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Anderson, Christopher

After graduating in 2006, I have been living in Poland, Ukraine and Russia. Right now I am in the second year of a Masters degree in Russian studies at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. I am planning on a applying for PhD programs in the US next year in the area of Economics/Pol Science

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Bauer, Michelle

After graduation I worked for 3.5 years in the Iowa Secretary of State's office as a legislative liaison. Last summer, I left the Secretary of State's office to attend law school. I will start my second year at Drake Law at the end of August.

Bird, Bryan

Hi, This is Bryan Bird. I graduated in 2005. I worked for a year as a risk analyst for US Bank in Minneapolis and I am now in Law School at The University of Iowa.

Blanchfield, Molly

Married to Travis Blanchfield (Ag Studies '94) Two children: Allyssa 10 and Tyson 5 Live on farm near Lohrville, IA Since graduation have worked for West Central Cooperative (Ralston, IA), Land O'Lakes (Fort Dodge, IA), and Farmers Cooperative Co.(Farnhamville, IA www.fccoop.com) Recently promoted to Feed Customer Service Manager at Farmers Cooperative Co. in January 2007

Brewer, Clarence

All five of the Clarence Brewer clan (spouse, Chariti and children Olivia, Hayes, and Avery - 8, 6 and 2) live in Cary, NC (RTP area). I'm happily employed as a John Deere Product Development Market Research Manager and enjoy putting many of the great Economic principles to good use. We welcome any ISU Econ Alums in the area for drinks/dinner.

Brindley, Tom

By coincidence, I have a daughter Anna Brindley who has had an interest in graduate studies in Economics. She is a graduate of Central Michigan University with a major in Economics and French. She has a background in Math having taken Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Statistics. I am working as Controller at Alpena Community College, in Alpena, Michigan.

Bumblauskas, Daniel

I graduated with my B.S. in Industrial Engineering (IE) and Economics in May 2003 and completed my M.S. IE in May 2006. I am employed by ABB Inc. (www.abb.com) and presently reside in Jefferson City, Missouri with my wife, Kendra. I am also pursuing my Ph. D in Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University.

Burkhardt, Katie

My name is Katie Burkhardt and I graduated Spring 2007. I am employed with the Farm Credit Administration in Bloomington, MN. We are responsible for regulating the banks in the Farm Credit System and ensuring a safe and sound source of credit for America's agricultural producers. I am enjoying life as an alum and look forward to staying connected with ISU

Butler, William

My name is William Butler (12/2005). 6 months after graduation I took a job at ING in Des Moines. Now 13 months later I have been promoted to the transfers team/brokerage operations at ING Advisors Network. I am preparing to apply for the part-time ISU MBA program.

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Campbell, Brad

In regards to the question you pose: What have you (I) done since ISU? Dr's Johnson, Helmuth, and other great people at CARD were instrumental in allowing me, and eventually my father, to work in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) in 1991. Since then I have used the knowledge gained at ISU (theoretical), and Father (practical) to build the Soybean industry in Ukraine of the FSU. To quote the Cheif soybean breeder at the head Agricultural University in Ukraine, «In theory we knew how to grow soybeans, and their great benefits for livestock and humans. However, you (Brad) were the only one who was ever able to put the whole system and industry together.». This involved determining a system of production based on their conditions and level of (in)advancement, and than demonstrating,educating, supplying inputs/ getting access to western inputs for producers, crop scouting, financing all this, and subsequently bringing in a grain buyer and also helping to arrange the purchase and export to Europe (hence the source of foreign currency for imports, and access to foreign currency for common businessman), until Ukrainians could afford to keep, process, and utilize soybeans locally. And involved using our monopoly input powers to intervene in the output market at times to keep the output market price at reasonable levels for producers. Two times we doubled the price to soybean producers through out Ukraine when soybean crop buyers started to collude in driving prices back down. We started on 100 acres and grew to include about 80 % of total soybeans grown in Ukraine with the varieties and the system of production we started here. Further, soybeans were a source of hard currency that allowed the start of independant agricultural input suppliers, and were a source of foriegn currency as payment for the big Western agricultural input suppliers. For example: American Cyanamid Company (producers of Pursuit herbicide) - did their own market study whereby it was shown as 75% of their total sales in Ukraine went to our project. The soybean industry had tremendous financial and economic impacts as the first real cash crop. As it was the beginning of the end of the stranglehold of the state oligarch/crooks had in using their quasi-state powers and financial controls for determining the miserable prices and exchange for producers. How they could continue to take 100's of millions of dollars from people who could not feed themselves attests perhaps to their morality. I personally could not do it - even when faced with the opportunity. Soybeans as a cash crop were about releasing the currency constraints, and getting finance, choices and alternatives to Agricultural producers and suppliers. And the improved effieciency that goes with such options. As well as improvements in getting to reletively more competitive input and output markets and more competition in the surrounding general equilibruim markets . Also allowing the US and other import/ exporting companies the ability to get away from these oligarchs. Further, the direct contribution to GDP of our project has been significant – over $1 for every person in this country. In a country where the average salary was about $40 per month for many of the years we have been here. In reality, none of this would have been even remotely possible had it not been for the lessons from ISU Economics and the graduate level PhD. classes I took. Including my experiences at CARD and ISU Economic Extension work. It has allowed me to categorize, analyze, and understand events in an economic framework and understand what Ukraine is doing as a country, as well as in businesses, the choices made, tax structures, and in what direction this economy and country is going. As well as be able to consider information from a logic standpoint (from Dr. Lapan's courses). I have been able to personally understand and forecast events that has allowed us to survive, and grow this beneficial industry despite going through - 2 hyperinflations in this country, 3 completely new currencies, working in a barter economy, with corresponding exchange rate fluctuations, and a new Constitution – the basis of law, not to mention the everyday business problems, and in working in a foriegn country where nothing works. We were also originators in Ukraine of 2 laws/ decrees based on economics, that were passed in order to get finance and incentives into agricultural production. We were here at the break up of the Soviet Union and today am the longest US agriculturalist still here. However, the Soviet cannibilistic mentality continues. Unfortunately, today Ukraine has become a criminal state with corruption at all levels. But perhaps, and most importantly, in the law enforcement and judicial branch. What this means in reality is that government authorities (police, prosecutors, and judges) have combined with, and taken over as bandits. As such they are selling individuals human rights, civil rights, and your property. And in many cases your very existence. Unfortunately, I have become one of the victims of such, and even more unfortunately can speak from first hand knowledge))). I guess I needed a few PhD. classes on how to deal with the corruption of state powers)). So the challenge for now is for establishing basic human rights, and the rule of law in my little area. And than Stateside. Hopefully in time for the football season - unfortunately, I don't know which one yet. Feel free to use any part of this letter for your newsletter, and please tell Arne Hallam hello from me. I still have nightmares about his 24 hour final exam in Production Economics))). Take care. Brad Campbell

Carlson, Dennis

I currently stay busy working for USDA-OCIO directing a staff of 15 in the support of Iowa FSA, NRCS, and RD information technology. When not at work, I stay busy with: family activities, the local high school band program, the Boy Scouts, ISU Alumni Band, and playing in the Waukee Big Band. The band is a group of local musicians who love big band music. We play for weddings, anniversaries, reunions, town celebrations, just about anything.

Chow, Chun-Kit

I am working as a trainee a local family's private investment company. I learn much there and now consider to update my resume and get a new company. Beside on that, I am considering if I should go to have a CFA exam or study a master course.

Clark, Bruce

I'm working for Liberty Bank in Waterloo as an Ag and Commercial lender. These are exciting times in agricultural! Diane and I have two wonderful grandchildren with another coming in December. Our son is in Lenexa, Kansas and daughters are in Fairfield and Cedar Falls, Iowa. We are adapting to being empty-nesters and enjoy trips to Ames for football and basketball.

Clark, Craig

Hi, Since I graduated from ISU in 1996 I have received a JD and I am currently working on a PHD in business. I received my JD from St. Thomas University, Miami, Florida. I am currently attending Cappella University working on a PHD in General Business.

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Daters, William R.

Work in Eastern Iowa as a sales representative for Bayer CropScience. My spouse, Cathy, is a professor in secondary education at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. We have 2 children. Jacquelyn (JJ) age 17, a senior and Jon, age 14, a freshman that attend North Scott High School in Eldridge, Iowa where we reside.

Davidson, Jolene

I had been working with the real estate market in Colorado (yes, I go to CU football games and cheer for ISU), both in title and mortgages. When this market began to weaken, I changed into special education and am currently working towards my master's degree. Due to the recent market trends, my husband and I have also begun to buy foreclosed homes that we are fixing and flipping. We are hoping that this will give us a better return than CD's and make up for some of the recent losses in the portfolio.

Diers, Michael

Beginning my 25th year in the financial services industry as a Certified Financial Planner. My specialty is in retirement and investment planning. I thoroughly enjoy meeting with Cyclone alumni & fans for basketball and football game watches in the Iowa City area.

Dublinske, Bret A.

Bret A. Dublinske (BS 88, BA 88) is putting his Econ degree to work as an attorney doing communications, utilities and computer law at Dickinson Mackaman Tyler & Hagen in Des Moines, Iowa; he lives in Urbandale with his wife and stepdaughter.

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Ehlers, Clinton

Since graduating in 2001, I have been blessed with a 5 year stay at Advanced Drainage Systems Inc, a pipe manufacturer from Eagle Grove, IA. The company’s size has nearly doubled in that time span, and I personally had a career best last month. On my free-time I try to keep up on hunting, help out on the family farm in Algona, and of course partake in cyclone tailgating!

Erickson, Judy

I retired in 2004 as the Labor Market Information Bureau Chief for Iowa Workforce Development. My responsibilities included the monthly unemployment rate, employment projections, occupational wage surveys, various publications and an internet site. Since retiring, I have been playing duplicate bridge and slowly earning masterpoints.

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Falcon, Walter

"Walter Falcon (B.S. '58, Agricultural Business) has just retired from the Stanford economics faculty where for 35 years he has been the Farnsworth Professor of International Agricultural Policy. Although emeritus, he continues to be active in Stanford's Food Security and the Environment Program, working on issues of climate change, genetic resources, and biofuels. The Falcons live directly on the Stanford campus and also spend considerable time in Iowa at their Linn County farm."

Fitch, David

BS '71. MS-Industrial Relations '76-ISU; JD-William Mitchell College of Law '86; MDiv-Bethel Seminary '96. Teaching faculty at Marantha College, Brooklyn Park, MN.; Elder Law Attorney; admitted to MN & FL Bars; Wife of 36 years-Mary (Killeen) Fitch; Daughter-Emily. Author & Platform speaker. David Fitch

Friedrichsen, Adam

Adam Friedrichsen, I've been employed since August, 2006 at Kunau Implement in Preston, IA primarily in parts sales. Although working full-time leaves little spare time, I still enjoy being a part of the family farming operation.

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Grevson, Willard

Willard Grevson, Class of 1991, currently living and working in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico New Business Development Consultant for various International companies in Latin America. Have been married to my wife Eugenia (originally from Guadalajara) for 11 years (Nov) and have 2 girls, Samantha 4 and Regina 2. Since graduation in 1991, I graduated with a Masters Degree in International Business from Thunderbird (1993), worked 10 years with Lindsay International as Manager for Latin America, then 3 years with Rain Bird as Manager of Operations in Mexico. In 2006 I started my current consulting business.

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Hammond, E. Joseph

I was drafted in August, 1968, a few weeks before I could matriculate at Harvard Law School. After Vietnam I had a Rotory Fellowshio for use in Durham University, England and then reapplied to the Harvard Law School where I graduated in 1974. Ater many years working in law firms in Japan and England ,mainly on debt or equity deals particlarly ship financing , I ended up back in the States just in time for the Texas Bank Crisis. I attended 16 bank closings for the FDIC and investigated the cause of failure at hundreds more. I was married to the former Shirley Kay Smith of Ames High Class of 1964 and she is now Director of Education at the George H.W. Bush Library and Museum in College Station, Texas. we have a son Ethan, 30, who manages a Game Stop store and a daughter Mary Ellen,26, who has just left the World Bank to begin studies at Harvard Business School. I am looking to begin the best new adventurre to come my way. Kind Regards! E. Joseph Hammond BS Econ '68

Hoag, Francis M.

Became a city manager in 1940. Served five small cities in the next 40 years plus time out for military service. I have been retired 24 years and at 92 years of age, still try to keep up on "City Problems".

Huisman, Terry

Terry Huisman class of 1979 - Economics - is Director of Underwriting at Aviva USA in Des Moines, Iowa. Spouse Sandy Huisman (also class of 1979 Food and Nutrition) is Manager of Clinical Dietetics at Iowa Health System in Des Moines. Both children Daniel (Jr.) and Emily (Fr.) are enrolled at ISU.

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Irwin, Doug

I am a Resource Manager with Woodmen of the World Life Insurance in Omaha, Nebraska

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Johnson, Neal

I will be starting my second year of law school at the University of Kansas School of Law this coming fall. In addition, I also will start my master's program in Economics here at KU as well.

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Kapoor, Sheetal

I am pursuing a Ph.D. in development economics at Brown University and I live in Providence,Rhode Island. I am at the dissertation writing stage of my degree. Currently, my active areas of research are groundwater management for irrigation and high skilled labor markets in developing countries. My field work and data collection pursuits are based in India. I have much to thank prof. Hallam and my other teachers at Iowa State for. They initiated me into the wonderful and intriguing world of economic research.

Keihl, Julie

I graduated with an MBA finance in May '85. I ended up getting married to a man who I met in the program there and moving to St. Louis. Since then, (and I know this is too long already), I feel I have had a truly fortunate life. I have had several interesting jobs as well as volunteer activities which I have enjoyed. We are raising two kids - who are both doing well in life (ages 15 & 19). It is this, as well as the health of my marriage, for which I am most proud.

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Lawa, Jim

I graduated in 1972 with a BS in Economic. Went to work for a small bank in Clear Lake and later hired by General Electric Credit. Enrolled at Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul MN, in 1979 and awarded JD in 1981. Solo practice of law since then in Minneapolis, MN

Lea, Michael

After graduating from ISU in 1971 I went on to earn a Ph.D. in economics at the University of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill (1978). I taught at Cornell University (Dept. of Consumer Economics and Housing), receiving tenure in 1983. But the lure of "real world" was too great. I left Cornell to become the Chief Economist at Freddie Mac and in 1987 moved to San Diego to head manage the portfolio of a $13 billion saving and loan institution. After that experiment failed I turned to consulting and have been able to create a practice specialized in the analysis of international mortgage markets. Along the way I have taught at the University of California -- San Diego, San Diego State University and in the International Housing Finance Program at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. All owing to the good start in economics from ISU!

Lin, Tsu-ting

This is Tsu-ting Tim Lin. I graduated from ISU in Spring 2003. I have been working on my Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University since graduation. My research interest is in macro and labor search models. I expect to graduate in 2009.

Luymes, Keith A.

I have been engaged in the general practice of law in Illinois for 33 years. I practice with the 9 lawyer firm of Barash and Everett LLC in 3 locations in Galesburg, Galva and Kewanee, Illinois. This is primarily a rural area with emphasis on ag related issues.

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Malcom, Doug

I have been in the marketing research industry since finishing my PhD from the University of Kansas in 1997. Most recently I was named the Director of Marketing Science for the Retail Sector at Maritz, Inc. Maritz is one of the country's top consulting firms working with many of the top companies in North America and Europe helping them to understand markets better, enable and motivate their employees to better serve customers and clients. I work as the head of the Retail Sector's Marketing Science unit, so I and my team get to put a lot of high level statistical work into practice on a daily basis supporting the research we provide for top retailers around the country.

Malin, Ben

I recently graduated with my PhD in Economics from Stanford University and am now working at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington D.C. My wife, Jill, and I live in Reston, VA.

McAlister, Angela

I am currently the Director of Implementation Solutions for Art Technology Group (ATG) in Cambridge, MA. ATG develops and implements online commerce solutions (online stores - think Cabella's, NY&Company, LLBean and others). In 2001 I earned an MBA from Northeastern's HighTech MBA program. My recent career experience includes online service soutions, knowledge management, and technical writing. I am married to an Iowa State graduate. We have two children and a dog.
Best regards,
Angela Walker McAlister

Mckinstry, James

After working at Cisco as a Staffing Manager and Google as a Staffing Consultant here in the Silicon Valley, I decided to strike out on my own and open up my own Consulting company focusing on Recruitment and Staffing for start-up and fast growing companies. My company: J&R Granite Search, LLC and website: www.jrgranite.com. Regards, James James McKinstry J&R Granite Search, LLC james@jrgranite.com office: 650-265-4067 cell: 408-504-6523

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Reddy, Jayant

Somewhere deep in the bowels of my house I still have a piece of paper declaring me the top (i.e., highest GPA) economics major in my ISU graduating class. FYI, my name was Anant Nariboli at ISU; I legally changed my name while in law school at Duke University, from which I graduated with a J.D. in 1993. I have spent the past 14 years living and working in Washington, D.C. as an attorney at the U.S. Department of Labor. I have been married for 2 years to my beautiful wife Christine, an attorney and vice-president at Fannie Mae. We have a beautiful 18-month old baby girl, Alexandra ("Lexi"), with a second child on the way in February 2008.

Rodecker, Jared

I am ABD in Economics from the University of California, Davis. I now live in San Francisco. I'm currently working for Fair Isaac as an Analytic Consultant building predictive risk models for insurance. I also teach occasionally at the University of California, East Bay.

Ryan, Christopher K.

My wife, Helen, and I are living in Arequipa, Peru where I served in the Peace Corps (68-71). We currently working on a project with the library of the Franciscan convent "La Recoleta". The people, climate and food of Arequipa are delightful.

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Schultz, Courtney

I graduated in May 2006 and started working for The Hartford in Riverside, CA. I will be starting law school at the University of Iowa in a couple weeks

Scott, Duane C.

My name is Duane C. Scott, I graduated from ISC in 1942 with a degree in economics. Some of my friends of that era have been gathering every homecoming in years ending in "0" or "5." We are optimistic in looking forward to 2010. So far the ones attending 2005 are still alive and active.

Sherman, Phillip

I am now officially three months into my job, and I think I have finally reached the point where I am doing more work than asking questions. I am enjoying working on RV insurance, but since it is in the implementation phase, sometimes the hours can get a little long. I can’t complain, I have a job that challenges me mentally every day. I have even had the opportunity to take a few field trips for work ¬two to Forest City, Iowa, to see the Winnebago factory and the Winnebago-Itasca Travelers rally (1400+ motor homes on the Winnebago rally grounds); and a third field trip to the State Fair to walk through towable campers. I might even get to travel out of state later this year to attend an RV trade show. Outside work, it has still been a busy summer. I’m at that age where everyone I know decides to get hitched. My girlfriend’s sister has her wedding on Saturday and I’ve got a couple more left after that before the year is done.

Simhauser, Val

Although I don't work in the economics field, I find that my study of economics at Iowa State has been a great preparation for my legal career. I was in private law practice for almost 20 years, but currently work as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois. I continue to reside in Springfield, Illinois, my birthplace. I'm afraid my sons heard too many stories of winter in Ames from me and their mother, who is an ISU alumna. One went to the University of Illinois, where he received his BA in economics in 2004, and now works as a bank credit officer, and the other is starting his senior year in construction management at Purdue.

Smith, Martha

I spent my first 2 years out of college working for Monsanto Company as a Seed Quality Supervisor at a seed corn production facility in Constantine, Michigan. I now live in Mililani, Hawaii and have been working for Monsanto Company as the Oahu Operations Lead at a foundation seed corn production facility in Haleiwa, Hawaii since August of 2006.

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Trewin, John

I have been working for United Bank & Trust Company in Sheffield since 1999. I presently am the Compliance Officer, Senior Vice President and CFO for the bank. I am married (wife Emily) and have three children - all daughters (Lauren 7, Kalli 3, Libby 1). I am very involved in many civic organizations and presently am on the Board of Trustees for Franklin General Hospital in Hampton

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Underwood, Roger

Roger Underwood. Ames, Iowa. Co-Founder of Becker Underwood, a specialty producer of chemicals and specialties for Agriculture and the seed industry. Married to Connie Prohaska Underwood (ISU 1984), and two kids, one at ISU and one in High School. Chair of Campaign ISU, and member of the Foundation Board of Govenors.

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Velez, Nicolas

I’m currently working in Bancolombia, the biggest bank in Colombia. I work as Project Director for an area that analyzes companies and help clients to manage (hedge) interest rate and exchange rate risk through the use of derivatives.

Verdonk, Ron

I finished my M.S. in December 1986 and immediately began work for USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). I have been with the agency since and have had the opportunity to advance U.S. agricultural interests abroad with assignments in Cairo, Dubai and Sao Paulo. I am currently working at USDA headquarters in Washington as the Area Director for FAS offices in Africa and the Middle East and look forward to my next tour abroad. If any ISU undergraduate or graduate students have questions about our Summer Intern, International Intern or Career Intern Programs, they are invited to contact me, as I am currently Chair of our agency's Recruitment Committee.

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Winegardin, Daniel Pitts

Daniel Pitts Winegarden, BA Economics & Political Science (1981), JD (U of I 1981), is president of Iowa Agricultural Finance Corporation an investor in value-added agriculture and biotechnology ventures with business growth opportunities in Iowa. Mr. Winegarden is also a mentor and advisor for National Science Foundation SBIR / STTR technology grants.

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Arnould, Richard J.

Five years ago I stepped down from serving as department head at the University of Illinois and retired. So my new title is Professor Emeritus. I continue to teach a class or two fall semesters, an MBA class in Warsaw, Poland this summer, and serve as Executive Director of the American Society of Health Economists, and organization I started along with Tom Getzen, about 5 years ago. We have approximately 800 members, held our first national conference in Madison in 2006 (over 500 attendees) and are planning ppir second beinial conference at Duke in 2008. In addition I continue to serve as a consultant of antitrust and tort law matters.

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Bivens, Gordon

Gordon and Muriel Bivens have moved to The Village in Indianola, IA. Their address is 802 Robin Glen, Indianola 50125. Phone: 515-961-0894. Visitors very welcome!

Brennan, Sherry

I live in Los Angeles with my husband, filmmaker Raymond De Felitta, and our 3 year old son Lorenzo. I work at Fox Cable Networks as VP, Sales Strategy and Development, which basically means I try to figure out how to get our programming (sports, entertainment, movies and more) in as many places as possible. My son thinks Iowa State is a magical place filled with nifty guys like Cy, thanks to the Alumni Association!

Brewer, Clarence

All five of the Clarence Brewer clan (spouse, Chariti and children Olivia, Hayes, and Avery - 8, 6 and 2) live in Cary, NC (RTP area). I'm happily employed as a John Deere Product Development Market Research Manager and enjoy putting many of the great Economic principles to good use. We welcome any ISU Econ Alums in the area for drinks/dinner.

Brown, David

Dave Brown (Ph.D. 1956 under Earl Heady; with the Iowa-Peru project and visiting professor at Ames, 1963-68) has been in Newport RI since 1993, following a career with universities and development programs in Tennessee, Texas, Singapore, Peru, Rome (FAO), Indonesia and Pakistan. In Rhode Island he is active in programs related to local/area planning, urban forestry, environmental cleanup, and resource conservation. He and his wife Jeanne (whom he met in East Hall) observed their 50th anniversary in 2006. They have two children and two grandchildren. Jeanne is a reference librarian and is on boards concerned with youth/family violence, substance abuse prevention, justice reform and child literacy. Her sister is in Ames, so they enjoy seeing friends there from time to time.

Bullock, David W.

I am currently employed by Informa Economics in their St. Paul office as a senior dairy industry analyst and project consultant. I have a paper coming out in the International Review of Economics and Finance later this year that I coauthored with William Wilson and Bruce Dahl at North Dakota State University. I also currently teach commodity options and risk management to international grain buyers twice a year at the Northern Crops Institute on the NDSU campus.

Buntrock, Kermit

My name is Kermit Buntrock: I graduated with a B.S. in Econ and Chemistry (double major) in 1965; I received my M.S. in Economics from ISU in 1967 (Dennis Starleaf was a graduate assistant teacher then; of course he was excellent!). I have been working in industry ever since. I went back to school (William and Mary) and received an executive MBA degree in 1994. I am now the owner and CEO of Buntrock Industries, Inc., a company I started in Chicago in 1975; we moved to Virginia in 1988. Our company sells ceramic materials, chemicals and equipment to the precision investment casting industry (web site: www.buntrockindustries.com). Most of our business is in North America, but we also have sales in Europe, South Africa, Australia, and Asia. We own a number of patents relating to binders and ceramic shell technology. I am now 64 but have no near term plans to retire, as I enjoy running the business.

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Chung, Pin

Early May of this year ( 2008 ) I accepted an offer from Allianz Investment Management -- Minneapolis office to become its head of Asset Liability Management Department. My title is Vice President -- I am responsible for over $xyz BN fixed income investment and my mandate is to build up the ALM platform and increase investment yields. This opportunity is an excellent challenge and I believe it will expand my knowledge set and create more upside potential in the future. My wife had been promoted to Senior Engineer last summer at Seagate Technology ( she stays with Seagate for almost 10 years ). Hope all is well and I will keep you folks informed in the future.

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Dekrajangpetch, Somgiat

I am now working as Asset Optimization Vice President with Glow Group in Bangkok, Thailand. Glow Group is an energy company with as core business in the supply of electricity and steam. Glow Energy PCL. or Glow is publicly listed company on the stock exchange of Thailand and 70% owned by Suez, a group owning and operating more than 58,000 MW of capacity worldwide. Glow has 2 business lines : the IPP business and the Cogeneration Business.

Dodds, John

I am of course retired from Fresno State. We had a chance, years ago, to go into Ag school but chose to stay in business school and continue in Finance. "We" was two Agr. economists, one from Davis and myself, ISU.

Duewer, Larry

My name is Lawrence A. Duewer and I received my PhD from Iowa State in 1965 in Agr. Econ . I worked for ERS, USDA for 35 years in livestock and meat marketing. I retired Dec.31, 1999 to become a "gentleman farmer" in TN. We currently raise sheep, Great Pyrenees dogs, chickens, and geese (all on a small scale). Elaine and I have 3 children and so far 1 grandchild.

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Fukunaga, Keita

Since I began working as a senior analyst at NERA, I was involved in several interesting projects on antitrust issues and transfer pricing issues. One thing I was excited with in this job is to know that economic analysis is something very useful in real businesses, and it could have substantial impacts on the society.

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Graber, Eric S.

Eric Graber (PhD 1978) lives in Waltham MA, where he recently completed a 10 month engagement at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University. He teaches in an online distance education program for the University of Maryland. Eric and Ana Maria ("Charo") dote upon four grandchildren. They have fond memories of ! friends and teachers and happenings in Ames--warmest regards to all.

Greig, Jeffery

I live in Overland Park, Kansas with my wife and two girls (Justine, 10 and Jessica, 8). I am a Vice President and General Manager of the Business & Technology Services Division of Burns and McDonnell. This is the consulting arm of the engineering-construction-environmental firm headquartered in Kansas City. Just finished 20 years in energy consulting this year following my graduation from ISU in 1987.

Guffy, Erik

Living and working in Des Moines, in the actuarial department of EMC Insurance; wishing Iowa was closer to mountains so I could practice my new interest in rock climbing; studying the age-old art of brewing (and responsibly consuming) ale; hoping for isolated episodes of global warming afflicting upcoming Iowa winters.

Gunnarsson, Victoria

Victoria Gunnarsson and Daniel Monchuk spent part of the summer traveling in Poland, Ukraine, and Turkey. Victoria is still working in at the IMF in Washington DC and Daniel is an assistant professor at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Gursel, Kubilay

After graduation I started working as a Senior Modeling Consultant at J.D. Power and Associates in Los Angeles working primarily on dealer-transmitted automotive transaction data. I accepted an offer from Information Resources Inc. (IRI) - a major marketing research firm in CPG industry- in March 2005 and moved to Chicago. I am currently working as a Research Lead in Marketing Science Product Development Group.

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Halverson, Duane

Duane Halverson retired from Land oLakes Inc in December 2003 after a 33 year career. He was a vice president for 25 years and served as a chief operating officier for the last 10 years . Mr Halverson is now one of three owners of Paradise Industries , a development company in Costa Rica. The company owns 2500 acres. The company development consists of 150 lots, an 18 hole golf course that currently is being constructed,and 450 condo units that will be started in early2008.

Halvorson, Murill

I returned to North Dakota after many years in New York and California. I have been driving a tanker semi for seven years and find it very satisfying. I stay well informed through my laptop and cellphone as well as public radio. I highly recommend it for older, active workers.

Harl, Neil E.

I've been told by knowledgeable hands that retirement should not be a time of full employment but my experience has been otherwise. Publishing, running seminars, consulting and some expert witnessing (plus some time spent farming) have kept me fully employed and off the streets. But we have found time for our grandchildren . . . and our dear cat, Valentine (whom some of you may have seen being spirited into Room 381 as I checked the mail and messages). We're placing the finishing touches on a condominium in Denver where our two sons live -- to have more time with our four grandsons. We're on the 18th floor of Park Lane with a great view of the mountains so stop by when you're in that part of the world.

Hate, Sonal

Since graduating in Aug 2005, I have been with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. I am a Research Associate in the Economic Research Department and enjoying it.

Hilton, Jim

We have a group who were in the doctoral program together in the late fifties who meet for about a week every two years at different locations throughout the country. We meet on odd years and so have called ourselves the Iowa State "Oddities." The names of the couples and the states in which they live are as follows: Don and Alice Rohdy (California), Jim and Ann Martin (Alabama), Vern and Maurita McKee (Florida), Norm and Eloise Landgren (Nebraska), Glenn and Marion Roehrkasse (Wyoming), and Jim Hilton and Christine Peters (South Carolina). We have had a lot fun over the years (started getting together in 1991) and assume there are others who were in graduate school together who have done the same. As probably is the case for most graduates of Iowa State, we have fond memories and enjoy talking about our time at Iowa State each time we meet.

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Jansma, J. Dean

J.Dean Jansma, Class of 1955 .Retired after 34 years at Penn State.in 1989. Currently Professor Emeritus of Ag Econ and Retired Associate Dean, C Ag Sc. Blended family of 6 children and 6 grand children. Hobbies include genealogy, model trains and amateur radio...State College remains our primary residence with winters in Clearwater Beach, FL

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Karg, Georg

I got my Ph.D.-degree in Economics and Statistics from ISU in 1971 under George W. Ladd. Since 1984 I have been full professor for Consumer Economics at the Technische Universität München. My main research objectives were and are the positive and normative analysis of consumer behaviour (e.g. nutrition, mobility, investment and financing). On January 1, 2008 I will retire. My successor is different in gender, but similar in her educational background. She got her Ph.D. from ISU (in Economics and Statistics)

Kirk, Robert

Robert Kirk, PhD 1969, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, currently adjunct at Butler University, Indianapolis.

Koster, Dan

I've been working for FBL Financial Group, Inc. in West Des Moines, Iowa for nearly 10 years. I am responsible for leading the qualitative and quantitative marketing research function which includes tracking market trends, market share, and brand strength; forecasting sales, consumer demand and customer profitability; and analyzing the performance of various marketing and corporate initiatives. My wife Kris and our two boys, Bryon (12) and Owen (8) live in Van Meter, Iowa.

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Lowenberg-DeBoer, Jess

Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer (PhD, 1985) was appointed Associate Dean and Director of International Programs in Agriculture (IPIA) at Purdue University starting Oct. 2006. In his first year in IPIA projects were funded by USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Globe Foundation.

Lundberg, Grant

I graduated in 1987 with an MS in Agricultural Economics. At graduation I went to work for my family's rice milling and marketing company. We sell organic and natural rice and rice products in the natural food industry. I am married and have two teenage kids. I live in Chico, CA

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Mandersheid, Lester V.

I enjoyed the reunion in Portland. Our oldest son has just moved from Chair of Mathematics at U. of Iowa to Dean of Arts and Sciences at U. of Nebraska, Lincoln. I continue on a 10% appointment with the Dean of the Graduate School at Michigan State U. A great job!

Meyer, Linda

We moved to Longmont, Colorado in 1995. In 2000 I received a MS in Forest Sciences, Remote Sensing and GIS Program from Colorado State University. Currently, I am a Digital Imagery Associate for GeoEye in Thornton, CO - I work with satellite data in Commercial Production. My husband & I have two children - Vanessa is a sophomore in college, and Paul is a senior in high school. I am active in our church, serving on several committees, and an active member of ASPRS - The American Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing

Meyer, Tim

Since earning my Master's degree from ISU, I moved to Smyrna, TN to take a job working at the Nissan Plant. Currently, I glue decals on interior components of Nissan trucks during the day. At night I split time as an orator for books on tape (CD now), and as a bartender.

Mikes, Richard

Lou Ann and I are living in Sanibel, Fl and spending the summers in Clear Lake, Ia. We recently became grandparents. Our son Jonathan is pastor in Mexico City and our daughter is doing graduate in New Haven, Ct. I am managing partner of Transport Captital Partners, LLC a M & A advisory group serving the transportation industry.

Mireault, Michelle

I have been working for Applied Technology and Management (www.appliedtm.com) since Dec 2005 as a Marina Business Specialist, conducting financial analysis and preparing pro formas. ATM is a coastal, environmental, marine, and water resources engineering firm with several offices along the East Coast and in Dubai UAE. I work from home and now live in Antigo, WI.

Murphy, Dick R.

I've worked for my own company since 1990. The company manages a LGIP (Local Government Investment Pool), provides various types of financial consulting for public entities, and provides expert witness research and testimony in securities cases involving public entities. Over the last 33 years, I have been involved in investment banking, managed the Colorado State Treasury as Deputy Treasurer (three separate times), managed operations for a large school district, but most of the time I've been self employed.

Murray, Charles

Charles Murray (1998) is the President and CEO of American Institute for Economic Research in Great Barrington, MA. AIER is a non-political, non-commercial organization engaged in impartial economic research. Visit www.aier.org or contact Charlie cmurray@aier.org to learn more about AIER's student fellowships and visiting research opportunities.

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Osei, Edward

I am currently working as a Senior Research Economist at the Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER), which is located at Tarleton State University. Tarleton is part of the Texas A&M University System. My work has focused on developing and applying economic and integrated economic-biophysical models to evaluate environmental policies/options related to agriculture. I have been here at TIAER since leaving Ames (about 11 years) and I do enjoy my work.

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Pajeulo, Marco A.

After 40 years of working both in public & private institutions I semi-retired to private consultancy. As we expect the trade agreement US-Perú will be ratified by US congress this fall, we're looking forward to work in this field with the mid west.

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Rahm, Mike

Mike Rahm (MS 1978 and PhD 1980) is Vice President, Market Analysis and Strategic Planning for The Mosaic Company in Plymouth, MN. Mosaic (MOS), formed by the combination of Cargill Crop Nutrition and IMC Global in October 2004, is a leading producer of phosphate and potash crop nutrients.

Rahn, Allan P.

I retired from the Departments of Animal Science and Agricultural Economics at Michigan State University on February 1, 2003.Letha and I relocated from Okemos, Michigan in 2006 and currently reside at Lake Carroll, a lake/golf community development in Northwestern Illinois. Allan

Richardson, Reggie

I am Reggie Richardson, Spring 1991 Econ Graduate. I actually live here in Ames due to my marriage to a local lady that convinced me to stay here; we have two kids. I work for an insurance company in Des Moines where I have been a commercial underwriter for over 16 years. Also, I continue to serve in the US Army Reserves into my 22nd year. Last year, I returned from a one-year tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Roberts, Ardelle

I retired in 1996 and then spent a year teaching in Romania. Since then I have been busy with community service and community board work. I do,however, find time to play a lot of bridge. Ardelle Lundeen Roberts, Ph.D. 1976

Ryan, Christopher K.

My wife, Helen, and I are living in Arequipa, Peru where I served in the Peace Corps (68-71). We currently working on a project with the library of the Franciscan convent "La Recoleta". The people, climate and food of Arequipa are delightful.

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Sargent, Keith

I've been working at the EPA almost 10 years, married five years and now have a daughter (4), a son, (2 months), and 3 hermit crabs. I still ride the bike that put me in the hospital, but haven't had to use my wheelchair since last year. My mother was murdered December 2005, in the home I grew up in. The ISU Sargent Scholarship for Disabled Students is still helping ISU students, and I hope to make it into a full scholarship before I die. Here's the link: http://www.dso.iastate.edu/dr/scholarship/sargent.html

Schneidermann, George

Since graduating in 1970, I worked for Brenton Banks until 1977 when I moved to Rock Rapids, Iowa and started working for the then Rock Rapids State Bank as president. I'm still the president (and CEO) of Frontier Bank, the successor to Rock Rapids State Bank. My wife Doris and I have 3 children and 6 grandchildren

So, Kim S.

I still work for Black & Veatch (B&V) and recently took up a one-year assignment with B&V to support business development activities and existing energy projects in Jakarta, Indonesia. I travel quite a bit to SE Asia before this assignment that my boss decided for me to be stationed in Indonesia to be closer to our clients and develop our business within the region. I still keep a residence in Grandview, MO, which is a suburb of Kansas City. I got married about three years ago to Connie Sartore, whom I met in Kansas City. Connie is a graduate of University of Kansas majoring in music (Cello) and teaches cello lessons to students privately at home. She used to play professionally for the Topeka Symphony but quit a few years ago due to their demanding travel schedules. Then our daughter, Mary Joanne-Sukmawati, was born on May 24, 2006 at Menorah Hospital in Overland Park, KS. So she is about a year and 3 months now. Mary has just started walking about 2 months ago and my wife already keeps her busy with a music class and a toddler swimming class. My one-year assignment is going to be a challenge for me personnaly being away from my family. We will see how things will work out. B&V does provide a good relocation package that pays airline tickets for families to go overseas. My plan is to return to the US for a few weeks in the summer and in December.

Staiert, Jim

I am a Senior Program Analyst with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Office of Budget and Program Analysis (OBPA). OBPA is the primary budget and policy office for the USDA. I have responsibility for legislative and regulatory policy matters dealing with farm commodity programs, farm credit, crop insurance, disaster assistance, and conservation programs. Currently, I am part of the USDA Farm Bill team that is working with Congress to draft the 2007 Farm Bill.

Sun, Junjie

Graduated with Econ PhD from ISU Dec 2006, I am currently working as a Financial Economist at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), U.S. Treasury Department, in Washington D.C.

Swanson, Earl

I have been retired since 1984 and initially spent time finishing up some unfinished projects, then turning my attention to genealogy. We still live in the same home that we built in 1954, but expect to go to a retirement village in a few years. I go to the department about once a week to get my mail which continues to diminish. Earl Swanson

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Tauer, Loren W.

Loren W. Tauer has been a faculty member in the Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University since 1979. He is currently serving as the Director of Graduate Studies for the department.

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Ullerich, Stan

Professionally, I'm currently serving as Dean of the Siebens School of Business at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake IA. Since Iowa State, I earned my PhD in 1995 from Purdue University. Personally, we, my wife and I and three sons, no longer live in Pammel Court.

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Wang, George

I am glad to inform you that I have retired from CFTC on December 31/06. I have accepted a faculty position as Research Professor of Finance in School of Management, George Mason University for three year contract effective January 2007. I teach one course in this semester and two courses in the fall semester in the area of derivatives and financial econometrics. I also involve with their new Ph.D program in computational finance in the school of compute Science. I am happy that my faculty dream has eventually realized. I am going to visit University of Sydney, AU again from May 18 to June 22 and then to visit Taiwan National Central University for ten days. I find that academic life gives me a lot of flexibility. I want to say thank you again for your guidance and encouragement during my graduate school years at ISU.

Weeks, Greg

I am the Labor Market Information Director for Washington State (every state has one -- Iowa's is Paulette Day from the Iowa Workforce development Agency). My organization has recently been given some funding by the state legislature to conduct program evaluation studies for our agency (WA Employment Security Department). We envision some experimental design studies, and more often, quasi-experiments, using state of the art econometric adjustments for selection and other bias. This is very exciting from a public policy perspective. Nonetheless, I am looking for several well-trained economists with an ineterst in applied work to staff this evaluation center.

Wood, Denny

I am presently working in the Omaha area as a management consultant with two other partners. Our company is Presidents Advisory Roundtable and we work with approximately 25 small/medium sized business owners and CEOs in two peer advisory groups and one on one meetings monthly. Very rewarding for me and our clients.

Wozniak, Greg

I've been in Chicago area for the past 15 years. For the last three, at the BlueCross and BlueShield Association, as Director of Health Services Research. Before that I spent 12 years at the American Medical Association in their Center for Health Policy Research.

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Zhang, Yan

So glad to hear from Iowa State. After graduating in May 2002, I went to work for Capital One in Richmond, VA. And have been with the company since. Currently I am a statistical analysis manager for its Small Business Department. My daughter Selina was born in Richmond and she is two and half now.


Faculty


Edwards, William

I have been a faculty member in the Department of Economics at Iowa State since 1979, and live on an acreage near Ames. I teach Farm Business Management and carry out Extension programs related to farm management. I am also co-advisor to the ISU Ag Business Club, and from time to time lead ag travel courses to Latin America.



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