Today,FALL/WINTER 2004 1 - University of the Ozarks

alumni newsJohn V. Clendenin ’69 and his wifeCarol are living in Culver, Ind., where Johnhas worked at The Culver Academies, acollege preparatory boarding school, since1987. He earned a master’s degree from theUniversity of Notre Dame in business/notfor-profitorganizations in 2003. He wascounselor for the band at Culver Academiesfor 17 years before becoming a full-timeSpanish teacher in 2004.Tom Green ’69 is living in Garland,Texas, where he is a professor and the departmentchair for electronics at MountainView College in the Dallas County CommunityCollege District.1970sBonnie Downes ’70 retired in 2004 aftera 34-year teaching career at Seneca (Ill.)High School. During her career, she receivedthe Excellence in Education Awardfrom LaSalle County, was named the MostInspirational Teacher and was selected in thefall of 2004 to serve as the Grand Marshalof the Seneca High School homecoming.She lives in Morris, Ill., where she is activein community theatre.Carolyn Emery ’70 lives in Norman,Okla., where she is a forensic documentexaminer and handwriting expert.Margaret (Fraley) Beaver ’71 marriedJohn Beaver on Christmas Day 2003 in aninformal ceremony before family andfriends in Santa Ana, Calif. She is a businessanalyst and senior technical writer foreBuilt, Inc. They live with their granddaughterand Margaret’s mother, Lorena(Blakemore) Fraley ’38 in Santa Ana.Terrel Ferguson ’71 and JaniceFerguson ’72 are living in NorthwestArkansas and have been married for 32years. She is in her 30th year withFayetteville Public Schools, the last four asAnnette (Carlisle) Estes ’67 of Taylors, S.C., recentlypublished her first book titled, “Why Can’t You See It MyWay? Resolving Values Conflicts at Work and Home.” Estesis a certified professional behavioral and values analystand managing director of The Estes Group. She specializesin “coaching reluctant workaholics on work/life balanceand providing products and programs for small businessesto hire, develop and retain the best people.” She was atelevision news anchor in South Carolina for 15 yearsbefore starting The Estes Group in 1992. In 2004, she wonthe Matrix Award from Women in Communications for hercolumns in The Easley (SC) Progress newspaper.16 Today, FALL/WINTER 2004a sixth grade social studies/literacy teacherat Holt Middle School. They recently welcomeda new granddaughter to the family.Raymond Green ’71 is living in PortHuron, Mich., where he has been retiredfrom Morton Salt since 1996. He is activein amateur radio and spending time with his10-year-old daughter, Raelynn.Netta (Trowbridge) Harrington ’71lives in Oklahoma City with her husbandGary. She has been a teacher for 25 yearsand recently took on a new challenge, as the“reading first coach” for grades two andthree at Rockwood Elementary School.Faye (Williams) Raible ’72 is in her33rd year of education. She is a specialeducation teacher at Clarksville HighSchool. She and husband Gary have twoteenage children who attend CHS.Cliff Donaldson, Jr. ’73 and Joan(Miller) Donaldson ’73 live in SaranacLake, N.Y., with son Aaron. Cliff is thecounty administrator of Essex County, N.Y.,a position he has held for the past 10 years.He serves on U.S. Sen. Hillary RodhamClinton’s United States Military AcademyInterview Committee and in September waselected and installed as the 60th president ofthe New York State Association of Countiesthat represents more than 5,000 elected andappointed officials throughout the state.Linda (Ridener) Dickson ’74 has beena curriculum designer for the business officeoperations department of Beverly Enterprises,Inc., since 1994. She and her husband,David, live in Fort Smith, Ark., whereboth are licensed amateur radio operatorsinvolved in community emergency servicesas well as with the National Weather Serviceas area storm spotters.Carl Underwood ’74 and Rosemary(Smith) Underwood ’75 are living inCharleston, Ark., where he is an elementaryEarl Kile ’72 is livingin Houston, Texas,where he has coowneda furniturerefinishing businessfor the past 28 years.He ran the New YorkCity Marathon inNovember, his 22ndmarathon. He hascompeted inmarathons all overthe world and says,“there is no better way to see a city.”principal who is in his 30th year in education.Rosemary has been in education for 28years and is currently a reading enrichmentspecialist and high school drama teacher inCharleston.George H. Sherlock ’75 is in his sixthyear as technical director/production managerat Rockford (Ill.) College.Bob Cochenour ’76 lives in Alma,Ark., and serves as the technology coordinatorfor the Western Arkansas EducationCooperative. Since graduating from Ozarks,he earned a master’s degree in education aswell as an educational specialist degree inadministration, both from the University ofArkansas.Frank Thomas ’77 served as the headcoach of the U.S. men’s archery team at the2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Thomascoaches archery at Texas A&M and is alsothe chair of the physical education program.Janice (Folkner) Zoller ’78 is in her27th year of teaching, the last 21 years inBentonville, Ark. Janice, who earned amaster’s degree in education from the Universityof Central Arkansas, teaches in thereading recovery program at Apple GlenElementary.Dr. Bruce Congdon ’79 is the dean ofthe College of Arts and Sciences at SeattlePacific University. He taught biology at thecollege level for 18 years before moving toan administrative position.1980sSharon (Terrill) Torres ’81 reports thatshe and her family in Vero Beach, Fla., survivedtwo hurricanes in a three-week spanearly in the fall. Her home received moderatedamage from Hurricanes Frances andJeanne.David Goins ’83 and wife Sheila live in