Volume 76, Number 3 Winter 2011 Standard Postage Paid, Point Lookout, MO Inside this Edition Homecoming Memories . 7-11 Class Notes . 14-17 Sports News . 18, 20 Page 2 Alumni News • Winter 2011 Presidents’ Messages Dear Alumnus, The College will host the serve others, and what better way Greetings from National NAIA Division II than as a nurse. the College of the Men’s Basketball Tournament Thank you for your generous Ozarks Alumni again in March. It is always contributions to the Alumni Association. It was a very enjoyable tournament Scholarship Fund. They will help nice to see many of and provides the College many students in the years to you at Homecoming. an opportunity to share its come. We certainly had story. I ask for your continued four outstanding Congratulations to financial support for the College and worthy award the College of the Ozarks so that it can continue providing recipients, and the Armstrong McDonald School a quality Christian education to weather was great. I hope to see of Nursing for receiving youth who are willing to work. more of you the first Saturday of national accreditation. C of O Sincerely, November this year. graduates are always eager to Roy Johnson Association President Lifetime Members 2010 Alumni Association Lifetime Memberships are credited to the Alumni Scholarship Endowment Fund that continues to provide scholarships to worthy C of O students each year. Special thanks to these new 2010 Lifetime Members. Chad Allen ’01 Roy Bruce ’69 Robert K. Docherty II Cynthia (Allcorn) Quick Tressa (Bradley) Allen ’02 Robert Burtrum ’91 (Honorary) ’00 Dan Altman ’92 Ka Yan Aries Chan ’07 Doug Dodds ’92 Jonna Richison ’85 Richard Anderson ’74 Doyle Childers ’72 Kevin Doyle ’80 Roscoe Righter ’71 Gregory Todd Bell ’00 Billy Clayborn ’96 Kay S. Elmer (Honorary) Benjamin Roberts ’04 David Blanton ’60 JC Lee Cornelison ’64 JC Cindy (Swope) Francis ’95 J. Wesley Rodebush ’92 Amanda Brinkmann ’10 Gloria (Wilbur) Nicole (Morris) Fullerton Crystal Ross ’04 Judy (Dickerson) Brooke ’84 Cossentine ’84 ’05 Chelsea Rowles ’09 Douglas Gliedt ’83 Jadwin Rowles ’07 Founded by an early Presbyterian missionary, College of the Virginia (Lamb) Gray ’97 Denise V. (Schilling) Ozarks is an interdenominational Christian, four-year Work Ronald Gross ’97 Schaefer ’86 College. The College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, Matthew Helmering ’04 Stephen Schaefer ’87 race, color, age or ethnic origin in its educational programs, Tracey (Mouser) Helms Dan Singletary ’85 activities, or employment policies. ’91 Linda (Brondel) Sommers The Alumni News is published three times a year by the Alumni Lori High ’03 ’75 Office and is distributed free of charge to alumni, faculty, and staff. Michael Hirsch ’95 Melody (Barnett) Editor . Angela.Williamson,.Director.of.Alumni.Affairs Curt Homan ’86 Stockstill ’82 Design.Director. Laura.Lane Thomas Kulp ’78 Kelly Swofford ’88 Dean.of.Development . Tim.Huddleston Angela (Ash) Mann ’89 Wade Swope ’02 Director.of.Public.Relations. .Elizabeth.Andrews.Hughes Thomas Mann ’87 Wayne Swope ’00 Alumni.Student.Staff. Amy.Eaton,.Alisha.Gray,.Lindsey.Hardin, Mary (Heidlebaugh) Wayne Talburt ’81 .Morgan.Hickey,.Renay.Renyer,.Kelsey.Walker McGath ’70 Catherine L. (Clubine) Produced by the J.M. McDonald Printing Department Josiah McGuire ’09 Turner ’92 in.memory.of.Jerrold.Watson Bernadette McKenzie ’07 Clark G. Vernon ’66 HS Craig.Cogdill,.Manager. Associate.Member.Missouri.Press.Association Dale Medley ’60 JC Martin Whited ’91 College of the Ozarks…Hard Work U.® Bill Miller ’59 HS Cleveland Williamson ’02 Point Lookout, MO 65726 417-334-6411 Hombre Moreno ’54 Jerry Youngblood ’79 www.cofo.edu Nola (Marsh) Moreno ’54 John Yount ’61 JC Periodicals postage paid Point Lookout, MO Carolyn Munch ’80 Linda Yount ’62 JC Postmaster: Send address changes to: Hal Owen ’86 Helen (Graves) Zezulak Alumni News PO Box 17 Liliana (Levy) Owen ’86 ’47 HS Point Lookout, MO 65726-0017 Alumni News • Winter 2011 Page 3 Dear Alumnus, or occasion.” College of medical school, advancing one step The year 2011 the Ozarks provides the closer to her goal of becoming a ushered in a new class opportunity for young medical doctor. of students ready to people to work for a college Another recipient is studying learn, work, and grow education and graduate nursing at the College’s Armstrong in character. It also debt-free. While the McDonald School of Nursing. Her marked the completion personal circumstances family, like many others, faces of a tremendous, of individual students at financial hardships caused by previous year. During the institution may vary, a illness. Money for her nursing 2010, the College common thread remains— books was not available. The celebrated its 104th the guarantee of a quality, Alumni Scholarship could not birthday, graduated Christian education for have come at a better time for its largest class ever, pinned the those who may not have financial this aspiring nurse, who will walk first class of nursing students, means to procure such training, this May with the second class received national accreditation of but who are willing to work. to graduate from the nationally- the Armstrong McDonald School Last May, 300 young people accredited program. She wrote: of Nursing, and sent nearly 50 realized their dream of a college “What a wonderful experience to students to escort WWII Veterans education because of opportunities be able to learn and grow in an to battle sites in Europe and the afforded at “Hard Work U.” One atmosphere with other Christians! Pacific. opportunity for students comes This college and this scholarship With many great achievements, by way of an Alumni Scholarship, are blessings for which I am truly College of the Ozarks remains which is awarded to select students thankful.” an Ozarks Classic, which was who demonstrate financial need These are two examples of aptly the theme of this past and a strong desire to follow opportunity—two chances for Homecoming. Some things never educational pursuits. Hannah, brighter futures. go out of style. At College of the a recent Alumni Scholarship With the year just underway, Ozarks, these things are faith, recipient, is a junior studying the promise of many new oppor- hope, and hard work. human biology/pre-medicine. tunities awaits. The word opportunity is Because of the scholarship, this Sincerely, defined as “a combination of summer she was able to shadow Jerry C. Davis, President circumstances favorable for the doctors at a local hospital and purpose; fit time; good chance work part-time to save money for Dear Alumnus, expressed gratefulness for all who have contributed Over the past 12 years, the to the scholarship throughout the years. Student Alumni Association By participating in the 2011 Alumni Scholarship has actively participated in the Fund Drive, you will have the opportunity to help Alumni Scholarship Campaign, several deserving and dedicated College of the which has raised over $425,000 Ozarks students get one step closer to their future for the Alumni Scholarship endeavors. We value your support, and the students Fund. We have completed four are extremely appreciative of your participation. successful mail campaigns thus Your opportunity to continue this life-enriching far, and we hope that this year scholarship will arrive in your mailbox in April. will be the best yet. Should you not receive a letter, please call the As the president of this organization, I have Alumni Office at (417) 690-2208. the pleasure of working with these deserving Sincerely, scholarship recipients. Your help is greatly Morgan Hickey ’12 appreciated in these young, hardworking men Student Alumni Association President and women. Each has proven his or her worth and number over 8000; a high percentage of those graduates are making a difference and doing great things around the nation and world. Many have reached personal benchmarks and professional levels In short, the Alumni Association needs you. never imagined when leaving high College of the Ozarks and its students also school. Most of the campus buildings need you. Where would you and I be today, are still standing where those “high were it not for the College of the Ozarks? It has achievers” attended classes. Students been often said that “the worth of an institution from all over are still walking the is measured by the accomplishments of its campus and challenging professors in graduates.” the classrooms; administrators and staff are still working overtime with limited Last year, alumni raised almost resources to support the academic and $282,000 through its fund-raising character development of the students. programs for the College. All of the above costs money. A dollar, Eventually, alumni working together and as you well know, won’t buy what it giving selflessly should be able to annually used to buy. More and more donors give upwards of $1,000,000. It all starts with are needed to help maintain a quality paying your membership dues of $10 per year educational experience for students to join the Alumni Association of the College at College of the Ozarks. Your help of the Ozarks. A lifetime membership would is needed! The Alumni Association be even better at $200. Then, together we serves as a vehicle to channel funds could strategize on how to raise funds for the to the College in a collective manner College and also encourage greater annual by alumni. giving on behalf of all alumni. The vision of College of the Ozarks is to develop citizens of Christ-like character who are well-educated, hard-working, and patriotic. For more information, visit us online at http://www.cofo.edu/alumni. Alumni News • Winter 2011 Page 5 Special Recognition ALUMNUS RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIPS TO LAW SCHOOL By Cherah Higgins Admissions Test, LSAT, and Public Relations Student Worker applied to UMKC and Cooley Law College of the Ozarks School.