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10 Al u m n i Fe a t u re ROY ABDO
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16 P ro g ra m Hig h l ig h t THE HONORS INSTITUTE IN CRITICAL THINKING
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PRESIDENT’S NOTE
B o a r d o f Tr u s t e e s
A Tr ib u te to O u r Tr u s te e s
O ne of my favorite topics to discuss with alumni and friends D r. E l i z a b e t h MacLeo d Wall s, President
is Jewell’s superb Board of Trustees. Comprised of notable alumni and Kansas City civic leaders, the Jewell Board represents the best of engaged and thoughtful governance. During my tenure as President, I have had the privilege of recruiting a number of Trustees on behalf of the Board. Our Committee on Trustees uses criteria related to skillset, diversity, philanthropic commitment and belief in our Mission to identify dynamic leaders capable of guiding Jewell toward
Jewell’s Board of Trustees brings a broad range of experiences and perspectives to bear on the challenges and opportunities for the College. Their genuine, shared commitment to Jewell’s continued excellence and relevance in Kansas City makes me ver y excited for Jewell’s future.
a bright future. Through the leadership of our Board over the past three years, we have established new Mission, Values, and Philosophy Statements; a new Strategic Plan; and donor-funded campus improvements designed to enhance the student experience. Board-led Task Forces on Athletics, Enrollment and Marketing, and Programmatic Development also have affirmed our commitment to the student-athlete experience and improving competitiveness; the strategic linking of marketing with enrollment to maximize our reach; and the establishment of new programs designed to diversify our offerings and audiences. This coming year, the Board is launching a new Task Force on another crucial topic, the residential experience and student housing, led by Trustee Pat McCown. The Board’s leadership is galvanizing our Jewell community— and placing before us opportunities to embrace innovation with an eye to long-term growth. I am honored to work alongside these inspiring leaders who have become such valuable members of our Jewell family.
SUSAN CHAMBERS, ‘90, BOARD CHAIR
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
W. Keith Pence,
Gary V. Ainsworth, ’82,
Professional, Leawood, Kansas
M a n a g i n g P a r t n e r, H a v a s G e m i n i , N e w Yo r k , N e w Yo r k
Gary D. Barnes, ’75,
Independent Civic and Social Organization
Sarah Fidler Rowland, C h a i r, L e a d B a n k , K a n s a s C i t y , M i s s o u r i
P a r t n e r, H u s c h B l a c k w e l l , K a n s a s C i t y , M i s s o u r i
Margo A. Shepard,
Brian G. Carney, ’96,
Ad v i s o rs, Mi s s io n Wo o d s, Kan s a s
F o u n d e r a n d C h i e f I n v e s t m e n t O f f i c e r, Bridgecreek Investment Management, Tu l s a , O k l a h o m a
M. Susan Chambers, ’90, Board Chair; Retired Executive Vice P r e s i d e n t a n d C h i e f H u m a n R e s o u r c e s O f f i c e r, Wa l m a r t In c., B e n to n v il l e, Ark an s a s
W. Russ Cline, Jr., ’71, P r e s i d e n t a n d F o u n d e r, R C A G r o u p , Lee’s Sum mit, Miss o ur i
William C. Gautreaux, ’85, P a r t n e r, M L P H o l d i n g s , K a n s a s C i t y , M i s s o u r i
Robert B. Gengelbach, ’69, Retired President, OXEA Corporation, D a l l a s , Te x a s
Jason L. Houseworth, ’96,
S e n i o r V i c e P r e s i d e n t- I n v e s t m e n t s , We l l s Fa r g o
Angela Andresen Smart, Vice P resident, Hall Family Foundation, Ka n s a s Ci t y, Mi s s o u r i
Bradley N. Sprong, ’86, Office Managing Partner and National Industry Ta x L e a d e r f o r P r i v a t e M a r k e t s G r o u p , K P M G , Ka n s a s Ci t y, Mi s s o u r i
Dawn Akers Stout, ’93, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer a n d S e c r e t a r y , F l u o r, D a l l a s , Te x a s
Qiana F. Thomason, Vice President of Community Health, Blue Cross a n d B l u e S h ie l d , Ka n s a s Ci t y, Mi s s o u r i
Todd E. White, ’85, S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , B l u e Va l l e y S c h o o l s , O verland Park, Kansas
P re s i d e n t a n d C E O, Fa nT h re e S i x t y,
Richard M. Wright, Jr., ’78,
Ka n s a s Ci t y, Mi s s o u r i
President and CEO, Gilmore Bell,
Steven M. Karbank,
Ka n s a s Ci t y, Mi s s o u r i
C h a i r, K a r b a n k R e a l E s t a t e C o m p a n y ,
Craig C. Zahnd, ’89,
Mi s s io n Wo o d s, Kan s a s
Managing Director and General Counsel –
Jason O. Klumb, ’90,
Am e r i c a s R e g io n , S w i s s R e i n s u ra n c e Co m p a n y, Ka n s a s Ci t y, Mi s s o u r i
At to r n e y, Ka n s a s Ci t y, Mi s s o u r i
Aimée G. Larrabee, President, Inland Sea Productions, O verland Park, Kansas
ADVISORY TRUSTEES
Jonathan M. Kemper, B o a r d , Co m m e r c e B a n c s h a r e s I n c ., K a n s a s C i t y, M i s s o u r i
Patrick J. McCown,
Helmar E. Nielsen, ‘58,
R e t i r e d P r e s i d e n t , C E O a n d C o f o u n d e r,
R e t i r e d E x e c u t i v e a n d E n t r e p r e n e u r, S t . P e t e r s b u r g , F l o r i d a
M c Co w n G o r d o n Co n s t r u c t i o n , K a n s a s C i t y, M i s s o u r i
David F. Oliver, A t t o r n e y , B e r k o w i t z O l i v e r, K a n s a s C i t y , M i s s o u r i
William D. Snyder, ‘62, Retired, Kan sa s State Universit y Fo o tball Coach, Manhattan, Kansas
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AROUND THE HILL
Campus News
Ca m p u s Ne ws
PUBLISHED RESEARCH
A Jewell Department of Biology research paper published in the Journal of Neurochemistry has wide implications in neurogenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS. Tana Pottorf, ’18, served as lead author of “Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Adenylyltransferase 2 maintains neuronal structural integrity through the maintenance of golgi structure.” Co-authors were Alexis Mann, Shaneann Fross, Clayton Mansel and Dr. Bhupinder Vohra, Monte Harmon Chair of Biology. Pottorf plans to pursue an M.D. or Ph.D. and currently works in the University of Kansas Kidney Institute researching ciliary defects and how they relate to polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and obesity.
ERIC BLAIR JOINS CABINET
Following a national search, Jewell named Eric Blair, ’01, as its founding vice president of enrollment and marketing. Blair had served at Park University since 2002 in a variety of leadership roles, including Eric B l a i r, ‘ 0 1
residence life coordinator, assistant dean of student life, executive director of enrollment and most recently as associate vice president for enrollment management. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Jewell and a master’s degree in public affairs from Park.
ENGINEERING LAB
A new geotechnical and civil engineering materials laboratory on the lower level of Mathes Hall allows students to test and characterize the properties of aggregate, soils, concrete and metals. This new space, in addition to an environmental hydraulics laboratory and a computer laboratory in White Science Center, builds on the program’s emphasis in four areas, including environmental, geotechnical, water resources and structural engineering. Jewell’s first civil engineering class will graduate in May 2020.
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Opened in January 2019
WELCOME NEW TRUSTEES » G ary Ainsworth, ’82, is managing
partner of Havas Gemini, a health care marketing company in New York City. He has held executive management positions in medical advertising, consulting,
Caeley Pittman
data companies and pharmaceuticals. Ainsworth serves as chair of Jewell’s Football Advisory Committee. » B ill Gautreaux, ’85, rejoins the board.
A partner with MLP Holdings, he serves a number of civic causes, including as chair of the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City and a trustee at Pembroke Hill School, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. » A imée Larrabee of Kansas City is an
G O L D WAT E R S C H O L A R
Caeley Pittman, senior physics and Oxbridge Literature and Theory major, was named a 2019 Goldwater Scholar.
Emmy Award-winning journalist and
The preeminent undergraduate scholarship
president of Inland Sea Productions.
is awarded to students planning research
Her career includes print, film and inter-
careers in natural sciences, mathematics
pretive exhibit work for America’s lead-
and engineering. Pittman, who wants to
ing institutions such as the Smithsonian,
pursue a Ph.D. in astrophysics, studied
National Archives, PBS National Program
at Oxford University her junior year and
Service and USA Today.
conducted astronomy research with
» H elmar Nielsen, ’58, is a retired executive,
data from Galaxy Zoo. This summer,
entrepreneur and multi-patent owner. He
she received a prestigious Research
holds a law degree from Boston University
Experience for Undergraduates in
and is a longtime trustee of Eckerd College
Switzerland at CERN, the European
in St. Petersburg, Florida, where the Helmar
Organization for Nuclear Research.
and Enole Nielsen Center for Visual Arts
She spent last summer at Maria Mitchell
opened in 2018.
Observatory in Massachusetts, focusing
» B ill Snyder, ’62, is a new advisory trustee.
on an optical process to discover interme-
The retired football coach led Kansas
diate-mass black holes. Pittman presented
State University to 19 of the school’s 21
her research at the American Astronomical
bowl appearances, is a three-time national
Society meeting in Seattle and won
coach of the year and is a member of the
a Chambliss Astronomy Achievement
College Football Hall of Fame.
Student Award.
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Campus News
AROUND THE HILL
CENTER FOR
The Sunderland Foundation provided a $5 million lead gift for construction of a new Center for
FITNESS
athletics, student recreation and college and community events.
SPORTS AND
Sports and Fitness. The $20 million facility will serve as a multiuse space for NCAA Division II The Center for Sports and Fitness will be built near the campus entrance, adjacent to the existing Greene Stadium. A new press box and stadium bleachers are in store for the football and soccer stadium, while the two-story facility will include competition and practice courts for basketball and volleyball, a performance gymnasium, locker rooms, a fitness center, offices, an event terrace, classrooms and concessions. The Mabee Center will continue to serve Cardinal athletics and the community for swimming, athletic training, practices and recreational use.
photo by Chad Jolly, ' 94
C O N C E R T C H O I R N AT I O N A L R E C O G N I T I O N
H I L L S I D E B E A U T I F I C AT I O N
The Concert Choir was awarded second place
Jewell and the City of Liberty cut the ribbon
for the American Prize in Choral Performance in
in May on a reimagined hillside. The project
the College/University Division. Jewell joined
enhanced the usability and appearance of the
finalists representing some of the top choral
west side of campus while strengthening the
programs in the country, including the world-
physical connection between Jewell and Historic
renowned choirs from Westminster Choir College and Indiana University. Founded in 2009, the American Prize is a series
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Downtown Liberty. The renovation included a new grand staircase from Jewell Hall to Jewell Street, a new brick façade at the base and a paved walking path—complete with restored limestone col-
of nonprofit, national competitions to recognize
umns—connecting the west side of campus with
and reward the best-performing arts in the
the east behind Marston Hall. The project, which
country. Jewell’s Concert Choir, directed by
may include future phases, was made possible
Dr. Anthony Maglione, also received second
through the vision of Jonathan Kemper and an
place in the 2015-2016 competition.
investment by the William T. Kemper Foundation.
WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE
Q U OTA B L E
QUOTABLE “ L i b e r t y a n d W i l l i a m J e w e l l C o l l e g e h a v e g r o w n u p t o g e t h e r.
“ Fo r t h e r e i n l i e s t h e m e a n -
We h a v e l e a n e d o n o n e a n o t h e r f o r a l m o s t t w o c e n t u r i e s . O u r
i n g o f L o u i s A r m s t r o n g’ s
h i s t o r y, o u r f u t u r e a n d o u r l e g a c i e s a r e i n t e r t w i n e d . A n d l i k e
existence, and of my o wn
t h e s t r a n d s o f a r o p e , w h e n b r a i d e d t o g e t h e r, t h e r e i s s t r e n g t h
as well: He in his great way
a n d c a p a b i l i t y b e y o n d w h a t e a c h s t r a n d p o s s e s s e s .”
and I in my small one have tried to make e ver ything
LY N D E L L B R E N T O N , ’ 7 7 Libert y Mayor; Je well hillside dedication
m o r e b e a u t i f u l . Yo u k n o w w h a t ? I r e a l l y c a n’ t t h i n k of a better way to spend
“ Yo u c a n o n l y b e i n d i s p e n s a b l e i f y o u a d a p t a n d c h a n g e a n d
yo u r life. And th a t’s wh a t
g r o w w i t h t h e t i m e s . We c a n’ t g r o w, p r o s p e r a n d l i v e t o g e t h e r
I owe to Satchmo, to my
w i t h o u t t h a t k i n d o f t h i n k i n g .”
m o t h e r, t o m y t e a c h e r s a n d
KAREN DANIEL
owe to them all—to you all—
to William Je well College: I
F o r m e r C h a i r, G r e a t e r K a n s a s C i t y C h a m b e r B o a r d ; C F O , B l a c k a n d Ve a t c h (r e t i r e d )
m y w o n d e r f u l , b l e s s e d l i f e .” TERRY TEACHOUT, ’79
“No matter where you go, t h e r e y o u a r e . Yo u a r e t h e
“ We a r e r e m i s s i f w e a r e not intentional in using
Wa l l S t r e e t Jo u r n a l d ra m a c r i t i c, play wright, author; Achie vement Day Dinner address
accumulation of your acts
the po wer of architecture
in life, and where you are
and landscape in shaping
in the present is not by
the life of the college. This
accident because you put
is perhaps best ref lected
yo u rs el f th ere. In life, it’s
engin ee r ing rel a te d; it’s
b y Ch u rchill ’s s ta te m en t
really eas y to f ind a linear
no t ab o u t yo u; it’s ab o u t
“In our business, so many things are science related,
of the primal importance
solution. But what makes
o f a r c h i t e c t u r e : ‘ We s h a p e
people really successf ul…
our buildings, thereaf ter
is the abilit y to think
t h e y s h a p e u s .’ ”
c r i t i c a l l y, h a v e a g r e a t
of Kansas Health System; Vice
J O N AT H A N K E M P E R
Chancellor for Clinical Affairs,
R e p r e s e n t i n g t h e W i l l i a m T.
c h a l l e n g e t h e s t a t u s q u o .”
University of Kansas Medical
Kemper Foundation, sharing
Center; Achie vement Day
his vision of the Jewell hillside
CEO, McCownGordon
Convocation address
beautification project
Construction
w h a t y o u d o .” DR. STEVEN STITES, ’82 Executive Vice President and C h i e f M e d i c a l O f f i c e r, U n i v e r s i t y
sense of curiosity and
R A M I N C H E R A FAT
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A LU M N I F E AT U R E
Roy Abdo
LIVING THE
American Dream IN JULY 2006, LEBANON-
war with Israel that destroyed
LANDED IN AMERICA WITH
Beirut. Through a few contacts,
BORN ROY ABDO, ’08,
A CELL PHONE, A SUITCASE OF CLOTHES AND $30 IN
President David Sallee, who
ABDO OWNS A DIGITAL
scholarship and a plane ticket
MARKETING AGENCY IN
WASHINGTON, D.C., AND
IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
“[Attending Jewell] was one of the best things I’ve done in my life. I’m so glad the professors
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he connected with Jewell
HIS POCKET. MORE THAN A DOZEN YEARS LATER,
Abdo became an American citizen on Dec. 15, 2018.
the international airport in
offered him a one-semester to Kansas City. When Abdo arrived in July, a group of students welcomed him at the airport and gave him a ride to his new host family.
and staff are there to empower
“That was the foundation for
people like me to pursue the
what I knew about America and
dreams I had,” Abdo said.
what I love about America,”
In 2006, Abdo was a man
Abdo said. “Hollywood talks
without a way to get home.
about New York, Vegas, Miami
He had left Lebanon for Greece
and Los Angeles. But [the
on a three-week study abroad
Midwest] is what America
program when his home
really is. It’s how much someone
country erupted into a brief
cares about someone else they
don’t know from a country they
East Broadcasting. He led
don’t know.”
the company’s digital
After a semester at Jewell, Abdo
marketing presence.
attended Georgetown Univer-
A master’s degree would speed
sity with a paid internship and
up his application for a green
scholarship. He wanted to finish
card, and Abdo got accepted to
his degree, so he started a blog
Johns Hopkins University’s
recounting his experience and
MBA program. To fund the
linked it to a PayPal account.
program, he turned case studies
Within six weeks and help from the Jewell community, he raised more than $35,000 to help him finish his business administration degree at Jewell. While at Jewell, he took advantage of every opportunity. He was a member of organizations such as Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and Students in Free Enterprise, and he worked in the library and interned with the Harriman-Jewell Series. “A liberal arts degree teaches you to seek questions rather than answers. You’re building character and the critical thinking mindset. That helps you question things, helps you build arguments and build compelling ideas,” Abdo said.
from coursework into consulting projects for businesses and nonprofits. That opened doors for him after graduate school, and he became a consultant for Gallup. Then he launched his own digital marketing agency, Digital Revamp, with a client list that includes Lyft, the U.S. Department of State, World Bank and more.
I was a stranger, broken and hungr y, but thirsty for an opportunity. An opportunity for a better future, an opportunity to build the life that I envisioned for myself. To execute my dreams of who I want to be. I was taken by surprise when I was welcomed by an amazing group of students. I wanted to live the American dream.
“I believe in the power of positivity. I’ve not been lucky. I worked very hard to be lucky,” Abdo said. “… Luck
ROY ABDO, ON ARRIVING
favors the prepared.”
IN AMERICA IN 2006
Despite facing numerous hurdles over more than a decade of effort, Abdo became an American citizen on Dec. 15, 2018. A post on LinkedIn describing his emotions went
He graduated in 2008 in the
viral, garnering more than
midst of a global financial
1.3 million views. “I’m proving
crisis. Abdo sent more than
the American Dream is still
1,000 messages via LinkedIn
alive. I’m living the American
that led to an opening at
Dream right now. I’m so happy
the Washington, D.C.-based
and grateful that I’m living
Voice of America Middle
this kind of life,” he said.
The Jewell community greeted Abdo at the airport when he arrived in America in 2006: Abdo, host parent Connie Burr; S a r a h ( B u r r) L a g e r g r e n , ’ 0 5 , ’ 0 7; E m i l y Wa l e s , ’07; a n d Na t h a n We in e r t, ’0 8 .
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FA C U LT Y AWA R D F I N A L I S T S
THE highest STUDENT HONOR tional. She also delved into an intensive study in human rights at Germany’s Hessen International Summer University as a Hall Family Foundation Summer Academic Enrichment Grant recipient. Thais Quiroga, Facult y Award Winner
While studying at Oxford during her junior year, Quiroga was named Visiting Student of the Year at Mansfield College. Last fall, she returned to the University of Oxford for an interview as a finalist for the inaugural Rhodes Global Scholarship. She was one of just 11 students worldwide selected. At Jewell, Quiroga co-founded the student group SINCE 1980, JEWELL FACULTY HAVE
PRESENTED THE FACULTY AWARD TO
International Student Association and Philosophy
OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND
zerland, where she is pursuing a master’s degree in
A GRADUATING SENIOR ON THE BASIS EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE HIGHEST
IDEALS OF A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION.
MEET THE 2019 WINNER AND FINALISTS. THAIS QUIROGA, faculty award winner
Thais Quiroga wrote her honors thesis for international relations on child labor in Bolivia. It’s a topic that strikes close to home for the native of La Paz, Bolivia. Human rights, and particularly
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Mi Gente and held officer roles in Mortar Board, Club. Now her passion has led her to Geneva, Switchildren’s rights at the renowned Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. MEGAN ANDERSON, finalist
Meg Anderson, physics and Oxbridge History of Ideas major, believes in getting science out of the lab and into the public. That’s why she served as a science outreach volunteer at the Oxford
children’s rights and human trafficking, have
University Museum of Natural History during her
driven the Oxbridge History of Ideas and interna-
year of study at the University of Oxford.
tional relations major since an internship in her
This summer, she interned with the Society of
home country through Save the Children Interna-
Rheology at the American Institute of Physics in
WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE
Washington, D.C. She is the U.S. delegate to the
his head down and laughing,” Daniel said. “That
International Association of Physics Students
started so much work with singing I wasn’t
Conference in Cologne, Germany, this fall. In
expecting because Dr. Maglione saw that in me
addition, she’ll participate in Physics Congress
and took a chance.”
in Rhode Island.
While an Oxbridge music major studying at
Her undergraduate experiences also included
Oxford, Daniel met up with fellow members of
serving as a Cardinal Host and interning in mar-
Jewell’s Concert Choir for a tour of England
keting and data analysis with Barkley agency in
and Scotland. He participated in intensive
Kansas City. Her career interest involves address-
programs in both Iowa and Canada. One of his
ing ethical issues inherent in emerging technol-
compositions placed second in the national
ogies. First, she plans to work at an engineering
Choral Project Composition Competition. He’s
firm and attend graduate school.
also proud of serving in QUILTBAG, Lambda Chi Alpha and as the founding vice president
ANNA BORGERT, finalist
of Students for Mental Health. After a gap year, he
When Anna Borgert was younger,
will pursue graduate school.
she wanted to be an Egyptologist. Though her interests have broadened,
JACOB DICE, finalist
she got a chance to pursue those childhood
Jacob Dice has traveled across the
dreams through Jewell. The English and history major used a Journey Grant to take a two-week tour of Egypt, hearing lectures from world-renowned archaeologists and visiting the Ministry of Antiquities in Cairo. Borgert was a member of Symphonic Band and Jazz Band. She also held leadership roles in Sigma
country for Jewell. “I think the neatest thing to highlight of all the travel is they apply to different things. I had experience in business conferences through DECA, design thinking and robust problemsolving through University Innovation Fellows and cutting-edge research at PhysCon,” he said.
d i d y o u k n o w:
Phi Alpha Theta and Mortar Board. She plans to
Dice knew his professors even before he started
FAC U LT Y AWA R D
attend graduate school for museum studies at the
college thanks to the Pillsbury Summer Research
DR. ANDREW
University of Central Oklahoma, located in her
Program. Once at Jewell, he was a leader in
P R AT T, ‘ 8 1 , A
hometown of Edmond.
Student Senate, the Society of Physics Students
CABINET MEMBER
Alpha Iota, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Lambda Delta,
JONATHAN DANIEL, finalist
and DECA, qualifying to compete at DECA’s international conference. He also completed majors in
When Jonathan Daniel auditioned
both economics and physics, gained professional
for musical scholarships in piano
experience as an intern at Blue Cross and Blue
performance, he decided to try voice
Shield of Kansas City and the Federal Reserve
as well. He’ll never forget how the voice audition
Bank, and graduated in just three years. Dice has
ended. “I sang two solos, and the second was a
joined the Federal Reserve in Kansas City as a
German drinking song. It started with a really
full-time research assistant and plans to pursue a
low first note. I remember Dr. Maglione putting
master’s degree in the near future.
THE FIRST
WI N N ER WAS
LONGTI M E JEWELL WHO IS NOW DEAN OF THE CHAPEL EMERITUS AND
SPECIAL COUNSEL
TO TH E PRES I D ENT FOR DIVERSITY
AND INCLUSION.
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FA C U LT Y P R O F I L E
D r. P a t r i c i a S c h o e n r a d e
The Joy and Wonder of Dr. Pat WHEN PROFESSOR PATRICIA SCHOENRADE DISCOVERED EARLY IN HER TEACHING CAREER THAT
as the research shaping the teacher.”
STUDENTS WEREN’T CALLING HER OFFICE PHONE
Schoenrade grew up in Detroit in the 1960s amid
BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE
riots and racial integration. “That gave me opportu-
HER NAME—SHANE-ROD, FOR THE RECORD—SHE
nities to grow in ways I wouldn’t have otherwise.”
ELIMINATED THE COMMUNICATION BARRIER.
She became fascinated with people’s stories and
“Dr. Pat,” as she’s been known for three decades at Jewell, considers it a privilege to intersect with students.
discovered if she talked about them, she didn’t have to talk about herself. Combining that with a love of social science—understanding what connects
“I know what’s at stake at this phase in their lives,
people, questioning one’s biases and critically
the decisions they have to make. I don’t have great
thinking about conclusions—led her to the field
wisdom, but it’s an honor to be one of the people they come to,” she said.
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been a process of shaping the researcher as well
of psychology. After earning a bachelor’s degree at Purdue University Fort Wayne, she completed a
How does a self-proclaimed “introvert who’s always
master’s and a doctorate at the University of Kansas.
talking” find her way to the head of a classroom?
In 1989 when interviewing at Jewell, she recalls the
“My career has been managed by the grace of
fit was—and remains—so clear. She found the stu-
God,” Schoenrade said. “Initially I wanted to study
dents to be respectful, the College to be a valuable
people; it was about me and what I wanted to do.
part of the community and faculty Dr. Ray Owens
Now, it’s about what I’m supposed to be doing and
and Dr. Robert Troutwine to be ahead of their
how I can contribute to the lives of students. It’s
time. In her tenure, faculty and student research
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mentally ill. She also sponsors student papers and presentations for the annual meeting of the Society of the Scientific Study of Religion. Alex Saxon, ’09, a psychology major who is an actor on a network television series, remains in contact with the professor who influenced his journey. “By the end of my time at Jewell, I was at a crossroads in the pursuit of medicine, psychology or my nascent acting career,” he said. “She brought her daughter to one of my shows at the Coterie Theatre and shared with me the experience. In so doing, she encouraged my unique path, in ways, legitimizing the pursuit as no less honorable than that of the M.D. or Ph.D. for which I had been preparing.” Psychology and Spanish major Grace (Miller) Morrison, ’18, an analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, said Schoenrade has a way of knowing what someone needs right then they need it. expanded and the field became more focused on science. Now, under the leadership of Dr. Keli Braitman, the program is named Psychological Science and is one of the largest on campus.
“She always made me feel like I belonged and had a friend,” Morrison said. “Dr. Pat was the professor who made me love psychology again. She made me believe I could complete an honors thesis my senior year and spent extra hours helping me. She wants to
Schoenrade has served as chair of the Institutional
teach you for life, not just for the next midterm test.”
Review Board since its inception, leading a team to
And at Morrison’s wedding last year, she said
review research involving human participants. One
Dr. Pat cheered as they walked down the aisle.
of her own interests is religious doubt and understanding how people find meaning in life. Another is her decades-long study of wonder—that moment we’re awed by something we can’t explain. “There’s something in that moment that connects with a larger meaning,” she said. “Wonder inspires us to investigate scientifically, but it also does much to enrich the human spirit.” Researching with students, both in a lab and
Students describe her as bubbly, caring, compassionate, uplifting and positive. “She signs every note and email with ‘joy’ and leads her life and teaching from that very place,” said Saxon. Schoenrade finds her own joy rooted in many
D R . PAT R I C I A
SCHOENRADE
IS IN HER 31ST
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places, such as spending time with her children and grandson, her 96-year-old mother, her dogs and in nature. She serves in her church and mentors urban core youth through A Sistah’s Love. She
interviewing in the community, is treasured work.
also enjoys hearing from former students.
She loves serving the Clay County Developmen-
“I love seeing the way they took what they learned
tal Disabilities Resource Board and getting stu-
from Jewell and actively integrated it into doing
dents involved with day programs for the chronic
good for others,” she said.
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PROGR AM SPOTLIGHT
The Honors Institute
INTRODUCING JE WELL’S NE W HONORS INS TITUTE IN FALL 2020, JEWELL WILL
Developed under the leadership of
Jewell experience and is designed
FELLOWS IN THE HONORS
Dr. Keli Braitman, associate professor
to fit within a four-year gradua-
of psychological science and chair, a
tion plan—even for double majors,
group of faculty undertook a year-
student-athletes and those in other
long exploration and development
co-curricular activities.”
process to craft an honors experience
With an honors course each
that is both high level and embedded
semester for two years, a practicum
in Jewell’s identity. The result is an
and a capstone, the Honors Institute
innovative and immersive program.
expands what students learn in
“We find that a number of incom-
the core curriculum through a
WELCOME ITS INAUGURAL INSTITUTE IN CRITICAL THINKING. WHILE OUR
LONGSTANDING FLAGSHIP
OXBRIDGE HONORS PROGRAM OFFERS MAJORS IN SIX
DISCIPLINES AND A YEAR OF STUDY IN OXFORD,
THE HONORS INSTITUTE
OFFERS A SECOND HONORS
OPTION THAT COMPLEMENTS
ing students want to be challenged beyond the demands of any one
and problem-based learning.
WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING.
curriculum,” said Dr. Maggie Sherer,
Dr. Mark Walters, professor of English
professor of physics and chair. “The
and chair, explains that while many
Honors Institute enhances the robust
honors programs delve deep into an
DISCIPLINARY AND REAL-
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deeper study of critical thinking
ANY MAJOR WITH INTER-
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area of study, Jewell’s Honors Institute
leadership, concern for the common
goes deep into critical thinking.
good and an informed ethic. During
“Our program is designed to develop critical ref lection and application, even at the personal level, teaching students to become aware of their own thoughts, responses and biases,” he said. “Ultimately, critical thinking should become a habit of being for these students rather than a toolbox from which they draw on occasion.”
PROGR AM COMPONENTS Each class of Fellows will advance through the program as a highly collaborative cohort. During the first two years, the focus is on coursework—about one class each semester—exploring what it means to be critical thinkers in community and its application within various disciplines. “We want to privilege cooperation rather than competition, and, therefore, humility, risk-taking, acknowledgment of error, collaboration and intellectual elasticity,” Walters said. This foundation prepares them for the junior year Honors Practicum. Guided by faculty and partnered with
the Honors Institute Capstone in the
HONORS PROGRAMS AT JEWELL
senior year, Fellows will ref lect on the practicum process and results, critique each other’s projects and share their experience in a public forum.
BECOMING A FELLOW Jewell faculty selects members of the Honors Institute from a holistic
C OMPLEMEN T S A NY M A JOR
review rather than identifying candidates solely through standardized test scores and high school achievements. A video submission about their critical thinking journey
A M A JOR IN 6 A RE A S OF S TUDY
and aspirations to be in the program is also part of the application process. Academically capable students who want to actively engage with ideas both in and out of the classroom and who value interdisciplinary
ACADEMIC HONORS AT JEWELL
approaches to thinking and problem solving will thrive as Fellows. “We’re looking for students seeking honors-level coursework who want to see things beyond one lens and who want to learn to think in a bigger way,” said Dr. Debbie Chasteen, professor of communication. “Employers
a community mentor, students will
tell us they want team members who
identify an issue they care deeply
can solve problems and think analyt-
about and spend the year working
ically, and Honors Institute Fellows
on the desired outcome. Dissecting
will be prepared to work in imagina-
a relevant, real-world problem will
tive ways with a high degree of inno-
incorporate elements of critical and
vation, divergent thinking and risk
creative thinking from multiple areas
taking. Graduates will find lifelong
of study and require responsible
benefits of the program.”
GR A DUATING WIT H HONORS
completion of a project within a d e c l a r e d m a j o r a n d a 3 . 5 G PA
GR A DUATING WIT H DIS TINC TION
completion of a project outside a d e c l a r e d m a j o r a n d a 3 . 5 G PA
SUMM A CUM L AUDE
3 . 9 - 4 . 0 G PA
M AGN A CUM L AUDE
3 . 8 - 3 . 8 9 9 G PA
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ALUMNI VOICES
Meaningful Change
In Pursuit of Access, Equity and Justice T h ro u g h J e w e l l ’s Cr i t i c a l T h o u g h t a n d I n q u i r y Co r e Curric ulum, st udents address c o m p l e x i s s u e s i n t h e w o rl d by asking three imp or tant question s: W hat is truth? W h a t c a n w e k n o w? a n d H o w s h o u l d w e l i v e? A number of students d e d i c a te t h e i r l i f e’s w o rk t o tackling these big question s. M e e t fo u r a l u m n i , d r i v e n b y personal experiences and p assion, who are living a meaningf ul life and creating meaningf ul change.
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Ju s t i c e a n d E q u a l i t y fo r th e Po o r LILIA TOSON, ’07, A POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR, GRADUATED FROM NEW
y
Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y S C H O O L O F L A W . Her jobs have included working as an
assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights and Health Care Bureaus of the New York State Office of the Attorney General and as a senior counsel in the Affirmative Litigation Division of the New York City Law Department. Toson now serves as a supervising attorney in the Civil Law Reform Unit of the Legal Aid Society, where she directs impact litigation to benefit low-income New Yorkers. D E S C R I B E Y O U R R O L E AT L E G A L A I D S O C I E T Y A N D W H AT Y O U ’ R E WORKING TO CHANGE.
I litigate cases related to laws and policies that adversely affect the poor, which is a group that intersects with populations of people of color, LGBTQ+ persons, the disabled and immigrants, among others. Many of the cases are against governmental entities and involve issues related to public benefits, health care, homelessness, housing and immigration. The goal of my work is justice and equality for all. Although I can’t accomplish this alone, I hope my work improves the likelihood that the most vulnerable among us receive just and equitable treatment when they need it most, especially from their local, state and federal governments. WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE? Lilia To s o n , ’07
Today’s legal shifts could impact the entire trajectory of our political system. Though many of the current federal administration’s proposals would disproportionately impact minority populations, the legal changes required to authorize these proposals—should courts deem them lawful—include changes to our Constitutional framework itself. All these changes, including a vast expansion of presidential power, would become precedent to be followed for administrations and decades to come. What happens now matters. HOW DOES YOUR WORK REFLECT YOUR PERSONAL VALUES? The Lord requires that each of us do justice (Micah 6:8), so I strive to fulfill that requirement in the work that I do every day. I also try to govern myself in accordance with the other tenets of my faith and the personal values they inform. One admonition that speaks very specifically to the work I do is Proverbs 31:8-9: “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
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Meaningful Change
WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF YOUR WORK? I am a director at one of the world’s top public policy institutions in Washington, D.C. My mission is to conduct field research and Kimberly Flowers, ’99
convene leaders to improve U.S. leadership and policy that helps vulnerable people in other countries. I work to address childhood malnutrition and ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches those suffering from manmade conflicts. I have traveled to more than 60 countries in my role at CSIS: I was in Copenhagen moderating the World Food Summit in August, in Bangladesh visiting the Rohingya refugee camps in September, and in Iowa leading a panel on climate and conflict for the World Food Prize in October.
H u n g e r, Po ve r t y and Malnutrition
WHAT SHOULD WE
KNOW ABOUT HUNGER?
There is already enough food to feed everyone on the planet, yet more than 820 million don’t have enough to eat every day. Global hunger is on the rise predominantly because
KIMBERLY FLOWERS, ’99, USED HER
of climate change and conflict. One of the
COMMUNICATION DEGREE TO BUILD AN
biggest global malnutrition issues is the
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CAREER
significant increase of obesity.
FOCUSED ON ERADICATING HUNGER, P O V E R T Y A N D M A L N U T R I T I O N . From serv-
ing as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bulgaria and Jamaica to working on strategic communications for the U.S. Agency for International Development in Ethiopia, Jamaica and Haiti, Flowers has always chosen jobs that aim to help those less fortunate. Since 2015, she has been the director of the Humanitarian Agenda and Global Food
HOW DOES YOUR WORK REFLECT YOUR PERSONAL VALUES?
I have always felt compelled to serve, so I have focused on positions or organizations that I believe can make a positive impact in the world. While that has looked very different over the years—from serving in the Peace Corps, to working for the U.S. Agency for International Development, to
Security Project at the Center for Strategic and
influencing policymakers in D.C.—my focus
International Studies, a foreign affairs think
has remained on how to make the world a
tank. She resides in Washington, D.C.
better place.
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Educational Equity
the education I received. This work is personal. When I was a kid, scratching and clawing my way over obstacles to achieve my dreams, it would’ve been great to know some adult was
CHRIS ROSSON, ’06, IS A FIRST-GENERATION HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE GRADUATE.
He completed a master’s degree in international
ahead of me working just as hard to clear the path. I get to be that adult for generations of students like me chasing their dreams.
economics and international relations at Johns Hopkins University, traveled throughout the Mid-
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE ISSUE?
dle East and researched the economic dynamics
The unconformable reality is that far too often
at the intersection of extreme poverty and global security. He was an advisor to the Governor of Missouri, a public affairs specialist in Washington, D.C., and a program director with the Federal Reserve System. In 2013, he joined Teach For America Kansas City as executive director.
demographics determine destinies. There is nothing inherently incapable about students of color and those growing up in poverty. What is validated for me daily is when students like me are given the right mix of opportunities, we rise. And when we rise, so does society at large. Economist Raj Chetty
TELL US ABOUT YOUR CURRENT ROLE.
posits that educational inequity undercuts
I lead Teach for America’s work in the heart
innovation in science and industry by creat-
of America, while also playing an executive
ing “lost Einsteins”—people who could have
leadership role in shaping TFA’s national
made highly impactful contributions but were
strategy, policy and innovation. The TFA
simply not afforded the opportunities they
vision is that one day, all children will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. To that end, we develop leaders who
deserved. Eradicating educational inequity needs to be a top priority for more of us. Our future quite literally depends on it.
commit to eradicating educational inequity, beginning by teaching two years in a school that serves historically marginalized students. HOW DOES YOUR WORK REFLECT
YO U R VA LU ES A N D E X P E R I E N C ES ?
As a person of color growing up in a singleparent, low-income home in the highest violent
Chris Rosson, ’06
crime rate neighborhood in Kansas City, I know firsthand the transformational power of an excellent education. Education has not only transformed my life, but the lives of my five daughters, who are on a fundamentally different life trajectory than I was at their age because of
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Meaningful Change
W H AT D O Y O U WA N T T O A C H I E V E ? Christopher C a r r, ’ 0 6
I see my role as working to help correct historical wrongs. Like our lives, our history is varied. There are parts of greatness, darkness, trauma, redemption and sacrifice. I work to create access, clear obstacles and shine a light on the spaces that have been unavailable to certain communities and groups. Sometimes shining light on our dark spaces is difficult and scary, so I try to stand in the gaps and set the tone for others to traverse the territory. And maybe I can make
D i ve rs i t y a n d I n c l u s i o n in Education
it a little less difficult and scary. WHAT SHAPED YOUR CAREER PATH? At William Jewell, I studied history to learn how to see the past with objective eyes—to
CHRISTOPHER CARR, ’08, EARNED A MASTER’S
know that its story is nuanced and that the
DEGREE IN PUBLIC POLICY AT PEPPERDINE
error of human storytelling can challenge
U N I V E R S I T Y . He has worked in educational access
for underrepresented students in STEM fields, led outreach for the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program and directed programs for the National Society of Black Engineers. In August, Carr became the first chief diversity officer at George Mason University’s Volgenau School of Engineering. He will complete a doctorate in education next year. TELL US ABOUT YOUR WORK. George Mason is the largest and most diverse
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accuracy and perception. With international relations, it was much simpler: I wanted to change the world. We are increasingly interconnected. From globalization to intersectional identities, our world is much closer to us. It is harder and harder to ignore the problems of the world, as they are now our neighbors and friends. My path has always been oriented toward social justice, and while I never thought I’d find myself in STEM, it seems like a natural home for the passion and value I put in our humanitarian
public university in Virginia. While the campus
selves and our responsibility to each other
body reflects what a globalized society would
and our world. Many years ago, hanging
look like, like much of academia, the faculty
in Marston Hall was the Ephebic Oath of
does not. I spend time with faculty thinking
Athens, and it asked citizens to leave the
through how we can overcome implicit biases,
City-State better than they found it. Reading
break down barriers to access and create a
that oath many years ago set me on my path.
space where diverse talent thrives.
I’m still on it today.
WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE
JOURNEY BACK
F i r s t -Ye a r Tr a d i t i o n s
IN THE EARLY- AND MID-1900S AT JEWELL AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, “BUTTONING” WAS A RITE OF PASSAGE.
Freshmen wore beanies and sandwich boards during inauguration week. At the request of a senior to “button up,” the greenhorns put their thumb on the button of the beanie and completed a deep-knee bend. The two who tallied the most upperclassmen signatures on the back of their sandwich boards were
FIRST YE AR TR ADITIONS f ro m b u t to n i n g to b a g p i p e s
crowned Beanie King and Queen at the football game. Each year seniors established inauguration guidelines—everything from requesting first-years to perform a snake dance before the football games, to denying them permission to sit on the J-Bench, cut across the Quad between Old Ely and Gano Chapel or use tobacco products outside. The seniors were good sports, and the week often ended with freshmen pushing the senior class president into one of the Twin Pools of Purity (campus ponds) located on the intramural field. Student Senate retired buttoning in 1969, and orientation rituals continue to evolve, from campuswide picnics, to joint service projects and team building at Tucker Leadership Lab. Today, a favorite tradition is the ceremonial First Walk Around the Quad behind a Celtic pipe band as families and the Jewell community cheer for new beginnings. The tradition comes full circle on Commencement Day, when graduates take their Final Walk Around the Quad.
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F E AT U R E
Legac y Family
Grace, John and Olivia Haug
CARDINAL IS THEIR COLOR
OLIVIA, GRACE AND JOHN WERE THE CLOSEST OF COLLEGE FRIENDS.
They had a standing Thursday lunch date, called each other for midnight study breaks, asked for interview advice, hung out at Raising Cane’s any chance they got and connected via FaceTime when they couldn’t meet in person. And on Sibling Day, they went out for ice cream. The Haugs have loved sharing their last name and their Jewell experience. Olivia, the oldest, graduated in May with a nursing degree. Grace is a junior elementary education major, and John is starting his second
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year in chemistry. Growing up
the Pryor Learning Commons
in Marshall, Missouri, they have
coffee shop, for instance, they
always been a close family but
are served by barista Cindy
admit to a little birth order
(Langston) Eggleston, ’92, who
hierarchy at home. At college, though, they say it’s “complete peace. We’ve not only grown up together, we’ve matured together, whether it’s giving advice, standing up for another or calling each other at 2 a.m.,” said Grace. “At college we’re on a level playing field.” With alumni parents, the legacy children never recall being pushed to a particular school. All three say it was by chance, not persuasion, they selected the same college. Grace was the first Haug to choose Jewell. As a high school sophomore, she went along on Olivia’s senior campus tour. “I knew right away it would be a good community for me,” Grace said.
arranged the blind date for their parents as seniors at Jewell. For their career paths, Olivia chose nursing and John aspires to be a doctor after seeing their father’s impact as a physician and now as president and CEO of Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Their mom’s career has centered
John, Ben, Grace, Olivia, Sarah and Darin Haug at Commencement.
around education, from kindergarten and Title I to the elearning and outreach coordinator at Missouri Valley College. Similarly, Grace loves working with children. Olivia and Grace took classes with Dr. Brad Chance as did their mother. All three women are Delta Zetas. The three siblings sing in choirs and serve as first-year mentors, and John and Grace followed Darin as Cardinal Hosts. They
An introvert in high school, Grace got out of her comfort zone within the first few weeks at Jewell. “That wouldn’t have happened for me at a big school,” she said. John extends much credit from his first year of college to his sisters. “From academics, social, fashion advice on what to wear for interviews ... without a doubt, I wouldn’t be who I am
Olivia then committed, being
have each made their journey
drawn to the nursing program
their own, however. Olivia was
and Jewell’s size. John experi-
in Mortar Board and Student
As the oldest, Olivia didn’t
enced campus when he per-
Nurses Association. Grace serves
start college with familiar faces,
formed with his high school
on the Student Conduct and
but is grateful to have ended
Review Board. John is focused on
it with them. “It’s been nice to
the pre-med program and enjoys
have a little piece of home,” she
being a FIJI (Phi Gamma Delta).
said. With Olivia’s new home
The siblings have a long list of
“Every activity you’re involved in
near her emergency department
shared connections with each
lets you be well-rounded,” said
job at St. Luke’s Northland Hos-
other and their parents, Sarah
Olivia. “Professors encourage you
pital, the Haug trio anticipate
(Raynor) Haug, ’91, and Dr. Darin
to dig in and make these years
her apartment will become their
Haug, ’91. When the kids go to
the best four years.”
new favorite dinner spot.
choir in Gano Chapel. He was impressed with Jewell’s choral and science programs.
without them.”
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H A R R I M A N-J E WEL L S ER I ES
Richard Harriman greeted Luciano Pavarotti at the airport before his 1983 return recital in Je well ’s Gano Chapel.
Luciano Pavarotti professional recital debut in Gano Chapel; he returned four times.
1965
Edward Villella and Patricia McBride, N e w Yo r k C i t y B a l l e t , s t a r r e d i n t h e inaugural performance.
1986 Last performance in Je well ’s Gano Chapel; events moved to Kansas City venues
1973
2000 1971 Events with three of the world ’s greatest sopranos: Beverly Sills, Leontyne Price and Birgit Nilsson
Bringing the Best HARRIMAN-JE WELL SERIES CELEBR ATES 55TH SE ASON
William Jewell College Fine Arts Program renamed Harriman Arts Program
A N I D E A H ATC H E D I N A J E W E L L H A L L
FAC U LT Y O F F I C E I N 1 9 6 5 H A S C H A N G E D T H E C U LT U R A L L A N D S CA P E O F K A N S A S
C I T Y A N D E N R I C H E D T H E N AT I O N A L A R T S S C E N E . N O W A F E W S E AS O N S AWAY
FROM ITS 1,000TH PERFORMANCE, THE HAR R I MAN -J E W ELL S ER I ES R E ACH ES
N E A R LY 3 0 , 0 0 0 P E O P L E A Y E A R T H R O U G H
EVENTS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING.
Co-founders Dr. Dean Dunham and the late Richard Harriman, ’53, believed the performing arts were essential to a liberal arts education. They also were moved to fill the void for a culturally underserved Kansas City community. From their shared office in the English Department,
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the visionaries proposed a fine arts program based on educational ideals.
2004
2006
Free Discovery Concerts are introduced to season lineup
Harriman Arts Program renamed HarrimanJewell Series
2003
Longtime staff member Clark Morris, ’91, named executive director; Richard Harriman transitioned to artistic director
2010 Impresario Richard Harriman died on July 15 at age 77
2011
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts opened; became home for many Series events Photo: Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. P h o t o b y To d d R o s e n b e r g .
With funding from the College and donors, the
Perlman, Beverly Sills, Marilyn Horne, Emanuel Ax,
William Jewell College Fine Arts program was born,
Edward Villella, Luciano Pavarotti, Joyce DiDonato
featuring two performances on a $3,000 budget the
and many more appeared on the Series early in
first season. True to the founding mission of access
their careers. With Clark Morris, ’91, as the current
to the arts, the program offered affordable tickets
executive and artistic director, the world’s best
for all and free admission to Jewell students—a
performers continue to headline. Still ahead in the
commitment still honored. Harriman, who served
55th season are many globally acclaimed artists
as director for nearly 45 years, often stated his goal
and ensembles, including violinist Anne-Sophie
was to “bring the best” of the world to local stages.
Mutter, Mark Morris Dance Group, pianist Mitsuko
His focus on quality, variety and discovery remain
Uchida and the Boston Pops On Tour.
brand hallmarks today.
Perhaps lesser known is the educational out-
Harriman had an uncanny ability to recognize
growth of the Series, offering free master classes,
gifted artists before they were stars, before they
workshops and discussions that allow students
sang at the Met or Carnegie Hall, before they
and community members to view artists in a
appeared on “The Tonight Show” or graced the
less formal setting. Last season alone, the Series
cover of Newsweek. Fresh talent like Itzhak
offered 50 free education events.
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COOL CLASS
Critical Care Nursing
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top and middle: Jewell’s Simulation Center bottom: A k i e r A t e r, ‘ 1 9 , and Assistant Professor Sarah ( Landram) Light, ‘06, review monitoring equipment in the mock hospital room.
HE TALKS, BREATHES, BLINKS AND BLEEDS. ONE DAY HE NEEDS CHEST COMPRESSIONS AND A BREATHING TUBE; THE NEXT HE HAS A SEIZURE. THROUGH IT ALL, FUTURE NURSES ARE AT HIS
less overwhelming. Being an alumna of Jewell’s program has many benefits, she says, and having been in the
BEDSIDE IN MARSTON HALL, PRACTICING THEIR CRITICAL CARE
student’s chair, literally, connects her
SKILLS. SIMMAN 3G®, A HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATION MANIKIN,
with students on a different level.
PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN COMPLEXITY AND ADULT CARE MANAGEMENT, A REQUIRED SEVEN-WEEK COURSE FOR SENIORS.
“I remember the rigor, but you are prepared when you are finished with the program, and I can show them
Assistant Professor Sarah (Landram)
potential patient within the health
Light, a 2006 Jewell nursing alumna,
care system.
appreciates the importance Jewell gives critical care as a dedicated course. It builds on other classes, such as Adult Health Acute Conditions, as students learn how the body’s systems work together, practice advanced critical care skills and master the equipment in the mock hospital room. Armed with knowledge, students then participate in a simulation scenario. With faculty and staff in the control room, students don’t know what
Michelle Wilkerson, who attended Jewell after serving in the Army, feels prepared after taking the course. “You never know what direction your patients will take, or if they will lose consciousness, so you need to be educated to the highest level,” she said. That is what Light wants students to take away from the course, emphasizing that the complexity of the patient is the whole picture.
how classes like Critical Thought and Inquiry relate to nursing through my own experiences,” she said. Light, who holds a master’s degree in nursing education, currently works in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation at Liberty Hospital. She says keeping up with technology and staying current in practice is important as an educator. Joe Reith says Light shares experience in class that she gained from working in critical care throughout the metro. He especially appreciates her firsthand knowledge, as he accepted a critical
condition or crisis they will encoun-
“Not every unit will have the technol-
ter. The lab provides a safe learning
ogy and monitoring used in critical
environment to respond in real time
care,” Light said. “Nurses have to walk
Light says she and her colleagues
as changes are happening with the
in a room and use their eyes to assess
love keeping in touch with students
patient. An equally important amount
and critically think through it: ‘This is
after graduation.
of learning occurs after the exercise in
different. Why? What do I do about it?’”
a debriefing, where students watch the
She says it’s hard to talk to a manikin
they’re getting to enjoy in the nursing
but believes role play helps students
profession, sometimes working beside
While the course focuses on critical
with the “critical thinking moments”
them, and to remember that they started
care, it also prepares students for any
in real life and makes the situation
with us on The Hill,” she said.
video and reflect on their performance.
45 Years of Nursing With four track s to choose from, the program i s g o i n g s t r o n g . T h e f o u r- y e a r B S N c o h o r t h a s a f i r s t- t i m e N C L E X p a s s r a t e o f 1 0 0 % . See more highlights at je well.edu/nursing.
care position at an area hospital.
“It’s fun to keep up with the success
In 1969, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing was authorized by William Jewell and was approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing. Fourteen students were in the first graduating class in 1974. This year, as Jewell’s largest major, the nursing program graduated 76 students from its traditional and accelerated tracks. “Our focus on integrity, compassion, scholarship, leadership, excellence in practice and service to others prepares nurses from all generations for the holistic care of patients and families,” said Dr. Leesa McBroom, associate professor of nursing and chair. FA L L 201 9 29
C A R D I N A L AT H L E T I C S
Douglas Elly
Eddie Horn
Chuck Lliteras
Chris McCabe
INTRODUCING OUR NEW COACHES DOUGLAS ELLY, tennis
Professional tennis player and coach Douglas Elly joined Jewell in January to lead the men’s and
As a student at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State), Elly played No. 1 singles and doubles, was a two-time Conference Player of the
women’s tennis teams. He came to Jewell from Fort
Year and earned three All-Mid-Continent honors.
Myers, Florida, where he served as the assistant
After college, he played professionally and earned
pro for Legends Golf and Country Club. Before that,
a national rank of No. 3 in Men’s 45 singles in 2008.
he spent 22 years in Springfield, Missouri, as the
Elly participated in the Team USA Dubler Cup
associate pro at Hickory Hills Country Club and
World Championships, was a Gordon Murphy USA
Cooper Tennis Complex. No stranger to collegiate
Team member and was a National Grass Court
coaching, he has made stops as the head coach of
Doubles Champion for three consecutive years. His
Missouri State and Evangel universities and was
playing career took him to France and Finland as a
the assistant coach at Drury University.
part of the Team USA Fred Perry Cup World Cham-
30 W I L L I A M J E W E L L C O L L E G E
pionships in 2015 and 2016. On the court, he was
improvement as defensive coordinator. He has
mentored by three former top-ranked athletes:
mentored three all-GLVC student-athletes.
Rod Laver, Pancho Segura and Bobby Riggs.
In his 39th year as a football coach, his college coaching experience includes stops at Fort
E D D I E H O R N , m e n’ s s o c c e r
Benning, Union College, William Penn, Chadron State and Garden City Community College, where
Missouri High School Soccer Coaches Association
he helped the Broncs to the 2016 NJCA A National
Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Horn joined the Cardi-
Championship. He has 25 years of experience as a
nals in the spring as men’s soccer coach after two
head coach at the high school level and was a 2013
seasons as assistant coach at the University of Mis-
inductee into the Missouri High School Football
souri-Kansas City. Before UMKC, he helped restart the soccer program at State Fair Community College by coaching the men’s and women’s teams. Horn spent 26 years coaching the boys’ and girls’ programs in the Jefferson City School District,
Coaches Hall of Fame. Off the field, he has served as president of the Missouri High School Football Coaches Association. Lliteras is a military veteran who has served two tours in the Army.
where the high school soccer field was renamed for him. With more than 500 wins, he led the boys to a winning record in 23 of 26 seasons and the girls to the Class 4 Final Four in 2014, after which he was named the Coach of the Year by both the Missouri High School Coaches Association and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. He coached the All-America Game in 2013 and served on the Olympic Development staff, recruiting players for eight tours of Europe. In addition, he has served on multiple committees for the NSCA A National Convention and was the director of coaching for the United Soccer Club.
C H R I S M c C A B E , m e n’ s b a s k e t b a l l
A national search found Chris McCabe to take over as the 14th coach in history for the Jewell men’s basketball program. He comes to Jewell from Liberty North High School, where he started the program and spent nine seasons as head coach. He has called Liberty home for nearly 15 years, serving as the assistant basketball coach before the district split the high school into two. The Eagle program has seen tremendous success with McCabe at the helm, including a 158-94 record and eight district final appearances in nine seasons. His players have been recognized with 19
CHUCK LLITERAS, fo o tb al l
Jewell has a Hall of Famer and Army veteran leading its football program with Chuck Lliteras
All-Conference selections and four All-State honors. McCabe got his start at Johnson County Community College as a student assistant before heading to Kansas State University, where he served
as interim head football coach.
under coach Jim Wooldridge for three seasons.
This fall will mark his fifth season at Jewell,
In addition to his coaching duties at Liberty
having served previously as Jewell’s defensive
North, McCabe also served as assistant principal
coordinator and linebackers coach. During the
and is a member of the board for the Missouri
2018 season, he led the Cardinals to a 100-point
Basketball Coaches Association.
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G R A D U AT E H I G H L I G H T S
Class of 2019
MAKING THEIR MARK Congrat ulation s to our ne west alumni as the y launch their careers and graduate st udy in places near and far. See what’s next for a few members of the 2019 class.
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Denver Strong, Ph.D., Chemistr y and Materials Science, Princeton Universit y, Ne w Jerse y
Zachary Carroll, M . D i v., Ya l e D i v i n i t y S c h o o l , New Haven, Connecticut
D a n i e l E s s i e n , D . O , A .T. Still Universit y, Kirk s ville, Mi s s o u r i (s ta r t i n g fa l l 2 0 2 0)
Erika Carvan, RN, Operating Ro o m , C h i l d re n’s Me rc y Hospital, Kan sa s Cit y, Missour i
Nick Hartwig, D o c tor of Phar mac y, Universit y of Missouri-Kansas City
Caleb White, Financial Representative, Northwestern Mut ual, Kan sa s Cit y, Missour i
Emily Dema, MSc in Applied Infec tiou s D isea se Epidemiolo g y, University College London, London, England
Anthony Aranda, U.S. Nav y SEAL, Boot Camp—Great Lakes, Illinois; SEAL training— Coronado, California
C h r is t ine Wein ho ld , Si x-Month Animal Care Internship for Sea Otters, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Montere y, Califor nia
WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE
Hannah Waine, Graduate Analyst, Macroeconomic and F i s c a l P o l i c y Te a m a t t h e N e w Z e a l a n d Tr e a s u r y , Wellington , Ne w Zealand
EmmaRae King Carroll, M . A . i n Re l i g i o n (e m p h a s i s i n l i t u r g i c a l s t u d i e s) , Ya l e Institute of Sacred Music, New Haven, Connecticut
R a c h e l F o r r e s t e r, M . S . i n F a m i l y Studies and Human Services (s p e c i a l i z i n g i n c o u p l e a n d f a m i l y t h e r a p y) , K a n s a s S t a t e Universit y, Manhat tan, Kan sa s
Zoee Risdal, Juris Doctor and M . S .W. (S o c i a l Wo r k) , D r a k e Universit y, D es Moines, Io wa
D ylan McCloud-Le wis, RN, Medical ICU, Universit y of Kan sa s Ho s p ital , Kan s a s Cit y, Kan s a s
Kellsie Hermann, University-Level English Te a c h e r, P e a c e C o r p s , C h i n a
Naomi Griffin, C i t y Ye a r K a n s a s C i t y
Ky ra Li t t l e , En g l i s h , t h e a t re , debate, literacy and forensics t e a c h e r, S o u t h e a s t H i g h S c h o o l , Kan sa s Cit y, Missour i
99.1% OF JE WELL ALUMNI ARE EMPLOYED OR AT TENDING GR ADUATE SCHOOL WITHIN 6 MONTHS
M e g h a n R e c k e r, M a s t e r o f M u s i c (c o n c e n t ra t i o n i n c o m p o s i t i o n), Ea st Carolina Universit y, Greenville, North Carolina
J o s h Va r e l a , A s s o c i a t e B u s i n e s s A n a l y s t - I T, H & R B l o c k , Kan sa s Cit y, Missour i
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News
C l as s Notes
1970s PHILIP LOVE, ’71,
retired as managing director of the
SEE MORE CL ASS NOTES OR SUBMIT ONE OF YOUR OWN AND BROWSE OUR NEW ALUMNI WEBSITE.
Yale Center for Faith and Culture
» a l u m n i .j e w e l l .e d u /c l a s s- n o te s
at Yale Divinity School. He serves on the board of Angel Flight Central and was awarded the organization’s Distinguished Service and
1940s
Leadership Award.
1960s
DR. STEPHEN COHLE, ’72,
is a forensic pathologist with MichREV. PAUL POWELL, ’47,
DR. HOMER DREW, ’66,
recently resigned from his position
was inducted into the National
as pastor and retired after 75 years
Collegiate
of church ministry. He has lived
Fame. He amassed more than 600
most of his life in St. Louis and
wins as a college basketball coach,
recently moved to Abilene, Texas,
largely over 22 seasons at Valpar-
to be near three of his sons.
aiso
1950s
Basketball
(Indiana)
igan Pathology Specialists and the Hall
University.
of
He
medical examiner for Kent County, Michigan. He recently presented on sudden cardiac death at a conference in Veradero, Cuba. LINDA (HIGGINBOTHAM)
resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
SCHALLER, ’72,
DR. JAMES PETTIJOHN, JR., ’69,
documentary, “A Spark of Nerve,”
was one of six 2018 inductees into the Missouri State University Wall of Fame. He helped the school’s
of San Francisco, had her latest air on select public television stations. She is a four-time Emmy winner for her documentaries on the
REV. JERRY OSTROM, ’57,
College of Business Administra-
has served as pastor of Farber
tion earn AACSB accreditation
(Missouri) Baptist Church for 12
while serving in a variety of roles,
BOB STERGOS, ’77,
years after retiring from a 34-year
including associate dean and pro-
and his wife co-founded A Seat at
pastorate at Centennial Baptist
fessor. He and his wife, ROBIN
the Table, a nonprofit that helps
Church in Mexico, Missouri.
PE TTIJOHN, ’ 71,
reside in O’Fallon.
under-resourced 18- to 25-year-
arts, history and medical science.
JEWELL LEGACIES
Congratulations new alumni! We enjoyed hosting our legacy families at Commencement and celebrating their Jewell graduates. B ra d l e y D i c e ’ 16 , Ja c o b D i c e ’ 19, Pa m e l a ( Pe n c e) D i c e ’ 8 2 , D a v i d D i c e ’ 8 2 , S h a ra (C l e v e n g e r) B r i c e ’ 91 , Jo e l B r i c e ’ 19, D a v i d An d e rs o n ’ 91 , Me g a n An d e rs o n ’ 19, Am y (C h a s ta i n) An d e rs o n ’ 91 , D a r i n H a u g ’ 91 , S a ra h ( R a y n o r) H a u g ’ 91 , O l i v i a H a u g ’ 19, Ma rk Po r t h ’ 8 7, Me l i s s a (S h a r p) Po r t h ’ 9 2 , S u t to n Po r t h ’ 19, L a k ie S p e n c e r ’ 19, S te v e n S p e n c e r ’ 81 , a n d Mi r i a m (Mc Co y) S p e n c e r ’ 8 2 .
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adulthood
broker with Meyer and Associates
through residential mentoring in a
at RE/MAX Alliance in Fort Collins,
Christian family environment. They
Colorado, and resides in Windsor.
olds
transition
to
reside in St. Louis. DR. STEVEN POPEJOY, ’79,
WITH TH E ALU M N I O FFI CE TO G E T
was hired as general manager of
Work
KCME and Jazz 93.5 in Colorado
Missouri—The
People
Have Spoken,” published in the
Springs,
University of Missouri-Kansas City
resides with her husband.
Law Review. He is the chair of the School of Business Administration and professor of business law at the University of Central Missouri. He resides in Blue Springs.
Colorado,
STEPCHILD OR SIBLING IN HIGH
S C H O O L ? S H A R E T H E I R I N F O R M AT I O N
ROBYN (BRECKENRIDGE) SEDGWICK, ’86,
wrote an article, titled “Right to in
A LU M N I , D O YO U H AV E A C H I L D,
where
she
TH EM CO N N ECTED TO JE WELL . U P O N EN RO LLM ENT, TH E Y WI LL RECEIVE
T H E H E R I TA G E A W A R D . T O R E F E R A
S T U D E N T, C O M P L E T E T H E F O R M AT:
» a l u m n i .j e w e l l .e d u /re fe r ra l- p ro g ra m s
JODY JENSEN SHAFFER, ’86,
has had her 2017 picture book, “Prudence the Part-Time Cow” (Henry Holt Children’s), named as a finalist for the 2019-2020 Missouri Show Me Award by the Missouri Association of School Librarians.
1980s
1999 while continuing to design professionally in regional theatre. She resides in Decatur, Illinois. MATTHEW MYERS, ’98,
retired from the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant commander after multiple combat deployments. He completed a second master’s degree
1990s
ROBERT KIRKLAND, ’81,
in library and information science
of Liberty, is managing partner of Kirkland Woods & Martinsen LLP. Earlier this year, the firm opened its fourth office in Clayton. The firm concentrates its practice in trusts and estates law, with capacity in closely held corporate and real estate law. TIMOTHY KRAUSE, ’83,
authored a book about his son’s mountain biking accident, “Finding Theo: A Father’s True Story
from the University of Washington
LISA O’BRIEN ENGER, ’90,
is vice president of university relations
for
Lindenwood
Uni-
versity. She has served in exec-
and is pursuing a second career in librarianship. He resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
utive director positions at the Clayton Chamber of Commerce, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure
2000s
St. Louis affiliate and the United Soybean Board. She and her husband reside in St. Louis.
GUS “JACK” WETZEL, III, ’01,
has been appointed to the Haw-
COL. ERIC T. OLSON, ’90,
thorn Bancshares, Inc., board of
was appointed the 24th super-
directors. He is president of Mead-
Jorja (Morton) Krause, ’83, reside
intendent of the Missouri State
ows Construction Company and
in Dallas.
Highway
Mike
Meadows Development Company,
Parson. Olson is a graduate of the
both of Clinton, where he resides.
of Loss, Courage and Discovery” (Clovercroft). He and his wife,
JEANETTE MEYER, ’83,
received the 2018
Patrol
by
Gov.
FBI National Academy.
SUVIR DHAR, ’02,
Quality Service
JANA HENRY FUNDERBURK, ’96,
was named to the St. Louis Busi-
Certified Platinum
was promoted to full professor of
ness Journal’s “40 Under 40” list
award, the highest level
theatre and dance at Millikin Uni-
for 2019. He is a Simmons Hanly
of service achievement in the real
versity. She has been teaching the-
Conroy shareholder focused on
estate industry. She is a real estate
atre design and technology since
mesothelioma litigation.
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News
director for disability services at
organization’s Program Planning
has joined Husch Blackwell in
Union University in Jackson, Tennes-
Committee and the education and
Kansas City as a partner in its
see, where he resides with his family.
professional development program
CRYSTAL HOWARD, ’02,
tax practice group and its Financial Services and Capital Markets industry team. She advises a variety of business types on all aspects of federal income taxation. DR. CHRISTOPHER STRELLUF, ’02,
had his new book, “Speaking from the Heartland: The Midland Vowel System of Kansas City,” published by the American Dialect Society and Duke University Press. He works as an assistant professor of linguistics at the University of Warwick in Coventry, United Kingdom. CARRIE (VANDERFORD) SANDERS, ’03,
was named director of community
manager at Children’s Mercy Hos-
DR. AMY SMITH, ’04,
earned a Ph.D. in music therapy
pital. She resides in Kansas City.
from the University of Kansas and
HEATHER JONES, ’06,
is an assistant professor in music
was hired as executive director of
therapy at Sam Houston State
Iowa Sister States, a nonprofit that
University (Texas).
manages Iowa’s nine official inter-
DR. ALAN WEGENER, ’04,
national partnerships. She resides
Wegener,
in Des Moines, Iowa.
Optometrists in 2018 in Liberty.
SEAN RIORDAN, ’06,
opened
Richards
&
He also serves as treasurer for
is a research assistant profes-
the Missouri Optometric Associa-
sor at Children’s Mercy Hospital
tion. He and E M I L Y ( W O M M A C K )
and the University of Missouri-
and their three
Kansas City. He is researching
WEGENER, ’05,
sons reside in Kansas City.
brain damage caused by severe
DR. MICHAEL STRICKLAND, ’05,
hyperbilirubinemia in babies. He
was awarded a $650,000 grant from
and RACHE L (BUTZ) RIO R DA N , ’ 0 6 ,
wood College, where she has been
the National Science Foundation to
reside in Lenexa, Kansas.
serving on faculty. She is also the
research the effects of agricultural antibiotics on soil food webs and
ELIZABETH WALSH YODER, ’06,
founder and CEO of Hope Community Capital. She and her family
the ecosystem. He is an assistant
reside in Middleton, Wisconsin.
professor at the University of Idaho.
DR. GREGORY BOHNER, ’04,
DR. GAYLA HUFFMAN, ’06,
health statistician for the Kansas
earned a Ph.D. in counseling and
was elected as director of the
City Health Department, she was
student development from Kansas
Society of Pediatric Nurses board.
the only recipient chosen from
State University. He serves as the
She is also the chair-elect of the
Kansas and Missouri.
engagement and impact at Edge-
was named to the de Beaumont Foundation’s inaugural 40 Under 40 in Public Health list. A public
ADAM HILL, ’07,
was named president and COO of the Darren Prenger, ’03, COO of ECCO
Scarbrough Group of
Select Corp., was named the 2019
Companies in Kansas City. He
Emerging Philanthropist of the Year by
began at Scarbrough, a logistics
Nonprofit Connect. He was nominated
provider, as an account represen-
for his philanthropy and board service
tative and most recently served as
with nonprofits, including the YMCA of
the executive vice president. He
Greater Kansas City, FIRE Foundation
and DR. TIFFANY (KE LLER ) H ILL, ’ 0 7 ,
and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater
reside in Parkville.
Kansas City, as well as his success in recruiting others to support worthy causes. His family resides in Parkville.
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DR. LISA (BUSH) LAUCK, ’07,
earned a doctorate in educational leadership from Baker University.
Jessica (Connery) Montague, ’13, pictured with Jewell Professor of Education Dr. Jeanine (Rockford) Haistings, ’92, was one of 16 winners selected among 157 Kansas City nominees for the inaugural Jedel Excellence in Mathematics Education Awards with a $10,000 prize. Montague is a fourth-grade teacher at Clardy Elementary in the North Kansas City (Missouri) School District, where she also serves as a science and mathematics demonstration teacher.
She also was published as a con-
SARAH TAYLOR, ’09,
bio-organic chemistry. He resides
tributor to “Herstory: Woman in
of Kansas City earned a master’s
in Greensboro, North Carolina.
American History,” a publication
degree in international advocacy
created by National History Day
and leadership from Avila University.
ADAM YOUNG, ’14,
completed an Executive MBA from
Foundation in conjunction with
Rockhurst University in May 2018 and
History and Lifetime. Lauck teaches
is employed by Burd and Fletcher.
eighth grade English language arts Excelsior Springs (Missouri) School District. She and J A K E L A U C K , ’ 0 7 , reside in Liberty with their daughter.
He and HALE Y (JONE S) YOUNG, ’ 14 ,
2010s
and coaches cheer and dance in the
reside in Prairie Village, Kansas. BROOKLYN BRADLEY, ’16,
TRISTA TURLEY, ’12,
was hired as staff attorney for the Ohio Court of Claims. She pre-
JOHN BARBER, ’08,
viously worked as assistant attor-
of Kansas City, was
ney general at the Ohio Attorney
promoted to vice
General’s Office.
president, general counsel and compliance officer of UGA Finance, after joining the organization in 2017 as its in-house counsel. He received a Juris Doctorate from Florida Coastal School of Law and has previously practiced in the private sector for two law firms.
the Year at Byhalia (Mississippi) Elementary as a result of successful test scores in reading and math, as well as for her community involvement in starting the school’s first music club.
DREW MITRISIN, ’13,
earned a master’s degree in public management from Johns Hopkins University and works in industry
REED BROWN, ’17,
is in the doctorate in physical therapy program at Regis University in Denver.
affairs for the American Trucking
PARKER WOOD, ’17,
Association.
ANGIE
(PE TE RSE N)
has been named a managing part-
M ITR ISIN, ’ 14,
completed a mas-
ner with Josh DeShong Real Estate
ter’s degree in education-reading
in Heath, Texas, where he resides.
from Johns Hopkins University
ALEX SAXON, ’09,
and is employed by KIPP DC. They
was cast in a main role as Gabriel
reside in Washington, D.C.
Johnson in the ABC drama “The
was named the 2018-2019 Teacher of
JESSA (ADAMS) HAHN, ’18, AND COURTNEY EDDINS, ’18,
received Outstanding Beginning
DR. ANDREW WOMMACK, ’14,
Teacher Awards from the Mis-
received the Ruth Ridenhour Schol-
souri Association of Colleges for
His work in other shows includes
arly and Professional Achievement
Teacher Education. Hahn teaches
recurring characters on “The Fos-
Award from High Point University.
math at Kearney (Missouri) High
ters,” “Finding Carter” and “Ray
He is an assistant professor of
School and Eddins is a fourth-
Donovan.” He resides in Sherman
chemistry whose research focuses
grade
Oaks, California.
on synthetic organic chemistry and
(Missouri) Elementary School.
Fix” that premiered in March.
teacher
at
Brookfield
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In Memoriam
B id d in g fa re w e l l to m e m b e rs o f th e Je w e l l fa m il y
1940s
Athene (Crook) Brazelton, ’45, of Kansas City, Missouri, Jan. 25, 2019 Dorothy (Anderson) Hyder, ’47, of Kansas City, Missouri, Dec. 6, 2018 Bill Riggs, ’47, of Liberty, Missouri, Jan. 5, 2019 Shirley (Griffin) Seidel, ’47, of Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 27, 2018 John McFarland Jr., ’48, of Breckenridge, Colorado, Dec. 14, 2018 Margaret “Betty” Shouse, ’48, of Kansas City, Missouri, April 30, 2019 Paul Adams, ’49, of Kansas City, Missouri, April 7, 2019 Bill Hahn, ’49, of Independence, Missouri, Feb. 2, 2019 Rev. Betty (Stone) Ludwig, ’49, of Newbury, Vermont, Nov. 2, 2018 Margaret (Beasley) Thomson, ’49, of Liberty, Missouri, Feb. 26, 2019 1950s
Ercell (Head) Binns, ’50, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, April 2, 2019 Henry Dice, ’50, of Liberty, Missouri, Jan. 1, 2019 Keith Fenton, ’50, of West Des Moines, Iowa, March 5, 2019 Daniel Hacku, ’50, of Northford, Connecticut, March 21, 2019 Margaret Irminger, ’50, of Liberty, Missouri, April 7, 2019 John Jaeger, ’51, of Kirkwood, Missouri, Feb. 26, 2019 Dr. Bob Titus, ’51, of Commerce, Texas, Nov. 6, 2018 William Bowman, ’52, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, April 3, 2019 James Dollins, ’52, of Kansas City, Missouri, Jan. 28, 2019 VIEW MEMORIALS
Rev. David Fison, ’52, of Auburn, Washington, Jan. 31, 2019
SINCE JAN . 1 , 2017
Edward Lundgren, ’52, of Spring Hill, Kansas, April 18, 2019
» a l u m n i . j e w e l l . e d u / memoriam
Alexander Boltniew, ’53, of White Stone, South Carolina, Feb. 13, 2019 Dr. Robert Coleberd Jr., ’53, of Granada Hills, California, Dec. 5, 2018 Dallas Divelbiss, ’53, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, March 9, 2019 Ormand Leavel Jr., ’53, of La Jolla, California, March 7, 2019 Rosa (White) Pace, ’53, of Borger, Texas, April 14, 2019 Rev. Roy Werline, ’53, of Smithville, Missouri, April 20, 2019 Joan (Pryor) Barth, ’54, of Chesterfield, Missouri, May 3, 2019 Joyce (Ramsey) Blount, ’54, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, March 1, 2019 Bob Goepfert, ’54, of Marion, Illinois, Nov. 16, 2018 David Hoy, ’54, of Streamwood, Illinois, Dec. 16, 2018 Joyce (Wheeler) Wollard, ’54, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, Jan. 10, 2019 Ruth (White) Budgett, ’55, of Uniontown, Ohio, March 1, 2019 Billy Kuykendall, ’55, of St. Louis, Missouri, April 3, 2019 Dr. Donald Darnell, ’57, of Erie, Colorado, Feb. 20, 2019 Jo (Hartnett) DeShon, ’57, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Jan. 26, 2019 Donna (Maple) Cox, ’58, of Kansas City, Missouri, March 9, 2019
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John Duggins Jr., ’58, of Ovilla, Texas, March 7, 2019 Robert Honeyfield, ’58, of Lansing, Kansas, Feb. 20, 2019 Garnett Peters III, ’58, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Nov. 22, 2018 Tom Sherwood, ’58, of Bellingham, Washington, Feb. 7, 2019
Richard “Dick” Johnson, ’68, of Rogersville, Missouri, March 28, 2019 Clifford Tuttle, ’68, of Fargo, North Dakota, April 16, 2019 1970s
James Myers, ’70, of Independence, Missouri, Feb. 1, 2019 Jay Thomas, III, ’70, of Louisiana, Missouri, May 18, 2019
Marion Botts, ’59, of Independence, Missouri, Jan. 19, 2019
Ray Crawford, ’72, of Kansas City, Missouri, Dec. 10, 2018
Paul Casper, ’59, of Carbondale, Kansas, Feb. 8, 2019
Ann Todoroff, ’75, of Gladstone, Missouri, Jan. 24, 2019
Dr. Jim Coleberd, ’59, of Hannibal, Missouri, Dec. 15, 2018
Stephen McGarvey, ’76, of Gladstone, Missouri, March 19, 2019
Charline (Smith) Seele, ’59, of Kansas City, Missouri, Dec. 10, 2018
Rebecca Long, ’77, of Overland Park, Kansas, Dec. 22, 2018
1960s
Laurie Anderson, ’79, of Leawood, Kansas, March 3, 2019
Rick Bailey, ’60, of Lawrence, Kansas, Jan. 11, 2019 Warren Bergman, ’60, of Florissant, Missouri, April 11, 2019
Mary Bell, ’73, of Liberty, Missouri, April 19, 2019
Michelle Lahey, ’79, of Independence, Missouri, Feb. 13, 2019 1980s
Bill Kramer Jr., ’60, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Nov. 21, 2018
Mark Ball, ’81 (faculty), of Prairie Village, Kansas, Feb. 9, 2019
Phyllis (Strawn) Kilver, ’60, of Jacksonville, Illinois, Feb. 27, 2019
Mertie Denney, ’88, of Kansas City, Missouri, Jan. 31, 2019
Ken Ragsdale, ’60, of Ozark, Missouri, March 7, 2019
1990s
Donald LaFontaine, ’61, of Arnold, Missouri, Jan. 19, 2019 Robert McGee, ’61, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, April 28, 2019 Jim Prather, ’61, of Kansas City, Missouri, Nov. 5, 2018 Gary Webster, ’61, of Bradenton, Florida, Nov. 15, 2018 Michael Chu, ’62, of Kearney, Missouri, Feb. 8, 2019
Laura (Pruitt) Marsh, ’90, of Kansas City, Missouri, May 18, 2019 Scott Cypert, ’93, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Oct. 1, 2018 2010s
Matthew Oliver, ’17, of Kansas City, Missouri, April 1, 2019 FRIENDS
Larry Seelinger, ’62, of Raymore, Missouri, Jan. 12, 2019
Dr. Bill Henning (former faculty) of Winona Lake, Indiana, April 11, 2019
Richard Stertz, ’63, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Jan. 7, 2019
Ruth McCoy (former staff) of Kansas City, Missouri, April 22, 2019
Rev. David Winfrey, ’63, of Savannah, Missouri, Dec. 4, 2018
Dr. Catherine (Crowe) Vera (former faculty) of Lawrence, Kansas, Dec. 14, 2018
Barbara Hay, ’65, of Lawson, Missouri, Nov. 29, 2018 Keith Oberkrom, ’67, of Liberty, Missouri, Nov. 18, 2018 Esther (Thornton) Glover, ’68, of Houston, Texas, April 7, 2019
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NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID WILLIAM JE WELL COLLEGE
500 COLLEGE HILL LIBERTY MO, 64068
Belle, Jason, Shep, Molly and Emery Lauber
WHY WE GIVE “It’s hard to put into words what Jewell means to us. Jewell brought us together. It provided us a place to meet our closest friends, explore learning in small classrooms with professors who truly cared about our education and our well-being, and it gave us an opportunity to continue to play sports on a collegiate level. In the years following graduation, we gave what we could; however, that changed when the true value of William Jewell continued to show itself in our everyday life. For us, giving to the Jewell Fund is an expression of how much we believe in the Jewell way and community. We were recently asked, ‘Where is Liberty and what’s there? ’ and the answer was simple: William Jewell is Liberty, and to not contribute to what sets Liberty apart from other small towns in America would be to turn our backs on the principles we hope to instill in our own children as they grow in the community we continue to believe in.” Molly (Miller) Lauber, ‘02 , and Jason Lauber, ‘02 , met at Je well— on their f irst day—married in 200 6 and have made Libert y home for their family of f ive. Molly is a p artner with Finle y & Lauber LLC, a family law f irm in Libert y. Jason is a sales representative with Medtronic Spine and Biologics. T he y are members of the John P riest Greene Giving Societ y, and Molly ser ves on the Alumni Bo ard of Go vernors. 40 W I L L I A M J E W E L L C O L L E G E