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Tuesday, July 6, 2010Hello Central College alumni, parents and friends! The Central College Dutch Letter, released the first Tuesday of every month, is intended to keep you in touch with what’s happening on campus and in our communities. Please pass this along to your Central friends. Link to The Dutch Letter at http://www.central.edu/alumni/newsletter/index.html.
CENTRAL RAGBRAI HOSTS NEEDED — Are you willing to host Central College RAGBRAI riders at your home this summer? Overnight towns are Storm Lake, Algona, Clear Lake, Charles City, Waterloo and Manchester. The ride starts in Sioux City and ends in Dubuque. If you want to host riders or an event, e-mail alumni@central.edu. Riding? Contact the alumni office to be connected to other Central participants. KUYPER GYM FLOOR — The P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium basketball court has been replaced. The Central College women’s basketball team has salvaged sections of the old court and is selling these unique mementos. For more information, contact Andy Campbell, assistant women’s basketball coach, at campbella@central.edu. JOIN CENTRAL CLUB — Central Club is taking memberships for the 2010-11 year. The Central Club supports projects that benefit Central College’s student-athletes. Memberships range from captain ($100 or above), letterwinners ($80), varsity ($55), red ($40) and white ($30). Include first and last name and spouse, if applicable, mailing address and e-mail, along with check/money. Also, indicate if your employer provides matching funds for your contribution and if you would like to receive all Central sports news releases throughout the year via e-mail. Please have information and money returned to the Central Club, P.O. Box 293, Pella, IA 50219 by July 31 so your name can be included in the football program. CENTRAL AT GENERAL SYNOD — The 204th regular General Synod session of the Reformed Church in America was held at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, June 10-15. Outgoing President David Roe introduced incoming President Mark Putnam. Current Central students Andrew Barber and Mary Devries represented the college on a panel along with students from Hope College and Northwestern College.
REFER A STUDENT — Refer someone to the admission office. If you know of a student who would be a perfect fit for Central, be sure to fill out this online form. CENTRAL COLLEGE ON FACEBOOK — Join the Central College fan page on Facebook, where we now have over 2,800 fans! It’s a fun way to stay connected to the college and other alumni. RED FLEECE BLANKET — A red Central College, laser-etched fleece blanket, 50 x 60 inches, with carry harness, can be purchased for $25. To order, e-mail alumni@central.edu or call 800-447-0287. CENTRALDUTCHPHOTO.COM — Check out our new photo site! Order photos, calendars, books and other products and gifts, share pictures and give back to Central College all at the same time. Our new site is comparable to Kodak, Snapfish and Wal-Mart online photo stores, but a portion of the proceeds, at no extra cost to you, return to the college. www.centraldutchphoto.com TELL YOUR CENTRAL STORY — Central College wants you to help us tell our story. Do you have a great story about Central? Tell us about it: https://www.central.edu/successStories/mystory/. A CAPPELLA CHOIR REUNION CONCERT —
An A Cappella Choir reunion concert will be Sunday, Aug. 1, at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1115 Grand Ave., in West Des Moines. Alumni are invited to join current A Cappella Choir members to perform and are encouraged to RSVP to Mark Babcock, director of choral activities at Central College, at babcockm@central.edu by Tuesday, July 20. Music will be available in advance from the church office at St. Mark from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday beginning Monday, July 19. Vocal warm ups start at 10 a.m. at the church with a performance during the service at 11:10 a.m. A brunch for choir members will follow at Babcock’s home at 12:15 p.m. NETWORK WITH CENTRAL COLLEGE —
UPDATE YOUR INFO — Central College recently completed a database conversion. Help keep our information current. Update your phone numbers, e-mails, addresses, employment, family information and more at alumni@central.edu or online at https://www.central.edu/alumni/community/.
KANSAS CITY — Over 40 Central alumni and friends gathered at the Raphael Hotel in Kansas City June 1 for a great evening of reconnecting and meeting new friends. Special guests Mark Putnam, Central's 21st president, and his wife Tammy made the evening complete. In addition, NAFSA: Association of International Educators was holding its yearly conference in Kansas City, which brought Central grads from Minnesota, Georgia and Illinois to the event. Harry Smith ’73 attended the event and spoke at a breakfast for Central College Abroad at the conference the next morning. EVENT PHOTOS — See pictures from all our alumni events at http://www.central.edu/alumni/eventPhotos/.
FRESHMAN ORIENTATION — The admission office and the whole Central community welcomed more than 400 new freshman and 47 transfer students to campus during orientation in June. Along with Iowa, this class will include students from Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin. Please join the admission staff in welcoming them into the Central family!
WIN A T-SHIRT — Vote online with your response for the chance to win a T-shirt.The winner’s name is drawn from all the correct entries received on the date of the e-newsletter release. Congratulations to last month’s winner Jake Keegan ’01, who was one of 318 voters to respond to the challenge, “Central College’s Facebook page has approximately _____ fans.” The correct answer was 2,700. Please answer this month’s challenge: “Who is Central's new director of alumni relations?”
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Men's Basketball Hoops Open Golf Tournament Holland/Grand Rapids A Cappella Choir Reunion Performance Move in Day Legacy Lunch Volleyball 10-year championship reunion Schipper Golf Tourney Homecoming/Family Weekend Inauguration National Advisory Council RSVP to the alumni office for any of the events above.
More detailed event information is available on the website. Please note our efforts to save postage and paper costs — many of our invitations are sent via e-mail.
Tammy Williamson Chase ’90, originally from Omaha, Neb., now lives in Chicago, Ill. Major: Political science After graduation in 1990, I was a reporter at the Newton Daily News covering criminal and civil trials, fires, car crashes and city council and school board meetings for a couple of years. In 1992, I took the law school entrance exam, but that would be the closest I ever got to law school — my son Tory Moore was born later that year, and the journalism thing was growing on me. I married another journalist, Brett Chase, with whom I now have a 14-month-old son, Mac Chase. In 2006 I was promoted to a features section editor at the Chicago Sun-Times and later was named director of investor relations for the parent company. I am currently director of corporate communications, handling internal, media and community relations matters. And, I still write features for the Sun-Times from time to time. The Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in June 2010. The trophy visited the Sun-Times newsroom, and I was photographed with it. It was the most exciting event in the newsroom since Barack Obama was running for president and years before that, Bono visited our editorial board (I got his autograph). Hobbies: Spending time with my kids and husband. Running, including marathon, half marathon and 10-mile races in 2010, and yoga. I volunteer as a half marathon pace group leader, helping new runners train and finish their first half marathons. Most memorable Central College moments: Ordering Happy Joe’s taco pizza with my Scholte Hall floor mates freshman year, pledging Sigma, the Berlin Wall being torn down, getting thrown in the pond after breakfast by one of the fraternities, watching Yo! MTV Raps after my afternoon classes, the 1987 stock market crash, working the Hardee’s drive-through during Tulip Time. Want to be featured in the alumni spotlight? Tell us your story.
Riley Taylor ’12 of Tama, Iowa Major: Psychology Activities: I am spending my summer as a camp counselor at the United Methodist Camp and retreat center in Okoboji. I’m looking forward to this coming fall when my younger sister will join me on campus. I also participate on the women’s tennis team. To the donors: I would like to say thank you. So many students couldn’t afford to come here without their generosity, myself included, and I can't thank them enough.
Name: Nancy Kroese Department: Student Support Services Title: Director of Student Support Services and coordinator of disabilities About me: Grew up in Corsica, S.D., and graduated from Northwestern College with degrees in English, journalism and secondary education; earned a master's degree in mass communication from Drake University; taught junior high and high school English in Minnesota and Iowa; and then taught ESL and English at Dakota State University before moving to Pella in 1993; married to Bob, CEO of Pella Regional Health Center, for 33 years; daughter Clarissa graduated from Central in 2001 and is currently a family practice physican who has blessed us with three grandchildren; son Nathan graduated from Central in 2008 and is a sales associate for Stryker Spine and will be getting married to Melanie Revell '08 in September; during 15 years at Central, have absolutely loved teaching college students and assisting students who are first generation, low income or students with disabilities succeed and graduate; hobbies include walking, pilates, writing, reading and fashion.
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