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Contents3 | TOP OF THE NEWSTransition for the nursingprogram, PS alumni honorees,tennis reunion, threegenerations of MasterBuilders4 | ALUMNI FOCUSGeorge McNeish, Ken Norland,Halls of Fame5 | take me out tothe ballgameHavin’ a ball at alumni events6 -7 | COMMENCEMENTTransformation and maturationat Southwestern College8 -11 | ALUMNI NOTESClass hosts, Anne Grigsbyfrom theDear friends,Every Commencement weekendbrings a changing of the guard atSouthwestern, with familiar andwell-liked student leaders receivingtheir diplomas and moving forward with their lives.We’re sorry to see them go, but we remind ourselves thatsuccessful launches are the purpose of the college, and thatnew students will soon be arriving.This spring we’re also seeing a changing of the guard inour advancement program, which connects alumni andfriends with the college. Mike Farrell, our wonderfulvice president for institutional advancement, has decidedhe’s going to slow down a bit (I’ll believe it when I see it)and move to a part-time role. He’ll still be out and about,meeting with old friends and making new friends forSouthwestern. Ronnie Jenkins has decided to retire afterVol. 53 | No. 2 | summER 201320 years as head road warrior, cheerleader, and ambassadorfor the college. He and his wife, Anita, are looking forwardto – what else? – traveling. Jill Johnson has decided toaccept a terrific job at another institution, managing at thesame time to get closer to her family. Jill combined greatpeople-meeting ability with excellent data, reporting, andmanagement skills. We’ll miss her.I’m very grateful to these Builders, and to you who haveresponded so positively to them. If you want to see whatthey, and you, have meant to Southwestern, come tocampus. The monuments are everywhere.Thanks for all you do for Southwestern.Best regards,Dick Merriman, PresidentNEWS AND STORIES FROM SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGESUMMER 2013COVERSalutatorian Tendai Kwarambacelebrated Commencement witha special guest: Her 93-year-oldgrandfather, who flew on an airplanefor the first time to travel here fromZimbabwe. Photo by Tyler Gaskill.SECOND COVERBoys and baseball may be the imageof spring. Ben Denley (son of SCathletic director Dave and Sara(Peterson) ’00 Denley) was at openingnight of the Wichita Wingnutssponsored by Southwestern College.More pictures are on page 5. Photo byAndrea (Schneider) Nuss ’09.Photos in The Southwesterner are byAndrea (Schneider) Nuss ’09, TerryQuiett ’94, Charles Osen ’94, SusanBurdick, and Tyler Gaskill unlessotherwise indicated. Unless otherwiseindicated stories are by SaraSeverance Weinert.Having been at SouthwesternCollege for more than a few yearsnow, I have learned that there area number of ways to count oursuccess. Sometimes we like to talkabout alumni such as David Swartz’64 who started our Center for Belarusian Studies after retiringfrom the U.S. Foreign Service. Or Larry Cantrell ’71who worked in global engineering and now lends a handthrough the SC Asian Association. Moundbuilder talent iseverywhere and it is unbeatable.Another way to count our success is to tick off the ‘firsts.’In 1986, SC was granted authority to award master’s degreesin teacher education – our first graduate degree. SCwon the right to offer our first doctoral degrees in 2011.We thought we’d start small with that program, but afterjust two years, the Ed.D. program is now home to about 60students. And that is the cause of another first! We recentlySouthwestern College PresidentDick MerrimanThe SouthwesternerSara Severance Weinert, editor; Susan Burdick, graphicdesigner; Charles Osen ’94, news bureau/communicationsassistant, Terry E. Quiett ’94, Web producer; Susan Lowe ’95,director of alumni programs.Published quarterly by Southwestern College, 100 CollegeSt., Winfield, KS 67156-2499. Periodicals postage paidat Winfield, KS, and additional mailing office.USPS #0612-560.Postmaster: Send address changes to The Southwesterner,100 College St., Winfield, KS 67156-2499.Communicate with The Southwesterner:E-mail: Sara.Weinert@sckans.eduWrite to: Sara WeinertSouthwestern College100 College St., Winfield, KS 67156‐2499Check usouton the weblaunched a search for a new dean of education, SC’s firstdiscipline-specific dean.This string of firsts is the culmination of efforts from theunwavering support of alumni such as Elizabeth Baumgart’60 and Marvin Estes ’66 to the guiding hands of people suchas Brilla Highfill Scott ’59 and Bill Medley ’49 to the financialcontributions of benefactors. Our ‘firsts’ are the workof virtually every teacher education major who ever tookthe Moundbuilder spirit into a classroom. They also are thework of our amazingly innovative teacher education faculty.I hope you will continue to do all that you can to encouragethem as they push for even more SC success.J. Andrew Sheppard, Academic DeanBoard of TrusteesDavid E. Smith, chair; Sue A. Hale, vice chair; Steve A.McSpadden, secretary; Warren D. Andreas, Phyllis J. Bigler,Stanley A. Bowling, Courtney J. Brown, James S. Bryant,David T. Burnett, Marilyn A. Corbin, James L. Fishback,Ben Foster, Michael J. Foster, R. Patrick Gaughan, CherylE. Gleason, R. Alan Haywood, Scott C. Hecht, ChristopherL. Holt, Ronald W. Holt, Scott J. Jones, Rodney C. Kreie,Eric J. Kurtz, Michael D. Lewis, Charles M. Madden, RoziaMcKinney Foster, Florence Metcalf, Ron Molz, Joshua G.Moore, Teresa Morrow, Danny J. Moss, Lynn R. Nichols,Madeline J. Norland, Mitch Peterson, James L. Richardson,Kendall Utt, Thomas Wallrabenstein.Emeritus Trustees: Craig L. Anderson, Kelly B. Bender,Grace M. Brooks, William D. Brooks, George M. Cole,Keith M. Dial, Larry D. Eason, Yvette Ehrlich, A.J. (Jack)Focht, Margaret L. Gilger, Robert P. Jewell, Richard H.Leftwich, Allan J. Lundeen, H. Leon Mattocks, MichaelT. Metcalf, Albert F. Mutti, David C. Parsons, Candace J.Pettey, James R. Reed, Kelly J. Rundell, Brilla HighfillScott, William T. Seyb, John T. Smith. Honorary Trustees:Bruce P. Blake, Harold W. Deets.

PS program continues SC nursing traditionAanew chapter in SouthwesternCollege nursing education isbeing written, as the collegediscontinues it pre-licensure clinicalnursing program. Instruction forseniors in the program, offered on themain campus in Winfield, concludedthis spring. The college will continueto offer its online Bachelor of Sciencein Nursing degree through ProfessionalStudies for learners who haveearned associate degrees in nursing atother institutions.Southwestern has had a nursingeducation program since 1985, when itpicked up the Winfield program beinglost with the closing of St. John’s College.(The St. John’s program began in1975, filling a void left by the closureof the William Newton MemorialHospital School of Nursing, which hadoperated from the early 1900s through1967. Other students have been educatedin Winfield at the St. Mary’sHospital School of Nursing.)The first class of five SC nursingstudents graduated in 1987, and classesranging in size up to 20 graduatedLegacyBuildersCommencement saw the third generation of the McGuire family congratulate a newMasterBuilder. Pictured here are David McGuire ’47, Sally McGuire ’13, and Tim McGuire ’81,all MasterBuilders with their respective graduating classes.courtesy photoeach year since. In addition, a degreecompletion program in ProfessionalStudies was initiated in 1997, transitioningto a completely online formatin 2006. Both locations are accreditedby the Commission on CollegiateNursing Education.“We’re extremely proud of ourgraduates,” says Martha Butler, chairof the Division of Nursing until herretirement in May. “We have graduateswho work in a wide geographicarea, from Arizona to Tennessee andfrom South Dakota to New York, aswell as internationally. Most work inacute care but they’re also found incommunity health, in occupationalhealth, in school health, and any otherhealth care setting you can imagine.“Our graduates have had a specialimpact on health care in the Winfieldarea,” Butler adds. “The majority ofthe nurses at Newton Memorial Hospitalare SC grads, and nearly all of thenursing managers have come from ourprogram.”“This change is a response toenrollment and other pressures comingfrom Kansas’ hyper-competitiveenvironment for prelicensure clinicalnursing education,” says PresidentDick Merriman. “We’re sorry we hadto make this change, but we believeour best niche for nursing educationis in giving working nurses an onlinebridge to a bachelor’s degree in nursing.So we will be concentrating ourefforts there.”Nursing students participate in hands-on clinicals at local and regional health care facilities.PS alumni award winnersby Charly Hartley, Professional StudiesSouthwestern College Professional Studies (SCPS) recently held the first annualalumni awards reception to recognize two alumni who have excelled in theirprofessional endeavors. The two alumni honored were nominated by theirpeers, and selected for their advocacy of SCPS, contributions to their community,measurable success in their industry, and demonstrated commitment to both theirown education and that of others.On Friday, May 10, Southwestern College’s President Dick Merriman presentedGregory Cole with the SCPS Outstanding Professional Studies Alumni Award.A resident of Wichita, Cole graduated in 1994 with an Associate in Educationdegree, and in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. InMay 2010 Cole earned a Master of Science in Leadership from SCPS. Cole is theowner of Good Life Company, LLC, and is a Certified Civic Leadership Coachfor Kansas Leadership Center. He also teaches hospitality and culinary arts classesfor Butler Community College.Tom Prunier, Derby, was presented the Lifetime Learner Award. Prunier hasdemonstrated a commitment to his own education and the education of othersas an affiliate instructor for SCPS. He graduated from SCPS in May 2003 with aBachelor of Science in Computer Operations Technology, then earned a Master ofArts in Information Technology Management from Webster University in 2004and a Doctor of Computer Science in 2012 from Colorado Technical University.Tom has been an affiliate instructor at SCPS since 2004.In addition to receiving the alumni awards, Cole and Prunier were guest speakersat the Southwestern College graduate Commencement ceremony on the maincampus in Winfield on May 5.Tennis reunion invites former players to hit new courtsA chance to play on the newT.H.”Curley” Vaughan TennisComplex courts and to connect withold friends awaits tennis alumni atHomecoming 2013. Alumni from allclasses who participated in the sport atSouthwestern College are encouragedto gather Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11and 12.Coach Jason Speegle ’99 willwelcome alumni to a Builder TennisReunion reception on Fridayfrom 4:30 to 5:30 in Deets Library oncampus. Then on Saturday morning,alumni are invited to bring their ownrackets and play on the new courts atthe Vaughan Complex. Built throughthe cooperation of SC, U.S.D. 465,and the City of Winfield, the complexis located next to Whittier ElementarySchool on Mound Street.Named after legendary SC graduateCurley Vaughan 1914, the complex isscheduled to be completed by the fallsemester and will be available for bothinterscholastic and recreational use.During the weekend the 1953CIC champion doubles team of JimFarney ’53 and Neil Frank ’53 will behonored. Farney explains thatalthough the team is celebratingthe 50th anniversaryof the championship, fewstudents at the time knewof the victory. Farneycalls it “the story noone ever knew.”“Neither NeilFrank nor I playedtennis in high school,”Farney wrote. “I playedbaseball, basketball andtrack and Neil played golf. Southwesterndiscontinued its baseball programin my freshman year, so I ran trackand played basketball.“I was taught tennis by BobSneller, a member of the SouthwesternAthletic Hall of Fame. Winfield andArkansas City were the perennial statetennis champions. Curley Vaughan,a legendary tennis coach in Winfield,was the powerbehind Winfieldtennis and helet Neil and meplay daily againsthis championshipteams. I was encouragedto play in theintramurals at Southwesternmy sophomoreyear, and won it. Neil played on theSouthwestern varsity that year. Ourjunior year, we both played on theSouthwestern tennis team, but notmuch as partners.“Finally our senior year, as cocaptainsof the basketball team, weteamed up for doubles in the spring of1953. We became the Kansas champions,winning the Central IntercollegiateConference (CIC) in doubles andthen defeating Friends University, theKansas Conference Champions, in fivesets on the Southwestern courts. Wedidn’t have a tennis coach or anyonein sport information in 1953, so oursports events went unreported.“That summer, after our graduation,Neil and I traveled to Abilene,Texas, to the NAIA National Championshipfor Track & Field, Golfand Tennis. Eventually we lost inthe semi-finals to Drury College ofSpringfield, Mo., the ultimate nationalchampions, and lost in five sets in thethird-place match to North CarolinaAT&T.“And that is the rest of the story noone ever knew!”For more information on the tennisreunion contact Susan Lowe, directorof alumni programs, at susan.lowe@sckans.edu, or tennis coach JasonSpeegle at jason.speegle@sckans.edu.| SUMMer 2013 3

Southwestern mourns quiet supportersSouthwestern College has long been supported by many who believed deeply in the college’smission but did not attend the institution. Over the past few months two of the most prominentof these have died – George McNeish and Ken Norland each contributed to the college they hadadopted but not attended.George McNeish was a quiet man whobelieved in Southwestern College and inWinfield, backing up this confidence withsupport that was generous and thoughtful. He diedMay 3, 2013, at age 84, after several years of declininghealth.Although he had graduated from the Universityof Kansas, George and his wife, Marilyn ’54, areamong the most generous supporters in SC’s history.They almost always chose to make their contributionsanonymously: President Dick Merriman describedGeorge as “a quiet, humble, self-effacing person whoepitomizes the concept of servant leadership.”He was an involved member of the SouthwesternCollege Board of Trustees from 1971 to 2000,serving as board chair from 1983-1987. During thattime he functioned for six months in 1984 as interimexecutive officer of the college while a search wasunderway for a new president. He and Marilyn wereco-chairs of the highly successful Builders of ExcellenceCapital Campaign, and personally supportedstudent scholarships, building programs, and the annualoperating budget.The McNeishes (“inspite of his personal reticence,”Merriman adds)were recipients of everyaward possible to a friendof the institution – anhonorary Doctor ofSciences in 1991, theServant LeadershipAward, and the first-everAmbassador Award from the alumni association.A native of Winfield, George had returned to hishometown after graduating from KU with a geologicalengineering degree. He created and operated hisown successful small business, McNeish Oil Operations.Later, he and Marilyn saw a long-held dreamfulfilled when they built Cumbernauld Village, acontinuing care retirement community named for hisancestors’ home in Scotland.Like his service to Southwestern, George’s serviceto Winfield was hands-on and steady. He was mayorof Winfield in the late 1960s, played wind instrumentsin the city band, and helped organize theWinfield Community Theatre. He was a committedChristian and an active member of the First UnitedMethodist Church.McNeish summed up his life philosophy when heaccepted his doctorate from Southwestern.“In my travels along life’s trails, what I’ve donehas been, in large part, a cooperation with Marilyn.We work together in planning for the future.Someone did it for us, so it’s up to us to do whateverwe can for others….I encourage each of you tomake the effort to become interested and involvedin your church, your college, your community. Dosomething to make them a better place for the nextgeneration.”His survivors include Marilyn; four children,Greg, Jerry, Tom, and Marya; and their families.Kenneth Norland often was in the backgroundat Southwestern College, not an easyfeat for a tall, silver-haired Swedish-American.When he and his wife, Madeline (Magnusson)Norland’83, moved to Winfield, though, he becamea hands-on SC booster willing to take on any tasknecessary.Ken died March 4, 2013, from complications ofpneumonia. He was 61.When Ken and Madeline returned to her hometownof Winfield in 2000 after 20 years in FortWorth, they almost immediately reconnected withthe college. Madeline was elected a member of theBoard of Trustees.Later their interest in the arts would lead them tobecome co-chairs of the Great Performances CapitalCampaign. They took a personal interest in the renovationof Richardson Performing Arts Center, advocatingfor its renovation with energy and passion.They urged other donors to join them in contributingto the cost of renovation, and were leaders withtheir resources as well as their time.This passion was a natural extension of theirinterest in the arts in Winfield: Ken spent countlesshours helping behind the scenes with such tasks aslandscaping the site for the Symphony on the Prairie.Bluestem Bed & Breakfast, which the Norlands builteast of Winfield, became a restful haven for visitorsand incorporated Ken’s dreams for such features asa labyrinth and a performance amphitheater. Theywere devoted fans of the Walnut Valley Festival, andoften invited performers to stay with them.Ken and Madeline’s support of the college playedout in their generous hospitality to visitors to SC,and their warmth especially extended to new facultymembers.“I feel privileged to have met Ken and his lovingfamily after relocating to the United States fromEurope,” says Alice Bendinelli, associate professor ofEnglish. “His kindness and genuine sense of hospitalityalways made me feel at home, and I surely miss him.”Ken also contributed to Winfield through hisservice in the Winfield Chamber of Commerce,Lions Club, Rotary Club, Winfield Conventionand Tourism, Habitat for Humanity, United Way,Kanza Committee, Winfield First United MethodistChurch Stewardship and Finance Committee, SouthKansas Symphony on the Prairie construction team,and more neighborly construction and landscapingprojects than one would realize. He was director ofmembership services for the Kansas Bed & BreakfastAssociation.A complete obituary is found www.stmfh.com/obituaries/#norlandHe was preceded in death by a son, Jonathan, in2010. Survivors include Madeline and a daughter,Annika.SC Halls of FameApril 19-21, 2013Educators Hall of Fame (far right) Marilyn (Stanton) Davidson ’63, Bobby Joe Slade ’57,Diane Nickelson ’95, Marilyn McNeish Special Education award winner Vicki Hitchcock ’72Scholars Hall of Fame (near right) Jubal Tiner ‘88, Christian E. Downum ’79Business Hall of Fame (far right below) Leonard R. Wolfe ’79,Business Builder Award winner Blenda Hoskinson, Otis W. Morrow ’70Fine Arts Hall of Fame (below) Leora K. (Martin) Kline ’66,Kenneth A. Forsyth ’61, and Lou (Edwards) TharpLeaders in Service Hall of Fame for the Social Sciences(left) Victor C. Sherring ’41 (deceased, represented by ElizabethScherring and V.J. Scherring), Carl M. Metzger ’71Inducted but not pictured: Scott Hecht ’904SUMMer 2013 |

Havin’ a balltogetherphotos by andrea (Schneider) Nuss ’09Southwestern College alumni get together toreminisce, to meet other Moundbuilders, togreet old friends and break out their purpleT-shirts. Sometimes, though, alumni events featureextra flourishes.Opening night for the Wichita Wingnuts onMay 16 had some of these flourishes: PresidentDick Merriman threw out the first pitch, theJinx took on Wingnuts mascot Spinner the Squirrelin the dizzy bat race, and the next generation ofMoundbuilders begged for concessions. Nearly 100Builders enjoyed the game co-hosted by ProfessionalStudies and main campus for alumni and current learners/students.“We try to offer all kinds ways for our Moundbuilder alumnito connect – this one was family friendly, and we saw Buildersthere with their kids and grandkids,” says Susan Lowe, director ofalumni programs. “It was a gorgeous night and not only were theWingnuts winners, we felt like our alumni were, too!”For more information on upcoming events in your area,watch the Southwesterner and check out the alumni home page atwww.sckans.edu/alumi.On a musical noteAlumni events during the pastyear have included a Tulsaget-together that focused onmusic. Timothy Myers ’00,artistic director and principalconductor of North CarolinaOpera, was in town Feb. 9 asguest conductor with the TulsaOrchestra and talked aboutmusic with alumni, faculty,students, and staff over pizzaand salad.5

Rick Cowlishaw, associate professor of biology, was named the2012-13 Charles and Verda Kopke Outstanding Faculty duringCommencement, and his remarks reflected on the impact Southwesternhas on all who come to the Hill. He is shown below at right.Valedictorian:Matthew TatroUnusual weather for an unusual day. I am more than a bit floored by thishonor and I am profoundly grateful to Charles and Verda Kopke for makingthis kind of recognition possible for the Southwestern faculty. Thatthey make it possible is true testimony of the Kopke family’s love for thecollege and what happens here. Their love for what happens here.What does happen here? Growth, maturation, transformation. Moreprecisely, it is the opportunity for these kinds of changes thatthe college offers, for students and faculty alike. My receiptof this award is evidence that these things happen here. ThatI am still here in Kansas after 10 years is evidence that thesethings happen here.I was raised and schooled in Oregon, among mountains,the ocean air and towering fir trees. First a Beaver, thena Duck. I was a tree-hugging, liberal idealist by moststandards. If you would have told me ten years and twomonths ago that I would be spending the next 10 years ofmy life teaching biology in Kansas, I would have retorted,“Get outta here!” But, as it happened, the opportunityto come and teach biology at Southwestern College forone year fell out of the sky as I was finishing up my dissertationat the University of Oregon. I had done someRick Cowlishawteaching as a graduate student and liked it, so I thought a one-year stint in Kansas wastolerable and would allow me to see what kind of teacher I could be.So, I applied. They flew me out for an interview and I was offered the job. I journeyedto the heartland with my Birkenstocks, my vegetarian wife, Nancy (God bless her heart),and our two-year old son Evan. I taught my courses and one year quicklypassed by. They asked me if I would stay another year, and then another.And then they offered me the tenure-track position. By then the placehad its hooks in me.And how is that? How did that happen? How did a tree-hugging liberalfall for a tiny United Methodist liberal arts college in south-centralKansas? Because during my first three years at Southwestern College Irealized that three things had happened to me: growth, maturation andtransformation. I would be a liar if I said I don’t miss my West Coast roots,or that I don’t care that Winfield is hundreds of miles from an oceanbreeze or mountain peaks. But, I know that what has happened to meand by me over the past 10 years at Southwestern College is special andwould be very difficult to find elsewhere.It is a place where I can grow and be surrounded by incredible peoplewho nurture my development by their example, encouragement and interaction.My colleagues in the natural science division are truly co-recipientsof this award. What an awesome group of people to have to workwith day in and day out. I want to especially voice my appreciation to Dr.Charles Hunter, who has been so much more than just a mentor to me. Thanks, Charlie.And, as much as anything else, this place is special to me because of the students andthe opportunity I have to get to know them in a way that only a college of Southwestern’ssize could offer.Graduates, it may surprise you to know that as much as we have helped you to grow, Iam keenly aware of how you have helped me to do the same. We have voyaged together,each changed by the journey. To paraphrase the poet T.S.Eliot, we are not the same peoplewho saw the harbor receding four years ago. Now, we part but I say not farewell, but fareforward, Moundbuilders. May you never stop growing and building. My deepest thanks tothe Kopke family and the college for this recognition.6SUMMer 2013 |

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Alumni Notes1950sFred ’50 and Lois ’78 Satterthwaite,Udall, celebrated their 66thwedding anniversary on Feb. 23. Fredserved as Cowley County sheriff andLois was a school nurse for USD 465.They have three children, SherryElliott ’69, Colorado Springs, PaulSatterthwaite ’72, Udall, and BruceSatterthwaite ’74, Winfield.Donald K. Hanks ’56 was recentlyhonored at the University of NewOrleans by a bequest of more than $2million dedicated to the Donald K.Hanks Endowed Scholarship Fund inPhilosophy. The gift of the late CarlE. Muckley provides scholarships formajors in the Department of Philosophyat the University of New Orleans,where Hanks is professor emeritus andwhere Muckley was a distinguishedstudent. Don continues to teach and iscurrently a member of the philosophyfaculty at Western Nevada College inCarson City.Deryl Schuster ’57 has been thepresident and CEO of Midwest CommunityBank for the past three years.The bank is located in Plainville, andhas over $70 million in assets. Deryl,who has spent his career specializing insmall business finance, took over themanagement of the bank when it wasfacing major financial struggles, with agoal that he would stay long enough toturn it around. Recently bank regulatorswent through an extensive examinationand have given it a favorablerecommendation. Deryl said that he isabout to work himself out of a job! Heand his wife, Anita (Martin) ’57, livein Wichita.Myrne Roe ’58 is author of thebook Radiating Like a Stone thatformed the basis of a dramatic adaptationpresented Feb. 16-17, in Wichita.The book is about Wichita feminismin the 1970s and changes that have occurredsince then.1960sRussell Vail ’63 won the 3000mrace walk in the 70-74 age group forthe state of Michigan at the Openand Masters Indoor Track and FieldChampionships in March at the Universityof Michigan, Ann Arbor. Hewill compete in the 5k for the outdoorstate title in June.Ken Sargeant ’64 was inducted intothe Pratt County Community CollegeAthletic Hall of Fame in April 2013.While a student at Pratt, Ken set severalrecords in track and field and wasa member of their outstanding footballteam which compiled a two-yearrecord of 18 wins and 1 loss.Dr. Lawrence Will ’69 is retiringafter practicing medicine in SumnerCounty since 1976. The WellingtonFamily Practice Clinic, founded byDr. Will, Dr. Joe Baker, and TammyMcCue in 1994, closed its doors onMay 24, 2013.1970sThe Rev. A. Mark Conard ’70 isretiring at the end of this conferencechurch year. He is currently serving assenior pastor at First United MethodistChurch in Hutchinson, where he andhis wife, Joyce, plan to retire.Bruce DeHaven ’70 is the assistantspecial teams coach for the CarolinaPanthers in Charlotte, N.C.Doug Gilbert ’78 has accepted theposition as dean of the School of OrganizationalLeadership at the Universityof the Rockies. His new rolebegan in February 2013.Beth (Richardson) Wilke ’78 waselected a new Winfield city commissionerand installed in April 2013.1980sKim Mercer ’86 has been awardedthe 2013 Soroptimist Ruby Award bySoroptimist International of Winfield.This award honors women who aremaking extraordinary differences inthe lives of other women. Mercer isa school social work program coordinator,currently working at LowellElementary School. She has beenworking with children for 26 years,and this is her 18th year in theWinfield school district.Tony Myers ’88 is the new departmenthead of business degree completionprograms at John Brown Universityin Siloam Springs, Ark.1990sDan Lara ’91 is the deputy secretaryfor public affairs at the Kansas Departmentof Commerce in Topeka.Seth Bate ’93 has earned the formaldesignation of certified Civic andCommunity Leadership Coach accordingto the Kansas Leadership Center.The certification means Bate has metstandards developed by the KansasLeadership Center for training, practice,and assessment of those who arecoaching in civic and community settings.These standards supplement andalign with standards of the coachingprofession as developed by the InternationalCoach Federation. Bate is among20 Kansas Leadership Center coacheswho have earned the certification.Terry Quiett ’94, web producerat SC, led a team that produced theSouthwestern College Jinx & BoboChristmas e-card that was selected asthe winner of the Humorous Presentationcategory for the 2013 SharkieAwards. These annual awards arepresented by the company Brainshark,which hosted the video.Sarah (Dillingham) Shipman ’95was appointed the chief counsel for theKansas Department of Administrationin January 2013.Christopher Burley ’98 has beenappointed vice president of communicationsand outreach for Women ThriveWorldwide, in Washington, D.C.plumb worn outBathroom renovations are being made in Wallingford HallBathroom renovations are being made in Wallingford Hallover the summer, and used porcelain on the lawn gavephotographer and SC webmaster Terry Quiett ’94a sinking feeling shortly afterschool was out in May.8SUMMer 2013 |

academic AchievementsFounded in 1998, this organizationworks to create a world in which womenand men work together as equals sothat they, their families and their communitiescan thrive. Previously, Burleyhas led online efforts at Defenders ofWildlife, spearheaded media relationsand online efforts at the Bazelon Centerfor Mental Health Law, and assistedwith design, media and online communicationsfor Taxpayers for CommonSense. In 2012, he was the New Mexicodigital director for President BarackObama’s re-election campaign.2000sIn 2014, Timothy Myers ’00 willconduct the world premiere of RickyIan Gordon’s A Coffin in Egypt atHouston Grand Opera, featuringFrederica von Stade. Tim also willhave the privilege of joining the sameproduction for his debut at OperaPhiladelphia just a few months later.Tylor Struckman ’03 was recentlypromoted to public works operationsmanager for the City of Goddard. Hehas received his State of Kansas WaterSupply System Class II operator licenseand achieved the National Rural WaterAssociation Utility Managementcertification.Rachel (Wilder) Niehoff ’05 hasaccepted a development position forthe National Portrait Gallery withthe Smithsonian Museum in Washington,D.C.Leah Hartman ’07/’08 was recentlyhired as the coordinator of youngadult ministry at First United MethodistChurch in Winfield. This is a newposition that encourages discipleship ofthose in their 20s and 30s by providingthem with resources to grow andopportunities to serve.Kimberly Swartz ’08 graduated witha Master of Divinity degree at SaintPaul School of Theology in May 2012.On June 16, 2012, she was married toKeith Shank at the Tonganoxie UnitedMethodist Church. Kimberly has acceptedthe position of pastor at CottonwoodFalls (Kansas) First UnitedMethodist Church. The Shank familyis at home in Cottonwood Falls.Jeremy Higgs ’10 participated in the39th annual meeting of the Mississippichapter of the American FisheriesSociety at Percy Quinn State Parkin McComb, Miss., and received thethird place award for best studentpresentation.2010sBenjamin Harrison ’12 has accepteda position as an examiner for theNational Credit Union Administration(NCUA), Mid-Atlantic Region.Benjamin completed his MBA atSouthwestern College.NOTES ON FriendsMarquee Performing Arts Centerand Curtis Dick, executive director,received the first Winfield AreaChamber of Commerce’s “ChamberChampion” Award for the campaignthey have begun to restore Winfield’sdowntown theater.Anita Judd-Jenkins, wife of RonnieJenkins, director of major gifts atSouthwestern College, and mother ofHans Judd ’01 and Aaron Judd ’00,has retired after nearly 26 years withHome National Bank/RCB Bank ofArkansas City. During her career withthe bank, she was in charge of advertisingand marketing for many years, butis best known for her popular travelprogram to locations around the world.Donna Boese, registrar, receivedthe Master of Arts in OrganizationalLeadership from Mid AmericaNazarene University on Jan. 24, 2013.Bill DeArmond, professor of masscommunication and film, has threestories included in the winter editionof The Realm Beyond, distributedby Fortress Publishing. The storiesare “Dig Deeply the Grave,” “TheDream Within a Dream,” and “KarmaChameleon.” These three, amongseveral others, are included in hisrecent collection of stories titled MortalSilences, Graveyard Talk. Another ofDeArmond’s stories has been acceptedfor publication in Cemetery Moonmagazine.Pam Green, associate professor ofeducation and director of secondaryeducation, was involved in severalacademic presentations during thespring semester. On Feb. 17, 2013,Green gave a conference presentationtitled “Charting the Course:Navigating Career Planning andPreparation in Teacher EducationPrograms”at the ATE (Associationof Teacher Educators) 2013 annualmeeting in Atlanta. The same day,as co-chair for the Network ofSecondary Education Professors(NSEP) Special Interest Group (SIG)session, she gave a joint presentationwith Dr. Tammie Brown of MiddleTennessee State University thataddressed “Examining the Roleof Teacher Work Samples in thePreparation of Future Teachers.”Green is the new president of ATE-K(Association of Teacher Educators –Kansas), taking on her responsibilitiesin April.Nili Luo, professor of earlychildhood, has been selected 2013member-at-large for the NationalAssociation for the Education ofYoung Children (NAEYC) governingboard.Max Thompson, emeritus professorof biology, has been honored by theUniversity of Kansas through thenaming of a species of bird newlydiscovered in the Philippines. SierraMadre Ground-Warbler, Robsoniusthompsoni, recognizes Thompson forhis decades of contributions to naturalhistory collections and ornithology inparticular. Thompson’s involvementin diverse initiatives has producedscience insights and extensivespecimen collections not only fromthe Philippines, but also from Africa,Asia, Australia, the SouthwesternPacific, and numerous sites in theNew World. His collections aredeposited at the University of Kansas,Smithsonian Institution, BishopMuseum, and American Museum ofNatural History, and have providedan invaluable resource for theornithological community.deaTHSVictor L. Sponenberg ’36 died June9, 2012. His wife of 68 years, Katie,had died Jan. 8, 2012. Victor is survivedby three children, Susan, John,and Phillip, and one grandson.June (Hays) Lindsey ’38, a Topekaelementary teacher for 37 years, diedFeb. 7, 2013. After retiring, Junevolunteered at Stormont-Vail Hospital,completing a “second career” of30 years with over 10,000 hours ofservice. She was preceded in death byher husband, Wayne, and her brother,Wendell Hays ’41. Among survivorsare a nephew, Larry Hays ’64and his wife, Barbara (Blackburn)Hays ’65.Eugene A. “Gene” Setzkorn ’40died Dec. 26, 2012. He grew up onthe family farm in Dodge City, butspent most of his career in Ponca Citywhere he was a research chemist forContinental Oil. Gene is survivedby his wife, Pat; daughters, KarenMusselman, Margene Osgood, andLynette Setzkorn-Cly; a stepson, JakeSkidmore; five grandchildren, twostep-grandchildren, and nine greatgrandchildren.Phyllis (Shook) Street ’41 died Dec.28, 2012, with family by her side.The daughter of a Methodist minister,Phyllis grew up in Kansas. She enjoyedreading, painting, quilting, and writingin her journals, which she kept upher entire life. She is survived by sons,J. Stephen, David, Daniel, and Harry,nine grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.Freda (Bridgewater) White ’41died on Feb. 13, 2013, in Santa Barbara,Calif. She is survived by herhusband of 70 years, Steve, whom shemet at Southwestern College while shewas working her way through collegeas a secretary in the physics department.She was predeceased by childrenDavid and Lynn, and is survived bydaughter Peggy and son John, alongwith seven grandchildren, 11 greatgrandchildren,and many nephews andnieces.Annabel (Beck)Miller ’42, PrairieVillage, Kans., died onMarch 28, 2013.Annabel was active inmany communityorganizations and served eight years onthe Board of Trustees at SouthwesternCollege. She loved gardening, birds,reading, music, art, and the manyinternational medical supply trips shetook with her husband, Dr. MaxMiller. Annabel is survived by herchildren, Annette McLaughlin, MaxMiller Jr., and Marilyn Pattison; sevengrandchildren and one great-grandson.Dr. Ray Elton Parsons ’48 diedApril 2, 2013 in Wichita. Ray startedhis dental practice in Winfield in August1954. His son, David, joined thepractice in 1983. Ray retired in Jan.1991, to pursue his hobbies of golf,bridge, and travel. Survivors includehis wife, Lola, daughter Patty Martin,sons Bob ’75 and David, three brothers,two sisters, eight grandchildrenand seven great-grandchildren.David J. “Mac” McCampbell ’50died March 28, 2013, in Liberty, Mo.He served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II and the Korean War, beforereceiving his degree from SouthwesternCollege. Mac was a chemistfor Armco Steel for 33 years. He wasactive in Scouting, enjoyed woodcarving,and volunteering at a naturesanctuary. Survivors include his wifeof 54 years, Molly; son David; daughterSally; a grandson, and two greatgrandchildren.Wanda “Joanne” Powell ’50 diedon Jan. 7, 2013. Joanne had a love ofmusic and utilized her vocal talentsthroughout her life to entertain oth-| SUMMer 2013 9

deaTHSers. She is survived by her son, GregWilson, daughters, Kelley Kent, KerriSchwartz, Diane Patterson, and KathyGoshen, along with numerous grandchildrenand great-grandchildren.Clarence Rethorst ’50, of CostaMesa, Calif., died on March 7, 2013.Among survivors are his wife, CarolynRethorst; sister, Mary (Rethorst)Adams ’51; nephew, Steven Rethorst’85; niece, Jan (Rethorst) Lucciola’87; and great-nephew ScottRethorst ’12.Ruth “Dolly” (Wolfram) Gowan’53, died Jan. 22, 2013, in Sacramento,Calif. Ruth had a long career as ateacher. She began teaching first gradeat Bryant Elementary in Winfield andlater moved to California where shetaught first grade and kindergarten inthe Valley Oaks Union School District,Ventura County. Dolly is survivedby her daughter, Katherine Bell.Wanda (Kirkhart) Smith ’53 diedon April 7, 2013. She was preceded indeath by her husband, E. Dale Smith’51. Survivors include her son, Scott;daughter, Pam (Smith) Paul ’77; asister, and four grandchildren.Raymond Potter ’55 died March 12,2013, in Winfield. Ray played basketballand was inducted into the SCAthletic Hall of Fame in 1996. Raywas preceded in death by his wife,Phyllis ’57, and a son, Ray PotterJr. ’78. Survivors include a son, Stan,Winfield, and several grandchildrenand great-grandchildren.Lowell Dierking ’58, of the DierkingLaw Office in Caldwell, Kan.,died on April 13, 2013.Jack L. Dancer ’59 lost a hardfoughtbattle with cancer on Feb. 15,birthsA son, Leonardo (Leo) Aaron, bornJan. 18, 2013, to Aaron ’92 and VickiMurray. Leo was named for Leonardoda Vinci, and his middle name waschosen because he and his dad sharethe same birthday and nearly the samebirth time. Aaron continues to work atGraland Country Day School in Denveras a middle school science teacherand sustainability coordinator.A daughter, Kassidy Marie, born April17, 2012, to Patrick ’98 and KennaWhelpley. Kassidy has a sister,Kennedy (4).A son, Leo Christopher, born March29, 2013, to Brent ’03 and Megan(Galliart) Wolf ’02. Leo joins a sister,Norah Kate (5) and a brother, Callum(2½). Grandparents include David andCarol (Tillotson) Galliart ’69 ’71;great-grandparents are Dwight andNadine (Means) ’47 Tillotson.2013, in Boise, Ida. Jack was a teacherand football coach in Coffeyville andGarnett, Kan. During his coachingcareer he built winning programs,taking teams to triple championships.Jack is survived by his three children,Dana Dancer, Julie Walker, and RickDancer, and several grandchildren.Harold F. Stocking, Jr. ’60 died onDec. 31, 2012, following a courageousbattle with cancer. He was a retiredBoeing machinist, union steward,and U.S.D. 259 school bus driver. Heis survived by his mother, DorothyBarry; sister, Sherry Kline, sons, Daryl,Bradley, and Marlon; daughters,Tammy Titus and Kristi Sims-Miller;numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.Bob Otto ’61 died on Feb. 14, 2013.As an educator and guidance counselorfor Brookville, Zenda, RoseHill, Winfield, and Central of Burdenhigh schools, he touched many lives.General psychology was his love, andhe taught it for a combined 30 yearsat Butler Community College andCowley County Community College.Survivors include his wife, Arlene,of Burden; daughters Judy Mareda,Wichita, and Barbara Brown, Lee’sSummit, Mo.; his son, Gary, Parker,Colo.; and his sister, Evva Morris,Arlington, Texas.Linda (Nonken) Bouse ’64 died onMarch 26, 2013, in Bakersfield, Calif.,from cancer-related complications. Sheis survived by her husband Robert;sons Timothy and Robert; two sistersand two grandchildren.Evelyn (Boicourt) Ford ’64 died onAug. 31, 2012. Evelyn is survived byher husband of 48 years, Roger; herdaughter, Regina; her son, Stephen; abrother and a and sister.A daughter, Jayne Adara, born Jan. 29,2013, to Travis and Claire (Myers)Hastings ’03 ’04. Jayne was welcomedby sister Liv (2).A son, Gregory Sawyer, born Dec. 29,2012, to Scott and Kari (Groom)Kent ’05. The Kent family lives inWinfield.A son, Jack Curtis, born Dec. 31,2012, to Curtis and Sunni (Sheets)Goentzel ’07. Jack has a big brother,Gage.A son, Preston Daniel, born April24, 2013, to Cordairo ’07/’08 andAlayna Hansen.A daughter, Rylea Paige, born Dec.29, 2012, to Lucas and Janet (Smith)Davidson ’09 ’10. Grandpa is EddieMcGowan ’76.Anne Grigsby: Energetic friend of SCAnne (Ewing) Dix Grigsby ’43 died March 13, 2013.Anne was an elementary school teacher at Coats, Milton,and Anson, and a counselor at Winfield High School from1959 until her retirement in 1986. She enjoyed teachingand counseling and was a member of P.E.O. A strong andenergetic supporter of Southwestern College, Anne servedon the board of trustees from 1990 through 2001. She andher husband, Charles, were recipients of the Alumni Recognitionaward in 1995, and supported the college both financially and throughservice. Anne was a class agent and took special interest in athletics at the college.Both Charles and her first husband, Carle Dix (who died in 1980 at age 62), weremembers of the national championship 1939 basketball team. Among survivorsare her husband, Charles Grigsby ’42; a brother, Don Ewing; a son, MichaelDix ’65; Charles Grigsby’s daughter, Parthena Owens; and several grandchildren,nieces, and a nephew.Raymond Caum Sparks Jr. ’76died April 16, 2013, at his home inPlano, Texas. Ray worked as a technicalwriter at Texas Instruments for 20years after serving 20 years in the AirForce. Then he worked for 10 yearsat Hobby Town USA building planesand trains. Survivors include his wife,Shirley, Plano; a daughter, Cindy;his son and wife, Mike and MichelleSparks, and two granddaughters.Frances Raines ’87 died March12, 2013, in Kansas City after a shortillness. Frances was a teacher formany years in Kansas public schoolsin Sylvia, Burrton, Plains, Ulysses,and Winfield. She was active in DeltaKappa Gamma and the National EducationAssociation. Frances is survivedby her husband of 64 years, Gerald,Olathe; a daughter, Vicki Raines ’79,Liberal, Kan.; sons, Doug, Lenexa,and Randy ’86, Phoenix; and abrother.Dr. Carla Waller-Schauberger ’94died April 4, 2013, following a suddenillness. After obtaining her medicallicense, she was assistant director ofthe Caney Valley Medical Clinic. Sheworked as a hospitalist with the JanePhillips Medical Center in Bartlesvilleand then as a family medicine doctorwith the Gemini Medical Clinic/JanePhillips Medical Center. Survivors includeher husband, Kurt Schauberger,Bartlesville, Okla.; a son, William, ofthe home, her parents, Carl and PatWaller, and a brother.DEATHs of FriendsBwana Drennan, Winfield, passedaway Jan. 8, 2013. Bwana was raisedand educated in Winfield and graduatedfrom Winfield High School in1962. Survivors include her husband,Robert ’60; a brother; two sisters, abrother-in-law, Jerry Drennan ’61;a sister-in-law, Nancy Drennan ’59;and a host of nieces and nephews.Leona Glenn, retired administrativesecretary at Southwestern College,died March 27, 2013. Followingretirement, Leona donated over2,000 hours of service to the WilliamNewton Hospital auxiliary. Survivorsinclude her daughters, RephaBuckman, Sterling, Kan., and DelGlenn, Kirkwood, Mo.; three brothers,several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren,and one great-greatgrandchild.Sula McSpadden, Winfield, passedaway Jan. 28, 2013. Sula was precededin death by her husband, Gerald, andher parents. Survivors include her sonsand their wives, Steve and MarilynMcSpadden, Winfield, and Dean andDeb McSpadden, Palm Harbor, Fla.George McNeish (see page 4)Donald Newell died March 16, 2013,in Stafford, Kan. He was a farmer anda lifetime Stafford resident. Survivorsinclude his wife, Jenny, and son, Dr.Bradley Newell ’02, Andover.Kenneth Norland (see page 4)Mildred Rose passed away March12 in Oxford, Kan. Mildred workedfor 10 years in the Winfield NewtonMemorial Hospital kitchen and wasa homemaker who enjoyed quilting,seamstress work, listening to music,and taking care of her plants. Survivorsinclude her daughter, MargaretRobinson ’93 ’02.Bernice Walker, Winfield, diedFeb. 11, 2013. Among survivors isher daughter, Kathy Barner ’65 ofBrandon, Fla.Jeanette Weinert, Winfield, diedApril 14, 2013. She was a partner inthe United Methodist ministry of herhusband, Glenn, throughout his pastorateand during their retirement inPhillipsburg, Kan. They had moved toNewton and after his death she movedto Winfield to be near family. Herthree surviving sons include Lyle ’78.She also is survived by two daughtersin-law,six grandchildren, and 10great-grandchildren.10SUMMer 2013 |

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