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from the PRESIDENT CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES, TEAMS AND COACHES FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR.

Dr. Biff Green

What a remarkable year it has been for Falcon athletics! After highlighting Falcon Football’s national play-off game here at Friends University in last issue’s column, I am pleased to report that men’s basketball, women’s softball and a number of athletes in track and field also competed at the national level this past year. In addition, this is the second year in a row that both the men’s basketball and football teams have advanced to the first round of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II playoffs.

For the third time in four years, Men’s Head Basketball Coach Dale Faber headed to the national playoffs with his team.

The Falcons celebrated a successful season this year, which included winning the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) tournament, a secondplace conference finish and an overall record of 19-12. Unfortunately, the Falcons fell in first-round NAIA tournament action 82-66 against No. 2-seeded Mid America Nazarene at the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo. The women’s softball team under the direction of Head Coach Tony Segovia

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earned the distinction of being the first Friends University softball team to win a bid to a national championship tournament. The team set new University and KCAC records for its 32-game winning streak and was one game shy of tying the national record. The Lady Falcons won the NAIA Region IV tournament championship, the KCAC regular season conference championship and a conference tournament championship before the season ended with losses at the national championship in Decatur, Ala. Coach Segovia also celebrated his 100th win at Friends University as head coach during the season.

Eleven of our track and field athletes competed at the NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Meet in St. Louis, Mo. Two new school records were set at the meet in the women’s 200-meter dash and in the women’s 4-by-100 meter relay, and the women tied for 29th place out of 57 teams. The Lady Falcons had their most successful season in track and field history — breaking team and KCAC records, qualifying all their relays, and qualifying the most number of athletes ever for nationals. Head Coach Winston Kenton was also named CoWomen’s Coach of the Year.

In other athletic news, we were very pleased to learn that for the fifth year in a row Friends University has the highest number of athletes in the KCAC Conference who have been named as Academic All-Americans. This shows that our stu-

dent-athletes know how to excel in the classroom as well as they do on the field or court.

Congratulations to all our studentathletes, teams and coaches for a wonderful year. For more details on other Falcon top-place finishes this year, please see the story on page 11 or visit the Friends University athletic Web site at www.friendsathletics.com.

In April, Friends University received The Others Award from the Salvation Army for 15 years of helping the organization with its holiday distribution to needy children and families.

Every December since 1992 we have closed the University for one day, so staff, faculty and students can build bikes, sort toys, decorate the distribution facility and much more. This day has become a yearly tradition that makes the holiday season more meaningful for all of us at Friends University.

It is a way for the University to give something back to the community at this special time of year.

We truly appreciate this award, and we value our partnership with the Salvation Army. We look forward to many more years of helping children and families in our community and making Christmas a little more special for children, one family at a time.

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Graduating seniors from the College of Business, Sciences, Arts and Education attended the Senior Luncheon April 30 in the Marriage and Family Therapy facility. The annual luncheon is sponsored by the Alumni Association.

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President Dr. Biff Green Vice President of University Relations Hervey W. Wright III Alumni Director Lisa Locke Communications Director Gisele McMinimy FOCUS Editor and Publications Manager Kate Bosserman

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Contributing Writer Sara Ornelas

PASSION FOR PROFESSIONS DRIVE FACULTY

Dr. John Taylor Advances Music Education in Kansas

Dr. Connie Corbett-Whittier Documents Integrated Learning

Dr. Mark Sanborn Grows Greenhouse Technology

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HOW DO YOU USE THAT DEGREE:

To Make Music and Edit for TV

To Improve Third-World Countries

Friends University Board of Trustees Eldon Alexander E. Paul Boles Jason D. Boles Paul Brown Marilyn Brown, LCMFT C. Bruce Burnett Pam Chambers Philip Crimmins Sr. David Depew Dr. Biff Green Duane Hansen Dr. Kevin Hoppock Dr. Denis Knight Dr. John Lewis Kelly Linnens Dr. Clifton Loesch JoLynn Oakman Rodney Pitts Richard Rucker Michael Shockley John Weber Phil Whiteman Michael H. Wilson Trustees Emeritus Paul R. Brown Carl W. Sebits

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Wichita Area Alumni Advisory Board 2007-08 Linda Hohler, G’95, President Daniel Crook, M’05, President-Elect Karen Smith, G’05, Secretary

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About the Cover Students attend Gradstone May 9 in the Casado Dining Hall. Gradstone, a special, end-of-the-year Cornerstone worship gathering, brought together students, family members, faculty and staff to celebrate Friends University graduates through student-led worship and singing.

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Rosann Blackmore, M’05 Susan Edmondson, G’04/M’07 Terri Erker, G’04 Rick Fitzgerald, G’70 Peggy Gregory, G’73 Cara Griffits, G’01/M’05 Robyn Haxton, G’90 Lisa Henshall, G’05 Becca Hollie, G’05 Renae Hollie, G’04 Emily Juhnke, G’02 Caren Remmers, G’02/G’04 Michael Rice, G’05 Paula Rice, G’05/G’07 Andi Stipp, G’02/M’07 Cherisse Taylor, G’04/G’06 Carol Urban-Deal, G’00 Liz Wine, G’04 Bryan Wohlwend, G’97 Greater Kansas City Area Alumni Advisory Board 2007-08 Beverly Gatton, M’99, President Susan Laymon, G’05/M’07, President Elect John Myers, M’05, Secretary Janet E. Blue, G’96 Lee Gatton, M’01 Cris Loomis-Nay, G’05 Marcus Regan, G’03/M’05 Mike Schepis, G’65 Annie Smith, G’04/M’07 Topeka Area Alumni Advisory Board 2007-08 Janay Blome, G’91, President Gregg Shaffer, M’05, President Elect Jeremy Francis, G’06/M’08, Secretary Brandon Aldridge, G’07 Michelle Brown, G’96 Nicholas Bundy, G’05/M’07 Jason Crawford, G’04/M’06 Jean Janousek, G’91 LaChrystal Ricke, G’03 Nellie Weiss, G’05/G’07 Ex-Officio Members of the Alumni Advisory Board 2007-08 Lisa Locke Hervey W. Wright III Dr. Biff Green Elaine Kohler, G’87/M’92 (Wichita) Kim Niebaum, M’03 (KC) Diana Fuhrken, G’03/M’07 (Topeka) Max Burson, Faculty Representative Ann Marie Miller, Faculty Representative Roman Rodriguez, SGA President

Friends University FOCUS is published three times a year in summer, winter and spring by the Communications Office, 2100 W. University Ave., Wichita, KS 67213. It is published for the alumni and friends of Friends University.

Friends University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding this policy: EEOC/Title IX Coordinator, Friends University, 2100 W. University Ave., Wichita, KS 67213, (316) 295-5000. Friends University is accredited

by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association, telephone 1-312-263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

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Travis Reed, M’01, shares features of Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Vista during the Jan. 26 Knowledge Is Power lecture at the Topeka Educational Center.

By Lisa Locke, G’01/M’04 Alumni Director

With the 2008 Commencement exercises having just passed, it made me think

Knowledge Is Power Lectures Hosted at Northeast Kansas Sites

how lucky I am to be alumni director.

Topeka-area alumni had an opportunity

A Message from the Alumni Director A large part of what the Alumni Association offers could not happen without the participation of our alumni. Whether it is the hard work of our collective alumni advisory boards in Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City to make events like the Easter Egg Hunts run smoothly, or the individual efforts of our membersat-large who wear the many hats of recruiters, field experts, and good-will ambassadors, the University depends on and values relationships with our graduates.

The University could not be what it is today without your support and commitment and the talents you have brought both internally to this great institution and what you have taken into the next chapter of your lives. It is for this reason that I want to thank you for being a graduate of Friends University.

Author Note: Lisa Locke is a 2001 graduate of the Business Management Program and a 2004 graduate of the Master of Human Resource Development/Organization Development Program. Now in her sixth year as alumni director, she continues to feel blessed for her experiences and relationships with all of the Friends University graduates.

Jan. 24 and Jan. 26 to attend a lecture on the new features of Microsoft Office 2007 and the new operating platform, Microsoft Vista. Guest speaker Travis Reed, M’01, offered an in-depth look at the latest changes with products in the Office 2007 Suite and demonstrated Vista’s technological advances including Windows Aero Interface, Flip 3D, the Windows Sidebar and the ease of indexing and searching.

Kansas City-area alumni had an opportunity March 3 to attend a lecture on keeping children safe on the Internet.

FBI Special Agent Adam Krob offered an in-depth look at cyber-bullying and online predators, as well as resources for reporting cyber crimes against children, including

Contact the Alumni Office 316-295-5900 or 1-800-794-6945 ext. 5900 www.friends.edu/alumni alumni@friends.edu

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www.cybertipline.com, www.isafe.org and www.cyberbully.org.

To request handouts from either presentation, please contact the Alumni Office.

Alumni Volunteers Help Welcome Graduates to Alumni Association Each month, members of the Wichita,

including a free subscription to the

TOPEKA GOLF TOURNAMENT

Topeka and Kansas City alumni advisory

Friends University magazine Focus,

Calling all golfers in the Topeka

boards visit students who have almost

invitations to upcoming campus events

area! The second-annual scholar-

finished their degree-completion or

and scholarships available for children

ship golf tournament will be

graduate program, welcoming them to

of alumni.

hosted by the Topeka Alumni

the Alumni Association.

These visits began in October 2004.

Advisory Board Saturday,

As of May 2008, 147 classes and 1,931

July 26, at the Western Hills

graduates about the Alumni Associa-

students have been visited by the

Golf Course. All proceeds will

tion’s free membership and benefits,

Alumni Association.

benefit the Topeka Program for

Each class visit informs soon-to-be

Adult College Education (PACE) Scholarship.

The cost is $50 per player,

LICENSE-PLATE PETITION REACHES SIGNATURE GOAL The Alumni Association has reached its goal of collecting 500 signatures to present to the Kansas State Director of Vehicles for a Friends University license plate available to

and the deadline for priority registration is June 27. For more information or to request a registration form, please contact the Alumni Office.

Kansas alumni and friends of the University! As of the magazine going to print, we are at 602 signatures and counting!

The next step is to determine the process for setting up the license plate. Discussion has begun with some of the University’s administration on design, promotion and cost.

We still want to hear from you! If you haven’t had an opportunity to sign up for our license-plate petition, it is not too late. Simply e-mail the Alumni Office, and we will add your name to the list. (Note: Anyone indicating an interest during this exploratory time is not obligated to purchase a license plate.)

HOMECOMING

SWITZERLAND Alumni and friends of Friends University are invited

Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008

to join the Alumni Association

Class reunions will take place for the 1948, ’58,

for a weeklong trip to

’68, ’78, ’83, ’88 and ’98 graduates. Watch for

Switzerland Oct. 8-15.

more information in the next issue of Focus or online at www.friends.edu/homecoming.

Thirty seats are still available and final payment is due Aug. 8.

For more information or to request a full itinerary, please contact the Alumni Office.

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Chris Fisher, G’06, and son Blake, visit the Easter Bunny at Topeka Educational Center’s ninth annual Easter Egg Hunt March 22.

Easter Bunny Visits Friends

By KATE BOSSERMAN The Easter Bunny hopped onto Friends University’s beautiful

photos with the Easter Bunny, and approximately $200 worth

green lawns again this year at the annual Easter Egg Hunts in

of canned food was donated to Power CDC, an organization

Wichita and at the Topeka and Lenexa Educational Centers.

committed to assisting those less fortunate in lower-income

More than 350 alumni, faculty, staff, students and their families enjoyed the 25th annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Wichita campus Saturday, March 15.

The afternoon of fun continued at the carnival in the Casado

The Easter Bunny visited the Topeka and Lenexa Educational Centers March 22. Topeka’s ninth annual hunt drew more than 70 attendees to gather eggs, enjoy refreshments and play in

Campus Center’s McKay Gymnasium, where children zoomed

the inflatable bounce house. More than 50 people enjoyed

down an 18-foot inflatable slide, won prizes at midway games,

Lenexa’s third annual hunt and coloring contest.

and recharged with cookies and punch.

Donations were collected for the Wichita Alumni Advisory Board Endowed Scholarship. Approximately $100 was collected through a freewill offering in exchange for children’s

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The hunts are sponsored by the Alumni Association and the three alumni advisory boards.

Three children at each location found special prize eggs and won stuffed animals.

Attendees collect candy and eggs on the front lawn at the 25th annual Easter Egg Hunt in Wichita March 15.

A boy searches his basket for the special prize egg on Rose Window Plaza at the 25th annual Easter Egg Hunt in Wichita March 15.

Carly Harrington, Lenexa Educational Center enrollment specialist, and son Jack, color Freddy Falcon at Lenexa Educational Center’s third annual Easter Egg Hunt March 22.

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Friends University Mourns Drs. Mayer and Smith COMPILED BY CYNTHIA WHITELY, FRESHMAN, AND KATE BOSSERMAN

While attending Friends University, Emerson played first

Dr. Fred C. Mayer played an

base and was pitcher for the Falcon baseball team. He was

instrumental role in establishing

dubbed the University’s “home-run king” in 1948. He was

the Singing Quakers as a premier

selected as one of seven seniors for recognition in the Who’s

university choir. Mayer died

Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges

Dec. 23, 2007, at age 96.

for outstanding scholarship, extracurricular leadership,

Dr. Mayer arrived at Friends

Dr. Fred C. Mayer

citizenship and service to

University in the summer of

the University. He also

1947 and led the music depart-

served as president of

ment from 1947-59. He soon

Alpha Kappa Tau fratern-

convinced the administration

ity, was the manager of

to consolidate the music

“Q” Book Business,

program, which had been

and served on Student

scattered throughout Davis

Council, Bookstore Board

Hall, under one roof in South Hall, renamed Music Hall.

He also established an audition process, allowing the Singing Quakers to become an elite choir.

In 1948, Dr. Mayer led the Singing Quakers on their first

and Lettermen’s Club.

Dr. Smith’s love for Friends University was evident through his

Dr. Emerson Smith

out-of-state tour. They covered 1,500 miles, from Topeka

participation on the

to Colorado Springs, touring 11 cities. That same year, the

Board of Trustees from 1969 to 1982, as two-time Alumni

choir produced a three-record album of the “Oratorio” as a

Association president, and as assistant coach for the women’s

contribution to Friends University’s golden anniversary.

softball and tennis teams in the 1980s and ‘90s. He received

Teaching the choir how to blend and create a beautiful

the 1975 Friends University Distinguished Alumni Award. In

sound through proper intonation was one of Dr. Mayer’s

2003, he was inducted into the Friends University Athletic Hall

greatest achievements according to the history book, “In the

of Fame as a player, coach and steadfast supporter of Friends

Shadow of the Tower: Friends University.”

University athletics.

Another popular contribution Dr. Mayer made was the

He and wife Martha often invited students to their home

introduction of season tickets. Costing only $2.50 each, the

for home-cooked meals and treated the campus community

tickets enabled patrons to attend the “Oratorio” concert,

to boxes of apples at Christmas. Throughout the years, they

Home Concert and Appreciation Night concert. In 1954, the

enjoyed many fine arts and athletic activities. They not only

Appreciation Night concert became the Symphony of Spring,

supported students and athletes with their attendance at

which is now performed annually.

these events, but they financially supported Friends University

In the late 1940s, Dr. Mayer began negotiations with the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) and the

and were members of the Heritage Society.

Dr. Smith served aboard the U.S.S. Bunker Hill during World

review team which visited campus suggested that the School

War II. He retired from dentistry after 39 years in 1990. He

of Music in downtown Wichita be closed. It was accordingly

was a lifelong member of the Wichita District Dental Society,

terminated, and the music program became fully housed on

serving as its president in 1970 and 1971.

campus once again. NASM approved the Friends University program in music for the first time in 1952.

Dr. Mayer’s contributions were recognized in 1959 when the Alumni Association named him the first honorary alumnus.

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In 1998 he and wife Martha were recognized as the City of Wichita and State of Kansas literacy volunteers of the year.

She preceded him in death in 2007. He is survived by two children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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Delta Rho Sorority Continues to Support Friends

BY SARA ORNELAS Friends University students have the opportunity to benefit from the generosity of a select group of alumnae through a scholarship from Delta Rho. The sorority was initially a finearts society for women from 1921 to 1975. Although Friends no longer has an active chapter, its former members still gather several times each year.

New York Times best-selling author Dr. Harriet Lerner signs books before her lecture for the Willard and Jean Garvey Lecture Series April 4.

“Even though we don’t have new members coming in, we’re still an active organization,” said Ruby

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND PSYCHOLOGIST CHALLENGES AUDIENCE TO BRUSH UP ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS

(Walker) Pike, G’42.

BY JAMI FRANTZ, SENIOR

some familial connection to Delta

Dr. Harriet Lerner presented “Voice Lessons: Ten Steps to Extraordinary Rela-

concepts to herself instead of acting like she had it all figured out.”

Wade said it was helpful for her to

tionships” as part of the Friends University Willard and Jean Garvey Lecture Series

relearn some basic communication con-

April 4.

cepts including owning her thoughts,

words and actions; choosing her words

Dr. Lerner is the author of 10 books,

including the New York Times bestseller

wisely in certain situations; and communi-

“The Dance of Anger” and most recently

cating honestly what it is that she is think-

“The Dance of Fear.” Her books have been

ing and feeling.

translated into more than 30 foreign editions.

feelings’ or ‘You’re making me mad; and Dr. Lerner spoke to that, saying that it’s

in her “Dance” books. As a person in

important to change statements like those

relationships, Dr. Lerner spoke to the

to ‘I’ statements: ‘My feelings were hurt

audience’s relationship woes and helped

when I heard you say this’ or ‘I’m feeling

empower them to tweak their approach to

mad about …’” Wade said.

Everyone strives to have an authentic

relationships.

“Effective communication is essential

voice, but there is a gap between what

to relationships, and I love soaking up

we feel and say, Dr. Lerner said.

as much information and life-application

about it as I can,” senior Britani Wade

common relationship culprits, including

said. “I appreciated Dr. Lerner’s honesty in

criticism.

sharing pieces of her life and applying the

to a full-time female student with Rho and a minimum grade-point average of 2.5,” said Dr. Diana Cubbage, G’63, a former Delta Rho member.

“Many former members contribute annually, so it really is a living scholarship,” said Dr. Cubbage.

“I have a tendency to say, ‘You hurt my

The lecture focused on key points

The scholarship amount is $2,000 per year and usually goes

Delta Rho Alpha Nu members as pictured in the 1947 Talisman.

The lecture touched on some other

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BY emily langness, senior

FRIENDS UNIVERSITY WELCOMES NEW FACULTY

The 2007-08 academic year marks the end of an era at Friends

BY CYNTHIA WHITELY, FRESHMAN

Dr. Dove Retires After 44 Years University. One of our most dedicated faculty and administrators, Dr. G. Robert “Bob” Dove, has retired after 44 years.

“I think it’s time,” said Dr. Dove. “I still enjoy teaching. I want to leave when I’m still effective instead of wait until I’m not; and there are other things we want to do. It’s probably time.”

Dr. Dove came to Friends PHOTO BY MAX BURSON

University in 1964 after earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biology from Pittsburg State University. He spent one year teaching high school before learning of a teaching position at Friends.

“It was in the summer,

Friends University President Dr. Biff Green (center) and wife Binnie (left) visit with Dr. Bob Dove at Dr. Dove’s retirement reception May 2 in the Casado Dining Hall.

so it was kind of a late last-minute deal,” he said.

That last-minute deal turned into a life-long career.

“I’ve always been pleased

to be here. I’ve always thought I was effective, and,” he said, “I pretty well fell in love with the institution and its people.”

Pleasure, effectiveness and love seem to have been the right recipe for Dr. Dove’s long-standing presence at Friends.

“I’ve served under four presidents, or five depending on whether I count myself, so it’s been a while,” said Dr. Dove, who served as the University’s interim president for almost a year between presidents Dr. Richard Felix and Dr. Biff Green.

Starting out at Friends, Dr. Dove taught several years, serving as chair of the Division of Natural Science and Mathematics and earning his doctorate from Kansas State University.

He then redirected his professional life to join the University’s staff, serving as dean of the newly developed adult program (now the College of Adult and Professional Studies), and then as academic vice president and interim president.

“I taught for the first couple years while in administration,” he said, “then I realized that was not working, so there were about 16 years when I was just involved in administration.”

In those 16 years, his affection for teaching never waned, and Dr. Dove re-acclimated to full-time teaching in 2002.

“I found it wasn’t a problem at all,” he said. “I’ve always loved teaching; and because it was 20 years before I went into administration, I [was] able to make the adjustment pretty easily and simply, and enjoyed it.”

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Jason Ferguson Friends University welcomes Jason Ferguson as program director for the computer technology and computer programming degree programs in the College of Adult and Professionals Studies (CAPS).

A lifetime resident of Wichita, he graduated from Friends with a master’s in management information systems and has returned to provide leadership for computer information system programs. Prior to joining Friends University, Ferguson was the information technology director at Vermillion, Inc. There, he gained experience in recognizing current market needs for information technology skills as well as real-world application of tools and technology.

In his first year at Friends, his goal is to complete a curriculum review of the computer technology and computer programming programs. He is working toward a Ph.D. through Nova Southeastern University.

Dr. John Rhodes Dr. John Rhodes joins Friends University as associate professor in the education department.

Since arriving, he has taught courses in classroom management, diversity, secondary methods, instructional technology and educational research.

Prior to Friends, he worked as an education staff specialist for the Georgia Professional Standards Commission in Atlanta, which included several dimensions of accrediting teacher-preparation institutions in Georgia. He came to Friends University to reconnect with the classroom and his teaching career. He says that Friends is a comfortable place with very welcoming people, and he hopes to have an opportunity to work with developing and implementing a new science education program one day.

Dr. Rhodes received his bachelor of science degree from Florida State University, a master of science from Troy University and a doctor of philosophy from the graduate school at the University of Florida. He resides in Wichita.

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Singing Quakers Alumni Choir Plans Fall Concert CONTRIBUTED BY NANCY GRAHAM, SINGING QUAKERS ALUMNI CHOIR PRESIDENT, FS’70 Former Singing Quakers are invited to join the Singing Quakers Alumni Choir.

Rehearsals will begin in September for the annual fall concert. “A Program of American Music” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at Trinity Academy in Wichita.

Preceding the presidential election by four days, this patriotic concert will feature American classics, folk songs, a patriotic medley with “Symphony of Spring” selections and will end with Wilhousky’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”

“Men are at a premium in any choir and are especially encouraged to join the alumni choir for this concert,” said Dr. Cecil Riney, director.

“Some pieces require a full musical sound, and we could use additional singers in every section.”

For more information call Dr. Riney at 316-634-2260.

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WICHITA WIND ENSEMBLE PROFESSIONAL BAND WRAPS UP SEASON CONTRIBUTED BY DR. CECIL RINEY, WICHITA WIND ENSEMBLE BOARD CHAIR The Wichita Wind Ensemble Professional Band has concluded its first season, showcasing four concerts. The series began in October and concluded in late March. Three concerts were performed at Friends University and the final concert in the new 700-seat auditorium at Trinity Academy.

Several Friends University faculty members play in the symphonic band directed by Dr. John Taylor,

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FALCONS VISIT MULTIPLE REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS

Friends University director of music

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professor emeritus, serves as

Falcon athletes racked up records and rankings as the 2008 season progressed.

Men’s soccer had a notable season as the team won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Post-Season Championship Tournament and advanced to the regional playoffs. The Falcons ended the season with a KCAC record of 8-1 and an overall record of 17-1-1.

A second-place finish in regular season conference play earned Falcon baseball the automatic bid to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Region IV Tournament. The Falcons entered the tournament seeded No. 4 with an overall record of 29-15, but fell in the first round and ended their season 29-17.

After finishing within the top three teams in conference play, Falcon golf advanced to the NAIA Region IV Tournament, their second appearance in three years. The Falcons ended the tournament and their season with a third-place team finish.

The men’s tennis team placed second in both KCAC regular-season confer-

education and instrumental music.

Dr. Cecil Riney, Friends University chairman of the board of directors for the band. They look forward to a second season beginning in the fall.

Anyone interested in learning more about the Wichita Wind Ensemble Professional Band may contact Dr. Taylor at 316-295-5535 or Dr. Riney at 316-634-2260.

ence play and the KCAC Conference Tournament. The team placed second in the post-season regional tournament and finished the season 11-5.

Please see Dr. Green’s column on page 2 for more details on Friends University’s national-ranking teams. Visit www.friends athletics.com for details on all Falcon athletics.

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“Nobody values criticism without a

surrounding climate of respect, whether they are seven or 70, nine or 90,” Dr. Lerner said.

“Dr. Lerner gave our audience

exactly what they came for and more — wisdom and practical advice from a distinguished and celebrated scholar and author — and the added (and perhaps unexpected) benefit of experiencing her as the delightful, funny and down-to-earth person she is,” said Dr. Dixie Madden, director of the Garvey Institute of Law. Dr. Lerner served as a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist at the Menninger Clinic in Topeka for several decades, as a faculty member in the Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry,

Breton “Bret” Shaffer, G’01, Bruce Campbell, G’66, and Johnny Tarrant, “Voice of the Falcons,” were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame Feb. 7.

and currently has a private practice in Lawrence.

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Dr. Lerner spoke to a full house in

Sebits Auditorium in the Riney Fine Arts

Three Inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame

Center. A book-signing and desserts

BY SARA ORNELAS

Gallery. The event was free and open to

Friends University’s Athletic Hall of Fame welcomed three more inductees during a

the public.

reception followed in the Riney Fine Arts

ceremony in February.

Bruce Campbell, G’66, first came to Friends University in 1963 as a sophomore.

During the next three years, he competed and lettered in football, basketball, cross-country and track. Some of his honors included setting the Friends University track conference record in the mile run as a sophomore; being named co-captain of the football team his junior year; and being named co-outstanding lineman his junior year.

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Johnny Tarrant officially became part of Friends University athletics in the fall of 1968 when he began broadcasting football and basketball games on KAKE radio.

During the next 10 years, Johnny continued to broadcast the plays and scores of Falcon football and basketball. He became known as the “Voice of the Falcons,” ending each of the games with his signature sign-off “Thanks…for listening.”

Bret Shaffer, G’01, joined the Falcon baseball team his freshman year. That year, he held the record for consecutive game hitting with a streak of 21 games, was named the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Newcomer of the Year, and set the school hitting record with a .504 average, which also placed him fifth in the nation. Bret currently is the Friends University career leader in runs, hits, at-bats, stolen bases, triples, assists, fielding percentage for shortstops and most games played.

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Couple Venture into MFT Program Together

By ANNETTE PIERCE, LENEXA EDUCATIONAL CENTER MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR Success in graduate school requires the

and their approach to relationships

support of family and friends. So when

evolves as they learn to become therap-

Michelle and Josh Story packed up

ists, Michelle and Josh are thankful they

and headed to Kansas last summer to

are going through this process together.

begin the Master of Science in Marriage

Before starting the MFT program, both

and Family Therapy (MFT) program at

worked in elementary schools in South

Friends University’s Lenexa Educational

Bend, Ind. They graduated from Bethel

Center and left their support network

College in Mishawaka, Ind., Michelle

home in Indiana, they learned to rely on

with a degree in elementary education

each other and form new relationships.

and Josh with a degree in psychology.

Although many couples stagger graduate studies so that one spouse can

But they knew they eventually wanted to become therapists.

Josh and Michelle Story moved from Indiana to Lenexa for Friends University’s marriage and family therapy program. professors so quickly. In November, Josh was diagnosed with testicular

work while the other goes to school,

After taking classes at Bethel with

Michelle and Josh decided to go back

Drs. Tim and Jennifer Nelson, who now

cancer. Classmates brought them food,

to school at the same time. “I told

teach in the MFT program in Lenexa,

drove them to appointments and watched

people we were going on an adventure

the Storys were drawn to the relational

their cat while the Storys dealt with

and would survive on love and student

aspect of marriage and family therapy

Josh’s medical needs. “They turned

loans,” Michelle said.

and the idea that people aren’t alone;

into a family for us,” Michelle said. Josh

that others influence the good and the

finished his treatments in February and

bad situations in our lives.

was given a clean bill of health.

Despite the financial challenges, Michelle and Josh see definite benefits in going through the program together.

In addition to input from the Nelsons,

When Josh and Michelle graduate in

“We’re able to discuss the art of therapy

Michelle had several members of her

July 2009, they would like to integrate

and talk through what we’re learning.

extended family attended in Wichita.

their faith with their career and work

We can use the same vocabulary and

Although Michelle and Josh expected

with churches. “We worked with the

know what the other is talking about,”

it to be difficult to leave family and

youth group at our church in South

Josh said. Because MFT students go

friends at home, they didn’t expect

Bend. We’d like to be able to help them

through a process of personal growth,

to form bonds with classmates and

through their families,” Michelle said.

dr. dove

thing. So age may not be the primary

he received the W.A. Young Award for

thing that makes students different.”

Excellence in Teaching.

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Dr. Dove most recently taught biology courses. Throughout the years, he has

“I’ll even miss the challenges of being

Dr. Dove said the legacy he hopes to

worked with traditional undergraduate

involved in education,” he said. “I think

leave behind at Friends University is,

students in the College of Business, Arts,

Friends has really grown — not just in

“That I was a good teacher, that I was

Sciences and Education and with nontra-

size but in technology, in numbers of per-

responsive and helpful to all my students,

ditional undergraduate students through

sonnel and in numbers of programs. And

that I was a good colleague with the fac-

the Program for Adult College Education,

those are always challenges — to develop

ulty. I see that as an institutional legacy.

and said he has enjoyed both.

those programs.”

A personal legacy would be more the

No matter the age of the student,

Through the years, Dr. G. Robert Dove

“there’s apprehension about science,” he

has risen to those challenges, embracing

said. “Some are good with it, and some

opportunities for growth when they sur-

aren’t, and they need basically the same

faced. His dedication was honored when

people stuff.”

Editor’s Note: Dr. Dove was named faculty emeritus at the 2008 Commencement.

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Passion for Professions Drive Faculty

Passion Dr. John Taylor Advances Music Education in Kansas

By BRIAN WHEPLEY

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Running through Dr. John Taylor’s musical endeavors can leave you winded.

For starters, he’s professor of music at Friends University, teaching music education and instrumental music — the tuba is his specialty but just one instrument he plays.

Then there’s the University Band and various smaller groups he conducts and playing in the Faculty Brass Quintet. In addition, he has conducted the Friends University Community Orchestra for 12 years.

And there’s teaching three- to four-dozen music education majors how to transfer their love of music to younger students.

Catch a breath, because he’s also leading the Kansas Lions Band and serving as the Wichita Wind Ensembles’ executive manager and musical director. The Wichita Wind Ensemble’s student band has finished first twice in recent years at Musicfest Orlando, a huge concert band festival in Orlando, Fla. Now in his 19th year at Friends, he previously taught at public schools and colleges in his native Ohio, where he earned bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in musical education. He earned his master’s degree in Indiana.

All the while, he’s been involved in music educators’ associations. He served as president-elect from 1997 to 2002 and as executive director of the Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) since 2002. KMEA is an active and respected state chapter of the Music Educators National Conference. With

120,000 members worldwide, the conference is the world’s largest arts education organization.

Dr. Taylor quickly points out that he’s hardly unique among faculty.

“I’m not the only person doing these things here at Friends.

Most of our music faculty have been leaders in their professional organizations. That’s something I noticed when I came here. That means they’re respected in their fields. Every one of them draws notoriety (in the positive sense of the word) to the University.”

KMEA is a busy, part-time job, one he sees as serving his profession and Friends. The strength of the state chapter demonstrates that “music is well supported in Kansas.” So too does Friends University’s student music education chapter, which has contributed 11 presidents to the state student music education association in the last 15 years.

Such involvement helps recruit student musicians to Friends University, whether they major in music or not. Potential students learn about the University through playing in the Lions Band or the wind ensembles, through Dr. Taylor’s guest conducting with school and festival bands across Kansas or from high school teachers acquainted with Friends through KMEA and its annual convention.

With the convention, 6,000 to 10,000 Kansas music educators, student musicians and their families swarm Century II and nearby hotels late each February and March. They attend countless clinics, dozens of performances and visit vendors. With Friends University groups of all sizes performing, it’s a prime opportunity to spread the word about what the University offers.

Underpinning all those endeavors – as a conversation with Dr. Taylor makes clear – is his belief that “music can change kids’ lives.”

Research demonstrates that kids who perform music perform better on standardized tests, he said. And research indicates that studying music ingrains memory pathways in the brain that survive setting a musical instrument aside. Even more important,

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he said, is the self-expression, self-confidence and relationships that form alongside musical proficiency. Music students form friendships with – sometimes even marry – those they study and perform with.

“They can express themselves and have the chance to participate in a team sport, where they never sit on the bench,” Dr. Taylor said. “They are able to enjoy music for the rest of their lives.”

Dr. Connie Corbett-Whittier Documents Integrated Learning

By BRIAN WHEPLEY

PHOTO BY DAVE EULITT

Dr. Connie Corbett-Whittier’s grandfather read “Beowulf” as a bedtime story. It wasn’t unusual for her family to spend Saturdays at an art museum.

Art — be it painting, music, dance or drama — is integrated into the life of Dr. Corbett-Whittier, assistant professor of English at Friends University’s Topeka Educational Center.

So it’s no small wonder that the arts played an integral role in a three-decade-plus career that has seen her teach everyone from schoolkids to second-career adults.

“There is absolutely nothing that can’t be taught with art or music or drama. Even business classes, with role playing,” said Dr. Corbett-Whittier, whose Topeka role includes not only teaching in the Program for Adult College Education (PACE) but also serving as liaison to adjunct faculty. “I teach the composition course. I make them write short stories and act them out.

They’re horrified at first, but then they have such fun.”

Recently, she wrote about how one Topeka fourth-grade teacher uses music, drama and other arts to deliver all the math, English, science and social studies required by standardized testing. Leah Anderson’s students at Lowman Hill Elementary learn and succeed because Anderson plays to their strengths and curiosities. And because they’re having fun.

Dr. Corbett-Whittier’s study of the Topeka students’ work on a long-term project on Australia makes up half of a chapter published earlier this year in “Focus on Literacy: Effective Content Teachers for the Middle Grades.” The book by the Association for Childhood Education International contains many examples of how to teach reading, writing and communication within math, science and other subjects, not just English.

“Music and art are all about math. The visual arts are angles.

Music is more than just being able to tap your feet. You have to

know about math to write music,” she said.

How things work together is why multi-dimensional approaches can work. Students move and see instead of glazing over from “drill and kill” lectures.

Dr. Corbett-Whittier learned of Anderson through Anderson’s principal, Russ Hutchins, an adjunct faculty member at Friends University. Hutchins, she said, has a record of turning around schools using creativity and encouragement instead of a hammer.

The fourth-graders studied Australia in numerous ways. Shy kids would do computer research, chasing facts as well as lyrics to indigenous songs. Math lovers calculated how long it would take to travel there. Others performed Australian songs and theater or made boomerangs. Each made a quilt square using aboriginal symbols.

“She uses every aspect of the arts, but making sure that all the time she’s doing every aspect of literacy and numeracy,” Dr. Corbett-Whittier said.

For the project’s conclusion students weighed how to show off their work to parents and community members. They settled on a “wax museum,” where students froze in position until someone pushed a paper “button.” Then they re-created an aboriginal scene or broke into song. Some prepared a brochure explaining each “wax” station.

“It was so amazingly impressive because each of those kids was so incredibly engaged,” Dr. Corbett-Whittier said. “They really know Australia and math and reading and literature and art and culture and the economy.”

That anyone can gain from such an approach is something she stresses to adult students.

“I say look around you, ‘Look at the CEOs of most companies, your bosses, even most politicians. They are well rounded beyond their majors. That’s what allows them to be successful.’

You can look at the world from different perspectives and viewpoints, and that seems to make sense to them. And besides, that’s a lot more fun,” she said.

Drive Dr. Mark Sanborn Grows Greenhouse Technology

By SARA ORNELAS

One Ph.D., a second in the works and a passion for exotic flowers have bloomed into a fascinating hybrid of hobby and technology.

Dr. Mark Sanborn, director of the Master of Management Information Systems program, Master of Business Administration program and division chair within the Graduate School, integrated his affinity for orchids into research for his second Ph.D. in information systems. continued on page 17

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FEATUREstory

How Do You Use That Degree?

Alumnus Trevor Hands shares how he uses his bachelor of music degree in two careers. And graduating senior Aleks Schaefer explains how he plans to use his accounting and Spanish degrees to change the world.

To Make Music and Edit for TV

By Erin O’Donnell

Trevor Hands learned early on that you cannot say no to Dr. Cecil Riney.

Hands played percussion for the Singing Quakers while pursuing his bachelor’s in music at Friends University. “Dr. Riney had a habit of throwing an instrument in front of me and saying, ‘Can you play this?’” said Hands, G’02. “Once, he wanted to do a piece with a steel drum part, and I had to learn how to play it.

“I liked the challenge. The versatility of learning all these instruments has helped me now. I’m more well-rounded.”

Now living in Burbank, Calif., Hands is back behind the drums as a member of COURTESY PHOTO the country band Sway. The group will release its first album this summer, Hands said, and plays weekly gigs throughout Southern California.

Like most musicians, he still has a day job. Unlike most, he’s making a living in another creative field: TV and film.

After graduation, Hands toured briefly with country singer and fellow alumna Bekah Frees, G’02, but saw that wasn’t going to pay the bills. So Hands turned to his love of film and got a master’s in communication, in the cinema/television track, from Regent University in 2005. Soon after, he moved to California to be a production assistant on the film “Faith Happens.”

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The producers paid his expenses, but Hands was taking a risk. “I was working, but I wasn’t making anything,” he said.

But it opened doors, and soon Hands became half of the twoman shop that is Big Life Films.

The company, which specializes in women’s interest pieces and tribute videos, has done projects for California first lady Maria Shriver and even Oprah Winfrey’s philanthropic Angel Network. As associate producer, Hands’ duties range widely, from editing raw footage to running errands. One highlight was editing a piece about Oprah’s O Ambassadors building schools in developing countries.

“My boss gave me the responsibility to do a wrap-up piece when the school was done. It actually made my boss cry, and that’s when I knew I was doing a good job,” Hands said. “I may not be there building the school, but I feel I am making a difference.”

The project perfectly combined Hands’ two loves. “You get to take something from nothing and touch a nerve,” Hands said.

“My most exciting time as an editor is adding the music. It’s like breathing life into the film.”

Hands didn’t want to get completely away from music, so he started looking for people to perform with. This spring, he answered Sway’s ad for a drummer and got the job. “Country music was something I had been inundated with growing up in western Kansas, and I found myself returning to it,” said Hands, a Garden City native. “L.A. is the last place you think of for country, though. When I came out here, I looked for a country radio station and there was only one.”

He’s grateful for the formal music training he got at Friends University, especially for the professors who pushed him to practice more. In addition to drums, he can also play piano and guitar, which makes him more of an asset to his band. If they become the next stars of Nashville, naturally Hands would love it. But, “if tomorrow the industry crumbles and I have to go back to the farm, I don’t think I’d have any issues with that.

I’ll still be able to say I gave it a chance.”

To Improve Third-World Countries

By Sara Ornelas

Aleks Schaefer wants to make the world a better place. That’s not a trite goal he puts on resumes and applications. Making the world a better place is his mission, his purpose and his lifelong goal.

“I have formed relationships with new immigrants to the United States (both legal and illegal). I have seen first-hand on mission trips the poverty that people live in; I have lived in a two-room house that lacked running water; and I have experienced the struggle families face under poverty every day,” Schaefer said.

passion c o n t ’d. f r o m p a g e 15 Dr. Sanborn designed a wireless sensor network for micro-climate habitat monitoring in his personal greenhouse and in an outdoor conservation research plot.

“It allows me to remotely monitor, via miniaturized wireless computer technologies, the conditions that make plants grow and bloom,” Dr. Sanborn said. Data including humidity, temperature and light are recorded by battery-operated computers roughly one-cubic inch in size. This practice is known as precision agriculture. The sensors “all talk to each other and relay data to the back-end infrastructure.”

In a world that is working toward more environmentally friendly business, Dr. Sanborn says this type of technology is critical for green enterprises. “As we transition toward greener thought,” he said, “this is one tool that will be applicable.”

In addition to precision-agriculture research, Dr. Sanborn says his passion resides in environmental conservation.

“Throughout the world, many species of plants, especially orchids, are becoming extinct or endangered due, primarily, to habitat destruction,” he said.

“Many could be saved through responsible environmental stewardship and sustainable agricultural practices. Unfortunately, little is known about growing conditions, which make rescue and relocation difficult. Remote monitoring can help conservationists save many of these plants.”

While Dr. Sanborn has spent more than 20 years teaching information technology, his love of orchids bloomed only a few years ago; and the nursery is a labor of love he shares with his wife, Dr. Karlene Sanborn, retired professor and former program director of the Master of Management program at Friends University.

The Sanborns’ nursery is one of only two registered orchid nurseries in Kansas and Dr. Mark Sanborn is currently president of the Kansas Orchid Society.

Dr. Sanborn said that while he spends a considerable amount of his life behind a desk and computer monitor, he prefers to leave work at the office. The orchids have helped bring balance to his life. And his wireless sensor network research has integrated Dr. Sanborn’s professional research with a beautiful hobby.

PHOTO BY STEVE RASMUSSEN

PHOTO BY STEVE RASMUSSEN

But for the most part, Schaefer’s reasons extend beyond his experiences and empathy. He aims to improve the world because “‘what you have done for the least of these, you have done for me.’”

Schaefer, a senior in accounting and Spanish, is aiming high on his mission with his sights on working for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), a branch of The World Bank.

Growing up in the Texas Panhandle started Schaefer on his career and life path.

“The population in my hometown is mainly Hispanic,” he said. “Throughout high school, I took mission trips to Mexico and fell in love with the Mexican people. These factors combined with my desire to help improve the living conditions in Latin American countries naturally drew me toward a Spanish degree.”

Schaefer’s career path took a detour last summer. Up to that point, he was intent on becoming an immigration lawyer. But when he heard about the IBRD, his mission found new purpose.

“I feel that an entire organization devoted to the betterment of life in third-world countries can make a more tangible impact on the world today,” Schaefer said.

Through his experiences at Friends University, Schaefer has “first-hand experience with other cultures. I have formed relationships with students and teachers that helped further my education and will continue to do so throughout my career,” he said. “And I have learned how to live a life in the world and still maintain my character and my relationship with Christ.

“My experience at Friends has been unmatchable. The in-class education has been immeasurable, but the true knowledge I have gained didn’t come from text books and pop quizzes.”

While attending Friends, Schaefer has taken full advantage of the opportunities available to him. In addition to performing with the Singing Quakers and playing for Falcon football, he has acted as vice president of both the Sigma Delta Pi Spanish honor society and of the Institute of Internal Auditors Student Chapter (IIASC) accounting organization, and has participated in the study-abroad program at the University of La Salle in Cancun, Mexico.

He’s also been able to continue his mission work and served as a finance intern for the Via Christi Regional Medical Center.

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COLLEGE news A CONVERSATION WITH… DR. MARVIS LARY, COLLEGE OF ADULT AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES DEAN

By KATE BOSSERMAN Editor’s Note: This conversation is the second in a three-part series with the deans of Friends University’s colleges. The Summer 2008 issue will feature a conversation with the dean of the Graduate School.

Dr. Lary joined Friends University in October 2007. She previously taught at Wichita State University for 15 years and served as associate dean for academic affairs and research, then served five years as the dean of the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions at Central Michigan University. Dr. Lary earned her bachelor’s degree in health science and master’s in health education from Wichita State University, and a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Kansas State University.

Where did you grow up?

brothers and one sister. My mother re-

You earned your doctorate from K-State.

I was born in Omaha, Neb., and spent part

ferred to us as the “fabulous five.” One

Describe your dissertation research.

of my childhood there. When I was 12,

challenge for me was having polio when I

My dissertation research studied predictive

my family moved to the Ozarks, where

was 7 years old at a time when polio was

variables on students who pass the na-

my mother had grown up, to a little town

epidemic across the country. Knowing that

tional board exam for physician assistance

called Rocky Comfort. The population was

many people did not survive the epidemic,

practice. I studied gender, age, educational

about 42 if you counted the dogs! We lived

but I did without residual effects, was a

level, healthcare experience and GPA.

on a dairy farm and also raised 40,000

personal triumph and blessing.

broiler chickens. So I had both an urban

I became a parent at a very young age

and country experience as a child.

and have two wonderful children and kind

Briefly describe yourself.

High energy, fun loving, a people lover and someone with devout faith in God. If you could have dinner with anyone, who would you choose and why?

Margaret Thatcher. She optimizes a woman who is smart, who had huge responsibilities, who took a lot of heat and was, in her time, an unusual leader as a woman.

And she had so many interesting stories.

She has always been so proper. She rarely let down her defenses, which is just the opposite of what I am. I think it would be wonderful to have dinner with her and hear her many “war stories.” I’ve always been very curious about the “real” her.

Please share highlights of your personal life.

I have a wonderful extended family and had a happy childhood with my three

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of grew up with them. Consequently, they are not only my children, but also my dearest friends. They are the highlight of my life.

Dr. Lary’s son Scott Goostree resides in Wichita with wife Jane and their two sons. Her daughter Shelly Walker resides in Houston with husband Ron. What place in the world is special to you, one you like to return to often?

Although I have traveled extensively both domestically and internationally, I must say there is nothing like coming home. Kansas is grossly underrated — the good, conservative lifestyles and people full of honesty.

You just can’t beat driving through the Flint Hills in the early morning or visiting smalltown U.S.A. in rural Kansas. That’s not to say that the French Riviera, Swiss Alps, and ancient treasures in China and India weren’t fabulous, but there simply is no place like home.

Have you always worked in higher education?

I practiced as a physician assistant for 25 years and was a nurse prior to that. My academic experience has primarily been in the area of health care. I came up through the academic ranks as a faculty member, program director, department chair, associate dean and finally dean at two institutions. I have the highest regard for all levels of academe. I love it!

What makes Friends University’s College of Adult and Professional Studies (CAPS) distinctive?

A lot of things make CAPS very distinctive.

Friends University offered the early adult programs [beginning in the mid-’80s]. I remember when [area universities] sorely criticized Friends for having adult programs with compressed curricula. There was a sense these programs couldn’t possibly be the quality that other [University] programs were. Adult education had not taken on

its own personality at that time, but today,

I looked critically at our policies, proce-

family attends, about 25 or 30 faculty and staff. Recruiters talk about challenges,

adult education is the fastest-growing seg-

dures and the seven degrees that we pro-

ment of higher education. Research shows

vide in CAPS. I consulted with our CAPS

which helps our program directors under-

that compressed and online programs have

team, students and faculty in our outreach

stand how important it is to have fresh

the same level of learning outcomes as tradit-

areas just to assimilate a lot of information.

programs. Advisors talk about complexi-

ional education. Friends University has suc-

I took one month to write a report and ev-

ties with adult learners and getting them

cessfully provided education to thousands

ery time I identified a challenge, I offered a

into the right courses. We get the whole

of adult learners across Kansas who could

solution or a suggestion for improvement

picture and everyone knows and can ap-

not otherwise have had a college education.

based on input from others. It involves

preciate the importance of what everybody

We do a lot of things really well in CAPS.

every aspect of this college. And thus the

contributes. This is also a time to give ku-

That was evident at our recent AQIP visita-

“journey to excellence.”

dos where they belong.

tion for the Higher Learning Commission. It

This journey is ambitious. Review teams

[During this journey, I have observed] a

was a rave review!

of three to five people, chaired by program

huge sense of loyalty to the University. We have wonderful alumni all over the state.

More than 25 percent of our CAPS stu-

directors, are the workhorses and are

dents attend classes in locations other than

critically looking at everything from the

They are proud of Friends University and

the Wichita campus. So the premise of the

course content to curriculum sequence to

want to continue to be connected and

visit was determining if we provide our off-

appropriateness and currency of program

be part of the University family, as do our

campus students with the same level of

content. Larger teams of faculty, adjunct

many adjunct faculty members.

education and student services that we pro-

faculty, staff, community leaders, people in

vide main-campus students. The reviewer

the field and colleagues from other institu-

visited the Lenexa and Topeka Educational

tions are providing input to the process. The

Centers and our site at Allen County Com-

end result will be fresh, new degrees with

munity College in Iola, Kan. She said we are

cutting-edge content and delivery methods.

doing a wonderful job on almost everything.

We are also reviewing all academic poli-

She talked about how pleased our

cies to determine the appropriateness to

students are with their education and the

adult learners. Adults have different issues

quality of our adjuncts. She noted that ad-

and needs than traditional students. So

juncts are very proud to be part of Friends

part of this journey is reviewing 30 policies,

University and that we support them in a

one by one.

very positive way. She felt our Lenexa and

Our team of administrative assistants is

Topeka centers are outstanding because

writing a new policy and procedure manual

we have a team of professionals on site

for administering the degree programs.

whereas some universities are hosting

This will help standardize everything so

classes in hotels. She also noted our long-

things don’t fall through a crack.

term relationship with Allen County Com-

We are exploring ways to enhance educa-

munity College; they feel we are an asset

tion and student services in our outreach sites.

in that small town, offering degrees to

CAPS has a great team of professionals

adults who may not have other options.

who have taken on this additional workload

And she even gave us kudos on our

over and above what they already do, be-

“journey to excellence.”

What is the “journey to excellence”?

When I joined Friends and learned about CAPS, I looked at the college from the perspective of a consultant — very objective.

I’ve consulted at other colleges, looking at their organization and function, so I have seen many models and have a good idea of what works and what doesn’t.

cause they care about CAPS. Our mantra is “get on the bus with a smile or we are going to leave you on the curb.” Everybody is on the bus! CAPS is like an iceberg. You see only a small team of individuals who run the unseen operation in keeping 60 cohorts running smoothly in multiple sites around Kansas.

We have started holding all-college meetings regularly. Everybody in the CAPS

How do you hope to leave your mark at Friends University?

I want people to say, “Marvis Lary made a difference. She led a great team that has made CAPS known for innovation and excellence in adult education.” (It won’t be because of what I have done. I am just the cheerleader.)

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CLASS notes memorials An increasing number of people wanting to honor the memory of friends and loved ones send memorials in the form of contributions to Friends University.

Families of those honored receive an appropriate notice of the contribution, and the names of the donors are listed here. The following memorials were received between Nov. 21, 2007 and March 28, 2008.

Campus Ministries – In memory of Kelly Cox Richard and DaVonna Kraybill Fine Arts Department – In memory of Dick Nichols Clarence and Nancy Rose Friends Annual Fund – In memory of Waldina Baldwen Murden Woods Friends Annual Fund – In memory of Paul D. Boschult, M.D. Carl L. Boschult Friends Annual Fund – In memory of Ernestine Deweesi Spees Ben and Sally Talbot Friends Annual Fund – In memory of Anthony F. Rosutto Jr. Mrs. Marilyn L. Davis Friends Annual Fund – In memory of Dr. and Mrs. A.J. Wray Joseph D. Wray Garvey Institute of Law Endowment – In memory of Willard W. Garvey and in honor of June Arunga and Dr. Vernon Smith Garvey Kansas Foundation General Endowed Scholarship – In memory of Emory Hunt Wesley and Alice Duwe Roger and Lynne King Zelbert and Karen Livingston Terri Means Kathryn J. Tevebaugh 20 F riends U niversity

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John Michael Robbins Memorial Scholarship – In memory of John Michael Robbins Loren Ferman John Michael Robbins Memorial Scholarship – In memory of Milton Robbins Douglas and Nancy Bolinger

in memory Clinton Beebe Jr., G’64, died Feb. 21, 2008, in Belton, Texas. He was a contract consultant working for corporations in Alabama, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas.

Dr. Paul Boschult, G’53, died Oct. 22, 2007, in Omaha, Neb. He served in the U.S. Navy and received his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He was an assistant professor at University of Nebraska College of Medicine and a radiologist at Methodist Hospital.

He is survived by wife Mary, two daughters, three step-sons, three step-daughters, 12 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters.

Margaret (Koger) Dudley, G’43, died Nov. 29, 2007, in Hastings, Neb. She taught high school in Kingman, Goddard and Garden Plain, Kan. She also taught at Kansas Newman University (now Newman University) and was a faculty member in the English and theater departments at Kansas Wesleyan University. She was active in the Order of the Eastern Star, theater, church and several educational organizations. She is survived by one son, three grandsons and one brother.

Herbert Fillmore Jr., G’63, died Oct. 27, 2007, in Raytown, Mo. James Gray, FS’68, died Sept. 24, 2007. He served with the Wichita Police Department for nine years and was honored with the special retire-

ment badge in 2001. He was also a pursuit driving instructor and taught police science classes at Southwestern College. The Kansas Health Care Association awarded him the 2006 Marty Hegarty Distinguished Citizen Award. He is survived by wife Norma Jean, two daughters, five grandchildren and two brothers.

Schuyler “Skye” Hanshew, G’80, died Nov. 25, 2007. He was a member of the National, Missouri and St. Louis Associations of Realtors, Gateway Men’s Chorus and the Singing Quakers. He is survived by one son.

Scott Hartman, FS’58, died Nov. 6, 2007. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Burleson, Texas, and worked in the agricultural industry. He is survived by one son and three daughters.

Stephen Hertzfield, G’01, died Nov. 12, 2007. He worked in the telecommunications and automotive industries, but his true calling was skydiving.

He enjoyed more than 6,000 jumps.

He was an Eagle Scout, member of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say and received the Ner Tamid Award from the Boy Scouts of America. He is survived by one son, his mother and two brothers.

Ryan Hetzel, G’07, died Jan. 25, 2008.

He was employed by Galichia Heart Hospital as a cardiac electrophysiologist. He is survived by both parents and one brother.

Kerry Hocutt, FS’73, died Nov. 20, 2007, in Santa Rosa, Calif. He and wife Carole had recently relocated to California from New York. He was a member of the Singing Quakers. He is survived by wife Carole Czujko, both parents, two brothers and one sister.

Emery Hunt, G’50, died Dec. 26, 2007, in Wichita. Hunt was pastor of the Liberal Friends Church in Liberal, Kan., before starting the

Trinity Friends Church. The two churches later merged to form Trinity Faith Church. He was a member of the Liberal Noon Lions Club and received the Melvin E. Jones Award for Outstanding Service. Hunt also sold specialty advertising for Western Associates and served as an ambassador for the Liberal Chamber of Commerce. He is survived by one daughter, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two sisters.

Ruth Jacobs, G’97, died Nov. 28, 2007. She worked for the U.S. Postal Service and was a minister. She is survived by husband Howard, two sons, three daughters and nine grandchildren.

Elsie (Walker) Jones, G’40, died Feb. 10, 2008. She taught in a one-room school house near Wichita and later worked at Beech Aircraft. She is survived by husband Orley, one son, one daughter and two grandchildren.

James Lister, FS’77, died Jan. 8, 2008, in Amarillo, Texas. He worked for Boeing Aircraft before moving to Yuma, Ariz., then to Amarillo where he worked the past 12 years as an assistant coach and substitute teacher.

He is survived by two daughters and one son.

Billy Mathis, G’37, died Dec. 28, 2007, in Wichita. He was ambassador to Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt while attending Friends University. He also served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He is survived by wife Kip, one son, five daughters and three grandchildren.

Jean Moten, M’01, died Oct. 5, 2007.

Her legacy of service is shown through her employment with Friends of Yates and Catholic Community Services.

She also served for Jack and Jill of America and Mother-to-Mother Ministry.

She is survived by her mother, three children and two grandchildren.

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ROBERT MOORE Robert “Bob” Moore, Friends University athletic director from 1957-67, died Feb. 29, 2008, in Lenexa, Kan. He completed 35 bombing missions over Germany in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, serving as a flight engineer with the 834th Bomb Squadron of the 486th Bomb Group. Prior to joining Friends University, he coached at several Kansas high schools. Upon leaving Friends, he and wife Joyce purchased Stan’s Sales and Service in Portland, Ore., which he owned and operated for 20 years. He is survived by three children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Lois (Mills) Stevenson Neill, FS’39, died Feb. 21, 2008. She was a musician, sang in church choirs and was a church organist for many years.

She is survived by two sons, one daughter, 11 grandchildren, 14 greatgrandchildren and two great-greatgrandchildren.

Richard Nichols, G’52, died Jan. 30, 2008. He is survived by one son, one daughter, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Kenneth Parli, G’52, died Jan. 22, 2008. He was the former owner of Parli-Sayler Real Estate Company and was involved with the Boy Scouts of America, North Star Masonic Lodge, Wichita Consistory and Midian Shrine Temple. He is survived by wife Helen, one son, four grandchildren and one sister.

Lloyd Pieratt, FS’50, died Nov. 19, 2007, in Redmond, Wash. He served in the U.S. Navy for one year in the Pacific theater and was a building contractor in construction. He was also an active member of Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship. He is survived by wife Barbara, two sons, one daughter, 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Carolyn (Howell) Poe, G’64, died Jan. 14, 2008. She graduated from Friends University with Order of the Tower honors. She taught music in Norwich for 19 years and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for more than 25 years. She is survived by husband Jimmie, two daughters, and three grandchildren.

Jill Ratzloff, M’01, died Feb. 6, 2008.

She was employed at Spirit AeroSystems as a manufacturing engineer.

She is survived by husband Patrick, one son, three daughters, six grandchildren, both parents, one brother and one sister.

Carol (Krispense) Riffel, G’84, died Dec. 23, 2007, in Wichita. She was a preschool teacher at West Side Christian Church and a member of the quilters’ guild, book club and After 5 Christian Women’s Club. She is survived by husband H. Edwin, one son, two daughters and eight grandchildren.

Henry Riner, G’50, died Jan. 19, 2008.

He served with the American Friends Service Committee and in the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War. Riner was air-traffic controller at the Kansas City and Olathe Air

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Route Traffic Control Center. He is survived by wife Elizabeth, two sons, two grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters.

Steven A. Smith, G’83, died Oct. 30, 2007, in Wichita. He was a long-time employee of Boeing. He is survived by two sisters.

Madonna Saunders, G’57, died Aug. 23, 2007, in Davenport, Ill. She was a career and award winning elementary teacher with the Wichita Public Schools and retired after 35 years of teaching. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Iota Teacher Sorority of which she was a former Kansas State President. As a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, she became a skilled rescuer on Cheney Lake and taught classes for the Coast Guard.

She is survived by one daughter, two granddaughters and two greatgranddaughters.

Irene Snowden, G’58, died March 14, 2007. She taught at McCormick in the Wichita public schools for 31 years.

She is survived by husband Vernon, two children and four grandchildren.

Donna Shell, G’92, died Sept. 16, 2007. She is survived by one son and one grandson.

Karen Sue (Soloman) Smith, G’65, died July 20, 2007. She taught for five years at Clearwater and Crest Unified School Districts in Kansas and was a homemaker for 35 years. She is survived by husband Gary, five children, six grandchildren, both parents, one brother and two sisters.

Norval Smith, G’50, died Jan. 4, 2008, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He served as pastor for Cherokee Friends Church in Cherokee, Okla., and at Wilmore Federated Church in Wilmore, Kan. After moving to Iowa, he served with Marshalltown Friends Church. He then accepted a position with William Penn College as a professor of English and journalism and retired in 1994. While at Penn, he served as pastor for Center Friends Church in Newton, Iowa.

He served as the secretary of College Avenue Friends Church as well. He is survived by wife Nedra, two sons, two grandchildren and one brother.

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Nancy Spoon, G’45, died Aug. 4, 2007, in Lakin, Kan. She was a retired school teacher and a member of Friends Quaker Church in Indiana. She is survived by two brothers, three sisters, and numerous nephews and nieces.

Edward Sramek, G’93/M’96, died Dec. 15, 2007, in Pittsburg, Kan. He was director for water and sewer services in Independence, Kan., for 35 years. He is survived by one daughter, four brothers and three sisters.

Hollis Stabler, G’50, died Nov. 12, 2007, in Walthill, Neb. He worked for Boeing Aircraft and later taught in Wichita and then the Macy School in Nebraska. He was a veteran of World War II, serving six campaigns in Africa, Sicily and France. He was a member of the H Company, 4th Ranger Division. He is survived by three children, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Portia (Blair) Terry, G’39, died Nov. 17, 2007, in Wichita. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the American Legion Auxiliary, the American Association of University Women and the Social Benefit Club. She held offices in and served on the board of directors for the Pratt County Historical Society. She had also penned the Pratt Tribune column “At the Linotype” since 1961. She is survived by one daughter, two grandsons, four greatgrandchildren, one foster son, two foster granddaughters, and two stepchildren.

Michael Tieszen, M’96, died Jan. 31, 2008, in Newton. He was a member of the Old Main Street Church of Christ and the American Society of Quality. He worked for 21 years at Boeing Aircraft and Spirit AeroSystems and also taught night classes at Southwestern College. He is survived by wife Glenda, two daughters, one son, his mother and one sister.

Melvin Turner, FS’46, died April 23, 2008. He is survived by wife Ruth, one son, one daughter and one granddaughter.

Claudia Van Holsbeke, G’58, died Sept. 12, 2007.

Nancy (Gifford) Ward, FS’72, died Oct. 23, 2007. She was a teacher at Belle Plaine High School for many years. She is survived by husband Alan and two children.

Helen “June” Worden, G’54, died Feb. 11, 2008. She taught music and served as a pastor at several Friends churches. She is survived by five children, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

marriages Jill Glanville, G’05, and Jacob Penna were married April 14, 2007. She teaches third grade at Payne Elementary, and he is in product development at WiebeTech. They reside in Wichita.

Mai Tran, G’07, and Wade Fairchild were married June 8, 2007. She is a children’s case manager at South Central Mental Health Counseling Center.

James Jason Tyree, G’02, and Melissa were married Sept. 30, 2007. He is a graphic designer and medical illustrator for University of Kansas School of Medicine, and she is a registered nurse. They reside in Wichita.

Courtney VanSant, G’06, and Eric Wilson were married July 28, 2007.

She is a Spanish teacher, and they reside in Wichita.

baby falcons To Melissa Buche, G’01, and husband Nathan, G’01, a baby girl, Madison Kay, born Feb. 22, 2008.

To Julian Olalde, G’00, and wife Kathleen, G’00, a baby girl, Sophia Mary, born Sept. 21, 2007. She was welcomed home by big sister Brynna.

To Angie (Corbet) Powell, G’98, and husband Roger, G’98, a baby girl, Avery Grace, born Jan. 8, 2008. She was welcomed home by big sister Emilia.

To Megan (Alexander) Cook, G’03, and husband Clete, a baby boy, Brendan Clay, born Oct. 12, 2007. He was welcomed home by big brother Kelton.

To Natasha (Ogden) Pyle, G’02, and husband Dan, FS’99, a baby boy, Jett Daniel, born Jan. 24, 2008. He was welcomed home by big brothers Eli and Owen.

To Jaynann Donker, G’03/M’05, and husband Ryan, a baby boy, Cayden Andrew, born Jan. 5, 2008. He was welcomed home by big sister Amber.

To Nilufer (Sezer) Schlesselman, G’98, and husband Paul, a baby girl, Emmaline Anne, born March 22, 2007.

To Dr. Brian Drew, G’94, and wife Rebecca, a baby girl, Rachel Mary Louise, born Oct. 3, 2007. She was welcomed home by big brothers Adam, Noah and Luke.

To Annelies (Klahn) Snook, G’98, and husband David, a baby boy, Lyndon Emory, born Feb. 8, 2008. He was welcomed home by big brother Jack.

To Jennifer (Trickey) Fruehwirth, G’97, and husband Kevin, a baby girl, Allison, born Jan 29, 2008. She was welcomed home by big brothers Jack and Joe. To Tabitha (Burford) Grey, M’04, and husband Jerald, G’01, a baby boy, Griffin Samuel, born May 23, 2007. He was welcomed home by big brothers Jackson and Evan.

To Marianne Horsch, G’95, and husband Travis, a baby girl, Karlie, born Dec. 3, 2007. She was welcomed home by sister Marissa and big brother Carson.

To Emily Judson, G’07, and husband Brandon, a baby boy, Elijah James, born Feb. 24, 2008.

To Angie (Martin) Lewis, G’01, and husband Jim, a baby girl, Lena Nicole, born Jan. 22, 2008.

John Paulin, G’59, received the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Region IV Coach of Character Award from the NAIA National Committee for the 200708 year. Paulin is in his 23rd year of coaching tennis at Southwestern College. He was also chaplain at Southwestern College from 1974 to 1990.

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Daryl Johnson, G’68, is now retired and enjoying it. He travels to Brazil twice each year and Japan on occasion. He also substitute teaches in his free time.

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To Darbi (McMillen) Wilson, G’04, and husband Rick, a baby boy, Richard “Cooper,” born Oct. 4, 2007.

To Jason T. Woodward, G’94, and wife Amy, a baby girl, Rebekah Jean, born June 3, 2007. She was welcomed home by big sister Sarah.

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Don Brandenburgh, FS’53, graduated from William Penn University, Whittier College and Talbot School of Theology after attending Friends University. His career has included ministry in the Friends Church, association management, owning a business and teaching English as a second language. He currently works in wife Mary’s home-based business. They reside in Hoover, Ala.

The “Fry Hall Clan” of the late 1970s reunited the first weekend in August.

The ladies toured Davis Administration Building and spent time catching up. Pictured left to right are Lori (Pardue) Ehrlich, G’77, Laura (Gomez) Brown, FS’77, Lynda (Tedford) Linder, G’78, Pat (Park) Winchester, G’76, and Cindy Pursell, G’77. Photo by Lynette (Struthers) Koch, FS’79.

Michael Cummings, G’73, retired from coaching and teaching physical education at the Department of Education in Guam in 2000. He and wife Judy reside in Yigo, Guam.

Steve Eubank, G’73, is director of choral activities at Topeka High School. His production of “High School Musical” was featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

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Margaret (Murphy) Kinslow, G’70, retired from teaching in public schools in 2006. She joined the Literary Alliance of Brevard (County, Fla.), a nonprofit organization focusing on adult literacy and English as a second language, as executive director and president of the board in 2007.

Dr. Mitchell McClay, G’78, has been selected to serve as the next president of the Central Florida Library Cooperative. He will serve a two-year term.

Eric Metz, G’77, a partner at Triplett, Woolf and Garretson, LLC, in Wichita, was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2008 in the field of labor and employment law. Metz has also been selected for inclusion in “Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers.” In addition, he was designated by Chambers USA as one of “Kansas’ leading lawyers for labor and employment,” a designation given to only 15 lawyers.

Christopher Milana, FS’70, and wife Lynda have retired from the Tampa, Fla., police force in 2006 and have been helping train Iraqi police for nearly two years. Their children have safely completed seven tours in Iraq and two in Afghanistan with the U.S. military.

Lynn Leimkuhler Paul, G’73, has joined the K-State Research and Extension in Leavenworth County, Kan., as receptionist and 4-H secretary. She feels as though she’s returned home after working in association, manufacturing, law enforcement and nursing home settings. She resides in Tonganoxie, Kan.

1980s

Janet Cerney, G’87, recently published the book “Deaf Education in America: Voices of Children from Inclusion Settings.” She is the director of the Rocky Mountain Deaf School in Golden, Colo. She and husband John Dickson, an international architect, reside at sky level (9,500 feet) in the mountains.

Steve Wilbur, G’86, opened a United Country Real Estate franchise in Wichita in October. The niche company deals in high-end, historic and vacation homes as well as ranches.

1990s

Danielle Decker, G’95, is the senior keeper in the Downing Gorilla Forest Exhibit at the Sedgwick County Zoo. Danny Kohrs, G’95, was recently appointed vice president of Hartsook Companies, Inc. Hartsook provides counsel with capital, endowment and annual fund-raising campaigns. Kohrs previously served as assistant director of development at the Salvation Army Kansas and Western Missouri Divisional Headquarters. He has been a long-time member of the Council on Philanthropy and the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Mike Lamb, M’98, has served the Wichita State University Foundation as vice president for planned giving and development services for 10 years.

He raises private support in addition to overseeing the university’s planned giving, annual giving, research and communications departments.

Terrance Micheaux I, G’98, served as the interim head women’s basketball coach at Butler Community College during the 2007-08 season.

Vincent Minter, G’91, is assistant vice president and portfolio manager at SNB Bank of Wichita.

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Phil Osborne, M’95, and wife Sue reside in Evanston, Ill. He works as a marriage and family therapist, and she works as a psychologist in private practice.

Doug Poage, G’91/M’94, and wife Michelle have recently adopted 17year-old Habtamu from Ethiopia.

Habtamu is the brother of their son Matte, whom they adopted in 2005.

The family resides in Carnation, Wash.

Rafael Reyes, G’98, is working on his master’s in criminal justice at New Mexico State University.

Hilda Gloria Rodriguez, G’98, is a member of the Kansas Association of Addictions Professionals, vice-chair of the Addictions Counseling Advisory Board, an adjunct instructor at Butler Community College, a volunteer at the Kansas Humane Society and a member of the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence.

U.S. Air Force Captain Derrick Saraceni, FS’96, has completed four years of ICBM duty at Malmstrom AFB in Montana. He received the Air Force Commendation Medal for spending more than 250 days underground. He currently serves as operations flight commander for missile warning and space surveillance crews at the 10th Space Warning Squadron. He won Officer of the Year in 2007 and Crew of the Quarter at the highest level twice in a row. He will be attending the National Security Space Institute’s missile warning and defense advanced course in June. He’s completed Air Force Squadron Officer School, earned a master’s degree in financial planning and is enrolled in the U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School. He and wife April (Davis), G’98, are stationed at Cavalier Air Force Station in North Dakota.

Jennifer Sparlin, G’93, was the recipient of a Letter of Merit in the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators 2007 Magazine Merit Awards for the poem “Three-Quarter Moon” published in Crow Toes Quarterly.

Reserve Sergeant Guy Barton, G’07, has been named 2007 Reserve Officer of the Year by the Sedgwick County Sheriff ’s Office. Barton assisted in developing a Certified Reserve Warrant Deputy program and is the only reserve deputy certified in both warrants and patrol.

Gary C. Stone, M’95, was recently elected RMEL board president. RMEL provides education and networking for the electric energy industry.

Richard Empson, G’06, has joined Cargill Food Distribution in Mount Holly, N.J., as account manager trainee.

2000s

Jonathan Gregory, FS’04, received a master of arts and is pursuing a doctorate in textile history from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a curatorial assistant at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Aleda Allen, G’05, welcomed two grandchildren in 2007. She is now the proud grandmother of seven. She is a crisis case manager for the Center for Health Care Services in San Antonio, Texas.

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John Jeter, G’00, has been promoted to branch manager for the Wichita location of Hampel Oil Distributors, Inc. Derek Kreifels, M’03, has accepted a position at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City. He manages the business side of the $10 million theatre and assists with daily operations including marketing, corporate sponsorships, advertising, database management, etc. The theater produces four musicals each year as well as corporate events and concerts.

Burl Moore, G’04, graduated in May 2007 from the University of Southern Nevada College of Pharmacy with a doctorate degree. He is a pharmacist and the pharmacy manager at WalMart. He and wife Audra reside in Parsons, Kan. Julian Olalde, G’00, has been promoted to assistant vice president at HSBC.

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BJ Hunt, M’06, was named to the 2007 Wichita Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 business professionals list.

Laurette Leadon, M’04, is an animal keeper in the bird department at the Dallas Zoo in Dallas, Texas.

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Jerald, G’01, and Tabitha (Burford) Grey, M’04, returned to Wichita in August 2007 with their three sons. He is the general manager at Hiland Dairy, and she is a stay-at-home mom.

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Dustin Parker, G’03, was featured in the October 2007 issue of Retort Magazine, an electronic journal showcasing visual and literary works.

Samantha Rey, G’01, is president of Via Christi Home Care and was named to the 2007 Wichita Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 business professionals list.

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Rebecca Rogers, G’02, is the sixthgrade center vocal music and music exploration teacher for USD 260 in Derby.

Harold M. Smith, M’07, was recently hired as a senior quality engineer for Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne at NASA Stennis Space Center.

Karen M. Smith, G’05, is now an account manager in the energy efficiency and demand side management office at Westar Energy in Wichita.

Matt Snyder, G’07, embarked on an 11-month mission trip in January to 11 countries. The mission trip, called the World Race, focuses on serving locals and building relationships while participating in a race for rewards.

Clyde Turner, G’03, received Textron Six Sigma Green Belt Certification in December. He is a supervisor at Cessna Aircraft.

Martha Wherry, G’02, received a grant from the Kansas Cultural Trust to travel to Italy for a one-month residency at the International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture in Montecastello di Vibio, Umbria, in September.

faculty / staff notes Mark Bartel, director of choral music and assistant professor of music, conducted the Wichita Community Children’s Choir at the Kansas Music Educators Association In-Service Workshop Feb. 29 and was the guest conductor for the Children’s Choir Festival of the Western District Mennonite Conference in Newton, Kan., March 9. He also was guest clinician for the annual High School Choral Clinic with Salina High Schools March 25 in Salina, Kan.

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Dr. Brenda Cain, associate professor and director of school leadership programs, reviewed school leadership programs seeking national recognition from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) for the University of Rochester and for Western Connecticut State University. She also reviewed building and district leadership programs for Kansas State University.

Dr. Connie Corbett-Whittier, assistant professor of English, presented “Incorporating the Arts into Literacy and Numeracy Instruction” at the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) conference in Atlanta March 27. She also authored the chapter “Studying the Arts in Leah’s Fourth-Grade Classroom” in the book “Focus on Literacy: Effective Content Teachers for the Middle Grades” published by ACEI. Dr. Gretchen Cassel Eick, professor of history, has served as consultant to the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum in a collaborative project to film a documentary on the first successful student-led sit-in in U.S. history – the Dockum Drug Store sit-in in Wichita in 1958. Television station KPTS will air the documentary on the 50th anniversary of the sit-in this summer. Dr. Eick’s book “Dissent in Wichita: The Civil Rights Movement in the Midwest, 1954-72” was released in paperback in November. Her first peer-reviewed Native American history article, “U.S. Indian Policy, 1865-1890 as Illuminated through the Lives of Charles A. Eastman and Elaine Goodale Eastman,” was published in the February 2008 issue of Great Plains Quarterly.

The article was adapted from the book-manuscript she completed in December and is under review by a publisher.

Dr. Richard Gibson, professor of education, attended the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), a national association of higher education institutions dedicated to ensuring the highest quality preparation and continuing professional development for teachers and school leaders. As a consultant-evaluator for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), Dr. Gibson served as cochair of an accrediting team visiting a Kansas university last fall. As a program reviewer for the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), he reviewed graduate education programs from Kansas universities during the spring semester.

Dr. Chris Habben, associate professor of marriage and family therapy and site director of the Lenexa Educational Center Master of Science in Family Therapy program, assisted in planning and hosting the annual Kansas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Spring Conference March 7-8 in Overland Park, Kan. It was one of the highest attended conferences with more than 200 people. Dr. Habben presented “Demystifying the DSM: Mood Disorders” at the Missouri Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Conference March 29.

Carly Harrington, enrollment specialist at the Lenexa Educational Center, is obtaining her master’s of education in adult education program at Park University.

Bobbie Harris, assistant professor of education, retired at the end of the 2007-08 academic year after two years with Friends University. Harris has spent more than 35 years in the physical education field, teaching in Wichitaarea schools and at Wichita State University, and leading statewide health initiatives for the Kansas Health Foun-

dation. She has authored and co-authored several health- and fitnessrelated articles and publications. Harris has also been honored for professional accomplishments, having received the National Health Video Award, Coach of the Year and Outstanding Secondary Teacher of the Year.

Dr. Malcolm Harris, professor of finance, and Dr. Russell Arben Fox, assistant professor of political science, appeared on “Kansas Week” on Wichita’s local public television station, KPTS. Dr. Harris appeared twice to discuss the economy and Dr. Fox appeared once to discuss the Kansas caucuses.

“Kansas Week” airs at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and features discussions about public affairs issues that affect Kansas.

Dr. Stan Harstine, associate professor of religion, spoke on the Lord’s Prayer at First Baptist Church in Clay Center, Kan., and at Friends University’s Cornerstone.

Michael Howe, former track and cross country coach, died March 30, 2008, at age 43. Howe died from injuries sustained during a skiing accident.

He taught and coached in Bonner Springs and Wichita high schools for 19 years. In 2006, he pursued a new career and became a sales representative for Zep Manufacturing. He is survived by wife Jill, daughters Hayleigh and Hannah, and son Logan.

Janet Lindeblad Janzen, M’01, adjunct faculty in the Master of Arts in Christian Ministry program, was commissioned to compose a choral work commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church in Wichita. The anthem, “Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord,” was premiered Oct. 14, 2007.

It incorporated a new hymn text, “We Are Called to be Christ’s People,” authored by Janzen for the occasion.

alumni profile

DR. TRISTYN PIERCE Dr. Tristyn Pierce, G’98, has returned to the Wichita area after 10 years pursuing her medical career around the world. She is now a primary-care physician treating internal medicine and pediatric patients at Amarado Family Physicians on the west side of Wichita.

Dr. Pierce majored in chemistry and biology at Friends University then attended St. George’s University School of Medicine. As a medical student, she served clinical years practicing in hospitals in New York City, Miami and London. She then completed residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Dr. Pierce is board certified in internal medicine.

She most recently practiced at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Wash., as her husband was finishing military duty.

Dr. Pierce resides in El Dorado with husband Anthony and children Paul, Ashley and Carmen.

Jennifer Jay, Program for Adult College Education (PACE) program director and instructor of social sciences, has been named presidentelect for the Kansas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She will serve one year as president-elect with current president Dr. Chris Habben, associate professor of marriage and family therapy and site director of the Lenexa Educational Center Master of Science in Family Therapy program, then serve as president for two years. This honor includes an annual trip to Washington, D.C., to meet with senators regarding legislation for marriage and family therapists. This continues the long tradition of Friends University faculty being on the front line for marriage and family therapy at state and national levels.

Marilyn Jones, assistant professor of business, served as a scorer for the State Department of Education on Kansas Performance Assessment and an evaluator for a program review.

Jones also assisted Friends University in hosting the Business Professionals of America state competition. Dr. Arlen Honts, chair of the Division of Business and Information Technology, welcomed the group to campus.

Ted Krone, professor of art, exhibited sculptures in “Light and Shadow” at Newman University’s Steckline Gallery March 28 to April 18.

Kathy Marian, director of the Lenexa Educational Center, has been named the assistant chair of the 2030 Vision Lenexa Education Task Force. She presented a session on engaging students in the classroom at the Kansas City Professional Development Council’s Enhancing Teaching and Learning Conference March 1.

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Financial Aid Director Brandon Pierce, G’01/M’04, and Assistant Director Tony Lubbers received Accredited Financial Counselor status in January. The accreditation is offered by the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE). This professional organization is focused on supporting, promoting and advancing financial counseling and planning education.

Course material included personal finance, financial counseling, budgeting, proper use of credit and credit cards, and investing.

Kurt Priebe, assistant professor of drama and media, directed “The Hiding Place,” a dramatic play based

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on the novel by Corrie Ten Boom with John and Elizabeth Sherrill. This was the U.S. premiere of the script adaptation by David Robinson and Judith Moore originally produced by Saltmine Theatre in England.

Dr. John Rhodes, associate professor of education, served on the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Board of Examiners onsite team during the fall semester. The team reported on progress for continuing accreditation at a university in North Carolina. In the spring semester he chaired the NCATE Board of Examiners team for an onsite visit to report on readiness for initial accreditation of the teacher education program at a university in Tennessee.

Dr. Rhodes was initially nominated to the national Board of Examiners by the Council of Chief State School Officers and has participated in more than 20 state and national onsite visits in the past five years.

Kathy Slemp, director of the human resource management program and assistant professor of human resource management, has passed the comprehensive exams for Cappella University’s doctoral program.

Dr. Mary Shepard, adjunct professor of art history, has published the following pieces: “A Tomb for Abelard and Heloise,” “Review of David King’s The Medieval Stained Glass of St. Peter,” “Memory of Belles Verrières,” “In all its Chaste Beauty: Cloistered Spaces and Midwestern Art Museums,” and “Medieval Stained Glass and Alexandre Lenoir.”

Dr. Jerry Smartt, director of foreign languages and professor of Spanish, has been appointed to the Wichita Area Sister Cities Board by Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer.

Dr. Nora Strasser, chair of the Division of Natural Science and Mathematics and professor of mathematics, presented the paper “Developing Mathematical Notebooks that are Easy for Students to Use” at the International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics in San Antonio March 6-8.

Dr. Donna Stuber-McEwen, professor of human services/psychology, coauthored a chapter with senior psychology major Kristina Thielen on undergraduate research conferences in an e-book on the undergraduate research experience in psychology published by the Society for Teaching of Psychology. Dr. McEwen presented the poster “Point Click and Cheat: Frequency and Type of Academic Dishonesty in the Virtual Classroom” at the Southwestern Psychological Association convention in Kansas City in April. The poster is co-authored with Dr. Phil Wiseley, associate professor of sociology and criminal justice. She also participated in a symposium with Dr. Stephanie Hargrave, director of institutional research and assessment, about online teaching methods.

Valerie Sullivan, professor of violin, performed Vivaldi’s “Concerto in B Minor for Four Violins” with sisters Dana DeKalb, Allison Peterson and Shannon Bohall during the Friends University Community Orchestra’s concert April 15 at Plymouth Congregational Church.

Dr. Kyle Usrey’s book “International Business Law,” co-authored with Martin Wolff, has been published recently in the third edition. Dr. Usrey is the dean of the College of Business, Arts, Sciences and Education.

friends annual FUND WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GIVING ALL OF OUR DONORS AND FRIENDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF SOMETHING UNIQUE.

Thank You for Another Great Year

By Aaron Winter, G’99/M’02, Director of Annual Giving

With the completion of the Phonathon in March, the last major portion of our fund-raising year has come to an end.

To date, nearly 70 percent of you who pledged during the Phonathon have fulfilled your pledge to the University. This is already higher than last year’s fulfillment percentage and the fiscal year is still not complete. With the exception of our usual Phonathon pledge reminders, and perhaps a couple of specifically targeted mailings, the majority of you will not hear from us in regard to fund raising for a while. Since our fiscal year is beginning to wind down, I wanted to take this opportunity to inform you of some of the changes

explain why one gift counted this fiscal year but another gift counted last fiscal year. As a result, we are trying to plan our fund-raising campaigns to be completed by the end of December. Hopefully, this will help clear up confusion, as well as give everyone the opportunity to make an end-of-year gift for tax purposes.

As always, thank you to those who have given a financial gift to the University, and also to those who have given your time as a volunteer or as an employee. Without all of your assistance, Friends University would not be the special place it is today.

that we are considering for next fiscal year.

The biggest change is the proposed development of giving clubs and societies. Your donation amount, frequency, and/or graduation year would determine which clubs or societies you fall into.

Not all details are final, but we hope to have everything set up and ready to go by the fall. We are very excited and are looking forward to giving all of our donors and friends the opportunity to be part of something so unique.

We have found that because our fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) is different than the calendar year, it is often confusing when trying to

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PLANNED giving Your friendship WITH FRIENDS UNIVERSITY didn’t end simply because you graduated.

Friends Forever The institutional health and well-being of a university is its endowment. Generating a steady stream of income, while leaving the principal untouched, allows us to limit tuition increases, improve facilities, enhance our teaching resources, and attract the best and brightest students and faculty. Although Friends University is considered an institution, it is very much centered on the people who give it life.

Many of you may think that when you packed up and moved out into the world, the mark of your life at Friends University ended. What you may not realize is that the time you spent here, whether performing in the classroom, on the stage, field or court, contributed to what we are today.

Friends University is more than just a group of buildings; it is rich traditions comprised of people who work, study and play now and throughout our 110 years of existence. The University provided an educational setting for you to grow intellectually and gave you a network for sharing your life with others.

Some found your spouse or best friend here. Many attribute your career success to Friends.

In a sense, we are more like a living organism than an institution because we are filled with people’s experiences that have left their mark at Friends. This imprint is lasting and it is what makes us unique among private universities. Your life, in big and small ways, remains an indelible part of Friends University.

By Nancy Hinten, Director of Planned Giving

When resources are poured into an endowment, it has a life of its own. It perpetually lives and gives as long as Friends University exists. It consists of your values, your priorities and your vision for recipients of this gift.

In the words of Deborah Smith, songwriter and wife of Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith, “friends are friends forever.” I guess you might say that an endowment ensures that Friends University endures forever. I hope you will consider establishing a gift that keeps giving so Friends remains Friends forever. After all, your friendship with Friends University didn’t end simply because you graduated.

❏ I’m interested in receiving information on endowments. ❏ Please contact me to arrange for a personal visit. ❏ I have already included Friends University in my estate plans as follows:

Name: Phone No: Address: City: State: Zip:

Mail completed form to: Planned Giving, Friends University, 2100 W. University Ave., Wichita, KS 67213.

Telephone: 316-295-5820 or toll-free at 1-800-794-6945, ext. 5820 (Nancy Hinten)

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friends To view the lyrics to “Friends,” go to www.rhapsody.com/michaelw smith/changeyourworld/friends/ lyrics.html.

Cafeteria workers wait to serve hungry students in the 1940s.

Then and Now Serving It Up: Campus Dining

By ROMAN RODRIGUEZ, junior

Ask a student about college’s most important aspect, and don’t be surprised if they respond “food!”

Since 1989, Friends University students have been making their way to the Casado Campus Center for a heaping helping of breakfast, lunch and dinner. But cafeterias, kitchens and dining halls have migrated around campus since Friends University was founded in 1898.

The women’s residence South Hall contained the first dining room. In 1926, a kitchen was built inside Recreation Hall. The kitchen was provided by the Friends University Women’s Club and held approximately 70 students.

Sumpter Hall was opened in 1951, providing students a new place to eat. Although Sumpter still remains a vital part of the Wichita campus, students haven’t dined there in nearly 20 years.

The building now houses offices including the registrar, and administration and finance.

During the summer of 2007, major renovations updated the aging Casado Campus Center cafeteria. Now, with modern architecture and new furniture, the newly renamed Casado Dining Hall will serve students for years to come.

Students enjoy a meal in Casado Campus Center’s cafeteria, as pictured in the 1989 Talisman.

The Casado Dining Hall was renovated during the summer of 2007.

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UPCOMING

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Mark Your Calendars for These Upcoming Friends

University Events...

July 26, 2008

Second Annual Topeka Scholarship Golf Tournament Topeka

Sept. 27, 2008

Homecoming and Milestone Class Reunions for 1948, ’58, ’68, ’78, ’83, ’88 and ’98 Wichita Campus

Oct. 8-15, 2008

Alumni Association Trip to Switzerland

Sophomore Lindsey Alexander “catches a wave” on the mechanical surfboard during Lunch on the Lawn May 1.

This annual tradition allows students to take a break from studying for finals to enjoy lunch, live jazz music and games on the front lawn of Davis Administration Building.

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