CLASS NOTES – SPRING 2020 Marian Mann Frederick ’62 is Keith Kossow ’69 retired in retired and resides in West Des 2014, after 42 years of teaching Moines with her husband, Peter. college-bound senior English on The two were married 10 years the high school level and ago and she welcomed Peter’s freshman composition, three children who live in American literature, speech, and Colorado and California to her contemporary British literature family. on the college level. For many years, he also served as a tour Dave ’62 and Dorothy Binau guide of Europe and Australia Higdon ’62 recently moved to a and New Zealand for retirement community in Cedar Educational Foundation Tours in Rapids. Cambridge, MA. Keith is active in Kiwanis, Gideon’s, a local Deborah Mcculley Russo ’68 is cemetery restoration project, a retired teacher residing in book and music collecting, Alpharetta, GA. model ship building, and Deb Widoe Ady ’69 and her aviation. He and Donna Sue husband Bill reside in Bellevue, have been married thirty-one NE. After completing her years and are lifelong learners. degree from Simpson in 1969, Donna Sue graduated from she received her Master of Arts Belmont University in in English from Duke University Nashville, TN in August 2019 at in 1970. the age of 69. Keith registered Don O. Coffin ’50 and Lois for the Master of Arts in Hamilton Coffin ’52 celebrated Larry Andes ’69 resides in Criminal Justice at Simpson their 70th wedding anniversary Pinetop, AZ with is wife College last spring at the age of on Sept. 10, 2019. They were Marlena Burns. He earned his 71. Reflecting on his time at married in Winterset on Sept. Doctorate in Optometry from Simpson, Keith stated that it was 10, 1949, two days before the Pacific College of Optometry in one of the most exciting and fall semester began for Don’s 1981. Larry is now retired. memorable periods of his life. senior year at Simpson. Phyllis Brown Covert ’69 and Clifford Levy ’69 worked for Larrie Hindman ’58 is a retired her husband Neil Covert ’70 Merrill Lynch until he retired Partner of Stinson Leonard reside in Clearwater, FL. eight years ago. He earned his Street, LLP. He resides in Master of Business Jim Henderson ’69 currently Naples, FL with his wife, Administration from Loyola resides in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Jeannie. University in finance in 1975 Canada. and resides in Skokie, IL with his wife, Patti. Dorothy Krabiel Straks ’70 is daughter, Whitney, and son-in- and owner of various other a retired reverend residing in law, former Simpson student ventures, reside in Lake Quivira, Greenville, TX with her body president, Eric Elben ’05, KS, and are the proud parents of husband, Gerald. welcomed Keaton, who joined 2018 graduate, Macie Heller. Arden (2) on July 9, 2019. Douglas Main ’74 currently Michelle Nierling Jensen ’91 is resides in Leesburg, FL. Lynette Scaglione Shawd ’86 the president and CEO of retired from General Mills as CarePro Health Services in Gene ’76 and Jolene Geddes senior manager for global Cedar Rapids, where she resides Kubli ’76 moved to Kalona in project information publication. with her husband, Mark Jensen July of 2019 where Gene is the She currently resides in Okatie, ’90. pastor of the United Methodist SC. Church. Jolene retired from Thad White ’91 is a senior teaching general music after 41 Michelle Nusbaum Johnson medic for the Des Moines Fire years. ’88 is a material master data Department. He earned his supervisor for Hallmark Cards. Master of Public Administration Shirley Nichols Moore ’79 She resides in Olathe, KS with in emergency management from currently resides in Lincoln, NE. her husband Steve Johnson ’87. Columbia Southern University in 2019. He and his wife Mari Diana Stephens Jackson ’80 Trent Frohock ’89 is the reside in Indianola. currently resides in St. Charles. president of Frohock Corporation in Altoona. Hazel ‘Bunny’ Whittles Peck Revita Payne De Chalus ’83 is ’92 is retired and resides in the benefits case manager Carlie VanWilligen ’89 is the Indianola with her husband Bob. chaplain for AMITA Alexian director of institutional research All four of their children are Brothers Center in Arlington at Grinnell College. Simpson graduates. Heights, IL. Additionally, she is an association faculty - lecturer at Brian Pick ’93 was recently Denise Ganfield Knaack ’83 Ashford University’s College of promoted to managing director retired from the teaching General Education. She earned for HelpSystems’ managed file profession. She earned her her Master of Business transfer business in Ashland, Master of Science in education Administration in 1992 from St. NE. Prior to the promotion, from Buena Vista University Ambrose University and Brian was HelpSystems’ Vice and currently resides in Pierson currently resides in Montezuma. President of Sales. with her husband, Robert. Paul Van Ast ’90 is the donor Todd Forret ’94 is a physical Charles Smith ’84 works for care coordinator for the San education teacher and coach for Genesis Health System and Gabriel Valley Habitat for the Indianola Community resides in LeClaire. Humanity in Monrovia, CA. School District. Susan Ervin Judkins Josten Daren ’91 and Julie Jardine ’85 is the client development Crawford ’91 reside in Calgary, director for RDG Planning and Alberta, Canada. Design in Des Moines. She was awarded the Industry Impact Christy Christenson Heller ’91 Award by the Iowa Commercial is the director of advancement Real Estate Association in for Bishop Miege High School September of 2019. This award in Roeland Park, KS. Christy is given to an individual who is and her husband, Joe Heller not a broker and who has ’91, president of HCI Energy influenced the industry. Susan’s Clay Hess ’95 is president of Meghan Kloubec Reutzel ’08 Webolution Designs and is a is a senior director of brand professor at Northcentral strategy at GoDaddy. She Technical College in Wausau, resides with her husband, Adam WI. He has earned his Master Reutzel ’09 in Ely. of Business Administration in e- technology from Columbia Meridith Sayler Swoyer ’09 is Southern University in 2008 and the chief operations officer for his Doctor of Education in Children’s Cancer Connection in Higher Learning Leadership Des Moines. from Bethel University in 2019. Sarah Hammel Bakula ’10 is Jenni Dunaway Grandgeorge an associate scientist for Zoetis ’97 started a new job as director, in Charles City. Total Rewards, for Farm Bureau Andrea Monroe Baker ’03 and Jennifer Ludemann ’10 is a Financial Services in West Des Andrew Baker ’04 are mental health therapist at Moines. Jenni and her husband missionaries living in Managua, Highland Meadows in Peter reside in Bondurant. Nicaragua working at the Rochester, MN. She recently Jenn Pfeifer-Malaney ’97 is Nehemiah Center and Nicaragua earned her Licensed the owner of McCoy True Value Christian Academy. Professional Clinical Counselor Hardware in Indianola. (LPCC) and holds a Master of Christopher Shaver ’05 was Arts in counseling and Amanda Clark ’01 is an promoted to Operational Risk psychological services from instructor of education at Manager at Wells Fargo and Saint Mary’s University of Central College. She earned her obtained his Certified Enterprise Minnesota. Ph.D. in Education from Drake Risk Professional (CERP) University in 2019. certification from the American Marianne Krause ’11 is Bankers Association in employed as a physical Sara Jensen Finnegan ’01 is a November of 2019. therapist. 7th grade science teacher for the Knoxville Community School Brady Buresh ’08 is the Leslie Downing DesCamps ’13 District. director of operations at the is a market insights analyst for University of Minnesota’s TCF Wellmark BlueCross Sarah Diehl Hatten ’02 is the Bank Stadium. Brady holds a BlueShield. wig master and makeup designer Master of Arts in sport for the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Management from Western Taylor Stockdale ’13 is a Illinois University. research scientist for Pacific Engineering, Inc. He earned his Sarah Burton Lindberg ’08 is Ph.D. in materials engineering the chaplain at Hennepin from the University of Healthcare in Minneapolis, MN. Nebraska-Lincoln in 2019. Elyse Novak ’08 is an English Kristina Roth-Klinck ’14 will as a second language teacher in earn her Master of Divinity at South Korea. She is pursuing Perkins School of Theology in her master’s degree in TESOL 2020. Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University. Courtney Lange Albers ’15 is Jim Mikulanec, John Lawlor, a K-8 music teacher for the Steve Montague, Terry Olsen, Diocese of Des Moines. Her Dan Kem, Jymm Oplt, Jake and her husband, Seth Albers Jacobsen, Terry Lillis, Bruce ’17, reside in West Des Moines. Wilson, Rich Collins, Sam Carrell, Don Beattie Stacie Kjellsen Dahlin ’15 is an administrative assistant for Drake Head Start in Des Joe Skow ’16 is a security Moines. project manager for Control Installations of Iowa. He and Alex Severn ’15 is the president his fiancée, Haylee, will be of Capitol Data Analytics in Des married on May 16, 2020, in Moines. Indianola, where they reside. Katie Eichelberger ’16 was Walker Mask ’17 earned a ATOs annual Cold Farts promoted by the Marine Master of Science in chemistry Dinner was held on January 9, Retailers Association of the from the University of Kentucky 2020, in the basement of the Americas to marketing in 2019. specialist. She resides in ATO Chapter House. Many Robbinsdale, MN. Madison Hermon Twadwell memories were shared (some ’18 is a K-12 art teacher for the true!) and it was a truly Abigail Golder ’16 is a Ph.D. Martensdale St. Marys wonderful evening. student at the College of Community School District. William and Mary and is Front Row (left to right) – employed by the Virginia Becky Cassat, Jan Collins, Cheri Institute of Marine Science.