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Mount Mercy professor and alumni
compete in regional band competition
CEDAR
RAPIDS, Iowa (June 01, 2009) --
Mount Mercy
College Assistant Professor of Business Tracy Tunwall and Mount Mercy alumni
Clint Landis ’88 and Brett Karminski ’01 will travel to California June 20 with
their band, Aeroroot, to compete in the regional semi-finals for FORTUNE’s
Battle of the Corporate Bands.

One of 16 bands selected, Aeroroot, named
after the herb arrowroot and as a tribute to Aerosmith, is made up of four
members, all Frontier Natural Products Co-op™ employees. Tunwall, who formerly
served as vice president of human resources for Frontier, plays bass guitar and
sings back-up vocals. Band members include Landis, lead vocalist and chief
marketing officer for Frontier, Karminski, lead guitarist and Frontier band
manager, and Steve Krusie, director of public relations, who plays drums and
sings back-up vocals.

“We are very excited about getting to play at the
Key Club on Sunset Blvd,” says Tunwall. “We will be playing on the same stage as
many rock and roll, soul, and rap legends. We are huge music fans and feel very
honored to have this opportunity!”

A panel of judges from the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame and Museum selected the final 16 bands to compete in the
regional competition. Nationals will be held in October at the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.

Aeroroot was formed five years ago
and routinely performs for charity functions, including fundraisers for the
American Cancer Society and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Last year
Aeroroot raised over $300,000 in one evening for the Diabetes Research
Foundation.

The band is also performing June 13 at the Floodstock
Festival, an outdoor benefit concert to assist in the recovery of the
devastating June 2008 floods, where Karminski’s parents lost their home.

For more information on Aeroroot visit http://www.aerorootband.com/.

Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Mount Mercy College is a vibrant co-educational
Catholic institution offering baccalaureate and graduate education to more than
1,500 enrolled students. Mount Mercy uniquely blends liberal arts education with
professional preparation, and encourages its students to strive for excellence
through service to the common good, strategic communication, reflective
judgment, and purposeful living.

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