MEDIA PROFESSION: (Cont’d)
’56 Vernon ‘Vern’ Olson, UI, radio & sports journalism 38yrs.
’95N Melisa Jacobson, Wartburg and Drake MS
Eric Hanson, ISU,WHO, gr’dson of Betty Arneson ’40, (Don)
MEDICAL DOCTORS and DVM (Vets):
’3O Dr Adio (Ruby Christian ’30) Freeman, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Chicago & CA.
’43 Duane Gardner (after a Navy Career) ISC: BS, DVM 2nd in class.
’49 Merrill Anderson, ISC :BS, (died of cancer in March, but was granted his degree) DVM.
1951-’52 staff Dr Gerald Petersen (Alice Grindem 52), Medical, KS.
’59 Dr David Bhend, Psych, Psychologist, Joplin, MO.
’63 Dr Jim Cooper. ISC: BS and DVM
’65 Dr Dennis Brooks, Medical, said to have the largest Cardiology Clinic in CA.
’65 Dr Michael ‘Mike’ Hopkins, Psych, Des Moines.
’70 Dr Ted Smith, Campion Acad, Loveland Colorado, ISU: BS, DVM, Holstein, IA, State of Iowa Meat Inspector.
’?? Dr Carrie Twedt (daughter of Dean ’67, grand of Amil
’33) (Dr Dean Phillips, Dermatology) OBYG.
?? Doug Allen (son of Ed, ’58 and Sandra Allen59) DVM
MEDICAL NURSES or MEDICS etc:
’27 Margaret Twedt RN, ’30 Iowa Lutheran Hospital,
’30 Thelma Peterson RN.
’33 Doris Sorensen Christianson RN.
’34 Lucile Larsen, Iowa Lutheran, RN.
’42 Wilma Hartman Munson (Mrs Arnold’42) LPN.
’42 Beulah Walston Sharp
’51 Patsy Jane Manley Smith, Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor.
’52 Alice Grindem ’52 Petersen (Dr Gerald 1951-’52) RN.
’52 Art Sorem, Med Services; wife, Dee, RN
’53 Helen Horness Uballe RN.
’54 Doradene Brodie Thompson (Clarion ’54) RN; Bethany Manor
’54 Karel Harper Hedrick RN: 26yrs
’55 Donna Sorem Woods RN
’57 Marlene Morfey Carleton RN
’57 Judith Jorgensen Eggland, Bethany Manor LPN 20yrs
’58 Janet Rasmusson Larson, RN, Laurens Schl Nurse 13ys
’62N Maxine Horness Stratton(Gary’62) medic, RN
’64N Karen Thompson Strother (Bruce ’62), RN, Iowa Lutheran.
’64N Sharon Nelson Bown, Drake Medical Transcriptionist
’68N Merrie Lynn Smith, RN 18 yrs Williams IA school nurse
’68N Diane Watson (Bob’44) Parmacy in Kansas City
’76N Linda Thompson Gould, LPN
’77N Garnet Brodie, RN, DMAAC.
’79N Doug Couser, Licensed Massage Therapist
MILITARY CAREER:
’43 Duane Gardner, US Navy.
’52 Roy Hartman, US Air Force, 21 years
’56 Edwin Needham, US Navy.
’63 Jim Cooper, USAF Corporal, 20 years
’78 Brent Brodie, US Army.
MINISTERS or MISSIONS:
’41 Ruby Nassen Triggs with husband Rev.Leon.
’43 Dorothy Ann Harper Likely with husbd, Rev. Charles.
’50 Mary Harper Lackore with husband Rev Gene.
’55 Donna Sorem Woods with husband, Wm. both missionaries in Africa for over 30 yrs.
’57 Marlene Morfey Carleton, parochial school teacher.
DEPT of NATURAL RESOURCES, ’DNR’:
The Swansons in Sec 25: Dale, Richard and Andrew have provided resources to for the DNR to help preserve the largest track of natural Iowa prairie never to have been plowed.
’55 Dale Hughes OU, TX Tech, 5 yrs with National Park Service.
’57 Jimmie Thompson, renowned plant ID, see page 268.
’61 Dick Coy, 42 yrs in Iowa DNR.
PHARMACISTS: ’27 Hubert Wilson
POLITICS:
1890’s Frank Curtiss, State Representative
’41 Marvin Smith Jr, bid for State Legislature, 1972
’41 Doris Bailey Bayer, Democratic Party Conv. Delegate
REALTORS, LAND APPRAISERS, MANAGEMENT etc:
’48 Bill Allen.
’50 Jane Allen McCoy in Fresno, CA.
1953-’56 Coach Ev Cochrane became Ames real estate guru 1983-’02 and grew to have more than 800 housing units for ISU students. Some of his property sold for 51.2 million in 2006.
’56 Ron Otto, DOT Right Away Property Management (considered to be responsible for the most property in IA
’57 Art Borton, Realtor and Appraiser+yrs.
’58 Eddie Allen, also 35+ rental properties in Omaha area.
’70 Greg Kaltenhauser, Appraiser, Eastern IA.
’71 Brad Kaltenhauser, Appraiser, Central IA.
SALES:
Various entrepreneur including farmers with feed, seed or farm equipment sales.’32 Joe Alfred, Sales Manager for Dunlap Motors, Ames.
’56 Jurine Borton Moore, dove-tailed with teaching she experienced a variety of sales; toys, clothes, microwaves etc, then 1986-2006 served as a consultant and sales rep for a Vermont based business earning top sales at one time for three consecutive years.
’57 Alan Twedt, American Greeting Card Co, 31yrs. ’58 Janet Rasmusson Larson, accomplished "Independent National Sales Leader” with a Nationally known basket company in Ohio.
’60 Ron Pauley, LaGrange, GA.
’66 Owen Twedt, Des Moines area.
’67N Karen Hughes Witzleben, Simpson, Polariod Corp, won Nat’l sales comp in
1973, their first female to do so.
’79RS Brad Watson (Bob’44) John Deere, Central IA