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It’s because of the volunteer support of countless alumni and friends – spirited people like Allyn Calhoun – that Northwest continues to thrive.

n my daily business life, even 20 plus years after I graduated from Northwest, I realize the quality education I received. Being a first-generation college graduate, I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to further my education beyond high school. I also feel an obligation to support the University so that others might have the same opportunities and quality of education that I received. With my involvement in the Arizona Chapter of the Northwest Alumni Association, I am able to fulfill a part of that obligation. In the process, I have made many friends and new Northwest memories. Meeting people at alumni functions is so easy because we all have that common bond of our life at Northwest. Coach Ryland Milner’s comment of “once a Bearcat, always a Bearcat” rings as true today as when he first said it.

Allyn Calhoun ’82

Glendale, Ariz.

Let us know how you might be interested in supporting Northwest by filling out the form on the envelope in the center of the magazine or by contacting Northwest at alumni@mail.nwmissouri.edu or (660) 562-1248.

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Centennial celebrations

It’s been 100 years since the formation of the Fifth District Normal School. Now known as Northwest Missouri State University, the school’s plans for a centennial celebration are in full swing.

Safari, so good

During a college study abroad program, this “tall white guy” was not only given a unique name by the natives, but he fell in love with the continent. Today, Dr. Brian Hesse is an assistant professor of political science at Northwest and will be leading Northwest alumni and friends on a Kenyan safari.

In every issue

Designer Colleen Cooke ’98 colleen@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Editorial Assistants Mayela Esser Laurie Drummond Long ’02 Lonelle Rathje ’97, ’03 Greg Reichert ’88 Mark Stewart ’03 Sarah Swedberg Domnick Hadley Chad Waller Brenda Untiedt ’00

Art Director Dennis Esser ’96 desser@mail.nwmissouri.edu Photographer Darren Whitley whitley@mail.nwmissouri.edu Scott Gibson

Director of Publications & Web Services Dennis Esser ’96

Bearcat Roar

Northwest News

24 Faculty Profile 26 Alumni Connections 30 Bearcat Sports

33 Vice President, University Advancement Orrie Covert covert@mail.nwmissouri.edu Director of Advancement Communications Mitzi Craft Lutz ’91

Dear Friends

17 Cover Story

Despite an initial dislike of country music, Todd Bradshaw’s ’99 career in Branson has hit a high note, and he hopes to some day make it big in Nashville.

Design Assistant Teresa Carter ’91

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11 Advancing Northwest

Bright lights of Branson

Editor Mitzi Craft Lutz ’91 mitzi@mail.nwmissouri.edu

33 Alumni Profile 34 Class Notes 42 Upcoming Events

Printed in the USA The Northwest Alumni Magazine is published three times a year by the Office of University Advancement, Northwest Missouri State University and the Northwest Foundation Inc., 800 University Dr., Maryville, MO 644686001. Editing and production are provided by the Office of University Relations. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to University Advancement, 800 University Dr., Maryville, MO 64468-6001. LETTERS in response to articles in the Northwest Alumni Magazine are welcomed. Please limit your letter to 200 words, and include

your name, year of graduation, address and daytime phone number. Address correspondence to Mitzi Lutz, Editor, Northwest Alumni Magazine, Alumni House, Maryville, MO 64468-6001; fax, (660) 562-1990; e-mail, mitzi@mail.nwmissouri.edu. Letters may be edited for style, clarity, civility and length. ADVERTISING: For ad rates, please contact Dennis Esser, director of publications and Web services, at (660) 562-1425 or e-mail desser@mail.nwmissouri.edu. Northwest Missouri State University is an equal-opportunity, coeducational university and does not discriminate based on race, sex, disability, age, national origin or religion.

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Letters to the editor Dear Editor,

WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND? Send a letter to the editor today. Address correspondence to Mitzi Lutz, Editor, Northwest Alumni Magazine, Alumni House, Maryville, MO 64468 or by e-mail to mitzi@mail.nwmissouri.edu.

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Please let us know what you think of the Northwest Alumni Magazine by taking the online survey at www. nwmissouri.edu/alumni/ alumniMagSurvey. htm. With your assistance the magazine will continue to improve with every issue. Thanks!

We just recently received a November alumni magazine in the mail, and we were very impressed about the article on Seth Wand. Our son, Alex Tuttle, 6'6" and 320 pounds, played all five years with Seth at Northwest. Seth is a very fine young man and a great athlete, and he is very deserving of his accomplishments. I am proud to know him, and my son is very good friends with him; he was even in his wedding. I am concerned about why Alex’s name and picture was not posted as a Bearcat all-star in the magazine. I believe he has worked just as hard as any of them, and I feel he should get some credit. After playing at Northwest, he signed as a free agent with the San Diego Chargers, went through training camp and played in several preseason games. He was one of the last players cut, but was brought back three weeks later and put on the practice squad, but was cut again because of some injuries. He was also recognized by many other NFL teams, but the choice of playing for them was up to Alex. I am still a big fan of Northwest, and every time I go to a Northwest game I have people coming up to my family just to ask how Alex is doing. I know Alex would have been tickled to have his picture and name in the all-star section. I know there are many all-stars that didn’t get posted, but I feel Alex should have been credited in the magazine. Robert Tuttle EDITOR’S NOTE: There are many former and current

Northwest football players who will always be considered “Northwest all-stars.” Because of space limitations, only a few from the Coach Mel Tjeerdsma era were highlighted in the November 2004 issue. Dear Editor,

Thanks for doing such a professional job with the alumni magazine. My husband is a graduate of another university in Missouri, and his alumni magazine pales in comparison to the Northwest magazine. The writing and photography are both

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top-notch. It’s always a topic of conversation whenever my sorority sisters and I get together. Keep up the great work. Jill Lauren ’69 Dear Editor,

I think the magazine is outstanding. We can all be proud of it. If there were any suggestions for improvement, it would be that it be published more than three times a year. I know that puts extra burden on you, but I always look forward to receiving this publication. Stay well, stay happy, stay curious and stay in touch. Joe Zelenz ’52 Dear Editor,

The article “Basketball Preview” in the November 2004 issue of the Northwest Alumni Magazine was very pleasing, but it should be noted there was another Bearcat team that did exceptionally well. The 1942-43 basketball team not only won the MIAA championship, but we played for the Small College National Championship in Kansas City. I was the starting center on the team. We lost the national championship by two points when an opponent made a two-handed long shot from the center of the court with only six seconds left in the game. I was standing under the goal when the ball came through the net. The feeling was horrible. There are just a few of us left from the pre-WWII era, but anything you can find out about us old timers is greatly appreciated. I was inducted into the Army in 1943 and went with Coach Wilbur Stalcup to the University of Missouri-Columbia after the war. I loved living in Maryville and being a Bearcat. I have another comment to make. The article about Sam Mason and his mastery of pointillism is quite impressive. His work is exceptional. I have a degree in art, and I have always appreciated pointillism as an art technique. I enjoy the Northwest Alumni Magazine and especially your new format. You are doing a great job for the alumni. Thanks for a great magazine. John H. Rudolph

hen Charles and Patricia retired as faculty members from Northwest in 2002 with 46 years of combined

service, the University, and in particular the students, lost a wonderful team. The departments of music and communication, theatre and languages can testify to that. But they didn’t get away scot-free, as the saying goes. Nor did they want to! Not only are the Schultzes members of The Centennial Society, but they also serve as volunteers for the arts and sciences component of The Campaign for Northwest. When they aren’t busy teaching classes together in London, they are helping host alumni and friends at different events on the Northwest campus or enjoying the latest performance to hit the stage at the University’s Performing Arts Center.

Dr. Charles Schultz and Dr.

Thankfully for Northwest, the Schultzes only thought they were retiring!

Patricia Bowers Schultz

The Centennial Societ As Northwest prepares to celebrate its centennial, we extend a grateful thanks to the members of The Centennial Society for their investment in the future of Northwest.

AQUILA, INC. - JUDY NESS, KANSAS CITY EDNA MARY ASBELL, MARYVILLE LINDA BORGEDALEN BAER, OVERLAND PARK, KAN. JIM & GAYE BALLINGER, PARKVILLE C. TAYLOR & MAXINE BARNES, FALCON, COLO. DON & ANN BEESON, WEST DES MOINES, IOWA NED & MARGIE (DEC.) BISHOP, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. JIM & BEVERLY BLACKFORD, MARYVILLE ROBERT & SUE BOLIN, ST. JOSEPH MEL & VALORIE BOOTH, MCLEAN, VA. LARRY & DOROTHY BRANDT, GUTHRIE CENTER, IOWA LEONARD & MAUNA BROOKE, CARRIERE, MISS. EVERETT & SHOBA BROWN, MARYVILLE LANCE & SHERRY BURCHETT, SARASOTA, FLA. MARK & MARLA BURNSIDES, MARYVILLE BOB & BETTY BUSH, MARYVILLE GEORGE & RUTH CAMPBELL, TOPEKA, KAN. TOM CARNEAL, MARYVILLE BILL & JEAN CORKEN, LEE’S SUMMIT RAY & BARBARA COURTER, MARYVILLE ADAM COURTER, SCOTT COURTER, LAVO (HANSELL) COURTER, VELMA (HANSELL) COURTER

NELL COWDEN, CLEARMONT LARRY & KAY DAVIS, OVERLAND PARK, KAN. CHARLES DERSTLER, LIBERTY RON & NANCY DEYOUNG, MARYVILLE MARK & JULIA DOLL, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA DENIS BRANT DOWNEY, PLATTSBURG CLIFF DUFFIELD, OVERLAND PARK, KAN. BUD & SUZANNE EDWARDS, FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. MIKE FAUST, OMAHA, NEB. ROBERT & VIRGINIA FOSTER, MARYVILLE JEAN FULLER, MARYVILLE JASON GARST, WATSON ROBERT & VIRGINIA GILL, LAWSON TIM GILMOUR, WILKES-BARRE, PA.

GOULD EVANS GOODMAN ASSOCIATES – BECKY MULLINS & GLEN LEROY, KANSAS CITY JACK & GLADYS GRAY, COMMERCE, TEXAS GEORGE & BARBARA KLEIN GREEN, MCLEAN, VA. NORRIS & KATHLEEN GREER, LEE’S SUMMIT MARK & DEBRA GUTZMER, ST. JOSEPH J. D. & MARIAN HAMMOND, STATE COLLEGE, PA. HARDEN, CUMMINS, MOSS & MILLER, LLC, MARYVILLE RALPH & JOYCE FINK HOOK, HONOLULU, HAWAII MARZELLA HOUGHTON AND FAMILY, MARYVILLE RONALD HOUSTON, MARYVILLE DEAN & ALETA HUBBARD, MARYVILLE PAUL HUBBARD, MISSION HILLS, KAN. RON & MARTHA IDEKER, MOUND CITY ARTHUR & KAREN JABLONSKI, NAPERVILLE, ILL. CHRIS & MERCEDES RAMIREZ JOHNSON, LEWISVILLE, TEXAS

JIM & CONNIE JOHNSON, AGENCY LARRY (DEC.) & SANDRA JONES, ST. JOSEPH JAMES & PATTY JOY, ROGERS, ARK. CRAIG & KERRY KELLEY FAMILY, OMAHA, NEB. DOUGLAS KINDER, SAVANNAH JOHN & CAROLYN KOFFMAN, MOBERLY CHARLES & FLORENCE ABARR LAWHEAD, MESA, ARIZ.

RICHARD & PHYLLIS LEET, GAINESVILLE, GA. GWELDON LONG, MARYVILLE MARY ASBELL & ALLAN MACKENZIE, LUBBOCK, TEXAS

BILL & JODIE MACKINTOSH, OMAHA, NEB. BILL & CINDY MCCARTY, PANORA, IOWA RAYMOND (DEC.) & RUTH MCCLURG, TULSA, OKLA. JOHN & TERESA MCCUNE, URBANDALE, IOWA BARRY MONAGHAN, GUTHRIE CENTER, IOWA JOHN & SUZY MOORE, WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. GAYLORD & MERCEDES MORRISON, GREELEY, COLO.

JACK & GILDA OTTE, MARYVILLE BLANCHE PEDLEY, PACIFIC GROVE, CALIF. CHUCK & LINDA PLACE, ALBANY MILTON & ZELLA PLOGHOFT, ATHENS, OHIO MARGARET POLSKY, SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. ROBERTA RICHEY & FAMILY, GLADSTONE JON & DONNA RICKMAN, MARYVILLE DEON & JODEE ROUSH, MARYVILLE MIKE & KELLYE ROUW FAMILY, OMAHA, NEB. MAX & LYNN RUHL, MARYVILLE DANIEL & PATRICIA RUNDE, ATCHISON, KAN. CHARLES & PATRICIA SCHULTZ, MARYVILLE BOB & ZOANN SEVERSON, MARYVILLE R. JOE & NANCY SMITH, REDFIELD, IOWA DAVID SNIDER, OLATHE, KAN. MICHAEL & SUSAN SNODGRASS, MARSHALL, MINN. STAN & DEBBIE SNYDER, MARYVILLE ROLLIE & CAROLL STADLMAN, CHILLICOTHE DAN STANTON, ROCK PORT ROBERT LEE & CASSALOU (DEC.) STANTON, ROCK PORT THE FRANK STRONG FAMILY, MARYVILLE STEVE & CAROL STURM, LEE’S SUMMIT KAY THOMAS, BLUE SPRINGS JERRY & MARY THROENER, MARYVILLE PEGGY WHAN, SPRINGDALE, ARK. SHARLIS MARPLE WHEELER, HOLLYWOOD, FLA. JOYCE & HARVEY WHITE, VALLEY CENTER, CALIF. GARVIN (DEC.) & IMOGENE WILLIAMS, MARYVILLE HAL WILMARTH, MARYVILLE GREG & CINDY WILSON, OMAHA, NEB. MONTGOMERY & IRMA LEE WILSON, MARYVILLE KELLY WISE, WISE MOTELS INC., ATLANTIC, IOWA MARTHA FAYE WOOLLUMS (DEC.), ALBANY LARRY & CAROLE ZAHND, MARYVILLE JOE ZELENZ, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS PAUL ZIMMERMAN, ROCK PORT

dearfriends

Bearcats always have a home in Maryville BEARCAT ROAR WHAT IS IT?

“Bearcat Roar” (as seen on page 7) gives you the opportunity to share your Northwest memories or stories with other alumni and friends of the University. HOW TO RESPOND:

Please submit remembrances (100 words or less), along with your name, year of graduation, address and telephone number to Mitzi Lutz, Editor, Northwest Alumni Magazine, Alumni House, Maryville, MO 64468-6001; or by e-mail to mitzi@mail. nwmissouri.edu. If your entry is published in the Northwest Alumni Magazine, you’ll receive a free Northwest koozie!

The mission of the Northwest Alumni Magazine is to foster connections between alumni, friends and Northwest Missouri State University. The offices of University Advancement and University Relations strive to inform readers of the accomplishments of Northwest’s alumni, friends, faculty, students and administration and to positively position the University in the hearts of its many constituents to increase public and private support.

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ight before the New Year, Northwest’s advancement and alumni offices did a bit of rearranging. Offices were swapped, rotated and created. It was quite interesting for most of the parties involved. Notice I said most, as I was not involved. Rather, I was having my own fun moving back to the Midwest from New York. My wife, Sara, and I, along with our sons, Thomas, Seth and Matthew, were ready for a move of our own; a move that would find us back where Sara and I first met. Maryville is the ideal spot to raise a family and one we so desperately love. After being a Northwest student in the 1980s, I join the Bearcat family again in the middle of the University’s first major capital campaign. I accepted the vice president for university advancement position knowing that the goals set forth at the beginning of the campaign had been met and exceeded. Great, I thought, this is a team that does not stop at “good enough!” The university advancement staff has worked hard and continues to achieve the highest goals possible. As a staff, we have also rearranged. There’s been the departure of two great individuals who helped get Northwest to this point (Mike Johnson and Lance Burchett) and the arrival of others (Mitzi Lutz, director of advancement communications, and Steve Sutton, director of alumni relations)

Northwest Foundation Inc. ’04-’05 Board of Directors President Chuck Place ’72, Albany

Vice President Jim Blackford ’72, Maryville Immediate Past President Dr. George Green ’58, McLean, Va. Jim Ballinger ’67, Parkville Shoba Mansukhani Brown ’71, Maryville Mark Burnsides ’79, Maryville Tom Carneal, Maryville William Corken ’53, Lee’s Summit Don Daniel ’64, St. Louis Cliff Duffield ’66, Overland Park, Kan. Mike Faust ’74, Omaha, Neb.

Jean Fuller ’72, Maryville William Gram ’52, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. John Grispon ’87, St. Louis Dr. Mark Gutzmer, St. Joseph Dr. J.D. Hammond ’55, State College, Pa. Ron Houston, Maryville Ron Ideker ’62, Mound City Mercedes Ramirez Johnson ’97, Lewisville, Texas Jim Joy ’57, Rogers, Ark. Joyce Kerber ’60, Lee’s Summit Phyllis Leet ’49, Gainesville, Ga. Jodie Mackintosh ’77, Omaha, Neb. Jerry Moyer ’76, ’78, Titusville, Fla.

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with new ideas on how to help the University excel as an institution. It is kind of like the feeling my family had while moving into our new home. We debate about where to place things, what color one room is to be painted and how another room is to be carpeted. But once the initial decisions have been made, it is time for the house – or in this case our staff – to fulfill its purpose. Undoubtedly, our goal is to end the campaign as strongly as we started. Then we will continue to build upon the foundation that this campaign has provided Northwest. I know that this move has brought about excitement personally and into the Office of University Advancement. That is something we all need in some capacity of our lives – excitement. With all the excitement and rearranging going on in Maryville, there is no telling how much we might grow in the next few years. All I hope is that we can continue to count on our alumni and friends to share in our excitement – and enjoy the new floor plan!

Orrie Covert Vice President for University Advancement

covert@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Helen Mutz ’50, Burlington Junction Jim Plowman, Omaha, Neb. Dan Runde ’81, Atchison, Kan. R. Joe Smith ’67, ’71, Redfield, Iowa Robert Lee Stanton, Rock Port Frank ”Chip” Strong Jr. ’73, Maryville Steve Sturm ’78, Lee’s Summit Ron Taylor ’79, Waukee, Iowa Richard “Dick” Wiles ’71, Jefferson City Ron Woolsey ’74, ’78, Blue Springs

Dr. B.D. Owens ’59 President Emeritus, Clearwater, Fla. Dr. Dean L. Hubbard University President

Ex-Officio Directors Dr. Robert P. Foster President Emeritus, Maryville

laurie@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Orrie Covert Executive Director Advancement Staff Orrie Covert, Vice President

covert@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Mayela Esser, Director of Advancement Services messer@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Laurie Drummond Long ’92, Donor Relations Coordinator Mitzi Craft Lutz ’91, Director of Advancement Communications mitzi@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Peggy Purdy, Accounting Supervisor

ppurdy@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Lonelle Rathje ’97, ’03, Director of Development lonelle@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Greg Reichert ’88, Senior Director of Development dvlpmnt@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Lynn Ruhl, Executive Assistant

lruhl@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Mark Stewart ’03, Development Assistant stew@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Steve Sutton ’71, Director of Alumni Relations ssutton@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Brenda Untiedt ’00, Administrative Assistant

brenda@mail.nwmissouri.edu

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We’ve got shaved heads, unique professors and BB “snipers.” Yep, this must be Northwest.

I remember when ...

he class of 1964 was the last to be officially “hazed” at Northwest. Recollections include the kangaroo court, buttoning to M-Club members, shaving our own heads (to remove the threat of having it done), the retaliation melee on the old practice/intramural field and carrying M-Club members to the quads for a syrup-flour makeover. Stuart Bintner ’64

remember during the winter of 1971 an occasional bomb scare had us all being evacuated from Perrin and Hudson halls on a late weeknight in pajamas with our hair in rollers braving the cold wind. We’d huddle together while standing outside across the street from the dorms to watch cute firemen pulling up, running in to check out the dorms and finally calling the all clear. Some of us suspected it to be a different form of panty raid, as there were always numerous male observers not far away. Never in our dreams did we ever think there could have really been a bomb (a sign of more innocent times). Nancy Jones Hawkins ’74

remember watching a Bearcat football game and a Yankees-Dodgers World Series game – at the same time – in the fall of 1978. My college buddies (Jim Rice, Ken Schreiber, Tom Barnard and Bobby Fry) watched the games from a room on the south side of Richardson Hall. We even hung a bed sheet out of the dorm window and used electrician’s tape to make numbers on it

Do you remember these events? 1955 Former President Harry Truman dedicates the Martin-Pederson Armory on campus. He is accompanied by his wife, Bess, and daughter, Margaret. Behind the Birches

Minimum wage is raised to $1 an hour, and a first-class postage stamp is 3 cents.

1965 Thirty-seven girls from Hudson Hall win the Ford Car Stuffing Contest. Tower yearbook Everett Brown is crowned the “Ugliest Man on the Faculty” during Northwest’s Ugly Man Carnival. Tower yearbook

in order to show fans at the football game the score of the baseball game. Ken Misfeldt ’81

y years at Northwest were great. It is an excellent school, and I am very proud to be a Bearcat. One of my favorite memories is of Dr. Richard Frucht lecturing to us in his history classes. He always had an outline on the board and an Oakland Raiders cup in his hand. Every day he would walk back and forth in front of the class giving some of the most interesting and informative lectures. I marveled at his style and intellect. I have recommended him to all of the students I have taught. He was an excellent teacher. Karl Peterson ’84

CIRCA 1977

The lawn in front of Millikan Hall, the all-female residence hall, was the ideal place for sunbathing – and observing the patrons of “Millikan Beach.”

remember when a friend and I were throwing small rocks at another friend’s window. However, he thought someone was shooting a BB gun at him, and he called Campus Safety. We were sitting in his room when a Campus Safety officer arrived – trying not to giggle while they interviewed him. It wasn’t until after the officer left that we told him what really happened. Melissa Mudroch Gouldsmith ’92

1975 More than 600 students crowd the lawns between Phillips and Franken halls for the Inter-Residence Council’s first picnic supper. Tower yearbook

1985 The Greg Kihn Band performs songs such as “Stand Up For Your Rights,” “Happy Man” and “Jeopardy” in Lamkin Gym. Tower yearbook

Comedian and activist Dick Gregory visits Northwest to speak to students about the importance of fighting for equality in the United States. Tower yearbook

Scott Steelman confines himself to a wheelchair to examine campus accessibility conditions for handicapped students. Tower yearbook

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1995 An estimated 2,600 people fill the Mary Linn Performing Arts Center to hear the Rev. Jesse Jackson speak. Because of the large turnout, the event had to be moved to Lamkin Gym. Tower yearbook Construction is completed on the Hwy. 71 bypass, eliminating the heavy flow of traffic on Main Street. Tower yearbook

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Students vote in the Union for the first time

UNI dean chosen as new Northwest provost Dr. Kichoon Yang, a

former dean at the University of Northern Iowa, is Northwest’s new provost. Yang began his duties as the University’s top academic officer in January. The position was formerly occupied by Dr. C. Taylor Barnes, who resigned to join the geographical information sciences program at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. After becoming a dean at UNI in 2001, Yang led a number of important initiatives there, including the start of Iowa’s only undergraduate program in bioinformatics, one of the country’s fastest-growing and top job-producing disciplines. “As we place greater emphasis on biotechnologyrelated activities,” President Dr. Dean L. Hubbard said, “his work at the National Science Foundation and the University of Northern Iowa provide an excellent experience base to draw on as we shape our efforts.” Yang earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina and a doctorate from Washington University, both in mathematics. n

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tudents living in Northwest residence halls turned out in full force for November’s election, the first in which a polling place was set up on campus in the J.W. Jones Student Union. Two non-partisan student organizations, Your Voice, Your Choice and Students for Political Awareness, labored throughout the fall term to register campus residents. The registration drive, which also involved the Student Senate and other campus groups, netted 547 on-campus registrations and 535 from students living off campus. Northwest students didn’t mind standing in line for their opportuCarol Cowles, assistant vice president nity to vote in the 2004 election. More than 25 percent of campus for student affairs, said 574 on-campus residents voted on campus, marking the first election where voting students cast ballots. (Some students had booths were set up in the J.W. Jones Student Union. registered to vote in previous elections.) Northwest, I think we will continue to have “The turnout fits with our culture here,” very high turnouts,” said Dr. John Fisher, Cowles said. “Students know they are heard, assistant professor of communication, theatre which translates into their believing they’re heard and languages and the Your Voice, Your Choice in the wider community.” faculty adviser. “We know that when students Volunteers also had a votemobile standing by to vote once, they often continue voting throughout take off-campus residents to their polling places. their lives.” n “When you look at what happened here at

Chemistry professor earns Educator of the Year Award

r. Patricia Lucido, chairwoman of the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Northwest, certainly qualifies as a scientist. “But I’m not really a scientist,” she said. “I’m a science educator.” Lucido, in fact, is an expert at showing others how to teach science. That’s why the Science Teachers of Missouri recently gave her the Missouri Science Educator of the Year Award. The award is the highest honor the organization gives to one of its members. This year’s award, Lucido said, honors “a collaborative effort involving a lot of people on campus.” The honor is largely in recognition of work made possible by two Promoting Reasoning and Inquiry in Science and Math (PRISM) grants totaling nearly $4 million awarded to Northwest since 2000. Both grants have provided money

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Chemistry Professor Dr. Patricia Lucido’s passion for teaching others how to teach science has not gone unnoticed.

used to underwrite continuing education for middle school science teachers. The grants help teachers design lessons that conform to national standards and encourage active inquiry on the part of students. n

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Powwow showcases Native American culture

Classes benefit from service learning funds

ative American dancers from throughout the Great Plains filled the University’s Bearcat Arena during the first Northwest Powwow in October. The event allowed the public to witness dancers competing for more than $4,000. Dr. Barbara Crossland, chairwoman of Northwest’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and a frequent powwow participant, described the event as “a celebration of Native American culture.” The powwow featured singing, drums and scores of dancers in full regalia competing in such

from Missouri Campus

Northwest has received

more than $11,000 in grants

Compact to further service learning programs at the University. Missouri Campus Compact is a statewide coalition that promotes student Native Americans of all ages danced in full regalia and competed for prizes at the inaugural Northwest Powwow.

categories as traditional dancing, grass dancing, fancy dancing, fancy shawl dancing and jingle dress dancing. n

participation in public service and civic affairs. The idea behind service learning is to incorporate public service activities into the curriculum in ways that allow students to help their communities while earning academic credit.

New MBA program has quality emphasis

“We want to combine

orthwest is unveiling Quality” in the mid-1980s, a new MBA program has won the Missouri that takes advantage of its Quality Award twice, status as the state’s most in 1997 and 2001. The quality-conscious instituaward is the state’s top tion of higher learning. recognition for excellence Classes toward in quality leadership. The completion of Northwest’s University is also a twoMBA-Quality Emphasis time Malcolm Baldrige program began this spring National Quality Award in St. Joseph, where the finalist, making it to the University has off-campus final round of competition classroom facilities. in 2003 and 2004. The Dr. Tom Billesbach, Baldrige is considered the dean of the Booth College top quality award in the of Business and ProfesUnited States. sional Studies, said the Billesbach said Northprogram largely targets west is simply taking this Northwest has received two Missouri Quality business professionals in existing expertise and putAwards and two site visits for the Malcolm Baldrige ting it into the classroom. the Kansas City and National Quality Award. Northwest’s first MBA St. Joseph areas. “We’re teaching the program with a quality emphasis began this spring. “We’re doing this for techniques, the concepts two reasons,” Billesbach said. “We think there is and the principles so that our students can a market for it, and we follow quality practices continually get better,” he said. “In essence, they ourselves. We live it, breathe it, and it’s a way of will learn to build their own Culture of Quality.” life for us. Really it’s a way of life for corporate For more information about Northwest’s America.” MBA-Quality Emphasis degree, call Northwest, which implemented its “Culture of (660) 562-1277. n

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community service with the cognitive skills we’re teaching in the classroom,” said Dr. Roy Schwartzman, associate professor of communication, theatre and languages. Schwartzman has received funds to continue using service learning in his persuasive communication course where students work as consultants for community organizations. Because service organizations in small towns rarely have large staffs and budgets, he said, the students help design outreach and publicity programs that attract volunteers, create awareness and raise funds. Grant funds also were awarded to Dr. Jason White ’91, assistant professor of accounting, economics and finance, allowing students in his entrepreneurship class to create business plans for local enterprises. n

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Regents approve honors program For the first time at

Northwest, the Northwest Board of Regents has given formal approval to a proposal that will create a University honors program. Former Provost Dr. C. Taylor Barnes called the new program, which will be implemented in the fall, “a great opportunity for our high-achieving students. It will give them a chance to stretch academically and strive to reach the limits of their abilities.” Dr. Cleo Samudzi, dean of the Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing, will serve as director of the honors program. First-time students seek-

Hudson, Perrin halls set to be demolished

he entrance of campus will soon have a new appearance with the demolition of two aging residence halls. Phase two of Northwest’s Residential Hall Master Plan is a $26.6 million project that includes demolition of Hudson and Perrin halls on the east side of campus. The halls will be replaced with a multi-winged, split-level structure ranging from two to four stories, providing housing for nearly 500 first-year students beginning in the fall of 2007. Construction is set to begin in June. The project, approved by the Board of Regents in September, is the latest step toward fulfillment of the University’s master campus residence plan, which calls for student housing that emphasizes comfort, convenience, privacy and flexibility. Such qualities rate high in surveys of college-bound students but were seldom considered in the design of old-fashioned dormitories.

Residents of Hudson Hall moved into the building for the last time in 2003. Demolition of Hudson and Perrin halls began this spring as part of the University’s residence hall master plan.

Phase one of the master plan resulted in Tower Suites and Forest Village Apartments, which opened in August and provide housing for more than 500 upper-level and graduate students. The new complex will be the first residential facility at Northwest in decades built specifically to serve first-year students, which Dr. Kent Porterfield, vice president for student affairs, said is in response to competition from other universities and higher expectations on the part of applicants. n

ing admission to the program must achieve a composite ACT score of 26 and have a high school grade-point aver-

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age of 3.5. Transfer students and those already enrolled at the University will be admitted on a sliding GPA scale. As designed, the honors program comprises 21 credit hours within the 42-hour general education curriculum. Designated courses will have specific sections reserved for honors students only. Honors students will be encouraged, but not required, to live on a residence hall floor set aside especially for their use. This learning center will include study areas, seminar rooms and faculty/administrative offices. n

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Front row, from left: William Gram ’52; Shoba Brown ’71; Phyllis Leet ’49; Helen Mutz ’50; Ron Houston; Second row: Orrie Covert; Don Beeson ’59; Jodie Mackintosh ’77; Joyce Kerber ’60; Tom Carneal; Jim Joy ’57; Third row: Chuck Place ’72; Ron Woolsey ’74; William Corken ’53; Mike Faust ’74; Cliff Duffield ’66; Dr. George Green ’58; Jim Blackford ’72; Fourth row: Ron Taylor ’79; Dan Runde ’81; Jean Fuller ’72; Jerry Moyer ’76, ’78; Dr. Mark Gutzmer; and Ron Ideker ’62. Not pictured: Jim Ballinger ’67; Mark Burnsides ’79; Don Daniel ’64; John Grispon ’87; Dr. J.D. Hammond ’55; Mercedes Ramirez Johnson ’97; Jim Plowman; R. Joe Smith ’67, ’71; Robert Lee Stanton; Frank “Chip” Strong Jr. ’73; Steve Sturm ’78; N O R T H W E S T and A L URichard M N I M“Dick” A G A ZWiles I N E ’71. n

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2005 Annual Fund Business Alliance

Phil Gloggner n President, GMF – Gloggner Metal Fabricators, St. Joseph n Member, Northwest Annual Fund Business Alliance

GMF – Gloggner Metal Fabricators has been the successful bidder on several renovation and new construction projects at Northwest. I believe it is important to be involved in the communities that help make us successful, and being a member of the Northwest Annual Fund Business Alliance gives this company the opportunity to be involved. I am not a Northwest graduate; however, I advise high school students to focus on higher education as the next step in life because our young people are the future. If I could quote my grandmother, ‘There is nothing like a good education.’ Consider the possibilities at Northwest. n

Stewart joins advancement staff Mark Stewart joined

Northwest’s Office of University Advancement in August as a development assistant. In this role, he oversees the annual phone-athon and other commitments to Northwest’s Annual Fund. Stewart graduated from Northwest in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in recreation, corporate wellness and parks and recreation management with a business minor. He moved

To become a member, see the envelope in the center of this magazine.

to Fort Collins, Colo., follow-

Covert becomes vice president for university advancement

ing graduation, only to be

rrie Covert, vice president for university advancement since January, comes to Northwest with a wealth of management and development experience. After serving as business development manager at DeNOVUS LLC, he displayed an entrepreneurial spirit in co-founding GT Manufacturing Inc. As president and CEO of this young organization, Covert was responsible for strategic planning, finances, sales and marketing. The company was ultimately sold in 2002 as Covert decided to take his leadership knowledge and work experience into the nonprofit sector. While working in the Office of Development at Syracuse University, he was involved in the planning of several capital campaigns. As the director of development for the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Covert was responsible for the direct cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of individuals and worked with the dean to establish fund-raising goals for meeting the college’s priorities. He also worked with the central development staff and with alumni

begin his master’s degree.

drawn back to Northwest to Stewart first came to Maryville in 1998 from Springfield. While completing his degree, he was a wide receiver on the Bearcat football team and competed in high hurdles on the track team. Stewart and his fiancée, Megan Bauman ’04, met as students at Northwest and

relations in strategic planning for university-wide initiatives. Covert, who attended Northwest in the 1980s, graduated from Graceland University in 1994 with a bachelor’s in business administration and will complete his master’s in public administration from Syracuse University this year. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Sara, and their three sons, Thomas, Seth and Matthew. n

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PROGRESS UPDATE As of Dec. 31, 2004

Campaign for Students

Campaign for Athletics Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Northwest Foundation confirmed a $10 million gift – the largest in the school’s history – to provide scholarships. The announcement was made at a celebratory brunch in 2003 during the initial phase of The Campaign for Northwest. The Centennial Phase will carry the successful campaign through 2007.

Campaign enters Centennial phase

Campaign for Business

Total $37,711,652

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ust two and a half years ago, Northwest went public with plans for its first capital campaign. Not knowing what to expect with an uncertain economy at the time, but knowing the loyalty and generosity of Northwest’s alumni and friends, a relatively aggressive goal of $21 million was set for the five-year campaign frame. Luckily, the economy seems to have improved since then, and the commitment of the University’s alumni and friends has exceeded all expectations! Already at an unbelievable $37.7 million, The Campaign for Northwest could already be deemed a smashing success, but it has really just scratched the surface of the long-term needs of the University. Despite the success in the scholarship area, accessibility and affordability remain key concerns for everyone at Northwest. Many other components have NORTHWEST ALUMNI MAGAZINE

reached their initial goals as well, but others are really just getting started in their plans to take their programs to the next level, which can only be accomplished through continued private support. As the celebration of the centennial year approaches in a few months, the University proudly introduces The Centennial Phase of The Campaign for Northwest. Complete with new priorities and support for a variety of programs in all areas, Northwest has a clear vision to begin its next 100 years of educational service. The next few pages are the first installment of a two-part series to introduce The Centennial Phase of The Campaign for Northwest. Look for the second installment in the July 2005 issue. THANK YOU for making the first phase of The Campaign for Northwest a success! n

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College of Education and Human Services “Since Northwest and Horace Mann were the friendly places that brought Zella and me together, we agreed that we would like to support new initiatives at Northwest, and the opportunity to share in the growth of a comprehensive diversity program was ideal. We like the idea of including our children in the process because it helps introduce them to the idea of sacrificing for a greater good outside of the purely personal, material sides of life.”

Dr. Milton Ploghoft ’49

nowing the importance of diversity in education, Dr. Milton ’49 and Zella Mitchell Ploghoft (center) have made a major gift to endow the Ploghoft Family Diversity Lectureship Series and to create the Ploghoft Family Reading Room for Horace Mann students in Brown Hall. After retirement from teaching at Ohio University, Milton continues to serve as a volunteer for Northwest’s College of Education and Human Services. Zella worked as a licensed Realtor for 20 years before retiring to be a full-time grandmother and great-grandmother. n

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Horace Mann/Child Care: $8 million (Phase 1) • Parenting programming: $140,000 endowment • Guidance programming: $450,000 endowment • Infant/toddler programming/child care development: $150,000 endowment • Endowed Horace Mann classrooms: $280,000 endowment • Special needs programs: $115,000 endowment Cultural Development • International focus: international study teaching and travel scholarships and international field trips for Horace Mann (multiple levels of support)

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Intercultural and International Center “Northwest instilled the values Chris and I try to live by every day – hard work and putting others first. Your contributions, at any level, give students the opportunity that they may otherwise not have in completing their educational goals. It is important to give back to the institution that gave so much to us.”

Mercedes Ramirez Johnson ’97

nderstanding the tie between education and success, Chris ’93, ’94 and Mercedes Ramirez ’97 Johnson have created a scholarship in memory of her late parents. The Benjamin and Mercedes Ramirez Scholarship will provide the extra support to assist ethnic minority students in their pursuit of a Northwest degree. Mercedes, an inspirational speaker, assists the Intercultural and International Center at Northwest and has spent the last few years serving on the Northwest Foundation Board of Directors. n

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Kauffman Scholars/Express for Success: college access program for urban youth • Challenge “U” Summer Programs: $2.25 million endowment • Weekend Academies: proposal in development • Residential Academy: proposal in development Intercultural and International Center: $1 million endowment Multicultural Scholarships • International students: $2.25 million endowment • Minority students: $500,000 endowment Celebration of Cultures Series: $100,000 partial endowment Society of International Ambassadors: group limited to 25 people who are strong supporters of international students. Funding supports international scholarships and programs: $5,000/person

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Adopt-a-Bearcat scholarship program “Some of the most valuable and maturing years of my life were at Northwest. In 1932 I arrived in Maryville with a goal, a determination and a $100 loan. Looking back I think what might have been if I had not received that little $100 kick-start. This brings us to the joy of helping today’s youth through such programs as the Adopt-a-Bearcat Scholarship Program.” Dr. Gaylord Morrison ’37

r. Gaylord ’37 and Mercedes Triplett Morrison have supported Northwest for many years. They now have a new distinction: the couple became the first patrons of Northwest to create an Adopt-a-Bearcat Scholarship. Since its inception in July 2004, more than 150 such scholarships have been created. Said to be the only program of its kind in the country, the Adopt-a-Bearcat

Scholarship Program couples a donor’s gift (starting at $250) with a dollar-for-dollar match by the University, thereby creating a one-time scholarship named after the donor or a family member, friend or mentor. (See envelope in magazine for more details.) Gaylord spent a majority of his career as a professor at the University of Northern Colorado, and Mercedes is a retired teacher. n

Northwest employees back Bearcat scholarship

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An unprecedented $260,000 will be raised for 2004-05 $1.5 million raised by end of catmpaign 100 percent faculty and staff participation by conclusion of University centennial Adopt-a-Bearcat matching scholarship program Centennial Year Campaign: “$100 for the 100th year”

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“Every day as employees of Northwest we impact the University in many ways, from cutting the grass and turning on the lights, to constructing buildings and cleaning facilities. We consider ourselves investors in the future of our University. By creating the Environmental Services Adopt-a-Bearcat Scholarship, we wanted to do something that we could take ownership of and be proud of.” Janet Daniels Office Manager, Environmental Services

nvironmental Services was the first donor on campus to create an Adopt-a-Bearcat Scholarship. Years ago, the employees also created the Support Staff Scholarship for which they actively raise money every year. Since the start of The Campaign for Northwest, faculty and staff support has risen from 36 percent in 2001 to an

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unprecedented 73 percent in 2004. Environmental Services is the largest department at Northwest and includes such disciplines as maintenance, transportation, plants, construction, landscaping, health and safety, custodial and ARAMARK facility. Pictured are Janie Fine, painter; Janet Daniels, office manager; and Sue Dredge, custodian. n

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Ron Ideker continues his family’s service to Northwest.

“My father never had the opportunity to attend college, but he was a very progressive thinker. He was always reading – trade publications, magazine articles, newsletters – it didn’t matter, because he wanted to see what the competition was doing, and he wanted to do it better!” Ron Ideker ’62

Honoring a father’s legacy

on Ideker speaks very proudly about his “I remember dad pushing the investment father, Welton, who built the family business that the University was considering in alternafrom the ground up. Though he passed away in tive fuels,” Ron said. “Because 1986, Welton Ideker certainly left a legacy for his it was experimental in nature family, as well as Northwest. at the time, the topic was fairly Welton Ideker grew up in northwest Missouri controversial, but he believed in it near the small town of Craig. and what it could After marrying Dolores Swan, do for Northwest. Opportunities n Bearcat Stadium: Welton started doing custom Look where we are completion and conversion farming and later started an today – a nationally for multi-use (addition of International Harvester dealership recognized program field turf and lights): in Mound City. In 1946, though that has saved the $1 million n Baseball Stadium Project: still actively farming, he founded University millions $4 million a Ford-Mercury franchise, also in over the years.” n Indoor Multi-Use Facility: Mound City. It wasn’t long after Ron, a member $8 million that Welton started dabbling in of Northwest’s n Degree Completion construction, and out of that was class of 1962, has Scholarship Program: born Ideker Inc. Later, the Idekers’ continued his $250,000 endowment two sons, Ron and Roger, joined father’s legacy of the family business. being involved More than 50 years later, the company has in a leadership capacity with the grown into a Midwest leader that now specialUniversity through his service on izes in highway grading, bridge construction, the Northwest Foundation Board concrete paving and quarry operations. A third of Directors. He also serves on the generation of Idekers has also started learning Centennial Committee and the the ropes of the family business. Though the Stadium Fund-raising Committee. company headquarters are in St. Joseph, the “I owe a lot of my success to Idekers still keep their roots in Mound City and the education and the personal with Northwest. development that I gained at Northwest,” he said. As a member of Northwest’s Board of Regents “It was time for me to give back to an institution from 1977 to 1983, Welton was instrumental that has been so good to so many people like me in some improvements that can still be felt on and greatly enriched my life.” n campus today. Interested in showing your support to Northwest?

There are many giving options available. Just fill out the form/envelope in the center of the Northwest Alumni

Ron Ideker and his wife, Martha, have chosen to give not only of their time and talents, but by endowing a scholarship in honor of Ron’s father, Welton, and through a major gift to the stadium campaign. The Welton Ideker Entrance at Bearcat Stadium will be dedicated Sept. 10 during the Bearcats’ home opener.

Magazine and return it to the Office of University Advancement. If you have questions, or if you’d like more information about any of the giving options outlined on the previous pages, call (660) 562-1248.

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Partnership could boost rural economy.

Northwest forms partnership with high-tech firm

Following a meeting with legislative, Northwest and Ventria officials, Mel Booth ’67 made remarks to a room of reporters and interested community members about the partnership with the plant-made pharmaceutical company based out of California that will relocate to Maryville. Also pictured behind Booth, a former top executive of several biotechnology companies, are (from left) Tom Urban, Ventria’s chairman of the board; Scott Deeter, Ventria president and CEO; and Rep. Brad Lager ’97.

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new partnership between the University and Ventria Bioscience, a company that grows genetically modified crops containing proteins and other materials used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, is an exciting development for scientists, farmers, economic development officials and anyone with a stake in the future of Northwest. A Memorandum of Understanding signed by Ventria and the University states that the Sacramento, Calif., company will relocate its headquarters and all personnel to Maryville within the next year. Plant-made pharmaceutical technology, also known as PMP, holds great promise for producing low-cost medicines that may soon be used to treat diseases ranging from cystic fibrosis to osteoporosis. “We have a number of exciting products in the pipeline, and Northwest Missouri State University and the state of Missouri have worked with us to develop the infrastructure and facilities necessary to bring these products to market for the benefit of global health,” said Scott Deeter, Ventria president and chief executive officer. Ventria plans to grow self-pollinating rice and barley in northwest Missouri and other parts of the state from which therapeutic proteins and peptides can be extracted. Shared resources from Northwest, the Northwest Foundation, the local community, private investors and the state of Missouri are being used to fund a $30 million business incubator in Maryville – the Center for

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Excellence in Plant-Made Pharmaceuticals. Additional plans call for a 22,000 square-foot addition to Northwest’s Garrett-Strong Science Building and greenhouses on the University campus. “Bringing Ventria to Maryville could make this the center of plant-made pharmaceutical production in the world,” said Northwest President Dr. Dean L. Hubbard. “It will also function as a magnet for similar companies. It’s a big thing.” The partnership was finalized in November with the receipt of $5 million from investors needed to finance Ventria’s initial operating costs. It is hoped the Ventria initiative will bring other life science industries to the region – boosting northwest Missouri’s economy while strengthening the state’s agricultural, medical and biotechnology infrastructure. Hubbard said the partnership will help the rural economy and possibly return small family farms to viability. “Farmers will make more than what they’ve ever dreamed of making in the past,” he said. Northwest students also will reap the benefits from this emerging science. “From an academic standpoint, this opens up incredible learning opportunities for our students,” Hubbard said. “Imagine training students so that they are familiar with the techniques of molecular biology and genetic engineering. Our students will learn how to work in the areas of molecular biology and complete degrees with molecular emphasis.” Mel Booth ’67, recently retired president and chief operating officer of MedImmune Inc., a leading biotechnology company, is spearheading the PMP effort. Booth said he is excited about the possibilities for the University and the region created by introducing plant-made pharmaceutical production to northwest Missouri. “We have something that can push Northwest to new levels,” Booth said. “I’m looking forward to this journey. It’s amazing what can be done when you put great minds together.” n

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Alma Mater 1907

The cornerstone of the Administration Building was laid in a grand ceremony Oct. 12, 1907. It would take three years and many budget battles before the building opened for classes in 1910. Top: The school’s first colors were red and white, but in 1910 the colors changed to green and white to avoid confusion with the local high school. Today, both schools again have the same colors.

Northwest: One Hundred Years Young

he history books tell the story. It is March 25, 1905, and the bill creating the Fifth District Normal School of Missouri is signed by Gov. Joseph Folk. Less than three months later, the bill becomes a law. On June 11, 1906, Eliza Munn is the first student enrolled in the new school in Maryville. The faces have changed; the name of the institution has changed; but for 100 years, Maryville has been the home to thousands of young people like Eliza Munn who have a thirst for knowledge, a sense of adventure and a desire to succeed. Many Northwest alumni, students, employees and friends have been working on exciting projects and events for the 2005-2006 centennial celebration. For example,

the finishing touches currently are being placed on an impressive coffee table book with hundreds of photographs and historical accounts from Northwest’s 100 years. A time capsule buried 25 years ago was opened in March and its contents will be on display throughout the next year. During the football game versus Truman State on Saturday, Sept. 10, the Bearcats will wear throw-back jerseys representing the days when the Old Hickory Stick rivalry was in its infancy. Also on that day, a bronze sculpture will be unveiled just east of the J.W. Jones Student Union. In addition, the centennial garden will be open in the area formerly occupied by the Quads and will include beautiful landscaping,

gathering areas, walkways, a fire pit and water features. A centennial-themed musical composition has been commissioned and will be performed during the year, and a formal centennial gala is slated for March 2006. In July 2006, descendants of Northwest’s first graduating class will be welcomed to campus and recognized during the commencement ceremony. The official centennial calendar of events will soon be available online at www.nwmissouri.edu. Make your plans today to return to Maryville to take part in exciting array of events, celebrations, times to remember and opportunities to learn, connect and step proudly into our second century. n

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circa 1908

The Wabash train depot near Walnut Street was the first stop for many new college students coming to Maryville. In the background, the unfinished Administration Building begins to rise on the prairie.

Test Your Northwest Knowledge

1. Whose tombstone can be found just east of the Administration Building? 2. What words are etched above the main entrance of the Administration Building? BONUS: Who chose those words for the engraving? 3. Who lives at the Thomas Gaunt House? 4. Which University president was also a Northwest student body president? 5. What was The Academic Analyst? 6. For whom is Perrin Hall named? 7. How did Northwest become known as the Bearcats? BONUS: What were the teams called before Bearcats?

1960

Barbara Lloyd is crowned 1960’s Homecoming Queen in the Administration Building auditorium.

See answers, page 36.

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1907

Frank Deerwester is selected president of the Normal School, and Eliza Munn enrolls as the first student.

Sept. 16: A Normal School football practice is organized. Oct. 12: The cornerstone of the Administration Building is laid.

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Jan. 9: The first bill to create a Normal School for northwest Missouri is introduced in the General Assembly.

March 25: The bill creating the Fifth District Normal School is signed by Gov. Joseph W. Folk. It became a law June 16. Sept. 12: The Board of Regents meets for the first time.

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Sept. 24: Work on the Administration Building is halted because of lack of funds. December: Faculty members learn that they will not receive salaries because state funds are depleted.

New Logo Marks Northwest Centennial

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May 4: Dean Colbert sees Halley’s Comet at 4 a.m. September: The Administration Building, known for a time as Academic Hall, opens.

The Hashslingers Union was a group of college men paying their way through school by working in the dining rooms of Residence Hall. For the times, Hashslingers made decent money, 35 cents an hour.

One of the earliest components of the Fifth District Normal School was its teacher training program, now called Horace Mann Lab School.

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1916

Jan. 15: Classes are canceled because the school is out of coal.

January: A Drury basketball coach gives the athletics teams the nickname “Bearcats.”

orthwest officially began celebrating its 100th birthday in December when the Board of Regents gave the nod to a new institutional logo. Now the official graphic symbol of the institution, the logo features a bold, stylized “N,” the right-hand vertical bar of which forms an image of one of the Administration Building’s landmark towers. The paw print will continue to be used to represent athletics. Discussion about the logo began more than two years ago, when members of the President’s Cabinet suggested the centennial would be a good time to introduce a new design. The previous logo had been in use since 1990. The University’s publications staff, led by Director of Publications and Web Services Dennis Esser ’96, went through dozens of designs and revisions, sharing ideas with many members of the University community before presenting the final effort to the Regents. Much of the hands-on design responsibility went to two students, Jeremie Picard and Brad Elliott, both of whom worked in the University Relations office before graduating in 2004. “We really wanted something that, essentially, was designed by our students,” Esser said. “It certainly speaks well for the institution that we develop talent of this caliber.” n

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March 15: A tornado strikes the Administration Building, causing more than $13,000 in damage.

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Sept. 27: The Green and White Courier student newspaper becomes the Northwest Missourian.

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Bronze Statue Makes Spring Debut

permanent addition to the Northwest campus will be unveiled in September as part of the centennial celebration. Sculptor Gregory Johnson has been commissioned to create a bronze statue commemorating Northwest’s centennial. Johnson recently visited the campus to recommend a prime location for the sculpture – which was determined to be in the plaza area on the east side of the J.W. Jones Student Union. During his visit, Johnson spoke with Richard and Phyllis Leet of Gainesville, Ga. The Leets are Northwest alumni whose support, along withe the Centennial Society, is helping make the sculpture possible. Already in the advanced design stage, the piece is scheduled for completion this

spring. It features a college-age man and woman sitting on a bench. The young man is dressed in early 20th-century clothing, and the woman, in modern clothing, holds a notebook computer. As he refined the concept for the Northwest piece, Johnson said he realized it was important for the sculpture to “tell the correct story.” “It’s an educational tool,” he said. “It commemorates, denotes, upholds and uplifts important individuals, concepts and ideals – and all of that is very consistent with the mission of this university.” Technically, Johnson said, the Northwest project is a complicated piece that will be viewable front, back and sideways. The 360-degree perspective, he said, will invite interaction from the public. n

1960s

Dr. Robert Foster was president of the College (which became a University during his tenure) from 1964 to 1977. He maintained an open-door policy in his office, and students were welcome to stop by any time.

1971

The unconventional direction of the 1971 Tower yearbook, in which photos of campus organiztions were omitted, angered lots of Northwest students, who nailed copies of the book to lamposts along College Avenue and set them on fire. Then they dumped dozens of copies in the fountain in front of the Fine Arts Building.

THERE’S MORE TO COME!

In future issues of Northwest Alumni Magazine, we’ll take a look at the 1979 Administration Building fire, the changing face of Bobby Bearcat, Northwest’s amazing athletic teams and the transformation of the campus we all love.

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1937

1941

Nov. 3: President Lamkin sends a hickory cane to Kirksville to be kept until the Bearcats defeat the Bulldogs. Nov. 12: The Hickory Stick comes back to Maryville following the Bearcat victory.

October: The training school is renamed Horace Mann Laboratory School.

Dec. 8: A special assembly is called to hear a broadcast of President Roosevelt’s speech to Congress asking for a declaration of war. Four days later, 100 percent of faculty and students buy Defense Stamps.

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Jan. 20: The first combat casualty of World War II from the College is John Hopple. May: The Navy V-12 program is established.

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September: Faculty vote to change the period between classes from five to 10 minutes.

Walkout Day began in 1915 when two literary societies decided to enact an unscheduled holiday. For years, Walkout Day wasn’t part of the calendar as it is now; instead, students waited eagerly for the bugle to sound one October morning so they could walk out of classes and on to Main Street.

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1950s

In the 1960s and early ’70s, a wave of new faculty came to campus, matching the wave of students enrolling during a period of enormous growth for the College. Below, Russ Schmalljohn, who retired from the Department of Art in 2004.

Submit Names Of War Dead And MIAs

Northwest’s Office of University Relations is compiling lists of University students, faculty or staff who died or remain missing in action during the Korean War, Vietnam, Desert Shield/Storm, as well as any deployments or support operations after 9/11 to include, but not limited to, Afghanistan (Enduring Freedom) and Iraq (Iraqi Freedom). Similar lists exist for World War I and II, and the University would like to add those from the more recent conflicts. Anyone who knows of these dead or missing soldiers may send the names, rank, division, unit and other pertinent information to Mary Ann Lowary, 215 Administration Building, 800 University Drive, Maryville, MO, 64468. n

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Jan. 22: The Hickory Stick is found in a vault in the president’s office after being lost for several years.

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Freshmen rebel against the hazing of Walkout Day, steal the clapper to the Victory Bell and kidnap the president of the M-Club. The result: seven shaved heads that spell BEARCAT.

Beanie!

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Freshman hazing is abolished – no paddles, no haircuts. Beanies are abolished the following year.

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1969

April: Student food riots bring out the National Guard after Hwy. 71 is blocked for hours by protesting students. KDLX student radio station begins in a closet.

September: Enrollment tops 5,000 students for the first time. Gymnastics becomes the first women’s intercollegiate sport at Northwest.

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2001

The west side of J.W. Jones Student Union featured a mosaic of mascot Bobby Bearcat until it was removed during the 1999 renovations of the building. The 13-foot tile mosaic, designed by Jan Roderick Carroll, who also designed the mural in the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building, was installed in 1966. Today, the west side features an impressive new architectural wall of windows and an outdoor patio area.

First Graduates’ Descendants Invited To Commencement

lthough the first classes at Northwest didn’t begin until June 1906, it didn’t take long for the new Normal School to hold a commencement. Two months later, on Aug. 6, 1906, 48 graduates received teaching certificates. During the University’s centennial celebration, the summer 2006 graduation exercises will be observed as the official Centennial Commencement. It will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. In recognition of the first 48 graduates, Northwest invites their direct descendants (children, grandchildren, great- and greatgreat-grandchildren) to attend the summer 2006 commencement as honored guests. Those who would like to attend are asked to contact Mary Ann Lowary, vice president for university relations, no later than May 1, 2006, regarding the number of each descendant’s group and the names of their Northwest ancestors. Contact Lowary at (660) 562-1119

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April: Because of the omittance of all organizational photos, copies of the Tower yearbook are thrown into the fountain in front of the Fine Arts Building.

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ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATES (AWARDED AUG. 6, 1906)

Golda Airy Nell Armey Jessie Atkire Arthur J. Baker J.F.E. Barbour Maud Bent D.G. Bridges Addie Brown Olive Carr Edith Clary

Emma Graham Grace Gray Lulu Hodd Elmer Holt Lois Holley Nellie Hudson Esta Jackson Virgie Kimmins Maud Lyle Helen Lofler

or lowary@mail.nwmissouri.edu. Anyone who has photographs of the early campus, especially of the 1906 commencement, is asked to share their photos with the University’s archives. Electronic images are

April 21: Missouri Gov. Warren Hearnes signs a bill designating the school as Northwest Missouri State University.

Althea Miller Eliza Munn Edith V. Neal Bess Nixon Bertha Northcutt Alice Orcutt Maud Partridge Fannie Patton Hazel Perry

Byrd Peret Myrtle Peret Mary Rose Georgia River Nellie Shine Richard Smith Bess Stephenson Nell Sutton Edna Van Derventer

preferred. Please send as JPGs of at least 300 dpi to Lowary at the above e-mail address. Please do not mail prints. The names of the first graduates are listed above. n

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1979

1980

March: The nationwide fad of streaking hits campus over a four-day period.

July 24: A devastating fire destroys a portion of the Administration Building.

The Athletic Hall of Fame is established; the first inductees are Henry Iba and Jack McCracken. November: The Alumni House is purchased.

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A.H. Cooper Hazel Cunningham Inez Dillon Mary Donahue Myrtle Echles Ethel E. Embree Inez Fleming Blanche Fryar Gertrude Gray Ethel Graves

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The tradition of the Hickory Stick began in 1931 between the Maryville and Kirksville teachers’ colleges. As part of the continuing tradition, the winning team dips the end of the stick into the school’s color, and the score of the game is marked on the stick.

Calling All Strollers

f you’re a former Stroller, we’re looking for you. No, it’s not a ploy by past administrators to reveal your identity and then revoke your diploma. As a part of the Centennial DVD, I’m trying to identify past Strollers and share some of their favorite stories – either the column itself or stories that resulted from the columns. Being a former Stroller myself, I’d like to meet and reacquaint with some of my esteemed colleagues. So, share your identity, share your stories, and join us in celebrating one of the University’s oldest traditions. If you’re a former editor and would like to give me the name of the Stroller when you were editor, just drop me their name, and I’ll try to find them through the Alumni Office. Send your information as soon as you can to lwidmer@mail.nwmissouri. edu or call me at (660) 562-1365, and thanks for participating. Once I get your name and information, then I’ll get in touch with you.

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Sincerely, Laura Widmer ’79, Northwest’s Director of Student Publications

After the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, Northwest students, faculty and staff gathered at the Bell Tower for a campus service. The campus community raised more than $10,000 for the American Red Cross in the days after the attacks, and a tulip tree was planted on campus in memory of the victims.

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Aug. 17: Missouri Gov. John Ashcroft switches on the Electronic Campus, and Northwest’s first comprehensive freshman orientation program begins.

November: Self-enrollment begins. Students no longer have to go through the Registrar’s Office to enroll in classes.

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June: Through legislation from the Missouri General Assembly, Northwest becomes the site of the Missouri Arboretum.

Dec. 15: Northwest wins the NCAA Division II football championship. A second national championship is won the following year.

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Pay telephones on campus are removed, reflecting the popularity of cell phones. September: Northwest receives its largest gift, $10 million from an anonymous donor. APRIL 2005

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We catch up with George Gayler and Martha Moss.

Best wishes

The following members of the Northwest faculty will be retiring this year. Now is your chance to contact them and wish them a happy retirement. Dr. Barbara Heusel Professor of English (660) 562-1747 Colden Hall 2720

bheusel@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Started at Northwest: 1990 Retirement: May 1 JoAnn Marion Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction/ Horace Mann Teacher (660) 562-1238 Brown Hall 131 jmarion@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Started at Northwest: 1968 Retirement: May 13 Elaine Nichols ’63 Instructor of Math/Statistics (660) 562-1645 Garrett Strong 1675 nichols@mail.nwmissouri.edu

Started at Northwest: 2003 Retirement: May 2

Retired faculty go around the world and around the block DR. GEORGE GAYLER

r. George Gayler, emeritus professor of history and humanities, gave students a passion for history for 37 years, so it’s no surprise he is still living a historical legacy. “Being able to discuss important events of history was one of the greatest highlights of my career,” Gayler said. “Now, with retirement, it is almost as if I am just as busy as when I was teaching.” After retiring in 1987, Gayler took on several new hobbies. He began writing his memoirs about his life before, during and after his time in the service. He is a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a pilot. He has taken several tours to Europe with his wife, Barbara, and has turned his scenic photos into slide shows. Gayler also plays bridge with friends, attends the Methodist church and has morning coffee with friends. The Gaylers established a history scholarship in his name at Northwest, and a memorial scholarship for their daughter, Janet. “Getting to travel is a great feeling,” he said. “Retirement truly lets you be free and able to

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go places like visiting grandchildren and great grandchildren.” Gayler is still active with the Northwest community, and he is a member of Maryville Host Lions Club, the Men’s Forum and the retired teachers organization. He attends Northwest Homecoming festivities and goes to the Alumni Summer Bash where he catches up with his former students. He also is a loyal fan of Bearcat football and basketball. n

MARTHA MOSS

isten, learn and enjoy life is the only way to live,” said Martha Moss, retired professor of business, and after more than 30 years of teaching, that is exactly how she is living her retirement. After Moss retired in 1994, she started living by her own rules. She and her late husband, Earle, traveled during their retired years. One of their favorite and most memorable trips was a journey to India. In May, Moss will voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on the Queen Mary 2. “The best thing about being retired is enjoying my independence, free will and longevity,” Moss said. “I appreciate my good health and try to use it to my advantage on a daily basis.” Moss maintains her excellent health by walking with a group of friends, the “Hoofers,” wintering at her Florida home, playing golf, visiting with friends at her weekly coffee group, meeting her monthly book club for discussions on the latest novel and playing a competitive game of pinochle or bridge. Moss also spends time visiting her family and

Dr. George Gayler displays memorabilia he and his wife, Barbara, have collected as they’ve traveled the world.

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Martha Moss (center) and her friends, the “Hoofers,” enjoy an early morning walk through campus.

helps develop “Bearcats-in-waiting” (her grandchildren). Her son, Stephen Moss ’87, and daughter, Lisa Moss Tobin ’81, married former Bearcats. “Being retired has given me a chance to do things that I enjoy – like being with my friends and family,” Moss said. n

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A Mzungu Mrefu (tall white guy) follows his explorer’s heart across Africa.

Safaris open up new worlds for professor

rian Hesse had a typical childhood for many boys being raised in a rural community. He played basketball, worked at a grain elevator and dreamed of visiting far away places. His dreams became a reality when he left his small town for a new adventure – on the other side of the world. Hesse, assistant professor of political science at Northwest, grew up in Paxico, Kan. He attended Kansas State University for his undergraduate degree and decided to take advantage of the school’s study aboard program. He attended the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, and not only gained a taste of African culture but picked up the nickname “Mzungu Mrefu” – which in Swahili means tall white guy. “My Tanzanian basketball teammates and I would travel around the country on this old dilapidated bus and we’d get into a basketball game,” Hesse said. “In some of these small villages they would see this guy, obviously a foreigner, so they’d be like hey ‘Mzungu Mrefu ni nani,’ who’s the tall white guy? So my teammates just started calling me that.” Hesse wanted to stay in Africa and lead tours. However, a friend and now partner in Cowabunga Safaris coaxed him into continuing his education and becoming a teacher. Hesse attended the London School of Economics on a Marshall Scholarship, earning his doctorate in international relations. Over the course of conducting 30 safaris, Hesse has gained some great memories and has many wonderful experiences including a close encounter with a wild zebra during a safari in the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. But his most memorable experience was the day he proposed to his wife, Karen. On her first trip to Africa, Hesse took his soon-to-be wife on a new expedition to the Mavuradonha Mountains in Zimbabwe. At the end of one evening as the winter sun was setting, Hesse proposed. “I covered all my bases,” he said. “We were in a remote part of Africa. It was getting dark. What choice did she have but to say yes? In reality, though, the moment was right. At that point

she knew what I meant when I said if she were to give me the honor of marrying me, she was, in a way, marrying Africa, too.” His education coupled with his world travels translates to success in the classroom at Northwest where he teaches a range of political science classes from American government and public policy to economic development and international relations. “My passions in life are teaching and Africa,” Hesse said. “I can’t wait to walk into class and share new perspectives with my students. Likewise, I can’t wait to walk off of the plane and share Africa with others.” In addition to disclosing his encounters in the classroom, Hesse will share his experiences with Northwest alumni during the upcoming “Bearcats Meet African Cats” Kenyan safari. The safari, which will begin May 23, will include a 13-day vehicle-based safari to destinations throughout Kenya. Participants will stay in classic tented camps and will have the opportunity to tour many Kenyan wonders including the Samburu National Game Reserve. “Kenya is a premiere safari destination,” Hesse said. “People sign on for wildlife initially, but I also want to share with them the beauty and diversity of Kenya, which is a fantastic part of the continent.” n

Whether taking a personal journey, leading a safari or interacting with the natives, Africa has become Dr. Brian Hesse’s home away from home.

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Steve Sutton has been

named Northwest’s new director of alumni relations. Sutton ’71, former president of the Maryville Alumni and Friends Chapter, began his duties March 1. He and his wife, Bonnie White Sutton ’71, have been active members of the Maryville chapter since its inception in 2001. The couple’s children are also part of the Bearcat family. Sons Brian and Grant were members of the Bearcat football team and graduated in 1998 and 2002, respectively. Their daughter, Sundi, is a junior at Northwest. Previously, Sutton was a program evaluation coordinator with the TRAILS Program at the Maryville Treatment Center, and he is Bearcat Booster Club board member. n

The Golden Years Society Homecoming Reunion will honor the class of 1955 during Homecoming weekend, Oct. 21-22. Make your reservations today by calling Brenda Untiedt at the Alumni Office at (660) 562-1248. Reunion attendees last fall include (front row, from left) Mick Ayres, Virginia Barger, Norma McDaniel, Carol Twaddle, Earl McCleave, Ethlyn McCleave, Francis Turner, Joan Hegeman, Dorothy Maffitt, Joyce White, (second row) Charlene Sauceman, Ike Barger, Wayne McDaniel, Melvin Twaddle, Mary Jane Judge, Jerry Gaffney, Donald Hegeman, Donald Silcott, Irma Gene Haun, Harvey White, (third row) George Kling, Max Pierce, Patrick Judge, James Gaffney and George Nathan. n

Educators to be recognized for years of service

oAnn Marion and Dick New will be recognized for their service to Northwest’s College of Education and Human Services. Alumni and friends from the St. Joseph area are invited to attend from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph. Marion, who joined Northwest in 1968 and will retire in May as an associate professor of curriculum and instruction and a teacher at Horace Mann Lab School, will receive the 2005 Service to Northwest Award. New, who joined the University in 1967 and retired in 1996 as the

Chairwoman, Chapters Committee Patty Bolin Roach ’71, St. Joseph

Northwest Alumni Association 2004-2005 Board of Directors President Greg Wilson ’85, Omaha, Neb. Vice President Kay Thomas ’71, Blue Springs Past President John McCune ’73, Urbandale, Iowa Chairwoman, Alumni Programs Committee Paula Northup Miller ’95, Mound City Chairman, Membership Comm. Paul Jennings ’75, West Des Moines, Iowa

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Members Jon Baldwin ’88, Maryville Matt Borgard ’80, Downers Grove, Ill. Vic Kretzschmar ’70 ’71, St. Joseph Steve Moss ’87, Columbia Bill Oellermann ’72, Greenville, Texas Doug Schmitz ’92, Savannah Dave Snider ’80, ’83, Olathe, Kan. Tim Sullivan ’75, Urbandale, Iowa Vinnie Vaccaro ’73, Liberty Hal Wilmarth ’69, Maryville Mel Young ’67, Lincoln, Neb. Joe Zelenz ’52, Cedar Hill, Texas

coordinator of outreach education, will receive the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award “This will be a great chance to not only socialize with all Northwest alumni from the College of Education and Human Services in the St. Joseph area, but it’s also a chance to visit with current and former Northwest faculty,” said Lonelle Rathje, Northwest’s director of development. Casual dress is recommended (Bearcat clothing welcome), and door prizes will be awarded. RSVP by contacting the Office of University Advancement at (660) 562-1248. n

Ex-Officio Board Members Orrie Covert, Vice President for University Advancement Greg Reichert, Senior Director of Development Steve Sutton, Director of Alumni Relations Brenda Untiedt, Administrative Assistant Peggy Purdy, Accounting Supervisor Mike Faust, Chairman of the Annual Giving Committee

Past President Florence Lawhead ’41 Social Chair Stephanie Smith ’94

Kansas City Chapter

St. Joseph Chapter

Chartered Jan. 25, 2001

President Michelle Alsbury ’85 Vice President Michael Bowling ’98 Secretary Jana Hanson ’02 Arizona Chapter

Chartered March 23, 2001

President Allyn Calhoun ’82

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Band Alumni Chapter Chartered Sept. 8, 2001

President Mike McBain ’01 President Elect Bill Williams ’81 Secretary Suzanne Cronkhite ’99 Maryville Chapter

Chartered Sept. 22, 2001

President Jamie Long ’93 Vice President Roger Bundridge Secretary Kathy Otte Chartered May 20, 2002

President Bill Brooks ’91 Vice President Marvin Fine ’64 Secretary Denise Kretzschmar ’71

Central Iowa Chapter Chartered Aug. 1, 2002

President Brad Ortmeier ’87 Vice President Kory Schramm ’95 Secretary Jane Laughlin Sullivan ’74 Nebraska/Western Iowa Chapter Chartered June 5, 2003

President Rhonda Hodges ’85 Vice President Mark Genereux ’87 Secretary Cindy Wilson ’85 Colorado Chapter

Chartered Jan. 12, 2004

Co-Chairperson Lisa Lehnus ’83 Co-Chairperson Betsy Liebsch ’01 Southern California Chapter Chartered Feb. 29, 2004

Co-Chairperson Linda Balducci ’71 (San Diego) Co-Chairperson Don Schenkel ’56 (Los Angeles)

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Summer Bash is coming back!

The 2005 Summer Bash Alumni Reunion is just around the corner, and all Northwest alumni and friends are invited to return to campus for the festivities. This year’s Summer Bash will be Saturday, July 23, at the Alumni House where there will be plenty of great food, music and fun for all Bearcats. In addition, a challenge is going out to all Greek organizations to see who can bring the most members back to campus. Watch your mailbox for a registration form, and

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contact the Office of Alumni

The 2005 Northwest Alumni Association Awards banquet will be Friday, Sept. 23, in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom. Nominations have been received, and the 2005 recipients will be announced in the July issue of the Northwest Alumni Magazine. Make plans to attend this formal and festive gala during Family Day weekend. Last year’s recipients were (from left) Richard Wiles (attd. ’39-’41); Dr. Robert Knapp; Russell Northup ’65, ’90; Dr. David Surrey, who accepted the award on behalf of his father, Dr. Sterling Surrey; Frank “Chip” Strong ’73; and Chris Gegg ’95. n

Relations at (660) 562-1248 or alumni@mail.nwmissouri. edu for more information or if you would like to help. n

I want you!

The Northwest Alumni Association is your link to Northwest Missouri State University.

Thousands of your fellow alumni are already active in the Northwest Alumni Association, which is open to all Northwest alumni, faculty, staff and friends. By joining the association, you help support many programs designed to benefit you and Northwest. Alumni Association membership is free to first-year graduates. Thereafter, any annual contribution of $40 or more per person to Northwest grants you a fullyear membership and benefits.

For more information about joining your Northwest Alumni Association or the many benefits of membership,

call (660) 562-1248.

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1. Brenda Untiedt ’00, Michelle Alsbury ’85, Doug Schmitz ’92 and his wife, Tammie, were decked out in their Northwest gear before the Bearcats’ playoff game against Pittsburg State University. 2. Central Iowa Alumni Chapter Bearcat fans supported the Northwest women’s basketball team during the Nov. 14 game against Iowa State. 3. Michelle Alsbury ’85 and Vinnie Vaccaro ’73 show their Bearcat spirit with their rendition of “monkey on a rope” at a tailgate party before Northwest’s playoff bout against Pittsburg State. 4. Northwest fans Larry Maiorano ’69 (third from left) and Pat Faubion Maiorano ’71 (far left) weren’t afraid to share their support for the Bearcats with their neighbors – who happened to be Pittsburg State alumni. 5. The Tourin’ Bearcats took in the sights while visiting Switzerland and Italy in August. Pictured at Lake Garda, Italy, are (front, from left): Sheila Merrill, Cherri Pedego, Emma Brown DeVore ’44, Betty Underwood Baker ’67, Leona Jackson ’79, Beverly Harvey CONTINUED ON PAGE 29

Alumni chapter news NEBRASKA/WESTERN IOWA

he Nebraska/Western Iowa Alumni Chapter continues to meet on the first Thursday of every month for “Thirsty Thursdays” at Old Chicago in Omaha’s Old Market. A great group of people attend these meetings for updates on Northwest information, guest speakers, good conversation, a few drinks and free pizza. The chapter will nominate and select new officers in June and plan future gatherings. n MARYVILLE

he Maryville Chapter enjoyed hosting Bearcat tailgate parties again this year, and a successful football season also helped make these parties a success. A spring barbecue will introduce prospective members to the chapter. The chapter’s annual Super Bowl party was also a success, and partygoers made donations to the American Red Cross. Members are looking forward to helping with upcoming commencements and the 2005 Summer Bash Alumni Reunion in July. n ARIZONA

embers from the Arizona Alumni and Friends Chapter traveled to San Diego in January to tailgate with the Southern California Chapter before the San Diego Chargers/Kansas City Chiefs football game at Qualcomm Stadium. In March, the chapter had its annual meeting and dinner in Mesa, Ariz., sponsored a golf outing in

North Phoenix and attended a Kansas City Royals spring training game in Surprise, Ariz. n KANSAS CITY

he Kansas City Chapter sponsored the third annual Fall Classic at Arrowhead pregame tailgate celebration on Nov. 6 where 1,800 people enjoyed food and beverages. The party featured entertainment by the Tomfoolery barbershop quartet, and Northwest basketball coaches Gene Steinmeyer and Steve Tappmeyer talked about the basketball season. Guests donated about $1,100 for the Kansas City Alumni Chapter’s scholarship fund, and many received door prizes. Upcoming events include the Kansas City Golf Classic at Tiffany Greens on July 25 with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. For more information, contact (660) 562-1248 or alumni@mail.nwmissouri.edu. n CENTRAL IOWA

he Central Iowa Chapter kicked off the new year on Jan. 7 at its annual gathering at the Des Moines Buccaneers hockey game with about 30 alumni, family and friends. The monthly First Friday events continue to have a strong showing. Chapter members will be attending “Seussical the Musical” at the Des Moines Playhouse on April 24. The Fourth Annual Central Iowa Golf Classic will be Monday, June 27, at Legacy Golf Course in Norwalk, Iowa. Tee times begin at noon, and dinner for all alumni and friends will start at 6 p.m.

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Sheil ’52, (second row) Anne Jones, Clifford Pedego, Jo Karen Brown, Barbara Adams, Virginia Nelson, Joan Johnson Marfice ’77, (back row) Lonelle Rathje ’97, ’03, Andy Jones ’65, Melvin Merrill ’65, William Brown, Elwyn DeVore ’42, Ray Christie ’64, Virginia Ann Morrow, Karl Morrow ’63, Calvin Nelson ’55, Andy Macias ’83 and Sean Sheil ’87. 6. Bearcats from Central Iowa, including (from left) Teresa Kelly McCune ’74, Dave Gieseke ’80, ’85, Carole Patterson Gieseke ’80 and John McCune ’73, gathered in Ames, Iowa, to cheer on Northwest. 7. Jennifer Hewitt Smith ’86, Michelle Alsbury ’85 and Matt Borgard ’80 attended the opening of Cheeseburger in Paradise in Kansas City.

To sign up or for more information, contact Brad Ortmeier at (515) 331-3557. Watch your e-mail for additional information about this and other upcoming activities. n ST. JOSEPH

he St. Joseph Alumni and Friends Chapter continues to sponsor its monthly After Hours at the Stoney Creek Inn on the second Friday of every month beginning at 5:30 p.m. The chapter also held a Bearcat pregame party in St. Joseph before the Northwest and Missouri Western basketball games on Feb. 23. The chapter plans to welcome the fall coaches to a meeting this summer for an update on the upcoming season. n SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

he Southern California chapter sponsored a tailgate party before the San Diego Chargers/Kansas City Chiefs football game on Jan. 2. Members from the Arizona Chapter also attended. If you are interested in becoming involved with the Southern California Alumni and Friends Chapter, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (660) 562-1248 or alumni@mail.nwmissouri.edu. n

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he Colorado Alumni and Friends Chapter is still looking for volunteers to step up and assist with events and gatherings. To find out more about getting involved, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (660) 562-1248 or alumni@mail.nwmissouri.edu. n MID-MISSOURI

he Mid-Missouri Alumni Chapter sponsored a pregame party on Nov. 10 at Shiloh’s before the Northwest men’s basketball team took on the University of Missouri-Columbia Tigers. Northwest alumni and friends in mid-Missouri can find out more about getting involved by contacting the Office of Alumni Relations at (660) 562-1248 or alumni@mail.nwmissouri.edu. n DALLAS

he Northwest Alumni Association is looking for volunteers in the Dallas area to step up and assist in getting a chapter started in your area. Please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (660) 562-1248 or alumni@mail. nwmissouri.edu if you are interested. n

8. Northwest alumni and friends enjoyed a tailgate party prior to the Bearcat and Pittsburg State game at Arrowhead Stadium. 9. Tony Dorrel ’86, Michelle Alsbury ’85 and Jana Hanson ’02 assisted at the door prize table during the Fall Classic at Arrowhead. 10. Loyal Bearcat alumni in Kansas City listened to the Bearcat football game from the stereo of Jennifer Hewitt Smith’s convertible in Vinnie Vaccaro’s back yard. Pictured are (from left) Larry Maiorano ’69, Pat Faubion Maiorano ’71, Nancy Jorheim Woolsey ’82, Shelley Vassmer ’85, Damian Valline Bridges ’84, Vinnie Vaccaro ’73, Jennifer Hewitt Smith ’86 and Kendal Smith. 11. KC chapter members Jana Hanson ’02, Kay Thomas ’71 and Michelle Alsbury ’85 display their Bearcat pride at the 2004 Homecoming parade. 12. The Southern California chapter was chartered Feb. 29, 2004.

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2004 M-Club Hall of Fame Four individuals were inducted into the M-Club Hall of Fame Oct. 1. They were (from left) Leticia Gilbert Parks ’89, who won a national championship title and five All-American honors for track and field; Todd Frohwirth (attd.), who became a Major League Baseball pitcher; Dave Svehla ’92, who played both football and baseball at Northwest and became the leading tackler in school history for most tackles in one season; and Wayne Winstead, who coached the Northwest women’s basketball team to 311 victories in his 20 years as head coach from 1979 to 1999. (Winstead died in January. Please see page 41 for his obituary.) n The 1966-1967 wrestling team was recently inducted into the M-Club Hall of Fame. The team was nationally ranked and finished the season 12-3, including wins over Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. Members of the team are (front row, from left) Paul Stehman ’69, Bill Rex ’69, Dennis Bunch ’69, Stan Zeamer ’70, Rich Downing ’68, Vernon James, (back row) Coach Gary Collins, Ron James ’67, Tom Paulsen ’68, Bill Mueller ’69, Doug Baker ’69 and Harvey Hallum ’69. n

Bearcat Cub Club welcomes young fans

Bobby Bearcat is always a hit with the kids, and now young Bearcat fans can join the new Cub Club.

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oung Bearcat fans now have a spirit group designed especially for them: the Bearcat Cub Club. In its inaugural year, the Cub Club is currently the largest fan-based spirit group at Northwest athletic events, touting more than 150 members from five states. The purpose of the Cub Club is to get youth, ages 13 and under, actively involved in Bearcat athletics and the Northwest community. “By targeting kids, we are hoping to build a devoted Bearcat fan base for years to come,” said Kristen Konoske, director of athletic marketing and promotions. “The club enables Northwest

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to promote its superior academic and athletics programs to a young audience through the activities created for its members.” Members receive exclusive benefits including a T-shirt, keepsake souvenirs, birthday announcements at games, free admission to select events, a private end-of-the-year party with Northwest athletes and coaches and the chance to participate in several promotions during the year. Memberships are $10 and are good for one year from the date of registration. To join the Bearcat Cub Club, call Konoske at (660) 562-1581 or visit www.northwestbearcats.com and look for the link at the bottom left of the page. n

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Bearcat Reflections

Lisa Kenkel Carlson

SPORTS AT NORTHWEST: Basketball and

softball, 1988-1992 GRADUATED: 1992 MAJOR: Therapeutic recreation SPORTS MEMORIES: “One of my favorite memories from playing sports at Northwest was the time we went to the regional basketball tournament in 1990. Other favorite memories are the times we had any big wins, the time we beat Central Missouri State in both basketball and softball and making great friendships.” SINCE GRADUATION: “After graduation, I went to University of Nebraska-Omaha where

I completed my master’s degree in exercise science. I was also the graduate assistant for the women’s basketball team at UNO. I stayed in Omaha and worked in corporate fitness at Health Break. I coached softball part time for St. Mary’s College. Then I was the head softball and assistant volleyball coach at Wayne State for a year. I then returned to UNO as the assistant basketball coach and later became the head coach for the women’s basketball team.”

Lisa Kenkel Carlson was a standout on the softball field and basketball court during her years at Northwest (right). Today, (left) she’s a college basketball coach in Minnesota.

CURRENT INVOLVEMENT IN ATHLETICS:

“I now work at Winona State University in Minnesota where I am the associate basketball coach. I am also an avid spectator of my son’s little league games.” ■

Winter Update MEN’S BASKETBALL The men’s basketball team finished its 2004-05 season with a 19-11 overall record extending its streak of 15-win seasons to eight straight. The Bearcats lost in the MIAA Tournament opening round 71-65 versus Southwest Baptist. Northwest was the No. 5 seed with a 9-9 league mark. Northwest was ranked in the first few national polls as it started the season 10-1. Head Coach Steve Tappmeyer, who stands with the fourth-most career wins (326) in the MIAA, is the all-time winningest basketball coach in school history. Junior Austin Meyer, who stands just 10 three-pointers shy of Northwest’s all-time record and needs only 45 points to reach the 1,000-point plateau, earned Honorable Mention All-MIAA accolades. Six seniors including Byron Jackson, Jesse Shaw and Sky Wilson leave the team this year. Jackson wrapped up his two-year career with 423 rebounds, which is 16 off the two-year Northwest record. Shaw compiled 958 lifetime points, and Wilson averaged 10.4 points per game in his two-year Bearcat stint.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The women’s team finished the 2004-05 season with its third consecutive trip to the MIAA Tournament. The Bearcats ended 13-17 overall and 6-12 in conference play, which placed them seventh in the league. Northwest defeated nationally ranked Central Missouri State and managed to push Emporia State into overtime before losing to the ranked team, 63-59. The Bearcats concluded the season in the top conference rank of steals and offensive rebounds. Northwest’s sole senior, Ashely Poptanycz, was selected to the Honorable Mention All-MIAA team and led the team with 8.3 rebounds per game and a .473 field-goal percentage. Junior Laura Friederich surpassed the 1,000 career-point mark this season, which made her one of only 19 Northwest women’s basketball players to accomplish the grand feat. She was also honored as the Wilson/MIAA Player of the Week for women’s basketball (Feb. 8). Northwest looks to return nine players who averaged 10 or more minutes in 2005-06. n

Katie O’Grady was among several young players for Coach Gene Steinmeyer’s team, which included only one senior.

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Fall wrap-up

The 2004 football team finished 11-2 and appeared in the NCAA Division II quarterfinals before losing 50-36 to Pittsburg State University, marking the seventh time in the last nine seasons the program totaled 11 or more victories. Northwest was No. 3 in the final American Football Coaches Association poll, which was the highest ranking under Coach Mel Tjeerdsma since the national championship teams in 1998 and 1999. Northwest is tied with Grand Valley State for the most victories since 1999 in Division II ranks with 63.

Jamaica Rector, flanked by Coach Mel Tjeerdsma and former Bearcat standout Tony Miles ’00, received the Don Black Award for his MVP performance at this year’s Homecoming game. Rector, who was the leading receiver in January’s Hula Bowl, finished his career at No. 2 on the NCAA career yardage list with 4,497 yards and third in receptions with 289.

While Northwest volleyball fell short of a .500 season with a 15-18 record, its improvements and growth since last season were evident. The Bearcats competed with three nationally ranked teams throughout the season and finished the season in the top five ranks of the conference in three categories: hitting percentage, blocks and service aces. Lauren Cummings was voted the MIAA Freshman of the Year. The cross country men came in fifth as a team with 119 points at the 2004 MIAA Championships in October. The men’s top finisher was Matt Pohren with a mark of 27:26.9. Kara Spader led the Northwest women to a seventh-place mark as she completed the course in 24:28.3. Both programs had 11 runners on the MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. The soccer program finished 2004 with a 4-16 mark under second-year Coach Tracy Cross. The future looks bright for the Bearcats as freshmen Brittany Cash and Tracy Sacco earned Honorable Mention All-MIAA honors, and sophomore Beth Gutschenritter won her second consecutive Honorable Mention accolade. n

Several former Northwest athletes returned to campus Oct. 9 for the inaugural alumni match for past members of the Bearcat women’s tennis team. Alumni and members of the current women’s team participated in the event. Pictured are (front row, from left) Coach Mark Rosewell, Jane Marie Clark ’02, Mitzi Craft Lutz ’91, (back row) Julie Ervin ’02, Gina Hayes Sutton ’01, Ellen Stubbs ’01, Sara Lipira ’04 and Jarrod Smith ’03. Lipira and Smith also serve as graduate assistants. Money raised during the event will benefit Northwest’s tennis program. n

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After a strong finish last season, Coach Darin Loe (center) will be counting on leadership from seniors such as Mike Babb (left) and Jeremy Tapps (right).

Spring preview

Baseball Coach Darin Loe returns nine starters from a club that finished 34-23 in 2004 and was ranked as high as No. 30. The program looks to get back to the form that took them to the 2004 MIAA Tournament Championship game. The softball squad has all four pitchers and six of nine regular starters back from a 20-33 season in 2004. Three Honorable Mention All-MIAA performers return led by senior pitcher Shelly MacDonald. The track and field teams look to build early season success all the way through the 2005 MIAA Outdoor Championships in mid-May. On the men’s side, E.J. Faulkner returns as the 400M conference champion, as does discus national champion Clint Prange. For the women, senior Alisha Samuel, who holds the MIAA indoor record in the 60M, competed at outdoor nationals last season. In his 21st season, Coach Mark Rosewell’s men’s and women’s tennis teams are already recognized nationally. In the preseason Intercollegiate Tennis Association polls, the men were third in the North Central Region while the women were second. Nationally, the women sit at No. 26. The men finished the 2004 season with a 19-6 mark, and the women went 19-11 and stood at No. 2 in the region. n

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1999 geography graduate is setting his sights on Nashville By Amy Houts ’91

Northwest’s Bradshaw is Branson’s star

odd Bradshaw ’99 used to despise country music. Today, he’s a well-known music personality at a popular resort in Branson – a country music mecca – and he hopes one day to become a Nashville recording artist. The Northwest alum and Maryville native has used a combination of talent, persistence, timing and contacts to catapult him into the spotlight. Bradshaw, a baritone, didn’t perform in high school until his junior year, but he quickly made up for lost time. He also sang at Worlds of Fun, an amusement park in Kansas City, for four summers. There he learned the rigors of a musical career, performing 26 shows a week, 300 shows a summer. “I hated country music,” Bradshaw said. “Then I sang country songs for a couple of weddings and it came natural for me.” After graduating from Northwest with a degree in geography, Bradshaw decided to pursue a musical career. “Through a contact I made at Worlds of Fun, I sent a three-song demo tape and a resume to Branson to Shoji Tabuchi, the Japanese fiddler,” he said. Bradshaw was called for an audition and made the show. That was 1999 and only the beginning. He performed in Silver Dollar City before becoming the male lead vocalist in the Grand Country Resort’s “Grand Jubilee” show, where he works today. The work is steady, 50 weeks a year, and the exposure Bradshaw receives is phenomenal. More than 7 million tourists flock to southwest Missouri’s Branson each year. In fact, Branson boasts more theater seats than New York City’s Broadway district and Las Vegas. “Different crowds come at different times,” Bradshaw said. “Families come in the summer. Tour buses will start after Labor Day with an older crowd. The off-season is January and February, but the show where I work is still open. I’m one of just a few entertainers in Branson who have year-round employment.” The Grand Country Resort includes a music hall, hotel, restaurants and shopping as well as an indoor/outdoor water park. Its Web site, www.grandcountry.com, describes the show as “a

fast-paced, two-hour musical journey, from country to gospel, doo-wop to pop, celebrating music in the style that has made Branson famous.” During the show, Bradshaw performs songs by legendary entertainers such as Elvis Presley and Tom Jones. “I am not an Elvis impersonator,” he said. “There is just a hint of the character. I do wear a wig for Tom Jones. I also do some emceeing. I do 12 shows a week. It’s hard to make a ‘fresh’ show. I need to make it seem like it’s the first time. After all, it’s the first time you’ve seen it!” His ultimate dream is to be a country music star. “I did a demo and have been to Nashville, but nothing came of it,” he said. “Maybe if I was single and didn’t have many responsibilities it would be easier to just pack my bags and go, but I have a wife and two children to think of. Right now I love Branson, and it’s a great place to raise a family. However, I’m not completely ruling out Nashville in the future – you never know.” Bradshaw has been in several shows, such as “Lost in the Fifties” and “Breakfast with the Classics.” In Silver Dollar City, he performed at the Echo Hollow Amphitheater Sundown Jubilee which was awarded the “2001 Show of the Year,” as well as “Christmas in the Ozarks.” His CD, titled “Me & You,” is available at the theater and sells after the “Grand Jubilee” shows. His gospel CD will be released within the next month, and he’s working on a patriotic and country CD. Whether his music is heard on stage or on a CD, Bradshaw knows he’s living a dream, and he’ll continue with his passion under one condition. “I love singing,” he said. “When I stop having fun with it, I’ll quit.” n

Appearing on the stage in Branson with Shoji Tabuchi and now with the Grand Jubilee has catapulted Todd Bradshaw into the entertainment spotlight.

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BUFORD AND BERNICE MARLATT (’37) GARNER ◆

celebrated their 65th anniversary on Aug. 10. Their courtship began on the Kissing Bridge at Northwest. Buford is a retired educator, and Bernice is a homemaker. They enjoy traveling, volunteering and spending time with their three children and seven grandchildren. They live in Des Moines, IA.

1961

MARILYN LATHROP BROWN ◆

retired in June from the Kansas City, MO, School District after teaching special education for 29 years. She spent the last nine years at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. She was the first person from St. Joseph to join the Peace Corps, and from 1962 to 1964 she was in the first group of Peace Corps volunteers to teach in Mindanao and the Philippines. She also taught elementary education in various Missouri schools from 1964 to

1971. She lives in Kansas City with her husband, Thomas.

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retired in 2002 after 35 years of teaching health/physical education and coaching volleyball and track and field in St. Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont, CO. She is still active in education serving on the St. Vrain District Accountability Committee and volunteering in the schools in a literacy program. She was awarded a $4,000 grant

CAROLYN HOUTS ◆

is a music missionary in Ghana, Africa, where she has spent the majority of the past 40 years. She returned to Missouri in November for seven months. SHIRLEY HUBER KEYES (MASTER’S ’88)

is a retired English teacher. She lives in Easton.

KATHY BOGDAS FLYNN

Alum creates foundation to help others in need

Jeff Hutcheon ’89, vice president of marketing, research and development at Administaff in Houston, is also the founder and president of the Home Team Foundation which assists persons facing life crises due to death, illness or financial hardship.

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hrough his selfless efforts, Jeff Hutcheon ’89 has built an organization that not only helped his co-worker but also gives back to his community. Eight years ago, Hutcheon’s assistant at work was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Because she was a single mother and her insurance benefits didn’t cover all of her medical costs, Hutcheon and his wife assisted her with some of the costs. The couple then decided to develop a foundation to financially help and support the needs of those less fortunate. “My wife and I really wanted to instill wholesome values into our daughter that showed the importance of helping others out in time of need,” Hutcheon said. “We feel that giving back to the community is one of the most important principles one can develop.” The primary focus of their organization, the

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Home Team Foundation, is to provide financial assistance to its applicants. The foundation raises the necessary funds and then provides it to their applicants. Home Team Foundation also works closely with applicants by offering them guidance, support and wisdom. “Our foundation tries to address the bigger issue,” Hutcheon said. “We work together to reach a common goal of serving our neighbors.” Hutcheon formed the board of directors with several friends that were all interested in the same cause. He said working with his friends for this cause has been the most rewarding part. “We are a good group of people who are committed to the same effort,” he said. “We pray through the issues trying to help as much as we can.” The Home Team Foundation also has fostered other programs that have helped individuals in need. The Home Team House was built for individuals to receive housing assistance instead of just monetary aid. “As you grow in your faith, you realize the larger picture,” Hutcheon said. “You realize that there is more in life, and helping others out is a big part.” n

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for a two-week summer seminar in leadership training at the McCombs Executive Education School at the University of Texas-Austin. She lives in Longmont, CO, and has three sons, Dugan, Ryan and Casey, and three grandchildren, Emma, Patrick and Abby.

1968

PATTY WAMPLER CURTIS

is an algebra teacher and has been teaching for 33 years. She lives in Athens, TX, and enjoys quilting, reading and participating in church activities. She would love to hear from others who lived on the fourth floor of Franken Hall in 1966. Her e-mail address is pattycj5@aol. com.

1969

JOHN AND FRANCES FROHLICH (’70) ANDRUSYK

live in Colorado Springs, CO. Both work in the Cheyenne Mountain School District. John teaches modern world history, and Frances is a school media specialist. ROBERT BRUNER (MASTER’S ’73)

has come out of his recent retirement to finish the year as superintendent of the Pattonsburg R-II School District. MARVIN DICK

is principal at Assumption School in Granger, IA. He retired at age 55 as principal in the Ft. Dodge, IA, Public Schools after 30 years but decided he just wasn’t ready to retire. Between retirement and returning to Assumption, he supervised student teachers at Iowa State

University, taught at Graceland University and ran for office in the state senate.

1972

STAN BARTON ◆

retired in February as vice president of program development with the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City.

1974

RICK MCCAMPBELL (MASTER’S ’88) ◆

is proud that his entire family has graduated from Northwest. Graduates include his wife, PAMELA MORAN MCCAMPBELL (’75)

and children KATHRYN MCCAMPBELL (’01) and COLIN MCCAMPBELL (’03). He and Pamela live in Creston, IA.

1975

Many friends of President Emeritus Dr. Robert P. Foster (left) and his wife, Virginia, attended the December rededication ceremony of the Northwest Bell Tower, including former Northwest administrator and state representative Everett Brown (right). The renovation of the Bell Tower included repairs to the structure as well as a completely redesigned plaza. One thing that remains unchanged is the display of donors who helped build the Bell Tower during Foster’s presidency. n

PATRIC PETTEGREW

is scheduled to return to the states in late March after being on active duty with the 129th MP CO stationed in Hanau, Germany. He left for active duty on Dec. 1, 2003, completed MP training at Ft. Wood, and has been in Germany since January 2004.

1977

ELLEN KISKER (MASTER’S ’77)

is director of non-traditional student services at Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph. Her daughter, Heather, was married on Nov. 13, and her youngest daughter, Holly, is a sophomore at Northwest. She lives in Platte City.

1978

LEANNE DESHONG

lives in Kansas City where she is an attorney with Shook, Hardy and Bacon.

TERI THEIS BOWMAN

She has three children, Serena, 6; Zach, 5; and Zoe, 2.

1980

MARK DOLL

has completed his term as board chair for the National Beer Wholesalers Association. Doll is CEO of Doll Distributing Inc. in Council Bluffs, IA. He and his wife, Julia, live in Council Bluffs, IA, with their two children, Andrew and Lauren.

1981

BETH CLAYTON BAKER ◆

is the assistant county director at Nodaway County Community Services. She lives in Maryville with her husband, John. JANE BOLAS ◆

is an independent agent with Drummond American and lives in Overland Park, KS.

is the associate registrar at Central Missouri State University. Her husband, Corey, is the assistant vice president for student affairs at Central. They have been married for two years and live in Warrensburg. KEN MISFELDT

is the assistant baseball coach at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA. After spending almost nine years as a sports editor, he got into college coaching in 1991.

1982

BILL GERLT

is manager of group sales with the San Antonio Missions Baseball Club. He and his wife, Payao, live in San Antonio, TX.

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Northwest trivia answers from page 18 1. The tombstone east of the Administration Building is for Mike, a little tramp dog who endeared himself to students and faculty. After his death in 1917, students collected a fund for a monument.

3. The University president and his family live in the Gaunt House.

5. Perrin Hall is named after Alice Perrin, Northwest’s first dean of women.

2. “And the Truth Shall Make You Free” appears above the Administration Building entrance. BONUS: Charles J. Colden, the first president of the Board of Regents, chose the words.

4. B.D. Owens graduated from Northwest in 1959 and was the University president from 1977 to 1984. 5. The Academic Analyst was an underground magazine published by Northwest students in 1968 and 1969 that welcomed academic and issue-oriented expression and provided a sounding board for public opinion.

6. The Bearcat nickname was bestowed upon Northwest in 1916 by the Drury College basketball coach who had come to know the Maryville team as formidable opponents. BONUS: Before “Bearcats,” the teams were called the “Ham Fats,” the “Pedagogues” or the “Normals.”

KEVIN RUTHERFORD

Keep in touch

As life changes, your classmates and friends want to know. Tell us what has been going on in your life by using the enclosed envelope, by fax at (660) 562-1990 or e-mail at alumni@mail. nwmissouri.edu. You may also submit a color photograph. Please include a self-addressed envelope for it to be returned or e-mail it (less than 1 megabyte) to alumni@mail.nwmissouri.edu. Photographs with children or pets will not be accepted. ■

is a satellite orbital analyst at Schriever Air Force Base. He recently bought a new home near Colorado Springs, CO. He welcomes any Buckhorn Boys to e-mail him at kevin@rutherfordfamily.us.

1984

BONNIE CORRICE HOFFMAN

and her husband, Don, and daughter, Amy, 7, live in Red Oak, VA. Bonnie retired from the U.S. Air Force as a major in 1999, and Don retired from the U.S. Navy as a captain in 2002. They purchased a historic farm, circa 1857, in Virginia and are working to refurbish the property. Bonnie breeds, trains and raises horses on their farm, and Don is the assistant manager of the Tractor Supply Company in South Boston, VA. ROXANN PIERPOINT WAEGELE

is a financial services specialist. She lives in Bolckow.

1985

MIKE ELLRICH

is a district sales manager with Farm Bureau Financial Services. He is responsible for recruiting and training new Farm

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Bureau agents, and he covers nine counties surrounding the Iowa Great Lakes region. He lives in Spencer, IA.

1986

LESLIE CUNNINGHAM DUJAKOVICH

is a sales manager with American Century Investments. She and her husband, Marty, have three children, Stan, Elise and Brett. They live in Lee’s Summit.

1987

TODD AND DANA FENSOM (’86) MEESE

live in Independence. Todd is an education specialist with the Missouri Department of Conservation. Dana works with at-risk moms and babies at Building Blocks, a program funded by the Missouri Department of Health.They have four children, Hunter, 12; Sawyer, 9; Casey, 2; and Dawson, 7 months. Casey and Dawson’s adoptions were finalized in December but they have been with the family since their births.

1988

DAN PETERSON

and his wife, Martha,

live in Neola, IA, and announce the birth of Andrew on Oct. 14. He joins Alexandra, 10; Annastasia, 7; and Aiden, 3. Dan farms and would like to hear from old friends at marthaann712@aol.com.

1989

WILLIAM CHEONG (MASTER’S ’91)

is a human resource consultant. He lives in Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia. JEFF HUTCHEON

is vice president of marketing research and development with Administaff Inc., a professional employer organization. He and his wife, Sherri, live in Kingwood, TX. MICHAEL J. LEHMAN

is a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy and is assigned to the guidedmissile frigate USS Ford, homeported in Everett, WA. In September he and his shipmates made a scheduled port visit to Banbury, Australia. He is one of more than 7,000 sailors who comprise the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group deployed in support of the global war on terrorism.

YASUSHI SUZUKI

is vice president of EMEA Operations with JCB Co., Ltd. He lives in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan.

1990

TIM JERMAIN

and his wife, Terri, announce the birth of Matthew Paul on July 20. He joins Zach, Ben and Nate. They live in Conception Junction.

1991

MICHAEL DAVIS (MASTER’S ’94)

is currently stationed in Baghdad, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He and his wife, ReGina, have two children, Anthony, 16, and Michaela, 9. They live in Lenexa, KS. LAURA FEHR

is back in Missouri after spending six years in Las Vegas. She is head of wardrobe with The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Her husband, Doug, is working for the Local Stagehands Union. They live in St. Charles. WILMA JANE WILSON YOUNG

is a regional federal regulatory compliance engineer for Sprint PCS. She is working with the

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FAA on an international project and she lives in Irving, TX.

1992

JOE IANNUZZI

is director of sales and marketing in Canada for the Atlantic Luggage Company. He lives in Waterdown, Ontario, Canada. KEITH (ATTD. ’89-’93) AND CHRIS BRECKENRIDGE CORBIN

announce the birth of Brody Keith on July 30. He joins Bryce, 7, and Allie, 2. Chris is an assistant technology coordinator in the Platte County R-III School District, and Keith is the system administrator at Kearney Commercial Bank. They live in Platte City. DEANNE EILERS CLARK

and her husband, Matt, announce the birth of Zachary Matthew on Aug. 25. They live in Ankeny, IA. ANNE SIMON DEAVER

and her husband, Craig, announce the birth of Franklin Michael and Simon Ernest on Nov. 9. Anne and Craig are teach-

ers in the Liberty School District. The Deavers live in Kansas City. BARBARA JANSSEN

is owner of DO4U Home & Garden Services. She lives in LaCrosse, WI. ANDREA FINE LEONARD

and her husband, Lee, announce the birth of Jackson George on Aug. 27. He joins Samantha, 2. Andrea is a chemistry teacher at North Kansas City High School. They live in Kansas City. TAMI KRAMER MEINERS

and her husband, Alan, announce the birth of Lydia Catherine on Oct. 15. She joins Grant, 4, and William, 2. Tami taught junior high and high school vocal music at Dallas Center-Grimes in Grimes, IA, for five years and is now in her seventh year in Audubon, IA, teaching elementary vocal music. Alan works for Garst Seed Company and farms. They live south of Carroll, IA, and can be reached at tmeiners@audubon.k12. ia.us

ROSE VILLMER VIAU (MASTER’S ’98)

and her husband, John, announce the birth of Clara Marie on Oct. 27. She joins a brother, Warner. Rose and John are employed at Northwest. She is an area coordinator with Residential Life, and John is a painter. JOE WOLF

was very busy throughout the 2004 election season reading audio versions of ballots across the country for the visually impaired. He can be reached at joe@joeaudioproductions. com.

1993

JEFFERY BISHOP

is director of orchestra at Shawnee Mission Northwest in Prairie Village, KS. Last year he was commissioned by the Texas Music Educators Association Region 18 Junior High Symphony Orchestra to compose a piece. That piece, “Ride!, commemorates Texas native Lance Armstrong’s sixth Tour de France

victory and it premiered on Nov. 20. He has also composed pieces for other youth orchestras and has been teaching for 11 years. He has published 30 band, choir and orchestra pieces and has written an opera. DARRIN AUXIER AND SHEILA COLE

announce the birth of Brady Scott on Sept. 11. They live in Omaha, NE, and would love to hear from old friends. E-mail: sheilacole@cox.net. PAULA STOWELL COTTON

is the secondary counselor in the Midway R-I School District. Her husband, Rusty, is a special agent with the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. They live in Cleveland, MO, with their daughters, Callie, 4, and Ryanna, 1. C. BRAD GUTHREY

and his wife, Sarah, announce the birth of Charles Thomas on Aug. 21. He joins Isaiah, 7, and Sophia, 2. Brad works for Naught-Naught Insurance. They live in Marshall.

YOUR Centennial Edition of the 2005 Northwest Alumni and Friends Directory will be available this fall.

YOU can still be included in the directory. If you haven’t updated your information yet, all alumni and friends are encouraged to call (877) 596-9053 as soon as possible. ◆ – Northwest Alumni Association Member

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1996

TOM HENDRICKS (MASTER’S)

Cross country costume relays

and his wife, Kathy, announce the birth of their second child, Stuart Charles, on May 24, 2004. Tom is a manager of campus academic services. They live in Sterling Heights, MI.

First-year Coach Scott Lorek (center) and his Bearcat cross country teams had a little fun at a practice this fall. The runners celebrated Halloween by dressing in costumes and competing in silly relays. n

MELISSA CLARK MILLER

and her husband, Mike, announce the birth of Katherine Elizabeth on Sept. 1. She joins Blake, 3. Melissa was a teacher in St. Joseph for eight years but is currently a stay-athome mom. Mike is vice president of Spirit/Miller Brokerage. They live in St. Joseph. LAUREL ADAMS O’CONNOR

and her husband, Matt, announce the birth of Luke Brennan on July 31. He joins Faith Eiranne, 5. They live in Kansas City, where she is a stay-athome mom. Matt owns the O’Connor Law Firm. CASSIE PRICE-AQUERO

teaches speech/drama and coaches forensics at Liberty High School. Her team was the 2004 national champion in prose interpretation. She was selected as the 2004 WalMart Missouri Teacher of the Year based on student nominations. Her husband, Carlos, is the band instructor at Lee’s Summit High School. They live in Liberty. JOHN AND JAYME HART (’96) ROUSH

announce the birth of Addyson Nicole on Sept. 19. She joins Alex, 4, and Ryan, 1. They live in Liberty. KATHY STEINER-BUCK

and her husband, Lin,

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announce the birth of Jon on Aug. 10.

1994

SHARI DREESSEN

and David Griffin were married May 30 in Omaha, NE. Shari works for Lite 101.9, KLTQ as a midday announcer. David is general manager at Quizno’s. They live in Omaha, NE. SHALEEN ROTH PREHM

and her husband, Andy, announce the birth of Natalie Catherine on July 28. She joins Victoria, 3. Shaleen is a human resource supervisor with MAM-A Inc. Andy is a resource and planning deputy with the El Paso County Sheriff ’s Office. They live in Peyton, CO. SCOTT WILSON

is owner of the St. Louisbased National Indoor Football League franchise RiverCity Rage. He remains employed by JW Terrill as an account executive. His wife, Jennifer,

teaches third grade at St. Cleatus Catholic School. They live in St. Charles.

1995

JOHN D. LEONARD

has joined the firm of GeoAnalytics to coordinate business development and account management activities for the South Central region out of Austin, TX. He will be responsible for supporting the firm’s regional client base through both analytical work and project management duties. He was previously the GIS coordinator for the city of Kansas City. LYNN MCCLURE

is executive director for the Leavenworth County Economic Development Council. In May he will complete a master’s degree in public administration from Park University. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons, Alex, 2, and Andrew, 5 months.

1997

JOSH AND LISA SANDERS BENDA

announce the birth of Ainsley Josephine on Oct. 29. She joins Madison, 5. Lisa is a stay-athome mom after teaching kindergarten for three years at St. Agnes School in Roeland Park, KS. Josh is a systems analyst in the information technology department for the city of Kansas City. They live in Kansas City. BRAD LAGER

and Stephanie Burch were married Nov. 13 in Maryville. He is a small business owner and was re-elected to the Missouri House of Representatives. Stephanie is a pharmacist at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph. They live in Maryville. ANDY AND SHELLEY O’DONNELL LANCASTER ◆

announce the birth of Hailey on Oct. 21. She joins a sister, Abbie.

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BETHANY TISON

and Christopher Besand were married July 24 in St. Louis. She is a social worker at Judevine Center for Autism in St. Louis, and Chris is employed with Citigroup in O’Fallon. They live in St. Charles. PHIL TOMPKINS

earned a doctorate degree in educational leadership from UCLA in June. He lives in Madison, WI, with his partner, Dora, and works in residence life at the University of Wisconsin. JON VONSEGGERN

is a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. In September he completed the Basic Naval Flight Officer Program with Training Squadron 86 in Pensacola, FL. STEVE (ATTD. ’93) AND MARISSA BARBOSA WILLIS

announce the birth of Logan Robert on Oct. 25. He joins Blain, 3. Marissa is a human resources assistant at Nordstrom in Overland Park, KS, and Steve is a supervisor with SM&P Utility Resources. They live in Blue Springs.

1998

BRENDA BRASSETTE AND LUIZ DIAS ’91

were married June 11 in Kansas City, KS. Brenda leads the IT team at the International House of Prayer, and Luiz is a webmaster at the Great Plains Laboratory. RICHARD COATHUP ◆

is a SQL developer with Chase Com LP. He lives in Humble, TX. PAUL EDMONDS AND JENNIFER BRANDT

were married July 10 in Omaha, NE. Paul is

a district manager for the Trader Publishing Company, and Jennifer is a graphic designer for the Oriental Trading Company. She also teaches political science part time at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. They live in Papillion, NE. ANGIE WILSON HUGHES ◆

and her husband, Charlie, announce the birth of Macy Amanda on July 22. They live in Smithville. DARRIN AND JENNIFER BARTLETT HURT

announce the birth of Kaitlynn Elizabeth on July 30. Jennifer is an operations manager for Old Navy and is attending Buena Vista University to earn teacher certification. They live in Omaha, NE. TROY LEHAN

is director of health and safety of the Loess Hills Chapter of the American Red Cross in Council Bluffs, IA. He and his wife, Stephanie, live in Papillion, NE. COREY AND JENNIFER MATHER LESHER

announce the birth of Daniel Dean on July 9. He joins Madison Lynn, 3. Corey is the county executive director for the USDAFarm Service Agency in Atchison County, MO. Jennifer is a full-time mom. They live in Rock Port. BRIAN MAIJALA

and his fiancé, Jennifer Bussman, live in Columbia. Brian is a superintendent for Independent Stave Company in New Florence. Jennifer is in the learning and development department at State Farm Insurance. They are planning an Oct. 1 wedding in Marceline.

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Broadcasting graduate gets ‘Dream’ shot

he may not have won the coveted ESPN contract, but the road to success for Whitney Scott ’02 is far from ending. Scott was one of 11,000 contestants competing on ESPN’s “Dream Job 2” series, in which participants auditioned on camera in front of ESPN executives and anchors in hopes of gaining a one-year contract with the sports network. Scott, a broadcasting major, had just finished a year of graduate school at Northwest when she received a mass e-mail from ESPN about tryouts for the show in St. Louis. “When I got the e-mail,” Scott said, “I told myself that if I hadn’t found a job by the date of the casting call I was going to go try out.” After a successful tryout in St. Louis, a callback led her to New York City for another week of auditions. The number of contestants was cut down to 30, and Scott made the list of 10 finalists. “It was kind of surreal,” she said. “The whole time I was there it never really registered what I was doing.” Prior to the show, Scott sharpened her writing and broadcasting skills and brushed up on sports trivia. “The first couple of auditions, we had to write everything that we said. Once you see everyone else get these blank stares on their faces, you feel pretty good about your abilities,” said Scott, who drew upon her experience as a news anchor at Northwest’s KNWT. “As I was sitting there writing, everything came rushing back, and it was almost like people were talking in my head as I was doing the lead-ins.” Scott survived four weeks of head-to-head competition but was cut before making it to the final round. Despite being eliminated from the show, she parlayed her time in the national spotlight into a weekend sports anchor position at KSPR-TV 33 in Springfield. n

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Northwest alumnus has bizarre hobby When Mandy Mandrake ’98 first picked up a mandolin, she never dreamed that her bizarre new hobby would take her all across the country, entertaining

s e r a h s e t a u d a ry Gr o t s s u humoro egas ns in V t happe told Northa h w y They sa but nobody at. After Vegas, ’72 th y a st s in uate Joe Blow a boring d at a r g th o st we e bo g a trad days, mannin e for two full nc re fe n o c

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Even if your career, hobby or personal story doesn’t seem like headline material to you, it may be the perfect fit for the Northwest Alumni Magazine. We’re always looking for Northwest alumni to feature in the magazine, so submit your story ideas to Mitzi Lutz, Editor, Northwest Alumni Magazine, Alumni House, Maryville, MO 64468 or mitzi@mail. nwmissouri.edu.

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WADE AND LINDA MCCAMPBELL (’00) STERLING

and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of Alec Michael on May 19, 2004. He joins a sister, Meghan. They live in Liberty.

announce the birth of Cale Leonard on Feb. 10, 2003. Wade is a loan processor with NovaStar Home Mortgage, and Linda is a graduate student. They live in Eudora, KS.

JAYME WARREN WITZENBURG

and her husband, David, announce the birth of Megan Kristine and Logan David on Nov. 7. They live in Altoona, IA.

1999

STEVE BAILEY AND SARA WILSON (’98)

along with their partner, Trevor Glauser, took over ownership of Famous Sam’s Restaurant and Sports Bar in Gilbert, AZ, on Nov. 1. SHENA GRENIER COONS ◆

is a client care analyst with Cerner Corporation. Her husband, Jim, is a technology architect with Cerner. They live in Kansas City. LINDSEY COREY

is an editor/project coordinator in the Creative Service Department at the University of MissouriKansas City. She lives in Mission, KS. JALENE SANDIN

and David Gutierrez were married June 26. She is an assistant manager at Citi Mortgage in Des Moines, IA. They live in Des Moines, IA. VICKI WOHLFORD SCOTT

and her husband, Matt, announce the birth of Matson Walter on Oct. 25. They live in Shawnee, KS.

KIMBERLY BURGESS WALAWENDER

and her husband, James, announce the birth of Audrey Michele on July 7. They live in Kansas City.

2000

JACOB DI PIETRE

is press secretary for Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. T.R. HOEFLE

is an attorney in the Kansas City area. He lives in Grandview. JILL KREISLER

and Chris Kudron were married Sept. 18 in Omaha, NE. They live in LaVista, NE.

2001

KEN GARNER

and Traci Wiederholt were married July 31 in Maryville. Ken is the sports editor at the Maryville Daily Forum, and Traci is the social service director at Nodaway Nursing Home in Maryville. BRIAN AND JENNIFER MORRIS SWINK

announce the birth of Abigail Mae on Oct. 6. They live in Maryville. JEFF WESSINGER AND KATHLEEN QUARRATO (’00)

were married July 12, 2003, in Kansas City. Jeff is in outside sales for Design Materials, and Kathleen teaches second grade at St. Therese. They live in Kansas City.

2002

SHANNON HENNEMAN

is director of Grandma’s House Daycare Center in Clarinda, IA. She previously served as assistant director and a pre-kindergarten teacher at Turnbull Child Development Center in Shenandoah, IA. ERIN MCKILLIP

is a student at Ozark Christian College. She also works with a nonprofit organization that provides after school programs for youth. She lives in Joplin. DARIN (ATTD. ’91-’95) AND HOLLY PRINDLE MILLS (MASTER’S ’04)

were married July 31, and they live in Linden, IA. Darin is the lead maintenance man at Mahle Tennex, and Holly teaches a 3- and 4-year-old class for Children and Families of Iowa’s Child Development Center.

2003

KADI WILLMING

and Joe Holmberg were married Nov. 6 in Lincoln, NE. Kadi is working on a master’s degree in social work at the University of Kansas. Joe is a carpenter with Norburg Contracting. They live in Overland Park, KS. MICHAELA KANGER

and Stephen Lewis were married May 22 in Council Bluffs, IA. Michaela is a youth counselor at Children’s Square USA. Steve is a shipping clerk with Farnam Companies.

classnotes

In Memoriam ANNA MILLER EDWARDS ’58

HOMER J. LONG ’49

98, died Sept. 19 in St. Joseph. She was a teacher.

died in 2004. He lived in Springfield. MATTHEW MCDOWELL ’53

MARION “GUS” GUILLIAMS ’31

77, died Aug. 22 in St. Joseph. He retired as a chemistry professor at State Fair Community College in Sedalia.

93, died Oct. 23 in Overland Park, KS. He was a retired General Motors executive, having been general supervisor of employee service for the GM Assembly Division in Detriot. CAROL JEAN WOLVERTON HELM ’67

59, died Dec. 2 in Kansas City. She was a physical education teacher in the Smithville School District. THEODORE HINCKLEY ’51

died Sept. 5 in Bellingham, WA. J. FRANCES THOMPSON HORN ’38

88, died Oct. 9. She lived in North Kansas City and was a homemaker. They live in Council Bluffs, IA. LAWRENCE MARSH ◆

is a physical education teacher and men’s and women’s assistant tennis coach in the Excelsior Springs School District. He is currently working on a master’s degree from Northwest in athletic administration. He lives in Excelsior Springs. ADAM OTTE AND ALLISON SEARS (’02)

were married June 19 in Maryville. Allison is a kindergarten

LUCILLE HARRIS MUTTI ’61

94, died Sept. 20 in North Kansas City. She was a retired teacher from the St. Joseph School District. ASHLEY NALLY

21, Bedford, Iowa, died Jan. 7 in an automobile accident. She was a junior at Northwest majoring in elementary and special education. She was also a member of the track and field team. HERSCHEL NEIL ’53

72, died Feb. 13, 2004, in Lake St. Louis. He was a past student body president at Northwest,

teacher in the North Kansas City School District, and Adam is a financial analyst with Commerce Bank. They live in Kansas City. JAMIE VENGLEY

is a solution delivery consultant with Cerner Corporation and lives in Kansas City.

2004

ANGELA BRAMLAGE

is an assistant art director with BernsteinRein Advertising in Kansas

◆ – Northwest Alumni Association Member

and the track at Bearcat Stadium is named after him. He was a retired educator.

Gurnee, IL. He owned and operated Tewes Co. for many years until his retirement.

EDGAR QUILLIN JR. ’40

JAMES WEBER ’60

86, died Sept. 18. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1941 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1942. He was a Bronze Star recipient, and retired as a major from the Reserves in 1978.

died in 2004. He lived in Bellevue, WA.

CORY STANTON

20, Rock Port, died Dec. 22 in an automobile accident. He was a sophomore at Northwest and a member of the Bearcat football team. LOIS GERALDINE TRIPP STOCKTON ’42

94, died Feb. 2 in Bethany. She taught school for 43 years, 14 in Harrison County and 29 in Kansas City. HENRY TEWES JR.

74, died Nov. 21 in City. She designs a variety of brand-identity materials such as gift cards, product packaging and interior retail signage. DANIEL MCKIM AND NATALIE ALDEN

were married June 5 in Chillicothe. He is a public information specialist for the Missouri Housing Development Commission in Kansas City. They live in Liberty. MELANIE SIEDSCHLAG

is a fifth-grade teacher at Mockingbird Elementary School. She lives in Omaha, NE.

LEIGH WILSON

84, died Nov. 28 in Springfield. He formerly served as director of Northwest’s Educational Foundation and president of the Board of Regents. WAYNE WINSTEAD ’71 (MASTERS)

70, died Jan. 18 in St. Joseph. He coached the Northwest women’s basketball team from 1979 to 1999. He was a high school coach in Worth County from 1958 to 1978. He was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Northwest M-Club Hall of Fame in 2004.

Let us know

If you learn of the death of a Northwest graduate, please submit in writing or via news clipping the name of the deceased (and maiden name, if appropriate), year of graduation from Northwest, date of death, age, city of residence and a brief listing of accomplishments. In addition, submit your relationship to the deceased and your daytime telephone number to the Office of Alumni Relations, 800 University Dr., Maryville, MO 64468-6001, or fax to (660) 562-1990. No pictures please. Submissions may be edited for length and clarity. ■

FRIENDS BUD ELLIOTT

has retired from the game of football after 48 years as a high school and college head coach. During his 37 years in the collegiate ranks, he posted a record of 205-179-9, including 68-49-2 at Eastern New Mexico University during the past 11 seasons. He coached at Northwest from 1988 to 1993. DARIN LOE

and his wife, Lisa, announce the birth of a son, Cooper, on Oct. 25. He joins two sisters, Abby and Macy. Darin is the head baseball coach at Northwest.

NORTHWEST ALUMNI MAGAZINE

APRIL 2005

upcomingevents

Alumni Events

For up-to-date campus events, visit www.nwmissouri.edu. For complete fall sports schedules and the latest information on Bearcat athletics, visit www.northwestbearcats.com. Call the Student Services Center at (660) 562-1212 for ticket information. PAC - Performing Arts Center CJT - Charles Johnson Theatre

April 5 Maryville Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Lawhead Conference Room April 7 Nebraska/Western Iowa Alumni Chapter Thirsty Thursdays, 5:30-8 p.m., Old Chicago, 1111 Harney, Omaha, Neb. April 8-16 Tourin’ Bearcats travel to Imperial Vienna April 15 St. Joseph Alumni Chapter After Hours, 5:30-7 p.m., Stoney Creek Inn, 1201 Woodbine Rd. April 22 KC Alumni Chapter After Hours, 5:30 p.m., The Landing, Liberty April 24 Central Iowa Chapter attends “Seussical the Musical,” Des Moines Playhouse May 3 Maryville Chapter meeting, 7 p.m., Alumni House May 5 Nebraska/Western Iowa Alumni Chapter Thirsty Thursdays, 5:30-8 p.m., Old Chicago, 1111 Harney, Omaha, Neb. May 6 KC Alumni Chapter After Hours, 5-9 p.m., The Quaff, 1010 Broadway May 6 Central Iowa Chapter After Hours, 5:30 p.m., Autographs Sports Bar and Grill in Urbandale, Iowa May 13 12th Annual TKE Golf Tournament, 10:30 a.m. registration, Mozingo Lake Golf Course, Maryville May 13 St. Joseph Alumni Chapter After Hours 5:30-7 p.m., Stoney Creek Inn, 1201 Woodbine Rd. May 23-June 4 “Bearcats Meet African Cats,” Tourin’ Bearcats Kenyan Safari

June 2 Nebraska/Western Iowa Alumni Chapter Thirsty Thursdays, 5:30-8 p.m., Old Chicago, 1111 Harney, Omaha, Neb. June 3 KC Alumni Chapter After Hours, 5-9 p.m., The Quaff, 1010 Broadway June 3 Central Iowa Chapter After Hours, 5:30 p.m., Autographs Sports Bar and Grill in Urbandale, Iowa June 7 Maryville Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m. Lawhead Conference Room June 10 St. Joseph Alumni Chapter After Hours, 5:30-7 p.m., Stoney Creek Inn, 1201 Woodbine Rd. June 17 Shawna Zech Memorial Golf Classic, Mozingo Lake Golf Course, Maryville June 27 Central Iowa Golf Tournament, noon, Legacy Golf Course, Norwalk, Iowa July 8 Central Iowa Chapter After Hours, 5:30 p.m., UrbandaleFest, Walker Johnson Park in Urbandale, Iowa July 22 Alumni Association Board of Directors meeting, Maryville July 23 Chapter Leadership Workshop, Maryville July 23 Summer Bash Golf Outing, Mozingo Lake Golf Course, Maryville July 23 Summer Bash All-Alumni Reunion, Alumni House July 25 Kansas City Golf Classic, 1 p.m., Tiffany Greens Golf Course, Kansas City

Miscellaneous Events

April 8 Spring Dance Company show, 7:30 p.m., PAC April 12 Northwest Orchestra concert, 8 p.m., PAC

April 10 Awards ceremony for JoAnn Marion and Dick New/St. Joseph alumni networking event, 2-5 p.m., AlbrechtKemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph April 10 Wind Symphony/Symphonic Band concert, 3 p.m., PAC April 14 Northwest Jazz Ensemble, 8 p.m., PAC April 16 JoAnn Marion retirement reception, 2-4:30, The Station, Northwest campus April 17 Tower Choir/University Chorale concert, 3 p.m., PAC April 22 Northwest Celebration Spring Show, 8 p.m., PAC April 22-23 Art Club Pottery Sale, Fine Arts Building April 30 Commencement, 10 a.m., 2 p.m., Bearcat Arena

Sports

April 2 Northwest Track Invitational April 6 Softball vs. Missouri Western, 4 p.m. April 9-10 Baseball vs. Missouri Southern, 1 p.m. April 9 Men’s tennis vs. Truman State, 10 a.m. April 12 Softball vs. Washburn, 2:30 p.m. April 12 Tennis vs. Washburn, 3 p.m. April 18 Softball vs. Central Missouri State, 2:30 p.m. April 15-16 Baseball vs. Pittsburg State, 6 p.m., noon April 22 Softball vs. Pittsburg State, 2:30 p.m. April 23-24 Baseball vs. Missouri-Rolla, 1 p.m. April 29-30 Baseball vs. Southwest Baptist, 3 p.m., 1 p.m. May 6-7 Baseball vs. Central Missouri, 6 p.m., 1 p.m.

Reception will honor Horace Mann educator Northwest alumni and friends are invited to join the Horace Mann Lab School family as it celebrates JoAnn Marion’s 37 years of dedication to early childhood students from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at The Station (formerly the Conference Center) on the Northwest campus. Please send cards or letters recalling special or unique memories concerning Marion to Horace Mann, 800 University Dr., Maryville, MO 64468. These items will be complied into a book to be presented to her at the retirement celebration. n 42

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NORTHWEST ALUMNI MAGAZINE

Betty Lou Hazelton ’49 “Giving back to Northwest means a lot to me. It is a special place, and I know that I am helping both current and future students succeed.” Raised in Clearmont and a 1949 graduate of Northwest, Betty Lou, or Lou as she’s known by her college friends, stays active in her retirement. She volunteers at her church in Gladstone and also helps out with the Meals on Wheels program. She Charitable Gift Annuity

A charitable gift annuity is a giving plan that generates income for you today while ensuring a legacy for future generations of Bearcats. While other forms of investment have struggled over the last couple of years, a charitable gift annuity provides a fixed return on your gift for the rest of your life. Contact the Office of University Advancement at (660) 562-1248 to find out about the many advantages of creating a charitable gift annuity.

was a member of the Drama Club while at Northwest and still participates in community theater groups and attends many stage productions. Betty Lou is one of the original members of the James H. Lemon Society through her gift annuity. Consider These Advantages:

Immediate income tax deduction for donor Payout rates between 6 percent and 12 percent ■ Part of annuity income is tax-free ■ Income can be deferred ■ One or two life annuities available ■ Leaves a lasting legacy at Northwest ■ ■

C O N TAC T T H E OF F I CE OF UNI V E R SI T Y AD VAN C E ME N T AT ( 660) 562-1248 TO F I N D OU T MO RE.

This is your school. Your friends. Your late nights. Your home away from home. Your first taste of freedom. Your Walkout Days. Your beanies. Your opening mind. Your best years. Your favorite professors. Your bad hair days. Your good old days. Your stories. Your memories.

This 224-page collection of photograhs and events during the last 100 years at Northwest will be available in fall 2005, just in time for Northwest’s centennial. For more information on the book, visit www.nwmissouri.edu. Proceeds from the sale of the book will fund scholarships at Northwest.

This is you. This is Northwest.

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