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The article tells of Rona’s journey as a young mother who worked her way through school eventually earning her associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Columbia College-Lake of the Ozarks. Rona works for the college as an academic advisor but started as an administrative assistant. Meghan Crawford ’07 graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Nicole Reed Dicus ’07 is a loan assistant for Hawthorn Bank. She lives in California, Mo., with her husband, Tyler, and daughter, Addie. Jeremy Felicia ’07 lives in Liverpool, N.Y., and is a business office lead specialist and medical support assistant for the U.S. military and VA hospital. Kerry Hall Kirby ’07 works for Wayland Baptist University as a student services administrative assistant and an adjunct faculty member for the Fairbanks, Alaska campus. Kerry lives in North Pole, Alaska.
Nikolas Wheatley ’07 is a student in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Nik lives in Chardon, Ohio, with his wife, Erin. Anne Churchill ’08 started an event planning business in Columbia, Mo. AnnaBelle Events and Rentals is a “turnkey event planning company with a premium inventory of event rentals for any occasion.” For more information, visit www.annabelleevents.com. Tracye Harmon ’08 was featured in the Aug. 2 edition of the Columbia Daily Tribune for her work as a volunteer coordinator for the Columbia (Mo.) Police Department. She organizes volunteer coverage for local events and handles office work, relieving the department of smaller day-to-day tasks. Tracye has a bachelor’s degree in computers from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo., and a criminal justice degree from Columbia College. She is a computer information technologist with the Missouri Department of Revenue.
Natasha Nixon ’08 graduated from Lehman College in Bronx, N.Y., with a master’s degree in social work. She will be taking the licensure examination in the fall. Natasha and her husband, Duane Nixon ’10, live in West Point, N.Y., and have two children.
Kendra Fricke Baxter ’09 and Boyd Baxter ’10 celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary at a Toots & The Maytals concert at The Blue Note’s Summerfest in downtown Columbia, Mo. A photograph of the couple sharing a kiss was published in the June 9 edition of the Columbia Daily Tribune. Karin Bell ’09 was featured by the Columbia Business Times in their “People You Should Know” section on May 27. Karin is the assistant vice president in the small business administration lending division for The Bank of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Karin and her husband, Scott, have four children.