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Robert P. Cooke Talking Stick Article of the Year
"Completing the Loop"
design concepts were instrumental in
helping to achieve LEED Platinum Certification for Ackerman Hall at Western
Oregon University, the first residence
hall in the country to do so.

as crisis management, construction and
renovation, and advising student organizations. He recently served as co-editor
and author for a six-volume book set
titled Campus Housing Management.

Norbert W. Dunkel serves as the
associate vice president for student
affairs and auxiliary services at the
University of Florida. A past president
of ACUHO-I, he has also authored or
edited 19 books and more than 40 articles and book chapters on topics such

Robert P. Cooke was instrumental in establishing the publication standards that
would lead to production of the Talking
Stick. Now, his name honors an article
that epitomizes the ideals of insight and
education.

(clockwise from top left) Chris Heasley, Frances
Watson Lengowski, Norbert Dunkel, Kurt Haapala

Outstanding Corporate Friend Award

hris Heasley, Frances Watson
Lengowski, Kurt Haapala, and
Norbert Dunkel earned this
year's award for their magazine article,
"Completing the Loop." In this article
they explored the connections between
residence hall design and student success, what elements are most important
to senior housing officers, and how campuses can best utilize this information.

Ryan Majeres, Collegiate Marketing, Inc.

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Chris Heasley has more than 17 years
of professional experience in higher
education, residential living, and student
housing. His current position includes
oversight of a dynamic occupancy
management portfolio on the University
City and Center City campuses of Drexel
University.
Frances Watson Lengowski is an
architect with VMDO Architects. Since
2009, she has focused on residence hall
design and currently co-leads VMDO's
concentration in residence life. She has
a special interest in understanding the
relationship between hall design and
student experience and has spearheaded
an occupant survey process and primary
research efforts.
Kurt Haapala, a partner with Mahlum
Architects, has worked with more than a
dozen campuses and has built the firm's
higher education housing studio into
a nationally recognized practice. His
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he president/CEO of Collegiate Marketing, Inc. (Bedloft.
com), Ryan Majeres graduated
from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1996 after being
involved in many student activities,
including two terms as residence hall
association president. Upon graduation,
Ryan spent the next eight years working
for MicroFridge and Mac-Gray in their
college/university housing sales groups.
Ryan bought Collegiate Marketing,
Inc. in 2004, relocated the headquarters
to its current location in Champaign,
Illinois, and developed the Bedloft.
com brand. Bedloft.com partners with
housing departments and student organizations to provide rental products for
students living on campus.
Bedloft.com became an ACUHO-I
Corporate major donor in 2006. Additionally, Bedloft.com and Ryan are
financial supporters of scholarships and
educational opportunities within various
ACUHO-I regional affiliates.
Ryan is passionate about seeing
ACUHO-I, through the efforts of the
Foundation, fulfill its education and
research mandate in support of college
and university housing professionals
globally. The current major donor pledge

TALKING STICK

2016 ACUHO-I WALL OF HONOR AWARDS

for Bedloft.com is specifically tied to
new research initiatives being undertaken by ACUHO-I.
In addition to providing financial
support as a major donor, Ryan served
in various roles with the ACUHO-I
Foundation Board over a period of seven
years, including trustee, treasurer, and
Corporate Committee chair. Ryan lives
in Mahomet, Illinois, with his wife, Susan, and their two boys, Marc and Tyler.
The recipients of this award are corporate colleagues and partners who have
contributed to ACUHO-I and the campus
housing profession by supporting the
educational mission and service goals of
ACUHO-I.
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