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C A R T H A G I N I A NTHESUMMER 2014 A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF CARTHAGE COLLEGE

Class of 2014Trending Upward

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Upcoming Events

August 1621st Annual Soccer Golf Outing

August 211-10 Club: ComedySportz Chicago

September 9 - October 25A Re-Visioning: New Works in Polymer

H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art

September 251-10 Club: Splash Studio Milwaukee

October 10 - 12 Homecoming

Pioneer Reunion and Class of 1964 50th Reunion

October 23Alumni Event: The King and I,

Marriott Lincolnshire

October 24-26Family Weekend

October 24-26, 30-31Carthage Theatre Presents:

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What do a new field station in Nicaragua, Tokyos successful Olympic bid, and the International Space Station have in common? All benefited from Carthaginians work.

The first dirt is shoveled on the Colleges $43 million science center, a facility that Carthage officials expect to boost innovative education and advance the commitment to undergraduate research.

Turning her own grief into action, alumna Mary Beth Schewitz gives athletes peace of mind.

See photos of the Class of 2014 on the big day. Then read about some of the recent graduates and where theyre headed.

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THE CARTHAGINIANVolume 93, Number 3

Carthage College combines an environment of

reflection and self-discovery with a culture of high

expectation so our students uncover and ignite their

true potential. A four-year, private liberal arts college

with roots in the Lutheran tradition, the campus has

a prime location in Kenosha. The campus, an 80-acre

arboretum on the shore of Lake Michigan, is home to

150 scholars, 2,500 full-time students, and 900

part-time students.

Carthaginian Editorial Team

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

David A. Straz, Jr.

President

Gregory S. Woodward

Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement

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Associate Vice President

Molly OShea Polk

Managing Editor

Mike Moore

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Lauren Hansen 10

Steve Marovich

Tory Martinez 14

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Faculty NotesSociology professor Wayne Thompson wins the 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award.

On Campus Youve seen his work on Mad Men and House of Cards. Now writer Keith Huff brings his golden pen to Carthages New Play Initiative.

AthleticsSeniors Stephanie Kuzmanic, Trevor James close out their college careers with national honors.

Class NotesAlumni share milestones in their careers and families.

Page From the PastBench donated in 1907 shows roots of senior class gift. Not bad for a graduating class of 11.

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Perhaps you remember a small wrinkle in time; some year, somewhere in the past, on a Sunday morning in late May. You were probably a little tired. It had been quite a weekend, I bet. Being the center of attention is tiring. I would guess, however, that it is pretty easy for you to conjure up quite a bit of that day; the color and pageantry, the robes and silly hats, the long procession, the suddenly closer-feeling hugs of your family and friends, and at the apex of it all there it sits, the short, suddenly-its-over handshake.

You probably shared this time-honored tradition with President Gregory Campbell, or maybe President Erno Dahl, or President Harold Lentz. I am fortunate to be part of this memory for a small number of you, just the graduates of the past two years. Last May, a record number of you walked across the stage to receive your diplomas, and I remain excited and honored to have been there with you.

Every day at Carthage, all of the staff

members work very hard at their jobs. These fantastic people make the College as

great as it is, but, for some of us, our various responsibilities keep us just outside extensive front-line experiences with students. As such, it is sometimes hard to keep focused on the very reason for our existence: our students.

For me, then, Commencement is a special opportunity to be close enough to the students to feel what they feel, to vividly reconnect with their accomplishments and dreams, and to share in their joy and pride during this powerful rite of passage.

This past ceremonial Sunday afternoon, like the previous year, was unbelievably inspiring for me. Shaking the hands of more than 600 graduating students is really amazing! I wish that everyone could be me for this part of the ceremony. To look into the students eyes, to feel their energy, and even to sense their apprehension is magical. Truthfully, when this segment is over, having somehow absorbed so much adrenaline and promise through a simple handshake, I feel a deep trust in the future, a sense of a job well-done, wonderful faith in our college, and I realize that Carthage so beautifully brought these young persons to one of the shining pinnacles of their relatively short lives. Flashbacks of scholarship, student

awards, and athletic accomplishment, musical and theatrical highlights, friendship and fellowship, tough discussions, and rewarding mentoring all speed through my memories at this moment.

In the end, two strong sentiments remain: First, Carthage did a great job; our graduates are beautifully prepared to lead rich and productive lives. Secondly, these new alumni are going to make this a better world.

There is no question about it not a single doubt in my mind; these new Carthage alumni are going to make this a better world.

All of us can remember our own special ceremonies, and, even better, we can take comfort in, and find joy and inspiration in,

each class that walks across that stage every year. There is so much contained in that one simple handshake; so much to believe in, so much to feel, so much to be proud of, so much to embrace and cherish. One shining moment.

My best wishes to all of you,

Gregory Woodward

It was just a handshake. It probably shouldnt have meant too much; it was only a fleeting moment.

I wish that everyone could be me for this part of the ceremony. To look into the students eyes, to feel their energy, and even to sense their apprehension is magical.

One Shining Moment

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FACULTY NOTESUpdates on faculty and staff achievements


programs to create as well as the preferred

frequency, location, marketing, and transportation

options.

Its a self-sustaining enterprise. Prof. Thompson

trains a core group of students, like Brooke Hamer

14, and they manage a larger force of student

data collectors.

Ms. Hamer got to experience both roles in an

expansive study that has examined the departure

of congregations from national church bodies. She

coordinated about 10 students who conducted

phone interviews of Presbyterian pastors, after

doing the legwork herself on the ELCA portion of

the project.

She first met Prof. Thompson in 2013 when

taking his Sociology of Religion class. Barely a year

later, as she heads off to a graduate program in

Catholic studies, she credits him for transforming

her worldview.

Somewhere, photo evidence of Professor Wayne Thompson lecturing probably exists, but hes in no hurry to unearth it.His oratory skills arent what earned him the

2014 Distinguished Teaching Award. In letters

nominating the associate professor of sociology

and criminal justice, students instead zeroed in on

his guidance in highly practical research projects.

The students are actively generating the

knowledge. Theyre not just sitting there like

zombies, taking notes, Prof. Thompson said.

Wow, thats a thrill for me.

Through the Carthage Office of Research and

Evaluation Services (CORES), Prof. Thompson and

his students work with churches, social service

and criminal justice agencies. Almost always, a

gap in the data needs to be plugged.

In the latest study, theyre assessing senior

programming needs in Kenosha County

through focus groups, in-person interviews and

questionnaires. With a particular focus on elderly

rural residents, the students will recommend

Thompsons curiosity kills boredom I dont know where I would be today without him, said Ms. Hamer, of Mahtomedi, Minnesota.

Everything I look at, I see in a sociological way now.

Branching off from the congregation study, she

completed a senior thesis analyzing the decline

of Catholic nuns in the country. The project,

which included face-to-face interviews throughout

the Midwest, drew awards from Ms. Hamers

academic department and division.

Having worked on the research staffs of

three different Christian denominations earlier

in his career, Prof. Thompson often gravitates

to religious topics. He considered the late Rev.

Andrew Greeley, a Catholic priest, sociologist, and

popular columnist and author, his mentor.

His network of contacts has broadened greatly

since he joined the Carthage faculty in 1998.

Among other projects, the research team has

evaluated counseling services at the Kenosha

County Detention Center and surveyed residents

about invasive species on the Lac du Flambeau

Reservation.

Im a super-curious person, Prof. Thompson

said. I want to know whats going on with

people.

Fellow staff and faculty members regularly

draw on that expertise, too. For example, CORES

conducts evaluations of the astronomy education

programs that Professor Douglas Arion and

selected students offer in partnership with the

Appalachian Mountain Club. Funded by a National

Science Foundation grant, the summer programs

are held in the northeastern states.

Coming from a sociologist, its pretty clear

were doing real evaluation, so it has helped our

reputation with the NSF, Prof. Arion said. Using

the data to improve our efforts shows its a good

use of the governments money.

Prof. Thompsons mother, Jeanne (Stroberg

50) Thompson, earned her teaching certification

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at Carthages Illinois campus and enjoyed

a long career as a second-grade teacher.

He followed her lead, taking classes at

the Kenosha campus in the 1970s before

completing his degrees elsewhere.

The potential to use his applied research

skills lured him back. A past president of the

Wisconsin Sociological Association, Prof.

Thompson knows its rare to find these

kinds of studies at a small college.

The projects provide a two-way benefit.

Students refine their research skills and

present findings in peer-reviewed journals

and at professional conferences including

one this October in Indianapolis. The clients

receive important data, often for no charge.

I dont view the students as an

impediment to my research, Prof.

Thompson said. I view them as the only

way to get it done.

He received the Distinguished Teaching

Award at the inaugural Spring Gathering

on March 20. His wife, Gladys Hollant, and

daughters Lea and Noelle all attended.

Since 1967, the Carthage Board of Trustees

has given out the award, which recognizes

teaching excellence at Carthage. The judging

committee is composed of students and

former recipients.

In brief remarks, Prof. Thompson quoted

widely, ranging from Paul McCartney

to Martin Luther. He thanked his fellow

Carthage employees and especially the

students.

They are the engines that lead the train,

he said. My job as the caboose is just to pull

up the wheels and make sure we dont fall off

the tracks.

As you can imagine, the question that I have

answered a great deal over the last several months

is, So, how to do you like your new job? And the

answer always is, I love it!

There are many reasons I love being a campus

pastor, so my answer is not always the same.

Today, when I was asked the question, my answer

had to do with the privilege it is to walk with

students on their faith journeys. Like snowflakes,

no two faith journeys look alike. I knew that when I

started this new call, and some of my experiences

in this first semester on the job reminded me of

the truth of that statement.

On Wednesdays during April, I offered a Bible

Study before the Holden Evening Prayer service. It

was a small group of students who were willing to

give the new campus pastor a chance. I appreciated

their willingness to share their own journeys and

why they were willing to give an hour or more of their

precious time to think about the Big Words of Faith.

The students came from several different

Christian denominations. Most would claim the

title of Christian, but one student didnt identify

that way. One student said it best Im ready to

figure out what it is I believe and make it my own.

College is the perfect time to begin that part of the

faith journey.

And this is what I love about being the campus

pastor at Carthage. My job is to provide a space and

place for all of the students, faculty, and staff to explore

what it is that they believe and to own it. I love being

a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America,

and I own it. I love the focus on the extravagant grace

of God for all people. I love the belief that we are 100

percent saint and 100 percent sinner.

I love the freedom of being a Christian. I have

freedom from fear and death and freedom to serve

and love those around me. This freedom allows

me to love my neighbor, those who are different

from me in belief, and ask them why they love being

Muslim, or Jewish, or Buddhist, or agnostic, or

Roman Catholic, or Methodist.

At the beginning of June, I had the opportunity

(along with two other staff members and three

students) to attend an interfaith conference at

Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. The main

speaker was Eboo Patel, founder and executive

director of the Interfaith Youth Core. Eboo is a

Muslim and loves his faith. He shared with us

how important it is to own what you believe when

having interfaith conversation. The image he gave

us was that of a bridge (perfect for Carthage).

A bridge goes from here to there and has to be

made of something, preferably something solid.

Without being anchored here, you cant connect

to there, he said.

Students at Carthage live in a world of religious

diversity on campus and will go out into the world

of greater religious diversity. This is the space and

place to take the time to figure out more clearly

what you believe about who God is and to learn

how to walk the bridge of understanding and learn

what others believe.

What I love about this call to serve as the

campus pastor at Carthage is the opportunity to be

a bridge builder. Im thankful for a faith that calls

me into deeper community with others those

like me and those different from me.

Im sure someone else will ask me soon what I

like best about my new call. This is just one of my

answers. Who knows that I will share next time

the question is asked?

In Christ,

Pastor Kara

Campus Pastor

Building faith bridges

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FACULTY NOTES


Robert Schlack, professor of economics, and

Lynn Loewen, professor of modern languages, are retiring

from teaching. The two professors

have served a combined 65 years

at Carthage. Prof. Schlack, who

joined the faculty in 1975, was

a 1992 recipient of a Fulbright

Lecturing and Research Grant

recipient to Bulgaria. Since

arriving in 1988, Prof. Loewen

at various times has served as

chair of the Modern Languages Department,

coordinated study abroad, helped implement the

Target Language Experts and developed the M.Ed.

program in modern languages.

Mark Snavely, professor of mathematics, was elected to

the Board of Governors of the

Mathematical Association of

America. He will serve a three-

year term as the governor of the

Wisconsin section of the MAA.

time, and we worked to put those all together in

a seamless way, she said. Whenever Aaron and

Teller had a disagreement, everything would stop

sometimes for 20 minutes and they would talk

things through, and the end results were amazing.

What was it like working with a man who is

renowned for never speaking, but whose face

is seemingly on every other billboard in the Las

Vegas area?

Teller is one of the smartest people Ive ever

met. Tons of people go to his shows but never hear

him speak, and I was on conference calls with him,

hearing him but not actually seeing him, she said.

It was also surreal to go out to breakfast with him

and talk about the production and have people

walking by just stop and stare. Hes so down-

to-earth, and its totally a normal conversation

between colleagues, but then you see people do a

double-take and it hits you that youre sitting with

one of the main attractions in Las Vegas.

Ms. Ellsworth will rejoin the production in

August before returning to Carthage for the start of

the fall semester.

Ellsworth joins Teller to direct adaptation of The Tempest

Carthage alumna and adjunct music theatre

professor Maggie (Spanuello 07) Ellsworth has served as an assistant director on a magical

reimagining of Shakespeares The Tempest.

The play was adapted and directed by Aaron

Posner and Teller, the silent half of the Penn

and Teller magic show. It features the music of

Tom Waits, Tony Award-winning designers, and

choreography by Pilobolus, the dance company that

heavily inspired Cirque du Soleil.

The show opened in Las Vegas Smith Center

for the Performing Arts on April 5 and featured a

critically acclaimed sold-out run. It then moved on

to Bostons American Repertory Theater for another

sold-out, monthlong run and will conclude the

summer with another month at the South Coast

Repertory in Costa Mesa, California.

Ms. Ellsworth was brought on board in

December and did a lot of work via Skype and

conference call before flying to Las Vegas for the

seven weeks leading up to the plays opening.

Ive worked with Aaron Posner before at the

Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and he asked me if

Id like to work on the production as an assistant

director, she said. Obviously thats something you

cant say no to.

While in Las Vegas, Ms. Ellsworth had a variety

of duties. She worked with actors to get their voice

projection just right, because they would be in a

large, open-air tent but still using a microphone.

During rehearsals, she watched the magic tricks

from the audiences vantage point to give feedback.

Im filled with awe at the amount of talent and

time it takes to come up with and perform tricks,

she said. Teller was really appreciative of how

picky I was.

She also relished the opportunity to see two

brilliant artists at work every day.

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Every Carthage student receives a personalized

Merit page to highlight his or her achievements

and involvements. Carthage awards Merit badges

for accomplishments like making the deans list,

presenting research at a conference, performing

community service, or receiving an award.

Carthage is now using

MERIT PAGESa platform to publicize student

successes online, in social media, and in newspapers.

Whenever students are awarded a badge, they receive an email so they can share it with family and friends on various social media platforms. For some achievements, Carthage also will send a news release to the students hometown newspapers. Students can add photos, work experience, and extracurricular activities to their Merit pages, as well, making the page a showcase for all of their earned achievements. See all of the amazing things your fellow Carthaginians are doing at carthage.meritpages.com.



STAFF NOTES

Carthage honored Chris Grugel, instructional services supervisor, as the

Distinguished Staff Member of the Year at the

inaugural Spring Gathering on March 20.

New this year, the award recognizes an

employee who consistently has excelled in

his or her position; has made outstanding

contributions to the Carthage community;

has promoted teamwork and collaboration;

and has demonstrated humility and integrity

while always considering the best interests of

students.

Mr. Grugel has held a variety of positions at

Carthage over the past 16 years. He is known

across campus for providing excellent service to

students, faculty, and fellow staff members. He

also teaches rock climbing.

I am very fortunate in that I work with some of the smartest, brightest people anywhere, and

those are the people in Library and Information Services, said Mr. Grugel, who attended the

luncheon with his wife, Ruth. There are many times during the day where they make me look

good by giving me the equivalent of that easy button so I accept this award on their behalf.

Joseph McAlhany, associate professor of classics and

Great Ideas, will spend the 2014-

2015 academic year as a fellow of

the University of Connecticuts

Humanities Institute. Titled

Language, Tradition, and the Scholar: The

Fragments of Marcus Terentius Varro, Prof.

McAlhanys work at UCHI will result in a two-

volume edition and translation of the remaining

writings of a 1st century BC Roman polymath.

Besides participating in regular discussions with

faculty from across the humanities, he will deliver

a public lecture at the University of Connecticut

in the spring and has been invited to give a talk at

Columbia University. One of two external scholars

in this class of UCHI fellows, Prof. McAlhany will

join Rachel Greenblatt of Harvard University.

Douglas Arion, professor of physics, astronomy, and

entrepreneurship, organized

two major conferences on

entrepreneurship and science.

He co-chaired a conference

titled Reinventing the Physicist: Innovation and

Entrepreneurship Education for the 21st Century

on June 5-6 in College Park, Maryland. Carthages

ScienceWorks program was featured as a model,

and Prof. Arion, its founder, led multiple sessions

and participated in panel discussions. Two

ScienceWorks graduates also shared their success

stories. Prof. Arion plans a similar workshop

during the International Physics Forum from Sept.

28 to Oct. 4 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Diane Levesque, director, H.F. Johnson Art Gallery; assistant

professor of art, created Polymer

Clay, one of the first courses in the

country to focus on an emerging

movement that has artists create

works of art from the same synthetic material that

is used in PVC pipes. Prof. Levesque was also one

of four artists selected for the Racine Art Museum

Fellowship Program. The program aims to

showcase the diversity and vitality of the Racine/

Kenosha visual arts community by supporting

the professional development of its artists. Each

artist receives a $2,500 fellowship to assist in

the creation of new works. Recipients also will be

featured in solo exhibitions at the museum.

Jan Owens, associate professor of business

administration, and her co-

authors won first place in the

Direct Marketing Associations

Jacobs & Clevenger national case

writers competition. The case is Ensuring a

Good Fit: Fortifying Zappos Customer Service

and User Experience. Their work will be published

in the Fall 2014 issue of the International Journal

of Integrated Marketing Communications. Prof.

Owens co- authors were professors Deborah

Cowles of Virginia Commonwealth University

and Kristen Walker of the University of California,

Northridge.

FACULTY NOTES


New Director of Diversity

Carthage has selected

Sandie Bisciglia 94, a member of the Carthage faculty since

2002, as its first director

of diversity.

Carthage President

Gregory S. Woodward

appointed her after the

Colleges Diversity Task Force recommended

creating the position in its 2013 report. Prof. Bisciglia

has taken a lead role in implementing diversity

programming at the College over the past few years.

She will report directly to President Woodward

in that capacity.

I am extremely pleased to be able to harness

Sandies incredible energy and compassion in

this very important work, he said.

Prof. Bisciglia plans to develop a diversity

center and related programs. She also will act as a

consultant on practices for recruiting new students

and hiring new faculty and staff members.

Her new role officially begins in the Fall 2014

semester. She will continue to teach part-time in

both the Religion Department and the Womens

and Gender Studies program.

Already, Prof. Bisciglia has appointed

students, staff, and faculty to a Diversity

Leadership Council that will oversee the center.

She also has begun to plan the first DREAM

Carthage conference the acronym stands for

Diversity at Carthage Respects, Educates, and

Advocates Multicultural tolerance during

Black History Month in February 2015.

Carthage understands we need to project the

broad culture of a liberal arts institution, Prof.

Bisciglia said. We need to be tolerant of every

kind of person in the world. We refuse to isolate

ourselves from people who are different from us.

Her goals for the next three years center

on the themes of awareness, advocacy,

and action. Many of those goals mirror the

recommendations the task force made.

Initially, Prof. Bisciglia said, the diversity center

will exist only virtually. One of her goals is to secure

a physical space on campus, to combine all of the

Colleges diversity initiatives under a single roof.

She hopes to pave the way for a full-time

director. Prof. Bisciglia, who won Carthages first

Distinguished Adult Learner Award as a student,

is excited to begin making headway.

At a time in my career when most people are

scaling back, Im setting greater goals, she said. I

feel Ive got a lot of energy to channel into this.

Multicultural issues have been a focus of hers

for years. A former Catholic school educator

who is studying toward a doctoral degree in

Jewish studies, Prof. Bisciglia has worked to

advance dialogue between Christian and Jewish

communities. In addition, she is certified to receive

and investigate complaints of Title IX violations.

She served as facilitator for the Womens

Faculty Learning Community, which organized

the Colleges first diversity summit in 2013.

The monthlong series of events grew in 2014

(see page 15.)

Community honor One of the Colleges diversity efforts earned

a 2014 Business in Education Award from the

Kenosha Unified School District.

Professors Sandie Bisciglia and Jean

Preston, along with President Gregory S.

Woodward, were honored for their role in a

literacy project between Carthage and Reuther

Central High School. They received the award

at a district banquet March 31.

For three years, faculty members

have joined Reuther students in a

multigenerational book club. A writing contest

named for columnist and author Leonard

Pitts Jr., who spoke to the club in 2013, also

has become a staple of the partnership.

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Acclaimed playwright and television writer Keith Huff will write his next work, Up the Hill, exclusively for Carthage as part of the Colleges New Play Initiative.

To Carthage via Mad Men, House of Cards

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and help craft the play into its final form over the

summer and next fall in time for its premiere in

February.

Were truly lucky to have such an array of

playwrights participate in the New Play Initiative,

Prof. McClendon said. Each of the seven

productions has been different in the way it has

come together. On one end, some start with

just an idea and organically form into a play and

others come in with a more defined script. Having

students exposed to a variety of styles prepares

them more for a life in theatre.

The New Play Initiative has been a staple in

Carthage Theatre since 2008. Each year Carthage

commissions, develops, and premieres an original

production by a noted playwright.

Every production has been selected for

the Kennedy Centers Region III American College

Theater Festival. The yearly event brings theatre

students from across the Midwest to showcase

productions and compete in individual competitions.

Mr. Huff is a writer/co-producer for AMCs award-

winning television drama Mad Men and a writer/

producer for the Netflix series House of Cards.

His many play credits include A Steady Rain, which

starred Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig on Broadway

and continues to be performed across the United

States and internationally.

We contacted him, told him about the program

and he was instantly intrigued, said Professor Martin

McClendon, who will serve as the plays director. He

liked the unique opportunities writing for college-age

actors provided, and it was an opportunity to jump

back into playwriting.

Much like House of Cards, Up the Hill will

center on the seedier side of Washington. Instead of

focusing on a manipulative legislative force like Frank

Underwood, it will tell the story of the congressional

interns who work behind the scenes.

He sent me a script when we were in Michigan at

the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival

showcasing last years new work,

A Clamour of Rooks, said Prof.

McClendon. Despite having pretty

long days, I was up until 2 a.m.

reading it because I was absolutely

spellbound.

With the script ready so early,

Prof. McClendon held auditions

during the spring semester and

cast the show. This way the actors

can get familiar with the material

A glimpse of whats happening in the Carthage community

Keith Huff provides feedback to students during a reading of his new play, Up the Hill.

2008-09 Honest by Tony Award nominee

Eric Simonson

2009-10 One Day in the Season of Rain

by Mohan Rakesh; new translation

by Aparna Dharwadker and Vinay

Dharwadker

2010-11 The Rail Splitter by Emmy

Award winner Rick Cleveland

2011-12 Ghost Bike by Wasserstein

Prize winner Laura Jacqmin

2012-13 A Clamour of Rooks

by Martin Maguire

2013-14 No Name by Iver Award winner

Jeffrey Hatcher

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With nearly a quarter-century of experience covering the less glamorous but equally juicy side of sports, ESPN reporter Lester Munson scored big with audiences at Carthage.

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of Jimmy Haslam, owner of the Cleveland

Browns; and the performance-enhancing drug

investigations of Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, and

Lance Armstrong.

During the March 12 coalition luncheon, Mr.

Munson gave a glimpse behind the curtain at ESPN

and praised Chicago Blackhawks President and

CEO John McDonough for directing a remarkable

success story. Hes preparing an article on the

National Hockey League franchise, and Mr.

McDonough is a former trustee of the College

whose three children attended Carthage.

Before joining the cable sports network, Mr.

Munson worked at Sports Illustrated from 1991

to 2007. He appears frequently on National Public

Radio and WTTW, the Chicago PBS affiliate.

His three-day stay in

March as a Johnson

Distinguished Visitor

was highlighted by a public

presentation to a large crowd at the

Tarble Arena. Mr. Munson also met with business

administration classes and spoke at a luncheon of the Carthage

Business and Professional Coalition.

His insights centered on three timely topics: the treatment and

compensation of college athletes, including efforts by Northwestern

University football players to form a union; the Olympics; and the

wider economic dimensions of professional sports.

Mr. Munson drew from an extensive list of past and current

reporting assignments, including the concussion crisis in the

National Football League; the ongoing federal investigation

In March, ESPN reporter Lester Munson spoke to a large crowd at the Tarble Arena,

right, and members of the Business and Professional Coalition, above.

Sports, money, and power


Winter Carthaginian 201412

Board of Trustees

A successful banking entrepreneur and

respected philanthropist, he serves as

ambassador at large and honorary consul

general for Liberia and honorary consul general

for Honduras.

It is a rare privilege for Carthage College

to have David A. Straz, Jr. elected as our

board chair. His international reputation as a

diplomat, businessman, and philanthropist

reflects powerfully on the status of the

College, Carthage President Gregory S.

Woodward said. Ambassador Straz brings

a wealth of experience and expertise to

Carthage. It is an honor to have him engaged

so deeply with our institution and a profoundly

inspiring personal gift to work with him in

leading the future of the College.

An experienced leader, Ambassador

Straz is chairman of the board of Tampa

General Hospital and director/trustee of

the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He

previously served as chairman of the board

at Marquette University and the University

of Tampa. The center that houses Carthages

natural and social sciences, now undergoing

an extensive upgrade, was named in his honor.

In business, his guidance fueled rapid

growth at banking companies in Wisconsin

and Florida. After he sold those holdings, they

became part of U.S. Bank and Fifth Third Bank.

Ambassador Straz and his wife, Catherine,

have earned widespread appreciation for their

philanthropy, specifically in higher education

and the visual and performing arts. Carthage

has prospered from their active guidance and

generosity since 1994, and both have served as

trustees.

Ambassador Straz, who took over

Catherines seat on the board in 2011, was

elected chair at the boards annual meeting

in May. He succeeds Jeff Hamar, president

and chief executive officer of Galleher, Inc.

Mr. Hamar was instrumental in the progress

of several strategic initiatives after stepping

in during a transition, and he remains in a

leadership role as first vice chair.

The Carthage Board of Trustees consists

up of many individuals who give generously

of their time and talents, coming together on

campus to meet several times each year. To

learn more, visit www.carthage.edu/president/

trustees.

Ambassador David A. Straz, Jr. has been elected chair of the Carthage Board of Trustees.

Marquette was fortunate to benefit from David A. Straz Jr.s wisdom throughout his

tenure as a member of our Board of Trustees, and especially during his time as Chair of

the Board from 1997 to 2001. As President, I knew that I could rely on David for sound

judgment, helpful counsel, and advocacy for Marquette. He has a great deal of experience

leading nonprofit boards and will provide exceptional leadership for Carthage.

Rev. Robert Wild

Interim President, Marquette University

David A. Straz, Jr., a past chair of the UT Board of Trustees who also serves as honorary

consul to Liberia, was instrumental in securing Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to

give our spring 2009 commencement address. Straz shares our goal of opening the world

to our students, and in this particular effort, he helped give our students the opportunity

to interact with a world leader successful in bringing peace and stability to her country.

Ronald L. Vaughn

President, University of Tampa

Tampa is Davids adopted home, but you would never guess that based on his level of

involvement and support of local organizations. I believe he will approach his stewardship

of Carthage College as chairman of the Board of Trustees with a similar mindset. He puts

a priority on the organizations stability, being strategic with investments, and always

keeping in mind whats in the long-term best interest of the organization as well as the

wider community. I feel fortunate he chose to live in Tampa, and Carthage College will

benefit immensely as well.

Bob Buckhorn

Mayor of Tampa, Florida

An experienced leader


Ambassador David A. Straz, Jr., his wife, Catherine, and daughter Keebler.


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Temporarily trading their drums for bowls of water during a rehearsal of the Carthage Wind Orchestra, percussionists walked deliberately down the aisles in A. F. Siebert Chapel.

Liquid Compass

At regular intervals, they sloshed the water

first with their hands, later with sponges.

The idea came from renowned composer Alex

Shapiro, who wanted the natural sound to

accentuate the water theme of her new

work, Liquid Compass.

The Music Department commissioned

the piece to celebrate the 140th

anniversary of the Carthage Bands

formation. The Wind Orchestra performed

the nine-minute composition for the first

time May 10.

Ms. Shapiro joked that the students

could claim the exclusive title of virtuoso

water slosher.

Ive never done anything with water in

a piece before, said Kendall Drake 15, a

music education major from Naperville,

Ill. Thats just percussion. We get to do

all the weird stuff.

The composer based Liquid Compass

on the Colleges history, lakefront location,

and religious foundation as well as the

Seeking Truth prong of the Carthage

mission statement.

The compasses are finding true north

in truth, she said. Its a continual search. It

doesnt stop.

During the concert, recorded sounds flowed

through four speakers to envelop the audience.

Ms. Shapiro said it essentially adds another

section to the band.

I see sound as a very physical thing, she

said. I dont see music as just something we

hear. Music is something we feel.

Professor James Ripley, director of

instrumental music activities and conductor of

the Wind Orchestra, said her electroacoustic

style maximized the chapels acoustic assets.

Acknowledged as one of the 21st centurys

leading composers writing extensively for the

Q&A with Bono Vivian Onano 14 had the rare opportunity to interview famous singer and philanthropist Bono.

Ms. Onano, a member of ONE at Carthage,

conducted the interview during the 2014 Power

Summit in Washington. ONE is an international

advocacy group that focuses on fighting AIDS

and extreme poverty in the worlds poorest

countries.

Bono is best known as the lead singer of U2,

which has won a record 22 Grammy Awards

and made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But

the former Nobel Peace Prize nominee is also

heavily involved in advocacy, including as co-

founder of ONE.

At the conference kickoff on Feb. 23, a

collective gasp and cheers filled the air as

he took the stage. The appearance was his first

at the annual event, which brought together

ONEs staff and its top volunteer leaders from

around the United States.

Ms. Onano asked Bono if the organization

had lived up to his expectations over the past

decade.

I never expected it to be this cool, he joked.

What you guys are doing is a very big deal.

They discussed ONEs achievements and

its founding on the heels of the debt relief

movement, which the organization credits for

helping African governments to put more than

50 million children in school. Ms. Onano also

spoke about what it was like to grow up without

reliable electricity at her home in rural Kenya and

described the negative impact that can have on

childrens health and education.

Bono spent a half-hour on stage before taking

questions from the audience.

wind band, Ms. Shapiro was a clear choice to

write the original work.

Shes just a really good person, and she

seemed to connect with our background and

mission, Prof. Ripley said.

Ms. Shapiro spent six days on campus,

speaking to a variety of Carthage classes and

visiting Kenosha Tremper High School. Along

with the Music Department, alumni and two

private donors provided the financial support

for the commissioned work.

The Concert Band also performed at the

concert, which wrapped up the yearlong

anniversary celebration. Other events in

2013-14 included the performance of another

commissioned work, Boss Battle, by

Sydney Kjerstad; a re-creation of an 1873-74

concert; an alumni band at Homecoming; the

appearance of guest conductor and composer

Johan de Meij for the Lakeside Band Festival;

and the Wind Orchestras fourth tour of Japan.

The sheet music for Liquid Compass

will be distributed through Hal Leonard

Corporation. The Wind Orchestra had a

recording session, as well, and Ms. Shapiro

produce, the final mix in her studio by

balancing the live band with the audio track.

Watch the alumni newsletter for a link to

the finished product.

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Even though the cause was serious, organizers

kept the mile fun for both participants and

spectators. Music was played throughout the event,

and the men were encouraged to strike poses on

laps two and three. Several men were brave enough

to attempt to run the seven laps to complete the

mile, with hilarious and often sweaty results.

Jason Ramirez, associate vice president for student life, walked with his son, Ben.

Ben is very conscientious, and, when I

told him I was doing a walk to help

keep women safe, it didnt take any

convincing, Mr. Ramirez said. He

wanted to do it.

Also present was The Clothesline

Project. Students were invited to

decorate T-shirts with inspirational

sayings, quotes, or their personal stories

of survival. These shirts were then

displayed on a clothesline between two

volleyball posts, as a reminder of the

serious implications of sexual violence.

After the walk, many of the male participants

were dumbfounded that women choose to wear

heels in daily life.

The fact that someone invented these shoes

is a crime against humanity, said Zak Jakobs

16, while rubbing his sore feet. I dont know

why society encourages women to wear them.

Through the blood, sweat, and tears, men

crossed the finish line smiling. Some, like the

brothers of Phi Kappa Sigma, crossed holding

one anothers hands and shoulders in support.

As Pat Barry 14 said, Sexual assault is a big

deal. No matter how much pain it brings me

and how many toes I lose, this issue needs to be

addressed.

From Johnny Appleseed to dark energy,

Carthage students presented their original

work at the fourth annual Celebration of

Scholars on May 2. Held in Tarble Arena during

Spring Family Weekend, the event featured

research, scholarship, and creativity from all

academic divisions.

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Celebration of Scholars

Step lively Story by Tory Martinez 14

More than 100 male Carthage faculty, staff members, and students and members of the Kenosha community braved the discomfort of walking in heels on March 6 to raise awareness of sexual violence.

The Walk a Mile in Her

Shoes event was held in

the N. E. Tarble Athletic

and Recreation Center

Field House. It doubled as

a fundraiser for Women

and Childrens Horizons,

ultimately earning roughly

$800 for the Kenosha

shelter.

For the organizers, the

night was a huge success.

Im so excited to see so many people here,

said Carolyn Kick 16, president of Students

Against Sexism in Society. Im also really proud of

all the men who walked. They werent just doing it

to do it. They all understood why they were there

and the seriousness of the issue.

Despite the initial difficulty of figuring out how

to walk gracefully in heels, many of the men were

extremely enthusiastic about their participation

in the event.

This is actually my second time walking in

heels, said Jason Karrels 14, in perilously high

pumps.


Carthage Advising earns Best of Region awardThe National Academic Advising Association has recognized Ryan Ringhand, assistant director of first

year advising, and Courtney Drew, first year advisor, for their outstanding work with Carthage students.

NACADA is an association of professional advisors, counselors, faculty, administrators, and students

that works to enhance the educational development of students. It is broken into several regions to better

serve college and university officials, and to promote and support quality academic advising.

This year Mr. Ringhand and Ms. Drew traveled to Madison, Wisconsin, to present their program,

Unapologetically Creating Meaningful Connections in First Year Advising. Out of 56 presentations,

their program was selected Best of Region. With this honor comes an automatic presentation slot at the

national NACADA conference from Oct. 8-11 in Minneapolis.


Posters on the HillMedical patient-centered lab work conducted last summer earned Jacelyn Peabody 15 an audience on Capitol Hill. Not bad for the baby of her research team.That was the nickname affectionately pinned

on Jacelyn, as the only sophomore among six

students chosen for an internship program for

prospective medical scientists at the University

of Minnesota. The rest were upperclassmen.

The biology and neuroscience major from

Colorado Springs, Colorado, was selected to

present her research at Posters on the Hill April

28-29 in Washington. Students presented their

research to members of Congress and federal

funding agencies.

The goal is to inform lawmakers about the

value of undergraduate research. Jacelyn was one

of 60 students nationwide to be accepted from

among 700 applicants.

Im excited that I get to be an advocate for

scientific research, she said before the event.

Coming from a young person like me, maybe I

can convince them its important.

Her presentation, The Hunt for Agmatine

Receptors on Macrophages, stems from a

10-week research internship in summer 2013

under the guidance of Dr. Bryan Williams. She

received a stipend through the Smeds Executive

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Scholarship winnersDaisy Bower 16 has won both the Science, Mathematics and Research for

Transformation (SMART) and the Sons of

Norways Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial

Scholarship. The full-tuition SMART

scholarship is awarded by the Department

of Defense and aims to increase the

number of civilian scientists and engineers

working at DoD laboratories. As part of the

scholarship, Daisy will intern next summer

at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey and then

work there full-time after she graduates from

Carthage. The $17,000 Nancy Lorraine Jensen

scholarship is awarded to young women

who are blood relatives of someone born in

Norway studying science and engineering.

Cory Schrandt 15 won the highly competitive $10,000 Thomas J. Rossing

scholarship awarded annually to a single

student of exceptional merit by the ELCA

Foundation through the Thomas D. Rossing

Fund for Physics Education Endowment.

Cory is the first Carthage physics major to

receive the award.

Ben Simington 15 received not one, but two prestigious scholarships to study Hindi.

In February, he was awarded a fellowship

from the Critical Language Scholarship

program, sponsored by the U.S. Department

of State. One month later, he learned he

won the competitive Foreign Language

Area Scholarship. Unable to accept both

scholarships, Ben chose to accept the CLS.

He is spending the summer learning Hindi

in Jaipur, India. The CLS program pays for his

flights, housing, meals, travel costs, language

instruction, and a stipend.

The second annual Carthage Diversity Summit featured a monthlong series of activities for

Carthage students, faculty, staff, and the public in March.

One of the highlights was a presentation by Kathryn Bolkovac, whose story inspired the

movie The Whistleblower. She served as an International Police Task Force human rights

investigator in Bosnia. The movie starring Rachel Weisz was based on Ms. Bolkovacs book, The

Whistleblower: Sex Trafficking, Military Contractors, and One Womans Fight for Justice.

Michael Soon Lee, author of five books on selling to multicultural customers, provided training

for Carthage employees and met separately with management and international business

students. He works with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, as well as colleges and universities, to

develop, implement and assess diversity initiatives.

For students, the Office of Student Life put on five days of workshops. Topics ranged from

Real Men of Genius to Navigating the LGBT Alphabet to Gender Roles in Latin America.

Diversity Summit(from left) Cory Schrandt, Daisy Bower, and Ben Simington

Internship Program offered at Carthage.

Dr. Williams oversees a clinic and related

laboratory for cystic fibrosis patients at the

Minnesota school, where he studies a type of

bacteria that leads to chronic lung infections

and resists common antibiotics. Studying the

formation of those bacteria could pave the way for

a new treatment.

She was the third Carthage student since

2009 chosen to participate in the Posters on the

Hill, which is organized by the national Council

on Undergraduate Research. Jacelyns research

activities at Carthage most notably the Phage

Hunters freshman course sequence opened

the door to the Minnesota internship.

I had a lot more research than some of the

seniors in that program, she said. I wouldnt

have made it without it.

After completing her junior year in May,

Jacelyn moved on to another summer internship

this time at Johns Hopkins University in

Baltimore. There, shes working on a research

project in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical

Care Medicine.


ATHLETICS


Two Carthage athletes climb to uncharted heights

4.0 GPA + 7.2 APG = No. 1 in USA

A lot of people, they see us on the court

and they see the hard work we put in games,

but they forget about what were doing in the

classroom, she said. My career at Carthage will

come to an end in a little bit, but the academics

I learned here and what Im going to use in the

future are going to carry me a long way.

Four other seniors joined her on the Capital

One Academic All-America first team. A panel

from the College Sports Information Directors

of America selects the recipients.

The small, close-knit Carthage campus

community was a big draw for Ms. Kuzmanic.

She said the dedication of professors to meet

outside of class time made a major difference

for the Lady Reds.

That discipline in the classroom, I think, has

really transferred onto the court and helped us

be successful, she said.

This fall, Ms. Kuzmanic will fulfill a longtime

dream, starting a new job as a physical education

teacher and varsity girls basketball head coach

at Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Illinois.

For her dual success, Ms. Kuzmanic also

received a postgraduate scholarship from the

NCAA an award she plans to use toward a

masters degree in education in the next few years.

Carthage womens basketball point guard Stephanie Kuzmanic 14 was named Capital One Academic

All-American Player of the Year for

NCAA Division III.

Ms. Kuzmanic, who graduated

in May with a degree in exercise and

sport science, is the first Carthage

athlete to win this national award. She

completed her studies with a 4.0 GPA.

Stephanie has worked exceptionally hard,

both on and off the court, and she certainly

deserves this recognition, said Carthage

womens basketball coach Tim Bernero. She

has displayed excellence in every area a student-

athlete could, and I couldnt be more proud of

her and how she represents herself, her family,

and Carthage College.

Guiding her team to the Sweet Sixteen, Ms.

Kuzmanic made multiple 2014 All-America teams

and earned her second Most Outstanding Player

Award in the College Conference of Illinois and

Wisconsin.

She set a school record for most assists in a

season (202), leading the conference with 7.2

per game. She also averaged 14.8 points per

game, finishing just behind fellow senior Michelle

Wenzel for the team scoring lead.

Coach Bernero sent her jersey to the Womens

Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee.

There, it will be displayed in the Ring of Honor

until May 2015.

During a videotaped interview in March,

Ms. Kuzmanic said it felt phenomenal to be

honored as both a student and athlete.

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ability to handle pressure and perform well on

the biggest stages, Coach Witt said.

The 2014 indoor title followed the NCAA

outdoor one Mr. James won two years earlier, in

his first full year of competition. It was just the

start of a memorable senior season.

He won the College Conference of Illinois and

Wisconsin outdoor title for the third consecutive

year, then leapt 7-2 , a Carthage record, to finish

second against mostly Division I competition

at the Drake Relays. That matched the second-

highest all-time mark in Division III.

James closed out his career with a second-

place finish at the NCAA outdoor championship.

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country

Coaches Association named him NCAA Division

III Midwest Region Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.

Mr. James graduated in May with degrees in

accounting and management.

It takes a special person to try something

theyve never done before, and to give up the

sport they love to remake themselves as an

athlete, which Trevor did, Coach Witt concluded.

I think he made the right choice. He had a

remarkable career, and he will be sorely missed

for his athletic abilities, his leadership, and

his charisma.

Trevor James 14 came to Carthage in

September 2010 hoping to play basketball

for the Red Men. Considering he didnt

participate in high school track and field,

nobody saw two national track and field

championships on the horizon.

Mr. James stuck it out with the Carthage

junior varsity basketball team for a few

years, but it soon became clear that the high

jump, not jump shots, was his calling.

Trevor might be the most remarkable

story of my coaching career when

Im finished as a coach, said

Brett Witt, Carthage mens

track and field head coach.

Over the course of 3 1/2

years, he transformed

himself from a junior varsity

basketball player who had

never participated in track

to a two-time national

champion.

The second

championship came in

March at the NCAA Division

III Indoor Track and Field

Championship in Lincoln,

Nebraska. Mr. James jumped

7 feet, inch and won on a

tiebreaker a year after the

same tiebreaker bumped him

down to second.

The Red Men finished eighth

in the team competition, thanks

to the success of Mr. James and

teammate Derrik Guyette a junior

from Hortonville, Wisconsin, who took

fourth in the shot put and sixth in the

weight throw.

What made Trevor special was not just

his individual accomplishments, but his

Another giant leap James wins NCAA indoor high jump, his second national track and field title at Carthage



Former football coach Tim Rucks 83 and baseball coach Augie Schmidt IV were

honored for their accomplishments in their respective sports at Carthage.

Mr. Rucks was inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of

Fame on March 29 in Middleton, Wisconsin. He won 95 games in 18 years as head

coach of the Red Men, second in Carthage history to his college coach, Art Keller.

Pair of inducteesRucks, Schmidt honored with spots in their respective coaching halls of fame

His 2004 team went 11-2, won a College Conference of Illinois

and Wisconsin title, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA

Division III Football Championship. That year, Mr. Rucks was named

American Football Coaches Association North Region Coach of

the Year and CCIW Bob Reade Coach of the Year. In 2009, he was

chosen as the Wisconsin Private College Football Coach of the Year.

After four years at Carthage as an offensive tackle, Mr. Rucks

played one season in the NFL: 1983 with the New York Jets.


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Mens volleyball

The mens volleyball team advanced to

the semifinals at NCAA Division III Mens

Volleyball Championship in Huntingdon,

Pennsylvania. Carthage opened play

at the championship with a win over

Rivier University in the quarterfinals but

lost to No. 1 Springfield College in the

semifinals. Three Carthage players

Connor Wexter, Jon Storm, and J.P. Tulaka

were named 2014 American Volleyball

Coaches Association NCAA Division III

All-America.

ATHLETICS

The womens water polo team

took third in the Collegiate Water

Polo Associations Division III

Tournament. The third-place match

was the longest in CWPA history, as

the Lady Reds beat Macalester College

8-7 at its home venue in St. Paul,

Minnesota. Carthages Andy Bax was

named Coach of the Tournament.

Players Jackie Knightly and Brittany

Wallace earned honorable mention in

the Association of Collegiate Water Polo

Coaches All-America voting.

Womens water polo

He went on to coach North Park University in

Illinois before returning to his alma mater. As

assistant athletic director, his responsibilities

now include athletic recruiting, eligibility,

advising, alumni relations and fundraising.

Coach Schmidt was inducted into the

American Baseball Coaches Association

Hall of Fame on Jan. 3 in Dallas. A proven

winner with Carthage in his blood, Schmidt

has compiled 818 wins through 27 years

at the College (with a .692 career winning

percentage).

Under his leadership, Carthage has claimed

eight outright CCIW divisional titles, one

divisional-title tie,

nine conference

crowns, 16 NCAA

regional berths,

six regional titles,

third-place finishes

in both the 1993

and 1994 NCAA

Division III Baseball

Championships,

and fourth place

in both 1995 and

1997. For his efforts,

Coach Schmidt has

received numerous

regional and conference coaching awards.

A three-year starter at shortstop for the

University of New Orleans, he was named

first-team All-America in 1982 and was

honored by the United States Baseball

Federation with the Golden Spikes Award as

amateur baseballs player of the year. Coach

Schmidt previously was inducted into the

Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Hall

of Fame in 2013.

The Toronto Blue Jays chose him second

overall in the 1982 major league draft, ahead

of such players as Jose Canseco and Dwight

Gooden. He played three seasons in the

Toronto farm system.

The Carthage College womens golf team finished 10th at the NCAA Division III

Womens Golf Championship in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. This was the Lady Reds

first appearance in the national championship. Golfers McKenzie Parks and Kayla Meyer

had top-20 individual finishes and were named Womens Golf Coaches Association

2014 All-Central Region.

Womens golf



Chasing the Dream: Womens basketball returns to the Sweet Sixteen

Everyone has a dream. This years Carthage

womens basketball team, the College Conference of

Illinois & Wisconsin champion, had a dream to win

the national tournament.

Already holding the regular season CCIW title

for the second year in a row, the Lady Reds earned

an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by

winning the conference tournament. The dream

was taking shape.

On Selection Monday, the team gathered in the

Campbell Student Union auditorium to watch the

selection show. The room erupted with cheers that

could be heard throughout the union when Carthage

found out that it would have the opportunity to host

the first two rounds of the tournament.

On a Friday night in March, the Lady Reds put

on a show for 1,275 fans, a record-settling crowd

in Tarble Arena. The Lady Reds, led by seniors

Stephanie Kuzmanic and Michelle Wenzel, beat St.

Norbert College 60-51 in the first round.

Carthage was ready for the challenge of facing

No. 2-ranked and undefeated Hope College the

following day. With three of its starters scoring in

double digits Ms. Wenzel, Ms. Kuzmanic, and

fellow senior Kristi Schmidt Carthage won 72-67.

People were talking about Hope is 28-0 I

brought it up briefly

right before the

game, just saying

it doesnt matter

what our record is

or what their record

is, we had to be

1-0 tonight and we

were 1-0 tonight,

Coach Tim Bernero

said after the game.

Soon after, the team learned it would travel

to DePauw University to play the Tigers on their

home court.

Carthage beat DePauw by five points in the

2012 second round, and the Lady Reds knew

their opponents would use that as motivation.

Sure enough, when the team arrived at DePauws

Neal Fieldhouse, the scoreboard read DePauw 0,

Carthage 5. The challenge was accepted.

Back at the hotel, players caught up on homework

or studied in groups. On game day, as the team

warmed up and stretched

out, there was no sense of

panic. The ladies cracked

jokes, while still focusing on

the task at hand.

Carthage led for most of

the first half, but DePauw

took command with an

11-2 run and continued

to stretch its lead in the

second half. As Coach

Bernero took his seniors

out of the game with

1:15 left, each received

a hug and words of

encouragement. It was a

symbolic way to pass the torch to the teams future

leaders and recognize the seniors for the work they

put in over their four years.

The dream of a national title ended with the 73-54

loss, but the tears were accompanied by pride. The

Lady Reds finished the season 26-4, setting a team

record for wins in a season. Multiple players earned

athletic and academic honors, and Coach Bernero

earned CCIW Coach of the Year for the third time.

In a press conference after the game, Ms. Wenzel

described the influence the Carthage basketball

program had on her.

It meant a lot, she said. Ive really used this

program to grow in college. Its been pretty good to me.

As the team left the gymnasium at DePauw, the

marquee read, Be Strong, Be Proud, Be Positive.

In that sense, Carthage went 3-for-3.

The Lady Reds set a school record with 26 wins in 2013-14.

Read more at athletics.carthage.edu.

Carthage beat DePauw by five points in the 2012 sectional round, and the Lady Reds knew their opponents would use that as motivation. Sure enough, when the team arrived at DePauws Neal Fieldhouse, the scoreboard read DePauw 0, Carthage 5. The challenge was accepted.

ATHLETICS

Matt Thome 17, a public relations and athletic communications major, traveled with the

Carthage womens basketball team to document its run in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.


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Find Carthage apparel and souvenirs, reading or textbooks,

and an assortment of gifts and gift cards, in addition to all of

your supply needs!

Visit us online at

carthage.bncollege.com or in the Campbell Student Union!

SHOW YOUR PRIDE!


Base campBuilt by faculty and students, new Nicaragua field station advances water, medical missions

Next time you check the forecast online at The Weather Channel or Yahoo! Weather, see what the conditions are in Altagracia, Nicaragua.

Carthage faculty and students set up the

meteorological equipment there earlier this year.

Its part of the Colleges first international field

station.

Called Finca Esperanza roughly hope

farm in Spanish the complex serves as the

new home base for a J-Term study tour that

professors Patrick Pfaffle and Matthew Zorn

lead twice each year. Its situated at the foot of a

volcano considered an active one, but only in

the geological sense.

Besides the weather station, the finca

features a casa that houses up to six faculty

members, three cabaas to accommodate

as many as 30 students, and a 2,000-square-

foot amphitheater for classes and meals. Solar

panels installed on the roof of one cabaa

captures enough energy to power 30 to 50

percent of the property, and water tanks hold

up to 23,000 liters of drinking water.

A U.S.-based nonprofit, Fundacin Esperanza,

purchased the land and the buildings. The

Carthage group now has both the freedom

and the space to expand both of its missions

medical and water quality right on the

grounds.

To do the projects the engineers

recommended, we needed a base camp, said

Prof. Pfaffle, chair of the Biology Department.

You cant put up solar panels on a hotel. We

now have a 24/7/365 presence down there.

Planning for the finca had been in the works

for a couple of years. On sabbatical for the Fall

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Gl bal Impact

From a base for the

Colleges fieldwork

to an alums

Olympic mission,

Carthaginians

make a

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2013 semester, Prof. Pfaffle made multiple trips to Nicaragua to tie up

loose ends.

In previous years, class members stayed at a hotel. The finca offers

much more than lodging.

Were trying to provide health care, clean water, and electricity to

people in these rural areas, said Prof. Pfaffle. Learning to address real

world problems like that is what its all about.

Medicinal propertiesIn January, the casa doubled as a joint pain clinic. Dr. Mike DaRosa

04 gave cortisone injections and demonstrated preventive exercises to

about 20 to 30 patients per day. Several athletic training majors from

Carthage helped out.

He made the trip for the second time as an alumnus, along with his

wife, Dr. Sara Diaz, who gave acupuncture treatments. As teachers in

a residency program at Community Health Network in Indianapolis,

they brought three residents to Ometepe.

Back home, Dr. DaRosa splits his work week between that faculty

role and a sports medicine clinic. Hes also team doctor for three high

schools and the Indy Eleven professional soccer franchise.

As a student, he took the first Nicaragua study tour in 2002 and

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Home FrontTwo thousand miles away from Finca

Esperanza, students at Carthage are

contributing to the Nicaragua mission

through their classes and organizations.

BEYOND J-TERM

Velocity Consulting, a full-service marketing agency run

entirely by Carthage students, is researching how the finca

can be used the rest of the year and which types of schools

or organizations might be interested.

MAPPING IT OUT

Students in Professor Wenjie Suns Applied Projects in

Geographic Information Science class spent part of the

spring semester mapping water system data the group

brought back from Nicaragua.

Students help maintain large water tanks that could someday supply water to the surrounding village.

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returned in 2004 before the demand forced professors to limit it to first-timers. Although the couple slept at a hotel this time, Dr. DaRosa

appreciated the fincas central location. Plus, with a commercial

kitchen, he noticed a bigger variety of meals than the daily staple of

rice and beans he remembered.

Flow: water and electricalIn recent years, after an inordinate number of patients showed up to

the clinics with water-borne illnesses, the Carthage group added water

purification to its to-do list. But, for much of the island, theres often

no drinking water to purify.

Quantity first, quality second, said Prof. Zorn, who teaches

geography and earth science.

With that in mind, faculty and students boosted the water tanks

capacity in June and added larger pipes to fill them faster. The two

faculty leaders aim to supply the entire village of Altagracia and,

eventually, to add a filtration system.

During the January tour, Crosby Bradford 14 had a hand in several

projects. A Kenosha resident who graduated in May with degrees in

criminal justice and political science, she helped set up the weather

station. Monitoring the readings gives engineers in Wisconsin a more

complete picture of the climate, which makes planning upgrades to

the water system easier.

She also used a GPS device to map landmarks and water lines. She

also lived in the dorm with the solar panels, where the outlook wasnt

too sunny at first. A pre-dawn alarm kept

signaling that the power supply was low.

Dragging my professors across the finca

to fix things at 5 a.m. is not an experience

Ill ever forget, Ms. Bradford said. But it

all worked out in the end!

The Carthage team hopes to secure

funding to expand that reliable power

to the islands hospital. A handful

of aging diesel-powered generators

power the 276 square-mile island.

The medical staff tells stories of

delivering babies during power

outages, which can last days.

Closer to the peopleStudents compared the accommodations to summer camp cabins. They found it hard to complain

about cold showers and a lack of

wi-fi after seeing the residents living

conditions.

Because of the location of the finca,

we were immersed in the lives of the

locals, Ms. Bradford said. They were so happy we were there and

completely content with their lives. They offered us food and invited

us in, while we marveled at how they could possibly be willing to

share what little they had. The finca provided a major eye-opener for

everyone.

Ben Massat 16, a biology and philosophy major from Buffalo Grove,

Illinois, joined the medical half of the mission. When he wasnt filling

prescriptions or finishing injections, he climbed two volcanoes and

sampled the strange fruits growing on the fincas trees.

He aspired to be a doctor long before the plane departed for

Nicaragua, and the J-Term experience got him even more excited. Now

Ben hopes to return to the island someday.

You dont know what its like to live in a third-world country until

you see it with your own eyes, he said.

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Dragging my professors across

the finca to fix things at 5 a.m. is

not an experience Ill ever forget.

But it all worked out in the end!

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That desire to go back lingered for years in Dr. DaRosas mind. He and his wife followed through in 2013, and they hope to staff the clinic annually.

He traces the roots of his interest in medicine directly back to Ometepe and a local practitioner known as Dr. Renaldo. Charged with caring for everyone on the worlds largest freshwater island, the doctor saw as many as 60 patients each day.

I knew that no other pr

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