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A straight path, curves and all JACQUELINE VINCENT HENNINGSEN ’66

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

eing a student at Northwest during the evolution of the quality movement and having Dr. Hubbard lead and compete for the Missouri Quality and Baldrige awards has had a significant impact on my life and my career. It has been a privilege to help get a new alumni chapter off the ground in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. The pinnacle of our success is bringing alumni back into the fold and rekindling their connection to Northwest. Every aspect of what we do as an alumni chapter is based on bringing quality to the greater community.

Deb Tripp ’92, ’96

President, Dallas Alumni and Friends Chapter Coppell, Texas

If you are interested in volunteer opportunities at Northwest, contact the Office of University Advancement at alumni@nwmissouri.edu or (660) 562-1248.

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Helping hand

The Bridge

Whether she’s scrubbing toilets, handing out food or providing a strong shoulder for a disaster victim to lean on, Shoba Mansukhani Brown ’71 has a new outlook on life thanks to her involvement with the American Red Cross.

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10 She’s come a long way, baby Dr. Jacqueline Vincent Henningsen ’66, a civilian equivalent to a three-star general in the U.S. Air Force who works in the Pentagon, has refused to follow the same path of many women before her.

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In every issue

Winning a ‘losing’ battle

As a contestant on the hit-NBC show “The Biggest Loser,” Marty Wolff ’03 doesn’t claim the show’s top prize but still comes away a winner.

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12 Cover Story 16 Advancing Northwest 40 Alumni Connections 43 Bearcat Sports 44 Class Notes 55 Upcoming Events

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Editorial Assistants Polly Parsons Howard ’00 Laurie Drummond Long ’92 Teresa Macias ’97, ’05 Stu Osterthun ’83 Ashley Quinn Kari Rule Lori McLemore Steiner ’85 Mark Stewart ’03, ’06 Anna Bradshaw Summa ’01 Steve Sutton ’71 Brenda Untiedt ’00 Andrea Kearns Wagner ’00 Design Assistant Teresa Carter ’91

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I WANT TO KNOW ... What’s on your mind? Send me a letter. Address correspondence to Mitzi Lutz, editor, Northwest Alumni Magazine, Alumni House, Maryville, MO 64468, visit www.nwmissouri.edu/ alumni/magazine/editor. htm or send an e-mail to mitzi@nwmissouri.edu.

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Catch up with two retired faculty members (page 11) Make a difference in a Northwest student’s life (page 18) Nominate a deserving individual for an Alumni Award (page 40)

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Join an alumni chapter (page 41)

Meet the new Alumni Association president (page 42) Mark your calendar for the Mardi Gras party in St. Joseph (page 55)

Dear Editor,

Dear Editor,

Congratulations to Dr. Peggy Miller on her Distinguished Emeritus Faculty Award. I was a student in several of Dr. Miller’s courses, and I always found her classes to be educational and enthusiastic. Dr. Miller continually showed her love of education with the care and concern she extended to each student and child she knew. Dr. Miller has given so much to others that there is no doubt she deserves this recognition. Again, congratulations to Dr. Miller! Elaine Headlee Sheer ’95

I recently heard from an old Northwest friend, Mike Theobald, who shared that we both ended up in the same profession – student services. Thoughts of “Theo” reminded me of a story I tell incoming freshmen and their parents regarding the importance of getting involved on campus. Campus involvement has a significant positive impact on outcomes such as persistence, time to graduation and satisfaction with college. My story is this: I was a first generation college student who was not involved on campus. My freshman year I chose to live off campus, take my classes and work 30 to 40 hours a week. I flunked out my sophomore year. Working in the real world quickly convinced me that college was important. This time I made the choice to live on campus and get involved in campus life. I moved into Dieterich Hall. After several days of sitting in my room, a kid down the hall stopped by and asked if I wanted to play on an intramural softball team. I said yes and followed him to the field. My first time at bat I hit a home run over the fence (the only one I ever hit). My Bearcat destiny was made. After that I was accepted, appreciated and included. I joined organizations, played on the golf team and worked at the bowling alley in the Student Union (and became the campus Donkey Kong champion). I graduated with two undergraduate degrees and went on to get my master’s and doctorate. My life was transformed and opportunities came my way because I chose to get involved in the life and community of the campus. The young man who asked me to get involved was none other than “Theo.” I thank him for making a difference for one person that in turn has made a difference to many others. May we do the same. Dr. Daniel Kent Kelso ’83, ’84

Dear Editor,

After reading your latest edition, front cover to back, I was compelled to drop you a line expressing my support of your efforts. I am continually impressed with the quality and professionalism portrayed in your publication. As a 2004 graduate of Northwest, I find the information you collect and present to be very interesting. I commend you and the staff that builds this excellent magazine – and say “thanks” for sending it to my mailbox to enjoy. I’m looking forward to future issues. Richard Groves ’04 Dear Editor,

On behalf of the St. Jude’s Up ’Til Dawn Executive Board, I would like to thank you for bringing our huge accomplishment into the spotlight. With the amount of money we raised, Northwest came in 14th place in the nation. None of this could have been accomplished without the support from the University, Maryville community, students, parents and alumni. Thank you again, and we hope to have your continued support as we try to set a new record for the 2007-2008 school year. Jenny Harrison

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The Missouri Academy – a ‘gem in the backyard’

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’m not quite sure if the Maryville community and the state of Missouri fully appreciate what a “gem in the backyard” we have in the Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing. For those who are not familiar with this unique and innovative program, let me begin this way: The Missouri Academy is one of only six early-entrance-to-college residential schools in the United States. High-achieving and talented students who have completed 10th grade at their traditional high schools are selected to live and study at Northwest with their peers. Their curriculum is rigorous and consists of college coursework taught by professors at Northwest. Missouri Academy students sit in the same classrooms with traditional college students, and professors have the same high expectations for these students as they do for traditional college students. By most measures, this program has been a success since its inception in August 2000. A few key successes include: • More than 80 percent of Missouri Academy students maintain a Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher, with about 40 percent of them consistently on the Northwest Honor Roll every trimester. • Approximately 99 percent of Missouri Academy graduates go on to four-year baccalaureate degree programs throughout the country, where more than 75 percent pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics programs. They maintain an average GPA of 3.6 at their new schools. 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.

Northwest Foundation Inc. ’07-’08 Board of Directors President Jim Blackford ’72, Maryville

Vice President Mike Faust ’74, Omaha, Neb. Immediate Past President Chuck Place ’72, Albany Jim Ballinger ’67, Weatherby Lake Holly Murphy-Barstow ’81, Omaha, Neb. Shoba Brown ’71, Maryville Mark Burnsides ’79, Maryville Tom Carneal, Maryville Mark Doll ’80, Council Bluffs, Iowa Jason Garst ’93, Watson William Gram ’52, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

What is most interesting is that more than 92 percent of the Missouri Academy graduates say that the quality of undergraduate instruction at Northwest is as good as or better than that at the schools to which they transfer. Since many of our graduates have indeed gone on to some of the well-known schools in the country, this consistent result from the past three graduating classes clearly speaks to the high quality undergraduate education at Northwest. Missouri Academy students are not just “geeks” and “bookworms.” Many are not only talented in science, mathematics and computing, but also in music, arts, the humanities, athletics and community service. They have performed extremely well at local, statewide and multi-state appearances for Model United Nations, Boys State and Girls State, community service projects in Maryville and the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, Northwest musical ensembles and theatre. I invite you all to visit this gem in our backyard, this special school, this amazing place we call the Missouri Academy.

Dr. Cleo Samudzi, dean of the Missouri Academy and director of Northwest’s Honors Program, has built a first-class program that consists of more than “geeks and bookworms.”

Sincerely,

John Grispon ’87, St. Louis Ray Hischke ’66, The Woodlands, Texas Jim Joy ’57, Rogers, Ark. Joyce Kerber ’60, Lee’s Summit Jodie Mackintosh ’77, Omaha, Neb. Jerry Moyer ’76, ’78, Titusville, Fla. Helen Mutz ’50, Maryville William C. Price ’60, Cincinnati, Ohio Jim Redd ’66, Leawood, Kan. Dan Runde ’81, Platte City Ron Taylor ’79, Waukee, Iowa Jason White ’91, Maryville Richard “Dick” Wiles ’71, Jefferson City Ron Woolsey ’74, ’78, Grain Valley

Dr. Cleopas T. Samudzi Dean of the Missouri Academy Director of the Honors Program Ex-Officio Directors Robert P. Foster President Emeritus, Kansas City B.D. Owens ’59 President Emeritus, Clearwater, Fla. Dean L. Hubbard University President Orrie Covert Executive Director Advancement Staff Orrie Covert, Vice President covert@nwmissouri.edu

Neil Elliott, Development Officer/Athletics neile@nwmissouri.edu

Polly Parsons Howard ’00, Development Officer/Booth College of Business and Professional Studies

Lynn Ruhl, Executive Assistant

Laurie Drummond Long ’92, Development Officer/Donor Relations

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Mitzi Craft Lutz ’91, Advancement Communications Specialist mitzi@nwmissouri.edu

Teresa Macias ’97, ’05, Development Officer/College of Arts and Sciences teresa@nwmissouri.edu

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Lori McLemore Steiner ’85, Finance Officer Anna Bradshaw Summa ’01, Database Specialist summa@nwmissouri.edu

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

Brenda Untiedt ’00, Alumni Relations Specialist brenda@nwmissouri.edu

Andrea Kearns Wagner ’00, Development Officer/College of Education and Human Services/Corporate and Foundation Relations andrea@nwmissouri.edu

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I remember when ...

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The phono oscillator used by Roy Lilley in the 1940s is on display in Northwest’s Warren Stucki Museum of Broadcasting.

s I read the article about KXCV celebrating 35 years, it brought back thoughts of my time on campus in the late ’40s. My way of playing records was to use a device called a phono oscillator to get the signal from the turntable to a nearby radio. A phono oscillator was actually a weak AM radio transmitter. After a while it became known that others in the men’s quadrangle rooms could also hear the records that I would play. Before long, when I would return from class I would often find that other residents would put records on and then go back to their rooms and listen. I guess this was the first “radio station” on campus. In the very late days of my stay on campus, a microphone was added to occasionally give an unsuspecting new resident a special welcome. Roy E. Lilley ’49

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remember working with Steve Chor in the telecom office one summer. We did a lot of work during that summer wiring all the dorm rooms for Ethernet and installing new computers. I enjoyed my time at Northwest, and I gained a lot of experience for the real world. Richard Coathup ’98

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he remembrance submitted by Bill Elam in a recent issue of this magazine caught my attention because I had a similar experience during my years at Northwest. Shortly after I purchased an old 1926 Overland, my roommate

Pete Younger gave me a dare I could not resist one Friday night after a visit to the Palms. He dared me to drive my Overland down the campus sidewalk and honk my “burp-burp” horn as I went by President (J.W.) Jones’ residence. I could not let a dare like this pass me by. Needless to say, a little yellow note was in my box the next Monday morning to see Dr. Jones. As I walked into his office, he looked at me quite sternly and said, “Mr. Malson, you know why you are here don’t you?” He knew I did, and he then said, “Don’t let it happen again!” I thought I saw a twinkle in his eyes as I did an about face and scooted from his office. The girls liked my old Overland also. One Saturday morning we counted 22 of us on board as we went up Fourth Street and around the courthouse square. Jim Malson ’50

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t was a warm spring morning, and my walk from Phillips Hall toward class seemed routine enough – until I heard a cry for help. There, standing under a tree, was a girl I knew (who will remain nameless for the obvious reason). She was frozen in place and yelled, “Mark, I’m stuck.” Her hair was in a bun. Sticking through the bun was a low tree branch. It had gone through just like a fish hook. I set my books down, broke the branch end off the tree and got the “hook” out of her hair. Amazingly, we made it to class on time. That was part of the fun of going to Northwest, even a walk to class could be an adventure. Mark Hereford ’81

Do you remember these events? 1957 The Northwest Missourian receives its seventh consecutive first-place certificate from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Towers in the Northwest Northwest begins its wrestling program. Transitions: A Hundred Years of Northwest

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1967 Donna Merritt is crowned Homecoming queen, and Carolyn Kading is crowned Tower queen. Martha Geyer is selected by her peers to reign over the annual “Hanging of the Greens” Christmas festivities in Residence Hall, later called Roberta Hall. Towers in the Northwest

1977 By the end of the fall semester, all but two residence halls adopt a new but controversial policy. The policy allows men to walk unescorted in the residence halls during open hours. Many female residents are unhappy with the new policy. Tower yearbook

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1987 Northwest students flock to the corner of Fourth and Buchanan streets for the world’s shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Transitions: A Hundred Years of Northwest Rob DeBolt imitates Johnny Carson’s “Carnac the Magnificent” at the Homecoming Variety Show. Tower yearbook

1997 Comedian David Spade, a former member of TV’s “Saturday Night Live” cast, performs his stand-up routine in a packed Mary Linn Performing Arts Center. Transitions: A Hundred Years of Northwest Colden Hall is temporarily closed for renovations. Tower yearbook

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Blunt signs landmark higher education bill

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issouri Gov. Matt Blunt visited Northwest in the spring to sign ceremonial copies of an omnibus bill that will provide $24.4 million for the University’s Center of Excellence. “The Center of Excellence will combine academic and (corporate) resources to ensure that Northwest’s students have a strong background in and understanding of the emerging biotechnology sector,” Blunt said. Northwest President Dr. Dean L. Hubbard said Blunt shares the University’s vision that “by combining academic and entrepreneurial resources a center could be created with the synergy needed to advance both the study and the commercialization of science, and with that also advance the economic development of northwest Missouri.” Considered one of the most comprehensive higher education measures in years, the bill authorizes the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to sell assets valued at $350 million,

most of which will go for new construction and renovation projects on campuses statewide. In addition, the legislation approximately doubles funding for need-based scholarships in Missouri. Blunt said the funding plan will “put higher education in reach for more Missouri families than at any other point in our state’s history” by increasing funding for state-assisted colleges and universities, stabilizing tuition and adding scholarships that will “open the door for thousands of students in Maryville and across the state.” n

Gov. Matt Blunt smiles as he signs omnibus higher education legislation on the Northwest campus. Among other things, the bill provides $24.4 million for the University’s Center of Excellence.

Northwest opens facility in downtown St. Joseph

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ourses traditionally offered in St. Joseph through Northwest’s Graduate School moved into a home of their own this fall when the University opened a newly leased facility at Felix and Seventh streets. Graduate Dean Dr. Frances Shipley said Northwest has offered post-baccalaureate courses in St. Joseph for more than 40 years, but always in classrooms provided by other schools. Northwest’s new St. Joseph Center occupies 14,000 square feet in a building owned by developer Winston Bennett, a leader in ongoing efforts to revitalize the city’s historic downtown. The remodeled facility is comprised of four classrooms, four offices and two small reception areas. The center offers courses for students seeking advanced degrees in school counseling, educational leadership and business administration. Most of the classes take place in a traditional faceto-face setting, but a few are blended, meaning instructors deliver some content via instructional

television or other electronic means. The St. Joseph Center is the second academic facility created by Northwest beyond the borders of its 102-year-old Maryville campus. In 2006, the University opened the Northwest Kansas City Center in Liberty, which occupies the top two floors of a four-story office building owned by Liberty Public Schools. For more information about course offerings at the St. Joseph Center, call (816) 364-5000 or e-mail Northwest’s Graduate School at gradsch@ nwmissouri.edu. n

Northwest President Dr. Dean L. Hubbard addressed a contingent of supporters at the grand opening of Northwest’s new St. Joseph Center. Prior to the new facility, Northwest offered post-baccalaureate courses in St. Joseph for more than 40 years in classrooms provided by other schools.

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Northwest, Missouri Southern formalize MBA agreement The presidents of

Northwest and Missouri Southern State University met this fall to lay the foundation for a new online master’s degree program in business administration. Northwest President Dr. Dean L. Hubbard and Acting President Terri Agee of Missouri Southern, located in Joplin, signed a memorandum of understanding creating the jointly administered program, which is scheduled to launch in fall 2008. The schools earlier joined forces on two other collaborative programs, a master’s degree in teaching (instructional technology) and a master’s degree in elementary education

Northwest Alumni Magazine honored for excellence

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he Northwest Alumni Magazine has received the APEX 2007 Award of Excellence. For nearly 20 years, APEX (Awards for Publication Excellence) has conducted an international competition that recognizes a variety of publications, including newsletters, magazines, annual reports, brochures and Web sites. This year, nearly 5,000 entries were submitted. Northwest’s alumni publication, which is distributed three times a year to more than 50,000 Northwest alumni and friends, was among 66 Award of Excellence winners for magazines and

journals consisting of 32 pages or more. Other winners in the same category included AAA Living and periodicals produced by the American Diabetes Association and the North Carolina State University Alumni Association. John DeLellis, editor and publisher of Communication Concepts, the company that sponsors the competition, said the APEX Awards are based on excellence in editorial content, graphic design and the ability to achieve overall communications effectiveness and excellence. Mitzi Lutz ’91, who has served as editor of the magazine since its inception in 2000, said she is honored that the publication has earned international recognition. “I consider myself very fortunate to be associated with the Northwest Alumni Magazine,” Lutz said. “I’ve met some fascinating alumni through the years, and I like to think that I, along with my co-workers, have played a small part in reconnecting thousands of Bearcats with their alma mater.” n

(early childhood). The new MBA’s curriculum will mirror Northwest’s traditional MBA, which requires candidates to complete 33 hours of graduate credit in addition to a research component. Courses will be delivered via the Internet, instructional television and other electronic means. According to the MOU, an advisory board comprising representatives from both institutions will oversee the program, and diplomas issued to graduates will bear the names of both schools. n

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A near-record 1,400 eager freshmen – with the help of moms, dads, sisters and brothers – carried in their belongings during this fall’s annual move-in day prior to Advantage Week, a series of orientation activities lasting until the day before classes resume. About 450 of the firstyear students live in the new Hudson and Perrin residence halls. n

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aura Kukkee, assistant professor of art at Northwest and head of the Department of Art’s ceramics program, is one of the 16 Emerging Artists of 2007 featured in the May issue of Ceramics Monthly, the world’s largest and most comprehensive ceramic arts periodical. Kukkee, a native of Canada who arrived at Northwest in the fall of 2004, describes her work as standing apart from any one tradition or movement, but said she strives to establish a “current and personal visual language created by the synthesis of the formal traditions of ceramics and the decorative arts.” Using traditional objects such as narrative vessels and betrothal dishes as a starting point, Kukkee said she tries to “rethink the rules, toss out some, reduce and simplify others and amplify and exaggerate still others.” n

‘Friends’ assist international students As a member of the

Northwest family, good friends shouldn’t be hard to find, especially for international students making the adjustment to a new school in a new country. That’s the idea behind Friends of International Students, an organization that pairs Northwest students from outside the United States with Maryville families and individuals who Laura Kukkee (right), assistant professor of art, was selected by Ceramics Monthly as one of the magazine’s Emerging Artists of 2007. Last spring, Kukkee and her students constructed the art department’s first-ever wood kiln, which was used to fire more than 150 clay objects over three consecutive days and nights.

Challenge U gives youngsters college knowledge

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ore than 150 urban Kansas City students spent a series of week-long sessions on the Northwest campus this summer studying epidemiology, robotics and rockets. The middle and high school students were participating in Challenge University, a program that encourages

As part of Challenge U, a program Northwest created in cooperation with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, inner city youth spent time on the Northwest campus this summer studying epidemiology, robotics and rockets.

low-income inner city kids to stay in school and to pursue a college education. This is the fourth year for Challenge U, which Northwest helped create in cooperation with Kauffman Scholars, a college access initiative funded through the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The program has proven so successful that the Northwest model has been adopted by a half-dozen other public universities in Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas. Staffed by a team of Northwest faculty and administrators in cooperation with Kauffman Foundation personnel, Challenge U is designed to “help students who may be less fortunate realize that college is an option,” said Program Director Carla Mebane. “We want Northwest – and the idea of going to college generally – to be in their everyday vocabulary.” Mebane said Challenge U is successful because of innovative faculty and staff who help students develop processes and skills that can be transferred to any area in life. “We need to invest in these kids in order to get a return,” she said. “Our future relies on them.” n

offer information, assistance, hospitality or even a homecooked meal. Once enrolled in the program, friends are expected to have contact with their student at least once a month and attend group events twice a year. Ann Lech, who teaches English as a second language at Northwest, founded Friends of International Students four years ago as a community-based organization. “Many of these students feel a lot of loneliness,” Lech said. “They’re also just unfamiliar with how things work. If they can pick up the phone and call someone about a question they have or ask for advice, that’s a very important link.” Student response to the program has been both positive and heartwarming, she said. n

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Temporary diversion becomes permanent passion

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When the community of Winona, Minn., was devastated by a flood, Shoba Brown and her Red Cross cohorts were there to lend a helping hand.

Shoba Brown and her Red Cross partner, fellow Bearcat Kevin Connell ’74, were overwhelmed with emotion when the residents of the disaster-struck neighborhood they were assisting presented the pair with a plaque to express their sincere appreciation.

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or the past two years, Shoba Mansukhani Brown ’71 of Maryville has volunteered her time to the American Red Cross helping victims of natural disasters. From hurricanes in Florida to floods in New York, Kansas and Minnesota, Brown is willing to lend a hand. When her husband, long-time Northwest administrator and former State Rep. Everett W. Brown died, instead of sitting around, she inquired – on a whim – about being a volunteer for the American Red Cross. “I signed up, took classes and within a couple of weeks I was on my way to Florida to help with Hurricane Wilma,” she said. Although she was there to help victims of the hurricane, she, too, received help by momentarily forgetting about the loss and sadness in her own life. “Besides making friends, working and having fun doing that, I found that helping somebody else made me forget about myself,” Brown said. “Volunteering in this capacity requires a lot of giving of yourself, but it comes back to you in so many ways.” The United States is divided into eight Red Cross service areas, and when a disaster occurs, the local chapter springs into action. Brown, a member of the Northwest Foundation Board of Directors, is a volunteer with the Midland Empire Chapter in St. Joseph. She said oftentimes a disaster quickly escalates beyond the local chapter’s means and resources, at which time trained volunteers from the chapter’s service area are brought in to assist. In a major situation, as was the case with Hurricane Katrina, volunteers from across the U.S. are recruited. Brown said one challenging aspect about being a volunteer is knowing how to act and react when thrown into a disaster situation for the first time. “Each situation is unique, and we can’t tell the clients that we’ll take care of everything because we can’t,” she said. “It’s almost like applying a Band-Aid. We respond to the immediate emergency, help them get their bearings by providing

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With a comforting smile and encouraging words, Shoba Brown enjoys providing assistance to those in need.

shelter, food and some financial assistance, counsel them and direct them to other agencies, churches and FEMA.” Brown, who “got to clean toilets in a shelter my first time out,” said one of her favorite responsibilities while on a deployment is driving the ERV, the emergency response vehicle. The mobile feeding unit also is used for bulk deliveries and as an on-site office for case workers and healthcare workers. The ERV drivers are the first to enter the disaster-ravaged areas and often are the ones to find unserved or affected areas and pass the information on to the Red Cross headquarters. “It’s gratifying and humbling to be able to bring some comfort, offer a moment of respite and refreshment, give someone a chance to talk or perhaps put a smile on someone’s face,” Brown said. While all victims of natural disasters are grateful for the help they are given by the Red Cross, Brown has observed that there are those who are sometimes reluctant to accept any help. “There is a sense of pride in these people,” she said. “They will try and help themselves or go to family and friends first. We try to let them know that the help isn’t charity, but a gift from the American people made possible by donations from people just like them.” The desire to help others in need is something that Brown doesn’t see changing in her life. “I think Red Cross volunteers are a peculiar breed of people,” she said. “We choose to work 12 to 14 hours a day. Many times we sleep on narrow cots in crowded shelters listening to a symphony of snores. However, we meet people from all walks of life, and every disaster I’ve been to has resulted in lasting friendships. This really gets into your blood.” n

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Retired faculty enjoy life in the fast lane WILLIAM TROWBRIDGE

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iding his motorcycle and working on the perfect sonnet is what Dr. William Trowbridge enjoys about his retirement. Since retiring in 1998 after 27 years of teaching in Northwest’s English department, Trowbridge also has been teaching part-time in the University of Nebraska’s MFA in writing program. Trowbridge, a poet, has published four books, three chapbooks and is currently in the process of writing his latest book of poetry with the working title, “Fool.” “I enjoy the act of writing itself: the craftsmanship, the putting together of words to evoke thought and emotion,” he said. Trowbridge also keeps busy working in his Lee’s Summit community at The Writer’s Place. “The Writer’s Place is an old mansion that was remodeled and given to the Kansas City writer’s community for literary readings, workshops, lectures and social events,” he said. “I am on the board, and I also give readings there now and then.”

Furthermore, Trowbridge is a part of the Raintree Lake Homeowners Association and is involved with the Unitarian Church. In his spare time, he likes to relax by reading or doing yard work. He also enjoys traveling and hopes to someday return to England. “I fell in love with England the first time I set foot there,” Trowbridge said. “I guess part of the appeal was from being an English major. There were all the people and places I’d only read about before, and I very much enjoy the English culture.” As a writer, Trowbridge said his goal in retirement is to write the perfect sonnet. However, he admits that it’s impossible for everyone to agree on the perfect sonnet. “An artist always ought to aim at perfection, however impossible it is to attain,” he said. n

Retirement doesn’t mean Dr. William Trowbridge is slowing down, thanks in part to his sleek Triumph Sprint ST.

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hen Dr. Nancy Thomson ’71, ’80, who retired from teaching management information systems at Northwest in 2000, has time to relax, she loves riding her Harley Sportster, traveling, golfing and immersing herself in the Maryville community. Since retirement, Thomson not only worked as the training and ISO coordinator at LMP Steel and Wire in Maryville, but she started her own consulting business and was executive director of the Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments for two years. In addition, Thomson initiated work with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources on a water project called The Water Partnership in Northwest Missouri to help find solutions for the region’s dwindling water supply. “We have depleted our aquifers in this part of the region, and long term we don’t have a good, strong water supply,” Thomson said. But no matter how busy Thomson becomes in her community, traveling is her true passion.

“I love to travel,” she said, “and I would do it every other week if I could.” Thomson has been to 34 countries, including Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands and China, but her favorite place was Austria. “It’s beautiful,” she said. “There’s a train ride from Innsbruck to Salzburg and back. When you go around a mountain side you’ll see a valley open up and you’ll think this is the most beautiful scene you’ve ever seen. Five minutes later I’ll go around another curve and think this is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.” Thomson and her husband, State Rep Mike Thomson ’68, ’71, continue to support the Bearcats by attending Northwest football games. “Bearcat green runs in our blood,” she said. She encourages former students and colleagues to contact her at nst360@embarqmail.com. n

Dr. Nancy Thomson ’71, ’80 has traveled worldwide, including one trip to Alice Springs, Australia, where she was presented a gift from a member of an Aboriginal camp.

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curves and all

One day, through the primeval wood, A calf walked home, as good calves should But made a trail all bent askew, A crooked trail, as all calves do. Since then three hundred years have fled, And, I infer, the calf is dead. But still he left behind his trail, And thereby hangs my moral tale...

“Why is that path so crooked, and why can’t I straighten it?” As a civilian equivalent to a three-star general in the U.S. Air Force and a former teacher who encouraged her female students to embrace math and science, this is a question Dr. Jacqueline Vincent Henningsen ’66 often asks herself and others. When she was a student at Northwest, one of Henningsen’s instructors recited this poem, “The Calf Path” by Sam Walter Foss, which recounts how the calf’s crooked trail continues to be followed for centuries and warns of the risks of blindly following the path others have trod. “The poem has stayed with me all these years and has influenced my personal and professional life,” said Henningsen, who today works in the Pentagon for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. From an early age, Henningsen refused to follow the same path of many women before her. There were plenty of detours along the way, but Henningsen successfully navigated these alternative routes, never accepting them as road blocks. She encourages others, especially women, to have that same mindset.

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Making the most of it Science always fascinated Henningsen. So much so that she wanted to pursue a career as a research chemist – a non-traditional career choice for a woman in the 1960s. She excelled in chemistry classes at Northwest, and the next logical step was selection as a student lab assistant. “However, academically talented women at that particular time in our country were more commonly expected to move into the helping fields than being ‘invited’ to work in the back rooms of labs,” Henningsen said. Instead, she accepted a resident assistant position and set out to make the most of the opportunity. “Many times people ask my advice about what they should decide,” Henningsen said. “I tell them there isn’t a bad choice, unless it’s immoral or illegal. There’s only a choice, and once you make that choice you live that choice to the upmost of your abilities. It’s not about settling, or losing your dreams. It’s your life, so make whatever you’re doing at the time special.” During her sophomore year at Northwest, she and her high school sweetheart, Carl Henningsen ’66, ’70, were married. The newlyweds lived on campus, juggling work and classes, and later welcomed a son, Jeff. Following graduation, the couple moved to Cameron and then Rock Port, where Jackie taught math, psychology and directed plays, and By their junior year, Carl and Jackie Henningsen, sweethearts since their high school days in Omaha, Carl taught Neb., were married and had a son, Jeff. Jackie physical edulater student taught at Maryville High School, and cation and Carl student taught in the nearby Jefferson School

coached. In 1971, the Henningsens returned to their hometown, Omaha, Neb. By this time, Henningsen, who had received a master’s in math education and educational psychology through a National Science Foundation fellowship, was recognizing a trend in her female students – a troublesome path that prompted her to take action.

“You’ve come a long way, baby!” “Knowing my own experiences,” Henningsen said, “I was concerned that young women were still being subtly discouraged from aspiring to career fields that required foundations in math.” Under a federal grant, Henningsen developed a program geared toward encouraging girls to remain in math programs that could open doors to traditionally male-dominated, and higher-paying, career fields. The program was based on the themes: “Do You Know As the first civilian and female to hold the position of Director for Studies and Analyses, Assessments Where You’re and Lessons Learned for the U.S. Air Force, Jackie Going To,” Henningsen’s picture is displayed on a wall alongside named after her male predecessors. the popular (Background photo) The Air Force Memorial in ArlingDiana Ross ton, Va., is a national place of pride, reverence and remembrance dedicated to the men and women of song, and “You’ve Come the United States Air Force. The memorial was given to the nation during a formal dedication on a Long Way, Oct. 14, 2006. Baby,” the ad slogan for Virginia Slims cigarettes. Henningsen had concluded women didn’t “know where they were going to” and certainly hadn’t “come a long way.” “Our research determined a lot of math anxiety was based on societal attitudes,” Henningsen said. “The guys seemed to recognize that taking math, whether they liked it or not, opened doors to opportunities. They ‘knew where they were going to.’ The young women seemed to internally judge their current capabilities separate from longer term goals. Their attitude was, ‘If I’m not strongly reinforced as being exceptionally good at math, then it must mean I shouldn’t do it at all.’ This made them very susceptible to authority figures who advised them to not ‘bother your pretty little head with math and science.’ “I would level with my female students that you

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don’t have to love math, you can also treat it as a challenge, but encourage them not to give up without a good fight,” she said. “I tried to show them that with a foundation in math, I have more options.” Henningsen practiced what she preached. During this time, she dabbled in several technical subjects before finding her passion was in operations analysis and optimization. She began a second master’s degree at the University of Nebraska, and was asked to be a full-time instructor while she completed a Ph.D. in industrial and management systems engineering.

Jackie Henningsen has received many prestigious awards throughout her career, including the 2005 and 2006 Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award for her analytic leadership in the Department of Defense. In August, she received the Air Force Modeling and Simulation Moody Suter Lifetime Achievement Award for her impressive contributions to the Air Force and the Department of Defense. She is only the second person to receive this award.

The path to the Pentagon Armed with a new degree, Henningsen, who is not one to look backward or to be afraid to blaze her own trail, said

she couldn’t see herself returning to the high school classroom or continuing the 100-mile-a-day commute to Lincoln, Neb. Instead, she sought a summer internship at the Strategic Air Command Headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Neb. “At the time, I couldn’t tell one airplane from the other, and I sure didn’t know anything about the uniforms,” she said. “But my prospective boss said in the interview, ‘you aren’t marrying the job so why not give it a shot?’” As it turned out, it couldn’t have been a better fit. In just six years, Henningsen had risen to chief of assessments and was the senior woman in the 150,000-person command. During Operation Desert Storm, she was recognized for her work using operations analysis to support the warfighter in battle. However, in 1992 when the Air Force restructured, Henningsen knew it was time to “go mobile.” Next stop: the Pentagon. Henningsen joined the Cost Analysis Improvement Group in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, assuming oversight of strategic and space launch programs. She subsequently worked with the Partnership for Peace program helping former Sovietbloc countries like Bulgaria, Hungary and the Czech Republic prepare for NATO membership. In 1998, she returned to the Air Force with an appointment to the Senior Executive Service. She currently has a threestar equivalent rank as the Director for Studies and Analyses, Assessments and Lessons Learned – the first civilian and female to hold this position. “Our office’s mission is threefold,” said Henningsen, who has a staff of 230.

A rare find Henningsen recognizes that without the special partnership she has with Carl, her life may have taken a vastly different path. “It’s pretty rare,” she said, “to find a man like Carl. Each of us started on traditional career paths in teaching, but he was never intimidated by my desire to pursue a more non-traditional career field. When the opportunity came to move to Washington, D.C., he willingly walked away from his career so I could continue to grow in mine. He’s so incredibly supportive, which is just his character and something he does effortlessly.” But just because Carl, who taught and coached for 27 years, ended his teaching career, it didn’t mean he would really retire. In Washington, D.C., he coordinated large tours for students visiting the nation’s capital and now is enjoying acting. He has appeared as an extra in commercials, print ads, a stage production, TV shows such as “The West Wing” and HBO’s “The Wire” as well as motion pictures, including “Head of State,” “Wedding Crashers” and “Syriana.” “I do a lot of tuxedo work as a senator,” he said. “Although a Midwesterner at heart, I guess I now have the typical D.C. look!”

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Carl Henningsen, now a background actor, retired from the teaching profession in Nebraska so Jackie could advance in her field with the military. “Jackie is brilliant, beautiful and unassuming,” Carl said about his wife. The couple, married 43 years, have lived in the D.C. area since 1992 but still consider the Midwest home.

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“We illuminate emerging issues for the senior leadership of the Air Force, sharpen the warfighter’s edge and fireproof resource investment decisions.” As part of this mission, Henningsen and her staff are actively engaged in modernization and recapitalization studies that demonstrate the implications of the nation’s aging aircraft fleets as well as risk-based analyses of Air Force roles in joint operations. She is responsible for the Air Force Lessons Learned and the combat analyst programs. Henningsen, who is now accustomed to the formalities of the military, including being addressed with “yes ma’am” and having staff come to attention when she enters a room, admits she stands in awe of the talented young people in today’s Air Force. “With a full gamut of roles open to women, from fighter pilots, to missile squadron commanders, to astronauts, the sky is certainly not the limit,” she said. “These young women certainly ‘know where they are going to!’”

Jackie Henningsen was in the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists crashed a hijacked airplane into the side of the building. On her walk home that day, she was overcome with emotion, falling to her knees because of the atrociousness of the attack and what it meant for the country’s future.

A day never to be forgotten Sept. 11, 2001, is a day etched in the minds of every American. On that horrific day, Henningsen was working in the Pentagon, the site of one of the attacks. The images that linger in her mind – and the significant impact the terrorist attacks will forever have on our country – continue to move her to tears. “It was the first morning meeting with our new Chief of Staff,” she said. “We had just started when they brought up the newscasts of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center. Just like everybody, we watched in stunned silence. A few minutes later the second plane hit, and at that point the world knew it was no accident.” Henningsen’s meeting quickly concluded. Shortly thereafter an announcement was made for everyone to evacuate the building. “I wasn’t impacted when the plane hit the Pentagon because I was on the exact opposite side of the building,” she said. “But once we were outside, the smell of jet fuel instantly told what had happened.” As the 30,000 Pentagon employees gathered outside, they could see black smoke emerging in the sky, and those with medical training were asked to assist. Amid the chaos, Henningsen started walking home. “As I came around to the hill where the Air Force Memorial now stands, I could see just how awful

it really was, and I fell to my knees. It was beyond words ... something I’ll never forget.” One year later on an identical bright blue sky day, she sat through a memorial service for those who lost their lives at the Pentagon. The service was held on the opposite side of the building, and during a moment of silence, a white cloud emerged in the sky exactly where there had been black smoke the year before. “I couldn’t help being inspired by the symbolism of hope in this image,” she said. Inspiring indeed. After all, Henningsen is a perfect example of someone who has inspired others to reach their full potential. As a result, her path to success, curves and all, is one that has taken her straight to the achievement of her aspirations.

A moral lesson this might teach Were I ordained and called to preach; For men are prone to go it blind Along the calf-paths of the mind ... They keep the path a sacred groove, Along which all their lives they move; But how the wise old wood-gods laugh, Who saw the first primeval calf! n

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Northwest continues to embrace multiculturalism

Steiner is new financial officer

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Lori McLemore

Steiner ’85 recently joined Northwest’s Office of University Advancement and the Northwest Foundation as the foundation financial officer. In her new position, Steiner is responsible for overseeing the internal audit and all financial reporting aspects of the Northwest Foundation and the Office of University Advancement. Prior to her employment at Northwest, Steiner was a certified public accountant. She was employed at Curry, Lenhardt & Co., CPAs in St. Louis for 12 years, and for the last 10 years in Maryville she prepared taxes for more than 400 clients. She graduated summa cum laude and was involved in the Bearcat Marching Band as the featured twirler during her days as a student. Her husband, Dr. Mike Steiner ’85, became a member of Northwest’s history, humanities, philosophy and political science faculty in 1997. Steiner, whose office is in the Alumni House, can be contacted at (660) 562-1248 or steiner@ nwmissouri.edu. n

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his spring, Northwest’s first scholarship strictly for international students will be awarded. The Society of International Ambassadors Scholarship was made possible thanks to donations from members of the society. The Society of International Ambassadors started two years ago to strengthen the University’s cultural environment. Members made pledge commitments with the understanding that their contributions would be used solely for international initiatives. Some of these initiatives are the scholarship program, an emergency fund for international students and culturally-diverse lectures and programs. Currently at Northwest, undergraduate international students are eligible for only a few entrance scholarships. Continuing scholarship opportunities are even more limited. It was this limited availability that solidified the SIA members’ decision to create and fund a continuing scholarship. The $500 scholarship will be given each year to an international undergraduate student who will be continuing his or her education at Northwest. Jeffrey Foot, director of international affairs and a member of the SIA, said he is excited to see widespread support in the form of a scholarship for international students.

“International students bring the world and its diverse cultures to Northwest,” Foot said. “This scholarship distinguishes one student who exemplifies positive contributions to Northwest through campus involvement, solid academic performance and leadership.” n For more information about the Society of International Ambassadors or its new scholarship, contact Polly Howard at pollyh@nwmissouri.edu or (660) 562-1248.

The Society of International Ambassadors Scholarship will financially assist Northwest’s undergraduate international students more than ever before.

Nodaway County couple gives $1.5 million to Northwest

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Nodaway County couple recently made a $1.5 million planned gift to Northwest benefiting the University and its students. The donors, who wish to remain anonymous, indicated their bequest will be divided evenly between the Northwest Foundation’s Venture Fund, an unrestricted fund used where the University’s needs are the greatest, and Northwest’s American Dream Grant. The American Dream Grant, the only grant of its kind in the nation, is Northwest’s groundbreaking needs-based financial aid initiative that really is making dreams come true for undergraduates who might otherwise find a college education beyond their financial reach. Students qualifying for the American Dream

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Grant come from families with incomes of $30,000 or less and meet Northwest’s moderately selective admissions criteria. Unlike other needsbased programs, the grant pays virtually all college expenses during a student’s first two years at the University, including tuition, room, board, books and the use of a laptop computer. Any remaining costs can be covered by working a few hours each week on campus. “There are clearly many students who could benefit from the American Dream Grant who are right here in our own backyard,” said Jim Blackford ’72, president of the Northwest Foundation. “When financial barriers for students are eliminated, they’re able to concentrate on academics and achieving their life goals.” n

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Scholarship supports student–athletes

Foundation conducts internal audit

s a fan of Bearcat athletics, the late Frank “Chip” Strong Jr. ’73 loved watching and supporting the men’s basketball team. But even more important to Strong than how many conference championships the Bearcats had was how many young men walked across the stage at graduation. Strong’s main concern was that once student-athletes completed their eligibility, they stay in school and earn a degree. Strong’s family and friends have taken action to help this vision become a reality for former student-athletes when it otherwise may not be an option. Upon Strong’s death in October 2006, his daughter, Allison Strong ’01, ’03, and long-time friend and business partner, Dr. John Baker, established the Chip Strong Memorial Scholarship to assist men’s basketball players who have not yet completed their degrees but have used all of their athletic eligibility. The endowment will allow for up to $1,000 per year to be awarded. “My father always preached the importance of obtaining a college degree,” Allison Strong said. “He loved Bearcat athletics and especially men’s basketball, so it was a natural fit to set up a scholarship in his memory to help Coach (Steve) Tappmeyer’s players complete their education. This is just a small way we can carry on my father’s belief in the importance of education while also giving back to Northwest.” Strong’s affiliation with Northwest ran much deeper than being an avid sports fan. His first encounter with Northwest came when he was

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non-profit corporate entities, the Northwest Foundation’s Committee on Board Governance and Risk Management made the recommendation that an improved internal Because of his passion and support for Northwest student-athletes, family and friends of the late Chip Strong established the Chip Strong Memorial Scholarship to assist men’s basketball players who have not completed their degree but have used all of their athletic eligibility.

a student at Horace Mann Laboratory School, which he attended through seventh grade. After graduating from Maryville High School in 1969, he spent a year at the University of MissouriColumbia before transferring to Northwest, earning a bachelor’s degree with honors in 1973. He became an attorney in Maryville and served Northwest in several capacities, including being president of the Bearcat Booster Club, vice president of Northwest’s Board of Regents and a member of the Northwest Foundation Board of Directors. n For more information about how you can contribute to the Chip Strong Memorial Scholarship, contact Northwest’s Office of University Advancement at advance@nwmissouri.edu or (660) 562-1248.

audit function would enhance compliance with applicable standards. As a result, last spring, under the direction of Dr. Steve Ludwig, an assistant professor of accounting/economics/finance, several Northwest accounting students conducted a preliminary internal audit of the Northwest Foundation. These findings were presented to the Foundation’s Board of Directors at its April meeting. “The internal audit initiative was implemented to enhance an already sound accountability system,” said Jim Blackford ’72, president of the Northwest Foundation. “Through the creative design of utilizing upper-level accounting students from Northwest’s Booth College

The Bearcat marching band needs your help! The Bearcat Marching Band, Northwest Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble will fly to England to participate in London’s gigantic New Year’s Day parade. Financial support from alumni and friends is being sought to help participants defray the cost of the trip. To learn how you can help, contact:

of Business and Professional Studies, this process has proven to be a win-win solution in providing this expertise for the Foundation while offering a meaningful hands-on experience for our students.” n

Carl Kling, Director of Bands (660) 562-1794 ckling@nwmissouri.edu

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Whites establish scholarship in son’s memory

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Matthew White was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho.

teve ’80 and Julie Conner ’81 White have turned the pain of losing their only child into an opportunity for Northwest students who share their son’s interests. Their 20-year-old son, Matthew, was on track to graduate from Northwest this past spring, but he died in a car accident in May 2005 after completing his sophomore year at Northwest. Just days before his death, the agricultural business major from Savannah told his parents he wanted to pursue a career in soil conservation after graduation. “He decided he could never work behind a desk all the time,” Steve said. “He figured this was one way he could spend 50 percent of his time out in the field and the other inside. He just really loved the outdoors.” His love for the outdoors and Northwest prompted his parents to establish the Matthew White Memorial Scholarship Fund. “We’re big believers in education, and each year at the ag banquet, because of this scholarship, his name will be read,” Julie said. “That’s one way to help keep his memory alive.” Matthew was a third generation Bearcat. His mother, father and grandparents, Lloyd ’49 and Marilyn Fulkerson ’47 White, all met as students at Northwest.

“Matthew enjoyed life and his time in Maryville,” Steve said. “Like us, he loved Northwest, and it didn’t hurt that it was close to home and so many in his family had also attended Northwest.” The Matthew White Memorial Scholarship Fund, established last year, benefits students who major in agriculture with preference to Missouri graduates from Savannah or North Andrew high schools. The Whites hope the scholarship fund will continue to grow and help other Northwest students with an interest in agriculture. They also encourage other alumni to give back to their alma mater. “When Matthew died, we were surrounded by so many people who cared and showed their support to us,” Julie said. “Many of those showing their support were people we met at Northwest and continue to be close friends with. We never lost our love for Northwest, and it makes us proud that Matthew loved the university as much as we did.” ■ Persons interested in contributing to the Matthew White Memorial Scholarship Fund can do so by using the envelope in the center of the magazine, calling (660) 562-1248 or making an online donation at www.nwmissouri.edu/alumni/ giving/onlinegiving.htm.

You can make a difference — The Northwest Annual Fund — Your gift to the Northwest Annual Fund supports student scholarships and financial aid Your gift can enable students with financial need to break through the economic barriers and open doors for their future. At Northwest, 80 percent of students receive some sort of financial aid, and financial assistance is often a deciding criteria when selecting a college. Merit and need-based scholarships help Northwest attract some of the best and deserving students. It takes dedication and support to build an outstanding university that inspires learning and changes lives. Your gift, coupled with the generosity of thousands of other dedicated alumni, friends and corporate partners, will make a great university even better. To make a gift to the Northwest Annual Fund, call (660) 562-1248, e-mail advance@nwmissouri.edu or visit www.nwmissouri.edu/alumni/giving/onlinegiving.htm.

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The Contributors to Northwest During the 2006-2007 Fiscal Year

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hen I was asked to write this article, I wondered what I should write about. I thought perhaps I could offer some thoughts based on my special skills – if I had any. After I received a call from Northwest to see how I was progressing with this piece, I realized that my most special skill might be procrastination. While this usually isn’t considered an asset, sometimes it has worked to my advantage. Airline tickets often are cheaper the day before, theatre tickets become available at the last minute and occasionally there is more candy thrown at the end of the parade. As I look through the contributor lists in The Bridge, I see that most of you don’t procrastinate. Your contributions have made a significant difference in the lives of Northwest students who, without this financial support, might not have been able to attend college. Many of you have a plan to continue adding to an existing scholarship program or to assist with capital projects for improved facilities. Maybe some of you are helping provide an endowed chair or a guest speaker for the benefit of the Northwest students as well as the community. In these instances, procrastination could penalize the students. If we delay contributing to a scholarship fund or wait another year to establish an endowment, a deserving student might not be able to come to Northwest. Having served as a Northwest Foundation board member during the past six years, I have been gratified to see so many

people and organizations provide tremendous support to Northwest. Many of you have been frequent contributors and many more of you are starting a lifetime of support because you see what great advancements are being made at Northwest for students. Higher education support from the state of Missouri has declined drastically during the past decade. However, all of us working together are helping “bridge” that financial gap. A friend who visits my office once remarked that every piece of paper on my desk – and there are a lot of them – is an unmade decision. Well, I suppose that he’s right, so I’ve decided that today is the day. I’ve made the decision to send my contribution just like most of you have done in the past and hopefully will also do again today. I must admit, I still have plenty of unmade decisions on my desk. Supporting Northwest just won’t be one of them. Sincerely,

Ron Houston Maryville Member, James H. Lemon Heritage Society and The Birches Society

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Annual Report The Northwest Foundation Inc. and the Office of University Advancement

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orthwest Missouri State University continimplement strategies to cultivate relationships ued to achieve extraordinary levels of private that increase private support for the University Foundation Assets support during the 2006-07 fiscal year. and to favorably position the institution in the $30 The cultivation of private support eyes of its many audiences to increase public is due to the tremendous support of support. $25 thousands of alumni and friends as well Established in 1971, the Northwest Founda$20 as Northwest’s cabinet, deans, faculty and tion is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation staff. responsible for encouraging, receiving, investing, $15 This was the first year since 2002 stewarding and disbursing private support on $10 that the University and the Northwest behalf of the donors of Northwest, for the benefit Foundation were not involved in a public of the University, its students, faculty, staff and $5 capital campaign. The Campaign for alumni. The 32-member Foundation Board $0 Northwest, the University’s inaugural of Directors is led by President Jim Blackford, FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 capital campaign, concluded in March Vice President Mike Faust and Immediate Past 2006 and garnered more than $43.5 million in President Chuck Place. ■ contributions and commitments – more than Number of Gifts double the campaign’s $21 million goal. 8,000 Because of the outpouring of support for The Campaign for Northwest, there were concerns 6,000 that giving levels from alumni and friends may take a drastic dip. Fortunately, those concerns 4,000 Total Planned Giving Expectancies were unfounded. Giving levels and alumni involvement held strong for $25 2,000 FY07. Total private support to the University during the year exceeded $20 0 $5.5 million. Futhermore, total planned FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 $15 giving expectancies climbed to an all-time high of $24.5 million, and Total Private Support to the University $10 the total number of gifts received $6 – 7,888 – also is the highest North$5 west has ever seen. In addition, $5 $0 Northwest received an anonymous FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 $4 $1.5 million planned gift that will benefit the Foundation’s Venture Fund, an $3 unrestricted fund used where the Universi$2 ty’s needs are the greatest, and Northwest’s American Dream Grant. $1 The Office of University Advancement is comprised of two administrative units $0 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 – alumni relations and development. The CASE (the Council for the Advancement and Support of Educaoffice also provides the staffing responsibilition) requires that gifts should be reported only when the assets are irrevocably received by the institution. ties for the Northwest Foundation. FASB (the Financial Accounting Standards Board) requires The mission of Northwest’s Office of reporting unconditional promises to give at a future date as revenue in the period the promise is made. University Advancement is to develop and

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rivate support to the University continues to be strong, which is made evident by the fact that just more than $5.5 million was raised during the 2006-07 fiscal year. During the year, $2.6 million in scholarship support was generated. This type of support has always been an emphasis in Northwest’s development efforts, but these numbers show the magnitude of private support for Northwest students. The annual Adopt-a-Bearcat Scholarship is part of this support, and more than 200 scholarships will be awarded in the 2008-09 academic year. The first three years of this program have

been amazing, and the number of students being helped continues to climb. The Adopt-a-Bearcat Scholarships, as well as the Foundation’s scholarships, brought the total number of awards for FY07 to 732, providing $478,897 in support to students. The Northwest Annual Fund continues to raise a large amount of unrestricted dollars for the University – funds that are crucial to support needs in areas not covered by other fundraising efforts. In FY07, the Northwest Annual Fund raised its second highest total ever, generating $266,118 in unrestricted support. ■

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n fiscal year 2006-07, the Northwest Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Relations continued to offer opportunities to Alumni Chapters alumni and friends to stay connected to 15 Northwest. 12 The Northwest Alumni Association hosted more than 200 events with 13,000 9 Bearcats in attendance. With the recent addition of the Mid6 Missouri Alumni and Friends Chapter, the Northwest Alumni Association now has 3 13 active alumni chapters that continue to 0 increase membership through the “Each FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 One, Reach One” campaign and the PAWS effort of “Providing Alumni With Support.” Membership numbers grew 3.4 percent for the year, assisting the Northwest Foundation with overall annual giving totals. Chapter officers, board members and Number of Alumni Events volunteers continue to be the heart and 250 soul of chapters in Arizona, central Iowa, southern Iowa, Colorado, Dallas, Kansas 200 City, Maryville, Nebraska/western Iowa, St. Joseph, mid-Missouri and southern 150 California as well as a chapter of band 100 alumni and an international chapter in Japan. 50 The Alumni Association’s Tourin’ Bearcats travel program was an overwhelm0 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 ing success in 2006-07 with nearly 100 travelers participating in a fall foliage cruise from New England to Canada, a ski trip to Keystone, Colo., and a trip to 60,000 Panama. The Northwest Alumni 50,000 Alumni Association Members Association continues to 40,000 6,000 partner with offices on campus, including the 30,000 5,000 offices of admissions, 4,000 20,000 career services, athletics and student affairs. 3,000 10,000 In addition, the 2,000 association had an active 0 1,000 presence at athletic events in Kansas City such as the 0 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 Fall Classic at Arrowhead

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football game and the MIAA conference basketball tournament. The reunion program also was a success and included Summer Bash and the Golden Years Society Reunion. Volunteer Participation Further700 more, the 600 Northwest 500 Alumni 400 Association honored five 300 distin200 guished 100 individuals 0 during its FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 annual awards banquet in the fall. The many successes of the Northwest Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Relations during the fiscal year can be attributed to the volunteer leadership of Kay Thomas ’71, 2005-07 president of the Northwest Alumni Association, the board of directors, alumni chapters and the Office of University Advancement’s professional staff support. ■

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Chance Allen Alexis Alvis Lucas Anstoeter Jera Archer Zackary Armstrong Jordan Assel Haley Balzer Amy Beck Robert Blum Cassidy Bredensteiner William Brewster Tania Brobst Alexander Burton Seth Butler Christopher Calhoun Kirsten Capps Annie Carlson Madison Chambers Racheal Christian Megan Clark Alison Class Yancy Clethen Tyler Cooley Daniel Copple Marie Crawford Whitnie Creed Rachel Crippen Jamie Deloske James Dent Justin Dent Tiffany Dentlinger Amanda DeOrnellas Tierra Desso Jennifer Dittburner Elizaeth Eiberger Kimberly Eversgerd Kayla Farrington Patrick Fleming Danielle Ford Vandrae Fox Danielle Franks Aimee Freeman Adam Gable Christa Ganley Nathan Gessner Ashley Girtch Amber Graham Matthew Groves Jason Guthrie Jonathon Guyer Megan Hackler Bret Harper Jessica C. Harris Jessica M. Harris Whitney Harris Ryan Haupt Andrew Hazelrigg Bradley Head Ken Heimsoth Alexandra Henning Joshua Hensley Mandy Hiscocks

Jessica Hollenbeck Alex Hopes Darcy Howard Michael Hummel Krista Hurd Nicole Hurt Andrea Ilsley Caitlin James Zachary Jason Keona Johnson Bradley Kain Kaytee King Rachael King Jacob Koehn Colleen Koester Michelle Lackey Dustin Lambertsen Mark Lang Amy Lehman Kyle Leonard Tenique Lewis Joshua Linderman Aaron Linke Amanda Lynn Sophia Mauldin Kelcey McCloud Cassie McCrackin Wesley McDonald Shannon McGregor DeWayne McIntyre Megan Melloy Angela Middaugh Amber Miller Ashley Miller Justin Miller Rachel Moore Theresa Morgan Justin Morris Macey Mullenix Nathan Munyon Carrie Myers Kristen Myers Todd Noonan Elizabeth Nunn Tomas Oliva Kelley Parde Chris Parsons Curtis Parsons Meghan Peterson Monica Peterson Lisa Porter Chelsey Powers Cody Price Tiffani Price Leroy Quinn Samuel Rathmann Laura Raven Jennifer Ray Eric Redden Abbey Reed Benjamin Rex Stephani Riley Brian Robards Natasha Robison Joseph Saffold Steven Salazar Dustin Sander Chelcie Sarver Emily Schmeltz Andrew Schmitz

Patrick Shaw Megan Simpson Reginald Sims Ashley Smith Jessica Steele Angela Stefo Tyler Stengel Jonathan Stockman Allison Strong Kelsey Stuff Rhiannon Stumpf Kathryn Swenson Amber Tague Patrick Tetrick Mandy Threlkeld Maggie Timmer Ben Vossenkemper Eryn Walters Cody Ward Zachary Ward Hillary Wehrli Jake Wightman Gary Wilmes Jacob Wood Bryan Woodson Haley Woutzke Mark Yates AAUW Corwin Junior Scholarship

Crystal Hart

AAUW Viola May Corwin Scholarship

Kristi Beydler

Mary Eulalah Adwell Scholarship

Kathryn Otte

ARAMARK Facility Services Scholarship

Jill Barlow Whitney Bissen Diane Dakan Dylan Fontenot Amber Mayland Matt Young

Art Education Scholarship

Danielle Clouse

Kent Barber Memorial Scholarship

Kala Miller

Bohlken Award

Matthew Ashpaugh

Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth Bethany Business Scholarship

Kristi Haider

Booth College of Business & Professional Studies Freshman Scholarship

Emily Heidbreder Michael Willis

Nick Bowen Memorial Scholarship

Mike Slusher

Lee E. Barber Scholarship

Andrew Dale

Vernon J. Barrett Memorial Scholarship

Peggy Loutzenhiser Kathryn Pawling

Kathleen Bauman Memorial Scholarship

Fairann Campbell

Art and Bettie Beckner Celebration Scholarship

Stephanie Estes

Luther and Kathryn Belcher Scholarship

Emiley Harding

Gayle Miller Bilden Memorial Scholarship

Erin Rooney

Dr. Jerry Brekke Scholarship in Political Science

Sara Chamberlain

Ann Allen Brekke Scholarship

Katrina Berry

Claudene Brewer Memorial Scholarship

Taylor Bauman

Everett W. Brown Scholarship

Taylor Cantrell

C.L. Butler Scholarship

Heather Birchard

John Byrd Memorial Scholarship

Lucas Ariboni

Alpha Chi Scholarship

Danielle Clouse Kathryn Pawling Chris Rinella

Alpha Phi Omega Scholarship

Kathryn Chamberlain Angelita Escher Kara Gibson

Alpha Tau Alpha Scholarship

Jessica Christiansen

Brenda Wilson Andrews Memorial Scholarship

Kathryn Pawling

Anonymous Family and Consumer Sciences Scholarship

Allison Kahre

The Anonymous PCMC Scholarship

Allison Greubel

Kristi Haider ’07 (right) had the opportunity to visit with Melvin ’67 and Valorie Wheeler (attd. ’64-’67) Booth, the namesakes of the Booth College of Business and Professional Studies, following the spring commencement ceremony. Haider, who like the Booths lived in Bethany and attended South Harrison High School before becoming a Bearcat, was the first graduating recipient of the Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth Bethany Business Scholarship. Haider graduated with a bachelor’s in marketing/management and today is a program coordinator for Upward Bound at North Central Missouri College in Trenton. NORTHWEST ALUMNI MAGAZINE

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Scholarships Donald K. Carlile Memorial Scholarship

Jamie Borcyk

CEHS Ambassador Scholarship

Anitra Germer Colette McQuillen Carissa Phillippe

Cerner Scholarship

Alyssa Crawford

Chemistry Alumni Scholarship

Nathan Manville

Dr. Alex Ching Memorial Scholarship

Kevin Duerfeldt

Citizens Bank & Trust Scholarship

Lacy Derr

Clearmont Community Club Scholarship

Jason Warriner

Dr. Norman and Ada Mae Clough Scholarship

Rachel Boye Trevor Connor Stevie Gatewood Stephanie Hooton Claire Knigge Kevin Marley Dustin Singleton Dana Wickwire

Computer Science Academic Achievement Scholarship

Agnesa Stoyanova

C.E. Cook Drama Scholarship

Eric Niece

Cook Finance Scholarship

Carianne Geerts

Cook/Imes Distinguished Scholarship

Brett Clemens Lisa Hirst

James R. Cook Memorial Scholarship

Zachary Garcia Lyndsay Irvin Shawndra Kruse Jessica Loudon Steven Lydick Stacy Mumford Sheena Platz

Cook Jazz Band Scholarship

Benjamin Gervais

Mabel Cook Scholarship

Tabitha Bush

Alice Corley Scholarship

Meghan Peterson

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Cotter Travel Fellowship for International Studies

Ashley Scott

Ambassador Scholarship (June Cozine Fund)

Donna Sharpe

Cathran Cushman Radio Scholarship

Scott Harvey

Edward Jones Scholarship

Lacy Derr

Margaret Ann Edwards SAI Scholarship

Kathryn Pawling

Energizer Diversity Scholarship

Catrina Robertson

The Pat Danner Scholarship

Family of the Year Scholarship

Dennis Dau Scholarship

The Michael L. Faust Scholarship

Linda Standerford Gwendolyn Wiley Nathan Claycamp

W.M.C. Dawson Scholarship

Kari Almond Lakoyia Brown Nicole Dice Kate Hall Ariana Kvitne Bryan Woodson

Delta Kappa Gamma II Alpha Omicron Scholarship

Kathryn Otte

Elwyn K. DeVore Business Scholarship

Brett Geren

Ron C. DeYoung Scholarship

Megan Curtis Kara Gibson

Jaclyn Dierking Memorial Scholarship

Hannah Bower

Herbert R. Dieterich Scholarship

Anna Comeau Neiderhouse Renee Scott

Donaldson-Pfost Scholarship

Lauren Baker Curtis Luke Jeremiah Mullock Amanda Rippy Jillian Runde Lacey Stoll Destiny Walker

Hildegarde Dreps Scholarship

Krista Busacker Danielle Clouse Katherine Flower

Dyche Family Scholarship

Blaire Bakko

Opal E. Eckert BPW Maryville High School Journalism Scholarship

Fairann Campbell

Eckert Collegiate Journalism Scholarship

Evan Young

Kimberly Pfeiffer

Alexander Raney Dana Wickwire

Frank Felton Rotary Scholarship

Matthew Brown

Bill Fields Memorial Scholarship

Krista Busacker

First Time Resumes Done Write Scholarship

Sara Bornholdt Angelita Escher

Marshall E. and Beatrix Winn Ford Memorial Scholarship

Heather Bozarth Curtis Dedman Christopher Hawkins Rodney Heller Kaley Johnson Jason Koch Shawndra Kruse Teela Langloss Donald Parsons Jason Peters Callie Poore Jason Pratt Samuel Timmer Emily Whorton

Doug and Lisa Foster Scholarship

Meghan Cox Kiley Rath Jared Williams

Robert and Doris Foster Scholarship

Martha Polsley Gamble Scholarship

Clarence Henderson Scholarship

Lucile Agee Johnson Scholarship

William T. Garrett Scholarship

Margaret and Wayne Hennegin Scholarship

J.W. Jones Scholarship

Brandy Wheatley

Meredith Manring

Dwight and Eunice Gates Memorial Scholarship

Scarlet Casey Megan Griffin Adam Schultz Anthony Stiens

George Gayler Scholarship

Reven Herron

Janet S. Gayler Scholarship

Tina Treat

Louise Smith Gillis Scholarship

Michelle Eivins

Gwynetha Girling Memorial Scholarship

Andrea Wright

Dale Gorsuch English Scholarship

Jenna Karel

Dr. Mary Rose Gram Scholarship

Irina Younger

C F Gray Physical Science Scholarship

Ian Carlson Wayne Frederick

Mattie Jo (Payne) Groom Scholarship

Ashli Knox

Growmark Scholarship

Kristin Payne Kurt Potts

Frank W. Grube Scholarship

Ashlee Freeman Seth Jenkins

Marvin Gutzmer Scholarship

Allison Garnett

Frank and Margaret Haines Memorial Scholarship

Emily Lindsay

Lloyd Cuda John Sowards Amy Tullis

John Harr Scholarship

Robert and Virginia Foster Scholarship

Thomas Webb Harvey Memorial Scholarship

Kelli Caselman Kelly Gross Courtney Loucks Andy Pryor

Robert Fraser Scholarship

Maria Chavez Jordan Lipira

Charles I. Frye Geology Scholarship

Seth Draper

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Traci Baker Laura Smith

Charles Hawkins Accounting Scholarship

Bethany Root

Karen Hawkins Memorial Accounting Scholarship

Jessica Steele

Laurie Stander

Megan Gilland Jana Harding Traci Harding Lori King

George Hinshaw Scholarship

Stephanie Purtle

H.F. “Hoot” Holland Memorial Scholarship

Aaron Baker Jeffrey Kanger Taylor Railsback

Joyce Fink Hook Scholarship

Tristan Raines Evan Ross

Marvin Hoskey Agricultural Education Scholarship

Joshua Smith

Floyd B. Houghton Memorial Scholarship

Joshua Chamberlain

Floyd B. Houghton Freshman Livestock Evaluation Scholarship

Daniel Trausch

Floyd B. Houghton Livestock Evaluation Scholarship

Joseph Basinger

Ronald A. Houston Scholarship

Bess Baldwin DeWayne McIntyre Denise Murphy Workman Kelly “Pete” Rolofson

The Aleta and Dean Hubbard Scholarship

Mindy Harman

James Hurst Memorial Scholarship

Nikolas Hargis

Welton Ideker Regents Scholarship

Abby Browning Mitchell Evans

James and Betty Jackson Scholarship

Sheena Dalton Cheryl Mauderly Kerri Meredith Jessica Patterson

Mike Jewett Scholarship

Amanda Meyer

Lillian Irene Gossard Johnson Scholarship

Amy Brown

Jessica Christiansen Kathryn Chamberlain Emiley Harding Shelly Meyer

Kathleen Jones Scholarship

Miranda Money

James and Patricia Joy Scholarship

Kody Schieber

Martin Kanne Chemistry Scholarship

Shelly Meyer

Kansas City Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Michelle Lauderback

Kappa Omicron Nu Scholarship

Sarah Marsh Creason

Bobby and Shirley Kelley Excellence in Education Scholarship

Karissa Schroder

Kensinger/Imes Scholarship

Joseph Lohman

Robert B. Killingsworth Memorial Scholarship

Drew Engle Kristen Shaw

Uel Lamkin, E.W. Glenn, and Grace Sheperd Memorial Scholarship

Kathryn Chamberlain Shelly Meyer Heidi Ridnour Erin Spegal Yates Kimberly Wernimont

Phyllis Combs Leet Scholarship

Amber Graham

Marvin E. and Kathryn B. Lehnen Scholarship

Linda Standerford

Lemar-Rischer Memorial Scholarship

Rachel Dake

John Sublett Logan Scholarship

Jill Barlow Ryan Douglas William Fisher Jeremy Hamilton Tabitha Ann Henry Sarah Herring Ross Hullinger Clinton Nielson Erin Peters Megan Stewart Nathan Uthe

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Jennifer Williams

The Forrest G. and Joan B. Lowe Scholarship

Megan Meyer

Johnny Mac News Excellence Award

Nicole Brown

Paul Marfice Scholarship

Anna Clark

Mary E. Markt Scholarship

Shane Michael Anderson

Maryville Host Lions Club Scholarship

Fairann Campbell Racheal Christian Kyle Long Kody Schieber

Maryville Hy-Vee Food Store Scholarship

Nicholas Dawson Matthew Jenkins

Maryville Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship

Matthew Jenkins

Pete Barbee Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship

Kala Miller

McAdams-Vaughan Tuba Award

Caleb Gibson

Raymond L. and Ruth L. McClurg Scholarship

Kristi Beydler Emiley Harding Laurie Whittington

Raymond McClurg Memorial Scholarship

Amber Dubord Elizabeth Herschlag Rashad Mckinnie Robin Vodicka

McIntosh Hall Scholarship

Fred C. and Grace E. Nelson Scholarship

Kimberly Lynn Miller Memorial Scholarship

Richard M. “Dick” New Scholarship

Leon F. Miller Grant for Graduate Studies

Nicholson Kovac Advertising Scholarship

Ruth Miller Scholarship

Nodaway County Recreation Scholarship

Ryland Milner Memorial Scholarship

Northwest Agronomy Club Scholarship

Brittney Richards

Katie Daly

Anitra Germer Ke Wang

Matthew Willis Ashli Pugh Sarah Thoma

Kayla Griffin Dixie McGary Colette McQuillen Derek Powell Molly Tuggle Geraldine Wilson Sherry Wray

Miss Northwest Scholarship Pageant Award

Kara Adams

Missouri Farm Bureau Scholarship

Brad Arnold Stuart Shifflett

Edward P. Morgan Scholarship

Evan Laber

Dr. Gaylord Morrison Scholarship

Megan Meyer Joshua Smith

Earle I. Moss Jazz Scholarship

Kylee Smith

Earle I. Moss Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Scholarship

Dane Montgomery

Martha Moss Scholarship

Jessica Peak

Irene Mueller Biology Scholarship

Megan Moore

Dustin McCurdy Memorial Scholarship

Mutual of Omaha Scholarship

Dr. Arthur McGehee Memorial Scholarship

Harrison Mutz Memorial Scholarship

Bryan Clark

Megan McMurphy

Howard A. McIntosh Scholarship

Ashley Bird Gillian Turcotte

Ashley Redding

Kathryn Brown

Native American Scholarship

Jeni Fee

NEBS Four-Year Scholastic Award

Andrew Horine

Jessica Nielson

Hannah Bower

Michael Campbell Miranda Money Tara Phipps

Brandon Bockelman

Northwest Foundation Scholarship

Aaron Baker Joshua Chamberlain Jeffrey Kanger Taylor Railsback Joshua Smith

Northwest Foundation Memorial Scholarship

Danielle Clouse Marie Crawford Valerie Edmondson Jessica Frazee

Northwest Support Staff Scholarship

Jason Guthrie Vanessa Shipley

Nothstine Family Scholarship

Angelita Escher

Marie Oftelie Scholarship

Elisha Damon Ashley Pollman

The Kevin O’Reilly News Scholarship

Nicole Brown

The B.D. and Sue Wright Owens Scholarship

Nathan Claycamp

The Owens Family Scholarship

Rachael Kreps Denise Murphy Workman

Lillian Palmer Memorial Scholarship

Madison Chambers

Penny Parman Memorial Scholarship

Unique scholarship honors long-time educator Upon the death of Dr. Gary Bennerotte last March, his wife, Sue Bennerotte, wanted to honor the memory of her late husband and still keep his passion for education alive. Sue Bennerotte, along with contributions from her husband’s family and friends, established an endowed scholarship that will be known as the Dr. Gary Bennerotte Memorial Scholarship. This award is the first of its kind at Northwest as it will be awarded to a student pursuing the specialist in Sue and Gary Bennerotte educational leadership degree. Scholarships for undergraduate and even graduate students are often available, but awards for adults aiming to further their education with a specialist degree are not as common. These students are usually employed full time and have completed their master’s degrees. “It was important to our daughters, Renee Zerwig, Amy Andrews and Kara White ’96, and me,” Sue Bennerotte said, “that a memorial involve education and Northwest.” Bennerotte was an assistant professor in Northwest’s Department of Educational Leadership for 13 years and was in charge of the specialist degree program for six years before retiring in 2003. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from South Dakota State University in Brookings and his Ed.D. from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. His delight in education started in a country school in southeast Minnesota. He was a junior high and high school math teacher in Missouri Valley, Iowa, as well as a high school principal and physics teacher in Walnut, Iowa. In addition, Bennerotte was superintendent of Willow Community Schools in Quimby and Washta, Iowa, Wakefield (Neb.) Schools, Central Lyon Schools in Rock Rapids, Iowa, and Worth County Schools in Grant City. After retirement, Bennerotte taught math GED classes for three years. As Bennerotte’s health declined, family, friends, church and Northwest were sources of joy, comfort and pride. He loved teaching at Northwest and considered it an honor to interact with students and staff. This memorial scholarship will serve as a lasting tribute to a dedicated educator. For more information about the Dr. Gary Bennerotte Memorial Scholarship, contact Northwest’s Office of University Advancement at advance@nwmissouri.edu or (660) 562-1248. ■

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Scholarships Mark Patton Memorial Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Scholarship

Samantha DingFelder

Mark Jay Peavy Memorial Scholarship

Wayne Frederick

Mark B. Robbins Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Scholarship

Levi Jaster

Ward Rounds Instrumental Music Scholarship

Harry Hamblin

Pi Mu Epsilon Scholarship

Ada M. Royston Memorial Scholarship

Jim D. Plowman Scholarship

Joseph and Rose Ryan Scholarship

Colette Cenac

Ashley Bugbee Melissa Flood Roxanne Hostetler Brennen Price Elizabeth Price Lindsey Robertson Colby Swanstone

Kylee Smith

Ellen Haley

C.M. and M. Saville Scholarship

Keyle Barner Robin Bonar Amber Briggs Sara Brooke Rachel Brooks Travis Brownley Brandon Busch Bradley Cawley Ashley Dillon Cynthia Dow Jeremy Dowden Andrew Dufour Thomas Eggers Zachary Garcia Kelly Gross Jeffery Hansen Megan Hansmire Tracy Hinrichs Stephanie Hooton Ashley Hubl Catherine Johnston Mary Karr Paula King Candice Kirkpatrick Christopher Leflore Stephanie Lenzine John Loghry Amanda Long Courtney Loucks Rachel Ludwig Angela MacDonald Amanda Meyer Kara Montgomery

The Allene Porter Education Fund

Megan Burroughs

Public Relations Scholarship

Ashlee Freeman

The Benjamin and Mercedes Ramirez Scholarship

Brent Rice

The National Residence Hall Honorary Bearcat Chapter Leadership Sch.

Jennifer Casady Jennifer Hall Annalese Schelvan

Burton L. Richey Memorial Scholarship

Stephanie Deml Jaime Eickhoff

Gladys Rickard Scholarship

Amber Cervantes Cassie Pedersen

Rischer Educational Enrichment Grant

Sonya Cross

Alice Moring Erika Muzney Jennifer Nissen Tara Phipps Anthony Pittman Vicky Quick Tristan Raines Robyn Reinig Kari Rule Alena Schmitt Simon Schupp Melodie Sharon Megan Sheeley Ashley Stanard Kentrel Washington Michael Wells Laurie Whittington Taylor Willers Whittney Wilson Andrew Wolfe Wanda Wolmar Tristan Worley Mahala Saville History Scholarship

Drew Engle Nikolas Hargis Eric Morrow Meghan Peterson Kristen Shaw Joshua Thompson Liana Twente

Saville Student Support Services Scholarship

Kelley Ables Lacy Ahal Josie Asher Andew Black Joni Fields William Henry Tiffany Hunter Nicole Williams

Richard L. Sawyers Scholarship

Sarah Hobbie Katie O’Grady

New Foundation Scholarship Funds American Dream Grant Endowment George W. Barratt Math Scholarship Dr. Gary Bennerotte Memorial Scholarship

Dallas Alumni Chapter Scholarship EMBARQ/Northwest Missouri State University Scholarship Vance & Zeline Geiger Scholarship Dr. Richard A. Hart Scholarship

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McAdams-Vaughn Tuba Award Nebraska/Western Iowa Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Central Iowa Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Fred Lamer Scholarship

Maryville Alumni & Friends Scholarship

Nicholson Kovac Advertising Scholarship Southern Iowa Alumni Chapter Scholarship St. Joe Alumni Chapter Scholarship Chip Strong Memorial Scholarship Matthew White Memorial Scholarship

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Frederick, Edwardena, and Stephen Schneider Memorial Scholarship

Nicholas Allen Brandy Anderson Cali Arnold Clay Arnold Lee Barr Joshua Baumberger Ashley Brown Shelley Brown Travis Brownley Sara Chalfant Brent Clifton Casey Diggins Miranda Elifrits Alexandra Fidler Curtis Fletcher Megan Fowler Vandrae Fox Cassie Gilliland Rusty Hendricks Stephanie Hooton Carla Hunzeker Kyle Irlmeier Billy Ishmael Lindsay Jacobs Valerie Kaiser Kari Kern Christopher King Bailey Klever Sara Knorr Shawndra Kruse Shane Lange Rosalie Lappe Jason Nees Jessica Nelson Nathan Nunnikhoven Jennifer Roberson Sarah Symtschytsch Jessie Terrell Amanda Wallace

B.D. and Janet Scott Biology Scholarship

Nathan Manville

Carroll Scott Agricultural Memorial Scholarship

Robert Brand

The Alfred E. Sergel III Band Alumni Scholarship

Matthew Willis

Robert and ZoAnn Severson Jazz Ensemble Scholarship

Joseph Sisco

R. Lucile and Vesper L. Shelby Music Scholarship

Stephanie Estes

LaRue B. Sherman Scholarship

Sara Knorr

Garland Shipps Memorial Scholarship

Sara Bornholdt Dustin Stoner

Luther C. Skelton Scholarship

Joseph Lohman

David T. Slater Excellence in English Award

Amanda Moyers

John L. Smay Scholarship

Emily Shelor

Dr. Jim Smeltzer Scholarship

Kyle Kreifels

The Mary Marie Smith Scholarship

Ian Carlson Jennifer Croskrey Jean Nowak

Amy Sommers Memorial Scholarship

Deborah Sparr

Merrill and Charlene Ostrus Staton Scholarship

Leanne Thurmann

Eldon E. Steiger Scholarship

Brad Whitsell

August Stelter Scholarship

Jennifer Riepe

J. Gordon Strong Scholarship

Jaclyn Adkins Carly Setterlund

Vivian and Frank Strong Scholarship

Joshua Chamberlain

Lloyd Summa Agricultural Scholarship

Joshua Bunse

Sterling Surrey Memorial Scholarship

Sara Bornholdt Jamie Smith

Leslie No’el Swaney Memorial Scholarship

Eric Morrow

Taco John’s Scholarship

Fairann Campbell Benjamin Lipiec Margaret Ohlberg Abby Scheib

C. and C. Taylor Memorial Counseling Scholarship

Sarah Carey

C. and C. Taylor Scholarship - Guidance & Counseling

Kinsey Acklin Andrea Bramlage Kelly Conn Marisa Hedlund Rachael Herzog Amy Holtman Dee Anna Kelley Roxanna Kerns Marie Mckinley Katherine StrauchLittlejohn Nicole Weis Nick Wray

C. and C. Taylor Scholarship - Pi Omega Pi

Thomas Borland Leslie Dickherber Heidi Drew Emile Euler Kara Gibson Renee Greever Joel Guenther Crystal Hart Sarah Jackson Ryan Johnson Matthew Moore Taya Moore Ray Stephanie Ridens Melanie Rouse Melissa Schram Jamie Smith Beth Wennihan Tiffany Whipple Nicholas White

Teacher Education Scholarship

Jammi Van Laar

Theatre Gold Star Scholarship

Timothy Forsythe Stephanie Trester

Maurine A. Thomas Scholarship

Ashley Graff Ariana Kvitne Shane Stratman

Kenneth T. and Icel Thompson Scholarship

Cassandra Houseworth

The Trailblazer Scholarship

Kathryn Chamberlain

Jerome Trout Scholarship

Bryce Clifton Benedict Eschbach Curt Gilpin

Henry and Mary Turner Scholarship

Evan Laber Liana Twente

F.K. Ulman Scholarship

Brandon Busch Jeremy Dowden Ken Heimsoth Whitney Mason Sarah McGraw Tiffani Price Megan Switzer

Donald N. Valk Scholarship

Anna Rathjen Amy Shafer

John H. Walker Scholarship

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Tarah Knudsen Ashley Scott

Mildred Eckert Wallace English Scholarship

Amanda Moyers

Natalie Weidner Memorial Scholarship

Jennifer Beste

Richard W. Weymuth Summer Music Camp Scholarship

Emily Cloughly Kevin Rieger Amy Sweets Jessica Tebbetts

Harvey and Joyce White Scholarship

Hannah Barnett Jessie Benson Catherine Clark Michael Goff Rachael King Ashley Markowski Melinda McKinney Elizabeth Nunn Monica Short Leah Sooy Patrick Tetrick Kimber Whitt

Gilbert Whitney Madralier Memorial Scholarship

Kyle Kurtz

Adopt-A-Bearcat Scholarships

The following donors contributed at least $250 last fiscal year specifically for the Adopt-A-Bearcat Scholarship Program. To assist in meeting a critical need for current scholarship dollars, the University created this unique Annual Fund program. Beginning in the 200506 academic year, recipients meeting Northwest’s current policies for admission and financial assistance receive a one-time, $500 Adopt-A-Bearcat scholarship to help offset educational expenses. The scholarships are awarded in the name of each donor’s choice. Multiple awards are given for those donors providing multiple $250 gifts. These scholarships prove to be most crucial in providing the additional funding needed for students who might otherwise not have been able to afford attending Northwest. * There were several groups of donors who collectively were able to offer one or more scholarships; thus you might find notifications of such donors support for the Adopt-A-Bearcat Program within the Green and White Club.

Adopt-A-Bearcat Scholarship (102) Alan Bubalo Scholarship Angela Reed Accounting Scholarship Ann Young Gustafson Scholarship (2) Anna-Mae Kobbe Scholarship Arthur & Karen Jablonski Scholarship Barbara A. (Barb) New, Home Economics or Consumer Science Education Scholarship Beedle/Billesbach Scholarship Bill & Carolyn Sutter Scholarship Bill Archer Scholarship Bill O’Riley — Iowa Scholarship

Calvin Widger Memorial Scholarship

Jared Williams

Peter J. Wieland Memorial Scholarship

Jared Williams

Garvin and Imogene Williams Scholarship

Mitchell Evans

Brian and Jennie (Otto) Williamson Scholarship

Penny Denton

R.T. Wright Memorial Scholarship

Eudora Wymore Memorial Scholarship

Melanie Bucy Cassandra Houseworth

Arthur “Doc” Yates Scholarship

Shelby McGhee

The Shawna Severson Zech Memorial Scholarship

Rachel Wickey

Monica G. Zirfas Scholarship

Sara Bornholdt Stephanie James Emily Meggers Joshua Smith

Brad Stephens/Principal Financial Scholarship (2) Brian & Gina Sutton Scholarship C. Taylor & Maxine Barnes Scholarship Col. Benny L. Johnson Scholarship Collins Farms Scholarship Curtis & Margaret Funston Scholarship Daren & Buffy Niemeyer Scholarship David Allen Maley Scholarship David H. & Sharon Wilson Scholarship Dennis & Terri Christensen & Family Scholarship Department of English Scholarship Don & Mary Matthews Scholarship (4) Eddice B. Barber Scholarship (2) Educational Leadership Scholarship Edward Peters Memorial Scholarship Eileen Isom Kelly Scholarship (4) Family of Bryan Alexander Scholarship Gale W. McKinney Family Scholarship Gary & Claudia Black Scholarship Gary & Patricia Jo Beggs Scholarship (2) George & Barbara Gayler Scholarship George & Juanita English Scholarship George W. Barratt Memorial Scholarship Gerald Foster Scholarship Harold E. Sauter Memorial Scholarship Holdsworth Scholarship J.A. Coulter Scholarship Jack & Etta Eilers and Dwight & Ruth Newman Scholarship Jaclyn Nicole Dierking Scholarship (2) Jacob & Keri Kendrick Scholarship (2)

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Special thanks to the following alumni and friends who have committed their support to the American Dream Grant during fiscal year 2007, by way of an outright gift or a planned or deferred gift. With their help, dreams really can come true.

Anonymous Robert G. & Sue Bolin, Jr. Centennial Society Ray & Barbara L. (Zehr) Courter Orrie T. & Sara (Sellars) Covert Tad & Susan D. (Pope) Henggeler

Jacque Diez Scholarship James & Claire Hickey 1st Annual Scholarship Jane Costello Memorial Scholarship Jason & Suzi White Scholarship Jean Fuller Scholarship (2) Jeff LeBlanc Scholarship (8) Jerry A. Simons Scholarship Jerry & Mitzi Lutz Scholarship Jim & Velma Mitchell Tennis Scholarship Jim & Marilyn Rhea Scholarship (2) John & Kristine Teale Scholarship (2) John, Bev, Sidney, & John Schenkel Scholarship Johnnie Imes Scholarship Johnson Family Scholarship Jon & Paula Nicolaisen Scholarship Karen Crawford Hendrickson Scholarship Katherine Gray Scholarship Kelly Vanatta Memorial Scholarship Kimberly Denise & Kyler MacKenzie Todd Scholarship Koger Variety Scholarship (2) Kristin Cudahy Scholarship (2) Larry & Linda Shoemaker Scholarship (2) Lawrence & Kathy Barmann Scholarship Linda Lehman Scholarship Lois Adkins Scholarship LTC. & Mrs. V.E. Bird Scholarship Mark Rinehart Scholarship Matt Clemens Memorial Scholarship Max & Lynn Ruhl Scholarship Mel & Carol Tjeerdsma Scholarship Mel Boeger Scholarship (2) Michael Flanagan Scholarship Monticue-Powell Family Scholarship Nancy & David Koch Scholarship

Melody Hubbard Vickie L. (Boyd) Kephart Fred V. & Brenda R. Lisle Jerry & Mitzi (Craft) Lutz Ruth L. (Mitchell) McClurg Gladys M. Rickard Trust Christopher Stump, Jr. US Bank

Norm & Sue Townsend Scholarship Orlo Shroyer Scholarship Pamela Willand Graham Scholarship Patricia K. Best Scholarship (2) Paul Kuehneman Scholarship (2) Philip S. Johnson Scholarship Phillis Davison Scholarship Rachel White Scholarship Ralph & LaVelle Sprague Memorial Scholarship Ray Hischke Scholarship (2) Rob & Debbie Sauve Scholarship Rose & Thomas Robeson Scholarship Scholarship In Memory of Col. Samuel E. Porter (USAF/Ret.); Grad 01/1961 Scott D. Meier Future Innovation Scholarship (2) Sheila Raitt Memorial Scholarship Shop & Hop Food Stores Scholarship (2) Smith Family Scholarship (5) Stephen Brian Houseworth Memorial Scholarship Stephen L. Oden Scholarship Stoskopf Farms Inc. by Edra Stoskopf Scholarship Stu J. & Stephanie Osterthun Scholarship (2) Susan Gladstone Tucker Scholarship The Becky Greeley Scholarship The Bill & Carol Brown Memorial Scholarship The Blackford Family Scholarship Vernon & Angela Vincent Scholarship Westman Family Scholarship William C. Price Scholarship (2) William L. Andrews, State Farm Insurance Scholarship (2) Wright Family Scholarship (2)

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Heritage Society James H. Lemon Heritage Society

The following individuals have created a planned or deferred gift for the University or Foundation. There is no minimum level gift required. James H. Lemon, a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, introduced House Bill No. 311, also known at the time as the “Nodaway County Normal Bill.” Fighting against strong opposition in the House, Lemon is credited with establishing the Fifth District Normal School as Northwest was originally known. His efforts culminated 30 years of struggle to bring higher education to the region.

Helen (Johnson) Ackerman Virgil & Dolores Albertini Anonymous Richard L. Baker* James & Linda (Flachsland) Balducci Lois (Utterback) Beal Harold W. Beattie* & Emily K. Beattie* Donald D. & Ann Beeson James L. & Beverly J. Blackford Robert G. & Sue Bolin, Jr. Melvin D. & Valorie G. (Wheeler) Booth Clarence Bush*

Bonnie Carlile Bill & Margaret (Berry) Christensen Ada Mae Clough* William H. & Jean Corken Kinsell L. Coulson* & Vivien Coulson* Lorraine (Driver) Crews Don Cummins* Dennis C. Dau Frances R. Daugherty* Charles R. & Pearl L. Derstler Ron C. & Nancy DeYoung Edward D. & Marla Douglas Opal (Calvert) Eckert* H.J. Fischer, Jr.* & Marion (Tollaksen) Fischer* Alexander Franklin Fouts* Everett C. Fouts* & Reba (Hunter) Fouts* Martha Fouts* Robert E. Fraser* Jean E. Fuller Robert E. & Martha (Polsley) Gamble Zeline (Defenbaugh) Geiger Dave W. & Carole A. (Patterson) Gieseke Elsie Goff* Bill & Dorothy Gram George R. Green & Barbara Klein-Green Bob Gregory* & Helen A. Gregory

Loren T. Gunderman Beatrice E. (Lemon) Hansen* Lydia L. (Stickerod) Haynes* Betty Lou Hazelton Peter & Karen (Crawford) Hendrickson Robert M. & Carolyn A. Henry Theodore C. Hinckley* & Caryl C. Hinckley Ronald A. Houston Dean L. & Aleta A. Hubbard Russell Insley* Donald E. Johnson* Harold R. Johnson Gideon R. & Martha Jones J.E. Kirschner* Richard H. & Phyllis J. (Combs) Leet Marvin E. Lehnen & Kathryn B. (Krause) Lehnen* Eleanor (Nicholas) Letts* Forrest G. & Joan B. Lowe Vane B. Lucas Jr.* Mary M. Asbell & Allan S. Mackenzie Mary E. Markt Ruth L. (Mitchell) McClurg Patricia A. McDermott* Gary & Merry McDonald Wayne H. McQuerry* & Ruth (Collins) McQuerry John P. Mees* & Joan Mees

Cheryl J. (Lamar) Melvin Genevieve A. (Webb) Miller Barry E. Monaghan Faye (Sutton) Morrow* Earle I. Moss, Jr.* & Martha Moss Marvin Mothersead* Judd C. Nicholas* Carl G. Nurski Mona M. (Pennington) Nurski* Elnora (Hennegin) O’Neill* Marcena H. Onstott* Philip J. Patterson Blanche (Anderson) Pedley Milton E. & Zella (Mitchell) Ploghoft Jon R. & Joleen M. (Schneider) Pool Allene (Hunt) Porter* Paul R. & Amabel H. Poynter Helen G. (Leese) Raines* Roberta (Walker) Richey Mary M. Rigney Richard L. Sawyers* Helen (Chapman) Schilling Frederick Schneider* & Edwardena (Harrison) Schneider* Mary R. Seat* Claude & Helen Shaffer Warren S. & Rita P. Shuck David L. Snider Rollie & Carroll E. Stadlman

Robert Lee Stanton Carl D. & Mary E. (Luehrman) Stempel Robert & Arlyne Strait Robert J. Stucker Christopher Stump, Jr. W. Lester & Leola Swaney M. Celeste (Holtom) Taylor* Maurine A. Thomas* Frank J. & Donna J. (Ward) Thompson Jerome J. Trout* Roberta F. Utterback* Patricia VanDyke Charles W. Veatch & Pam (Grau) Veatch* Morris C. Walton* & Betty C. Walton Paul G. & Paula Ward William & Myra (Wedlock) Warshauer Nancy L. Western* Maurice D. Wheeler* & Sharlis (Marple) Wheeler Laura B. Widmer J. Clun Wilson Janet M. Wilson* Montgomery L. & Irma L. (Hull) Wilson Howard L. Wollen* Martha Faye (Fouts) Woollums* Opal Yates Melvin G. & Janet Young

Nodaway Valley Bank Elnora (Hennegin) O’Neill* Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers, Inc. James D. & Elaine (Frazee) Plowman Allene (Hunt) Porter* Frederick Schneider* & Edwardena (Harrison) Schneider* Robert Lee Stanton & Cassalou Stanton* M. Celeste (Holtom) Taylor* Harvey C. & Joyce M. (Smith) White

The Bell Tower Society

BP Foundation, Inc. Harold W. Beattie* & Emily K. Beattie* Citizens Bank & Trust Kinsell & Vera Coulson Trust A.H. Bud & Suzanne (Lewis) Edwards Michael L. Faust Robert E. & Martha (Polsley) Gamble Richard H. & Phyllis J. (Combs) Leet Genevieve A. (Webb) Miller Blanche (Anderson) Pedley Earl Shelton Mary M. Smith* Jerome J. Trout* Martha Faye (Fouts) Woollums*

Lifetime Giving The Birches Society The following donors have contributed $250,000 or more in lifetime gifts.

The first building erected on campus was Academic Hall, now known as the Administration Building. Its commanding location is situated on the highest point of land between Omaha, Neb., and St. Louis on the old Wabash Railroad line, 1,163 feet above sea level. Five cut-leaf birches stood at the site like sentinels, prompting faculty and students to describe the Normal School as being located “behind the birches.”

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Anonymous Melvin D. & Valorie G. (Wheeler) Booth Ada Mae Clough* Marilyn L. Colwell* Charles R. & Pearl L. Derstler Marion (Tollaksen) Fischer* Gateway Zeline (Defenbaugh) Geiger Beatrice E. (Lemon) Hansen* Ronald A. Houston Kawasaki - Maryville

The following donors have contributed between $100,000 and $249,999 in lifetime gifts. In 1965, Dr. Robert P. Foster announced plans to build a Bell Tower as a memorial to deceased alumni, former faculty members and those from the University’s family who died representing our country. After years of raising money, ground was finally broken in the fall of 1970 and the sounds of chiming bells greeted students returning for the fall semester of 1971.

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Lifetime Giving The Long Walk Society

The following donors have contributed between $25,000 and $99,999 in lifetime gifts. The original architect’s plans for the campus, which were modeled after Cambridge University, included a large quadrangle, marked on the most northern point by the Administration Building, with all future campus buildings built facing the quadrangle. While the original plans were never realized, the first sidewalk built from the entrance at Fourth Street/College Avenue ran straight up to the front door of the Administration Building. Known as the Long Walk, songs were even sung about the long walk.

American Association of University Women American Football Coaches Association John C. & Jo E. (Bateman) Andrews Allan S. Mackenzie & Mary M. Asbell Jim J. & Gaye Ballinger Bank Midwest Barnes & Noble Helen (McMahon) Barrett*

Lois (Utterback) Beal Donald D. & Ann Beeson Ned Bishop & Marjorie L. Bishop* Robert E. & Betty (Johnson) Bush Rick A. & Tammy Carter John T. & Georgann B. Cook Nell Cowden Kelly W. & Kathy L. (Heath) Crawford Paul E. Daniel* & Cloretta L. (Sager) Daniel* Danner For Congress Frances R. Daugherty* DST Systems, Inc. E & R Sanitation Opal (Calvert) Eckert* Samuel Edmunds* Larry Ehlert* & Velma Ehlert, Ehlert Bull Test Program Energizer George W. & Juanita English Robert E. Fraser* Robert E. Fraser Foundation Dwight Gates* Calvin N. & Marilyn Goeders Bill & Dorothy W. Gram George R. Green & Barbara Klein-Green James D. & Marian Hammond

Harden, Cummins, Moss & Miller, LLC Von Hayes Lydia L. (Stickerod) Haynes* Ralph & Joyce F. Hook Dean L. & Aleta A. Hubbard Hy-Vee Ideker, Inc. Illinois Tool Works Foundation Information Builders, Inc. Arthur A. & Karen Jablonski James M. & Betty Jackson, Sr. John Sublett Logan Foundation Christopher R. & Mercedes (Ramirez) Johnson Mabel V. (Wells) Jordan* James R. & Patricia J. (New) Joy Douglas K. & Linda S. (Keller) Kinder Kiwanis Club KNIM Radio Ed Koppelman Charles & Florence O. (Abarr) Lawhead Marvin E. Lehnen & Kathryn B. (Krause) Lehnen* LMP Steel & Wire Company Bill & Jessica J. (O’Rourke) Loch

Loch Sand and Construction Company Gweldon L. Long William L. & Jodie L. (Hamilton) Mackintosh Mary E. Markt Ruth L. (Mitchell) McClurg Alice L. McCullough John L. & Teresa G. (Kelly) McCune Howard McIntosh Wayne H. McQuerry* & Ruth (Collins) McQuerry Middle Fork Water Company, Inc. Midland Surveying, Inc. Gerald A. Mitchell* & Wilma E. (Myers) Mitchell* Gaylord D. & Mercedes (Triplet) Morrison Irene Mueller* New England Business Service-Maryville Northwest Ford/Lincoln/ Mercury, Inc. Northwest Missouri Cellular Mona M. (Pennington) Nurski* Kevin M. & Donna O’Reilly B.D. & Sue (Wright) Owens PaineWebber Frederick P. Parcher* Pioneer Mobile Homes, Inc.

Milton E. & Zella (Mitchell) Ploghoft Principal Financial Group Foundation Gladys M. Rickard* Chauncey Saville* Richard L. Sawyers* Robert D. & ZoAnn (Holt) Severson Frank C. Skipton R. Joe & Nancy Smith Olive G. Somerville* Sprint Foundation Frank H. Strong* & Vivian Strong Taco John’s of Maryville, Inc. Maurine A. Thomas* Treasurer of Nodaway County Bruce E. & Polly Twaddle United Electric Cooperative US Bank Roberta F. Utterback* Pauline F. Walker* Mike & Jean L. Wilcox Garvin R. Williams* & Imogene (Henderson) Williams John C. Williams Harold Wilmarth & C. Joy (Couts) Wilmarth* Montgomery L. & Irma L. (Hull) Wilson Joseph B. & Marilyn Zelenz

Ron C. & Nancy DeYoung John H. Dieterich* & Mary G. (Garrett) Dieterich Edward Jones Exxon Education Foundation Farmers Insurance Group of Companies Victor M. Farrell* & Frances Farrell* Calvin N. & Marilyn Goeders Warren & Barbara Gose Georgia Gromer* Sharen Gutreuter Wilma Hall* Betty Lou Hazelton Theodore C. Hinckley* & Caryl C. Hinckley Hy-Vee JE Dunn Construction Company Amy R. Jacob Donald E. Johnson* K.C. Petersen Construction Co.

Chang You Kan Martin & Ramona A. (Rope) Kanne Kansas City Chiefs Lloyd & Eileen (Isom) Kelly J.E. Kirschner* LuBeth W. Kuemmerle Eleanor (Nicholas) Letts* Joan L. (Johnson) Marfice Marian Home Loan Co. Marsh, Espey, Riggs, PC Maryville Host Lions Club Gary & Merry McDonald John P. Mees* & Joan Mees Barry E. Monaghan Motorola Foundation Nissan Motors Nodaway County Recreation For Handicapped North Aggregate Products Northern Trust Company Jack L. & Gilda J. Otte Russell W. Parman* & Betty (McCowen) Parman

Kenneth C. & Mary Petersen James C. & Joanne (French) Redd Rotary Club of Maryville Mahala Saville* August Sherman* Shughart Thomson & Kilroy St. Joseph Light and Power David Stanley Edra M. (Planck) Stoskopf Robert & Arlyne Strait Strong & Strong Robert & Juddy Elaine B. Tebow Kenneth T. Thompson* & Icel (Donelson) Thompson* Toshiba Corporation Charles W. Veatch & Pam (Grau) Veatch* Morris C. Walton* & Betty C. Walton Wesley Foundation of Maryville Williams Recycling

Pace Setters Life Insurance

The following individuals set the pace for unprecedented support in the early years of the Foundation through the gift of a life insurance policy.

Donald D. & Ann Beeson Edward D. & Marla Douglas Dave W. & Carole A. (Patterson) Gieseke Bob Gregory* & Helen A. Gregory Robert M. & Carolyn A. Henry Dean L. & Aleta A. Hubbard John P. Mees* & Joan Mees Philip J. Patterson Rollie & Carroll E. Stadlman Robert J. Stucker Charles W. Veatch & Pam (Grau) Veatch* Montgomery L. & Irma L. (Hull) Wilson

Associate Members

The Northwest Foundation is thankful for the lifetime support of all alumni and friends. Although lifetime giving levels now begin at $25,000, these individuals assumed a vital role in the former Tower Society with their lifetime gifts between $10,000 and $24,999.

A.E. Easter Family Foundation Aquila Eddice B. Barber Freida M. (Bennett) Belford* Charles R. Bell* & Lela Bell* Boatmen’s First National Bank A.C. Breckenridge* Caskel Leasing Company Marie Chandler Oftelie* John T. & Georgann B. Cook James D. Cox Sandra M. (Gray) Cox Don O. & Nancy Daniel Elwyn K. & Emma (Brown) DeVore

* Deceased

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Annual Giving The Northwest Circle The following donors contribute at least $10,000 each fiscal year.

The Fifth District Normal School opened in 1905, offering two-year programs to educate teachers for the region. The name was changed to Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in 1919 as the curriculum began to focus on four-year programs. As its prominence as a regional institution began to grow and the fields of study continued to expand, the name was

The Cornerstone Circle

The following donors contribute between $5,000 and $9,999 each fiscal year. The cornerstone of Academic Hall, now the Administration Building, was laid on Oct. 12, 1907, amid great celebration, including a parade. Into the cornerstone, a copper box was placed that included

The President’s Circle

The following donors contribute between $1,000 and $4,999 each fiscal year. Nine presidents have served this institution from the days of the Fifth District Normal School to present day Northwest Missouri State University. Through their guidance and leadership, Northwest has grown into one of the most respected universities in the country.

AMB Group, LLC AmerUs Group Charitable Foundation Anderson & Sundell, PC Anonymous j Aquila Anonymous John W. & Mary Beth (Clayton) Baker, Jr. Bank Midwest Mike Baumgartner Beaumont Waterworks, Inc. Donald D. & Ann Beeson j Gary W. & Sherry Bell Benjamin L. Westman, DDS j

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again changed to Northwest Missouri State College in 1949. Finally, as the breadth of the programs continued to increase, especially graduate studies, the name Northwest Missouri State University was approved in 1972. No matter the formal name, the institution has always been known by its alumni and friends as Northwest.

ARAMARK Facility Services-Maryville, Mo. Melvin D. & Valorie G. (Wheeler) Booth

many items from the era such as coins, pictures and a copy of the law that created the Fifth District Normal School. After many heartaches and delays, the building was finally completed in 1910.

Jim J. & Gaye Ballinger George W. Barratt* & Marjory Barratt Gary Bennerotte* & Susan Bennerotte

Ned Bishop Blue Cross/Blue Shield Robert J. & Mary Boerigter Robert G. & Sue Bolin, Jr. Ronald D. & Sharon M. (Cross) Bonnett Boyles Motors, Inc. Larry C. & Dorothy Brandt Leonard M. & Mauna Brooke Shoba (Mansukhani) Brown Lance E. & Sherry J. Burchett Caltech Industries, Inc. Cargill Carter’s Clinic Pharmacy Lorace E. Catterson Greg & Cindy Chapman John P. Cline CONAGRA ConocoPhillips Company Leland H. & Patricia Corley Joseph Cornelison Ray & Barbara L. (Zehr) Courter 12 Orrie T. & Sara (Sellars) Covert j 12 Nell Cowden Don O. & Nancy Daniel Karen L. Daniel j

Rick A. & Tammy Carter Charles Schwab Corporation Foundation Citizens Bank & Trust William H. & Jean Corken Charles R. & Pearl L. Derstler DST Systems, Inc. E & R Sanitation Embarq Corporation Robert Fraser* Calvin N. & Marilyn Goeders Bill & Dorothy W. Gram Ronald A. Houston

Dean L. & Aleta A. Hubbard John Sublett Logan Foundation Kawasaki - Maryville Kinsell & Vera Coulson Trust Richard H. & Phyllis J. (Combs) Leet Marvin E. Lehnen & Kathryn B. (Krause) Lehnen* Bill & Jessica J. (O’Rourke) Loch Gaylord D. & Mercedes (Triplet) Morrison Northwest Ford/Lincoln/ Mercury, Inc.

James D. & Elaine (Frazee) Plowman Gladys M. Rickard* 12 Robert E. Fraser Foundation Earl Shelton R. Joe & Nancy Smith Robert Lee & Doris Ann Stanton Vivian Strong Steven L. & Julie M. (Connor) White Mike & Jean L. Wilcox

Bolin Auto and Truck Parts - St. Joseph Community Foundation of New Jersey John T. & Georgann B. Cook Kelly W. & Kathy L. (Heath) Crawford Frances R. Daugherty* Deluxe The Dow Chemical Company Foundation

E.L. Crawford Construction, Inc. Enterprise Realty, LLC James D. & Marian Hammond Hy-Vee James R. & Patricia J. (New) Joy Thomas C. Lancaster Loch Sand and Construction Company

Ruth L. (Mitchell) McClurg 12 Northwest Missouri Cellular Kevin M. & Donna O’Reilly Sealed Air Corporation Rollie & Carroll E. Stadlman Joyce (Barratt) Turner Harold G. & Marylee (Steele) VanSickle, Jr. Dorothy J. Walker Ben L. & Kathleen J. Westman

Dennis C. Dau Kenneth & Joyce Davison Edward T. Day j Deloitte & Touche Foundation Deluxe Corporation Foundation Elwyn K. & Emma (Brown) DeVore Ron C. & Nancy DeYoung Ann Dickinson Judy Dierking j L. Cliff & Janie Duffield Opal (Calvert) Eckert* A.H. Bud & Suzanne (Lewis) Edwards Ellison-Auxier Architects, Inc. Energizer Michael L. Faust Richard R. Flanagan Thomas E. Frank Jeff & Carole (Fields) Funston Robert E. & Martha (Polsley) Gamble Warren & Barbara Gose George R. Green & Barbara Klein-Green Chris J. & Shannon Greisen Frank & Vicki S. (Greer) Grispino, Sr.

Joan C. Groom Growmark, Inc. Patrick B. & Teri Harr Richard A. & Margaret J. Hart Hartford Insurance Group E. Ray & Linda Hischke j Ronald W. & Martha Ideker Arthur A. & Karen Jablonski j Wendell & Joan D. (Lynch) Jackson Jock’s Nitch Arnold J. & Mary Le Johnson j Craig L. & Kerry Kelley Kelly Foundation, Inc. j Kentucky Fried Chicken of Maryville KNIM Radio Kirk G. Larson Rick E. & Catherine P. LeBlanc j Jeffrey W. Lenz Fred V. & Brenda R. Lisle 12 Gweldon L. Long Mary Ann Lowary William L. & Jodie L. (Hamilton) Mackintosh Marsh, Espey & Riggs, PC

Charles E. Martin Donald W. & Mary (Walkup) Matthews j John L. & Teresa G. (Kelly) McCune Gary & Merry McDonald Miles T. McDonald Ruth (Collins) McQuerry Middle Fork Water Company, Inc. Midwest Walnut Company of Iowa Jonathan A. & Paula R. (Northup) Miller Barry E. Monaghan Helen L. (Fisher) Mutz Richard M. & Barbara A. New Nicholson Kovac, Inc. Nodaway County Recreation for the Handicapped, Inc. Nodaway Valley Bank Jack L. & Gilda J. Otte Pat Parish Philip J. Patterson Pella Rolscreen Foundation Brian & Barb Peterson Charles M. & Linda L. (Nichols) Place j

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Annual Giving Milton E. & Zella (Mitchell) Ploghoft Porter Trash Service Principal Financial Group Foundation Tom & Joan Quinlin James A. & Marilyn S. Rhea j Theodore G. & Ann Robinson Darwin W. Rold Deon & Jodee Roush Francis E. Royster Daniel J. Runde

Rush Printing Company - Maryville The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. Donald M. Schneider & Nini H. Schneider Roger F. & Barbara E. Scott Robert D. & ZoAnn (Holt) Severson Sheldon Enterprises, Inc. Sky Ranch LLC Steven B. & Michelle Smith j David L. Snider

Stan D. & Debbie Snyder Snyder & Associates Inc. St. Francis Hospital Phyllis J. Steckel The Student Body Martha J. Sturtevant j Summa Pharmacy Taco John’s of Maryville, Inc. John R. & Kristine (Ketelsen) Teale j The Board of Trade of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc. Gary J. & Kathy L. Thompson

James H. & Sherry L. (Gillespie) Thompson, Jr. Dick & Kay S. Thomson Melvin L. & Carol Tjeerdsma j Kelly Tolbert Bruce E. & Polly Twaddle Vinnie & Keddy (Springer) Vaccaro Kevin & Kathy Van de Ven Gordon Vavricek Kevin J. & Valerie Wagoner Wal-Mart Foundation

Seth P. & Elizabeth M. (Reuter) Wand Frank G. & Audrey V. Weis Richard E. Westbrook Sharlis (Marple) Wheeler Harvey C. & Joyce M. (Smith) White William Price Family Foundation j Harold Wilmarth Al Wilson Mihoko Yamazoe Joseph B. & Marilyn Zelenz

The Normal School Club

Boeing Company Robert L. & Mary R. Bohlken Sheryl J. Bowen BP Foundation, Inc. Lynn A. Bram Jerald & Ann M. Brekke Bradley C. & Daryl Brenner j Kevin D. & Kelly C. (McComb) Brown Alan J. & Vicki Bubalo j Robert E. & Betty (Johnson) Bush Susan Butler Randy R. & Linda A. Buxton Sachiko M. Cantrell Kathryn M. Benda Cerner Corporation Jeanie K. Chambers City of Maryville Jon D. Clark Robert E. & Janis J. Colville Roger & Janice (Erickson) Corley Richard D. Cornelison Bruce Cowdrey James D. Fletcher & Carol A. Cowles CROPLAN Terence J. & Kristin (Hagedorn) Cudahy j Christopher P. Dahm j Dakota Landscape & Design, Inc. Neal R. & Evonne Dawson Terry R. & Sandra Day Ted S. & Sharon Derks Ramona A. Dickinson Richard Dinkel j Patrick M. & Ellen Donovan Paul R. Drake E.K.S., Inc.

Dan & Carole A. (King) Edmonds Ione B. (Thompson) Edwards j George W. & Juanita English j Ellen Fisher j Kevin M. Fitzgerald Jeffrey R. Foot George Francis Bill H. & Denise A. Frank Trudi M. Freeman Terry L. & Kari L. French Carrol L. Fry Jean E. Fuller j Richard M. & Karen U. Fulton Curtis L. & Margaret Funston j Gainesville Veterinary Clinic, PC Kyle W. & Deborah A. (Huston) Garrett Ryan T. & Sue A. (Redelberger) George Robert O. & Virginia Gill Charles T. & Kathryn A. (Wurm) Goff Michael Graham j Jack B. & Gladys (Hansen) Gray Bob Gregory* & Helen A. Gregory Doug & Ann (Young) Gustafson j Mark & Debra Gutzmer Rex Gwinn Hollis O. Hamilton j Douglas E. & Cherlyn R. (Terrill) Hansen j Hayley E. Hanson Dona Sue Hardesty Betty Lou Hazelton Robert M. & Carolyn A. Henry

Bob & Tracy Henry Mark E. & Lisa Hereford Mike & Debra (Dawson) Herring J.E. & Debra B. Hess David A. & Danette Holmes Channing & Louise B. Horner Michael J. & Sue Hughes j Ideal Industries, Inc. Ideker, Inc. Scott R. & Dana C. (Luke) Jermain Sandra A. (Hayzlett) Jones j Randell E. Moore & Marilou (Rogers) Joyner Martin & Ramona A. (Rope) Kanne Kevin E. Kemmerer Jacob P. & Keri L. (Stangl) Kendrick j Phillip M. & Cindy S. (Platt) Kenkel Paul E. & Joyce (Barnes) Kerber Kerry Meyer Insurance Douglas K. & Linda S. (Keller) Kinder Nathan E. & Amy J. (Kish) Klaas Anna M. Kobbe j Chris & Carolyn A. (Enis) Koger j Paul R. Kuehneman j Coby D. & Jennie S. (Cline) Lamb Chris P. Lange Lions Club Leland M. & Frederica (Dodge) Long Larry J. & Patricia (Faubion) Maiorano Terrance S. Marcum j Charles A. McAdams

Donald McCrary* Timothy J. McGinnis Larry McGough Robert E. McGuire & Melissa Berlin-McGuire Scott D. Meier j Richard A. & Bernadine Mendenhall David D. Messner Alan L. & Brenda J. (Howard) Meyer Jeffrey H. Meyer Midland Surveying, Inc. Midtown Equity Mortgage Missouri Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Dennis N. & Jill D. (Adkins) Monticue j Emma Lee Morgan Steven F. & Ruth S. Morrison Paul W. & Jeanne (Bahl) Moyer Mr. Goodcents Subs and Pasta MTE Office Center Chris & Tami S. Mundy Cindy Nally National Investors Inc. Thea B. Neil Northern Trust Company Stephen L. Oden j Ralph L. & Nancy M. O’Riley Stu J. & Stephanie Osterthun j Jennifer D. (Schulte) Patton Donald C. Peters j Jane Elizabeth Phillips James M. & Cindy L. Pickerel Gregory K. Pierpoint Pat Place j Theodore P. & Katherine E. (Carrel) Place

The following donors contribute between $500 and $999 each fiscal year. Efforts to bring a normal school - a training school for teachers in the public schools - to northwest Missouri actually began in 1874. After many years of struggle in the state Legislature, local residents were finally successful in 1905 as House Bill 311 and Senate Bill 114 were passed and signed into law by Gov. Joseph W. Folk. For 14 years, the institution was known as the Fifth District Normal School and graduated hundreds of teachers who served the region.

Alpine Broadcasting Corporation William L. Andrews j Sharon T. Arnold Allan S. Mackenzie & Mary M. Asbell James D. Bailey David A. & Carol Baird Roger J. & Susan E. (Thompson) Baker James & Linda (Flachsland) Balducci Jon W. & Kelley J. Baldwin Eddice B. Barber j Bruce S. & Coretha C. Barlow Lorraine (Milligan) Bauman Bearcat Lumber Company Fred E. Beavers Gary L. & Patricia Jo Beggs j Patricia K. (McKinnon) Best j Blackwell Education Support Team, LLC Yvonne (Yeater) Boeger j

* Deceased

j Adopt-A-Bearcat Scholarship Donor

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Annual Giving Kent T. & Nicole L. (Bankus) Porterfield The Pub Quaff, Inc. R & S Construction LLC Jeff & Cheryl Raffety Matthew J. & Karen M. (Barmann) Redd Beth Richards Scott & Cindy Richey Scott & Meredith A. (Gillespie) Ross Max & Lynn Ruhl j Robert N. & Katherine (Hann) Sawyer John A. & Bev S. (Orme) Schenkel SCS of Kansas City, Inc. Rod & Sharon E. (Barnes) Shain

Larry L. Sheldon & Judy Maris-Sheldon Larry W. & Linda S. (Chaney) Shoemaker j Sharla Sievers j Todd J. & Lori L. (Dooley) Slagle Darrell W. & Cheryl L. (Hayden) Smith John R. & Charm F. (Brown) Smith, Jr. Jerome & RoAnne (Godsey) Solheim Marilyn R. Sommers Dean & Betty (Oliver) Sparks Robert & Rhonda L. (Vanous) Sparlin Sprint Foundation W.B. & Cheryl L. Stephens j

David V. & Glenda F. Stock Robert R. & Carol V. Sutton James L. Taylor Greg A. & Jill S. (Kroenke) Teale Thermo King Christensen Paul S. & Melissa L. (Whigham) Thompson Jerry & Mary E. (Sundem) Throener Brian & Kerri R. (Ratliff) Thurston Larry S. True Roger D. Tullberg Donald Turner Bryan D. & Sheri A. (Vansickle) Twaddle United Way of Rhode Island US Bank US Card Partner Services Inc.

John S. & Patty (Merrick) Van Cleave Patricia VanDyke Walker Body Shop, Inc. Dean L. & Caroline Wall Gary L. & Jennifer M. (Thompson) Ward Jim & Sue Waters Louis & Kathryn C. Watkins Watkins True Value Hardware Gregory S. & Hollis Weishar Wells Fargo Bank Kenneth A. & Christa A. White Darren Whitley & Azalea Michel-Whitley Diane R. Widger Helen Widger Laura B. Widmer

David J. & Janice Williams Gerald W. & Robin L. Wilmes Montgomery L. & Irma L. (Hull) Wilson Truman E. Wilson Lanny A. & Arlene Woods j H.W. & Nancy L. (Jordheim) Woolsey Ronald N. & Janet B. Wray Phil & Ellen K. Wright j John R. & Susan Yancey John T. & Tricia A. (Tinsley) Yates Youth Wrestling Stanley R. & Elli Zeamer Michael J. Zech

The Lake View Club

Bank Midwest Lawrence E. & Kathy Barmann j Robert J. & Camellia D. (Scott) Barmann C. Taylor & Maxine Barnes j John I. & Marcia (Woodcock) Barrett Barton, Inc. Frank & Kathleen M. (Carmody) Baudino Gerald & Nancy S. (Kerber) Baxter Barry T. & Claudia E. (Bosisio) Beacom Wes L. & Cheryl D. Bennerotte Joel D. & Christine C. Benson Barbara R. Bernard Thomas J. & Donna J. Billesbach j Edward & Marjorie E. (Powell) Bird j Gary E. Black j James L. & Beverly J. Blackford j Dave & Sue Blair j Donna S. (Lord) Blake j Fred L. & Laura J. (Corken) Bond, III j Greg R. & Sondra S. Bowen Theresa L. Brennan Anthony Jay Brown William Andrew & Jo Karen Brown j

Ryan S. & Michelle L. (Wilson) Brown j Venus L. Brown j Richard D. & Martha J. (Ingels) Buckridge Suzanne (Sprague) Bufton j Bush & Associates, Inc. Carol A. Buttell Thomas W. Carneal j Charles & Janet (Border) Cartwright Renzo N. & Zahira N. Casillo j Huashan & Ni L. Chen Joseph M. & La Vonne M. (Long) Chimbel j Bill & Margaret (Berry) Christensen Dennis R. & Terri L. (Teetor) Christensen j Cline Wood Agency, Inc. Robert L. & Debbie Cooper Stephen J. & Erica B. (Zuber) Coppinger Thomas A. & Virginia Coppinger Gary L. & Judith L. Coslet Cottage Care Cotter Travel Associates Jill A. (Crater) Coulter j William Y. & Sharon Cowden Sandra M. (Gray) Cox Kenneth W. Crozier Phillis (Nelson) Davison j Michael H. Deming j

Richard Demott & Nancy Demott Robert E. & Nina M. Dewhirst Jacque (Woodward) Diez j Domino’s Pizza Edward D. & Marla Douglas Rose Marie Duty Lewis Dyche Jerry B. & Carolyn (Nicolle) Dyke EducationQuest Foundation, Inc. Donald L. & Susan R. (Smith) Edwards C.L. & Margaret Ann Edwards Thomas L. & Myrna O. Ellison Mahlon L. & Johanne (Windle) Fairchild Edward L. & Joan F. (Swanson) Farquhar Bob D. & Victoria C. Farris j Faustiana Place Federal-Mogul Corporation Michael S. & Heather Flanagan j Shawn & Lesa (McCord) Francis j Martin H. Galbraith Game Plan Technologies, Inc. Bruce & Nancy Gamet William W. & Kathleen Ganoe Jac B. Garner

Gene A. & Ruth M. Garrett Bradd T. & Sharon L. (White) Gartin j George R. & Barbara H. Gayler j Larry D. Gearhart j Linda R. (Raney) Girard James C. & Janet T. (Fenimore) Goff j Jim N. & Deborah J. (Carver) Goss Bill L. & Sherry (McCoy) Goucher Allyn S. & Judy Graham Gary Greeley j Doris (Peterson) Grose j Stephen Gruba Guthrie County State Bank Bob Hall Harold D. Hall Donald F. & Amy Rebecca Hamera Peggy L. Hane Randy A. & Jana L. (White) Hanson Teri Harr Wayne H. & Karen Hartschuh j Marie A. (Schreck) Hawthorne j Patricia E. (Baker) Haynes Paul W. & Susan M. Heim Janice L. Heinz j Karen (Crawford) Hendrickson j Tad & Susan D. (Pope) Henggeler 12 Timothy D. Henrickson j

The following donors contribute between $250 and $499 each fiscal year.

The lake on campus was created during the tenure of President Uel W. Lamkin. Known throughout history as Lamkin Lake, College Pond and Colden Pond, the area has always been a popular place for students to gather and relax. Included in the surrounding geography are the well-known Kissing Bridge as well as the Peace Pavilion and International Plaza, making the south entrance of campus a visual masterpiece.

Accent Printing Virgil & Dolores Albertini Bryan Alexander j Christopher D. & Christine L. (Matthews) Allen Mark D. & Stacey Allen Ann L. Anderson David E. Anderson Margaret M. Anderson j Christopher B. & Rachel R. (Lipira) Andrews Evelyn Wolff-Angelos Bill J. Archer j Marty Archer Mark A. Avitt j Baker Farms William R. & Dorothy (Sandbulte) Baldwin Eugene H. & Joan Bales Margaret L. (Elliott) Bangerter

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Annual Giving John M. & Becky S. Herrmann Judith A. (Gregory) Hlawatsch Lila R. Holdsworth j Stephen R. Holle Ralph & Joyce F. Hook Amy Beth Hooker William R. & Amelia L. Hooper Hormel Foods Corporation Heather A. HouseworthDeshayes j Cameron & Polly E. (Parsons) Howard Melody Hubbard 12 Mark E. & Jony D. Huff Eldon L. & Janelle R. (Wollenhaupt) Hunsicker Michael E. & Patricia A. (Zech) Hutt Sarah (Harness) Hutt j Kurt H. & Jennifer L. Jackson Leona R. Jackson Jackson Insurance Agency John & Denise (Kirby) Jasinski Mike & Jennifer (Coates) Jewett Benny L. & Cheryl A. Johnson j Brent E. Johnson j Larry W. & Sandra (Naven) Johnson j Philip S. Johnson j Daniel R. Kampen j Allen R. & Judith L. (Hullman) Kearns William S. Kee Brian D. & Sarah E. (Carr) Kever KFC Restaurant Michael A. Knepper Nancy H. (Baker) Koch j Richard Landes Thomas F. & Analee Lanio j Martha J. (Whitehead) Larsen Carlin C. & Vicki Lawhead j Linda (Jones) Lehman j Lennox International, Inc. Kimberlee S. (Whisler) Lewis Basil M. & Ina C. (Barnes) Lister Robert H. & Patty Loft j Forrest G. & Joan B. Lowe James L. & Sylvia C. Lowrance j Jerry & Mitzi (Craft) Lutz j 12

Diana Maley j Danny L. & Mindy Marsh j Ed & Patsy Martin Herschel & Barbara (Coy) Martin j Elizabeth (Brubaker) Matthews Michael G. & Janet McClanahan McDonald’s of Maryville John P. McGuire Kathryn M. McKee Gale W. & Audra McKinney, II j Frank L. & Gail F. (Wiederholt) McKinzie David L. & Janet E. (Clayton) McLaughlin Frank W. Mercer j Bradley A. Meyer Jacob A. Meyer Gaylord D. Meyers C. Gary & Phyllis M. Miles Clarence M. & Gloria (Sherman) Miller Leon & Mary Belle Miller Stephen D. & Karen R. Miller Kenneth W. & Esther F. Minter James & Velma F. (Swartz) Mitchell j Mike K. & Pam Monk John F. & Suzy Moore Del & Shari M. (Goetz) Morley Allen W. Motley John N. Murray Wendel M. & Bobbi Myers Nationwide Insurance Foundation NEC Insurance, Inc. Margaret R. (Wright) Nelson David L. & Ann (Eilers) Newman j Newsam Harp, Inc. Jon A. & Paula K. (Ripperger) Nicolaisen j Daren O. & Buffy L. (Brooks) Niemeyer j Nill Bros. Russell & Rita (Sharp) Northup William G. Norton Donald E. & Sue Nothstine Northwest Alumni Dallas Chapter j Bill O’Riley j Wilbur T. Osborne Philip V. & Cathy Ott j Jeff D. & Marilyn J. (Corlett) Otte

Rod & Kathy Otte Thomas R. Peppel Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers, Inc. Tony W. & Jennifer J. (Gum) Perkins j William L. & Pamela Perkins Kenneth C. & Mary Petersen Scott W. Pierce j Don R. & Joyce A. (Wake) Piveral Dorothy A. Porter j Robert & Linda (Hunter) Porter j Deryk L. & Mindy (Lee) Powell j Paul R. & Amabel H. Poynter Phillip M. & Deena E. (Roush) Poynter j Bruce & Sandy Pratt Joseph S. Presti The Prudential Foundation R/S Electric Corp. Patricia E. Raffel Redshaw Paint Supply, Inc. Angela K. (Roberts) Reed j Sherri (Heath) Reeves Gregory V. Reichert David & Marcene (Severson) Rettenmaier Robert L. & Sarah L. Rice Jon T. & Donna L. Rickman Nancy Riley Ted Riley Mark W. Rinehart j Gus Rischer Alan Ritchie Thomas E. & Rose M. (Koster) Robeson j Melvin L. & Karen R. Rogers Mick M. & Beatrice K. (Runyan) Ross j Roger W. & Mary S. Rowlett j Karen R. (Brown) Ruckle j Peitha M. Rush Dean D. & Lee Sanders Hale & Evelyn Sanders Lonnie L. & Barbara Sauter j Robert B. & Deborah A. (Noonan) Sauve j Donald D. & Mary Schenkel Schenkel Farms, Inc. j Paul W. & Mari Schieber, Jr. j Robert L. & Carol L. (Gregory) Schmidt

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Dean M. & Joan M. Schneider Lee T. & Nina C. Schneider Mark A. & Amy L. Schonhoff Kent S. Schreiner Thomas L. Schroeder Charles A. Schultz & Patricia Bowers Schultz Don & Iris (Wehrli) Scott j Ross W. & Elizabeth (Sullivan) Scott Donald Sears Sam E. & Mary E. (Madget) Shelby j Gary S. Sherlock Shirley’s Realty Orlo G. Shroyer j Jerry A. Simons j David T. & Sue A. (Strauss) Slater Stephen & Becky (Morris) Smith Jonathon P. Smith j Michael J. & Susan M. (Kroeger) Snodgrass Sony Electronics Inc. Kenneth W. Speer Gerald R. & Barbara (Nixon) Sprong St. Joseph Beverage LLC Robert D. & Karen Starckovich State Farm Companies Foundation George A. & Marjorie Stilwell Stoskopf Farms, Inc. j Timothy T. & Jane A. (Laughlin) Sullivan Robert C. Sunkel William F. & Carolyn (Oliver) Sutter j Brian S. & Gina E. (Hayes) Sutton j Stephen A. & Bonnie S. (White) Sutton Daniel L. Swagerty Roxanna R. Swaney Matt Symonds Wilson M. Tatman George L. & Bonnie Taubel James & Connie S. (Anderla) Teaney Mark S. & Debra L. Termini The Hangar James B. Thomas Kay Thomas Stephen L. & Patricia L. (Wray) Thompson Thompson’s Lawn & Landscape William S. Tinsley

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Kimberly D. Todd j Richard W. Tokheim j Norman A. & Sue Townsend j Deborah R. Tripp j Truman Heartland Community Foundation Robert Tucker* & Susan E. (Gladstone) Tucker j Rudy L. Turner Twaddle Realty, Inc. Union Pacific Corporation United Way of the Bay Area Roger D. Vanatta j James A. & Jeanette VanBaren Roger A. & Jayne M. (Beattie) Vest Rheba Vetter Vernon & Angela M. (Meierotto) Vincent j Harold W. & Marge (Wallace) Voggesser Betty Walton Randall W. Ward j David Weichinger Scott & Kathy E. Weidner Wells Fargo Foundation Beth M. Wheeler Jason T. & B. Suzanne (Miles) White j Paul J. White j Bill & Jeanette A. Whited Scott P. & Jennifer (Lane) Wilson Virginia (Barks) Winston Wise Motels Inc. Debra C. Wojtowicz William J. Young j Phil & Debra A. Zech

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The following donors contribute between $100 and $249 each fiscal year. Red and white were the official school colors when Northwest first opened. It stayed that way until 1910 when the colors were changed to green and white at the request of the students, to try to differentiate from Maryville High School which, at the time, also had red and white as its school colors.

Michael J. Abildtrup Joseph F. Abrutz, Jr. Helen (Johnson) Ackerman R. Philip Acuff Steven L. Adams Gregory N. & Joni K. (Hull) Adkins Diane Alexander Tim & Kristina A. (Grispino) Alexander j George E. & Angela Allen Katherine F. (Jamison) Allen Robert E. Allen Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumni Alpha Tau Alpha Richard R. & Mary B. Alsup David R. & Patsy J. (Ward) Alvey American Building Supply Installed Products, Inc. American Family Insurance Peter J. & Christina R. (Pavalis) Amys Donald D. & Linda E. (Jones) Andersen Bradley Pacey & Arleen M. Anderson Carol (Gamble) Anderson Dennis M. Anderson Larry R. & Jeannie (McCormick) Anderson Rosemary C. Anderson Kipley & Susan D. (Kloos) Anderson Amy Andrews Donna J. Andrews Melvin J. & Jeanie Andrews Antonia C. Espey Insurance Agency, Inc. Victor M. Anzalone Todd R. & Sara J. (Davis) Apland George & Janice Applegate John D. & Elizabeth H. Armstrong Jeffrey B. & Deborah J. (Kellum) Arnold

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Arnold Insurance Services, Inc. Edna Mary (Monk) Asbell Robert L. & Patricia Ashbacher William J. Assmann AT&T Foundation Bennie J. Bailey Betty J. Baker Vicki L. Baker William R. & Barbara J. (Roush) Baker Paul G. & Janice Baldwin Ronald H. Baldwin Russell E. & Katherine (Davis) Baldwin Clarence & Betty C. Barnes Michael B. & Trudy Barrett Bruce W. & Holly A. (Murphy) Barstow Tracy D. Barth Charles I. & Susan M. (Wray) Bartlett William T. & Paula K. (Barbieri) Barton Stan A. & Janice Barton BASF Corporation Peter C. Bataillon William & Virginia (Coffelt) Bateman Bateman Photography Inc. Larry D. & Jennifer J. Bayer Angie Bayne BBM Corp. Consulting Engineers of Omaha Joseph M. & Nancy (Ida) Beach Dwayne & Nancy D. (Renaud) Bechtol Bob J. & Phyllis E. (Leu) Beck Steven R. Becker Chris & Dorothy L. (Stowell) Beckham Roger A. Bell Scott A. Belt George W. & Marie A. Benham Stuart Bennerotte Jason A. Bentrup Forrest & Ann M. (Henry) Bertoldie Mervin D. & Marilyn M. (Nelson) Bettis W.B. Bierma Leisa A. Biermann Stuart J. Bintner Michael A. & Paula E. (Nagle) Birchmier C. James & Kaye (Ferguson) Bishop Lucile (Cockayne) Bithos Marvin & Marcia Black

John E. & Jill A. (Wolken) Blackford Nathan J. Blackford Greg A. & Gerianne R. Bliss Christian M. Blondin Romona M. (Hall) Boatright Jeffrey A. & Lori L. (Icenbice) Bogart Noel R. & Pat Bogdanski Diana L. Boland Gregory J. & Carrie N. Bonnett Luke L. Boone Gary O. & Martha (Landers) Booth Jeffrey C. & Jill Borchardt Richard A. & Donna K. (McLarney) Borchardt Tony C. & Amy Borchers Bob Bostwick Chad C. Bostwick Scott L. & Susan M. Bostwick Charles M. & M. Jean Bouas Chris E. & Amy J. (Wagner) Bouchard Edward W. & Agnes (Kowitz) Boulger Mark D. Bower Chandler F. Bowser Earl E. & Melanie Boyd Richard D. Bradley Marian Bradshaw Rick E. & Amy R. (Coursen) Bradshaw Todd L. Breedlove Peggy A. Brenden Jeff S. & Cristen K. (Poynter) Brenner Charles & Norine (Norris) Brewer Damian L. (Valline) Bridges Earl F. & Ann (McNeill) Bridgewater Joy L. (Salmon) Brigman Bernard J. Brinkmann, Jr. Leo R. & Keri J. (Andersen) Brooker Billy V. & Courtney Brooks Delsa L. Brooks Ron & Ann M. Brothers Jeffrey P. Brouse & Heather Camune Keith & Charlotte (Kenny) Brown Donald M. & Victoria A. (McCoy) Brown Gregory G. & Judy L. Brown Harold W. & Lucinda E. Brown Janet K. (Waller) Brown

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John S. Brown Barbara J. (Turner) Bucker Mark A. & Anita (Graham) Buelow Alan B. & Leslie L. (Ide) Bunch Dennis E. Bunch Mark A. & Chyre D. (Polsgrove) Buntz Jenny L. (Arthur) Burkhead Gary L. & Kathryn M. (Freed) Burns Annette Burnsides Mark & Marla Burnsides James M. & Peggy Burr Robert L. & Seal S. Burrell David L. Burton JoAnn Bush Robert F. Bush David & Erin C. Bushey Douglas J. & Anita L. (Malcom) Bushner Gary D. & Betty R. (Johnson) Bussard Carl Butcher Raymond Butt Sarah (Porter) Byers Thomas & Stacy A. (O’Sullivan) Byrne Al & Dorothy Cade, Jr. G. William Cain Larry Cain Lynn C. Cain Elizabeth A. (Binney) Calcara Benjamin G. Calhoon Allyn D. Calhoun Ron & Cindy Capps Joe N. & Sandra I. (Stilabower) Caraway Elizabeth Carlson Robert T. Carmichael Samuel E. Carneal Gaye (Lane) Carpenter Carpenter Services Mark L. & Mary B. (Steinhauser) Carr Don D. & Stacy R. (Lee) Carrick Gene & Regina A. (Bruntmeyer) Cassell, Jr. Michael T. Casteel Mary Kahn Scott & Victoria L. (Chase) Castleman Caterpillar Foundation CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services Kelli D. Chabot Steve & Mary R. (Lauffer) Chamberlain Joyce Chambers

James F. & Bonnie S. Chapman Richard D. Chasteen Chatterbox Cafe Chevron Matching Gift Program Rolf Christen Dale L. & Sandra S. Christensen Oscar T. & Lois E. Christensen, Jr. Jame N. Christiansen Michael J. & Cheryl D. Churchman Kristin R. Clark Melvin & Patricia Clark Classic Chevrolet -Cadillac, Inc. Lynn E. & JoAnn Claussen Mark A. Clements Terry S. Clevenger James E. & Jane Cline Clinton L. Allen Monuments, Inc. The Coca-Cola Company Cliff & Shirley Cockayne Garnett & Charlene Coffey John C. Coffey Kim K. Cohen Robert A. Cole Glenn F. & Bernice Coleman James E. & Patricia D. (Tiffin) Collins Robert J. Collins Collins Farms j William L. Combs James M. Cone Garland W. & JoAnn Conner Stephen Conner Jerry L. & Mary E. (Stevenson) Cook Wayne & Wendy B. (Wykoff) Cooley Tom Cooney David M. & Deborah Cooper Scott A. Cooper Marlene M. Corcoran Mark W. Corson Sarah K. Coslet Benjamin F. & Joni Cox David R. & Jill (Harrison) Cox Trenton W. Cozad George D. Crawford Andy & Joy M. (Hubbard) Crimmins j Victor & Joyce (Goeders) Cromer Mary A. Cross

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Annual Giving David J. & Ellen D. (Haggard) Crouse Keith & Janie Crowe William David & E. Wanda (Sloan) Crozier Dennis R. & CeAnn M. (Childress) Cruise Mark F. Cuddy Richard Cummins Jon D. & Vicky Cundiff Virginia L. Cunningham Carol (Crawford) Curry Fiona J. Curtin Joy Dahlberg Terry L. Dahms Judith M. Dallinger & Dale Hample Dan & Christine D. (Killen) Danford Daniel A. Burton, DDS, PA Linda K. (Snell) Daniels Jon W. & Sue Danner Josephine (Garrett) Darr Edward Dastmalchian Jerry L. Davidson David D. Davis P.J. & Joanne Davis Larry A. & Cynthia A. (Heck) Davis Ross B. & Kathy Davis, III Kurt Davis & Sandra K. Davis Sandy Davis Jaden T. Davison Marion D. & Debra M. Debbaut Greg & Elaine Decker Gary P. & Nancy Deckman Deborah N. (Johnston) Defenbaugh Joseph T. Delaney Dan H. DeMott Richard W. Dempsey* & Winifred (Caton) Dempsey Jon J. Denton Jon K. Deshayes Mark S. & Sherry DeVore Terry Dew David W. & Jann M. Dibben Douglas & Phyllis (Jackson) Dible Karen M. (Bjorn) Diehl Herbert Dieterich, Jr. Troy & Jaymie B. (Mackey) Dietrich Debra K. Disselhoff Jean M. Ditmars Gay (Osborn) Dittemore Eric H. Doan Vivian D. Dobbs George & Cheryl R. (Dunham) Dobson

Zane S. Dodge Mark J. & Julia C. (Scott) Doll Vern T. & Kathleen (Tobin) Dolph Brian J. Dorn Gene & Sue (Merrigan) Dorrel Jerry & Trudith Dorrel Terry Dorrel Jeffrey S. & Peggy Douglas Richard & Patricia A. (Beeks) Dowden Scott M. & Laura J. (Rutherford) Dowden Weldon Dowden Michael B. Downey Linda M. Downs Linda M. Doyle Howard & Sandra N. Dozier Dr. Paul E. Bacino, DDS, PC Donald K. Drake Jay & Michelle R. (Mattson) Drake Richard N. & Donna M. Drake Stephen L. Drake Kathleen A. (Reiter) Drapp Michael K. & Margaret E. Drew DSM Services, Inc. James L. Dukeshier Anna M. (Otto) Duncan R.D. Dunham Dunlap Plumbing Eric R. & Karen M. (Abbett) Dunlop Alex D. Durst Gregory H. & Barbara Dyer E & D Hardwood Lumber Co. Eagle Communications, Inc. John L. Earney Bonnie (Haymaker) Eastin Charles F. & Kathleen Edwards Denise E. Edwards Mark & Carol Eighmy Robert L. Elder Paul R. & Patricia A. Ellison Michael C. & Kay Emanuele Ericsson, Inc. Steven K. & Janet E. Ernst Mark A. Euritt & Julie Webb Douglas E. & Mimi J. (Arts) Evans Kim & Myra L. (Turner) Evans Mike Fallis Roger & Sheryl Fangmann Richard & Diane Ferguson

Robert & Ellen Ferguson Catherine M. Figgins Shelonda R. Finch Larry D. Fine Marvin L. & Frances Fine Carl C. & Esther Firkins First Data Corporation George F. & Doris M. Fischer Carolyn K. Fiscus Doris (Gillispie) Fisher Gary W. & Jody Fite Donald W. & Dalana J. Fitzgerald Richard & Sally Fitzpatrick Lyle A. & Pat Fleshner Brenda Flynn Vernon L. & Rose M. (Rabe) Foje Nancy E. Foley Alice K. Foose Bradley G. Ford Nelson G. & Shirley Ford Travis W. & Christine A. (Clark) Ford Raymond E. Fore Hannah J. Forman Charlotte M. Foster Norma J. (Granteer) Foster Robert P. & Virginia M. Foster Jeff A. Fox Keith & Margaret R. (Foote) Fox Linda R. (Cross) Frank Joshua T. Frankum Thomas W. & Nancy E. (Sherry) Fratzke R. Frayne Robert M. Frayne Patricia Frevert Jack D. Frisbie Robert W. & Sue A. Frizzell Kristina E. Fry Richard & Mallerd (Maune) Frye Dale & Vicki (Hascall) Fulk Phil & Nancy L. (Meyer) Fullerton Gary G. & Julia (Thompson) Funkhouser Matt J. & Sherry Gaarder Michael & Kathy A. (Cohen) Gabhart Chad A. & Julie A. (Wooten) Gaddie Cheryl M. Gade Tony K. Gannan Timothy J. Gardner John F. & Roberta (Kordes) Garner

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John K. & Belvidene (Crain) Garrett Kevin O. & Christi (Rollins) Garrett Garrett Golf Club Clinic Garst Farms, Inc. Antoinette V. Gates Norman & Kathleen Gaugh Gene L. & Angela K. Gettys Denis I. & Mary F. Gibbs Peggy Gibbs Dave W. & Carole A. (Patterson) Gieseke Patricia A. Giesken Russell R. Gilbert Rex E. & Jody Gittins Francis & Lou Goff Diane A. Gorcyca Delila E. (Duckworth) Gordon Helen R. Gorsuch Beth A. Goudge Fred L. & Rogene M. Goudge Theodore L. & Beth A. Goudge Carol L. (Workman) Graham Ann M. Graner Larry & Wallis A. Gray Jennifer J. Green William C. & Lisa D. Gregerson David M. & Debbie Greteman Stanley K. & Janet L. Griffin Tim & Linda K. (Davis) Griffith Gary Gronstedt Michael E. Gonzales & Lynda D. Grossman Gina L. Gruhn Nanda P. Gudderra Jon C. & Amy J. (Sheffield) Gustafson Robert E. & Lillian I. (Sickels) Guthland Larry & Paula J. Haataja Michael L. Hackney Don R. & Mary J. Hagan Jim & Jennifer L. (Ticknor) Haggart Martha A. Haines Byron C. Hale Lynn D. Hale Steven D. & Melissa K. Hale Daron N. Hall Bruce A. Halstead Patrick A. Halsted Frederick L. & Marilyn R. Halverson Jimmy D. Ham Herbert R. & Vicki A. Hammer

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LeRoy E. & Janet Hammond Andy Hampton Linda K. (Graf) Hamtil Hong Gyu Han Kay (McDaniels) Hanes Kenna J. Hankins Vikki D. Hankins Robert A. & Kathryn Hanrath James W. & Sara E. (Bonta) Hargrave Jeffrey K. & Amy R. (Willits) Harlin Nita L. Harmes Kathi Harness John C. Harper Scott D. Harr Sandra J. (Maharry) Harris Charles G. Harroun Mark A. & Sherry R. (Kennell) Hartman Tom Hartman, Jr. Michael E. Harvel Carl R. & Charanya Hathcock Gus Haug Randy & Judy Haug Susan (Goff) Hauser Margaret J. (Ford) Hausheer Warren G. Hawk Charles E. & Jackie Hawkins Gary W. Hawkins Jim Hayes Ivan W. Hayworth Douglas E. & Elizabeth O. Hazel James E. & Twyla (Boone) Hazen Nancy J. (Worts) Headrick Dale E. & Jonna Healy Cherine D. Heckman Phillip J. & Linda L. Heeler Rodney J. & Leigh (Holstine) Helfers Henry G. & Beulah Hemenway Martin M. & Joan M. (Collins) Hemenway Suanne (Taylor) Henderson Roderic J. Hennegin Carl L. & Jacqueline Henningsen David G. Henry David L. & Christine Y. (Shelby) Henry Debby (Kerr) Henry Tim Henson Mary Jane Herbert Alice C. Hersh Vicki L. Hersh 12 American Dream Grant Donor

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The Northwest Foundation Inc. acknowledges all donors via letter. Because of space constraints in the Northwest Alumni Magazine, the Foundation is unable to list supporters donating less than $100. Northwest continually strives to ensure data integrity. Therefore, should you believe there is an omission or additional discrepancy in the Honor Roll of Donors, please direct your concerns to Laurie Long in the Office of University Advancement at laurie@nwmissouri.edu or (660) 562-1248. ■

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Matthew G. Hess Jerry Z. Heston Betty L. Heston-Hirsch Mark R. & Dana M. Hetzler James C. Hickey j Harlan & Sybil (Sims) Higginbotham Tina M. Hike Hubbard Leslie & Annette M. Hill Bill P. & Norma J. (Higgenbotham) Hill Douglas L. Hill Stephen R. Hill Susan M. (Sherwood) Hilton William & Sara Lee Hinckley Les M. & Lori Hinmon Judy C. (Fisher) Hoakison Michael B. Hobbs & Giuli Coniglio j C. Lee Hochstein H. Steven Hoerath Christopher L. Holder David M. & Alice I. Holland David L. Holland Charles & Patricia E. (Andrews) Holley Robert & Kayla M. (Nelson) Holscher Ralph E. & Rhoda H. Holstine James W. & Donna Holt Holtman Masonry Ruth (Goodpasture) Hooper Crystal (Cooper) Hoover David S. & Linda L. Hoover George D. & Linda S. (Seitter) Hoover Adam W. & Sara N. (Lovely) Horn Robert K. Houser Janet B. Houston Rita J. Houston Virgil K. & Virginia (Birbeck) Howe Cynthia D. Howell David L. Howell Jason M. & Dawn R. (Tebbenkamp) Howell Eric M. Hoyt Tracy J. Hoza j Christopher T. & Lori K. (Thompson) Huber Nicole L. Hudson Joel S. & Tammy S. Hughes Mary Hughes Dennis & Terry L. (Turner) Hulett Max E. & Gayle Hull Mary K. (Owens) Hunt James A. Hurst Jean K. Hurst Timothy Hurst

IBM International Foundation Jerry G. & Elaine K. (Colborn) Ingle James D. & Rosalie (Vandewater) Ingle James E. & Kathleen E. (Rush) Ingram Interstate Batteries of Northwest Missouri - Gower Nicholas A. Inzerello Audrey L. (Blass) Isett Lewis I. & Elda (Neill) Israel Janis C. (Smith) Ivie Jabar Inc. Donald E. & Martha Jackson Ronald D. & Janis (West) Jackson James P. Jacobs Nick J. & Mary H. Jacobs James Jacoby Twyla D. Jagger Ken Jahde Mark C. Jaksich Randy B. James Randy James Roxi K. James Phillip W. Jardon Jody D. & Beth A. (Harrison) Jeffries Mark S. & Janet E. (Stuck) Jelavich Brenda L. (Turley) Jenkins Anonymous Allan W. & Lynda (Queen) Jensen Jon A. Jensen Jim F. Jeter Harold L. & Shirley F. Job Joseph S. & Lisa D. (Swartz) Jobe William C. Johns Aaron C. & Renee M. (Simmons) Johnson Bruce A. & Terri J. (Clear) Johnson Kenneth M. & Coreen E. (Rohrberg) Johnson Darin K. & Pamela C. (Dunlap) Johnson j Darryl T. & Renee M. (Redd) Johnson Harold A. & Carole (Lininger) Johnson Jim Johnson Kathleen Johnson Kenneth R. & Chrystal L. Johnson Kirk V. Johnson Lu Jean Johnson Martha Johnson

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Monte J. & Barbara J. (Meyer) Johnson Richard D. & Cheryl (Torres) Johnson Rickey L. Johnson Dwain L. & Mary Jones LeJay W. Jones John D. & Jennifer D. Josendale Joseph S. Justin Gary D. Kampmann Collette S. Kaster Kent & Sharon E. (Schlorff) Kavanaugh Robert A. Keefer Bobby R. & Shirley A. (Alden) Kelley Kirk R. Kelley Kellock Investment Inc. Daniel F. Kellogg William D. Kennebeck Edward L. & Charlis L. Kerr Kevin Neal Insurance Agency Inc. Jan B. Kieser Terry & Carol E. King Marlin J. & Trudy K. (McNulty) Kinman Loretta Kissinger Wendy C. Klarik Alan R. & Rebecca L. Klein Barbara A. Klima James J. Kloewer Kevin E. & Michelle (Hynden) Klommhaus Delbert L. Knight Eloise Knuckles Shevon D. & Shawna S. (Heldenbrand) Koger KPMG Peat Marwick Foundation Victor & Denise (Bower) Kretzschmar Thomas E. & Judith A. Krueger Edward F. Kurtz Benjamin G. Kyle Bob & Lisa Lackovic Robert L. & Diane (Morley) Lade John M. & Mary L. (Karrish) Laipple Fred C. & Jacqueline P. Lamer Patrick J. Lamers Scott P. Land Lonny L. Lane Scott L. Lane Kathleen M. Lang Perry & Eva Jean (McDowell) Langer Carl W. & Lois (Clifton) Lanio

Patricia E. Latall Shirley A. Laughlin Gary E. Lausch Mary Beth Lavelle Barbara M. (Burgess) Lavery Stephany Douglas Lawrence Tom & Kim Lawson Dave L. & April S. (Treese) Lawyer Learning Key Child Care Center Inc. Donald E. LeBois & Barbara Springer Hong-Yih Lee Roy V. & Kathie A. Leeper James O. & Linda (Yates) Leese Lisa L. Lehnus Homer & Mildred LeMar, Sr. Jeff A. & LeeAnn (Reents) Leonard Lynn N. & Marsha L. (Alsbury) Leopard Gregory E. Leslie Mary L. Levert Dale G. & Beverly J. (Askins) Lewis David B. & Brenda K. (Weddle) Lewis Galen K. Lewis Jeff L. & Kelli A. (Welter) Linch Vernelle I. Linch Jo Ellen (Atkins) Lincoln Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, Inc. Ed M. Linville Kimberly R. Lippelman Terry K. Lippincott Bruce R. Litte j Ralph J. Litten Quinith A. Littleton Eric D. Livingston Robert E. & Mildred M. (Cockrill) Loch, Jr. Todd J. & Dawn Lockhart Marybeth (Francis) Logsdon Brian L. & Tina (Humphrey) Lohafer Eldon L. Long Jamie D. (Lindsay) Long Mark A. & Karen B. Long Sharon A. Long Looks Salon & Fitness Ellen Loomis Thomas H. Lucas Phillip J. & Patricia A. Lucido, Sr. Paul Ludwig Stephen E. & Kathleen J. Ludwig

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Annual Giving Randal E. & Sharon (Walker) Luke Gary Lupfer Ann D. Luther Shan M. Lynn Lyondell Chemical Teresa S. (Darrah) Macias Dorothy (Laffoon) Maffitt Fred Maher George & Patricia J. (Adams) Maher Donna E. Mandl Elizabeth M. Mandrick Leah D. Manos Christopher M. & Jealaine R. (Vaccaro) Marple Hal R. & Deborah I. Martens Mark W. Martens Edward L. & Ann L. (Martens) Martin Donald R. & Carol A. (McFarland) Martin Dortha L. (Shupe) Martin Joseph & Gloria M. (Mason) Martin Jane (Dunnihoo) Martin Julie K. (Christenson) Martin Ronald D. & Laurie J. (Dedman) Martz Paul E. Marx Maryville Glass & Lock Co. James D. Mason Ronald L. & Becky L. (Brown) Mast Dorothy E. Masters Kirk & Jane L. (Archer) Mathews Roger H. Mathews Clark G. Mathisen Larry W. & Joyce (Tuxhorn) Matiyow Matthew G. Boan, CPA S.B. Matthews Dwight T. & Sandra R. Maxwell Linda M. Mayes Patrick J. & Brenda K. (Deweerdt) McCabe Gene P. McCarney Allison R. McCauley Ray E. McClaran John F. & Sue (Miller) McClaran Chad A. McCollester Charles & Lorene McConnell, Jr. Margaret A. McCrea Julie M. (Gaul) McDermott Thea McGaugh Stephen D. & Beth A. (Elmendorf) McGinnis Tina M. McGinnis

Terrence J. & Geri McGonegle Brad J. McGowan William C. & Suzann McGruder William G. McGuire Randall L. McKee Alfred McKemy & Carole Douglas Mike McLaughlin Patrick & Lana (Linville) McLaughlin Mary (Herring) McManus Richard & Wanda McMullin Michael & Miriam R. (Heilman) McNally Jay B. & Mary Meacham James C. & Barbara Meidinger Doris Messick Matthew M. Messick Alan L. & Patricia L. (McDaniel) Meyer Steven E. & Judith R. (Pitts) Meyer Kerry E. & Marsha Meyers Jerry & Katie (Dowdy) Middleton Brenda K. Miller Dan Miller Greg S. & Paula J. Miller James L. Miller Joel A. Miller Josey Miller Kenneth W. Miller, III & Nicole R. McGinnessMiller Larry E. & Bing Miller Merlin R. & Debra L. (McCollaugh) Miller Peggy S. Miller Charles A. & Julie E. (Mock) Misner Mommens Heating & Cooling, LLC Linda (Leek) Moon David T. & Ireene Mooney Charlotte M. Moore Linda D. Moore Nancy S. Moore Susan L. Moore Woodson Moore Marvin & Gwenda Moose Christy R. Morris Steven F. & Ruth Morrison Denny H. & Mary B. (Kobbe) Morrow Ron L. & Janet L. Moss Stephen E. & Nancy L. (Gassen) Moss Harmon & Ellen Mothershead

Robert W. & Brenda S. (Miesbach) Moulder Dick R. & Dixie J. (Wiley) Mowry Jerry L. & Marilyn J. Moyer Billy D. & Pat Mozingo Roy W. Muders Paul D. & Deborah (Hunziger) Mueller William Mueller* & Karol A. Mueller Leon M. Muff Njavwa J.J. Mulwanda Andrew O’Connor & Kelly C. Murray-O’Connor Bill E. & Barbara C. Musgrave Ed Mutti Mutual of Omaha Companies Doug Myers James L. & Keitha I. (Hart) Nance Joe Bill & Lila B. Nash George F. Nathan Doyle D. & Maree Nauman N.C. Cameraon & Sons, Limited Clifford & Gerre (Schmitz) Nelles Dennis S. Nelson Todd M. Nelson Nelson Mowing David & Julia A. (Weaver) Nester Neil A. & Leslie K. (Ogle) Neumeyer Tony Newkirk Jerry D. Newman News-Press and Gazette Company Gaylord N. Nichols Paul D. & Nina (Young) Nickerson Carla S. Nicks Chris & Connie Nienhaus Michael W. & Tina M. Nimmo Judith A. (Layton) Nixon Ray L. Nixon Karen A. Hagen L. Susan Norris Rod Northway Northwest Missouri State University Jay O. Nower George W. & Cynthia L. Null F.W. Null* Galen Obert Sean D. & Ellen D. (Burton) O’Brien Karen A. O’Dell Jeannie C. O’Donnell * Deceased

David C. & Erin L. (Shevling) Oehler James & Marge Offenbacker Clarence M. Okihiro Arlene O’Riley Mitch J. Osborn Kim A. & Gail Otte Judith L. (Pasternak) Owen Thomas J. Owen Jill L. Owens John B. Owens Sonya L. Paddock John Pagin Pagliai’s Pizza Carol Pall Go Woon Park Park Lawn Funeral Home Kirk L. & Candee (Clough) Parkhurst Sandra L. Parks Betty (McCowen) Parman John L. & Ruth J. Parman Gordon H. & Jane D. (Searcy) Parry Richard D. & Judith (Clark) Partlow Jerry C. & Jeannie Patee Gary L. & Sue A. Patterson Paul Steele Farms Natalie Pauley Lisa B. (Stageman) Pavelski Ina K. (Hanrath) Payne William H. & Mary A. Penniston Richard D. & Carleen M Perry Jason & Debra S. (McCloney) Peters Larry E. & Sandra J. (Sievers) Petersen Virginia (Hall) Petersen Alan L. Peterson Darwin D. & Susan Peterson Douglas D. Peterson Larry F. Peterson Mark A. & Becky L. (Puett) Pettegrew Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity Richard L. & Ethel C. Phillips Sheila A. Phillips Phillips Farm Service, Inc. Denise K. (Pratt) Pierce Donald M. & Barbara J. Pierce Ronda K. (Ridnour) Pierce Carl R. Pierpoint Joseph & Cheryl (Phillips) Pilsl

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Pioneer Hi-Bred International Denice M. (Mittlieder) Pleak Marilyn (Zbierski) Polous* Margaret (Porter) Polsky William P. Pope Fred & Rita F. (Wagner) Poppa Terry L. & Susan K. (Soyland) Porter Tillie Porterfield Kermitt L. & Susan (Jacobsen) Posten Powell Optometry & Optical Shops Jean W. Pratt Joel Pratt E.B. & Joycelyn Prawl Dorothy L. (Woodburn) Preston Stephen Price Thomas A. Price Melanie A. Priest Roger M. & Julia A. (Willson) Prokes Jeffrey & Michele L. (Miller) Pruitt Curtis & Jennifer D. (Huntsman) Prussman Jack A. & Peggy C. (Seegers) Purdy Dennis D. Purviance Louis P. & Clarice Pushkarsky Quality Brands Distribution JoAnn Race Jerome F. Ramaeker Karen Ramaeker Randall Manufacturing, Inc. William & Cindy K. (Rosenberger) Rangier Aaron J. & Barbara A. (Benning) Ranner William S. & Caroline B. Ratcliffe Nigam P. Rath Barbara A. Ratliff David M. Rauhauser Ray Alburn Music Enterprises Edwin D. & Deborah L. (Kramer) Reasoner Allen B. & Sara Reavis Mark C. Reavis Patrick L. & Anna K. (Nothstine) Redd Donita R. Reed John B. & Deanna K. (Rollen) Reed Doug & Sarah (Huntman) Reed Susan M. Reinders Maria L. Reinoehl 12 American Dream Grant Donor

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Annual Giving William C. & Dianna L. (Dudley) Rentie Stephen M. Rhodes & Lisa K. Renze-Rhodes John C. & Della A. Rhoades Dennis E. Rhodes Kevin L. Rhodes Douglas C. & Pamela A. (Finnell) Rinas Paul D. & Joyce E. Ritchie Gladys M. Ritterbusch Robert L. Ritterbusch James & Patricia A. (Bolin) Roach Stanley S. Roberts Roberts Roofing Company Inc. Donald L. & Phyllis D. Robertson Rockwell International Corporation Alberto & Carol (Duff) Rodriguez Robert L. & Yvonne Rogers Robert M. & Christina K. (Ormsbee) Rohlfs Mark P. Rooney Larry & Janet Rosenbohm Mike Rosenbohm Byron R. & Rosamond J. Ross Clint M. & Kim M. Ross Paul I. Ross Theophil W. & Jackie R. (Lancaster) Ross Kurt R. & Theresa Rowan Robert O. & Ann L. (Cowan) Rowlette Nickolas L. & Lisa M. (Whitney) Ruffcorn Michelle A. (Densmore) Rumelhart Myrna B. Rummer Sandra J. Runyan Rural Missouri Insurance Agency, Inc. Larry G. & Karla Rusco Kenneth L. & Jeanna Rutter Kathy Ryan Tim Ryan Allen Sample Cleopas T. Samudzi & Fungai Chanetsa Randall D. & Joanne E. (Fastenau) Sandage B.D. & Alma D. Sanders Mark E. & Kay M. (Andrew) Sanders Tim C. & Alicia (Reyes) Satre Angelo F. & Paula F. (Moyer) Savaiano John D. & Shelly Sayre

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Kimberly D. Scamman Aracelis Scarbrough Steven E. Schaefer Craig A. & Belinda Schafbuch James & Kathleen M. (Bregenzer) Scheffer Daniel W. Scheible Sue (Goforth) Schenkel Ed & Peggy (Luke) Schieber Frederick A. & Cleanne S. (Ferguson) Schieber Helen (Chapman) Schilling Roger L. Schlegel David L. & Dana Schmidt Brian C. Schmitz Brian & Diana (Knorr) Schmitz Douglas R. & Tammie M. Schmitz Roger & Julia A. (Durbin) Schmitz Dana D. Schock j Jerel & Mary J. Schomer Franklin E. & Jean A. (Randall) Schottel Jeffrey J. Schramm Roger W. Schraufek Phillip A. & Amy (McClemons) Schreck Mary H. Schroeder Steve L. Schultes Ryan J. Schultz Pamela J. Schwerin C. Alan Scott Carol G. (Brand) Scott B.D. & Janet Scott Ronald P. Searcy SECO Strohbehn Electric Co. Hubert & Maryle Seipel Michael A. Sell Craig S. & Dana (Nichols) Shafar Delbert & Virginia L. Shain Shamrad Metal Fabricators, Inc. - St. Joseph Lori J. Shannon Mark E. & Candise A. (Beattie) Sheehan Gary & Sarah L. (Sheets) McKeag Lynn E. & Mary Sheldon Harold J. Shepherd Steve Sherry Frances Shipley Steven B. Shively Shoat’s Inc. Judith Cunning Shoot J.F. Shriver Warren S. & Rita P. Shuck Roger A. Shupe

Nancy L. Shy Gordon & Ida May Sickles Donald N. Silcott Silverstone Group, Inc. Mark H. & Suzanne (Zillner) Silverthorn Jon C. & Cheryl Simplot Hollis D. Sisk Phillip A. Skeed Michael G. Skoch Loray & Phyllis (Lawrence) Skoglund Dean S. & Grace M. Slader Steve & Denise L. (Untiedt) Slough William H. Small Lisa G. Smeltzer Burt L. Smith Gary D. & Therese M. Smith Larry & Jane (McWhinney) Smith Jason R. Smith John F. & Debbie R. (Schieber) Smith Kevin J. & Laura L. (Wiechmann) Smith Kenneth & Linda (Gray) Smith Zachary P. Smith Raymond F. & Kris R. (Anderson) Smither James L. Solar & Ann Moxley Pierre R. Sotteau Ronald L. Spear & Angelina S. Bua Carson A. & Sarah M. (Brosi) Spegal Jack R. Spence Spence Financial Group, LLC Timothy J. & Terri L. (Myers) Spencer Gerald L. & Lois I. Spitznagel Kim W. & Carol L. Spradling Phillip D. Springer Robert K. Staashelm Julia Stacy Roger A. Standard Carole E. Stanger Lee R. Stansbury Dan W. & Janette Stanton Frank J. Staroski Stasi Sports Bruce C. Stedronsky Steel Wall Construction Gregory L. & Terri J. (Stelpflug) Steele Shirley P. Steffens Katherine J. (Noble) Steiner Carl D. & Mary E. (Luehrman) Stempel

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Betsy J. Stephenson Chris & Bridget Stephenson Harriett B. Sterns Mark E. & Megan E. (Bauman) Stewart Kirby & Rosemary Stiens Susan M. Stiles Mitchell E. Stock Theresa A. (Brueck) Stoker Steve K. & Bette S. (Hudnall) Stokes Stephen C. Straight Robert & Virginia L. (Buzzard) Straub Jody D. Strauch John L. & Mary Strauch Jay R. Stroh Allison C. Strong Tom Strunk Warren & Georgia L. Stucki Mark R. Suenram Sue Sullens John F. Sullivan Doug Summa Virginia Summa Summa Implement Co. Jack R. & Jean Summers Karl & Joyce J. (Knold) Sundell Gene R. Suplee Grant M. & Jennifer R. (Gries) Sutton Stan Swan Derrick Swaney James D. & Donna (Haines) Swaney Gary & Willa Swanson Joanne M. Swenson Sandra Switzer David M. Tandy James W. & Norma J. Tanner Amy Tapp Ben J. Taylor Steven A. & Susie Taylor Kenneth B. Tebow Albert H. & Lois Terhune, III Daniel J. & Karen R. (Nitzschke) Thate The Strong Family Trust Third Degree Volleyball Club Harlan H. & Dawn R. (Scarbrough) Thomas, Jr. Roberta A. (Robertson) Thomas Clyde Thompson Frank J. & Donna J. (Ward) Thompson Mark A. & Diane Thomsen Jeffrey J. Thornburg Todd B. & Alicia Thorson Jack Thummel

Anonymous Willard C. & Paulette S. Tice Frederick Tilinski Donald R. & Judith M. Tilton Richard T. & Deborah A. (Johnson) Toomey j Michael F. & Sarah B. Travis Matthew E. Traynowicz Randy E. Trca Vivian Trippett Donald R. & Margaret M. (Putnam) Trout Rosemary A. Trummer Judith A. Tucker Reginald H. & Anita K. Turnbull Melvin L. & Carol J. Twaddle Robert D. Ubben Brenda J. Untiedt Kevin C. Vail Sandra S. (Grove) Valline Christine G. (Brennan) Van Hoozer Rod P. Vandeberg Gayla C. (McKinnie) Vandelicht Mark E. & Denise VanSickle Rodger D. Vaughan Charles W. Veatch Frank & Diana L. Veeman Bill & Dorothy J. (Masters) Vest John M. & Rose E. Viau William P. & Vivian (Wilson) Virden Ann (Mutti) Visser Paul & Lois Voge Roger L. Von Holzen Fred J. & Sandi VonBehren Wachovia Foundation Nancy A. Wack William W. & Andrea L. (Kearns) Wagner Julie A. Waite Bruce R. & Judith A. (VanBuren) Wake Janet G. Waldron Artie E. (White) Walker Kyle E. Walker Betty (Barrett) Walkup Daniel & Teresa A. (Wegner) Wallfred Wal-Mart Paul A. & Linda (Poff) Walter Teresa L. (Schieber) Walter Victor E. Walters Thomas Walton Dorothy (Harshaw) Ward Paul G. & Paula Ward

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Annual Giving Charles G. & Janet E. Warden J.C. & Julia B. (Ward) Ware, III John P. Warner Bill J. & Debby Warren Daniel R. & Cindy L. (Brantley) Waters Edward L. Wax Amanda M. Webb Brian & Kendra K. Weers Theodore & Betty D. Weichinger, Jr. Edward C. Weidner David E. & Heidi Weigel Lillian W. Wells Marcella A. Welsch Paul & Linda E. (Gittins) Wendl

Randall S. Wertz Gregory R. Wesack Robert P. & Carolyn Westfall Glenn E. Westman Jerry & Beverly (Myers) Wetzel Nicholas J. Wetzel Kathryn T. Wheatley C. Gregg & Donna White Charles R. & Jan L. White Lewis W. & Ellen J. White Lance & Kara L. (Bennerotte) White Linda J. Whitford Gary & Connie S. (Morgan) Wiechmann Rebecca S. (Johnson) Wigal Joseph C. Wilcox

Pamela (Roese) Wilcox Richard W. & Marcella T. Wiles Richard C. & Lynette Wiles Edward D. & Esther J. Wiley Phyllis (Dempsey) Willhoyte Bill R. Williams Audra L. & Bonnie J. Williams Ken E. & Diane L. (Reynolds) Williams Joe H. & Carolyn Williams Williams Lawn Seed, Inc. Randy & Karen D. (Nail) Willis Jo Ellen Wilson Norman & Kay A. (Espey) Wilson

Ronald W. Wilson Jim Winemiller Bonnie Winstead Gary M. & Kristy Wipperman Janice (Edwards) Wolbrecht Kim Wolfangel Angela R. Wolfe Ronald Wood Roger & Monica L. (Booth) Woods Gregory D. Wright Marvin L. & Sharon Wright Tom Wright William A. & Marilyn J. Wright J.W. Yates Virginia Yee

John A. Yurchak Christopher M. Yust Jason & Alyssa A. (Schnack) Zabloudil John J. Zech John & Nancy D. (Johnson) Zeliff Richard A. & Shirley A. Zenner Michael E. Zeorlin Renee M. Zerwig Larry Zirbel Ronald K. & Phyllis (Ahnen) Zwank

Northwest Annual Fund Business Alliance Northwest Annual Fund Business Alliance

To capture the unique relationship Northwest has with its alumni business owners as well other business friends devoted to Northwest, the University created the Northwest Annual Fund Business Alliance. This group recognizes these special partners who support Northwest with yearly unrestricted gifts to the Annual Fund.

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Donors who contribute at least $1,000 each fiscal year.

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The Board of Trade of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc.

Roberts Roofing Company Inc. - St. Joseph Shamrad Metal Fabricators, Inc. - St. Joseph

Donors who contribute between $100-$499 each fiscal year.

ARAMARK Campus Dining - Maryville ARAMARK Facility Services-Maryville Kawasaki - Maryville Rush Printing Company - Maryville Sheldon Enterprises, Inc. - West Des Moines, Ia. Sky Ranch LLC - Watson

Union Pacific Corporation - Princeton Bateman Photography Inc. - Maryville Hy-Vee - Maryville Interstate Batteries of Northwest Missouri - Gower Paul Steele Farms Chillicothe

Matching Gift Companies AEGON Transamerica Foundation AMB Group, LLC Ameren AmerUs Group Charitable Foundation Andrews McMeel Universal Foundation AT&T Foundation BASF Corporation Blackwell Education Support Team, LLC Boeing Company BP Foundation, Inc. Caterpillar Foundation

Chevron Matching Gift Program ConocoPhillips Company CSG Systems, Inc. Deloitte & Touche Foundation Deluxe Corporation Foundation DST Systems, Inc. Eaton Corporation EducationQuest Foundation, Inc. Energizer Ericsson, Inc. Farm Bureau Insurance First Data Corporation

First Data Western Union Foundation GE Foundation Guthrie County State Bank Hartford Insurance Group Hormel Foods Corporation Ideal Industries, Inc. Lennox International, Inc. Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, Inc. Lyondell Chemical Monsanto Fund Mutual of Omaha Companies Nationwide Insurance Foundation * Deceased

Northern Trust Company Northrop Grumman Foundation Pella Rolscreen Foundation Pioneer Hi-Bred International Principal Financial Group Foundation Radio Shack Rockwell International Corporation SBC Foundation Sealed Air Corporation Sony Electronics, Inc. Sprint Foundation

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State Farm Companies Foundation Textron, Inc. The Coca-Cola Company The Dow Chemical Company Foundation The Prudential Foundation The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. Tyco Union Pacific Corporation US Bank Wachovia Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation 12 American Dream Grant Donor

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Alumni and friends tour Scotland

2008 Alumni Awards call for nominations

Northwest is honoring outstanding individuals through its annual Alumni Association Awards program, and your nominations are essential to the process. Individuals nominated should personify the University’s tradition of Award excellence through Nomination their service and Deadline – achievements. Feb. 15, 2008 Contact Brenda Untiedt for a nomination form at (660) 562-1248 or alumni@nwmissouri.edu or complete the appropriate form at www.nwmissouri. edu/alumni/events/awards/ nominations.htm. The award nomination deadline is Feb. 15, 2008, and the awards banquet is in late September. Distinguished Alumni Award

Recognizes a Northwest graduate for his or her exceptional professional and personal achievement and extraordinary distinction in a chosen field.

Distinguished Emeritus Faculty Award

Recognizes a former faculty member for his or her outstanding teaching, service and/or research contributions at Northwest.

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he Tourin’ Bearcats’ latest excursion was a nine-day trip to Scotland in August enjoyed by 24 Northwest alumni and friends. The trip, sponsored by the Northwest Alumni Association, included stops in Glasgow, Broadford, Inverness, Dundee and Edinburgh. The travelers took a ferry across the Sound of Sleat to the Isle of Skye, visited subtropical gardens and toured a whisky distillery in the Highlands. In addition, the tourists hit several practice balls at St. Andrews Golf Course, had coffee and shortbread at the Scone Palace, visited the Edinburgh Castle, saw the world-renowned Military Tattoo and took a guided tour of the World Heritage Site at New Lanark. n (Top) Steve Sutton ’71, Bonnie White Sutton ’71, ’96, Kathy Plummer O’Riley ’71, ’86, Mike Graham, Kris Teale ’91 and John Teale ’73 make a toast at the Glenlivet Distillery near Tomintoul, Scotland. (Middle) The Tourin’ Bearcats gather in front of the Scone Palace for a group picture. (Bottom) Several of the travelers visit in the hotel lobby before dinner in Glasgow.

2007-2008 Alumni Association Board

Distinguished Faculty Award

Recognizes a present faculty member for his or her outstanding teaching, service and/or research contributions at Northwest.

Honorary Alumni Award

Honors a Northwest friend who has served, promoted and loved the University in the tradition of a loyal graduate.

Northwest Turret Service Award

Acknowledges a graduate or former student whose significant contributions of time and talents benefit and promote the University and the Northwest Alumni Association.

Young Alumni Award

Honors a graduate of the last decade for his or her exceptional achievements in career, public service and/or volunteerism that bring honor to the University. n

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Members of the 2007-2008 Northwest Alumni Association Board of Directors include (front row) Nicole Bankus Porterfield ’91, Jackie Lionberger Damiani ’71, ’76, Amy Willits Harlin ’95, Mel Young ’67 (middle row) Mark Pickerel ’76, John Van Cleave ’73, ’89, Larry Maiorano ’69, ’74, Tim Sullivan ’75, Kay Thomas ’71, Vic Kretzschmar ’70, ’71, Cindy Tjeerdsma Akehurst ’01 (back row) Jim Blackford ’72, Dave Snider ’80, ’83, Neil Neumeyer ’98, Allen Kearns ’62, Hal Wilmarth ’69, Paula Northup Miller ’95 and Mike Zech ’86. Steve Moss ’87 is not pictured. n

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he Maryville Alumni and Friends Chapter continues to gather for monthly socials at Carson’s Sports Grille on the second Thursday of each month. The chapter hosted the Summer Bash reunion at the Alumni House and, as the freshmen were moving into their residence halls, chapter members distributed complimentary water to the newest Bearcats and their families. In October, the chapter participated in Northwest’s Homecoming parade with members of other Northwest alumni chapters. If you would like more information about getting involved in the Maryville Chapter, contact the Northwest Alumni Association at alumni@ nwmissouri.edu or (660) 562-1248. n DALLAS

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n June, members of the Dallas Chapter took shots at each other playing paintball in Grapevine, Texas. They agreed that anyone who says it doesn’t hurt to get hit by a paintball is not telling the truth. This summer, chapter members met at a dueling piano bar, volunteered at the North Texas Food Bank, went to the Improv Comedy Club and visited a mircobrewery. In the fall, the Dallas Chapter gathered for several happy hours at Love and War in Texas. To get involved in the Dallas Chapter,

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he Kansas City Chapter had a great summer hosting happy hours throughout the metropolitan area. The chapter also had a wine and cheese social at the Dot Gallery that was part of Kansas City’s First Friday Art Walk and co-sponsored a poetry reading with Dr. William Trowbridge at the Kansas City Library. The chapter was involved with the annual Fall Classic at Arrowhead, assisting with the pregame tailgate party as well as an event at The Quaff the night before the game. For more information about the Kansas City Chapter, contact President Jennifer Hewitt Smith ’86 at Jennifer.L2.Smith@sprint.com. n

Don’t forget to submit information and pictures for inclusion in the spring issue of the Northwest Alumni Magazine by Jan. 10. Items should be directed to Brenda Untiedt at brenda@ nwmissouri.edu or Alumni House, 800 University Dr., Maryville, MO 64468.

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he Southern Iowa Chapter participated in several local parades, proudly displaying the chapter’s banner along the parade route. In June, members of the Southern Iowa and Central Iowa chapters enjoyed a relaxing evening at the Southern Hills Winery in Osceola, Iowa, followed by dinner at Terrible’s Casino. Chapter members also assisted with the booth at the Iowa State Fair. The chapter plans to sponsor a trip to campus to attend an Encore performance. To get involved, contact President Dennis Bunch ’69 at bunchhardware@frontiernet.net. n

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1. Members of the Dallas Chapter were running for cover on the paintball course in Grapevine, Texas. 2. Jennifer Hewitt Smith ’86, Stephen Woolfolk ’99, Brian Stewart, Damian Valline Bridges ’84 and Larry Maiorano ’69, ’74 attended a poetry reading by Dr. William Trowbridge, a retired Northwest English professor, at the Kansas City Library. 3. The Southern Iowa and Central Iowa chapters enjoyed a wine-tasting event at the Southern Hills Winery in Osceola, Iowa. Pictured are (front) Jane Briley ’61, Cindy Goodale Goins ’98, ’05, Dennis Bunch ’69, Jane Laughlin Sullivan ’74, (back) Joan Lynch Jackson ’65, Darin Goins, Tim Sullivan ’75 and Tiffany Young ’06. 4. Members of the St. Joseph Chapter entered a Northwest-themed float in the annual Apple Blossom Parade.

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Friend raising is Alumni Association’s top priority

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Tim Sullivan

By helping the “University that helped me, I get a good feeling in my heart (and a membership card in my wallet).

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here is a special place in my heart for Northwest, and I suspect you share that feeling. It is an honor to serve as president of the Northwest Alumni Association Board of Directors. Our mission statement guides the Alumni Association to establish and maintain connections with the Northwest family. We like to reduce the mission to two words: friend raising. Thirteen chapters from Mid-Missouri to Japan provided more than 200 chances this past year for you to connect with the Northwest family. The variety of events was impressive: a Mardi Gras dinner; helping patients with crafts at a children’s hospital; a wine and cheese social; marches in local parades; hosting the Bearcat jazz band at a local chapter event; a Northwest professor reading poetry at the local library; and, of course, socials at local watering holes and football watch parties. Friend raising is fun! All alumni and friends are welcome at all Northwest Alumni Association events anytime and everywhere. Please come, have fun and connect with friends, new and “old,” who share that special feeling toward Northwest. As part of the Central Iowa Alumni Chapter activities, I had the delight of working the Northwest booth at the Iowa State Fair in August. The fun included putting a Bearcat paw tattoo on

the 14-week-old daughter of an alumna, “selling” Northwest to prospective students, talking with current students about the football season and meeting alumni of all ages. The fair, Bearcats and friend raising go together well. Because of a strong relationship with the Northwest Foundation, no dues are charged by the Alumni Association. Becoming a member is simple: help current Northwest students by donating $40 or more to the Northwest Foundation and you become a member of the Alumni Association for a year. I think of it as payback. By helping the University that helped me, I get a good feeling in my heart (and a membership card in my wallet). Please look for Northwest Alumni Association events near you. If you don’t know if there is a chapter where you live, get the full listing of locations and officers at www.nwmissouri. edu/alumni/chapters.htm. Then come, participate in the friend raising and make new memories. Bearcat best,

Tim “Sully” Sullivan ’75 President, Northwest Alumni Association

Alumni flock to the ’Ville for Summer Bash reunion Nearly 100 people from six states returned to Northwest for the Summer Bash Alumni Reunion. The annual event at the Alumni House, which also included a golf scramble at Mozingo Lake Golf Course and a tribute to Greek organizations, was hosted by members of the Northwest Alumni

Donna Richmond ’71 and Jane Laughlin Sullivan ’74 enjoy visiting at this year’s Summer Bash Alumni Reunion.

Association’s Maryville Chapter. Following the social and dinner, the reunion included karaoke and a talent contest. n

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Dave Snider ’80, ’83 (center) is surrounded by the ladies: Wendy Waldman Borgmeyer ’86, Jennifer Hewitt Smith ’86, Diane Watson ’87, Ann Reichert Leming ’89, Damian Valline Bridges ’85, Polly Parsons Howard ’00 and Jana White Hanson ’02.

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Northwest ranks high for athletes’ classroom success

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he Chicago-based National Collegiate Scouting Association has ranked Northwest 15th among all NCAA Division II universities in its fifth-annual Collegiate Power Rankings. The rankings rate colleges and universities comprehensively based on student-athlete graduation rates, academic strength and athletic prowess. Northwest is part of an elite group comprising fewer than 6 percent of colleges and universities nationwide who made the organization’s Top 100 list for 2007. “With so many great schools to choose from, NCSA’s power rankings objectively help studentathletes compare collegiate opportunities so they know how institutions stack up pound for pound,” said NCSA CEO Chris Krause. “This ranking shows that Northwest not only places

importance on winning games but on academics and graduating players as well.” n

For the latest information on your favorite Bearcat sports team, visit

www.northwest bearcats.com u Schedules u News Releases u Media Guides u Rosters u Statistics u Ticket Information The University’s B.D. Owens Library is frequented by many student-athletes, one of the many factors that contribute to Northwest being recognized by the Collegiate Power Rankings.

Field dedication

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hen the Bearcats ran out under the new lights at Bearcat Stadium in August for their first night game of the season, they sank their cleats into the new synthetic turf field named for Head Coach Mel Tjeerdsma. Northwest’s Board of Regents approved a proposal to name the field after Tjeerdsma, following a presentation by Athletics Director Dr. Bob Boerigter. In his remarks to the board, Boerigter summarized Tjeerdsma’s stellar career at Northwest and said that for more than 13 seasons the coach has “set a standard by which all future members of (his) profession will be measured.” Prior to the 2007 season, Tjeerdsma had a .786 winning percentage, had captured eight MIAA championships and had advanced to the NCAA playoffs nine times. Under his leadership, the Bearcats reached the national title game four times and won back-to-back national championships in 1998 and 1999. n

Aug. 23 was a night to remember for Bearcat football fans. Not only was the game played under the stadium’s new lights, but it was eventually called because of lightning. However, the highlight of the evening came just before kickoff when Coach Mel Tjeerdsma was recognized for his outstanding Northwest career by having the field named in his honor. Tjeerdsma (above) thanked the fans and his family (right) revealed “Mel Tjeerdsma Field.”

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Class notes 1945

MARTHA POLSLEY GAMBLE ◆

and her husband Robert, celebrated their 60th anniversary on Aug. 24. They live in Gladbrook, IA.

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JACK AND JEAN JENSEN (ATTD. ’54-’56) WIECHMANN ◆

celebrated their 50th anniversary on Aug. 11 while traveling in Spain. They live in Omaha, NE.

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TOM AND KATHRYN CLARK (’59) ADAMS

The tradition of the Hickory Stick began in 1930 when Northwest President Uel Lamkin sent a cane fashioned from a hickory tree grown at the birthplace of the then-president of the Kirksville college – now Truman State. In 1931, it became the start of a traveling trophy contest the Bearcats have grown to love. The victor of the NorthwestTruman State football game has kept the stick, dipping the end in the winning school’s color. The stick also features the scores of each game played between the two schools. The 30-inch piece of wood has been the prize for the oldest traditional trophy game in NCAA Division II history. Truman leads the Hickory Stick battle with a 42-26-4 record. Northwest won this year’s game, 53-6, and has kept possession of the traveling trophy for the last five years.

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will celebrate their 49th anniversary in December. Tom was inducted into the Missouri Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in July. He has coached 21 years, 19 at Richmond High School, with 103 victories in his career. They live in Richmond and have two children and five grandchildren.

1962

LARRY AND MARGARET CARTER KENSINGER

celebrated their 45th anniversary in August. They live in Knoxville, TN.

1969

MARVIN DICK

is retiring as principal of Assumption Catholic School in Granger, IA, after a career of 35 years as a school principal in both public and faithbased schools. He also has taught and served as a

student teacher supervisor at Buena Vista University, Graceland University and Iowa State University.

1972

CLIFFORD AND GERRE SCHMITZ NELLES ◆

live in Excelsior Springs. Cliff retired from Ford Motor Company after 34 years as the environmental clerk. He is now an RCRA inspector with Booz, Allen and Hamilton. Gerre is a collector of student loans at Citibank.

1973

NAN TIEHEN BONE (MASTER’S ’01) ◆

is the principal of St. Teresa’s Academy in Kansas City. She was a teacher and a special projects coordinator in Shenandoah, IA, for 26 years, a principal in Tarkio for three years, and a principal at St. Peter School for three years. She and her husband, BILL BONE ’73, have two children, Adam, 25, and Abby, 22. VIRGIL MOORE

has returned to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game after serving as director of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

1974

JOHN CONAGHAN

is president of the Old Republic Title Company of Kansas City. MARK CONYERS

is pastor at Northgate Baptist Church in Kansas

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City. He has more than 25 years in the ministry and has been a consultant for the Missouri Baptist Convention, the Southern Baptist Convention and the Baptist General Convention of Missouri. He and his wife, Debbie, have two children.

1975

WILLIAM ESPEY ◆

is the managing director of First Republic Wealth Advisors, an investment advisory subsidiary of First Republic Bank, located in San Francisco, CA. Prior to joining First Republic, he was director of Citigroup Private Bank for nine years. Before that, he was vice president and private banker at Wells Fargo Private Client Services in San Francisco. LENORA BAILEY MILES

is a buyer’s specialist for Reece & Nichols in Liberty. She taught for 32 years, the last 17 in the Platte County School District. CAROL MILLER

received the 2007 National Excellence in Research Award from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business for her Journal of Legal Studies Education article. She is a distinguished professor at Missouri State University in Springfield where she has taught business law since 1984.

1976

TOM AND JEANNINE STERVINOU AKINS

celebrated their 30th anniversary in August. They have two children, Lucy, 20, and Chet, 17. Tom is employed with FEMA doing management and training for those who work in disaster-ridden areas. Jeannine recently was named the 7-12 art chairperson for the Lee’s Summit School District. TERRY BUHOLT (MASTER’S ’81, SPECIALIST ’91)

retired as superintendent of the West Nodaway School District in June. He also served as principal in the North Nodaway and Chillicothe school districts. He and his wife, Sheryl, live in Maryville and have four children, Hilarie, Kristin, Megan and Bryce, and six grandchildren.

1978

MARK MITCHELL

is a professor of chemistry and chair of the department of chemistry and biochemistry at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. He previously was interim associate dean for natural sciences and mathematics and professor and chair of the chemistry department at Clark Atlanta University. JEFFREY PETERS

is the senior pastor at Bethel Assembly of God in Elkhart, IN. He and his wife, Marilyn, have

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Teale finds staffing solution

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ohn Teale ’73, president of Midland GIS Solutions, doesn’t have to look far when he needs a new hire. All he has to do is look toward Northwest. Of the company’s 19 employees, 17 are Northwest alumni and one is a retired Northwest geography professor. “It’s fun to work with these talented young men and women who are so energetic and knowledgeable,” said Teale, whose company is based in Maryville. Midland GIS Solutions is a full service GIS mapping company providing services to counties, municipalities, utility companies and other entities throughout the Midwest. Midland is Missouri’s leading GIS provider and has completed more projects in the state than all other GIS firms combined. Midland GIS Solutions and affiliate company, Midland Surveying, were established from Midland Engineering, which was founded in 1973. “The focus of the company gradually changed through the years,” Teale said, “from an initial focus of civil engineering to land surveying and mapping principles.”

One of the main reasons for the change in the company’s direction was the availability of staff and talent. “Northwest has one of the best and most notable GIS programs in the Midwest,” Teale said. “Northwest provides us with a large talent pool of young GIS professionals just outside our door. Having so many Northwest alumni in one building creates a fun atmosphere. Whether it’s reminiscing about former professors or talking about a Bearcat football game, Midland GIS Solutions is its own tightly knit community of Northwest alumni.” n

been in the ministry for more than 25 years. Their new address is 1538 Garden St., Elkhart, IN 46514.

He completed an Ed.D. degree this summer from Maryville University in St. Louis. He and his wife, Kim, have two children, Megan and Mike, and are St. Louis Cardinals fans.

1982

LELAND MORRISON

is superintendent of the Burlington (IA) Community School District. He and his wife, Sandra, have nine children.

major at Northwest; Kendra, a sophomore math major at Northwest; and Paige, a senior at Carlisle High School. Jeff is the middle school principal at Clarke Community Schools in Osceola, IA. Vicki teaches family and consumer sciences at Bondurant-Farrar Community Schools.

JEFF AND VICKI GORDON SOGARD

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live in Carlisle, IA. They have three daughters: Chelsea, a senior pre-med

is assistant principal of human resources in the Hazelwood School District in Wildwood.

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As president of Midland GIS Solutions, John Teale ’73 (center) surrounds himself with fellow Bearcats, including (from left) Matt Sorensen ’94, Katie Shepherd ’05, Kirk Larson ’97 and Ryan Schieber ’01.

For more information about Midland GIS Solutions, visit www.midlandgis.com.

1984

KEVIN HULSEBUS

is an area agronomist for growers in the east and southeastern portion of Iowa for Garst Seed Company. He was previously a district sales manager in eastern Iowa for Garst. He lives in Atkins, IA.

DOUG PADEN (MASTER’S)

is vice president of marketing services for Cameron Insurance Companies in Cameron. He has been with the company since 1980 and has received his CPCU, CIC, AIS and AAI designations in insurance. He has taught continuing education courses to independent insurance agents and has served the majority of his career with Cameron as a marketing supervisor in St. Joseph and northwest Missouri.

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A note from Iraq: I wanted to take an opportunity to send a message to my friends at Northwest from Iraq. I am a captain in the USMC and a weapons and sensors officer in the F/A-18D Hornet. My unit is VMFA(AW)-121, the Green Knights, and we are currently deployed to Al Asad, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. My good friend Paul Edmonds ’98 recently sent me a Northwest flag, so I took it with me on my last mission. This photo was taken right before we launched on a mission in the vicinity of Ramadi and Fallujah. I hope everyone is doing well back in the states.

Capt. Jon Von Seggern ’97 U.S. Marine Corps

1986

DAVID (MASTER’S ’88, SPECIALIST ’89) AND JILL HARRISON COX ◆

live in Gladstone. David finished his doctorate through the University of Kansas in May. He is a principal in the North Kansas City School District, where he has worked for 21 years. Jill recently joined K and Company as a senior staff accountant. They have two children, Caroline, 11, and Richard, 9. BETH BAIER MAYNES

and her husband, Jim, live in Treynor, IA. Beth teaches at Heartland Christian School in Council Bluffs, IA. Last year, their daughter Elissa, 15, went through chemotherapy and surgery for Ewings Sarcoma. She is now cancer free. They also have a son, Justin, 13.

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1987

NANCY FINKEN

is the network manager at NET Radio, Nebraska’s NPR station. She previously served as NET Radio’s programming director/assistant radio network manager for seven years and eight years as NET Radio’s news director. GREGORY HADLEY

is a professor of English and American cultural studies and coordinator of the Communicative English Program at Niigata University of International and Information Studies in Japan. His book, “Field of Spears,” explores the account of one B-29 crew near the end of World War II and of the villagers near Niigata who captured them when their plane was shot down on July 20, 1945.

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1988

JON AND KELLEY YAGEL (’95) BALDWIN ◆

live in Maryville with their son, Gabe. Jon earned the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties certification as an orthopedic clinical specialist. He is currently a physical therapist at St. Francis Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine in Maryville. Kelley is the director of communications for the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. DEAN AND JANET NESBIT (ATTD. ’87-’89) BLACKABY

live in Helena, MT, with their four children. Dean is a special assistant attorney general and provides legal counsel to the Montana State Fund. TIM (MASTER’S ’96) AND SUSAN MILES (’87) MATTSON ◆

have two sons, Nic and Tate, and live in Maryville. Tim received an Ed.D. in educational leadership from Saint Louis University in May.

He is the curriculum director for the Savannah R-2 School District.

1989

KEVIN DANIEL (MASTER’S ’95, SPECIALIST ’97)

is the associate superintendent for instructional services in the RaymorePeculiar School District. He received the Central Office Award at the Powerful Learning Conference in St. Louis. The award recognizes persons serving in a school district central office position who have provided exceptional support to schools participating in the Missouri Accelerated School Project or Missouri Professional Learning Communities Project.

1990

TONI WEAVER COX

is principal at Searcy Elementary in Gallatin. She taught elementary school in Jamesport for eight years and was an elementary principal in Jamesport for seven years. She has been the middle school principal in Trenton for the past two years. She and her husband, David, have three daughters. SHELLEY SEDDON GILES

is an online editor for Hollywood Life magazine (formerly Movieline). She lives in the Hollywood Hills with her husband, Rhett Giles, who is an actor and producer. KENDELL HALE

is the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He was previously the coach at Rockhurst University for 11 years. He is the only

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coach to be named the USPTA College Coach of the Year four times. JANNA FRESH WESTCOTT

and her husband, David, announce the birth of Sara Jane on April 6. She joins Mitch, 11. Janna is a controller at Berger Devine Yaeger Inc., an architecture firm in Kansas City.

1991

LEEANN REENTS LEONARD ◆

is an associate vice president of investments at A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Joseph. She has been with the company since 1996.

1992

LAURIE LANDSNESS BESCO

is a program counselor in Student Support Services at Southwestern Community College in Creston, IA. LISA KENKEL CARLSON

is the head women’s basketball coach at Lewis University, a Division II program in Romeoville, IL. She also is the senior woman administrator. She previously was the associate head coach at Winona State University for three years. KYLE DREDGE

and his wife, Cara, announce the birth of Sophia Grace on July 18. She joins Zach, 14, Molly, 11, Meg, 6, and Kate, 2. Kyle is the pastor at the Disciples of Christ Christian Church in Woodward, IA. Cara is a stay-at-home mom. They live in Redfield, IA.

JENNIFER BAKER FRANCIOTTI

is a news reporter at WBAL-TV in Baltimore, MD. She previously was a traffic reporter for MetroNetworks. BYRON WEBSTER

is director of product marketing at itzbig. He received an MBA from McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas in Austin.

1993

TRACY BEATTY

is the softball coach and physical education teacher at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville, IL. She coached girls basketball and softball at Woodland High School in Streator, IA, from 1995 to 2007. Her Woodland teams won five consecutive Midstate Conference championships from 2000 to 2004. MATT ELICK

and Kristi Dark were married June 30, 2006, in South Bend, IN. They were expecting their first child in August. Matt is in sales at Steel Warehouse and recently completed his first marathon that finished at the 50-yard line of Notre Dame Stadium. WILLIAM HALLOCK JR. (MASTER’S ’98)

is an assistant professor and chair of the Department of Applied Technology at Clarion University, Venango Campus in Oil City, PA. He recently was a Denver-based educational consultant for schools in an 11-state region, including leadership of student mastery of state assessments. He will complete a doctorate in

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education leadership this fall at the University of Kansas. He and his wife, Jennifer, own a 100-acre farm in Shippenville, PA, and are the parents of Julia, 11, Austin, 2, and Renee, 1.

KATHLEEN KENNEDY

is a public relations manager at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa, OK. She also recently received Accreditation of Public Relations through the Universal Accreditation Board of the Public Relations Society of America. She lives in Tulsa, OK.

LANCE MILLER

earned a doctor of education in administration from Saint Louis University in May. He is an assistant principal in the Belton School District. He and his wife, Lona, have three children, Sam, Myla and August Joseph.

JAYNE PAULEY PARKER

DOUG MORRISON

is a vice president at Bartlett & West, an engineering firm in Topeka, KS. He directs the GeoInfo Division, supervising geographic information production and delivery. He also oversees the firm’s technology resources to develop effective applications and new business opportunities.

1994

TOM AND HEIDI SCHLEGELMILCH (’95) ALGER

announce the birth of Marjory Lee on May 30, 2006. She joins Ben, 3. Tom works for GE Commercial Finance, and Heidi works from home as a copywriter. BECKY DEYOUNG COLWELL ◆

and her husband, Paul, announce the birth of Evan Paul DeYoung on March 18. He joins Bennett, 4, and Katelyn, 2. Becky is the transfer coordinator in the School of Nursing at Avila University. Paul is the assistant principal and athletic director for the Turner School District.

and her husband, Bruce, announce the birth of Ryan Matthew on Aug. 14. He joins Leah, 2. Jayne has earned her Associate of General Insurance designation through CPCU-IIA. She is employed at Great West Casualty. Bruce is a claims support specialist. They live in Smithland, IA.

1995

ROB ELLIS

is vice president of City Wide Maintenance Company in Lenexa, KS. He has served as director of operations and lead of the non-contract revenue division within the company.

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CHRIS GEGG

is news director at the NBC affiliate in Madison, WI. He has worked at TV stations in Detroit, Nashville and Tampa. Chris received the Young Alumni Award from the Northwest Alumni Association in 2004. MANXI WU

and Liwen Liu announce the birth of Tony Ruoyu on June 9. They live in Raleigh, NC.

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Wolff transforms ‘Loser’ experience into a winning combination

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After all, he had plenty of practice being the stereotypical “jolly fat guy.” However, he had no preparation for the strenuous workouts and the emotional, physical and mental struggles to come. “I was not expecting to basically be beat to a pulp,” Wolff said. “We worked out everyday for six to eight hours straight. It was unlike any workout I had ever done.” After losing 146 pounds on the show, Wolff found out more about himself than he could ever imagine. “I learned I need Marty time,” he said. “Working out and focusing on myself is therapeutic. Before I can give myself to others, I need to better myself first.” During the show, Wolff found strength in fellow contestant Amy Hildreth. Their bond allowed them to lean on each other and face their biggest fear together, their weight. After the show, both Wolff and Hildreth – who are now engaged – wanted to share what they learned with others struggling with weight issues. As a result, the two started a business, Reality Wellness, based in Omaha, Neb., that focuses on individual, motivational and results-oriented tasks. “We both feel we were given a gift,” Wolff said. “We want to work one-on-one with people and help them live a healthy lifestyle. Our business is great because we can push people to their limits, because we know their limits firsthand.” n

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BRENT AND COURTENAY HILL (’97) MORRIS

NBC’s publicity photograph (right) of Marty Wolff prior to the reality show is quite a contrast to his leaner and stronger physique at the show’s conclusion. By eating healthy and working out six to eight hours a day, Wolff lost 146 pounds.

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t age 24 and 365 pounds, Marty Wolff ’03 needed a change in his life. But was reality television the answer? Wolff, willing to try anything, decided to stand in line seven hours with thousands of other hopefuls to be on the hit NBC show “The Biggest Loser” where contestants compete to lose the most weight. He knew his personality would be a perfect fit for the show. Little did he know how great the show would be for him. Wolff, who was a high school teacher in North Kansas City when he auditioned for the show, had struggled with weight his entire life. Throughout college, he began to embrace it, accepting it as part of his identity. His personalized license plate even read “IM FAT.” But under it all, he knew his obesity was leading him down a dangerous path. “I knew I had to do something about my weight,” Wolff said. “I started a diet when I was in college at Northwest after a weigh-in during a wellness class and was able to lose some weight, but I didn’t keep it off.” Once he was accepted on the show, Wolff looked forward to hamming it up on camera.

JENNIFER ARCHDEKIN

is serving northwest Missouri as a unit public affairs representative for the Missouri Army National Guard. She previously was director of commu-

nications for the Midland Empire Girl Scout Council. She lives in Agency with her husband, Kyle, and daughters, Hannah and Abigail. JENNIFER DICKSON BOOTH ◆

is leaving the Chicago Department of Revenue to stay home with her twin daughters born in January.

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For more information about Marty Wolff and Reality Wellness, visit www.realitywellnessinc.com.

announce the birth of Kate Sophia on Feb. 28. She joins Jake, 4. Brent is a broker at Colliers Turley Martin Tucker. They have relocated to Kansas City from Denver, CO. BECKY VACEK NICKS

announces the birth of Allyson Lynn on April 25. She joins Brandon, 7, and Ryan, 4. Allyson’s father,

SHAD NICKS ’95, was killed

by a drunk driver 18 days after she was born. Becky would like to thank everyone from Northwest for their love and support during this difficult time.

1997

JENNYFER DELONG

and Mike Pedersen were married May 4 in Kansas City. Jennyfer teaches

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seventh-grade math in the Park Hill School District. Mike is a supervisor at Lincare. They live in Smithville. MATT GAARDER ◆

and his wife, Sherry, announce the birth of Kallie Louise on May 7. They live in Maryville. ERIC HENNIGAN

is an AFLAC representative. MELISSA FLETCHALL MATTSON

is the deputy city clerk and collector in Bethany. She has four daughters. JENNIFER NORMAN

and Joseph Thornton were married May 3 on a beach in the Mayan Riviera. Jennifer is a sales manager at Centex Homes. They live in Fenton.

1998

DAMON ALSUP (MASTER’S ’00)

and Kate Gentry were married May 12. Damon is a health teacher and football and track coach at Benton High School, and Kate is a records manager for the St. Joseph School District. They live in St. Joseph. RICHARD COATHUP ◆

and his wife have moved from Humble, TX, to Kingwood, TX. He is a Web developer at National Processing Company. MICHELLE DRAKE

and Brad Smith were married May 25 in Las Vegas, at Treasure Island Wedding Chapel. Michelle is a customer services representative at Cardell Cabinets, and

Brad is a supervisor at Cardell Cabinets. They live in Converse, TX PATRICK JOHNSON (MASTER’S ’00) ◆

is a lecturer at Emerson College in Boston, MA. He previously was the director of forensics at Northwest. COLIN AND JONI JONES (’99) MCDONOUGH

announce the birth of Dalton Jones on April 27. Colin is an associate media relations director at the University of Northern Iowa, and Joni is a copy editor at The Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier. They live in Cedar Falls, IA. AMY SHUTT REIMAN

and her husband, Bradley, announce the birth of Gabriel Luke on Jan. 3, 2006. He joins Noah, 5. Amy is a licensed marketing assistant at Clay County Farm Bureau, and Bradley is a sixthgrade teacher. They live in Spencer, IA. CHRIS ROGERS

is the head soccer coach at Carthage High School. He and his wife, Tracy, have two children, Aiden and Abby Kate. MEGAN MCFARLAND STUCK

has left her job as director of the Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission to stay home with her children. MICHAEL TJELLE AND AMIE HOGE (MASTER’S ’05)

were married June 23 in St. Joseph. Michael is a teacher in the North Platte School District, and Amie is a teacher in the North Kansas City School District.

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ROBBYN WRIGHT

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and Marc Schultz were married June 9 in Omaha, NE. Robbyn is a physical education teacher, and Marc is a special education teacher, both with the Millard Public Schools.

is a diversity and grants coordinator for the U.S. Tennis Association. She was inducted into the Northwest M-Club Hall of Fame in October 2006. She lives in Atlanta, GA. SUSAN SHEETS

is a captain in the U.S. Air Force, and recently relocated from Germany to Oklahoma City. She was one of 16 officers selected for the Logistics Career Broadening Program. She has completed one remote tour in South Korea and two deployments to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

1999

DWON LITTLEJOHN

is employed by the Jackson County Sheriff ’s Department. RYAN AND BROOKE SNODDERLEY KINSELLA

announce the birth of Collin Ray on Aug. 21, 2006. Ryan is in sales at MFA in Burlington Junction, and Brooke is in sales at Snodderley Lumber Co. They live in Elmo.

ADAM SMITH

JEFFREY LUKENS

and Megan Levine were married Sept. 1 in Middlebury, CT, and they now live in Southington, CT. Jeff received a master’s in divinity from Andover Newton Theological School in May and is pursuing ordination in the United Church of Christ. Megan is a marketing assistant at Celebration Foods. TRAVIS AND GAYLE MCINTOSH MANNERS

announce the birth of Ella Faith on Dec. 6, 2006. Travis is a physical therapist at Omaha Sports Physical Therapy, and Gayle is a help desk/desktop manager at Physicians Mutual Insurance. They live in Omaha, NE.

is a commercial lines account executive at The Insurancenter. He is responsible for producing new commercial business for the agency. He lives in Springfield and is active in the Springfield Jaycees, Downtown Rotary Club and Springfield Little Theatre.

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2000

CASEY AND SHANNON FLINN (’01) BEANE

announce the birth of their second son, Dawson Flinn, on Aug. 16. Casey is an account executive at Coventry Health Care of Kansas, and Shannon is a homemaker. They live in Kansas City North. JEANNE SWARNES DERR

and her husband, Jerrid, announce the birth of Carson on July 22. They live in Papillion, NE.

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REGAN DODD (MASTER’S ’02)

will pursue a doctorate in health education from the University of Kansas. She previously was the men’s and women’s tennis coach at Baker University. JUSTIN AND DAWN STRITZEL (’99) ENGELHARDT ◆

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have been married six years and have one daughter, Amari, 2. Justin is a project analyst at H&R Block, and Dawn is a kindergarten teacher in the North Kansas City School District. They live in Liberty. JARROD JAMES

earned a master of arts degree in management from Bellevue University in Nebraska. NICOLE FULLER KNOWLES

and her husband, Ryan, celebrated their first anniversary in April. She is a registered nurse and recently transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Nebraska Medical Center. Ryan is a body shop technician at Kenworth of Omaha. They live in Treynor, IA. BETH DORREL LAMPE

is a disability resource aide at Ozarks Technical Community College. She has two children, Kevin, 13, and Oliver, 1. They live in Willard. Contact her at lampee@otc.edu. MAC LEE

and Kelsey Neal were married Aug. 4 in Hamilton. Mac works at The Wild Outdoors in Cameron, and Kelsey is pursuing an elementary education degree at Missouri Western State University and is employed at American Family Insurance in St. Joseph.

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DAVID ELMS (MASTER’S) AND CORI ELIFRITS (’97)

is the elementary principal in the Northeast Nodaway R-V School District. She and her husband, Francis, live in Conception Junction with their five children, Todd, Renae, Craig, Madelynn and Alex.

were married July 14. David is an assistant principal, athletic director and baseball coach at MidBuchanan High School in Faucett. Cori is a physical education teacher and girls basketball and softball coach in the Buchahan County School District in DeKalb.

TIM AND JENNIFER SPRECKELMEYER (’03) MEYER

were married April 2, 2005, and announce the birth of Ean Miles on April 16, 2006. They live in Maryville. DIANNA COOKE RINGLEB

and her husband, Chris, announce the birth of their second son, Kyle Morris, on May 28. Dianna is a first-grade teacher in the Millard Public School District, and Chris is a radiology technologist. They live in Omaha, NE. ANDREA BLIZZARD SIEMEK

and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of Ryan Michael on April 13. Andrea is a training coordinator at ConAgra Foods, and Michael is a civil engineer at Aquila. They live in Omaha, NE. SARAH THOMAS

and Jose Cepeda were married in October 2006. She teaches general music at St. John’s Episcopal School and was recently inducted into the Sigma Alpha Iota Baltimore Alumnae Chapter. In June 2006, she competed in her first triathlon and finished sixth. They live in Columbia, MD.

2001

J. DREW BONTRAGER

is the city manager in Cameron.

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DREW GOFFINET

is an attorney at Gunn, Shank & Stuver, PC in Kansas City. DERRICK GRIFFIN

and his wife, Jill, announce the birth of Kinley Adeline on Dec. 13. Derrick is an investment officer for the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System, and Jill is director of Columbia’s Finest Child Development Center. They live in Columbia. MONICA KNAPP

is a program analyst specializing in terrorism and narcoterrorism for the Jorge Scientific Corp. in Arlington, VA. She has graduate degrees from American University’s School of International Service in Washington, D.C., and Jagellonian University in Krakow, Poland. MARIA NANNINGA ◆

and Conrad Lundvall were married May 5 in Maryville. Maria is an administrative assistant at Imagination Station Child Care in Omaha, NE, and Conrad

is a plumbing apprentice at Jimmy’s Plumbing Co. They live in Omaha, NE. NATHAN AND SARA SITZMAN (’02) SLEYSTER

announce the birth of Ella Nicole on July 7. Nathan is a special education teacher at Norwalk Middle School, and Sara is a reporter at the RecordHerald and Indianola Tribune. They live in Winterset, IA. JOEL WALD

and his wife, Cristina, were married in 2004 and have one child. Joel is a teacher in the North Kansas City School District. They live in Liberty.

2002

JOE AND BRENDA STOLL (’98) ALLEY

announce the birth of Jaelyn Ruth on July 11. Joe teaches computer science at Maryville Middle School, and Brenda is a counselor at the Maryville Treatment Center. They live in Maryville. JASON BENTRUP AND ROXANNE HANZELKA (’03) ◆

were married May 5 in St. Louis. They honeymooned in Italy for two weeks. Jason is a senior programmer/developer at Maritz Research, and Roxanne is a children’s worker at the Missouri Department of Social Services - Children’s Division. They live in St. Louis. CHRISTOPHER CARPENTER

graduated from William Jewell College in Liberty in May with a BSN in nursing. He was named the outstanding student of the BSN-Accelerated Track program. He also received the Army Nurse

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Corps “Spirit of Nursing Award” in recognition of academic excellence, leadership and commitment to the nursing profession. He and his wife, Julie, and son, Joseph, live in Kansas City. TIFFANY GREGG

received a degree from the University of MissouriKansas City Law School in May. STEPHEN AND NICOLE URSCH (’03) HAYNES

announce the birth of Russell Jeffery on June 7. Stephen is a systems technician at CI Select, and Nicole is an AVPbanking center manager at UMB Bank. They live in O’Fallon. QUENTIN KEARNEY

is an entrepreneur buying and selling companies. CHRISTOPHER AND JEALAINE VACCARO (’00) MARPLE ◆

live in Dubuque, IA. Jealaine is studying toward a master’s in divinity at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, IA. JUSTIN MARRIOTT

is a police officer for the city of Independence. His first child was born in May. RYAN MARRIOTT

is employed by the Missouri Department of Probation and Parole in Kansas City. JOEL AND KENNA DEMOTT (’01) MILLER

announce the birth of Hallie Koel on Oct. 18, 2006. Joel is an eighthgrade history teacher at Savannah Middle School, and Kenna is a third-grade teacher at South Nodaway R-IV Elementary. They live in Savannah.

JOHN OTTE AND ALLISON CLEVENGER

THAD AND SARAH ZIMMERMAN DEAN

were married Aug. 4 in Savannah. John is a consultant for Cerner, and Allison is a communication arts teacher and assistant basketball coach in the Liberty Public School District.

live in Springboro, OH. Thad received a doctorate of osteopathic medicine in 2007 and is currently completing his residency in Dayton, OH, in orthopedic surgery. Sarah received a master’s in physical therapy at Rockhurst University in 2006 and is a physical therapist at Kettering Memorial Hospital.

JOHN AND JULIE MCCRARY SCHROETER

announce the birth of Corban Gerald on Dec. 19, 2006. He joins John Charles, 2. John is a GIS technician for the city of Olathe, KS. BRETT AND MELISSA GIZA (’03) WELLHAUSEN

announce the birth of Carsen Marie on May 12. Brett is engaged in farming and cattle feeding for Wellhausen Farms and Feedlots, and Melissa is an accountant for the Iowa State Auditor’s Office.

2003

ANNE-LAURE CABANIS (MASTER’S)

has worked the past two years as an international marketing analyst for a French bank in Manhattan, NY, and recently was featured in the French business magazine, Challenges. She now lives in France.

JENNIFER MORRIS KELLY (MASTER’S)

was named the St. Joseph School District Teacher of the Year. MEGAN LILES

and Matthew Cobb were married Aug. 4 in St. Joseph. Megan is a teacher in the St. Joseph School District, and Matthew is a manager at ACME Music and Vending. BRYCE NIELSON AND BRANDY SONNICHSEN (’04)

were married Oct. 28, 2006, in Maryville. Bryce is in sales at Consolidated Electrical Distributors, and Brandy is a marketing

services representative at American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. They live in Grimes, IA. JIM PATTERSON

received the Linda Beachboard Beginning Teacher Award for the 2006-2007 school year. The award is given to an outstanding individual who exemplifies great work and support of special needs students. He was nominated for his work as a risk instructor at the Career and Technology Center of Fort Osage in Independence. He is pursuing a master’s degree in special education. CARLA STRONG PEERY

and her husband, Jake, announce the birth of Logan on Nov. 20. He joins Jacob, 2. They live in North Kansas City. ABAGAIL SIMPSON PIERPOINT

has earned a law degree from William & Mary and has accepted a position with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office in Kansas City.

Northwest’s annual “Meet the Greeks” barbecue starts the week of recruitment for sorority and fraternity hopefuls. The barbecue allows students interested in Greek life to meet members of each organization and learn what makes them unique. There are 17 recognized fraternities and sororities at Northwest, and the total Greek population is about 700 students – 15 percent of the Northwest undergraduate student body.

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MICHELLE TAFOYA

Has your name changed? In accordance with Northwest policy, to update your name you must provide a photocopy of the appropriate documentation such as marriage license or divorce decree. Please mail or fax documentation along with a note requesting a name change to: Registrar’s Office Northwest Missouri State University 800 University Dr. Maryville, MO 64468 Fax: (660) 562-1993 Contact Mary Knowles in the Registrar’s Office at (660) 562-1151 or mnoles@nwmissouri.edu with questions or for more information.

is pursuing a graduate degree in environmental policy and management through an online program at the University of Denver. She lived in Whitefish, MT, for the past two winters, working at the Whitefish Community Aquatic and Health Center and volunteering for the National Parks Conservation Association. She has spent summers as a ranger in Glacier National Park since 2001. JAMES WIEDERHOLT

was promoted to staff sergeant in the Missouri Army National Guard in August. He is a member of Battery A, 1st Battalion 129th Field Artillery in Albany where he is a section chief. He works at JT Auto Transport in Stanberry. SCOTT AND NICOLE BAXLEY (’04) WINKLER

announce the birth of Nolen Scott on June 29. Scott farms and is a Pioneer Seed dealer. Nicole is an office support assistant for the Randolph County FSD. They live in Salisbury. DOMINIC WONDERLY AND BETH STIENS (’00)

were married May 26. Dominic is employed at Kawasaki, and Beth is a fifth-grade teacher at West Nodaway School in Burlington Junction. They live in Maryville.

2004

MARK BULLIMORE AND MELEA ZACHARIAS

Parkersburg, IA. Mark is a physical education instructor in the Excelsior Springs School District, and Melea is employed at Capital One Home Loans in Overland Park, KS. DARBY CATON

and Eric Niswonger were married May 19 in St. Joseph. Darby is a resource scientist for the Missouri Department of Conservation, and Eric is a science teacher in the Chillicothe School District. They live in Chillicothe. CANDI CHADWICK

graduated from Creighton Law School. JIM ELSE AND CORTNEE VOLLERS

were married May 19 in Camdenton. Jim is an assistant manager at Menards, and Cortnee is studying clinical laboratory science and works in the pathology lab at Children’s Hospital. They live in Omaha, NE. CHRISTY FORNEY

is a grant administrator at Maryville Public Safety. In November 2006, she completed the State Emergency Management Agency’s Professional Development Series. JOHN HIATT

was a participant in the Kansas City Marathon in September 2006. JOSH KLEINLEIN AND KRYSTIN STUBBLEFIELD (’05)

were married July 14 in Savannah. Josh is an auditor at KPM&G Auditing, and Krystin is a science teacher in the Savannah School District.

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LISA MICHAEL KONECNE

is a teacher for the Corning (IA) Head Start program. Her husband, Cody, is a fuel truck driver for Farm Service Co-op. Their daughter, Layla Ann, is 1. They live in Corning, IA. KERRI MARTIN

is pursuing a master’s degree in English. ANDREW PARMENTER

received a juris doctorate degree from Washburn University School of Law on May 12. He and his wife, Krysta, live in St. Joseph. STEPHEN ROBISON III (MASTER’S)

position as a transactional attorney in Las Vegas.

2005

NICHOLAS GROOMER AND ABBIE STIENS (’06)

were married June 16 in Maryville. Nicholas is a teacher and coach at Nodaway-Holt High School, and Abbie is a loan assistant at Bank Northwest in Stanberry. JENNIFER KERNER (MASTER’S)

and Dirk Allsbury were married Sept. 29 in St. Joseph. Jennifer is a marketing coordinator at RJ Promotions, and Dirk is the sales manager at KQTV in St. Joseph and owner of Stardusk Disc Jockeys. JASON MARX AND ALISON PARKHURST (’06)

and Micah McClure were married April 17 in Las Vegas. Stephen is a Realtor at Conroy and Associates, and Micah is a case manager at the Missouri Career Center. They live in St. Joseph.

were married Oct. 14, 2006. Jason is a farm assistant at Gannon Hog Farms, and Alison is the assistant manager at Theisen’s Home-FarmAuto. They live on a hog farm north of Colfax, IA.

TRAVIS AND STACEY BIRKLEY (MASTER’S ’07) STOKES

DYLAN MINOR

announce the birth of Lauren Joy on April 30. Stacey is the Career Development Coordinator– Employer Relations in the Office of Career Services at Northwest. Travis is a campus ornamentalist at Northwest. JARED AND SARAH ALM WEBER

announce the birth of their son in September 2006. Jared received a law degree from Creighton University in May. ERIC WILLIS

received a law degree from Pepperdine University in May and has accepted a

is employed with the Missouri Department of Economic Development and is pursuing an MBA from Lincoln University. SAMMY PANETTIERE

is a staff assistant for U.S. Sen. Kit Bond.

2006

BESS BALDWIN

and Pete Rolofson were married June 2 in Hopkins. Bess is a preschool teacher at Head Start in Maitland, and Pete is a machine operator at LMP Steel and Wire in Maryville.

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BILLY BURNS

MICHELLE MARQUIS

MANDY TRYON

is a student at Washington University Law School in St. Louis.

and Ryan Vulgamott were married June 15 in Columbus, NE. Michelle is a math teacher at Central High School in the Omaha Public School District, and Ryan is an inventory specialist at Hy-Vee. They live in Omaha, NE.

is a social worker for incarcerated juvenile males with the Missouri Division of Youth Services.

SONYA CROSS

is pursuing a master’s degree in school counseling at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. DEREK GILLESPIE

is an analyst with Enserco Energy Inc. in Golden, CO. JASON GREENE

is a graduate student in political science at the University of MissouriKansas City. ZACHARY KEITH AND AMANDA KISKER (’07)

were married June 23 in Chillicothe. Zachary is a history teacher at Platte County High School, and Amanda is a fourth-grade teacher in the Platte County School District. They live in Platte City. JARED KIRK

and Raven Frizell were married June 23. Jared is a member of the Missouri Air National Guard as a night vision instructor, and Raven is a litigation specialist at Tempest Recovery Services.

BEN MCMILLEN

is attending the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School. COURTNEY MORGAN

and Jacob Newton were married June 23 in Wathena, KS. Courtney is a second-grade teacher in the St. Joseph School District, and Jacob is employed at Summit Truck Bodies in Wathena, KS. SUZIE SCHUCKMAN

has returned to Northwest to pursue a master’s degree in history. She previously worked on the senate campaign for Claire McCaskill. JEFF SNOW (MASTER’S)

is the head athletic trainer at William Jewell College in Liberty. He previously was the athletic trainer at Lee’s Summit West High School and was an intern for the Kansas City Chiefs training staff.

In Memoriam ANTONIA FERNANDEZ BARBOSA ’74 (MASTER’S)

73, died Aug. 11 in St. Joseph. She was a retired elementary school teacher in the St. Joseph School District. MORLYN “WYNN” BARRETT ’55

76, died May 31 in La Jolla, CA. He was a certified financial planner and in the 1960s became owner of a securities and

insurance broker-dealership in Kansas. LEORA FOSTER TUNKS BLAIR ’55

95, died June 25 in King City. She retired from teaching in 1975. MARTHA “MARTI” WINGER BOYDSTON ’91 (MASTER’S)

56, died June 12. She lived in Camden Point and was an elementary teacher in the North Platte School District.

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SARA CHAMBERLAIN

has accepted a fellowship to William & Mary Law School.

CRAIG WILMES AND LESLIE BURNS (’07)

were married July 14 in Maryville. Craig is the assistant manager at MFA Agri Service in Conception Junction, and Leslie is employed at Priority 1 Realty. CRYSTAL WOODBURY

and Jared Green were married June 23 in St. Joseph. Crystal attends Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City. Jared attends Northwest and is employed at LMP Steel & Wire in Maryville as a machine operator. BRIANNE WYATT

has been accepted to the University of MissouriKansas City Law School.

DOUG KARLESKINT (MASTER’S)

is an assistant coach for the Stephen F. Austin State University basketball team in Nacogdoches, TX. CASSIE PEDERSEN

and Jody Edson were married June 23. Cassie is a direct care aide at Concerned Services Inc. in Stanberry, and Jody is an oil salesman at MFA Oil and Propane Co. in Stanberry. ANGELA SMITH

is an anchor/reporter for St. Joe Now. She also assists in the weather division of the St. Joseph cable channel. LINDA GENOA STANDERFORD

BRIAN YOUTSEY AND JILL CULLEY

were married June 2 in Cameron. Brian is a platoon sergeant at the Thayer Learning Institute in Kidder, and Jill is a fund accountant at State Street in Kansas City.

earned a bachelor’s degree in speech communication from Northwest. She previously attended Northwest from 1983 to 1986. She is the office manager for Northwest’s Talent Development Center. Her husband, JOHN STANDERFORD ’86, teaches vocal music at Bedford (IA) Community Schools.

■ Northwest offers 103

undergraduate majors and 40 master’s programs. ■ Northwest students do

not have to buy their primary textbooks, a practice that has been in place for many years. Northwest has implemented a rental program where students pay $5 per credit hour for their books. ■ Ninety-two percent of

Northwest freshmen return after their first trimester. ■ The number of international

students at Northwest is at an all-time high. There are currently 247 international

CHARLA “CHARLIE” KIRCHHOFF CAMPBELL ’64

65, died Nov. 30 in St. Louis. She taught preschool and kindergarten. RENEE HOLLINGSWORTH COVERDELL ’75

53, died May 30 in Kansas City. She lived in Knob Noster and was a third-grade teacher at Whiteman Elementary School for the past 16

years. She previously taught in the Hickman Mills School District, Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho and at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base in the Department of Defense School Systems.

students enrolled at the University, 62 more than last year. Countries with the greatest number of students attending Northwest are India, Japan, Korea and Nepal.

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In Memoriam (continued) MARSHA CROWELL ’60

69, died May 20. She taught for 38 years at Granger Elementary School in Des Moines, IA, retiring in 1998. DORIS LOGAN CUMMINS ’36

year(s) of graduation from

92, died May 9 in Maryville. She worked for financial businesses and taught business in Wiota, IA, before World War II, and at Maryville High School after the war. She was a bookkeeper at Cummins Furniture in Maryville for 40 years.

Northwest, date of death,

GARY CURTIS ’67

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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),

age, city of death, 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

JOHN “JACK” DIETERICH (ATTD.)

of University Advancement, 800 University Dr., Maryville, MO 64468-6001, fax to (660) 562-1990 or e-mail alumni@nwmissouri. edu. No pictures please. Submissions may be edited for length and clarity.

61, died May 7 in Johnston, IA. He taught at Des Moines Tech and Des Moines Lincoln High School for 33 years. After retirement, he was an SPD technician at Broadlawns Medical Center. died June 21. He was a project leader for the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Station, located on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe. He was a United Nations consultant in the Republic of Chile, the Philippines and Mongolia. He retired from the Forest Service in 1983. After retirement, he volunteered as a reading mentor to first-grade students. PAUL FORE ’57

74, died July 8. He lived in Albuquerque, NM, and retired from the U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. CYNTHIA GABEL ’76

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assistant athletic director at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She was in her eighth year at UMKC and had spent 19 years on the enforcement staff at the NCAA. BOB GREGORY ’42

86, died June 11 in Maryville. He retired in 1986 from Northwest as assistant director of athletics and business manager. He taught and coached at Maryville High School and in Grand Island, NE, before becoming Northwest’s basketball coach, assistant football coach and coach of spring sports in 1954. MARY LOU MELVIN HALLIDAY ’63

85, of Tarkio died Aug. 20 in Glenwood, IA. She was a teacher in Burlington Junction and Tarkio, retiring in 1980. MARY CUNNINGHAM HANDLEY ’41

90, died May 26 in King City. She taught at oneroom schools and later at Stanberry Elementary. During World War II, she worked in Kansas City for the Social Security Administration. NYDRA JORGENSON HELZER BURNS HARTMAN ’66

91, died June 30 in Maryville. She was a retired teacher. JOHN HELLERICH ’52

78, died June 19 in St. Joseph. He taught and coached football in Fairfax, DeKalb, Hamilton, St. Joseph and Greenfield, IA. He also worked for the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 2002 after 31 years of service.

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DONALD SANDFORD

80, died July 13 in Kansas City. She taught drawing and painting at Northwest from 1964 to 1976 before moving to Kansas City.

89, emeritus professor of music at Northwest, died June 17 in Flower Mound, TX.

MARVIN HOGAN ’58

WADE SCHARFF ’78

54, died Aug. 13. He lived in Spartanburg, SC.

70, died May 12 in Greeley, CO. He was the merchandise manager for Carpenter Paper Co. prior to his retirement.

GENEVA LANCE SMITH ’43

GARY JOHNSON

HARRIET WELLING SMITH

67, died May 25 in Denver, CO. RODNEY JOHNSON ’73

56, of Soldier, IA, died July 16. He was a farmer and worked for JohnsonLeitz Construction. CLARA ALLEN LUCHT ’43

85, died May 25 in Panora, IA. She taught two years in Charter Oak, IA, and 40 years at Panora-Linden High School as a business education teacher. PHYLLIS TURNER MUTTI ’32

95, died July 20 in Des Moines, IA. She was a teacher. SHAD NICKS ’95

36, died May 13 in Gretna, NE. He lived in Omaha, NE, and was killed by a drunk driver while riding his motorcycle. He was a Douglas County deputy sheriff for seven years. ALMA LOUISE PARSONS ’40

96, died May 2 in Cameron. She retired from teaching in 1976. MARILYN ZBIERSKI POLOUS ’63

66, died July 24 in Irving, TX. She was a teacher for 20 years.

died Sept. 14, 2006, in Manteca, CA. She was an interior decorator and housewife. 94, died July 24 in Gower. She was a teacher for more than 50 years and retired from Hyde Elementary School in St. Joseph in 1983. MARGARET TURNEY STEPHENS ’36

92, died June 20 in Liberty. She taught in Forest City and Oregon and also worked at Turney-Stephens Grocery Store. GARY TIETZ ’67

62, died Aug. 13 in St. Joseph. He was the librarian at Central High School in St. Joseph for 31 years and then a librarian at Rolling Hills Library for three years. JENNIFER CLINE VERZELLA ’89

died in Florida. She was a Methodist minister and leaves two daughters. DARRELL WALKER ’59

died Dec. 1, 2006. He was a retired school administrator in northwest Missouri, retiring as superintendent from the Cameron School District. RANDY WEBER ’79, ’87

49, along with his wife and son, died April 14 in a private aircraft incident near Farmington, IA. He lived in Charter Oak, IA, and was employed by Liquid Feeds and Commodities in Fremont, NE.

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upcomingevents Alumni Events

Jan. 2-6 Bearcat Ski Trip, Winter Park, Colo. Jan. 10 Maryville Chapter Social, 5-8 p.m., Carson’s Sports Grille, North Main Street Jan. 11 St. Joseph Chapter Event at Snow Creek, Weston Feb. 1 St. Joseph Chapter Mardi Gras Party at Boudreaux, St. Joseph Feb. 3 Maryville Chapter hosts Super Bowl Party

Miscellaneous Events Jan. 14 Classes begin

Jan. 30 Encore: St. Petersburg Ballet performing “Carmen,” 7:30 p.m., PAC Feb. 4-29 Nick Vedros photography exhibit, DeLuce Gallery Feb. 11 Encore: “Ring of Fire,” 7:30 p.m., PAC Feb. 12 Jazz Ensemble concert, 8 p.m., CJT

s he ime est i pu t e w h m n e it t rth m us xt t u’re ca Vis No Alu Ho ne yo on Feb. 23 Wind Symphony/Symphonic Band concert, 7 p.m., CJT Feb. 28-March 2 Theatre: “Little Shop of Horrors,” 7:30 p.m., PAC March 3-21 Ann Willougby graphic design exhibit, DeLuce Gallery March 4 Tower Choir concert, 8 p.m., PAC March 5 Spring Career Day, Bearcat Arena March 13 Encore: Parsons Dance Company, 7:30 p.m., PAC March 18 Distinguished Lecture: Barbara Martinez-Jitner, 8 p.m., PAC

Sports

Jan. 2 Basketball vs. Southwest Baptist, 5:30/7:30 p.m. Jan. 5 Basketball vs. Fort Hays State, 5:30/7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 Basketball vs. Washburn, 5:30/7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 Basketball vs. Missouri Southern, 5:30/7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 Basketball vs. Central Missouri, 1:30/3:30 p.m. Jan. 30 Basketball vs. Emporia State, 5:30/7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 Basketball vs. Pittsburg State, 1:30/3:30 p.m.

March 20 Northwest Dance Company spring show, 7:30 p.m., PAC

Feb. 27 Basketball vs. Missouri Western, 5:30/7:30 p.m.

April 8 Orchestra concert, 8 p.m., CJT

March 6-9 Basketball, MIAA Tournament, Kansas City

April 22 Wind Symphony concert, 8 p.m., CJT

March 30-31 Northwest Collegiate Track Open/Herschel Neil Decathlon/Ashley Nally Heptathlon

April 25-26 Art Club Show and Sale, Fire Arts Building

April 24 Women’s Golf Bearcat Classic Invitational

For up-to-date campus events, visit www.nwmissouri.edu. For more information on alumni events, visit www. nwmissouri.edu/alumni or call (660) 562-1248. For complete 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

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