Class Notes; Programs & People Summer 2004

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30s
Charles W. Hodgson ’34, Clarkston, WA, celebrated his 94th birthday on June 21, 2004. He served on the University of Idaho Animal Science faculty from 1945 until his retirement in 1974.

Edwin Oliver Nurmi ’36, Sandpoint, is just completing his 36th winter in Mesa, AZ. In Sandpoint, during the summer, he does volunteer work for the local Bonner Soil and Water Conservation District.

50s
Charles L. Starr ’55, Hillsboro, OR, in November 2002, with his youngest son, Bruce, became the first father and son ever elected to the Oregon Senate in the same election. Charles’s wife of 47 years, Kathy, works as office manager for Bruce during the legislative session.

60s
Barbara Anderson ’69, Burns, OR, currently teaches high school special education. She previously taught at the junior high level. Her son, Andy, is an engineering major at Portland State University.

Jimmie M. Crane ’65, Keizer, OR, retired from Oregon State University after 33 years as a plant breeder where he developed two new commercial crops—Meadowfoam and Cuphea, both oil-producing plants.

80s
Fred Beverage ’86, Show Low, AZ, began his 16th year of teaching in 2003-04 with the Renaissance Academy Charter School of Pinetop. He is the only high school instructor at their Heber campus. Fred also taught in New Mexico and California.

90s
Kelly M. Wetherell Daly ’98, Vashon, WA, is married to Marcus Daly. They have a son and daughter. They own a landscape design business, Daly Planting, on Vashon Island.

Airon (Shuler) Mothershed ’98, ’01, Little Rock, AR, married Zachary Mothershed ’02 in July 2002. She went to Air Force Commissioned Officer’s Training at Maxwell AFB and then to Judge Advocate Staff Officer’s course. Airon is an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas.

In Memoriam

Alumni
Wilson Bundy ‘37, East Wenatchee, WA, July 29, 2003

Margaret Henriksen, Lewiston, February 21, 2004

Jack S. Lacy ‘51, Clarkston, WA, November 7, 2003

John O. Veien ‘75, Moscow, March 29, 2004

Retired Faculty
O. Forbes, Ph.D., Sequim, WA, January 25, 2004

DeLance Franklin, Nampa, March 8, 2004

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THANK YOU to all alumni who returned their Alumni Updates by March 31, 2004. The following individuals were selected in the drawing for prizes.

Kelly Wetherell Daly ’98, received a shirt of her choice from college merchandise. All of the other alumni received College of Agricultural and Life Sciences travel mugs.

Dear Alumni and Friends:

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) Alumni & Friends Association, I welcome the graduating class of 2004.

You will find that your success and achievement as a student will carry over into a productive and successful professional life. The college has a tradition of accomplishment that I am confident you will follow.

Congratulations on achieving your goal of a degree in higher education. This goal will serve you well as you set new goals for the future. You are now a member of the Alumni & Friends Association and you join thousands of fellow CALS alumni as part of an international network of colleagues and friends. Please keep in touch with us—we like to hear about your continued successes.

Send us the alumni update form [...] or send an e-mail to CALSAlumni@uidaho.edu whenever you have news to report. Good luck and best wishes!

Gary Steiner
President, Alumni & Friends Association
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Alumni & Friends Association Board of Directors

Gary Steiner ’62, Rexburg, President
John Mundt ’67, Boise, Vice President
Dwane Benson ’71, Payette
Nancy Deringer ’96, Moscow
Don Ingle ‘58, ‘68, Kendrick
Jeremiah McElligott ’05, Moscow, Student Affairs Council President
Dave Hoffman ’77, Pocatello
Brent Rowland ‘99, Nampa
Tara Rowland ‘00, Nampa
Ron Thaemert ‘91, ‘96, Bellevue
Mandi Thompson ‘99, Twin Falls
Kathee Tifft ’88, Moscow
Jennifer Wallace ’91, Moscow

Positions on the board of directors are open in District II (Treasure Valley and vicinity), District III (Magic Valley and vicinity), and District IV (southeastern Idaho).

The CALS Alumni & Friends Association assists the college with alumni events, helps recruit students, and promotes the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences whenever and wherever possible. If you are interested in becoming active in the association, please call 208-885-2664 or send and e-mail to CALSAlumni@uidaho.edu.