Commun ty Matters Wichita Presbyterian Manor
January 2018
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Resident Katy Bevill
Shaping a passion Retirement gave Katy Bevill time to learn sculpting.
Brad Radatz, former interim executive director of Wichita Presbyterian Manor, center, with Bruce Shogren, president and CEO of PMMA, and Bill Taylor, COO of PMMA.
Visitors know they are near her apartment when they see her creations, sculpted in clay and handpainted, decorating the hallway.
Emerald Awards Program
Katy learned to sculpt after she retired from a 38-year teaching career. “It’s been a wonderful hobby for me,” she said. “I always wanted to do it, but I didn’t have the time.”
Wichita Presbyterian Manor received a certificate of recognition from Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America for reaching goals in fiscal year 2017, covering the months of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
Through the 1990s, Katy took classes with well-known local artist Babs Mellor at the Arkansas Avenue Senior Center. She didn’t want to deal with marketing her artwork, so Katy decided to give away many of her tabletop sculptures. She is wellknown for creating likenesses KATY, continued on page 2
Wichita Presbyterian Manor honored for achievements
The recognition came through PMMA’s new Emerald Awards Program, designed to encourage its 17 locations to achieve high levels of resident and employee satisfaction, meet financial goals, build philanthropic support for the organization’s mission and meet marketing goals. There are 11 areas measured for the Emerald Awards. To receive an emerald, a community has to meet its goals in all 11 areas. Certificates of recognition were given out to communities that reached their goals in one or more category. Wichita was recognized for achieving occupancy goals. AWARD, continued on page 2