Class Notes

THREE EASY STEPS TO BOOSTING MIZZOU

Over the years, I’ve come to realize that one of a leader’s most important roles is that of chief reminding officer. If something is important, it’s worth saying more than just once. I may have learned this lesson on the job, but I honed it to high art by having three teenagers in the house at one time!

So here, for your repeated pleasure, are three ways you can help the university on almost a daily basis.

Send us great students. This fall, we are pleased to welcome a class that is bright, healthy and high in transfer students. Overall enrollment is stable. Considering the events of the past 15 months, I find that remarkably good news. On the other end of the academic trajectory, Mizzou has achieved its highest graduation and retention rates to date.

Share the good news about Mizzou. These pages serve up story after story about great things happening at your alma mater. We are thrilled to be opening the NextGen Precision Health building in October. The structure and the researchers it houses will be dedicated to solving Missouri’s biggest health challenges. Soak up all the news, then share it early and often with potential students, parents, fellow alumni and colleagues around the watercooler.

Come back to campus. No doubt this one has been more difficult during the pandemic. But as you return this fall, go beyond the usual tailgating for a Mizzou football game. Walk the campus, visit your school or college, and check out the old and the new.

TODD MCCUBBIN, M ED ’95 executive director, Mizzou Alumni Association Email: mccubbint@missouri.edu Twitter: @MizzouTodd

Class Notes

1950

HWilliam E. Farris, BA ’52, JD ’56, of Santa Ana, Calif., wrote Under Special Circumstances (Second Edition) (Farris, 2020).

1960

Danny Langdon, M Ed ’62, of Bellingham, Wash., wrote The Good Husband: 50 Practices That Will Make You Nearly Perfect (Performance International, 2020).

Richard Stockenberg, BA ’66, JD ’69, of St. Louis opened the Stockenberg Law Firm.

HJoe Dillsaver, MA ’68, PhD ’75, of Tulsa, Okla., wrote The Ghost (Gatekeeper Press, 2021).

HHRobert W. Hyatt, BA ’68, MD ’72, of Chesterfield, Mo., wrote The Poisoning of Sarah Larch: A Mid-Missouri Historical Mystery, Finding Sarah June and Sam Frank Taylor: A Character of the Cloth (Robert W. Hyatt, 2020).

John C. Miller, MA ’68, of Tampa, Fla., wrote The Listening: A Murder/Mystery (Miller, 2020).

HHDavid Owen Smith, BA ’69, MA ’75, of Alexandria, Va., wrote The Armstrong Brothers: One Pennsylvania Family’s Contribution to Victory in the American Revolution (Xlibris Corp., 2021).

1970

HHDouglas Hatridge, BS Ed ’70, M Ed ’72, Ed D ’78, and HHHelen Ann Hatridge, BS Ed ’71, M Ed ’75, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 27, 2021. wrote Flight: Collected Poems (Compass Flower Press, 2020).

HCarin Schulusky, BJ ’73, of Ballwin, Mo., wrote In the Middle (Fossil Creek Press, 2021).

HGary M. Schimmer, BA ’74, of Nashville, Tenn., wrote Living Water: Devotions for Your Thirsty Soul (WestBow Press, 2020).

HHRobert G. Hanson, BS BA ’75, of Houston retired in March 2020 after 42 years as an insurance investigator and adjuster.

Dale E. Cope, BS BA ’78, of Hollister, Mo., retired June 23, 2021, from Peoples Bank & Trust Co. after over 40 years of banking and legal experience.

HHThomas D. Holland, BA ’79, MA ’85, PhD ’91, of Arlington, Va., wrote UnHoly Ghost: A Dr. Kel McKelvey Novel (Holland, 2019).

Megan Martin, BS ’79, of Columbia, Mo., wrote River Current (Compass Flower Press, 2021).

1980

HHValerie Battle Kienzle, BJ ’80, of Weldon Spring, Mo., wrote Ready to Wear: A History of the Footwear and Garment Industries in St. Louis (Reedy Press, 2021).

HKeith A. Dietzschold, BS Ag ’82, M Ed ’84, of Boonville, Mo., is agricultural education director and Missouri FFA Association state advisor.

Bart Loethen, BS Acc ’86, of Chicago co-founded the Forge: Lemont Quarries Adventure Park.

Melanie Dalton, BSN ’87, of Leawood, Kan., is assistant vice president of client strategies for Carisk Partners.

WELCOME TRADITIONS CIRCLE MEMBERS

Traditions Circle recognizes alumni and friends for their contributions to the Mizzou Traditions Fund. Their support of the Mizzou Traditions Fund preserves the traditions we love and provides scholarships for students.

Bobbie Mallin Bresky Linda & Larry Burton Julie & David Corley Christie & Jay Dade Kate Decker Deborah & Robert Dolgin Kate & Robert Fick Sherri & Randy Gallick Edwin Gladbach James Hall June & Sam Hamra Kathy & Steve Hays B.W. Hoecker Cheryl & Craig Lalumandier

Jan & Ron Kessler Christine Ladd Marcus Long Beth & Dudley McCarter Debbie & Todd McCubbin Gloria & Don McCubbin Sabrina & Eric McDonnell Mary & Jerome McKinney Teresa & Bruce McKinney Virginia & Bruce McMillan Sonya & Mark Nistendirk Karl Lee Perrey Patrick Piercy Lisa & Frank Rodman Robert Ross Cynthia Russell Kathryn Wolpers Sanders James E. Schaberg Gene A. Schillie Melodie Powell & Jerry Short Carol E. & Gary L. Smith Jean Springer Nancy Staats Kate Snider Thrailkill Julie & Jeff Vogel Robin Wenneker Robert Wright

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Ultramarathoner Thrives on Long-distance Relationships

Like many runners, Kristin Walls, BS HES ’88, enjoys the sport for its solitude. Whether she’s out for a quick trail run in Columbia, in the Chicago Marathon or at 10,000 feet for the Leadville (Colorado) 100 ultramarathon that she completed in the past year, it’s a chance for her to escape the stress of work and daily life and get inside her own mind.

Funny thing is, once she’s in that runner’s zone, her thoughts inevitably drift to other people. She thinks of her father, a high school basketball coach who had once played for Norm Stewart at the University of Northern Iowa and always pushed her to explore her limits as a child athlete, sometimes with more than a touch of tough love.

She thinks of her undergrad friends from Mizzou, the circle that helped a self-proclaimed “lost soul” from Springfield, Missouri, feel like she belonged and who were still in Columbia when Walls returned as an adult. When Walls decided to dedicate herself to distance running, they became her pacers, organizers and motivators following her all over the country, stationing themselves along the course in Leadville, urging her on when she was ready to quit at Mile 50. “Many crews had more experience at ultraracing,” Walls says. “Each member of my crew played their own unique part in getting me across the finish line.”

She thinks of Jerrell Jackson, BHS ’12, the former MU wide receiver, whom she met when he worked with her two sons at youth sports classes and who now trains Walls for these superhuman endeavors. Jackson accepts no excuses in his Columbia gym. “I used to tear up in training, thinking about all the people who I don’t want to let down,” Walls says. “We share such a bond over this thing.”

Today, Walls trains with her team. She’s also inspired a couple of her crew members to lace up for their first trail marathon. Walls will be there to support them. She knows that no runner crosses the finish line alone. — Tony Rehagen BA, BJ ’01

Eugenia Henry, PhD ’87, of Sparks Glencoe, Md., is a member of the scientific advisory board for Firma Clinical Research.

Barbara Kennedy, BA ’89, of Phoenix is a board member at Valley of the Sun YMCA.

1990

HHTravis Smith, BA ’90, of West Plains, Mo., was elected to represent the 155th district in the House of Representatives for the state of Missouri.

Kathy Baker, BGS ’91, of Plano, Texas, is vice president of marketing at TDIndustries.

Erin Webber, BA ’93, JD ’96, of Kansas City, Mo., is president and managing director of Littler Mendelson. of St. Louis is president of the Missouri Athletic Club.

Linda Richardson Bennett, MA ’95, of Batesville, Ark., wrote God, the Cat and I: Memories of the Past and Hope for the Future (Liferich, 2020).

Jeanne Bernick, BS ’95, of Walcott, Iowa, is a partner at K·Coe Isom. executive vice president and chief operating officer of LK Architecture.

Anthony Casarona, BA ’95, of Scottsdale, Ariz., is a partner at Rusing Lopez & Lizardi.

Holli Sullivan, BS IE ’95, of Evansville, Ind., is secretary of state for the state of Indiana. Post: Ramblings of Wisdom from a Middle-aged Doc (Gatekeeper Press, 2021).

HHKaren M. Jordan, BS BA ’97, JD ’00, of St. Louis is managing partner of the St. Louis office of Dentons.

Ayoka Pond, BJ ’97, of Memphis, Tenn., is vice president and chief marketing and communications officer for Baptist Memorial.