A sampling of media clippings about Lawrence University, its faculty, students, and alumni from Fall 1997 and Winter 1998. For more clippings, check out the Lawrence in the News index page.
Internet Week, Manhasset, New York
February 9, 1998
Headline: Geek of the week
Excerpt: Paul Koning, architect, Xedia Corporation, deciphers networking standards and applies them to new product designs. He is a physics graduate of Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis., and studied computer science at University of Illinois. He was previously employed by Chipcom, Digital, and 3Com.
Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago
February 5, 1998
Headline: 10,000 Lincoln Cheese Logs: Something Different from Minnesota,
Illinois and Wisconsin
Byline: Andrew Patner
Excerpt: The Hyde Park Art Center, long a home for art with a joy buzzer or two
up its sleeve, is hosting a traveling show of 12 young Midwestern artists who
all take aim at the viewer with an arsenal of irony, parody and satire as well
as artistic skill. The exhibit, intriguingly titled "10,000 Lincoln Cheese
Logs: Something Different from Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin," comes here
from the galleries of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., where
Nadine Wasserman, a Kenwood native, is curator. Several of these artists are
known through Chicago galleries such as Ten in One and Beret International that
have carved out ironic niches for themselves.
Corporate Report-Minnesota, Minneapolis
February 1, 1998
Headline: Fresh face. Introducing an executive who's a standout
before age 40
Byline: Julie Forster
Excerpt: After completing a bachelor's in anthropology at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1981, Pamela Arnold took graduate courses in art history at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and completed an art fellowship at Goethe Institut in Freiburg, Germany. Yet a career in applied art had never occurred to her. Arnold worked part time in design for Esther Malabel and then worked for various design firms until 1986, when she started her own business, Pam Arnold Design. Among her corporate clients were Norwest Corporation, 3M Company, and Dain Rauscher Corporation. In July 1997, Arnold was named director of Design Works, a non-profit arm of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design that matches students with professional projects for businesses.
Madison Capital Times, Madison
January 22, 1998
All Edition
Headline: Men turn scarce trend hitting small campuses
Byline: Gwen Carleton
Excerpt: Some of the nation's small, elite liberal arts colleges are facing a
surprising new trend: A lack of men. Slightly more women than men have enrolled
in U.S. colleges since the late 1970s, but private liberal arts colleges are
seeing generally larger gender gaps than their public counterparts. And that,
many say, is cause for concern. Some have responded by adding athletic teams,
targeting their recruiting efforts and even lowering entrance requirements for
males. Others, however, say they are less concerned. Steve Syverson, dean of
admissions and financial aid at Lawrence University in Appleton, said
his school bucked the trend last fall, enrolling 53 percent men. But even if
the numbers were higher, he said, Lawrence probably would not take any steps to
attract more men. "We'd need to feel something was really getting disrupted on
campus--class discussions falling apart or something, and I can't really
imagine that happening," he said. "But we would like to understand what's going
on." Some contributing factors are already known. Slightly more women than men
have graduated from high school in recent years, according to the Department of
Education, and young women tend to go to college in higher numbers than men.
When they do go to college, men seem to prefer large public institutions, while
more women head to smaller schools. Observers attribute that to a number of
factors, among them that smaller colleges tend to be safer, more personalized,
and more academically intense, all things that may appeal to young women.
Washington Times, Washington, D.C.
January 15, 1998
Headline: Tough Texan hits mighty challenge as D.C. manager
Byline: Vincent S. Morris
Excerpt: Reforming the city is a tall order, but those close to Camille Cates Barnett believe she's up to the challenge. As chief management officer, Mrs. Barnett was hired on a five-year contract. Her job is a byproduct of the revitalization plan approved by Congress last summer and signed into law by President Clinton on Aug. 5, 1997. Some opponents of the control board have good things to say about Mrs. Barnett, whose resume is as distinguished as any employee on the city payroll and includes dozens of awards, articles and recognition from other managers. Mrs Barnett received a B.A. from Lawrence University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in public administration from the University of Southern California.
Ozaukee Press, Ozaukee, Wisconsin
January 1, 1998
Headline: Adventure in Peru. Minor inconveniences prove no barrier to local woman's cultural exchange
Byline: Laura Schimberg, Ozaukee Press staff
Excerpt: Robyn Cutright, a sophomore at Lawrence University in Appleton, was one of 20 students to take part in the Hispanic Studies program. The group was escorted by a professor of Peruvian descent, who lent an interesting perspective to the trip. Much of the students' time was spent in the city Cusco, where they took classes at Centro Bartolome de las Casas, a post-graduate school. Each student lived with a Peruvian family, which Cutright said was the best part of the program. They visited the Inca ruins in Matchupichu, which as an anthropology major, Cutright found fascinating. The group also visited Manu, a well-protected rain forest preserve, Lake Titicaca, La Paz, Bolivia and Lima.
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
December 23, 1997
Final Edition
Headline: Control board picks management chief. Appointee to oversee major D.C.
agencies
Byline: Michael Powell
Excerpt: The D.C. financial control board appointed Camille C. Barnett to a
five-year term as the chief management officer for the District yesterday, a
move that will place the former city manager from Texas on the front line of
the reform effort in the nation's capital. She becomes, in essence, the city
manager for the District, with near complete day-to-day control of the nine
largest city departments, including Public Works, Fire and Emergency Medical
Services, Corrections, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, and Human Services.
Barnett served 10 years in Dallas as deputy city manager and six years as city
manager of Austin until she left that position under fire in 1994. She has
since worked with the Research Triangle Institute, a worldwide management
consulting group based near Raleigh, N.C. "She has a reputation as one of the
best city managers in the country," said David Osborne, a consultant and one of
the founders of the "reinvention movement" that aims to streamline government
and place most emphasis on the customer -- the resident -- who needs government
services. Barnett has an undergraduate degree from Lawrence University,
Appleton, Wis. and a master's degree in city management and doctorate in public
administration from the University of Southern California.
Detroit Free Press, Detroit
December 23, 1997
Final Edition
Headline: Holidays can be cruel time for the elderly
Byline: Larry Lipman, Palm Beach Post, Cox News Service
Excerpt: For decades, experts have warned that the period beginning with Thanksgiving and ending with New Year's can be a depressing time for many Americans. Experts disagree whether the holidays are more depressing for the elderly than other segments of society, but they note there are certain factors peculiar to the elderly that can cause or exacerbate depression. Many elderly people are alone at this time of year, having outlived or been separated geographically from their families. Gerald Metalsky, associate professor at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., and associate editor of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, said he has noticed "a disproportionate increase in the number of depressed elderly patients who come in for treatment between Thanksgiving and the remainder of the holiday season. The most common issue raised by these people is loneliness combined with beliefs that their lives are empty and will remain so indefinitely. With this sense of hopelessness comes a worsening of mood, more negative thoughts about their lives and themselves. What started as loneliness turns into a sense of personal failure."
[The article was picked up nationally, appearing in the Contra Costa Times (San Francisco area), Valley Times (Pleasanton, Calif.), Oakland Tribune (Oakland, Calif.), and other newspapers.]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee
December 15, 1997
All Edition
Headline: 'Rebel' businessman's new cause is Asian-American chamber. Cafe
Marche owner hopes for group to offer guidance, help process loans
Byline: Lee Hawkins, Jr.
Excerpt: If not for his impatience and tendency toward rebellion, Einar Tangen
might not be the businessman he is today. Tangen, 37, had been discouraged from
considering a business career by his father, a Harvard- and Oxford
University-trained attorney. He was "anti-business," Tangen said, and wanted
his son to be a professor. Tangen spent most of his young life shuttling
between Washington, D.C.; Cambridge, Mass.; Oxford, England; and Milwaukee,
before graduating from Lawrence University, and then Marquette Law
School in 1986. Despite his father's advice, Tangen pursued a law career, but
he grew restless in the field. Thinking he could be more effective outside the
courtroom, Tangen invested his savings in real estate development and the
restaurant business. Now, Tangen is a recognized force in Milwaukee's business
community. Besides Cafe Marche, Tangen also owns e-Tech, a management
information systems firm. He is president of the Historic Third Ward
Association board of directors, chairman of the board of zoning appeals for the
city of Milwaukee and past chairman of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Chamber of
Commerce's Institute for Workforce Diversity. Tangen is working closely with
the Small Business Administration and other Asian-American businesses to start
the chamber, which would promote that business sector on behalf of its
membership.
The Des Moines Register, Des Moines
December 10, 1997
Headline: Applause
Byline: Register Staff
Excerpt: Jeremiah Frederick won the fourth annual symphony orchestra concerto
competition at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis., where he is a
senior.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee
November 30, 1997
All Edition
Headline: Celebrating buildings
Byline: Journal Staff
Excerpt: "Buildings Celebrated-Celebrated Buildings," an exhibit of paintings,
prints and photographs that explore the symbolic meanings of buildings, hangs
through Dec. 14 at the Wriston Art Center Galleries, Lawrence
University, Appleton. Organized by, and on loan from, the Weisman Art
Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, the exhibit
examines the phenomenon of the skyscraper, the industrial landscape and rural
America as it existed before and during World War II.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee
November 24, 1997
Final Edition
Headline: Interns help build bridge to business in China. Lawrence students get
a chance to study, work, even set up a deal abroad
Byline: Mark Savage
Excerpt: When Manitowoc Ice Inc. agreed to take part in a Chinese business
internship program run by Lawrence University in Appleton, its goals
were modest. The company hoped to get help translating its business plan and
some letters, and maybe someone who could teach some English to the employees
of its Chinese joint-venture, Wanhua Refrigeration Co. in Hangzhou. Instead,
the Manitowoc-based ice machine maker, a division of Manitowoc Co., received a
bonus it made a sale. Or more correctly, its intern, Amy Ilstrup, helped set up
the sale of 10 ice machines worth about $50,000. While a modest order in the
United States, "that's a very large order in China," said Terry Growcock,
president and general manager of Manitowoc Ice. When Lawrence University set up
the business internship program late last year, with the help of a $185,000
federal grant, its plan was more along the lines of helping liberal arts
students get some business world experience while polishing their Chinese
language skills. "I wanted to get the students a chance to study Chinese in a
different way, not in a literary way, but in very practical ways," said Jane
Parish Yang, who coordinates the program, known as "Building Bridges with
Practical Chinese," at Lawrence. She is an associate professor and chair of its
East Asian Languages and Cultures department. Five of the participants were
Lawrence students or recent graduates. The students, all of whom had previously
studied in China for at least a semester, worked for Manitowoc; Appleton Mills
in Kunshan; Kimberly-Clark in Beijing; and U.S. China Investment Corp. in
Canton. Most students said they signed up for the internships to polish their
written and spoken language skills and to get a taste of the business world.
None were disappointed.
Chicago Daily Herald, Chicago
November 4, 1997
Headline: Neighbors in the News
Excerpt: Erin Hardacker, a 1994 graduate of Wheeling High School and a senior
at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis., has been named an Associated
Colleges of the Midwest Minority Scholar for 1997. Hardacker, an anthropology
major at Lawrence, spent six weeks of the summer at an archaeological dig in
Israel, followed by visits to ancient cities in Israel and Egypt. Last month,
Hardacker made a formal presentation of her research on the nature of poverty
and crime in ancient cities at a workshop at Knox College in Galesburg.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis
November 2, 1997
Five Star Lift Edition
Headline: Americans view death similarly, study says most seek a humane,
compassionate process
Byline: Reuters News Service
Excerpt: Americans have very much the same views on death and dying despite
huge ethnic, religious and political differences, a new study found. They do
not like to talk about death, they fear burdening their families and they are
worried about "living wills" that cite how they should be treated when dying in
hospitals, the survey by the American Health Decisions organization found. The
study, conducted by researchers at Lawrence University in Appleton,
Wis., as well as Lake Sosin Snell Perry Associates in Washington, involved
focus group discussions among 385 people in 32 cities. It found those surveyed
do not believe health care systems are set up to care for the dying and feel
removed from their doctors, especially with the introduction of health
management organizations.
Chronicle of Higher Education, Washington, D.C.
October 31, 1997
Headline: Gifts & Bequests
Excerpt: Lawrence University. For scholarships: $1 million from the
estate of Claire Langstadt Gehin.
St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis-St. Paul
October 28, 1997
Headline: Journey to China
Excerpt: Andre Martin took five years of Chinese at Highland Park high school,
majored in Chinese at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., and spent a
college semester in China. So it was no surprise when he was chosen to participate in a two-month internship in China last summer after graduating from Lawrence. Martin worked for Appleton Mills, a company based in Appleton, Wis., that recently founded a branch office in Kunshan, China. In Kunshan, Martin and Olivia Stahlmann, another Highland Park High-Lawrence University graduate, worked on translating operating manuals from English to Chinese.
Star Tribune, Minneapolis
October 25, 1997
Metro Edition
Headline: Millennial Musings. The vision of apocalypse at the turn of a
millennium is as old as the Bible. But these days, Americans, in particular,
are looking to the approaching third Christian millennium as a time of deep
reflection, questioning and apprehension.
Byline: Bob von Sternberg, Staff Writer
Excerpt: Crossing into the third Christian millennium could be a profound
religious and cultural event for millions of people, triggering deep
reflection, questioning and apprehension. The culmination of Christian
millennial strivings is in Revelation, the final book of the New Testament.
Revelation, also known as the Apocalypse and the Revelation of John the Divine,
has long held immense power for many Christians, most pointedly those who have
been persecuted, dispossessed, and those who are desperate to make sense of
personal or social chaos. "Enough stuff is happening to us in our ordinary
lives, that many say 'Ah-ha' when they read this book," said Leonard Thompson,
emeritus professor of religious studies at Lawrence University.
"Apocalyptic thought responds to a social crisis, an economic crisis, a
religious crisis." It's a mistake, Thompson and other scholars argue, to read
Revelation as a straight journalistic account, a literal prediction of the
future. For one thing, that robs it of its inherent metaphoric power.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee
October 21, 1997
Final Edition
Headline: How they'll die scares Americans. Study also finds they're unprepared
to deal with dying
Byline: Neil D. Rosenberg
Excerpt: When it comes to their own deaths, Americans are terribly unprepared,
don't want to talk about it and do not trust the medical community to carry out
their wishes or ease their pain. Those were just some of the findings that
emerged from an ambitious national study released today that examines
Americans' personal views of death. One of the principal participants in the
study was Lawrence University's program in bio-ethics, under the
direction of John M. Stanley, professor of ethics in medicine, science and
society. The study was underwritten by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the
largest health-oriented philanthropic institution in the world. "Americans are
more afraid of the way they will die than with death itself; it is a topic they
want to avoid and there is a great sense of denial of the facts of death,"
Stanley said. "As a consequence, there is a tendency not to plan."
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee
October 16, 1997
Final Edition
Headline: Lawrence University raises $66 million
Byline: Journal Sentinel staff and correspondents and The Associated Press
Excerpt: Lawrence University officials are expected to announce
today that more than $66 million was raised in the most successful
fund-raising campaign in the school's history. The announcement will be
made at the dedication of a new $7.7 million math and social sciences
building on the Appleton campus. Launched in 1992 and concluding June
30, the campaign raised a total of $66.3 million in gifts and pledges,
surpassing the original goal of $60 million, officials said. More than
half the campaign's total $35.6 million was earmarked for Lawrence's
endowment, which grew from $72.6 million at the start of the campaign to
$114 million by the end of June.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee
October 14, 1997
All Edition
Headline: Guitarist a winner
Byline: Tom Strini
Excerpt: Classical guitarist Kevin Gallagher won this year's Tarrega
Competition in Benicassim, Spain. Gallagher, who lives in New York, formerly
taught at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and still commutes to Appleton to
teach at Lawrence University. Gallagher is the first American to win the
prestigious Tarrega prize, which includes $8,500, a contract for a CD recording
and concert dates in Europe.
Chronicle of Higher Education, Washington, D.C.
October 3, 1997
Headline: Developments in capital campaigns
Byline: Susan Ganley
Excerpt: Lawrence University (Wis.) has completed a five-year
campaign that raised $66.3 million. The original goal of the campaign
was $60 million. The money will increase the university's endowment and
support scholarships.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee
October 3, 1997
Metro Edition
Headline: Ozaukee teen gets $20,000 scholarship. She's one of 11 in nation to
receive money from Samsung North America
Byline: Jeff Cole
Excerpt: Ozaukee High School senior Michelle Ansay says she's so busy, she
feels like she is often running on adrenaline. The hectic pace has paid off. She is one of 11 national recipients of a $20,000 Samsung American Legion
scholarship, the American Legion has announced. Ansay, 18, is the only
Wisconsin recipient. The awards are based on academic performance, financial
need and school and community involvement. Ansay said her activity list was a
long one. She said she is very involved in 4-H and a group that works with
younger students to prevent drug abuse. Ansay also plays organ at her church,
St. Rose of Lima in Fredonia, and she sings in the choir. She plays flute in
the Ozaukee High School band, plays piano and performs in the Milwaukee Youth
Symphony and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Youth Orchestra. She has a
4.295 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. It's over 4.0 because she's taking
courses that have weighted grades, she said. "I am looking at going to
Lawrence University," Ansay said. "I would like to be a music and
pre-med major. I want to be a chiropractor."
In Step Newsmagazine, Milwaukee
October 2, 1997
Headline: A homecoming heralded with angels
Byline: Craig Hickman, Special to In Step
Excerpt: Eric Simonson, a Milwaukee native and nationally renowned theater director, returned to Milwaukee to direct Part I of Angels in America at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel recently called him "an artist to watch out for." Simonson became interested in directing in college, at Lawrence University in Appleton. "I wasn't really certain I wanted to direct when I got out of college. So I made the decision to try, and then I was acting and directing at the same time."
Chicago Tribune; Chicago
September 28, 1997
Headline: Lessons my hair has taught me
Byline: Peter Rudy
Excerpt: A short-story by Peter Rudy. Rudy is a graduate of Lawrence
University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His work has received first- and
second-place awards from the Writers at Work Fiction Fellowships, and has
appeared in Quarterly West and Madison Magazine. He was a first prize recipient
in the 1997 Chicago Tribune Literary Awards.
Grand Rapid Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan
September 28, 1997
Headline: Pass the baton. Seven conductors are ready to take a stab at landing the Grand Rapids Symphony's top job
Byline: Jeffrey Kaczmarcyk
Excerpt: Seven guest conductors will appear with the Grand Rapids Symphony this season to lead two performances each. Come spring, symphony officials expect to offer the position of music director to one of them. As a community arts leader, the music director serves as an advocate, an ambassador and a teacher on behalf of the orchestra. "Balance is the key here," said Robert Dodson, dean of the Conservatory of Music at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., which recently appointed a new music director for its orchestra. "A deficiency in any of these attributes would be a liability. "They also need real charisma and a strong presence, and much of that you're born with."