Chapter News
by John Holloway • December 2005 • 9 Comments •
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Arkansas (Gamma-Chi)
Alumni News
Emil Meis (1973) spent five weeks in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, after taking time off from work to volunteer with Project Hope on a joint venture with the U.S. Navy aboard the USNS Mercy. The group provided humanitarian assistance to the survivors of the tsunami.
Omegas
William T. Seawell (1940) May 20, 2005, received the Order of Achievement in 1972 at the General Assembly in Portland, Oregon.
Seawell left the University of Arkansas before graduating, earned his undergraduate degree at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1941, and a law degree from Harvard University in 1949.
His 22-year military career started in World War II, where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army and advanced to the rank of brigadier general.
In the European Theater, he led a bomber squadron and earned many U.S. and foreign decorations. After more postwar air commands, he was named military assistant to the secretary of the Air Force in 1958. His last posting, from 1961-63 was as commandant of cadets at the Air Force Academy.
After two years with the Air Transport Association, in 1965 he served as senior vice president for operations at American Airlines, then as president of Rolls-Royce Aero Engines.
Pan American World Airways recruited him in 1971 as president and chief operating officer. A year later he was named chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Pan Am, and served until his retirement in 1981.
Ball State (Iota-Alpha)
Omegas
Joseph B. Etchison (1962) October 3, 2005. Etchison was a retired United States Air Force Captain having served during the Vietnam War.
Birmingham Southern (Theta-Mu)
Omegas
Dr. John Kent (1938) June 26, 2002.
Butler (Alpha-Alpha)
Alumni News
John B. Dunn (1977) was elected chair of the Board of Trustees at Butler University.
Tom Meeks (1963) is arguably the world’s greatest expert on the rules of golf. Having served the USGA as the senior director of rules and competitions, he closes the book, enters retirement, and begins playing by a new set of rules.
Alex Paterra (2002) has been hired as an attorney for Ogletree Deakins based in Greenville, South Carolina. Paterra will primarily handle labor and employment related matters for the firm. He is licensed in North Carolina and will also sit for the South Carolina bar when it is next offered in February.
Omegas
James A. Currie (1950) November 1, 2004.
Central Missouri State (Lambda-Pi)
Alumni News
Dr. Kevin Martin (1989) was elected chief of staff at Pike Memorial Hospital in Louisiana, Missouri.
Cornell (Omicron)
Chapter News
The chapter held its annual clothing sale to benefit the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of the Finger Lakes on October 17-20, 2005.
The fundraising event sold name-brand clothing such as Abercrombie and Fitch, Banana Republic, and Ralph Lauren thanks to Chris Cannon from "Run of the Mill," a bargain clothing company based in Newport Rhode Island. Cannon travels across the country holding fund-raising events for college organizations.
The chapter presented a check for $3,140 to NAMI-FL at a ceremony held in downtown Ithaca.
Omegas
Peter Cantline, Jr. (1937) June 2005.
Culver-Stockton (Kappa-Mu)
Each morning, millions of Americans start their day listening to Paul Harvey (1939). On November 9, President Bush honored Harvey with the Medal of Freedom, stating he is one of America’s most respected radio personalities.
Dallas Baptist (Sigma-Pi)
Omegas
Dennis W. Julian (1975)
Denver (Alpha-Pi)
Alumni News
Jeff Berkes (1985), Tracy Forst (1983), David Puchi (1983), Andrew Bowman (1983), J. Michael Pakradooni (1974), and Michael Smith (1977) were inducted into the chapter’s Alfred C. "Pete" Nelson Hall of Fame.
Berkes, Forst, Puchi, and Bowman were recognized for their contributions in creating the Alpha Pi Foundation. Pakradooni is the owner of Atlantic Refrigeration and is heavily involved in local philanthropy. Smith received recognition for his services as chapter adviser and legal counsel.
Omegas
Richard M. Schmidt, Jr. (1946) October 17, 2004. Schmidt served on the Educational Foundation’s board of directors from 1981-1989.
While an undergraduate, Schmidt served as chapter president and earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Denver.
From 1943-1949, he worked in radio broadcasting, was involved in private law practice from 1950-1965, and served for one year as deputy district attorney for the city and county of Denver.
As a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Cohn and Marks, Schmidt’s later career was in the area of communication law.
In 1992 he received the National Press Foundation’s award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism, and in 1981 he received the First Amendment Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for recognition of his ongoing efforts to strengthen and protect freedom of the press in America.
Charles J. Humphrey (1949) February 26, 2005.
Depauw (Xi)
Omegas
David Emerson Chapman (1948) July 7, 2005. Chapman served in World War II and the Korean War.
Drury (Theta-Sigma)
Alumni News
Dee Wampler (1962) was named Top Attorney in Springfield, Missouri by 417 Magazine, Springfield! Magazine, and Springfield News Leader. Wampler also earned the honors of being named one of the Top Ten Attorneys in the State of Missouri by Missouri Lawyers’ Weekly and Top One Hundred Super Lawyers for the states of Missouri and Kansas.
Eastern Illinois (Phi-Alpha)
Chapter News
A two-day blood drive held October 11-12, 2005, netted 119 units; enough to potentially save the lives of 357 people. The Red Cross provided the professionals.
Elmhurst (Pi-Zeta)
Chapter News
More than $600 was raised at a car wash held by Lambda Chi Alpha and Alpha Sigma Phi fraternities at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois. The money will be donated to the American Red Cross to benefit the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
Elon (Delta-Pi)
Alumni News
For the eighth consecutive year, a dozen alumni gathered in Nags Head, North Carolina, for a reunion of golf, fishing, video games, pool, poker, and football. Most of these men were influential in chartering the chapter in 1992.
Ferris State (Iota-Psi)
Alumni News
The "Old Dudes" of Iota-Psi held their second reunion October 14-16 during homecoming weekend. More than 50 men that were active in the chapter from 1955-1965 came back to participate in the festivities.
The chapter was originally founded in 1955 as the Delta Tau Epsilon local fraternity and was installed as a chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha in 1963. Four of the original DTE founders were in attendance. The weekend included golf, campus tours, tailgating, receptions, and a final banquet.
Florida State (Zeta-Rho)
Omegas
Eston Barkoskie (1949) December 24, 2004.
Florida Tech (Beta-Nu)
Omegas
Danny R. DeGarmo (1974) February 20, 2005.
Michael D. Walker (1976) September 12, 2004.
George Washington (Delta-Xi)
Chapter News
More than 100 people gathered at the University Club in Washington D.C. to celebrate Delta-Xi’s tenth anniversary. The alumni association recognized three brothers for their distinguished service to the chapter over the years: Nick Nesta (1994), Harold Bollaci (1997), and Matthew Dybwad (1999). Also in attendance were Ty Brooke (Franklin & Marshall 1953) and J. John Fluharty (Lock Haven 1991).
Georgia Tech (Beta-Kappa)
Chapter News
The chapter house underwent a $2.3 million renovation from January to August 2005. The house maintains the traditional layout of the dorm rooms in the rear while delivering a new floor plan for the three floors in the front.
New finishes were made for all interior spaces as well as three sides of the exterior of the building. The face includes brick veneer walls, stone columns, and a raised shingled roof, giving the building improved stature among the newer houses.
The new house is handicap accessible and has a total capacity for 54 members. John Fay (2001), Chris Walzer (1997), and former High Pi Jerry Harmon (East Tennessee State) were influental in completing this project.
The chapter received the 2005 Membership Recruitment Award for its 26 fall 2004 and six spring 2005 initiated brothers, leading Georgia Tech’s fraternities with 31 accepted bids.
In sports, the chapter won the Fraternity Intramural Trophy along with school championships in Soccer, Indoor Soccer, CR Soccer, CR Indoor Soccer, CR Sand Volleyball, and CR Indoor Volleyball. In addition, the men won Tug-o-War - the main event of Greek Week 2005 - after months of training and dieting.
Academically, 26 of the members were on the Dean’s List; two received Faculty Honors by earning a GPA of 4.0 for the semester.
Omegas
Col. Peter Wright (1949) August 23, 2005. Wright served with the 593rd Field Artillery Battalion, Camp Polk, Louisiana; the US Air Force at the Dover Air Force Base, Delaware; the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama.
Raymond M. Morrison, Jr. (1954) November 7, 2002.
Kansas (Zeta-Iota)
Alumni News
Jay Kenyon (1994) accepted a position with the Las Vegas law firm Henness & Haight. Kenyon’s practice will consist exclusively of personal injury claims and litigation, insurance bad faith, and workers’ compensation.
Kentucky (Epsilon-Phi)
Alumni News
Richard Bradley Riddell (1994) wrote his first feature film, American Pie Presents: Band Camp which premieres on December 27, 2005.
Band Camp is the fourth installment of the American Pie series. Set at Tall Oaks Band Camp, the story involves a group of musically inclined high school students who have their lives ruined when Matt Stifler, Steve Stifler’s younger brother, is sentenced to Band Camp.
Riddell was hired to write the movie when Universal read his USC thesis script, Band Geek, about a high school football star who joins the marching band.
"Lambda Chi Alpha not only provided me with great source material to draw from in writing this movie, it also gave me a fantastic support system of dedicated brothers who stuck by me through the tough times and encouraged me to chase my dreams," says Riddell. "It’s been 11 years since I graduated, and my fraternity brothers remain a constant source of inspiration."
Louisiana State (Upsilon)
Omegas
John D. Cranor III (1947) July 2004.
Edward Dennis McKnight (1951) October 22, 2004.
Louisville (Zeta-Sigma)
Omegas
Saeed Muhammad Faheem (2001) June 20, 2005.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lambda)
Omegas
David C. McClurg (1988) April 27, 2005.
Miami (FL) (Epsilon-Omega)
Omegas
Dr. William G. Heuson (1948) April 23, 2005. Heuson received the Order of Merit at the 1962 General Assembly in Pasadena.
Heuson graduated from St. Louis University in 1942 and immediately entered the U.S. Navy to serve as a lieutenant during World War II in the South Pacific. Following the war, he returned to St. Louis University and earned his Ph.D. in Economics.
He began his teaching career at the University of Miami in 1948, became cChairman of the Finance Department in 1968, and was interim dean of the School of Business Administration in 1973. He retired in 1992.
He also served the university as golf coach for 25 years and was inducted into the UM Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.
Upon arriving in Miami in 1948, Heuson was asked to serve as faculty adviser for the chapter, which led to his initiation as an honorary member, and eventually High Pi — an office he held for more than two decades. This service, coupled with his serving on the Alumni Advisory Board and House Corporation for more than 20 years, led to his election to the Order of Merit in 1962.
Millsaps (Theta-Eta)
Chapter News
The chapter won both Excellence in Academic Programming and Overall Fraternity of Excellence at the Order of Omega awards in May. In addition, Thomas Daniel Walker (2005) won the LOVE Award for outstanding moral leadership. For more information, visit www.thetaeta.org.
Montana State-Bozeman (Epsilon-Delta)
Omegas
John M. Axelson (1934) January 2005.
Paul Yenter (1978)
New Mexico State (Zeta-Gamma)
Omegas
Fred Anthony Apodaca III (1991) July 23, 2005.
North Carolina-Charlotte (Beta-Upsilon)
Alumni News
Ron Richards (1980) was awarded North Carolina’s 2005 Father of the Year Award. Richards, a diabetic, is helping other diabetics with the new company, Diabetes on the Run. The company’s goal is to increase awareness of diabetes and offering products to support diabetics and their families.
North Dakota (Epsilon-Zeta)
Omegas
Hugo Raugust (1932) September 17, 2004.
Northern Colorado (Sigma-Omega)
Chapter News
The associate members earned the Highest IFC New Member GPA award.
Alumni News
Lt. Col. Roland A. Grieb, M.D. (1976) retired from the USAF August 1, 2005, and joined Health Care Excel as the Indiana Medicare Quality Improvement Organization’s medical director in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Shannon Bibbee (1999) assumed command of the 967th Quartermaster Company (petroleum), an Army Reserve unit located in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 30, 2005. He received a direct commission from sergeant to second lieutenant in November 2004. In the spring of 2005, Bibbee attended 14 weeks of Quartermaster officer training at Fort Lee, Virginia, graduating fifth in a class of 51. Another member of Bibbee’s class was A.J. Poncin (South Florida 2004).
Omegas
James L. King (1977) July 20, 2005.
Oklahoma City (Theta-Delta)
Omegas
William F. Herman (1950)
Penn State (Zeta)
Omegas
Clifford Bloom (1935)
Robert Tarpley (1952)
Frederick E. Siepert Jr. (1955) November 1, 2005. Siepert was the director of executive staffing at Merck and Co.
Purdue (Psi)
Chapter News
Homecoming 2005 featured two class reunions and more than 50 alumni. Keith Paris (1984) was instrumental in making all of the preperations. Visit www.greengoblet.com to learn more.
Omegas
Arthur E. Santow (1942) July 11, 2002.
San Jose State (Zeta-Nu)
Omegas
Michael Charles Read (1965) July 22, 2005.
South (Iota-Nu)
Chapter News
The chapter won The Dean’s Cup for Overall Excellence from the university and a Campus Participation Award from Lambda Chi Alpha. Their GPA beat All Greek Chapters and All Students, a first for a fraternity in a decade. Andrew Gregg (2005) was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and John Hammond (2006) won the Gilchrest Music Award.
South Carolina (Epsilon-Psi)
Chapter News
Construction on the $1.5 million chapter house at the University of South Carolina has begun. Completion is scheduled for the fall of 2006. Visit www.lxasc.com for more information.
Alumni News
Anderson Regional Airport in Anderson County, South Carolina, was recently renamed Tolly Field in honor of Fred Tolly (1948). Tolly served on the Anderson County Council for seven terms and was instrumental in the expansion of the World War II era airfield.
Omegas
Keith Jackson Buckles (1958) March 13, 2005.
South Florida (Lambda-Mu)
Alumni News
Jason Ferguson (2003) accepted the position of assistant director of operations at Clear Channel Entertainment’s headquarters in New York City. Ferguson was previously the manager of the Broadway show "Movin’ Out" based on the songs of Billy Joel.
Tarleton State (Phi-Rho)
Chapter News
Homecoming 2005 was held with the women of Delta Zeta in October. A large number of alumni attended this year.
The chapter recently held their very successful annual Dream Date on November 2. Members presented their ultimate date ideas and were auctioned off to lucky audience members. The event raised nearly $3,000 for the chapter. Part of the proceeds benefited the North American Canned Food Drive.
Alumni News
Stephen Watson (2001) is serving in Iraq as a sergeant in the Army, 3rd Infantry Division, 4-64 Armor. Watson’s platoon spearheaded the invasion of Iraq. He is currently training the Iraqi Army Brigade Intelligence Staff.
"We are the first to do this type of training," said Watson. "I have trained over 1,000 Iraqi soldiers, and at the Brigade level, we are responsible for around 3,000."
Texas-Austin (Alpha-Mu)
Omegas
Warren C. Hale (1951) July 3, 2005.
James R. Cox (1956) August 17, 2005. Cox served on the Educational Foundation board from 1978-1993. He was also elected to the Grand High Zeta at the 1982 General Assembly in Nashville and served for four years.
Cox attended the University of Texas until 1950, served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War until January 1954, then returned to Texas where he received a B.A. degree in 1956.
He began his career in the oil business with Stanolind Oil & Gas as a landman until 1962 when he joined Republic National Bank in Dallas to manage oil and gas properties in the trust department. In 1968, he returned to Midland and for the remainder of his career was associated with his brother, John L. Cox, in the family oil business.
A true patron of the arts, Cox served on the boards of many art galleries and museums, including the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. He traveled extensively to art galleries throughout the world.
Toronto (Epsilon-Epsilon)
Omegas
Philip W. Benson (1936) August 13, 2005.
Billy Lossing (1951) January 7, 2005.
Wabash (Alpha-Kappa)
Alumni News
Mark W. Rutherford (1982) was re-elected to chair the Libertarian Party of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Washington & Jefferson (Gamma-Zeta)
Omegas
Daniel E. Caulk (1958) December 20, 2004.
Western Carolina (Beta-Zeta)
Omegas
Roger Dale Speers (1983) October 29, 2005.
Wittenberg (Nu-Zeta)
Omegas
Frans E. Strandberg (1939) March 16, 2004.
Patrick R.Schwarzbek (1960) August 2005.
Dale E. Boone (1964)
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Ty Brooke-Alpha Theta Says:
December 2nd, 2005 at 9:48 pmWould like to see a free-standing Omega section not mixed in with individual chapter news.
Would also like to see a column surveying significant developments across the country–Iowa is doing this, Vermont that, Franklin & Marshall restarting–and so on.
Kenneth Bahlinger Says:
December 2nd, 2005 at 11:19 pmI agree. A separate Omega and chapter page would be nice.
Thomas Robinson Says:
December 2nd, 2005 at 11:34 pmI also agree, although I realize that would torque with the three icon design: Chapter = Purple, Alumni = Green, Omega = Gold. Perhaps the icons could at least have a black background (with the symbols centered), so that they show up a little better? If Omega were separated, it wouldn’t need individual icons next to each late brother’s name. That would free up gold for another category. Not sure what that might be. Anyone?
William V. Fuldner Says:
December 2nd, 2005 at 11:34 pmNot sure what you want here. Anyway, I’d also like to see the Omega Information for my chapter (Gamma Gamma) at the University of Cincinnati
Robert L. Renner Jr Says:
December 3rd, 2005 at 4:38 amThe Omega page was one of the first things I looked for in the past and the one thing I’ve missed. Please make it stand alone. Not mixed.
Charles R. Reusing Says:
December 3rd, 2005 at 9:48 amAs a member of Lambda Chi since 1959 and the High Pi for the William and Mary chapter, I would like to see different chapters featured during each issue. Some chapters submit information; others do not. Staff of Cross and Crescent could become more pro active and ask specific chapters for specific information on their chapter for future issues. I would imagine that most chapters would submit information, if first requested to do so. At least, why not try it.
Charles Reusing
Epsilon Phi 408
Robert J. McCoy Says:
December 3rd, 2005 at 7:53 pmWhy not publish a page for each chapter and merely put links on this page to each chapter. That would premit more detailed information for each chapter and would not hecessarily need to be tied to the Cross and Crescent Magazine. As separate entities each chapter could work with National on how and what information could be displayed.
Bob McCoy
Beta Eta 137
Mike Toedebusch Says:
December 4th, 2005 at 4:33 amI agree with Brother McCoy’s suggestion. Each chapter could have a link for a page. This could help some of those less tech savvy chapters who don’t have their own site and help to keep chapter info up to date for prospective members.
Richard Mason Says:
January 26th, 2006 at 10:45 pmI would like a brief summary of the recent history
of Alpha-Mu Zeta at Texas-Austin. The chapter has
been off and on the campus,and it is apparently
a chapter again. I was so pleased with the directory of Alpha-Mu alumni recently published.
A number of the brothers when I was there were not
listed–Ben Denman, James Kean, Bob Overton, and
Harry Shytles. I wonder if they have all passed
on. Congratulations to those who put the Directory together. Richard Mason, Alpha-Mu 239
Texas ‘39-’42 and 46′-47′.