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To Alumni and Friends of Central Methodist University: The spirit on campus this fall is one of excitement and joy as we celebrate an enrollment of 1,031 at the Fayette campus! This number is almost equaled by the 1,028 students in our various CGES programs and locations, and, by the end of the year, we anticipate serving approximately 2,500 more students through our dual credit offerings. The total of all those numbers is impressive indeed as it approaches 4,500. Clearly Central Methodist’s attractive, engaging, high quality educational opportunities are in great demand. Further affirmation of our mission and purposes has come during this past year from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the organization that is our regional accrediting body. Last spring we hosted a visiting team of seven persons who spent three days on campus and at several extended sites and who provided a very positive report of their experience. Last August the Board of Trustees of the HLC upheld the team’s recommendation to continue our accredited status for another ten years—the best result possible!

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and enhanced revenue streams, all of which have led to a much sounder financial position than we had ten years ago. The physical plant concerns expressed by the 1998 team have been “dramatically addressed.” Development and use of a technology master plan. A collaboratively developed strategic plan that has resulted in significant enrollment gains. The Campaign for Eagle Athletics. A new general education model with measurable outcomes specified.

The value of peer review cannot be overstated. The team that visited us included highly experienced faculty members as well as senior administrators and a president. All were long-serving Peer Reviewers. All had prepared very carefully for the visit by reading our self-study report and a host of background materials. The preparation of the self-study alone is a profitable experience since it requires at least a two-year lead time for collecting data and presenting a thorough picture of the institution according to the five criteria for accreditation:

The team was very complimentary of all that they experienced here, and they expressed great praise for all that has happened for Central since our last HLC accreditation visit in 1998. Specific commendations include: 1. 2. 3.

Our use of consultants to guide planning, fundraising, and enrollment growth. The move from “college” to Central Methodist University and the reorganization into two colleges: the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and the College of Graduate and Extended Studies (CGES). The highly successful Campaign for Central, along with strong endowment management, careful budgeting and monitoring of expenses,

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Mission and Integrity. Preparing for the Future. Student Learning and Effective Teaching. Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of Knowledge. Engagement and Service.

We know that the quality of a Central Methodist University education has always been unquestioned. Our mission is clear and compelling, and it guides everything that we do. Students all over the state choose Central first as they seek to expand their learning. We are pleased that our peer reviewers concurred with our assessment and gave us another stamp of approval. It is an honor to serve learners throughout our state and beyond. Thank you for your partnership in educational excellence!

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President’s Message................................2 Homecoming Week ................................ 5

Enrollment ..........................................14 Robert Shaner ......................................15 Fine and Performing Arts .....................16 Campus News .....................................22 Ashby-Hodge Celebrates 15 ..................26 Central Follows Green Path ..................31 Athletics. ........................................ ....34

Board of Trustees News ....................... 40 Alumni News . ....................................42 Cultural Insert ....................................43 Alumni Super Heroes ...........................47

WWII and V-12 Memories ...................58 Powell Legacy ......................................60 Carnes Hall of Sponsors ........................61 2007-08 Honor Roll .............................62 Botkin Hall of Sponsors........................67

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Senior Administration Dr. Marianne E. Inman, President Dr. Rita Gulstad, Vice President and Dean of the University Kenneth R. Oliver, Vice President for Campus Life, Dean of Students, and Director of Athletics Julee Sherman, Vice President for Finance and Administration Theresa M. Davis, Vice President for Advancement Chad Gaines, Vice President for Information Services On the cover: Trombones from the reinvigorated CMU Eagles Band. CMU photo by Tommy Thompson.

Talon Editorial Staff and Contact Information Don Cullimore, Executive Editor 660-248-6238 dcullimo@centralmethodist.edu Cathy Thogmorton, Editor and Graphic Designer 660-248-6391 cthogmor@centralmethodist.edu Tracy Crowe Jones, Director of Alumni Relations 660-248-6234 tjones@centralmethodist.edu Jenny Martin Anspach Graphic and Web Designer 660-248-6629 jmartin@centralmethodist Kelcey Zutavern Sports Information Director 660-248-6358 kzutaver@centralmethodist.edu

Central Methodist University prepares students to make a difference in the world by emphasizing academic and professional excellence, ethical leadership, and social responsibility. – Mission Statement

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Technology at CMU Jenny Martin Anspach Central has found several new ways to communicate with the world during the past few months. Like many other educational institutions, we have expanded our online presence to both Facebook® and YouTube. Facebook® is a very popular social network that millions around the globe use to communicate with friends and family. The CMU page on Facebook® is used to pass along campus announcements, news releases and other events. If you are on Facebook® be sure to search for us and become a fan! YouTube is a hugely popular video sharing site that allows users to upload their own videos to share with the world. We have recently created a YouTube channel for CMU that can be found at www.youtube.com/centralmethodist. On our channel there are several videos from the Swinney Conservatory, the Denneny Career Development Center and Homecoming. Our collection of videos will continue to grow as more departments on campus take advantage of this fun communication tool. P.S. Make sure to check out our Student Blogs on the CMU website. We have five great student bloggers letting the world know about their lives at CMU.

Letter to the editor: Just want to tell you how very much I enjoyed this summer issue of the Talon. I attended Central 1942 & 1943 and then transferred to Mo. U. My hometown is Hannibal and I loved being at Central & singing in the choir under Luther Spayde. Tho’ I don’t know the persons in these pictures, I loved the backgrounds of the campus. This is an excellent presentation of what’s going on at Central Methodist University. I read every page. Thank you, Jane Ellis Porter Shreveport, La.

Note: Bob McHenry’s book Chat Dumps of the Missouri Leadbelt, recently donated by the author to Central’s library, may be purchased by writing to Bob McHenry, c/o Mark McHenry, 8012 Birnam Wood Dr., McLean, VA, 22102.

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Homecoming 2008 It was a visit back to the “good old days.” The band hit the square playing “Barnum and Bailey.” Floats, politicians, and Homecoming attendants rolled by, waving and tossing candy. Homecoming at CMU! Large numbers of alumni, including those from nine honored class years, registered during the extended festivities, Oct. 9-12. Major events included the Merrill E. Gaddis Memorial Lecture presented by Terry Smith ’66 on Thursday; the dedication of the Robert M. ’41 and Edith I. Garst Information Commons of Smiley Memorial Library and a reception for returning alumni at Rosewood Antiques/Emmet’s; a pep rally on Friday; and Saturday’s traditional Homecoming Parade, football game, halftime entertainment, and crowning of the king and queen. Also on Saturday was groundbreaking for the Mabee Athletic Facility on the north end of Puckett Field House. Additional other athletic competitions and alumni scrimmages were held throughout the weekend, as was a reunion of the CMU rugby team. A special event this year was a tree and bench dedication ceremony in memory of Debra (Stotlemyre) Upham ’90. On Sunday, CMU’s A Cappella Choir participated in the Linn Memorial United Methodist Church worship service under the new leadership of Dr. Claude Westfall. They sang an introit arranged by the late Dr. Paul Drummond, “Beautiful Savior,” and the benediction “May the Lord Bless You and Keep You,” ending with the Luther Spayde-era seven-fold amen. What more could one ask for at a CMU Homecoming!

Alumnus Terry Smith delivers Gaddis Lecture The impending presidential election, the global economic crisis, the environment and energy, relations with Russia, nuclear weapons, education, and the increasing tensions between nations of the West and Islamic nations of the Middle East were among the numerous subjects touched on by Central Methodist University alumnus Terry Smith, who delivered the 2008 Merrill E. Gaddis Memorial Lecture at CMU the Thursday night of Homecoming week. Titled “Looking 20 Years Back and 26 Days Forward,” Smith encompassed his many subjects in a metaphor he

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called “a movie of our college experiences,” in which he relayed his own years as a student at Central Methodist in the mid-1960s up to his present position as a professor of political science and executive vice president and dean for academic affairs at Columbia College. Among many interesting points, Smith speculated that Barack Obama might receive 300 or more Electoral College votes, a majority win, Smith said, that would be prompted by the wide-spread unpopularity of President Bush and by the current economic crisis. On energy and environmental issues, he said it is clear that burning fossil fuels creates a greenhouse effect in earth’s atmosphere, but added that “people still fail to acknowledge this.” He said that some people “believe the green bubble has burst”—that interest in the environment has given way to economic concerns. Smith cautioned, however, that “you can’t separate energy from long-term health of the environment. I believe there will be a revitalization of green issues,” he added, noting the need to develop energy-efficient technologies leading to new types of automobiles and other environmentally friendly developments.

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On international relations, he noted the challenging issues of relations with a Russia that “is awash in petrodollars” and expanding its nationalistic interests back into its former satellite countries once part of the United Soviet Socialist Republics. Of equal concern, Smith noted, was the number of Russian nuclear weapons that are not adequately secured and could possibly be acquired by terrorist organizations. Smith said he did not believe that relations between the U.S. and Russia would revert to

must convince these nations that they should not have nuclear weapons.” The spread of Muslim populations and the Islamic faith into Europe especially and other Western Nations will be one of the major issues of international relations in the next several decades, Smith said. “This will be the greatest challenge to the West in the 21st Century – the fault line between Islam and Christianity. We must figure out how to have a relationship.” Smith also touched on the future stability of Social Security and Medicare and said that with the advent of an aging U.S. population with fewer younger workers paying into the system, that the age requirements for Social Security eligibility will probably go up, a “needs test” will be likely and that Medicare premiums will also go up. “We may end up with a single payer [health care] system,” he added. In the field of higher education, Smith said he thought that private, or independent, higher education was more effective than public institutions at producing well-rounded citizens with a strong liberal arts underpinning. He cited his alma mater, Central Methodist University, and Columbia College as exemplars of private higher education institutions that produce well-rounded students who can go on to become effective leaders of the nation in the 21st century. More than 150 CMU students, staff and faculty and Fayette-area citizens attended the Gaddis Lecture and engaged Smith in an extended question and answer session at the end.

Photos, counter clockwise from top: (l-r) Lee Potts, Marian Olson Rusk, Rick Huddleston, and Bill Johnston, all of the class of 1963, celebrate Homecoming at the reception Friday night at Rosewood; Parade Grand Marshal Bill Chott ’91 (left) and Steve Jones ’94 mug for the camera; Susan Maier (left) and Nancy (Morrison) Nesvik, both class of 1978, photographed memories of the 2008 Homecoming festivities; the Zetas show off their float during the Homecoming parade.

those of the Cold War era, but said that strong diplomatic efforts by the U.S. will be needed to maintain a politically viable relationship with Russia. Smith said that the threat of nuclear proliferation involving less stable governments or radical nations such as Iran and North Korea is a key concern for the U.S. and other long-established Western nuclear powers. “We 6

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The lecture is sponsored each year by CMU’s Kappa Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society for the Social Sciences and honors Dr. Merill E. Gaddis, who founded the Missouri Kappa Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu in 1935 and served as Pi Gamma Mu Regional Chancellor. Gaddis, who joined the CMU faculty in 1929, was professor of history and later chair of the Social Sciences Division at CMU until his death in 1958. The national honor society has sponsored the Gaddis Lecture since 1984.

Alumni Gather at Rosewood On Friday evening, approximately 60 alumni gathered for a casual social hour at Emmet’s Banquet Room at Rosewood Antiques. Heavy hors d’oeuvres were served and a cash bar was available. Classes from 1952 to 1998 were represented and all enjoyed the opportunity to meet old friends, catch up on their lives and swap memories of their days at Central.

Homecoming Day The hallmark of Homecoming, of course, is the traditional Saturday morning parade, which caps a week of lighthearted competition among student groups, who display banners and paint downtown windows to show their spirit in the vein of the Homecoming theme, which this year was Super Heroes.

Photos, clockwise from top: The CMU Marching Eagles Band performed for the tailgate crowd during lunch; sophomore defensive back Franciou Niclas contemplates a recent play during the football game; Queen Reena Patel; Mickey Pitman is announced as king while the CMU Eagle stands in for Queen Reena who could not be at the game.

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Returning to CMU for the rugby reunion were: Richard O’Dell ’73, Tom Wheelehon ’73, John Rivituso ’75, Tom Lorance x’77, John Little ’72, George Woodring ’74, Brian McMillan x’78, Joe Forrest ’72, Don Malson ’70, Gale “Hap” Hairston ’71, Don Gruenewald ’74, Charles “Chico” Jones ’78, Richard Ross x’78, Mike Rodick ’68, Lyle Laffoon ’75, Donn Harrison ’89, Woody McCutcheon ’74, Steve Foster ’73, Jimmy Stamos ’74, Jim Stewart ’71, Brad Broome ’78, John Stinson ’80, and Herb Johnson, former Central assistant football coach and rugby player. The former players were introduced to the crowd during the football game (photo, left).

Grand Marshal of the Homecoming Parade was movie and television actor Bill Chott ’91. Chott recently appeared in the movie The Ringer and is probably best known for his current role as Mr. Laritate in the Disney Channel’s series “Wizards of Waverly Place.” Featured in the Homecoming Parade were Central Methodist University student organization floats and the CMU Marching Band, along with the Fayette, Linn and Iberia high school bands, members of the Boy Scouts, and a variety of politicians. On both Friday and Saturday, groups of alumni assembled on their respective playing fields for friendly and nostalgic games of

Many former CMU athletes participated in alumni games of baseball (above) and basketball (left) and softball as part of the Homecoming festivities.

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basketball, softball, and baseball. In addition, nearly two dozen former rugby players returned to campus for a reunion and were introduced at the football game. Central lost the Homecoming game to MidAmerica Nazarene by the close score of 27-24. The royal court was presented at halftime during a vigorous and well-received band performance. Photos, clockwise from above: a full and enthusiastic crowd watch the Eagles football game; at the pep rally Friday night, the CMU cheerleaders build crowd enthusiasm; the CMU eagle gets in the action, hugging and heckling spectators at will, including CMU Board of Trustee members Terry Henderson (left) and Kirk Meyer, both of the CMU Class of 1983; alumni meander up from the parade toward the tailgate lunch; the CMU Marching Eagles look good on the street and get a standing ovation on the field at halftime.

Special homecoming events This fall saw several special events being held during Homecoming weekend, including the dedication of the new Robert Garst Informations Commons in Smiley Library, the groundbreaking for the Mabee Athletic Facility, and the dedication of a newly planted tree and a bench in memory of Dr. Debbie Upham ’90.

Garst Information Commons Members of the CMU community gathered for the dedication of the Robert M. ’44 and Edith I. Garst Information Commons of Smiley Library on Friday. Robert M. ’41 and

The newly dedicated Garst Information Commons (left) , given by Robert and Edith Garst (plaque above), also includes meeting rooms and an interactive Wii station (top).

Edith I. Garst have been long-time supporters of Central Methodist University. Their most recent gifts established the Robert M. and Edith I. Garst Information Commons, a technologically sophisticated research facility located in Smiley Memorial Library. The main floor Commons includes computer centers with access to numerous research databases, increased comfortable seating for group study, print reference material, separate group study rooms with marker-board tables, and an electronic collaboraative classroom. Other materials formerly located on this floor have been relocated to other sections of the library. Student use of the library, especially the Commons, has grown substantially since the Commons space opened last semester. The Garsts have also funded eight Hall of Sponsors Scholarships at CMU. They also actively support other schools of higher education, United Methodist Churches, and libraries. Mr. Garst attended Central College (now Central Methodist University) for one year before transferring to Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) in Springfield, where he earned bachelor’s

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degrees in education and business administration. He was honored by CMU during the 2006 Commencement with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Now retired from the energy industry, Garst has been honored for “demonstrated leadership, integrity, and contribution to the industry, the community, and profession.”

Mabee Athletic Facility Groundbreaking for the $1.8 million Mabee Athletic Facility on the north side of Puckett Field House took place on the Saturday of Homecoming. The facility, designed by Peckham & Wright Architects Inc., will be built by Coil Construction. Construction is expected to be completed by mid-2009. The addition will include a more than 3,500-square-foot weight room, two meeting rooms that will house up to 150 people, locker rooms, athletic offices, laundry facilities, and restrooms for Puckett Field House. “This facility will be one of the best strength and conditioning complexes in the Heart of America Athletic Conference,” Vice President for Campus Life and Athletic

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Below, CMU Board of Trustees member Janet Jacobs, President Marianne Inman, and Ken Oliver, vice president of campus affairs and director of athletics, do the honors at the groundbreaking for the new Mabee Athletic Facility. An architect’s rendering is shown, left.

Director Ken Oliver says. Completion of the new facility marks the final phase of Central Methodist’s $5 million Campaign for Eagle Athletics. The Campaign for Eagle Athletics continues to help support all athletic teams and programs at Central Methodist through a combination of new and renovated facilities. Already completed as part of Phase I are several major facility upgrades, including the installation artificial turf on the combination football-soccer field; construction of a new eight-lane outdoor track; complete refurbishing of Puckett Field House; and creation of the Glenn A. ’51 and Veronica Cox Softball Complex.

ball. Additionally, she found the love of her life, Andrew Upham. Debbie graduated from Central magna cum laude in 1990 and from the University of Missouri Veterinary School in 1998. She practiced small animal medicine at Boonslick Animal Hospital in Boonville, Mo., for ten years before she lost her battle with cancer. Debbie’s spirit will live on forever in the hearts of those who knew her. Debbie loved her family, her practice, and Central Methodist. It seems fitting that Central now has a tree that will flourish as did she throughout her entire life. The bench, nestled against the Con, bears the Biblical inscription: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

Tree and bench given in memory of Dr. Debbie Upham

Below, Andy Upham ’91, with his two children, prepares to introduce President Inman who receives the gifts of the fall fiesta maple tree and granite bench in memory of Debra Stotlemyre Upham ’90.

Nearly 75 people—family, friends, other Central alumni, and Fairview United Methodist Church members—gathered between Stedman Hall and the Swinney Conservatory during the Homecoming festivities to pay tribute to Dr. Debra Stotlemyre Upham ’90 by dedicating a fall fiesta maple tree and granite bench in her memory. Debbie lost a valiant battle with cancer on May 18, 2008. President Marianne Inman accepted the tree and bench for the University from Andy Upham’91, Debbie’s husband, in a program given by Debbie’s family and friends, which included the Rev. Joel Kidwell ’89. The service, filled with memories and emotions, celebrated the life of a young woman who came to Central as the Valedictorian of her Stover, Mo., high school class with her whole life ahead of her and who became a dedicated wife, mother, daughter, friend, counselor and veterinarian. Debbie devoted her life to helping others. While earning her bachelor’s degree in biology at Central, Debbie stayed busy with basketball and volley-

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HOMECOMING CLASS PHOTOS Class of 1963 (l-r): Marian (Olson) Rusk, Joyce (Eickmeyer) Owens, Bill Johnston, Rick Huddleston

Class of 1968 (l-r) Row 1: Bob Davis, Diana (Heitman) Davis, Marilyn (Harashe) Jones, Mark Jones; Row 2: John Unnerstall; Row 3: Roy Binsbacher, Annette (Howell) Anderson; Cindy (Traver) Rahm; Row 4: Mike Rodick, Mary Jane (Strode) Wilkinson, Doyle Puntney, Robert Crowell; Row 5: Ron Bolm, Blanche (Bante) Emerick, Sally (Kocher) Hahn; Row 6: Bruce Edwards, Pat Wendling; Row 7: Clint Kraft, John Cater

Class of 1973 (l-r): H.B. “Howie” Rice, Jim Welch, Becky (Cochran) Huntsman, Paul Vivian, Parl Hummel; Kevin Begley

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Class of 1978 (l-r) Row 1: Susan Maier, Nancy Yuelkenbeck, Laurie (Schaaf) Brady-Dailey; Row 2: Harriet (Purvis) Ryman, Susan (Peters) Harbison, Tacy (Lancaster) Laffoon; Row 3: Steven Jackson, Penny (Jones) Selle; Row 4: Susan Brandt, Nancy (Morrison) Nesvik; Row 5: Phil Tessereau, Vicki (Watt) Headley; Row 6: Michael Frederick

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HOMECOMING CLASS PHOTOS Class of 1983 (l-r) Row1: Joy (Riles) Flanders, Peggy (Tyrer) Fisher; Row 2: Elaine (Eversmeyer) Henderson, Chuck Fisher; Row 3: Terry Henderson, Kirk Meyer, ; Row 4: Susan (Hardy) Mills, Shelia (Jackman) Wilson; Row 5: Ron Mills, Jeff Sherman, Willie Wilson; Row 6: Brian McAllister, Mike Hanson

Class of 1988: Lynette (Haenssler) Harrison

Class of 1998 (l-r) Row 1: Jeremy Barclay, Shawna (Fuemmeler) Stefankiewicz, Jennifer (Balser) Diekamp; Row 2: Keith Ogle, Mandy (Gammon) Morris, Sheila (Balser) Gingrich, Heather (Thompson) McArthur; Row 3: Lathem Scott, Maranda (Tuley) Anderson, Cherilyn (Gepford) Widhalm; Row 4: Todd Anderson, Aaron Widhalm, Jason Pursley; Row 5: Susan (Eickhoff) Heimsoth, Jason Heimsoth

Class of 2003: Jenny (Martin) Anspach; Amanda Culbertson-Kraemer

Class of 1993: Paul Harper, Gia (Montaleone) Shelby, Mindy Gregory

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CMU opening fall enrollment an all-time record One hundred-fifty-four-year-old Central Methodist University set an all-time institutional record with the start of the fall semester. Opening enrollment in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) on the main campus in Fayette reached 1,031 students, the highest number of students at Central Methodist since its founding in 1854. This represents a nearly 10 percent increase over enrollment last fall (940), which itself was a 40-year record dating to 1968 when the fall enrollment was 977 students. Campus housing in residence halls is also at a new high with 650 students. “We are absolutely delighted to welcome this large contingent of students at the main campus,” says CMU President Marianne E. Inman. “This clearly shows that people throughout Missouri and elsewhere recognize the quality and value that a Central Methodist University education represents.” Fall enrollment in the University’s statewide program, within the College of Graduate and Extended Studies (CGES), also reached record numbers this fall with a total of 1,028 undergraduate and graduate students. “Enrollment at every Extended Studies site is up, and the number of sites is up as well,” says Rita Gulstad, vice president and dean of the university. “We’ve doubled enrollment projections for our new Master of Science in Nursing program, and we have expanded class offerings at our Columbia campus to include afternoon as well as evening classes, where we are now offering two- and four-year and graduate-level degree programs.” CMU operates six regional campuses, as well as a number of extended studies sites and a dual credit program with nearly 100 high schools throughout Missouri, currently serving 2,000 students during the year. In all, the total CMU enrollment statewide—including the main campus this fall— stands at more than 4,000 students. “These record enrollments are the result of the first-rate work that our Admission staff and all the campus community have been doing to attract, serve, and retain students on the main campus and at our regional campuses,” Inman says. “They also reflect our expanded marketing efforts and our emphasis on personalized attention to the academic and social needs of all of our students—in short, excellent customer service.” Inman says a number of other factors also have driven the major increase in CMU enrollment. These include significant campus improvements such as the Information Commons in Smiley Library, Cupples Hall. (See Homecoming article.) Other major improvements have been funded by the $5 million Campaign for Eagle Athletics that was completed successfully this spring and covers extensive upgrading of CMU’s major athletic facilities, including the new Mabee Athletic Facility being built on the north side of Puckett Field House. Another significant improvement this year includes installation of a campus-wide emergency warning system, employing both audio and visual systems, to alert the campus community to impending dangers, such as an approaching tornado, a fire, or other perilous situations on campus. Yet another change includes a campus conservation project to achieve energy efficiency; it is coupled with a campuswide program for recycling paper and cardboard. These improvements follow on the heels of numerous campus upgrades that have been underway for several years, including remodeling of residence halls, installing central air conditioning in Swinney Conservatory and new windows in Brannock Hall, and, most significantly, the new Student and Community Center opened in 2005. Campus improvements are ongoing.

The Fair on the Square event at the beginning of school included “jousting” (above) and singing by the ladies of Sigma Alpha Iota (right). Photos compliments of The Fayette Advertiser and The Democrat Leader.

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Robert W. Shaner, chair of CMU Board of Trustees, dies The Central Methodist family continues to mourn the death of longtime university friend and benefactor Robert W. (Bob) Shaner who died Sept. 6 at his home in Hilton Head, S.C., following a lengthy illness. He was 60. A 1970 CMU graduate and well-known in Fayette, Shaner was serving as chairman of the Central Methodist Board of Trustees. He was elected to the board in 1999 and had served as chairman since May 2004. A native of Farmington, Mo., Shaner was married to Fayette native Louann Thogmorton ’70. She survives, as do their two children. Also surviving are his father-in-law and mother-in-law, retired CMU Dean of Students James P. Thogmorton ’43 and his wife, Helen ’43, both of Fayette, and his sister-inlaw, Cathy Thogmorton ’71, also of Fayette. “Bob Shaner’s life reflected the Central Methodist mission of ‘making a difference in the world.’ We are a stronger and better institution because of his inspirational and servant leadership,” says CMU President Marianne Inman. Two weeks after graduating with a chemistry degree from Central in 1970, Shaner began a career in telecommunications that spanned more than 32 years. Beginning as a chief switchman for Southwestern Bell Telephone in East St. Louis, Ill., he advanced rapidly within the phone company in Illinois and Missouri. He was one of the pioneers of wireless communications, which took him from St. Louis, to Chicago, Dallas, Paris, San Francisco, and ultimately Atlanta, where he was part of the executive leadership that created Cingular Wireless. He retired from Cingular in January 2003, shortly before the formation of the current AT&T. At the time of his death, Shaner was chairman of the board of Mobility Electronics and managing partner of Performance Management Associates. In addition to his degree from CMU, he had done graduate work at Southern Illinois University and Stanford. Music was always part of Shaner’s life, whether vocal or instrumental. He and Louann, his wife of 38 years, met their freshman year while singing in Luther Spayde’s A Cappella Choir. He was equally at home on a baseball field or the golf course, and was an avid outdoorsman who loved fishing,

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hunting and camping. Shaner attributed many of his leadership skills to having been an Eagle Scout. In addition to his wife and in-laws, Shaner is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Jami and Jim Mataya of Chicago, and son and daughter-in-law, Rob and Thowaiba Shaner, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Also considered as family are Peter and Catarina Lovgren of Uppsala, Sweden, and Cedric and Julie Tolliver of Philadelphia. In Farmington, he is survived by his mother, Rebecca Shaner, and a brother, Dr. Jim Shaner and his family. A funeral service was conducted Sept. 13 at Memorial United Methodist Church in Farmington. Shaner’s ashes will be scattered in the waters off Hilton Head Island where he came to know true freedom. A public celebration of his life was held at the Long Cove Clubhouse. Memorial contributions may be designated to Central Methodist University and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. The editor wishes to thank Jim Steele of the Fayette Advertiser and Democrat-Leader newspapers for his contributions to this article.

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Fine and Performing Arts: a strong reputation continues to grow The Fine and Performing Arts Division of Central Methodist University has a stellar reputation that goes back to the early 20th century, beginning in the HowardPayne College for women--with piano professors like N. Louise Wright and Opal Hayes—and blossoming into a powerful force at Central due to other great teachers, including Keith K. Anderson in band, Luther T. Spayde in choir, and Betsy Worrell in theatre. Today’s Swinney Conservatory of Music, along with the CMU theatre program, is determined to perpetuate the undisputed leadership and quality of those early icons. The current personnel and the rapidly increasing student participation put them well on the way to doing just that. “In the Conservatory,” reports Dr. Ron Shroyer, dean of the Swinney Conservatory, “over the past three years, the number of students participating in band has increased by 60 percent and the number of students participating in choir has increased by 80 percent.” The music and theatre programs provide unique opportunities for students to explore multiple aspects of fine and performing arts and have broad experiences, from performance in their major areas of interest to trying new venues, from master classes by visiting artists to field trips and conventions sponsored by professional organizations.

The Vocal Music Program The CMU Chorale and the Conservatory Singers— which together comprise the A Cappella Choir—have a new and dynamic leader. Dr. Claude Westfall took over the vocal program after the tragic loss of Dr. Paul Drummond last year. His choirs are making joyful music again! Westfall brings the same enthusiasm and sense of humor to the program as Drummond did, coupled with a healthy dose of challenge and discipline. The Chorale has 24 singers this year and toured in November. The Conservatory Singers have grown to about 60. All told, nearly 80 students sing in the A Cappella Choir, allowing for a few hardy souls who sing in both. The groups presented a fall choir in early November. The Chorale also recently performed with organist Dr. Jan Kraybill in a hymn festival, and a Christmas concert is scheduled for Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. The opera program is also strong and growing stronger, according to Dr. Susan Quigley-Duggan, assistant professor of music. “I have students involved not just from the music area,” she says, “but from history, business and theatre.” This year’s opera workshop will be a large opera gala fest with approximately 20 singers. She says one of the strengths of her program is the number of opportunities for students to perform, not only in ensembles but also as soloists.

The 24-member Chorale toured parts of Missouri in November. Scheduled stops included Moberly, Kirksville, Clinton, Odessa, Macon, Kearney, Platte City, Grandview, Pleasant Hill, Ashland, Warrensburg, Knob Noster, and multiple concerts in Lee’s Summit. Directing the Chorale and the Conservatory Singers this year is Dr. Claude Westfall. When singing together, the two groups comprise the A Cappella Choir.

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CMU freshman Lacey Eaton won the title of Miss Howard County this summer. She competed in the Miss Missouri contest during the state fair and took first place in the talent competition with her exceptional singing voice. She has been active in Fayette and CMU musicals, including as the female lead in this summer’s production of The Mikado. She is a voice student of Dr. Susan Quigley-Duggan, assistant professor of music at CMU.

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The Instrumental Music Program The appointment of a CMU band alumnus to head the instrumental music program was heralded by decades of devotees to the CMU band tradition. After a first career leading bands in the public schools, Roy “Skip” Vandelicht ’77 accepted the role of director of bands at Central. It was an opportunity and a challenge he couldn’t turn down. He hit the recruiting road and visited many alumni bandleaders throughout the state. As a result, the marching band has nearly doubled in size this year, and he hopes for an equally impressive jump in concert band as soon as the marching seaThe Conservatory Singers and the Chorale gave their fall home son ends. Three years ago, there were only 36 students concert on Nov. 1. The Conservatory Singers, shown above, number nearly 60 and include several of the Chorale members. in Concert Band; Vandelicht hopes for his projected 57 members this year. of the large bands. He credits the success to the entire instrumental Vandelicht hopes to grow his program to include a faculty for their commitment. “This commitment,” he marching band of 80-100, an auditioned touring band explains, “involves recruiting, retaining, and training and a second concert band, a second jazz ensemble and an students to achieve a high level of performance as well as to develop a pride in the program and an understanding of activity band to function as a pep band. the history of the CMU bands.” The Theatre Program Another alumnus of the CMU music program, Larry Bennett ’69, adjunct professor of low brass, agrees that Dr. Mark Kelty, assistant professor of theatre, has commitment is the key. “We have a dedicated, caring facled his students through some very ambitious and edgy ulty who do everything possible to see that each student plays in the last several years. The most recent play, a has a successful experience,” he says. comedy called Noises Off, is about the backstage interacStudents can participate in any number of ensembles, tions between the cast members during another play, a sex such as the jazz band and the brass quintet, as well as one comedy.

Director of Bands Skip Vandelicht ’77 and the CMU Marching Eagles Band received a standing ovation at the end of their halftime performance during the Homecoming football game in October. Numbers in the program are growing rapidly.

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Noises Off (shown above with Donnie Howell (left) and Clint Verner), by Michael Frayn, is a play about a play, a sex comedy entitled Nothing On. Noises Off deals with everything that goes on onstage and behind the scenes, including the deteriorating personal relationships between the actors of Nothing On. The production was produced in association with Earl ’61 and Sunny Bates.

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Probably the most ambitious play presented at Central occurred last spring. It involved two plays running simultaneously, one in the Little Theatre and one in the Assembly Hall of Linn Memorial Church. The play, entitled House & Garden, is two plays at once. One play takes place inside a manor house; the other takes place outside in its garden. As the same actors moved “inside” and “outside” in dramatic synchronization, students literally ran back and forth across campus from one setting to make their cues in the other. Kelty also produces musicals, which allow students who sing, whether in a university choir or not, to show off both acting and theatre talents. The perennial favorite Damn Yankees was presented during the 2006-07 season.

CMU Trustees approve capital campaign to restore Classic Hall Building to house Fine and Performing Arts During its October meeting, the CMU Board of Trustees has approved a $6 million capital campaign to restore Classic Hall, one of the university’s older and architecturally significant buildings. Built in 1911, the three-story, 18,000-square-foot building sits at the campus entrance on the corner of Church and Elm streets. Architecturally classified as a “Renaissance Revival” building, Classic Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was closed in 1980 as a cost-saving measure and has been used since then only for storage. Initial plans for restoration of Classic Hall call for the building to house part of the Swinney Conservatory of Music and The Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art. The art gallery, now located on the first floor of Smiley Library, would be relocated to the ground floor of Classic Hall. The first floor (second level) would be used for music faculty offices, practice rooms, meeting or seminar rooms, and the music library, and the top floor of the building would house large rehearsal rooms for CMU band’s and choral departments. Remodeling of the building’s interior would not begin until completion of the capital campaign, which is set to begin in late 2008 and run through mid-2011. The first part of the capital campaign would be the “Silent Phase,” during which financial assessments and initial approaches to donor sources will be made. When funding feasibility of the $6 million capital campaign has been established and at least half the amount raised, the funding drive will go public. Remodeling and restoration of the building will take 10 to 12 months. Classic Hall was built in 1911 at a cost of $40,000. It has the distinction of being the first building used exclu18

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sively for classroom purposes among colleges for women in Missouri (Howard-Payne Female College, which was folded into Central College in the mid-1920s). Originally the science department occupied three rooms on the first (ground level) floor, along with a lecture room and laboratories. Also on the ground floor was a gymnasium equipped for athletics and physical training. The college library was housed on the second level and an auditorium was located on the upper floor, which also included a stage and balcony. A Steinway grand piano and pipe organ also were located on the upper floor, where chapel exercises, recitals and “public entertainments” were given. The interior areas of Classic Hall were remodeled several times between 1911 and the last renovation in 1967. Only minor changes were made to the building’s exterior over the years, including the placement of different windows and the installation of a side entrance.

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An architectural rendering, below, will bring Classic Hall back to a state of beauty and function. (Left) Classic as it looked in 1919 on a postcard.

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Still on tap for this season are Crimes of the Heart, Dec. 4-7, 2008, and Oleanna, Feb. 26-Mar. 1, 2009, as well as student one-act plays Dec. 11-12, 2008, and a visit by the National Players to stage Shakespeare’s As You Like It, March 2, 2009.

Putting it all together Many opportunities exist for students to utilize their multiple talents when different aspects of the Fine and Performing Arts Division come together. In fact, some stu-

room space for Swinney Conservatory, coupled with an expanded first floor location for The Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art. (See related article.) Those involved are lauding the plan. “Any upgrade of our physical plant makes Central more attractive to not only the prospective students from schools with state-of-the-art rehearsal facilities,” says Larry Bennett, “but also to all students who want to attend a university that has the same. With the rich heritage of our music department, these students deserve the finest environment in which to develop their musicianship.” Skip Vandelicht agrees and adds, “We are also desperately in need of storage space for both our music library and our instrument collection. This new facility will provide good secure areas for that as well as much needed practice room space for our students.”

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The 2008 summer operetta, The Mikado, starred CMU current students, faculty, and staff; alumni; and area residents. Photo (l-r) shows Steve Jones ’94, Tom Arnold ’79, and freshman Lacey Eaton in starring roles. It was directed by Dr. Susan Quigley-Duggan.

dents are now majoring in music and minoring in theatre, or vice versa. Operas and community theatre productions, often heavily peopled with CMU folks, provide a chance to do theatre work while also incorporating music. This past year has provided students a chance to perform in the opera The Magic Flute, the summer operetta The Mikado, and the Fayette Area Community Theatre’s performance of Gypsy. Even non-musical theatre students can be involved in lighting and sound, set design, publicity, stage management, props, costumes, and box office. The entire music department works together to put on successful Band Days in the fall and Music Festivals in the spring. The always active Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Sigma Alpha Iota broaden opportunities for students as well. Vandelicht and Westfall have already probed the possibilities of presenting a combined choir and band performance.

Looking to the future One commodity missing in the music segment of the Fine and Performing Arts Division has for years been space. The program has simply outgrown its facilities. That problem is now being addressed. The University proposed, and the Board of Trustees adopted in October, a plan to renovate the currently unused Classic Hall on the south end of the campus as additional rehearsal and class-

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Although a new performance venue for the music and theatre programs is not currently being pursued, it too is on the long-range strategic plan. In the meantime, coupling the increasingly upgraded facilities with the exceptional leaders and teachers currently on campus, Central Methodist University can look forward to ever increasing numbers of new students choosing to pursue fine and performing arts.

Swinney Conservatory students hosted the 40th annual Band Day in October. Twenty-seven high school bands, comprising approximately 2,300 students from throughout Missouri, competed in street, field, drumline, and auxiliary competitions. Twelve CMU alumni were directors of competing bands. The Sweepstakes winner (shown above) was Waynesville, which boasts three CMU alumni leaders: director Jim Stockmann ’93, assistant director Jared Sabatasso ’04 and guard director Miranda Beck ’01. Other returning CMU alumni who brought their bands to competition included: Jennifer Carr ’04 (Kingsville), Kelsy Whitacre ’08 (Glasgow, first in Class 1 field, street, and auxiliary), Josh Myers ’02 (Fayette, first in Class 2 field and parade), Sara Malan ’08 (Crystal City), J. West ’00 (Hallsville), Harry Gardner ’04 (Warsaw), Lori Pyatt ’93 (Dixon), Kevin Lines ’86 (Marshall), and Gene Edwards ’88 (Gallatin, first in Class 2 drumline).

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Halloween tradition The Swinney Conservatory of Music presented its eighth annual Halloween Organ Recital on Oct. 24, in Linn Memorial UMC. Performing seasonally appropriate selections were organists Dr. Barbara Hamel, CMU professor of music; Dr. William McIntosh, CMU professor emeritus of mathematics; and Ruth Spayde, Swinney Conservatory accompanist; and CMU music students Sarah Lucas, on oboe, and soprano Courtney Landis. Also performing were soprano Dr. Susan Quigley-Duggan, CMU assistant professor of music and vocal teacher; John Flanders, CMU professor of business and economics; guest artist Dr. Jan Krabill, principal organist and director of music at Community of Christ International Headquarters in Independence; and Fayette eighthgrader Tessa Chambers, a music student who studies with Ruth Spayde.

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The 2009 Wicks Organ Recital, “Fall Harvest-Faith Harvest Hymn Festival,” was presented on Oct. 26 in Linn Memorial UMC. Dr. Jan Kraybill, who had already joined the Halloween Concert festivities, was organist. (see story above) The festival celebrated the rich international heritage of music and its continued inspiration to people of faith. The audience sang familiar hymns and new songs, led by Kraybill and Dr. Claude Westfall, CMU director of choral activities, and the Conservatory Chorale. Kraybill, a designer and leader of hymn festivals, presents international hymn festivals, performs organ recitals, and teaches workshops for church musicians and worship planners. She has performed in many venues in the United States as well as Canada, Russia, Poland, and Tahiti, and multiple tours of the United Kingdom. Highlights of her 2007-08 season include performances on the recital series at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City and at the National AGO convention in Minneapolis.

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Clockwise from top, the performers gather for a serious formal photo; Dr. Claude Westfall and Dr. Barb Hamel lead the pumpkin carols; Dr. Jan Kraybill, who performed at both the Halloween Concert and at the Wicks Organ Recital.

Guest artists’ low brass and organ recital Well-known musicians and music educators Dr. Eileen Meyer Russell and Dr. Ellsworth Peterson presented a Low Brass and Organ Recital Nov. 2 in Linn Memorial United Methodist Church on the CMU campus. While visiting CMU, Dr. Russell also conducted a Brass Master Class and Dr. Peterson presented a lecture titled "Early Methodism and the Music of the Wesley Family." Russell teaches low brass and theory at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, and she teaches euphonium and trombone at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake, Michigan. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a doctorate in music from Indiana University and a master’s in music degree from the University of Northern Iowa. Peterson, a native of Georgetown, Texas, holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Southwestern University, Georgetown; Union Theological Seminary (SMM) and Harvard University (PhD). From 1965 through 2002 he was the holder of the Margaret Root Brown Chair in Fine Arts at Southwestern University. During this time he served as University Organist and as Chairman of the International Studies Committee.

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Music and theatre students recognized Swinney Conservatory of Music and the Theatre Arts Department held their annual Fine Arts Division Celebration Sept. 19 to honor music and theatre arts students. A variety of academic and leadership awards were presented to students by Dr. Ron Shroyer, dean of the conservatory, and Dr. Mark Kelty, assistant professor of theatre. The key music department awards were the W.D. Settle Award, which went to David Sahm; the R.L. Easley Memorial Choral Award, which went to Todd Borgmann; and the Luther T. Spayde Award, which went to Elaine Stevenson. Two music students, Alana McMichael and Elaine Stevenson, were recognized for maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Borgmann was also recognized

with the Conservatory “Superhero” award, for his assistance in day-today Conservatory operations while Administrative Assistant Ruth Spayde was on sick leave for knee surgery. Key theatre department awards were: Best Female Actor in a Leading Role, to Lindsey Moum for her performance as Helsa Wenzel in The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940; Best Male Actor in a Leading Role, to Richard Mitchem as Giles Mace in House & Garden; Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role, to Ashley Anderson as Izzie Truce in House & Garden; and Best Male Actors in a Supporting Role, to Paul Blanchard as Papageno in The Magic Flute, and Clint Verner as Jake Mace in House & Garden.

Drummond honored posthumously The late Dr. R. Paul Drummond, long-time CMU professor of music and director of choral activities, was honored posthumously during the September Fine Arts Celebration. Drummond, who died in September 2007 at age 60, was remembered by the Swinney Conservatory of Music and recognized as ”Professor Music and Director of Choral Activities emeritus of Central Methodist University.” In a resolution read by Nancy Thompson Jones, CMU professor emerita of music and currently an associate dean, Drummond was remembered for the verve and vitality that characterized his work and total love of music, and for his many years of exceptional teaching and service. Drummond had been a member of the university’s Swinney Conservatory of Music faculty since 1981. In addition to directing the A Cappella Choir and the touring ensemble of 18 voices and teaching academic music courses at CMU, he was active in the Missouri Choral Directors Association, having served as president and state secretary of the organization. Drummond’s widow, Suzanne (Armitage) Drummond ’67 of New Franklin was present to accept the honor. A memorial fund has been established at the Central Methodist University Swinney Conservatory of Music in memory of Dr. R. Paul Drummond.

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Students (l-r) Row 1: David Sahm, Todd Borgman, Elaine Stevenson, Alana McMichael; Row 2: Lindsey Moum, Richard Mitchem, Ashley Anderson, Paul Blanchard; Row 3: Clint Verner Photo, right: Suzanne (Armitage) Drummond ’67 accepts the award honoring her late husband, Dr. Paul Drummond (inset).

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During Alumni Band weekend last summer participants elected to commission a portrait of the late Keith House ’49, dean of the Swinney Conservatory emeritus. The Alumni Band Board spearheaded the project and selected artist Annette Broy from Nixa, Mo. The portrait will be finished in November and will be dedicated June 20, 2009 at the next Alumni Band. It will eventually be moved to the new Keith House Band Room in a remodeled Classic Hall.

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Whole new meaning for “road trip” For the last week of July, three intrepid riders—Wade Welton, Jeff Sherman ’83, and Chris Polizzi ’07— biked their way across Iowa as part of the annual RAGBRAI bicycle trip. Welton, a veteran of the 471-mile trip, is director of the Athletic Training Program at CMU and has made the trip for the last 13 years. This year he cajoled basketball head coach Sherman and assistant football coach Polizzi into joining him. The bike ride, formally called the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI), has been sponsored by the Des Moines Register newspaper since its inception 36 years ago as a non-profit event that supports community organizations in Des Moines and central Iowa. Bikers may ride a day, a series of days, or the entire seven-day event. Their registration fees go to support the goals of RAGBRAI. On any given day, some 12,000-30,000 bikers will be on the yearly-assigned road, which runs from the west side of the state to the east to match prevailing tailwinds. This year Welton, Sherman, and Polizzi rode in temperatures in the 80s and 90s, slid around in the rain, and fought two days of unexpected headwinds. Each night they camped in tents. On the second night, they were rousted out by emergency workers at 2 a.m. and hustled into shelters while a severe thunderstorm blew through

From left, Jeff Sherman, Wade Welton, and Chris Polizzi prepare to ride Iowa.

the campground. In Ames, Iowa, they camped on the edge of campus and were lucky enough to hear Lance Armstrong speak and a concert by STYX, which raised money for the flood-ravaged areas of the state. “The hospitality of the people in Iowa is unbelievable,” says Welton. “People let us camp in their yards and use their showers! It’s something you have to experience.” Polizzi agrees that the ride was a wonderful experience. “Iowa really is a beautiful state, filled with good people, family values, and lots and lots of corn,” he notes. “The challenge of completing the ride was probably the most important part of RAGBRI for me, but getting to know Jeff and Wade better was also very fulfilling.”

Goppert Foundation commitment The Goppert Foundation of Kansas City, Mo., presented Central Methodist University with a generous gift of $100,000 in August to establish the Goppert Endowed Scholarship for deserving undergraduate students who show academic promise and demonstrate financial need. This is the second gift presented to CMU by The Goppert Foundation. “We are fortunate to have the support of The Goppert Foundation,” observes Jeannie Solomon, CMU grant specialist, “in helping us to continue to offer quality higher education programs and assistance to our students.” In his lifetime, Clarence H. Goppert acquired eight banks in Missouri and seven in Kansas. He established The Goppert Foundation in 1959 to help give back to the community. The goal of the Foundation is to serve the needs of the community in the areas where Goppert-owned service banks are located. The family- owned independent foundation continues to make contributions to schools, colleges, hospitals, churches, and community service organizations.

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On a Scuba dive off the coast of Roatan, Greg Thurmon ’77, assistant professor of biology, and his students identified their alma mater with pride (right). This is the second summer Thurmon has taken CMU students to study marine biology on the island off the coast of Honduras. Summer Rohe (photo, left) hitches a ride with a dolphin.

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Wanda Carr was recently chosen by students as Staff Member of the Year. She has been employed by Central Methodist since 1987 and has served as a storeroom clerk for maintenance and, more recently, in the mailroom at the Student and Community Center. In the photo, above, Dr. Dan Elliott, professor of biology, presents the award to Carr during the spring Honors Convocation.

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Denneny Career Center guides students Fall has been busy, as usual, for the James C. Denneny, Jr., Career Development Center, according to director Linda Lorenz. As school began, the center arranged for a part-time job fair, a new student mix-and-mingle workshop, and various introductory and informational sessions. A series of “Power Lunches,” designed to be accessible to all students during the noon hour, have revolved around subjects such as applying to graduate school, building resumes, finding dream jobs, networking, and interviewing skills. The center also offers work force wardrobe advice, etiquette dinners, and test preparation. A number of interactive sessions with alumni professionals in various fields

has included Amanda Culbertson-Kraemer ’03, AnheuserBusch innovations manager, discussing “The Innovation Process” and an alumni “Reality 101” session, followed by a mix-and-mingle reception to facilitate networking for students and professionals. Several career information sessions have also doubled as Science Seminars, including visits from a representative of Sigma-Aldrich and Agent Fox from the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement division of Homeland Security. Coming up Feb. 21 is the annual CMU Career EXPO, which showcases companies, school districts, and graduate schools that are interested in Central students. If you wish to participate, contact Linda Lorenz at llorenz@centralmethodist.edu.

Health sciences career day High school students planning to attend college, CMU students and college students interested in transferring to Central Methodist University participated in CMU’s annual “Health Sciences Career Day Panel” Oct. 16 on the university campus in Fayette. Attendees learned about educational opportunities and programs in the health sciences at Central from former students now active in those fields. Making presentations were: Kathie Ervie ’94, who has a master of physician assistant studies with a specialization in orthopedic surgery. She is currently employed at Northland Bone and Joint, an orthopedic practice in North Kansas City, Mo. She is past president of the Missouri Academy of Physician Assistants. Jessica Quint ’97, who holds a doctor’s degree in dental

surgery. She currently practices in Fayette, Mo. Angie Sherrow ’95, who has a bachelor’s degree in health sciences (physical therapy). She is a certified physical therapist and athletic trainer currently practicing in long-term care facilities in Hermann and Owensville, Mo. Keith Young ’86, who holds a doctor’s degree in medicine. He is currently an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at U.C.L.A. and chair of the Health and Medical Commission, City of Rancho Mirage, Calif. He currently practices adult psychiatry in Los Angeles and Rancho Mirage. Brett Ziegler ’87, who holds a doctor’s degree in veterinary medicine. He currently practices veterinary medicine at the Fairview Heights Animal Clinic in Fairview Heights, Ill.

CMU welcomes new faculty Central is pleased to introduce new faculty members who joined the CMU family this fall: Jason Arthur, Ph.D., assistant professor of English; Collin Brink, J.D., assistant professor of social sciences (who was an adjunct professor here last year); Kristin L. Cherry, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication; Lois E. Dunek, M.Ed., visiting professor of mathematics; Lisa Engweiler, M.A., adjunct professor of sociology; Carl Franks, Ph.D., assistant professor of English; Elizabeth Gold, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology; Kelsey Simpson Hussey, B.S.N., instructor of nursing; Bethany Mootz, M.A., assistant professor of education; Brandy Parker, M.N.E., assistant professor of nursing (CMU ’03); Jeremy Reed, Ph.D., assistant professor of English; Sandra Schaeffer Wald, M.A., adjunct professor of English; Barbara L. Thurmon, M.A. (CMU ’03), assistant professor of education; Michael Tilley, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology; Roy D. “Skip” Vandelicht, M.Ed., director

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Front row (l-r): Brink, Thurmon, Hussey, Wald, Mootz; back row: Franks, Reed, Tilley, Gold, Cherry, Dunek, and Engweiler (not pictured, Vandelicht and Westfall)

of bands and assistant professor of music (CMU ’77); and Claude Westfall, Ph.D., director of choral activities and assistant professor of music.

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CMU Receives $341,000 Federal Grant Central Methodist University received official notice earlier this year from the U.S. Department of Education that it will receive approximately $341,000 to fund a science education program. The funding will be for a science, technology, engineering, and math teacher training program at CMU. It will be carried out with assistance from Inovatia Laboratories in Fayette, Mo., where the home campus of CMU is located. The university has long been a leader in the certification of teachers among private colleges and universities in Missouri. United States Congressman Sam Graves, R-Mo., was instrumental in getting the funding for the teacher training project included in the Labor/Health and Human Services Appropriations bill that passed the House of Representatives in July 2007 and was later signed by President George W. Bush. Inovatia Laboratories, LLC, is an independent contract research organization (CRO) providing research, analysis, consultation and technology development services to public and private entities throughout North America. The company’s core competencies reside within the field of analytical chemistry and its related materials and instrumentation. “We will be thrilled to work in partnership with Inovatia Laboratories to continue our mission of preparing excellent teachers of science for rural Missouri schools and other schools throughout the state,” says CMU President Marianne E. Inman. Inovatia Labaratories will assist the university by providing technical oversight for the science education curriculum and also providing students hands-on experience at its facilities. “We feel it is important to promote math, engineering and science and teacher education in these critical areas through expansion of teacher training opportunities,” says J.B. Waggoner, managing partner of the company and one the key persons 24

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who developed the grant proposal. “It’s truly rewarding to see these things happen.” Waggoner, a 1991 graduate of CMU, worked with CMU Science Division professors Larry Peery and James Gordon in developing the federal grant proposal. In a statement released from Congressman Graves’ office, he said, “We need to train the next generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians today so that we can compete on a global stage tomorrow. This funding will help train those teachers and directly impact those students’ lives. I’m glad that Central Methodist and Inovatia Laboratories are partnering on this mission.”

Students get “ICE’d” The CMU chapter of Lambda Alpha Epsilon for Criminal Justice majors and the James C. Denneny, Jr., Career Development Center co-sponsored a visit to campus in October by two members of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division of Homeland Security. Special Agent and Group Supervisor Mark Fox (photo, right) and Special Agent Andrew Zumhofe, both based in the Kansas City, Mo., office, spent more than three hours talking with students. After an initial reception, two informational sessions were held for interested students in the morning, followed by a lunch presentation on possible career opportunities with ICE and other areas of Homeland Security. The main focus of ICE is to protect United States citizens from dangerous aliens and goods and to protect critical American infrastructure, with priorities based on their threat levels to the American people. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the largest investigative arm of Homeland Security, with nearly 6,000 criminal investigators who spend their lives trying to prevent attacks from terrorists and con-

trol other illegal activities, including human trafficking, commercial fraud, child predators, bulk currency smuggling, money laundering, and narcotics and other contraband smuggling. The division has exported 349,041 illegal aliens from the U.S. this year alone. The rigorous screening and training process to become an ICE special agent can be a lengthy process and involves written testing, structured interviews, background investigations, and a 22-week training program at the ICE Academy in Glynco, Ga.

CSIs take trophies Central’s Pi Lambda Alpha chapter of Lambda Alpha Epsilon national criminal justice association brought home five trophies from LAE’s recent regional competition. In women’s physical agility (1825-year-olds), Regina Esser took first place and Sarah Hugunin took second; in women’s physical agility (26-35), Jennifer Hill placed third. The CMU squad placed in two different levels of crime scene competition. In the upper level, the team of Warren Swanberg, Julie Hubbard, and James Leonard took third place. The professional level team included Prof. Teri Haack and students Jennifer Hill and Stacy Pierson; it also took third. The Pi Lambda Alpha chapter is currently raising money to defend a national title in criminal investigation that it won last spring. The next competition will take place this spring in Florida.

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United Methodist clergy gathered on campus Oct. 20 to participate in the second annual session of “CMU Clergy Day Apart.” Keynote speakers for the session were Mike Graves, the William K. McElvaney Visiting Professor of Preaching and director of continuing education, Saint Paul School of Theology; and David P. Atkins, executive director, Missouri United Methodist Foundation. Dr. Graves discussed “Listening to the Listeners: New Directions in Preaching,” and Atkins talked about “Grants and Scholarships: What is Available in Missouri?” President Marianne E. Inman also addressed the gathering, discussing the CMU-UMC relationship, academic programs, campus activities and improvements, and scholarship opportunities for Methodist-related students. “Our first annual Clergy Day Apart last year proved to be a vital and productive session, an opportunity to exchange ideas and consider new opportunities for both the Missouri Conference and Central Methodist University,” Dr. Inman says. “We looked forward to this second occasion to assemble to consider issues of vital importance to the Church and to Central. It is an occasion for us to continue sharing information and learning how to more effectively carry forth our historical joint mission of intellectual growth and spiritual growth.” Inman noted in her remarks that with Central’s largest fall enrollment in the University’s 154-year history, a significant number of students come from United Methodist-related families. “Central Methodist is proud to be the one university in Missouri related to the United Methodist Church,” she stated. The university offers churchrelated first-time and transfer students a 50 percent reduction in tuition to attend CMU at the main campus in Fayette.

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A number of student successes have recently been reported by faculty and staff. CMU student Brittinee Craigg spent nine weeks of her summer interning with Project Transformation in the Kansas City area. Along with 11 other college students, she worked at summer day camps at several United Methodist churches to help nearly 80 youth improve their lives, including spending time in the important reading program. Brianne Preston also spent her summer interning. She worked at the Academy of Natural Science in Philadelphia this summer. One of her projects was to research the Gregor Mendel exhibition at the Academy, match the information to the exhibition segments, prepare a script, and present it to the tour guides. She also created hands-on activities in the children’s area. She is a history major. Crystal Quist, a senior sociology major has been awarded first place in the 2008 Missouri Sociological Association Alvin Gouldner Undergraduate Paper Competition. Her paper, titled “Knight Time

Reading from the Boudoir,” is an ethnographic study of a women’s romance novel book club, a condensed version of her CMU senior thesis. Andrew Claxton has been acknowledged by his district manager for his direct sales performance and leadership in the Rolla field office of Vector Marketing, which sells knives. He was deemed a great representative of Central and an example of why the company enjoys working with CMU students. Marty Kossak and his advisor Janice Henson, assistant professor of education at CMU, presented a joint project in July at the Whole Language Umbrella Literacies for All Summer Institute in Tucson, Ariz. The organization is a branch of the National Council of Teachers of English. Their presentation, “Students Calling 911: Literacy Lessons for Cowboys and Gangsta Wannabes,” discussed ways that educational providers have used innovative, socially responsive teaching methods to help young students in rural areas that are becoming urbanized to become literate, rather than becoming alienated from school.

Student counselors at youth camps Five Central Methodist students who are members of the CMU Fellowship of Christian Athletes spent their summer working in Branson, Mo., at a Kamp Kanakuk. Since 1926, Kanakuk Kamps have provided outdoor summer sports camps that promote personal growth and Christian character. Each year the organization hosts more than 14,000 “kampers,” ages 7-18, in eight summer camps for an “Exciting Adventure in Christian Athletics.” Students who took part as counselors this past summer were Christina “Kari” Salmon, a senior from Hermitage, Mo., who is double majoring in business and recreation management; Mickey Pitman, a junior from Branson, Mo., undeclared

major; Natalie Rolph, a junior from St. Charles, Mo., majoring in physical education; Stephanie Sullivant, a sophomore from Liberty, Mo., majoring in mathematics; and Ben Hopper, a sophomore (not attending CMU this semester) from Branson, Mo., who was majoring in physical education. Salmon says her work as a counselor at the Branson Kamp Kanakuk was “the most rewarding and fulfilling work one could possibly do.” She adds, “We [students serving as counselors] all are members of the CMU Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the campus chapter. We love working with kids who enjoy sports. It is compatible with the mission of Central Methodist University.”

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The Ashby-Hodge Gallery celebrates fifteen years An artist chooses his canvas, assembles his paints, and begins to paint. Sometimes he has a vision of the finished painting; sometimes he merely lets the brushes and colors take him on a journey of delightful discovery, marveling in the process as his picture emerges. The Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art is celebrating 15 years in operation; and much like the artist creating his work of art, professors emeritus Tom Yancey ’54 and Dr. Joe Geist, who is the current curator of the gallery, have watched in wonder as their blank canvas has come to life. In 1991 on a trip to visit alumni and friends of Central At the opening of The Ashby-Hodge Gallery in 1993, the honorees gathered for a photo: (l-r) Dr. Methodist, Jim (“Dean T”) and Helen Robert ’42 and Anna Mae Besgrove Hodge ’44; Arlene and Charles Thomas Ashby, representing Thogmorton visited in Pekin, Ill., his uncle, Dr. L.D. Ashby; Pansy and Central Methodist College President Joe A. Howell. with Dr. and Mrs. L.D. Ashby, whose house was packed with a remarkspace might become the new home of Central’s own art able collection of mostly regional art. As Dr. Ashby was gallery. a 1942 alumnus of Central, the Thogmortons passed this Money to create such a gallery was, of course, in short information on to Yancey and Geist. They, in turn, went supply. The solution arrived in a tiny package of dynamite to visit the Ashbys, who were looking for a home for their named Anna Mae Hodge ’44, herself a talented artist. She artwork, including pieces by artists Thomas Hart Benton, and her husband, Dr. Robert Hodge ’42, launched a plan Aaron Bohrod, Birger Sandzén, Paul Cornoyer, and many to raise the needed funds. Between their substantial perothers. sonal gifts and the gifts of the Central Classes of 1943-44, Geist and Yancey had found their “paints” but lacked the necessary monies were raised to renovate the space, rea canvas. Fortunately, at that time the CMU Bookstore had decided to move to the Fayette square and had vacated its Below, left: The grand opening of the gallery drew home in the lower level of Cupples Hall. Then-president crowds of people and media. of Central Methodist Dr. Joe A. Howell agreed that the old Below, right: George Caleb Bingham’s portrait of Rebecca Munro Leveridge

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Left, President Marianne Inman greets artist Robert MacDonald Graham at an exhibition of his works at the gallery. Above, Graham’s painting of a Depression-era couple, entitled“Today and Tomorrow”

move the outside access, and secure and insure the premises for the valuable artwork that would reside there. In the fall of 1993, The Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art opened. Yancey, who was teaching his two favorite subjects—music and art—at Central, became the first curator. A board of 12 members was established to guide the gallery, and Geist served as its first chair. When Geist retired as chair of the Humanities Division in 1998, he became curator of the Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art, a post he continues to hold. This beautiful piece of art, the gallery, grew in prestige and focus when Dr. Marianne Inman became president of Central Methodist and pronounced it “our little jewel on the campus.” “She gave it her full support and has continued to do so,” Geist points out. Like layers of paint, new pieces of art began to build upon the original pieces from the Ashby collection, and the board set up two budgets, one for operating expenses and one for acquisitions.

Through the intervening years, the total number of pieces in the permanent collection has risen to a total of more than 750. “I’m very proud of that statistic because 150 of those came from the Ashby collection,” Geist says. “Everything else came from buying, giving, trading. We built up funds from several sources, one being a patron group which would be invited to give once a year. We started a gala and made a little money. We have a box for donations in the gallery.” “I have many a fond memory of happenings in the gallery,” Yancey reminisces. “One involves the artist Robert MacDonald Graham Jr. He called on the phone one fall afternoon and casually proceeded to tell me that he was going to give us the “Twelve Missouri Springs” series of paintings that we had shown in the gallery. It was indeed a most magnanimous gift to the gallery and the university!” Geist and Yancey agree that the most important ele-

Left: Anna Mae Hodge visits with Dr. Joe Geist, current curator of the gallery, during the October 2008 15th Anniversary Gala.

Right: One of the gallery favorites, “As Long as There are Horses” by Charles Banks Wilson, a contemporary of Thomas Hart Benton

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“California Coast,” an oil on canvas painting by Birger Sandzén, a Swedish-born painter who taught art at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kan.

ment of the gallery has been the undying devotion of the 30 docents who keep the doors open on a daily basis. Yancey calls them the “Ambassadors of Art.” Without them, they both agree the gallery would cease to exist. The gallery’s holdings now include paintings in all media, lithographs, wood and fiber pieces, photographs, and sculptures. “The idea Dr. Ashby had was to focus in on Thomas Hart Benton and his students,” reports Geist. “We have works from 10 of his students in our collection. We got to know some of these artists who have come to visit us, including William McKim and Robert MacDonald Graham.” According to Yancey, art historian Henry Adams told him, “You probably have the largest collection of works by students of [Thomas Hart] Benton of any gallery in the country.” The gallery currently presents five exhibitions a year, two each semester and one in the summer. Each lasts six to seven weeks with various kinds of shows. Some are for individual artists, some are thematic shows, and some are traveling shows that come in, such as the prestigious Southwestern Bell (now AT&T) show that featured some of the finest of national artists. The board now tries to buy a piece from every show that focuses on individual artists. This year, in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art, two halves of a show from the permanent collection have been spotlighted. The first, called “Women in Art: Seventy Works from the Permanent Collection,” displayed works of only female artists. “In the 150 Ashby paintings, only two are by women,” Geist points out. “There was such a gap. But half of the two-part 15th anniversary showing is by women.” That show ran early this fall; then, in October, attendees of the 15th Anniversary Gala were treated to a private showing of the second half, called “Highlights of the The Ashby-Hodge Collection Fifteen Years Later; and A Ticket to Broadway: The Art of the Playbill—100 Years on Broadway.” It showcases 50 of Geist’s and 28

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Jo Stealey’s installation, named “The Guardians” was part of her innovative show titled “Art Nourishes the Soul: The Soul Sustains Art.”

Yancey’s favorite pieces of the permanent collection. The show also includes a display of 180 Playbills framing their history from 1890-2008, on loan from former CMU professor of theatre and communications, John Kelly, who now teaches at Elmira College in New York. Kelly was a guest at the Gala and also gave a lecture about how the use of Playbills has evolved in the theatre. Although the artworks are stored safely in two locations, there is not enough room in the current gallery to display many pieces at a time. Fortunately, that is about to change. The CMU Board of Trustees agreed in their October meeting to renovate Classic Hall, which has not been used in some years, as an art and music center. The main floor will be devoted to the A-H Gallery and will include a much larger capacity for display, secure storage, and meeting rooms. It will have its own entrance and will be more easily accessible to its patrons. The gallery has made immense strides in its short life. Geist can now laugh about its beginning. “I must confess “Red House in Santa Barbara” by Edna Schenk ’35. She donated much of her artwork to the Ashby-Hodge Gallery.

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we really didn’t envision anything for the future,” he admits, “because we really were amateurs, as Dr. Ashby used to call us. We started from nothing. We tried to build, build, build--and get ideas and formulate them and make them come into being. We really were just trying to stay alive from year to year and make it work.” Sometimes that’s the way art evolves.

Above, artists Jo Stealy (left) and Sharon Dyer discuss art with Tom Yancey, curator of the gallery from its opening in 1993 until 1998. Below, a recent acquisition for the gallery is a bronze maquette (a smallscale model) of Sabra Tull Meyer’s “Corps of Discovery: Lewis & Clark.” The full-size bronze set stands on the grounds of the Missouri State Capital in Jefferson City.

Artist Claudia Graham’s “Peaceful Kingdom” pays homage to its more famous cousin “The Peaceable Kingdom” by Edward Hicks.

Dr. Geist and Prof. Yancey have been the dreamers, the driving force, the artists in the creation of this beautiful piece of art—The Ashby Hodge Gallery of American Art—a continuing work in progress and a creative masterpiece on the campus of CMU. Yancey voices their hope for the future, “I sincerely hope the gallery in the future will continue to attract a wide audience of visitors of all ethnic backgrounds and ages and serve as an arena for artists themselves,” says Yancey.

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Attention: Class of 1959 First the Fifties – Now the Fiftieth September 1955, fresh faced and naïve, the Class of 1959 departed from Lynbrook, New York, to Glasgow, Missouri, to attend Central College. As a freshman class, we bonded making our Homecoming float, “Snow ‘Em Under,” and by making 9,782 grilled or pimento cheese sandwiches in order to pay for our class gift—the “C” bench. In 1956, we returned to sit on “our bench” and begin actively and contemplatively to sort out who we were to become. Some changed majors, some chose new friends and roommates, some sought spiritual journeys, and, at least one of us had the independence and courage to question administration dictates. In 1957, Sputnik was the big news internationally; locally, the big event was the opening of Holt Hall. Females said good-bye to the formal serving of Sunday noon meals, and all lovers said good-bye to the infamous Howard-Payne porch. In the fall of 1958, all too soon, we could visualize the close of our days at Central and the beginnings of our plans for graduate school, professional careers, and marriages. Too soon, it is now almost time for our 50th Reunion. It will be held October 2-4, 2009, during Homecoming Weekend. Friday we will celebrate and share stories with each other and those from other classes. Saturday we will view the parade, meet as a class, and attend the football game. Following the game there will be a ’59 reception at Coleman Hall, then our special dinner in the Dealy Room in the Student and Community Center. The rumor is that Spielberg and Lucas are creating fantasies exploring the Class of 1959’s past at Central. See you October 2, 2009!!

Art and math make winning combination Dr. Linda Lembke, professor of mathematics and mathematics education, has collaborated with her 95-year-old mother on a cross-stitching piece that has taken second place in a contest sponsored by Country Woman magazine. Lembke reports that she designed the piece and her mother stitched it, which made it a perfect mother-daughter project. Their snow scene will be pictured in the Feb./March issue of the magazine and instructions will be included in a later issue. The judges commended the artwork’s sense of peace. Lembke says she built the design around the farm that belonged to the parents of her husband, Dr. Roger Lembke, professor emeritus of chemistry. 30

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Jim “Spider” Clatworthy ’59 draws a name for the newest Hall of Sponsors Scholarship. Observing the occasion are Theresa Davis (left), vice president for advancement, and Peggy Purvis Robb ’76, director of annual giving and donor relations.

Class of ’59 draws new name The Class of 1959 has established their ninth Hall of Sponsors Scholarship. Class members and others make donations to their scholarship fund. For each $100 contributed, the donor’s name is added to a drawing to decide for whom the scholarship will be named. The ninth drawing was held on Oct. 17, 2008. Jim “Spider” Clatworthy, a member of the Class of 1959, drew out the winning name (photo, above). This year the name drawn was Dr. Fred “Bud” Thornton. Dr. Thornton is a physician in Sikeston, Mo., and attended Central from 1955-1959. He was the senior class president, a Moker, a lab assistant, and a member of Omicron Delta Kappa. After graduating from Central, he attended Northwestern University Medical School and earned his medical degree in 1963. This is the second time Dr. Thornton’s name has been drawn for the scholarship. In 1995 when his name was first drawn, he requested that the scholarship be named instead for classmate Kay Hendrick Hawks who had passed away. He is currently contemplating his options for this newest honor. The Class of ’59 will hold the 10th Hall of Sponsors Scholarship drawing during their 50th reunion at Homecoming 2009.

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Central following a green path Central continues its efforts to be a greener institution, making positive environmental impact on its buildings, grounds, and students. One effort has been interesting to watch on several fronts—Trayless Tuesdays in the dining hall. Fresh Ideas, CMU’s food service organization, reported that more than 1,000 gallons of water were used every week to sanitize the dishes, utensils, and trays used in the dining hall. A decision was made to remove trays entirely one day each week to cut back on water usage. An interesting side effect appears to be that many people also eat less, being able to carry less to the table with two hands. That makes it a win-win situation. People eat less, which is good for them; less food is

wasted, which is good for the institution; and less water is used, which is good for everyone. “Fresh Ideas believes in encouraging ourselves and the customers we serve to think of ways to assist in our global quest to conserve the earth’s natural resources,” says manager Sharon Cravens. Diners are encouraged to make the decision not to use trays on the rest of the days of the week while results are being analyzed. Another tactic being used, which benefits both the environment and CMU’s pocketbook, is a monitoring program that keeps track of power usage on campus. Because energy costs are based on peak usage, the program automatically shuts down non-essen-

Students keep busy doing individual good deeds for the environment, including freshman Knial Piper who used his art to encourage careful water usage (below, left; photo courtesy of his father, Dr. Knial Piper ’89) and Amanda Armistead (l) and Bekka Ludolph, both freshmen who volunteered to help pick up trash after a recent MU football game in Columbia. (below, right: photo courtesy of photographer Parker Eshelman and the Columbia Tribune)

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tial equipment and adjusts temperatures in order to keep the campus from setting higher peaks. Lighting changes are an easy and relatively inexpensive change to help green up CMU. The maintenance department replaced many incandescent bulbs with new compact fluorescent bulbs and replaced old ballasts with electronic ones, using more efficient bulbs, especially in Stedman and the Philips Recreation Center where costs have dropped 60-75 percent. More recently, employees have changed more than 500 bulbs in Holt, noting that it is an ongoing project. The maintenance department is also replacing the burners on Central’s two boilers, which date back to 1972 and are inefficient. The new weight room in the Mabee Athletic Facility, which will attach to the north end of Puckett Field House, is also energy-friendly. It will have geothermal heat. Wells are currently being dug 400 feet into the ground. Pipes that run through the wells will keep water at a steady temperature of around 55 degrees. Heating and cooling become much easier and less expensive as a result. Central has had a paper recycling program for some months now. As an additional way of saving paper, however, the editorial staff of The Talon is now offering this publication online. Alumni can receive their Talon via mail or by going to our website—or both! Saving the green—both environmental and financial—continues to be a focus at Central Methodist.

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Administrators continue to lead Central Methodist University President Marianne E. Inman has been elected to her second term as chair of the Missouri Humanities Council. Inman has served a total of 10 years on the Missouri Humanities Council Board of Directors in two separate terms. She previously served for eight years on the Alaska Humanities Forum Board of Directors and for five years on the speakers bureau for the Wisconsin Humanities Council.

“The work of state humanities councils is vitally important in promoting our understanding of the heritage of both our country and our local communities.” Inman says. “The Missouri Humanities Council actively initiates and supports projects that contribute to the educating and engaging the citizens of our state.” Julee Sherman, vice president for finance and administration at Central Methodist University, has

been elected president of The Central Association of College and University Business Officers (CACUBO). Sherman also serves on the board of the parent organization, the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), to which she was first appointed in 2003. She will serve as president of CACUBO until October 2009. CACUBO membership includes 584 higher education institutions in 17 Midwestern states. Established in 1909, CACUBO offers school, college and university business officers opportunities to develop professionally and share thoughts, problems and solutions on matters affecting higher education.

New hires: assistant dean for research and SID

Two key staff positions were filled in June by Central Methodist University with the hiring of Amy Dykens as assistant dean for institutional research and Kelcey Zutavern as sports information director. Dykens is responsible for the overall leadership and management of Central Methodist’s institutional research efforts, including federal, state and other external reporting; and providing data support for strategic and operational planning, academic program reviews, and for analysis of student evaluations of instruction and academic advisement. The assistant dean also has primary responsibility for data support for CMU’s assessment of student learning efforts. The position also supports the Registrar’s Office with assistance for web-based services, reporting, and end-of-semester processing. Dykens was recently selected as an AIR (Association for Institutional Research) Fellow for the National Conference on First-Year Assessment held Oct.12-14 in San Antonio, Texas. The conference mission is to support and advance efforts to improve student learning and transitions into

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and through higher education. Prior to joining CMU, Dykens was associate director of the Sandage Center for the Study of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa, and had also served as an adjunct faculty member of the Business Division and as career development coordinator for the university. Dykens earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Graceland in 1995, a bachelor’s degree in medical technology from the University of Tennessee in 1997, and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Colorado in 2003. Zutavern is responsible for directing the university’s sports information program, including preparation and distribution of all athletic news and records to the media, writing press releases, production of media guides, game programs and other publica-

tions. The position also is responsible for web-site maintenance, reporting of statistics to the HAAC and the NAIA. The university has 14 (seven each for men and women) intercollegiate athletics programs and will be adding men’s and women’s golf in the fall of 2009. Zutavern graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in art from Doane College, Crete, Neb., in May. While attending college, she was a member of the college’s intercollegiate track and field team and was recognized several times as an NAIA ScholarAthlete. She also worked with the Doane College Sports Information Department, served as a communications intern with USA Track & Field during the USA Outdoor Nationals in Indianapolis and as a media contact at the USA Youth Outdoor Nationals in Lisle, Ill.

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Students honored during Convocation Three major student awards were presented to two students during CMU’s Fall Convocation. Joseph Scott Garrett, 19, a sophomore majoring in business, received the Kim Everett Memorial Award for Outstanding Freshman Male. Samantha Ann Potter, 19, a sophomore majoring in biology, received the Tau Kappa Epsilon Award for Outstanding Freshman Female and the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Outstanding Freshman Leadership Award. The Male and Female Freshman Award presentations are made annually to students who were enrolled the previous year as freshman-level students. The Kim Everett Memorial Award is presented annually to a male student who demonstrates a genuine concern

for CMU, diverse involvement on the campus, leadership, active concern for fellow students, and academic scholarship. Everett was president of his freshman class in 1972-73. An athlete, musician and campus leader, Everett was killed in a lightening-related accident at the beginning of his sophomore year. The Tau Kappa Epsilon Award (formerly the Delta Sigma Psi Award) is presented annually to a female student in good academic standing who exemplifies dedication, involvement and commitment to the mission and goals of CMU. The ODK Leadership Award is presented annually to an outstanding student who demonstrates campus leadership. Recipients are nominated by faculty, and selected by ODK members.

President Inman presents honor certificates to Joseph Scott Garrett and Samantha Ann Potter during convocation.

Seeing triple Central welcomed a set of triplets to its freshman class this fall. Amber, Jessica, and Kristen Strubberg (l-r in

photo, left) arrived from Linn, Mo. They decided on CMU because they had been coming to the Central Music Festival since they were in sixth grade. Although none is a music major (math, psychology, and undecided), two are in A Cappella Choir and two are in Marching Band. They all liked the fact that Central was more compatible in size with their small town of 1,200. They have found the transition from high school easier than they had expected. The hardest part, they say, falls to their parents who are putting three students through college at the same time.

Many alumni will remember CMU’s last set of triplets, the Weilbrenners–Kellie Weilbrenner, Karla Weilbrenner McCollum, and Kimberly Weilbrenner Johnson–who graduated in 1989. (Photo, right, is from their CMU days.)

Muzorewa receives Glenn Cox Scholarship Sophomore Tenderano “Tendie” Muzorewa, granddaughter of Bishop Abel Muzorewa, both from Zimbabwe, received the Glenn Cox Scholarship from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. Cox ’51, chair of CMU’s Board of Trustees, made the presentation at the Board’s fall meeting (photo, right). Tendie plans to pursue a career in biomedical engineering and maintains a 4.0 GPA. She is active in Chapel,

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International Eagles, and plays on the CMU volleyball team. Michael Pope, CMU liaison for the United Methodist Churches describes Tendie as “outgoing and friendly as well as open to new people and situations in her life.” He further says, “She is compassionate and concerned about the welfare of others. She models her Christian faith and is an example to others of the kind of person the Bible describes as a follower of Jesus Christ.”

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Hall of Fame inducts three

Sue Feldkamp (back row, in blue) is surrounded by some of her former athletes from Central.

Two former Central Methodist University athletes and a head women’s athletic coach were inducted into the Hairston Hall of Fame Sept. 6. Sue Feldkamp of Cashiers, N.C., CMU’s head women’s athletic coach from 1973 to 1977; April (Smith) Ash ’00 of Ashland; and Joan (Pauly) Upperman ’00 of St. Louis were honored guests at a reception and formal induction ceremony before the CMU-Graceland home football game. Each inductee was presented a plaque at the reception by Dr. Marianne Inman, president of CMU, and was recognized at halftime of the football game.

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Sue Feldkamp was responsible for the establishment of the Women’s Athletic Program at Central Methodist in 1973 and served as head women’s athletic coach from 1973 to 1977. She also served as the head coach for women’s basketball, volleyball, softball and track, and as an assistant professor of physical education. She directed Central’s first MAIAW (Missouri Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) State Badminton Tournament team, which placed second and third in doubles and won first place as team. She also led athletes in the first MAIAW State Track and Field meet where Central placed third in the long jump. Feldkamp’s team won the first MAIAW Small College Basketball Tournament in 1973-74 with a team of only seven players. The CMU team placed third in the HAAC (Heart of America Conference) Tournament in 1974-75 and second in the HAAC Tournament in 1976-77. Dating from her service as head women’s gymnastics coach at Eastern Kentucky University in 1971-72, Feldkamp went on to have a distinguished career as a coach and educator in women’s athletics. Following her tenure with Central Methodist, she served 34

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as a coach in multiple sports for Berea College from 1978 to 1984; as gymnastics instructor and coach at Northern Kentucky School of Gymnastics from 1984 to 1985; and as head volleyball coach at Spellman College from 1985 to 1990 and again from 1992 to 1997. She also participated in the 1984 Olympic Torch Relay across the United States and in the July 1987 Run for Equality sponsored by NOW and NAGWS in Washington, D.C. Feldkamp earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education in 1971 and a master’s in physical education in 1972, both from Eastern Kentucky University.

Made (554), Most 3-Point Field Goals Made-Season (206), Most 3-Point Field Goals Made-Career (247), Most Free Throws MadeSeason (206), Most Free Throws made-Career (507) and Highest Free Throw Percentage (87.7 percent). Ash received a bachelor’s degree in biology from CMU in 2000. She and her husband, Brian ’00, live in Ashland, Mo. April Ash works as a pharmacist in Jefferson City.

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Joan (Pauly) Upperman was an all-around athlete from 1995 to 1999

April Smith Ash

April (Smith) Ash was a prominent member of the Lady Eagles Basketball team from 1996 to 2000. During her four years of playing, she was twice recognized as All-American, twice as Scholar All-American, and

as National Player of the Week in January 2000. She was the recipient of the Darla Pannier Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year in 2000. Among her numerous records are All-Time Point Leader-career (1,892), Highest Scoring Average-Career (15 points per game), Most Field Goals

as a student at CMU. She lettered in three sports – women’s soccer, volleyball, and basketball. In basketball, she was recognized as an All-American player and is fourth on the women’s basketball team’s all-time scoring list (1,622 career points). She also holds records for the Most Blocks in a Game (8), Most Blocks in Season (95), Most Blocks in Career (285) and Most Rebounds in Career (1,260). Upperman received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from CMU in 2000. Upperman and her husband, Justus, and their son, Drew, live in St. Louis, where she currently serves as a pediatric asthma nurse and educator with St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The Hairston Hall of Fame was established in 1983 through a gift from alumnus William L. Hairston ’33. The Hall of Fame honors the outstanding accomplishments of CMU athletes and coaches and recognizes significant contributions to the university’s athletic programs.

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Fall Sports Recap Cross Country

The Eagle men and women were among the top three HAAC teams at each of this year’s meets through Oct. 11. In their only home meet of the season, the Gary Stoner Memorial Invitational, both teams placed five runners in the top 10 and were crowned the team champions. Five women and three men entered or moved up on CMU’s list of all-time top performers with their times at either the Southern Stampede in Joplin, Mo., Sept. 20, or the Gary Stoner Invitational Oct. 11. On the women’s side, sophomore Kristi Williams (St. Joseph, Mo.) moved from a tie for 10th to No. 9 with her time of 19 minutes, 23.5 seconds at the Southern Stampede. Junior Elizabeth Zaragoza (Dixon, Mo.) moved into 13th place on the chart with a time of 20:21.7 at the Gary Stoner Invitational. The time was a personal best for Zaragoza by nearly one minute. Junior Emily Jahrling (Liberty, Mo.) posted a time of 20:40.8 at the Southern Stampede to move up one spot to No. 17. Also, freshman Deanna Quisenberry made the list at No. 21 with her time of 21:25.3 at the Southern Stampede. Sophomore Mike Hernandez’s (Balmorhea, Texas) winning time of 26:55.88 at the Gary Stoner Invitational was 40 seconds faster than his time at the Southern Stampede. It placed him just outside the top 10 of CMU’s all-time best 8K times at No. 11. Freshman Anthony Kiprono’s (Nairobi, Kenya) 27:27.10 moved him to No. 13 on the all-time list, while freshman Lucas Manring (Stockton, Mo.) posted a time of 28:35.33 at the Gary Stoner Invitational to move into 22nd on the list. At the Graceland Yellowjacket Classic, the CMU men had three runners place in the top 20 and finished second out of 17 teams. The Lady Eagles were sixth out of 17 teams, which was third among HAAC teams.

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The Eagle football team, under the direction of first-year head coach Alan Dykens, opened the 2008 campaign with a win over Dykens’ alma mater, Graceland University. CMU controlled throughout the game to earn a 20-3 win, giving four of the Eagle coaches a win over their former team. After a pair of tough losses to William Jewell College and Evangel University, the Eagles traveled to Cookeville, Tenn., to take on NCAA Division I Tennessee Tech University. CMU scored a pair of touchdowns off interception returns but struggled offensively in the loss to the Golden Eagles. (see article p. 37) Following the Tennessee Tech game, CMU played back-to-back games against NAIA Top-10 opponents. The Eagles lost at No. 3 Missouri Valley College, then returned home to take on No. 6 MidAmerica Nazarene University for Homecoming. In that game, CMU produced 445 yards of total offense and 26 first downs, while holding MidAmerica Nazarene’s No. 1 offense in the nation to its fewest points of the season. It was not enough, however, as the Eagles fell 27-24. The Eagles bounced back from the homecoming disappointment with their first road win of the Dykens era, a 23-7 win at Avila University on Oct. 18. CMU fell behind 7-0 in the first quarter but scored 23 unanswered points to earn the team’s second win of the season. The Eagles fell to Baker University on Howard County Night, but picked up another win on the road at Culver-Stockton College the following week. At Culver-Stockton, Central Methodist picked up 463 yards of offense and scored in every quarter, taking a 38-0 lead before allowing the Wildcats to score their only touchdown near the end of the game.

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Two-thirds of the way through the season, the Central Methodist men’s soccer team had already won more matches than it did in 2007. The Eagles, under new head coach Dan Schmidlin, won their first six home matches of the season, which was more than last year’s win total of five. The Eagles scored 24 goals through their first 14 matches, which topped the team’s total of 16 goals for the 2007 season. In the first match of the season, the Eagles dropped a 1-0 contest against Hannibal-LaGrange, a team that was ranked in the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 every week and was as high as No. 3 in the poll. On Homecoming, the Eagles earned a 1-0 win over Avila University for their first Heart of America Athletic Conference win of the season. It also marked the first HAAC win for the Eagle men’s soccer team since 2005.

Women’s Soccer

After opening the season with a pair of losses, the Lady Eagles won five of their next six matches. Central Methodist out-scored its opponents 20-4 and posted four shutouts during that stretch. In Heart of America Athletic Conference play, the Lady Eagles dropped a 1-0 battle in overtime to MidAmerica Nazarene University. Central Methodist then played evenly with Lindenwood University, before a late goal gave the then NAIA No. 22 Lions a 1-0 win. The Lady Eagles dominated the match at Culver-Stockton College on Oct. 21 to earn a 7-0 HAAC win over the Wildcats. Junior forward Natalie Rolph scored double-digit goals to lead the Lady Eagles this season, including three for a hat trick against Harris-Stowe State University. Central Methodist will lose three seniors off this year’s team: midfielders Katelyn Bass and Summer Rohe, and defender Jen Janek.

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The Lady Eagles recorded 20-plus wins for the first time since 2004, when they finished 20-14 as NAIA Region IV runners-up. After starting the season 2-2 at the HAAC preseason tournament, CMU lost just two matches in September. The Lady Eagles finished the month with a nine-match winning streak that lasted from Sept. 20 to Oct. 4. Despite playing only one home match in October, Central Methodist went on another hot streak in the middle of the month, finishing unbeaten at the Iowa Wesleyan Tournament, before rallying from a two-game deficit to beat Evangel University in five games at Springfield. The Lady Eagles finished October winning four of five matches. Senior setter Michelle Wilson (Springfield, Mo.) surpassed 1,200 assists for the season. Senior libero Krista McShane (Springfield, Mo.) ranks in the top 10 in the NAIA for digs per game and has tallied more than 650 this season. Senior outside hitter Rael Rotich (Eldoret, Kenya) and junior middle hitter Viola Rotich (Eldoret, Kenya) have more than 500 and 350 season kills, respectively. With one match remaining before the HAAC postseason tournament, CMU may have the opportunity to post 30 wins on the season, the most since finishing 30-8 in 2003.

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Tennessee Tech University, a NCAA Div. I FCS team, proved to be too much for the Central Methodist University Eagle football team on a Thursday night in September as the Golden Eagles defeated CMU 47-19. The Eagle defense forced five turnovers in the ball game. The CMU offense couldn’t capitalize, gaining just 177 yards of total offense and giving up three interceptions of its own in front of the crowd of 6,318 in Cookeville, Tenn. The game was highlighted by a pair of interception returns for touchdowns by the Eagle defense in the first half. On Tennessee Tech’s first possession, senior linebacker Ryan Boyer (Warsaw, Mo.) picked off TTU quarterback Lee Sweeney’s first pass and returned it 61 yards to put the Eagles on the board first. After a failed PAT, CMU led 6-0 with 10:53 remaining in the first quarter. With 1:51 left in the first half, the CMU defense got the Eagles on the scoreboard again when freshman defensive back Kelvin Bowser (Beaumont, Texas) recorded a 41-yard interception return for a touchdown. Sophomore kicker Tyler Padgett’s (Jefferson City, Mo.) kick made the score 3413 at the half. On Central Methodist’s final drive of the game, freshman fullback Caleb Haynes (Higginsville, Mo.) scored on a 3-yard run to cap a 19-play, 47-yard drive with 17 seconds left in the game for the Eagles. The point after attempt was no good, making the final score 47-19. The chance to play an NCAA Division I team was a valuable learning tool for the CMU Eagles.

HAAC players-of-the-week

Central Methodist University had six athletes from four sports receive Heart of America Athletic Conference player-of-the-week honors in September. Athletes are nominated for player-of-the-week honors by their coaches for outstanding performances throughout the week (Monday-Sunday) of competition. The winners are selected by sports information directors from around the HAAC Conference, based on those nominations. Central Methodist’s players-of-the-week are as follows (l-r): Krista McShane (senior – libero – Springfield, Mo.) HAAC Conference Volleyball Libero-of-the-Week: Sept. 29

Josphat Sawe (sophomore – Kapsabet, Kenya) HAAC Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week: Sept. 15

Natalie Rolph (junior – forward – St. Charles, Mo.) HAAC Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Player-of-the-Week: Sept. 8

Kristi Williams (sophomore – St. Joseph, Mo.) HAAC Conference Women’s Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week: Sept. 15

Rael Rotich (senior – outside hitter – Eldoret, Kenya) HAAC Conference Volleyball Player-of-the-Week: Sept. 8, Sept. 29, Oct. 27

Michelle Wilson (senior – setter – Springfield, Mo.) HAAC Conference Volleyball Setter-of-the-Week: Sept. 29, Oct. 27

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CMU’s baseball coach honored as Champion of Character Central Methodist University head baseball coach Fred Smith was honored with the Champions of Character Award in May during the All-Sport Awards Ceremony at CMU. Smith, who was hired as head baseball coach in 2007, had previously served as assistant and then head baseball coach at Boonville High School since 1998. He brings a career coaching record of 87-34 to CMU. He was chosen from among a field of 100 candidates for the CMU head coaching spot. In presenting the Champions of Character Award to Coach Smith, CMU Athletic Director Kenneth Oliver noted that Smith has become a model for the university’s NAIA Champions of Character program and its five core values: Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Servant Leadership, and Sportsmanship. Smith and ball team members have been involved in numerous community service projects in the Central Missouri area over the past year, efforts that have brought them recognition from several athletic and community service groups. Smith, a 1979 Hickman High School graduate, earned his bachelor’s degree in education at CMU in 1985 and has undertaken graduate studies at University of Missouri-Columbia. As a baseball player at Hickman, he was named a High School AllAmerican. While attending Central Methodist, he was selected

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as an All Conference, All District, and All Region ball player. A four-year letterman in college, he set a single season RBI total and batted .430. Smith was invited to the 1983 Olympic tryouts and was later invited to professional team tryouts with the New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, and Atlanta Braves. Prior to his coaching and teaching career at Boonville High School, Smith coached baseball in the Pettis County Public School system for more than seven years and served as assistant baseball coach at Central Methodist from 1986 to 1989. During his coaching career he has won several conference and district baseball titles. Smith and his wife, Gayla (Renfrow) Smith, a 1987 CMU graduate, live in Nelson. Coach Fred Smith (right) discusses strategy with one of his players getting ready to bat.

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Golf Classic 2008

The third annual CMU Golf Classic was held Sept. 22, 2008, at the Forest Hills Country Club in Chesterfield, Mo. Eighty-four golfers, volunteers, and CMU staff gathered and enjoyed a beautiful day on the course. The four person scramble began with a 10:00 a.m. shotgun start and featured a gourmet lunch delivered on the course, complimentary beverages throughout the day, and a heavy hors d’oeuvres post play reception.

Results from the Tournament: Closest to the Pin on hole four: John Andrews Longest Drive on hole seventeen: Josh Grove Longest putt made on hole nine: Pete Buchanan Skins Winners: Tom Monnig, Trenton Monnig, Chris Jones, and Josh Grove A-Flight Winners: First Place with 70: Carl "Bevo" Lester ’61, Gary Rutherford, Terry Gooding, and Scott Douglass Second Place with 71: Matt Clervi, Mark Duckworth, Ted Mueller, and Chuck Duckworth

Luetjen Tournament 2008

The seventeenth annual Dr. James Luetjen Golf Tournament was held on July 18, 2008 at Hail Ridge Golf Course in Boonville, Mo.

Championship Flight Winners (decided by playoff): First Place with 61: Tom Monnig, Trenton Monnig, Chris Jones, and Josh Grove Second Place with 61: Kevin Cantwell ’80, David Gamache '75, Gary Wideman ’77, and Phil Tessereau ’78

Thank you to all of our generous sponsors, golfers, and volunteers for their support of Central this year!

Results from the Tournament: Championship Flight Winners First Place with 56: Roger Wilson ’71, Blake Groves, Randy Riddle, Sam Souers Second Place with 58: Dexter Slagle ’52, Tom Boren, Ken Green, Steve Priddy ’86 Third Place with 59: Lavelle Collins ’73, Gaylord Thompson, Ben Wilson, George Bowler Second Flight First Place with 63: Joy Drewel ’54, Bob Igelhart ’60, Don Cummings ’73 Second Place with 63: Keith Walk ’70, Cory Walk, Curtis Walk, Doug Miller Third Place with 63: Gary Marriott ’75, Ray Forrest ’71, Chris Robertson, Jay Dunham

2009 Dr. James Luetjen Golf Tournament The 18th Annual Luetjen Golf Tournament will be held on

Friday, July 17, 2009 at

Hail Ridge Golf Course Boonville, Mo. 4-Person Scramble $100 per person Registration, 8:30 a.m. Shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. Contact Ken Oliver, 660-248-6224, or Sherry Wells, 660-248-6346, for more information.

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Greetings from the Board of Trustees The atmosphere in the Bergsten Dining Hall was alive with laughter, with dozens of conversations and throngs of students looking for a space to put their tray. The university was celebrating its first enrollment of more than 1,000 students on the Fayette campus. While many small universities throughout the United States are struggling to maintain their student population, Central was experiencing a 10 percent increase over last year. This increase has housing accommodations bulging. Professors are dealing with increased teaching demands. Computer consoles are fully utilized. Counselors are working to assist more students. An air of excitement could be felt across the entire campus. This was the scene that greeted members of the Board of Trustees during the October 17 luncheon for students, faculty and staff that the Board personally sponsored to help celebrate the record enrollment. It was an occasion that would not have been possible without alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the university, as well as trustees and philanthropic organizations that have all enabled Central to make major improvements to its facilities, most notably its Student and Community Center and athletic facilities, as well as an increase in the endowment fund. The excitement felt by your trustees was accompanied by an acknowledgment of appreciation to everyone who has helped make these improvements possible which, in turn, have resulted in record enrollment. While much remains to be done, the momentum that these recent changes has generated should energize all of us to continue improving our Fayette campus so that we may continue to provide excellent services to students. Early this fall the Central community lost an individual who has provided key leadership in our advancement. Bob Shaner was serving in his second three-year term as chairman of the Board of Trustees until his untimely death in September. We give thanks for Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time among us, and for his love for and generous support of Central, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his wife, Louann, and his family. We say a fond farewell to a good friend. Glenn Cox, Chair On the Friday of the October Board meeting, the Board provided a festive free lunch to all students, faculty, and staff to celebrate CMUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record enrollment for the 2008-09 school year.

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CENTRAL METHODIST UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES J. Bruce Addison ’66 Founder and President, Addison Biological Laboratory, Fayette, Mo.

Terry L. Henderson ’83, Vice Chair Assistant General Manager, Bodine Aluminum, Troy, Mo.

W. Kirk Meyer ’83, Treasurer CFO, Don Chalmers Automotive Group, Albuquerque, N.M.

R. Frederick Alexander ’58, P’94, P’04 Farmer, Real Estate Developer, Fayette, Mo.

Jeffrey N. Hogenmiller ’70 Divisional Vice President retired, Corporate Human Resources Programs, Abbott Laboratories Principal, Gray Hair Management, Libertyville, Ill.

Nancy Walker Peacock ’82, M.D., Board Secretary Oncologist, Nashville, Tenn.

John D. Hutcherson ’56, M.D. Cardiovascular Specialist, Englewood, Colo.

Michael A. Scardina ’76 Assistant Vice President, Allstate Insurance Company, Vernon Hills, Ill.

Dr. Marianne E. Inman President, Central Methodist University, Fayette, Mo.

Bishop Robert C. Schnase Bishop, Missouri Conference, United Methodist Church, Columbia, Mo.

Timothy Jackman ’81 Vice President Claims Administration, Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance, Fayette, Mo.

Deborah E. Sellmeyer ’87, M.D. Director, Metabolic Bone Center, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Md.

Janet L. Jacobs ’77 Chair of the Board and Executive Vice President, Commercial Trust Company, Fayette, Mo.

Robert L. Siler ’47 President retired, Siler Associates, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Don V. Allemann ’60, Ph.D. Director retired, Biological Research, Agricultural Division, Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Greensboro, N.C. Robert F. Anderson President and CEO, Cardiovascular Provider Resources, Plano, Texas David P. Atkins, J.D. Executive Director, Missouri United Methodist Foundation, Columbia, Mo. Richard D. Bailey ’84 President, Armadillo Fire Safety Group, St. Louis, Mo. Virginia Wood Bergsten ’59 Educator retired, Annandale, Va. The Reverend James J. Bryan ’04 Senior Pastor, Missouri United Methodist Church, Columbia, Mo. The Reverend Gregory O. Chandler, Sr. ’76, Senior Pastor, World Outreach Christian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio Robert E. Courtney President retired, Business Supply Centers Inc. Products, St. Louis, Mo. Glenn A. Cox ’51, Chair President and COO retired, Phillips Companies, Bartlesville, Okla. Nancy Ellis Consulting Systems Engineer retired, IBM, St. Louis, Mo.

The Reverend Dr. David W. Kerr ’67, P’88 Senior Pastor, Salem-in-Ladue United Methodist Church, St. Louis, Mo. James M. Kimbell ’80, J.D. Attorney, Strasburger & Price, Sugar Land, Texas

Robert T. “Tad” Perry ’65, Ph.D. Executive Director, South Dakota Board of Regents, Pierre, S.D.

Sondra Sercu Spalding ’57 Educator retired and Civic Leader, St. Louis, MO, and Palm Harbor, Fla. The Reverend Yolanda R. Villa District Superintendent, Heartland Central District, United Methodist Church, Kansas City, Mo.

Ginger King Luetkemeyer ’93 President, CMU Alumni Association Civic Leader, Jefferson City, Mo.

J.B. Waggoner ’91 Managing Partner and Director of Business Development, Inovatia Laboratories, Fayette, Mo.

Brock M. Lutz Executive Vice President retired, Purina Mills, St. Louis, Mo.

Keith W. Young ’86, M.D. Psychiatrist, Santa Monica, Calif.

Larry R. Fagan P’03 CEO, Eldecon, Kansas City, Mo. George Feaster President, Imperial Capital Corporation, Burleson, Texas Nina Furstenau Co-owner, À La Campagne, Fayette, Mo.

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Alumni news Greetings from the CMU Alumni Association We have just concluded successful Homecoming festivities, enjoying beautiful weather, a wonderful performance by the ever-expanding marching band, and an excellent alumni turnout! For those who haven’t been back for a visit lately, it is an exciting time to be on campus, with signs of progress all around—a refurbished library information commons, new athletic facilities, and a record number of students! This year, the Alumni Association Board of Directors was thrilled to recognize a group of very special alumni as “Alumni Super Heroes” in accordance with this year’s Homecoming Super Hero theme. (See pgs. 47-48) The alumni selected are examples of individuals who live out the mission of CMU in their everyday lives—and in doing so make us all very proud! Thanks to all the alumni out there who bring honor to Central Methodist University—you are living examples of CMU’s success stories. CMU alumni remain a vital part of the overall success of the institution and are one of the best “marketing tools” for recruitment of students and for potential employers of our graduates. Our university is growing and progressing; and as an Alumni Association, we need your participation. If you are looking for a way to volunteer your time, there are many opportunities: Alumni Connections Email program, Reality 101 career development, alumni mentoring opportunities, and hosting alumni events, just to name a few. The CMU Alumni Association Board of Directors always welcomes your comments, input, and ideas. We volunteer our time because we feel very passionate about Central, and we want to be part of shaping the future of Central Methodist University. The next year will bring new leadership to the Alumni Association and opportunities for others to serve—onward to a bright CMU future! Ginger King Luetkemeyer, President

CMU Alumni Association Board of Directors Dr. Elbert C. Cole ’39 9909 Jefferson St. Kansas City, MO 64114 816-942-7441

Carolyn (Summers) Perry ’66 2312 Whispering Shores Dr. Ft. Pierre, SD 57532 tadp3@pie.midco.net

Bill Holman ’47 700 N. Church St. Fayette, MO 65248 williamholman@excite.com

Larry Anderson ’67 604 N. Church St. Fayette, MO 65248 landerso@centralmethodist. edu

Bill Jacobs ’52 Apt. 2202 5100 John D. Ryan Road San Antonio, TX 78245 bill@converg.org Dr. Dee (Bland) Wyckoff ’55 P. O. Box 791 Ganado, AZ 86505 dee.wyckoff@ganado.k12. az.us Jim Steele ’64, Vice-President 319 Corprew St. Fayette, MO 65248 jsteele@woodcreekmedia.com Judy (Engel) Rethwisch ’65 1719 Stemwood Way Fenton, MO 63026 judyreth@aol.com

Denise Lizenby ’78 10027 Willdan Dr., Apt C Saint Louis, MO 63123 dlizenby@prodigy.net Mike Prunty ’81 109 E. Woodburn Ave. Pine Hill, NJ 08021 Janell (Thompson) Dimond ’84 107 Noland Rd. Fayette, MO 65248 jedimond06@yahoo.com Tim Puyear ’85 1300 N.W. Porter Drive Blue Springs, MO 64015 tpuyear1@comcast.net Todd Phillips ’91 Macon, MO 63552 titaniumtsp@gmail.com

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Mike “Bundy” Auchly ’92 85 Bundy Lane Montgomery City, MO 63361 logcab92@yahoo.com

Dr. Bradley K. Harrison ’01 4112 Taneil Dr. Manhattan, KS 66502 bradleyharrison@hotmail. com

Mindy Gregory ’93 1181 Villa Flora Dr. O’Fallon, MO 63366 mingregory@aol.com

Amanda CulbertsonKraemer ’03 3910 Randall St. St. Louis, MO 63116 amandaculbertsonkraemer@ gmail.com

Ginger King Luetkemeyer ’93, President 5925 Twehous Lake Dr. Jefferson City, MO 65101 gkingl@earthlink.net John Brown ’94 513 Sunnyside Ave. Webster Groves, MO 63119 johnteresabrown@ sbcglobal.net Samantha CardwellWard ’96 26106 Red Brangus Rd. Spicewood, TX 78669 samantha.ward@wardspeaking.com Scott Tackett ’00 5835 Eureka Rd. Excelsior, MN 55331 stackett@sjm.com

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Todd Oberlin ’07 207 N. Linn Fayette, MO 6548 todd.oberlin@gmail.com Lizz (Platt) Reinert ’07 3601 W. Broadway 19-101 Columbia, MO 65203 eplatt@centralmethodist.edu Anna Compton ’08 920 Millbrook Dr., Apt. 6 Jefferson City, MO 65101 anna.compton@sos.mo.gov Tracy Crowe Jones ’93 Director of Alumni Relations, CMU Fayette, MO 65248 tjones@centralmethodist.edu

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Cultural Calendar

December 2008 - June 2009

DECEMBER 7

A Ticket to Broadway - the Art of the Playbill is on exhibition in the Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art through December 11, 2008. The gallery is open between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. The gallery is located on the first floor of Cupples Hall.

Guest Piano Recital featuring Hye-Jung Hong & Wei-Han Su will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall in the Swinney Conservatory.

Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart is a comic drama about three sisters who have an ill-fated reunion when their grandfather is hospitalized, and the youngest sister shoots her husband. The show runs until December 7, 2008. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., 2:00 on Sunday, in the Little Theatre.

Have a taste for Jazz? Catch a CMU Jazz Band Concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Dealy Room of the Student and Community Center.

Join the A Cappella Choir in worship at Linn Memorial United Methodist Church, 10:00 a.m.

At 4:00 p.m., the A Cappella Choir presents a Christmas Concert in Linn Memorial United Methodist Church.

Sigma Alpha Iota presents a Christmas Concert at 7:30 p.m. in Linn Memorial United Methodist Church.

The students in Directing Techniques will showcase their talents during the presentation of the Student OneActs. The One-Acts run through December 12, 2008. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre.

4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. The gallery is located on the first floor of Cupples Hall. Reception for the artist is January 25, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. in the gallery. (Nora Othic’s “Bountiful” is shown below.)

Nollie Moore, Tenor, presents a Guest Recital at 4:00 p.m. in the Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall in the Swinney Conservatory.

FEBRUARY

Josh Reed, Bass, presents his Senior Recital with Lacey Eaton, Soprano, at 4:00 p.m. in the Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall in the Swinney Conservatory.

The Concert Band presents a Christmas Concert at 4:00 p.m. in Linn Memorial United Methodist Church.

JANUARY 13

The Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art opens a new show, Rural Advocate: The Paintings of Nora Othic plus Portraitures from the Permanent Collection. The exhibit will be installed until March 4, 2009. The gallery is open between 1:30 and

The theatre honor society, Alpha Psi Omega, and the Student Government Association present Regina Taylor’s Crowns, a modern African-American tale of a young woman struggling with the death of her brother and peer pressure. The show will run through February 14, 2009.

Join the A Cappella Choir in worship at Linn Memorial United Methodist Church, 10:00 a.m.

At 4:00 p.m., Todd Borgmann, Tuba, and David Sahm, Euphonium, present their Senior Recital in the Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall in the Swinney Conservatory.

Opera Fest will run through February 22 with performances in the Dealy Room at 7:30 p.m. The opera workshop will present a lively showcase of solos, duets, ensembles, and choruses from French and Italian opera, highlighting noted excerpts from Viennese and American operettas. Selections from Strauss’s Die Fledermaus; Lehar’s, The Merry Widow; Romberg’s, The New Moon; Weill’s, Streetscene; and Gershwin’s, Porgy and Bess, among others. Desserts and beverages will be available. The program is under the direction of Dr. Susan Quigley-Duggan and accompanied by Mary Jane Nance.

The Theatre Arts Department will use an experimental approach to David Mamet’s campus drama about a college professor accused of sexual harassment by a stu-

dent in Oleanna. Performances run through March 1, 2009, and begin at 7:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, in the Little Theatre.

MARCH

Mason Rivers, Tenor, and Elaine Stevenson, Soprano, present a Special Recital at 2:00 p.m. in the Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall in the Swinney Conservatory.

The National Players on their 60th tour present Shakespeare’s As You Like It at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre.

At 4:00 p.m., Lauren Hardcastle, Soprano, presents a Junior Recital with Amanda Reed, Piano, in the in the Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall in the Swinney Conservatory.

The Concert Band will be on their annual tour. Look for them in the eastern part of Missouri through March 17, 2009.

Dr. Susan QuigleyDuggan, Soprano, presents a Faculty Recital with Dr. Barbara Hamel accompanying, at 7:30 p.m. in the Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall in the Swinney Conservatory.

The Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art presents The World

Around Him: The Paintings of J.R. Hamil plus Lithographs of Charles Banks Wilson. The exhibit will be installed until May 7, 2009. The gallery is open between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. The gallery is located on the first floor of Cupples Hall. Reception for the artist is March 29, 2009, from 1:304:30 p.m. in the gallery.

Join the A Cappella Choir in worship at Linn Memorial United Methodist Church, 10:00 a.m.

At 4:00 p.m., the Concert Band presents the Home Tour Concert at Linn Memorial United Methodist Church.

APRIL

David Burgess, Guitarist, presents a Guest Recital at 7:30 p.m. in the Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall in the Swinney Conservatory. A Master Class is scheduled earlier in the day.

Mae Kountz Recital Hall in the Swinney Conservatory.

The Swinney Conservatory presents a Vocal Master Class with Ann Harrell from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall.

At 7:30 p.m. join the men of Phi Mu Alpha for the American Music Recital in Linn Memorial United Methodist Church.

Students of the Swinney Conservatory present the Freshman/Sophomore Showcase at 7:30 p.m. in the Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall.

The Little Theatre presents Lucky Stiff, a play by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. A zany, offbeat, and very funny murder mystery farce about Harry Witherspoon and his week-long vacation with his recently murdered uncle. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, through May 3, 2009.

Join Sigma Alpha Iota in worship at 10:00 a.m. in Linn Memorial United Methodist Church. Paul Blanchard, Baritone, presents his Senior Recital at 4:00 p.m. in the Willie

MAY

Join the A Cappella Choir in worship at Linn Memorial United Methodist Church, 10:00 a.m.

At 4:00 p.m., the A Cappella Choir presents a Spring

Concert in Linn Memorial United Methodist Church.

Join the CMU Jazz Band & the Concert Band for a joint concert at 4:00 p.m. in Linn Memorial United Methodist Church.

JUNE

Under the Influence: Works of Penny Brown and Her students who have Entered the Art World is on exhibition in the AshbyHodge Gallery of American Art until July 16, 2009. The gallery is open between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. The gallery is located on the first floor of Cupples Hall. Reception for the artist will be held June 7, 2009 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. in the gallery.

OTHER CAMPUS CULTURAL EVENTS: Each Wednesday the Office of Student Development sponsors Wednesday Wave, which features musical entertainment in the student-run Eagleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nest. Talented musicians such as Violet Vonder Haar (current CMU student), Clay Hardesty, and Ryan McClouth (both recent alumni), and Blue Tick Dog have performed. The Office of Student Development provides regular entertainment for the student body, such as Sunday Night Movies in 200 Stedman and national entertainers such as Buzz Sutherland.

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ALUMNI SUPER HEROES Bill Chott ’91: Bill is one of the few nationally known stars to permanently reside in St. Louis while still remaining successfully busy in Hollywood. His recent credits include a staring role in the Top Ten Farrelly Bros. film The Ringer and Disney’s “Wizards of Waverly Place,” all while voicing cartoons on “Saturday Night Live.” He is the owner/CEO of The Improv Trick. The Improv Trick performs for corporations and teaches improvisation to corporations and non-profit organizations. Besides teaching improv to Fortune 100 companies, Bill is a volunteer speaking coach and teaches workshops for the Special Olympics Global Messengers. Each year, Bill returns to Central to teach future leaders the benefits of improvisation in every walk of life.

Mike Dimond ’85: An Eagle Scout, Mike turned his love of scouting into a career with the Boy Scouts of America. He has advanced to upper management in four BSA councils across the midwest, being recognized as a Distinguished Executive for 19 of his 23 years with BSA. Mike serves as an alderman for the City of Fayette, and he is president of the Fayette Area Chamber of Commerce. Mike and his wife Janell (Thomson) ’84, are the proud parents of six children.

Ted House ’81: Ted received his doctorate of jurisprudence from the School of Law at UMKC. He was elected to serve 14 years in the state legislature, three terms as state representative and two terms as state senator in the Second District in St. Charles, Mo. He was first elected to the position of associate circuit judge for St. Charles County and went on to be elected to the position of circuit judge. He is currently the judge for Division 1 of the 11th Circuit. Ted and wife Mardi live in St. Charles County with their three children, Benjamin, Catherine, and Daniel.

Elaine Eversmeyer Henderson ’83: Elaine has proven herself as a leader in the field of education in Missouri. After teaching field for several years and earning her specialist degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from University of Missouri, she currently serves as the Superintendent of schools at Silex R-I, Silex, Mo. She has been honored as a national "Who's Who Among America's Teachers" and has served as president of the East Central Administrators Association. She and her husband, Terry ’83, reside in Troy, Mo.

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Alumni news Terry Hoehne ’84: After graduating from Central, Terry completed medical school at Washington University in St. Louis and a three-year residency in Family Practice at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. He then opened a solo medical practice in 1991, serving residents of St. Charles County for the next ten years. Changing focus, he closed his medical practice to be commissioned into the United States Air Force on July 17, 2001, where he has served his country as an active duty flight surgeon, including four overseas tours of duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is married to Bonita (Triplett) ’84.

Darren Pannier ’92: Darren is the athletic director and head women’s basketball coach at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Mo. He also serves as department chair for the Physical Education Department, as an instructor, and as NJCAA director of Region XVI for women’s sports. He and his wife, Sara (Schroeder) ’95, have two children, Brice (age 9) and Kiser (age 5). Both Darren and Sara, as CMU alumni, have always kept CMU in their hearts. (No photo available)

Bill Sheehan ’84: Bill is the associate vice chancellor for development at the University of Missouri, where he is helping to direct the MU $1 billion fund-raising campaign. He has worked at MU since 1998 with a one year stint at Columbia College. Prior to working at MU, Bill held many roles at CMU, including serving as the dean of students and the director of the alumni relations office. He holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from MU. Bill is married to Wendy (Slagle) ’87, and they have two children, Sam and Tripp.

Beth McCune Whitaker ’82: Beth is a professor of elementary, early childhood and special education at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind. Prior to moving to Indiana, Beth was the principal at Thorpe J. Gordon Elementary School in Jefferson City, Mo. During her tenure, the school received the Missouri Gold Star Award and the National Blue Ribbon Award for School Excellence. She has authored books in the areas of school climate, principal leadership, and staff motivation and morale. She works with schools across the country in the areas of curriculum development, educational leadership, writing, and reading. (No photo available)

Sonny Wolfe ’93: Joining the U.S. Army after 9/11, Sonny was selected for the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) at the age of 37. He participated in the Special Forces’ qualification course before he joined the 5-73Cav (Recon) 3rd Brigade Combat Team 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. Sonny returned from Iraq last November after a 15-month deployment to the Kurdish military training base 35 miles from the Iranian border. Sonny is now out of the Army and is developing a leadership course for young students to focus on the skills necessary to lead our communities in today's difficult world. He also runs a company called BackYard Basketball in which he teaches young basketball players the grass root fundamentals of the game "Airborne style." 48

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Alumni news Newsmakers Don Jackson ’43 was the Grand Marshal for the 2008 Mushroom Festival Parade in Richmond, Mo. Wendell Weber ’45 recently had the second edition of his book Pharmacogenetics published by Oxford University Press. William Alexander ’49 was inducted as a Signature Sinfonian, which recognizes members of Phi Mu Alpha, the oldest and largest music fraternity for men, for excellence in professional or service work. Dr. Alexander is a retired chairperson of the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania music department and strong supporter of the school’s music activities. Ina (Vasey) Lewis ’56 is lobbying for adult adoptees born in the state of Missouri to have the basic civil right to access their original birth certificates. Maurice Graham ’60 is listed in the “Bet-theCompany Litigation” category in The Best Lawyers in America 2009. He was selected for this list by the founding editor of Best Lawyers. Fred Bergsten ’61 has been busy writing. He recently wrote op-eds for The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times, an article in Foreign Affairs, and is co-authoring China’s Rise: Challenges and Opportunities. Daniel Sherman ’65 teaches seventh- and eighth-grade science at Pineville Elementary School in McDonald County, Mo. James Mueller ’67 is retired and works parttime in the Mehlville (Mo.) school district. Sam Fisher ’69 is serving as minister at the Odessa First United Methodist Church. He graduated from St. Paul School of Theology on May 16, 2008. Brent Speight ’70 is the 2008-09 president of

the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents. He has been with the Scott Agency for 31 years and is currently the agency’s president. Don Lanford ’72 is chief credit officer at Tier One Bank in Lincoln, Neb. Sue (Forbess) Heitman ‘73 is the executive director of Capay Valley Vision and was recently named Employee of the Year by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. She is also a published author. Chuck McCutcheon ’74 has been appointed director of North American marketing for Millpledge Veterinary Northern Europe. Don Pesek ’74 was promoted to auditing manager at Cass Information Systems Inc. in St. Louis, Mo. Diane (Wheeler) Peterson ’74 is co-owner of Sweet P’s Teas, an internet-based tea distribution company. Harry Snodgrass ’74, retired as vice president of business development from Invista Inc. in Wichita, Kan., and accepted a management faculty position at Bluefield College in southwestern Virginia. Mike Sumerall ’74 recently retired from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., after more than 33 years of civilian service. Betty Tausch ’78, performing as Cher, won Best Showcase Performance and Best Costume at the 2008 Sunburst Convention of Professional Tribute Artists. Thomas Williams ’79 works as a corporate and real estate attorney for Hill, Beam-Ward, Kruse, Wilson & Wright LLC in Overland Park, Kan. Diann (Graham) Godbey ’80 was named on the list of Extraordinary Healers by Cure Magazine 2007.

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Janice (Doll) Morand ’80 is a project manager in the Internship and Career Center at the University of California, Davis. Jana Jorn ’81 teaches high school math and vocal music at Appleton City (Mo.) R-II. Joe Bex ’82, after serving on the Fayette (Mo.) City Council for two years, was elected Mayor on April 8, 2008. Joe assumed office on April 15. Leo Dennis ’83 was promoted to vice chairman on the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors as well as being voted business of the year in the city for the year 2008. Elaine (Eversmeyer) Henderson ’83 is the superintendent for the Silex (Mo.) School District. Larry Layden ’83 is vice president of sales at Terra Technology in St. Louis, Mo. Jean (Kepple) Singleton ’83 teaches junior high physical education and health for the Aurora (Mo.) School District. She also coaches cross country, track, and basketball. David Matthews ’84 is the head football coach for Winfield (Mo.) High School. Bill Sheehan ’84 is an associate vice chancellor at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Brett Nolker ’85, associate professor of music education and member of the Music Research Institute at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, was recently featured at a number of major music conferences, including the southwest divisional conference of the American Choral Directors Association. He was elected chair of the Special Research Interest Group for Music Perception and Cognition, and presented a conference session. Additionally, he serves as the facilitator for music education policy analysis for the Society for Music Teacher Education and on the editorial board for the journal Visions of Research in Music Education. He will contribute a chapter on music reading for the upcoming New Handbook on Research in Music Education for Oxford Publishing. In January 2009, Dr. Nolker will be presenting at the annual Missouri Music Educators Association conference at the Tan-Tar-A Resort. Gregory Faust ’86 is the purchasing manager for Sinclair Research Center in Columbia, Mo. Eugene Peebles ’87 works for the Department of Revenue and lives in Lincoln, Calif. Patrick R. Rucker ’87 is the pastor of the Koinonia Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. Recently, during the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance Human Relations banquet, he was recognized and awarded the Young Pastor of the Year Award. Additionally, in March, Dr. Rucker, along with 12 other local pastors, met privately with former President Bill Clinton to discuss the Democratic Nomination. James “J.W.” Arnold ’90 was elected to membership in the American Theatre Critics Association.

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Alumni news Shelia Tuley ’90 was hired as the new assistant principal at Hannibal (Mo.) High School. Cary Bibb ’91 is the head coach for boys basketball at Clopton (Mo.) High School. Chuck Moore ’91, director of the Fulton High School band, had his band selected to represent Missouri in the 2008 National Independence Day Parade on July 4th in Washington, D.C. Todd Phillips ’91 is the founding director of the Student Success and Learning Center at Truman State Univeristy. He lives in Macon, Mo. Par Pitts ’91 is the new Odessa (Mo.) High School head football coach. Paul Rios ’91 is a physical therapy assistant working for Hallmark Rehabilitation as the director of rehab at the Rehabilitation Center of Independence, Mo. Dawn Macklin ’93 finished her career tech education certification at the University of Central Missouri and is in her third year teaching at Macon (Mo.) County R-1 Schools. She is an early childhood specialist and contracts independently for agencies such as Missouri ChildCare Resource and Referral. Michael “Bundy” Auchly ’92 is the forecasting manager at Ameriwood Industries, a manufacturer of ready-to-assemble furniture. Chad Edwards ’92 teaches at Memorial High School in the Tulsa, Okla., Public School District. Patrick Boyle ’93 is a controller for Eagle Industries. Virginia (Tomazos) Rios ’93 received a master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Kansas. She is the director of rehabilitation for Hallmark Rehabilitation at Carmel Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. David Stuckey ’93 is the head football coach and head boys track coach at Grandview High School in Hillsboro, Mo. Jason “Wiz” Wisinski ’93 works in the bio-

pharmaceutical field focusing on ophthamology, allergy and cystic fibrosis. He lives in Princeton, N.J., with his wife, Janice, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He is currently working for patient advocacy in reforming healthcare. Kim Brake ’94 is program director for the clinical laboratory science program in the School of Health Professions at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Susan (Birch) Colvin John Hutcherson ’56 represented CMU at the Rocky Mountain Confer’94 is the director of ence UMC in June in Denver, Colo. nursing services for Golden Living. She lives in Glasgow, Mo. for Missouri Teacher of the Year. Matt Cordon ’94 finished a one-year term as the chairman of the Baylor University Faculty Senate. He is now the principal legal writing professor at Baylor Law School and remains the director of legal research there. In June 2008, his third book, Researching Texas Law, was published. Steve Jones ’94 recently appeared on the popular game show “Jeopardy!” Tracey (Cross) Bechtel ’95 is a teacher at Connections Academy. Jon Bishop ’95 is the head coach of mens basketball at the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth, Kan. Jason Dinwiddie ’95 was named by North County Inc., a regional, economic and community development organization, as one of “30 Leaders in their Thirties.” He teaches communication skills at Hazelwood (Mo.) East High School, was the Hazelwood School District 2007-08 Teacher of the Year and was a finalist

Debbie ’95 and John Smart ’76 celebrated 30 years of marriage in July, 2008. Brian Barber ’97 is a sales executive for Pitney Bowes. Rob Dalzell ’97 opened his fifth restaurant in Kansas City, Mo. - Yummo - a self-service fresh frozen yogurt operation. Tori Vahle ’97 is an assistant professor at the St. Louis (Mo.) College of Pharmacy. John Wiggans ’97 is the assistant principal at Columbia Catholic School in Columbia, Mo. Allicia (Young) Baum ’98 works for Burrell Behavioral Health. She is in the process of helping develop the Autism Spectrum Disorders Program at Burrell Autism Center. Paul Baum ’98 works in finance at Dennis Hanks Chevrolet in Ozark, Mo. Laura (Hobbs) Kingsley ’98 earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in spring 2007 from the On May 16, 2008, several alumni attended a dinner at The Berkeley Hotel in Richmond, Va., hosted by Dr. C. Fred and Jenny (Wood) Bergsten and CMU. Seated: (l-r) Joanne Mershon Ehlers ’53, Jenny Wood Bergsten ’59, Annetta Lenzie Lamb ‘64 2nd Row: (l-r) Bob Stanley ’55, Jill Puyear Nolker ’83, CMU President Marianne Inman, Fred Bergsten ’61, Jim Lamb ’64, Kay Marlatt Back Row: (l-r) Brett Nolker ’85, Dean Ehlers ’51, Don Allemann ’60, Bill Marlatt

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master’s degree in educational administration. He is also the head football coach at Hazelwood Central High School.

Heather (Thompson) McArthur ’98 is a senior accountant for the Columbia (Mo.) Public Schools.

Brandy (Thomas) Padberg ’01 is employed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. as a sales consultant. She is also pursuing her MBA from Columbia College.

Amanda (Gammon) Morris ’98 received a master’s degree in special education in May 2008. She is a special education teacher at Westran (Mo.) High School. Jessica Simpson ’98 is a middle school teacher in the Caruthersville (Mo.) School District. Rebecca (Richardson) Mouser ’99 received a master’s degree in medieval literature from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is currently working on a Ph.D. in the same program. Kasi (Bailey) Meyer ’99 is principal at New Haven Elementary School. She lives in Washington, Mo. Aaron Roman ’99 is the manager of aircraft maintenance and IAH base manager for Chautauqua Airlines-Republic Airways. Amy (Sneed) Hodge ’00 received the Outstanding Teacher Award by the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts. She is a voice teacher at Belmont Academy, Limscomb University, and Hermitage Hills Music Academy. David Samson ’00 moved to Oxford, Miss., to begin work on his Ph.D. in music education at “Ole Miss.” Stephanie (Ebert) Wolcott ’00 has completed her first book, The Smell of Death. She is the director of the mid-east Missouri chapter of Child Evangelism Fellowship and is employed full-time in the Rockwood (Mo.) School District teaching language arts.

Kyle Platz ’01 graduated from his family medicine residency in June and is serving as a staff family medicine physician in the family medicine residency at Fort Gordon, Ga. April Poff ’01 is the manager of TGI Friday’s in Columbia, Mo. Karen (Lefman) Cole ’02 works as a community support specialist for Burrell Behavioral Health and is a caseworker for the mental health department. Melissa Gable ’02 teaches chemistry in the Rockwood (Mo.) School District. She recently completed a master’s degree in education in secondary administration and is beginning a doctorate program in educational leadership. Tiffany (Rosenfeld) Nixon ’02 works in the Hazelwood (Mo.) School District and recently earned a master’s degree in educational administration. Brian Pettegrew ’02 is a research associate at the University of Colorado. He works for the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the aviation branch of the Global Systems Division. Laura (Friedrich) Robinson ’02 is a special education teacher at Warrenton (Mo.) High School. Paula Boulware ‘03 is a flight nurse with an air evacuation life team in Kirksville, Mo.

Bradley Harrison ’01 is in family and community medicine at Irwin Army Community Hospital in Fort Riley, Kan.

Tammy Duncan ’03 is the business marketing manager for the Isle Casino and Racing of Pompano Park, Fla.

Richard Nixon ’01 works in the Hazelwood (Mo.) School District and recently earned a

Michelle (Stangel) Gardner ’03 is a customer care representative for Charter Communica-

tions. She lives in Sedalia, Mo. Martin Hauck ’03 recently started the first St. James (Mo.) High School wrestling team and is currently teaching K-5 physical education. He is also the high school head baseball coach and an assistant varsity football coach. Crystal (Bredehoeft) Sheets ’03 is a tax analyst for Sprint at their headquarters located in Overland Park, Kan. Matt Sissom ’03 is teaching and coaching baseball in the Fort Zumwalt (Mo.) School District. Victoria Aumann ’04 is an accountant for Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Andrea Bell ’04 is an educator at the North Carolina Aquarium. Adam Caldwell ’04 is a student at Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky. Dru (Pyron) Caldwell ’04 teaches music at Harrison Elementary School in Kentucky. Mark Epperson ’04 is a physical education and health teacher in the Ralls (Mo.) County School District. Nicole (Roberts) Gilmore ’04 graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy in May 2008. Carole Henry ’04 was selected by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as one of 24 STARR (Select Teachers as Regional Resources) teachers. In this twoyear appointment, she will take a leave from her school to provide in-service direction for other Missouri teachers. Shelley Hooker ’04 teaches special education at Steelville (Mo.) Middle School. Amy Pottebaum ’04 is a business teacher at Higbee (Mo.) High School. Jennifer Weber ’04 works for Abbott Place, a medical transportation company. She takes Spanish speaking calls, setting up non-emergency transport. Kyna (McAdams) Billue ’05 is teaching third

On May 17, 2008, several other alumni joined a second gathering, also hosted by Dr. and Mrs. C. Fred Bergsten and CMU at Alexander’s on the Bay in Virginia Beach, Va. Seated:(l-r) Ann Abernathy Clement ’47, Jenny Wood Bergsten ’59, Vicki Reynolds Harvey ‘65 2nd Row: (l-r) CMU President Marianne Inman, Bob Evans, Sue Shields Evans ’54, Marianna Carr Krotz ’67, Fred Bergsten ’61, Carlos McCullough ’47, Robert Harvey Back Row:(l-r) Gary Stephens ’72, Venetta Rowlison Stephens ’73

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Alumni news grade at Northeast R-IV School District in Cairo, Mo. Kristin (McAninch) Coble ’05 is a service coordinator and special instructor for Evergreen Behavioral Services’ Missouri First Steps. Scott Eftink ’05 is co-owner of the Remodeling Room flooring and cabinet business. Last summer Scott and his wife Ashely (Smith) ‘05 took at trip to Costa Rica to do volunteer work with a non-profit organization. Ashley (Smith) Eftink ’05 is the corporate partnerships coordinator for the River City Rascals Baseball Team. She recently received a master’s in sports management. Becky McAfee ’05 received an MBA in accounting in June and was recently promoted from financial analyst to assistant CFO at St. John’s and St. Francis Hospital in Mountain View, Mo. Liz Carter-Stevenson ’05 is a mentor to two middle school girls in Liberty, Mo., through YouthFriends. Meghann Teague ’05 is an admissions representative for DeVry University in Kansas City, Mo. Kristin (Garmoe) Bell ’06 teaches physical education at Gratz Brown Elementary School in Moberly, Mo. Amanda Denham ’06 is a seventh- and eighthgrade science teacher in the New Bloomfield (Mo.) R-III School District.

Jeff Kremer ’06 works for Heartland Healthy and is an athletic trainer for Platte County (Mo.) High School. Eric Sanchez ’06 works for the Moreno Valley Unified School District in California as a substitute teacher for grades 1-12. He also works for San Bernardino Valley College as the co-offensive line coach and tight ends coach for the football team. Debbie Evrard ’07 is a lead teacher at Creative Expressions Learning Center. Jarred Jones ’07 is an employee relations supervisor for UPS. Jacob Knigge ’07 is a manager at 84 Lumber Company. Todd Oberlin ’07 teaches high school vocal music in the Moberly (Mo.) Public Schools. Whitney Ralph ’07 is a department manager at Kohl’s Department Store in St. Louis, Mo. Frank Romano ’07 teaches physical education and coaches football at Deltona High School in Florida. Jennifer (Lester) Stutzer ’07 is a math teacher at New Franklin (Mo.) High School.

Brian Foster ’08 is a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

Matthew Vandelicht ’07 is a staff accountant at a firm handling individuals, corporations, partnerships, estates and trusts.

Theresa Gargus ’08 works in the Pettis County (Mo.) School District as the music director.

Heather Whobrey ’07 is a kindergarten teacher for Fordland (Mo.) Schools.

Kristin (McGee) Gates ’06 works in graphics and design at Printers Plus Inc. in Russellville, Ky.

Angela Bartley ’08 is an oncology nurse at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.

Sarah (Wehrman) Hutchison ’06 is teaching elementary music at Thomas Hart Benton Elementary in the Independence (Mo.) School District.

Anna Compton ’08 is a policy intern at the office of the Secretary of State in Jefferson City, Mo. Stacey (Schneider) Bishop ’08 teaches second grade in the Boonville (Mo.) R-I School District. Heather Couch ’08 works at Truman Medical Center as a graduate nurse in the Emergency Department. Blair Crosswhite ’08 is an operations research analyst at TRADOC Analysis Center. Rachel Crowl ’08 works in the Moberly (Mo.) Public School District and teaches kindergarten. Annie Dick ’08 is a nurse in the burn ICU at the University of Missouri-Columbia Medical Center. Kenneth Erfurth ’08 is a staff auditor I for the Missouri State Auditor’s Office. Heather Farmer ’08 teaches sixth grade at the Steelville (Mo.) Middle School.

Sandra Tye ’05 began medical school at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She received her white coat from Dr. Bill Crist ’65, former Dean of the MU School of Medicine.

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Every year the Undistinguished Alumni gather for a weekend at Lake of the Ozarks. This group is comprised of alumni from the late ’50s, ’60s and early ’70s. While they refer to themselves as “undistinguished alumni,” many of them have become quite successful in their various fields, many of them being former educators. The group gathers to rehash stories from their college years and enjoy each other’s company. The yearly event is organized by Bill Powell ’65 and Cliff Rousseau ’67.

Brandon Faubion ’08 is an IT technician at Glen Martin Engineering. David Flaspohler ’08 works at Central Methodist University as a graduate assistant.

Whitney Gooding ’08 is a third-grade teacher at South Callaway (Mo.) Schools. Lindsey Grissum ’08 is an EKG technician at North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital. Kate Gruenewald ’08 is in Germany, working at the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort. Dustin Hays ’08 teaches social studies at Fatima High School in Westphalia, Mo. Mary Henke ’08 works for Missouri Valley Community Action Agency Head Start as a teacher. Adrienne Holloway ’08 is a registered nurse in the O.R. at Columbia (Mo.) Regional Hospital. Tyler Holt ’08 is studying at Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Susan Huffmon ’08 works at Missouri Valley Community Action Agency as a center coordination teacher. Lauren Hutchings ’08 is an O.B. nurse at Capital Region Medical Center. Denise Izmerian ’08 works for Bankers Life as an insurance agent. Megan Kramer ’08 works for local disaster relief and is coordinating disaster relief efforts and working with FEMA. Veronica (Herman) McKinney ’08 is a teaching artist at Kansas City (Mo.) Young Audience. Amanda Kase ’08 teaches third grade in the

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Alumni news Steelville (Mo.) Schools. Steven King ’08 is a financial advisor for HSMC - Paul Lutz Financial in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Debra Koeninger ’08 works for Lake Regional Health Systems as a nurse. Sara Malan ’08 is the director of bands for Crystal City (M0.) Public Schools. Erin Manson ’08 works at University Hospital in Columbia, Mo., as a nurse. Anna Martin ’08 is a habilitation specialist at the Higginsville (Mo.) Habilitation Center. Sarah Massey ’08 is a nurse at the University Hospital in Columbia, Mo. Katherine McFarland ’08 is a nurse at the University Hospital in Columbia, Mo. Christopher McLemore ’08 is a police officer in Springfield, Mo.

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Adam Monning ’08 works on his farm in Armstrong, Mo. John Moore ’08 is a nurse at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.

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Dane Nelson ’08 is the band director for the Maysville (Mo.) R-I School District. Mallory (James) Nelson ’08 is the choir director at Spring Garden Middle School in St. Joseph, Mo. Timothy Osborn ’08 works in the invoicing department at Millers Professional Imaging. Lindsay Paulson ’08 is a nurse at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Mo. Sean Pridgeon ’08 is a staff nurse at University of Missouri Healthcare. Brenda Rigdon ’08 works at Fulton (Mo.)State Hospital and Callaway Community Hospital as a nurse.

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Trisha Schmitt ’08 is a nurse at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo. Erica Smith ’08 teaches lower elementary grades in the Moberly (Mo.) School District. Raul “Ricky” Smith ’08 works at ABC Labs in Columbia, Mo., as an assistant scientist.

Molly Teague ’08 teaches third grade at St. James Catholic School in Liberty, Mo. Shawn Thompson ’08 is the band director at Santa Fe High School in Alma, Mo.

Betsy White ’08 is attending medical school at KCUMB as one of Central’s early admittance students into their program.

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Carey Trendle ’08 teaches third grade for Steelville (Mo.) Schools. Kelsy Whitacre ’08 is the band director at Glasgow (Mo.) Public Schools. Andreas Xufuris ’08 is a software developer for Midway USA.

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Alumni news Marriages Jo Nell (Parrott) ’60 and Morris “Moe” Dearing ’58 were married May 24, 2008.

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Gary Miller x’71 and Mike Gollbach were married July 18, 2008. Susan Lusby Parker ’77 and Jim Steele ’64 were married Sept. 20, 2008. Carolyn Gordon ’83 and Rick Giles were married May 23, 2008. Keith Young ’86 and Terrence Coan were married Oct. 4, 2008. Shawn Bonar ’92 and Bill Wells ’90 were married July 19, 2008. Freddy Allen ’94 and Lance Emery were married April 21, 2007. Samantha Ward ’96 and Joseph Cardwell were married Dec. 27, 2007. Lori Erickson ’97 and Kanin Rook were married Feb. 10, 2007. Jason Windsor ’98 and Leah Beal were married May 17, 2008. Rebecca Richardson ’99 and Clay Mouser were married Oct. 6, 2007. Megan Crawford ’01 and B.J. Adams ’00 were married June 12, 2007. Amy Ketchum ’02 and Tyrone Midgyett were married Sept. 27, 2008. Libby Lohr ’02 and Doug Kuschel were married May 30, 2008. Whitney Carver ’03 and Sean Meyer ’02 were married June 21, 2008.

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Mikaela Hirner ’04 and Kevin White were married June 14, 2008.

Candace Rau ’03 and Brian Viertel ’04 were married May 26, 2007. Krystal Eaton ’04 and Marc Kauffman were married May 3, 2008.

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Loran Ichord and Jeff Richardson, both class of ’06, were married June 23, 2007. Jenna Lechner and Thoren Maule, both class of ’06, were married Aug. 30, 2008. Christal Sapp ’06 and Bryant Spurgeon were married July 8, 2008. John Eaves ’07 and Lindsey Wills were married Oct. 6, 2007. Julia Gebhardt ’07 and Curtis Costigan were married Feb. 7, 2008. Connie Johnson ’07 and Kenneth James ’08 were married July 25, 2008. Lizz Platt and David Reinert, both class of ’07, were married June 14, 2008. Emily Rackers ’07 and Brendan Koenigsfeld were married May 3, 2008. Dianna Smithmier and Mike Murmylo, both class of ’07, were married June 7, 2008. Jonathan Tallmage x’07 and Shannon Daugherty were married June 14, 2008. Grant Becker ’08 and Laura Blankenship were married May 31, 2008. Veronica Herman and Dustin McKinney, both class of ’08, were married Sept. 20, 2008. Stacey Schneider ’08 and Joey Bishop were married June 14, 2008.

Births Rebecca (Norris) DiNapoli ’89 and husband Christy announce the birth of their son, Ariano Jesse, born May 9, 2008. Kimberly (Whitney) ’90 and Chris Noll ’93 announce the birth of their daughter, Samantha Finley, born March 30, 2007. Todd Phillips ’91 and wife Cristel announce the birth of their son, Zealon Scott, born Sept. 21, 2008. Jason “Wiz” Wisinski ’93 and wife Janice announce the birth of their daughter, Haylee Corinne, born Feb. 15, 2007. Rebecca (McIntyre) Chalone ’94 and husband Joseph announce the birth of their son, Matthew Joseph, born April 10, 2008. Scott Lappin ’94 and wife Julie announce the birth of their son, Miles Frelyn, born April 28, 2008. Candy (Moser) ’94 and Alan Marshall ’92 announce the birth of their son, Joshua Alan, born July 3, 2008. Tanisha (Blanton) Phelps ’94 and husband

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Paul announce the birth of their triplets, Kross Jaxon, Kamon James, and Kobi JoAnn, born March 26, 2008. Jeff Anthony ’95 and wife Lisa announce the birth of their son, Jack, born July 10, 2008. Jessica (Grasdorf) and Billy Quint, both class of ’97, announce the birth of their son, Thaddeus James, born Sept. 15, 2008. Heather (Thompson) McArthur ’98 and husband Bob announce the birth of their son, Micah Chase, born April 9, 2008. Heidi (Hartner) Tanner ’98 and husband Tony announce the birth their son, Gavin Liam, born June 3, 2008.

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Kyna McAdams ’05 and Robert Billue were married Aug. 15, 2008.

Lindsey (Brummet) ’99 and Ken Hansen ’97 announce the birth of their son, Maxwell Gary, born Dec. 13, 2007. Shane Thudium ’99 and wife Jenny announce the birth of their daughter, Breckin, born Aug. 31, 2007. Kari (Wesselman) ’00 and Robert Adams ’97 announce the birth of their daughter, Lois Alexis, born June 27, 2008. Mary (Bagby) ’01 and Stephen Griswold ’03 announce the birth of their daughter, Emma Kate, born Aug. 11, 2008. Lori (Vanderfeltz) and Matt Rowlett, both class of ’01, announce the birth of their daughter, Delaney Marie, born May 31, 2008. Amanda (Smithson) Calhoun ’02 and husband Sean announce the birth of their son, Case William, born March 9, 2008. Monty Kinman ’03 and wife Breanna announce the birth of their daughter, Addilyn Marie, born Sept. 2, 2008. Wendy (Kraft) Reese ’03 and husband Charles announce the birth of their son, Charles Wayne

Foster (“CJ”), born July 9, 2008. Tina (Conrow) and Bennan Scanlon, both class of ’03, announce the birth of their daughter, Brekyn Alexandra, born June 6, 2008. Crystal (Bredehoeft) and Jared Sheets, both class of ’03, announce the birth of their son, Easton Gage, born Nov. 6, 2007. Melissa (Moeckel) and Matthew Sissom, both class of ’03, announce the birth of their son, Nolan Matthew, born Sept. 13, 2007. Dru (Pyron) and Adam Caldwell, both class of ’04, announce the birth of their son, Israel Pyron, born June 28, 2008. Tiffany (Schmidt) Swanson ’04 and husband Jesse announce the birth of their son, Aiden Brantner, born June 13, 2008. Kameron Northen ’06 announces the birth of his son, Koren, born July 21, 2007. Women’s basketball coach Andi Brooks and her husband, assistant women’s basketball coach Mike, announce the birth of their daughter, Britain Emma Mae, born May 18, 2008.

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Alumni news Betty (Ream) Finley ’48 of St. Charles, Mo., died June 27, 2008. In 1945 Betty was Miss Missouri and represented both the state and the University at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. She taught for more than three decades at Ritenour High School in St. Louis., teaching business and English.

Charles Reeder ’43 of Kansas City, Mo., died May 20, 2008. Roy Fischbeck ’44 of Santa Rosa, Fla., died April 22, 2007. Archibald “Kirk” Kirkpatrick ’44 of Los Alamitos, Calif., died Feb. 17, 2008. Mary (Knight) Snyder ’44 of Joplin, Mo., died Sept. 4, 2008. Ernest “Junior” McMillan Jr. ’46 of Fayette, Mo., died Aug. 17, 2008. Jimmie (Williams) Yaeger ’46 of New Franklin, Mo., died Sept. 10, 2008. Harold Arehart ’47 of Omaha, Neb., died Nov. 5, 2007. Francis Bragg ’47 of Sherman Oaks, Calif., died May 22, 2008.

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Ralph Glauert ’49 of Columbia, Mo., died July 13, 2008.

1920s Hazel (Richardson) Cornick ’28 of Arvada, Colo., died June 23, 2008.

1930 Raymond Holden ’30 of Wichita, Kan., died April 3, 2008. Lyman Firestone ’37 of Marionville, Mo., died Sept. 5, 2008. Ruth (Basye) Johnson ’39 of Arlington, Va., died June 7, 2008. Lilly (Haley) McEachern ’39 of Roanoke, Va., died Sept. 23, 2008. Jane (Todd) Smith ’39 of Valley Park, Mo., died Aug. 5, 2008.

Archie Dinwiddie ’50 of Liberty, Mo., died Feb. 20, 2008. Donald Dowling ’50 of Montgomery City, Mo., died May 30, 2008. Medora French ’50 of Tarkio, Mo., died Sept. 26, 2008. Jackie (Walker) Northcutt x’50 of Kansas City, Mo., died June 17, 2008. William Hampel ’51 of Bellevue, Wash., died March 15, 2008, Otto White ’51 of Grand Rapids, Mich., died June 2, 2008.

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Violet “Sandy” (Sanders) Hymer x’52 of Overland Park, Kan., died Aug. 22, 2008.

Gladys “Maggie” (Gift) Adams ’40 of Bryan, Texas, died Aug. 14, 2008.

Robert Bowles ’53 of Kirkwood, Mo., died Aug. 10, 2008.

Albert Kidwell x’40 of Phoenix, Ariz., died Aug. 16, 2008.

Frances (Phillips) Lloyd ’54 of Fayette, Mo., died May 13, 2008.

Ruth (Hays) Wood x’40 of Bradenton, Fla., died July 14, 2008.

Robert Miller ’55 of Butler, Mo., died May 4, 2008.

Donald Campbell x’41 of Kansas City, Mo., died Aug. 2, 2008.

Robert Slagle ’55 of Overland Park, Kan., died June 6, 2008.

Joseph “Jack” Doyle x’41 of Crawfordville, Fla., died July 1, 2008.

Sylvia (Pope) Gerdemann ’56 of St. Charles,

Margaret (Damaree) Jackson ’42 of Jefferson City, Mo., died Aug. 28, 2008.

Robert Bayley ’48 of Eugene, Ore., died July 25, 2008. Dr. Bayley, a longtime supporter of Central, established four Hall of Sponsors Scholarships to assist CMU students with their educational expenses. He received a master's in education from the University of Nebraska and later earned a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He retired from teaching history and political science in the Crater School District.

John Inglish ’42 of California, Mo., died Aug. 3, 2008. James Spangler ’42 of Ballwin, Mo., died Jan. 13, 2007. Kenneth Early x’43 of Shawnee, Okla., died Sept. 2, 2008.

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Mo., died June 18, 2008. Marilyn (Cahoon) Bono ’57 of Mount Dora, Fla., died July 31, 2008. Joseph Burditt ’57 of Monroe City, Mo., died Sept. 10, 2008. John Mothershead x’57 of Asheboro, N.C., died April 7, 2008. Gene Weathers Jr. ’58 of Fayette, Mo., died Sept. 2, 2008.

1960s David Green ’62 of San Diego, Calif., died Oct. 3, 2008. Noah Stolzfus ’62 of Apex, N.C., died Jan. 21, 2008. Nancy (Dittrick) Harrington ’63 of Evansville, Ind., died May 22, 2008. Fred Marquard ’67 of Webster Groves, Mo., died July 3, 2008. Walter Schwartz ’67 of Lee’s Summit, Mo., died Dec. 18, 2007. Arthur Kaul ’68 of Hattiesburg, Miss., died April 29, 2008.

1970s Sherry (Rooke) Bullock ’70 of Tipton, Mo., died July 3, 2008. Margaret (Yaeger) Jackson ’70 of Boonville, Mo., died July 26, 2008. Robert Shaner ’70, trustee, of Hilton Head Island, S.C., died Sept. 6, 2008. (See article p. 15) Joe Knigge ’72 of St. Louis, Mo., died Nov. 8, 2008. Don Painter ’72 of Boonville, Mo., died July 19, 2008. Deborah (Duren) Lincoln ’73 of Tulsa, Okla., died July 13, 2008. Helen “Moe” Butler ’76 of Kirksville, Mo., died July 28, 2008. Kenneth Mallory ’76 of Moberly, Mo., died March 17, 2008.

1980s Amy (Burgher) Hopkins ’86 of Centralia, Mo, died Aug. 10, 2008.

1990s Ann (Portell) Cox ’96 of DeSoto, Mo., died May 18, 2007.

2000s Derek Medlock ’05 of Holt, Mo., died Oct. 10, 2008.

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Friends of Central Thomas Lyne, friend of CMU and spouse of alumna Dana (Chenoweth) ’51, of Overland Park, Kan., died May 20, 2008.

The Charitable IRA Rollover is back for a repeat performance!!!

Charlene Atkin, friend of CMU and spouse of alumnus Thomas Atkin ’54, died June 21, 2008.

Note: Gail Loomis of Sedalia, Mo., died Dec. 10, 2007. Her husband was mistakenly listed as Earl Loomis ‘65. His name is Terry Loomis ‘65.

Thanks to recent federal legislation, persons age at least 70½ can make charitable distributions from their IRAs in any amount up to $100,000 directly to qualified charities, such as Central Methodist University, tax free. Please contact your financial advisor or Theresa Davis, VP for Advancement, toll free at 877-268-1854 or 660-248-6214, or via e-mail at tdavis @centralmethodist.edu for more information on how to make gifts of this type.

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The Alumni Association sponsored a family day at the St. Louis Zoo on June 22 (photo, above). Approximately 50 alumni and family members attended the event, which included a behind-the-scenes tour after the sea lion show and complimentary train tickets. The association hopes to make this an annual event.

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World War II leaves lasting impact on Central

by Col. William Holman ’47, U.S. Air Force, Ret., and CMU Alumni Board Member

It was an early December Sunday afternoon, crisp, but not excessively cool, and I was well on the way to an afternoon nap in 103 McMurry Hall, my freshman home, when the news broke on the radio. Pearl Harbor. That pretty well woke us all up. With an enrollment of about 600, Central was typical of the Missouri small private college. After Pearl Harbor, that began to change. Although most college males received a IIIA deferment, which allowed them to continue their college courses, there were several enlistments and quite a number who decided to go ahead and let their draft number come up. As a consequence, the male component began to shrink drastically. Their places were substituted for quite adequately— particularly in the eyes of the coeds—by the addition of a Navy V-12 unit. The result of this addition of governmentinspected, grade-A beef was more than one lasting and happy romance, not to mention many, many other fleeting ones. The unit remained until the end of the war was in sight and was probably the financial salvation of Central College during those war years. The end of World War II and the passage of the G.I. Bill of Rights brought even more drastic changes to the campus. Suddenly, demobilization was at hand. Prewar, college students represented somewhere in the range of 7 to 10 percent of all high school graduates. College was an unattainable goal, too exotic or too expensive for most. After all, in 1941 Central was charging about $600 a semester. Of course, that included room and board. Doesn’t sound too bad, until you consider that a female teacher was lucky to bring down $85 a month. And that was for nine months. Of course, if you were a male teacher you could up that by about another $15 a month. The G.I. Bill changed all that. It paid your tuition and gave you an additional $65 a month as long as you were in school. The result? A huge influx of former G.I.s, many of whom had probably never considered college before. Enrollment swelled at Central. The dormitories—McMurry and Howard Payne—were swamped. There simply weren’t enough beds to accommodate the prospective students. Fortunately, there had been a long tradition of the townspeople of Fayette boarding students. Now many new landlords opened their doors to the incoming horde. My brother-in-law, Reg Walker, long-time linotypist and printer for the Democrat-Leader, and my sister, Eve, were two who decided to help out. During those early years after the war, there were always between 12 and 14 boys living at 503 West Spring Street, an address which soon became known as “Walker’s Walkup.” I was one of them. Not all the guys were veterans. There was a healthy mix of incoming freshmen, too young to have been drafted, and combat Vets. With 14 students, things got a little crowded. In at least one or two instances, two guys were forced to share a double bed. They did so willingly, just to have a place to stay. After all, it was much better than

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a tent or a foxhole. This is just one example of what was happening all over town. There was much more interest by townspeople in what was occurring on campus because so many students were boarding in the community. On campus, the change was also noticeable. Central’s slogan was “52 acres of Christian Atmosphere.” This concept was met head-on by new and returning student Veterans. To paraphrase Samuel Johnson, “being shot at tends to greatly concentrate the mind.” Vets were a good deal more serious about the courses they were taking. And they didn’t mind speaking their minds about things that displeased them. One of these was the twice weekly chapel requirement. Another was Central’s requirement for six hours of religion courses in order to graduate. While Alsop and Turner’s and Ross’s Drug Stores were favorite meeting places for a coke break between classes, MacMillan’s probably reached the zenith of popularity during these immediate post-war years. The only place in town that served alcohol, it was a magnet for drinkingage students. The college wasn’t happy about all this, but there wasn’t much they could do about it. However, when Golson’s opened on the square with the idea of selling beer, the college threatened to put it off limits. John and Tom switched immediately to the concept of an ice cream parlor. It was an instant favorite of the students, principally because of the dance floor and juke box. Through all the changes the war brought about, there were two that remained the same. The first was “Pop” Thurman, Central’s night watchman, and Dorsey. Pop knew every nook and cranny on the Central campus. No matter how hard one tried to find a secure place to do a little soul searching with a hot date, you could depend on Pop’s appearance. “‘Bout time you should be gettin’ back to the dorm, isn’t it?” His mild mannered approach probably averted many a crisis of one kind or another. On the other hand, Dorsey, Howard-Payne attendant par excellence, probably helped more inhabitants of that hall slip back in after curfew than could be counted. Dorsey knew all and told nothing. Ask him the particulars on one of the coeds and all you’d ever get was that great big Dorsey smile. What a book he could have written! Yes, the Vets changed Central; but contrarily, Central changed the Vets as well. Probably the change left both elements much improved.

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Memories of the V-12 Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from Al Hair’s memoir about his experience with the V-12 unit housed at Central College during World War II. That V-12 unit will have a reunion on the CMU campus during the weekend of April 24-26, 2009.

With my orders in my pocket and my ticket in my hand, I boarded a railway coach for Fayette, Missouri. It was on or about March 1, 1944, in

the coach with my seabag, which contained the total of my belongings. I was left standing on the empty siding beside a closed and dark railway building. My whole life was in that seabag. Together we stood in the damp, lonely city, waiting for someone with a friendly face and instructions as to my next move. After only a few minutes, a car approached. The driver asked me if I was going to the college. When I gave him the correct answer, he told me to get in. We soon arrived at a large, three-story dormitory. It was to be my home for the next sixteen months.

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SAVE THE DATE V-12 Reunion Oklahoma City. It was my first time on a train, and I did not know the first thing about the protocol of riding a train. I sat in my seat for the entire trip. I was not sure that I was allowed to do anything else. The train was about half full of service men of all sizes and colors of uniforms. Most of them were rowdy and were letting off steam as though they owned the place. I don’t know where they were going, but I am sure that every one had the same type of orders as I, and were on their way to a tour of duty according to the wishes and needs of their particular branch of service. The fact that my orders spelled out Fayette, Missouri, and theirs sent them on to some foreign port or battlefield, made little difference to any of us. We were going at the command and wish of our superiors, and were equal in the eyes of the United States Government. The train arrived at Fayette in the predawn hours of a wet, cold, windy day. I was escorted off

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Reunion Weekend, April 24 -26, 2009, will bring a special treat for all in attendance. Besides the traditional class reunions, the members of the V-12 Naval Units who studied at Central during World War II will also be honored. In recognition of their 65th anniversary, the V-12 group hopes to increase their endowed scholarship to the $25,000 Hall of Sponsors level. Gifts may be sent to the Advancement Office, 411 Central Methodist Square, Fayette, MO 65248. Please contact Stephanie Lewis, Director of Development, at 877-CMU-1854 ext. 56397 or by e-mail at slewis@centralmethodist.edu if you have any questions about the V-12 Scholarship or Reunion. Watch your mail for more information.

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Powell family honors long-running ties to Central During the early 1900s, when times were hard and obtaining a higher education was almost unheard of, the C. A. Powell family moved from Clay City, Ill., to Fayette, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Powell stressed that education was the key to success and encouraged their children, Bert A. Powell ’11, Mary Powell Siceloff ’14, Martha Powell Maulton HP ’15, Earl E. Powell ’27 and John E. Powell ’29, to attend Central

College (now CMU). Two sons, Fred and Harry, were the only Powell children who did not seek higher education. Although the Powell family’s ties to Central span more than 50 years and two generations, their love of Central is a large part of their family history. A recent gift from William D. ’65 and Cathy Powell (above) in memory of Bill’s parents, Earl E. “Puny” ’27 and Isabel F. Powell, and in honor of the many other members of the Powell family who attended Central, leaves a permanent reminder of the Powell family’s deep ties to Central. The litany of names on a plaque (right) adorns the entrance to Davis Field/Hairston Track, a seemingly fitting tribute as Bill’s father, “Puny,” was a four-year guard for the Eagles football team. For two years he earned recognition on the All-Conference squad. The 1924 Ragout predicted and reported, “Powell is hailed by critics as a star in the making. He will rank among the state’s best guards, and we don’t mean perhaps. A beefy guard, a valuable man, he gave great strength to the line.” “Puny” also served as treasurer of the Central College student body for two years and was an active member of the Aristotelian Literary Society and the Y.M.C.A. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree on June 8, 1927. Over the years, Mr. Powell was an active alumnus, serving on the Executive Committee. Earl E. instilled his love for Central in his son, William

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D. Powell, who graduated from Central in 1965 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Following graduation from Central, Bill attended Washburn University in Topeka, where he earned his law degree. Bill, like his father, has been an active alumnus—organizing the annual Undistinguished Alumni summer reunions held at the Lake of the Ozarks, attending athletic events, and hosting alumni gatherings. Earl A. Powell ’38 also shared his love for Central with his children. Daughters Judith Powell Stewart ’74 and Pamela Powell Frank ’72 followed in their father’s footsteps, attending Central. Pamela’s son (Earl A.’s grandson), Christian J. Frank ’99, also attended Central. A cousin, Georgia Jane Welch ’44, also shared in the family legacy, attending Central. Methodism played as huge a role in the Powell family as Central did. Earl E.’s sister, Mary Powell Siceloff, and her husband were Methodist missionaries for a large number of years. In fact, Mary worked as a volunteer with alcoholics in the Houston, Texas, area almost until her death. Her brother, Bert A. Powell, who lived in a small carriage house behind what is now the Rethwisch home on W. Spring Street in Fayette and worked as a caretaker of that property to pay for his college education, served as a Methodist minister for a number of years. The Powell’s love of Central and the quality education of a Central education is a vital part of their family history. They will forever hold Central near to their hearts.

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Setting the stage for the future of music: The Catherine Naegelin Carnes Hall of Sponsors Scholarship Catherine Naegelin Carnes remembers her years at Central Methodist University with a song in her heart. “Music was the center of my memories of Central,” says Catherine. “Being part of the A Cappella Choir and the Swinney Conservatory were the most meaningful parts of my college years.” Now her legacy will provide similar experiences for future music students. Catherine graduated from Central in 1954 as a music education major, with an emphasis in voice, and minors in piano and English. She got her master’s degree in

“My whole life has been music.” music education from Northwestern University, where she also sang in the A Cappella Choir. Catherine taught music and directed choirs for 16 years, the last 13 of which were in Jacksonville, Fla., her current home. Her husband, Ray, was also in education, first as a math teacher and then as a guidance counselor. While living in Jacksonville, Catherine was employed as a choir soloist in various churches—serving the last for over 30 years— and has also served in various offices of Friday Musicale Inc. since 1970. After retirement, Catherine and Ray began spending their summers in Brevard, N.C., where they enjoy the musical culture provided by the Brevard Music Center. Sometimes Catherine lends her own voice when community members are asked to join choral events. Catherine’s love of music, her fond memories of Central and the sale of her family’s farm prompted her to establish the Catherine Naegelin Carnes Hall of Sponsors Music Education Scholarship. “The income from my dad’s farm put me through college, and now it can help others,” she explains. Catherine has used the proceeds from the sale of the farm to set up a two-life gift annuity, which will provide Catherine and Ray with an income until their deaths, at which time the remaining assets will go to the university to fund the scholarship. Catherine envisions the scholarship as a way to support education, help students majoring in music, and make a lasting contribution to the music department at her alma mater. “My whole life has been music,” Catherine says. Her gift to CMU will ensure that the music lives on for many generations to come.

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We’ve saved a spot for you! As our enrollment grows, our need for student scholarships grows as well. The Central Excellence Fund provides much needed scholarships and great teaching, and it enhances campus life and the many other qualities that make CMU a special place. The Central Excellence Fund is the single most effective way to reach the largest number of people in the shortest period of time. All gifts make a difference! Please find a SPOT in your heart to support the Central Excellence Fund. Questions? Call the Advancement Office toll free at 877-CMU-1854, ext. 56239 or email probb@centralmethodist.edu

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Honor Roll This Honor Roll recognizes and honors all who contributed to CMU between July 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008. We have made every effort to be accurate; however, in case of error or omission, please contact the Advancement Office, 411 Central Methodist Square, Fayette, MO 65248; 660-2486232; advance@centralmethodist.edu.

PARTNERS

John F. and Lucy Eason Shackelford Robert W. Shaner † and N. Louann Thogmorton Shaner Donald G. Jr. and Sondra Sercu Spalding

The Partners Giving Society includes persons and organizations whose gifts totaling $25,000 or more during the last fiscal year have substantially bolstered the work of the university. We are profoundly grateful for the productive partnerships represented here:

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AT&T Foundation Martha Beimdiek Adair Virginia Daniels Bailey C. Fred and Virginia Wood Bergsten Halkaline Kirk Bergsten Sandra E. Botkin Estate Commercial Trust Company Robert E. and Becky Courtney Glenn A. Jr. and Veronica M. Cox Arthur Ray Cushman Estate John W. and Margaret Woodward Drakesmith Robert Engleman Estate John D. Gardner Robert M. and Edith I. Anderson Garst N. J. Golding Jr. and Jennie Carlisle Golding † Sam M. and Jan Guenther Daisy A. Jacobs Estate L. W. IV and Kelly Jacobs Jordan Charitable Foundation Harry Richard Landis Estate Mabee Foundation Inc. M. G. and Carol McCall Missouri Colleges Fund Inc. Monsanto Fund Geoffrey and Jennifer Jacobs Moorehead Berry E. and Florence Puckett Morton Sam Lee and Janice Worker Powell Donald G. Preuss Estate Nicholas L. and Patricia Reding

Celebrating the distinctive towers that help define the Central Methodist University campus–Cross Memorial, T. Berry Smith and Brannock–this giving society gratefully acknowledges gifts of $10,000 or more during the last fiscal year: Don V. Allemann Anonymous Donor Ola Lee Barnett Estate Randall D. and Cathy Barron Barbara A. Bartee Dimmit Lee Brown Trust Burlington Northern Santa Fe Charles N. Clingenpeel Estate Richard L. and Irene Virginia Dalton M. David III and Karen Dealy Margaret Gould Dent Estate William E. and Linda H. Dreyer Larry R. Fagan Fresh Ideas Management LLC Carol A. Calvert Fricke Helen C. Gift William G. and Millicent B. Guerri Dennis R. and Shelia C. Hammond Jeffrey N. and Linda K. Hogenmiller Marianne E. and David Inman Janet L. Jacobs Susan Kintner Bedford F. and Kathryn Detring Knipschild F. Kenneth Ludwig Missouri United Methodist Foundation

During 2007-2008, we acquired 420 new donors, 184 of whom were alumni. 62

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Charles and Mary E. DeVore Montgomery C. H. and Jeanne Abele Nunning Estate Nancy Walker and Mark D. Peacock Pharmacia Foundation Elizabeth C. Richard Estate Shoemaker Fund Robert L. Siler and Patricia Hill Burnett Shirley Wegener Westlake William T. Kemper Foundation The Williams Companies

ORDER OF EAGLE

These far-sighted alumni, friends, and organizations supported Central Methodist University with contributions of $5,000 or more during the last fiscal year:

Abbott Laboratories Fund J. Bruce and Janet Gift Addison Kenneth C. and Ardith Haley Anderson Anonymous Donor Mary Field Arehart Michael B. Auchly Keith A. Birkes Boeing Gift Matching Program Paul L. and Eleanor Rudd Calvert Marge Fizer Cochran † Conoco Phillips James C. Denneny III M. Suzanne Armitage Drummond George and Becky Evans Feaster GE Foundation Maurice B. and Edna Mae Graham Elmer W. and Marsha Guenther Jr. Robert L. and Barbara Williams Hahne Terry L. and Elaine Eversmeyer Henderson Robert H. and Anna Mae Besgrove Hodge John H. Jr. and Nancy Balzer Holt John D. Hutcherson Daisy McKee Jacobs † Ronald F. and Sonja F. Knigge Jean Painter Leech David W. and Katie Lewis James M. and Elisabeth Holman Luetjen George A. and Dorothy Gould Luther W. Darrell and Shirley Swisher Meyer W. Kirk Meyer and Kristy Ott-Meyer Ruth Higginbotham Nickerson Orscheln Industries Foundation Valerie J. Penn Mary S. Petty Robert B. and Donna T.

Puyear Rex W. and Marjorie Ross Norma June Russell Jerry L. Schwab Verizon Foundation

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We extend deep thanks to these contributors of $2,500-$4,999 during the last fiscal year:

Robert F. Anderson Donald Lee and Mary Della Lenger Armitage Howard J. and Celia Roberts Barnhard Mark Q. Barton Joe E. and Jane Ash Belew Margo A. Youngstrom Chapman Coil Construction Inc. Louis E. and Marcia M. Countryman Richard K. and Theresa M. Davis Mary E. Dillon Marc K. and Christine W. Evans Ronald Lee and Virginia McCoy Frede Terry and Nina Furstenau T. Keith and Jeanne Yaeger Grebe Todd A. and Mary Beth Harper Roy Robert and Mary M. Lewis Hornyak IBM International Foundation Florence L. Innes Timothy Jackman Jack L. and Lenora Stone Jost George W. Kessinger Ralph E. Knowles Jr. Robert A. Kountz Carl O. and Catherine Hampton Lester Dennis and Ginger King Luetkemeyer Brock M. and Nancy D. Lutz David J. and Mary Alice Malmo Andrew J. Jr. and Roxanne T. Miller Albert F. III and Etta Mae Mutti Garland and Sydney Long Middendorf Robert T. and Carolyn Summers Perry Miles V. Plzak Thomas E. and Marla Witis Pundmann Robert M. Radasch Francis E. and Melody A. Reardon Claire Conradi Ross James Steffan Robert B. Thomas J. B. and Dori Thomas Waggoner David Whitney Williams-Keepers CPA Keith W. Young and Terrence J. Coan Nancy J. Yuelkenbeck

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The following made gifts of $1,000 - $2,499 to CMU during the last fiscal year. Such support is truly needed and appreciated: Adair Family Charitable Foundation Cora E. Adkins Estate Robert L. and Sue Allen Allstate Foundation Amgen Foundation Ralph H. Anderson Jr. Judith Ann Apel Charles T. and Arlene Ashby David P. and Emilie G. Atkins O. Nelson and Kristi Wiebe Auer Robert C. Badger Jr. Harold E. Bingham † Ronald Oliver Bolm William E. and Nannetta Marshall Brame Roger A. Browning Foundation James J. and Caryl R. Bryan Marie E. Buck Trust J. Douglas Burton Kerry Bush David W. and Carol Platt Butler E. Dean Canan Jerry T. and Marlene Marcum Cantlon Albert L. Caudle Sara J. Chaney Clinton UMC Men’s Club E. LaVelle and Iris L. Collins Allen S. and Shirley Crites R. Denning Crowe Beau and Sharon K. Adkison Culbertson Richard M. Dailey Dixie Jean Davidson Henry Dayringer Owen J. and Susan L. DeBoer Deloitte Foundation Mark K. and Katherine A. Davis Dempsey Carl Arthur Detmer † and Joan L. Kleeman Detmer Edward A. Doisy III Paul A. and Mary Jo Ireland Easterday Robert H. and Mary Gaines Easterday Larry Keith and Pauline Steinbeck Edwards O. Dean and C. Joanne Mershon Ehlers Nancy Ellis Emerson Electric Company Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation E. Jack Estes ExxonMobil Foundation Inc. Fayette Area Community Trust The Featherston Foundation Inc. Glenn and Sophia Featherston Estate David M. Firestone Roberta S. Fowler Barry and Sara Freese Gamble and Schlemeier

Honor Roll Steve P. Glazner and Peggy Ann Brown Vita M. Scribner Goppert Francis L. Grable John T. Graff Wallace G. Jr. and Ina Turner Gray Don A. and Jean Borgelt Gruenewald H & R Block Foundation Thomas S. Hahs Hallmark Corporate Foundation Joseph M. II and Lisa Hannah Robert J. and Jerena Arthur Harris L. Kyle and Marie Frazee Hern Fred R. and Patricia Phillips Hilgeman Malcolm E. and Donna J. Widhalm Hower Gail D. and Dorothy N. Kauffman Hughes William H. Jacobs Johnson & Johnson Companies Earl E. Johnson and Douglas Ward Ronald A. and Nancy Johnson J. Keith and Marjorie A. Keeling Kenneth L. and Norma C. Innes Kienker James M. and Kay Kimbell Paul W. King Joseph G. Knigge † and Teresa Knigge Land O’Lakes Foundation William D. and Marilyn Yeater Langworthy William D. and Julia M. Lay Anne Ruth Brower Ledbetter Michael H. Ledbetter Mark D. and Sharon K. Graves Leech Robert W. Leech Janet K. Love Dana Chenoweth Greb Lyne Kathryn G. Marlatt Martha Burton Mayfield Stephen Glenn and Diane McClure Chuck and Cynthia Schafer McCutcheon William D. and Elizabeth J. McIntosh Frank L. McKinzie Jasper Wade Meals † and Elizabeth Durley Meals Warren J. and Mary Ellen Meyer Paul K. and Gail Nelson Meyers Missouri Conference UMC Missouri Employers Mutual Virginia Lloyd Monroe Monsanto Fund Morgan Stanley Nancy Khalifah Moyer Charlie J. Myers † Nevada UMW Frederick C. Nix Kenneth R. and Michelle L. Oliver Mark and Penny Oppenhuizen Charles J. and Joyce Eickmeyer Owens

Alfred F. and Mary Pannier Pannier/Cavanah Golf Tournament Richard L. and Karen Parker Peggy Payeur Richard H. and Janice Egner Peerson Pfizer Foundation David C. Powell Procter & Gamble Reckitt Benckiser John B. and Sharon K. Tally Renick Edward D. Sr. and Patricia Brown Robertson J. Bailey Rutledge Margaret Peters Sandring Julia Jenner Savina Jeannette L. Scahill Pauline Edwards Scarborough Michael A. Scardina David P. and Arlene Schinke Robert Schnase Lathem A. and Nicole D. Parrish Scott Ruth A. Henderson Sears Deborah E. Sellmeyer W. Richard and Charlotte A. Shelton Bob A. and G. Kay Sherrill Gordon G. Shields Gary K. and Rebecca J. Combs Shoemaker Sarah Shostrom Estate Ronald L. and Jo Ellen Ming Shroyer Stephen M. and Gretchen Faye Singleton Siebert Donald R. and Janet M. Sipes Ted P. and Louise Painter Smith Robert B. Stanley David Edgar Starkey James H. Steele John K. Stiller Winifred Yoes Runge Stribling Joseph Vincent Swisher Farrel Wesley and Julie Taylor James E. and Elizabeth P. Thompson Wallace J. Jr. and Dara M. Turnage Elizabeth J. Wade Herbert D. and Jane A. Walker Kevin D. Wallace Carter D. and Sandra S. Leech Ward W. Randall Washburn Darrell R. and Monica Widhalm Stewart and Stephanie Wiles Roger E. Williams Jr. † James C. and Joan M. Wilson Mary Geraldine Wise Cynthia Sooter Wolk Thomas L. Yancey

CENTRAL ASSOCIATES $500-$999 J. R. Absher R. Frederick and Barbara Miller Alexander

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Russell E. Arnett Fred E. and Jo Ann Arnold Brent D. Arthaud Glenn C. Jr. and Linda J. Bartley Ault Bank of America Corporation Walter and Mary Headrick Barenkamp Earl F. and Sunny Bates Philip E. and Martha B. Baylor Diane Wilson Blackwelder Sybil J. Blumenberg Susan E. Brandt Braren Mulder German Associates Inc. Robert E. and Barbara A. Steele Bregant Robert Dean and Suzanne Duke Brown Richard S. and Barbara Burcham Brumitt Jack and Mary June Birbeck Bush John Lewis Cannon George T. Cardwell Chevron & Texaco Card Service Thomas Campbell and Judith Chick Larry and Linda Sue Dawson Clickner Colgate-Palmolive Company William Edward and Marion Sherman Cooley Doris J. Steele De la Roche Owen J. and Susan L. DeBoer William E. and Karen L. Hays Dierks John R. and Florence M. Dover Norman E. and Ruth Crowe Drissell Peggy Pile Elliott Stuart Emmert Jr. Exchange Bank of Missouri Robert D. and Karen R. Frankenfeld Daniel E. and Sandra Rohlfing Fridley Raymond J. and Anne Dickson Swaim Fritts John R. Gage Paul M. Galatas Keith A. and Ellen Gary Kenneth and Martha Amick Gebhardt Joseph E. Geist Vera Gale Feldmann Granteer Brian and Heather D. Warren Hall Larry and Patsy G. Harrington Robert B. and Lillian Ruth Hedgepeth William A. Heyde III Harry Leo Hickman Jr. Andrew J. and Jo-an Brown Higgins Elaine M. Hilgeman Home Oil Company Gerald M. and Frances Hardy Hoxworth John L. Humphrey Robert William and Marva G. McBride Iglehart Jeffrey M. McDonnell Jean N. Jenner Russell Ransom and Nancy Thompson Jones

Glenn R. and Anne Raine Joyce Arthur J.Kaul † and Nancy Jo Kaul Janet B. Kelty Ardis Wehrli Kimbell William B. Kountz Jr. Sharon K. Krumm Jeanne Pegues Lawing David T. and Kathy McCutcheon Lawson Larry J. and Carol Leech Shirley J. Leech Orvie E. II and Diane Griffey Linsin Eugene F. W. Martin McDonald’s of Fayette Judith Kapp McGuire Missouri UMC Foundation Clifford E. Mohn Jr. Monnie Sue Wilcoxson Murtha Phillip L. Neimeyer Richard Nemeth Lil H. Nicholl Robert Lee and Ewing Elizabeth Crowe Noren Paul A. and Joyce A. Ebeling Parks Peterson Manufacturing Company Richard Calvin Pratt Principal Financial Group ProGrass LLC Jeffrey A. Radel Joseph P. III and Karen L. McAllister Rice Mark C. and Victoria L. Robb C. Richard and Peggy Roda James B. Rose Marilyn Gaddis Rose Martin D. Rudloff Frank M. and Sally J. Kraft Sandy Nancy Corcoran Schmidt John E. and Judith Yeast Schofield Edward E. Scott Scripps Howard Foundation Bertha Mae Guenther Scrivner Gerald W. and Barbara K. Bauer Shannon Jeffrey A. and Julee Kay Sherman Earl R. Shostrom and Sarah L. Shostrom † James R. Slattery Gloria Runge Speer Marian F. Bowman Spivey J. Todd and Georgia Elwell Stewart Michael D. Stokes and Patricia L. Wendling J. Chris and Eunice A. Boyington Straub Arthur Q. and Ruth L. Svoboda Frank R. and Katherine Robertson Swisher Kim Chung Tang Phillip L. Tessereau Elnora E. Tucker B. J. and Ruth Walker Tuggle Union Pacific Corporation John M. Wasson Samuel Jr. and Beth Watkins Daniel J. and Julia Parsons Widhalm Kimberly Willard

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George O. Henderson John Hert Maria M. Heyssel Robert H. Jr. and Sandra Hodge Robert D. and Carolyn Shedd Hoehn Rodney D. and Shelley Hoffman William S. and Martha Rogers Holman Ilene Morrison House Gilbert G. Humphrey Roy and Betty Humphreys Huntsville Lions Club Ruth Craig Innes Inovatia Laboratories LLC International Paper Foundation Alice Jo Harper Jackson Theodore A. Jaeger Jr. Robert Louis and Katherine Anne Brooks Johnson Roehl W. Johnson Philip N. and Rebecca Means Jones Carol A. Joyce Jessica Cook Kendrick Timothy G. Kerns David W. and Marsha Kahler Kerr Hannah Summers Kiddoo Paul T. Klemme Linda M. Knox Cleo Kottwitz and Judy Ann Martin Parsons Clinton J. and Janet L. Kraft Roger R. and Linda O. Lembke Leo O'Laughlin Inc. John Lester Kevin L. and Cheryl Eckhoff Lines Phyllis A. Linhart Denise Carol Lizenby Lockheed Martin William J. and Patricia Sue O'Dell Lundquist M-F Athletic Charles A. and Mary M. Johler MacFall Bradley Alan McCarty Joe M. and Maida McCormack Kathleen Armour McCoy Robert C. McMillan Caroline Smith Miller Barbara Ann Moore Karen A. Nordquist David W. Ober III Ward G. and Judith Gray Overall Brook Elizabeth Oxandale Ann Ipsen Parks Gerald and Donna Pescaglia Kyle Eugene and Kellie Piesbergen Platz Robert Kelly and Brenda S. Poinsett James and Jo Carol Porter Edmund Lee Potts Everett D. and Jane Ann Latham Powell Doyle E. and Gayle Cobb Puntney Real Data Alwin and Fern Rector Elmer E. and Diana L. Vaughn Revelle John R. Rhoades † Family and

Friends James E. Rich Roberta W. Richey Jack E. and Sharon Goodman Rubey Eugene E. and Nora S. Rudd Frederick A. Ruecker Michael Joseph and Maryann Rustemeyer Leland D. Schaperkotter Shirley Schroeder Schutte Dianna D. Shallenburger Shelter Insurance Foundation Glenn and Janet Shepard Christi Shewman Charles L. Smith David E. Smith Jr. Holly Geiger Snow Brent Hunter and Patricia E. Duren Speight State Farm Companies Foundation Dale M. Stauffer Eva Hensley Steger Gary Lee and Venetta S. Rowlison Stephens David Mack Stewart R. Henry Summers Harold W. and Helen Sonia Sunoo Richard D. and Brenda L. Duncan Tharp James P. and Helen G. Puckett Thogmorton Michael W. Thrasher Curtis Charles Tucker Larry M. VandeVen Jr. UMW Sikeston Paul E. and Mary Lee Burke Vivian Marjorie Lauf Wallace David and Cheryl White Dale Curtis Whiteside W. Dean and Jacquelyn Hawker Whitworth Roger Lee Wightman H. Kendall and E. Kathleen Wilcox Lois G. Winn

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Melissa K. Thurmon Abkemeier William Patrick Achor Charles M. and Betty Adams George Rodgers and Ruth Windsor Adams Addison Biological Laboratory Alcoa Foundation Robert F. II and Shelby A. Michael Alexander Eva M. Allen Richard and Jenice F. Renfro Ambelang American Choral Directors Association Charles R. and Warene R. Anderson Anonymous Donor William LaFayette Armontrout D. Thomas and Laura L. Murray Arnold

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Asbestos Removal Services Brian Gary and April Lynne Smith Ash C. Eugene and Sydney Ann Atkins Audsley Monument Company of Glasgow Carole Sue Aylward Joyce Aylward Richard D. and Gina Kay Winn Bailey Robert C. and Donna M. Baker Phyllis Bruun Ballew Thomas Ray and Iva Lou Alcorn Banning David and Debbie Barbe Robert Henry Barkelew Carl E. Barker Arthur J. and Karen Barkey Lucy C. Bryan Barlow Bert A. Barnes Sandra L. Barney John J. Barry Margaret A. Bartold Donald L. and Jane H. Amrhein Barton Marjorie K. Baskett Micah James Beatty Stan A. Beatty Annette Shotwell Bebermeyer Shelia Belkin Lurlene Lefmann Bell Clara and Patrick Bello William M. and Pat Beneke William G. and Nancy Krider Benfield F. Jerry and G. Ruth Dorman Benner Jerry and Joanne Berneche Keith T. and Marcia Lubbers Berry Charles J. and Gail Preuss Berthe Dwight and Dorothy Kauffman Bingham Valroy and Barbara A. Haas Binsbacher John T. Bird Jerre C. Blakey Gordon O. and Pamela Lou Jarvis Blalock Anne B. Blanton Robert Blanton III John W. Blattner William A. Bloom Jr. Jerrol L. and Beverly Brase Boehmer Boone County National Bank Boone Hospital Center Jeanette Riemeier Bopp Larry and Susan Catron Borts Joan Chandler Bowes G. Robert and Sue Bowles Richards and Suzanne Boyce Patricia Trotter Brawner Breadeaux Pizza Mary K. Echelmeier Bridges Robert Lynn and Morrene Hughes Britton Elizabeth A. Broadus Chuck D. Brown Elizabeth Brown Jerry Eugene and Georgia Brown Don S. Browning Lee B. Brumitt Nelson Andrew Bryant Charles E. and Pam Buck

Frank W. Burcham James E. Bureman Jerry E. and Judith Lynn Hawkins Burge Jo Ann Noce Burkart Sally Swank Burke Rebecca Sherrill Burkhart Norman F. Burmont Burns & McDonnell John G. and S. Jacqueline Byland Herman C. Jr. and Wanda Charlene West Byrd Jerry D. Byrd Sue Caine James P. and Sarah D. Caldwell Guy E. and Sandra Kay Sillin Callison Mary Lou Snider Camp Carol A. Capps Norman F. Carrigg Minnie Lee Carter Nita Cates Central States Fitness Systems Patricia A. Champion Gary E. Chandlee Carolyn N. Rhodes Chaney Martha Parrish Chapman Nettie N. Cherrington Young-In Chi Jane Louise Turner Chick Nancy Riddell Chop Charles L. Clark Mary Frances Brennecke Clark Ralph L. Clark Clatworthy’s Ready to Wear Ann Abernathy Clement Kelley A. Clowe Sanford F. Cockerell Harry O. and Mary G. Cole David R. Collum Sarah Elizabeth Colony Chris Klootwyk Combs Thomas B. Cook Sr. † and Margaret Rich Cook Molly A. Weathers Coole Charles Perry and Lori Jean Chrisman Cooley Falba A. Core Elizabeth Muir Coutts Dennis Charles Cox Sonia Sandau Cox Star S. Allemann Cox Mary Jane Crigler William M. Crist David M. Crites and Susan L. Northcutt Mary Beth Crocker Robert K. Crutsinger Martha Jean Ott Cutler DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund Joe Wes Davis Jr. Randall Scott DeBold Randal C. and Sally J. DeMasters M. David Jr. and Lucy Aufdenberg Dealy The Democrat Leader Gayle M. Tucker Denton J. H. and Charlotte Lee Dethero Richard Jesse and Mary Lou Detweiler James W. Devine Virginia Gossom Dieckgrafe Thomas F. Dillingham

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Harold L. Dodds Mary E. Sanderson Dolan Harlo L. Donelson Robert K. and Ingrid N. Dorton Naomi J. Williams Doss Larry T. and Nancy Woodward Drebes Joy Drewel Robert Paul Drummond † Sara Ann Walkup Drummond Duff Plumbing LLC Carl R. Dulgeroff James Lloyd Duncan D. Keith Duren William H. and Neva G. Durley Richard Floyd Dyson Gerald Lee Early Sheila Beckett Early Martha J. Deatherage Eberhard Bruce T. Edwards Elizabeth A. May Edwards Leroy H. and Gloria J. Eggert L. Susan Eigel Elizabeth Davis Eilers Elite Financial Services Blanche A. Bante Emerick Rebecca Emrich Energy Systems Group LLC Celia Blevins Eudy M. Diane McIntyre Evans Richard Todd Evans Sue Shields Evans William and Phyllis Faulks Newell S. III and Martha Sue Hutchison Ferry Ann Wenninghoff Fields Pamela Finney V. Joan Firley Thomas Fitzsimmons Pansyetta Glaser Fleener Jerry Allen and Susan Meyer Fletcher Mary Louise Johnson Forbes Sarah Frances Koontz Forbes Elaine W. Wulfekotter Foster Frances Lucille Foster Barbara Lee Weindel Fowler David G. and Jana M. Harral Fox Robert and Diana Freeman Gaines Car Detailing Gaines Moving & Delivery Ann Dewease Gainey Patricia Gainey Steve Galloway Raymond and Susanna Garber Martha Garnett Alberta Runge Garrett Carl R. and Shirley Schwier Garrett John W. Gawason Dennis L. Gayer Gordon Gengelbach Walter R. Giese G. Thomas Gitchoff Lenore M. Olson Glore John O. and Beth Hammond Gooch Janet Jacobs Gooding Gary Robert Gose Grace United Methodist Men Dale and Maureen Graham Larry C. Graham II Mary Ann Grannemann Jennifer Thornton Graves Bobby Ray Grove

Honor Roll Lari Ray Grubbs D. Lavonne Greenhalge Guenther Emily Firestone Guion Gary J. Gutjahr Teri L. Haack Gale and Carolyn Hairston Mark and Michelle Lee Schaefer Haley Glenn and Joanne Potter Hall Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hall III Barbara Hamel Stephen C. Hamilton Kevin Hampson Albert R. and Margaret E. Davis Hamra Donald E. Hamra George R. Hanna Pat Hanna and Jeanne M. Pascale Dennis Dean Hansen Robert Chris Hansen Jack R. and Dawn Harbison James L. and Carolyn Harding Dale and Linda Harfst Charles R. and Doris Harlow Jack D. and Marian Berniece Carter Harmon Harry T. Harness Cord and Kathyrne Harper Hubert L. and JoAnn Harral John D. Harris James D. Harrison Joanne Odneal Hart Mina Matkin Hartleben Christine Witte Hartzell Norman J. Haupt Susan L. Patrick Haury Van Buschart Haviland Verlin R. Hawkins Daniel W. and Janet Alice Boysel Hayes Robert Clark Haynes Jr. Spencer Clay Hedgepeth Gary Stephen and Sandra Jean Backues Heintz Ann H. Henning Lance and Mary Anne Estes Herrick Linda Marie DeForest Hess Margaret Thompson Hewitt Robert N. and Ruth Benner Hix Sharon L. Nipps Hoffman Philip and Carolyn Jean Hollis Mark J. Hooker and Donna M. Rohde Ziegler John R. Jr. and Jane E. Banta Hopkins Elizabeth Slate Horn John F. and Anita L. Horton George S. Howell Joe A. and Pansy Ann Howell Charles Richard and Barbara Ann Huddleston Alice J. Tschappler Huebner Charles W. Hull Parl C. Hummel Dennis N. Humphrey Mark Humphreys Dorothy Nell Wilson Hungate Michael D. and Joyce G. Hunnicutt Charles K. Hunter Dick E. and LaVena Hutchison Betty Switzer Hutson IDEX Corporation Imperial Capital Corp. John W. Inglish † and Jane

Jacobs Inglish Innes Family Reunion Fund Beatrice Jackson J. Steven Jackson Keith E. and Pamela S. Janssen Kerri Hopper Jenkins Jennings Premium Meats Norman Lafayette Jeter The Jim Eisenreich Foundation Dorothy Jo Dimmitt John Charlie L. Johnson John H. Jr. and Gayle J. Johnson Richard W. Johnson Stephen G. Johnson Verne Wesley Johnson C. Jeanie Muff Jones Gary F. Jones John Paul Jones Steven Russell and Tracy Crowe Jones Just What the Doctor Ordered Randy M. and Paula B. Haggard Just Margaret Jo Kahrs Kearny Lisa M. Kellogg-Aanonsen Charles H. Kemper Jr. Alice L. Freese Kennedy Amanda Catherine Kerns Ronald S. Kessler Amy Renee Ketchum Joel P. and Suzanne Conley Kidwell Kidwell-Garber Inc. Karen Kienker Margaret Harris Kilpatrick Mark Kimball Kimberling City UMW Gregory and Laura L. Vinyard King Patricia N. Sasse Kirby Nancy Smith Kirk E. Dale and Gwendlyn Gaty Kleinschmidt Robert W. Kleinschmidt Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Kooi Trent Alan and Amanda Kay Culbertson-Kraemer Sandra Marie Behring Krajcovic Donna Shy Kubik Bruce R. Lake Jim and Annetta L. Lenzi Lamb Marcia Kay Cline Lambert Land 3 Studio LLC Allen L. and Willora L. Perryman Lange Matthew J. Larigan Margaret A. Lashley Robin K. Lau James G. Lauderdale Kenneth F. Laune Rebecca Jean Occhi Lavy Evelyn Acuff Lawes Glenn Wilber Lawrence Kelle K. Laws Lawrence and Jayne E. Layden Paul Andrew Lebeck Frank A. and Mary Ann Lefmann Leet J. Garth Leigh Jerome J. Lenk Jerrie Finks Leuteritz W. Howard Lewin Mia Lewis

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Stephanie L. Thompson Lewis Sara E. Liter-Kuester Richard L. and Nanetta Litle Mary Elizabeth Payne Locke Edith Marie Long Richard T. Loy Samuel Edgar and Phyllis Jean Hayes Lucas Sheryl Huecker Luster Audrey B. Lytle James Maher Jack Manning Lewis C. Mantels Max R. and Sally E. Spickelmier Marble Cynthia L. Lausen Marek Market Street Floral Dale Gene and June Dannenberg Marksberry Gene and Bernice Marner Arthur C. Marolis Alan Grant and Candy M. Moser Marshall Alexander Marshall † and Elizabeth Wood Marshall Dale Mason James L. Mather Rod Mathewson Gill and Beverly K. Williams Mattli Don and Sherry McCarty Gerald L. McCollum James A. McDaniel Danna McKitrick P.C. Mary Louise McWilliams Roy and Susan C. Meals Russell Meals Jr. Thomas J. Meier Theodore M. and Emilie Meiners Karen A. Kieffer Meister Memorial UMW Charles W. and Mary Groce Merrifield Messengers Circle, Goodman UMC Dale G. Metcalf Joyce Meyer Richard Denzel Meyer Susan Brumitt Meyer J. Larry Milam Douglas S. and Jo Anne Miller Ercell L. Jr. and Virginia Sherman Miller Estelle Ballew Miller Ronald G. and Susan L. Hardy Mills Michael Miserocchi Theodore J. Mohr Cheryl Lynn McCoy Molloy Karen DeMott Moore Robert L. Moore Mary Pitts Mosby Jesse and Jo Ann Wilson Mothersbaugh Kathryn S. Swinger Motley Gene and Glenda Moum Eileen Saeger Mueller Lynne Handkins Murphy R. Michael Jr. and Marilyn Ann Wilson Myers Elizabeth Littleton Myracle Cecil Jerome and Mary Jane Wright Nance Sandra A. Brauss Neas Robert A. and Patricia Vance Nelson Edna Trantham Ness

John Samuel Newhouse Beverly Hadenfeldt Newton Jerry and Charlotte Westhues Niemeier Carl Henry Niewoehner Joyce Proffitt Nixon Louie F. and Helen L. Riess Nohl David D. and Mary Norbury Todd D. Oberlin Orpha Ochse Lewis C. Odneal Vicki S. Osborn Oth Chill LLC Robert E. and Elizabeth Otto William Davis Overfelt Andrew Edward Page Deronda Bird Page Jamie and Sarah Ahnstedt Page Darren and Sara Jane Schroeder Pannier Myrtle Payne Patterson Rev. and Mrs. Ronald P. Patterson Michael C. Payden Richard and Carol Pemberton Aaron Penrod Dixie Farnham Philipp Dan J. Phillips Gary L. Phillips Denise Evelyn Pihana Gerald R. Pittman Phoebe Carol Pomeroy James T. and Marie L. Powell John R. Powell Andrea Jill Pratte Donald G. Preuss † and Mona Preuss Myles Wilson and Christy Lynn Napier Proctor Mr. & Mrs. Robert Purcell Quest Diagnostics Questec Construction Robert A. Rackley Prentiss Scudder Rankin Thomas Jr. and Eleanor Jeanette Bunyard Ream James Doyle Reeves Terry J. and Susan Clark Reichert David L. and Sylvia Remington Braxton P. and Judith Engel Rethwisch Jerry W. Rhodes A. Ruth Richardson Rayman P. Richardson Peggy Sue Purvis Robb James C. Roberts Kevin R. Roberts James A. and Kitty Rogers Robert H. Rogers Chris and Theresa Rohlfing Rolla Key Sport Shop Inc. William R. and Ruth Marie Meyer Rosegrant Terry R. Rottler James E. Rudd Marian Olson Rusk Saint-Gobain Corp. Foundation Salem UMW John J. Schade E. Boone Schlanker Jr. Paul W. and Gloria C. Hunt Schlapbach Gerald Gene Schmidt Thomas Edwin Schneider Dorothy Storer Schnell

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Daniel M. Schores Ann Sherman Schubert Joseph C. Schulte Jr. Jefferson E. and Charla Cooksey Seay Darrel K. Seltsam Greg and Karen Shafer Robert and Carolyn J. Strother Shaw Roger D. Jr. and Nancy Boyd Shaw William J. Jr. and Juanita Shaw James A. and Dianna Hart Shelton James Joseph and Cheri Shipman Stanley and Linda Shipman Keith E. Shostrom B.G. and Susan Marner-Sides Sigma Alpha Iota Vicki Silkwood Simon Oswald Associates Gary C. Simpson Dorothy Jean Williams Sims Glen A. and Mildred F. Sites Joan P. Brueggemann Skelton Dexter and Donna Hutchison Slagle Dennis Y. Slate Robert D. and Maryemily Slate W. Arthur Slaughter Martin R. and Judith L. Chaney Slimmer Christy L. Carter Smiley Clayton L. Smith Elliott Smith Frederick E. and Gayla Renfrow Smith Terry B. and Mary J. McClure Smith Samuel H. Snoddy Peter M. Soens Sonoco Foundation Richard M. and Janice L. Kemper Spathelf Susan B. Kettenacker Spaulding Theodore L. and Ruth Marie Cheffey Spayde Gary G. and Karla Sprick James Gregory Stamos Louise Joyce Starr O. Otto Jr. and Carolyn J. Steinhaus Kenneth R. Stephens Lloyd O. Stephens Gary L. and Kathleen Stephenson Patricia L. Stevens Dianne A. Dietz Stever James L. Stewart John Robert Stewart Richard W. and Clara Jayne Sindt Stewart Mary Morrison Stitt Robert H. and Mary M. Stone William F. Jr. and Janice L. Hoevel Stone Stephanie Rae Sullivant John William Sutton Phillip W. and Janet Ann Carroll Swearingen H. Wayne Swinney † and Nancy Philips Swinney Thomas Christy Tebbs Kenneth D. Tebow Texas Instruments

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Honor Roll Foundation Lawrence Vernon Thoele † and Gail Grote Thoele Chuck and Lou Thompson Donald E. Thompson F. L. Thompson Kevin and Betty Thorne Tierney Eugene S. and Ruth Trice Daytha Frink Trimble Laurence R. and Sylvia Kelso Tucker Elmer W. Twente Elizabeth Neff Tyrer J. Wesley and Joan M. Fuller Ummel Margaret Ware Utterback Tori Bartholomew Waggoner Ralph B. and Mi Jung Kim Wahlers E. C. III and Anne Core Walker Dorothy Louise Snyder Wallace Dorsey Daniel Wallenmeyer Duane D. Warden Gene Taylor Waters Alan L. and Carol Proett Weatherford Eugene K. Weathers Jr. † Robinn S. and Marilyn Joyce Smith Weber Lovett H. Weems Jr. WellPoint Foundation Alice L. Campbell Wells Elwood G. and Helen Templeton Wells Judy Fletcher Wells Merle T. Welshans Harold W. and Donna Westhues James G. Weston Nancy B. Jaeger Whalen V. T. Whitaker Thomas C. White † and Bernice H. White Roy Don Sr. and Franchelle Vaughan Whitehead Miles C. and Laura Earlene Snider Whitener Steve and Carroll Flaspohler Wies Frederick L. Wiese Robert Jr. and Edris Wilhoit Vern Jay II and Mary Jane Strode Wilkinson Jimmy A. and Angetta Mae Williams John D. Williams Carol Edna Wilson Earl F. Wilson Troy L. and Elizabeth M. Wilson Shirley Gentry Winkle James L. Winningham Clinton and Carolyn Wofford Rosemary M. Wolf Adolph J. Wood Lyman Ralph Wood Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. and Janice Chatelaine Woodward † Donald W. and Barbara Madden Wright R. Doug and Lynn Elaine Berwick Wright William Thomas Wright

Richard G. and Linda S. Wyatt Delores Bland Wyckoff J. W. and Beth Hicks Youle Anna Mae Bowers Zamuda Nancy L. Nagle Zane William and Beverly Laidley Zimmerman

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Individual gifts ranging from $1 to $249 generated a total of $77,209 for the Central Excellence Fund in 2007-2008.

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O. Wayne Botkin Hall of Sponsors Scholarship The O. Wayne Botkin Scholarship was established by Sandra Botkin to honor her father. This Hall of Sponsors Scholarship will be awarded for the first time in the fall of 2009. O. Wayne Botkin attended Central from 1927-1929. He was a cheerleader both his freshman and sophomore years. He was also an honorary member of the Boy Razzers. After leaving Central, Mr. Botkin worked as a journeyman printer for 21 years. He was employed in newspapers in Oklahoma, Missouri, and eventually Indiana. He later worked as an advertising director, as well as director of special projects, for the Muncie Star & Press. In 1990, he won the Silver Medal Award from the American Advertising Federation for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Outstanding Contribution to Advertising.â&#x20AC;? Mr. Botkin was also interested in railroading and enjoyed riding trains. He helped organize the Hoosierland Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society and served as president for two years. Mr. Botkin passed away on July 4, 1997. Both his daughter and wife also have passed away.

Estate Gifts Cora E. Adkins Estate Ola Lee Barnett Estate Sandra E. Botkin Estate Dimmit Lee Brown Trust Marie E. Buck Trust Charles N. Clingenpeel Estate Arthur Ray Cushman Estate Margaret Gould Dent Estate Robert Engleman Estate

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Glenn and Sophia Featherston Estate Daisy A. Jacobs Estate Harry Richard Landis Estate C. H. and Jeanne Abele Nunning Estate Donald G. Preuss Estate Elizabeth C. Richard Estate Sarah Shostrom Estate

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2007-2008 CLASS HONOR ROLL CLASS OF 1927 (100%) Halkaline Kirk Bergsten ◊

CLASS OF 1930 (10%) Ann Mason Heartburg

CLASS OF 1933 (10%) Harold E. Bingham † Emerson D. Hare

Gordon G. Shields ◊ Robert Louis Snider Helen G. Puckett Thogmorton James P. Thogmorton Margaret Ware Utterback Carolyn Libby Ward Jane Utterback Wrather ◊

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(20%)

(34%)

Elinor Eberhard Myers Lloyd O. Stephens

Judith Jackson Blair Percy H. Deal Sarah Frances Koontz Forbes Robert M. Garst Vita M. Scribner Goppert D. Lavonne Greenhalge Guenther Helen Breidenthal Jackson Kenneth L. Kienker Ardis Wehrli Kimbell Estelle Ballew Miller ◊ Ruth Marie Meyer Rosegrant William R. Rosegrant Claire Conradi Ross William J. Shaw Jr. David E. Smith Jr. Elliott Smith Frances B. Brunkhorst Smith Nancy Philips Swinney John A. Yeager ◊

CLASS OF 1937

CLASS OF 1942

CLASS OF 1934 (31%) Frank W. Burcham ◊ Louie F. Nohl ◊ Pauline Edwards Scarborough Darrel K. Seltsam

CLASS OF 1935 (7%) Helen L. Riess Nohl ◊

CLASS OF 1936 (14%)

(30%) Elbridge W. Bartley Jr. ◊ Celia Blevins Eudy ◊ Berry E. Morton Florence Puckett Morton Ruth Simms Pierce Rex W. Ross Leland D. Schaperkotter Dorothy Dinkelkamp Smith ◊ Robert B. Thomas ◊

CLASS OF 1938 (24%) Martha J. Deatherage Eberhard Ruth Givens McIlroy Elizabeth Durley Meals John Samuel Newhouse ◊ Julia Jenner Savina

CLASS OF 1939 (18%) Mary Field Arehart Jean Turley Edmonston ◊ Mary Louise Johnson Forbes Anne Dickson Swaim Fritts Raymond J. Fritts Verne Wesley Johnson Eleanor Young Langford Ercell L. Miller Jr. Cleota Dack Travis ◊

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Theodore A. Jaeger Jr. Dorothy Jo Dimmitt John James G. Lauderdale W. Howard Lewin ◊ Virginia Sherman Miller Edna Trantham Ness Myrtle Payne Patterson Joseph C. Schulte Jr. ◊ W. Arthur Slaughter ◊

DeForrest E. Cline Roger Brooks Daniels Betty Gronoway Durham Francis L. Grable Isabel Bowen Hutcherson ◊

(26%) John T. Bird Sanford F. Cockerell D. Keith Duren ◊ Peggy Pile Elliott ◊ Gordon Gengelbach Helen Louise Schnoor Georgi James T. Harper John Hert Robert H. Hodge John W. Inglish † Doyne E. Michie Robert L. Moore ◊ Deronda Bird Page Lucy Eason Shackelford Albert G. Smith John D. Sterling Jr. H. Wayne Swinney † Virginia Hicklin Thieman ◊ Ruth Ball Treece Marjorie Lauf Wallace ◊ Roger E. Williams Jr. † ◊ Earl F. Wilson ◊ Anna Mae Bowers Zamuda ◊

CLASS OF 1943 (22%) Lurlene Lefmann Bell ◊ Anna Barrett Church M. Eleanor Woods Drake J. Howard Feldmann Jack W. Fitch Ann Dewease Gainey William G. Guerri ◊ Emily Firestone Guion ◊ Andrew J. Higgins Virginia Ellis Jakobe Ruth Higginbotham Nickerson Hillard Selck

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CLASS OF 1944 Betty Jean Russell Baker Jeanette Riemeier Bopp ◊ Mary K. Echelmeier Bridges ◊ Van Buschart Haviland Anna Mae Besgrove Hodge Rebecca Means Jones Norma C. Innes Kienker ◊ Robert C. McMillan Carl Henry Niewoehner Eva Louise Squires Rowland John Boone Simpson John William Sutton James H. Sweiger F. L. Thompson Elnora E. Tucker

CLASS OF 1945 (25%) Mary Headrick Barenkamp ◊ Robert Henry Barkelew John Lewis Cannon ◊ Anne Lee Smith Feldmann Mary Ellen Meentemeyer Femmer ◊ Anna Jones Haines Helen Moon Henderson Kenneth D. Hooton Dorothy Nell Wilson Hungate Van Louis Johnson Evelyn Acuff Lawes C. Donald Lee Robert W. Leech ◊ Irvine McConaghy Theodore M. Meiners Dale O. Richardson Mary Rissler Rundlett Joseph Leon Savage Mildred E. Boettner Sharp † Charles L. Smith Mary L. Carter Thurman B. J. Tuggle Ruth Walker Tuggle Wendell W. Weber ◊ Edwin Stuart Westmoreland Mary Geraldine Wise ◊

CLASS OF 1946 (20%) Elizabeth Muir Coutts Mabel Baker Gahr ◊ Patsy Schnell Green James D. Harrison ◊ Robert Clark Haynes Jr. ◊ Jeanne Pegues Lawing Ernest Elmer McMillan Jr.† O. David Niswonger II Jacquelyn A. Borg Parrish ◊ Steve Pauliny Lucky Hund Phelps Jane Ellis Porter Jerry W. Rhodes ◊ William Frank Spradlin Mary Morrison Stitt ◊

Arthur Q. Svoboda

CLASS OF 1947 (25%) George T. Cardwell Norman F. Carrigg Martha Parrish Chapman Ann Abernathy Clement Martha Jean Ott Cutler ◊ Mildred Kamp Dowling ◊ Carl E. Ewert Jr. Beth Hamilton Gillian George H. Gould Sarah E. Green Graham Jack D. Harmon Martha Rogers Holman William S. Holman Mary M. Lewis Hornyak Mary Margaret Butcher Hostetter Ralph Arthur Mauller Carlos D. McCullough Mary E. DeVore Montgomery Orpha Ochse ◊ Matthew Otte Sally Johnson Page ◊ William Parker Parrish ◊ Robert M. Radasch Dorothy Mae Murray Ryan Robert L. Siler Eva Hensley Steger ◊ Duane D. Warden Katharine Pease Young

CLASS OF 1948 (18%) Dorothy Kauffman Bingham ◊ Nannetta Marshall Brame Mary Lou Snider Camp John Dow Clingenpeel † Richard L. Dalton ◊ James Lloyd Duncan Ina Turner Gray Wallace G. Gray Jr. Marian Berniece Carter Harmon William D. Hartzler ◊ Norman J. Haupt Harry Leo Hickman Jr. Roy Robert Hornyak Patricia N. Sasse Kirby Martha Burton Mayfield Helen Hartman Neff Frankie J. Rodgers Roberts Jean Eisenstein Thompson Robert L. Varner Lyman Ralph Wood

CLASS OF 1949 (35%) Anita Scott Brigance Lyle W. Burgess ◊ Thomas A. Burton Margaret E. Casebeer ◊ Dixie Jean Davidson Doris J. Steele De la Roche Richard Jesse Detweiler Mary Gaines Easterday ◊ Robert H. Easterday ◊ David M. Firestone Robert T. Firestone Patricia Gainey Betty L. Brightwell Gum

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Peggie Holliday Halberstadt ◊ Albert R. Hamra ◊ Margaret E. Davis Hamra ◊ Rosemary Luke Hitchner Gerald M. Hoxworth ◊ Margaret Jo Kahrs Kearny Jayne E. Keil Kessler Ralph E. Knowles Jr. Jeanne R. Poindexter Lacy Dorothy Elizabeth Adair Land Anne Ruth Brower Ledbetter Richard Denzel Meyer Mary Pitts Mosby Eileen Saeger Mueller Elizabeth Littleton Myracle Richard Nemeth ◊ Dixie Holliday Nixdorf Patricia Brown Robertson Joe F. Scott Bertha Mae Guenther Scrivner Ray Melvin Sennett Walter C. Shoupe Wanda Richards Spivey Dorothy Louise Snyder Wallace ◊ C. Dean Wright William Thomas Wright

CLASS OF 1950 (26%) Russell E. Arnett Barbara A. Bartee ◊ Mark Q. Barton D. Gail Oonk Beck Julia G. Steck Carr Charles R. Casebeer Marge Fizer Cochran † Glenn Collier Margaret Rich Cook Thomas B. Cook Sr. † Allen S. Crites Donald Vear Dowling † ◊ Elizabeth A. May Edwards Robert Louis Felt Edward L. Frank Carol A. Calvert Fricke ◊ Marshall William Gillette Wesley Edwin Gingrich Nell Jane Wilson Harris ◊ James P. Hitchner Ilene Morrison House Daisye Prewett Howell ◊ Frances Hardy Hoxworth Norman Lafayette Jeter Gary F. Jones Arthur Russell Kiefer Bedford F. Knipschild ◊ Vergil Keith Landers Frank A. Leet F. Kenneth Ludwig Mary Groce Merrifield Joyce Meyer Doris Torode Moulder Everett D. Powell ◊ Jane Ann Latham Powell ◊ Richard Calvin Pratt Eleanor Jeanette Bunyard Ream Thomas Ream Jr. James Doyle Reeves ◊ James E. Rudd Jeannette L. Scahill Gerald Gene Schmidt Daniel M. Schores ◊

Honor Roll Horace David Scruby Louis Barfield Sewell Samuel H. Snoddy Mary Ruth Jessie Summers Katherine Robertson Swisher John M. Wasson Donald L. Weakley Dorothy Shiflett Weir

CLASS OF 1951 (33%) Phyllis Bruun Ballew John W. Blattner Joan Chandler Bowes Robert Dean Brown David W. Butler ◊ Paul L. Calvert Carolyn N. Rhodes Chaney Margo A. Youngstrom Chapman ◊ Jane Louise Turner Chick Mariam Amick Collins Molly A. Weathers Coole Marion Sherman Cooley William Edward Cooley Glenn A. Cox Jr. ◊ Bill J. Crigler ◊ Carol J. Prebble Crossley ◊ Naomi J. Williams Doss Betty Craven Douglas ◊ Norman E. Drissell O. Dean Ehlers Frances Lucille Foster ◊ Paul M. Galatas Janet Jacobs Gooding Sam M. Guenther ◊ Barbara Conway Harris Daisy McKee Jacobs † Nancy Smith Kirk John P. Land Mary Ann Lefmann Leet Dana Chenoweth Greb Lyne Shirley C. Stewart Mason Eva Gilbertson McKenna Mary Louise McWilliams Caroline Smith Miller Jesse Mothersbaugh Rosemary Vineyard Richardson Virginia Bell Clough Schilb Dorothy Storer Schnell Dorothy Jean Williams Sims O. Otto Steinhaus Jr. Richard W. Stewart Martha Mae Powell Thompson Charlotte Thompson-Pflum Grace Gilliam Tout Dorsey Daniel Wallenmeyer Harriet Thornam Weaver John L. Weaver Jr. Laura Earlene Snider Whitener Miles C. Whitener

CLASS OF 1952 (34%) Susan Ann Davis Aulgur Harold E. Beasley ◊ Charlotte M. Bodamer Blakemore George Blakemore Eleanor Rudd Calvert E. Dean Canan ◊ Thomas Campbell Chick M. David Dealy Jr. William H. Dinwiddie Barbara M. Thornton Dionne ◊

Nancie Peacocke Fadeley ◊ George C. Gabler Shirley Schwier Garrett ◊ George R. Hanna David L. Hersh Betty Switzer Hutson William H. Jacobs ◊ James S. Kabler Robert W. Kleinschmidt ◊ Glenn Wilber Lawrence Elizabeth Ann Evans Luther Don L. Lynch Dorothy Jean Alcorn Maran Gerald L. McCollum Donald L. Northington Lewis C. Odneal William Davis Overfelt Rho D. Pipes Charles E. Railsback Patsy Stevenson Railsback Marilyn Gaddis Rose Jane Morrison Ross ◊ Thomas Morton Scott Frank E. Seifried Jr. Joan P. Brueggemann Skelton ◊ Dexter Slagle Patricia Owen Snowden Fred Max Stephens Clara Jayne Sindt Stewart Mary Ann Ellis Tilden Elmer W. Twente Shirley Robertson Villers Carolyn Shride Wadlinger Dale Curtis Whiteside Adolph J. Wood Rosemary Nixon Word ◊

CLASS OF 1953 (34%) Sherman Eugene Anglin Joe E. Belew Gail Preuss Berthe Betty J. Swarthout Blaeuer G. Robert Bowles Robert E. Bregant Suzanne Duke Brown Nelson Andrew Bryant ◊ Irene C. Ruhl Carr Betty Ann George Crigler ◊ Lucy Aufdenberg Dealy Virginia Gossom Dieckgrafe Ruth Crowe Drissell Carl R. Dulgeroff Frances Swearingen Duncan C. Joanne Mershon Ehlers Pansyetta Glaser Fleener Bobby Ray Grove Elmer W. Guenther Jr. Mina Matkin Hartleben ◊ Robert L. Hemmerla ◊ Marilyn Steele Hill Virgil Keith Howe Dorothy N. Kauffman Hughes Gail D. Hughes Russell Ransom Jones E. Dale Kleinschmidt ◊ Gwendlyn Gaty Kleinschmidt ◊ Fredrick L. Kreisler ◊ Charles Ed Kurz Allen L. Lange Jerrie Finks Leuteritz Roger Ward Mason Frederick Herman Meyer Jr. Beverly Hadenfeldt Newton Carolyn Nell Maddox Schaberg Paul W. Schlapbach ◊

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CLASS OF 1954 (31%) Charles J. Berthe Marilyn Berrier Birbeck Gene C. Bockelman Mary Jane Harbin Dauer Harold L. Dodds Joy Drewel Peggy Tuley Dryden Richard Todd Evans Sue Shields Evans Velma Fae Ragsdale Felt Leo Darrell Folsom Jacqueline E. Lewis Fritschle Alberta Runge Garrett Thomas S. Hahs Donald E. Hamra James L. Harding Margaret Thompson Hewitt John H. Holt Jr. Beatrice Jackson Thomas P. Kampman Frank E. Kirby Jr. Alice B. Revoir Kurz Willora L. Perryman Lange Perry D. Lovett Emmitt Lionel Manion Alan Duane Mickel Theodore J. Mohr Shirley L. Parks Moore Jo Ann Wilson Mothersbaugh Doris V. Hackley Phillips Glenn Francis Ruhl Margaret Peters Sandring ◊ Nancy Corcoran Schmidt Ella Dee Runge Scott Keith Stockberger Winifred Yoes Runge Stribling Donald E. Tunks Gene Taylor Waters Frederick L. Wiese ◊ William H. Winter ◊ Joanne Madden Yaeger ◊ Thomas L. Yancey Marcella K. Moeller Young

CLASS OF 1955 (30%) Norma Neal Anderson Mary J. Wood Beaver Barbara A. Steele Bregant Jeanette Hays Bridwell Cynthia Lou Ann Brown Mary June Birbeck Bush J. C. Butler Charlotte Lee Dethero ◊ Mary Lu Graves Joanne Odneal Hart Robert H. Isbell Ruth Reid Johnson C. Jeanie Muff Jones Gustav A. Lindauer George A. Luther ◊ Helen Joan Hammond Moon Lois Nadine Turner Mordt Monnie Sue Wilcoxson Murtha Pat Ann Dowell Nichols Phyllis Clarke Northington Jesse LeRoy Pollmann Joan E. Bofinger Reiske James E. Rich

Billy D. Richerson James Edwin Sachse Robert B. Stanley Arthur Douglas Stutsman Jack Lee Tayloe Charlotte E. Ramsey Vetsch Paul E. Williams ◊ Carol Edna Wilson Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. Delores Bland Wyckoff

CLASS OF 1956 (29%) Barbara Miller Alexander William LaFayette Armontrout Jane Ash Belew William Eugene Borchardt Don S. Browning M. Alice Fray Buster ◊ Jerry D. Byrd Margaret Ann Alsop Chambers ◊ Samuel W. Downing IV Norma Doris Falloon Elbert Haenssler ◊ Mona Lou Basye Haenssler ◊ Todd G. Hannah Nancy Balzer Holt John D. Hutcherson ◊ Stephen G. Johnson Willa Lee Yoder Kampman Carolyn Johnson Kemper Shirlee J. Moffat Kirby Robert J. LaMore William D. Langworthy Dorothy Gould Luther ◊ William Everett Mackey Margie Owens Mickel Carolyn Sanford Newburn Dixie Farnham Philipp Donald R. Sipes Donald G. Spalding Jr. ◊ Gloria Runge Speer ◊ Marian F. Bowman Spivey David Edgar Starkey Louise Joyce Starr Joseph Vincent Swisher James E. Thompson Patricia Hatfield Tuttle

CLASS OF 1957 (26%) Jerre C. Blakey Marilyn Cahoon Bono † Joseph Layson Burditt George W. Burgi LeAnn Foster Campbell ◊ Mary Frances Brennecke Clark Grace E. Adkisson Compton Carl Arthur Detmer † Pauline Steinbeck Edwards Daniel E. Fridley Martha Amick Gebhardt ◊ Shirley Bond Hannah Robert J. Harris June Carol Kraemer Hoffman Robert A. Kountz Marilyn Yeater Langworthy Jerry M. Moon R. Michael Myers Jr. Frederick C. Nix Joyce Proffitt Nixon Richard A. Norton Peggy Payeur ◊ Carol A. Ridder Pregge Donald G. Preuss † Shirley Held Rinderknecht

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Katharine Whiteside Shope Douglas D. Sleade ◊ Ted P. Smith Sondra Sercu Spalding ◊ Jeannine Arp Stutsman Shirley Wegener Westlake Franchelle Vaughan Whitehead Roy Don Whitehead Sr. John D. Williams Shirley Gentry Winkle

CLASS OF 1958 (31%) R. Frederick Alexander Kenneth C. Anderson Ralph H. Anderson Jr. Robert C. Badger Jr. ◊ John B. Batchelor Wilma Jean Dietzel Batchelor Keith T. Berry ◊ Samuel J. Castleberry Clayton C. Craghead Morris F. Dearing Janice Allette Jones Deller Joan L. Kleeman Detmer Harlo L. Donelson John W. Drakesmith Larry T. Drebes Larry Keith Edwards Martha Sue Hutchison Ferry Lorene Svanoe Fortini Robert D. Frankenfeld Robert L. Grimshaw Glenn Hall Marva G. McBride Iglehart Jack L. Jost Lenora Stone Jost Kenneth M. Kays Wayne C. Kidwell Jenny French LaMore Richard L. Litle Shirley Swisher Meyer Sandra A. Brauss Neas C. Richard Roda Eugene E. Rudd Jerry L. Schwab Patricia Offutt Skates Louise Painter Smith Marilyn J. Hogan Smith James W. Snell Lou Ann Brooks Snell Larry W. Sonner Doyle L. Strong Elizabeth Kleine Strong George W. Sweet Eugene K. Weathers Jr. † William Zimmerman

CLASS OF 1959 (27%) George Rodgers Adams John J. Barry Jane H. Amrhein Barton Virginia Wood Bergsten ◊ Eugene Biermann Alan C. Brueggemann ◊ Jerry T. Cantlon Marlene Marcum Cantlon James C. Clatworthy Barbara Jean Wirt Colby Ralph L. Colby Celia Utlaut Drake Margaret Woodward Drakesmith E. Jack Estes Beth Hammond Gooch Joanne Potter Hall Dorothy L. Rupp Harrell

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Honor Roll Carolyn Ann Yoder Hemmerla ◊ Fred R. Hilgeman Patricia Phillips Hilgeman Clarence E. Hix III E. Alison Fox Hunn Alice Jo Harper Jackson Elaine Bridwell Kidwell L. Arlen Liberty Helen E. Proctor Lomangino Leonard N. Lomangino Anita Jean Gossom McFarland Judith Kapp McGuire W. Darrell Meyer Frances Karen Lauritson Nelson Gary L. Phillips William G. Sampson George Schuster Jr. David Mack Stewart W. Dean Whitworth Kathryn M. Landes Workman Charles W. Wright Edwin Yaeger ◊

CLASS OF 1960 (32%) Don V. Allemann ◊ Ardith Haley Anderson William V. Ayres Frieda Kessinger Betts † Dwight Bingham ◊ William A. Bloom Jr. Norma Horine Broombaugh David Douglas Brown Dorothy Kuntz Brownfield Norman F. Burmont Jack Wellington Cantwell Sonia Sandau Cox Donald C. Crabill Jo Nell Parrott Dearing Lois Jane Bofinger DiCindio Linda L. Burch Fairchild Virginia McCoy Frede Sandra Rohlfing Fridley G. Thomas Gitchoff John O. Gooch Maurice B. Graham Robert L. Hahne Robert William Iglehart Gayle J. Johnson Jack E. Jones Carol June Shaw Keller Charlotte Wills Kimbrough John W. King Paul Andrew Lebeck Earl Seay Mackey MaryAnna Hickman McNeel Albert F. Mutti III ◊ Gary L. Oelsen Janice Egner Peerson Judith Schuster Mary Edlen Tayloe Loyce L. Mausehund Turan Elwood G. Wells Helen Templeton Wells James G. Weston Donald W. Wright Beth Hicks Youle Beverly Laidley Zimmerman

CLASS OF 1961 (30%)

Jenice F. Renfro Ambelang Lucy C. Bryan Barlow ◊ Donald L. Barton Earl F. Bates Logan Johnson Bennett Jr.

C. Fred Bergsten ◊ Patricia Trotter Brawner Anne Waugh Brown Joanne M. Bynum Mary Jane Crigler Richard Floyd Dyson H. Kay Easton ◊ Marylin Gibson Fisher Robert C. Frank Ronald Lee Frede John F. Gamble Anthony Frank Geiser Barbara Williams Hahne Denzil J. Hawes-Davis Jane E. Banta Hopkins ◊ John R. Hopkins Jr. ◊ John H. Johnson Jr. Gail Berry Jones Ruth Marie Gassner Jones Glenn R. Joyce ◊ Norma Deen Lirely Juracsik Charles H. Kemper Jr. Shirley J. Leech J. Garth Leigh Carl O. Lester Janet Schroeder Liberty Orvie E. Linsin II Barbara Weir McBride Alan Christian Michel Charles W. Norton Ward G. Overall Charles J. Owens ◊ Michael C. Payden Gerald R. Pittman Janice Worker Powell Donaleigh Piepmeier Richardson Rayman P. Richardson Judith Yeast Schofield Elizabeth Given Scott Dennis Y. Slate Frances A. Smith Alda Goodwin Sommer Sue Mutti Sonner Kay Colbert Walther Jacquelyn Hawker Whitworth Roger Lee Wightman ◊ Barbara Madden Wright

CLASS OF 1962 (20%) Mary Della Lenger Armitage Anne Coates-Conaway Mary Beth Wise Dick ◊ Ann E. Peart Eilert John B. Eilert Stuart Emmert Jr. Janet R. Evans John Daniel Ferrier Laura Allman Fleetwood ◊ Anthony Fusco Linda Sue Hartsock Mary Anne Estes Herrick ◊ Charles Edward Herrman Joan Hewitt ◊ Anne Raine Joyce ◊ Kenneth Robert Keller Donna Shy Kubik Cary Roger Lang James Leroy Meng Marilyn Shotwell Miller Harold Lee Moyer Arthur Wright Noble Jr. Carl W. Patterson Phoebe Carol Pomeroy Sam Lee Powell Gerald Louis Purcell Mary Jo Saffarrans Ragar

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Frederick A. Ruecker John E. Schofield Gary C. Simpson William Allen Sip Jr. Georgia Elwell Stewart Cherrill Wallen Joseph C. Witte Lois Jean Boettcher Wyman

CLASS OF 1963 (24%) Julie Weaver Bennett Carol Charlwood Block Robert Lake Bryant Jerry E. Burge Jo Ann Noce Burkart ◊ Peggy Jo Davis Clatworthy Sharon Faye Lewis Downing Nancy Woodward Drebes Julia M. Kirk Film Carolyn Cates Fonteyn Barbara Lee Weindel Fowler Gary S. Glenn Mary Ann Grannemann Charles Richard Huddleston ◊ Earl S. Johnson Robert Louis Johnson ◊ Carol A. Joyce ◊ Sue Lankford Kappler James William Kennedy Carol Jones Koch Margaret A. Lashley ◊ Wayne Dale Lineberry Diane Griffey Linsin Nancy Khalifah Moyer ◊ Lynne Handkins Murphy Robert A. Nelson Joyce Eickmeyer Owens ◊ Judy Ann Martin Parsons Edmund Lee Potts Marilyn Young Roseberry ◊ Marian Olson Rusk David P. Schinke Frank J. Schmer III ◊ Roger D. Shaw Jr. ◊ Kenneth R. Stephens Dianne A. Dietz Stever John Robert Stewart James William Weir Nancy L. Nagle Zane ◊

CLASS OF 1964 (27%) Donald Lee Armitage Iva Lou Alcorn Banning ◊ Thomas Ray Banning ◊ Woodrow T. Bounds ◊ Charles Wes Buffington Judith Lynn Hawkins Burge Kelley A. Clowe Harry E. Cook Star S. Allemann Cox R. Denning Crowe Jerry Allen Fletcher Jo-Ellen Ballak Forrest Kent Lee Forrest John Edward Foster Vera Gale Feldmann Granteer Linda Gilmore Harris Cassandra Carlock Herrman Elaine M. Hilgeman ◊ Robert N. Hix ◊ Linda Lou Farrow Howell Charles W. Hull Katherine Anne Brooks Johnson ◊ George W. Kessinger Lydia L. Breedlove Klocke Annetta L. Lenzi Lamb

Jim Lamb Patricia Sue O'Dell Lundquist ◊ Lewis C. Mantels Sara Grimes McBeth Patricia Hurst McLeod William P. McLeod Karen A. Kieffer Meister John C. Moll R. Philip Morris II ◊ Judith Gray Overall David C. Powell Braxton P. Rethwisch Clifford W. Reynolds Ann Romines Floyd C. Satterlee ◊ John H. Smiley Jr. ◊ James H. Steele D. Sharon Collier Stratton Larry Ralph Stratton James W. Taylor Judith Vaughan Taylor Thomas Christy Tebbs Sandra S. Leech Ward Stephen E. Williams ◊ Richard G. Wyatt

CLASS OF 1965 (18%) Deanna S. Toot Allsman O. Nelson Auer Bert A. Barnes Celia Roberts Barnhard ◊ Anne B. Blanton Alan L. Brotherton Guy E. Callison ◊ William M. Crist Steven A. Dick ◊ Camilla Womack Dollins Sheila Beckett Early Susan D. Stephens Elrod Jacquelyn J. Peterson Faenger Robert D. Hoehn Dean K. Holmes Alice J. Tschappler Huebner ◊ Gilbert G. Humphrey ◊ Stephen B. Hux Roehl W. Johnson Ronald F. Knigge Richard T. Loy Eugene F. W. Martin Gerald B. Mason Jr. Gail Nelson Meyers Linda A. Sperry Koenig Mizell Carol A. Best Moll John Albert Moxley ◊ Robert T. Perry ◊ Sharon Schove Rathsam Sharon K. Tally Renick Judith Engel Rethwisch M. Louise Gibson Rouchka Jill Rouse Jack E. Rubey Sharon Goodman Rubey Gail Grote Thoele Wallace J. Turnage Jr. Mary Lou Perry Veirs James Alvin Vornberg Sandra Offutt Walters Judy Fletcher Wells ◊ Denis A. Zamberlan

CLASS OF 1966 (19%) J. Bruce Addison ◊ Linda J. Bartley Ault ◊ F. Jerry Benner

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G. Ruth Dorman Benner Patricia G. Doss Bryant Sandra Kay Sillin Callison ◊ Marilyn Sue Chism Vicki S. Kintner Cooper Susan Meyer Fletcher Mary Jane Sullivan Frank Roger C. Frank Robert Chris Hansen John D. Harris Beverly J. Bingham Holst E. Christine Godfrey Keefer Bennice L. Liner Charles A. MacFall Stephen Glenn McClure Carolyn Gardner Mireles Karen A. Nordquist ◊ Carolyn Summers Perry ◊ Sharon Kay Powers Prokovich Gerald George Sahagian Shirley Schroeder Schutte Nancy Boyd Shaw ◊ James R. Slattery Mary J. McClure Smith Terry B. Smith Robert S. Strader Eunice A. Boyington Straub ◊ J. Chris Straub ◊ Albert W. Swafford Nancy Johnmeyer Symes Lawrence Vernon Thoele † Joe L. Walcott E.C. Walker III Carol Proett Weatherford ◊

CLASS OF 1967 (17%) William Patrick Achor Janet Gift Addison ◊ Kristi Wiebe Auer James D. Bailey Sharon Tschappler Beavers Pamela Lou Jarvis Blalock Timothy J. Bollinger Robert Lynn Britton J. Douglas Burton Phyllis M. Byers Donald E. Byrd Thomas Earl Clatworthy James D. Dean ◊ Gayle M. Tucker Denton M. Suzanne Armitage Drummond ◊ Elizabeth Davis Eilers David C. Epps Amy Ann Utterback Foutes ◊ Marianne Cole Fues Guy J. Garrett Lenore M. Olson Glore Donna Rigby Huddleston David W. Kerr ◊ Sara L. Lomax Frederick D. Marquard † Frank L. McKinzie J. Larry Milam Karen DeMott Moore James Henry Mueller W. Richard Nelson Jr. David Washington Ober III Vicki S. Osborn Nelson Pyle John J. Schade ◊ Walter B. Shull ◊ William F. Stone Jr. Kim Chung Tang ◊ Anne Core Walker Carter D. Ward Alan L. Weatherford ◊ Marilyn Knabe Williams

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CLASS OF 1968 (24%) Judith Ann Apel Sandra L. Barney Roberto E. Benitez Valroy Binsbacher Beverly Brase Boehmer Ronald Oliver Bolm Archie Theodore Bourbon Jr. Lloyd V. Cash Charles L. Clark Donna C. Drake Clark Edward A. Doisy III Larry K. Duren ◊ Bruce T. Edwards Blanche A. Bante Emerick Elizabeth A. Fox Faris Glen S. Garrett T. Keith Grebe Linda Marie DeForest Hess ◊ Carolyn Shedd Hoehn Sharon L. Nipps Hoffman Richard W. Johnson ◊ John Paul Jones Marilyn Harashe Jones Mark Hunter Jones Arthur J. Kaul † Paul W. King Clinton J. Kraft Ronald Kruse Mark D. Leech Sharon K. Graves Leech Gerald J. Lux II Arthur C. Marolis Marilyn Ann Wilson Myers David D. Norbury Connie Heimsch Orear E. Thomas Orear Jr. Lawrence A. Price Shirley Ann York Price Doyle E. Puntney Gayle Cobb Puntney John B. Renick Nancy Asher Reynolds ◊ Mary Kaye Breeden Rogers E. Boone Schlanker Jr. Thomas Edwin Schneider J. Darlene Smith-Grillos Peggy L. Young Spencer Janice L. Hoevel Stone William C. Taylor John L. Unnerstall Kent Van Landuyt ◊ Alice L. Campbell Wells ◊ Patricia L. Wendling Carole Lee Keeling White Mary Jane Strode Wilkinson Vern Jay Wilkinson II Thomas E. Young Jr.

CLASS OF 1969 (22%) Cathy G. Harness Beckett Janet Marie Roussin Bennett Larry Lee Bennett Barbara A. Haas Binsbacher Keith A. Birkes Gerald Lee Early Rebecca Emrich Samuel H. Fisher IV Ross A. Fulton Jr. Lari Ray Grubbs Ginger Steele Gutshall Charles R. Harlow Carol Joan Madison Hayes Daniel W. Hayes ◊ Robert B. Hedgepeth

William Frank Hibbeler William R. Hilgeman Cheryl Jean Holland Ronald A. Johnson Nancy Jo Kaul Marsha Kahler Kerr ◊ C. Gary Ladd Marcia Kay Cline Lambert Howard W. Lark Jr. Vera Singleton Lewis ◊ Carole Lynn White Lux Beth K. Kershaw Maxey Marilyn Shepard McMillan Linda Hill McReynolds Kim D. Holmes Migdall David C. Miller Clifford E. Mohn Jr. Kathryn S. Swinger Motley Shirley Jo-Ann Murphy John Thomas Nagle Linda Roche Nagle Phillip L. Neimeyer M. Craig Nolte Dale M. Riebold James C. Roberts ◊ George Michael Robinson Mary Ann Gruen Robinson Nancy Wright Romine Bill L. Rudeseal Frank M. Sandy Barbara K. Bauer Shannon ◊ Gerald W. Shannon ◊ John Milton Smith Lynn R. Solomon Janice L. Kemper Spathelf ◊ Susan B. Kettenacker Spaulding ◊ Dale M. Stauffer Barbara A. Bretch Stephens John A. Stephens Janet Ann Carroll Swearingen Laurence R. Tucker Gretchen Hayes Twenter Lola M. Cooper Van Horn Alice J. Weil Van Landuyt ◊ Marilyn Joyce Smith Weber

CLASS OF 1970 (24%) Roger Lee Adair Mary E. Douglas Bancroft Sally Murray Bocklage ◊ Charles E. Buck Robert Lee Bullock † Sharon Rooke Bullock Larry Clickner Linda Hall Conrad Laura S. Blankenship Dean ◊ L. Susan Eigel Thomas Ellsworth Paula Ann Gresham Fetherston Daniel K. Frank Russell Edward Friedewald Wilbert A. Fritz Barbara S. Gose Gary J. Gutjahr ◊ John C. Hamlin Patricia Dinwiddie Hamlin Janet Alice Boysel Hayes ◊ Michael Alan Hayes Walter Bryan Heaven Jr. Gary Stephen Heintz Jeffrey N. Hogenmiller ◊ Susan E. Hurst Kathleen M. Shrum Husk ◊ Linda L. Morrison Jackson Sandra Marie Behring Krajcovic

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Kenneth F. Laune Larry J. Leech Jack Manning Julie Scott Mattson Madeline K. Byers McCamy E. Lynn Miller Virginia Lloyd Monroe Nancy Nichols Ozolins Terrance Allen Pickles Thomas E. Pundmann Joseph P. Rice III Karen L. McAllister Rice Sharon R. Link Riebold Marlynn K. Lolley Robinson Elizabeth Ann Magee Rooks N. Louann Thogmorton Shaner ◊ Robert W. Shaner † ◊ Clayton L. Smith Ruth Marie Cheffey Spayde Theodore L. Spayde Brent Hunter Speight Phillip W. Swearingen Anne Sillers Turner David R. Van Horn Barbara Richardson Vossler W. Randall Washburn Herbert W. Watchinski Jr. Carl D. Weiker Robert J. Werner Ben Ray White Linda L. Gardner Williams Lois Jean Kiser Wood Alan H. Yount

CLASS OF 1971 (25%) Robert Curtis Anderson Bruce Eugene Banks Margaret A. Bartold Susan Catron Borts Linda Hart Carder Nancy Riddell Chop Linda Sue Dawson Clickner Sarah Elizabeth Colony Beau Culbertson Sharon K. Adkison Culbertson Richard M. Dailey William E. Dierks David Bynon Dozier Martha K. Langerhans Ellsworth Marilynn Barnes Ferro ◊ William Gerard Fivecoat Jr. Paul Joseph Frank John W. Gawason ◊ Shirley Alexander Golembeck Gale Hairston Susan L. Patrick Haury ◊ Robert J. Henderson Jr. ◊ Deborah A. Lampton Hillyer Mark J. Hooker George S. Howell Dennis N. Humphrey John L. Humphrey Christina A. Binggeli Johnson Bruce R. Lake Matthew J. Larigan Max R. Marble Sally E. Spickelmier Marble Dale Gene Marksberry June Dannenberg Marksberry Larry D. Mattson Terry L. Stevenson Meyer ◊ Prentiss Scudder Rankin Sally J. Kraft Sandy Beverly Bond Smull Richard M. Spathelf ◊ Patricia E. Duren Speight

James L. Stewart Pamela A. Stouffer Kenneth D. Tebow Catherine J. Thogmorton Timothy Lance Walley Robinn S. Weber Ruth Johnson Wells Roger B. Wilson Donna M. Rohde Ziegler

CLASS OF 1972 (15%) Dan E. Adkison Patricia Nemitz Adkison Annette Shotwell Bebermeyer Elaine Vemmer Bierwirth ◊ Deane Sue Brandenburg Helen M. O'Bryan Brown ◊ James Chellew Karen L. Hays Dierks Mary E. Sanderson Dolan Sara Ann Walkup Drummond Randall Stanley Feuers Thomas Fitzsimmons Pamela J. Powell Frank Mary Jane Thornton Gordon Harry T. Harness Sandra Jean Backues Heintz Patricia Jordan Hilgedick Earl E. Johnson ◊ Joseph G. Knigge † Maureen Dunn Lane Gingy Lebold Cynthia L. Lausen Marek ◊ Wendy Lea Palmerton Nordine Don L. Painter ◊ Marla Witis Pundmann Terry Joe Rowland Gary Lee Stephens Michael Vaughn ◊ Nancy B. Jaeger Whalen

CLASS OF 1973 (14%) Preston Lee Barrett Rodney S. Cable E. LaVelle Collins Lettie Corkhill Cunetto James W. Devine William R. Dineen ◊ Stephen C. Hamilton ◊ L. Kyle Hern Marie Frazee Hern Parl C. Hummel Rebecca Cochran Huntsman Cecily Bruce Hutchison Ann Franklin Jensen Karen Kienker Linda M. Knox Jay O. Morris Gary A. Ornburn ◊ Joyce A. Ebeling Parks Paul A. Parks Patricia E. Vader Richards Cheryl L. Gray Sager Jefferson E. Seay Glenn B. Smith Terry Henderson Snodgrass Venetta S. Rowlison Stephens Ronald D. Stone Kenneth Talley Stewart L. Temple Paul E. Vivian ◊ Carol Anne Wegener Thomas G. Wheelehon

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CLASS OF 1974 (17%) J. R. Absher Eva M. Allen Lita Salter Bartels William Bastin Brown Jr. Herman C. Byrd Jr. Wanda Charlene West Byrd Yvonne L. Brown Byrne Karen J. Coleman Niccole A. Burgart Duzan Elaine W. Wulfekotter Foster ◊ John D. Gardner Sheldon J. Gentry Martha Lynn Barnett Ginsburg Don A. Gruenewald ◊ James E. Hackmann George O. Henderson Rodney D. Hoffman Claus H. Lang David T. Lawson Kathy McCutcheon Lawson Glenn Arthur Lewis Troy D. Lingle Michael Raymond Martin Kathleen Armour McCoy Chuck McCutcheon Gregory C. Mitchell Richard L. Parker Donald G. Pesek Diane Wheeler Peterson Dan J. Phillips Terry R. Rottler Paul E. Scarborough James Gregory Stamos Elizabeth D. Fitch Terry Rucker Lee Toalson

CLASS OF 1975 (13%) Dennis Bartels Paul Richard Braun ◊ James Allan Duzan Esther Schnetzler Enderle William C. Frazee Jr. Jean Borgelt Gruenewald ◊ Deborah Cox Holmes Mark Humphreys James William Hunt Cindy L. Howell Kaufman Vicki Jean Crist Lewis Timothy George Meyer Sara Anton North Colleen Hagerla Pease Geoffrey W. Posegate Virgil L. Renne Jr. Michael B. Roberts Robert Lewis Sandknop Mark A. Scott Charla Cooksey Seay Thomas K. Spencer Mary Lee Burke Vivian ◊ Janice Strawhacker Williamson

CLASS OF 1976 (21%) Laura L. Murray Arnold Carl E. Barker Frederic O. Biswell Jr. Barbara A. Bock James E. Bureman Robert L. Casady Gregory Chandler Sr. ◊ Sara J. Chaney Randal C. DeMasters

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Honor Roll M. David Dealy III Paul A. Easterday Pamela R. Edmonds ◊ Sharon K. Menefee Frazee John R. Gage Tom Harvey Hathaway Joy Joiner Heidbreder Linda L. Innes Charlie L. Johnson Laura L. Vinyard King John Bruce Koen John Kurtz Sarah J. Felgar Kuschel Virginia Ford Lind Ramona E. Skinner McCarty Theresa L. Dempsey Mihalevich Cathy G. Wilkes Mitchell Kathy L. Porter Elaine M. Bennett Posegate Lance Dale Queen David R. Randall Peggy Sue Purvis Robb Michael A. Scardina Ruth A. Henderson Sears James R. Smith Cheryl Kepple Stapleton Steven William Vogts Thomas J. Wittmuss Nanette Padgett Young

CLASS OF 1977 (16%) Nancy Krider Benfield Ralph L. Clark John Warren Clingenpeel Mary Beth Crocker Lois Marie Crowley Gene C. Ditch II Debra T. Eaton Drane Mark Eggleston Daniel W. Green Dennis Dean Hansen Pamela J. Welcelean Hines Janet L. Jacobs ◊ Phyllis Jean Hayes Lucas Samuel Edgar Lucas Katherine L. McFarland Jill Carmichael Mitchell Cheryl Lynn McCoy Molloy Kathy Maddox Nelson Thomas Rocco Pape Virginia L. Pherigo Michael D. Pope Martin D. Rudloff Barbara Englehart Schwane Carol J. Shirley Sherry L. Scrivner Smith Michael W. Thrasher Jan Millner Williamson

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William Bruce Anton Cheryl Bohl Susan E. Brandt Brad Broome David M. Crites William Randall Dysart Mary Jo Ireland Easterday Margaret Thompson Elliott Vicki Watt Headley Michael J. Hines J. Steven Jackson ◊ Barbara C. Buckman Keller Denise Carol Lizenby Margaret Louise Marin ◊ Susan Marner-Sides Dale G. Metcalf

John C. Morton ◊ Nancy Morrison Nesvik Susan L. Northcutt Ruth Allersmeyer Randall Terry J. Reichert Ronald B. Schowe Robert Shaw Phillip L. Tessereau Randell Brent Vidrine Robin Yvonne Willi Robert O. Young II Nancy J. Yuelkenbeck

CLASS OF 1979 (14%) D. Thomas Arnold David P. Blalock Laurie L. Schaaf Brady-Dailey Rebecca Sherrill Burkhart Amy Lamb Dysart David B. Goodwin Robert S. Gould Duane R. Hall David Allen Henderson ◊ Paul T. Klemme Pamela T. Lovelett Lauderback ◊ Michael J. Lecours Michael H. Ledbetter Jerome J. Lenk Dale Mason Finley Montgomery ◊ Debbie J. Neff Michael J. Partise John R. Sherrard Jo Ellen Ming Shroyer Christy L. Carter Smiley Brenda Joyce Wiemholt Smith Mark Massie Voigt

CLASS OF 1980 (14%) Donna S. Eckler Butts Kathleen A. Byrne Jimmy Joe Culbertson Janet A. Doll Ann Wenninghoff Fields George W. Gibson Jane Lammers Hicklin ◊ Alice L. Freese Kennedy ◊ James M. Kimbell ◊ Dian C. Braun Kittle Mary Jane Wright Nance Carolyne Wilder Peery Kathryn A. Oerly Ray Susan L. Sendelweck Carolyn J. Strother Shaw

CLASS OF 1981 (10%) Hilda Ann Haas Blevins Chuck D. Brown Lee B. Brumitt ◊ Timothy R. Brummett Phillip Harrison Timothy Jackman Karen Leann Straw Long Michael Miserocchi Sharon Monnig Clarice Bruss Sage Jerie L. Smith Carroll Flaspohler Wies

CLASS OF 1982 (12%) Robert A. Foster

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Jana M. Harral Fox Keith A. Gary Barbara Schuldt Heikoff Elizabeth Slate Horn Debbie S. Engelmann Krikorian Karen A. Marshall Jamie Page Sarah Ahnstedt Page Nancy Walker Peacock ◊ Susan Clark Reichert Kevin R. Roberts Ruth Amanda Roberts James B. Rose Sherri E. Roberts Rosenbaum Linda J. Conner Seidt Keith E. Shostrom Wendy R. Yahr

Judy M. Plante Fehling ◊ Cheryl Mathewson Gerhardt Jayna Lea Cogdill Harrison Willetta Medley Hudson Kerri Hopper Jenkins Lowell W. Linneman Rod Mathewson Cynthia Schafer McCutcheon Dawn A. Palmer Messerla Marilyn C. Moore S. Eric Otterness Frederick E. Smith Brenda L. Duncan Tharp Richard D. Tharp Mary Ella Thomasson Kevin D. Wallace Rebecca Taulbee Wenzel Daniel J. Widhalm

Lynette Haenssler Harrison Mary Louise Lorber Paul M. Maynard Karen L. Moore Jennifer Jacobs Moorehead Veronica S. Morris Joseph Andrew Odneal William Clayton Peterson R. Rheatta Kelley Petty Patrick M. Powers Sr. Sharon Electa Moore Salmons Edward E. Scott Dianna Hart Shelton Curtis Charles Tucker

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Herman Wayne Dick Tamara L. Collier Eustis Joy Dodson Flanders M. Robin Winzen Foster David G. Fox John M. Gregory Karen C. Nixon Hale Carolyn Jo Dixon Hazlett Elaine Eversmeyer Henderson Terry L. Henderson Dick E. Hutchison Susan Kintner Lawrence Layden Susan Brumitt Meyer W. Kirk Meyer ◊ Ronald G. Mills Susan L. Hardy Mills Geoffrey Moorehead Michelle Moran Mueller Melody Tapey Nelson Joyce E. Lehane Peterson John R. Powell Susan Sipe Schroeder Jeffrey A. Sherman David A. Stewart Ramona Lynn Lockhart Twellman Patricia A. Walje Wies

Katherine A. Davis Dempsey Paula B. Haggard Just Randy M. Just Sue Grace Hancock Lee Kevin L. Lines Mary Elizabeth Payne Locke Patrick H. McHaney Robin A. Peters Knial R. Piper Jeffrey A. Radel Richard L. Rickenbaugh ◊ Maryann Rustemeyer James A. Shelton Gary K. Shoemaker Rebecca J. Combs Shoemaker Tina Heisterberg Sutherland Melissa Conley Tucker William Kenton Tucker Ralph B. Wahlers Julie Rottler Whitaker Darrell R. Widhalm ◊ Kimberly Willard Marcia Cook Yontz Keith W. Young ◊

Christopher S. Abercrombie Jeffrey A. Arrigo Russell S. Cribb Denise M. Wilson Gissenaas ◊ Donald F. Harrison IV Christine Witte Hartzell Michael David Hughes Kimberly Weilbrenner Johnson Jessica C. Scrivner Kemmerer Joel P. Kidwell ◊ Suzanne Conley Kidwell ◊ Kevin Lee McClain Kenneth Scott Myers Aaron Penrod William Patrick Phillips Brett Frost Reese Susan Y. Fox Sherry William Joseph Threlkeld Julie Shipp Watkins William Raymond Watkins John Paul Witte Lynn Elaine Berwick Wright

CLASS OF 1984 (14%) Richard D. Bailey William Ballard Christy F. Sliffe Berger ◊ Mark R. Conarroe Ronald Paul Dempsay Nina Gooch Jennifer Thornton Graves Diane Foster Gregory Beatrice Hargrove Jayne Galloway Howard ◊ Alvin H. Hudson Kelle K. Laws Laura Wood McLenna Bradford W. Muiller Suesann Rickards Ann Sherman Schubert William Sheehan Jr. Robert D. Slate

CLASS OF 1985 (17%) Gina Kay Winn Bailey Jennifer Thurmon Bennett ◊ Melinda McCrary Cherrington Mark K. Dempsey

CLASS OF 1987 (20%) Melissa K. Thurmon Abkemeier Timothy A. Berry Kevin Leon Billings Pamela Siekmann Billings Chris Klootwyk Combs Carolyn Stevens Vaccaro Gumm Donna J. Widhalm Hower Malcolm E. Hower Cheryl Eckhoff Lines Robert D. Martin James L. Mather Joan Elizabeth Southall Mills Kay Cantlon Otterness Carol Kelly Rickenbaugh ◊ Tina Sapp-Bartels Deborah E. Sellmeyer Wendy Slagle Sheehan Gayla Renfrow Smith Holly Geiger Snow Larry D. Strickland Betty Thorne Tierney Larry M. VandeVen Jr. Stanley R. Woodall R. Doug Wright

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CLASS OF 1990 (10%) Dwayne Charles Abbott Richard John Armentrout LeAnn K. Farquhar Carlton Randall Scott DeBold Jane Leach Hill ◊ Sheryl Huecker Luster Patty Jo Brewer McClain Joanne M. Eiken Murphy John William Nemitz Robert Lee Noren Patrick D. Reardon Susan Lee Weiker Selway James Joseph Shipman Douglas Edward Widhalm

CLASS OF 1991 (13%) Peggy Lee Moser Armentrout Christopher M. Auchly Dennis Charles Cox Todd W. Dalzell Elizabeth Maye Barkey Dick Miriam Niekamp Gebhardt Michelle Lee Schaefer Haley Timothy G. Kerns Kevin Gene Lang Gary Wayne Linhart Thomas J. Meier Ewing Elizabeth Crowe Noren Lee Michael Pitts Stacy Shelden Pitts Leslie Peters Reardon Karen Goshorn Reese Bryan Curtis Reynolds

Honor Roll Paul A. Rios Andrea Peck Schumann Christi Shewman ◊ Judith L. Chaney Slimmer J. B. Waggoner ◊ R. Kelly Whitaker Carrie Mercier Yerke

CLASS OF 1992 (5%) Michael B. Auchly Randall Shawn Bartel Dean Michael Fabrizio Larry C. Graham II ◊ Rebecca Jean Occhi Lavy Sarah Davis Linhart Alan Grant Marshall Paula J. Mohan Darren Pannier Dori Thomas Waggoner ◊

CLASS OF 1993 (9%) Beverly Freeman Andrews Gale Love Bailey Dorinda R. Abram Busby Rebecca Blum Curry Laura Elizabeth Dale Lavernia Dean Finn Sonya N. Monnig Fuemmeler Joseph M. Hannah II Robin K. Lau Ginger King Luetkemeyer ◊ Shawn C. Morrison McAteer Donna Hage Minner Kenneth R. Oliver Andrew Edward Page Lori Ann Pyatt Christina Pedroli Reilly ◊ Despina Virginia Tomazos Rios Heather Kormeier Schneider David W. Strodtman

CLASS OF 1994 (9%) Leonard Anthony Barry Brent Edward Beckmann Robert Blanton III Bradford Wayne Evans Sheila Ashby Fulling Gary Robert Gose Benjamin O. Hart Steven Russell Jones Tracy Crowe Jones Charles Edward LaValle III Jill Elaine Layne Sara E. Liter-Kuester Candy M. Moser Marshall Bradley Alan McCarty Norma Ruth Puntney Nicole D. Parrish Scott Melanie L. Strodtman Michelle R. Sercu Walker Natalie Bennett Wolf

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Deborah Lynn Davis Stephen Andrew Foutes Amy Louise Himmelberg Frey Linda Ragene Miller John Michael Oberlin Leah Hettinger Vincent

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April Lynne Smith Ash Brian Gary Ash Laura Elizabeth Topel Jones Charlotte Westhues Niemeier ◊ Farahnaz Rahmatpanah Sharon K. Rees Scott Michael Tackett Nancy L. Langan Wiseman

(7%) Shelby A. Michael Alexander Jeffrey Wayne Brackman Stephen Patrik Foote Dennis L. Gayer Jonelle Lee Richardson Hall Lisa M. Kellogg-Aanonsen Dana L. Kence Mary M. Johler MacFall Kelly M. Taylor Pearson Jessica L. Grasdorf Quint William James Quint Christine L. Curry Roller Lori Dawn Erickson Rook Nicole K. Scott Rorabaugh Gary Allan Smith Jr. Victoria Janee Vahle Jeanne E. Wiggins

CLASS OF 1998 (4%) Jeremy Shaun Barclay Tara Nall Brackman Amy LeAnn Boehs Gragg Donta Eugene Hubbard Junior S. Munsterman Christina Overstreet Joshua S. Richards Lathem A. Scott Gretchen Faye Singleton Siebert Stephen M. Siebert Amanda Leigh Strodtman Thomas Aaron J. Widhalm Cherilyn Gepford Widhalm

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CLASS OF 2001 (3%) Brian Joseph Bohner Tisha Marie Flaherty Clark Regina Delight Davis Lisa Sander Hammond Jessica Dannenhauer Koscielski Aaron Thomas Mepham Money Carolyn B. Shepard Money Lesley Strickland Oberlin Kyle Eugene Platz Rick Errett Sage Misty L. Tefft

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CLASS OF 2003 (2%) Robert F. Alexander II Jenny Ann Martin Anspach Micah James Beatty Amanda Kay CulbertsonKraemer Martin Carl Hauck Jr.

CLASS OF 2004 (2%) Kimberlea A. EversoleBlackwell Susan Farr Tina M. Braun Foglesong Martin Henry Gerloff II John Kevin Hammond Laura Koepke Lentz Myles Wilson Proctor

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CLASS OF 2007 (3%) Connie S. Anderson Howard Ross Asbury Tammy S. Butler Darla A. Crawford Lauren Elizabeth Fruits Connie Jo Johnson William Cody Morgan Todd D. Oberlin David Joseph Reinert Layna Ann Richardson Mallory Claire Sandrock Kristine L. Stodgel Ivy Rae Taylor Townley

CLASS OF 2008 (1%) Margaret Fay Compton

Justan L. Blair Kristin McAninch Coble Cheryl Lynn Cunningham Scott A. Fergerson Elisabeth Maxine Hackett Heather Lessly Hilgedick Jeffrey Scott Lentz

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CLASS OF 2006

Nita Cates Kendal Woolf Clark Richard Gene Collier Valerie Jill Collier Emily Elizabeth England Cathy Galland Erin Briana Paulsmeyer Gerloff Debbie A. Goodwin Amy Renee Ketchum

Melissa Ann Distler Abramovitz Andria Lyn Altman Nancy Arment Asbury Amanda Gayle Denham Amanda Rae Schwennesen Jones Amy M. Wies Nation

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Larry and Kathy Abernathy ◊ Rosemarie Adams J. Bruce and Janet Gift Addison ◊ Dan E. and Patricia Nemitz Adkison R. Frederick and Barbara Miller Alexander Charles R. and Warene R. Anderson ◊ Colleen Anderson Janelle I. Anderson Norma Neal Anderson Clint and Jennifer Askins Virginia Daniels Bailey Michael Allen and Mary E. Douglas Bancroft David and Debbie Barbe Hal K. Barlow Elbridge W. Bartley Jr. ◊ Philip E. and Martha B. Baylor Stan A. Beatty Joe E. and Jane Ash Belew Sharon Bell Halkaline Kirk Bergsten ◊ Steve and Pam Biggs Harold E. Bingham † Sandy Blair Judy Bohner ◊ Eric G. and Diann Bonner Jeff and Margie Boraz Larry and Susan Catron Borts Richards and Suzanne Boyce Milton and Joyce Bradley Gary Brimer Robert Lynn and Morrene Hughes Britton Elizabeth Brown Mark H. and Terry L. Brown ◊ Richard S. and Barbara Burcham Brumitt James J. and Caryl R. Bryan Sally Swank Burke Jerry T. and Marlene Marcum Cantlon Robert L. and Susan Casady Carolyn N. Rhodes Chaney Nettie N. Cherrington Joseph and Diane Chitwood Robert and Lisa Clark James C. and Peggy Jo Davis Clatworthy Ronald and Deborah Clifton DeForrest E. and Dorothy Norton Cline Marge Fizer Cochran † Richard and Julie Combs Stephen and Dorothy Compton Mark R. Conarroe Richard and Ruth Ann Conrow Brenda Cook Kirt and Barb Cooper Ray and Betty Cooper Bill J. and Betty Ann George Crigler Allen S. and Shirley Crites ◊ R. Denning Crowe Beau and Sharon K. Adkison Culbertson Maxine Davis Doris J. Steele De la Roche Lisa DePew M. David Jr. and Lucy Aufdenberg Dealy

Alan and Lori Decker Robert and Mary Denham Steven A. and Mary Beth Wise Dick ◊ Gene C. Ditch II Mary E. Sanderson Dolan Norman E. and Ruth Crowe Drissell M. Suzanne Armitage Drummond ◊ Mark and Becky Dudley D. Keith Duren ◊ Robert H. and Mary Gaines Easterday ◊ R. Vergil and Betty L. Eaton William Lowell and Suzie Eaton Martha J. Deatherage Eberhard Maurice Eckhoff Leroy H. and Gloria J. Eggert Larry R. Fagan Robert L. Ferraro David Fortel and Hope I. Tinker Beverly Foster Charles and Amy Ann Utterback Foutes ◊ David G. and Jana M. Harral Fox Robert and Diana Freeman Barry and Sara Freese Helen Werner Frevert George Frink John T. Sr. and Melinda E. Fuller Steve Galloway Stanley and Patricia A. Garmer Emery Jr. and Jan Geisendorfer Gary S. Glenn John O. and Beth Hammond Gooch Joe and Sara Gorman Robert S. and Gina Gould James C. Graves Don A. and Jean Borgelt Gruenewald ◊ D. Lavonne Greenhalge Guenther Warren Jr. and Janet McMillan Hackman Kevin Hampson Albert R. and Margaret E. Davis Hamra Donald E. Hamra ◊ Jack R. and Dawn Harbison Dale and Linda Harfst Charles R. and Doris Harlow Hubert L. Harral Robert B. and Lillian Ruth Hedgepeth George O. Henderson L. Kyle and Marie Frazee Hern David and Jan Renee Hesi George and Patricia Jordan Hilgedick Elizabeth L. Sweet Hix Ilene Morrison House Joe A. and Pansy Ann Howell J. Douglas and Ann Hoy Roy and Betty Humphreys Dick E. and LaVena Hutchison Herbert L. Huth ◊ Dale and Carla Imgarten James W. and Sylvia A. Ireland

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Daisy McKee Jacobs † William H. Jacobs ◊ Bill and Roxi James ◊ Keith E. and Pamela S. Janssen Robert Louis and Katherine Anne Brooks Johnson ◊ Stanley D. and Cynthia J. Johnson Stephen G. Johnson Verne Wesley Johnson ◊ Russell Ransom and Nancy Thompson Jones Jack L. and Lenora Stone Jost Terry R. and Barbara C. Buckman Keller David W. and Marsha Kahler Kerr ◊ Kenneth L. and Norma C. Innes Kienker ◊ Ardis Wehrli Kimbell Constance M. Kingore ◊ Frank and Lydia L. Breedlove Klocke Joseph G. Knigge † and Teresa Knigge Bedford F. and Kathryn Detring Knipschild ◊ John Bruce and Mary Ann Koen David and Sarah J. Felgar Kuschel Kathryn Strozier Lahmeyer Jill Elaine Layne Anne Ruth Brower Ledbetter Jean Painter Leech Roger R. and Linda O. Lembke Ron and Jean Lessly Lois Lester David W. and Katie Lewis Phyllis A. Linhart Samuel Edgar and Phyllis Jean Hayes Lucas Richard and Patricia M. Luebbert James M. and Elisabeth Holman Luetjen Gene and Bernice Marner Steve Martin Dale Mason Beth K. Kershaw Maxey M. Thomas and Betty Maxwell Marilee McCallister Don and Sherry McCarty Renee McCollum William D. and Elizabeth J. McIntosh ◊ Jasper Wade Meals † and Elizabeth Durley Meals W. Darrell and Shirley Swisher Meyer Ercell L. Jr. and Virginia Sherman Miller ◊ Estelle Ballew Miller W. S. and Grace Mink Juliet Minnis Barbara Ann Moore Gene and Glenda Moum C. Michael and Roberta Mueller Albert F. III and Etta Mae Mutti ◊ Charlie J. Myers † Lucy Kyne Nagbe Cecil Jerome and Mary Jane Wright Nance Paul and Deanna Nelson Scott and Kathy Maddox

Nelson Tim and Ellen Nelson Jerry and Charlotte Niemeier ◊ Robin Overstreet Herschel B. and Donna Lee Owen Ronald E. and N. Kay Page Alfred F. and Mary Pannier Ann Ipsen Parks Larry J. and Carolyne Wilder Peery Donald G. and Julia Pesek Barbara Peterson Shirley J. Peterson Knial R. and Elena Ruth Piper Michael and Gwen A. Pope Geoffrey W. and Elaine M. Bennett Posegate James T. and Marie L. Powell Sam Lee and Janice Worker Powell Robert B. and Donna T. Puyear ◊ Mark and Debra Ramsey Francis E. and Melody A. Reardon Braxton P. and Judith Engel Rethwisch Jerry W. Rhodes ◊ Joseph P. III and Karen L. McAllister Rice Thomas and Deborah Richmond Mark C. and Victoria L. Robb Raymond and Lee Ann Rohling Michael Joseph and Maryann Rustemeyer John E. and Sheila Sanders Kenneth and Linda Sandrock Larry and Mary Schaefferkoetter Wayne and Becky Schlotzhauer John E. and Judith Yeast Schofield Herbert G. Sr. and Gina Schuler Tim and Debby Schwennesen Darrel K. Seltsam M. Dale and Penny Pihana Shaw Glenn and Janet Shepard P. Wayne and Vickie

Sheridan Jeffrey A. and Julee Kay Sherman Edwin F. and JoAnn Shew Earl R. Shostrom and Sarah L. Shostrom † ◊ Sarah Shostrom Estate Vicki Silkwood James W. and Lou Ann Brooks Snell Chris and Brenda Jo Snoddy Theodore L. and Ruth Marie Cheffey Spayde Brent Hunter and Patricia E. Duren Speight Karen Spengler James H. Steele Robert H. and Mary M. Stone David W. and Melanie L. Strodtman R. Henry Summers Harold W. and Helen Sonia Sunoo Joseph and Dawn Swanberg Joe and Sheila Talbot Farrel Wesley and Julie Taylor Phillip L. Tessereau James P. and Helen G. Puckett Thogmorton J. Wesley and Joan M. Fuller Ummel ◊ Margaret Ware Utterback William R. and Constance E. Walters ◊ Carter D. and Sandra S. Leech Ward Samuel Jr. and Beth Watkins Bernice H. White Thomas C. White Robert Paul and Martha Gray Wiegers Richard and Patricia A. Walje Wies Steve and Carroll Flaspohler Wies H. Kendall and E. Kathleen Wilcox Jimmy A. and Angetta Mae Williams William Kellar and Brenda Winkelmeyer Nanette Padgett Young John and Carol Zid William and Beverly Laidley Zimmerman

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Honor Roll Faculty and Staff Rosemarie Adams Jenny Ann Martin Anspach Howard Ross Asbury William M. Beneke F. Jerry Benner Milton S. Berwin Justan L. Blair Wanda Sue Carr Nettie N. Cherrington Ruth Ann Conrow Donald B. Cullimore Theresa M. Davis ◊ Dana R. Elliott John A. Flanders Joy Dodson Flanders David Tinker Mary Elizabeth Frieden Lauren Elizabeth Fruits Chad L. Gaines Henry B. Graham Rita J. Gulstad Teri L. Haack Sally E. Hackman Barbara Hamel Linda Harfst John Francis Healy Janice M. Henson Jeff L. Hoskinsson Christie R. Hoskisson Mary Hrdina Marianne E. Inman ◊ Daryl Jefferies Nancy Thompson Jones Tracy Crowe Jones Jessica Cook Kendrick Robert G. Kirby Linda O. Lembke Stephanie L. Lewis Phyllis A. Linhart Susan Long Merle Masonholder Debra Marie Nation Charlotte Niemeier ◊ Ronald Grant Nutter Kenneth R. Oliver Larry J. Peery Shirley J. Peterson Virginia Pfannenstiel Denise Evelyn Pihana

Robert Kelly Poinsett Michael D. Pope Paul Porneluzi Andrea Jill Pratte Susan E. Quigley-Duggan Robert A. Rackley Mozaffar Rahmatpanah Francis E. Reardon Patrick D. Reardon Braxton P. Rethwisch Mark C. Robb Peggy Sue Purvis Robb O. A. Robinson III Maryann Rustemeyer Aimee Nicole Sage Rick Errett Sage Dianna D. Shallenburger Penny Pihana Shaw Jeffrey A. Sherman Julee Kay Sherman Ronald L. Shroyer Frederick E. Smith Martha Jean Solomon Ruth Marie Cheffey Spayde Catherine J. Thogmorton Daytha Frink Trimble Roy D. Vandelicht Dori Thomas Waggoner ◊ Loyd Owen Warden Sherry A. Wells Robert Paul Wiegers Jeanne E. Wiggins Judy Faye Wood

Faculty and Staff Emeriti Thomas F. Dillingham Robert Paul Drummond † ◊ Joseph E. Geist Joe A. Howell J. Keith Keeling Roger R. Lembke James M. Luetjen Elizabeth J. McIntosh ◊ William D. McIntosh ◊ Harold W. Sunoo James P. Thogmorton Thomas L. Yancey

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Friends of the University Martha Beimdiek Adair Charles and Betty Adams Ruth Windsor Adams Cora E. Adkins Estate Eugene and Roberta Allen Robert and Sue Allen Richard Ambelang Anonymous Donor Robert F. Anderson Gary L. Anspach Robert N. Arbaugh Fred and Jo Ann Arnold Brent D. Arthaud Charles T. and Arlene Ashby Ken and Linda L. Askren Eugene and Sydney Atkins David and Emilie Atkins Glenn C. Ault Jr. ◊ Carole Sue Aylward Joyce Aylward Dorothy Jean Ayres Robert and Donna Baker Otis G. and Dorothy Baker Michael Allen Bancroft J. Davie Banks Don and Joy Baragary Walter Barenkamp ◊ Norma D. Bark Arthur and Karen Barkey Bryan N. and Leslie A. Barnes Ola Lee Barnett Estate Howard J. Barnhard ◊ Randall and Cathy Barron Marjorie K. Baskett Robert Bates Sunny Bates Martha B. Baylor Joan T. Beard Shelia Belkin Clara and Patrick Bello Pat Beneke William G. Benfield Jerry and Joanne Berneche Marcia Lubbers Berry ◊ Joseph and Francoise Bien Diane Wilson Blackwelder Robert S. and Dorothea C. Blake Gordon O. Blalock Gary H. and Mary F. Bliefnick Sybil J. Blumenberg June Bockelman Jerrol L. Boehmer Danielle Marie Teal Bohner Sandra E. Botkin Estate Gene C. Bowen Sue Bowles David and Kay Bradley William E. Brame Elizabeth A. Broadus Jerry and Georgia Brown Peggy Ann Brown and Steve P. Glazner Penny Brown Tom and Mari Brown Barbara A. Brucks Richard S. Brumitt William and Jacqueline Bruner ◊ Judy Bryant Pam Buck Linda A. Buckmiller D.C. Michael and Linda A. Buckmiller Jane S. Burcham Carolyn Burgin

Patricia Hill Burnett Jack Bush Kerry Bush Carol Platt Butler ◊ John and Jacqueline Byland Sue Caine James P. and Sarah D. Caldwell Susan Callis and Family Iona Frances Campbell Carol A. Capps ◊ Curtis M. and Julie L. Carie Minnie Lee Carter Albert L. Caudle Patricia A. Champion Gary E. Chandlee E. Kathleen Hines Chellew Judith Chick Paul R. and Lillian E. Clampitt William B. Claycomb Loyd Harold Clevenger † Nicholas and Maria Clifford Dorothy Norton Cline Catherine Cloyd Roger E. Cody Terrence J. Coan Gene and Diane Cole Harry O. and Mary G. Cole Betty Collier Iris Collins Kathleen S. Collins David R. Collum David W. and Sandy Cook H. Groves and Carol H. Cooke Forrest W. and Mary Ellen Cooper James W. Cooper John and Judy Copeland Nancy and Paul Copenhaver Falba A. Core Louis and Marcia Countryman Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Courter Robert and Becky Courtney Ann Covington Veronica M. Cox ◊ R. Paul and Virginia Crabb Robert K. Crutsinger Robert W. and Barbara Cubbage Carlene Cullimore Babs S. Cunningham Richard and Rebecca Curry Irene Virginia Dalton Chester and Nadia Danett Barbara H. Davis Joe Wes Davis Jr. Richard K. Davis ◊ Richard R. Day Henry Dayringer Owen and Susan DeBoer Sally J. DeMasters Karen Dealy Mark K. Dempsey James C. Denneny III George and Elaine Derendinger J. H. Dethero ◊ Mary Lou Detweiler Steven A. and Mary Beth Dick Kathryn D. Dickey Mary E. Dillon John A. Ditto Maude G. Donnelly Robert K. and Ingrid N. Dorton John and Florence Dover William and Linda Dreyer

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Lisa Hannah Carolyn Harding Cord and Kathyrne Harper Todd and Mary Harper Larry and Patsy Harrington Chuck and Carol Harris Jerena Arthur Harris Kathryn Strok Hartzler ◊ Nell Hawes-Davis Verlin R. Hawkins Ann H. Henning Lance Herrick William A. Heyde III Maria M. Heyssel James and Tia Higbie Jo-an Brown Higgins Don Hilgedick Richard Hinschberger Richard C. and Rosemary C. Hirschl Ruth Benner Hix ◊ Elbert and June Hoard Robert and Sandra Hodge Shelley Hoffman Linda K. Hogenmiller ◊ Philip and Carolyn Jean Hollis James and Rosalee Holton Carol Hooton Don and Margaret Hopkins John and Anita Horton Frank W. Houck Pansy Ann Howell John D. and Vera Hubbard Barbara Ann Huddleston Michael D. and Joyce G. Hunnicutt Charles K. Hunter Jane Jacobs Inglish David Inman ◊ Florence L. Innes ◊ Ruth Craig Innes Timothy Ireland John and Virgie Irvin L. W. IV and Kelly Jacobs ◊ Pamela S. Janssen Ralph and Marie Jaynes Jean N. Jenner Raymond Lee Johnmeyer Juanita Johnson Nancy Johnson Steven and Ruth Jones Robert J. and Mary E. Kalinich Larry A. Kantner Larry and Sandra Kauffman Thomas T. and Sally Keating Marjorie A. Keeling Geniva R. Keller Janet B. Kelty Jerry and Mary Ann Kempf Linda J. Keown Ronald S. Kessler William Key Martin Kiehl Margaret Harris Kilpatrick Mark Kimball Kay Kimbell ◊ Gregory King Marilyn Kirby Kendall and Lisa Kircher Family Karl and Marian Klausmeier Sonja F. Knigge Lee E. and Kennith L. Knuth Mary L. Kobush Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Kooi Sharon Korte Paul Gene Koscielski Jr. Cleo Kottwitz William B. Kountz Jr.

Janet L. Kraft Shari Kraus Emily Kreisler ◊ Merlin and Ann Kreutzer Sharon K. Krumm Robert and Ruth Lane Larkin H. Langford William and Julia Lay Jayne E. Layden Carol Leech Catherine Hampton Lester John Lester Mia Lewis Jack and Mary Lynn Lightfoot Mildred H. Lintemoot Martha Lister Nanetta Litle Edith Marie Long ◊ Kathy Long James and Chris Losey Janet K. Love J. P. and Constance Loveless Dennis Luetkemeyer ◊ William J. Lundquist Brock and Nancy Lutz Audrey B. Lytle Jack Magruder ◊ James Maher David and Mary Malmo Kathryn G. Marlatt Elizabeth Wood Marshall Kathy Masonholder Gill and Beverly K. Willilams Mattli Jeri Mattson Diana Maxon M. G. and Carol McCall Diane McClure Robert A. McCombs Joe M. and Maida McCormack James A. McDaniel Wiley and MaryEllen McVicker Jamila McWhirter Roy and Susan C. Meals Russell Meals Jr. Emilie Meiners Charles Merrifield Donald Meyer Warren and Mary Ellen Meyer Paul K. Meyers Dorothy L. Michel Garland and Sydney Long Middendorf N. A. Miles Jr. Andrew J. Jr. and Roxanne T. Miller Wesley and Betty Miller Douglas and Jo Anne Miller Jackie Miller James M. and Marsha Miller Susan L. Hardy Mills Dixie C. Mims Glen Mohan Ono and Glenda Monachino Charles Montgomery Robert E.Montgomery and Lorann C. Montgomery † Barbara A. Morgan Karen Morris Mary Ann Morris Dana L. Morris-Porneluzi Donald R. and Ann B. Mowery David P. and Ruth Ann Nasby Steven Nation Rick and Judy Naught

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Dayton and Janice Neal Linda B. Nelson Patricia Vance Nelson Philip M. Niblack Lil H. Nicholl Victoria Nolte Mary Norbury Emily L. Nunnelly Michelle L. Oliver Mark and Penny Oppenhuizen Neila K. Ryan Osborn David and Leslie Oswald Oth Chill LLC Kristy Ott-Meyer Robert E. and Elizabeth Otto Ronald E. Page Karen Parker Montha Partise Ronald P. and Marlene Patterson Mark D. Peacock ◊ Scott Pearson Margaret S. Peden Dennis Carl Pease Richard H. Peerson Richard and Carol Pemberton Valerie J. Penn Andrew Penrow Peoples Julie Perkins Jennifer G. Perry-Sutton Gerald and Donna Pescaglia Mary S. Petty Mike and Debi Pfauth Audrey I. Phelps Steven Phipps Miles V. Plzak ◊ Brenda S. Poinsett Donna S. Pollmann James and Jo Carol Porter Claudia Powell Gardell and Karen Powell Mona Preuss Robert and Juanita C. Purcell Robert B. and Donna T. Puyear ◊ Rudyard K. and Sue M. Rapp William L. Rapp C. E. Raymore Alwin and Fern Rector Nicholas and Patricia Reding Gary K. Rees David and Sylvia Remington Edward H. and Sigrid M. Renner ◊ Elmer E. and Diana L. Vaugh Revelle John R. Rhoades † Family and Friends Warren and Delores J. Rich Karen A. Richards A. Ruth Richardson ◊ Roberta W. Richey Herman D. and Donna Richter John and Sarah Riddick Cresencia Roberts David and Patricia L. Roberts Edward D. Robertson Sr. Anne D. Robinson Peggy Roda James and Kitty Rogers Robert H. Rogers Chris and Theresa Rohlfing Jared Rorabaugh John S. Ross Marjorie Ross Willis C. Royall Nora S. Rudd Tom and Janette Ruess

Garland and Peggy Lee Russell Norma June Russell J. Bailey Rutledge Dean and Verna Salchow Jane K. Sandknop Lisa Scarborough Kitty Schewe Gloria C. Hunt Schlapbach ◊ Ronald H. and Lois M. Schmidt Robert Schnase Scott Schneider John F. Shackelford Greg and Karen Shafer Juanita Shaw W. Richard and Charlotte A. Shelton Ann Brookshire Sherer Bob A. and G. Kay Sherrill James Sherry Cheri Shipman Stanley and Linda Shipman B. G. Sides Evelyn Simpson Janet M. Sipes Glen A. and Mildred F. Sites Donna Hutchison Slagle Maryemily Slate Martin R. Slimmer Ernest R. Slovensky James L. Smith Phillip S. Smith Michael and Laura Smock John W. Snider Peter M. Soens Gary and Karla Sprick John and Caroll Stahlman Dan and Ann Stapleton James Steffan Carolyn J. Steinhaus Gary L. and Kathleen Stephenson Luann D. Sterling Patricia L. Stevens J. Todd Stewart John K. Stiller Michael D. Stokes Connie Storjohann Edith S. Stueve Fred and Daphne Sumner Helen Sonia Sunoo Ruth L. Svoboda Carolyn Sweet Frank R. Swisher Mariah Tackett Jerry Lynn Taylor Chuck and Lou Thompson

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Donald E. Thompson Elizabeth P. Thompson Lucile Thurman Kevin Tierney Geraldine Tippett Eugene and Ruth Trice Sylvia Kelso Tucker Dara M. Turnage Garnet P. Tweedie Judith and Katy Underhill H. K. and Mary Vance Elizabeth J. Wade Patty Wagenknecht and Family Tori Bartholomew Waggoner Mi Jung Kim Wahlers David L. and Julie B. Walker Herbert and Jane Walker James and Kathryn Wallace Douglas Ward Lovett H. Weems Jr. Lois Jean Weinhold Merle T. Welshans ◊ Anna M. Wessels Donna Westhues V. T. Whitaker David and Cheryl White Jane Whitesides David Whitney David H. and Suzanne E. Wichman Julia Parsons Widhalm Monica Widhalm ◊ Janice A. Wiese-Fales June L. Wilder Stewart and Stephanie Wiles Robert Jr. and Edris Wilhoit ◊ Jerry Willer Troy and Elizabeth Wilson James and Joan Wilson Pat Wilson Gene K. and Nellie M. Wineland Arlene T. Winn Lois G. Winn ◊ Clinton and Carolyn Wofford Rosemary M. Wolf Cynthia Sooter Wolk H. L. and Ethel S. Wonderly Greg and Danita Wood Janice Chatelaine Woodward † David M. and Donna L. Wrenn Mary Wrenn Dale L. and Denise Wright Linda S. Wyatt J. W. Youle Irene Zeiger

Honor Roll Businesses, Foundations, Matching Gift Companies, and Organizations AT&T Foundation Abbott Laboratories Fund Adair Family Charitable Foundation Addison Biological Laboratory Aetna Foundation Alcoa Foundation Allstate Foundation Amgen Foundation Asbestos Removal Services Audsley Monument Company of Glasgow BMF Investments Inc. Bank of America Corporation Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Boeing Gift Matching Program Boone County National Bank Boone Hospital Center Braren Mulder German Associates Inc. Breadeaux Pizza Roger A. Browning Foundation Marie E. Buck Trust Bulte Company Burlington Northern Santa Fe Burns and McDonnell CMU Plant Operations Capitol Hill Chorale Washington Central States Fitness Systems Chevron & Texaco Card Service Citi Scholarships Clatworthy’s Ready to Wear Coil Construction Inc. Colgate-Palmolive Company Columbia Chorale Commercial Trust Company ConocoPhillips DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund Danna McKitrick PC Deloitte Foundation The Democrat Leader Duff Plumbing LLC Elite Financial Services Emerson Electric Company Emerson Scholar Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company Energy Systems Group LLC Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation Exchange Bank of Missouri ExxonMobil Foundation Inc. Family Health Inc. Fay Square LLC The Fayette Advertiser Fayette Area Community Trust The Featherston Foundation Inc. First Federal Bank Fresh Ideas Management LLC Full Gospel Assembly GE Foundation Gaines Car Detailing Gaines Moving & Delivery Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Gamble and Schlemeier GlaxoSmith Kline Foundation H & R Block Foundation Halliburton Foundation Inc. Hallmark Corporate Foundation The Harvey Hubbell Foundation Home Oil Company Huntsville Lions Club IBM International Foundation IDEX Corporation Imperial Capital Corporation Innes Family Reunion Fund Inovatia Laboratories LLC International Paper Foundation Jeffrey M. McDonnell Jennings Premium Meats The Jim Eisenreich Foundation Johnson & Johnson Companies Edward Jones Scholar Jordan Charitable Foundation Just What The Doctor Ordered Kidwell-Garber Inc. Land 3 Studio LLC Land O’Lakes Foundation Leo O’Laughlin Inc. Lewis County Rural Electric Coop Lockheed Martin M-F Athletic MMM Club MasterCard International Scholars Missouri United Methodist Foundation Mabee Foundation Inc. Macy’s Foundation Market Street Floral McDonald’s of Fayette Medart Inc. Mid-Missouri Solid Waste Management District Missouri Choral Director’s Association Missouri Colleges Fund Inc. Missouri Conference UMC Missouri Department of Natural Resources Missouri Employers Mutual Missouri UMC Foundation Monsanto Fund Monsanto Fund Scholars Morgan Stanley National Renewable Energy Lab O.R. Staff at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital Orscheln Industries Foundation Oth Chill LLC Pannier/Cavanah Golf Tournament PEO Chapter AU PEO Chapter MJ Peoples Peterson Manufacturing Company Pfizer Foundation Pharmacia Foundation Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Principal Financial Group ProGrass LLC Procter & Gamble Quest Diagnostics Questec Construction

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Real Data Reckitt Benckiser Rolla Key Sport Shop Inc. S.W. Scheipeter Construction Inc. Saint-Gobain Corp. Foundation Scripps Howard Foundation Shelter Insurance Foundation Shoemaker Fund Sigma Alpha Iota Simon Oswald Associates Sonoco Foundation State Farm Companies Foundation Summit Marketing Texas Instruments Foundation Textron Matching Gift Program Tri-County Trust Company UPS Scholars United State Bank of Ewing US Bancorp Foundation Union Pacific Corporation Verizon Foundation Washington Brass Band WellPoint Foundation William T. Kemper Foundation The Williams Companies Williams-Keepers CPA † deceased ◊ 5-year CEF donor

Smiley Library’s

Honor with Books A gift of $100 to Smiley Library’s Honor with Books program allows you to honor a special person in your life by sponsoring the purchase of one new book selected by the Library Director. All gifts are tax-deductible, and notification of gifts will be sent to the honoree or the honoree’s family. Names of the honoree and the donor(s) will appear on a bookplate inside the book’s front cover and in the computer display of the on-line catalog. The Honor with Books program helps build the collections of Smiley Library for the benefit of future generations of Central Methodist University students. For more information, please contact Cynthia Dudenhoffer, Director of Information Resources, Smiley Library at 660-248-6292 or via e-mail at cmdudenh@centralmethodist.edu.

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Honor Roll Patrons of The Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art Seraphim Tom and Arlene Ashby Earl F. and Sunny Bates O. Nelson and Kristi W. Auer Paul L. and Eleanor L. Calvert Loyd Harold Clevenger † Glenn A. Jr. and Veronica M. Cox Barbara H. Davis Mary Louise Forbes Joseph E. Geist Paul E. and Mildred E. Haggard Notley Hawkins Terry L. and Elaine Eversmeyer Henderson Robert and Anna Mae Besgrove Hodge Robert Jr. and Sandra S. Hodge Marianne E. and David Inman L. W. IV and Kelly Jacobs Russell Ransom and Nancy Thompson Jones James M. and Elisabeth Luetjen Charles A. and Mary M. Johler MacFall Virginia Lloyd Monroe Lil H. Nicholl Mark D. and Nancy W. Peacock Gerald W. and Donna S. Pescaglia John Robert Rhoades † Family and Friends James A. and Kitty Rogers Margaret Peters Sandring Edna Schenk † Lathem A. and Nicole D. Scott Robert W. Shaner † and N. Louann Thogmorton Shaner Texas Instruments Thomas L. Yancey

Principality Jerry D. and Joanne Berneche Sara J. Chaney Mark and Doni Conarroe Joe Wes Davis Jr. John D. Hutcherson Janet L. Jacobs Amy R. Ketchum William B. Kountz Jr. Roy Allen and Susan Clifton Meals Robert E. and Elizabeth A. Otto Ann Ipsen Parks Marilyn Gaddis Rose Wallace J. Jr. and Dara M. Turnage Keith W. Young and Terrence J. Coan

Cherubim

R. Frederick and Barbara M. Alexander Eva M. Allen

Shelia Belkin C. Fred and Virginia Wood Bergsten Marilyn Birbeck Gary W. Bolton and Verlin R. Hawkins Robert and Morrene Britton Jerry E. and Georgia Brown Ann Abernathy Clement Richard M. and Maureen H. Dailey Thomas F. Dillingham George and Becky Feaster Dale E. and Maureen Graham Jeffrey N. and Linda K. Hogenmiller Charles K. Hunter Betty Switzer Hutson Bedford F. and Kathryn Knipschild Dennis C. and Ginger King Luetkemeyer J. Keith and Marjorie A. Keeling R. G. and Marilyn Kirby Gilbert L. and Beverly Mattli Douglas S. and Jo Anne Miller Ercell L. and Virginia S. Miller Jeanne M. Pascale and Pat Hanna Richard and Carol Pemberton Miles V. Plzak Donald G. Jr. and Sondra Sercu Spalding Gary G. and Karla K. Sprick Dr. and Mrs. John W. Sutton Chuck and Lou Thompson Eugene K. Weathers Jr. †

Archangel William V. and Dorothy J. Ayres Donald B. and Carlene Cullimore Mary Ann Granneman Larry D. and Patsy G. Harrington Linda Sue Hartsock Timothy Ireland Patricia N. Kirby Robert W. and Mary Jo Kleinschmidt Diana Maxon C. Michael and Roberta Mueller Kenneth and Cresencia Roberts Harold W. and Sonia Sunoo James K. and Kathryn Y. Wallace

Angel Norma N. Anderson David P. and Emilie G. Atkins Arthur J. and Karen M. Barkey Joseph and Francoise Bien Liz Brown John G. and Jacqueline Byland William B. Claycomb Marge Fizer Cochran† Todd W. Dalzell Richard K. and Theresa M.

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Davis J. H. and Charlotte N. Dethero John A. Ditto Maude G. Donnelly Patricia H. Drumm Nancy Ellis Newell S. and Martha H. Ferry James L. and Carolyn Harding Jim and Tia Higbie Michael L. Hirsch and Carol Moczygemba Ilene Morrison House John and Virgie Irvin Larry A. Kannter and Carl W. Morris Linda J. Keown Shari Kraus Allen and Lu Lange Samuel E. and Phyllis J. Lucas Sheryl Luster Randy A. and Jeri Mattson Wiley and Maryellen McVicker James M. and Marsha T. Miller Mary Ann Morris Dayton L. and Janice Neal David and Lesley Oswald Margaret S. Peden Andrew Penrow Gardell and Karen Powell William J. and Jessica L. Quint John and Sarah M. Riddick Dorothy S. Schnell George W. and Carolyn Sweet Hope I. Tinker and David Fortel Randell B. Vidrine Jane Whitesides Lee Woodward and Janice Chatelain Woodward † Delores Bland Wyckoff

Docents for The Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art In appreciation for their countless hours of volunteer service to the Gallery Janet Gift Addison Barbara Miller Alexander Norma Neal Anderson William V. Ayres Dorothy Jean Ayres Donna M. Baker Martha B. Baylor Phillip E. Baylor Morrene Hughes Britton Elizabeth Brown Marge Fizer Cochran † Barbara H. Davis Becky Evans Feaster Susan Markland Donnelly Martha Sue Hutchison Ferry Dale Graham Milly Haggard Patsy G. Harrington Wiliam S. Holman Martha Rogers Holman Ilene Morrison House Marjorie A. Keeling Marilyn Kirby

Chris Losey Beverly K. Mattli Elizabeth J. McIntosh Marjorie Crews McMillan Virginia Lloyd Monroe, Director Janice Neal Ann Ipsen Parks Donna Pescaglia Bonnie Potter Connie Tindall Shay Karla Sprick Marilyn Miller Young

The All-Sport Booster Club Eagle Club

$1,000 or More Adair Family Charitable Foundation Mark K. and Katherine A. Davis Dempsey Sam M. and Jan Guenther L. W. IV and Kelly Jacobs David W. and Katie Lewis Francis E. and Melody A. Reardon Stephen M. and Gretchen Faye Singleton Siebert Donald G. Jr. and Sondra Sercu Spalding Farrel Wesley and Julie Taylor Verizon Foundation

Green Club $500 - $999.99

Terry L. and Elaine Eversmeyer Henderson Janet L. Jacobs ProGrass LLC

Black Club

$250.00 - $499.99 Lauren Ashley Bauman Karissa Seira Clapp Commercial Trust Company Lauren Ashley Darby Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Huntsville Lions Club Jessica Cook Kendrick Hannah Summers Kiddoo Leo O’Laughlin Inc. M-F Athletic Brook Elizabeth Oxandale James and Jo Carol Porter Jeffrey A. and Julee Kay Sherman David and Cheryl White

Lettermen Club $100.00 - $249.99

Anonymous Clara and Patrick Bello Boone County National Bank Breadeaux Pizza Tom and Mari Brown Bulte Company Central States Fitness System Gary E. Chandlee Clatworthy’s Ready to Wear Randall Scott DeBold Duff Plumbing LLC John H. Jr. and Nancy Balzer Holt Roy Robert and Mary M. Lewis Hornyak

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Dick E. and LaVena Hutchison Jennings Premium Meats Amanda Catherine Kerns Land 3 Studio LLC Dennis and Ginger King Luetkemeyer James Maher Alan Grant and Candy M. Moser Marshall McDonald’s of Fayette Kenneth R. and Michelle L. Oliver Principal Financial Group Roberta W. Richey Frederick E. and Gayla Renfrow Smith Stephanie Rae Sullivant V. T. Whitaker Daniel J. and Julia Parsons Widhalm Thomas L. Yancey

Coaches Club Up to - $99.99

Audsley Monument Company of Glasgow Carole Sue Aylward Joyce Aylward David W. and Carol Platt Butler Sara J. Chaney Alan and Lori Decker The Democrat Leader/Fayette Advertiser Barbara M. Thornton Dionne Joy Drewel Ashley Renea Ermeling Friemonth-Freese Funeral Service Chelsea Fuemmeler Gaines Car Detailing Gaines Moving & Delivery David W. Gray John D. Harris Andrew J. and Jo-an Brown Higgins William S. and Martha Rogers Holman Robert William and Marva G. McBride Iglehart Inovatia Laboratories LLC Keith E. and Pamela S. Janssen McCall D. Kenney Lewis County Rural Electric Co-op Kathy Long Richard T. Loy Elizabeth Ann Evans Luther Market Street Floral Maria Jonette McClure Oth Chill LLC Samantha Ann Potter Patrick M. Powers Sr. Myles Wilson and Christy Lynn Napier Proctor Mozaffar and Farahnaz Rahmatpanah William L. Rapp James Gregory Stamos Joe and Sheila Talbot United State Bank of Ewing J. B. and Dori Thomas Waggoner Timothy Lance Walley Roger B. and Pat Wilson

Honor Roll Friends of Music The N. Louise Wright Society $1,000 and up

Commercial Trust Company Ronald Lee and Virginia McCoy Frede L. W. IV and Kelly Jacobs Ruth Higginbotham Nickerson Steve Pauliny James Steffan

Conductor’s Circle $500 - $999.99

Clinton UMC David T. and Kathy McCutcheon Lawson Gary K. and Rebecca J. Combs Shoemaker Ronald L. and Jo Ellen Ming Shroyer

Sustaining Friends $100 to $499.99

Mary Field Arehart D. Thomas and Laura L. Murray Arnold Michael B. Auchly C. Fred and Virginia Wood Bergsten Marilyn Berrier Birbeck Joan Chandler Bowes William A. Bloom Jr. Rebecca Sherrill Burkhart Capitol Hill Chorale Washington Jane Louise Turner Chick Glenn A. Jr. and Veronica M. Cox Allen S. and Shirley Crites Steven A. and Mary Beth Wise Dick Joy Drewel M. Suzanne Armitage Drummond Pansyetta Glaser Fleener Carolyn Cates Fonteyn Frances Lucille Foster Ann Dewease Gainey Grace UMC Cape Girardeau Mary Ann Grannemann D. Lavonne Greenhalge Guenther Rita J. Gulstad Barbara Hamel James T. Harper Linda Marie DeForest Hess Andrew J. and Jo-an Brown Higgins Jeffrey N. and Linda K. Hogenmiller William S. and Martha Rogers Holman Roy Robert and Mary M. Lewis Hornyak Joe A. and Pansy Ann Howell Marianne E. and David Inman Beatrice Jackson Janet L. Jacobs Russell and Nancy Thompson Jones Alice L. Freese Kennedy Ardis Wehrli Kimbell Paul W. King Cleo Kottwitz and Judy Ann

Martin Parsons Paul Andrew Lebeck Kevin L. and Cheryl Eckhoff Lines Mary Elizabeth Payne Locke Samuel Edgar and Phyllis Jean Hayes Lucas Gerald L. McCollum Cecil Jerome and Mary Jane Wright Nance Kenneth R. and Michelle L. Oliver Deronda Bird Page Phoebe Carol Pomeroy Donald G. Preuss † and Mona Preuss Principal Financial Group Robert A. Rackley Real Data Rayman P. Richardson John E. and Judith Yeast Schofield Earl R. Shostrom and Sarah L. Shostrom † B. G. Sides and Susan Marner-Sides Terry B. and Mary J. McClure Smith Holly Geiger Snow Theodore L. and Ruth Marie Cheffey Spayde Marian F. Bowman Spivey Dianne A. Dietz Stever Trinity UMC Brookfield Curtis Charles Tucker

Members Up to $99.99

American Choral Directors Association Ken and Linda L. Askren Christopher M. Auchly Susan Ann Davis Aulgur BMF Investments Inc. Otis G. and Dorothy Baker Don and Joy Baragary Bryan N. and Leslie A. Barnes Randall Shawn Bartel Philip E. and Martha B. Baylor Joan T. Beard Larry Lee and Janet Marie Roussin Bennett Gary H. and Mary F. Bliefnick David and Kay Bradley Barbara A. Brucks Linda A. Buckmiller DC Michael and Linda A. Buckmiller Norman F. Burmont Wanda Sue Carr Dwight Chapman Joseph and Diane Chitwood John Dow Clingenpeel † Roger E. Cody Columbia Chorale R. Paul and Virginia Crabb Robert W. and Barbara Cubbage Donald B. and Carlene Cullimore Mary Jane Harbin Dauer Richard K. and Theresa M. Davis Thomas F. Dillingham Mary E. Sanderson Dolan Esther Schnetzler Enderle Linda L. Burch Fairchild Marie N. Fellers

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Martha K. Fowlkes D. L. and C. L. Freeman Joe E. Freeman Mary Elizabeth Frieden Glendena Fry Joseph E. Geist Mary Lu Graves Dale M. and Nita A. Greene Doug and Sally E. Hackman Jim and Lisa Hackman Galen and Leinda Haddock Earl E. and Karma B. Haller Chuck and Carol Harris Robert J. Henderson Jr. Richard Hinschberger Richard C. and Rosemary C. Hirschl Don and Margaret Hopkins Mary Hrdina Gary F. Jones Robert J. and Mary E. Kalinich J. Keith and Marjorie A. Keeling Jerry and Mary Ann Kempf Joel P. and Suzanne Conley Kidwell Robert G. and Marilyn Kirby Kendall and Lisa Kircher Family Fred and Sharon Korte Roger R. and Linda O. Lembke Jack and Mary Lynn Lightfoot Martha Lister Susan K. Long J. P. and Constance Loveless Roger Ward and Shirley C. Stewart Mason Merle and Kathy Masonholder M. Thomas and Betty Maxwell William D. and Elizabeth J. McIntosh Wiley R. and MaryEllen McVicker Jamila McWhirter N. A. Miles Jr. L. Wesley and Betty Miller Joan Elizabeth Southall Mills Dixie C. Mims Juliet Minnis Missouri Choral Director’s Association Ono and Glenda Monachino Barbara A. Morgan Rick and Judy Naught Tim and Ellen Nelson Ronald Grant Nutter Todd D. Oberlin Neila K. Ryan Osborn Ozark Chapel UMC Laurie PEO Chapter MJ Carl W. Patterson Larry J. and Carolyne Wilder Peery Peoples Shirley J. Peterson R. Rheatta Kelley Petty Virginia Pfannenstiel Mike and Debi Pfauth Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Denise Evelyn Pihana Paul and Dana L. MorrisPorneluzi Susan E. Quigley-Duggan Braxton P. and Judith Engel Rethwisch David and Patricia L. Roberts

O. A. III and Anne D. Robinson Thomas J. and Janette Ruess Marian Olson Rusk Michael Joseph and Maryann Rustemeyer Rick Errett and Aimee Nicole Sage Thomas Edwin Schneider Dianna D. Shallenburger M. Dale and Penny Pihana Shaw Jeffrey A. and Julee Kay Sherman Keith E. Shostrom Charles L. Smith Frederick E. and Gayla Renfrow Smith Phillip S. Smith Chris and Brenda Jo Snoddy Louise Joyce Starr John A. and Barbara A. Bretch Stephens Keith Stockberger Connie Storjohann Nancy Johnmeyer Symes Travis Ray Thebeau Catherine J. Thogmorton James P. and Helen G. Puckett Thogmorton Elnora E. Tucker Patricia Hatfield Tuttle Garnet P. Tweedie David L. and Julie B. Walker Michelle R. Sercu Walker Loyd Owen Warden Washington Brass Band Donald L. Weakley Lois Jean Weinhold Anna M. Wessels R. Kelly and Julie Rottler Whitaker Robert Paul and Martha Gray Wiegers Marilyn Knabe Williams Arlene T. Winn Judy Faye Wood David M. and Donna L. Wrenn Mary Wrenn Dale L. and Denise Wright Thomas L. Yancey

Friends of the Little Theatre Producer’s Circle $500 and up

O. Nelson and Kristi Wiebe Auer Earl F. and Sunny Bates Exchange Bank of Missouri Fayette Area Community Trust L. W. IV and Kelly Jacobs Janet B. Kelty McDonald’s of Fayette

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Janet L. Jacobs Lathem A. and Nicole D. Parrish Scott Donald G. Jr. and Sondra Sercu Spalding

Supporting Cast

$100 to $249.99 R. Frederick and Barbara Miller Alexander F. Jerry and G. Ruth Dorman Benner Elizabeth A. Broadus Elizabeth Brown Glenn A. Jr. and Veronica M. Cox The Democrat Leader/Fayette Advertiser Family Health Inc. John T. Graff William S. and Martha Rogers Holman Marianne E. and David Inman Robert G. and Marilyn Kirby William B. Kountz Jr. Gene and Glenda Moum James T. and Marie L. Powell Braxton P. and Judith Engel Rethwisch Lee Woodward and Janice Chatelaine Woodward †

Stage Hands Up to $99.99

Charles M. and Betty Adams Robert C. and Donna M. Baker Philip E. and Martha B. Baylor John G. and S. Jacqueline Byland Donald B. and Carlene Cullimore Richard K. and Theresa M. Davis Newell S. III and Martha Sue Hutchison Ferry Joseph E. Geist Nina Gooch Barbara Hamel Larry and Patsy G. Harrington Don Hilgedick Ilene Morrison House Russell and Nancy Thompson Jones J. Keith and Marjorie A. Keeling Roger R. and Linda O. Lembke Linda Ragene Miller Kenneth R. and Michelle L. Oliver Chris and Theresa Rohlfing Jeffrey A. and Julee Kay Sherman Ronald L. and Jo Ellen Ming Shroyer

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Honor Roll Campaign for Eagle Athletics Martha Beimdiek Adair J. Bruce and Janet Gift Addison R. Frederick and Barbara Miller Alexander Don V. Allemann Lowell D. Allen Kenneth C. and Ardith Haley Anderson Ralph H. Anderson Jr. Robert Curtis Anderson Robert F. Anderson Anonymous Judith Ann Apel Fred E. and Jo Ann Arnold Brent D. Arthaud David P. and Emilie G. Atkins Thomas J. Aylward Virginia Daniels Bailey Michael Allen and Mary E. Douglas Bancroft J. Davie Banks Randall D. and Cathy Barron Barbara A. Bartee Donald L. and Jane H. Amrhein Barton Philip E. and Martha B. Baylor Joe E. and Jane Ash Belew C. Fred and Virginia Wood Bergsten Milton S. Berwin Valroy and Barbara A. Haas Binsbacher Keith A. Birkes John Black Jerre C. Blakey William Eugene Borchardt Archie Theodore Bourbon Jr. Laurie L. Schaaf Brady-Dailey William E. and Nannetta Marshall Brame Deane Sue Brandenburg Susan E. Brandt Braren Mulder German Associates Inc. Alan C. Brueggemann Richard S. and Barbara Burcham Brumitt Tom B. Brumitt James J. and Caryl R. Bryan Charles E. and Pam Buck Wes Buffington George W. and Carolyn Burgin J. Douglas Burton Paul L. and Eleanor Rudd Calvert Iona Frances Campbell Jerry T. and Marlene Marcum Cantlon Kevin and Mary Ann Presnell Cantwell Curtis M. and Julie L. Carie John Russell and Diane Cater Charles E. Cavanah Gregory Chandler Sr. John W. Charlton Nettie N. Cherrington Thomas Campbell and Judith Chick James C. and Peggy Jo Davis Clatworthy Ann Abernathy Clement Larry and Linda Sue Dawson Clickner

Charles N. Clingenpeel Estate Marge Fizer Cochran † Commercial Trust Company Grace E. Adkisson Compton Richard and Ruth Ann Conrow David W. and Sandy Cook Harry E. Cook Forrest W.and Mary Ellen Cooper Robert E. and Becky Courtney Glenn A. Jr. and Veronica M. Cox R. Denning Crowe Beau and Sharon K. Adkison Culbertson Donald B. and Carlene Cullimore Richard M. Dailey Richard L. and Irene Virginia Dalton Dixie Jean Davidson Richard K. and Theresa M. Davis William E. and Karen L. Hays Dierks Barbara M. Thornton Dionne Edward A. Doisy III John W. and Margaret Woodward Drakesmith Danny and Debra T. Eaton Drane Mark and Becky Dudley Richard Floyd Dyson Eagle Football Camp William Lowell and Suzie Eaton O. Dean and C. Joanne Mershon Ehlers Nancy Ellis Robert Engleman Estate Larry R. Fagan William and Phyllis Faulks Fay Square LLC George and Becky Evans Feaster Sally A. Firestone Frank and Leslie Foiles Kevin M. and Rachelle A. Freese Helen Werner Frevert Carol A. Calvert Fricke George Frink Caroline E. Funk Terry and Nina Furstenau Chad L. and Sally Gaines Gamble and Schlemeier John D. Gardner John W. Gawason Kenneth and Martha Amick Gebhardt Gary and Joyce A. Ginter Janet Jacobs Gooding Jack G. Goodman Francis L. Grable John T. Graff Maurice B. and Edna Mae Graham Mary Lu Graves T. Keith and Jeanne Yaeger Grebe Elmer W. Guenther Jr. Sam M. and Jan Guenther William G. and Millicent B. Guerri Rita J. Gulstad Jim and Lisa Hackman Warren Jr. and Janet McMillan Hackman Elbert and Mona Lou Basye

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Haenssler Paul and Milly Haggard Robert L. and Barbara Williams Hahne Kevin Hampson Ruth R. Handy Todd G. and Shirley Bond Hannah Charles R. and Doris Harlow Robert J. and Jerena Arthur Harris Martin Carl Hauck Jr. Robert B. and Lillian Ruth Hedgepeth Spencer Clay Hedgepeth Gary Stephen and Sandra Jean Backues Heintz Terry L. and Elaine Eversmeyer Henderson L. Kyle and Marie Frazee Hern Fred R. and Patricia Phillips Hilgeman Rodney D. and Shelley Hoffman Jeffrey N. and Linda K. Hogenmiller William S. and Martha Rogers Holman Home Oil Company Jeff L. and Christie R. Hoskisson Ilene Morrison House George S. Howell Malcolm E. and Donna J. Widhalm Hower Gail D. and Dorothy N. Kauffman Hughes Dennis N. and Bonnie Humphrey John L. Humphrey Michael D. and Joyce G. Hunnicutt John D. Hutcherson Herbert L. Huth Robert William and Marva G. McBride Iglehart Marianne E. and David Inman Timothy Jackman Janet L. Jacobs L. W. IV and Kelly Jacobs William H. Jacobs Jean N. Jenner The Jim Eisenreich Foundation Steven Russell and Tracy Crowe Jones Jordan Charitable Foundation Jack L. and Lenora Stone Jost James S. Kabler J. Keith and Marjorie A. Keeling David W. and Marsha Kahler Kerr Karen Kienker Kenneth L. and Norma C. Innes Kienker James M. and Kay Kimbell Paul W. King Robert G. and Marilyn Kirby Joseph G. Knigge † and Teresa Knigge Ronald F. and Sonja F. Knigge Bedford F. and Kathryn Detring Knipschild Robert A. Kountz Clinton J. and Janet L. Kraft Harry Richard Landis Estate Matthew J. Larigan

Kenneth F. Laune Lawrence and Jayne E. Layden Michael H. Ledbetter Randall E. Lee Robert W. Leech Carl O. and Catherine Hampton Lester Stephanie L. Lewis Phyllis A. Linhart Richard T. Loy James M. and Elisabeth Holman Luetjen Dennis and Ginger King Luetkemeyer Brock M. and Nancy D. Lutz Dana Chenoweth Greb Lyne Ann Poindexter Lyons Mabee Foundation Inc. Uriel Vincent Manion Jr. Alexander Marshall † and Elizabeth Marshall M. G. and Carol McCall Don and Sherry McCarty Stephen Glenn and Diane McClure Irvine McConaghy Carlos D. McCullough Maurice L. and Wanda C. Wirt McGill Frank L. McKinzie Ernest Elmer McMillan Jr. † Karen A. Kieffer Meister W. Darrell and Shirley Swisher Meyer W. Kirk Meyer Kim D. Holmes Migdall Estelle Ballew Miller Missouri Conference UMC Clifford E. Mohn Jr. Geoffrey and Jennifer Jacobs Moorehead John L. Mothershead Jr. R. Michael Jr. and Marilyn Ann Wilson Myers Richard A. Norton O.R. Staff at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital David Washington Ober III Orpha Ochse Kenneth R. and Michelle L. Oliver Mark D. and Nancy Walker Peacock Richard H. and Janice Egner Peerson Pepsi Americas Robert T. and Carolyn Summers Perry Knial R. and Elena Ruth Piper Henry William Plag Miles V. Plzak Michael D. and Gwen A. Pope William D. and Cathy Powell Thomas E. and Marla Witis Pundmann Doyle E. and Gayle Cobb Puntney Robert B. and Donna T. Puyear Marvin R. and Donna Naumann Pyron Robert M. Radasch C. E. Raymore Francis E. and Melody A. Reardon Patrick D. and Leslie Peters Reardon Terry J. and Susan Clark Reichert

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Braxton P. and Judith Engel Rethwisch Rodney K. and Katie Rhodes Joseph P. III and Karen L. McAllister Rice Patricia E. Vader Richards Roberta W. Richey Shirley Held Rinderknecht Mark C. and Victoria L. Robb C. Richard and Peggy Roda Rex W. and Marjorie Ross J. Bailey Rutledge Dorothy Mae Murray Ryan Jeannette L. Scahill Michael A. Scardina Leland D. Schaperkotter David P. Schinke Dorothy Storer Schnell John E. and Judith Yeast Schofield Jerry L. Schwab Ruth A. Henderson Sears Deborah E. Sellmeyer John F. and Lucy Eason Shackelford Robert W. Shaner † and N. Louann Thogmorton Shaner William J. Jr. and Juanita Shaw Jeffrey A. and Julee Kay Sherman James Joseph and Cheri Shipman Earl R. Shostrom and Sarah Shostrom † Keith E. Shostrom Robert L. Siler and Patricia Hill Burnett Ted P. and Louise Painter Smith Martha Jean Solomon Donald G. Jr. and Sondra Sercu Spalding Richard M. and Janice L. Kemper Spathelf Brent Hunter and Patricia E. Duren Speight Robert B. Stanley Gary Lee and Venetta S. Rowlison Stephens James L. Stewart Michael D. Stokes and Patricia L. Wendling J. Chris and Eunice A. Boyington Straub Arthur Douglas and Jeannine Arp Stutsman Arthur Q. and Ruth L. Svoboda Thomas Christy Tebbs Wanda Groce Theriac Michael W. Thrasher Geraldine Tippett Daytha Frink Trimble Sue Tucker Troutner Laurence R. and Sylvia Kelso Tucker Wallace J. Jr. and Dara M. Turnage J. B. and Dori Thomas Waggoner Carolyn Whitener Walker Kevin D. Wallace Carter D. and Sandra S. Leech Ward Duane D. Warden Sherry A. Wells Shirley Wegener Westlake Thomas G. Wheelehon † deceased ◊ 5-year CEF donor

Honor Roll Roy Don Sr. and Franchelle Vaughan Whitehead Darrell R. and Monica Widhalm Jeanne E. Wiggins Stewart and Stephanie Wiles Vern Jay II and Mary Jane Strode Wilkinson Roger B. and Pat Wilson Charles W. and Pat Wright Keith W. Young and Terrence J. Coan

Campaign for Eagle Athletics - In Memory Jane Voelker Clark

Marianne E. and David Inman

Marge Fizer Cochran ’50 Dennis N. and Bonnie Humphrey Marianne E. and David Inman Jeffrey A. and Julee Kay Sherman

Jean Smith Collins

Marianne E. and David Inman

Roy Inman

Richard K. and Theresa M. Davis

Daisy McKee Jacobs ’51 Richard S. and Barbara Burcham Brumitt

Lew Wallace Jacobs III ’52 Richard S. and Barbara Burcham Brumitt

Alexander Marshall

C. Fred and Virginia Wood Bergsten

Charles K. McMillan Kenneth C. and Ardith Haley Anderson Robert Curtis Anderson J. Davie Banks Valroy and Barbara A. Haas Binsbacher John Black Deane Sue Brandenburg

Of the thousands of Central Methodist graduates, 19% made a gift back to the University in the last fiscal year. Alumni participation is vitally important to our institution. Every gift matters, no matter the size! Iona Frances Campbell Curtis M. and Julie L. Carie John Russel and Diane Cater James C. and Peggy Jo Davis Clatworthy Larry and Linda Sue Dawson Clickner Marge Fizer Cochran † David W. and Sandy Cook Forrest W. and Mary Ellen Cooper William E. and Karen L. Hays Dierks John W. and Margaret Woodward Drakesmith Debra T. Eaton Drane William Lowell and Suzie Eaton Frank and Leslie Foiles Kevin M. and Rachelle A. Freese Donald and Tracy L. Frevert Helen Werner and Doddie Frevert R. Douglas and Maribeth Block Frevert George Frink Jim and Lisa Hackman Warren Jr. and Janet McMillan Hackman Paul and Milly Haggard Martin Carl Hauck Jr. Robert B. and Lillian Ruth Hedgepeth Gary Stephen and Sandra Jean Backues Heintz Rodney D. and Shelley Hoffman William S. and Martha Rogers Holman Home Oil Company Ilene Morrison House Dennis N. Humphrey Michael D. and Joyce G. Hunnicutt Janet L. Jacobs L. W. IV and Kelly Jacobs The Jim Eisenreich Foundation Paul W. King Clinton J. and Janet L. Kraft

Stephen Glenn and Diane McClure Carlos D. McCullough Ernest Elmer McMillan Jr. † Estelle Ballew Miller Clifford E. Mohn Jr. OR Staff at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital Thomas E. and Marla Witis Pundmann C. E. Raymore Braxton P. and Judith Engel Rethwisch Joseph P. III and Karen L. McAllister Rice Dorothy Storer Schnell William J. Jr. and Juanita Shaw Jeffrey A. and Julee Kay Sherman James L. Stewart Geraldine Tippett Daytha Frink Trimble Wallace J. Jr. and Dara M. Turnage

Jess C. Robb

Anonymous Michael Allen and Mary E. Douglas Bancroft Nettie N. Cherrington Richard K. and Theresa M. Davis Gary and Joyce A. Ginter Marianne E. and David Inman Robert G. and Marilyn Kirby Kenneth R. and Michelle L. Oliver Francis E. and Melody A. Reardon Sherry A. Wells

Harold L. Suchan

Marianne E. and David Inman M. G. and Carol McCall

The Charitable IRA Rollover is back for a repeat performance!!!

Campaign for Eagle Athletics - In Honor Baseball Team of 1958 Kenneth C. Anderson Donald L. Barton Alan C. Brueggemann Richard Floyd Dyson Robert L. Hahne Robert William Iglehart W. Darrell Meyer Charles W. Wright

60th Reunion Class of 1947 Lowell D. Allen Ann Abernathy Clement Martha Rogers Holman William S. Holman Uriel Vincent Manion Jr. Orpha Ochse Robert M. Radasch Dorothy Mae Murray Ryan Wanda Groce Theriac Duane D. Warden

50th Reunion Class of 1957 Jerre C. Blakey George W. Burgin Charles E. Cavanah Grace E. Adkisson Compton Martha Amick Gebhardt Jack G. Goodman Shirley Bond Hannah Robert J. Harris Ann Poindexter Lyons Wanda C. Wirt McGill John L. Mothershead Jr. R. Michael Myers Jr. Richard A. Norton Shirley Held Rinderknecht Ted. P. Smith Sondra Sercu Spalding Jeannine Arp Stutsman Sue Tucker Troutner Carolyn Whitener Walker Franchelle Vaugan Whitehead Roy Don Whitehead Sr.

Richard S. Brumitt

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Brady Connor Oliver

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Missouri United Methodist Churches These churches and church organizations of the Missouri Conference supported CMU in Calendar Year 2008.

Gateway Central District

Arlington UMC Asbury UMC, Saint Louis Beloved Community Bethel UMC, Wildwood Christ Community UMC, Saint Louis Clayton UMC Concord Trinity UMC Eureka UMC Ferguson UMC, Saint Louis First UMC, Webster Groves Grace UMC, Saint Louis Green Trails UMC Kirkwood UMC Lafayette Park UMC, Saint Louis Lewis Chapel UMC, Crescent Manchester UMC Maplewood UMC Marvin Park UMC, Saint Louis Mt. Zion UMC, Saint Louis New Hope UMC, Arnold Normandy UMC North Hills UMC, Saint Louis North Park UMC Salem-in-Ballwin UMC Salem-in-Ladue UMC Samaritan UMC, Saint Louis Scruggs Memorial UMC St. Andrew UMC, Florissant St. Luke’s UMC, Saint Louis St. Mark’s UMC, Florissant Stephan Memorial UMC Union UMC, Saint Louis University UMC Valley Park UMC Village Church of St. Louis Webster Hills UMC, Saint Louis Zion UMC, Saint Louis

Gateway Regional District 82

Arcadia Valley UMC Asbury UMC, Foley Beemont UMC Belgrade UMC Belleview UMC Bellflower UMC Bethel UMC, Montgomery City Big Spring UMC Bismarck UMC Buell UMC Casco UMC Cedar Grove UMC Centenary UMC, Bonne Terre Central Grove UMC Champion City UMC Church of the Shepherd UMC College UMC, Warrenton Cornerstone UMC, O’Fallon Cuba UMC Desloge UMC Doe Run UMC Drake UMC Elsberry UMC Emmanuel UMC, Viburnum Esther UMC Fairview UMC, Grubville Faith UMC, House Springs Faith UMC, Saint Charles First UMC Presbyterian First UMC, Bourbon First UMC, De Soto First UMC, Festus First UMC, Park Hills First UMC, Saint Charles First UMC, Union First UMC, Washington Flucom UMC Grace UMC, Sullivan Gray Summit UMC Hematite UMC Hermann UMC Highcrest UMC Immanuel UMC, Senate Grove Irondale UMC Jonesburg UMC Labadie UMC Leslie UMC Libertyville UMC Marvin Chapel UMC Memorial UMC, Farmington Memorial UMW, Farmington Middletown UMC Mineola UMC Mineral Point UMC Moscow Mills UMC Mt. Olive UMC, Jefferson County Mt. Olive UMC, Robertsville New Florence UMC New Hope UMC, Owensville O’Fallon Morning Star Old Alexandria UMC Pendleton UMC

Heartland Central District

Atherton UMC Avondale UMC Blue Ridge Boulevard UMC Broadway UMC, Kansas City Centennial UMC, Kansas City Central UMC, Kansas City Christ UMC, Independence Country Club UMC Epworth-Roanoke UMC Fairmount UMC, Independence

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First UMC, Independence First UMC, North Kansas City Garland Avenue UMC Gashland UMC Glenwood Park UMC Grandview UMC Kairos UMC Longview UMC McMurry UMC New Hope UMC, Kansas City North Cross UMC Northern Boulevard UMC Northmoor UMC Red Bridge UMC St. Andrew UMC, Kansas City St. James UMC, Kansas City St. John’s UMC, Kansas City St. Luke’s UMC, Kansas City St. Matthew’s UMC St. Paul UMC, Independence Sugar Creek UMC Swope Park UMC Terrace Lake UMC Trinity UMC, Kansas City Wesley Heights UMC Winnwood UMC

Heartland North District

Abbott’s Chapel UMC Arley UMC Bogard UMC Broadway UMC, Plattsburg Buckner UMC Camden UMC Carrollton UMC Concordia UMC Corder UMC Cowgill UMC Dearborn UMC Elmwood UMC Faith UMC, Grain Valley First Odessa UMC First UMC, Blue Springs First UMC, Braymer First UMC, Kearney First UMC, Marshall First UMC, Slater Grand Pass UMC Hale UMC Hardin UMC Henrietta UMC Holt UMC Lathrop UMC Lawson UMC Lexington UMC Liberty UMC Malta Bend UMC Mandeville UMC McBee Chapel UMC Millville UMC Mt. Tabor UMC Napoleon UMC New Hope UMC, Braymer Norborne UMC North Star UMC Oak Grove UMC Orrick UMC Paradise UMC Platte City UMC Platte Woods UMC Polo UMC Proctorville UMC Smith Chapel UMC, Napton Smithville UMC St. Peter UMC Todd’s Chapel UMC Turney UMC

Waverly UMC Wellington UMC Wesley UMC, Sweet Springs Weston UMC

Heartland South District

Adrian UMC Amsterdam UMC Appleton City UMC Archie UMC Bethel UMC, Hughesville Blackwater Chapel UMC Brandon UMC Calhoun UMC Chilhowee UMC Clinton UMC Clinton UMC Men’s Club Cole Camp UMC Creighton UMC Eldorado UMC First UMC, Warrensburg Georgetown UMC Goodwill Chapel UMC Harrisonville UMC Hickory Chapel UMC Holden UMC Hope UMC Houstonia UMC Ionia UMC Knob Noster UMC LaMonte UMC Lake Creek UMC Lake Lotawana UMC Lee’s Summit UMC Leeton UMC Lincoln UMC Medford UMC Mt. Zion UMC, Butler Mt. Zion UMC, Deepwater Norris UMC Ohio Street UMC Passaic UMC Pleasant Hill UMC, Sedalia Rich Hill UMC Rockville UMC St. Paul’s UMC, Raymore Taylor Chapel UMC Virginia UMC Warren Street UMC Warsaw UMC Wesley Chapel UMC, Kingsville Wesley UMC, Sedalia Windsor UMC Woods Chapel UMC, Lee’s Summit Woods Chapel UMC, Odessa Zion Hill UMC, Concordia

Midstate District Asbury Chapel UMC, Salisbury Belle UMC Bethel UMC, Callaway County Brunswick UMC Camdenton UMC Centralia UMC Clifton Hill UMC Community UMC Court Street UMC Eldon UMC Fairview UMC, Columbia First UMC, Jefferson City First UMC, Mexico Fortuna UMC Glasgow UMC

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Glensted UMC Grace UMC, Jamestown Gravois Mills UMC Hallsville UMC Harper Chapel UMC Huntsville UMC Iberia UMC Immanuel UMC, Dalton Jefferson Avenue UMC Keytesville UMC Koenig UMC Linn Memorial UMC Maple Grove UMC McCredie UMC Miami UMC Midway Locust Grove UMC Missouri UMC Mokane UMC Mt. Carmel UMC, Fulton Mt. Zion UMC, California Nelson Memorial UMC New Bloomfield UMC New Franklin UMC New Hope UMC, Clark New Horizons UMC Otterbein UMC Otterville UMC Ozark Chapel UMC, Laurie Paris Fork UMC Pleasant Green UMC Pleasant Grove UMC, Auxvasse Prairie Chapel UMC Prairie Home UMC Rader UMC Red Rock UMC Riggs UMC Rocheport UMC Russellville UMC Salisbury UMC Shiloh UMC, Holts Summit St. James UMC, Fulton St. John’s UMC, Linn St. Luke UMC, Columbia St. Luke UMC, Mexico St. Paul UMC, Fayette St. Paul UMC, New Bloomfield

Mark Twain District Arbela UMC Arch Street UMC Atlanta UMC Barker UMC Bee Ridge UMC Bethel UMC Bluff Springs UMC Bowling Green UMC Browning UMC Centenary UMC, Lewistown Centenary UMC, Louisiana Center UMC Clarence UMC Clarksville UMC Downing UMC Edina UMC Eolia UMC Evangelical UMC Fairmont UMC Faith UMC, Kirksville First UMC, Hannibal First UMC, Kirksville Florida UMC Glenwood UMC Gorin UMC Granger UMC Green Castle UMC Green City UMC Greentop UMC

Honor Roll Haseville UMC Hunnewell UMC Hurdland UMC Hydesburg UMC Ilasco-Saverton UMC Kendall UMC Knox City UMC LaGrange UMC LaPlata UMC Laclede UMC Lancaster UMC Linneus UMC Lowman Chapel UMC Luray UMC Macon UMC Madison UMC Marceline UMC Meadville UMC Memphis UMC Mendon UMC Milan UMC Monroe Chapel UMC Mt. Hermon UMC Mt. Olivet UMC, Taylor Mt. Vernon UMC Mt. Zion East UMC, Atlanta Mt. Zion UMC, Bucklin Mt. Zion West UMC, New Cambria Oak Grove UMC Palmyra UMC Paris UMC Park UMC, Hannibal

Ozark North District

Aldrich UMC Asbury UMC, Springfield Bear Thicket UMC Bolivar UMC Broadway UMC, Springfield Buffalo UMC Conway UMC Cross Timbers UMC Ebenezer I UMC Elwood UMC Fair Grove UMC Fair Play UMC Fairview UMC, Lebanon First UMC, Lebanon First UMC, Rolla Grace Community UMC Lowry City UMC Morrisville UMC Mt. Carmel UMC Mt. Gilead UMC Mt. Pleasant UMC New Hope UMC Niangua UMC Onward UMC Osceola UMC Paris Springs UMC Pathways UMC Phillipsburg UMC Pitts Chapel UMC Pleasant Hope UMC Pomme de Terre UMC Prairie Chapel UMC Richland UMC Schweitzer UMC St. James UMC, St. James St. Luke UMC, Bois D’Arc Stockton UMC Stoutland UMC Vista UMC Walnut Grove UMC Waynesville UMC Willard UMC Yeakley Chapel UMC

Ozark South District

Aldersgate UMC, Nixa Alton UMC Anutt UMC Ava UMC Battlefield UMC Billings UMC Birch Tree UMC Branson UMC Cabool UMC Clever UMC Couch UMC Elkland UMC First UMC, West Plains Fordland UMC Haymes Chapel UMC Hood UMC, Republic Houston UMC Hurley UMC Kimberling City UMC Kimberling City UMW King’s Way UMC Koshkonong UMC Licking UMC Mansfield UMC Marshfield UMC Mount Hermon UMC Mount Pisgah UMC Mountain Grove Trinity UMC Mountain View UMC Mt. Olive UMC, Billings Norwood UMC Ozark UMC Pleasant Grove UMC Pleasant Hill UMC, Ozark Prospect UMC Raymondville UMC Rogersville UMC Salem UMC Salem UMW Seymour UMC St. Luke UMC, Webster County Strafford UMC Summersville UMC Thayer UMC Theodosia UMC Wesley UMC, Springfield Willow Springs UMC

Pony Express District

Agency UMC Albany UMC Altamont UMC Amazonia UMC Ashland Avenue UMC Burlington Junction UMC Burr Oak UMC Cameron UMC Chillicothe UMC Clarksdale UMC Clearmont UMC Culbertson Chapel UMC Deer Park Grace UMC Dockery Chapel UMC Eagleville UMC Ebenezer UMC Elmo UMC Fairfax UMC Fairview UMC Faith UMC, Cosby First UMC, Bethany Forest City UMC Francis Street First UMC Gilman City UMC Grant City UMC Grundy Center UMC

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Endowed Scholarships CMU is pleased to announce the following named scholarships that have been endowed in the last fiscal year, and gratefully acknowledges their support.

Ralph H. Locke Rachel K. Field John W. Drakesmith Guilford UMC Helena UMC Hopkins UMC Jamesport UMC Kidder UMC King City UMC King Hill UMC Kirkley Chapel UMC Liberty UMC Martinsville UMC Maryville UMC Maysville UMC Mercer UMC Mitchelville UMC Morris Chapel UMC Mt. Moriah UMC, Saint Joseph Mt. Olive UMC, Chillicothe New Hampton UMC Osborn UMC Pattonsburg UMC Pickering UMC Pleasant Grove UMC, Chillicothe Prairie Chapel UMC Ravenwood UMC Ridgeville UMC Rock Port UMC Savannah UMC Sharp’s Grove UMC Sheridan UMC Skidmore UMC South Park UMC Spickard UMC Stanberry UMC Star Chapel UMC

Southeast District Bell City UMC Benton UMC Bernie UMC Bertrand UMC Broadway UMC, Scott City Caruth UMC Centenary UMC, Cape Girardeau Charleston UMC Coldwater Chapel UMC Coldwater UMC Cooter UMC Crossroads UMC Dogwood UMC Doniphan UMC Eastwood Memorial UMC Ellington UMC Essex UMC

Fairview UMC Fairview UMC, Puxico Faith UMC, Kennett First UMC, Portageville First UMC, Dexter First UMC, Kennett First UMC, Poplar Bluff First UMC, Puxico First UMC, Sikeston First UMC, Sikeston UMW Fredericktown UMC Glen Allen UMC Good Hope UMC, Poplar Bluff Gordonville Zion UMC Grace UMC, Cape Girardeau Grace UMC, Rockview Grandin UMC Harviell UMC Hobbs Chapel UMC, Cape Girardeau Hobbs Chapel UMC, Poplar Bluff Illmo UMC Kewanee UMC La Croix UMC Lake Wappapello UMC Lilbourn UMC Lowndes UMC Malden UMC Maple UMC Marble Hill UMC Marquand UMC Marston UMC Millersville UMC Naylor UMC Neelyville UMC Nelson Memorial, East Prairie New Madrid UMC New McKendree UMC, Jackson New Salem UMC Oak Ridge UMC Old Appleton UMC Old Salem UMC Old Union UMC Oran UMC Patton UMC Perryville UMC

Southwest District All Faith UMC, Eagle Rock Anderson UMC Aurora UMC Avilla UMC Bethel UMC, Carthage

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Marge Fizer Cochran ’50

Joseph E. Geist Virginia Lloyd Monroe Thomas L. Yancey

Troy D. Cole ’93

Barbara Ann Moore

Rosamond June Alexander

Jack R. and Dawn Harbison Ronald H. and Lois M. Schmidt

Keith King Anderson ’27 Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands 1930-1952

Marilyn Berrier Birbeck Fredrick L. and Emily Kreisler Gerald L. McCollum

Ronald Preston Anson Associate Professor of Music

Rebecca Sherrill Burkhart

Rebecca A. Cunningham

Carol J. Prebble Crossley Marianne E. and David Inman Geniva R. Keller Brock M. and Nancy D. Lutz Alexander Marshall † and Elizabeth Wood Marshall Warren J. and Mary Ellen Meyer Greg and Karen Shafer H. K. and Mary Vance Webster Hills UMC Saint Louis David H. and Suzanne E. Wichman

Dennis W. Dallman ’69

Alan H. Yount

Barbara Auck

Darrell and Mary Davis

Todd D. Oberlin

Richard K. and Theresa M. Davis

Cheryl Harmon Bartholomew

Katherine England Derque ’40

Family Health Inc. Tori Bartholomew Waggoner June L. Wilder

Caroline E. Funk

James Patrick Dionne ’52

Harold E. Bingham ’33

Marianne E. and David Inman National Renewable Energy Lab

Thomas E. Birch IV Professor of Music and Conductor of Bands 1952–1964

Marilyn Berrier Birbeck

Barbara M. Thornton Dionne

John Wayne Doll

Jack R. and Dawn Harbison Patricia L. Stevens Edith S. Stueve

Florence E. Doss

Jack R. and Dawn Harbison Karl Klausmeier

Judith E. Diggs Bloom ’61

William A. Bloom Jr.

O. Wayne Botkin ’31

Lena Thogmorton Dover

John R. and Florence M. Dover Pamela Finney

Robert Paul Drummond

Sandra E. Botkin Estate

Agnes Lola Griffin Brown ’40

Steve P. Glazner and Peggy Ann Brown

Mary Lou Brown ’36

David P. and Ruth Ann Nasby

Robert Craig Brown ’82

Robert Dean and Suzanne Duke Brown

Etta Vroman Byers

Paul E. and Mildred E. Haggard

Jane Voelker Clark

Ruth A. Fuller

Linda Lee Gingry Clark ’71

Charles L. Clark

John Dow Clingenpeel ’48

Carlos D. McCullough

Professor of Music & Director of Choral Activities 1981-2008

American Choral Directors Association Donald Lee and Mary Della Lenger Armitage D. Thomas and Laura L. Murray Arnold Ken and Linda L. Askren Don and Joy Baragary Bryan N. and Leslie A. Barnes Joan T. Beard Larry Lee and Janet Marie Roussin Bennett C. Fred and Virginia Wood Bergsten Phillip C. Burk David and Kay Bradley Barbara A. Brucks CMU Plant Operations Capitol Hill Chorale Wanda Sue Carr Joseph and Diane Chitwood Roger E. Cody Columbia Chorale R. Paul and Virginia Crabb Robert W. and Barbara Cubbage

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Richard K. and Theresa M. Davis Thomas F. Dillingham M. Suzanne Armitage Drummond Meredeth Drummond-Cox Esther Schnetzler Enderle John A. and Joy Dodson Flanders Mary Elizabeth Frieden Joseph E. Geist Mara, Kjirsten, Etta and Micah Guilford Rita J. Gulstad Teri L. Haack Doug and Sally E. Hackman Jim and Lisa Hackman Earl E. and Karma B. Haller Barbara Hamel Chuck and Carol Harris John Francis Healy Bruce E. and Janice M. Henson Linda Marie DeForest Hess Richard Hinschberger Robert N. and Ruth Benner Hix Don and Margaret Hopkins Joe A. and Pansy Ann Howell Mary Hrdina Marianne E. and David Inman Russell Ransom and Nancy Thompson Jones Robert J. and Mary E. Kalinich J. Keith and Marjorie A. Keeling Jerry and Mary Ann Kempf Joel P. and Suzanne Conley Kidwell Paul W. King Robert G. and Marilyn Kirby Kendall and Lisa Kircher Family Fred and Sharon Korte Roger R. and Linda O. Lembke Jack and Mary Lynn Lightfoot Mary Elizabeth Payne Locke Susan K. Long J. P. and Constance Loveless Merle and Kathy Masonholder M. Thomas and Betty Maxwell William D. and Elizabeth J. McIntosh Wiley R. and MaryEllen McVicker Jamila McWhirter Joan Elizabeth Southall Mills Dixie C. Mims Missouri Choral Directors Association Ono and Glenda Monachino Cecil Jerome and Mary Jane Wright Nance Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nance Tim and Ellen Nelson Ronald Grant Nutter Larry J. and Carolyne Wilder Peery Shirley J. Peterson R. Rheatta Kelley Petty Virginia Pfannenstiel Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Denise Evelyn Pihana Paul and Dana L. Morris-Porneluzi Susan E. Quigley-Duggan Braxton P. and Judith Engel Rethwisch David and Patricia L. Roberts O. A. III and Anne D. Robinson Michael Joseph and Maryann Rustemeyer Rick Errett and Aimee Nicole Sage Thomas Edwin and Julia T. Schneider Dianna D. Shallenburger M. Dale and Penny Pihana Shaw Jeffrey A. and Julee Kay Sherman Gary K. and Rebecca J. Combs Shoemaker Keith E. Shostrom Ronald L. and Jo Ellen Ming Shroyer Sigma Alpha Iota

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Frederick E. and Gayla Renfrow Smith Phillip S. Smith Chris and Brenda Jo Snoddy Holly Geiger Snow Theodore L. and Ruth Marie Cheffey Spayde Connie Storjohann Nancy Johnmeyer Symes Travis Ray Thebeau Catherine J. Thogmorton James P. and Helen G. Puckett Thogmorton Curtis Charles Tucker Darin and Michelle R. Sercu Walker Donald L. and Barbara Weakley Anna M. Wessels R. Kelly and Julie Rottler Whitaker Robert Paul and Martha Gray Wiegers Don and Marilyn Knabe Williams Arlene T. Winn Judy Faye Wood David M. and Donna L. Wrenn Mary Wrenn Thomas L. Yancey

Donald R. Eidson Dean of the College 1991-1992 and Professor of English 1969-1991 And Mary Ellen Eidson Associate Professor of French 1969-1975

J. R. Absher

Elda Maxine Ellis

Marianne E. and David Inman

Ethyle Enderle

Marianne E. and David Inman

Elmon J. and Margaret Estes

E. Jack Estes

Kim Everett ’76

Charlie J. Myers †

Fred Fellers

Judy Minnis

Rachel Kibler Field ’23

Mary Field Arehart

Mary Lee Forderhase Associate Professor of English 1962-1985

J. R. Absher Barbara Schuldt Heikoff

Robert P. Foster

Roberta W. Richey Jeffrey A. and Julee K. Sherman

Elizabeth M. Mancino Gardner

Marianne E. and David Inman

Ruth K. Alexander Gibson ’37

Kathryn G. Marlatt

Edna Smith Glenn ’37

Gary S. Glenn Vicky Glenn

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Sam Lee and Janice Worker Powell

Merlin and Lorene Grannemann

Mary Ann Grannemann

Ralph R. Guenther ’38

D. Lavonne Greenhalge Guenther Dorothy Jean Williams Sims

Edna A. Johnson Haden

New Florence UMC

Rosemary Harris

Todd D. Oberlin

Keith E. House ’49 Dean of the Swinney Conservatory, Associate Professor of Music, and Director of Bands 1972-1995

Christopher M. Auchly Rebecca Sherrill Burkhart John Dow Clingenpeel Mary Lu Graves

William Leonard Hungate ’44

Andrew J. and Jo-an Brown Higgins

Joe and Mitzie Inukai

Jack R. and Dawn Harbison Ronald H. and Lois M. Schmidt

Daisy McKee Jacobs ’51

Robert N. and Ruth Benner Hix

William Alexander Jenner ’38

Julia Jenner Savina

Paul Evan Kennedy ’79

Rebecca Sherrill Burkhart Alice L. Freese Kennedy

Rita Joyce Ketchum

Amy Renee Ketchum

William H. Kilpatrick Jr. ’37

Margaret Harris Kilpatrick

Mary Jane "Maria" Klott ’75

Jerome J. Lenk

Martin E. Kooi Assistant Professor of Communications and Theatre 1999-2004

Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Kooi

Esther Licavoli

Karl and Marian Klausmeier

Gail H. Loomis

John and Judy Copeland Full Gospel Assembly

Ellwood S. Madden Director of Admissions 1951-1977

Donald W. and Barbara Madden Wright

Alexander Marshall

Robert S. and Dorothea C. Blake Sue Caine James P. and Sarah D. Caldwell Sara J. Chaney Nicholas and Maria Clifford Kathleen S. Collins H. Groves and Carol H. Cooke Robert E. and Becky Courtney Carol J. Prebble Crossley Chester and Nadia Danett Robert K. Dorton James L. and Carolyn Harding Dorothy Nell Wilson Hungate Marianne E. and David Inman Janet L. Jacobs Jeffrey M. McDonnell Paul W. King Brock M. and Nancy D. Lutz Audrey B. Lytle Warren J. and Mary Ellen Meyer Rudyard K. and Sue M. Rapp Warren and Delores J. Rich Greg and Karen Shafer Michael and Laura Smock John W. Snider Donald G. Jr. and Sondra Sercu Spalding John and Caroll Stahlman Fred and Daphne Sumner Arthur Q. and Ruth L. Svoboda Gene K. and Nellie M. Wineland

W. Edgar Mayfield ’47

Harry O. and Mary G. Cole Donald G. Jr. and Sondra Sercu Spalding

John Redmond McDaniel ’35

James A. McDaniel

Jasper Wade Meals

Norma D. Bark Mr. and Mrs. Michael Barkyoumb Philip E. and Martha B. Baylor Jane S. Burcham Burns & McDonnell Mr. and Mrs. David Callis Mrs. Donald Callis Susan Callis Glenn and Betty Collier Richard K. and Theresa M. Davis Colly J. Durley Dave Durley William H. and Neva G. Durley Kathleen Emmons Mary Louise Johnson Forbes Peggy Forbes Sylvia Forbes Mary Elizabeth Frieden Joseph E. Geist Walter R. Giese Homer J. and Maxine W. Hanna Elizabeth L. Sweet Hix Elbert and June Hoard Robert H. and Anna Mae Besgrove Hodge Philip and Carolyn Jean Hollis John F. and Anita L. Horton Ilene Morrison House Marianne E. and David Inman Russell Ransom and Nancy Thompson Jones Thomas T. and Sally Keating J. Keith and Marjorie A. Keeling Martin Kiehl Lee E. and Kennith L. Knuth Larkin H. and Eleanor Young Langford

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William D. and Julia M. Lay MMM Club William D. and Elizabeth J. McIntosh Roy A. and Susan Meals Russell Meals Jr. Ann L. Merideth Virginia Lloyd Monroe Robert E. Montgomery and Lorann C. Montgomery † PEO Chapter AU Miles V. Plzak Alwin and Fern Rector Willis C. Royall S.W. Scheipeter Construction Inc. Jeffrey A. and Julee Kay Sherman John Boone and Evelyn Simpson Catherine J. Thogmorton Lucile Thurman Judith and Katy Underhill Patty Wagenknecht and Family H. L. and Ethel S. Wonderly Thomas L. Yancey

Lewis Manning Means ’14

Rebecca Means Jones

Eugene Brown Minnis

Robert J. and Jenny French LaMore

Luther T. Spayde ’36 Dean of the Swinney Conservatory and Professor of Music 1930-1972

Mary Field Arehart Norman F. Burmont Phoebe Carol Pomeroy

Scott O. Swofford ’72

James Gregory Stamos

Herschel L. Wallace ’38

Marjorie Lauf Wallace

Jeffrey Kendall Wilcox ’72

H. Kendall and E. Kathleen Wilcox

Professor of Biology 1970 -1994 Professor Emeritus of Biology 1994 – 2006

Elden C. Nicholl

Russell C. Nix ’29

Thomas Allen Rahm ’66

Stephen Glenn and Diane McClure

Edward Raymond Riefler ’56

Harold L. Momberg

Lil H. Nicholl

Nick and Freda Pyle

David P. and Ruth Ann Nasby

Thomas B. Sr. and Margaret Rich Cook

BMF Investments Inc. Otis G. and Dorothy Baker Gary H. and Mary F. Bliefnick Linda A. Buckmiller DC Michael and Linda A. Buckmiller Marie N. Fellers D. L. and C. L. Freeman Joe E. Freeman Glendena Fry Dale M. and Nita A. Greene Galen and Leinda Haddock Martha Lister N. A. Miles Jr. Rick and Judy Naught Neila K. Ryan Osborn Peoples Jennifer G. Perry-Sutton Mike and Debi Pfauth Garnet P. Tweedie Lois Jean Weinhold Dale L. and Denise Wright

Charlie J. Myers

Donald G. Preuss ’57

Mona Preuss

Director of Admissions 1919-1969

Joyce Meyer

James and Rosalee Holton Mary L. Kobush

Darla M. Pannier ’02

Alfred F. and Mary Pannier

Edward Ewin Rich ’15

Ronald Leslie Middleton Sr. ’50

Robert K. Mordt ’54

Janice Rushing O'Quinn

Russell Ransom and Nancy Thompson Jones

John Robert Rhoades Family and Friends

Joyce Meyer

Lois Nadine Turner Mordt

Susan Ann Davis Aulgur Richard C. and Rosemary C. Hirschle Barbara A. Morgan Washington Brass Band

John Robert Rhoades ’82

Raymond F. Meyer ’50

Dana R. and Margaret Thompson Elliott Keith A. and Ellen Gary

Jacqueline Walker Northcutt ’50

Dorothy Mildred Orr Wilson

Diane Wilson Blackwelder

Janice Chatelaine Woodward

Larry T. and Nancy Woodward Drebes Marianne E. and David Inman

N. Louise Wright HP 1898 Dean of the Swinney Conservatory and Professor of Piano 1925-1952

Joan Chandler Bowes Ann Dewease Gainey

Frederick C. Nix

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Virginia Wood Bergsten

Kathleen Anderson Early ’82

Charles R. and Warene R. Anderson

Dana R. Elliott Professor of Biology

David Joseph and Elizabeth Platt Reinert

Fred A. Binkholder ’87

M. Rebecca Enochs

Richard Bradley

Professor of Biology/Chemistry 1985-2008 Professor Emerita

Capital Hill Chorale

Associate Professor of History And Political Science

Crystal L. Neufeld Peyton

Melissa Ann Distler Abramovitz Amanda Rae Schwennesen Jones Kyle Eugene and Kellie Piesbergen Platz

John J. Carter

James S. Gordon Jr.

Professor of Political Science

Melia T. Young

Angela N. Cornelius Assistant Professor of Nursing

Dawna Ashleigh Holzer Willis

Professor of Chemistry

Andria Lyn Altman Elizabeth M. Roberts Christopher B. and Ivy Rae Taylor Townley

Sherri Griffin

James K. DeVore ’45

Charles and Mary E. DeVore Montgomery

Professor of Education

Layna Ann Richardson

Thomas F. Dillingham Associate Professor of English 2002-2006 Professor Emeritus

Teri L. Haack Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Tammy S. Butler

Nancy Arment Asbury

Barbara Hamel Associate Professor of Music

Keith Eugene and Mallory Claire Sandrock

Judith Kapp McGuire ’59

Virginia Wood Bergsten

James R. Nicholl

Lil H. Nicholl

Veronica Leigh Herman McKinney ’08

Pat C. Nicholl

Lil H. Nicholl

Richard K. and Theresa M. Davis

Patty Phillips Hilgeman ’59

Virginia Wood Bergsten

Larry J. Peery Professor of Physics

James Bryant and Christal N. Sapp Spurgeon

Marianne E. Inman President

Paul Porneluzi

Virginia Wood Bergsten

Professor of Biology

Nancy Thompson Jones

Justan L. Blair

Professor of Music 1987-2006 Professor Emerita of Music Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Caroline E. Funk

Suzanne N. Kennedy

Lil H. Nicholl

Treva C. Kintner

Susan Kintner

Susan K. Long Assistant Professor of Psychology

John Carter Porter Assistant Professor of English

Margaret Fay Compton

Dianna D. Shallenburger Associate Professor of Accounting

Connie Jo Johnson

Carol N. Staten

Lil H. Nicholl

Georgia Elwell Stewart ’62

Virginia Wood Bergsten

Kristine L. Stodgel

The intrepid CMU Phonathon crew take a break from their activities of calling alumni to raise funds for student scholarships. One lesson they learned this fall was people stop answering the phone during highly contested presidential campaigns! Nonetheless, they persevered and were eventually rewarded for their tenacity. Photo (l-r) Front Row: Melissa Morrow, Colleen Melanophy, Cassie Eversmeyer; Middle Row: Mara Silva, James Rowe, Laura Williams, Julie Shahan; Back Row: Lucas Manring, Etsubteru Assefa, Rachel Peters, Doug Graves, Jeremy Manning. (not pictured: Sarah Binder, Katie Dove, Kayla Kemry, Jenny Link, Reena Patel, Nancy Sikobe, Danel Simmons, and Andrea Tessereau)

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The nursing class of 1977 had a reunion gathering in June. Seven of the 27 graduates were in attendance (photo, left). They enjoyed lunch at Les Bourgeois in Rocheport filled with lively conversation of days both past and present. The 1977 class was Central’s first graduating nursing class.

In June, the Alumni Association Board of Directors held their annual summer retreat to make plans for the upcoming year. Jim Steele ’64, vice-president of the alumni board, hosted a barbeque at his home for the other board members and some staff and friends of CMU. (Photo, above)

Fall 2008

The Magazine of Central Methodist University

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