A l u m n i CONNECTION THE PUBLICATION OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION [SPRING 2007]

Evans Named 21st Lindenwood University President James D. Evans, Ph.D. has been selected “Throughout its growth and maturation by the Lindenwood University Board of process, Lindenwood has never abandoned Directors as the 21st president of the 180- its original mission,” said Evans. “At the year-old liberal arts university. heart of today’s Lindenwood University is the gracious personality of the small The announcement was made by Board college that helped shape the American of Directors Chairman Jim J. Shoemake frontier.” after Lindenwood’s February 9, 2007, board meeting. Since becoming president, Evans has placed a heavy emphasis on communicating “The board overwhelmingly approves the success of Lindenwood’s strong of the job Dr. Evans has done as acting academics. He has also taken steps to president,” said Shoemake. “He is improve campus life for resident students committed to educational excellence and to and increase Lindenwood’s profile in the Dr. James D. Evans presided over his first commence- our values-based mission. We are confident community. He is currently overseeing ment exercises as president of Lindenwood University that, under his leadership, Lindenwood the final stages of implementing new on May 18 and 19. He was named president by the Board of Directors on Feb. 9, 2007. will continue to prosper and expand its information technology degrees and academic reputation across the country and installing high-tech equipment at around the world.” Lindenwood’s main campus and extended “I have dedicated my sites. professional life to Lindenwood, Evans became acting president in August 2006 upon the death Dennis C. Spellmann, In addition, Lindenwood has begun and the university has become who had served as Lindenwood president construction of two new residence halls on an integral part of my life. since 1990. Evans has been employed Evans’ watch as president. Construction at Lindenwood for 33 years. He was a should take about a year and will allow I cannot imagine doing anything psychology professor for 21 years before students living in houses across First but continuing to serve becoming dean of social sciences. He was Capitol Drive to move to the dorms. Those this outstanding institution.” later appointed dean of sciences, dean of houses are being considered for demolition faculty and provost. to make way for a new shopping center. Dr. Evans chats with students at the start of the “I am pleased and honored that the board Evans earned his Ph.D. in research semester. has given me this great responsibility,” said psychology in 1974 from Iowa State Evans. “I have dedicated my professional University. He received a master’s degree life to Lindenwood, and the university has in psychology from Iowa State and a become an integral part of my life. I cannot bachelor’s degree in psychology from imagine doing anything but continuing to Geneva College in Pennsylvania. He is a serve this outstanding institution.” member of the St. Charles Optimist Club and serves on the education committee of Evans said his presidency will place a Partners for Progress. strong emphasis on academics, technology and community partnerships, as well as the university’s mission.  Lindenwood University’s Annual Honors Convocation is on the Move

The formal springtime academic award ceremony has outgrown Lindenwood’s Cultural Center on North Kingshighway. LU’s academic administration plans to move the event to the new 1,200-seat auditorium inside Lindenwood’s Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. The 138,000 square foot facility is scheduled to open in the spring of 2008.

Honors Convocation is an event that each year spotlights top students for exemplary scholarship and service. Besides recognizing students involved in an assortment of academic and service societies, more than 50 students are recognized with individual honors awards. Julie Mueller, Lindenwood’s vice president for Rebecca Panagos, a professor in the Education operations and finance, speaks at the Honors Division at Lindenwood, presented the Richard and In addition to the growth in the number of Convocation prior to presenting the Mueller Graduate Karen Boyle Special Education Award to student participants at Honors Convocation, the Award in Health Management to Jaenoini Castillo for Jana Nolan. The award was established by Richard seating capacity at the Cultural Center was her achievements in the study of health management. Boyle, vice president for human resources and dean reduced recently due to construction of a of faculty, and his wife Karen, who is a former special larger stage. The Cultural Center now seats education teacher. 600, and President James D. Evans says next year’s Honors Convocation crowd could easily surpass 800. New Booklet Stresses Quality Academics

“Moving to our new fine and performing This spring, the university published popular in the admissions office as a arts building will give the Honors a booklet highlighting its many strong recruiting piece. Convocation room to grow,” said Evans. academic programs. Titled “Academics: “Next to commencement, this is about Good Theories for Life,” the booklet has “We’re already working on the second the most important event we hold at a wide distribution and will be printed edition,” said Provost Jann Weitzel, who Lindenwood. We want family members and annually. coordinated development of the booklet. friends to be able to attend and support our students.” “Good Theories for Life” was developed by President James D. Evans to showcase the quality academics at Lindenwood. Evans said the university “has always done a good Want to leave a lasting job telling everyone about its growth and impression in the new construction, but needed a stronger Lindenwood emphasis placed on core academics.” “Walk of Honor”? The booklet has an introductory page addressing general education, class sizes Please consider an and qualified faculty and devotes two pages engraved brick paver to each academic division, highlighting that will remain a part successful students as well as faculty of the campus walkways members. “Academics: Good Theories for Life” was published and commemorate an in the spring of 2007 to showcase Lindenwood’s exceptional accomplishment. “Good Theories for Life” is being excellent academic programs. The booklet has distributed to key friends, donors and been distributed throughout the higher education Contact Alumni Director corporate leaders, as well as in higher community. Katy Montgomery at education circles throughout the Midwest. (636) 949-4975 In addition, the booklet has proven quite with inquiries.

 Alumni Merit Award Winners Were Buddies in Cobbs Hall

Like many friends who met in college, cleaning and even delivery of dinners to the Renee Knobbe and Debbie Civey, this site for parents to take home. year’s Alumni Merit Award winners, lived in the same residence hall. In fact, Civey “As a working mother, Debbie has brought was a resident assistant in Cobbs Hall and a lot of great perspective on things we can met Knobbe in the course of administering do to make families’ lives easier,” Knobbe her duties. said.

“I had to go down and tell her that she was Knobbe and Civey said they were both playing her music a little too loud,” Civey active at Lindenwood as students; they were said. cheerleaders and participated in numerous activities and organizations. Today, the From that inauspicious beginning, the two Lindenwood connection is still strong. would forge a lasting friendship and today Knobbe teaches classes in early childhood are the owners and operators of a successful education in the summer, and many Little business, Little Guppy Child Development Guppy teachers attend or have attended Center in St. Charles. Knobbe, who holds a Renee Knobbe (left) and Debbie Civey are recipients Lindenwood on a tuition break known as bachelor’s degree in psychology (’94) and a of the 2007 Alumni Merit Award. The two, who were the Guppy Grant. Additionally, Lindenwood master’s degree in professional counseling friends at Lindenwood, are owners of Little Guppy education students are allowed to come to (’99), runs the educational side of the Child Development Center in St. Charles. They are the center to observe. center while Civey, who has a bachelor’s in pictured in front of a wall of tiles that includes the business administration (’94), handles the names and hand or foot prints of the children who Both women say they are excited at how financial side. attended the center when it opened. Lindenwood has grown and blossomed 172 children, is at capacity; the two are in recent years, stating that visitors to the “Debbie brings the total business aspect,” looking into acquiring or building new campus who have not come by recently Knobbe said. “She is an expert at putting centers in St. Charles County. What makes would be surprised to see the growth that dollar signs to my ideas.” Little Guppy successful, they say, is their has occurred there. educational philosophy, which values the Similarly, Civey says that it is Knobbe’s children, families and staff equally. As for their own business, Knobbe and ideas that have made Little Guppy thrive Civey know something about growth. and be successful. In addition to cutting edge techniques in child development, the center offers “This has grown into something “She has wonderful dreams for children, services designed to make family life easier, unbelievable,” Civey said. “We will keep it and she has realized them,” Civey said. including things like haircuts on site for the growing with additional centers. This will children, pick-up and drop-off of dry go on well beyond us.” Little Guppy opened in September of 1997. Knobbe, who had spent years working in child development centers, had the Student Newspaper Debuts opportunity to buy the center at which she was working, which was in a renovated 100-year-old building in St. Charles. She sat down with Civey and talked about that opportunity and what they would do with it.

“We really saw this as a chance to change things,” Knobbe said. “Brain development research was really hitting at that time, and we said, ‘If we could do anything, what would we do?’”

They bought a second St. Charles location in 1998, also a renovated older building, The Lindendwood Legacy student newspaper published its first editions in the spring semester. Pictured and consolidated both into a new building with their second issue, the Legacy staff are (standing from left): Thomas Grigone, Hans Van Puyenbroeck, on Elm Point Industrial Drive in St. Charles Matthew Trader, Chelsea Lewis, Melissa Cossarini, Dan Sonderman, Patrick Houlihan, faculty advisor Tom in 2003. The center, which is licensed for Pettit and Dune Trull (seated).

 First Alumni Lecture an Overwhelming Success Five Vice Presidents

A crowd of nearly 1,000 packed the Hyland are Named Performance Arena in March for the first lecture in Lindenwood’s Alumni Speaker Lindenwood University President James Series. Martha Ackmann (’73) shared an D. Evans, Ph.D., has appointed five vice amazing tale about a secret effort decades presidents to direct various aspects of the ago to involved women in space flight. university’s growing operations.

Ackmann is the author of “The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight.” She is a member Rick Boyle, PhD., of the gender studies faculty at Mount as vice president for Holyoke College in Massachusetts. Her human resources and best-selling book tells the remarkable story dean of faculty. Boyle of women pilots who were secretly tested to has been dean of the be astronauts in the early days of the U.S. Education Division at space program. When the women scored Lindenwood for nine too well, NASA scrapped the experiment. years and has led its exponential growth. “The Mercury 13” received the Amelia Lindenwood launched Earhart Medal for outstanding contributions an education doctorate to women and flight and the Media Prize with Boyle as dean. from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Lucy S. Morros, Ph.D., as vice president Earlier in the day, prior to her lecture and book signing, Ackmann has appeared on the “Today” Martha Ackmann talked about her gender studies for institutional show, CNN, NPR, and the BBC. A popular research and her book, “The Mercury 13,” to a group advancement. Morros speaker, she has lectured at the Kennedy of students in the Lindenwood History Club. is former president of Space Center, for many colleges around Barat College in Lake the country and abroad and for audiences Author Martha Ackmann (center) poses with her father, Forest, Ill., where she ranging from the Arizona Women Lawyers Florenze Ackmann, and Marsha Parker, Lindenwood’s raised $23 million for to the Texas National Guard. dean of the Fine and Performing Arts Division, at a capital projects and reception prior to her lecture. operations. Morros was on the Lindenwood faculty for nearly 14 years early in her career. She began her second stint at Lindenwood on April 1.

Julie Mueller, MBA, as vice president for operations and finance and chief operating officer. Mueller has been chief operating officer at Lindenwood for seven years and has largely overseen the university’s massive construction and expansion program.

 J-Term Class Sees Chicago Financial Apparatus First-Hand

Management Division Dean Ed Morris’ Morris said. “I wanted them to see what January Term class, Management of the career opportunities are. Opportunities Financial Institutions, took a direct are truly burgeoning now. I wanted to show approach to the subject matter. After them how it works and to have them talk three weeks of learning about how major to some people who do it.” financial institutions are run, Morris and his 21 students traveled to Chicago for the final Each of the students paid $300 for the trip, John Oldani, Ed.D., week of the class, where they got to see the which included transportation, lodging and as vice president for workings of those institutions first-hand. some meals. student development. Oldani joins the LU “We had read about the theory and practice “I know they had a good time,” Morris team after serving of financial management and how markets said. “I’d like to think there was a lot of as executive director work, and I wanted to have that come alive educational value, too.” of Cooperating for them,” Morris said. “No matter how School Districts. it’s portrayed in a book, you don’t get the Morris’ students agreed that the experience Oldani has served as complete picture until you see it first- was valuable and enjoyable at the same superintendent of two hand.” time. Most of them were seniors, while of the largest school there were a few juniors in the group. districts in the state, The week of January 15, the class boarded Francis Howell and an Amtrak train and headed to Chicago, “The experience was priceless,” said Oliver Rockwood. where they stayed at the downtown Joseph. “It’s a memory we will have for Marriott Hotel. While there, they visited the the rest of our lives. Being in the fray puts Jann Weitzel, Ph.D., Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago what we’ve been learning in a whole new as vice president for Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago light.” academic affairs and Board of Trade and the Federal Reserve provost. Weitzel served Bank of Chicago. Others agreed that the experience was as dean of humanities valuable on several levels as they made at Lindenwood and has In addition, the president of the Northshore contacts in the various institutions and got been on the faculty for Community Bank hosted a lunch for to see how they work. 11 years. the group at the Union League Club of Chicago. The students also visited the “We also got to find out what we do not Morningstar Advisory Service and the want to do,” said Blake Corners. “Some of Houlihan Lokey investment banking firm. the positions are very high stress. We now understand what the various options are for “Most of the students are finance majors,” careers.”

Dr. Ed Morris’ J-Term class, Management of Financial Institutions, took an up-close-and-personal look at some financial institutions during a week-long class trip to Chicago.

 From left: Dr. James D. Evans presided over both commencement ceremonies, his first as president of Lindenwood; the mace, which is carried in at the head of the procession, is a symbol of the authority of the president; sportscaster and Lindenwood alumnus Randy Karraker presented the Alumni Merit Award to Deborah Civey (left) and Renee Knobbe, owners of Little Commencement: More t h a n 3 , 1 0 0 J o i n A l u m n i R a n k s Guppy Child Development Center; the processional in both ceremonies was accompanied by the traditional bagpipe and drum, performed by the St. Louis Invera’an Pipe Band; members of the Lindenwood University Symphony Orchestra performed prior to the start of the undergraduate commencement.

Approximately 1,300 graduates participated in the two commencement ceremonies, which were held off campus for the first time ever at the St. Charles Family Arena. None of the school’s indoor venues was large enough to handle the expected crowds. The use of the Family Arena also allowed for broadcast of the ceremonies on the facility’s enormous video screens.

From left: Jim J. Shoemake (top), chairman of the Lindenwood Board of Directors, was among the speakers on Saturday; Rift Fournier (bottom), award-winning television writer, director and producer, gave the commencement address on Saturday; John M. Primrose (top), scout executive and CEO of the Boy Scout Council of Greater St. Louis, gave the commencement address on Friday; Norma Browne (bottom) was the student speaker on Saturday representing the adult education program; Baljinnyam Chinzorigt awaits the start of the ceremony; Lucy Zeik and Brad Yount try to locate her family in the large crowd before the ceremony; Kendra Huddleston braved commencement anyway after suffering a sports injury a few days earlier.  Commencement: More t h a n 3 , 1 0 0 J o i n A l u m n i R a n k s

 Lindenwood Establishes Athletics Hall of Fame

The Lindenwood athletics department ceremonies on Oct. 19-20. A display of the Spellmann came to Lindenwood in 1989 is becoming one of the most successful Athletics Hall of Fame will also be built in and began an unprecedented turnaround at collegiate programs in the nation. As a way the Hyland Performance Arena. the school. One of the many areas that he to honor the top individuals and teams that improved was the athletics department. have helped build the program to this level, Lindenwood alumni are encouraged to Lindenwood has established an Athletics nominate their favorite Lion athlete, coach In 1989, Lindenwood athletics had just Hall of Fame. or team for the Hall of Fame. For the a handful of struggling sports programs. inaugural class, the committee will consider Today, it has 38 sports programs that “We are really excited about starting an any nomination it receives. compete for a variety of national Athletics Hall of Fame,” said John Creer, championships every year. Lindenwood’s dean of intercollegiate To nominate someone for the Hall of Fame athletics and recreation. “Lindenwood has or to learn more information about it, visit During Spellmann’s tenure, he helped plan a rich history of outstanding athletes and the LU Hall of Fame website at www. and secure funding for numerous athletic teams, and it is long overdue that we honor lindenwood.edu/athletics/halloffame. facilities, including Lindenwood Stadium, the very best of these.” Hyland Performance Arena, and the Sports Complex. Creer is the chairman of the Hall of Fame Spellmann Will Be in Inaugural Class committee which is currently reviewing Spellmann attended as many athletic nominations for the inaugural class. The Athletics Hall of Fame committee contests as possible and enthusiastically Nominees are eligible to be inducted in one has announced that the late Lindenwood supported all of the university’s sports of the four categories of student-athlete, President Dennis C. Spellmann will be the programs. coach, meritorious service, or team. first person inducted into the Hall of Fame.

The committee will announce the first Spellmann will be honored along with the class of the Lindendwood Athletics Hall rest of the inaugural Hall of Fame class this of Fame this summer. The honorees will fall during Homecoming. then be recognized during Homecoming Lions Claim 10 Conference Titles

The Lindenwood athletic department The Lindenwood baseball team caught fire produced championship efforts across the late in the season and won the conference board during the first part of 2007, winning championship as well as the conference 10 conference titles. tournament and the NAIA regional tournament. The Lions defeated Houston In the Heart of America Athletic Baptist in the SuperRegional and were

Conference, the school won championships making their first appearance in the NAIA photo by Chris Scribner in men’s golf, women’s golf, women’s College World Series as Connection went tennis, men’s outdoor track and field, and to press. spirit squads. In other highlights from the first few Men’s golf, women’s golf and women’s months of 2007, three Lindenwood teams tennis added to their conference title totals finished second at national events. The Corey Hill slides safely into home in the Lions’ by also winning their respective NAIA women’s team came up one win victory over the Avila Eagles in the NAIA Regional Regional Tournaments and advancing to the short of capturing a second straight title, Championship game. national championships. and men’s swimming and were both national runner-ups. The Lindenwood Lions and Lady Lions squads also won conference championships Men’s and men’s volleyball in roller hockey, women’s water polo, advanced to the national semifinals in their women’s lacrosse and men’s lacrosse. bracket tournaments. Women’s swimming Those four programs earned berths to their and men’s indoor track and field both had national tournaments with the conference top-10 finishes during NAIA winter national victories. championship events.

 Wrestling Heads List of Four National Championships

The Lindenwood athletic department has The Division I team finished with a perfect made its name known on a national stage 30-0 season and has now won a record 90 Visit our updated over the last few months, winning four straight contests, a streak that goes back to national championships since March. 2004. The Lions sealed their sixth-straight online giving national title with a 12-2 win over Rhode website at The title surge started with the Lions Island in the finals. Lindenwood’s Division wrestling team dominating the 50th annual B squad won a national title for the third www.lindenwood.edu NAIA National Championship and winning straight year with a 13-2 win over St. Louis the third national title in program history. Community College at Meramec. That and click on All 12 Lion wrestlers earned All-American team finished the year with a 27-2-1 overall “donate.” honors at the meet as Lindenwood’s depth record. helped it come out on top. Lindenwood scored 177 points at the competition, the The fourth title came from another St. Donate $100 fourth-most in NAIA history, and won by Charles dynasty, the Lindenwood shooting or more to 67 points, which was the second-largest team. The Lions hit 1,513 of 1,600 Lindenwood winning margin at the national wrestling targets to take first-place in the ACUI University online championships. Intercollegiate Clay Target Championships. and receive a Lindenwood won the championship by souvenir of your Junior Jake Dieffenbach became the fifth eight birds as it held off a late challenge by alma mater. Lion wrestler in school history to win Texas A&M. Contact the two national titles when he won the 165- alumni office pound crown. Dieffenbach went 5-0 at the Individually, Randall McLelland finished for more information national meet, including a 9-8 win in the second overall in the men’s individual at championship match. standings, and Jenna McLean was runner- up in the women’s standings. (636) 949-4975 Another junior, John Salter, was crowned or alumni@ champion of the 174-pound weight class. The Lindenwood athletics department lindenwood.edu. He had to defeat teammate Matt Cauley has now won a total of 25 national by a 3-1 score in the finals to win his first championships, with 24 of those coming national title. since the 2001-2002 school year.

Head coach Joe Parisi was named the NAIA national coach of the year after the meet. It was the third time that he has received that Wrestling coach Joe Parisi (right) presents the honor. national champtionship trophy for 2007 with Lindenwood President James Evans. The wrestling Let’s celebrate Two national championships came from team won the national championship, its third in 180 years LU’s highly successful roller hockey program history, in March. program. The Lions’ top team won the of history! NCRHA Division I Championship, while their number two team won the NCRHA 2007 Division B title. Homecoming Reunion weekend is October 19-20.

For more information, please contact Katy Montgomery at (636) 949-4975 or alumni@ lindenwood.edu.

 Jennifer McDowell (’02), of Centralia, Lindenwood’s Alumni Mo., has been named corporate counsel In Memoriam Mentorship Program at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Missouri. Virginia McClure Good (’30) The Alumni Mentorship program is Rochester, Minn. designed to provide students with an Kenton Rogers (’05), of St. Charles, Mo., Betty Creighton Kemper (’31) introduction to the world of work while is now an inside sales representative at St. Helena Is, S.C. providing an opportunity to develop Negwer Door Systems. fundamental career and networking Roberta Miller Carey (’38) skills under the guidance of experienced Claudio Lombardo (’04) has been hired by Rancho Santa Margarita, CA professionals. If you are interested in Arc Worldwide, an Affiliate of Leo Burnett Sara Margaret Willis English (’39) becoming a mentor to one of our current in Chicago, Ill., as an interactive account Scottsdale, Ariz. students please contact Katy Montgomery supervisor. 636-949-4975 or [email protected]. Margaret Funk Aden (’43) Jeff Ablen (’06), who was the Voice of the Great Bend, Kan. Anniversaries Basketball Lions in 2005-2006, has signed Helen Devine Fangman (’44) on with Fox 31 TV in Albany, Ga., as a St. Louis, Mo. sports reporter and weekend sports anchor. Mrs. Keltah Long Belanger (’47) and her Juanita Creech Lovely (’46) husband William Belanger, of Louisville, Suzanne Fenton (’99), of St. Charles, Mo., Henderson, Ky. Ky., celebrated their 60th wedding has been elected president of the board for anniversary on February 1, 2007. Mary Ruth Platt Ewart (’47) Industrial Aid, Inc. Burbank, Calif. Edna Mary Richardson (’45) and her husband John celebrated their 60th wedding Steve Anderson (’92), of St. Louis, Mo., Patricia McKee Menson (’47) anniversary. Guests and relatives attended a recently was named a principal with Edward Southbury, Conn. Jones’ holding company, the Jones Financial reception at their home in Bloomfield Hills, Joline Bressie Argast (’52) Mich., on September 16, 2006. Companies L.L.L.P. He is one of only 34 individuals chosen from more than 33,000 Coralie Branson Lippold (’52) Awards/Degrees associates to join the firm’s 301 principals. Leslie, Mo. Janet Neilson Monnig (’52) Trisha O’Cheltree (’02), of St. Charles, Mo., Births St. Louis, Mo. received a national award from the United Racheal Quick Killian (’05) and her Marilyn Mills Janesky (’55) States Jaycees for her efforts as membership Danville, Ill. vice president of the St. Charles Jaycees. husband David, of Wentzville, Mo., announce the birth of their son, Parker Martha Demmler (’60) Rebekah Wood (’03 & ’05), of Florissant, Thomas, on March 26, 2007. Kewanee, Ill. Mo., was recognized as one of the top “40 under 40” professionals in St. Charles. Heather Wobbe Limoges (’94) and Diane Carithers (’67) Rebekah is the Sales Manager for the St. her husband Steven Limoges (’94), of California Charles Convention Center. Florissant, Mo., announce the birth of their Carol Barklage Helton (’68) fraternal twins, Grace Nicole and Joshua St. Charles, Mo. Stephanie Carns Carlton (’01), of Columbia, Steven. They were born on October 12, Mo., received her Ph.D. in Genetics from 2005, and join big sisters Hope and Katy. Rosalin Flax (’72) the University of Missouri-Columbia on Creve Coeur, Mo. October 24, 2006. Dana Ballheiemer Dahl (’05) and her Barbara A. Dultz (’77) husband Eddie Dahl (’04), of St. Louis, St. Charles, Mo. New Jobs Mo., announce the birth of their first child, Madison on September 1, 2005. Carlene Nicholson Juncker (’86) Michael Clynch (’00), of Moscow Mills, Former Lindenwood Faculty Member Mo., has joined Midwest BankCentre as Miscellaneous Meghan Calahan (’06) senior mortgage planner for the St. Charles St. Charles, Mo. region. Margaret Wehrenberg (’76) has co-written Tim Nihart (’94), of Taylors, S.C., currently “The Anxious Brain: The Neurological teaches public speaking at North Greenville Basis of Anxiety Disorders and How to University and is also the Director of Camp Effectively Treat Them.” Wehrenberg is a Marietta, a summer camp and retreat. licensed psychologist who has managed a private practice in Illinois for 20 years. 10 Planning Your Legacy

one, marriage, or the birth of their first child last lesson taught them be one of charity before drafting their will. If you have a and generosity? With estate planning you child and no estate plan, stop reading this will be creating a fitting legacy. You could now and call an attorney for an appointment actually be helping your heirs, as future tomorrow. students of Lindenwood University, through your gifts. An added benefit is that bequests Do I really need a will? to Lindenwood can reduce your estate taxes. If you fail to make estate plans, the state in which you live will prescribe one for you If you make an estate plan gift to the Dear Alumni, Constituents and Friends, by statute. This process is called intestate university in an amount of $1,000 or succession. In all of my years of practicing more, you will become a member of the Although he was a prominent attorney in law and hearing the wishes of my clients, Sibley Heritage Society and will be invited his time, Abraham Lincoln died without a NEVER ONCE did any of my clients want annually to a special recognition dinner will. It caused his family unbelievable grief their property divided in the way prescribed during the fall. which could have been avoided if he hadn’t by the state. Need I say more? been so busy. It’s time to plan for the future, so after How do I do it? providing for your spouse and family needs, Only about half of us have made A will doesn’t have to be fancy or please consider a specific gift (fixed amount arrangements through a will or trust to expensive. It just has to express your gift) or a percentage of your estate to resolve issues about our property when wishes. If you want to talk about some Lindenwood to create a legacy that will live we pass away. During my 25 years of ideas and get some direction, my office is for generations to come. practicing law, I have drafted countless available to you for consultation. You can estate plans and I have some observations to call me at (636) 949-4617. If you do not Sincerely, share with you. have an attorney already, I can give you some referrals for the actual preparation of Why make a will now? your estate plan. Eric O. Stuhler Death is not something we like to think Director of Planned Giving about. The recurring comment I heard from What is your Legacy? Lindenwood In-House Legal Counsel clients, when they finally came in to do their How do you want to be remembered? Most will, was that they had been thinking about people would like to be remembered as DISCLAIMER: Lindenwood University believes this doing it for a long time. A person normally generous and charitable. A parent spends a information to be accurate. It is not engaged in giving legal or tax advice. Please consult your own legal waits until a major event happens in their lifetime teaching his or her children many advisor if assistance is needed. life, such as the passing of a parent or loved things. Wouldn’t it be fitting to have the Lindenwood University Alumni Apparel On Sale NOWat the Lindenwood Spirit & Supplies Shoppe

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11 Message from the Alumni Association President

Congratulations to will keep in touch with your alma mater. about LU. Lindenwood is an easy sell the Class of 2007. Please take a few moments to visit the and a great choice for academic excellence! On behalf of the alumni website at www.lindenwood.edu/ Lindenwood Alumni alumni. You will find all the information For more information about the Board, we wish you you need about the alumni association Lindenwood Alumni Association, please the best of luck in your on the webpage. Whether it is updating call Katy Montgomery, Lindenwood’s chosen fields. October your contact information, donating to the director of alumni affairs, at 19-20 is the date of your university, or referring a student, you can 636-949-4975. first reunion. We hope to find it all on our web page. see you there! Sincerely, By the way, did you know that referring a As a Lindenwood graduate, you have the student is one of the best ways for you, as knowledge and capability needed for a an alumn, to support the university? If you Cortney Hupper successful career. No matter where your know of a student looking for a high quality, President, Alumni Association career endeavors take you, we hope that you values centered education, tell him or her Center for Fine and Performing Arts Taking Shape Progress is brisk on construction of Lindenwood administration and alumni Lindenwood’s $32 million Center for the prominent in the entertainment field Fine and Performing Arts. The 138,000 are in talks now to develop a fall ’08 square foot building is scheduled to open in theatre season highlighting nationally and the spring of 2008. internationally known artists.

Vice President for Operations and Finance While entertainment will be an important Julie Mueller said final erection of steel function of the center, the building will is occurring now and that roofing will provide a world-class hands-on learning commence over the next few months. environment for future educators, scholars and technicians. There will be large and Mueller said extensive drywall installation medium-sized classrooms, a 150-seat black is under way, as well as installation of box theatre, music practice rooms, a fashion electrical and mechanical components. design studio, a production design studio, More than 100 feet tall at its highest point, a high-tech video suite, a vocal music hall and an instrumental music hall. the structure will feature a 1,200-seat main auditorium for theatre, music, dance Naming opportunities in the Center for lectures and other events. There will be a Fine and Performing Arts are still available main gallery to showcase student art and — please call the Development Office at professional exhibits, and it will double as 636-949-4903 for information. a reception area for events scheduled in the main auditorium.

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