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CMU’s overall number tops 3,000 For the first time in its nearly 160-year history, more than 3,000 CMU students are enrolled in degree-granting programs at the main campus in Fayette and at 20 off-campus locations.

The main campus here is known officially as the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS).

Collectively, the 20 off-campus sites are known as the College of Graduate and Extended Studies (CGES).

The off-campus sites represent partnerships with 11 different two-year junior and community colleges out of 13 such institutions statewide. There also are several additional partnerships with hospitals and other institutions.

On-campus enrollment is 1,173 this fall, just three students fewer than last fall’s alltime record of 1,176.

Rapid CGES growth and the second-largest

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on-campus enrollment in CMU history represents more than a 24 percent increase above the same time last year (1,897 vs. 1,509).

Total enrollment stands at 3,070 compared with 2,685 students at the same time a year ago, an increase of 385 new students.

Numbers do not reflect CMU’s high school dual credit program. More than 100 participating Missouri high school classes have just started and those numbers won’t be in for some time.

Just around the corner: Homecoming !

CMU’s premier fall event is just around the corner. Homecoming 2011 takes place the weekend of Oct. 6 to 9, with the parade, football game and other main activities on Saturday, Oct. 8.

Floats and gatherings will be built around the theme “Hawaii.”

Grand Marshall for Saturday’s 10 a.m. parade will be Earl Bates, a 1961 CMU graduate who now is a prominent Montana cattle rancher and a longtime CMU supporter.

Key events include the Gaddis lecture Thursday evening (see right), a faculty forum at noon Fri-

day featuring nationally-known economist C. Fred Bergsten ‘61; various social hours on Friday evening; the parade Saturday, followed by a tailgate lunch at the S&C Center; football against Benedictine at 2 p.m.; numerous alumni and special group gatherings; Schluckebier on the Square

beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday; and Little Theatre productions each evening and Sunday afternoon.

Honor classes are 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981 and 1996, 2001, and 2006.

Homecoming brochures with complete schedules and other information are available from the Alumni Office and at other loca-

CMU’s music tradition continues; Band Day is October 1 Members of CMU’s Marching Eagles Band tune up Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17, in front of the Howard County Courthouse. The brief concert took place before the CMU-Avila football game. (CMU defeated Avila University 30-0.)

Under the baton of Skip Vandelicht (CMU ‘77). the band this year totals more than 75 musicians. Currently, Central has the only marching band within the Heart of America Athletic Conference, although one is planned for Evangel College.

Over the years, CMU’s instrumental music program has been acknowledged for educating a high proportion of Missouri’s school band directors, both past and present.

Even before classes began in August, Vandelicht had his musicians on the practice field, preparing with their usual commitment. “This year’s band is a great combination of experienced members and a talented group of newcomers,” Vandelicht says. “I think this is going to be a terrific marching season.” He has headed the program since 2008 after more than 31 years at the helm of the Fayette High School instrumental program.

This year marks the 101st anniversary of the Central Bands.

With the assistance of others in CMU’s Swinney Conservatory, members will host Band Day, a much anticipated competition for regional middle and high school marching bands. Last year the event brought 36 bands and more than 2,000 students to the streets of Fayette.

The remaining fall CMU Band Schedule is as follows: • Sept. 24 – halftime of the CMU football game (vs. Culver-Stockton); game begins at 6 p.m. • Oct. 1 – Band Day, with the CMU band leading the street marching and ending the field performances; street competition begins at 9 a.m. • Oct. 8 – Homecoming, including street performance during the parade (10 a.m.) and a field performance during the halftime of the football game (vs. Benedictine); game begins at 2 p.m.• Oct. 22 – halftime of the CMU football game (vs. Peru State); game begins at 1 p.m. • Nov. 12 – halftime of the CMU football game (vs. Missouri Valley); game begins at 1 p.m.• Dec. 11 – first semester band concert, 4 p.m., Student and Community Center (JIM STEELE PHOTO)

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Gaddis lecture to be presented by ‘70 CMU grad Richard M. Dailey leaves no doubt as to where he stands in terms of the lasting effect of leadership and ethics.

A 1970 CMU graduate, Dailey will return to his alma mater to present the annual Merrill E. Gaddis Memorial Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 6. Open to the public, his lecture is titled, “Leadership: A Career Choice” “I’m honored to stand in the shadow of Dr. Merrill Gaddis and speak about leadership and ethics,” Dailey said. “I’m convinced that leadership is, in fact, a career choice. Further, it’s because of the impact that they have on lives, careers and organizations that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things.”

Held in conjunction with CMU’s 2011 Homecoming, the lecture will begin at 7 p.m.

Dailey is co-founder, president, and owner of MIRIMAR Consulting LLC, a firm specializing in organizational development and leadership focusing on supervisory methodology, employee evaluation and assessment, and the prevention of sexual harassment and workplace hostility.

Now residing in Lewes, Del., Dailey retired in 2002 from the New Jersey Transit Police Department. He served the department in its Patrol, Criminal Investigations, and Administrative divisions. Dailey was executive officer and held other top positions.

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President: ‘An exciting time to be part of CMU’ Enrollment at main campus ‘holds own’ in spite of decline in pool of high school students; many campus improvements noted over summer months; retention and graduation rates still cause for concern.

Saying “it’s an exciting time” to be part of the institution, CMU President Marianne Inman has sounded an upbeat note in a recent overview of the school year just begun.

She made her remarks in separate presentations this month before the Fayette Armsrrong Community Betterment Group and the Fayette Rotary Club.

“These are the days we live for — the beginning of school and the arrival of our students,” Inman said.

Overall increase Despite a decline in the number of Missouri high school graduates available to draw from this fall, Central has been able to “hold its own” on the Fayette campus and show an increase in those enrolled in off-campus locations, it was reported. Inman noted that, insofar as it’s known, no Missouri private college gained this year and some actually declined.

Last spring, Central Methodist University officials took part in five separate commencements, including the main graduation event in Fayette. More than 620 names were added to the alumni roles. “It’s wonderful to be in such high demand,” Inman said. “It indicates that more people all the time are aware of the quality and value which a CMU education represents.”

Partnerships Successful” For the first time in its nearly 160-year history, more than 3,000 CMU students are enrolled in degree-granting programs at the main campus in Fayette and at offcampus locations See full story on page 1).

The main campus here is known officially as the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS).

Collectively, the 20 off-campus sites are known as the College of

Graduate and Extended Studies (CGES).

The off-campus sites represent partnerships with 11 different twoyear junior and community colleges out of 13 such institutions statewide. There also are several additional partnerships with hospitals and other institutions.

On-campus enrollment is 1,173 this fall, just three students fewer than last fall’s all-time record of 1,176.

Rapid CGES growth and the second-largest on-campus enrollment in CMU history represents more than a 24 percent increase above the same time last year (1,897 vs. 1,509).

Total enrollment stands at 3,070 compared with 2,685 students at the same time a year ago, an increase of 385 new students.

Numbers do not reflect CMU’s high school dual credit program.

More than 100 participating Missouri high school classes are just starting and those numbers won’t be in for some time.

Improvements Over Summer Inman noted several changes to the campus which have taken place over the summer, including new rooms in McMurry Hall and upgrades to Holt, Burford and Woodward Halls, in addition to Puckett Field House and the venerable Clingenpeel gymnasium.

She also stated that the university likely will soon begin building student apartments on Reynolds Street just beyond the baseball field.

The major news relative to physical improvements concerns the refurbishment of the 100-yearold Classic Hall on the south end of campus.

“A lot of the excavation that we’re seeing has to do with the geothermal heating and cooling systems and the need to lower the entrance level into the building so that entry is directly into the first floor and not into a split staircase,” Inman explained. “The first floor will house the Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art, and music will occupy floors two and three.

A year from now these programs will be fully moved in and these construction days will be but a memory.”

Mabee Challenge Met It was just a year ago that CMU officials had filed an application with the Tulsa, Okla.-based Mabee Foundation. “This year I’m pleased to announce that we have met the fund raising goal to fulfill the terms of the challenge grant, an amount of nearly $1.1 million,” Inman said. “The ‘other’ news is that,

not surprisingly, in the course construction actual costs are projected to exceed our original estimate by several hundred thousand dollars, and thus we’re keeping the campaign open to garner the broadest participation possible.”

Points of Pride” Another point of pride is the growth in off-campus sites. “Our St. Louis campus now has more than 220 students, quite a remarkable development in the 17 months we’ve been in operation there,” Inman noted. “And Columbia is ever popular, with more than 300 students in summer sessions alone and approaching 600 this fall. The only community colleges (or districts) where we do not yet have a

Noted musician to perform here Thursday Dr. Seth Fletcher will perform a guest euphonium recital, accompanied by pianist Paola Savvidou, on Thursday, Sept. 29, at CMU. The free recital begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall. The following day Fletcher will present a Friday Faculty Forum at noon in Stedman 200.

The recital will include compositions by Bellstedt, Puccini, Fauré, Brahms, Ralph V. Williams, Sandström, Seikilos, and Wilby.

Fletcher (right), senior music lecturer at the University of Nebraska – Kearney (UNK), teaches private low brass and core music curriculum courses. He directs the Loper Low Brass Ensemble and the UNK Brass Quintet and is an internationally known performer and lecturer. He has published a Guide to the Euphonium Repertoire.

Fletcher holds degrees from the University of North CarolinaGreensboro, The Royal Northern College of Music, and Tennessee Technological University.

For Friday’s Faculty Forum, Fletcher will lecture on “Focal TaskSpecific Embouchure Dystonia: A Personal and Pedagogical Reflection.” Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions and spasms; embouchure dystonia reflects the disorder in the area of the mouth, lips, and tongue, which increases the difficulty of playing brass and woodwind instruments.

Paola Savvidou teaches piano and piano pedagogy at the University of Missouri – Columbia. She is pursuing her D.M.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has performed in the United States

and abroad.

Savvidou is the co-founder and co-director of New Music Everywhere, an ensemble that specializes in location-specific and multidisciplinary performances of contemporary works.

presence are Metropolitan Community Colleges in Kansas City and Saint Charles Community College.”

Much Progress in 20 Years Meeting this summer, CMU’s Trustees did a “look back” over the past two decades. Changes that have occurred during the time include: • Twenty years ago CMU had one off-campus site, Mineral Area Community College, with 89 students. Today, there are almost 20 off-campus sites and more than 1,100 students, exclusive of high school dual credit work.

• About 18 years ago CMU installed I-TV in the library, the first distance education in the area!

• Only 16 years ago there was one staff member supporting technology, and about 10 PCs in addition to the administrative computing system. Today there are more than seven staff members in that area supporting more than 500 PCs and a Jenzabar system, as well as a document imaging system that will be installed soon • In 1990 there was 166 faculty and staff, contrasted with 434 today, an increase of 161 percent.

• The market value of CMU’s endowment was $19 million 20 years ago, contrasted to around $31 million today (depending on the stock market).

• Eleven years ago Missouri was looking at a projected increase in high school graduates by 4 percent; today a 7 percent downturn is expected for the next 5 to 10 years.

• Ten years ago the operating budget was less than half what it is today ($11.7 million vs. $24.6 million).

• In the mid-1990s, CMU was

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in the midst of a capital campaign to build the Student and Community Center. Two more campaigns have happened since then, the Campaign for Eagle Athletics and the Classic Renaissance campaign.

• Bond issues and special gifts have permitted fiber optics to be installed on campus and the renovations of McMurry Hall, plus others.

• CMU offered two online courses in summer 2001; today some 100 online courses are available!

Retention Still Problem Student retention is one area that still needs attention at Central, Inman said. Last fall it was 68 percent, up from 65 percent the year before. The rate dropped to 62 percent this year for the Fayette campus.

While no official decision has yet been made, Inman noted that refurbishment of CMU’s Stedman Hall of Science will likely be the next major capital campaign following completion of the Classic Hall project.

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Gaddis lecture (Continued from Page 1) and at several regional colleges and universities. He served as an adjunct faculty member in the School of Graduate and Continuing Education at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morriston, N.J. He co-founded “The Leadership Institute in Justice Studies” at the College of Saint Elizabeth in 2002. The Institute is devoted to the education and career development of criminal justice and public administration professionals.

Dailey is a new member of the Central Methodist University Board of Trustees,

and a past member of CMU’s President’s Council.

CMU has hosted the Gaddis Lecture series since 1984, traditionally featuring notable Central alumni speakers. It is sponsored by CMU’s Kappa Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, international honor society for the social sciences.

The Kappa Chapter was established at Central in 1935

by Dr. Merrill Gaddis (18911958), who was professor of history and later chair of its history and political science department, and who served the institution for nearly 30 years.

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Trustees develop plans for additional campus facilities Seeking to build on past success CMU’s board of trustees spent two days eyeing the future during the group’s annual summer retreat in August. Twenty-eight board members from 10 states convened on the CMU campus.

Among the highlights was discussion about the Fayette campus facilities master plan. Members looked at how CMU can accommodate anticipated growth, keep classrooms and labs current, and retain the best infrastructure and campus appearance.

“The presentation and discussion ran the gamut, from the need for major upgrades in some of our buildings to relatively minor, but important, matters like grounds and signage,” CMU President Marianne Inman said.

An architectural firm retained

by CMU will meet with students, faculty and staff in the next few months to draft a campus master plan for university officials to review. A final version is expected by early next spring.

Board members also encour-

aged CMU to give special consideration to development of new life-and health-sciences majors.

CMU also anticipates growth in its off-campus College of Graduate and Extended Studies department, as well as in its online coursework and degree completion programs.

Inman noted that CMU’s goal is to enroll 1,500 students on the Fayette campus by 2020.

Setting the stage for the meeting, Inman reviewed CMU progress over the past 20 years (see related article). In other action, the board elected 1971 CMU alumnus Rick Dailey of Lewes, Del., as its newest trustee.

Three new members were added to the CMU President’s Council, including Judy Apel, Class of 1968, of Georgetown, Texas; Lathem Scott, Class of 1998, of Kansas City, Mo.; and W. Randall “Randy” Washburn, Class of 1970, of Versailles, Mo. The next board meeting is scheduled for Oct. 14-15 on the CMU campus.

CMU F lashback

With CMU’s big event just two weeks away, a Homecoming photo from yesteryear might be of interest. It was a heady time in the nation’s history as servicemen returned home from World War II, college enrollments swelled under the GI Bill, and Americans looked to a bright postwar future.

With wartime gas rationing now lifted, motorists could again hit the open road. And so it was here in Fayette as (then) Central College celebrated Homecoming 1946 with the largest crowd on hand since before the Pearl Harbor attack took the nation into war in 1941. None other than Fayette native Martha Rogers Holman, CMU ‘47, was that year’s Homecoming queen, joined here at right by the 1946 king, Ray Sanders. Martha also is pictured at left striking a pose as drum majorette with the Central College Band, either 1945 or 1946. Mrs. Holman and her husband, Bill, reside on Church Street in Fayette and are active CMU supporters.

Noted poet to speak On Seniors

By BRITTANEE JACOBS Collegian Reporter Name: Khobic Johnson Hometown: Waynesville Major: Vocal Music Education Activities: Marching Band, Concert Band, A Capella Choir, Opera Workshop, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Delta Theta/Sigma Alpha Chi, Collegiate Music Educator National Conference (CMENC), Resident Assistant, Jazz Band Honors/Awards: Most Outstanding Freshman Award in the Swinney Conservatory of Music (2009), Helen Puckett Thogmorton Award for Excellence in Music Award (2010), R. Paul Drummond Memorial Award (2011), Assistant Choir Fellow (2010-2011), Choir Fellow (2011-2012), Marching Eagle Band Drum Major (2011-2012), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia President (2011-2012), CMENC Vice-President (2011-2012) Favorite CMU Memory: “As an RA I had to do a program called Wednesday Night Waves as a sophomore. A group called “Phat Noize” cane to perform. All I can remember is Stacey Reynolds jamming to this group as they performed, and her quoting their songs for the next month.”

Advice to Freshmen: “Get involved as much as you can

handle. I know being a part of various different groups made the whole college experience more enjoyable for me because I got to meet a variety of different people around the campus. Another thing is to just stay ahead because once you are behind, it is extremely hard to get yourself caught back up.”

Plans after Graduation: “My plans are to graduate and pursue teaching vocal music in the state of Missouri at the highschool level. I later plan to attend graduate school and continue my higher education. I may teach at the college level at some point.

Widely acclaimed poet Allison Joseph will speak in CMU’s Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m.

Allison Joseph brings decades of experience to her writing. Yet, it is her adolescence in the Bronx of New York City that infuses much of her poetry, that and the rocky relationship she had with her father.

Born in 1967 in London of parents with Carribean heritage, Joseph moved to NYC as a young girl and became immersed in a fascinating but often difficult life.

Her poems reflect her struggles as a child in an adult world, a black in a world of white, and a woman in a culture of men.

She identifies three factors that helped her grow through these challenges and learn to write about them. She attended the Bronx High School of Science, which had an extremely diverse student population; she had a library card good for any library in the Bronx or Manhattan; and she was active in NYC’s famous “poets-in-the-schools” program.

Joseph pursued writing against

her father’s wishes and graduated with a B.A. from Kenyon College (Ohio) and an M.F.A. from Indiana University. She has taught at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC) since 1994.

An award-winning author, she has been published in numerous anthologies and has produced more than half a dozen full-length poetry collections of her own. The most recent, My Father’s Kites: Poems (2010 Steel Toe Books), explores in depth her relationship with her father, who died in 1997.

Joseph also was a founding editor of SIUC’s flagship magazine Crab Orchard Review and has served as the poetry editor and editor-in-chief. In her own writing, Joseph favors free-verse, sonnets, and villanelles (where a line is repeated within the poem), and her work continues to win praise for its emotional honesty and insight.

While at SIUC, Joseph founded the Young Writers Workshop in 1999, a chance for high school students to spend four days writing with professors, creative writers, and other students each summer.

Rebirth!

CMU’s student government and the university’s communications department have joined with the recently-retired former owner of the Fayette newspapers in an effort to revitalize and expand The Collegian for 2011-12.

Jim Steele, CMU ‘64, is now an adjunct faculty member tasked with assisting Collegian staffers on editorial matters, layout and photography. His title is editorial advisor. Collin Brink continues as faculty advisor.

The staff welcomes your letters, articles and general input. The paper also seeks additional writers. Contact Steele at jsteele@woodcreekmedia. com or Brink at cbrink@centralmethodist.edu.

The newspaper will come out every other Friday and will be available on CMU’s web site.

Current staff members are: Meghan Barton, Andie Borchardt, Brittanee Jacobs, Daniel Mullan, Michael Pope (faculty), Shelby Pohlman, Adriana Romero, and Sarah Tucker.

Well-known CMU graduate dies

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Former Missouri Supreme Court Justice Andrew Jackson Higgins, a well-known member of CMU’s Class of 1943, died Sept. 14 in Kansas City at the age of 90.

A Central Methodist Distinguished Alumni recipient, he was active in alumni affairs and

had been a loyal supporter of the university.

Higgins served on the Supreme Court from 1979 until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70 in 1991. He was chief justice from 1985 to 1987. After retirement, he practiced at a Jefferson City law firm.

He served three terms as Platte County prosecutor and was appointed a circuit judge in 1960.

Four years later he was hired as a commissioner to the Supreme Court where he worked until being appointed to the court itself.

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New staff named; awards noted Eagle Radio, CMU’s campus station, has announced its 20-student staff for the fall semester.

Listeners won’t find the station on their radio dial, notes faculty advisor Dr. Kristin Cherry. The station “airs” through the CMU web site (www.centralmethodist.edu), via local Cable TV access Channel 4, or through I-Tunes or on I-Phones, I-Pads and I-Pods through an application called “Backbone.”

Students write, produce and air news, sports, campus promotions, and of course a variety of musical styles, Cherry said.

Depending on the on-air personality, listeners might hear country, pop music, soft rock, classic rock, rap, jazz, Spanish music or eclectic music.

Though live programming is limited to students’ availability, their shows are recorded and replayed later. Listeners can enjoy Eagle Radio all day, every day.

Current staffers include Stephen Bellers, a senior from Kansas City; Lauren Burgin, a senior from Lee’s Summit; Zach Canote, a sophomore from Harrisburg; Kelsey Forqueran, a freshman from Malta Bend; Cody Davis, a junior from Sullivan; Nick Glandon, a junior from New Franklin; Also, Josh Hall, a senior from Chapel Hill, Tenn.; Lauren Hatfield, a senior from Salisbury; Micah Jeffries, a freshman from Rock Port; Julio Lara, a freshman from Santiago, Dominican Republic; Derek Laxton, a senior from Scott City; Kellie Logue, a senior from Lexington; Nelson Marchan, a freshman from Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela; Also, Jacob Minor, a sophomore from Sedalia; Darius Parish, a junior from Wichita, Kan.; Mike Regan, a junior from Knob Noster; Ryan Restemayer, a sophomore from Sullivan; Joseph Riekhof, a freshman from New Franklin; Ryan Sherman, a junior

from Fayette; and Dex Williams, a senior from Fayette.

In other developments, CMU’s Eagle Radio has been recognized for excellence in communication during the 2010-11 academic year.

Honors were bestowed by both the Missouri Broadcasters Association and by the Missouri State Teachers Association, according to Cherry.

An editorial titled “Self Defense” by CMU senior Chelsea Yates, a multi-disciplinary major from Hallsville, earned second place honors in the editorial category from the Missouri Broadcasters Association.

“I was especially proud because in this category, all stations were lumped together - small market and large market - and we were second only to a commercial station in St. Louis,” Cherry noted.

Four CMU entries received awards from the Missouri State Teachers Association. Recipients will be officially honored during an MSTA banquet this fall.

A public service announcement, “Bullying,” by Lauren Hatfield and assisted by Kellie Logue, took top honors in the Radio-Educational Service Announcement category. Both are senior communications studies, Hatfield from Salisbury, and Logue from Lexington.

“Service Dogs in Schools” by Luke Ruggles took home the Radio-Features top prize. Ruggles is a sophomore communication studies major from Fayette.

Chelsea Yates gained an MTSA honor in its Radio-Series classification for “Four-day School Week.”

“The Problem of Summer Learning Loss” by Kendra Smith took the prize in Radio-Series.

Smith is a former CMU student.

Eagle Radio was established in the fall of 2008.

Students and faculty proceed into Linn Memorial Church for the school’s opening convocation on Aug. 25

At the helm

CMU’s senior staff poses for the camera just before the recent opening convocation.

From left: Julee Sherman, vice president for finance and administration; Chad Gaines, vice president for information services; President Marianne Inman; Jay Webster, vice president for student life and athletic director; and Rita Gulstad, dean and vice president for academic affairs. Not present for photo: Donna Merrill, vice president for advancement.

New faculty, staff are welcomed at CMU

Tara Brackman, assistant professor of physical education. She has a bachelor of science in education and a bachelor of science in athletic training, both from CMU, and a master of education degree from Lindenwood University.

Karen Davis, instructor in nursing. She has an associate of science in nursing degree from Columbia College, a bachelor of science in nursing from CMU, and a master of science in nursing degree from Western Governors University.

Melinda Hart, instructor in nursing. She has a bachelor of science in nursing from CMU.

Travis Johnson, assistant professor of English. He has a bachelor of arts from the College of St. Scholastica, and a master of arts and a Ph.D., both from the University of Iowa.

Todd Lawrence, visiting assistant professor of accounting. A certified public accountant, he has a bachelor of science degree from Southwest Missouri State University and a master of science in accounting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Angela Smith, visiting assistant professor of nursing. A pediatric nurse practitioner, she received the bachelor of science in nursing degree and her master of science in nursing, both from the University of Missouri.

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Five plays on tap for 2011-12 EDITOR’S NOTE: The following performances for 2011-12 have been scheduled by CMU’s Little Theatre. Contact Prof. Mark Kelty for additional information. ***** PRESENT LAUGHTER BY NOEL COWARD - Garry Essendine, a popular and pampered actor, is busily making preparations for an extended overseas tour with devoted secretary Monica. His plans are complicated first by Daphne, a beautiful stage struck ingenue, and then by a fatuously ardent aspiring playwright, Roland Maule, who insist on his attentions.

When his wife, his agents and his numerous admirers arrive, Garry is hard pressed to escape. Typical of Coward’s sparkling dialogue and dazzling wit, Garry finesses the mounting and potentially embarrassing social faux pas and flees the chaos on his own terms.

Performance Dates: October 5, 6, 8 and 9 ALMOST MAINE BY JOHN CARIANI - On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken.

But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream. Performance Dates: Dec. 1-4.

WAITING FOR GODOT BY SAMUEL BECKETT - The absurdest classic about “two tramps at loose ends in a landscape barren of all but a single

tree, amusing or distracting themselves from oppressive boredom while they wait for a mysterious figure who never arrives.” Directed by Senior Josh Kirby.

Performance Dates: Dec. 9-10 THE FOREIGNER BY LARRY SHUE - The scene is a fishing lodge in rural Georgia often visited by “Froggy” LeSeuer, a British demolition expert who occasionally runs training sessions at a nearby army base. This time “Froggy” has brought along a friend, a pathologically shy young man named Charlie who is overcome with fear at the thought of making conversation with strangers. So “Froggy,” before departing, tells all assembled that Charlie is from an exotic foreign country and speaks no English. Once alone the fun really begins, as Charlie overhears more than he should—the evil plans of a sinister, two-faced minister and his red neck associate; the fact that the minister’s pretty fiancee is pregnant; and many other damaging revelations. Performance Dates: April 19-22.

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS - This Tennessee Williams classic reveals to the very depths the character of Blanche du Bois, a woman whose life has been undermined by her romantic illusions, which lead her to reject— so far as possible—the realities of life with which she is faced and which she consistently ignores.

The pressure brought to bear upon her by her sister, with whom she goes to live in New Orleans, intensified by her earthy husband, Stanley Kowalski, leads to a revelation of her tragic self-delusion. Performance Dates: March 1-4.

Fall viewing now under way

A work in progress

Central Methodist University’s histroic Morrison Observatory reopened for fall viewing this week. Here, Dr. Larry Peery, professor of physics and observatory director, points out features of the main telescope to a group of students. Public viewing will be offered each Thursday evening from 7:30 to 9:30 through Nov. 17.

Admission is free. “We’ll have the moon, star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, double stars and other objects for viewing,” Peery said. “Jupiter will also be well placed for viewing from mid-October through November. Jupiter and its four larger moons are spectacular.”

Faculty and students will be on hand to explain the observatory’s features, including hands-on science activities. Visitors will be able to use a variety of telescopes, weather permitting.

The building is located at

Central Methodist University students making their way to the town square now have to detour around Classic Hall, at least for the next few months. Forty holes are being drilled for ground-source heating and air conditioning which is part of a major refurbishment effort currently under way. The earth-moving also will make way for a ground-level entrance to the building.

Ultimately, the area in front will include a garden and attractive landscaping — to be carried out under the direction of a nationally recognized landscaping company. As part of the Classic Renaissance Campaign, the university had earlier secured a $1.1 million challenge grant from the Mabee Foundation which now has been met. However, fund-raising among CMU friends and alumni continues since the grant and matching funds will cover only a portion of the construction cost. The refurbished building ultimately will house CMU’s Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art on the first floor, with classrooms, music practice rooms, a music library, storage, and faculty offices on the middle floor. The top floor will be devoted to the band and choir rehearsal rooms.

Constructed in 1911, Classic Hall had been unused since 1980. Completion of the entire project is expected early next spring.

700 Park Rd. across from the Fayette City Park. It features a 17-foot-long, 12- inch-aperture Clark refractor telescope manufactured in 1875 by Alvan Clark & Sons of Cambridge, Mass., considered the best telescope maker in the U.S. at the time.

There’s also has an historic 8-iinch refracting telescope that was used as a time standard for much of the Midwest in the late 1800s, in addition to a modern 10-inch reflecting telescope.

Originally located in Glasgow, Morrison Observatory had been operated by the Pritchett School Institute which closed in 1922. A 1927 court ruling awarded the facility to Central. In 1935, a structure to house the original observatory dome, telescope and other instruments was completed. This equipment was moved to Fayette that year and the new observatory was dedicated in June 1936.

Fall officially arrived Friday (today). This is the autumnal equinox when the sun crosses the plane of the earth’s equator, making the hours of night and day of equal length all over the planet. Daylight Savings Time continues until Nov. 6.

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That’s what she said....

By MEGHAN BARTON Collegian Columnist Again, here I’m back at CMU. A lot has changed for me since last semester, including being allowed to put my name on a column containing whatever my little heart desires. So, I decided my first column (and many more to come, I’m sure) will be dedicated to all my lovely dolls out there. I figured since I’ve got this new found wisdom, I owe it to the general population of CMU to pass it on. And, hopefully some will either take it to heart, or at the very least it will provide some entertainment.

Last night as I was minding my own business in the library, something became overwhelmingly apparent. Every girl around me and in my peripheral vision was either talking to a guy, or talking to someone else about a guy. Resisting the urge to roll my eyes and continue on with my business, I decided to do a little eavesdropping (it wasn’t hard). As I was creeping the conversations surrounding me, my suspicions were confirmed. And I couldn’t help but wonder; don’t they have anything better to talk about? Let’s be real. No guy deserves to occupy this much of your time. And, you’re wasting your friend’s time by asking all those annoying rhetorical questions, like “What’s wrong with me?” and “I’m definitely cuter than that girl… right?” If you listen to one thing I

Cats, Anchors and Stage 5 Clingers say; please let this be it. If you text him 500 times a day asking where he is, I can GUARANTEE he’s not going to text you back.

The thing I have come to realize is that a guy should never be on the front burner. In order to be happy, you must be working to make yourself happy, NOT someone else. And if you think you’re happy, there’s a good chance you’re not (been there, done that.) I see some of my best friends in relationships where they’re struggling…and it makes me want to shake them. Why does anybody put so much time and energy into something that they’re not benefiting from?

I’m truly lucky to have such fabulous friends. All the things I get out of my friendships more than satisfy my “need for a relationship”.

I get reassurance, understanding, confidence, and honesty. And frankly, call me selfish, but I love sleep, free time, and my friends way too much to sacrifice those things.

Never again will I compromise my friends or my happiness for someone else. It’s funny how eliminating one element out of your life can totally change everything about you. It makes me sick that so many girls think their happiness depends on their relationship status. I am my significant other, and I couldn’t be happier. My relationship with myself I’ve finally realized is way

New marketing exec heads PR Veteran higher education rected development functions, inadministrator Kent W. Propst, cluding major gifts, annual fund, formerly of Peru, planned giving, Neb., is CMU’s alumni relations, new executive diand also served as rector of marketing board liaison to communications.

Peru State College.

With an extenPropst also spent sive background in 20 years with Peru public and media State College berelations, markettween 1983 and 2003, initially as ing, alumni reladirector of college tions and budgetrelations and subing, Propst began sequently as vice his duties earlier president for colthis summer. lege relations. As He replaces such, he was responsible Don Cullimore who re- Kent Propst for directing public relatired at the end of June after 14 years with Central. Ac- tions, marketing and publications tive in community affairs here, he programs and for oversight of and his wife, Carlene, continue to college web content and sports information. Between 2003 and live in Fayette.

Propst has assumed direc- 2008, he was vice president for tion of a three-person staff that community relations for North handles the university’s market- Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene, ing, public and media relations Idaho. He returned to head the efforts, as well as sports informa- Peru State College Foundation tion, web content and university in 2008 at the request of college officials seeking to implement inpublications.

CMU President Marianne stitutional changes in foundation Inman noted that Propst brings operations.

Propst earned a bachelor’s de“considerable experience in areas that are key to continued growth gree in journalism with academic on the main campus and CMU’s distinction from Peru State Colexpanding statewide presence.” lege in 1981. He and his wife, His most recent position was Becki, have purchased a house as head of the Peru (Neb.) State near Fayette. They have two College Foundation where he di- grown children.

more valuable than some guy that thinks he’s worth my time. And if this means I’m destined to be a crazy cat lady, so be it. I like cats.

Everybody knows how it feels when you look down and see an ex calling. I hope everyone also learns how it feels to ignore that call. Right after I let it go to voicemail (multiple times), I realized I’ve just started an interesting chapter in my life.

I have out grown the boys of my past, and not quite grown into the men of my future. I felt powerful, potent and incredibly alive. (Does this sound like a Beyonce song to anyone else?) I realized up until that point, the past was holding me back like an anchor. Maybe you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be. And, that maybe our mistakes make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Where would I be without all my mistakes? Perhaps I wouldn’t have fallen in love, made lifelong friendships, or been who I am today. I challenge every one of you to do a couple of things this semester.

Make mistakes, and acknowledge them. Don’t hide your talents. And finally, find that one friend (or if you’re really lucky, more than one) that you would do anything for… that friend that you feel so incredibly secure with, you could tell them absolutely anything. I think so many people underestimate the power of a friendship. If this was too mushy for you, be sure to tune in next time, extreme sarcasm is sure to follow. And to all my friends out there, which BETTER be reading this, thank you.

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CMU Sports Briefs The Central Methodist University women’s soccer team notched a 3-0 shutout win over University of St. Mary Wednesday afternoon to remain unbeaten on the season.

Junior Kassi Kreek scored her first goal of the season in the 34th minute to give CMU a 1-0 lead at halftime. The Lady Eagles added to the lead late in the second half when junior Shawn Beard scored an unassisted goal in the 75th minute to make it 2-0. Ten minutes later, freshman Lindie Adair scored on a header off an assist from freshman Erin Winschel to extend CMU’s lead to 3-0.

With the win, CMU improved to 8-0-1 on the season. University of St. Mary dropped to 1-4-2 with the loss. The Lady Eagles have a week off before traveling to St. Louis to take on Harris-Stowe State University at 1 p.m. Thursday. ******** Big second half pushes CMU men’s soccer past St. Mary The Central Methodist University men’s soccer team scored three second-half goals to earn a 4-1 win at University of St. Mary Wednesday evening.

CMU took a 1-0 lead in the first half when junior Murun Altankhuyag scored off an assist from senior Kyle Redd. The Eagles held that lead until early in the second half when St. Mary tied the score at 1-1. CMU answered with a goal by sophomore Ricardo Valsien to regain one-goal advantage. Senior Thyago Catharino made it 3-1 with a goal off an assist from junior Aaron Heathman, before Valsien notched his second goal of the game to extend the lead to 4-1.

CMU improved to 5-2 with the win, while University of St. Mary fell to 1-6. The Eagles will return to action on Thursday when they travel to St. Louis to take on Harris-Stowe State University in a 3 p.m. contest. ******** CMU football participating in Coach to Cure MD and Reagan Centennial Coin Toss Saturday The Central Methodist University football team will be participating in two national ini-

tiatives during its home game against Culver-Stockton College tonight (Saturday). CMU will be one of hundreds of schools to use a Ronald Reagan Commemorative Coin during the coin toss, and the Eagle coaches will be showing their support for the Coach to Cure MD program as well.

Prior to tonight’s 6 p.m. kickoff, CMU will take part in the Ronald Reagan Centennial National Football Coin Toss by flipping a Ronald Reagan Centennial Commemorative Coin.

This event is part of the Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration, a historic, year-long tribute to honor the 100th birthday of America’s 40th President. It is sponsored by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.

In honor of President Reagan’s 100th birthday, 32 NFL teams, 120 NCAA D1 football teams, all NAIA teams, and nearly 14,000 high school teams will be invited to participate in the initiative at the start of each game played this weekend.

In addition to the coin toss, the CMU coaches will also be participating in the Coach to Cure MD program, sponsored by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). The coaches will be wearing Coach to Cure MD patches on their shirts to show their support for the program and the fight against Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

As part of the Coach to Cure MD program, football fans will be encouraged to donate to Duchenne muscular dystrophy research by either going online to www.CoachtoCureMD.org or by texting the word “CURE” to 90999, which will automatically add a $5 donation to the donors next phone bill.

The Coach to Cure MD program is intended to raise awareness and financial support for research about Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during childhood. Currently, there is no cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and limited therapeutic options exist.

Food, fun, and fellowship

By BRITTANEE JACOBS Collegian Reporter Do you like playing games, meeting new people, and worshipping God? If so, FCA may be the right choice for you. FCA is the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. FCA meets on the first and third week of each month at various places on campus, but the Rec Center is often the location. At regular meetings, there is typically an opening activity which deals with the devotion. Then there is a devotion which is studentled by a different student each time.

After the devotion, a game or sport is sure to follow.

A bonfire was held at DC Rogers Lake at the end of August and was quite a success. Other big events for the semester include See You at the Pole and Fields of Faith, both national FCA events. CMU’s chapter of FCA will be fundraising for students for Campus Ministry’s spring-break mission trip to Puerto Rico. FCA will attend various sports’ home games and will support the teams with some goodies.

Not an athlete? So what. Anyone can come to FCA—it’s not just for athletes. Anyone who attends CMU can attend FCA events.

When asked why students

should get involved in the organization, FCA President Chris Doak replies, “The question is why not?

I’m not going to sit here and tell you that you shouldn’t join other groups and only join FCA. That’s not what it’s about. You should join FCA to worship GOD. We, as Christian athletes, need to be able to express God in our lives as well as on the field. “ That is my goal in FCA. I want people to be able to express that.”

For questions or more information, contact Chris Doak at cdoak@centralmethodist.edu or 660-251-1415.

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Football Eagles fall to Baker The Central Methodist University football team held a 7-3 lead after three quarters, but Baker University exploded for 28 points in the fourth quarter to earn a 31-7 win over CMU Saturday night, Sept. 17.

After trailing 3-0 at halftime, CMU took the opening drive of the third quarter 62 yards in eight plays, including a pair of 11-yard runs by junior Burton Iosefa and a 19-yard run by junior Bryant Jackson, to take a 7-3 lead. Senior Caleb Haynes finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run, his first touchdown of the season, to put the Eagles on top.

The CMU defense forced a pair of punts by Baker in the third quarter, before the Wildcats put together a 14-play, 65-yard drive which included a 10-yard pass on 4th-and-6 from the CMU 23, to give Baker a 10-7 lead with 12:31 left in the game.

CMU was unable to answer offensively, finishing with just 22 yards in the fourth quarter. The Eagles turned the ball over on downs twice and surrendered two turnovers in their final four possessions of the game. Baker, meanwhile, used three big plays of 64, 57 and 41 yards to fuel three more touchdown drives in the quarter and pull away for the 31-7 win.

Baker took the opening kickoff of the game and moved the ball to the CMU 12-yard line before a tackle for loss by senior Tyler Belt and a tackle for a 1-yard gain on 3rd-and-5 by senior Travis McDowell forced Baker to settle for a field goal. The 31-yard attempt was good, giving the Wildcats a 3-0 lead with 9:59 left in the first quarter. The Eagle offense managed 78 yards in the first half, but was unable to move

the ball past the Baker 47-yard line in the half. Baker had a big opportunity to extend its lead late in the first quarter when the Wildcats recovered a CMU fumble at the Eagles’ 12-yard line. A false-start penalty and a tackle for loss by McDowell helped the CMU defense hold the Wildcats to another field-goal attempt, which was missed wide left, holding the score a 3-0.

The Eagle defense forced Baker to punt on its other five possessions of the first half, sending CMU to the halftime locker room trailing 3-0.

CMU was limited to 191 yards of total offense in the game, while Baker finished with 314, including 194 in the fourth quarter. CMU had four turnovers in the game, but the Eagle defense held Baker without any points on the drives after the turnovers.

Haynes finished with 57 yards on 12 carries, while Iosefa had 42 yards on seven carries. Jackson finished with 16 yards rushing, and was 5-of-14 passing for 55 yards.

Defensively, CMU finished with eight tackles for losses, including three sacks. The Eagles were led by senior Tim Cummins with 10 tackles, while senior Brett Fitchpatrick had nine tackles including one sack. Junior Trevor Robinson added eight tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss.

CMU dropped to 1-2 overall and in the Heart of America Athletic Conference with the loss, while Baker improved to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the HAAC with the win.

The Eagles will try to pick up their second home win of the season Saturday when they face CulverStockton College in a 6 p.m. game at Davis Field.

Lady Eagles soccer unstoppable

By SHELBY POHLMAN Collegian Reporter This year the Central Methodist women’s soccer team would seem unstoppable with a record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 1 tie game.

Their first game Saturday, Aug 27th against the Tabor Blue jays was a complete shutout with a win of 5-0.

The lady eagles had taken an early lead with 2 goals scored within the first 4 minutes of the game.

They brought their enthusiasm back the next day Sunday Aug 28th, when they played Bethel College for an away game that turned out to be a win with a score of 1-0.

With their confidence at a high and their back to back wins to support them, the girls were able to kick off their season opener on Sept. 3rd with a win against Missouri Baptist Univ. Junior Kayla Lesser was on fire, scoring 2 goals with her fellow classmate Shawn Beard right behind her to add 1 more goal and 2 assists.

Even with Missouri Baptist taking an early lead, the lady Eagles stayed tough and proved to be a reckon to deal with coming out on top with a 5-3 win. That following Sunday, Sept. 4, the ladies showed that they still weren’t done when

Freshman Lindie Adair scored three goals against the Univ. of the Ozarks, two of which were headers.

This lead the lady eagle’s to a 6-1 win. This win would contribute to a 4-0 record for the season, giving them the best start to a season in the past five years. To keep their winning record going, the lady eagles would earn a win over Iowa Weselyn College on Wednesday, Sept. 7.

With a scoreless first half the girls pulled through scoring 3 goals in a short four minute time span. Finishing with a goal by freshman Kelsey Vanzant assisted by junior Kayla Leeser. The ending score would be a 3-0 shutout.

The following game on Saturday Sept. 10, against Northwestern College proved to be a challenge as their first goal was scored late in the game by freshman Kelsey Vanzant, but Northwestern answered back with the tying goal only six minutes later. Neither teams were able to score by the end of the second half, moving the game into overtime.

Kelsey Vanzant proved she wasn’t done by then scoring the winning goal off an assist from junior Shannon Dickerson, but don’t forget about sophomore Brittany Andert who had four saves in 98 minutes

to keep the eagles in the game.

On Wednesday, Sept. 14th the lady eagles kept their winning record strong with a 2-1 win in a nonconference game against William Woods Univ. Junior Shawn Beard was coming off hot with 2 back to back goals, showing that she is an obvious threat to the opponent.

Even with William Woods scoring a late goal, the lady eagles held on for the win. In the ladies latest game, Ottawa Univ. proved to be a tough opponent as the game ended with a 1-1 tie. The lady eagles took an early lead of 1-0, but Ottawa answered back to tie the game. In the two overtime periods, neither teams were able to score a winning goal; therefore resulting in a tie.

The lady eagles soccer team have proved themselves to be a strong and competitive team this year. Those who think they will be an easy win will be shown otherwise. The girls have proved that everyone, freshman through seniors, are to be feared. They have already shown that they have gotten better from the past five years.

With this much talent on the team, they can only get better from here on out.

Volleyball Eagles are overpowered by MidAmerica Nazarene CMU team still searching for first HAAC win of season, fall to 3-9 record.

The Central Methodist University volleyball team was hindered by errors, and was unable to keep pace with a taller MidAmerica Nazarene University team, as the Lady Eagles lost in straight sets 11-25, 11-25, 15-25 to the Pioneers on Tuesday night.

After dropping the first two sets by matching scores of 11-25, CMU played evenly with MNU to start the third set. A block by senior Taylor Reed and freshman Katie Willits tied the score at 6-6.

MidAmerica Nazarene answered with three points in a row to take a 9-6 lead, before three straight kills by Reed tied the score at 9-9.

The Pioneers regained the lead and quickly made it 12-9 before a kill by Willits cut the lead to 1210. MNU again went on a scoring run to extend its lead to 17-10.

After the Pioneers made it 19-11, back-to-back kills by sophomore

Makenzie Shepard and junior Jennifer Garrett brought CMU to within 19-13, but MidAmerica Nazarene closed out the match with a 6-2 run to win 25-15.

MidAmerica Nazarene scored eight of the final nine points of the first set to pull away for the 25-11 win.

In the second set, MNU jumped out to a 13-6 lead. After CMU cut the lead to 14-8, MidAmerica Nazarene scored seven straight points to extend the lead to 21-8 before winning 25-11.

Reed led CMU offensively with seven kills. Junior Sarah Lewey posted 12 assists, and senior Melanie Touchette had a team-high six digs.

The Lady Eagles dropped to 3-9 on the season and 0-3 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. MidAmerica Nazarene improved to 11-5 overall and 2-0 in the HAAC. CMU will look for its first conference win of the season Tuesday when the team travels to Baldwin City, Kan., to face Baker University in a 7 p.m. match.

Central Methodist outside hitter Taylor Reed (right) records one of her seven kills Tuesday night against MidAmerica Nazarene.

Reed, one of the Lady Eagles’ four seniors, leads the teams with 99 kills and 26 blocks.

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Notable Bingham exhibit now at CMU Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art features 30 of Bingham’s works in distinctive, rich style

One of the most significant exhibits in the history of Central Methodist University’s AshbyHodge Gallery of American Art is now on display.

Two hundred years after his birth, the paintings of George Caleb Bingham are being featured at the gallery located on the ground floor of the library at CMU. The exhibit is open each Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1:30-4:30 p.m. through Oct. 30, and by special appointment (contact curator Joe Geist at 248-6234 or 248-6304 for information).

George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) was born in Virginia, and moved with his family to the bustling new community of Franklin, Howard County, in 1819. While he later lived in many places around the country and traveled extensively, he always returned to what is referred to as “The Boonslick” and found much inspiration here for his paintings.

The exhibit features 30 paintings, lithographs and engravings by Bingham. They depict boatmen and fur traders, men, women and children, country politicians and settlers, all done in Bingham’s distinctive and rich style.

A special feature that is part of the exhibit is eight paintings by or attributed to Bingham protégé and Howard County native William Morrison Hughes (1818-1892), one

of the few known students of Bingham. Hughes is also believed to be featured in one of Bingham’s paintings, “The Jolly Flatboatmen.”

A fascinating character aside from his acclaim as an artist, the thrice-married Bingham was elected to the Missouri legislature, was appointed Missouri state treasurer and late adjutant-general, and was the first Professor of Art at the University of Missouri. He died in Kansas City in 1879 and is buried there.

The Bingham exhibition features pieces on loan from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri State Historical Society, Boonslick Historical Society, Boonville Masonic Temple, and from private collections.

At top, former museum curator Tom Yancey, CMU emeritus professor of music (himself a noted artist) explains the history of one of the works to Fayette resident Carlene Cullimore. Looking on with back to camera is Bill Lay. At right is one of Bingham’s well-known works titled “Mrs. Robert Levi Todd.” She holds baby Matilda Tete. At top left is a self-portrait done by the artist.