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Send your news to: Nan Hinson 100 College St. Winfield, KS 67156-2499 or e-mail her at: southwesterner@sckans.edu


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Hank ’47 and Marilyn (McNew) Balke ’48 celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary March 21, 2003, in Coquille, Ore. Their daughter, Mary, and family also live in Coquille. Hank is now retired and loves it!

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JC Louderback ’57 and his family have been chosen as the 2002 Tennis Family of the Year award presented by the United States Tennis Association – Missouri Valley Section. JC was inducted in 1998 into the USTA-MVS Hall of Fame. For 36 years he served as head boy’s tennis coach at Arkansas City High School.

Wendell Piehler ’58 of New Haven, Conn., appeared Feb. 2 in the Trinity Players’ premiere of Neil Olsen’s Holiday from Hell, a sermon play inspired by C.S. Lewis’ book The Great Divorce. Wendell, a campus player from 1955-58, acted the part of the Tragedian and served as the designer of the Bus from Hell. A product of SC’s Miss Helen Graham and her voice projection technique, the production was unmiked and utilized the organ for setting the mood and character exits. The production which has a cast of 14 persons has been taken on the road to other churches in the area. Wendell serves on the vestry of the Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green in New Haven.

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Louise (Simpson) Reimer ’68 was the 2003 recipient of the Marilyn McNeish Award for Special Education, at Southwestern College. Louise currently teaches children with special needs in Pratt.

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Virginia (Holroyd) Maas ’72 is the principal flutist of the North East Nebraska Concert Band. She also participates in the Windsong wind ensemble, and is assistant pianist and regular flutist for the Victory Road Evangelical Free Church in Norfolk, Neb.

Kent Seyfried ’76, solid waste manager for the City of Olathe, was a presenter at the annual “Works! 2003 Conference on Recycling, Composting and Household Hazardous Waste” which was held on the Southwestern College campus, March 18-20, 2003.

Joe Sheman ’72 has started a new job as corporation counsel for the city of Hoboken, N.J. Prior to that, Joe had spent the last 15 months as Hudson County (N.J.) counsel.

Rafiq H. Mateen ’74 (Washington Strong) was married Feb. 14, 2003, to Dorothy Mae.

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Jo Ellen (Parker) Cates ’85 is a home service specialist with Bank of America in Wichita. Her duties began March 17, 2003.

Susan K. Dyck ’82 has lived with her family (husband Stanley P. Dyck, dean of college of humanities and sciences/professor of history at Colorado Christian University and twin 17-year-old sons, Scott and Spencer) in Wheat Ridge, Colo., since 1991. Their home in this Denver suburb is the historic former residence of Babe Didrikson Zaharias. Susan is a tax law consultant for the Internal Revenue Service and also owns a small real estate management firm.

Randy Juden ’80 has moved to Branson, Mo., and is performing full time at the Country Tonight theatre as the master of ceremonies. The show runs twice a day until Dec. 13. Randy has spent the past 20 years in Aspen and Denver doing solo country western work and touring with musical theatre productions.

Jan (Shelton) Koelsch ’87 is a chaplain for Hospice Care of Kansas, Wichita, one of the fastest-growing hospices in Kansas and one of two locally-owned hospices in the state. Her husband, Marvin, is the owner of Midwest Accounting and Management. Jan and Marvin celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary March 7, 2003.

Tom McNeish ’83 was elected mayor of Winfield by the city commissioners. McNeish is serving his third year on the city commission.

Sherry (Ashlock) Pahcoddy ’86 started working for DataTeam System, Inc. in Lawrence in November 2002 as a support specialist. Sherry reports that DataTeam creates, sells and supports accounting software for school districts or non-profit organizations.

Kim (Tarrant) Wedel ’89 has been superintendent of the Oklahoma Job Corps Academy since May 2002. This is a new school formed from all of the Job Corps in Oklahoma. Becoming an accredited high school is a first in Job Corps history.


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Susane Gruning ’99 has accepted employment with Sanmina SCI (Space Craft Industries) out of California. Her new title is global program manager. Sanmina SCI is an electronics manufacturing company.

Jennifer (Russom) Love ’98 has joined the ranks of the Winfield Fire Department as its first full-time female firefighter.

Heather (Rucker) ’96 and Danny Hawkins ’98 teach at the Independent School in Wichita. Heather teaches sixth grade language arts and is assistant track coach. Danny teaches elementary physical education and is the head men’s basketball coach at the high school.

Carey (Eskridge) Lybarger ’96 was named secondary teacher of the year for Oxford Junior/Senior High School. Carey teaches upper level mathematics and is the assistant cross-country, track, and cheerleading coach for the high school. She also is an adjunct mathematics professor for Cowley County Community College.

Charles Osen ’94 has joined the staff at Southwestern College as news bureau/communications assistant. Under his air name of Curt Caden, Osen also has been the radio voice of the Moundbuilder football team for the last three years and of the Moundbuilder men’s and women’s basketball teams for four years.

Michelle Quinones ’96 is teaching and coaching in southeastern Colorado.

Marilyn Webb ’92 completed her MFA in July 2002 from Antioch University.

 

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Shane Alford ’01 graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

Branden Banks ’02 and Mandy Mundinger ’00 were married March 22, 2003 in Baldwin City. Mandy works for Quintiles as a scientific specialist and Branden works as a commercial loan sales representative for the Brooke Corporation.

Melissa Burdett ’00 has started her own company in Belton, Mo.: L.D. Advertising. The group specializes in advertising for schools and colleges across the country. L.D. Advertising is partnered with Plattform Advertising in Olathe.

Timothy Putnam ’00 is working as a graphic designer for Medics International in Broken Arrow, Okla.

Joni Rankin ’02 became manager of Winfield Main Street April 7, 2003. For the past seven years Joni had served on the communications and public relations staff at Southwestern College, and previously was faculty assistant in the business administration department.

Stacey Strickland ’02 has joined the staff at SC as serials librarian and student employment supervisor in Memorial Library.

 

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Sydney Michelle born Dec. 11, 2002, to Jeremy and Jo Ellen (Parker) Cates ’85.

Ethan Matthew born May 8, 2002, was adopted by Hal and Tracey (Robberson) Small ’86 ’86 on Aug. 20, 2002.

Nathaniel David born Jan. 16, 2003, to Gregg and Connie (Beavers) Reiser ’85 ’87

Andrew Jacob born Feb. 1, 2002, to Donald and Kim (Tarrant) Wedel ’89.

Stephen “Kody” born April 26, 2003, to Graham and Jana (Nittler) Frazier ’90 ’92.

Addison Brooke born Jan. 22, 2003, to Jeff and Roletha (Looney) Barg ’92.

Hadley Elizabeth Marie born May 9, 2003, to Gina and Trevor Bridges ’95.

Zane Allan born Feb. 28, 2003, to Heather and Brent Hubble ’95.

Lauren Anne born Aug. 3, 2002, to Jennifer and John Wacker ’95.

Halle Katherine born Feb. 27, 2003, to Jason and Kim (Brewster) Wilson ’96 ’94. Halle is named in memory of Lloyd Hall Bradshaw, SC student killed in a house fire in 1996.

Gavin Lewis Hawkins born April 3, 2003, to Danny and Heather (Rucker) Hawkins ’98 ’96.

Teagan Grace born April 3, 2003, to Parrish and Joel Smith ’99.

Tylar Micheal born Jan. 28, 2003, to Lisa and Chad Brown ’00.

A son born to Antonio and Audrey (Prose) Barron ’00 on Feb. 4, 2003.

Gabriel Stoch born Nov. 29, 2002, to Stosh and Jill (Petrie) Seller. ’00 ’99

Alexander Fry born March 11, 2003, to Robert and Teac (Clark) Fry ’01 ’02.

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Pearl (Ray) Barbour ’28 died April 6, 2003, at the age of 101. Pearl was a charter member of the Winfield Soroptimists.

Wanda (Zirkle) Jilka ’27 died March 7, 2003, at the age of 97. Wanda was the librarian for Herington High School from 1953-1971 when she retired. She designed the school’s new library.

Mary (Ridings) Johnson ’28 died Jan. 14, 2003. Mona was a country school teacher and taught at South Haven High School.

Alice (Jennings) Clayton ’27 died Dec. 21, 2002.

Dorothy Bratton ’32 died April 26, 2003, at the age of 93. She was the head librarian for the Winfield Public Library for 46 years, retiring in 1975.

Thelma (Nurse) Chatham ’39 died March 16, 2003, in Elka Park, N.Y. A retired school teacher she was 87.

Wayne Karlowski ’36, retired minister and artist, died Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at his home in Wichita. Rev. Karlowski ministered to many United Methodist churches in the area, beginning in 1930 until his retirement in 1976. He is survived by his wife Kathleen.

Wayne Vanderpool ’34 died March 23, 2003. At the time of his death Wayne was living in York, Penn. For 37 years he worked as a manager of country clubs.

Loren Deichman ’49 died March14, 2003. A longtime farmer, Loren also worked for Phillips Petroleum Co. As the time of his retirement he was an employee of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Survivors include his wife, Ardith.

Price Heimer ’53 died Jan. 30, 2003, in Winfield. Price was operator and manager of Klepper’s Service Station in Winfield for 42 years before retiring in 1981. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, and a son John ’66.

Leslie H. Drum ’60 died April 2, 2003. A farmer and rancher he is survived by his wife Valera.

Basil Montgomery Johnson ’64 died April 7, 2003, in Roseburg, Ore. He worked as a social worker, mental health professional, and forensic psychologist in California, Oregon, and Washington, D.C. He is survived by his wife, Gerry, and his mother Ruth (Snyder) Johnson ’31.

Mildred Wesbrook ’63 died April 22, 2003, at the age of 92. Mildred taught school for many years before her retirement and farmed with her husband.

Doris (Scott, Gregory) ’70 died March 27, 2003, in Arkansas City. Doris was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church and the Stepping Stone Circle.

Max Craig ’75 died Oct. 19, 2002, while horseback riding near Ken-Caryl Ranch in Littleton, Colo. At the time of his death Max held the top financial job at New World Restaurant Group, Inc., the parent company of Einstein Bros. Bagels. Survivors include his wife, Diana.

Agnes J. Neises ’89 died Jan. 31, 2003, in Winfield. Agnes had taught elementary school on a Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona.

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Jennifer Daugherty, faculty assistant in natural sciences, participated in Commencement ceremonies at Southwestern College May 11. She will complete her master of education degree during the summer session.

Kevin Farlow has joined the Southwestern College Professional Studies staff as a program representative, with extensive responsibilities for the college’s eArmyU students. Southwestern is one of only 31 schools in the nation selected to participate in eArmyU, which provides online college education for active duty Army personnel. A two-year member of the Army National Guard with four years active duty in the Navy, Farlow had been assistant chief of police in Colwich before accepting the SC position. He cites his interest in technology as a skill he will bring to Southwestern’s participation in eArmyU.

Gary Gackstatter, director of instrumental music at Cowley County Community College and conductor of the Winfield Regional Symphony hosted at Southwestern College, was recently a guest consultant for the “Long Beach Reads One Book” program, which this year focused on To Kill a Mockingbird. The weeklong celebration for the schools and community included discussion groups, reenactments, dramatic readings and a symphony concert featuring Elmer Bernstein’s film score. An estimated 20,000 people took part in the program from Feb. 23-29. The Long Beach Youth Symphony modeled their program after one Gackstatter designed for the Winfield Regional Symphony’s performances in Arkansas City, the Wichita Orpheum, and Muskogee, which featured the music as well as the memories of cast members Mary Badham (Scout), Brock Peters (Tom Robinson) and Phillip Alford (Jem). Gackstatter had an integral part in the planning process for Long Beach as well as working with the Youth Symphony. He also met with composer Bernstein who also attended the concert and was part of a panel discussion following the performance. Others in attendance in Long Beach were Badham, Peters, Steve Peck (son of Gregory Peck), and author Claudia Dirst-Johnson.

Jill Megredy, registrar, attended and presented at the 2003 AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrar's and Admission's Officer's) April 6-9 in Washington, D.C. Megredy presented a session titled "How may I help you? Customer Service in Higher Education,” and co-presented a session titled “It is my first AACRAO, I am here, now what do I do?”. She serves on the professional and staff development committee for AACRAO.

Charles Osen has been named news bureau/communications assistant in the Office of Communications. A Masterbuilder in the class of 1994, Osen has broadcast and Webcast Southwestern College athletic events for several years and has been a Winfield area radio anchor using his professional name Curt Caden.

Joni Rankin has been named manager of the Winfield Main Street program. She had been part of the Office of Communications work team for seven years (most recently as news bureau coordinator) and before that was faculty assistant in the business leadership department.

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Lowell McShane, retired owner of McShane Hardware in Haviland, died March 30, 2003. He is survived by his wife Mary (Dayton) ’32.

Jean Froman died April 20, 2003, at the age of 87. Jean won the Kansas Artist title several years at the state fair in the 1950s. Her work was also exhibited in the President’s Gallery in the Darbeth Fine Arts Center. She is survived by her son, F. David ’68, and daughter, Linda Jo ’69.

Charles Nation died March 4, 2003, in Winfield. At the time of his death Charles was working for Phillips Oil Properties Inc. of Wichita. Survivors include his wife, Lenora; three sons, Alan ’75, Paul ’77, and Gary ’81.

Nadine Schuster died Feb. 3, 2003, in Winfield. A homemaker, she is survived by two stepsons, Larry ’59 and Deryl ’57.

Clay Woolfolk died March 8, 2003. A financial planner, he is survived by his wife, Lois (Dauner) ’40.

 

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Cross-country athletes from Southwestern College earned NAIA academic honors during the 2002-2003 season. The Builder men’s team finished eighth in the national meet, the 11th time a team coached by Jim Helmer has finished in the top 10 at nationals. Nathanael Wheatley (19th) and Warren Bergquist (30th) earned All-America honors. The men's team finished sixth in the NAIA Cross Country Scholar-Team standings (sixth highest team grade point average among those teams competing in the national meet). The following were named NAIA Cross Country All-America Scholar Athletes: Cassie Helmer, Amy Tiger, Warren Bergquist, Aron Fast, and Luke Vierthaler.

Candyce Duggan, director of professional studies, has completed her certificate in online teaching from UCLA. Duggan and Karen Pedersen, vice president for professional studies attended orientation for eArmyU in Washington, D.C. February 25 and 26.

George Heinrich, technical advisor for professional studies, is author (with Doug Ewing, human resources manager for Smith Tool, Ponca City, Okla.,) of an article titled “Use Certified Mechanical Inspector Certification to Achieve Strategic Initiatives” that was published in Quality Progress, Vol. 36, No. 5. Based on the article, George was invited to present at the Quality Council of Indiana’s User Forum on May 19, 2003.

Chuck Kater, associate dean of professional studies and SC Online, will be a featured speaker at the American Veterinary Technician Educators Conference in Madison, Wisc., July 23-26, 2003. Kater will be speaking on “How to Gain Acceptance of a New Idea or Proposal.” He also will be a featured panel member when Southwestern College is highlighted at the 19th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning to be held in Madison Aug.13 to 15. The panel will address “New Models of Learning: Blending Asynchronous and Synchronous Formats.”

Angela Pooler ’04 has accepted a position in the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates Program in the physics department at the University of Minnesota for the summer of 2003.

Eugenia Oi Yan Yau has scheduled extensive presentations during the spring semester and summer. Between March 12-15, Global Voices, an internationally and musically diverse ensemble directed by Yau, toured Northeast Kansas, visiting public schools including Olathe East, Olathe North, Indian Hills Middle School, and Shawnee Mission North. On March 15, Global Voices performed at the College Musical Society Great Plains Regional conference. Yau and Terry Quiett, coordinator of academic technology, presented “Bringing Global Music to a Small Community in the Heartland.” On March 30 Yau gave a lecture on Peking Opera at Newman University. She is set to perform a solo voice recital sponsored by the Hong Kong Chinese Arts Promotion Center June 13 with Dr. Stephen Burnaman. The concert is to be held in Hong Kong City Hall Theatre and is titled “Songs in the Key of Life—a Celebration of Female Composers and Their Music.” Yau and Twyla Hill, assistant professor of sociology at Wichita State University, will present a paper titled “Chopin and Chopsticks: Economics and Family Experiences of Music Teachers in Hong Kong” for the 2003 conference of the Asian Consumer and Family Economics Association July2-4, 2003, at National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Marguerite Regan, assistant professor of English, will present a paper titled “Molly Bloom as Luscious Commodity on the Dublin Marketplace” June 16at the 2003 North American James Joyce Conference. This annual meeting of James Joyce scholars from all over the world will be held at the University of Tulsa.

Moira Rogers, associate professor of international studies and modern languages, is author of the recently-published “Newtonianism for the Ladies and Other Uneducated Souls: The Popularization of Science in Leipzig, 1687-1750," Peter Lang, 2003.

Karen Schoenebeck, assistant professor of accounting and director of the MBA program, is author of a companion Web site to accompany “Introduction to Accounting: A User Perspective,” by Werner and Jones published by Prentice Hall, 2003 and 2000. Schoenebeck co-presented with Margaret Faichney and Christie Jordan “Facilitation Skills,” at the Conference of the American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA), New Orleans, Oct.19, 2002. Schoenebeck also presented “Facilitation Skills” for the Wichita American Society of Women Accountants meeting Sept. 26, 2002. She attended the American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) 2002 National Conference in New Orleans October 17-19, 2002, and the American Accounting Association National Conference in San Antonio Aug. 13-16, 2002.

Beth Sheppard, reference/automation librarian, read a paper titled “The World Could Not Contain the Books: The Johannine Corpus and the Ancient Library” at the Regional Society of Biblical Literature Meeting in Dallas March 15, 2003. She has been elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors of the Southwest Commission on Religious Studies, based in Dallas.

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Send your news to: Nan Hinson 100 College St. Winfield, KS 67156-2499 or e-mail her at: southwesterner@sckans.edu