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Donna (Amison) Stevens (’76) lives in<br />
Kolbu, Norway, and this is the 30th<br />
anniversary of their move to Scandinavia.<br />
She is an editor with Cyberbook AS and also<br />
works as a freelance copy-editor, editing<br />
research articles and other written materials<br />
for social scientists. She and her husband,<br />
Charles, have two children, David and Lisalee.<br />
Frances (Bergmeier) Barber (’77) is<br />
retired and lives in Trophy Club, Texas. She<br />
and her husband, Fred, have two children,<br />
Kelly and Patrick. E-mail ffbarber@att.net.<br />
Leonard Gross (’77) and Kathy (Eckler)<br />
Gross (’77) live in Celebration, Fla. Leonard<br />
is an accounting manager for Walt Disney<br />
World Resort. Kathy is a park rangerinterpretation<br />
for National Park Service,<br />
Shenandoah National Park. They have two<br />
sons, Jeremy and Zach.<br />
Max Lytle (’77, ’83), Forsyth, Mo., is<br />
executive director of Developmental<br />
Connections. He and his wife, Connie<br />
(Hayden) Lytle (’82), have a daughter,<br />
Courtney. Max says, “Looking forward to<br />
taking our four-year-old granddaughter, Lyla,<br />
to Disney World…anticipating Connie’s<br />
retirement from public school education<br />
within the next few years. Enjoying God’s<br />
blessings living and working in a year-round<br />
vacation land. E-mail maxlytle@centurytel.net.<br />
Rick Post (’77) is retired and lives in<br />
Wytheville, Va. E-mail nemo77@webva.net.<br />
Tom Ramsberger (’77), Scottsdale, Ariz., is<br />
president/owner of Integrity Nursing<br />
Services Inc. He and his wife, Jane, have a<br />
daughter, Maggie. E-mail TRF649@aol.com.<br />
Chris (Juergens) Webb (’77), Glendale,<br />
Mo., is a rehabilitation specialist for<br />
Rehabilitation for the Blind. She and her<br />
husband, David, have a daughter, Heather<br />
(Webb) Grooms (’04).<br />
James Stribling lives in Madison, Miss. E-mail<br />
multistatetax@comcast.net.<br />
Von Abbott (’79) and Deborah (Briggs)<br />
Abbott (’79) live in Novinger, Mo. Von is<br />
assistant director of public safety at <strong>Truman</strong><br />
<strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Kitti Carriker (’79, ’80), West Lafayette,<br />
Ind., maintains two literary blogs. E-mail<br />
kitti.carriker@juno.com.<br />
Kim (Ude) Blair (’80), Webster Groves,<br />
Mo., is owner of Chez Helene, Original<br />
Floral Designs. She has a son, Alexander.<br />
E-mail gogirl51@yahoo.com.<br />
Cynthia Billman (’81), St. Charles, Mo., is<br />
assistant dean for educational partnerships<br />
for Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes<br />
Jewish College. She has two daughters,<br />
Jennifer and Rachel. E-mail cbillman@bjc.org.<br />
Carson Coil (’81), Wildwood, Mo., is<br />
president of Carson Coil Insurance and<br />
Financial Services. He and his wife, Debi,<br />
have four children, Stewart, Megan, Erica<br />
and Cassie. E-mail ccoil@coilinsurance.com.<br />
Michael Holman (’81), Columbia, Mo., has<br />
been promoted to assistant manager of the<br />
Missouri Valley Division of AmerenUE based<br />
in Mexico, Mo. He and his wife, Kelley<br />
(Scott) Holman (’81), have two<br />
daughters, Amanda and Abby.<br />
Donna (Conoyer) Hudson (’81),<br />
Alexandria, Va., is director of human<br />
resources for The Boeing Company.<br />
Robert Stout (’81) and Linda Stout live in<br />
Brisbane, Calif. Robert is vice president of<br />
finance at Walmart.com. They have a<br />
daughter, Ashley. E-mail<br />
BobS3717@comcast.net.<br />
Tim Strawhun (’81), St. Louis, Mo., is an<br />
evidence officer for the City of Chesterfield.<br />
He and his wife, Mary, have two children,<br />
Jenna and Shannon.<br />
Becky (Ferguson) Agatsuma (’82),<br />
Joetsu, Japan, is an English teacher at the<br />
Culture School and Able English School. She<br />
says, “I graduated from <strong>Truman</strong> in 1982 and<br />
now my daughter is a student there. . .She’s<br />
doing great and when she tells me about<br />
things, I can really relate because I was<br />
there.” Becky and her husband, Toshihiro,<br />
have three children, Kana, Ken and Dan.<br />
E-mail agtoshibecky@joy.hi-ho.ne.jp.<br />
Lisa (Ryals) May (’82), Nixa, Mo., received<br />
her doctorate from Lindenwood <strong>University</strong><br />
in 2009 and is the secondary principal for<br />
Hurley Schools. She has a son, Tyler. E-mail<br />
Lam1961@suddenlink.net.<br />
Mohammed Qaiyum has two children,<br />
Faizan and Amreen. E-mail<br />
qaiyum_m@yahoo.com.<br />
Karen (Vanderpool) Stollings (’82), Polo,<br />
Mo., is a probation and parole officer for the<br />
<strong>State</strong> of Missouri. She and her husband,<br />
Robert, have three children, Rachel, Lindsey<br />
and Stephen. E-mail kstollings@mchsi.com.<br />
Lori (Scott) Anderson (’83), Knoxville,<br />
Iowa, is a social worker II for the <strong>State</strong> of<br />
Iowa. She and her husband, Mark, have two<br />
daughters, Blair and Lydia. E-mail<br />
landers1@dhs.state.ia.us.<br />
Bee Bokelman (’83), Chugiak, Alaska, owns<br />
a bed and breakfast. E-mail<br />
bee.leve@yahoo.com.<br />
George “Bucky” Jones IV (’83) is<br />
celebrating 24 years as a full-time freelance<br />
humorous illustrator/cartoonist; he creates<br />
one-of-a-kind pet cartoon artwork. He lives in<br />
Urbandale, Iowa, with his wife, Kim, and two<br />
children. E-mail buckillustrator@mchsi.com.<br />
Debbie Burdett-Dodd (’84), Fulton, Mo., is<br />
a student loan manager at William Woods<br />
<strong>University</strong>, and she received her master of<br />
arts in teaching from Columbia College in<br />
Celebrating<br />
Milestone<br />
Birthdays<br />
Josephine (Hume)<br />
Graf (’61)<br />
Josephine<br />
(Hume)<br />
Graf (’61)<br />
celebrated her<br />
105th birthday<br />
in 2009 and was<br />
featured in the<br />
summer 2009<br />
issue of<br />
StreetScape<br />
Magazine. A<br />
Missouri native,<br />
Graf earned a<br />
bachelor of<br />
science in education at the age of 49. She<br />
began her teaching career in a one-room<br />
schoolhouse in Kahoka, Mo., and also taught<br />
in Memphis, Mo., and Hazelwood, Mo. The<br />
article in StreetScape Magazine noted that<br />
aside from the crank-start Model T that her<br />
parents purchased, Graf named the television<br />
as her favorite invention. “The news was my<br />
favorite. It was so wonderful to get today’s<br />
happenings from somewhere else,” she is<br />
quoted as saying.<br />
Thelma<br />
Jo<br />
Christy<br />
(’43) celebrated<br />
her 101st<br />
birthday on<br />
Aug. 12, 2009.<br />
She began her<br />
teaching career<br />
at the age of 16<br />
and earned a<br />
Thelma Jo Christy (’43)<br />
bachelor of<br />
science in<br />
education in 1943. She was among the<br />
graduates to receive the summer<br />
commencement address given by Harry<br />
<strong>Truman</strong> before he became president of the<br />
United <strong>State</strong>s. Christy’s teaching career<br />
spanned 43 years and included positions in<br />
Bevier, Callao and Macon, Mo., prior to<br />
her retirement in 1971.<br />
May 2009. She says, “If you get to Mid-<br />
Missouri, please give me a call or e-mail.”<br />
She has two sons, Daniel and Dennis. E-mail<br />
debs9362@yahoo.com.<br />
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