SPORTS Schedule ICHABOD BASEBALL
LADY BLUES SOFTBALL
ICHABOD & LADY BLUES TENNIS
18 Rockhurst University, 4 p.m. 21 Northwest Missouri State University, 1 p.m. 22 Northwest Missouri State University, 1 p.m. 24 Wayne State College, 2 p.m. 27 Emporia State University, 5 p.m. 28 Emporia State University, 2 p.m. 29 Emporia State University, 2 p.m. 31 Fort Hays State University, 2 p.m.
27 Missouri Western State University, 2 p.m. 28 Truman State University, 1 p.m.
16 Cameron University, 10 a.m., M 17 Midwestern State University, 10 a.m., M 18 Cameron University, Lawton, Okla., 10 a.m., W 20 Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Texas, 9 a.m., M, W 21 East Central University, Tulsa, Okla., 9 a.m., M/W 21 Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Okla., 3 p.m., W 27 Cowley County Community College, Wichita, Kan., TBA, M/W 28 Truman State University, 10 a.m., M/W 29 Wichita State University, Wichita, Kan., 1 p.m., M
MARCH
APRIL 4 Missouri Southern State University, 3 p.m. 5 Missouri Southern State University, noon 7 Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Mo., 6 p.m. 10 University of Central Missouri, 3 p.m. 11 University of Central Missouri, 1 p.m. 14 Fort Hays State University, 2 p.m. 18 Pittsburg State University, 3 p.m. 19 Pittsburg State University, 1 p.m. 21 Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Mo., 6 p.m. 24 Truman State University, 4 p.m. 25 Truman State University, 1 p.m. 26 Truman State University, noon 28 Newman University, Wichita, Kan., 6 p.m.
MARCH
APRIL 3 Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Mo., 3 p.m. 4 University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1 p.m. 8 Baker University, 2 p.m. 10 Pittsburg State University, 3 p.m. 11 Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Mo., 1 p.m. 17 Southwest Baptist University, 3 p.m. 18 University of Central Missouri, 1 p.m. 22 Emporia State University, at Hummer Sports Park, Topeka, 5 p.m. 25 Fort Hays State University, 1 p.m.
MAY 1-2 MIAA Postseason Tournament, TBA 9-10 NCAA Regional Tournament, TBA 21-25 NCAA Division II Softball World Series, Salem, Va., TBA All games in bold played at Washburn softball complex.
MARCH
APRIL 1 Missouri Western State University, 2:30 p.m., W 3 University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1 p.m., M/W 4 Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Mo., 10 a.m., M/W 10 Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Mo., 3:30 p.m., W 11 Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Mo., 10 a.m., M/W 13 Johnson County Community College, 2:30 p.m., M/W 15 Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Mo., 3:30 p.m., M/W 17 Emporia State University, 5:30 p.m., M/W 18 Saint Edward’s University, 10 a.m., M/W 25-26 MIAA Postseason Tournament, Kansas City, Mo. 9 a.m., M/W
MAY
MAY 2 University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1:30 p.m. 3 University of Nebraska at Omaha, noon 14-17 NCCA Division II Regionals, TBA 23-30 NCAA Division II World Series, TBA All games in bold played at Washburn at Falley Field.
6-8 NCAA Regional Tournament, TBD, M/W 13-16 NCAA Division II National Championships, Altamonte Springs, Fla., TBD M/W All games in bold held at Washburn tennis complex. M = Men; W = Women. In case of inclement weather, matches moved to Wood Valley Racquet Club and Fitness Center, 2909 W. 37th St., Topeka. Information, (785) 670-1134 or www.wusports.com
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Spring 2009
Celebrating art alumni: Art exhibit connects alumni across the country
CONTENTS
10 FEATURES
on the cover
alumni: 5 Celebrating Alumni Association recognizes outstanding
“Poppies with Latte & Strawberries,” by Patricia (Simpson) Settle, bfa ’62, Ludlow, Wash., is one of more than 70 art works to be displayed in the Art Alumni Exhibit opening April 18 at the Mulvane Art Museum.
alumni with annual awards
art alumni: 6 Celebrating Art exhibit connects alumni across the country
Bob Dole: 10 Sen. Enduring passion inspires gift to School of Law
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Washburn Alumni Association Alumni director
Alumni magazine editor
Susie Hoffmann, bba ’87
Joy Thompson
Contributors
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Dena Anson, ba ’01 director, university relations
Robin Kruschinska, ba ’99 assistant director, Alumni Association
Katy Browne, aa ’07 secretary, Alumni Association
Melissa Treolo, writer
Gene Cassell, sports information director
Wendy Walker Zeller, director, donor relations and communications, Washburn Endowment Association
Peggy Clark, university photographer
Jeremy Wangler, assistant sports information/marketing director
Amanda Hughes, ba ’00 assistant director, university relations
Vickie Waters, office assistant, university relations
Martha Imparato, Mabee Library special collections librarian
FryeAllen, Inc., Topeka, Kan. design and layout
The Washburn Alumni magazine is published quarterly by the Washburn Alumni Association for alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university. Subscription is by dues-paid membership in the Washburn Alumni Association. Third-class postage paid at Topeka, Kan.
From the
President
19 I have been fortunate to travel with groups of students and alumni across this country and in Asia, Europe and South America. No matter where we go, we seek out cultural treasures, and much of the time, these are treasures of art. The thumbprint of culture is art. At Washburn, we interact with art, music and theatre by Jerry Farley bringing students, faculty and aficionados together through concerts, recitals, plays and exhibits. We have ongoing art exhibits in the Mulvane Art Museum, student exhibits in Mabee “At Washburn, Library and the art building, an annual Outdoor Sculpture we interact with art, Exhibit and a summer Mulvane music and theatre Mountain/Plains Art Fair. As we teach, learn and by bringing students, celebrate art at Washburn, we faculty and aficionados turn to our art alumni. There is no better example than together through the Washburn College Bible, designed by Washburn alumnus concerts, recitals, Bradbury Thompson, which is plays and exhibits.� on permanent display in the Bible Room of the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center. Many more examples of art created by Washburn alumni are coming this spring to Mulvane Art Museum. The Washburn Art Alumni Exhibition will open April 18 in conjunction with an art alumni reunion during Alumni Weekend. With these alumni, our art students, enriched by their studies here will continue to represent a Washburn tradition by creating, appreciating, preserving and enjoying art.
Jerry Farley
d epartments
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calendar of events
4 Alumni News 8 HISTORY & TRADITIONS
10 WASHBURN ENDOWMENT
14 campus news & sports
22 class notes
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Vian-Shin “Frankie” Yee, bfa ’97, “Cubes 8”
ALUMNI EVENTS MARCH
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Kansas City event at Ameristar Casino, 6 - 8 p.m. Salt Lake City, Utah, event in conjunction with Washburn School of Law, Utah Law and Justice Center, Room B, Main Floor, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
26 Baseball tailgate and game, Washburn vs. Truman State University, Falley Field, noon
MAY
1 After Hours honoring graduating classes of ’79, ’89 and ’99, 5 p.m. 28 - June 9 Alumni Association- sponsored Mediterranean cruise
JUNE
5 After Hours, 5 p.m. 20 Kansas City T-Bones tailgate, 5:30 p.m., game 7:05 p.m. Alumni events are in the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center, unless noted. For information, call (785) 670-1641.
APRIL
15 - 18 Alumni Weekend 15 Retiring faculty reception, 4 - 6 p.m. 16 Wake Up With Washburn, speaker Tom Luedke, ba ’83 and jd ’86, 7:30 a.m. 17 Alumni Association board of directors meeting, 1 p.m. 17 After Hours, 5 p.m. 18 Nonoso reunion breakfast and initiation, Washburn Room B, Memorial Union, 9 a.m. 18 Art alumni reunion brunch, 10:30 a.m. 18 Golden Reunion, Washburn Room, Memorial Union, 5 p.m. 18 Alumni awards and recognition dinner, Washburn Room, Memorial Union, 6 p.m. For more information about award recipients, see page 5. To register, see page 29.
Showing through April 5 “Quilting African American Women’s History: Our Challenges, Creativity & Champions”
APRIL
April 4 - June 7 Washburn Art Student Exhibition April 18 - June 21 Washburn Art Alumni Exhibition
JUNE
June 6 - 7 Mulvane Mountain/Plains Art Fair The Mulvane Art Museum is located in Garvey Fine Arts Center. For information, call (785) 670-1124.
Mulvane EXHIBITS AND EVENTS MARCH
Showing through March 22 “China Before Mao: Through the Lens of a Flying Tigers Photographer”
MUSIC MARCH
25 Symphony Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m.
APRIL 4 5 7 14 19
Opera, 7:30 p.m. Honors Concert, 3 p.m. Chamber Concert, 7:30 p.m. Percussion Ensemble Concert, 2 p.m. Washburn Singers Cabaret Concert, 7:30 p.m. 21 Percussion Ensemble Festival 26 Jim Rivers Recital, 3 p.m. 30 Jazz Concert, 7:30 p.m.
Julie (Gibbs) Brooks, bfa ’03, “Retire”
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Kirk Lybecker, bfa ’73, “Lunch at the Cafe Hysteria”
ACADEMICS AND STUDENT LIFE MARCH
16 - 22 Spring recess
APRIL
MAY 1 3 5 8
6 Advance registration begins for summer sessions and fall semester 20 - 24 Greek Week 27 Greek awards banquet and ball, Washburn Room, Memorial Union, 6 p.m.
Ivalah Allen Recital, 7:30 p.m. Elaris Duo and Friends Concert, 3 p.m. University Band and Wind Ensemble Concert, 7:30 p.m. Washburn President’s Concert, 7:30 p.m.
MAY
8 Last day of classes 9 - 15 Final exams
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Apeiron: 11:30 a.m. visual and performing arts, Mulvane Art Museum and Carole Chapel; 1:30 p.m. oral presentations, Henderson Learning Resources Center; 3:30 p.m. remarks, Mabee Library; 4:30 - 6 p.m. poster session and reception, Mabee Library Thomas L. King Lecture in Religious Studies: Peter Gomes, Harvard University, Washburn Room, Memorial Union 7:30 p.m. For information, call (785) 670-1542.
COMMENCEMENT
May 16 Lee Arena, Petro Allied Health Center
JUNE
5 - 13 Sunflower Music Festival, 7:30 p.m. All concerts are in White Concert Hall in Garvey Fine Arts Center, unless noted. The schedule is subject to change. For information, call (785) 670-1511.
AWARDS CEREMONIES May 16 White Concert Hall, Garvey Fine Arts Center
THEATRE
Located at the Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre, Garvey Fine Arts Center. For information, call (785) 670-1639.
Barabara Waterman-Peters
APRIL
17 - 18 “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead,” 8 p.m. 24 - 25 “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead,” 8 p.m. 26 “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead,” 2 p.m. “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” is an absurdist, existentialist tragicomedy by Tom Stoppard.
9:30 a.m. School of Applied Studies 12:30 p.m. College of Arts and Sciences 3:30 p.m. School of Business and School of Nursing 6:30 p.m. School of Law
8 a.m. School of Applied Studies certificate and awards ceremony 5:30 p.m. School of Nursing recognition and awards ceremony
MAY
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Washburn Women’s Alliance Award Luncheon: Lori Fisher of Heart of America Hospice, speaker, Washburn Room, Memorial Union, 11:30 a.m. For more information, visit www.givetowashburn.org/ Newsevent-event/ or call (785) 670-4483.
CRANE OBSERVATORY
SPECIAL EVENTS
APRIL
MARCH
20 WU Board of Regents, Student Recreation & Wellness Center, 4 p.m.
2 and 16, 8 - 9:30 p.m.
MAY 7
APRIL
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Peter Gomes
Jackie Joyner-Kersey lecture, Washburn Room, Memorial Union, 7 p.m.
8:30 - 10 p.m. The Crane Observatory is located on the fourth floor of Stoffer Science Hall. Schedule is subject to change. For information, call (785) 670-2264.
Jackie Joyner-Kersey
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ALUMNI News
Travel abroad with the Alumni Association Fall 2009: Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula | Nov. 8 - 15 Explore the history of ancient civilizations. The adventure starts and ends in the Western Caribbean resort of Cancun. Admire the beachfront ruins at Tulum and the Mayan city of Coba en route to Chichen Itza. Visit the Ball Court, El Castillo and the Cenote Sagrado. Stop in Izamal, a classic Mayan religious site, on the way to Uxmal. Visit the Palace of Masks in Kabah. Then go to Merida for sightseeing and a visit to the cathedral and the Museum of Anthropology and History. See the Mayan city of Ek Balam and its enormous pyramid. Discover the charming town of Valladolid before returning to Cancun and traveling home. Tentatively priced at $2,650 per person double occupancy, this trip includes roundtrip airfare from Kansas City, seven nights superior first class hotel accommodations, 16 meals and sightseeing. Details are tentative and subject to change.
2010: Australia & New Zealand We’re thinking ahead to 2010 and planning for an alumni group travel opportunity to Australia and New Zealand. We haven’t set the date yet, but the trip will be approximately two weeks in length and cost in the range of $5,500 per person. Look for more details in the next issue of the Alumni magazine and on the Alumni Association Web site. For more information, visit www.washburn.edu/alumni or contact Susie Hoffmann at susie@washburn.edu. Photo by Robin Kruschinska
n Future Alumni Network students celebrate at Brewster Place: Garrett Love, Montezuma, Kan., a junior who also wears #40 for Ichabods basketball, celebrates the holidays with Brewster resident Gladys Trower in December. Love is a member of FAN, co-sponsored by the Washburn Alumni Association and Office of Admissions, which throws an annual Christmas party for the Brewster Alumni Chapter. Gladys and her husband, Maurice Trower, are the parents of Washburn alumni Linda TrowerShuss, ba ’72, Twin Falls, Idaho, and Vicky Wiley, bsn ’84, Prescott Valley, Ariz.
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Alumni Association recognizes outstanding alumni with annual awards Awards will be conferred at the Alumni Association awards and recognition dinner April 18. To register for this event, see page 29.
Distinguished Service Award
Ritchie Award
This award recognizes alumni who have made personal and professional contributions to society, demonstrated exemplary support to the Washburn Alumni Association and the community, been of service to humanity, distinguished themselves in their careers and brought honor to Washburn through their accomplishments.
This award honors men who have distinguished themselves as teachers, instructors, administrators or benefactors at Washburn and also have given service to the community and/or their chosen professions. The award is named after Col. John Ritchie, who donated the land on which Washburn is built.
Jeanne (Olson) Bertelson, ba ’73 and jd ’77, Topeka, is an attorney in private practice. She has worked at the Kansas Department of Labor, Kansas Department on Aging, the Kansas Board of Healing Arts and the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office. Her community service includes the Community Youth Homes board, Czars: 400 Years of Imperial Grandeur, WU Campus Beautification Committee, Mulvane Art Museum board of directors, Mulvane Mountain/Plains Art Fair and Friends of the Mulvane Art Museum. She and her husband, Ken, donated a sculpture to the Mulvane Courtyard, and have a named classroom in the Mulvane Art Museum. Edward Glotzbach, ba ’70, St. Louis, Mo., is vice chairman of Information Services Group Inc., the former president and chief executive officer of TPI, and the former executive vice president and chief information officer with SBC Communications Inc. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Southern California and serves on boards for the Laclede Group, Global Velocity Inc., the Newberry Group and the audit committee at Edward Jones. He is a past chairman of the Washburn Endowment Association board of directors and was honored as a Washburn Alumni Fellow in 1998. Alpha Delta fraternity named him Outstanding Alumnus of the Year in 2005. Monroe Award This award honors women who have distinguished themselves as teachers, instructors, administrators or benefactors at Washburn and also have given service to the community and/or their chosen professions. The award is named after suffragist, lawyer and publisher Lilla Day Monroe.
Barbara Waterman-Peters, bfa ’73, Topeka, is an artist. Her work has been shown regionally, nationally and internationally in more than 250 exhibitions and is included in museum and corporate collections. In 2005, she painted the image used on the Christmas card by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. She holds a master of fine arts degree from Kansas State University and served as an art instructor at Washburn and KSU. Her honors include Nonoso, an assistantship from the Kansas Arts Commission, three artist residencies and a certificate of recognition for outstanding contributions to the State of Kansas. Waterman-Peters is the visual artist for Washburn’s Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theater and is a founding member of the Collective Art Gallery.
Larry Peters, bfa ’62, Topeka, retired as gallery director of the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery and curator of collections at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. A past president of Kansas Museums Association, he serves on the board of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg, Kan., and on the Foundation Board of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. Peters exhibits in a variety of venues, including a recent U.S. Arts in the Embassy Program in Athens, Greece. He received the Kansas Governor’s Arts Award for Arts Advocacy, the Kansas Museum Association’s Distinguished Service Award, and Washburn honored him in 2003 as an Alumni Fellow. Ruth Garvey Fink Award This award honors individuals who have furthered the mission of the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center in supporting Washburn University.
Presented posthumously to Topekans Doris (Firestone) Joss, ba ’33, and Charles Joss, bs ’35 and honorary doctorate ’80. Both Doris and Charles Joss played key roles in raising funds for the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center. Doris Joss received a Distinguished Service Award from Washburn in 1979. She was a charter member of the Washburn College Bible Committee and served on the Washburn Endowment Association board, the Alumni Association board and the Mulvane Art Museum Women’s Board. Charles Joss was a surgeon for nearly 40 years. He served on the Washburn Board of Regents, the Washburn Endowment Association board and the Stormont-Vail and Topeka Community Foundation boards. Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award This award honors recent Washburn graduates who demonstrate leadership in career or civic endeavors and loyalty to Washburn.
Beth (Hall) Martino, ba ’00, Topeka, was recently named director of communications and press secretary for Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Martino served since 2007 as deputy secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor, where she was previously director of marketing and communications. She holds a master of science degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. Her community service includes the Topeka South Rotary Club board, Leadership Greater Topeka and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She was nominated for a YWCA Women of Excellence Award. As a student at Washburn, Martino was active in Nonoso, debate, Student Ambassadors and Washburn Student Association. www.washburn.edu/alumni | spring 2009 | 5
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our alumni from across the country share a sneak preview of their art and inspiration. These pieces will be part of the Art Alumni Exhibition opening April 18 at the Mulvane Art Museum, in conjunction with Alumni Weekend.
Phillip Stevens, bfa ’02, Gilbert, Ariz., is an artist and a strength and conditioning coach. His interest in strength athletics developed while he was pursuing a master’s degree in fine arts at American University in Washington, D.C. “Rob’s Shoes” is typical of the art work he is doing right now, Stevens said. “I like drawing and painting people, but it is hard to get somebody to sit,” Stevens said. “Working with objects is my emphasis now. I try to find things we normally look at for seconds. I invest hours and days into really looking at them.” Stevens said he often asks people to give him something to paint. Late in 2007, his brother Rob gave him a pair of shoes. Currently Stevens is creating a painting, “Your World Through My Eyes,” on a 1965 Volkswagen hubcap as Arizona’s representative in a world and state-wide competition sponsored by landfillart.org. 6 | spring 2009 | www.washburn.edu/alumni
Phillip Stevens, “Rob’s Shoes”
Tom Parker, “Egress”
Tom Parker, ba ’55, Highlandville, Mo., holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa and serves as chairman, art and art history, and as director of the master’s program in studio art and theory at Drury University, Springfield, Mo. “Egress” is part of a series Parker has been working on for about five years. The mixed media sculpture includes a welded steel house that appears to be on fire, a ladder fire escape and an oak hand (a reference to Marcel Duchamp) pointing the wrong way. “This is amusing to me,” he said. “There is no exit, as Sartre said.” Parker said that his work spanning 30 years shows a consistency of themes. “Since I teach art history, much of my works make reference to other art. Politics is another theme, and popular culture recurs,” he said.
Brooks (Mooney) Powell, “Avery Peak”
Brooks (Mooney) Powell, bfa ’71, Grand Junction, Colo., a former Topekan, is a charter member of the Women’s Board of the Mulvane Art Museum. One highlight of her service at the Mulvane came in 1980 when her painting became the catalog/poster for the “Fascinating Cat,” a five state exhibition sponsored by the Mulvane Art Museum and the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Powell painted “Avery Park” about two years ago when she went hiking in Colorado with a friend in the area west of Colorado Springs near Gunnison. “It is one of the remaining beautiful undeveloped parks in our nation,” she said.
Patricia (Simpson) Settle, bfa ’62, Ludlow, Wash., painted the acrylic, “Poppies with Latte & Strawberries,” which is featured on the cover of this magazine. Her inspiration for “Poppies” came when she noticed a vase holding poppies on a desk at a local art gallery. She generally paints people and landscapes in oils, but began working in acrylic about two years ago. She now has a number of themed pieces she is planning to exhibit in March at Small World Gallery in Lindsborg, Kan. Patricia (Simpson) Settle, “Poppies with Latte & Strawberries”
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History & traditionS
A Washburn art tradition By Martha Imparato
Art department faculty pose for the 1969 yearbook. Seated (L to R): Edward Navone, Jack Wright, Judith Sullivan and Jim Hunt, chairman. Standing (L to R): John Whitfield and Joan Foth.
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Pictured in front of the Mulvane Art Museum, in approximately 1928 (L to R): Lucille Almgren, art instructor; Helen Anderson, art instructor; Faybene Wolfe, custodian and corresponding secretary; and Frances Whittemore, director and assistant professor of art.
Lester Hull (from a charcoal
Wallace Baldinger
Howard Church
Alexander Tillotson
drawing by James I. Gilbert)
In the 1890s, New York and Chicago-trained artist Frances Whittemore arrived in Topeka with her husband Luther. While he taught Latin, she began as a drawing and painting teacher at Washburn and taught sporadically during the next 20 years, adding courses in art history, interior decoration, art appreciation and principles of art. The Topeka Art Institute, which operated on the second floor of the public library 1886-94, undoubtedly provided competition. Additionally, in 1901, George Stone, one of the Institute’s graduates and later George Stone a Washburn faculty member, opened the Reid-Stone School of Art in downtown Topeka with Albert Reid, a syndicated cartoonist and publisher from Concordia, Kan. After only two years, however, the Reid-Stone School merged with Washburn, and the two co-founders joined the Washburn Albert Reid faculty. Reid stayed only a few years, but numerous students studied under Stone during his two tenures, 1903-09 and 1916-18. Several students, including Mary Huntoon, ba ’20, and Margaret Whittemore, ba ’19, became successful artists and educators.
The first art department director at Washburn was Max Frederick Hagendorn, who served 1910-11, followed by Jessie Guild, bs ’02, 1911-13. Frances Whittemore became director in 1913 and held that position until she retired in 1929. During that time she organized the Topeka Art Guild and was instrumental in the establishment of the Mulvane Art Museum, which opened in 1924. Frank Peers, ba ’16, and several of his siblings studied under Whittemore. Lester Hull directed the art department 1930-32, and established the fine arts degree. In 1933, Wallace Baldinger began a seven-year tenure leading the department, during which Bradbury Thompson, ba ’34, graduated and started his long and successful career as an internationally acclaimed graphic designer. Subsequent directors included Howard Church, 1940-45; Alexander Tillotson, 1945-63; and R. James Hunt, 1963-81. In 1981, John Hunter was named chairman of the combined department of art and theatre arts and served in that capacity until 1997. In 1997, art and theatre became separate departments, and Glenda Taylor was named chairwoman of the art department, where she serves today.
Allison Murphy, Topeka, a senior history major, prepared a Mabee Library exhibit to highlight her semester-long research on the history of early Washburn alumni and faculty artists. She utilized resources in the Washburn University archives, the Mulvane Art Museum, the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Sabatini Gallery and the Internet to enhance their entries in the Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists active before 1945, an online resource compiled by Susan V. Craig of the University of Kansas.
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Washburn ENDOWMENT
Enduring passion inspires gift to School of Law
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en. Robert J. “Bob” Dole, ba ’52, jd ’52 and, honorary doctorates ’69 and ’85, Washington, D.C., has dedicated his life and career to the service of both law and government. This enduring passion recently inspired Dole to establish the Senator Robert J. Dole Law Professorship Fund in the Washburn School of Law’s Center of Law and Government. Dole’s gift will provide funds to help recruit and retain an outstanding faculty member to serve as director of the recently established Center of Law and Government. “We are deeply appreciative of Sen. Dole’s generous support of Washburn University School of Law,” said Thomas J. Romig, dean of the School of Law. “Sen. Dole’s outstanding career as a public servant embodies the goals of our newly-created Center for Law and Government.” Romig noted the Center will parallel Sen. Dole’s career, educating students on all aspects of public service from local and state government to federal government.
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New Endowments “This significant gift will allow through its history, and Sen. Dole Washburn Law to prepare students is certainly someone Washburn as highly-qualified public servants and our entire nation are proud for a broad range of careers at all of,” said President Jerry Farley. levels of government,” he said. “We are very fortunate to have the After graduation support of a Washburn from Washburn, Dole graduate like Sen. practiced law and Dole who exemplifies “We are very served as an elected a life of service to government official his community and fortunate to have at the local, state country.” the support of a and federal levels. Washburn honored His extensive public in 1966 with a Washburn graduate Dole service includes the Distinguished Service Kansas House of like Sen. Dole who Award, and the School Representatives, of Law conferred a exemplifies a life four terms as Russell Distinguished Service County Attorney, Award on him in 1981. of service to his eight years as a He served 1987-98 as a community and U.S. Congressman, Washburn Endowment followed by nearly trustee, receiving country. ” 30 years as a U.S. emeritus status in 1998. Senator. Dole also In 2003, he established — Jerry B. Farley, served as chairman the Honorable Robert Washburn president of the Republican J. Dole Scholarship National Committee, for Law Students, is a president of the U.S. Senate and member of the Lincoln Society and as Senate majority leader. He a lifetime member of the Washburn was President Gerald Ford’s vice Alumni Association. presidential running mate in 1976 The $300,000 Dole gift also and was the Republican candidate qualifies for Kansas Partnership for President of the United States for Faculty of Distinction funds, in both 1988 and 1996. a legislative effort to ensure and “We truly appreciate the promote high quality educators generosity of this very special in university classrooms. alumnus. Washburn has been home to many outstanding alumni
The following new endowments to benefit a variety of areas at Washburn University were established and fully funded during the first half (July 1 - Dec. 31, 2008) of the current fiscal year to date. $500,000 and above Business Distinguished Professorship $250,000 to $499,999 Senator Robert J. Dole Law Professorship Fund $100,000 to $249,999 School of Nursing “Vision for the Future” Fund Goppert Scholarship Fund $25,000 to $49,999 John J. Bryan Law Scholarship Fund Wendell J. McDonald Scholarship Fund $15,000 to $24,999 John J. Bryan Scholarship Fund Brian J. Moline Memorial Fund Chandler Family Nursing Scholarship Fund Gary and Mary Eisenbarth Business Scholarship Fund Georgia D. Sandlin Education Scholarship Fund Irvine E. Ungerman Excellence in Clinical Practice Award Merton Elliott Law Scholarship Fund If you are interested in establishing an endowment for Washburn University, please contact Washburn Endowment Association at (785) 670-4483 or visit us online at www.givetowashburn.org.
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Washburn ENDOWMENT
A gift of love “A gift of love” is how Doris (Heck) Hedberg, b ed ’72, Topeka, describes the donation she makes to Washburn each year. “I have a great love for Washburn,” said Hedberg. Doris Hedberg “I think it’s good for the city of Topeka and surrounding communities.” Instead of one large donation, Hedberg’s is one of thousands of smaller donations made yearly to the university by Washburn supporters. Most of her donation goes to the Floyd and Doris Hedberg Fund for Music, which enables the music department to provide students with valuable resources it may not be able to afford otherwise. Doris Hedberg’s late husband, Floyd Hedberg, b music ’49, was a professor at Washburn and former chairman of the music department. “The donation I make is not only done in memory of my late husband, but in memory of the good years he had at Washburn teaching,” she said. Music has always played a large role in Hedberg’s life. She is the mother of a former professional musician and taught piano and voice lessons in her home. She was on the original boards of both the Topeka Symphony and the Sunflower Music Festival.
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Hedberg is a member of the Shawnee Chorale Society and still sings in the choir at her church, First United Methodist. This lifelong devotion makes her annual gift to the Washburn music department an easy, but very fulfilling, voluntary obligation. “I give to the music department because I so believe in music,” said Hedberg. “I don’t know what life would be like if we were to do away with the arts.” JuliAnn Mazachek, president of the Washburn Endowment Association, said gifts like Hedberg’s have raised close to $4 million in funds as of mid-January. “You can see how important smaller annual gifts are to the support of Washburn University,” said Mazachek. Hedberg says she is not a rich woman and each year’s donation is something she has to carefully budget. A much larger gift will be given to Washburn from her estate, but Hedberg said she would like to make clear that even a small amount can do a world of good. “You don’t have to have extreme wealth to donate to things,” said Hedberg. “Wherever you are, you do what you can. The most important part of giving, after all, is the willingness to give.”
Scholarships offer peace of mind ReAnne Utemark
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Washburn is able to provide nearly $6 million in scholarships to students each year. With the cost of a college education on the rise and the economy in decline, scholarships are more important than ever to Washburn students to help finance their education, as well as provide some peace of mind.
For history major ReAnne Utemark, Parsons, Kan., who is a candidate for graduation this May, scholarships provide a feeling of relief as she prepares to enter the real world and graduate school. “It’s the classic story – I was raised by a single mom with limited resources. I would have been one of those kids going deeply into debt,” said Utemark. “Without the help Washburn scholarships provide, I wouldn’t be able to graduate without any debt.” Utemark has received nearly a dozen individual scholarships at Washburn, including scholarships in history, leadership and academics from the University. She is a Leadership Scholar who maintains a 4.0 grade point average in her major and has been on both the
president’s and dean’s honor rolls. She has also received outside scholarship support each year from Kansas Kids at Gear Up. Utemark says she feels incredibly fortunate to be facing a post-undergraduate future of no student loan payments. But, she says, the scholarships have also given her so much more. “I’ve been able to focus on academic and extracurricular interests, and I’ve not had to struggle with the stress of working full-time,” said Utemark. “In this day and age, that’s unusual.” Utemark did not have a full-time job, but she definitely put in many hours outside class. She served as a staff writer for the Kaw yearbook and as managing editor and editor-in-chief
for the Washburn Review. She has also been involved with Washburn study abroad programs in France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and, most recently, Dubai, where she was a presenter at the Women as Global Leaders Conference. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society, Nonoso, Mortar Board and was named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Utemark is applying for law school and plans to study media policy and first amendment law. She says she is ready to graduate and take on the responsibilities of a competitive law school curriculum, thanks to Washburn’s donors and the scholarships they have provided her.
A winning combination
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ashburn University and athletics are a winning combination. With the formation of a men’s baseball team on campus in 1879, through the 2003 start-up of women’s soccer, sports continue to play an important role on campus. Washburn is now home to 10 men’s and women’s sports and has earned 33 conference championships since the early 1990s, as well as many individual player awards. Men’s athletic teams at Washburn include baseball, basketball, football, golf and tennis, while women’s teams include basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. Through the years, Washburn donors have made possible the construction of new sports arenas on campus and much-needed renovations to existing facilities. Thanks to you, Washburn has the kind of quality sports venues that have helped recruit and retain the many talented student-athletes proud to call themselves Ichabods and Lady Washburn football locker room following renovations. Blues. There remains one significant project to complete in support of Washburn student-athletes – the renovation of the locker rooms. As many of you know first-hand, a locker room is not just a place to change clothes; it is where team relationships are strengthened, game-winning strategies are developed and mental focus is achieved. The current locker rooms were designed and constructed many years ago and have served teams well with minimal enhancements to date. In order to accommodate a growing number of Washburn student-athletes and to meet the needs of today’s competitive athletic teams, a new project is underway to refurbish the locker rooms. If you would like more information about this project, please contact Washburn Endowment Association at (785) 670-4483 or visit us online at www.givetowashburn.org.
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Mock trial students win fall awards
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ashburn’s mock trial teams enjoyed success during the fall 2008 semester, amassing nine individual attorney and witness awards and winning the University of Kansas Jayhawker Invitational and the Creighton University Bluejay Open tournaments and besting squads from the University of Kansas, University of Missouri-Kansas City and University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. In the spring 2009 semester, the teams competed Jan. 31-Feb. 1 at Fordham University in Bronx, New York, where one team placed 5th overall, and senior Michelle Neis, Tecumseh, Kan., was recognized for her near perfect performance
(19 out of 20 points) as an attorney on the defense, taking second place at the tournament in overall standings. Washburn hosted the Great Plains Regional Mock Trial Tournament Feb. 20-22. Preparing for competition: Amber Rivera, junior, Colwich, Kan., cross examines witness Eli Woody, a sophomore from Topeka. Seated are attorneys (L to R): senior Kim Caw, Topeka; sophomore Brittany James, Topeka; and freshman Joshua Rivera, Colwich, Kan.
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Roxanne Kelly
Dean for Kaw Area Technical School named Roxanne Kelly, who served since 2004 as director of academic services at the Kansas Board of Regents, joined Washburn in February as dean of Kaw Area Technical School. “Dr. Kelly has the solid leadership abilities to develop and manage a range of academic projects which will enhance the technical education programs at Kaw,” President Farley said. Kelly previously held the post of dean of instruction for Flint Hills Technical College in Emporia, Kan., and dean of the Albright School of Education and senior vice president for academic affairs at City University, Bellevue, Wash. She holds a master’s degree in education in curriculum and instruction from City University and a doctorate from Seattle University in educational leadership, with a concentration in higher education administration. The management of KATS passed from Topeka Unified School District 501 Board of Education to Washburn in July 2008, with the school now operating as a unit administered by Washburn and governed by the Washburn Board of Regents.
School of Nursing Dean to return to full-time teaching Members of the debate team practice their skills. (L to R): seniors Steve Mitchell, Topeka and Patrick Muenks, Parkville, Mo.; sophomores Lauren Knoth, Independence, Mo., and Cassidy Crabtree, Arkansas City, Kan.
Parliamentary debate teams rank nationally
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our Washburn debate teams rank in the top 50 in the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence from a field of 762 teams across the nation. Washburn students listed in the rankings include seniors Aly Fiebrantz and Steve Mitchell, both of Topeka; and Patrick Muenks, Parkville, Mo. Also ranking are juniors Joe Allen, Boise, Idaho; Shanna Carlson, Great Bend, Kan.; Andrew Lake, Topeka; and sophomore Keenan Hogan, Lyons, Kan. The rankings, which can be viewed online at www.npte.debateaddict.com, track the overall success of each parliamentary team in the nation
and are used to determine the top 64 teams to square off at the highly competitive NPTE Championships scheduled in March at University of California-Berkeley. Kevin O’Leary, director of forensics, said that since there are no divisions in debate, Washburn teams routinely compete with students in large university programs. In 2008, Washburn placed second in the NPTE Championship and was third in 2007. O’Leary said he expects Washburn to be among the top four in the nation this year, along with the University of Oregon, Western Washington University and Western Kentucky University.
Alumni Association Board of Directors 2008-2009 President
Board Members
Ann Adrian, b ed ’67
Kirsten Allen, ba ’88 Dennis Bohm, bba ’04 Jami Bond, bba ’04 Stacey Calhoon, ba ’89 Tara K. Cunningham, ba ’00 Amy Garton, ba ’03 Ray Killam, bba ’70
Vice President Roger VanHoozer, ba ’72
William Marshall, ba ’61 Erin Menard, bba ’05 Dave Moore, bba ’70 Cindy Rogers, ba ’69 Jim Sloan, ba ’50 and jd ’52 Leo Taylor, ba ’74
Cynthia Hornberger, bsn ’78, dean and professor, School of Nursing, plans to return to full-time teaching duties in July and focus on nursing research and Cynthia Hornberger coursework in leadership and administration. Hornberger was named dean in 2000 after joining the Washburn nursing faculty in 1989. President Farley praised Hornberger’s accomplishments, noting he accepted the dean’s decision with great regret. “Dr. Hornberger deserves recognition for her leadership and for the service she has given to the School of Nursing,” he said. During Hornberger’s tenure as dean, the master of science in nursing program was developed and the bachelor of science in nursing program became one of the largest programs in the state. She was also instrumental in implementing international nursing exchange programs in Northern Ireland, Finland, Hungary and China, and in establishing a mobile health clinic. Hornberger serves as president of the Kansas Association of Colleges of Nursing and has created a Nursing Service - Education Leadership Council in the Topeka area.
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Business student excels in global competition
‘Quest’ broadcast features Kansas high schools
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eams from 16 Kansas high schools are competing in the televised games of “Quest,” which is broadcast on KTWU, KTWU-23.3DT and KPTS (Wichita) through May 18. The 16 teams participating in the televised competition earned the highest scores at the Super Saturday qualifying event staged in December on campus, where teams from high schools across the state were individually tested on their knowledge of a broad range of topics. The games will air at 11 a.m. Sundays on KTWU and 2 p.m. Sundays on KTWU-23.3DT. Quarterfinals will be shown April 5, 12, 19 and 26; semifinals May 3 and 10; and the championship on May 17. Broadcasts on KPTS (Wichita) will be at 5 p.m. Mondays, with quarterfinals shown April 6, 13, 20 and 27; semifinals, May 4 and 11; and the championship, May 18. Quest is produced by KTWU and Washburn University. Support for the production is provided by Kansas National Education Association and Quest Resource Corporation. High schools paired in the first round of games: Olathe Northwest vs. Hayden (Topeka) Topeka West vs. Topeka High Clifton-Clyde (Clyde) vs. Mill Valley (Shawnee) Leavenworth vs. Lawrence Washburn Rural (Topeka) vs. Manhattan Shawnee Heights (Topeka) vs. Lawrence Free State Independent (Wichita) vs. Junction City Wichita East vs. Bishop Carroll (Wichita)
Broadcasts may be pre-empted in March for pledge drives, so please check local listings.
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Alexander Tsui, an international student from Hong Kong, came in second in the online 2008 International Business Simulation Challenge. The percentage point variation between the winner and Tsui was 0.00747. Tsui initially participated in the Capstone Business Simulation as part of an eight-week team project in strategic management, a required class for seniors in the School of Business. Later in the semester, Tsui entered the International Challenge by himself and succeeded in a field of 914 competitors running 702 simulated companies from university campuses around the globe. “The competition is very taxing, very time consuming,” said Norma Juma, assistant professor, School of Business, who taught Tsui’s class. “Alexander Tsui has demonstrated that it is indeed possible for Washburn students to compete against their peers from top schools like Indiana University, Baylor University, Penn State University and the University of Texas and emerge on the top,” Juma said. “I am extremely proud of him.” Dan Smith, president of Capsim Management Simulations, congratulated Tsui and the other finalists. “The International Business Simulation Challenge provides an opportunity for students of all levels to find out if they have what it takes to run a multimillion-dollar company,” he said. Tsui earned a bachelor of business administration degree in management in December. He is studying finance in the spring semester and plans to pursue a master’s degree in business administration in the fall. Alexander Tsui
welcomes Greg Mortenson Washburn students filled White Concert Hall in November to hear Greg Mortenson, author of the New York Times bestseller “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time.” Mortenson spent a day on campus as part of iRead, a program launched in 2007 to promote a common reading experience across the campus. St. Francis Health Center and a variety of campus organizations, including the Center for Undergraduate Studies and Programs and Washburn Student Government Association, sponsored the evening lecture. “Three Cups of Tea” is the inspiring true story of one man’s efforts to change the world – one school at a time. With journalist David Oliver Relin, Mortenson recounts his unlikely journey from a failed attempt to climb Pakistan’s K2, the world’s second highest mountain, to successfully building schools in some of the most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pennies for Peace To both promote Mortenson’s lecture and provide a way for Washburn students to support his cause, WSGA is sponsoring “Pennies for Peace,” a program Mortenson started when first beginning to build schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It emphasizes the impact that giving one penny can make on the education of students, as one penny buys one pencil. WSGA hopes to raise $12,000, the amount of money it takes to build one school. Erica Koepsel, Wichita, Kan., WSGA public relations director, said that by the end of fall semester, $2,000 had been raised.
While visiting an afternoon class, Greg Mortenson listens as Deborah Altus, associate professor, human services, reads a letter announcing a $50,000 gift to Central Asia Institute from the Linden Root Dickinson Foundation, of Jamul, Calif.
$50,000 gift presented Deborah Altus, associate professor, human services, presented a check for $50,000 to Mortenson while he visited her afternoon class. A letter accompanying the gift from the Linden Root Dickinson Foundation, of Jamul, Calif., explained why the Foundation chose to send the check through Altus. “Professor Altus has been an avid supporter of your book and your mission,” the letter states. “Although she is a college professor teaching over a thousand miles from San Diego, she shares the same excitement and hope for community-based education, especially for girls, in the remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.” For more information, visit www.ikat.org, www.penniesforpeace.org, call Koepsel at (785) 670-2320 or e-mail erica.koepsel@washburn.edu.
KTWU NEWS
KTWU on iPod and iTunes
Several of KTWU’s local productions can now be downloaded and played on personal iPod devices. Programs offered include “Kansans You Should Know,” “What Would Jesus Do?” and the “Minds That Matter” lecture series from the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. These programs may also be viewed through iTunes on home computers as long as the iTunes program is downloaded from the Internet. www.washburn.edu/alumni | spring 2009 | 17
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Summer Camps
Pierre-Richard Prosper, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large, describes the process leading to the selection of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the site for detention of suspected terrorists.
Global war on terrorism subject of law symposium Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large PierreRichard Prosper and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and New York Times correspondent Charlie Savage were among the featured speakers at a two-day symposium in November sponsored by Washburn’s Center for Law and Government and the Washburn Law Journal. “The Rule of Law and the Global War on Terrorism: Detainees, Interrogations and Military Commissions” drew 137 participants from across the United States and Europe. Speakers, panelists and participants examined legal implications of governmental actions taken in response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and re-evaluated and reassessed these complex issues to explore possible ways forward as our nation prepared for a new administration. Video from the symposium can be viewed at www.washburnlaw.edu/ruleoflaw.
Academics
Athletics
JULY 13 - 15 Camp BLUE: Business Leaders Understanding Entrepreneurship, registration required. For information, (785) 670-1030.
Lady Blues Volleyball Camps: JULY 13 - 15 Setter Camp for grades 9 - 12 Passing and Defense Camp for grades 9 - 12 16 - 18 Getting Started Camp for grades K - 3 Hitter Camp for grades 9 - 12 20 - 22 General Skills Camp for grades 4 - 6 General Skills Camp for grades 7 - 9
15 - 17 Pre-legal Workshop: Students interested in law careers will learn about the opportunities available in law, registration required. For information, (785) 670-1030.
Mulvane Art Museum Razzle Dazzle: A variety of classes for all ages, preschool to adult, mornings (10 a.m. - noon) and afternoons (1 - 3 p.m.) JUNE 8 - 12; 22 - 26 JULY 6 - 10; 20 - 24 AUGUST 3 - 7 There are additional evening and select Saturday classes. For information and a brochure, call (785) 670-2420.
Music Northeast Kansas Total Percussion Camp: July 21 - 25. Contact Tom Morgan, (785) 670-1521.
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Lady Blues Soccer Camp: July 31 - Aug. 2 Residential (overnight) camp for girls ages 8 - 18. Ichabod Football Camps: MAY 12 - 13 Blue Crew Football Camp for grades K - 6 JUNE 1 - 4; 8 - 11 High School Team Camp for grades 9 - 12 15 - 18 Blue Crew Football Camp for grades 2 - 8 Ichabod Baseball Camps: JUNE 8 - 11 (rain day June 12) for ages 11 - 13 15 - 18 (rain day June 19) for ages 8 - 10 Bob Chipman Basketball Camps: JUNE 1 - 4, ages 6 - 14, boys 8 - 11, ages 6 - 14, boys and girls 15 - 18, ages 6 - 14, boys and girls 22 - 25, all day camp, ages 9 - 17, boys and girls To view and print out brochures, visit www.wusports.com
Ichabod & Lady Blues Sports By Gene Cassell and Jeremy Wangler Softball
Baseball
The Washburn Lady Blues softball team was picked fourth by the MIAA coaches in the preseason poll, receiving 66 points, tying with Northwest Missouri State University. The Lady Blues, who reached the NCAA Regional Tournament for the third time in school history last season, opened the 2009 campaign in February in San Antonio, Texas, at the St. Mary’s Invitational.
Wes Joy. junior, Burlington, Kan.
The Washburn Ichabod baseball team was picked eighth in the MIAA Coaches Poll. The Ichabods opened the 2009 season in February when they played host to the Bethany College Swedes at Falley Field. Washburn finished the 2008 season with a 17-29 record, and the team was 12-24 in the MIAA. This season the Ichabods and the rest of the MIAA compete as members of the South Central Region with the Lone Star and the Heartland Conferences. For up-to-the-minute coverage of Ichabod and Lady Blues sports, visit www.sports.com.
Whitney Tapp, junior, Blue Springs, Mo.
Tish Williams, junior, Edmond, Okla.
Dani White, senior, Berryton, Kan.
photos by Gene Cassell
Brian Gorges, senior, Wichita, Kan.
Curtis Hamilton, senior, Silver Lake, Kan.
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A closer look at two seniors Senior Guard
Jessica Mainz 5-9 • Topeka • Shawnee Heights High School This Year Jessica Mainz is in her fourth and final season with the Lady Blues. She started all of her first 17 games this year and is averaging 5.6 points, 4.0 assists and 3.4 rebounds. She’s a 55 percent shooter with an 83 percent effort from the free throw line. She has scored in double figures three times and reached at least five assists in seven different games.
Coach Ron McHenry said: “A lot has been said about Mainz, and the key words are toughness, competitor and highly-skilled. She’s very durable with playing a full season of soccer and a full season of basketball. She plays 35 minutes a game for us at a hard level, and in soccer, it’s the same way. You look at players over your coaching career and list the all-time ones you wish you’d never lose, and she’s on that list. It tells you a lot about her character and desire to win, and I haven’t even begun to talk about her skill level in basketball. When you see her, I think you see more her character and how she competes than you see her skill level.”
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• Jessica is a two-sport standout at Washburn and the first female to earn MIAA most valuable player honors in two different sports. She was MIAA defensive MVP in basketball in 2007-08, and she is a two-time MIAA soccer MVP, earning the honors in 2006 and 2007. • Her favorite sports memory is winning the South Central Region title last year (in basketball) and advancing to the Elite Eight. • Jessica’s favorite NBA team is the Boston Celtics, but her dream one-on-one matchup would be against Michael Jordan. • She chose Washburn because it was the right fit for her, and she chose to wear number 13 because her sister wore it when she was little and everyone thinks it’s unlucky.
photos by Gene Cassell
Senior Forward
Paul Byers 6-5 • Beattie, Kan. • Marysville High School This Year Paul Byers has been the only player to start all of the first 17 games. He was averaging 8.6 points a game and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 45 percent. He scored in double figures in six games and set a career high Dec. 3 against University of Nebraska-Omaha with 26 points, shooting 10 of 14 from the field and 4 of 6 from 3-point range.
Coach Bob Chipman said: “He’s a terrific young man and a great athlete coming from a smaller school in Kansas here to Washburn. Obviously there were some adjustments, but he made those very well. He’s one of the best athletes I think we’ve ever had in the program, and he’s a great Washburn guy. He’s had some great games for us, and I know he wants that all the time, but it’s impossible to do that every night. He really wants to end his career in the right way by finishing strong and making the regional.”
Did You Know?
• Paul is the only four-year senior on the team this year. • His favorite sports memory is being part of the team winning the state high school championship. • He chose Washburn because of the tradition and because of his family. His brother, David Byers, bba ’00, Topeka, played Ichabod basketball 1998-01, and his sister Anna Byers, Beattie, Kan., a senior majoring in elementary education, played volleyball for the Lady Blues 2004-05. • Paul’s favorite professional team is the Boston Red Sox, and his favorite sports movie is “Hoosiers.” • Through the first 17 games this year, Paul was fourth in career blocks at Washburn with 76. He had 31 in 2005-06, his freshman season, to rank eighth in single-season totals. • Through 17 games Paul was 14th in career rebounding at Washburn with 498. He needs two more to become the 14th player in Washburn history to have 500 or more rebounds and join Ewan Auguste (1997-01), bs ’02, Topeka, as one of only two players in Washburn history to have 75 blocks and 500 rebounds in their careers.
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CLASS NOTES
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PROFILE: Delano Lewis
Rob Crooker, bfa ’51, Danville, Calif., is reunion group president for the World War II Army 97th Infantry Division. Mary (White) Farr, b ed ’54, Topeka, is serving as secretary of the Topeka National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Dick McConnell, ba ’53, Tucson, Ariz., was inducted into the National High School Coaches Athletic Hall of Fame. He is the all-time winningest basketball coach in Arizona, with 775 wins and 310 losses. He was named to the 1986-87 Washburn Athletics Hall of Fame. Kay McFarland, ba ’57 and jd ’64, Topeka, retired from the Kansas Supreme Court after 31 years of service and 13 years as chief justice. Washburn honored her as an Alumni Fellow in 2005.
Anniversaries Nancy (Owsley) Toedman, ba ’58, and Gordon Toedman, Topeka, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in November.
Delano Lewis, jd ’63 and honorary doctorate ’00, Mesilla, N.M., was honored as Kansan of the Year by the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas on Jan. 30. Lewis has served as ambassador to South Africa, president and chief executive officer of National Public Radio, president and chief executive officer of District of Columbia operations for Bell Atlantic, now Verizon, and director of the East and Southern Africa Division of the Peace Corps. He currently works in international relations at New Mexico State University. Washburn honored Lewis with a Distinguished Service Award in 1989, and the School of Law conferred a Distinguished Service Award in 2003.
30s Valerie (Witcomb) Valaas, ba ’38 and ba ’62, Wenatchee, Wash., celebrated her 90th birthday in January.
Barbara (Ronsick) Waters, b ed ’59, and Larry Waters, bba ’59, Topeka, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in December.
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Dan Holt, ba ’63, Abilene, Kan., retired as director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. Washburn honored Holt in 2002 with a Distinguished Service Award. Bobby Ann Loper, ba ’66, Tampa, Fla., retired from the theatre department at the University of South Florida, where she served as costume studio manager for more than 18 years. She is currently serving as costume studio manager at the University of Tampa. Judy (Stuenkel) Soule, ba ’62 and m ed ’84, Topeka, received the Gold Rose Award from the Junior League of Topeka. Wesley Weathers, bba ’66 and jd ’69, Topeka, was inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America. Rudy Wrenick, bba ’66 and jd ’70, Topeka, retired as market president for Bank of America in Topeka after 37 years of service.
Anniversary Janet (Thaete) Zima, b ed ’69, and Joseph Zima, ba ’69 and jd ’72, Topeka, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in December.
70s John Anderson, jd ’75, Olathe, Kan., retired as a Johnson County (Kan.) District Court judge after more than 20 years of service.
John Bremer, bba ’68 and jd ’74, Oberlin, Kan., ran unopposed for a four-year term as district magistrate judge in Decatur County (Kan.), a position he has held for 24 years.
Dan Biles, jd ’78, Overland Park, Kan., was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Biles served more than 20 years as counsel to the Kansas Board of Education.
Vernon Brown, bba ’65, Topeka, is treasurer of the Marian Clinic board of directors.
Glenda (Kearney) DuBoise, ba ’77, Topeka, was appointed to the Marian Clinic board of directors.
Richard Dearth, jd ’69, Pittsburg, Kan., was appointed dean of the Kelce College of Business at Pittsburg State University.
Tony Florez, bba ’77, Topeka, was elected president of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Kansas Inc.
Robert Dyck, ba ’68, Vassar, Kan., retired after 36 years in the financial services industry, the last 18 years as a certified financial planner with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc.
Michael Gibbens, jd ’78, Tonganoxie, Kan., was named a district judge for the Kansas counties of Leavenworth and Atchison by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
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Bruce Goeden, bba ’72, Berryton, Kan., retired as executive director of the Kansas National Education Association after 25 years of service.
Donald Hoffman, jd ’77, Hays, Kan., was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been practicing law for 31 years. Russell LaVigne, jd ’70, Juneau, Alaska, was appointed to the advisory board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse by Gov. Sarah Palin. Robert Olejnik, bba ’75, Rossville, Kan., was inducted into the U.S. Postal Service’s Million Mile Club for driving accident-free for 30 years. Elizabeth Packard, ba ’70 and bsn ’78, Topeka, is an instructor in the Washburn School of Nursing. Sally (Davis) Pokorny, ba ’75 and jd ’78, Lawrence, Kan., was appointed a district court judge for Douglas County (Kan.) by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Maurice Ryan, jd ’78, Kansas City, Kan., was named an administrative judge for the Kansas City, Kan., Municipal Court. Bill Sneed, bba ’77 and jd ’80, Topeka, was named Community Volunteer of the Year by the Junior League of Topeka. Craig Snyder, ba ’74, Topeka, was named executive director of Let’s Help Inc. Jeffrey Ungerer, bba ’76 and jd ’82, Topeka, is assistant secretary of the Topeka Community Foundation board of directors.
Wedding Dan Brooks, b ed ’79, and Kim McNabb, Topeka, on Sept. 28. He is a teacher at Washburn Rural Middle School.
Anniversaries
David Burlew, bs ’80, Ozark, Mo., was promoted to training coordinator of the Kansas City Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Washburn honored him as an Alumni Fellow in 2005. James Fleetwood, jd ’89, Wichita, Kan., was appointed chief judge of the 18th Judicial District, where he has served since 1997. Patricia (Landry) Hamilton, ba ’83 and jd ’87, Topeka, is an attorney in the Topeka office of the law firm of Stevens & Brand. James “Jay” Harkness, bba ’89, Houston, Texas, was appointed vice president-investor relations and treasurer of GulfMark Offshore Inc. Steve Hirsch, jd ’86, Oberlin, Kan., ran unopposed for his fifth term as Decatur County (Kan.) attorney. He was first elected to that position in 1989. Nancy (Brunk) Lewis, aa ’86 and ba ’90, Topeka, was elected to the Topeka Community Foundation board of directors.
Eric Melgren, jd ’85, Wichita, Kan., is a United States District Court Judge for the District of Kansas. Debra “DJ” Morrow Ingram, jd ’86, Tulsa, Okla., was named president and chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Credit Union League. Jerry Schemmel, ba ’82 and jd ’85, Littleton, Colo., was named baseball coach at Metro State College in Denver. Mark Stubbs, ba ’84, Shawnee, Kan., was promoted to executive director of the American Diabetes Association in Kansas City and Kansas after serving in a similar role in Omaha, Neb. Fonda (Peil) Telthorst, ba ’88, Kansas City, Kan., is a contemporary Christian musician and worship leader. Her third compact disc, “Sing Hymn Praises,” was released in May by Healing Audio Studios.
Donald Perkins, bs ’73 and aa ’75, and Linda Perkins, Topeka, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in November.
Kathleen (Ridgway) Urbom, jd ’80, Topeka, is serving on the Marian Clinic board of directors.
Kenneth Varney, ba ’79, and Debra Varney, Circleville, Kan., celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in December.
80s Barbara Barnard, bba ’88 and mba ’93, Topeka, is serving on the Marian Clinic board of directors.
Dennis Casebier, bs ’60, Essex, Calif., stands in front of the $1 million Dennis G. Casebier Library in Goffs, Calif., which was dedicated in October. Built as a replica of the railway depot, the library houses a collection of 6,000 books, more than 100,000 historical photographs, 6,000 maps and more than 1,300 oral history interviews focused on the desert West.
Gerald Loney, bs ’81, Topeka, is project chairman of the Topeka Postal Consumer Advisory Council.
Paul Etzel, bs ’71, and Rita Etzel, LaMesa, Calif., celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in October.
Alice (Reinking) Swanson, b ed ’73, and Bob Swanson, Topeka, celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in December.
PROFILE: Dennis Casebier
After earning a degree in mathematics at Washburn, Casebier took a job with the Navy as a missile scientist in Corona, Calif., and resumed his exploration of the desert. He was drawn to the Mojave National Preserve, which borders Nevada and Arizona, and was particularly interested in the Mojave Road, a 150-year-old wagon trail that had been passed over by time. Throughout his 30-year career with the Navy, Casebier traveled frequently to Washington, D.C., and spent many evenings at the National Archives and Library of Congress researching the Mojave Road and the East Mojave Desert. After writing “Camp El Dorado Arizona Territory,” published in 1971 by the Arizona Historical Foundation, he formed the Tales of the Mojave Road Publishing Co., which has published 25 books, including 16 by him.
Jeff Wagaman, ba ’84, Topeka, is chief professional officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Topeka. Diane Wigstone, bba ’80, Arlington, Texas, plays a lead role in the movie “Crossroads Café,” released in November by DNA Studios.
Anniversaries Paul Goebel, ba ’84, and Beni Goebel, Lawrence, Kan., celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary in September. Deanna (Wietharn) Heideman, bba ’86, and LeRoy Heideman, Topeka, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in November.
The opening of the library culminated a labor of love that stretches back to 1953, when Casebier began exploring the California back country and desert while stationed at a Marine Corps base located near Joshua Tree National Park.
Now retired, Casebier lives with his wife, Jo Ann, on the 113-acre Goffs Cultural Center and serves as executive director of the Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association. The Casebiers donated the land on which the library is located to the Association, along with artifacts and a number of historic buildings that include the restored 1914 Goffs schoolhouse, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The schoolhouse serves as a museum and gift shop.
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CLASS NOTES PROFILE:
John Mazurek, jd ’91, Pittsburg, Kan., was appointed the judge of the Columbus (Kan.) City Court.
Hilary Cox, bs ’08, Memphis, Tenn., is pursuing a degree at Southern College of Optometry.
Bryan McMahon, ba ’99, Roeland Park, Kan., is assistant prosecuting attorney for Ray County, Mo. Sara Nelson, ba ’97 and bs ’01, Lawrence, Kan., joined Pediatric Associates of Topeka PA as a physician.
Bill Crooks, bba ’01 and mba ’06, Kansas City, Mo., marketing manager at Harrah’s North Kansas City, now manages promotions and events in addition to the loyalty marketing program and the operational customer relationship management team.
Michael Pooley, bba ’92, Omaha, Neb., is executive vice president of business development with DataX Ltd.
Chad Giles, bs ’05 and jd ’08, Arkansas City, Kan., is an assistant county prosecutor for Cowley County, Kan.
Karen Poulton, jd ’91, Barboursville, W.Va., has joined the law firm of Huddleston Bolen LLP.
Dianne Graves, mls ’06, Eureka, Kan., is serving on the Mid-America Association for Institutional Research board of directors.
Lyle Staley, aa ’92 and certificate ’92, Topeka, received the Association of American Railroads 2008 North American Environmental Employee Excellence Award.
A Phi Delta Theta family tradition: James M. Sims, Helotes, Texas, a freshman majoring in art, with his grandfather and uncle after being initiated into Phi Delta Theta fraternity on Jan. 3. Pictured (L to R): Theron “Buddy” Sims, bba ’67 and ma ’75, Edwards, Colo.; James M. Sims and Theron Sims Jr., bba ’90 and jd ’93, Mesa, Ariz. James M. is the son of James A. Sims, bba ’94, Houston, Texas, (not pictured), who is also a member of the fraternity.
90s Maureen (Brock) Bryan, jd ’94, University City, Mo., joined the law firm of Armstrong Teasdale LLP as a partner in the tort and catastrophic events practice group.
Troy Stremming, bba ’91 and jd ’94, Overland Park, Kan., was promoted to senior vice president of governmental affairs at Ameristar Casinos. J. Patrick Walters, jd ’93, Wichita, Kan., was elected a Sedgwick County (Kan.) District Court judge. Karen (Cudlin) Wittman, jd ’91, Tecumseh, Kan., is an assistant Kansas attorney general and Kansas traffic safety resource prosecutor.
Anniversary Robert Campbell, jd ’95, and Allison Campbell, Atchison, Kan., celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in December.
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Candace (White) Hapgood, bba ’03, Topeka, is an enterprise risk analyst for FHLBank. Emily Huelskamp, ba ’07, Andover, Kan., received a Kansas Horizon Award, which recognizes exemplary first-year educators, from the Kansas State Department of Education. Huelskamp teaches at Andover Central High School. Ryan Johnson, ba ’02, Topeka, is a programmer/analyst at M-C Industries. Douglas Jones, jd ’02, Cottonwood Falls, Kan., was appointed magistrate judge for the Fifth Judicial District, which serves Lyon and Chase counties. Kana Lydick, bba ’04 and jd ’07, Topeka, is an associate attorney in the Topeka office of the law firm of Stevens & Brand. Beth (Hall) Martino, ba ’00, Topeka, is communications director and press secretary for Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Chris McGee, bba ’00, Topeka, is a partner in the newly formed Krumins McGee Financial Group of Wachovia Securities LLC. McGee was also appointed to the Marian Clinic board of directors.
Paula (Roberts) Buchele, bba ’90 and mba ’94, Seminole, Fla., was promoted to assistant human resources officer of Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.
Tara Balch, bsn ’08, Rossville, Kan., is a registered nurse at Stormont-Vail HealthCare.
Nicole Corcoran, ba ’93, Silver Lake, Kan., is chief of staff for the University of Kansas athletic director.
Laurie Blanton, jd ’08, Bradenton, Fla., has joined the Parker Law Group.
Mariana Cordier, jd ’97, Rockville, Md., was named to Cambridge Who’s Who. She is a fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation and the Montgomery County Bar Foundation and a past president of the Maryland Hispanic Bar Association.
Jeffrey Blush, bba ’05 and mba ’08, Silver Lake, Kan., was appointed to the Housing and Credit Counseling Inc. board of directors.
Wendy Monteith, bsn ’04, Silver Lake, Kan., is director of professional services at Heartland Hospice.
Jami (Torske) Bond, bba ’04, Gardner, Kan., is a field marketing manager with NPC International.
Andrea (Robben) Motta, bba ’07, Topeka, joined FHLBank as an auditor I.
Jacqueline (Fuller) Butler, jd ’03, Larned, Kan., is an associate with the law firm of Smith, Burnett & Larson LLC.
Amber Myers, bba ’07, Topeka, is a collateral review analyst for FHLBank.
Winifred Gafabusa, bba ’93 and mba ’95, Kampala, Uganda, is a manager in the systems and process assurance line of service at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Stephen Koranda, bba ’99, Norman, Okla., is executive director of the Norman Convention and Visitors Bureau. Kathy Lacy, bba ’98, Meriden, Kan., was named market president for Bank of America in Topeka.
Matthew Conwell, bsn ’06, Fairview Heights, Ill., is a registered nurse in the cardiothoracic transplant intensive care unit of Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
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Linsey Moddelmog, ba ’02, Lawrence, Kan., is an adjunct instructor in the Washburn political science department and pursuing a doctorate in political science at the University of Kansas.
Haley Pollock, ba ’07, Topeka, is communications director for Paul Davis, minority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives. Amy Schlink, bba ’08, Berryton, Kan., is membership services manager for Gaches, Braden and Associates.
Kyle Sissom, bs ’08, Ft. Hood, Texas, is a transportation officer with the 36th Engineer Group. Paige Stonerock, ba ’08, Overland Park, Kan., is assignment editor of the news at KCTV5 and MyKSMO. Dave Stucky, jd ’08, Moundridge, Kan., is an associate attorney with the law firm of Adrian & Pankratz in Newton, Kan. Misty Vinduska, bba ’02, Newton, Kan., is Newton branch manager of the Hutchinson Credit Union. Jenna Wells, bba ’06, Topeka, was promoted to sales manager for the Sunflower Marketing division of M-C Industries.
Weddings Erin Bernasek, bba ’06, and Derek Grandstaff, Topeka, on Sept. 13. She is a recruiter with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Revenue Center. Andrea Curtis, as ’07 and certificate ’08, and Nathan Coffman, Lawrence, Kan., on Oct. 27. She is a vascular sonographer with Veterans Health Administration. Raylene DeBey, as ’08, and Jonathan Cumpsten, Fort Collins, Colo., on July 26. Sarah Erdman, bsn ’08, and John Durino, Lyndon, Kan., on Sept. 27. She is a registered nurse in the child/ adolescent psychiatric unit at Stormont-Vail HealthCare. Shawn Gallagher, bs ’00, and Aubrey Rains, McPherson, Kan., on June 7. He is a police officer for the city of McPherson. Leann Hirschfeld, ba ’07, and Tucker Stover, bba ’07, Firestone, Colo., on June 14. She is pursuing a master’s degree in political science at Colorado University of Denver, and he is working at the Sheraton Denver Hotel.
Gloria Starkey, ba ’08, and Joshua Chaloupek, Topeka, on Oct. 25. She works in Children and Family Services at the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. Maria Turner, aa ’02, and Michael Dressman, Centralia, Kan., on Aug. 2. She works at SBS Insurance Agency in Seneca, Kan. Elizabeth Volk, ba ’08, and Grady Woodruff, ba ’08, Topeka, on Oct. 18. Dustin Walton, jd ’02, and Lindsey Malloy, Prairie Village, Kan., on Oct. 11. He is in-house counsel at HOK Sport Venue Event. Cassandra Werthmann, as ’08, and Travis Mick, Lawrence, Kan., on June 14. She is a respiratory therapist at Stormont-Vail HealthCare. Jennifer West, bsn ’03, and Scott Forkenbrock, Lawrence, Kan., on Sept. 26. She is a registered nurse in the emergency room at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Lara Wiswell, b ed ’06, and Ryan Evans, Lenexa, Kan., on Aug. 2. She teaches first grade at Washington Elementary School.
Births Shannon (Charbonneau) Bergmann, ba ’01, and Matthew Bergmann, ba ’01 and jd ’05, Topeka, a boy, Grady Matthew, on Aug. 16. Tiffany (Walter) Noller, bsn ’02, and Brad Noller, ba ’00, Topeka, a boy, Jackson Thomas, on Jan. 15. He joins a brother, Parker James, 1. Anne (Davis) Stoops, ba ’00, and Jason Stoops, ba ’97 and mba ’04, Topeka, a boy, Jacob Alan, on Oct. 16.
Paige Pfannenstiel, bba ’07, and Nicholas Woolery, bpa ’08, Lenexa, Kan., on Aug. 2. She works in the advisory services practice of the accounting firm KPMG, and he is pursuing a master’s degree in public administration at the University of Kansas and working for the City of Olathe, Kan. Joshua Ray, bba ’07, and Ashlea Kramer, Mission, Kan., on Aug. 2. Deanna Stallbaumer, as ’05, and Brian Wullschleger, Baileyville, Kan., on Sept. 6. She is a radiologic technologist at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.
TARC Inc. is a Topeka-based community organization. Ten Washburn alumni are serving on the TARC Inc. board of directors. Richard Martinez, bba ’83, Topeka, president Peggy (Meiering) Graham, jd ’95, Topeka, past president Susanna Coxe, jd ’92, Topeka, president-elect Barbara Duncan, bba ’96 and mba ’02, Topeka, treasurer Virginia (Pence) Lockhart, ba ’50, Topeka, director emeritus Athena Andaya, ba ’87, Topeka, director Colette (Juhnke) Boucher, bs ’94, Topeka, director David Brant, bba ’81 and jd ’84, Topeka, director Judy (Hermesch) Dowd, bsn ’76, Topeka, director Tiffanie (Desch) Krentz, bs ’95, Topeka, director Five Washburn alumni are serving on the TARC Foundation board of trustees. Tom Lemon, ba ’90 and jd ’93, Topeka, past president Ken Scott, bba ’82, Topeka, vice president Angela (Hedstrom) Cool, bba ’98, Topeka, trustee Peggy (Meiering) Graham, jd ’95, Topeka, trustee Ernie Kutzley, ba ’95, Lawrence, Kan., trustee
Three Washburn alumni received awards at the Living the Dream Inc. annual banquet Jan. 17.
Dannielle (Rettele) Strathman, bsn ’08, and Matt Strathman, Topeka, a boy, Tucker Benedict, on Oct. 7.
Jennifer Magnison, bs ’08, and Jon Banaka, Topeka, on Oct. 4. She is employed by the State of Kansas. Tommy Mangino, ba ’08, and Danielle Huff, Lawrence, Kan., on July 12. He is a graduate assistant football coach and pursuing a master’s degree in community health at the University of Kansas.
IN THE COMMUNITY:
IN MEMORY
Nancy (Buchele) Parrish, jd ’85, Tecumseh, Kan., received a Community Action Award. James Reynolds, attendee ’69, South Pasadena, Calif., received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Cheryl Rios-Kingfisher, jd ’93, Topeka, received the Robert and Hazel Gomez Alma Award.
30s Marie “Eloise” (Grabham) Funk, ba ’37, 94, Tulsa, Okla., on Nov. 4. She was a school teacher, volunteered at Gilcrease Museum, active in PEO and a lifetime member of the Washburn Alumni Association. As a student, she was a member of Nonoso and Delta Gamma sorority. Carolyn (Edson) Stewart, ba ’31, 98, Topeka, on Oct. 31. She managed resort hotels and country clubs, was a member of the Topeka Junior League, Topeka High School Historical Society and a lifetime member of the Washburn Alumni Association. As a student, she was president of Nonoso and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
40s Elizabeth (Hunter) Amsbaugh, ba ’41, 89, Topeka, on Jan. 15. A homemaker, she served 1953-55 on the Washburn Alumni Association board of directors and was a past president of a Kappa Alpha Theta alumnae chapter. As a student, she was a member of Kaw staff and Ichadettes. Memorials may be sent to the Washburn University Athletic Scholarship Fund.
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CLASS NOTES Gordon Bowers, ba ’47, 83, Topeka, on Nov. 15. A Navy veteran, he retired as president of Bowers Construction Co. and was a past president of Topeka Board of Realtors. At Washburn, he was in the Navy V-12 training unit and a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Sidney Hunt, ba ’49 and jd ’51, 83, Overland Park, Kan., on Dec. 5. An Army World War II veteran, he worked more than 30 years for IBM. At Washburn, he was inducted into Sagamore and Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity. Edward Pooler, b music ’49, 82, Council Grove, Kan., on Nov. 4. A Navy World War II veteran, he served 27 years as instrumental music director for Greensburg (Kan.) public schools and 13 years as librarian at Greensburg High School. Helen (Iserman) Spencer, ba ’40, 90, Oakley, Kan., on Oct. 14. She taught home economics and was a member of the United Methodist Church and PEO. At Washburn, she was vice president of the freshman class and a member of Nonoso, YWCA and Delta Gamma sorority. Thayne Swenson, ba ’41, 89, Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 26. A Navy World War II veteran, he retired from Amoco as associate tax counsel. At Washburn, he played varsity tennis, was a member of Phi Gamma Mu national social science honorary and president of Alpha Delta fraternity. Alma (Long) Work, ba ’49, 81, Independence, Mo., on March 25, 2008. At Washburn, she was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
50s Alma Jeanne (Johnson) Barnes, b music ’50, 80, Newton, Kan., on Oct. 12. She was a charter member of Trinity Heights United Methodist Church, where she served in the music program. At Washburn, she was a member of choir and Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity. William “Dick” Best, bfa ’59, 76, West Rupert, Vt., on Jan. 11. An Air Force veteran of the Korean conflict, he taught at Keuka College in Keuka Park, N.Y., served as director of the Gilcrease, Chrysler and Bennington museums and was an artist, print maker and potter.
Robert Brandenburg, bba ’54, 77, Silver Lake, Kan., on Nov. 8. An Air Force veteran, he was a computer programmer, sold insurance, was a truck owner-operator and a lifetime member of the Washburn Alumni Association. As a student, he was a member of Alpha Delta fraternity. Velesta (Thompson) Camblin, ba ’54, 99, Topeka, on Jan. 8. She served 50 years as a registered nurse at Security Benefit Association Hospital, Stormont-Vail HealthCare and Eventide Convalescent Center. Memorials may be made to Washburn School of Nursing Velesta Camblin Fund. Anne (Milliken) Herrick, b music ’53, 78, Bowie, Md., on Dec. 31. She retired in 1981 from a teaching career at Meadowbrook Elementary School. At Washburn, she was president of Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity and a member of the choir, Washburn Singers and Alpha Phi sorority. Ardyce (Colvin) Jones, ba ’57 and certificate ’88, 73, Orlando, Fla., on Nov. 25. She taught high school English and was a high-risk counselor for high school students. At Washburn, she was named to Nonoso and Who’s Who Among Student in American Universities and Colleges and was president of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Bernard Kaeberle, ba ’54, 78, Topeka, on Nov. 20. An Air Force veteran of the Korean conflict, he retired from the Shawnee County Youth Center, where he worked in food service personnel. At Washburn, he was a member of ROTC and Independent Students Association. Clifton Kruse, ba ’56 and jd ’63, 74, Colorado Springs, Colo., on Dec. 30. He was an ordained Methodist minister, a prison chaplain, nationally acclaimed elder law attorney and taught business law for 27 years at the University of Colorado. He served 1974-77 on the Washburn Alumni Association board of directors and was a member of Washburn’s Whiting Society. As a student, he was president of Pi Kappa Delta honorary society and Psychology Club, was inducted into Sagamore and was a member of Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity. John “Tom” Reid, jd ’58, 79, Newton, Kan., on Nov. 16. He was a U.S. magistrate judge since 1984 and served 1980-84 as Kansas District Court judge, 1961-67 as Harvey County (Kan.) probate/juvenile judge and 1959-61 as Newton municipal judge. At Washburn, he was a member of Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity.
Ernest Renfro, bba ’53, 76, Wichita, Kan., on Nov. 24. He was a retired oil accountant. At Washburn, he was a member of Alpha Delta fraternity. William Towle, bba ’59, 82, Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 14. An Army veteran, he retired as president of Towle Tax and Accounting. At Washburn, he was a member of the Association of Business Students and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Carol (Kendall) Wadley, ba ’58, 72, Topeka, on Dec. 29. She worked 35 years at Stormont-Vail Stauffer Health Sciences Library. At Washburn, she was vice president of Phi Sigma Chi honorary pep club and a member of Alpha Psi Omega honorary theatre society and Women’s Council. Jerry Whitson, b ed ’58, 73, Fairfield, Conn., on Nov. 12, 2007. He was a headmaster at Hamden (Conn.) Hall Country Day School, president of the Fairfield Board of Realtors and a member of Washburn’s Whiting Society. As a student, he was a member of Sagamore, International Relations Club, Student Council and Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
60s Lois (Hale) Carder, b music ’65 and m ed ’74, 78, Valley Falls, Kan., on Nov. 19. She taught instrumental and vocal music in the Kansas cities of Hoxie, Garden City, Topeka and Valley Falls and was active in her church music program. Robert Fawl, bs ’60, 76, Phoenix, Ariz., on Nov. 29. He established Regal Graphics in Phoenix and previously was sales representative, account manager and district manager for National Cash Register Corp. Frank Fieger, bba ’64, 80, Topeka, on Dec. 15. A Navy Korean War veteran, he retired as a special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service after 20 years of service. Louis French, b ed ’65, 75, Carbondale, Kan., on Oct. 28. A Marine Corps Korean War veteran, he taught at Admire (Kan.) Grade School and coached track, baseball and basketball at Northern Heights High School, Allen, Kan.
in memory Bessie Mae (Wills) McIntosh, ba ’38 and jd ’40, 91, Newton, Kan., on Nov. 19. She was an attorney for the FBI during WWII in Washington, D.C., and then settled in Clay Center, Kan., where she was a homemaker, a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a 60-year member of PEO. A lifetime member of the Washburn Alumni Association, she served on the Alumni Association board of directors and was a Washburn Endowment Association trustee since 1976, receiving emeritus status in 1999. With her late husband, D. Elton McIntosh, she belonged to Washburn’s Lincoln and Whiting societies, supported the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center, the Washburn School of Law and established the Elton and Bessie Mae McIntosh Scholarship. As a student, she was vice president of Student Council, chairwoman of the Athletic Board of Control and a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.
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Eron (Maxey) Haines, m ed ’69, 93, Yarmouth, Maine, on Jan. 5. She taught elementary school in Ohio, Wyoming and Topeka, was a member of PEO, First Presbyterian Church and a past president of the American Association of University Women. William Hoffman, bba ’62, 76, North Little Rock, Ark., on Jan. 7. An Air Force veteran, he worked 25 years for Union Pacific and Rock Island railroads and retired from the State of Arkansas. At Washburn, he was a member of Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity. Robert Lester, ba ’69, 61, Rocklin, Calif., on Jan. 7. He retired from the Air Force after 28 years of service. At Washburn, he was a member of ROTC and Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Delia (TenEyck) Moore, m ed ’64, 96, Auburn, Kan., on Nov. 29. She taught at Auburn Grade School, Auburn High School and retired from Jay Shideler Junior High School. She completed the Menninger Bible Class and was a Master Gardener. Robert Murphy, ba ’62, 68, Choctaw, Okla., on Dec. 20. A Vietnam War veteran, he served 24 years in the Air Force, retiring as an Airborne Warning and Control System mission crew commander and instructor. A lifetime member of the Washburn Alumni Association, as a student, he was in varsity cross country and track and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. James Riley, ba ’65, 65, Powell, Wyo., on Dec. 26. An Army Vietnam veteran, he taught and coached forensics and debate at the University of Utah, University of Nevada-Reno and Boise State University and retired from teaching as professor emeritus at Northwest College, Powell. At Washburn, he participated in debate and was a member of Pi Kappa Delta forensics honorary fraternity. Frank Sandelius, bba ’68, 78, Lawrence, Kan., on Oct. 28. He was an Army veteran, serving in Germany during the Korean War. Billie (Powell) Spohn, b ed ’64, 79, Topeka, on Nov. 12. She taught at Capital City High School, was a personnel director for Macy’s, a personnel specialist for the Kansas Department of Administration and a certified financial planner.
70s Melvin Fehrenbacher, ba ’74, 66, Topeka, on Nov. 26. A Navy veteran, he served during the Cuban Missile Crisis at Guantanamo Bay and was a member of the American Veterans Motorcycle Club. Hans Hansen, jd ’74, 65, Wichita, Kan., on Oct. 13. He was a retired accountant and attorney. Adabelle (Bonner) Haughawout, m ed ’70, 92, Topeka, on Nov. 9. She taught music, English and special reading and was a soloist and patroness of Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity. In 2003, she received the Jefferson Award for her advocacy for the blind and visually impaired. Memorials may be made to the C.E. and Adabelle Haugawout Music Fund at Washburn Endowment Association.
Jon “Greg” Logan, bba ’73, bs ’77 and jd ’82, 61, Topeka, on Nov. 5. A lifetime member of the Washburn Law School Association, he owned and operated Jon G Music and Radio Shack in Holton, Kan., and was an attorney, real estate agent and a computer and tax consultant. At Washburn, he was a member of Delta Sigma Pi fraternity and Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity. His wife, Patricia (Shupe) Logan, bs ’84, survives. Georgann (Rausch) Mefferd, jd ’73, 59, Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 8. She was chief compliance officer at West Bank. At Washburn, she was a member of Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity. Kenneth Pierce, bs ’75, 59, Topeka, on Nov. 9. He served 1978-2005 with the Shawnee County Sheriffs Office, where he was awarded a Medal of Valor and retired at the rank of major. He also served 1983-2004 at Washburn as an adjunct professor, was named outstanding adjunct professor of criminal justice in 1995 and was a lifetime member of the Washburn Alumni Association. As a student, he was a member of Collegiate Young Democrats and Criminal Justice Association. John Rubottom, b music ’76, 54, Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 8. An accomplished pianist, he earned a master’s degree in piano from the Manhattan School of Music and worked more than 25 years as a certified gemologist.
80s Pedro Cerca-Romero, certificate ’87, aa ’92 and bs ’93, 48, Topeka, on Dec. 20. He was the assistant administrator for El Centro, taught English as a Learned Language classes at El Centro and the YMCA, coached children’s soccer and ran in several marathons. Carrie (Wagaman) Harned, ba ’84, 47, Lansing, Mich., on Jan. 10. She was a high school teacher, coached girls sports, was an aerobics instructor and was inducted into the Topeka West High School Athletic Hall of Fame. At Washburn, she played basketball and was a member of Delta Gamma sorority.
in memory Herbert Ragsdale, ba ’49, 83, Topeka, on Oct. 27. He joined the Washburn faculty in 1967 and taught 31 years in the modern languages department, retiring in 1998 as emeritus professor of Spanish and Russian. A Navy veteran of World War II, he earned a master’s degree in Spanish from the University of Kansas in 1950 and taught Spanish, French and German for four years at what is now Kansas City Kansas Community College. From 1953-56, he was a Russian specialist for the National Security Agency at Ft. Meade, Md., and studied Russian at Middlebury (Vt.) College. He served 11 years as a Navy intelligence officer in Japan, Washington, D.C., and Hawaii, was a translator of “Soviet Naval Operations in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45” and retired from the Navy Reserve at the rank of commander. While teaching at Washburn, he was chairman of the president’s committee for International House, a member of numerous national and regional professional organizations and served as chairman of the Kansas Chapter of American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages. In the Topeka community, he was a Spanish translator for the police department and the Shawnee County jail and was a Spanish consultant for Kansas Legal Services. Memorials may be made to the Herbert W. Ragsdale Award for Excellence at the Washburn Endowment Association. Barbara (Devins) Kitts, aa ’91 and ba ’95, 56, Topeka, on Jan. 3. Eldon Rightmeier, jd ’92, 57, Meriden, Kan., on Dec. 12. He worked for USD 340, Southwestern Bell, Sunflower Cablevision and the Kansas Department of Administration Division of Information System and Communications. Rosemary Schmidt, bs ’91, 71, Holton, Kan., on Nov. 9. She was a dental assistant and worked for the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. David Strong, bba ’95, 54, Cleveland, Ohio, on Nov. 20. He was a tax attorney.
Carolyn Lanzillo-Daringer, jd ’89, 49, Shillington, Pa., on Dec. 18. She practiced law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and served 10 years as assistant district attorney for Berks County, Pa.
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90s Alene Blazier Willison, aa ’96, 64, Topeka, on Dec. 23. Larry Callahan, bs ’96, 34, Topeka, on Nov. 18. He worked for Social Security and Disability Determination Services in the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. At Washburn, he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. His wife, Amy (Owens) Callahan, ba ’97, survives. Beatrice Haynes, bsn ’95, 46, Topeka, on Oct. 31. She was a registered nurse with the Veterans Administration and Lexington Park Nursing Home.
Daniel Morrow, ba ’07, 61, Topeka, on Dec. 14. A Vietnam War veteran, he retired from Lawrence-Douglas County (Kan.) Fire Medical at the rank of battalion chief after more than 30 years of service.
Friends Floyd “Leon” Ballenger, 68. Springfield, Mo., on Dec. 25. He was director of choral activities at Washburn in 1973 and also taught in Kansas public schools and at Friends University in Wichita, Kan.
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CLASS NOTES Marjorie (Kittell) Booth, 92, Topeka, on Dec. 18. She taught 1937-38 in the Washburn physical education department, was active in the Girl Scouts for many years and volunteered at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. Dale Briman, attendee ’49, 85, Topeka, on Nov. 22. A World War II Army Air Force veteran, he worked in the family business, Briman’s Leading Jewelers, for more than 50 years and was a member of Friends of the Mulvane Art Museum. His wife, Joan (Walsh) Briman, ba ’73, survives. John Chiapetto, 79, Topeka, on Jan. 13. An Army veteran, he owned a bookstore in Evergreen, Ill., and worked in the Washburn bookstore and the School of Law Libation Station. Maureen (O’Connor) Erickson, 97, Topeka, on Jan. 5. She was an educator and was involved in numerous community organizations, including Menninger Family Care and was a member of Washburn Faculty Wives and Washburn’s Whiting Society. Her late husband, Charles “Dee” Erickson, served 1936-46 at Washburn as athletic director and basketball and freshman football coach. Memorials may be made to the Dee Erickson Scholarship Fund at Washburn. Dorothea Franzen, 96, North Newton, Kan., on Dec. 31. She was an associate professor, biology, at Washburn 1947-52, and also taught at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pa., and Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington.
Marvel (Bowlus) Peterson, 93, Topeka, on Jan. 16. With her late husband, Cecil “Pete” Peterson, she was a benefactor of Washburn and a member of the Lincoln and Whiting societies. Eleanore (Odell) Rost, attendee ’31, 98, Topeka, on Jan. 14. She was a lifetime member of the Washburn Alumni Association and a member of Friends of the Mulvane Art Museum and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Janice (Caulkins) Steck, attendee ’52, 77, Topeka, on Nov. 25. She worked as a nurse in California and Kansas, retiring in 1993, and was a lifetime member of the Washburn Alumni Association and a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Paul Stuenkel, 71, Topeka, on Dec. 20. A certified drug and alcohol counselor, he was an independent practitioner and also worked for Stormont-Vail HealthCare and St. Francis Health Center. Memorials may be sent to the Paul and Marguerite Stuenkel Scholarship Fund at Washburn Endowment Association. Karen (Peterson) Welch, 72, Topeka, on Jan. 17. She was the first executive director of the Topeka Community Foundation and a member of Friends of the Mulvane Art Museum. Anna (Beebe) Wright, 83, Topeka, on Jan. 20. She served in the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II and was a registered nurse, retiring in 1984. Her husband, Donald Wright, professor emeritus of economics and business administration, survives. Memorials may be made to the Anna B. Wright, R.N. Scholarship Fund at Washburn Endowment Association.
in memory Eugene Hiatt, 91, Topeka, on Dec. 31. An Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he served on Gen. Dwight Eisenhower’s staff in England. He was an attorney in private practice in Topeka for more than 50 years and was active in Republican politics on the state and national levels. He served 1967-71 on the Washburn Board of Regents as a city commission appointee and was a member of the Ichabod Club and Friends of the Mulvane Art Museum.
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Graduation anniversaries
alumni WEEKEND
Golden Reunion, Washburn Room, Memorial Union, 5 p.m. Alumni in the classes of 1939, 1949, 1969 and Golden Ichabods in the class of 1959 are invited to get together before the Alumni awards and recognition dinner. Alumni awards and recognition dinner, Washburn Room, Memorial Union; cocktail reception, 6 p.m.; dinner, 7 p.m. Those receiving Alumni Association awards will be honored with alumni marking graduation anniversaries in the classes of 1939, 1949, 1969 and Golden Ichabods in the class of 1959.
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REgistration FOR: Alumni Weekend 2009 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
alumni association events during
alumni WEEKEND
Retiring faculty reception, Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center
4 p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16
Wake Up With Washburn, Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center Crane Observatory open house, Stoffer Science Hall
7:30 a.m. 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17
11:30 a.m. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m.
Apeiron visual and performing arts, Mulvane Art Museum and Carole Chapel Alumni Association board of directors meeting, Forum Room, Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center Apeiron oral presentations, Henderson Learning Resources Center Lady Blues softball vs. Southwest Baptist University, softball complex Apeiron poster session and reception, Mabee Library Opening reception for Art Alumni Exhibition, Mulvane Art Museum After Hours, Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center Phi Delta Theta Founders Day Banquet, Washburn Room, Memorial Union. Contact Clint Whitney (785) 383-5633 “Rosencrantz & Guildernstern are Dead,” Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre, Garvey Fine Arts Center, (785) 670-1639
SATURDAY, APRIL 18
9 a.m. 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m.
Nonoso reunion breakfast and initiation, Washburn Room B, Memorial Union Ichabod and Lady Blues tennis vs. Saint Edward’s University, tennis complex Reunion brunch for art alumni, Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center Lady Blues softball vs. University of Central Missouri, softball complex Golden Reunion, Washburn Room, Memorial Union Alumni awards and recognition dinner, 6 p.m. cocktail reception: 7 p.m., dinner, Washburn Room, Memorial Union “Rosencrantz & Guildernstern are Dead,” Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre, Garvey Fine Arts Center, (785) 670-1639
Mulvane Art Museum Exhibit hours • See page 2 for exhibition titles •
April 15 April 16 April 17 April 18
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. 1 - 4 p.m.
Events in bold sponsored by Washburn Alumni Association
Alumni Weekend Reservations: I would like to join the Washburn Alumni Association. I have checked my membership choice.
Annual Membership Recent Graduate Membership Lifetime Membership Lifetime Installment (5 years or less) $35/single or $500 /single or single/four installments of $150/year n n n $15 per year n $50/couple $650/couple couple/four installments of $200/year n n n $60 for five years n
Please mark events you will be attending and fill in information below.
Wednesday, April 15 4 p.m.
Retiring faculty reception Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center no charge I plan to attend n
Thursday, April 16
7:30 a.m. Wake Up With Washburn Tom Luedke, ba ’83 and jd ’86 Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center $11 members of Washburn n Alumni Association $13 non-members n
Friday, April 17 5 p.m.
After Hours, Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center no charge
Saturday, April 18
Nonoso breakfast and initiation Washburn Room B, Memorial Union $11 per person n 10:30 a.m. Reunion brunch for art alumni $12 members of Washburn Alumni Association n $15 non-members n 5 p.m. Golden Reunion, Washburn Room, Memorial Union no charge I plan to attend n 6 p.m. Alumni awards and recognition dinner 6 p.m. cocktail reception: 7 p.m., dinner, Washburn Room, Memorial Union $23 members of Washburn Alumni Association n $25 non members n 9 a.m.
ALUMNI WEEKEND RESERVATIONS: Name Guests Address City
State
Zip
Phone Enclosed is my check for $
payable to Washburn Alumni Association.
or credit card Expiration / Name on card Reservations requested by April 10. Mail payment with form to Washburn Alumni Association, 1700 SW College, Topeka, KS 66621. Questions? Phone (785) 670-1641, visit www.washburn.edu/alumni or e-mail wualumni@washburn.edu.