CONNECTION® A PUBLICATION OF LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY FOR THE ALUMNI [Summer 2011]

LU Commencement- Time to look ahead, Mark Your Calendar for time to remember. -Michael V. Roberts, Homecoming & Reunion Class of 1971 … Page 7 …Pages 12 and 13

1 A College to Dream Of ® Recently I was asked to address a group of about 300 high school juniors regarding what CONNECTION Lindenwood University has to offer that makes us A PUBLICATION OF THE stand out amidst a welter of competing higher edu- LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY cation institutions. It was a tough audience because A L U M N I A S S O C I A T I O N all of the students attend St. Charles Public Schools [Summer 2011] and so many of today’s students long to go to col- Connection® Staff lege somewhere distant from their familiar stomp- ing grounds. Here is the gist of what I said to them Editor (with complete honesty and pride): Scott Queen (’99, ’07) What would you expect to find in an ideal uni- versity, far away from home? I imagine you would Assistant Editor tell me that you would be looking for the following Whitney Fraier (’09) features: Graphics Beth Kehl • A large meandering campus with lots of trees, green expanses, and many streets • Beautiful classic architecture coupled with exciting new construction, showing Copy Editors/Contributing Writers progress and financial health Christopher Duggan (’00), Rachel Wilmes • Students of all ages and stations in life – lots of them bustling about, representing (’04, ’10), Daniel Newton (’09), Scott great diversity and enthusiasm Queen (’99, ’07), Eric Stuhler (’78), • Opportunities to meet and know people from most US states and dozens of coun- Whitney Fraier (’09), Melissa Kline tries • Professors who really have something interesting to profess, who are experts and Office of Institutional Advancement scholars yet devoted to excellent teaching and effective learning Lucy Morros, Vice President • Scores of majors from which to choose, as well as a personal academic advisor for Institutional Advancement Whitney Fraier (’09), who really enjoys helping you plan your course schedules and your career Director of Alumni Relations • Degree programs available at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels Jane Baum (’82), Athletic Development • Some of finest learning, residential, and social facilities in higher education, Director including the latest technology and Internet access all over the campus Heidi Fairbanks (’01), • A beautiful, classic university library with walls of books and periodicals, as well Institutional Advancement Associate as a wealth of high tech resources, professional librarians, and a fully stocked cof- Kate O’Neal (’07, ’08), fee shop Director of Advancement Services • Numerous recreational spaces and activities and a Broadway-class theatre that Melissa Kline, Grants Manager and offers both student productions and professional performances Assistant Director of Alumni Relations • College varsity sports – lots of them, including several championship contenders • Eric Stuhler (’78), A health clinic for those coughs and itches, as well as a counseling center to help Director of Planned Giving you through a rough time • Mary Radcliff (’92, ’06), Not one but two university dining halls with cuisine options that make other Executive Director of Community schools envious Relations/Belleville • A happy, supportive college environment in which people respect each other and are treated well and where faith and values still matter Connection® is published quarterly by • A university that will always appreciate you for who you are, that will make a the Office of Institutional Advancement lifetime commitment to you, and that will want you to come back to visit often at Lindenwood University. Connection after you finish your degree is mailed free of charge to Lindenwood • In short, a comprehensive university at which you can have a complete, enriching alumni. Story ideas are welcome and college experience as a residential student and be well prepared for life when you should be forwarded to: Director of Alumni graduate Relations, Lindenwood University, 209 South Kingshighway, St. Charles, Missouri, Well, you have found that University. Welcome to Lindenwood! 63301 or via email at alumni@lindenwood. edu. Change of address notifications should Very sincerely yours, be sent to the Office of Alumni Relations at the same address. The Alumni Office telephone number is 636-949-4975.

James D. Evans, Ph.D. President On The Cover Lindenwood Alumnus Mike Roberts, ‘71, gave the commencement address Saturday, May 15, at the St. Charles Family Arena. Roberts has been a successful entrepreneur, public official, author, and real estate developer.

2 LINDENWOOD MEMORIES

daughter walking the very next morning to receive her B.A.” Remembering Graduation at Lindenwood • “Graduation outside in the center of the campus.” • “Graduation was very cool—walking outside as professors Aristotle said, “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is clapped.” sweet.” • “I really enjoyed the bagpipers at the graduation ceremony.” We are all familiar with graduation ceremonies – the pomp and • “Just simply feeling the accomplishment of obtaining my masters circumstance, diplomas, the cap and gown, the hoods for master’s degree when I walked across the stage. That was a very proud degrees and doctorates, and graduation speeches. This spring there moment for me”. is a good chance you graduated, attended a graduation, or know • “My favorite memory is graduating alongside my sister and my someone who is reaching this milestone in his or her life. Our father with the same degree.” educational rite of passage – graduation – is dignified, joyfully • “The day I received my hood for my M.B.A. and seeing all the anticipated by students, their families and friends, and often a faculty there that helped make it happen. It rained that day, but it fondly remembered moment in an individual’s life. was awesome!” Do you remember what it felt like when you walked across the • “Graduation 2003 was special to me. Being lead by the stage to receive your diploma? How about the moment when you bagpipers past Butler Library and Roemer Hall and being shook the President of the University’s hand and smiled for the cheered on by the faculty and staff as we made our way to our camera? Do you recall standing in the rain at your commencement, seats. The torrential downpour of rain that swamped the masses. listening to the vibrant sounds of the bagpipes or the fife and drum President Spellmann, who was sick with the flu and had just corps playing, or marching down the aisle alongside your fellow been diagnosed with a terminal illness, sat through the entire classmates? ceremony, he shook my hand and said good luck, the same way Some of the alums who participated in our recent survey he greeted me when I first stepped into his office in 1999.” shared favorite memories of their commencement exercises at • “The graduate commencement ceremony was memorable. I Lindenwood: thought the presence of the whole teaching faculty was a real • “Before and after the graduation ceremony when the professors honor. It seemed to me that faculty conduct during the walk was were applauding us...WAY COOL!” earnest and heartfelt, in addition to being a tradition.” • “Attending the outdoor graduations with the bagpipers parading • “The overwhelming feeling of accomplishment I experienced in first, followed by the graduating students, faculty, and the while walking back to my car (in the rain) after picking up my president. It was usually rain-free, but we got totally drenched master’s degree from the Business Office the first day it was one year, and that ended the outside graduations. I’m grateful to available. I couldn’t stop smiling!” have experienced many of those graduations as an undergraduate • “There are so many, but the one memory that stands out is and graduate student. I liked seeing how each year the graduating graduation 2003. It was outside and it started to rain very hard. numbers grew. Leslie Stall, who’s still in television, and Ozzie We made the best of it. It was a unique experience.” Smith, our back-flipping Cardinal shortstop, were two guest • “Just simply walking down the aisle at graduation!” speakers I recall at the outdoor graduations. I asked Ozzie to stop and pose for me as he walked in procession. When I got home, I We are interested to know what your favorite Lindenwood realized that there was no film in the camera. Nonetheless, I still memories are so that we can share them with our alumni readers. have the great memory of him being cordial and posing with a They may be about your graduation ceremony, a campus event or big smile.” a favorite professor. Please send your thoughts to Alumni Director • “Finally graduating after 20 years.” Whitney Fraier at [email protected]. • “Getting hooded on Friday night with my M.S.A. degree and my

Faculty members Deb Nicolai (’92, ’99) and Darren Collier (’97, ’02, ’05) engage in the time-honored Lindenwood tradition of clapping for graduates as they exit the Family Arena after graduation.

3 Spring into Service Day a Huge Success

When the Lindenwood Alumni Office, Board, also volunteered at the St. Charles the student-led Association of Fundraising Humane Society and enjoyed working Professionals (AFP), and United Way with the LU students, especially two groups gathered to plan the inaugural international students from France. Spring into Service day, none of them “It was a joy to see the students sitting in imagined the impact. a pen with a very large dog and enjoying At 8 a.m. on a cold and rainy April the bond between the students and the Saturday, over 83 alums, students, faculty, dog,” LeDeux said. “It was a huge dog, and staff joined forces and helped nine but it loved sitting on the girls’ laps. That local nonprofit agencies with activities that dog had to be the happiest animal there included providing care for children with that day, and I think the girls were just as disabilities, helping homeless animals, happy. They were a delight to be around. stocking food pantry shelves, and building Although the event was created to help homes for poverty-stricken families. other organizations outside of Lindenwood, In cold weather, things like digging it was so nice to give something back to trenches, planting flowers in the mud, the community and to get an opportunity to building walls for a house, and taking dogs work alongside our wonderful students and for long walks may seem like unenviable fellow alums. It was truly a great feeling.” tasks, but nothing could hold back By the end of the day, the Lindenwood the dedicated volunteers. In fact, many community had logged over 291 service of the Lindenwood students did not want hours, which equates to $6,205.08. If you Betty Roy made an unexpected friend at to leave. Feedback from both students would like to help make a difference in Spring into Service day. and alums has been amazing, and many the Lindenwood community, mark your students plan to revisit these agencies to calendar for next year’s Spring into Service Jacob Johnson, education major, working volunteer in the future. Day—Saturday, April 21, 2012. on a Habitat for Humanity project. Not only did this service day provide a benefit to the community and show students the value of giving back, but the alumni volunteers also felt they benefited from the experience. Betty Roy—a Collinsville, Ill., resident; 2009, 2010, and 2011 LU graduate; and member of the Belleville Alumni Club—traveled to St. Charles to volunteer. “I had never volunteered at an animal shelter and had many misconceptions about them,” Roy said. “After being assigned to volunteer at the St. Charles Humane Society, and working with many students and staff, I made one very special friend (seen in photo). After volunteering, I now truly understand the needs that animal shelters have, and I hope to be more of a voice for the homeless pets.” Nancy “Betsy” LeDeux, a 1963 graduate and member of the Lindenwood Alumni

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4 Gatewood Painting the Song and Spirit of Life

As unique as his name, Lamerol given every opportunity to Gatewood is a painter whose abstract express myself visually. expressionist style has come of age. He is I had to work hard to part of a group of American artists who prove myself, and I was continue to explore the vitality of art forms. motivated. Lindenwood As a high school student, it wasn’t his life gave me the foundation plan to become an artist, but after he took and confidence to go his first ceramics class at University City out in the world and High School in Missouri, his love of art accomplish my goals. began to grow and he was hooked. Lamerol I dreamed of being an has been working as an artist ever since. artist in New York City Graduating with a B.F.A. in art from and had the confidence Lindenwood in 1977, he had his first to pursue my dreams. ceramics exhibition at the school during “I almost starved his senior year. After leaving Lindenwood, my first semester at he attended Southern Illinois University at Lindenwood because Edwardsville, where he received his M.F.A. I took such a heavy degree. He has since won numerous awards course load that I had and has exhibited throughout the United no time for a job. I States, Europe, and South America. ate one meal a day The road for Gatewood has included from a can, and I got many ups and downs, but he says he has caught eating in the fond memories of his days at Lindenwood. cafeteria illegally. Dean “I felt very privileged to be a student Patrick Delaney, head of the Men’s College cafeteria at Lindenwood,” he said. “Thanks to at the time, told me that if I didn’t have meals on his tab. He Alumni Spotlight 24-hour access to campus studios, I was the money to pay for food, I could put my was fantastic, and he allowed me to do odd jobs because I wanted to repay him Lamerol Gatewood is a well known abstract expressionist artist. A 1977 graduate, he has worked all for his kindness. Because the faculty over the world. Photos by Kimberly Acham and administration believed in me, I was allowed to explore my artistic talents and become a three-dimensional artist.” Gatewood said he is proud to be appreciated as an artist in his own country and was honored to receive the prestigious Joan Mitchell Foundation award in New York City in 1995, which allowed him to set up his own website. His art displays a world of shapes and dreams and takes life through unique layers of paint, glitter, incandescent pigment, and painted torn paper to create figures that seem to vibrate with an underlying African rhythm. His multi-colored images communicate universal expressions of love, hope, and a range of emotions on a very personal level to his viewers. His art creates beauty, excitement, and intrigue, and he has a deep respect for humanity in all of his paintings. Gatewood says his art form is ever evolving. His advice to Lindenwood students and to alums is, “No matter what your background is, follow your dream. Never let anyone deter you or get in your way.” Lamerol Gatewood paints the songs of life, and it all began at Lindenwood. To learn more about his art, visit www.inch. com/~gatewood.

5 Dr. Todd Mick, who joined the Lindenwood- Belleville faculty in 2010, was named Dean of Academics in June 2011.

Mick’s Career Canvas Takes a Big-Picture Turn

Todd Mick, Lindenwood University- considered a pre-existing condition and so from the ground up,” said Mick. “Not many Belleville professor of business and I couldn’t take the new job. So, we decided people get the opportunity to do that, and entrepreneurship, thrives on change and since California wasn’t going to happen I’ve never been deterred from seizing an undertaking new projects. His ability to that we would move to Kansas City so our opportunity just because it means moving, adapt and implement successful programs child and future children would know their geographically or professionally.” translates well to his students, who seek grandparents.” In June 2011, Mick was named dean of to apply those same traits to their own That move in 1989 set in motion the rest academics at the Belleville campus. He is enterprises. of Mick’s career in Missouri. He earned now responsible for all academic programs Mick was born and raised in Iowa, and a master’s of public administration and a and support services, including the library, his father’s job required the family to move Ph.D. in public affairs and administration, registrar, and financial aid. often. He became accustomed to changing and political science, sociology, and “It’s kind of like the impressionist course and creating new opportunities. economics from the University of Missouri paintings by Georges Seurat,” Mick said. “We moved six different times by the while working as a faculty member at “Before, I could only see my small portion time I graduated from high school,” Mick Missouri Western State University. of the canvas. Now as a dean, I can see said. “It was the norm for me, kind of like In 2007, he was asked by Metropolitan more. I can see the big picture.” it is for a lot of military kids. It didn’t seem Community College to create an He plans to continue teaching courses any better or worse, it was just what we entrepreneurship program for the school, as a way of keeping in touch with the did.” and he welcomed the challenge. He creativity that he feels is the cornerstone of After high school, he went on to earn created the program and oversaw it until the entrepreneurial spirit. a B.S. in political science and economics the grants that funded the initiative became “I still want to be in the classroom, from the University of Iowa, where he unavailable in 2009. because I’m really interested in what the also earned an M.A. in postsecondary Undeterred, he accepted a position as students think,” Mick said. “I enjoy hearing student development and higher education dean of academics at Missouri Valley them talk about their fears, joys, families, administration. With a job waiting for him College. He served in that role for a year and anything else. It’s great to watch in California upon graduation, his plans before joining Lindenwood-Belleville as a them discover, to see their love of life and unexpectedly changed again. professor in 2010. learning. It’s never the same thing twice.” “My wife, Katherine, found out she was “I was delighted to have the chance to pregnant,” Mick said. “At the time, it was be a part of a school that is building itself Faculty Spotlight 6 Getting London to London is a Royal Affair

The eyes of the world were on London fulfill her dream anyway. this April for the wedding of Prince J’rel left for London on April 27, but not William and Kate Middleton, now before she thought to create a Facebook Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess page called “London in London” so that of Strathearn, and Baroness Carrickfergus she could post photos and updates about (yes, Carrickfergus). The world is slightly her travels. To fully be immersed in the less aware that 2009 Lindenwood alum royal wedding experience, J’rel also bought J’rel London was in the middle of the a beautiful fascinator, a headpiece worn action. by many of the British wedding guests and spectators. She stayed at the historic Corus Hotel in Hyde Park, and J’rel and several thousand others spent the night before the wedding on the street in front of Westminster Abbey to be as close to the to pay their respects to the daytime diva. wedding ceremony events as possible. Sometimes, taking a chance on a dream London left London on May 1, and provides a path to opportunities that since then many wonderful things have would not have been possible without a transpired. She was recently interviewed little determination and hard work. J’rel’s about her trip by the television show experiences and memories from her time in Inside Edition and hopes that the televised London will last a lifetime, as will her well segment will be shown in the near future. wishes for the longevity of the marriage of She was also one of the lucky guests in the William and Kate. audience of the final Oprah Winfrey show and met many of celebrities who were there

J’rel London’s (above right) trip to London for the recent royal wedding took her face to face with iconic landmarks like Big Ben.

A 26-year-old Belleville campus graduate, J’rel always felt connected to London, and not just because of her last Mark your calendars for name. She graduated with a master’s October 14 & 15, 2011 degree in human resources, is the mother of a 3-year-old son, Jordan, currently Tour our beautiful campus, participate in the weekend’s festivities, works as a freelance feature reporter at Metromix.com., is a public relations and relive your favorite campus memories. specialist at Abesi PR and Marketing, and is a production assistant at KSDK-TV in St. Louis. J’rel is a busy woman but Classes of 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, extremely driven and determined to follow 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006 will be honored. her dreams. Her dream was to be in London for the royal wedding, and she was determined to Look for Reunion & Homecoming schedule of make it a reality. J’rel looked for contests weekend’s events to be mailed to all alums this summer! to help realize her dream, calling her campaign, “Get London to London.” One of the contests she entered was sponsored More details will also be available at by CNN, which was looking for a citizen reporter to cover the wedding. It seemed www.lindenwood.edu/homecoming or by calling the perfect, and she compiled a 90-second LU Alumni Office at 636-949-4420. video explaining why she was the right person for the job. Although London did not win the CNN contest, her mother urged Blazing the trail westward since 1827 her to purchase a ticket to London and

7 York Accepts Lindy Award

The Lindenwood School of Communications hosted its annual Lindy Awards in March at the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts. Produced entirely by students, the program honored former St. Charles Mayor Patti York with the Communications Alumna of the Year Award and recognized individuals for their achievements in video production, writing, and acting. “The Lindys are akin to Lindenwood’s version of the Emmy Awards,” said Peter Carlos, LUTV Station Manager and Associate Professor of Communications. “Categories range from on-air talent to technical lighting and everything in between, and we give awards for a job well done in each of those areas.” York was selected as this year’s recipient of the Communications Alumna of the Year Award for her impressive accomplishments in the community during her many years of public service. During her tenure as mayor of St. Charles from 1999 to 2011, Former St. Charles Mayor Patti York accepts the Communications Alumna of the Year Award from she contributed to major developments Lindenwood President James D. Evans such as the completion of the St. Charles Convention Center and Ameristar Casino. the University in 1997, has served as an receive our award,” Carlos said. “But with York has maintained strong ties with adjunct professor at the school, and also all that York has done in St. Charles and Lindenwood since earning a bachelor’s saw her children attend Lindenwood. with our university, she was the obvious degree in mass communication from the “Our Communications Department has choice as this year’s honoree, and we are school in 1995. She earned a graduate some great graduates out there, so it can proud she accepted the honor.” degree in corporate communication from be tough sometimes to select an alum to

8 Endowed Scholarship Recipients Meet Donors

Lindenwood’s endowed scholarship program helps students with an estimated $370,000 in scholarship money each year. The University hosts an annual dinner to give both the donors and the recipients of their scholarships an opportunity to get to know one another and celebrate the student’s academic success. The donors express their pride in being able to assist the young scholars in their educational pursuits and enjoy hearing about their accomplishments. On behalf of the scholarship recipients, Taylor Jewell, a freshman studying mathematics with a secondary education minor, addressed the crowd at this spring’s dinner at the Anheuser-Busch Leadership Room. She thanked donors for their continued financial support of their education. Jewell received the Caroline Levy Gillette Memorial Endowed Scholarship, which was established in 2009 in memory of Gillette, a 1946 Lindenwood College graduate. Mrs. Gillette was a loyal and supportive alumna of Lindenwood, and Ruben Dario Montero Hogan, an international student from Panama, with Dr. Betty Tyree Osiek, ’62. her legacy lives on through the endowed scholarship. Jewell thanked the Gillette family members who were in attendance President James D. Evans provided To learn more about the Endowed and said that, thanks to their generosity, a State of the University report and Scholarship program, contact Whitney she has been able to embrace her education discussed the importance of scholarships Fraier, Director of Alumni Relations, at and campus life for all it has to offer. She to Lindenwood’s students. The University 636-949-4420 or [email protected]. is now one of the star Lindenwood student awards more than $27 million in ambassadors in the University’s Admissions institutional scholarships and grants on an Office. annual basis. 19th Annual Lou Brock Golf Classic

Lou and Jackie Brock invite you to join them for the 19th Annual Lou Brock Golf Classic at Bogey Hills Country Club, to benefit Lindenwood University athletics and the Lou Brock Scholarship Fund.

Dinner & Auction • Sunday, September 25, 2011 Golf Classic • Monday, September 26, 2011

Four-Player Scramble of 18 holes for $350 per player or $1,200 per team of four.

Registration includes: Lunch preceding the tournament, With each registration, an additional ticket to the auction may hole-in-one contest, closest-to-the-pin contest, “Chip off the be purchased for a guest for $50. Ol’ Brock” contest, amazing give-aways, and post-tournament Sponsorships are still available. dinner. Contact Jane Baum, Athletic Development Director, at (636) Your registration also includes admission to the Dinner 949-4427 or [email protected] for more information. Auction the night before the tournament.

9 2011 Upcoming Lindenwood & Campus-Wide Events

St. Charles Alumni Club Meeting (Fashion Lindenwood Day at St. Louis Cardinals Belleville Alumni Club Meeting Show Planning Meeting) Game Saturday, October 1, 2011 Saturday, July 9, 2011 Sunday, September 11, 2011 Time: 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Time: 10 a.m. –12 p.m. Game Time: 1:15 p.m. Location: Belleville Campus, Main Location: Anheuser-Busch Leadership Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis Administration Building, Classroom 220 Room, Spellmann Center, St. Charles $17 ticket includes hotdog and soda, Campus and part of the proceeds support LU Lindenwood Homecoming, Reunion & scholarships and the USO of Missouri. Parents Weekend Let’s Boogie-’70s Roller Skating Fundraiser, Ticket Info: Visit www.stlcardinals.com/ Friday & Saturday, October 14-15, 2011 hosted by the Belleville Alumni Club lindenwood to purchase tickets Location: St. Charles Campus Chapter Times and Events: TBD (check website Saturday, July 30, 2011 St. Charles Alumni Club 17th Annual www.lindenwood.edu/homecoming for Time: 5 p.m.–7 p.m. Fashion Show Fundraiser future details) Location: Fun Spot Skating Center, located Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 1400 West Blvd., Belleville, IL 62221 Time: 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Belleville Alumni Club Meeting RSVP by July 22, 2011 Location: Anheuser-Busch Leadership Saturday, November 5, 2011 Room, Spellmann Center, St. Charles Time: 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Belleville Alumni Club Campus Location: Belleville Campus, Main “Meet and Eat” Breakfast Meeting Ticket Info: For more information please Administration Building, Classroom 220 Saturday, August 6, 2011 call Lindenwood Alumni Office at 636-949- Time: 9 a.m.–11 a.m. 4420 or send email to alumni@lindenwood. St. Charles Alumni Club Meeting Location: TBD, Please check website for edu. Saturday, November 12, 2011 more details. Time: 10 a.m.–12 p.m. 19th Annual Lou Brock Golf Classic Location: Anheuser-Busch Leadership St. Charles Alumni Club Meeting Sunday, September 25, 2011–Dinner and Room, Spellmann Campus Center, Saturday, August 13, 2011 Auction St. Charles Campus Time: 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Time: 6 p.m. Location: Anheuser-Busch Leadership Location: J. Scheidegger Center for the Belleville Alumni Club Meeting Room, Spellmann Center, St. Charles Arts, St. Charles campus Saturday, December 3, 2011 Campus Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Monday, September 26, 2011–Golf Classic Location: Belleville Campus, Main Freshman Parents Coffee and Welcome-to- Time: 11 a.m. Administration Building, Classroom 220 Campus Barbecue Location: Bogey Hills Country Club, 1120 Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Country Club Road, St. Charles Time: Coffee from 2:30 p.m., Barbecue at 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Location: Hyland Performance Arena, St. Charles Campus Alumni volunteers are needed.

Become a Legend on Campus For over 184 years, bright-eyed students, with a personal message is placed at your venue that is used by patrons attending the nostalgic alumni, and inspiring faculty tree. LU Film Series and students taking film and staff have walked the pathways and courses. enjoyed the shade of the linden trees on the Brick Pavers Proceeds from the purchase of linden Lindenwood campus. We are now offering For decades to come, your personalized trees, brick pavers, and the Young Hall three ways for you to commemorate your brick paver will remain a part of a Auditorium seats are credited to the school years or honor a special family campus walkway to celebrate your University’s Annual Fund, which supports member, classmate, or professor by accomplishments as a graduate or serve as all Lindenwood students. If you would becoming a Lindenwood Legend. a tribute to someone special in your life. like more information on how you can become a Lindenwood Legend, contact Plant a Linden Tree Young Hall Auditorium Seats Heidi Fairbanks, Institutional Advancement Linden trees can live over 100 years The newly remodeled Young Hall Associate, at [email protected] and are a beautiful addition to the campus. Auditorium has seats to purchase. A plaque or 636-949-4424. New and existing trees are available for with your name or the name of a loved purchase. A special bronze plaque inscribed one will be placed on a seatback in the

10 A Lindenwood Entrepreneur Finds His Niche

Rick Duree (’05) sank casually into the SCORE – Service Core of Retired a comfortable leather sofa surrounded Executives, a resource partner with the by shelves of textbooks in the Book-X- SBA –Small Business Administration. The Change. His son Jaden, on spring break mentors with this program not only gave from pre-school, was alongside. Relaxed great advice but helped my confidence yet full of energetic potential (much like his enormously. One of my mentors told me I young son), Rick launched into a rapid but had a good plan and that meant a lot and highly informative dissertation describing gave me that extra boost to keep me going. the beginnings of his entrepreneurial I found that entrepreneurship does not come business venture and how interwoven its without sacrifice. For ten months, I only success has been with Lindenwood. saw my wife for three hours a week due How did you come to choose to juggling kids (no day care), school, and Lindenwood for your education? work. I attribute my early success to strong Finally, with family help I was able to get family support and a Lindenwood education a loan. With my brother working for free, being the right fit for me and my wife at cheap rent, and initially low expenses, we the right time in our lives. Other family opened the business on April Fool’s Day members obtained 2005. We opened their education at with 24 shelving Lindenwood and For his business success and units crammed with found that it filled all of 12 books. the need for a good his support of Lindenwood, Our ribbon cutting education, was a Rick Duree was selected ceremony was kind good geographic of funny, because all and financial fit, and to receive the 2011 of the guests would was run well from a Lindenwood University come in, look around business standpoint. I Alumni Merit Award, and see only 12 read the Lindenwood books, shake their 2002 Annual Report which he was presented head and then go and decided that at Graduate Commencement back to their own getting a business businesses thinking degree from such a on May 13. that we did not have well run business a chance because we Rick Duree stands next to some of the shelves of school would be a had no inventory. books at his business, The Book-X-Change. good life decision for me, especially since I What does it take to start a business? had entrepreneurial aspirations. I would say that a strong business plan master’s degree at Washington University, Where did the idea for the Book-X- and patience are the two keys to getting but I fall back on what I learned at Change come from? started. If you do not have a strong business Lindenwood–that entrepreneurship means In 2004 I tried to buy books and plan, even if it is a little abnormal like ours getting your hands dirty. Actually doing immediately saw the chance to make was with no inventory, then you will not be makes you remember. improvements. Often I see opportunities successful. You also need patience to stay And what is next for the Book-X-Change? where others only see difficulty. The book true to the plan. I could have buckled and I just signed a new contract with store was run as if Lindenwood were a ordered tons of books right off the bat, but Lindenwood to officially do all their small school, but it was no longer a small that was not true to my business plan and textbooks–not just the used ones, which school, so I guess you would say it had the entrepreneurial principles that I had involves much more volume and a strong growing pains. Entrepreneurs know that not learned at Lindenwood. web presence. With the new contract we all of the good deals are taken. Anybody So did it work? expect to break even for the first couple of could be the person to take advantage of Yes! The market was great, and the years but will gain by growing the value of the next great idea or opportunity and fill teachers and students were good about our asset (our business) because we have a a void in the market like I did with used getting the word out. We made money contract with an institution. textbooks. When customers’ needs change, every month our first year in business, and What attracted you and others to opportunities come to light. I did a survey that was impressive because it hurt to turn becoming a Lindenwood entrepreneur? of my fellow students as a project in an away $150,000 in sales due to a lack in Lindenwood offers a great honors course and found that the old idea inventory as the books changed editions. Entrepreneurial Studies program which of buying books and keeping them for life At that point, we decided to increase our allows students to work with a long leash. had changed. So I put together full business inventory by 25 percent with new books to It makes students want to be part of the and marketing plans as projects in my other supplement the used book sales customers program. The SB&E Entrepreneurial honors courses. were demanding. Studies faculty is very enthusiastic and Was it difficult getting your business How did the success of the Book-X- keeps the students excited and motivated. started? Change translate into Lindenwood’s Duree Entrepreneurship builds bridges and forms Yes. It was extremely difficult, because Center for Entrepreneurship? support systems through networking and besides juggling family, work, and school I funded the Duree Center because I want relationships–relationships that last a responsibilities, I was turned down twice it to give students what they can use in the lifetime, which is the type of relationship for loans. I finally asked for help from real world–hands-on experience. I got my that I have with Lindenwood.

11 Commencement 2011•Lindenwood University broke another record in 2011, adding nearly 3,700 graduates to its list of alumni. Lindenwood alumnus Bob Ramsey (top row, center), ’78, a hall of fame sportscaster from St. Louis, was the speaker Friday night for Graduate Commencement and Baccalaureate at the St. Charles Family Arena. Saturday’s Undergraduate Commencement ceremony featured Lindenwood alumnus Mike Roberts (top row, left), ’71, who is recognized as one of America’s premier minority business entrepreneurs. Pictured in the right side of the top row is Board of Directors Chairman Jim J. Shoemake.

12 13 The Lindenwood Review Unveils Debut Issue

The Lindenwood University M.F.A. in Writing program is unveiling the debut issue of its new literary journal, The Lindenwood Review. Beth Mead, Chair of the M.F.A. program and editor of the journal, positively beams when talking about the new journal, which she calls a labor of love. She speaks with gratitude of every person who was involved in its production, like editors Charlene Engleking and Terry St. Clair, and especially the students in her literary journal class, who read through more than 1,000 submissions and selected three short stories, 14 poems, and three essays to fill its pages. Mead says that M.F.A. programs in writing often produce literary journals, and she thought it was time for the Lindenwood program to take that step. After getting approval to produce the journal from the administration last year, she put out the call for submissions, which were open to anyone outside the ranks of current Lindenwood students and faculty. This, she said, is a common practice among journals published by writing programs. Ten minutes into the first meeting of the journal class, the lights in the windowless classroom went out. Mead and her students gathered up their books in search of light, which she said became something of a Lindenwood Review editors (from left) Charlene Engleking (’06), Terry St. Clair (’00), and Beth Mead metaphor for the process the class went show off their new literary journal. through over the course of the quarter. “As the weeks went by and the snow piled up outside, we found ourselves still Lindenwood Launches First Online Degree Programs searching for that light, that flash of beauty or clarity or inventive language that caused Lindenwood University has launched Lindenwood’s online offerings are a submitted piece to stand out from the the first completely online degree geared toward adult learners who seek to rest,” Mead said. “Together, we created a programs in school history. The programs balance the pursuit of higher education book that we love.” include online graduate degrees in with other personal and professional The finished product, which was business administration, nonprofit responsibilities. The programs are designed by Mead’s husband Chris, administration, and writing. designed to make it easier for students to contains photos of Lindenwood campus The online business and nonprofit achieve their academic goals at their own winter scenes on the cover and section programs are offered through the pace. fronts, depicting the time period during traditional day college, while the online “Earning a degree through which the book came together. master of fine arts degree in writing is Lindenwood’s online programs is the The Lindenwood Review is slated for offered through Lindenwood’s evening ultimate in convenience,” said Perantoni. publication annually and is available for program for adults. All of the new online “Students can continue to manage their the cover price of $7 from the Lindenwood programs are accredited by the Higher work and family life and, depending Spirit & Supplies Shoppe and online at Learning Commission of the North on their circumstances, also reduce or www.lindenwood.edu/lindenwoodReview/. Central Association of Colleges and eliminate childcare and transportation As of this writing, Mead and her associates Schools. expenses.” are also working to distribute the journal to “Lindenwood boasts the second largest The move into online degree programs bookstores in the St. Louis region and make master of business administration program has been a natural progression for it available through online booksellers. in the St. Louis area, so we knew we Lindenwood, which offered its first online Plans are also in the works to allow people wanted the M.B.A. to be among the first class in 2002. More than 100 individual to purchase the journal together with online degree programs we offered,” said courses are now offered each semester, Lindenwood’s regional studies journal, The Ed Perantoni, Ed.D, Director of Online and hopes are high that the University’s Confluence, at a discount. Programs for the University. “We are online degree programs will experience proud to make it possible for students the same growth. anywhere in the country to obtain an For more information or to complete an advanced degree through our top-quality online application, visit www.lindenwood. programs.” edu and select the “Online Programs” link.

14 Lindenwood Comes Together to Raise Money for Japan

Students and staff at Lindenwood games, a corner store, a paper crane station, victims of recent catastrophic events. University joined forces this spring to and anime shows. Traditional Japanese food “As a group, we succeeded in providing assist victims of the tragic earthquake and a variety of merchandise were sold. people with the opportunity to join and tsunami in Japan. The University “There are so many community members forces to do good,” Nohara-LeClair said. raised more than $9,000 in relief funds who helped, including Noriko McLeer, “I’m incredibly proud of everyone’s through bake sales and a Japanese festival principal of the St. Louis Japanese contributions, and I am very honored to at the Spellmann Center—more than 500 Language School; Yoshiaki Shibusawa, have been a part of these events.” supporters attended. president of the St. Louis Japan Society; “The main objectives were to draw Teiji Takenaka and his family; Vincent and attention to the beauty and richness of Anna Shiao, of Japanese culture, generate positivity Vince’s Asian and hope, and inspire people to help,” Bistro; and said Michiko Nohara-LeClair, Ph.D., Lindenwood’s Professor of Psychology and festival own Ava organizer. “We more than succeeded and Schaeffer, Ryan I can hardly express how pleased I am Guffey and with our Japanese student body, which Jann Weitzel,” conceptualized great ideas and implemented said Nohara- them so well.” LeClair. “It was Nearly $2,300 of the total amount raised truly touching came from a two-day bake sale in March to have such that was led entirely by students, who also wonderful collected messages of hope, which were partners later combined with those collected from who were other area universities, digitized, and sent supportive of to Japan. our students The largest affair in the benefit lineup and their was the Japanese Festival that took place passion nearly a month after the bake sale. The for a great April event featured the sale of “Pray for cause.” Japan” t-shirts and an impressive set of free All of the activities and demonstrations of Japanese proceeds from cultural traditions. the bake A daytime concert in the St. Charles sale, shirt campus quad by the Gaku and Niji sales, and Japanese Choral Group set the tone for festival were the day, but the main events took place donated to throughout the evening. The Anheuser- the American Busch Leadership room was filled with Red Cross people who enjoyed Japanese folk dance, disaster karate, kendo, and taiko (drumming) relief fund. demonstrations. The money Other activities included balloon artistry, will directly top spinning, a children’s playroom, benefit origami and calligraphy stations, a tea Japanese ceremony, flower arranging, traditional toys and

Top image: Bake sale to benefit Japan—(from left) Kanako Harajiri, Mirei Fukasawa, Erica Harajiri, Masahiro Ono

Middle image: Taiko drums exhibition by St. Louis Osuwa Taiko

Bottom left image: Bon Odoro folk dance presentation by Tozan Ryu Dance Group

15 LCIE Provides Adult Learners with Opportunities, Connections New site opening in south O’Fallon, Missouri Since the mid-1970s, the Lindenwood into the job market,” she said. The program is also conveniently close to College for Individualized Education She said she chose the program for home for me.” has provided an opportunity for non- its convenience and has attended classes She came into the program with a BA traditional students to attend college. Many at multiple locations, including the in communications from the University students who go through the program Lindenwood University Cultural Center in of Missouri with an emphasis in public recommend it to their friends and family St. Charles and the O’Fallon North campus. relations. members. In fact, surveys conducted by the She said the benefits of the program are “When I found LCIE…I found the administration in LCIE have determined numerous. encouragement and push I needed to that the single greatest driver of enrollment “All of the instructors have real world pursue, or pick up, that skill again,” in LCIE programs is word of mouth from experience and know the material they are she said. “Through the workshops, the current or former LCIE students. teaching,” Troupin said. “The textbooks are overwhelming support and coaching, today Some take advantage of the multiple St. current editions, and every student has to do I feel more confident, with even reading the Louis-area campuses Lindenwood offers, several research papers and presentations in pieces out loud. My hopes for my MFA are like the new site in south O’Fallon. While each cluster. After just a few clusters, LCIE to give me the tools, the knowledge, and others are attracted to the large selection of students become very proficient writers and the confidence, not only to tell the stories degree options. Mary Troupin returned to presenters.” of Morning Star Church, but to one day Lindenwood for a third degree. Troupin was Heather Kemper-Hussey, the director of have a bound book out there with my name laid off in 2006 following the closure of the communications for Morning Star Church on it.” Ford plant where she worked and decided in Dardenne Prairie, Mo., is in her second Ron Tierney, lead instructor at the to return to school to get her bachelor’s cluster of classes in the Master of Fine Arts Carpenters Training Center in Affton, degree in business administration, which in Writing program. selected LCIE on the recommendation she completed in 2008. She returned to “I’m a mother of a blended family with of the director of training and workforce LCIE, enrolling in the MBA program, three children and a full-time career,” development at his job, as well as that of a finishing it in 2010, and is currently Kemper-Hussey said. “The LCIE program co-worker who was currently in the LCIE pursuing a master’s in communications. She at Lindenwood not only fit my budget graduate program in human resources is on course to complete that this winter. but fit into my chaotic schedule of soccer management. “No one can be too prepared for re-entry games, baseball, and basketball practices. “I was seeking a program which placed an emphasis on domestic management practices, current labor relations, organizational theory/design, and most important, employment law for human resource practice and labor employment law,” Tierney said. “The LCIE accelerated quarter evening format was a large factor as well.” Tierney appreciated the accelerated format, allowing him to earn nine credit hours from a cluster of three classes in a Let’sLindenwood Boogie ’70s-Themed single quarter, all while attending class one night a week. Roller Skating Party “Each of the three courses in a cluster was extremely relevant to the degree title,” Hosted by the Belleville Alumni Club Tierney said. “Lindenwood University provided instruction from professionals Saturday, July 30, 2011 • 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. actively working in the field of study covered in the cluster. I was provided current real world experience from subject Fun Spot Skating Center matter experts.” 1400 West Blvd., Belleville, IL 62221 Tierney was the first person in the history of his family to attend college, much less at Grab your bellbottom jeans, tie-dye shirt, platform shoes, and your friends and the graduate level. He received his degree family and roll on over to the Lindenwood Let’s Boogie ’70s themed roller skating in the Graduate Commencement Ceremony extravaganza! Roller skate or mingle with your fellow alums and friends to the disco on May 13. He said he appreciated the beat, and help us raise scholarships for deserving Lindenwood students. student advisory/support system, as well as For $5 per person, alums and guests can roller skate at our private Lindenwood the connections he made with his professors event. Guests of all ages are welcome to attend and feel the funk! and his classmates. Tierney wrote an e-mail Feel free to come dressed in your favorite ’70s attire to complete the roller skating to faculty members and administrators on theme. Although encouraged, this is not at all required; however, far-out prizes and the date of commencement. awards will be given to the best dressed adults and children. “Each of you had a very significant part To RSVP or to get the skinny (more information) please visit us online at www. in this achievement through your guidance lindenwood.edu/alumni or contact the Lindenwood Alumni Office at 636-949-4420 or and encouragement, and I would be remiss [email protected]. without acknowledging all of your help,” he wrote. “Thank you all.” 16 Summer Theatre Returns Steinbeck, in 1937. The novel was an immediate sensation, and the play opened Lindenwood University to J. Scheidegger Center on Broadway in November 1937, where it ran for 207 performances and was named Theatre Department As with last year’s Biloxi Blues, Best Play in 1938 by the New York Drama the Lindenwood University Theatre Critics’ Circle. Announces Department is again presenting summer Set in Depression-era California, the 2011-12 Schedule theatre, this time with two productions. story follows two drifters, George and his The summer schedule began with the dark friend Lennie, a mentally retarded gentle comedy The Pillowman on June 16-18 and giant who doesn’t know his own strength. The two are searching for a place where The Folks Next Door continues with John Steinbeck’s wrenching By John Carroll Of Mice they can live in peace, and they feel their and beautiful story of friendship, Sept. 29-30 & Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. and Men, on July 28-30. dreams are within reach after they start work at a ranch. The play will be performed at 7:30 all Bat Boy: The Musical three nights in the Emerson Black Box The book has also been adapted for the screen several times, most recently in 1992, Book by Keythe Farley and Theater. General admission tickets are Brian Flemming, music and lyrics by available for $10 at the Lindenwood Box starring Gary Sinise and John Malkovich as George and Lennie. The original 1939 Laurence O’Keefe Office (636-949-4433) and online at www. Oct. 27-29 & Nov. 3-5, 7:30 p.m. lindenwood.edu/center. The box office and version was nominated for four Academy the Emerson Theater are located in the Awards. “This is one of the best known American A Christmas Carol University’s J. Scheidegger Center for the by Charles Dickens Arts, on the campus at 2300 West Clay St., stories from one of America’s great writers,” said Larry Quggins, Chair of the Dec. 1 & 2, 7:30 p.m. one block west of First Capitol Drive. Dec. 3, 2:00 p.m. The play will be directed by graduate Theatre Department and Associate Dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts. student Connie Vaught as her thesis project. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Of Mice and Men was published as “It is a wonderful slice of American theatre By William Shakespeare a novel and a play, both written by that everyone should experience.” Feb. 3-5 & 10-12, 7:30 p.m. Volunteer Ushers Provide (’88 & ’90), Janette Bizzel (’86 & ’90), Once Upon a Mattress Jenell Brucker, Joanna Epps, Karen Vitale, Music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Top-Notch Service at LU Kathleen Kaiser (’92 & ’97), Kathy Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Classen, Kathy Schuler, Kaye Murphy, Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Ushers are an important part of the Larry Costigan, Loretta Wishne (’89), Lori Barer Lindenwood theatre experience, and the Schmoll, Margie Burns, Marsha Candrl, March 1-3, 7:30 p.m. University recently took time to thank the Mary Ellen Kantz (’77 & ’91), Mary March 4, 2:00 p.m. dedicated individuals who volunteered Gismegian (’81), Nick McMillon, Pat their services during the 2010-2011 theatre Poindexter, Rita Surgeon (’94), Ron Candrl Uncle Sam season. Pat Poindexter, a Lindenwood (’78), Sandy Boschert, Sharon Bacon, Adaptation by Larry D. Quiggins community friend, was honored with the Shelia Davis, Sid Wishne, Steve Vitale, Sue from the story by Steve Darnell 2011 J. Scheidegger Center Usher of the McMillon, Susan Lee, Tom Classen, Wendy and Alex Ross Year Award. Birmingham (’98 & ’05), Yumei Epps, and April 6-7 & 12-14, 7:30 p.m. “We could not do what we do without Yvonne Gibbs (’99). our volunteers, and we sincerely thank each of our ushers for their commitment and service to Lindenwood and to the performing arts,” said Chad Snider, Scheidegger Center Director of Marketing and Box Office Manager. The 2011-2012 season at the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts is fast approaching, and a pool of Lindenwood alumni and University friends is needed for the volunteer usher effort. If you love the theatre and are interested in becoming more involved with the Center, email Alumni Board Secretary Mary Ellen Kantz (’77 & ’91) at [email protected]. Please include the word “Usher” in the subject line. An orientation program will be held in August or early September. Thanks to this season’s volunteer ushers: Anna Jackson, Barbara Landreth (’72), Bud Schuler, Carol Schierding, Cheryl Primm (’94), Connie Walker, Dr. Dorothy Ricketts (’72), Gail Costigan, Giang Tran (’09 & ’10), Greg Jones, Jane Thompson 17 Bridging Past to Present: A Tour of Roemer’s Attic

By Eric O. Stuhler at the first and second floor level and is A ladder made of lumber is located in Director of Planned Giving and used as storage closets. Yet, the elevator the middle of the attic. It has been patched In-House Legal Counsel shaft still goes up to the attic. and repatched and goes to the roof via a It’s time to start your tour. Up to the padlocked door. I have never ventured that When I was studying business attic we go. Another unassuming door on far. A lone chair stands under one of the administration here at Lindenwood in the the third floor of the building takes us to decorative windows, serving as a boost ’70s, I traversed every nook and cranny a set of narrow concrete steps, which take to a spectacular view of the campus (the of Roemer Hall. Classrooms took up the a sharp turn midway, protected by a hand highlight of any tour). second and third floors. The administrative railing made of iron pipe. The old door to the long-gone elevator and business offices were located on the As you enter the attic, you are can still be opened. There are pulleys, main floor. (Remember Dean Delaney?) immediately enveloped in the darkness and cables, and counterweights bolted to the The building also housed Jelkyl Theatre, spookiness of this vast area. Illumination walls and ceiling. You can look down the a relatively new addition at that time; the comes from a few old fluorescent lights and shaft and see storage down below. bookstore; phone booths (for private phone the small ornamental windows. Scrawled Lindenwood’s official history is calls that didn’t disturb anyone else); and on the large metal door is, “PAY NO preserved in our archives in the library next mailboxes in the basement. And, of course, ATTENTION TO THE DEAD BODIES.” door to Roemer Hall. I like thinking that the infamous Day Student Lounge was also The insulation is discolored, and the wiring this attic preserves some of our practical located in Roemer. and long abandoned fuse boxes are very history. Blow off some dust, and you are Upon my re-arrival at Lindenwood old. The concrete floor is rippled by a handling artifacts that were, at one time, as In-House Legal Counsel in 2006, the concrete mason’s proclivity that an attic important to someone at Lindenwood. quantity of legal files generated by the floor doesn’t have to be smooth. It takes a Bridging the past to the present is made University soon exceeded the storage space minute or two to take it all in and transition possible by the decisions we make every available in my office. The solution: the to the dusty environment. day. The generosity of our predecessors to Roemer Hall attic. I had never been in Now comes the fun part. Look at all assure that Lindenwood was there then and the attic. The maintenance staff dutifully this stuff: rows upon rows of expanded is here to stay presents us with a unique erected a chicken wire cage for my files, so banker boxes containing the records of duty and charitable challenges. We must now I had a reason to go up there. over a century (your transcript is up here assure that when the next generation combs I had gotten close to the attic as a student somewhere), huge old exhaust fans lining the attic in Roemer, they can marvel at our when I set up a used bookstore as part of the floor that at one time were installed very special “junk.” the Business Club’s fundraising efforts. I somewhere, aging books, ledgers of Please give generously in your annual may be the last living person who actually business transactions of bygone eras. and and planned giving to Lindenwood. If you rode on the elevator in Roemer Hall. We big old cash registers and accounting send in a gift or arrange a planned gift after had a 1920s vintage elevator that was machines that were once state-of-the-art but reading this article, I will take you on a behind an unassuming wooden door that were too expensive to just throw away after personal and guided tour of Roemer’s attic. you had to operate by turning a key and they were replaced. holding it over (similar to an ignition A section of the attic houses props once DISCLAIMER: switch on a car). I remember taking stacks used for the many theater performances: Lindenwood University and the author of used books to the third floor, wondering old chairs, paintings, musical instruments, believe this information to be accurate. if my body could withstand a three-story lanterns, and even an old vacuum cleaner Neither is engaged in giving legal or tax drop in a rickety elevator full of books. and an antique sewing machine. There are advice. Please consult your own legal Thank goodness I didn’t have to find out. many old desks and chairs, including some advisor if assistance is needed. The elevator is long gone, and the shaft original seating from Sibley Chapel. I used behind the doors has received new flooring to sit in those chairs; maybe you did too. Are You Connected? LU is now available wherever you go! In the age of smart phones and find everything you need to stay updated on iPads, the Lindenwood Alumni Association recent campus news. is pleased to announce its recent launch Alums can also find the newest edition of a new mobile application that keeps or archived copies of the Connection on you up-to-date on all things LU. With real- the alumni website. Did you miss an article world tips on everything from engagement that a friend told you about? Do you enjoy rings to retirement, keep Lindenwood in reading the latest class notes? Then check your pocket. Simply search an app store out the new Connection archives, where on your smart phone for the Lindenwood you can find editions dating from 1989 to Alumni Crib Sheet. the present. You can also connect with Lindenwood Get connected today. To learn more on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and about social media at Lindenwood, visit us the LU YouTube channel. Check out at www.lindenwood.edu/social. To view the current news and student projects by archived editions of the Connection, visit visiting the new Lindenwood School of www.lindenwood.edu/alumni, and to visit Communications student-run website, the the student-run LindenLink website, visit LindenLink. From feature stories to creative www.lindenlink.com. student documentaries and cartoon strips, 18 ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES currently resides in Dallas, Texas. Class Notes ’70s Joe Dobrinic (’98 & ’08) has been Sylvia Lorenz Hunt (’79 & ’82) is appointed principal at Pattonville High ’40s self-employed and resides in Nashville, School and will begin his new position Martha Ann England Boyer (’44) Tenn., with her husband Stephen. She on July 1. He was most recently received her B.S. degree in education received her B.S. degree in business principal at Hazelwood West High from Lindenwood. She has a wonderful administration and her M.B.A. degree School and has been teaching for many family with three children and seven from Lindenwood. years. He received his M.A. degree grandsons. She currently resides in in educational administration and his Crystal City, Mo., and would love to ’80s Ed.S. degree in administration from hear from other members of the class of Nancy Kenkel-Knutson (’83) is Lindenwood. He currently resides in St. 1944. the general manager of her family Charles, Mo. ’50s business, an Imo’s Pizza franchise in Tabitha White (’98) was recently Springfield, Mo., where she currently awarded the Instructor of the Year Drucilla Pemberton Madamba resides. She received her B.A. degree award by the Missouri Association of (’56-’59) is the business manager in fashion marketing and business from Private Career Colleges and Schools for Tulsa Dental Implant Center. She Lindenwood. for her efforts in teaching criminal attended Lindenwood from 1956-1959 Ashley Myers Norman (’87) is self- justice at Anthem College in Maryland and graduated from Oklahoma State employed as a realtor. She received her Heights, Mo. She received her M.S. University. She currently resides in B.A. degree in mass communications degree in human resource management Tulsa, Okla. from Lindenwood. She currently resides from Lindenwood and has spent over ’60s in Wellington, Fla. 20 years working in corrections, law Timothy McCreery (’89) is the enforcement, and mental health. She Carol Mullins Harmon (’60) is a vice president of sales and marketing has been teaching at Anthem College docent at two museums and constructs at Precision Foods Company in St. for four years and currently resides in costumes for the museums. She is also Louis. He received his bachelor’s O’Fallon, Mo. an entertainer at group functions and degree from the University of Northern Lorri Eberhardt Conkin (’99) performs three interesting programs: a Colorado and his M.B.A. degree from has been employed for nine years fashion show, a hat show, and a living Lindenwood. He currently resides in as a senior technical communicator history performance as Dolly Madison. Huntleigh, Mo., with his wife Paula. with MasterCard Worldwide. She She received her B.A. degree in art and ’90s received a B.A. degree in corporate education at Lindenwood. She currently communications from Lindenwood. She resides in Edwardsville, Ill. Vito Sansone (’94) is the director currently resides in Winfield, Mo. Margarita Tsinanopoulou-Michalas of pharmacy for SSM Health Care in Jaime Hoffman-Salas (’99) is (’61) received her B.A. degree in Wentzville, Mo. He received his B.S. employed as the operations manager for history from Lindenwood and went degree in pharmacy from St. Louis Vetta Sports and manages the locations on to obtain her M.A. degree from College of Pharmacy and his M.B.A. in the St. Louis region. She received George Washington University. As a degree from Lindenwood. He currently her B.S. degree in psychology from Lindenwood student she as very active resides in Wright City, Mo. Lindenwood and has been employed in KCLC and the International Club Jill Derrieux (’97) has joined the with Vetta for over 10 years. She is the and received the PEO International team of Guild Mortgage as a loan proud mother of two adoptive daughters Scholarship. She currently resides in officer with more than 18 years of from Guatemala and currently resides in New Smyrna, Athens, Greece. experience in the banking industry. She St. Peters, Mo. Marilyn Lewis Donnelly (’64) received her B.A. degree in business Tim Shannon (’99 & ’03) is received her B.A. degree in Christian administration from Mesa State and her employed with TerraLex as the education from Lindenwood and is M.B.A. degree from Lindenwood. She marketing and communications now retired. She currently resides in currently resides in Grand Junction, manager. He has a B.A. degree in Cordova, Tenn., with her husband John. Colo. English and an M.S.A. degree in Martha McDonald (’64) is the Brett Westerfield (’97) is employed administration from Lindenwood. He director of Christian education at the as a labor relations manager for resides in Miami, Fla., with his wife Irvington Presbyterian Church. She General Motors in Spring Hill, Tenn. Anamary. received her B.A. degree in English and He received his B.A. degree in human speech from Lindenwood. She currently resource management from Lindenwood ’00s resides in Indianapolis, Ind. and an M.B.A. from Oklahoma City Karen Clark Vehlewald (’00) is Emily Brock (’67) is an University. He resides in Thompson’s the president and owner of Stepping accomplished technical illustrator and Station, Tenn., with his wife, Madelyn, Stones Preschool in O’Fallon, Mo. She writer. She received her B.A. degree in and two children. received her B.A. degree in corporate fine art from Lindenwood. She is a very Dana Hardaway Bakari (’98 & communications from Lindenwood. She active volunteer at the Central Institute ’04) is employed as a consultant with is active in the community and currently for the Deaf and recently traveled to Accenture. She received her B.A. serves on the Fort Zumwalt School Texas with the organization. She resides degree in business administration and District Early Childhood Education in New Melle, Mo. her M.S. degree in human resource Advisory Board, the St. Charles management from Lindenwood. She County Association of Realtors, and 19 ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce. instructional leadership at Lindenwood. is a member of the adjunct faculty. She resides in St. Peters, Mo., with She currently resides in St. Peters, Mo. She received her M.B.A. degree from her husband, Gary, and her children, Sarah Platt (’03) and her husband Lindenwood and is currently working Zachary and Katie. Zachary welcomed a son, David toward a master’s degree in education. Frieda “Fritz” Eilers Hesskamp Hayden, on January 7, 2011. Sarah is She resides in St. Charles, Mo. (’01) is employed with Plant Essentials currently a stay-at-home mother and Katie Demski (’05 & ’10) is as a field coordinator. She is currently received her B.A. degree in human a physical education teacher at in charge of merchandising and displays service agency management. She Hazelwood West High School in for six Lowe’s stores throughout the St. resides with her family in St. Charles, the Hazelwood School District. She Louis region and enjoys training new Mo. received her B.A. degree in physical employees. She received her B.F.A. Darren Facen (’04) has joined Boys education and her M.A. degree in degree in studio art from Lindenwood & Girls Town of Missouri as the St. educational administration from and resides in St. Charles, Mo. James campus director. He earned his Lindenwood. She currently resides in Melissa Hughes (’01 & ’11) has been M.A. degree in human service agency St. Peters, Mo. recently appointed as vice president of management from Lindenwood and John Fogarty (’05 & ’09) was talent management at Clayco Inc. She is currently pursuing his doctorate in recently promoted to campus president has worked over 20 years in human psychology at Capella University in of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary resources and most recently held the Minneapolis. He is also an adjunct Arts in St. Peters, Mo. He received his position of vice president of human professor in social sciences at Missouri B.A. and M.B.A. degrees in accounting resources for KV Pharmaceutical. She Valley College, where he teaches from Lindenwood. He currently resides has a B.A. degree in human resource psychology courses. He resides in in St. Peters, Mo. management and an M.B.A. degree Marshall, Mo. Sagarath Folkes (’05) is employed from Lindenwood. She currently resides Jennifer VanHouten Jackson (’04) as a teaching assistant at Giant Steps in O’Fallon, Mo. is employed as a registrar for the St. of St. Louis. He received his B.A. in Sharon Dunn Stott (’01 & ’06) is a Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum. educational studies from Lindenwood senior coordinator in communications, She received her M.A. degree in and was a member of the Men’s Soccer marketing, and development for Barnes- American studies from Lindenwood. and Track and Field teams. He currently Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Peters She is a member of the Frenchtown resides in Saint Louis, Mo. where she has worked since 2007. Heritage Museum and is a board Bryon Haverstick (’05) was recently She has a B.A. degree in corporate member for St. Louis Area Registrars promoted to district director of the communications and an M.B.A. degree (STAR). She currently resides in St. Ozark Trails Council of the Boys Scouts from Lindenwood. She recently won a Charles, Mo., with her husband, Justin, of America in Springfield, Mo. He has 2010 Beyond the Best Top 50 Business and her daughter Hayley. been employed with the Boy Scouts of Award from Streetscape magazine. She Michael Kaiser (’04) is employed America since 2005 and has served in is very active in the community and with St. John’s Mercy Hospital in St. a variety of capacities, such as district serves on the board of the University Louis as an applications coordinator. executive in Southern Illinois and his of Missouri Extension Council and the He received his B.A. in sports most recent position as senior district Board of Directors of the Lake Saint management and an M.S. degree in executive in north St. Louis County. He Louis-Dardenne Prairie Chamber of health management from Lindenwood. received a B.A. degree in human service Commerce and is past president of He currently resides in St. Peters, Mo. agency management from Lindenwood. the O’Fallon Rotary Club. She resides Fabrizio Pugliese (’04) is employed He and his wife, Liz Espinosa (’06), and in O’Fallon, Mo., with her husband, in financial control with Kommunal their son, Jayson, recently relocated to Conan, and their daughter Michelle. Banken Norway in Oslo, Norway, Joplin, Mo. Susan Thiemann Salaria (’02 & where he currently resides. He Laura Montgomery (’05) has been ’08) is employed as the supervisor received his B.A. degree in business selected by the Van Lunen Center for of patient accounts with GroupOne administration from Lindenwood. Executive Management in Christian Healthsource in Ballwin, Mo. She Sayre (’05) and Justina Benoit Auck Schools at Calvin College for a 2011- received her B.A. degree in healthcare (’05) are proud to announce the birth 2012 fellowship. The fellows program administration and her M.A. degree of their son, Robert, who was born in is designed for school leaders of faith- in human resource management from September. Sayre received his B.S. based schools seeking professional Lindenwood. In her free time, she degree in biology and is an assistant development and executive management volunteers to help in writing resumes scientist at ABC Labs in Columbia, growth to provide the best leadership for immigrants who are settling in the Mo., and Justina received her B.A. possible in their schools. She currently St. Louis and St. Charles regions. She degree in general studies. The couple serves as the principal of Abiding currently resides in St. Peters, Mo. resides in Centralia, Mo. Savior Lutheran School in Oakville, Teri Covey Harding (’03, ’05 & Tammi De Los Santos (’05) was Mo., and received her M.A. degree ’07) was recently appointed principal recently honored by the Missouri in educational administration from at Harris Elementary School in St. Jaycees as an Outstanding Young Lindenwood. She currently resides in Charles. She received her B.A. degree Missourian for 2011. She was Imperial, Mo. in early childhood education, her M.A. nominated by the St. Charles Jaycees Ashley Paule Baker (’06) is degree in education, and an M.A. and currently works as manager of employed as a second grade teacher degree in educational administration workforce development initiatives at in Yukon, Okla. She received her and is currently pursuing a doctorate in St. Charles Community College and B.A. in elementary education from 20 ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES Lindenwood. She currently resides in El Emil Williams Jr. (’07 & ’09) is teacher at Orchard Farm Middle School Reno, Okla., with her husband, David, employed as a media relations assistant in St. Charles, where he currently and her sons, Sawyer and Diesel. to the United States Bowling Congress. resides. Robert Carroll (’06) is employed He received his B.A. degree in mass Vera Jackson (’08 & ’10) is as a union electrician with Paynecrest communications and his M.A. in employed with the Missouri Department Electric. He received his B.A. degree communications from Lindenwood. As of Health and Senior Services as in human service agency management a Lindenwood student he was a member a FAN II. She received her M.S. from Lindenwood and currently resides of the men’s bowling team, including degree in health management and in Arnold, Mo. the 2005 National Championship team. her M.A. degree in gerontology from Charles Ewing (’06) recently He currently resides in Chicago, Ill. Lindenwood. She currently resides in relocated to the Dallas area after Cindy Dubois (’08) is the manager St. Louis, Mo. graduating from Lindenwood with of the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre Kristin Bornemann Konopa an M.S. degree in criminal justice in St. Peters, Mo. She received her (’08) was married to Dan Konopa, an administration. He is currently B.A. degree in mass communications officer in the United States Army, in employed as a supervisor with Dallas from Lindenwood and is currently February 2010. She recently moved to County Juvenile Department and resides pursuing her M.F.A. degree in writing Clarksville, Tenn., where her husband in Hutchins, Texas. at Lindenwood. She was also the is stationed at Ft. Campbell. She is a Lindsey Garner Hoffman (’06) is journalistic editor for the recently substitute teacher in the Clarksville/ employed with Le Cordon Bleu as the released Lindenwood literary magazine, Montgomery School District; she business office manager. She received The Lindenwood Review. She resides in received her B.A. degree in English her B.A. degree in business from Cottleville, Mo. literature and secondary education. Lindenwood and currently resides in St. Stephen Curd (’08) was recently Christopher Palombo (’08) was Peters, Mo. featured on the first Facebook reality recently appointed the new CEO of the Matthew Lindsey (’06 & ’08) is fashion show, So you Wanna Be a Dispensary of Hope for Saint Thomas a proud member of the United States Designer, hosted by Kenmore Live Health Services in Nashville, Tenn. Army and is currently stationed at Fort Studios in Chicago. The reality show is He has extensive experience in the Bliss in El Paso, Texas. He received streamed live on Kenmore’s Facebook improvement of the healthcare industry, his B.A. degree in criminal justice and page to show budding designers at having worked with over 75 healthcare his M.S. degree in human resource work, making their dreams a reality. organizations and community health management from Lindenwood. He is a designer of men’s clothing and coalitions in the United States, and is Chris Eikenberg (’07) is a golf is known for his excellent tailoring an established leader in his profession. professional with the PGA WEST work. He has also recently created his He received his M.S. degree in health private club in La Quinta, Calif. He own fashion production company. He management from Lindenwood. was a member of the golf team at received his B.A. degree in fashion Christopher Ricketts (’08) recently Lindenwood and received his B.A. design from Lindenwood and currently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard degree in business administration. He resides in Chicago, Ill. Recruit Training Center in Cape May, currently resides in Bermuda Dunes, Neal Degner (’08) was recently N.J. After enduring a rigorous eight- Calif., with his wife Alice. named Teacher of the Year at Wentzville week training program, he will be David Fields (’07) is employed Middle School. He has been teaching joining 36,000 other men and women with the Army Contracting Command for 17 years and also served for 23 who comprise the Coast Guard’s Rock Island Contracting Center as a years in the Navy. He received his B.A. workforce. He received his B.A. degree contract specialist. He received his B.A. degree from Maryville University and in criminal justice from Lindenwood. degree in business administration from his M.A. degree in education from Megan Shipley (’08) is employed Lindenwood and currently resides in Lindenwood. He resides in Wentzville, as a senior consultant with IBM in Galesburg, Ill. Mo., with his wife. Herndon, Va. She received her B.A. Katie Orlando (’07) was recently Munkhsukh Dorjpurev (’08 & ’09) in business administration from named Teacher of the Year at Discovery recently opened the Altai Mongolian Lindenwood. She is currently serving as Ridge Elementary School in the Grill in Rock Hill, Mo. This Altai president of the Arlington Jaycees and Wentzville School District, where she restaurant is the first of its type outside resides in Alexandria, Va. is a first grade teacher. She received of Asia. Her restaurant specializes in Jen Spellazza (’08) is the camp her bachelor’s degree from Missouri traditional Mongolian dishes and serves coordinator for Community Living, Inc., State University and her M.A. degree real Mongolian sauces. Munkhsukh located in O’Fallon, Mo. She received in teaching from Lindenwood. She has M.B.A. degrees in international her B.A. degree in English from currently resides in Lake Saint Louis, business and finance and currently Lindenwood and currently resides in St. Mo. resides in Creve Couer, Mo. Peters, Mo. Sean Penermon (’07) was James Hall III (’08) recently Treasa Turnbeaugh (’08) is recently promoted to manager of the received the 2011 Distinguished employed as the director of certification Minneapolis Core Service Center Alumni Award from the St. Charles and program development at the Board with Amerisure Mutual Insurance. He Community College Foundation. of Certified Safety Professionals. She received his business degree from the After attending SCC, he transferred to is also the president and owner of University of Missouri and his M.B.A. Lindenwood, where he received a B.A. Wellness Solutions Inc. She received degree from Lindenwood. He currently degree in middle school education. He her bachelor’s and master’s degrees resides in Plano, Texas. is employed as a sixth-grade science in safety engineering and health from 21 ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES Murray State University, a master’s received her B.A. degree in elementary degree in public health and a Ph.D. education from Lindenwood and In Memoriam in health services research from Saint currently resides in St. Charles, Mo. Alumni Louis University, and an M.B.A. degree from Lindenwood. She currently resides ’10s Please be aware that the names listed in St. Charles, Mo. Tara Brandley (’10) recently in the In Memoriam section are of alums Juan Borrero (’09) is employed as accepted the position of director of who may have passed within recent months an adjunct faculty member of Harris student housing at the Lindenwood- or within the past couple of years. Stowe State University. He received his Belleville campus. She had previously M.B.A. degree in general business from served for many years as the graduate Peggy Jo Tittle Broday (’36) Lindenwood. He currently resides in St. assistant in student services at the Wichita Falls, Texas Louis, Mo. Belleville campus. She received her Scott Elliott (’09 & ’10) has joined B.A. degree in criminal justice from HelenRose Bruns Jolly (’40) Pitt-Bradford University as sports Lindenwood and is currently pursuing St. Charles, Mo. information director. He received his a master’s degree. She resides in Susan Blue Taylor (’42-’43) B.A. degree in communications and his Belleville, Ill. Flora, Ind. M.A. degree in mass communications Jason Dieckhaus (’10) is employed and sports management. He served as with the U.S. Department of Health Mabel Gernold Wyssmann (’44) the sports director for KCLC while and Human Services as a regional Fort Myers, Fla. attending Lindenwood. He currently emergency management specialist in Anne Duff Blackman (’54-’55) resides in Bradford, Pa. Boston. He received his B.A. degree Bonita Springs, Fla. Vania Joiner (’09 & ’10) is in business administration from employed as a business consultant with Lindenwood and currently resides in Sara Ann Smith Grant (’59-’60) Cerner Corporation in Kansas City. She Weymouth, Mass. Guntersville, Ala. received her B.S. degree in accounting Lauren Grotegeers (’10) recently and an M.B.A. degree in accounting accepted the position of resource Joan ‘Joy’ Prost Coerver (’78) and human resource management. She development coordinator for Habitat St. Charles, Mo. currently resides in Kansas City, Mo., for Humanity of St. Charles County. Dr. Anastacia Samson (’81) with her daughter Isabella. She has a B.A. degree in nonprofit Chicopee, Mass. LaTasha Lawrie-St.Arnault (’09) administration and currently resides in has recently accepted the position St. Charles, Mo. Victor Canter (’93) as development manager for Ronald Louchiana Wilson (’10) is employed St. Peters, Mo. McDonald House Charities in Wichita, as an accounts payable manager for Gene R. Hammond (’98) Kan., where she resides with her Collins and Hermannn, Inc. She Leslie, Mo. husband Henri (’09). She received her received her B.S. degree in business B.A. degree in nonprofit administration. administration from Lindenwood and William Lindman (’09) joined the resides in Hazelwood, Mo., with her Peace Corps in 2009 and is currently husband, Phillip, and daughter Ariah. serving in Uganda. He received a B.A. degree in criminal justice from Lindenwood. Christina Jaycox Peterson (’09) is employed with the Children’s Division as an investigation supervisor. She received her M.S. degree in criminal justice administration from Membership has its privileges, so… Lindenwood. She currently resides in Florissant, Mo., and has three children. Join Today! Ken Susman (’09) announces his engagement to Melissa Price from St. The alumni clubs of the Lindenwood Alumni Association Louis County. The couple plans to wed in fall 2011. Ken is employed as an need your help! eighth grade communication arts teacher at Parkway Northeast Middle School. Help us plan more fun events and be a part of these great groups, He received his M.A. degree in teaching which provide opportunities to make new friends, network from Lindenwood and currently resides for business, serve the local community, and support in St. Louis, Mo. Colbi Wilkerson (’09) was awarded LU students by raising scholarship funds! the 2010 Teacher of the Year award by the St. Charles School District for Visit www.lindenwood.edu/alumni to find out more information her excellence in teaching at Lincoln regarding our Belleville and St. Charles Chapter Alumni Clubs. Elementary. She is employed at Lincoln Elementary and teaches third grade. She 22 Football Schedule Tough for 2011

Although Lindenwood will not enter the powerful MIAA Division II conference until 2012, the football Lions have a few MIAA foes in 2011—along with a couple of big Division I games. Coach Patrick Ross and his team, coming off a 9-2 season and another appearance in the NAIA playoffs, open the season Sept. 3 on the road at Division I Northern Colorado, then return home September 10 against NAIA and former Heart of America Conference foe Graceland. The following week brings NCAA Division II St. Joseph’s (Ind.) to town. The Lions then hit the road for a grueling three weeks, taking on D-II Missouri S&T, D-I South Dakota, and D-II Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Lions are home after that for four straight weeks, hosting Kansas Wesleyan (NAIA) Oct. 15, Azusa Pacific of the NAIA on Oct. 22, Culver Stockton (NAIA) on Oct. 29, and MIAA powerhouse Central Missouri on November 5. That game could Coach Patrick Ross, center, poses with Lions (from left) Hakeem Thomas, Mike Bunton, Dan Carlisle, be Hunter Stadium’s first sellout. and Billy Clark at the annual football banquet, held in the spring at The Columns Banquet Center. Campaign Raising Money Gymnastics, Rugby Coming to Campus for Student-Athlete Center Lindenwood University announced the The team will practice at GymQuarters addition of three sports programs this past Gymnastics in O’Fallon, Mo. GymQuarters Lindenwood University’s LU to DII season. Gymnastics will be the 27th NCAA is one of the best equipped Olympic-caliber fundraising campaign is kicking into high sports program, and men’s and women’s gymnastic training facilities in the country. gear! Campaign co-chairmen Ben Blanton rugby are the 21st and 22nd Student Life Home competitions will take place at and Duane Flowers, along with President Sports programs. Hyland Arena on the Lindenwood campus. Jim Evans and the LU to DII committee, Gymnastics will begin competition in The head coach of the inaugural program have to raise $1.2 million by December 31. 2012-13 and will join the NCAA a year will be named this summer. The fundraising campaign will help the later. Lindenwood will be the third NCAA The two rugby programs will both begin University pay for the construction of a school in the state of Missouri that sponsors play in 2011-12, and will practice and 44,000-square-foot Student Athlete Center gymnastics, joining Missouri-Columbia and compete in the field inside the Lindenwood behind Hunter Stadium. If the LU to DII Southeast Missouri. track. committee raises the money by December 31, Lindenwood will receive a grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation. Lions Say Goodbye to HAAC Construction already is under way on the $8 million Student Athlete Center, which Lindenwood ended its time in the Heart conference mark. Seniors Sophia Galati, will open in the fall of 2012. The facility of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) in Aubrey Moss, and Chelsea Landeck were will feature an Academic Success Center, dominating fashion with seven of the eight among seven players named to one of the new locker rooms for football, men’s teams finishing first or second during the all-conference teams. and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s spring season. Both golf programs continued lacrosse, and field hockey, along with On the diamonds, the baseball and long streaks of winning conference offices and athletic training facilities. softball squads both placed second during championships. The women’s team won its The University is conducting a the regular season. 12th straight, led by medalist Marcella Ax. locker campaign as part of LU to DII, The baseball squad finished the season The men’s team won its 13th crown in 15 offering alums and others the chance with a 33-23 overall record and a 20-8 years behind medalist Greg MacAulay. to contribute $500 and have a locker mark in conference play. The highlight The women’s outdoor track and field inscribed permanently with their name of the season was winning a series over team won its 11th all-time conference title, or the name of a loved one or friend. For Oklahoma City, the No. 1 team in the and the men’s team was runner-up at the information on naming opportunities or NAIA at that time. Shelby Anderson was conference meet. Head coach Ed Harris the locker campaign, please call Athletics named the HAAC Player of the Year after was named the women’s HAAC Coach of Development Director Jane Baum at (636) he batted .387 with 53 runs, 53 RBIs, 23 the Year. The final second-place finish was 949-4427. doubles, and 13 home runs. earned by the women’s tennis team, which The Lady Lions softball team concluded advanced to the HAAC Tournament finals. the year with a 30-23 overall mark. Lindenwood ends its association with the Lindenwood had a strong end to its regular HAAC with 128 all-time championships in season as it won eight of nine games 15 years. down the stretch and finished with a 15-5 23 NonProfit Org. US Postage PAID 209 S. Kingshighway • St. Charles, MO 63301 St. Louis MO Permit #

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and provided opportunities for our alumni to interact and meet with our current students. This coming school year, we hope to expand this initiative by continuing to work with our incoming freshman at our St. Charles and Belleville campuses and to reach out to our LCIE students and students at our extension campuses. Our Alumni Office and its director, Whitney Fraier, are hard at work preparing for the next school year. We look forward to welcoming our incoming freshman to campus in August and hosting our alums Guess What This Is? for Homecoming, Reunion, and Parents Weekend, to be held on October 14-15. Can you tell us where this structure is I extend my personal thanks to the located on campus? If so, please email many of you who have responded to our your answer to [email protected]. requests to sustain and increase the level It was an honor to be a part of the of alumni financial giving. Your support Only Lindenwood alumni are eligible to May Baccalaureate and Commencement is crucial for the University as it seeks participate. Five winners will receive a prize ceremonies. On behalf of the Lindenwood corporate and foundation support. We from the Lindenwood University Alumni Alumni Association Board, I congratulate appreciate the generosity of all our alumni, the nearly 3,700 Lindenwood University as these dollars form the foundation for Association. graduates in the class of 2011. Lindenwood’s future endeavors. In last issue’s “Guess Who This Is,” the We hope you will take advantage of I look forward to seeing you at upcoming your free membership in the Alumni events, and please stay in touch with the picture was of the former Lindenwood Association and continue your relationship Alumni Office. Make sure that you notify administrator Dean Mary Lichliter “Miss with the University. We want our alumni the office when you change addresses or L,” who was at Lindenwood from 1948- to be a strong voice for Lindenwood email accounts. Again, congratulations to in the communities in which they live our new alums and welcome to the LU 1976. The winners from the spring 2010 and at activities and events on all of our family. Connection are Cathleen Callahan (’64), campuses. JoAnn O’Flynn Gipe (’49), Irene Gunther Last year, we instituted the LU for Life Sincerely, program for our freshman students, and our (’68), Patricia Schilb Hurster (’50), Betty first year was an overwhelming success. Janet Lewien (’84, ’04, ’07) Littleton (’51), and Ann Hanna Tolly (’62). Throughout the year, our Alumni Office President, Lindenwood Alumni Association hosted several LU for Life-sponsored events

Team up with Lindenwood and support our troops for Lindenwood Day at the STL Cardinals Join us for our fall Lindenwood Alumni Day at Busch Stadium on Sunday, September 11, as the Cardinals take on the Braves at 1:15 p.m. For each ticket sold, part of the proceeds will go to support Lindenwood student scholarships and the USO of Missouri, whose mission is to support the troops in our region! Tickets are $17 and include admission, and a free hot dog and soda voucher. Game day perks include: North Star Ice Cream Sunday. Limited tickets are available for purchase. Tickets may only be purchased by visiting www.stlcardinals.com/lindenwood or for more event details, please call the Alumni Office at (636) 949-4420.

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