Where in the World Is Blue?

Where in the World Is Blue? – Spring 2017

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At the top of the Zugspitze (the highest mountain in Germany), Duane Kuizema, ’84, found the perfect spot to exclaim “Geh’ Blau!”

James Sprayregen, ’82, (the one in the U-M hat) rested for a spell at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on a recent trip to China.

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Lauren Caisman, ’10, took in the shimmering sight of Kinkaku-ji (the Golden Pavilion) during a trip to Kyoto, Japan.

Omar Davidson, x’89, (left) and his son, Omar II, took the father-son trip of a lifetime last October when they trekked to Mount Everest’s South Base Camp in Nepal, an approximate altitude of 17,600 feet. The senior Davidson is a 2015 inductee of the U-M Men's Track and Field Hall of Fame, having won two Big Ten championships. In fact, his school records in the indoor 4x400-meter relay, indoor 4x800-meter relay, and outdoor 4x800-meter relay stand to this day.

Nancy Craik Beights, '72, in Budapest aboard The Viking Bestla, October 2016.

In June, Howard Thomas, ’65, MSE’66, took his younger daughter and photographer-for-the-day, Karin, to view an elevated segment of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline just north of Fairbanks, Alaska. Howard helped engineer the pipeline system in the 1970s.

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Christine H. Garry, ’74, captured this photo of husband Michael, ’75, DDS’77, holding granddaughter Kyleigh Bryn during a football Saturday at their home in Barrington, Ill. The Garrys’ daughter, Kristen Garry Oziemkowski, ’08, is Kyleigh’s mother

Christine H. Garry, ’74, captured this photo of husband Michael, ’75, DDS’77, holding granddaughter Kyleigh Bryn during a football Saturday at their home in Barrington, Ill. The Garrys’ daughter, Kristen Garry Oziemkowski, ’08, is Kyleigh’s mother

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Jack, ’60, and Carol Zurawka, ’63, proudly displayed the Maize and Blue in Greenland during their July 2016 cruise tour.

Kevin, ’84, and Ann Williams Corbin, ’83, MS’91, visited Iceland in July 2015 and snapped a photo at the beautiful Gullfoss waterfall.

Marty, MDRES’64, and Marilyn Lindenauer, MPH’76, with 10 grandkids, taken before the Michigan vs. Ohio State game in Nov. 2016.

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