Births/Adoptions
Newborn children of alumni receive a cardinal
beanie toy from the college when the birth/adoption
is reported to the alumni office. Call in
your announcement to 816/781-7700, ext. 5366,
or email honj@william.jewell.edu.
To Jennifer Mayes Robinson ’94 and Ty
Robinson, son Kory Jace, October 8, 1999.
To Mark MacGilllivray ’94 and Hilary
Johnston MacGillivray ’92, daughter
Claire Elizabeth,
October 21, 2001.
To Suzanne Smith Espinoza ’95 and Les
Espinoza, son Justus Alexander, September
20, 2002.
To Tim Kice ’98 and Carrie Dixon Kice
’98. twins Joshua Frederick and Jillian
Elizabeth, October 7, 2002.
To Stephanie Lively Kim ’93 and Jun
Kim, son Tejune, December 21, 2002.
To Todd McSpadden ’97 and Michelle Cupito
McSpadden ’97, daughter Isabella Kate,
December 26, 2002.
To Matthew Stewart ’99 and Holly Stewart,
daughter Faith Elizabeth, February 9, 2003.
To Michelle Glenn Mote ’88 and Keith
Mote, daughter Erin Brooks, February 18, 2003.
To Alisa Clevenger Quest ’94 and Matt
Quest, son Matthew Clayton Quest, March 6,
2003.
To Scot Lewey ’80 and Jennifer William
Lewey ’82, daughter Kerstin Elin, March
8, 2003.
To Brian Coco ’94 and Laura Kuenzel
Coco ’93, son Luke Eric, March 28, 2003.
To Michael LaBeth ’98 and Tiffany Barnes
LaBeth ’98, daughter Addison,April 14,
2003.
To Nathan Kanning ’93 and Rebecca Schneider
Kanning ’91, daughter Annaby Rose, May
1, 2003.
To Tammy Piercey Somogye ’94 and Mark
Somogye, daughter Jessica Catherine, May 8,
2003.
To Becky Coy Armstrong ’93 and
Daniel Armstrong ’97, son Alexander,
May 23, 2003.
To Piper Gulledge Caldwell ’98 and David
Caldwell, daughter Riley Hope, May 28, 2003.
To Steven Mantegari ’87 and
Susan Behnke-Mantegari ’93, daughter
Sophia Allena, June 21, 2003.
To Cory Mounts ’97 and Tara Mounts,
son Jacob, July 12, 2003.
To Nathan Ewing ’99 and Alicia Jenkins
Ewing ’00, daughter Alayna Grace, July
18, 2003.
To Jennifer Mayes Robinson ’94 and Ty
Robinson, daughter Aidan Maye, July 21, 2003.
To Nicole Wilson Ritzinger ’94 and Steve
Ritzinger, daughter Heidi Marie, July 21,
2003.
To Richard Carlyle ’89 and Julie Stephens
Carlyle ’92, daughter Rachel May, July
31, 2003.
To Sarah Jewell ’93, son Noah David,
August 14, 2003.
To Jason Shoemaker ’02 andAmy Phipps
Shoemaker ’98, daughter Emma Christine,
September 4, 2003.
To John Stevens ’94 and Tiffany Stevens,
daughter Abigail Grace, September 4, 2003.
To Julie Ann Wilbers McKeown ’93 and
Simon McKeown, son Dominic, September 18,
2003. |
Iowa Jewell trustee Nelson Duke
passes away
G.Nelson Duke, trustee emeritus at Jewell
and a former Missouri Baptist Convention
president, passed away October 6 in Liberty.He
was 79.An ordained pastor since 1943,Rev.Duke
married the former Wilma Awbrey in 1945.
He served as convention president from 1975-76
and was pastor of First Baptist Church,
Jefferson City, from 1963 until his retirement
in 1989.Duke earned his B.A. from Samford
University and a master of divinity from
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.He
received an honorary doctorate from William
Jewell,Samford and Southwest Baptist University.
Interested individuals may make memorial
contributions to the David Nelson Duke Undergraduate
Colloquium Fund in care of the advancement
office at William Jewell College.
Emails Wanted
The Alumni Office is updating its records.
If you have an e-mail address and would
like to receive periodic Jewell updates,
please send your e-mail address to honj@william.jewell.edu.
In Memoriam Alumni
Richard A. Bywaters, Jr. ’27, September
29, 2003, of Kansas City,Mo.
Grover E. Stillwagon ’38, August 5,
2003, of Merritt Island, Flor.
Dorothy Hunt McBain ’43, August 29,
2003, of San Antonio,Tex.
Helen Mitchell Sherer ’43, September
23, 2003, of Birmingham, Ala.
Marshall D. Conrad ’46, September
6, 2003, of Liberty,Mo.
Marilyn Heid Watkins ’51, June 26,
2003, of Scottsdale,Ariz.
Richard L. Brandom ’58, June 11, 2003,
of Sikeston, Mo.
Wilma Penton Bohringer ’63, September
14, 2003, of Ardsley, New York.
Alma Amy Newbold Keys ’66, June 24,
2003, of Louisville, Ky.
Bethany J. Cooper ’00, October 20,
2003, of Des Moines. |
We want to hear from you! Please send your alumni
class notes to the Office of Alumni Relations,William
Jewell College, 500 College Hill, Box 1003, Liberty,
MO 64068.
1920s
Frances Tapp Neth ’25 celebrated
her 100th birthday with a family and friends gathering
on October 12, 2003, at Chandler Baptist Church,
the church she has attended her entire life. Both
of Frances’ sons, Raymond ’49 and
Howard ’52, graduated from William Jewell,
as did all eight of her grandchildren. She also
has two great-grandchildren currently attending
William Jewell.
1960s
Donald Blalock ’60 was
named the Interim Executive Director of the Bethel
Neighborhood Center. Don retired from Central
Baptist Seminary in 1995. Since his retirement,
he has served in interim positions at Northern
Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, Ill.,
and Kaw Valley Center in Kansas City. Don is currently
the President of the Board of Directors for the
Camp and Conference Corporation of American Baptist
Churches of the Central Region. He and his wife,
Patsy, live in Overland Park, Kan.
Fred Buchanan ’62 was recently
inducted into the Belton, Mo., High School Hall
of Fame. Fred graduated from Belton High School
in ’58. After graduating from William Jewell
College, he began a 20-year banking career at
Citizens Bank of Belton. He later joined the accounting
department of the City of Belton, retiring earlier
this year. For 35 years, Fred was the chair of
the United Way effort in Belton. He has also been
active with the Belton Jaycees, the Belton Chamber
of Commerce, the Belton Historical Society and
the Belton Zoning Board.
Donald Loehring ’68 received
the Division of Professional Registration’s
Employee Recognition Award for the second quarter,
2003. He has served the Accountancy Board as an
audit investigator since October 1997. Donald
retired after 28 years as an auditor for the federal
government.
1970s
Rich LoBello ’74 is the
new Curator of Education at the El Paso Zoo in
Texas. Rick is an advocate for wildlife conservation
around the world, having recently returned from
a week studying endangered mountain gorillas in
the Rwanda. While at Jewell, Rick organized the
Student Environmental Council which sponsored
a week of special activities during Earth Week
in 1974.
James E.White ’74 has accepted
a position with the Baptist General Association
of Virginia. Jim directs the division as Team
Leader for Empowering Leaders. In this position,
his team supervises work with churches, ministers
and lay people, including training opportunities
for professional ministers as well as church leaders;
supplies resumes to pastor/staff selection committees;
works with personnel, pastor selection, and strategic
planning committees; and moderates conflicts that
arise within local congregations.
Jim and Connie Cornelius White ’73
live in Toano,Vir. Connie continues to
teach high school English with the Newport News
Public Schools.
Charles “Chip” Kingsbury ’79
completed his Ph.D. in Adult Education at Florida
State University. Since 1980, Chip and his wife,
Chari, have been missionaries to Kenya with the
Elim Fellowship. For the past seven years, Chip
has served on the faculty of Daystar University,
a private independent liberal arts university.
He directs the Centre for Excellence in Teaching.
Chip and Chari live in Nairobi, Kenya.
1980s
DeeDee Barnes Bruns ’81
has been appointed Associate Vice-President for
Enrollment Management at the University of Alabama
at Birmingham, a major research university of
over 16,000 students, with responsibility for
Recruitment and Admission, Scholarships and Financial
Aid, Orientation and International Students and
Scholars. She and her 15-year-old son, Griffin,
live in Birmingham, Ala., and “welcome WJC
friends who might be passing through on their
way to vacations on the shores of the Gulf.”
1990s
Diana Penner Baber ’91 wrote
an article in the September 2003 issue of The
Asset (a monthly publication by the Missouri Society
of Certified Public Accountants). Diana is a senior
manager in the International Executives Service
Practice with KPMG. Her article was entitled “A
Personal Account About Flexible Work Schedules,”
featured in the Work-Life Balance section of the
publication.
Becky Coy Armstrong ’93
and Daniel Armstrong ’97
were recently featured in the “Kitchen Witchin’”
section of the Odessa, Mo., Odessan newspaper.
Both Becky & Daniel like to cook and their
favorite recipes were featured in this article.
Becky is a fifth grade teacher in the Odessa R-7
School District. Daniel is an assistant principal
at the upper elementary and McQuerry Elementary
schools in the same district.
Nathan Kanning ’93 graduated
from KU Medical Center in 2002 and is currently
a General Surgery Resident at the Oregon Health
Science University. He and his wife, Rebecca Schneider
Kanning ’91, and their two daughters, reside
in Portland, Ore.
2000s
J. D. Gravina ’00 has accepted
a position as head girls’ basketball coach
and physical education teacher at Putnam County
High School in Unionville,Mo.
Meredith Farmer ’01 has
begun working on her Master of Divinity degree
at Yale Divinity School. Carrie Vanderford ’03
has been appointed to the Missouri Community Service
Commission. This commission oversees the administration
of the Ameri-Corps Program and other federally
funded national service programs in the State
of Missouri. There are 25 board members and they
meet on a quarterly basis. The board is chaired
by Lt. Governor Joe Maxwell.
On the Road
Again
(from left) President David Sallee, Harry
Wooten ’80 and his son, Barrett Wooten,
get acquainted during a recent presidential
visit to Dallas. |
(from left) President David Sallee,Mary Sallee,
Jill Talley and Jack Talley ’80 visit
during an alumni reception at the Talley’s
home in Oklahoma City. |
(from left) Mary and David Sallee share a
moment with Aloah Burke Kincaid ’58
during a recent visit to Tulsa. |
Taking their cue from the 1969 movie “If
It’s Tuesday,This Must Be Belgium,”
in which American tourists visited nine countries
in a whirlwind eighteen days, President and Mrs.
David Sallee took part in the William Jewell version
by meeting with alumni and friends in six cities
over the course of six days in September. Accompanied
by Patricia Petty, Director of Alumni Relations,
the Jewell contingent set out on September 25
for Springfield, Mo., where, along with hosts
Mike and Robbi Haynes, a large group of more than
50 alumni, current parents, trustees and friends
of the college enjoyed dinner at The Cookie, a
restaurant owned by Steve Harris, WJC ’87.
After dinner, a video detailing the tornado damage
to the Liberty campus was shown. Dr. Sallee offered
remarks concerning the reconstruction and restoration
of the buildings and grounds and answered questions
from attendees, a format which was followed in
the other cities.
In Joplin, Mo., on September 26, Chip ‘92
and Sara (Fales ’93) Wright hosted an intimate
group of area alums at Club 1201. The home of
Jim and Aloah (Burke ’58) Kincaid was the
site of the gathering on September 27 in Tulsa,
Okla., where a diverse group enjoyed a delicious
meal and stimulating conversation. Royal Lane
Baptist Church in Dallas,Texas, was the place
selected for an afternoon reception on September
28 at which John and Gail (Danforth ’75)
Hill hosted attendees from Dallas, Fort Worth
and surrounding cities.
Plans are being made for future visits to speak
with high school-aged children of Jewell alumni
to introduce potential students to the college.
Traveling to Oklahoma City, Okla., for a September
29 meeting at the home of Jack (’80) and
Jill Talley, a congenial group braved inclement
weather to enjoy Mexican fare and a fun evening
getting acquainted and hearing the latest Jewell
news. The Flint Hills National Golf Club was the
location on September 30 for Wichita, Kan., area
alumni and friends to gather in the club house
on the scenic grounds for dinner hosted by Dave
(’75) and Beth (Humphreys ’75) Nesbitt.
Enthusiasm for and interest in the latest developments
at William Jewell College was evident in all the
discussions and questions posed at the gatherings.
Additional alumni area trips are being planned.Would
you like to have your city considered for a visit?
Let us know at pettyp@william.jewell.com.
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