Park University 2018-19 Impact Report

PARK UNIVERSITY

2018-19

IMPACT REPORT OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT

Board of Trustees 2018-19 Scott D. McRuer Chair Parkville, Missouri Jeanette E. Prenger, ’09 Vice Chair Kansas City, Missouri Jacqueline Snyder, Ed.D. Secretary Parkville, Missouri

Dear Friends,

Park University’s 2018-19

Impact Report details how your

support transforms the lives of

Park students. As you read the report, you’ll notice one theme that arises again and again: BUILDING. • You’ll read about the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center, a new building that will house the University’s School of Business and Park Global Warrior Center, and provide innovative education to generations of students.

• You’ll learn about the alumni who rallied to move a building, raising funds to relocate our historic Park House, the future home of the George S. Robb Centre for the Study of the Great War and its Valor Medals Review efforts.

• You’ll meet scholarship donors who are building a foundation for future students through their gifts to Park University.

• You’ll discover how a major gift from North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital is building our capacity to address food insecurity among students by establishing a food pantry on campus.

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• You’ll find references to the Park Global Warrior Center, a resource that is building bridges for military service members and veterans.

Park University has always been about building. In 1886, our earliest students quarried stone and built Mackay Hall to earn their tuition. Since 1962, when Park launched a degree completion program for military service members, the University has built a legacy of serving those who serve our country.

Park’s faculty and staff have built a reputation for providing quality, student-centered education that meets learners’ needs for a lifetime.

N. Lynn Craghead Treasurer Kansas City, Missouri

James Cornelius Kansas City, Missouri

Rosemary Fry Plakas, ’63 Alexandria, Virginia

Troy Teague Kansas City, Missouri

Dennis D. Fisher, Ed.D. Kansas City, Missouri

Danny Sakata Parkville, Missouri

Kristopher Flint, ’97 Mountain View, California

Andrew Shoffner Leavenworth, Kansas

J. Eric Wade, ’82, M.P.A. ’85 Lenexa, Kansas

W. Ann Hansbrough, J.D. Parkville, Missouri

Cyprienne Simchowitz Mission Hills, Kansas

David A. Warm Kansas City, Missouri

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Richard Keller Leavenworth, Kansas

Michael M. Collins, ’04 Immediate Past Chair Leawood, Kansas

Anthony Melchiorri, ’90 New York, New York

Vince Clark Kansas City, Missouri

William Perry, ’67 Dallas, Texas

Reggie Robinson (center), who presented the keynote address during Park University’s Kansas City Area May 2019 Commencement, is flanked by Board of Trustees members (from left) David Warm and Scott McRuer, Provost Dr. Michelle Myers, and Board members Jeanette Prenger, Ann Hansbrough and Andy Shoffner.

Your contributions to Park University build on the foundation of our past to provide opportunities for the future. We are truly grateful for your partnership.

Thank you for what you are building.

, Nathan Marticke, MACL 10 Chief Advancement Officer Park University

Park University President Greg Gunderson visits with first year students during Student Orientation 2018.

Taufagalupe Vee, senior criminal justice administration major from American Samoa, greets visitors to the annual International Festival in October 2018. The event showcases the cuisine, culture and dress of Park’s international students.

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Building Innovation

Creating opportunities for synergy and peer-to-peer engagement.

Park University is breaking ground for the future. Construction of the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center on the Parkville Campus, the new home of the University’s School of Business, will usher in a new decade of innovative business education at Park.

“Park recognizes that employers are looking for students who can communicate, think critically and display integrity.”

- Park University President Greg Gunderson, Ph.D.

Significant funding for the project comes from the Robert W. Plaster Foundation, the Sunderland Foundation, the Goppert Foundation, an anonymous Kansas-based foundation and the Edward F. Swinney Trust.

These contributions recognize Park’s role in preparing the next generation of U.S. business leaders.

Exterior of the Robert W. Plaster Center. Rendering provided by WSKF Architects.

Park University School of Business graduate mortar board decoration at commencement.

“Park recognizes that employers are looking for students who can communicate, think critically and display integrity,” said Park University President Greg Gunderson, Ph.D. “We instill those qualities through real-world education by experienced faculty in small classes.”

The Plaster Center will expand that real-world education through several state-of-the-art laboratories. An innovation and entrepreneurship lab will provide the technology and workspace for planning and developing business concepts.

A finance lab will allow students to make financial projections based on virtual simulations.

A video lab will enhance distance learning opportunities, bringing business faculty faceto-face with students across the country.

Illustration of the interior of the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center.

While students will engage in instruction from multiple locations, this is the first time in Park’s history that all management faculty will occupy the same building.

“This creates opportunities for synergy and peer-to-peer engagement that will benefit all students,” Gunderson said.

The building will also house a lounge for commuter students and the Park Global Warrior Center, providing information and resources for service members and veterans transitioning in and out of the military.

Relocation of the PGWC to the Plaster Center, which is being built on the east side of the Parkville Campus main entrance, reflects the University’s commitment to serving those who serve our country.

Ushering in a new decade of innovative business education at Park.

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Building Confidence

“If you’d asked any of my high school teachers if I would ever excel at anything academically, bar none they ’70 would have said no.”

- Ronald Schwartz,

Park University students enjoying free time in downtown Parkville, Mo.

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RONALD SCHWARTZ, 70 An education at Park University was a lifechanging opportunity for Ronald Schwartz.

Now Schwartz has established a scholarship that gives a new generation of students the same opportunity.

As an actuary specializing in valuations of pension fund benefits, Schwartz made his career calculating present values of future benefit streams. His success began with a mathematics degree at Park.

“If you’d asked any of my high school teachers if I would ever excel at anything academically, bar none they would have said no,” Schwartz said.

Schwartz’s high school education in Gettysburg, Pa., included a single secondary-level math class, algebra. Enlisting in the U.S. Navy with no plans for higher education, Schwartz discovered an 6

aptitude for math at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center’s electronics technician school.

“I passed all 19 two-week segments covering electronics and basic circuitry without a failure,” Schwartz said. “I was surprised and relieved.”

Schwartz set his sights on attending college after completing his military service. Admission was a longshot with his high school record, but he knew he could complete a degree if given a chance. Park gave him that chance and changed the course of his life. A professor introduced Schwartz to the actuarial field. A freshman study group introduced him to his future wife, math and chemistry major Michelle Minyard, ’70. The two were married in 1970 at McCoy Meetin’ House on the Parkville Campus. Dr. Robert

Bailey, a history professor, officiated the wedding. The couple went on to receive graduate degrees at Ohio State University.

“She was one of my lucky breaks,” Schwartz said of Michelle. “I must be the luckiest guy on the earth.”

He established the Michelle “Minyard” Schwartz and Ronald K. Schwartz Scholarship to honor Michelle, who passed away in 2016. The scholarship fund is valued at $600,000 and is one of the largest individually endowed scholarships in the history of Park University. It will provide tuition support to junior and senior students majoring

in math, chemistry or physics.

Students who have successfully completed an actuarial exam are also eligible for the scholarship.

Are you interested in establishing an endowed scholarship?

Your donation of $25,000 or more can create endowed educational opportunities for students at Park University for generations to come.

Contact Nathan Marticke, chief advancement officer, at nathan.marticke@park.edu for more information.

“Park was a huge transformation in my life. I needed to pay Park back in a huge way,” Schwartz said. “I would encourage anyone who feels the way I feel about Park to make whatever contribution they can.”

Michelle“Minyard” Schwartz and Ronald K. Schwartz Scholarship 7

Building History If the walls of Park House could talk, they would recall Parkville, Mo., founder George Park and his family, who lived in the modest cottage off and on from 1848-74. They would describe the college campus that rose up around the house, co-founded by Park and built by Park University’s earliest students. They would remember Park faculty who resided in the house and generations of Park students who visited the house when it served as a campus museum.

And now those walls can boast of the Park alumni who saved the historic house from demolition. When they learned

Park House would need to be moved or razed to make way for the new Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center, alumni were determined to preserve the building.

“Park House is a tangible reminder of our earliest campus history and one of the oldest surviving buildings in Platte County (Mo.),” said Carolyn Elwess, ’71, university archivist.

“Once those places are gone, they’re gone forever.”

Elwess chaired the alumni committee that raised funds to move Park House. Tasked with raising $124,000 in just a few months, Park alumni rose to the occasion. The house was lifted onto a trailer and pulled 400 yards uphill to a new foundation to the east of Hawley Hall, where its front porch overlooks the Missouri River. The move took place on August 7, 2019, 52 years to the day after Park House was previously moved during a highway expansion project.

“I won’t say it’s miraculous, but that poor old place has survived quite well,” said Elwess. “I’m just really pleased that alumni were able to make their contribution to the total cost of the move.”

The newly located Park House will be home to the George S. Robb Centre for the Study of the Great War, where Park faculty and students will conduct research for the Valor Medals Review. The project identifies minority service members of World War I whose valiant acts might have warranted Medal of Honor recognition but were overlooked, possibly due to discrimination. At the conclusion of the multiyear review, a new list of service members will be recommended for posthumous Medal of Honor nominations.

I won’t say it’s “miraculous but the

old place has survived quite well. I’m just really pleased that alumni were able to make their contribution to the total cost of the move. ,

-Carolyn Elwess, 71

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Park House being towed to its new location on the Parkville Campus.

Park House removed from its foundation.

Park House was built in 1845 and was the home of Park University’s co-founder George Park from 1848-74.

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Building Community Park University’s Pirate Pantry opened its doors in October 2018 with a major gift from North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital. Funding a campus food pantry was a natural fit for the nonprofit community hospital.

“Our commitment to health care goes beyond bricks and mortar to meeting community needs,” said Randee Gannon, vice president of marketing and community wellness at NKCH. “Hunger is a health care issue.”

From left: Laurie Gunderson, wife of Park University President Dr. Greg Gunderson; Dr. Jayme Uden, dean of students; Florenda Jarrard, assistant director of academic support services; and Dr. Debra Olson-Morrison, assistant professor of social work, were all instrumental in getting the University’s student food pantry opened.

The Pirate Pantry, located in the Intramural and Recreational Fieldhouse (Labor Hall), addresses the growing issue of food insecurity among college students. Nationally, a 2016 study found that 22 percent of students had low levels of food security and qualified as “hungry.”

“Hungry people are less able to study. If you’re not studying, you’re not getting an education,” said Gannon. “Research shows that educated adults have healthier behaviors and live longer.”

North Kansas City Hospital supports education across Kansas City’s Northland region through programs like Northland CAPS, a careeroriented, hands-on learning experience for high school students. The hospital combats hunger by providing food donations to Harvesters — The Community Food Network and Northland Meals on Wheels.

Pirate Pantry and StepUp Store Inaugural Sponsor

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Pirate Pantry is funded entirely by donations and operated by volunteers, primarily graduate students in Park’s Master of Social Work program.The pantry stocks nonperishable and fresh food items in alignment with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s nutrition standards. For more information, visit park.edu/park-pantry.

Building Leaders Anteco Cross, ’95, arrived at Park University during a rebuilding year for the Pirates’ men’s basketball program. Cross was recruited in 1993, which was Claude English’s second year as head coach. He soon discovered that English was building much more than a winning team.

As a coach and later as Park’s director of athletics (a role he has held since 1996), English has consistently focused on building character. His expectations of excellence on and off the court equipped Cross, and generations of Park student-athletes, for success in adult life. That is what inspired Cross, along Claude English with teammate Brian O’Neil, ’96, to

help establish the Coach English Endowed Scholarship at Park University. Donors have already contributed more than half of the $25,000 needed to endow the scholarship, which will be awarded to student-athletes who demonstrate the characteristics of dedication and discipline.

English’s legacy includes a long list of accolades. He coached the Pirates to the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinals in 1998. He was named American Midwest Conference Coach of the Year in 1995-96 and in 1997-98. In his tenure as director of athletics, the Pirates have won 73 conference championships in multiple sports.

But the award that might best represent English’s impact is the Outstanding Sportsmanship Award he and his team received during the 1998 NAIA tournament. Cross said English emphasized sportsmanship as an aspect of character.

“He always reminded us that we were an extension of him, and we were all an extension of Park,” Cross said. “He wanted us to say, ‘I am a graduate of Park,’ and know that it meant something.”

English ran “theCoach basketball program in a way that prepared us for the real world. We want to honor Coach English and help students who show characteristics that reflect who he is.

-Anteco Cross, ,95

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The Coach English Endowed Scholarship will help future Park student-athletes know the same thing.

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Park U Stats

(Fall 2019)

11,415

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS

15:1

STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO

58.7%

Mission

Park University transforms lives through accessible, student-centered, quality higher education. student-centered, quality higher education.

Park Alumni Connections SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA From left: George Mills, ‘72, Michell McBee, ‘10, Chip Waldrop, ‘05, and Kathleen Facon

Vision

Park University will meet learners’ needs for a lifetime.

PERCENTAGE OF MILITARY STUDENTS (ACTIVE DUTY, DEPENDENTS, RETIRED MILITARY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE)

253

NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

58

NUMBER OF COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

55%

PERCENTAGE OF MINORITY STUDENTS

77

NUMBER OF DEGREE PROGRAMS

(UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE)

Core Values We expect ACCOUNTABILITY for our actions at all levels, to each other and to Park University.

TAMPA, FLORIDA From left: Teri Sullivan ‘99, Colette Newman, x68, Jean Foster, Blanche Kochenthal, ‘69, and Jacqueline Bennett, MBA ‘17

We treat all with CIVILITY and RESPECT while being open and honest in our communication.

We seek EXCELLENCE in all we do, with passionate learning as our highest priority.

We celebrate GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP through our connected learning and working environment, liberal arts education and community stewardship.

We embrace INCLUSIVITY that fosters diversity, teamwork and collaboration.

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI From left: Bernice Thompson, ‘58, Darrell Kinnell, ‘19, Development Director Lorraine Moore, MACL ‘18, and Scott Air Force Base (Ill.) Campus Center Director Keith Dailey, ‘00.

We act with INTEGRITY through honesty, efficiency and reliability.

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Golf Scramble 2018

Office of University Advancement Staff From left: Vic Dyson, Willie Wilson, Deron Cherry Jr. and Bob Kendrick, ‘85.

Thirty-two teams participated in Park University’s 2018 Golf Scramble, held in October at The National Golf Club of Kansas City, in support of the University’s Parkville Campus athletics programs. Pirates athletes and coaches were also present to thank attendees and answer questions. The event concluded with an awards ceremony, refreshments and raffle drawings.

The Kansas City Chiefs sponsored a team with Anthony Matthies, Kim Hobbs, Brandon Ramon and Bobby Adamson.

Park University became the first-ever official higher education partner of the Chiefs in 2018.

LORRAINE MOORE, MACL ‘18 Development Director (816) 584-6406 lorraine.moore@park.edu

JOMARIE MORTELLI Advancement Services Manager (816) 584-6815 jomarie.mortelli@park.edu

North Kansas City Hospital BankLiberty Enterprise Husch Blackwell Kansas City Chiefs McRuer CPAs

Park University staff register golfers and sponsors.

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JENNY KEANE Development Director (816) 584-6846 jenny.keane@park.edu

Advancement Services

If you are interested in sponsoring the event or hosting a team for the 2020 Golf Scramble, visit park.edu/golf.

Staff from Healing Sponsor North Kansas City Hospital lead golfers in a stretching routine prior to teeing off.

NATHAN MARTICKE, MACL ,10 Chief Advancement Officer (816) 584-6844 nathan.marticke@park.edu

ACS Building Services BKD LLP Burns & McDonnell Cigna Cruise Holidays of KC/ Comfort Tours & Travel

LewerMark Student Insurance

JE Dunn Construction

Siemens Industry Inc.

KATE JORGENSEN Prospect Research and Stewardship Coordinator (816) 584-6527 kate.jorgensen@park.edu

Lorraine Moore, Nathan Marticke and Jenny Keane

Park University Office of University Advancement 8700 NW River Park Drive | Parkville, MO 64152 advancement@park.edu | (816) 584-6200

We travel the country to “keep you connected and

engaged. We look forward to meeting you!

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-The Office of University Advancement Team

Martin Marietta McCownGordon Construction

A Park University student poses for photos during the December 2018 Kansas City Area Commencement.

RSM US Walz Tetrick Advertising

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PREMIER SPONSOR

Night at the Helm 2019 The June event benefited two points of pride for Park University: the Park Global Warrior Center and the School of Business.

Guests enjoyed cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and desserts, as well as a special performance by Park International Center for Music alumna Laurel Gagnon, ‘17, ‘19 MM. Gagnon placed fourth at the 2018 Singapore International Violin Competition.

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Kearney Wornall Foundation, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee

SUMMA CUM LAUDE SPONSORS Kimberlee Ried, ‘16 MACL (second from right), with members of Park University’s Board of Trustees (from left): Kris Flint, ‘97; board chair Jeanette Prenger, ‘09; Vince Clark; and James Cornelius.

Edward Kendall, junior business administration major and Park University ROTC cadet, is interviewed for a special video.

MAGNA CUM LAUDE SPONSOR

Lockton Companies Park University International Center for Music alumna Laurel Gagnon performs for Night at the Helm guests.

From left: Laurie Gunderson, Sophie Roper, Park University President Dr. Greg Gunderson, Anna Hicks, Huan Yan, ‘19 MHA, Heather Cole, Dustin Deason, ‘19, Sarah Lemke, ‘19, Edward Kendall, Joshua Weston, Eric Hass, ‘19, Ashlyn Weber and Jocelyn Clayton.

CUM LAUDE SPONSORS ACS Building Services Cerner Corporation Vince and Julie Clark ECCO Select Kansas City Chiefs John and Marny Sherman Signature Psychiatric Hospital Straub Construction Company Veterans of Foreign Wars WSKF Architects Inc. 17

Library of Congress

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2019 Alumni Award Recipients

View from the Rosenwald Room looking over the main entrance and several floors of the Library.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA AWARD

PARK PROMISING YOUNG PROFESSIONAL

Carolyn McHenry Elwess, ’71, is an enthusiastic advocate for Park University’s history and people, and embodies the essence of Park pride and the spirit of fides et labor – faith and labor – for more than five decades.

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Marcus Gladdis, MBA ’11, MHA ’18, understands that the best way to show promise is to help develop it in others.

From left: Joshua Weston, sophomore history major; Dr. Timothy Westcott, associate professor of history; Rosemary Fry Plakas; and Ashlyn Weber, associate director of research and initiatives.

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TORCHLIGHTER AWARD

MARLOWE SHERWOOD MEMORIAL SERVICE

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Park University President Greg Gunderson, Ph.D., and members of the Valor Medals Review Task Force hosted a special event at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., in October 2019. Items were curated by Rosemary Fry , Plakas, 63, including a private showing of rare books in the Thomas Jefferson Building’s Rosenwald Room.

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Robert Dandridge, ’04, and Brenda Dandridge, ’07, are joined in life, and joined in purpose. Both served in the U. S. Air Force for a combined total of more than 50 years.

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Park University Board of Trustees members Anthony Melchiorri, ‘90, and board chair Jeanette Prenger, ‘09, flank Jennifer Ehrlich, regional director and Ashlyn Weber.

From left: Kevin Lawrence, ‘16; Kathleen Facon; Sylvia Lawrence; Chip Waldrop, ‘05; Jody Karlin, ‘13, ‘15 MACL; and Shejal Pulivarti.

Lillian Secelela Madeje, ’10, uses the power of innovation and engagement to serve the global community.

To read about the 2019 Alumni Award Recipients, as well as past award recipients, visit

park.edu/alumni

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Diversity of Giving

Fundraising Success the Past Three Years

JULY 1, 2018 - JUNE 30, 2019

Business/Corporation

Foundation

6%

Other/Individual

Other Non-Individual

3%

$4,284,810.33

1%

22%

$4,284,810.33

$4,000,000

$3,765,822.48 $4,000,000

68%

$3,500,000 $3,500,000

$3,011,007.63

Alumni

$3,000,000

$3,011,007.63 $3,000,000

$2,000,000

Diversity of Donors

$2,000,000

JULY 1, 2018 - JUNE 30, 2019

$1,500,000

$1,551,087.35

$1,500,000

5% Alumni 9% Other Non-Individual 11% Foundation 27% Business/Corporation 48% Other Individual

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$1,000,000

New Estate Intentions

$1,000,000

New Estate Intentions

Gifts in Kind

Gifts in Kind

$500,000

$500,000

Pledges

Pledges

Cash Cash

$0.00

$0.00

2016-17 2015-16

2017-18 2016-17

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Park University Honor Roll 2018-19 The collective generosity of Park University donors enables modern and relevant education for students all over the world. Every gift of every size makes a difference.

Park University’s Honor Roll acknowledges all donors at varying levels during the fiscal year. This Impact Report recognizes all gifts received between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019.

Park’s Office of University Advancement has made every effort to ensure accuracy. If you believe corrections or additions are needed, please e-mail advancement@park.edu or call (816) 584-6200

* Deceased

FIDES ET LABOR Gifts totaling $100,000 or more Goppert Foundation The Illig Family Foundation Ronald K. Schwartz, ’70 The Sunderland Foundation The Glenna M.Vining Trust

1875 CLUB Gifts totaling $25,000 to $99,000 Charles Beech, ’67 The Enochs Family Foundation Fund Max W. Greer Jr. Family Charitable Fund Heart of America Patriot Foundation Jenzabar Kearney Wornall Charitable Trust and Foundation Dean, ’53, and Charlotte Larrick Missouri American Water Missouri Colleges Fund Inc. Estate of Michael Newburger Mary Eileen Ray Trust Richard J. Stern Foundation

CLOCK TOWER CLUB Gifts totaling $10,000 to $24,999 Estate of Deanna Armstrong Estelle S. and Robert A. Long Ellis Foundation Stanley Fisher and Margaret Zhorov Paul H. Gault, ’60, MPA ’88 Benny and Edith Lee Lockton Companies Inc. Scott and Judy McRuer North Kansas City Hospital Carl Privitera Sr. Trust Donovan N. Smith Jr., ’56 UMB Financial Corporation U.S. Bank Foundation VFW Foundation David B. Wentz R. David Wentz Kathryn Brown Willson, ‘56

Park University graduate celebrates becoming a new alumna following commencement ceremonies.

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Honor Roll donations under $1,000 are listed at park.edu/impact

CARILLION CLUB Gifts totaling $5,000 to $9,999 ACS Building Services Brian and Lori Bode Cerner Corp.

Robert and Shirley Miller Clark, ’61 Vince and Julie Clark ECCO Select Greg and Laurie Gunderson Kansas City Chiefs Park College Historical Society William and Linda Lawton Perry, both ’67 St. Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute John and Marny Sherman Signature Psychiatric Hospital Lawrence D. Starr Charitable Foundation Straub Construction Veterans of Foreign Wars of U.S. Williams Spurgeon Kuhl and Freshnock Architects Inc.

CANARY AND WINE CLUB Gifts totaling $1,000 to $4,999 Ad Astra Information Systems Argeo Hospitality Asian American Chamber Commerce BankLiberty Robert, ’52, and Gail McMahon Batchelor, ’56 Ivan and Karla Batlle Bell Road Barn Players Irvin and Sue Belzer Erik Bergrud, MPA ’94, and Kimberlee Ried, MACL ’16 Big Rigs Tanker Service Inc BKD LLP John Blair, x65 Blevins and Bradbury Inc. BlueScope Foundation Lynn, ’61, and Kay Oates Bondurant, x62 Helen S. Boylan Foundation Donald and Sandy Breckon Margaret E. Brisch, ’63 Kirby R. Brown Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Burns and McDonnell Arthur M. Campbell, ’43 CC Products Inc. David and Laure Christensen, ’16 Cigna Mark Comfort James, ’56, and Mary Hay Cooke, ’55 Copaken Family Foundation Suzanne Crandall Anteco D. Cross, ’95 Cruise Holidays of Kansas City

CANARY AND WINE CLUB Gifts totaling $1,000 to $4,999 (CONTINUED) Matthew J. deMayo, ’10 Peter and Michelle deSilva Michael and Katheen Dodd JE Dunn Construction Co. Daniel, ’04, MHA ’15, and Bethany Durrer Betty Dusing Roger and Darla Dusing Carolyn Elwess, ’71 Paul Fingersh and Brenda Althouse Donor Advised Fund Enterprise Holdings Beverly Evans Clarence, ’74, and Faye Evans Everglades Fund Dennis and Ann Fisher Karen R. Frankenfeld, ’59 Nicholas A. Goralske, ’15 David R. Hackathorn, ’67 Frank B. Haldane Donald J. Hall Ann Hansbrough Jonathan and Peggy Jandacek Hawley, both ’61 Charles M. Helzberg and Sandra Baer Roger and Nancy Hershey Lisa Hickok / Merrill LLC Milburn Hobson Brian, ’86, and Nadienne Hoffman, ’03 Robert E. Hoskins, ’74 Paul, ’59, and Sandra Houghtaling Husch Blackwell LLP Mary Lou Jaramillo, ’92, MPA ’96 Richard, ’69, and Theresa Johnson Donald, ’69, and Carol Johnston Estate of Judy Faye Jones Pete, ’71, and Kelly Kale Richard Keller Kenner Family Foundation Arthur, ’65, and Susan Kluge Stephen and Ellen Kort Law Office of William G. Meyer LewerMark Student Insurance Edmund Loew, x55 Richard and Donna Trelease Loraine, ’75 Donald and Barbara MacDonald Nathan, MACL ’10, and Crystal Marticke Martin Marietta Martin Properties/Hakes Real Estate Mary Elizabeth Martin Scholarship Trust, US Bank N.A., Trustee McCownGordon Construction LLC Virginia B. McCoy Doug and Nina McKenna McRuer CPAs

CANARY AND WINE CLUB

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Gifts totaling $1,000 to $4,999 (CONTINUED)

Jackie and John Middelkamp Louise Morden Michael and Elizabeth Weese Muncal, ’05 Robert C. Myers, ’61 Florence A. Naylor, ’65 Michael and Susan Newburger Foundation NextPage Inc. Jay and Pamela Sutton Olstad, both ’71 Brian, ’97, and Marella O’Neil Parkville Rotary Club Bruce E. Patterson, ’68 Pipe Fitters Local Union 533 The Pittman Group Rosemary Fry Plakas, ’63 Louise Poole Family Fund Sam and Nancy Rohlfing Potter, both ’66 David L. Purdin, ’90 Marjory Louise Rodgers Rice Charitable Trust Ricoh USA Inc. Roger S. Rikkola, ’65 Rome McClellan Dental Group RSM US LLP Andrew and Emily Sallee Scheels – Overland Park, Kan. James and Susan Scheib Delphine M. Sefcik Stanley and Kathleen Shaffer Andrew Shoffner Siemens Industry Inc. Jacqueline Snyder Joshua and Jane Sosland Philanthropic Fund Morton Sosland * Peter T. Stein Trust Henry J. and Lucille J. Straus Scholarship Steven and Evelina Swartzman Walz Tetrick Advertising David and Julie Warm Jack N. Wells, ’59 Philip and Carol Groundwater Wheeler, both ’62 White Simchowitz Family Charitable Fund Working Spaces Inc. Henry E. Wurst Family Foundation Samuel S.Yoshioka, ’55 Levi Young, ’01

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2018-19 Park University Tribute Gifts in Honor of IN HONOR OF STANISLAV IOUDENITCH

Paul Fingersh and Brenda Althouse Donor Advised Fund

IN HONOR OF CHARLOTTE C. KIRBY

Curtis Kirby, ’71

IN HONOR OF BEN SAYEVICH

Paul Fingersh and Brenda Althouse Donor Advised Fund

IN HONOR OF KAROLTON W. SEFCIK, ’78

Delphine M. Sefcik

IN HONOR OF EVELINA SWARTZMAN

Paul Fingersh and Brenda Althouse Donor Advised Fund

Park University International Center for Music’s Ben Sayevich, professor of music/violin, represents Park at an ArtsKC luncheon.

Park University students walking to class and creating friendships that last a lifetime.

PARKITE CLUB Gifts totaling $100 to $999 James and Sandra Trager Aberer, ’64 Advanced Sealing and Striping LLC Frank H. Aikmus III, ’95 James and Carolyn Jansen Alexander, both ’53 Harriet Allgood, ’47 Stephen B. Allison, ’69 Lorna Amundson, x58 Andrew H. Anderson Kenneth, ’74, and Patsy Andrews Jimmy D. Arbuckle, ’01 Manuel T. Arcos, ’77 Jose III, ’06, and Carmelita Arispe The Askew Family Trust Douglas and Catherine Atkins AVI Systems David, ’58, and Sandra Axon Eva Bachman, ’80 Robert N. Baker, ’44 * Kay Barnes Elizabeth Barnett, ’41 Charles, ’63, and Ruth Barton Robert and Teresa Bax Kenny Beall Randy, ’77, and Geri Becker Roger, ’78, and Patricia Bell Amy Bellm Robert, ’91, and Pamela Bellman Bender Family Charitable Gift Fund Theodore, ’71, and Mary West Betsch, ’72 Brad Biles Eric Blair, MPA ’06 Clint, ’71, and Joyce Blithe Blithe Sales Co. LLC Suzanne, ’96, and Raymond Bond Robert and Deidre Townsend Bowman, ’71 Tracy L. Brandner Robert, ’90, and Lezlie Brillhart Dale W. Brouk Tom and Mary Lou Brous Richard D. Brown, ’71 Pamela J. Bruce Robert and Beverly Burns Gregory Scott Byard, MPA ’97 William L. Byrd, ’86 Francis C. Campbell, ’78 Robert and Beverly Somerville Cantine, both ’62 Karen R. Carter, ’64 Chicken N Pickle Glenn Church, ’92, and Marlene Taylor ’96 Clayco Electric Co. John Clayton Gary, ’70, and Cathy Cobb Daniel S. Contreras, ’12

ConvergeOne Inc. Wendy J. Coonrod, MPA ’13 Dan Costello Kenneth D. Courtney Lynn Craghead Eugene, ’64, and Erin Crooks James, ’83, and Jeanne Crum Felitcia K. Cruz James W. Curtis Theresa M. Curtis Wilbur D. Curtis, ’96 John Czarnota, x67 Keith M. Dailey, ’00 Robert, ’04, and Brenda Dandridge, ’07 Frances R. Darragh Augustin, ’83, and Kyong Davila James Davis Johnny R. Davis, ’93 Kathryn A. Davis Pamela J. Davis, ’11 Paul Davis Woody and Louise Davis Ron D. Dawson John S. Dean Beverly Dembski Barbara M. Dinoff, ’65 Michael and Katheen Dodd William Michael Donnelly, ’71 Anthony Dougan Mary L. Duncan Roberta Dunlap, ’55 Sherburne W. Dunn, MPA ’90 Carlton H. Dyer, ’94 William A. Easter, ’12 Charles L. Eddleman Alvin and Mary Ann Webster Eichelberg, ’70 Dennis, ’69, and Bonnie Wallace Epperson, ’70 Albert Epps Equity Bank Paul Erickson Kathryn A. Ervin Palmer Esau, ’74 Factory Athletics Tomas Farfan Lora Lynn Fendlason, ’58 Priscilla Fernandez Karie Schaefer Fields, ’06, MACL ’12 Robert Lee and Margarett A. Fields John Fierro, ’98, MPA ’01 James, ’71, and Cindy Flaherty, ’73 Kristopher Flint, ’97, and Ellis Greenspon Adrian Flores, ’13 Kealia A. Folck, MHA ’16 Jane Fopeano

Bobby Gene Forbes, ’77 Ronald, ’75, and Karen Fory David, ’61, and Anita Ferrer Foulk, ’63 Robert, ’81, and Karen Frank Arthur, ’65, and Martha Giffen Freeman, ’66 Jennifer L. Freeman, ’12 SuEllen Fried Family Fund Peter K. Friedman, ’71 Latoyer N. Furbush, ’12 Charles and Patty Garney John, ’64, and Ruth Garrett Lionel Garrett, ’86 * Joseph H. Geeter III, ’99 Geiger Ready Mix Foundation Fund William Gillespie and Terry Seelye Gillespie, ’65 Gerald W. Gillette, ’50 Anthoney, ’99, and Darleen Gilyard, ’10 Linda H. Good Mary T. Goodwin, ’97 Kelvin J. Goodwine, ’12 Myrn J. Gosse Gosse Transportation LLC Norman W. Gourley Jr., ’73 David B. Graham, ’61 James, ’95, and Donnie Gravier Jessica Greason Dana Greco Charles H. Greene, ’14 Gary, ’84, and Cozy Greer Mary Eleanore Griffin, ’98 Dale and Debbie Grosbach Steven David Guzman, ’16 Steven M. Hadley, ’95 Margaret Helen Hagaman, ’66 Scott and Beth Hageman James A. Hairston, ’14 Jacquelyn Hall Davis Carrie Anne Hallensleben, ’07 Debra J. Hallgren, ’00 Karl J. Halter, ’70 Frank P. Hamilton and Marie Corry Nancy Joy Harper, ’10 Susan E. Hawk Handley and Cynthia Haydon Delores Heard, ’51 Heartland Trailways Timothy John Hebert, ’98 Alan B. Helig, ’75 Kathryn Hernandez, ’83 Yolanda Herndon Lorraine Hilgedick, ’44 * James and Danita Hodges, ’12 Jerome L. Hood, ’79 Mary Gatton Horneker, ’61

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PARKITE CLUB Gifts totaling $100 to $999

Mackay Hall, Park University Campus, Parkville, Mo.

PARKITE CLUB Gifts totaling $100 to $999 (CONTINUED) Raymond G. Horvat, ’89 Deborah Hotchkiss, ’74 Robert, ’74, and Margaret Hudson David and Karen Myers Huinker, ’69 Thomas L. Hunzeker, ’71 Michael W. Hurley, ’70 Beverly J. Hurston, ’80 Leonard Hutchinson Michael Hutchinson Nghia, ’93, and Minh Quan Huynh, ’02 Robert and Krystal Jackson Tiffany Jackson Marlin Jacobs, ’79 Stewart, ’76, and Virginia Jaehnig Andrew T. Johnson Joseph K. Johnson, ’99 Sladan Jokic, ’15 Jasper D. Jones, ’08, MPA ’14 KC150 Sports LLC Brian M. Kent, ’13 Diana S. Kilbarger, ’86

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David C. Kimbrough, ‘10 Steven E. King, ‘94 David H. Kinney, ’76 Curtis, ’71, and Charlotte Kirby Brad Kleindl The Klemmer Charitable Fund Dan and Nancy Kline Sheri Krause Michael Kyriakos Brian Lamp Allen C. Larson Julie C. Latchford Greg Lattig and Jill Saunders, ‘93 Gary, ’71, and Susan Smith Latz, ’70 William F. Lawson Roger S. Layman, ’58 John and Melanie Lazor, ‘86 James L. Leath, ‘93 Samuel and Judy Leonard Scott A. Lightner Eric Lindeman, ‘73 Charles, x54, and Shirley Howard Linn, ’54 Henry Lee Logan, ’98 Paul, ’72, and Sue Long Rodney Longhofer

James M. Lonto, ’86 Katie Lord Roy R. Lorenz, ’79 Larry and Nanese Loza, both ’05 Robert Lucas, ’88 and Nancy Bingman Lucas John, ’83, and Susan Williams Lynch, ’94 Maile Macdonald Roy V. Magers F. David Manning, ’02 Ken and Erika Marker Larry Marks Chris Martin Veronica Martinez, ’03 Michael, ’77, and Nancy Mason Joseph, ’68, and Linda Traphagen Mastrangelo, x70 Daniel, ’85, and Linda Mattox Marilyn S. McAlice John and Debra McArthur Gregory and Ligia Bramlett McDonald, both ’93 Richard, ’73, and Susan Kensett McGaughey, ’74 Camille A. McGinnis Marty McGuire

(CONTINUED) Joel, ’55, and Carol McKean Bruce, ’71, and Mary Hobbs McKeon, ’72 Jeff McKinney, ’81 James C. McLaughlin, ’02 David J Meatyard, ’93 Charles, ’79, and Sandra Merwin Ann Mesle Brenda G. Michael, ’80 Anita Miller Robert, ’56, and Marcia Miller Charles, ’64, and Sandra Minert Rebecca Miratsky, ’14 Kenneth A. Mitchell, ’11 Sarah E. Moe Meyers Becky Montanino, ’75 Richard N. Moore, ’70 Ricki Lee Moran, ’11 Linda J. Morrow, x68 Michelle Myers Mark C. Myron and Deborah M. Smith G. Theodore, ’70, and Kathleen Nace Nelson Nast Negro Leagues Baseball Museum John Nelams, ’81 Barbara K. Nelson Network for Good Russ and Marion Newcomer Michael Newmyer, ’74 John C. Nickell, ’08 Roger Frank Nordquist, ’55 George, ’57, and Cynthia James Null, ’58 Eric Nyquist Richard and Grace Olsson Living Trust Ricky A. Oltman, ’02, MPA ’05 Carroll V. O’Neal, ’89 Milton, ’77, and Theresa O’Quinn Serena M. Ortiz David, ’65, and Lucia Oswald Lindsey N. Pace, ‘15 Parkville Community Band Parkville Presbyterian Church Frank M. Patterson, ’53 * Shantay Patterson Patton Leadership Consulting LLC Patricia A. Payne Walter, ’90, and Virginia Pearson Vincent A. Phillips Jr. Ozell Phoenix, ’95 John Thomas Pieklik, ’99 John and Rosanne Pingitore

James Scott Pippenger, ’99 Tari A. Piskac Richard Plocica, ’77 and Gloria Reyes Monroy Patrick Pound and Theresa Baker, ’75 Sidney L. Powell Kevin D. Preston Anton Joseph Price Jr., ’71 Richard and Catherine Draper Prickett, x52 Barbara Psarakis, ’62 Douglas Purvis Hanh Van Quach, ’79 Patricia Wilson Quillen, x51 Mazeli Rangel Julia L. Ray Lester Ray, ’69 and Carol James Roxie J. Reavis, ’83 Vernon, ’55 and Bobbie Reeves Carrie A. Register Haley Tammy Adonna Reid, ’91 Jeffery T. Reimche, ’09 Patricia E. Rhoades, ’51 William J. Richards Jr., ’94 Les, ’73, and Elizabeth Sante Richardson, ’74 Rita I. Ricks Timothy Riggs, ’94 Mary Jane Poteet, ’68 Darwin M. Rivera, ’04, MBA ’07 Anthony R. Robinson, ’03 Derrick C. Robinson, ’99 Hinston M. Robinson, ’73 Eduardo Rodriguez Jr., ’07 Mario Rodriguez Oliva U. Rodriguez, ’01 Stanley and Annelle Hauetter Rogers, ’60 Wayne, ’64, and Nanci Rogers William M. Rogers Steven M. Roldan Joseph, ’88, and Grace Rosboschil Jacqueline Rose, ’72 Gary, ’67, and Trudy Henderson Ross, ’66 Paul, ’61, and Judith Vance Rowe, ’59 E. Dwayne Rule Tom, ’59, and Beulah Rule Blair, ’73, and Karen Russell Heather M. Ryan Dan Sakata Scott L. Samples Shelley P. Samuels, ’93 D.R. Sandusky Krystin J. Sanford

Christine M. Sarna, ’84 Chris Saullo, ’04 James W. Saunders, ’78 Linda Scarborough Salvatore L. Schembri, ’76 Mary J. Schenk, ’61 Lawrence and Eleanor Sidebotham Schilder, ’57 Elizabeth M. Schmidt Rose Schneeberger, ’87 Jerry L. Schrader, ’57 Efrem B. Shimlis, ’97 Bruce A. Shopfner Dolores Morrow Shugert, ’65 Gordon and Betty Flabb Shull, ’47 Cheryl Simon Shane B. Smeed Charlie L. Smith and Mariann McCormally Edith E. Smith, ’94 Joann E. Smith, ’50 Candice L. Spangler, ’00 Jasey H. Sparks, ‘12 Gordon Lynn Sparlin, ’99 George C. Spence, ’00 Spencer Fane LLP Thomas W. Stachowski Jr., ’91 Macondray J. Steiger, ’72 Tracy L. Stevens

Park Pirates Women’s Softball

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PARKITE CLUB Gifts totaling $100 to $999 (CONTINUED) Stifel, Nicolaus and Co. Inc. Hugh G. Stocks and Laurie N. DiPadova Stocks Lisa J. Stone Cynthia Stotts Bruce and Valerie Strauss, both ’71 Sharon G. Suk Frederick, ’69, and Somjit Swain Michael S. Taft, ’95 Donald A. Tapscott, ’72 Rashone Janelle Tate, ’91 Judith L. Tharp, ’63 Janice Thielenhaus Bernice J. Thompson, ’58 Warren, ’69, and Verna Thompson Joseph P. Thornberry James, ’95, and Laura Threatt Charles E. Thurig, ’73 Dennis W. Tighe Tim Chelpaty Inc. Steve Tingler Truist Ronald, ’64, and Lynda Steele Tyrl, ’66 UHS of Delaware Inc. Underwood Anesthesia PC Kendall C.Valentine, ’65 Roger and Phoebe Wolfe Vance, ’53 Orville C.Vann Jr., ’70 Alice Mae Vernier, ’50 Maureen O.Viall, ‘83 Donald and Carole Vollintine Eric, ’82, MPA ’85, and Kerri Wade Lynette Wageman, ’59 Roger and Lorraine Fleming Wagner, ’66 Fred H. Wake III, ’87 Denis J. Walsh, ’71 Clarence and Freida Ward, both ’75 James E. Wark, ’96 Carol Bucher Washburn, x64 Wesley and Lou Rogers Watkins, ’64 Robinn Weber Florence Byham Weinberg, ’54 David A. Weitlich Anthony L. West, ’87 Timothy C. Westcott Isabel Whipple, ’66 Jerry White and Cyprienne Simchowitz William and Barbara McDowell Whitt, ’65 David N. Whittaker Bruce Williams David, ’82, and Cindy Williams

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2018-19 Park University Tribute Gifts in Memory of

Patricia C. Williams Wendy Williams Patricia M. Wilson, ’84 Stephen P. Wilson, MPA ’13 Richard N. Wolf, ’91 Muriel S. Woodburn Robert, ’97, and Kellie Woodruff Jennifer A. Wooten Joyce A. Wright, ’94 Vickie M. Writt, ’87 Albert B.Young, ’71 * Robert, ’64, and Gretchen Young Steven and Barbara Youngblood, ’09 YourCause LLC Warner H. Zacher, ’71 Beverly C. Zimmer, ’97 Martha L. Zirschky, ’81

IN MEMORY OF VIRGINIA BETHENE BREEN

Don Armentrout, Robert and Teresa Bax, Donald and Sandy Breckon, Bob and Carlene Breen, Clayco Electric Co., Handley and Cynthia Haydon, Steven P. Hoover, Chris Martin, Janet Renz, Chris and Carolyn Ross, and E. Dwayne Rule

IN MEMORY OF JOHN K. SEFCIK, ’50

Delphine M. Sefcik

IN MEMORY OF BRUCE A. WILSON, ’64

David, ’65, and Lucia Oswald

IN MEMORY OF CHARLES DEAN COOK, ’04

David, ’61, and Anita Ferrer Foulk, ’63

IN MEMORY OF WINONA E. FLAHERTY

James, ’71, and Cindy Flaherty, ’73

IN MEMORY OF MARY KATHERINE HALDANE, ’52

Frank B. Haldane

IN MEMORY OF JOAN IOANNIDIS

Donald and Sandy Breckon

IN MEMORY OF EDNA M. JONES, ’63

Estate of Judy Faye Jones

IN MEMORY OF JUDY FAYE JONES, ’65

Estate of Judy Faye Jones

IN MEMORY OF JAMIE RUTH JORDAN KYRIAKOS, X55

Board of Trustees member Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Richard Keller (right) presents Jendayah Gist, a high school student from Kearney, Mo., with a $20,000 Gold Star Memorial Scholarship to attend Park University in recognition of her father’s ultimate sacrifice in serving our country. The scholarship was made available through a partnership between Heroes United and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Michael Kyriakos

IN MEMORY OF JOYCE LOEW, ’56

Edmund Loew, x55

IN MEMORY OF MEARL E. MARTIN

Students in class at Park’s El Paso Campus.

Martin and Co. LLC Park University graduates prepare to be seated for commencement ceremonies.

IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL NEWBURGER, ’70

Brett and Alisha Blackwelder, ’03

IN MEMORY OF CHARLES REX PATTERSON

Melissa Ivers

Faculty, staff, students and community members gather for the dedication of the Ed Bradley Sports Medicine Center in September 2018. Bradley, a longtime Park University volunteer and athletics program supporter, and a 2015 recipient of Park’s Torchlighter Award, passed away in February 2018.

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2018-19 Park University Club 1000

2018-19 Park University Howard Bailey McAfee Heritage Society

Mark (Former Trustee) and Mimi Comfort

* Deceased

Missouri

Clarence J. Evans, ’74

Virginia

Dennis (Trustee) and Ann Fisher Missouri

Joseph H. Geeter III ’99 (Former Trustee) Pennsylvania

Greg (President) and Laurie Gunderson Missouri

David R. Hackathorn, ’67 Arizona

Donald Johnston, ’69 Hawaii

Dean, ’53, and Charlotte Larrick Missouri

Nathan, ’10 (Staff), and Crystal Marticke Missouri

Jeff McKinney, ’81 (Former Trustee) Texas

Louise Morden (Honorary Trustee) New York

Elizabeth, ’05, and Michael Muncal Arizona

Timothy and Andrea (Lang) Pelton, both ’70 Connecticut

William (Trustee) and Linda Perry, both’67 Texas

Rosemary Plakas ’63 (Trustee) Virginia

David (Trustee) and Julie Warm Missouri

Jack N., ’59, and Marjorie C. Wells, ’60 Tennessee

Philip (Former Trustee) and Carol Wheeler, both ’62 Arizona

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Hazel Adams, ’27 * Deanna Medlin Armstrong, ’70 * Robert Bryan Armstrong Noble I. Ayers * Clifford E. Backstrom, ’32 * Evelyn Dahlstrom Backstrom, ’33 * Rev. David Laird Barclay, ’53 * Phyllis B. Bayer Richard C. Bayer, ’54 * Roger E. Bell, ’78 John A. Bennett, ’50 * Eliot S. Berkley * James F. Bigalow, ’39 * Dorothy E. Blackman * Ralph E. Blackman, ’31 * John E. Blalack, ’82 Robert B. Booth, ’68 Rutheloise Borchardt * Donald J. Breckon Sandy Breckon Ethel M. Metheny Bricker, ’44 * Frances Neil Broadhurst, ’42 * Virginia Bruch, ’97 William B. Bruch H. Hildreth Buterbaugh, ’65 Anita B. Butler Beverley Byers-Pevitts Vincent Campanella * Beverly Somerville Cantine, ’62 Robert R. Cantine, ’62 James G. Cariddi, ’49 * Mae Cariddi * James L. Cobb, ’56 Phyllis Dawson Cobb, ’58 Mark Comfort Mimi Comfort Mary Alice Corbett * Robert P. Corbett, ’38 Anna M. Cory John C. Cory, ’42 * William Cozort, ’57 * Martha A. Crockett James E. Crockett, ’45 George T. Croskey, ’40 * Tamas Gyorik DeSalanky, ’69 * Katheen Dodd

Michael Dodd Ruthann Crinkelmeyer Donahue, ’64 Michael Droge Molly A. Droge Betty Eason, ’33 * Kenneth Eason, ’32 * Richard M. Eberst, ’69 Charles J. Edwards, ’42 * Bonnie Wallace Epperson, ’70 Dennis Epperson, ’69 Lorretta Jeanie Ferguson, ’87 John Ferguson Herman Fischer * Marion Tollaksen Fischer, ’33 * Karen Peters Frankenfeld, ’59 Arthur B. Freeman, ’65 Audrey H. Freeman * Beryl Fuller, ’53 * Sylvia Helms Gault, ’60 * Paul H. Gault, ’60, MPA ’88 Steven F. Gebert, ’92 * Doris McClatchey Gerner, ’51 * James P. Gerner, ’52 * John F. Gibby, ’49 Mabel Gibby, ’45 Ricky C. Godbolt, ’93 Courtney Goddard Malcolm J. Good, ’39 * Josephine Barni Green, ’33 * Kathryn Houghton Groves, ’31 * William P. Guilkey, ’97 Edwin E. Hancock, ’34 * Margaret Hancock, ’34 * Oradelle Malan Havey, ’32 * Gwendolyn Hawks Christine Ann Hayward, ’65 Loucile Mayhew Heckman, ’33 * John Heckman * Carl F. Hedquist, ’37 * Dean Henricksen * Kathryn Henricksen Alice Hornecker, ’30 * Robert E. Hoskins, ’74 Kenneth Robert Hougland, ’49 * Eva Mae Tyree Hougland, ’50 * Doris A. Howell, ’44 *

Thom H. Hunter, ’42 * Ruth Rinehart Hunter, ’44 * Joan Ioannidis * Mary Lou Jaramillo, ’92, MPA ’96 Richard W. Johnson, ’69 Theresa Johnson Katharine Cox Jones * Louise Mann Juergens, ’27 * Pete Kale, ’71 Fred R. Kenower, ’25 * James Kensett * Lenore Brownlee Kensett, ’48 * Arthur H. Kensler * Joyce Kensler, ’88 * Diana Kilbarger, ’86 Arthur F. Kluge, ’65 Lorene Metheny Knight, ’39 * William R. Knight, ’39 * Eleanor Woulfe Krumbiegel, ’67 Anne L. Wickham Lane, ’91 Dean Demotte Larrick, ’53 Cathy R. Lennon Patricia L. Sapp Lutz, ’44 * Edward F. Lyle, ’25 * Ora Mae Lyle * Kenneth MacDonald, ’33 * Margaret Haner MacDonald, ’34 * Donald M. Mackenzie, ’33 * Ruth Yoakum Mackenzie, ’33 * Harriss Cleland Malan, ’28 * Michael John Mangus, ’95 * Donald H. Martin, ’45 * Margaret Nichols Martin, ’47 * Robert E. Martin, ’50 * Royce Martin * Dorothy May Hugh B. McAfee, ’41 * Kenneth B. McAfee * Mary Ann Sackville McAfee, ’42 * Helen H. McClusky * Howard Y. McClusky, ’21 * Virginia B. McCoy David W. McDowell, ’60 * Diane K. McDowell Maria E. McGregor Neal L. McGregor, ’89, MAR ’92 Marcia S. Miller Robert Clinton Miller, ’56 George D. Mills, ‘72 Ferne Mohler * Milton H. Mohler * Margaret Ann Monahan * Rita Monahan David F. Monchusie, ’00 Thomas R. Mooney, ’67 * John M. Moore, ’25 * Margaret Whiteside Moore, ’27 *

Louise Morden Cameron H. Morrison * Robert Myers, ’61 Florence A. Ito Naylor, ’65 Michael Newburger, ’70 * Jessie Craig Obert, ’31 * Andrea Lang Pelton, ’70 Timothy Pelton, ’70 Linda Lawton Perry, ’67 Lora Turner Perry, ’40 * Thomas A. Perry, ’34 * William L. Perry, ’67 Harry Peters, ’35 * Rosena E. Eldridge Peters, ’36 * Robert R. Pevitts Rosemary Fry Plakas, ’63 Jeffrey W. Popovich, ’92 Barbara Ann Potts, ’54 * Constance Koning Proffitt, ’54 Russell Proffitt, ’55 * Mary Ann Metheny Putman, ’41 * David V. Quemada Patria Quemada * Thomas A. Ray, ’71 Mary Bess Markward Renken, ’33 * Marjory Louise Rodgers Rice, ’38 * Verna Griffin Richardson, ’55 * Dorothy Riggs, ’30 * Betty Ann Meyers Riley, ’45 * Robert M. Riley, ’43 * Annelle Hauetter Rogers, ’60 Stanley K. Rogers Gerald L. Rushfelt Penelope Tipton Salazar, ’63 Lucille Crawford Sauby, ’43 * Weston T. Sauby * Barbara Moser Schaible, ’56 Winifred Harris Scheib, ’37 * Harold Scheib, ’39 * Charlene Schwenk Schoggen, ’43 * Joe G. Schoggen, ’43 * Maxine Spoor Schoggen, ’46 Phil H. Schoggen, ’46 * Robert W. Seamans, ’56 Joseph T. Sefcik, ’43 * Barry D. Simpson, ’59 Barbara L. Small * Betty G. Snapp Terry Snapp Talma B. Stanley, ’29 * Starfire, ’65 * G. Ross Stephens, ’49 * Hila Richards Stratton, ’35 * James David Stratton * Jerrie McComb Sullenberger, ’45 Willard Franklin Sullenberger, ’45 * Mary E. Swallen, ’25 *

Eleanor McDaniel Taylor, ’54 * Stanton A. Taylor * Hugh Temple * Saranna Johnson Temple, ’43 * Bernice J. Collins Thompson, ’58 Tammy M. Thompson Timothy Joel Thompson, ’93 Francis Throw, ’33 * Betty Broadbent Turner, ’31 * Berniece M. Miller Vaughan, ’34 * Constance Vulliamy, ’33 * Gary Wages Lynette Wages Irvine D. Walker, ’32 * Marie Hubbard Walker, ’34 * Clara M. Mariner Wallace, ’26 * Alice W. Winter Waln, ’23 * Charles Walters Dorothy K. King Walters, ’47 Dorla D. Watkins, ’80, MPA ’00 Dorothy J. Harper Watson, ’52 Ann Elizabeth Webb, ’81, MPA ’99 Michael A. Weighill Rita Weighill, ’90 Thomas M. Wells, ’34 * Martha Findlay Welsh, ’27 * Marjorie Jacoby Westmoreland, ’41 * Carol Groundwater Wheeler, ’62 Philip D. Wheeler, ’62 Jim Willson, ’56 * Mary Alice Webb Wilson, ’32 * Jerome W. Wilson, ’33 * June Delores Withers Herbert Snow Wolfe, ’18 * Mary Wolfe *

Laurie Gunderson, wife of Park University President Dr. Greg Gunderson, greets students during the New Student Orientation in August 2018.

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