Scottish Highlander newsletter, 1977-1978

              1 9 7 8HIGHLANDER1978
Dear Highlander Alums,
Since my appointment as full-time
Director of the Highlanders in August,
1978,1 have found it to be quite rewar­ding.
The enthusiasm and hard work
of the Highlander members has made
the first six months of my job very
pleasurable indeed, and I hope to be
with the Highlanders for many years
to come.
In addition to performances at all
the University home football games,
we were enthusiastically received by
over 100,000 people for our half-time
performance at the Ohio State-Iowa
game in Columbus, Ohio on October
21, 1978. My wife, Karen, and several
of the Highlanders got to meet Bob
Hope a f te r half-time c e remo n ie s
there, and presented him with an old
photograph of himself signing our
Highlander bass drum. I was pleased
to meet a number of Highlander
a lums a t our annual Homecoming
“Coffee” , but I hope we can expand
this in future years and see a good
many more of you.
In late November, we finished a
lengthy recording session and are now
offering our new stereo record album
“ PIPES OF OLD GOLD” for sale. I
am very proud of all the Highlanders
who devoted a great deal of time and
h a rd work in preparation for this
recording. I am hoping that all you
Highlander alums will purchase a
copy—I know it will provide you with
many hours of listening pleasure as
well as bring back some fond, old
memories.
On December 2nd the Highlanders
performed “ In Concert” at Harmon
Hall for the Performing Arts at Drake
University in Des Moines. The con­c
e r t was sponsored by the Scottish
Heritage Society of Iowa. In addition
to the traditional piping, drumming,
a n d H i g h l a n d D a n c i n g , o u r
folksingers performed several excel­lent
numbers, both in English and in
Gaelic. A unique feature of this con­ce
rt was the "Mull of Kintyre” selec­tion
which incorporated pipes, drums,
folksingers as well as electric guitar
and bass. This tune was recently
made famous by Paul McCartney and
Wings, and will be featured once
again during our spring concert.
Our annual Highland Arts Seminar,
Tartan Ball, and Spring Concert will
be held this year on May 4, 5, & 6 and
will feature some of this country’s
finest instructors in piping, drum­ming,
Highland Dancing, and Country
Dancing. Further details will be sent
to you when it becomes available.
One of the instructors for this y e a r ’s
Seminar will be Miss Mary Beth Mil­ler,
who is now enrolled here at the
University and on our staff as Dance
Instructor. This is her first year with
the Highlanders also, and she has
proved to be an invaluable aid to
myself and the organization.
We would like to hear from you!
Please fill out the enclosed question­naire
and return it so we can use the
information in the next newsletter.
Also, we greatly appreciate any con­t
r ib u t io n s you c an m ak e to our
S ch o la rsh ip , Seminar, or T rav e l
Funds.
Sincerely,
Bruce D. Liberati
Director
Scottish Highlanders
The 1978-79 season for tne Scottish
Highlanders promises to be one filled
with great activity. The shows at the
football games were well-planned and
executed, and the performance at the
Ohio State game was received with
g re a t enthusiasm by the crowd of
over 80,000 people.
Under the tutelage of newly appoin­ted
d i re c to r Bruce L ib e ra ti , th e
second semester will be spent in im­provement
of proficiency in pipes,
drums and dance in preparation for
their many appearances, annual con­c
e r t . Highlander seminars. Tartan
Ball, etc. The enrollment of national
champion dancer, Mary Beth Miller,
in the University this year has made a
most valuable addition to the instruc­tional
staff of the Highlanders.
The production of a recording of
music of the Highlanders is eagerly
awaited by their many alumnae and
friends.
Congratulations for the good work
this year!
Sincerely,
Frank Piersol
Director, University Bands
Dear Alums,
I want to thank you for the tremen­dous
support you have given us over
the past year. It is because you, the
alumni, still care that we continue to
exist.
It has been two years since I as­sumed
the Directorship of the group
and I wonder now where the time has
gone. I feel priviledged to have been
able to work with a group of such fine
people and high calibre musicians but
it is time for me to move on as I have
completed the work on my present
degree and have accepted a teaching
job at Stephen F. Austin State Univer­sity
in Nacogodces, Texas.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Pierce
Director—1976-78
Dear Alumns,
I am sorry it took so long to get this
le tte r to you but unfortunately the
d a y s a r e n ’t long enough to g e t
everything accomplished and con­sequently
some things have to be put
aside temporarily. Since most of the
comments were written some time
ago I have dated each person’s infor­mation
in order to give some perspec­tive
to the notes. I would also like to
say that even if you think you have
missed our deadline for response do
send us your news anyway—even if
we have “gone to press” we can use it
the next time around.
I would like to write each and
everyone of you personally to thank
you for your donations to our causes
but since it is not possible I would like
to take this opportunity to tell you we
m o s t s in c e re ly a p p re c ia te y o u r
generosity.
Now that I have become somewhat
“ seasoned” at my job as secretary
th e joys have in cre ased and the
traumas decreased. My experience as
a former member has been a great
help in working with the band.
For many of us our association with
Highlanders is probably still one of
the most cherished memories of our
lives as is evidenced by the fact that
whenever a Highlander returns to
Iowa City for some reason, they seem
to end up in our office to visit and
recall.
KEEP VISITING AND WRITING!!
Health & Happiness to all,
Jean Slavata Costa
Secretary
ROBERT SUTHERLAND LEE
(1938-42 pipes), 708 Cheyenne Dr.,
Fort Collins, Colorado 80521.
Robert is publisher of the Fort Col­lins
Coloradoan, and he and his wife,
Dorothy, have one son, David Robert.
— 4/10/78
WILLIAM R. YATES (1939-40
pipes) 9030 Western Road, Bon Air.
Virginia 23235. William is Deputy
Commissioner of Virginia Industrial
Commission and his wife, Charlotte is
a p r iv ate school lib ra rian . Their
family consists of: Bryan (24) who is
a University of Virginia senior and
hoping to be admitted to Univ. of
Virginia Law School; David (21) a
Lynchburg College sophomore; and
S t e v e n ( 1 3 ) w h o i s in 8 t h
grade.—2/25/78.
JAMES SLATER (1939-41 snare
drums) & GWEN BUSTER (1943-47
twirler & snare drum), Dr. & Mrs.
James L. Slater, 407-4 W. Duarte Rd.,
Arcadia, Calif. 91006.
J im ’s practice is now limited to
Gyn—he bowls and has an interest in
h o rse racin g . Gwen tea ch e s kin­dergarten,
skiis, and is learning to
s p e a k Spanish so as to te a c h a
Bilingual program. Their children
are: Jim (30 years old and m a r r ie d );
Robin (27); and Marc (19). —4/22/78
JOHN A. LINKLETTER (1941-43
pipes), 18 Park Avenue, Old Green­wich,
Conn. 06870.
J o h n is E d i t o r of P o p u l a r
Mechanics Magazine and his wife,
Joan, is a school nurse in Stamford,
Conn. (she plans to spend part of the
summer working with a mecial group
in Guatemala). Their daughter. Gayle
(26). is a graduate of the Univ. of Con­necticut
and will finish a 3-year Peace
Corps assignment this summer. She
has been on St. Lucia in the West In­dies
teaching French to Junior High-age
youngsters. Their other children
a r e : S c o t t ( 2 2 ) a n d J o h n
(2 0 ).—3/16/78.
WILLIE SEEMUTH (1942-43 dan­c
e r & d rum m e r ), 6125 E. Indian
School Road, # 2 9 1 , S c o t ts d a le ,
Arizona 85251.
“What a joy it is to be kept posted
on all Highlander activities! What a
g r e a t o rg an iz atio n . I ’m fo re v e r
g ra te fu l I once was a p a r t of it,
because of all the happy memories I
have. Each year more and more win­te
r visitors from Iowa vacation in
Scottdale, and it’s fun for me when
they "appear” in the Boutique at the
Safari Hotel (where she works). It is a
wish of mine th a t some day th e
Highlanders perform at our Gam-mage
Auditorium at Arizona State
University—perhaps one day that just
might happen. Good luck in all that
you do!”—writes Willie. Her children
a re Jack (30) and Judy (29).—3/1/78
ELEANOR N. NISSEN (1943-44 &
1945-47 pipes), Mrs. Robert T. Bell,
1548 Melbrook Dr.. Munster, Indiana
46321.
"Things much the same here. Son
Bill (2 6 ) is g e t t in g his PHD in
S t a t i s t i c s a t Univ. of Wise, a t
Madison. Daughter Kathy (24 ) is
working as a physical therapist in In­dianapolis.
We play bridge and keep
busy with our jobs. No big trips this
y e a r . Continued good luck to the
Highlanders. Still am thinking of get­ting
myself a set of pipes—just for
fu n . ’’ Eleanor teaches piano and
w o rk s p a r t t im e a t a n u r s e r y
school.—2/27/78
MARGERY McDONALD (1944-48
tenor drum) Mrs. Chas. W. McKinley,
200 Indian Rock, Brownsville, Pa.
15417.
Our daughter, Leslie and I proof
read the Highlander letter this after­noon
so it’s time for me to write my
note.
I ’m always amazed at the life styles
and accomplishments of the former
Highlanders. So many interesting
people!!
Our life stays very busy. Chas is
publisher of an 8,000 daily newspaper
plus printing other newspapers and
c i r c u la r work plus being on in­numerable
boards and committees.
He loves it!
1 stay busy with AAUW, church work,
planning commission, grown children
and being ready to go places when
Chas goes.
Our biggest project for last summer
was our family reunion at a hunting
reserv e in the mountains near us.
S ev en ty - fo u r au n ts , uncles, and
cousins (four generations) came for
the gathering of Clan McDonald. We
wore them out with white water raf­ting.
golf, tennis, dirt caves, talking,
eating and a tour of Fallingwater, one
of F ran k Lloyd Wright’s m a s te r­pieces.
We even had our own kirk with
our Scottish minister and a bagpiper.
Since Christmas I ’ve taken two very
interesting and timely trips. The first
was a two week trip to Israel to visit
our daughter Leslie. We toured the en­t
i r e country (ju s t missing a few
b om b s and s k i rm i s h e s ) . I t ’s a
fascinating place and you return with
a much better understanding of the
deep problems of the Middle East.
The progress the Israeli’s have made
turning desert and rocky barren land
into fertile farmland would warm the
heart of any Iowa farm girl or boy.
( Leslie had been studying in Arad and
working in Jerusalem the past y e a r.)
The other trip was to Panama and a
briefing on the Panama Canal, recep­t
io n with P r e s id e n t Rojo and a
management meeting on Contadora
Island. Can’t beat newspaper work for
excitement.
Our children are grown and doing
their own thing but the house never
seems to empty out completely. They
a re Karen-29, Laura-27, Leslie-25,
Margy-23, Chuck-21.
We enjoyed seeing the Highlanders at
the Ohio State game—see you there
again in ’79.—4/10/79.
EM EVANS (1945-47 pipes), Mrs.
Em Merulla, 1650 McGowan Blvd.,
Marion. Iowa 52302.
“ Good to receive the yearly newsy
letter and surprising how often this
renews an old friendship. My sons are
now grown and no longer teenagers.
Anthony (26)—to attend Physician’s
Assistant Program at Iowa for 78-80;
Mike (24) still racing with bicycle and
soon to begin graduate work; Jim
(2 0 )—working in supermarket and
taking turn as night manager, with
continuing interest in coins, metal
detecting, baseball, and fishing. All
still have "girls” but no "girl.” I ’m
enjoying the freedom from being
"constant mother” and taking trips
and enjoying all of it. During last
year, have been to Colorado twice
(rafting and skiing). New England,
and Memphis. Tennessee plus the
frequent shorter trips to visit old
friends. This truly is “Prime Time”
and I enjoy i t !” Em came to the Tar­tan
Ball in Iowa City on April 22 and
we hope she enjoyed it.—3/10/78
JANET GUTZ (1945-48 sn a re &
t e n o r d r u m s ) J a n e t Way, 321
Conestoga Rd.. Wayne. Pennsylvania
19087.
‘‘I so enjoy and appreciate the
n ew s letter and the update on old
friends. The Highland Arts Seminar
and Tartan Ball is a tremendous idea.
There are numerous Scottish Highlan­der
groups in this area and fine dance
groups. The Annual Devon Highland
Games a ttract fine groups and are
only a few minutes from home—a sen­timental
‘fling’ for me each year. My
family is scattered throughout the
world—Kathleen (26) and husband in
Taiwan with Navy Medical Research
Unit; Ben (23) is in Peace Corps
(Fisheries) in Central African Em­pire;
Marg (24) is doing graduate
work in bio-medical engineering;
Steve (18) will graduate from H.S.
this year leaving one at home with me
as of Sept.! Unreal! And exciting. I
continue to enjoy counseling. The
needs and problems grow larger as
our student numbers grow smaller.
(Janet is Chairman. Guidance Dept.,
Springfield H.S., Springfield, P a .)
How I would love to see another Iowa
game and Highlander performance!
Keep up the good work! —8/13/78
BARBARA HENDERSON (1945-48
tenor drum), Mrs. Jerry Korn, 319
Wolfe St.. Alexandria. Virginia 22314.
Barbara is a librarian and husband,
J e r r y , is M a n a g in g E d i to r of
Time/Life Books. Their children are:
Ellen Grover (28); Margaret Bott
(28); and Susan Kiely (26). "Last
daughter married—new grandson—
Theodore Yauncey Bott—born in New
Mexico."—2/27/78
JEANNE PETERSON (1946-52
drum, dancer), Mrs. Arnold Charlton,
661-19th Street, Primghar, Iowa 51245.
"Think the seminars are great, ap­preciate
hearing from alumni. Our
daughters (Katherine & Lynn) are in
college (UNI and Bryn Mawr) and we
seem to have survived the trauma of
th e nest-leaving. We have fewer
deadlines, more reason to travel, and
a re still involved with some of the
crises in our little world and the big
world around us—and are grateful.
It's a good time.”—2/28/78.
JANE B. WALKER (1947-48 pipes),
Mrs. Paul Koss, 1333 Jones Street,
San Francisco. California 94109.
"Nothing new. More travel, volun­teer
work, lots of time spent on our
cruiser, a quick trip to Iowa to visit
family in Clinton and as of this writing
(2/26/78) the ghastly ordeal of com­p
le te ly red e co ra tin g our h om e.”
Jane's husband, Paul, is the retired
past President of Paul Koss Supply
Co.—2/26/78.
PATRICIA MOREHEAD (1947-50
pipes), Mrs. David J. Bullock, 202
Crombie, Atlantic, Iowa 50022.
“ Just another year older! With Susi
(2 6 ) in Grand Junction, Colorado,
Lindy (24) in Vail and Dave’s sisters
and their families in Denver we head
west as often as possible. I ’m still in­volved
in hospitals and health care—
Dave still traveling. Enjoyed the
Highlanders at the Minnesota game.
Hope to see some of you at the Iowa
W o m e n ’s D a y C o n f e r e n c e . ”
P a t r i c i a ’s h u sb a n d , Dave, is a
s a le sm a n for O’B ryan B ro s ., of
Chicago and they have two other
d a u g h te rs—Leslie (20 ) and Betsy
(15). —4/6/78.
WANDA KRABBENHOFT (1948-52
pipes), Mrs. Paul W. Brechler, 2940 E.
Bates Ave., Denver, Colorado 80210.
“ A lw a y s e n jo y r e a d in g th e
whereabouts and innovations in the
life’s of old friends in the Highlander
letter. All of the individuals involved
in its compilation and publication
deserve a big thank you. My best
wishes are eternally with the U. of
Iowa Scottish Highlanders.” Wanda is
D i re c to r of Colorado Field Trip
Education and Paul is Commissioner
of Rocky Mountain Athletic Con­ference.—
3/9/78.
MARCIA MARY HEALY (1948-52
pipes), Mrs. Halsey M. Cook, 24 W.
Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Maryland
21201.
“ I t ’s wonderful to see how the
Highlanders have improved in skill
since I was a member (tho’ not in
determination and hard work, I ’m
su re ! ) The Highland Arts Seminar is
a marvelous opportunity for the mem­b
e r s , p lu s g o o d P .R . fo r th e
organization. I've taken the liberty of
sending the folder on to “The Inter­national
P ip e r”—a new magazine
coming out soon and edited by John A.
MacLellan, who is one of THE best in
the world. I had a glorious 2 weeks in
Brockville, Ont. at piping school un­d
e r his tutelage, along with John
MacKenzie, another Scottish great.
They gave us a recital that had us all
on the edge of our seats. A big hello to
all the gals who were in when I was.
I'm a teacher—presently unemployed
a n d e n jo y in g my new f re e d om
hugely! Halsey is Rector of Old St.
P au l’s Church and Pres, of the Board
of St. P a u l ’s School.” The Cook
children are: Cindy (24) now Mrs.
Robert Rice; Bill (23); Heather (21);
Kathleen (19); Halsey, Jr. (15); and
Jennifer (13). —3/25/78.
JEAN SLAVATA (1949-52 pipes &
tenor drum), Mrs. Michael L. Costa,
319 Court St. PL, Iowa City, Iowa
52240.
Since I do have a personal life out­side
of the Highlander Office (my
husband will sometimes argue that
point) it behooves me to write a little
something in this space. My husband,
Mick, retired from his job at the V.A.
Hospital in November, 1977 following
his heart surgery in April, 1977 and
keeps busy working part-time, doing
house and yard rep a irs , etc. and
helping me with general household
chores. I bowl, bicycle, and walk to
ward off the middle age spread. I also
do alot of sewing.
GWENN SCALES (1949-53 drums &
dancer), Mrs. Ben Chaiken, 4402 E.
Calle Feliz, Phoenix, Arizona 85018.
“ Just returned home from Santa
Barbara (April, 1978) where Miriam
(22 ) is in grad school (Anthropology).
Enjoyed a lovely day on a whale wat­ch—
didn’t spot any though! We plug
along—not much new here. Sara (20)
is a junior at ASU in Music, Rebecca
(17) is a junior in high school. Last
y ear at this time we hiked in and out
of the Grand Canyon, and of all things,
we ran into Sally Sedelow, formerly
Sally (Yeates). My girls couldn’t get
over the fact she recognized me!!
Neither could I!! She now lives in
Lawrence, Kansas. . As for Ben and
myself we a re I ’m sure much the
sam e as everyone else our a g e -
getting along!—little heavier, slower,
an d wiser. He is busy with work
(Director of Arizona Lung Assoc.)
and liking it less—he looks forward to
retirement and being the cross-walk
man (not for awhile yet though). We
both play chess, Ben plays tennis, and
I hunt down antiques.”—4/3/78.
MARILYN (MICKIE) McMULLEN
(1949-53 bass drum), Mrs. Edward F.
Diekmann, No. 44 Kingston Road,
Kensington, California 94707.
Mickie is owner and only employee
of M.D. Transcription, a medical
transcription firm. Ed is president of
GFDS, Inc. a structural engineering
corporation. Mickie and Ed have
th re e daughters. Debbie (21) is a
s tu d e n t a t Monterey In s t i tu te of
Foreign Studies. Cathie (18) is an
American Field Service Exchange
student to Ghana. Laurie (16) is a
ju n io r at El Cerrito High School.
11/30/77. (Mickie, Ed, and Laurie
came to Iowa City to visit the campus,
stopped by the Highlander Office, left
a note and I caught up with them the
next day (6/30/78). What fun we had
reminiscing about our days together
in Highlanders!!!)
BARBARA WICK (1949-53) snare &
tenor drum), Mrs. Jay C. Timmer­man,
5 Glendale Terrace, Iowa City,
Iowa 52240.
B a rb came to the H ig h lan d e r
Initiation Banquet in Feb. '78 and got
to see her daughter, Betsy (who is a
ten o r drummer) get initiated into
Highlanders. She also came to the
concert and Tartan Ball in April. It is
nice to have daughters of former
Highlanders in the group ‘cause it
gets the “Moms” reacquainted with
th e group. B a rb a ra has a n o th e r
daughter, Barbara, who is 20 years
old.—2/25/78.
BARBARA BEALS (1950-52 pipes),
Mrs. Donald J. Moulin, 144 Parsonage
Rd., Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.
B a rb a ra ’s husband, Donald, is a
partner in Peat, Marwick, Mitchell &
Co. and he and Barbara have two
daughters—Leslie (19) and Lauren
(1 7 ). "Have spent exactly one year
here in the East after living on West
Coast for 17 years—must say after
this winter we would all like to be
b a c k in C a l ifo rn ia . L e s lie is a
sophomore at Willametle Univ. in
Salem, Oregon and Lauren waiting to
hear what West Coast school accepts
h e r—closest East she applied was
Boulder, Colorado. —2/19/78.
EUNICE ACHENBACH (1950-54
snare drum), Mrs. Everett H. Eide,
2723 Waunona Way, Madison, Wiscon­sin
53713.
Eunice’s husband, Ev erett, is a
sales representative for Munsingwear
Inc. and their children are: Linda
(21); Peter (19); Erica (13); Kristin
(9 ) . “After 23 years of enjoying the
luxury of being a full-time wife and
mother, I have gone back to work in
my major field. I received my M.A. in
Communicative Disorders from the
Univ. of Wisconsin last spring, and
am now employed full-time as a
speech & language therapist in the
Madison Public Schools. With two in
college the extra pay check comes in
handy and I am enjoying the work. We
a re all fine and looking forward to
spring.”—3/3/78.
BONNIE McKITRICK (1951-53
snare drum & dancer), Mrs. Carter
Ewing, 705 East Pearl, Harrisonville,
Missouri 64701.
“ I went back to school at Central
Missouri State University, Warren-sburg
in 1970.1 quit my job as Probate
Clerk and attended school full time,
driving 100 miles a day to make this
p o s s ib l e . I r e c e iv e d a B.S. in
E d u c a t io n with an em p h a s is in
Speech Communication and Theatre
in the spring of 1972. I taught Speech
and Drama in a small rural school
with 300 in the high school for 4 years.
Last year I became a grad assistant
in Theatre at CMSU and completed
my Master’s Thesis last summer,
1977. I was employed last spring by
Lee’s Summit High School as the only
Speech & Drama teacher. It is a chal-l
e n g e ! L e e ’s S um m i t h a s 2500
students. We are now working on our
spring musical, “Bye, Bye, Birdie.” I
stay busy like I did while attending
S.U.I.” Bonnie’s husband, Carter, is
an executive vice-president of Plaza
Savings Assn. in Harrisonville, Mis­souri.
Their children are: David (22)
who is m ar r ied and living in San
F ran cisco and Danny (21) who is
going to MU at Columbia.—3/15/78.
JAYNE STEWART (1951-54 snare
drum), Mrs. Richard L. Freeman, 182
Le Brun Circle, Buffalo, New York
14226.
J a n e is a f r e e la n c e r a d io ,
television, newspaper critic and arts
reporter and also host and producer
“Artscene” WNED-TV Buffalo. Her
husband, Richard, is president of
Charles S. Freeman Co., Inc. Their
children are: Patricia (22); Alison
(1 9 ) ; an d Rich (1 7 ) . ‘‘P a t r i c ia
g rad u a ted from Princeton U. last
June with honors in English, is now
working as production assistant for
independent producer a t Spelling
Productions in California. Alison is a
freshman at Emory Univ. in Atlanta;
Rich is a senior in high school and will
go to MIT in Boston next year with the
help of an AFROTC scholarship. We
bought a condominium in St. Croix,
spend some time there and some time
renting it out; between the new condo
and my regular travels interviewing
movie people, I’ve been away from
Buffalo as much as I ’ve been here
during the past year. Got back to Iowa
last spring and saw some of the old
H ig h la n d e r s (M ary Hau er , Ja n e
Walker) plus other old sorority sisters
for the first time in twenty years. I t’s
amazing. We all look just the same (at
least to those of us whose eyes have
acquired a soft-focus lens over the
y e a r s ).”—4/5/78.
JEANETTE NOBLE (1951-54 snare
& tenor drums), Mrs. George Conger,
485 Delaware Ave., Akron, Ohio44303.
Je an e tte ’s husband, George, is a
doctor. They have four children: Ann
(22); Sue (21); Janne (18); and Nancy
(15). —3/7/78.
LEE LUNDQUIST (1951-54 pipes &
d rum s ), Mrs. Arlyn Moeller, 1605
Carla Ct., Essexville, Michigan 48732.
“By next fall the nest will be empty
with Lisa (17) also off to College! She
will also be attending Michigan State
Univ., East Lansing, as is her sister,
Laurie (21), now a junior in speech
pathology. Mark (22) graduated from
U. of Mich, last spring and is now a
freshman medical student at Wayne
State Univ. in Detroit. Arlyn and I are
busy in the community, with business
investments, and fighting off the ‘mid­dle-
age spread’ by playing paddleball,
skiing and anything else th at will
work! Would certainly like to see
more replies from classes of ’53 and
'54 Highlanders.” Lee is homemaker
and volunteer community worker and
h er husband, Arlyn, is a very busy
Family practitioner.—3/12/78.
SALLY SACKETT (1952-54 pipes),
Mrs. Ha r ry A. Eick, 6098 Skyline
Drive, East Lansing, Michigan 48823.
Sally’s husband, Harry, is professor
of Chemistry and Assoc. Dean, Col­lege
of Natural Science. The Eick
children are: Carol (22); John (21);
Steve (20); Tim (18); Chris (16);
P e te r (14); Andy (9); and Becky (7).
“Our four oldest are in college, Carol
in m e ta l lu rg ic a l e n g in e e r in g a t
Michigan Tech, John will graduate
from Michigan in April as a trumpet
performance major (he is going on for
a Ma ste rs), Steve and Tim a re at
Kalamazoo College (a small private
college in the Carleton t ra d i tio n )
where Steve plays football and Tim,
basketball. We are taking a six month
sabbatical at Arizona State Univer­sity
in March-September so will be in
the Phoenix a r e a . . We think it is time
th a t the Highlanders paid another
visit to Michigan State. You haven’t
b e e n h e r e f o r a n u m b e r o f
y e a rs .”—2/24/78.
IREN E LIVINGSTON (1952-55
drums), Mrs. Yaro M. Schnoebelen,
2228 W. Daphne Road, Glendale,
Wisconsin 53209.
(Irene thought she was too late to
get in the newsletter so she just sent
us her new address. If any of her
Highlander friends want to get in
touch with her I ’m sure she would be
happy to hear from them.)
JANICE MEYER (1952-55 snare
d rum ), Mrs. Don Waldron, Box 32,
Winter Park, Colorado 80482.
Janice and husband, Don, own a ski
lodge in Winter Park. Their children
are: Scott (22); Craig (20); Todd (19),
and Brian (17). 3/2/78.
CAROL LEE JOHNSON (1952-56
bass drum), Mrs. Clarence A. Bates,
P.O. Box 5, Orcas, Washington 98280.
Carol owns her own bookkeeping
and income tax preparation business
and her husband, Clarence, owns Ser-v
p ro of Be lling h am—an in-home
c le a n in g s e rv ic e . “ E v e ry th in g
remains pretty much the same except
there are only 2 kids left at home now.
Kathy will graduate in June and ten­tatively
plans on working. Kerry is a
junior and our last one home. We
ga ined a son-in-law in November
when Susie (20) got married to John
B a r r e t t . J e f f (2 1 ) is working in
Eastern Washington, Dean (19) goes
to college, and Danni (18) is doing
some traveling and right now is in
New Orleans. Clarence is very busy
with Servpro and doing very well. My
business keeps me jumping and I
have just finished another busy tax
season. I ’m glad it’s all over again.
We made a trip back to Iowa in July of
’77 to attend my 25th high school class
reunion. We didn’t have time to go to
Iowa City from Storm Lake. Sure was
fun to see everyone and how we had
all gotten older. We are looking for­ward
to another good year and some
more traveling since our plane is now
in top notch shape and ready to go.
G o o d l u c k in y o u r s e a s o n
ahead.”—4/5/78
PRUDENCE MEDER (1952-56
pipes), Mrs. John Leachman, 61046th
St., Des Moines, Iowa 50312.
“Hello everyone from 1952-’56. I ’ve
read about all of you and have been
too slow in writing. I ’ve lived in Des
Moines since graduation and have
been active with Planned Parenthood
of Iowa (recently president) and en­vironmental
and soil conservation
groups. John and I enjoy the Boun­d
a ry Waters Canoe Area with our
family for summer camping and win­te
r Nordic skiing. We are in Iowa City
often, see all the football games and
love the Highlanders.” Prudence’s
husband, John, is President of Leach­man
Lumber Co. and their children
are: Sarah (soph, at U. of I.); Jack
(17); and Jennifer (13).—2/17/78.
MARGARET ANN BATHKE
(1953-56 pipes), Mrs. Lester C. John­son,
520 Second Ave. S.E., Clarion,
Iowa 50525.
“ The Johnsons are all fine—Leslie
(20) is a sophomore at Ellsworth Col­lege
in Iowa Falls; Rob (18) is a
senior in high school will be going to
Wartburg College in the fall of ’78.
Guess Les and I will have to change
college colors since neither of our
children have wanted to attend Iowa
U. We will be at the few football
games however and always pleased to
see the Highlanders at their best!
We’ve purchased a cottage at Lake
Cornelia and c e rtain ly enjoy our
water activities—skiing and sailing.”
Margaret’s husband, Les. is an attor­ney.—
2/21/78.
SUE SALIE (1953-56 pipes), Mrs. J.
D. McKnight, 1042 Mitscher Dr., Key
West, Florida 33040.
“ Sold our house and moved to an
apartment in anticipation of orders in
April, 1977—moved into base housing
in Feb. 1978. I ’m tired of moving. Plan
to re t i re from Navy next sp rin g
(1979). Will move last time then. New
add ress as of May 1, 1979—R. R.,
Early, Iowa 50535.” Sue’s husband,
Jim, is a CDR in U.S. Navy and their
children are: Jim, J r . (20); John
(17); and Will (14). 10/25/78.
LORI SHARP (1953-56 pipes), Mrs
Floyd Kemp, 2200 Spring Arbor Road,
Jackson, Michigan 49203.
“We both continue to teach. Floyd is
still a potter—Lori, a weaver. We at­tend
as many summer art fairs as
time allows—selling our wares. The
kids are all interested in music. They
are active in band and this year Ann
has been in a couple adult musical
theater productions. We bought a new
van las t summer and drove it to
C a l i fo rn ia an d up th e c o a s t to
Washington to break it in—FUN!”
Lori is a high school art instructor and
Floyd is a professor of art at Jackson
Comm. College. The Kemp children
are: Tim (17); Ann (15); and Patty
(1 2 ).—3/6/78.
JANICE HAGENS (1953-56 pipes),
Mrs. Dean E. Butts. 1720 P a rk e r
Road, Elmira, New York 14905.
“ 1977 was a quiet, but nice year for
the Butts. We moved into a larger
home on a lovely wooded lot in
November and have had snow ever
since! The older boys took up down
hill skiing this year and Mom & Dad
cross country—most delightful. Dean
and David have had some real winter
overnites with the Boy Scouts this
y e a r—lots of snow and cold weather!
Your activities this past year and this
coming spring sound great. Often
wish I lived closer to Iowa so my
fam i ly could be ‘exposed’ to the
H ig h la n d e r s ! '’ J a n ic e ’s husband,
Dean, is Director of Personnel & Pur­chasing
at a local packaging firm.
T h e i r ch ild ren are: David (1 2 );
Stephen (9); Karen (7); and Jeffrey
(3 ) .—3/20/78.
MICK FAGAN (1953-56 snare drum
& dancer), Mrs. Francis S. Conway,
207 State Street, Emmetsburg, Iowa
50536.
“ I have recently enrolled in a new
d e g r e e p ro g ram o f fe red by th e
University of Iowa called the BLS
degree—Bachelor of Liberal Studies.
This program was designed for those
former students from one of Iowa’s
three State Universities who wish to
complete their degree by correspon­dence.
Since I have only 31 hours to go
for a degree, I decided this would be
the perfect opportunity to finish it. I
am enjoying this new challenge very
much.” Mick’s husband, Francis, is a
Medical Doctor in General Practice.
The Conway children are: Sara (20);
Susan (19); Mark (18); John (13);
and Kathy (9 ).—3/13/78.
DOT SCHWENGEL (1953-57 pipes)
Mrs. L. Neal Cosby, 407 Willow Oaks
Boulevard, Hampton, Virginia 23669.
Dot’s husband, Neale, is a Colonel in
the United States Army working as
Assistant Deputy of Staff for Training
a t the Training and Doctrine Com­mand
in Fort Monroe, Virginia. Their
children are: Cameron (14) and Scott
(9 ) . -4 /2 /7 8 .
KATHERINE KORNS (1953-57
pipes, tenor drum, and Drum Major),
Mrs. Richard A. Meyers, 206-4th Ave.
S.W., Independence, Iowa 50644.
Katherine is a housewife and “civic
volunteer” and her husband, Richard,
is a physician. The Meyers children
are: David (18); Andrew (15); and
Catherine (11). 2/21/78.
DOROTHY ROUDABUSH (1953-57
snare drum), Mrs. Fred E. Carpen­ter,
J r., 7 Larchwood Court, Newton,
Iowa 50208.
“ We a re a c t iv e su p p o r te rs of
athletics, etc. at the University so a t­tend
all home football games and en­joy
the Highlanders. Besides the nor­mal
activities that keep us busy, I am
chairman of Iowa’s 50,000 hospital
au x ilia ry members. That involves
quite a bit of traveling in and out of
the state, planning and attending lots
of meetings, etc. It is a very busy but
r ew a rd in g p o s i t io n .’’ D o ro th y ’s
husband, Fred, is an eye, ear, nose &
th ro a t physician and their children
a r e : F r e d , I I I (1 0 ) a n d S c o t t
(5 ) .—3/18/78.
NADINE THORNTON (1954-75 &
April, 1976—Aug. 1976 Secretary), 417
F e r so n Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa
52240.
“ Since retirement from the Office
of the Scottish Highlanders I have
spent 3-4 months in California with my
daughter, Norma, and Family and
have been a ‘volunteer’ in the Encino
Elementary School five days a week
where Norma is an Instructional Aide
in second grade.” (When Nadine is in
Iowa City we manage to get her in­volved
with Highlander activities—
she came to concert and Tartan Ball
in April and she went on trip to Ohio
State-Iowa “away” game in October,
1978. It is so great to have her help
and support).
KERIN KAE OKERLIN 1954-57
d rum ) , Mrs. Wayne Moldenhauer,
1250 Nowata, Dubuque, Iowa 52001.
“ My daughters Kris and Gretch
went, with me to the f irs t annual
Highland Arts Seminar. I got a start
on my new bagpipes and Kris loved
the dancing part. The recital was ex­cellent
and I ’m sorry we were unable
to attend the Tartan Ball. This year
Kris and I plan to come again. Kerin’s
husband, Wayne, is a children’s den­tist.
The Moldenhauer children are:
Robert (18); Kristen (16); Gretchen
(13); Susan (11); and Peter (9) —
2/21/78
JOY JARRARD (1954-58 pipes &
tenor drum), Mrs. Duane H. Drake,
100 LaCuerva, Los Alamos, New
Mexico 87544.
“ My husband, Duane, died last
March (1977), Andy (18) has gone to
school at UNM and I went to work full
time in June so life is totally changed.
Jill (14) returned from a semester of
school in Iowa in January so it isn’t so
lonely an ym o re .” Joy is a radio
chemical technician. —2/21/78
KAREN GREENWOOD (1954-58
s n a re & tenor d rum s ), Mrs. Don
S p ik e rm an , 20221 Trabuco Oaks
Drive, Trabuco, Canyon, California
92678.
“As you note above, we’ve moved.
It is 12 miles from here, in a ‘has-been
boonies’, where the acreage is now
going for $70,000 per. We’ve got 4 (not
p u rch ased at th at p r ice) and are
gaining 4 acres, a 13 room house and
loosing some smog, noise and a few
s to p s ig n s. As yo u ’ve re a d , the
d ro u g h t is also over and w e ’ve
scooped mud out of the house a few
times (with no windows or stucco, it
does tend to come in). We finally got it
bulldozed around so the mud can run
elsewhere. So hopefully, April 1st will
bring The Great Junk Pilgrimage.
(All that mid-west junk has a nice
California price tag. I ’ll send the kids
through college with my old fruit jars
and zinc lids. Don’t laugh!!!) Am still
Club 4-H leader for the local club, as
the two oldest are real active. They
were both county winners on their
r e c o r d b o o k s . Liz (1 2 * 6 ) won
Exhibition trophy at the Co. Fair for
th e best birds - her Bronze-Wing
Doves and at another show won 5
t ro p h ie s and a p a ir of Blue-Ear
Pheasants. Jill (7‘/2) won trophies on
her Golden Pheasants. Penny (10*6)
lost out to her sisters. They’re raising,
showing and winning on Guinea Pigs
now. Jill’s in first grade, so can now
drive her teacher nuts instead of me.
Roger (4) goes to Nursery School
which gives 2 interrupted AM’s a
week. What did I do? Sneaked a 10 day
trip to Iowa, as my folks were moving
to a retirement hotel in No. Califor­nia.
Returned with a suitcase full of
plants and a garage full of furniture.
Finally finished piecing 3 quilt tops
and put them together with Liz’s 4-H
sheep wool. Stripped a 50 year old
cupboard with the same number of
coats of paint, and some other fur­niture.
Realtors aren’t too nuts about
you doing that in your driveway when
they’re showing a house, so it went in
bits and pieces. I had a kitchen com­panion
of a Pidgeon Hawk, who was
tame and fell asleep on my shoulder
watching TV. Right now I have been
‘gifted’ with 2 orphaned Humming­b
ird s . (Wonder why I get all the
babies -- I hardly knew when labor
was starting, on my own kids??) A big
garden plot is ready to plant, Thank­fully,
our dog likes to chase rabbits.
Guess this year will be busy, too. Who
says country living is slow-paced??
Sure do enjoy the newsletter - it’s the
only way I hear about any of my era
group. Too bad I can’t find somebody
up in the Canyon to teach the kids bag­pipes
-- they sure have the WIND &
ENDURANCE for such. Will be
looking forward to the newsletter.”
K a r e n 's h u s b a n d , Don. m a k e s
s p e c ia l ty epoxy and r e s in f o r­mulations
and makes and sells paint.
- 3/3/78
MARTHA HICKERSON (1954-58
snare drum & dancer), 347 E. 53rd
Street. New York. New York 10022.
‘‘Always wanted to see the Highlan­ders
perform at Radio City Music
Hall. If it closes to movies and the
Rockettes, but remains open for other
artistic events — will hope to see you
perform there or somewhere in NYC
ag a in . Spent Christmas and New
Years in London and specially en­joyed
New Years Eve television from
Aberdeen.” Martha is a nephrology
social worker. —3/3/78
MARGARET LADD (1956-60 snare,
pipes, drum Major) Mrs. William H.
DeKock 2404 Grande Ave., Cedar
Rapids. Iowa 52403.
“ Those Hig h lan d e rs in C ed a r
Rapids are looking forward to a visit
in April from Carol Crawford Ryan
(St. Paul) when she will be addressing
the membership of the Cedar Rapids
Junior League here. She and other
former Highlanders continue to crop
up in leadership roles and to think
that Highlanders was a part of their
s ta rt! Keep on producing the ‘cream
fo the crop' U of I student!! Margie
describes herself a s : civic volunteer,
housewife, enthusiastic Highlander
Alum. She and her husband, William,
have three children: Nick (11); Greg
(9); and Edith (6). —4/11/78
JUDY HAMILTON (1956-59 pipes),
Mrs. Charles E. Crockett, 11322 Wem­bley
Road, Los Alamitos, California
90720.
“We keep so involved because of
busy children who p a r tic ip a te in
many activities. Charlie (14) is active
in tennis, golf, piano, backpacking,
and Boy Scouts. Cathy (11) is busy
with piano. Girl Scouts, softball, ten­nis
and was a tutor for first and
second graders in summer school.
Chuck and I have been playing lots of
tennis and some golf. My free time is
also involved with being a volunteer
at Children's Hospital in Long Beach,
Assistance League. PTA, and the
Board of Directors for the American
Cancer Society-Long Beach-Harbor
Unit. Chuck donates his time to the
community of Los Alamitos as a
Reserve Policeman one night a week.
(Thank heavens - for me - it is a small
community with not many heavy
things occurring, although he has
been involved in some quite exciting
events). We are excited about a pos­sible
trip to the Midwest during sum­mer
of 1978 with a couple of days in
Iowa City." Chuck. Judy's husband, is
V ic e P r e s i d e n t of R u t t S te e l
Corporation in Los Angeles —2/22/78
JUDITH CLARK (1956-60 snare
d rum), Mrs. David L. Turpin. 3120
S.W. 302 P la c e , F e d e r a l Way,
Washington 98003.
"I am busy with AAUW, politics,
and United Way. Unfortunately a very
full schedule doesn't leave much time
for enjoying this beautiful area. Barb
(15) manages to see quite a bit on long
back packing trips. Dave, Paul (10,
and Barb will hike the Chilkoot in
Alaska this summer - leaving Matt
( 2 4 ) and I to tend to things here.”
Judith's husband, Dave, is a doctor. —
2/24/78
CAROLYN ANN FOOTE (1956-60
pipes), Mrs. John L. Heitz, 301 Brent­wood
Dr. N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa
52402.
“ I'm as busy as ever and hope that
1978 will see me acquire a Ph.D. from
the University of Iowa in education.
I ’m working on my dissertation and
have completed all course work and
the written and oral exams. We’ve
had season football tickets for the
past few years and do enjoy seeing the
Highlanders perform.’’ Carolyn is
Reading Coordinator, K-12 Linn Mar
Schools and husband, John, is P.E. In­s
tru c to r and Coach, K-4 Linn Mar
Schools, Marion. Their children are:
Susan (10) and Jennifer (3). —3/26/78
SHERRITT HUTCHINSON (1957-60
pipes), Mrs. A. William Burger, 13
L y e lls Ct. Arundel, Wilmington,
Delaware 19808.
“ I ’m p re se n t ly an a c co u n tin g
te a c h e r a t Newark High School -
Newark, Delaware. My husband (Wil­l
iam ) is an instructor of maxillo­f
a c i a l p r o s th e t i c s a t th e V.A.
H o sp ita l.” The Burger family in­cluded:
Brad (17); Sheli (15); and
Greg (12). —3/8/78
(JO ANN) KAY LIESCH, 1957-60
p ip es ) Mrs. Gordon Williams, 305
Kelly St., Charles City, Iowa 50616.
“ This is our 14th year in Charles
City. Each year it has been fun to
re tu rn to the campus and catch a
Highlander performance during a
football game! It brings back fond
memories.” JoAnn’s husband, Gor­don,
is a dentist. —2/24/78
RUTH ANN WATKINS (1957-60
p ip es ), Mrs. Jim Lundeen, 3045 E.
Altadena, Phoenix, Arizona 85028.
“Many memories returned last fall
when one of our Scottish members
was married. All attendants wore
Scottish plaid sk ir ts and c a r r ie d
bouquets of heather. A Highlander
from Phoenix preceeded the bride
down the aisle playing the bagpipes.
During the service the piper played
‘ A m a z i n g G r a c e ’ a n d t h e
congregation sang. It was a truly
beautiful Scottish Wedding! I remem­ber
how fearful the bride to be was
about asking if the piper could play in
our church. She was not aware of my
previous piping experience.
Jim and I have been very busy. We
do t ry to get a game of golf in
whenever possible! We spend a lot of
time watching our son’s basketball
and baseball games. Susie loves ten­nis
and softball. Edie is enjoying
Bluebirds and piano.
J im is going on his 8th year as
pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.
I am part-time nurse for 3 doctors in
family practice.”
The Lunden children are Phillip (15)
Suzie (12) and Edie (8 ).—2/25/78.
ARDITH BROCK A (1958-61 pipes),
Mrs. Lester T. Jones, Jr., 3550 Jerry
S t ., White Bear Lake, Minnesota
55110.
“ I ’m a medical technologist back at
part-time work Les is a manager of
research at 3M. ’ The Jones children
a re : Trent (14); Lance (12); and
Kevin (8). —3/8/78
BEORGIA FONKEN (1 9 5 9 -6 3
pipes), Mrs. Roderich T. welch, 871
Bear Tavern Road, Ewing Township,
Trenton. New Jersey 08628.
“ Just a quick note to say our whole
world has changed! This spring we
left Chicago and came to settle north­west
of Trenton. My husband has a
new job, we have a beautiful new
home, and, for the time being, I ’m not
working - I ’m supposed to be getting
this place organized!” — 6/28/78
GLENDA KENNEDY (1960-62
pipes), Mrs. Fritz W. Corrigan, 616
Summershade, Lexington, Kentucky
40502.
“ We are on the move again. We
were transferred to Minneapolis in
September (1976) because fritz is now
the head of Cargills new Tool Depart­ment.
(It is just great being back in
th e Mid-West). (In May 1978 we
received a note from Glenda from the
above Lexington address - Fritz s ta r­ted
a new Tool Department for Cargill
in Lexington.) The Corrigan children
are: Amy (6); Molly (4); and Tommy
( 2 ) .—12/77
LOIS KUCHENBAKER (1960-64
pipes), Mrs. Raymond Voss, 2212 S.
138th St., Omaha, Nebraska 68144.
“ Northwestern Bell has transferred
Ray to its Omaha office, where he will
continue to work in public relations.
We a re looking forward to getting
acquainted in the Omaha are a .” The
Voss children are: Barb (11) and
Cheryl ( 8 )—7/1/78
PATRICIA LEAMER (1960-64
pipes), 1924 South Lemon, Sioux City,
Iowa 51106. Patricia is a Junior High
(7th & 8th grade) English Teacher. —
3/2/78
DARLENE BRADY (1960-65 drums
& Drum Major) Mrs. David H. Hayes,
R.R. #1, Maquoketa, Iowa 52060.
“ This was a very busy year for us —
first we moved back to Iowa in August
(1977). Dave began working at his
Dad’s dairy and we bought a small
farm. In Oct. our new son was born.
Now this spring, Dave will begin some
farming by raising pigs and sheep. It
is all a new experience for us and we
love it. Looking forward to seeing the
Highlanders this fall once again.”
Darlene is a homemaker and Dave
works for his Dad at the Hayes Bros.
D a iry and is a part-time farmer.
Their children are: Kathy (10); An­d
rea (8); Eric (6), and Matthew (4
mos). —3/14/78
JANA PETERSON (1961-64 pipes),
Mrs. Gary L. Woods, Manilla Iowa
51454.
“We have been residents of Manilla,
Iowa since 4/15/77. It was a change
for us since we’d lived in Omaha,
Nebr. for 12 years. We all are very
happy here now and have many new
friends. On 2/15/78 we moved into a
house of our own in Manilla, and have
been busy settling in our new home.”
J a n a is presently a retired Medical
Technologist and Gary is Executive
Vice Pres, of Manilla State Bank.
Th eir children are: Troy (10) and
Shannon (7) —3/1/78
LYNNE HOHENSHELL (1961-64
Head dancer & drum dancer), Mrs.
Steven Miller, 44 - 27th St. N.W.,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
“Ryan was born last June (1977) —
I took the year off from teaching but
got involved in sewing and handicraft
work and was busier than if I had
been working. It was a fun diversion
for me and profitable, too. I feel for­tunate
to get a part time teaching job
again — that is really a nice com­bination
with raising two children.”
L y n n e is p a r t - t im e t e a c h e r in
language arts at Taft Jr. High and
S tev en is co-ordinator of Special
education in Linn-Jones Co. for Grand
Wood AEA. Their children are;
Lance (6) and Ryan (1). —4/30/78
SANDRA BARNUM (1961-64 pipes),
Mrs. Tom Lawrence, Route 6, Iowa
City, Iowa 52240.
“ This is my second year as elemen­ta
ry principal in Solon (Lakeview
E lem e n ta ry ) . Lakeview is a K-6
building with 485 students so my days
are really full. I love it! Jana Peter­son
Wood and I had a good visit in
J u ly . I t was fun to m e e t h e r 2
children, also.” —3/12/78
PENNY KLOCKSIEM (1961-65
p ip e s ) , Mrs. Jam e s M. Hall, 722
Alpine Drive, Iowa City, Iowa 52240.
“ Our C h r is to p h e r a r r iv e d to
brighten our lives 9 months ago. He’s
keeping us busy but we’re enjoying
watching him learn new tricks like
walking. The jobs are going well too.
As usual, we enjoyed the halftime
shows this f a l l !” Penny is Assist.
Prof. in the Dept, of Speech Pathology
a n d A u d io lo g y , UI an d J im is
m an ag e r of the West Music Mall
Store. —3/78
LINDA LOUISE LEE (1962-64
p ip e s ) , Mrs. Kenneth A. Nading,
112-lst Ave. N.W., Oelwein, Iowa
50662.
“ We were glad to return to Iowa
from Tennessee. I taught a group of
2,3, 5 and 6th graders one year. Jenny
was born a fte r we moved back to
Oelwein, so I guess Laura (5) is our
real Tennessee “Souvenir” . I ’ve been
busy making girls’ clothes but hope to
return to elementary school soon as a
teacher or guidance counselor.” Lin­d
a ’s h u sb an d , Kenneth, is sa le s
m a n a g e r of Nutri-Pak Feed Co.,
Fayette, Iowa. Their children are:
Laura Lee (5) and Jennifer Rebecca
(3 ). —4/17/78
KATHLEEN MATT (1962-65 snare),
Mrs. William J. Cox, 4041 Cottage
Grove, Des Moines, Iowa 50311.
“ I am relieved to report that 1978
has been a happier year for us than
1977. (In March of ’77 we nearly lost
our Kelly, then 6 weeks old, to spinal
meningitis.) Kelly is a happy perfec­tly
normal little girl. Both of our girls
a re little "Mis Independents” - minds
of their own. Tricia (4) is going to be
o u r d a n c e r . I have an idea th a t
Mommy may try to influence her col­lege
choice in order to have another
Highlander in the family! Chris (5) is
in kindergarten, loving it, and I ’m
scratching my head trying to figure
out where those 5 years have gone!
Bill is teaching two physics courses
a n d an E a r th sc ie n c e co u rse to
Dowling High School seniors. He is
soccer coach, and he is active in our
c h u rc h as well as being a g re a t
husband and father. He sold out his in­sulation
business in September giving
him more time for other priorities.
I ’m holding down the fort. Altho’ I am
not teaching I manage to be gone
quite a bit - helping at school, church
activities, AAUW etc.” —10/4/78
JOY ENGEL (1962-65 pipes, dan­c
e r ) , Mrs. Allen G. Lang, 1 South
Creekside, Ames, Iowa 50010.
J o y ’s husband, Allen, is an o r­thopedic
surgeon at McFarland Clinic
in Ames. The Lang Children are:
Christy (9 4 ); Jenny (7); and Jamie
( 3 4 ) .—2/20/78
MARIGAIL WAGONER (1962-65
pipes), Mrs. Marion Fitzgerald, 3004
E. Court, Iowa City, Iowa 52240.
“We were really impressed with the
Spring performance of the Highlan­d
e r s ! ! Since my daughter Connie (10)
is an e x p e r t d a n c e r and fu tu r e
Highlander, we are thrilled to hear
Mary Beth Miller will be instructing
dance next year. My life has been
mighty busy the last few years - I ’m
w o rk in g on my P h .D ., and also
teaching a course for the College of
Education. My new re c re a tio n is
distance swimming, and I enjoy the
Fieldhouse pool everyday.” Gail is
D i re c to r , Educ. Services - Child
Psychiatry, Univ. Hosp. and husband,
Marion, is with Yoder Feeds (builds
hog confinement u n i ts ). Besides
daughter Connie the Fitzgeralds have
a son, Steve (7). —5/12/78
MARY ANN HAASE (1962-66 dan­c
e r ), Mrs. Norman Engel, 3609 Cedar-wood
Ct., Bettendorf, Iowa 52722.
“ I returned to the University this
fall to do graduate work in library
science. It's been fun to be back in the
academic atmosphere but it keeps me
a little too busy. I ’m on the second
y e a r of a parental leave so will return
to an elementary teaching position in
P le a s a n t Valley this fall. We did
spend 3 weeks in Hawaii over Christ­mas.
Now we’re anxious for summer
fun, biking and swimming.” Mary
Ann and Norman have a daughter -
Cammie (2). —3/12/78
CANDY WIEBENER <1963-67
p ip e s ), 12 Green Mountain Drive,
Iowa City, Iowa 52240.
Candy is Orchestra Director of 70
member City High School Orchestra
and 70 member South East Junior
High School. She also plays violin in
tri-City Symphony and Univ. of Iowa
Symphony. —2/25/78
KATHLEEN GOBIDAS <1963-65,
66-67 snare drum), Mrs. Richard A.
Derbes, 12 E. 86th St., #1500, New
York, New York 10028.
Kathleen is Executive Recruiter
sp e c ia liz in g in management con­s
u l t in g in d u s t ry . H e r h u sb a n d ,
R ic h a rd , is a s e c u r i t ie s a n a ly s t
(chemical industry) for Wall Street
brokerage firm. —3/9/78
BETH NICKOLISEN (1 9 6 4 -6 6
pipes), Mrs! Gregory K. Yoder, 1204
F a irb an k s Drive, Carmel, Indiana
46032.
“I am mostly involved with my job
and taking care of 3 active boys since
husband travels 1/3 of the entire coun­try
during the year. I love to play ten­nis
and watch my 8 yr. old who is very
active in soccer.” Beth is a registered
dental hygienist and works 4 days a
w e ek . Her h u sb an d , Gregory, is
Regional Director, College Life In­surance
Co. Their children are: Todd
(8 ); Trent (5); and Travis (1 ). —
3/5/78
HEATHER ADAMSON (1964-68
d anc er), Mrs. Thomas R. Stockman,
214 Woodridge Ave., Iowa City, Iowa
52240.
“ It was great to see so many of you
a g a i n a t th e A lum C o f f e e a t
Homecoming last fall. We always en­joy
those get togethers. Our children
a re growing up so fast. Kristin is 5*/2
and will start school next fall. She's so
grown up and such a help around the
house. She’s a real “little mother” to
h er brother. Scot is 18 mos. and ALL
BOY! He jabbers constantly in his
own language. I ’m afraid once he
s ta r ts speaking English we’ll all be in
tro u b le !! He’s a very active little guy.
We’re planning another trip to Mom
(F r a n Adamson F e ld s te in ) and
Charlie’s this June. They’ve moved
in to a b e au tifu l mobile home in
Colorado Springs and a re re a l ly
loving it. Tom just finished a busy fall
and winter season officiating high
school football and basketball. He also
officiated his first Girls tournament
basketball game this year. I t’s quite a
busy schedule but he thrives on i t ! I ’m
working four days a week as an
ophthalmic technician for Dr. R.D.
Whinery. It keeps me plenty busy with
work, our kids, and house.” Tom is
Data Processing Officer at the First
National Bank. —3/20/78
PAM KLOCKSEIM (1964-68 pipes),
1020 S. 36th Street, #6, Council Bluffs,
Iowa 51501.
“ There isn’t much of anything new
th i s y e a r . I ’m s t i l l wo rking as
Recreation Supervisor with the Coun­c
il Bluffs P a rk s and R e c rea tio n
Department. Most of my spare time is
sp e n t with the Omaha Pipes and
Drums. The group is making a lot of
progress. Although the band takes a
lot of time and is a lot of work, it has
b e e n e x trem e ly r ew a rd in g !” —
3/17/78
CYNTHIA MACLAREN (1965-69
p ip e s ) , Mrs. Charles W. T e r re tt ,
Route 1, Southern Heights. Hickman,
Kentucky 42050.
“ I have decided to re t ire from
teaching for a few years to stay home
and raise my daughter. When she
s ta r ts to school, I’ll go back to work
because my hours teaching will cor­respond
with her hours in school. I ’m
enjoying playing the role of housewife
an d m o th e r .” Cynthia’s husband,
Charles, is of the Pupil Personnel in
th e Fulton County School System.
Their daughter, Carolyn, is 9 months
old. —4/3/78
TERRY O’BRIEN (1965-69 snare
d r u m ) , Mrs. Bill McCombs, 728
Crestline, Wichita, Kansas 67212.
“ Our big news is th e b i r th of
Carolyn Dawn, our first, on Jan. 3,
1978. She was 9 lb. 2 oz, 211/2 inches.
Now she’s 12‘ 2 lbs. and 23 inches or
more; I think she’ll be tall like her
mother! We are really enjoying our
new role as p a re n ts .” Terry is a
S y s tem s Analyst for the City of
Wichita and husband. Bill, is a TV
engineer at KAKE-TV. —2/27/78
LINDA LARSON (1965-69 snare
drum), Mrs. 3 <s Michael Kennedy, 89
Brentwood Drive, Palatine, Illinois
60067.
‘ 'We’re busy getting ready for a new
baby th at’s due the middle of June
( ’78). Jim (3) is growing up fast and
we recently enjoyed seeing his eyes
light up at Disney World. We all ap­preciated
getting away from our cold
an d snowy winter for a couple of
weeks. I enjoy being at home, but also
having the programming job to keep
me busy and still a little involved with
th e business world.” Linda does
programming at home part-time for
Small Business Computer Co. Her
h u s b a n d , Mike, is the p o r tfo lio
manager of consumer goods for Sears
Investment Management Company —
3/1/78
DONNA ENSLOW (1965-69 pipes),
Mrs. Mike Ryan, 2111 Pioneer Road,
Evanston, Illinois 60201.
“We were so happy to finally get
back to Iowa City for Homecoming
this year - and without two babies tug­ging
at our legs. Mike had never seen
the Highlanders before and was very
impressed. Other activities have in­cluded
feeding babies, changing lots
of diapers, searching for missing
socks, and playing blocks. Exciting
huh? If warm weather ever comes,
w e ’ll be at the beach alot, which
should be fun.” Donna has titled her­self
a “child development specialist”
and her husband, Mike, is a telephone
repairman. Their children are: Tim
and Jaimee (1 3months). —3/8/78
GRETCHEN GROVERT (1965-69
p ip e s ), 5709 Leavenworth, Omaha,
Nebraska 68106.
"I have been in Omaha 3 years now
and with Bristol Myers all this time. I
enjoyed seeing some of the alumni at
the tea last fall and wish more of us
could get together.” Gretchen is sales
representative for Bristol Myers. —
3/13/78
JEAN ROHLF (1966-68 d rum s ),
M r s . R a n d a l l J o r d i s o n , 2 0 0 4
Rochester Cu, iowa City, Iowa 52240.
Jean v tes that she is President of
Iowa City Alumnae Panhellenic and
works on several University commit­tees
on rush and sorority expansion:
She is rush advisor for Alpha Chi
Omega and Vice-President of Alpha
Chi Cmega alumnae club. She does
v o lu n t e e r w o rk a t U n iv e r s i ty
Hospital; belongs to PEO and Univer-s
i t y C lu b ; is on S t . A n d r ew
P re sb y te r ia n Christian Education
committee and junior high Sunday
school. She substituted as librarian at
University Hospital for two months
making simple learning and activity
folders for patient library. She works
part-time at Cards Etc. and does in­dividualized
patchwork and calico
sewing. Her husband, Randall, is ad­m
in is tra to r a t In te rn al Medicine
D e p a r tm en t , Un iv ers ity of Iowa
Hospitals and Clinics. —4/13/78
PAMELA AUSTIN (1966-69 dan­ce
r ), Mrs. John C. Hendricks, 1745 —
18th Ave. N.W., Rochester, Minnesota
55901.
“ 1977 brought us a change of life­style
in the form of a beautiful black­haired,
blue-c' ed baby girl! Now it’s
hard to imagine what we did without
this delightful bundle of charm. John
will finish his final year of specialty in
Oct. '78, so we’ll have 2 years of Army
tour (in Germany?) before deciding
where to settle. Even if John chooses
Mayo again, we won t switch our
loyalty away from Iowa -- not with an
alum from both the football team and
H ig h la n d e r s ! P am e la wo rk s in
Laboratory Medicine - now doing par­t-
time Public Health and her husband,
John, is a general surgeon at Mayo
Clinic. Their d a u g h te r ’s name is
Piper Marit. —2/16/78
KAREN SUE MOHR (19 6 6-70
piper), & FRED J. WHYTE (Director
1968-71), Mr. & Mrs. Fred J. Whyte,
717 Rolo L an e, V irg in ia Beach,
Virginia 23462.
“Since last writing we have had an
addition to the family - John, born
10/77. Jean, now age 3, is delighted to
have a little brother. We continue to
enjoy Virginia. Fred is a member cf
the Strath James Band of Colonial
Williamsburg. The band will compete
a t the Virginia Highland Games,
Grandfather Mountain and others.
Hopefully we will run into old friends*
as we attend these games!?” Fred is
product manager, Stihl Inc. 5/78
KAREN HARTJEN (1967-70 drum­m
e r ) , Mrs. Michael Ebbing, 4485
Cheyenne Ave., Davenport, Iowa
52806.
Karen and husband, Michael, have
2 children - Kori Anne OV2 ) and Kur-tis
Michael (IV2 ). Michael is a sport-swriter
for the Quad City Times. —
2/21/78
SUSAN PARRY (1966-70 p ip e r ),
Mrs. Gary D. Gordon, 1119 Hiawatha
Ln., Camanche, Iowa 52730.
“ 1978 marks an exciting year for
the Gordons, Gary left his job with the
J r. College and has started work for
the Equitable Co. of N.Y. We as a
family are thrilled with his new chal­lenge
and our bright future. As far as
myself, I have become a Deaconess in
o ur church, am an Explorer Scout
Leader for girls and boys 15-18, am
Pres, of a ladies singing group called
Clintones, am a part-time pharmacist
at one of the Clinton hospitals, am a
domestic engineer, and last but not
least I am a proud mother of Kim who
is 3 years old as of Jan. 1978. We are
busy teaching Kim to read. She loves
it because she gets so many hugs and
kisses everytime she learns her les­son.
We love it even though the kisses
are wet. We went to the Iowa vs. Iowa
State game and got there early to see
the Highlanders. Watching the group
p e rfo rm brought back wonderful
memories. Highlanders is an ex­perience
I would have NEVER wan­ted
to miss.” —2/22/78
Happy
Instruments
Globe-trotting
Homecoming tea
Laborious
Acquaintances, lasting
Nervous
Dancing
Exciting
Repetition
Steps —5/10 yd.
BETSY CUTLER (1966-71 dancer),
Mrs. Ro b er t McGuire, 4E Davis
Drive, Tiburon, California 94920.
“ Although I majored in P .E . I
taught 3 years near Chicago and one
of my summer traveling adventures I
ended up in Squaw Valley, Lake
Tahoe, Calif, and needless to say
never went back. I spent that year
being a ski bumb and loved every
minute of it. I t ’s also where I met
(would you believe) an Irish-Scottish
man (Robert McGuire) who works for
the San Francisco Fire Dept. We have
invested in two condominiums in Lake
Tahoe as most of our leisure time is
spent skiing and I plan on getting
married in the fall (1978).” Betsy is
with Parke-Da vis Medical Surgical
Company as a professional sales
representative to hospitals — 2/18/78
DE BORAH ANN HANSON
(1966-1971 bass drummer), 1331 S.
Maple, D-24, Sioux City, Iowa 51106.
Deborah is Rehabilitation Coun­selor
with State of Iowa. —3/5/78
NANCY LYDIA STEVENS (1967-70,
72 dancer), 1015 South Birch Street,
#205-A, Denver, Colorado 80222.
“ I am s t i l l keeping a c tiv e in
Highland dancing by performing and
competing alot - 1 am competing cur­rently
as an advanced intermediate
but will have to move into open class
on August 13, 1978. I hope, then, to
work on my teacher’s certification in
Highland Dance. I really love it still!
Currently, I am taking lessons from
Sheila Mittig, a real treat for me, as
she is one of the best teachers in the
country! Besides Highland Dancing, I
am membership Secretary of the
Colorado Whitewater Association,
a n d hope to become ‘h a rd -c o re ’
kayaker someday too! Special ‘Hi’ to
all the ‘Svingers’ of Europe ’68 - I
think about you often and am sorry I
lo s t touch with you fellow ‘fun-seekers’.
Drop me a line, or better yet
- come visit out here, but call first -
(303)756-2230 - hope to see you if you
happen to make it to any of the fol­lowing
Highland games this year:
Alma, Michigan; Macalester, Min­nesota;
Midlothian, Illinois; Rocky
Mountain, Colorado; Grandfather
Mountain, North Carolina, etc.! —
3/13/78.
LINDA REHMKE (1967-71 piper),
Mrs. Larry Nielsen, Route 2, Indepen­dence,
Iowa 50644.
“We are happily living on a farm
south of Independence. Alicia (lVa) is
v e ry active and she loves music
imaybe sh e ’ll be a future p ip e r ).
Larry and 1 especially enjoyed the
con cert. Highland banquet and Tar­tan
Ball in 1977.1 hope we will be able
to go this year, but new babies don’t
always cooperate. (Linda was expec­ting
a new baby in late April ’78.
Larry is a C P A. with Dee Gosling
CPA firm in Manchester, la. and
Linda is a full time “Mommy” . —
4/4/78
KATHY STUFF (1967-71 p ip e r ),
Mrs. Steve Knutson, Route 3, Henry
Road. Polo. Illinois 61064.
“The past year has been a year of
changes for us. My Father passed
away suddenly in August, and Steve
and I moved back to the farm where I
grew up. 'Country Living' is keeping
us busy - the land will be rented, so we
won t be doing a lot of farming, but we
have 80 head of calves and 12 cats for
livestock to tend to. My practice at
motherhood has been bottle-feeding
twin Hereford calves that were born
during a bad blizzard. I say practice’
at motherhood because Steve and I
are expecting a little Firecracker' of
our own about the 4th of July.” Kathy
is a Medical Technologist at KSB
Hospital, Dixon, 111. and Steve is a
pharmacist at Osco Drug in Dixon. —
3/1/78.
MARGO M. LAWSON (1967-71
piper). 230 13th Ave. Place, N.W.. #1,
Hickory. North Carolina 28601.
“ I got a phone call from a school
system facing an emergency situation
— they needed a reading teacher im­mediately.
So, with six hours to go
towards my M.Ed., I'll have to return
to UNC's campus this summer. Plans
for working overseas through the
Overseas Defense Department School
System folded - it seems you have to
have connections’ . . .Anyway, I’m
happy and hope all my alum friends
are too! —2/26/78
SUE CONKLIN (1968-72 ten o r
drummer), Mrs. Dave Sullivan, 2646
Concord Circle, Iowa City, Iowa 52240.
“ It was really rewarding for me to
see my sister, Sherrie, join Highlan­ders
when she came to U. of I. She
found tenor drumming as interesting
a s I did. Luckily she got to tour
Europe with the group as I joined the
Fall after and graduated the winter
before the trip. Dave (an x-Tuba
player for marching band) and I en­joy
watching both groups entertain at
football games. And I know the kids at
Grant Wood love the small groups
t hat have played th e r e .” Sue is
teaching 2nd grade at Grant Wood
Elementary School and Dave is sales
manager for McCrabb Manuf. Their
children are: Kiley (3 l2 ) and Janie
( 1 4 ) . —2/22/78
MARCIA HUPP (1968-72 sn a re
drummer), 1111 St. Clements, Iowa
City. Iowa 52240.
“ I attended all the home football
g ames last fall and have enjoyed
seeing the Highlanders perform and
improve over the years. Highlanders
a re truly a great tradition here at
Iowa. I'm kept busy with my work.
We are planning our 6th store which
will open in Cedar Rapids this sum­mer.
It’s quite an exciting challenge.
I ’m also active with Alpha Gamma
Delta alumnae and am serving as Co-
President this year.” Marcia is em­p
l o y e d by Ha n d s J e w e l e r s ,
Josephson's Inc. & Comers Inc. as
head of the central Office. — 2/20/78
SUSAN R. JENSEN (1968-72 piper &
choral director), 2130 Davis St., Iowa
City, Iowa 52240.
“ I am currently in my second year
of internal medicine residency back
at the University of Iowa after com­p
letin g internship a t the Univ. of
Colorado Medical Center last year. I
have been chosen to enter a fellowship
in Cardiology here in another year.
Currently, I am in preparation for
an o th er voice concert to be given
la te r this spring for Iowa’s Music
Department. It was fun to be back this
fall and watch the Highlanders at the
games.” —3/28/78
JANET BARRON (1968-72 piper),
Mrs. David Strader, 221 River St.,
Iowa City, Iowa 52240.
“This has been an exciting year for
us as we've watched our little Melissa
(2 ) grow from a baby into an active
little girl. She already has her first
kilt and enjoys listening to Mom’s
bagpipe records. We continue to enjoy
living near the campus where we can
take p a rt in many University a c­tivities.
We especially enjoyed the
F irs t Annual Highland Arts Seminar
and Tartan Ball. Each time I hear the
band perform it brings back that old
th rill.” Janet is a teacher at a day
care center in Coralville and Dave is
an insurance agent for Northwestern
Mutual Life Ins. Co. —2/22/78
NANCY FESENMEYER (1968-72
p ip e r ), 414 Grandview Court, Iowa
City. Iowa 52240.
“ I ’m working as a speech clinician
in two elementary schools in Iowa
City. I have an interesting caseload of
hearing impaired and mentally han­dicapped
children. Learning to use
manual sign language has been a
challenge! I can sign to the kids, but I
c a n ’t always tell what they sign to
m e .” —2/15/78
SUSAN GURWELL (1969-73 piper),
722-39th. Des Moines, Iowa 50312.
"I bought an older house in July and
am enjoying fixing it up. In February
’78 got a promotion at work. (Susan is
a social worker at Woodard State
Hospital School) Am still playing
pipes and am recording secretary of
the Scottish Heritage Society of Iowa.
In between times, I have taken up
piano again and am planning a recital
in the next year. I also am doing batik
and stained glass art and have sold
several pieces.” —2/18/78.
MARY ANNE BEATTIE (1969-73
dancer), Mrs. Rich Toppe, 519 Fisher,
Rockford, Illinois 61103.
“ I presently have in my classroom
the son (eight years old) of my first
Highland dancing teacher. She taught
me when I was six to eight years old
here in Rockford. My father was the
piper - and still is ! ! - for the dancers
in a local pipe band. She (Linda
Nyquist) went on to Iowa, married,
and returned to Rockford!” Mary
Anne is a second grade teacher in a
private school. Rich has returned to
school after working 4'/2 yrs. as a
social worker. —2/17/78.
SUSAN HAYNE SAUER (1969-73
side drummer), Box 237, Central City,
Iowa 52214.
“ After grad u atio n I worked at
University Hospital in Iowa City for a
few y e a rs , then in J a n u a ry 1976
moved to San Francisco, where I
lived until last August. California was
full of new experiences for this small­town
girl! At present I ’m not working
— I spent th is fall t ra v e ll in g in
Europe; the winter visiting family in
Iowa and vacationing in Mexico; and
I will soon re tu rn to Europe for
awhile.” Susan is a registered nurse.
— 3/27/78.
BARBARA MOHR (1969-73 piper &
Drum Major),Mrs. Lynn A. Conner,
1225 Langley Road, Waterloo, Iowa
50702.
“ The y e a r 1977 brought many
changes and new adventures for us.
Ly n n g r a d u a t e d f r om Be th e l
Theological Seminary in May; I
r e t i r e d from a 4 y e a r c a re e r in
teaching in June; our son, Daniel, was
born in July; and in October we
moved to Waterloo, Iowa where Lynn
began his job as Assistant Pastor at
Grace Baptist Church. We would love
to hear from any friends who also live
in the Waterloo area.”—2/17/78.
TERRI A. PUTNAM (1970-74 side
drummer), Mrs. Istvan ‘Steve’ Top-pler,
613-12th Ave., Coralville, Iowa
52241.
“My husband and I arrived back
from Australia in February 1978 after
having spent a year teaching at the
sam e high school in Harden, New
South Wales. I had been teaching
English in Australia two years prior,
having met my husband the second
y e a r through the school system in
West Wyalong, N.S.W. We are now
living in Coralville, having decided to
live in Iowa for the next few years as
to be with my family and re-establish
old ties with friends. Next January
my husband hopes to begin University
to qualify for his Iowa teacher's cer­tificate.
I am at present working as a
proofreader in Mariona, la. We are
both looking forward to attending the
H ig h la n d e r ’s T a r ta n Ball, April
22.—4/10/78.
PAULA LINK (1970-74 piper & tenor
d rum m e r ), Mrs. Mark McAndrew,
612 Hawkeye Drive, Iowa City. Iowa
52240.
“Most exciting event this past year
was the birth of our son Christopher
Michael in May. He’s certainly kept
us both busy the last nine months; but
he happens to be the best little boy in
the world, so it’s been well worth it.
Mark will hear in March about a
res id en cy in Orthopaedics. I will
finish in July (B.S. in Nursing) and
hope to survive s ta te boards that
same month. We are all very happy!
P l e a s e w r i t e y o u P A N ­DAS.”—
2/18/78.
SHANNON GAFFNEY (1970-74
piper & Drum Major), Mrs. David
Buelt, 801 Cooper Landing Road, Apt.
B309, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034.
“ Because I am not a very good cor­respondent,
I hope this helps some of
th e ‘Pandas’ locate me. Dave was
transferred to the Philadelphia home
office in June and we moved to Cherry
Hill in July of last year. It took awhile
to adjust to the thousands of people
and cars, but the longer we live in this
are a , the more we like it. We have
seen many of the ‘tourist attractions’
and have fallen in love with the ocean.
I think Iowa should have one! Shan­non
is a remedial reading teacher at
Haddonfield Memorial High School,
Haddonfield, N.J. and Dave is product
manager, FMC Corp., Philadelphia,
P a .—2/20/78.
GAYLE J. BOERM (1970-74 dan­c
e r ) , 733-8th Ave., S., Apt. #9, Sauk
Rapids, Minnesota 56739.
“ Been especially busy with work
since my promotion in January.
Beautiful scenery hi this area—good
skiing in winter, plenty of lakes in
summer. Too bad it gets beastly good
som e t im e s . The welcome m at is
always open for anyone wishing to see
th e a r e a .” Gayle is merchandise
m a n a g e r wi th J.C. P e n n e y ’s:
cosmetics, lingerie, women’s acces­sories,
candy, records, cards, and
cameras.—3/14/78.
CHRISTINE MARTIN (1970-74 dan­cer
& choral director), Christine L.
Juhl, Box 22161, Savannah, Georgia
31403.
“ St. Patricks Day is upcoming and
the Sav’n Celtic Pipe Band will again
be in the p a rad e . Donations and
engagements have enabled us to com­p
lete the uniform we had chosen.
We ’ve p a r t i c i p a t e d in s ev e r a l
games—Stone Mountain and Orlando,
Fla., Dunedin, Fla. While at Orlando
we also marched in the massed band
at Disney World. Next month we’ll be
at the Jacksonville, Fla. Games and
St. Augustine, Fla. Then May 6 we’ll
have the Savannah Games. That’s ex­pected
to be an exhausting but in­teresting
weekend. St. Patrick’s Day
will be especially exciting for me this
year. I ’ll not be able to march with the
band because I ’ve been chosen to as­s
i s t the Se cr e t Service for the
President’s visit. At this time, I only
know that I ’ll be with Mrs. Carter’s
d e t a i l . ” Chris is a management
a n a 1 y s t / b a c k g r 0 u n d i n ­v
e s tig a to r—3/8/78.
BARBARA SAUER ( 19 7 1- 7 4
pipers) , 705 P a rk St. #16, Minot,
North Dakota 58701.
“Have been in the Air Force two
years with most of it spent in Minot,
N.D. Still have hopes of someday
being stationed in England or at least
going back to visit. I really enjoy my
job and the Air Force but wish I were
closer to home so I could see some
Highlander performances.” Barbara
is Missile Systems Analyst in the Air
Force.—2/24/78.
SUSIE J..FRANSEN (1971-75 dan­c
e r ), Mrs. ^Thomas C. Thrams, 2409
Nevada, Iowa City, Iowa 52240.
"Tom anctl lived in Mason City for
a y e a r & half, where I taught 1-2
grade. Tom has a new job as of
August, 1977 (insurance adjustor for
I owa Kemp e r I n s u r a n c e ) and
required us to move to Iowa City. We
bought a home only a block away
from Janet Lane Rowley! So we see
each other as usual. We have been to
all the Iowa games and think the
Highlanders are doing a super job!
Enjoyed the seminar last year and
a re looking forward to this y e a r !”
Susie got a job teaching kindergarten
at Helen Lemme school in Iowa City
in August, 1978.
ANN ROGERS (1972-74 piper), Mrs.
Randy L. Sinley, 902 E. Kings Rd.,
Apt. 1, Kirksville, Missouri 63501.
“ I was married May 28,1978 in Iowa
Ci t y to Ra n d y Sinley. Now in
K irk sv ille , I plan to a tten d g rad
school in Columbia, Mo. next fall.”
A n n is Di r e c t o r of Nursing at
Kirksville Manor Care Center and
Randy is a registered pharmacist at a
local drug store.—3/2/78.
JANICE M. MILLER (1972-75 snare
d rum m e r ), Mrs. Karl B. Schmidt,
3016 S tra tfo rd Lane S.W., Cedar
Rapids, Iowa 52404.
“ I am the purchasing secretary in
dental Research at the University, my
husband is manager of a gas station.”
— 2/21/78 , , , .
RAYMA E. DAVENPORT (1972-76
piper), Mrs. David G. Meyers, 5050 S.
86th Pkwy, #11, Omaha, Nebraska
68127.
“ I am a medical records recep­tionist
(fulltime) and am going back
to school fo r a grad, d e g re e in
Criminal Justice. My husband is a
doctor-in 3 more years he will have
specialized in Cardiology.” — 3/12/78
PEGGY J . BOWEN (1972-76 dan­c
e r ) , P.O. Box 534, Marion, Iowa
52302.
“ One of the most meaningful events
in my life was my baptism into the
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter
Day Saints (Morman). This was sum­m
er of 1977 and my life has been full
and happy since then. Come Septem­ber
I will be winging my way to the
Em e ra ld Isles. Through the credit
union I will be traveling to Ireland for
8 days and 7 nights. I ’m very excited
as I have wanted to do more traveling
since the ’76 Highlander European
to u r which was fantastic. No m ar­riage
plans in the near future but I
have much to occupy my time. The
Young Adults from the Church are
always planning dances and other ac­tivities.
I went snow skiing for the
f irst time in my life and fell in love
with the sport. Once I managed to
make it down the hill without falling,
it was even more fun!” Since July ’77
Peggy has been Editor for technical
manuals at Rockwell-Collins in Cedar
rap id s ( “ finally using my English
d egree” ). —3/13/78
TARINE A. UPDEGRAFF (1972-76
d an c er ), 1112 W. 41st Terrace, Kansas
City. Missouri 64111.
“At the time of this writing, I am
finishing the work on my Master’s
Thesis and looking for a job in Clinical
D\eteUcs My search has just begun
so I have no way of knowing where I ’ll
end up. I still get the news from Iowa
City and attend some of the Highlan­ders
‘events’ so I don’t feel too left
out. My latest venture is ice skating
lessons. I ’m still a rookey but sure
have fun. Hi to all of you. ” — 3/9/78
TRACY L. HARDY (1972-76 piper),
Mr s . S t e v e n s F. J o h n s o n . 577
Hawkeye Court, Iowa City, Iowa
52240.
“ I work at the Business Office at U.
of I. Hospitals. Steve is working on his
m a s te r ’s in Electrical Engineering in
Plasma Physics.” —3/11/78
THOMAS P. WIEDERRECHT
(1972-76 piper & Drum Major) and
LINNEA MCDONALD (1971-75 dan­c
e r ) , Lt. & Mrs. Thomas Wiederrecht,
Box 7903, APO, New York 09012.
Tom is a Weather Forecaster for
the European Continental Area with
th e Air F o rc e and Linnea is an
elementary school teacher. They live
nea r K a is e rs lau te r Germany and
th e ir address is: Buchenstrasse 3,
Apt. 4R, Landstuhl Sud, Germany. —
4/1/78
NANCY SUFFICOOL (1972-76 dan­c
e r ), Mrs. Tom Sawyer, 713 Oakcrest,
# 7 , Iowa City, Iowa 52240.
“ At the moment I ’m working at
Sears, however I have been accepted
into the rehabilitation Counseling
program in the fall. Tom is now in
grad school in the same program and
finishing up his first year. All in all
i t ’s been a busy year for us.” — 6/6/78
DAWN LACINA <1972-76 dancer),
Mrs. David McKenzie, 12 Santa Bar­ba
ra Dr., Apt. 8, Marshalltown, Iowa
50158. .......................................
“ I am not c u r re n t ly working,
al though I do miss n ursing. My
husband works as a manufacturing .
engineer in the electronics division of
Fisher Controls. I ’ve been keeping
abreas t of Highlander a c tiv itie s
through my s is te r Melody’s par
ticipation in the group. Keep up the
good work! I would be most happy to
hear from any of the g ro u p .” —
2/25/78
DIANE L. SMITH (1973-77 dancer),
4337 — 15th Ave. N.E., #603, Seattle,
Washington 98105.
“ I ’m working on my m a s te r ’s
degree in Librarianship at the Univer­sity
of Washington in Seattle. I just
finished my first quarter and should
comp l et e the p rog r am by next
August. Then I ’ll look for a job as an
elementary or junior high school
librarian. There are lots of “ folk”
things happening in Seattle, I ’ve
joined a folk dance group called
Leafield. They do English, Irish &
Welsh peasant & court dances of the
16th and 17th century. There is also a
Morris dance group. I ’m taking Irish
dance lessons too. and trying to find
out everything Scottish in the area.
There is a Royal Scottish Country
Dance Society branch here and many
Highland Games. I ’m still trying to
keep in shape for competition-my
late s t was Sept. 2 (1978) in Santa
Rosa, Calif. I won a 3rd place medal
in Novice Trews.” —9/5/78
ANN McGILLIVRAY (1975-77 tenor
drummer), 3719 Edward Way, #D,
Lafayette, Indiana 47905.
“ Just finished my first year of two
working for my M.A. in Audiology
(remediation and/or rehabilitation of
those with hearing disorders). Really
love it! Big 10 g am e s here are
BORING without entertainment by
the Highlanders! I miss everyone!”
— 6/7/78
SUE TRACY (1973-77 piper), 341 E.
Monte Vista, #44 Turlock, California
95380.
Sue is food service manager with
Saga Foodservice Company, Univer­sity
of California at Davis. She got her
first “official” assignment and began
at Cal. State College in July, 1978. She
has full charge of one dorm’s foodser-vice
and then will help the director
with the catering and cash line sales
during the re s t of the days. Sue
writes, “California has really been an
experience for me! So much to do and
see just in San Francisco alone there
could be weeks to spend looking and
sampling everything of the various
cultures. I really like this part of the
country and believe that I may be
here for quite some time.” She en­courages
any and all Highlanders
(alums or otherwise) to stop or call if
they’re ever in the area.
1977-78 Adamson H i g h l a n d e r
Scholarship Recipients:
First Semester
Michael D. Johnson
Mary M. Meyer
Second Semester
Kim Clay
Lynn M. Losby
William H. McClean
Mary M. Meyer
Jennifer Stewart
1978 Highlights:
Feb. 12 — Initiation Banquet
Feb. 27 — Performance at Bankers
Life & Casualty Meeting in Altoona,
Iowa (small group)
March 16-21 — Trip to Dunedin,
Flor ida for Highland games and
parade at Disney World in Orlando,
Florida
April 20-22 — Seminar, Concert, &
Tartan Ball
May 6 — trip to Macalester College,
St. Paul, Minnesota for Scottish Coun­try
Fair (small group)
May 27, 28 — Tr ip to Alma,
Michigan for Highland Games
J u l y 20 — P e r f o rm a n c e a t
Ame r i c an Angus Ass o c i a t i o n ’s
National Junior Heifer Show in Des
Moines, Iowa (small group)
July 27 — Performance at World
Horse shoe Tour nament in Des
Moines, Iowa (small group)
Oct. 21 — “Away” trip to Columbus,
Ohio for Ohio State-Iowa game.
Dec. 2 — Concert in Des Moines
spons ored by scot t ish Her i tage
Society of Iowa
1579 Upcoming Events:
March 3 — Initiation Banquet
March 17 — Trip to Kansas City,
Missouri for St. Patrick’s Day Parade
May 4 — Seminar and Concert (in
evening)
May 5 — Seminar and Tartan Ball
(in evening)
May 6 — Seminar
Fall — Football game performan­ces
at all home games and an “Away”
game.
We will have a Homecoming Coffee
as usual the morning of the game but
since the Homecoming game has not
been designated at the time of this
printing I cannot give you a date.
Marriages: Martha Jean Moore to
Stephen M. Davis on April 1,1978
Births: Jennifer Lynne, born June
3, 1978 to Howard & Marty Meeker,
530 Dilke, Pullman. Washington 99163.
Death s: J am e s W. Bowman —
March 3,1975
Football Schedule for 1979
Sept. 8 Indiana H
Sept. 15 Oklahoma A
Sept. 22 Nebraska H
Sept. 29 Iowa State H
Oct. 6 Illinois A
Oct. 13 Northwestern A
Oct. 20 Minnesota H
Oct. 27 Wisconsin A
Nov. 3 Purdue H
Nov. 10 Ohio State A
Nov. 17 Michigan State H
Office of the Scottish Highlanders
The University of Iowa
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City, Iowa 52242