Campus news
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? Stories (mostly factual, please) with the subject being “Dean T” (James P. Thogmorton) are being sought for assimilation into a book. There are multitudes of tales that alumni have about the Thogmortons, and specifically about Dean T, that should be shared! Please send your stories (and photos) to Tracy Crowe Jones at
tjones@centralmethodist.edu
“DEAN T”
or by snail mail to Ms. Tracy Crowe Jones, CMU, 411 Central Methodist Square, Fayette, MO 65248.
Central’s “youngest” alumna honored
You have a colorful future after you graduate from CMU! Have you ever wondered how CMU can afford all those scholarships?
Lois (Smith) Johnmeyer ’35 celebrated at a lunch hosted by CMU President Marianne Inman this spring. Mrs. Johnmeyer is the youngest person ever to have graduated Central Methodist University, then Central College. She was 14 when she entered college and graduated at the age of 18. According to Mrs. Johnmeyer, every day she rode the three miles to school on a horse, regardless of the weather! Those who attended the luncheon were Mrs. Johnmeyer, her daughter Linda Wells, her son Bill Johnmeyer, her granddaughter Cheyenne (Wells) Fehling, a May 2009 graduate, Dr. Marianne Inman, president of CMU, and Tracy Crowe Jones ’94, director of alumni relations.
The Central Excellence Fund (CEF) provides scholarship assistance and pays the day-to-day operating costs of the University. Please consider a gift to the Central Excellence Fund. Even a small gift can make a BIG difference. Questions? Need more information? Please contact Peggy Robb at Ext. 660-248-6239 or email probb@centralmethodist.edu. Cheyenne with her grandmother, Lois Johnmeyer
Spring 2009
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