Chapter News
by John Holloway • September 2006 • 2 Comments •
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Arkansas (Gamma-Chi)
The chapter was awarded the 2005-2006 Greek Award of Excellence. The chapter had a cumulative 3.15 GPA for fall 2005 and a 3.157 GPA for spring 2006, highest of all the fraternities.
Adam Harrington (2008) died August 11, 2006. Harrington, who was a nursing major and very involved in the Fraternity, was struck by lightning while jogging.
Birmingham Southern (Theta-Mu)
Hobson Adcock (1944) died August 9, 2006.
Boston (Alpha)
William “Sandy” d’Elia (1969) died July 3, 2006. He was an architect and expert on urban planning and design marketing.
Butler (Alpha-Alpha)
Louis Tharp (1972) won two gold and two silver medals in swimming at the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago, Illinois.
After entering Butler’s Athletic Hall of fame, Barry Collier (1976) was named the school’s athletic director. He previously served six seasons as the men’s basketball coach at the University of Nebraska. He also played for and later coached men’s basketball at Butler University.
California-Berkeley (Mu)
Dr. Alfred Wheeler Childs (1943) died July 5, 2006. He practiced internal medicine in Berkeley, California.
California Polytechnic (Phi-Sigma)
It took 15 years, but Colin Roche (1995) and Bobby Ronsse (1995) finally got the ergonomically-designed PenAgain successfully launched. Together, they are reinveting the way people write.
Denison (Gamma-Iota)
Byron E. White (1943) died July 25, 2006. He was a retired attorney and received a Purple Heart during World War II while serving under Gen. George Patton.
Denver (Alpha-Pi)
The chapter house was torn down to be replaced by a new chapter house scheduled to open in the fall of 2007. More than 50 alumni attended the demolition ceremony and $1.1 million has been raised to date.
Elon (Delta-Pi)
Doug Finberg (1994) was hired as the senior vice president, international marketing for Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles, California.
U.S. Navy Medic Jamie Sclater (2002) was given the rare opportunity to participate in advanced training with U.S. Marines in Hawaii.
Florida (Epsilon-Mu)
Fifteen chapter members volunteered at the Alachua County Humane Society. They maintained two fenced-in exercise areas and brought out dogs to walk and play.
George Washington (Delta-Xi)
Derek Grosso (2000) and Patrick Preston (1999), founders of C-BUS Magazine, are founding directors of the Columbus, Ohio, Young Professionals Club.
Gettysburg (Theta-Pi)
Joseph Gurreri (2008) was elected president of the Gettysburg College Class of 2008, and David Moore (2008) was elected vice president. Both men also were re-elected to the Student Senate. Gurreri is a football player who lost his brother over Thanksgiving. The chapter is organizing a 5k race to commemorate Joseph’s brother Jake.
Iowa (Iota-Chi Colony)
Scott Long (1984), with the support of Ross Rayner (1981), Brad Snell (1985), and Mark Zachmeyer (1984), participated in the RAGBRAI bicycle ride for the first time after being diagnosed with cancer in August 2005.
Kentucky (Epsilon-Phi)
U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler presented the chapter with an American Flag that had flown over the U.S. Capitol.
Dennis McKay (1984) was named associate director of enrollment services for Morehead State University. He will manage all recruitment activities, supervise professional and student staff, assist in the university’s retention plan, and provide guidance on academic programs.
Eric Banks (2004) is a cast member of MTV’s “Real World/Road Rules Challenges: Fresh Meat.”
Mansfield (Beta-Omega)
Larry Mansfield (1983) has started an email distribution list for chapter alumni. Contact him at larrymansfield@epix.net.
Miami-OH (Zeta-Upsilon)
Creighton L. “Lep” Lephart (1949) died July 23, 2006. Lephart was one of the chapter’s founding brothers.
Michigan State (Gamma-Omicron)
Al Fracassa (1955) is the all-time wins leader in Michigan high school football history with 354 wins and was named 2004 National High School Coach of the Year. On September 15, 2006, the school will dedicate the new field in his honor.
Michigan Tech (Phi-Phi)
The chapter is completing $250,000 of renovations to its chapter house. Pictured is the chapter’s new front door.
Missouri-Columbia (Gamma-Kappa)
Chris Best (1997) is the new assistant news director at WKMG-TV6, the CBS affiliate in Orlando, Florida.
Neil Stanglein (2006) was named coordinator of Greek life and student involvement at William Woods University.
Missouri-Rolla (Alpha-Delta)
Tom Akers (1973)logged more spacewalking hours than any astronaut in U.S. history. Today, he is back home teaching math at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Robert Cook (2007) died July 29, 2006. A skydiving instructor, Cook was one of six skydivers killed when their plane crashed shortly after take-off. Cook has been hailed a hero after he calmly told his skydiving trainee that their plane was about to crash and he needed to embrace her so he could take the full force of the impact. The trainee and one other passenger survived the crash.
Murray State (Lambda-Eta)
Phil Jones (2005) designed the new logo for the U.S. Equestrian Team.
Ohio (Alpha-Omega)
Dick Moore (1971) retired from broadcasting and left WKYC. He is now an associate professor of journalism at the University of South Carolina.
Oklahoma State (Alpha-Eta)
Mark Christiansen (1986) is the new director of sales and distribution for Avalon Healthcare.
Pittsburg State (Lambda-Chi)
Maj. Lon E. Williams (1988) is currently serving in the military in Afghanistan.
Pete Cole (1982) is the newly appointed chief financial officer for A. Zahner Co., a leading global steel fabricator.
Rose-Hulman (Theta-Kappa)
Led by the combined efforts of Scott Decker (2007), Jim Benzing (1977), and
John Pfeifer (1981), alumni and chapter members gathered and completed $95,000 worth of renovations to the chapter house.
South Dakota (Alpha-Gamma)
LeRoy A. Lambrecht (1955) died August 10, 2006.
Southern Methodist (Gamma-Sigma)
The chapter moved into a new $3.2 million house.
Syracuse (Alpha-Upsilon)
Ed George (1989) died July 25, 2006. He was employed in the education department of Citrix Systems in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as a writer of on-line tests and software instruction manuals.
Texas-San Antonio (Phi-Upsilon)
Shane Foley (2002), associate director of Lambda Chi Alpha business affairs, was named a University of Texas-San Antonio Alumni Rising Star.
Vincennes (Sigma-Alpha)
Steven Franz (1991) was inducted into the U.S. National Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
Alex Ricke Says:
September 4th, 2006 at 4:31 pmNeil Stanglein is an alumnus of Missouri-Columbia not Missouri-Rolla. One of the founding fathers of the recolonization of Gamma Kappa in 2002
Nick Zuniga Says:
September 25th, 2006 at 10:19 amIota-Alpha, Ball State University
Nick Zuniga (2004) has been named Coordinator of Marketing and Outreach for the Office of Greek Life at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.