THE BRIDGE ISSUE
NORTHWEST POSTCARD
Northwest students and staff members unveiled the number of dollars raised through the University’s Forever Green campaign during an Oct. 24 kickoff event.
The campaign, which is just the second in the institution’s history, seeks to raise $45 million for initiatives that are centered on academic excellence, scholarships, student life and other donor-directed gifts.
NORTHWEST
ALUMNI MAGAZINE
Vol. 53 | Issue 2
Editor Mark Hornickel ’01, ’13 mhorn@nwmissouri.edu
Designer Kim Ziegler ’16 kimz@nwmissouri.edu
Design assistants
Ashlee Mejia Hendrix ’08
Photographer Todd Weddle ’96 tweddle@nwmissouri.edu
Photography assistant Brandon Bland ’15
Editorial assistants
Laurie Drummond Long ’92
Bob Machovsky ’15
Katie Machovsky ’16
Mitzi Craft Marchant ’91, ’09
Sam Mason ’88
Dr. Lonelle Rathje ’97, ’03
Brandon Stanley ’01, ’16
Lori McLemore Steiner ’85
Brenda Untiedt ’00, ’09
The Northwest Alumni Magazine is published three times a year by the Office of University Marketing and Communication, the Office of University Advancement, Northwest Missouri State University and the Northwest Foundation Inc., 800 University Dr., Maryville, MO 64468-6001.
The mission of the Northwest Alumni Magazine is to foster connections between alumni, friends and Northwest Missouri State University. The magazine strives to inform readers of the accomplishments of Northwest’s alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students and to positively position the University in the hearts of its many constituents to increase public and private support.
Northwest Missouri State University is an
DEAR FRIENDS
The Bridge issue honors those who have chosen to “be a bridge” to Northwest’s future through their generous contributions. On behalf of all students who will benefit from enhanced programs, facilities and scholarships, I thank you.
During Homecoming week, my wife, Valorie and I participated in the public phase kickoff for the Forever Green campaign. This $45 million campaign will raise funds in four areas: academic excellence, student life, scholarships and investments in Northwest. At the kickoff ceremony, we were especially touched by the remarks of Asma Hassan, who told of her journey from immigrant to president of the Student Senate.
Of this fall’s freshman class, an astonishing 46 percent are first-generation students, a distinction I share with them and with Asma. Northwest has long been a gateway to opportunity, and we continue to serve students of modest means. It is why we have intended from the beginning to exceed the campaign’s goal and build our capacity to provide scholarship assistance.
An early project of the campaign was the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse, now in its second year of serving students. Our current focus is raising the remaining funds for an Agricultural Learning Center to be built on the University’s R.T. Wright Farm. It will be a fantastic addition to our fastgrowing professional school and elevate Northwest’s capacity to service Missouri’s No. 1 industry.
Valorie and I are deeply and passionately Forever Green because Northwest was a great launch pad for our future. Today’s 7,000-plus students will someday learn that choosing Northwest was likewise a sound decision, creating yet another generation that is Forever Green.
Mel Booth ’67 Forever Green campaign co-chair
NORTHWEST FOUNDATION INC. 2019-20 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Jennifer Dawson Nicholson ’71, Kansas City, Mo.
Vice President
Dr. Robert Burrell ’70, Denver, Colo.
Immediate Past President
Arnold Johnson ’77, Houston, Texas
Board Members
Robert Barmann ’84, Platte City, Mo.
Leisha Beckemeyer Barry ’84, Liberty, Mo.
Rex Brod ’82, Maryville
John Cline ’75, Overland Park, Kan.
Karen Daniel ’80, Overland Park, Kan.
Ken DeBaene ’81, Long Branch, N.J.
Dell Epperson ’75, Columbia, Mo.
Myra Turner Evans ’77, Tarkio, Mo.
Mike Faust ’74, Omaha, Neb.
Kelly Ferguson ’98, Urbandale, Iowa
Terry French ’75, Austin, Texas
Eric Geis ’01, Prairie Village, Kan.
Dr. Jacqueline Vincent Henningsen ’66, Omaha, Neb.
Dr. David Holmes ’79, Prescott, Ariz.
Carl Hughes ’76, Kansas City, Mo.
Gary Hultquist ’64, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Paul Jennings ’75, West Des Moines, Iowa
Tondee Voortman Lutterman ’98, Kansas City, Mo.
Marcus Mack ’77, Henderson, Nev.
Angela Booth Moskow, Basking Ridge, N.J.
William Oellermann ’72, Mansfield, Texas
Seann O’Riley ’93, St. Joseph, Mo.
Daniel Peterson ’88, Neola, Iowa
Dr. Joyce Wake Piveral ’74, Pickering, Mo.
Ted Place ’99, Kansas City, Mo.
Mary Hamilton Purdy ’72, Davidsonville, Md.
Thomas Sanchez ’02, Washington, D.C.
Jayma Elmore Sandquist ’90, Indianola, Iowa
Dennis Sapp ’68, Gig Harbor, Wash.
Ken Scribner ’87, Kansas City, Mo.
Tyler Seals ’13, Omaha, Neb.
Dr. Carol Blom Spradling ’88, Maryville
Brad Stephens ’96, Butler, Mo.
Susan Gladstone Tucker ’76, Worth, Mo.
Dustin Wasson ’03, Perry, Mo.
Stan Zeamer ’70, Huntingdon, Pa.
Ex-Officio Directors
Dr. Dean L. Hubbard, President Emeritus, Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. John Jasinski, University President
Dr. B.D. Owens ’59, President Emeritus, West Des Moines, Iowa
Dr. Lonelle Rathje ’97, ’03, Vice President of External Relations and Executive Director of the Northwest Foundation Inc. lonelle@nwmissouri.edu
University Advancement
Lori McLemore Steiner ’85, Executive Director of Advancement and Chief Finance Officer of the Northwest Foundation Inc. steiner@nwmissouri.edu
Brooke Weldon Bowles ’02, Accounting Clerk and Scholarship Coordinator bbowles@nwmissouri.edu
Jana White Hanson ’02, Senior Major Gift Officer jhanson@nwmissouri.edu
Carma Greene Kinman ’85, Constituent Relations Specialist ckinman@nwmissouri.edu
Joel Kosch, Gift Officer joelk@nwmissouri.edu
Laurie Drummond Long ’92, Senior Gift Planning Officer laurie@nwmissouri.edu
Bob Machovsky ’15, Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving rmachov@nwmissouri.edu
Mitzi Craft Marchant ’91, ’09, Director of Donor Engagement mitzi@nwmissouri.edu
Sam Mason ’88, Major Gift Officer smason@nwmissouri.edu
Brenda Untiedt ’00, ’09, Advancement Database, Research and Communications Specialist brenda@nwmissouri.edu
NORTHWEST LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN WITH $45 MILLION GOAL
With the sounds of the “Bearcat Fight Song” and a chant of “B-E-A-R-C-A-T-S, Northwest officially launched the public phase of its Forever Green campaign Oct. 24.
Conceived and launched into a quiet phase in 2014, the campaign seeks to raise $45 million for initiatives at the University that are centered on academic excellence, scholarships, student life and other donordirected gifts. The University celebrated the launch during its Homecoming week and announced the campaign has raised nearly $43 million to date.
Northwest Foundation Board members are responsible for 21 percent of the total dollars raised.
“Northwest is a steward of place,” Northwest President Dr. John Jasinski said. “We’re a steward of this community and the communities we’re serving. We are an engine of opportunity. Our Forever Green campaign represents an important fuel to burn an engine of opportunity.”
Dr. Marilou Joyner ’75, ’78, ’82, the chair of Northwest’s Board of Regents, expressed gratitude to all who have contributed to the campaign so far while reflecting on the reasons she continues to support the University. She earned bachelor’s, master’s and education specialist degrees at Northwest as a non-traditional student. Today, she is chief executive officer, owner and administrator of Cameron Group Care Inc.
“Finding success at Northwest fueled my desire
to have more skills, and for me that meant returning to Northwest,” Joyner said. “The reality is that back then, and even more now, Northwest meets students where they are, regardless if they are from a different country, if they are in need of financial assistance, unable to come to our physical campus and even those that are married with kids.”
Among the Forever Green campaign’s successes was the completion of the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse last year. The Carl ’76 and Cheryl ’78 Hughes, Family Foundation, the Mel ’67 & Valorie Booth Family, the city of Maryville and Nodaway Valley Bank captained the Founding 50, a group of donors giving $50,000 and greater toward the project.
Additionally, Northwest is seeking donor support for its Agricultural Learning Center, an estimated $8.5 million, 29,000-square-foot center to be built at the R.T. Wright Farm.
The campaign will help the Northwest Foundation dramatically increase scholarship awards to students. It also seeks to secure support for University faculty through endowed funds, such as the Dennis C. Dau Endowed Professorship in Instrumental Music, provided through a gift announced in 2017. Scholarship gifts have aided students like Northwest Student Senate President Asma Hassan with achieving their dreams of earning a college degree. Hassan, who was born in Saudi Arabia and came to the United States with her parents as a young child, is a senior psychology and human services major at Northwest. She is among the 38 percent of Northwest’s total student population who identify as first-generation college students.
“I knew I wanted to be a student here as soon as I drove up,” she said. “The smiles, greetings, the recognition of every nation, and the pride that we hold about each student being here is what makes Northwest a home to all Bearcats. Being Forever Green allows me to share the home that I found. It allows me to keep connecting with other people, learning, caring, practicing civility, and most importantly, showing my Bearcat pride.”
Dr. John Jasinski
Asma Hassan
TRAVEL, VOLUNTEER HOURS HIGHLIGHT
ENGAGEMENT
The Northwest Alumni Association and the Office of University Advancement’s Alumni Relations and Annual Giving staff continued in FY19 to expand opportunities for alumni and friends to support and connect with Northwest.
The Northwest Alumni Association hosted more events in FY19 than in FY18, representing an increase in total programming by more than 9 percent. Also, more than 32,000 Bearcats attended organized events, an increase of more than 18 percent from the previous year.
A few highlights during the 2018-19 academic year included the Northwest Alumni Association Awards Banquet honoring seven individuals during Family Weekend, the Class of 1968 returned to campus to celebrate its Golden Reunion during Homecoming, Northwest Night at the St.
Joe Mustangs and Northwest Day the Kansas City Zoo. Additionally, the Alumni Association’s alumni and friends chapters stayed busy by hosting events and socials throughout the country, and the creation of the Theatre Alumni and Friends Chapter, grew the total number of chapters to 22.
The Northwest Alumni Association’s Tourin’ Bearcats travel program continues to be well received. Upcoming trips to both Greece in the winter of 2020 and New York City, Niagara Falls, and Washington, D.C., in the summer of 2020 have been popular, requiring more seats to be added to both sold-out trips. For more information about travel opportunities, contact the Alumni Relations Office at 660.562.1248. Alumni Relations continues to strengthen its partnership with areas throughout campus,
including the Department of Athletics, Career Services, and the offices of Student Recruiting, Diversity and Inclusion, and Student Involvement. Alumni Relations hosted tailgates, assisted with recruiting Bearcats, attended career fairs, attended the Missouri and Iowa state fairs, and welcomed new students throughout the region at six organized New Student SendOffs.
The Northwest Alumni Association thanks the almost 300 volunteers who provided their time and support during FY19. In total, time volunteered with the Alumni Association was valued at more than $91,000 during the year.
Overall, dollars raised by the Annual Giving program increased by 36 percent from the previous year. Dollars raised through the call center, mailed appeals and online giving are just a few areas that contributed to the increase in total annual giving. Additionally, membership and dollars raised through The1905 Society increased for the third
consecutive year. The tradition of thanking Northwest donors was again celebrated during the fifth annual Thank a Donor Day in April. The event provides an opportunity for students and faculty to come together to say thank you to Northwest’s generous donors.
President
Dustin Wasson ’03, Perry, Mo. Vice President
Allison Kahre Kreifels ’06, ’11, St. Joseph, Mo.
Past President
Paula Rector Davis ’91, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Board Members
Damian Valline Bridges ’84, Kansas City, Mo.
Randy Cody ’99, Carson, Iowa
Janice Erickson Corley ’70, Maryville
Martin Curley ’09, St. Joseph, Mo.
Michelle Mattson Drake ’98, Maryville
Abby Stephens Elliott ’06, ’08, Mount Ayr, Iowa
Matt Gaarder ’97, Maryville
Zerryn Gines, Kansas City, Mo.
Sean Gundersen ’10, ’13, Glenwood, Iowa
Sue Johnson Hockensmith ’72, Manchester, Mo.
Marsha Alsbury Leopard ’71, ’76, Chillicothe, Mo.
Terrance Logan ’07, ’10, Blue Springs, Mo.
Melissa Moody Mincy ’06, West Des Moines, Iowa
Curtis Seabolt ’10, ’14, Mason City, Iowa
Bob Stalder ’88, Kansas City
Dave Teeter ’86, Montgomery City, Mo.
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MAHANKALI VANAJA DEVI SCHOLARSHIP
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ELWYN K. DEVORE BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP
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ALLEN A. & HELEN DOAK FAMILY
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DONALDSON-PFOST SCHOLARSHIP
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DUNLAP SCHOLAR AWARD
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DYCHE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
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E2 SCHOLARSHIP
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SHEPERD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
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NORTHWEST STAFF COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP
Brady Archer
Amy White
NOTHSTINE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Nathan White
MARIE OFTELIE SCHOLARSHIP
Micayla Taylor
ALICE M. OLIVER NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
Julia Anderson
Uriel Guerra-Reynoso
Erin Sinfield
KEVIN O’REILLY NEWS SCHOLARSHIP
Thomas Pinney
IOWA BILL O’RILEY FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Brianne Connor
B.D. & SUE WRIGHT OWENS SCHOLARSHIP
Korey Adwell
Kloey Albertson
Shelby Brandt
Stephanie Chor
Payton Lehr
Harrison Parkhurst
Ethan Schauer
Michael Simmons
Zachary Staples
Christopher Yarbrough
OWENS FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Colton Steeve
LILLIAN PALMER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Brooke McDaniel
FREDERICK P. PARCHER SCHOLARSHIP
Jacob Barnes
Kathryn Heiserman
Taylor Moore
Ramsay Younger
MICHELLE PARMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Jennifer Rueckert
PENNY PARMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Anna Hatterle
RUSSELL PARMAN AGRICULTURAL SCHOLARSHIP
Andrew Bain
SCOTT PARMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Taylor Dodson
PARSONS-JAMES BEARCAT RADIO NETWORK SCHOLARSHIP
Ryan Elliott
MARK JAY PEAVY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
John Daniel Noe
PERRY STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
No recipient
MARGARET PERRY SCHOLARSHIP
Arturo Carrasco
Chelsie Jones
Gentry Nichols
Kaylee Page
Alexander Sampson
PI MU EPSILON SCHOLARSHIP
Garet Jackson
CHARLES M. PLACE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Callie Smith
JIM D. PLOWMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Coby Brogan
Alexandria Hoyle
HERITAGE SOCIETY
These donors have created a planned or deferred gift for the University or Northwest Foundation. There is no minimum level of 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.
Dawn J. Abarr
Michael J. & Linda Abildtrup
Helen (Johnson) Ackerman
Mitchell R. Akers
Virgil & Dolores Albertini
Anita Aldrich*
Richard L. Allman*
Anonymous
Mary M. Asbell* & Allan S. Mackenzie
Mark A. Avitt
Richard L. Baker*
James & Linda (Flachsland) Balducci
Lois (Utterback) Beal
Harold W. Beattie* & Emily K. Beattie*
Donald D. & Ann Beeson
Stuart J. Bintner*
James L. & Beverly J. Blackford
Jill (Wolken) Blackford & John Eldon
Blackford
Robert G. & Sue Bolin, Jr.
Melvin D. & Valorie G. (Wheeler) Booth
Damian L. (Valline) Bridges
Bernard J. Brinkmann, Jr.
Clarence Bush* & Dorothy Bush*
Robert E. & Betty (Johnson) Bush
Gary C. Cameron*
Tom A. Carmichael*
Bill Christensen* & Margaret (Berry)
Christensen
Ada Mae Clough*
David E. Colt
William H. Corken* & Jean Corken
Kinsell L. Coulson* & Vivien Coulson*
Lorraine (Driver) Crews
Don Cummins*
Dennis C. Dau
Frances R. Daugherty*
Robert C. Davis* & Helen (Boyersmith) Davis
Rolland Deardorff* & Maxine Deardorff*
Charles R. Derstler* & P. La Von Derstler
Ron C. & Nancy DeYoung
Mark J. & Julia C. (Scott) Doll
Edward D. & Marla Douglas
Brant & Marcia Downey
Opal (Calvert) Eckert*
Dell W. & Janet (Kelley) Epperson
Michael L. Faust
H. J. Fischer, Jr.* & Marion (Tollaksen) Fischer*
Donald A. Foley
Robert P. Foster* & Virginia M. Foster*
Alexander Franklin Fouts*
Everett C. Fouts* & Reba (Hunter) Fouts*
Martha Fouts*
Robert E. Fraser*
Randy & Judy Frueh
Jean E. Fuller
Robert E. Gamble* & Martha (Polsley) Gamble*
Vance E. Geiger* & Zeline (Defenbaugh) Geiger*
Ryan T. & Sue A. (Redelberger) George
Dave W. & Carole A. (Patterson) Gieseke
Dean Gingrich*
Calvin N. & Marilyn Goeders
Elsie Goff*
Bill Gram* & Dorothy W. Gram
Lucile Gray*
Charles B. Green* & Venita Jean Green*
George R. Green & Barbara Klein-Green
Troy R. & Heather (Malmberg) Greenfield
Bob Gregory* & Helen A. Gregory*
Loren T. Gunderman
Harold Hall* & Mary Ellen (Tebow) Hall
Beatrice E. (Lemon) Hansen*
Lydia L. (Stickerod) Haynes*
Betty Lou Hazelton*
Nancy J. Headrick
Karen (Crawford) Hendrickson
Theodore C. Hinckley* & Caryl C. Hinckley
Marvin R. Hoskey & Karen L. Hoskey
Ronald A. Houston
L. Carolyn Houts*
Dean L. & Aleta A. Hubbard
LIFETIME GIVING
THE TURRET SOCIETY
These donors have contributed $1 million or more in lifetime gifts.
As students in the early 1900s arrived at the Maryville train depot, one of the first sights to the west of the station was the impressive turrets atop the institution’s Academic Hall, later known as the Administration Building. Through devastating tornados and a destructive fire, the Administration Building and its turrets have withstood the test of time, standing tall as an enduring symbol of Northwest.
Anonymous
ARAMARK Campus Dining
Melvin D. & Valorie G. (Wheeler) Booth
Rolland Deardorff* & Maxine Deardorff*
Charles R. Derstler* & P. La Von Derstler
Michael L. Faust
H. J. Fischer, Jr.* & Marion (Tollaksen) Fischer*
Ronald A. Houston & Dennis C. Dau
Russell Insley*
Debra L. (Parsons) James
John & Denise (Kirby) Jasinski
Donald E. Johnson*
Harold R. Johnson
Gideon R. & Martha Jones
Paul G. & Paula Keats-Ward
J.E. Kirschner*
Brian E. Koerble
Richard H. Leet* & Phyllis J. (Combs) Leet*
Marvin E. Lehnen & Kathryn B. (Krause) Lehnen*
George & Sharelle Leick
Eleanor (Nicholas) Letts*
Evelyn A. Lindsey
H. Duane & A. Marilyn (Probst) Long
Forrest G. Lowe* & Joan B. Lowe*
Vane B. Lucas Jr.*
Marvin Marion*
Mary E. Markt*
Dwight T. Maxwell* & Sandra R. Maxwell
Ruth L. (Mitchell) McClurg*
Patricia A. McDermott*
Gary R. & Merry McDonald
Larry McGough
Wayne H. McQuerry* & Ruth (Collins) McQuerry
John P. Mees* & Joan Mees
Cheryl J. (Lamar) Melvin
James E. & Janice E. (Young) Meyer
Carol J. Miller
Genevieve A. (Webb) Miller*
Barry E. Monaghan
Donald S. & Lynn Morris
Faye (Sutton) Morrow*
Earle I.Moss, Jr.* & Martha Moss
Marvin Mothersead*
Bruce W. & Holly A. (Murphy) Barstow
James R. & Joyce Nelson
Judd C. Nicholas*
Mona M. (Pennington) Nurski*
Alice M. Oliver*
Elnora (Hennegin) O’Neill*
Marcena H. Onstott*
Louise Parsons*
Philip J. & Margaret Patterson
Blanche (Anderson) Pedley*
Margaret (Gantt) Perry*
Daniel D. & Martha Peterson
Susan Planalp
Milton E. Ploghoft* & Zella (Mitchell)
Ploghoft*
Jon R. Pool* & Joleen M. (Schneider)
Pool
John P. Pope*
Carl A. & Cheryl L. (Deweerdt) Hughes
Hughes Family Foundation
Evelyn A. Lindsey
Nodaway Valley Bank
Allene (Hunt) Porter*
Max R. Quimby* & Armond M. Quimby*
Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation
The Sunderland Foundation
Allene (Hunt) Porter*
Paul R. & Amabel H. Poynter
Roger L. Pugh
Max R. Quimby* & Armond M. Quimby*
Helen G. (Leese) Raines*
Helen (Witmer) Richards*
Roberta (Walker) Richey
Mary M. Rigney
Robert L. Riley
Richard L. Sawyers*
Helen (Chapman) Schilling
Frederick Schneider* & Edwardena (Harrison) Schneider*
Mary R. Seat*
Claude Shaffer* & Helen Shaffer
Warren S.Shuck* & Rita P. Shuck
David L. Snider
Gerald R. Sprong & Barbara (Nixon) Sprong*
Rollie & Carroll E. Stadlman
Carl D. Stempel* & Mary E. (Luehrman) Stempel
Charles & Kathy M. (Carlson) Stracuzzi
Robert Strait* & Arlyne Strait*
Robert J. Stucker
Christopher Stump, Jr.
Beulah (Wilkinson) Summers*
W. Lester Swaney* & Leola Swaney*
M. Celeste (Holtom) Taylor*
John R. & Kristine (Ketelsen) Teale
Dennis L. & Rosemary (Cole) Thiel
Maurine A. Thomas*
Frank J. Thompson* & Donna J. (Ward) Thompson
Willard C. & Paulette S. Tice
Jerome J. Trout*
James & Mary V. (Killgore) Tyrrell
Roberta F. Utterback*
Charles W. Veatch & Pam (Grau) Veatch*
Morris C. Walton* & Betty Walton
William C. & Myra (Wedlock) Warshauer
Nancy L. Western*
Maurice D. Wheeler* & Sharlis (Marple) Wheeler
Laura B. Widmer
Jack L. & Jean M. Wiechmann
J. Clun Wilson
Janet M. Wilson*
Jo Ellen Wilson
Montgomery L. Wilson* & Irma L. (Hull) Wilson
Howard L. Wollen*
Martha Faye (Fouts) Woollums*
Opal Yates*
Melvin G. Young
John A. Yurchak
THE GAUNT HOUSE SOCIETY
These donors have contributed between $500,000 and $999,999 in lifetime gifts.
Born in Staffordshire, England, on April 4, 1830, Thomas W. Gaunt was the son of Thomas Gaunt and Catherine Wooley. He moved to Nodaway County in 1857, where he established his own plant nursery cultivating a wide variety of ornamental, shade and fruit trees. The Thomas Gaunt House was constructed during the 1870s. It has been the home for all Northwest presidents since its donation in 1905 by the daughters of Thomas Gaunt.
ARAMARK Facility Services - Maryville, Mo.
Ada Mae Clough*
Gateway Goppert Foundation
Charles B. Green* & Venita Jean Green*
Arnold J. & Mary Le Johnson
Kawasaki Motors - Maryville
Richard A. & Bernadine Mendenhall
Elnora (Hennegin) O’Neill*
Frederick Schneider* & Edwardena (Harrison) Schneider*
Harvey C. & Joyce M. (Smith) White
THE BIRCHES SOCIETY
These donors have contributed between $250,000 and $499,999 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, Nebraska, 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.”
THE BELL TOWER SOCIETY
These 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 fall 1970 and the sounds of chiming bells greeted students returning for the fall of 1971.
AgriVision Group, LLC
Richard D. & Cathy Baier
Bank Midwest
Harold W. Beattie* & Emily K. Beattie*
Donald D. & Ann Beeson
Roger D. Blackwell
Bolin Auto and Truck Parts - St. Joseph
Robert G. & Sue Bolin, Jr.
BP Foundation Inc.
Gary C. Cameron*
Donald D. & Stacy R. (Lee) Carrick
Rick A. & Tammy Carter
Citizens Bank & Trust - Maryville
Commerce Bank of St Joseph
Kelly W. & Kathy L. (Heath) Crawford
Karen L. Daniel
Frances R. Daugherty*
Robert C. Davis* & Helen (Boyersmith) Davis
Deluxe
Mary G. (Garrett) Dieterich*
Janet S. Dinkel
Willard F. Dunning* & Laura Belle B. (McGrew) Dunning*
E.L. Crawford Construction Inc.
E & R Sanitation
AH Bud & Suzanne (Lewis) Edwards
Energizer
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Robert E. Gamble* & Martha (Polsley)
Gamble*
Gary G. Taylor Charitable Trust
THE LONG WALK SOCIETY
These 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 ran straight up to the front door of the Administration Building and became known as the Long Walk.
Anonymous
Michael J. & Linda Abildtrup
Virgil & Dolores Albertini
American Association of University Women
American Football Coaches Association
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.
Anderson, Sundell & Skinner PC
John C. & Jo E. (Bateman) Andrews
Mary M. Asbell* & Allan S. Mackenzie
Mark A. Avitt
John W. Baker, Jr.
Jim J. Ballinger* & Gaye Ballinger
Vernon J. Barrett* & Helen (McMahon) Barrett*
Bruce W. & Holly A. (Murphy) Barstow
Craig L. Bassett
Mike Baumgartner
Joseph W. Baumli & Robin Jewett
Bayer Corporation
Lois (Utterback) Beal
Stuart J. Bintner*
Ned Bishop* & Marjorie L. Bishop*
Robert L. & Mary R. Bohlken
Joseph B. & Sandra Bosse
Bram Funeral Home of Maryville Inc.
Billy V. & Courtney Brooks
William A. & Jo Karen Brown
Shoba (Mansukhani) Brown
Roger & Stacy (Ottmann) Bundridge
Robert L. & Seal S. Burrell
Robert E. & Betty (Johnson) Bush
Randy R. Buxton
Delmer & Jane G. Campbell
Cargill
Tom A. Carmichael*
Rick A. & Tammy Carter
Steve L & Cheryl L Clark
Norman Clough*
William L. Combs
Community Foundation of New Jersey
John T. Cook* & Georgann B. Cook*
William H. Corken* & Jean Corken
Corteva Agriscience
Ray & Barbara L. (Zehr) Courter
Nell Cowden
Paul E. Daniel* & Cloretta L. (Sager)
Daniel*
Danner For Congress
Timothy A. Davis
Joyce Y. Davison
Terry R. & Sandra Day
Elwyn K. Devore* & Emma (Brown)
DeVore*
Ron C. & Nancy DeYoung
The Dow Chemical Company Foundation
DST Systems Inc.
Eaton Corporation
Opal (Calvert) Eckert*
Samuel Edmunds*
Ehlert Bull Test Program
Ellison-Auxier Architects Inc.
Richard L. Allman*
Anonymous
Barnes & Noble
John P. Cline
Marilyn L. Colwell*
William L. Costello*
Dennis C. Dau
Mark J. & Julia C. (Scott) Doll
Vance E. Geiger* & Zeline (Defenbaugh) Geiger*
Dean Gingrich*
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Calvin N. & Marilyn Goeders
Lucile Gray*
Harden, Cummins, Moss & Miller LLC
Patrick B. & Teri Harr
Janice L. Heinz*
Dean L. & Aleta A. Hubbard
Ronald W. & Martha Ideker
John & Denise (Kirby) Jasinski
James R. & Patricia J. (New) Joy
Kinsell & Vera Coulson Trust
Richard H. Leet* & Phyllis J. (Combs) Leet*
Bill Loch & Jessica J. (O’Rourke) Loch*
Robert E. & Mildred M. (Cockrill) Loch, Jr.
Forrest G. Lowe* & Joan B. Lowe*
William L. Mackintosh* & Jodie L. (Hamilton) Mackintosh
Middle Fork Water Company Inc.
Genevieve A. (Webb) Miller*
Barry E. Monaghan
John F. & Suzy Moore
William V. & Sara S. Morgan
Mercedes Morrison
Mosaic Life Care
Northwest Missouri Cellular
Blanche (Anderson) Pedley*
Margaret (Gantt) Perry*
Empower Media Marketing
George W. English* & Juanita English
Enterprise Realty LLC
Dell W. & Janet (Kelley) Epperson
Randy B. & Jill Euken
Fidelity Investments
First Hand Foundation
Robert H. & Janice A. Fitz Simmons
Michael S. & Heather Flanagan
Richard R. Flanagan*
Shawna A. Flanagan
Donald A. Foley
P. E. Fox* & Lucile (Jeffrey) Fox*
Robert Edwin Fraser*
Robert Eldon Fraser*
Marion B. Freeman
Terry L. & Kari L. French
Lee Ann (Butler) Fry
Richard M. & Karen U. Fulton
George F. & Mary Garcia
Dwight Gates*
Eric W. & Jennifer S. Geis
Ryan T. & Sue A. (Redelberger) George
Gladys Rickard Trust
Michael Graham
Bill Gram* & Dorothy W. Gram
Pete & Staci Gray
George R. Green & Barbara Klein-Green
Bob Gregory* & Helen A. Gregory*
Kenneth D. Griggs & Marilyn E. (Hollensbe) Griggs
Joan C. Groom
Glenn Webb Education Fund/The Growmark Foundation
Patricia A. Hagan-Poulos
Wilma Hall*
Hamersky Family Trust
James D. & Marian Hammond
Hayley E. Hanson & Todd McGuire
Mark H. & Vicki A. (Horton) Hargens
Von Hayes
Lydia L. (Stickerod) Haynes*
Robert M. & Carolyn A. Henry
Beatrice E. (Lemon) Hansen*
John Sublett Logan Foundation
Richard H.* & Phyllis J. (Combs) Leet
Mary E. Markt*
Raymond L. McClurg* & Ruth L. (Mitchell) McClurg*
Ruth (Collins) McQuerry
Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers Inc.
James D. & Elaine (Frazee) Plowman
Robert Lee Stanton* & Doris Ann Stanton
M. Celeste (Holtom) Taylor*
Gary J. Thompson* & Kathy L. Thompson
Alan & Diana S. Peterson
Milton E. Ploghoft* & Zella (Mitchell)
Ploghoft*
Theodore & Carol Robinson
Schwab Charitable Fund
Robert D. Severson* & ZoAnn (Holt) Severson*
Earl Shelton*
John J. & Mary N. Sherman
Mary M. Smith*
R. Joe & Nancy Smith
SSM Health
Robert Lee Stanton* & Cassalou Stanton*
Beulah (Wilkinson) Summers*
John R. & Kristine (Ketelsen) Teale
Dick & Kay S. Thomson
Melvin L. & Carol Tjeerdsma
Jerome J. Trout*
Velociti Inc.
Wells Bank
Martha Faye (Fouts) Woollums*
David A. & Danette Holmes
Ralph Hook* & Joyce F. Hook
Husch Blackwell LLP
Hy-Vee
Ideker Farms, Inc.
Ideker Inc.
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
Information Builders Inc.
J L Houston Co
Arthur A. & Karen Jablonski
James M. Jackson, Sr.* & Betty Jackson
Paul J. & Rita Jennings
Christopher R. & Mercedes (Ramirez) Johnson
Andrew M. Jones* & Anne Jones
Sandra A. (Hayzlett) Jones*
Mabel V. (Wells) Jordan*
Keith Jorgensen & Karla A. (Hofer)
Jorgensen*
Martin & Ramona A. (Rope) Kanne
Craig L. & Kerry Kelley
Joe J. Kempf
Kentucky Fried Chicken of Maryville
Douglas K. & Linda S. (Keller) Kinder Kiwanis Club
KNIM Radio
Ed Koppelman
KPMG Peat Marwick Foundation
Charles & Lawhead* Florence O. (Abarr) Lawhead
Marvin E. Lehnen* & Kathryn B. (Krause) Lehnen*
Liberty Mutual Group Inc.
Lied Foundation Trust
Geneva Lindsey*
Loch Sand and Construction Company
Cornelia Long
H. Duane & A. Marilyn (Probst) Long Gweldon L. Long
Joan L. (Johnson) Marfice
Marvin Marion*
Marsh, Espey & Merrill PC
Maryville Host Lions Club
Patrick J. McCabe & Brenda K. (Deweerdt)
McCabe
Alice L. McCullough
John L. & Teresa G. (Kelly) McCune
Donald R. & Debbie McDonald
Gary R. & Merry McDonald
Mick T. & Kayla McDonald
Howard McIntosh*
Midland GIS Solutions, LLC
Midland Surveying Inc.
Gerald A. Mitchell* & Wilma E. (Myers) Mitchell*
Karen A. Monaghan
Randell E. Moore & Marilou (Rogers)
Joyner
Gaylord D. Morrison* & Mercedes (Triplet) Morrison
Irene Mueller*
George F. Nathan
National Investors Inc.
New England Business Service-Maryville, Mo.
Richard M. & Barbara A. New
Jennifer (Dawson) Nicholson
Frances E. Nixon
Northern Trust Company
Northwest Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Inc.
NUCOR-LMP Steel & Wire Company
Mona M. (Pennington) Nurski*
Kevin M. & Donna O’Reilly
Bill O’Riley
William & Jane Oellermann
Alice M. Oliver*
Omaha Community Foundation
Jack L. & Gilda J. Otte
B.D. & Sue (Wright) Owens
PaineWebber
Frederick P. Parcher*
Russell W. Parman* & Betty (McCowen) Parman
Philip J. & Margaret Patterson
Steven D. & Debbie Peters
Kenneth C. & Mary Petersen
Brock & Karen Pfost
Pioneer Mobile Homes Inc.
Don R. & Joyce A. (Wake) Piveral
Charles M. Place* & Linda L. (Nichols)
Place
Porter Trash Service
William C. & Mary Beth Price
Principal Financial Group Foundation
Roger L. Pugh
James & Mary C. (Hamilton) Purdy
Dorothy J. (Myers) Rice*
John & Aileen Richmond
Gladys M. Rickard*
Jon T. Rickman* & Donna L. Rickman
Robert E. Fraser Foundation
Theodore G. Robinson & Ann Robinson*
Benne & Melissa A. (Smith) Rogers
Melvin L. & Karen R. Rogers
Rotary Club of Maryville
Deon & Jodee Roush
Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church
Russell E. & Jayma A. (Elmore) Sandquist
PACESETTERS
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.
J. E. Dunn Construction Company
Donald E. Johnson*
K.C. Petersen Construction Co.
Chang You Kan
Lloyd Kelly* & Eileen (Isom) Kelly
J.E. Kirschner*
LuBeth W. Kuemmerle
Eleanor (Nicholas) Letts*
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT: RYAN TALKINGTON
Talkington, a junior agricultural education major from Bowling Green, Missouri, is the recipient of the Marvin Hoskey Agricultural Education Scholarship.
“Donors allow students like me the opportunity to be able to focus on school work, be successful in the classroom, and get involved in the campus community,” Talkington said. “Donations also help students have peace of mind, comfort and a chance to have a positive experience at Northwest.”
Talkington, who says he appreciates
Chauncey Saville*
Richard L. Sawyers*
Ken A. & Jeanette Scribner
Edward J. Shelton* & Beverly J. (Holt)
Shelton
Frank C. Skipton
David T. & Sue A. (Strauss) Slater
David L. Snider
Olive G. Somerville*
Sprint Foundation
St. Francis Hospital
State Farm Companies Foundation
Robert Stelter* & Ruth A. Stelter
W. Brad Stephens
Owen L. & Liz Straub
Strong & Strong
Frank H. Strong* & Vivian Strong
The Student Body
W. Lester Swaney* & Leola Swaney*
Taco John’s Of Maryville Inc.
Ronald P. & Janell Taylor
Kay Thomas
Maurine A. Thomas*
James H. & Sherry L. (Gillespie)
Thompson, Jr.
TIAA CREF
Susan F. Tobin
Nodaway County
Roger D. Tullberg
Bruce E. & Polly Twaddle
James & Mary V. (Killgore) Tyrrell
United Electric Cooperative
US Bank
Marian Home Loan Co.
Martin Marietta Aggregates
John P. Mees* & Joan Mees
Motorola Foundation
Nissan Motors
Nodaway County Recreation For Handicapped
Marie Chandler Oftelie*
James C. & Joanne (French) Redd
Mahala Saville*
August Sherman*
Shughart Thomson & Kilroy
the big-school opportunities Northwest offers at an affordable cost, is president of Northwest’s Collegiate Farm Bureau chapter and active in Collegiate FFA. He also works at the University’s R.T. Wright Farm. “Northwest is providing me with the opportunity to network and grow strong relationships with fellow students and faculty alike,” Talkington said. “Through these relationships we create a place
Roberta F. Utterback*
Patricia VanDyke*
Harold G.VanSickle, Jr.* & Marylee (Steele) VanSickle
Pauline F. Walker*
Jeff J. & Shelley Wangsness
Louis Watkins*
Gregory S. & Hollis Weishar
Richard E. Westbrook
Western Missouri Correctional Center
Ben L. & Kathleen J. Westman
Mike & Jean L. Wilcox
William Price Family Foundation
Garvin R. Williams* & Imogene (Henderson) Williams*
John C. Williams*
Harold Wilmarth & Carol J. (Couts) Wilmarth*
Al & Nancy J. Wilson
Montgomery L. Wilson* & Irma L. (Hull) Wilson
Thomas C. Wood
H. Wayne & Nancy L. (Jordheim) Woolsey
Ronald C. & Barbara J. (Tiffin) Woolsey
Stanley R. & Gina Zeamer
Michael J. Zech
Joseph B. Zelenz* & Marlyn Zelenz
St Joseph Light and Power
David Stanley
Edra M. (Planck) Stoskopf*
Robert Strait* & Arlyne Strait*
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
where diverse minds come together to create diverse thoughts. It has allowed me to become the best person I can be.”
After completing his bachelor’s degree at Northwest, Talkington hopes to begin his career as an agricultural educator in a rural school.
The Long Walk Society continued
Mark A. Clements
Danny J. & Mary E. (Henry) Collins
Daniel J. Comes
Compass Dental Group LLC
Mark W. & Michelle D. Corson
James D. Cox
Linda K. (Snell) Daniels
Jim R. & Dixie Davis
Kurt & Sandra K. Davis
Leslie Denny
Sheila Dentlinger
Ted S. & Sharon Derks
Desert Valley Turf LLC
Clint & Nichole L. (Johnson) Dew
Scott M. & Laura J. (Rutherford) Dowden
Debra Dudar
Mark & Johna Duren
E.K.S. Inc.
Echo Group Inc
George W. English* & Juanita English
Darren P. & Shantel M. (Sondgeroth)
Farnan
J.W. Flentje
Charles M. & Amy N. (Spears) Flohr
Alice K. Foose
Donna D. Fuhr
Richard M. & Karen U. Fulton
G. Greg Wilson & Associates, LTD
Frank & Alveda Garey
John L. Gassman
Richard A. & Nancy (Lobaugh) Gayler
Jerry J. Genochio
Darrell J. Gililland, Jr.
Marc W. & Sonya Gordon
Jason & Andrea Graves
Greater Regional Medical Center
Clarence & Michelle R. (Davis) Green, Jr.
Mark & Debra Gutzmer
Larry & Paula J. (Mires) Haataja
Daron N. Hall
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