2008 VARSITY ALUMNI ‘S’ CLUB GOLF OUTING

Join the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club for our annual Golf Outing on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at the Forest Akers West Golf Course. There will be a morning registration and continental breakfast at the course, and a 10:00 am shotgun start for each foursome followed by cocktails, an awards banquet, and our annual meeting in the University Club Ballroom. The Golf Outing is the Club’s annual fundraising event, and the entry fee is $95 per golfer. Proceeds and additional donations are used to fund our annual commitments. Sign up today using the form on page 11, or contact (517) 355-8523 to make your reservation. You may also fax your form to (517) 355-7708. Sponsorship Opportunities Sponsorships offer you and your business an additional opportunity to support the activities of the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club—including support for the Clara Bell Smith Center and the maintenance of our Clubroom in Spartan Stadium. Sign up for: Memory Lane $100 Memorial sign posted along cart path to the first hole Go Green $250 Listed on sponsor board, company sign posted at a tee box or green, and announced at dinner Go White $500 All of “Go Green” plus tent cards on tables at dinner Captain $1,000 All of “Go White” plus individual banner at registration and dinner Coach $2,500 - Lunch or Dinner Sponsor All of “Captain” plus banner at registration, lunch & dinner, special recognition at dinner banquet, and opportunity to play golf with one of the celebrity golfers to be announced For questions about each sponsorship level or to make a donation please contact the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club Office at (517) 355-8523 or varsitys@msu.edu. We will customize a program to fit your interests and donation level.

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MSU Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club N E W S L E T T E R

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2007-2008

Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

President Eldon VanSpybrook ‘60 1st Vice President Colin Cronin ’94 2nd Vice President Cheryl Gilliam ‘81 Secretary Mike Vorkapich ‘94 Treasurer David Brogan ‘56 Past President Joey Spano ‘74

Board of Directors

Terms Expire 2008 Hank Bullough ‘54 Chris Piwowarczyk ‘91 Wally Dobler ‘58 Alexandra Wiesner ‘91 Bill Herrmann ‘70 Eric Zemper ‘67 Term Expires 2009 Sue Selke ‘75

Office Manager Claudia Papanikolas

Elections for the Board of Directors of the Varsity Alumni ’S’ Club will be held in Spring 2008. If you would like to serve on the Board, simply visit our website, click on the application tab, print the form, complete and mail to the office.

Michigan State University Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club 276 Spartan Way East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone (517) 355-8523 Fax (517) 355-7708 E-mail varsitys@msu.edu Website www.varsitys.msu.edu

We value your opinion and want to know what you think about the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club Newsletter. Send us an e-mail, call or fax with items or topics you would like to see included in future newsletters. If you have suggestions on how to improve the publication, let us know.

MSU Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club President Eldon VanSpy-brook and Board Member Alexandra Wiesner presented 50 pairs of children’s winter gloves to Martha Bibbs, Board President of the Black Child and Family Institute (BCFI). The gloves were distributed to children at the BCFI Open House and will be sure to keep their hands warm. Averill Elementary School in Lansing will also re-ceive 150 pairs of gloves. This project was made possi-ble through a partnership with Target Stores and their generous donation.

MSU VARSITY ALUMNI ‘S’ CLUB GIVES A HELPING HAND TO THE BLACK CHILD AND FAMILY INSTITUTE

ACCESS TO CLUB ROOM DURING FOOTBALL GAMES

We have experienced ongoing problems with inappro-priate access to the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club Room dur-ing football games. Your Board of Directors will evalu-ate this issue and will implement a new policy regard-ing access during games starting with the 2008 sea-son. Club Members will be notified when the new pol-icy has been finalized. Members will still have access as they have in the past, but the new policy will limit access to those with current membership, and will also limit the number and type of guests members may bring in with them.

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MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club Room Update Celebrating Our Heritage

ONCE A SPARTAN - ALWAYS A SPARTAN!

For the past three years I have been working with the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club Board of Directors to restore the Varsity Club Room after black mold was discovered in our ceiling and walls during the Stadium renovation. The Board wishes to eventually add 300 team pic-tures representing championship teams of all 25 current and 5 discontinued varsity sports. We are using the following criteria for se-lecting team pictures from our MSU Archives and the MSU Sports Information Department:

♦ National Championship teams ♦ Big Ten or League Championship teams ♦ Final 4 teams/bowl teams/nationally ranked teams ♦ Representation of all current and discontinued men’s and women’s varsity sports ♦ Pictures of historical significance

Listed below is our progress to date in the Varsity Club Room. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Please remember this is a work in progress and dependent upon the generosity of our donors to reach completion.

Additions made in 2007 to Club Room Lobby Area Include: ♦ New signage on and above the Club Room door to help members find the lower level concourse entrance on game day. The Club

room is located across from Section 25 ♦ The Spartan Experience — A collage of Spartan Stadium pictures surrounded by pictures of football players, band, cheerleaders,

dance team, campus landmarks, etc. ♦ Donor Appreciation Wall — For major donors to the Varsity Club Room Renovation Project. Donor levels: $50,000, $25, 000,

$10,000, and 2,000 ♦ Action pictures of all 25 current and 5 discontinued varsity sports ♦ Over 100 football, basketball, hockey, baseball players and coaches collector’s cards which have been matted and framed ♦ A new Honorary Members plaque. The first being John Hannah in 1946 and many other notable Spartans ♦ A Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club Past President’s plaque ♦ A wall mounted TV with DVD ♦ Preservation and display of the hand carved Spartan entrance door to the original Club Room. Anyone with information about the

history of the door or who the craftsman was is asked to contact the Club Office

Additions made in 2007 to Main Club Room Include: ♦ Team pictures of all National Championship and Big Ten Championship teams. Most are on display, others are on order ♦ Representative pictures of all current and past varsity sports. Most on display, others are on backorder ♦ A concession area complete with refrigerator ♦ Biggie Munn portrait with his famous quote ♦ Banners for the Spartans 26 National Championship teams in 9 different sports ♦ Framed posters of the Spartans 86 Big Ten Championship teams, 96 Hall of Fame inductees, and over 100 Spartan Olympians ♦ Three display cabinets donated by the football program ♦ New Breslin and Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award plaques — On order ♦ Henry Bullough Service and Lifetime Coaches Achievement Awards currently on display ♦ Directional signage for features in and around the Club Room ♦ Table and Chair donation plaque ♦ New and improved lighting ♦ Pictures of 4 historic games ♦ A large storage room

Additions made in 2007 to the Hallway outside of Club Room Include: ♦ Wall of Champions - 100+ years of Spartan Heritage and Tradition ♦ 51 pages of text and pictures reprinted and framed from Bruce McCristal’s book Spirit of Michigan State ♦ National Champions, Big 10 Championships, Bowl Teams, Final 4 Teams, etc. to be added at a later date

We are proud of our Spartan Heritage. Our Club Room is a tribute to the thousands of athletes who have created this great tradition. If you would like to tour the Club Room, please contact the Varsity Club Office.

If you wish to financially contribute to this project, please contact me.

Eldon VanSpybrook, President Hockey 1958-60 Office: (517) 432-6496 Cell: (248) 895-0015

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VARSITY ALUMNI ‘S’ CLUB 2007 REUNION WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS

The 11th annual Varsity ‘S’ Club Weekend welcomed back to campus alumni letter winners, their families and friends. They returned to East Lansing from various parts of the U.S. and Canada. Team tributes this year included the 25th Anniversary of the 1982 Women’s Big Ten Golf Champions, the 25th Anniversary of the 1982 Women’s Big Ten Outdoor Track Champions, and the 50th Anni-versary of the 1957 Men’s Big Ten Swimming Champions. The first 70 year Anniversary Award was given to Past President B. Dale Ball, Wrestling 1937-39. Weekend activities included a bus tour of campus, Downtown Coaches Luncheon, an Open House in the Club Room including pic-tures with the NCAA Hockey Championship players and Head Coach, Rick Comley, a visit to football and other team practices, a Fri-day night Awards Banquet, and a Pre-Game Luncheon and Pep Rally at the Kellogg Center. We were entertained by our own re-nowned alumni group, Three Men and a Tenor.

During the Weekend activities, the Varsity ‘S’ Club presented Lifetime Achievement Awards and inducted Honorary Members

The Jack Breslin Award was presented by Joey Spano, Varsity ‘S’ Club Past Presi-dent. This year’s award winner was Wil-liam L. Hughes, Football 1950-52. Bill currently resides in St. Claire Shores, Michigan with his wife, Shirley.

Presenting the Nell Jack-son Award was Varsity ‘S’ Club Board member, Dave Brogan. This year’s award winner was Sue Selke, Tennis 1972-75. Sue currently resides in Lansing, Michigan. Sue is also a Board Member of the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club.

Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club President, Eldon VanSpybrook (right), presented the Life-time Achievement for Retired Coaches to Bruce and Mary Fossum. Mary started her career in 1973 coaching Women’s Golf and retired in 1997. Bruce began his ca-reer as Assistant Basketball Coach in 1959 and became the Men’s Golf Coach in 1965 until his retirement in 1989.

The Hank Bullough Award was presented by Hank Bullough (left), Varsity ‘S’ Club Board Member and former MSU coach. This year’s award winner was Ray Lane, Baseball 1951-52. Ray is a retired TV and radio sports announcer.

Honorary members enjoyed the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club Golf Outing on June 6, 2007. Pictured left to right: Ken Mannie, William Fate, Shelley Appelbaum, Joey Spano (Past President), and Donald G. Joswick

Honorary Member, Rick Atkinson

Honorary Member,

Dr. E. James Potchen

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1957 Men’s Big Ten Swimming Champions

1982 Women’s Big Ten Golf Champions

1982 Women’s Big Ten Outdoor Track Champions

B. Dale Ball, Past Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club President 1969-71

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2008 Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club Weekend to Honor Spartan Olympians This year's Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club Reunion Weekend will be held in conjunction with Homecoming Weekend on October 2-4, 2008. The event will honor the many MSU athletes, coaches, medical staff and officials who have taken part in the Olympic Games over the years. A preliminary list of these individuals has been compiled through the efforts of the MSU Alumni Association staff and Bruce McCristal. However, we know it is not complete. If you know of any Spartans who have participated in the Olympic Games but are not listed below, please let us know who they are. Contact the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club Board Member, Eric Zemper at zemp@hc.msu.edu or 734-663-0187.

1924 Col. William D. Frazer — Pistol 1928 Frederick P. Alderman — Track—Gold Medal Winner — 1600 Meter Relay — World Record — 3:41-1 1932 Ernest Crosbie — Track 1932 Tomas C. Ottey — Track 1932 Ralph H. Young — MSC Athletic Director, Associate Track Coach 1936 Ernest Crosbie — Track 1936 Albert J. Mangan — Track 1940 Olympic Games not held due to World War II 1944 Olympic Games not held due to World War II 1948 Ernest Crosbie — Track 1948 Charles P. Davey — Boxing 1948 Lyle E. Garbe — 10,000 Meter Walk — Team Canada 1948 John G. ‘Jack’ Heppenstall — Athletic Trainer 1948 George A. Hoogerhyde — Swimming 1948 Robert G. Maldegan — Wrestling 1948 Leland G. Merrill - Wrestling — Bronze Medal Winner — at 160.5 pounds 1948 Howard F. Patterson — Swimming 1948 Charles W. Speiser — Boxing 1948 Dale O. Thomas — MSU Physical Education Staff — Wrestling 1948 Dr. Adolf Weinacker — Track 1952 Warren O. Druetzler — Track 1952 Allen S. Kwartler — Fencing 1952 C. Clarke Scholes — Swimming — Gold Medal Winner — !00 Meter Freestyle — Set Olympic record 1952 Charles W. Speiser — Boxing 1952 Dr. Adolf Weinacker — Track 1952 Ralph H. Young — MSU Athletic Director, Assistant Treasurer, US Olympic Team 1956 Virginia D. Baxter McKendrick — Figure Skating 1956 Judy K. Goodrich Walker — Fencing 1956 Kevan Gosper — Track — Silver Medal Winner — 1600 Meter Relay Team — Australia 1956 David Lean — Track — Silver Medal Winner — 1600 Meter Relay Team — Australia 1956 Allen S. Kwartler — Fencing 1956 Pearce A. Lane — Boxing 1956 Choken Maekawa — Bowing 1956 Weldon N. Olson—Hockey —Silver Medal Winner 1956 Ernestine Weaver Russel — Gymnastics — Canada 1956 William Steuart - Swimming—South Africa 1956 Dr. Adolf Weinacker — Track 1960 Virginia D. Baxter McKendrick — Figure Skating 1960 Judy K. Goodrich Walker — Fencing 1960 Kevan Gosper — Track — Captain of Australian Olympic Track Team 1960 Eugene W. Grazia — Hockey — Gold Medal Winner — Championship Team US vs Russia 1960 Allen S. Kwartler — Fencing 1960 Weldon N. Olson — Hockey — Gold Medal Winner — Championship Team US vs Russia 1960 Ernestine Weaver Russel — Gymnastics—Canada 1964 Solomon Akpata — Track — Nigeria 1964 Fendley Collins — MSU Wrestling Coach — Manager, Wrestling Team 1964 Gary J. Dilley — Swimming — Silver Medal Winner — 200 Meter Backstroke 1964 Marcia I. Jones Smoke — Canoeing

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1964 William A. Smoke — Canoeing 1968 Donald R. Behm — Wrestling — Silver Medal Winner — Bantamweight 1968 George Gonzalez — Swimming — Puerto Rico 1968 Fred Lowe — Weightlifting 1968 David B. Thor — Gymnastics 1968 Ernie Tuchscherer — Soccer 1968 Douglas Volmar — Hockey 1968 Kenneth M. Walsh — Swimming — Gold Medal — 400 Meter Freestyle, 400 Meter Relay; Silver Medal — 100 Meter Freestyle 1968 Peter E. Williams — Swimming 1968 Marcia Jones Smoke — Singles Kayaking — Bronze Medal Winner 1968 Art ‘Buzz’ Demling — Soccer 1972 Fred Lowe — Weightlifting 1972 Charles ‘Mac’ McCaffree, Jr. — Swimming Coach, Assistant Manager, Swimming Team 1972 Gayle Robinson — Athletic Trainer — Swimming 1972 Rodger Young — Cycling 1976 Fred Lowe — Weightlifting 1980 Dave Burgering — Diving 1980 Kevin Machemen — Diving 1980 Fred W. Stabley, Sr. — MSU Sports Information Director, Press Liaison 1980 Diane Williams — Track 1984 Dr. Roy T. Bergman — MSU Staff Member — Concluded many years of service on the US Olympic Committee 1984 Judi Brown — Track — Silver Medal Winner — 400 Meter Hurdles 1984 Gary Haight — Hockey 1984 Sally Nogle — Athletic Trainer — Volleyball 1984 Nick Vista — MSU Sports Information Director, Press Liaison 1984 Dr. Eric Zemper — Track Official 1988 Sydney Appelboom — Swimming — Belgium 1988 Dave Carrier — Athletic Trainer — Hockey 1988 Michael Green — Swimming — Great Britain 1988 Geir Hoff — Hockey — Norway 1988 Kevin Miller — Hockey 1988 Sally Nogle — Athletic Trainer — Rowing 1992 Dave Carrier — Athletic Trainer — Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined 1992 Jason Woolley — Hockey — Team Canada 1992 Julie Farrell-Ovenhouse — Diving 1992 Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson — Basketball — Gold Medal Winner — Championship US ‘Dream Team’ 1994 Jason Dungjen — Figure Skating 1994 Dwayne Norris — Ice Hockey — Team Canada 1994 Geir Hoff - Hockey — Norway 1996 Pam Bustin — Field Hockey 1996 Dr. Eric Deal — Emergency Medical Director of the Olympic Games 1996 Sevatheda Fynes — Track — Silver Medal Winner — 400 Meter Relay — Bahamas 1996 Michele Madison — Assistant Coach — Field Hockey 1996 Ken Hoffman — MSU Sports Information Director, Press Room Manager, Main Press Center 1996 Dr. Eric Zemper - Track Official 1998 Rod Brind’amour — Hockey — Team Canada 2000 Karen Dennis — US Women’s Olympic Track Coach 2000 Sevatheda Fynes — Track — Gold Medal Winner — 400 Meter Relay Team — Bahamas 2000 Steve Smith — Basketball — Gold Medal Winner — US Championship Team 2002 Mike York — Hockey — Silver Medal Winner — US Hockey Team 2004 Manabu (Manny) Nuguchi — MSU Assistant Swimming Coach, Swimming Coach—Barbados 2006 John Liles — Hockey 2006 Jason Muzzatti — Hockey — Italy 2006 Tony Tuzzolino — Hockey — Italy

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THANK YOU!!

Bruce G. Anderson, Football 1973 Ronald P. Diehl, Soccer 1966-67 Robert B. Hughes, XC 58-59, Track 56-59Carl K. Angelo, Honorary Donna L. Donnelly, Softball 1980-83 Robert W. Hynes, Swimming 1952-53Anonymous William R. Eckstrom, Basketball 1951-52 Richard J. Idzkowski, Baseball 1953-55James R. Armit A. Turgud Enustun, Soccer 1963-66 John R. Jaeger, Soccer 1982-83Elizabeth F. Ayers, Basketball/Field Hockey Dennis J. Erickson, Baseball 1953 Don Japinga, Football 1963-65Jay D. Bach, Baseball 1962-64 Terri L. Eudy, Swimming 1983-86 Edwin L. Joba, Swimming 1947-50Robert F. Bakle, Football 1951-52 George J. Eyde, Honorary Carl V. Johnson, Jr., Football 1951Tatiana Balasis, Tennis 1963 Robert P. Fairman, Golf 1949 Donald F. Johnson, Football B. Dale Ball, Wrestling 1937-39 William W. Fate, Honorary Glenn H. Johnson, Football 1941-42, 1945George A. Ball, Jr., Football 1948-50 William N. Faunt, Hockey 1965-67 James V. Johnson, Hockey 1974-78David S. Barker, Soccer Wayne L. Finkbeiner, D.V.M., Track 1945-46 Allen Jones, Jr., Football 1951Douglas E. Barr, Football 1969-71 Molly J. Fletcher, Tennis 1989-93 Max W. Jozwiak, Boxing 1952-53Julian R. Bass, Boxing 1953-54 Zachary D. Ford, Track 1960-62 David M. Kaiser, Football 1955-57Richard P. Bays, Lacrosse 1970 Lt. General Gordon Fornell, Swimming 1954-58 Michael L. Kasavana, Ph.D, HonoraryJames C. Beachum, Sr., Tennis 1954-56 Larry D. Fowler, Football 1951-53, Wrestling 51-54 Daniel K. Kasischke Michael R. Behan, Track 1985 Albert Fracassa, Football Dale E. Kaulitz, Track 1940-43Charles J. Bencie, Basketball 1956-58 Douglas R. French, Hockey 1965-68 Donald K. Kauppi, Hockey 1949-50David H. Berles, Tennis 1957-59 Patrick F. Gallinagh, Football 1965-66 Martin J. Kelly, Football 1947-49Richard O. Bernitt, Baseball 1942-43 Gus Ganakas, Honorary Harry E. Kendrick, Baseball 1967-69Walker Beverly, IV, Track 1963-64 Ronald J. Gantner, Football 1986-88 Crawford E. Kennedy, Track/XCJohn C. Biedenbach, Baseball 1964-66 Dr. Gary L. Gauthier, Soccer 1977 Henry Kennedy, Ph.D, Track 1955-58James W. Bigelow, Football 1954-55 Craig W. Gerard, Baseball 1973-75 James P. Ketchum, Football 1950James H. Blauvelt, Football 1954 Michael S. Gilmore, Hockey 1989-92 Kenneth G. Kimble, Tennis 1951Eljay B. Bowron, Football Jerry R. Goresch, Football 1974 Harold O. King, BaseballArthur F. Brandstatter, Jr., Football 1959-61 James R. Goulding, Basketball Jack R. Kinney, Baseball 1949-50Bob Brawley, Football/Hockey 1965-67 David Z. Greene, Hockey 1957-58 Thomas L. Kirkpatrick, Swimming 1975Gerald M. Breen, Fencing 1953-56 George R. Grenzke, Fencing Michael L. Kleinhans, Track 1958-60Anthony M. Briningstool, Football 1988-92 Robert W. Grinter, Soccer 1978-80 Karen A. Kolschowsky, CL 1961-62David H. Brogan, Tennis 1954-56 Dr. Jerry C. Gross, Cheerleading 1962-63 Donald H. Korten, Swimming 1947-50Clark D. Brown, Football 1983-84 George T. Guerre, Football 1946-48 Jerome L. Korwek, Baseball 1957-59Conrad R. Buck, Hockey 1950-52 Arthur Guerrero Janice M. Krakora-Looby, BB 1970-72Frederick L. Burge, Fooball Steve Guerrero Nicole L. Kranz-Lycos, Gymnastics 91-93Zen W. Burianyk Leroy E. Gunderson, Football/Track 1945 Jack B. Kreiner, Wrestling 1947-50James M. Carr, Track/Cross Country 1957-59 Gordon Guyer, Honorary Richard F. Krupka, BasketballJoseph D. Carruthers, Football 1955-57 C. Howard Haas, Honorary Kenneth P. Kusterer, HonoraryAmien A. Carter, Football 1945, Track 1946 Nancy J. Hall, Basketball/Softball Walter S. Kutchins, Football 1939-40William E. Cawood, Basketball 1980-83 Marion V. Hansen, BB/FH/Swimming 1953-57 Thomas A. Kwasny, Swimming 1956-58Donald D. Cochran, Jr., Golf 1960-61 Martin Hawley Robert LakeJoseph J. Colucci, Golf Larry D. Hedden, Basketball 1956-58 John G. Lamers, Basketball 1961-63Anthony M. Conti, Football Leland J. Hendrie, Football 1959 Sue LampelNino M. Cristofoli, Football Virginia L. Hilbert Ray Lane, Baseball 1951-52Jack L. Crowell Don F. Hillmer, Track 1955-57 Wayne L. Lawrie, Baseball 1951-53Kenneth F. Dafoe, Track/Cross Country 1956-58 Phillip M. Hoag, Football 1960-62 Charlene V. P. Lazette, FH/VB 1977Diana D'Angelo, Tennis 1972-75 Arnold Hoffman, Tennis 1954 David F. Lean, XC 1957-58, Track 1956-58John D. Darling, Cheerleading 1964-66 Robert L. Hood, Jr., Football 1962 Edward K. Lee, D.O. Alan W. Davis, M.D., Football 1976-80 James J. Horan, Cross Country/Track 1956-60 Lewis R. Leonard, Fencing 1962-64John E. Demmer, Honorary Michael J. Howard, Baseball 1966-69, Football 1969 Michael F. Lesch, FootballMichael H. Dennos, Wrestling 1940-42 Larry J. Hudas, Football 1960-61 Rick Lilly, Football 1972-73Stephen G. Derby, Tennis/Track 1967-69 Richard W. Huff, Jr., Soccer 1978-81 William T. Lucy, Football Paul W. Derrickson, FB 1938-39, BB 1939-41 Gary W. Hughes, Football Frederick G. MacEachron, Football/Track

Your donations above and beyond annual and lifetime dues, are greatly appreciated.

The names listed below have contributed to the Club since the last newsletter. If you have made a donation and your name is not listed, it was received after the deadline and will be included in the next newsletter.

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We have compiled a list of Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club Past Presidents for a plaque that is displayed in the Lobby of the Club Room. We know that the information is not complete and that some names and dates are missing. If you have any information to help complete the list, please contact the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club office at (517) 355-8523.

Arthur Brandstatter, Sr. 1957—1959 Jerry Sutton 1983-1985

Edward Klewicki 1959-1961 Steve Juday 1985-1987

Howard Zindel 1961-1963 1987-1989

Samuel Fortion 1963-1965 Peter McKinnon 1989-1991

David Diehl 1965-1967 Doug Barr 1991-1993

Ed Ciolek 1967-1969 Mark Grua 1993-1995

Dale Ball 1969-1971 Bill Feraco 1995-1997

Donald Johnson 1971-1973 Bob Viney 1997-1999

Larry Fowler 1973-1975 Cedrick Audas 1999-2001

James Sack 1975-1977 Jack Pitts 2001-2003

Richard Idzkowski 1977-1979 John Breslin 2003-2005

Donald Japinga 1979-1981 Joey Spano 2005-2007

Joe DiBello 1981-1983

William G. Mack, XC 1948-49, TR 1949-50 Roy E. Parrot, Football 1961 Terry L. Spielmaker, Football 1951Michael J. Madura, M.D., Tennis 1970-71 Richard A. Paull, Track 1968-69 Beryl S. StajichRobert G. Maldegen, Wrestling 1946-49, Football Shirley T. Pentecost Craig Stover, HonoraryJill S. Manion, Softball 1977-78 Daniel J. Perry, Soccer Roger K. Sumners, Track 1951-53Emily J. Manwaring, BB 1966-70, FH 1966-69 William T. Peterman, Fencing 1974-77 Jerry G. SuttonMichael T. Marciniak, Football 1961-63 Nate Phillips, Basketball 1976-78 George Szypula, HonoraryRobert E. Martin, Track 1951, Football Louis E. Postula, Football 1956 Teresa M. TarnThomas F. Martin, Tennis 1949 Robert L. Powell, Baseball 1953-55 David K. Tate Tom T. Mase, Golf 1979-80 Glenn R. Prezocki, Baseball Karl O. Thiele, Soccer 1962-64Myron M. Masny, Football 1939 Ronald A. Rainieri, Football 1966-67 Richard D. Thomas, Jr., Football 1974Norman D. Masters, Football 1953-55 Donald M. Rauch, Swimming, 1967-69 Sylvia B. ThompsonJohn J. Matsock, Football 1953-54, Baseball 1954-Anna M. Redmon, Field Hockey 1968 Marcia A. Tiesinga, Field Hockey 1956-59Sandy J. McAndrew, Golf/Hockey 1963-67 Ronald E. Reed, Baseball 1938-39 Edward C. Tiscornia, FootballPaul E. McCollam, XC 1963-65, Track 1964-65 William W. Roberts David Tome, HonoraryJames B. McCristal, Honorary Kenneth G. Rodewald, Golf 1954-57 Ernst H. Tuchscherer, Soccer 1968-70Phoebe M. McCue Robert R. Rorich, Cheerleading 1960-62 Sue M. Tucker, Basketball 2003-07Robert F. McCullough, Basketball 1953 Rob Roy, Hockey 1951-55 George D. Van Elst, Football 1968-69LeLand H. McGonigal, Football 1965 John G. Russell, Baseball 1957-59 Mark I. Vanderjagt, Basketball 1965Robert H. McRae James F. Sack, Baseball 1954-56 Eldon VanSpybrook, Hockey 1958-60Robert L. Mikulich, Track 1952 Kathleen A. Sapia, Field Hockey 1968-71 Donald S. Vest, Gymnastics 1952Lyle W. Miller, Hockey 1962-63 Walter C. Schramm, Football 1981-82 Cathy Vidal, Swimming 1970-72, FH 1970-Richard L. Mineweaser, Sr., FB, 1944, BB 1945-4Valerie A. Schulte, Volleyball 1978-80 LTC Wendell C. VincentRobert B. Morehouse, Wrestling 1958-59 David H. Seibold, D.D.S., Swimming 1945, 1947-50 Paul R. Vissing, Basketball 1946-47Donald E. Morey, Swimming 1953-54, 1957 Susan V. Selke, Tennis 1972-75 Ann E. Weaver, D.O., Gymnastics 1973-77Harry T. Morrissey, Football 1953 Ruben B. Shehigian, Wrestling 1951-53 Frederick H. Weeks, Boxing 1951Todd R. Moss, Track 1980 Matthew L. Shumlas, Soccer 1994-98 Richard M. Wesling, Basketball 1951-53John M. Mullen, Football, 1964, 1966 Jeffrey L. Sierra, Soccer 1985-87 John F. West, Basketball 1940-41Michael P. Murphy, Track 1970-73 Brian D. Sinnena John L. Whalen, Football 1964-66James P. Nelson, Honorary John R. Slevin Ralph C. Wieleba, Football 1969-71Raymond Nester, Football 1971-73 Louis M. Slivensky, Football 1956 Alexandra R. Wiesner, TennisCarl Nestor, Football/Wrestling 1947 C. A. Smith, III, Golf 1958-61 George E. WillisPhyllis E. Nix, Basketball 1964 Edward L. Smith, Football 1976-78 Howard D. Wilson, Swimming 1948Eileen Nortman George B. Smith, Football 1947-49, Boxing 1947 John D. Wilson, Ph.D, Football 1950-52Glen A. Omans, Swimming 1948-51 J. Gary Smith Gerald A. YoungEugene C. Orlando, Sr. Dr. James L. Smith, Jr. Michael C. Youngs, Tennis 1964-66Forrest F. Owen, Jr., Swimming 1938 Margaret E. Smith, Swimming 1948-52 Eric D. Zemper, Cross Country/TrackBill & Claudia Papanikolas Webb A. Smith, Sr. Karen Zodtner, Basketball/FH 1976-78Delmar G. Parker, Cross Country 1953 John A Soave, Football 1957

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1930’s B. Dale Ball, Wrestling 1936-39 - B. Dale is retired as Director of Michigan Depart-ment of Agriculture. He resides in East Lansing, MI.

Fred E. Colwell, Football 1937-40 – Fred is retired and resides in Mesa, AZ.

Paul W. Derrickson, Football 1938-40, Baseball 1939-41 - Paul has retired from teaching, coaching, and as an Athletic Director. Paul resides in Pittsburgh, PA.

Gerald Drake, Football 1938-39—Gerald is a retired physician and lives in Petos-key, MI. He enjoys woodwork, golf and fishing. 1940’s Howard J. Adams, Wrestling 1946-47, Boxing 1947-48, Football 1946-52 – How-ard is retired and divides his time be-tween Michigan and Florida.

Orris H. Bender, Wrestling 1947-52 – Or-ris retired from Portland Cement Manu-facturing and now works with Habitat for Humanity, The Nature Conservancy, Sis-ter Cities of Louisville, KY and Sister Cit-ies of Clarksville, IN. He resides in Clarksville, IN.

Charles A. Bigelow, Swimming 1941-42 – Charles resides in Grosse Pointe, MI where he is co-owner of American Pro-duction Machining Co. He recently dis-played his pastels in One Man Shows in Detroit. 1950’s Andrew Aljian, Football 1955-57 – An-drew resides in Del Mar, CA where he works in the Insurance/Financial Ser-vices Industry and stays in shape. He is interested in renewing friendships with his teammates.

Bob Anderegg, Basketball 1957-59 – Bob is semi-retired and lives in Scottsdale, AZ. He is consulting with a company from India that manufactures automated valve systems for process industries.

Stephen R. Arnest, Fencing 1957-60 – Steve is retired from Ford Motor Com-pany. Steve and his wife Barbara have served in the Peace Corps both in the US and abroad.

1960’s Richard L. Anderson, Football 1961-64 – Richard lives in N. Venice, FL where he is a business owner serving the needs of the medical community for balance and mobility patients.

George J. Azar, Football 1960-62, Base-ball 1961-63 - George is retired and re-sides in Cherry Hill, NJ. He is an Advisor and volunteer Assistant Coach for the Russian National Team in American foot-ball.

Douglas E. Barr, Football 1968-72 – Douglas is a Managing Partner for An-heuser-Busch and resides in Bath, MI.

Gerald Geistler, Basketball 1968-69 — Gerald coaches Men’s Basketball at United Tribes Technical College in Bis-marck, ND. 1970’s Charles E. Baker, Baseball 1975-78 – Charles resides in Apache Junction, AZ where he is Publisher and Sports Editor for the Apache Junction News.

Michael Bernstein, Swimming 1974-78 – Michael lives in Ft. Lauderdale, FL where he is a trial attorney and mediator. Nine-year-old daughter, Brooke, may be fol-lowing in dad’s swimming footsteps.

Douglas J. Bigford, Soccer 1973-76, La-crosse 1975 – Douglas lives in Paoli, PA and is Director of Sales & National Ac-counts for Atlanta Chemie, a manufac-turer of specialty coatings and chemicals for the Graphic Arts Industry.

Jack Ginsburg, Socceer 1974-77, Base-ball 1976-77—Jack lives in Leesburg, VA and is Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Maximus. 1980’s William Archer, Baseball 1981-85 – Wil-liam is a Financial Advisor for Edward Jones in Grand Ledge, MI. In his spare time, he remains busy coaching Fresh-man Basketball, JV Baseball, and JV Golf.

Patrick J. Bagley, Lacrosse 1983-87 – Patrick is an Attorney and Magistrate Judge in the 51st District Court in Water-ford, MI. He and his wife, Karen, are busy raising three future Spartans!

Kelly R. Belanger, Basketball 1982-86 – Kelly resides in Blackburg, VA and is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Director, Center for the Study of Rhetoric in Society at Virginia Tech.

John Bodine, Swimming 1983-87 – John lives in Katy, TX where he is a Subsea Specialist with Chevron. 1990’s Stephene D. Benkert, Women’s Golf 1991-95 – Stephene is the Pro Shop Manager at Forest Akers Golf Course. She resides in Lansing, MI and enjoys coaching at Okemos High School and as an instructor at Forest Akers.

Karlene E. Dorazio, Track 1994-98, Cross Country 1994-98 – Karen lives in Minneapolis, MN where she works in Human Resources for Cummins.

Kelly S. Flowers, Swimming 1995-99 – Kelly resides in Gainesville, FL where she works as a Research Analyst for Florida Foundation. She is completing her Ph.D at the University of Florida. Steven Polonowski, Basketball 1993-97— Steven lives in LaGrange, IL and is the Senior Manager of Integration and Engi-neering. He stays busy with two children. 2000’s Syreeta R. Bromfield-Kemp, Basketball 2002 – Syreeta is a Seaman in the US Coast Guard. She is at a small boat sta-tion in Wrightsville, NC. Her main mis-sions are search and rescue, security for ports, coastal, and waterways.

Whitney Field, Swimming 2002-06 – Whit-ney is attending Law School at MSU.

Breanna L. Harpstead, Field Hockey 2002-05 – Breanna attends Medical School at Virginia Commonwealth Uni-versity.

James B. Steele, Swimming, 2004-06 – James is currently working for Liberty Mutual and was recently married to an-other MSU Alumni,. They reside in Novi, MI.

‘WHERE ARE THEY NOW?’

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Δ Men’s foursome 10:00 a.m. $95/person

Δ Women’s foursome 10:00 a.m. $95/person Δ Mixed foursome 10:00 a.m. $95/person Δ Any available group Δ Dinner only $40/person Δ Please contact me regarding Sponsorships or Memory Lane Subtotal $___________ Additional Donation $___________ TOTAL $___________

Name________________________________________________ Address______________________________________________ City, State, Zip_________________________________________

Phone__________________________________ Email________________________________________________ Δ I will be playing with: ________________________________ ________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

Method of Payment Δ Check—Payable to MSU Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club Δ Visa MasterCard

Credit Card #____________________________________________________

Exp. Date__________________ The field is limited. In order to secure your spot payment needs to be re-ceived for your entire foursome. Please return completed form with payment to:

MSU Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club 276 Spartan Way East Lansing, MI 48824 OFFICE (517) 355-8523 FAX (517) 355-7708

GOLF OUTING REGISTRATION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2008

FOREST AKERS WEST

Prior to the season opening football game on September 1, 2007, the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club hosted its 1st annual tailgate as part of our Life-time membership drive. A Big Spartan thank you goes to George and Lou Eyde and the Eyde Company for their generous sponsorship and to the Alumni Association for their donation of a large block of football tickets. We would also like to thank Chris Piwowarczyk and Eldon VanSpy-brook for co chairing this event.

Among those in attendance was Don Schiess-wohl, a member of the 1954 Rose Bowl Champi-onship Team. Don traveled from Saginaw, Michigan to attend the game as one of our thirty-seven new Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club Lifetime members. Many happy memories were recalled, old acquaintances renewed, and everyone shared in the glory of a Spartan 55-18 victory over UAB.

HOMECOMING PARADE

On October 12, 2007, the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club participated in their first MSU Homecoming Parade. Award Winners and the Club President rode in convertibles while others walked along side the cars distributing candy. Letter jackets were plentiful and a good time was had by all. Plan on joining us for the 2008 Homecoming parade on October 3, 2008. All MSU Olympi-ans will be honored.

MEMBERSHIP NOTES

Annual — Effective April 1 thru March 31, 2008 —$40. Renewal forms are mailed to current active members in mid February.

Senior Life — (Age 60 and older) - $200

Life — $400

If you have any questions about your member-ship, please call the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ office.

Michigan State University Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club 276 Spartan Way East Lansing, MI 48824

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SAVE THE DATES

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL By Monday, March 31, 2008

VARSITY ALUMNI ‘S’ CLUB GOLF OUTING Wednesday, June 4, 2008

VARSITY ALUMNI ‘S’ CLUB REUNION WEEKEND MSU vs. IOWA OCTOBER 2-4, 2008

PASSINGS We extend our sympathy to family and friends of the Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club members who have recently passed away.

Michael Bornyasz — Football 1936 Emil Carlstrom — Track 1948 Bud Crane — Football 1947-49 Dirk Dieters — Baseball 1947-48 Walter Kalmbach—Track/Cross Country 1944-48 Bob Kuhl — Football 1955 William Page — Baseball 1945-46 George Petroff — Honorary John Towner — Basketball 1948 Paul Troth — Cheerleading 1930 Daniel Urbanik — Baseball 1948-49

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Due to the renovation of Old College Field, there will no longer be football game day parking in Lot K. We realize that this is an inconvenience to many of you. However, we hope you find solace in the fact that we are upgrading our existing facili-ties in an effort to provide our current and future fellow Spartan Athletes with the resources they need to be successful in competition. Looking forward to our parking options for next year, all Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club members will be guaranteed a parking space in Lot H (Breslin) if they are at the Green & White membership level. Varsity Alumni ‘S’ Club members also have the option to choose their parking lot based on their current RYF (Ralph Young Fund) membership level. Please note that the only grass donor parking lot is Lot G (Wilson Road). If you have any questions please call the Ralph Young Fund at (517) 355-7620.

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