Cross & Crescent

Bart Barnes (1973) and David Gilstrap (Indiana State 1965) are involved in a project to rebuild the historic Bridgeton Covered Bridge in Parke County, Indiana. The bridge was destroyed by arson in April 2005.

Sean McGarrigle (2003) competed in the 2006 Visa World Championships in Torino, Italy.

The Visa Championship is a three-part online computer game simulating Olympic events. McGarrigle won the U.S. tournament earning him the right to represent the country in the World finals in Torino.

While in Torino, McGarrigle attended multiple Olympic events, including the opening ceremonies, and appeared on NBC’s "The Today Show".

Hope College named one of its downtown buildings the "Anderson-Werkman Financial Center" in honor of Bill Anderson (1963) and fellow vice president Barry L. Werkman.

Anderson joined Hope College’s staff in 1966 as director of accounting. He was appointed controller in 1968, chief fiscal officer in 1972, vice president for business and finance in 1973, and senior vice president for finance and development in 2001.

Most recently, Anderson led the college’s "Legacies: A Vision of Hope" campaign, which raised more than $140 million.

A number of alumni are involved as university volunteers. There are six Lambda Chis on the Indiana State’s Foundation Board, including Bud Mitsos (1951). Charlie DeMaio (1973) served as alumni association president during the 2002-2003 school year and had three members on the board.

This year, the university formed a steering committee to study and move forward with a major fund-raising campaign. Of the 12 university alumni members, four are members of Lambda Chi Alpha.

Following the untimely death of High Pi Jamie Quackenbush (1970) in December, Jefferson Williams (Tennessee 1979), who served in the position from 2000-2004, graciously agreed to serve as acting High Pi until a successor is found. Williams is a faculty member in the University of Michigan School of Business.

Robert Cullins (1982) was appointed president & CEO of Maxxium Japan. Maxxium is one of the largest global spirits and wine marketing and distribution companies.

Doug Weeks (1999) accepted a position as assistant press secretary to the governor in Oklahoma.

William O’Connell (1988) and Thomas Hayes (1984) are currently serving tours in the middle east.

SPC Dan Pulket (2004) recently completed a deployment with C TRP 2/104 CAV, conducting Hurricane Katrina relief in New Orleans, Louisiana.

SGT Vincent Vella (2004) is currently serving with C 2/104 CAV, under the 3rd Infantry Division in Ramadi, Iraq. He will soon be awarded the Army’s new Combat Action Badge for combat actions he has been involved in during the past few months.

SPC Chris Wright (2004) has been serving alongside Jim Mattes in Kosovo as part of the multinational United Nations Peacekeeping force for the past 12 months. He too works as a human intelligence specialist.

SPC Justin Demarchi (2005) recently completed a deployment with D TRP 2/104 CAV, conducting Hurricane Katrina relief in New Orleans, Louisiana.

SPC Ben Simons (2005) was recently deployed to Louisiana in support of Hurricane Katrina relief. He works as a communications specialist and is a member of HSB/1-108 Field Artillery Regiment.

Lance Cpl. Cole Taylor (2005) is currently conducting pre-deployment training with his Marine Corp Reserve unit in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Fallujah, Iraq, in the very near future.

Norris McDonald (1975) is the president of the African American Environmentalist Association. He recently returned to the chapter for homecoming and expressed his time there was one of the greatest experiences of his life.

Paul Horne (1991) earned the National Board Certification in Adolescent and Young Adult Social Studies in November 2005. The achievement is recognized as the highest certification for a teacher in the U.S.