As we stop to celebrate our families and blessings of the holiday season, we look back on a DX Michigan year filled with accomplishment, tradition, legacy and a positive impact on our local community. We offer you this look back to the best stories — the stories of several alumni featured throughout the year — all in one place. Enjoy!
Henry Winchester ’51: A Prank of Shear Genius
Warren ’53 & Ron Scafe ’77: Then & Now
Donald W. Shaffer ’53: Remembering Delta Chi’s 1950s Revival
Robert Stakenas ’55: How He Found His Niche
Marvin Teutsch ’56: His Late Nights Have Served Him Well
John Jenkins ’57: Spreading His Love of Music Worldwide
Gordon Cox ’59: Lucky in Life (and Fly Fishing!)
Fred Jackson ’59: From DX to Mars, He Had a Plan
W(arren). William “Bill” Ament ’60: A Human-Sized Adventure and the Cold Dorm
Howard Wiarda ’61: From Dork to Foreign Policy Expert
Barry Charles Wood ’61: Only the Warmth of His Brothers
Robert Cole ’62: From Vietnam to a Life of Medicine
Lane Kendig ’62: The Unique Community That Was and Is Delta Chi
Herb Koenig, Jr. ’63: Life Is Good
James Richhart ’64: If Not Now, When?
John “Homely” Holmes ’65: Where’s the Phone Book?
Joe Matt ’72: Extremely Proud of the Brothers for Their Hard Work
Mike Koziel ’73: He Was DX When Greek Wasn’t Cool
John Levinson ’73: 474 UM Football Games and Counting
John Stinson ’75: That One Little Sister
Scott Leak ’77: A Life of Service
Kendall Russell ’77: From Turntables to Aerospace to Home Conveniences
Jim Fuger ’82: So, Is That Motorcycle Still in the Backyard?
Stuart Popp ’83: Sunday Steaks and Trash Can Punch
Jim Slawson ’83: MTV, J.R. and That Canoe Trip!
Mark Dunning ’84: His Family’s First College Grad
John Heathfield ’86: A Good Dad, Son, Brother & Friend
David Gormley ’87: He Has Argued Before the Supreme Court
Robert Areklett ’91: In His Own Words
Scott Miller ’91: Fraternity Daze, Blue and Maizepatri
Jeff Schoenherr ’91: The Ultimate Michigan-OSU Rivalry
Greg Haft ’94: It’s Super Brownie Man
Don Sweeney ’94: It’s Not About the Parties
“Bearded Scott” Hillen ’97: He’s a Walking DX History Lesson
Adam Koch ’02: DX + Bahamas = A Wife
Matt Williams ’06: Stay to the End (and Don’t Post Dumb Pictures)
Andrew “AP” Rolph ’08: Brother by Day, Trickster by Night
Chris Bence ’10: Working Hard, Playing Harder & Giving His Best
Jordan LaFave ’11: Friends for Life
