TODAY — Spring 2012

Building for Tomorrow

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A Letter from the President

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BUILDING FOR TOMORROW

UCM’S Master Plan provides a blueprint for the future.

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A LABOR OF LOVE

Alumna Cari Jo Cavalcante brings her own special touch to lunch.

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DOCUMENTING THE JOURNEY

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Amber Clifford maintains UCM’s museum collections EXCEEDING LIMITS

Marketing student Lacy Harrison takes to the racetrack

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Scholarships honor Shaffer’s giving nature

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A Blueprint for Future Growth One of the great things about being a part of the University of Central Missouri is that it is an institution that treasures tradition, but it is also a university that is willing to embrace change and often the challenges of moving forward. Since 1871, UCM has continued to grow and evolve, and members of the campus community can be proud of the progress we have made and excited about what lies ahead.

As you turn the pages of this issue of “Today” or read online, you will learn more about our outstanding alumni, students and programs. You will also learn about new opportunities that will forever change the campus landscape while building stronger community connections, providing new doorways to the university, and decreasing our dependence on state funding.

Our lead article focuses on the projects that have grown out of the 2009 Master Plan, which was recently updated and more finely tuned to meet specific needs. Imagine a new Arts Gateway that provides a strong sense of destination for UCM as a cultural and artistic center and a new mixed-use project that not only helps meet student housing needs but provides a link to the downtown area through retail opportunities on the north side of campus. Envision Pertle Springs with amenities that improve its use as a recreation and nature center, and a Stadium District that includes upgrades such as improved visitors seating and expanded concourse area, as well as more formalized entrances and parking lot enhancements that invite tailgating at home games and special events.

These are examples of some of the projects that are included in our ambitious blueprint for the university’s future. Much work must be done before such projects can come to fruition, but as you read this story and others in this issue of “Today,” you will discover many reasons why this is an exciting time to be at UCM.

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Class Notes

Chuck Ambrose, President

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Building for Tomorrow

By Jeff Murphy

At the same time prospective students and their parents were touring the University of Central Missouri this spring getting their f irst glimpse of facilities such as the new Student Recreation and Wellness Center, elsewhere at the university, President Charles Ambrose was discussing an inspiring vision for future campus development.

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At a general faculty meeting, Ambrose and a co-presenter offered a PowerPoint presentation, complete with architect’s renderings of what the university’s facilities could possibly look like in the years ahead. Weeks apart, similar presentations were made to the campus governing board and to the Warrensburg City Council.

Whether he’s talking to people on or off campus, Ambrose shares great enthusiasm for a number of proposed projects that have grown out of the university’s 2009 Master Plan, which is basically a blueprint to strategically plan for long-term physical growth. As the university has continued to evolve in recent years, some elements of the Master Plan have been re-conceptualized or more finely tuned to meet specific needs. While helping to address issues such as increasing enrollment, the plan capitalizes on the beauty of the UCM campus and contributes to a stronger universitycommunity partnership. It also allows the institution to further develop a new model for growth with less dependence on state financial support.

In fact, while Ambrose discussed proposed changes in the physical campus, the university was making plans to weather a significant decline in state funding for the second consecutive year. Despite such reductions, the president has remained optimistic and determined to keep building momentum at the institution, which in 2011 completed three projects totaling more than $72 million. The most significant construction at the university in more than a decade, the projects that occurred over a two-year period included massive energy conservation improvements designed to reduce annual utility costs and curb use of natural resources, renovation of the Morrow-Garrison complex to improve the student learning environment, and construction of the new Student Recreation and Wellness Center to enhance the quality of the student experience.

Some of these improvements involved Gould Evans, a Kansas City area engineering-

architectural firm which helped guide the university in development of the Master Plan, and is now assisting with the design of five new priority projects. Costs estimates have not yet been determined and private sources of funding must be identified for all but one of the initiatives, but Ambrose believes the new construction will be a vital step in attracting new students and advancing the institution.

“I think as we look to the future of colleges and universities in the state, there are those of us that are going to be growing and moving forward, driving a strong economic model, and those that aren’t. So, to not only maintain but improve the quality of the student experience and the resources to meet the rapidly changing demands of what a college degree must represent, these capital projects will be very important,” Ambrose said.

A project that will have a direct impact on students and on campus visitors is a proposed publicprivate, mixed-use housing and retail facility that would be located north of Audrey J. Walton Stadium between Holden and Washington streets.

It would be financially self-supported as the result of fees paid by approximately 325 upper-classmen who reside there, as well as commercial tenants.

“One thing higher enrollment is doing for us is using up the remaining capacity of our student housing,” said Dennis Strait, principal for Gould Evans, during a presentation to the Board of Governors. “We need to have better housing to be competitive on campus. This could create an environment that is mixed use and captures the excitement of the stadium area.” (continued on page 4) University of Central Missouri | today

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The five-story facility’s footprint would extend into what is now the General Services Building, and that building would be removed and its services re-located to another site on campus, Strait said. In addition, many of the University Store’s retail options would be moved from the Elliott Union into more than 10,000 square feet of space on the first level of the new facility.

This offers a place for people to pick up soft goods and gifts such as sportswear, coffee mugs and many other retail items. Also on the lower level would be a convenience store and food and beverage shops that would be attractive to students. Textbook sales and rental and other typical school supplies and technology equipment would still be available in the Elliott Union.

The prospect of this mixed-use facility is especially exciting to Charlie Rutt, director of the University Store who also serves as Warrensburg mayor pro-tem.

In addition to recognizing many campus benefits of the new housing-retail complex, he noted, “From a community perspective, I think this is a very good project and will allow us to grow together with the city of Warrensburg in a seamless fashion.”

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Ambrose said the housing-retail project offers a new front entrance to the north side of campus and fosters a strong connection between UCM and the local community, which is renovating its downtown area. He added, however, “Some people would say a new mixed-use facility with over 300 residence hall beds is an awfully ambitious plan within a tough economy, but at the same time we have an opportunity to leverage rates and costs to do it. In this enrollment environment where we have to drive revenue, it’s probably a project we can’t afford not to do.”

The interior of the proposed mixed-use residential and retail facility

A signature feature of the mixed-use project is that the south side of the facility would overlook Audrey J. Walton Stadium, which is a site for many additional improvements in a new stadium district.

Enhancements include finishing out some 15,000 square feet of the stadium’s lower level for a training center, football locker rooms and game-day festivities, and improvements at the north end of the concourse level to formalize the north entrance as a drop-off and pickup point. The existing concession area at the southwest entrance would be removed, and its services located within an expanded concourse area, adjacent to the concessions.

Other opportunities include an improved visitors’ section, hillside seating at the north end of the

horseshoe, a formal entrance to the southeast, a new northeast entrance, the creation of an arrival plaza on the west side of the stadium on Washington Street, and numerous parking lot upgrades to provide both a more finished look to the stadium district and improved tailgating opportunities. Installation of new wrought iron fencing and stone pillars, similar to those on Maguire Street, and improved signage are also part of the plan.

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Among such initiatives is the proposed campus Arts Gateway, which will establish a renewed image for the university at its northeast corner at Maguire and South streets, while also showcasing UCM’s commitment to academic excellence and the arts. The university has considered building a new performing arts center, but in the current economic climate such a structure is not financially feasible, Ambrose said.

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asset, Dennis Strait and Gould Evans, met us half-way to bring this Maguire Street corridor into a very specific front door for the arts.

At the same time, we’ll facilitate a renovation project that will only cost a small portion of what a new facility would be.”

The Arts Gateway will provide a group of facilities where the university and local community can come together with other people around the region to celebrate the arts. It will further enhance the campus’ reputation as a cultural hub for this area.

Plan features include a new entryway to Hendricks Hall facing South Street, as well as interior

renovations to the hall to restore its original grandeur. Technological enhancements would help improve acoustical performance and the addition of other amenities would better serve Hendricks Hall patrons.

Strait said there will be a strong balance between technological improvements and efforts to maintain the space’s many historic features. Along with new paint and wood finishes, new carpet would be installed in the aisles, and there would be a modular stage expansion to the front of the stage to extend it forward to accommodate a full orchestral performance.

Stage and hall lighting, HVAC ductwork to improve noise control and aesthetics, and life safety

The proposed Arts Gateway, a new entrance to Hendricks Hall

replacement,” Strait said.

The university is looking at two possible options for the facility.

These include replacing the existing structure with either a single complex or separate housing units at the current location, or moving to space south of Panhellenic Hall.

The latter is the preferred option, Strait said. Building a single unit complex near Panhellenic would provide economy of scale in terms of construction, while also creating a new Greek housing district that brings fraternity residents closer to campus.

improvements will be important considerations.

As part of the project, Utt Hall will be enhanced with better acoustic separation between instructional and practice spaces, and Hart Recital Hall will undergo changes to improve acoustics and environmental performance characteristics.

Two additional capital projects will cover improvements to Pertle Springs and replacement of the Fraternity Complex.

“Our 2009 Master Plan identified the Fraternity Complex as an existing structure that needs to be removed and replaced. What we didn’t do was identify a recommended site for

Once a popular tourist destination, the university hopes to breathe new life into Pertle Springs by improving it as a park resource, nature and recreation area. With support from Audrey J. Walton, who provided a $1.5 million gift to the university, Keth Memorial Golf Course now has a new clubhouse, which not only serves university needs, but is also a tremendous community resource for special events such as class reunions, weddings, and receptions. The university plans to continue to develop the golf course, and enhance the “Loop” area, which is the property between Cena Lake and Hale Lake Road. The “Preserve” areas, the rolling woodlands in the eastern third of Pertle, are also part of the plan. The Loop improvement proposal includes a larger pavilion to support group events, fullservice restrooms, more picnic tables, limited vending machines, road improvements and park

furnishings that would enhance appeal and usability. Plus, a new 500seat outdoor amphitheater would provide ongoing opportunities to make the property a popular destination for students and campus visitors. Additionally, improving walking trails and signage and taking steps to enhance natural resources through efforts such as erosion control and management would greatly restore the beauty of the “Preserve” area.

So what is the next step for the university to accomplish these new project goals? Ambrose said in the next year he hopes to work with individuals on campus to create a financial plan that would include ways to generate private support.

He understands that success is dependent on the generosity of others who share common goals – those who understand the cumulative effect of what such projects mean to a student’s overall learning and life experiences at UCM . And that’s really what the university is all about.

“If you think about a campus giving a student purpose and the knowledge to be successful, these projects really will help us,” Ambrose said.

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By Mike Greife

The walls are yellow and blue, and the chairs at the tables are bright orange and green. Artwork adorns the walls, but it’s hard to focus on your lunch in the Bloomsbury Bistro because of the distraction of the fascinating antiques that surround you in the Mission Road Antique Mall in Prairie Village, Kan. For University of Central Missouri alumna Cari Jo Cavalcante, the chef and owner of the restaurant, it’s the place she wants to be. She’s doing what she wants to do, and after more than 11 years, she has perfected her craft and her menu. If you don’t believe it, just ask the “ladies who lunch” who are her regulars.

For Cavalcante, the Bloomsbury Bistro is the most recent stop on her journey to find her niche in the working world. The Pennsylvania native arrived in Warrensburg in the fall of 1977 to attend UCM on a field hockey scholarship. She knew what she wanted to be—a sportscaster. She played tennis and field hockey and earned a degree in broadcast and film in 1981.

“After graduation, I emptied my penny jar, filled my car with gas, and headed for Kansas City,” she said. Staying with a roommate’s parents, she landed her first job as a graphic artist for the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority. At the same time, a part-time, unpaid internship with the Kansas City Kings basketball 8

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team provided her with the opportunity to work in professional sports. She discovered that being a female sportscaster had its challenges.

“I remember sitting in my car after the last game of the season, and I broke down and cried,” she said. Her dream of being a female sportscaster was not what she hoped it would be.

A new job as an area director with Missouri Special Olympics proved to be a turning point in her life. “I was working with good people for a good reason,” she said. The years she spent with the organization afforded her the opportunity to meet some remarkable people and restored her spirit. She still volunteers with the organization today.

After seven years with Missouri Special Olympics, she began thinking about a change. As a high school student, she used to draw plans for

restaurants for fun. She decided she wanted her own restaurant.

“I knew it would be a big transition, so I developed a 10-year plan for reaching my goal of owning my own restaurant,” she said. During those 10 years, she obtained a two-year hospitality management degree from Johnson County Community College while working as a manager of the Southmoreland Bed and Breakfast near Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza. She then worked in a variety of jobs in the restaurant business, including as a server. She found her niche as a pastry chef, working her way up to executive pastry chef for the Hereford House Restaurant Group. But she knew she still wanted to own a small restaurant.

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Cari Jo Cavalcante

In early 2001, a friend told Cavalcante that the owner of a suburban Kansas City antique mall was looking for someone to open a small café in the mall. On the day before she was to have knee surgery in February, she drove over to look at the space.

“I knew when I walked in here, this was it,” she said. “It was perfect. I just wanted to do breakfast and lunch—I wanted a life outside of the restaurant, and I didn’t what to work evenings.”

Since the mall opens at 10 a.m., doing both breakfast and lunch wasn’t practical, so she reduced her hours to lunchtime.

After redecorating and expanding the space, she set to work on her menu. Cavalcante builds her menus based upon recipes she develops or finds from a variety of sources. At first she tried changing some items on her menu weekly. She found out that didn’t work. While regular customers appreciate variety in a menu, they also come back for their favorites. She works to accommodate both preferences.

Cavalcante credits her staff of seven with the success of the Bloomsbury Bistro. She doesn’t define her own success in terms of the size of her bank account or a number of franchised locations.

Bloomsbury Bistro is just what she wants it to be.

“I’m not going to be rich,” she said with a smile, “but I’m doing what I love, serving good food to people who enjoy and appreciate it.”

Bloomsbury Bistro 4101 W. 83rd St. Prairie Village, Kan. 66208

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DOCUMENTING THE JOURNEY

by Mike Greife

Our collections of the objects that have special meaning to us often tell the story of who we are. As we cherish the family heirlooms that have been passed down through generations and document the stories that accompany them, we also document where we’ve been and where we hope to go.

For Amber Clifford, assistant professor of anthropology and museum curator at the Arthur F. McClure II Archives and University Museum, coming to work every day means doing just that, not just for UCM, but for society. As Clifford stands among the items in storage in the McClure Archives and Museum, the shelves dwarf her at more than twice her height. Walking through the aisles, she can readily identify each of the thousands of items, explaining how the museum acquired a collection of several thousand seashells or a Japanese samurai helmet.

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of items that tell the story of UCM and its friends and alumni.

Clifford moved from Texas to Johnson County, Mo., with her family at the age of 13. Soon afterward, as a home-schooled student, she won the annual History Day contest at UCM, traveling to national competition.

As a high school sophomore she began studying and volunteering under the mentorship of John Sheets, professor emeritus of anthropology and current director of the McClure Archives and Museum.

Working with Sheets afforded Clifford the opportunity to develop her interest in anthropology. She earned a bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in anthropology from UCM before going on to earn a master’s degree in museum science at Texas Tech University.

While completing her master’s degree at Texas Tech, she catalogued Paul and Colleen Nance’s extensive collection of Middle East objects housed in their museum in Jackson County, Mo. She also completed a second master’s degree in history at UCM, writing her graduate thesis on the university’s Haymaker Collection and the lifetime work of Warrensburg resident John Haymaker, a Presbyterian missionary to Guatemala.

a time-consuming task that requires intense attention to detail and great care in handling often fragile items.

When the Nance Collection came to UCM, she continued to curate that collection, also coordinating the display of selected items at the International Museum of the Horse, a Smithsonian affiliate at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Ky., in 2008. She was instrumental in bringing Haymaker’s personal papers to the university. She has since completed a Ph.D. degree in American culture studies at the University of Kansas.

She estimates that 75 to 80 percent of the items in UCM’s museum collections have been donated by UCM faculty and alumni, with the remainder coming from others. She noted that none of the Nance family attended UCM, while all 11 of John Haymaker’s children graduated from the university.

As curator of the university’s museum collection, Clifford works with “objects handled by other people in other places during their lives.” Vivian Richardson is curator of the university’s archives, which includes documents, photos and media collections such as the Dale Carnegie files that document the university’s history. The two work under the direction of Sheets.

Clifford is responsible for deciding if an item will be accepted into the museum’s collections, which also requires determining genuine ownership of the item by the donor.

Each item must be catalogued and numbered, and the museum inventory must be accurately maintained. Exhibitions are scheduled, in most cases a year in advance, and preparing an exhibit is

“And then there is the glamorous part of the job—the daily housekeeping chores, such as dusting and pest control,” she said.

“You also have to document the stability of the collection, which includes the deterioration that occurs despite our best efforts at climate and environment control to stop it, or at least slow it down.”

“A museum is the bridge between an object and the people,” Clifford said. “It seems that people often think that the McClure Archives and University Museum is only a

collection of items that pertain to the university. In reality, we have some excellent collections of museum and archival items from around the world. It’s safe to say that there is no other museum in the world exactly like this one.”

Clifford also works to dispel some of the preconceived notions about museums.

“Museums are often thought of as a leisure activity, when in fact they hold very important information about the world in which we live,” she said. “There also is a certain amount of detachment from museums that has arisen from the ability to view photos of objects on the Internet, but that cannot replace the experience of actually viewing an object and experiencing it firsthand.”

Her future goal is to see the museum collections grow, although storage space already is at a premium. She believes there are more stories to tell.

“Museums don’t always get the attention they deserve,” she said.

“The McClure Archives and Museum has a great deal to offer, and we are working to keep telling all of those stories.”

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campus currents Dandurand Receives SGA Kirkpatrick Award Missouri Deputy Attorney General Joseph P. Dandurand ’77 returned to his alma mater in April to become the 27th recipient of the University of Central Missouri Student Government Association’s James C. Kirkpatrick Excellence in Governance Award.

Dandurand acknowledged the support and encouragement of his family and friends throughout his career and encouraged students to consider public service. He also reminded them that a career in public service comes with responsibility.

“Government workers are powerful people,” he said.

“They have the power to say ‘yes’ and ‘no’ to the people they serve. But they also must remember that those answers can have a tremendous impact on people’s lives.”

Missouri Deputy Attorney General Joseph Dandurand with, left to right, SGA Representative Michelle Krahenbuhl; SGA President Trevor Cunningham, SGA Vice President Manny Abarca, SGA Senator Sarah Ramlal, and SGA Treasurer Manuel Bryant

Dandurand received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from UCM in 1977 and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of MissouriKansas City in 1980 and entered private practice with the firm of Rahm, Rahm and Dandurand in Warrensburg.

In 1986 he was elected circuit judge for the 17th Judicial Circuit, serving as presiding judge from 1994 to 2007. After being re-elected for three terms, he was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals-Western District in 2007. In 2009 Dandurand was appointed Missouri deputy attorney general, serving under Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster.

Fox, Beasley Named Charno Recipients Kara Michelle Fox, a speech and language pathology major from St. Charles, Mo., and Curtis Beasley, an accounting major from Manchester, Mo., are the 2012 recipients of the Charno Award, presented annually to the top male and female members of the senior class.

Fox and Beasley were recognized during an April 11 reception honoring inductees into Who’s Who at the University of Central Missouri. Finalists for the Charno Award were selected from those inducted into Who’s Who at the University of Central Missouri.

The Charno Award recipients also will were recognized during spring commencement May 5 in the university’s Multipurpose Building.

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Kara Fox and Curtis Beasley

Jim Staab, center, with UCM President Charles Ambrose, left, and Walt Hicklin, president of the UCM Board of Governors

The UCM Criminal Justice Team, 2012 National ACJA/LAE Champions Criminal Justice Team Claims 10th Nationial Championship The University of Central Missouri’s Gamma Epsilon Delta chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association/ Lambda Alpha Epsilon recently claimed its 10th consecutive sweepstakes award as the top criminal justice chapter in the nation at the 75th annual conference in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The annual competition consists of academic testing in the areas of criminal law, juvenile justice, corrections, police management and LAE knowledge, physical agility, crime scene investigation for teams and firearms competition for individuals and teams.

The 2012 conference involved more than 350 national members. The UCM chapter earned 24 trophies.

Staab Recognized with Excellence in Education Award Jim Staab, professor of political science, has joined the ranks of Missouri educators who were honored with the 2012 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education. Staab was honored by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon April 4 during a conference of the Council on Public Higher Education in Jefferson City.

Staab joined the university in 1998 as an assistant professor. He became interim chair of the Department of Political Science and Geography in 2006 and chair of the Department of Political Science in 2007. Following academic reorganization in 2011, he was named coordinator in the new Department of Government, International Studies, and Languages. He also serves as adviser to pre-law students, and has served as department liaison to the Mock Trial team.

Staab’s works include a book published in 2006, “The Political Thought of Justice Antonin Scalia: A Hamiltonian on the Supreme Court.” Scalia accepted an invitation to speak at UCM, largely because of the relationship he developed with Staab as a result of the book project.

Staab received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Roanoke College, a juris doctorate from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond, and a Ph.D. in government and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.

Dr. Deborah J. Curtis Curtis Named UCM Provost Deborah J. Curtis, Ph.D., will join the UCM community July 1 as the university’s provost and chief learning officer. She will succeed George Wilson, who retires in June after devoting 39 years of service to UCM. Curtis has served since 2006 as dean of the College of Education at Illinois State University in Normal.

Curtis came to Illinois State in 1986 as an instructional assistant professor and climbed the faculty ranks to become a professor in 1998. Earlier in her career, she served as a music specialist, teaching K-12 students at schools in Illinois and Indiana.

Her education includes a bachelor’s degree in music education from MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill.; master’s degree in music education from the University of Illinois; and doctorate in curriculum and instruction: secondary education, supervision of instruction from Indiana State University, Terre Haute.

Curtis and her husband, Lynn, are the parents of five children and they have nine grandchildren. Lynn Curtis has worked in public education for more than 40 years, serving as a school district superintendent, junior/senior high school principal, athletic director, coach and high school teacher. Since his retirement as a superintendent in 2007, he has worked part time as system director for the Central Illinois Vocational Education Cooperative in Woodford County.

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acy Harrison knows about exceeding expectations. As a marketing major in the University of Central Missouri’s Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies, she already has a head start on a career in her chosen field with two part-time jobs in marketing while attending UCM full time.

Exceeding Limits

By Mike Greife

In addition to her studies, she is a marketing assistant in the UCM Office of University Relations, providing assistance with marketing the Elliott Union. She also has a second part-time job as a contemporary marketing technician with a Sedalia, Mo., beverage distributor.

“I used to come home from working at the race track with the list of hobby stock rules,” She said. “I kept telling him, ‘Dad, I want to do this!’ When he realized it wasn’t just a phase I was going through, he said he’d see what he could do.”

But getting ahead of the pack isn’t just about school and work for Lacy. She also has honed her skills as a race car driver, racing her own 305 sprint car at La Speedway near LaMonte, Mo.

Dad came through, and Lacy began racing her first junior hobby stock car at 14, later progressing to hobby stock. When she was 16, she purchased her first sprint car. Her older sister, Samantha, also began racing, and before long she found herself racing against her father and her sister.

Her passion for racing began when she was still in middle school. When a family friend built the La Raceway, her family had become involved in the sport.

Her dad, Jim, and her uncle began racing, and Lacy began working at the race track, mowing, doing track maintenance and working concessions. Before long, she was hooked.

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Dad has quit driving and now supports Lacy’s efforts. Samantha, a UCM graduate with a degree in accounting, also has quit racing. She and her husband are expecting their first child soon. But the family involvement in racing included not only her sister and

father. Her mother, Peggy, and several of her relatives also have joined the family racing team, although they don’t drive or maintain a race car.

“My grandparents are my sponsors,” Lacy said, “along with my great aunt and uncle, Charles and Jeannette Moore, my great uncle, Tom Curtis, and my aunt and uncle, Greg and Floy Kenyon. When we first began racing, we had corporate sponsors, but we found it’s less complicated to have family sponsors.” Mom offers encouragement and moral support, even though she did have some initial concerns.

“She was a little nervous about my racing at first,” Lacy said, “but when she actually sat in a race car and realized how well I’m protected by my gear and the construction of the car, she was less nervous. She’s at every race, just like she was at every game when I was a cheerleader in middle school and high school.”

Racing also is a key element in her relationship with her boyfriend, Kyle Schlotz, who races a micro car at race tracks in Sweet Springs and California, Mo. A graduate of Linn Technical College, he works as an apprentice electrician and operates his own landscaping company, Schlotz Groundwork, while pursuing his racing career. Lacy helps market his racing team, Schlotz Motorsportz.

With graduation approaching in December 2012, Lacy plans to pursue a career in marketing, hopefully near the Jefferson City area where Kyle lives. But she also plans to continue racing, something to which she and Kyle have made a long-term commitment. She plans to continue honing her driving skills with Kyle, eventually claiming her own trophies.

“It was fun, when I was younger, racing against my dad and my sister,” she said. “For us, racing has always been something we did together as a family, and it still is. I do it for the fun of it, and my kids will race, too, if they want to. And even if at some point I’m not driving myself, I think I’m always going to be involved in some way.”

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central yesterday Graduates of University of Central Missouri’s criminal justice and safety program continue to lead their professions as international experts. While these programs have gone through transformations as they have grown, including several name changes, the roots of these academic and professional successes stand in the original Missouri Safety Center and the School of Public Services, founded at what was then Central Missouri State College.

The state-of-theart Highway Safety Instructional Park was dedicated in 1971.

The School of Public Service

by Mike Greife

It was through the foresight of Robert Taylor, then the director of physical education, health and safety for the Missouri Department of Education, that the development of the Missouri Safety Center was proposed to Missouri public higher education institutions. The administration CMSC, commissioned Robert L. Marshall of the National Commission on Safety Education, Washington, D.C., to survey CMSC’s ability to meet the critiera for hosting the center. Marshall made the 18

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presentation to the legislature on behalf of CMSC. When CMSC was selected as the site for the new Missouri Safety Center, Marshall accepted the position of director, effective July 1, 1967.

CMSC had been teaching courses in safety and driver education since 1946, and law enforcement courses had been taught since 1961, all as electives in the Department of Education. Growth in these programs led to the founding of the Missouri Safety Center, and Marshall was soon joined by faculty members

Walter Boles

Robert Ulrich

Richard Tossell, Robert Baldwin, and Robert Ulrich, expanding the curriculum to meet the growing demand.

In 1970, the center moved to the newly renovated Humphreys Building, and the Traffic Management Institute was opened.

In 1971, CMSC dedicated the Highway Safety Instructional Park, a 660 x 660-foot multi-car simulation facility located south of campus.

The new facility included a control tower, three practice areas, a skid pan, and simulated traffic lanes.

A building housing a classroom, laboratories and office was added later.

As CMSC’s program in criminal justice and safety continued to grow, the programs and leadership were reorganized in the fall of 1971 into the School of Public Services, with Marshall serving as the first dean. The new school included the Missouri Safety Center, the Safety Department, the Criminal Justice Administration Department and the Traffic Management Institute.

In 1972, Tossell was named assistant dean, Ulrich was named chair of the Department of Safety Center and Baldwin was named assistant director of the Missouri Safety

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Center, as well as director of Special Services within the center. G. E. Davila remained as chair of the Department of Criminal Justice Administration, to be succeeded by Walter Boles.

By Sept. 1, 1973, the School of Public Services had grown to include 46 faculty members, 17 graduate assistants, five office professionals and 15 students employees, including assistants at the driving range. Graduate and undergraduate programs had expanded to include

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bachelor’s degrees in driver and safety education, with more than 300 students enrolled in coursework, and criminal justice administration, with more than 350 students enrolled. Graduate programs were offered in safety education, safety, industrial safety, criminal justice administration and traffic engineering, with a specialist degree in safety also offered.

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milestones The Department of Criminal Justice and the School of Environmental, Physical, and Applied Sciences, formerly the Department of Safety Sciences, will celebrate milestone anniversaries during the 2012 Homecoming celebration Oct. 12-13.

The Department of Criminal Justice will celebrate its 50th anniversary, and the School of Environmental, Physical and Applied Sciences will celebrate its 40th anniversary. Alumni of the two programs, which were the foundation of the former

School of Public Services at UCM, are invited to return to campus to renew connections with friends and faculty.

Planning is underway, with details to be announced in the near future.

For more information, contact Betsy Kreisel, chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, at kreisel@ucmo.edu, Leigh Ann Blunt, chair of the School of Environmental, Physical and Applied Sciences at blunt@ucmo,edu, or John Zey, associate professor of safety sciences, at jzey@ucmo.edu.

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philanthropy A Helping Hand Scholarships Honor Shaffer’s Giving Nature

By Matt Bird-Meyer

Nature holds a fascination for Gaila Shaffer these days, whether she’s holding a mysterious heart-shaped shell on a Florida beach or planting a tree on the University of Central Missouri campus.

Both the shell and tree remind her of her late husband, Tom.

When he died last year of cancer, Tom was 50 years old. He had worked in the UCM electric shop for 22 years. Gaila is certain her husband of 24 years reached out to her when she found the shell on that beach in Florida. Before his passing, she asked him one last thing ­­-- to make his presence known after he was gone.

Tom made it a habit to reach out to others, she said, especially those in need. He donated vegetables from a garden he kept with a friend and fixed things for members of his church. He cut wood and gave away fish that he caught. He fixed wheelchairs and chairlifts for people with disabilities.

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their patriarch. They established two scholarships with the UCM Foundation to honor Tom and show their appreciation for university staff. The Tom Shaffer Memorial Scholarship for Custodial Staff is open to custodians or their children. The second scholarship is open to employees in Facilities, Planning and Operations with a preference given to electrical staff.

a raise, he seldom celebrated, she said. Instead he worried about the custodians, many of whom were single parents.

“That’s what Tom was all about, just extending himself in any way he could,” Gaila said. “That’s what we hope to do with these scholarships.

We hope that by helping people to get their education and achieve their goals, they can do even more.”

“We’re just trying to give back in any way that we possibly can,” Gaila said. As a widow, she recognizes the wonderful people who say they are a phone call away if she needs help.

“The really cool people are the ones who intrinsically watch you and see what your needs are and meet those needs. When you’re mourning and grieving, you don’t have the energy to call people and ask. The people who go that extra step, that’s who Tom was. If he saw someone in need, he would be there.”

Gaila noted that the scholarships trace back to Tom’s tenure with the campus electric shop and his care for the custodians who earned less than he did. When Tom received

Tom, originally from Pennsylvania and a consummate Steelers fan, met his wife in Dallas. Gaila, who graduated from University High in 1976 and completed a bachelor’s

Gaila and Cortney Shaffer completing the planting of the tree in memory of their husband and father, Tom Shaffer

degree from UCM in 1979, has deep roots in Warrensburg. That’s one reason the couple chose to make it their home.

“We wanted to raise our children in a small town,” she said. “Back then [Warrensburg] used to have Christmas parades downtown and the homecoming parade. It was just a community we loved.”

Gaila said Tom could have worked anywhere as a skilled electrician but chose UCM because it was familyoriented. Gaila frequently traveled for work, and Tom’s regular hours with most weekends off worked well for their schedule.

Gaila said her family wanted to replicate Tom’s generous character not only through the scholarships but other philanthropic endeavors as well. “My husband did more in 22 years [for the university] than I

did as an alumna in five years,” she said. “They [the employees] touch so many people there.”

“We really believe that a determined heart shouldn’t be held back financially,” Cortney said.

Last fall, the family purchased a tree to have planted on campus in Tom’s honor. The sapling, a Carolina silverbell, replaced a massive, 60-year-old pin oak southeast of the Alumni Chapel. The oak tree was badly damaged in a storm and had to be removed. Breathing new life to the area, the silverbell blooms small white flowers in the spring and eventually will reach up to 30 feet tall.

The tree and the scholarships symbolize new beginnings for the Shaffer family. For Gaila, losing her husband revealed a stark reality, a new beginning without a valuable

handyman around the house.

There were many things Tom always did, like turning on a gas grill and repairing appliances.

Not having those abilities inspired Gaila to volunteer with Crossroads Hospice where she teaches a skillbuilding class.

“When you lose someone, you feel such loss. You no longer feel empowered,” she said. “One way to get that empowerment back is to learn those skills.”

Cortney Shaffer learned critical life skills, such as compassion, from her father. She said the university was a part of her family’s life for years.

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“He was a big practical joker, and a lot of people around campus knew him,” Cortney said. “After his passing, so many people came up to us and said, ‘You know your dad was an inspiration to a lot of folks.’ You don’t realize the loss of what you have until it’s gone.”

Although it has been a trying year, Cortney said they wanted to give something back. “Most employees give their heart and soul and are dedicated to the campus,” Cortney said. “They’re your family. That’s where you grew up. Those are the memories that you create, and that’s just a huge part of your heart.”

Gaila and Tom Shaffer

“We really just enjoy the life of Central. We enjoy the people. We actually had President Ambrose come speak with our family several times. As much of a tragedy as it was, it was an incredible blessing as well just to see how much we can give back and how we can bless someone else’s lives through such a horrible event.” ~ Cortney Shaffer

Cortney said they still attend UCM basketball games and sit where Tom preferred. “We really just enjoy the life of Central. We enjoy the people.

We actually had President Ambrose come speak with our family several times. As much of a tragedy as it was, it was an incredible blessing as well just to see how much we can give back and how we can bless someone else’s lives through such a horrible event.”

Daughter Megan Hopkins remembered how her father always made himself available to people who needed something fixed. “He always loved to be outside and he always loved to be fixing things, anything he could do with his hands to help other people he would do.”

She said her father instilled strong values in herself and her sister. Most of all, he taught them to respect and appreciate others.

“He taught us to be strong, independent women and to never rely on others for the things that we would need but to appreciate other people for their gifts,” she said. “He

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wanted us to always do everything we wanted to do.”

Hopkins said they want people who accept the scholarships to know that their father was a generous and giving person and to model that behavior.

“We hope that they will honor his legacy by doing the same, even if it is something small they do for a stranger,” she said. “Try and make somebody else’s life more positive because that’s what our dad always used to do.”

Hopkins said people can make someone else’s life more positive by volunteering their time or performing simple acts of kindness such as sharing your umbrella with someone getting wet because it’s raining outside.

“That’s the kind of thing dad would do,” she said. “He would always go out of his way even if it was somebody he did not know. They could do that as well. That would honor dad a lot.”

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Mincklers Think Ahead Carolyn and Scott Minckler don’t fit the image of your typical planned gift donors.

Neither is retired nor over the age of 65. However, they believe so strongly in the value of education and in planning ahead that they recently finalized details for a bequest to the University of Central Missouri.

Working with the UCM Foundation, the couple is funding a distinguished lecture series and two endowed graduate scholarships, one in biology and another in mathematics. All three will benefit the College of Health, Science, and Technology.

“We wanted to leave a legacy that would offer individuals the opportunity to have life-changing experiences like the ones we had as well as support a scientific culture,” said Carolyn, a 1987 Central Missouri alumna. “It was important to us to make our estate plans now.”

“We wanted to leave a legacy that would offer individuals the opportunity to have life-changing experiences like the ones we had . . . . .” ~ Carolyn Minckler

With two brothers and two sisters, Carolyn is the only member of her family to obtain a college degree. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Pathology from UCM in 1986, followed by a master’s in 1987. Husband, Scott, is a graduate of Washington State University in Pullman, Wash., and also was the first in his family to continue his education beyond high school. The two met each other in Washington and married in 1997.

“Education had a deep influence on both our lives, and we believe it can solve many of the world’s problems,” Carolyn said. “We would rather invest in education than acquire more material possessions or live an extravagant lifestyle.”

After pursuing a career in speech pathology, Carolyn is semi-retired from a career in residential and commercial real estate. Scott, a licensed physical therapist, works at a health care company providing services to aging adults at home. Recently, in exploring other career interests, they both decided to return to college and currently are full-time graduate students.

“I’ve really enjoyed working with Carolyn and Scott to achieve their desire to help their alma maters through their estate,” said Joy Mistele, senior gift officer. “They asked a lot of questions about how to structure their gift and how they could designate their gift so that the entire academic community was engaged. The lecture series and endowed scholarships seemed the best solutions.”

Scott and Carolyn both agreed that “we wanted to understand all the gift options and how they could help the university, as well as how to structure our gift. It’s never too early for a couple to consider this type of bequest. We began the process because we wanted to enjoy the journey.”

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classnotes 1940-1949 Gordon Gross ’47 celebrated his 65th wedding anniversary in March. He is tutoring math and physics at Longview Community College. He and his wife, Shirley, reside in Lee’s Summit, Mo.

Technical Advisory Group, responsible for inspection of nuclear power plant piping and vessels. He resides in Manitowoc, Wis.

1950-1959 Robert Winthrop ’50 has published his poems at hannibalpoet.net. He resides in Phoenix, Ariz.

Steve Huff ’86 will be head football coach and campus athletic coordinator at College Station High School in Texas this fall. He and his wife, Tracy Treps, have two children, Jett, 8 and Tatum, 4.

Florence (Smart) Wells ’52 is a substitute teacher for the Decatur School District. She resides in Doraville, Ga. 1960-1969 Marilyn (Fajen) Stafford ’65 retired in 2009 from the Verde Valley Christian School in Cottonwood, Ariz. Her husband, Bob, is a retired postmaster. They reside in Nixa, Mo. 1970-1979 Judy (McAllister) Jett ’73 has worked at Central Missouri Community Credit Union for 33 years. She has four children and five grandchildren. She resides in Warrensburg, Mo. Terry Jarrett ’78 and Joan Harrell were married Dec. 17, 2011. The couple resides in Jefferson City, Mo. 1980-1989 Ward Thomas ’80 is assistant vice president for BOK Financial. He is responsible for technical project management of corporate real estate and branch expansion projects.

John Carroll ’82 published his first book, “Globalization: America’s Leadership Challenge Ahead.”

Randall Rund ’83 has been with the Kansas City Missouri Police Department for 25 years.

He is currently a property crimes detective with the North Patrol Division.

William Jensen ’84 is employed by NextEra Energy at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Two Rivers, Wis. He is vice chairman of the Performance Demonstration Initiative 24

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John Little ’85 is pastor of Wayne City Baptist Church in Wayne City, Ill.

Leonard Woolsey ’88 had his second book, “In Plain View: Life. Love. Lessons Learned,” published by Broken Moon Media. He is the group publisher and president of Paxton Media Group-Georgia, where he is responsible for three daily and eight weekly newspapers, and multiple magazine titles in the Atlanta market. He resides in Carrollton, Ga. Kevin Cullum ’89 is remarketing director for Nissan Americas.

Erich “Mancow” Muller ’89 hosted two hour-long specials in March on FOX television with Mancow TV Worldwide.

1990-1999 Wayne Pancoast ’90 is scout executive and CEO of the Jayhawk Area Council in Topeka, Kan. He and his wife, Kerry, reside in Salina, Kan. Jorgi McNamara ’91 is executive director for the Randolph County, Missouri, SB 40 Developmental Disabilities Board. She is program manager for the Cooper County Board of Sheltered Services in Boonville, Mo. Kerri Loveland ’93 works for Ozarks Community Hospital Christian County Clinic in Nixa, Mo. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Missouri SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association.

Cameron Sutt ’93 assistant professor of history at Austin Peay State University, presented a research lecture titled, “Serfs,

Slaves and Sources: Doing Medieval Social History” in March. His lecture was part of the Provost Lecture Series at APSU. Stacey Hodges ’94 and Young Seo were married Dec. 10, 2011. The couple resides in Prairie Village, Kan. Todd Morgan ’94 will be the new principal this fall at Kennerly Elementary School, St. Louis, Mo. Matthew Stumm ’95 is vice president of AgriLogic Insurance Services in Arlington, Texas. He and his wife, Susan (Waters) ’97 announce the birth of Eric Joseph on Jan. 11, 2011. He joins big brother, Alex, 4. The family resides in Keller, Texas.

C.J. Davis ’96 is executive director at KidsPeace Psychiatric Hospital in Orefield, Pa. Stacey (Belshe) Toomay ’96 and her husband, Brian, announce the birth of Quinn Kayelyn on Oct. 18, 2011. She joins big sister, Carson, 5. Stacey is a school counselor and Brian is a healthcare consultant for KPMG. The family resides in St. Louis, Mo. Joseph Darmody ’97 is manager of the environmental group at Geotechnology, Inc. in Maryland Heights, Mo. He is active in the Air and Waste Management Association and the Gateway Society of Hazardous Materials Managers.

Chasity Anderson ’99 is communications specialist at Farmers’ Electric Cooperative. Her responsibilities include writing and designing the Watts Up pages for the “Rural Missouri” magazine, print and electronic advertising, news releases and school programs. She and her husband, Danny, and daughter, Audrey, live in Livingston County.

Stephanie (Adams) Greiner ’99 is the e-learning curriculum design specialist for the Missouri Department of Corrections Training Academy. She resides in Jefferson City.

Sharing Her Memories Lois Irick Musick ’63 reached a milestone this spring, celebrating her 90th birthday with family and friends in her hometown of Carrollton, Mo. In order to share her experiences as a farm wife, mother of four and career educator, Lois completed a book, “Gleanings from the Past,” in 1988.

Lois attended UCM in the 1940s, obtaining a teaching certificate and teaching rural Whipoorwill School near Bogard, Mo., where she had only two students—a first grader and an eighth grader.

Although her class was small, Lois’ students had the same experiences as those in larger schools, acting in school plays and school programs.

Lois and Burl Musick married in 1945 and raised their children on the family farm. Her book details her marriage and family life, including the challenges of rationing during World War II and the adventures of farming while raising four children.

At the age of 40, while expecting her fourth child, she returned to UCM to complete her Bachelor of Science in Education degree in business education.

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2001-2011 Kevin Stensberg ’03 is associate director of student life at the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies, Beijing, China.

Amanda Boyle ’04 graduated in May from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a Master of Arts degree. She resides in Kansas City, Mo. Stephanie Fowler ’08,’11 married Matthew Hawley ’09 on March 6, 2012.

The couple resides in Pleasant Hill, Mo. Aaron Kirchhoff ’09 will be the new principal this fall at Sugar Creek Elementary in Independence, Mo. Kara McCorkle ’09 married Dustin Wilson June 2, 2010. The couple resides in Trenton, Mo. Karrie Shank ’09 is a faculty member at Arizona State University in the Department of Technological Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management’s Aeronautical Management Technology programs. She is also the safety program manager for ASU’s flight training program. She resides in Phoenix, Ariz.

Tamara Cott ’10 is an audit associate at Williams-Keepers LLC. Alicia Mucher ’10 is head women’s basketball coach at Houghton College, Houghton, N.Y. Erin Kelly ’11 is an inside sales/showroom manager at Granite Transformations in their Chesterfield, Mo., office.

ROTC Alumni Meet in Afghanistan Two graduates of the University of Central Missouri’s U.S. Army ROTC program recently met while serving in Afghanistan when Col. Todd Wood ‘88 presented Capt. Christopher Hanes ‘06 with his third Bronze Star.

Hanes was featured in the Fall 2008 issue of “Today” after his discovery of an underground tunnel hidden in a bakery in Mosul, Iraq, which led to the arrest of al-Quaida operatives.

Commissioned as a second lieutenant in 2006, Hanes was assigned to Ft. Hood, Texas. Upon completion of his Captains Career Course in 2010, he was assigned to Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, where he assumed command of the D-52, a Stryker Unit, in July 2010. In January 2012, he became commander of the Bandit Troop, 5-1 Cavalry, 25th Infantry Division, while deployed to Afghanistan. He returned home to Alaska in April.

A native of Indianola, Iowa, Wood was commissioned in 1986. While serving in a variety of posts, he also earned a master’s degree in public administration from Southeast Missouri State University while serving as a professor of military science. He graduated from the Command and General Staff College and attended the School of Advanced Military Studies, where he earned a Master of Military Arts and Sciences degree. His most recent command is the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Ft. Wainwright, Alaska.

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awards&honors 1970-1979

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Jane (Luehrman) Hillhouse ’77 owns Hillhouse Graphic Design, LLC. The company received the Kingsport Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship annual Business Excellence Award for 2011. She and her husband, Chuck, reside in Kingsport, Tenn.

Janell (Mohme) Pycior ’02,’05 was inducted into the Columbia (Ill.) High School Hall of Fame in February for both volleyball and basketball. She resides in Lincoln, Neb.

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Jennifer Tiller ’95 was selected as 2012 Missouri Middle Principal of the Year by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. More than 400 middle school principals competed for the honor that was presented March 26 at the Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Mo. Tiller is principal at Truman Middle School in the Lindbergh School District.

Dan Anderson ’04, principal at Blue Springs Freshman Center, was selected from more than 600 nominees as 2012 Missouri High School Principal of the Year by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. The award was presented March 26 at the Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Mo. Carrie Howard Livengood ’05 was selected by the Missouri Association of Rural Education as its Outstanding Middle School Teacher for 2012. She teaches seventh and eighthgrade math, pre-algebra and algebra in the Tarkio R-I School District. She is also the A+ Schools coordinator and freshman class sponsor.

in memoriam 1930-1939 Mary Jane Labit ’36 Charles M. Roselle ’38 Lorna B. Dean ’38 M. Ferne Kilmer ’38 Grace Peterson Hodge ’39, ’40 M. Kathleen Morse ’39 Mildred S. Williams ’39 1940-1949 Dorothy T. Hampton ’40, ’67 Roberta Reed Granat ’41 Ruth Alice Newsham ’41 Charles R. Mayes ’42 Maxine H. Perine ’44 Agnes Harris ’45 David F. Becker ’46 Norton M. Lieberman ’46 Mary E. Stockstill ’46 Dean M. Harper ’47 Sallie E. Van Dyke ’49 1950-1959 Don Reavis ’50 Elizabeth Freeman Adams ’51 Salley L. Anderson ’51 Robert M. Baker ’51 Floyd L. Stevens ’51 Chas H. Carswell ’52 Ada C. Mayfield ’52 Harry L. Gardner ’53 Mary A. Smith ’53

Louis J. Wells ’53 Norma J. Boeschen ’54 Edith Fletchall ’55 Janet N. Snyder ’55 Donald R. Weir ’55 Paul E. Williams ’55 Glenn L. Strong ’56 Martha J. Viebrock ’56 Patricia D. Wiegers ’56, ’94 John R. Arterburn ’57 Jay C. Brockman ’57 Donald F. Brown ’57 Carroll W. Foster ’57, ’58 Melva J. Lanigan ’57, ’64 Mary L. Plowman ’57 Gary R. Coryell ’58 Carroll W. Foster ’58 Louise N. Greenfield ’58 Thomas E. Masterson ’58 Bill Monte McCrary ’58, ’94 Patty J. Schroeder ’58 Anthony Viessman ’58 Russell R. Fletcher ’59 Joan P. Hebert ’59 Bill M. Parker ’59 Philip S. Small ’59 1960-1969 Lorna Dally ’60 Elda Ruth Koester ’60 Loraine Scott ’60 Mary E. Wells ’60

Ruth L. Zey ’60 Maebel Walkenhorst ’61 Sandra J. Latham ’62 Robert L. Breshears ’65, ’90 Toby B. Johnson ’65 Gary S. Hurst ’67 Elizabeth A. Povenmire ’67 John Arthur Williams ’67 William E. Polomsky ’69, ’73 Joe C. Waters ’69 1970-1979 Leta G. Baker ’70 Jack D. Bellew ’70 Michael L. Charles ’70, ’79 Michael R. Hansen ’70 Jo C. Hedges ’70 Lois Jean Inman ’70, ’81 Evelyn F. Severson ’70 Ronald E. Ledgerwood ’71, ’74 Dora Jean Hix ’72 Jerry Lee Merrell ’72 Robert W. Lewis ’73, ’75 Deborah Lane Wilson ’73 Paul T. Hellmann ’74 Odessa J. Marshall ’75, ’81, ’86 Judith Ann Huffman ’77 Gary A. Leonard ’78 Marilyn V. Walker ’79 1980-1989 David J. Austin ’80

Nancy M. Kahn ’82 Trudy K. Carleton ’84 Lesa L. Johnson ’84 Dana Raye Raynes ’86, ’93 Joseph L. Colbert ’88 Robert Parkhurst ’89 1990 - 1999 Mark A. Elliott ’90 Sean D. Sheldon ’91, ’92 Steven L. Crook ’94 Deborah K. Espey ’94 Wade Justin Thomas ’94 2000 - 2010 Jessalyn Gallagher ’00 James E. Sewell ’01 Weston A. Barnhart ’04 COLLEGE HIGH ALUMNI Jessie Stevenson Bernetta Stump Ervin Krewson FORMER STUDENTS Elizabeth Bullers Harry Gaylon Cope Monte C. Coulter Paul Feagan Raymond E. Novotny Rowan H. Salyer Gregg F. Stock

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(continued from page 27) FRIENDS Nettie Becker Nona Caine Fred Cervinka Jane Nadine Cox Teri Devv Mildred C. Dillon Karen K. Draper Christopher J. Duboc Eva Dusenberg Peggy D. Edwards

Stella Ann Gorrell Nierman Lee Gregory Harry B. Heinemann Louis V. Holroyd Leo Hrenchir Kathryn D. Jacoby Myrtle Alice Jennings Lavona Keltner Dorothea M. Kiehl Barbara A. Laffoon Jo E. Lewis

Roger W. Mason Roger Mason, 84, professor emeritus of power and transportation, died Jan. 20, 2012. He also was a 1982 Central Missouri alumnus.

After graduating from high school, he joined the U.S.Army where he was assigned to the Special Services Soldier Shows and entertained the occupation troops stationed in the European Theater. Following his service, he earned music education degrees from Central Methodist College and the University of Missouri Kansas City.

Cleo Lobaugh John E. Marshall John E. McGraw Paul J. Muehl William E. Nicholls William R. Parkhurst Esther M. Richardson Edward H. Robb Elaine Ruth Ruth L. Williams

While at UCM, he established and coordinated the annual Creative Engine community service project.

He is survived by his wife, Sheila; son Brian and his wife Jessica; and son Michael, all UCM alumni; two grandsons and a sister.

Memorial contributions can be made to the John W. Lynch Scholarship Fund for Commercial Art and Art Education through the UCM Foundation.

Gordon H. Lamb

Next he came to UCM where he earned a graduate degree in aviation safety. He met his wife of 61 years, Shirley Stewart, while attending UCM. They were married Dec. 26, 1950, in Webster Groves, Mo. They had four children: Roger (Millie), Rich (Lynda), Susie (Leslie) and Ron, who preceded him in death. In addition, they had six grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Gordon Lamb, 77, who served as an interim president of the University of Central Missouri, died Feb. 6, 2012.

He began teaching in 1953 in the Blue Springs School District as band and choir director. In 1968, he moved to the Lafayette County C1 School District in Higginsville where he was director of music for nine years.

Lamb spent more than 40 years in public higher education, serving as the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s interim chancellor from 1999 to 2000. He also served as president of Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago and spent nearly 12 years as vice president of academic affairs at the University of Texas-San Antonio.

After retiring from his career as a music educator in 1977, he pursued his love of flying and became an assistant professor in the UCM Department of Power and Transportation where he taught 14 years.

John W. Lynch John Wayne Lynch, 66, professor of art and design at UCM, died March 3, 2012.

After serving in Vietnam, Lynch earned his bachelor’s degree from UCM and began his career as a graphic designer and freelance artist. He established and directed the Commercial Art Department at Columbia College, Columbia, Mo., in 1973, and then returned to UCM in 1984 to teach. He earned his M.F.A. from Syracuse University in 1986.

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Lamb provided leadership for the University of Missouri system after former President Elson Floyd resigned in April 2007, serving until 2008. He then served as executive vice president through the transition. In 2010 he provided leadership as interim president as UCM went through an administrative transition.

Lamb is survived by his wife, Nancy, three sons and five grandchildren.

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