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 <strong>Southwestern</strong> <strong>College</strong>. 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 <strong>Southwestern</strong> <strong>College</strong> 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 <strong>College</strong>Athletics 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 <strong>College</strong>, wherehe took two teams to the NJCAAnational tournament, winning thetourney in 1963. In 1964, he joinedCrowder (Mo.) <strong>College</strong> 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 <strong>College</strong> 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 <strong>Southwestern</strong> <strong>College</strong>.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 <strong>Southwestern</strong>, 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 <strong>Southwestern</strong>er.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 <strong>College</strong> 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 <strong>Southwestern</strong> <strong>College</strong>.Richard Wilke, bishop in residenceat <strong>Southwestern</strong> <strong>College</strong>, 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. Box________________________________________________________________City State Zip Code________________________________________________________________Phone NumberHere’s something new in my life: ( job, address, marriage,baby, etc.)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________NameYear of Graduation________________________________________________________________Street AddressP.O. Box________________________________________________________________City State Zip Code________________________________________________________________Parents’ NamesPhone Number________________________________________________________________E-mail Address (if you know it)High School/<strong>College</strong>________________________________________________________________Relationship to you (daughter, friend, nephew, etc.)________________________________________________________________Any special interests you know of?Return this form to: Alumni Notes Coordinator | 100 <strong>College</strong> St. | Winfield, KS 67156-2499or e-mail information to: southwesterner@sckans.edu| summer 2009 11
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