Phi Delta Theta - Iowa State University

The iowa sTaTe phi 4 assigned a copy of her Mother Gesler Knows Best booklet to every rookie pledge. Both Mother Gesler and Mother Miller were special to Ken, which led to his honoring them with his investment in the Iowa Gamma capital campaign. Ken's involvement with Phi Delta Theta did not stop after graduation. After a four-year stint in California as a young architect engaged in a new University of California at Irvine, Ken and his wife, Judy, elected to return to Iowa in 1966 to raise their family and start a new architectural firm in Des Moines with an ISU classmate, Jim Wilkins. Two Phi Delt brothers in Des Moines, Bill Goodwin 666 and Bill Meek 685, have "always been there for me" when times were difficult in his personal life, such as losing Judy in 1999. Ken and Jim were able to survive the challenge of starting a new partnership in spite of having no clients, no office and no money to what will be a celebration of the 50th birthday of the Renaissance Design Group in 2016. To ensure lifelong relationships are continually made at Iowa Gamma, Ken has given over four decades of time, talent, and energy in creating a feeling of pride of place at two houses of Iowa Gamma at ISU. He deferred his investment in the capital campaign until he was convinced the 2014 phase of remodeling included funding to enhance the exterior of Phi Delta Theta house on Sunset. At the 100th anniversary last September, Ken was "very impressed with the quality of young men who were polite, bright, mature, and gracious and left me with a warm feeling that they too were Proud to be a Phi. Ken says he and his brother, larry Bussard 788, periodically reflect on their formative years at Iowa Gamma: "We would never trade our experiences in growing as a person, the lifetime friendships and learning to appreciate those who contributed to preparing us for the challenges in life." They are proud to be graduates of ISU and members of Iowa Gamma. Ken Bussard 703 proud to Be a phi (Continued from page 3) President Jackson Mores 1838 Harlan, Iowa (712) 579-0561 moresj@iastate.edu Vice President Steve McCarville 1846 West Des Moines, Iowa Treasurer Greg Hunt 1853 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Recruitment Chairmen Michael Chapman 1841 Urbandale, Iowa (515) 943-0428 mchap23@iastate.edu Thomas Woodruff 1856 Fort Dodge, Iowa (515) 574-9932 tjw33@iastate.edu Asstistant Recruitment Chairman Connor Klein – Phikeia Cedar Falls, Iowa (319) 830-7155 cfklein@iastate.edu Phikeia Educator nick Hinkle 1850 West Des Moines, Iowa Warden James park 1837 Bettendorf, Iowa House Manager Alec Wright 1845 Mankato, Minn. Scholarship Chairman Sean Terrett 1836 Long Grove, Ill. Risk Management Chairman Jon daters 1844 Eldridge, Iowa Social Chairman Ben Claeys 1843 Bettendorf, Iowa Secretary Matt Harm 1842 Fontanelle, Iowa Alumni Chairman John Klumpp 1851 Sioux Falls, S.D. Steward Joey Christensen 1825 Plymouth, Minn. Campus Involvement Jacob deHaai 1835 West Des Moines, Iowa Awards Chairmen Ben Carlson 1824 West Des Moines, Iowa Austin Javellana 1818 Cedar Falls, Iowa executive officers Mark Berquist 1855 Plymouth, Minn. Thomas Woodruff 1856 Fort Dodge, Iowa Tim Jiracek 1857 West Des Moines, Iowa nate lenz 1858 Sioux Falls, S.D. nick Taylor 1859 Urbandale, Iowa Joe Hines 1860 Clive, Iowa nick McCullough 1861 Marion, Iowa Keith padgett 1862 South Elgin, Ill. paul Berquist 1863 Plymouth, Minn. luke ellis 1864 Albert Lea, Minn. Jim Jiracek 1865 West Des Moines, Iowa Hunter Stone 1866 Sioux City, Iowa Brandon Bjoin 1867 Harlan, Iowa Jeremy Andrews 1868 Gurnee, Ill. Kevin Cuddy - Phikeia Mount Prospect, Ill. Chris Hiserote - Phikeia Le Mars, Iowa eric Itokazu - Phikeia Santee, Calif. Tyler Jordahl - Phikeia Woodbury, Minn. dylan paup - Phikeia Cedar Falls, Iowa welcome, New Members 2014-15 President Jackson Mores 1838 (left) and 2013-14 President Austin Javellana 1818.

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