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