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fromthepresident

“At our fall ceremony, as we honored those on the Dean’s and President’s Lists, the academically outstanding Greek groups, and athletic teams and others, the faces of proud parents and students alike communicated appreciation of this ceremony.”

—President Tim Summerlin

Dear friends of Schreiner,

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ecently, during our fall Family Weekend, the academic recognition ceremony prompted me to reflect (I didn’t drift off!) about the place and purpose of ritual. We Americans are not by

nature the most ceremonious of people, and most of our rituals pale in comparison, say, to those of “old Europe,” where they have been polishing ceremony for centuries and sometimes even seem comfortable in outlandish robes. Those of the current generation, so informal that they wear flip-flops to visit the president of the United States, are surely less comfortable with ritual than we older folk are.

And yet we certainly do have our rituals, and we seem to value them. Our commencement may not be staid, but most graduates agree that something important has been concluded, something that merits formal acknowledgement. At our fall ceremony, as we honored those on the Dean’s and President’s Lists, the academically outstanding Greek groups, and athletic teams and others, the faces of proud parents and students alike communicated appreciation of this ceremony.

What does all of this mean? What is so right about such rituals? For one thing, we all appreciate having our own accomplishments recognized. Even if we are introverts and uncomfortable with much attention, it is satisfying to know that others agree that things that matter to us matter to them. And we also like to see that others’ accomplishments are acknowledged, especially when we know the work that lay behind

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them. Beyond that, recognizing the diverse ways that students excel is pleasing (“What? I knew she played softball, but didn’t know she was such an outstanding student.”). And I even believe we value recognizing the limits of recognition (“That’s good, but I know I can do more next time.”). When all of these forms of recognition occur in a public, formal setting, their significance is reinforced. I even think Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, impatient with just about anything other than executing a basketball victory, knew that it was right to pause, suspend time, and relish that trophy with his team.

And, after all, rituals come in all shapes and sizes.

They are not all accompanied by flickering candlelight, the aroma of incense and soft incantations. As one of our students responded when I asked what she thought of rituals, “It depends on what kind of ritual you mean.

If you mean drinking the blood of former students, I don’t care for it. If you mean acknowledging something significant, then I do.” Hey, I can handle that! I never cared for drinking old blood either. But here’s to our ability to step outside of the rush of life to gather, to dress up, to listen with respect, to applaud and to salute. Let us not forget how to praise others and ourselves.

Tim Summerlin

President

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The Loftis Family Science Center for the Study of the Universe

14 Sci Fi Faves SU Staff and Faculty Share Theirs

18 New Coaches Softball, Men’s Basketball Make Changes

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14 scififaves

26 classnotes

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32 inmemoriam

onthecover Illustration of the Loftis Observatory

by Stephanie Lopez Keller, assistant art director of creative services.

31 Reaching New Heights Former Student Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro

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behindthescene “Here’s to exploring all the funny things in life, whether they are in the stars or on the ground.”

—Amy Armstrong

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any years ago to celebrate his birthday or our wedding anniversary, I named a star after my husband. I know,

I know a bit sappy right? Trust me, I cringed a little as I wrote that sentence. In my defense, we all know guys can be hard to buy for.

When you think about it, there are many exclamations of love and happiness that are tied to the heavens. I am over the moon with joy, I love you to the moon and back, you are a shooting star, etc. See, that star purchase is looking better and better, isn’t it?

Ultimately, I guess we all want to own a bit of the heavens as beautiful and mysterious as they are. Anyway, that is my story and I am sticking to it.

In this issue of SCENE, we focus our attention on a family that is bringing our students a bit closer to the heavens with their generosity.

Dennis Loftis and his family created the Loftis Family Science Center for the Study of the Universe and the Loftis Observatory. This first-class facility allows our students a chance to explore and do undergraduate research, gives our faculty even more tools to help them teach and offers the community a wonderful resource.

On page nine you can read more about one of the professors who is putting the science center to work.

While I must admit the sci-fi genre isn’t a favorite of mine, we gave our staff and faculty a chance to speak up about their sci-fi faves and boy did they. Turn to page 14 to see what they had to say.

Let me end with a quote from Dr. Seuss himself, who says everything so much better than I ever could, “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!”

Here’s to exploring all the funny things in life, whether they are in the stars or on the ground.

Amy Armstrong

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Spotlight

Creating a Better Workplace

by Caitlin Probandt

Wendy Blaettner, director of human resource services at Schreiner University, recently celebrated one year of employment with SU—her first venture into higher education— and she loved every minute of it.

Blaettner, originally from Sugar Land, attended Baylor University and earned her bachelor’s degree in management before getting her master’s in human resource management from Houston Baptist University.

She also has certification as a professional in human resources.

She has worked in HR for more than 15 years, including as a senior director of human resource management for a manufacturing plant that employed 1,500 full-time employees and 1,000 temporary employees.

“There is never a dull moment in HR,” she said. “I enjoy the challenge that each day brings

and the opportunity to continue to grow and learn.”

Blaettner said that Schreiner University has offered ample room for growth in her career and she enjoys passing that along to others.

“I enjoy the interactions that I have with so many colleagues here at Schreiner,” she said. “I have a great team who all work tirelessly to get the job done. Bill Muse (vice president for administration and finance) is a wonderful leader who gracefully pushes me, so I may continue to grow as a professional.

Additionally, I enjoy mentoring the human resource services student workers to better prepare them for future employment opportunities.”

That isn’t to say Blaettner doesn’t encounter her fair share of challenges in her job.

“I guess my biggest obstacle is not having enough time in the day,” she said. “The team has set a high bar for accomplishing

many goals this fiscal year, in addition to providing a high level of support to our employees. Our constant focus is on ensuring that we are in compliance with state and federal regulations.”

Regardless of the challenges, Blaettner said human resource work appeals to her because she knows she has the opportunity to make Schreiner an even better place to work through efforts to improve staff recruitment, employee development, benefits and compensation, and protecting employees of Schreiner University.

“This is my first experience working in higher education, and I’m looking forward to many more wonderful years at SU,” she said.

When Blaettner isn’t working, she can be found at her children’s sporting events, spending time with her husband, working outside or enjoying the beautiful Hill Country.

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Texas Heritage Music Day The fall tradition of celebrating the state’s music, culture and history continued in 2014 as hundreds of people from the community and SU participated in Texas Heritage Music Day on campus.

This year’s event featured more than 50 performers and demonstrations, such as rope tricks and traditional Texas cooking and music (that’s SU visiting assistant art professor James Harris in black, top right, playing with Bobby Delery as Saddle Pals). Grammy winner Max Baca was the featured performer, and the SU choir also sang.

Texas Heritage Music Day is sponsored by the Texas Heritage Music Foundation. Visit texasheritagemusic.org for more information.

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oncampus Schreiner Mansion Forms Advisory Council

Lifting Spirits with Music Schreiner English professor Dr. Kathleen Hudson knows that music can be the balm that soothes a troubled soul; it can lift you up and make your world a little brighter.

Hudson, founder of the Texas Heritage Music Foundation and Texas Heritage Music Day, has now added the Music Connection­—a program that sends musicians into local nursing homes to play for residents—to her repertoire.

“The Music Connection was conceived when one of our board members, Janice Ballard, asked a musician to sing to her father as he was confined to a nursing home at the end of his life,” said Hudson. “She saw the powerful effect that had on her father.”

Hudson said the program began last fall with funding from the Community Foundation and the Peterson Foundation.

“Each nursing home and each performer who participated reported moving stories,” Hudson said. “We know stories and songs make a difference, and we are excited to expand in this direction.”

Ballard, now the program manager for Music Connection, said the new platform is the perfect complement to the THMF mission.

“The Music Connection is indeed powerful testimony to the Foundation’s belief that telling stories and singing songs make a difference in the lives of the individuals that we serve,” Ballard said.

Tina Woods, executive director of the Dietert Senior Center, said the program has been a hit with the attendees.

“It’s wonderful to see the smiles all around whenever the music starts,” Woods said. “Regardless of someone’s age, music has a way of bringing back happy memories—as well as the power to make new ones. Music brightens everyone’s day, and that becomes more important the older we become.”

Start Planning for

RECALL 2015

Spend the weekend of April 17-19 at your old stomping grounds. For more information, contact Paul Camfield, associate director of alumni relations, at 830-792-7206 or phcamfield@schreiner.edu

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The Schreiner Mansion Historic Site and Education Center formed an advisory council creating a community partnership to help achieve the goals of the University.

The council is structured to create a wide representation of the Kerrville and Kerr County area.

Members of the council are: Charlie McIlvain, Kerrville Convention & Visitors Bureau; Harold Dean, Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce; Malcolm Matthews, City of Kerrville; Jonas Titus, Kerr Economic Development Corporation; Kari Short, West Kerr County; Mary Weekly, East Kerr County; Linda Rector, downtown Kerrville business owner-retail; Jeff Talarico, downtown Kerrville business owner-service; LeRoy Schlechte, volunteer liaison; Scott Bolton, member at large; Betty Vernon, Cailloux Foundation representative; Mark Tuschak, vice president for advancement and public affairs; and Tammi Clanton Roach, director of auxiliary services, representing Schreiner University; and a history liaison to be determined.

Advisory council members meet three times per year to discuss activities, offer insight from the community and provide direction to staff.

The Hill Country Historical Preservation Society donated the Mansion, located on Earl Garrett in downtown Kerrville, to the University in 2009.

Acting as ambassadors for the Mansion and Schreiner University, advisory council members are champions for increased exposure for the Mansion through educational and special event programming.

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Faculty Spotlight

Exploring the Unknown

by Caitlin Probandt In 1986, Dr. Kim Arvidsson’s life was changed when he saw Halley’s Comet ablaze in Sweden’s night sky. In the same

year, Voyager 2 marked its closest approach to Uranus. It was at that point Arvidsson knew he wanted to become one of the people who explore the unknown and fascinating.

Teaching physics and astronomy for the past year, Arvidsson is enjoying his new Schreiner family and the campus a lot.

“My departments are great working environments, and my students are not only very nice, but also seem very good and motivated to work on learning the material,” he said. “My favorite aspect of teaching is the interactions with

students, be it course-related or otherwise.”

Arvidsson originally is from a small village in southern Sweden.

He earned his undergraduate degree in physics from Lund University in Sweden, and then received his doctorate in astrophysics from Iowa State University. He also conducted postdoctoral research at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, where he helped organize The Milky Way Project—a citizen science endeavor which depends heavily on help from people around the world in identifying bubbles in space—which allows scientists to get a comprehensive view of star formation and its impact on the interstellar medium

in our galaxy. For more about The Milky Way Project, turn to page 12.

“I analyzed data on a computer all day,” he said. “I realized in graduate school I liked teaching more than research, and that is why I started applying to small, liberal art schools—that is how I found Schreiner University.”

Although teaching and advising take up the majority of his time, Arvidsson enjoys attending concerts, cooking, reading books and the occasional video game.

He also likes to visit the recreation center to work out and supports the Schreiner soccer teams.

Photo: Assistant professor Dr. Kim Arvidsson checks the stars through the University’s Celestron 8” telescope.

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chreiner University has recently expanded its research from the far reaches of the galaxy to organisms that thrive on land and in water at the Loftis Family Science Center for the Study of the Universe— a 3,500-square-foot building that includes a field biology lab and classroom, and a freestanding observatory with a 15-foot diameter dome connected to the building on the Weston Property.

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The Loftis Center was made possible by a gift from

Dennis Loftis, an amateur—but accomplished— astronomer.

Dr. Charlie McCormick, provost and vice president for academic affairs, said the response to the center, since its grand opening in April, has been good even though the observatory isn’t fully operational yet.

“We’re still waiting on the telescope to arrive from Ukraine,” he said. “It has been held up due to everything going on over there, but we should have it before the end of the year.”

In the meantime, the Loftis Family Science Center, the biology lab and classroom have been put to great use engaging students in undergraduate research.

“We wanted a space where students wouldn’t just think science, they’d do science,” McCormick said.

“We wanted a place that was experiential, and one of the ways people get interested in science is putting their eye to a telescope or looking at specimen in cattle tanks.”

The Loftis Family Science Center gives SU students and the community something that most people don’t have, unprecedented access to exploration of the natural world around them and beyond.

Dr. Chris Distel, assistant professor of biology, is utilizing all that the Loftis Center has to offer with his animal behavior class.

“It has been a huge benefit because we can easily incorporate lecture and lab concepts, and then step right outside the building to observe a great variety of animals in their natural habitats,” he said. “Under these circumstances, they are not competing for lab space with other classes or researchers.”

Distel knows the new center means SU’s science majors graduate having done science and not just having heard about others that did science.

“These are not cookie-cutter labs with obvious outcomes,” he said. “Research allows our students to explore questions and potentially to publish their findings, and this puts them ahead of their peers

from institutions where undergraduates might not get that opportunity.”

In addition to classes, the Loftis Family Science Center has been the venue for the homeschool science fair, the Schreiner Youth Ecologist Program, Texas Envirothon and star parties.

Dr. Kim Arvidsson, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, said the response to the new center from students, faculty, staff and the surrounding area has been extremely positive and saturated with curiosity from students—especially when it comes to star parties.

“Who doesn’t love seeing the rings of Saturn, or the four big moons of Jupiter for themselves?” he said.

Once the telescope is installed and operational at the observatory, Arvidsson hopes to acquire a research-grade camera to attach to the scope and allow students to get hands-on research experience from taking photos, reducing them to a useful format and interpreting the results.

• Every star you can see in the night sky is bigger and brighter than the sun.

• A person with very good eyesight may be able to see 2,000–2,500 stars at any one time.

• The nearest star to Earth is the sun, which is classified as a G2 yellow dwarf star.

• S tars are usually between one and 10 billion years old. Some stars may even be close to the age of the observed Universe at nearly 13.8 billion years old.

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Perhaps the only thing missing will be “a built-in chocolate fountain,” said Arvidsson. “It was my hope to have a place where research, outreach and education come together every day.”

Schreiner University plans to foster and, hopefully, expand the education that students, faculty, staff and the community can get at the Loftis Family Science Center for years to come.

There are plans to develop the Weston property into a research park, build upon Schreiner’s engineering program and begin a community garden that serves as a research project.

“In the last decade, we’ve realized how important undergraduate research is,” McCormick said.

“Students tend to be more motivated and do better in school with the high-impact practice of research.

Regardless of major or interest, every student will benefit by doing undergraduate research at the Loftis Center.”

So whether you’re interested in astronomy, engineering or biology, the Loftis Family Science Center—nestled on a hill close to Schreiner University—offers a new way to explore what you’re passionate about.

“We want students, faculty, staff and community to realize that science isn’t something that exists in a book, but is something happening around us,” McCormick said.

The Milky Way Project is a citizen-driven research initiative that helps scientists map out star formations in the galaxy by identifying bubbles in the sky.

Dr. Kim Arvidsson analyzed citizen-submitted data collected from the Milky Way Project at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago before taking a job with Schreiner University.

“Massive clouds of dust and gas are what forms new stars,” he said.

“Where there is a bubble of dust particles, there is a young star.”

To participate in the Milky Way Project, anyone can go online to www.milkywayproject.org and look through thousands of images taken by a camera on the Spitzer

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Space Telescope and help identify bubbles. The photos are part of a survey called GLIMPSE, which maps around 85 percent of the plane of the Milky Way galaxy.

This particular plane is where a lot of young stars, gas and dust have collected, and the Spitzer telescope is sensitive to those items.

Once a participant has mapped out a formation in the photos, the image is submitted for analysis by scientists, so they can better learn how stars are formed.

Since the start of the Milky Way Project, 516,078 bubbles, 371,763 star clusters, 289,006 EGO’s (extended green objects) and 97,284 galaxies have been identified.

Dennis Loftis was an amateur astronomer his whole life and wanted nothing more than for others to have access to a first-rate observatory.

“Dennis had a dream that local amateur astronomers and the Schreiner community could all advance their knowledge if they had a high-quality observatory,” said Mary Pennington Loftis, Dennis Loftis’ widow.

Family friends, Rebecca and Jim Switzer, said the observatory is a wonderful tribute to Dennis and his dream.

“He deserves to be remembered by all the inquiring minds that will visit there, study there, or just enjoy seeing more of this universe we live in,” they said. “Dennis was the consummate adventure traveler. I bet he would have been the first to sign up for civilian travel to space. Now, all these inquisitive minds will be traveling the skies because of him.”

Mary and Dennis, longtime Kerrville residents, were able to choose the perfect location on the Weston property together.

“When Schreiner received his planned gift after his death, they set about fulfilling his vision,” Mary said. “I know Dennis would be proud—as I am—with the Loftis Family Science Center and Observatory.

And getting to know the young professors who teach from that space has been a delight.”

Earth is in the middle of a unique string of four lunar eclipses (a tetrad) at approximately sixmonth intervals. The next two times the full moon passes through Earth’s amber shadow will be April 4 and September 28, 2015. The first two lunar eclipses were in April and October of 2014. “The most unique thing about the 20142015 tetrad is that all of them are visible for all or parts of the USA,” said NASA eclipse expert Fred Espenak.

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Science fiction by its nature frees human thinking to expand, considering what might be instead of being contained by what is. As writer Arthur C. Clarke put it, “The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to venture beyond them into the impossible.” The SU faculty and staff—based on what they told SCENE about their favorite science fiction books, movies and shows—are definitely interested in venturing into uncharted space. Set your phasers to stun and enjoy the fun, boldly going where no Mountaineer has gone before … but wants to go.

“Stranger in a Strange Land”

“Supernatural” — Dana Carmen, advancement and development officer

— Martha York, program coordinator for learning support services

The “Dune” series

“Attack of the 50ft Woman”

— Dr. Kathleen Hudson, professor of English

— Paul Camfield, associate director of alumni relations

“Twilight Zone” or anything

by Robert Heinlein — Lillian Barron, assistant professor of nursing

Fav Movie “Avatar” Fav Book “The Martian Chronicles” Fav TV Show “The Jetsons” — Dr. Mark Woodhull, director of graduate business studies

“Sunshine”

“Star Trek: The Voyage Home” — Dr. Meg Huddleston, professor of mathematics

— Wade Morgan, head tennis coach

The “Odd Thomas” series by Dean Koontz — Lindsay Patterson, Title V administrative assistant

“The Fifth Element,” “I am Legend,” “Somewhere in Time,” “Quantum Leap” — Jake Roa, assistant art director of creative services 14 Fall 2014 SCENE

The “Passage” trilogy and “Walking Dead” — Dr. Kiley Miller, associate professor of chemistry

Anything “Star Trek” “Orphan Black” on BBC America.

I’m addicted.

— Toni Bryant, associate dean of admission and financial aid and director of financial aid

— Dr. Patricia Eldredge, assistant professor of chemistry

The “Dark Tower” series, “Aliens” and “Battlestar Galactica” — Dr. Charlie Hueber, dean of students

“The Walking Dead,” “Jurassic Park” and “The Hot Zone” “Open Your Eyes” — Dr. Diana Comuzzie, dean of the Trull School of Sciences & Mathematics

and “Contact”

Movie is a toss-up — Dr. Maureen Russo, assistant professor of Spanish “Independence Day” or “Men in Black” — Lynette Waldon, assistant registrar

Sci-fi book: “The Giver”

by Lois Lowry Sci-fi movie: “Avatar” Sci-fi TV show: “3rd Rock from the Sun” — Dr. Debby Addison, assistant professor of education

Sci-fi Book: “Ready Player One”

by Ernest Cline Sci-fi Movie: “Tron” (1982) Sci-fi TV Show: “Fringe” — Cody Bates, remote support technician

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ou won’t find astronomy listed in the Schreiner curriculum until almost the end of the 20th century, but students and faculty observed the celestial bodies during Hill Country nights from the school’s inception.

Cathy Carden Henry, who grew up on the campus in the 1940s and 50s as a faculty child, and now volunteers in the Office of Advancement and Public Affairs,

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affirms that astronomy was not taught at Schreiner during those years. “It was an extra-curricular activity provided by a faculty member who was interested in the subject, and had equipment and knowledge to pursue the interest and share it with others.”

That professor was Tom Hammond, “who had a nice telescope that he would set up in front of his campus home” (where director of security Danny Flores now lives) and invite campus kids, such as Henry, to “view the heavens.” Hammond, who taught physics and engineering starting in 1925, grew up in the Hill Country and knew well that night sky.

An article in the Kerrville Mountain Sun reports a March 1935 presentation at Schreiner Institute by a Harvard-educated astronomy professor from Ohio.

The Cardioid Club, an honorary

mathematical society, which Hammond supported, sponsored the lecture. It featured “lantern slides” from “photographs made by the largest telescopes of the United States.” And just in case you wonder about the cost of said lecture, the professor happened to be spending a winter vacation in Kerrville.

Did Hammond’s interest transfer to his students? Another Mountain Sun article, this from 1933, notes that Donald Phillips, the first honor graduate of Schreiner’s high school department, was “interested in science, especially astronomy.”

Henry says it was possible that astronomy was included in the Civilian Pilot Training (CPT) course offered during World War II or the Mountainair Flying Club, which grew out of the CPT course. Hammond coordinated the CPT program and was faculty sponsor for the flying club.

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From left, Dennis Loftis and Robert Groth stand with the Dobsonian telescope donated to Schreiner by Loftis. The telescope had been lying unassembled in Loftis’ storage unit when he read about now-retired professor Dr. Bill Sliva’s astronomy efforts at SU and offered it up. Sliva along with Groth, a retired mechanical engineer, Marvin Dynneson, a friend of Sliva’s, and a Schreiner student assembled the telescope.

Known as a “light bucket” the telescope gathers huge quantities of light in a big mirror and focuses that light onto a second mirror, which sends a highly refined image to the eyepiece.

When Hammond retired in 1969, he was granted professor emeritus status and a campus street was named in his honor. He passed away in 1982, but interest in the stars continued at SU. Dr. Bill Sliva, who taught mathematics at SU from 1980 to 2011, first offered astronomy as a lecture course during the winter term of 1989. When winter term was discontinued, the course was offered during spring terms in even-numbered years. A lab section was added in 2012, “but there had always been mandatory ‘star parties’ for the astronomy students,” Sliva says.

He took his students to an observatory the San Antonio Astronomical Association (SAAA) used on private land near Center Point. When the SAAA member who owned the property

died, his heirs discontinued the astronomers’ access to the site.

Sliva had to look elsewhere for an observatory for his class.

Fellow faculty member Dr. Clint Coles told Sliva about amateur astronomer Ed Greding, who has a private observatory on his property near Harper. Greding welcomed Sliva’s students to use his observatory, and his wife even baked cookies for them.

Sliva used an SU Creative Teaching Grant he received in 2005 to buy a telescope for star parties on the campus. Volunteers from the student body and the community assisted, and some of the parties were even held at the Riverside Nature Center in Kerrville.

Shortly thereafter, the sky watchers got another big boost when Dennis Loftis offered the university a 17.5” Dobsonian telescope

that was lying disassembled and unused in his storage unit. The telescope was moved to the home of retired mechanical engineer Bob Groth, where it was cleaned, polished and assembled.

Named for amateur astronomer John Dobson, this type of telescope features a simplified mechanical design that is easy to manufacture from readily available components to create a large, portable, low-cost telescope. The design is optimized for visually observing faint deepsky objects such as nebulae.

Through the enthusiasm for astronomy exemplified by faculty members Hammond and Sliva, and the support of persons such as Greding and Loftis, the study of the universe has been encouraged for almost a century at Schreiner.

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Kuykendall, Meyer to Lead Sports

BY JOHN SNIFFEN

Director of athletics Ron Macosko has promoted assistant coaches to lead two Schreiner University sports programs.

In April, he named Connor Kuykendall as the new head coach for the men’s basketball team, succeeding Jimmy Smith. In October, he selected Amy Meyer to replace Jessica Peterka as head coach of the softball team.

Kuykendall spent the last two seasons as Smith’s assistant. Last season the team finished 15-12 overall,

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10-4 in SCAC conference play, and won their first conference tournament game, all school records in the NCAA era.

“We greatly appreciate Jimmy Smith’s outstanding leadership of our program and think that Connor will only add to the foundation that has been established,” said Macosko. “He’s a young, passionate and knowledgeable coach who has excelled at all facets of the job.”

A native of Midlothian, Kuykendall holds a master’s degree in coaching,

sport, recreation and fitness administration from Angelo State University and a Bachelor of Science in sports management from the University of Mary Hardin Baylor. He played four years for UMHB and was a standout player at Midlothian High School.

Prior to joining the SU staff, he served as a volunteer assistant coach at UMHB, a graduate assistant coach at Angelo State, and as an assistant coach at North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, N.D.

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Meyer, who started as an assistant coach with the SU softball program in August, inherits a team that made great improvements during Peterka’s two years as head coach.

“We thank Coach Peterka for her work in building our roster and program, and wish her well in her future endeavors,” said Macosko. “This unexpected opening creates a unique opportunity for a young coach whom I strongly believe has great potential as a leader. In her short time on our staff, Coach

Meyer has already made a very positive impression with our players.”

This is Meyer’s first head coaching opportunity. She has been an assistant softball coach at Northeast Community College, a graduate assistant coach at her alma mater, HardinSimmons University, and an assistant coach with the Texas Elite 14U and Texas Stix 14U club programs.

She played four years for HSU, including on the team that won the American Southwest Conference West Division title. She was

All-ASC second team and was named to the ASC All-Tournament Team.

Meyer has a master’s in kinesiology, sports and recreation and an undergraduate degree in sports fitness and leisure studies, both from HSU. The 2015 softball season starts March 4 with a home doubleheader with Calumet.

For schedules and more athletic news, visit athletics.schreiner.edu

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Volleyball Struggling after losing many seniors from last year’s squad, the team is currently 2-26 and 2-12 in the SCAC, and will finish seventh in the league. Junior Alyssa Chapman is leading the team in kills with freshman Lauren McQueen second in that category. Senior Kelli Bolen has been the setter all year and will also need to be replaced.

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The women’s squad had arguably its best fall ever and surprised many. Three Mountaineers—seniors Melanie Dean (79.29) and Maddie Scheidler (80.53) and sophomore Kaycee Bankert (80.42)—are nationally ranked for the first time ever, and make up one of the most potent trios in women’s golf.

In its last tournament of the fall, Schreiner was the top D-III finisher in the field and knocked off the nation’s fourth, 16th and 30th ranked teams.

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Women’s Golf

Men’s Golf

Photo: Front row, from left: Mallory Dunn, Courtney Reopelle, Shannon Lawson, Kathryn Wallace, Kelli Bolen and Kayla Akers. Back row, from left: Kaylei Sockol, Lauren McQueen, Darean Bague, D’Elle Wendel, Alyssa Chapman, Samantha Martinez and Caitlin Otten.

The team was inconsistent through the fall, although senior Jimmy Keener was outstanding. Keener won two of the three tournaments SU competed in and is currently ranked fourth in the nation individually. Fellow senior Cheyne Kendall shot 65 on the final day of the Golfweek Invitational and is ranked 20th. As a team, SU is ranked eighth and will defend its national championship in May.

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Women’s Soccer

Photo: Back row, from left: Nick Morrison, head coach, Allyson Fowler, Brianna Detwiler, Gabriela Ramos, Laura Atzeni, Shelby Spenrath, Megan Morant, Ryzan Alqarqaz, Kelcie Nesbitt, Beth Ann Davis, Andy LeBlanc, Beth Mahnke, Natale Requenez and Philip Anderson, assistant coach.

Front row, from left: Delaney Morrow, Ruth Blackburn, Alex Gill, Natalie Moreno, Monique Hutcheson, Heather Cagle, Sarah Hrehor, Ashley Foster, Heidi Workmon, Bria Howard and Yahaira Montes.

The Mountaineers finished their season with a 4-10-1 record.

Like the men’s squad, the women also qualified for the SCAC Tournament—a first for SU Women’s Soccer. Seven of the 11 starters are freshmen with no seniors. Freshman Ruth Blackburn leads the team with five goals. Freshman goalkeeper Megan Morant has three shutouts this year and a 1.79 GAA.

Men’s Soccer

Photo: Front row, from left: Brian Lindsey, Kelsey Bessett, David Gonzalez, Nathan Wood, Robert Del Castillo, Nathan Olmos, Ryan Hernandez, Manny Losoya, John Sicola, Isaac Garcia, Chase Smith, Chris Garcia, Ethan Gregory and Zach Jungman. Back row, from left: Zach Howard, Jose Bernal, Mason Rankin, Danny Gonzalez, TJ McGill, Scott Teitelman, Blake Lawson, Brady Baughman, Mark Harst, Dakota Pebworth, Zach Garcia, Rene Pena, Nick Alvarado and Josh Parrish.

The Mountaineers finished the regular season 7-9 overall and 5-9 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. As of press time, they were getting ready to face Southwestern in the quarterfinals of the SCAC tournament.

Senior Justin Edwards, junior Ryan Hernandez and freshman Gregg Gutierrez, who each have four goals on the season, lead the Mountaineers. Sophomore Blake Lawson is the primary goalkeeper and has a 1.66 GAA with a pair of shutouts this fall.

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Women’s Cross Country The team is getting ready to race in the 2014 SCAC Championships. For the first time in program history, Schreiner’s team has met the NCAA sports sponsorship requirements. First-year head coach Cullen Dees has done a very good job building a roster, with senior Adriana Mercado and juniors Allyson Graybill and Miranda Reagan pacing the Mountaineers. Senior Victoria Ponse has also been a mainstay during her four-year career.

Photo: From left: Miranda Reagan, Alexis Nyquist, Victoria Ponse, Stacey Garcia, Adriana Mercado, Allyson Graybill and Devan Aguillar.

Head coach Jessica Peterka resigned in late October and assistant coach Amy Meyer was named as her successor.

Speaking of new head coaches, Connor Kuykendall enters his first season as SU’s men’s basketball head coach this winter. See page 19 for a story on Meyer and Kuykendall. Both Kuykendall and women’s basketball head coach Temaine Wright expect successful seasons from the Mountaineers in 2014-15.

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Tennis

Men’s Cross Country Junior Kevin Perez again leads the squad. He’s been the top qualifier for every race this fall, but the gap is closing between him and two promising young runners, freshman Ricky Canales and sophomore Connor Ver Schuur. Coach Dees will look to build the roster around those three in 2015.

Photo: From left: Ricky Canales, Kevin Perez, Connor Ver Schuur, Elliot Frey, Taylor Garces and Marshall Sereno.

The SU men’s and women’s tennis teams closed out a short but successful fall season. At the ITA men’s regionals, SU posted 14 singles wins in a particularly deep draw. This time last year, the Mountaineers were unable to score a singles win against weaker competition.

On the women’s side, coach Wade Morgan’s troops did even better—posting SU’s best results since at least 2001.

Schreiner recorded 21 singles wins at ITA’s this fall.

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Monarch butterflies, one of the best-known of its species, make a pit stop amongst the beautiful foliage in the Donna and Royce Faulkner Plaza in the quad.

The monarch butterfly is renowned for its spectacular, long-distance annual migrations.

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focusongiving

focusongiving

“My development work has given me a wonderful ‘perch’ to observe how thoughtful people approach giving opportunities and how they pass on the giving spirit to others.”

—Karen Davis Kilgore

T

his is the season of the year that most of us like and dislike simultaneously because we are too busy. But no

one can deny that the back-to-back holidays inspire us to think about others and, hopefully, find ways to make this world a more light-filled place.

Part of year-end activity is considering charitable deductions, as our nation’s accountants admonish that Uncle Sam might help himself to a huge bite of income tax unless we find some charitable causes to support before December 31. Others of us are truly feeling the holiday messages that inspire us to help others in the real spirit of Christmas.

My development work has given me a wonderful “perch” to observe how thoughtful people approach giving opportunities and how they pass on the giving spirit to others. Some of our donors have advised their children to make charitable gifts in their honor instead of buying presents, and SU has been blessed to receive several of these. At Schreiner, we call this Tribute Giving and you can do it online [www.schreiner.edu/giving/ways-to-give/tribute-andmemorial-giving.aspx] or by calling our office at 830-792-7201. The person being honored receives a handsome acknowledgement card that does not disclose an amount. Some of our friends make a contribution to the Hill Country College Fund or other important projects, and we do the mailing—sending out tribute cards to all whom they wish to honor.

As we grow nostalgic at this time of the year, establishing a Memorial Endowed Scholarship might be appropriate. As these endowments require $25,000 for a base, some donors make payments over one to five years. The fund gains the honoree’s name when it reaches the $25,000 level. Another reason I love my job is I have the privilege of watching these endowments grow and the scholarship students become gracious recipients. Everyone should be so lucky!

Karen Davis Kilgore Director of Development and Planned Giving Specialist kkilgore@schreiner.edu

Having Your Cake and Eating It, Too Have you been thinking about helping Schreiner and other favorite charities, but you feel you might need the financial reserves later? My favorite answer to this condition is a charitable gift annuity.

These provide GUARANTEED life income at very favorable rates, and then, after the donors’ lives, give the remaining funds in the gift plan to their favorite charities. I especially like the gift annuity because the planning documents are free and quick to establish. Our donors also seem to like these because the older one is when the gift is created, the higher the payout rate.

I would love to show you how you can use gift annuities to help Schreiner and your other favorite charities, all in one plan. You can learn about the payout rates on our planned giving web page—http:// schreiner.giftlegacy.com Please look at the bottom of the first page and click on the red Gift Annuities block.

I think these benefits will catch your attention.

If I can help you think through any of these suggestions mentioned above, do not hesitate to call or email me. May you experience a light-filled holiday season and an abundantly healthy new year!

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class notes Your fellow alumni would love to know where you are and what you’ve been up to. Submitting a class note is easy: just visit https://forms.schreiner.edu/classnotes.html or contact us at 830-792-7405 or scene@schreiner.edu

Roy Brown ’51

1950s

Roy Brown ’51 recently participated in a model airplane competition in North Carolina with his friend Jan from Slovakia. Roy will soon be having surgery on his right ankle.

He writes, “That will be one of our fall activities. Some dinosaurs need a repair now and then.”

Charlotte Brundrett ’53 writes, “My daughter, Darcy, and I enjoyed a 2,500-mile wandering road trip

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through New Mexico, Colorado and a bit of Arizona in September. The weather was perfect and the Aspen trees were at their peak. I took care of a couple of “bucket list” to-do’s in visiting Mesa Verde, Colo., and Canyon de Chelly, Ariz. We saw so many wonderful, beautiful places in our trek out West, but a favorite stop was with SU alumna Barbara Chidsey Harral ’52 in Farmington, N.M. It was a perfect trip and we are already trying to decide which direction to head next time we are on the road again.”

John South ’58 writes, “I have recently started on a series of trips to restart my life after my wife Martha’s death. My first trip was to Rio de Janeiro, where I did what the Brazilians call “Matar Saudades” and Americans interpret as reliving memories. My travels will continue later this fall and again next March.

The other family news is that Laura, my oldest daughter, has had her first children’s picture book ‘Goodnight Ark’ published.”

John South ’58 in Rio de Jane iro

1960s

Don Milligan ’62 writes, “My Schreiner time was special and filled with many memories. Listening to Dr. Edington speak was much like later listening to William F. Buckley.

Always great. Every time I ride my Harley through Texas, something conspires to change my course away from Kerrville, but I still plan to come there to walk the old paths.”

John Witte Swain ’62 writes, “When I attended Schreiner, I was

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teammate, John Needy. Jack writes, “I hope to have the opportunity to visit in person again soon with John.

He is a very special person and a very good friend.”

John Witte Swain ’62

known by my fellow classmates and others as “Mississippi,” primarily due to my origin coupled with my deep Southern drawl. Today, I am happily into my second marriage of 27 years.

Liz and I are retired and living in Germantown, Tenn. We have eight grandchildren mostly living in and around Victoria, Texas, ranging in age from 25 to 5 years old. I still enjoy playing the electric guitar just as much as I did when I was sent to Schreiner in 1961.”

Jack Steele ’69 shares that in June he and his wife, Sue, took a cruise and land tour of Alaska, where they ran into a young lady who graduated from Schreiner. In August, they went to Savannah, Ga., for a family reunion and spent time with Jack’s former classmate and

John Wilton ’84 with his son Nathan on their European trip .

Geoff Stoner ’72

1970s

Geoff Stoner ’72 is a fishing guide, pro and radio personality, who will be fishing several winter tournaments this year. He says to look for him on ESPN.

1980s

Dirk D. Dykstra ’80 writes, “In February of 2014, I received my Ph.D. in education. My concentration was administrator leadership for teaching and learning.”

John Wilton ’84 writes, “I was fortunate to have one of my clients hire me to renovate their twostory maison (stone home) in the Bordeaux region of Southern France.

On my return trip in June, I took my 15-year-old son Nathan with me for a month. It was a marvelous and wonderful visit to Europe. We traveled to Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, and England. The people were so very nice and we made lots of friends.”

Aubrey Frank ’89 writes, “It is so amazing to be able to see how much Schreiner has changed and grown since I was there. The campus looks incredible! I remember when I had my freshman IDST class with Dr. Lanham in one of the small

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classrooms in Dietert Auditorium; I think there were 15 of us, and he made the class such a joy to learn.

Well, the family here has been doing amazing! Rian is in 10th grade, Jacob is in seventh grade and Matthew is now in fifth grade.

I have been extremely busy for the last five months as the land assistant for Chief Oil & Gas here in Dallas.”

1990s

Timothy Kaman ’90 writes, “I have been teaching and coaching at Fredericksburg High School for the past 20 years. My wife Lisa and I have two boys—Tyler, a sophomore, who plays basketball and golf for FHS, and Matthew is an eighth grader and another basketball player. Interesting fact about FHS Basketball—I am the winningest basketball coach in FHS history and my father, Dennis Kaman, is second on the list. But, I have been at FHS far longer, so he is still the better coach!”

Jason Petty ’97 and Krystal Petty ’98 are living in Leander, Texas, with their son Fox. Jason is working as the director of operations and IT for Wargaming Austin. Krystal is chief financial analyst for the Municipal Advisory Council of Texas in Austin, and Fox just started kindergarten.

2000s

Jill Reno Smetek ’00 and her husband,

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Jason Petty ’97 & Krystal Petty ’98

Peter Smetek, welcomed a son, Hunter James Smetek, on July 15.

Hunter is their third child.

Amanda Hamill Pullin ’01 is the reading intervention and dyslexia

Amanda Pullin ’01

teacher at Ingram Elementary School, where her daughter Bailey is in the fourth grade. She writes, “It’s been a fun year of travel with a trip to Disney World at spring break and St. Pete Beach this summer. Staycations in Leakey and San Antonio were also on the calendar this summer. We both stay busy with Bailey’s involvement in competitive cheerleading and 4H. Being back in Kerrville has been a true blessing.”

Melissa Dunbar-Crisp ’03,’05 writes, “I had the honor of teaching seventh grade ELA at Comfort Middle School for 10 years. In 2013, the superintendent of schools approached me to be the English Language Learner Coordinator for the district, and I continue to serve in this position. I am “Mimi” to eight grandchildren. Life is beautiful!”

Kenneth Bethune ’05 married Eveline Gnabasik on June 28 in Omaha, Neb. He wrote, “We had a full Catholic Mass and had friends and family come from as far away as Scotland and South Korea to celebrate with us. We spent our honeymoon in Bar Harbor, Maine, and we are currently living in Beeville. I continue to practice law and assist with the volleyball team at St. Joseph’s High School in Victoria. We are currently 37-1 and hoping to return to the state tournament again. I was appointed

classnotes a bridesmaid. Nancy Nixon Garcia ’04, Mimi Probst Taylor ’05, ’06 and David Taylor ’06 also attended.

Caroline has been teaching in Dallas since graduation and Blair is with OMI Crane.

to the St. Philip’s Episcopal School Board of Trustees this past summer.”

Elizabeth Michalek ’05 writes, “I currently live in the Killeen/Fort Hood area with my husband, David.

After living in Kerrville for close to 25 years, it is nice to have a change of scenery. My husband and I got married in May and plan on moving to Europe next year.”

Elaina Wood ’07, ’14 writes, “I am happy to have graduated again from Schreiner this past June with my Master of Education. I am currently enrolled in the principal certification program and loving it. Schreiner alumna until the end!”

Emily Cox ’06

the contracts compliance auditor in Afghanistan for AC First.

Caroline (Hering) Blair ’06 and Blair Hart ’03 were married December 28, 2013. Emily Arner Freeman ’05 was Megan Vosters ’06

Megan (McDonald) Vosters ’06 and her husband, Joe Vosters, welcomed their daughter, Avonlea, on December 27, 2013. Joe is still enjoying his work as a firefighter for the city of Beaumont, and Megan is thrilled to be a stay at home mom.

Emily Cox ’06 is in her second year working at Bagram Airfield. She is

Susan Burger-Po rterie ’09

Caroline Blair ’06 and Blair Hart ’03

Susan Burger-Porterie ’09 writes, “I’m in my third year of teaching physical education at George Gervin Academy and I was married on June 23. I’m so excited to have started this next chapter in my life.”

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that I teach at is 6A in size, and I’m still trying to get over that fact that it’s bigger than Schreiner and my high school combined!”

Anneliese (Campbell) Lagerson ’13 writes, “I married my high school sweetheart, Stuart Lagerson, on June 22, 2013. I now work for a criminal defense firm in downtown San Antonio and will be starting law school in the fall.”

Brittany Anderson ’11 and Philip Anderson ’12

2010s

Brittany (Cardwell) Anderson ’11 and Philip Anderson ’12 were married on June 20 at Canyon Lake. Philip is currently working as the assistant women’s soccer coach at Schreiner and Brittany is a math teacher at Fredericksburg High School.

Loyce Lynne Collenback ’12 writes, “After my first year of teaching high school English, I decided to take a self-discovery month-long trip to seven different countries. In every country I visited, I discovered a deeper understanding of who I am. Now into my second year of teaching, I have a much better grasp of classroom management and reaching out to my kids. I’ve learned that “Learning By Heart” rings true in my classroom as well. The school

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Sovreyne Chadwick ’13 writes, “I will be starting my teaching career at Edgewood ISD in San Antonio this year teaching chemistry and A&P at Memorial High School. Schreiner gave me many more tools than I knew at the time, but am finding out now!”

Loyce Lynn Collenback ’12

Kelsey Moore ’12 writes, “I have been working as a substance abuse counselor for about nine months at an agency in downtown New Orleans that serves uninsured addicts. I am a group and individual therapist, and I also develop program curriculum. I am actually getting a promotion and raise so I can grow the program more! I love my job, my city and my relationships down here! However, my significant other and I are planning a Hill Country trip soon because I desperately miss Kerrville and want to see all the changes on campus.”

Kelsey Moore ’12

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Reaching New Heights

Mark Clements ’66 Mark Clements ’66 is not afraid of a challenge—a really big challenge.

Clements, a member of the SU board of trustees, said that while visiting Tanzania with his wife, Jerry, a few years ago, he spotted Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance and decided he would climb it.

“It was a clear day and most of the mountain was visible from the road, which I was told was a rarity,” Clements said. “It is normally shrouded in clouds.

I was moved at the sight of the great mountain—it is so massive and tall. I asked our guide about climbing it, and that started a conversation, which resulted in my booking a climb for me and my son-in-law.”

At 19,341 feet high, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest

freestanding mountain in the world, not to mention a dormant volcano.

Clements and his son-in-law arrived in Tanzania on August 13 and started up the monstrous mountain two days later.

“The first couple of days were steep trails through forests and alpine plants on the west and south side of the mountain,” Clements said. “At about 12,000 feet it became dry and much colder. At 14,000 feet it was pretty barren except small mountain flowers and lichen growing on the rocks. The ground was volcanic ash, sometimes hardened lava flows and completely barren. The simplest physical act became much more difficult. It looked like the moon, but was spectacular— especially the vistas from above

the clouds. From 15,000 feet and up, the air was extremely thin.

On our seventh climbing day, we made the summit in the early afternoon.”

After planting the SU flag on the summit, Clements spent the night camped at 18,500 feet.

“It was bitterly cold (sub-zero), and extremely difficult to simply catch your breath,” he said. “The next day we started back down on a more direct route and finished our time on the mountain on August 23. Awesome challenge and adventure!”

Clements and Jerry have four grown children and four grandchildren and make their home in Spicewood, Texas.

Photo: Mark Clements at left with his son-in-law atop Mount Kilimanjaro.

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roundup In Memoriam Former Students Mr. Benjamin Adams ’62

Lt. Col. Fred A. Hannah Jr. ’49

July 6, 2014, Bandera

October 10, 2014, Austin

Ms. Jenny E. Bahn ’87

Mr. Richard W. Harbordt Jr. ’67

August 3, 2006, Shasta Lake, Calif.

September 24, 2014,

Mr. Charles L. Baskin ’35 July 27, 2014, Corpus Christi Dr. Candace J. Borchers ’98 May 29, 2006, Pipe Creek, Texas Lt. Col. (Ret.) Frame J. Bowers ’64

Rockport, Texas Mr. Otto R. Harrison ’54 June 1, 2014, New Braunfels, Texas Mr. Charles Hedtke ’54 June 17, 2008, Red Oak, Texas

February 1, 2011,

Mr. Marshall C. Holland III ’76

Cincinnati, Ohio

August 10, 2014, Palestine, Texas

Mr. Chester E. Bradley Jr. ’50

Mrs. Joy D. Hruby ’89

August 11, 2014, Dallas

October 9, 2014, Duncan, Okla.

Mrs. Mary J. Carter ’38

Mr. John A. Hruby ’88

October 1, 2010, Oakton, Va.

October 9, 2014, Duncan, Okla.

Ms. Consuelo Z. Coronado ’52

Mr. Kenneth C. Kaye ’60

September 4, 2014, San Antonio

July 29, 2014, Wheelock, Texas

Mr. Ralph H. Daugherty Jr. ’49

Mr. Robert Kidd ’68

August 25, 2014, Austin

June 14, 2014, San Marcos, Texas

Mr. Dwight A. Debolt ’64

Mr. John L. Krauter ’47

May 24, 2014, Fort Pierce, Fla.

March 3, 2008, Ardmore, Okla.

Mr. David K. Deer ’42

Ms. Dorothy D. Lambert ’82

July 15, 2014, San Antonio

July 27, 2014, Kerrville

Ms. Joan D. Dolce ’63

Mr. Gene Lloyd ’66

September 9, 2014, Kerrville

February 28, 2007, Little Elm, Texas

Ms. Mary M. Dollen ’94

The Rev. Donald W. Luckemeyer ’43

November 29, 2010, Jupiter, Fla.

September 30, 2014, San Antonio

Mr. Jay Dyes ’83

Mr. Henry E. Munk ’56

July 27, 2009, Overland Park, Kan.

September 7, 2014, Lakehills, Texas

Mr. Carl L. Eddins ’43

Mr. John Neece ’34

August 5, 2013, Sarasota, Fla.

February 26, 2008, Southaven, Miss.

Mrs. Carol K. Epperson ’63

Mr. Frank F. Pechacek ’42

October 21, 2014, Houston

June 17, 2014, Flatonia, Texas

Mr. Gilbert Gomez ’81

Mr. Kirk Peters ’89

August 19, 2014, San Antonio

August 27, 2010, Frederick, Md.

Ms. Sheri A. Grant ’91

Mr. Randy R. Richardson ’86

April 18, 2008, Ocala, Fla.

July 16, 2014, Austin

Mr. Johnnie F. Hajek Sr. ’44

Mr. Anthony G. Riddlesperger ’50

August 22, 2014, Austin

August 17, 2014, Dallas

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Mr. Robert C. Smallwood ’38 December 18, 2008, McKinney, Texas Mr. Michael Smith ’70 May 21, 2014, Titusville, Fla. Mr. Hubert L. Stone Jr. ’38 October 28, 2010, Corpus Christi Mrs. Janet H. Todd ’76 June 26, 2014, Itasca, Texas

Former Faculty Mr. Joe C. Coulter February 26, 2011, Hot Springs, Ark.

Schreiner Oaks Society Mr. C.W. Bocock III August 5, 2002, Kerrville Mrs. Martha Covert July 9, 2014, Austin Mrs. Jessie Garrett August 18, 2014, Kerrville Mrs. Elizabeth S. Hall July 27, 2014, Houston Ms. M.F. Hoffman September 25, 2014, Kerrville Mrs. Jane S. Owen February 7, 2013, San Antonio

Former Trustees Mr. Edward H. Harte May 18, 2011, Scarborough, Maine Mrs. Elizabeth H. Ledyard June 17, 2014, Fort Worth The Rev. K.C. Ptomey Jr. May 9, 2013, Nashville, Tenn.

Spouse of Former Trustee Mrs. Roseanneli A. Leverett March 9, 2013, Kilgore, Texas

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The Financial Year at Schreiner: Assets Cash and Cash Equivalent Accounts and Pledges Receivable Other Assets Investments Land, Building and Equipment Total Assets

$6,705,075 $3,823,564 $2,672,556 $60,474,360 $59,554,630 $133,230,185

Liabilities Accounts Payable Deposits and Deferred Revenue Notes Payable Total Liabilities

$2,115,014 $2,674,959 $16,523,827 $21,313,800

Net Assets Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Permanently Restricted Total Net Assets

$54,207,294 $19,710,521 $37,998,570 $111,916,385

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

$133,230,185

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REVENUES 2014 Auxiliary 29%

Investments 8%

Net tuition and fees 54%

Gifts and grants 9%

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EXPENSES 2014 Institutional support 25%

Academic support 7%

Instruction 30%

Student services 18%

Auxiliary 20%

Schreiner students enjoy an impromptu jam session on a beautiful fall evening in front of the recently renovated Gus Schreiner Dining Hall.

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Schreiner University’s office of Changing Global Society hosted its first Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival in early November. The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday focusing on family and friends gathering to pray for and remember family members who have died. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars called ofrendas, honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed.

SCENEMagazine editor

Amy Armstrong director of university relations

art direction and design

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contributing writer

Karen Davis Kilgore director of development

Caitlin Probandt sports

Ryan Brisbin Temaine Wright sports information directors

president

Dr. Tim Summerlin board chairman

Michael Pate sfsa board president

Steve Daniels ’80 SCENE is a publication of the University Relations Office and is distributed three times a year free of charge to Schreiner former students, current students, faculty, parents and friends. An online version is available at www.schreiner.edu/scene.

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