Chapter News
by John Holloway • February 2007 • 3 Comments •
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Ball State (Iota-Alpha)
Tom Cochrun (1968) was appointed to a two-year term as Grand High Rho on the Fraternity’s Grand High Zeta. Cochrun recently retired as the general manager of WISH-TV in Indianapolis, Indiana, a position he held for the past three years. He is the former president and CEO of Nineteenth Star, a television and video production company. Previously, he completed a distinguished career as an Emmy-winning broadcast reporter and news anchor.
Bowling Green State (Phi-Mu)
Bill Auld (1994) is a flying director for Hall Associates Flying Effects. Auld is currently taking a leave of absence from his job to make his Broadway debut in New York City, New York, as the technical director for the production of Lookingglass Alice at the New Victory Theater.
Bucknell (Delta)
The chapter earned a 3.17 GPA for the fall 2006 semester.
California-Davis (Delta-Gamma)
Alex Garfio , Adam Cook, James Amos, and Tyler Pringle were named Division I-A & I-AA First Team Honorable Mentions for the North-American Interfraternity Council’s 2006 All-Fraternity All-American Football Team.
California State-Northridge (Beta-Rho)
The chapter earned a 2.52 GPA for the fall 2006 semester, better than the all-fraternity GPA.
Central Florida (Beta-Eta)
Former Educational Leadership Consultant Matt Bonin (1994) was relocated to Boulder, Colorado, and is currently working as an executive producer for broadcast production at Crispin Porter + Bogusky.
Cincinnati (Gamma-Gamma)
The last time the Colts were in the Super Bowl the franchise was in Baltimore not Indianapolis, the quarterback was Johnny Unitas not Peyton Manning, and the the kicker wasn’t Adam Vinatieri but Jim O’Brien (1970). It was O’Brien’s game-winning field goal kick that brought home the trophy.
Denison (Gamma-Iota)
E. Clark Morrow (1930) died January 20, 2007. Morrow was a founding member of the Morrow, Gordon & Byrd law firm and served as a visiting professor in law and government at Denison University. He also was the law director and city council member for Granville, Ohio. In 1994, he was awarded the Fraternity’s Order of Merit.
Denver (Alpha-Pi)
Dan Cooper (2007) serves as IFC vice president of recruitment and Joey Ham (2009) is a senator in the student government. The chapter earned a cumulative 3.4 GPA for the fall 2006 semester.
Edinboro (Beta-Delta)
On January 20, 2007, the Grand High Zeta authorized the re-colonization at Edinboro University as Beta-Delta colony.
Elon (Delta-Pi)
With his recent powerful experience shooting the movie "We Are Marshall," David "Muddy" Waters (1993) has his sights set on becoming one of Hollywood’s top assistant directors. He has worked on a wide variety of movies, including "We Are Marshall," "About Schmidt," "Mission Impossible III," and "Miss Congeniality."
Florida (Epsilon-Mu)
Andrew Holcomb (2008) was appointed to a one-year term as the Council of President’s vice-chairman and Grand High Psi on the Fraternity’s Grand High Zeta.
Florida Southern (Epsilon-Xi)
John G. Bennett (1989) died November 17, 2006.
Gettysburg (Theta-Pi)
The chapter earned a cumulative 3.12 GPA for the fall 2006 semester, highest of all fraternities, and Roger Hack had a 4.0 GPA.
Hanover (Theta-Zeta)
William L. Isley (1941) died on January 9, 2007. Isley was captain of Hanover’s football team and served in both World War II and the Korean War, retiring as a decorated paratrooper pilot at the rank of lieutenant colonel. Isley was vice president and co-owner of L.E. Isley & Sons, Inc., a plumbing company located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Illinois (Chi)
James Watts (1948) died January 3, 2007. He was the owner of Watts Christmas Tree Farm in Zionsville, Indiana.
James Madison (Phi-Eta)
Phil Horton was honored for the highest GPA (4.0) of all fraternity men.
Kansas State (Gamma-Xi)
Derek Wassom (2009) was selected to the Golden Key Honor Society. He also is the chapter president and a firefighter with the Manhattan Fire Department.
Former Educational Leadership Consultant Steve Swafford (1985) was awarded the California Society of Association Executives’ 2006 Associate Member-of-the-Year Award. Swafford is a consultant for Leadership Outfitters, Inc. based in Santa Monica, California.
Louisiana-Lafayette (Iota-Omega)
Lt. Jim Cowan (1989) was awarded a doctor of science degree in physical therapy from Baylor University. Cowan is currently on active duty with the U.S. Navy, having just relocated to San Diego, California.
McGill (Iota-Iota)
The chapter raised more than $8,000 for the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation and has a cumulative 3.6 GPA.
Memphis (Zeta-Theta)
Dale Berryhill (1980) is head of OTVS, L.L.C., a new company formed to develop e-commerce websites. Two of the company’s investors are also Lambda Chis. The company’s first project, launched January 1, 2007, is On This Very Spot, a unique website that serves as a travel guide to history and pop culture.
Todd Hopkins (1987), founder and CEO of Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services, is the author of "Five Wisdoms For Entrepreneur Survival" and co-author of "The Janitor".
Mercer (Zeta-Omega)
Mark "Fletcher" McElreath (1987) was appointed to a two-year term as Grand High Epsilon on the Fraternity’s Grand High Zeta. McElreath is a partner in the New York City office of the law firm of Alston & Bird. A former ELC and past High Pi at Mercer University, McElreath is an Impact Leadership coach trained at all levels and he has trained more than 500 brothers and led a session at the Maryland Leadership Seminar in 2005.
Miami-FL (Epsilon-Omega)
Darren Dupriest (1991), owner of Clarence M. Kelley & Associates, has changed the company’s name to Validity Screening Solutions. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the company is a leading national provider of background checks and drug testing.
Miami-OH (Zeta-Upsilon Colony)
The colony earned a cumulative 3.15 GPA for the fall 2006 semester.
Michigan State (Gamma-Omicron)
The chapter earned a 3.14 GPA for the 2006 fall semester, better than the all-undergraduate, all-Greek, all-men’s, and all-IFC GPAs. More than 60 percent of the chapter members finished at or above a 3.0 GPA.
Joe Manzella is the IFC external vice president and Matt Flynn is the vice president of communication. Austin Bernstein is the director of Outreach for the Lester J. Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center.
More than 15 alumni from the 1950s attended homecoming and visited the chapter last September.
Millsaps (Theta-Eta)
The chapter hosted a stocking stuffer philanthropy for the Good Samaritan Center with Kappa Delta and an angel tree toy drive with Phi Mu.
Ben Cain (2009) was elected IFC vice president for programming and Brian Hall (2008) was elected IFC vice president for finance.
Drew McDowell (2008) was elected president of the Student Body Association and chapter president.
Kyle Doherty (2008) was appointed editor-in-chief of the Purple & White, the university’s newspaper. David Smolkin (2008), Alex Pieschel (2010), Luke Darby (2009), and Ben Cain (2009) were appointed department editors.
MacDougall Womack (2008) and Chris Spear (2007) were named as Ford Teaching Fellows for the spring semester and will begin team-teaching undergraduate curriculum with tenured professors.
Montevallo (Sigma-Epsilon)
Brandt Montgomery (2007), a member of the Fraternity’s Student Advisory Committee, was featured in two commercials as part of a local TV station’s "Take Pride in Central Alabama" campaign. Brandt was featured alongside Montevallo’s new president, Dr. Philip C. Williams.
Morehead State (Beta-Lambda)
Sam Mason (1995), an instructor of manufacturing technology at Morehead State University, was named chairman-elect for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Lexington chapter 154, for the 2007 term. At the end of 2007, he will automatically assume the position as chairman for 2008.
Murray State (Lambda-Eta)
Scott J. Ellison (2006) was named Outstanding Senior Man for December 2006.
New Mexico State (Zeta-Gamma)
Sam Vaskov (1961) died January 18, 2007.
North Carolina-Greensboro (Phi-Theta)
Elliott Pood (1972) died January 17, 2007. Pood was the dean of the College of Arts and Letters and a professor of speech communication at the University of Southern Mississippi.
North Dakota (Epsilon-Zeta)
The chapter earned a 3.01 GPA for the fall 2006 semester, above the all-fraternity and the all-men’s GPAs.
North Texas (Iota-Zeta)
The chapter earned a cumulative 2.86 GPA, above the all-men’s GPA and second among all fraternities. Clint Hill was elected IFC president and homecoming king.
Greg Coon (1988) is the owner of Eyecon Video Productions based in Dallas, Texas.
Northwestern (Alpha-Iota)
The chapter earned a 3.47 GPA for the fall 2006 semester, second among fraternities and above the all-men’s and all-fraternity GPAs.
Purdue (Psi)
Robert J. Landino (1964) died December 28, 2006.
Rhode Island (Eta)
Chris Ferretti (2000) was accepted into the The Actor’s Studio, a membership organization for professional actors, theater directors, and playwrights located in New York City, New York. Only 1,160 artists have been accepted into its membership since its founding in 1947.
San Diego (Delta-Kappa)
Eric Bakhtiari (2007) was named Division I-A & I-AA First Team for the North-American Interfraternity Council’s 2006 All-Fraternity All-American Football Team.
San Diego State (Zeta-Pi)
The chapter made the IFC Academic Honor Roll for the fall 2006 semester with a 2.79 GPA, above the all-men’s and all-fraternity GPAs.
South Dakota (Alpha-Gamma)
James L. Larson (1969) died December 28, 2006. Larson was a supervisor at Gold Dust Casinos in Deadwood, South Dakota.
Southern California (Zeta-Delta)
Rear Adm. Carlson M. Merrill "Biff" LeGrand (1966) died July 16, 2005. In 1986, LeGrand was assigned to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as force judge advocate for the Pacific submarine fleet. His performance in Hawaii, which involved prosecuting national security cases, resulted in a Legion of Merit with two gold stars. In 1992, LeGrand assumed command of the Naval Legal Service Office Southwest in San Diego, California. Promoted in 1994 to deputy judge advocate general, he was placed in charge of the Naval Legal Service Command. In 1998, a year after retiring from the U.S. Navy, LeGrand was appointed deputy attorney general for the California Department of Justice in San Diego. After five years, he left the position to become attorney adviser to the deputy administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration in Washington, D.C.
Southeast Missouri State (Delta-Phi)
Chris Lakenburger (2007) received an internship with the Illinois State Police Department.
Southern Methodist (Gamma-Sigma)
The chapter earned a fall 2006 semester 3.277 GPA, highest among all fraternities and higher than the all-Greek average. Matt Jensen serves as the director of SMU’s Emerging Leaders Program.
Southwest Missouri State (Beta-Psi)
Earle Doman (1968) was recently promoted to vice president of student affairs.
Syracuse (Alpha-Upsilon)
Frank Armani (1948) has written two books, Privileged Information and Moral Compass.
Texas Christian (Iota-Pi)
Chris Manfredini (2008) was named Division I-A & I-AA First Team Honorable Mention for the North-American Interfraternity Council’s 2006 All-Fraternity All-American Football Team.
Jeff Malonson (1995) was named a partner in the Houston, Texas, law firm of Vinson & Elkins.
Texas Tech (Sigma-Nu)
Chris Rohland (1989) is currently the publisher of Boston’s Weekly Dig in Boston, MA. He has been involved in publishing for more than 16 years and has worked with the Fort Worth Weekly, the Las Vegas Weekly, the New York Press in Manhattan and of course Boston’s Weekly Dig.
Union (Lambda-Zeta)
Andrew Bramlett (2009) was appointed to a one-year term as the Council of President’s chairman and Grand High Nu on the Fraternity’s Grand High Zeta.
Valparaiso (Iota-Sigma Colony)
The chapter earned a 3.109 GPA for the fall 2006 semester, above the all-IFC and all-men’s GPAs. The chapter also contributed 1,442 community service hours, which was the most by any fraternity.
Wabash (Alpha-Kappa)
Adrian Pynenberg (2008) was named Division II-III First Team for the North-American Interfraternity’s 2006 All-Fraternity All-American Football Team.
Mark W. Rutherford (1982), an attorney with Thrasher Buschmann Griffith & Voelkel, P.C., of Indianapolis, Indiana, was recently selected secretary of the Valparaiso University School of Law’s National Council for 2007.
Washington (Alpha-Psi)
Jim Mora, Jr. (1983), former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, was named an assistant coach with the Seattle Seahawks.
West Texas A&M (Iota-Xi)
Steve L. Sanvi (1988) is the owner of Glazing Rubber Products, Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Western Carolina (Beta-Zeta)
Gibbs Jones (1990) is the owner of Global Service Connections, which helps companies with customer service operations.
Western Ontario (Delta-Eta)
The chapter held a dinner after its fall initiation to honor former High Pi N. Earle Taylor (McGill 1974) who received the Fraternity’s Order of Merit at the General Assembly last summer. The award was presented by Jack Walker (Alberta 1974), a former Grand High Zeta member.
William Jewell (Epsilon-Nu)
The chapter earned a 3.23 GPA for the fall 2006 semester, above the all-IFC and the all-men’s GPAs.
Chris Fuller Says:
February 2nd, 2007 at 9:48 pmRE: North Carolina-Greensboro (Phi-Theta)
Elliott Pood (1972) died January 17, 2007.
Brother Pood was a faculty initiate of Phi-Theta, served as the colony/chapter’s first faculty advisor, and was initiated during our chapter’s first Ritual. Those of us who knew Dr. Pood are shocked and saddened to hear of his sudden passing.
A fair number of us old charter members and single-digit Zeta numbers are gathering tomorrow (2/3/07) for a dinner that has been in the works for months. Mourning the loss of an old friend and advisor wasn’t on our agenda, but we feel that he will be with us in spirit as we rekindle and renew the bond that brought us all together in the first place.
RIP in ZAX, Brother Pood . . .
Chris Fuller
Phi-Theta 7
David Koehler Says:
February 4th, 2007 at 10:43 amRE:University North Carolina @ Greensboro.
Chris,I see your response on Brother Pood and your dinner that took place on 2/3/07. Sorry I did not see this a few days earlier.I was on the initiation team of your chapter at UNCG. I was the ritualist at High Point College and was actively involved with the installation of your chapter. It is great to hear that many of your brothers still get together to share that bond after so many years. I am sorry that Dr Poods passing coincided with your get together.
In Zax
Dave Koehler
Iota-Phi 476
Jeffrey Esbenshade Says:
March 10th, 2007 at 10:10 amHoward Conners died Feb 28, 2007 at age of 89
He was a graduate of U South Dakota 1938 and he taught mathematics at USD for 40 years.
Howard was a professional baseball player for the Soiux Falls Canaries 1938 to 1940.He got to play and exhibtion game and be photographed with Babe Ruth in 1939!
Howard officiated USD and Vermillion track for 50 years.