5/11/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Clark Elmer, director, admissions and enrollment management, and The Career Center, (319) 273-2281
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Clark Elmer, director of enrollment management and admissions at the University of Northern Iowa, has been named interim director of The Career Center at UNI. Elmer will retain his admissions duties. The Career Center position became vacant when Muriel Stone retired May 9. A search to fill that position permanently will begin in spring 2002.
Elmer came to UNI in 1972 as director of housing. In 1980 he became director of residence, and in 1993 was named director of enrollment management and admissions.
He holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Michigan, and an M.A. in counseling and personnel services from Michigan State University.
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5/11/01 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Noreen Hermansen, director, UNI Office of Alumni Relations, (319) 273-2355
Randy Rumery, UNI director of gift planning, (319) 273-6078
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Class of 1951 celebrated its "Golden Reunion" on the Cedar Falls campus during commencement weekend, Thursday, May 3 through Saturday, May 5, with 71 class members and a number of their spouses returning from all parts of the country.
Attending the festivities were __(Name)__ of __(Hometown)__.
The weekend was sponsored by the University of Northern Iowa Alumni Association and the UNI Office of Alumni Relations.
An update on the class gift project, developed in conjunction with the UNI Foundation, was presented by Bob Beach and Clair Rowe, both from Cedar Falls, class reunion co-chairs. According to Randy Rumery, UNI director of gift planning, 90 members of the class donated $51,511, surpassing the $50,000 goal. The money raised will go toward the renovation of Lang Hall's auditorium and a scholarship, with a small portion to be used for historical site markers on campus.
Following a class picture and campus tour, members attended a noon luncheon where they were presented their 50-year certificates and inducted into the "50-Year Club" by Shirley Berg, class of 1950. At the "Golden Reunion Dinner" Friday evening, the class gift was formally presented. The golden graduates concluded Friday's events by attending Judy Collins' performance in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.
Twenty-nine members of the honor class participated, in their caps and gowns, in Saturday's (May 5) commencement exercises in the UNI-Dome, concluding their formal activities.
Note: to obtain a list of the attendees, please contact the Office of University Marketing & Public Relations at (319) 273-2761.
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