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Challenge fund provides 1-to-2 match for donors
Thanks to a generous gift from the estate of the late Beverly Koeppel, EE’38, alumni donations to the Hasselmann Alumni House can now be even more valuable. Read more
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The Bauer Bar
Not too long after Dick Bauer, ChE’51, passed away in 2010, his wife, Shirley, decided to make a gift in her husband’s honor to fund the bar in the Hasselmann Alumni House. During Homecoming celebrations and reunions, Dick always liked to gather at a bar — or sometimes tend it — in order to swap […]
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The Porcelain Project
During a discussion about naming opportunities at a director’s meeting of the alumni association, the topic of restrooms and fixtures came up. There were objections because, well, it didn’t seem proper. But Chris Ramsay, MetE’83, MS MetE’85, thought it was a funny idea to dedicate urinals to various people.
Read More »Corralling the herd
With their two sons grown and on their own, George, ME’74, and Joy Stegner were determined to find a hobby they could enjoy together as empty nesters. They decided to buy a classic Mustang and join a club.
Read More »Build-a-Vette
Greg Bier, EMgt’86, MS EMgt’95, PhD EMgt’97, and his family have owned three Corvettes. But the 2012 Z06 is the special one. That’s the one that Bier built with the help of his wife, Karla, ChE’88, MS ChE’94, PhD ChE’98; son Brandon, EMgt’10; daughter Kirstin, a freshman in chemical engineering, and daughter Bridget, who is […]
Read More »Rally racers
Reaching speeds upwards of 95 mph, Ron Erickson and Matt Conte raced their Subaru to a third-place finish in the open light class at the Rally in the 100-Acre Wood in February. The national championship performance rally in Salem, Mo., led drivers through the Ozarks wilderness over unpaved county roads.
Read More »Military monster truck
“We call her Ol’ Smokey — for obvious reasons when you start her up on cold days.” Barbara Skaggs, ME’85, is referring to her family’s 1942 Dodge WC52, better known as a “weapons carrier” in the military. Years ago the veteran vehicle found a new life with the family.
Read More »Keeping it in the family
Many cars have a series of owners before they are scrapped or otherwise retired. It’s rare for a vehicle to find a permanent loving home that spans generations. Montie Gauss’s 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster is one of the lucky ones.
Read More »A meant-to-be MG story
Love at first sight isn’t something that happens only between people. In 1952, the U.S. Air Force stationed Milton Hiekenin southwest France, where he bought his first car, a 1953 MG-TD Roadster.
Read More »Model citizens
First sold in December 1927, the Ford Model A was the second huge success for Ford Motor Co., replacing the Model T, which had been in production for 18 years. The car came in four standard colors, but not black. By the end of production in 1932, nearly 5 million Model As had been sold.
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