WASHBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WINTER 2016 Assistant director, communications/The Ichabod editor Sarah Towle, ba ’07 • [email protected]

Alumni Association director Susie Hoffmann, bba ’87 • [email protected]

Contributors Katy Browne, aa ’07 administrative specialist, Alumni Association

Kathy Busch director, communications Washburn University Foundation

Peggy Clark photographer, University Relations

Danny Funk assistant director, Alumni Association

Cynthia Hornberger, bsn ’78 special assistant to the president

Julie Olson, aa ’94 director, donor relations Washburn University Foundation FEATURES DEPARTMENTS Michaela Saunders, mls ’15 web editor, University Relations 5 3 From the President A dream come true: Internationally renowned Jeremy Wangler 11 Campus News communications specialist artist donates lifetime of work to Washburn

Washburn University Foundation 9 25 Alumni News Ernie Webb 39 Sports Alumni Association Jim Slattery: Alumnus, former congressman lives life of service 45 Class Notes Jami Weisbender freelance 14 49 In Memory Grand Homecoming: Celebration draws thousands of alumni, friends back to campus 25 Alumni Fellows: Eight graduates honored for success in their fields 33 KBI: Criminal justice, anthropology create The ICHABOD alumni magazine is published three times a year new programs in partnership with KBI by the Washburn Alumni Association for alumni, faculty, staff and WASHBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WINTER 2016 friends of the University. Third-class postage paid at Topeka.

Address: 1700 SW College Ave., Topeka, KS 66621 39 CONTACT US Nicole Perkuhn: Alumna working to Telephone: 785.670.1744 Your news, thoughts and questions are important Email: [email protected] • Website: washburn.edu/alumni rehabilitate Olympic athletes to us. Please write, telephone or send us an email. Letters to the editor and news of jobs, honors, weddings, anniversaries and births are always welcome. Please include your name, class year, address and daytime phone number. Letters to the editor may be edited for length and clarity. FROM THE PRESIDENT The 150th anniversary celebration exceeded our dreams of what it could be. The programs, activities and events turned the spotlight on our students, alumni, staff, faculty and supporters. Hundreds of people gathered to enjoy our After Hours, pancake feed, tailgate and the after-game Bow Tie Bash events. Our parade was led by grand marshal Sen. Bob Dole. The Welcome Center grand opening celebrated the University’s new gathering space for students, and the beautiful new sculptures on our east and north lawns. I watched people aged 1 to 95 years getting their picture taken with Ichabod Washburn on his new bench. I believe this will be the most photographed site on the campus in the years to come. And I continue to watch from my new office window as people search for their brick in the Welcome Center plaza! Everyone I spoke with was enthusiastic about attending the Grand Homecoming and in awe of what they found on our campus. Each person relived his or her experiences and memories. Some were sad many of the buildings they knew were destroyed by the 1966 tornado but so proud of today’s beautiful campus. The most frequent comment I heard was alumni asking about faculty members who had positively impacted their lives. We were honored to recognize many of our benefactors. There are more supporters now than ever in our history. And we are so grateful for their generosity and how it has benefitted our students, faculty and programs. All across campus, areas devoted time and effort to make this celebration a reality. Their efforts were noticed and meaningful for our alumni and community partners. It is not possible to recognize all involved, but we are grateful for the commitment and contributions of every person who helped with celebration events. Special recognition is deserved by Drs. Denise Ottinger, JuliAnn Mazachek and Cynthia Hornberger and Julie Olson and Amanda Hughes, as members of the sesquicentennial planning core team, for their four-year efforts. We all serve a wonderful university. We will continue to change the lives of our students in our next 150 years.

3 From the President A DREAM

ByCOME Kathy Busch • [email protected] TRUE ita Blitt was first introduced to Washburn in late May 2015. The RKansas City native was on campus to talk about her life’s dream – a permanent home for her art.

Rita is a world-renowned, award-winning artist, painter, the arts and its vision for the future. The Mulvane sculptor and filmmaker. Irwin is a retired Kansas City- is the perfect venue to exhibit my art, a wonderful based commercial property developer. Together, they place where my pieces can live together as a body of have made the most significant gift to the Mulvane Art work,” said Rita. “We are thrilled to give this gift to Museum in its 91 years of existence. Washburn and to the region. This is my dream come On Oct. 16, Washburn University Foundation true – more than I ever hoped for.” held a press conference to announce that the Blitts “We are humbled and deeply honored to receive this will donate a significant portion of Rita’s life work – priceless gift from one of the most celebrated artists of nearly 1,000 paintings, drawings and sculptures – to our time,” said JuliAnn Mazachek, president, Washburn the University and the Mulvane. In addition, they University Foundation. “Rita’s generosity and vision will made a generous contribution for a stunning new art allow us to create a wonderful space for her art, which gallery addition to White Concert Hall that marks will continue to inspire others for generations to come.” Rita Blitt, and her husband, Irwin, the first phase of a new performing arts venue. When Rita’s works will become part of the permanent announced they will be giving a significant portion of her life’s work – nearly 1,000 completed, the venue will include the Rita Blitt collection of the Mulvane, adding to its approximately paintings, drawings and sculptures – to Archive Gallery, a rehearsal room and an intimate 3,200 pieces. the Mulvane Art Museum. In addition, recital hall that will seat 225 to 250 people, with “Rita’s work is a wonderful addition to the Mulvane,” they made a generous contribution for a performance space for instruction, rehearsal, concerts, said Connie Gibbons, director, Mulvane Art Museum. stunning new art gallery addition to White small ensembles and civic events. “This gift will have a lasting impact on the museum, our Concert Hall that marks the first phase of “Irwin and I selected Washburn as the home students and the art community. We are so excited to a new performing arts venue, and they for my life’s work because of its commitment to have Rita’s work, to exhibit it here at the Mulvane and established an endowment so her work can travel around the world.

5 A Gift of Art

DANCING ON PAPER From an early age, Rita was drawn to art. Her steel base with a stainless steel arc that supports grandfather, Isaac Sonfus, a Russian immigrant who a bright yellow aluminum ball that is seemingly designed embroidery patterns for a New York firm, suspended in air. When she looked at the finished drew flowers at the bottom of letters he sent to Rita. piece, Rita realized the yellow ball came from a doodle She did the same when she wrote back. She later on paper. “It was the essence of me,” Rita said. said, “Perhaps my lines continue his.” “I realized the doodles I had made over the years were In grade school, Rita’s teacher Ruth Ann Angstead really me.” had the class draw trees, explaining that every branch, From that point on, she put her spontaneous lines every twig grew from the roots up. “When I drew on paper. In 1977, she began drawing with two hands trees, I was aware that every line I drew was from the at once with music playing in the background. She later roots up the trunk, out into the branches and twigs. wrote that she felt like she was dancing on paper. Every tree was alive,” said Rita. “These lines – coming From her early childhood, Rita’s work has been from the roots up – invoked a feeling of honesty. I later inspired by her love of family and her concern about realized this was very important to me as an artist.” social injustice. Her art celebrates her love of nature, In her life drawing class under John Raushenberger music, dance and the spontaneous flow of movement. at the University of Illinois, Rita experienced speed None more so than “Celebrating Dorianna,” an drawing for the first time – a technique that would have amazing 12-foot painting that Rita made following a profound influence on her art. “I loved making quick the birth of her granddaughter Dorianna in 1996. figures sketches with charcoal,” she said. “I discovered “For months my sole focus had been helping to care the speed with which I draw and paint today.” for the new baby,” said Rita. “When I finally got to While at the University of Illinois, Rita met Irwin. my studio and painted, I danced across the canvas They married after he graduated. Throughout her with joy. Afterwards, I was stunned to see gestures career, he has encouraged and supported her work as reminiscent of birth revealed on the canvas. For an artist. After the birth of their daughter Chela in 1955, the first time I admitted to myself that my art was Rita was torn between how much time she spent with influenced by my subconscious, something I had her family and how much time she devoted to her art. always dismissed before.” In 1958, she made a decision to work on her art every Her most celebrated film is the six-minute “Caught (From left) JuliAnn Mazachek, president, Washburn University Foundation; Randy Pembrook, vice president, day in order to develop her talent. “I owe it to myself in Paint,” a collaboration with the Parsons Dance academic affairs; Connie Gibbons, director, Mulvane Art Museum; and Rita and Irwin Blitt announce that the future to be the best artist I can be, while putting my family Company. Rita’s words inspired a kindness program site of the Rita Blitt Archive will be north of White Concert Hall. first,” she said. used in Kansas City schools and beyond, called Rita’s work evolved through the years, transitioning “Kindness Is Contagious, Catch It.” from doodles on paper to paintings to film and Rita invites the Mulvane community to view her art, to curate and create exhibitions that can be shared with Her sculptures have been installed in multiple Kansas monumental sculpture. One of her sculptures, films and other projects by visiting www.ritablitt.com. other museums and galleries across the country.” City locations – including one installed in November “Lunarblitt XVI,” or the “yellow ball” sculpture, Rita Randy Pembrook, vice president, academic affairs, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Skywalk Memorial in Kansas considers a pivotal work. The sculpture, part of the collection Rita is giving to the Mulvane, has a stainless understands what doors this gift will open to the City – and throughout the world. “Confluence of Love students. and Learning,” the sculpture in front of Morgan Hall, is “Having Rita’s work will add another dimension one of Rita’s works and was made possible through the to the educational opportunities we provide to our support of Dale, bba ’69, and Susan Pond. students,” he said. “They will be able to see many of “Mulvane is truly a regional treasure, and Rita and Rita’s outstanding works, and hopefully that will serve Irwin’s generous gift will bring new opportunities as an inspiration to them.” to campus,” said Jerry Farley, president, Washburn Rita has had more than 70 solo exhibits. Her art University. “This is an investment in the community, an can be seen in the collection of the Nerman Museum investment in the University and an investment in our of Contemporary Art, the Kemper Museum of students’ education. We are honored that Rita and Irwin Contemporary Art, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, have chosen Washburn as a home for Rita’s art.” “Celebrating Dorianna” is a the John F. Kennedy Museum, the National Museum of 12-foot painting Rita made Singapore and many others. following the birth of her granddaughter Dorianna in 1996. 7 A Gift of Art A Gift of Art 8 nominated for president. We watched from gavel to Medicare or Veterans Affairs, or assisting farmers during gavel every evening,” said Slattery, who recalls running the farm crisis of the 1980s.” home from school to catch President Kennedy’s news These days, with his congressional career behind conferences. him, Slattery is putting all that experience to work as a “As I look back on my life, one of the things that partner at Wiley Rein LLP in the District of Columbia, I give both my mother and father great credit for is where he has represented a number of Kansas clients. inspiring all of us to dream, and to be able to see beyond But true to form, he is also focused on public service. the four corners of our farm.” For the past decade, he has poured his time and his And while Slattery knew there was a wider world talents into an interfaith dialogue in the Middle East, out there, it wasn’t until arriving at Washburn that he Iran in particular. Slattery has spent thousands of hours finally got a glimpse of it. He remembers it perfectly – on this pro bono project. the day in 1968 when Lee Dodson, ba ’51, then-dean of The initiative has taken him to Iran, Iraq, Saudi students, tendered a life-changing opportunity: a year Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Israel and Lebanon for abroad at the prestigious Nyenrode Business University what he calls “people to people diplomacy.” in the Netherlands. The experience blew Slattery’s world “Our idea was to open a conversation about the wide open. common ground shared by Muslims, Christians and “I give Washburn a lot of credit for instilling in me Jews,” Slattery said. “We thought that it would be a lifelong interest in international affairs. It changed interesting to talk to high-ranking Iranians about how my life.” we might build a better relationship between the United Invigorated, Slattery wasted no time in putting more States and Iran.” plans in motion. He earned his way into Washburn For every noteworthy line on his resume – each Law, making good on a “lifetime dream” to become a country visited and each office won – Slattery points to lawyer. He fearlessly embarked on a six-year post in the a local Ichabod who made it possible. Dodson sending Kansas House of Representatives in 1973, while just a him on a transformative first trip abroad. McDowell Jim and Linda Slattery. 20-something law student. He launched a real estate working alongside him to represent the people of Photo submitted business, Brosius, Slattery & Meyer, with Washburn Kansas. Marion McDonald, former director of financial friend Jerry Brosius, ba ’70, in 1977. Slattery also found aid, digging up any and every available job to help him time to serve in the Kansas National Guard between afford seven years of education at Washburn. 1970 and 1976. When Slattery and wife Linda gave $250,000 to But the pull of public service – that seed his parents Washburn Law’s campaign for a new building, it was a WORLDWIDE INFLUENCE planted long ago – wouldn’t be denied. In 1982, tribute to the Washburn faithful who have punctuated Slattery’s reach goes global, with Washburn’s help frustrated by sky-high interest rates and rampant his story. Without them, Slattery said, his life would inflation, he set his sights on the U.S. House of have never been the same. By Jami Weisbender Representatives. The reason was simple: He thought he “We believe we owe the Topeka community a lot. I could help. His congressional team worked to rein in went to school here, I met my wife here, our children im Slattery, bs ’70 and jd ’74, has a resume that reads like a dream: state legislator, six-term the federal budget, expand Medicaid for low-income were born here,” he said. “I would not be where I am congressman, foreign diplomat and prominent District of Columbia attorney. children, pass important environmental legislation such today but for Washburn University and all the people J as the Clean Air Act and find a peaceful end to the civil in Kansas who helped me. This gift is our way of saying war in Nicaragua. It was a career-defining 12 years. thank you.” Given his big-time career, it’s easy to forget his small- importance of public service. Those lessons made an “Carol (Waddell) McDowell, ba ’70 and jd ’75, town beginnings. He started out, like so many Kansas- indelible impression on a young Slattery. was my chief of staff for 10 years. She did a terrific job born do, as a farm kid – a first-generation college “My father got our first television for Christmas leading my team in Kansas. We were deeply committed hopeful, from rural Atchison County. His parents, both in 1959 so that we could watch the conventions in to serving the people of northeast Kansas in every way passionate about education and politics, taught him the 1960 when John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon were possible, whether it was problems with Social Security,

9 Worldwide Influence WorldwidWorldwide Influencee 10 Bill Shaffer, ba ’74, KTWU’s longest-serving Highlights of KTWU’s employee with 39 years of service, has seen many 50 years: of the station’s changes firsthand. As a producer for “Sunflower Journeys,” he agrees technology has offered the station the most challenges and Oct. 21, 1965 opportunities to deliver great content. KTWU signs on the air as the first public television station in Kansas. “Technology has changed year to year, and sometimes it seems like it’s almost even faster,” he said. “I look at technology now, and I’m 1969 “Sesame Street” premieres. awestruck. Our newest camera is so small you can hardly even tell it’s there.” Shaffer said he never expected “Sunflower 1971 Station launches its first fundraising auction, Journeys” to last more than two decades, but with proceeds going to purchase two portable the show has been a special part of the station’s color cameras for studio and location use. history and growth. He no longer needs a map to travel around Kansas and is the go-to person 1973 in the office on all of the great local restaurants KTWU is one of six public television stations around the state. His favorite station memories nationwide to take part in a pilot project to test include the Beaumont Hotel in Beaumont, closed captioning for the hearing impaired. Kansas, on “Sunflower Journeys” and having Red Eugene Williams, station manager, KTWU Green from “The Red Green Show” visit Topeka July 4, 1983 Station celebrates its first uninterrupted day of Photo submitted by KTWU in 1998 to help support the station. programming, from 6:45 a.m. to midnight. Prior “Public television has a niche, and it’s going to that, the station signed off for several hours to stick around,” he said. “There are a lot of local in the afternoon. KTWU CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF shows on the station, and almost all of the ideas on ‘Sunflower Journeys’ are relayed to us via 1985 PROVIDING VALUE TO COMMUNITY viewers. It’s intriguing how many they have come Construction of a tower in Iola allows KTWU to By Sarah Towle • [email protected] up with.” provide service to southeast Kansas. Williams said the station also maintains a hen Eugene Williams, station manager for KTWU, started strong connection to the community through 1988 17 years ago, KTWU was a very community-oriented station, its volunteers, many of whom continue to come “Sunflower Journeys,” a KTWU-produced W back to help with the same shows and the auction series about Kansas and its people, debuts. and the people in Topeka felt like it belonged to them. every year. “They really get into the programs, especially 1994 Today, as KTWU celebrates its 50th year in operation, television, financial challenges and major show premieres KTWU moves to a new building at Washburn when they get the behind-the-scenes experience,” Williams said the station has more of a national such as “Mr. Rogers,” “Clifford the Big Red Dog” and University, where it continues to operate today. he said. “Our volunteer hours are off the charts, connection because of technology, but still very much “Downton Abbey.” and we are thankful to have them here.” belongs to the community. The focus for the station now is the competition for 2002-2003 “Any time you can have a station last 50 years, it’s a engagement and eyes in the multi-platform environment Station raises $7 million for a new broadcasting tower and transmitter to meet Federal testament to the community it operates in and to the people are accustomed to such as online streaming and a Communications Commission requirements to people who have been associated with it,” said Williams. digital presence. switch to digital technology. Since it signed on as the first public television station “KTWU has been able to provide lifetime value,” said in Kansas on Oct. 21, 1965, it has seen immense changes Williams. “Many people grew up watching it and have Oct. 21, 2015 on the local and national level: transition to digital passed it down to their children.” Station celebrates 50 years of broadcasting.

11 Campus News Campus News 12 MOMENTOUS CELEBRATION MARKS

WASHBURN 150150 YY E E A A R R S S NIGHT AT THE K

Sluggerrr, the Kansas City Royals’ mascot, gives some advice to Ichabod on how to catch the first pitch. Photo courtesy Royals

chabod and Royals pride were on display Sept. 1 as students sang the national anthem, and senior Jacob Stone Washburn University and the Washburn University stood on the Royals’ dugout to sing the 7th-inning stretch School of Law had the first Washburn Night at the K. song “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” Washburn University Board of Regents, Washburn University Foundation Board of Trustees, and members I The event was made possible by generous donors “We are fortunate to have the generous support from of the Washburn University administration cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the Welcome Center on Advisors Excel, Midwest Health, Kuckelman Torline alumni and alumni law firms that helped us make this Friday, Oct. 23. Kirkland Lewis, Nell Hill’s, Hutchins & Haake, LLC, opportunity available to the Washburn community,” and Polsinelli. said JuliAnn Mazachek, president, Washburn University he four-year sesquicentennial celebration went out The statue, bench and art piece were funded through the Even though the Royals lost 6-5 against the Detroit Foundation. “We truly appreciate their generosity. It was with a bang on Saturday, Oct. 24. generosity of donors. Tigers, the evening was an opportunity to show off a wonderful night for Washburn and ended up being a T “The celebration was truly a pivotal point in “The two statues make it possible for everyone who Washburn and all it had to offer people in Kansas City. wonderful season for the Royals, so we can’t wait until Washburn’s history, and the weekend was a wonderful enters the Welcome Center to know what we stand for Co-branded t-shirts were given to the first 10,000 people, next year!” time to get together, share memories and make new and to remember that Ichabod Washburn is who made president Jerry Farley threw out the first pitch, music friends,” said Jerry Farley, president, Washburn University, this place possible, and the future generations can build who led the surprise fireworks show during the Grand on his dream and vision of education for all,” said JuliAnn Finale. “We are happy to celebrate the history, but we are Mazachek, president, Washburn University Foundation. ready to pass it on to the future.” On Saturday, a pancake feed started the celebrations The weekend-long celebration for alumni included off in the morning, and former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, SEE VIDEOS FROM WASHBURN the grand opening of the Welcome Center, a large After ba ’52, jd ’52, served as grand marshal to a large Grand NIGHT AT THE K ONLINE: Hours celebration, and the revival of the traditional Homecoming Parade. While the football team lost to the National anthem video: bonfire on Friday evening. University of Central Oklahoma 27-38, more than 1,000 http://bit.ly/WUnationalanthem In addition to the events on Friday, the Ichabod statue people attended the Grand Tailgate, and hundreds of 7th-inning stretch video: and almost 2,000 personalized bricks purchased from people attended the Bow Tie Bash and fireworks show http://bit.ly/WU7thinning alumni, students and friends were unveiled in the plaza to wrap up the evening. Washburn Law handed out several hundred cup in front of the new Welcome Center. An Ichabod bench “Washburn has the ability to change so many people’s sleeves to the first people in the stadium. west of the Welcome Center and a one-of-a-kind art lives, and we are very excited for the next 150 years,” Photo by Jeremy Wangler piece celebrating Washburn’s history were also unveiled. Farley said. 13 Washburn Night at the K Sesquicentennial 14 GRAND HOMECOMING FRIDAY EVENTS KICKED OFF CELEBRATION

Bill Sneed, bba ’77, jd ’80, chair of the Washburn University Board of Regents, spoke at the grand opening of the Welcome Center on Friday afternoon. Photo by Peggy Clark

David Manley, ba ’67, poses with Mr. Ichabod after the bench was unveiled Friday, Oct. 23. Manley was one of the driving forces behind the Ichabod bench project when he was serving on the alumni board of directors. Photo by Bruce Matthews

(From Left) Rhonda Sparks, Heather Hay Huscher, Members of the Washburn University Marching ba ’93, Jennifer Graf Smith, ba ’93, and Clayton Funk, Blues led After Hours attendees through campus ba ’93, get their photo with Mr. Ichabod at After to the bonfire, a tradition brought back for Friday Hours on Friday evening. Photo by Sarah Towle night’s Grand Homecoming celebration. Photo by Jeremy Wangler

Members of Zeta Tau Alpha gathered for a reunion at After Hours during Grand Homecoming. Photo by Sarah Towle

See more photos of Grand Homecoming at Carol Kaufman, b ed ’82, snaps a photo (Left) Steve Howard and Gary Weckbaugh, bba ’80, bit.ly/washburngrandhomecoming of a brick in the Ichabod Plaza in front of reminisce at Grand Homecoming’s After Hours. the Welcome Center. The opening of the Photo by Bruce Matthews plaza drew hundreds of people to see their personalized brick. Photo by Sarah Towle

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ashburn University junior Catherine Steuart, queen also inspires me to keep pushing forward and to W Topeka, Kansas, and senior Parker Gallion, keep striving to be the change I want to see.” Frankfort, Kansas, were crowned homecoming queen Gallion, a nursing major, is currently serving as the CELEBRATING and king during halftime of the Washburn University secretary for Alpha Delta Fraternity. His volunteer work football game vs. University of Central Oklahoma on includes with the American Diabetes Association as a WASHBURN Saturday, Oct. 24. Diabetic Counselor, the Washburn Big Event, Meals on Steuart, an elementary education major, is a current Wheels, Frankfort United Methodist Church, American member of Delta Gamma women’s fraternity where she Cancer Society, Harvesters and Helping Hands 50 YEARS LATER has served as vice president of finance and vice president Humane Society. Centennial queen joins sesquicentennial celebrations of social standards. Her volunteer work includes A recipient of the Garvey and Richey scholarships, By Sarah Towle • [email protected] Brewster Place, grocery shopping with senior citizens, he is a member of Mortar Board, Student Nurses Kansas State School for the Blind, the Washburn of Washburn, Community of Caring, Student Big Event and St. Matthew’s. She is a member of the Ambassadors, and he has served the university as the Washburn Education Association, Student Alumni summer orientation counselor intern and a resident ashburn University’s centennial homecoming queen, Helen Badenoch Association, Panhellenic recruitment counselor team assistant in Residential Living. WKanatzar, relived her historic moment in 1965 by traveling from Texas and served the university as a peer educator. “I am excited to think that I could come back at this fall to attend the University’s sesquicentennial celebrations. A recipient of the Alumni Association, Sweet the 200th Homecoming, just like Helen Kanatzar (the Foundation and Moor scholarships, she has also 100th homecoming queen) was here to help us celebrate, received recognition on the president’s honor roll. After and see just how many advancements Washburn Susie Hoffmann, director, Alumni Association, and Washburn was like a wonderful living room – a classy graduation, Steuart plans to continue her education and will have made,” said Gallion. “I cannot express how Jessica Barraclough, director, Student Activities and living room. It enlightened me, encouraged me, and I earn a master’s degree at Washburn. thankful I am to have been given this opportunity to Greek Life, surprised Kanatzar and included her in had wonderful teachers who really opened my mind.” many of the same activities homecoming queens took Kanatzar moved to Texas in 1966 right after the “To go to a school that has as much to offer as represent the University that has helped shape me into part in 50 years ago, including riding along in the parade tornado destroyed most of Washburn’s campus, and she Washburn does and be awarded this title is something the Ichabod I am today.” and presenting flowers to the sesquicentennial queen, took off on a rewarding career as an airline hostess. The I will never forget,” Steuart said. “Being homecoming Catherine Steuart, at halftime of the football game. regulars she served on flights included anthropologist Fifty years ago, homecoming queens weren’t Margaret Mead, singer Tina Turner, Lady Bird Johnson nominated by the many student organizations as and Speaker of the House Carl Albert. they are today. One woman was nominated from Even though she moved to Texas, she has maintained each sorority, one woman from Benton Hall and one lifelong friendships with her Theta sisters. While independent woman. The Kappa Alpha Theta sorority she hadn’t been back to campus for a homecoming nominated Kanatzar in 1965. celebration, she and her husband came back to wish “I happened to be taking a night class during the Washburn well for the next 150 years. meeting,” she said. “I came back and they said, ‘We “I wanted to come back for Grand Homecoming and nominated you for homecoming!’” see the celebration,” she said. “It’s exhilarating to be on Kanatzar was honored to be crowned queen in a campus. It’s the most beautiful campus I have ever seen, momentous year for Washburn. The student body did because it has heart.” not start crowning homecoming kings until 1975. “I was surprised, very surprised. It just didn’t even dawn on me that I would win,” she said. “For me, 17 Sesquicentennial Sesquicentennial 18 GRAND HOMECOMING

See more photos of EXCITING FUTURE Grand Homecoming at Thousands of Alumni, Friends Pay Tribute to University on Saturday bit.ly/washburngrandhomecoming

Abby Mikkelsen, a senior nursing major, and her husband, Malcolm Mikkelsen, a junior biochemistry major and vice (From Left) Former president of the Washburn Student Government Association, Washburn football players enjoyed the Bow Tie Bash. Ken Schmanke, ba ’88, Photo by Jeremy Wangler Jim Bernard, ba ’86, and Blake Redd, ba ‘94, hosted their 15th annual Rib Fest during Grand Homecoming. Photo by Peggy Clark

Lauren Frost and Frank Matande, second- Kaitlyn Truesdell, a senior business major from Topeka, year law students, enjoyed tailgating before Kansas, and Forrest Evans, a senior music education the football game. Photo by Bruce Matthews major from Topeka, Kansas, rode in the parade as two of the 10 Homecoming royalty candidates. Photo by Jeremy Wangler

Sandy Crimmins, bba ’59, Jean Trupp, Ann-Marie Nathalie Bonilla poses with Mr. Brown, and Laurie Crimmins, b ed ’87, show off their Ichabod at the pancake feed on Washburn spirit during the tailgate on Saturday. Saturday, Oct. 24. Chris Cakes got the Photo by Bruce Matthews crowd ready for the day by flipping pancakes in the air for people to catch. Photo by Sarah Towle

Sen. Bob Dole, ba ’52, (From Left) Sheena Smith, ba ’07, jd ’52, served as the Josh Shald, ba ’07, Bethany Dunham, grand marshal in the b ed ’09, Taylor Dunham, b ed ’08, parade on Saturday, Jason Degenhardt, b music ’09, Oct. 24 and rode with and Kellie Degenhardt celebrated Jerry Farley, president, Washburn’s sesquicentennial at the and Susan Farley. Bow Tie Bash on Saturday, Oct. 24. Photo by Jeremy Photo by Sarah Towle Wangler 19 Sesquicentennial Sesquicentennial 20 It was heels to the ground on Election Day as they POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDENT walked 20 miles, starting at 5:30 a.m. and ending around 9 p.m. RECEIVES FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE Locally, Van Dam is helping to organize the Washburn group Students for Civic Engagement IN BRITISH ELECTIONS and helping to run voter registration drives. He and By Sarah Towle • [email protected] many other Washburn students were also able to travel to Iowa in September to have dinner with seven presidential candidates. “Americans have some important decisions to make in 2016, and it’s important for them to vote,” Van Dam said. Scholarships made it possible for him to have this experience, and Van Dam said he is very thankful for the opportunities. During his time at Washburn, he’s been able to travel to Estonia and South Korea on scholarships as well. “We sit in a classroom and we are told how this works, but to go and experience it firsthand allows us to really paint a picture, and the benefits are tremendous,” he said. “Scholarships were critically important to my ability to take this trip, so I’m thankful to all of the donors who make these trips possible.”

Jack Van Dam, junior, political science major Jack Van Dam, junior, political science major (back center), posed with other supporters and Sarah Jones (front center), a Labour party candidate, in May during his trip to the United Kingdom. He was encouraged by his professor to visit and help candidates campaign for office. Photo courtesy of Jack Van Dam

ack Van Dam woke up in the United Kingdom a “So it was neat that the experience came full circle, and Jfew days before the British elections in May, turned I was able to meet Clegg and work for the campaign on the television and saw a news report on deputy while we were there.” prime minister Nick Clegg, who was running for The two walked 10 to 12 miles per day going door office. Van Dam was thrilled to see himself in the to door in neighborhoods campaigning for Clegg and background of the shot, not believing the opportunity Sarah Jones from the Labour Party. Van Dam said the he had been given. election process is much different across the pond as The junior political science major traveled to the candidates do a lot more door-to-door campaigning, U.K. at the urging of his professor, Bob Beatty, who spend less money and aren’t allowed to take out taught a comparative politics course in spring 2015, and television ads. with the assistance of scholarships to help pay for the Van Dam said he was able to strike up good learning experience. Van Dam and John Shively, junior conversations with voters as he went to their houses, political science major, left on April 29 and spent the and they were fascinated by how much money is spent next 11 days getting involved in various campaigns. on American elections. He had such great conversations Jack Van Dam (back right), junior, political science major, traveled to the United Kingdom this past “I spent the whole semester studying Nick Clegg and with voters, by the end of his time there, he was training summer to work the campaigns in the British elections. He was able to campaign with deputy prime made a few presentations to our class,” Van Dam said. others how to canvass from door to door. minister Nick Clegg (front center), who was running for office.Photo courtesy of Jack Van Dam

21 Politics Abroad Politics Abroad 22 APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR LEGACY SCHOLARSHIPS Bow Tie Run one of many ways Alumni Association scholarships are funded each year for students with alumni relatives By Jeremy Wangler • [email protected]

Rick Anderson, vice president, administration and treasurer, watched as students demonstrated the new equipment in the Health Nearly 150 runners and walkers participate Care Simulation Center. each year in the Bow Tie Run. This year’s Photo submitted race was held on Oct. 3, 2015. Photo by Jeremy Wangler

hanks to yearly support from donors, the Washburn I was able to focus more on the reason I was at Washburn HEALTH CARE SIMULATION LAB TO T Alumni Association has been granting scholarships rather than on how I was going to afford to stay.” since 1944. The Association awarded more than $34,000 She said her family didn’t pressure her to attend PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART TRAINING for the 2015-16 academic year to 65 students, and about Washburn. She chose it for the majors offered and the the same is expected for the upcoming year. affordability. Legacy students can apply for Washburn Alumni “In our own way, we figured out that it was the ashburn Tech officially unveiled its new, state- while working with Washburn University’s School of Association scholarships through the Feb. 15 deadline by best place for us to learn and grow as a student and an W of-the-art Health Care Simulation Center on Nursing and School of Applied Studies, is receiving $3.2 following the link at the bottom of this page. A legacy individual,” she said. Nov. 12. This multimillion-dollar lab, built to mirror million of the grant to train future workers for the fast- student is any current or incoming student with a parent, Gifts to the Alumni Association, funds from the Bow a hospital setting, will train future health care workers growing health care field. grandparent, sibling or spouse who is an alumnus and a Tie Run and funds generated by purchasing a Kansas by utilizing the latest technology, including patient “Our new Simulation Center provides added member of the Association. license plate with the Ichabod logo all support the simulators that breathe, talk and even bleed. opportunities to partner with area health care providers,” “We expect to have the same amount or more to scholarships. The Bow Tie Run, previously called the Fun “Our new simulation lab will provide students a said Clark Coco, dean, Washburn Tech. “We greatly award next year, thanks to a great turnout at the Bow Run and Campus Walk, typically raises $5,000 and has safe and realistic environment to experience nursing appreciate the support we have received and look forward Tie Run,” said Susie Hoffmann, director, Alumni more than 150 participants. Association. “Interest grows every year in these “We have so much fun with the run and walk every scenarios,” said Jerry Farley, president, Washburn to not only working with local professionals, but also scholarships.” year, and I think people enjoy knowing their support is University. “This opportunity allows them to refine providing highly skilled individuals to work beside them Delanie Atteberry, ba ’14, participated in the Bow immediately going to scholarships,” Hoffmann said. their clinical decision-making skills without adverse in the near future.” Tie Run as a way to give back after receiving legacy consequences, providing them with confidence and The initiative is part of the U.S. Department of scholarships. Her brother, Davis Atteberry, is attending promoting patient safety.” Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Community Washburn with a legacy scholarship. The two have ONLINE The new facility is part of the KanTRAIN project College and Career Training program. It is the second numerous relatives, including their parents, who are Applicants for legacy scholarships must fill out that is supported by an $11.9 million U.S. Department time Washburn University has received money from Washburn alumni. the application on the Alumni Association page by of Labor grant awarded to Washburn University, which the program. Four years ago, a $19.6 million grant “Knowing that I participated in an event that Feb. 15, 2016. Applying for scholarships through the University’s financial aid office will not qualify oversees the project. The funding is divided among was awarded to fund Technical Retraining to Achieve has assisted me, my brother and many others who someone for an Alumni Association scholarship. Washburn Tech and three other Kansas colleges to Credentials, with Washburn Tech providing advanced require financial aid is very humbling,” she said. “The scholarship, along with others, helped me continue my Read more and apply online: bit.ly/legacyscholarships support job-driven training efforts. Washburn Tech, manufacturing training. studies without the added stress of loans and debt. 23 Campus News Campus News 24 SCHOOL OF LAW Jeffrey R. Hewett, jd ’95, CEO, Granite Legal Systems, Inc. Jeffrey Hewett grew up in Topeka Previously, Hewett worked as a practice group leader and resides in Houston where he for Baker Robbins & Company. He managed litigation, ABy Jeremy WanglerLUMNI • [email protected] FELLOWS founded Granite Legal Systems, records management and case management groups Inc., in 2004 and serves as chief providing services to corporations and law firms. executive officer. About Washburn: “While in law school, I appreciated Eight alumni were honored for success in their fields during the Granite is a legal software and the personal nature of the Washburn learning experience. Fellows Luncheon on Nov. 13, 2015. discovery services company that Professor Ronald Griffin took the time to discuss business provides project and technical concepts and make recommendations for good, practical consulting for large-scale business practices. The information continues to provide COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES litigation in the pharmaceutical, medical device and guidance and insight today.” John S. Augusto, ba ’91, assistant vice provost for experiential learning, energy industries. University of Kansas John Augusto was born in City, Missouri. He began his professional career at COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES Hutchinson and now resides in Washburn as an admission counselor in 1991. James L.P. Hurd, ba music ’67, professor of music, El Camino College Lawrence, where he works as Augusto is a lifetime member of the Society for the James Hurd grew up in Topeka and and Europe. The First Presbyterian Church of Inglewood assistant vice provost for experiential Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in currently lives in Los Angeles where awarded him the status of A Living Legacy after he served learning at the University of Kansas Science. He presents every year at the Annual Biomedical he is a professor of music at El as organist and music director from 1973-96. (KU). He founded and directs the Conference for Minority Students and is an elected member Camino College. He teaches organ, The Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance has invited him Center for Undergraduate Research of the Council on Undergraduate Research. piano and music appreciation. to speak on several occasions on his experiences as a student and directs the Center for Civic and About Washburn: “My best memory is talking to Hurd has served as organist and at Monroe Elementary School in Topeka at the time of the Social Responsibility. Professor Tom Averill. He gave me so much confidence and director of music for numerous Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. He started at KU in 1993 as an academic program showed me how hard work can lead to success. Washburn churches and organizations in About Washburn: “As I started taking organ lessons, coordinator and then worked for two years as director of gave me academic courage and confidence. It gave me a Topeka, Chicago and Los Angeles. He is currently the I realized I would like to be doing exactly what my multicultural affairs at Rockhurst University in Kansas place to start.” organist and music director at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian professor, Max Elsberry, was doing: teaching college, Church in Redondo Beach, California. supervising the music and playing a big pipe organ for a SCHOOL OF APPLIED STUDIES He is an active member of the American Guild of large church. For what I was searching for in life, he was Dan Francis, bsw ’04, msw ’05, retired staff clinician and crisis clinician, Organists and has performed all across the United States an excellent role model.” Family Service and Guidance Center Dan Francis grew up in Ellwood Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES City, Pennsylvania, and moved to Medals, two Army Achievement Medals and the Master Jeff Myers, ba ’87, president, The Summit Topeka after a 20-year career in Instructor qualification. During his service, he was a senior Jeff Myers, a native of Great Bend, He has had a distinguished career lecturing on the military. He retired in 2011 as and chief instructor at the Military Intelligence Corps Kansas, currently lives in Manitou leadership and producing training materials in the field for a staff clinician and crisis clinician NCO Academy from 1990-93, where he trained junior and Springs, Colorado, where he works students, churches, businesses and political organizations. in outpatient psychotherapy at senior NCOs in leadership and advanced technical subjects as president of The Summit. Myers has authored 11 books and delivered more than Family Service and Guidance in eight military intelligence disciplines. Myers started at The 1,500 keynote speeches and leadership seminars during the Center in Topeka. About Washburn: “Every class I took at Washburn Summit in 2011 and directs the last 25 years in the United States and 12 foreign countries. Francis started at Family Service and Guidance contributed to the person I am today. I learned things Christian-based program that About Washburn: “I have had the privilege of Center in 2005 as a post-graduate fellow and subsequently in both general education and my specialty areas that I prepares students for college. influencing several million emerging leaders and not a specialized in work with children aged birth to 6 years. later used in my professional practice. While I attended The organization trains 50,000 students a year through day has passed that I have not drawn on the content, the He worked for two years before that in social work and taught many undergraduate and graduate courses in 12-day intensive programs offered in three states and academic skills and the leadership experiences I gained generalist and clinical internships at Colmery-O’Neil VA military schools, I will always consider Washburn to be my curriculum offered to schools and churches throughout at Washburn.” Medical Center. alma mater.” the United States. He was in the military intelligence service in the United States Army from 1977-97. Among his honors were three 25 Alumni News Alumni News 26 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS David J. Roberts, bba ’74, president, Power Sales and Advertising David Roberts was born in Kansas 1992 when he formed the current business. City, Kansas, and lives in Overland Roberts has coached youth baseball and basketball Park where he is president of Power teams and has been a board member of Blue Valley Sales and Advertising. Senior Baseball and Blue Valley Northwest High School Roberts oversees a company booster club. that offers more than 185 different About Washburn: “I lived all four years in the Phi Delta product lines to the premium and Theta house. We had a lot of guys who became doctors, incentives industry. Power Sales lawyers and business professionals who took being a student and Advertising has 113,000 square fairly seriously. Several of them set a good example when feet of office and warehouse space with 70 employees in I arrived as a 17-year-old freshman, and I learned how to Lenexa. His father started the company as Don Roberts study and prepare for class. I decided to be a business major and Associates, and David Roberts served as president until right away.” SCHOOL OF NURSING Manya Schmidt, bsn ’78, certified nurse-midwife, advanced practice registered nurse, St. Francis Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Manya Schmidt grew up in for nurse-midwifery care to become established in the Topeka and works at St. Francis community. Schmidt is a preceptor for many CNM and Health’s Female Pelvic Medicine nurse practitioner students throughout the Midwest. and Reconstructive Surgery Schmidt has worked to deliver midwifery care in a center as a certified nurse-midwife variety of underserved areas throughout Topeka and (CNM) and advanced practice northeast Kansas, providing direct patient care in many registered nurse. different local and outreach clinics. Schmidt has worked for St. About Washburn: “The School of Nursing provided Francis Health since 2004 and is diverse educational opportunities, which allowed me a professor in Washburn’s doctor of nursing practice and to choose a career path that best met my personal and family nurse practitioner programs. She has devoted her professional goals. The concept of being a change agent career to caring for women and families during and after equipped me with the determination to make midwifery pregnancy. She was the first certified nurse-midwife to care available to women desiring a hospital birth attend hospital births in Topeka in 1994, paving the way experience.” WASHBURN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Eric Showalter, collision repair ’76, instructor of collision repair, Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka resident Eric Showalter Instructor of the Year in 2012. is a collision repair instructor Showalter helped Washburn Tech start the Recycled at Washburn Institute of Rides program in 2011. Washburn Tech students work Technology. side by side with industry professionals to repair donated Showalter began at vehicles and gift them to community members in need. Washburn Tech in 2004 when The program has presented 14 cars to local residents it was Kaw Area Vocational- since its inception. Technical School. Prior to that, About Washburn: “We are striving to become the he worked for Shawnee County Midwest leader in collision repair technology in the Public Works as an assistant traffic supervisor for a year, education field. Recycled Rides has been a very positive and he owned and managed Mirror Image, Inc., an direction for us in promoting our school not only to the I-CAR Gold Class repair shop from 1991-2003. general public, but to businesses that hire our students. It He is a Master Certified Technician from has opened up new lines of communication, which leads to Automotive Service Excellence and I-CAR platinum increased opportunities for our graduating students.” certified. He was named the I-CAR South Central 27 Alumni News He is chief investment strategist of global equity investment process. Mariner Wealth Advisors, where he He started in 1999 at Scout’s parent oversees all investment-related matters company, UMB Financial Corp., HONORARY and drives the firm’s economic and where he worked as manager of the capital markets outlook. trust investment division and was His expertise in the industry has responsible for all portfolio managers. led him to appearances on Bloomberg He also worked for Northern Trust Television, CNBC and CNBC Asset Management in Chicago. By Jeremy Wangler •EGREES [email protected] D Worldwide. He also has been featured Greiner became a Washburn in respected publications such as University Foundation trustee in Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal and 2007 and has served on the board of Three Washburn alumni had honorary degrees conferred on them during BusinessWeek. Greiner’s financial directors since 2008. He currently expertise earned him the title of serves on the investment committee. Grand Graduation in May 2015. WILLIAM GREINER BusinessWeek’s 2005 Stock Market He also supports the Greiner Honorary Doctor of Commerce Strategist of the Year. He is a member Family Lecture Series in Economics of the Chartered Financial Analyst and Free Enterprise, a Washburn Bill Greiner earned a bachelor’s degree (CFA) Institute and a member of the University School of Business in economics and finance from Kansas City CFA Society. annual lecture series. Partners International, Inc., a Glotzbach joined Washburn Washburn University in 1980 and has Greiner worked as chief investment Greiner is a leading and respected leading outsourcing advisory firm University Foundation as a trustee spent more than 30 years becoming officer of Scout Investment Advisors expert in the finance and investment in the United States, from 2003- in 2001. He has served as chairman a leading and respected expert in the before starting at Mariner. He was industry and a loyal supporter of 07. Prior to that, he had a 33-year of the board as well as chair of the finance and investment industry. directly responsible for Scout’s Washburn University. telecommunications career with executive, finance and investment SBC Communications. He started committees. He also served as the at Southwestern Bell Telephone treasurer and presently serves on the Company in 1970 using his math investment committee. He joined and statistics knowledge to predict the Washburn Alumni Association traffic loads on the telephone lines. Board of Directors in 1996 and was administration from the University of participate in the Nonoso Women’s He worked his way up and later named an Alumni Fellow in 1998 Texas-Arlington. Honorary Society. She was named the served as executive vice president and presented with a Distinguished She worked at Washburn as Zonta Club of Topeka “Woman of and chief information officer for Service Award in 2009. The Alumni alumni director and director of Achievement” in 1995. EDWARD SBC from 1998-2003. Association named him Outstanding university relations from 1989-96. Hoferer and her husband, Paul, Glotzbach currently serves as Alumnus of the Year in 2005, and GLOTZBACH Prior to that, she served as regional serve as lead volunteers for the chairman of the board for The Laclede Alpha Delta gave him the same award Honorary Doctor of Public Service chairperson for U.S. Sen. Nancy Washburn School of Law building Group and also serves on the board in 2009. Kassebaum from 1980-84 and then campaign. She has also been involved of directors of Christian Hospital He is an avid participant in Ed Glotzbach earned a bachelor’s was elected a Kansas senator from in the Welcome Center Plaza Ichabod in St. Louis. He is chair of PGA physical fitness programs and degree in mathematics and statistics in 1984-89. She managed Government Statue initiative, 150 Forward: The REACH, the community outreach has lectured on fitness and stress 1970 from Washburn University and Relations and Legislative Services Campaign for Washburn University program of the PGA of America. He management to various professional a master’s degree from the University for the Federation of State Medical and the Washburn Women’s Venture is the external member of the Audit groups across the country. of Southern California in 1989. Boards in Texas before she retired. Partners. She and Paul are longtime Throughout his career, Glotzbach has Committee at Edward Jones Financial Along with his wife, Julie, JEANNE HOFERER She is past chairperson for the supporters of Washburn University served in many leadership roles in both and served on the executive board Glotzbach has given years of service Honorary Doctor of Public Service Washburn University Foundation and Washburn University School the private and philanthropic sectors. of the Boy Scouts of America in St. to the Washburn community, and he Board of Directors and has served on of Law. He retired from Information Louis. In October of 2012, Glotzbach has been recognized throughout his Jeanne (Smith) Hoferer graduated the board since 2006. She has been a Hoferer has dedicated her life to Services Group, Inc., in 2012, where was chosen by the St. Louis Business career as an accomplished leader in his summa cum laude from Washburn Foundation trustee since 1987. serving and improving Washburn he had served as vice chairman of Journal as one of six Outstanding industry. University in 1980 with a bachelor of Hoferer received the Ruth University and the community since mergers and acquisitions since 2007. Corporate Directors of public business administration degree and Garvey Fink Award from Washburn graduating and continues to do so. Before that, he was chief executive companies in St. Louis. received a master’s degree in public University in 2005 and was chosen to officer and president of Technology 29 Alumni News Alumni News 30 Richard Vaughn, bba ’88 Hobbies: Any activity that involves spending time with Overland Park, Kansas my family – learning to keep, raise, train and ride horses for 4-H and the Kansas Horse Circuit Series; raising THREE JOIN Current position: Toshiba and training show cattle; coaching and watching soccer America Information Systems, and basketball; cooking and competing in national and director of channel sales (U.S. local BBQ competitions; and traveling nationally and channel chief) internationally

While on campus: Alpha Delta, Topeka Morning Thoughts: “Nancy and I often talk about how lucky ByALUMNI Kathy Busch • [email protected] BOARD Optimist Club, Kansas Air National Guard 1983-1988 we were to attend Washburn. We developed a circle of friends that we still remain close with today. I have Memories: “My fondest memory is meeting my wife, Three alumni joined the Washburn Alumni Association Board of Directors been blessed to be happily married for more than 28 Nancy (Anthony) Vaughn, b ed ’88, while attending years. I have measured my success not by any single effective Aug. 1, 2015. Washburn. I was an Alpha Delta and Nancy was a accomplishment but through a multitude of moments, member of Zeta Tau Alpha. We married our senior year including the highlight of my career to date – being Ross Hendrickson, bba ’93, and lived in the old married student housing complex. Jennifer (Fenton) Cocking, named U.S. Channel Chief for Toshiba.” ba ’04, jd ’12 mba ’97 Rent was inexpensive, gas was free and there was no Atchison, Kansas Chanute, Kansas insulation of any kind. Thus, winters were warm, but summers were challenging to stay cool.” Current position: Kansas Current position: President, Supreme Court, research MRH Insurance Group, Inc. assistant to the Honorable Lawton R. Nuss, Chief Justice While on campus: Phi Delta of the Kansas Supreme Court Theta, Student Alumni Association, Interfraternity ALPHA PHI COLLECTING Council, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Greek CONTACT INFORMATION While on campus: Kappa Alpha Theta; Nonoso; Order intramural sports of Omega; Editor-in-chief, Washburn Law Journal Vol. BEFORE 100TH ANNIVERSARY 51; Structured Study Group Leader, Women’s Legal Memories: “I met my wife, Amy (Robinson) On Sept. 15, 2016, Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi will Forum Hendrickson, ba ’93, at Washburn. I attended celebrate 100 years at Washburn University. Plans are Enjoyment of Music and met music professor John Memories: “I met my husband, Trey, bs ’02, at a Kappa currently underway for a grand celebration. Buckner who knew every student’s name on the first Sigma party my freshman year – my very first night out day of class and for years afterwards.” on campus. We started dating a couple of months later The chapter is working to make contact with all of its alumnae and is hoping to hold the celebration in and have been together ever since.” Hobbies: Working at the family ranch, reading, September 2016. golfing, hunting and snow skiing Hobbies: Spending time with my husband and our dogs Claire and Lizzie, traveling, reading, going to the Thoughts: “I love my family and treasure my If you are an alumna of Alpha Phi, Kansas City ballet, learning to sew experiences and memories created at Washburn. I please update your contact information at am proud of my role in helping with the successful www.topekaaphialumnae.weebly.com Thoughts: “I am so honored to serve on the Washburn fundraising campaign to fully renovate the Phi Delta by clicking on Update Your Contact Information. Alumni Association Board of Directors. My time as The organization is urging all alumnae to do this, Theta house. I’m blessed to be involved in family a student in undergrad and law school was so great even if the organization already has contact information, businesses that include insurance, cattle business of because of the support given to me by the University to make sure it is accurate. and the people who were such a huge part of my life for commercial grazing in the Flint Hills that dates back six generations, and management and ownership of seven years. Serving on the board makes me feel like If an alumna is not able to update her information online, I can play a small part in ensuring current and future professional commercial properties in Topeka.” or would prefer to update it personally, please contact students will continue to have the opportunity Amy (Hischke) Birch at 785.633.8629. to experience Washburn at its best.” 31 Alumni News Alumni News 32 KBI AND

Ryan Alexander, chair, criminal justice and legal studies department, has spent the last two years working with colleagues WA S H BU R N at Washburn and the Kansas Bureau of Collaboration key to creating unique programs Investigation to develop a new forensic investigation major. The department will start PART 1: Criminal Justice, Anthropology to host first classes spring semester having classes in the new building this spring. By Sarah Towle • [email protected] Photo by Earl Richardson

he Kansas Bureau of Investigation Forensic Science Alexander, chair, criminal justice and legal studies T Center opened on Washburn University’s campus department, said it’s not just students direct from high in November, offering multiple opportunities to students school but also from community colleges who have and new programs. been interested in the program to further their four- Many departments jumped on board to expand their year degrees. programs in conjunction with the new building, and “There is such a need for trained crime scene criminal justice and anthropology programs will start investigators in the field. Throughout the process of offering classes in the building this spring. developing the curriculum, we consulted a number of different law enforcement agencies and we’ve come up CRIMINAL JUSTICE with classes that will prepare the student for the career,” Ryan Alexander’s calendar has been filled with he said. “We’ve got a great facility, it’s state-of-the-art, appointments from potential students interested in it’s a great investment from the University and I think the new forensic investigation major that specializes in something the University will benefit from.” crime scenes.

33 Alumni News KBI 34 When Alexander first heard the forensic anthropology course that is required for the “Forensic anthropology will really have two major building would be on campus, he forensic chemical science major, but we saw this as an contributions to forensic science overall,” Sundal said. thought it was a unique opportunity opportunity to expand our program significantly.” “The first is the lab analysis of trying to determine who for the department. It will be the After hearing of the program, they spent an entire people are and how they died. The second is excavation only forensic investigation major with weekend writing a proposal on the strengths of the methods: how you preserve it, how you excavate it a crime scene emphasis offered in anthropology program and why it should play a part in properly and how you maintain the evidence.” Kansas. the initial footprint of the partnership. Their hard work Childers said they will have six total skeletal casts and “Any time a university can team turned into developing the first bachelor’s-level forensic numerous other bones to teach students. up with any agency in the field and anthropology concentration in Kansas. “With the new lab set up, we’ll have four tables large team up in the true sense of a really “The folks at KBI really recognized what anthropology enough to lay out a skeleton, and then a digital camera strong partnership that’s not just lip could offer and helped pave the way for it,” said Sundal. will be above one of the tables so the professor can service, it’s great,” he said. “We’ll do “There aren’t very many bachelor programs for forensic project the bones onto the whiteboard,” Childers said. research, share our findings, share anthropology in the United States, so this is something “It’s a lot of hands-on work.” some resources. We’ll have agents come unique we can contribute.” Sundal said it’s always written on her class reviews in and speak in class, and our students KBI currently doesn’t have a forensic anthropologist that students want more time and experience with the will work there as interns. That’s a true on staff, and Sundal believes it’s one of the reasons the bones, and this new lab and program will afford them partnership.” agency was drawn to include the program. that opportunity. Alexander and his team set out to “One of the things KBI was so interested in was to “The anthropology program has been wanting a real make forensic investigation a unique partner up with us to teach current law enforcement lab for a long time, and this will be much better for the piece of the forensic science arena. about preservation of evidence and what to do when students,” said Childers. Forensics is split into two parts – you find human remains,” said Cheryl Childers, chair, Both agreed one of the most exciting aspects of the identification and collection of sociology and anthropology department. creating the program was to see so many different evidence at the crime scene, and Sundal said the forensic anthropology field is growing departments coming together to create new programs in the analysis of that evidence. Most partly because of media attention. the building. programs in the country only focus on Mary Sundal, associate professor, anthropology, displays some of the “Unfortunately, you have these natural disasters or “It was exciting to work with people across campus the analysis. skeletal cast parts that will be used by students in the new lab space. the excavations of mass burials, and we need people to see what classes we can cross-list between majors and The collaboration creates not only a Photo by Earl Richardson to identify who these individuals are,” she said. “It’s opportunities to team-teach classes,” Sundal said. hands-on education but also a pipeline unfortunate to have a need for forensic anthropologists, to a potential career for students. The University said. “They might not have the time and resources to but it is growing.” purchased much of the same technology KBI uses, so have someone specifically be a crime scene technician, After graduating with the new forensic anthropology the students will already have quite a bit of the training but if you have some people who have a general degree, students can move into careers working in a it takes to work at crime scenes. Students who complete knowledge of identification and collection, then it medical examiner’s office, law enforcement agencies or internships will have already been put through much of will certainly help out.” historical museums. NEXT ISSUE: the vetting process once they start looking for a job. To make up the major, six classes were created, and a See Part 2 in the KBI series on how the “The University has not cut any corners in investing new faculty member will be hired in the fall to expand ANTHROPOLOGY biology, chemistry and computer information in this program,” Alexander said. “We are very “Fast and furious” is an accurate description for how the program. Childers worked with the chair of the sciences programs jumped on board to offer appreciative of that investment by the school, the state the sociology and anthropology department has been biology department to have a structured biology minor more student opportunities. and KBI. It’s going to make this program top notch.” moving for the last two years to develop a new forensic for the students to enhance the natural science aspect A new program director will be hired and charged anthropology major in conjunction with the new KBI of the degree. The anthropology program will share lab with reaching out to current law enforcement agencies to building. space with the criminal justice department at the new ONLINE: Learn more about the programs at see what type of training Washburn can provide them. “A light bulb went off for us that we should building and, outside of the lab, there will be a special washburn.edu/forensics. “This will help out a lot of medium and smaller be involved in this,” said Mary Sundal, associate dig site. police departments and their officers,” Alexander professor, anthropology. “We previously taught a

35 KBI KBI 36 Denise Ottinger, vice president for student life, thinks the new residence hall will interest more science and nursing majors as well as athletes wanting to live closer to where they study and practice. “It’s always exciting to have more residents on campus,” said Ottinger. “It will be a pebble in the pond on that east side, and the ripple effect will result in more activities, especially in the evening.” Mindy Rendon, director of residential living, said residential living at Washburn tries to adopt a good small town mentality no matter which residence hall people live in. “We are going to do our best to get to know you, give you opportunities, hold students accountable and get everyone to do their part in our community,” she said. Rendon said the University sought student approval and advice on many aspects of the new building including room configurations. The hall will have multiple room configurations that range from two to six beds per suite. The hallways will also have two-story gathering lounges for more people. The spacious new living center will have a dining facility larger than the one in the Memorial Union that the University hopes will RIPPLENew student housing to create new dynamic EFFECT on east side of campus become the destination spot for a bite to eat after By Sarah Towle • [email protected] a game. Rendon said the different lounges were very important to the students and contribute to fter four years with campus housing stretched to maximum creating a better community atmosphere. capacity, Washburn will be ready to welcome almost 350 students “If a student walks by a lounge area after class A and sees other students hanging out and studying, to the new Lincoln Hall in August. it’s harder for them to just go back to their room, While construction on the new housing and dining benefactor Ichabod Washburn, will be located behind set down their backpack and be alone,” she said. BY THE NUMBERS: center is moving along, Washburn is ready for the Stoffer Science Hall. It will add a new dynamic to “It’s about opportunity and availability – if you see energy that comes with more students living here. the campus’ east side with student housing, the new someone else doing it, you could join them.” Number of beds in Living Learning Center – 400 When the Living Learning Center opened on campus Kansas Bureau of Investigation building and the Building those connections allows for a better Number of beds in Lincoln Hall – 350 almost 15 years ago, University officials started seeing future School of Law building. campus experience for students and results in a transformation in student life as more people were In addition to having a housing wait list the past higher retention rates and graduation rates for Total number of students who can live on attending activities and becoming involved in student four years, the University has seen an increase in the students. campus after new residence hall – 1,000 organizations. number of international students and more inquiries “We try to make sure students know there is Square feet of new residence hall – 96,510 Lincoln Hall, named in honor of President from Washburn Tech students about living on campus. someone here who cares if they get involved and Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln College, which was All of these factors led University officials to conclude how they are doing in classes,” Rendon said. Square feet of new dining hall – 17,701 the University’s moniker before it was named after more housing was key.

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Nicole Perkuhn pitched for the Lady Blues softball TO CARE team while earning several degrees. After earning Washburn softball player earns doctor of a doctor of physical therapy from Wichita State physical therapy, now in position to help University last year, she started working at the elite athletes Colorado Center of Orthopaedic Excellence. The Center treats elite athletes including Olympians. By Jeremy Wangler • [email protected] Photo by Gene Cassell

FL players trying to return to training camp used her business and health care skills to study the without being reinjured. Olympic hopefuls differences in health care professional development desperate to get healthy in time to qualify. between the United States and China. dealing with the mental, emotional and spiritual post-graduation was very important to me, and I NInjured high school athletes worried they’ll lose their “The experience solidified that I wanted to be elements as well.” believe the Center will help me continue to develop college scholarship. in a profession to help better the lives of others,” There is also a sense of urgency when working with professionally.” Nicole Perkuhn, bba ’11, aas ’11, has seen all these Perkuhn said. elite-level athletes. And there were some things she had to learn on situations since starting in June as a doctor of physical During her final semester at Wichita State, Perkuhn “Athletes may be directly under our care for a the spot. therapy at Colorado Center of Orthopaedic Excellence completed a clinical rotation at CCOE, and they offered brief period of time before returning to the city “I had to Google what a skeleton was in Olympic (CCOE), a clinic that treats elite-level athletes, her a permanent position. They told her this would be where they’re training,” Perkuhn said. “You’d be competition,” she admitted. “That’s one of the many including Olympians from the Colorado Springs an opportunity to work with and learn from some of the amazed at the elements necessary to return an athlete exciting attributes of my job: constantly researching and Olympic Training Center. most renowned clinicians in the world while treating to sport. An essential component is thorough and expanding my knowledge.” Perkuhn grew up in Topeka and pitched on the elite-level athletes. effective education.” She quickly educated herself on the needs of her Washburn softball team from 2006-10. She graduated “The Center’s well-established standards and Back at home, no one was surprised about head-first, ice sledding patient. She’ll be ready to treat with a double major in business marketing and expectations have set a precedent of excellence in the Perkuhn’s success. many other athletes as the 2016 Summer Olympics management, an associate’s degree as a physical therapist orthopedic world, and I am grateful to be a part of their “Nicole was determined to do what she was being approach. assistant (PTA), and a certificate in leadership. She visionary efforts,” Perkuhn said. drawn toward,” said Jean Sanchez, assistant professor, Perkuhn is in a position to improve the lives of others earned her doctor of physical therapy last May from She takes pleasure in the relationships she develops allied health. “This is the culmination of everything and grow as a physical therapist. Wichita State University. with each patient and the uniqueness of each case she she’s worked so hard for.” “At the Center, the mission isn’t just about A lingering history of injuries gave Perkuhn an encounters. Perkuhn still recognized her need to continue to returning an athlete to sport,” she said. “It’s about interest in physical therapy. She was president of “One develops a lot of character when you go learn and grow. providing them with the ultimate opportunity: to Washburn’s Physical Therapist Assistant Club and she through adversity,” Perkuhn said. “Physical therapy “Experience, it is said, is the thing you often get just represent their country.” did a study abroad in China her senior year. Perkuhn doesn’t solely encompass physical healing. It’s after you need it,” she said. “Continued mentorship

39 Sports Sports 40 Chris Jones coached his first season at Washburn Ferré knew things would turn around after the first QUICK START in the fall of 2015 after spending two seasons as an couple wins. Chris Jones was hired in early July at Washburn, and assistant coach at Fort Hays State University. “Sometimes it’s as big a mental hurdle as it is he had his first practice a month later. On top of that, Photo by Scott Storrman a physical hurdle,” he said. “I love Chris’ energy, he had commitments to summer camps he still had enthusiasm and knowledge of the game. He has a to keep. passion for bringing this program back where it was.” “It was hectic getting stuff set up on the road,” After a whirlwind summer, Jones is excited to have he said. a full off-season to recruit and build his program. Jones coached the Ichabods to dramatic “We can’t just settle for a good player,” Jones said. improvements on both offense and defense. The 16 goals they scored was twice as many as last year. “We need great players who will help us build this They allowed just 22 goals, nearly half the 41 they team in the long run.” SEEING gave up last year. July 10 THE FIELD Announced as head coach at Washburn New coach has big vision for Ichabod soccer program July 13 By Jeremy Wangler • [email protected] First day at Washburn

Aug. 10 hris Jones was ushering soccer players off “Being a goalkeeper, you can see the whole field,” First practice the field in Hays, Kansas, in the summer of Jones said. “As a coach, you have to see the whole field Sept. 3 2015 when he got a call from the 785 area and be able to adjust and move people around.” The Ichabods doubled their 2014 goal output this First game Ccode. Lightning strikes delayed a camp he was hosting year and nearly cut in half the number of goals they Jones originally wanted to become a teacher, but his allowed under first-year coach Chris Jones. so he figured parents were checking on their children. work with the Sooners got him interested in coaching. Photo by Scott Storrman The call was actually from Washburn athletic “I realized teaching may be what people saw me as director Loren Ferré offering Jones his first head being good at, so why not teach the game I love,” coaching job. Jones said. “My emotions were all over the place,” Jones said. Washburn soccer, in its 13th year, has had success “After I sat back and let them calm down, it became with a conference title in 2006 and NCAA tournament an easy choice.” berths in 2006 and 2008. Jones accepted, and on July 10, Washburn “The women are excited and motivated to show introduced him as head coach of the women’s soccer that last year is not who they are,” Jones said. “Their program. He had less than two months before the mindset has been totally reset.” team that went winless the year before would play its The Ichabods made dramatic improvements. first game. They went 5-9-5, doubled their goal output from a Jones spent the previous two years as assistant year ago and made the MIAA tournament with a coach at Fort Hays State University while earning a sixth-place finish. master’s in health and human performance. He earned “They put pressure on themselves to get that first a bachelor’s in sociology in 2013 from the University win,” Jones said. “Once we got over the hump, it really of Oklahoma while coaching the men’s club soccer changed the tide. It’s a tough conference from top to team. Before that, the Tulsa, Oklahoma, native played bottom. You have to bring it every week, especially goalkeeper at Northeastern State University from late in the season when there’s a battle to get into the 2007-09. conference tournament.”

41 Sports Sports 42 Cameron Babb was named the head coach of Track and field individuals or relay teams qualify “If we get a few top-notch individuals, we’ll be able Washburn’s revived track and field and cross country for the postseason during regular season meets to put ourselves in a national meet,” Babb said. “Once teams last summer. He will spend the winter and spring building rosters and scheduling meets for the and then score points for their team in the NCAA we put enough pieces together, I think we’ll be able to 2016-17 season. Photo by Gene Cassell championship. Teams qualify for the cross country finish in the top few in the conference and place in championship, but top runners are also invited if their the NCA A.” teams don’t qualify.

GETTING SIX SPORTS, ONE COACH Cameron Babb will be coaching six different sports when his first student-athletes come to ON TRACK campus this fall. Cross country starts in the fall, Washburn chooses Topeka native to revive track and field, indoor track and field occurs in the winter and outdoor track and field takes place in the spring. cross country teams Washburn will field men’s and women’s teams in By Jeremy Wangler • [email protected] all three sports.

n August, Washburn hired Topeka native Cross country will start practice in August. Track CROSS COUNTRY Cameron Babb to lead the restoration of men’s and and field will start in September. Many of Babb’s Men compete on a five- to six-mile course women’s cross country and indoor and outdoor student-athletes will be seeing their first collegiate and women compete on a course about three I miles long. track and field. The sports were discontinued in the competition. That won’t bother Babb. All freshmen are early 1980s. like that. Babb was head coach for two years at Limestone “When I got to college, I was used to winning at INDOOR TRACK AND College (S.C.) and then assistant coach last year at West almost everything,” he said. “Our athletes are going FIELD EVENTS Texas A&M before coming to Washburn. to be young and used to finishing near the top. When 60 Meters, 60 Meter Hurdles, 200 Meters, 400 “I was prepared to move all over the country before they get to college, everybody’s good. They might get Meters, 800 Meters, Mile, 3000 Meters, 5000 getting to coach close to home,” he said. whooped in the first couple meets.” Meters, 4x400 Meter Relay, Distance Medley Babb was a multi-sport athlete at Santa Fe Trail The wide range of events track and field and cross Relay (1200, 400, 800, 1600), High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Weight High School in Overbrook. He wanted to compete in country offer may give other Washburn sports a Throw, Pentathlon, Heptathlon. track and field in college, so that ruled out Washburn. recruiting boost. He went to Emporia State University (ESU) and “A number of our coaches have lost student- competed from 2003-07, specializing in jumps and the athletes to other schools because they wanted to OUTDOOR TRACK AND decathlon. compete in track and field and another sport,” FIELD EVENTS He earned a bachelor’s degree in health promotion Ferré said. 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 400 Meters, 800 Meters, 1500 Meters, 3000 Meter from ESU in 2007 and a master’s degree in health, Craig Schurig, head football coach, has players Steeplechase, 5000 Meters, 10,000 Meters, physical education and recreation in 2014. who can excel at the runs, jumps or throws involved 100/110 Meter Hurdles, 400 Meter Hurdles, “Cameron brought the experience and knowledge to in track and field. 4x100 Meter Relay, 4x400 Meter Relay, High be a great coach,” said Loren Ferré, Washburn athletic “We’ll be able to get the dual-sport high school Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump, director. “He competed in our conference while at ESU athletes who didn’t want to give up the chance to do Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw, and knows the level of athletes you need to succeed.” both,” Schurig said. “We’ve lost those kids in the past.” Javelin Throw, Decathlon, Heptathlon. 43 Sports judge, court commissioner and Plumb Place. Halleran was a Debra Villarreal, bba ’82, one of the founders of Topeka. judge pro-tempore. Bryson was member of the Corrections and Dallas, Texas, was named in The boutique hotel, which will an intern in the law clinic at the Criminal Justice Association the 2016 edition of “The Best have 79 rooms, a restaurant, CLASS NOTES Washburn University School and Residence Hall Association Lawyers in America.” She is a courtyard, a rooftop garden of Law. at Washburn. an attorney at Thompson & area and space for events, is Submit your news online at washburn.edu/alumni-notes, post it on Facebook at facebook.com/washburnalumni, or email Kurt Budke, b ed ’84, was Jeff Jochems, bba ’88, Ozark, Knight LLP. Villarreal was a tentatively scheduled to open in [email protected]. The deadline for the spring 2016 edition of the magazine is Feb. 1. Any class notes received after the posthumously inducted into Missouri, is the president of member of the Accounting fall 2017. Foster and his wife, the Women’s Basketball Hall the Richwood Valley Campus Society at Washburn. Jennifer (Van Leeuwen) Foster, deadline will be published in a later edition. of Fame in June. Budke, a for the Ozarks Technical Jeff Wagaman, ba ’84, Topeka, ba, ’98, have two children, longtime successful coach at Community College. The is a deputy sheriff in the reserve Dylan 10, and Ella, 7. District Court and formerly We Once Called Home.” In several junior colleges and Pratt Community College division of the Shawnee County L.J. Leatherman, jd ’92, 1950s John Caton, jd ’73, Buhler, served as assistant district 2014, he published his eighth universities, died in a plane Foundation honored Jochems as Sheriff’s Department. He is Topeka, received the Paul Brady, ba ’51, jd ’56, Kansas, was elected president attorney in Shawnee County, book, “Raising Hell and crash in 2011 while serving as its 2015 Outstanding Alumnus the executive director of the Outstanding Service Atlanta, Georgia, was inducted of the Kansas School Attorneys as well as county attorney in Making a Difference.” the head coach at Oklahoma of the Year during the spring. crime victims compensation Award from the Kansas Bar into the National Multicultural Association. He is a partner Montgomery County. Pokorny Randy Schrick, bs ’73, State University. The native of Jochems played baseball at division for the Kansas Attorney Association. He is a partner Western Heritage Museum at Martindell Swearer Shaffer is a member of Kappa Alpha Atchison, Kansas, retired in Salina was a graduate assistant Washburn. General’s Office. Wagaman at Palmer Leatherman White Hall of Fame on July 25 in Fort Ridenour LLP in Hutchinson Theta and Phi Alpha Delta. At December after 42 years at coach at Washburn and also Glenn MacNeill, jd ’83, was a member of the Washburn and Girard LLP. While at Worth, Texas. He was the first and Cimarron. Caton was Washburn, she was a member Midwest Grain Products coached women’s basketball Malone, New York, is the acting Review staff. Washburn, Leatherman was an black federal administrative editor of the Washburn Law of Phi Kappa Phi and the Kaw Inc. His titles at MGP at Trinity Valley Community district attorney in Franklin Patrick Walsh, jd ’87, Lyndon, intern in the law clinic and a law judge and worked for the Journal. yearbook staff. included vice president of College in Texas and Louisiana County in New York. He was Kansas, is an attorney at Burns member of the Association for government for more than 30 Richard Euson, jd ’74, Patricia Riley, jd ’77, Topeka, production and engineering, Tech. Budke played basketball an intern in the law clinic at the Burns Walsh and Walsh PA. He Public Interest Law. years before retiring. Brady is a Wichita, Kansas, received the received the Outstanding plant manager, corporate at Washburn. Washburn University School was granted membership into Chris Maddox, bba ’90, Navy veteran and received an Distinguished Government Service Award from the Kansas director of distillery products Gerald Butters, ba ’83, Aurora, of Law. the American Association of Loretto, Minnesota, is the honorary doctor of laws degree Service Award from the Kansas Bar Association. She is a manufacturing and corporate Illinois, recently published Oanh Pham, bsn ’88, Shawnee Premier DUI Attorneys. chief marketing officer for from Washburn in 2004. Bar Association. He has been partner at Weathers, Riley and vice president of operations. a book “From Sweetback Mission, Kansas, is a registered Karen Warner, bba ’83, GWG Holdings Inc. He the Sedgwick County counselor Sheppeard LLP. Schrick is a member of Phi to Superfly: Race and Film nurse at the Shawnee County mba ’89, Dallas, Texas, is a tax previously worked as vice 1960s for 34 years. Euson was an Lana Rings, ba ’70, Arlington, Delta Theta. Audiences in Chicago’s Loop.” Medical Center. partner at Deloitte Tax LLP president and head of marketing Bill McDonald, b music ’67, intern in the law clinic at the Texas, is the interim director Steve Taylor, ba ’75, Flower Butters is a history professor Zackery Reynolds, jd ’82, and a member of the company’s communications for Columbia Topeka, was inducted into Washburn University School for the Center for Teaching Mound, Texas, retired as vice at Aurora University. Previous Fort Scott, Kansas, received national multistate tax services Management. He is a member the Topeka Shawnee County of Law. and Learning Excellence at president of Bank of America on publications include “Banned the Diversity Award from the practice. of Sigma Phi Epsilon and was a Sports Council Hall of Fame Ron Keefover, ba ’71, the University of Texas at Sept. 8 after more than 44 years in Kansas: Motion Picture Kansas Bar Association. He has member of Washburn Student in June. He led Topeka Topeka, received an honorary Arlington. She is an associate in the banking industry. Censorship, 1915-1966.” a private practice and is a fellow 1990s Government Association. High School to two state membership from the Kansas professor of German in the Gregory Waller, ba ’70, jd ’72, Natalie Camacho Mendoza, in the American College of Paul Davis, jd ’98, Steven Mongeau, ba ’94, golf championships and was Bar Association. He retired in Department of Modern Wichita, Kansas, received jd ’89, Boise, Idaho, was Trial Lawyers. Lawrence, Kansas, received ba ’95, Stockton, Kansas, a three-time All-American 2013 after more than 30 years Languages. Rings was a the Outstanding Service appointed as the director of the Mayo Schmidt, bba ’80, Las the Outstanding Service recently moved back to Kansas golfer while at Washburn. as the education-information member of Phi Kappa Phi and Award from the Kansas Bar Office of Police Oversight in Vegas, Nevada, is the chief Award from the Kansas Bar after living in Los Angeles. He McDonald has won several city officer in the administrative Who’s Who Among Students Association. He is a judge in Boise. She is an attorney with executive officer of Hydro Association. Davis is a partner purchased Stockton motels and and state golf championships office of the Kansas Supreme at American Universities and Sedgwick County and a trustee a private practice, Camacho One Inc., the province-owned at Fagan Emert and Davis hotels and re-branded them as in Michigan and Kansas. He Court. Keefover was a member Colleges at Washburn. of the Washburn University Mendoza Law. electronic transmission utility LLC and served for 12 The M Motel. was a middle school and high of the Kaw yearbook and Terry Robinson, ba ’78, Foundation. Waller was a Christopher Gomez, bba ’89, of Ontario, Canada. He played years in the Kansas House of Jan Sawyer, ba ’90, Fort school counselor, elementary Washburn Review staff. Topeka, Kansas, has been member of Sagamore and Mitchell, South Dakota, is the football and participated in Representatives. Collins, Colorado, is the special teacher and instructor at Wayne Paul Maricle, ba ’76, jd ’79, elected president of the Kansas an intern in the law clinic at men’s and women’s golf coach track at Washburn. Schmidt Jessica (Bourquin) Domme, event coordinator for the City State University in Detroit, Denver, Colorado, is an Building Industries Association Washburn. at Dakota Wesleyan University is a member of the Washburn ba ’99, jd ’07, Tecumseh, of Fort Collins. Michigan. McDonald was a attorney focusing on business and is a Kansas representative Thomas Wilds, bba ’77, in Mitchell. He previously was University Board of Trustees. Kansas, was named to the Jill Schmidt, ba ’91, member of Sagamore and Phi and corporate law, international to the National Home Builders Plano, Texas, is the president the head women’s golf coach at Anita Tebbe, jd ’86, Jayhawk Area Council Boy Marysville, Kansas, is the Mu Alpha at Washburn. business and commercial Association. of BancorpSouth Market in Wichita State University and Olathe, Kansas, received the Scouts of America’s 20 Under docent at the Marysville Pony transactions at Coan, Payton & Thomas Rodriguez, ba ’72, Dallas, Texas. He has worked at an assistant golf professional Distinguished Government 40 list. She works in the Kansas Express Barn Museum. 1970s Payne. He is a member of Phi Henderson, Nevada, retired multiple banks in Texas during at the Heart of America Golf Service Award from the Attorney General’s Office and Ernie W. Webb III, ba ’98, Berneice (Faye Smith) Delta Theta. after a 42-year career with the his 37-year career. Academy in Kansas City. Kansas Bar Association. was a member of the Women’s Overland Park, Kansas, is a Mary (Teller) Halleran Albright, bsw ’75, Texas, was Sally Pokorny, ba ’75, jd ’78, Clark County School District. , She is a professor of law and Legal Forum at Washburn communications coordinator inducted into the Seaman High Lawrence, Kansas, received He served as the executive 1980s bas ’86, Emporia, Kansas, is chairwoman of the Department University School of Law. at Metropolitan Community School Hall of Fame in Topeka. the Jennie Mitchell Kellogg manager of the diversity and Kyle Bryson, jd ’88, Tucson, the crisis services director at of Legal Studies at Johnson Cody Foster, ba ’99, Topeka, College, where he directs the She worked for Washington Achievement Award from the affirmative action programs Arizona, was appointed to SOS Inc. She was a clinical County Community College. recently announced his backing marketing and communications Dental Service, Morris Magnet Kansas Women Attorneys the past 23 years. In 2013, presiding judge of the Pima instructor at Emporia State Tebbe was an intern in the of a new Cyrus Hotel in at the Business and Technology Inc. and PRC Environmental Association in July. She is Rodriguez published his seventh County Superior Court. He University and residence law clinic at the Washburn downtown Topeka. The hotel is campus. Webb previously Management. a judge in the 7th Judicial book, “The Bottoms: A Place previously served as a probate services director at Emporia’s University School of Law. named after Cyrus K. Holliday, worked as media relations 45 Class Notes *Alumni Association members are highlighted in blue. Class Notes 46 specialist at the Washburn worked as a Seward County Small Business Development Barry’s Drug Center/Dunne’s Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman. served in the Army in Iraq. Tammy Patterson, msn ’11, Nathan Wellendorf, ba ’15, Alumni Association and was prosecutor. Bravi is a member Center. The center named the Pharmacy. He is a member of Sigma Phi Crooks was a member of the Reading, Kansas, is the owner Lawrence, Kansas, received his editor of The Ichabod alumni of Sigma Phi Epsilon and was studio one of its small business Junior Treto, ba ’03, Denver, Epsilon and was the executive Environmental Law Society. and primary medical provider insurance license and works for magazine. a member of the Washburn successes for 2015. Colorado, was promoted editor of the Washburn Law Courtney Kasl, as ’13, bhs of Osage Family Care in PMA Washington National Todd Wheat, bs ’93, Quinton, Student Government Justin Jacquinot, bba ’00, to director of events, Journal, as well as a member ’15, Topeka, Kansas, is a Osage City. Insurance, where he is an Alabama, a lieutenant with Association. mba ’02, Topeka, works at communication and culture of the Accounting Society development specialist at Kasha (Koch) Rebant, bs ’12, account manager. the Alabama Department Brian Carman, jd ’05, Wichita, Security Benefit. He was a at Teach for America. He is and Catholic Campus Center. the Washburn University Sabetha, Kansas, is an Michael Wilhoite, ba ’10, of Corrections, is now the Kansas, is an attorney at member of Sagamore, Blue Key a member of Phi Delta Theta Samantha Budden is a registered Foundation. At Washburn, she occupational therapist at Topeka, signed an exclusive northern region recruiter for Stinson, Lasswell & Wilson LC and the golf team at Washburn. and was a member of Campus nurse in the emergency was a phonathon caller and STARS Inc. physical therapy rights free agent tender contract the state. and was granted membership Jamie Karasek, jd ’04, Activities Board, Student department at St. Luke’s supervisor and a member of group. She is a member of Zeta with the San Francisco 49ers into the American Association McPherson, Kansas, is the Alumni Association and Hospital. She is a member the Physical Therapist Assistant Tau Alpha and was president of in June. He will be a restricted births of Premier DUI Attorneys. He chief deputy county attorney Washburn Student Government of Zeta Tau Alpha and was a Club and Wellness Club. the sorority while at Washburn. free agent after the 2016 season. Robin (Kruschinska) Moser, was an intern in the law clinic and interim county attorney Association. Treto also was member of Bod Squad, WU Courtney Kelley, jd ’15, Tulsa, Kelsey (Lewis) Rinehart, Wilhoite is a starting linebacker ba ’99, Topeka, and Scott at Washburn. for McPherson County. She a student ambassador at All Green, Catholic Campus Oklahoma, joined the firm of b ed ’14, Topeka, is an English for San Francisco and had 87 Moser, bba ’11, adopted a son, Karli (Bartlow) Davis, ba ’06, previously worked as a research Washburn. Center, Women’s Golf Club and Hall Estill Attorneys at Law. teacher at Washburn Rural tackles and two interceptions Benjamin Neil, born April 12. Topeka, is the director of attorney with the Kansas Court Krystal Wiltz, ba ’08, Topeka, Alpha Lambda Delta. During law school, she served as Middle School. She played last year in his first full season She recently returned to the alumni relations for the of Appeals and assistant district was named to the Jayhawk Jason Degenhardt, a staff writer for the Washburn volleyball at Washburn. as a starter. He started 18 games Washburn Alumni Association Washburn University School of attorney in Shawnee County. Area Council Boy Scouts of b music ’09, Topeka, Kansas, Law Journal, as well as secretary Kathryn Silvers, ba ’14, during the past two seasons and as assistant director. She is a Law. She previously worked as Karasek was a member of Moot America’s 20 Under 40 list. and Kellie (Brubaker) for the Oil, Gas and Energy Law Lawrence, Kansas, is in her began 2015 as a starter. Wilhoite member of Kappa Alpha Theta. the director of communications Court Council at the Washburn She is an adjunct professor at Degenhardt, a boy, Owen Society. In addition, she received second year in the Educational was an all-conference football While attending Washburn, at the University of Missouri- University School of Law. Washburn and works at Home Michael, on Aug. 18. the Joe Rudd Scholarship from Leadership and Policy Study player at Washburn. she was a member of Washburn Kansas City School of Law. Caleb May, ba ’06, is director Depot. Degenhardt is an adjunct the Rocky Mountain Mineral Program through the School Kenneth Yates, ba ’14, Topeka, Choir, Campus Activities Brett Durbin, bs ’03, Topeka, of the Henderson County Nick Woolery, bpa ’08, instructor in the music Law Foundation during her of Education at the University Kansas, participated in Miami Board and Washburn Student was named to the Jayhawk Public Library System in Baytown, Texas, is the interim department at Washburn. second year of law school. She of Kansas. She is a graduate University’s Earth Expeditions Government Association. He Area Council Boy Scouts of Henderson, Kentucky. public works director for the Gina (Burdick) Stewart, will practice primarily in energy assistant for the School of global field course at the Bahia is an accountant at Berberich America’s 20 Under 40 list. David Page, jd ’00, City of Baytown. He was listed bs ’09, mba ’14, Tonganoxie, and natural resources. Engineering Student Success de los Angeles UNESCO World Trahan & Co. and was a He is the founder of the Trash Wichita, Kansas, is a federal among Baytown’s 20 Under Kansas, and Ryan Stewart, a Chris Locke, bsw ’14, Suite and an intern-academic Heritage site located on the member of student media at Mountain Project. administrative law judge 40 and became president boy, Mason Michael, on April Topeka, is a case manager at counselor for KU Athletics. Sea of Cortez for his master’s Washburn. Billie Jean (Bergmann) with the Social Security nominee of the Baytown 10. Gina was recently promoted Positive Connections. He was Tia Stovall, b ed ’14, Topeka, is program. Yates is an enrollment Graham, bba ’09, Topeka, Administration. He previously Rotary Club. Woolery was a to director of information a member of Black Student an elementary education teacher and outreach specialist at 2000s was named to the Jayhawk worked as McPherson County member of Learning in the management, analysis and Union, Washburn Social Work in the Topeka Unified School the Shawnee County Health Samantha (Parks) Angell, Area Council Boy Scouts of attorney, assistant McPherson Community, WU Bigs, the reporting at the Washburn Association, Psychology Club, District. She played soccer at Agency. jd ’00, Salina, Kansas, is a America’s 20 Under 40 list. County attorney, municipal International Politics Club, University Foundation. She Learning in the Community Washburn and was a member partner at Achterberg, Angell She is the disbursement and judge for the City of Lindsborg Washburn Student Government earned her green belt in Lean and the American Medical of the Leadership Institute, wedding and Craft. She was a member expense assurance manager at and Windom and prosecutor for Association and the Christian Six Sigma in 2014. Student Association. Student Athlete Advisory Robert Angell, ba ’10, Gardner, of the student division of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe the City of Newton. Page was a Challenge at Washburn. He Darin McCollum, jd ’10, Blue Committee and the Running Kansas, and Catherine Bender, Kansas Bar Association and Railway and a member of the member of the Christian Legal also was a Bonner Leader at 2010s Springs, Missouri, is an attorney Club. in August. He works in International Law Society, as Washburn Alumni Association Society at Washburn. Washburn. Hannah Boos, as ’12, bhs ’14, at Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan Britta Tjaden, ba ’10, Smolan, insurance. well as an intern in the law Board of Directors. Sarah Shipman, jd ’05, Eryn Wright, jd ’08, Salina, Lancaster, Kansas, is a physical LLP. He was an intern at the Kansas, is pursuing a master of clinic at Washburn. Pete Hoeller, jd ’05, Topeka, is the secretary of Kansas, is general counsel for therapist assistant at Atchison law clinic and a member of the business administration degree friends Dennis Bohm, bba ’04, Colleyville, Texas, is an administration for the State the Salina School District and Hospital. She was a member of Washburn Law Journal staff. at Kansas State University. She is Tom Averill, professor, English, Apex, North Carolina, is a attorney at Gonzalez Saggio & of Kansas and an adjunct was elected to the board of Alpha Lambda Delta. Ben Moser, bba ’13, an office manager at Ameriprise writer-in-residence, published financial adviser at Steward Harlan LLP. He was a member instructor at the School of Law. directors of the Kansas School Marie Campbell, jd ’11, Topeka, won the Topeka Financial Services in Lindsborg, “A Carol Dickens Christmas: A Wealth Strategies and is a of the Moot Court Council at She was editor of the Washburn Attorneys Association in June. Topeka, is an attorney at Golf Association stroke play Kansas. Tjaden was a member of Novel,” one of 15 books on the Dave Ramsey Endorsed Local the School of Law. Law Journal. She was on the board of editors Joseph, Hollander and Craft. tournament in June, shooting a Alpha Lambda Delta. Kansas Notable Books List. Provider for investing in the Cindy Holt, bas ’00, Topeka, Jamie Stafford, ba ’06, and the articles editor for the She previously served as the 74 in the first round, followed Bryan Walker, jd ’10, Louise Williams, coordinator Raleigh area. He is a member retired as shift commander from Topeka, was named to the law journal. Wright was the Shawnee County assistant by 72, 68 and 71. The former Arlington, Virginia, is an of Institutional Research, of Kappa Sigma and was a the Topeka Fire Department. Jayhawk Area Council Boy editor of Family Law Quarterly. district attorney. Campbell was Washburn golf star defeated attorney at Gonzalez Saggio & Washburn Institute of member of the Washburn She was one of the city’s first Scouts of America’s 20 Under an intern in the law clinic at the fellow alumnus Justin Harlan LLP. He was an intern Technology, received a Data Student Government female firefighters and served 40 list. She works at Key births School of Law. Jacquinot, bba ’00, mba ’02, in the law clinic. Quality Award in June from the Association. as battalion chief before being Staffing. Richard Budden, bba ’09, Dustin Crook, jd ’12, Topeka, and current Washburn student Kansas Board of Regents. Justin Bravi, bs ’06, promoted to shift commander. Tiffany Strohmeyer, ba ’09, jd ’12, Merriam, Kansas, and is an attorney in Topeka and Ronnie McHenry. McPherson, Kansas, is an Kymm Hughes Ledbetter, Topeka, was named to the Samantha (Greif) Budden, owns Crook Family Farm. He assistant public defender at bfa ’00, Topeka, and her Jayhawk Area Council Boy bsn ’11, a girl, Harper Renee, the Salina Regional Public business, Prairie Glass Studios, Scouts of America’s 20 on June 9. Richard Budden Defenders Office. He previously was recognized by the Kansas Under 40 list. She works at is an associate attorney at

47 Class Notes *Alumni Association members are highlighted in blue. Class Notes 48 attendee, Savannah, Georgia. Roth, jd ’78, Wichita, and daughter Oklahoma, Texas and California. (Howard) Heniff, b ed ’70, Phillip Leon, jd ’58, 84, Wichita, Denise (Roth) McNickle, jd ’82, With colleague Jerry Anderson, he Yorkville, Illinois, and his brother, Kansas, on Aug. 17. He practiced Wichita. formed Anderson Baker Advertising Raymond Heniff, bba ’67, IN MEMORY Charles Snyder, ba ’54, 84, Bowie, law in Wichita. Survivors include in 1974. Wheaton, Illinois. worked at Turney Wood Products Air Force during the Korean War and Paper Company in Topeka his son David Leon, jd ’91, Maryland, on Oct. 11. He served William Birch, jd ’64, 81, Topeka, Barry Hiett, bba ’67, 73, 1930s and Bank Credit Life Insurance Co. and served four years in Special before leaving to start Label Supply Wichita. in the United States Air Force on June 27. He served in the Manhattan, Kansas, on Sept. 11. Marjorie (Beard) Lovewell, as a bookkeeper. Services at Eglin Air Force Base Company in Auburn, Kansas. Manuel Mendoza, jd ’58, 84, for 20 years, with tours in Korea Army before working as president Beverly (Bailey) Hightower, ba ’37, 100, San Francisco, Marjorie McElhenny, ba ’43, in Florida. After being honorably He retired in 1985. Survivors Bloomington, Illinois, on June and Vietnam, before retiring as a of Association Services Corp. b ed ’65, 72, Westport, California, on Sept. 21. She taught 94, Lenexa, Kansas, Oct. 6. She discharged, he returned to Kansas include daughters Judy (Furlong) 25. He served in the Army major in 1974. He was appointed Survivors include son Michael Connecticut, on June 8. She was a in a one-room schoolhouse outside worked at the former Menninger for a teaching position at Emporia Cripps, ba ’74, Topeka, and Susan Reserves, achieving the rank to the Tulsa Hall of Fame for his Birch, bs ’90, Denver, Colorado, teacher in Westport Public Schools, of Overbrook, Kansas, was an Foundation in Topeka as a secretary State Teachers College. In 1966, (Furlong) Zimmerman, of sergeant. Mendoza worked role in historic renovation of the and daughter-in-law Amy including kindergarten and first assistant kindergarten teacher at for more than 25 years. While at he moved to Tempe, Arizona, to b ed ’76, Overland Park, Kansas, at the Topeka State Hospital 100+-year-old Mayo Hotel in Tulsa, (Hischke) Birch, b ed ’92, Topeka. grade. Hightower also directed Lincoln School in Topeka, Kansas, Washburn, she was a member of become a professor in the College and sons-in-law Bryce Cripps, before a 43-year career with Oklahoma. While at Washburn, he Theda (Retschlag) Clark, Mother’s Day Out Cooperative. and taught at Harveyville High the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and of Education at Arizona State bba ’74, Topeka, and David State Farm, where he worked was a charter member and president b ed ’65, 81, Burlington, Kansas, She was a member of Kappa School for one year. She married Nonoso. University, where he taught for Zimmerman, bba ’76, jd ’79, as a field claim representative, of the Washburn chapter of Sigma on July 25. She was a teacher in Alpha Theta, Washburn Belles, F. Mark Garlinghouse on Nov. William Sellen, ba ’45, 91, Fort the next 25 years before retiring in Kansas City, Missouri. claim superintendent, divisional Phi Epsilon. He is survived by his Topeka, Carbondale, Lyndon spirit squad and student council at 18, 1939, and became an active Scott, Kansas, on June 14. He was 1990. Dale Graham, bba ’50, Carrolton, claim superintendent, general wife, Bonolyn (Kinney) Snyder, and Wathena before working as a Washburn. supporter of his career with AT&T. a large group representative for Martha (Maynard) Brown, Texas, on Dec. 4, 2014. claim superintendent and senior ba ’55, Bowie, Maryland. counselor in Doniphan County and Jack Kinney, bba ’60, Hermosa The family moved from Topeka to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. ba ’51, 87, Topeka, on July 15. She Kenneth Huske, ba ’52, law counsel. He was a member of Delta George Thompson, ba ’54, 86, at Burlingame High School. Clark Beach, California, on Sept. 28. He New York, New York, and then to Sellen was a member of Pi Gamma was a member of Kappa Alpha school attendee, 89, Topeka, on Theta Phi and the first Mexican- Topeka, on July 23. He served in also was an outreach coordinator for served for four years in the United St. Louis, Missouri, in 1950, and Mu, the Review and the Kaw while Theta. Survivors include daughters Oct. 17. He served in the United American to receive a law degree the Army in World War II and was Allen County Community College. States Navy on an aircraft carrier back to the New York City area at Washburn. Survivors include Suzanne (Brown) McIntosh, States Army during World War II from Washburn. Survivors include a social worker at Osawatomie State Sandra (Ellis) Greenwell, during the Korean War. He spent in 1965. Following his passing in brother Albert Sellen, ba ’49, bba ’87, Fort Worth, Texas, and from 1944 to 1946. He served as a daughter Lisa Mendoza, jd ’84, Hospital, Youth Center of Topeka ba ’66, 71, Topeka, on June 8. She his career in real estate as a broker 1982, she married Joe Lovewell, Coralville, Iowa. Sarah Brown, attendee, Topeka. reservist in the Army and Air Force Topeka, and son Marcos Mendoza, and Kansas State Reception and was a social worker, contractor and later as a developer. Topeka, Kansas. They retired to Laura (Steppe) Semler, ba ’49, James Caplinger Sr., ba ’53, jd ’53, until he retired with the rank of jd ’89, Austin, Texas. Diagnostic Center. Thompson and contract administrator Lorraine (Fraker) Long, b ed ’63, San Francisco, California. While m ed ’68, 78, Topeka, on Oct. 19. 86, Topeka, on June 28. He served master sergeant in 1986. Survivors Benjamin Ramos, ba ’53, 89, also was the warden of the Kansas for the Kansas Department of 85, Topeka, on Aug. 11. She was at Washburn, she was a member of She taught high school biology as a judge advocate in the Air Force include his daughter Debra Huske- Excelsior Springs, Missouri, on State Vocational Training Center Transportation. an elementary school teacher in Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. and home economics and then and was Kiowa County attorney Davies, ba ’75. Aug. 12. He served in the Navy and Topeka Correctional Facility Wayne Grindol, jd ’62, 92, Beloit, Topeka and a member of Kappa grade school until retiring in 1989. before a long career in Topeka. Wilma Jones, ba ’50, 88, Tulsa, and taught at Iowa Community and director of recruitment and Kansas, on July 21. He served in Alpha Theta. Survivors include 1940s Survivors include her daughter Caplinger was appointed securities Oklahoma, on Oct. 14. She was College, Washburn and minority affairs for the Kansas State World War II before working as a stepdaughter Marne (Wasson) Jane Byrd, ba ’46, 92, Palm Cheryl (Semler) Mitchell, as ’88, counsel by Gov. George Docking in co-owner of Jones Radio & Electric Albuquerque Technical Vo-Tech. Department of Corrections. He coach, teacher, banker, and attorney Fischer, bba ’91, Topeka. Desert, California, on Oct. 5. Auburn, and her granddaughter 1958 and was the assistant general before working at the University of Ann (Colvin) Rolley, ba ’56, 81, was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi and for the Kansas Highway Patrol. Antonia (Martinez) Miller, She taught high school and was Haley Mitchell, ba ’11, Auburn. counsel for the Kansas Corporation Texas, Dallas, where she was head Topeka, on Nov. 5. After marrying, and student council at Washburn. John Hawn, bba ’65, 78, Topeka, m ed ’63, 91, Toledo, Ohio, on later a substitute teacher. While at Richard Snyder, ba ’49, jd ’49, Commission. He had a private of the accounting department. she and her husband, Alan, traveled Survivors include sister-in-law on June 30. He worked at Hawn Nov. 27, 2014. Washburn, she was a member of the 91, Atlanta, Georgia, on June 10. practice, James M. Caplinger While at Washburn, she was a during Alan’s Air Force career, Goldie Brown, ba ’64, Atchison, Petroleum in McPherson, Kansas, Mansfield Miller, m ed ’63, 91, Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and the He served in the Army during Chtd., and co-founded the State member of the Zeta Tau Alpha before returning to Topeka. She Kansas. and for State of Kansas Retirement Olathe, Kansas, on Dec. 1, 2013. synchronized swimming team. World War II and in the Korean Independent Telephone Association. sorority. owned The Westboro Collection, a John Towner, jd ’58, 84, Pittsburg, System for Public Employees for 28 Richard Mills, ba ’65, Edgemont, Cathryn (Wyler) Chapman, Conflict. Snyder received a director In 1997, The James M. Caplinger Albert Kovac, ba ’50, jd ’51, 89, gift and accessory store in Topeka. Kansas, on July 28. He was a years before retiring. Hawn was a Arkansas, on Sept. 11. He served ba ’48, 90, Colorado Springs, commission into the Army’s Judge Chair on Administrative Law was Kansas City, Kansas, on Oct. 22. She and Alan were civic and military police officer before member of Alpha Delta, Washburn in the United States Army. Colorado, on Sept. 24. She was Advocate General Corps and was established at the Washburn School He practiced law for 56 years and business leaders in the community. practicing law for more than 35 Review and Young Republicans. While in Kansas, he worked a member of the Delta Gamma a military judge in Vietnam before of Law. Caplinger was a member served as Kansas City, Kansas, While at Washburn, she was years in Pittsburg. Towner founded Carol (Stephens) Harrison, as a juvenile probation officer, sorority. Survivors include her retiring with the rank of colonel. He of Phi Delta Theta and Delta Theta police court judge from 1953 to president of the Kappa Alpha a law firm, later merging with b ed ’64, 70, Olathe, Kansas, on served as director of rehabilitation husband, Harold Chapman, was a chief judge for Hawaii, Japan, Phi. Survivors include sons James 1956. He retired in 2007. Theta sorority. Survivors include another firm to form the Law Firm Aug. 22, 2012. services for the Capper Foundation bba ’50, Litchfield Park, Arizona. Okinawa and Southeast Asia, Caplinger Jr., jd ’82, Topeka, and Ralph Kauffman, bba ’58, 83, her husband, Alan Rolley, bba ’55, of Wilbert and Towner. Patrick Heniff, ba ’68, 68, and as executive director of the Paul Clayton, ba ’49, jd ’51, 90, deputy general counsel and general Mark Caplinger, bba ’82, jd ’85, Savannah, Georgia, on July 26. Phoenix, Arizona. Yorkville, Illinois, on Aug. 1. He Community Resources Council. Glenwood, Illinois, on April 21. He counsel for the State Corporation daughter Sharon Caplinger Keyes, He served in the Air Force during Simon Roth Jr., jd ’51, 88, Hays, 1960s was vice president of Lattice, Inc., a In 1973, he relocated to Orlando, was an attorney and owner of Paul Commission of Kansas and worked jd ’84, Colorado Springs, Colorado, the Korean Conflict and worked Kansas, on July 17. He served in Gary Baker, ba ’61, 76, Tulsa, patient safety software company for Florida, where he served as the Clayton and Associates. for the Georgia Court of Appeals. and brother Robert Caplinger, at Pfizer Laboratories for 35 the Navy during World War II and Oklahoma, on July 28. He began hospitals. His professional career as executive director of the Human Norma (Krenkel) Hatch, ba ’44, Snyder was a member of Delta jd ’52, Kansas City, Missouri. years, including 20 as director of had a long career in law. Roth was a his career at WIBW-TV in Topeka, a senior sales executive in the health Services Planning Council. He 93, Harrison, Arkansas, on Aug. 14. Theta Phi. William Furlong, bfa ’50, 93, international sales and training. county attorney, county counselor He moved to Tulsa in 1966 to work care industry lasted more than retired in 2000. During World War II, she worked Topeka, on Oct. 11. He served in Kauffman was a member of Tau and judge of the Ellis County for Phillips Advertising Agency, 40 years. The first 27 years were Royce Muzingo, ba ’60, 78, in the war effort, later working for 1950s the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Kappa Epsilon and the Association Probate and Juvenile Court. He where he rose to the position of with Addressograph Farrington Overland Park, Kansas, on Sept. Braniff Airlines in Dallas, Texas. James Bell, ba ’50, 86, Phoenix, Wichita during World War II. He of Business Students. Survivors was a member of Delta Theta Phi. president of that firm, directing the Inc., later acquired by Datacard. 24. He worked for 30 years in After moving to Harrison, she Arizona, on July 22. He joined the was president of General Printing include wife Pat Kauffman, Survivors include son Douglas work of its five offices located in Survivors include his wife, Karen various administrative capacities for

49 In Memory *Alumni Association members are highlighted in blue. 51 In Memory 50 the Social Security Administration. Mary Wortman, b ed ’68, 91, Farmer was a member of Phi 1988-2015. He was the nominee the United States Department of at Stormont-Vail HealthCare for 32 James Bransten, jd ’81, 70, San where she was named secretary of While attending Washburn, he Topeka, on Nov. 9. She taught Kappa Phi. for the Kansas Democratic Party as Defense. Survivors include his son years. Survivors include his niece Francisco, California, on June 6. the year. also served in the National Guard. elementary education in Topeka for James Forsee, bba ’73, 71, Attorney General of Kansas during Scott Raymond, jd ’02, Topeka, Jessica Wendt, bba ’10, Topeka. He was a comedian before a long Joyce Stenger, bba ’88, 74, Survivors include his daughter more than 25 years before retiring Shawnee, Kansas, on May 19. He the 2014 election. Survivors include and his daughter-in-law Amy Philip Winter, jd ’70, 71, Admire, career as an attorney in California. Friendswood, Texas, on July 29. Sheree (Amos) Lovich, ba ’85, in 1987. Survivors include son Todd served in the Army during the his daughters Victoria (Kotich) (Shreffler) Raymond, jd ’02, Kansas, on July 2. He was an Bransten was an intern in the law She worked at Goodyear before Topeka. Harmon, ba ’79, jd ’82, Topeka, Vietnam War before working for Carpenter, ba ’98, Topeka, Annie Topeka. attorney and a farmer. clinic at the School of Law. serving as a technical writer. Stenger Monte Ramskill, bba ’63, law daughter Rhonda Otto, b ed ’75, the Johnson County Appraiser’s Kotich, bba ’98, ba ’12, Lenexa, Ronald Roerig, jd ’77, 67, Sarah (Stuber) Young, bs ’76, John Braun, jd ’80, 64, Colorado also owned Configuration Control school attendee, 75, Burlingame, Topeka, son-in-law Douglas Otto, Office. Kansas, and Rachel Kotich- Emporia, Kansas, on Oct. 9. He law attendee, 89, Topeka, on Springs, Colorado, on Nov. 20. Crew, a company that wrote, edited Kansas, on Nov. 8. He worked aa ’89, Topeka, and granddaughter Edna (Lee) Hodges, jd ’73, Verthein, aa ’13, Topeka. practiced law in Emporia for more Oct. 15. She worked at Boeing in After passing the bar in 1980, he and evaluated documents. delivering fuel to local farms and Lisa Otto, ba ’07, Topeka. 77, Topeka, on July 23. She George Landon, bba ’72, mba ’84, than 20 years. Wichita, Kansas, before she and clerked for Kansas Supreme Court David Stubbs, ba ’84, 57, was a member of the Masonic was a lobbyist and worked for 65, Topeka, on July 31. Twila (Kinkade) Stapel, bsw ’72, her late husband moved to Topeka. Justice Kay McFarland. In 1981, Overland Park, Kansas, on Oct. Lodge in Burlingame. While at 1970s the American Civil Liberties Dolores (Bouska) Lewis, bba ’78, 84, Topeka, on July 10. She was Survivors include her daughters he graduated from the American 16. He worked at WREN Radio, Washburn he was a member of the Thomas Brown, bba ’73, 76, Valley Union before working as a legal 83, Topeka, on July 18. She was the a social worker and retired from Heather Young, jd ’82, Oak Creek, Graduate School of International broadcasting sports for Washburn. Alpha Delta fraternity. Falls, Kansas, on July 16. He served investigator and as an associate vice president of administration and Let’s Help. Survivors include Wisconsin, and Rachel (Young) Management (Thunderbird) at He then served as a Shawnee Michael Rooney, ba ’64, 74, Sun in the Army Reserves and was professor at the School of Law. treasurer at Washburn for nearly brother Gary Kinkade, bba ’73, Welch, bsn ’91, Topeka, sons Arizona State University. In 1983, County Sheriff’s deputy reserve Lakes, Arizona, on May 31. He vice president of the Kendall State Hodges also worked in the legal 20 years. Brownwood, Texas, and grandson Franklin Young, ba ’87, Topeka, he passed the Colorado bar and officer and also as the captain of worked in higher education for 42 Bank, where he worked for nearly and finance divisions of the United Donald Lobmeyer, ba ’74, Kyle Stapel, certificate in certified and Ralph Young, ba ’93, Olathe, opened a private law practice the Bel Aire Police Department. years. 50 years. States Coast Guard. bba ’74, 71, Garden City, Kansas, nursing aide ’13, Topeka. Kansas, and grandson Adam specializing in family law in Following his law enforcement Daniel Stoops, ba ’56, jd ’58, 81, Geronimo Dominguez, ba ’73, Rodney Hosford, bba ’72, 71, on July 7. He was a member of Joseph Sullivan, ba ’72, m ed ’76, Welch, bs ’07, Topeka. Colorado Springs. Throughout his career, he held the executive Flagstaff, Arizona, on June 15. He 63, Kansas City, Kansas, on Dec. Tallahassee, Florida, on April 15. Delta Sigma Pi. 88, San Antonio, Texas, on March law career, he contributed many regional director positions with the was a partner at Magnum, Wall, 6, 2014. He served in the Army during the Henrietta (Rapp) Moser, m ed ’71, 26, 2014. He was a teacher in the 1980s hours of pro bono work. Survivors American Diabetes Association. Stoops and Warden and was the Robert Doyle, ba ’71, 72, Naples, Vietnam War. Hosford was an 94, Round Rock, Texas. She was a Topeka Unified School District. Bonnie Artzer, aa ’88, 75, include his brother Mark Braun, Most recently, he worked for the president of the Flagstaff School Florida, on June 19. He served author, certified public accountant teacher in several school districts Sullivan was a member of Phi Topeka, on Aug. 15. She worked jd ’86, Topeka. Shawnee Mission Medical Center Board. Stoops was editor of the in the Army during the Vietnam and executive recruiter for in Kansas. Kappa Phi. at Mulvane Art Museum and as Deanna Feltes, bba ’86, 63, Salina, Security Department and as an Washburn Law Journal, a member War before working in industrial Management Recruits Inc. Jeanne (Lindstrom) Moss, Betty Tibbs, ms ’70, 86, Wichita, an administrative assistant for the Kansas, on Sept. 18. She worked officer with the Louisburg Police of the debate team and a member relations with Mason & Hangar- John Ingenthron, b ed ’71, 69, b ed ’79, 58, Windom, Kansas, on Kansas, on Oct. 16. She taught Topeka Fire Department. for KPL and Kansas Gas Service, Department. Survivors include his of Who’s Who Among Students at Silas Mason Co. Doyle also worked Meriden, Kansas, on July 12. He June 28. She was a manufacturing school and retired from teaching Marty Artzer, ba ’86, 52, Topeka, the Internal Revenue Service, brother Bruce Stubbs, bba ’88, American Universities and Colleges. for Dunn & Bradstreet, the Phillips worked for the Kansas Neurological engineer at Certain-Teed Corp., kindergarten at Colvin Elementary on July 21. He worked for UPS for and USDA/NRCS prior to her jd ’92, Wichita, Kansas. Survivors include wife Kathryn Petroleum Co. and Derby Refining Institute, Parsons State Hospital, and worked at Blount Industries School in Wichita, Kansas. 34 years before retiring and owned retirement. She also served in the John Swarts, jd ’84, 74, Fort Scott, (Piepmeier) Stoops, ba ’56, Co. He was the owner of A-TECH North Dakota State Hospital and in Kansas City, Missouri. Moss Dixie (Hummer) Toelkes, bas ’78, a taxidermy company. Survivors U.S. Army Reserves. Kansas, on March 23. He served Flagstaff, Arizona. Paving before retiring in 2010. Kansas Department on Aging. played basketball and softball at Topeka, on June 30. She was a include daughters Chelsea Artzer, Lloyd Hull, jd ’85, Topeka, in the Army and was the Bourbon Ward Summerville, bba ’61, jd ’67, Carol Ann Dressler, ba ’78, 62, Survivors include brother Michael Washburn. special education teacher at Seaman b ed ’11, Topeka, and Caitlyn Oct. 7. He worked for Methodist County attorney. 76, Bradenton, Florida, on Nov. Mission, Kansas, on Nov. 6. Ingenthron, bba ’79, Grantville, David Norman, ba ’73, 69, High School in Topeka and served Artzer, a current Washburn Youthville in Dodge City, Dennis Wycoff, bba ’82, 65, 7. He was an attorney for the U.S. She worked at the University Kansas, and brother-in-law Steven Topeka, on July 11. He worked for in the Kansas Legislature for six student; brother Dennis Artzer, Kansas, and as a social worker in Manhattan, Kansas, on Sept. 13. government in Kansas City and the of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, Hiebsch, bba ’79, Topeka. the Kansas State Department of years. bs ’73, Topeka; sisters Beth McPherson, Kansas, for Social He served in the United States District of Columbia, and served and the University of Kansas G. Lester Jordan Jr., ba ’74, 66, Transportation for 35 years before Richard Wall, bba ’71, 67, Kansas (Artzer) Burrell, ba ’77, Topeka, and Rehabilitation Services. Army. as a law clerk to a U.S. district Medical Center, Kansas City, Topeka, on June 25. He was a social retiring in 2010. City, Missouri, on Aug. 22. He and Mary (Artzer) Tiernan, ba After earning his law degree, he court judge in Wichita, Kansas. Kansas, for more than 25 years worker. Jordan was a member of Cheryl Randall, ba, ’78, m ed ’87, had a distinguished career in ’99, Topeka; brother-in-law Dean served as a Governor’s Fellow in 1990s He served as a managing partner in administrative positions. She the International Club, Phi Kappa 67, Topeka, on Nov. 13. She commercial finance at Borg-Warner, Burrell, bba ’75, Topeka; and sister- 1985 under John Carlin. In 1986, Kathleen (Moxley) Clark- of Spengler Nathanson in Toledo, then went to work for Celeritas Phi and the Kaw staff. Survivors taught school in the Paxico and True Value, CIT and Boeing, where in-law Nancy Artzer, attendee, he was employed by Social and Corbin, as ’92, ba ’97, 59, Eureka Ohio, before retiring to Florida. Works in Overland Park, Kansas, include sisters Julie (Jordan) Harveyville areas for many years. he reached the position of director. Topeka. Rehabilitation Services Central Springs, Arkansas, on Nov. 7. She is Roger Viets, jd ’63, 78, Mesa, before retiring in September 2015. Friedstrom, b ed ’73, Topeka, She also worked for the Department While at Washburn, he played Keyton Barker, ba ’80, 87, Office in Topeka as a staff attorney survived by her mother Margaret Arizona, on Sept. 26. He practiced Survivors include her niece Wendy and Jenny (Jordan) Hejtmanek, of Education. Survivors include football. Granada Hills, California, on until his retirement in 2010. Bradshaw, bs ’89, Topeka. law during his early career and then Dressler, ba ’01, Topeka. b ed ’73, Edwards, Colorado, and her sister Rebecca Standiferd, Mary (Moser) Wasson, ba ’74, Sept. 26. He served 22 years in Survivors include his son Matthew Kenneth Conley, as ’93, 64, Hot went into the banking business Michael Dutton, jd ’79, Olathe, niece Emily (Friedstrom) McGee, ba ’84, Topeka, sons Scott Mercer, 89, Lawrence, Kansas, on June 2. the United States Army, including Hull, ba ’08, jd ’12, Topeka. Springs, South Dakota, on July 4. in Wichita, Kansas. In 1978, Kansas, on Nov. 5. He was a ba ’01, Topeka. ba ’96, Topeka, and Stephen She was director of Internal Affairs several tours overseas before Kayle Lawrence, ba ’85, 54, He served in the Army, achieving he moved to Wyoming, where litigation attorney at Wallace Anthony Kotich, jd ’73, 69, Mercer, bba ’08, Topeka, daughter- for the Kansas-National Education receiving an honorable discharge Topeka, Kansas, on Sept. 9. He the rank of sergeant first class, he resumed practicing law and Saunders Austin Brown & Enochs Topeka, on Oct. 20. He practiced in-law Shawna Mercer, ba ’05, Association for 30 years before in 1969. He also served as the was a Systems Analyst for the State before retiring in 1990. Conley launched a new career in drug and for 32 years. law for more than 42 years. He was Topeka, and brother-in-law Cary retiring in 1996. Survivors include Equal Employment Opportunity of Kansas. He retired in 2008 as a worked as respiratory director alcohol abuse counseling before Constance (Gwinner) Farmer, an officer with the United States Standiferd, jd ’73, Topeka. granddaughter Elizabeth Stuewe, compliance officer for the State of systems administrator for Disability at the Clay County Medical retiring in 2000. Survivors include b ed ’74, 64, Stewartsville, Marine Corps and recipient of the Victor Raymond, bba ’78, 68, jd ’13, Chicago, Illinois, and son-in- Kansas. While at Washburn he Determination Services. Center in Kansas and at Veterans his brothers Gilbert Viets, bba ’65, Missouri, on July 15. She was a Navy Achievement Medal. He was Topeka, on Oct. 24. He worked law Paul Stuewe, ba ’72, Lawrence. was a member of the Alpha Phi Marilyn McMulkin, bba ’89, 76, Administration hospitals in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Robert sixth-grade teacher and worked a part-time Washburn business law as an electrician and later as an Daniel Wendt, bs ’76, bs ’78, 62, Alpha fraternity. Survivors include Topeka, on July 3. She worked at Spokane, Washington, and Viets, ba ’65, Mequon, Wisconsin. in real estate for nearly 40 years. and labor relations instructor from auditor for the State of Kansas and Topeka, on Oct. 31. He worked as daughter Renda (Barker) Bolden, U.S. Soil Conservation Service, Hot Springs. a medical laboratory technologist ba ’90, Shawnee, Kansas. 51 In Memory *Alumni Association members are highlighted in blue. 53 In Memory 52 Steve Cowen, msw ’97, Lawrence, Commanding Officer and president at Washburn for Nelson, bs ’66, Cross Junction, Kansas, on Oct. 12, 2014. He spent Battalion. four years. Virginia. his career serving clients at Burt Mary (Allen) Jones, 74, Topeka, Christine (Walters) Renbarger, Nash Community Mental Health 2000s on June 29. She was a secretary in 67, Topeka. She worked at Center, the Housing Authority and Sharon Davison, ba ’04, Topeka, the Department of Social Work for Washburn in the Registrar’s office. the Veterans Administration in on Sept. 16. more than 25 years. Irving Sheffel, honorary doctor of Lawrence and Topeka. Patrick Laird, ba ’02, 39, Norman Koester, 68, Topeka, humane letters ’87, 98, Topeka, on Jeffery Gleave, jd ’93, 62, Monroe, Tecumseh, Kansas, on Aug. 1. on July 19. He worked for 25 May 18. He was a vice president Utah, on Oct. 19. He practiced law He worked in surgical research at years in Washburn’s Information at the Menninger Foundation. in Richfield, Utah, and worked for the University of Maryland and Technology Services department. Survivors include granddaughters the Internal Revenue Service from published several papers on optimal Robert McCaig, attendee, 88, Alexa (Cocolis) Scarlett, ba ’02, 2005 to 2015. heart bypass procedures. Survivors Koloa, Hawaii, on May 9. He Prairie Village, Kansas, and Donna (Manuel) Heath, aa ’99, include father Charles Laird, served in the Air Force during Miranda Madden, bsn ’10, 65, Topeka, on Sept. 28. She ba ’64, Tecumseh; brother World War II and the Korean Topeka; stepdaughters Sara worked as a paralegal before her Tim Laird, ba ’87, Melbourne, Conflict, achieving the rank (Shelton) Cocolis, b ed ’76, retirement. Survivors include her Florida; uncles Gregory Laird, bs of second lieutenant. McCaig m ed ’93, Prairie Village, and Mary daughter Tera Randall, bsn ’00, ’74, Topeka, and Mark Laird, ba managed the family HVAC (Shelton) Madden, ba ’76; and Spring Hill, Kansas, and daughter- ’78, m ed ’85, Topeka; aunt Linda business and owned the Washburn sons-in-law Timothy Madden, in-law Dawn Graf, bba ’98, Silver Laird, ba ’65, Topeka; and sister- View Shopping Center in Topeka. bba ’78, Topeka, and Angelo Lake, Kansas. in-law Suzanne Laird, b ed ’90, He was a member of the Washburn Cocolis, bba ’70, Prairie Village. Brick Sales Phase II Nancy Logan, b ed ’91, m ed ’05, Clive, Iowa. University Foundation Board of Katherine Smith, 85, Topeka, 71, Topeka, on June 10. She was Trustees. on May 5. She worked at Mabee a special education teacher in the 2010s John McMahon, 75, Topeka, on Library. Topeka Unified School District for Garrett Keen, aa ’10, 50, Topeka, Nov. 1. He worked as a campus Louis Smith, attendee, 88, Boise, more than 20 years after serving in on July 25. He served in the Army police officer at Washburn. Idaho, on Oct. 23. He taught Brick sales are back! If you missed your opportunity to buy a brick in time the Air Force. and was a veteran of Desert Storm, Susan Moore, 85, Allentown, business administration and Brian Naab, ba ’90, 47, Round receiving several honors, including Pennsylvania, on April 26. She marketing at Washburn. Survivors for Grand Homecoming, you now have a second chance. Rock, Texas, on Oct. 8. He was a the Achievement Medal, Good was a director of three preschool include his wife Francis (Hall) community volunteer and a baseball Conduct Medal, Commendation child development centers in New Smith, ba ’51, ba ’69, Boise, Idaho, coach and umpire. Survivors Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, York, New York, and the director of and sister Narra (Smith) Asher, include his wife, Carey (Emmott) Bronze Star, Service Ribbon, volunteers for Brooklyn’s Prospect ba ’51, jd ’53, Walnut Creek, Naab, ba ’92, Round Rock, Texas, Oversea Service Ribbon and three Park. Survivors include husband California. Bricks will be on sale through May 2016. Phase II bricks will be added to and his sister Cindi Weilert, bb ’93, Bronze Service Stars. Keen achieved Donald Moore, ba ’51, Allentown. Elon Torrence, 98, Topeka, on aa ’94, Holton, Kansas. the rank of sergeant. He worked at Bonnie Peterson, 71, Lawrence, Nov. 11. He was a Friend of the Ichabod Plaza in August 2016. Laura (Reichle) Riddle, aa ’90, Goodyear and the Topeka Veterans Kansas, on April 8. She was an Mulvane Art Museum. Survivors bba ’91, 53, Butte, Montana, Administration Medical Center. assistant professor of nursing at include his son-in-law Steve Tallen, on July 7. She worked in hotel Washburn. Peterson was a nurse ba ’89, Topeka. management and for the Montana friends in Kansas City and taught at Avila Donald Watson, attendee, Topeka, Honor a family member, recent graduate or your time at Washburn University University system. Survivors include Andrea Burton, 48, Topeka. She University before working as an on Sept. 28. He played football father Kenneth Reichle, ba ’66, taught education in the College of administrator in several hospitals. while attending Washburn and with a permanent, inscribed message welcoming everyone to campus. Atchison, Kansas. Arts and Sciences. Survivors include Survivors include husband Oscar was a member of the Kappa Sigma Dennis Schlarman, ba ’93, 55, her husband and former assistant Peterson, jd ’72, Lawrence, Kansas. fraternity. Survivors include his sons Onaga, Kansas, on Feb. 6, 2014. professor Russell Burton, msw ’13, C. Imogene (Ransdall) Quinlan, Paul Watson, bba ’83, Goddard, Ellen Tracy, jd ’92, 79, Lawrence, Topeka. attendee, 89, Topeka, on Aug. Kansas, and Matthew Watson, GiveToWashburn.org/bricks Kansas, on Oct. 2. She practiced Bruce Carolan, 61, Dublin, 13. She worked for the Kansas bba ’96, Fort Worth, Texas. law with the firm Martin, Pringle, Ireland. He was a visiting professor Highway Commission and in the Susan Winner, student, 36, 1-844-ICHABOD (1-844-424-2263) Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, LL.P. in at Washburn Law from 2008-2009. office of governors Edward Arn Topeka, on July 17. She was a senior Wichita, Kansas. Hannelore Dawson, 88, Topeka, and Andrew Schoeppel. Quinlan pursuing a degree in criminal Patricia Watridge, aa ’96, bas ’97, on May 18. She worked in the was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha. justice. Winner served in the Topeka, on Oct. 12. She served library at the School of Law. Survivors include sister Dena Marines. Survivors include father as the battalion secretary for the Merle Hill, 89, Sarasota, Florida, (Ransdall) Fink, attendee, Media, James Winner, bba ’71, Topeka. Leave a lasting The Brick Campaign 541st Maintenance Battalion on Oct. 1. He served as vice Pennsylvania, and cousin David IMPRESSION for Morgan Hall

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ALUMNI TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES

person (double occupancy) and includes airfare, hotel, tours, eight breakfasts, one lunch and two dinners. Trip is fully escorted with an English-speaking guide, and Susie Hoffmann, alumni director, will travel with the group. For a detailed itinerary and registration form, visit the Alumni Association website: washburn.edu/alumni-travel.

CUBA: FALL 2016 Susie Hoffmann, alumni director, recently traveled to Cuba with our travel agent and a dozen other alumni directors from universities around the country to learn more about a travel program to Cuba. Consequently, we plan to schedule an alumni trip there next fall. The trip will include visits to Twenty-nine alumni and friends enjoyed a fall cruise Havana, Cienfuegos, Trinidad and Santa Clara. Once the dates visiting various ports of call in Italy, Montenegro, Croatia, are finalized, we'll begin promoting the trip. In the meantime, Slovenia and Greece. if you have any interest in traveling with us to Cuba, please John and Renee Arnett, David Bowers and Jack contact Susie at [email protected]. Kaufman, Jack Brier and Jan Provost, Paul Bicknell and The price has yet to be determined, but it will be in the Liz Post, Jon and Pam Fink, Bill and Marcia Haag, Ken neighborhood of $5,800 per person (double occupancy), and Sylvia Havner, John and Judy Johnson, Deacon and which will include round trip airfare between Miami and Pam Oroke, Mike and Sharon Peters, Rich Bonebrake and Havana, hotels, tours and most meals. Rebecca Crotty, Joe and Glad Gigous, Susie Hoffmann, Although diplomatic relations are changing between the Mike and Susan Reynolds, D.L. and Suzy Smith U.S. and Cuba, open travel between the two countries is still restricted. Our travel agent holds a People-to-People license GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), authorizing registered travelers on SWITZERLAND: MAY 22 - JUNE 1, 2016 this educational exchange program to visit Cuba. Join us in the spring on what will undoubtedly be another fantastic trip as we travel to Germany, Austria and Switzerland – and spend a morning on Lake Como in Italy. MORE INFORMATION ON OUR TRIPS Spend two nights each in Munich, Zermatt and For more information about Alumni Association travel Lucerne and one night each in Innsbruck, St. Moritz and opportunities, visit washburn.edu/alumni travel or contact Lugano. Along the way, visit nearby cities of Salzburg, Susie Hoffmann at 785.670.1641. Oberammagau, Fussen and Como. Cost is $3,775 per