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winter 2005, vol. 5 no. 3
a publication for alumni and friendss

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
PRESIDENT
Palmer R. Nichols II ’64, Jefferson City, MO
VICE PRESIDENT
Lawrence H. Fick ’63, Columbia, MO
SECRETARY
Deleta Parmley Williams ’84, Warrensburg, MO
MEMBERS
Delores J. Hudson, Warrensburg, MO
Matthew Landstra, O’Fallon, MO (student rep)
Jennifer Hill Nixon ’73, Warson Woods, MO
Richard Phillips ’65, ’67, ’72, Lake Tapawingo, MO
Michelle Patterson Wimes, Kansas City, MO
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
Aaron Podolefsky, Warrensburg, MO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Campus Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Athletics Today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Central Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Development Today. . . . . . . . . . . 13-16
Homecoming 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Cover Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19
Alumni Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-27
Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-35
CENTRAL TODAY
Find out more about current CMSU activities at
www.cmsu.edu. Send feedback about this
publication to one of the offices listed below.
ALUMNI RELATIONS & DEVELOPMENT
660-543-8000 • FAX 660-543-4705
alumni@cmsu.edu
Vici Hughes ’88, ’95, ’99
Jenne Vanderbout
Shannon Redford
UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
660-543-4640 • FAX 660-543-4943
cmsupr@cmsu.edu
Jeffery Morris
Dalene Abner
Bryan Tebbenkamp ’03
Brian Lynch ’04
Jeff Murphy ’76 hs, ’80, ’95
Tina (Tock) Bell fs ’85-’87
Mike Greife ’74
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
660-543-4312 • FAX 660-543-8034
athletics@cmsu.edu
Joe Moore ’92, ’94
alumni events
For more about alumni events, visit www.cmsu.edu/alumni. To RSVP, email alumni@cmsu.edu or call 660-543-8000.
Charlotte, NC: Dinner at Bistro 100, Thursday, Jan. 12
Experience Charlotte’s first authentic bistro, offering French
cuisine, 6:30 p.m., $20/person. RSVP by Jan. 6.
St. Louis: Schlafly Brewery, Monday, Jan. 23
Hear from Schlafly Beer cofounder Dan Koppman on
entrepreneurship and how he broke into the “impossible”
beer industry. Enjoy dinner and private tasting, 6:30 p.m.,
$10/person. RSVP by Jan. 16.
Washington, DC: Wednesday, Jan. 25
All area alumni mark your calendars to gather with alumni
and friends. Check the web alumni calendar for details.
Campus: Basketball Pregame, Wednesday, Feb. 1
Gather in the Multipurpose Building alumni room to cheer
our teams before they face archrival Pittsburg State, 5 to
7 p.m., $5/adult, $2.50/ages 5-12. RSVP by Jan. 25.
Houston, TX: Mules Baseball vs. Rice Owls, Feb. 3-4
CMSU Mules baseball returns to Texas for another Battle of
the Diamond. Watch the web for details.
Lee’s Summit: Monday at Tanner’s, Feb. 6
Hear coaches’ inside scoop on upcoming baseball, softball
and track/field seasons, 6:15 p.m. Free. No RSVP needed.
Overland Park: New Theatre Restaurant, Friday, Feb. 24
The proclaimed “best dinner theatre in the country” brings
direct from Broadway, Say Goodnight Gracie, encompassing
the humor and life of George Burns and Gracie Allen.
Reception, 5 p.m.; $35/person. RSVP by Feb. 10.
Kansas City: MIAA Basketball Reception, Friday, March 3
Back the Mules and Jennies, then attend our reception at the
Muehlebach Tower at the Downtown Marriott, one of our most
popular alumni events. RSVP by Feb. 24.
campus events
Find out more about campus events by date or interest at www.cmsu.edu/calendar.
Performing Arts Series 2005-06
El Grupo Folklorico Atotonilco
7:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 27, Hendricks Hall
Unforgettable: The Nat King Cole Story
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21, Hendricks Hall
U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors
2 p.m., Sunday, March 12, Hendricks Hall
Groucho: A Life in Revue
7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 23, Hendricks Hall
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Houston, TX: Livestock Show & Rodeo, early March
It’s one of the nation’s largest shows, and CMSU will again
show its award-winning cattle. Saddle up and watch the web
for details on our Texas-sized reception.
London: Alumni and Friends Tour, March 10-18
Visit one of the world’s greatest cities and America’s cultural
ancestor, overflowing with old world charm and modern
delights, museums, galleries and spectacular shopping. For
details, see page 35.
Kansas City: Lidia’s, Friday, April 7
Enjoy Chef Lidia’s Italian cuisine and then explore Kansas
City’s art world via the First Friday Crossroads Art District Tour.
Reception, 5:30 p.m., galleries open, 7 p.m. $10/person.
RSVP by March 31.
Springfield: Cardinals Baseball, Saturday, April 8
Take me out to Hammons Field and enjoy the view from
the open-air, patio-style dugout decks. Game starts at
noon. Lunch provided. $15/adult; $10/ages 5-12. RSVP
by March 24 or earlier as seating is limited.
Campus: 50-Year Society Reunion, Friday & Saturday,
May 5-6
All 50-Year Society members are invited back to campus for
this annual gathering. The Class of 1956 will be inducted
into the society. Watch your mail for details.
China and Yangtze River: Alumni/Friends Tour, June 1-13
Experience Shanghai, Asia’s largest city; a three-day cruise
of the Yangtze River; discover an astonishing 2,000-year-old
burial site and visit the seven-centuries’ old capital, Beijing.
See page 35 for details.
Homecoming 2005: Oct. 13-14, 2006
Mark your calendar to join us for this CMSU tradition.
Department of Theatre: Anton in Show Business
7:30 - 10 p.m., Feb. 14-18, Highlander Theatre
Department of Music Gala Scholarship Concert
7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17, Hendricks Hall
To Purchase Tickets
Performing Arts Series, call 660-543-8607
Department of Theatre, call 660-543-4020
Department of Music, call 660-543-4973
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IN THIS SECTION:
• Award-Winning Professor
‘Buzz’ Herman Lights Up
Theatre Program
• Archives Named for McClure,
Collector Par Excellence
• Eclectic Collection is
Researchers’ Treasure Trove
• Lost Boy of Sudan Survives War,
Crocodiles, Finds Welcoming
Home at Central Missouri
• Today’s Generation Y About
Technology, Speed, Family
Debaters Sion Owen, left, from Oxford University and Kenneth Fleming from Glasgow University came to CMSU as part of a 26-stop U.S. tour.
It’s a British Invasion inside Hendricks
Despite delighting a campus audience with often
humorous comments and a strong stage command, a
British debate team was defeated by CMSU’s squad in
Hendricks Hall this fall.
Sion Owen, a recent graduate of Oxford
University in England, and Kenneth Fleming, a
graduate of Glasgow University in Scotland, came to
CMSU as part of a 26-school U.S. tour. The two are
considered the top debaters in the English Speaking
Union, representing all collegiate debate unions in
England, Scotland and Wales.
Taking the affirmative side, they squared off
against CMSU students Melissa Riley and Michael
Bailey on the issue, “This House: believes that the
United States should refrain from intervention in
sovereign nations.” Riley, a senior from Washington,
MO, majoring in journalism, has represented the
university twice at the Montgomery Cup Debate
Exhibition Tour of the British Isles. Bailey is a senior
political science major from Blue Springs.
Audience reaction decided the debate, favoring
the CMSU opposition’s stance that intervention is
often necessary for humanitarian reasons.
Going into the event, participants were excited
about the opportunity to treat a local audience to a
lively evening of discussion. They knew, for some, it
was the first opportunity to see such a debate.
“I think awareness is the thing I want the
audience to get from this the most,” Riley said.
“We are hoping that the audience will get an idea
about other concepts, other beliefs and views
that they might not have heard otherwise.”
Her opponent, Fleming, added, “Debating
in general is to entertain and to be intellectually
stimulating and thought-provoking. So, I hope
this debate will ask people to consider America’s
place in the world and what it means.”
No debate about it, judging from audience
reaction, both teams achieved these goals.
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Freedom Scholarship
Dinner Set for Jan. 17
CMSU alumni Noel
Hwande and Lydia McGhee,
past recipients of CMSU’s
Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Freedom Scholarships, will be
keynote speakers at the annual
Freedom Scholarship Dinner
Tuesday, Jan. 17. Scholarships
funded by private donations
are presented to high school
students from Kansas City and
Johnson County, MO, and
CMSU students at the event.
The dinner caps a week of
activities that will feature an
issues forum and leadership
awards luncheon, ecumenical
worship service and gospel
concert. Tickets are available by
calling 660-543-4156.
CMSU’s Criminal Justice
Team Wins Regional
Championship, Again
CMSU’s Gamma Epsilon
Delta chapter of the American
Criminal Justice Association
– Lambda Alpha Epsilon
claimed the championship in
regional competition for the
fourth consecutive year.
Forty-six students and
three faculty advisers attended
the three-day conference this
fall in Springfield, MO. They
captured 28 individual and six
team trophies. Team members
earned 11 individual first place,
nine second place and eight
third place trophies. In team
competition, they earned three
first places, two second places
and one third place.
Clarification
on Cammack
We regret that an article
in our fall issue inadvertently
omitted important career
information on professor
emeritus Larry Cammack in the
Department of Mathematics
and Computer Science. In
addition to teaching math
courses, Cammack also taught
computer science. In fact, he
taught every course in the
computer science curriculum
until it was revised and
expanded in 2005. He also
played a key role in revising and
revitalizing the program.
Richard Herman, center, directs students Jason Eaken, left, and Ryan Morehead in the art of stage fighting.
Award-Winning Professor ‘Buzz’
Herman Lights Up Theatre Program
Central Missouri’s Department
of Theatre office is not spacious,
but it is a constant beehive of
activity. Students come and go,
waiting in chairs outside offices of
individual instructors for insight
and advice that will allow them to
succeed.
In the middle of it all is
Richard Herman, chair of the
department. In Herman’s 18 years
with the department, students
and colleagues alike have learned
they can count on him to teach,
dispel fears, set standards and
encourage excellence.
Herman’s qualities as an
educator were recognized by his
peers this summer as he received
the Wayne Brown Outstanding
Teacher of the Year Award.
The award is presented by the
Speech and Theatre Association
of Missouri for excellence in
teaching and inspired leadership.
As department chair for the
past four years, Herman has
been instrumental in securing a
permanent performance space
for the Black Box Theatre and
purchasing new seating and a new
rigging system for the James L.
Highlander Theatre.
Under Herman’s leadership,
the Department of Theatre
received more than 25 awards at
the Kennedy Center American
College Theatre Festival Region V
in St. Louis in January 2005, an
unprecedented accomplishment.
Herman’s leadership also
has been reflected in the largest
freshman enrollment in the
history of the Department of
Theatre this fall.
John Wilson, associate
professor, has worked closely
with “Buzz” Herman as a faculty
member. He also recognizes his
qualities as a mentor.
“To know and work with
Buzz is like having free access
to an artistic machine,” Wilson
said. “I borrow from his brain,
his heart and his imagination
all the time. He has provided
leadership in my classes, the plays
I direct and administrative and
departmental duties. I wouldn’t
be the artist I am today, nor
would our department have
the success and recognition it
has, without his leadership.”
Herman’s students also have
found a mentor who encourages
them to test the boundaries
of their own abilities. Ryan
Morehead, a senior theatre
major, was cast as Macbeth in
the department’s fall mainstage
production. He knows Herman as
a director and a teacher.
“His ideas gave me a totally
different interpretation of the
character,” he said. “As a director,
his style is collaborative, not
dictatorial. And you won’t find
anyone more passionate about his
subject in the classroom. There
is a non-stop intensity, and it’s
contagious.”
Herman said he always
wanted to teach. His interest
in theatre led him to a career
he still finds fascinating.
“I like to direct, and here I get
to direct many more productions
than I would in professional
theatre,” he said. “And all the
while, I’m able to teach young
actors in a collaborative style
of learning. There are no egos
involved, just young people who
want to learn and grow.”
Herman was a driving force
behind the development of
the Black Box Theatre, a small
experimental venue in a campus
residence hall where students can
learn their craft.
“Black Box has become one
of our most popular places for
performing,” he said. “Students
can perform without critique
or reviews, and it gives us the
opportunity to try new plays in
original productions.”
— Mike Greife ’74
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Archives Named for McClure, Collector Par Excellence
Art McClure saved stuff. The
basement of his home was a
well-catalogued archive of
pop culture. The late CMSU
professor emeritus of history
had a similar passion for
preserving the institution’s
history, a commitment that
helped to develop the university’s
archives and museum.
McClure’s family, friends
and colleagues remembered
his wit and wisdom when they
gathered recently to dedicate
the Arthur F. McClure II
Archives and Museum in the
James C. Kirkpatrick Library.
McClure joined the CMSU
faculty in 1965. He became chair
of the Department of History
in 1971, a post he held until
his death in 1998. His belief
that historical materials should
be accessible led him to revive
CMSU’s archival holdings.
Named CMSU’s first archivist
in 1985, McClure began the
process to save that legacy one
letter, document, picture and
object at a time. He was assisted
by then graduate student and now
archivist, Vivian Richardson.
McClure was a renowned
author. His dissertation became
his first book, The Truman
Administration and the Problems
of Postwar Labor, 1945-1948,
published in 1969. His research
and writing about American
film and popular culture became
two books, The Movies: An
American Idiom and Memories
of Splendor: The Midwestern
Works of William Inge.
William Foley, professor
emeritus of history and longtime
colleague, remembered that
McClure’s personal collection
rivaled that of any museum.
“We kidded Art about all that
stuff, but he understood the value
of preserving personal history
and popular culture,” Foley said.
He added that many items from
McClure’s personal collection
now rest in many museums and
archives throughout the U.S.
Professor Emeritus Arthur McClure
Eclectic Collection is Researchers’ Treasure Trove
Stepping into the Arthur F.
McClure II Archives and Museum,
you become immediately
surrounded, amazed and
intimated by feelings of history.
From a photograph of
CMSU’s first graduating class
to a recent photo of a Mules
national championship baseball
team, the archives documents
the university’s history as well
as the interests and passions of
various faculty, staff and alumni.
This eclectic collection provides
researchers original materials on
such subjects as world famous
CMSU alumni, turn of the century
antiques, even frontier memoirs.
From financial statements and
sports programs to calendars and
commencement programs, the
Arthur F. McClure II Archives and
Museum seems to have a little
piece of everything.
“We have these archives so
that we can preserve the history of
the university,” explained Vivian
Richardson, assistant director
of the archives and museum
and university historian. “The
archives are utilized for teaching,
writing research papers, finding
information about activities, or
to prepare for homecomings and
class reunions. They are important
to alumni, faculty, students and
the community.”
The archives keeps copies of
every academic catalog, Rhetor
and Muleskinner. There are
banners, pennants and records
about faculty, students and
organizations.
Then there are special
collections — notable pieces
about CMSU alumni, such as
world-famous self-help author
Dale Carnegie and major league
pitcher and proclaimed “world’s
greatest college athlete” Vernon
Kennedy.
The museum’s donated
collections include McClure’s own
20th century American history
and African-American history
collections.
The Nance Middle Eastern
Collection includes artifacts from
Saudi Arabia and southeast and
southwest Asia. Other collections
include the Haymaker Collection
of Guatemalan ceramics, jewelry
and textiles and the Rohmiller
Seashell Collection of some
10,000 classified specimens from
around the world.
There’s also a collection on
Phog Allen, who left coaching at
CMSU and built a legend at the
University of Kansas.
Most of the special collections
have been donated by families.
For example, the Haymaker
Collection came from a family
in Centerview, said Richardson.
The two were missionaries in
Guatemala and all their children
attended what was then Normal
#2, so the family decided to
give back to the university by
contributing the collection.
“Every piece of memorabilia,
every picture and every document
we have in the archives have been
donated. These donations come
from university departments that
are cleaning house or alumni who
might be doing the same thing,”
Richardson explained.
There are prehistoric artifacts
from archaeological research in
the region; World War I and II
weapons; uniforms, gear and
posters; and Native American
objects from the Arctic, Plains and
the Southwest.
“Our collection is very
eclectic,” Richardson added.
“We have resources from
geology, biology, anthropology,
archaeology and history.”
Alumni or former faculty
and staff who have items they
want to donate should contact
Richardson. The museum can
help preserve these items and
memories for future generations.
For more information, contact
Richardson at 660-543-4649 or at
vrichardson@cmsu.edu.
— Kelli McMasters Dec. ’05
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Lost Boy of Sudan Survives War, Crocodiles,
Finds Welcoming Home at Central Missouri
Orphaned by a brutal civil
war when he was only nine years
old, Daniel Lazaro has overcome
extraordinary strife on his way
to finding a new home in the
United States. From the slaughter
of people in his small Sudanese
village to a life-threatening
1,000-mile trek, barefoot and
often alone though jungle and
desert, he is one
of thousands of
young men known
worldwide as
the “Lost Boys of
Sudan.”
Lazaro came to
Central Missouri
State University
from Kansas City
this fall to begin
studying toward
a degree in either
computer science
or aviation technology. He hopes
to return eventually to southern
Sudan as an American citizen to
provide a helping hand for people
he says continue to face political
unrest, severe poverty and disease.
“There is peace, but it is not
like people think it is,” he said,
still struggling with his English
speaking skills. “There are no
jobs. They need clean water and
medical clinics.”
This is despite a historic
peace treaty signed earlier this
year between the Sudanese
government and a rebel army
in the south. The treaty ended a
long-standing war that began in
1983, pitting the country’s Arab
and Muslim northern government
largely against Christians and
black tribes in the south.
Lazaro’s exodus from Sudan
came in 1987 as northern soldiers
began to move out of the larger
communities and into places
like Duk, a small rural village
where he and his family lived.
The soldiers shot and killed men
and older boys and took away the
young girls and women. Lazaro
fled for his life.
His extraordinary journey
across Africa took him on foot to
a refugee camp in Ethiopia, back
to Sudan, then to the Kakuma
refugee camp in Kenya. His
From Warrensburg to
Washington, D.C., is
1,045 miles — that’s
roughly the distance
Daniel Lazaro walked
as a nine-year-old
boy, barefoot, with no
water or food, through
jungles and deserts.
formal education began there
in 1992 while living amongst
some 65,000 refugees from seven
African nations.
He’s one of an estimated
11,000 young men who became
known as the “lost boys” because
of the way they had to fend for
themselves without assistance
from their parents or elders, many
of whom were killed.
Lazaro shares his story
of determination
and how he banded
together with other
lost boys in an essay
he wrote as a TRIO
program student in
CMSU’s Department of
Academic Enrichment.
In that work
he recalls his first
encounter with five
other young orphans
he saw hiding in trees after he
spent the first three weeks alone
traveling at night to avoid gunfire
and wild animals. All of the boys
were on the way to Ethiopia.
“Even though I did not
know their names, we started
introducing ourselves to each
other as brothers. We joined
and walked together for one
month, taking care of each
other until two guys had passed
away.” One boy died of a snake
bite, another of hunger. Those
who remained forged ahead
in search of a safe haven.
“We did not have any food,
water, or even clothes and shoes,”
he adds. “We just ate the leaves of
trees or mud and drank urine to
keep us alive. We started finding
the dead bodies of other boys for
many reasons: scorpion stings,
poisonous trees, and no water,
not even wet mud in the area. The
place was desert with few trees.”
Although he found refuge in
Ethiopia after three months, he
and other Sudanese lost boys were
forced to flee this country three
years later when civil war broke
out. Chased out by rebel troops,
thousands of young men died at
the River Gilo on their way back
to Sudan. Many drowned in the
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After surviving a harrowing trek across hundreds of miles of desert, an estimated 11,000
“Lost Boys” found the protection of the United Nations. They crossed the Sudan border into
Kenya and were taken to a Kakuma refugee camp, where they spent the next nine years
waiting for an end to their country’s civil war. — Photo by B. Press/UNHCR
One of the “Lost Boys of Sudan,” Daniel Lazaro has conquered life’s toughest hurdles enroute
to becoming a student at CMSU this fall.
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Today’s Gen. Y about Technology, Speed, Family
Generation Y are thought to be
the troublemakers of society and
out of control, but has anyone
sat down and asked Generation Y
what they think?
A survey conducted by CMSU,
through online interactive
sessions with teens from Missouri
and across the U.S., shows that
Gen. Y — people born between
1977 and 1994 — do not like
the idea of “labeling.” They are
a goal-oriented, independent,
optimistic, skeptical, confident,
expressive group of young adults.
Technology, speed and
authenticity truly define
Generation Y. They see the world
in shades of gray instead of only
black and white. They believe
education is important in taking
the first step toward “making it
big.” Studies have shown
75 percent of Generation Y
have an optimistic and hopeful
outlook for their future.
Generation Y believe in
self-expression over self-control
and speed over patience. They
live in a fast-paced technology
driven world and they need
the skills to keep up. They
expect 24/7 Internet access.
Cell phones are a big part of
Lost Boy of Sudan (continued from page 6)
swift current. Others were eaten
by crocodiles or shot by rebel
forces, according to Lazaro.
“Those who survived
the river crossing walked
for more than a year from
Sudan to Kenya,” he says.
In 2001, the U.S. government
allowed nearly 4,000 of the lost
boys to come to America. Lazaro
arrived in Kansas City in 2001
and was placed with three other
roommates while spending a
year at Penn Valley Community
College. Today, at approximately
28 years old (there are no records
of his birth), he has begun a new
life as a student at CMSU. He
still fends for himself, trying to
overcome a language barrier, and
surviving on college grants and
student loans.
His remarkable story, along
with his quiet, unassuming
nature, and resilience have already
touched the hearts of some of his
Generation Y — people born between the years of 1977 and 1994 — are known for their
abilities to multitask and find their cell phone an essential element of everyday life.
Generation Y’s life. Lori Smith,
a CMSU sophomore, said, “I
feel lost without my cell phone.”
Over half of them use cell phones
for text-messaging, email or
Internet access, in addition to
traditional calls. Smith says she
uses text messaging at least 15 to
20 times a day.
Compared to Baby Boomers,
Generation Y are more familyoriented.
Although they are used
to nontraditional families, 90
percent said they are very close
to their parents, and 44 percent
faculty members. One of them is
Barbara Rhodes, an educational
adviser for TRIO Student Support
Services, who said it’s unfortunate
that most people are not aware of
what is going on in Sudan.
She said, “We all live such a
protected life. Daniel’s life story
gives us all an opportunity to
recognize that for most of us,
our world view is somewhat
naïve and extremely limited
and that we are sadly ignorant
of what is happening in
the rest of the world.”
Meanwhile, Lazaro keeps
looking optimistically toward the
day when he can return home.
“I have never forgotten my
people, nor will I ever forget
about my country. Whoever is
still there continues to suffer from
hunger, disease, dehydrations and
war. We cannot let Sudan down.”
— Jeff Murphy ’76 hs, ’80, ’95
consider their parents to be role
models. Generation Y live by,
“work less, enjoy life more, and
put family above all else.”
Generation Y work more than
previous generations, about 17
hours a week. And their work
habits are vastly different, says
Teresa Alewel, director of CMSU’s
Office of Career Services. Alewel
made national news this fall
being quoted on the subject.
Gen. Y enjoy multitasking
and a casual work environment.
In their rubber flip-flops, they
instant message and listen to
their iPods. These attitudes often
challenge employers, Alewel said.
“These students have been
logged on since grade school and
are a different breed,” said Alewel.
“It’s not a negative thing. They are
more in tune with the competitors
in their industry and can use their
problem-solving skills to come
up with new products that can
actually benefit companies.”
Because they blend work into
their personal lives seamlessly
and wirelessly, Gen. Y can balk at
a rigid office structure. “If they are
told jeans or nightclub-friendly
attire isn’t acceptable at the office,
they’ll ask why they have to dress
up,” Alewel explained.
Gen. Y also believe in using
their debit and credit cards,
preferring the fast service they
provide at gas stations and fast
food restaurants. The study
showed about one-third of
high school seniors and about
three-fourths of college students
have at least one credit card.
When asked, Generation
Y said the number one thing
they are saving their money
for is college. About 90 percent
of high school seniors said
they expect to attend college
and about 88 percent of teens
said college is either critical or
very important to success.
Generation Y have been
misunderstood but when
studied and asked how they
feel about what they are doing,
its members may not be as
bad as everyone believes.
— Emily Hackman ’06
Members of the CMSU Board of Governors are back row, from left: Jennifer Hill Nixon of
Warson Woods, MO; Michelle Patterson Wimes of Kansas City, MO; Delores Hudson of
Warrensburg; and Matthew J. Landstra of O’Fallon, MO, the student representative. Front
row, from left are: Richard Phillips of Lake Tapawingo, MO: Lawrence Fick, vice president,
Columbia, MO; Palmer R. Nichols II, president, Jefferson City, MO; and Deleta Parmley
Williams, secretary, Warrensburg.
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athletics today
IN THIS SECTION:
• Hicks and Brown Face
Senior Year Challenge
• World Record Belongs
to CMSU Grad
• Turf Donors Thanked
at Homecoming
Junior wide receiver Matt Jacobsen was part of an unbelievable CMSU offensive blitz of Pittsburg State this fall.
Some Sports Moments Stand Immortal
Some plays in sports become bigger than the
game, even an entire season. They become ingrained
into popular culture. The Immaculate Reception. The
Catch. This fall, that moment happened for CMSU.
Call it The Game.
In a 7-3 year that just missed post-season
excitement, the Mules football team pulled off a
drubbing of longtime archrival Pittsburg State, giving
CMSU fans bragging rights far into the future.
Nobody saw it coming. Pittsburg State came to
town ranked #1 in NCAA-II in scoring and rushing
offense and #2 in total offense. The Mules were
playing without two of their top defensive linemen
and a third slowed by an injury.
Yet, it was the Mules who rolled up the yards and
the points, ending with an unbelievable score that
read more like a basketball game. The 83-21 victory
was a CMSU record against an MIAA opponent. The
62-point loss was the worst in the modern-era of
Pittsburg State football (since World War II).
Central Missouri (7-3, 5-3 MIAA) set team
records for rushing yards (428, breaking the mark
of 420 vs. Emporia State in 1969) and total offense
(704 yards, breaking the record of 672 vs. Eastern
Illinois in 1969).
Individually, the Mules piled up some record
numbers as well, including most yards rushing,
276 by Will Caldwell; most rushing touchdowns, 5,
by Caldwell; and points, 30, by Caldwell. Spencer
Webb tied his own record for extra points at 11.
Sophomore free safety Kendall Ricketts also
established a new school mark for interception
returns for touchdowns with his 45-yard return with
32 seconds left in the second quarter.
And if The Game wasn’t enough, there were also
big moments in both soccer and volleyball.
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Immortal Moments (continued from page 8)
The last time CMSU defeated
Truman State, Jennies’ freshman
Brooke Butler was in eighth grade.
Butler was not intimidated in the
least, as she nailed down 15 kills
(with no errors) in 24 attempts
to lead #17 CMSU to a 3-0 win
over the #1 ranked Truman State
Bulldogs this fall.
The Jennies out-hit Truman
.312 to .145 to win the first
game, 30-24. The game was
tied four times and the lead
changed three times before
the Jennies put it away.
Game two was even closer,
with 10 ties and four lead
changes. In the end, though,
the Jennies came out on top,
30-26. Holding true to the rest
of the match, game three went
down to the wire. CMSU pulled
that one out, too, 30-26. With
the score tied 23-23, the Jennies
took advantage of back-to-back
Truman attacking errors to pull in
front. They never trailed again,
as Butler hammered home the
game and match-winning point.
Seniors Becky Haug and Kaci
Young were key in the Jennies
win. Haug had a match-high
18.5 points, as she put down 11
kills with a pair of service aces
and seven total blocks (four
solo, three assists). Young had 48
assists and nine digs. Junior Katie
Tarka added nine kills and 19
digs with three block assists, and
Carrie Peterson put up 14 digs.
For the first time
since 2001, the Jennies
soccer team also defeated
Truman State. The win
came in dramatic fashion
as freshman Hazel Cox
broke the scoreless tie on
a sudden death goal just
2:59 into overtime.
The opening period
was fairly uneventful
as each team generated
only one shot. The half
was played mostly in the
midfield and evenly as far
as possession.
The second period saw
the Jennies grab a 5-3 shooting
advantage and force TSU
goalkeeper Lauren Davis to make
four saves. Truman put one shot
on goal in the half but CMSU
net-minder Andrea Dixon made
one of two saves on the day.
In the overtime period,
Truman put up the first shot, but
CMSU ended the game with the
next attempt. Carrie Twellman
Junior Katie Tarka, left, and freshman Hazel Cox provided some of the exciting moments this fall for
Jennies volleyball and soccer, respectively.
drove a corner kick inside the
six-yard box where the ball was
knocked down for Cox to tap in
the rebound.
The victory over Truman was
not the only hill that Jennies
Sophomore goalkeeper Andrea Dixon had six shutouts
during the season. Her goals against average were
fourth highest in the MIAA.
Soccer climbed in 2005. When
Missouri Southern came to town
with a chance for the title on the
line in the season finale, the Jens
came through again.
CMSU grabbed a dramatic
come from behind double
overtime victory over Missouri
Southern on senior night, 2-1.
Hazel Cox scored both of the
CMSU goals in the outing as the
Jennies stomped out any
hope of the Lions winning
the conference or making
the NCAA playoffs.
The Jennies out-shot
Missouri Southern 9-5 in
the period but the Lions
took the 1-0 lead into the
break. CMSU came out
strong in the second half
out-shooting the Lions
10-4 but couldn’t get
a goal until late when
Mallory Milburn played
a through ball for Cox
running up the middle.
She tapped it past the
keeper in the 84th minute
to tie the game and send it
to overtime.
The overtime periods
were all Jennies as they
did not allow a Missouri
Southern shot. Cox
snagged the game-winner
in the 103rd minute when
she received a ball from
Randi Fernsler and hit a
shot from inside the
18-yard box.
— Joe Moore, ’92, ’94
Jennies Tally More
Cross Country Titles
For the first 22 years of the
MIAA women’s cross country
championships, the Jennies
won only one league title. In
the past two years, the Jennies
have doubled that total.
This fall, they won the
2005 MIAA title, successfully
defending their 2004 crown by
outscoring host Pittsburg State.
Sophomore Gina Kennison
won the individual crown,
covering the 6K course in 21
minutes, 52 seconds.
For the Mules, senior Jarod
Wall took the title with a first
place time of 24:55 over the 8K.
As a team, the Mules came in
second with 65 points.
Next came the NCAA-II
South Central Regional. The
Jennies won another title; the
Mules finished third.
Both teams then advanced
to the NCAA-II Cross Country
Championships Nov. 19 in
Pomona, CA. The Jennies
finished their season by placing
14th; the Mules were 22nd.
‘Baseball America’
Predicts Future
for Former Mules
Former Mules baseball
players continue to make
national news. Here’s what
the November issue of Baseball
America had to say:
Chicago Cubs/Best Late-
Round Picks: Michael Phelps
and Jayson Ruhlman are
potential steals.
Minnesota Twins/Best
Breaking Ball: Danny Powers,
the NCAA Division II Player of
the Year.
Philadelphia Phillies/
Intriguing Background:
Josh Outman used some
strange mechanics playing in
community college, thanks
to biomechanical and kinetic
research by his father, who
wrote a book on the subject.
Outman extended his left arm
straight up, bent it to nearly
touch his right shoulder and
threw the ball while stepping
toward home. At CMSU, he
reworked his arm action to
enhance his draft chances.
St. Louis Cardinals/Closest
to the Majors: Nick Webber’s
sinker and success as a reliever
make him the frontrunner.
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Hicks and Brown Face Senior Year Challenge
Last year, Michael
Hicks and Corey Brown
were a big part of one
of the most successful
Mules basketball teams
in recent memory.
Now as seniors, they
are looking for even
more success. The
challenge for them
is to become leaders
of this year’s team.
When the Mules
coaching staff recruited
Hicks and Brown from
Tennessee, they saw
specific qualities that
they liked in each player
and some similarities.
Both were athletic, had
good quickness and shot
the ball well.
“In Corey’s case, we
were looking for a point
guard. Mike was more a
scorer,” said Mules head
coach Kim Anderson.
Mules assistant coach
Brad Loos spotted the
two first, when they
were playing in a junior
college all-star game. He
convinced them to visit
campus. Hicks and Brown
liked what they saw and
signed with the Mules.
Their impact was
immediate. The pair
helped the Mules to a
24-7 record, a conference
tournament title and
an appearance in the
regional tournament.
Hicks received firstteam
All-MIAA honors
and was named MIAA
Tournament MVP. He
was a second-team Daktronics
All-Region selection. Brown
was second-team All-MIAA
and an All-MIAA Tournament
Team selection.
This summer, the two worked
out to become more well-rounded
players. Hicks worked on all
aspects of his game while Brown
focused on his jump shot, aided
by daily sessions with Loos.
Even with their success last
season, Hicks and Brown are
determined to help lead the
Mules to even greater things this
season. They want to win more
games and go further in the
Mules Basketball heads into the holidays ranked #10 in
the first regular season NCAA-Division II poll, led by seniors
Michael Hicks, above, a preseason All-America selection,
and Corey Brown, stronger and quicker than ever this year.
NCAA tournament. They realize
that will take both skills and
leadership.
“I have to be a leader this
year on and off the court,” Brown
said. “The guys kind of look up
to me, and when I tell them to
do something, they listen.”
Hicks and Brown gained
valuable experience last year
as juniors. Hicks will need that
experience to help the younger
players get used to playing at
this level. Anderson expects
to see both seniors step up
and lead the team this year.
“I think they both have gotten
a lot of attention,” he said. “I
think it is justified in many
respects but what they have to
understand now is that the bull’s
eye is on their backs. They may
not score as many points, but
they can play as good a defense.
They can get as many or more
rebounds, make fewer mistakes
and lead this basketball team.
“That is what I look for from
them,” Anderson said. “I think if
they do that, they will have a very
successful year.”
Anderson notes Hicks and
Brown are two great guys with
different personalities.
“Corey is a quiet young
man,” he said. “He
works extremely hard, is
very tough; an excellent
basketball player, just an
excellent person. Mike
is more outgoing, but
plays with every bit of
the passion that Corey
does. Mike tends to have
more ups and downs.”
Along with their
expanded leadership roles,
Hicks and Brown will each
play a different position
on the floor. Hicks will
play some small forward,
and Brown will sometimes
play off guard. Even
though Brown sees this as
a challenge, he believes he
can adapt. He played off
guard in high school but
moved to the point guard
when he played at Volunteer
State Community College.
Hicks and Brown are
both happy with the choice
they made to come to
CMSU. Hicks is a mass
communication major
and Brown is majoring in
recreation.
Brown, who came here
because of the coaches
and the good educational
opportunity, said he
wouldn’t change a thing.
“I love the experience
here; it’s great,” Hicks said.
Anderson thinks their
personalities complement
each other well on and off
the court, and he hopes that
will help make the Mules
successful this season.
“Corey plays hard all of
the time; he’s very tough.
He has been through a lot
of adversity and he has
overcome it,” Anderson said.
“I think Mike is a young man
who loves to play the game and
is very competitive. He has a
desire to win that I think is very
special. In his case, he is a guy
who hates to lose, and he seems
to rise when times get tough.
“They are both very special
individuals,” he said. “I’m happy
that we’ve had the chance to
coach them here.”
— David Rohrbach
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World Record Belongs to CMSU Grad
As a student at Central
Missouri in the 1980s, Mark
Curp found opportunity
and ran with it, literally.
Coming from a farming
community and a high school
without cross country, Curp
became a four-time All-America
runner at Central Missouri.
He achieved even greater
running success, however, after
graduating from CMSU with a
bachelor’s degree in 1981 and a
master’s in 1982.
Exactly 20 years ago, Curp won
the Philadelphia Distance Run
half-marathon and set a world
record for the distance.
Curp’s record of 1 hour and
55 seconds has been surpassed
10 times by athletes from
other countries. However, his
Philadelphia run is still the fastest
ever by an American athlete
on a record quality course. In
fact, Curp is the only American
to crack the 61-minute barrier,
something which has been done
249 times globally since he
became the first in 1985.
“That the record still holds is
somewhat surprising especially
with the number of big runners
out there,” said Curp, who was
featured in the Sept. 15 issue of
Race Results Weekly.
Curp didn’t have any secret
strategy for the race. Earlier that
Mules fans saw a new
look this fall, thanks
to a summer project
to install new turf on
Vernon Kennedy field.
During halftime of the
homecoming game,
Athletic Director Jerry
Hughes, far left, and
CMSU President Aaron
Podolefsky, far right,
thanked three of the
donors who helped
finance the $800,000
turf project. They are
Chuck Simmons, center
left, and Margaret and
Adrian Harmon, center
right. With the state-ofthe-art
synthetic Sprinturf,
refinished track and newly
painted Mules logos,
Walton Stadium never
looked better.
Mark Curp’s half-marathon time set a world
record 20 years ago that still stands today.
summer he had won the Big
7 Mile in Iowa and he wanted
another victory, especially over
Michael Musyoki of Kenya, the
15-K world record holder.
Curp got to the finish line two
seconds ahead of Musyoki. His
world record held for five years
until Dionicio Ceron of Mexico
broke it on the same course in
Philadelphia in 1990, running
1:00:46.
In 1993, American Todd
Williams broke Curp’s time with
a run of 1:00.11 at the Tokyo City
Half-Marathon, but statisticians
ruled the course didn’t have
sufficient elevation loss for
record-setting purposes. So,
Curp’s record continues to stand.
“I have to say it was my top
performance,” said Curp, who
also owns several CMSU track
records — for the two-mile and
5,000 and 10,000 meters. Curp
lives in Lee’s Summit with his
wife of 10 years, Terri. He works
for American Century Investments
as manager of a customer service
team. He is the father of five
children, ranging in age from 20
years to 9 months.
Both Curp and his younger
sister, Darla Curp Moberly, have
been inducted into the CMSU
Athletic Hall of Fame. Darla ran
for the Jennies from 1982-1986
and won the 3,000-meter run
national title in 1986. Curp never
won a national title at CMSU but
earned nine All-America awards.
Curp said he never intended to
set a world record. He said he was
with the leaders in the first part
but started to fall back less than
halfway through. “At the 10-K
point, I almost fell off the pack.
They got three seconds on me.”
Knowing he didn’t have a
strong kick to finish the race, he
made his move in the last mile.
“It ended up that my last mile was
my best of the race.”
Turf Donors Thanked at Homecoming
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Mules Wrestling
The Mules wrestling squad
and head coach Robin Ersland
are looking for a breakout year
this season.
“Our biggest strong point
is also our biggest weakness,”
he said. “We are a young team,
with only about three to four
seniors who will be starting.”
The Mules hope their youth
will help obtain their annual
goals and achieve something
never done in CMSU history.
“We want to go out and win
the region this season,” Ersland
said. “We want to have at least
three to five All-Americans, win
a regional title and go to the
national tournament. We want
to win the entire thing. That has
never been done before with
this program.”
Mules Basketball
Mules basketball is coming
into the season ranked #10
in Street & Smith’s College
Basketball Preview and #16 by
Division II Bulletin.
With five returning seniors,
head coach Kim Anderson
expects to see a tight race.
“Several of the teams that
finished a little lower last year
have reloaded and gotten better.
The top teams are always going
to be there. The MIAA remains
one of the best conferences in
Division II,” he said.
Jennies Basketball
After tasting post-season
play last year, the Jennies are
returning for the full meal deal.
With a solid nucleus of
players returning and a new
extensive, off-season weight
conditioning program, the
Jennies hope to claim the
conference title.
Head coach Dave Slifer
plans to use a similar style
of play, building on the
team’s ability to press with
a few new wrinkles.
“We established the press
last year and now we should
have some quicker, stronger
kids that will allow us to swarm
the ball even better,” he said.
Slifer believes the MIAA will
be tough this year. He expects
Washburn, Emporia, Missouri
Western and CMSU to compete
for the top spots.
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Unusual Turn of Events Puts CMSU in Warrensburg
As students and alumni roam
CMSU’s tranquil campus, few
know or could even imagine the
story of how the university came
to be located in Warrensburg.
The result of one of the
most bizarre series of events in
Missouri’s early history, CMSU
would have been located 30 miles
to the east if not for a last-minute
bid, a failed legal challenge,
a substantial change in board
membership, a reversed decision,
and no small amount of luck.
Here’s the story, taken from
the campus history Sandstones
of Time, of how CMSU came to
Warrensburg.
Although a movement for
an improved education system
began early in Missouri’s history,
it wasn’t until after the Civil War
that rapid educational progress
began in the state.
Since 1834, education leaders
expressed the need for stateprovided
teacher training for
public school educators. The laws
authorized by the 1865 Missouri
Constitution and Missouri’s great
need for educational facilities
following the war encouraged the
establishment of new schools and
renewed the insistence that the
state provide teacher training.
In 1869, Senator Wells
H. Blodgett of Warrensburg
introduced a Normal School Bill,
which passed the state Senate. In
the adjourned session of the 25th
General Assembly, amendments
were considered, and the Normal
School Act was passed on
March 19, 1870.
The act created two normal
districts for the state, the first
to include all of the counties
north of the Missouri River and
the second to include all of the
counties south of the river except
St. Louis County. A single board
of seven regents was provided
to manage both schools. The
board was to designate school
locations, secure campuses and
buildings, and set policy for the
future normals. It wasn’t until
1874, after the General Assembly
had provided for a third normal
school in 1873, that separate
boards of regents were appointed
for the three schools.
Provisions were made so
counties and cities could bid for
the location of schools, and many
communities entered bids of
money, land and buildings.
On Dec. 1, 1870, the regents
assembled in Jefferson City to
open the bids. The board named
Kirksville in Adair County as the
location for the state normal
north of the Missouri River. Pettis
County had raised $75,000 to
establish the second normal
school in Sedalia, which was the
site of an already operational
private Central Normal School.
Borrowed rooms in Warrensburg’s Foster School were
the first classrooms for CMSU students.
After some deliberation, the
regents awarded Sedalia the
District Two Normal.
However, an unusual turn of
events cut short Sedalia’s victory.
After the regents adjourned
their meeting, telegraphed bids
were received from Franklin
and Johnson counties. The
bid from Johnson County
included $150,000 in county
bonds, $110,000 from a private
subscription, and the gift of a
campus. The regents reconvened
Dec. 2, suspended the offer to
Sedalia and reopened the bidding.
When the regents met again,
the legality of the Johnson
County bond election came into
question. After much discussion,
the board authorized Sedalia
to begin opening the new state
school in the summer of 1871.
However, with the new year,
came an almost complete
turnover in Board of
Regents members.
During a meeting
April 26, 1871, the board
declared the Johnson
County bond election
legal and awarded the
District Two Normal
School to Warrensburg.
The board arranged
to open the school
immediately and
hired an architect to
direct construction of
a building on the unimproved
16-acre campus, which had been
donated by Melville Foster. In the
meantime, classes would meet
in two borrowed rooms of the
upper floor of the Warrensburg
public schools’ new Foster School.
Warrensburg public schools
were to be used as the Model
Department, or training school,
for the Normal.
Warrensburg’s townspeople
received the good news late on
the evening of April 26, and
church bells rang all night to
herald the word. Bands played,
bonfires blazed, and hundreds of
people beat tin pans and made
noise to show their delight and
enthusiasm. Fourteen days later
on May 10, 1871, Normal School
for the Second District of Missouri
began classes.
Origins of
MISSOURI
Origins
PUBLIC
of
MISSOURI
UNIVERSITIES
PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES
Missouri Columbia . . . . . . .1839
Lincoln University . . . . . . . .1866
Truman State . . . . . . . . . . .1867
(first normal school)
Missouri Rolla . . . . . . . . . .1870
CMSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1871
Southeast . . . . . . . . . . . . .1873
Northwest . . . . . . . . . . . . .1905
Missouri State . . . . . . . . . .1905
(originally a normal school)
Missouri Western . . . . . . . .1915
UMKC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1929
Missouri Southern . . . . . . .1937
UM St Louis . . . . . . . . . . . .1963
The campus’ oldest building is Dockery Hall, shown under construction in this rare photo. It was actually the fourth building constructed on
campus; the others were destroyed by the fire of 1915.
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IN THIS SECTION:
• David Halen Lives Dream with
St. Louis Symphony
• Presidents Society
Members Visit Campus
for Some ‘American Pie’
• Scholarship Is Perfect
Retirement Gift for Resch
• Wright Shares Passion for
International Experiences
During the 22 years he taught at CMSU, Walter Halen gained the admiration of both his colleagues and students as a musician and educator.
Halen’s Teaching Legacy Honored
through New Music Scholarship
Whether it was nurturing the growth of countless
music students or helping his two sons evolve into
professional musicians, Walter J. Halen will always be
remembered as an exceptional teacher.
His memory and the contributions he made to
the success of music students at CMSU are being
honored through the Dr. Walter J. Halen Scholarship
for String Students. The endowment was started
this summer by a gift from his wife, Thalia Halen of
Houston, through the CMSU Foundation.
“For more than 20 years, Walter Halen was a
vital part of the Department of Music. The students
who played under his direction in the University
Symphony Orchestra and those who studied violin
and viola with him loved him and respected him,”
said William McCandless, interim department chair.
“He was respected as a composer and performer,
and performed many times on the Hart Recital Hall
stage.”
The Halen scholarship is for a CMSU student
who plays the violin, viola, cello, or string
bass and shows potential of becoming a good
performer and/or teacher. The recipient must
also perform in the university orchestra.
Halen, CMSU professor emeritus of music, died
in May 2005 at the age of 75. He resided in Houston
the last five years of his life, where he also found
great joy teaching young violin students.
Prior to coming to CMSU in 1967, Halen
launched his career in education as a public school
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David Halen Lives Dream with St. Louis Symphony
At the top of his game in the
world of symphonic music, David
Halen still remembers how the
musical performances he heard at
Central Missouri State University
touched his life when he was a
young boy.
“My dream came from visits
the St. Louis Symphony made to
campus,” he said. “I heard that
orchestra and felt that it was my
goal to be a part of it.”
Through hard work and
persistence, Halen’s dream came
true in a big way. In 1995, in
an unprecedented decision, he
was appointed concertmaster
of the St. Louis Symphony.
It was an opportunity that
came without audition, due to
overwhelming support from his
fellow musicians, the symphony’s
Board of Trustees and the music
directors. He also serves as the
symphony’s violinist first chair.
“The job of the concertmaster
is really multi-faceted and difficult
to pinpoint in a general sense,”
he said. “I act as intermediary
between the director and the
musicians, the board and the
public at large.”
Halen’s dedication to his craft
has brought him critical acclaim
in performances across the world.
One of his most recent honors
took place as part of CMSU’s 2005
winter commencement, when he
was conferred an honorary degree,
the Doctor of Humane Letters.
Part of a musical family with
strong roots at CMSU, Halen
spent much of his youth in
Warrensburg and attended the
university’s Laboratory School.
He was able to begin his college
education at the age of 16, and
within three years completed
his bachelor’s degree in music
from CMSU in 1979. Additional
educational pursuits took him
to the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, where he
earned a master’s degree in music.
Halen’s strong aspirations for
becoming a professional violinist
were nurtured by parents who
understood the educational and
professional sides of the business.
His father, the late professor
emeritus, Walter Halen, was also
a violinist. He conducted the
CMSU Orchestra and taught in
the university’s Department of
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strings and orchestra specialist
in Ohio. He went on to teach
at Drury College in Springfield,
MO, and served as concertmaster
of the Springfield Symphony.
His awards were numerous
and included two teacher
recognition honors from
the Music Teachers National
Association, the Achievement
in Music Award from Ohio
University, the Arts and
Sciences Distinguished Faculty
Award at CMSU, and the
Byler Distinguished Faculty
Award, the top honor given by
CMSU to a faculty member.
In 1992, he was named
the first recipient of the “Artist
Teacher” Award from the
Missouri American String
Teachers Association.
Thanks to the new
scholarship in his name, Halen’s
passion for music and his desire
to nurture student success will
now live on at CMSU.
— Jeff Murphy ’76 hs, ’80, ’95
Walter J. Halen is remembered for his 22 years as a
professor in the CMSU Department of Music.
Music for 22 years.
His mother, Thalia
R. Halen, played
for the Kansas City
Philharmonic as
well as the Kansas
City Symphony. His
brother, Eric, is the
acting concertmaster
for the Houston
Symphony
Orchestra.
David, the
youngest member
of the family, began
playing for the
university’s orchestra
when he was in
the fifth grade. He
still remembers
how his passion for
music grew after
discovering the
power of music as a
way to reach people.
“To me,
it’s the most
important form of
communication we
as human beings have,” Halen
said. “That’s my ultimate goal,
to be a conduit to help people
be more in touch with
themselves.”
The same year he
graduated from CMSU,
Halen was named
national strings winner
in the Collegiate Artist
Competition sponsored
by the Music Teachers
National Association. He
also became the youngest
Fulbright Scholarship
recipient ever, giving
him an opportunity to
study and play violin in
Germany.
After working briefly
with a string quartet, the
talented violinist joined
the Houston Symphony in
1983, and was promoted
“chair by chair” over
the next several years.
He eventually became
assistant concertmaster.
In 1987, Halen
purchased a 250-year-old
Guadagnini violin made
in Italy and decided the
best way to make use of it
was to follow his dream
David Halen ’79, concertmaster of the St. Louis Symphony,
was honored during CMSU’s 2005 winter commencement.
to St. Louis. His career blossomed
after joining the symphony in
1991. During the group’s 1994
European tour, he earned praise
for his solo performances in
Frankfurt, Vienna and London,
while also gaining admiration
from colleagues who supported
his appointment as concertmaster
the following year.
In addition to the symphony,
he continues to advance his
profession as concertmaster at
the Aspen Music Festival and as
artistic director of the Innsbrook
Institute, an intensive program
that provides outstanding young
students with classical music
instruction and performance
opportunities.
Halen’s rise up the
professional ladder emphasizes
his belief that people can
achieve anything with the right
motivation.
“Anyone who has a dream is
unstoppable,” he said. “They can
find the means to do anything if
they truly believe in themselves.”
— Michael Bradshaw ’05 and
Jeff Murphy ’76 hs, ’80, ’95
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Presidents Society
Members Visit Campus
for Some ‘American Pie’
Members of the Presidents
Society, the university’s premier
donor recognition club, came
to campus for a gala event this
fall. They enjoyed a slice of
the immortal song, American
Pie, delivered on the stage of
Hendricks Hall by 1970s musical
superstar Don McLean.
Brought to campus by the
Performing Arts Series, McLean
also presented several numbers
accompanied by the CMSU
Symphony Orchestra. In addition
to American Pie, his songs include
Everyday, Mountains of Mourne,
Crying, Castles in the Air and Since
I Don’t Have You.
Prior to the concert, Presidents
Society members mingled at a
reception, then enjoyed dinner.
Presidents Society members
have a unique opportunity to
participate in the advancement
of CMSU. They also have the
opportunity to assume leadership
roles in activities of both the
university and CMSU Foundation.
Presidents Society members attending the Don McLean concert and dinner are above, from left: Russ and Alice Coleman with Sherralyn Craven
’54, ’57; Jackie Harmon ’62 hs, ’69 and Lynn Harmon ’62 hs with Vici Hughes ’88, ’95, ’98, director of alumni relations and development; and
Alma Lee ’58 and Jim Hooker ’58. In photos below, top row, from left are Billie ’43 and Earl Webb ’41; Marjori ’50 and Joe Vandepopuliere ’51;
and Merle Rider ’33 hs, ’40, and Adrian Harmon ’38 hs. Below, bottom row, from left are: Mary Harper and Jonna Merritt ’56; Janet Bonsall and
Denton Humphrey; and Carol ’54 and Jim Pendleton ’55.
CMSU Foundation
Board of Directors Appoints
New At-Large Members
The Foundation Board of
Directors recently elected four
CMSU alumni to three-year terms
as directors-at-large.
Michael Cunningham, a 1973
business administration graduate,
lives in Georgetown, TX, where he
owns a construction company.
Vance DeLozier, a 1971 speech
communication graduate, is
a well-known member of the
Warrensburg community. He is
owner/broker of Key Realty and
co-owner of radio stations KOKO
1450 AM and KWKJ J98.5FM.
James Whiteman II, a 1976
CMSU chemistry graduate,
received a Doctor of Dental
Science degree from UMKC
School of Dentistry and operates
a dental practice in Warrensburg.
Edna Mae Whitsitt, a 1946
CMSU alumna, retired after many
years as a school teacher and
administrator in the Kansas City
area. Previously she served as a
CMSU Foundation director.
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Board of Directors, Central Missouri State University Foundation, Inc.
PRESIDENT
Joseph E. Good ’82
Warrensburg, MO
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Jack C. Dillingham ’74
Warrensburg, MO
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Gordon A. Stahl ’60
Clive, IA
SECRETARY
James A. Tivis ’65
Warrensburg, MO
TREASURER
Kristi L. Kenney ’75
Clinton, MO
DIRECTORS
Vicki Terry Brady ’86
Warrensburg, MO
Jeanne L. Crane ’79
Chesterfield, MO
V. Lynn Graybill ’70
Madison, WI
Thomas A. King ’44
Warrensburg, MO
Robert M. Merritt ’57
Blue Springs, MO
Dan Power ’73
Hutchinson, KS
Keith Province ’80, ’92
Lee’s Summit, MO
Sandy Russell fs ’88
Warrensburg, MO
Robert B. Ruth ’74
Southlake, TX
Meridith Sauer ’96
Warrensburg, MO
Dan Scotten ’60
Columbia, MO
Patty G. Smith ’88
Liberty, MO
Kenneth Weymuth ’78
Cole Camp, MO
Edna Mae Whitsitt ’46
Odessa, MO
Dale M. Zank ’71
Marshall, MO
DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE
Glen Carter ’81
Dallas, TX
Timothy J. Doke ’74
Austin, TX
William A. Rankin ’82
Sammamish, WA
Charles E. Simmons ’61
Houston, TX
Susie Wetzel
Clinton, MO
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Richard A. Baile ’42
Houston, TX
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H. Gael Baldwin ’40
Murietta, CA
Weldon R. Brady ’64
Warrensburg, MO
Dolores F. Burger ’59
California, MO
Steve D. Burmeister ’73
Independence, MO
Julia Ann Consalus ’50
Surprise, AZ
John A. Dillingham
Kansas City, MO
Ann M. Elwell ’75
Nixa, MO
A. L. Folkner ’52
Tubac, AZ
Joey K. Ford ’76
Chicago, IL
Daniel R. Frederickson ’68
Ventura, CA
Dan A. Fults ’55
Escondido, CA
T. Rawleigh Gaines ’46
Belton, MO
Robert E. Gunter ’56
Prairie Village, KS
Hugh A. Hanna ’58
Warrensburg, MO
Adrian Harmon ’43
Warrensburg, MO
Debra A. Harmon ’72
Lee’s Summit, MO
Linvill L. Hendrich ’50
Gig Harbor, WA
John S. Hollyman ’34
Shawnee Mission, KS
Thomas B. Hollyman ’40
New York, NY
James A. Hooker ’58
Lake Ozark, MO
Doris Houx Kirkpatrick ’40
Warrensburg, MO
Charles G. Kuhn Jr. ’51
Carrollton, MO
Marvin J. Max ’51
Shawnee Mission, KS
James R. McDowell ’62
Kansas City, MO
Danny M. Moore ’70
Lenexa, KS
Linda Stahl Moore ’67
Lake Winnebago, MO
Jerry Osborn ’66
Camdenton, MO
R. Wayne Payne ’51
Houston, TX
James H. Pendleton ’55
Leawood, KS
Janis C. Reding ’57
Grain Valley, MO
John A. Romito ’69
Leawood, KS
Lise R. Shipley ’82
San Antonio, TX
Blanche Stahl ’32
Lee’s Summit, MO
David L. Steward ’73
St. Louis, MO
Sally Virgo ’82
Overland Park, KS
James W. Waller ’59
Mission Hills, KS
R. Michael Webb ’67
Elk Mound, WI
Rosalee B. Welling ’58
Warrensburg, MO
Benoit Wesly
Maastricht, The Netherlands
James R. Whiteman ’42
Warrensburg, MO
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Aaron Podolefsky
University President
Deleta P. Williams ’84
Board of Governors
Representative
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Paul A. Page
Vice President for University
Advancement
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Scholarship Is Perfect Retirement Gift for Resch
What kind of
retirement gift do you
give a faculty member
who has devoted more
than three decades of her
life nurturing the talents
of hundreds of students?
For the CMSU
Department of Music’s
current and emeriti
faculty, starting a
scholarship seemed
the best way to honor
long-time friend and
colleague, Rita Resch.
She retired in May as
professor emerita of music.
Mia Hynes, a music faculty
member who donated to the
scholarship, said the endowment
was developed with gifts provided
by past and present faculty
members. Resch also made a
matching gift.
The fund was
started through the
CMSU Foundation
“as a way to honor
Resch’s service, and
with hopes that
the scholarship
will be able to
assist students in
pursuit of vocal
studies at the
university,” Hynes
said. She noted that
many of Resch’s
former students
will soon have
the opportunity to help the
scholarship grow to the $10,000
required to set up an endowment.
“We’re going to ask our
alumni for gifts to further the
endowment. The scholarship will
be a joint partnership between
current faculty, emeriti faculty,
Professor Emerita Rita Resch
is honored with scholarship.
and, hopefully, now our alumni,”
Hynes said.
In starting the scholarship, the
Department of Music recognized
that Resch has been an inspiration
through her commitment to the
department. She came to CMSU
in 1974 and taught singer’s
diction, vocal literature, piano
accompanying, and applied voice.
In addition to being an
outstanding classroom teacher,
she found time to participate in a
number of professional activities
that allowed her to share her
knowledge and abilities with
others and grow in her field.
She was an adjudicator, vocal
soloist, and piano accompanist
at many music events on and
off campus. She was active in
several professional organizations,
including the National
Association of Teachers of
Singing, Music Teachers National
Association, Sigma Alpha Iota,
and Pi Kappa Lambda.
Resch was also involved in
scholarly endeavors, including
serving as one of four co-authors
of all three editions of Artsong in
the United States: An Annotated
Bibliography, the most recent
edition published in 2001 by
Scarecrow Press.
— Jeff Murphy ’76 hs, ’80, ’95
Scholarships are a popular means to honor and appreciate an
admired faculty or staff member. Currently, at least 95 endowments
in the CMSU Foundation have been established by and/or carry
the name of current and emeriti faculty and staff members.
Wright Shares Passion for International Experiences
Professor emerita Audrey E.
Wright has always been passionate
about the value of international
experiences. Today, she shares this
passion with students through
the A.E. Wright International
Scholarship, an award recently
presented for the first time.
“This scholarship means a
great deal to me,” Wright said.
Thea Goding, a CMSU senior
who received the scholarship,
is studying this semester in
Germany. “The scholarship has
allowed me to take advantage
of the amazing teaching
opportunity I have in Europe
by giving me extra support to
cover additional expenses.”
Described by her CMSU
professors as a “bright star”
in the classroom with “great
professional promise,” Goding
attended high school in Seward,
NE, and came to CMSU to pursue
a degree in elementary education.
In preparation for her teaching
career, she is involved in student
teaching in a first grade classroom
at Patrick Henry Elementary
School in Heidelberg, Germany.
The school is operated by the U.S.
Department of Defense-Europe.
“I just love teaching overseas
and working with the Department
A scholarship named for Audrey E. Wright, professor emerita, right, has made it possible for first recipient, Thea Goding, to student teach this
fall in Germany and to experience opportunities that come from studying abroad.
of Defense. Traveling on
the weekends is a huge plus,”
she said.
The A.E. Wright International
Scholarship is for an
undergraduate or graduate student
pursuing an early childhood
or education degree. Recipients
must be participants in a CMSU
affiliated international experience.
Wright made the scholarship
possible by way of a gift through
the Central Missouri State
University Foundation. She
currently resides in Rochedale,
MA, after having served from
1988-2004 as a faculty member
in CMSU’s Department of
Curriculum and Instruction.
Throughout her career, she
worked with kindergarten and
elementary students, and also
took advantage of opportunities
to travel, teach and study overseas.
In establishing the
scholarship, Wright noted that
teachers especially need to have
a “global” perspective if they are
to prepare children effectively for
the challenges of the 21st century.
She believes that international
experiences make educators better
prepared to deal with the diverse
complexities of the classroom.
By leaving their comfort zones,
teachers can become more open
to questioning and understanding
society and the life experiences
that children bring into the
education environment.
For future teachers like
Goding, international experience
has also expanded her options
after graduation.
As she put it, “I plan on getting
a steady teaching job. I have no
limitations as to where.”
— Jeff Murphy ’76 hs, ’80, ’95
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homecoming 2005
Thousands of CMSU alumni returned to campus to remember the past and celebrate
the future, the theme of Homecoming 2005. Crowned royalty were Anthony Arton of
Warrensburg, sponsored by Theta Chi, and Jessica Walters of King City, sponsored by
Sigma Sigma Sigma. Other sights include the Alumni Reunion Band, parade dignitaries
such as Alumni Association board members and their families, the Distinguished Alumni
dinner, members of the 1970 Pecan Bowl Team, Mo, and Mancow the Mule.
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Maurine Poage Achauer
has a passion for
bringing people
together. During the more than
50 years that she has resided on
South Holden Street adjacent to
the CMSU campus, her home
has been a gathering place for
people from all walks of life.
The exchanges take place mostly
around the large, wooden table
in the center of her kitchen. It’s
where she pursues her interest in
people and where many of them
— students, faculty, staff, alumni
and friends — have made lifelong
friendships and discovered new
directions for their lives.
Achauer, who celebrated her
90th birthday this year, isn’t
fond of the label “hostess,” yet
her hospitality is legendary. She
prefers to be known as someone
who welcomes guests to share
her kitchen table and make
things better than they were
— not unlike the role of a
diplomat.
Every homecoming, her
home is the place to be.
Bleachers sprout overnight
on the manicured lawn
of her stately Victorian
home, and by the time
the homecoming
parade passes by,
they are packed by
an assortment of
Mule Train members and guests.
“I enjoy the interaction of
people, finding out what they
do and don’t do,” she said.
“It’s an exciting world, and I
like to get people together in
an atmosphere where they can
talk. If they feel comfortable,
and they know they’re not in a
forum where they will be quoted,
they’re willing to express new
ideas and listen to others.”
Achauer and her husband,
Reynolds ‘26, who passed
away in 1969, were known for
welcoming people, whether at
work or at home. Over the years
she assumed the roles of mother,
businesswoman, and licensed
professional, but people have
remained a lifelong interest.
The daughter of a veterinarian,
she earned a bachelor’s degree
in English from Northeast
Missouri State University and a
master’s degree in guidance and
counseling from the University
of Missouri-Columbia. She
earned a doctorate in educational
psychology and measurements
from the University of Nebraska-
Lincoln and is a registered
psychologist in Missouri.
She served as a counselor
at Moberly Junior College
and briefly as dean of women
at Northeast Missouri State
College. Through Ralph Bedell,
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her doctoral adviser at the
University of Nebraska, she met
her husband, Bedell’s classmate
from Central Missouri. After they
married, they owned Vernaz Drug
Co. for nearly 30 years, meeting
CMSU students and employing
many of them over the years.
Achauer, who received the
university’s Distinguished Service
Award in 1994, was an early
participant in the launch of
Johnson County’s community
health program and chaired the
Governor’s Advisory Council on
Aging. She was a member of the
first KMOS-TV advisory board and
spearheaded fundraising for the
suites at Walton Stadium. She also
was one of the first members of
CMSU’s most prominent donor
club, the Presidents Society.
“Maurine loves people,”
said Paul Page, vice president of
university advancement. “She
feels a strong attachment to
CMSU, and her home has long
been a place where faculty, staff
and students alike have been
made to feel comfortable in
an atmosphere of stimulating
conversation.”
Page noted that Achauer is
fond of asking people “What is
your passion?” when she first
meets them.
“She really wants to know,”
he added. “She loves to see the
connection of people and ideas
around that kitchen table, and
many people have been motivated
to strive for success and embark
upon new ventures because of
those connections.”
Dee Hudson, a member of the
CMSU Board of Governors and
emerita director of admissions,
is also a past mayor and
councilwoman of the City of
Warrensburg. She credits Achauer
for her entry into politics. The two
women met when they worked
with Community Betterment
in the early 1970s. It was at
Achauer’s urging that Hudson
ran for and was elected to the
Warrensburg City Council.
“Maurine saw my interest, and
she encouraged me,” Hudson
said. “I had small children, so
Maurine often was the babysitter
when I had to attend meetings.”
Achauer is a longtime
supporter of Sigma Tau Gamma
fraternity, of which her late
husband was a member. She
served on the committee to
build the fraternity’s national
headquarters in Warrensburg. An
alumna of Delta Zeta sorority, she
also remains active in her support
of the CMSU chapter.
Bill Bernier, Sigma Tau
Gamma executive vice president,
first met Achauer when he arrived
in Warrensburg in 1973. With the
fraternity’s national headquarters
less than a block from her home,
“She always has opened her home and her heart to any
group that visits the university or the community, and
guests walk away from her home with a warm and caring
impression of Warrensburg and CMSU.” – David Pearce
she and Bernier have forged a
lasting friendship. Achauer has
served as a member of the board
of directors of the Sigma Tau
Gamma Foundation since 1973,
and, as such, is the only female
member of a fraternity foundation
board in the United States.
Bernier said Achauer is “gifted
with great vision. She sees the
potential in so many things,
and she is not bashful about
pursuing it. She also understands
the ins and outs of interpersonal
relationships, and realizes
how human behavior affects
organizational structure.”
In 2000 the fraternity
Maurine Achauer’s kitchen visitors during homecoming included Chuck Simmons ’61, center
left, (who once worked at her store as a student), as well as Ann ’61 and James Houx ’62.
dedicated the White Rose
Pavilion, a 3,750-square-foot
facility next to the fraternity’s
national headquarters. Achauer
contributed the funds to build it.
“Maurine sees the pavilion as
something she could do for Sigma
Tau Gamma and Warrensburg,”
Bernier said. “It’s her way of
reinvesting in her community.
Every day she’s thinking about the
future, and she’s working hard at
making it happen.”
The Greater Warrensburg
Area Chamber of Commerce and
Visitors Center has long known
it can count on Achauer to host
chamber gatherings. David Pearce,
a Warrensburg banker and state
representative, served as chamber
executive director from 1988 to
1994. As a state representative,
Pearce has invited Missouri
legislators to Warrensburg to tour
the area and Whiteman Air Force
Base. The tour ends at Achauer’s.
“I’ve always known we can
go to Maurine’s, and visitors
will leave with a favorable
impression,” he said. “It has
always made my job easier.”
Tammy Long, chamber
executive director, said Achauer is
always willing to open her home
for chamber events. Long has seen
many people receive advice and
encouragement around Achauer’s
kitchen table.
“When you sit down and tell
her what you’ve done, she’ll ask,
‘OK, now what are you going to
do?’” said Long. “She’s always
encouraged me to take the next
step, and she’s always been there
at every turn to encourage the
chamber’s growth.”
Achauer believes that investing
in Warrensburg is paying off, and
she is excited about the recent
business and residential growth in
the community. She sees exciting
changes in the community and
the university, and she wants
CMSU students to realize they are
part of the community.
“Think about this
community,” Achauer said.
“Where else can you find the
diversity that comes from a
military population, a state
university and a community with
such a great history?”
She likes to talk about the
future, and she’s willing to
speculate on what might be.
She believes it takes a combined
effort, and she’s always been
involved in that effort.
“Anything I have came from
this community,” she said. “I
like the idea of giving back. But
it takes more than one person to
make it work. It’s people working
together who make it better for
everyone.”
— Mike Greife ’74
At every homecoming, the bleachers
come out on Maurine Achauer’s front
lawn. Other sights from this year’s
parade are President Aaron and
Ms. Ronnie Podolefsky and
Distinguished Alumni recipients
from left, William Parrish ’71, Suba
Nadarajah ’93, ’94 and Jerry Osborn
’66 with friends and family members.
See more photos on page 17.
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IN THIS SECTION:
• Now Is a Very Exciting Time
for CMSU
• Sanders Hits the Blues on a
National Scale
• U.S., CMSU Give Solano New
Home and Career
• Tailgates Pump Up Alumni for
Some Big Games
• CMSU Balloon Amazes Alumni
in Reno, Albuquerque
CMSU alumna Helen Marberry ’82, ’83 is the first female warden of a federal correctional institution in Ann Arbor, MI.
Marberry Secures Reputation as Warden
Helen J. Marberry runs a tight ship. Credited
as being the first female warden at the federal
correctional institution just outside of Ann Arbor, MI,
Marberry has made a career of keeping the public safe
and helping people who have been imprisoned to
find a better life.
The CMSU alumna has worked in the field of
criminal justice for more than 20 years as a case
manager, social worker, associate warden, and warden
of the Milan facility. Now overseer of more than 1,500
federal prisoners, Marberry said her desire to make
a difference started even before she became a CMSU
criminal justice student in 1978.
Inspired by stories her mother told as a cook in a
St. Louis halfway house, Marberry said she knew early
on her life would lead to a career in public service.
“[Working in criminal justice] was a way for me
to give back to the community,” said Marberry. “I’ve
always seen myself as somewhat of a public servant.”
Marberry earned a bachelor’s degree at CMSU
in 1982 and her master’s a year later. She worked
with both police officials and the St. Louis-based
community organization, Operation Safe Streets.
Eventually, she became involved with the National
Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice and found
her calling in the Bureau of Prisons.
Marberry said she’s faced a number of challenges
as a woman in corrections but said the essential
difference a female warden brings to the prison
community is the “approach.”
“We talk,” said Marberry. “We try to resolve issues.
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Now Is a Very Exciting Time for CMSU
What an exciting time to be
a part of Central Missouri State
University and its future!
President Aaron Podolefsky,
who was inaugurated Oct. 22,
is focused on the tasks ahead
to chart a course of excellence
for our great university. He has
articulated his vision to be a
world-class university that offers
a small-college environment
while providing large-university
opportunities.
This vision is right on track,
reflecting a collective statement of
where we’ve been and where we
aspire to be.
This university serves many
stakeholders and serves them
well. The future looks bright
indeed. As alumni and friends,
you play a vital role in achieving
this vision.
Through my travels this year
attending various alumni events,
I have met many individuals from
all professions and backgrounds.
I have asked the question time
and time again, “How are you
connected to the university and how
can we help make that connection
stronger?” The answers are as wide
Marberry (continued from page 20)
The punishment is that they are
separated from their families
and loved ones. It’s not my goal
to make every day of their life
miserable.”
Marberry said she’s a big
believer in prison programs. Many
of the programs at FCI Milan
center around inmate education.
Milan high school teachers
come into the prison community
so inmates can earn a high
school diploma or GED. Inmates
also can take part in vocational
training programs to develop the
skills they will need to succeed
when they are released.
However, it’s prevention that
keeps people out of prison in the
first place, Marberry noted.
“I think education creates
opportunity,” she said. “If we
invest and prepare for education
on the front end, then we
probably can avoid a lot of
this on the back end, meaning
incarceration.”
Chris Small, Board of Directors president
and varied as the individuals
themselves. However, one theme
is played out over and over again.
The vision, focus and direction of
our university matter. They give
us our deep sense of loyalty and
pride to the “red and black.”
This has been a busy year for
your association. Serving more
than 80,000 alumni, we are
designing new ways to recognize
Marberry said that at the
Milan facility, inmates are
offered opportunities to improve
themselves beyond academics.
Drug dependency programs,
faith-based organizations and
mentoring help to establish what
Marberry calls a “support system”
for returning to society.
Marberry was an active student
during her time at CMSU. A
member of Delta Sigma Theta
sorority and the Association of
Black Collegians, she participated
in many community projects.
One of the most memorable
experiences she had as a student
was visiting the federal prison
in Leavenworth, KS. She said
meeting the inmates and staff
really prepared her for a career in
the prison system.
Experiences like the ones she
had at CMSU shaped Marberry
into the professional she is today.
She said the demands placed
on prison officials are greater than
you in your workplaces and
communities; rethinking the old
chapter structures of the past; and
exploring more effective ways to
provide you with benefits such as
insurance options, and rental car
and travel discounts.
In this, my last column, I want
to thank all those alumni and
friends with whom I have had
a chance to “connect” over the
past year. It has been an honor
to serve as your ambassador for
all alumni around the state, the
region and the world.
My theme this year has been
about the many ways each of
us can “connect” with our great
university. The staff in the alumni
and development office stands
ready to serve you, and, by the
way, are great at what they do to
enhance those connections.
As always, we want to hear
about you and your endeavors.
On behalf of the entire Alumni
Board of Directors, we wish you
and yours the warmest of holiday
seasons and a happy new year.
Go Mules and Jennies!
that of other aspects in criminal
justice. Marberry said she’s tried to
surpass all expectations by leading
by example.
“We’re held to a higher
standard in the law enforcement
field,” said Marberry. “We expect
integrity and professionalism
from our employees and I try to
exemplify that.”
Marberry looks forward to
being promoted in the near future
to higher security prisons, adding
that the Federal Bureau of Prisons
promotes and transfers officials
frequently. In fact, she has been
“promoted” six times.
Marberry said she still keeps
in contact with some of her
CMSU friends and said she has
an excellent support base in her
church and community.
— Michael Bradshaw ’05
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Alumni Needed for
Mule Lead Teams
Alumni volunteers are
being recruited by the Alumni
Association to serve on new
Mule Lead Teams. Members
in designated geographic
areas will help plan and
contact alumni to attend
area events and activities.
They will provide feedback
about alumni activities
and communication. The
first Mule Lead teams will
be organized in the Kansas
City, St. Louis and Johnson
County, MO, areas.
To volunteer for a team,
contact Jenne Vanderbout,
assistant director of alumni
relations, at 660-543-8000 or
alumni@cmsu.edu.
Legacy Scholarship
Open to Grandchildren
Grandchildren of
alumni are now eligible
to apply for the Legacy
Scholarship, by vote of the
Alumni Association Board
of Directors in November.
The scholarship had been
available only for children
or stepchildren of alumni.
March 1, 2006, is the
deadline to apply. Complete
criteria and application forms
are online at www.cmsu.edu/
foundscholarships.
Alumni Board
Election Results
Becky Klein, Margaret
Herron and Steve Harmon
have been elected to threeyear
terms on the Alumni
Association Board of
Directors. Keith Hendrix was
elected to a one-year term.
“This election had one of
the largest voter counts in
association history,” said
Jenne Vanderbout, assistant
director of alumni relations.
“It was the first time that we
sent out a request by email to
ask alumni to vote. It was so
effective that we plan to use
email more in the future.”
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The annual Simon Evening of Giving at Independence
Center brought out hundreds of CMSU alumni and
families. Above left are Megan Jenkins ’05, Brandi
Emory ’05 and Karen Helm ’86. Immediately left are
Angie Ekberg ’96, Katrina Lickteig ’87 and Pam Loe ’94.
Above are Brenda and David Biller ’95. At right are
Diana ’70, ’87, ’04; Kristi ’00; Jared, Greg ’68 hs; and
Ellsbeth Gladfelter.
Escape to Central Park Zoo festivities brought smiles to performers, alumni and children, who got together for some fun activities. They
include, from left: Michelle Moll, Zookeeper; Corey Henry, Kane; Nicole Hall, Budi; Charlie and Sheila Morgan; Demi Register; Stacy ’92, ’00,
Matt and Madelyn Morgan; Thomas, Amy ’95 and Lillian McDonald; Ray and Charlotte Boothe; Kim and Liam Ritter; and Carol ’83, ’85 and
Ally Hassler.
Board of Directors, The Alumni Association of Central Missouri State University
PRESIDENT
Chris Small ’87, ’89, ’92
Grain Valley, MO
VICE PRESIDENT/
PRESIDENT ELECT
Roger Wilson ’88
Columbia, MO
PAST PRESIDENT
Richard Phillips ’65, ’67, ’72
Lake Tapawingo, MO
ELECTED DIRECTORS
John Culp ’65, ’69
Warrensburg, MO
H. Spencer Fricke ’70
Marshall, MO
Mary Griffith ’59, ’74
Greenwood, MO
Steve Harmon ’85
St. Louis, MO
Leeann Jones ’88
Shawnee Mission, KS
Judith Noland ’62
Lee’s Summit, MO
Mary O’Reilly ’73
Hazelwood, MO
Harvey Wadleigh ’52
Kansas City, MO
Jesse West ’87
Lee’s Summit, MO
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Cynthia Bowman ’81
Leawood, KS
Dolores Burger ’59
California, MO
SueAnn Carter ’64
Warrensburg, MO
C.A. (Cass) Cassing ’51
Raytown, MO
Russ Childress ’62
Lee’s Summit, MO
Jerryl Christmas ’86
St. Louis, MO
Julia Consalus ’50
Surprise, AZ
Ron Culp ’71
Overland Park, KS
E. Robert Eastin ’62
St. Louis, MO
Tom Goddard ’61
Lake Tapawingo, MO
Glenda Goetz ’70
Warrensburg, MO
James Goodrich ’62
Columbia, MO
C. O. Green ’43
Sedalia, MO
Robert Green ’47
Sedalia, MO
Randy Jadlot ’75
Mesa, AZ
Larry Keisker ’61
Lee’s Summit, MO
Lloyd Kaiser ’73
Kansas City, MO
Mark Leicht ’78
Manchester, MO
Mike Lord ’64
Montgomery City, MO
Scott Loveland ‘85
Springfield, MO
Mary Anne Marshall ‘45
Warrensburg, MO
Vivian McGraw ‘67
Sunrise Beach, MO
Amy Merritt ‘83
Lenexa, KS
Jonna Merritt ’56
Blue Springs, MO
Bob Moore ’86
San Antonio, TX
Palmer R. Nichols II ’64
Jefferson City, MO
Monica Bolin ’89
Liberty, MO
Dorothea Renno ’57
Higginsville, MO
Rob Ruth ’75
Southlake, TX
Ron Scott ’73
Jefferson City, MO
Judith Simonitsch ’74
Independence, MO
Karen Sipes ’71
Berryton, KS
Paulette Strader ’72
Jefferson City, MO
Janie Thacker ’75
Overland Park, KS
Dick Thomson ’61
Maryville, MO
Steve Thurmon ’69
Blue Springs, MO
Mike Wackerman ’81
Camdenton, MO
Rosalee Welling ’58
Warrensburg, MO
Jim Whitfield ’50
Independence, MO
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Aaron Podolefsky
University President
Paul Page
Vice President for University
Advancement
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Sanders Hits the Blues on a National Scale
Mike Sanders has the blues,
but it’s not over the success of his
internationally syndicated radio
show. Sanders is the creator and
host of Blues Quest, a one-hour
documentary and interview show
airing on 38 public radio stations
all over the U.S. and in Australia.
What sets Blues Quest apart
from other radio shows is that
it focuses on one musician at a
time. Sanders spends an entire
hour telling the story of one blues
man or woman, playing music he
or she has been inspired by.
Sanders said that anyone
who encounters the blues has
to address its history, and the
purpose of Blues Quest is to
share the discovery of individual
histories through music.
“People who discover the
blues begin a backward journey
into the historical influences to
fully appreciate and understand
it,” he said. “The late songwriter
and bassist Willie Dixon,
described it best, ’The blues is
the roots; everything else is the
fruits.’”
Sanders graduated from CMSU
in 1978 with a bachelor of arts
degree in mass communication.
He also is a veteran of the
CMSU faculty. In 2000 he served
as a visiting professor in the
Department of Communication.
It was at that time Jon Hart, the
director of CMSU’s public radio
station KTBG 90.9 The Bridge,
offered Sanders the opportunity
to do a blues show.
However, it was Sanders’ wife,
Janet — whom he met while
attending CMSU in the late 1970s
— who actually came up with the
idea to focus each show on one
particular artist.
“Janet came up with an
element that, I think, really makes
the show,” Sanders said. “Every
artist tells stories of the first time
music really hit them, or when
the blues got a hold on ‘em.”
Sanders started his career
in broadcasting while he was
a student at CMSU, working at
different times for three different
radio stations, usually during the
night shift. Sanders said during
his senior year at CMSU, he
worked the overnight shift at what
is now Kansas City’s Mix 93.3.
“Jon Hart worked an overnight
air-shift at [then, KY 102] and
we would car pool to and from
Kansas City,” Sanders said. “Then
we’d try to stay awake in class.
Looking back on it, it seems crazy,
but by the time I graduated in
1978, all that experience really
paid off.”
After graduation, Sanders
worked as a reporter for the ABC
TV affiliate in Jackson, MS, where
in addition to reporting the
evening news, he filed a number
of stories for ABC, CNN and
Independent Television News in
London.
Sanders returned to Missouri
in 1983 to work for CBS affiliate
KCTV in Kansas City, where he
won a number of awards for his
work including an Emmy. While
working in television, Sanders
earned his master’s degree. In
2000, he was offered the chance
to return to CMSU to teach.
“Teaching had been a lifelong
goal for me,” he explained.
“It was a moving experience to
return to CMSU and inspire a new
generation of students going into
radio and television.”
In 2004, he and Janet set out
to syndicate Blues Quest with
12 public radio stations in their
pocket and a dream of reaching
more. In their second year of
distribution, they’ve more than
tripled that number and are
continuing to grow.
“Our goal is to get Blues Quest
on hundreds of public radio
stations around the world and
showcase as many performers as
we can,” he said.
Sanders said that although
he hasn’t yet felt the financial
effects of the present political
controversy over the future
funding of public radio, he
encourages people to write
to their representatives in
Washington in support of it.
Sanders said America “needs”
public radio now more than ever
so programs like Blues Quest can
survive. Sanders said they put
their show together with public
radio listeners in mind. He said
commercial stations require
too many breaks for advertising
and disrupt the program’s
documentary feel. Sanders
stressed the importance of paying
homage to an important and
diminishing part of America’s
cultural heritage.
“Sadly, we are losing older
musicians who devoted their lives
to this music and contributed
so much to its legacy,” he said.
“We want to interview as many as
possible while they’re still with
us so we can share their stories
and insights, preserve this musical
heritage and enrich the lives of
our listeners.”
Blues Quest can be heard on
public radio stations nationwide
including CMSU’s KTBG The
Bridge Sundays at 7 p.m. More
information about the show can
be found at www.bluesquest.org.
— Michael Bradshaw ’05
Mike Sanders ’78, right, has found success producing Blues Quest. His niche is to focus each show on just one blues legend, such as R.L. Burnsides, before his recent death.
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U.S., CMSU Give Solano New Home and Career
Life for Manuel Solano and
his family changed abruptly in
2000 amid threats of kidnapping
and ransom. Such violence was
all too common where they lived
in Bogota City, Colombia, where
his brother-in-law was kidnapped
and murdered and his father-inlaw
paid extortion to keep his
family safe.
When ransom demands
were made of Solano, he fled
Colombia and moved his family
to the U.S. rather than expose
them to the potential for violence
and death.
With little time to prepare,
Solano, an established psychiatrist
in his own country, came to
the Kansas City area, where his
brother was an oral surgeon. He
had to start over.
Solano never expected to find
himself back in college; however,
becoming a student was the only
way he could obtain the visa he
needed to stay in the U.S.
After completing a master’s
degree in computer science at
Central’s Summit Center in Lee’s
Summit, he now has found
a career as an educator in the
Kansas City, MO, school district.
It is a role he never expected to
play, but one he relishes daily.
Solano began his studies
at the University of Missouri-
Kansas City while tutoring UMKC
students in mathematics. That
job expanded into working with
summer tutoring programs with
the Kansas City school district. He
completed a bachelor’s degree in
Manuel Solano ’05 helps Spanish-speaking adults such as Lilia Medina, left, and Sara Torres,
right, learn to use the Internet. The women have children in the Kansas City school district.
information technology in time
to see the job market slow down
for graduates in his field. But
he soon was offered a job, with
provisional certification, teaching
math in the school district
— until they saw his resumé.
“With my background as a
physician, they told me they
needed me worse as a science
teacher,” he said. Solano began
seeking a campus where he
could complete the coursework
necessary to obtain Missouri
teaching certification. Central’s
Summit Center was convenient
and had the courses he needed.
He began teaching science
at Northeast Middle School in
Kansas City, where his language
skills came to the attention of
the school’s English as a Second
Language coordinator. He then
became a resource teacher,
explaining science to small groups
of “neo-American” students in
sheltered classes.
“These are students who
have limited or no English
skills,” he explained. Solano
added that some students in the
program come from countries
where they have had little or no
formal education. One student
entered the program without an
understanding of the concept of
an alphabet.
“In the sheltered classroom,
we modify the curriculum for
students with limited language
skills so they can learn at grade
level,” he explained.
Alicia Miguel, director of
the district’s ESL program,
noticed Solano’s dedication and
enthusiasm, as well as his skill
at helping other teachers who
were teaching ESL students.
She hired him as one of two
ESL instructional coaches for
the district. This fall he began
providing support for core subject
teachers by modeling methods
of instruction that allow them
to reach non-English speaking
students.
Solano feels life is good for his
family in the United States. They
are safe, and his wife, a registered
nurse, has completed certification
requirements. She is working as
a cardiac specialty nurse at the
University of Kansas Medical
Center. His daughter graduated
from community college last
spring, and his son is doing well
in high school. The family soon
will return to a level of financial
security similar to what they had
in Colombia.
Solano is not sure where his
career will take him, but he knows
he likes what he is doing.
“I’ve always been a teacher;
I taught in medical school in
Colombia. But now I’m giving
back,” Solano said. “When I
came here, I was totally lost. At
one point I was about to give up
because of the language barrier. I
know what that’s like, and I like
the fact that I can help someone
else bridge that gap.”
— Mike Greife ’74
Using simple techniques to teach the Spanish words for nose and mouth, Manuel Solano demonstrates methods for communicating across cultural barriers.
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What a great day to be outdoors enjoying fine cuisine and weather during an alumni reception
and wine tasting at Mt. Pleasant Winery. Immediately left are Terri Ennis, Teri Hytinen and Susan
Hytinen ’89, ’91. Below them are DeLeon Piggee and Mannetta Piggee ’90. Below, another
group enjoying the festivities were Chernese Robertson-Abrudan ’03, Adrain Abrudan, Gheorghe
Abrudan, Josh Wilson and Hilary Atchley ’03.
Dinner, theatre and a mystery to solve make
for some great alumni moments. The three
photos above are from our Murder Mystery
Theatre event. They are at top, Donna ’82
and Booker Anderson. In the middle photo
are Tina Keenon and Brian McCrary ’00. In
the bottom photo are Jeff ’90, ’92 and Susan
Brinkmeyer ’89, ’97. Alumna Kathy Bechtel,
not pictured, even solved the mystery!
What’s summer without a barbecue alumni
gathering in Blue Springs? In the photo
below are Chris Livingston ’07 and James
Freese ’07 with Janet ’66 and Bill ’66 Gillen.
It’s a great combo just to put beer,
pizza, friends and CMSU classmates
together, but add a tour and tasting
at the Boulevard Brewery and you
understand why this alumni event
quickly draws a crowd. Above Chris
Small ’87, ’89, ’92, center, president
of the Alumni Association Board of
Directors, welcomes the group. Left
are Bill Penrod, Kyra Summers ’90,
Betsy Mansell, Paula Barry ’77 and
Stacy Schultz ’95. To the right are
Ryan Grantham, Jeff Holden ’03,
Nick Julo ’03, Pat Nussbeck ’03 and
Adam Jennings ’02.
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Tailgates Pump up Alumni for Some Big Games
At the Pittsburg State tailgate
above were Pat and Mary Cord
with Jeannie and Paul Page,
vice president for university
advancement. Above right were
Brooke, Dailen and Sylvia Younce
’92. Immediately right were Nicole
and Adam Morris. Far right were
Tom and Lisa Pennacchio. Tailgating
at the Missouri Western game were
below right Mike ’99 and Rachel
Sumner Goeller ’00, Hannah and
Johan; immediately below, Stephen
Rea ’71 and Jerry Hughes ’71; and
bottom, Brent and Maddie Hoke,
Caton and Terry Collier ’90, and
Derek Webber ’05.
At the Northwest Tailgate were, above left,
Lana ’67 and Steven Thurmon ’70, and left,
Don Albert. Above were Bob Koffman ’77,
Doris Koffman ’78 and John Koffman.
At the Washburn tailgate were above left, Megan Kliethermes with Bobbi, Patsy and Callie Conway. Top, from left,
were Terry Collier ’90, Jolene Conway, Jim Whiteman ’71 hs, ’76, Tracy Maley and Jerry Hughes ’71. Bottom, from left,
were Joy Mistele, ’76, ’82, Eric ’53 and Lyn Walther ’53, Karen ’71 and Joel Sipes, and Vici Hughes, ’88, ’95, ’98.
High School Touchdown Tents Draw Alumni
The Alumni Association Touchdown Tent visited five high schools and drew more than 500 alumni and guests. Above, left, are RoseAnn ’60 and
Don Shull ’60. Above right are Kristee Lorenz ’88, ’94, ’99; and Courtney and Rob Davis ’99, ’04. Immediately left are Frances and Vernon
Spradling ’37. Immediately above, left, are Vici Hughes, director of alumni relations and development, with Larry Dobson ’73 and Mary Dobson ’74.
Above center are Janet ’82 and Daniel Gertz ’82 with their daughter, Marissa. Above right are Suzanne Kaskadden ’07, Patty and David Hackett ’74
and Casey Lund, ’02, development officer for the College of Applied Sciences and Technology.
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Arizona Alumni Reconnect, Meet the Podolefskys
CMSU alumni gathered at Barcelona in Scottsdale, AZ, for a reception this fall. Among those attending were from left: Adam Jennings ’02, Jamie Jennings ’03, Warren Nichols, Norma Fawley ’68,
Jenny Nichols, Bob Gard (dean emeritus), Ms. Ronnie Podolefsky, Winnie Gard, President Aaron Podolefsky, Ken Zordani ’02, Helen Garigliano ’81, Casey Zordani and Casey Lund ’02.
CMSU Balloon Amazes Alumni in Reno, Albuquerque
The CMSU hot air balloon found its way to festivals in Reno, NV, and
Albuquerque, NM, this fall, providing some majestic sights for alumni
and friends. Among those enjoying the festivals were upper left:
Kurt Neubauer ’70; Paul Page, vice president for university advancement;
David Steidley, the pilot; and Lee Alley ’66, ’67. Above center are Taylor
Young and her grandmother, Edith Steel ’45. Immediately right are Cynthia
Redelsperger ’88 with Robert Koogler and family. Immediately left are Mike
Eatough, Tonya Taylor ’82 and George Boddy, director of extended campus.
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notes
class notes
Several CMSU business alumni
who earned graduate degrees
in the early 1970s recently got
together at the farm of Roger and
Carolyn Gregory. From left, they
are Terry Erwine ’70; Bill Forman
’70; Wayne Bill ’67, ’70; Professor
Emeritus Charles Kuhn ’51
(guest of honor); Fritz Hirter ’70;
Roger Gregory ’69; David Bahner
’70; Brad Funk ’70; Linda Spotts-
Michael ’71; Bob Buhrkuhl ’69,
’71; and Jim Bargfrede ’70.
Kuhn served as graduate
adviser to the students when
they attended CMSU.
1940-1949
Gordon Gross ’47 and his
wife, Shirley, reside at 3904 SW
Hidden Cove Dr., Lee’s Summit,
MO 64082 and can be reached at
gedgross@sbcglobal.net.
1950-1959
Linvill Hendrich ’50 and his wife,
Paula (Griffith) ’50, reside at 4402
Towhee Dr. NW, Gig Harbor, WA
98332.
Gordon Williams, Jr. ’56 and his
wife, Eleanor (Greene) ’56, reside at
10107 NE 99th St., Kansas City, MO
64157.
1960-1969
Linda (Gerred) Scott ’63, ’73
has retired from American Airlines.
Her husband, Richard, retired from
BNSF Railway. They live on a ranch
and raise Shorthorn cattle. They can
be reached at PO Box 248, Jewett, TX
75846 or at scott7000@earthlink.net.
Kenneth Eckhoff ’64, ’68 and his
wife, Donna (Rytter) ’65, ’81, reside
at 4508 SW Gull Point Drive, Lee’s
Summit, MO 64082.
Carl Parker ’64 is chief financial
officer for South Texas Moulding,
a building materials manufacturer
and distributor. He and his wife,
Sue (Graham) ’64, have two sons,
Craig and Lance. They reside at
2999 S. 5th St., Unit 18, McAllen,
TX 78503 and can be reached at
parkercarl@sbcglobal.net.
Andrew Burch ’65 retired after
30 years as teacher and director of
student activities at a high school
of 5,200 students in Fairfax County,
VA. He and his wife, Carole, reside
at 75 Forest Dr., Hilton Head,
SC 29928. Their email address is
ibis29928@yahoo.com. They have
a son who lives in Fairfax County,
VA, and a daughter who lives in
Scottsdale, AZ.
D. Jane (Thompson) Hutchison
’65 and her husband, Dan, reside at
1125 Jackson Rd., Kerrville, TX 78028.
Steve Little ’65 and his wife,
Betsy, reside at 6808 Overland Trail,
Ripley, OK. They can be reached at
PO Box 305, Ripley, OK 74062 or at
steve_little@mercmarine.com.
Denny Banister ’66 and his wife,
Madelyn (Stelzer) ’66, reside at
5013 Scruggs Station Rd., Jefferson
City, MO 65109 and their email is
dbanister@mofb.com.
Elaine Ray ’66 retired in 2004
from the Sedalia School District after
teaching remedial reading for 38
years. She taught three of those years
in Kansas City. She resides at 3302
W. 32nd St., Sedalia, MO 65302.
Rick Foertsch ’67 earned his
Ph.D. at Oregon State University and
is on the faculty there and at Southern
Oregon University. He is a consultant
and operates an alternative learning
program for at-risk youth. He can be
reached at PO Box 962, Corvallis, OR
97339 or at rfoertsch@msn.com.
Bob Albers ’68 and his wife,
Janice, reside at 12 Jefferson
Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
and can be reached by email at
robertalbers@hotmail.com.
Robert Haberle ’68 is an ICU/ER
registered nurse. He resides at 160
Broadway, Apt. 211, Englewood,
FL 34223 and his email is
missouritraveller@aol.com.
Ron Rowland ’68 is vice president
and general manager of Hilbilt
Sales Corp. of Missouri. His wife,
Diana, is an account executive with
KOMU-TV in Columbia. Their
daughters, Michele and Lydia, are
married and have started families
and their son, Julian, will start high
school next year. The family resides
at 702 Wildrose Place, Columbia,
MO 65201. Ron can be reached at
rjjrowland@msn.com.
David Bradley ’69 resides at
29016 State Route D, Cleveland,
MO 64734. His email address is
rdbrad@earthlink.net.
Jim McAllister ’69 lives in
Scottsdale, AZ, and writes a column
for the North Scottsdale Independent.
The column deals with television,
movies, books and music and can be
read at http://newsblog.info/0287.
He can be reached by email at
azjimmcallister@cox.net.
1970-1979
John Wieschhaus ’70, ’74 is
senior art director at Freebairn &
Co. His wife, Beth (Weber) ’74, is a
special education teacher at Wilson
Creek Elementary School in Duluth.
Their daughter, Susan, is a senior
at UGA and son, Adam, is a junior.
Their son, Stephen, is a freshman at
Indiana University. They reside at
9770 Hunt Club Way, Alpharetta, GA
30022 and can be reached by email at
jwieschhaus@comcast.net.
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Patrick Sehorn ’70, ’74 and
his wife, Sheryl, reside at 1925
Meadowlark Dr., Raymore, MO
64083. Their email address is
psehorn@comcast.net.
Linda Crooks ’71, ’76 submitted
the winning theme, More than a
Game, for the 2005 National Girls and
Women in Sports Day. She received
a $500 gift certificate from the Sports
Authority to purchase equipment for
girls in the Gadsden Independent
School District where she is the
physical education coordinator. She
is also an adjunct professor at the
University of Texas-El Paso.
Liz Dumortier ’71 is a sales
associate with Downing-Frye Realty
Inc. in Naples, FL, specializing in
residential gulf and golf course
communities. She has earned the
accredited buyer representative
designation and is a member of
the Naples Area Board of Realtors,
Florida Association of Realtors and
National Association of Realtors.
Wanda (Kreissler) Jones
’71 resides at 437 W. Dade 122,
Lockwood, MO 65682.
Debbee (Farr) Long ’71, ’77
retired from teaching and works
part time at the public library in
Harrisonville. She and her husband,
Dennis, reside at 2303 Meadowlark,
Harrisonville, MO 64701 and can be
reached at debbeelong@yahoo.com.
Bernard Cooper ’73 owns Show
Me Driving School. He resides in
O’Fallon, MO.
Larry Farris ’73 and his wife,
Lucinda, reside at 5033 Valley View
Dr., La Porte, TX 77571 and can be
reached at ljfarris@gmail.com.
Tommie Fields, Jr. ’73 and his
wife, Christina, can be reached at PO
Box 5753, Fort Hood, TX 76544.
Donna (Knight) Howard ’73
and her husband, Lynn, reside at 509
Swallow St., Warrensburg, MO 64093.
Terry Shivers ’73 can be reached
at PO Box 101, Warrensburg, MO
64093 or by email, shivey@iland.net.
Hugh Beasley ’75 is president and
awards and honors
1970-1979
Robert Buhrkuhl ’69, ’71 was
selected for the Global Register’s
Who’s Who in Executives and
Professionals. He works at the
Pentagon in the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense and serves as
the director of the Department of
Defense’s Joint Rapid Acquisition
Cell. He and his wife, Bonnie (Bruce)
’70, reside in Alexandria, VA.
John Overman ’74 was selected
by his peers at Moultrie Technical
College as the school’s nominee
for the state Rick Perkins Award for
Excellence in Technical Instruction.
CEO of Ultimate IT Services, Inc. He
and his wife, Melodie, celebrated their
silver wedding anniversary. They have
a daughter and four grandchildren in
Oklahoma and a son and daughter
at home. The family resides at 2689
Sheila Lane, Marietta, GA 30062.
Their email is beasley@integrity.com.
Sheila (Willbanks) Wade ’75 and
her husband, Kent, have a daughter,
Annie, 16. Sheila is a homemaker and
can be reached at swade2@kc.rr.com.
Ruth (Cordray) Wheeler ’75
retired in April after 30 years of
service to the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps.
Her military awards include two
Meritorious Service medals, the Navy
Commendation medal and the Navy
Achievement medal. She is now a
nurse executive at the Bill Hefner
VA Medical Center in Salisbury, NC.
Her husband, Doug, followed his
Navy career by entering the field of
education. They reside at 6406 Fox
Trace, Salisbury, NC 28147. They
have two daughters, Jennifer Semones
and Stephanie Heath and one
granddaughter, Haleigh.
Patti (Burmeister) Bauer ’76
resides at 11901 Pleasant Ridge Rd.,
Apt. #1021, Little Rock, AR 72223.
Her email is pattibauer@msn.com.
Don Bowerman ’76 retired in
2002 from the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration after 30 years at the
local, county and federal levels of
law enforcement. He also retired in
2002 as senior chief investigator in
the Coast Guard Investigative Service,
a career that first began in 1969
when he joined the U.S. Navy. He
now enjoys volunteer work, selling
Air Stream travel trailers and serves
as a consultant to the Pottawattamie
County District Attorney. He is a
member of the Board of Directors of
the Union Pacific Railroad Museum.
Don resides in Council Bluffs, IA with
his wife, Tina, and can be reached at
shellbrook@cox.net. .
Mary (Bowes) Buchanan ’76
is working part time at Children’s
Therapy Group in Overland Park, KS.
He teaches marketing management at
the college’s Veterans Parkway campus
in Moultrie, GA, and conducts
online courses. He also earned the
International Delta Epsilon Chi
30 year Service Award in 2004. He
resides in Omega, GA.
M. Melissa (Bachus)
Witherington ’74, ’78, ’85 resides in
Columbia, MO. She has been selected
to Who’s Who for the sixth year.
Ken McAlpin ’75 was awarded
lifetime certification as a certified
purchasing manager from the
Institute for Supply Management.
He is secretary of the NAPM-Ft. Worth
She previously worked in the school
districts of Cass-Midway, Drexel,
Miami, North Kansas City and Blue
Valley as a speech pathologist. She
and her husband, Buck, have two
children, Anne and Pete. The family
resides at 8216 Tomahawk, Prairie
Village, KS 66208.
Michael Frisbie ’76 is in his
25th year with Sprint as a solutions
architect. He and his wife, Cynthia,
can be reached at mike@async.net.
Jay Haworth ’76 is married and
has three children. He is a supervisor
at a hospital in Cincinnati and is
assistant district commissioner for the
Dan Beard Council of Boy Scouts of
America. He can be reached at 6152
Shearwater Dr., Fairfield, OH 45014
or by email at jhaworth@cinci.rr.com.
Steve Lieneke ’76 and his wife,
Patricia (Brennaman) ’77, reside at
5110 W. 157th Terr., Overland Park,
KS 66224 and can be reached at
slieneke@hotmail.com.
Debora “D.J.” (Lyons)
Champagne ’77, ’79, ’84 earned
a Ph.D. in Education and Urban
Leadership Policy Studies in July.
She is director of tech prep/career
services/A+ schools at North Central
Missouri College, Trenton, MO.
She has two children, Anthony and
his wife, Kelly Champagne and her
daughter, Melanie and her husband,
David Hickok. Debora resides at 3776
N. State Rt. A, Maysville, MO 64469.
Her email is champs@ccp.com or
dchampagne@mail.ncmissouri.edu.
Stephen Grover ’77 resides
at 1326 E. Loma Linda Ave.,
Fresno, CA 93720. His email is
wizardgrover@yahoo.com.
Wendy (Pratt) Hendershot
’77 can be reached at PO Box 412,
Rosebud, TX 76570 or by email at
wenhen56@hotmail.com.
Jimmy May ’77 has been a teacher
in the Clark County School District,
Las Vegas, NV, for the last 29 years. He
resides at 231 W. Horizon Ridge #214,
Henderson, NV 89012. His email is
jimmymay123@yahoo.com.
Board of Directors. He resides at 5016
Overton Ridge Circle #917,
Ft. Worth, TX 76132 and can be
reached at macksrex@sbcglobal.net.
Michael Dickey ’76 is the
recipient of a 2005 Governor’s
Humanities Book Award conferred
by the Missouri Humanities Council.
This award recognizes an individual
or group whose publication has
increased understanding and
appreciation of Missouri’s history and
culture, regardless of the publisher’s
or author’s place of residence. He
is the historic site administrator of
Arrow Rock State Historic Site and
class notes
Former Lab School
Music Teacher Turns 99
Edith Brooks celebrated her
99th birthday on Oct. 15. She
taught music in the CMSU Lab
School from 1950-1979 to grades
K-12, then taught in the music
department.
Her address is Willow Care,
328 Munger Lane, Hannibal,
MO 63401 and her email is
willowamc@tutera.com. She
would love to hear from past
students, colleagues and friends.
Howe Service Award
Presented to Garten,
Three CMSU Alumni
Ted Garten, CMSU professor
emeritus of secondary education,
was named one of four recipients
of the Robert C. Howe Service
to Secondary Education Award
by the Missouri Association of
Secondary School Principals
Oct. 3 in Columbia.
Garten, a CMSU professor
from 1969-2001, now serves the
university as the development
officer for the College of
Education and Human Services.
In addition to Garten,
three CMSU alumni also were
presented the award.
They are Don Keck ’60,
professor emeritus of education
administration at Missouri
State University; Mike Willard
’68, retired educator and
executive director of the Show-
Me Curriculum Administrators
Association; and Becky Oakes
’86, former executive director of
the Missouri State High School
Activities Association.
author of Arrow Rock: Crossroads of the
Missouri Frontier.
1980-1989
Heather (Bullock) Haste ’87
traveled to Tokyo in November as
a participant in the Japan Fulbright
Memorial Fund Teacher Program. She
was one of 200 U.S. educators visiting
Japan for three weeks to promote
greater intercultural understanding
between the two nations. She was
chosen from a pool of more than
2,500 applicants for this honor.
Heather and husband, Eric, can be
reached at haste@aps.edu.
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Farzad Hosseinian ’78 resides at
20 Frobisher St., Richmond Hill, ON
L4B 4H7, Canada and can be reached
at farzadhosseinian@hotmail.com.
Ron Smith ’78 and his wife,
Myra, reside at 11442 Tanbark Dr.,
Reston, VA 20191 and can be reached
at rssmith@yahoo.com.
Rod Crain ’79 is a division
human resources manager at
Manpower, Inc. He resides at 4825
Davis Lane, #1223, Austin, TX 78749
and can be reached by email at
rod_crain@hotmail.com.
Julie (Fleisch) Ligon ’79
can be reached by email at
bookwoman1@mchsi.com.
Donna (Sutton) Martin ’79
works with her husband, Craig,
managing their construction
company, Integrity Contracting, Inc.
in the St. Louis area. They have four
children and three grandchildren.
Their daughter, Mallory Bogacz, is a
freshman at CMSU. They reside at 218
Vistaoak Court., Ballwin, MO 63021.
Their email is fre4life@earthlink.net.
Rick McDaniel ’79 resides at
2802 Bergenfield Ct., Orlando, FL
32835 and can be reached by email at
rmcdaniel@cfl.rr.com.
1980-1989
Frank Calhoon ’80 donated
several recorded videotapes related
to Physics 1104 labs to the James C.
Kirkpatrick Library at CMSU. He has
taught physics, immunology and
chemistry in colleges for 17 years
including Metro Park College, Park
College, Donnelley College and
CMSU. He is also a chiropractor in
Warrensburg.
Julie (Loveall) Mellor ’80 resides
at 6349 Saddle Ridge Ct., Kalamazoo,
MI 49009 and can be reached at
j488020@yahoo.com.
George Reed ’80 and his wife,
Lucy (Cole) ’80, reside at 18B
Garrison Lane, Carlisle, PA 17013.
They can be reached by email at
george.reed@planetcable.net.
Mark White ’80 is a church
planter in Pittsburg, KS and pastor
of The Foundry, an alternative
church meeting primarily in homes
and businesses. His wife, Nancy
(Jarman) fs ’77-’80, is a school
district administrative claims training
specialist. She works throughout
the state of Kansas for Greenbush,
an educational services provider.
Three of their children — Seth,
John and Timothy — are married
and their daughter, Marie, is in the
cosmetology program at Ft. Scott
Community College. They reside
at 1916 S. Stillwell St., Pittsburg,
KS 66762 and their email is
foundryfellowship@yahoo.com.
Johnie Wood ’80 is the director
of security and audits at JB Hunt
Transport, Inc. and a guest lecturer
at the University of Arkansas. He
and his wife, Shirley, reside at 301
NW Linebarger Lane, Bentonville,
AR 72712. Their email address is
johniew398@aol.com.
Brad Cox ’81 worked the last
14 years at Take 2 Productions in
Kansas City as senior editor/creative
director. In 1999 he bought the
family business, a funeral home,
and 100,000 sq. ft. of commercial
property. He and his wife, Sandra,
reside at 308 SW Walnut, Lee’s
Summit, MO 64063. Their email is
brad@langsfordfuneralhome.com.
Gayle McIntosh ’81 is executive
director of communications for the
University of Puget Sound. She lives
in Tacoma, WA, with her daughter,
Aubrey, and can be reached at
gmcintosh@ups.edu.
Pat McNeive ’81 works at
Community Bank of Pleasant Hope
as executive vice president and serves
on the bank’s board of directors.
He has two children, Patricia Hager,
a sophomore at CMSU, and Gini
McNeive, a senior at Versailles High
School. He can be reached at
P.O. Box 113, Pleasant Hope, MO
65725 or at pmcneive@alltel.net.
Ken Davis ’82 completed the
FBI Crisis/Negotiators Course and
the DEA Narcotics Investigators
Course. He is a police officer with
the Vicksburg Police Department.
He and his wife, Cindie, reside
at 1317 Division St., Vicksburg,
MS 39180 and can be reached at
davi2554@bellsouth.net.
Cheryl (Brown) Jackson
’82 earned master’s degrees in
elementary education and elementary
administration. She is principal at
Coleman Elementary in the Meramec
Valley R-3 School District. Her
husband, Roger ’82, is district sales
manager for Liberty Mutual Insurance
in St. Louis. They have three children:
Ryan, 23; Channa, 12; and Charla, 9.
The family resides at 22 Coachman
Ln., Villa Ridge, MO 63089 and their
email is cjackson@mvr3.k12.mo.us.
Jeff Melvin ’82 is the owner of
Sunset Pool and Patio in St. Louis.
He and his wife, Pam, have three
daughters: Amanda, 17; Hannah,
14; and Madeline, 10. They reside
at 6 Venice Place Ct., Wildwood,
MO 63040 and can be reached at
jmelvin@sunsetpoolpatio.com.
Ken Smith ’82 and his wife,
Barbi, reside at 108 Briarcliff Dr.,
St. Charles, MO 63301.
John Westenhaver ’83, ’85 and
wife, Deanna, reside at 1598 Roanoke
Ct., Warrensburg, MO 64093. Their
email is wes3dea@earthlink.net.
Gerald Williams ’83 retired from
the Army after 21 years of active duty
service. He and his wife, Lizabeth
Meet the Marr family: Wendy, Brittany, Brett and Steve
(Schnell) ’83, reside at 5650 NW
118th Dr., Coral Springs, FL 33076.
They can be reached by email at
gerald.williams@holy-cross.com.
Randall Bush ’83 is vice president
of IT at Viracon in Owatonna, MN.
He and his wife, Donna (Wilson) fs,
have four children.
Jill (Stuart) Eick ’84 is the
director of youth ministries and
education assistant at the Mexico
United Methodist Church. She is
also the assistant speech and debate
coach for Mexico High School. She
resides at 926 S. Olive, Mexico,
MO 65265 and can be reached at
jillstuarteick@hotmail.com.
Jerry Foster ’84 is an
environment, health and safety
manager for Cargill Pork LLC with
responsibilities in Missouri and
Illinois. He and his wife, Jodean, have
three children. They reside at 2010
Wayne Ave., Jefferson City, MO 65109.
Email is jerry_l_98@yahoo.com.
Shahid Hussain ’84 resides at
2206 White Elm Ct., Chesterfield,
MO 63017 and can be reached at
hussainshahid@hotmail.com.
Dave McCumber ’84 and his wife,
Kelly, reside at 1095 McKimber Dr.,
Knoxville, IA 50138. Their email is
dlmccumber@hotmail.com.
Mark Robinson ’84 is vice
president of information technology
and chief information officer for
subsidiaries of SCS Transportation,
Inc. They provide trucking
transportation and supply chain
solutions across the U.S.
Keith Brink ’85 and his wife,
Alice ’83, own the WynBrick
Healing Arts Center on the historical
grounds of the former Middle March
Estate in Liberty, MO. The estate
was established in 1931 and was
frequented by Harry S. Truman.
The WynBrick offers yoga, massage
therapy, gourmet cooking classes and
a coffee house night that features
local poetry, art and music.
Agatha (Chanslor) Dickson
’85 and her husband, Thomas, have
a daughter, Emma, 3. The family
resides at 12954 Earnshaw St.,
Overland Park, KS 66213. Their email
is tsdickson@sbcglobal.net.
Abdul Mutalib Shahab ’85,
’87 and his wife, Enna, reside at
Jl. Kencana #30, Jakarta – Selatan,
12970 Indonesia and can be reached
at shahab@cbn.net.id.
Adam Wako ’85 resides at PO Box
30650, Nairobi, KS 00100, Kenya. His
email is omukhavi@yahoo.com.
Carolyn (Cobb) Jarman ’86
resides at 4233 62nd St., Urbandale,
IA 50322 and can be reached at
campfire-usa@mchsi.com.
Pat Pou ’86 resides at 7354 Drexel
Dr., St. Louis, MO 63130 and can be
reached at patricia.pou@swic.edu.
Todd Forman ’87 received a
doctor of ministry degree from
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Midwestern Theological Seminary
in Kansas City, MO, in May. He is
the senior pastor at First Baptist
Church, Versailles, where he has
served for 10 years. He and his wife,
Kimberly (Moore) ’91, have four
children: Melendy, 13; Jamison, 11;
and twins, Joel and Caleb, 4. The
family resides at 19996 Ritchie Rd.,
Versailles, MO 65084. Their email is
tkforman@yahoo.com.
Brad Grecco ’87 and his wife,
Teresa, reside at 8018 Scarborough
Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80920
and can be reached by email at
bradgrecco@aol.com.
Julie (Ryan) Lindstrom ’87, ‘90
is a speech-language pathologist with
the Lee’s Summit School District.
Her husband, Rich ’89, works for
GE Energy in Kansas City, MO. They
have two daughters: Delaney, 10, and
Kate, 5. The family resides at 1308 SW
Pacific Dr., Lee’s Summit, MO 64081.
They can be reached by email at julie.
lindstrom@leesummit.k12.mo.us.
Cyndi Prudden ’87 is
superintendent of the Women’s
Eastern Reception Diagnostic and
Correctional Center in Vandalia, MO.
Kris Baughman ’88 is a library
media specialist with the Raytown,
MO school district for the 2005-06
school year.
Carol (Anderson) Benedictus
’88 and her husband, Edward, can be
reached at cbakagg@elp.rr.com.
Suzy (Tierney) Jolley ’88 owns
Affinity Marketing, a mailing list
brokerage firm she started 12 years
ago. She and her husband, David,
an airline pilot, have two children:
Michael, 17, and Erin, 15. The family
resides at 12844 Noland, Overland
Park, KS 66213. Their email address is
sjolley@kc.rr.com.
Mark Schneider ’88 resides at
3010 Davis Rd., Apt. B3, Fairbanks,
AK 99709. His email address is
mark_schneider@correct.state.ak.us.
Chuck Hamrick ’89 and his wife,
Cheryl, reside at 2130 Eastwood Dr.,
Fort Collins, CO 80525 and can be
reached at chuck@hamrick.biz.
Keith Marcks ’89 is president of
Lion Promotional Solutions in
St. Louis and his wife, Cathie
(Jackson) ’90, is a homemaker.
They have five children, ranging in
age from 3-13. They reside at 72
Gillette Field Close, St. Charles,
MO 63304 and can be reached at
sevenmarcks@aol.com.
Carol (Becker) Massmann ’89
resides at 6142 Arendes, St. Louis,
MO 63116. Her email address is
massmannc@ent.wustl.edu.
Kelly (Baker) Mullinax ’89
and her husband, Ryan, reside
at 11209 Riley, Overland Park,
KS 66210 and can be reached at
kmullinax@everestkc.net.
Jeff Wilkinson ’89 and his wife,
Kelly (Warner) ’89, have three
children: Connor, 10; Tyler, 8; and
Abigail Grace, 4. The family resides
at 14405 Piper Glen Dr., Austin,
TX 78738. Their email address is
kjwilk1@yahoo.com.
1990-1999
Timothy Bankston ’90 resides
at 11607 E. 74th Terr., Raytown, MO
64133.
Gary Barrett ’90 resides at 3107
Gianna Way, Land of Lakes, FL 34639
Email is barrett_244@yahoo.com.
Katherine (Palmer) Hannibal
’90 resides at 13915 Elmpark Ct.,
Houston, TX 77014 and can be
reached at kat767@aol.com.
Susan Chang ’91 and her
husband, Vincent Tsai ’91, reside at
No. 1, Alley 2, Lane 337, Fu-Lien Rd.,
Tainan City, 701 Taiwan. Their email
is vincent_jessie@seed.net.tw.
Korin (Nelson) Gulshen ’91 and
her husband, Jim, reside at 6742
Boulder Dr., Osage Beach, MO 65065.
Email is krgsolutions@charter.net.
Jim Kigar ’91 and his wife, Alisa
(Forrester) ’92 announce the birth of
Elsie Elaine, July 5, 2005. She joins
brother, Eli Richard, 18 months. The
family resides at RR #1 Box 115B,
Greentop, MO 63546 and can be
reached at kigar@nemr.net.
Traci (Miller) Via ’91, her
husband, Daniel, and children,
Megan, 6, and Miller, 3, live at 4002
SW 15th Ct., Blue Springs, MO 64015.
Their email is dtmvia@comcast.net.
Brian Millard ’92 and Jenny
(Malone) ’92 have two sons:
Braden, 8, and Logan, 2. Brian is a
partner in Millard Family Farms Inc.
and is a professional auctioneer.
Jenny is teaching fifth grade at
Osborn Elementary School. The
family resides at 1105 Gantz St.,
Stewartsville, MO 64490. Their email
is 4millard@centurytel.net.
Christina (Harper) Walsh ’92
works for ConAgra Foods Corporate
as the manager of operations training
for the frozen foods division. She and
her husband, Jeff, reside at 607 Wolf
Trail, Columbia, MO 65201. Email is
christi.walsh@conagrafoods.com.
Geoff Arbuckle ’93 resides
at 7721 Ardmore Dr., O’Fallon,
MO 63368 and can be reached at
gwa1969@direcway.com.
Joseph Collins ’93 is a safety
engineer for Clayco in the St. Louis
office. He resides in Florissant, MO.
Charley Donnici ’93 and his
wife, Tammy (Rogers) ’94, have a son
Alexander Franklin, born July 7, 2004.
Randy Hinton ’93 can be reached
by email at rkhinton1@hotmail.com.
Elliott Riggins ’93 resides at
9839 N. Highland Terr., Kansas City,
MO 64155 and can be reached at
eriggins@kcpd.org.
Janine (Miller) deManda ’94
and her husband, Juba Kalamka,
announce the birth of Morrigan
Yemaya Laurel Johnson deManda,
Sept. 20, 2004. The family resides
at 1018 18th St., Apt. B, Oakland,
CA 94607. Their email address is
jdemanda@hotmail.com.
Kristi (Saunders) Feltner ’94
and her husband, Randall, reside at
155 Sirocco Dr., Apt. 2, Minot AFB,
ND 58704 and can be reached at
af_blue@hotmail.com.
Brad Jennings ’94 and his wife,
Mary, reside at RR 2 Box 468, Adrian,
MO 64720 and can be reached at
brad_jennings@msn.com.
Crell Johns ’94 and his wife,
Kellie, reside at 4571 Ledgewood Dr.,
Medina, OH 44256. Their email is
crelljohns@zoominternet.net.
Andi (Grannerman) Kahn ’94,
’95 and her husband, James, reside at
314 NW Co Rd 0018, Corsicana, TX
75110 and can be reached by email at
andi_joy@hotmail.com.
Lien-Chuang Ko ’94 resides at
2F, No. 34, Jing Cheng 21 Street, West
Area, Taichung, Taiwan. Email is
midasko@ms78.hinet.net.
Andrew Leow ’94 and his wife,
Grace Lee ’95, have two children,
Alyssa and Aaron. The family resides
at 22 Jalan BU 11/8, Bandar Utama,
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, 47800
Malaysia. Their email address is
andrew.leow@ikeastore.com.my.
Maureen (Young) McKinnon ’94
and her husband, Eric, announce the
birth of John Patrick, June 15, 2005.
He joins brother, Colin, 3.
Carie (Gooch) McMullin ’94
and her husband, David, have two
children Jolee, 3 and Max, 1. The
family resides at 11449 LIV 233,
Chillicothe, MO 64601. Their email is
dcjmmcmullin@hotmail.com.
Melissa (Fick) Ropp ’94 and her
husband, Rich, reside at 4640 Jacob
Lane, Wentzville, MO 63385 and can
be reached at roppgirl@yahoo.com.
Evelyn (Gassoway) Smith ’94 and
her husband, Timothy, have two sons,
Timothy Jr. and Caleb. The family
resides at 15302 Forte De France Lane,
Florissant, MO 63034. Their email
address is tjsmithlaw@yahoo.com.
Tabatha (Follett) Bauer ’95
and her husband, Scott ’95,
announce the birth of Clayton
Michael Nov. 17, 2004. He joins a
sister, Chloe, 3. The family resides
in Olathe and can be reached at
tabatha_bauer@hotmail.com.
Chris Gould ’95 and his
wife, Jody, reside at 11421 W.
114th Terr., Overland Park, KS
66210 and their email address is
cgould6574@sbcglobal.net.
Shannon Grubb ’95 completed
Army basic training in August at Fort
Jackson, Columbia, SC, and will
attend AIT training in the summer
of 2006 to be a legal specialist in the
Missouri Army National Guard. She
continues to teach special education
in the Grain Valley School District.
She resides at 444 SW Laura Lane,
Grain Valley, MO 64029 and can be
reached at slgrubb3@sbcglobal.net.
Chuck Less ’95 and his wife,
Cynthia, reside at 10401 Hedgeapple
Ct., New Market, MD 21774.
Cindy Dunstan McClain ’95
is director of the Jefferson City
Cantorum, a 70-member community
chorale. She is director of music
and coordinator of fine arts at
Westminster College and assistant
professor of music. She is a member
of the American Choral Directors
Association, Missouri Choral
Directors Association and Music
Educator’s National Conference. In
addition, she judges music contests
throughout Missouri.
Brandee (Olano) McDonald
’95 resides at 5327 Michigan Ave.,
Camp Lejeune, NC 28547 and can be
reached at bbbrandee@aol.com.
Amy (Miedler) Meystrik ’95 and
her husband, John, announce the
birth of Maxwell John, on Jan. 9,
2005. He joins big sister, Madeline, 3.
The family resides in Moberly, MO.
Jeremy Moore ’95 resides at
27 Purple Martin Pl., The Woodlands,
TX 77381 and can be reached at
jeremy.moore@expressjet.com.
Jeff Simon ’95 married Kara
Galeener on Aug. 7, 2004. They reside
in Jefferson City, MO.
Jennifer (Elston) Tiller ’95
earned an educational doctorate
degree from St. Louis University
in May. She is assistant principal
in the Francis Howell School
District. She and her husband,
Neal, have two children. They
reside at 125 Courtfield, O’Fallon,
MO 63366 and can be reached at
jennifertiller@hotmail.com.
Effuah (Mends) Sam ’95, ’02,
and husband, Fredrick, live at 15244
Brazil Circle, Woodbridge, VA 22193.
Stephanie (Thompson) Smith
’95 is a stay-at-home mom for four
boys. She, husband Todd, and boys,
reside at 25240 McIntyre Sq., South
Riding, VA 20152 and can be reached
at steph@intellimanage.com.
Jeffrey Carter ’96 is assistant
professor of music and coordinates
undergraduate programs in music
at Ball State University in Muncie,
IN. He was the guest conductor in
October for the 100-voice Kenai
Peninsula School District Borough
Honor Choir at Homer High School’s
Mariner Theatre in Homer, AK.
Kevin Drake ’96 and his wife,
Lori (Sinnig) ’96, have three
children: Avery, Payton and Jalen.
They can be reached by email at
ldrake@norwood.k12.mo.us.
Marcus Dunham ’96
resides at 1300 SW 4th St., Oak
Grove, MO 64075. His email is
mdunham05@comcast.net.
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Jennifer (Millies) Geisler ’96
and her husband, Tim ’95, announce
the birth of Madison Paige, Oct. 8,
2004. They reside at 64 Red Stone Ct.,
O’Fallon, MO 63368.
Chris Hamblin ’96 graduated in
May with his Ph.D. in human factors
psychology. He conducts research for
Wichita State University’s National
Institute for Aviation Research. He
and his wife, Kyndra (Buckner) ’97,
announce the birth of Baylee Summer
April 29. She joins sister, Bryanna
Skye, 3. The family resides at 2349
Milstead Ct., Wichita, KS 67209. Their
email address is chamblin1@cox.net.
Anastasia Ho ’96 resides at Kayu
Putih Tengah I No. 27, Jakarta Timur
13260, Indonesia and can be reached
at hwichieho@hotmail.com.
Sara Hoefle ’96 is pursuing a
doctorate degree in higher education
administration at Bowling Green
State University. Her email address is
nicole_hoefle@yahoo.com.
Scott Jackson ’96 is a captain
at the Iowa Correctional Institute
for Women. He and his wife have
four children; the oldest is about
to begin college. The family resides
at 1312 County Line Rd., Monroe,
IA 50170 and can be reached at
jacksonmacadc@msn.com.
Dona Nissanka ’96 and her
husband, Sivanesan Subramaniam
’94, reside at 16 03 Grace Ville,
Block H, 88100 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah, 88100, Malaysia. Their email
address is sido98@pd.jaring.my.
Dona lectures at a private college and
completed her MBA in 2004.
Angela (Kohn) Ritz ’96 and
her husband, Daniel, announce the
birth of twins, Ashley and Cooper,
March 30, 2005. They join brother,
Justin, 3. The family resides at
14395 Gulliver Rd., Centreville,
VA 20120 and can be reached at
angritz@yahoo.com.
Robin (Bailey) Spencer ’96
resides at 7 SE 140 Rd. Apt. 5,
Warrensburg, MO 64093. Email is
rspencer@cmsu1.cmsu.edu.
Amy (Rankin) Burcham ’97
and her husband, Ryan, reside at
1503 Dover Dr., St. Joseph, IL 61873
and can be reached by email at
arburcham17@msn.com.
Hon Wai Savio Chin ’97 resides
at Flat C, 48/F, Tower 2, Ocean
Shores, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong.
His email is saviochin@gmail.com.
Chris Friedrich ’97 is attending
law school at the University of San
Diego. He resides at 4022 Georgia
St., Unit 6, San Diego, CA 92103. His
email is chrisfriedrich@mac.com.
Kasama Kasemvudhi ’97 resides
at 17606 W. 11th Terr., Olathe,
KS 66061 and can be reached at
mrkasama@hotmail.com.
Allison (Newton) Mangold
’97 teaches kindergarten through
sixth grade art in Olathe, KS, and
also does freelance web page design
and mural painting. She received
her master’s degree from Emporia
State University. She resides at
9311 W. 99th Terr., Overland Park,
KS 66212. Her email address is
amangoldpr@olatheschools.com.
Cathleen Mudd-Hutcheson
’97 and her husband, Brant,
announce the birth of Logan
Welsey April 25. They reside in
Lee’s Summit and can be reached at
hutchesonfamily@yahoo.com.
Deb Ransom ’97 resides at 4164
Juniata St., St. Louis, MO 63116.
Richard Anderson ’98 works for
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McFarlane Aviation Products as a
design and quality engineer. He can
be reached at n9456b@mchsi.com.
Amy LaBeau ’98 is a probation
and parole officer for the state
of Missouri. She resides at 2927
Eagle Pointe Dr., Wentzville, MO
63385 and can be reached at
amylabeau@yahoo.com.
Jennifer (Kincaid) LaNier ’98
and her husband, Wes, announce the
birth of Cody Lawrence, July 11, 2005.
The family can be reached by email at
jenrosel@yahoo.com.
Bonnie (Lepper) Mentel ’98 and
her husband, Brian, announce the
birth of Beau Walker, May 5, 2005.
He joins brother, Benjamin James.
Bonnie is working on a graduate
teaching degree at Avila. Brian is a
cost engineer at Black & Veatch. The
family can be reached by email at
bonrox1975@sbcglobal.net.
Michelle (Hopkins) Pinnell ’98
and her husband, Daniel, announce
the birth of a daughter, Olivia, on
Nov. 21, 2004.
Julie Vollmer ’98 resides at 2799
Vineyard Dr., Arnold, MO 63010. Her
email is precious_jule@yahoo.com.
Ron White ’98 and his wife, April
(Norman) ’99, announce the birth
of Ashlyn Grace, Feb. 20, 2005. She
joins sister, Jaclyn Rose, 3. The family
resides at 409 Ash Ave., California,
MO 65018 and can be reached at
rajwhite@socket.net.
Taka Yamaguchi ’98 resides
at 3380 Gypsum Rd. #6, Reno,
NV 89503 and can be reached at
ty0048@prodigy.net.
Lorie (Stone) Brigman ’99 and
her husband, Mark ’99, reside at
14118 S. 7 Hwy., Greenwood, MO
64034.
Date: ____________________________________
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address, submit a
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Please note, we
do not publish
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announcements of
upcoming events
such as weddings.
PARENTS:
If your CMSU
graduate no
longer lives at
this address,
please send us the
correct address for
our records.
Send information to Class Notes, CENTRAL TODAY, Smiser Alumni Center, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO 64093
Sara Freetly ’99 is a marketing
manager for a health care company
in Winston-Salem, NC. She resides
at 891 Jennifer Lane, High Point,
NC 27265. Her email address is
sarafreetly@hotmail.com.
Mike Goeller ’99 and his wife,
Rachel (Sumner) ’00, announce
the birth of Hannah Gabrielle May
12. She joins brother, Jonah, 3. The
family resides at 2307 Goff Ave.,
St. Joseph, MO 64505.
Matthew Perkins ’99 and his wife,
Kyndal (Kempster) ’98, announce
the birth of their second daughter,
Abigail Jude, Feb. 28, 2005. The
family resides at 2241 SW Morris Dr.,
Lee’s Summit, MO 64082.
2000-2005
Jana Berendzen ’00 provided an
email, dsjanashannon@yahoo.com.
Paul Bolduan ’00 is a captain
in the U.S. Army assigned to the
Fourth Brigade 10th Mountain
Division at Fort Polk, LA. He
resides at 411 Eissman Rd.,
Apt. 73, Leesville, LA 71446.
Etienne Coronado ’00 resides
at La Gran Via 129, El Dorado,
Tlalnepantla 54020 Mexico. Email is
etienne_coronado@hotmail.com.
Jared Duley ’00 resides at 2215
College Ave., Apt. 361, Manhattan,
KS 66502. His email address is
jduley@gmail.com.
Andreas Johannesson ’00
resides at Pär lagerkvists väg 13D,
Växjö, Sweden and can be reached at
johannesson_andreas@hotmail.com.
LeAnne Madden ’00 resides at
395 South End Ave., #7N, New York,
NY 10280. Her email address is
lmadden@hotmail.com.
Kyla Moles ’00 resides at 4831
Skyline Ridge Ct. NE, Albuquerque,
NM 87111 and her email is
kymoles@yahoo.com.
Emily Roe ’00 resides at 2012
W. Ash, Apt. M-10, Columbia, MO
65203.
Amanda (Gochenour) Albrecht
’01 and her husband, Ernie, announce
the birth of Gabriela Jenette Ann
July 20, 2005. She joins Bianca Jane,
4; Eliana Amanda Montiz, 2; and
Malachi August Edward, 1. The family
resides at 106 Hill St., Mount Vernon,
TX 75457.
Brian Dobrynski ’01, ’02 email is
brian.dobrynski@rubinbrown.com.
Lindsey (Long) Gasperino ’01
email is lindsnater@yahoo.com.
Holly (McAdams) Keiser ’01
resides at 28838 Corman Rd.,
Keytesville, MO 65261. Her email is
keiser@centurytel.net.
Laren Mahoney ’01 is the
communications manager for the
Kansas City Conventions and Visitors
Association.
Janet Park ’01 and her husband,
Junho Lim ’01, reside at #B03,
702-4 Bokjeong-Dong, Sujeong-Gu,
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Seongnsm City, Kyounggi-Do, Korea,
461-200 and can be reached by email
at hxp79640@hanmail.net.
Gabrielle (Farley) Scott ’01
and her husband, Ian ’03, reside
at 1 Broadway Village Dr., Apt. F,
Columbia, MO 65201.
Greg Badgley ’02 can be reached
at badgleyphoto@hotmail.com.
Betsi Bowman ’02 married Joe
Ricono Aug. 20, 2005. She earned her
MBA in July from Baker University.
They reside at 7809 NE 108th Terr.,
Kansas City, MO 64157 and can be
reached at bets0281@hotmail.com.
Christina (Lederer) Hwande
’02 and her husband, Noel ’01,
reside at 7401A Normandie Ct.,
Hazelwood, MO 63042. Their email
is chwande@hotmail.com.
Erin Johnston ’02 is a clinical
coordinator of athletic training
education at Tusculum College. She
resides at 117 Cherry Ridge Rd., #7,
Jonesborough, TN 37659 and can be
reached at erinlj@hotmail.com.
Jessica (Gardner) McGill ’02 is
a sales adviser at GMAC Insurance.
Her husband, Justin ’01, is the math
department chair at Hollenbeck
Middle School in the Francis Howell
School District. They reside at 15
Devondale Ct., St. Peters, MO 63376
and can be reached by email at
lil_firebug_79@yahoo.com.
Sam (Jones) Purcell ’02 is
deployed with the 35th Engineer
Brigade out of Cape Girardeau, MO
for Operation Iraqi Freedom. She
and her husband, Shane, reside at
1302 Skyline Dr., Grandview, MO
64030 and their email address is
jyd222@hotmail.com.
Derina Shelton ’02 is a teller for
Central Bank in Jefferson City, MO.
She resides at 498 Joshua St., New
Bloomfield, MO 65063. Her email is
derina_shelton@hotmail.com.
SaraBeth Davis ’03 resides at
4619 Jefferson St., Apt. 1007S, Kansas
City, MO 64115 and can be reached at
sportphi@netscape.net.
Catherine Fife ’03 can be reached
at clfife@avemarialaw.edu
Bradley Germann ’03 is assigned
to Zone 12, Johnson County, MO, as
a Missouri state trooper.
Lisa Gish ’03 resides at 400
Granada Dr., La Habra, CA 90631.
Charlotte Johnson ’03
resides at 106H St. Clair Circle,
Yorktown, VA 23693. Her email is
charleannej@hotmail.com.
Chris Joyner ’03 resides at 11731
W. 118th Terr., Apt. 816, Overland
Park, KS 66210. and can be reached at
chrisejoyner1@yahoo.com.
Tawnya Roberts ’03 lives at 4621
NE 83rd Terr., Kansas City, MO 64119.
Anna Patterson ’03 resides at
214 SE Brentwood Dr., Lee’s Summit,
MO 64063 and can be reached at
annapatterson8@hotmail.com.
Benjamin Schloman ’03 and
his wife, Amber, can be reached at
brs30080@hotmail.com.
Matthew Sennot ’03 and his wife,
Tonia (Neumann) ’03 reside at 5032
Gadsden Ave., Keller, TX 76248. Their
email is dersenator@hotmail.com.
Eric Steffens ’03 resides at 180
Wallace Rd., Apt. S-24, Nashville,
TN 37211. His email address is
emsteffens@comcast.net.
Shannon Shanks ’03 can be
reached at PO Box 222, South
Pomfret, VT 05067.
Nicole Arceo ’04 married Earl
Grice, a current student. They can be
reached at nicolegrice@gmail.com.
Sharon (Bahner) Bahuaud ’04
and her husband, Didier ’93, reside at
839 Tanager Rd., Apt. #2, Fort Walton
Beach, FL 32547.
Cheryl Begnaud ’04, ’05 is a crew
scheduler for Pinnacle Airlines in
Memphis, TN. She and her husband,
Chris Haeffner ’04, reside at 3411 S.
Goodlett, Apt. 8, Memphis, TN 38118.
Erin Dixon ’04 and Michael
Greco ’04 can be reached at
erinldixon@hotmail.com.
Justin Dwyer ’04 resides at
36 Hunting Creek, St. Peters, MO
63376 and his email address is
jyd70040@cmsu2.cmsu.edu.
Mylissa Hardin ’04 resides at 400
California, Apt. 4, Montrose, MO
64770 and can be reached by email at
mylissa_hardin@hotmail.com.
Brandie (Lindsay) Noble ’04 is
a certified collector/breath alcohol
technician for Employee Screening
Services. They do drug and alcohol
screenings for the Department
of Transportation and non-DOT
organizations. Her husband, William,
works at Schreiber’s Foods in Clinton
and is pursuing a registered nurse
degree at State Fair Community
College. They have three daughters.
The family resides at 804 S. Second
St., Clinton, MO 64735. Email is
brandielindsay@hotmail.com.
Obi Seratwa Plaatjie ’04 can be
reached at seratwa@yahoo.com.
class notes
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Sara Reed ’04 resides at 146
Morningside Dr., Falling Waters, WV
25419. Email is sara.reed@qg.com.
Phil Reeder ’04 resides at 501
Pine Knoll Circle, Apt. 1A, Battle
Creek, MI 49014 and can be reached
at phil@philtheair.com.
Courtney Rogers ’04 graduated
from the University of Oklahoma
with a master’s degree in social work
and is working for a social service
agency. She resides at 7028 Lyrewood
Ln., Oklahoma City, OK 73132.
Sheri Sanders ’04 resides at 5237
Daggett Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110.
Jon Willig ’04 works for the
Kansas City Chiefs in the sales and
marketing department. He and his
wife, Crystal (Geisler) ’05, reside at
3924 Blue Ridge Blvd., Independence,
MO 64052 and can be reached at
jonwillig1@yahoo.com.
Susan Wilson ’04 married Craig
Walters ’04 July 23, 2005. She works
for Atlanta International Airport as an
airport operations agent. They reside
at 505 Villas Ridge Dr., Lithia Springs,
GA 30122.
Brent Zweifel ’04 and his wife,
Ashley (Roggenkamp) ’02 ’04,
reside at 601 Charles St., Richmond,
MO 64085.
Amy Andrews ’05 can be reached
at ama09000@cmsu2.cmsu.edu.
Lynn Belobraydic ’05 can
be reached at P.O. Box 6992,
Broomfield, CO 80021 or by email at
lynnbelo@yahoo.com.
Sara Busker ’05 resides at 8 NW
435, Warrensburg, MO 64093 and her
email is smb8293@hotmail.com.
Shawn Clark ’05 can be reached
at sac03880@hotmail.com.
Leigh Ann Hartman ’05 email is
hartwoman3@hotmail.com.
Brianna King ’05 resides at 115
Polk, B-2, Warrensburg, MO 64093
and her email is bria1313@aol.com.
Jessi Kirkman ’05 resides at
7100 W. Grandview Rd., Apt. 1137,
Peoria, AZ 85382. Her email is
jessunner82@hotmail.com.
Kurtis Lambein ’05 is morning
newscast director at KRCG-TV 13. He
resides at 262 Spalding Rd., Apt. 1A,
Holts Summit, MO 65043. His email
is kj.lambein@hotmail.com.
Matthew Leiboult ’05 is cost
center manager at Thunder Aviation
based at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in
Chesterfield, MO. He holds both a
private pilot and A&P certificates.
Scott Lenz ’05 is teaching seventh
grade social studies at Centralia
Middle School and also coaching the
freshman football team at Centralia
High School. He resides at 11081
Audrain Co. Rd. 976, Centralia, MO
65240 and can be reached by email at
scott_lenz@hotmail.com.
Michelle McCulloch ’05 is
doing an internship working with
dolphins at Marineland Florida. She
is returning to Canada in January to
begin graduate studies in veterinary
medicine at UPEI. She resides at 14
Hummingbird Lane, Hammonds
Plains, NS B3Z 1H9 Canada. Email is
michelle_m15@hotmail.com.
Janet Pratt ’05 is working on a
master of arts in teaching degree in
language arts and social sciences at
CMSU. She resides at 106 Foster-
Knox, Warrensburg, MO 64093. Her
email is pra23ja@hotmail.com.
Ross Pritchard ’05 is regional
sales manager for the north territory
at Thunder Aviation at Spirit of St.
Louis Airport in Chesterfield, MO.
He is a private pilot with an A&P
certificate.
Benjamin Reed ’05 is working
on his master of arts degree in
counseling at Regent University. He
and his wife, Brenda, reside at 6659 E.
Virginia Beach Blvd., Lot 79, Norfolk,
VA 23502 and can be reached at
benjree@regent.edu.
Joe Reidy ’05 resides at 12709
High Dr., Leawood, KS 66209. His
email is joby73@hotmail.com.
Mandi Talor ’05 resides at 9700
N. 45th Ave., Apt. 124, Plymouth,
MN 55442 and can be reached at
mkt1583@hotmail.com.
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in memoriam
Eloise Kibbie
Eloise Kibbie, 91, Nordland,
WA, former CMSU head reference
librarian, died
July 23, 2005. She
earned a bachelor’s
degree in journalism
at the University of
Iowa in 1936 and
a master’s degree
in library science
Eloise Kibbie
at the University of
Denver in 1959. She
was head reference
librarian at CMSU from 1959-1979.
She lived in Warrensburg until 1998
when she moved to Washington. She
was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority
and the PEO Sisterhood.
Max McCulloch
Max McCulloch, 68, Warrensburg,
CMSU professor emeritus, died
Oct. 18, 2005, in Kansas City. He
was born May 16, 1937, a son of
the late Beamus and Neva Minatra
McCulloch. He
graduated from
Coleman High
School in 1955 and
married Laverne
Cooper in 1957
in Big Spring. He
was a professor at
Max McCulloch
CMSU from 1971
to 1996. He taught
in and coordinated
the computer labs in the College of
Education and Human Services.
Margaret C. Culp Feidt
Margaret C. Culp Feidt, 92, of
Philadelphia, PA, died Sept. 29, 2005.
A 1934 CMSU graduate, she earned
both AB and BS degrees. As a student,
she was active in YWCA, Student
Council, Panhellenic, Crescendo
Club and May Fete. She received a
master’s degree from the University
of Missouri and taught high school
English in Pennsylvania.
She donated the Culp family
home and property to CMSU, which
became the site of the Culp-Feidt
Fountain, on the west side of campus.
She had fond memories of the
homecoming floats her sorority built
in the home’s garage. Her parents,
Jesse and Judith Rice Culp, built the
home in 1908. Her brother, Leland,
and wife, Zinn, were
the last occupants of
the home. Both are
now deceased.
Margaret funded
a scholarship in
memory of her
brother and parents
through the Alpha
Gamma Delta
Foundation. It is
awarded each year
Margaret Culp
Feidt, ’34 Rhetor
to a CMSU student in the College of
Arts and Sciences. Margaret received
a national award from Alpha Gamma
Delta for distinguished service.
A stepson, John Thorpe Feidt Jr.,
survives. Her husband, John Thorpe
Feidt Sr., preceded her in death.
1930-1939
Ted A. Bean
Warrensburg, MO
Mary Lee Alford ’31
Warrensburg, MO
Hazel A. Pope ’32
Jefferson City, MO
Mary Esther Culhane ’33
Adrian, MI
Grace Annette Eslick ’33
Grand Lake, CO
Leota V. Rawlings ’34
Columbia, MO
Nathan Everett Allison ’37
Peoria, AZ
Mary L. Lasater ’38
Independence, MO
Myra L. Davis ’39
Durham, NH
Merle L. Shafer ’39
Independence, MO
1940-1949
Berniece Stein ’40
Hampton, VA
Edward L Frederick ’41
Saint Paul, MN
Don S. Fletcher ’42
Oceanside, CA
Dorothy Harding ’42
Columbia, MO
Geraldine D. Hudson ’43
Marietta, OH
Dorothy J. Stockhurst ’43
La Monte, MO
Bernice A. Bonham ’45
Independence, MO
John C. Overbey ’48
Kansas City, MO
J. Dale Boyd ’49
Ann Arbor, MI
1950-1959
Arthur C. Elwell ’50
Concordia, MO
Betty J. McMillin ’50
Independence, MO
Aubrey D. Cline ’51
Jefferson City, MO
Marian C. Manzer ’51
Warrensburg, MO
Clifford Gouge ’53
Ozark, MO
Majorie Book ’54
Mount Healthy, OH
Luroff H. Williams ’54
Warrensburg, MO
Katheryn I. Hoover ’56
Osceola, MO
Uma A. Ridenhour ’56
Page, AZ
Myrtle H. Still ’56
Warsaw, MO
John P. Graham ’57
Anthem, AZ
Hazel W. Priest ’57
Dallas, TX
Max E. Courdin ’59
Oklahoma City, OK
John W. LaMasney ’59
Kansas City, KS
1960-1969
Martha L. Warner ’61
Oak Grove, MO
Ruth C. Cruse ’63
Hannibal, MO
Sandra L. Wilhoit ’63
North Kansas City, MO
James J. Boyd ’65
Windsor, MO
Judith K. Ley ’66
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Robert G. Schatte ’66
Leavenworth, KS
Phyllis M. Stoner ’66
Drexel, MO
James E. Gurley ’67
Grandview, MO
Stephen N. King ’67
Whiting, IN
Verna J. Scher ’67
Lee’s Summit, MO
Esther V. Dunnington ’68
Independence, MO
Thomas L. Kuttenkuler ’68
Tipton, MO
Susan McClain ’68
Jefferson City, MO
William F. Burnett ’69
Bella Vista, AR
Thomas W. Marshall ’69
Marshall, MO
Robert Bruce Raine ’69
Brigham City, UT
1970-1979
Myrna Spainhower ’70
Liberty, MO
William E. Tipton ’71
Kirksville, MO
Ronnie E. Wagoner ’71
Oak Grove, MO
John C. Carver ’72
Tempe, AZ
Timothy L. Baker ’73
Burlington, IA
Gladys L. Johnson ’73
Kansas City, KS
Linda S. Stice-Gill ’73
Tulsa, OK
Joseph P. Barnes ’74
Warrensburg, MO
Arthur F. Barnett ’74
Kansas City, MO
Georgia G. Graham ’74
Lake Tapawingo, MO
Edwin L. Rawn ’74
Parkville, MO
Lynn Eric Smith ’75
Ogden, UT
Cindy Lee Kennedy ’76
Warrensburg, MO
Reyes Mendez ’76
Kansas City, KS
1980-1989
Patti A. Baldridge ’80
Raymore, MO
Lissa M. Beauchamp ’80
Kansas City, MO
Alan C. Dyer ’81
Oak Grove, MO
David L. Hathaway ’81
Kirksville, MO
Elizabeth A. Angell ’82
Blue Springs, MO
Steven M. Trouton ’87
Warrenton, MO
Charles C. Cheely ’88
Monett, MO
Kevin R. DeWitt ’88
Holbrook, AZ
Samuel U. Eke ’88
Kansas City, MO
1990-1999
Daniel S. Brezik ’90
Springfield, MO
Linda D. Jacobs ’90
Bogard, MO
Marion N. Hawk ’93
Gladstone, MO
Brian J. Bartlett ’94, ’95
Benton, KS
Robert E. Klausing ’94
Lee’s Summit, MO
Julia Sage Womelduff ’96
Adrian, MO
Sara T. Schwab ’99
Pleasant Hill, MO
2000-2004
Richard J. Gamble ’01
Odessa, MO
Jacqueline A. Alexander ’04
Salem, MO
Former Students
Virgil Lee Phenix
Warrensburg, MO
Emily McCue
San Diego, CA
Jewell A. Province
Warrensburg, MO
Jane Ann Milne
Warrensburg, MO
John Terrance Dunn
Santa Fe, NM
Edith Wilma Link
Iberia, MO
Juanita Lee Ombalski
Rolla, MO
Charlotte Jean Ramsey
Independence, MO
Woodrow A. Cross
Warrensburg, MO
Myrna Marie Ray
Kansas City, MO
Larry E. Cleaver
Warrensburg, MO
Kenneth Harsch
Smithton, MO
Charles Edward Haley
Buffalo, MO
College High Alumni
Ruth W. Kimzey
Grand Rapids, MI
Allan Craig ’29
Centerview, MO
Albert Earl McCann ’37
Butler, MO
Friends
James J. Alaimo
Lenexa, KS
John E. Brown
Sedalia, MO
Marilyn J. Church
University Park, MD
Lanora V. Edmondson
Independence, MO
Thomas G. Farver
Berwick, MO
Miriam M. Gibson
Marshall, MO
Dorothy Hawksley
Warrensburg, MO
William B. Kissel
Stilwell, KS
Ralph Martin
Clinton, MO
Genevieve Monnig
Columbia, MO
Daniel L. Steidley
Russellville, MO
Blanche E. Stephenson
Bates City, MO
Clifford E. Stewart
Camdenton, MO
Martha Tindall
Appleton City, MO
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alumni today
CMSU’s alumni trip to Switzerland and Germany provided plenty of photo opportunities, including the
historic cities of Strasbourg, Riquewihr and Stein-am-Rhein. From left, travelers included back row:
Gale Heavilin, Bill Wibbing, Lonny Duckworth, Elizabeth and Bill Wynn. Middle row: Rochelle Legaard,
Linda Heavilin, Larry and Jennifer Weimhold, John Metheny, Dee Hudson, Ruth and Norman Griswold and
Jim Hudson. Front row: Joy Mistele, Nita Herrick, Marilyn Duckworth, Carla Leighow and Maxine Denton.
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campus today
During a weeklong inauguration celebration, Oct. 17-22, President
Aaron Podolefsky talked about a vision for CMSU: to be a world-class
university that offers a small-university learning environment and
large university opportunities. To read the complete speech, watch
it on video, or see more photographic highlights of the week, go to
www.cmsu.edu/inauguration.
Clockwise from left: Ronnie Podolefsky took the podium during the inauguration luncheon; President
Podolefsky met the Warrensburg business community with stops such as this at Office Depot. The first
couple gave a live radio interview with Jeff Hancock, Warrensburg city manager, and Marion Woods,
KOKO announcer. The president’s casual side came out during a campus picnic. Board of Governors
President Palmer “Nick” Nichols II formally transferred the University Mace to Podolefsky. During the
community visits, the Podolefskys received pieces of a puzzle that came together at a reception for
alumni and friends. The Podolefskys’dog, Mishka, also made new friends. Great weather made the
campus picnic enjoyable for children, teens and adults.
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