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ContentsVol. 49 | No. 2 | summer 2009from the3 | TOP OF THE NEWSNew administrators, Green Teamnews, helping a graduate student.4 | HONORED BUILDERSHalls of Fame, PS honors5 | CLASS HOSTSMeet your hosts for Homecoming ‘096-7 | COMMENCEMENT8 -11 | ALUMNI NOTESHonors for Gayle McMillen,Sharon Martin, Charles GrigsbyCOVERJennifer Edwards is inductedinto the Order of the Mound atCommencement 2009.SECOND COVERHyacinths perfumed the campusthis spring when the knot garden atthe base of the 77 Steps burst intobloom. Designed by Mary Blake,retired executive assistant to thepresident, the garden was plantedwith the help of Harold Schusterand now provides a multi-seasontreat for the senses. “A knot gardenis a formal garden designed to beviewed from above,” Blake explains.The garden combines perennialssuch as dwarf Douglas firs and glovearborvitae with purple and whiteseasonal favorites including pansies,vincas, and mums.Photos by Tyler Gaskill, Charles Osen’94, Tony Marolf ’10, Terry Quiett ’94,and Susan Burdick. McMillen photo byTom Dorsey/Salina Journal.Unless otherwise credited, stories by SaraSeverance Weinert and Charles Osen.2summer 2009 |Dear friends,Southwestern alumni share acommon experience and a greatbond, but they certainly aren’t allalike. Some alumni keep in touchwith a particular academic programin which they thrived. Others care about a sport in whichthey competed. Still others stay plugged in with a studentgroup or activity that mattered a lot when they werestudents. Some alumni donors want to provide scholarships,others care about programs, and some get excited about newfacilities projects.The college is working to respond to that reality. Wejust launched a new online giving Web site – the address iswww.sckans.edu/makeagift – designed to help you providefinancial support for the parts of the college for which youSharon Wright always frets aboutthe details of Commencement. For16 years it’s been her job to makesure all the faculty members are inproper garb, that the right numberof chairs are behind the podium,that every word in the massiveprogram is properly spelled and spaced.“After 16 years,” she said on May 10, “you’d thinkI’d be perfect at this.”The problem is that even though SouthwesternCollege Commencements been putting the official stampon graduates for more than a century, every graduationceremony is different. Sharon has had to worry aboutdetails over which she has no control. Will the weatherbe too hot, too cold, or juuuuust right? Or will thevagaries of Kansas weather force rescheduling theceremony inside Stewart Field House (a choice preferredby no one)? Will the student speakers show up, on time,to half a dozen different events?This was Sharon’s final year to be in charge ofCommencement. She’s stepping down as the executiveassistant to the president and academic dean, and willbequeath her notebook of procedures and backup plansSouthwestern College PresidentDick MerrimanThe SouthwesternerSara Severance Weinert, editor; Susan Burdick, graphicdesigner; Charles Osen ’94, news bureau/communicationsassistant, Terry E. Quiett ’94, web producer; Skye Callison,alumni notes.Published quarterly by Southwestern College, 100 CollegeSt., Winfield, KS 67156-2499. Periodicals postage paidat Winfield, KS, and additional mailing office.USPS #0612-560.Postmaster: Send address changes to The Southwesterner,100 College St., Winfield, KS 67156-2499.Communicate with The Southwesterner:E-mail: Sara.Weinert@sckans.eduWrite to: Sara WeinertSouthwestern College100 College St., Winfield, KS 67156‐2499Check us outon the webviewpointhave genuine passion. I hope you will check out the site.A visit to the site will certainly give you a sense of theliveliness of Southwestern and the incredible variety andrichness of our programs. More importantly, it will remindyou that you don’t have to be a tycoon to make an impactat the college. There are lots of $20 items listed on the Website that we really need.We truly need and truly value your financial gifts.Every gift is important to us because every gift helps thecollege’s mission of education and service.Thanks for all you do for Southwestern!Best regards,Dick Merriman, Presidentto a successor. Commencement will go on, but someoneelse will be working relentlessly to make sure the dayproceeds without a hitch.The graduates won’t notice, but those of us who workwith Sharon, and will miss her, will.Sara Severance Weinert, Vice President for CommunicationsHelp someone in your life Be a Builderfor high school students, orcurrent college studentsCall the main campus admission office, 1-800-846-1543,ext. 6236.Fill out this Web form, www.sckans.edu/refer-a-studentE-mail the campus admission office, scadmit@sckans.edufor adult or military learnersCall Professional Studies, 1-888-684-5335E-mail Professional Studies, info@southwesterncollege.orgBoard of TrusteesLarry D. Eason, chair; Brilla Highfill Scott, vice chair;Steve A. McSpadden, secretary; Craig L. Anderson, WarrenD. Andreas, Cheryl J. Bell, Phyllis J. Bigler, Beth AnnBlackwood, Stanley A. Bowling, James S. Bryant, KeriR. Crask, A. J. (Jack) Focht, Michael J. Foster, R. PatrickGaughan, Sue A. Hale, Scott C. Hecht, Ronald W. Holt,Richard L. Jantz, Robert P. Jewell, Scott J. Jones, RodneyC. Kreie, C. Michael Lennen, Michael D. Lewis, CharlesM. Madden, H. Leon Mattocks, Florence Metcalf, DannyJ. Moss, Lynn R. Nichols, Madeline J. Norland, DavidC. Parsons, James L. Richardson, David E. Smith, JohnT. Smith, Tom M. Thomas, Stephanie Antrim Weeast.Emeritus Trustees: Kelly B. Bender, Grace M. Brooks,William D. Brooks, George M. Cole, Keith M. Dial,Yvette Ehrlich, Margaret L. Gilger, Merrill Kern Gordon,Kenneth H. Hiebsch, Richard H. Leftwich, Allan J.Lundeen, George R. McNeish, Michael T. Metcalf, AlbertF. Mutti, Candace J. Pettey, James R. Reed, Kelly J.Rundell, William T. Seyb. Honorary Trustees: Bruce P.Blake, Harold W. Deets.

New leaders ll crucial roles at SouthwesternMike Farrell to lead Institutional Advancement EffortsMike Farrell ’68 has beennamed vice president forinstitutional advancementat Southwestern College and tookover the top fund-raising and alumnirelations position at his alma materJune 1.“Mike has a genuine passionfor the college and will be ableto communicate, from first-handexperience, the wonderful thingsthe college does for students,” saysPresident Dick Merriman. “His workat sister United Methodist institutionsalso prepares Mike exceptionallywell to champion the value of boththe college’s Christian commitmentand our connection to the UnitedMethodist Church.”Farrell brings to Southwesternhighly-successful experience innot-for-profit institutions includingUnited Methodist Youthville andmost recently Saint Paul Schoolof Theology. He was proficient instimulating new written planned giftsduring his 16 years at Saint Paul andwas instrumental in the successfulcompletion of two capital campaigns.“Southwestern College has alwaysbeen a very important part of ourlives,” Farrell says. “Given the excitingplans the college has for a new stadiumand dramatic renovation of theauditorium, as well as other activities,these are truly exciting times for thecommunity of Southwestern College.”Farrell’s ties to Southwesternare deep: He was tri-captain of theundefeated 1967 football team, andwas an all-KCAC offensive linemanand all-District Ten NAIA offensivelineman. Last year he was inductedinto the Southwestern College AthleticHall of Fame.He and his wife, Karen (Tucker)’69, are parents to Kyle ’95 and Chris.Denly to be Moundbuilder ADNew administrators, promotions boost expertiseDave Denly has beennamed athletic director atSouthwestern College, andwill take over his new duties July 1.He recently completed his 11th yearas head women’s basketball coach atthe college, and will continue with hiscoaching duties. He also was assistantmen’s basketball coach for two years,and is completing his third year asassistant athletic director.“It is an exciting time to be takingon this position,” Denly says. “Thenew stadium project will have animpact not only on the Southwesterncampus but on the entire town.”Denly replaces Mike Kirkland,who has chosen to return to full-timecoaching at the college.“Dave values the right things,” saysSC President Dick Merriman. “Hisplayers do well academically, they areinvolved in all aspects of the college’slife and are positive contributors in thecommunity, and, of course, they win alot. Those things can go together; youdon’t have to choose one or the other.Dave’s example and his experiencewill, I believe, make him an effectiveleader for our athletic program.”Denly has an overall career recordas head coach of 206-122, includingthree consecutive 20-win seasons,and school records in overall wins andconference wins (15).“I wasn’t interested in the athleticdirector’s position unless I couldcontinue coaching,” he says. “I havegreat assistants in Jack McNickle andJason VenJohn, and I’m confidentin our ability to make the transitionsmoothly.”Dave and Sara (Peterson) Denly’00 live in Winfield.New employees and promotions have added leadership in crucialadministrative positions at Southwestern College.• Deb Stockman is new director of marketing and new media forProfessional Studies. Stockman will provide direction for deploying,enhancing, and monitoring the marketing initiative for ProfessionalStudies using traditional and new media. “We will be looking into usingblogs, Twitter, Facebook, and other new media to reach more students,”Stockman says. Prior to coming to Southwestern College, Stockmanworked in marketing for Dean & Deluca and for Sheplers Western Wear.• Lonnie Boyd ’92 is new director of human resources. Previouslyexecutive director of the Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Boydstarted her new duties in January.• Jill Johnson has been promoted to associate vice president for institutionaladvancement. Johnson had been director of development at Southwesternsince 2001, and now has taken on additional supervisory responsibility inthe institutional advancement office.• Jessica Hornbostel is new director of development, and has beenpromoted from annual fund manager. She has been on the institutionaladvancement staff since 2004.Learner persists despite fiery disasterAn April 9 Oklahoma grassfire claimed the home andpossessions of a SouthwesternCollege Professional Studies learner –but couldn’t take away her dream of agraduate degree.Theresa Hopson and her husbandhad just returned to their Choctawhome from work when a neighborpointed out a fire in a nearby pasture.Although they thought they had timeto grab some possessions, the fire wasvoracious. It quickly jumped the fenceonto their property.“I started yelling for my husbandand son to get out, we had to leavenow,” Theresa recalls. Her son ran tohis truck; her husband grabbed the keysto their truck but somehow the key tothe truck fell off the key ring and hecouldn’t find it. “My son left thinkingwe were behind him. We had to runacross the neighbors’ yard, over anotherfence, across a pasture, into the ditch,and across the street. Daniel met usthere. We ended up at our daughter’shouse (about three miles from ourhouse).”When they returned later that nighttheir house was gone.“I knew there was no way I couldcomplete the class I was in at thetime so I e-mailed my instructor and(advisor) Dana Johnson,” Theresa says.The college responded bywithdrawing her from the current classwithout penalty but encouraged hercontinuation in the master of science inmanagement program, and backed upthis encouragement by providing her afree laptop.“I enrolled for the next session(which started May 11). I am not surewhen I will finish, but it really doesn’tmatter. I need to finish,” Hopsondeclares. “It’s just something thathappened; you either move on or staystagnate. We have kids, obligations,and jobs. We can’t stay idle – doingnothing accomplishes nothing.”The Green Team is extendingits visibility statewide with activities onand off campus. A collaboration withthe Kansas CW and KWCH televisionstations features team leader JasonSpeegle (above, right) promoting greenliving tips, including the planting oftrees. Shown below are team membersKate Norton, Cassi Reimer, and AlexGottlob. Check out the broadcast spotsat www.sckans.edu/greenteam, alongwith news of the Kansas Envirothon heldMay 13 at the biology field station.Left: Only the shell of Theresa Hopson’shome remains after grass fires swept throughOklahoma April 9.(photo courtesy of Theresa Hopson)| summer 2009 3

SC partners to help airmen earn degreesSouthwestern College ProfessionalStudies has teamed with theCommunity College of the AirForce (CCAF) to help students earntheir CCAF degree.The new initiative is called GeneralEducation Mobile (GEM).Currently, airmen sign up forand complete five courses of generaleducation classes required for theirCCAF degree either at a localor online college. However, theairman’s education often is interruptedby deployments, temporary dutyassignments, and changes of station.As a result, the general educationrequirements sometimes are the lastdegree requirements airmen complete;some airmen take up to 10 years tofinish them all.Southwestern College is the firstfour-year institution that is involvedwith the GEM initiative. With theGEM, students near the beginningof their education will enroll forthose general education classes as asingle five-course sequence takenonline through Southwestern CollegeProfessional Studies. Credits willtransfer and apply toward the CCAFdegree.“The General Education Mobile isa wonderful opportunity for airmen,”says Heather Kesterson, coordinator ofmilitary education for SouthwesternCollege Professional Studies. “Itenables them to accomplish thegeneral education portion of theirCCAF in a straightforward and timelymanner.”Lisa Kilpatrick ’09 (center) received a certificate of recognition as part of the first cohort ofgraduates from the Air University-Associate to Baccalaureate (AU-ABC) program. Lt. Gen.Allen Peck, AU commander, and Tito Guerrero, AU Board of Visitors chair, presented thecertificate. Of the seven learners in this pioneer cohort, six received their degrees fromSouthwestern College. The AU-ABC program was launched in June 2007 andnow includes 38 military-friendly schools that offer online degreecompletion opportunities to CCAF graduates. More than7,700 students have enrolledin nearly 27,000 AU-ABCcourses. Graduating fromSouthwestern in thefirst cohort wereJason Henderson,Lisa Kilpatrick,Boniface Sapno,Christian Scully,Nathan Spradley,and Leroy Wright.Job review spurs new PS grad to earn two degreesGwendolyn Young Smithhearthadn’t been in a classroom formore than three decades whena less-than-encouraging professionalperformance review shook herconfidence. A paralegal in Houston,she decided she needed a back-upplan – and she needed to complete hercollege degree.“I was so angry,” she says now. “Idecided to go back to school to findsomething else I could do.”An online search led her toSouthwestern. “It was a God thing,”Gwen says. “I knew I wanted to takesome theology classes, but I’ve neverfelt the call to go into the ministry.”Southwestern’s pastoral studiescurriculum, with its focuses on Oldand New Testament study and suchtopics as hermeneutics (“I’d never evenheard that word”) seemed ideal.But she was also intrigued by SC’snot-for-profit management degree,so an academic advisor helped herchart a course that would lead firstto a bachelor’s degree in this fieldcompleted last year, then a secondbachelor’s degree in pastoral studies in2009.Along the way she faced difficulties(including battling power outages fromhurricanes) as well as triumphs (herdaughter completed a college degree atthe same time Gwen did). She learnedto pack coursework into any momentshe had free: A laptop made a trip toEurope a study hall.“Finishing gave me such a sense ofaccomplishment,” she says now.Ironically, although neither of herdegrees was in her current job field,they have helped her professionally.“The next review (after startingcourses) I had a lot of commentsof ‘great job, you’ve really outdoneyourself,’” she says with a laugh.“Because I had done well in school,I was just carrying myself better.”See page 6 for a picture of Gwen with facultymember Matt Thompson.Fine Arts Hall of Fame (inaugural class): Mildred (Demaree) Erhart ‘41 (accepted by Ronnie Jenkins), E. Marie Burdette‘29, ‘32 (dec., accepted by Michael Wilder), Helen Graham (dec., accepted by Roger Moon), David C. McGuire ‘47, GraceSellers ’27 (dec., accepted by F. Joe Sims ’51), Earl Dungan ‘40 (dec., accepted by Doug Dungan ’74), Ross O. Williams ‘35(dec., accepted by Bruce Williams ’61 and Larry Williams ’60), Lauren Kilmer (dec., accepted by Richard Kilmer).Business Hall of Fame: Jimmy L. Kline ‘67,Sue (Lewis) Hale ‘66, and Business Builder AwardRecipient Todd Gentry.Leaders in Service Hall of Famefor the Social Sciences (inauguralclass): (back, l. to r.) Hon. David H.Swartz ‘64, A. J. “Jack” Focht ‘57,Hon. Loy W. Henderson ‘15 (dec.,accepted by David Nichols ’60), CarlE. Martin ‘60, (front) M. Kim Moore‘71, Edward H. Salm (dec., acceptedby Betty Salm), and F. James “Jim”Robinson ‘80.Scholars Hall of Fame: President Dick Merriman, Garry D. Hays ‘57,Virginia Y. Blanton ‘89, Michael C. Robinson ‘65 (dec. accepted by RobbieRobinson ’47).Educators Hall of Fame: Darla Jean (Jones) Wilson ‘58,Gary L. Rhodes ‘72, and Sally (Mann) Cauble ‘72.4summer 2009 |

Melba (Travis) CookMelba (McGhee)HauserJean (Black) MartinTom Wallrabenstein(316) 652-9204mcook@butlercc.edu1959(503) 666-1794myfaithis@verizon.net(940) 262-0379mjeanmar@hotmail.com(620) 221-7298mariw@cox.netGary HathawayPhil HowerJim ReedSherry (Redick) Reed(620) 356-3074hlo@pld.com(620) 221-4617phower@cox.net1964(785) 320-6440jreed8@cox.net(785) 320-6440jreed8@cox.netHomecoming2009ClassHostsDavid Galliart(620) 221-1354dave.galliart@sckans.eduMike Lewis(479) 273-7977hogwild52@cox.net1974Linda (Petit) Lucero(785) 232-5958lucerolb@cox.net1969Judy (Hensley) Nation(620) 221-2433onenation@localnet.comBill H. Stephens(785) 271-0687billandleann@cox.netGavin Russo(281) 829-9212Gavin.Russo@bp.comTim DetterChris DownumDenise (Shay)DownumPam (Boyer) Horn(713) 899-5268tjdmed@aol.com1979(928) 773-0152cesd2000@aol.com(928) 773-0152desd2000@aol.com(727) 954-4947rosie3818@hotmail.comLu Ann King(620) 222-2135kingluann@sbcglobal.netAnn (Channel) Leppke(620) 382-2909anniechannel@hotmail.com1984Brad Smith(620) 717-1561bsmith@usd506.k12.ks.usMark your calendarsOctober16-18Keri (Ramsay) GriffinMelissa (McPhail)MillerLisa (Hager) ThurmanLeAnn (Hubbell) Tipps(785) 832-0920keri@griftech.comQuestions?Contact Susan LoweDirector of Alumni Programs620-229-6334Susan.Lowe@sckans.edu(620) 846-7456miller.melissa@usd443.orgKris Cummins(405) 756-1106kris@cumminscpa.com1994(316) 729-0101Lisa_Thurman@oxy.com1989Rosann (Dennett)Meier(620) 221-2240rosann.meier@usd470.com(972) 412-4552lrtipps@garlandisd.netKim (Brewster) Wilson(316) 990-3403kim_5787@live.comShane BatchelderChristina HurtadoJason PondAmy (Headrick)Weatherford(316) 744-6727ksnbatch77@yahoo.com1999(651) 983-0436cmhurtado@stkate.edu(405) 226-9804pondo3030@msn.com(940) 498-2027amweatherford@ymail.comTraci LungrenWill SimbalaLaura Zink(405) 227-4411tracichristine@hotmail.com(620) 218-3722will_lash@yahoo.com2004(620) 786-9918blondgurl@hotmail.com| summer 2009 5

SC Commencement 20096summer 2009 |

Second from left opposite: Gwendolyn Young Smithheart completed two bachelor’s degrees through Professional Studies and was on campus to receive her diploma. She isshown with religion and philosophy faculty member Matt Thompson. See story on page 4. Third from left opposite: Physics professor Bob Gallup received the Charles H. and Verda R. KopkeAward for Distinguished Teaching. Above left: Valedictorian Melanie Robins is acknowledged by friends and families.SC Commencement, like the year that had preceded it, was marked by uncertainty.Graduates and their families had just lived through the nation’s grimmest economicyear in decades, and many were still unsure of post-Commencement plans.Jugs of hand sanitizer were strategically placedanywhere hands were likely to make contact,a reminder of the H1N1 flu kerfluffle that hadmonopolized media attention only a few weeks before.President Dick Merriman offered graduates the optionof abstaining from the post-diploma handshake. “Pleasebe aware that when you shake my hand you are shakingthe hand of everyone who came before you,” he remindedthem in encouraging safe shakes.But the possibility of passing flu germs took secondplace in the worry race to the weather: Gray skiesthreatened a repeat of morning showers and a brisk breezebrought out blankets throughout Sonner Stadium.“I grew up in western Kansas,” Merriman added, “andthere we consider a spring shower a blessing. There’s achance we will be blessed this afternoon.”In the end, though, the rains held off and every graduatechose to shake hands with the president.Blessed, indeed.| summer 2009 7

Photo by Tom Dorsey / Salina JournalGayle McMillen ’71 has been inducted into the Kansas Music Educators Hallof Fame. Now retired, McMillen taught band and music theory for 27 years atSalina Central High School, Roosevelt-Lincoln Junior High School, and Salinaelementary schools.“Gayle’s focus on excellence, along with his skills as a professional educator,musician, and KMEA official are overshadowed, though, by his personality,”wrote Jean Ney, KMEA president, in nominating McMillen for the honor. “Hehas patiently mentored many, many music educators around the state throughKMEA, including me. All who are in contact with him revere and respect him.But we also like and love him.”He was inducted into the KMEA Hall of Fame during a ceremony Feb. 28 atCentury II in Wichita.To be eligible for the KMEA Hall of Fame, a nominee has to have a minimumof 30 years in music education; service to the profession in local, district, stateor national organizations, as well as recognition in those areas; and a record ofexemplary teaching.Born and raised in Clearwater, McMillen started taking formal piano lessonsat 6. He and Jane (Callaway) ’72 had the same piano teacher; they’ve now beenmarried 38 years and have two grown daughters.Although Gayle enrolled at Southwestern College as a math and physics major,he soon realized his future was in music education.”I thought I’d try teaching untilI got tired of it,” he said in a profile in The Salina Journal. “I didn’t get tired of itfor 31 years. I’m still not tired of it, but Jane and I had the opportunity to retiretogether, so we did.”Before her retirement, Jane McMillen taught math and reading at WhittierElementary School (now Cottonwood) for 31 years.Jim Littell ’77 was recently inductedinto the National Junior CollegeAthletic Association’s Hall of Fame.He is in his fourth year as associatehead coach for Oklahoma StateUniversity’s Cowgirl basketball team.He was one of the most successfulhead coaches in the nation duringhis 14 seasons at Seward CountyCommunity College, tallying a 418-61ledger and producing nine JayhawkWest Conference titles. A nine-timeconference coach of the year, Jim wasnamed the WBCA National Coach ofthe Year in 2001 and was inducted intoSC’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.Diane (Cook) Rosecrans ’77recently retired as Winfield city clerk.She worked for the city for 32 years,holding various positions. She has beencity clerk since 1994.Beth (Richardson) Wilke ’78 is nowa licensed local pastor in the UnitedMethodist Church and was appointedto serve as associate pastor at FirstUMC in Winfield as of Nov. 1, 2008.Nancy Swope ’79 is completing hersecond year of a Doctor of Ministryin Preaching through the ACTSD.Min. in Preaching Program, locatedin Chicago, Ill. She is currentlyworking as a hospice chaplain forVITAS Innovative Hospice Care inMilwaukee.1980sRae (Kingsbury) Dale ’89 ’95 hasbeen selected to receive an ExcellenceAward from the National Institute forStaff and Organizational Developmentas a result of her work and dedicationto the teaching profession. Daleis an academic advisor and officetechnology, computer, and businessinstructor at Cowley CollegeCommunity College.1990sBrian Pettey ’96, founder and chiefexecutive of Robotzone in Winfield,was recently named to the newest classof the Kansas Technology EnterpriseCorp.’s entrepreneurship groomingprogram. The yearlong Pipelineprogram provides four, three-dayeducation sessions; access to venturecapitalists and mentors who advise andcounsel the innovators; and a $20,000stipend. Pettey started his companyin the late 1990s as a student atSouthwestern. The company designsand develops robots and roboticcomponents and is growing veryquickly. He hopes that his Pipelineexperience will help him decidewhether he is the person to take hisbusiness to the next level, and he alsohas plans to launch some new productsthat represent new markets for hiscompany.Michael Schaller ’96 has worked forHome National Bank for four years.He has recently been promoted tocommercial loan portfolio manager inStillwater, Okla.Kristen (Martin) Pettey ’98 ’02recently received the New CommunityBuilder award at the Winfield AreaChamber of Commerce AwardsBanquet.Stephanie Sharp Bruyn ’98 wasrecently elected to the JohnsonCounty Community College Boardof Trustees.Cory Helmer ’99 has been appointedvice president, commercial loans, withUnion State Bank. He has been in thebanking industry for nine years andmost recently served as vice presidentand credit analyst for CornerBank.Stacy Thomas ’99 married ShaunaWilliams on Oct. 18, 2008. Stacy is afirefighter/ EMT with the HoustonFire Department. Mrs. Thomas isa history teacher with New CaneySchool District.2000sJay Mehuron ’01 has been promotedto core manager for the Dallas branchof Paychex. Jay began his career withPaychex in 2002, working his way upthrough several positions in the KansasCity branch, before receiving thispromotion to the Dallas branch.Mona (Sykes) Johnson ’03participated in the 56th PresidentialInauguration as part of the AirNational Guard. More than 7,000Army and Air National guard membersprovided support through the ArmedForces Inaugural Committee. She hasserved in the military for 10 years.Andrea Mohr ’04 married ChadStafford in Sept. 2008. They maketheir home in Cherry Hills Village,Colo.Rachel Wilder ’05 married JasonNiehoff in June 2008. She recentlycompleted her master’s degree in artsadministration with a specializationin fundraising management fromBoston University. She has sinceaccepted a development position withthe Shakespeare Theatre Company inWashington, D.C.Lawrence Settle ’06 graduatedsumma cum laude in December 2008from Touro University Internationalwith an MBA degree with strategicleadership concentration.Katie Burrow ’07 is in her secondyear of physical therapy school at theUniversity of Oklahoma Health andScience Center in Tulsa, Okla. Shewill graduate with her master’s inphysical therapy in 2010.Joel Wilke ’07 is serving as youthdirector at Crievewood UnitedMethodist Church in Nashville, Tenn.,since August 2008.Garett Addler ’08 is finishing hisfirst year of graduate school at GrandCanyon University. He is majoring inleadership with an emphasis on disasterpreparedness and crisis management.Cody Annis ’08 has accepted a jobas a terminal operator with MagellanMidstream Partners in Birmingham,Ala.. He and his wife, Audry(Anderson) ’08, now reside inBirmingham, where she is employedwith American General.Lindsay (Morgan) Wilke ’08 ispursuing a master’s degree in communitydevelopment and action at VanderbiltUniversity in Nashville, Tenn.Lindsey Knak ’10 attendedthe National Athletic Trainers’Association’s iLead Student LeadershipProgram in Washington, D.C. iLeadprovided a series of sessions to helpstudents lead and communicate betteras they enter the athletic trainingprofession. Knak was one of twoathletic training students chosen torepresent Kansas at the conference.Notes on FriendsBetty Daniels received the Makinga Difference for Women Award fromSoroptimist International of Winfield.The honor recognizes her personaland professional efforts to help womenand girls.Send us your news:Southwestern College100 College St.Winfield, KS 67156-2499Charles Grigsby ’42 (center) washonored as the last surviving memberof the 1939 national championshipbasketball team during ceremonies atthe NAIA tournament tip-off banquetand awards ceremony March 17 inKansas City. Grigsby is shown withhis wife, Ann ’43, and an NAIAofficial. A special video spotlightingSouthwestern and the 1939 team wasshown at the event – see it at www.sckans.edu/grigsby| summer 2009 9

deaTHSA. Carroll Edwards ’29, emeritusprofessor of English literature at theUniversity of Kansas, died on April8, 2009, after a brief illness. He issurvived by his wife, Virginia, and onesister, Ione (Edwards) Martin ’34.Thelma (Humburg) Wilson’34 died on Feb. 14, 2009. She waspreceded in death by her brotherGlen Humburg ’30 and her sisterMargaret (Humburg) Brening ’42.Bonnie (Markley) Drennan ’40 diedon Dec. 22, 2008. She was precededin death by her husband, Carl WayneDrennan ’40.Lyle Weigle ’40 died Feb. 9, 2009.Lyle was a Methodist minister’s sonwhose family relocated to Winfieldin 1936 to allow Lyle and his brotherto attend Southwestern College. Heserved in the Pacific Theater duringWorld War II, then worked in Wichitawith Steerman/Boeing, Beech, andCessna corporations. After retirementhe and his wife of 68 years, Alice,relocated to Wisconsin to help theirson establish a veterinary practice.Ken Franklin ’41 died July 24, 2008.Ken performed his musical act at aretirement home until recently.Harold Taylor ’42 died Jan. 6, 2009.The course of Dr. Taylor’s life wasset when he worked with ProfessorOncley at Southwestern College andwith Dr. Larry Oncley at HarvardMedical School during World War II,his wife says. At Harvard he focusedon an effort which led to methods forthe production of human albuminand gamma globulin. Following navalservice, Dr. Taylor worked with theMichigan Department of Health inLansing, where he was in chargeof human plasma fractionation andplasma research. The family moved toIndianapolis in 1956 when he becamethe head of the biological laboratories’immunochemistry department forthe Pitman-Moore Co., which laterbecame part of the Dow ChemicalCompany. At the time of his retirementin 1986, he was clinical projectmanager for the Merrell Dow ResearchInstitute. He has been a member ofthe SC science advisory council andwas the third in his family to attendSC. Dr. Taylor was the recipient of anhonorary doctorate from SC. He waspreceded in death by his brother Dr.Dee Francis Taylor ’40. Survivorsinclude his wife of 65 years EmmaJane (Hudson) Taylor ’43, and hisbrother Louis Taylor ’38.Phyllis (Stuber) Everly-Stauffer’45 died March 18, 2009. She waspreceded in death by her husbandRobert Everly ’52, her brotherHoward Stuber ’50 and her sisterBarbara (Stuber) Brooner ’51.Joy (Bender, Bennington)Reynolds ’45 died April 16, 2009. Shehad worked for GAB Business Servicesfor 17 years, and after retiring workedat United Agency. Among survivorsare her son Frank Bennington ’67and her sister Dolly (Bender) Doss’44. She was preceded in death by hersister Nancy (Bender) Goodell ’61.Maxine (Nakamura) Morihisa ’47died on June 16, 2008.Bill Burnett ’49 died March 12, 2009.Rev. Bill Dial ’49 died Feb. 28,2009. Survivors include his sons KeithDial ’68 and Craig Dial ’68 and hisdaughters Jeanette Kuhns ’72 andDr. Jolene Daves ’69.Bob Sneller ’51 died Feb. 1, 2009.He was inducted into the SC AthleticHall of Fame in 1997. Bob was a headcoach in the National Junior CollegeAthletics Association (NJCAA) for23 years. When he retired in 1979,his win/loss record was 467 winsand 216 losses. At that time, he wasranked No. 6 in the NJCAA. Hecoached eight years at Independence(Kan.) Community College, wherehe took two teams to the NJCAAnational tournament, winning thetourney in 1963. In 1964, he joinedCrowder (Mo.) College as it beganits first year. In 1979, he retired fromcoaching but kept score for games andcontinued teaching English and speechuntil his final retirement in 1989. Inretirement, in 2002, he returned asan assistant coach, helping with thewomen’s program for five years. Bobwas awarded the Distinguished ServiceAward from NJCAA Region XVI,and an honorary membership in theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hallof Fame. Crowder College Board andFoundation also named the gymnasiumthe Bob Sneller Gymnasium.Pat Fulkerson ’63 died March19, 2009. He was 67, and died ofinjuries sustained in a motor vehicleaccident March 4. Pat had workedin the oil fields, for Wonder BreadCo., and for Beachner ConstructionCo. for 35 years. He retired in 2005as a foreman. He loved sports andworking on his farm.Agnes (Hutchison) Giddens ’63died on April 8, 2009. A retired RoseHill elementary school teacher, shewas 90.John Clark ’66 died Feb. 21, 2009.After earning his accounting degree atSC, John worked for Ralston Purina,the Vendo Company, and Ram Fursbefore becoming the business managerfor Ararat Shrine Temple in KansasCity, Mo., where he worked for 23years. His survivors include his wife,Jane Ann.Walter Sanders ’76 died Jan. 28,2009, at age 78. He served in theKorean War and retired from theUnited States Air Force as a mastersergeant. His survivors include hiswife, Shirley,Yvonne Shrader ’81 died March14, 2009. Before moving to Winfieldwith her family, she was a legalsecretary in Howard. From 1965 untilher retirement in 1980, Yvonne wasthe secretary in the Natural ScienceDivision at Southwestern College.Among survivors is her son CharlesShrader ’74.Kenton Templar ’90 died Feb. 21,2009. He was 49 and had worked as aparalegal at the Templar Law office inArkansas City.Ryan Dunlap ’94, 39, died March5, 2009. He was an elementary schoolphysical education teacher at JeffersonSchool and a member of the USD 428district athletic training staff. He was alifetime resident of Great Bend.Tom Buchanan ’01, Neosho, diedon June 26, 2008, following a recentillness. He was 54. He was an FAAinspector and served in the U.S. Airforce, having served in Desert Shieldand Desert Storm and retiring fromthe Air Force in 1998 at the rank ofmaster sergeant.Saxton Haselwood ’06 died on Feb.8, 2009, in a railroad accident. He was26. An employee of the Union PacificRailroad, he was struck by a train ina Herington railyard. While a studentat SC, Haselwood worked full-timein the summer and part-time in theschool year at Fleming Grain Elevator.He was an excellent mechanic andenjoyed restoring old cars and trucks.Angela Watson ’09 died Jan. 25,2009, at age 35. Angela worked asan aide for Arkansas City Head Startand was employed as an English as asecond language instructor for USD470. Angela loved teaching childrenand she founded Jackie’s Jewels DanceStudio (1999-2004). She was a lifelongmember of the St. James Church ofGod in Christ.Deaths of FriendsWillard Bodkins died April 2, 2009.Survivors include his wife, Doris, andhis son Wayne Bodkins ’82.Karna (Coats) Burr died April 3,2009. Among survivors is her daughterJoleigh (Burr) Leffew ’04.Lydia (Scott) Butler died April18, 2009. Survivors include her sonClayton “Butch” Butler ’75, hiswife Dr. Martha Butler, a facultymember at Southwestern, and hergranddaughter Amy (Butler)Watson ’07.Bill Chamberland died April 19,2009. Survivors include his sonMichael Chamberland ’73 andhis daughter Liz (Chamberland)Frazier ’75.Pauline (Hubbard) Clifton diedApril 24, 2009. Pauline startedworking as a riveter at Cessna Aircraftin Wichita during World War II. Shecontinued working there until retiringin the early 1960s. She was preceded indeath by her son Jerrold Calvin ’59.Verna (Hess) Evans died March 15,2009. She was preceded in death by herdaughter Dorothy (Evans) Cooper’72 and her brother Robert Hess ’33.Among survivors are her daughtersMary Lou (Evans) Holcomb ’56and Elaine (Evans) Clark ’63.H.O. Kleier died Feb. 18, 2009.He was 100 years old. He waspreceded in death by his wife, Ailma(Heitmeyer) Kleier ’37.Odell Littles died March 16, 2009.He is survived by his brother SamLittles ’71.Leota Mayberry died March 27,2009. Among survivors is her sonKenneth Mayberry ’95.Marvin Odgers died March 6, 2009.Survivors include his daughters, Karen(Odgers) Krill ’72 and Marsha(Odgers) Wall Blackstock ’74.Harley Parsons died April 13,2009. He was preceded in death byhis daughter Virginia (Parsons)Buchanan ’67. Among survivorsare his daughter Treva (Parsons)Andrea ’69 and his grandsonWendell Andrea ’96.Warren Racker died April 23, 2009.Survivors include his father Rev.Wally Racker ’52 and his brotherWalter Racker IV ’60.Doris (McDaniel) Sisson diedMarch 27, 2009. Survivors includeher husband of 42 years, Ed Sisson,daughters Ellen (Sisson) JohnsonHill ’92 and Janet (Sisson) Scherdin’71 and her sons Kent Sisson ’74 andDouglas Sisson ’72.Gerald Spengler died March 12,2009, at age 81. Among survivors ishis daughter Marilyn (Spengler)Miller ’79.Helen Stockdale-Wells, ValleyCenter, died April 4, 2009 atthe age of 91. Among survivors isher daughter Edith (Stockdale)Johnson ’66.Robert D. Wade died Feb. 16,2009. Survivors include his daughterMarilyn (Wade) Jones ’92.Jay J. Williams died Jan. 27, 2009.He was preceded in death by his wife,Melva Maxine (Palmer) Williams’67. He is survived by his son, RobertWilliams ’67.Show your Builder spiritAt SC Tailgate!Alumni are urged to gear up forBuilder football at SC tailgateparties during the 2010 season– Sept. 12, Sept. 26, Oct. 31, andNov. 7. Food, music, and fun in theStewart Field House parking lot,followed by football in SonnerStadium. Watch for more details inthe next Southwesterner.10summer 2009 |

faculty & Staff AchievementRonald Beach, affiliate faculty inProfessional Studies, received his Ph.D.in organization and management,with an emphasis in leadership, fromCapella University. He has taughtleadership and management courses inthe leadership graduate program for thelast six years. His research, “EmployeeAcceptance of Team Role ProfilingAs a Management Tool: A Survey ofa High Technology ManufacturingEnvironment,” has been accepted intothe United States Library of Congress.Ron traveled to Cambridge, England,and became one of the few Americansto complete the Belbin Team RoleModel Accreditation program. Hehas now created The OrganizationalLeadership Foundations, LLC, out ofLittleton, Colo.Martha Butler, professor of nursing,and Pam Green, assistant professor ofteacher education, gave a presentationat the Association of Teacher Educators(ATE) 2009 Annual Meeting heldin Dallas Feb.15–28, 2009. Thepresentation was titled “Collaboratingto Institute a Health and WellnessCourse Requirement at the Post-Secondary Level.”Bill DeArmond, professor of masscommunications and film, is author ofa story, “Early Winter,” just released inthe winter edition of Tapestries: OriginalWritings by Adult Learners, published byMount Wachusett College in Gardner,Mass.Tracy Frederick, associate professorof speech, received her Ph.D. incommunication and rhetoric fromRegent University. She also presenteda paper, “Riding the Wave: PopCulture and Third Wave Feminism,”at the Central States CommunicationAssociation in St. Louis during April.Pam Green, assistant professor ofteacher education, gave a presentationApril 3 at the Kansas Association ofTeacher Educators (K-ATE) springConference in Topeka. The topicof that session was “Spotlight onEducation: Exploring Current Trendsand Issues in the Teaching Profession.”Daniel Lioy, affiliate faculty memberin Professional Studies, is author oftwo new DCC Lesson Commentaries.They can be found at www.davidccook.com.Nili Luo, professor of early childhoodeducation, accompanied two earlychildhood students, Xiang Ji (agraduate student from China) andTabatha Channing McMullen, to the27th Annual Kansas Division for EarlyChildhood Conference Feb. 27-29,2009. Dr. Luo and Houping Yan, aChinese visiting scholar, will writea chapter titled “Family/Tradition –China” in a book published by theAssociation for Childhood EducationInternational. The chapter will developinformation regarding the unintendedconsequences of technology onchildren younger than 12 years of age.Awards for outstanding faculty and staffwere announced at the spring servicerecognition event April 17. Honors wentto (l. to r.) Veronica McAsey, FassnachtOutstanding Administrator (campus); PamGreen, Fassnacht Outstanding Faculty;Dana Johnson, Fassnacht OutstandingAdministrator (PS); and Kristen Pettey, UnitedMethodist Exemplary Faculty Award.• Addie M. Lambing ’09,“Conformity: Comparing Introverts/Extraverts and the Effects of Aging”• Courtney A. Ross ’09, “Researchon the Within-Group Advantageof Emotional Recognition and theEffect of Personal Prejudices”• Kari Y. Roth, “Multitasking as aFunction of: Gender, Distractions,Rewards and Training”Masterbuilders, the six main campus graduates voted as best exemplifying the Builder spirit,were announced during Honors Convocation May 9. Shown left to right are Tim Moore, DallasLeonard, Roger Klein, Molly Hamlett, and Blake Morgan. Aric Cherry is not shown.Allyson Moon, associate professor oftheatre and speech, was a member ofa three-person team that presented ata professional development day April17 for elementary through high schoolgifted teachers in the Las Cruces, N.M.,public schools. The workshops coveredteaching and assessing creativity andproblem solving. Moon’s workshopsfocused on the teaching of creativity.Several psychology students presentedpapers at the Rocky MountainPsychological Association Conferencein Albuquerque, N.M., this year:• Linda I. Hawk, “Correlationsof Physiological States DuringComputer Game Play as aFunction of Gender and SocietalDemographics”• Jessica L. Warren, “Language andEmotion as Related to Personality”Jason Speegle, director of the GreenTeam, received his Master of Science inLeadership (MSL) degree in December2008 from Southwestern College.Richard Wilke, bishop in residenceat Southwestern College, is authorof The Tie that Binds: Connecting withGod, the Church, and the World. In thebook published by Abingdon Press,Wilke observes that at the same timethe formal, organized church has facedmonumental change, spiritual inquiryhas been sweeping the country. Heexplores where the church has becomedisconnected and how it can connectonce again.What’s new with you?Here’s a student who may be interested in SC:(please fill in all information you know)________________________________________________________________NameClass Year________________________________________________________________Street AddressP.O. 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