2012 Washburn University KAW Yearbook

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Since it was founded in 1865, Washburn University has exceeded expectations, and steadily transformed from the modest Lincoln College into the university it is today. It stands as the 160-acre home to the Schools of Applied Studies, Business, Nursing, and Law and to the College of Arts and Sciences.

During the 2011-2012 school year, Washburn had its fair share of triumphs. The university set a new enrollment record of 7,303 students in the fall, including many in its sesquicentennial graduating class; the football team won the most games in university history; and the Mulvane Art Museum hosted “The Art of the Brick,” it’s most successful exhibit ever, bringing in over 60,000 visitors. These are just a few of the outstanding achievements mentioned in this yearbook.

Speaking of which, what better way is there for faculty, graduates, and “college kids” to remember this triumphant and eventful school year than through an NBC’s “The Office” inspired yearbook? All quotes from this book’s section dividers come directly from NBC’s “The Office,” and much of the theme, content, and design has also been inspired by the TV show. Many Washburn students enjoy watching “The Office,” so it provides excellent common ground. For those who haven’t seen it, the Kaw Yearbook staff would like to recommend at least watching seasons one and two in order to better understand some of the references related to the show. It will truly enhance the experience of the book as one relives Washburn as it used to be.

As for the years to come, who’s to say how much potential this university has? With thousands of growing minds at Washburn, in a world desperately in need of great minds, the possibilities are truly infinite.

Life

I’ve always been your biggest flan.

Homecoming

Royalty. Blake Bryant and Joni Wiley are crowned Homecoming King and Queen at the 2011 Washburn University Homecoming. Bryant was nominated by Sigma Phi Epsilon and Wiiley was nominated by the Future Alumni Network.

Photo by Jordan Loomis

Greeked Out. Members of Greek Life line the hill during the Washburn University Homecoming Game to root on the Ichabods to a 45-20 victory over the Fort Hays State University Tigers.

Photo by Josh Rouse

Let them eat cake. Students took part in the WU Chef Cake Decorating Competition. Although their competition was fierce, the DeComposers and Sigma Alpha Iota won first place.

Photo by Josh Rouse

Hats Off. As part of the Homecoming festivities, each student organization designed a Top Hat to be judged.

Photo by Tesa DeForest

Go Ninja, Go Ninja, Go! The Washburn University Marching Blues get decked out for their halftime performance.

Photo by Josh Rouse

Spirit

Leadership. Washburn cheerleaders fire up the student section at the Washburn University Homecoming football game against Fort Hays State University. The Ichabods won the game 45-20, led by a two touchdown performance by senior running back Justin Cooper.

Photo by Josh Rouse

Haunting Melodies. The Washburn University Marching Blues sported their Halloween costumes during the Oct. 29 Homecoming game against Fort Hays State University. Costumes included a ghost, pictured above, as well as Batman, Gumbwy and others.

Photo by Jordan Loomis

Bod Squad. Washburn’s official student cheering group, the Bod Squad, brought the noise Oct. 29 as the Ichabods faced the Tigers for Homecoming.

Photo by Josh Rouse

Yell Like Hell. The Ichabod performs a dance number at Yell Like Hell.

Photo by Louis Cortez

Blue Man Group. Some Bod Squad members wore blue suits to show off their school spirit.

Photo by Josh Rouse

Sports-life

Setting the bar. Freshman running back Sean McPherson breaks through Fort Hays’ defense during the WU homecoming game. With an overall record of 10-3, the Ichabods won the most games in university history in 2011, including the university’s first ever NCAA playoff victory against Abilene Christian University.

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Moving backwards can be awesome. The Washburn Rowing Crew prepares for competition. The crew participated in both competitive and noncompetitive events in association with the Topeka Rowing Association.

Tenacious to the end. The fifth-ranked Lady Blues, swept their first two opponents in the NCAA Volleyball South Central Region Tournament, before losing to the University of Central Missouri, with an overall record of 32-3.

Setting the bar. Freshman running back Sean McPherson breaks through Fort Hays defense during the WU homecoming game. With an overall record of 10-3, the Ichabods won the most games in university history in 2011, including the university’s first ever NCAA playoff victory against Abilene Christian University.

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Photo by Louie Cortez

IA world

Story by Rob Burkettt t

n judging if a university is living up to its expectations, the powers that be tend to measure based on outcomes such as graduation. In measuring the growth of the school though, Washburn has focused in on an ever growing number, enrollment increase.

Unlike other schools such as Emporia State, The University of Kansas or Kansas State University, Washburn saw yet another year of growth in the student population. While other universities around the state have remained either flat or seen modest decreases in enrollment, Washburn’s 2011 enrollment numbers paint a picture of growth for the school.

The university announced a new record in enrollment, with 7,303 students attending class in the fall of 2011.

“We’ve been focused in on building relationships with [high school] counselors around the area,” said Richard Liedtke, Washburn dean of enrollment management.

“The increase we have seen in straight from high school enrollment has been gratifying to see.”

With an increase of 12 percent in students coming from high school in 2010, Washburn had high hopes coming into this year that another increase would be possible. While only a 6.2 increase in 2011 was set, Washburn still continues to see growth in other ways.

“We had another great year of enrollment from current high school seniors who are getting their first college credits while still in high school,” said Liedtke. “a [17.6] percent increase is something we are really proud of because it will help us in growing next year when, hopefully, those students will choose Washburn for college.”

While Washburn has taken steps to increase its enrollment via offering in-state tuition prices to some out of state areas, Washburn still is overwhelmingly a Kansas first campus with 6,730 of the record 7,303 enrolled coming from the sunflower state. Washburn President Jerry Farley praised the efforts of Liedtke and his staff for working to make sure Kansas students

think about Washburn when looking for post-secondary education opportunities.

“We pride ourselves on helping to attract and keep the best students that we can get from our state,” said Farley. “Keeping the native talent that Kansas has to offer is one of the goals we have in helping to grow our community and our state.”

Despite the increase in enrollment, the Washburn University Board of Regents still raised tuition prices for the 2011 academic year in the previous spring. The increase of less than 5 percent overall still managed to keep the price of tuition below what students attending Kansas Board of Regents schools like ESU, KU and KSU payed for 2011.

“Part of our success has been keeping school as an affordable of an option as possible,” said Farley. “We recognize that part of what makes Washburn so attractive is that we offer a quality education without the higher cost that many associate with going to college. I think that the enrollment numbers show that our efforts on that front have been a success.”

With possible changes to online classroom software and the ever increasing efforts on student retention, Farley still expresses optimism that Washburn will continue to grow.

“Obviously there are still challenges for us to face but I feel confident that with the faculty and staff that we have at Washburn, we will continue to offer a great experience here.”

Photo illustration by Tesa DeForeesst

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made over 200 sculptures that have withstood all the seasons, year after year.

Stickwork: The creations of Patrick Daugherty stand outside the Mulvane Art Museum. Since

Daugherty has

Photo illustration by Matt Kelly

Scapin @ WU

A 17th Century play reinvented

Story by Nicholas Birdsong and Matthew Kelly

Performances of the play “Scapin” took place five times over a two-week period in the Garvey Fine Arts Center at Washburn. Based on the 1671 production of Les Fourberies de Scapin, the comical play originated in Paris, but was given a fresh telling by the Washburn Theatre department in the fall of 2011.

The play debuted with a strikingly unexpected introduction, when a perturbed stage manager loudly informed the audience that the cast was late for the show. Actors slowly trickled on stage and it was revealed that the cast was just playing the first of many jokes.

“Scapin” was an adaptation of a comedy about a troublemaking servant named Scapin, who plays tricks on two neighboring families.

“The plot is simple and straightforward,” said Paul Prece, the play’s director and Washburn theatre professor. “The characters find their bases in stereotypes. Miserly fathers object to the marriage of their children. Mistaken identities and misunderstandings are tangled and unwoven by the trickery and confusion created by the servants of both households until a happy conclusion is reached.”

Adaptations to the original were seen interwoven throughout the play. Several contemporary references were made, such as when one of the characters quoted popular movie lines and when the cast poked fun at Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s policy regarding public arts funding.

“It was really an interesting adaptation of Molliere’s original play,” said Sanford Pomerantz, Washburn student and audience member. “It was interesting, bringing in local things, especially Brownback.”

The play made ample use of a strategy known as breaking down the fourth wall when actors directly addressed the

audience for comedic effect. At one point, an actor held up a sign with “exposition” written on it while another actor engaged in an exposition explaining the setting for the play.

The performance of “Scapin” was the latest in a series of plays presented by the theatre department that was designed to reflect a cross-section through world theatrical history.

“Offering performances from various genres, and in differing styles, and representative of different eras allows student participants and audiences to experience the variety,” said Prece. “Moliere’s comedy requires dexterity and comic style and timing on the part of actors, so it is an exercise in playing style.”

Photos by Robin Warren

Troublemaker. Brandon Blick plays the role of the title character Scapin, a master of deceit who always manages to find a way out of trouble he makes for himself.

The Buried Life

Story by Jordan Loomis

Life changes, and there’s no way to stop it or slow it down. Instead, the time we’re given is meant for us to use in our own way. We just have to figure out the answer to one central question: What do you want to do before you die? Duncan Penn, Jonnie Penn, Ben Nemtin and Dave Lingwood; the cast of MTV’s “The Buried Life,” have been asking this question to audience’s around the United States for over six years now on both their television series and on college campus visits, including their visit to Washburn University.

“We’ve been speaking at Campuses ever since we first started this project six years ago in a garage, long before the show and all of the publicity,” said Penn, the business leader of the cast. “We just enjoyed going to universities and talking to the student body about the question, ‘what do you want to do before you die?’”

The question, according to Penn, is also the title of their book. “The four of us basically collected our favorite 10,000 list items, narrowed it down to 250 and then got six artists to illustrate them,” said Penn. The book was later released on March 15th, 2012.

When asked to think about their favorite experiences while crossing off list items, all three men had different answers.

“Delivering a baby was definitely interesting,” said Penn, “I thought it was very cool.”

Lingwood, the adventurous member of the cast, spoke of a wild experience. “Crashing the playboy mansion was probably my favorite experience,” said Lingwood. “It was a personal favorite of mine because it was like living a little mission impossible.”

Nemtin, the ringleader of the cast, chose to talk about his proudest moment. “Making a television

show was No. 53 on our list,” said Nemtin. “It took three years of hard work and a lot of ups and downs but we were able to make it. It’ll always be my favorite experience.”

Together, the three men agreed that their favorite experience they all participated in happened in 2010, when after months of hard work, they were invited onto the White House grounds and played basketball against President Obama.

Later on, with a heartfelt presentation, the men spoke to the student body about how they accomplished more than they had ever dreamed, simply through hard work and determination when asked the question— What do you want to do before you die? All three men took turns telling stories of laughter, misfortune and emotional triumph.

Lingwood, for example, spoke of a personal experience involving his item on the bucket list, to ride a bull, and how things went different than he’d planned when he landed on his wrist. Nemtin then spoke of an experience that he said changed his life, when he, along with this cast mates, helped raise money to buy a truck for a man wanting to pay back a home dear to him because of his childhood.

The most promising moment of the presentation was at the end though, when the cast stepped aside from the microphones and asked the students of Washburn to be brave and tell them their own bucket list items. Many stories of strength were shared amongst the crowd and the cast even asked select students to speak to them after the show in the hopes of fulfilling their list items—in giving them a taste of “The Buried Life”

The stuff of life. Dave Lingwood from MTV’s “The Buried Life” spoke to the Washburn student body about the importance of living life to its fullest.

Photo Illustration by Tesa DeForest

AirBods Radio Students create a weekly internet radio show at WU

Story by Chelsey Moran

What started out as a simple podcast assignment quickly became a weekly radio show at Washburn University.

Derek Huff and Austin Abernathy were both enrolled in the Mass Media Bootcamp class in the fall of 2011, where they first discussed the idea of a radio show on campus. They presented the idea to the student media board, were granted permission and funding to proceed, and Internet radio was born at Washburn on Oct. 13, 2011. Huff and Abernathy’s show, “The Dn’A Show,” was the first to air on AirBods Internet radio.

Every week, they met before the show to scour the Internet for news sources and trending topics, creating a basic outline for the show. The show always began with broad topics such as international, national and regional news—and whittles down to campus events.

“Since this is the first show on AirBods radio, we kind of cover everything,” said Huff. “We interview department heads from student life and Greek life, and basically anyone with an event to promote. Who our guest is usually depends on what’s going on that week. We tend to have at least one guest per show, but most of the time we have two or more.”

Although Washburn’s mass media department has always provided a variety of opportunities for its students, radio technology and training has been

living in the shadows for years, so it’s no surprise that students and faculty were excited to finally see a radio show at Washburn.

“If you really think about it, we have so many other venues for mass media students,” said Maria Stover, mass media professor. “It seemed we could provide yet another medium, which was radio.”

The first two weeks were the most difficult for Huff and Abernathy, but during their third broadcast, Huff said he found hope that the show would be a success.

“We saw how many live listeners we had and it was very reassuring,” said Huff. “It made us feel good that people were getting interested.”

The show is recorded in the basement of Henderson in the instructional media center—where AirBods has had a fair share of technical difficulties. During one show in particular, Dn’A actually had to cancel for lack of audio. Even with the technical difficulties, Huff and Abernathy hoped their fellow students would be interested in being a part of AirBods radio.

“We’re constantly looking for people who want to contribute just doing field news stories or even if they want to host their own show, we want to have as many people contributing as possible,” said Huff. “We want to get it to where KJHK is at KU.”

A new mass medium. Derek Huff and Austin Abernathy started an Internet radio show at Washburn with help from the mass media department. Sharing an interest in radio, they would never have been aware of their common ground if they hadn’t both enrolled in the Media Bootcamp class in the spring of 2011, which required every student to make a podcast. For most of the class, this was nothing more than an assignment, but for Huff and Abernathy it was a source of inspiration.

Photo illustration by Tesa DeForest

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Story by Jordan Loomis

Melissa Villasenor, stand up comedian and impressionist, performed for a packed house in the Washburn Room in the spring of 2012 as part of her continuing pursuit of a lifelong dream. Villasenor first grasped her knack for comedy when she was 12 years old.

“I was singing when I realized I could start doing impressions,” said Villasenor. “For example, I learned Brittney Spears.”

“It just made sense,” said Villasenor. “I love making people laugh, therefore, I wanted to be a comedian.”

The next day Villasenor shared the impression with her friends at school and realized her newfound passion in the midst of their laughter.

With her shy personality, Villasenor didn’t showcase her newfound talent until her sophomore year of high school, when she told herself she absolutely had to take part in her high school talent show. When she received a standing ovation, Villasenor realized she had truly found her calling.

With the help of a friend, Villasenor performed her singing impressions and comic act in Seattle for the judges of “America’s Got Talent.”

“I went in thinking that I shouldn’t expect anything

to come out of it,” said Villasenor. “But it was probably the most beautiful experience of my career. If I hadn’t taken that opportunity, I’d probably still be working at Forever 21,” said Villasenor. “It was just so great for me.”

Even with stand up as her current main focus, Villasenor has other goals in life.

“I love standup, but I also want to be given the opportunity to do TV and film,” said Villasenor. “But personally, I really want to be on Saturday Night Live— that’s been one of my dreams for my entire life.”

Villasenor also has a current side project that she

Comedian leaves impression at WU

hopes to accomplish soon between shows.

“I’m working on a short story book,” said Villasenor.

“Maybe I’ll do a cartoon too, I like to draw and could do a voiceover for it.”

Having performed stand up comedy for the past two years, performing at Washburn University was nothing for Villasenor.

“I feel that tonight was a great show,” said Villasenor. “I left the stage really happy, and as a comedienne, that’s all I can ask for.”

courtesy Linnzi Fusco

Standing up. Comedienne, impressionist, Melissa Villasenor performed in the Washburn room in the spring of 2012. From her childhood, Villasenor has dreamed of making a career of her talent, and hopes to eventually make a name for herself as an actress.

Photo

Photo courtesy Washburn Review archive

Alan Bearman

Dean arranges student-focused library renovations

By Summer Workman

When the Mabee Library was first built in 1978, it was simply a place to house books, but that was before the interim dean of libraries, Alan Bearman, was hired in 2008.

After reviewing thousands of suggestions and data from student focus groups, Bearman set out to make drastic changes.

“The philosophy of the library switched from instead of focusing on the collection to developing relationships with students,” said Judy Druse, assistant to the dean.

One of the first tasks was to update reference books to the most current information. Removing some of the collection provided more space for students and faculty. Students suggested a coffee shop, and through the initiation of the Washburn Student Government Association, a coffee shop was opened in February of 2011.

Druse said that the most important thing the Library could do was to add variety to its studying options. There are now overstuffed chairs, booths, couches, computers, desks, even some walls and tables have been painted white so students could use them to write on. Druse pointed out that studies have shown most college students start their homework at 11:00 p.m. when the Library used to close, so hours were

extended to 2:00 a.m.

“What we did was change the Library to meet the needs of 21st century students,” said Bearman.

While Bearman didn’t try to model Washburn’s Mabee Library after any specific library, there were several libraries that helped to influence the changes. A lot of the changes have been physical ones, but the online library system has changed drastically as well.

“The site used to be very static and full of library lingo,” said Bearman. “Now when a student pulls up the website it’s user friendly and easy to navigate. It searches 30 different databases for the books and articles you’re looking for.”

As for future changes, Druse would like to see more resources go to the library’s Washburn University Experience program for freshmen, more resources for the writing center and information and computer literacy programs. She hoped to see more space added to the library in the form of a building addition.

“Libraries constantly evolve because of technology, and because of student need,” said Bearman. “A library should be a place to promote student success, which means that in everything we do, we should be trying to personalize the experience for students. A student should be able to come into a library and find a place that suits his or her study skill.”

A heart for the art-world. People of all ages attended Michael Allen’s senior art exhibit, “effect,” which took place in the fall of 2011 only months before Allen was hired as the preparator of the Mulvane Art Museum.

Photo by Anthony Richardson

Michael D. Allen

Recent WU graduate becomes preparator of Mulvane

Story by Tanner Ballengee

Finding a job after graduation and finding a job that you love are two challenging tasks. Luckily for Michael D. Allen, he killed two birds with one stone.

Born in Wichita and raised in Plainville, Kan., Allen graduated from Washburn University in the fall of 2011 with Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and was appointed the position of exhibition preparator for the Mulvane Art Museum in January of 2012.

“It takes a variety of different types of talents and skills in order to do this job,” said Cindi Morrison, director of the Mulvane Art Museum. “Michael was the one that suited our needs as the permanent preparator.”

Allen was selected to be a student assistant to the previous preparator, Michael Hager. After working as Mulvane’s preparator for about eight years, Hager decided that he wanted to teach full time as a printmaking professor in the Washburn Art Department. Allen served as an intern for about two years before Hager made the switch to teacher, and Allen was offered a full-time staff position.

“He’s willing to do whatever it takes, and we need that kind of person around here,” said Morrison.

A preparator in a museum is someone who prepares and handles artwork, displays, and/or furniture for an exhibition. This includes matting and framing, carpentry work, helping keep the location database and inventory on stored artwork, and other various needs for the museum and exhibitions.

“He is also helpful with the photography of the

collection,” said Morrison, “as we bring the pieces out when we are having an appraisal done for the insurance value of the works.”

Being an artist himself, Allen knows the value of art and tends to it with great care. Morrison states that Allen has all of the talents and expertise that the museum requires, and is very organized.

“He’s very orderly…and boy do we like that around here,” said Morrison. “When you’re working with 4,000 pieces in a collection, orderliness is a good talent to have.”

Allen’s first order of business was the installation of the four exhibits that showed on the First Friday Art Walk of Feb. 3, which required him to hang paintings, display origami and industrial sculptures, show almost 1,500 matted works, and build six movable walls.

“That was quite a challenge,” said Allen. “I really had to jump in with both feet and hit the ground running.”

As an artist, Allen has done three solo shows, numerous exhibitions, and recently had his work chosen in a five state photo competition. Allen was also the featured artist of March 2012 at the Flying Monkey Handcrafted Brews café located at 17th and Washburn Ave. in College Hill.

Allen is known mostly for photography, with some mixed media works, and does a lot of wet paint photography and manipulations, that transcend the ordinary. Examples of Allen’s work can be found at thealleneffect.com.

Capturing creativity. Visitors of Michael Allen’s senior art exhibit, “effect,” admired his amazing photographic creations in the fall of 2011 at the Washburn Art Building.

Photo by Anthony Richardson

Washburn claims

By Rob Burkett and Luke Warnken

Walking into the Whiting Fieldhouse entrance, one is greeted by the sight of trophy cases serving testament to the success of Washburn athletics. In the spring of 2012, it was once again time to make room for more hardware.

For just the fifth time in the history of Washburn basketball, both the men’s and women’s teams stood atop the conference at the end of the season. While the Lady Blues picked up their eighth overall MIAA conference title, the Ichabods picked up their first since 2005.

“It’s great that we got that for [Washburn head coach Bob Chipman],” said junior forward Bobby Chipman, who is Coach Chipman’s son. “It’s something that I’ve dreamed of since I was a kid.”

In the South Central Region of the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Tournament, the second-round matchup between the No. 1-seed Midwestern State University Mustangs and the sharp-shooting No. 4-seed Ichabods was worthy of attendance—but MSU took the win 72-63, ending the Ichabods season with an overall record of 25-8.

The Ichabods took a slice of the MIAA title during the regular season, but won the MIAA Tournament to become MIAA Champions. The Lady Blues, on the other hand, won both titles outright to become a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

“The championship feels great,” said Washburn Lady Blues Head Coach Ron McHenry, “We knew from day one this group was going to be pretty good. We struggled early on in the season, and didn’t have any

Kicking butt. Junior forward Sierra Moeller cut down the net after the Lady Blues won the regular season MIAA championship title. As the No. 1 team in their region, the Lady Blue went on to host the NCAA South Central Regional Tournament, where they lost 71-65 to Emporia State University in the second round, despite beating the Hornets in the other three meetings.

Photo by Rob Burkett

dual MIAA titles

leaders, or anybody who wanted to step up and take the lead. We’ve pulled together some leadership here at the end. It was there they just had to step up and do it.”

Specifically, the leadership came from the four seniors on the team—center Cassie Lombardino and guards Ebonie Williams, Stevi Schultz and Megan Lassley.

In the regular season finale, that leadership was exemplified at halftime in the locker room.

“We weren’t playing like this is a championship game,” said Schultz. “We would have been champions no matter what, but we’ve been saying all season that we don’t like to share. So I said, ‘Lets play like it’s a championship game’ and we did in the second half.”

The Lady Blues went on to host the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament’s South Central Regional, where they lost 71-65 to their “Turnpike Tussle” foe, No. 5-seed Emporia State University, ending their season with an overall record of 29-5. The Lady Blues had already beaten ESU three times prior—twice in the regular season and once in the MIAA Tournament Championship.

“I didn’t think playing four times was the big difference, but sometimes when you’re not expecting to win and you’ve been beat three times, what do you have to lose?” said McHenry. “I thought that was really what their mentality was. They just weren’t fearful to lose. It can work both ways. We had pressure of being the No. 1 seed and hosting, where they were pretty loose and ready to play.”

Taking names. Junior guard Martin Mitchell cut down the net after the Ichabods won their fifth MIAA Tournament with a 67-63 win over Pittsburg State University. Their postseason ended with a 72-63 loss to Midwestern State University in the second round of the NCAA Division II Tournament.

Photo by Rob Burkett

‘Ruined’ Play sheds light on the darkest of issues

Story by Kelly Hurla and Matthew Kelly

The stage performance of “Ruined” left an impression on the hearts and minds of Washburn students in the spring of 2012.

It premiered at the Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre with a “Talk Back” after every show, where audience members discussed issues brought forth from the performance.

As the prominent rock band, Eve 6, once wrote: “Rape is a word with a face.” Truer words have never been sung of the terrible global epidemic— and this sentiment was portrayed by the story of “Ruined,” as well.

“It’s about women in the Congo who have survived gang rapes, what happens to them afterwards and their struggles to make a life for themselves,” said Sharon Sullivan, associate professor of the Washburn theatre department. “It sounds grim and it is, in a way, but the play also offers up some hope, as well.”

“We’re going to donate three dollars of every ticket to the City of Joy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is an organization that helps survivors of these sexual assaults,” said Sullivan.

Since its inception, City of Joy has provided women a place to reconcile psychologically as they reconstruct their existences, turn agony to inspiration, and return back into their homes to lead others out of suffering.

Covering some of the issues brought up in “Ruined,” the diversity initiative showed a documentary film entitled “The Greatest Silence: Rape In The Congo” in the Kansas Room of the Memorial Union. In fact, the play was, at one point, scheduled so that students would have the opportunity to be educated about these issues before attending the play.

Not only was “Ruined” a breathtaking spectacle for the audience—it was a remarkable experience for the cast, as well.

“Being African myself, I feel like this play is showing a side of the war that not many people get to see,” said Washburn student Farai Harreld, who portrayed the character Salima in the play. “It’s destroyed countless homes, lives and populations.”

Despite the wretched nature of the play’s topic, many walked away from the theatre after the show with a newly-found pragmatic optimism and affection for their fellow man.

“And even though there are a lot of sad things, it’s basically a story about hope and survival, the resilience of the human spirit and, ultimately, about our ability to love one another,” said Sullivan.

Actin’ Out. The actors from “Ruined” portrayed their characters well, and had the audience rooting for them or hating them. The themes portrayed in the play were serious, involving death, as well as love, and addressed issues at the same time.

Photos by Kelly Andrews

Talents

Adam Koger

Single father uses art to tell his story

Story by Kelly Hurla and Matthew Kelly

The creations of Adam Koger are more than just art, as any student who visited his senior exhibit can testify. His exhibit told the story of his life—a story of abandonment, emptiness and bewildering beauty.

Koger’s exhibit, entitled “evolution,” lined the walls of the Washburn Art Building shortly after the start of the 2011 fall semester. It was widely comprised of Koger’s photographic pieces, but some of his drawings were on display, as well.

One might be curious at this point. What photography could be so thought provoking? The answer was for the students to decide, but it might have had something to do with the subject of Koger’s pictures—abandoned houses.

Koger had pictures of 12 abandoned houses in his exhibit. As for his interest in the empty shells of human life, one might look at his past.

“Two years ago, I became a single father,” said Koger. “The mother decided she didn’t want to be a mom. I was left to raise a daughter by myself and finish school. I felt kind of abandoned at the time.”

Koger’s first college experience was at Kansas State University, where he spent four years—only to leave in

2004 without obtaining a degree.

“I was taking things in the wrong direction, partying too much late at night and enrolling in 8:30 a.m. classes,” said Koger.

He started attending Washburn in the fall of 2007 after his daughter was born, and began taking life more seriously—not just when it came to his studies, but his artwork as well.

At first, Koger didn’t know exactly what images he wanted to capture. It began when he was driving through back roads and admiring the countryside. The drive was peaceful and relaxing for Koger.

“I wasn’t looking for abandoned houses. They started drawing me,” said Koger.

Although Koger’s feelings of abandonment left him depressed at first, after almost three years of parenthood, his feelings changed for the better. In order to deal with his emotions, Koger channeled them through his photos. He explained that, for him, using art as an outlet was therapeutic, and has helped him to rise above the negativity.

Photo by Mike Goehring

“It’s not that I feel sad anymore, now it’s almost become an abandoning of those first abandoned feelings,” said Koger.

Fishing addiction

Story by Josh Rouse

Somthing fishy. Scott Stormann holds a freshly caught bass on display during a day of fishing and relaxation. As a student and member of the popular funk band Echo Lake, Stormann has a busy schedule, but is never too busy for a weekend at the lake.

Photos by Josh Rouse

For many Washburn students, the word “fishing” brought up memories from the past, many involving parents or grandparents, small Mickey Mouse fishing poles, tackle boxes and the first time they put a worm on a hook.

While school and work prevented some from continuing their fishing expeditions, others kept up with it over the years. Whether it was the occasional weekend trip or a summertime hobby, college students still managed to make time for fishing despite hectic schedules.

Two Washburn students who often found time to fish despite a busy schedule were Scott Stormann and Matt Mirsch, both of the popular funk band Echo Lake. When they weren’t rehearsing, studying or working, the pair continued a tradition of going fishing that started in high school.

“We used to fish every now and again, because Matt’s dad was a big fisherman and my dad was,” said Stormann. “We’ve been fishing since we were little, but this summer we really started fishing a lot, like hardcore. I’ve been going out every weekend and Matt comes along probably once every other weekend with me and we’ve been going catfishing and bass fishing.”

Mirsch said his bandmate’s passion for fishing bordered on mania, though he didn’t mind going along for the ride.

“Scott has an addiction,” said Mirsch. “I fish because I like to eat, Scott fishes because he’s addicted to the adrenaline rush of the catch and he should probably see someone about that. That’s all I have to say about that.”

Others shared in the passion, often finding the fishing experience to be therapeutic and a stressreliever.

“My favorite part about fishing is being outside preferably in the morning when the mist is coming off the water,” said Joe Wayner, senior art major. Wayner, who owns a taxidermy business, saw fishing as a way to socialize and to test his own skills.

“I love going with family and friends and just catching up,” said Wayner. “I also like seeing if I still can target and catch certain species of fish.”

Stormann recalled several fishing trips during the course of the 2011 summer that were memorable, particularly in areas they didn’t always fish.

“I had a good time fishing out at this place called Prairie Lake up in Holton, [Kan.],” said Stormann. “We went up there fishing one night and it was a full moon. We didn’t catch anything big but we were catching them every time our bait would touch the water.”

Not all memories from the summer were particularly pleasant for Mirsch, however. During their second fishing trip of the summer, Mirsch caught himself with a treble hook from a lure that required medical

attention.

“Well, I remember it like it was yesterday,” recalled Mirsch. “It was a beautiful day out, ya know, with all the neat stuff in nature... I went for a really good, long cast, so I put some oomph behind it. Next thing I know my pole fell apart where it attaches it detaches and my line was a bit funky and I thought the pole just hit me in the shoulder blade. So I started trying to put the pole back together and I realized the lure got stuck in my shirt. Then I was like this is really stuck in my shirt, it’s really in there deep. Then I pulled it a little bit and said ‘I think I got myself a little bit... I think it’s in there pretty deep.’

“We tried to get it out and were unsuccessful and I made a call to Prompt Care and I was the highlight of the day in the doctor’s office and they took care of me very kindly at Sunflower Prompt.”

Stormann said that after the quick hospital trip, they went right back out and continued fishing, but with little luck.

“I got like three in a row right before he hooked himself and then when we went back out, we didn’t catch shit,” said Stormann.

Always a fisherman. For many students fishing is remembered as something they did as children, long before they took on their stressful college schedules. Matt Mirsch doesn’t see it that way. Alongside his fishing buddy Scott Stormann, Mirsch spends about every other weekend at the lake, when he’s not working, studying or practicing with his band mates.

Art of the brick

Story by Matt Kelly

Photos by Josh Rouse

Gut spilling Lego sculpture. New York-based artist Nathan Sawaya’s exhibit has set a new attendance record at the Mulvane Art Museum. The exhibit featured sculptures made entirely from Legos, and has caught the interest, not only Topekans, but visitors from all over the world.

As Washburn students quickly learned, no one’s ever too old to appreciate Legos. An exhibit, “The Art of the Brick,” featured 28 Lego brick sculptures by New York-based artist Nathan Sawaya, and set a new attendance record at the Mulvane Art Museum.

The exhibit ran from June 17 to Sept. 18 in 2011, and brought in a total of 60,412 visitors—30,103 of which also visited the Mulvane ArtLab to create their own Lego sculptures.

Sawaya’s sculptures had raised so much interest, visitors came from all over the world to see the exhibit—from Texas to Taiwan—from 50 states and 14 countries.

Prior to “The Art of the Brick,” the Mulvane’s record number of visitors was set at 11,000 in 1993. Over the years, an average of 3,000 people have visited the Mulvane every month.

Sawaya said each of his sculptures have a special meaning to him because they show how far he’s come as an artist, and help visitors to reacquaint themselves with their inner children, while simultaneously revealing intricate ideas. His unique art form has allowed him to use everyday “tinker toys” in a way that no one has before.

Cindi Morrison, director of the Mulvane Art Museum, couldn’t have been more pleased by the turnout.

“My hat is off to the members of the Mulvane staff, Washburn students, faculty and staff, especially our custodians and facility services staff, our volunteers and members of the Friends Board of Directors for all of their help and support to make this a truly extraordinary experience for our visitors,” said Morrison.

Morrison said that although the museum’s numbers have been steadily rising over the last few years, no one could possibly have expected for the exhibit to be so wildly successful.

“We knew that the Art of the Brick exhibit would be popular, but I think that we’ve all been surprised at the sheer volume of new visitors to the museum,” said Morrison.

For many who live in Topeka, it has been gratifying for globally-acclaimed art like Sawaya’s to be a part of the culture for a time. Since 1924, the Mulvane has had a reputation for helping to raise an interest in Topeka culture—not only through the museum itself, but through the ArtLab, as well.

“These attendance numbers speak to the value of the arts in our community during tough economic times, as it is clear that this exhibition has brought new tourists who certainly have filled their gas tanks and had a bite to eat while they were in Topeka,” said Morrison.

Perfect harmony

Story by Ivy Marcus and Matthew Kelly

and would start directly after the one before it.

Photos by Rob Burkett

Assemblage of artistic sound. From Washburn Singers to wind ensembles, String Quartet to Jazz Band, the entire music department was showcased in the seamless Mosaic Concert at White Concert Hall. Each piece was about five minutes long,

For music lovers with Attention Deficit Disorder, the Mosaic Concert is like crack cocaine—except the delightful high one might receive from this event is actually good for the soul.

The word mosaic is defined as something made from many diverse elements, and is perfect for the Mosaic Concert, which took place at Washburn twice in 2011.

What is the Mosaic Concert all about? The best way to describe it would be as a collage of musical groups, brought together to perform under the same roof.

There were no breaks between each piece of music—instead there was a constant flow of sound. As soon as one piece ended, another began. The singers and musicians were spread throughout White Concert Hall, surrounding the audience with music.

“It’s sort of like short attention span theater,” said Mark Norman, director of bands. “Each piece is about five minutes. It would start off with the wind ensemble on stage, then the women’s choir in the balcony and so on. They go one right after the other...you end up getting about 20 pieces of music in an hour and 15 minutes.”

Norman said, while the concert is fast-paced, it is also easy to enjoy due to the eclectic range of music presented. Everything from band and orchestra to piano solos, jazz combos and choir voices can be expected at each year’s performance.

The entire music department gets involved in the concert, professors included. Once the pieces have been decided, the performers and groups practice separately. There is one group rehearsal that takes place, according to Norman, in which they work out lighting, and positioning.

“Getting ready has been a lot of hard work,” said Jaron Marcus, a junior piano performance major. “Dr. Kellam is always good at preparing his students, and it’s always fun to be a part of his choir.”

Marcus commented that while he enjoyed performing in the concert, he also enjoyed being able to watch the majority of it and appreciate the music. He especially enjoyed watching his teachers perform.

“I think the piece I liked the most last year was the brass piece by Mr. Norman,” said Marcus.

Admission to the concert was $10. All proceeds were used to support the Music Student Travel Fund.

Another rung on the ladder. Professor Tom Averill is a writer-inresidence at Washburn, and teaches courses in creative writing, as well as Kansas literature, folklore and film. Averill has published three novels: “Secrets of the Tsil Cafe” (2001), “The Slow Air of Ewan MacPherson” (2003) and his latest, “Rode” (2011), in addition to many other shorts stories, and written works.

Photo by Candice Morris

Thomas Fox Averill

WU professor publishes novel

Story by Sam Sayler

If a Washburn student had an interest in literature, chances are, that student had heard of professor Tom Averill.

Averill, Washburn writer-in-residence, saw the release of his new novel “Rode,” in 2011, having already published books and shorts stories as far back as 1971 in Kansas University’s literary magazine “The Cottonwood.”

“It’s a little bit of a coming-of-age [novel],” said Averill. “It’s a little bit of a love story all the way through and it’s an adventure story.”

The basis for the novel comes from the song “Tennessee Stud,” originally performed by Jimmy Driftwood in the late 1950s before being covered by the likes of Johnny Cash, and the Grammy Award-winning version by Eddie Arnold. Averill first heard the song at the 1973 Walnut Music Festival in Winfield, Kan., and the song stuck with him.

“I sang it as a lullaby, because it was long and rhythmic and there was only one murder, to my children,” said Averill. “I knew the song so well, and I’d always liked the song and it had a great plot to it. I just thought it would make a nice novel.”

Since most people are able to hear the various versions of “Tennessee Stud” on the Internet and through several other outlets, Averill had to find a way to still make his “anti-Western” significant and enjoyable to readers.

“It’s not about what happens,” said Averill. “It’s about how it happens, which is always more interesting than what [happens].”

For research, Averill traveled the route of the song from Tennessee to Mexico, even stopping by Conway, Ark., to look over Jimmy Driftwood’s papers. “Rode” also allowed Averill to combine writing with his interest in history by reading about the American West and its history.

With a career spanning as long as Averill’s, he has noticed how his writing has changed over the decades.

“I leave more out,” said Averill. “I enjoy a good plot more than I did when I started writing. I have more of a sense of humor than I did when I first started writing, and I’m probably better at just physical detail and letting it carry a story or a sentence or a scene than I used to be.”

Though Averill had no intention of becoming a teacher, he likes to think of it as his true occupation.

“I think if you think of yourself as a teacher who writes, then the writing seems like just a hobby or something you do on the side,” said Averill. “If you think of yourself as a writer who’s teaching, then you tend to get into that attitude that you’re a slave to your day job and you’re this writer who’s trapped in this teaching world.”

Averill enjoys writing and teaching because he thinks they reflect off each other, even when he is participating in his classes’ writing exercises.

“Sometimes I’ll solve problems I’m having in my writing when I’m talking to students in class about dialogue or plot or something, and I do writing in class,” said Averill.

Art student creates taxidermy business

Story by Josh Rouse

Art is often used to immortalize moments in time, from a painting of George Washington’s crossing of the Potomac River to photographs taken by astronauts on the moon. For senior art major Joe Wayner, art is just another way of remembering great hunting and fishing trips, and he loves helping others to do so.

Wayner owns his own taxidermy business, which began as a hobby and blossomed into a passion that he could make a profit off of. He says the craft is just another form of art.

“In fifth grade on a field trip, I met a local taxidermist and was hooked,” said Wayner. “I kept asking if he would teach me. He finally agreed and that’s where I learned to do my first bird and fish. From the knowledge I got from him, I started expanding and teaching myself how to mount all sorts of things like deer, squirrels, et cetera.”

He began doing taxidermy in seventh grade and recently took his skills to the next level recently after receiving more instruction on the craft from a professional. He spent June 2011 in Wisconsin, studying at Dan Rinehart’s School of Taxidermy.

“I usually ask for a 50 percent down payment to cover supplies,” said Wayner. “My price on a deer shoulder mount is $400, my price on fish is $9 an inch and a pheasant mount is $225.”

The process of taxidermy itself is complex and time-consuming. The animal must first be gutted, then the skin must be dried and put on a foam mannequin, using clay to form parts of the animal and epoxy to create eyes. Fish must be painted since they lose their color during the drying process. To help recreate the fish’s true tones, Wayner takes a photo of the fish before drying to use as a reference. The goal is to make the fish look the same as it did while alive.

“I’m interested in taxidermy because I get to preserve something from nature and allow others that don’t get the opportunity to see different animals and what not. I love all the art in it, from the sculpting for deer and airbrushing for fish,” said Wayner. “It’s great hearing all the stories from each individual hunter. All these things are why I love doing what I do.”

“It was a great month where I was able to learn some new things and better myself as a taxidermist,” said Wayner.

Photos courtesy of Joe Wayner

Others have noticed his passion for the outdoors, as well. Larry Longhofer, the taxidermist who taught him the craft, noticed the care he takes when working on a new project.

“Joe just has a real love for wildlife,” said Longhofer in the Washburn Review. “He enjoys each specimen he works on and when he finishes it, he’s proud of it. Rightfully so.”

Aside from Wayner’s passion for the outdoors and the art behind it, he also knows there is plenty of money to be made as a taxidermist. Hunters and anglers are often willing to pay thousands of dollars for a quality mount, while his own mounts are not as expensive.

Aside from being an art form, it also provides a challenge. Wayner is constantly learning new ways to do things and trying to improve his skills.

“I’d have to say the most challenging thing I’ve done so far was a alligator rug,” said Wayner.

Aside from taxidermy, Wayner also recounts his memories from the field through the medium of painting. Most of his pieces are wildlife scenes inspired by his own experiences with animals. He has been hunting and fishing since he was 11 years old and loves using his talents to immortalize his experiences.

“I just love life and love doing what I do,” said Wayner. “God gave me talent and I intend on using it.”

Pride in his work. Many students brag about how smart their pets are—except for taxidermist Joe Wayner. Wayner is more likely to brag about how dead his pets are. However, don’t let his occupation fool you, Wayner has always had a love for wildlife.

CChris Marshall Chris Marshall

WU graduate, cartoonist, launches website

Story by Josh Rouse and Matthew Kelly

hris Marshall is used to being told he’s not an artist, but he’s never let that stop him.

Even as a child, Marshall struggled with mixed signals. He was encouraged by his parents, but discouraged by others, especially his teachers. He had friends who made cartoons of their own, but lost interest and moved on to other, more “grown up” pursuits—but Marshall didn’t stop. He made more, hundreds more.

Today, Marshall is a copy editor for the Topeka Capital-Journal with a B.A. in mass media from Washburn—and yes, he’s still a cartoonist.

Marshall is the owner of themarshallartist.com, a website displaying many of his cartoons and graphic illustrations—most of which are sports-related and contain his unique and often blunt sense of humor. The site, which launched Aug. 17, 2011, is just one of many websites that are owned and operated by Washburn graduates. With an already loyal fan base of Washburn students and alums, he now looks to expand his following worldwide.

While at Washburn, Marshall was a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity, and worked for The Review (his college newspaper). Marshall became more comfortable with his self-image, and his cartoons began to gain notoriety.

“When I first met Marshall, I thought he was a little shy and reserved,” said Eric Smith, fraternity brother and co-worker at the TCJ. “It didn’t take long for him to open up and be the jokester that I know today.”

Despite his award-winning writing, it was his cartoons that drew the attention of The Review’s readership. Each week, “Marshall Arts” was published in the sports section, and soon his cartoons drew praise even from collegiate judges.

“When I was on The Review, we were named the best college newspaper for four-year colleges in Kansas,” said Marshall, who earned third place and honorable mention awards for sports writing from the Kansas Association of Collegiate Press. “That same year, I think I won first, second and honorable mention for best cartoons. That was pretty exciting for the paper and for me.”

Outside of The Review and his fraternity obligations,

Defining art. Even as a child, Chris Marshall expressed himself through cartoons. Now Marshall has launched his own website called themarshallartist.com, and publishes cartoons occasionally for the Topeka Capital-Journal.

courtesy of Chris Marshall

Marshall also worked for the Campus Activities Board and often made posters for the Washburn Student Government Association. While in college, he also interned and eventually got a part-time job as a sports clerk for the TCJ. His drawings eventually made their way to the TCJ, as well, though after a few controversial cartoons he was asked not to draw anymore.

“My favorite cartoon is probably one I drew for the Capital-Journal during the 2008 Olympics,” he said. “It was a picture of Michael Phelps swimming, and it said his motivation to win races was his father, Fred. Then I drew Fred Phelps running alongside the pool with a sign that said ‘God Hates Silver.’ I got a lot of angry letters for it, saying things like ‘Michael Phelps is never coming to Topeka now,’ as if he would ever come here in the first place. But I thought it was a good way to relate the biggest athlete in the world at the time to things that were happening locally.”

Currently, Marshall has been allowed to draw an occasional cartoon, though editorial supervision is required.

Along the way, he has made memories and friends while illustrating his unique perspective on life through art and writing.

“Marshall has inspired me to laugh...a lot,” said Smith. “He is one of the funniest people I know. Also, I guess you could say he has inspired me to love sports more. We both enjoy going to pretty much any sporting event, and without Marshall, I would not have attended KU bowl games, Sporting KC games or the College World Series.”

Now, Marshall looks to prove those who questioned his art wrong, and to take his talents to South Beach... and the rest of the world, via the Internet.

“After leaving Washburn, I didn’t really have a place to put the cartoons where people could see them,” said Marshall. “The website is just a way for me to keep drawing sports cartoons and give people an easy way to see them. Hopefully someone will eventually give me a chance to draw them again, where they can be published and more people can see them, but for now it’s been fun just throwing them all online whenever I draw something.”

Religion Collision

Jed 3:16. Jed Smock, of Campus Ministry USA, visited campus in October 2011 to preach about God and the temptations of college. However, many students took offense to his methods and interpretations of the Bible and decided to protest his messages with signs. Among other things, many students reported being called “whores” or “sluts,” and some were told by Smock that they were going to Hell. As his diatribes continued, students gathered around to watch, some even arguing or shouting at him.

Photos by Josh Rouse

Issues

Out with the old, in with the new

Story by Nathan Hargis and Michelle Boltz

In times of economic hardship, it’s common for businesses to close their doors. But something new is always sure to spring up in their places. In 2011, Topeka saw numerous changes, including several long-time establishments closing: Hastings, Macy’s, O’Dooley’s Irish Pub and Lucky Dogs Sports Bar.

Many Topekans will dearly miss these businesses due to traditional ties. Every year, O’Dooley’s had a massive St. Patricks Day party, which had become a tradition among Topekans.

“I’m going to miss all of the great customers we had everyday, but it’s going to be so weird when St. Patty’s comes around and there’s no O’Dooleys,” said Lindsey Weissbeck, former server at O’Dooleys. “I’ve been a part of those celebrations for years.”

The changing face of the Topeka business community is sure to bring about new and exciting things for the people of green and gold. The Burger Stand and Flying Monkey recently opened their doors for business and have been receiving great support from the community. Both of these businesses are aimed at bringing a sense of style, urban sophistication and flavor to the capital city.

The Burger Stand is an idea brought to life by owner Robert Krause, who opened New City Cafe, one of the trendiest new-age eateries in town. The Burger Stand is not a typical burger bunker, offering gourmet burgers and fries, unlike any Topeka has ever experienced. This new restaurant also has two full service bars, featuring many classic, as well as exciting new microbrews to enjoy on a Friday night.

Photo by Linnzi Fusco

“The Burger Stand has been established as a lunch place, but Friday nights are our busiest,” said Pedro Concepcion, executive chef.

Speaking of exciting new brews, whether it’s beer you seek or fine coffee, Flying Monkey is a great place for a new taste, and has a fresh quality about it as soon as one walks in the door.

Offering PT’s coffee, a gourmet food menu, and select craft beers, Flying Monkey brings a worldly taste to Topeka.

“We want to give a taste of what’s going on outside of Topeka,” said Holly Bastin, manager and director of retail for PT’s Coffee. “We serve everything by the cup, which isn’t common around here. We’re all about experiencing flavors.”

Going under. After just over five years of service, Macy’s Group Inc. closed its Topeka West Ridge Mall location, as well as four other under-performing Macy’s locations, in the fall of 2012.

Brewing up innovation. Since the fall of 2011, the Flying Monkey has brought new beer and coffee blends to Topeka, one cup at a time, just across 17th street from Washburn.

Photo by Jordan Loomis

Multiple personalities. Many Topekans have visited the Burger Stand in the afternoon and found it to be one of the best tasting burger joints in town. However, it has more of a bar feel after dark, which is why many Washburn students have dubbed the The Burger Stand their go-to Friday night hangout.

Photo by Ryan Burge

WU alumnus lives reporters dream Travis Perry

Story by Matt Kelly

Living the dream. Wearing the same press pass as White House officials, Travis Perry, news editor for the Osawatomie Graphic, stood in the Osawatomie High School to photograph President Barack Obama. Obama visited Osawatomie to speak to ordinary Americans about, among other things, his beliefs concerning the country’s economical situation. Perry was granted higher security clearance than even reporters from major news outlets allowing him to stand near the podium during the speech.

Photos courtesy Travis Perry

Many local newspaper reporters would love a chance to stand within 10 feet of the President of the United States during a globally significant speech. Washburn alumnus, Travis Perry, is one of the few who can say he has.

President Barack Obama came to Osawatomie, Kan, to speak to the ideologically gridlocked American public about, among other things, how some of the proposed economical strategies could affect ordinary middleclass Americans. White House officials gave Perry, news editor for the Osawatomie Graphic, a specialized press pass allowing him to stand just a few feet away from the president’s podium during his speech. They did this to ensure that Osawatomie’s local newspaper could cover the event properly.

press passes.

“The press passes were fairly open,” said Perry. “There were about 100 to 200 members of the press at this event, ranging from small town newspaper staff like myself to the Kansas City Star, the Topeka Capital Journal, and then of course the major news outlets. However, they were all given normal passes that were kind of relegated to an area off to the side of the gym, or at least a decent ways back from the president.”

“I was right up there—right up close,” said Perry. “I was so close I could see the hem of his pants. It was pretty surreal.”

While many go to work every morning only to experience the exact same routine as the workday before, every day Perry spends as a reporter brings a new story, and a new change of scenery.

The speech took place in a high school gymnasium, where a podium was set up on one side with 10 to 12 feet of empty space surrounding it. A barrier divided the empty space from the audience. Within that empty space, Perry was allowed to roam as he pleased; a privilege that wasn’t given lightly.

Along with everyone who received a standard press pass, Perry was asked for personal information; however, unlike the other reporters, he was also asked to go through a very comprehensive background check before he would be allowed to stand so closely to the president. In fact, with possibly hundreds of reporters in attendance, only Perry and White House officials were allowed to stand so close. Even reporters from national news organizations were given standard

“Being a newspaper reporter is almost never boring,” said Perry. “One day you’re out covering the President of the United States speaking in your town, and the very next evening you’re out getting photos at a kindergarten music concert. It’s one thing after another, but there’s a lot of variety. That’s what I like best about it.”

Perry only had one semester worth of journalism experience from high school when he enrolled at Washburn in 2005. However, his four college years were spent working at The Review as a staff writer—and eventually as news editor.

“I met some very unique people, and had the privilege of meeting, talking with and being taught by many unique and talented professors,” said Perry. “It was something that definitely shaped who I am today. I strongly believe it was because of the small environment at Washburn that I was able to get my hands on so many aspects of the news producing environment.”

Mayor proposes “hoodie” ban

Story by Tanner Ballengee

Local media and social networks were buzzing with stories of Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten suggesting the ban of wearing hooded sweatshirts and baseball caps inside of businesses throughout the city in the spring of 2012.

In response to the waves of crime seen throughout recent months, the mayor and the city council met to discuss ways to deter criminal behavior in the city. The mayor put forth 22 new ideas—including the ban on hooded sweatshirts and ball caps.

Hooded sweatshirts, more popularly known as “hoodies,” are undoubtedly one of the most popular winter wear items and are quite commonly seen being worn in public, especially on Washburn’s campus. Although a comfortable and warm accessory, hoodies are being used again and again to hide the faces of criminals from security cameras during robberies of local convenience stores and gas stations.

“The issue of crime in Topeka is not one solved by attire,” said Chad Manspeaker, a 6th District Topeka City councilman, representing the Washburn district. “Poverty is the real root of the issue.”

work for a living, since many outdoor workers wear hoodies as part of their uniform.

Manspeaker, who graduated from Washburn University in 2002 with a degree in political science, was present at the council meeting where Mayor Bunten suggested the ban. Councilman Manspeaker was quick to show his disapproval, speaking his mind about the issue via Twitter. Manspeaker’s tweets about the hoodie ban sparked an online frenzy, and he was soon contacted from five news agencies wanting more details.

The ban suggestion did not sit right with Manspeaker, who stated he is “a big fan of hoodies.” Being a union organizer for companies such as Westar and Kansas Gas, he also stated that he felt the suggested ban was a bit classist against people who

“The reason this is a story is because I wouldn’t shut my mouth about it,” said Manspeaker.

Over the following days, Manspeaker continued to tweet about the hoodie ban, and many other Topekans joined in. Friday, Feb. 3 was then dubbed “Hoodie Friday” by numerous Twitter users, even some from out of state, as they posted tweets and pictures of themselves in hoodies with the hashtag “#hoodiefriday” to show their opposition of the suggested ban—which, it seems, paid off in the end. The ban was never passed.

Bunten cannot pass the ban as a city ordinance because he does not have a vote; only the city council can pass policy. Since the council was so disapproving of the suggestion, it is unlikely that the ban will get any farther than a suggestion.

But it wasn’t just Bunten who supported the ban. Ron Miller, chief of the Topeka Police Department, was

Risky thinking. Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten suggesteed the city ban hooded sweatshirts and baseball caps in n select local businesses in the spring of 2012.

Photo by Anthony Richardsoon

first to suggest the ban to the mayor, and believed the stories buzzing in the media were slightly misconstrued.

“This is a crime prevention strategy,” said Miller. “This is not a ban on wearing hooded sweatshirts.”

Miller said that the stories involving the ban somehow got warped from what he really had suggested.

“The request is the removal of the hooded part from the head,” said Miller.

The ban would have been mandated in only stores that are easy targets for robberies. Miller said that several businesses around Topeka already have administrative rules and signs posted that customers must remove hoods and hats before entering the building.

“It isn’t a question of wearing it at school, in your car or other public places,” said Miller.

The problem with administrative rules that businesses post, says Miller, is that the police cannot enforce them. If the suggested ban of hoods were actually put into city ordinance, then the police could then enforce those rules by surveying any stores notorious for being robbed and stop and question anyone who entered and refused to remove his or her hood. This would result in the surefire deterrent against premeditated robberies.

“It’s designed as a robbery prevention strategy to protect businesses and clerks,” said Miller.

Miller also mentioned some recent robberies that had taken place in Topeka, including the killing of the liquor store clerk that occurred on Christmas Eve. The criminal who committed the robbery and murder was not wearing a hoodie but a stocking cap.

Photo by Ryan Burge

Let’s be reasonable. Students like their hooded sweatshirts. They’re a popular clothing item at Washburn, in Topeka, and all over the country. However, they tend to be less popular among members of the upper class, which is why many Topekans felt that Mayor Bill Bunten’s proposal to place restrictions on the wearing of hooded sweatshirts was classist and unacceptable.

CAB seeks change in allocation of WU funds

Striving for excellence. Executive members of the Campus Activities Board met in the Henderson Learning Center to discuss upcoming events. As one of the top eventplanning student organizations at Washburn, CAB has a long history of bringing guest speakers to the university, in addition to the many other services they provide.

Photo courtesy of Washburn Review archives

Story by Matt Kelly

Students may have found it strange that there were two student organizations arranging for guest speakers to make appearances at Washburn University.

Both the Washburn Student Government Association and the Campus Activities Board were charged with the task of setting up events involving guest speakers. However, some felt this was not the most efficient way to get the job done, despite the fact that both organizations have been known to help the others with their respective events.

Both organizations were granted funding for these events by the Washburn University Board of Regents, which was taken from student activity fees. It was in 2006 that the WUBOR met with representatives from several select student organizations, including WSGA and CAB, to agree on how the funds should be divided. Since then, WSGA received more funding than any other student organization on campus.

“CAB is the programming board here on Washburn campus,” said Tengku Rizki Aljupri, CAB’s talks and topics director, in April 2011. “WSGA is student government, of course. Last year, WSGA allocated $30,000 for their speakers. On the other hand, CAB—we are only allocated $25,000, and we have to divide the $25,000 for speakers, providing entertainment, for live music and for marketing. They have $30,000 for speakers alone.”

Among several other positions, Aljupri served as a senator for WSGA, in addition to working for CAB. Having worked for both organizations, he understood both sides of the issue. However, he believed the amount of funding allotted to each section of CAB is relatively small.

“For talks and topics, which is my area in CAB, we only have $7,000 per semester,” said Aljupri. “That is our budget to bring speakers to campus. We want to bring at least two speakers every semester, so each of our speakers only costs between $3,000 and $4,000.”

The WSGA Lecture Series was created in 2007 to bring big-name speakers to Washburn, and did so with a relatively-large amount of funding. CAB, on the other hand, had to work hard to find speakers that would attract students without exceeding their budget.

On the other hand, many members of WSGA believed there was plenty of room for both organizations to invite their own guest speakers, as this would lead to more high-quality speakers appearing at Washburn, and with hard work and determination, both organizations could be equally successful.

“I think there is a place for both, and I don’t think that we should be limited to where CAB is the only one that gets to invite speakers and WSGA is the only one that gets to plan homecoming,” said Jenna Seematter, chief of staff for WSGA, in April 2011. “If CAB wants to bring a big-name speaker, and wants our help with it, then that would be fine. If they want to put as much work into it as we put into our lecture series, then I think there’s plenty of room. There’s nothing wrong with having more speakers of high quality at Washburn.”

Since both organizations had different connections within the community, they ultimately brought speakers for different reasons. CAB had four sections that they focused on: Talks and Topics, Variety and Entertainment, Marketing and Technology, and Live Music. In other words, CAB was limited in the events they focused on, according to Seematter.

Seematter believed that as long as the two organizations’ schedules were not conflicting with one another, there was no reason for there to be any conflict between them.

“We have all these awesome leaders at Washburn, and if we can combine their forces and get them to work together, as opposed to conflicting, then that’s the best solution. That’s one of the reasons we have the university calendar, so that when you go out and plan your event, you can make sure there’s nothing else happening on that day.”

At the end of the day, both organizations benefited Washburn by bringing speakers to the university, regardless of who organized the events. Although some members of CAB would have liked to see more name recognition for their organization, many members of WSGA believed that name recognition should not be the priority.

“As a student, I don’t really care who the events are being planned by, as long as they’re doing a good job,” said Seematter.

Illustration by Matt Kelly

WU struggles to remain competitive: Faculty salaries fall short

Story by Matt Kelly

When it comes to their salaries, Washburn faculty members have had more ups and downs over the last decade than a Wii remote in a retirement home.

The Washburn University Board of Regents has been struggling to remain competitive with the faculty salaries of neighboring universities such as the University of Kansas and Kansas State University. But despite their efforts, Washburn fell short of the competition by about 10 percent—a problem President Jerry B. Farley described as unnerving in a WUBOR meeting held on Aug. 19, 2011.

“If you go back to the year 2000, we were almost 12 percent behind the competition,” said Farley. “After that, you can see we’ve made progress. From 12 percent to 9 percent to 8 percent to 7 to 5 to 4—then the last three years we’ve fallen back down, and now we’re almost 10 percent behind again. That’s a real concern to us. This is our top priority and always will be.”

Farley said even though these are “difficult times” throughout the United States, many secondary educational institutions continue to “reign in faculty,” and in the long run faculty are what make Washburn successful.

“If we attract the right faculty, we will have a successful experience with students and will be successful as a university,” said Farley

According to Jim Martin, Washburn School of Business Lecturer and former Chief Financial Officer of Westar Energy, Washburn must compete not only

with neighboring universities, but also the business community. Many Washburn faculty members are capable of making more money elsewhere, so there has to be another motivation for them to remain at Washburn, regardless of pay.

“Many times faculty have the ability to move, but they don’t have the willingness to move,” said Martin. “They’ve got tenure here, they’ve got family here, and they enjoy the campus, and their colleagues. The market pressures from other universities are certainly there, but they would have to have the willingness and the ability to take advantage of it.”

Martin said faculty members who were hired 20 years ago receive gradual pay increases. Therefore, their pay reflects that they were hired at the market price at that point in time. However, they remain comfortable in their position, having gone through the tenure process in many cases.

New potential faculty members, on the other hand, experience a totally different supply and demand—in some cases finding three jobs for every one applicant with a PhD.

“It all comes down to the quality of the education. You can buy a used Yugo, and you can probably drive it for a while and be happy,” said Martin. “You can get a second grade education from a second grade professor and be happy for a while perhaps, but in a competitive market you want to be the best prepared. You want the best professor in your classroom. You can always get a cheaper product, but you’re going to regret it later.”

McLeland moves to strike down WU funds

Story by Matt Kelly

The Kansas House of Representatives passed a budget involving a $5.5 million cut in Washburn funding. However, that same week the budget passed by the Kansas Senate still held that Washburn should receive the same amount as in 2010.

The house and senate both work on the same budget, both typically starting at the governor’s recommended budget. Gov. Sam Brownback had recommended that Washburn maintain the $11 million in funding it was granted by the state in 2010. Needless to say, the 50 percent decrease in state funding proposed by the house was a surprising deviation from the governor’s recommendation.

If the cut in Washburn’s funding had been approved by the senate, the changes would have taken effect in May of 2012, which would have been devastating to Washburn and would have inevitably forced the university to decrease its quality of service and increase tuition.

Bob Storey, Washburn University board regent, argued that Washburn is a good use of state dollars and good for Kansas in general. The expense from the state per student is relatively small, and since most Washburn students remain in Kansas after college, in a way, the state is investing in itself.

“The amount the state gives us they’re getting a good deal. They’re getting people coming into the state of Kansas, and their getting people educated from the state of Kansas at Washburn University at a very small cost.”

Storey said the repercussions would have been “complete chaos” if the bill was passed. Washburn would have been forced to consider laying employees off, furloughing employees and raising tuition to make up the $5.5 million dollars denied by the state.

It was Rep. Joe McLeland, a Republican from Wichita, who initially proposed the cut to Washburn’s state funding. Storey, like many others, believed that McLeland did so as retaliation to a bill that cut funding to Wichita airports. Washburn was targeted because it receives state funding without being governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. This means that McLeland could propose cuts to Washburn without effecting Wichita State University.

“It’s happened before, particularly from Wichita legislators,” said Storey. “The Wichita legislator that did this had their airport funding cut. That’s kind of a personal matter. Now that Wichita State is in the Board of Regents system, they don’t anymore have the concern about state aid that Washburn does. This individual had done this before. He tried to cut funds out of Washburn before because Wichita had lost some money.”

Storey had fought attempts to raise Washburn’s tuition in the past. Although, in 2010, he did give in to a vote for a Washburn tuition increase, he always tried to “hold tuition down.”

Storey said that in losing half of its state funding, Washburn would have few reasonable solutions that would allow it to maintain its reputation as a relatively affordable school with a highly competitive class structure.

“If you raise tuition to a certain point, then we aren’t as good a deal as we are now. Right now we’re a great deal as far as money for tuition, but if we had to lay people off, double classes up, and cut some of our classes, then the integrity of the university is lost, and the students do not get what they pay for.”

The senate would not approve this bill, according to Storey. He had spoken with Kansas senators, and was confident they would support Washburn on this matter. Storey was certain that, in the end, Washburn’s state funding would be restored.

“They understand what the problem is, and they understand how this happened, and I’m convinced in my own mind that would be inputting into the complete budgetary and final budgetary process and that money will be reinstated to Washburn,” said Storey.

Storey felt that the senate would be much more objective in determining Washburn’s fate.

“I think cooler heads and smarter minds will prevail in the end,” said Storey.

Kansas senator, Garrett Love agreed that the senate would not allow the cut to Washburn’s funding, and was confident that they would support Washburn.

“The house’s budget has the Washburn cut in there, but the senate has Washburn funded at the level it was funded at this past year. At this point, I

feel cautiously confident that the funding will remain where it previously was.”

Love had an interest in this bill not only as a Kansas senator, but also as a Washburn graduate and former president of the Washburn Student Government Association.

Love believes that with Washburn, the state receives a relatively high return per dollar spent when comparing the number of student graduates alongside the amount spent by the state on the university, and that Washburn has been a good investment for the state in general. He never personally supported the proposal and felt that making such a drastic cut to one university would be unwise.

“I am not a supporter of that decision, and don’t find it to be good policy. With the fiscal situation we are in, if we decided to cut higher education across the board as for a much smaller percentage, that would make more sense, but the way it would be, Washburn would lose 50 percent of its funding with the rest of higher education held harmless and that doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.”

Love said none of the representatives that supported the cut gave any sort of explanation as to why the cuts would be good for the state of Kansas, and that was part of the frustration involved in his opposition to the bill.

Love encouraged students to advocate for Washburn through these challenges, and many students spoke out to restore Washburn’s funding, which, in the end, was fully restored.

“Stay connected and involved. A lot of decisions being made are affecting a lot of folks in a lot of ways, and for young people, myself included, it’s going to be affecting us for the rest of our lives. This goes far beyond definitively involving Washburn, but what’s going on matters, and for college students, it’s important to be involved.”

IllustrationbyMike Goehring

Building community. Many students and faculty have referred to the Memorial Union as the “heart” of the Washburn campus. It stands as a place for students to take part in both social and extracurricular activities and buzzes with a constant flow of students during a typical school day.

Photo by Matt Kelly

Memorial Union

Improvements make students feel at home

By Alex Schoenberger

Washburn was a dynamic university, always keeping its décor around campus fresh and changing throughout the year. Massage chairs, new menus at the cafeteria and a revamped Corner Store were just a few of the things added to the Memorial Union in 2012.

Kathy Reser, director for the Memorial Union, gave 30 loyal years to Washburn University, and attended an annual Union Directors meeting in the spring to discuss potential improvements that could be made. In 2012, a few of the students were fully enjoying the first of the two new amenities that Washburn had claimed.

Three full-body massage chairs were placed in the Union right across from the iBod Center. Both students and faculty could freely use them, when available, but had to be quick. There was rarely a time when they were not being used during the busy hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

During a small random poll, seven out of 10 students said they were happy to see the university making such additions, two of the students said it didn’t matter to them if they were there or not and one student wasn’t aware of the chairs beforehand.

Other improvements made to the union in 2012 were new plasma screens in each of the upper floor meeting rooms. Sixty-five inch monitors were installed in some of the larger rooms, while the rest of the rooms were equipped with 50inch monitors. Ridding the rooms of outdated projection screens made getting meetings underway much quicker than before.

Reser said she was happy with the way things turned out, and was excited to hear from the regent schools for new improvement ideas in the future.

Photo by Cody Lohse

Reser was always looking for ways to make the Union more approachable and comfortable for everyone who set foot on campus.

“Students who happen to be in the chairs as I pass have always said they enjoy them,” said Reser. “I believe they are worth every penny.”

“We are doing our best to keep up with the technological advances that other universities are going through,” said Reser. “We might even get a laptop to rent out to the students to hook up to the screens if they don’t have access to one.”

Relax. Students enjoy the massage chairs in the Memorial Union that were added in 2012.

Lessons from the past. Richard Pitts, author of “A Self-Guided Tour of the Underground Railroad,” gave a lecture at Washburn in the spring of 2012 bringing some of the darkest parts of American civil rights history to light.

Photo by Peter Seredkin

Richard Pitts Author spreads historical awareness

Story by Cindy Rose

Washburn students received a history lesson on the Kansas Underground Railroad in the spring of 2012 when Richard Pitts, author of the book “A Self-Guided Tour of the Underground Railroad in Kansas,” gave an impassioned lecture on the Underground Railroad and Black History. Pitts started off playing a drum before launching into his lecture. He said that “talking drums” were one of the things that were taken away from slaves when they arrived in the Americas “because it was a way for them to communicate over long distances.”

“This part of the history was very significant to me,” said Pitts. “That’s why I picked up drums. I wanted to be like my ancestors.”

Pitts dramatically brought to life stories of unthinkable slave conditions with visual aids, including a whip, giving vivid examples of the many and varied rebellions and wars along the Underground Railroad. Asking questions to involve the audience, he related the fighting between the Jayhawkers of Kansas and the Bushwhackers of Missouri.

“People in Lawrence today probably don’t know about the history they walk by every day,” said Pitts. “There are still bullet holes and scars left on buildings from the raids and burnings of that town.”

Pitts was often asked, “What did Africans do?” He has countless tales of the rich culture of Africans that go back thousands of years that he says most of

today’s children are unaware of.

Pitts believes when African-Americans don’t know where they come from except that they descended from slaves, it’s impossible to have a proper perspective on their history. He also spoke candidly on his disappointment that very little is being done these days to celebrate Black History Month and AfricanAmerican culture like it was back in the 1960’s and 1970’s.

“I think it’s important that once you know something, you share it, particularly about Black History,” said Pitts. “That’s the part that’s sad, because the stories aren’t being shared. And when the stories aren’t being shared, the history gets lost and often it gets whitewashed. What happened five minutes ago, 500 years ago or 5,000 years ago affects us right now. History is a current event. Black history is not just for Black Americans but all Americans.”

Pitts’ lecture was sponsored by the on-campus organization Sistahood, the office of multicultural affairs, the department of education and the department of history. Sylvian Arceneaux, president of Sistahood, contacted Pitts about coming to speak at Washburn.

“It was really eye opening, not only for AfricanAmericans, but for other cultures too,” said Arceneaux. “Schools are not educating our children and it’s important for us to know our culture.

Rising from the ashes. Gracia stands with her son Zach after giving a speech in the White Concert Hall about her in time captivity in the Philippine jungle. After losing her husband in this terrible ordeal, Gracia shares about her struggle to forgive her former captures and show them love.

Photo by Robin Warren

Gracia Burnham Missionary shares her story of captivity

Story by Cindy Rose

The Washburn Student Government Association and Christian Challenge sponsored an event at White Concert Hall with an address given by Gracia Burnham in the spring of 2012. Burnham gave a compelling and inspirational speech about her experience in captivity in the Philippine jungle that began in 2001 and lasted for more than a year.

Burnham and her husband, Martin, had served as missionaries in the Philippines for 17 years while raising three children. They were celebrating their 18th wedding anniversary at a resort when they were kidnapped by a terrorist militant group, the Abu Sayyaf.

During their ordeal, they were marched through jungles, slept on the ground with only the clothes on their backs or old dirty rice sacks. They suffered from exhaustion, illness and had little to eat. They saw some of their fellow hostages set free and others murdered.

“As the days grew on and on, as we got hungrier and dirtier, as we suffered from lack of sleep because we could not get comfortable on the jungle floor, as we got dysentery and diarrhea, when there was no place to take a bath and no clean clothes to change into, I started feeling more like an animal than a human being,” said Burnham.

In the end, during a skirmish between the Philippine military and the Abu Sayyaf, Burnham was wounded and her husband was killed.

Since that time, Burnham has written two books and traveled around the country and other parts of the world telling her story.

“[My husband] always knew what to say,” said Burnham. “I didn’t know what sort of man I was

married to. I knew he was a neat Christian guy, but I never understood, before our captivity, his Christlikeness, his thinking through things in a godly way.”

Burnham also spoke about how her relationship with her captors changed over time.

“I thought we were the good guys and the Abu Sayyaf were the bad guys at the beginning,” said Burnham. “It’s hard to forgive when you think you’re the good guy. When (we) finally realize we’re all the same, we can start to forgive others.”

Burnham gave an update on some of her captors, who are now being held in a maximum security prison in Manila.

“The Martin and Gracia Burnham Foundation are working with them, doing projects like fixing the roof of their barracks to show them love,” said Burnham.

Burnham said her former captors send her letters and that her latest letter from a captor asked her to raise his two children.

However, Burnham’s captors have not officially apologized.

“I don’t know that he’d say he was sorry,” said Burnham. “He’s sorry he’s in jail. I’m not sure he’s sorry about his Jihad, but he wants more for his children.”

The story about the Burnhams made headlines in the United States after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Burnham has been interviewed on several television programs since her return and continues to make appearances to spread the word of her story. She has written two books: “In the Presence of My Enemies” and “To Fly Again.” Both books are available at the Washburn University Bookstore.

Mulvane Art Museum: More art friendly than ever

Story by Tanner Ballengee

After almost three months of being closed for renovations, the Washburn’s Mulvane Art Museum finally reopened to the public in February of 2012, with four new exhibits on display.

The Mulvane, which is an accredited museum with the American Association of Museums, underwent roughly $300,000 worth of renovations that needed to be made to accommodate conditions required by the association for the artwork. The main renovations made were changes to the temperature and humidity control.

“In a museum setting with a variety of mediums there is concern for temperature, so damage isn’t caused,” said Carol Emert, curator of collections and exhibitions of the Mulvane. “Temperature levels are very important to museums because if they are not maintained properly, damage can be caused to the artwork. The temperature needs to be around a constant 70 degrees Fahrenheit, with no spiking up or down. Humidity is important as well because too much or too little can cause damage. Humidity levels should be around 40 percent. If humidity is too high, mold can grow on the paper and paintings, and if it’s too low, artwork can expand or become brittle. It’s really important with borrowed art. In fact, they ask

for facility reports, telling them what we keep the temperature and humidity at.”

To help control of humidity levels, a new boiler was installed, enabling the museum to produce steam all year round instead of just during the winter.

Cindi Morrison, director of the Mulvane Museum, said a lot of the renovations that were made would not be seen in the museum since much of it will be in piping above the ceiling tiles. Managers of the Mulvane felt that winter break was the best time to start this project, since summer is typically the busiest season for the museum.

“We have a show coming from the Charles Shultz Museum in California, so we’re having a family friendly show with lots of art camps and lots of stuff going on. We didn’t want to cancel that,” said Morrison. Morrison expressed how important these renovations were to the museum, to keep it accredited with American Association of Museums.

“We’re extremely fortunate that the Board of Regents and Washburn believes how important this museum is to the university and the community,” said Morrison. “It’s showing how much we are a part of what happens here for students and faculty and people of all ages.”

Temporarily out of service. The Mulvane Art Museum was closed for renovations at the start of the 2012 spring semester. Since summer is typically the busiest time of year for the Mulvane, management decided winter break would be the ideal time for the renovations. The museum was finally reopened the first week of February with much improved environmental controls.

Photo by Kelly Andrews

Academics

No Name-Calling Week: Students and faculty take a stand against bullying

Story by Tanner Ballengee and Neil Thompson

National “No Name-Calling Week” is a special event that takes place annually, and Washburn celebrated it in 2012 with an assortment of events, sponsored by OPEN.

OPEN stands for open-minded, positive, equality and non-discriminated. OPEN is a LGBTQ friendly club in the sociology/anthropology department.

For “No Name-Calling Week,” OPEN sponsored a presentation by Robert Minor, professor emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas, entitled “Bullies, Name-callers & Their Victims” in the Henderson Learning Center. Then the film, “Cyberbully” was shown in the Kansas Room of the Union.

“Cyberbully” is an ABC Family movie about a teenage girl who falls victim to harassment and abuse through social network sites. The movie shows how cyber bullying can really damage someone’s life.

are at school. One goes to school to learn, not become a victim. If these events can help just one student, then I feel like it’s a success.”

OPEN has been a student organization for more than 10 years and is heavily involved in the Topeka community.

Boydston believes events like “National No NameCalling Week” are important because they raise awareness in the community and show that words really do hurt.

“If these events can help just one student then I feel like it’s a success.” –Resa Boydston

Resa Boydston, Social Justice League secretary and senior in sociology, helped bring the event to Washburn.

“No Name Calling Week” is an event inspired by the James Howe book “Misfits,” said Boydston. “We felt it was a very important issue because of the continuing suicides of victims of bullying, whether they are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual or not, young people are taking their lives, and we feel this is unacceptable. No one should be tormented while they

“That’s what hurts my heart so much,” said Boydston in regard to those who feel they have been tormented to the point of suicide.

Washburn University also offers a “Safe Zone” program, which works to provide information about LGBTQ issues and raise awareness on campus. Professors can make their office a “Safe Zone” and become an “ally” by completing a threehour basic training session.

Rizki Aljupri, junior business finance major originally from Jakarta, Indonesia, was able to attend some of 2010’s National “No-Name Calling Week” events, including a presentation by Faisal Alam, an openly gay Muslim. Aljupri said he liked the way that the speaker approached the controversial topic.

“He presented his topic from a social perspective, not a religious one,” said Aljupri. “It’s good to raise awareness.”

Study of humanity

Student anthropologist gets an early start

Photos by Rob Burkett

A Scholar in the making. Junior anthropology student, Beth Nech assembles field notes for her research. Nech was inspired by her trip to Prague, Czech Republic to begin studying Americans who identify as being of Czech descent, and comparing them to the native Czechs she encountered during her travels.

Story by Rob Burkett

In the melting pot that is the United States, heritage is an important component of how people identify themselves. Understanding these different ethnic and social groups is something that one student and professor have tried to come to terms with.

Beth Nech, junior anthropology student, and Karen Kapusta-Pofahl, lecturer in the sociology department, decided toward the end of the Spring 2010 semester to travel to Prague, Czech Republic, as part of a study abroad group. Exposure to the culture there had an impact on Nech and gave the two women an idea.

“After having an awesome time there, we decided that we could use our experiences as part of a study,” said Nech. “We wanted to see how people who identify themselves as Czech back home compared to the native people of the mother country and what kind of traditions had carried over.”

After returning to the United States, the two began the process of applying for a grant to conduct research. The process proved to be a trial in itself.

“It’s just a lot of work that you have to put in to write a grant proposal,” said Kapusta-Pofahl. “It requires you to articulate what exactly you want to do and what kind of results you are hoping for. It’s worth doing after you figure out if there is something that you really learn from a study.”

started to plan out a study plan. With a large amount of Midwestern towns containing populations that identify themselves as being of Czech descent, the two began the process of traveling the highways and back roads of the surrounding region, attending a phenomena known as “Czech festivals.”

“They are really fascinating events, in which towns take some of the more selective traditions of Czech culture and build entire celebrations around them,”

After submitting the grant proposal, Nech had to take the next step in becoming qualified to participate in the research project. Field school, as it is known, is the process of becoming trained in the process of conducting anthropological research outside the classroom setting. As a result, Nech spent part of the summer studying outside at excavation sites, while becoming adept at the process of taking ethnographical field notes.

“It’s fun going out in the field, but the notes take a while to put together,” said Nech. “It’s not like taking notes in class and involves a lot more detail and work making observations.”

After going through the field school, the two

said Kapusta-Pofahl. “They have all kinds of different ethnic foods and even Czech pageants where young women are judged on who is more Czech than the other.”

While the two spent most of the summer traveling around, the two haven’t come close to finishing yet in their process. The two are looking at being published in academic publications and even presenting at a conference in the spring.

“It’s an exciting opportunity for Beth,” said KapustaPofahl. “It’s not common for a student to get published while they are an undergraduate study, so I think it will yield a lot of good results for both of us.”

No easy feat. Nech’s assortment of research materials illustrate just how deeply an anthropological researcher must delve into the documents a culture.

Reviving Downtown Topeka. Washburn students, alumni and supporters from the Topeka area gathered at The Break Room for the Jayhawk Theatre Revival in Spring 2011. This event was sponsored by student media every year to help raise funds to restore one of Topeka’s most-treasured landmarks, the Jayhawk Theatre.

Photo by Josh Rouse

Creative Fundraising

Making a difference on and off campus

Story by Michelle Boltz

Washburn student organizations have a long history of finding creative ways to raise funds for their departments and various charities.

The Athletic Training Student Society sold concessions on Washburn’s campus during the Sunflower State Games for three weekends in July to help their members attend national symposiums and seminars. In 2012, they went to the National Athletic Training meeting in St. Louis, and raised more than $2,000.

“The challenge with fundraising is to find ways for the work that is equal to the amount of effort you put into it,” said John Burns, the director of the Athletic Training program. “Invest your time and finances well.”

The Washburn Wind Ensemble and Washburn Student Government Association helped organize a one-time fundraising event that helped rebuild the sheet music library at Joplin High School after a tornado nearly wiped out its entire sheet music collection. A benefit for the Joplin High School Band took place at White Concert Hall in November 2011.

“Everything they play is the curriculum, bands build up sheet music over the years,” said Mark Norman, director of bands at Washburn. “It’s very valuable and hard to value and replace.”

“Other college and high school bands can also contribute, as well,” said Norman. “This gives Joplin High School the opportunity to choose which sheet music they need. The students at Washburn really wanted to help Joplin, and we were glad to do it.”

Student Media was involved in two major fundraisers every year. The second annual Night of Media Merriment was held Dec. 7, 2011, at the Ramada Inn Downtown. Local musician Jake Hodge and local band Slow Ya Roll provided entertainment for the evening. Several area businesses donated items for gift baskets for the silent auction. This event was usually held just before Finals Week in the fall.

Seniors Elisa Gayle and Autumn Kirchner helped organize both of Student Media’s fundraising events. Night of Media Merriment raised $900 in 2010 to help equip what was once the photo darkroom into a new digital media lab in the Student Media office, with new computers and software.

The second event student media sponsored was the Jayhawk Theatre Revival, which helped restore one of Downtown Topeka’s most treasured landmarks.

“This year’s theme is ‘The Biggest Washburn Party Ever,’” said Kirchner. “It’s a good bonding experience for Student Media and it’s another way to create awareness.”

Norman dressed up as John Philip Sousa to match the special theme of the benefit. A silent auction was also held during the event. Three-thousand dollars were raised to put in a special account at Shattinger Music Company, who also donated to Joplin High School.

The Sociology of Art

Story by Jordan Loomis and Cody Lohse

As students begin to get back in the swing of school every semester, several events happen like clockwork—students meet up with old friends, catch up about their breaks and discuss their classes. Then follows the important question, “Who are you taking that with?” Students who have spent several semesters on campus have probably heard one name come up on several occasions: John Paul, associate professor of both sociology and art.

While Paul was in high school, he had no intentions of being a professor, going to college, or even graduating high school. His high school counselor told him he wasn’t college material and should become a refrigerator mechanic.

“Of course I got pissed off and flipped over his desk,” said Paul.

After high school, Paul finally found his inspiration for college. He was working maintenance when his boss asked him what he was doing there. Paul simply replied, “I’m weed-eating like you told me to.” His boss said he should be in college because this kind of work will make him “an old man” before his time.

“His words meant more to me than probably anyone else. His words I trusted,” said Paul.

He later received a Master of Art from Goddard College and eventually a doctorate in sociology from Oklahoma State University, and is now teaching both sociology and art at Washburn. Paul believes his Drawing One course is a great way for beginning artists to delve deeper into their major.

“It’s great to be in an environment where one can be inspired by the work of another and this, in turn creates a cycle of development, stimulation and encouragement that grows throughout the semester,” said Paul.

Teaching two different courses can be difficult, but Paul was well practiced in both matters of academia and artwork before taking on the challenges of a second department.

“This is my third semester teaching Drawing One, and across these semesters I’ve had the students work in replication,” said Paul, during the spring semester of 2012. “While this is helpful in learning drawing, I’ve found it can quickly become repetitive for students who aren’t stretching their own creative imaginations by altering the image and producing their own works,” said Paul.

During his second semester teaching Drawing One, Paul had to adapt his teaching tactics. “I added more individualized projects that challenged students to come up with their own ideas, and they did not disappoint,” said Paul.

The course is divided into equal parts of experimentation in drawing techniques, replication and personalized creative projects.

With the class meeting two times a week, Paul’s students tend to move quickly through the material.

“Our first major assignment is approaching rapidly,” said Paul, “We’re doing a large-scale portraiture.”

Having helped with many departmental changes already, Paul still had a few new ideas he was waiting to unveil. Throughout his time in the art department, Paul has drawn inspiration from his students, and has high hopes for the future of the department.

“Hopefully, there will be more experimentation and the continued production of creative work,” said Paul. “I hope to revive a ‘sociology-of-art’ course in the future as a way to ‘blend’ my core department with my secondary one in art.”

The best of both worlds. John Paul is a professor of both sociology and art at Washburn, and has created for himself an environment where he can enjoy being inspired both academically and artistically. The spring of 2012 marked his third semester teaching in both departments.

Photo by Mike Goehring

Michael McGuire

Story by Sam Sayler

For Michael McGuire, the mind is a puzzle. Human behavior and its conditions are difficult to understand at best.

Since coming to Washburn University in the fall of 2002, McGuire, an associate professor of psychology, passed a unique understanding of the human condition to his students and the university honors program to help solve these puzzles.

“If I have to teach something, I have to re-learn it,” said McGuire. “I like re-learning and imparting that knowledge onto students, helping them solve puzzles with critical thinking.”

Growing up in the small town of Lawrence, Ind., with his father and brother, McGuire never imagined psychology as a possible career path. While going to

Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind., McGuire had initially studied math, before moving onto theatre and, eventually, the study of human behavior.

“I lost interest [in math] after my first year,” said McGuire. “Plus, I had other things going on. I was on the wrestling team, I was in a fraternity and I was taking these other courses by fabulous professors that really interested me, like theatre.”

Despite feeling that acting came more naturally to him than math, a financially uncertain future and the demanding requirements of Wabash College led McGuire to settle on psychology as a major.

“I was thinking about how successful I would be afterwards,” said McGuire. “At the same time, I was taking a bunch of psychology courses. I can’t think

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Professor specializes in introspection

of any moment in my waking day that I’m not using some aspect of psychology. For a lot of people, there’s something intrinsic about psychology that draws them to it.”

After receiving his bachelor’s degree at Wabash, McGuire studied for his master’s at Idaho State University and received his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University. Along the way, McGuire changed his field from clinical psychology to experimental cognitive psychology

“Clinical psychology is, I think, the standard perception of a psychologist as one who tries to help people by talking to them and using some kind of therapeutic approach,” said McGuire. “Cognitive psychology is basically a sub-discipline of psychology in which investigators try to understand how the mind works, with an emphasis on learning, memory and higher cognitive processes.”

Once he received his Ph.D., McGuire worked on a post-doctoral teaching fellowship at Northern Michigan University. The program allowed McGuire to teach 75 percent of a professor’s load with instructors in the classroom to provide feedback.

Despite meeting his wife there, McGuire had trouble handling the frigid Lake Superior temperature. Nonetheless, McGuire sees the experience as integral in helping his teaching process.

After applying for teaching positions, Washburn was one of the first universities to respond to and indicate interest in McGuire. With Lawrence, Ind., being a relatively-small town, McGuire felt Topeka was a calm shift.

“I was really scared about getting a job,” said McGuire. “I jumped right on it. I grew up in the Midwest, so I felt very comfortable when I came to Topeka.”

As a specialty, McGuire is interested in metacognition, which he describes as cognitions about cognitions, studying people’s introspection and reflection abilities.

“At a very superficial level, it’s thoughts about thought,” said McGuire. “How well do I think about things? How well do I memorize things?”

In the past few years, McGuire lead Washburn’s honors program. With an interest in honors culture, McGuire felt his experience as an undergraduate might

make him a suitable candidate to head the program when he applied.

“When I went to college, we didn’t have an honors program,” said McGuire. “Wabash College was a private, all-male institution and they had high standards to get in. I thought that I might have a good idea about honors based on my undergraduate experience.”

Since coming to Washburn, McGuire gained the admiration of his many peers and superiors, including Dave Provorse, chair of the psychology department.

“He was very knowledgeable in his subject area,” said Provorse. “I’ve always seen him as very invested in his teaching and invested in his research. Invested in his students, in general.”

In addition to his work at Washburn, Provorse is impressed by McGuire’s activities and deeds done outside of the classroom.

“I think another strong quality at the university is his commitment to service,” said Provorse. “He’s been involved in lots of committee work, faculty senate, all sorts of extra things in addition to being a professor.”

Beyond that, Provorse also held McGuire’s ability to balance work and time with his wife and four daughters—Mary, 9; Molly, 6; Maggie, 3; and Mallory, 1—in high regard.

“Anyone who can manage that is a special person,” said Provorse.

Grace Hildenbrand, senior communications major and honors student, appreciates McGuire for helping her figure out a course schedule with the honors program and getting people involved in the community and conferences.

“A lot of times, it’s hard to know which courses to take, and he’s very good about coming up with a plan, making sure you’re on track, etc. in order to make sure you complete the honors program on time,” said Hildenbrand.

Hildenbrand also values how McGuire allows the honors students to carve their own paths in the program.

“Whenever we have meetings, he is there to lead them, but he also allows some of the student officers to take in leadership roles,” said Hildenbrand.

The Washburn Experience Class equips freshmen for life at WU

By Tricia Peterson

Washburn designed a new class in the fall of 2011 to further introduce freshmen to what the university has to offer, and help get them involved in campus activities as part of the First Year Experience program at Washburn. The course, The Washburn Experience (WU-101, formerly IS-110), aims to help new students to develop plans that lead to graduation and offers a success team to help them along the way.

The success team consists of five people: the lead faculty professor, a personal librarian, a personal academic advisor and two peer educators. At Washburn’s FYE page, www.washburn.edu/fye, there’s a list of course requirements and more information on becoming a peer educator.

“We offer input when needed and we kind of help to stimulate class discussion,” said Shelbie Konkel, a double major in history and political science who was a peer educator in the spring 2012. “If students are being reserved about sharing an experience or giving an answer to a question, we will maybe share our opinions, experiences or our thoughts on the matter to kind of let them know that there are other students thinking similar things.”

Alan Bearman, the interim dean of libraries, was part of developing WU-101 and taught the first semester of the class in the fall of 2011.

“We know the transition from high school to university is very difficult,” said Bearman. “I think that Washburn wants its students to succeed, and we recognize the transition as a big deal. One of the

things that makes Washburn a great place is that we want everyone to graduate and this program has been shown to work across the country.”

Common themes in the class include avoiding plagiarism, the exploration of study skills, wellness and technology. In addition, each student is required to attend a minimum of seven events around campus, called passport activities. These events could be plays, civic activities, lectures, athletic events and other activities. This portion of the course was designed to enrich the college experience, introduce students to new things and help students establish connections with their peers.

“This class is really focused on helping students succeed in all aspects of their collegiate life,” said John Dahlstrand, assistant dean of student success and retention. “We want them to get connected to the resources to help them academically, and we want students who start at Washburn to graduate from Washburn and be successful along the way. We can equip them with skills to help them with that with WU-101.”

Dahlstrand taught the course in spring 2012, and believed the feedback had been positive to that point. He and Bearman looked forward to further developing WU-101 and the FYE at Washburn.

“The student responses were overwhelmingly positive,” said Bearman. “GPAs were stronger and it was a good semester, but there are a lot of ways we can make it better next year.”

Washburn in nutshell. John Dahlstrand, assistant dean of student success and retention, taught The Washburn Experience in the spring of 2012. The class was designed to equip incoming students with the knowledge and experiences necessary to thrive at Washburn.

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Outstanding achievement. Recipients of the Who’s Who Among Students award stand on the steps in the Bradbury

The award was created in 1934 by a student, Pettus Randell, at the University of Alabama. Randell was so heavily involved on his campus that he was nominated for several honors. But he couldn’t pay the entry fees, so he created an award that wouldn’t require a fee.

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Students honored by award with long history

By Fatima Oubaid

Washburn held its annual Who’s Who Among Students award ceremony in the spring of 2012. The awards helped recognize students who not only kept a decent GPA, but also those who were active around campus and throughout the community. Over time, the award has become one of the most highly-regarded and longstanding honors program in the nation.

A student at the University of Alabama, Pettus Randall, created the Who’s Who Among Students award in 1934. He was so involved with campus organizations and academically successful that he was nominated for many different honors, but due to his financial situation, couldn’t pay entry fees for all of his nominations. So he created a program to recognize students for their success that wouldn’t require an entry fee.

A Washburn University faculty or staff member makes nominations for the award each year. A student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and have completed 88 credit hours to be nominated for the award. The nominated student must then fill out an application and résumé.

“I think the most important part of being academically successful is just making time to get your work done,” said Raul Guevara, a senior graduate and a Who‘s Who recipient. “If you don’t find time to do your own work, you’ll never get it done because no one’s going to find it for you.”

This year, there were over 70 nominations that were submitted and reviewed by the Who’s Who selection committee. Only 44 of those student nominations were selected to receive the award.

“We’re not just looking for students who have excelled academically, but also students who truly have given back to the community,” said Jessica Neumann, director of Student Activities and Greek Life and member of the Who’s Who selection committee. “Students who not only participate on campus but throughout the community, as well, are most likely going to be chosen.”

The Who’s Who Among Students award became a symbol of excellence and determination. Students who were presented the award were examples of success and leaders of the community. They not only do their best academically, but they also give back to their community, wherever they can.

The committee looked for students who they believed would apply what they had learned in their experiences at Washburn toward their everyday lives. Getting involved in some of the many activities and student organizations at Washburn helped in building those connections and life skills for the future.

“Learning is for a lifetime,” said Billie Jean Graham, the speaker at the Who’s Who ceremony and a former Washburn graduate. “What a person chooses to learn from their mistakes and how they let failure affect them determines whether or not they will be successful.”

Debbie Wagner

Local artist, cancer survivor paints thousands of

sunrises

Photo courtesy of Debbie Wagner

Story by Jordan Loomis

Life as an artist is meant to be one of complete passion. So what happens when life gets in the way of that passion? As local artist Debbie Wagner put it—one must simply start over.

Wagner, from Bennington, Kan., is a loving mother of three, with her youngest daughter, Audrey, currently studying at Oklahoma City University for a BFA in acting. Her older son, Grant, works as the executive chef for the Plaza, and her oldest daughter, Melissa, worked as a visual manager for the Gap.

Before her surgeries, Wagner was an avid reader and a doting wife... but life unexpectedly changed everything in 2002, when she was diagnosed with two pear-sized brain tumors. Months later, Wagner underwent surgery—once in September and then again in October.

Deb Wagner said that upon recovery, she recovered an old part of herself.

“I woke up one morning in early December of 2005, looked out the window and just was in awe of just how beautiful the sunrise truly was,” said Wagner.

Wagner decided that, because of her loss in the ability to read full novels, balance a checkbook, and sleep throughout an entire night, she would instead begin a new diary—a diary of sunrises.

That diary, as Wagner described, consists of an estimated 19,000 sunset paintings—one for almost every day since she recovered from her surgeries. “I felt invigorated again,” said Wagner.

Wagner’s husband, Don, was by her side throughout the entire ordeal. This year marked their 30th anniversary.

“Life throws curve balls sometimes, and even though we have experienced some trauma, the stories Deb has received, along with the request for her sunrises, have shown us how lucky we have been to be able to have a life together without tragedy,” said Don Wagner.

Years later, Wagner was still waking every morning to the vibrant colors of the sunrise, and a gallery in Salina, Kan., took notice.

“They contacted me and wanted to do a show on my sunrises,” said Wagner, “so I picked three sunrises from each season.”

She then matted and framed each sunrise and submitted the 12 that represented the year of 2006.

“I hadn’t realized how the sunrise was moving back and forth along the horizon,” said Wagner. “It was just beautiful.”

When Wagner was first approached about the sale and purchase of her sunrises, she was welcoming.

“People have asked me ‘How can you sell these?’ and I’m like, ‘Why would I keep them?’” said Wagner. “I’ve gotten my benefit by creating the sunset, once I’ve done that, it’s done what’s needed for me.”

With time, however, Wagner’s greatest assurance in her sunrises was the stories she was graced with.

“My story is finished for the day with every new sunrise that I create,” said Wagner.

When someone wished to purchase one of her sunrises, Wagner describes the transaction as the sunrise becoming a new story—whether it was a wedding or a burial.

“There’s just too many reasons people would want them,” said Wagner. “It changes the meaning for me every time as lives merge together, its how life goes on. A sunrise takes on a different meaning for everybody.”

With Wagner’s publicity and success (MSNBC, the Today Show and Hatteberg’s People), her optimism for the future only grew with time.

“It’s an honor and its humbling,” said Wagner, “but it is also a great responsibility.”

With Wagner’s heartfelt story of surviving her brain tumors inspiring hundreds, Wagner felt a responsibility to respond to each and every request, email or “thank you” note she received.

“I want to do it right, that’s the only thing I’m sure of” said Wagner.

She spent a portion of every day dedicating her time to responding to as many voices as she could.

“It’s difficult for me to handle all of these requests, but I want to,” said Wagner, “Each story is incredible, a book itself unfolding for me, and I’m so inspired that I know others would be, too.”

To Wagner, a woman whose time and dedication to a diary she started in the wake of her rediscovery has inspired many, such a simple act has become a daily routine.

“I never think ‘should I do this?’ I just need to,” said Wagner. “If I have a busy day and can’t accomplish any other kind of art, at least I know that I’ve accomplished my sunrise.”

Ben Coates

Professor retires after 42 years of teaching

Story by Sarah Roth

Every university has certain professors that everyone seems to like. Ben Coates was among those in the Washburn sociology department. However, after nearly 42 years of teaching, Coates retired from Washburn at the end of the Spring 2012 semester.

Coates began his career at Washburn University in 1964, earning his bachelor’s degree in Sociology. Later, he attended both the University of Kansas and the University of Southern California and received his masters. Coates then returned to Washburn University in 1970 and began teaching Intro to Sociology, American Social Problems and Criminology.

Coates started out in the Criminal Justice Department and has experienced big changes through the University, such as the ever-expanding student population, from only a few hundred to the record 7,303 that enrolled in the fall of 2011. He’s seen the introduction of the School of Nursing, School of Business and the Allied Health Department.

Between teaching and spending time with family, Coates also worked for the State of Kansas for 28 years in corrections, as well as social welfare, and worked on the parole board. While working for the state, he wrote the sentencing guidelines that are still in effect today.

“Ben is a great human being and a great scholar,”

said John Paul, fellow sociology professor and friend. “I’ve always admired his compassion for others and his dedication to improving society through research and service. He has dedicated much of his life to the service of others and to the amelioration of social problems.”

Coates had a very unique approach in the classroom, and tailored his classes to each student. For example, if a student was not good at taking tests, he put more emphasis on the written assignments, group projects and papers.

“In my time at Washburn, Ben has served as a mentor to me,” said Paul. “I find his humor, personal experience and intelligence inspirational. I often seek him out for intellectual discussions, advice and stories of good cheer.”

As his last semester at Washburn came to a close, Coates planned to continue following Washburn University sports. He volunteered with the Coalition of the Death Penalty, and in the fall he planned to travel to Europe with his wife. He also planned to continue teaching every now and then.

“Washburn and my wife are my greatest love,” said Coates. “I’m very proud of Washburn. This university has helped me to define who I am.”

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Athletics

WU golf team unable to win tournament

finished 2nd in MIAA Championship

Story by Josh Rouse

Junior golfer Ben Moser had his best finish of the 2010-11 season at the St. Edwards Invitational, where he finished in fourth place with a score of 4-over. In the MIAA Championships, he again performed well with a fifth place finish. Moser’s strong play in the MIAA Championships led Washburn to a second place finish and a team berth into the 2011 NCAA Midwest/South Central Regional.

Photo courtesy of Gene Cassell

Though they never won a tournament, the 201011 Washburn Ichabods golf team came close several times.

The Bods had a rocky start to its season during fall play, finishing no higher than fourth place in its first three tournaments, including an 11th place finish at the Kiawah Island Invitational to start the season. In the fourth tournament, the Missouri Western Fall Invitational, the Ichabods came away with a secondplace finish, scoring a team score of 8-over. Despite the high finish, they still were far behind first place Central Missouri, which shot a 9-under as a team.

Junior Riley Piles led the Ichabods with a 2-under finish, tying for fifth place on the individual scorecard. Sophomore Nathan Hoefflin tied for ninth place with a 1-over, sophomore Brian Walker tied for 19th with a 4-over and junior Chris Grause, who transferred to Washburn from Allen County Community College and Missouri Southern State University, tied for 20th with a 5-over.

“Being the new guy on the team at the beginning of the year was kinda shaky, just not knowing what everyone’s thinking,” said Grause. “But after the first tournament I felt like the guys had accepted me and we were just able to play golf as a team. It really wasn’t too bad.”

Piles, named to the Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar team in July 2011, also tied for fifth in the second tournament of fall play, shooting a 5-over 147 at the Lincoln University Invitational. Despite his success, there would also be room for improvement. He would shoot over-par in every other tournament, with his second best score of the season being a 3-over tie for eighth place in the UCM Heart of America Invitational, a three-day tournament, and his worst score being a 20-over in the MIAA Championships, also a three-day tournament.

“It had its ups and down,” said Piles. “At the end of the season we did better than our year prior, but we had a lot of opportunities to win golf tournaments and we didn’t capitalize on that. All in all, it was a successful season.”

Grause said his swing left him to start the season and he spent the entire season trying to get it back. He averaged a 75.6 stroke average during fall play.

“We worked on it throughout the whole year,” said Grause. “It was kind of a work in progress from week to week. It’s not the right time to lose your swing during the season because the last thing you want to think about when you’re in a tournament is your swing, and that’s kinda what I was wrapped up in all year. It made it pretty tough.”

When spring play began, the Ichabods once again were off to a slow start, placing 14th out of 17 teams at the Golfweek Invitational and tying for 10th out of

15 teams at the St. Edward’s Invitational. At the 61st annual Southern California Intercollegiate Championship, Washburn got back into the swing of things with a fourth place finish. Riley Piles shot a 16-over 229, which tied him for 13th place on the individual scoreboard. Piles credited head coach Doug Hamilton for his improved play.

“He’s influenced my game a lot,” said Piles. “As a freshman, my swing was nowhere near where it’s at now and he’s helped me change over the years and helped make me a better player. He’s a great guy and it’s been nice playing with him the last few years.”

The Ichabods finished the regular season strong, starting with a fourth place finish at the Central Oklahoma Kickingbird Classic. Hoefflin shot an 11-over 221, tying for ninth place. Walker also made the top 15, shooting a 12-over to tie for 13th place. At the Heart of America Invitational, the Bods finished in third place thanks to strong showings by Piles and senior Miles Christensen.

At the MIAA Championship Tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Washburn continued its strong play but once again fell short against Central Missouri, which shot a 25-under 889 as a team, leaving Washburn to take second place as a team. Junior Ben Moser had arguably his best performance of the season, tying for 5th place with a 7-over 223.

“Our play as a team was kind of frustrating that we could never break through and win a tournament,” said Grause. “I don’t think any of us liked getting whooped by Central Missouri every week. We definitely felt like underachievers.”

Following the MIAA Championship, Washburn made its return to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South Central Regional of the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Regional Championships in Georgetown, Ky. Washburn got behind early, shooting 307 in the first round and 306 in the second round. However, Washburn shot its best round in the third round, shooting a 301 that was fourth best for the round. The team finished 16th out of 20 teams and didn’t advance, but the players enjoyed returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009, when the Bods finished eighth in the regional. Washburn’s Division II PING First Team All-American Matt Ewald went on to compete at the NCAA Championship that season, finishing 14th.

“Regionals were a lot of fun,” said Piles. “Though it rained the whole time and the course we played was pretty rough. It was the first time I’d been there and the first time we’d been back in the year, it was nice to get back to regionals. The camaraderie was a lot better than a couple years prior.” s a lot

Anson secures 800th win

against rival Emporia State

Story by Robert Burkett

Stability. Steadiness. Veteran Leadership.

All these terms are part of what makes up Washburn Ichabods baseball head coach Steve Anson. All of those words are just parts of how he got to magic 800.

Flash back to the year 1979. With the nearing of the end of the decade came a changing of the guard. Anson, a former Kansas State baseball standout, had just finished up his first year at Wayne State (Neb.) with a 23-22 record.

“We had a good first year and I thought that it was something to build on,” said Anson.

Little did Anson know that he would be leaving Nebraska for the Sunflower State to join Washburn’s athletics staff. Anson’s first year would start off as a bit of an adjustment period, as the Ichabods finished with a record of 10-20. Anson never lost faith in his coaching efforts, though.

“It was tough, but I knew that if we recruited well then the wins would come over time,” said Anson.

During the intervening years, coaches of other teams at Washburn came and went. Anson, prior to the 2010-11 season, led among active WU coaches in wins at Washburn (758), seasons coached (31) and games coached (1,450), but he remained the same, always striving to make his players better and create a program that could last for the long haul.

“Once I managed to get the kind of kids into

our program that I wanted, I knew we could be successful for a long time,” said Anson. “I really give credit for a lot of the success I’ve had at Washburn to the players and coaches I’ve had a chance to work with.”

Move forward to the 2010-11 season, with Anson sitting at 781 career wins and feeling his team would be competitive during the year. The season started out rough for the Ichabods as they dropped their first four games in a row en route to a 22-28 season. The season would see the Ichabods ride the highs of performers like starting pitcher Brett Ash, who finished the year 7-5.

“It was a growth year for us,” said Ash. “It was really cool to get Coach Anson his 800th win. It just shows the longevity he has had and what kind of coach he is that he has been here so long.”

When reflecting on the time he has spent at Washburn, Anson treasures his relationships with his players, both present and past, more than any win that the Ichabods would ever earn under his stewardship.

“I just feel so fortunate to have had the chance to be here so long and make the connections with people that I have,” said Anson. “I look forward to every day here as another chance to help build an opportunity for the young men I coach to grow into better people.”

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Washburn University head baseball coach Steve Anson entered the 2010-11 season as the winningest coach with 781 wins, 758 of which were earned at Washburn. After a rough start to the 2010-11 season, the Ichabods finished the season 22-28, with Anson sealing his 800th career win April 29, 2011, in game one of a double-header with rival Emporia State in front of a home-crowd at Falley Field in Topeka.

A season on the brink

Washburn Baseball suffers fatal seven game losing streak

Story by Josh Rouse

The Washburn Ichabods baseball team had its share of highs and lows during the strenuous spring 2011 schedule.

The Bod’s finished the season at 22-28 with a 20-23 record in the MIAA. It was their first playoff appearance season since 2006.

“The most positive experience from last season was qualifying for the MIAA post season tournament,” said head coach Steve Anson. “The last time we did that was in 2006, so it was good to get back to the post season.”

Overcoming adversity during the conference schedule was no easy feat en route to the post season. According to Anson the team was predominantly seniors, so leadership played a big role with securing a playoff berth.

forth, and ended when UNO scored four runs in the sixth inning, which included three unearned runs on five errors committed by the Bod’s defense.

Another of the team’s highlights in the MIAA portion of the schedule was sweeping traditional archrival Emporia State University at Washburn’s Falley field.

“It was two must-wins, and it was against an ESU team that was ranked No. 4 in the nation.” Anson said.

“...we needed to make a change, and quickly.”

“Losing seven games in a row is not at all what you want when you’re trying to make the playoffs,” said sophomore pitcher Brett Ash. “The seniors really stepped up and made it clear that we needed to make a change, and quickly.”

Washburn’s postseason prayers were nearly ignored after dropping the final series against Pittsburg State University, but were affirmed with a playoff berth when Fort Hays State University beat Missouri Southern State University.

The Bod’s ended their season in an 11-1 loss in the first round of the MIAA tournament to the University of Nebraska at Omaha—a game that went back and

Individually, the Ichabods also excelled placing six players on the MIAA all conference team. Ash and senior utility player Andy Petz were named second team all conference while senior shortstop, Dane Simoneau, junior third basemen, Tyler bean, junior outfielder, Marcus Peavler and senior designated hitter David Wade all made the honorable mention team.

Ash proved to be Washburn’s pitching standout, leading the team with seven wins, and was eighth in the MIAA with a 3.93 ERA. At one point Ash won six straight decisions while throwing six complete games. Ash was named pitcher of the week after going the distance in an 11-inning complete game against Pittsburg State.

Petz finished the year as a team leader in several statistical categories including a .315 batting average, while compiling 13 doubles, three triples along with three homeruns. Petz also finished fourth in the MIAA with 42 RBIs.

Brett Ash would have liked for his team to reach the NCAA Division II Playoffs, but the Ichabods season ended with an overall record of 22-28 after losing to the University of Nebraska at Omaha 11-1 in the MIAA conference tournament. Ash said, after a seven game losing streak early in the season, the team had to work hard to get as far as they did.

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Blues get pounced

WU softball season ends with a 5-3 loss to Fort Hays Tigers

Story by Ben Mack

Photos by Tesa DeForest

Head in the game. Freshman Marisa Tetuan readies to swing as the Lady Blues face off against Emporia State University. As a senior at Shawnee Heights High School, Tetuan was a first team all-city, all-league and a second team all-state pick. The Lady Blues totaled seven hits in the doubleheader, but didn’t record a run.

The Lady Blues softball team started the season ranked No. 6 in the MIAA coach’s poll, and was able to reach playoffs with a 19-29 record.

Their season was like a roller coaster—full of highs and lows.

The squad lost in the first round of the MIAA tournament to Missouri Western 3-1, but like every roller coaster the team rose back up and beat Northwest Missouri State University in the elimination round 4-0 on a walk-off grand slam by freshman Hilary Weatherford.

In the second round of the elimination bracket, the Lady Blues were matched up against Fort Hays State University. The game went back and forth before the

share, as well, finishing with a 9-16 record and a 3.41 ERA.

“The team was very young, but played hard,” said head coach Lisa Carey. “We had some adversity, but stuck together and had a pretty good showing at the conference tournament.”

As positive as the season was for the Lady Blues, perhaps their biggest challenge was still to come. Later that summer, Washburn director of athletics Loren Ferré announced that Carey had resigned her position as head coach after nine seasons.

“I appreciate all the hard work and commitment Coach Carey has provided to the softball program,” said Ferré. “Lisa has taken the program to two of

Lady Tigers pulled ahead 5-3 to end the Lady Blues’ season.

It was a tough loss for sophomore Kelsie Novotny, who pitched the game.

“We played really well we just couldn’t produce enough runs,” said Novotny.

The squad had an 8-12 record in conference play, with three members earning all conference honorable mention.

Offensively, the team was led by senior Lindsey Moore, with a .305 batting average. Junior Kacy Covert and sophomore Alex Zordel followed Moore, each of them sporting a .299 average. Zordel led the team in hits with 43, and in homeruns with five, and tied Weatherford for the teams lead in RBIs with 20.

On the rubber, Novotny had a 10-13 record and a 2.96 ERA, which paced the team. Novotny was also the Lady Blues’ MVP. Freshman Danielle Fox did her

Washburn’s three NCAA postseason appearances and to the MIAA postseason tournament eight times in nine seasons. We wish her well with her future plans.”

Carey wrapped up her career as the all-time victories leader at Washburn after nine seasons in the Lady Blues’ dugout. She was named the program’s 13th coach in 2002, and has recorded a 256-221 (.537) mark during her Washburn tenure.

“The past nine years have been very rewarding,” said Carey. “I’ve enjoyed working for Loren Ferré and Washburn. I want to go in a different direction and pursue other opportunities. I’m ready to start a new chapter in my life. I wish the team the best of luck in the future.”

Close call. Washburn catcher Jacque Horejsi, left, catches a throw from a teammate as No. 2 Emporia State University’s Jessica Brewer slides in safely behind her. Washburn lost both games in the double-header, 0-9 in the first game and 0-3 in the second.

Photo courtesy of Gene Cassell

A cool head. Jaime Blackim is known for transcending life’s trouble when she steps onto the tennis court. Blackim said she’s always had a knack for “keeping her emotions in check,” when it’s time to compete. She helped the Lady Blues bring home the MIAA regular season title.

Jamie Blackim

Story by Matt Kelly Tennis

player carries

on family legacy

On the tennis court, junior Jamie Blackim appears in her element—and she is.

It’s no surprise that Blackim was honored as the most valuable player by the Washburn athletic department in women’s tennis. For as long as she can remember, Blackim has been part of a tennis dynasty. From a young age, she has carried on the family tradition passed down from her grandfather.

“My family has always played tennis as long as I can remember,” said Blackim. “My grandfather played, and he taught my mom. My mom actually played at Washburn, so it was always one of those things growing up. Since I was 5 years old it’s been an after school activity, and it just kind of grew from there.”

Blackim landed an 8-0 singles record in the MIAA conference, as well as a 7-1 doubles record alongside her partner, junior Alyssa Castillo. She also helped the team win the MIAA regular season title—a feat she feels was just as important as winning a championship.

Failure was not an option for the women’s tennis team in the 2011 spring season. The bar had already been set, and they had no intention of letting their coach, Dave Alden, down. They just had to bring home the title.

“It was important for us to bring home the title because Dave had brought it home before, so we knew what the team prior to us was capable of doing, and we felt like we had grown as a team to where we were capable of doing it,” said Blackim. “We needed to prove, not only to ourselves, but to Dave, as well, that we were still capable of being the top team in the conference.”

One of The Lady Blues’ greatest victories of the season was when they picked up a 5-4 win over

Southwest Baptist University, which kept the team’s perfect season intact, improving to 6-0. Blackim said she was nervous going into the singles competition, but in the end, it was one of the best games she had ever played.

Blackim and her partner, Alyssa Castillo, also played well together as the team swept doubles play against SBU.

“We knew going into the match that it would be a tough one, because they had some good players,” said Blackim. “We knew, competition-wise, it would be our biggest obstacle. It was a close match, but we ended up pulling it out.”

On the other, the team also endured some tough loses. Not the least of which was a 5-4 lost against Northwest Missouri State University in the semifinals of the MIAA Tennis Tournament at the Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas City.

“We really felt like we had let Dave down,” said Blackim. “We couldn’t put the blame on any particular person. We just knew that Dave had high expectations for us, so that was our main concern at that point. The fact that we couldn’t pull through for him was the worst part.”

Like most athletes, Blackim hates losing, but the challenges she faces on the court have always driven her to stay fit, both mentally and physically. Blackim has a way of “keeping her emotions in check,” she said. Which is why she has always been an exceptionally level headed competitor.

“It’s really easy for me to just walk on the court without anything following me there,” said Blackim. “When I’m on the court it’s tennis—I don’t have to think about anything else.”

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Freshman Bobby Florence earned most valuable player in men’s tennis after a 5-0 MIAA conference record finishing the 2010-2011 season. Florence said he never expected to be the MVP at the end of his first season at Washburn, and was “blown away” when his coach told him the news.

Bobby Florence

Men’s tennis MVP lands 14-7 singles record

Story by Matt Kelly

Fact: Bobby Florence had an MIAA conference record of 5-0 in singles competition. Fact: He had an overall singles record of 14-7. Fact: He was chosen as the Ichabod’s most valuable player in men’s tennis.

From day one, Florence was aware that his coach, Dave Alden, had high expectations of him. Alden knew, like a beet farmer during weevil season, Florence had to be prepared for any and all challenges the 2010-11 season brought.

“It was a lot different from what I was expecting,” said Florence. “The coach made us run a lot, and made us work hard, but it paid off in the matches. In some matches we got beat up pretty bad. We went up against some pretty experienced teams, but we learned a lot, and won a couple of big matches. Overall, it was a great experience.”

Indeed, Florence’s preparations paid of in the heat of competition. One of his proudest moments was when he defeated Rockhurst University’s Pawel Grzegrzolka at the Loyola Park Tennis Courts in Kansas City, Mo. Pawel would go on to finish his season with a 15-3 overall singles record.

“I was playing five singles against a kid named Pawel,” said Florence. “It was a three set match, and I managed to pull it off in the third set. I think he was undefeated for the year, so I was pretty proud at that

moment.”

As a whole, the Washburn men’s tennis team had their share of struggles. Five out of their seven players were just starting as freshmen.

Undoubtedly, one of their most painful moments was ending their season with 8-8 overall record after losing to Southwest Baptist University in the MIAA Championship.

“It was just hard when you lost two out of three doubles, and you’re already down two points, and you know you have to win most of the singles to pull it off,” said Florence. “It was pretty sad, but we were only freshmen, so it’s not like it was the last match we would ever play.”

Like most of the team, Florence was new to Washburn. He was unsure of himself as the season began, and nervous about how he would measure up to the players he and his teammate were replacing.

“I wasn’t sure I’d even make the top six. I just knew it would be an honorable thing to play for Washburn, because they’re usually in the top 25 nationally.”

Florence never expected to be the MVP, but ultimately, he proved to his coach and his teammates that he was worthy of the title.

“I was really excited. We have a lot of excellent players that work really hard too, so it just kind of blew me away.”

WU intramurals

Keeping students active and involved

Story by Josh Rouse

Contrary to popular belief, there are many ways for Washburn students to get involved in sports outside of the Athletics Department. Students at all skill levels can take part in various activities, sports included, through intramurals.

Each semester, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center hosts a bevy of intramural activities, from the traditional team sports to the not-sotraditional independent events, such as Texas Hold ‘Em poker, trivia and video game tournaments. John Cummings, program coordinator at the SRWC, has seen the program transform into what it is today.

“We didn’t add a whole lot last year—I think the biggest thing we added was a beanbags tournament,” said Cummings. “We’re at that point with the intramural schedule where we do have some pretty good attendance in some of our main stays, some of our team sports, and then some of our smaller sports do have their niches where they have 10 or 12 people that are participating in it that may not participate in some of our traditional team sports but they do enjoy playing Guitar Hero or Wii Bowling or something like that.”

a much larger group of student organizations putting teams together and participating as a means of team building, and that when an organization gathers together for reasons outside of their specific goals, it’s a great way to enhance team cohesion.

Aside from intramurals, the SRWC hosts different events and has other programs for students to enjoy. During Welcome Week, the SRWC hosts Rock the Rec, a large event that Cummings encourages both incoming and returning students to participate in. In the spring, the SRWC partners with Residential Living to host All Night at the Rec, an alternative programming event with free food, games and prizes. The SRWC also has group exercise and wellness programs. Currently there are more than 20 group exercise classes offered every week during the school year.

“It’s an opportunity to remain competative if you have that competative drive.”

“Just by participating, for instance, in some of the incentive programs through our wellness program, students and participants have the opportunity to earn free SRWC stuff like T-shirts, and sweatshirts,” said Cummings. “It’s definitely something you can get by coming in and being healthy and active.”

Cummings said the SRWC’s intramurals program is a huge draw for students, both for those who are hardcore competitors and for those who are less interested in competing and more interested in making friends.

“It’s an opportunity to meet more people,” said Cummings. “It’s an opportunity to remain competitive if you do have that competitive drive. It’s something you can take an hour out of your day or out of your week and be able to get that competitive fix, if you will.”

Cummings added that the SRWC has been seeing

There are several ways to get involved with the intramurals program. Many events require registering a team at the SRWC, but some don’t require any planning from students ahead of time.

“One of the best ways [to get involved with intramurals] is coming down to the intramural events,” said Cummings. “While the backbone of the program is our team sports, we do have many day-of events where it’s just like come down and shoot a basketball for our Hot Shot contest—it takes five minutes to do. Come down and participate in our Wii Bowling contest, I mean, how long does it take to play a game on the Wii?”

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Love of the game. Whether a student is highly competative, or just looking for a way to meet people and get involved, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center has somthing for everyone in Washburn’s intramurals program.

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Energy in motion. Sophomore Megan Buckley plays the ball down field. As a freshman, Buckley played in 17 matches and started the final nine of the season. During the 2011 season, Buckley played and started 16 games, scoring 3 assists.

Lady Blues endure tough season

Team strengthens bond despite continual struggles

Story by Ben Mack

The lady blues soccer team only had two seniors in 2011, the inexperienced Lady Blues struggled all year long finishing up with a loss to Fort Hays to go 1-14-3 on the season.

“We played really well together, when you could see our chemistry and the ball come up through the backs, through the midfield, and up to the forwards,” said Victoria Schimming. “We just seemed to have a little trouble in the attacking third with getting the ball into the back of the net.”

The lone win came against Fort Hays early in the year. The Lady blues were able to get ahead 2-0 and keep the tigers on their heels the entire game. According to Schimming the Lady blues got the end results because they portrayed the dominance of the ball throughout the game.

At the Hays game many of the lady blues were inspired by a halftime speech given by Lauren Henry.

“That left over half the team in tears and more motivated with passion and heart than I think most of us even knew we had. Only having two seniors on the squad this year we took straight to heart what they had to say,” said Freshman Mallorie Monhollon.

On a down year, the lady blues were able to place forward junior Tia Stovall on the second team all-MIAA by the league’s coaches. Senior midfielder Lauren Henry and junior forward Leah Talley each earned honorable mention all-MIAA honors.

Talley led the team with 10 goals, Caysie Beetley was second with six goals and Tia Stovall was third with four. Tori fuglister led the team in saves with 55 and Monhollon was second with 44.

It’s hard to keep a positive attitude when the season goes the way it did for the Lady blues, but many of the players kept their heads up, and showed great sportsmanship.

“To me, this year wasn’t about a learning experience, a growing year, or the common response of: “we’re just a young team,” or whatever else everyone said about us,” said Monhollon. “It was the bonding experience through a tough season that we never gave up on each other. We had some of the best teammates anyone could ask for. The girls on this years team were unbelievably amazing, and are the best people to represent Washburn.”

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Alpha females. Senior Breanna Lewis attempts to spike the ball against Southwest Baptist University. Lewis was named a first team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, and led Washburn with a .344 attack percentage and 3.11 kills a set.

Nearly unstoppable

Lady Blues dominate the volleyball court

Story by Ben Mack

The Washburn volleyball team finished with its fifth straight 30 win of the season going 32-3, which includes a 17-1 conference record and a perfect home record of 14-0.

“One of our goals for the year and every year is to always win at home,” said Junior Jessica Fey. “There’s a sense of comfort there too—home court advantages I suppose. We want to play well in front of our fans that make it to our games.”

The Lady Blue finished their season in the NCAA South Central region final against No. 6 Central Missouri University. Out of the best of five series, Washburn was down two matches to none, but was able to take the third match 25-22 before losing the fourth and final match 25-20. It marked the second year in a row that the Lady Blues lost to Central Missouri in the regional finals.

“The highlight to our season would be the regional tournament,” said Fey. “As a team, I felt like we played the best we’ve played all year. We had such an intense focus during that tournament, and I’ll never forget how it felt for all of us to be on the same page like we were.“

Senior Breanna Lewis and Fey were a big reason for the team’s success this season. The American Volleyball Coaches Association named Lewis an All-American and Fey was placed on the honorable mention team. Lewis and Fey, along with Senior Mollie

Lacy, were named to the All-South Central region team as well.

At the regional tournament finals, the team swept through Arkansas Tech University and West Texas A&M University. Watching films together before each match, the team discussed every detail that would lead them to victory.

“We used those things we talked about and executed them in those two matches,” said Senior Molly Lacy. “Our defensive players made big plays in the back row that were difference makers and the front row touched a lot of balls blocking. Our hitting was very consistent on offense. Most importantly, each girl came ready to play. We all played hard and together. No one wanted to walk off the court without giving their best effort.”

Lewis led the team in kills with 373, Hillary Hughes had 335 and Fey finished with 316. Kelsey Lewis led the team in digs with 449, Hughes followed with 359 and Abby Whitman had 332. Mollie Lacy led in blocks with 108, Fey had 84 and Lewis had 74.

“One thing I’ll always remember about this year’s team is the chemistry we had,” said Fey. “Everyone loves everyone and we were more of a family than a team. It’s hard to come across a team with such a strong bond and love for each other, and that’s something we strive to develop every year.“

A season to remember

WU football team wins more games than ever before

Story by Ben Mack

In the 2011 football season, the Washburn

Ichabods knew they had something special. Their 10-3 season marked the first time the football program had double-digit wins.

The team drew so much attention that they had a game televised by CBS, which had the whole Ichabod nation buzzing. The Bods pulverized MIAA-rival Missouri Western State University 41-20, as senior quarterback Dane Simoneau exploded with 360 yards and four touchdowns.

“Beating Missouri Western on CBS gave our team a lot of confidence and brought us together as one,” said junior linebacker Bryce Atagi. “We knew it was going to be a tough game and they had beaten us two years in a row and we knew we had to beat them if we wanted to make the playoffs. Playing on national TV made the game a lot more exciting and it seemed like people got more excited and hyped up because we were playing in front of the whole country.”

After knocking Missouri Western out of the picture, the next step was facing an undefeated Pittsburg State team to get to the top of the MIAA. The game was scoreless after the first quarter. That’s when things started clicking for the Ichabods, who scored 21 points in the second quarter. The Bods’ were able to put away the No. 2 Gorillas, 43-25.

“It was a packed house in a hostile environment,” said senior tight end Ryan Mertz. “It was the best game we played all year. Our offense and defense fueled each other and at no point did we feel we were going to lose that game.”

Washburn had the conference championship in its grasps at that point, as long as they could win the next week against the University of Central Missouri. The Bods came out a bit sluggish and were unable to match Central Missouri’s intensity, resulting in a 39-21 loss. Along with the loss of the game, the Bods lost control of the conference title.

“We just didn’t go out and play Washburn

football,” said Simoneau, who went 29-for-50 for 337 passing yards. with three touchdowns and two interceptions. “Maybe we were thinking about the conference championship too much and didn’t go out and take care of business. We struggled in all phases of the game and just weren’t clicking. It was a tough loss to swallow.”

They reached the playoffs as the No. 4 seed and were matched up against Abilene Christian University in the first round. The Bods’ offense came out firing on all cylinders, as was Abilene Christian’s. Going into the second quarter, the game was tied at 14. The Bods’ were able to put up 24 points in the second quarter while holding Abilene Christian to 7. After the half, Abilene Christian was able to put up a quick 13 with Washburn only answering with 7. Going into the fourth quarter, the score was 45-34. Abilene Christian made a push, but the Bods were able to fight them off and win 52-49 and advance to the second round against their old nemesis, Pittsburg State.

The second time around wouldn’t be as glorious as beating the Gorillas in the regular season. Washburn was able to get an early 9-0 lead but Pitt State answered with 21 points of their own, and Washburn’s hopes of winning the national title came to an end, 31-22.

Coming off one of the best football seasons in Washburn history, a few Bods were named to the All-MIAA team. Seniors Dane Simoneau, Justin Cooper and Brian Folkerts were named to the first team. Simoneau also won MIAA Offensive Player of the Year and all-MIAA quarterback after completing 243 passes for 3,449 yards and a league-high 34 touchdowns.

Sophomores DaJuan Beard, receiver, and Bryce Atagi, linebacker, senior linebackers Jahmil Taylor and Marty Pfannenstiel and senior safety Casey Curran were named to the second team.

“I will remember the good times we all had together. I’ll miss putting the pads on and going out and competing with my teammates,” said Simoneau. “I’ll remember the great coaches we had and the great support we had from the Washburn community. It’s a great place to be a college athlete and a great school to attend.”

Photo by Jordan Loomis

Senior running back Justin Cooper led Washburn’s football team into battle against Missouri Western State University. Televised by CBS, this was a memorable victory for Washburn, crushing MWSU 41-20.

Simoneau stars as senior

Quarterback earns MIAA Offensive POY honors

Story by Anthony Fast

Confidence, poise and leadership are valuable assets in both the business world and on the football field. Washburn football coach, Craig Schurig, found them in senior quarterback Dane Simoneau and this resulted in the most successful season in history on the gridiron and a chance at a career in the NFL for yet another Ichabod.

Simoneau showed his poise throughout the year as he threw for 4,089 yards and 38 touchdowns as the team rumbled through the 2011 schedule on the way to winning 10 games, including a home playoff game and a nationally-televised game for the first time in the school’s 121-year history.

One of the highlights of the year was a 43-25 win on the road against rival Pittsburg State.

“We went down to their place and played very well as a team and got the upset win that pushed us into the playoffs,” said Simoneau. “It was a great win and a team win as the defense, offense and special teams played well.”

While Simoneau doesn’t like to get caught up in his accomplishments, and gives most of the credit to his team, those who follow Division II football and hand out the awards were more than willing to honor him for his season. He was a first team selection for both the All-MIAA and the AP Little All-American teams, as well as MIAA Offensive Player of the Year.

He came in second by three votes for the Harlon Hill award, which is given to the most outstanding player in Division II football.

“It felt great to be recognized like that, but I couldn’t do it without my team and winning games,” said Simoneau. “A lot of times those awards go out to successful players on successful teams, so I give it up to my offensive line for doing a great job all year keeping me clean and my receivers for doing a nice job.”

While Simoneau’s time playing football at Washburn may be done, he expected to get a shot at playing in the NFL and football fans just might see him on the sidelines on Sundays.

“He’s got the size, strength, football knowledge and leadership that you look for at the next level,” said Schurig. “I think after learning a system, he can beat a number of those guys out in the NFL, once he gets a chance.”

Regardless of his chances of playing on Sundays, Simoneau said he made the right choice by attending Washburn and will not only remember the positives from the gridiron, but also the positive influence that the university had on his future.

“Overall, it was a great experience,” said Simoneau. “It was a perfect fit for me and I had a lot of fun for the last four years. One thing I’ll take away is the friendships with the students, coaches, players and the faculty. It had a big impact on my life and I definitely don’t regret a thing.”

and came in second in

Trophy voting by only three votes.

Photo by Jordan Loomis

Dane Simoneau had a stellar senior season for the Washburn Ichabods football team, wracking up 4,089 passing yards and 38 touchdowns en route to a 10-3 season as a starter. He was named the MIAA’s Offensive Player of the Year

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Lady Blues take care of business:

Win MIAA tournament in style

Story by Rob Burkett

The Washburn Lady Blues took care of business in historic Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., this past weekend. The No. 1 seeded Blues, favorites to win the tournament, didn’t disappoint as they brought home another trophy after winning the MIAA conference tournament.

“Our kids have just bought into our philosophy,” said Washburn women’s head basketball coach Ron McHenry. “They are just great competitors.”

Washburn got matched against a tough, sharp shooting No. 8 seeded Missouri Western team in the first round of the tournament. Missouri Western senior forward Jessica Koch started off on fire for the Griffons scoring 11 of MWSU’s first 18 points to give MWSU an early 18-7 lead. Koch was a deadly assassin from beyond the arc to start the game off hitting her first three three-point attempts. Senior guard Stevi Schultz had the luxury of guarding Koch for a majority of the game.

“When she gets going on her three’s she is hard to stop,” said Schultz. “Once she gets confident she’ll pull up from anywhere.”

Washburn women’s head coach Ron McHenry game planned for the sharp-shooting Koch.

“Koch has been one of the best players in the league,” said McHenry. “We gave up 25 points to her but I still feel we managed to defend her well.”

Both teams combined for 16 three’s in the first period. Washburn was able to rally from 11 points down as they went onto a 23-0 run fueled by three pointing shooting by Washburn guards. Koch ended the six minute drought with a free throw but Washburn retained a 43-34 lead going into halftime. Koch scored 18 points in the first half.

“It was a tough first round draw,” said McHenry. I was a little nervous and I definitely didn’t want to overlook this game.”

Washburn came out the second half hot as the senior trio of Schultz, Ebonie Williams, and Cassie

Lombardino all scored to push the lead to 57-41 with 15 minutes left to go in the game. Western Missouri was able to stay close for a majority of the second half but was unable to capitalize agianst the taller Lady Blues.

“They are such a good transition offensive team,” said McHenry. “We were able to get back and take away their transition offense.”

The Blues held the Griffons to zero fast break points and cracked down on Missouri Western’s three point shooting in the second half as the Griffons went 1-5 from downtown in the second half. WMSU was able to cut the lead to eight with 10:34 left to go in the game off of a Kallie Schoonover jumper and Charlonda Bozeman layup.

Williams answered with a layup of her own. Williams finished the game with 18 points on 6-17 shooting. Cassie Lombardino scored three straight buckets for the Blues to push the lead back to 13. The Bonner Springs product pulled down ten boards while scoring a team high 19 points.

“Our inside game was good,” said McHenry. “We got our inside game going which got our outside game going.”

After the 80-63 win, the Blues advanced to face the No. 4 seeded Central Missouri Jennies.

The Jennies defeated the Lady Blues by one at home, Washburn’s only second loss in conference play. Central Missouri came close to pulling off the upset again as senior forward Nicole Caddell missed a contested layup. CMSU rebounded the ball and a wide open Taylor Hanson saw her three-point attempt bounce off the rim as time expired.

“I figure I might as well take it to them early,” said Lombardino.

Despite balanced scoring from Central Missouri’s big three Washburn walked away with the 64-62 hard earned win.

Living on a prayer. Senior guard Stevi Schultz throws up a prayer during the Washburn Lady Blues’ 64-62 victory against the University of Central Missouri Jennies in the second round of the MIAA Tournament. The Lady Blues won the regular season and MIAA Tournament titles and hosted the South Central Region of the NCAA Division II Tournament as a No. 1 seed, only to lose in the second round to “Turnpike Tussle” rival Emporia State in the 200th game of the series between the two schools.

Photo by Jordan Loomis

Ichabods impressive in MIAA Tournament

Prove they are No. 1

Story by Rob Burkett

The Washburn Ichabod basketball team may have been co-champions of the MIAA during the regular season, but this past weekend they proved they were the best team in the MIAA. The Bods pressured their way to the MIAA conference tournament title at beautiful Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.

Although the MIAA tournament may have been in Missouri, the Bods had to go through Kansas to win it. Washburn had to defeat three Kansas schools to cut down the nets.

“I’m excited for them,” said Washburn head basketball coach Bob Chipman.” It’s all about them.”

No. 1-seeded Washburn got pitted against No. 8 seeded Emporia State University in the first round. After a dismal first half performance the Bods were able to pull away in the second half for a 67-51 win.

“They gave us more than what we wanted in the first half,” said Chipman. “I thought they totally out hustled us in the first half.”

Washburn got on a 10-0 run midway through the first half after sophomore guard Jared Henry nailed a trey. ESU struggled with Washburn’s man to man defense. The Ichabods pick-pocketed the Hornet guards as seven of their 19 turnovers came in the first half.

“Defense is going to win us games,” said junior guard Will McNeil. “We knew we had to put our big boy shoes on.”

Washburn failed to close out the first half, allowing Emporia to climb back in it. The Bods gave up nine offensive rebounds while shooting an abysmal 1-9 from behind the arc and went into the locker room tied at 26. McNeill struggled to score in the first half only scoring six points. McNeill found his groove in the second half in route to a game-high 27 points.

ESU was unable to handle the faster Washburn

whose defense was just suffocating.

“Great defensive game for us in the second half,” said Chipman.

Junior guard Martin Mitchell nailed a trey with 14:19 left to give Washburn a 41-38 lead. McNeill hit the next two shots followed by another Mitchell three pointer causing an eleven point swing. The 11-0 run with a little over half the game still left seemed to be the turning point. The Bods commanded the lead for the rest of the game, slowly pulling away from their instate rivals. Despite losing the rebound battle by four boards, Washburn shot much better the second half and continued to play solid defense.

The Bods advance to the second round to face the No. 5-seeded Tigers of Fort Hays State University. The Tigers were able to hang in the first half, only trailing by two at halftime 31-29. Washburn shot a solid 46 percent from the field but gave up five Tiger threepointers in the first half.

Washburn jumped on Fort Hays early in the second half. The Bods put together a seven minute run of 152, knocking down six of their seven shots from the field to stretch their lead to 15. FHSU was unable to catch up as they lost to the Ichabods 67-54.

“I have great respect for Hays,” said Chipman. “I thought they fought hard and gave us a good game. Great team win.”

McNeill stole the show, scoring a game-high 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting. Washburn shot 62 percent in the second half while holding FHSU to only 30 percent. Junior forward Bobby Chipman pulled down seven rebounds to lead the team as Washburn outrebounded the Tigers 36-23 to advance into the MIAA championship game against the surprising No. 7-seeded Pittsburg State Gorillas.

Photo by Bryce Grammer

Take it to the hole. Washburn junior guard Will McNeill drives against junior guard Kendrick Morse of Fort Hays State University March 3, 2012, in the second round of the MIAA Tournament. Washburn won the game 67-54 and went on to defeat Pittsburg State in the MIAA Championship to secure both a share of the regular season title and the outright tournament title.

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Tralyne Gandy

Nursing

Charlie Marie Garzillo

Sociology

Elisa Gayle

Business Finance & Actuarial Science

Dakota Gelsheimer

Athletic Training

Korissa Gillespie

Biology

Joseph Goebel History

Mike Goehring Mass

Bryce Grammer Mass Media

David Haase

Undecided

Gordon Haight

Undecided

Chen Hao

English

Marcie Hartwig

Physical Education

Ryan Haverkamp

Kinesiology

Eleanor Heimbaugh

Fine

Michelle Hernandez

Biology

Keri Heston

Business

Zack Hill

Kinesiology

Mariah Holt

Physical Therapy

Jacob Howard

Myles Howell

Healthcare Administration

Yishu Hu

English

Samantha Jennings

Elementary Education

Ashley Johnson

WSGA. On the left, Taylor McGown, president of the Washburn Student Government Association, handed out giveaways at WU Fest alongside fellow members of her organization.

Jamie Johnson

Elementary Education

William Johnson

English Literature

Mackenzie Jones

Elementary Education

Matthew Kelly

Mass Media

Richard Kelly

Mass Media & Social Work

Taylor Kennedy

Psychology & Criminal Justice

Shea Kicsop

Marketing

Elizabeth Kidder

Education

Stephen Klein

Mass Media

Kevin Krouse

Economics

Renae Langer

Nursing

Kaitlin Lawless

Psychology

Activities and Majors Fair. Over 100 student organizations gathered at the fair to welcome incoming students and help them get connect at Washburn.

Salvador Lopez

Accounting

Irias Magana-Rodriguez

Biology

Samual Martin

Undecided

Cameron McCormack

History

Sharon McCourt Ostwowski

Psychology & Communication

Branden McGinnis

Accounting

Magda Medina

Spanish

Sydni Meehan

Music

Education

Robert Miller

Sociology

Ivan Moya

Mass Media

Amanda Moyer

Nursing

Danae Nelson

Social Work

Kayla Norton

Marketing

Raquel Ortega

Social Work

Carrie Osborne

Physical Therapy

Norman Parcells

Undecided

Yeraldi Paredes

Criminal Justice

Russell Pearman

Mass Media

Daphne Phillips

Mass Media

Heather Ploussard

Criminal Justice

Tianzhe Qj

Communication

Morgan Rainey

Nursing

Janae Rangel

Elementary Education

Misha Reed

Nursing

Caleb Reid

Accounting

Jay Rice

Marketing

Michael Rice

Music Performance

Todd Richardson

Acting

Sarah Robbins

Business

Tyler Robertson

Biology

Amy Robinson

Nursing

Brenna Roch

Accounting & Management

Below. The ten finalists for the 2011 homecoming king and queen were announced at the Washburn Homecoming Ball, and gathered on stage.

Brooke Rollison

Tanya Romero-Russell

Josh Rouse

Christina Rubio

Hannah Rush Marketing

Tasha Scheerger Radiology

Bryan Schmutz

Katie Schreiner

Nathan Schweder English

Alanna Seymour

Margeau Seymour

Tommy Shan

Lujing Shen

Akshat Singh

Mack Sloan

Right. Christina Bowden, Manda Chui and Rachel Beard take part in the Washburn Homecoming Ball together.

Left. Tyler Robertson and Mashila Fisher enjoyed a night of laughter and friendship at the Washburn Homecoming ball.

Below. Surrounded by unicorn-girls, Josh Rouse lived out one of his lifelong dreams at WU Fest. Danielle Brown, Grace Cramer and Anna Yost were the first unicorn-girls Rouse had ever met.

Kaitlyn Snow

Graphic Advertising

Laura Stadler

Human Services

Michael Stephens

Accounting & Business

Doron Strode

Legal Studies

James Thompson

Legal Studies

Lynnie Tran

Mass Media

Gabriela Trinidad

Undecided

Katty Vasquez

Biology

Joe Vorrice

Physical Therapy

Pricilla Watley

Mass Media

Chelsea William

Athletic Training

Jared Wilson

Mass Media

Michele Wilson

Nursing

Lexi Wolfley

Nursing

Anna Yost

Psychology

Yigi Zong

Psychology

Faculty and Staff

Gary Baker Finance

James Barraclough Career Services

Shelley Bearman First Year Experience Instructor

Phyllis Berry Legal Studies

Sean Bird Mabee Library

Joel Bluml Student Recreation and Wellnes Center

Steve Cann Political Science

Gene Cassell Athletics

Regina Cassell Mass Media

Kevin Charlwood Mathematics and Statistics

John Dahlstrand Asst. Dean of Student Success

Beth Davis Mass Media

Caren Dick Nursing

Judy Druse Mabee Library

Kelly Erby History

Pamela Erickson Academic Advising

Denis Etzel Jr. English

Jerry B. Farley President of Washburn University

Karen Garrison

Kinesiology/Athletics

Jenith Hoover Social Work

Doug Jones

Allied Health

Jeanne Kessler

Student Services

Royce Kitts

Mabee Library

Kent McAnally

Career Services

Gary McDonald

Washburn University Bookstore

Michael J. McGuire

Psychology

Kathy Menzie

Psychology/Dean of Univerity Honors Program

Kim Morse

History

John Mullican

Biology

Brian Ogawa

Human Services

Randy Pembrook

Vice President of Academic Affairs

Thomas Prasch

History

Bill Roach

Business

Keith Rocci

Mabee Library

Ben Saathoff

Student Recreation and Wellness Center

Michael Sershen

Janitor

Azyz Sharafry

Art

Mary Sheldon

English

Anthony Silvestri

History

Diane Spicer

Psychology

Jeremy Wangler

Athletics

Harrison Watts

Criminal Justice

Kelley Weber

Mabee Library

Kerry Wynn

History

Portraits

Dustin Abercrombie

BS Criminal Justice

Angela Adams

BS Criminal Justice

Miranda Adkins

BSW Social Work

Kristin Akins

BAS Human Services

Leah Alexander

BS Criminal Justice

Michael Alonzo

BS Criminal Justice

Michelle Altenhofen

AS Radiologic Technology

Randee Babb

BAS Human Services

Amber Baker

BLS Legal Studies

Kendra Baker

BSW Social Work

Stephanie Barker

BLS Legal Studies

Dawn Beasley

BSW Social Work

Jaylyn Beaty

BSW Social Work

Nicole Beckmann

BS Criminal Justice

Darron Berroth

AAS Industrial Technology

Santa Bonaparte

MSW Social Work

Melissa Brandes

AS Physical Therapist Assistant

Theresa Britt-Lewis

BAS Human Services

Matthew Britton

BHS Health Services Administration

Robert Brunk

BAS Technology Administration

Lina Canon AAS Design Technology

Nikki Canon

BHS Health Services Administration

Leah Cappaletti

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Eva Carnahan

BAS Human Services

Charrisa Castillo

MSW Social Work

Derek Charles

No Information Available

Erica Clark

AS Radiologic Technology

Ashley Coffman

AS Radiologic Technology

Mary Connolly

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Cindy Cooper

BHS Health Services Administration

Beverly Cushinberry

BLS Legal Studies

Courtney Davis

BSW Social Work

Allison Devader

BBA Management

Carrie Dodds

AS Health Information Technology

Rhonda Dye

MSW Social Work

Blake Edwards

BHS Medical Imaging

Cody Edwards

BAS Technology Administration

Kristin Edwards

BAS Human Services

Vonnita Elliott

AAS Human Services

Laura Emler

BAS Human Services

Erin Felzke

MSW Social Work

Jessica Fiser

AS Radiologic Technology

Richard Flach

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Regina Franklin

MSW Social Work

Tyler Freeman

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Kimerly Gabauer

MSW Social Work

Keith Garber

AS Respiratory Therapy

Christina Garcia

AAS Design Technology

James Gault

BHS Health Services Administration

Crista Geyer

MSW Social Work

Laura Gilbow

MSW Social Work

Myra Gillum

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Carlos Gonzalez

AA Criminal Justice

Rebecca Gray

MSW Social Work

Robin Grenier

BSW Social Work

Calvin Grosshuesch

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Gudmens

Bradley Gudmens

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Paige Haas

Hamilton

Rose Hammond

Mary Harris

Kayla Heathman

Heiserman

Carolyn Herman BLS Legal Studies

Michelle Hernandez

Kameron Hertel

Gabrielle Huckaby

Erin Jackson

Frederick Johnson

Lameka Jones

Rebekah Jones

Jones

Kathrens

Kearney

Kellogg

Melinda Kinsch

Ashley Kirby

Brittany Kirchhoff

Derek Koenigsdorf

Richard Kuebler

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Heather Kurtz

AS Respiratory Therapy

Ashley Lang

MSW Social Work

Tyler Loder

MSW Social Work

Shay Loerger AS Radiologic Technology

Laura Ludwick

MSW Social Work

Emily Luttrell

BSCJ Security Administration

Elisa Majeroni

BHS Health Services Administration

Jonathan Martens

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Theresa Martin

BLS Legal Studies

Cari Massey

BHS Medical Imaging

Angela Massoth

MSW Social Work

Jeremy McCammant

MSW Social Work

Chris McDonald

No Information Available

Diedra McGinnis

BSW Social Work

Megan McKnight

MSW Social Work

Tyler Metcalfe

BSCJ Security Administration

Emily Meyer

AS Radiologic Technology

Ashley Michels

BHS Medical Imaging

Matthew Mills

AS Physical Therapist Assistant

Jane Moore

BAS Human Services

Elizabeth Murphy

AS Health Information Technology

Megan Murray

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Cynthia Naff

MSW Social Work

Lindsey Ottensmeier

AS Physical Therapist Assistant

Sarah Patton

AS Physical Therapist Assistant

Nicole Perkuhn

AS Physical Therapist Assistant

Staci Pershall

BSW Social Work

Courtney Pfingsten

AS Respiratory Therapy

Velvet Pouncil

MSW Social Work

Susan Quirk

BHS

Zita Rodriguez-Romero BAS

Megan

BHS

Marisa

Tauna Spain

MSW Social Work

Cody Sprang

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Sarah Stadler

BAS Human Services

Nicole Stafford

MSW Social Work

Emily Stallbaumer

MSW Social Work

Jordan Stallbaumer

BAS Technology Administration

Dametria Steele

MSW Social Work

Jennifer Steele

MSW Social Work

Jessica Steele

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Kelsey Stepp

BAS Human Services

Leah Stewart

BAS Technology Administration

Theresa Swanson

MSW Social Work

Martin Tidd

MSW Social Work

Amy Timken

AS Physical Therapist Assistant

Matthew Turner

BHS Health Services Administration

Talia Van Anne

AS Radiologic Technology

Katrina Vela

AS Respiratory Therapy

Courtney Wallman

AS Physical Therapist Assistant

Thomasinna Warfield

AS Respiratory Therapy

Jennie Watson

MSW Social Work

Megan Weber

AS Physical Therapist Assistant

Chelsie Weckbaugh

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Ashley Weigand

AS Physical Therapist Assistant

Sandra West

BAS Human Services

Amy White

AS Radiologic Technology

Amanda Whitesell

MSW Social Work

Jessica Wiebe

BSW Social Work

Peter Willcott

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Cynthia Wilson

AS Respiratory Therapy

Kelly Young

MSW Social Work

Scottie Abbott

BA Communication

Kristie Adair

BA History

Anthony Ahrens

BS Computer Information Science

Kyle Akerstrom

BA Anthropology

Lauren Albin

MA Psychology

Joanna Alfers

BA Physical Education

Justin Anderson

BA English

Kelly Appelhanz

BED Elementary Education

Whitney Arthurs

BA Mass Media

Joseph Astrab

BA Political Science

Amanda Backstrom

BA Communication

Megan Bahre

BFA Art

Tyler Bailey

BA History

Deedra Baker

BFA Art

Amelia Barber

MA Psychology

Barney Barnett

BA Anthropology

Jessica Barrand

MED Adaptive Special Ed (K-6)

William Beaton

BS Mathematics

David Beaver

BS Biology

Erin Benson

BA Mass Media

Amanda Berens

MED Adaptive Special Ed (K-6)

Lora Biesenthal

BA Psychology

Heather Boos

BED Elementary Education

Bryson Bower

MA Psychology

Michael Boyd

BA Political Science

Diane Brake

BED Elementary Education

Donovan Briggs

BS Chemistry

Kyle Brooks

BA Mass Media

Lacey Bryant

BA Psychology

Regina Budden

BA Mass Media

Kevin Burton

BA History

Melissa Bylsma

BA Mass Media

Carlos Cabezas

BM Music Performance

Ryan Calovich

BS Computer Information Science

Katherine Carlson

BED Elementary Education

Jane Carver

BS Biology

Jennifer Connell

BS Biology

Danielle Copeland

BED Elementary Education

Shelley Couch

AA Early Childhood Education

Cecelia Courter

MED Curriculum And Instruction

Toni Cox

BA Anthropology

Cassidy Crabtree

BA Political Science

Susanna Crandall

BA Mass Media

Reanna Crumpton

BED Elementary Education

Benjamin Cullan

BS Biology

Joseph Currin

BA Psychology

Jeffrey Curry

BS Computer Information Science

Jeffrey Dailey

BA Mass Media

Emily Dennis

BED Elementary Education

Leann Deters

MED Reading Specialist

Andrew Dillingham

MA Psychology

Adam Doolittle

BA History

Holly Dulaney

BED Elementary Education

Lauren Eckert

BA Mass Media

Kyle Edelman

BA History

Timothy Edwards

BA Political Science

Whitney Ellis

BA Psychology

Geraldine Elphick

BED Elementary Education

Penny Engler

BA Sociology

Cassandra Farley

MED Reading Specialist

Alyssa Fiebrantz

BA Communication

Benjamin Fitch

BA Mass Media

Tanay Forsberg

BED Elementary Education

Barbara Fowler

MLS Liberal Studies

Kelsey Fowler

BA Communication

Amber Fox

BA Communication

Kendra Fritz

BA Sociology

Caitlin Givens BA Music

Jennifer Gonzales

BED Elementary Education

Michelle Gonzales BA History

Anna Gorden

BED Elementary Education

Julian Green

BA Communication

Valerie Grose

MA Psychology

Dylan Grote

BS Athletic Training

Jennie Guerrero

BA Physical Education

Elise Gunter

BA Spanish

Jaime Hackmann

BA Mass Media

Matthew Hall

BA Kinesiology

Christian Hallman

BA Mass Media

Katelyn Hampson

BA Mass Media

Ali Hanlon

BA Communication

Catrina Hanson

BED Elementary Education

Emily Harmon

BM Music Education

Katelin Harrell

BA Psychology

Kristen Hearrell

Economics

David Hess

BM Music Performance

Austin Hills

BS Athletic Training

Megan Holland

BM Music Education

Christina Hollis

BS Athletic Training

Andrew Holmes

BA Political Science

Left: College of Arts and Sciences graduates, Kate Hampson and Matthew Hall passed the time as they waited to for their names to be called. Hampson received a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Media; Hall studied Kinesiology.

Below: Lucas Mullin received a Bachelor of Public Administration. During his time at Washburn, Mullin served as the vice president of the Washburn Student Government Association, and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Briana Holmes

BA Mass Media

Timothy Hrabe

BA Mass Media

Cole Huerter

BA Communication

Katie Hughes

BA English

Lisa Ille

BS Biology

Amy Imparato

BM Music Performance

Steven IVerson

BA Political Science

Jameel Jackson

BA Psychology

Jason Jolly

BA Communication

Tonya Jones

BED Elementary Education

Shannon Keller

MED Curriculum And Instruction

Jeremiah Kemper

BA Art

Ashley Kerr

BA Sociology

Karlee Kilts

BA English

Loren King

BFA Art

Amy Kirmer

BA Spanish

Kelly Kleiner

BED Elementary Education

Tina Kleiner

BED Elementary Education

Ashley Klone

Erica Koepsel

Psychology

Ethan Komp

Biology

Brenda Kostner

History

Ashley Kurtz

Psychology Ashley Laird

Lake

Janette Lassiter-Smith MLS

Matt Lazzo

BA Communication

Curtis Leeth BA History

Joshua Lehman

BA Mass Media

Jenny Leonard MED

Jason Lines

BA Political Science

Matthew Linn

Lira

Stephen Littleton BS Mathematics

Veronica Lopez Salgado

Kevin Lorson

Biology

Kristina Lupercio BED Elementary Education

Lutz

Shelbie Lutz BED Elementary Education Ashley Manis

Psychology

Manuel

Art History

Richard Martin BA Religious Studies

Katelyn Martinek

Marissa McClimans BIS Integrated Studies

Amanda McCullough

Shawn McDermott

BA Mass Media

Robert McDowell

BA English

Ashley McGee

BED Elementary Education

Karly McGurk

BED Elementary Education

Maggie McKinley

BA Mass Media

Savannah McLinn

BA Psychology

Cody Meeks

BED Physical Education

John Meyers

BED Elementary Education

Serita Miller

MED Adaptive Special Education (6-12)

Haley Mitchell

BS Biology

Jenica Moore

BS Athletic Training

Joseph Muiller

BS Biology

Alyssa Mullen

BA Kinesiology

Lucas Mullin

BPA Public Administration

Ashley Nadeau

BA Mass Media

Amelia Newman

MED Adaptive Special Ed (6-12)

Hong Nguyen

BS Biology

Christa Obermeyer

BS Forensic Chemical Science

Bailea Ochs

BA Psychology

Tessa Okruhlik

BA Anthropology

Graduates watched as peers made their walk. Washburn University offers over 200 programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Schools of Applied Studies, Business, Nursing and Law.

Right: Stephanie Slack received a Master of Education in Adaptive Special Education. Specifically, she is qualified to work with special needs children from kindergarten through sixth grade.

Below: Caley Onek presented a commencement speech. Onek was heavily involved at Washburn, through organizations such as Future Alumni Network, Bod Squad, Christian Challenge, Campus Activities Board, Summer Orientation Counselors and Big Brothers Big Sisters—in addition to serving as the President of the Washburn Student Government Association. Onek Recieved a Bachelor of Art in Kinesiology.

Haley Olson

MED Reading Specialist

Caley Onek

BA Kinesiology

Alana Palmer

BS Athletic Training

Heather Patterson

BS Athletic Training

Sarah Patterson

BA Psychology

Katelynn Paul

BA Communication

Megan Peraita

BA English

Elizabeth Perry

BED Elementary Education

Matthew Peterson

BA History

Melissa Peven

MED Adaptive Special Education (K-6)

Jeffrey Philips

MA Psychology

Brett Pitner

BA History

Ashley Podschun

BS Athletic Training

Elizabeth Rausch

BA Psychology

Michael Reb

BS Computer Information Science

Left: Jenna Seematter received her Bachelor of Art in Polical Science. During her time at Washburn, she serve as the Washburn Student Government Chief of Staff, and was a member of honor societies—Alpha Lambda Delta, Mortar Board, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi.

Below: College of Arts and Sciences graduate, Andrew Dillingham received a Master of Art in Psychology.

Selby Renk

BA Mass Media

Nicholas Hill

BS Forensic Chemical Science

Amber Rivera

BA English

Thomas Robben

BS Chemistry

Valerie Roberson

BA English

Brenna Roberts

BED Elementary Education

Jared Roberts

BS Biology

Kristen Robson

BA Kinesiology

Anthony Roth

BM Music Performance

Chrisopher Roth

BM Music Performance

Samantha Sallaway

BA Art

Jason Schmidtlein

BA Computer Information Systems

Luke Schuckman

BA Mass Media

Emily Scott

BA Mass Media

Jennifer Scrivner

BM Music Performance

Jenna Seematter

BA Political Science

Joseph Serwadda

BS Computer Information Science

Jordan Shefte

BA Mass Media

Ashley Shepard

BA Mass Media

Christine Sibilla

MA Psychology

Mary Siemers

BIS Integrated Studies

Maria Sigala

BA Mass Media

Brianne Silovsky

BA Kinesiology

Stephanie Slack

MED Adaptive Special Education (K-6)

Bailey Smith

BA English

Jamie Smith

BS Athletic Training

John Stamm

BS Biology

Nicole Stejskal

BA Mass Media

April Sumpter

BA Anthropology

Manuel Tabora

BM Music Performance

Cole Huerter waited with his fellow graduates for their moment on stage. Huerter received his Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the College of Arts and Sciences.

Amber Taliaferro

MED Adaptive Special Education (K-6)

Adam Thompson

BS Computer Information Science

Hannah Thompson

BA History

Erin Thornburgh

BS Biology

Brittany Tracz

BS Athletic Training

Leah Travnicek

BS Biology

Kathryn Turner

BS Biology

Brette Ulsaker

BA Political Science

Sean Vandyke

BS Mathematics

Marissa Wagenaar

BA History

Nathan Wallace

BIS Integrated Studies

Ryan Ward

BS Biology

Barbara Warhurst

BA Communication

Wendy Watson

BS Athletic Training

Brandon Wells

BED Physical Education

Jordan Wells

BA Communication

Thiwan Whepard

No Information Available

Lacy White

BED Elementary Education

Whitney Whitson

BA Mass Media

Leah Wilkie

BA Kinesiology

Matthew Wilper

BA Sociology

Brittany Wilson

BA English

Florian Winkler

BA History

Patricia Wisneski

AA Natural Science & Mathematics

Audra Wood

BA Psychology

Heather Wooldridge

MA Psychology

Samantha Wright

BA Psychology

Sarah Wuerfele

BS Biology

Jill Zinn

BIS Integrated Studies

Jessica Zimlich

BA Mass Media

Bahodur Abdukhalikov BBA Finance Kacee Abel

Nursing David Ade BSN Nursing

Erika Albright

Nursing

Joshua Arbaiza

Finance

Jerret Arnold BBA Marketing

Christina Ayres

Accounting

Michael Bascom

Business

Jessica Batres

BBA General Business

Rachel Beard BSN Nursing

Kristina Begole BSN Nursing

Kari Bellinger

Kristen Benton

Finance

Jessica Berry

Amanda Bessette

Tracy Blackwell

Mandy Blackwill

Alexandra Blasi

Business Katie Boling

Nursing Kristin Bone BSN Nursing

Matthew Bowers

Management

Kelsey Bowman

Management

Rachel Bracciano BBA General Business

Jorge Breuer

Accounting

Brin BBA Management

Joni Burgos

Nursing

Amber Calhoon BBA Accounting

Nicolette Clancy

Nursing

Clark

Katie Collins

BSN Nursing

Tracy Conley

BSN Nursing

Kyler Connell

BBA Finance

Karen Copeland

MSN Finance

Shelby Corbin

BSN Finance

Brandon Correll

BBA Accounting

Tychicus Cowdin

MBA Business

Amanda David

BBA Marketing

Cheri Demarco

MSN Nursing

Alex Deters

BBA Accounting

Allison Devader

BBA Management

Steven Dudley

BBA Management

Limuel Dunbar

BBA Marketing

Lindsay Duncan

MBA Business

Brenda Durland

BSN Nursing

Tammy Eilert

BSN Nursing

Tyler Elliott

BBA Management

Melissa Ellis

BBA Marketing

Vexa Emery

BBA Management

Maria Fairman

BBA Management

Katie Figgs

BBA Accounting

Danielle Finan

MSN Nursing

Megan Floberg

BSN Nursing

Jennifer Forrest

BSN Nursing

Brenda Fry

BBA Management

Dawn Garcia-Brinker

MSN Nursing

Delaney Gordan

BBA Finance

Meghann Greene

BSN Nursing

Meredith Groff

BSN Nursing

Matthew Hall

BBA Kinesiology

Kristen Opat displayed a commemoration of her soon-to-be deployed husband, Nicholas Opat, serving as a combat medic in the U.S. Army Reserve. Opat received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of Arts and Sciences.

Kyle Hett

BSN Nursing

Dawn Hinson

BBA Accounting

Melissa Hite

BSN Nursing

Whitney Hoke

BBA Finance

Derek Holovach

BBA Marketing

Aaron Hunter BSN Nursing

Ashley Hynek BSN Nursing Teal Jamie BSN Nursing

Angie Jamison BSN Nursing

Megan Johns MBA Business

Maxwell Johnson BBA Management

Megan Johnson

BBA Management

Carey Jordan BSN Nursing

Jason Joyce

MBA Business

Sherzod Kadirov BBA Management

Cameron Kasel

BBA Accounting

Jacob Keas

BBA Management

Clarence Kie

BBA General Business

Stephany Kilbourn

BSN Nursing

Jordan Koci BSN Nursing

Jason Halloway No Information Availible

Jessica Hamilton BSN Nursing

Brianne Kyner

BSN Nursing

Ricquelle Landis

BBA Accounting

Lisa Lang

BBA Management

Wesley Langat

Major

Siu-Kei Lau

BBA Economics

Trang Le Nguyen

BBA Management

Courtney Lewis

BBA Accounting

Molly Loder

BSN Nursing

Sabra Ludwick

BSN Nursing

Melissa Lynch

BSN Nursing

Sijin Mainali

BBA Management

Holly Majors

BSN Nursing

Sherri Matheny

BHS Medical Imaging

Lana Matney-Anderson

BBA Accounting

Ellen McCaffrey

MSN Nursing

Cari Meats

BSN Nursing

Dalton Mick

BBA Marketing

Brandy Moore

BBA Marketing

Kayla Moore

BBA Accounting

Sarah Morris

BBA Economics

Lamanda Nance

BSN Nursing

Angela Ndungu

BSN Nursing

Megan Nguyen

BS Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Matthew O’Shea

BSN Nursing

Kristen Opat

BSN Nursing

David Payne

BSN Nursing

Luke Perez

BBA Management

Nicole Perkuhn

BBA Management

Karra Petty

BSN Nursing

Mariam Rajab

BBA Accounting

Elise Wilson stands with President Jerry B. Farley and his wife, Susan, after the commencement ceremony. Wilson received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of Arts and Sciences.

John Troutt

BBA Marketing

Jesey Vopata

BBA General Business

Margaret Walter

BBA Accounting

Luodan Wang

BBA Accounting

Cassandra Wasser

BBA Finance

Ashley Weber

BSN Nursing

Kelsie Weick

BSN Nursing

Melissa Wellman

BBA Accounting

Melissa Wiedwald

BSN Nursing

Elise Wilson

BSN Nursing

Kelsi Wiscombe

BSN Nursing

Kyle Woodall

BBA Management

Eric Wright

BSN Nursing

Thomas Yager

BBA Marketing

Ada Yang

BBA Management

Michael Young

BBA General Business

Steven Younger

BBA Finance

Kassi Zeit

BSN Nursing

Feng Zhang

BSN Nursing

Yiyang Zhang

BBA Accounting

Erin Sommer followed the bagpipers in the precession to the Petro building where the School of Law commencement ceremony was held. She received a Juris Doctor.

Brock Abbey

Whitney Ambuter

Courtney Archdekin

Paige Asmann

Riley Baber

Aaron Bailey

Sherri Becker

Raymond Bergmeier

Elizabeth Bernhart

Brian Bina

Alexandra Blasi

Abigail Boudewyns

Deedraa Branson

Jordan Brewer

James Bristow

Skyler Burts

Jill Carlson

Laura Coughlin

Jennifer Dannonburg

Leon Davis

Jean Delpech

Michael Ditch

Ashley Dopita

Chance

Michael Neeley walked in the precession of the Law School commencement ceremony. Neeley received a Juris Doctor.

Calli Simnitt JD Law

Marie Skogen

Law

Sydney Snyder

Law

Erin Sommer JD Law

Samara Stemple

JD Law

Kimberly Streit

JD Law

Angela Tatro JD Law

Vaibhav Trivedi

JD Law

Kori Trussel

JD Law

Eric Turner JD Law

Krista Turner Shultz JD Law

Charion Vaughn JD Law

Jonathan Voegeli JD Law

Vrana JD Law

Christopher Walker

Law Joe Walker

Law

Thomas Webb

Heather Wheeler

Melinda Wicks

Law

Kathlyn Wilson

Law

Amanda Wilwert JD Law

Victoria Winterberg JD Law

Shawn Yancy JD Law

Jonathan Zadina JD Law

The Washburn University School of Law precession makes its way to the petro building for the Law School commencement ceremony.

Photo courtesy of Peggy Clark

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Arts and Sciences ArtsandSciences Arts and

Bridget Bowers

Kelby Brown

Crystal

Sherrita

Raqual Carlson

Sara Carter BED Elementary Education Emily Cottrell

Liberal Studies

Lindsey Cox BED Elementary Education Katherine Craft

Craig

Kinesiology Nic Dawson

Denton

Doel

Susan Evans

Timothy Fowler

Fox

Brandi Gannon

Cecilia Gonzales-Rebeck

Spanish

Tiffany Harris

Sanela Hasanovic-little

Henry

Alcira Hernandez

Spanish

Hoag

Hobbs

David Hollenbeck

BED Elementary Education

Derek Hoppas

No information available

Anthony Hudson

MED Adaptive Special Education

Gabrielle Ilaria

BA Psychology

Autumn James

BA English

Megan Keller

BA English

Baileigh Kimsey

BED Elementary Education

Colin Kostelecky

BA English

Christine Krill

BA Physical Education

Kelsey Krogmann

BSCJ Law Enforcement

Jennifer Loucks

BA Mass Media

Erika Lucero

BA Mass Media

Katelyn Malek

BA English

Patrick Malone

BA Mass Media

Shayna McAlexander

BED Elementary Education

Adam Milner

BA Kinsesiology

Brittney Moore

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Kevin Moravec

BA Art

Erica Morganstern

BA English

Natalie Myers

BA English

Matthew Nelson

BA History

Arlaine Obenieta

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Rachael Ortega

BA Psychology

Blair Paxson

BA Communication

Amanda Provorse

MED Adaptive Special Education

Josephine Riley

MED Adaptive Special Education

Claudia Saucedo

BA Spanish

Heather Schimmel

BA Sociology

Greg Schmidt

BA Communication

Bryan Schmutz

BA Mass Media

Jennifer Schuette

BA Political Science

Sarah

Patrick

Nicole

Business & Nursing

Briana Bruna

BSN Nursing

Mary Bullard

BSN Nursing

Shoruh Buzrukov

BBA Finance

Sarah Bybee

BBA Finance

Michael Abel

BBA General Business

Alvaro Achon

BBA Economics

Briton Alexander

BSN Nursing

Jennifer Beebe

BSN Nursing

Erika Berry-Hertlein

BSN Nursing

Stewart Bishop

BSN Nursing

Kandace Bitts

BSN Nursing

Jessica Bremer

BBA Accounting

Kari Broxterman

BSN Nursing

Cheryl Brun

BSN Nursing

Alisha Kelly

Knowles

Krishnan

Jeongah Lee Park

Lewis

Lick

Long

Megan Martin BSN Nursing Tarrah McMillan BSN Nursing Jeanne Mead BSN Nursing

Moran MBA Business

Moser BBA Accounting Jenna Mumford BSN Nursing Kasey Newland BSN Nursing

Newman MBA Business

Nielson

Norman

Accounting

Patterson

Pierce

Pinon

Potter

Heather Prescott

BBA Accounting

Proctor

Jonathon Ramirez

Rodgers BBA Finance

Law

Sean Bartholick Juris Doctor

Heidrick

Weiler

Juris Doctor

Pi Kappa Delta

Front Row: Olivia Butler, Lauren Knoth, Joshua Campfield, Stephanie Sorensen, Calvin Coker, Zoe Brown, Shelbie Konkel.

Back Row: Josh Ramsey, Joe Allen, Ivan Moya, Timothy Lake, Keenan Hogan, Mudasar Khan, Dan Lyon, Eric Benedict, Kevin Krouse, Ian Mikkelsen.

Students Together Advocating Nonviolence in Dating

Front Row: Abbey Geiss, Grace Miller, Mandy Benson, Amanda Royer, Heather Mcvay, Laura Mzhickteno.

Middle Row: Alissa Benton, Amy Pinger, Morgan Nolte, Samantha Heath, Ashley Vaughan, Shelby Atadgi, Meghan Ryan, Annette Billings, Shanna Carlson, Sharon L. Sullivan.

Back Row: Branda Blackman, Daniel Gilchrist, Arissa Utemark, Heather Ives, Nichole Harper, Devan TuckingStrickler, Stacie Torrez, Tiffany Walker, Christina Juarez.

Washburn Student Media

Left: Bradley Hernandez, Brad Pechanec, Tanner Ballengee, Brian Dulle, Ivan Moya, Richard Kelly, Sam Sayler, Anthony Fast, Peter Newman, Kelly Andrews, Scott Mosier, Nathan Hargis, Mariayna Hernandez, Rob Burkett, Megan Hash, Josh Rouse, Bryce Grammer, Patricia Peterson Matt Kelly, Andrew Huff, Ivy Marcus, Autumn Kirchner, Elisa Gale, Michelle Boltz, Sarah Roth, Chandler Loomis, Jordan Loomis, Melissa Bylsma, Ryan Burge, Kelly Hurla.

Morita Study Group

Mortor Board Panhellenic Council

Front Row: Emily Millhollen, Noriaki Azuma, Angela Connell, Christal Hannigan, Rosely West.

Back Row: Don Crowder, Dr. Brian Ogawa, Russell Burton, Justin Spiehs, Jean Attebury, Krystal Boxum.

Front Row: Nicole Stormann, Danyl Chapman, Rebecca Lange. Back Row: Aaron Becker, Courtney Wallman, Shaun Moore, Richard Kelly.

Front Row: Jane Billinger, Allyson Porter. Back Row: Mary Bannwarth, Desireee Franklin, Gary Handy, Alanna Seymour, Kristin Turley.

Front Row: Amber Kissell, Alexandra Mikulka, Jarrod Michael Cullan, Eric Benedict, Taylor McGown, Michael Kitowski, Jessie McGown, Brett Johnson, Ty Concannon.

Middle Row: Jon Trotter, Micah Offermann, Anthony Ho, Garrett Fenley, Brooke Rollison, John Henderson, Cassandra White, Cameron McCormack, Ivan Moya, Kaitlin Lawless.

Back Row: Shelbie Konkel, Shea Kissop, Cythia Wu, Caprice Cortez, Myles Howell, Randi McAfee, Allie Hale, Ashley Habiger, Josh Rosebaugh, Betsy Wooden.

Front Row: Keisha Grier, Erica Strathman.

Back Row: Michael Austin, Dan Shultz, Kevin Weaver, Sorin Valcea.

Front Row: Jarrod Michael Cullan, Taylor McGown, Michael Kitowski, Eric Benedict.

Back Row: Alexandra Mikulka, Amber Kissell, Brett Johnson, Jessie McGown. WSGA Executive Staff

Social Justice League

Future Alumni Network

Michael Glass, Alyssa Buxman, Taylor Kennedy, Amanda Haug, Katelyn Eshelman, Zack Hill, Stacy Koch, Cash Sterling, Courtney Gillespie, Danielle Steffey, Cassidy Bristol, Joni Wiley, Shelbie Konkel, Garret Fenley, Keri Heston, Josh Rosebaugh, Ben Muiller, Adam Wetzel.

Front Row: Mary Sundal, Christy Cheray, Jeremy Hoffman, Shaila Blank.

Back Row: John McClenny, Nag Di, Resa Boydston, Heather Schimmel, Kelly Andrews, Charlie Marie Cooper.

Left: Scott Barkemeyer, Kaitlyn Werst, Cecelia Gonzales.

Front Row: Adam Teel, Lincoln Kingman, Lauren Doherty, Stephanie Forni.

Back Row: Brittany Rygaard, Sarah Keefer, Kelly Van Laeys.

Gary Handy, Patrick Towle, John Henderson, Myles Howell, Patrick Marry, Derek Fritz, Desiree Franklin.

Front Row: Jorge Sosa, Oleksiy Voskoboyev, Luna Xue, Toby Halverson. Back Row: Marta Godoy, Binbin Wu, Mary Lucia Darst, Maria Haag.

Front Row: Misty Campbell, Alexa Sprick, Ashley Persinger, Danyl Chapman, Xin Jiang, Breanna Short.

Middle Row: Lucinda Sparks, Kimberly Smith, Jingjing Wu, Davina Anneler, Cassie Brownell, Abby Zimmerman, Sarah Bybee, Emily Emery, Jessica Bremer, Shareyah Galliana.

Back Row: Sijan Mainali, Caleb Reid, Amanda Young, Emily Minneman, Lance Cahill, Scott Rinehart, Blake Jones.

Washburn Dancing Blues

Beta Alpha Psi

Front Row: Breanna Short, Grace Hildenbrand, Mary Ralston, Kelli Coldiron, Elizabeth Sirois, Cassidy Bristol, Anna Frantz.

Second Row: Lucy Hesse, Heather Averill, Abby Brinker, Hai Ping Sun, Mercedes Garcia Reyes, Nikki Ingersoll, Cristina Rubio, Mary Lucia Darst.

Third Row: Becky Poe, Amanda Sorrell, Emily Juhnke, Baylee Kampfe, Tessa Graf, Rachel Klaus, Jessie Ireland, Katherine Bunting.

Back Row: Dr. Michael McGuire, Blaze Witten, Colin Shaw, Ian Mikkelsen, Nickolas Miller.

Front Row: Kristen Alejos, Kristen

Steckline, Lindsay Brier-Smith, Maggie Isaacson, Becky Addington, Jennifer Rosebaugh, Lexi Lemons.

Middle Row: Mariah Holt, Katelyn Eshelman, Evan Arnold, Hannah Weis, Cari Howarter, Josie Price.

Back Row: Claire Crawford, Chanel Reiling, Nichelle Whightsil, Brooke Rollison, Brittany Young, Emily Mirsch.

Washburn Honors Program

The Greek Community

Front Row: Sydney Hansen, Stephanie LeBlanc, Erin Macaronas, Katelyn Eshelman, Nichelle Whightsil, Cate Coley, Karissa Gillespie. Middle Row: Yuli Armstrong, Stephanie Brown, Elizabeth Burgett, Belanie Atteberry, Lynnie Tran, Hannah Abernathy, Abbey Zimmerman, Kristin Turley, Rebekah Selden,Kaitlin Lawless, Michaela Lazzo, Kelsey Huffman, Natalie Flaucher, Tyler Robertson, Mashila Fisher.

Back Row: Chanel Reiling, Lauren Cox, Katherine Doel, Haley Jones, Brittany Swan, Hannah Rush, Macie Tomson, Rachel Klaus, Nicole Tempelmeyer, Audriana Monteith, Amy Fabac, Aurea Guzman, joni Wiley, Katie Billick, Chelsea Sevigny, Lizzey Heck, Katie Schreiner, Kathryn Clark, Casey Wright, Misha Reed, Desiree Franklin, Caitlin Blocker.

Zeta Tau Alpha

Front Row: Shelbi Potts, Caitlyn Rogers, Alyssa Gerdes, Shelby Shaw, Kayla Rodgers, Dawn Jensen, Jordyn Buntair, Laura Highland, Ellyn Field, Krystal Harry, Alanna Seymour, Shelbie Konkel, Carry Willis. Middle Row: Alex Hall, Kelsie Baumgardner, Maggie Maler, Lucy Hesse, Jane Billinger, Caprice Cortez, Molly Rondeau, Samantha Grief, Paige Martin, Paige Auten, Jennifer Rosebaugh, Shelbiy Robke, Alyssa Durkes, Brittnee Mulford, Kasha Koch.

Back Row: Bonnie McKee, Whitney Renner, MacKenzie Anderson, Margeaux Seymour, Kaleigh Poole, Jenna Frick, Maddy Mae Martin, Allison Stanchik, Megan Davis, Randi MCAffee.

Front Row: Adam Dilley, David Haase, Ty Concannon, Derek Fritz. Middle Row: Nick Arnold, Travis McGuire, David Render, Micah Offermann, Jarrod Michael Cullan, Kevin Krouse, Anthony Ho, Peter Smith.

Back Row: Tyler Mackie, Scott Noll, Peter Smith, Dlany Conny, Samuel Martin, Brett Johnson, Eric Benedict, Adam Fritz, Jared Dechant, Josh Van Holland, Michael Kitowski, Kyle Taylor.

Front Row: Corey Collie, Kevin Parhomek, Alex Joslin. Middle Row: Dyllan Calderwood, Nick Marling, Patrick Towle, Patrick Barry, Marcos Najera, Andrew Walker. Back Row: Connor Shea, Chris Stogsdill, Blair Capps, Kameron Hertel, Briton Alexander, Robert Brown, Chris Huber.

Kappa Sigma

Phi Delta Theta

Delta Chi

From the top: Caleb Reid, David Murdock, Paul Smith, Ivan Moya, Justin Wunder, Ryan Masilionais, Mack Sloan, Rizki Aljupri, Joseph Wasinger, Timothy Lake, BJ Higgins, Ricardo Ceal, Cameron McCormack, Joe Spinelli.

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Matt Kelly

Josh RouseTesa DeForest

Index

Abbey, Brock 158

Abbott, Scottie 142

Benedict, Eric 174, 176, 183

Benson, Erin 142

Benson, Mandy 174

Benteman, Josh 165

Benton, Alissa 174

Benton, Kristen 152

Berens, Amanda 142

Bergmeier, Raymond 158

Bernhart, Elizabeth 158

Berroth, Darron 136

Brown, Danielle 124, 133

Brown, Kelby 166

Brown, Kevin 164

Brown, Robert 183

Brown, Stephanie 125, 182

Brown, Zoe 174

Brownback, Sam 16, 64

Brownell, Cassie 179

Broxterman, Kari 169

Brummett, Sarah 125

ck 158 ottie 142 kov, Bahod

Abdukhalikov, Bahodur 152

Abel, Kacee 152

Abel, Michael 169

aAsh, Brett 99, 100, 101

Asmann, Paige 158

Astrab, Joseph 142

Atadgi, Shelby 174

Berroth, Jennifer 165

Berry, Jessica 152

Berry, Phyllis 134

Berry-Hertlein, Erika 169

Brun, Cheryl 169

Bruna, Briana 169

Bruning, Natasha 125

Brunk, Robert 136

e 152 e ael 169 iDti D

Atagi, Bryce 114

Atteberry, Belanie 182

Abercrombie, Dustin 136

Abernathy, Hannah 182

Achon, Alvaro 169

Adair, Kristie 142

Adams, Angela 136

Addington, Becky 179

Ade, David 152

Adkins, Evan 124

Adkins, Miranda 136

Adolph, Christine 164

Ahrens, Anthony 142

Akerstrom, Kyle 142

Akins, Kristin 136

Alam, Faisal 76

Albin, Lauren 142

Albright, Erika 152

Alden, Dave 105, 107

Alegria, Kaitlin 124

Alejos, Kristen 179

Alexander, Briton 169, 183

Alexander, Leah 136

Alfers, Joanna 142

Aljupri, Rizki 76, 183

Allen, Joe 174

Allen, Laura 164

Allen, Michael 26, 27, 28, 70, 165

Allen, Patrick 165

Alonzo, Michael 136

Altenhofen, Ashley 124

Altenhofen, Michelle 136

Altic, Nathan 124

Ambuter, Whitney 158

Ament, Brianna 11

Anderson, Justin 142

Anderson, MacKenzie 182

Anderson, Nicole 165

Andrews, Kelly 174, 177

Anneler, Davina 179

Anson, Steve 99, 100

Apodaca, Allyssa 124

Appelhanz, Kelly 142

Arbaiza, Joshua 152

Arceneaux, Sylvian 69

Archdekin, Courtney 158

Armstrong, Hillary 165

Armstrong, Yuli 124, 182

Arnold, Eddie 45

Arnold, Evan 179

Arnold, Jerret 152

Arnold, Nick 183

Arthurs, Whitney 142

Artzer, Chelsea 165

Attebury, Jean 175

Atterberry, Delanie 124

Auldridge, David 165

Austin, Michael 176

Auten, Paige 182

Averill, Heather 124, 179

Averill, Tom 44, 45

Ayres, Christina 152

Azuma, Noriaki 175

Bessette, Amanda 152

Biesenthal, Lora 142

Billick, Katie 182

Billinger, Jane 175, 182

Billings, Annette 174

Bina, Brian 158

Bird, Sean 134

Bishop, Stewart 169

Bitts, Kandace 169

Black, Ashley 124

Blackim, Jamie 104, 105

Blackman, Branda 174

Bryant, Blake 6, 125

Bryant, Lacey 142

Buckley, Megan 110

Budden, Regina 142

Bukaty, Elizabeth 125

Bullard, Mary 169

Buntair, Jordyn 182

Bunting, Katherine 125, 179

Burge, Ryan 125, 174

Burgett, Elizabeth 182

Burgoon, Crystal 166

Babb, Randee 136

Baber, Riley 158

Bailey, Aaron 158

Bailey, Tyler 142

Baker, Amber 136

Blackwell, Tracy 152

Blackwill, Mandy 152

Backstrom, Amanda 142

Bahre, Megan 142

bBaker, Deedra 142

ee 136 ee y 158 y Amanda an 142 on 158 r 142 r er 136 dra142

Baker, Gary 134

Baker, Kendra 136

Baldwin, Morgan 124

Ballengee, Tanner 174

Bannwarth, Mary 124, 175

Barber, Amelia 142

Barkemeyer, Scott 177

Barker, Stephanie 136

Barnes, Hayley 165

Barnett, Barney 142

Barraclough, James 134

Barrand, Jessica 142

Barry, Patrick 183

Bartholick, Sean 173

Bascom, Michael 152

Bastin, Holly 54

Batres, Jessica 152

Baumgardner, Kelsie 182

Bayens, Tara 165

Beard, Dejuan 114

Beard, Rachel 124, 132, 152

Bearman, Alan 25, 86

Bearman, Shelley 134

Beasley, Dawn 136

Beaton, William 142

Beaty, Jaylyn 136

Beaver, David 142

Becker, Aaron 175

Becker, Sherri 158

Beckmann, Nicole 136

Beebe, Jennifer 169

Beetley, Caysie 111

Begole, Kristina 152

Bellinger, Kari 152

Blank, Shaila 177

Blasi, Alexandra 152, 158

Blick, Brandon 17

Blocker, Caitlin 182

Bluml, Joel 134

Boehm, Joshua 173

Boling, Katie 152

Bolton, Janell 164

Boltz, Michelle 174

Bonaparte, Santa 136

Bone, Kristin 152

Boos, Heather 142

Boudewyns, Abigail 158

Bowden, Christina 124, 132

Bower, Bryson 142

Bowers, Bridget 166

Bowers, Matthew 152

Bowman, Kelsey 152

Boxum, Krystal 175

Boyd, Michael 142

Boydston, Resa 76, 177

Bozeman, Charlonda 118

Bracciano, Rachel 152

Bradley, Zachary Lee 124

Brake, Diane 142

Brandes, Melissa 136

Branson, Deedraa 158

Bremer, Jessica 169, 179

Breuer, Jorge 152

Brewer, Jordan 103, 158

Brier-Smith, Lindsay 179

Briggs, Donovan 142

Brin, Lucas 152

Brinker, Abby 124, 179

Bristol, Cassidy 177, 179

Bristow, James 158

Britt-Lewis, Theresa 136

Britton, Matthew 136

Brody, Simon 173

Brooks, Kyle 142

Burgos, Joni 152

Burkett, Rob 30, 31, 125, 174, 185

Burnham, Gracia 71

Burns, John 81

Burton, Kevin 143

Burton, Russell 175

Burts, Skyler 158

Butler, Olivia 174

Buxman, Alyssa 177

Buzrukov, Shoruh 169

Bybee, Sarah 169, 179

Bylsma, Melissa 143, 174

Caddell, Nicole 118

Cahill, Lance 179

Cabezas, Carlos 143

Calderwood, Dyllan 183

Calovich, Ryan 143

cCalhoon, Amber 152

arlos 143 cole 118 ce 179 d, mber 152 mber yan 143

Camp, Sherrita 166

Campbell, Misty 179 Campbell, Sayra 125

Campfield, Joshua 174 Cann, Steve 134

Canon, Lina 136

Canon, Nikki 136

Cappaletti, Leah 136

Capps, Blair 183 Carey, Lisa 103 Carlson, Jill 158

Carlson, Katherine 143 Carlson, Raqual 166 Carlson, Shanna 174

Carnahan, Eva 136

Carr, Brian 158

Carter, Sara 166

Carver, Jane 143

Cassell, Gene 96, 99, 101, 104, 106, 117, 134

Cassell, Regina 134

Castillo, Alyssa 105 Castillo, Charrisa 136

Caywood, Hillary 170

Ceal, Ricardo 183

Chapman, Danyl 175, 179

Charles, Derek 137

Charlwood, Kevin 134

Chavez, Marcus 125

Chen, Lina 125

Cheray, Christy 125, 177

Chipman, Bob 30, 120

Chipman, Bobby 30, 120

Chisholm, Raevyn 125

Choi, Jong-Tak 170

Christensen, Miles 97 Christian, Abilene 114

Christiansen, Megan 170

Chui, Manda 125, 132

Clancy, Andrew 170

Clancy, Nicolette 152

Clark, Brian 170

Clark, Erica 137

Clark, Kathryn 182

Clark, Lindy 152

Coates, Ben 93

Cobb, Lional 125

Cofer, Lauren 125

Coffman, Ashley 137

Cogswell, Chris 164

Coker, Calvin 174

Coldiron, Kelli 179

Coleman, Candace 152

Coley, Cate 182

Collie, Corey 126, 183

Collins, Katie 153

Concannon, Ty 126, 176, 183

Concepcion, Pedro 54

Condren, Brandon 164

Conley, Tracy 153

Connell, Angela 175

Connell, Jennifer 143

Connell, Kyler 153

Connolly, Mary 137

Conny, Dlany 183

Cooper, Charlie Marie 177

Cooper, Cindy 137

Cooper, Jessica 126

Cooper, Justin 8, 114, 115

Cooper, Nathan 126

Copeland, Danielle 143

Copeland, Karen 153

Corbeille, Jeremy 164

Corbett, Genevieve 126

Corbin, Shelby 153

Correll, Brandon 153

Cortez, Caprice 176, 182

Cortez, Louie 126

Cottrell, Emily 166

Couch, Shelley 143

Coughlin, Laura 158

Courter, Cecelia 143

Covert, Kacy 103

Cowdin, Tychicus 153

Cox, Katie 126

Cox, Lauren 182

Cox, Lindsey 166

Cox, Rachel 126

Cox, Toni 143

Crabtree, Cassidy 143

Craft, Katherine 166

Craig, Jesse 166

Cramer, Grace 126, 133

Crandall, Susanna 143

Crawford, Claire 179

Crosby, Kristina 126

Crosland, Joshua 170

Crowder, Don 175

Crumpton, Reanna 143

Cullan, Benjamin 143

Cullan, Jarrod Michael 176, 183

Curran, Casey 114

Currin, Joseph 143

Curry, Jeffrey 143

Cushinberry, Beverly 137

nd, hn

Dahlstrand, John 86, 87, 134

Fowler, Kelsey 144

Eckert, Lauren 143

Edelman, Kyle 143

Dai, Qian Qain 126

Dailey, Jeffrey 143

Dale, Montana 170

n Qain 12 n effrey 143 ntana 17

Damann, Brandon 126

Dannonburg, Jennifer 158

Brandon urg, Jenni aryLucia ryLucia

Darst, Mary Lucia 178, 179

Daugherty, Patrick 14

David, Amanda 153

Davis, Beth 134

Davis, Courtney 127, 137

Davis, Leon 158

Davis, Megan 182

Dawson, Nic 166

Dechant, Jared 183

DeForest, Tesa 10, 12, 19, 77, 127, 184

Delgado, Melissa 164

Delpech, Jean 158

Demarco, Cheri 153

Deng, Xianfei 127

Dennis, Emily 143

Denton, Lindsey 166

Deters, Alex 153

Deters, Leann 143

Devader, Allison 137, 153

Di, Nag 177

Dibble, Ben 164

Dick, Caren 134

Dilley, Adam 183

Dillingham, Andrew 143, 149

Dinwiddie, Woolsey 166

Dirks, Megan 170

Ditch, Michael 158

Dodds, Carrie 137

Doel, Katherine 182

Doel, Sydney 166

Doherty, Lauren 127, 178

Doolittle, Adam 143

Dopita, Ashley 158

Dowdell, Daryl 159

Driftwood, Jimmy 45

Druse, Judy 25, 134

Dudley, Steven 153

Dulaney, Holly 143

Dulle, Brian 127, 174

Duma, Michael 159

Dunbar, Limuel 153

Duncan, Lindsay 153

Durkes, Alyssa 182

Durland, Brenda 153

Dye, Rhonda 137

Eaden, Sarah Jedaa 127

Edmonson, Lashunda 170

Edwards, Blake 137

Edwards, Cody 137

eEdwards, Kristin 137

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Edwards, Lindsay 166

Edwards, Timothy 143

Eilert, Tammy 153

Ekart, Kelsy 170

Elam, Emily 127

Elliot, Conrad 173

Elliott, Tyler 153

Elliott, Vonnita 137

Ellis, Christine 170

Ellis, Melissa 153

Ellis, Nia 127

Ellis, Whitney 143

Elphick, Geraldine 143

Emery, Emily 179

Emery, Vexa 153

Emler, Laura 137

Engler, Penny 143

Erby, Kelly 134

Erickson, Pamela 134

Eshelman, Katelyn 177, 179, 182

Etzel, Jr., Dennis 134

Evans, Susan 166

Everett, Anthony 127

Ewald, Matt 97

Fowler, Timothy 166

Fox, Amber 144

Fox, Carissa 166

Fox, Danielle 103

Franklin, Desiree 127, 175, 178, 182

Franklin, Regina 137

Frantz, Anna 179

Freeland, Stephen 159

Freeman, Tyler 137

Frick, Jenna 182

Fritz, Adam 183

Fritz, Derek 178, 183

Fritz, Kendra 144

Fry, Brenda 153

Fusco, Linnzi 51, 127

Gabauer, Kimerly 137

Galliana, Shareyah 179

Gandy, Tralyne 127

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Gannon, Brandi 166

Garber, Keith 137

n, Brandi 1 n, 1 Keith 137

Garcia, Christina 137

Garcia-Brinker, Dawn 153

GGarrison, Karen 134

Christina Brinker, Da Da nKaren Karen

Garwood, Travis 166

Garzillo, Charlie Marie 127

Gatz, Abigail 170

Gault, James 137

Gaultney-Tyler, Chasity 164

Gayle, Elisa 81, 127, 174

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Fabac, Amy 182

Geiss, Abbey 174

Fairman, Maria 153

Fakhradeen, Maryam 159

Farley, Cassandra 143

Maria n, Mary n, sandra ry y

Farley, Jerry B. 12, 63, 134, 157

Geller, Dianna 170

Gelsheimer, Dakota 128

Gerdes, Alyssa 182

Geyer, Crista 137

Gichiri, Isabella 170

fFast, Anthony 174

Fechter, Kate 127

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Felzke, Erin 137

Fenley, Garrett 176, 177

Ferguson, Tyrin 127

Ferry, Stephanie 159

Ferré, Loren 103

Fey, Jessica 113

Fiebrantz, Alyssa 144

Field, Ellyn 182

Figgs, Katie 153

Finan, Danielle 153

Fiser, Jessica 137

Fisher, Mashila 127, 133, 182

Fitch, Benjamin 144

Fitzgerald, Michelle 127

Flach, Richard 137

Flaucher, Natalie 182

Flinn, Angelique 127

Flinn, Grant 159

Flinn, Rhiannon 127

Floberg, Megan 153

Florence, Bobby 106, 107

Folkerts, Brian 114

Foreman, Sam 159

Forni, Stephanie 178

Forrest, Jennifer 153

Forsberg, Tanay 144

Fowler, Barbara 144

Gilbow, Laura 137

Gilchrist, Daniel 174

Gillespie, Courtney 177

Gillespie, Korissa 128, 182

Gillum, Myra 137

Gitto, Carol 170

Givens, Caitlin 144

Glass, Michael 177

Glenn, Valerie 159

Godoy, Marta 178

Goebel, Joseph 128

Goehring, Mike 65, 128

Gonzales, Cecelia 177

Gonzales, Jennifer 144

Gonzales, Michelle 144

Gonzales-Rebeck, Cecilia 166

Gonzalez, Carlos 137

Good, Aaron 159

Gordan, Delaney 153

Gorden, Anna 144

Graf, Tessa 179

Graham, Billie Jean 89

Grammer, Bryce 128, 174, 185

Grause, Chris 97

Gray, Rebecca 137

Green, Julian 144

Green, Kori 164

Greene, Meghann 153

Greif, Samantha 170

Greiner, Amy 159

Grenier, Robin 137

Grief, Samantha 182

Grier, Keisha 176

Groff, Meredith 153

Grose, Valerie 144

Gross, Katie 170

Grosshuesch, Calvin 138

Grote, Dylan 144

Grzegrzolka, Pawel 107

Gudmens, Amy 138

Gudmens, Bradley 138

Guerrero, Jennie 144

Guevara, Raul 89, 170

Gunter, Elise 144

Guyle, Kristin 170

Guzman, Aurea 182

Haag, Maria 178

Heidrick, Ashley 173

Heimbaugh, Eleanor 128

Heiserman, Karey 138

Helgesen, Kurt 159

Henderson, John 176, 178

Henry, Anna 166

Henry, Jared 120

Henry, Lauren 111

Herman, Carolyn 138

Hernandez, Alcira 166

Hernandez, Bradley 174

Hernandez, Mariayna 174

Hernandez, Michelle 128, 138

Hertel, Kameron 138, 183

Hess, David 144

Hesse, Lucy 179, 182

Heston, Keri 128, 177

Hett, Kyle 154

Hunter, Aaron 154

Hurla, Kelly 174

Hutton, Maranda 170

Hynek, Ashley 154

Hysten, Ty 170

Kellogg, Alicia 138

Kelly, Alisha 171

Kelly, Matt 14, 62, 129, 174, 184

Kelly, Richard 129, 174, 175

Ille, Lisa 145

ielle 45

Haas, Paige 138

Ilaria, Gabrielle 167

Imparato, Amy 145

Kemp, Kevin 173

Kemper, Jeremiah 145

Kennedy, Daniel 173

Ingersoll, Nikki 179

Ireland, Jessie 179

Isaacson, Maggie 179

Iverson, Steven 145

iIves, Heather 174

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Kennedy, Taylor 129, 177

Kerr, Ashley 145

Kessler, Erin 173

Kessler, Jeanne 135

Khan, Mudasar 174

Kicsop, Shea 129

Jackson, Alyse 170

Jackson, Erin 138

Jackson, Jameel 145

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Kidder, Elizabeth 129

Kie, Clarence 154

Kilbourn, Stephany 154

Jackson, Jerry 138

Kilmer, Ryan 159

Haas, Amanda 159

Haase, David 128, 183

Habiger, Ashley 176

Hager, Michael 27

hHiggins, BJ 183

Highland, Laura 182

Hildenbrand, Grace 85, 179

Hill, Harlon 116

Hackmann, Jaime 144

Haight, Gordon 128

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Hale, Allie 176

Hall, Alex 182

Hall, Christine 164

Hall, Matthew 144, 145, 153

Hall, Savannah 170

Hallman, Christian 144

Halloway, Jason 154

Halverson, Toby 178

Hambleton, Coleman 159

Hamilton, Doug 97

Hamilton, Jacqueline 138 Hamilton, Jessica 154

Hammond, Rose 138 Hampson, Katelyn 144, 145

Handy, Gary 175, 178

Hanlon, Ali 144

Hannigan, Christal 175

Hansen, Sydney 182 Hanson, Catrina 144

Hanson, Taylor 118

Hao, Chen 128

Hargis, Nathan 174 Harmon, Emily 144

Harper, Nichole 174

Harreld, Farai 32

Harrell, Katelin 144

Harris, Mary 138

Harris, Samuel 138

Harris, Tiffany 166

Harry, Krystal 182

Hartman, Joseph 170

Hartwig, Marcie 128

Hasanovic-little, Sanela 166

Hash, Megan 174

Haug, Amanda 177

Haverkamp, Ryan 128

Hearrell, Kristen 144

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Colophon

The 2012 Kaw Yearbook was created by Student Publications at Washburn University and was published by Herff Jones with representatives Barry MacCallum and Kristi Templeton.

Photography

The majority of the photos were taken with a Canon Rebel, Canon 40D, Canon Rebel XT, and a Nikon D90. Grad Images was contracted for the graduation photos and student Mike Goehring shot the portraits.

Cover Design

The cover was designed by Tesa DeForest, graphic designer for the Kaw Yearbook.

Fonts

All body copy is 10-point AHJ Glytus with 12 leading. All captions are 8-point AHJ Clearface bold with 9.6 leading. All photo credits are 10-point AHJ Sans. All bylines are 10-point AHJ Sans. The divider fonts are AHJ Unitus. Headline fonts include AHJ Syntax, AHJ Sans, AHJ Caslon Openface and AHJ Keller.

Production

The 2012 Kaw Yearbook was produced on Macintosh computers using Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3, and Microsoft Word.

Rob Burkett, Cody Lohse, Tanner Ballengee, Chelsea Moran, Jordan Loomis, Ben Mack, Sam Sayler, Summer Workman, and Michelle Boltz.

Aaaaargh. Often found in the cubicles of the student media office at Washburn, Josh Rouse is known for pretending to be a terror-bird on stairways. But don’t be alarmed. His lack of beak prevents him from accomplishing even the most unthreatening attacks.

Photo by Tesa DeForest

Special Thanks Copyright

President Jerry B. Farley, Gene Cassell, Peggy Clark, the Review Staff, and the Board of Student Publications.

The Kaw has been the official yearbook of Washburn University for 107 years. Copyright 2012, the Kaw Yearbook staff and Washburn University. All rights reserved.