{"id":3803,"date":"2012-09-06T14:51:37","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T14:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lamp1.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/?p=283"},"modified":"2019-06-12T10:22:20","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T15:22:20","slug":"alumnotes-fall-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/2012\/09\/06\/alumnotes-fall-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumnotes Fall 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

1960s
\n<\/strong>LEECHIA JONES \u201966, was honored with a Woman in the Workplace Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 YWCA Women of Excellence awards ceremony.
\n1970s
\n<\/strong>RICHARD DURST \u201971, retired July 1, 2012 and was named president emeritus of Baldwin-Wallace University. He continues to help B-W with international recruitment in India and serves as institutional liaison on some of the university\u2019s grant-funded initiatives. The new home for admissions at B-W is named the Richard and Karen Durst Welcome Center in honor of his wife, Karen \u201972, and him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ROY GRIMES \u201974, U.S. Army retired, is working for the Department of Defense at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Qalat, Zabul Province, Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

WILLIAM \u201cSKIP\u201d FOSTER \u201976, was selected as 2011 Assistant Coach of the Year by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association. \u00a0<\/p>\n

1980s
\n<\/strong>TIMOTHY ROONEY \u201980, was named chief financial and legislative officer at Rockwood School District in Eureka, Mo.<\/p>\n

CHARLES BRUFFY \u201981, artistic director of the Phoenix Chorale, and the Phoenix Chorale released a CD, \u201cNorthern Lights: Choral Works by Ola Gjeilo.\u201d<\/p>\n

LINDA JUDAH \u201982 & \u201994, executive director of the Social Welfare Board in St. Joseph, received the Woman in the Workplace Award at the 2012 YWCA Women of Excellence awards ceremony.<\/p>\n

DR. MELISSA K. STUART \u201983, was promoted to professor of microbiology at A.T. Still University, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Mo. She also received the A.T. Still Staff Award for Excellence in Teaching for the 2011-12 academic year.<\/p>\n

MIKE O\u2019DONNELL \u201984, was named grand marshal of the 2012 St. Patrick\u2019s Day parade in Cameron, Mo. \u00a0<\/p>\n

FRANK WHEELER \u201985, is the activities director for Blue Springs (Mo.) High School.<\/p>\n

GREGORY MASON \u201989, was promoted to brigadier-general in February 2012. He was also appointed as assistant adjutant general-Army for the Missouri Army National Guard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

1990s
\n<\/strong>DR. ANDREW JOHNSON \u201991, received the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award from Park University in Parkville, Mo. He is a professor of psychology and has been at Park 15 years.<\/p>\n

SCOTT ARCHIBALD \u201995, was named principal at Albany (Mo.) R-III High School.<\/p>\n

MIKE KIMBROUGH \u201995, is a function unit manager with the Missouri Department of Corrections. He has two children, Britney and Austin.<\/p>\n

SANDRA EAST \u201997, is working for Nebraska State Probation as a specialized substance abuse supervision probation officer.<\/p>\n

JENNIFER (ROGERS) STANEK \u201999, and her husband, Craig, announce the birth of a daughter, Sara Margaret, born April 4, 2012.<\/p>\n

2000s
\n<\/strong>BETH (ARCHER) CATHCART \u201900, and her husband, Chaney, announce the birth of a daughter, Layla Grace, born May 6, 2012. She joins big sisters Claire and Kendall.<\/p>\n

ZAC COUGHLIN \u201901, is principal at Savannah High School, Savannah, Mo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

PAULA (WHITE) \u201904, and ERIC \u201906, JESSEN, announce the birth of a son, Landon Lee, born May 19, 2012.<\/p>\n

HANNAH (BOGLE) KLINGINSMITH \u201905, and her husband, David, announce the birth of a daughter, Kaitlyn Noel, born Dec. 20, 2012.<\/p>\n

LUKE GORHAM \u201906, and Alissa Pei were married June 2, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. The couple resides in Columbia, Mo.<\/p>\n

LESLIE (KORTHANKE) WHITE \u201905, and her husband, Clayton, announce the birth of a daughter, Emery Elise, born April 10, 2012.<\/p>\n

BRUCE GOLL \u201907, is a juvenile officer for the 43rd<\/sup> Judicial Circuit Court in Missouri.<\/p>\n

DARI CONARD \u201909, joined the Peace Corps in March 2011 and is serving in Radushne, Ukraine. Her service includes teaching English, health and HIV awareness and prevention.<\/p>\n

2010s
\n<\/strong>KAYLA (DUERFELDT) RUSSELL \u201910, is an assistant compliance officer for Horizon State Bank in Cameron, Mo.<\/p>\n

REBECCA WEDDLE \u201911, and LOGAN KIMBERLING \u201911, were married May 26, 2012. The couple resides in Columbia, Mo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Memory
\n<\/strong>We honor those who have passed away. If you want to include someone in this listing, please call 816-271-5651, or mail the information to Diane Holtz, Missouri Western State University, 4525 Downs Drive, St. Joseph, MO 64507, or email holtz@missouriwestern.edu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

WILLIAM S. ALLEN \u201940, Overland Park, Kan., June 16, 2011.
\nDONALD L. CLARY, Troy, Kan., March 20, 2012.
\nKEITH PAUL EVANS, St. Joseph, Mo., Nov. 2, 2011. Keith attended Missouri Western from 1980-85.
\nTRALUCIA W. FRANKLIN \u201973, St. Joseph, Mo., April 13, 2012.
\nDR. LEO A. GALLOWAY, St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 19, 2012. Leo was a biology professor from 1972-80. He described and named a new species of endangered plant known as large fruited sand verbena, and he contributed to a 12-volume reference for botanists, \u201cFlora of North America.\u201d
\nSHARON (TILSON) HURST \u201990, Savannah, Mo., Feb. 17, 2012.
\nJAMES DANIEL JONES \u201971, Lathrop, Mo., May 19, 2012.
\nRICHARD L. MCCAULEY 72, Stewartsville, Mo., April 8, 2012.
\nCONNIE (EVANS) MOTHERSHEAD \u201972, St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 17, 2012.
\nJOHN MUEHLENBACHER JC, St. Joseph, Mo., March 21, 2012.
\nNANCY SPRINGS \u201995, Dearborn, Mo., March 21, 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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