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2011 SPRING The magazine of Missouri Western State University Agenstein Hall Opens page 14 ON THE COVER: A totally renovated Agenstein Hall opened this semester with an updated planetarium. Photo by Eric Callow ‘97. Don’t miss a The Western Magazine is a publication of the University Advancement Office for alumni and Contents Opportunity! friends of Missouri Western State University Golden and the St. Joseph Junior College. Departments The Golden Opportunities newsletter is published Spring 2011 • Volume 9 number 2 three times a year and each issue is devoted to a 2 Campus News EDITOR 12 Sports different gift-planning topics such as wills and Diane Holtz 21 Alumni News & Alumni Profiles bequests, charitable remainder trusts, life insurance DESIGN EDITOR and more. Kendy Jones ’94 26 Alumnotes DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI SERVICES Colleen Kowich To join our mailing list, please choose one of the DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS & MARKETING following options: Roger Swafford ’68 Features 1. Call us at 816-271-5647 ALUMNI BOARD 11 S pring Sports Complex 2. Sign up online at www.missouriwestern.edu/ Diane Hook ’90, President For the first time since Western opened its present-day campus, Randy Klein ’78, First Vice President development/goldenopportunities.asp Robert Sigrist ’95, Second Vice President the baseball team is “home.” Read about the beautiful, new campus venue for baseball and softball. 3. E-mail us at [email protected] Greg VerMulm ’89, Immediate Past President Sheryl Bremer ’81, Shelby Coxon ’99, Carole Dunn ’91, 4. Return the reply card below: John Fabsits ’04, Gini Fite ’01, Bill Gondring ’56, Luke 14 T he All-new Agenstein Hall Missouri Western State University Foundation Gorham ’06, James Jeffers ’73, Linda Kerner ’73, Bruce The totally renovated Agenstein Hall was officially opened on the first Kneib ’84, Marc Lewis ’82, Brandy Meeks ’07, Kendell day of the spring semester, and students and faculty are enjoying its 4525 Downs Drive, Spratt Hall 111 Misemer ’82, Arthur Montgomery ’89, Zachary Ramsay ’02, Melissa Rewinkel ’93, Ralph Schank ’82, Tom Schnei- amenities. St. Joseph, MO 64507 der ’64, Katy Schwartz ’08, David Slater ’82, Jennifer Stanek ’99, Mary Vaughan ’79, Nichi Yeager ’99. 18 CS B’s Chocolate Success Sign up today to receive your free copy In a very short time, the university’s innovative entrepreneurial FOUNDATION BOARD program has proven to be quite successful, thanks to all the of the Golden Opportunities newsletter! Jim Carolus, Chair partners who are involved in it. 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BOARD OF GOVERNORS Kylee Strough ’03, Chair Tommye Quilty ’96, Vice Chair Name: ______________________________________________________________ 18 Leo Blakely ’62, Dirck Clark ’85, Dan Danford ’78, Address : ____________________________________________________________ Lesley Graves, Deborah Smith ’79, Peter Gregory, student governor. _____________________________________________________________ WESTERN MAGAZINE E-Mail: _____________________________________ 4525 Downs Drive, Spratt Hall 106 St. Joseph, MO 64507 816- 271-5651 Phone: (________)____________________________ email: [email protected] Missouri Western State University is an equal opportunity institution. CAMPUS News President’s Perspective Dear Alumni and Friends, Student Chapter Since Missouri Western’s beginnings as St. Joseph Junior College in 1915, garners award community members have been ardent supporters of this institution, and we or the second year in a row, West- deeply appreciate this commitment. In Fern’s student chapter of The Wildlife turn, I am proud Society was named Student Chapter of of the university’s the Year for the North Central Section economic impact of The Wildlife Society. The Western on the community students have won the award four of the and its commit- five times they have applied. ment to service in Dr. Cary Chevalier, associate profes- the region. sor of biology and chapter advisor, said In a 2009 Western’s group competed against some study, Missouri very large universities and some chapters Western had a with much larger memberships than $183.5 million Western’s. “This is a very significant economic impact achievement and a prestigious honor,” on the community. he said. Additionally, a 2010 study conducted The 47-member chapter engaged in by Dr. Patrick McMurry, professor of a number of professional development economics, shows that the first year of the Chiefs training camp had an impact activities throughout the year, including of more than $21 million. several Missouri Department of Con- Zumba in the Room-ba! During the 2008-2009 academic servation workshops. They assisted the year, our students provided 100,000 hat do you get when you cross “It was an absolute blast,” said Ally conservation department with its annual New tradition begins at Walmost 500 Zumba enthusiasts with a Browning, ’08, one of the instructors. hours and our employees provided Insectorama and youth pheasant hunt. 22,000 hours of community service to the fund-raiser for women’s athletics and the “The energy was extremely high and it The chapter also worked with the depart- commencement ceremony YWCA Choices program? You get Zumba was so great to see people catching on to region. From trash pick-ups to working ment at the Pony Express Conservation he Winter Commencement for fall “Lindsey has been an outstanding with the Noyes Home, to leadership in in the Room-ba, lots of positive energy the songs.” Area and partnered with it to study the and a possible entry in the Guinness Book Jen had to make sure she followed Tgraduates Dec. 18 marked a new tradi- leader on Western’s campus, serving as local service clubs, Missouri Western is bobwhite quail habitat. giving back to its community. of World Records. all the Guinness guidelines: two people tion for the university. For the first time in an SGA senator, SGA director of com- The students were very active in school history, a student was the featured munications and a resident assistant, just Of our more than 21,000 alumni, Anyway, that’s what Softball Coach counting, two timekeepers, certified in- community service, as well. The chapter commencement speaker: Lindsey Jackson, to name a few,” Esther said. “She is an approximately 300 are employed with the Jen Bagley got when she coordinated the structors, one witness for every 50 persons partnered with the Bureau of Indian Af- a senior speech communication major. active volunteer in the community and has St. Joseph School District – including event in the Griffon Indoor Sports Com- to make sure everyone danced for the full fairs (BIA) to host a 40-hour Wildlands Lindsey was chosen from candidates outstanding communication skills.” Superintendent Dr. Melody Smith ’87. plex in January. “It was a fun day,” she hour, and two “upstanding members of the Fire Ecology and Behavior Training nominated for the honor by fellow students, Students were excited to have one of Nineteen percent of Heartland Health’s said. “It was easy for people to get excited community to serve as witnesses” – Mayor course. Several students who took the faculty and staff. The executive board their own speak at commencement, Esther almost 3,200 employees are alumni about it.” Bill Falkner and Buchanan County Presid- course assisted the BIA and the U.S. Fish of the Student Government Association said, and plans are to continue the new and almost 350 have Western nursing Jen coordinated a Women’s Walk as a ing Commissioner R.T. Turner. and Wildlife Service with their pre- (SGA) interviewed finalists and presented a tradition every December. Lindsey said degrees. A 2008 survey of new graduates fund-raiser for the past two years, but this The Y’s Choices program was running scribed burn program, and three student recommendation to Dr. Esther Perález, vice she was honored to be the first student showed that 65 percent of respondents year she wanted to try something different. out of funding when women’s athletics at members went out west as members of president for student affairs. chosen as commencement speaker. She are employed in the state, and of that When she decided on Zumba in the Room- Western partnered with it, so Jen’s fund- wildlands firefighting crews during the will graduate this month. number, 44 percent are employed in St. ba, someone suggested they see what the raisers have kept the program going. “We summer of 2009. Joseph. continued from page 2 Guinness record was for the largest group wanted to raise money for women athletes The chapter co-sponsored the Natural At the conclusion of each commence- of Zumba-ists at one time. but also reach out to the community,” Jen Resource Conservation and Management run the check station for the Squaw Creek “We can be very proud of the hard work ment ceremony, I tell our graduates that I When Jen checked into it, she found said. “The partnership with the YWCA is Seminar Series with Western’s biology managed hunt every year except one since and commitment that our student chapter know they will tell others, with pride, that they attended Missouri Western. I hope that there was no set record, but Guinness a great fit. Our women athletes can mentor department and the Midland Empire 2002, and they help every year with the members have invested, and the respect you will share our news with others and told her she had to have at least 250 doing the girls and help in the Choices program.” Audubon Society, which included 17 spotlight deer survey and Eagle Days.

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