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was appointed to the Board of Regents shortly after Dr. Dean Hubbard started the Electronic Campus in 1987, which gave Northwest national attention as the first public university to provide a networked computer in every residence hall room. This was just the start of his visionary changes at Northwest. Dr. Hubbard was an expert in long range planning, and he applied this knowledge to the plans and vision he had for the school. One of those plans was to improve the educational experience. In fact, he had done a study with a group of exceptional teachers to learn what common factors made them excel, and the results of this study helped him understand and evaluate how he would approach improving teaching and therefore student results at Northwest. This process led to his creation of the Culture of Quality. Dr. Hubbard believed that the measure of the effectiveness of a school was not necessarily the skills of the graduates, but rather the value or improvement a school added to the students. A great deal of the Culture of Quality was designed to add value (improve students) and to prove we had done it with testing and surveys, etc. This measurement concept is now starting to be considered in higher education, and Dr. Hubbard was one of the first to recognize and implement it. Also, during his presidency, he helped hire one of the most successful football coaches in NCAA Division II history, Mel Tjeerdsma. When Dr. Hubbard interviewed Coach Tjeerdsma he told The mission of the Northwest Alumni Magazine is to foster connections between alumni, friends and Northwest Missouri State University. The offices of University Advancement and University Relations strive to inform readers of the accomplishments of Northwest’s alumni, friends, faculty, students and administration and to positively position the University in the hearts of its many constituents to increase public and private support.
Northwest Foundation Inc. ’08-’09 Board of Directors President Mike Faust ’74, Omaha, Neb. Vice President Dan Runde ’81, Platte City Immediate Past President Jim Blackford ’72, Maryville Mary Asbell ’69, Lubbock, Texas Holly Murphy-Barstow ’81, Omaha, Neb. Bill Brown ’63, Platte City Rick Carter, Maryville Mark Doll ’80, Council Bluffs, Iowa Toni Espey ’83, Parkland, Fla. Jason Garst ’93, Watson William Gram ’52, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
him he didn’t care if he ever won a football game, but instead he wanted a clean program that would be a positive influence on student athletes. He got that and so much more. I have visited with educational leaders across the state, and they have told me how they have the utmost respect for Dr. Hubbard as an educational leader and visionary. Furthermore, I admire how Dr. Hubbard treated the late Northwest President Dr. Robert Foster. Dr. Hubbard was always so respectful and gracious to Dr. Foster, inviting him to events and asking him for advice – actions many presidents may be hesitant to do. It goes without saying that Dr. Hubbard’s wife, Aleta, has played an equal role in his success. For 25 years she has supported him in every area and opened their home, the Gaunt House, to University guests, which she has done with grace, charm and warmth. For the last 25 years, Dean and Aleta Hubbard have served our school well, with honor, distinction and dignity, and we owe them a lasting debt of gratitude and best wishes for their future.
Former Northwest Regent Ed Douglas ’74 of Chillicothe, with his wife, Marla, has witnessed the University’s great progress during Dr. Dean L. Hubbard’s 25-year presidency.
Sincerely,
Bill Hedge ’74, ’77, ’89, St. Joseph Ray Hischke ’66, The Woodlands, Texas Joyce Kerber ’60, Lee’s Summit Jodie Mackintosh ’77, Omaha, Neb. Jerry Moyer ’76, ’78, Titusville, Fla. Kenny Petersen ’66, Omaha, Neb. William C. Price ’60, Cincinnati, Ohio Juan Rangel ’91, Kansas City Jim Redd ’66, Leawood, Kan. Tim Sullivan ’75, Urbandale, Iowa Ron Taylor ’79, Waukee, Iowa Kay Thomas ’71, Blue Springs Gary Thompson ’76, Avon, Conn.
Ed Douglas ’74
Dick Thomson, Maryville Deb Tripp ’92, ’96, Carrollton, Texas Jason White ’91, Maryville Richard “Dick” Wiles ’71, Jefferson City Ron Woolsey ’74, ’78, Grain Valley Ex-Officio Directors B.D. Owens ’59 President Emeritus, Clearwater, Fla. Dean L. Hubbard University President Orrie Covert Executive Director Advancement Staff Orrie Covert, Vice President covert@nwmissouri.edu
Neil Elliott, Development Officer/Athletics
Lynn Ruhl, Executive Assistant
Polly Parsons Howard ’00, ’09, Development Officer/Booth College of Business and Professional Studies
Lori McLemore Steiner ’85, Finance Officer
Laurie Drummond Long ’92, Development Officer/Donor Relations
summa@nwmissouri.edu
neile@nwmissouri.edu
pollyh@nwmissouri.edu
laurie@nwmissouri.edu
lruhl@nwmissouri.edu
steiner@nwmissouri.edu
Anna Bradshaw Summa ’01, Database Specialist Steve Sutton ’71, Director of Alumni Relations ssutton@nwmissouri.edu
Mitzi Craft Lutz ’91, ’09, Advancement Communications Specialist
Brenda Untiedt ’00, ’09, Alumni Relations Specialist
Teresa Macias ’97, ’05, Development Officer/College of Arts and Sciences
Andrea Kearns Wagner ’00, ’09, Development Officer/ College of Education and Human Services/Corporate and Foundation Relations
mitzi@nwmissouri.edu
teresa@nwmissouri.edu
Peggy Purdy, Accounting Specialist
brenda@nwmissouri.edu
andrea@nwmissouri.edu
ppurdy@nwmissouri.edu
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