Class Notes 1940
HHOrville Brauss, BS BA ’48, of Austin, Texas, will celebrate his 100th birthday in September.
1960
HWilliam D. Tammeus, BJ ’67, of Kansas City, Mo., wrote Love, Loss and Endurance: A 9/11 Story of Resilience and Hope in an Age of Anxiety (Front Edge Publishing LLC, 2021).
1970
HDavid B. Bray, BA ’73, of Brattleboro, Vt., wrote Mexico’s Community Forest Enterprises: Success on the Commons and the Seeds of a Good Anthropocene (University of Arizona Press, 2020).
RETHINK, RETOOL, REBOOT
MICHAEL CALI
In what I hope will be my final column dealing with a worldwide pandemic, I want to celebrate the announcement that Mizzou will honor recent graduates with safe, in-person commencement ceremonies. This is great news not only for the class of 2021 but also for the class of 2020 and their families. The campus is planning three commencement weekends spanning late April through mid-May to accommodate graduates and their guests. We all recall how important commencement was to our Mizzou experience, so I appreciate the time, effort and coordination in making it a reality this spring. In many ways, the commencement news exemplifies the fruits of all the rethinking and retooling that have taken place during the past year. In March, I interviewed President Mun Choi for a MIZ Talk (mizzou.com/ MIZTalks) on the first anniversary of campus moving to remote work. Looking back, it’s remarkable what the Mizzou family has been able to accomplish together as campus colleagues went above and beyond to serve our students. The adjustments were considerable, and I’m confident that we have leveraged this experience to make Mizzou stronger moving forward. Commencement might look a little different this year — the safety of the Mizzou family will be our priority — but carrying out this rite of passage in person is a hopeful milestone. As next steps, President Choi has announced plans for campus to be at full capacity for in-person classes this fall, and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is planning for the same at Memorial Stadium to cheer on our Tigers. These are exciting moments to anticipate as we emerge from the pandemic. Onward and upward, Tigers! TODD MCCUBBIN, M ED ’95
HHMargaret Ewing Buckler, BA ’78, MPA ’91, of Columbia, Mo., retired after 22 years of service with the city of Columbia, most recently as human resources director.
1980
HJudy L. Stiles, BJ ’80, of Joplin, Mo., retired after 35 years in the mass communication department of Missouri Southern State University. Shari Coulter Ford, BJ ’83, of Kansas City, Mo., founded the wellness brand Tohi Ventures. Susan Frances Donsky, BJ ’84, of Brookeville, Md., is managing editor for the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Martha Engber, BJ ’86, of Santa Clara, Calif., wrote Winter Light (Vine Leaves Press, 2020).
executive director, Mizzou Alumni Association Email: mccubbint@missouri.edu Twitter: @MizzouTodd
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Steven C. Wiegenstein, BJ ’76, MA ’82, PhD ’87, of Columbia, Mo., was nominated for the 2021 PEN/ Faulkner Award for Fiction for his collection of short stories, Scattered Lights (Cornerpost Press, 2020).
L IF E M EM BER
HJennifer Joy Herner, BJ ’87, of St. Louis was one of 23 lawyers in Missouri to receive the Missouri Lawyers Media 2020 InHouse Counsel Award. HGregory Rottjakob, BS Acc ’87, of Chesterfield, Mo., is principal and national leader of the state income and franchise tax practice at Ryan. HKevin Worley, BJ ’88, of Kansas City, Mo., published the Penguin Park Coloring & Activity Book (Kevin Worley, 2020).
1990
Lance Fuhrer, BJ ’91, of Naperville, Ill., is assistant principal at Neuqua Valley High School. HGabriela RamirezArellano, BS BA ’91, of O’Fallon, Mo., is director of entrepreneurship and executive director of the Center for Emerging Technologies for Cortex Innovation Community. Steve Scanlon, BA ’91, of Kansas City, Mo., is head of group retirement at Equitable. HHAngela K. Baysinger, DVM ’92, of Bruning, Neb., was awarded the 2021 American Association of Swine Veterinarians Meritorious Service Award. HLance Moll, BS BA ’92, of Eads, Tenn., is president and CEO of FedEx Freight. HHCatherine Senderling-McDonald, BJ ’93, of Sacramento, Calif., is executive director of the County Welfare Directors Association of California. Stacey Kamps, BS Acc ’95, of St. Louis is the CEO of Koch Development Co. Christopher S. Briggs, BS Acc ’96, of Kansas City, Mo., is managing partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers. SPRING 2021 57
