Wartburg College Faculty Scholarship Booklet

2009 - 2010

AcAdemic RepoRt

2010-2011

AFaculty Scholarship, Achievements, and Service

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This report on the professional activities of the Wartburg college

faculty is my last as the Vice president for Academic Affairs and dean

of the Faculty. it is, therefore, a special honor to provide this record

of the accomplishments and to thank everyone who has contributed

to the success of the academic programs at Wartburg college. in this

report you will read about faculty who, over the past year, published and

presented creative and scholarly work. You will also read about service to

the professions, professional development opportunities, and service to

the community. this report underscores how faculty provide a model of

leadership and service to Wartburg college students and to the greater academic community

and how they live out their vocation as members of the Wartburg community. of course

this is only part of what faculty do to serve Wartburg. in addition to teaching, they serve

on committees, advise students, travel around the world, supervise undergraduate research,

prepare students for leadership and facilitate service-learning. Faculty assist in recruiting

students to Wartburg and they challenge themselves to be lifelong learners.

As i leave my post as dean of the Faculty, i have great hope for the future because i know

that the Wartburg college faculty will meet whatever challenges may face Wartburg in the

future. i know that they will be flexible and adaptable to the changing higher education

environment while remaining loyal to the mission of Wartburg. my very best wishes

and thanks to the Board of Regents, the faculty, staff, alumni, and students of Wartburg

college.

Sincerely,

Ferol S. menzel

Vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of the Faculty

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Publication of Books or PapersBirgen, M.(2010)Visualizing clections using Saari triangles. The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 41, No. 4.

Blair, R.(in press)Reading the mission: An interdisciplinary model to sustain first-year study. in S. Stone (ed.) Best Practices in Common Reading Programs: Creation, Implementation, Assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bouzard, R.(2010)online worship resources for BooK oF FAitH Lenten journey: Seven wonders of the world.

Bouzard, W.(2010)participant guide and leaders guide of The inescapable God (Exodus, Psalms). Augsburg Adult Bible Studies, Vol. 43, No. 4. minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress. Leader’s Guide and participant books.

Foster J, and Buckholz K. (2010)effects of bison wallowing on plant communities as a small-scale disturbance in a restored prairie. Field Guide to Research at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, produced for the 22nd North American prairie conference field day, p. 8.

(2010)Grazing differences between male and female bison: is it an energetics problem? Field Guide to Research at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, produced for the 22nd North American prairie conference field day, p. 8.

DeVries, C., Haycraft, J., Han, Q., Noor-e-Ain, F., Raible, J., Dussault, P., and Eckhardt, C.(2011)Reversible collapse of the Langmuir films of a series of triphenylsilyl ether-terminated amphiphiles. Thin Solid Films, 519, 2430-2437.

Figura, C., Morgan, L. K., Urquhart, J. S., Thompson, M. A.(2010)Ammonia observations of bright-rimmed clouds: establishing a sample of triggered protostars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (mNRAS).

Fullwiler, S., Natarajan, T. and Elsner, W.(2010)Institutional analysis and praxis: The social fabric matrix approach. New York, N.Y.: Springer.

Fullwiler, S., and Wray, L.R.(2011)it’s time to rein in the Fed. Jerome Levy Economics Institute Public Policy Brief, No. 117.

Fullwiler, S., and Nota, F.(in press)integrating SAms and SFms—theory, praxis, and cases. Forthcoming in the American Journal of Economics and Sociology.

Fullwiler, S., and Wray, L.R. (2010)Quantitative easing and proposals for reform of monetary operations. Jerome Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 645.

Fullwiler, S., and Meyeraan, S. (2010)confronting poverty with jobs and job training: A northeast iowa case study. Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 44, No. 4, 1073-1084.

Jones, B.(2010)Ecclesiastes. Bible Briefs Series. Virginia theological Seminary and Forward movement publications.

Kleinhans, K. (2010)Seven wonders of the Word. minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress.

(2010)christ as bride/groom: A Lutheran feminist relational christology. Transformative Lutheran Theologies: Feminist, Womanist, and Mujerista Perspectives (minneapolis: Fortress).

(in press) Luther, Lutherans, and pentecost. The Lutheran.

Larimer, S., et al.(2011)Foraging behavior of golden hamsters (mesocricetus auratus) in the wild. Journal of Ethology, Vol. 29, No. 2, pg 275.

Lindell, T.(2010)Review of The Home Fronts of Iowa, 1939-1945, by Lisa L. ossian. in Annals of Iowa 69, No. 3.

McDermott, M. and Kuhn, M.(in press)Utilizing writing for alternative audiences in a college integrated science course. Journal of College Science Teaching.

McDermott, M., and Hand, B. (in review) the impact of embedding multiple modes of representation within writing tasks on high school students’ chemistry understanding. Journal of Research in Science Teaching.

Nelson, L.(2010)Creating the chemistry. The Melisma. North central division American choral directors Association. Vol. XXX, No. 1: Fall/Winter.

(2011)college & University High Five (choral Literature Review). The Melisma. North central division American choral directors Association. Vol. XXX, No. 1: Fall/Winter.

Nolan, A.(2011)Seeing is digesting: Labyrinths of historical ruin in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Cultural Critique. (77).

Nota, F. with Harris, T.(in press)Fiscal federalism and multi-agency, multi-region, multi-jurisdiction fiscal social accounting matrix. China-USA Business Review.

Wells, C.(in press)Ad Dandam Doctrinam Vulgaris Provincialis: Chansonnier P and the medieval Latin curriculum in italy. Tenso: Bulletin of the Société Guilhem IX.

Zelle, J.(2010)Python programming: An introduction to computer science, second edition. Franklin Beedle and Associates.

Publication or Performance of Creative Works

Black, K.(2011)Recital, St. philip’s cathedral, Atlanta, Ga.

(2011)Recital, Redeemer Lutheran church, macon, Ga.

(2011)Recital, Kansas State University, manhattan, Kan.

Fedeler, B.(2010)two illustrations of drawings published in BABEL, Literary Journal, department of Foreign Languages, Vol. 4, moravian college, Bethlehem, pa.

(2010)Area Show 42. macNider Art museum, mason city, iowa.

(2010)Ladies and Landscapes. Waldemar Schmidt Gallery, Wartburg college, Waverly, iowa.

Hancock, C.(2010)trombone Quartet performance, Grundy county Hospital, Grundy center, iowa.

(2011)trombone Quartet Recital, Allen college, Waterloo, iowa.

(2011)trombone Quartet Recital, First presbyterian church, Grundy center, iowa.

Herwaldt, D.(2010)editor, designer and essayist. Let Us Now Look Back at Famous Men. Quick eyes Books, iowa city, iowa.

(2010)designer, packaging, and booklet. Mystery and Manners cd. Nine Winds Records.

Muntefering, S.(2010)The musical life and career of Frank A. Fitzgerald. Lecture Recital, North dakota State University, Fargo, N.d.

(2010)O.P. Trahern March. performance of musical arrangement of Frank A. Fitzgerald, North dakota State University, Fargo, N.d.

Larson, J.(2010)Soprano soloist, orff’s Carmina Burana. Things Sacred and Profane, Utah Voices and the Utah chamber Symphony. (2010)Soprano soloist, martin’s Mass for Unaccompanied Double Choir. National Gallery of Art, Washington, d.c. (2010)Soprano soloist, Bach’s Magnificat and Vivaldi’s Gloria. metropolitan chorale, Waterloo, iowa. (2010)Soprano soloist, mozart’s Requiem. Ann Arbor Symphony orchestra, Ann Arbor, mich.

Nelson, L.(2010)Guest conductor/clinician, Southern invitational choral conference, Hattiesburg, miss.

(2010)Guest conductor/clinician, international music camp, international peace Gardens, North dakota—manitoba Border.

(2010)Guest conductor/clinician, Little Hawkeye conference choral Festival, oskaloosa, iowa.

(2010)Guest conductor/clinician, iowa choral directors Association North central district Honor choir, mason city, iowa.

(2010)Guest conductor/clinician, Southeast conference choral Festival, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Washington, iowa.

(2010)Guest conductor/clinician, 22nd Annual metro Fest choral Festival, pleasant Valley, iowa.

(2010)Guest conductor/clinician, North central iowa. choral director’s Association district pre All-State choral Festival, Belmond, iowa.

(2011)Guest conductor, National Festival chorus, carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y.

(2011)conductor, colorado All-State mixed choir, denver, colo.

(2011)conductor, 45th Annual All-State mixed choir, Bismarck, N.d.

(2011)Guest conductor/clinician, 62nd Annual tri ii choral Festival, dubuque, iowa.

(2011)Guest conductor/clinician, North iowa cedar League conference Vocal Festival, Hudson, iowa.

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(2011)Shine like the sun! An epiphany Vespers Service, conductor. Wartburg college chapel, Waverly, iowa.

Payne, T.(2010)photography exhibited, University of Northern iowa museum, cedar Falls, iowa.

Pfaltzgraff, B.(2010)tenor soloist, dubois’ Seven Last Words. Waterloo christian church, Waterloo, iowa.

(2010)By-invitation recital. Rochester technical community college, Rochester, minn.

(2010)By-invitation recital. our Savior’s Lutheran church, Austin, minn.

(2010)tenor soloist, Bach’s Magnificat. metropolitan chorale, Waterloo, iowa.

(2010)tenor soloist, Beethoven’s Mass in C. Rochester choral Arts ensemble and Symphony, Rochester, minn.

(2010)tenor soloist, Handel’s Messiah. toledo choral Society and Symphony, toledo, ohio.

Stein, J.(2010)produced one-hour video used as the focus of a festival dedicated to children’s television programming at the State Historical Building, des moines, iowa.

(2010)produced Floppy and the Stars. State Historical Society of iowa, des moines, iowa.

Birgen, B.(2010)Using VenSim to teach an introductory calculus course. Kansas city Regional technology mathematics expo, Kansas city, mo.

(2011)Using modeling and differential equations with a numerical solver to teach first-year calculus. Joint meetings of the American mathematical Society and the mathematical Association of America in New orleans, La.

Birgen, M.(2010)Effective teamwork: Communication, collaborating, and coaching. in SeNceRSummer institute.

(2010)SENCER calculus: Really! SeNceR Summer institute.

(2011)21st century calculus reform: Don’t just paint the walls and rearrange the furniture. Joint mathematics meetings, mathematical Association of America.

(2011)Travel boot camp. Upper midwest Honors council, marshall, minn.

Blair, R.(2010)Annihilating innocence: The distinct role of the college of the church in 21st century American culture. Fall polity conference, presbyterian church (U.S.A.), Louisville, Ky.

(2010)Orange EXCELeration: How first-year orientation can use Writing Across the Curriculum to bridge college community boundaries. Ninth Biennial international Writing Across the curriculum conference, the University of texas, Austin, texas.

Boerigter, T.(2010)Student digital video creation in the foreign language classroom and beyond. iowa world languages conference, des moines, iowa.

Bouzard, R.(2010)Mentoring and meaning: You can’t accompany students from an armchair. Association of Lutheran college Faculties conference, irvine, calif.

Brockman, C.(2011)Online journalism: Embedded course content to the FRONT LINES! Broadcast education Association, Las Vegas, Nev.

Campbell, G.(2011)Best practices in diversity management: Insights from Diversity Inc’s Top 50 companies for diversity. midwest Business Administration Association meeting, chicago, ill.

Ewest, T.(2010)Hofstede’s cultural indicators and their relevance to modern management practice. international Applied Business Research conference, maui, Hawaii.

(2010) The relationship between transformational leadership practices and global social responsibility. international Applied Business Research conference, maui, Hawaii.

(2010) Rethinking the impact of religion on business values: Understanding its reemergence and measuring its manifestations. caux international Roundtable, Beijing, china. printed in China Business Review, January 2011, Vol. 3(2).

(2010) The Integration Box (TIB): An individual and institutional faith, religion, and spirituality at work assessment tool. international Association of management, Spirituality & Religion inaugural conference, Vienna, Austria.

(2010) The present state of workplace spirituality: A literature review considering context, theory and measurement/assessment. princeton’s Faith and Work initiative.

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Professional Presentations

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(2010) The present state of workplace spirituality: A literature review considering context, theory and measurement/assessment. Academy of management, San Antonio texas.

Figura, C., Morgan, L., Moore, T., Urquhart, J.(2011)Molecular kinematics tracers in bright-rimmed cloud SFO14. 217th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Seattle, Wash.

Folkers, K.(2010)Debating the role of technology in marketing courses. marketing management Association Annual conference, chicago, ill.

Fullwiler, S. and Nota, F.(2010)Integrating SAMs and SFMs: Theory, praxis, and cases. American Journal of Economics and Sociology conference on provisioning, embeddedness and modeling the economy, Kansas city, mo.

Fullwiler, S.(2011)What’s left of monetary policy? Annual meetings of the Association for Social economics, denver, colo.

(2011)The social fabric matrix approach and monetary economics. Annual meetings of the Association for evolutionary economics, denver, colo.

Herwaldt, D.(2011)A walk on the Camino de Santiago. Kenyon college, Gambier, ohio.

Hu, J.(2010)Incorporating POGIL activities in analytical chemistry classes. presented at a symposium honoring professor Guilford Jones, Boston University, Boston, mass.

Hu, J. and Jones, G. II. (2010)Hexyl-substituted a-terthiophene carboxylic acids as fluorescent probes for pathogen detection. 240th American chemical Society National meeting, Boston, mass.

Kleigl, J.(2010)Student insights into the research and writing process: Developing librarian faculty partnerships to improve student writing experiences and outcomes. the collaboration for teaching and Learning, Bloomington, minn.

(2010)Learning from the heritage tour: Business and economics education in light of institutional mission. the Association for Lutheran college Faculty, irvine, calif.

Kleinhans, K.(2010)Reading Lutheran as a postmodern theologian. Luther Lecture XiV. pacific Lutheran theological Seminary, Berkeley, calif.

(2011)The Word made words: A Lutheran understanding of the authority and use of the scriptures. third international Seminar of the Lutheran World Federation within the Luther decade, Wittenberg, Germany.

(2011)Luther as a Biblical Theologian. third international Seminar of the Lutheran World Federation within the Luther decade, Wittenberg, Germany.

Lindell, T.(2010)Chaplain as correspondent: The letters of David H. Mitchell of the sixth Iowa cavalry from Dakota Territory, 1863-1865. 45th Annual Northern Great plains History conference, Grand Forks, North dakota.

(2010)Civil-military relations in Sioux City, 1864-1865. 54th Annual missouri Valley History conference, omaha, Neb.

Lindgren, E.(2010)Religious women and money in medieval Germany. international medieval congress, Leeds, United Kingdom.

McDermott, M., Hildreth, K., and Jurrens, B. (2011) Implementing and analyzing a comprehensive pre-service elementary science program utilizing undergraduate research. international conference of the Association for Science teacher education, minneapolis, minn.

McDermott, M. and Hand, B. (2011) Improving student critical thinking in science: Training secondary science teachers to utilize the SWH approach and multimodal writing tasks. international conference of the Association for Science teacher education, minneapolis, minn.

McDermott, M., McDermott, R., Kuhn, M. (2010)Developing pre-service elementary education science courses through collaboration with practicing teachers. iowa Science teachers conference, Ames, iowa.

Montgomery, Z. and Boerigter, T.(2010)Student digital video creation in the foreign language classroom and beyond. iowa World Languages conference, des moines, iowa.

(2010)Causing Conflict, Reviving Iberian Verse: Joaquim de Araújo, Guilherme de Azevedo, Guerra Junqueiro, and the Critical Discourse of Portuguese Poetry in fin de siglo Spain. midwest modern Language Association, chicago, ill.

Montgomery, Z.(2011)Helping students explore Latino culture using a multi-faceted approach to service-learning. iowa campus compact conference civic engagement and Learning: Strategies for impact, pella, iowa.


Muntefering, S.(2010)Success from day one: Real classroom management techniques that work. iowa collegiate National Association for music education conference, Ames, iowa.

(2010)The musical life and career of Frank A. Fitzgerald. international early Brass Festival, Northfield, minn.

Nolan, A.‘Fierce with reality’: The dubious fortune of teaching memoir. Annual college english Association conference, St. petersburg, Fla.

Nota, F. with Brock-Utne, B.(2010)The economics of language of instruction in Africa—Examples from Tanzania. Africa in the age of globalization, Brantford, ontario, canada.

Nota, F. with Fullwiler, S.(2010)Integrating SAMs and SFMs: Theory, praxis, and cases. invited presentation at the American Journal of Economics and Sociology conference on provisioning, embeddedness and modeling the economy, Kansas city, mo.

Nota, F. (2010)The role of religion in economic development theory and strategy. 76th midwest economic Association meeting, evanston, ill.

(2010)The economics of language of instruction in Africa. invited Baraza Series Speaker, University of iowa, iowa city, iowa.

(2010)Luthernomics: The economics ideas of Martin Luther. Association of Lutheran colleges Faculty, Riverside, calif.

(2010)The potential role of religion in economic development. United States embassy public Affairs, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Pruisner, P.(2010)Creating visual rubrics with graphical representations for performance assessment.

international Visual Literacy Association 42nd Annual conference, Visual Literacy in the 21st century: trends, demands and capacities, Nicosia, cyprus.

(2011)Using text cue analysis to guide reading strategy selection. Ninth Annual Hawaii international conference on education, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Stein, J.(2010)The history and development of radio and television in Iowa. presentation sponsored by Humanities iowa, Bertha Bartlett public Library, Story city, iowa.

(2010 and 2011)Media ethics. University of iowa School of Journalism and mass communication, iowa city, iowa.

(2010)Herb Plambeck: Radio farm news pioneer at WHO. Sixth Annual Great plains Radio History Symposium, manhattan, Kan.

Thomas, D.(2010)Obama and me: The political subjectivity of presidential identity. Annual meeting of the international Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity, University of Akron, Akron, ohio.

(2010)Projective identification and the politics of presidential identity: Barack Obama and the quest for authenticity. Annual meeting of the international Society for political psychology, San Francisco, calif.

Toering Peters, S.(2011)Characterization of l(2)37Cc, the Drosophila ortholog of Prohibitin1. Annual drosophila Research conference, San diego, calif.

Vallem, S.(2010)Leadership in an era of less. council on Social Work education’s Annual program meeting, portland, ore.

(2011)Documentation for case managers. Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging, Waterloo, iowa.

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Honors

Ewest, T.(2010)Best paper in conference, international Applied Business Research conference, orlando, Fla.

Fedeler, B.(2010)excellence Award for drawing West of Sam Ridenour’s. macNider Art museum, mason city, ia.

Herwaldt, D.(2010)Selected as a Scholar for the 2011 Lutheran Academy of Scholars.

Stein, J.(2010)Recipient of two AddY awards from the cedar Rapids/iowa. city American Advertising Federation related to One Week in June: The Iowa Floods of 2008.

(2011)Nominated by the State Historical Society of iowa for a national Award of merit for individual Achievement presented by the American Association for State and Local History, Nashville, tenn.

Waldstein, F.(2010)macJannet prize for Global citizenship for “community Builders.”

Walther, D.(2010)Research Ambassador, German Academic exchange Service (dAAd).

(2011)Social work policy practice. Baccalaureate Social Work program directors conference, cincinnati, ohio.

(2011)BSW teaching: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask. Baccalaureate Social Work program directors conference, cincinnati, ohio.

(2011)Federal and state social work policy update. Baccalaureate Social Work program directors conference, cincinnati, ohio.

Waldstein, F.(2011)Developing and sustaining K-12/higher ed collaborations. Webinar presentation, iowa and minnesota campus compacts. (2010)Sustaining service, service-learning and experiential projects: Opportunities and challenges. Joint conference of the macJannet Foundation and the talloires Network, talloires, France.

(2010)Leadership development through ‘triangulated learning’: Opportunities and challenges. Sixth Annual c. charles Jackson Leadership conference carlson School of management, University of minnesota, minneapolis, minn.

(2010)Civic engagement and leadership education: A collaborative approach to student learning. Annual conference of the Higher Learning commission, chicago, ill.

(2010)Community builders: An intergenerational service-learning partnership between middle school students, college students, and adult community volunteers. Second international conference on Service-Learning in teacher education, Galway, ireland.

Walther, D.(2010)Dr. Gurland goes to Africa: Agent of German colonial irredentism or enemy of the Third Reich? German Studies Association conference, oakland, calif.

(2010)Sex and control: STDs and the medical profession in Germany’s colonies, 1884-1914. German History Society conference, University of manchester, england.(2011)The medicalization of German colonialism: The campaign against sexually transmitted diseases in Germany’s overseas possessions, 1884-1914. midwest Junto for the History of Science, Lincoln, Neb.

Wells, C.(2011)Anxieties of influence: Raimon Vidal’s reception of the troubadour lyric in Catalonia, Iowa. mLA convention, Los Angeles, calif.

(2011)Recycling the lyric poet in old French romance: Le Roman du Châtelain de Coucy and Joufroi de Poitiers. mid-America medieval Association conference, Kansas city, mo.

Borchers, A., and Zart, L.(2010)POGIL—Making students think. iowa Science teaching Section of the iowa Academy of Science Fall conference, Ames, iowa.

Borchers, A., and Zart, L.(2011)The Effects of Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning (POGIL) in the organic chemistry classroom. poster given at the 123rd Annual meeting of the iowa Academy of Science, Wartburg college, Waverly, iowa.

Professional Service

Birgen, M.(2010)Leadership Fellow, SeNceR.

(2010)co-chair of the Science and mathematics committee, National collegiate Honorscouncil. (2010)iowa Faculty Representative, Upper midwest Honors council.

Blair, R.(2010)Systems Appraiser for Accreditation, Academic Quality improvement program, the Higher Learning commission of the North central Association of colleges and Schools.

(2010)Reviewer, Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing. New York: Bedford St. martin’s press.

(2011)consultant evaluator for Accreditation, program to evaluate and Advance Quality, the Higher Learning commission of the North central Association of colleges and Schools.

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Editor of Publication

Brockman, C.(2010)Cyberwave, iowa Broadcast News Association newsletter.

Wells, C.(in press)Guest editor, Tenso: Bulletin of the Société Guilhem IX, Forthcoming Special issue on “the troubadours in italy.”

(2011)Substantive change panel member, the Higher Learning commission of the North central Association of colleges and Schools.

Boerigter, T.(2010)Board of advisers, center for cross-cultural Studies, Seville, Spain.

Brockman, C.(2010)Reviewer, student writing, Associated collegiate press.

Edelnant, V.Selection panelist, Small college commission of the National Academic Advising Association.

(2010)Steering committee member, Small college commission of the National Academic Advising Association.

Ewest, T.(2010)presenter, iowa State University extension Bremer countty Site, Board of directors, district extension, tripoli, iowa.

(2010)co-director, Waverly development Funds New Business incubator, Waverly, iowa.

(2011)Research coordinator, Research incubator of the management, Religion and Spirituality Guild for the Academy of management.

Fedeler, B.(2010)donated artwork to fundraisers including Self-Help international, the Waterloo center for the Arts, and the des moines Art center.

Folkers, K.(2010)Board member, marketing management Association Board.

(2010)Reviewer, marketing management Association Fall educators’ conference.

Foster, J.(2010)chair, oral presentations, 2010 North American prairie conference, University of Northern iowa, cedar Falls, iowa.

Hancock, C.(2010)Board of directors, iowa Bandmasters Association, college Affairs committee.

(2010)iowa Ambassadors of music, Assistant conductor, Advisor, Low Brass consultant.

(2011)Adjudicator, Sumner-Fredericksburg Junior High Large Group contest, Sumner, iowa.(2011)Adjudicator, iowa High School music Association State Solo and ensemble contest, Story city, iowa.

(2011)Adjudicator, iowa High School music Association State Large Group contest.

(2010)Adjudicator/clinician, North central iowa Bandmasters Association.

Henninger, A.(2010)Reviewer, A.d.A.m.’s online human anatomy interface for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

(2010)Reviewer, anatomy and physiology terms in mosby’s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions for elsevier publishing.

(2010)Reviewer, Patton and Thibodeau’s Anatomy & Physiology, cH 18-19 cardiovascular System and 25-26 Gastrointestinal System for elsevier publishing.

Johnson, S.(2010)director, 2010 NcAA iii National cross country championships.

Jones, B.(2010)projects coordinator, Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars.

(2010)Secretary and newsletter editor, AAUP, Wartburg college chapter.

Kliegl, J.(2010)Board member and secretary, Visiting Nursing Association.

(2010)Lead independent board member, theracare, New York, N.Y.

Kleinhans, K.(2011)program committee member, eLcA Vocation and education unit.

Lehmann, K.(2010)Awards committee, iowa Library Association/Association of college and Research Libraries.

(2010)executive Steering committee, iowa private Academic Libraries.

Montgomery, Z.(2011)Secretary, Luso-Brazilian Section, midwest modern Language Association.

Muntefering, S.(2010)conference performer, international trumpet Guild Festival of trumpets, minneapolis, minn.

Nelson, L.(2010)conductor, metropolitan chorale, Waterloo, iowa.


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(2010)Board member, Vox Lumine Advisory Board, Fillmore, N.Y.

Nota, F.(2010)Board member, AidS care Group, philadelphia, pa.

(2010)Board member, Northern Nevada Hopes, Reno, Nev.

Peters, L.(2010)consultant, N.e. iA Synod—eLcA (ministry on Aging Workgroup).

(2010)member, covenant clinic psychiatry Advisory Board.

(2010)member, Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging care management Advisory Board.

(2010)Hawkeye Valley Aging and disability Resource center Advisory Board.

(2010)consultant, Bremer county community-Based Services, inc.

Pruisner, P.(2010)Board member, international Visual Literacy Association.

Stein, J.(2010-2011)Board member, State Historical Society of iowa.

(2010-2011)executive director, iowa Broadcast News Association.

(2010 and 2011)Judge, Alaska press club radio news competition, best documentary and best single story categories. (2010)moderator, University of iowa. “You Be the editor” journalism ethics panel, iowa city, iowa.

(2010)panelist, Wartburg college constitution day program, “the constitutional Role of the Judiciary today,” Waverly, iowa.

(2011)Judge, Radio-television digital News Association regional radio news competition.

(2011)Speaker, Northwest Broadcast News Association, delivering tribute to journalist and educator Jack Shelley (1912-2010), including video produced by Stein.

Toering Peters, S.(2010)member, iowa Academy of Science iowa Science Foundation committee.

Vallem, S.(2010)chair, ANSWeR coalition meeting, Washington, d.c.


Professional Development by Invitation

Blair, R.(2011)Symposium on the Future of the Humanities, council of independent colleges and the School of Advanced international Studies (SAiS) of Johns Hopkins University, Washington, d.c.

Buckholz, K.(2010)completed competitive Bean Beetle curriculum development Workshop, emory University, Atlanta, Ga.

Fedeler, B.(2010)Juror, e.H. Stumme denver public Library Art Show, denver, iowa.

Herwaldt, D.(2011)portfolio Reviewer. American institute of Graphic Arts Get-a-Job Bootcamp. des moines, iowa.

Kliegl, J.(2011)Improving student research: Using reflective writing and embedded

librarians to enhance learning. Academy of management meeting, San Antonio, texas.

Lehmann, K.(2010)invited participant, intentional teacher: Renewal through informed Reflection immersion program, Association of college and Research Libraries institute for information Literacy, Nashville, tenn.

McDermott, M.(2010)presented inquiry-based teaching approach and ideas about utilizing writing-to-learn activities to science teachers at multiple sites as a part of Area education Agency (AeA) training program in teaching science with inquiry. (2011) collaborated with seven Waverly-Shell Rock elementary science teachers to promote use of SWH inquiry-based science teaching approach in classrooms.

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(2010)chair, Baccalaureate Social Work program directors Nominations committee.

(2011)commissioner, council on Social Work education commission on professional development, Washington, d.c.

(2011)participant, council on Social Work education national governance meeting, Washington, d.c.

Walther, D.(2010)moderator, the production and Reproduction of empire. German Studies Association conference, oakland, calif.

(2010)Research Ambassador, German Academic exchange Service (dAAd).

Community Presentations

Blair, R.(2010)Always reforming: Reformation polity and the future of the church. Von maur memorial Lecture, First presbyterian church, davenport, iowa.

Bousquet, B.(2011)Facilitator, physics and chemistry demonstration Show. Wartburg college, Waverly, iowa.

Buckholz, K. and Foster, J.(2010)Potential effects of bison wallows on a restored prairie plant community at Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge. tallgrass prairie center, University of Northern iowa, cedar Falls, iowa.

Ewest, T.(2010)A primer on service-learning in higher education. the collaboration, presented to mount marty college, Yankton, S.d.

(2010)China, waking giant or sleeping friend? project management international, Northeastern iowa. Figura, C.(2011)Facilitator, physics and chemistry demonstration Show. Wartburg college, Waverly, iowa.

Folkers, K.(2010)Waverly Rail Trail—past, present, and future. Kiwanis club, Waverly, iowa.

Foster, J.(2010)Why save weeds? Riceville Library, Riceville, iowa.

(2010)Sensory gardens and weeds: What’s in common? Waverly Garden club, Waverly, iowa.

Foster, J. and Buckholz, K. (2010)Potential effects of bison wallows on a restored prairie plant community at Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge. tallgrass prairie center, University of Northern iowa, cedar Falls, iowa.

Fullwiler, S.(2010)Finance as if people and planet matter. endowed chairs and distinguished professors convocation, Wartburg college, Waverly, iowa.

(2011)Understanding quantitative easing. Wartburg philosophical and Literary Society, Waverly, iowa.

(2011)Saving Social Security. Waverly Rotary, Waverly, iowa.

Henninger, A.(2010)What’s new from National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund’s (NBCC) Project LEAD® workshop. Bremer county Breast cancer education and Support Group, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)Over-the-counter drugs and common ailments. peo, Waverly, iowa.

Hu, J.(2011)Facilitator, physics and chemistry demonstration Show. Wartburg college, Waverly, iowa.

Jones, B.(2010)Suffering and divine justice. canterbury Forum, St. Luke’s episcopal church, cedar Falls, iowa.

(2010)Christian faith in an evolving world. Keep on Learning, Wartburg college, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)Re-visioning God for an evolving creation. tri-State Forum, Wartburg Seminary, dubuque, iowa.

(2010)The theological challenge of Darwin. Waterloo catholic parishes “Winter at the cellar,” Waterloo, iowa.

(2011)Searching for Sodom using ancient travelogues, climatological data and Google earth. Wartburg Literary and philosophical Society, Waverly, iowa.

(2011)What biblical scholars do. University of Northern iowa religion capstone course, cedar Falls, iowa.

Kliegl, J.(2010)Business ethics for human resource managers. cedar Valley Society for Human Resource management Strategic conference, Waterloo, iowa.

Lindell, T.(2010)‘Bomb ’em with junk’: The 1942 scrap metal campaign in Bremer County, Iowa. Bremer county Historical Society annual meeting, Waverly, iowa.

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(2010)Bremer County’s Korean War casualties. Waverly memorial day ceremony, Waverly, iowa.

(2011)Iowa troops on the Dakota frontier in the Civil War. cedar Valley civil War Roundtable, Waterloo, iowa.

(2011)Off to Fort Randall: Iowa troops on the Dakota Territory frontier, 1861-1862. Waverly Kiwanis club, Waverly, iowa.

McCarty, D.(2010)Banned books. American Association of University Women (AAUW) conference.

(2010)Japan. St. paul’s Lutheran School first grade class, Waverly, iowa.

Stein, J.(2010)The current local and national election Scene. institute of management Accountants, cedar Falls, iowa.

(2010)The current local and national election scene. Symposium club, Waterloo, iowa.

(2011)The impact of social media. cedar Valley Leadership institute, cedar Falls, iowa.

Nelson, L.(2010)Experiencing music in the Cedar Valley. Waterloo Rotary club, Waterloo, iowa.

(2011)The Metropolitan Chorale and the role of community music. Women’s Leadership Roundtable Group, Waterloo, iowa.

Vallem, S.(2010)In our footsteps. Wartburg Women organization, Waverly, iowa.

Walther, D.(2010)History of Oktoberfest. terex crane diversity Luncheon Series, Waverly, iowa.

Black, K.(2011)performance, arrangement of Shine Like the Sun, Wartburg college, Waverly, iowa.

Blair, R.(2010/2011)Stated clerk, presbytery of east iowa, presbyterian church (U.S.A.).

Bouzard, C.(2010)Board Vice president, Waverly child care and preschool, Waverly, iowa. Brockman, C.(2010)Supervise cablecasts of all Waverly city council meetings and various other city meetings, Waverly, iowa.

Buckholz, K.(2010)chair, education and curriculum Work Group for energy and environmental Sustainability initiative and community outreach.

Campbell, G.(2010)Advisory Board member, Waverly-Shell Rock High School, Waverly, iowa.

Fedeler, B.(2010)developed Wartburg college rotating student display area. mcdonald’s, Waverly, iowa.

Folkers, K.(2010)Steering committee member, Friends of the Waverly Rail trail, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)Steering committee member, Womenade of Bremer/Butler county, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)St. paul’s Lutheran church contemporary Worship task Force; St. paul’s Lutheran School task Force; St. paul’s Lutheran School/Wartburg college partnership task Force, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)director, First National Bank of Waverly Board of directors.

(2010)chair, Bremer county compensation Board; county Recorder Representative, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)member, Leadership iowa coordinating committee for december 2010 session at Wartburg, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)member, Waverly chamber of commerce/main Street, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)member, Field of Yoga Advisory Board.

(2010)co-chair, Waverly/eisenach Sister city 20-Year Anniversary celebration committee.

Hancock, C.(2010)Board of directors, Lions international, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)Board of directors, Waterloo municipal Band.

(2010)clinics with mason city High School, Ventura High School, clarion-Goldfield High School, central Springs High School, estherville Lincoln central High School, crestwood Junior High School, New Hampton High School, Waverly-Shell Rock High School, onalaska High School Band, milton (Wis.) High School, thomas Jefferson High School, Union High School.

(2010)Current State of Band Programs in the Midwest. clinic for Honor Band directors.

Henninger, A.(2010)community member, WHc’s patient and Family engagement council and of the patient Handout Subcommittee.

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(2010)Facilitator, Bremer county Breast cancer education and Support Group, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)team captain, “Ladies of the Knight,” Bremer country Relay For Life (American cancer Society).

(2010)member and board member of AAUW, Waverly Branch, and college representative from Wartburg.

Jones, B.(2010)Warden of the Vestry, St. Andrew’s episcopal church, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)commission on ministry, episcopal church, diocese of iowa.

(2010)professional Leave and development committee, episcopal church, diocese of iowa.

Larson, J.(2010)Soprano soloist, donkin, Magnificat. Wartburg college, Waverly, iowa. (2010)Faculty Recital, Wartburg college, Waverly, iowa.

Letsche, T.(2010)Board member, Waverly Lions club, Waverly, iowa.

Lehmann, K.(2010)member, Waverly Historic preservation commission.

(2010)executive Board member, Waverly Sister city organization.

(2010)officer, American Association of University Women, Waverly, iowa.

Grants

Fedeler, B.(2010)John Henry Groth memorial Fund for Faculty travel.

(2010)Wartburg college cultural immersions funding for Renaissance Research in italy.

Foster, J.(2010)prairie Biotic Research Grant to study the impact of bison wallows on a beetle community in a restored tallgrass prairie.

Jones, B.(2010)Grant administrator, Wartburg college “technology and Religion/the Human Spirit” initiative sponsored by the John templeton Foundation.

McDermott, M.(2010)iowa math and Science partnership (mSp) title ii Grant, co-pi with colleague at University of iowa, staff at AeA 267, and the Waterloo community School district.

Stein, J.(2010)Quarton-mcelroy trust/iowa News Broadcasters Association, to fund the annual Wartburg/iBA Summer Broadcasting Workshops for high school students and teachers.

(2011)Quarton-mcelroy trust/iowa. Broadcasters Association, to fund the annual Wartburg/iBA Summer Broadcasting Workshops for high school students and teachers.

(2011)Humanities iowa, to fund a documentary on the role of iowa broadcasters during war from World War ii to desert Storm.

Waldstein, F.(2011)Grant proposal author and project director Volunteer capacity Building: the Julia project. Funded by the Volunteer Generation Fund through the iowa commission on Volunteer Service.

Zart, L.(2010)R.J. mcelroy Student/Faculty Research Award.

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Lindell, T.(2010)Vice president, Board of directors, Bremer county Historical Society, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)member, civil War Sesquicentennial Advisory committee, State Historical Society of iowa, des moines, iowa.

(2011)member, mill-Noun Award committee, State Historical Society of iowa, des moines, iowa.

Lindgren, E.(2010)member, Waverly Historic preservation commission, Waverly, iowa.

Montgomery, Z.(2010)Volunteer, college Hill Arts Festival, cedar Falls, iowa.

(2011)organizer, Sigma delta pi/Spanish program tutoring program with Latino eSL students, irving elementary, Waterloo, iowa.

Muntefering, S.(2010)O.P. Trahern March. performance of musical arrangement of Frank A. Fitzgerald, Wartburg college Band camp, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)member, Waterloo municipal Band, Waterloo, iowa.

(2010)member, Wartburg community Symphony, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)Board of directors, Waterloo municipal Band, Waterloo, iowa.

Nelson, L.(2010)clinics with Valley High School, elgin, iowa; Waverly-Shell Rock High School, Waverly, iowa; mason city High School choir, mason city, iowa; Sumner

Fredericksburg High School, Sumner, iowa; Winterset High School, Winterset, iowa; New Hampton High School, New Hampton, iowa.

(2010)choir performances at St. paul’s Lutheran church, Waverly, iowa; Nazareth Lutheran church, cedar Falls, iowa; Zion Lutheran church, Waterloo, iowa; trinity Lutheran church, Waterloo, iowa; First Lutheran church, milford, iowa; our Savior’s Lutheran church, Austin, minn.

Payne, T.(2010)Judge, Wildcat invitational Art Show.

Pfaltzgraff, B.(2010)Board member, metropolitan chorale, Waterloo, iowa.

(2010)Featured soloist, Wartburg college Wind ensemble may term tour of europe.

(2010)Featured soloist, Recital for iowa independent college deans, Wartburg college, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)interim choir conductor, St. paul’s Lutheran church, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)tenor soloist, pastor Ramona Bouzard’s 30th ordination Anniversary, Wartburg college, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)Faculty recital featuring works of Schumann, Barber, and Britten, Wartburg college, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)Recitalist, Waverly Rotary club, Waverly, iowa.

(2011)Featured soloist, Wartburg college choir may term tour of europe.

Stein, J.(2010)production of R.J. mcelroy trust,“Gold Star teaching Awards” video, Waterloo and dubuque, iowa.

(2010)production of “Jack Shelley: iowa icon,” des mointes, iowa

(2010)produced material in tribute to legendary journalist Jack Shelley which appeared on WHo Radio, des moines, iowa; WHo-tV, des moines, iowa; desmoinesRegister.com, des moines, iowa; iowa public Radio, des moines, iowa; Radio iowa, des moines, iowa; KWWL-tV, Waterloo, iowa; KASi Radio, Ames, iowa; international Radio-television digital News Association (RtdNA); and other locations.

(2010 and 2011)chair, mills-Noun popular History Award committee, des moines, iowa.

(2010)member, Benjamin F. Shambaugh Book Award committee, des moines, iowa.

Vallem, S.(2010)chair, Board of trustees, Waverly Health center, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)member, community Based Services Home Health Board, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)member, Waverly Health center Foundation, Waverly, iowa.

(2010)chair, Waverly Health center ceo Search committee, Waverly, iowa.

Community Service

Fullwiler, S.(2011)Blogger. New economic perspectives, Kansas city, mo.

(2011)Blogger. Social Finance.ca.

(2011)Guest blogger. Naked capitalism and pragmatic capitalism.

Nelson, L.(2010)Holocaust and the Transcendent: A Short Documentary. commentator for a documentary work based around the Holocaust oratorio To Be Certain of the Dawn by composer Stephen paulus and librettist michael dennis Browne. produced by dr. dan Wildeson, director, center for Holocaust and Genocide education, St. cloud State University.

Stein, J.(2010)Film promotion interviews: KRNt Radio, des moines, iowa; Wmt Radio, cedar Rapids, iowa; KFJB Radio, marshalltown, iowa; KRti Radio, Newton, iowa; and KASi Radio, Ames, iowa.

(2010) Guest, KtNF Radio, minneapolis/St. paul, minn.; Wmt Radio, cedar Rapids, iowa; and KASi Radio, Ames, iowa.

(2010) Guest, statewide iowa public Radio, des moines, iowa.

(2010)Guest, Wmt Radio, cedar Rapids, iowa; KmA Radio, Shenandoah, iowa.

(2010) Guest, KXeL Radio, Waterloo, iowa.

(2010)Guest, Jim Bohannon Show, Westwood One (nationally syndicated), Washington d.c.; KWWL-tV, Waterloo, iowa; KSFY-tV, Sioux Falls, S.d.; KtNF Radio, minneapolis/St. paul, minn.; Wmt Radio,

cedar Rapids, iowa; KASi Radio, Ames, iowa.

(2010)Guest, The Matt McNeil Show, KtNF Radio, minneapolis/St. paul, minn. (2010)Guest host, WMT Morning Show, Wmt Radio, cedar Rapids, iowa.

(2010)Guest, speaking on the November general election: Jim Bohannon Show, Westwood One (nationally syndicated), Washington d.c; KtNF Radio, minneapolis/St. paul, minn.; Wmt Radio, cedar Rapids, iowa; KXeL Radio, Waterloo, iowa; KASi Radio, Ames, iowa; KFJB Radio, marshalltown, iowa; KdFR Radio, des moines, iowa; KWWL-tV, Waterloo, iowa; KSFY-tV, Sioux Falls, S.d.

(2010) Guest, discussing the Wartburg/iBA Summer Broadcasting Workshop program: KWWL-tV, Waterloo, iowa; Wmt Radio, cedar Rapids, iowa; KASi Radio, Ames, iowa; KJAN Radio, Atlantic, iowa; KFJB Radio, marshalltown, iowa; KtNF Radio, minneapolis/St. paul, minn.

(2010)Guest, discussing the WikiLeaks controversy: KWWL-tV, Waterloo, iowa.

(2010)mention, Archives of iowa Broadcasting work, I Love It, I Love It, I Love It—65 Years of Fun and Games, autobiography by iowa sportscaster Jim Zabel.

(2011)Source, story about public employees’ e-mails and the state open records law: The Gazette, cedar Rapids, iowa.

(2011)Guest, providing reaction to news concerning Sen. John thune (R-S.d.) not seeking the 2012 presidential nomination: KSFY-tV, Sioux Falls, S.d.

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Birgen, M.california

Blair, R.england, France

Boerigter, T.mexico, california

Bousquet, B.(2010)Germany

Ewest, T.china

Fedeler, B.(2010)italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium

Figura, C.Hawaii, West Virginia

Fullwiler, S.Switzerland

Hancock, C.china, europe

Kliegl, J.Germany

Kleinhans, K.Germany, Romania

Larimer, S.Germany

Lindell, T.colorado

Lindgren, E.United Kingdom

Montgomery, Z.costa Rica

Nelson, L.Hungary, Austria, Germany, Norway, Sweden, denmark

Payne, T.Nevada, california

Pfaltzgraff, B.Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, denmark

Toering Peters, S.San Salvador, Bahamas

Walther, D.United Kingdom

Wells, C.France

International/Domestic Travel

Media Citation

(2011)Source, story about former federal government employee Shirley Sherrod’s libel suit against conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart: Washington Times, Washington, d.c.

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Good morning. it’s nice to be here today.

i’m honored that you have given me the opportunity to say a few words at the closing of such a major portion of your lives.

even as a stranger to you, it’s tough to resist being sentimental, because i know how hard you worked to achieve the incredible things that you did this year, things that will change the image of Wartburg college for years to come … and because this will probably be the last chance that one educator will have to talk to all of you at once.

Because it is a “last chance” situation, i also have to resist the temptation to entertain you, for this is too serious a celebration …serious but sort of meaningless, because anything really significant about your time in college happened before you got here …this is just a sophisticated way of waving goodbye.

Goodbye to the past, a past you are supposed to remember.

But what are you supposed to remember?

i can’t tell you if you’ll ever use linear perspective, sentence diagramming or long division in a world of computers … But i can tell you what your administrators, professors, coaches, and advisers would like you to remember … that is: that they, in reflecting back to you your own potential, tried to tell you the truth.

And the truth for today is nothing too dramatic, just some important loose ends.

But, be careful, for the truth can sometimes be like finding out that your parents are coneheads, for you probably already have some evidence that suggests that things are not as they seem, and that the future will somehow be very different from the past.

of course, telling you the truth implies that you’ve been lied to, and you have. But don’t

waste your time looking for someone to blame … because, for the most part there is no single person that you can point to, and even if you could, they probably didn’t even know what they were doing. in my iS 201 class this past fall, we explored the subject of gender in horror films, wherein we discussed, among other things, why mirrors are so powerfully present. What makes a mirror horrifying is that it reminds us of our mortality, the shocking brevity of life, and the unknown abyss of death. And yet, a mirror is also just a surface. it only reflects what is visible to the eye. mirrors also embody a paradox: they reveal hidden truths, but also distort reality. they are the only means we have, however inaccurate, for seeing ourselves as others might see us. mirrors are at once intimate, private, and impossible to avoid in our culture, like the many screens that surround and beckon us.

take television.

it has made us spectators instead of participators, watchers instead of readers or writers, and, while claiming to be a mirror of ourselves, it has been a most persuasive deceiver. it has brought violence into our houses as an acceptable everyday occurrence. it has taught us that any problem, from pimples to total and inevitable world destruction, can be solved in 30 to 90 minutes, with interruptions every 10 minutes for the good life, telling us how much fun we should be having.

School adds to this lie by giving you the illusion that you can cope with your problems as easily as you can change the channel. in school, if you are failing a class, you can drop it or repeat it. if you do poorly, you can shrug it off … miss one question and get the next, sleep through the alarm and skip the 7:45, get a note from the doctor and be excused.

School also deceived you by guaranteeing you attention, supervision and care at the hands of people who cared about the future of the world and your place in it. Your papers, from sloppy to super, were read … Your ideas, from the ridiculous to the sublime, were listened to. Your questions, no matter how repetitive, were answered, and activities were planned all around you for your pleasure and choosing.

teachers and schools were designed to provide you with these things to encourage your intellectual growth. But, as a teacher, i wonder about all of that sometimes. For, in this future you and i are heading into today, if your writing isn’t neat, clear and interesting, it won’t get read. if your comments aren’t factual and original, you won’t be listened to. if your questions are ill-informed or rude, they will be ignored or even laughed at.

You may discover boredom as a part of real life. the ever-changing variety of college will be replaced by a job that will probably mean the same thing every day to cover the bills that used to be taken care of for you. thanksgiving will be thursday, christmas the 25th, and summer a warm morning that you see on your way to work. Real life has the potential to be cold and boring, and surely that is what it will be if you can’t make the transition into the truth of this world.

And there an awful lot of people who don’t make it. But it can be a great place for people who can. And you can.

there are hundreds of fine organizations out there, with really fine people in them,

Break the MirrorDr. Amy Nolan, assistant professor of English

Address delivered at the Decemenber Commenecement Service, Dec. 12, 2010

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“in the morning, after taking a cold shower—what a mistake—i look at the mirror. there, a funny guy, grey hair, white beard, wrinkled skin—what a pity—poor, dirty old man! He is not me, absolutely not. Land and life, fishing in the ocean, sleeping in the desert with stars, building a shelter in mountains, farming the ancient way, singing with coyotes, singing against nuclear war—i’ll never be tired of life. Now i’m [twenty-two] years old, very charming young man. i sit down quietly in lotus position, meditating, meditating for nothing. Suddenly a voice comes to me: ‘to stay young, to save the world, break the mirror.’”

thank you—now create your own good luck.

Copyright 2010 Amy Nolan and Robert Knox

who’d love to have some of your time, and in return they will give you a sense of self-worth that will make the feeling that you get while driving a new set of wheels feel cheap. Find a mountain and climb it. Learn to play the piano. take up some kind of hobby …. and if your work is a drag, make a game out of it … make the point of the game to become the best that you can at what you do. people sense it when someone else is really trying. it’s inspiring. if you do that, you’ll never be ignored. i guarantee it. Remember that people can’t give what they don’t have, and that with the end of your undergraduate education, nobody really owes you much of anything anymore, so you may just have to be the first one to pat the other person on the back and say, “nice job.”

in the future you are about to face, avoid the deceit of pop culture, another mirror, which tells us to dream about tomorrow and live for today. this world beckons to us—it pressures us to give in to the

omnipresent, winner-take-all, competitive culture all around us. if you don’t want to participate in such a culture, it takes a constant renewing of your mind. in simply observing the world around us, we become more capable of compassion, a quality that is sorely needed in every corner, every discipline, in every part of the world.

if your personal life is the pits, no job, no amount of money will make you happy. if you just live for today, you’ll be catching a lot of bullets, because today becomes yesterday too fast to do much more than flinch … and what may look great now, may have you hiding under a rock in the today that will come a few months or years from now. So don’t just dream about the future, plan on it.

it’s as real as vegetables.

i leave you with the words of poet Nanao Sakaki:

Wartburg’s 4-4-1 academic calendar includes two four-month terms and a one-month may term. Students concentrate on one course during may term, which provides unique opportunities for travel, field experiences, internships, or in-depth study. may term coursesinclude study of the ecology in Guyana and trinidad, a course on archeology and the Bible in turkey, a literary tour of england, a painting course in italy, and a human relations course that takes students into New York inner-city schools. Faculty who led may term travel courses in 2010-2011 are:

Bock, N.denver, colo.

Boss, J.Senegal

Bouzard, W.israel

Butts, J.New York

Earl, W.New York

Ewest, T.china

Foster, J.New Zealand

James, M.Alabama

Jones, J.dominican Republic

Lindgren, E.england

McCarty, D.denver, colo.

Montgomery, Z.costa Rica

Nelson, L.europe

Toering Peters, S.Bahamas

Waldstein, F.denver, colo.

Wells, C.France

Westen, E.tanzania

May Term Travel Courses

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Amy NolanTenure and Promotion to Associate Professor

dr. Amy Nolan joined the Wartburg college faculty in 2006 after being a visiting assistant professor in the department of english and visiting professor in the department of integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities at michigan State University, where she had earned her ph.d. degree in 20th century American Literature.

Nolan’s primary interest is studying and writing creative nonfiction which comprises short personal essays and memoir. She is specifically interested in exploring how writing nonfiction both allows and challenges people to honestly and openly write about and transform personal experiences into narratives that reach out to others who may share those experiences.

Nolan’s memoir, Water Music, chronicles the experience of growing up in a small town in michigan in the 1970s and 80s. She has had numerous creative nonfiction essays and articles published and has presented at the twentieth-century Literature conference as well as the college english Association, to name a few. She has also been a featured writer at the University of Northern iowa’s “Final thursday” reading series. Her essay, Close to the Bones, won the carter V. cooper Honorable mention prize and publication in the Bellevue Literary Review. Nolan has begun work on a second book titled Courting the Minotaur. She was also a writing, contributor, and research assistant for the thomas Gale Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender.

Nolan is an active campus citizen serving as a faculty adviser of The Castle, which publishes Wartburg student poetry, fiction, drama, essays, artwork, and musical compositions twice yearly. She advises two residence hall projects, has participated in the orange eXceLeration program

for first-year students, and has conducted writing workshops for students. She also serves as a consultant to the Writing Laboratory in the pathways center and teaches the first course in the Scholars program.

Students have said of dr. Nolan that she “allows students to find their passions within each class day and cultivates the inner-academic inside us all.”

dr. Nolan holds an m.A. degree from central michigan University and a B.A. degree from Alma college.

Stephanie Toering PetersTenure and Promotion to Associate Professor

true to her field of developmental biology, dr. toering peters’ accomplishments in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and service have grown and developed through careful analysis of her skills.

dr. toering peters teaches a variety of courses to both biology majors and non-majors. in both types of courses, she focuses on active learning, problem solving, and experiments reflective of current pedagogical practices in science education to create student interest, motivation, and learning. She has also taken a special interest in the success of students in the first-year biology sequence by providing course leadership, through the development of a writing style guide for students and by creating new laboratory manuals which reflect current trends in science education.

toering peters is skilled in recruiting, mentoring, and motivating students, which she expresses through her enthusiasm of the subject matter and the pursuit of quality. She regularly participates in the college’s SoAR days, scholarship days, and is active with the cedar Valley Science Symposium. many of her students are recipients of

mcelroy Student/Faculty Research Grants. She has also worked to identify and assist at risk students within the biology department, resulting in a program that will contribute to their academic success.

Her service to her faculty colleagues includes serving on three search committees, appointments to the Retention and Human Animal Research Review committees, academic advising, biology curriculum mapping, textbook review, and she is currently a member of the iowa Academy of Sciences iowa Science Foundation Grants committee.

dr. toering peters earned her B.S. degree from Hope college and received her ph.d. degree from Stanford University.

Rev. Dr. Timothy EwestTenure and Promotion to Associate Professor

the standard definition of entrepreneur is “a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative.” With his energy and enthusiasm, tim ewest is the embodiment of that definition.

dr. ewest’s many courses are focused around student-centered, quality teaching and experiential learning through the use of case students, experiential projects, and service-learning, which synthesizes content through application and practice and ensures that course content is relevant. His courses are further enhanced through his many years as a manger in a variety of organizational settings, thus allowing him to provide scenarios and examples to illustrate the importance of course topics. this year he will take a dozen Wartburg students to china to study its economic rise and to look for ways to strengthen Wartburg’s commitment to being involved in china. ewest is also committed to student

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involvement in undergraduate research. to date he has worked with eight students who developed research papers for submission at academic conferences and seven groups of students who have presented at three different conferences.

His doctoral research on leadership theory resulted in a series of published articles pertaining to transformational Leadership. He has presented papers in china and Austria and was appointed as a Visiting Research collaborator at princeton University, Faith and Work initiative. this research explores the development of a validated assessment tool to measure the individual and institutional manifestations of faith, religion, and spirituality at work. ewest was also appointed co-director of the Social entrepreneurship program at Wartburg, which he helped to create.

dr. ewest’s service on campus includes a Keep on Learning course and service on the Year of community president’s task Force, which generated new ideas to strengthen the impact Wartburg has on its surrounding community. in that capacity, he was asked to develop and grow the college’s commitment to partner with the city to start a new business incubator that would involve students in the development of new business entities. Students will also have the chance to learn from the business leaders who are mentoring the incubated businesses, thus giving them a clearer understanding of the decisions that entrepreneurs must make.

Neil Martinson-BurrellTenure and Promotion to Associate Professor

daniel Libeskind, a polish architect, may have summed up dr. Neil martinsen-Burrell’s first six years at Wartburg when he said, “Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it’s about experience, it’s about participation, it is something more complex and more interesting than what is obvious.”

martinsen-Burrell believes that civic engagement and service-learning can be an important way to motivate students to connect their learning to the practical world. one way that he accomplished this was by incorporating service-learning into sections of his statistical methods courses. Students worked with two partners from the Wartburg community, which improved their understanding of the course material and its application. Additionally, the partners found that the work produced by the students gave them valuable understanding of data they had been unable to analyze previously.

dr. martinsen-Burrell is an impressive campus citizen, serving as iS 101 co-coordinator, sitting on several college-wide committees and search committees. He also assists faculty and students by providing statistical consultation for those involved in research, particularly in the areas of experimental design, choice of methods and interpretation and communication of results. in addition to his work on standing committees, martinsen-Burrell is active in campus governance, including service on the commission on mission Service task Force, a multi-year commitment that studied the relationship of the missional concept of service to the future of Wartburg college. in connection with his work on the Budget and Building committee, he was elected by the faculty to serve on the Faculty council task Force, which was instrumental in the development of the president’s Budget Advisory council.

With regard to scholarship, martinsen-Burrell has continued work begun during his time as a post-doctoral fellow alongside his collaborators at New York city and the London School of economics. He has published on top fluid dynamics and assists students with various research projects as well. martinsen-Burrell also started a program of interdisciplinary scholarship with respect to his work as iS 101 coordinator. Having participated in the Lutheran Heritage Seminar to Germany in the summer of 2010, he presented at the 2010 Association of Lutheran college Faculties meeting on “integrating Heritage and mission: in the classroom and the World” that dealt with connections between that seminar trip and Wartburg’s iS 101 program.

Charles FiguraPromotion to Full Professor

there is always a special challenge involved when bringing research done for a dissertation in a university laboratory to a liberal arts college where the focus is on teaching and this challenge was no different for dr. Figura. After working with optics and stereographic visualization, he successfully settled on astronomy as the focus of his scholarship (studies of intermediate and high mass star formation, particularly the mechanisms that cause the initiation of star formation). Working with a group of astronomers to research star formation through molecular tracers, dr. Figura has successfully established a research program that has resulted in seven different presentations in the past five years. He has presented at the American Astronomical Society meeting and published in the Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and minor planet observations. in addition, he has traveled to and used several different world class astronomical observatories. this interest in astronomy is not only his primary research focus, but his enthusiasm for the stars spills over into his teaching and his role as director of the platte observatory.

He does not, however, spend all of his time stargazing. He continues to teach courses that serve the Wartburg plan of essential education for non-science majors as well as courses in the physics major. teaching in general education courses requires not only a breadth of knowledge, but an understanding of what motivates young college students to learn. He recently attended a workshop at the University of michigan on teaching in the sciences and as a result redesigned physics 101-102 around questions about living systems, an approach that speaks to the interests of college students as well as serves to educate students about science. dr. Figura is also actively engaged in faculty governance, most recently serving as the chair of the educational policies committee. He serves as one of the faculty sponsors of the exciting

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and explosive chemistry and physics Show, offered each year to the school children of Waverly.

William WithersPromotion to Full Professor

early in his career at Wartburg college dr. Bill Withers discovered leadership as one way of living out his vocation. it began with serving as department chair of communication

arts for 12 years. dr. Withers focused his energies on student recruitment while department chair, and as a result, the number of student majoring in communication arts grew to a high of 219 students in 2004. He also supported the circuit, one of the first efforts by college student media to tackle media convergence, and he encouraged the college to convert from analog to digital technology in the television operation to keep Wartburg up to date with the industry.

His interest in leadership also resulted in teaching the introductory course in the leadership certificate: exploring elements of Leadership. the calling to focus on leadership led to more student interest in the Leadership certificate program. Not only does he continue to work with the Leadership institute as assistant director, but he has taken his leadership skills beyond Wartburg. He currently serves on the Board of directors of iowa public television and served on the Leadership iowa Board of Governors.

dr. Withers has been engaged in leadership consultations with Hy-Vee, inc., the mudd Group, proctor and Gamble, Starbucks, and Nazareth Lutheran church. most recently he has presented at the 2011 cASe district Vi conference and Academic chairs conference on leading an academic department. He is a regular on the lecture circuit talking about leadership and customer service. He was engaged in communication consulting to the eLcA

church (2006 and 2007) and to the Ford Family Foundation as a national youth conference planner, keynote speaker, and presenter (2009).

Back on campus he teaches in public relations, integrated marketing communication, and advises the tower Agency, student-run public relations organization based in the Wartburg college communication Arts department. dr. Withers is the recipient of both the chellevold Award for teaching excellence and Advisor of the Year award.

Mariah BirgenPromotion to Full Professor

Since coming to Wartburg college dr. mariah Birgen has demonstrated a willingness to be innovative in programming and curriculum. dr. Birgen was

an early leader in inquiry Studies 101, a course for all first year students that introduces students to what it means to be a college student. Shortly after that she was appointed to lead the Scholars program, a selective program for outstanding students who are eager to challenge their intellectual powers. As a result of this leadership she has become active in Upper midwest Honors council and now serves as the iowa Representative to that organization as well as the National collegiate Honors council. She has also presented at the conference of the Upper midwest Honors council lending her expertise to the organization and accompanied students to present their own research.

dr. Birgen is also a active member of Science education for New civic engagements and Responsibilities (SeNceR). SeNceR applies the science of learning to the learning of science, all to expand civic capacity consistent with the mission of Wartburg college. “SeNceR is designed to improve science education by

Promotions and Tenuresfocusing on real world problems and, by so doing, extends the impact of this learning across the curriculum to the broader community and society. We do this by developing faculty expertise in teaching ‘to’ basic, canonical science and mathematics ‘through’ complex, capacious, often unsolved problems of civic consequence.” (SeNceR website). Her participation in SeNceR has helped to transform courses in the Wartburg plan of essential education.

dr. Birgen has also been instrumental in redesigning the calculus sequence in mathematics to better serve first-year students. during the summer of 2009, she was an instructor at the University of iowa for the Undergraduate Research experience Workshop focusing on mathematical modeling. She has published in the College Mathematics Journal and presented at the Joint mathematics meeting, the iowa council of teachers of mathematics, and the SeNceR Summer institute.

dr. Birgen earned her ph.d. degree in mathematics from the University of michigan and a B.S. degree in engineering science from the University of california, Berkeley. She teaches calculus i, ii, multivariable calculus, Applied calculus, Advanced calculus, differential equations, complex Variables, and mathematical modeling.

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RetirementsDr. Judy GriffithProfessor of English, 1997-2011

dr. Judith Brush Griffith loves reading mysteries. Her home is lined with books written by the best mystery writers and no book store goes unnoticed as she travels around the world. there is, however, no mystery about her devotion to the students at Wartburg during the past 14 years. dr. Griffith’s service to the college includes chair of the english and modern Languages department for six years; assistant dean for faculty development, co-chairing the iS 101 creation, development, and supervisory committee; and serving on the educational policies committee, the Faculty development committee, and the Faculty Review committee, to name a few. She also has served on 12 search committees.

in addition, dr. Griffith taught courses in english ranging from english composition to introduction to Literature to Young Adult Literature. As the faculty member responsible for english Secondary education, dr. Griffith spent time in the schools supervising student teachers. Her mentoring of students extended to accompanying them to the National council of teachers of english conference for six years. one of the hallmarks of Judy as a teacher was the time spent in individual conferences with students to review and improve writing assignments. this individual attention to each student in her class contributed to learning and helped to build bonds with students that will exist well beyond her retirement.

dr. Griffith also has remained an active scholar, both within the academy and the community. Her accomplishments include 15 peer-reviewed presentations at the state, regional, and national levels. She has served as judge for the iowa High School Speech Association. She has served area schools by consulting and has presented to staff

development in Waterloo, New Hampton, Waverly-Shell Rock, and Janesville. For Waverly-Shell-Rock schools, she designed and conducted both writing assessment and 10th grade english placement writing assessment.

Joyce Boss writes in her recommendation for emeritus status the following, “in sum, dr. Griffith has served Wartburg college, our students, our colleagues, and our community with thorough dedication, enthusiasm, and distinction. She is beloved by innumerable students and held in high regard by her colleagues.” dr. Griffith retired at the end of Fall term 2010 to her home in cedar Falls. She plans to continue the international travel that she and her husband enjoy and will, no doubt, continue reading the mystery books that line the walls.

Dr. Lynn OlsonProfessor of Mathematics and Computer Science, 1978-2011

dr. Lynn olson signed his first contract to teach at Wartburg college in 1978. He has been successfully teaching mathematics and computer science ever since. A great

deal has changed at Wartburg since those early years. certainly the field of computer science has changed at an astonishing rate, new buildings have been built (including the new Science center), and new technology has been introduced (slide rule to ipad) during this time. What has not changed is his devotion to students and their success and to his craft. dr. olson has not only made relationships with his students central to his teaching but he maintains those relationships well beyond graduation. Just ask Lynn who graduated in 1989, and he will look at his list and most likely be able to tell you where they are and what they are doing. in part this ability to get to know students was fostered through

the supervision of summer internships and teaching a wide range of courses in statistics, geometry, computer science, mathematics in modern Society, Finite mathematics, Algebraic Structures, discrete Structures and differential calculus, to name a few. He has traveled with students during the Historical Roots of mathematics and physics course and served on the teaching team for inquiry Studies 101, a first-year course that introduces students to the mission of Wartburg and to the liberal arts. He also supported the practice of inviting graduates back to campus to offer seminars to current students, thereby keeping in touch with alumni and providing opportunities for student-alum mentoring. there is even a note in his file from the Admissions office thanking him for meeting with prospective students and being one of the best recruiters for the college.

dr. olson served as chair of the department of mathematics, computer Science, and physics from 1994 to 2009, and his service on faculty committees and teaching teams is notable. He is also well known for taking advantage of continuing education opportunities especially in the field of computer science. even after completing the doctorate, he took courses at the University of Northern iowa and the University of Wisconsin and attended numerous conferences and workshops to learn the latest in computer science.

in writing his letter of retirement, dr. olson states, “it has been a difficult decision because i have truly loved my role on the faculty. i have felt called to serve and i am constantly aware of the blessings i have received.” We are grateful for Lynn’s excellence in teaching and engagement with students. it is tempting to say that he will be missed, but it is more likely that he will continue to cherish and nurture all those relationships with students and colleagues that he so carefully created well into his retirement.

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Dr. Janice WadeProfessor of Music, 1987-2011

dr. Janice Wade has served as the music director and conductor of the Wartburg community Symphony and professor of music at Wartburg college for 24 years. the longest serving conductor in the symphony’s 58-year history, her tenure on the podium at Wartburg college includes conducting 126 concerts featuring 62 award-winning guest artists.

Wade’s innovative concerts have included works for children’s choirs, dancers, live puppets, and narration. She is well known for bringing silent films to campus, and she commissioned and premiered five new works by composer Linda Robbins coleman. Wade also secured the rights to the “Ford made in America” project, making the Wartburg community Symphony the only symphony in iowa granted rights to perform the state premieres of America the Beautiful, a composition by Joan tower.

Before joining the Wartburg college faculty, Wade founded and was conductor of the des moines community orchestra. in addition, she was principal second violinist of the des moines Symphony, served as editor of the private teachers Forum in the national journal of the American String teachers Association, maintained a private teaching studio, and served on the faculty of the interlochen National music camp. in 2006 she was named the Leopold La Fosse outstanding Studio teacher by the American String teacher Association. in 2007 she received the Key to the city of Waverly for her many contributions to the community with the Wartburg community Symphony.dr. Wade earned her Bachelor of music education and master of music education degrees from drake University and completed her doctor of musical Arts degree at the University of iowa in 1992.

Dr. Ferol S. MenzelVice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, 1999-2011

Just as Wartburg college was getting a facelift to begin the millennium, another makeover was occurring inside.

the academic program was being transformed with

more emphasis on faculty development, research, experiential and service-learning, and leadership. one of the lead architects was dr. Ferol menzel, the vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty, who came to the college in 1999 and is departing at the end of this academic year.

“For me, this was a dream-come-true job. Wartburg was the type of college i wanted to serve. it is Lutheran, the focus is on undergraduates, and there were opportunities to make a difference in the lives of students.

it has been, she added, “a very interesting career journey.”

it started when Ferol Schricker left her native cincinnati in 1964 to attend the ohio State University, intent on becoming an occupational therapist. Her first job took her to ithaca, N.Y., where she met Bruce menzel, who was studying at cornell University. After marrying, the couple moved to iowa when Bruce took a teaching position at iowa State University. A fisheries and wildlife biologist, he would eventually chair the department of animal ecology, retiring in 2004.

deciding that she wanted to teach, Ferol earned her master’s degree in 1975 and doctorate in 1979 in child development at iSU.

She was hired in 1980 by Grand View college—now university—in des moines as an assistant professor of psychology. two years later, she began an administrative ascent covering eight positions, taking her

from chair of the psychology department to vice president for student life and enrollment management in 1998 at the school, which—like Wartburg—is affiliated with the evangelical Lutheran church in America.

“Very early in my career at Grand View,” menzel said, “president Karl Langrock and tom Fisher, who was the provost, saw in me leadership potential. So i had the best of all worlds. i was able to teach, and i was able to do administration. i had a wonderful opportunity to grow as a teacher and an administrator. in the end, i decided my first love was academic affairs.” Her 19 years at Grand View sowed the seeds for her next move.

“i fell in love with the type of relationships you can build at a small college,” menzel said. “i also fell in love with the Lutheran higher education system, and the importance Lutheran colleges put on educating students in vocation.“So when the position at Wartburg opened up i gave it a try.”

She had ties to Wartburg past and future.

New Wartburg president Jack ohle, a former drake University administrator, had worked with her on committees in des moines. His Wartburg predecessor, Robert Vogel, was Grand View’s incoming interim president.

“i agreed with both Bob and Jack that the Wartburg’s mission was very, very clear in that we were not only committed to our relationship with the church, but also committed to service and leadership,” menzel said.

Her goal was to enhance the “living our learning” aspect of the college’s mission involving undergraduate research, service-learning, the leadership institute and studying abroad. “We wanted to increase student participation in those programs and really highlight them as being value-added to a degree,” she said. “it wasn’t just that you were coming here for a major and minor, but what we call ‘deep and integrative learning.’”

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menzel would champion creation of the center for community engagement, the start of the current faculty sabbatical program, significant growth in faculty positions and development of improved academic facilities and resources.

dr. Lake Lambert, now dean of the college of Liberal Arts at mercer University in Georgia, headed the cce from its inception in 2003 to 2008.

“Ferol was always an advocate for the expansion of experiential learning at Wartburg,” he said. “this helped make the cce possible, and it will be an important part of her legacy. i can’t imagine starting the cce without her support.”

dr. Fred Ribich, associate vice president for academic affairs the past year and the 2011-12 interim dean of the faculty, praised her contributions.

“She was a strong supporter of faculty development,” Ribich said, “overseeing the overhaul and implementation of our sabbatical program as well as growing our programs that support faculty as teachers, mentors, and scholars.”

He also cited her “steadfast promotion of development and innovation in teaching-learning practices that are student-centered and actively engage students in their learning.”

menzel takes great pride in faculty development. “When i came here development was broken,” menzel said. “We had a faculty development committee that didn’t want to award faculty development funds. We had a one-day orientation for new faculty that consisted of a series of administrators telling people how to fill out forms. We now have adopted an extended orientation for faculty—a whole year orientation, and it’s even moved into some activities in the second year.

“We established the sabbatical program that’s available to all faculty on a seven-year cycle, and we changed the philosophy on the faculty development committee to really support research and to present that research. We’ve been successful in getting people to national meetings. We’ve been

successful in increasing the publications and presentations that our faculty do here.”menzel appreciates the role the faculty has played in engaged learning.

“i think the research on teaching in higher education has moved faculty toward adopting more engaged instructional methods in their classrooms,” she said. “We’re not 100 percent lecture, we’re a combination of lecture plus all sorts of instructional methods.”Ribich praised her contributions.

“the fact that she persevered and thrived for 12 years as academic dean under three presidents is testimony to her resilience, resolve, and vitality as a person as well as an executive officer of the college,” he said. “She has an astute capacity for being decisive after weighing the input and advice of others.”

For tyAnn Lindell, former assistant dean for academic affairs and now executive vice president for academic and student affairs at Finlandia (mich.) University, the quintessential menzel moment occurred during January 2010 blizzard.

“it was president (darrel) colson’s first winter in iowa,” she recalled. “As chief academic officer it was Ferol’s responsibility to decide if we would have classes or not. i stayed with her the night before rather than drive to Waterloo because the roads were so bad. At 7:30 the next morning, i go outside to see Ferol, in her dress clothes, shoveling out where the snowplow had filled in the drive. “that captured Ferol perfectly—elegant and determined.”

the menzels will live in Breckinridge, colo., where they have had a home. their two sons live in colorado.

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