Alumni News and Notes

1962

Lucille Huber has updated her address: 315 South Ken Ave, Springfield, MO 65802

1967

Jill (Beaty) Amundson caught a typo in her email in a previous publication. Jill can be reached at jillamundson3@gmail.com.

1978

Ron and Lola (Huber ’78) Maxwell recently updated their address: 612 NW 186 Street, Edmond, OK 73012

1982

Mitch and Ginny (Chen ’82) Buller have updated their address: 11589 Kalispell St, Commerce City, Colorado 80022

1983

Vickie (Flory) South retired in 2018 and is loving it!

Jody (McDonald) Dacus moved south to be closer to her kids after the sudden passing of her husband, Drew, in July 2019. Her new address is 14025 N Eastern Ave, Apt 512, Edmond, OK 73013

2001

Lisa (Dunham) Shoup submitted a recent update: “I am happily married to Lonnie Shoup and we have 2 wonderful boys, Conner and Tyler. Conner graduated in 2020 and has made the choice to serve our country in the National Guard doing Chinook helicopter maintenance. We are so proud of him! I accepted a position running the Scandinavian Mutual Insurance Company of Polk County. Nebraska. I am happy with the change that allows me to be there more for my family, friends, church and community.”

Holly Sobetski has updated her mailing address: 17391 Durrance Rd, North Fort Myers, FL 33917

2003

Kimmie (Beitler) Vogt began a new job this fall as a 5th grade teacher at Johnson Brock Schools. Her husband, Dr. Spencer Vogt ’05, is an assistant professor of education at Peru State College.

2006

Amanda (Bennett)

McGill recently welcomed a new addition to the family. Clara Saige McGill was born July 14, 2020.

2007

Shannon (Sukraw)

Leinen has returned to YC as the Dean of Online Learning and Academic Initiatives.

Jared (’08)

continues to work as the Registrar. They recently opened The LockBox Escape Room & Events in the city of York. They have 3 children, Graham (5), Sidney (3) and Maisy (1).

2008

Mary Leigh Reynolds has accepted a new position as the ELL (English Language Learners) Coordinator at LEAD Neely’s Bend Middle School in Nashville, TN.

2009

Stephen and Maegan (Simpson ’13) Detlefs recently welcomed their first child, Fox David, on August 29th . After the end of the pandemic, Fox looks forward to spending time with great grandparents Roger ’58 and

Betty (Williams ’58) Lessly and

Dave and Pat (Stockburger ’72) Simpson, grandparents, Scott ’85 and Sheryl (Lessly ’85) Simpson, and aunt Laurel Simpson ’16 and soon to be uncle Alex Boss ’18.

2010

Brent and Kayde (Kemp ’10) Johnson recently welcomed a new bundle of joy. Ezekiel Kenlee Johnson was born on August 4, 2020.

Mason and Kelci (Scott ’11) Lee have moved from Princeton, NJ, to Abilene, TX. Mason now serves as the Director of Contextual Education and Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at the Abilene Christian University Graduate School of Theology. Kelci is teaching first grade at Jackson Elementary in Abilene. Their new address is 766

2014

Amanda Carlini-Saldivar

was recently married. She is the store manager of a Starbucks store in Austin, TX. It’s the second store she has opened in her sixyear career with the company. saldivariv@gmail.com

Ryne and Stephanie (Studebaker ’13) Smith have settled in Lincoln, NE. Stephanie is teaching in Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools and Ryne is working as an analyst at Nelnet. 1325 W Carnoustie Ct, Lincoln, NE 68521

Evan Stanger recently graduated from the police academy and has accepted a job in the Milwaukee area. He is praising God for seeing him through the trials and to starting a new career.

2016

Aileen Edmonds updated her address: 3501 N Campus Dr Apt C203, Garden City, KS 67846

Laurel Simpson and Alex Boss ’18 were recently engaged. They look forward to celebrating with their families after the end of the pandemic.

2017

Hannah Sue (Boucher) and David Gay welcomed a baby girl, Elizabeth Marie, on June 22, 2020. 2705 Ella St, Beatrice, NE 68310

Bethany (Ford) and Logan Glewen were married on August 12, 2020 in Little Rock, AR. Bethany is currently attending Harding University in Searcy, AR pursing a B.S. in Family & Consumer Science. She will graduate in May 2021.

Courtney (Lovelace) Horton

graduated from Jones School of Law

at Faulkner University, passed the Grove St, Abilene, TX 79605

bar exam, and is an attorney in the consumer fraud section of Beasley Allen Law Firm in Montgomery, AL. She works on attorney general litigation and pharmacy cases. Her husband Josh is an admissions counselor at Faulkner University. clovelace@york.edu

2018

Grady and Delaney (Woods ’17) Johnson recently moved to Big Sky country. Delaney teaches middle school English at Canyon Creek School, and Grady is a Clinical Program Therapist at Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch. 215 Miles Ave, Billings, MT 59101

photo courtesy Steve Shaner ’75

2018

Melissa J. Strong recently began a new job as an investment assistant at Cornerstone Bank. PO Box 324, Giltner, NE 68841

Class of 1975 and friends' 45th Reunion — October 23-25, 2020

(1st row) Deb (Richardson) Tinius, Gayle (Savage) Davidson, Rebecca (Engel) Legg, Dwayne Vance, David (Linda) Coakley, David Yarbrough, Doug Manchester; (2nd row) Steve Shaner, Carladean Thompson, Rolene (Imhoff) Bryan, Dan Ford; (3rd row) Tina (Wright) Peacock, Troy Burr, Paul Broadus, Ann (Arterburn) Morrill, Michelle (Elliott) Ford, Beth (Forney) Ward; (back rows) James Morrill, Molly (Burns) Endsley, Terry "T.A." Allen, Sheila (Dalton) Yarbrough, Paul Wade, Shirley (Schwiethale) Morrill, and Karen (King) Andrews – not pictured David Crider, Wendy Moomey, Lowell and Shannon (Scott) Siebert... see also pg. 12

2020

Christian Eggar is moving to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where he has accepted a position at the Dalton Gardens Church of Christ as a Youth and Worship Minister. He is excited to see how he can grow in his ministry in the north and in teaching others the message of Jesus. Christian shared, “I have a passion for youth and raising up the next generation of the church! Thank you to everyone who has prayed and believed in me all my life! — 1 Timothy 4:12.” eggarchristian15@gmail.com

HULITT HALL — A NEW CHAPTER

The community of York was barely 30 years old and the new college in the East Hill section of town had just celebrated its first decade, when York College President William Schell sent out an appeal. The college needed housing for students and a home for its music program. Unlikely as it might seem looking back, John Hulitt of Ohio, who never set foot in Nebraska, responded with a donation. Hulitt Conservatory was dedicated in John Hulitt 1903. During its 117 years, it has served as a conservatory, dormitory, post office, bookstore, home to faculty and staff offices, classrooms, and storage room. Unofficial legends have even tried to locate a ghost inside the building.

Along the way, the name changed to Hulitt Hall, and the three-story, red brick building became an iconic symbol of York

College. A dormitory for future doctors, businessmen, preachers, teachers, farmers, missionaries, and, at least, one college president.

It is the photo opportunity on the corner of 8th and Kiplinger and a quintessential alumni memory.

Nearly 120 years after Hulitt responded with his naming gift for a new building, Hulitt Hall is getting a new lease on life.

Renovations are long overdue; the makeover is extreme. And it needs to be.

A revitalized Hulitt Hall will become a campus hub, focused on providing exceptional service to every customer (student, prospective student, parent, alumni, or other

guest) who walks through the door. To recruit students in an increasingly competitive market, the changes are imperative.

Superior customer service is attainable in light of the personal attention York College can give each student, but the longtime lack of a single, central facility focused on student service is a roadblock. Students crisscross campus to take care of the ‘business’ of going to college, and the lack of synergy and cross-training between the staff members who serve them hampers the College’s ability to excel in an area where it wants to be better than the competition. Proximity and design matter.

A competitive edge begins with the first campus welcome as students and their families work through financial details with the business office and (at York College) when they stop by to meet the president. It continues with providing students with superior service as they make financial arrangements to meet their financial obligations, pick up work-study checks, figure out specifics on their degree plans, or arrange class schedules with the registrar. Excellent customer service improves the student experience.

York College’s goal is to make the student experience at York College life-changing, but to get those students here, keep them here, and build for the future, the College is ready to go beyond all previous standards for service, and a renovated Hulitt Hall is a major stepping stone to get us there.

An anonymous $3 million gift will provide needed renovations. An additional $500,000 will assure that the finish and the furnishings make Hulitt Hall an attractive, outstanding campus focal point.

Hulitt Hall Naming Opportunities

Many naming opportunities are available to honor family, teachers, classmates, and others whose lives and service have had an impact on alumni, parents, friends and others. Sponsorships include:

u Third Floor Conference Center

u Third Floor Board Rooms

u Conference Rooms

u President’s Office

u Classrooms

u Offices

Rooms may be sponsored with gifts ranging from $2,500 up to $300,000. Other opportunities to honor classmates, roommates, faculty and staff, or loved ones are available.

(above and below) Artist rendering and current construction is from 8th Street looking northwest at the new addition. (above and below) Artist rendering and construction is from 8th Street & Kiplinger Avenue looking northeast.

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