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Alumni notes are compiled by Nan Hinson, alumni events manager.

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



 1930

Al '36 and Winnie Hodges celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary June 10, 2002.

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 1950

Dan Kahler '50 was honored recently by the renaming of the basketball court at Cowley County Community Colleg's William S. Scott Auditorium in his honor. The Feb. 8, 2002, event took place as part of the colleg's third annual athletic hall of fame event. Kahler also is a member of Southwestern's athletic and education halls of fame.

Eddie Kiley '51 and his wife, Patricia, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 26, 2002. Eddie has retired as an internal auditor and resource manager from the Air Force and is a retired lieutenant colonel from the USAF Reserve.

William D. McIntosh '58 retired in the spring after 32 years as professor of mathematics at Central Methodist College, Fayette, Mo.

Donna (Schmidt) Kater '59 served as a Red Cross volunteer counselor at Ground Zero following the September 11 tragedy.

 

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 1960

Gladys Clark '60 celebrated her 90th birthday on Aug. 6.

Billie Day '60 has filed to run for the office of U. S. Senator in the District of Columbia. The duties are to advocate for full voting representation in congress for the District of Columbia. Billie first went to D.C. as a Washington semester student from Southwestern.

Clark Murl Webster '66 has been named administrator at Infinia Heathcare of McPherson.

Nelson Warren '67 was named Kansas High School Speech Teacher of the Year by the Kansas Speech Communication Association in May 2002. Nelson teaches speech and is debate coach at Remington High School in Whitewater.

Don Hapward '68 recently became dean of admission and financial assistance at Central Methodist College in Fayette, Mo. Don would love to hear from members of the class of '68.

 

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 1970

Richard Chad Hatfield '75 has been named academic dean of St. Herman's Theological Seminary in Kodiak, Alaska. Kodiak is where the first Orthodox Christian missionaries arrived in 1794 from Russia. The seminary is one of five Orthodox seminaries in the United States. The majority of seminarians are native Alaskans.

Dianna (Callison, May) Parmley '75 is dean of social sciences and human services at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs.

Perry Potter '78 has now retired after teaching band in Marysville since 1978. Perry's plans are to help with the Kansas State University marching band in the fall.

LaMar Burks '79 was recently selected as one of 524 high school assistant coaches of the year. LaMar has been a coach and teacher in the Tulsa public school system for 19 years. A panel of judges from Scholastic Coach and Athletic Director magazine selected Burks, who thanks everyone who nominated him for the award-college associates, former players, head coaches, family members, and fraternity brothers. In addition to his coaching duties in football, boy's and girl's track, boy's and girl's tennis, and freshman girl's basketball, Burks is the public address announcer for Central (Tulsa) varsity basketball. He and his wife have three children. After the death of his oldest daughter, Marcella, Burks rededicated his life to promoting and influencing young people.

Bob Crank '79 retired from the U.S. Marine Corps as a lieutenant colonel in 1999. Bob is now director of admissions and financial aid at Calvary Bible College, Kansas City, Mo. He and his wife, Camy, have three children.

 

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 1980

Kelly Rundell '82 married Mike Burton on Aug. 3, 2002, in Wichita. Kelly is the senior city attorney for the city of Wichita and a member of Southwestern's board of trustees.

Jeffrey Anderson '83 received a master of science degree in elementary education school administration from Central Missouri State University in May 2002. Jeff has also been named in the 2002 edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers. He has been a teacher/coach and sponsor of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Harrisonville, Mo.

Lana Lowe-Schalach '83 has a new job as head of the dance department for an elementary arts magnet school located north of Chicago.

Beth (Nolte) Reeder '84 has joined Rainbows United in Wichita as the staff development coordinator.

Randy Rowley '84 is the new Golden Eagles head women's tennis coach for the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss.

Sharlan J. (Albright) Graber '86 was recently ordained as a deacon/associate member to the Kansas West Conference of the United Methodist Church. As of July 1, Sharlan has been appointed to the Jerusalem Road Parish in the Kansas East Conference.

Terri McCorkle '87 and James Dalenta were married July 13, 2002. Micki McCorkle '85 performed the ceremony.

Kim (Vogel) Sawyer '87 had her first novel, A Seeking Heart, released June 26. A Seeking Heart is the first book of the four-book Mountain Lake series. Besides writing, Kim does public speaking and teaches fifth grade social studies and writer's workshop at Morgan Elementary School in Hutchinson. Kim's Web site is http://KimVogelSawyer.hssites.com.

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 1990

Cramer Hass '90 has been promoted to assistant vice president of metropolitan business development at UMB Bank in Kansas City.

Sandy (Harding) Keene '90, third grade teacher in Arkansas City, received her master of education degree in curriculum and instruction in May from Wichita State University. In April, Sandy was awarded the Jennibelle Watson Scholarship from Delta Kappa Gamma, an honorary society for women educators, and was recently honored by being included in the Who's Who Among America's Teachers for 2002.

Paul McDonald '91, CEO and president of SPIKEware, Inc., was asked by the Hartford Area SAS Users Group (HASUG) to speak at the organization's Aug. 15 meeting at Yale University. Paul's presentation was titled "Converting to SAS Version 8.x for Daily Usage" and covered the topics of the new features of the SAS software system version 8.x. The audience was composed of statisticians and users of the SAS software system from the Hartford area.

Eric Kurtz '92 was recently promoted to senior vice president at Pioneer Bank and Trust in Ponca City, Okla. In addition to his commercial loan responsibilities, he will also oversee the branch facility in Ponca City.

Trevor Leffingwell '92 has been named executive director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the High Plains. Trevor and his wife, Paula, and sons reside in Elkhart.

Scott Bugbee '93 earned his master's degree in sports administration from the University of Kansas. Scott teaches biology and science at Louisburg High School, Louisburg, Kan.

Juli (Wray) Moran '93 is currently coaching the boy's and girl's tennis teams at Liberty Christian High School in Denton, Texas. Juli is also attending the University of North Texas working on her master's degree in special education.

Chris Davenport '94 was promoted to Lear Jet captain in December 2001 with Wal-Mart Aviation. Chris and Amy (Conklin) '93 reside in Rogers, Ark., with children, Ethan, Abbi, and Christa.

Amy (Bugbee) Reed '96 received a master's degree in school administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in May. Amy teaches biology at Bishop Miege High School, Kansas City.

Heather Carrnody '97 received her master's degree in management from Webster University in May of 2001. She is currently a detective in the homicide division of the Wichita Police Department.

Chris and Anne (Keith) Holt '97 '98 continue to reside in Minneapolis, Minn. Chris works with the patent law firm Westman, Camplin, and Kelly. Anne is with Fairview University Medical Center in the drug analysis and biochemical genetics laboratories. (see also births)

Deanna Housh '98 and Ryan Likes were married May 26, 2002. The couple resides in Wichita.

Damion Walker '98 received the doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine on June 2. Damion will complete a postdoctoral residency in orthopedic surgery in Dayton, Ohio.

Stephanie Sharp '98 won her primary race and will be the Republican candidate in the general election for a seat in the Kansas House of Representatives, district 17, Shawnee. Currently Stephanie is the Kansas government relations director for the American Cancer Society.

Kevin Carnahan '99 graduated magna cum laude from Perkins School of Theology with a master of theological studies degree. Kevin has been accepted into the graduate program in religious studies at Southern Methodist University to begin work on his Ph.D.

Jennifer (Benevento) Carnahan '99 teaches at Bowman Middle School in the Dallas area and was recently named Bowman's best teacher of the month.

Angie Horstmann '99 is a kindergarten teacher at St. Anne's Catholic School in Bristol, Va.

Jessie Fisk '99 was awarded the ASLP Medical Technologist Certification. She is working at Bannock Regional Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho.

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 2000

Andrea Pearce '01 and Michael Ziser '02 were married June 1, 2002, in Winfield.

Elizabeth (Barbiers) and Daniel Buchmueller '02, '01 were married May 10, 2002.

Amy Butler '01 and Charles Watson were married May 25, 2002, in Winfield.

Angie Joy '01 and Ed Lemmon were married on March 30, 2002.

Jenni Ireland '01 is a registered nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital and has been a research assistant at Arizona State University.

Angela Gentry '01 is an editorial assistant for Real Estate Chicago magazine.

Shonda French and Kristopher Green '02, '02 were married June 28, 2002.

Michael Konrade '02 has completed an extensive 20-week basic law enforcement course at the Kansas Highway Patrol training academy in Salina. Michael has been assigned to patrol Elk County in Kansas.

Crystal Hensiek '02 and Mark Dix were married April 12, 2002. Both are teachers in the Wichita school system.

James Larson '02 has received a fellowship at Notre Dame University to study the impact of ionic liquids (the so-called green solvents) on the environment.

Bradley J. Newell '02 is attending the University of Kansas where he will be studying toward a doctor of pharmacology degree.

Derrick Landwehr-Brown '03 spent part of his summer in Washington, D.C., as an intern for Todd Tiahrt, Kansas representative from the Fourth District. A business administration major from Douglass, Landwehr-Brown was able to interact with Tiahrt weekly. His workload included preparing casework, handling faxes, answering phones, dealing with constituent concerns, and giving tours of the Capitol. He was also able to attend press conferences between June 1 and July 10.

Lindsey Miller '05 is currently in training for a marathon she will run in January 2003 at Walt Disney World. The purpose of the Walt Disney World marathon is to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Amy Andes '06 and Merlin Dennis were married March 23, 2002, in Winfield.

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 Births

Ryan Alexander, Jan. 23, 2002, to Sonya (White) '84 and Bruce Loyer.

Josie Carol, May 16, 2002, to Traci (Day) '89 and Kenneth McNutt.

Kelsey Ann, May 15, 2002, to Matt '91 and Rachel Babcock.

Camri Joele, May 1, 2002, to John '91 and Michele Gage.

Carleton Douglas, in June, to Clif and Wendy (Dolsen) Coleman '92 '90.

Grace Elizabeth, June 15, 2002, to Marcie and Jonathan Thompson '92.

Ethan Allen, May 20, 2002, to Julie (Wray) '93 and Mark Moran.

Christa Grace, May 17, 2002, to Chris and Amy (Conklin) Davenport '94 '93.

Daci Corinne, Sept. 6, 2001, to George '95 and Trisha Stover

A daughter June 19, 2002, to Darrin and Christen (Callaway) Rierson '96.

Olivia Faye, May 14, 2002, to Erika (Markley) and Ben Richardson '97 '94.

Jerod Keith Holt, May 17, 2002, to Chris and Anne (Keith) Holt '97 '98.

Landon Jade, May 26, 2002, to Ryan and Shannon (Hutchinson) Smykil '00 '00.

Jayde Abrial and Jarrett Olin, June 17, 2002, to Karen and Michael Brooks '01.

Shaunessy Mica, April 16, 2002, to Christopher and Jessie (Brass) Fisk '01 '99.

Shelby Ann, May 6, 2002, to Darla'02 and Aaron Blake.

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 Deaths

Olive L. (Miller) Palmer '25, Oxford, died August 9, 2002, at age 99. Because her husband was a Methodist pastor, Olive lived in many Kansas communities including Ensign, Harper, Valley Center, Stafford, Ulysses, and Colby. Following her husband's death in 1964, she moved back to Oxford, near where she had grown up.

Ella Bebermeyer '28, Manhattan, died June 22, 2002, at age 101. She had been a deaconess in Springfield, Mo., and later taught in missionary schools in Florida and South Carolina. She also taught high school in Gypsum and Herington, and later was a nurse's aide in Manhattan and worked at Kansas State University.

Mary Margaret (Damett) Warner '32 died May 31, 2002. A former educator, she was 90. Survivors includes her son Nicholas '70.

Savinah (Shockey) Harpending '36 died May 25, 2002. Savinah, 87, was a teacher and physical therapist while serving as a captain in the U.S. Army. She lived in Penn Yan, N.Y., for 30 years before retiring to California in 1982.

Hortense (Peck) Wilson '36 died May 4, 2002. An artist and poet, she was 88. Survivors include her husband J. Graydon '36, a son David R. '62, and a daughter Priscilla Wilson '67.

Ruth Mary (Cole) Pollock '38 died July 17, 2002. Survivors include her husband, Morris.

John Lowrey '39 died May 15, 2002. Survivors include his wife Helen (Callison) '38 and a daughter, Lorraine Morton '64.

Winifred (Brown) Matthews '39, Haviland, died June 12, 2002. She was 84. She was an American Red Cross blood drive recruiter for 33 years and helped organize the Foot Clinic and Blood Pressure Clinic in Haviland. She also was the Southwest Kansas Area on Aging representative for Haviland for 14 years.

Mary Jo Williams '42 died May 15, 2002.

Mary Ellen (Meador) Deets '43 died June 11, 2002. Mary Ellen retired from Beech Aircraft Corp as an executive secretary and administrative assistant. Survivors include her husband, Harold '43.

Margie (Stanley) Robinson '47 died May 7, 2002. Survivors include her husband, Robbie '47, and a brother William '48.

Ruth (Murray) Brown '48 died May 2, 2002, at age 75. She was the daughter of former Southwestern College president Alvin Murray, and a noted sociologist and educator. She lived in Norman, Okla. Her book, For a "Christian Ameirca": A History of the Religious Right, was published after her death and is reviewed in this issue of The Southwesterner. Survivors include her husband Sidney '47.

Marjorie (Essex) Jacobs '54 died July 31, 2002. She was 70. A Jetmore resident for 39 years, she was a teacher, retiring after teaching music for 32 years. Survivors include her husband Melvin.

Nancy (Bender) Goodell '61 died July 7, 2002. Survivors include a sister Joy (Bender) Reynolds '45.

Louise (Kemper) Rahn '90, Midland, Texas, died May 21, 2002 at the age of 83. Louise was buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, alongside her first husband, who was killed in World War II. Her activities included the Midland Symphony Guild and the Midland Opera Gild, as well as the Midland Society of University Women.

Brian Groves '02 died July 4, 2002, at the age of 25 following an automobile accident. He had worked as manager for Mike Groves Oil. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Michael and Judi '97 Groves.

 

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 Notes on Friends

Art Krehbiel died May 15, 2002. Survivors include his wife Frances.

Ruth Spore Moon, died May 15, 2002 in Mesa AZ. Survivors include step-sons George Moon, '69, Roger Moon '70, and Laban Moon '73.

Michael A. Vaughn died May 21, 2002. Survivors include his wife Deborah (Warner) '72.

Jo A. Leffingwell died May 25, 2002. Survivors include her sons Thad '92 and Trevor '92

George W. Duncan died Feb. 6. 2002.

Glenn E. Johnson died June 25, 2002. Survivors include his wife Nadeen.

Thomas W. Kuffler died July 3, 2002. Survivors include his wife Myrna.

Dee Cauble died May 29, 2002. Survivors include sons William Jack '67 and Steven '72.

Betty Courtney died June 24, 2002. Survivors include son Don '78.

Robert C. Powell died Feb. 9, 2002. Survivors include his wife Rosalie (Thompson) '54.

William C. Newlin died December 4, 2001. Survivors in her wife Joyce (Johnson) '44

Violet Pittman died July 12, 2002. Survivors include her son Mark '67 and daughter Marilyn '69.

 

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Academic Achievement

Jason Coy, assistant professor of history, will present a paper titled "Watchers and Informants: Information Collection, Criminal Prosecution,and Authority in Sixteenth-Century Ulm" at the international Sixteenth Century Studies Conference in San Antonio, Texas, in October 2002.

Munir Hassan, formerly a member of Southwestern College's business faculty, has accepted a tenure track position as associate professor of finance Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC.

Brenda Hicks, director of financial aid, will lead two sessions at the local KACRAO conference in October. Hicks has led these sessions before both regionally and nationally.

Chuck Kater, associate dean of professional studies and SC Online, was keynote speaker at a symposium of 30 community college educators held in Kansas City June 14 and 15. The symposium, sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., focused on the use of distance learning technologies.

Shawn Neises, assistant professor of education and director of the early childhood program, along with several early childhood students will make a presentation at the Kansas Association for Early Childhood Education (KAEYC) conference in Wichita Oct. 12th. Those involved in the presentation are Abriel Lette, director/lead teacher of Little Builders Preschool; Amanda Milch, early childhood pre-service teacher, Lynne Gubichuk, early childhood pre-service teacher, Lori Fitch, first grade teacher at Caldwell Elementary and graduate student, and Neises. Neises also had a poster presentation at the Southern Early Childhood Association conference March 22 titled "Mapping with Young Children." She will give the same presentation at the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum (AATC) conference in Tulsa Oct. 10 and 11.

Tami Pullins, associate dean of students, and Melodee Voth, director of student support and career services, attended the National Conference on Student Retention in Washington, D.C. The conference focused on such topics as increasing retention rates and developing a research program. As a result of the conference, this year Southwestern will be using a new retention management system. Every incoming freshman and transfer student will complete the College Student Inventory (a national survey by a company specializing in student retention) to provides information about the student's academic motivation, personal coping skills, and desire to receive support services. Results will be used to identify students in need of help and the person/people who would best be able to help them.

Cheryl Rude, assistant professor of leadership studies and director of Leadership Southwestern, has led several leadership training sessions during the past several months: " Rude and leadership students led a workshop, "From Values to Service to Voice," at the Kansas Health Foundation Leadership Institute June 6 and 7, in Wichita. Student facilitators included Ashley Reist, Ann Chartier, Randall Walz, Casey Abernethy, and Layna Ford. " Cheryl led a joint planning session for Pratt and Garden City Leader-Full participants, June 25 and 26 in Hesston and July 9 at Southwestern. Ashley Reist was student facilitator. " Rude presented the keynote session to the Community College Student Leaders at Pratt Community College April 26, "The Combination of Passion, Character, and Competency in Leadership."

Jane Schlickau, associate professor of nursing, is co-author (with Cheryl Hilgenberg of Millikin University) of "Building Transcultural Knowledge Through Intercollegiate Collaboration," published in the Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 13, No. 3, July 2002.

Karen Schoenebeck, assistant professor of accounting, is author of a test item file to accompany Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, a textbook by Horngren, Datar, and Foster to be published by Prentice Hall. She also co-authored a test item file to accompany Management Accounting, third edition, by Atkinson, Banker, Kaplan, and Young published by Prentice Hall. Schoenebeck wrote Internet exercises for Financial Accounting, first edition, by Reimers published by Prentice Hall. Shoenebeck's recent professional presentations include: (with Karen Hefner) "Presentation Skills," 62nd National Leadership Conference of the American Woman's Society of Certified Public Accountants, San Antonio, Texas, June 12, 2002; two presentations at the South Central Conference of the American Society of Women Accountants, Houston, Texas, May 18, 2002-(with Kym Anderson) "Male/Female Communications: Building Collaborative Relationships," and (with Karen Hefner) "Mentoring Relationships"; and "Resolving Ethical Issues," National Conference of the American Society of Women Accountants, Scottsdale, Ariz., Oct 2001.

Tim Shook, associate professor of music, presented on the topic of "Piano Proficiency" and was a panel member representing liberal arts institutions for a panel discussion Aug. 2 at the National Group Piano/Piano Pedagogy Forum at the University of Cincinnati-Conservatory in Cincinnati. On Sept. 20 he assumed a two-year term as president of the Kansas Music Teachers Association (KMTA) affiliated with Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). He is serving on the awards committee of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)

Jerry Wallace, Southwestern College archivist, represented the family of Calvin Coolidge and the Coolidge Memorial Foundation of Plymouth, Vt., at the rededication of the World War I Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Mo., on May 25, 2002. The monument, which had fallen into disrepair, has been restored to its original state. As vice president, in 1921 Coolidge had participated in the Memorial site dedication and later, as President, dedicated the Memorial on Armistice Day 1926. Wallace has written an article on Coolidge's participation to be published next year.

Richard Wilke, bishop in residence at Southwestern College, preached at four United Methodist annual conferences this spring - the Texans Conference, the Holston Conference, the Western Pennsylvania Conference and the Eastern Ohio Conference. Wilke and Julia Wilke also were in Moscow during late June to participate in the first Disciple Bible Study training event Julia and were sent by the publishing house to Moscow in late June to for Russian pastors, in Russian, with Russian translations.

 

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Alumni notes are compiled by Nan Hinson, alumni events manager.

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