December 2005 CLASS NOTES We want to hear from you! Please send your news to the Office of Alumni Relations, William Jewell College, 500 College Hill, Campus Box 1003, Liberty, MO 64068 or e-mail us at alumni@william.jewell.edu. 1940s Lorena Savacool Mayhugh '43 recently returned to the United States after spending thirty-nine months in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been working under the Master's Program of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Lorena spent her first two years teaching missionary children and then began teaching English as a second language to adults at the Baptist Student Center in Bangkok. Lorena will now reside in San Diego, Calif. 1950s Neita Frohmuth Geilker '56 was honored by the Missouri Humanities Council as one of the 2005 Governor's Humanities Award recipients for her work on the Century House Committee to design a plaque for the century-old houses in Liberty, Mo. This committee encouraged the home owners to purchase the plaque, they designed a poster depicting the Century Houses and they developed a guidebook, "Liberty's Living Legacy." 1960s Ron Kelley '60 retired from Truman Medical Center in 2001. He served four terms as President of Service Employees International Union Local 96 in Kansas City. He recently passed the Missouri State Pharmacy Technician I certification test, and is working part time as a pharmacy tech at Truman Medical Center West. Ron is also a Flotilla Commander for the US Coast Guard Auxiliary in south Kansas City. Larry Matthews '65 retired this past summer as Assistant Vice President in charge of the College Board, Midwestern Regional Office, in Rosemont, Ill. He and Suzanne Purdy Matthews '67 have moved to Richmond, Vir. to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Darlene Marsh Lindsey '67 is a newly licensed real estate agent for Realty Executives of Kansas City. Wence Cunningham '68 is the Director of Public Housing for the Tampa, Fla. Housing Authority. Wence is the chief administrator of a department that provides housing for low income families. 1970s Stephen D. Jones '70 received The Human Rights Campaign's Equality Award, the highest award given in any year, for his work as co-founder and co-convener of the Religious Coalition for Equality and for his work as President of the Church Council of Greater Seattle. Dan Griggs '73 was recently named NAIA Region V Baseball coach of the Year. He is head baseball coach at Benedictine College. Larry David Alonzo '76 has been elected to the Executive Board of the Kansas City, Kansas unit of the National Education Association. In addition, he serves as the web manager of the NEA-KCK web page. He has also been named co-chair of the Kansas City chapter of Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network, which is a national organization that strives to assure each member of every community is valued and respected. Mark Morris '76 has co-authored a book with Paul Janczewski entitled Fatal Error. This book is being made into a movie starring Anne Heche and Eric Roberts. Mark and Paul may be seen as "extras" in the movie, which was filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Kent Peach '76 has been named Principal for the McAuliffe Elementary School in the Shawnee Mission (Kan.) School District. Kent had previously been the assistant superintendent for support services in the Liberty (Mo.) School District. Tim Still '77 has accepted the position as Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer for AIG SunAmerica Retirement Markets, Inc. Tim will be responsible for all aspects of client service and operations for the company's variable annuity business. 1980s Kirk Shield-Priddy '86 has been appointed by Washington State Governor, Christine Gregoire, to serve on her Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee. This is a three-year term. Kirk resides in Lynden, Wash. Tim Johnson '88 has been named the Center Executive at the YMCA Family Center in Independence, Mo. Nick Griffin '89 did his stand-up routine on the David Letterman Show this fall. 1990s Brian Franciskato '90 and Dean Nash '90 are partners in the Kansas City law firm of McLeod, Nash and Franciskato. Brian and Dean were Political Science majors at Jewell, were roommates when they studied at Oxford, one belonged to the Young Republicans, the other to the Young Democrats and now they're law firm partners. Valerie Adair Gallup '92 was a featured speaker at the VA Conference in St. Louis, representing her business - a real estate virtual assistance company. She is also a trainer for REVA Training Center. Valerie resides in Liberty, Mo. Tammy Barton '93 graduated from the Massage Therapy Training Institute in Kansas City and is now employed at Balanced Health and Fitness in the Brookside area of Kansas City. Traci Harper Wolf '94 has been a stay-at-home mom for five years and has returned to work at the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City as a Senior Automation Analyst. She and her husband, Eric, reside in Kearney, Mo. with their sons, David and Caleb. Don Raby '96 has been appointed Vice President and CFO of PBA Health, a company that performs a wide variety of pharmaceutical services including prescription benefits to wholesale drug distribution to over 1,000 affiliated retail locations throughout the Midwest. Jason Richter '96 has been named Director of International Sales for Farmland Foods. Jason manages the production, marketing and sales of pork products in Canada, the Caribbean and Asia. Jason resides in Kansas City. Anthony Jones '98 graduated from the American University of the Caribbean Medical School in June and is now residing in Lincoln, Neb. Michelle Rook '98 earned her Master of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in May. She has accepted a position with the Rochester Regional Community Design Center in Rochester, NY, a non-profit organization that offers design guidance and recommendations through participatory planning that re-establishes the relationship between buildings, sites and sense of community. Kanesha Adams '99 received her Master's degree in educational administration from William Woods University and is now teaching third grade at the Osage Beach Elementary School in Osage Beach, Mo. 2000's Donna Johnston '00 received her Master's degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in Health Administration from the Bloch School of Business and Public Relations at UMKC. She is the Executive Administrative Assistant at the law firm of Polsinelli Shalton Welte Suelthaus in Kansas City and is working with the CEO, COO and general counsel for the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Nitesh Patel '01 and Amy Mudd Patel '01 are both employed with the U. S. Consulate General in Durban, South Africa. Nitesh is in the Management Section and Amy is the Political/Economic Officer. Shanen Taylor '01 obtained a position with Ethicon Endo-Surgery division of Johnson & Johnson in Wichita, Kan. He is currently working towards an MBA with an emphasis in Healthcare Management. Jackie Crenshaw '02 accepted the position as Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions for the College of Business at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla. She now resides in Orange Park, Fla. Ashley DeVilbiss '02 has taken a position with Kansas University Medical Center with their Center of Excellence for Minority Health and the Health Careers Pathway Program. Kimball Duncan '02 has developed a unique, personalized and functional pacifier clip for babies. She is marketing this product on-line (www.clipadeedoodah.com). Russell Babcock '03 took Second Place in the Instrumental Division Spotlight Competition at the 31st Annual Music in the Rockies at Estes Park, Col. This event is sponsored by the Gospel Music Association. Russell was also the only pianist to make it through the preliminary competition. Russell performs concerts at churches and is also a piano instructor with over forty students. Tomika Anderson '04 is currently completing a nine-month internship with the Fire Education Corps in Southern California. During her time with the corps, Tomika will serve as a wild land fire fighter, work on the area Indian reservations as an educator in the school promoting fire safety, as well as learning about the Native American culture, and completing extensive GPS/GIS mapping projects of the Southern California region. Mark Hilton '04 has accepted an engineering position with Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies in Kansas City. Brian Gillenwater '05 and Kristin Stonebraker Gillenwater '05 have been accepted to medical school at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences for the fall semester 2006. They reside in Kansas City, Kan. MARRIAGES John Landers '71 to Nona Pasana, March 8, 2005. Brian Smittle '91 to Tammy Wilson, October 15, 2005. Alex Lepper '92 to LeAnna Hutchinson, October 23, 2004. Anjanette Reid '95 to Tom Eshleman, February 2, 2002. Kelli Potts '97 to Robert Brodersen, May 21, 2005. Kanesha Adams '99 to Travis Carr, November 18, 2005. Damon James '99 to Etsuko Yoshimura '05, May 14, 2005. Kari Strobbe '99 to Kevin Brady, June 8, 2002. Elisabeth Reed '00 to Robert Pearson, July 21, 2001. Meredith Farmer '01 to Lucas Grubbs, August 6, 2005. Shanen Taylor '01 to Kara Mather, May 26, 2002. Hillary McGinley '04 to Micah "Brooks" Smith, October 22, 2005. Jamie Thiele '04 to Colleen Steingrubey '03, September 10, 2005. Brian Gillenwater '05 to Kristin Stonebraker '05, October 15, 2005. BIRTHS/ADOPTIONS Newborn children of alumni receive a cardinal beanie toy from the college when the birth/adoption is reported to the Office of Alumni Relations. Call in your announcement (816/415-7565) or e-mail us at alumni@william.jewell.edu. David Fuller '87 and Angie Fuller, twins Adam Lee and Naomi Ann, June 24, 2005. Katherine Day McCall '88 and Greg McCall, son Andrew Guy, March 23, 2002 and daughter Elise Faith, June 29, 2004. Kimberly Bernard Poynter '89 and Rick Poynter, daughter Olivia Grace, November 11, 2004. Debbie Ketsenburg Schwer '89 and Mike Schwer, daughter Sarah Sophia, August 21, 2005. Robert Leytham '90 and Alyce Curtis Leytham '90, daughter Courtney Paige, born January 3, 2004, and adopted in September 2005. Melissa Patton Kuchta '90 and John Kuchta, daughter Chloe Jane, May 13, 2000 and son Christian Alexander, August 3, 2005. Kristen Bernard Meade '91 and Christopher Meade, daughter Maggie Alexis, August 9, 2005. Tim Connors '92 and Cathleen Connors, son Aidan, June 13, 2002, son Colin, October 21, 2003, and son Dylan, September 12, 2005. Alex Lepper '92 and LeAnna Lepper, daughter Lacey Anne, October 28, 2005. Eric Sapp '92 and Kristin Sapp, son Carson Ray, July 3, 2005. Pamela Dewey Sandler '93 and Todd Sandler, son Trenton Blake, May 26, 2005. Amber Reynolds Hite '93 and Ray Hite, son Guthrie West, October 12, 2005. Robin Verdi Casanovi '93 and Rudy Casanovi, daughter Remington Adair, October 3, 2005. Barclay Woerner '93 and Janice Schuette Woerner '95, son Micah Aaron, March 25, 2005. John Neidig '94 and Lorri Neidig, daughter Emma Louise, May 24, 2005. Daniel Ochs '94 and Gina Ochs, son Luke Robertson, September 13, 2005. Malinda Bulgin Schumacher '95 and Rick Schumacher, son Evan Lawrence, April 12, 2005. Melanie Farris Warner '95 and Mark Warner, daughter Anna Paige, April 27, 2004. Julie Geiger Burr '95 and Shannon Burr, daughter Lauren Christine, October 21, 2005. Jennifer Hawkins Hill '95 and Jeffery Hill, son Tomas Jeffery "TJ", September 10, 2005. Colleen Kukowski Vandendaele '95 and Mark Vandendaele, son Marcus Lee, December 1, 1998 and daughter Katelyn Marie, born in Russia on February 27, 2003 and adopted on April 19, 2004. Fred Olsson '95 and Kristine Reintjes Olsson '96, daughter Mia Elizabeth, October 27, 2005. Anjanette Reid Eshleman '95 and Tom Eshleman, daughter Deana Kay, March 9, 2004. Krista Holeman Johnson '96 and Keith Johnson, daughter Kaedyn Mary, October 6, 2005. Jared Smith '96 and Susan Burch Smith '94, daughter Merilynn Lu Zhen Smith, born November 5, 2004, in Jiangxi, China, and adopted on July 10, 2005. Dinah Steiner Prather '97 and Andrew Prather, daughter Abigail Faith, September 27, 2002. Kyle Krueger '98 and Barbara "Liz" Krueger '04, daughter Emma Elise, October 16, 2005. Sarah Lowry Homeier '98 and Dirk Homeier, adopted daughter Isabella Renee, August 30, 2005. Jill McCrea Nagel '98 and Greg Nagel, son Zachary Robert, September 13, 2005. Kevin Ward '98 and Jodi Hansen Ward '01, son Ty Hexum, March 25, 2005. Christa Youngblood Fox '98 and Rob Fox, son Bryson Cole, December 20, 2004. Kari Strobbe Brady '99 and Kevin Brady, son Aiden Patrick, August 5, 2005. Heather Hall-Hawn '00, son Clifford LeRay Ellis Hawn, March 2, 2004. Jessica Manatt Clarke '00 and Brad Clarke, son Cameron Michael, May 7, 2005. Scott Colley '01 and Kristin Egan Colley '01, son Asher Scott, February 22, 2005. IN MEMORIAM ALUMNI Gladys Kincaid Johnson '29, December 19, 2004, of Clinton, Mo. Wilmont "Bill" Toalson '29, May 25, 2005, of Victoria, Kan. Harriet Morriss Logue '33, September 13, 2005, of Archie, Mo. Christine Griffey Pugh '33, September 8, 2005, of Independence, Mo. Nan E. Davis Sanders '40, September 16, 2005, of Perris, Calif. Don Marshall '41, August 30, 2005, of Jefferson City, Mo. Betty Reynolds Criswell '42, October 21, 2005, of Montesano, Wash. Emma Payne Newman '42, September 21, 2005, of Chillicothe, Mo. Ralph Tenney '49, September 9, 2005, of Lake Lotawana, Mo. Raymond E. Hosman '50, October 28. 2005, of Liberty, Mo. Glennon E. McFarland '50, September 30, 2005, of Kearney, Mo. Theresa Voisey Donaldson '52, February 21, 2005, of Rockville, Md. Alpha Lucille Hay Grumman '61, July 31, 2005, of Victoria, Tex. Edward Marcus '61, September 6, 2005, of Manchester, Mass. Mary Beth Staponski '75, October 30, 2005, of Kansas City, Mo. Mark S. Black '76, September 5, 2005, of Marceline, Mo. Mark V. Price '78, October 21, 2005, of Los Angeles, Calif. Wade "Kim" Christian '79, October 6, 2005, of Lee's Summit, Mo.