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Alumni
Notes from 2003-04
- We
have received more alumni notes this year than ever before
with the addition of the online format of the newsletter.
There was no room to view them all in the April 2004 print
edition due to the number of updates received. Below you
may find updates received from the Winter 2003 print edition,
along with this academic year's online editions - published
in October and December 2003, and February 2004.
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1920s
Alice R. (Worden) Covington (BS '29), Crofton, NE,
taught English and science in the Wellington, KS school system
during her tenure. She almost had enough credits to earn her
master's degree. She still enjoys reading, knitting clothes,
and helping with small projects around the house.
1940s
Louis F. Burns (BSE '49, MS '51), Fallbrook, CA, had
"A History of the Osage People," published by the
University of Alabama Press in February 2004.
Goff
Joyner (BS '48), Clearwater, FL, recently published the
book "War & Love Letters: A Marine Reservist Recalls
Living, Learning, Loving, and Letters in World War II and
Korea."
1950s
John A. Notheis (BS '54, MS '58), Spearfish, SD, is
a retired teacher. He writes: Following graduation in 1954,
I spent two years in the US Army as a radar operator at an
outpost in Alaska. I returned to ESU in 1956, taught one year
at Highland Park High School in Topeka, KS, then came back
to ESU for a master's degree, which I received in 1958. After
that, I worked in the actuarial department at Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company at the home office in New York City.
From September 1959 to June 1964, I taught high school mathematics
on Long Island. From September 1964 until January 1977, I
taught mathematics at Yankton College, in Yankton, SD. At
Yankton College I became a professor of mathematics, headed
the division of natural sciences; was dean of the college
for two years; and served as a track coach for six years.
From January 1977 until June 1980, I was head track and cross
country coach at the University of South Dakota. I stepped
out of education until September 1981, when I accepted a math
teaching position at Yankton High School. I retired from Yankton
High School in June 1989. In September 1991, I accepted a
teaching position at Black Hills State University, in Spearfish,
SD. I was responsible for math education in the college of
education at BHSU. I retired from full-time teaching at BHSU
in 1997, and from part-time teaching in 1999. My wife and
I spend our summers at our home in Spearfish, SD, and winters
in Scottsdale, AZ. We have three children, two girls and a
boy, all teachers.
Marlow
Ediger (BSE '58, MSE '60), Newton, KS, received notice
that the following of his writings having been published:
co-authored Philosophy and the Curriculum, a textbook for
teacher training in universities of India, published by Discovery
Publishing House, New Delhi, India; "Assessing the School
Principal," in Education; "Factors Which Make Expository
Reading Difficult," in the Journal of Instructional Psychology;
"Designing the Community College Curriculum," in
the College Student Journal. His biography is listed in Who's
Who in America. He spoke on "The Voucher System"
at the Delta Kappa Gamma meeting in Newton, KS, in December
2002.
1960s
Darrell H. Blachly (BA '60, MA '69), Fort Morgan, CO,
retired in 2000 from Ft. Morgan High School. He still is working
with third- through sixth-graders in basketball and fast-pitch
softball and enjoys traveling in his spare time.
Darrell
S. Sjoblom (BS '60, MS '65), Gravois Mills, MO, retired
in 2001 after serving 13 years at Wyandotte County Community
Corrections facility and 29 years full- and part-time with
the Wyandotte County Sheriff's Department.
Vickie
S. (Bane) Deines (BSE '61), Hoxie, KS, a physical education
instructor in Hoxie for 33 years, received two prestigious
awards at the Kansas Association of Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, and Dance (KAHPERD) conference in Wichita in November
2002. Deines was nominated and selected by peers across the
state to receive the 2002 Honor Award, the highest award for
professional excellence and public service given by KAHPERD.
Deines also received the 2002 Secondary Model School Award,
given to exemplary physical education programs in the State
of Kansas, for her outstanding physical education program
and curriculum at Hoxie High School.
Robert
G. Barrett (BS '62, MS '72), Parsons, KS, retired in 1994
after 39 years as an elementary teacher.
Sylvia
S. (Bond) Morley (BSE, '63, MSE '71), Haviland, KS, is
an English professor and division chair of general studies
at Barclay College. After teaching in public high schools
in six different locations in Kansas for 32 years, she took
early retirement and has since been employed at Barclay College.
Jan
I. (Mahan) Allison (BME '64, EdS '86), Mulvane, KS, is
an instructor in the social science department at Cowley College
in Arkansas City, KS. She is instructing classes in early
childhood, elementary and secondary education as well as children's
literature, developmental psychology and exceptional child
education.
Karen
K. Mahaffey (BSE '64), Tulsa, OK, retired after 31 years
of service with the U.S. Postal Service in Sand Springs and
Tulsa, OK.
Diane
L. (Barber) Hare-Hansen (BSE '65, MSE '69) works in special
education for the Shawnee Mission Schools.
Jane
A. (Harter) Farris (BSE '66), Wichita, KS, received her
master's of education from Wichita State University in 1998.
She works at L'Ouverture Elementary in Wichita.
Sharon
L. (Johnson) Price (BSE '66), Derby, KS, retired in May
2003 after 27 years of elementary school teaching in the Maize
and Derby school districts.
Jim
H. Rule (BSE '66), Elk City, OK, was a pilot for American
Airlines; he retired 12/1/03.
Eva
V. (Butler) Borgen (BS '67), Beloit, KS, and her husband,
Rex, celebrated 70 years of marriage on September 1, 2002,
at an open house held in their honor at the First Baptist
Church in Beloit.
Marti
L. (Watson) Garlett (BSE '67), Azusa, CA, is Dean of the
Teachers College for Western Governors University.
Charles
E. Triggs (BSE '67, MSE '72), Newton, KS, is a teacher
and the softball coach at Newton High School. The softball
team was third in Class 5A in State play and Charles was named
Hutchinson News coach of the year.
Edna
Carol (Smith) Wichman (BS '67, MS '71), Cairo, Egypt,
is a librarian with the American Research Center in Egypt
(www.arce.org) providing information to all levels of students
on Egypt and archaeology in the area.
Leo
D. Bezdek (BSE '68), Crystal Lake, IL, is a captain with
Delta Airlines and recently moved to international flying.
In October 2002, he had the pleasure of flying for the first
time in his career with a fellow Hornet, Steve Smothers
(BS '79).
Virginia
"Ginny" (Helsel) Hoover (BSE '68), Hutchinson,
KS, retired in 2000 from a 31-year teaching career in Kansas.
Currently she is an educational consultant in Kansas and surrounding
states. She recently co-authored "Key Elements to Classroom
Management" by McLeod, Fisher, and Hoover published by
the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
(ASCD). The book addresses management of time, space, children,
and strategies from a teacher's point of view.
E.
Jane (Bennett) Brown (BSE '69), Bloomfield, IA, retired
from Davis County Community Schools in 2002 after 33 years
of teaching, including 13 years as a special education teacher
and 20 years as a first-grade teacher.
1970s
Janet L. (Schauf) Placke (BSE '70), Central City, NE,
was elected in November 2002 to a four-year term as Merrick
County assessor.
Cindi
(Lukens) Miller (BSE '71), Emporia, KS, is self-employed
as the owner and director of Learning Tree Preschool/Daycare.
Ouida
F. (Furnas) Polson (BS '71, MS '75), Burleson, TX, is
a keyboarding teacher at H. F. Stevens Middle School.
Priscilla
(Applegate) Stanley (BS '71, MLS '98), Augusta, KS, works
as a library media specialist at Brooks Technology & Arts
Magnet.
Paul
R. Crawford (BSE '72, MSE '75), Topeka, KS, has been Director
of Maintenance for Seaman USD 345 since 1994. He is a member
of the Board of Directors of and serves as a college scholarship
judge for Kansas Association of Directors of Plant Facilities.
Dennis
Richter (BSE '73, MS '77), Topeka, KS, taught elementary
in the Seaman School District for over nine years. He became
an insurance agent for State Farm in 1983 and has just celebrated
his 20th anniversary as a State Farm agent in Topeka. Recently
he was re-elected to a third term on USD 345 school board.
He is active in a number of community organizations. He and
his wife, Jan, have three children: Matt, Melissa & Daniel.
Lois
M. Hootz (BSE, '76), Honolulu, Hawaii, is a social worker
for the state of Hawaii.
Debra
A. "Fatima" (Terrill) Nashatizadeh (BSE '76, MS
'76), Emporia, KS, taught seventh grade English and was
a high school guidance counselor. In 1990, she began teaching
in a state registered private school until she retired in
2001.
Maureen
E. (Toomey) Serbu (BSE '76), Franklin, OH, is the human
resources coordinator for the Clermont County Board of Mental
Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD). She oversees
all HR functions for the agency, which has 220 employees.
Maureen also serves as the agency's privacy officer to ensure
compliance with HIPAA and other federal and state regulations
and requirements. Previously she worked for seven years in
the department of adult services as the manager of sheltered
workshops and enclaves.
Jim
E. Allen (BSE '77, MS '93), Salina, KS, is in his second
year as a high school counselor at Salina South High School.
He was married on 9/20/97. He and his wife, Adrienne, have
a daughter, Lauren, 2.
Paul
A. Ferrel (MS '77), Bettendorf, IA, retired in June 2000
after being employed as a school psychologist for twenty-three
years in Kansas, Iowa, Alaska, and Wyoming. In 2002, his religious/inspirational
book, "Be a Channel: Touch the Lives of Others"
documenting his battle with lymphoma was published by Huntington
House Publishers. Paul would like to get in touch with the
young lady who assisted him with his writing during graduate
school and took his picture in front of Plumb Hall. He wishes
to give her a copy of his book. He also has written five children's
picturebook stories.
Richard
C. Morrell (BSE '79, MS '82), Lawrence, KS, writes: "In
September 2003, after 13 years serving as university registrar
at KU I became the Associate Vice Provost for Student Success.
At KU, I now have administrative responsibility for undergraduate
recruitment and admissions, scholarships, student financial
aid, new student orientation, university registrar and the
student unions."
Dan
C. Prochaska (BS '79, MS '82), Naperville, IL, has worked
for the Ace Hardware Corporation since1995. Hired as Retail
Support Manager for the Dallas region, in 1996 he was promoted
to national director of distribution and moved to Ace's headquarters
in Oak Brook, IL. In 1998, he became vice president of retail
support for the eastern half of the United States. He is responsible
for logistics and distribution from Chicago to the East Coast,
including overseeing general managers from eight distribution
centers representing distribution space of over 3.5 million
square feet and sales of over $1 billion.
1980s
Nancy Alaire (Bishop) Plute (BS '80), Oklahoma City,
OK, became a certified case manager after passing the national
exam and works for Concentra Integrated Services as a Medical
Case Manager. Her son Ryan (20) is in his second year of college,
and is currently in Fort Myers, FL with a masters commission;
her daughter Melanie (16) is a junior in high school. Her
husband, Rodney, works for AIRGAS in Tulsa, OK.
Nancy
L. Bolz (BSE '81), Wichita, KS, is now the state director
for Kansas North Central Association (NCA), which accredits
approximately one third of the schools in Kansas. He is also
an adjunct professor for Wichita State University in the department
of educational administration and supervision.
Cindy
R. (Titus) Aldrich (BSE '82, MS '83), Neosho, MO, is currently
in her 21st year of teaching, her 20th at Neosho High School.
She teaches sociology and geography and has worked in a number
of roles with many organizations, including: cheerleading
coach, homecoming coordinator, project graduation, and representative
for Missouri State Teachers Association. She married Mike
Aldrich in 1992. They have two sons: Zachary, 8, and Zayne,
7.
James
F. Knehans (BS '82), Shawnee, KS, has been in sales for
American Rigger's Supply in Kansas City, KS, for 14 years.
He and his wife, Brenda, have a son, Luke, 9.
Christie
L. Nixon (BS '82), Minneapolis, MN, was promoted to lieutenant
colonel in the US Army Reserve. She was recently activated
for at least a year to serve as battalion commander for the
2/84th Military Intelligence BN, at Ft. Huachuca, AZ. Her
civilian job is as a firefighter for the City of Minneapolis.
Lisa
J. (Kirk) Powers (BSE '82), Easton, KS, taught seventh
and eighth grade science for nine years at Easton Salt Creek
Middle School. In 1993, she changed subjects and taught art
for five years. She received her master's in administration
from UMKC in 1995. In 1998, she became principal of Pleasant
Ridge Middle School. Lisa married Chris Powers (BS, '83)
in 1983; they have two children.
Helene
Marcoux (MS '86), Paxico, KS, is the Associate Director
of the Kansas State University Honor System. In May 2002,
she received her Ph.D. from KSU in Counseling and Educational
Psychology. She writes: "My dissertation is on faculty
perspectives, opinions, and practices concerning student academic
dishonesty and moral development. I now help administer KSU's
new Honor System."
Gregory
E. Parkman (BS '86, MS '88), Matthews, NC, is a human
resources manager for Herff Jones, Inc. He was relocated from
Topeka to Matthews, NC in 1994, promoted to manager in 1996,
and is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management
(SHRM). He and his wife, Jilene K. Parkman, have three daughters:
Kortney, 14, Kasey, 12, and Kara, 8.
Lori
A. (Smith) Schneider (BSE '86), Friendswood, TX, teaches
middle school physical education, coordinates girls athletics,
and coaches eighth grade volleyball, basketball and track
for the Alvin Independent School District. She has a daughter,
Hannah, born 1/6/03.
Dave
Saunders (BSE '88) and Annette (Compton) Saunders (BSE
'88), live in Wichita, KS. Dave is in his sixth year as
principal of Lewis Elementary and is teaching re-certification
classes for Ottawa University, teaching Love and Logic parenting
classes, and is consulting nationally for Ruby Payne. Annette
taught for 10 years and has been home for the last five, taking
care of the family: Cody, 11, Carley, 10, Lexi, 6, and Delaney,
3.
Robert
D. Ambrose (BSE '89, MS '92), Kansas City, KS, heads the
science department at F.L. Schlagle High School.
Cheryl
L. (Wright) Picolet (BSE '89, MS '99), Bellingham, WA,
taught in Kansas for 14 years, spending the last four at Council
Grove High School. Her family moved to Bellingham, WA, recently
and she is working as a special education teacher for the
Bellingham School District.
1990s
Kathy (Werner) Cherry (BSE '90), Richmond, TX, is an
assistant principal in the Alief Independent School District.
Jeanine
E. (Mull) Haynes (BSE '90), Salina, KS, is a Title I reading
teacher for USD 306. She is a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma
International Society for Women Educators. She recently moved
to Salina, Kansas.
Juli
A. (Gugenhan) Spencer (BS '90), Columbus, NE, is in her
second year as a Kindergarten teacher at St. Isidore Grade
School in Columbus, NE. She has taught various grade levels,
but has been at the same school for the past 11 years. She
and her husband, Steve, have two children: Zachary, 7, and
Marika, 4.
Jeff
"Skip" B. Chisum (MS '91), Canyon, TX, is director
of the Jack B. Kelley Student Center at West Texas A&M
University. He is the chair of the university orientation
program and teaches a freshman year experience course.
Mellisa
J. Duncan (BSE '91), Ferguson, MO, is a lead flight director
at the Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis.
Shannon
G. Haydock (BS '91), Andover, KS, is the assistant principal
and activities director for USD 262 Valley Center High School.
Ann
Marie (Horvath) Yamada (BS '91), Los Angeles, CA, started
a new position in September 2003 as an assistant professor
in the School of Social Work at the University of Southern
California.
Tyler
Dumas (BSE '92), Gilbert, AZ, earned a master's degree
in educational leadership from Northern Arizona University.
He is currently teaching junior high school science in Mesa,
AZ, while coaching tennis and basketball. His wife, Paula
(Cowan) Dumas (BFA '94), stays at home with their three children:
Kelsey, 6, Tanner, 4, and Kylie, 20 months.
Russell
(BSE '92) and Rebecca R. (Freeman) Hendrix (MS '92),
Maitland, MO, have three sons: Jaron, 7, and twins, Kellen
and Kobe, born 12/26/02. Becky is an assistant professor at
Northwest Missouri State University. Russell teaches grades
7-9 science at North Andrew in Rosendale, MO.
Diana (Kasnic) Fischer (BS '92) is the recreation therapy
director for Life Care Center of Scottsdale (AZ). She was
recently named Recreation/Activity Director of the Year by
the Arizona Health Care Association. She was also recently
named the Operation Christmas Child Collection Center Coordinator
for the City of Phoenix.
Lisa
M. Robison (BSE '92), Topeka, KS, completed her MS in
Teaching and Leadership/ESL at the University of Kansas in
August 2003. She is an ELL teacher for the Topeka Public School
District.
Rodney
A. Cook (MS '93), St. Louis, MO, is working for the Special
School District of St. Louis County as a high school special
education teacher since November 2001. Rodney will complete
his requirements for his special education certification at
Fontbonne University by December 2004. If any ESU alumni known
or unknown are in the St. Louis area, Rodney says to give
him a hollar!
Jo
A. (Immekus) Ellis (BS '93), Baldwin City, KS, is a recreation
program supervisor for the City of Lawrence. She has two children:
Mackenzie, 4, and Paige, 2.
Katrina
F. (Rolwing) Martin (BSE '93) and Mark L. Martin (BS
'93), Shawnee, KS, are parents of a son, Zachary, born
12/24/02. He has two sisters: Alison, 6, and Anna, 3.
Tiffany
(Ryherd) Riley (BSE '93), Iola, KS, is a second grade
teacher in the Iola School District. She completed her MSE
from the University of Kansas in 2001, along with a reading
specialist certificate. She is married to Johnnie L. Riley.
They have two children: Colbi, 3, and Cooper, born 6/2/03.
Donna
M. Tilley-Gregory (BSE '93), and Charles Gregory (BS '93),
Sanford, NC, are currently stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC. Charles
recently returned from Afghanistan and will be promoted to
Major in Spring 2004. Donna graduated with a M.Ed. in Special
Education from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro
in May 2003. She is a K-5 Exceptional Education Teacher for
Lee County Schools.
Jill
S. (Binder) Deno (MS, '94), Grayslake, IL, is a flight
attendant for Southwest Airlines. She is married to Craig
Deno; they have a son, Ryan, born 12/25/02.
Brooke
R. (Williams) Ferguson (BS '94), Schertz, TX, is a third
grade teacher at Green Valley Elementary School. She has a
son, Zachary, born 12/20/00.
Heather
R. (Coppinger) Heath (BSE '94, MS '98), and her husband,
Robert, are the parents of a daughter, Maggie Susanne, born
2/2/03.
Sue
J. (Wagner) Johnson (MS '94), Flower Mound, TX, has a
son, Phillip Scott, born 5/12/03.
Aaron
E. Kealey (BSE '94), Wichita, KS, started teaching in
Wichita at Allison Traditional Middle School. After five years,
he switched to Wilbur Middle School in order to concentrate
on teaching science. He has presented physical science workshops
at the National Science Teacher Association conferences in
'01, '02, '03 and has been selected to present "Teaching
Physics Using Projectiles in the Classroom" at the national
NSTA conference in Atlanta, GA in April 2004. Aaron and his
wife, Becky, have a son, Alec.
Heather
L. Langford (BSE '94), Wichita, KS, married Chris Hollis
on 6/27/03.
Jane
R. Magathan-Krone (BS '94, MS '97), Princeton, KS, is
a therapist for KVC Behavioral HealthCare.
Judith
N. Msomi (MS '94), Spring Valley, CA, is a prayer intercessor/minister
for JCNTV Ministry in San Diego, CA.
Rachelle
M. (Padilla) Waters (BSE '94, MS '98), and Travis Waters
(BSE '96, MS '01), Shawnee Mission, KS, have two sons.
Rachelle is starting her tenth year of teaching with the Shawnee
Mission School District.
Ross
Bjork (BS '95), Miami, FL, married Sonya Link on 7/5/02.
He was the Assistant Athletic Director at the University of
Missouri but became the Associate Athletic Director for External
Operations at the University of Miami in July 2003. He oversees
all fund raising, marketing, promotions, corporate sales,
ticket sales, internet communication, and outside contracts
such as Nike and Gatorade for the Miami Hurricanes' Athletic
Department.
Jenny
R. (Price) Golden (BSE '95), Kansas City, KS, has taught
fifth grade at Stony Point Christian School for the past three
years. She is an independent consultant for Partylite Gifts
and has a daughter, Emma Faith, born 4/6/2000.
Julie
A. (Morris) Latham (BSE '95), and her husband, Mick, are
the parents of twins, Drake and Emily, born 5/28/02.
Debra
L. (Morris) Neely (MS '95) and Gilbert Dail Neely (MS
'95), Wichita Falls, TX, are proud parents of a baby boy,
Aidan, born 9/21/03. He is welcomed home by his older brother,
Luke. Dail is employed by Midwestern State University and
was promoted from director of the Clark Student Center to
Dean of Students in 2002.
Tiffany
C. Nickel (BSE '95), Wichita, KS, was recently selected
as Executive Director of Kansas Disability Coalition, Inc.,
a non-profit organization committed to ensure the compliance
of Americans with Disabilities Act for those with physical
impairments. In December 2003, she received the Good Apple
Award from Wichita Public Schools. Her "Survival of the
Fittest" essay was published in a book titled "From
There to Here" in Feb. 2004. Tiffany serves as the secretary
of Wheelchair Sports, Inc in Wichita.
Stephanie
J. (Tustin) Orr (BSE '95, MS '98), Lawrence, KS, writes:
"I was the K-4 elementary school counselor for the Perry-Lecompton
Public Schools for three years (1999-2002), at Perry Elementary
and Lecompton Elementary schools. 'Met' my husband Rob at
our 10-year high school reunion and have been married three
years, and am now a stay-at-home mom to a very inquisitive
toddler, Abigail Jean, born on 7/4/02. She acts very much
like the little 'firecracker' she is!"
Gayla
A. Adams-Wright (BS '96, MS '98), Manhattan, KS, married
Aaron D. Wright in Feb. 2003. She works as a certified rehabilitation
counselor for Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services.
Lori
A. (Heins) Bishop (BSE '96), Olpe, KS, is teaching seventh
grade social studies at Emporia Middle School. She and her
husband, Jerry, have a daughter, Maya, born 5/6/03.
Chad
L. Brecheisen (BS '96, MS '00), Pittsburg, KS, is a counselor
at Pittsburg High School. He serves as the girls tennis coach,
freshman boys basketball coach, and the jumps coach in track.
He was married 6/14/03.
Carol
S. (Sandberg) Moore (BS '96), Omaha, NE, is an academic
skills specialist at Nebraska Methodist College.
Diane
(Brooks) Pollitt (MS '96), Olathe, KS, is an education
consultant for Buster's Bookshelf, a children's bookstore
located in Union Station, Kansas City, MO. She writes: "We
would welcome any children's authors who would be interested
in having a workshop or book-signing to contact us."
Bobbie
J. (Falk) Rohloff (BSE '96), Hutchinson, KS, is teaching
fifth grade at Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet School in
Wichita.
Tania
L. Rudkin (BS '96), Belle Plaine, KS, started working
as a case manager for SouthWind Community Alternatives on
10/27/03, working with the Winfield and Wellington offices.
Heather
R. Stedman-Ruiz (BSE '96), Lansing, KS, is a teacher in
the Ft. Leavenworth School District. She taught first grade
for four years and this is her first year teaching fourth.
She received her master's degree from Baker University in
2001. She and her husband, John, are enjoying their new home.
Shawna
M. (Hutchinson) Taylor (BSE '96), Rock, KS, is a substitute
teacher for USD 396. Her family of four turned into a family
of five with the birth of daughter, Melissa, on 6/10/03.
Mendi
K. (Tice) Verley (BSE '96), Overland Park, KS, writes:
"After teaching first grade at All Saints for four years,
I am now one of the Title I teachers serving All Saints. On
July 22, 2003, 10 days after our fifth anniversary, Gene and
I had a son, Xander Robert. Gene is managing a fantasy gaming
and comic book store in Lenexa."
Jill
Hawkins Wood (BSE '96), Blue Rapids, KS, is in her second
year of teaching 7th and 8th grade language arts at Valley
Heights Jr./Sr. High in Blue Rapids, KS. She previously taught
first and sixth grades at the district's elementary schools.
This was her first season as the new head high school girls
basketball coach.
Angela
M. (Benton) Wright (BSE '96), Haysville, KS, married Leonard
Wright 3/8/97. They have a daughter, Larissa Maxine, born
6/3/02, in Wichita, KS.
Dana
L. (Cochran) Bridges (BSE '97), Richmond, KS, teaches
first grade at Lincoln Elementary in Ottawa and was named
2001 Teacher of the Year for USD 290. She and her husband,
Kevin, have two girls: Morgan, 3, and Madison, 1.
Calvin
R. Hill (MA '97), Worcester, MA, is Director of Minority
Affairs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is completing
his doctoral dissertation at Howard University. He is married
and has an 18-month-old daughter.
Brian
R. Horn (BSE '97), Lansing, MI, taught second grade in
Wichita for three years before pursuing a master's degree
at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. Currently he is in
the Ph.D. program at Michigan State University.
Candi
S. (Walshire) Sutton (BS '97), Pratt, KS, received certification
in English as a Second Language in December 2002. She taught
third grade in the Liberal School District and is now a stay
at home mother. She married Charles Sutton (BS '96) on 8/14/99.
They have twin daughters, Michaela and Alexis, born on 5/29/03.
Carolyn
S. (Baier) Devane (MS '98), Shawnee, KS, and her husband,
Mark, welcomed a son, Collin Francis, on 4/16/02. Collin has
two sisters: Hannah, 6, and Emma, 4.
Sherrie
L. (Williams) Murphy (BSE '98), Wichita, KS, is a textbook
buyer for Friends University.
Martha
M. Bleeker (BS '99), State College, PA, received her master's
in human development and family studies, with a minor in statistics,
from Pennsylvania State University in 2001. She is now working
on completing a PhD in human development and family studies
at Penn State. She received the Prevention Research Center
Fellowship for the 2003-04 school year and is currently conducting
research with the Harrisburg, PA school district.
Kelly
C. (Small) Kramer (BSE '99), Junction City, KS, graduated
from Kansas State University with a master's degree in elementary
education with an endorsement in English as a Second Language.
Geneva
C. (Waite) Ring (BSE '99), Andover, KS, is an art teacher
at Haysville Middle School. She serves as the middle school
cheerleading coach and is on the QPA committee as representative
for elective teachers. She married Michael Ring on 3/13/99
and is currently working on her master's in educational administration
through ESU.
Patrick
D. Schroeder (BS '99), Spearville, KS, married Darci Huntsman
(BSE '02), on 8/3/02. They are expecting the birth of a baby
in March 2004. Patrick is working on master's in educational
administration from FHSU and currently works as a junior high
teacher in USD 381.
Amy
K. (Skaggs) Staggs (BSE '99), Olathe, KS, teaches second
grade at Heartland Elementary in the Blue Valley school district.
She and her husband, Michael, were married 7/6/02. Michael
is an assistant mill manager for General Mills.
2000s
Mindi S. Bott (BSE '00), Lawrence, KS, teaches second
grade at Marion Springs Elementary School in Baldwin, KS.
She recently concluded a two-year position as a National Consultant
(chapter visitor) for Chi Omega Executive Headquarters.
Kristen
M. Kennedy (MS, '00), Detroit, MI, is a graduate research
assistant at Wayne State University.
Erin
E. Easter (BS '00, MS '03), Hutchinson, KS, began work
as a Rehabilitation Counselor II in the Hutchinson SRS Office
in October 2003.
Christina
l. Corn (BS '00, MS '02), Olathe, KS, is a vocational
counselor at Johnson County Mental Health.
Jennifer
M. Anderson (BS '01), Wichita, KS, is an interrelated
teacher in the Wichita Public Schools.
Julie
A. Baer (BSE '01), Wetmore, KS, is a physical education
teacher and coach for Sabetha School District.
Karen
A. Haffner (BS '01), St. Joseph, MO, is a substance abuse
counselor and is working toward national certification as
a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor II (CSACII).
Vincent
L. Schroeder (BS '01), Kansas City, MO, is program supervisor
for the Spring Hill Recreation Commission in Spring Hill,
KS. He has a son, Montgomery Dean, born 8/5/02.
Heather
D. (Smith) Snyder (BSE '01), Emporia, KS, is a resource
room teacher in the North Lyon County School District. On
5/31/03 she married Cody Snyder.
Troy
Huggett (MS '02), Battle Creek, MI, opened Troy Huggett's
Fitness Pros, a private one-on-one fitness training facility
with a full line of Nautilus strength and cardiovascular equipment
on 9/29/03. Troy has 17 years experience in the fitness industry
and specializes in weight loss, sports skill enhancement,
medical fitness training and senior fitness conditioning.
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