Summer/Fall 2012 - Texas Woman's University

Texas Woman’s University Former Students Association Summer/Fall 2012 

PIONEER 

Class Notes 

Greengs fellow Pioneers! 

One of the privileges of serving as FSA President is that I get to preview these notes before you get them. 

What a joy! I laughed, cried, applauded, and cheered as I read through each entry. All of you are a true source of inspiraon. 

Our stories connect us ‐ please don’t ever stop sharing. 

…and speaking of sharing. I’d like to tell you all a lile bit about what your FSA Board has been up to these past 

few months. If this turns out to be “old news” just skip this secon and go on to the good stuff! 

At the FSA Chapter Officers/Board Workshop on June 30, 2012, Dr. Ann Stuart, TWU Chancellor and President 

asked FSA to consider its future role with TWU and invited us to be a part of the new structure as a Chartered Alumni 

Group under the Office of Alumni Relaons. Aer in‐depth analysis and discussion, the FSA Board voted on Saturday, 

August 4th, to become a Charter group of the TWU Office of Alumni Relaons effecve September 1, 2012. 

I believe the two most significant items of note for most of us are: 1)FSA will have an official affiliaon with 

TWU while maintaining our 501(3)c status and 2) FSA will move from a dues based to a donaon‐based membership 

(membership donaons will be tax deducble). The summary report and associated documentaon are available upon 

request. Inquiries may be sent directly to the FSA Office or to me. 

Please join me as we use this transion year to RE‐FOCUS, RE‐ ENERGIZE, AND RE‐CONNECT! 

Sincerely, Patricia Edwards, Class of ‘77 ‘79 ‘98 

Former Student Associaon President 

Gladys Barns Lawhon, class agent for the Class of 1930, recently 

celebrated her 100th birthday with a family and friends gettogether. 

She is sll in good health and enjoys keeping up with 

her classmates. She lives in Denton and also keeps up with 

goings on at the Denton TWU campus. Congratulaons and 

thanks, Gladys, for 82 years and counng of parcipaon. 

Class of 1925 

CLASS AGENT: Mildred Burgess 

Hurley, 479‐968‐1233 

Class of 1930 

CLASS AGENT: Gladys Barns 

Lawhon, 2422 Nongham, Denton, 

TX 76209, 940‐382‐8563, 

gladl01@charter.net 

Alta Parn Harper from Teague, TX 

died April 21, 2012. 

Class of 1937 

CLASS AGENT: Marjorie Collier Hall, 

2611 Lake Air Drive, Waco, TX 76710 

830‐377‐1303 bbkirk@me.com 

I have oen said that 

there are three parts to 

every experience—the 

ancipaon, the experience 

itself, and the memories it creates. 

Well, I can honestly say that all 

three aspects of my class reunion far 

exceeded my expectaons! Even 

though I was the only member of my 

class of 1937 to aend, I so enjoyed 

geng to see and catch up with 

many other old friends and alumni. 

It was also so good to be back on the 

TWU campus where I have countless 

wonderful memories. I especially 

enjoyed the wonderful reunion dinner 

on Saturday evening. Many 

thanks to all those who made the 

weekend possible. Who knows, maybe 

I will be able to aend the next 

one too! 

Class of 1938 ‐ no agent 

Class of 1939 

CLASS AGENT: Jane Robin Ellis, 509 

St. Charles Dr., Arlington, TX 76013, 

817‐548‐8511, jarobel@a.net 

Jane Robin Ellis reports that she received 

a list of the “remains of ‘39” 

borrowing from the words of September 

Song, I will say that the numbers 

of our class are dwindling down 

to a precious few. Many phone numbers 

were not acve‐which tells me 

its own story, and I’m sure that more 

than one of us sounded a trifle 

“wispy”, but those who were available, 

who understood what was happening, 

and who remembered the 

bright days of our me of sharing and 

preparing for our future here on 

“broad and rolling plains” were yet 

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strong of voice and cordial in manner 

as we spoke of our special ALMA MA‐ 

TER. 

‐ Rebecca Anderson Allard is now living 

in a rerement center in Fort 

Worth, TX connuing as much as possible, 

her interest in civic and symphony 

acvies. Her daughter is in 

Fort Worth and her son is in San Angelo, 

Rebecca has one granddaughter. 

‐ Ruth Alexander Smith lives in Westminster 

Apartments in Ausn, TX and 

though she is dealing with a health 

issue, the “zing” in her voice as we 

spoke aested to her zest for living. 

Mary Buckelew Bays of Mesquite, TX 

and your reporter were the only two 

who were on campus for our 70th 

Homecoming. Mary has two lovely 

daughters, and I can tesfy that their 

mother is a youthful, good looking 

“rep” of our ‘39ers. We shared the 

table with Dr. Hubbard’s son George 

and his wife Billie. We were honored 

and pleased at the aenon given us. 

‐ Nova Bryant Dickson now lives in 

Houston, TX. She has spent me in 

Bolivia (several tours of duty) traveled 

a lot, and has taught in numerous 

parts of the USA. She is now 

dealing with a physical maer, but is 

near aenve children, and life is 

good. ‐ Elizabeth Robertson Fondaras, 

was, if you recall, our excellent 

Student Body President. In previous 

years, she has lived alternately in 

New York City and Paris, France. Her 

knowledge and experse led to her 

serving as director of the French‐ 

American Foundaon to bring forward 

its objecves, but she now lives 

in NYC at leisure. It was a joy to 

speak to her. ‐ Jeanee Schloman 

Roosevelt sounds very busy when she 

accounts for me in her recent move 

to a rerement center in Lenox, 

Mass. My repeated phone calls end 

up as recordings, but I hear from her 

at Christmas, and her acvies reflect 

a busy, useful, and civic minded 

woman. I admired her and all Dr. 

Duggan’s “pioneers of modern 

dance”. The troupe really worked 

long and hard to birth that form of 

the dance. 

‐ Dutchie Minnie Mae Voelkel Sunday 

now living in Kerrville in a senior center 

since she lost her husband in 

2010, was also one of the arsc 

number. ‐ Geraldine Smith McAfee, 

senior class beauty and fine pianist is 

somewhat the matriarch of a family 

of three sons, one daughter, and mul‐ 

ple numbers of “grands” Gerry now 

resides in a rerement center near 

family members in Thousand Oaks, 

CA. Her Christmas photo indicates 

she is sll “lovely to look at”. Wherever 

Gerry has lived, she and her husband 

supported development of the 

arts and worthy civic programs. 

When I last spoke to ‐ Gretchen Smith 

Crow in her home in Shreveport, LA 

she said she had enjoyed travel, especially 

her numerous visits to Africa. 

Her family includes two children, seven 

grands and nine great grands. Her 

health was good and life was going 

well. ‐ Mary Louise Stovall Wadlington, 

moves from her place in a nearby 

rerement facility to visit her 

home with her daughter in Irving, TX 

She was glad to report and recalled 

“our days” with pleasure. ‐ Nancy 

Johnson Preston was a “hoot”. She 

lives in Henderson, TX she lives alone, 

has a spunky voice, and doing “just 

fine!” She taught school a year or so, 

raised two boys and has one grand ‐ 

daughter. Life is good! ‐ Mary Keen 

Jackson of Sparks, NV surprised me 

by returning my call to report herself 

well and acve in an Adult Community 

and speaking of having lived as a 

wife with her three children, years of 

military life before calling Nevada 

home. She is a twin with Mildred 

Keen Kaempfer who now resides in 

Tallahassee, FL with her daughter. 

These two, with an older sister, Wilma 

Keen Owens now deceased, graduated 

in the summer of 1939. Mary 

said the three of them lived near 

Denton and commuted. As for your 

reporter, Jane Robin Ellis, aer 

TSCW, I taught at Boyd, TX then 

moved to Arlington, TX where I became 

part of the AISD as a music 

teacher at the elementary level, 

moved to one high school at that 

me as choral director, and eventually 

rered from the fourth high school 

in Arlington (there are now 6) as a 

member of the administrave staff. 

An elementary school in Arlington 

honors my name; life has been a 

blessed and rich adventure praccing 

our moo of having learned to do by 

doing. My generaon has experienced 

the goodness of a generous 

GOD. Do you have a record of Martha 

Sue Noel? In my first inquiry 

(2010) I talked to a person in Amarillo 

who knew that Sue died in 2009. I 

believe it was Nova Bryant reported 

that Maudeen Martha Marks was 

deceased as of 2011. 

Class of 1940 

CLASS AGENT: Mae B. Parther 

Medford, 301 Peachtree St. Fairfield, 

TX 75840 – 2211, 903 389‐7798 

Class of 1941 

CLASS AGENT: Dorothy Schmigens 

Henderson, 1405 Briar Cliff, Ausn, 

TX 78723, lnicklo@comcast.net 

Class of 1942 

CLASS AGENT: Jane Spragens, 4300 

Balcones Woods Dr., Ausn, TX 

78759, 512‐340‐9166, 

janespragens@sbcglobal.net, 

Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey, 2801 Longfellow 

Lane, Denton, TX 76209‐1160, 

940‐382‐9458 

Class of 1943 

CLASS AGENT: Martha Moore 

Tarpley, 468 Retama Way Drive, San 

Antonio, TX 78240, 210‐694‐2083; j‐ 

tarpley@sbcglobal.net 

Class of 1944 

CLASS AGENT: Hilma Pliskal Harral, 

804 Ridge Dr., Bedford, TX 76021, 

817‐485‐4354 

‐ Maxine Wiederhold Peterson says 

she is doing as well as can be expected 

in her home in Dallas. She 

reports that Agnes Bracher Barre 

has moved across the street to an 

apartment with food service, but her 

phone is sll (713)‐782‐5936! 

‐ Mary Edith Dinsmore Forsythe recently 

had a wonderful trip to Costa 

Rica, which has a woman president. 

Mae Reynolds Peacock, also from 

Wichita Falls, has been cleaning out 

her closets, as we all should. 

‐ Charloe Price Nelson escaped dam‐ 

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age to her apartment in the Dallas 

hail storm – she likes Sports TV. Martha 

Paul Grammer in Fort Worth has 

been ill but is recovering. Her friend 

Nita Cobb Westervelt is at home at 

Grace Presbyterian Village in Dallas. 

Jessie Hake Leigh is well taken care of 

at Windcrest nursing home in Fredericksburg. 

Mary Barron Bonds has an 

interesng bio in the Pioneer 

Posngs. She reports the death of 

Mary Blodge Ryan in the spring. 

Nina Johnson Breton is enjoying her 

remodeled home in Dallas. Her 

daughter Dr. Carol Breton‐Jones, a 

well known diean, lived in Carrollton. 

Hilma Pliskal Harral was recently 

caught in a phone scam‐a relave was 

supposed to be in trouble. If you receive 

this kind of “fishing call”, send 

no money and call a relave or friend. 

Class of 1945 

CLASS AGENT: Joan O'Brien Rose, 424 

E. College, Broken Arrow, OK 74012, 

918‐258‐9331, jrose10700@aol.com; 

Margarea Reeve Bolding, 2 Planta‐ 

on Road, Houston, TX 77024‐6236, 

713‐465‐2690 

Helen Bauer Smith of Ausn, TX died 

4/18/2012. 

Class of 1946 

CLASS AGENT: Patria Trail Murphy, 

5811 Meleo Lane, Dallas, TX 75230‐ 

2107, 972‐233‐6168 

Ann Pliskal Timmons of Colorado 

Springs died 9/3/2012. Her sister is 

Hilma Pliskal Harrell ‘44. 

Dr. Beye Myers, a former board 

president and current kinesiology 

professor at TWU is being honored 

with a Denton ISD middle school 

named aer her. 

Class of 1947 

CLASS AGENT: Mary Beth Foshee 

Scull, 806‐799‐3903 

Bey Goforth Singletary reported that 

Carol Lutz‐Wood Robertson died in 

Abilene, TX on 7/25/2012 

Class of 1948 

CLASS AGENT: Madge Boucher 

Boynton, 1833 Broadway Street, Denton, 

TX 76201‐2562, 940‐243‐1602, 

madgeboynton@yahoo.com 

In June, Madge had an accident at 

home and had to have surgery for 2 

fractures in her right ankle. She spent 

the enre summer at a rehab facility 

but is happy to be back home. She 

has limited acvity but soon you will 

hear from her regarding Homecoming 

Class of 1949 

CLASS AGENT: Doreen Olivia Dunlop 

Armstrong, 702 West Ave., Pasadena, 

TX 77502‐3402, 713‐472‐1679, 

doarmstrong@sbcglobal.net; 

CO‐CLASS AGENT: Ayleen Armstrong 

Burden, 924 Colchester, Garland, TX 

75040‐1301, 972‐495‐4755 

Class of 1950 

CLASS AGENT: no agent 

Helen Penny Hill of Garland, TX died 

this summer. 

Class of 1951 

CLASS AGENT: Marilyn Neil Love, 

3213 Wesield Ave., Forth Worth, TX, 

76133, 817‐926‐2196, 

purplefrogs10@yahoo.com 

Carolyn Torbe Smith of Ausn, TX 

died July 2012. 

Our 61st Homecoming in April found 

6 of us from the Class of ‘51. We enjoyed 

Friday night dinner together 

followed by our annual ice cream party 

at Billie Shewell Hubbard’s home. 

Billie and husband George, live in 

Krum, Texas. Billie has recently 

aended her 65th high school reunion 

in Baytown. Saturday morning, 

Margaret Anne Harris Simmons and 

husband, Hugh treated us to a delicious 

waffle breakfast at their home 

in Denton. Besides “eang” we were 

able to catch up on each others lives. 

Anne is acve in the New Horizon 

Band...her favorite instrument is the 

marimba, but plays the bells in the 

band. Bey Junkin Guest has just finished 

her book, “Once Upon A Falling 

Star.” Bey’s daughter, Dinah was 

her editor. It is a wonderfully, delighul 

book. Her book is available in 

paper back on Amazon.com and also 

as an e book. (I’m her promoonal 

manger!) Carolyn Cummins Theis is 

busy as ever with church acvies, 

playing her guitar for the Senior center, 

etc. She and her husband, Ken 

are Road Scholars/Elder Hostelers 

having been on 20 events together. 

Doe Mangum Kinsel is off on another 

excursion. This me on a Rhine 

River Cruise. I talked with Paula 

Bledsoe Bri. Although encountering 

health issues, (and weathering each 

one) she connues to be acve in her 

church in Wheeler, Texas. Flo Rozier 

Stark has also had some health issues 

but connues to improve. Chrisne 

Peterman Kallstrom connues her 

work as director of “Treetops in the 

Forest” in the Davy Crocket Naonal 

Forest. Word comes that Maurice 

Williams Graves lost her husband in 

April. Margaret Anne Harris Simmons 

also reports the death of Joline Kirkpatrick 

Stell in January. Bey Russell 

Thompson of Bryan, Texas keeps busy 

doing volunteer work with the 

Crestview Methodist Rerement 

Community. She and her husband, 

Robert, have also been acve in the 

Lone Star Honor Flight (taking WWII 

veterans to Washington to see the 

WWII memorial). Billye J. Lowe, who 

lives in Miami, has recovered from a 

serious car accident in January and is 

now spending the summer in her cabin 

in the mountains of North Carolina. 

Your class agent is busy in her church 

in Fort Worth… coordinang the acolytes 

and chairing the commiee for 

the annual “Kirkin’ of the Tartans.” It 

is worship service recognizing the 

Scosh heritage of the Presbyterian 

Church. There are bagpipes, tartan 

banners, a minister from Scotland and 

an aendance of over a thousand 

people. Bey Junkin Guest and Margaret 

Anne Harris Simmons were 

among those in aendance. Please 

send any news of our classmates to 

me for publicaon in the next Class 

Notes. Look forward to hearing from 

you. Marilyn Love, GO FROGS!! 

Class of 1952 

CLASS AGENT: Beverly Sharp Germany, 

3905 Sunnydale Dr., Fort Worth, 

TX 76116‐7645, 817‐244‐1404, 

jpgermany@sbcglobal.net; 

Rebecca Brawley Lee, 2212 Triway 

Lane, Houston, TX 77043‐2105, 713‐ 

465‐0424, leeark29@gmail.com 

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14 members of our class aended the 

60th Homecoming/Reunion and six 

husbands in April 2012. Those 

aending: Barbara Luther Taylor and 

husband, Lyndon Taylor; Lee Gray 

Blair and husband, Jim Blair; Joan 

Drake Eccles and husband, Terry Eccles; 

Jane Smith Phelps, and husband 

Kenneth Phelps; Carolyn Wya Bruner, 

and husband, Dwain Bruner,; 

Becky Brawley Lee and husband, Noah 

Lee; Margaret Whorton Gresse 

and great grand‐daughter, Amanda 

Gresse; Norma Shelton Stuart and 

grandson; Joanne Logan Young and 

daughter; Tommy Joy Lovin Bosler; 

Willis Hodges Monroe; Delores High 

Balderas; Patsy Dill Gurley; Katherine 

"Kiy" Bethel Marshall. Our group led 

the singing of "Moonlight and Roses" 

at the Saturday night banquet invoking 

sweet memories of campus days.. 

We also sang our class song and gave 

over $4,200.00 to the 2012 Class Gi 

Campaign. Classmates who called me 

said health issues of their spouses or 

themselves made it impossible for 

them to aend. Marilyn Fawce 

Sorenson, San Antonio, had fallen 

from her ac in December and injured 

a shoulder. Clara Jane Long 

Jones, Monroe, Louisiana, could not 

aend but reported the passing of 

Margie Smith Petrov. Jean Jester 

Doucet, Jennings, Louisiana, has ended 

her school and educaon work 

three years ago. She said the State 

and Governor cut school budget and 

took special project money to be used 

elsewhere. She has had both hips 

replaced and cannot travel much anymore. 

She and Elmer enjoy gardening 

and staying home. 

‐ Joy Hook Poteet, Albuquerque, New 

Mexico, sent me word her husband 

passed away last October 2011. 

‐ Beverly Gadberry Hanna, Carrollton, 

Virginia, is having extensive dental 

work and could not aend Homecoming/Reunion. 

She reported the passing 

of June Margaret Warren Marn 

in spring of 2011. 

‐ Delores High Balderas rered from 

Houston Public Library in September 

2010 aer 31 years! She moved to 

Granbury, Texas, to live with Dee Ann, 

her daughter. She says she misses 

the "fast life" in Houston. 

Leta Beth Dawson Bunnenberg, Palo 

Alto, California, is sll doing the same 

history related volunteer acvies. 

Her major effort is toward geng the 

local history museum open and exhibits 

planned. Her summer hiking was 

limited, but she did take short trips to 

lakes. She sent a photo of herself 

which is displayed on the Palo Alto 

Shule bus window which proves she 

is sll "on the go"! 

‐ Patsy Dill Gurley, Fort Worth, Texas, 

has worked for a travel agency for 

many years but is slowing down some 

and giving fewer tours. She has seen 

many places in Europe and many 

cies in U. S. She and Delores “Dee” 

High Balderas roomed together in 

hotel at Homecoming/Reunion. 

‐ Carol Davenport Lanaghen, Salida, 

Colorado, and husband Frank acquired 

a Lazy‐Daze RV early in 2011 

and have been doing much traveling 

to their batch of meshares. Her recent 

e‐mail told of their trip in March 

to Louisiana where they stopped to 

visit Jean Nesbit Box, Rogers, Arkansas. 

Jean's husband has emphysema 

and is not doing too well so she cannot 

do much traveling. Carol sll has 

her horses she looks aer, volunteers 

at tutoring in elementary school, and 

does gardening. 

‐ Jane Smith Phelps, San Angelo, Texas, 

is a member of the United Daughters 

of the Confederacy and has 

sewed a beauful dress of that historical 

period. She even made a black 

hat (bonnet) to match the black costume. 

She and Ken have a son in New 

York City where he is a musician. 

They enjoy vising and hearing his 

band play. Their other twin son lives 

in Denton. A daughter lives in Dallas. 

‐ Willia Hodges Monroe, Irving, Texas, 

is very much alive and well enough to 

be at our 60th, as the FSA had her on 

the deceased list. Her friends were 

glad to see her in aendance. 

Class of 1953 

CLASS AGENT: Doe George Wessels 

2323 Rosefield Dr., Houston, TX, 

77080, 713‐973‐6090, 

dwessels@earthlink.net 

Jane Onofrey, Dallas, TX died August 

7, 2012.. 

Class of 1954 

Class Agent: Annee Rowan Register, 

312 Yacht Club Dr. NE, Ft. Walton 

Beach, FL 32548‐6424, 850‐342‐2250, 

registerannee@yahoo.com; 

Myra Lawrence West, P.O. Box 157, 

Aubrey, TX 76227, 940.365.2136, 

myrawestkaylado6@sbcglobal.net 

Class of 1955 

CLASS AGENT: Katherine Haddad 

Davis, 4322 Santa Rita, El Paso, TX 

79902‐1328,915‐533‐6416, 

treskaty@hotmail.com 

So good to hear from Pat Pickee 

Hand who writes that she and her 

husband are adjusng to California 

desert living. Their oldest daughter is 

with Alphatech in San Diego as execu‐ 

ve VP in Human Resources. Their 

son is with Applied Medical in Rancho 

Santa Margarita, CA and sll resides 

in Costa Mesa with his wife. Their 

youngest Browyn is scheduled to have 

spinal surgery. Pat and her husband 

David also have three grandchildren 

and one great grandchild. Had a nice 

phone visit with Ann McClellan Hayden 

not too long ago. Like the rest of 

us she is having some health issues 

but sll stays busy. Also had a nice 

phone visit with Meg Robertson Havins. 

She and her husband live at 

18085 Elm St. in Mabank, TX. They 

take many trips and have been to Holland, 

England and many other places 

abroad. They are enjoying their children 

and their grandchildren. Also 

keep up with Corky Pelt Richards, Suzanne 

Garland Evans and Tommye 

Miller Lyles on Facebook. Any of our 

classmates can send me their news 

there. Also have latest info on Ann 

Coleman Hinton who is living at 111 

Lake Terrace Dr. in Mathis, TX 78727. 

Also had a nice long phone conversa‐ 

on with Charlice Adams Talbo who 

is now living in Denton and shares a 

home with her son. All for now. 

Would love to hear from you all. 

Class of 1956 

CLASS AGENT: Emily‐Mae Stafford, 

2904 Lakewood Drive, Denton 76207, 

940‐383‐6822, estaff@msn.com 

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Class of 1957 

CLASS AGENT: Joanie Parks Shrader, 

225 W. 3rd Street, Baird, TX 79504, 

325‐829‐4642, 

txgigi1961@valornet.com ; 

What a wonderful me 16 of us, plus 

a few other friends, had at our 55 th 

reunion. To be honest, it was a lot 

beer than I had ancipated. We had 

a hospitality room at the motel that 

made a big difference as we were all 

able to be together to visit a few 

mes. We reserved enough rooms to 

get it free one day and all contributed 

to pay for the other day. Sure had 

some great snacks…….I do want to 

express my appreciaon to each of 

you that sent a contribuon for our 

class gi whether you aended 

homecoming or not. It totaled 

$6,136.00 at last report. All of this 

goes to scholarships. Please remember 

to be saving so we can make another 

contribuon in 2017. You know 

that will be here before we know it. 

The class of ‘52 had 15 people aending 

so we are encouraged that we can 

have that many or more. 

The dedicaon of the benches in honor 

of Kay Williams Goodman (class of 

58’) was very nice and the weather 

cleared off to allow us to walk over to 

the Lile Chapel. The grounds are 

gorgeous! Other thanks to those that 

chose to contribute to that. There 

was $1800.00 le to contribute to the 

Lile Chapel Fund. 

Being class agent has had its share of 

work, but benefits also. I have goen 

to know some of you beer and reconnected 

with a few, one of those 

being Mary Jo Case Browne who now 

lives in Los Angeles. Thanks to each of 

you that made the effort and went to 

the expense to aend our 55 th . 

I have spoken with June Palmer. She 

has her struggles. She so wanted to 

come to homecoming, but there just 

was not a way to do it. She sends her 

love. We all pray for you June and 

her friend, Judy, that cares for her. 

‐ Jodi Mosier Scartaccini ‐ To all my 

classmates, I wish you a wonderful 

reunion filled with much laughter and 

many great memories. I hope that I 

might be there to join in the fesvi‐ 

es, but if not… I wish each of you 

“sunsets to warm your heart, friendships 

to brighten your being”, and 

hugs from me and other friends when 

spirits sag!!! 

‐ Barbara Francis Minton ‐ I am not 

going to be able to aend the reunion 

this year, but that means no one can 

get sick or die unl I get in a visit. I 

will miss you all heaps and fully intended 

to make it....however; Roy is 

going to be honored as a disnguished 

alum at Schriner University 

in Kerrville on the same weekend. 

My presence is required. Give 

all XXX's from me and let them know I 

am there in spirit! You're doing a 

bang up job!!!!!!!! 

‐ Judi Frandsen Nordlund ‐ I so wish I 

could join all of you at the reunion 

but sister Gail is unable to go and husband 

Harold is possibly going to go 

through some cancer treatment. I am 

not computer literate so have to depend 

on Harold to receive and send 

messages. I would like you to send 

me your home address and I will send 

some up to date pix, also a note on 

my visit to California for our son's 

wedding and a great visit with Gracie 

Smith. 

‐ Shirley Blakemore Paerson ‐ As it 

turns out, I am not going to be able to 

get to the reunion. I know everyone 

will have a great me. Say hello to 

the group there for me. 

‐ Norma Rae Sims ‐ I’m in the middle 

of a house remodel and waing to 

see when its finished before comming 

to the reunion. Hoping it will 

be done before the 19th deadline. 

Thanks for the reminder. 

‐ Lola Lee Montgomery Pitzer ‐ I received 

this e‐mail. Will miss the reunion 

as unfortunately I will be having a 

shoulder replacement. That along 

with the two knees will soon make 

me bionic. Ah, ageing is wonderful!!! 

‐ Shirley Yancey Gumert ‐ Yeah, I 

laugh when I hear that 12 hours a 

semester is considered "full me." I 

finished a semester early, went right 

to work in library in Bryan, where 

John was enjoying having to go an 

extra semester. Organic chemistry got 

him. However, he was graduated on 

a Saturday, went to work following 

Monday‐‐plenty of job opportunies. 

I do wish I'd gone on to do master's in 

library science ‐‐ woulda, coulda, 

shoulda. My niece in Pflugerville did 

her master's mostly online, said those 

were some of the toughest courses 

she ever had. She's lovin' finishing 

out career as librarian, not in classroom. 

Nope, sll can't come to reunion. 

John will be recovering from 

knee replacement surgery, and I'll 

have to be here to make him work 

hard at rehab. I'll try to write a long 

leer to Virginia Mullins Sanders before 

reunion, since she does not do 

email. 

‐ Doris Odle Simmons ‐ Yes, Joan, I do 

get your group emails and I really do 

appreciate them. I don't think I will be 

able to come to the reunion this year. 

Do you think maybe you could send 

me a few pictures? Thanks!!! (Yes, 

that has been done) 

‐ Bey Ready ‐ For the first two years 

I lived in the Co‐ops and I remember 

lisng everything my freshman yearand 

I spent a grand total of $600 including 

toothpaste! And I paid a dollar 

toward gasoline to ride home with 

‐ Gail Percy Flanagan. I feel I received 

a marvelous educaon. In some ways 

I learned as much from living in the 

dorms as I did from classes. And my 

we had some wonderful concert and 

drama to‐dos. I connued to follow 

Anna Russell for many years and saw 

her in Philadelphia once. The modern 

dance group opened my eyes to 

many things. I think of their concert 

every Thanksgiving. One of my favorites: 

Singing Christmas carols in the 

art building with the piano going full 

blast and all of us gathered around 

rails on all floors singing away. And I 

dearly loved having that place with all 

the supplies for wrapping packages 

on the lower floor of the ad building. 

All of the art teachers were praccing 

arsts. And so passionate about it. 

The passion may well be the most 

influenal part. Especially Ms. Laselle. 

I learned more through her 

than everything else put together— 

about the arts. My best to you. 

‐ Mary Jo Case Browne ‐ I want to 

thank Joanie Parks Shrader for sharing 

the pictures she took at the reunion. 

It was more than obvious that I 

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indeed missed a good and special 

gathering. I feel the same inside as I 

did in 1957; however, gray hairs noted 

in the pictures (and mirror!) remind 

me that me is moving faster 

than I want to admit. For those of us 

unable to aend the reunion, Joanie's 

efforts mean more than she can 

ever imagine. By sharing all those e‐ 

mail addresses she, via technology, 

spread great joy when some of us 

reconnected with friends we thought 

were now only a page in the Book of 

Memories. Most of all, I thank you 

Joanie, Judy Nuhn Morton and for 

taking the me to call me from Vicki 

Hill Robinson's home in Dallas. You 

have no idea how it warmed my heart 

to hear Vicki laugh again. May we all 

exercise Vicki's grace when it is our 

turn to face ill health. To fellow classmates 

(in the photos) I send personal 

gratude for carrying the 1957 flag at 

the reunion in 2012. A remarkable 

(and handsome!) showing 55 years 

aer the fact. With gratude, Mary 

Jo (Case) Browne 

‐ Billie Mims ‐ The only thing that 

maered about the passage of 55 

years since our Class of '57 graduated 

was the absence of dear friends. 

However, those of us who aended 

the reunion in April reacquainted ourselves 

with each other and had a 

wonderful me as we shared stories 

of our years at TWU. Thanks to the 

efforts of our class agent, Joan Parks 

Shrader and the TWU staff who 

planned and executed our reunion, 

we had smooth sailing throughout 

the weekend, many laughs, lots 

of resurfaced memories and the ever 

present realizaon that we were so 

lucky to have been a part of those 

years at TWU. Before the next reunion, 

however, we may need to hire a 

song leader for our class song. 

Thanks to all for a job well done. 

‐ Anna Lee Skaggs Keller, Sherman, 

Texas ‐ I really don’t want to go to my 

TWU (actually TSCW) Class of 1957 

reunion. Aer all, it has been 55 

years since most of us saw one another. 

I’ve lost touch with most of my 

friends and those who come to the 

reunion will probably not remember 

me. Oh well, I was a class officer and 

really should support the class. Joan 

Parks Shrader has worked so hard to 

rally everyone. I’ll just call my roommate 

and some of my friends to see if 

they are going. The news that so 

many were not physically (or mentally) 

able to aend broke my heart – 

and made me ashamed that I had not 

kept up with friends who meant so 

much to me while at TWU. So, Gail 

Cravens Grigg, a high school friend 

who was also in the Class of 1957 and 

lives in Sherman, and I made arrangements 

to aend and room together. 

With our Daedalians in tow, we made 

our entrance at the class dinner on 

Friday evening. Aerward, everyone 

gathered in a hotel meeng room 

where we shared snacks and tried to 

recognize one another. The Daedalian 

pictures helped and the many stories 

of TWU days started to unfold. 

Billie Mims kept asking if I knew 

where to find Mary Hensley from 

Cameron. This is now my challenge! 

Of course, the TWU campus has 

changed in so many ways since 1957. 

Mainly, there are “boy students,” 

high rise dorms, lots of cars (very few 

of us had cars) and many new buildings. 

It was comforng to know that 

the beloved Lile Chapel and Red Bud 

trees are sll a part of the campus. 

Class donaons to TWU Foundaon 

were announced at the Alumni dinner 

on Saturday night. When it came 

me for our Class, we had rehearsed 

our Class song and were ready. However, 

Judy Nuhn Morton got so excited 

and started our “Class yell” instead. 

We joined in and loved it. We 

were very proud of our Class contribuon 

from classmates aending and 

those unable to aend. There was 

much talk about the number of mes 

that our Class of 1957 had won 

STUNTS. It was especially grafying 

to hear about the various ways Classmates 

have used what was learned 

and experienced while students. As 

we all “mature,” we can be sure that 

our lives have counted in a posive 

way in this world. How very proud I 

am to have reconnected with such 

precious people who were in our 

TWU Class of 1957. Blessings to all. 

‐ Virginia Mullins Sanders ‐ You go 

girl! That was a terrific 55 th Class Reunion 

for the Class of 57’. I’m sorry 

that more of them couldn’t have enjoyed 

it with us. Hope everyone got 

back safely to their homes and plan 

to come again in five years. Encompassing 

everyone in a big circle really 

facilitated involving everyone who 

wanted to talk and more interchanges 

between all concerned. It was a 

lovely, and probably inspired by your 

teaching experiences! It worked like a 

charm! The Hampton Inn does try to 

do their part to ensure a happy me 

for all of us who come. The connental 

breakfasts were very good and the 

hospitality room a real boon. I was 

proud of the amount of our class gi 

and grateful to all who contributed. 

Thank you again for all the me and 

effort you put in to guarantee a grand 

and memorable me for all who 

came. I know it involves more than 

many people think. I hope the rest of 

the year will be full of blessings for 

all. Let’s all keep in touch and let me 

know if I can assist in any further ac‐ 

vies for the class of 57’. 

‐ Nancy McClain ‐ I wanted to send a 

note to express my most sincere appreciaon 

to you for all the work and 

me consuming hours you spent 

making our reunion a marvelous 

event. The dinner was such a pleasant 

event and all the acvies preceding 

that seemed to remind us how important 

our me spent at TWU really 

was. We did not only enjoyed a superior 

educaon, but developed friendships 

for a life me. I truly look forward 

to the 60 th . I have been so busy 

since my return. Our clogging group 

performs for “The Relay for Life” 

event and now we are gearing up for 

the yearly recital. I think I am rered, 

but at mes I am not sure I am. 

‐Barbara Kinnard Pyke ‐ The 55 year 

homecoming class was a really good 

even if it was a small group. In the 

“It’s a Small World” category , I discovered 

that Carole White Headrick is 

the sister of the teacher who told me 

about TSCW back in 1954. Miss Fran 

White was the one who told me to 

check out TSCW and that she thought 

it would suit me. She was right and I 

have been grateful ever since. She 

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le Iraan H.S. the next year and I never 

knew where she went. Carole and I 

had a good conversaon about her 

and I got my HS annual with photos of 

Miss White at Iraan HS in southwest 

Texas. Joan Shrader did a great job of 

arranging everything so we could visit 

and eat (lots of good food). In March 

I went to Machu Picchu and the Galapagos. 

It was a wonderful and exhausng 

trip. The Inca ruins at Machu 

Picchu look just like the Naonal 

Geographic special. At the Galapagos 

I saw the blue footed boobies (birds) 

the sea iguanas that only exist on these 

islands, the huge land iguanas, and 

those very large turtles. The trip was 

one of a life me. Next a friend and I 

are going to Tahi and take a freighter 

designed to carry passengers to 

the Marquesas Islands. I would like to 

see Easter Islands so if anyone has 

been there tell me about them. 

‐ Barbara “Babs” Tyson ‐ The two ac‐ 

vies I have to report are as follows: 

In April, I promoted a fine art 

contest at the correcon center 

where I volunteer. It was an amazing 

success with the help of a local art 

gallery to judge the work. The male 

offenders came up with some outstanding 

art work. The next special 

event I have designed is a vocal/ 

instrumental contest in July. I am 

calling it "Serenade In Grey" (they 

wear grey uniforms). My TWU recreaon 

training has sure proved a 

handy tool over the years. You would 

not believe how much fun it is to volunteer 

in correcons. 

‐ Jean Hagedorn Humlicek ‐ As I reflect 

on our 55th reunion it's amazing 

how TWU & classmates have maintained 

the the same values & sincerity. 

The Bonding is ongoing. Although 

I've been away for 55 years several 

mes my feeling towards classmates 

& the university remains the same: I 

was so fortunate to aend TWU as it 

is truly a most outstanding university 

with quality folks (alums, students, & 

faculty). How fortunate to be a TES‐ 

SIE! 

Condolences ‐ Jean Hagedorn 

Humlicek lost her husband, Duane, 

shortly aer homecoming. They had 

gone on a trip to Santa Fe. Duane got 

ill, bad infecon and did not pull 

through. He was cremated then Jean 

drove back to Beemer, Nebraska by 

herself. She said it is hard, but she is 

determined. Jean, many thoughts 

and prayers said for you. 

June Palmer ‐ The week of June 6, I 

checked with June’s friend, Judy. They 

now have help with June seven days a 

week during the day and Judy takes 

the nights. June is adapng to the 

help, but was resistant at first. Judy is 

so pleased with the lady M‐F, but having 

problems finding a reliable one for 

the weekends. June is having mulple 

bladder infecons. June’s memory 

is not what it has been (but mine isn’t 

either) When I learn of June and others 

I feel so truly blessed. I know God 

has a purpose for me and I try to 

serve Him each day. 

Deaths: Gracie Clion Smith passed 

on April 2, 2012. She was best known 

for her full scale miniature painngs. 

She was born in Texas in 1935 and 

studied theater arts at Yale where she 

met her husband. She married Kendall 

Smith in 1960 in Ft. Worth and 

then seled in San Francisco. Gracie 

is survived by her brother, Van, her 

husband of 52 years, Kendall, her son 

and his spouse, Gregory and Erin and 

her two grandchildren, Mairan and 

Brennan. 

Class of 1958 

CLASS AGENT: Kay Williams Goodman, 

1042 Bobcat Road, Sanger, TX 

76266‐7590, 940‐458‐4935, 

kbgoodman7@embarqmail.com; 

Suzee Pate Seabury, 2026 Hillcrest 

Ct, McKinney, TX 75070, 972‐529‐ 

2698, trips.suzee@tx.rr.com 

Suzee writes: The Class of '58 had a 

record day on April 19, 2012. Two of 

our classmates were honored. Lillie 

Tucker‐Akin was one of three Disnguished 

Alumni honored at a luncheon 

on Friday for her outstanding 

work in taking science to underprivileged 

schools in the Mississippi and 

Arkansas Delta. Following that, Kay 

Williams Goodman was honored with 

the dedicaon of two Teak benches 

placed on the Saint Francis Pao of 

the Lile Chapel. Money for the 

benches was raised by the Class of 

'58. Addional money in honor of Kay 

was given for the Lile Chapel Fund 

by members of the classes of '56, '60, 

and '61. We are all proud of the work 

Kay has done through the years for 

TWU. The University gave a recepon 

for Kay and helped so much in the 

process of ordering and placing the 

benches. 

*Shortly aer Suzee wrote this, her 

husband, Sam, fell breaking his hip. 

Aer an arduous few days caused by 

some medical mistakes, Sam is doing 

well and rehabbing in Richardson. Kay 

writes: I am "blown away" by this 

lovely honor. Thanks to all who took 

part in this big project which was kept 

secret unl a lunch meeng I thought 

was to plan for Lillie's inducon as a 

DA. To Suzee, Ann Badola Roznovsky 

and Carol DeLoach Fletcher in 

parcular and the members of the 

Class of '58 many thanks. I am honored 

and ever so pleased. The benches 

are beauful and are already being 

used as people enjoy the beauty of 

the Chapel and the gardens. 

Aending the dual fesvies 

were Lola Lyles Rodgers, Judy Baylor 

Staggs, Beverly Crull Huggins, Sissy 

Dollinger Miller, Martha Meade Ragsdale, 

Ann Badola Roznovsky, Carol 

DeLoach Fletcher, Suzee Pate Seabury, 

Jane Ross Voelkel, and Lillie 

Tucker‐Akin from our class. Joanie 

Parks Shrader, Jean Hagedorn 

Humlich, Judy Nuhn Morton, and Billie 

Mims represented '57. Mikel Taylor 

Cooney '59, Dee Chapa Redfearn '61, 

Wincy Walker '61 and Glenda Brock 

Simmons '61 also aended. Patrice 

Shoemaker Frisby '80, an honorary 

'58er, assisted in the project and 

came by the recepon. Former Regent 

Chair Linda Loveless Hughes 

came and recalled her lifelong friendship 

with Kay. 

Notes received: ...Caroline Young 

Coling sent regrets that she couldn't 

aend, but says she and Jerry hope to 

make a Texas trip when the weather 

is cool. 

...Mary Lu Thompson Fouts has recovered 

aer the long bale with the 

back ailment. 

...Choo Choo Travis Meinert says the 

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family is sll reeling from their son‐inlaw's 

unmely death and her "mother 

and grandmother dues have greatly 

increased." 

...Sue Hampe Adkins' 57 and Madelyn 

Pulver Jennings '56 sent greengs. 

...Helen Kelly Fox is sll working with 

educaon of homeless kids in Albuquerque. 

...Lola Montgomery Pitzer wrote recalling 

our days of showing Shetland 

ponies and playing in the gardens 

around the Chapel. 

...Speight Williamson Anderson hopes 

to get up to campus hopefully for our 

55th reunion next year. 

More news: ...Nancy Griffin is set to 

cruise the Mediterranean in September. 

...Margaret Dyer Fletcher recently 

returned from a mission trip to 

Nimibia where she taught Bible 

school to 3,4, and 5 year‐olds for 10 

days. We had a nice phone visit and 

her excitement and love for the children 

was evident in her voice. 

...Another phone chat let me know 

how very busy Anita Granados 

Ramirez is in the volunteer projects 

she and Ricardo enjoy. 

...Rita Weatherford Rogers had 2 surgeries 

in 14 weeks and has moved to 

downsize. She let us know that Ray 

died in 2011. ...Kay Williams Goodman 

and Bob Goodman welcome 

grandchild #10, Morgan Louise Goodman 

on February 24th. 

...Suzee and Sam are greatgrandparents 

with the arrival of Genevieve. 

Passings: We are saddened by the 

news of deaths of Sue Brakebill Morton 

and her husband in May and Marilyn 

Wallen Thomas due to injuries 

received in a traffic accident. Cards 

have been sent to the families. 

Class of 1959 

CLASS AGENT: Estelle Moore Aldridge, 

1569 Lenz Ln., Boise, ID 83712 

‐8335 208‐342‐5427 corky‐59@q.com 

Susan Maxwell Jennings 505 Park St., 

Seguin, TX, 78155‐4841, 830‐433‐ 

4501, 979‐877‐4777 (c), 

sjennings001@satx.rr.com; 

‐ Joyce Lawson Mahone reports our 

’59 Class Endowed Scholarship is at 

$32,000. ‐ Amber Deforest, rered 

from family medical pracce aer 41 

years; found her profession most interesng 

and really loved her work. 

Husband, Hank Knapp, CPA, degree in 

forestry, recently rered so Amber is 

enjoying hubby being at home. Amber 

plays dulcimer with Tucson Dulcimer 

Ensemble, serves on vestry and 

sings in choir at Christ the King Episcopal 

Church, enjoys Gershwin on the 

piano and sees paents in a clinic for 

the uninsured at local (volunteer) clinic. 

Amber’s two daughters, two 

grandchildren and great granddaughter, 

Kori (3) live in Ausn, TX. Amber 

aended her Galveston High School 

reunion in April. ‐ Mary Ann Kruke 

Shaw sll lives in Pacific Palisades. 

Has passing thoughts of downsizing, 

but “thoughts” pass quickly. Met Bob 

and Bey Pang Cashion in NYC in April 

and walked the Highline, a park built 

on top of abandoned elevated train 

tracks. Bob and Bey treated Mary 

Ann to lunch at Del Posto. Mary Ann 

spoke recently to Glenna Quillin Ross 

in Topeka, KS. Glenna has four 

daughters and about a dozen grandchildren. 

‐ Bey Pang Cashion responded 

to class agent with “What I 

can remember about 2011‐12.” “My 

Bob and I are sll wobbling along in 

our golden years, burned out too 

many brain cells while sinning to recall 

much, and I’m sll sinning..” Bey 

has started taking piano lesssons to 

keep her brain alive, long mah jong 

sessions and every once in a while, 

they do renovaons on the house 

built in 1738. She wishes all the best 

to all and “behave” yourselves. ‐ Carolyn 

Peinhardt Johnson, taught 25 

years in elementary educaon and is 

in 28th year as receponist and medical 

records at Cullman Internal Medicine. 

Lives on backside of Peinhardt 

Living History Farm. Now gearing up 

for October Farm Day acvies 

geng farm planted in coon, sorghum, 

sweet potatoes which Carolyn 

hoes “early” in the am. She is an AHA 

CPR instructor and connues to teach 

many classes in the Cullman AL area. 

Husband, Bill rered from Motor Carrier 

Safety (DOT) in 2001 and enjoys 

TV, computer and golf. They married 

in their 40s; no children. ‐ Denise 

Deering Brooks and Nelson have celebrated 

their 50th year anniversary. 

Went on Viking cruises on Danube 

and Rhine Rivers the last two summers. 

This summer will aend a family 

wedding in Minnesota and visit 

daughter in FL. Sll substute teaching 

about 10 days a month. The new 

kindergarten teacher used to be in 

Denise’s sixth grade homeroom. “She 

looks so young.” 

‐ Gene Taylor Huizenga, Mission Viejo, 

CA, rered from OT August 2011; 

now aending Saddleback College 2 

days a week in fine arts department 

learning metal arts, fabricaon of 

jewelry and design‐lots of fun people 

in class. Gene stays in touch with Jan 

Vavra Sanford and Diane Marn Connor 

via email. Loves the Southwestmany 

trips to Santa Fe and Scosdale. 

Also travels to see son in San Francisco, 

daughter in St. Louis and daughter 

in LA. ‐ Pat Wilson Correz and husband 

both rered, living in Rialto, CA 

next door to San Bernardino. Oldest 

son, wife 3 granddaughters in 10 

miles away in Rancho Cucamonga. 

Younger son is Lt. Col in army sta‐ 

oned at Ft. Leavenworth with 8 year 

old son. Rick has traveled to eastern 

Europe and middle east and deployed 

3 mes to Iraq. Pat belongs to local 

Embroiderers’ Guild of America which 

supplies “kissing pillow” to families of 

deployed military members. The parent 

to be deployed kisses the small 

6x6” hand stched pillow and family 

member keeps it. Some military take 

one with them. When son, Rick, was 

deployed, Pat’s local supplied his 

baalion with 1800 pillows. Pat is 

chairman of EGA naonal seminar in 

Phoenix, October 2014; president of 

local EGA chapter and member of an 

American Needlepoint Guild chapter. 

‐ Martha Chisholm Huon, wrote on 

her 75th birthday with “I’m glad to be 

alive!” She and Dale have celebrated 

their 50th wedding anniversary. 

Aended Internaonal Clan Chisholm 

Celebraon in Duluth, MN with 

events around Lake Superior, history 

of clan, evening dinner cruise, light 

house exploraon and day bus trip. 

Martha is sll acve in DAR and member 

of several doll making clubs. Her 

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historic dolls were entered and won 

the top Evelyn Cole Peters Award in 

Washington, DC three years running. 

‐ Judy A. Minkin downsized four years 

ago and moved into The Legacy at 

Willow Bend, life care community in 

Plano. Most recent travel was a Russian 

River cruise with Grand Circle. 

Her first “big” ship cruise to Mexico, 

Belize, Honduras, George‐town, 

Grand Cayman was on Royal Caribbean 

Mariner of the Seas. At me of 

email, Judy was packing for driving 

trip to Lawrence, KS and Kansas City, 

MO to visit her brother. 

‐ Nancy Peyton Benne was glad to 

see so many email names on Corky's 

last correspondence. "Glad to know 

you are alive". Busy helping two single 

daughters geng grandchildren 

"where they need to be when they 

need to be"...The oldest grandchild 

just finished her freshman year and 

will get her drivers license the end of 

July. The youngest finished 3rd 

grade and the other two are in between. 

One is cheerleader who sings 

in choir, one is in band and one is in 

orchestra. The youngest does either 

football or soccer, whichever is in 

season and Nancy is on the go all the 

me. Nancy helped write the 100 

Year History of the Central Texas Conference 

of the United Methodist 

Church this past year. Has traded 

digging for dinosaur bones for digging 

for ancestors. ‐ Ada Joyce Copeland 

Bergstrom, Stanton, TX says West 

Texas is very hot and dry. Would love 

for you to write her at bergstro@crcom.net 

and her web page is 

hp://adajoycebergstrom.com. She 

sends news of the class: Sondra 

Was Bolinger, Keering, OH has 

three sons and six grandchildren. Bob 

and Anne Chaney Ratchliff live near 

Dallas. Carol Comeaux Estes and John 

live in Pflugerville, TX. Their son, 

Sco, wife and two granddaughters 

live in Lubbock. Daughter, Carrie, 

husband and two grandsons live in 

hometown. Carol fell on kitchen rug 

and has been using a walker while 

recovering from fall. ‐ Marlene Rahe 

Ernst and Alton, spent Christmas with 

daughters, Susan and Debie and 

grandson, Ace, in Plano. Sll live on 

Ernst family farm raising goats, sheep 

and cale in Fredericksburg. 

‐ Rosanne Casey Keller, Kerrville, TX 

spent last summer hiking in the Pyrenees 

with her brothers and wives. 

She aended part of a 59 minireunion 

in November at Way of the 

Wolf Ranch between Kerrville and 

Fredericksburg. A number of us were 

treated to a tour of her newest home. 

She spent Christmas with Mary Mikel 

Taylor Cooney and Lela “Bev” Archer 

in Waco and had a wonderful me. 

She began to have some health problems 

in January… long story short, she 

died in February of a heart aack 

aer an undiagnosed illness that was 

devastangly quick. She was one of 

our most talented classmates with 

two master’s degree (in English and 

Theology) a world traveler and hiker 

(several hundred miles), was named 

a Disnguished Alum of TWU, played 

a major part as “Pope” for our 2009 

Golden Girls Memorial celebraon of 

our deceased classmates, and will be 

missed by her family and all those 

who knew, admired, and loved her. 

There was a Celebraon of life in her 

honor in Ingram, TX on June 16 with 

dispersal of her ashes by her 3 sons, 

Mahew, Daniel, and Luke. A number 

of ’59ers and other Tessies were 

at the celebraon to disperse rose 

petals to honor “Casey” whose sons 

describe her as “wife, mother, teacher, 

writer, sculptor, poer, herec, 

lover, but most of all and most important, 

friend.” It’s been an honor 

to have been acquainted. ‐ Mary 

Mikel Taylor Cooney announces that, 

for the first me in her life, she has a 

hobby! She finds herself consumed 

by Ancestry.com and is having a ball! 

As a result, has looked up to find hungry 

kies waing to be fed, and has 

learned a few things about the computer 

as well. She connues to feed 

the local backyard wildlife...how 

many folks do you know who interrupts 

a phone call by saying “can you 

hold on? The mama raccoon is knocking 

on the pao door to tell me the 

food bowl is empty.” ‐ Peggy “Poo” 

Wilson spent a great part of the year 

traveling, including a two‐week Mediterranean 

cruise to Spain, Italy, 

Greece, Croaa, and back to Venice. 

Loved every minute of every stop. 

Spent five days in NYC which included 

most of the tourist sites and 6 Broadway 

shows. Also took a bus tour to 

Savannah, GA. Spent a few days with 

some ‘59ers in Kerrville area in November 

and again in April. She says 

it’s called a “bucket list, folks.” She’s 

checking it off as fast as she can. Will 

cruise the Balc including St. Petersburg 

in July/August. Says life is good. 

‐ Joyce Lawson Mahone aended 

mini‐59 reunion in November and 

“ramrodded” one in April near Kerrville. 

Sll pays tennis regularly. Was 

in New Orleans area in Spring for a 

grandchild’s wedding. ‐ Brownell 

Queen Roberts sll “plays with rocks” 

and archeological digs. Plays tennis, 

snow skis and volunteers with an equine 

therapy group assisng children 

with special needs reach their poten‐ 

al. Aended mini‐reunions in November 

and April in Kerrville. ‐ Mikell 

Murphy and husband Dave connue 

to travel back and forth between 

homes in Anchorage, Alaska (in the 

summer) and Kerrville, Texas (in the 

winter), as well as to visit all their 

grandchildren (and their parents) in 

the U.S. Celebrated Dave’s Mom’s 

birthday in NY in July and traveled to 

Panama. A few of us got the official 

tour of their beauful new back pao 

at Kerrville where the most frequent 

visitors are the local deer. ‐ Bev Archer 

stays busy as a “first responder” in 

her community to emergencies that 

arise, sll plays golf, parcipates in 

RV’ing Women with lots of fun trips 

and prepares wonderful birthday dinners 

for some of us lucky enough to 

live near Dripping Springs, TX. Like 

Mary Mikel Taylor Cooney, she feeds 

criers...a gray fox comes as a regular 

for his vegetable raon at her back 

pao. ‐ Ann Fortner Metcalf, sll in 

Panhandle, TX has finally given up 

teaching and coaching (for a salary, 

that is). She is a world‐class anquer, 

church, school, and community volunteer, 

mother (to 4+ spouses), and 

grandmother (to so many it’s hard to 

keep count). She MUST hold the 

world record for aendance and encouragement 

at said grandchildren’s 

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all games, plays, presentaons, etc. 

She came to the April mini‐reunion 

near Kerrville aer vising family in 

Comfort, TX. ‐ Beverly Smith Wakefield, 

sll in Bonham, TX (near sister 

Dana, ‘58) is acve in her church and 

is passionate about playing bridge. 

She aended the ‘59 mini‐reunion in 

November and again in April. Has 

actually bought a second home and is 

taking her me moving in. ‐ Gail Gilbert, 

of Texarkana, Arkansas, is currently 

in the midst of a move to a 

brand‐spanking new home. She is 

accomplishing a couple of things… 

moving to Texarkana TX to be nearer 

her sister, Genie and other family, is 

taking the opportunity to design it 

especially for herself and her beloved 

dog, Suga. She sll helps out the Girl 

Scoung efforts in the area. 

‐ Mary Glen Fleming Bogenshutz 

came to the ‘59er mini reunion near 

Kerville in April. She was also vising 

friends and family in several parts of 

TX. She has finally rered from the 

travel business but has traveled to so 

many places for business and pleasure 

she could write a travel book with 

all her insider knowledge about places 

to stay, travel ps, etc. ‐ Mary Ann 

Odom in Mabank, TX is the go‐to volunteer 

in that lovely and acve small 

town...always available to consult and 

assist with whatever fundraiser or 

project is proposed for the town, her 

church, and several ladies’ benevolent 

organizaons. She, of course, 

(lucky for them) is very “hands on” 

with the planning and designing phases 

of acvies as well as with arts and 

cras, decorang, etc. For Mabank, it 

is a match made in heaven. ‐ Estelle 

“Corky” Moore Aldridge manages lots 

of trips to Texas to visit with 59ers at 

mini reunion, Aggieland (sll has ckets 

to ball games at Kyle Field aer 

some 50+ years), daughter, Sheri 

Lynn and family in Shreveport, LA 

(where she assists with a baby resale 

business twice a year), daughter Ida 

Lou and family in Kingwood, TX, Anna 

Marie and family in Brownsville, TX 

and sister in hometown of Paris, TX. 

She will be meeng all of the girls in 

June where they will be aending a 

grandniece’s wedding in San Antonio 

and they will stay around a few days 

“to play together” and to celebrate 

her 75th a month early. Last, but certainly 

not least, she has a grandgirl 

aending the Air Force Academy in 

Colorado Springs, CO. ‐ Susan Maxwell 

Jennings, Seguin, TX sll acve as 

a church and community volunteer. 

Most especially enjoys volunteering 

at the Children’s Advocacy Center. 

Are currently in the midst of the 

WNBA San Antonio Silver Stars season 

as a season cket holder. The 

games are great fun...held at the 

AT&T Center in San Antonio which is 

the same venue as the NBA Spurs 

team as they are a part of the Spurs 

Entertainment organizaon. We also 

sll usher at the Majesc and Empire 

Theaters in San Antonio and it’s a 

great gig...get to see Broadway 

shows, musical arsts, comedians, 

symphony, etc. free of charge. Our 

next show will be Glen Campbell (we 

thought we should, for old me’s sake 

as it’s probably his last go round). 

Our fave Broadway run this year was 

Les Miserables. 

Class of 1960 

CLASS AGENTS: Harriet Jones Hoff, 

2025 Bowling Green St, Denton, TX 

76201‐1709,940‐383‐1775, 

hhoff60@verizon.net; 

Karol Kokernot Uerback, 

11930 Bammel Lane, San Antonio, TX 

78213, 210‐349‐2740, 

K.UTTERBACK@CHFBC.ORG; 

Kathy Yandell, PO Box 84, Seguin, TX 

78156‐0084, 830‐379‐0308, 

kyandell@satx.rr.com 

Class of 1961 

CLASS AGENT: Tommye Pis Baker, 

6920 Lakewood Blvd., Dallas, TX 

75214‐3556, 214‐328‐5655, 

tpimm2002@sbcglobal.net 

Dear Class of 1961, 

Following are your class notes that 

should have appeared in the previous 

edion of Pioneer Notes. Please accept 

my sincere apologies for not 

geng them published earlier. Your 

class agent, Tommye Pis Baker is not 

at fault. In fact, she put forth her best 

effort to get them to you. 

In spite of the delay, I hope that 

your disappointment in not seeing 

them earlier will be replaced by the 

joy of reading your reunion stories 

now. I find myself smiling oen as I 

think of you, the Golden Girls. Thank 

you for a wonderful Homecoming celebraon. 

Sincerely, Patricia J. Edwards, Ph.D. 

(1977, 1979, 1998) 

President, FSA 

Greengs Ladies of 1961! 

CELEBRATION 1961, The Golden Girl 

Reunion of 2011 was a most enjoyable 

and successful event filled with 

many happy memories. It was also a 

celebraon for the Class of 1961 as 

the first four‐year class to graduate 

from TWU. Just imagine, 50 years! 

The theme of the Class of 1961 was 

the Single Red Rose, “An expression 

of appreciaon, affirmaon and 

friendship”. Using the bud to represent 

the Freshman Class, opening 

slightly to represent the Sophomore 

Class, opening even more to represent 

the Junior Class and with the full 

bloom represenng the Senior Class, 

it became the symbol of our growth 

from the day we put our feet on campus 

in 1957 unl we walked down the 

hill to graduaon in 1961. 

Linda Abbo Cheedle honored us with 

her talent in creang the art work, 

the red rose series, for the Bullen, 

the Memorial Service program cover, 

the Saturday Night program cover 

and the Memory Book cover. She 

also donated her copyright art work 

to be made into staonery note cards 

to be sold by FSA with the profit to be 

added to the Class of 1961's fund raising. 

I also donated my copyright photography 

of the four rose cluster for 

staonery/note cards as well. 

April 14‐17 finally arrived and we 

donned our golden sashes, received 

our 50 year gold pins, and revisited 

the campus, finding many changes. 

Those who aended this event, know 

that this reunion would not have 

been as successful as it was without 

Glenda Brock Simmons, my Co‐Chair. 

She deserves a long list of “thank 

you’s” from all of us. it was a great 

me renewing friendships and creang 

new memories. 

Forty‐one classmates aended the 

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eunion with Romona Barrington Castoria 

stopping in for picture taking 

before our Friday night class dinner 

and pracce session. Those who 

aended were: Wilma Claunch Andre, 

Willifred Strybos Arisco, Mary 

Nita Baird, Tommye Pis Baker, Marjorie 

Malone Beakey, Barbara Stuckrath 

Benway, Sally Donelson Bird, Meta 

Chrisne Hogue Bayless, Linda Abbo 

Cheedle, Jody Cox Diller, Nancy 

Dodd, Charlene Polivka Dorsey, Suzanne 

Hill Fitch, Judy Walker Forbes, 

Sharon Murphy Forer, Suzanne 

Smith Goya, Elizabeth Sonnen 

Greaves, Pa Pondant Harris, Karen 

Cohenour Hopkins, Jan Emory Kirk, 

Lella Harlow Kregal, Mary Ann Novy 

Lamkin, Charloe Twitchell McClesky, 

Sallie McCutcheon, Gay Gilbertson 

Otey, Dolores Chapa Redfearn, Armida 

Barela Remy (all the way from 

France), Julia Swaim Robinson, Lucy 

Rowley, Sandra Coburn Russell, Anne 

Bentley Wilson Sayas, Nancy Haakman 

Seeker, Glenda Brock Simmons, 

LaVonne Lile Soloman, Frances Perri 

Stach, Helen Myers Tatum, Wincy 

Walker, Annee Taylor Wells, Carolyn 

Antonides Williams, Carole Allen Wills 

and Martha Stephenson Wood. 

The Red Rose Memorial Service, 

where we invited the spirits of 50 of 

our deceased classmates to join us in 

CELEBRATION 1961, was beauful 

and meaningful. Wilma Claunch Andre, 

Sharon Murphy Forer, Pa Pondant 

Harris and Dolores Chapa Redfearn 

served as greeters and ushers. 

Charlene Polivka Dorsey was our organist. 

I, with Willifred Strybos Arisco 

and Julia Swaim Robinson, officiated 

at the Service. The single red rose 

was our symbol of honor as the appointed 

classmate stood answering 

“here” when our deceased classmate’s 

name was called. 

The Saturday Night program had everyone 

involved in singing phrases 

from our Stunt songs represenng all 

four years, nudging the memory of 

the history of our class events, making 

fun of the fact that we never won 

at Stunts, and presenng our class 

gi. Of course, it would not have 

been the same without Pay Pondant 

Harris who took over in her own dramac 

way and made every song a 

great success. Gay Gilbertson Otey 

provided the piano music which she 

reinvented from a flash drive from 

Lella Harlow Kregal. We laughed and 

the audience laughed at our very impressive 

success. Being 17‐21 again 

was most meaningful. We were told 

that our performance will be hard to 

beat! 

We are sll looking for lost classmates 

and encourage each of you to 

report the finding of any of the classmates 

that are listed on the “Lost 

Classmates” list that was sent with 

the original class leers announcing 

Homecoming. 

Glenda and I have draed “Guidelines 

for 50th Reunion Celebraon” to 

serve as a guide for future Class 

Agents who will be planning their 

own special event. We are hopeful 

that it will be printed and published 

very soon. 

The Memory Book captures the highlights 

of our four years on campus 

and the reunion events as well. The 

memory books were mailed around 

the end of November. For those who 

sll want a copy, you can sll purchase 

a copy ($20.00) by E‐mailing 

FSA at fsa@twu.edu or by mail. The 

Video format has been planned and is 

awaing fabricaon. An announcement 

will be made concerning the 

price as soon as possible. 

Since our Golden Girl Reunion, we 

have heard from several of our classmates 

and with permission we are 

able to provide you with their new 

contact informaon. La Vonne Lile 

Solomon nofied us of her move to 

4507 Monterosa Lane, Round Rock, 

TX 78665 (512‐243‐7500). Barbara 

Stuckrath Benway writes that she 

rered May 1 and is now preparing 

to sell her house in Maryland. Although 

she will not be moving unl 

August 1, she will be moving close to 

her daughter at 1221 Oawa Drive, 

Richardson, TX (972‐238‐8873; email: 

bvbenway@comcast.net). We welcome 

her back to Texas to begin her 

new life. Fran Perri Stach thanks us 

for keeping her in the loop and is 

looking forward to her 50th reunion 

of her dietec internship class at the 

University of California in San Francisco. 

Of the 16 original interns in 1962, 

13 are planning to get together for a 

tour of the hospital in which they 

learned the praccal aspects of being 

dieans. They also plan some fun 

things during their 2‐3 days, mostly in 

the Bay area. Jo Baker Galloway reports 

nothing new but says her 

granddaughter, Ashley Emma, who 

looks forward to high school in the 

Fall, received Athlete of the Year for 

her school, Holly Shelter Middle 

School, for 2012. Barbara Dunn Houston 

was not able to aend our reunion 

due to the illness and death of 

her mother. She advised us that she, 

too, had some health issues but is 

much improved and hoping to see all 

of us in 2016. Gladys Striegler Wiseman 

reports that she and her husband, 

Bill, have been rered for 14 

years. Gladys just stepped down 

from being Regent of the Tallassee 

Chapter Naonal Society Daughters 

of the American Revoluon aer 3 

years of service. She aended the 

Georgia State Conference NSDAR in 

Augusta, GA where she heard the 

President General NSDAR speak and 

make presentaons to chapters celebrang 

50th and 100th year anniversaries. 

She received a 50th Year Anniversary 

Cerficate for her chapter. 

Bill and Gladys are avid Family Genealogists 

and are working on the following 

lines: Wiseman, Striegler, Hopkins, 

Rountree, Mayfield, Jackson, 

Adams, Townsend, Bowles, McKinley, 

Watkins, Dunlap, Gregory, Kincaid, 

Gibbs & Caudle. Congratulaons!! 

Pat Costner was awarded with the 

Inaugural Chancellor's Alumni Excellence 

Award on the TWU Campus on 

April 17, 2012. During the first 20 

years of her career, she was a research 

chemist with Shell Oil in Houston 

and with Arapaho Chemical in 

Boulder. CO. She is the author of the 

book "We All Live Downstream", 

which is known as a seminal work on 

the management of human waste. 

Her next 20 years were spent working 

for Greenpeace, starng as acng 

director of the U.S. Toxics Campaign. 

During her years with Greenpeace, 

she played a key roll in determining 

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the direcon and priories of the organizaon's 

work on toxic issues. Her 

scienfic papers and reports have 

influenced waste management and 

chemical producon pracces, policies 

and regulaons at the interna‐ 

onal, naonal and regional levels. 

She rered in 2004 and is now living 

in Ozark Mountains near Eureka 

Springs, Ark, where she enjoys vising 

her grandchildren and kayaking, especially 

in the waters of Arkansas and 

in places she visits throughout the 

world. 

I am happy to report that I have been 

recognized as a VIP Member of Cambridge 

Who's Who Registry of Execu‐ 

ves, Professionals and Entrepreneurs 

for 2011‐2012. My Corporaon 

connues to be very busy and challenging 

in all three divisions. I am 

enjoying playing league tennis and 

working with my Charity Buckner 

Children's Home, Buckner Founda‐ 

on, in Dallas. I keep up with Wincy 

Walker, Linda Abbo Cheedle and 

Dee Dee Chapa Redfearn as we share 

emails. Wincy reminded me that we 

wore our caps and gowns 51 years 

ago on May 28, 1961. 

We regret that we have been nofied 

of the passing of our classmate, Bey 

Green, on December 11, 2011. We 

extend our condolences to her family 

and close friends. 

For those of our classmates who want 

to be contacted by another classmate 

or to contact a classmate, a service 

has been developed called “friends 

finding friends”. Because of privacy 

issues, the University is not free to 

release your name without your permission. 

Simply contact the Alumni 

Relaons Office by E‐mail alumnirelaons@twu.edu 

or call 940‐898‐ 

2586 and share the name of the person 

for whom you are looking. The 

office will contact the individual and 

let them know you are looking for 

them and give them your contact informaon, 

thus pung you in touch 

with each other. If you are willing for 

your contact informaon to be 

shared with other members of your 

class, please request and sign the release 

form from Karen January, P.O. 

Box 425618, Denton, Texas 76204. 

This is extremely important for the 

protecon of all concerned. 

You are invited to share with the 

class any new informaon about 

yourself, if you are sll working, 

about your job and your posion, 

about your family, your hobbies and 

interests. Please E‐mail, call or write 

to me at the above address. This informaon 

will be shared in a future 

“CLASS NOTES” publicaon. Glenda 

and I are most appreciave of the 

many notes of thanks and apprecia‐ 

on for our planning of the Golden 

Girl Reunion. We extend those senments 

to all of our classmates who so 

generously parcipated in making the 

Reunion so successful. We are looking 

forward to 2016 when we again 

meet and celebrate each other and 

our history on the TWU campus. We 

are open to your suggesons as to 

what you want to experience during 

the 55th Reunion. Carolyn Antonides 

Williams has volunteered to make 

contact with the Nursing Majors. We 

invite each of you to contact other 

classmates and invite them to join us 

for yet another me to share our 

friendships. You and yours are 

wished a very happy summer and fall 

2012! 

Class of 1962 

CLASS AGENT: Beverly Braon Varnado, 

1020 Law Lane, Mount Pleasant, 

SC 29464‐9526, 843‐881‐2721, 

bbvarnado@aol.com 

Long me Class Agent Dr. R. Anita 

Cowan of Denton, TX died March 

2012 

The Golden Girls of 2012 were about 

50 strong at our class reunion and 

had a fabulous me. You should all 

have seen Kaye Stripling (in a wheel 

chair aer back surgery) proudly carry 

the “1962” sign into Hubbard 

Hall! Lots of folks wrote to say just 

how much they enjoyed seeing each 

other again. Those of you who 

missed it beer put April 2017 on the 

calendar! 

Here’s some news from near and 

far: ‐ Lucille Dupont Taylor connues 

to be busy with yard work and 

the pool like a one‐armed wallpaper 

hanger with an itch. “I do like sing 

back with my iced tea, like matriarch 

of the world, watching the grandchildren 

swim. The laps I swim help the 

Parkinsons tremors. ‐ Kathy Zahrt 

was one of two 'token alums' to help 

with Senior Day Oak Chain Tradion 

(revived from our era) as "the senior 

walk.” Kathy and Donna Robins are 

off for three months to work and play 

in CA, returning in October. On the 

agenda are the beach, picking fresh 

figs, and buying paper bags full of 

avocados and archokes from street 

vendors. ‐ Melba Lindberg is enjoying 

the mountains, bowling, bridge, a bit 

of Texas Hold‐em poker (no, I will not 

make it to World Series of Poker), golf 

and fishing (only when temp in Denver 

is above 65 and no snow). 

“Although I rered in 2006, I connue 

to consult for Devereux Psychiatric 

Treatment Network and have worked 

in our programs in Florida, Georgia, 

Villanova, PA and Westminster, CO. 

this year. Aer my semi‐rerement I 

have spent me in Gunnison, CO, the 

Grand Mesa, Colorado Naonal Monument, 

Arches Naonal Park, Utah, 

Yellowstone, Grand Camen, Roatan, 

Honduras, as well as the Texas Gulf 

Coast. ‐ Jackie Smith Lileton was so 

sorry to miss the reunion but is delighted 

with her new hip (everyone 

should have one!) and finally being 

able to drive again. “Made my first 

flight this past weekend to aend 

two AAUW meengs in Washington, 

DC, and do some research on a history 

project I'm working on. Managed 

to get through security without mishap 

going, but set off all the bells and 

whistles coming out of Washington 

Naonal!” Several family events in 

conflict kept ‐ Mary Frances Hernandez 

Milner from Denton, but she 

writes, (and you all will love this): “I 

did thankfully speak to Anita Cowan 

about NOT aending, and without 

missing a beat she said: "I will then 

expect your contribuon to FSA for 

expenses since your absence doesn't 

excuse you!” Mary Frances recalls 

that Anita’s gi was making friends 

feel that they were unique and special. 

Her very entrance into a room 

connued to bring bright light and 

energy, even when she was ill.” 

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‐ Lyn Billingsley VanDusen also had to 

miss but says she will send news 

when it is varies from "it's Houston, 

it's summer and it's hot." ‐ ‐ Ethel Lu 

Teague Ellio reminisced about how 

much the return to special places on 

campus meant to her. Updates on 

her life include dog sing dues for 

her middle son’s family during a kitchen/den 

renovaon and babysing 

the kids, geng reacquainted with 

the Museum of Discovery and Zoo. 

“We will start traveling again aer a 

year and half with a fall foliage tour to 

the northeast. Bill has been diagnosed 

with a ‘Parkinson‐like’ disease 

and the medicaon has done wonders 

for him both physically and mentally.” 

‐ Harriet Johnson Jernquist (who 

transferred from TWU aer our sophomore 

year) got her BA from U of 

Michigan and her MSW from UC 

Berkely. Married in 1966, she moved 

to Upstate New York where she 

worked in a home for emoonally 

disturbed children. The Jernquists 

lived in New Delhi for 10 months 

where Harriet managed the USAID 

Staff House. Aer returning to NY and 

starng a family, they were sent to 

Belgium for two years and then returned 

where she worked in an extended 

care facility. Harriet worked at 

the University of Medicine and Den‐ 

stry of NJ unl 2009 and now works 

for a long term home care agency as a 

case manager, along with having a 

part me job at the local equity playhouse. 

‐ Laurie Smith Riggio writes 

that husband Mickey had a great me 

at reunion. They recently welcomed 

son Chris for a visit from ChengDu, 

China, which included reunions on 

several sides of the family and a trip 

to Northern California for a big birthday 

party of Mickey's nephew. They 

are headed out to Joshua Tree in the 

Upper Desert of So. Cal. to use their 

daughter's other home, where the 

stars seem close and clear and as the 

sound of coyotes sing them to sleep. 

August will take them to the Mission 

at San Juan Capistrano for a great 

show, dancing with friends, and picnics 

— a magical event. (This Mission 

is now under the auspices of the 

state.) Laurie is enjoying her new Kindle 

Fire and Chris is helping them with 

the art of speaking Mandarin Chinesethere's 

a challenge! August 26, 2012 

is the 50th Anniversary of my official 

arrival in So. California to begin my 

teaching career!! ‐ Leah Sue Gregg 

Giddings writes that she is “sll enjoying 

the high from seeing everyone 

and having such a great me at the 

Big Fiy. 

Our class gi makes me so proud and 

seeing Anne Myers Gudmundsen receive 

the 2012 Disnguished Alumni 

award. Wow. Our class has lead lives 

of service doing all the ordinary and 

extraordinary things women do. We 

can be pleased with our contribu‐ 

ons. Life goes on and I am looking 

forward to what is to come.” 

San Scifres Nuckols writes about a 

post‐reunion get together at the 

home of ‐ Maria Andronis Kantalis for 

lunch with Greta Young Duvall when 

she comes to Houston for her checkup 

at MD Anderson, Kaye Stripling, 

Melba Lindberg (here for a family reunion), 

and Terry Lang Meyers. San 

and Jim traveled to Atlanta to see 

their son’s family for his surprise 40th 

birthday party, went to the twins' 

school and their ballet recital, and on 

Mother's Day aended the bapsm of 

all 4 of our granddaughters. One of 

our 7 year olds was named a laureate 

for the arts at Pace Academy in Atlanta 

and the other twin was elected to 

the Student Council for next year. San 

is looking forward to the Scifres family 

reunion in July. ‐ Carol Ramsey 

Sandum and husband Chuck celebrated 

their wedding anniversary on 

June 9. They got married in New 

Braunfels, Texas, 50 years ago. 

‐ Aer the reunion, Marilyn Morgan 

Burdwell, son Paul, and two friends 

went to Kauai for a week. They snorkeled, 

went sight‐seeing and on a dinner 

catamaran cruise around the pali 

of the island. Back to Stanley for 

Mountain Mama business, she is preparing 

for a very busy summer. “I 

traveled to Washington D.C. over the 

Memorial Day Weekend, where my 

Common Ground Community Chorus 

combined with other choirs to make 

up a 225 voice choir. We performed 

on that Sunday aernoon at the Kennedy 

Center for Performing Arts with 

the Army Symphony Band; under the 

direcon of Craig Jessup, former director 

of the Mormon Tabernacle 

Choir. What an experience! Very patrioc 

and heartwarming!! That conductor 

formed up the choir in a 48 

hour span of me prior to performance! 

Wow!! 

Please send me emails of classmates 

and lots of your news. 

Class of 1963 

CLASS AGENT: Diana Croix‐Costello, 

1702 Cedar Avenue, Wichita Falls, TX 

76309, 940‐723‐5203, 

dmariec64@sbcglobal.net 

Find your FB group ‐ TWU Class 

of 1963 

Class of 1964 

CLASS AGENT: Joann Arrington, 1221 

E Sherman Drive, Denton, TX 76209‐ 

8768, jeapbj@verizon.net; 

Paula Clark Blind, 210 Royal Oaks Ct., 

Denton, TX 76210, 940‐387‐6968, 

pblind@verizon.net 


of 1964 

Class of 1965 

CLASS AGENT: Gloria Kay (Patsy) 

Northcu Schreiber, 2228 Yorkshire 

St, Denton, TX 76209, 940‐382‐7948, 

pschreiber2 @verizon.net; 

Ellen Mason Sargent, P.O. Box 226, 

Indian Springs, NV 89018, 702‐879‐ 

3469, emsargent@sbcglobal.net 


of 1965 

Class of 1966 

CLASS AGENT: Frances Gibbs 

Servello, 621 Sweet Leaf Lane, 

Pflugerville, TX 78660, 

nana4608@hot‐mail.com 

Cheryl Ann Briggs, 1010 Imperial Dr., 

Denton, TX, 76209, 940‐387‐5306, 

briggscheryl@gmail.com; 

Dorothy Askew Minter, 819 Newton 

St., Denton, TX 76205, 940‐387‐1731, 

minterdnt@aol.com 


of 1966 

Hello My Friends, I hope this 

long overdue message doesn’t come 

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as too great a shock. As I embark on 

the last year of my sixth decade, I’m 

making every effort to procrasnate 

less. Some days I’m more successful 

than others. I think of you so oen, 

as I have through the years, even 

though my contact with you has been 

hit and miss. I’m sure your life has 

been busy as mine has, though many 

of you are probably beer organized. 

I offer my apologies for not being a 

beer Class Agent and my intenon 

to do beer from now on. Last year I 

went back to TWU for our 45 th reunion 

at Homecoming, reminisced and 

laughed with a small, but welcome 

group of classmates. We’d all undergone 

physical changes, but when we 

sang our class song and our sister 

class song, we were ever so briefly 

kids on campus with our sweet young 

voices. (Ok, some of the voices were 

much beer than ‘frogs’ like me.) My 

point is that we had a wonderful me 

and were reminded of the impact 

TWU had on our lives so many years 

ago. In four more years we will be 

celebrang our 50 th reunion as The 

Golden Girls. I remember being on 

campus when those ‘old ladies’ came 

back for Homecoming and smile now 

that I soon will be one myself. Time 

flies whether you have fun or not, so I 

say, have fun! It won’t be the same if 

you’re not there with us. So please 

start making plans now to join us for 

Homecoming 2016. We have a group 

on Facebook, TWU Class of 1966, so 

check us out and join us. I confess 

that my presence on FB is sporadic, 

but I’m amazed at the people I’ve 

found and who have found me 30‐ 

40+ years later. I am blessed in many 

ways and thankful to sll be walking 

this beauful earth with those I love. 

I’m looking forward to hearing from 

you, so that we can make plans for 

our reunion in four years. Take care 

and God bless. Frances/Francie/Nana 

Class of 1967 

CLASS AGENT: Jane VanDeventer, 

4381 Boca Bay Drive, Dallas, TX 

75244, 972‐661‐2887, 

jvandeventer@hotmail.com; 

Cherrie Rose Townsend, 1653 Oak 

Creek Drive, Hurst, TX 76054‐3344, 

817‐282‐7224, ct2sing2u@aol.com 


of 1967 

Dear Classmates of 1967: 

As we find ourselves in our mid‐60's, 

we are vital, interesng, beauful, 

talented ladies, who are geng wiser 

by the day. We are future Golden 

Girls who will be celebrang our 50th 

Reunion in five short years. It was so 

great to be able to pick up the conversaon 

between 1967 classmates 

at our 45th Reunion in April. We had 

a fun‐filled several days and realized 

that although slumber pares are not 

all nighters for this group anymore, 

vising in PJ's is sll a blast. 

Those in aendance for our 45th 

were: ‐ Lolly Gasaway (Professor of 

Law) is teaching law full me at the 

University of North Carolina aer 4 

years as Associate Dean and 22 years 

as Director of the Law Library. She 

teaches courses in Advanced Copyright 

Law, Art Law and Cyberspace 

Law. She plans to rere in 2013. 

‐ Carol Ann Schuster Mitchell rered 5 

years ago aer 30 years in Special 

Educaon in California. She enjoys 

travel, Tai Chi, book club and bowling 

league with Dick, her husband of 21 

years. Michele, her younger daughter 

had a snowmobile accident in February 

and is quadriplegic. All are grateful 

for the miracle that she is able to 

think and talk. Older daughter Kas & 

husband Sean celebrated 10 years of 

marriage with a trip to Alaska. Kas 

teaches in Arizona. Amber, the only 

grandchild, is 17 and plans to begin 

college this fall. ‐ MaeLynn Elsing Pulford 

rered 2 years ago from teaching 

and connues to substute. She is 

blessed to have 3 new granddaughters 

arriving this summer to join 3 

grandsons. Her passion for animals 

keeps her busy with the Cocker Spaniel 

rescue program. She and Vic will 

celebrate 14 years of marriage in November. 

‐ Nancy Loyd Boyd and husband, 

Randall, just celebrated their 

35th anniversary. Nancy rered 3 

years ago. She is a former public 

school 12th grade government teacher, 

Peace Corps Volunteer to Korea, 

staff member at TWU and UNT in 

Denton. Daughter, Amy, is an aorney 

in Boston and she is married to 

Jonathan, also an aorney. Nancy 

enjoys polics and elecons, gardening, 

travel, reading and staying informed 

about the world. ‐ Wanda 

Bradberry Carter is semi‐rered from 

teaching but connues to keep busy 

as a part‐me teacher at Tarrant 

County College Northeast Campus. 

She lives in Southlake with supporve 

husband, Russ, also a rered 

educator. ‐ Diana Gimbel Gleason 

pursued a career in speech therapy 

educaon and rered recently from 

Birdville ISD. She and husband, Tim, 

reside in Arlington and have 2 wonderful 

sons. ‐ Cherrie Rose Townsend 

rered from public school choral direcng 

in 1998 from Hurst‐Euless‐ 

Bedford ISD but sll stays busy as 

a choral music mentor/clinician/ 

adjudicator and most recently student 

teacher supervisor for TCU. 

Cherrie and Steve (husband of 33 

years and rered administrator in 

Arlington ISD) love to travel, especially 

cruising the high seas. ‐ Sally Kennemer 

is enjoying rerement and an 

enjoyable but busy life on Lake Granbury. 

She is excited about the prospects 

of our 50th reunion and looks 

forward to being an integral part of 

the planning process. She loves to 

entertain family/friends with fishing, 

boang, and lots of good food. 

‐ Martha (Marty Kimmons Polk con‐ 

nues her work as an educator at St. 

John's Episcopal School in Dallas 

where she is the Outdoor Educaon 

Coordinator. One of her many responsibilies 

is to plan and sponsor 

student trips and acvies. Addionally, 

she teaches computer classes for 

community organizaons. She is the 

proud mother of one son. ‐ Joane 

VanNieuwenhuize Walvoord (RPED 

#1283 M.S.) rered December 7th, 

2000. Since then she has been an independent 

Ausm, Special Educaon, 

behavioral consultant. She coauthored 

Golden Ideas for Golden 

Students; spoke and consulted in Kuwait 

and Egypt; and volunteers for 

various organizaons while truly enjoying 

one adventure aer another 

and meeng new people from 

around the world. 

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‐ Judy Nicholas Etemadi (Tallahassee, 

FL.) writes to say that although she 

was only able to aend the Saturday 

night dinner and Sunday morning ac‐ 

vies for our 45th, she had a lovely 

me and did manage to play 18 holes 

of golf at TWU Pioneer course. She 

was impressed by this year's Golden 

Girls presentaon (class of '62) and is 

looking forward to being a part of our 

50th. In addion to playing golf 

and duplicate bridge, Judy loves to 

spend me with her one year old 

grandson, Walker. ‐ Jane VanDeventer 

lives in Dallas and works at El Centro 

College. She is the administrator 

of the Jail Educaon Program 

where incarcerated students register 

for college courses, which are mainly 

computer and art‐‐ with preparaon 

for gainful employment upon release 

as the goal. Students are enrolled in 

Approximately 175 courses per year. 

‐ Linda Stout Mayberry resides in Ovilla, 

Tx and connues to pracce her 

skills as a nurse. Although we were 

small in number for our 45th reunion 

in April, we were sll 'MIGHTY IN 

SPIRIT'. Some addional class members 

who could not aend but have 

been in touch: Flo Valdez, Marjorie 

(Mert) Paben' Celia Beall Robinson, 

Becky Stark Nugent, Aileene Lockhart 

Stark, Mary Croix Ludwick, Jan Rozdil 

Moltzan, Mary Kate Akkola, Ann 

Farmer, Sherry Havens, Susan 

Glazener Pedigo, Donna Pitcher, Kay 

Johnson VanValkenburg, Carolyn Wilson 

Marr, Mae Osborne Burton, Barbra 

Blair, Cheryl Brown Briggs, Janie 

Burns Wilmoth, Judy Terry Johnson, 

Judith Newcomb Hotman, Cecile Nicky 

Wolf Gilbert, Barbara (Bobbie) Jablonski 

Alexander; Whitney Vickers 

McMath, Janey Wellborn McPherson, 

Nell Fitzgerald Thalasinos, Diana 

Moss Abraham, Susan Koegl Davis, 

Dorothy Elizabeth Haynes, Suzanne 

Hunt Boatner, Patricia Jackson Snson 

Switzer; Judy Jones King, Geraldine 

(Gerry) Kelly Carey, Pam Kutzer, 

Frances Tucker, Johanna Leister 

Broaddus, Beryl Craig Vallejo, and 

Lucy Stewart. 

PLEASE BE IN TOUCH. Send informaon 

about yourself and your family 

along with your contact informaon 

to the email addresses listed 

below in order that we may have an 

updated database for our upcoming 

events. Addionally, please share 

this info with other class members 

that you know and encourage them 

to get involved. Our goal is to have 

an OUTSTANDING 50th Reunion as 

Golden Girls so let's all stay in the 

informaon loop so we can make 

wonderful memories together. Please 

connue to update us if your contact 

informaon changes. 

Class of 1968 

CLASS AGENT: Theresa Pena Kearney, 

855 Sea Shore Ln, Tucson, AZ 85748, 

520‐207‐9807 

earney1@cox.net 


of 1968 

I recently spoke to Mary Whitner 

Leach in San Antonio. She and 

her husband Don are “a couple of 

grandparents on the go” as they are 

blessed with 4 grandchildren. Thanks 

to Mary, I was able to connect with 

Pat Kelly Duggan who is the mom of 2 

sons and rered 3 years ago, aer 

many years of teaching in Baytown, 

Texas. ‐ Andrea Edwards Hughes has 

been rather busy aer landing a job 

as a school librarian in the inner city 

of Washington DC. She aended the 

University of Michigan for a Masters 

in Counseling. I kidded with her that 

we were only about 20 minutes from 

each other as my husband and I spent 

many years in Michigan. At the moment, 

Andrea is going through stage 

4 cancer treatment. She needs our 

warm thoughts. 

‐ Deanna Pickens McCullum has been 

rered since 2005 from the Memorial 

Herman system in Houston. She 

worked with the Hospice for AIDS 

paents. Since her rerement, she 

has traveled extensively to a total of 

34 countries. ‐ Herlinda Marnez 

Cantu reported that she worked 

many years with the Texas Department 

of Human Services in Alice. She 

married Edward Cantu in 1969 and 

had 2 children plus grandchildren. 

She has been a widow for 17 years. 

‐ Sylvia Medina Sosa worked 35 years 

in educaon in San Antonio. The first 

part was in teaching and was followed 

by counseling. She is now 

working part me. Sylvia has 2 

daughters and 3 grandchildren. 

‐ Esperanza (Espi) Maldonado Guajardo 

also spent her teaching career in 

San Antonio. She married Joe Guajardo 

in 1969, worked in bilingual educa‐ 

on for 30 years. Espi has been very 

acve in her church. She was selected 

to go to Palesne represenng a 

Presbyterian Women’s group which 

she really enjoyed. She now works 

part me in tutoring. She and Joe 

have 2 daughters and several grandsons. 

By the way, her 5 sisters also 

graduated from TWU. ‐ Margie Cuellar 

is now rered aer pung in 

many years with the Ausn Schools. 

She also received her Masters in Library 

Science from the University of 

Texas. Much of her me is taken up 

with the Ausn Rered Teachers Associaon. 

Their goal is to raise money 

in order to present 12 college 

scholarships in the Ausn area 

schools. ‐ Kay Sumpter recently 

called. She has been living in Anchorage, 

Alaska, since early 2000. She 

spent 36 years with Civil Service as a 

librarian for many military bases and 

posts across the country. In 1969‐72 

Kay was selected as one of 13 women 

in civil service to be staoned in Vietnam. 

She enjoys living in Anchorage 

and the cold weather does not 

bother her. As she says, “You get 

used to it as long as you dress warmly.” 

My own family is starng to expand. 

Our younger son Stephen is 

marrying Heather Gardocki (a teacher, 

too) next summer. Our first 

grandchild, Kayla Sophie was born 

April 3rd. My husband Fran, our 

daughter Maureen, my mother and I 

are all traveling to Chicago in mid‐ 

June to aend her bapsm. We also 

plan on being in Mexico City in mid‐ 

September. ‐ Nina Mathews Walker’s 

daughter Stephanie graduated from 

Texas A&M in the field of Polical 

Science. ‐ Sherri Wakeland Dugas sll 

works for Time Warner. She now has 

2 grandchildren. ‐ Cheryl Holland 

Bridges works at Texas A&M and already 

has 3 grandchildren. ‐ Gloria 

Farmer rered from teaching in Lare‐ 

15

do schools aer 35 years. She is busy 

carng her grandchildren to their various 

acvies. ‐ Eleanor Malyn Parnell 

has just had her spouse go through a 

double knee reconstrucon. ‐ Janis 

Crow Marn and her husband Bill 

have recently returned from a trip to 

Mississippi. ‐ Mary Gilican Gilmore 

lives in Louisville, Kentucky. She and 

her husband are busy taking care of 2 

of their 5 grandchildren. She worked 

in an office unl rerement. 

Earlanne Hendrick Brookshear recently 

called. She got to see the world as 

her husband Glen was in the Navy. 

They spent some me in England. 

Earlanne has one daughter and currently 

lives in Wisconsin. She rered 

from SBC. 

We had 25 aendees at our last reunion 

so we must have a great turnout 

next year, April 19‐22 weekend for 

our 45th year. (I call it a dry run for 

the 50th.) I will reserve a block of 

rooms for that weekend. Be sure to 

call me in case you need a ride. I 

have had some inquiries of some 

classmates who are missing. If you 

know anything about them please call 

me at 520‐207‐9807. Dorothy Fielding 

Cantu, Laura Rothrock, Virginia 

Bruno, Pam Ireland, Thenia Dickerson, 

Ruthie Cook, Sylvia “Sue” Russ Wilkerson, 

Paulee Mathews Davis, Patricia 

Kennedy Elder, Ruby Shaw, Lucy Arrendondo, 

Josephine Monita, Ruth 

Braden, and Virginia Anderson. 

Class of 1969 

CLASS AGENT: Maggie Kutzer Morries, 

3813 Cypress Creek Rd, Comfort, 

TX 78013‐3717, 830‐995‐3264, 

cdmorries@hctc.net 


of 1969 

Class of 1970 

CLASS AGENT: Karen Ulfers, 3309 Oxmor 

Ct, Williamsburg, VA 23188 

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Class of 1970. 

Major General (Ret.) Mary 

Saunders, of Denton will be inducted 

into the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame 

on October 12, 2012. 

Class of 1971 

CLASS AGENT: Jackie Rogers Land, 

1131 Meadow Creek Dr. #358, Irving, 

TX 75038, 972‐795‐7784, 

jdrland@a.net; 

Candace (Candy) Schaper, 3604 Wandering 

Trail, Plano, TX 75075, 210‐364 

‐3140, candyschaper@yahoo.com 

Find your FB group ‐ Class of 

TWU 1971 

Class of 1972 

CLASS AGENT: Terry Curs‐Swint, 

2417 Denmark Dr., Garland, TX 

75040, 972‐495‐0773, 469‐964‐9000, 

tcswint@verizon.net; 

Susan Mitchell Maryn, 1520 West 

Avenue P6, Palmdale, CA 93551, 818‐ 

359‐0321, foxkidsdance@msn.com 


of 1972 

Class of 1973 

CLASS AGENT: Karen Nunneley 

Young, 4501 Southwest Pkwy, Wichita 

Falls, TX 76308‐3332, 940‐691‐ 

4501, karen@bestvet.net; 

Mickey Faust, 9 Hickory Crossing 

Lane, Argyle, TX 76226‐5047, 940‐241 

‐1278, mfaust9@verizon.net; 

Bonnie Presnall Pos, 2816 Cantura 

Dr. Mesquite, TX 75181, 972‐523‐ 

1067, bonniepos73@gmail.com 


of 1973 

Hello Class of 73’‐Can you believe 

that 2013 will be our 40 th year 

reunion? WOW, what a great me to 

celebrate. Your Co‐Class Agents are 

working on a great reunion so plan 

now to aend in 2013. There will be 

a Coffee/Coke Mixer, Class Dinner, 

and lots of interesng memorabilia 

with prizes for all kinds of reasons 

such as: distance traveled, Beanie in 

best condion, Class T‐shirts, photos, 

and Copter pins! Bring them with you 

and win!!! Oh yes, a class photo will 

be taken for a souvenir. And, if you 

are in the Denton area and would like 

to be on the Reunion Commiee, 

please contact one of us. Watch for 

updates and the TWU Homecoming 

brochure. 

Class of 1974 

CLASS AGENT: Norma Silva‐Quinn, 

7601 Cat Tail Cove, Ausn, TX 78750‐ 

8162, 512‐346‐4016, 

mpq7@sbcglob al.net 


of 1974 

Class of 1975 

CLASS AGENT: Bethene McNealy 

Krauser, 557 Lakeshore Circle, Lake 

Mary, FL 32746‐3435, 407‐323‐5802, 

kentandbethene@aol.com 


of 1975 

Class of 1976 

CLASS AGENT: Diane Lucko Hunt, 

2910 Montecito Rd, Denton, TX 

76205‐8512, 940‐382‐1410, 

delh54@hotmail.com; Karen Ross, 

5493 March St, Robstown, TX 78380, 

361‐387‐6114, klrpt@msn.com 


of 1976. 

Class of 1977 

CLASS AGENT: Janine Brunjes, 908 

Vassar Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM 

87106, 505‐268‐2304, 

brunjesj@aol.com 


of 1977. 

Class of 1978 

CLASS AGENT: Bunny Vitasek‐Arcoria, 

1685 Ashbourne Dr., Rockwall, TX 

75087‐2861, 214‐679‐9680 

queenbunny31@gmail.com, 

Elain Benton, 7923 Glade Hill Ct, 

Dallas, TX 75218‐4150, 214‐324‐4626, 

jacnelain@sbcglobal.net; 

Mary M. Mallory, 10605 Royal Club, 

Dallas, TX 75229‐5048, 214‐352‐2268, 

hm1024@aol.com 


of 1978. 

Class of 1979 

CLASS AGENT: Sarah Nelson Crawford, 

420 Westmoreland, Houston, TX 

77006‐4521,cell 713‐410‐4061 work 

713‐226‐5519, 

sarahcrawford@mac.com 


of 1979. 

Class of 1980 

CLASS AGENT: Angela Alford, 2525 

Bolton Boone, Apt. 1806, Desoto, TX 

16

75115‐2037, 972‐572‐2673, 

koalafriend2000@yahoo.com 


of 1980. 

Class of 1981 

CLASS AGENT: Barbara Council, 2507 

Towerwood Dr, Carrollton, TX 75006, 

bware0316@yahoo.com; 

Pamela Tobey, 5550 N 10th Street, 

Arlington, VA 22205, 703‐532‐2464, 

ptobey@aol.com; 


of 1981. 

Class of 1982 

CLASS AGENT: Vickie Lee McQueen, 

4415 Mary Lane, Denton, TX 76208, 

940‐383‐1369, 

vmcqueen@dentonisd.org, 

Janet Hudspeth Schnobelock, 522 

Palm Desert Drive, Garland, TX 

75044,972‐530‐4955, 

jp@schonbelocktexas.com 


of 1982 

Class of 1983 

CLASS AGENT: Sherrie Ingalls Taylor, 

11717 Lynnbrook Dr., Denton, TX, 

76207, 940‐262‐0995, 

staylor@twu.edu 

Glenda Lehrmann, 516 W. Oak St., 

Apt. #11, Denton, TX 76201, 940‐383‐ 

4039, GLehrman2@yahoo.com 


of 1983. 

Class of 1984 

CLASS AGENT: Yvee Sanderson 

Starr, 3301 Brampton Dr., Corinth, TX 

76210, 214‐228‐9970, 

yveestarr@gmail.com; 

Helpers: Diana Maria Corona, 5501 

Mills Road, Denton, TX 76208, 940‐ 

381‐0321,dmcorona@rsvpserves.org; 

Marilyn M. Ellio, 3924 Redstone Rd. 

Denton, TX 76209, 940‐387‐2119, 

mme3924@verizon.net 


of 1984. 

Class of 1985 

CLASS AGENT: Anita McNevis Freeman, 

903‐569‐2198 

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Class of 1986 

Class Agent: Vonnie E. George, 281 N. 

Mayhill Road, Denton, TX 76208, 

940.380.9507, vonelece@yahoo.com 


of 1986. 

Class of 1987 

CLASS AGENT: Vicki Latrice (Terry) 

Byrd, 2512 Timber Trail, Denton, TX 

76209, 940‐382‐9941, 

vltbyrd@verizon.net 

Cynthia Ann Kleis Tanari, P.O. Box 

848, Krum, TX 76249, 940‐482‐9614, 

ctanari@sallybeauty.com 


of 1987. 

Class of 1988 

CLASS AGENT: Melissa Winblood‐ 

Franco, 10928 Gary Player Dr, El Paso, 

TX 79935‐3910, 915‐546‐2059, 

mwinblood@yahoo.com 


of 1988. 

Class of 1989 

CLASS AGENT: Patricia Ely McLain, 


of 1989. 

Class of 1990 

CLASS AGENT: Cassandra Jones, 112 

Mill Pond Road, Denton, TX 76209, 

940‐384‐7276, lmjcjj@aol.com 


of 1990. 

Class of 1991 

CLASS AGENT: Amy Thrasher, 30 Watson 

Drive, Bella Vista, AR 72714, 479‐ 

685‐9978, aythras@yahoo.com; 

Patricia Hernandez Madigan, 2808 

Keering Court, Grand Prairie, TX 

75052, 214‐215‐1982, 

Patricia.Madigan@mkcorp.com ; 

Elizabeth Desilva, 1707 Ponderosa 

Trl, Sachse, TX 75048, 972‐495‐6939, 

techlaw95@msn.com; 

Tobye Nelson, 2400 Stonegate Circle, 

Denton, TX 76205‐5484, 940‐891‐ 

0400; tobyenelson@yahoo.com 


of 1991. 

Class of 1992 

CLASS AGENT: Lucena Micu DeVilla, 

16 Clear Springs Ct, Sugarland, TX, 

77479, 281‐565‐5829 (h), 832‐754‐ 

4100 (c), lucy@medical‐insights.com; 

Local Representave: Patrice Chavez 

Armor, 2508 Shiloh Rd., Denton, 

76210, 940‐206‐7777, wk 940‐898‐ 

3756, parmor@twu.edu 


of 1992. 

Class of 1993 

CLASS AGENT: Michelle M. Lopez, 

231 Masonwood Drive, Kyle, TX 

78640, 512‐268‐9047 (h), 512‐750‐ 

0630(c), mmlopez@ausn.rr.com; 


of 1993. 

Class of 1994 ‐Agent Needed 


of 1994. 

Class of 1995 

CLASS AGENT: M. Carolyn Smith, 

6808 Balecreek Rd., Fort Worth, TX 

76116, 817‐456‐8525, 

mcsmith126@hotmail.com 


of 1995. 

Class of 1996 

CLASS AGENT: Elaine Lee, 2509 Ash 

Creek, Mesquite, TX 75181, 469‐619‐ 

7045, elaines_mail@yahoo.com 


of 1996. 

Class of 1997 

CLASS AGENT: Valerie June Marn, 

737 Moncello Circle, Allen, TX 

75002, 972‐396‐8136; 

Local Representave: Susan McGowan 

Phillips, 919 W. Congress St., Denton, 

TX 76201 (940) 565‐0311 

susanphillips@myarbonne.com 

Paula Jane Kytle Warren, 401 Gabe 

Court, Denton, TX 76207‐7619, 940‐ 

383‐1300, pjwarren2005@verizon.net 


of 1997. 

Class of 1998 

CLASS AGENT: Melissa Winblood‐ 

Franco, 10928 Gary Player Dr, El Paso, 

TX 79935‐3910, 915‐546‐2059, 

mwinblood@yahoo.com; 

Mary Williams Steen, 2148 Los Rios, 

Plano, TX 75074, 972‐424‐0401, 

mary_steen@hotmail.com 

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of 1998. 

Class of 1999 

CLASS AGENT: Chrè Davis‐Parnell, 

9329 Clearhurst Dr, Dallas, TX 75235, 

254.855.8694, CParnell@twu.edu 


of 1999. 

Class of 2000 

Class Agent: Brooke Evans, 940‐594‐ 

0305, cz_princess@hotmail.com 


of 2000. 

Class of 2001 

CLASS AGENT: Cecelia Lauren Sieling, 

9120 Autumn Falls Dr., Fort Worth, TX 

76118‐7765, 

moffoeieio4f@yahoo.com 


of 2001. 

Class of 2002 

CLASS AGENT: Lurline Smith‐Nelson, 

1025 Ramey Circle, Denton, TX 76205, 

940‐380‐0172, lsnelson1@verizon.net 

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Class of 2003 

CLASS AGENT: Kimberly Gay, 11800 

Grant Rd. #3102, Cypress, TX 77429, 

940‐391‐6085, 

kimberlymichellegay@yahoo.com 


of 2003. 

Class of 2004 

CLASS AGENT: Kate Amorella, 3626 

Archer Blvd. New Braunfels, TX 78132 

‐5105, kamorella@gmail.com; 

Andrea Wensowitch, 310 E. Market 

St., Tiffin, OH 44338, 972‐217‐5935, 

awensowitch@gmail.com, 

Wandalyn Shanklin, 


of 2004. 

Class of 2005 

CLASS AGENT: Amanda Nelson Misser, 

1017 Noble, Carrollton, TX 75006, 

214‐587‐8847, 

thelmakaye@verizon.net; 

Erica Stringer, 6419 Skyline Dr. # 183, 

Houston, TX 77057‐6431, 832‐754‐ 

0207, stringer77057@yahoo.com; 

Ana Lonac, 5614 Emrose Terr., Dallas, 

TX 75227, 214‐275‐4066, 

dl19731@juno.com 


of 2005. 

Class of 2006 

CLASS AGENT: Lindsey Durham 

Haer, 650 East Vista Ridge Mall Dr. 

#731, Lewisville, TX 75067, 214‐995‐ 

2565, LHaer@twu.edu 


of 2006. 

Class of 2007 

CLASS AGENT: Cyndi Vandiver, 4200 

Zuni Dr., Roswell, NM 88201, 817‐403 

‐1582, cydnivandiver@hotmail.com 


of 2007. 

Class of 2008 

CLASS AGENT: Chrisanne Kelle 

Price, 2000 Holley Pkwy #3016, Roanoke, 

TX 76262, 940‐898‐3466, 

cjkelle@sbcglobal.net 


of 2008. 

Class of 2009 Agent Needed 


of 2009. 

Class of 2010 

CLASS AGENT: Luis Rendon, 1303 E. 

Colorado St. Apt. 1, Victoria, TX 

77901, 956‐337‐5892, 

lrendon06@gmail.com 


of 2010 

Diana Parada (Denton) – I am 

geng married in November to my 

college sweetheart of whom I met 

when I was at TWU. He is a UNT alum, 

we met when I aended a tailgate at 

UNT his fraternity and my sorority 

decided to aend. Moral of that story? 

It is possible to met your life partner 

as a woman at TWU, a queson 

many young ladies ask when I'm out 

recruing! Aer graduaon I did my 

internship that summer and landed a 

job from my internship and worked at 

a non‐profit: Girls Inc of Metropolitan 

Dallas for almost a year. My second 

passion was higher educaon ever 

since being in G‐force at TWU. There 

was an admissions counselor posion 

open and I couldn't pass it up! I have 

been working at TWU in the admissions 

office as a freshman admissions 

counselor (many know is as admissions 

recruiter) and love my job! I just 

completed 1 year in May. I am currently 

in my second semester of graduate 

school at UNT for a Masters in 

Higher Educaon: Student Affairs. I 

will say I have the best job! Working 

with prospecve TWU students, many 

first generaon and all who are very 

interested in TWU is amazing! I love 

sharing my experience with them. I 

get to travel Texas: the Rio Grande 

Valley, El Paso, Houston, Dallas & Ft 

Worth and get to share with students 

the endless possibilies they can get 

at TWU. ‐ Julianne Ingram (Denton) ‐ 

So much has happened since gradua‐ 

on it seems like it has been way 

more than two years. In December of 

2011 I traveled to India and visited 

the most beauful and interesng 

places I've ever seen including Goa, 

Mumbai, and New Delhi. During that 

same trip my boyfriend and I got engaged! 

He is also a TWU graduate. As 

for now I'm sll out in Denton and 

pursuing my masters in informaon 

science at UNT. I'm also working there 

as a graduate assistant. If all goes as 

planned I'll be graduang again this 

December! Now I've just got to cross 

my fingers, network, and pray for a 

job! It's great to get back in touch 

with you guys :) glad you are all doing 

well. ‐ Luis Rendon (Victoria) ‐ Aer 

graduaon I ran off to Syracuse University 

to aend grad school at the 

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communicaons 

to get my master's in 

journalism. I graduated from SU in the 

summer of 2011 then jumped right 

into the professional world as a news 

designer. I interned at the Milwaukee 

Journal Sennel for a summer, then 

got my first big boy gig at the Colorado 

Springs Gazee where I worked 

for 6 months. The call of Texas was 

too great though and now I am working 

in the Victoria Advocate newsroom 

as a news designer/copy editor. 

‐ Elizabeth Morrison (Fort Worth) ‐ 

Much has happened since graduaon. 

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I interviewed for several teaching 

jobs, and I finally landed a job in Fort 

Worth. I am the Senior English teacher 

at Hill School. I also moved into my 

own place, and I really can't ask for 

more right now! ‐ Lacey Corbin (West 

Haven, Utah) ‐ Let's see, since gradua‐ 

on I have started my Masters program 

with Minnesota State University 

Mankato in Technical Communica‐ 

on. I moved to Utah so my husband 

can get his bachelors degree in Zoology 

at Weber State University. I started 

my first real full me big girl job. :) I 

am an execuve assistant with a company 

called Nutraceucal. And I have 

added another cat and new German 

shepherd puppy to the family. ‐ Victoria 

Romo Burrow (Grapevine) ‐ Life 

has been great! I got married to the 

most amazing guy, got a job with 

awesome co‐workers and fulfilled my 

childhood dream of having a dog! I'm 

also able to fund my music addicon 

now, which is really all I ever wanted 

in life anyway. :) ‐ Christopher Works 

(Denton) It's nice to see so many familiar 

faces. I have felt so lonely up 

here at TWU since almost everyone I 

knew graduated! I am currently working 

on my Masters degree at TWU 

while also working as a graduate assistant 

in the Write Site (the wring 

center at TWU). We, the Write Site, 

have been working on increasing our 

online presence and are updang our 

Facebook and twier pages. Please 

"like" us on Facebook and follow us 

on Twier if you can, because you 

know that we most certainly like all of 

you! Also, our blog just went up and 

can be reached through the following 

Web address: 

hp://twuwritesite.wordpress.com/ 

If you find the me, try and contribute 

something to it. We would greatly 

appreciate the insights of any former 

or current students! 

Class of 2011 

CLASS AGENT: Andrea L. Castro‐ 

Bailey, 5117 Blackstone Drive, River 

Oaks, TX 76114, 817.732.3867 (h) 

817.897‐8515(c) 

mom_of_4_boys@sbcglobal.net 


of 2011. 

Class of 2012 

CLASS AGENTS: Rachel Barington, 

417 Wolf Run, Lavon, TX 75166, 214‐ 

458‐7579, rbarington@twu.edu; 

Chrisna Wagoner, 4008 Windy Crest 

Drive, Carrollton, TX 75007, 214‐457‐ 

5619, cwagoner@tx.rr.com; 

Hailey Stanley, 

h.stanley1@yahoo.com 


of 2012. 

Thanks to all the class agents who have so diligently collected and contributed to Class Notes through the 

years. If you don’t know your class agent, check the addresses here and contact them with your news, find your Facebook 

group or send it directly to the FSA office. The next deadline is January 15, 2013. 

The following officers of TWU Former Students Association 

were installed at our business meeting Saturday, April 21, 

2012, during Homecoming: for 2012 - 2013 

President Dr. Patricia Edwards ‘77 ‘79 ‘98 

Treasurer Madge Boynton ‘48 ‘70 

Executive Secretary Judy Elias ‘86 ‘92 

Corresponding Secretary Bonnie Potts ‘73 

Communication/Technology Committee 

Emily-Mae Stafford ‘56 & Mary Pagano (staff) 

Chair Scholarship Committee Bonnie Stayer ‘82 ‘91 

Chair Membership Committee Mickey Faust ‘73 

Nominating Committee Art Shields ’70 

Margaret Smith ‘64 

Chair Finance Committee Virginia Kline ‘78 ‘90 

Local Member at Large Carolyn Gunning ‘65 

If interested in opportunities for involvement, members for 

the following committee are needed: 

Membership Committee Nominating Committee 

Scholarship Committee Comm. & Technology 

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TWU Alumni House - just west of Guinn Hall, 

Denton Campus 

Staff: Mary Pagano Finance Coordinator, 

940-898-2587, mpagano@twu.edu 

Student Assistants: 

Jasmine Jones and Krystal Tomlinson 

940-898-2492 fsa@twu.edu 

Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone: 940-898-2586 

(answered by Alumni Relations) 

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and events can be found on our webpage or call the office. 

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