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Enclosed is your class newsletter MSM/MLM • Spring 2011

Friends University Issue 32 Spring 2011

Campus Connection

MSM/MLM

From Your Class Agent Laris Pickett larispickett@gmail.com

The Christmas lights were on the Davis Administration Building during the past holiday season.

My wife and I drove around the Friends University Wichita campus to view the beautiful campus.

The recent Friends Focus cover page showed the Davis Administration clock tower with scaffolds for the workers. On the upper left corner, the crane was delivering slate tiles for the roof. It was July 2009 when the roof was destroyed with very large hailstones. It was nice to see the Davis Administration Building roof replaced in time for the Christmas lights this year.

Lynn Bloxsom Haltom, G’01/M’03, recently completed coursework to achieve her senior real estate specialist designation. Lynn is associated with Weichert Realtors Compass Point. She is qualified to work with seniors, especially those with accessibility issues.

Rosann O’Dell, M’05, and her husband, Brandon, own Friend That Cooks Home Chef Service. Their business provides personal chef services to families and individuals. They started their company in 2007. Their business has grown and expanded to serve the Kansas City area.

Derek Kreifels, M’03, was named by Kansas Treasurer-elect Ron Estes to serve on the transition team to ensure a smooth transition between Estes and the outgoing Treasurer Dennis McKinney. The transition team will ensure the transition is seamless as possible. Kreifels also served as Estes’ campaign manager. Kreifels will also serve as assistant state treasurer.

Plans are already underway for the annual Friends University Easter Egg Hunts at our Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City campuses. The Topeka and Kansas City hunts will take place Saturday, April 16; the Wichita hunt will take place Saturday, April 23. The hunts are always fun for children and adults alike.

Interested in attending a Fine Arts performance for free? The Friends University Fine Arts Office is looking for alumni to help usher at various performances at the Wichita campus this spring.

Volunteers will receive free admission to the performance and are asked to stay for the entire performance to assist with intermission. For more information or to volunteer, please contact the Alumni Office.

If you have changed jobs, moved, or have other personal news to share, please e-mail me at larispickett@gmail.com

Laris Pickett, G’96/M’98

Alumni Office Alumni Office Friends University 2100 W. University Ave. Wichita, KS 67213 316-295-5900

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www.friends.edu Spring 2011 Friends University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding this policy: EEOC/Title IX Coordinator, Friends University, 2100 W. University Ave., Wichita, KS 67213, 316-295-5000. Friends University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association, telephone 312-263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

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Search Underway for 13th University President

December Seniors Honored at Special Luncheon

As you may have heard, Dr. Biff Green, president of Friends University, will be retiring June 30, 2011.

The Board of Trustees has launched a national search for the 13th president of Friends University which is expected to conclude by March 1, 2011. To find out more about the presidential search, please visit www.friends.edu/presidential-search.

With the help of the Wichita Alumni Advisory Board, the Friends University Alumni Association honored those traditionalundergraduate seniors who graduated in December with a special luncheon Dec. 8.

Friends University Offers Hometown Advantage Grant Do you know a high-school senior from Sedgwick County, Andover, Augusta or Rose Hill who is exploring college options? Friends University is offering students from these areas a $5,000 grant toward tuition at Friends University starting in fall 2011.

The $5,000 grant is renewable, is available in addition to other scholarships and does not need to be paid back. It is designed to make it more affordable for new students who demonstrate financial need to get an independent college education.

Members of the Wichita Alumni Advisory Board, University President Dr. Biff Green and his wife, Binnie, and Board of Trustees Chairman Rodney Pitts, G’82, served a tasty Mexican buffet of steak and chicken fajitas, Spanish rice, refried beans, cinnamon chips and all the fixins!

Students received words of encouragement from Dr. Green, Mr. Pitts and Wichita Alumni Advisory Board members Marvin Connet, G’82/’84, and Lisa Kraemer, G’10. As they prepared to enter the world as representatives of Friends University, the seniors were urged to remember the time they spent with their classmates and friends.

Congratulations once again to this group of graduating seniors!

For more information, call 316-295-5100 or e-mail duncande@friends.edu.

don’t forget Easter Egg Hunt Lenexa – April 16 Topeka – April 16 Wichita – April 23 Commencement Lenexa – May 1 Topeka – May 1 Wichita – May 7

From the Executive Director of Alumni and Annual Fund You may recall that the Alumni Office has been working with the State of Kansas to create a Friends University license plate. On Jan. 4, 2011, the director of vehicles informed us that while they have all the necessary documents to move forward, they would need additional monies from the state budget to produce the plates.

At the time of the printing of this newsletter, the director of vehicles stated that they would be meeting with the secretary of revenue in mid-January to work on adding our plate costs to their agency budget.

The Alumni Office anticipates re-grouping with the director of vehicles in mid-February to determine where funding is with our plate request. More information will be posted online at www. friends.edu/kansas-license-plates.

Lisa Tilma, G’01/M’04 Executive Director of Alumni and Annual Fund