KC-2012-November

Friends University KC Area Alumni Newsletter This publication is brought to you by the KC Alumni Advisory Board

Volume 4, Issue 5

Thanks to Everyone Who Attended the Football Game and Tailgate!

November 2012

By Barb Brown, G’84, 1st Year KC AAB Member

Inside This Issue: Thanks to All Who Attended the Football Tailgate

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Update on KC AAB Volunteer and Alumna Jayneen Hammons

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Friends University Celebrates Adult Student Appreciation Week

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Singing Quaker Student Choir Coming to KC

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Upcoming Class Starts for 2013

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Spotlight on KC Alumni: Jim & Sheila Ratzlaff

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Members of the 2012-2013 Friends University KC Alumni Board Neil Trickey, Pres.

Jason Stewart, Pres-Elect Craig Zernickow, Secretary Barb Brown Sheryl Dick Jayneen Hammons Dawn Kingery Errol Logue Steve Parscale

The excitement for the Falcon football team from friends, family, alumni and dedicated fans was obvious at the barbeque tailgate prior to the Friends vs.

Ottawa football game on Saturday, November 3.

While the weather turned out to be great for football, the Falcons unfortunately couldn’t secure a win over the Braves. The final score was 3-35.

A big thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed the yummy barbeque sponsored by the Kansas City Alumni Advisory Board. It was great to see a lot of support for our football team.

Go Falcons!!

The Kansas City Alumni Advisory Board wants to hear from you!

Be sure to watch your e-mail inboxes for a short survey the week of December 3. You could win a Nike hooded sweatshirt!

Update on KC AAB Volunteer Jayneen Hammons, M’00 You may recall earlier this fall, we spotlighted Kansas City alumna and KC AAB volunteer Jayneen Hammons, M'00, regarding her battle with congestive heart failure.

We are happy to report that Jayneen had heart transplant surgery November 17 and is doing well! She was also recently featured on Fox 4 News as part of their "Pay it Forward" series.

To watch Jayneen's story, please click here.

Members of the Kansas City Alumni Advisory Board helped celebrate our adult and graduate students the week of November 5-8 by handing out special goodies to more than 60 students at the Lenexa Education Center. This is a nationally recognized event celebrated the first week in November each year.

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Friends University KC Area Alumni Newsletter Singing Quaker Student Choir to Perform in Kansas City in Spring 2013

Looking to Go Back to School in the New Year?

The Singing Quaker student choir will be performing in Kansas City Saturday, March 2, 2013. More information about this concert will be shared in future issues of our e-newsletter as details are finalized.

The following academic programs will be offered next year at the Friends University Education Center in Lenexa:

For now, the choir director, Dr. Mark Bartel, needs help from Kansas City alumni to host students in their homes for the evening of March 2nd.

Approximately 75 students are in the choir. If you are interested in providing a place for students to sleep in your home, please click here to contact Dr. Bartel.

(Note: Students are paired in groups of 2 or 4.)

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January 14 ~ Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting January 28 ~ Master of Global Leadership and Management March 12 ~ Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management March 16 ~ Master of Business Law

To request more information about any of these upcoming class starts, please click here.

Spotlighting Alumni in Kansas City: Jim and Sheila Ratzlaff

By Errol Logue, G’63, 3rd Year KC AAB Member In this month’s alumni e-newsletter, we are pleased to spotlight two of our local alumni, Sheila (Parker) and Jim Ratzlaff.

Jim graduated from Friends in 1963 with a bachelor of arts degree in educational psychology. After graduation, Jim was a teacher and coach in Wichita, Medicine Lodge,

So u t hw est e rn H eig h t s, a nd Junction City. His basketball team at Southwestern Heights finished third at state. He returned to Southwestern Heights as principal for ten years. He then became principal at Winfield for eight years. Jim finished his career as a teacher and coach at Southwestern College in Winfield for eleven years.

elementary schools in Fowler and Copeland.

Shelia graduated from Friends in 1966 with a bachelor of arts degree in music. She was a stay at home mom until their son and two daughters were school age. She then began her teaching career at

Jim and Sheila and have 9 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past August.

Later, Sheila earned a second degree in library science and worked in Junction City. In 1989 she took a job as church education minister for the United Methodist Church in Winfield. She later served as pastor for churches in Burden and Arkansas City.

Be sure to check out our online store where you can find a variety of items to choose from: ● Dress shirts

● Caps

● Messenger bags

● Blankets

● Hoodies

● Vests

Proceeds go to the KC Alumni Advisory Board Bi-Annual Scholarship Fund.