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December 2008 Issue 3/Volume 1 Alumni Relations Snow College 150 College Ave. Ephraim UT 84627 435.283.7062 In this issue: Join us as Snow College plays for the 1…… Greetings from the Alumni Office National Championship! Zions Bank Top of the Mountains Bowl December 6, 2008 Student Alumni Association 10:30 am...... Tailgate Party 2…… Alumni News/Updates Jordan High School parking lot: State and In Memoriam: LaMar Stewart 95 Beetdigger Blvd (9880 South), Sandy, UT 3….... Campus News/Quick Shots Snow apparel, autographed memorabilia, free food, 4…… Upcoming Campus Events face painting, music and more! Alumni Council Report 12:00 pm…..Snow College Game 5…… The Spirit of Snow Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah The 1988 Football Team will be honored at halftime on 6….... December Calendar their 20-Year Reunion
Watch our #1 ranked Badgers face off against the Butler Community College Grizzlies in a rematch of last year’s bowl—can you say payback? Call 1-888-477-5849 for tickets!
Greetings from the Alumni Office Joni Lindsay, Director of Alumni Relations Student Alumni Association All the talk this month has been about the failing economy and the Jeffrey Swenson, SAA President upcoming national championship football game—I’m going to the game to get my optimism back to some degree, and I hope you are thinking Battle of the Bands: “Getting the lead out” about coming as well. Come and cheer the Badgers onto the title and maybe stop in beforehand at the Tailgate Party to reconnect, eat, and get Raising school pride, good memories, and money to make a dent in the $2,800.00 goal for an incoming geared up for the game at Rio Tinto Stadium. The game gives us all a student scholarship, the SAA held its first ever Battle of really good reason to get together and just be proud of Snow College. the Bands. On November 5th, 350 Snow College Here’s another good reason to get together and show our Badger students and members of the community packed into the Pride—it’s time to put the Snow College Alumni Association in growth Greenwood Student Center. The mood was relaxed with mode. It’s a fact of Alumni Relations that if alumni don’t actively dim lighting and the music kept the crowd bouncing to the participate in the network of alumni through chapters and on the Board beats. As the night went on, the music became more upbeat, and with a concluding band playing covers such then there really isn’t much Relating going on. In this day and age, if as Marvin Gaye’s and Tammi Terrel’s “Ain’t No Mountain alumni are not connected to the college, the college is in trouble. High Enough”, the crowd danced the night away. With a If you’re interested in having some say and being involved in the variety of music from jazzy big bands with swinging brass direction the Alumni Association—and by extension, Snow College— sections to shredding guitar soloists, Snow College will take in the future, please contact the Alumni Office (435-283-7062) showed it has a large spectrum of students with the and let’s start the dialogue. Doug Barton has been keeping the faith for a versatility and talent to rock out. good number of years and we need to start giving him a hand. The music wasn’t the only event, the SAA also set up the In the next few months we’ll be updating our database and assembling a popular Guitar Hero game to let all the non-stage types website that will allow our reconnected alumni to communicate with perform as well. Also, Rock the Vote t-shirts were being sold to inspire the youth of the nation to become active one another, to contribute content, to make online donations, and finally voters. have that connection to Snow that has been missing for so long. We’ll do all in our power to provide the environment in which Alumni Many hands went into prepare the event and thanks goes Relations becomes more than just the name on the department out to all those who helped. With pumpkin awards and a letterhead. The realization of this powerful and vibrant Badger Nation full house, Battle of the Bands was a great success and will become a tradition of the SAA Scholarship Week for depends on you and your willingness to be involved. So, go Badgers!— years to come. on and off the field. 1
Alumni News Alumni Updates More True Blue Badgers… 50 Year and beyond Reunion ( ) Steve Weller (2005) and Kristen Mathie Weller (2005) April 25, 2009 Steve and Kristen met in LD Singers, the Ephraim Institute Show Choir. After they got married, they both attended USU Put it on your calendar and spread the word! in Logan. Kristen graduated with a degree in public relations and currently works as a marketing specialist for USU We’re trying to find Badgers who attended Snow in Distance Education in Ephraim, working closely with USU and 1959 or earlier for one fantastic gathering. If you are Snow College to help market bachelor degree opportunities one or know one, please contact the Snow College available in Ephraim. Steve is completing his student teaching through an internship at Ephraim Middle School and will Alumni Office (435) 283-7062 to join the Planning graduate in December. He will then become a full-time faculty Committee and help us make this event a success. member. Steve and Kristen have a baby boy, Josh, who will be 8 months old in December. You’ll enjoy seeing your Snow College classmates, having dinner at the Noyes Building, and listening to …and a Future Badger Big Band classics played by Scott Wilson and the Braden Roman Jensen incredible Snow College Music Department. November 13, 2008 1:47 PM 7 lbs 13 oz and 20 ½ in Son of Esther McNeal Jensen (1998) April 25, 2009
4:00…. Mingle Check out the paw 5:30…. Dinner prints! Definitely a 6:00…. Music/dance Badger in the making!
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LaMar H. Stewart M.D. Join Sanpete Valley Hospital for the Game Lamar H. Stewart M.D. Gunnison, Of note to alumni who have Utah Lamar H. Stewart M.D., 82, of gone on to become Surgeons Gunnison, Utah, passed away Oct. 22, and Physicians, Sanpete 2008, at his home in Gunnison. He was Valley Hospital invites you born December 5, 1925, in Fairview, to join them for the Utah, to John "Jack" Frank and December 6th national Hortense Hurst Stewart. He married the championship love of his life and the most beautiful game in their box suite at Rio Tinto Stadium (the new soccer girl at Snow College, Nedra Denison, September 29, 1948, in stadium in Sandy). Snacks and refreshments will be served the Manti LDS Temple. Lamar was a physician in the during the game. Gunnison Valley for over 50 years. He was a faithful member Please R.S.V.P. with Justin at 435-462-4144. of the LDS Church serving as Bishop, Stake President, Regional Representative and Mission President in the North For those unable to join us for the game, you may be Caroline Charlotte Mission from 1985-1988. interested to hear of opportunities at the hospital. Currently we have an opening for a General Surgeon, an OBGYN and an Burial was at the Gunnison Cemetery with military rites by the Orthopedic Surgeon. Whether you are currently interested or Gunnison American Legion Post #104. In lieu of flowers may want to be considered in the future please contact us. donations can be made to the Snow College Foundation Fund. Funeral directors, Magleby Mortuary Online guest book www.maglebymortuary.com. 2 CampusP News
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Merrill Osmond Concert a Success On October 29th, Merrill Osmond, the Fine Arts Division Development Director, and lead singer of the Osmonds, performed a successful benefit concert for the "Manhattan to the Mountains Chamber Music Festival. Merrill premiered Snow College Marks 120 Years of History material from his new "Tribute to Classic Rock album.
EPHRAIM - Snow College celebrated its 120th birthday on Horne School of Music Notes November 5, 2008, culminating the annual “Founder’s Day” The Snow College Chamber Orchestra and Cadence tradition with music, art displays and alumni-sponsored activities. Choir have been invited to perform at the Utah Music The Student Alumni Association held fundraising activities Educators Conference in St. George, in February 2009. throughout the week as part of their new “Power of One” Jazz Ensemble 1 is one of 10 groups to be invited to campaign. The goal was to educate students about the history of perform at the Costa Rica International Jazz Festival in giving at Snow College and to create a new full-year scholarship July 2009. Other groups from the US have included ensembles from Juilliard, Berkley, and NYU. for an incoming freshman which would be accomplished if every Please take a moment to look at the new Juilliard Jazz student donated just $1—2800 students, $2800 dollars and one Workshop website that Scott Wilson has developed. If you (or family or deserving student who would otherwise be unable to attend friends around the country) would be interested in an opportunity like this, would become part of the Snow College family and feel the Spirit be sure to pass the word. of Snow. The Student Alumni Association Scholarship would be http://www.snow.edu/music/JuilliardWorkshop.swf the first scholarship created by students for another student. Don’t forget to preorder your Snow College Jazz Band One CD. This would make a great stocking stuffer for that Jazz lover in your family. Call The festivities began with a “birthday party” at the bell tower on the Box Office today and place an order. (In the spring the jazz band Monday, hosted by the Student Alumni Association. Students recorded a dynamite album with incredible music and world class were encouraged to wear school colors in honor of the occasion performances! The CD features the vocals of Liz Woolley, the Snow and the SAA passed out cupcakes and hot chocolate on that chilly College Jazz Faculty, Julliard guitarist Rodney Jones and more!) November morning. Snow College Nursing On Wednesday, November 5—Founders The practical nursing students are in a full sprint to the Day--the students and staff were invited finish line of the semester. They have learned and to the Department of Visual Arts to see accomplished so much. Assistant Professor (and Snow alumnus) The students volunteered themselves as casualties for Sevier Valley Medical Center’s mock disaster. They were Brad Taggart’s soon-to-be-finished made up to have wounds, fractures, burns and various sculpture of Lorenzo and Erastus Snow other medical conditions. The medical staff at the hospital had to triage and and to be entertained by the “Phat Old treat the extraordinary number of patients as training for a real disaster. The Professors.” students learned what it was like to be a patient and get an idea of how challenging mass casualty situations can be. On Friday evening, all of Snow College’s Now, as we approach the holidays, the students are exemplifying our service major ensembles performed in the Jorgensen Concert Hall in the model by collecting non perishable food for the food banks in each of the campus areas, Juab, Sanpete, and Sevier counties. They are also buying Eccles Center for Performing Arts for the annual Founders Day toys and other needed items for the Sub-For-Santa project that helps the Concert. Groups like the Snow Symphony Orchestra, Wind New Horizons Crisis Center. These projects are sponsored by the students; Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble I, A Capella Choir and Cadence were they are giving their own time, money, and resources to help those in need. topped-off by a guest performance from “The Phat Old The faculty, staff, and students of the Snow Nursing Department would like to Professors.” The concert was in commemoration of the academic wish everyone a Happy, Safe, and Healthy Holiday Season. ideals of the college’s founders, Lorenzo and Erastus Snow. It Service Learning also paid tribute to the two newest inductees into the Horne Snow College continues to expand its involvement in School of Music Hall of Fame: former faculty member Judy service learning, which is a way of teaching that asks Morgan, and Juilliard Artistic Director of Jazz Studies Carl Allen. students to contribute to the larger community. Then the students discover how those service experiences Overall, Founders Week was a great opportunity to consider shed light on the course concepts they are learning in Snow’s inspiring past, appreciate its dynamic present, and the classroom. For example, Snow’s human development students learn about children by contribute to its exciting future. volunteering in a daycare, geology students learn about the impact of humans on the environment by working on recycling projects, and English Next year we’d like to hold our first ever Fine Arts Reunion in students learn research and writing skills by producing voter guides. conjunction with Founders Day. Start making plans now and let your classmates know that we want to be able to invite them, so if Currently students have the option of taking one of twenty-five courses that use service learning. More are being added to the list each semester. For they will go to www.snow.edu/alumni and update their contact more information, see http://www.snow.edu/servicelearning information today we can make sure they’re in the loop for this exciting event. (Click on the link to read the Daily Herald’s story on Brad’s Remember to sculpture: http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/282849/) (Search: “Snow College Alumni”) 3 Upcoming Campus Events Alumni Council Report
Changing Lives, One Badger at a Time… Laura Christopherson, Alumni Council Pres. Sheena Frazier, SAA Scholarship Chair TBSI Workshops It all started with an idea, the idea that unified as one, we can change the life of another. The power behind this idea was Jan 15-17 Furniture Refinishing motivating, exhilarating, and life changing. But how to make this Jan 22-24 Wood Windows/Millwork idea a reality took participation from every student on campus. Feb 5-7 Wood Furniture II Whether it was by word of mouth, participating in the activities, or (Must have Wood Furniture I or approval of instructor) donating time and/or money, the students of Snow College Feb 12-17 Wood Furniture II stepped up to help a future Badger come to campus. (Must have Wood Furniture I or approval of instructor) The idea was to create a scholarship for a student by the Feb 26-28 Masonry Preservation students. With current enrollment at Snow College at approximately 2800 students and tuition and fees for two December is sign-up time for anyone interested in the semesters at about $2800, each student on campus would only TBSI England/Wales trip have to donate one dollar in order for this scholarship to be Contact Joan at 435 283 7572 or Russ at 7575, possible. But, how would we get the students involved? That is [email protected] where the idea of Dollar Days came into play. Workshops are open to anyone (including alumni) to take. The inspiration behind Dollar Days was to have a week of events where each event Workshops are $300.00, but ask for an alumni discount ($50.00). only cost one dollar. We decided to Go to www.snow.edu/tbsi for more information. combine Dollar Days with Founder’s Week, making our first day Snow Theatre Arts Department College’s “Surprise” Birthday Party. Standing at the bell tower selling hot Eccles Performing Arts Center chocolate and giving away cupcakes, the Alumni Council and the Student Alumni You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Association (SAA) came together in a Book, Music & Lyrics by Clark Gesner joint effort to raise money and awareness about the history of Snow College and Directed by Dr. Kim Christison the events happening throughout the week. Students also distributed a flier entitled “The Spirit of Snow, February 19, 20, 21, and 26, 27, 28 The Spirit of Giving” (reprinted on the next page). 8:00 pm Curtain Eccles Performing Arts Center Tuesday was a day to “Bet your bottom dollar”. The SAA had jars of candy for students to bet on throughout the day. The bets for Adults: $7.50 the jars cost anywhere from .25 to .50. The student who made Seniors/High School & Younger: $7.00 the correct guess or the closest guess was the student who got Snow College Students: $2.00 w/Activity Card the jar full of mouth-watering candy. On Wednesday, the SAA members were stationed in the library Season Ticket accepting donations during the day and then held a Battle of the Adults: $20.50 Bands that night. Battle of the Bands was the biggest event of Seniors/High School & Younger: $19.00 the week and received very positive feedback from the student body. Thursday, the SAA held a carnival at the Activities Center Call: 435.283.7478 on campus. We had blow up toys, giant twister, cotton candy, popcorn, dinner for a dollar, and JD Fox from “The Eagle 93.7” for Based on the Comic Strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz, entertainment. It was a fun night for all those who participated “You're A Good Man Charlie Brown is "an average day in the life and was enjoyed by all. of Charlie Brown." It really is just that, a day made up of little moments picked from all thedays of Charlie Brown, from On Friday, we had our “Make it or Break it Day.” This was the Valentine's Day to the baseball season, from wild optimism to final chance for the Snow College Students to raise the funds for utter despair, all mixed in with the lives of his friends (both human the scholarship. The SAA were again stationed in the library and and non-human) and strung together on the string of a single gave students the opportunity to donate to the new scholarship day, from bright uncertain morning to hopeful starlit evening. Join fund. Overall, the week turned out to be a success. We had a lot the Peanuts gang in this fast paced, lighthearted musical, of participation from the students, faculty, and staff which was guaranteed to please audiences of all ages!Join the Peanuts very impressive in this time of economic crisis. We ended up gang in this fast paced, lighthearted musical, guaranteed to raising almost 800 dollars during our scholarship week. We will please audiences of all ages! continue to accept donations from Badgers, on campus and elsewhere, to help us reach our goal of 2800 dollars. It was truly "You're a good man Charlie Brown...is one of the worlds’ best amazing to see the true spirit of giving in action. We hope to musicals!” continue the SAA Scholarship Week for years to come. — Joseph Ferezy 4 From Snow College Historical Highlights: First 100 Years
There are so many stories of individual giving and sacrifice that they would fill pages. “Sunday Eggs” and “Nickel Sunday” were revived from Temple-building days when Sarah Peterson was president of the Relief Society. Families and individuals without chickens gave nickels every Sunday to the Academy project. Those with chickens donated all the eggs laid by their hens on Sunday. During this period Sister Peterson recorded the following: “Most everyone had cows and donated milk for cheese making. Everyone had sheep and contributed wool for quilt making. Quilts, cloth, carpet, socks, soap, sugar, etc. were donated. Workmen were Noyes Building It took nearly a decade for Snow Academy to complete the first school building and move out of the Ephraim Co-op. The Noyes Building, shown glad to get these products as part payment for their labor. During here as only an arch, was completely renovated in 1999. the building of Snow Academy, 300 bushels of wheat were loaned to partly pay workmen who were needing wheat.” Canute Peterson, the first Sanpete Stake president, "The actual construction of the building is another story of called for creating a stake academy on land formerly occupied forthright determination and dauntless courage," says Our by Fort Ephraim. A stake conference congregation unanimously Yesterdays. "Thousands of hours of work were donated supported the plan, and Snow College was born. Built entirely voluntarily by all ages, even the very young. Funds were procured with local donations, the school had a rocky start as the locals by donation of 'Sunday' eggs, butter and other produce, 'nickel' struggled to finance their dream. On November 5, 1888, Sundays, dances and parties." the first class of 121 met on the second floor of the Newton E. Noyes, who served as school principal for Ephraim Co-op. twenty-nine years (1892-1921), went to LDS Church Ephraim families had pledged $7500 toward an headquarters in 1900 to plead for church assistance for estimated Academy cost of $25,000. Construction of the school, and Mormon Church President Lorenzo the Snow Academy building, now the Noyes Building, Snow authorized $2,000. In gratitude, the Sanpete began. Contributions were promised by other wards patrons named the school Snow Academy after Lorenzo in the stake. Volunteer laborers with teams and wagons and his good friend and fellow Mormon leader Erastus Snow. had made a prompt start, but masons who would work for many months—even years—needed pay or provisions for their families. In spite of the pledges, the Stake Board treasury was empty. The Board knew that the building of the Academy would require the loyalty and sacrifice of many founders, not just a few. With modest resources, the Saints who had helped build the beautiful Manti Temple involved themselves, once again, in years of entreaties and contributions to build a school.
Snow College and its community have a proud history of persevering in difficult times. The current state of the economy has led the Utah State Legislature to make severe cuts in budgets statewide, including all public institutions of higher education. Snow College has been especially hard hit due to its rural location and small size. Sacrifices are being made but programs, scholarships and student services are in crisis. Perhaps you’ve said in the past you want to help but you’ve not been asked. Now we’re asking. As you enjoy the Christmas season, would you think about Snow? In the spirit of Sunday Eggs and Nickel Sundays, consider making a contribution of whatever size—to the scholarship fund, a department that made your college experience special, a program that helped you become the person you are back when you were deciding who to be—and know that whatever you can give will be deeply appreciated as we strive yet again to persevere, overcome and continue to provide a quality Snow College experience for our students. You can send your Christmas gift to the Snow College Foundation, 150 College Ave., Ephraim, UT 84627. Please designate the destination of your donation in the memo line of your check or with a note. And thank you for sharing the Spirit of Snow this year.
5 December Calendar Date Time Location Event 1 7:00 pm Theater, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield Hospice Program (free) 2 7:30 pm Jorgensen Concert Hall Choral Concert: Snow College's combined choruses present music that is sure to get you in the holiday spirit! 2-4 5:30 pm Lobby, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield Christmas Tree Lane (free) 3 7:00 pm Eccles Theatre Dance Unplugged: Dance Class Show Case - Ballet, Modern Dance, Jazz, Tap, Social Dance, and the Snow Dance Ensemble 4 5:30 pm Colorado Springs, CO Women’s Basketball: Snow College @ Air Force Prep 7:30 pm Jorgensen Concert Hall Orchestra Concert: Come and enjoy and evening of music by Beethoven, Copland, and Sibelius. They will also be performing the traditional Christmas piece "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson. 5 10:00 am Arena, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield 2A Boys Basketball (tickets sold at the door) 5-6 5:30 pm Salt Lake City, UT Men’s Basketball: Salt Lake Classic 12/5: Snow College vs. Southwest Academy 12/6: Snow College vs. Salt Lake Metro 7:30 pm LDS Institute LD’s & Institute Concert Choir Concert 6 9:30 am Arena, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield 2A Boys Basketball (tickets sold at the door) 10:30 am Jordan High School parking lot: Top of the Mountains Bowl Tailgate Party: 95 Beetdigger Blvd (9880 South), Snow apparel, autographed memorabilia, free food, face painting, Sandy, UT music and more! 12:00 pm Rio Tinto Stadium Zions Bank Top of the Mountains Bowl Snow College vs. Butler 7:00 pm Theater, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield 23rd Army Band (free) All day event Snow College AC Women’s Basketball: Alumni 6-7 7:30-9:30 pm Jorgensen Concert Hall, Eccles Center The Messiah: for the Performing Arts This concert is a Sanpete County tradition. A combined choir and orchestra ofmusiciansfromSnowCollegeandthecommunityperformHandel’sgreat masterwork. A great way to start off your Christmas season! 8 Last day of classes
9 7:30-10:30 am LDS Institute Finals Breakfast 10 6:00 pm Theater, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield RHS Band and Choir Concert (free) 9-12 Final Exams
12 10:00 am Arena, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield 1A Boys Basketball (tickets sold at the door) 13 9:00 am Arena, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield 1A Boys Basketball (tickets sold at the door) 8:00 pm Theater, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield Mindy Gledhill in Concert Tickets available at the Sevier Valley Center Ticket Office phone orders: (435) 893-ABCD (2223) 8:00 pm Ontario, OR Men’s Basketball: Snow College @ Treasure Valley 14 7:00 pm Theater, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield The Messiah (free) December 17-January 7: Winter Break
19 10:00 am Arena, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield 2A Girls Basketball (tickets sold at the door) 20 9:30 am Arena, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield 2A Girls Basketball (tickets sold at the door) 30 7:30 pm Snow College AC Men’s Basketball: Casper College @ Snow College 6