Alumni news grade at Northeast R-IV School District in Cairo, Mo. Kristin (McAninch) Coble ’05 is a service coordinator and special instructor for Evergreen Behavioral Services’ Missouri First Steps. Scott Eftink ’05 is co-owner of the Remodeling Room flooring and cabinet business. Last summer Scott and his wife Ashely (Smith) ‘05 took at trip to Costa Rica to do volunteer work with a non-profit organization. Ashley (Smith) Eftink ’05 is the corporate partnerships coordinator for the River City Rascals Baseball Team. She recently received a master’s in sports management. Becky McAfee ’05 received an MBA in accounting in June and was recently promoted from financial analyst to assistant CFO at St. John’s and St. Francis Hospital in Mountain View, Mo. Liz Carter-Stevenson ’05 is a mentor to two middle school girls in Liberty, Mo., through YouthFriends. Meghann Teague ’05 is an admissions representative for DeVry University in Kansas City, Mo. Kristin (Garmoe) Bell ’06 teaches physical education at Gratz Brown Elementary School in Moberly, Mo. Amanda Denham ’06 is a seventh- and eighthgrade science teacher in the New Bloomfield (Mo.) R-III School District.
Jeff Kremer ’06 works for Heartland Healthy and is an athletic trainer for Platte County (Mo.) High School. Eric Sanchez ’06 works for the Moreno Valley Unified School District in California as a substitute teacher for grades 1-12. He also works for San Bernardino Valley College as the co-offensive line coach and tight ends coach for the football team. Debbie Evrard ’07 is a lead teacher at Creative Expressions Learning Center. Jarred Jones ’07 is an employee relations supervisor for UPS. Jacob Knigge ’07 is a manager at 84 Lumber Company. Todd Oberlin ’07 teaches high school vocal music in the Moberly (Mo.) Public Schools. Whitney Ralph ’07 is a department manager at Kohl’s Department Store in St. Louis, Mo. Frank Romano ’07 teaches physical education and coaches football at Deltona High School in Florida. Jennifer (Lester) Stutzer ’07 is a math teacher at New Franklin (Mo.) High School.
Brian Foster ’08 is a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
Matthew Vandelicht ’07 is a staff accountant at a firm handling individuals, corporations, partnerships, estates and trusts.
Theresa Gargus ’08 works in the Pettis County (Mo.) School District as the music director.
Heather Whobrey ’07 is a kindergarten teacher for Fordland (Mo.) Schools.
Kristin (McGee) Gates ’06 works in graphics and design at Printers Plus Inc. in Russellville, Ky.
Angela Bartley ’08 is an oncology nurse at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
Sarah (Wehrman) Hutchison ’06 is teaching elementary music at Thomas Hart Benton Elementary in the Independence (Mo.) School District.
Anna Compton ’08 is a policy intern at the office of the Secretary of State in Jefferson City, Mo. Stacey (Schneider) Bishop ’08 teaches second grade in the Boonville (Mo.) R-I School District. Heather Couch ’08 works at Truman Medical Center as a graduate nurse in the Emergency Department. Blair Crosswhite ’08 is an operations research analyst at TRADOC Analysis Center. Rachel Crowl ’08 works in the Moberly (Mo.) Public School District and teaches kindergarten. Annie Dick ’08 is a nurse in the burn ICU at the University of Missouri-Columbia Medical Center. Kenneth Erfurth ’08 is a staff auditor I for the Missouri State Auditor’s Office. Heather Farmer ’08 teaches sixth grade at the Steelville (Mo.) Middle School.
Sandra Tye ’05 began medical school at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She received her white coat from Dr. Bill Crist ’65, former Dean of the MU School of Medicine.
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Every year the Undistinguished Alumni gather for a weekend at Lake of the Ozarks. This group is comprised of alumni from the late ’50s, ’60s and early ’70s. While they refer to themselves as “undistinguished alumni,” many of them have become quite successful in their various fields, many of them being former educators. The group gathers to rehash stories from their college years and enjoy each other’s company. The yearly event is organized by Bill Powell ’65 and Cliff Rousseau ’67.
Brandon Faubion ’08 is an IT technician at Glen Martin Engineering. David Flaspohler ’08 works at Central Methodist University as a graduate assistant.
Whitney Gooding ’08 is a third-grade teacher at South Callaway (Mo.) Schools. Lindsey Grissum ’08 is an EKG technician at North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital. Kate Gruenewald ’08 is in Germany, working at the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort. Dustin Hays ’08 teaches social studies at Fatima High School in Westphalia, Mo. Mary Henke ’08 works for Missouri Valley Community Action Agency Head Start as a teacher. Adrienne Holloway ’08 is a registered nurse in the O.R. at Columbia (Mo.) Regional Hospital. Tyler Holt ’08 is studying at Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Susan Huffmon ’08 works at Missouri Valley Community Action Agency as a center coordination teacher. Lauren Hutchings ’08 is an O.B. nurse at Capital Region Medical Center. Denise Izmerian ’08 works for Bankers Life as an insurance agent. Megan Kramer ’08 works for local disaster relief and is coordinating disaster relief efforts and working with FEMA. Veronica (Herman) McKinney ’08 is a teaching artist at Kansas City (Mo.) Young Audience. Amanda Kase ’08 teaches third grade in the
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