue Society is merely my way of living up to the commitment I made to Phi Delta Theta from the time I raised my right hand and took the Phikeia oath. My small sacrifice now will ensure the future of our Fraternity and allow those who follow after to enjoy the benefits of one of the strongest and most respected fraternities in the world,” said Stephens.

Moe will be representing the True Blue Society later this summer when the Fraternity presents its Lou Gehrig Memorial Award to Shane Victorino of the Philadelphia Phillies prior to their game on July 4th against the New York Mets. The presentation will be part of a very special day in Major League Baseball entitled, “4ALS” where the 70th Anniversary of Brother Gehrig’s “Luckiest Man” speech will be celebrated along with organizations that work to fight against ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Keep an eye on your inbox this summer for the next issue of The Scroll Extra featuring this presentation that will include audio and video of the presentation and in the next issue of The Scroll for a very special article on Shane “The Flying Hawaiian” Victorino.


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367 Christopher J. lilly University of Michigan

368 John W. stitt ii University of Mississippi

369 robert H. brickley University of Montana-Missoula

370 James M. Golden Washington state University

371 Kevin Coughlin Cornell University

372 M. John Dyrud lawrence University

373 robert W. Dionne syracuse University

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375 robert A. Collier Jr. University of north Carolina

376 richard e. parks University of Washington

377 brian H. bailey University of Maryland

378 Casey M. Coon stephen F. Austin state University

379 benjamin balderrama Jr. University of la Verne

380 lucky C. peterson Minnesota state University Mankato

381 edward M. Christian Cornell University

382 Curran H. Daigle Georgia institute of Technology

383 Timothy W. peters Miami University

384 Christopher s. lee McDaniel College

385 peter C. Kinyon University of Michigan

386 eric M. richardson Washington state University

387 powell A. Jackson san Jose state University

388 Cameron G. norman indiana University

389 Andrew s. White rollins College

390 Dean M. Weich Jr. Case Western reserve University

391 Matthew b. Williams Mississippi state University

392 richard D. Calder lawrence University

393 Clifford s. Campbell Jr. University of Georgia

394 Gary r. Wade University of Tennessee

395 John e. Meisenbacher University of Arkansas

396 barry b. Aden Tulane University

397 Gene M. olander Kansas state University

398 Keith V. Clarke University of Washington

399 robert W. olsen Jr. Mercer University

400 Michael T. Graydon Willamette University

401 Charles n. Hooper sr. Davidson College

402 William J. Mark, Jr. University of Colorado

403 Kevin D. McCullough stephen F. Austin state University

404 peter T. Morse Calif. state University-northridge

405 M. stephen McDonough University of Tennessee

406 William o. Goodwin Duke University

407 brandon Gerson york University

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409 Hilton M. Howard north Carolina state University

410 William C. Tempel University of Missouri

411 William H. Mcelroy Washington state University

412 steven l. Kiburz University of nebraska-Kearney

413 richard l. McKnight University of oklahoma

414 ralph e. Fisher University of Akron

415 Donald b. Coleman emporia state University

416 Adam r. Horn Missouri Western state University

417 ben T. boyer University of Georgia

418 richard l. robinson eastern Kentucky University

419 John A. Hageman University of Kansas

420 James M. nelson University of Arizona

421 Ken T. Morrison University of oklahoma

422 stephen s. brixey Jr. University of California-los Angeles

423 Donald r. Franz Washington University

424 James b. souder University of Florida

425 Andrew M. Fitzgerald University of Missouri

426 robert l. berto Florida state University

427 Keith l. Krueger Texas A & M University

428 edson A. elliott University of puget sound

429 John F. Gilmore Michigan state University

430 Forrest C. Mischler Allegheny College

431 sean D. brinker Missouri state University

432 M. eugene Mittel Gettysburg College

433 robert W. briggs Duke University

434 Jack e. Drake University of Cincinnati

435 Thomas M. Matthews oklahoma state University

436 James e. Montague University of north Carolina

437 Charles e. Cobb Jr. stanford University

438 robert A. King University of Maryland

439 pierson A. ebrom Colgate University

440 Charles W. poore, Jr. University of south Dakota

441 William r. erwin Kent state University

442 Garland W. Howard Centre College

443 John M. bissell Cornell University

444 James e. Harris Arizona state University

445 William M. McCormick McDaniel College

446 A. roy burks University of Wisconsin

447 Dabney W. Coleman University of Texas-Austin

448 robert A. Hayes Jr. University of Mississippi

449 John b. Meek University of illinois

450 Marlyn l. bjorge University of north Dakota

451 robert V. Chiarello Dickinson College

452 John A. buckley ii sam Houston state University

453 Howard Gellis University of pennsylvania

454 richard D. King University of oklahoma

455 Walton s. Miller southern Methodist University

456 Alan A. Gutberlet University of Central Florida

457 paul A. noyd stephen F. Austin state University

458 William n. West eastern Kentucky University

459 edward A. Donahue Florida state University

460 Jeffry p. Jensen University of California-berkeley

461 Vernon l. lindskog University of Washington

462 Alexander M. becker Centre College

463 Mark l. bye Mass. institute of Technology

464 edwin p. b. ropp Vanderbilt University

465 Todd D. Wakefield University of Utah

Hundreds more phis become True blue members


466 Floyd D. Copeland University of Mississippi

467 John D. Donahey University of Virginia

468 Thomas e. beetem purdue University

469 William r. Keller bowling Green state University

470 Michael J. papp University of Akron

471 Christopher J. bowman Clemson University

472 Gregory J. McKinney Tennessee Technological University

473 Charles l. Mendenhall Miami University

474 William K. block Colgate University

475 David A. Herlicka southern new Hampshire University

476 Jesse A. Conlon Allegheny College

477 nicholas l. buonanno butler University

478 Daniel r. elliott indiana University

479 James A. Gibbs University of oklahoma

480 Adam Toon Wichita state University

481 ivan r. Fuller butler University

482 patrick W. leed University of Georgia

483 John Gerald Gillardi Missouri state University

484 Charles C. Allen Colorado College

485 robert W. saacke Georgia institute of Technology

486 D. Chet McKee University of illinois

487 Guy p. Duhame Arizona state University

488 Joseph l. Jimenez baylor University

489 Harold e. shigley Jr. emporia state University

490 Jonathan H. Templeton University of Utah

491 F. Andrew Moran Jacksonville University

492 Christopher T. sanford Calif. state University-sacramento

493 Adam s. Twedt Missouri Western state University

494 robert C. brook Michigan state University

495 luke M. benfield Mercer University

496 robert e. Ankrom ohio University

497 William A. blackwell University of Texas-Austin

498 David W. lee Wichita state University

499 John C. stitt University of Mississippi

500 Thomas F. starck University of Tennessee

501 sean T. brennan ringling school of Art and Design

502 Tyler A. buckner north Carolina state University

503 Gary r. Harms University of Wisconsin

504 Cory W. Dreiling Wichita state University

505 Christopher M. Job Calif. state University-northridge

506 lodge l. Hanlon Kent state University

507 Mark p. Koepsell eastern illinois University

508 eugene e. Krebs butler University

509 Derek s. McKenzie University of nebraska-Kearney

510 Clint J. Mattson Colorado state University

511 H. M. lane Jr. Vanderbilt University

512 Jon T. Anstey Texas state University-san Marcos

513 Michael e. bogers Depauw University

514 brett J. Aiken louisiana state University

515 William r. rediske lake Forest College

516 neil r. Wood University of Manitoba

517 Christopher M. smith north Carolina state University

518 John p. Hodgson Washington & Jefferson College

519 James T. Herfurth University of Missouri

520 Keith D. Miller indiana Univ. of pennsylvania

521 Mark l. Hobson stephen F. Austin state University

522 John r. Dandoy University of la Verne

523 robert D. espeseth University of Wisconsin

524 Christopher M. ponessi rochester institute of Technology

525 William b. stockwell University of pittsburgh

526 Thomas J. schaefer University of south Florida

527 robert p. Kratz san Diego state University

528 bruce A. Hancock Texas Tech University

529 J. Alan long University of Toronto

530 norman H. racine University of illinois

531 Todd J. shannon Clarion University

532 T. earl lockhart Texas Tech University

533 Christopher s. yingling University of Miami

534 bernard C. Corker West Virginia University

535 shane J. sebastian sonoma state University

536 Kenneth M. Jastrow ii University of Texas-Austin

537 Tyrrell b. eichler Jr. Washington University

538 William G. Clark louisiana state University

539 James r. ballard Colorado state University

540 robert G. Mould northwestern University

541 Thomas C. eakin Denison University

542 J. M. Morgan Univ. of California-riverside

543 James l. bosco Cornell University

544 richard M. Held University of south Dakota

545 roger e. luring Miami University

546 David J. labrash indiana University

547 Andrew D. Diodati rollins College

548 Warren A.Uthe Kent state University

549 Duane K. powell McDaniel College

550 Michael b. Gooden Texas Tech University

551 paul V. Troup iii purdue University

552 larry r. burke southern Methodist University

553 Justin D. Carpenter louisiana state University

554 richard G. Hyde University of Cincinnati

555 Jordan r. pallitto Allegheny College

556 William T. baird University of California-los Angeles

557 Adam J. Dubois Central Connecticut state University

558 patrick r. Hylant ohio state University

559 John W. barber Westminster College

560 stephen J. Demergasso Willamette University

561 Dan V. Callanta san Jose state University

562 scott C. long ohio University

563 John p. Mix ii University of idaho

564 A. Douglas larson Minnesota state Univ.-Mankato

565 Jordan V. Johnson Texas state University-san Marcos

566 edward T. Mason syracuse University

567 J. paul Harper Colorado state University

568 K. Todd Kourt southwestern okla. state University

569 J richard Hamilton ohio University

570 nathan p. Thomas se Missouri state University

571 D. Clark Higgins ohio University

572 Jon r. bausback indiana University

573 Hugh G. Hines, Jr. Centre College


574 stuart A. Marshall southwestern University

575 Keith A. Davis ohio state University

576 Donald C. Cowles iV Miami University

576 nicholas e. Wininger Creighton University

577 eldon C. lown ohio University

579 John M. iannacone West Chester University

580 John b. powell University of north Carolina

581 William C. Matthews iii Duke University

582 Adonis M. Graham stephen F. Austin state University

583 nicholas papas Mississippi state University

584 Mark A. Weiss bowling Green state University

585 Andrew C. Cormier southern new Hampshire University

586 Travis o. Cooke University of north Carolina

587 robert r. Kauffman Gettysburg College

588 steven l. benjamin emporia state University

589 J. eddy G. Craig Jr. Colorado College

590 John l. barner Jr. Georgia institute of Technology

591 Garrett W. youngblood Colorado state University

593 Thomas H. DeWees University of Cincinnati

594 russell J. podraza Texas Tech University

595 William p. Merriam Willamette University

596 Gregory s. Griffin Colorado state University

597 philip C. Austin Missouri Western state University

598 Matthew J. nicholson sonoma state University

599 Will l. Chesney Jr. rollins College

600 russell T. Therrien Mercer University

601 Jason C. Julian University of new Mexico

602 Thomas C. Grubish University of north Dakota

603 Gerald n. Furseth University of Minnesota

604 Charles e. Wicks Willamette University

605 Clayton r. burkhart University of oklahoma

606 J. Kevin Hughes University of southern California

607 nickolas G. Mitilenes Colgate University

608 Theodore M. brennan Jr. southern Methodist University

609 sean F. Keefer University of south Carolina

610 scott W. White Depauw University

611 peter n. Wolf iowa state University

612 benjamin M. Wolf iowa state University

613 Kurtis l. Hamilton Franklin College

614 eric A. Hesla University of south Dakota

615 Troy l. Wilson Jr. Washington University

616 Mark C. Connell University of north Texas

617 Taylor M. Montague Franklin College

618 Taylor D. smith University of Kansas

619 richard l. ekin University of illinois

620 Todd J. Kniffen Gettysburg College

621 Christian C. Hillin southwestern University

622 richard T. Corgel syracuse University

623 Carl W. Wardenburg University of Missouri

624 ned n. Fleming Texas Christian University

625 John r. Morrison stephen F. Austin state University

627 stephen G. bailey Mercer University

628 eric M. Conocenti Colgate University

629 Kern G. rodeberg University of Minnesota

630 Christopher r. senner southern Methodist University

631 Alvio Dominguez Florida international University

632 Aaron C. Davis West Texas A & M University

633 paul D. Croyle butler University

634 Carl J. Gessler Jr. University of Arkansas

635 robert p. boles Calif. state University-northridge

636 Jerry W. Ho University of Toronto

637 Mitchell J. spencer emporia state University

638 David Foster iii University of Cincinnati

639 Donald l. Miner University of Cincinnati

640 Warren l. blanchard University of southern California

641 ray l. bassett University of Florida

642 ryan K. lurich Texas state University-san Marcos

643 Mark M. repanshek Jr. embry-riddle Aeronautical Univ.

644 J. D. Christie University of pennsylvania

645 M. bruce McClelland University of Missouri

646 scott D. Graham sam Houston state University

647 Thomas A. Castleberry University of nevada, las Vegas

648 richard M. leslie University of Florida

649 John A. Garretson iowa state University

650 Christopher W. nordman California state University-Chico

651 Gary l. olsen lawrence University

652 Joseph C. ott University of pittsburgh

654 Kevin M. brown Missouri Western state University

655 Fred C. Koenig Michigan state University

656 ernest M. House eastern Kentucky University

657 Dale l. preston Kansas state University

658 richard W. Debler Florida state University

659 steve A. lynch Georgia southern University

660 steven l. palmer University of Tampa

661 Christian D. Finnigan randolph-Macon College

662 Joseph C. Abmont Calif. state University-northridge

663 Joshua D. robertson Mercer University

664 William W. lang Mass. institute of Technology

665 Jon r. sandidge southern Methodist University

666 edward p. Kennedy Jr. University of south Carolina

667 Thomas W. Garnella Calif. state University-northridge

668 ross H. oliver Texas A & M University

669 larry J. Work Texas Tech University

670 richard C. berg University of north Dakota

670 Anson More Keller University of Maryland

671 Gary W. Gooden Texas Tech University

672 benjamin A. Corey University of iowa

673 richard H. Hagenlocker ohio Wesleyan University

674 David l. King Texas state University-san Marcos

675 paul M. Marek louisiana state University

676 William T. Towles Georgia institute of Technology

677 Matthew n. Tonkin sam Houston state University

678 bradley M. petryk University of Alberta

679 James C. McCarthy University of Tampa

680 David A. Green Widener University

681 Douglass F. Wiles University of Florida

682 Joshua D. Hanley Westminster College

683 steven D. Kallestad California state University-Chico


684 Timothy b. blonkvist University of north Carolina

685 rowdy D. Durham University of Texas-Arlington

686 benjamin K. Hultquist Missouri Western state University

687 James T. Johnson iii University of north Carolina

688 raymond H. bartlett Denison University

689 nathan H. brunk Miami University

690 Michael s. Meyer von bremen Mercer University

691 Jeffrey M. Griffin Texas Tech University

692 Howell W. Melton Jr. University of Florida

692 lane A. Montgomery la. state University-shreveport

693 Jordan M. Moore Minnesota state University-Mankato

694 William n. Doushkess Jr. lehigh University

695 Thomas J. McDermott Jr. University of California-los Angeles

696 lee A. Miller University of California-berkeley

697 Anthony J. Horton University of California-los Angeles

698 lorin J. Caccamise Colorado College

699 George H. engelage iV University of southern California

700 Carl W. Howell University of southern California

701 John M. Heady Western Kentucky University

702 Gilbert T. Cormier Jr. Washington state University

703 Harold C. broman University of puget sound

704 McKenzie D. Cook oregon state University

705 Charles r. Higgins Kent state University

706 H. e. evans iii University of Georgia

707 richard r. Wheeler Centre College

708 Jeffrey D. palmquist University of Cincinnati

709 Donald e. bauermeister University of southern California

710 David C. saunders lehigh University

711 rodger W. burkart University of south Dakota

712 William T. o’byrne University of illinois

713 Gale W. Conley indiana University

714 Milton e. Thompson Jr. University of Florida

715 W. K. Futerer University of Arizona

716 edward J. Dublin Miami University

717 James A. ladd University of puget sound

718 Adar e. Govea University of the pacific

719 James F. Crowder Jr. emory University

720 Albert W. norris Western Kentucky University

721 barry D. brown Dickinson College

722 John r. Calhoun University of nebraska-lincoln

723 Zachary C. noland University of Kentucky

724 ryon l. ray Texas state University-san Marcos

725 ryan J. Howard Missouri state University

726 Allen r. plimpton stanford University

727 John p. Helmick Jr. Auburn University

728 benjamin l. Harrison University of Mississippi

729 robert W. young Whitman College

730 David s. Trump Michigan state University

731 Andrew T. Trupka Kansas state University

732 lonnie e. Holliday Texas Christian University

733 Frederick p. booth University of Wyoming

734 byron spencer Jr. University of Missouri

735 Matthew H. patton Jr. Duke University

736 Arthur G. Johnson University of south Carolina

737 James W. Head emory University

738 lyal e. Quinby Jr. University of Colorado

739 William e. beckham Jr. Georgia institute of Technology

740 larry r. byrd Texas Tech University

741 Alfred n. Gerein University of british Columbia

742 louis Kilo Washington University

743 Fred A. Underwood Texas Tech University

744 G. Wilson scaling ii Texas Tech University

745 J. M. neal Hanover College

746 ronald l. boucek Kansas state University

747 W. Wayne Allen oklahoma state University

748 Jackson e. Winters ohio Wesleyan University

749 sam l. Faulkner Florida state University

750 Voris V. boll Franklin College

751 Christopher Williams Kansas state University

752 Walton D. Vickery University of oklahoma

753 richard C. orth University of Cincinnati

754 Jared r. nunes belmont University

755 perry C. McGriff Jr. University of Florida

756 William C. neel Florida state University

757 philip C. Thompson southern Methodist University

758 ronald W. Williams University of richmond

759 Dan M. elder Texas Tech University

760 David H. lewis Denison University

761 edward F. steinkerchner University of Akron

762 David W. Hanna purdue University

763 benjamin r. Kaufman University of Michigan

764 Kenneth D. Hughbanks Valparaiso University

765 robert b. Malone Texas A & M-Corpus Christi

766 Alpay T soyoguz University of California-berkeley

767 David A. Huddler University of nevada, las Vegas

768 Denis J. Meerdink iowa state University

769 James b. Treleaven Case Western reserve University

770 Jay l. peterson randolph-Macon College

771 Theodore s. sitterley Jr. University of Arizona

772 John s. Wallace University of Akron

773 ryan M. yeager University of Maryland

774 edward C. Johnson Kansas state University

775 George A. Finley iii southern Methodist University

776 Hector l. Cordova University of California-berkeley

777 robert s. rodgers Texas Tech University

778 Donald H. bravaldo Jr. Auburn University

779 Donald G. rochelle University of Texas-Austin

780 Frank T. priest University of Kansas

781 William r. Farr iowa state University

782 noah M. Jordan louisiana state University

783 Jeffry J. Akridge Washington state University

784 George H. schaller iowa state University

785 Alexandre i. Gedrinsky McGill University

786 larry l. stroman University of south Carolina

787 Audie J. Martin University of Arkansas

788 paul b. Wallace University of oklahoma

789 David W. sweeten Texas state University-san Marcos

790 Darren A. royalty indiana state University


791 russell l. Cobbs stephen F. Austin state University

792 Timothy r. Wiedmeyer ripon College

793 Jeffrey D. rubel University of Tampa

794 David H. Van Vleet syracuse University

795 robert D. linder University of iowa

796 Kenneth C. plattner University of Kentucky

797 George r. Horner University of nebraska-lincoln

798 Jerry l. Waldrop oklahoma state University

799 rodney K. raines West Virginia University

800 larry F. McArthur ohio University

801 Albert W. McCullin Jr. southwestern University

802 Harvey M. Mumma Gettysburg College

803 Jon r. Mills University of Maryland

804 Teddy G. Wood University of Kentucky

805 Gene C. lawrence Depauw University

806 John C. palmer Gettysburg College

807 Harry l. ryan Willamette University

808 bruce A. Anderson University of illinois

809 richard C. Zimmerman University of oregon

810 loren H. lounsbury Whitman College

811 richard e. Higgins University of Minnesota

812 bruce G. Knapp stanford University

813 Jerry K. byrd stephen F. Austin state University

814 Harold C. Curtis Jr. University of Maryland

815 John H. benjamin Gettysburg College

816 William H. osha Depauw University

817 robert p. schmid Texas Tech University

818 Thomas C. ray University of Georgia

819 Duane A. rasmussen University of Minnesota

820 loy brooks University of iowa

821 M. Dan Howard Texas Tech University

822 Walter l. Williams ohio Wesleyan University

823 William e. barron Jr. University of Georgia

824 lawrence b. Thomas University of Kansas

825 James e. pittman oklahoma state University

826 peter b. White Gettysburg College

827 Charles J. Wychunas Florida state University

828 Jack M. rouhier ohio Wesleyan University

829 Victor W. Kramer Arizona state University

830 steven C. Finn southern Methodist University

831 brian s. Mahoney Duke University

832 robert W. paxton Tennessee Technological University

833 robert T. shadoin emporia state University

834 barry b. Wright Gettysburg College

835 sean D. Considine northern Arizona University

836 samuel r. Clammer University of oklahoma

837 Jeffrey b. Dechert Texas state University-san Marcos

838 Travis J. bassett University of south Dakota

839 ernest b. Helin ohio University

840 l. bruce boylen oregon state University

841 richard J. schlaff Michigan state University

842 Calvin s. West Jr. Amherst College

843 Arne M. borgnes University of oregon

844 Thomas p. lauritzen Wabash College

845 eric s. Free University of Cincinnati

846 Merritt M. Jaggar butler University

847 Forrester M. smith iii southwestern University

848 r. Matthew shively purdue University

849 robert C. Ungerer University of Miami

850 Michael p. bizzle oklahoma state University

851 e. Koehler Thomas University of oklahoma

852 John A. barsamian Union College

Members joining from October 26, 2008–April 20, 2009. The next issue of The Scroll will list the newest members.


Fraternity brothers helped him overcome shyness to become Man of the YearMy dad, Richard A. Cox, Franklin College, ’36 passed away on February 28, 2009, one day after his 95th birthday. He was so proud of his Fraternity membership that he carried his membership card in his wallet his entire life. He stopped at the Fraternity house in Franklin several years ago, and the young men were astounded at his low Bond number. College was hard in the depression and the Brothers helped each other to stay in school. Following his graduation, he conducted management training seminars all over the U.S. for General Electric and Whirlpool appliance dealers. In 1970, he was chosen “Man of the Year” by the North American Retail Dealers Association for his outstanding contributions in assisting retail appliance dealers through training seminars and individual consultation. He credits his success in life much to the fraternity men who encouraged him (actually took him by the hand and made him sign up for the debate team to overcome his shyness).

—Mary Wolting

Letter written to California Xi chapter brothers :I recently joined the Army and am currently serving in Ft. Hood, Texas. I would love to see Phi Delta Theta, and especially the Cal Xi chapter, show its support for the troops! I am heading to Afghanistan in May, and I would love to have a Phi Delt flag to hang from my truck for a picture while I am there. It would be an awesome display of pride for me and the whole Fraternity on how we serve both the community and our country no matter what we do. I would also love to see an American flag hung outside of the chapter house while I am gone to show the Chico Greek community that we show support for the troops and all that they do for the country. I know that not everyone agrees with the war, but in the Army it is about brotherhood. Every day I hear the phrase “The Standard” being used, just like the days when I was at Chico. As I uphold a standard now in the Army, all Phis should uphold the standard for a Greek.

If you could make this happen, I would greatly appreciate it, and it would help me get through the rough days ahead. PROUD TO BE A PHI!

—Jon DiProfio, California State-Chico ’06(Editor’s note-California Xi has answered Jon’s requests)

Congratulations to a Hawaiian athlete, Shane VictorinoWhat a pleasant surprise, last evening while watching the nightly sport news, to learn that a Maui boy, Shane Victorino (of the Phillies baseball team), had just been awarded another outstanding honor, The Lou Gehrig Award, by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity! It was even mentioned that Lou had been a member of the Fraternity at Columbia University. Whenever a Hawaii athlete achieves success, he/she gets good coverage throughout the state. It was great to see Phi Delta Theta’s name on the television!

—Joe Stoddard, Iowa State ’43

Editor’s note: Gen. Bernard W. Rogers, USA, Ret., the 28th Army chief of staff, died on Oct. 27, 2008. He retired from the Army in 1987 as the supreme allied commander Europe and commander-in-chief, U.S. European Command. During his career while he was at West Point as commandant of cadets he was noted for reforming the cadet disciplinary system and controlling hazing.

Letter to Bernard W. RogersDecember 13, 2006Dear Brother Phi and Classmate,

Reminiscences! What would we do without them! When I subtract my birth year from 2006, I am startled by the number “88.” However, I contend that there is some good in everything. In this case, the “88” grants me privileges received only for “Seniors—eminiscing being one of them.

In my recent reminiscing, West Point became a natural focal point. Three years of intimate daily association with classmates was an incomparable and unique experience—memories of which I will cherish all my days. And I cannot visualize a more memorable experience. The whole Corps was great, but, in my judgment, no class could equate to the Class of June ’43. Your selection to be First Captain to head the Corps was right on target. I am confident that your selection was the easiest and most pleasant task the Supe ever had at West Point.

Sincerely,Tom (Thomas M. Elgin, Alabama ’40)

CorrectionIn the last issue of The Scroll, we reported on the University of Akron’s new chapter house. The building pictured was actually the old chapter house. Pictured below is the new facility, which recently was honored by the University Park Alliance as one of the 2009 Investor Award Winners.


Chapter GrandPhi Delta Theta honors members who have entered the Chapter Grand by listing them in the magazine. We generally reserve extended obituary articles for famous Phis and general officers. To submit obituary information, email [email protected].

Phi sportscaster Jimmy Crum, Ohio Gamma, ’52James W. (Jimmy) Crum, 80, passed away on January 5, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio. He was known as the dean of Central Ohio sportscasters and the voice of the basketball Buckeyes (1959–1979), and from 1968–1980—with Phil Samp—as the “radio voice of the Cincinnati Bengals.” Jimmy worked as sports director/sports anchor at WCMH-TV for 41 years. He retired on December 31, 1993.

Former General Council President Wade Weatherford, N.C. Beta ’44Retired Judge Wade S. Weatherford Jr., 88, who served the 7th Judicial Circuit for 14 years, died March 9, 2009 at his residence, following a brief illness. Weatherford was the first circuit court judge elected from Cherokee County, taking the bench in 1967 and retiring in 1981. He served in the state House of Representatives from 1961 until 1966 and was a state senator for one year before accepting an appointment to the judgeship by the legislature.

Retired Cherokee County Clerk of Court Katie Baines described Weatherford as a friend of the court. “When I went to work at the courthouse, he was already a judge, but he was not on the bench that much in Gaffney. I knew him through the court system. He would always come to the clerk’s office to visit when he was in town. He was always a gentleman and always so pleasant and nice to be around. I think everybody loved him,” she said. Baines said she actually saw Weatherford more following his retirement, when he often walked with his wife, Eleanor, through their Union Street neighborhood. “They got their daily walks in, trying to stay healthy,” she said. Weatherford received recognition by various groups for his ruling granting a petition by an adoptee to gain access to birth records, which are sealed in South Carolina.

Weatherford graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of North Carolina and received his doctor of law degree in 1948 from the University of South Carolina.

He served as General Council President of Phi Delta Theta and was a World War II veteran and retired lieutenant commander with the U.S. Naval Reserve. His body has been donated to the University of North Carolina Medical Center, his alma mater, according to his wishes, a family friend said. A memorial service for Weatherford will be announced later. His family requested memorials should be made to the Epworth’s Children’s Home, P.O. Box 50466, Columbia, S.C. 20250-0466.


Gehrig Award Committee Member and Hall of Fame Announcer Harry Kalas, Iowa ‘59Harry Kalas, entered the Chapter Grand on April 12 prior to calling the game between the Washington Nationals and his Philadelphia Phillies. Brother Kalas was in a league of his own as an announcer, husband, father, and member of Phi Delta Theta.

Chad Collingwood, Widener ’93, recalled a fond moment with Kalas from his college years. In 1991 a group of Widener Phis (including myself) were working the Phillies ALS Carnival and he stopped by to say hello. I’ll never forget him booming ‘Phi Delta Theta…Brothers in the Bond’ when he walked up. Just awesome, with his distinct voice. Something I’ll always remember.”

Ironically, days prior to Kalas’ death, he had received a letter announcing the 2008 Gehrig Award Winner, Shane Victorino of the Philadelphia Phillies. Kalas would have been a part of the presentation at Citizens Bank Ballpark, the weekend of July 4th during MLB’s 4ALS event celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Gehrig’s “Luckiest Man” speech and raising awareness for Lou Gehrig’s Disease just as he did when Curt Schilling won the award in 1995. He certainly will still be there in spirit.

Former Province President Robert Ingels, Illinois Eta, ’51Bob Ingels, died September 8, 2009 at his home.

University Akron Ohio Epsilon ’44, Samuel T. Serves Akron, Ohio, 9/08 ’47, George Bledsoe Findlay, Ohio, 1/08 ’47, James R. Fuchs Norco, Calif., 7/08 ’50, Oscar C. Mitson Fort Wayne, Ind., 9/08 ’56, Harold G. Hanna Akron, Ohio, 3/09 ’63, Phillip P. Parker Anchorage, Ak., 9/08 ’65, Steve E. Kiltau N. Palm Beach, Fla., 9/08

’65, Edward L. McCartt Akron, Ohio, 2/09

University Alabama Alabama Alpha ’50, Paul V. Macon Mobile, Ala., 8/08 ’52, William H. Griffin Huntsville, Ala., 8/08 ’68, Chandler K. Stanard Daphne, Ala., 11/08

University Alberta Alberta Alpha ’54, Gerald J. Francis Red Deer, Alberta, 4/09

Allegheny College Pennsylvania Delta ’50, James D. Hilleman Corry, Pa., 2/08

University Arizona Arizona Alpha ’40, Richard H. Creswell Phoenix, Ariz., 12/08 ’50, Emory C. Lusby Phoenix, Ariz., 4/09 ’51, John H. Geyer Phoenix, Ariz., 5/08

Ashland University Ohio Mu ’72, Charles D. Loraine Wickliffe, Ohio, 1/09

Auburn University Alabama Beta ’45, William R. Ireland, Sr. Shoal Creek, Ala., 3/09 ’49, Ronald L. Moreland Mobile, Ala., 3/09

’66, William W. Compton Montgomery, Ala., 11/08 ’79, Frank C. Vann, Jr. Camill, Ga., 10/08

ball state University Indiana Kappa ’84, Nelson R. Kirk Greenwood, Ind., 9/08

bowling Green state University Ohio Kappa ’53, George A. Ensign Englewood, Colo., 3/08 ’05, Michael J. Medders Avon Lake, Ohio, 9/08

butler University Indiana Gamma ’43, Arthur K. Hamp Grand Rapids, Mich., 1/09 ’47, Harry C. Ent, Jr. Longwood, Fla., 10/08 ’49, Glenn M. Michael Bainbridge, Ind., 1/08 ’54, Edward J. Hughes Folsom, Calif., 3/09 ’67, Robert V. Willian Scottsdale, Ariz., 8/08

University of California-berkeley California Alpha ’39, Willliam A. Beal Ferndale, Calif., 2/08 ’42, Edwin C. Callan San Francisco, Calif., 3/09 ’42, James E. Hug Merced, Calif., 3/08 ’45, Lawrence C.Merriam, Jr. Corvallis, Ore., 10/08 ’50, Frederick C. Hawkins Belmont, Calif., 8/08 ’53, Harold A. Ellis, Jr. Piedmont, Calif., 1/09

University of California-los Angeles California Gamma ’54, James L. Kelly Newport Beach, Calif., 4/08 ’59, Stephen R. Lanzit New Canaan, Conn., 11/08

California state University-northridge California Zeta ’68, Richard A. Baker San Clemente, Calif., 4/09 ’69, Edward M. Petersen III Granada Hills, Calif., 8/08

Case Western reserve University Ohio Eta ’59, Richard M. Logar Mount Laurel, N.J., 6/08

Centre College Kentucky Alpha-Delta ’40, Jere C. Caldwell Danville, Ky., 11/08 ’40, Theodore W. Selin Cynthiana, Ky., 9/08

University of Chicago Illinois Beta ’49, John B. Cramer Davidsonville, Md., 11/08 ’52, Harold A. Lamonds Las Vegas, Nev., 7/08 ’54, Ellsworth C. McClenachan Greenwich, Conn., 9/08

University of Cincinnati Ohio Theta ’42, William N. Mire Cincinnati, Ohio, 8/08 ’44, Raymond T. Bradford Cincinnati, Ohio, 4/08 ’50, Donald C. Gaddis Cincinnati, Ohio, 2/09 ’50, Dawn V. Martin Hamilton, Ohio, 1/09

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’50, William W. Storch Milford, Ohio, 11/08 ’66, John D. Hasselbach Odessa, Fla., 6/08

Clemson University South Carolina Gamma ’70, Judson H. Drennan III Florence, S.C., 3/09

Colgate University New York Zeta ’50, Tedford J. Cann Milton, Fla., 6/08 ’62, Richard M. Piccarreto Pittsford, N.Y., 12/08 ’64, Frank E. Filisko Lorain, Ohio, 11/08 ’70, James B. Patterson Garden City, N.Y., 7/08 ’76, Thomas J.R. Beckmann Cumberland Center, Maine, 2/08

University of Colorado Colorado Alpha ’48, George S. Malcolm Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 3/09 ’50, Wardner B. Crockett Carmel, Calif., 10/08 ’58, Frederick A. Vickers Colorado Springs, Colo., 2/09

Colorado College Colorado Beta Clyde W. Blanchard, Jr. Lakewood, Colo., 2/09

Colorado state University Colorado Gamma ’56, Edward B. Dawson Cullowhee, N.C., 10/08

Cornell University New York Alpha ’40, Paul C. Wolters Woburn, Mass., 3/08

’42, Earl L. Jorgensen Rochester, Minn., 7/08 ’46, Henry S. McDonald III Tampa, Fla., 8/08 ’52, Hubert S. Smith, Jr. Essexville, Mich., 8/08 ’54, Seely F. Pratt, Jr. San Francisco, Calif., 3/08

Denison University Ohio Iota ’46, Charles E. Weaver Atlanta, Ga., 11/08

Depauw University Indiana Zeta ’44, Leland H. Buckley, Jr. East Moline, Ill., 8/08 ’84, Alan D. Hutchinson Chicago, Ill., 9/08 ’86, Scott T. McMahon South Bend, Ind., 6/08 ’87, Randall B. Bernier Cary, Ill., 3/09

Dickinson College Pennsylvania Epsilon ’52, James G. Park Pittsburgh, Pa., 8/08

Drake University Iowa Delta ’63, Eugene W. Prentice Osawatomi, Kan., 8/08 ’67, James H. Dock Snellville, Ga., 6/08

Duke University North Carolina Alpha ’36, David M. Myers Newport, Pa., 11/08 ’40, William G. Hobstetter, Jr., Glendale, Ariz., 12/08

’43, Randolph R. Few Durham, N.C., 10/08

emory University Georgia Beta ’53, Robert F. Taylor Lakeland, Fla., 9/08 ’55, Joseph C. Sawyer, Jr. Pell City, Ala., 1/09 ’59, Arthur L. Burns, Jr. Lookout Mountain, Tenn., 5/08

University of Florida Florida Alpha ’39, Laurence W. Hall Tampa, Fla., 6/08 ’42, Paul G. Rogers Washington, D.C., 10/08 ’45, Frank J. Wentz., Jr. Middleburg, Fla., 2/09 ’52, Thomas A. Ghiotto Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1/09 ’52, Thee Allan Jones Orlando, Fla., 2/09 ’79, Billy W. Gilley DeLand, Fla., 1/09

Florida state University Florida Gamma ’55, William C. Plumb Lynn Haven, Fla., 3/09 ’56, Harry M. Kimbro Chattanooga, Tenn., 11/08

Franklin College Indiana Delta ’35, Richard A. Cox Austin, Texas, 2/09 ’41, Robert J. Geurine Franklin, Ind., 3/09 ’55, Grant McBroom Indianapolis, Ind., 8/08

’84, Johnny A. Mohler Plainfield, Ind., 3/09

University of Georgia Georgia Alpha ’55, Ralph W. Williams, Jr. Atlanta, Ga., 12/08 ’58, Lee S. Laster Carrollton, Ga., 8/08

Georgia institute of Technology Georgia Delta ’43, John C. Dennis, Jr. Macon, Ga., 4/09 ’50, Robert J. Freeman Hilton Head, S.C., 5/08 ’52, William H. Holman, Jr. Jackson, Miss., 10/08 ’61, William H. Scarborough Katy, Texas, 7/08 ’73, Francis S. Dennis III Augusta, Ga., 6/08

Gettysburg College Pennsylvania Beta ’52, Frank L. Whittaker, Sr. Brigantine, N.J., 4/09

Hanover College Indiana Epsilon ’33, Dillon R. Dorrell, Sr., Rising, Ind., 8/08 ’65, Michael F. Groh Minneapolis, Minn., 10/08

University of idaho Idaho Alpha ’39, Charles D. Crowther, Jr. Snellville, Ga., 8/08 ’40, Maynard F. Helen Seattle, Wash., 6/08 ’41, James S. Yates Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 2/09

’56, Stephen E. Emerine Tucson, Ariz., 2/09

University of illinois Illinois Eta ’37, Howard A. Stotler, Jr. Lake Forest, Ill., 8/08 ’39, Edward D. Sethness San Antonio, Texas, 10/08 ’43, Roy H. Thompson, Jr. Zionsville, Ind., 9/08 ’49, Edward J. Dobbratz Watertown, Wisc., 10/08 ’51, Robert F. Ingels Carmichael, Calif., 9/08 ’73, Douglas A. Judson, Jr. Arlington Heights, Ill., 10/08

indiana University Indiana Alpha ’43, Dan M. Cravens Columbus, Ind., 9/08 ’48, Jack L. New Greenfield, Ind., 10/08 ’55, Carl A. Litten Ellettsville, Ind., 8/08 ’61, Ronald R. Tracy Yorba Linda, Calif., 10/08

University of iowa Iowa Beta ’43, James R. O’Brien Billings, Mont., 1/09 ’53, Rex B. Ruther Roswell, Ga., 11/08 ’59, Harry N. Kalas Media, Pa., 4/09 ’00, David C. Sorin Winnetka, Ill., 8/08

iowa state University Iowa Gamma ’59, George C. Colias Palatine, Ill, 3/09 ’63, Charles S. Saladino II Las Vegas, Nev., 1/09

iowa Wesleyan College Iowa Alpha ’51, George L. Hall, Jr. Peyton, Colo., 2/08

University of Kansas Kansas Alpha ’56, Donald D. Martin Albuquerque, N.M., 12/08

Kansas state University Kansas Gamma ’40, Irvin B. Jenkins Sun City W, Ariz., 5/08 ’43, Donald C. Phinney La Canada-Flintridge, Calif., 4/08 ’43, Bernard W. Rogers McLean, Va., 10/08 ’44, Glen E. Cline Boise, Idaho, 8/08 ’44, John F. Hudelson Denver, Colo., 2/09 ’51, John Huff Green Valley, Ariz., 9/08 ’56, Harry O. Gaffin, Jr. Granbury, Texas, 8/08 ’59, Kent G. Heintz Bulverde, Texas, 6/08 ’77, Michael A. Kearny Olathe, Kan., 2/09

Kent state University Ohio Lambda ’57, Worthington Baker Pinehurst, N.C., 2/08


University of Kentucky Kentucky Epsilon ’46, Jay C. Doyle Corona Del Ray, Calif., 7/08 ’48, Charles T. Gardner Burlington, N.C., 5/08 ’63, Ormsby K. Hackley, Jr. Atlanta, Ga., 9/08

Knox College Illinois Delta-Zeta ’53, Donald E. Rossiter LaGrange, Ill., 4/08

lamar University Texas Iota ’66, Gene H. Schneider Massena, N.Y., 2/08

lawrence University Wisconsin Beta ’49, Gerald L. DeMotts Hancock, Mich., 5/08

louisiana state University Louisiana Beta ’63, Curley L. Marcotte, Jr. Covington, La., 12/08

Massachusetts institute of Technology Massachusetts Gamma ’75, Harry L.F. Houpis Rocklin, Calif., 8/08

McGill University Quebec Alpha ’46, Frank R. Cordon Cape Coral, Fla., 12/08

Mercer University Georgia Gamma ’59, John T. Brown, Jr. Macon, Ga., 8/08

Miami University Ohio Alpha ’44, Richard E. Baumhardt Centerville, Ohio, 2/09

’49, John G. Hazlett Newark, Ohio, 8/08 ’49, Leo A. Merzweiler, Jr. Naples, Fla., 3/09 ’52, Edwin M. Piatak Menlo Park, Calif., 10/08 ’62, James A. Rorabeck Osprey, Fla., 8/08 ’84, James J. Whitford Cleveland, Ohio, 2/09

University of Miami Florida Delta ’57, Bruce D. Kolb Pompano Beach, Fla., 4/09

University of Michigan Michigan Alpha ’45, George S. Bacon, Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich., 2/08 ’48, Woodward A. Warrick, Jr. Plymouth, Mich., 2/08 ’53, David W. Krupp Palm Desert, Calif., 3/09

Michigan state University Michigan Beta ’86, Thomas P. Furtaw Grosse Pointe, Mich., 8/08 ’90, Thomas E. Mourad West Bloomfield, Mich., 2/08

University of Minnesota Minnesota Alpha ’39, Robert D. Watson St. Paul, Minn., 1/09 ’43, Paul A. Grassle, Jr. Rochester, Minn., 12/08 ’50, Harry D. Peters Chanhassen, Minn., 5/08 ’53, John R. Albers Dallas, Texas, 10/08

University of Mississippi Mississippi Alpha ’36, Davis L. Fair, Jr. Louisville, Miss., 3/09 ’44, Chatwin M. Jackson, Jr. Kosciusko, Miss., 1/09 ’50, William F. Galtney Houston, Texas, 11/08 ’56, C. Willis Connell, Jr. Clarksdale, Miss., 4/09 ’79, James M. Seale Cleveland, Miss., 9/08

University of Missouri Missouri Alpha ’52, John C. McKelvey Bridgeton, Mo., 9/08 ’79, Steven R. Schofer San Diego, Calif., 9/08

Missouri state University Missouri Epsilon ’89, Scott A. Hardy Kansas City, Kan., 6/08 ’90, Christopher W. Wampler Springfield, Mo., 9/08

University of Montana Montana Alpha ’59, Thomas L. McEacheron Santa Maria, Calif., 10/08

University of nebraska-lincoln Nebraska Alpha ’51, James G. Curran La Habra, Calif., 1/09 ’51, Howard A. Dinsdale Lincoln, Neb., 9/08

University of new Mexico New Mexico Alpha ’51, Ronald H. Hammershoy San Diego, Calif., 9/08

’52, John H. Holroyd Gilbert, Ariz., 12/08 ’60, Marc L. Benjamin, Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo., 9/08 ’94, Jeffrey J. Krolik Albuquerque, N.M., 11/08

University of north Carolina North Carolina Beta ’39, Clen S. Humphrey, Jr. Tiverton, R.I., 10/08 ’41, Andrew Gennett, Jr. Asheville, N.C., 9/08 ’44, Wade Weatherford, Jr. Gaffney, S.C., 3/09 ’47, William A. Lane Macon, Ga., 11/08 ’47, John N. Shaw Bluffton, S.C., 1/08 ’54, Campbell L. Stubbs II Hamden, Conn., 2/09 ’57, Edward W. Sutton Fresno, Calif., 9/08

University of north Dakota North Dakota Alpha ’51, David L. Sande Grand Forks, N.D., 3/08

ohio state University Ohio Zeta ’58, Robert H. Perry Elyria, Ohio, 2/09 ’64, William L. Clymer Oakwood, Ohio, 3/09 ’66, John Michael Hurst Columbus, Ohio, 12/08

ohio University Ohio Gamma ’46, Robert L. Towner Largo, Fla., 3/09 ’51, Francis L. Hiles Santa Ana, Calif., 7/08 ’52, James W. Crum Columbus, Ohio, 1/09

ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Beta ’46, Donald W. Goodman Scottsdale, Ariz., 7/08 ’51, Thomas S. Bangert Lodi, Ohio, 10/08 ’52, Henry H. Wade Marietta, Ga., 2/09

University of oklahoma Oklahoma Alpha ’51, Frank L. Davies, Jr. Enid, Okla., 12/08 ’51, William C. Hudson Durant, Okla., 1/09 ’55, Barry J. Galt Houston, Texas, 8/08

oklahoma state University Oklahoma Beta ’75, Robert J. Gilmore, Jr. Palmer, Alaska, 6/08

University of oregon Oregon Alpha ’42, Preston L. Phipps Portland, Ore., 10/08 ’52, John M. Fitzmaurice Salem, Ore., 7/08 ’51, Roderick L. Slade Brookings, Ore., 11/08

oregon state University Oregon Beta ’55, Jack A. Stephenson Issaquah, Wash., 3/08 ’43, George M. Zellick Lewistown, Mont., 12/08

University of pennsylvania Pennsylvania Zeta ’43, H. Allan Crowther, Jr. Orange City, Fla., 9/08 ’45, William F. Feely Bradenton, Fla., 7/08

pennsylvania state University Pennsylvania Theta ’53, Theodore R. Kemmerer Pine Grove Mills, Pa., 5/09 ’06, Adam D. Dahr Greensboro, N.C., 12/08

University of pittsburgh Pennsylvania Iota ’51, Robert Cornforth Daytona Beach, Fla., 8/08 ’56, James L. Hill, Jr. Orange Park, Fla., 1/09

University of puget sound Washington Delta ’07, Beau A. Jacobson Wilsonville, Ore., 4/09

purdue University Indiana Theta ’64, Kenneth S. Rabe Shreveport, La., 7/08

University of richmond Virginia Delta ’59, Russell E. Booker, Jr. Richmond, Va., 3/09

University of the south Tennessee Beta ’41, Lee McGriff, Jr. Birmington, Ala., 2/08


’46, George G. Clarke Memphis, Tenn., 3/09 ’49, Richard E. Simmons, Jr. Birmingham, Ala., 11/08 ’77, Paul C. Hedrick West Palm Beach, Fla., 1/09

University of south Dakota South Dakota Alpha ’55, Patrick F. Porter Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1/09 ’58, James P. Scheurenbrand Sarasota, Fla., 3/09 ’73, Paul J. Joslin Mitchell, S.D., 9/08

University of south Florida Florida Epsilon ’64, Robert L. Bobier Tampa, Fla., 12/08 ’88, Michael A. Willette Jacksonville, Fla., 11/08

University of southern California California Delta ’56, Ronald L. Brown Sequim, Wash., 2/09 ’58, William S. Scully, Jr. Scottsdale, Ariz., 12/08

southern Methodist University Texas Delta ’51, Allan K. Dray, Jr. Dallas, Texas, 8/08 ’54, Gilbert F. Hatcher Dallas, Texas, 10/08 ’88, Kelley M. Oliphint LaGrange, Texas, 10/08

stanford University California Beta ’36, Richard B. Stark Stuart, Fla., 1/08 ’50, Thomas L. Shawver Lansing, Mich., 7/08

stephen F. Austin state University Texas Eta ’65, Joseph C. Stafford Shreveport, La., 9/08

swarthmore College Pennsylvania Kappa ’40, Dhan G. Mukerji II Hilton Head, S.C., 9/08

syracuse University New York Epsilon ’61, James A. Hayes New York, N.Y., 10/08

University Texas-Austin Texas Beta ’46, H. B. Sanders, Jr. Dallas, Texas, 9/08 ’49, Charles J. Hooper Houston, Texas, 2/09 ’51, Sam J. Jamison, Jr. Houston, Texas, 9/08 ’64, Charles T. Newton, Jr. Houston, Texas, 11/08 ’75, Samuel S. Sengelmann III Houston, Texas, 9/08

Texas Christian Univ. Texas Zeta ’61, Michael T. Ashworth Colleyville, Texas, 2/09

Texas state University-san Marcos Texas Mu ’93, Frederick A. Weber Plano, Texas, 4/09

’08, Samuel R. Sakoclus III Tomball, Texas, 7/08

Texas Tech University Texas Epsilon ’52, Dorrance H. Guy Aledo, Texas, 3/08 ’56, John W. Jones Brady, Texas, 12/08 ’58, Jerry W. Bell Monte Vista, Colo., 11/08 ’59, Charles D. Lynch Lubbock, Texas, 1/09

Tulane University Louisiana Alpha ’44, Norman S. Conroy Houston, Texas, 11/08 ’51, Robert E. Zetzmann Metairie, La., 12/08

Union College New York Beta ’57, Joseph P. Lavigna Harrison, N.Y., 10/08

Vanderbilt University Tennessee Alpha ’35, Andrew B. Benedict, Jr. Nashville, Tenn., 12/08 ’44, James A. Webb, Jr. Nashville, Tenn., 1/09 ’50, Beaumont Davison III Sarasota, Fla., 9/08 ’57, Lynch D. Bennett, Jr. Jekyll Island, Ga., 8/08

University of Vermont Vermont Alpha ’41, William S. Pratt Rutland, Vt., 4/08 ’56, Charles P. Szendrei Austin, Texas, 11/08 ’57, John R. Hill Sun City W., Ariz., 10/08

Wabash College Indiana Beta ’60, Robert L. Meister Nashville, Ind., 6/08

Washburn University Kansas Beta ’40, William H. Smith Highlands Ranch, Colo., 1/09 ’46, Gordon E. Bowers Kansas City, Mo., 11/08 ’56, Don E. Cavanaugh Montgomery, Ala., 4/09 ’59, Franklin K. “Buzz” Crews Hutchinson, Kan., 3/09

University Washington Washington Alpha ’44, Bruce M. Gascoigne Seattle, Wash., 8/08 ’44, E. Walton Kirk, Jr. Point Richmond, Calif., 7/08 ’48, Donald MacDonald Sammamish, Wash., 8/08 ’49, Howard B. Ludwigs, Walla Walla, Wash., 9/08 ’50, Sanford T. Shaub Tacoma, Wash., 7/08

Washington University– st. louis Missouri Gamma ’33, William D. Waller, Jr. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., 10/08 ’60, Donald C. Kirkpatrick Boulder, Colo., 10/08

Washington & Jefferson College Pennsylvania Gamma ’43, Russell J. Niemeier Presto, Pa., 5/08

Washington & lee University Virginia Zeta ’55, William Kelly Young Fort Worth, Texas,, 4/09

Washington state University Washington Gamma ’48, Daniel W. Nordhill Black Butte Ranch, Ore., 9/08

West Texas A & M University Texas Theta ’68, Ernest R. Reeves III Horseshoe Bay, Texas, 8/08 ’68, Robert C. Voegele Albuquerque, N.M., 4/09

West Virginia University West Virginia Alpha ’41, William J. Vance, Jr. Shillington, Pa., 1/08

University of Western ontario Ontario Beta ’71, Douglas G. Wotherspoon Yorkton, Sk., 11/08

Westminster College Missouri Beta ’40, Joseph H. McCord Sikeston, Mo., 10/08

Whitman College Washington Beta ’35, Jack M. Morrison Walla Walla, Wash., 1/09 ’36, Clare F. Woodward Kerby, Ore., 9/08 ’44, Robert H. Wilson Kennewick, Wash., 9/08 ’49, Joseph G. Leonard McMinnville, Ore., 8/08

’52, Ronald G. Smith Sammamish, Wash., 12/08 ’53, Richard L. Beck Seattle, Wash., 6/08

Willamette University Oregon Gamma ’49, John W. Lyles, Jr. Portland, Ore., 9/08

Williams College Massachusetts Alpha ’53, R. D. Utiger Weston, Mass., 6/08

University Wyoming Wyoming Alpha ’44, Robert D. French Bartlesville, Okla., 12/08


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