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Ted Weise, EE'67, bidding during the live auction Dick Elgin, CE'74, MS CE'76, and Brad Hornburg, CE'69
Steve, MS CSci'68, and Shari Tebo with Connie and Joseph, CE'81, Grimes
Jane and Wayne, EE'41, Bennetsen
photos by Bob Phelan/Photomasters
Sunspot with her new owners Craig, EMgt'79, and Stephanie O'Dear, center, with Kim Brinkmann, left, Bob Brinkmann, CE'71, right, and UMB student Stephanie Maiden, far right.
Located high above the banks of the Missouri River, La Charrette, the St. Albans, Mo., home of Bob, CE'71, and Kim Brinkmann, is steeped in the history of explorers Lewis and Clark and pioneer Daniel Boone. La Charrette was also a perfect setting for UMR's first Autumn Gala, held Saturday, Oct. 23, to raise money for the UMR Student Design Center. Following a delicious dinner, alumni and friends bid on a variety items in both silent and live auctions. Auction items included an Alaskan fishing trip, a yellow Labrador retriever puppy named "Sunspot," hand-made furniture, artwork, a vintage motor scooter and much more. Guests also had a chance to bid on an authentic concrete canoe, which was built by UMR students through the Student Design Center. Combined, the silent and live auctions raised more than $60,000 for the center. The UMR Student Design Center encourages a multidisciplinary approach to competitive design projects like the solar car, the solar house and the steel bridge. Students from departments all across the university participate on projects that take them out of the classroom to conceive, design and build real-world machines. In the process, they learn critical business skills and gain the hands-on experience employers are looking for.
For more on UMR student design, log on to design.umr.edu 24
MSM-UMR ALUMNUS / Winter 2004