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Message from the President

Board of Trustees

Mark Burkhart Chairman of the Board President and CEO, Colliers Turley Martin Tucker

Donna Martin Sr. Vice President/Chief Human Resources Officer, Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble, Ph.D. President

P. Joseph McKee III President, Paric Corporation

Neil J. George, Ph.D.* Chancellor David Garafola* Treasurer of the Board Vice President for Finance and Administration Karen M. Luebbert, Ph.D.* Secretary of the Board Vice President and Executive Assistant to the President Sheila Baxter, MA ’86 Brigadier General Ret., Western Regional Medical Command Amelia Bond Civic Leader Dale Cammon President, Bryant Group, Inc. John R. Capps President and CEO, Plaza Motor Company A. Bayard Clark III Exec. Vice President & CFO, Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Thomas Cornwell President, DRS Sustainment Systems Darryl Davis President, Phantom Works, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Michael DeHaven Sr. Vice President & General Counsel, BJC Healthcare

Joseph J. Mokwa, BA ’92, MA ’98 Chief of Police, Ret., St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Michael Neidorff Chairman and CEO, Centene Corporation Sue Neumann Sr. Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Brenda Newberry Chairman, The Newberry Group, Inc. Jerry Ritter Civic Leader Elizabeth Robb, BA ’65 Chief Executive Officer, Robb Partners John R. Roberts Executive Director, Ret., Civic Progress George Scherer Executive VP & CFO, Ret., McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Michael Staenberg President, THF Realty Inc. David Steward Chairman, World Wide Technology, Inc. Donald M. Suggs President & Publisher, The St. Louis American

Mary Alice Dwyer-Dobbin, BA ’63 Executive in Charge of Productions, Ret., Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc.

Steven O. Swyers Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Steven L. Finerty Chairman, Argent Capital Management

Donna Vandiver, MA ’80 President & CEO, The Vandiver Group, Inc.

Marilyn Fox Civic Leader

James D. Weddle Managing Partner, Edward Jones

Edward L. Glotzbach Vice Chairman, Information Services Group, Inc. Douglas E. Hill Senior Partner, Edward Jones Tom Irwin Executive Director, Civic Progress

Douglas H. Yaeger Chairman, President & CEO, The Laclede Group Inc. Todd R. Kohlbecker, MA ’93* President, Alumni Association VP, Corporate Real Estate, Brown Shoe Company

Life Trustee Philip J. Koen CEO and Director, Savvis Communications Corporation Ronald J. Kruszewski Chairman and CEO, Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.

Laurance L. Browning Jr. Vice Chairman, Ret., Emerson George H. Walker III Chairman Emeritus, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.

Emerita Paul Lee President, Delta Energy LLC Richard A. Liddy Chairman & CEO, Ret., GenAmerica Corporation

Jane B. Hart

he fall semester has begun at Webster’s home campus in Webster Groves and throughout our entire network of campuses. The excitement we are experiencing is singular in the challenging times that confront higher education across the nation. I want to thank the Webster University Worldwide community for the very warm welcome extended to me in my first months as President. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve this special institution. It is good to join the Webster team. Webster University is an institution on a mission Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble with an ambitious vision, no less than to be a premier U.S.-based university setting a distinct standard for global education. As a worldwide institution, we ensure high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence. Let me share just a few recent signs of Webster’s success with you: I know you are aware of the leadership Chancellor Neil George has provided for Webster. G.I. Jobs Magazine now ranks Webster University as a Military Friendly school, placing it in the top 15% of all higher education institutions. Diverse Magazine ranks Webster University first among all non-profit institutions of higher education in the awarding of masters degrees to all minorities, as well as first among non-profit institutions in the awarding of masters to African Americans. Continuing in our first tier status, Webster has risen in the U.S. News and World Report rankings to 24th. Further, U.S. News ranks our Study Abroad program in the top 34 across the nation, thus recognizing the high quality of our programs and putting us in the top 2% of all ranked institutions. We continue to attract a diverse and exceptional group of students. Our St. Louis new full-time freshmen class totals 474 students, an increase of 13% over last year. Twenty-four new full-time faculty have now joined us at the home campus, including five individuals in new positions. They join a highly qualified full-time faculty and valued working professionals who are committed first and foremost to our students’ learning and success. We welcome Dr. Paul Carney, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs! (Please see article about Dr. Carney on p. 34) We have had many occasions in recent weeks to celebrate the distinctive warmth that is Webster, and we have set the tone for many more celebrations in the year to come. On Thursday, August 20, we held our Opening Convocation for the St. Louis area faculty and staff. You can see my address to the community at Convocation by going to www.webster.edu/administration and clicking on the second link below my photo. Last week we launched our new website, mystory.webster.edu, that will provide a vehicle for collecting stories from Webster faculty, staff, students, alums, and members of our larger community. I invite you to add your Webster story to those we have already gathered. Webster’s history and tradition inspires me, particularly as I reflect on the institution’s ability to re-invent to meet new needs with ever greater levels of success. Innovation is at the heart of Webster’s tradition and core values. Building on that tradition will serve us well in the days and years ahead. I am very glad to be here. All the best,

Honorary Trustee Robert Q. Costas Frank Jacobs

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Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble President, Webster University

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Webster University, a worldwide institution, ensures high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence. PAGE

Vision Our vision is to be a premier U.S.-based international university setting a distinct standard for global education. This vision is built on a foundation of excellence in teaching and enhanced by an international perspective that fosters dialogue, respect and understanding across boundaries and between peoples. The educational endeavors in support of this vision are meeting the needs and enriching a global mix of learners within an ever increasing network of students desiring a U.S. education in multiple parts of the world. The institution is committed to offering these students a distinct personal experience and building the resources required to achieve this vision. The actions of the institution are shaped by our core values. At Webster University we value students, learning, diversity and global citizenship.

Talking About a Revolution Social Media: Connecting the World Like Never Before

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If You Build it, They Will.Com Webster University Sets the Bar High to Stay Ahead of Current Online Learning Demands

Claudia Burris Senior Editor/Photojournalist Casey Conroy Graphic Designer Jennifer K. Gammage Breanna Herschelman Marianne Kirk Patrick Powers Contributing Writers Rebecca Barr Karen Burch Marti Kranzberg Tim Parker James Pernol Dave Preston Additional Photography October, 2009 Volume 15, Number 1 Webster University is an independent, coeducational, multi-campus and international university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees through the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Business and Technology, the School of Communications, the School of Education and the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts. It is dedicated to academic excellence and innovation in higher education. Founded in 1915 in St. Louis, Webster University now offers its programs to more than 20,000 students at locations throughout the United States, and in Austria, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Republic of China, Thailand and Switzerland.

10 Commencement Webster University Graduates Students from Around the World

15 Honor Roll of Donors 2008-2009 Recognizing Our Generous Family of Supporters

22 News Around Webster 23 Webster Worldwide People 38 AlumNews 44 In Memoriam

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acebook me.” Five years ago such a request may have been met with more than a quizzical glance. Today, it’s almost an everyday utterance. How times have changed. Social media sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Wikis have altered the way we consume news, interact with friends and communicate as a society. It doesn’t look like these online environments will be going away anytime soon.

Broadcast journalism alumnus Gabe Bullard ’07, a reporter/online editor for WFPL in Louisville, Ky., calls social media a new way to communicate. “It’s taken the place of letters to home or phone calls to old friends.”

“We’re on the front end of a revolution,” said Gary Ford, a public relations professor at Webster’s School of Communications. Social media sites report record growth month after month and foster online communication in new and exciting ways. Users post daily musings, photos of friends and amateur videos at an unbelievable pace. It’s all happening online and it’s impacting the world. The popular social networking site Facebook in 2006 reported 10 million active users. Today, Facebook boasts more than 200 million active users around the globe — with more than 100 million of those logging in at least once a day. It all seems to suggest this explosion of social

media is more than a passing fad. “I don’t see social media as a fad at all because it’s transitioned into such a powerful and useful communications tool for people and organizations,” said Webster alumna Amber Talbot, who earned her bachelor’s degree in public relations in 2004. Talbot would know. As an online public relations specialist for Scottrade in St. Louis, she’s one of the thousands now making a career out of being online and embracing social media.

So what exactly is “social media” anyway? “Social media is just an extension of the community online,” said Webster alumnus Matt Hurst, a 2008 film production graduate now working as an intern at New Media Strategies in Washington, D.C. “It’s a way to facilitate public discussion … in a very personal, informal way that is lost in other formats.” Yeah, but what exactly does that mean? Social media can mean different things to different people, but more often than not it exhibits three distinct characteristics: • Openness: Most social media services are open to any user. There aren’t many barriers when it comes to participation. Social media encourages feedback and participation through online voting, comments and the sharing of information. • Community: Communities of common interests form quickly and communicate efficiently through social media. It’s easy to find people with the same questions or concerns, likes or dislikes. Uniting with others is easy when you share a love of photography, a favorite TV show or a particular alma mater. • Connectedness: Most social media sites thrive on connectivity, making use of links to other sites, resources and people. They’re active in reaching out to others. They’re not afraid to create a connection where one otherwise may not exist. Basically, social media is an open, honest conversation happening online. It’s a conversation that can take place in any number of ways: through social networks (Facebook, MySpace), content communities (YouTube, Flikr), podcasts (iTunes), microblogging (Twitter) or blogs.

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“It’s just a new way to communicate,” said Webster alum Gabe Bullard, a 2007 broadcast journalism graduate. “It’s an easier way to communicate and participate in conversations that you may not normally participate in.” Bullard works as a reporter/online editor for WFPL-FM in Louisville, Ky. He maintains two blogs — a work blog and a personal one. “It’s kind of taken the place of letters to home or phone calls to old friends,” he said. Ford quickly realized the power of social media when it took him all of 20 minutes to track down seven of his high school classmates from Osawatamie, Kan. “I hadn’t talked to a lot of these people in 30 years,” he said. “Now I know what’s happening in their lives and they know what’s happening in mine. To get connected in this way is just amazing … and this is only getting started.” Individuals aren’t the only ones getting on board. Companies large and small are embracing social media in any number of ways to build communities and connect with consumers. W E B S T E R

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“ Social media three years ago was barely even around. Today it’s where the masses are. Search engines are still the most efficient way of getting information, but if you want to actually interact with people, you need to be in social media.”

“Social media is just another way for us to communicate with our customers,” said Talbot, who serves as the online face of Scottrade. “The feedback we get from being online is invaluable.” Talbot answers questions about the company and engages customers already online talking about Scottrade. Stephanie Phillips, a 2004 public relations graduate from Webster, serves in a similar role as a senior associate at V-Fluence Interactive, a public relations firm in St. Louis. Phillips helps clients build an online presence on blogs, YouTube, Facebook and more. “When I joined the company, it was a lot of public relations work with some Web work mixed in,” Phillips said. “Social media three years ago was barely even around. Today it’s where the masses are. Search engines are still the most efficient way of getting information, but if you want to actually interact with people, you need to be in social media.” While the main focus of his work remains quality radio journalism, Bullard said the explosion of social media allows him to present a more complete story to his audience across multiple formats. What once would have been a 30-second spot on the radio can expand into online video, a blog post or “tweet” sent around the world. “It’s a lot of extra work, but I think it’s worth it in the end,” Bullard said. “The final product produces a better story and a more engaged audience.” 4

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The reality of Bullard’s situation is echoed in the classroom. Social media, Ford said, has forced professional media practitioners into one of two categories: content or delivery. Instead of enrolling at school to become a print journalist or a television broadcaster, now students are going to be “media people.” The focus is generating the content, regardless of the delivery method. And this is only just the beginning. The beauty — or curse — of social media is that it continues to evolve everyday. What’s new and exciting today may not hold the same value tomorrow. “I think there are other uses for Facebook that we haven’t even thought of,” Ford said. “I don’t think I heard the word ‘tweetup’ (a gathering of people connected via Twitter) until a year ago and now it’s a huge phenomenon,” said Hurst. Some suggest the next big push in social media will be location-based. Web sites will target content to specific audiences based solely on their physical location. “The next big wave in social media is … being able to reach out to people in their everyday lives where they are,” Hurst said. But the reality is that no one knows for sure exactly where social media will take us. We’re just along for the ride. ■

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Gary Ford, public relations professor in Webster’s School of Communications, calls social media a revolution. “To get connected in this way is just amazing…and we’re only getting started.”

Adam Jamal Craig: twitter.com/AdamJCraig BA, Media Communications, 2002 Location: Los Angeles, Calif. Bio: “I’m an Actor.”

Kimberly Horner: twitter.com/kimberlyhorner BFA, Theatre, 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Calif. Bio: “Film/TV Actress in LA”

Alisa Dougherty: twitter.com/ADoughy MBA, 2007 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Bio: “just a witty accountant from the Midwest, known for sarcasm and brutal honesty”

Rachel Robison: twitter.com/LtlRayStl BA, Management, 2005 Bio: “I am a walking fount of useless knowledge.”

Paul Gillingwater: twitter.com/ahbleza BS, Computer Science, Webster Vienna, 1998 Location: Vienna, Austria Bio: “University lecturer, skeptic, golfer, atheist, SF writer, AML & Bank Fraud specialist, Linux guru, vegetarian, G1 Android owner”

Matthew Hurst: twitter.com/MattHurst BA, Film Production, 2008 Location: Washington, D.C. Bio: “I’m a part-time blogger, full-time student (soon Grad), Film undergrad, musician, intern twitter.com/New Media Strategies, with an internet connection.”

Amy Shropshire: twitter.com/AmyShropshire BA, Advertising and Marketing Communications, 2003 MA, Marketing, Webster London, 2007 Bio: “Always on the outlook for the new, innovative, and creative ways 4 nonprofits to change the world.”

Geraldine Wendel: twitter.com/modlandUSA MBA, Webster Irvine, 2007 Location: Palm Springs, Calif. Bio: “market research consultant; fan of all things groovy, cars, rock ‘n roll, mid-century modern design, being green, peace, sushi, sparkpeople + supporting others.”

Joshua Biggs: twitter.com/biggsjm MBA, 2007 Location: St. Louis, Mo.

Murat Ersoy: twitter.com/muratersoy MA, International Business, Webster Leiden, 2008 Location: Netherlands Bio: “Turkish-Dutch young professional, International affairs / business, Student of the Year (Netherlands 2005), diversity & new media consultant”

James Varagona: twitter.com/diabetoboy BA, Media Communications, 2005 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Bio: “Retail slave into family time, politics, and pop culture.” Erin Quick: twitter.com/ErinQuick BA, English, 2005 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Bio: “poetry, ontology, revolution, gardening, social antics, magical realism” Megan Gates: twitter.com/GatesGirl_07 BA, Advertising and Marketing Communications, 2005 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Bio: “Tech Geek, Real Estate Marketer, Facebooker, Athlete and Volunteer for Friends of Kids with Cancer” Gabe Bullard: twitter.com/gbullard BA, Broadcast Journalism, 2007 Location: Louisville, Ky. Bio: “Journalist. Radiomaker. I like history, writing and technology.” Jeff Grass: twitter.com/JGrass BA, Public Relations, 2009 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Bio: “PR pro, news junkie, social media enthusiast— here to share content and contribute to the conversation. Oh yeah, musician, golfer, writer, STL Cardinals fan...”

Remco Bron: twitter.com/remcobron MBA, Webster Leiden, 1999 Location: Veere, Netherlands Bio: “I’m a professional with passion and expertise in marketing, internet and ICT. People say all-round, pragmatic, creative and love to solve complex challenges.” Seville Fletcher: twitter.com/SevFletcher BA, Public Relations, 2009 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Bio: “Spanish speaking Public Relations assistant with Media Rel. and Soc. Media Exp. looking to learn all she can, while impacting the world in a positive way!” Stephanie Phillips: twitter.com/Stephy304 BA, Public Relations, 2004 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Bio: “20 something PR AE at v-Fluence, loves pugs, turtle mochas, hockey and baseball among other things” Darcella Craven: twitter.com/Vetmomof2 BA, Management, 1998; MA, 2000 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Bio: “Army Vet, Mom, NPO Exec Dir, Perpetual Student (DMG 2010!) http://vetbizconsultant.blogspot.com”

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IF YOU BUILD IT, Webster’s Online Learning Center Sets the Bar High to Stay Ahead of Current Online Learning Demands t’s 3 a.m. in Los Angeles, but only 1 p.m. in the afternoon in Iraq when First Lieutenant Robert Anuszewski goes online to check out what his Information Technology Management (ITM) classmates discussed earlier in the day while he was out in the dusty desert’s 116-degree heat. Students in Webster University’s online classes are encouraged to share their experiences so others can learn from them. Anuszewski wonders what kind of issues his classmates deal with compared to the odd and unpredictable issues that happen where he is. Rats seem to enjoy the taste of fiber cables; satellite connections are slower than cell phone connections; the weather wears down equipment very quick-

I Dan Viele, associate vice president and director of the Online Learning Center, reviews online learning initiatives for Webster’s 2009-2010 year.

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ly; and thinking outside the box is the only way to think in the “sandbox.” He laughs when he reads, “Yelling is not an effective technique,” in the human resources section they are on right now. Later, when reading about the seller perspective of contract negotiating, he tries to figure out, “If the Army were a company, what it would sell?” …. and determines that it is more like a non-profit organization. There are days when Anuszewski wishes that technology would work in Iraq like it does in the States. Frustration arises when he finds out the equipment someone needs has to be convoyed and will take days to get there. There are other days where he can solve problems though: setting up a computer so that an Army leader can receive the intelligence report; installing a phone so that a soldier can call his family and tell them he is safe. Everyone relies on technology, but it is the job of the 261st Signal Brigade from the Delaware National Guard to make sure it works when someone needs it. If everything goes well, the unit’s “customers” don’t even know what they have done. Just a typical week in the life of an active duty military Webster online student like Anuszewski, where he and his peers make up 25 percent of Webster’s online enrollment. Today those active duty military students, combined with all other civilian and international online students, comprise the largest Webster University graduate campus. “I log onto WorldClassRoom (Webster’s online courseware platform) two or three times a week for the discussions,” explains Anuszewski. “My schedule allows me to have down days because you’re never fully off duty in the military, and I use that down time to work on class projects. My classmates are all over the world, and many of those serving were

THEY WILL .COM taking advantage of the various partnerships Webster has with the military that allows them to apply some of their military training to earn their master’s degree in less time.” “I took my last course online from Iraq,” explains Capt. Marci Miller, who earned her MA in management and leadership from Webster. “I think as soldiers, we are trained to just soldier through any situation. I have always been goal-oriented, and this was one more goal I had set for myself.” In higher education, online programs continue to be hotter than ever. And the message seems obvious: “Evolve or dissolve.” But now that online learning has been a reality for more that 10 years at Webster and is still one of the fastest growing segments in education, trying to predict how the terrain will change next is the million-dollar question. With constantly evolving technology: e-books; Blackberries and Web cams; WiFi in hotels, airports, Starbucks and McDonalds; and iPhones that let students do coursework as they jet across the country — the online education industry has become a Goliath to be reckoned with.

ket that keep making this futuristic animal change faster than a Steven Spielberg-Michael Bay “Transformer.” Known for its innovations in providing quality education, Webster has been at the forefront of this online educational movement since 1999, when it first offered six classes online — three Master of Business Administration (MBA) courses and three Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) courses. That first term, total enrollment was 70 students. Today, Webster has approximately 3,800 students in 277 course sections for just the summer 2009 term alone. These Webster students represent 48 U.S. states and 19 countries around the world — not

“One of the reasons for our success is that we made sure our online programs and offerings were an extension of Webster’s classroom options and have remained committed to that goal.” Student demand for online courses to mirror current technology advances in the other areas of the hustle and bustle lifestyle of Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, to name a few, has created new niches in the online education mar-

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Webster online student and First Lieutenant Robert Anuszewski logs onto one of his Information Technology Management (ITM) courses while serving in Iraq. Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James Pernol, 261st SIG BDE, Public Affairs.

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courses combine the best teaching and learning approaches from the classroom, from e-learning and from on-location, experiential learning,” says Roy Tamashiro, a professor in Webster’s School of Education, who has led seven online/international travel hybrid courses since 2005. Anuszewski’s ITM classmate, U.S. Capt. George Coleman, from California, says, “I see online education continuing to grow as a costeffective alternative for professionals and full-time workers. Online learning works for

Webster Online Offerings COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES ■ Master of Arts in Gerontology ■ Master of Arts in International Relations ■ Master of Science in Environmental Management Webster Online Learning Center employees Tom James, a course developer, tapes Eve-Ann Cox, a training and support specialist, for a gerontology course.

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counting military assignments to additional countries. “One of the reasons for our success is that we made sure our online programs and offerings were an extension of Webster’s classroom options and have remained committed to that goal,” says Dan Viele, associate vice president and director of the Online Learning Center. “Our goal has always been to complement Webster University worldwide, provide the same rigorous academic standards, stay true to the course models and the small interactive classes that are a hallmark at Webster, provide a pedagogically rich course design, have a highly responsive faculty and a top-notch professional support team. “We are integrated,” Viele emphasizes. “That’s why our online offerings work better than many other institutions.” With an average growth rate of 32 percent from 2006-2009, Webster’s Online Learning Center staff and faculty continue to set the bar high when it comes to providing quality, highend, online educational opportunities that include exciting hybrid courses where an online portion is combined with an intense study trip to another country. Examples include Commerce in China, Issues in International Business in London or Geneva, Global Issues: Japan and Globalization in Austria & Slovakia. “The special online plus international travel F A L L

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SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS ■ Master of Arts in Media Communications ■ Master of Arts in Communications Management ■ Master of Arts in Public Relations SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY Graduate Degrees ■ Master of Business Administration ■ Master of Science in Finance ■ Master of Arts in Business and Organizational Security Management ■ Master of Arts in Procurement and Acquisitions Management ■ Master of Arts in Management and Leadership ■ Master of Arts in Human Resources Management ■ Master of Arts in Human Resources Development ■ Master of Arts in Information Technology Management Graduate Certificates ■ Decision Support Systems ■ Government Contracting ■ Web Services Undergraduate Certificates ■ Web Site Design ■ Web Site Development SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ■ Master of Arts in Teaching – Multidisciplinary Studies Major – Educational Technology Major – Communication Arts Major ■ Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in School Systems, Superintendency and Leadership To learn more, visit www.webster.edu.

Matt Farrow, a Webster course developer, monitors the camera feed to ensure proper lighting and audio levels are captured. Even lighting is necessary to remove the green screen in post production, and audio levels must be analyzed to prevent clipping and distortion.

me since I am deployed and need to get my master’s to remain competitive for promotion. It is convenient to work at my own hours and at my own pace during the week, meeting the assignment deadlines. “The down side is the lack of personal interaction with classmates and instructors,” says Coleman, who is serving in Joint Base Balad, Iraq. “But I see that evolving as online technology becomes more and more personalized. All of my work is done independently, and I just submit my assignments via WorldClassRoom. For the discussion portion, I typically reply every other day to posts by my classmates who are from all over — Texas, Ohio, Germany, Illinois, Afghanistan and Iraq. Class size is around 12 to 16, just perfect.” So how will Webster’s Online Learning Center continue to keep up with the latest popular tools? “Our main growth area will be in instructional design and course development,” said Viele. Webster’s WorldClassRoom now also enables instructors to Web enhance traditional, face-to-face courses, for example, with a place to host online discussions, blogs and journals to encourage contributions from students that otherwise may not share their thoughts in the classroom. That’s yet another way the Webster’s online initiatives continue to complement — not compete with —Webster’s traditional classroom offerings. Other serious online initiatives include continued new graduate and undergraduate program development, MBA and other program redevelopment, pro-

gram and faculty mentoring initiatives, enhanced services support for students and staff, growing and developing the faculty pool, refining the information architecture reporting and expanding quality assurance processes. From having no established full-time staff for the online courses and just a handful of faculty in 1999, to a full-time staff of 17 who work with a faculty group of 414 from all over, Webster’s Online Learning Center has grown and continues to morph into a new exciting breed each year. Indeed, it’s outgrowing its office space at the St. Louis campus! The speed of change requires an agile, constantly evolving unit. In fact, an intense search is now underway to fill the new position of Online Student Services and Retention Coordinator in the Online Learning Center. This person will focus exclusively on the 2,000plus fully online students who may only know Webster through a computer. With each new student that graduates with an online degree, the public acceptance of this form of learning continues to grow. Though it is not likely that online degree programs will ever pass up traditional classroom study, it seems obvious that in the not-too-distant future, most graduates will have gained some level of online learning experience in their education. ■

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Webster Professor Kenneth Holmes bridges the gap between reality and illusion using the video cam techniques of Webster’s Online Learning Center’s Green Room to send course instructions to his class, COMM 5199-Teaching Writing.

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COMMENCEMENT Webster University Graduates Students from Around the World ebster University’s Class of 2009 celebrated graduation over the summer in St. Louis and around the world. From California to Virginia, Florida to Colorado, Webster University students all over the USA moved their tassels from right to left. So did Webster’s international students in Austria, China, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Thailand and the United Kingdom.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Grace Akumu ’86 delivers the commencement address at the Geneva campus ceremony.

Leiden students celebrated their special day on May 9, 2009, at the Pieterskerk where they listened to commencement speaker, Steven van Hoogstraten, general director of the Carnegie-Foundation/Peace Palace. The graduates continued their celebration after the ceremony at a Webster-sponsored party at Café Oliver where they enjoyed VIP luxuries including a scrumptious buffet. 10

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At Vienna’s commencement ceremony on May 16, 2009, Father Georg Sporschill was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for his exceptional, lifelong social work supporting orphans and homeless children in Eastern Europe. Campus Director Arthur Hirsh presented the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to Father Sporschill who also gave the commencement address. Nobel Peace Prize winner Grace Akumu ’86 delivered the commencement address at the Geneva ceremony on May 9, 2009. An accomplished environmentalist, Akumu received the Loretto Award at the ceremony for her service to the community. Akumu, executive director of Climate Network Africa, earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the Geneva campus. In Budapest, the School of Business & Technology’s first Global MBA class celebrated their commencement on July 18, 2009, at the State Audit Office of Hungary. Commencement speakers

Carol Adams, associate vice president for academic affairs, congratulates a graduate at the Little Rock, Ark., commencement ceremony.

included the Hon. Dr. Peter Medgyessy, former Hungarian Prime Minister and Dr. Janos Horvath, a member of Hungary’s Parliament. Special guests included members of Hungary’s Parliament and Chamber of Congress; US Embassy representatives; George Walker III, former US Ambassador to Hungary and Webster

Vienna campus director Arthur Hirsh presents the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to Father Georg Sporschill for his lifelong social work.

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University life trustee; and Benjamin Akande, dean, School of Business & Technology. Back in the USA, 87 graduates attended the Little Rock, Ark., ceremony at the Embassy Suites Hotel on June 4, 2009, to hear the commencement speech by the honorable Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. Charleston, S.C., students attended May 24, 2009, commencement ceremonies at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center, where more than 160 degree candidates were inspired by commencement speaker Benjamin Akande. In Memphis, more than 90 students graduated on May 29, 2009, with the commencement address delivered by George Billings of Webster’s St. Louis campus. And in Denver, 58 students received their master’s degrees at a ceremony on June 6, 2009, where eight students were inducted into the Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business Administration. In St. Louis, Webster students and their families gathered in Forest Park for the May 9, 2009, commencement ceremony at the Muny —the oldest and largest outdoor theatre in the country.

wide, more than 1,100 attended the St. Louis ceremony. Chancellor Neil George welcomed the Class of 2009 to the ceremony on a beautiful sunny morning, and introduced honorary degree candidates: David Robertson, music director and conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Hugh Grant, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Monsanto; and Conservatory alumnus and actor Rocky Carroll, BFA ’85 — who delivered the commencement address. Before presenting the honorary

doctorates, Neil George shared some interesting facts about the Class of 2009: • It’s made up of students from 119 countries. • It includes students from 48 of the United States as well as Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia. • 177 graduates from extended campuses attended the St. Louis ceremony. • 58 graduates are stationed overseas with the military. • The oldest graduate is 79 years old. • The youngest graduate is 20 years old. • 109 undergraduate students received academic honors. • 200 graduate students earned honors.

Graduates celebrate their special day with a thumbs up sign at Webster’s commencement ceremony in The Muny of Forest Park in St. Louis.

Chancellor Neil George, second from right, poses with honorary degree recipients, from left: Hugh Grant, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Monsanto; actor Rocky Carroll, BFA ’85; and conductor David Robertson, music director of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Webster faculty have fun while participating in the 2009 commencement ceremony.

“These numbers tell us a lot about the Class of 2009,” said George. “They illustrate the diversity of the cultures and life experiences of the students. They speak to the international scope of the classroom dynamics. The numbers broadcast the achievement of individual excellence and academic accomplishment. But the Class of 2009 is not about numbers.

“It is about the traditional undergraduate, taking classes by day, often working at night and burning the midnight oil on a paper or project that is due the next day,” George explained. “It is the part-time, working adult rushing from work to class, squeezing time for family in between attending a study group meeting and writing a master’s thesis. “It is the military officer, some in active duty, who manage to focus on their graduate studies in less than conducive surroundings,” he continued. “It is the undergraduate student studying abroad far away from home, grappling with a new culture, new languages and weather conditions. “When you came to Webster University, you brought your individual talents and motivations, hopes and dreams with you,” added George. “You came for a quality education, to become a more complete individual, to develop your intellect, to refine your sense of self, and prepare yourself for a more productive life as a professional.

Conservator y alumnus Rocky Carro class of 20 ll, BFA ’85, 09. “I’m hono presents th red and ex e commence who was pre tremely hum ment addre sented with bled to be ss to the an honorary here with yo Doctor of Le u today,” sa tters degre id Carroll, e at the cere mony.

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Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist Leyna Nguyen ’92 was presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award at the St. Louis commencement ceremony. She was also named the Outstanding Alum from the School of Communications.

You will leave here with all of that and more, for you have been transformed for global citizenship and individual excellence.” Honorary doctorates were then bestowed upon the candidates. David Robertson received an Honorary Doctor of Letters for his commitment to the art of music and to the education of new musicians. Hugh Grant received an Honorary Doctor of Science for his devotion to creating a better life for people around the world while protecting our natural resources. And Rocky Carroll received an Honorary Doctor of Letters for his accomplishments as an actor both onand off-stage. Also at the ceremony, Julie Reese, president of the Alumni Association, presented Leyna Nguyen ’92 with the Distinguished Alumni Award. The Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist has many acting credits playing a newscaster on television shows. Named one of the “25 Most Influential Vietnamese-Americans in 25 Years, Nguyen is active in the worldwide community as well. In 1997 she established a non-profit foundation called

Love Across the Ocean, which benefits underprivileged school children and their families in Vietnam. Rocky Carroll began his commencement address to thunderous applause. “To the class of 2009, I’m honored and extremely humbled to be here with you today. Thank you for your spirit, your energy, your passion, your curiosity, your humor, your loyalty. Class of 2009, you are the stimulus package our society needs!” Carroll spoke about his acting career since graduating from Webster’s Conservatory program in 1985. He discussed his commitment to lifelong learning and the tremendous influence his teachers had on his life. He also recalled his feelings on his own graduation day 24 years ago, feelings that many of the graduating students may have shared. “I remember feeling an incredible feeling of accomplishment, an incredible sense of optimism and hope,” recalled Carroll. “A feeling that the door to life was wide open, waiting for us to walk through. And if we kept an open heart and an open mind, the best that the world had to offer was within reach. I believed that was true then … I know it to be true now.” ■

Outstanding Alumni from Webster’s Schools and Colleges Alumni from each of Webster’s five Schools and Colleges were honored at this year’s commencement ceremony for their outstanding accomplishments since graduating from the University.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The Honorable Justice Ann Walsh Bradley earned a bachelor’s degree in religion from then Webster College in St. Louis in 1972. She worked as a high school teacher at Aquinas High School in La Crosse, Wisc., before entering the University of Wisconsin Law School, where she earned a law degree in 1976. After private practice, Justice Bradley spent 10 years on the circuit court bench in Marathon County in Wisconsin. She made history in 1995, when she became the first woman elected to the state Supreme Court without first having been appointed. Justice Bradley is the winner of the American Judicature Society’s Harley Award, a national honor that is reserved for judges whose outstanding efforts and long-term contributions have resulted in substantial improvements to the justice system.

LEIGH GERDINE COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS Eloise Jarvis, S.L., served as chair of the Department of Music at Webster University from 1960 to 1984 and was director of graduate students in music from 1984 to 1993. She earned her bachelor’s degree in music from Webster College in 1943 and shortly thereafter entered the Sisters of Loretto, making her vows in 1946. Jarvis earned a master’s degree in music literature and piano performance in 1954 and a doctorate in music theory in 1960, both from the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester in New York. She also did post-doctoral studies at Columbia University in electronic and contemporary music. Before joining Webster’s faculty as a music instructor in 1956, she taught classes in music and conducted choral groups at several high schools in the central Midwest. An accomplished musician in her own right, Jarvis performed many piano recitals and concerts solo, as a member of the Webster Trio, and with other musicians. Although the piano was Jarvis’ major instrument, she also played the flute, having studied with the late John Kiburz, principal flutist of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

A proud graduate holds her degree while enjoying the commencement activities.

Donald Huonker, senior vice president of healthcare innovation with Walgreens, headquartered in Deerfield, Ill., earned his master’s degree in business administration from Webster University in 2000 and his bachelor’s degree from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 1984. Prior to joining Walgreens, Huonker was employed by the United Parcel Service for 16 years. His career with Walgreens began in 1995 as a management trainee in St. Louis. From there, he steadily moved up in the company—to store manager, district manager,

director of store operations and vice president of pharmacy services. He was named to his current position in 2007. Huonker’s next challenge is transforming Walgreens’ pharmacies—currently focused mainly on dispensing prescriptions— into pharmacies with new services that reduce spending and improve patient outcomes, such as Take Care clinics, in-store immunizations and specialty pharmacy offerings.

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION David Nielsen earned an MAT in mathematics from Webster University in 2008. He currently teaches math in the Wentzville School District in St. Charles County, Mo., where he was selected 2008-09 Teacher of the Year. His first full-time teaching position was with Windsor High School in Imperial, Mo., where he stayed for seven years. Nielsen received several awards during his time at Windsor, including the student-voted Teacher of the Month Award, which he won several times; the Windsor National Education Association’s Rising Star Award; and the Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year Award for Arnold, Mo. He also completed his master’s degree in education from Southwest Baptist University in 2002. Awards and success followed Nielsen as he moved from Windsor to the Hillsboro School District, where he taught algebra and calculus. He then moved to Wentzville, Mo., and was voted Teacher of the Year by his peers. He also received the Wentzville Teacher of the Year Award.

SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS Leyna Nguyen earned her bachelor’s degree in mass communications in 1992. In just eight years she rose through the ranks of the broadcast media arena to become one of the “25 Most Influential VietnameseAmericans in 25 Years.” Nguyen and her family came to the United State in 1975 to escape their war-torn homeland of Vietnam. She began her career as the morning drive personality for jazz radio-WEBU in St. Louis. Nguyen started her TV broadcast career at CBS affiliate WRDW-TV in Augusta, Ga., then became an anchor and reporter at KCRA-TV in Sacramento, where she also hosted a program on Asian-American issues. Soon Nguyen was hired by KCAL-TV/CBS in Los Angeles as a weekend anchor and reporter. She made broadcast history by becoming the first newscaster to anchor the news on two stations in the same market. She still reports for both, in addition to anchoring the weekend evening newscasts on KCAL-TV. Nguyen recently received two more Emmy Awards— the television industry’s highest honor—for hosting “Heal The Bay,” and “Special Olympics, Southern California Summer Games.” She also won several first-place awards for her special on the 20th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, “Vietnam; The Journey Back.” Nguyen was named “YWCA Woman of the Year” in 1996, and crowned “Miss Asia” in 1987. W E B S T E R

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Elizabeth Brinkman Passed Away Recently But Her Love of Literature Is Being Celebrated by the Book Club This Afternoon lizabeth Brinkman was actively engaged in Webster’s Golden Circle, a lifelong learning group for alumni who graduated 50 years ago or more. She attended many Webster lectures, concerts and plays and participated in the Circle’s monthly bridge and book clubs in the Alumni House.

Elizabeth Roehling Brinkman ’38 died in 2007, but her legacy lives on through the Elizabeth Roehling Brinkman Golden Circle Fund.

Elizabeth sought a way to ensure that other active seniors could remain involved in campus life, so she provided a bequest to endow the Elizabeth Roehling Brinkman Golden Circle Fund. You, too, can make a difference in the lives of those who follow. Please contact Webster’s gift planning staff — without obligation.

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS 2008-2009 s I begin my inaugural year as Webster University’s 11th president, I am pleased to have this opportunity to speak directly to you — the donors who have made our work possible. At Webster, we have much to celebrate. I want to highlight two particularly significant milestones from the 20082009 fiscal year. First, membership in the Daniel Webster Society, which was established to recognize the contributions of the university’s most generous supporters, grew 21 Dr. Elizabeth Stroble percent. This surpassed our goal for the year — a goal that was set several months before the economic downturn. One reason for the growth in membership: Our donors understood that student financial aid would be more important than ever in the tough economy, and they met that challenge by creating annual scholarships. So far more than $60,000 has been donated for Daniel Webster Society annual scholarships. These scholarships are immediately available for the 2009-2010 academic year. We are also celebrating Webster’s inclusion in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Honor Roll of “Great Colleges to Work For.” Webster placed in the top 10 among four-year institutions enrolling 10,000 or more students. It is an honor for our faculty and staff to be recognized nationally among their peers for the outstanding work environment they’ve helped create throughout the Webster network. Survey results showed that Webster faculty and staff ranked high in the category “pride and connection to the institution.” In 2008-2009, faculty and staff exhibited that feeling of connection and pride by giving back to the university at an unprecedented level, as gifts increased 172 percent over the previous year. I have long admired Webster for its diversity, vibrant academic programs, robust professional development offerings, entrepreneurial uses of technology, and an international campus network that is unparalleled in higher education. Now I understand what makes these hallmarks of Webster University possible. You — our donors — make it all happen. Thank you.

Daniel Webster Society Members Leadership Circle ($25,000 and above) Estate of Elizabeth R. Brinkman ’38 Jinny and Laurance L. Browning Omar Danial ’91, MBA ’97 Jan Greenberg MAT ’73 and Ronald Greenberg

John Francois Beguin Anne Claire Beguin-Lotti ’89 Mark E. Burkhart Deborah and John R. Capps Hellen and Will D. Carpenter Marjorie S. Courtney Wanda and Michael A. DeHaven Mary Alice Dwyer-Dobbin ’63 Marlyn and Alyn Essman Linda and Steven L. Finerty Theresa Firestone Marilyn and Sam Fox Klaus N. Graetzer Penafiel ’07 Lisa and Bill Killian Linda and Paul J. Lee Inge Leutscher The Mazzarella Family P. Joseph McKee III

Helen A. Hagen ’44, MA ’82

Jan and Charles W. Mueller

Vicki and Douglas E. Hill

Brenda D. Newberry MA ’79 and Maurice D. Newberry MA ’79

Thomas Hintze Gail and Michael Holmes MA ’93 Mary Ann and E. Desmond Lee Jo and Richard A. Liddy Estate of Wilma E. Messing Noemi and Michael F. Neidorff Estate of Joseph Francis Olszewski MA ’76 Horst Pirker Thelma and David Steward Paul A. SutinW

Dianne O’Connell ’98, MA ’01 and Thom Kuhn Joyce G. PeavyW Peggy and Jerry E. Ritter Nancy and Donald L. Ross Fulvio Maria Scavia Joan and George Scherer Kim and Anthony Thompson MBA ’88 Carolyn Hewes Toft Stacey and James D. Weddle

Barbara and Markus Trice ’75 Sally and John Van Doren

Summa Cum Laude

Carol and George H. Walker

($5,000-9,999)

Estate of June Betsberg Young

Hossein Ali Afarinesh Sarmad Afarinesh ’09

Trustee Circle

Martin de Porres Cargas

($10,000-24,999)

Douglas B. Chomeau

Anonymous (4)

Susan B. Chomeau ’92

Jon Atkinson ’74

Elizabeth C. Chopin

Christie and Raymond H. Bayer MBA ’97, MA ’02

Carol J. Colligan ’70, MA ’77

Warmest regards,

Dr. Elizabeth Stroble President, Webster University

Linda and Steve Finerty at the Daniel Webster Society dinner, October 2008.

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Konstantin Sixt ’04

David GarafolaW

Anne R. Spencer MA ’09 and Robert A. SpencerW

Beth and Neil George MBA ’89W

Gerd Plessl

Mary Strauss

Robert G. Porter

Steven O. Swyers

Tozia George MAT ’82 and Neil J. GeorgeW

David P. Weiss ’75

Julie and Edward L. Glotzbach

Louis and Wilma PriftiW

William B. Wilson

Joanne F. Guerrerio ’88, BSN ’94 and Anthony L. Guerrerio

Cum Laude

Sandra and Larry HaffnerW Slayden Harris

($1,250-2,499)

Monique and Michael J. Hejna

Anonymous (4)

Tom Finkel

Holly Rae Blandford ’99 and Justin Blandford ’99

Gretta R. Forrester

KathrynW and David Bowers

CaroleW and Peter Gaspar

Marilynne G. Bradley MAT ’75W

Mary Sue McKillin Ealum ’55

Frank Popper MA ’80 Gale D. Preston MA ’91 Julie A. Reese ’68 LauraW and Tom Rein John H. Russell Sandy Sanderson Alice and Peter E. SargentW

Sally I. Heller and Ronald N. Van Fleet IIW

Annie and J. Joseph Schlafly III

Nancy and Matt AndrewW

Laura Herring ’70 and Michael Herring

Betsy Schmutz MA ’97W and Jerry Schmutz

Martha BaileyW and Bruce UmbaughW

The Hobler Family

Marvin J. Schneider

Peter Hochschild

Helen Seeherman ’81 and Julian M. Seeherman

Bola and Benjamin Ola. AkandeW

Samuel Clark, Michael Baxter (Musical Theatre major), and Slayden Harris at the April 2009 Scholarship Dinner. Clark and Harris fund the Byron Grant Endowed Musical Theatre Scholarship.

Mary V. Petersen ’69W and Edward Decker ’77, MA ’86

Gertrude Schön

Toni and George Bailey

Gail and Ted HoefW

Robin Berger ’94 and Chris Desilets ’94

Governor BobW and Lori Holden

Mary E. Bickel ’65 and J. Terry Gates Elaine and Harold Blatt Nancy Forsyth Brossard and Tom Brossard Tina and James P. Brown ’74

Marianne Gleich ’66 and Peter A. Gleich

Jack and Dottie Brennan

Mary F. Burke ’68 and Michael P. Burke

Judith and Jerome E. Glick

Pamela V. Brown

Claudia Burris MAT ’99

Lydia Goutas

Sheila C. Cawns MA ’94 and Albert E. CawnsW

Robert J. Calcaterra

Suzy Shepard Alice Sherwood MAT ’77 and Robert E. Sherwood

Debra Ann Hollingsworth MA ’97

Joann and David Slan

Cheryl and Gregory J. Hunt

Laurie and Stephen D. Smith

Virginia Vishion Johnson ’96, MA ’98W and Walter Johnson

Jean Staley MAT ’84 and James L. StaleyW

MaryW and Stephen P. Krchma

Christine and Robert Stiller

Christine and Bryce Krug MA ’04W

Kimberly Gunn-Stone and David Stone MBA ’05W

Dee Anne LaDuke ’77

Lisa and Douglas Stuhlmann

Rene and Keith Lanier ’91

Wahbe Abdallah Tamari ’85

Julie Lineberry ’70

Roy T. TamashiroW

Jerry Johnson ’48 and Lewis E. Johnson

A. Bayard Clark III

Debra and Jim Carpenter MAT ’07

Vicki and Brian Clevinger

Jeffery R. CarterW

Yvonne and Joe Logan

Ciprian Teasca MBA ’01

Eve Coulson ’73 and Nelson Obus

ChristineW and David Chadwick

Kristen and Lara TeeterW

Marianne Knaup ’67

Karen Luebbert ’64W and Jack Luebbert

Sally and Jeff DePerro

KaraW and Grant M. ChapmanW

Ellen Maland ’70

Irma Jacobs Tirro MA ’94 and Arthur Tirro

Friederike and Manfred Mautner Markhof

Janice Viele MAT ’02 and Daniel F. VieleW

Naresh Manilal Masrani MA ’85

Clara von Gontard

Veronica and Randall McDonnell

Deborah Wehrman MAT ’79 and David Wehrman

Yakko and Richard S. Meyers Sheila B. Michaels

Jacqueline Wexler ’48 and Paul Wexler

Jerry Mitchell

Donna O. Wilkinson

Eleanor J. Moore

Evalyn Williams and David Carl WilsonW

Kathy and Jerry Icenogle

Allen LarsonW Debra Mack Larson

Arden and Harry N. Fisher

Barbara R. and Donald D. Lea

Richard P. Lintz

Joanne Fogarty ’57 and William Fogarty

Katie and Charlie Claggett

Donna K. Martin

Peggy Fossett ’66

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John B. Conaway MA ’75

Norma B. Clayton MA ’01

Priscilla and Sanford N. McDonnell

Rebecca Gasbarre ’72 and Joe Noelker ’74

Nancy Powers Pritchard ’93 and Luke Pritchard

Peg Grigg †

William and Karma Crowell

Elizabeth Halpin ’36

Deborah Dey

Dorothy J. Heagney ’39

Audrey Dietrich ’45 and Bud Dietrich

Patricia and Peter Raven Paula and Rodger Riney

Nancy and Gilbert Hoffman MA ’93

Elizabeth T. Robb ’65 and Richard G. Robb

Jennifer Jezek-Taussig MA ’96W and Frederick C. Taussig MBA ’96

Jane M. Robert ’69 and Bruce P. Robert Barbara and John R. Roberts

Marjorie Eddy Johnson

Rebecca Sandler and Jeremy Boal

Amy and Todd Kohlbecker MA ’93

Elizabeth D. Sankey ’91 and Robert Sankey

Byung-Wook Lee Lucy Lopata

Alexander Schön

Robert Q. Costas W

Paul Dietrich ’73

Maria A. Murphy ’66

Barbara L. and John D. Doyle

Adele Neumann

Susan and Howard Elliott

Judith Nigh MA ’88

Dorothy and Matthew Englis

Patricia and Christopher O’Donnell

Melanie and Anthony E. Fathman

James W. Oetting

Lori and David G. Fenemor

Marie Oetting

Ann and Richard H. Fox ’76

Mary Ellen Marschel Pearson ’60

Faith D. Maddy

Christiana and Walter Schön

Persis and Minoo Mehta

Joan and Sherman Silber

Jean and Paul Mennes

Laura and Steven Tuchschmidt

Jan Torrisi-Mokwa and Joseph J. Mokwa ’92, MA ’98

Donna M. Vandiver MA ’80 and Gary Vandiver

Franz Markus Nestl

Christine and Dana C. Walker DMGT ’01W

Christy and John K. Nickel ’75 Didi and Tim Noelker ’73

Vicki Lee Woods ’87, MA ’00W

Ralph OlligesW

David P. Weiss ’75, Julie Reese ’68, and Chip Schafer, MA ’96, at the Alumni Association annual meeting in May 2009.

Robert E. Wallace Jr.

Corporate Associate Members Executive Circle ($100,000 and above) Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Centene Corporation Dinemec Studios Edward Jones & Company Emerson

Magna Cum Laude

Andrea Pramhas MBA ’03

($2,500-4,999)

Dolores and John Winston RiceW

Leadership Circle

Jeanne and Nick Rohatyn

($50,000-99,999)

Anna Barbara Sakurai ’57, MAT ’79W and Edward SakuraiW

Styria Medien AG

Anonymous (2) Omar Hussain Al-Fardan ’89, MA ’93

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Anonymous (1) AT&T BJC HealthCare The Boeing Company Boutique Flowers SA CPI Corporation Daneshgar Architects Excellence International

Joseph M. SchusterW

William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Impact Group Charitable Foundation

Meg SempreoraW and John W. Wilder

Messing Family Foundation

Jewish Federation of St. Louis

Kent D. Sparrow

Pulley Foundation

Mesker Family Charitable Foundation

Julie Stockman MS ’08 and Darwin Thomas Howard MS ’06

Inode

($50,000-99,999) William T. Kemper Foundation — Commerce Bank, Trustee

Kapsch TrafficCom

Arts and Education Council

Associates

Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research

Bracy, Tucker, Brown & Valanzano

Killian Construction Co.

Centric Group LLC

Kwame Building Group, Inc.

C & R Mechanical Company

Laclede Gas Company

CPI Marketing GmbH

Lehner Executive Partners

Daniel & Henry Company

Lincoln Industrial Corporation

Pershing Charitable Trust

James W. Winkelmann

Leadership Circle

Vienna Marriott Hotel

Bell Electrical Contractors

Matthew Newman

Associates

Joseph F. Ortmeyer

($10,000-49,999)

Bank of America

Grigoriy Nikolaevitch Loutzik ’06

Yvonne and Joseph P. Logan

Altman-Stiller Foundation

Vandiver Group, Inc.

Automatic Controls Equipment Systems

United Space Alliance

Richard Joel Lincoff

Guerrerio Family Foundation

Partners Circle

Aflac

Mary Kirberg MAT ’74

Chinese Ministry of Education

Spellman Brady & Company

($1,250-4,999)

Michael F. Isaacson

Marvin J. Schneider Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of St. Louis

($100,000 and above)

Missouri Arts Council

($10,000-49,999)

Schön Nobel Funds

Gretchen and Michael J. O’Donnell

Regional Arts Commission

Partners Circle

William C. Hoffman Jr. MA ’83, MA ’88, MS ’99W

($1,250-2,499)

Benefactors Circle

The Boeing Company funds scholarships to Webster students in the School of Business and Technology. Boeing executives Don Ceresia and Matt Daniels, MA ’04, attended the Daniel Webster Society dinner in October 2008.

Saint Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities

G. A. Jr. and Kathryn M. Buder Charitable Foundation Essman Family Foundation Edward Chase Garvey Memorial Foundation Fox Family Foundation Liddy Family Foundation

Webster University Giving Clubs

($500-749) Anonymous (1) Patricia Shaw Ashman ’57 Lowell Gene Bearden Susan Bell MA ’81 and Patrick Bell Jonathan H. Bocklage ’01 Ann Walsh Bradley ’72 Polly V. BurtchW

President‘s Circle

Stefano V. Cantini ’92, MA ’94

($750-1,249)

Millie Cargas MA ’78

William J. Beteet Jr. ’72

Jo and Steve Clifford

Harriet Blickenstaff

Robert W. Cranston

Diane and John Breitfeller

Madaline and Ken Creehan MA ’06, MBA ’08W

Monticello College Foundation

Carol Conway-Long ’96, MSN ’07 and Don Conway-LongW

Mildred, Herbert and Julian Simon Foundation

Graciela and Juan Corvalan

National Collegiate Athletic Association

Loretto Circle

Marjorie and Terry Franc Karen Golden Freeman MA ’80W

Merideth A. Daly ’07W and Andrew Daly Robert Dial Ellen Eliceiri MA ’93, MA ’94W Carol Etheridge MA ’99W

Economist Intelligence Unit

National Endowment for the Arts

Observer GmbH

Economy Verlags GesmbH

Norman J. Stupp Foundation

Byron Grant

Paric Corporation

Erste Bank

U.S. Department of Education

Kevin M. Grile

Lestene D. Followell ’82, MA ’84

Pfizer Corporation Austria

Florida Power & Light Company

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Russell Bristow Harless MBA ’01

Joanne Gillespie MAT ’70

Follett Higher Education Group

DeWitt and Caroline Van Evera Foundation

GKN Aerospace

City of Vienna — Cultural Affairs

Plaza Motor Company Richemont International SA Scavia SwissStyle Magazine UPC Austria Service GmbH

GNBZ Graff Nestl Baurecht Rechtsanwälte GmbH Kennedy Capital Management

Fellows Circle

Lewis Rice & Fingersh LC

($2,500-9,999)

($5,000-9,999)

Mackey Mitchell Associates

Applied Computer Solutions (ACS)

Photo Source, Inc.

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

Fellows Circle

Sodexho, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. William M. Fogarty Jr., Fogarty Family Foundation of the Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation

Fujitsu

St. Louis Rams Football Club

Greater Saint Louis Book Fair

IBM Corporation

Steinway Piano Gallery

Maritz

Margaret Blanke Grigg Foundation

MBS Textbook Exchange, Inc.

Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc.

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

Superior Waterproofing & Restoration Co., Inc.

Scottrade, Inc.

UGL Equis Corporation

Seiler Instrument & Manufacturing Company

Zickel Flooring

ASI Campus Laundry Solutions

Pinnacle Contracting, Inc.

C-Quadrat Kapitalanlage AG

Schoenherr Rechtsanwaelte GmbH

Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Consuelo E. Gallagher

Martha Flynn ’52 and Robert F. Flynn

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute Manifest Visions Fund Jane M. Robert ’69 and Bruce P. Robert Charitable Foundation

Dolores and John Winston Rice, Mary E. Bickel ’65 and J. Terry Gates at the Daniel Webster Society dinner in October 2008.

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David M. Greenhaw

Chambers Stevens ’86

Mary Jo Longo ’71

Mary Ann and W. James Hannon ’63

Diane Walters and Chris RiskerW

Martha S. Ludewig ’79

Sharonica Hardin

Evelyn H. Wilson

Sara Garrity Manning ’67

Jennifer and James H. Hilgard

ThuyW and Ryan Witt

Kenneth R. Mares

Edward Atherton Hobler ’73

Mary Ann Wyrsch ’65

Tina Rose Martin MAT ’74

Terri Jones ’07W and Gary Jones MBA ’03

Dean‘s Club

Mary Ellen Keaveny

($250-499)

Mary Joan Kenny ’58

Anonymous (2)

Kristofer George Knapstein ’96

Dwight Lewis Mosby MA ’99

Joseph AnconaW

Johanna C. Lawrence ’76

Sarah Nadler MAT ’69

Susan Frances Arata ’69, MAT ’73

Darrel Clark Neal MAT ’83

KathieW and Bob Ayers MBA ’93

Carole Gentry Pentony ’65

Sally Levy Kathy MarlockW Bert Mayer

Mary S. Mack

Clay Mollman Jessica Erin Molloy ’09 Sharon Joyce Moran ’68

Brian Michael Novack ’91 Aaron Pfau ’96W

Suzanne E. Mills and Bruce LongworthW

John R. Barsanti Jr. Charles E. Beech

James Edward Potterton ’73

Patricia A. Moran

Cathy and James G. Berges

Lori O’Brien MBA ’93 and Andrew O’Brien

Carolyn Mary Berra MA ’81, MBA ’08

Jacqueline Dianne Prins MAT ’87

Elena Sandoval O’Connell ’59

Scholarship Dinner, April 2009. Todd Kohlbecker, MA ’93, Christian Walker (Interactive Digital Media major), Matthew Williams (Media Communications major), and Amy Kohlbecker. The Kohlbeckers funded two Daniel Webster Society annual scholarships for students in the School of Communications in 2008-2009.

Sonja Sue Pullaro ’09

Mary L. Westerfield MAT ’81 and Donald L. WesterfieldW

Kate Boden ’08W

George BillingsW

Donna T. Puyear

Mary Jo and Robert Westlake

Erik Palmore ’04W and Olivia Rea ’03, MAT ’05

Kim Anh Billingsley MBA ’09

Ann Elizabeth Rackers MBA ’91

Ronald Wienstroer

Judith Glasgow Booman MBA ’90

William George Pearce MA ’85

Marilyn G. Carpenter

Anton G. Pierce Mary Louise Platt MA ’93

Kathleen and Bernard Caton ’72

Althea Pryor

Gary D. ClarkW

Gerhard Puttner

CarolW and Jack Commerford

John Rusnak

CarolynW and David Corley

Katherine and Thomas Ryan

Ann M. Corrigan ’70

Ann and Anthony Saputo

Janette Rempe Corsbie ’70

Carol Schwab MAT ’81W

Kathy and Terry J. Cowhey

Patricia and Ronald Shreves

John Cusack

Kathleen Verette Slaton ’76

Linda DahlgrenW

Ros ThomasW

Karen Dapron MAT ’78 and David Dapron

Sandy Busken ’09

Sue Degnan ’58 and James Degnan Constance Anne Deschamps MA ’85, MA ’88

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Steven P. Brady ’96

Celeste Marie Reisch MA ’86

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Jeffrey Branch

Katherine J. Reynolds

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Mary Kathleen Brasser ’67

Don J. Riehn

Annette Adams MBA ’05 and Steve Adams

Vicki Breman ’79 and Joel Breman

Timothy J. Regier W

Mary and Dan Riew Patrick RisheW Ronald E. Rucker Paul Justin Ryburn MA ’09 Rene and William J. Sanders Michele Christine Schafer MS ’07

Carol Jackson AdamsW

David J. BrennanW

Edward E. Adams

Mary Rae Briggle ’69

Joyce W. Alexander MAT ’75

Benjamin BrockingtonW

James L. Alf MA ’88 Alphonse Allen ’74

Peggy Brockmann ’84, MA ’89W and Michael J. SalevourisW

Joyce M. Ancona

Lynn R. Broeder

Mary B. Archer ’01, ’08

Jeanie and Van Brokaw

Steven Schenkel MA ’00

John Douglas Arnett MA ’95

Julia H. Brown

Thomas Joseph Schindler ’77

Deborah Baebler MAT ’79 and Barrett Baebler MA ’93, DMGT ’06W

Kenneth W. Brown

Daniel ScheneW W

Barbara Schneider ’96

Debra and Daniel D. Brownstone

Marilyn Elaine Schue MAT ’85

Josephine and Alexander Baker MA ’03

Diane K. Brueggeman ’91

Cynthia A. ShawW

Joann Eng-Hellinger MA ’90 and Dan HellingerW

Dana William Snyder ’96

James Henry Baker MA ’77 Marvin H. Baker MA ’02

Elizabeth Enslin MAT ’72 and Peter C. Enslin

Leroy D. Solid

Thomas M. Bruner ’95, MBA ’97

Jacqueline Hellman Sontag ’50

Nancy L. Baker

Cindy Buhse

Mark H. Spurrier

Stephen Conrad Balashek MA ’81

Ilissa Michelle Staadeker ’77 Harry Louis Staley MA ’98

Joseph BrumW

Julio A. Burgos MBA ’02

Susan and Kenneth Balk

Rebecca A. Burton ’91, MAT ’95

Larry Dana Ballard MA ’97

Lavon James Bush MA ’04

Carrie F. Ballinger

Kenneth R. Calcaterra Jr. ’99

Sandy and Gary E. Ford MA ’88W

Elizabeth R. Struckman MAT ’74 and Louis F. Struckman

Kimberly Dawn Gillette MAT ’08

Gail Ann Stukenberg ’09

Mary Frances Balmer ’62

Emily Anne Talken ’69

Adelaide Dittmar Barkley ’68

Nancy Theresa Caldarola MA ’91, MBA ’93

Nicolette Greenwood ’87, MA ’92W

Dale Howard Thielker MAT ’89

Walter Joseph Barnwell MA ’89

Monica CampbellW

John Bernard Grigg MA ’98

Lee Howard Thielker MAT ’90

Fred Barrera Jr.W

Claiborne P. Handleman

Linda Marie Thomson ’95

Yvonne R. Barta ’70 and Thomas E. Barta Pamela A. Becker-Stehr MA ’95

Vicki Carlson

James Henry Beeler MBA ’90

Linda Atkins Carmichael MA ’99

Karl Timmermann ’03

David Edward Hillier MA ’84 Paul R. Hirth

Krissi Timmerman ’06, MA ’06W

Beth and Dan J. HitchellW

Lee TrovasW

Cathy Linn Benton MM ’83

Blain Ellis Holmes MA ’09

Elizabeth Agnes Vandeven MA ’89

Ione Berry ’47 and Ken Berry Dorothy T. Beykirch ’50

Nicholas Tibor Varkonyi MA ’86

Katherine M. and William C. Black

Maureen O’Brien Viall MA ’94

Barbara Ann Blades ’60

Margaret R. Weeter ’70

James Barton Blunk Jr. MA ’90

Linda and Scott Weidman

Pamela Boal

Judit Katona-Apte Jean Marie Kuntz ’69 Marcelle Barbazan Landry ’45 Nancy Fried Lew ’69 Judith Erna Loehr ’67

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Caroline Anne Cannon MAT ’79 Carolyn Carden MA ’02 and Donald W. Carden MA ’06

Constance Mary Thorpe ’89

Marjorie Kaiman ’66, MAT ’77

Howard Calhoun MA ’01

Richard J. BauerW

Charles E. Heckrotte Jr.W Oliver Herold W

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Joyce BorkW John Bowen

Ann C. Dintelmann ’48

Beth Fitzgerald MAT ’93 and Brock Fitzgerald

Peter T. Wilson

Niel DeVasto ’79W

Roger EsserW

Arden and Harry Fisher attended the Community Music School’s Young Composers Competition concert on April 18, 2009. The Fishers established the fund that supports the competition and two endowed scholarship funds for Community Music School piano and woodwind students.

Susan and William Ratz ’02, MA ’06W

Leona Lee Bohm

Corless A. CarrollW Donna CartwrightW Jennifer CasadyW Jennifer Lee Christ ’04 Sandi Cieslinski ’65 and C. Z. Cieslinski Adelyn Cline ’49 and George Cline

Eileen O’Donnell Cochran ’65

Susan and Tim R. Drake

Henry F. GarciaW

Rodney M. Coe

Daniel Dreyfus ’75, MA ’77W

Lillian C. Gasway MBA ’95

Catherine Veronica Coleman ’52

Ellen Driber-Hassall MA ’90, MA ’07W and Arthur G. Hassall MA ’85

Robert J. GeileW

Mirjam and Richard Collegeman

Christine Marie Drucker ’69

Edward K. Collins MA ’95

Nancy and Hubert T. Drury

Hoot Gibson MA ’89W Joan Gillespie ’49 Nichola Mitchell Gillis ’95 Francis Richard Gilsinn MA ’08

Cary A. Colman ’79

Margaret E. Dye ’87, MA ’95

Yvonne M. Condon ’61, MAT ’87

Gail and James Eddins

Michelle Marie Glass ’01

Johann Lee Ellerbrake MA ’83

Kevin G. Conlon MA ’98, MBA ’99

Sue Ellert ’65 and Bernard L. Ellert

Dorothy R. Gleason and Roy F. Gleason †

Diane S. Conrad and Rick Allen Conrad

George Lewis Emerick MA ’78

Kay Grabanski

Nancy K. Enger Michael G. EricksonW

Shirley Guitar Gray ’78, MA ’81

Corinne Esneault MA ’90

Reginald E. Green ’86

Gerald T. Evans MA ’81

Alane Gronefeld ’89 and Darrell Gronefeld

Kristin Michelle Conrad ’92 Marilyn Ann Contreas ’73 Kathy Corley ’74W Thomas Cornell

Carol S. CornwellW Susanne Corrigan ’86, MAT ’03 and Don H. CorriganW Amanda Cosat MA ’94W and John Cosat MA ’91W

Michael K. Farrell Doris Federhofer ’38 and Earl Federhofer

Susan A. GoldW

Jane L. Guenther ’80 Christine Marie Guyol ’46

Phyllis LaPée Fellin ’53

Esley Ian Hamilton

JoAnn L. Fiandaca ’98

Jacqueline Hamilton MA ’06 and Oswald E. Willis MA ’88, MA ’90

Pamela H. Crane ’47

Joseph Earl Fink MA ’81

Dolly Born Creighton ’43

Mary Sue Finney

Charles R. Croissant

Beverly Jean Fiorella ’52

Edward Scott Crosbie MA ’81

Marilyn L. Fischer ’82

Carol Jean Crossley

Karen B. and William K. Fisher

Curtis Roosevelt, grandson of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and former UN Secretariat staff member, delivered the inaugural Harry J. Cargas Lecture on Dec. 10, 2008, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the International Declaration of Human Rights. Pictured above, from left, Ambassador George H. Walker III, Donna Wilkinson, Curtis Roosevelt and Jane M. Robert ’69.

Mary Louise Hannegan ’58 Joseph L. Hardy MA ’91 Basil Eugene Harl MA ’78

Kenneth Alan Johnson ’74, MA ’82

Gerry Owen Love

Haywood Leon Crudup MA ’92

Rose Marie Fleming ’67

Tymberly Lynn Canale Harris ’92

Jeffrey Alan Jones MA ’99

LaVerne R. Madison MA ’95W

Florence Flieg MAT ’80

Denis R. Hart

Marsha Lynn Jones MAT ’77

John M. Curtin

Susanne M. Flower ’78

Willy Hart ’74

Reta A. and William G. Madsen

Joseph R. CurtisW

Clyde H. Ford

Judith A. Hartung

Mary E. Maness

Nathaniel M. Curtis ’75

Patricia Pacatte Kapsar ’85, MBA ’88

Sarah E. Ford

Laurel HayesW and Bill BarrettW

Kate M. Cuthbert MA ’03

Elizabeth Dunn Kaul MBA ’98

Bessie Pearl Foreman MAT ’78

Margaret Hayes ’48

Alvin MarcusW

Catherine Czysz ’58 and Paul A. Czysz

Simone Keel

Richard Thomas Forman MA ’81

William F. Hayes

Charles Warren Keller

Cynthia Ann Maritz MA ’98, MBA ’00

Jonathan F. Dalton

Sherri Elaine Forrest MBA ’90

Betty Hazelwood

Enid G. Davila de Diaz ’44

Christine R. Kemmerer MA ’98W

Marie V. Markowski ’45

Jeffrey P. Davis

Michael Francis Fossell ’93, MA ’94

Susan A. HeadyW Joyce Mary Heck ’50

Dolores Y. Kiehne ’90

John A. Marshall

Kenneth L. Dawley ’75

Drew Alan Foster MAT ’95

Elaine Sharon Heine MAT ’70

Craig K. Kilian MA ’87

Nancy and Henry Day

Ann and Donald L. Franke

Steve Kinsley

Nancy Marth MAT ’73 and Herbert E. Marth ’74, MA ’75

Margaret Delinger ’86 and Benton Delinger ’86

Richard Daryl Frette MA ’83

Carol A. and Richard D. Hendricks

Joel D. Denney

Thomas Jackson Frizzle MBA ’92

Shirley and Carl Dettlebach ’92W

John P. Fueger MBA ’94, DMGT ’06

Anna Jane Doering

Maia Funkhouser MA ’01 and James Funkhouser

Michael Doherty Timothy Donovan ’79 Mary Lee Dooling ’50, MAT ’76 C. Robert Dorhauer

Patricia A. and Richard T. Herd

Peggy Ann Kaiser ’57

Victoria D. Kirkpatrick MAT ’82

Bruce Martin MBA ’94

James Joseph Klasinski MA ’93

Mary M. Hickey ’82

Roger Paul Knight MA ’81

Steve Hinson MBA ’97W

Marlene Knobbe-Parsons ’54, MAT ’76

Mary Louise Hoban ’59

Madeleine Koch ’45

Ann Fusz

Carol Krings Hodes ’61

Ruth N. Konrad MAT ’72

Ellen Fusz

Gregory R. Hoeltzel

Barbara Galli ’65 and Charles Galli

Peggy Kramer ’45 and Walter Kramer

Mary Ann and Patrick Hogan

Jack GambillW

Diane McGee, MBA ’98, right, President of the African American Alumni Association Chapter, and LaCreshia GriffinPope, left, an Audio Production major and recipient of the AAAC Endowed Scholarship for 2008-2009.

Daphne Latrese Houston MBA ’04 Victor B. Howard MA ’96 Penny Weinrich Hoyt ’67 Richard Gary Hrdlicka MA ’80

Terry MaplesW

Maribel Marquez

William E. Hickman MA ’97

Jo Ellyn Hoffmann ’64

Laura and Arthur LuekingW

Christopher Stuart Martin MAT ’70 Frederick George Marxer MA ’84, DMGT ’95 Jackie Cotner McClanahan ’84 Richard Henry McClintock MA ’76

Jane Betty Krause MAT ’70 Evelyn E. Kruckemeyer ’45

Lori McCollem ’95, MAT ’04 and James Michael McCollem ’03 Lisa C. McDaniels Peter B. McEwen MA ’94W

Michelle Ann Kuhlmann ’91, MA ’94

Christopher Ryan McGee ’01

Sandra KunzW

Diane McGee MBA ’98

Brenda Sue Kutterer ’95

Julie McHughW

Michael L. Lakos MA ’89

Wendy McVicker ’74 and John Edward McVicker ’74

Kristina Pearson Huber and Daniel Huber ’90

Susan Baechle Lanigan MA ’92

John Michael Hudgens MA ’75

Melanie Bode Lazor MA ’95

Michael Alan Hughes MA ’83

Jeanne and John Le Tourneau

Rosemarie Hughes ’49

Jacqueline Marie Lewis MS ’01

Joyce Hull

Mary Martha Licklider ’76

Sandra Hyslop

Louis Lindsay ’91, MA ’91

ZenaW and Yuly IlyashovW

Daniel Richard Lisella ’04

Betty and Lon W. Jackson

Alice Locascio

Eloise Jarvis SL ’43

Robert H. Loh MBA ’94

Richard Charles Jelen MA ’80

Shirley Londe ’73

Patricia A. Jennings ’62

Keith D. Long

Terry MeekW Anita F. Merrigan ’85 Alan M. Merriman Judith K. Meyer Ruth Ann Meyer MA ’88 Morton Wilson Milder ’76 Kimberly and Bill Miller Pam MillerW Richard C. Minto Ralph William Mitchell MA ’77

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Virginia Ann Rice ’48

Lauralee Dian Southard-Wright ’99, MBA ’02

Sheran Ann Riley ’67 Antonio RiveraW

Carol Lucille Speirs MA ’80

Leonard D. Vines

John Robinson MA ’85, DMGT ’92W

Debra Lynn Spittler MA ’92

Carole Tonelli Vogler ’65

Dick St. ClairW

Beatrice von Mach ’03W

Beverly Ann Roche ’58

Charles E. Stainer III MA ’97

Mary Kathryn Walker ’63

Steven Anthony Roehr ’93, MA ’96

Alice Barbara Stanciu MA ’07

Janet Ann Wallis ’53

Susan StangW

Pat and Richard C. Walters

Sheri and David Starnes

George Alford Wamser MA ’92

Therese A. Stawowy ’57 Jane A. Stein ’80

David Victor Warmerdam MA ’93

Violet H. Romeril MAT ’71

Michael D. Steinberg ’94, MA ’97W

Patricia V. and Daniel F. Warner

Cynthia A. Rose MA ’93

Paul Steinmann MAT ’68W

Warren RosenblumW

Pamela Juanita Stevens-Salami ’94

Robin Anne Watenpaugh MBA ’05

Jeanette O. and Jon M. RogersW R. Charles Rogers Linda Romanko W

Susan Ross

Thomas Redmond Ross Jr. MA ’83

Mary E. Stewart ’80

James Leroy Waters Jr. MA ’01 Sidney D. Watson

William Lynn Stewart MA ’93

Keith E. WelshW

Ann Marie Ruhlin

Kenneth Maurice Stone DMGT ’05

Anne Bryan Wessling and Christian Wessling

Marcia and John H. Runde

Stephanie Marie Stoyanoff ’66

Beth Lynn Rusert MA ’92

Robert StrossW

Margaret Gertrude Whitaker ’58

Marsha and William C. Rusnack

Brian Thomas Studler ’96

William C. White MAT ’93

Cheri Sullivan ’94, MA ’97 and Thomas B. Sullivan

Barbara and Tim Wies

Caryl Sunshine

Judith A. Williams ’57

Carol S. Ruecker ’82

Webster Life Trustee Larry Browning and his wife, Jinny, received the first annual Visionary Award at the St. Louis Daniel Webster Society dinner in October 2008. The Brownings, pictured above with Trustee Donald Suggs, were recognized for their 33 years of service and support to the University.

Marcia Evonne Vian MA ’90 Annetta M. Vickers ’03

Anthony Daniel Sabino MA ’78

Cathy Williams

AliceW and Stephen Montgomery

Francis Onyebuchi Onukwue MBA ’06

Teresa Michelle Sanzottera ’91

Frances Marie Taylor ’08

Glenda and Al Wiman ’76

Eleonor Elizabeth Moore MBA ’01

Ronald E. Osimo MA ’80

Kim ScanlanW

Patricia D. Page

Anne E. SchappeW

Tara L. Teilmann-Way and Gregg L. Way

Monica Margaret Moore ’64

Edward Frank Wittel MA ’77

PatriciaW and Richard L. ParkW

Carlos A. Scheer

Fred TennantW

Rita J. Moran ’56

Marilyn J. Woerner

Ellen Adair Parker ’70

Marc C. Thayer

Janet Robbie Morey MAT ’94

Fred Wojahn

Lynde Lee Parker MS ’03

Joan Schiele MAT ’79 and James E. Schiele

Kathleen Morris MA ’02 and Don MorrisW

Valerie ParkerW Bobbie Nell Parsons MAT ’76

Ann A. Muehlmann

Edward A. Patterson MA ’82

Bradley Matthew Mueller ’86

Nancy Edmonds Paull ’80

John William Mueller ’68, MAT ’71

Dee Ann Pavelka ’76, MM ’78W

Britt-Marie SchillerW Wendy Schlegel

Sylvia Zastrow Schmitt ’45 Barry J. Schneider MA ’86 Kathleen Ann Schoen MAT ’71 Harry J. SchulerW

Elizabeth Murray Theiss MAT ’79 Kathleen S. Thimsen ’92, MSN ’95 James Richard Thomason MA ’90

Vicki WinslowW

Leonard P. Wojtysiak MA ’00 Monte Lee Wold MA ’90 Ronald M. Wolf Kathleen Marie Wolfersberger ’84, MA ’90

Ann Thompson ’59

Cheryl and Allen M. Wong Kelvin Renard Wood MA ’01 Katherine Anne Woodward ’64

Raymond B. Pearce

Diane Schultz MBA ’99W

Pamela Kay Thompson ’84, MA ’95

Kenneth Fitzgerald Pelt MBA ’02

Bradford G. ScottW

Elizabeth K. Thorp

David Allen Woolley MAT ’70

Denise and Michael G. Scott

Steven R. Pesek MBA ’91

Juan A. Torres MA ’94

Linda Sue Word MA ’80

Lillyan Juliette Scott MAT ’77

Gay Katrine Peters MAT ’86

Sandra Lee Townsend MAT ’78

Robert S. Wotring Jr. ’83

Betty Schweitzer Shadley ’45

Patricia Marie Philbin ’69

Carolbeth TrueW

Kun Quinn ShaoW

Susan and Jerome G. Piontek

Adele Ruth Tuchler ’69

Andrea Susan Wraalstad MA ’02

Thomas A. Shearer MBA ’92

Steven Ulosevich MA ’81W

Joyce Ackerman Neill ’04, MA ’07

Mary Anne Piskulich MAT ’80

Tammy Idonna Shelton MA ’02

Ezell PittmanW

Brent Underwood

Debra S. Polinsky

Cynthia Diane Shue-Claeys MA ’90

H. Jeanette Valenzuela MA ’05

Craig A. Nelson

Robert Carl Nelson II MA ’92

David PorrasW

Ken NicklessW

Howard Porter

Theran MuglestonW Narayanaswamy H. NadigW Sarah R. NandorW Charlene Smid Nauert ’56 Edward DeVaughn Naylor Jr. MA ’00 Virginia Nees-Hatlen ’69 Peter S. Neidorff ’06, MA ’09

Run (Annie) NiuW

Cleta Ruth Pouppart MAT ’67

Teresa C. Nixon MBA ’01

Sandra Kay Powers ’89

Carolyn N. Noonan ’82 †

Deborah Marie Pratt ’72

Linda J. Nottestad ’79, MA ’89 and Kenneth Nottestad

Roger Lee Pyle MBA ’00 Debra Jean Pyzyk MAT ’76

Edward J. O’Brien Jr. MA ’91, MBA ’93

Lisa M. and Mark Alan Raglin

Terry Sidell ’77 and Lance Ehrenberg

Glenn Smallwood Jr. MA ’92, MBA ’93 Dennis Verne Smith MA ’96, MBA ’98

Catherine L.W and Manuel RamosW

Martha Smith ’91, MS ’00W and James M. Smith

Robert O’ConnorW

Sherrill and Cleveland Eugene Rayford MA ’04

Shelly Smith

Joan Mary O’Neal ’06

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Kathryn L. Reid ’46

Deanna SnowdenW

Joan M. Reuter MA ’85

Gerlinda Gallegos Somerville ’67

Chris RhynersonW

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Harry L. Reese MA ’05

Stanley Lawrence Reynolds MA ’76

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Martha Louise Yager MA ’79

Avery Petra Sledge MA ’81

Dorothy and Bart T. O’Connor ’76

Mutolib Osefat Oladayo MBA ’01

Joseph E. Wuller

Mikels SkeleW

Maureen O’Brien ’76

Ruth M. Lagow O’Keefe MAT ’50

James S. Wu ’84, MA ’87

Bernadette Sieving ’67, MAT ’69

Florence Elizabeth Rahubka ’59

Dorrit B. O’Hallaron ’57, MAT ’86

Patricia Allan Vaninger MAT ’92

Brenda Wright MAT ’99 and Michael G. Wright MBA ’07

Pat Soraghan ’62W

Martha Wojak Burke ’62 and Liz Baine ’62 at the 2009 Alumni Association meeting.

Claudia Burris MAT ’99W

Mary Ann and E. Desmond Lee

Marjorie and Robert E. Sontag

Barbara A. Chaney

Tracie Lewis MA ’95 and Randall Lewis MA ’93, DMGT ’09

Robert A. SpencerW

Elizabeth A. Christman ’35 Donald L. Clemons MA ’93 Mary Ann Coffey ’62

From left, Allen Larson, Chuck Fuhry, Debra Mack Larson at the Scholarship Dinner.

Debra Yannotti MBA ’02W and Steven Yannotti MBA ’00 William YeagerW Jo Marie Yonkus ’68 Marian Zinkham Lois K. Zitzmann MAT ’81 Gene Zuratynsky MA ’98

Corporate ($500-1,249) Aon Consulting, Inc. Bearden Violin Shop, Inc. BKD LLP Blackboard, Inc. Bommarito Automotive Group Briner Electric Company Bruton Stroub Studios Carmody MacDonald Hilton & Wolf

Foundation/ Nonprofit

Rosemary K. Valle † Carol and George H. Walker

Jo and Richard A. Liddy

Margaret Rawe Weeter ’70

Carol J. Colligan ’70, MA ’77

Theresa H. and Larry Frank Lisitano ’71, MAT ’73

Elaine P. † and Michael Comens DMGT ’96

Pauline J. and Francis A. LonswayW

Jacqueline Grennan Wexler ’48 and Paul Wexler

Ann M. Corrigan ’70 Peg Czufin ’47 and Fred Czufin

Mary Brandau Maledon MA ’82

Janice W. Wilson MAT ’79

Karen Dapron MAT ’78 and David Dapron

Kenneth R. Mares

William B. Wilson

Marsha Mason ’64

Tammy K. Derrigan ’92, MA ’94

Kathleen Babcock McCollum MA ’98

Marita Michenfelder Woodruff ’49

Audrey Effinger Dietrich ’45 and Bud Dietrich Vicki T. and John W. Dillon

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Mary Jane Dorsey ’38, MA ’75 Margie O’Brien Dougherty ’46

David P. Weiss ’75

Donna O. Wilkinson

Joan M. McDonald ’05 Michael G. McGuire Sandra McGuire Meagher ’66 Yakko and Richard S. Meyers

Susan Drury MA ’92

Monica Margaret Moore ’64 and David G. Fish

Mary Alice Dwyer-Dobbin ’63

Margaret Casey Morrison ’36

Amnesty International

Joann Eng-Hellinger MA ’90 and Daniel C. HellingerW

Maria Antoinette Murphy ’66

Association for Corporate Growth — St. Louis

Elizabeth Henry Espinosa ’37

Carolyn N. Noonan ’82 † and John Noonan

Marlyn and Alyn Essman

Marie Oetting

($250-1,249)

Carpenter’s District Council St. Louis

Matching Gift Companies Special thanks to the following matching gift companies:

John E. Fannon ’79

Joseph Michael Palmisano ’87

Clifford Willard Gaylord Foundation

Doris Volz Federhofer ’38 and Earl Federhofer

Vera Parsh MAT ’69 and Harrison Parsh

Marjorie and Terry L. Franc, Franc Family Foundation of the Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation

Julia Fernstrom ’79, MA ’81 and William Fernstrom ’79, MA ’80

Mary Ellen Marschel Pearson ’60, MAT ’75

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

Consuelo E. Gallagher

Nancy Powers Pritchard ’93 and Luke Pritchard

Fundraising Verband Oesterreich

Arch Coal, Inc.

Ruth and Norman Goldberg

Ceil Golden Reh ’35 †

Bank of America

German American Heritage Society

Joan and Jean S. Goodson †

Phillip Lewis Reynolds MA ’77

The Boeing Company

Byron Grant

Judith Anne Rinesmith MA ’89

Brown Shoe Company

Roman Stanley Guzik MA ’87

Peggy and Jerry E. Ritter

Ciba, Inc.

AT&T, Inc. Ameren Corporation

Aon Consulting Chicago

Helen A. Hagen ’44, MA ’82

Fred Rivera MA ’87

Charter Communications

Manchester United Methodist Church Women’s Retreat Ministry

Covidien

Elizabeth Halpin ’36

Ciba, Inc.

National Flute Association

Elizabeth T. Robb ’65 and Richard G. Robb

IBM Corporation

Slayden Harris

Cisco Systems

Oesterreichische Forschungsgemeinschaft

Dorothy J. Heagney ’39

Seth H. Rossman ’69

United Way of Brevard County

Laura Herring ’70 and Michael Herring

Andrea Rothbart

WellPoint Foundation

Jean M. and Wells Hobler

Colliers Turley Martin Tucker Co. Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

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Corporate Express

Gail and Ted HoefW

Delta Dental

Yvonne J. Holmes MAT ’81

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Fox Architects FPS Holdings, Inc. Grant Iron & Motors, Inc. Grimes Consulting, Inc. Hughes Jenzabar, Inc. Karba Pack GmbH

Legacy Society Honoring those who have included Webster in their estate plans.

Macy’s, Inc. Maritz

Kathy and Jerry Icenogle Karen Jo Kaul MAT ’76W Lillian M. Keupper ’44 Mary Kirberg MAT ’74 Ella Hebbard Knight ’69 Janet Beasley Laughlin ’71, MAT ’72 and Jerry G. Laughlin

Medtronic, Inc.

Anna Barbara Sakurai ’57, MAT ’79W and Edward T. SakuraiW

Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing (3M)

Nancy and Edward D. Schapiro

Monsanto Company, Inc.

Marianne Schliekelman ’71

Peabody Energy

Sylvia Horning Zastrow Schmitt ’45

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Elizabeth Serapin MBA ’96W and Arthur Serapin

Procter & Gamble

Nike

Pharmacia, Inc. Science Applications International Corp.

Betty Schweitzer Shadley ’45 Virginia and Robert F. Smith

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Shell Oil Company

Anonymous (7)

UPS

Lockton Companies

Charla L. Abernathy ’86 and Bruce J. Abernathy MA ’79

Verizon Foundation

McGurk’s Irish Pub

Birgit and Richard L. Anderson

WellPoint Foundation

Peabody Energy

Martha C. Armes ’59

Kirberg Roofing, Inc.

Puttner Communications

Jon Atkinson ’74

RBO Printlogistix

Elaine and Harold Blatt

Roberts Realty

Rosemary Schneiderhahn Bocklage ’44

Saint Louis Vendors Schaeffer Electric Co., Inc.

Randall F. Braun Jr.

Schwab Charitable Fund

Lois Ann Brewer MAT ’70

Ticket Stop, LLC

Jinny and Laurance L. Browning

TravelPlex United Laboratories World Wide Technology

US Bancorp

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Gloria Bruce Ruth Garizio Burgett ’38, MAT ’79

Alumni/Student Flag Football Game: Homecoming 2008. Alumni are in blue, students in yellow.

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Deceased Webster University Faculty/Staff 2008-2009

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News Around Webster Webster Alumna Named Sr. Vice President of Communications for NBA

Webster alumna Elizabeth Ventura has been named senior vice president of communications of the NBA league

The NBA has a new all star. Webster alumna Elizabeth Ventura has been named senior vice president of communications of the league by NBA commissioner David Stern. Ventura came to the NBA from Standard & Poor’s where she served as senior vice president of marketing and communications. She earned her MBA at Webster in 1992 and an MA in management in 1990 from Webster’s Bermuda campus. “I was impressed by the caliber of professionals Webster sent to teach at my campus,” says Ventura. “Webster’s network of international campuses made achieving my academic dreams possible.” Ventura’s career includes senior management positions at The Bear Stearns Companies as well as the Zurich Financial Services Group. Her new position with the NBA makes her responsible for overseeing all the league’s U.S. and international communications functions. “Elizabeth’s already outstanding accomplishments highlight how very talented and driven she is,” said Benjamin Ola. Akande, dean of the School of Business & Technology. “We take great pride in her as a Webster SBT graduate and know that this position will further her influence in business on a global scale.”

Webster Dance Program Excels at American College Dance Festival Webster University’s dance program excelled at the Central Region American College Dance Festival (ACDFA) in Conway, Ark., in March. Twenty-six Webster students attended the festival, along with 300 participants from 18 other schools. “The days and evenings were full of dance classes and performances where our students definitely stood out,” says Beckah Voigt, head of Webster’s dance program. “Our students were asked to demonstrate for classes, and faculty from other schools asked how we trained such incredibly strong performers and technicians! We are very proud of our dance students’ discipline, creativity and professionalism.” Webster brought two dances, senior Tara Cacciatore’s solo, “Docked,” and guest artist Eddy Ocampo’s group work, “Beckon,” to the adjudication process and both were chosen for the Gala Concert — a high honor for Webster. Webster dance professor Iyun Harrison, the rehearsal director for “Beckon,” inspired students through his teaching of advanced ballet and modern techniques. Beckah Voigt shared “Moving Meditations” a sensitive somatics experience for students. The dance program’s music director, Alan Schilling, played percussion for several of the technique classes, including one for nationally renowned, master teacher Bill Evans. ce program versity’s Dan Webster Uni n American entral Regio C e th at d excelle in March. ce Festival College Dan

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The board is composed of approximately 500 leading experts selected from industry, professional and trade organizations, education and health care organizations and government. ■ Deborah Camp, adjunct professor, was the keynote speaker at the Federal Executive Association’s 28th Annual Employees of the Year Awards program in May. Camp also presented a session, “Critical Thinking and Straight Talk,” at the Toastmasters International regional conference at the Fogelman Conference Center, University of Memphis. In addition, she led a workshop, “Customer Service for the Non-Profit Sector,” for staff and volunteers at the Mid-South Spay and Neuter Services facility.

Pictured at the nurse anesthesia alumni party are, from left: Darwin Howard, MS ’06, past president; Nick Lyons, MS ’06, chapter president; and Chris Black, MS ’08.

Webster University’s Nurse Anesthesia Alumni Chapter Welcomes New Members Webster’s Nurse Anesthesia Alumni Chapter welcomed the Class of 2009 into the Alumni Association at a party held at the Alumni House at Webster’s home campus in March. Nearly 50 nurse anesthesia alumni, students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the graduation of 18 new nurse anesthetists and to reconnect with classmates. The official graduation ceremony took place on March 7, 2009, when chapter President Nick Lyons officially welcomed the graduates as Webster University alumni.

Phish Fans Present Community Music School With Grant Supporting Music Education On June 2, 2009, a group of Phish fans mailed unsolicited $1,000 checks to music education programs in each of the cities included on their Summer 2009 tour. The Community Music School of Webster University received a $1,000 grant to support music education. “This grant will be applied to our Young Years Music Program,” said Carol Commerford, director of the Community Music School of Webster University. “It’s an exciting and innovative early childhood music and movement program that includes several sequential classes where parents and children experience the joy of singing, moving, listening and playing music. This program not only lays the important foundation for future musical study, but prepares students for all learning experiences.” Distributed by the Mockingbird Foundation, the grants are part of an effort to support communities touched by Phish tours, to encourage support for music education, and to help generate that support in press surrounding Phish shows.

edited by Marianne Kirk CHARLESTON, S.C. ■ Robert Knight, adjunct professor, recently published the book, Balanced Living: Don’t Let Your Strengths Become Your Weaknesses. Knight, who has taught in Charleston’s counseling program for 30 years, is a Christian minister and counselor and the former director of the Medical Health Center in Summerville, S.C. EDWARDS AFB, CALIF. ■ Gregory Meyer, adjunct professor, and U.S. Air Force Major, was recognized in August at a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force for his contribution to the Air Force in science and technology. Meyer was recognized for his work in developing and testing WAIST (Weighted Adaptive Interactive Statistical Threshold), an innovative imagery processing algorithm that takes an image and separates high-intensity target pixels from background or clutter pixels. GREENVILLE, S.C. ■ Jon Rogers, adjunct professor, recently achieved Court of the Table status in the Million Dollar Round

Table (MDRT), The Premier Association of Financial Professionals. The status places Rogers among the top professionals in the global life insurance and financial services industry and recognizes his exceptional professional knowledge, outstanding client service and ethical conduct. A 23-year member of MDRT, Rogers is with Rogers Financial Group in Greenville. HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA. ■ Tyron Woodard, adjunct professor, and Marsha Sands, director, were inducted as honorary members of the International Delta Mu Delta (DMD) Honor Society during a May 7 ceremony for five graduate students from the campus. LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS ■ Len Even, director of Leiden’s Webster campus for the past 15 years, left the University this spring and returned to his native Canada to take on the post of director general at Marianopolis College in Quebec. MEMPHIS, TENN. ■ Harriet Browning, adjunct professor, has been appointed to the 2009 Board of Examiners for the

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■ Dawn Glasmeier, department associate, completed two courses: Introduction to the Incident Command System and National Incident Management System, July 13-14, as part of the Tennessee Mobilization Unit. Glasmeier is now a Medical Corps volunteer with the state of Tennessee, qualified to assist public health staff in the event of an emergency health situation. ■ Danny Kail, adjunct professor, taught a seminar on the recent changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act at the spring conference of the Tennessee Center for Labor Management Relations in Memphis. Approximately 200 professionals from the tri-state area attended the conference. ■ Robert Koerber, adjunct professor, co-wrote an article with Mark Luttrell for a three-part series to be published in Sheriff Magazine,

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News Around Webster New Scholarship Gives Students a Global MBA at Half the Price Where will you be next year? Recipients of Webster University’s new George Herbert Walker III Scholarship will be in Vienna, Geneva, Leiden, Chengdu and Bangkok, advancing their international education with the 2009-10 Webster Global MBA program at a 50 percent savings. The Herbert Walker Scholarship will provide for half the fees for the Global MBA course, a truly international degree, which immerses its students as they study at Webster campuses in five international cities over an 11-month period of time. Like the man it honors, the George Herbert Walker III Scholarship recognizes those with a passion for global business. “Ambassador Walker is a longtime friend of Webster and a committed soul to the value of global education,” says Benjamin Akande, dean of the School of Business & Technology. “He has proven himself a champion of global education and we are pleased to honor him by selecting a Global MBA student to receive a scholarship recognizing his contribution.” For more information on the Global MBA program and the George Herbert Walker III Scholarship, go to www.webster.edu/globalmba.

Thanks to Bert Walker, center, Webster’s Global MBA students are eligible for a new scholarship.

Roslyn Grant, MA ’97, and Diane McGhee, MBA ’98, raise their glasses to toast the AAAC successes of the past year.

Webster’s African-American Alumni Chapter Hosts Variety of Events Throughout the Year Members of Webster’s African-American Alumni Chapter (AAAC) enjoyed a beautiful spring day on April 25, 2009, at the Mount Pleasant Winery in Augusta, Mo. A bus full of alumni traveled 45 minutes outside of St. Louis to take a tour of the winery in one of the most historic regions of Missouri. The tour was followed by a wine-tasting, lunch and an afternoon of music. AAAC is in the process of planning their events for 2009-2010. The events will include a Jazz Reception during Homecoming Weekend featuring alum Butch Thomas ’83. Thomas is a saxophonist and has played with recording artists Sting, Lenny Kravitz and Elton John, among others. Chapter members are also looking forward to their annual holiday party (with a 1980s theme this year) as well as a return visit to the St. Louis Symphony during Black History Month and a white linen party in April 2010.

Webster University’s Vienna Campus Sponsors the Vienna Vikings Football Team The Webster Vienna community was treated to a taste of a classic American sport in May 2009 when the University received 50 free tickets to a Vienna Vikings match. The Vienna Vikings are the local Viennese-American football team, which Webster sponsors. Alumni, staff, faculty and family members joined in the fun as they cheered on the home team. It was a treat for Webster Vienna students to watch an American football game, because the sport is not as common in Europe. 24

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Fine Arts Alumni Gather in Los Angeles Alumna Deborah Pratt graciously hosted an alumni reception May 13, 2009, at her home in Los Angeles, Calif. More than 25 alumni living in the Los Angeles area gathered to meet, and in several cases, get reacquainted with each other. Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts Dean Peter Sargent updated the crowd on recent successes within the college. The alumni welcomed the opportunity to connect and look forward to more such opportunities in the future.

Engage Your Brain for Learning: InfoLine. (ASTD Publications); and Training Workshop Essentials: Designing, Developing and Delivering Learning Events That Get Results (JosseyBass/Pfeiffer). “Turning an Abysmal Jail Situation into Winning the National Sheriff’s Association Triple Crown.” Korber says the article coincides with a new management strategy developed to improve operating conditions at the Shelby County Jail that was needed to win accreditation from the American Corrections Association. ■ Carol Nelson, senior director, was inducted into the North America Scholar Consortium Honor Society based on her performance and doctoral research at the University of Memphis, where she is pursuing a doctoral degree in Adult Higher Education.

From left, Paula Newsome, BFA ’83, Diane Carr, BFA ’83, Dean Peter Sargent, Tim Dunigan, Mary Stewart, BFA ’80, Anthony DeStefanis, BFA ’82, and Cheryl Bricker mingle at alumna Deborah Pratt’s home.

Alumni Deborah Pratt ’72 and Jennifer Lonsway ’75 gather at Pratt’s home in Los Angeles for a College of Fine Arts alumni reception. Photographs by alumnus Marti Kranzberg ’76

■ Keith Penny and Thurston Shrader, adjunct professors, are the Spring II winners of The Gorlok Award, which is awarded each term to Memphis faculty who have demonstrated exceptional performance in support of the Memphis student body. OCALA, FLA. ■ Tracy Rogers, director, accepted the 2008-09 Webster University Central Florida Award for Excellence from Tom Janke, regional director, at the spring graduation ceremony. Rogers was honored for her outstanding dedication to Ocala and its programs during her first year as director. ORLANDO, FLA. ■ Robert Lucas, adjunct professor, recently published three works: Customer Service Skills for Success (McGraw-Hill);

■ Barbara Seifert, adjunct professor, recently had the article, “How to Communicate with a Boomer,” published in the ASTD Chapter Connection (Vol. 6, Issue 3). Seifert had two presentations broadcast on WKMG Channel 6 in Orlando: “How Career Assessment Can Help You Keep Your Job in Today’s Economy,” March 16; and “How to Leverage Your Skills to Return to the Workforce,” March 23. ■ Mary Salzman, adjunct professor, recently had her book, Introduction to Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2008, published by Cengage Learning, Inc., in Florence, Ky. Under the pen name Maire Loughran, Salzman published How to Start a Home-Based Jewelry Making Business (Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press), and Arts/Crafts Business Guide (About.com: A New York Times Company). Currently she is working on Auditing for Dummies to be published January 2010 by John Wiley & Sons. SAINT LOUIS, MO. ■ Benjamin Ola. Akande, dean, School of Business & Technology, had his “Hope is Not a Strategy” letter to newly inaugurated President Barack Obama featured Jan. 23 as the lead Opinion Section story on the CBS Network News Web site. It also was printed in Michigan’s largest online magazine, corpmagazine.com, and was picked up by more than 70 W E B S T E R

regional and national print and online media outlets. Akande’s “Dreams Do Come True” commentary, related to Martin Luther King’s legacy and the election of Barack Obama, was featured Jan. 19 on the front page of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 Web site. In February, the St. Louis Business Journal named Akande one of St. Louis’ “Most Influential Leaders.” His commentary on the “IPOD Generation” was featured as the Soapbox column in the print and online April 5, 2009, editions of the Financial Times newspaper. His commentary, “The Power of the Positive,” was published in the Commerce Matters column of the April 24, 2009, edition of the Ladue News. ■ Bill Barrett, professor, Electronic and Photographic Media, and director of the May Gallery, is quoted in the Spring 2009 issue of PDNedu magazine in an article about being a freelance photographer. The article details Barrett’s teaming up with Barrett Baebler, assistant professor, School of Business & Technology, with support from Benjamin Akande, dean, School of Business & Technology, to create an entrepreneurship certificate program focusing specifically on the needs of photography students. The certificate delivers a blend of core entrepreneurial business skills along with key photography skills, providing a foundation for building a photography related business. ■ John Buck, associate dean of students and director, Housing and Residential Life, was quoted in a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education about his doctoral research on how campus housing administrators make decisions during crises.

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News Around Webster Rawlings President Hits Grand Slam With His Address at Speakers Series Robert Parish, president and general manager of Jarden Team Sports and Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, captivated his audience at the April 8, 2009, Maritz Success to Significance Speakers Series presentation. His address “Company First, Self Second” recapped his history in the sporting goods industry and his goals for his company. He told his audience, “If you’re waiting for the perfect situation you’re going to be old and gray before you get in the On Deck circle.” Parish has followed his own advice on his rise to the top of the corporate ladder. Robert Parish talks about his history in the sporting goods industry as part of the Maritz Success to Significance Speaker Series.

New alumni Sara Gunn ’09, Sandy Busken ’09, BFA ’09, Gina Runde ’08 and Mario Santander ’09 share one last night of fun at the ballpark before graduation.

Class of 2009 Enjoys Day at the Ballpark As one last hoorah before graduation, 60 seniors came together to take a much-needed rest from studying and enjoy the Cardinals vs. Mets baseball game on April 22, 2009. The Class of 2009 Gift Committee sponsored the event. The committee is helping the Class of 2009 leave a legacy at Webster by initiating a brick campaign. For $250, graduates can have their name and class year engraved on a brick, which will be placed between the Sverdrup building and the Emerson Library at Webster’s home campus. Bricks are still available for purchase and are open to any graduate from the class of 2009. For more information, contact Billy Ratz at 314-968-7007.

University alumni, students, faculty and staff participated in the Independence Day parade in Webster Groves, Mo.

Webster University Takes to the Streets for the Fourth of July Although the weather was uncooperative, the Webster Groves Community Days parade took place on July 4, 2009 after a one-hour rain delay. Webster University and the Community Music School of Webster University participated in the annual event. A group of Webster alumni, students, faculty and staff took to the streets of Webster Groves to celebrate Independence Day. Waving to enthusiastic revelers, the group took about 70 minutes to walk the two-mile route. Because Webster University was one of the parade sponsors, University representatives marched in the first third of the parade. “The Community Days Parade is a much beloved Webster Groves community event,” says Barb Ehnes, director of community relations. “Webster University was delighted to join our neighbors in the celebration.”

Webster University Recognized as a “Great College to Work For” Webster University is a great place to work! That’s according to the Chronicle of Higher Education, which ranked Webster University in the top 10 of its second annual “Great Colleges to Work For” survey. The Chronicle is widely considered the most respected publication serving the academic community. “This announcement today by the Chronicle came on my third day as Webster University’s 11th president,” said Dr. Elizabeth J. Stroble. “I experienced the warm, friendly and supportive culture at Webster the first time I visited. It is an honor for the faculty and staff to be recognized nationally among peers for the outstanding work environment they’ve helped create throughout the Webster University network. The Board of Trustees has empowered the university to continue to build a workplace in which everyone at Webster — faculty, staff and students — flourishes.” The national survey ranked Webster University in the top 10 in 16 out of 28 categories. Webster shares top honors in its category with nine universities including Cornell University, Duke University, Emory University and University of Notre Dame. More than 41,000 administrators, faculty members and staff members at 247 colleges and universities responded to the survey. Webster University also received top honors in the 2008 survey. “Neil George deserves much credit for these rankings because the Chronicle of Higher Education survey took place this spring, more than a year into his presidency,” explained Stroble. “His leadership is reflected in the Chronicle’s recognition of characteristics such as healthy facultyadministration relations, collaborative governance, confidence in senior leadership (a new honor for Webster University this year), and connection to institution and pride. I know you join me in thanking Neil for his leadership over the past year and a half and in celebrating this well-deserved recognition of Webster University.”

■ Tyann Cherry, senior academic advisor, Academic Advising, hosted the first online meeting of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) April 16. Cherry is a charter member of NACADA’s Distance Education Advising Commission. ■ Tamara Gegg-LaPlume, director, Career Services, was chosen president-elect by the Gateway Career Services Association for the term beginning July 2009. ■ Paula Hanssen, assistant professor and coordinator of German studies, International Languages & Cultures; Brad Scott, associate professor, School of Business & Technology; Roy Tamashiro, professor, School of Education; and Dan Viele, associate vice president and director, Online Learning Center, participated in the panel discussion, “Global Citizenship: Challenges and Opportunities for Online Learning Systems and Universities,” July 15 at the Blackboard World (BbWorld) 2009 Conference in Washington, D.C. ■ Barry Hufker, professor, Electronic and Photographic Media, was guest speaker for an audio recording class at the St. Charles Community College where he discussed the topic of microphone design. He recorded the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus at the Lutheran Church of the Atonement in Florissant, Mo. While recording, Hufker fed audio to the HEC (Higher Education Channel) camera

crew for a documentary on the chorus, to air in June as part of the series, “State of the Arts.” Hufker recorded the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ 19th Annual Artists in Training recital and awards presentation hosted by St. Louis station KETC-TV at The Sheldon Concert Hall. He recorded the spring concert of the Bel Canto Chorus of St. Louis at the Parkway United Church of Christ in Town and Country, Mo., and also pianist Mark Laverty’s debut at The Sheldon. He also recorded “Maclean and Monteverdi,” performed by the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus at Christ the King Church in University City, Mo. Australian composer Clare Maclean traveled to the U.S. to hear the performance of her compositions, including the world premiere “Psalm 137,” a work the Chamber Chorus commissioned. Hufker also recorded three days of jazz sessions featuring compositions by Paul DeMarinis, associate professor, Music, for a soon-to-be-released CD. Musicians included: DeMarinis on saxophone; Debby Lennon, adjunct professor, Community Music School, on vocals; Nick Schlueter on piano; Kyle Hunnicutt on drums, Ben Wheeler, adjunct faculty, Music, on bass; and Dave Black, adjunct professor, Community Music School, on guitar. ■ Bob Holden, professor, Management, former Mo. Governor and founder of Webster’s Holden Public Policy Forum; and Stacy Henning, director, Counseling Worldwide, College of Arts & Sciences, participated in a March 27 mental health forum sponsored by Webster University, KSDK-TV (NBCChannel 5) and The Entertainment Industries W E B S T E R

Council, Inc. The forum, “Picture This: A Local Approach to Mental Health in St. Louis,” included Mo. Congressman Russ Carnahan, as well as KSDK anchors Jennifer Blome and Art Holliday, Charles Brennan of KMOX-AM radio, John Carlton of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Aimee Levitt of the Riverfront Times, Sue Jegger of The Beacon and Joseph Kenny of the St. Louis Review. The event was broadcast live on KSDK-TV’s Web site and will be archived on a mental health community resource section on the site. ■ Victoria ‘Tori’ Meyer, assistant professor, Electronic and Photographic Media, won the Kevin Kline Award for Outstanding Sound Design. The awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in the Greater St. Louis Area professional theatre, were presented March 31 in a ceremony at the LorettoHilton Center. ■ Steven Miller, adjunct professor, History, Politics and International Relations, received a favorable review of his book, Bill Graham and The Rise of The Republican South, in the April 19 book review section of The New York Times. Miller presented a book reading, discussion and signing April 23 in the Emerson Library on the St. Louis campus. ■ Annie Nieman, a bachelor fine art’s candidate, was selected to have her work exhibited in May in FASTX3, White Flag Projects third annual showcase of BFA/MFA graduates from St. Louis area universities and colleges. Only seven artists were chosen from more than 100 submissions. ■ Debbie Psihountas, associate professor, School

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Webster’s Vienna Campus Offers Summer Chamber Music Seminar to U.S. Students

Music students from the USA participated in a chamber music seminar at Webster’s Vienna campus.

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During the summer of 2009, Webster’s Vienna campus inaugurated a chamber music seminar under the artistic direction of Daniel Rieppel, Ph.D., from Southwest Minnesota State University. Nine students from diverse U.S. university music programs participated in the five-week experience, which culminated with a final concert at Konservatorium Wien on June 18. Students came from: Indiana University Bloomington; California State University, Long Beach; University of California, Berkeley; College of St. Benedict; University of Minnesota Morris; and Southwest Minnesota State. The workshop conducted by Rieppel and local artists focused primarily on works by Haydn and Mendelssohn, since 2009 is the memorial and birth anniversary year of the two composers. This summer program will be offered on a yearly basis. Students can enroll in the seminar and take advantage of private music lessons or other summer course offerings at Webster’s Vienna campus.

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Webster University’s Leiden Campus Celebrates 25th Anniversary in June Webster’s campus in the Netherlands celebrated its 25th anniversary on June 12, 2009. The daylong festivities started out on the Webster campus with a reception and international buffet, which guests enjoyed to the sound of live music. A featured guest at the reception was Frederik Willem de Klerk, the last State President of apartheid-era South Africa, who served from September 1989 to May 1994. De Klerk spoke about the education of young people as the starting point of poverty resolution and the possible role of Webster University in educating new global leaders. Leiden Mayor Henri Lenferink then officially opened the new Living and Learning Center on campus. Guests were invited to tour the new facilities, which will provide living space for 63 students. After the campus festivities, guests were invited to the Dutch National Antiquities Museum, where campus director Len Even gave the opening remarks. Other Webster representatives who spoke at the event included Chancellor Neil J. George, and Robert A. Spencer, director general of Webster’s European campuses. Advisory board member Fons Trompenaars, one of the world’s most influential management experts, presented a formal program. Trompenaars is recognized around the world for his work as a consultant, trainer, motivational speaker and author. The festivities ended with a reception and a musical performance by Convoi Exceptionel.

At Leiden’s 25 th anniversary celebration, campus director Len Even, left, toasts guests and dignitaries, from left, Henri Lenferink, Frederik Willem de Klerk, Chancellor Neil George and his wife Tozia.

Susan Ross, director of European alumni and development programs at Webster’s Geneva campus, meets in Manama, Bahrain, with Geneva campus alumni Noor H.M. Al Khalifa ’08, Muneera Al Khalifa ’08, CERT ’08, and Noora H.E. Al Khalifa ’08.

Webster Alumni Gather in the Middle East Susan Ross, director of European alumni and development programs at Webster’s Geneva campus, visited several cities in the Middle East in March and April 2009. The Middle East has a high concentration of Webster alumni throughout many of its major cities, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates; Beirut, Lebanon; Amman, Jordan; Doha, Qatar; Manama, Bahrain and Muscat, Oman. Ross took advantage of the opportunity to meet with these alumni and introduce them to Webster’s Alumni Association.

Des Lee Scholar Appointed to Prestigious United Nations Position Des Lee visiting professor Rashida Manjoo was recently appointed by the United Nations as “Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women.” This appointment makes Manjoo the principal person authorized by the United Nation’s Human Rights Council to investigate charges of violence against women, file annual reports on women’s human rights in individual countries, and bring international pressure to bear on governments that fail to adequately address violence against women. “The position of rapporteur was created by United Nations mandate in 1994 and has been held by two people previously, including Radhika Coomaraswamy, a reknowned human rights activist who now serves as a UN under-secretary General,” explains Warren Rosenblum, associate professor of History, Politics and International Relations. “This is an extraordinary honor for Rashida that reflects her years of service to international organizations and her activism, teaching, and scholarship in the area of international human rights.”

of Business & Technology, was recently appointed chair of the School’s Department of Business. Psihountas joined Webster in 2001 as an assistant professor of finance. She has served as program chair for the Master of Science in Finance degree program, head of accounting and finance and is the founding and current advisor for the student group Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). ■ Beth Russell, associate vice president, Academic Affairs, was elected to serve a second 3-year term on the Downtown St. Louis Community Improvement District (CID). Managed by The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis, the CID’s mission is to provide enhanced services to make downtown St. Louis a cleaner, safer and more vibrant place. ■ Steve Schenkel, professor, Music, was mentioned in a review of the new book, The Freedom To Eat, which appeared in the March 1319 issue of the WebsterKirkwood Times newspaper for contributing the music for the book’s companion CD, “Be Still… and know that I am God.” ■ The School of Business & Technology was formally recognized June 28, 2009, at the annual conference of the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) in San Antonio, Texas, for achieving official ACBSP accreditation this year. Benjamin Akande, dean, and Pat Masidonski, asso-

ciate dean, were in attendance. Also attending were Brad Scott, associate professor, School of Business & Technology, and Roy Tamashiro, professor, School of Education, who presented “Promoting Global and Collaborative Learning with New Web Technologies” at the conference.

effort. More than 18,000 volunteers on the main campus in St. Louis and throughout Webster’s extended campus network have participated in the yearly event begun in 1995. ■ Gwyneth Williams, professor, History, Politics and International Relations, was a guest May 4 on “St. Louis On the Air” on St. Louis radio station KWMU-FM 90.7 (NPR), discussing President Obama’s first 100 days in office.

■ Dana Turkovic, adjunct professor, Art, and coordinator for the Cecille R. Hunt Gallery, received an award from the Santo Foundation recognizing her curatorial excellence and contributions to the St. Louis art scene over the past few years. The award was presented at the opening of an exhibition curated by Turkovic at the Schmidt Contemporary Art Gallery in St. Louis.

■ Webster’s SLIAC Women’s Softball Team was featured May 4 on KSDK-TV Channel 5’s evening sports broadcast discussing their upcoming trip to Indianola, Iowa, for the NCAA Division III Central Regional Championship.

■ Twelve students and seven alumni represented the Webster Forensic and Missouri Omega Chapter at a week-long spring event hosted by Louisiana State University at Shreveport. With two-thirds of the team first-year competitors, Webster students won two All-American awards, two national championship awards and top ten finishes in three team categories. ■ Webster University received the Outstanding Institutional Achievement Award from the Association of Collegiate Conference and Events DirectorsInternational (ACCED-I) for our annual community service day Webster Works Worldwide. The award recognizes a significant achievement by an institution in the conference and events field for a single program or event or a long-term development that represents an outstanding milestone, and it must demonstrate a campus-wide

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VIENNA, AUSTRIA ■ Thomas Oberlechner, department head, Psychology, received a Fulbright professorship to further his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during the 2009 spring and summer terms. As a Fulbright professor and visiting scholar at the Sloan School of Management, he will continue his research exploring the importance of psychology in ethical and unethical decision-making in financial markets. ■ Johanna Posset, adjunct professor, who teaches German at the Vienna Campus, as well as Czech at the Business University Vienna, recently translated the book, Brunner Erzahlungen (Stories from Bruenna), by Jiri Kratochvil, from Czech into German. Czech writer Milan Kundera (author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being), considers Brunner Erzahlungen the most important book in Czech literature after 1989.

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News Around Webster Paul Davis is Named Conductor of Webster Symphony Orchestra Paul G. Davis, Ph.D., is the new conductor of the Webster Symphony Orchestra, replacing Allen Carl Larson, Ph.D., who served Webster University for 36 years. As associate professor of music at Webster University, Davis is also director of instrumental studies. Davis comes to the podium with an extensive professional background that spans both the classical and jazz idioms in conducting, performance and teaching. In constant demand as a conductor and clinician, his musical activities have taken him throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, including numerous Regional and AllState concerts and a highly acclaimed concert with the Grand Orchestre d’Harmonie des Guides of Brussels, Belgium. Davis holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from The University of Texas at Austin. Before joining Webster, Davis served as a member of the conducting faculties at the University of Alabama School of Music, the Petrie School of Music at Converse College in South Carolina, Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, Ga., and at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn. He has conducted celebrated performances of the Huxford Symphony Orchestra, OperAlaBama, the Alabama Wind Ensemble and the Alabama Chamber Winds. He is also the founder and music director of the Rhodes Chamber Players in Memphis. Davis was a guest conductor for the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra for the 2008-09 season, and served two seasons as music director and conductor for the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also the founder and music director of the Carolina Jazz Orchestra, and served five seasons as music director of the Spokane Jazz Orchestra in Washington.

Paul G. Davis is the new conductor of the Webster Symphony Orchestra.

Teens Put Computer Skills to Use in High School Programming Challenge Eighteen teams plus 10 questions plus three tense hours of programming equals the School of Business & Technology’s sixth annual High School Programming Challenge held this summer at Webster University’s St. Louis campus. Eighteen tech-savvy teens put their computer skills to the test to solve questions designed to emphasize problem-solving over code writing. Walking away with first place bragging rights in both object-oriented and web programming was Ladue Horton Watkins High School under the direction of advisors Frances Erwin and Jim Moser. The school also placed third in Web Programming, allowing team members to return home with trophies, medals and cash prizes of $1,000. Also in the winner’s circle were St. Louis Priory and Webster Groves High School, which placed second and third in object-oriented programming, and South Technical High School which placed second in web programming. “This annual competition is an opportunity for us to bring to Webster the very best and brightest high school students in our region who are going to play significant roles in technology in the very near future,” says Benjamin Ola. Akande, dean of the School of Business & Technology. “Webster’s Computer Science and Math program is a leader in application-based institutions and we are committed to preparing the next generation of innovators.”

The winning object-oriented programming team from Ladue Horton Watkins High School poses with professor Carol Schwab from the School of Business & Technology.

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Webster University Geneva Students Participate in Refugee Simulation in June

Students in Webster’s Commerce in China class studied in China for a week, making corporate visits in Shanghai and Chengdu.

Students Learn about Commerce in China Firsthand through Hybrid Course Members of the School of Business & Technology’s fourth annual Commerce in China class started the unique hybrid class online before flying to China for a week to make corporate visits in Shanghai and Chengdu. “We want students to see for themselves what is needed to successfully conduct business in this dynamic part of the world,” says Debbie Psihountas, Ph.D., the professor in charge of the class. “By taking our students out of class and into these multinational businesses they learn first-hand the challenges and the benefits of doing business in China.” According to student Tonie Akano, “Going provided me with real practical knowledge and the opportunity to listen and learn from the business leaders there. I’m better informed about initiating a procurement business from China now.” Members of the SBT’s Commerce in China class know that nothing compares to being there. If you are interested in learning more about next year’s hybrid courses, contact Psihountas at debbiep@webster.edu.

Eight Webster Geneva students spent three days in June living like refugees to call attention to the plight of the millions of displaced people around the world. The students were given a limited time to pack one bag and then walked 10 kilometers to a makeshift camp at Webster’s Geneva campus. Registering, receiving ration cards and pitching their own tent were among the students’ experiences, as were enduring overcrowded conditions and cooking their food over an open fire. The refugee simulation was an initiative of the student-run Webster Humanitarian Association (WHA) and received support from the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees. As a part of the initiative, the students experienced a small part of what life is like for the millions of people forcibly uprooted from their homes by persecution, warfare or natural disaster. “We want to draw a sharp contrast between the students’ own lifestyles and those of refugees living in the camps,” said Clare Cook, WHA spokesperson.

Students at the Geneva campus live outside for three days to raise awareness of the plight of refugees.

High School Institute Focuses on Human Rights The second annual Webster University Institute for Human Rights, held June 8-18, 2009, on the Webster Groves campus, introduced area high school students to the study of human rights. Institute director Andrea Miller led participants through a variety of activities, including a field trip to Herculaneum, Mo., a nearby town with lead problems; watching human rights films; and listening to guest speakers speak on different facets of human rights.

2009 Institute for Human Rights participants pose with director Andrea Miller.

News Around Webster Vienna Alumna Receives Bronwyn K. Mitterecker Memorial Alumni Award This year’s winner of the Bronwyn K. Mitterecker Memorial Alumni Award, Ingrid Schoerghuber, MBA ’96, is an alumna who dedicates herself to strengthening the ties between Austria and Ethiopia with her nonprofit organization, “Kinder sind Zukunft” (Children are our Future). Schoerghuber works tirelessly with her husband, Dr. Michael Nebosis, to support Ethiopian children and help them with various projects. Some of these projects include HIV/AIDS prevention, teaching water sanitation and hygiene in schools and other health-related teaching programs. In addition, the two help Austrian families adopt Ethiopian orphans. Schoerghuber is a psychologist and a health economist who works for the City of Vienna with the Viennese Hospital Association. She and her husband are the proud parents of three Ethiopian-born children: Iram, Hermela and Mekdelawit. The Bronwyn K. Mitterecker Award is given each year to an alum of the Webster Vienna campus who has made an outstanding contribution to the community through professional or voluntary service. Bronwyn Mitterecker was an alumni coordinator for the Vienna campus until she passed away in 2005. Her husband Wolfgang founded the award in her honor.

Ingrid Schoerghuber, MBA ’96, receives the Bronwyn K. Mitterecker Memorial Alumni Award from Wolfgang Mitterecker, who founded the award for his late wife.

Launch Your Career: Lunch With A Pro Networking is not about who you know. It’s about who knows you. But building a list of contacts or mentors before graduation can be as challenging as a final exam for a college student. That’s what prompted the School of Business & Technology’s “Lunch With A Pro” program. Once a month, the School brings outstanding students and business professionals together for an informal lunch where learning what businesses want in a new hire is the main entree. “Lunch With A Pro” gives students a chance to ask and have their questions answered by Webster alumni working in careers the coeds hope to enter in the future,” says Ron Van Fleet, development officer for the School of Business & Technology. For more information about the program, contact the School of Business & Technology at 314-968-5951. 32

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University President Elizabeth J. Stroble, center, and IBIE Director Wilma Prifti, right, pose with Diana Spellman, left, president of Spellman Brady & Company.

International Business Internship Exchange Program Recognizes Sponsors Another successful year for the Webster University International Business Internship Exchange in Partnership with the State of Missouri (IBIE) was celebrated at the recognition ceremony Aug. 4, 2009, with University President Elizabeth J. Stroble as keynote speaker. The 2008-2009 program included 24 international interns at companies like Ameren, AT&T, CPI and Lincoln Industrial. IBIE welcomed Diana Spellman, owner of Spellman Brady & Company, as a first time host family and supervisor to Claudia Biesinger from Germany. “We are so pleased with Claudia’s performance and professionalism,” said Spellman. Of the 15 Americans from Missouri universities who interned in China, Germany, Ghana, Mexico Japan and England, eight were Webster University students, including computer science major Brian Hampton, who said, “I really enjoyed working in a new environment and having the chance to practice Japanese.” Webster University alumni, friends and family are encouraged to participate in the IBIE program as either a host family or as a sponsor company. For more information, contact IBIE Director Wilma Prifti at 314-246-6912 or priftiwi@webster.edu, or IBIE Asst. Director Stephanie Kessler at 314-246-5979 or skessler12@webster.edu. Follow IBIE on Twitter @intl_internship or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/webster.ibie.

American Exceptionalism and Human Rights Conference Examines Issues

Students Launch Webster Global Business Scholars Program

The American Exceptionalism and Human Rights Conference, held May 1-2, 2009, in the Emerson Library Conference Room, received favorable reviews from speakers and audience alike. The purpose of the conference was to explore American influence on — and resistance to — the International Criminal Court and United Nations Human Rights Council, and to discuss other questions of leadership. Co-sponsors were the E. Desmond Lee Professorship in Global Awareness, College of Arts & Sciences, and United Nations Association of St. Louis. Conference speakers included Hans-Peter Kaul, second vice president and judge of the International Criminal Court; Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich; Rashida Manjoo, South African human rights lawyer and the 2009 E. Desmond Lee Visiting Professor for Global Awareness; Bruna Molina, adjunct professor at Webster’s Geneva campus and former Deputy Secretary of the Commission of the UN’s Commission on Human Rights; and Peter van Krieken, adjunct professor at Webster’s Leiden campus and human rights lawyer in the Dutch ministry. Seven Webster students participated in panel discussions during the conference. “The human rights awareness generated by this academic year’s special theme has prompted us to continue calling attention to the world’s human rights problems,” says David Wilson, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. “The next academic year will be devoted to the overwhelming human rights issues connected with food and water.”

What’s the distance between an education and a professional career? Knowing that students need to close the gap between the life they live in class and the career world they will enter when they graduate, a group of forward-thinking Webster students launched the Webster Global Business Scholars (WGBS) for their University peers worldwide. The program’s inauguration, which was internationally broadcast over the internet so Webster students in Europe and Asia could join in, included a presentation by the CEO of Build-A-Bear, Maxine Clark. Dean Benjamin Akande also led a speed networking session, which had the audience on their feet practicing the most effective ways to greet, gather information and make themselves memorable to those they meet. Through access to internship programs, networking events and speakers, the WGBS hopes to give Webster students even more of a competitive edge in their future careers through exposure to the professional work environment. For more information about WGBS, go to www.webster.edu/sbt/wgbs.

A close-up of De Jure Belli ac Pacis: Libris Tres (On the Law of War & Peace: Three Books). The 17 th-century book by Dutch statesman Hugo Grotius was presented to Arts & Sciences Dean David Carl Wilson by conference speaker Peter van Krieken and is now part of the Emerson Library rare books collection.

Maxine Clark, CEO of Build-A-Bear, speaks at the inaugural meeting of the Webster Global Business Scholars.

Congressman Russ Carnahan Secures Grant Supporting Webster’s Nurse Educator, Nurse Specialist Program Thanks to the support of Congressman Russ Carnahan, Webster University will receive $262,000 in congressionally-directed grant funding to support degree programs to prepare nurse educators and nurse specialists in healthcare leadership and anesthesia. Missouri’s aging population requires more frequent care and the demand for skilled nurses is continuing to grow. According to the latest projections from the U.S. Bureau of Labor, more than one million new and replacement nurses will be needed by 2016. Missouri’s circumstances reflect the nationwide shortage. Webster University’s expanded programs to prepare nurse educators and nurse specialists in anesthesia, family systems nursing, and healthcare leadership will help meet the increasing need for such services. “Students in our unique part-time and evening nursing programs will benefit tremendously from this grant,” said Webster University Chancellor Neil J. George. “Congressman Carnahan’s support of these critical programs means Webster will be able to provide academic scholarships, housing stipends and support services for our nursing students. We will also use the grant funding to purchase updated classroom and laboratory equipment.”

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Outstanding Business Students Inducted Into Delta Mu Delta Honor Society While thousands of Webster students graduated this summer, a special group of business students took part in a different ceremony celebrating their academic excellence. These students were inducted into Delta Mu Delta, the prestigious international honor society that recognizes outstanding students in baccalaureate or master’s degree business administration programs at ACBSPaccredited schools. The academic qualifications to be considered for Delta Mu Delta are high. To be considered undergraduate students must have a 3.70 GPA or better. Graduate and doctoral students must maintain a 3.95 GPA or better. “Membership in Delta Mu Delta is the highest recognition a business student can earn,” says Benjamin Ola. Akande, dean. “That makes us even more proud of these students who have excelled at their studies while here at the School of Business and Technology.” 34

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Paul Carney Named Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Paul B. Carney, Ph.D., has been named vice president of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs at Paul B. Carney Webster University. Carney previously served as vice president for Enrollment Management at Drury University in Springfield, Mo. “Paul Carney brings to this position 24 years of experience, and skilled and successful leadership in enrollment management and student affairs at both public and private institutions,” says Webster University President Dr. Elizabeth J. Stroble. Prior to joining Drury University, Carney served as director of Undergraduate Admissions at Oklahoma State University and associate director for Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Notre Dame. Carney also spent 12 years at the University of Dallas, where he was director of Enrollment Management and Institutional Planning. Carney earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Kansas Newman College and a master’s degree in educational measurement and testing from Wichita State University. He also holds a doctorate degree in educational research and evaluation from Florida State University.

Winners of the 2009 Rosita Awards, from left, are students Kelsey Hughes and Katy Meyer.

Students Receive Rosita Awards for Studying International Languages Webster students Kelsey Hughes and Katy Meyer are the winners of the 2009 Rosita Awards, which recognize and reward students who seek a greater understanding of different cultures by learning different languages. The annual Rosita Awards ceremony was held April 10, 2009. Kelsey Hughes studied French and Spanish and Katy studied Italian and Spanish. Created and funded in 2000 by Professor Consuelo Gallagher in honor of her mother Rosita Uribe, the Rosita Awards are for students who continue the study of another language beyond the beginning level and/or those who explore more than one foreign language. Webster’s Department of International Languages and Cultures believes that our increasingly global society will continue to be strengthened by cultural and linguistic studies.

Marketing Consultant Shares Expertise with San Diego Students, Alumni A packed room of Webster students, alumni and potential students gathered at the San Diego campus in May 2009 to hear independent marketing consultant Kristen Luke speak on “How to Market Yourself in the New Economy.” In today’s uncertain marketplace, job seekers, those with jobs or those who are seeking consulting work need to be up to date with new technology and the different forms of social media. In her presentation, Luke shared proven tips on how self-promotion can work for anyone. Luke quit her job in October 2008 to become an independent marketing consultant for financial advisors. With very little money to spend on marketing, she has built a successful business through networking and social media marketing strategies. Luke helped the audience understand how to define their personal brands, how to focus efforts to reach intended audiences, how to create winning strategies and how to leverage social media tools such as LinkedIn, blogs, Twitter, podcasts and YouTube to gain exposure.

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College of Arts & Sciences Celebrates Scholarly Achievement

Ralph Olliges, Ph.D., coordinator of the School of Education’s Technology Program and chair of the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, called on alumnus Timothy Little ’05 to share his teaching experiences in China and to help show how technology can be implemented into classroom teaching. Little, who is teaching at the Clifford School in Guangzhou, China, communicated with Olliges’ Technology in the Classroom students via a live web camera in two separate sessions last spring. The students could see and hear Little, as well as pose questions and interact with him in real time. Following the session, students wrote summaries of what they learned. “This is really what Webster is all about,” explains Olliges. “Tim combined his international teaching experience with practical advice about some of the things these students will encounter as first-year teachers. And the best part is that this was possible through the use of technology.” Olliges and Little will collaborate again in the fall to share this experience with more education students.

The College of Arts & Sciences held its third annual Celebration of Scholarly Achievement reception on April 17, 2009, in the Emerson Library Faculty Development Center. A highlight of the event was Dean David Carl Wilson’s announcement of Nayeli Urquiza Haas as the winner of the 2009 International Relations Thesis Prize. Advisory Board member Jane Robert and her husband Bruce funded this year’s prize. Haas’ thesis is titled “Obstacles to the Implementation of the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking of Persons, Especially Women and Children: Gender Migration, Organized Crime, and Security of the State.” Originally from Mexico City, Haas graduated in 2006 from the University of King’s College, Halifax, Canada, with a combined honors degree in journalism and contemporary studies. In 2008, she completed her master’s in international relations at Webster’s Vienna campus. Since 2007, she has been working at the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations in Vienna, where she assisted in the drafting of a resolution adopted by the 51st session of the Commission of Narcotic Drugs on the links between drugs and arms trafficking. As a journalist, she has done freelance work for television, radio and print media.

Webster’s Gorlok Open is a Swinging Success The 2009 Gorlok Open, sponsored by the Paric Corporation, was held on May 18, 2009, at Sunset Country Club. The 34 teams and 136 golfers taking part in the event were greeted by a beautiful spring day. All proceeds from the Gorlok Open directly benefit the Webster University Athletic Department. The UGL Equis foursome, including Regan Trittler, Robert Trittler, Tim Kelley, and Keith Rhodes, took home the first place prize. Proceeds from the tournament went to the Webster University Athletic Department. As the leading fund-raising vehicle for the Department, funds from this year’s Gorlok Open will help pay for the installation of a new sound system and field tarp for the softball field at Blackburn Park, contribute to start-up costs for the Webster University Hall of Fame and help cover team travel costs during the next academic year.

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Nayeli Urquiza Haas is the winner of the 2009 International Relations Thesis Prize.

The winning Gorlok Open team poses with the Gorlok, from left: Keith Rhodes, Robert Trittler, Tim Kelley and Regan Trittler.

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News Around Webster Vienna Students Participate in Study Tour to Northern California Students from Webster’s Vienna campus had the opportunity to learn about psychology firsthand during the sixth annual Psychology Study Tour to San Francisco March 6-16, 2009. Surrounded by the unique scenery of the San Francisco Bay area, 17 Webster psychology students and adjunct psychology professor Stefan Geyerhofer, as well as psychotherapists and psychologists from Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Germany, visited local universities and hospitals and met with experts in the field. The international group visited outstanding academic and clinical programs at Stanford University’s Department of Psychology, Stanford University Children’s Hospital, the Psychology Department at University of California Berkeley, the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, the VA Psychiatric Hospital in Menlo Park, the Children’s Health Council and the Bay Area Family Therapy and Training Center in Cupertino. Participants also met with renowned experts in the field of psychology and psychotherapy including: Philip Zimbardo, Ian Gotlib and James Gross at Stanford University; Christina Maslach, Philip and Carolyn Cowan at UC Berkeley; and James Lock at the Stanford Children’s Clinic. At the psychiatric hospital in Menlo Park, participants joined live therapy sessions and were able to discuss treatment approaches with the clinical staff of the program. At the Bay Area Family Therapy and Training Center they participated in training sessions for family therapy.

Alumni discuss current events during the Alumni Association’s Great Decisions program in March 2009.

Webster University’s Great Decisions Program Highlights Current World Issues Global Food Supply, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Human Rights … what do these issues have in common? As part of Webster’s Great Decisions program, more than 60 alumni from around the St. Louis area got together on eight Monday evenings in the spring to discuss global challenges in the world today. The Alumni Association hosts a the Great Decisions discussion group as part of the Foreign Policy Association’s national Great Decisions program. The International Center for Education and the College of Arts & Sciences also partner with the Alumni Association to bring University faculty and alumni together for these interesting discussions. For information on future Great Decisions programs, contact the Alumni Office at 314-968-5949.

Webster’s Thailand Campus Participates In Education Living Fair in February Webster University’s Thailand campus participated in the second annual Education Living Fair Thailand, Feb. 27-March 1, 2009. Organized to promote quality international education in Thailand, the event was inaugurated by Her Royal Highness Princess Somsawalee. Organized by Asian Integrated Media and supported by Education Living magazine and Central World Plaza in Bangkok, the fair gave students, parents and sponsors an opportunity to meet face-to-face with Webster University Thailand representatives. Interim Rector Ratish Thakur presented a bouquet of flowers to the Princess when she visited the Webster University Thailand campus booth at the exhibition. From left, HRH Princess Somsawalee accepts flowers from Webster University representatives: professor Stephen Lay; interim Rector Ratish Thakur; and Benjamas Uamsa-ard, associate director for recruitment.

Audio Engineering Summit Draws Nearly 400 Students from Around the USA The third annual Central Region Audio Engineering Society Student Summit, hosted by Webster’s St. Louis campus in April, was a huge success. Almost 400 students attended, from as far away as Texas, Florida, New Brunswick, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee and beyond, to hear keynote speaker and multiple Grammy Award winner Phil Ramone along with other audio luminaries, professionals and educators alike, including AES President Jim Anderson, Grammy Award winner Frank Filipetti, famed room designer John Storyk, Leslie Mona, Alex Case, Jim Kaiser and many more. In addition to Webster University, sponsors included Shure, SSL, Neutrix, AES, Endless Analog, Cengage, Genelec, Focal Press, Sennheiser, Sony, Audio-

Students attending the third annual Central Region Audio Engineering Student Summit at Webster University cram into Audio Studio A on Friday night for a late night analog recording session with Mark Rubel, center, and Cris Mara.

Technica, Grammy U, Earthworks, Sweetwater, Ironman and Gotham Audio. Commercialism took a back seat to education throughout the three-day event. The students from Webster, in conjunction with their academic partner — the students from Middle Tennessee State University — chose the panels and presentations, including room acoustics, home studio design, microphone tutorials, women in audio, game audio, the history of audio, and the ever-popular live sound demo on Saturday night. Highlights included the

Platinum Panel on Saturday morning, featuring Phil Ramone, Frank Filipetti and Jim Anderson, as well as Ramone’s keynote speech on Sunday morning, “From 45s to Downloads.” Students and professionals, both young and established, networked with their peers. The casual atmosphere gave students the opportunity to walk up to Phil Ramone or Jim Anderson and have a meaningful conversation about the field of audio engineering — or anything else for that matter. Many of the sponsors and presenters were so happy with the event that they have already committed to the fourth annual audio engineering summit, scheduled for March 26-28, 2010. The Audio Engineering Society, now in its fifth decade, is the only professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology. The Webster University Student Section of the AES is the most active student section in the world, with more than 100 members, staging between three and five events per year.

Three Grammy Award winning music industry giants participated in the Platinum Panel, from left, Phil Ramone, Frank Filipetti and Jim Anderson.

Conference chair and Webster University AES chair Shaun Wall introduces the Platinum Panel.

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Brig. Gen. Timothy M. Zadalis, MA ’94, was nominated to the grade of Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force. He is the commander, 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Dora Alcala, MA ’87, was recently reappointed to the Office of Rural and Community Affairs for the state of Texas. She was also appointed to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission. She is the former mayor of Del Rio, Texas.

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Gabriel F. Leyva, MA ’89, retired as a colonel after serving 28 years in the U.S. Army. He now works as a civilian for the Department of Defense as a senior acquisition analyst in the Office of the Secretary of the Defense.

Bob Johnson, MA ’87, was the keynote speaker at the CeBIT 2009 Trade Fair in Hannover, Germany. He is the senior vice president of Marketing for Teliris Telepresence.

Karen R. Burke, MA ’01, was named to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. She is a school counselor for the Austin Independent School District in Austin, Texas.

BERMUDA Elizabeth Ventura, MA ’90, MBA ’92, is the new senior vice president of communications for the National Basketball Association.

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Nancy E. Weaver, MA ’89, MA ’81 (Ft. Sam Houston, Texas), is the new director, defense language office, Office of the Defense Human Resources Activity, Washington, D.C.

Maj. Gen. Duane A. Jones, MA ’78, is the new director of resource integration, deputy chief of staff logistics, installations and support at the U.S. Air Force headquarters at the Pentagon. Lt. Col. Kenneth O’Reilly, (Ret.), MA ’82, recently earned a Master of Science degree in Public Administration from Central Michigan University. Col. Daniel Woolever (Ret.), MA ’91, recently retired from the U.S. Air Force after 25 years of service. Prior to retiring, he served as the Air Force Recruiting Service’s group commander at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

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search company specializing in healthcare and life science.

Lt. Col. Christopher V. McCaskill, MBA ’05, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in May 2009. He is currently serving on a mobilization tour at the Army Asymmetric Warfare Office at the Pentagon.

Brig. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, MA ’94, has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. He is currently serving as the inspector general, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.

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Mark Lenz, MA ’04, was presented the Silver Star of Excellence Award during the American Technical Education Association’s National Conference on Technical Education. He is the senior training and development leader for Robert Bosch LLC.

Lt. Col. Ruth Spencer, MA ’99, took command of the 50th Contracting Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado.

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. Lt. Col. Philip N. Wasylina, MA ’97, MA ’08 (Andrews AFB, Md.), is the new deputy surgeon, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), headquartered at Fort Bragg, N.C. Jeff Hudson, MA ’01, is the new county manager for Onslow County, N.C.

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CEO of Erimax Inc., a management consulting and acquisitions firm.

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John J. Broadmeadow, MA ’87, was nominated for appointment to the grade of brigadier general in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is the commanding officer, Combat Logistics Regiment 17 in Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Lt. Col. Thomas L. Mitchell, Jr. (Ret.), MA ’92, was elected to serve as the chairman of the International Facility Management Association’s 2009-2010 Board of Directors. The IFMA serves over 19,500 members in 60 countries, represented in 125 chapters and 15 councils.

John Falkenbury, MA ’86, is the new president of the United Service Organizations of North Carolina. He is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel.

Eric Franklin, MA ’00, was named by the U.S. Small Business Administration as Maryland’s Minority Small Business Champion of the Year. He is the

Elizabeth B. Hanckel, MA ’93, is the new senior vice president at Tyler & Company, an executive

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Jane Cothran, MA ’91, is the new director of information technology at Motley Rice LLC.

Bart Randall, MA ’04, recently retired from the U.S. Navy as a master chief after almost 25 years of service. Glynis M. Matthews, MA ’05, was named “2009 Outstanding Clinician of the Year” by Addiction Professional Magazine. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Addiction Counselor and National Certified Counselor. Felicia Nicole Reid, MA ’07, received licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern (LPC-I). She is the education advisor for the Naval Weapons Station in Charleston, S.C.

of sports management at the United States Sports Academy. He recently traveled to the Kingdom of Bahrain to teach a weeklong course in sports administration. Robert W. Barto, MA ’97, is the new vice president of development for Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Ill. He was previously the director of development for Loyola University Health System. Janelle Crowley, MA ’00, MBA ’03 (Crystal Lake, Ill.), was recently awarded the 2009 Woodstock Professional and Business Women’s Award. She is the human resources director for the city of Woodstock, Ill.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. Mike Benton, MA ’92, is the new vice president of Sales, Eastern Region, for D&S Car Wash Equipment Co. in High Ridge, Mo. Gary Dorsey, MBA ’01, is the Colorado state coordinator for AARP Tax-Aide. He is responsible for the operation of 53 sites and over 400 volunteers across the state of Colorado.

Catharine Teeple, MBA ’07, recently joined AgentOwned Realty as an agent in the Mount Pleasant, S.C., area.

CHICAGO, ILL. Phil Washington, MA ’90, was recently named interim general manager of Denver’s Regional Transportation District. He was previously the assistant general manager for the district. Fred Cromartie, MA ’91, PhD, is the director of doctoral study and chair

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Maj. Adam Rutherford, MBA ’01, recently graduated from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, at WrightPatterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

COLUMBIA, S.C. Kimberly M. Johnson, MA ’04, is an intern at How We Live Magazine in Columbia, S.C., as well as at the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center. Melvin Warren, MA ’08, is the new major of the Region Two Highway Patrol in Columbia, S.C.

tant to the chief of staff at the U.S. Air Force headquarters at the Pentagon. Maj. Gen. Carl M. Skinner, MA ’84, was nominated to the grade of major general in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He is mobilization assistant to the military deputy at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for acquisition at the Pentagon.

Christopher Suneson, MBA ’04, is the new director of Planning and Code Enforcement for the city of Bella Vista, Ark.

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Stephen Anderson, MA ’91, was named a senior adviser at CFS Wealth Management LLC in Georgia.

CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. Joseph Hurshe, MA ’04, is the new chief operating officer for Vista Health System in northern Illinois. David Belmonte, MA ’05, recently graduated from the 10-week FBI National Academy Program in Quantico, Va. He is the Lake Bluff, Ill., deputy police chief.

DEL RIO, TEXAS Maj. Gen. Howard N. Thompson, MA ’81, was nominated to the grade of major general in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He is mobilization assis-

and helps send weather data from weather forecasters to flight crews around the world.

Edward David, MBA ’08, is the co-owner of Merloj Prime Steakhouse in Guam.

FAIRCHILD AFB, WASH. James B. Clemmons, MBA ’02, is the new volunteer president of AARP Missouri. Capt. William Miklo, MBA ’05, MA ’06, received the 2008 Weather Group Company Grade Officer of the Year Award from the U.S. Air Force. He is stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska

ENGAGEMENTS Carly M. Brown ’03, MAT ’08, to Jason R. Warhurst. Monica L. Pruitt ’05 to Gregory C. Voss. Libby Farmer ’06 to Brendon Papineau. Amy Foecke ’07 to Josh Sheff. Janele Moore, BFA ’08, to Steve Oros. Chantel A. Souza, MBA ’03 (Myrtle Beach, S.C.), to John P. Sladewski. Capt. Jami Ball, MA ’04 (Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.), to Joseph Dickerson. Jocelyn T. James, MA ’06 (Little Rock, Ark.), to Jason A. Jackson. Nicole E. Lucas, MA ’06 (Bolling AFB, D.C.), to Donny Middleton. Lindsay L. Sills, MAT ’08 (Kansas City, Mo.), to Morgan E. Miller. Lauren M. Davis, MAT ’08, to Bryan E. Brody.

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Shirley Frazier, MA ’05, is the new executive director of the Warner Robins, Ga., Housing Authority. Sgt. Maj. Demetrius Hopkins, MBA ’08, was a featured non-commissioned officer in the Ft. Jackson Leader. He is a 42 A, human resources specialist/proponent sergeant major in the U.S. Army.

FT. LEAVENWORTH, KAN. Lt. Col. Martin Herbert (Ret.), MA ’99, is the new majority staff director for the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Lt. Col. Anthony Coston, MA ’02, is the new commander of the 94th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Polk, La.

Maj. Steve Johnson, MA ’07, received the Bronze Star Medal for participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom while serving at an overseas forward operating base. Maj. Keith Kramer, MBA ’08, was recently awarded the Gen. George S. Patton Jr. Master Tactician Award from the Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth.

FT. LEONARD WOOD, MO. Charley D. Holstein, MA ’99, is the new president of Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill. He previously served as interim president of the college.

FT. SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS William H. Thresher, MA ’83, is the regional director of Tricare Regional Office-South, Tricare Management Activity in San Antonio. Maj. Gen. Darrell D. Jones, MA ’84, was nominated to the grade of major general while serving as the director of force management policy, deputy chief of staff, manpower and personnel at the Pentagon. Leary E. Bonnett, D.Min., MA ’86, recently completed a Doctor of Ministry degree at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.

Brig. Gen. Kevin W. Mangum, MBA ’92, is the new commanding general, Iraq National CounterTerror Force Transition Team, Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq. Elliott Q. Gomez, MA ’04, PhD, recently obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in organization and management from Capella University. He is currently the commander of the San Juan Military Entrance Processing Station. Lt. Col. James Rumbley, MA ’04, was recently promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He is the chief, Plans Division, Headquarters Air Force Services Agency.

FT. SHERIDAN, ILL. Randy Bartley, MA ’80, was recently named an outstanding alumnus at his alma mater Crowder College. He is the director of Homeland Security, Defense and Emergency Management Programs for General Physics Corp.

FT. SILL, OKLA. Lt. Col. Steve Thomas (Ret.), MA ’00, was recently inducted into Cambridge Who’s Who Executive, Professional and Entrepreneurial Registry. He is a professor of military science at West Virginia State University.

Lt. Col. Troy Douglas, MA ’02, is the new commander of the 40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion based out of Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Lt. Col. Carol Marie Tschida, MA ’04, is the new battalion commander for the 900th Contingency Contracting Battalion at Ft. Bragg, N.C.

previously the director of operations and plans at Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

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Lt. Gen. Michael Gould, MA ’86, is the new superintendent of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was W E B S T E R

Lt. Col. Stephen Krebs, MA ’05, MBA ’08, is the new battalion commander for the Ft. Bliss-based 2206th Mobilization Support Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve.

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HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA. Melvin Sloan, MBA ’04, is the new branch manager for SunTrust Bank in Savannah, Ga.

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND Omar Al-Fardan ’89, MA ’93, is the new chairman of the board for the National Bank of Oman. He is the director of the Commercial Bank of Qatar, Doha and the United Arab Bank in Al Sharja, United Arab Emirates.

Annette Harris, MA ’08, is an AA/EEO analyst for the Medical College of Georgia. Curdedra N. Andrews, MA ’09, is the new director of the Title III Program at Savannah State University.

Roudayna Said ’95, CERT ’95, CERT ’95, owns the catering company Les Delices du Liban in Geneva. The company offers a mouth-watering culinary trip through the rich fragrances and tastes of Lebanese cuisine.

IRVINE, CALIF. Andrew J. Boyd, MA ’02, was recently promoted to director of Human Resources and Legal Affairs with Ziehm Imaging Inc.

Arthur Cohen ’05 started an online radio station to help promote up-andcoming disc jockeys called The GlobalRoom Webradio.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Paula Labian, MA ’97, is the new executive vice president of Human Resources for The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company and Giant Food.

Rilind Bytyqi ’08, CERT ’08, recently began working as an associate/ administrative assistant for the Manotel hotel chain in Geneva.

Janette Thomas, MA ’07, is the founder of FSHS Corporation, a leading medical and health care product supplier, based out of Winthrop Harbor, Ill.

Augustine Enofe, MBA ’03, PhD, received the Certified Fraud Examiner designation from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

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Floyd Gentry, MA ’80, recently retired from Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., as a senior member of technical staff in the Nuclear Weapons Complex.

Michelle R. Evans, MA ’02, recently opened a private practice counseling agency serving adults, adolescents and children at New Beginnings Counseling Services in Spartanburg, S.C.

Richard Grisolia, MA ’84, is the new chief marketing officer for Narrangasett Bay Insurance Co. He most recently served as vice president for Arbella Insurance Group.

Gary Bauder, MBA ’04, was recently hired as the director of manufacturing for Sealevel Systems Inc. in Liberty, S.C.

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Maj. Gen. Yves J. Fontaine, MA ’89, is the new commanding general, U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill. Maj. Gen. James L. Terry, MA ’91, is the new commanding general of Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division (light) at Fort Drum, N.Y. Pres. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, MA ’91, is the President of Indonesia. He was named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2009” for his work in transitioning the country from authoritarianism to a prospering democracy.

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Gary M. O’Bannon, MA ’99, was appointed by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to the State Personnel Advisory Board. He is the director of Human Resources for the City of Kansas City, Mo. Sterling Stanford, MBA ’03, received the 2009 Individual Achievement Equalizer Award from the Urban League of Greater Kansas City. He is the human resources/ diversity director for Walton Construction Co. Robert Scarbrough, MA ’04, MBA ’05, is the new director of IT Operations at Axolotl Corp., located in San Jose, Calif.

KEFLAVIK AFB, ICELAND Lt. Col. Bryan J. Bly, MA ’87, is the new vice wing commander of the 911th Airlift Wing based at the Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station in Coraopolis, Penn. Brig. Gen. Brett T. Williams, MA ’88, is the new director, Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems, J-6 at the U.S. Pacific Command Headquarters, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

Jumora R. Cooper, MA ’06, is the staff development coordinator at The Potter’s House Christian K-12.

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Beth Harmon-Vaughan, MA ’84, is the managing director for Gensler architecture firm in Phoenix. She recently became a principal with the firm.

LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS Brenda M. Hall, MA ’99, was recently promoted to senior vice president, director of field underwriting and information technology at Selective Insurance Group.

LITTLE ROCK AFB, ARK. Stan Worthington, MA ’93, is the new criminal justice program director at Kaplan College Cincinnati. Col. James C. Moulton (Ret.), MA ’94, is the commanding officer of the O’Fallon, Ill., Township High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps unit.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Mike Stockton, MA ’93, is now a financial adviser at Wachovia Securities. He was previously a financial adviser with Cambridge Investments. Ericka Benedicto, MA ’04, is now the executive director of Little Rock, Arkansas’ Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission.

Pres. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Nevin K. Deaton, MA ’94, was the keynote speaker at the 2009 Inductee Ceremony for The National Society of Leadership and Success at Park University in Parkville, Mo. He also received the Award for Teaching Excellence from The National Society of Leadership and Success chapter at the university. Chad Snider, MBA ’97, started Clear Marketing Design, a graphic design firm in the Kansas City area.

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Now Care Urgent Care in Goodyear, Ariz.

Daniel Adikurniawan, MBA ’98, is the new commercial manager for A&M International London.

MARYMOUNT, CALIF. Vivien W. Yang, MBA ’06, is a real estate broker/consultant. She works for The Real Estate Group Inc.

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LOUISVILLE, KY. Charles F. Lawrence, MA ’93, is the vice president of marketing and product development at Franke Consumer Products Inc. He was recently appointed to the North American Advisory Board of the global Chief Marketing Officer Council. C. Anthony Bohn, MA ’97, is the new vice president of human resources at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Ky. Jim Scholes, MA ’02, recently accepted the position of vice president of human resources for Talent Tree, a nationwide professional staffing organization based in Houston.

Brig. Gen. Richard M. Clark, MA ’94, was nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force. He is currently serving as the vice commander, eighth Air Force, Air Combat Command, Barksdale AFB, La.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Gen. Bruce Carlson, MA ’80, recently retired from the U.S. Air Force. He is now the director of the National Reconnaissance Office. Col. Jeffrey H. Curtis, Ret., MA ’86, is the new chief of staff at the Virginia Military Institute. Larry Muncey, MA ’08, is the new police chief for the city of Madison, Ala. He was previously a lieutenant with the Horry County Police Department in Conway, S.C.

Camp LeJeune Alumnus Rob Riggle Goes from Combat to Comedy omedy and combat are two things Rob Riggle knows well. He just completed a regular stint on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” He was recently in the movie “The Hangover” and on the CBS show “Gary Unmarried.” But before he was an actor and comedian, he was a Marine, serving in countries such as Afganistan and Liberia. He still serves in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves as a lieutenant colonel. While earning his Rob Riggle undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas, Riggle earned his pilot license and was offered a contract with the Marine Corps. He became a public affairs officer and worked in community relations, which sparked his interest in a degree in this field. While working for the Marines, Riggle completed his master’s degree in public administration from Webster’s Camp Lejeune, N.C., campus. “My degree was invaluable to me for my job in the Marine Corps,” Riggle says. “It was exhausting to go to class after a full day of work, but I was single and figured I’d rather do that than sit at home.” Riggle knew from an early age that he had a knack for comedy. He grew up quoting movie lines and watching comedies and majored in theatre and film at KU. As a correspondent for “The Daily Show,” Riggle was able to use his military background to his advantage as their “Senior Military Affairs Correspondent,” among other titles. Balancing a military career with one in show business is tough, but Riggle has proven he’s up for the challenge. He has many future projects lined up, including a Comedy Central special in November 2009; developing his own sitcom for CBS; stand-up comedy routines throughout the country, and playing a role in a new movie starring Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl.

ORLANDO, FLA. Debra Patterson, MA ’06, is the new chief nursing officer for Spring Hill Regional Hospital in Spring Hill, Fla.

Jim Scholes

LUKE AFB, ARIZ. Joseph Maroun, MBA ’07, is the co-owner of

Bob Lucas, MA ’07, recently published his sixteenth book, “Training Workshop Essentials: Designing, Developing and Delivering Learning Events that Get Results.” Susan Winkler, MBA ’07, is the finance director for Harbor House of Central Florida, a non-profit domestic violence shelter.

PALM BAY, FLA. Ronald Fussell, MA ’99, was recently inducted into the Polk County Public Schools Hall of Fame. He is employed at NASA at the John F. Kennedy Space Center as a technical instructor training engineers.

PETERSON AFB, COLO. Brig. Gen. Earl D. Matthews, MA ’85, is the new director of Command, Control,

Communications and Computer Systems, TCJ6, at the headquarters of the U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

POPE AFB, N.C. Joseph S. Spence, MA ’84, won the “2009 Best Christian Poetry Award” from Christian Storyteller for his book, “Trilogy Moments for the Mind, Body and Soul.”

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Brig. Gen. David S. Elmo, MA ’88, is the new deputy commander and army reserve component integration advisor (individual mobilization augmentee), Southern European Task Force, U.S. Army Africa, Vicenza, Italy. Christopher J. Collins, MA ’89, recently graduated from the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety’s School of Police Staff & Command-Class 281. He

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SAN DIEGO, CALIF. Capt. James McHugh, MA ’94, is the new commanding officer of Naval Base Ventura County in California.

is the chief of police for the City of Willoughby Hills, Ohio. Jamie Dodson, MA ’92, has written two books and a screenplay. He is a career intelligence officer and has over 27 years of intelligence experience for the U.S. military.

Capt. James Tranoris, MA ’96, is the new commander of Task Force 63 and Sea Logistics Command Europe.

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Col. Antonio S. Coleman, MA ’93, was recently inducted into the South Carolina State University ROTC Hall of Fame. He serves as the chief of the Contingency Division, G-43, Operations and Readiness, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Army G-4.

Maria Ethel Shircel, MA ’92, was crowned Mrs. Philippines International 2009 and was a contestant in the Mrs. International competition.

Lt. Gen. Larry O. Spencer, MA ’87, was recently nominated to the grade of lieutenant general in the U.S. Air Force. He will be the director of force structure, resources and assessment, J-8, Joint Staff at the Pentagon. Maj. Gen. Mark R. Zamzow, MA ’88, is the new special assistant to the commander, Third Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom. Vivian GallmanDeRienzo, MA ’91, recently graduated with a PhD in Educational Administration in Higher Education from the University of South Carolina.

Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Spoehr, MA ’93, is the new director of force development, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. Brig. Gen. Robert L. Walter, Jr., MA ’97, was recently appointed to the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army. He is assigned as deputy commander (individual mobilization augmentee), U.S. Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Va.

SARASOTA-MANATEE, FLA. Chuck Polis, MBA ’04, was recently promoted to vice president of the Bradenton, Fla., office of Merrill Lynch. He was previously a financial adviser at the branch.

ROLLA, MO. David S. Broxterman, PhD, MBA ’99, is a professor of business at the newly designated Polk State College in Winter Haven, Fla.

SCOTT AFB, ILL. Maj. Gen. Mary Kay Hertog, MA ’85, was nominated to the grade of major general in the U.S. Air Force while serving as the director of security forces, deputy chief of staff, logistics, installations and mission support at the Pentagon. David S. Broxterman

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and University City High School in St. Louis. Cecilia Sepp ’86 is an association management consultant and writer based in Silver Spring, Md. She is the president of American Independent Writers. Mark Gill ’88 was recently profiled in Chicago Magazine. He is a fashion consultant for highprofile clients throughout the United States.

Lisa A. Caimi

Tony Reed ’78 recently ran his 100th 26.2 mile marathon. He also published his fourth book titled, “Finding the I in TEAM: Better Team Building Through Individual Building.” Stanley Coleman, BMED ’79, MAT ’81, received the “Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award.” He is an instrumental music teacher and jazz band director at Brittany Woods Middle School

Maria Ethel Shircel

Monica Lombrana, MBA ’00, is the new director of aviation for the city of El Paso, Texas. She has worked for the city since 1994.

years of teaching students with special needs. She was nominated for SSD’s Teacher of the Year Award in 2007.

Dave Roustio ’90 is the new college director for ITT Educational Services Inc. in Kansas City, Mo. He was previously an assistant general manager for Human Resources/ Operations for Macy’s Inc. Sarah Carmody ’92 currently has her photography work, “Spektrem,” displayed at her studio, S. Carmody Photography. The show features botanically inspired mixed media works by Eric Nichols along with Carmody’s photography.

Vivian Gallman-DeRienzo

Brig. Gen. Steven J. Arquiette, MA ’95, was recently nominated to the grade of brigadier general. He is currently serving as the chief, Distribution Division, J-4, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington D.C.

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MARRIAGES Yu-Hsuan Liu ’99, MM ’00, to Christopher R. Aldridge on May 2, 2009. Dorian Hadley ’04 to William Ian Auld on July 25, 2009. Sarah Gamblin-Luig ’05 to Marcy Gamblin-Luig on Oct. 20, 2008. Tony Barsanti ’08, CERT ’08, to Katie Carter ’08 on May 1, 2009.

Madelyn Cain ’68 is the author of “Laffit: Anatomy of a Winner,” a biography of Laffit Pincay, a world-famous horse jockey who won the Kentucky Derby and at one time held the record for horse racing’s winningest jockey.

Cynthia R. Isler, MA ’01 (Myrtle Beach, S.C.), to Antwan D. Alexander on Nov. 22, 2008.

Lisa A. Caimi ’78, MAT ’94, recently retired from the Special School District of St. Louis County following 30

Priscilla A. Paepcke, MA ’07 (Camp Lejeune, N.C.) to James C. Failmezger on March 21, 2009.

Edna Edwards-Holt, MA ’02 (Charleston, S.C.), to Kelvin B. Williams on Dec. 20, 2008. Tamera J. James, MA ’04 (Columbia, S.C.), to Luther J. Faulk, II on May 2, 2009. Linda S. Oaks, MA ’05, (Shaw AFB, S.C.), to Pherneco A. Myers on June 13, 2009.

Tiffany S. Turton, MA ’07 (Columbia, S.C.), to Dr. James Earl Lee, Jr. on April 25, 2009.

Greg Henson ’98 is the new Men’s Soccer coach at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park.

BIRTHS Dawn L. Reeves ’89, MA ’01, and Jonathan Reeves celebrated the birth of their second son, Elijah William, on Feb. 3, 2009. Andrew Flynn ’94 and Rebecca Kryah Flynn ’94 celebrated the birth of their third child, Margaret “Meg” Connelly Flynn on March 6, 2009. Elizabeth Schepers ’95 and Scott Schepers celebrated the birth of their third son, Hayden James, on April 11, 2009. Steve Meyer ’99 and Joy Meyer ’99 celebrated the birth of their daughter, Margaret “Maggie” Lorelei Meyer on April 23, 2009. Alyson Grace Pedley Lehtman ’05 and Jason Lehtman celebrated the birth of their first child, Jackson Ryan, on Nov. 30, 2008. Beth Elliott, MAT ’04, and Ryan D. Elliott, MA ’04, celebrated the birth of their third son, Connor Edward, on March 10, 2009. Valarie Green, MA ’04, MA ’05, and Miguel Green celebrated the birth of their son Miguel Lamont Green II, on Nov. 28, 2008.

Judy Ludwig ’92, MA ’97, is the author of “The Twenty People you Meet in Hell.” Hunter Bell, BFA ’93, was nominated for a Tony Award for “Best Book of a Musical” for his musical [title of show]. Suzanne Corbett ’94, MA ’95, received the “Virginia Betts White Quest Award” from the Missouri Professional Communicators, an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women. Alice Henderson ’95 recently published “Voracious,” a novel that takes place in Glacier National Park. Matt Wallace, BFA ’96, is the artistic director of Kentucky Shakespeare Festival’s Shakespeare Behind Bars. He is currently the director of a production of “Macbeth,” which is playing at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in Lagrange, Ky. He is also the resi-

dent director of Kentucky Shakespeare Festival’s Globe Players and will direct a production of “Hamlet” this summer.

Matt Wallace

Jennifer Bonham ’97, MA ’04, is the new director of marketing communications for Unigroup Inc. in St. Louis.

Tracy E. Long, BFA ’98, is the new general manager for Adirondack Theatre Festival in Glen Falls, N.Y.

Austin Sletten ’99, MM ’01, passed the CPA exam and owns his own practice in the Philadelphia metro area, specializing in taxation and financial analysis. Johnny Kinnaird, BFA ’00, had feature roles in two plays during the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Louisville, Ky. Erin Rivers ’01, MA ’05, was recently featured in an art exhibit entitled “Personal Narratives” at the Mad Art Gallery in St. Louis. Adam Jamal Craig ’02 plays Dominic Vaile on the new CBS series “NCIS: Los Angeles,” a spinoff of “NCIS.” Aimee Rich ’02 was named the Outstanding Businessperson from the Webster GrovesShrewsbury Chamber of Commerce. She and her husband Ryan own Krueger Pottery in Webster Groves and the non-profit organization 63119 Art. Brett Macias, BFA ’03, was recently named a composer to watch in American Theatre Magazine.

Jonel Beach ’04 was recently interviewed on the NPR show “All Things Considered.” Colleen M. Coughlin ’04 is a program coordinator at the Archdiocese of St. Louis Mission Office. She recently presented

Cheryl Childress, BFA ’07, recently had her first solo photography exhibition, “That’s All We Know,” displayed at Cactus Bra Space in San Antonio. Kevin Huelsmann ’07 is a reporter for the Jackson Hole News & Guide in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

Stacey Rynders ’98 is the new communications strategist for Marketicity in Columbia, Ill.

Michael James Scott, BFA ’03, is in the revival of “Hair” on Broadway.

Jennifer Bonham

at the annual national meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies, held in St. Louis.

Colleen M. Coughlin

Melissa Morgan Anderson ’05 successfully completed her doctoral defense and received a doctor of psychology degree from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, on May 20, 2009. Sarah Anderson, BFA ’05, is acting in three stage productions at the Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre in Grand Lake, Colo. Megan Ellis ’05 is the new project manager IC for SteadyRain, a web design firm in St. Louis. Alyson Pedley Lehtman ’05 recently graduated with a Master’s of Science in speech and language pathology from Fontbonne University in St. Louis. David Riehl ’05 recently joined the distressed real estate team at King Penguin Properties LLC in New York. Tracie A. Miles ’06, MA ’08, is employed with Midwest Counseling and Consulting and Children’s Home Society. She recently earned a certificate in Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at the St. Louis Psychoanalytical Institute, where she has a fellowship supervision. Johnny Cathcart ’07 published “Hotpants: A Memoir” about his battle with cancer as a teenager.

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Dan Allen ’08 had his film “101 Damnations” featured in the Piasa Film Festival in Wood River, Ill. His film won Best Film, Best Action and took home the award for audience choice. Vanessa Curran ’08 accepted a psychiatric therapist position at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Mo. She works with adolescents in the psychiatric ward. Anna Paniccia, BFA ’08, is starring as Una in “Blackbird” at CATCO in Columbus, Ohio. Jonathan Wiegraffe ’08 is a financial advisor for Renaissance Financial in St. Louis. Crystal Lewis ’09 is teaching English in Seoul, South Korea. Barbara Hensley, MA ’74, was honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award from Austin College in Sherman, Texas. She is the founder of Hope Chest for Breast Cancer, a breast cancer research and education organization. Patricia McKissack, MA ’75, had her book, “Stitchin’ and Pullin’: A Gee’s Bend Quilt,” chosen as the children’s fiction selection for Read MOre, a city-wide reading initiative throughout the St. Louis area. She was also chosen as one of the NAACP’s “100 Most Inspiring St. Louisans.” Cecilia Nadal, MA ’75, is the producer of Gitana Productions Inc., which is an award-winning production company that focuses on the global W O R L D

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Teresa Williams, PhD, MAT ’94, is the new dean of the Clearfield campus of Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. She was previously associate dean in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond in Virginia.

awareness of social injustice and peace-making. The latest production is “My Heart is Always Shaking,” a play about the journey of Afghan women as they escape to build a new life in St. Louis.

Col. Dennis C. Drake (Ret.), MA ’95, is the new director of Public Affairs for U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii. He was previously the director of communications for the U.S. General Services Administration National Capital Region. Beverly Field Whittington, MAT ’95, is the recipient of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s “Educator of the Year Award.” She is a vocal music specialist for St. Louis Public Schools. Valerie Cooper, MA ’98, is the new administrator of Laclede Groves, a senior living community in Webster Groves, Mo. She was previously the facility’s assistant administrator.

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Helen Norris, MA ’86, is the new associate vice president of Information Resources and Technology at Sacramento State University in Sacramento, Calif.

Robert Miller, MBA ’98, is the new chief operating officer at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, Ill. He has worked at the hospital since 1987.

Rev. Dr. Arthur D. Eichhorn, MAT ’87, is the new pastor of St. Salvator Lutheran Church in Venedy, Ill.

Mike Wilcox, MBA ’99, is the new alderman for Ward 2 in Glendale, Mo.

Tony Thompson, MBA ’88, recently appeared as a guest panelist on the PBS show The News Hour with Jim Lehrer.

Mary C. Ehlman, MBA ’00, PhD, is the recipient of the Darrel Bigham Historic Southern Indiana Faculty Engagement Fellowship. She will use the award to conduct an oral history project which allows students to conduct interviews with people over the age of 75, documenting their lives in the early 20th century.

Tamara Popp, MAT ’92, was recently awarded the “2009 St. Louis Science Center/Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Prize for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics.” She is an algebra and calculus teacher at Oakville Senior High School in metropolitan St. Louis.

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IN MEMORIAM Josephine M. Schilling ’33 Ellen Hartman ’44 Sr. Mary Pascal Schaeffer ’47, MAT ’71 Sr. Mary Christina Cheng ’52 Martha Nischan Despres ’53

Dan Coughlin, MAT ’95, is the author of “The Management 500: A High-Octane Formula for Business Success.”

Dr. Susan Albers, MA ’82, was recently selected to become the chiropractor for the River City Rascals professional minor league baseball team for the 2009 season. She also owns her own chiropractic office in O’Fallon, Mo.

Kay L. Meyer, MA ’00, is the author of “Witnessing-A Lifestyle,” produced by Family Shield Ministries. She is the president of Family Shield, a recognized service organization of The Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod.

Sheila Ann McMillen ’61 Frances M. Durham ’71 James J. Corbett, Jr. ’73 Don Love ’75, MAT ’07 Alex Wolofski ’77, MA ’80 Keith Nolan ’88 Edwina Hawken, MAT ’71 Kay L. Meyer

Marilee Lewis, MAT ’74

Kelley Quinn, MA ’00, is the artist-in-residence at the Tarble Arts Center at Eastern Illinois University.

Patricia Tignor, MAT ’74

Shelly Bay, MBA ’01, is the new chief financial officer for Hualapai Mountain Medical Center in Kingman, Ariz. Sheri Boyle, MA ’01, is the new senior vice president and director of Human Resources for Mercantile Bancorp Inc. Debra Hellweg, MBA ’01, was named one of St. Louis Business Journal’s “Most Influential Business Women.” She is employed at Reliv International Inc. Dianna Pasley, MBA ’01, was selected to chair the Food Marketing Institute’s Food Protection Committee. She is the director of food safety at Schnucks Markets Inc. Kara L. Dufelmeier, MAT ’04, is a kindergarten teacher at Salem Lutheran School in Jacksonville, Ill. Randy Niederer, MBA ’04, has joined Unico Inc. as the director of marketing. He most recently worked as a marketing manager at Thermadyne.

George W. Parker, MA ’76 Algin Robinson, Jr., MA ’76 Steven I. Travis, MM ’78 Matthew W. Gagne, MA ’87 (Leiden, the Netherlands) Robert E. Daniels, MA ’88 (Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.) Linda Honeycutt, MAT ’89 (Kansas City, Mo.) Cmdr. Robert H. Schulte, MBA ’90 (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Michael J. Maas, MA ’92 (Kansas City, Mo.) Michael D. Swift, MA ’93 (Albuquerque, N.M.) Ma ha Mostafa Ab delmoneim Penny, MBA ’00, (Fayetteville, Ark.) Richard S. Talbot, MA ’02 (Crystal Lake, Ill.) Sarah Moore, MA ’05 Annette B. Hendry, MA ’07 (Orlando, Fla.) Julia Walsh, an associate faculty member from the History/Political Science Department at Webster’s home campus, passed away March 31, 2009, after battling Parkinson’s disease. She was a faculty member at Webster for 10 years. Don Love ’75, MAT ’07, an adjunct faculty member at Webster’s home campus, passed away May 6, 2009. He was a professor in the Math and Computer Science department for more than 23 years. He received his undergraduate degree from Webster in 1975 and his Master’s in Teaching in 2007. Alice Cochran, Ph.D., was Professor Emerita since 1995 and taught history at Webster beginning in 1958, specializing in American history. She passed away June 27, 2009. She was a very dedicated professor and was a part of Webster’s history for more than 50 years.

Bart Stoessel, MBA ’04, is the new quality engineer for Paulo Products Co. Michael Ledford, MBA ’05, recently took a position as a mortgage loan originator at Asheville Savings Bank in Asheville, N.C. Amy Ribick, MBA ’05, is a supervisor at the Missouri CPA firm Brown Smith Wallace. Nicole Dalrymple, MA ’07, currently deployed to Iraq as an Army civilian with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region Division. Matt Buhrman, MA ’08 is a reporter for KTVO, an ABC affiliate in Southeast Iowa. Tim Cochran, EDS ’08, is the new principal of North Kirkwood Middle School in Kirkwood, Mo. He was most recently the assistant principal for the school since 2001. Bianca Sarrach, MBA ’08, was promoted from auditor to senior at the Missouri CPA firm Brown Smith Wallace.

VIENNA, AUSTRIA Abd A. Massoud ’87 recently opened his own art gallery, Rearte Gallery, in Vienna. Iva Micin ’06 is a brand and trade marketing manager for Johnson & Johnson through Atlantic Group in Croatia.

YUMA MCAS, ARIZ. Brig. Gen. John W. Bullard Jr., MA ’91, has been nominated for appointment to the grade of brigadier general in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is the head of aviation weapons requirements at the Headquarters Marine Corps in Washington, D.C. Maj. Patrick Goetz (Ret.), MA ’97, is the department head for Education and Training for the Yuma Private Industry Council/ Arizona Workforce Connection. He also teaches at the University of Phoenix and serves as the faculty area chair for the Yuma, Ariz. campus.

What’s Your Webster Story? On July 1, 2009, President Beth Stroble joined Webster University. She was immediately impressed by the people and stories that have made Webster what it is today. Our brilliant students, inspiring faculty, selfless staff and loyal alumni have many stories to tell. This Web site, mystory.webster.edu, is dedicated to gathering stories of Webster University. Let’s share with Dr. Stroble our anecdotes and memories that have made Webster wonderful. What’s your Webster story? Is it a favorite class or professor you had? Was it a study abroad experience or a memory from living in the residence halls? The floor is yours. Let your story be heard … Share yours today!

Bridget Thomas, MA ’08, joined Visicom, a Madison, Wis., based enterprise telecom expense management company, as a marketing specialist.

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TINKER AFB, OKLA. Jacqueline A. Rogers, MA ’94, was recently assigned to the Air Reserve Personnel Center in Denver.

Maj. Patrick Goetz

Malcolm Leal, MBA ’01, recently published the book, “Faith Among Shadows.”

TUSTIN, CALIF. Rear. Adm. Mary Landry, MA ’82, is the new commander, Eighth Coast Guard District. She was previously the director of Governmental and Public Affairs for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Malcolm Leal

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