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Tourin’ Bearcats cruise the Rhine MISSION: The Northwest Alumni Association fosters lifelong relationships through initiatives and opportunities that advance the University and its alumni, future alumni and friends. 2011-2012 Board of Directors President Amy Willits Harlin ’95, Smithville Vice President Kory Schramm ’95, Johnston, Iowa Past President Neil Neumeyer ’98, Kansas City Alumni Programs John Van Cleave ’73, ’89, Maryville Membership Committee Chairperson Sue Johnson Hockensmith ’72, Manchester Chapters Committee Chairperson Dave Teeter ’86, Montgomery City Members Cindy Tjeerdsma Akehurst ’01, Kansas City Karen Logullo Bader ’86, ’95, Aurora Bill Brooks ’91, Dearborn Dennis Bunch ’69, ’76, Lenox, Iowa Jackie Lionberger Damiani ’71, ’76, Edmond, Okla. Paula Rector Davis ’91, Lee’s Summit Jim Goecken ’92, Maryville Joan Lynch Jackson ’65, Redding, Iowa Chrissy Beck Jolley ’02, Jefferson City Allen Kearns ’62, Omaha, Neb. Mark Pickerel ’76, St. Joseph Mike Zech ’86, Maryville Ex-Officio Board Members Mike Johnson ’85, Vice President of University Advancement Dan Runde ’81, President, Northwest Foundation, Platte City Lori McLemore Steiner ’85, Finance Officer Steve Sutton ’71, Director of Alumni Relations Brenda Untiedt ’00, ’09, Alumni Relations Specialist
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orthwest alumni and friends recently returned from a cruise on the Rhine River offered by the Northwest Alumni Association. The trip, enjoyed by 42 alumni and friends, began with a selfguided tour of Zurich, Switzerland. The travelers then cruised to Strasbourg, France, and Heidelberg, Germany, where they toured the Heidelberg Castle. They also visited the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, Germany, and Siegfried’s Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum in Rudesheim, Germany. A cruise through the Rhine Gorge and guided sightseeing in Koblenze and Cologne, Germany, was followed by a canal cruise in Amsterdam, Holland. To view a photo album from the trip, visit www.nwmissouri.edu/alumni/ photoalbum. n
(Top) Northwest alumni and friends enjoyed the Rhine River cruise sponsored by the Northwest Alumni Association. (Above) Among the Tourin’ Bearcats were (from left) Holly Phillips, Elaine Ferguson Nichols ’63, Della Platt Owens ’78 and Sherry Ferguson Cady ’64.
Reconnect with fellow Bearcats From Arizona and St. Louis to Japan and the Twin Cities, the Northwest Alumni Association supports 19 alumni and friends chapters worldwide. With a variety of events each year, the chapters provide opportunities for Northwest alumni and friends to network, socialize, participate in community service activities and recruit students to Northwest. Arizona Band Central Iowa Chicago Colorado
Dallas Eastern Iowa Gridiron Japan Kansas City
Maryville Mid-Missouri Nebraska/Western Iowa Southern California Southern Iowa
Springfield St. Joseph St. Louis Twin Cities
Start a chapter in your area or get involved with an existing chapter! Contact the Office of University Advancement at (660) 562-1248 or alumni@nwmissouri.edu or visit www.nwmissouri.edu/alumni/chapters. Chapter areas must meet guidelines determined by the Northwest Alumni Association.
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