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f you have been on campus lately or have visited the SBU website, you will have seen our

mission statement. As one of the newest staff members to arrive on campus, I immediately

sensed that SBU’s faculty, staff, students, parents, and alumni truly embrace this as a personal

mission. As a marketing and communications specialist, I tend to see the world in terms of

products and their benefits to the consumer. I have quickly learned that the product at SBU is

a first-rate education. The many benefits of this caring, Christian academic community are

what I am excited about promoting to our customers or students!

SBU is a hidden gem here in the Ozarks. I am eager and anxious

to begin telling the stories. Have you heard about the successes of

our students and alumni in academics, art, business, computers,

debate, music, and athletics? Have you heard about the accomplish-

ments of our faculty? Have you heard about our staff commitment

to excellent customer service? Have you heard about the servant

leadership exhibited during the many mission projects at home

and abroad that have been undertaken by SBU people? If not, you

soon will!

Do you have a story to tell about SBU? Has the university

touched you or your family in a special way? Has the perspective of

a Christian education changed your life in a positive way? Please

share your story with us. You can help us spread the word about the

many benefits of an SBU education and a community that cares.

As I work to develop an integrative marketing plan for our uni-

versity, I will keep the mission statement by my side. My commit-

ment is to measure everything we do in communicating the message

of SBU against our mission. What I have learned so far is that we

have good news to tell! In fact, you will read about some of it in this issue of SBU Life.

As SBU faculty and staff members endeavor to live out our mission and model servant

leadership to our students, we look toward Christ as the perfect example of spreading the

Good News. Ultimately, if we keep Christ in focus, we will be successful in our mission of

preparing students to be servant leaders in a global society, and we will be successful in the Great

Commission, too.

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to

Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8, NKJV) n

Sharina SmithSenior Director of

Marketing andCommunications

Editor, SBU Life

Telling the Good News

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Newsmagazine of Southwest Baptist University

President’s Report 2005Included in the President’s Report is theHonor Roll of Donors

Keeping in TouchFind out what SBU alumni do after graduation.

C O N T E N T S

SBU Awards TwoHonoraryDoctorates duringFounders' Day,March 13

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Enter His Courts With PraiseThe men's basketball teamwon the MIAA regular seasonchampionship and the MIAATournament championship.

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RegularFeaturesPresident’s Message...........2

Update...........................3-7

Sports.........................10-12

Keeping in Touch....................25-35

Calendar ....................inside back cover

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arch madness is past, spring is in full-bloom here in Bolivar, and our hearts are filled with grati-tude for God’s many blessings on SBU. I am especially pleased to announce that we have metand surpassed our goals for the Partners in Excellence campaign. A total of $62.5 million has been committed to SBU during the Partners in Excellence campaign, the most successfulcampaign in the university’s history. As a result, you might not recognize the SBU campus the

next time you visit! The success of the campaign has made it possible for us to complete several constructionprojects and beautify our grounds. What a tremendous difference the campaign gifts have made to ouruniversity’s quality of life and learning!

Projects that have been completed as a result of the campaign include:n The Jane and Ken Meyer Wellness and Sports Centern The Jester Learning and Performance Center n The Plaster Athletic Centern The Dwain and Donna Hammons Center for Facilities Excellence, which provides

space for the physical plant staffn The John Bryant Tennis Centern Beasley, Landon, and Leslie Hall renovationsn Purchase of Maple Tree Apartmentsn Renovation of The Casebolt Science and Library building on the Stufflebam

Campus into apartmentsn The Myrtle Glass Learning Center-Mountain View Campusn The Gott Center for Christian Higher Education-Salem Campus n The Killian Health Centern The Awad Memorial Garden n The Allen Walk of Life and many other landscaping and parking lot projects

Another blessing as a result of the Partners in Excellence campaign is the continuinggrowth of the endowment. Endowment growth is important as it will enhance theuniversity’s ability to build a better future.

The immediate future looks bright as our growth prospects for next year’s incomingclass are very encouraging. To date we have received more than 1,300 applications foradmission. To put that number into perspective, we received a total of 991 applications last year!

I feel incredibly blessed to represent an institution that shows its Christian faith by investing in the nextgeneration of servant leaders. I also feel blessed to be part of a university that has as the heart of its mission adesire to remain a Christ-centered, caring academic community. At the Founders’ Day Chapel in March,Dr. Dave Martin, BA 1971, spoke about the ministry of our students while he was an undergraduate hereat SBU. By their living as a model of Christ’s compassion and befriending a struggling student, they helpedwin Dr. Martin’s heart for Christ. He is now a living example of SBU’s impact on young lives as he pastorsConcord Baptist Church in St. Louis.

As you read through the stories in this issue of SBU Life, keep in mind that we are very excited about thesuccesses of our current students, faculty and staff, but we are most joyful when we hear stories about thesuccesses of our alumni. It is the stories of hearts won to Christ by SBU graduates and students witnessingon the mission field and on our own campus that make the effort of campaigns like Partners in Excellenceworthwhile. My wife, Judy, and I thank you for being a partner in the excellent work undertaken by theSouthwest Baptist University family.

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C. Pat TaylorPresident

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During the Founders’ Day service, retiredfaculty and staff were recognized. Dr.David Martin, SBU Class of 1971 and

Senior Pastor of Concord Baptist Church, St.Louis, was the featured speaker.

Frank Claiborne received a doctor of divinitydegree. Claiborne, a retired pastor, is a member ofthe SWBC Class of 1949. In 1975, he was award-ed the Life Service Award by SBU. Claiborne hasdegrees from Ouachita Baptist University andCentral Baptist Seminary. He began serving as apastor in 1947 and has started at least 48 SouthernBaptist churches. He also has served as director ofmissions for several Southern Baptist associations,and, for six years, he served as a church starterstrategist for the Home Mission Board for theKansas-Nebraska Southern Baptist Convention.Claiborne has served as chaplain and as president ofvolunteer hospice organizations in several commu-nities; as charter president of the Kiwanis Club ofRepublic, Mo.; and, for the past 12 years, as charterquartermaster of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post11242. He and his wife, Ida Vee, have been mar-ried for more than 55 years and have three chil-dren, seven grandchildren, and three great-grand-children.

Dianna Lowe received a doctor of businessdegree. Lowe is a former SBU trustee who servedfrom 1982-1985 and was a member of the build-ing and grounds committee. She and her husband,Carl, are the former owners of Lowe Industries ofLebanon, a successful business in which the Lowescreated and marketed a full line of small to mid-sized boats. In 1993, Mrs. Lowe was appointed byGovernor Carnahan to serve on the MissouriBusiness Council. Over the past 25 years, she andCarl have been major contributors to SBU. TheLowes are active members of the First BaptistChurch of Lebanon.

The Southwest Baptist University speech anddebate team earned several awards in theannual Missouri State (MAFA) Forensics

tournament held at Drury University, Feb. 17-19.The event involved 12 participating colleges and uni-versities from across the state. In overall team awardsat the tournament, SBU finished third in debatesweepstakes and first in individual events, and claimedthe first place overall sweepstakes ranking by a verynarrow margin. In the individual student pentathlon,David VanBebber of Riley, Kan. ranked fourthamong the tournament’s list of top ten speakers.

One of the best achievements for SBU was the

finish of the novice division debate teams. SpeakersBen Burns, Springfield, Mo.; Vandi Eslit, Riley,Kan.; Andrew Seley, Clay Center, Kan.; DanielWilson, Clinton, Mo. and VanBebber were the topranking speakers in their division, RachelAmmerman, Paola, Kan., was ranked as seventhspeaker in the open division.

Other individual accomplishments for SBUincluded Ammerman placing third in poetry andAmy Bopp, Topeka, Kan., finishing fourth in poetryand second in communication analysis. Burns wasfifth in oration and Jordan Compton earned third inafter dinner speaking as well as dramatic interpreta-

Two Honorary Doctorates AwardedDuring Founders’ Day, March 13

SBUUPDATE

Dianna Lowe and Frank Claiborne received honorary doctorates during the Founders’ Daychapel service.

SBU Speech and Debate Earn Awards atAnnual Missouri Tournament

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SBUUPDATE

Southwest BaptistUniversity’s Departmentof Computer and

Information Sciencesannounced that DanNeumann, AssociateProfessor of Computer andInformation Sciences, hasembarked on a researchproject to compare 64-bitplatform capabilities.According to Neumann,current computing environ-ments are on the brink of amajor change in processingstructure.

Neumann’s research willinclude building a platformusing a 64-bit processor fromAMD. A multi-boot environ-ment will allow the use of allthe current 64-bit operatingsystems as well as both appli-cations and development tools that can utilize theseplatforms. This method will allow Neumann to

engineer various softwaresystems for the purpose oftesting the platform.

The two major operatingsystem platforms, MicrosoftWindows and Unix (Linux)have standardized its softwarefor these chipsets. AMD hasintroduced the Athlon 64and the Opteron system, andApple has produced systemswith a 64-bit, dual core G5processor. As a result of this,operating systems and appli-cation developers have begunto produce software that canutilize these new processors.

Southwest BaptistUniversity’s Department ofComputer and InformationSciences has garneredmultiple national awards inthe last two years. It is housed

in the nationally ranked College of Business andComputer Science.

SBU Hires NewMarketingDirector, NamesNew Director ofEstate Planning

SBU CIS Department AnnouncedApproval of 64-bit Platform Research Project

SBU Speech and Debate Successful in KansasWesleyan Tournament

The SBU speech and debate team competed atthe annual forensics tournament hosted byKansas Wesleyan University Feb. 3-4 in

Salina, Kan. The following nine students comprisedthe team: Ben Burns, Springfield, Mo.; Kari Clark,Hot Springs Village, Ark.; Vandi Eslit, Riley, Kan.;Jessica Kershner, Nixa, Mo.; Sean McCormack,Overland Park, Kan.; Chris Miller, Kansas City, Mo.;Nathan Ross, Riley, Kan.; David VanBebber, Riley,Kan.; and Daniel Wilson, Clinton, Mo.

In overall team awards, SBU placed fourth indebate sweepstakes and second in individual event tab-ulations. In the category requiring school participationin both debate and individual speaking, SBU finishedwith the first place sweepstakes recognition. Other topfinishing programs included John Brown University,

Hutchinson College, and Webster University.Some achievements for the SBU team included

debate quarterfinal advances by teams Wilson andEslit; Ross and VanBebber; and Burns, who pairedwith a Kansas Wesleyan speaker. Top debate speakersfrom SBU included novice speakers Wilson (3rd),Burns (4th), and McCormack (6th) in the open divi-sion.

In individual events, Eslit and Kershner placedsecond in duo interpretation, and VanBebber andRoss finished third. Ross, advancing in five events,placed first in both prose and dramatic interpretationand fourth in both after-dinner speaking and pro-gram oral interpretation. Ross also was awarded thefourth place overall individual event accumulationsfor students competing in at least four events.

During its winter Board of Trustees meet-ing Feb. 7, Southwest Baptist Universityannounced the hiring of a new director

of marketing and communications, as well as thepromotion of one employee to the position ofdirector of estate planning.

Sharina Smith began working as SBU’s seniordirector of marketing and communications on

Feb. 13. Smith, a resi-dent of Springfield,Mo., formerly of WestPlains, graduated fromBryn Mawr College inPhiladelphia, Pa., witha bachelor’s degree inEnglish literature, andfrom West ChesterUniversity ofPennsylvania with an

MSA in leadership for women. Smith comes toSBU from the administrative staff of RidgecrestBaptist Church in Springfield.

The office of marketing and communicationswas formerly the office of public relations and wasa part of SBU’s development area. The new officeof marketing and communications will be part ofthe University’s enrollment management area, and

it also will include thedepartment of alumniservices.

Steve Whisler hasbeen promoted to theposition of director ofestate planning, replac-ing Bob Ingold, whoretired duringDecember. Whisler hasworked in the SBU

development area since 1989 and most recentlyserved as director of church relations. From 1976to 1981 he served on SBU’s music faculty. He is a’71 SBU graduate and also holds a master of musicdegree from the University of Missouri-KansasCity Conservatory of Music. As director of estateplanning, Whisler will continue to serve in thedevelopment office. Whisler is a resident of Bolivar.

Dan Neumann, Associate Professor ofComputer and Information Sciences

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One of Southwest Baptist University’s ownbecame part of the Missouri Sports Hall ofFame February 12 as former player and

coach Lynn Nance was inducted for his careeraccomplishments. Nance played basketball as astudent and returned to coach at SBU.

Nance, a native of Granby, Mo., was inductedinto the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday,Feb. 12, in Springfield, Mo. He came to SBU whenthe University was still a junior college and playedfor the Bearcats in the 1961-62 and 1962-63 sea-sons. In those two seasons, he became a junior col-lege All-American. He received his A.A. degree fromSouthwest Baptist College and went on to play twoyears at the University of Washington, where he wasvoted all-PAC 8 and an honorable mention all-American. His playing career then continued in the

NBA when he was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks.SBU presented Nance the SBU Life Service

Award in 1976 and inducted him into the SBUSports Hall of Fame in 1983. In 1996, he returnedto SBU when he was hired as head men’s basketballcoach. He coached the Bearcats for three seasons,compiling a 36-42 record, and made the MIAATournament in the 1997-98 season.

His coaching career has been very successful inboth NCAA Division I and II. He won an NCAADivision II national championship in 1984 atCentral Missouri State when his team defeated St.Augustine, 81-77. He left CMSU with an overallrecord of 114-35 and was named the NCAADivision II “Coach of the Year” and MIAA “Coachof the Year” for his 1984 season.

He has made other head coaching stops at Iowa

State University, St. Mary’s College, and theUniversity of Washington. He has coached in theWest Coast Athletic Conference and PAC 8. Whileat St. Mary’s, he guided his team to a 61-25 recordin three years and to a NCAA Division ITournament berth. He finished the season with theteam ranked #15. He also has been an assistantcoach at the University of Kentucky, the Universityof Washington, and Fresno State.

Nance was inducted with 13 other honoreesincluding St. Louis Cardinals’ manager TonyLaRussa and former Kansas State head football coachBill Synder. Nance’s 1984 CMSU men’s basketballteam also was inducted into the Hall of Fame for itsnational championship win.

Dr. Ben Witherington, professor of NewTestament at Asbury Theological Seminaryin Wilmore, Ky., was the featured speaker

for the 2006 Staley Lectures, which were held atSouthwest Baptist University Monday, Jan. 30 -Wednesday, Feb. 1.

Witherington earned his undergraduate degree atthe University of North Carolina and his Master ofDivinity degree from Gordon-Conwell TheologicalSeminary in South Hamilton, Mass. He holds aPh.D. from the University of Durham in England.Witherington has taught at five different institutions

of higher learning, and for the last decade has taughtat Asbury Theological Seminary.

A prolific writer, Witherington has published six-teen books and six commentaries. The magazineChristianity Today selected his book The Jesus Quest asthe top biblical studies book of 1995.

Witherington has provided a scholarly critique ofthe controversial “Jesus Seminar.” He was recentlyfeatured in a CBS television production, “TheMystery of Christmas,” which was filmed on site inIsrael and broadcast nationally during the weekbefore Christmas. Witherington holds memberships

in the Society of Biblical Literature and the Societyfor the Study of the New Testament, among otherrecognized professional organizations.

Witherington titled the 2006 Staley Lectures “OnDispensing with Dispensationalism.” In the lectures,he challenged many popular misinterpretations ofthe book of Revelation, such as those popularized inthe Left Behind series of books. During his twochapel sermons, Witherington offered a fresh inter-pretation of Revelation.

Nance Inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame

2006 Staley Lectures Features Nationally Recognized Theologian

SBU’s Faculty Member Named “NationalProfessor of the Year”

SBU Communication Arts Assistant ProfessorJoshua Compton was named OutstandingProfessor of the Year for 2005 by the National

Speakers Association. Compton is chair of the com-munication arts department and has been associatecoach of SBU’s nationally acclaimed forensics team.He earned a bachelor’s degree from SBU in 1997 andlater received a master’s degree from Missouri StateUniversity and a doctorate from the University of

Oklahoma. Compton has been on the SBU facultysince 1998. Other recent accomplishments ofCompton’s include being named chair of the Bob R.Derryberry School of Communication Arts, presentingan original research paper at the 2005 InternationalCommunication Association conference and the 2005Midwest Political Science Conference, and serving asa guest lecturer for the Department of Defense JointCourses in Communication.

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SBUUPDATE

SBU Business and Computer ScienceStudents Test Among Best in Nation

Students in SBU’s College of Business andComputer Science (COBACS) have proventhemselves among the best in the nation in terms

of business knowledge, scoring at or above 90 percentof all students who take the nationally administered“Major Field Assessment Test” (MFT) in business.

Each graduating class in leading business schoolsand programs throughout the nation completes theMFT, which is given to more than 80,000 businessmajors each year at more than 470 institutions.

Designed and scored by the Educational TestingService (ETS), the same organization that adminis-ters the ACT, the MFT scores students and theirrespective business school or program in eight busi-ness disciplines including accounting, economics,management, quantitative skills, finance, marketing,

legal environment, and international business. In themost recently administered test, ETS reported thatSBU students scored in the 90th percentile.

SBU’s College of Business and Computer Sciencestrives to create a rigorous academic program in adecidedly Christian environment. This gives SBUgraduates an edge in the marketplace. In addition tobeing intellectually prepared for their careers, gradu-ates leaving SBU also are emotionally and spirituallyprepared to be servant leaders with integrity in thebusiness world.

SBU’s students have scored in the top 90th per-centile on the MFT for three consecutive graduatingclasses and have scored above the 83rd percentile on the MFT with nine of the last twelve graduatingclasses.

An original work by Dr. WilliamHooper, Southwest BaptistUniversity professor of music

emeritus, was performed at the RegionSix Conference of Society ofComposers, Inc. in February 2006.Hooper’s piece, “Quintandra,” was writ-ten for brass quintet and was performedduring the conference, Feb. 9-11 at RiceUniversity in Houston, Texas.

Hooper has composed more than 60published choral pieces and six publishedcantatas. In addition, he has composed numerous

instrumental and keyboard pieces. In1973 he wrote incidental music forAnouhil’s “Becket,” produced by LePetite Theatre du Vieux Careé in NewOrleans, La.

Hooper also is the author of fourbooks and was the winner of the DeliusComposition Contest in 1973 and theNew Times Composition Contest in1974. Dr. Hooper is listed in thenewest editions of Who’s Who inAmerica and Intellectual Leaders of the20th Century.

Hooper Has Original Work Performed atComposers’ Conference

SBU Named One of The Top 10 ChristianBusiness Schools of 2005

SBU was named one of the Top 10 ChristianBusiness Schools of 2005 by Business ReformMagazine in its September/October 2005 issue,

placing in two of four categories: Top 10 BusinessFaculty and Top 10 Best Job Placements. Selectionsfor “Top 10 Business Faculty” were chosen based onhow much marketplace experience or business own-

ership was evident among the professors and teach-ing staff. Selections for “Top 10 Best Job Placements”were chosen based on how well students are integrat-ed into the workforce after their time in college. SBUwas the only university in Missouri to be named toany of the categories in Business Reform Magazine’sCollege Rankings 2005.

Faculty & StaffHonored at 2005Christmas Banquet

At its annual employee Christmas ban-quet Dec. 8, SBU recognized BradGamble, director of financial aid,

and Dr. Robert Glasgow, associate professorof mathematics, with the prestigious “LifeBeautiful Award.” The University also recog-nized 43 other employees for dedicating acombined 645 years of service to theUniversity.

The designation “Life Beautiful” is thehighest honor a person can receive atSouthwest Baptist University. Each year at theemployee Christmas banquet, SBU honors afaculty member and a staff member whoexemplify a “Life Beautiful.” Similarly, eachyear at spring commencement, two graduat-ing seniors are chosen by the faculty as bestexemplifying a “Life Beautiful.”

The Faculty Life Beautiful Award wasestablished in 1987. To be eligible for the fac-ulty Life Beautiful Award, a faculty membermust have been employed at SBU for fourconsecutive years, have full-time faculty statusand teach a minimum of six hours per semes-ter during the academic year.

Glasgow has been a member of SBU’s fac-ulty since 1989. He is a 1984 SBU graduateand has a master’s degree from Pittsburg StateUniversity and a doctorate from theUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. He and hiswife, Betty, have two daughters, Melody andAlyssa.

In 1992 the Staff Life Beautiful Award wasadded to the list of annual awards presentedat SBU. In contrast to the Faculty LifeBeautiful Award, anyone on campus cannominate individuals for the staff award. Tobe eligible for the Staff Life Beautiful Award,a staff member must have been employed atSBU for four consecutive years in a non-fac-ulty position.

Gamble, who graduated from SBU in1982, has worked at SBU since 1983 and hasbeen director of financial aid since spring2000. He currently volunteers as the sponsorof SBU’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity.He and his wife, Debbie, have three children,Rachel, Brittany, and Jessie.

Dr. William Hooper

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SBUUPDATE

Neal Cross, assistant director of instructionaltechnology at Southwest Baptist University,was awarded a Jane N. Ryland Fellowship

for 2006 by EDUCAUSE, the pre-eminent associa-tion for higher education information technologyprofessionals.

The EDUCAUSE Ryland Fellowship programwas established to expand opportunities for informa-tion technology professionals to attend EDUCAUSEevents, thus helping to build future leaders.Fellowships recognize a combination of past achieve-ment, personal and institutional commitment, poten-tial benefit, and financial need.

The program bears the name of Jane N. Ryland,who, as president of EDUCAUSE from 1986 to1998, recognized the importance of educational pro-grams to support and develop information technolo-gy professionals throughout higher education.

Cross has been with Southwest Baptist Universityfor 10 years. He lives in Bolivar with his wife, Betsey,and daughters, Sara and Emily.

Cross Wins PrestigiousJane N. RylandFellowshipDuring fall 2005, 12 intercultural studies

majors participated in the Semester Abroadprogram. These students ministered in

Ecuador, West Africa, and India as well as in thePacific Rim countries of Taiwan, the Philippines, andIndonesia. During summer 2005 more than 150SBU students traveled to mission trip destinationsincluding: Egypt, Thailand, Morocco, SanDiego/Tijuana, and Corsica.

The Office of Student Life also has sponsorednumerous volunteer opportunities for students andemployees, including a trip to assist with filming anepisode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Editionbenefiting Camp Barnabas, a local Christian summercamp for people with medical, physical or develop-mental disabilities and their siblings. Students andstaff also answered phones for the 2005 MDATelethon held over Labor Day weekend. In addition,the university assisted in relief efforts for the victimsof Hurricane Katrina. Students collected donations,ran a benefit car wash, donated t-shirts, collectedsupplies for hygiene kits, and helped box items forConvoy of Hope.

Board of TrusteesMeets Feb. 6-7

During its winter Board of Trustees meetingFeb. 7, Southwest Baptist Universityapproved two individuals to receive hon-

orary doctorates from the University during theFounders’ Day ceremony on March 13.

In other Board action, the trustees approvedtenure, promotion, and senior sabbatical recommen-dations for fall 2006. The following faculty membershave received tenure effective for the 2006 fall semes-ter: Martha Baker, St. John’s College of Nursing andHealth Sciences; Joshua Compton, Geneva CaseboltCollege of Music, Arts & Letters; Dwight Haun,Lewis E. Schollian College of Education and SocialSciences; and Rodger Minatra, College of Businessand Computer Science

The trustees also passed a resolution acknowledg-ing the importance of increasing the wages andsalaries of the University’s faculty and staff andapproved a University plan to improve wages andsalaries in the next fiscal year.

The next trustee meeting is scheduled for May 8-9, 2006.Students and Employees Embrace

Global Society during 2005

Bethany Worrell and Lebou child in Senegal

Taby Lane, Hilary Tanck with Philippine University students

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nter his courts with praise. This phrasegraces a poster in SBU Head BasketballCoach Jeff Guiot’s office and would seem tobe the theme for the team as they haveheard the rafters raised in the Meyer SportsCenter game after game this season. The

Bearcats praise-worthy team has praise for their fans andcoaches as well, but most importantly, they praise Godfor their victories on and off the court.

In a recent interview, Senior Deon Davis, LosAngeles, Calif., said “God has definitely played a role inour season. One of the verses for us has been ‘I can doall things through Christ who strengthens me,’Philippians 4:13. That carried us through a few gameswe shouldn’t have won, but we won on last-second

shots. We’ve got unity on the team. We don’t have prob-lems being against each other.” Around the team room,all the players nodded as Davis acknowledged God’shand on their team.

Senior Frans Steyn, Pretoria, So. Africa, had a morepersonal testimony to share. “I believe God led me herefor a reason. I got saved at my old school, but I was onand off again. I got here and saw people living a lifecommitted to Christ. Since I’m married, I don’t get tohang out with the guys as much, but I still feel like fami-ly and one of the guys. They even came to see me getbaptized. Here, I’ve made a real commitment to Christ.”

Junior Owen Newman, Cave Junction, Or., alsoshared from the heart about what God has done in hislife while at SBU. “I came from a background where

EEnter his gates withthanksgiving; go intohis courts with praise.Give thanks to himand bless his name.(Psalm 100:4, NLT)

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religion was forced on me. I tend to doubt things. Iwas skeptical of the Bible. I think God brought mehere to open me to the Bible and help me see thetruth – introduce me to the Light. Everybody sins,but I wasn’t walking in Jesus’ footsteps. At Biblestudy at Coach’s house on Sunday nights, we have alot of great discussions there and over lunch. I gotto see Franz get baptized at Wellspring Church.”

Bolivar native, freshman Colt Blair said he feltblessed to be a part of theteam, too. “When I wasdeciding on college, at first Ididn’t want to come here, Iwanted to get away fromhome. Being close to homehas been a blessing, becausemy parents got to come toevery game. You’re not goingto find a better atmosphere toplay ball than here.”

Coach Guiot’s approach tocoaching basketball has beencriticized for its intensity, buthe also earned praise from histeam members. “The coach-ing staff really cares for us,”said Senior Sheldon Pace, LosAngeles, Calif. “You don’t getthat at other schools. Cominghere you feel the coaches carethat your head is in the rightdirection.”

Newman said, “I’ve heard[criticism] about the intensity ofcoach at games, but we know heloves and cares about us.” Steynadded, “‘Play hard’ was coach’smain thing. He’d say, ‘Do theright thing. We can’t control theoutcome.’ Coach measures suc-cess not by us winning thenational championship but by uscoming to Christ.”

SBU fans’ loyal support was acknowledged by allof the team members. Davis said, “The Sixth ManClub, the alumni, and everyone who supports us,who welcomes us into their homes, they’re not justconcerned with what we do on court. They’re con-cerned about us being Christian. We appreciate allthat’s been done for us.”

In a separate interview, Coach Guiot laughedwhen his on-court intensity was mentioned, butthen he turned serious. “When you go to war, the

general doesn’t say, ‘Hey, bend down, they’re shoot-ing at you.’ He yells, “Get down!’ It’s the same oncourt,” Guiot said. “Sometimes I need to get theirattention. The team knows that everybody caredabout everybody out there. We built trust andgenuine care.”

Guiot, too, praised the SBU fans for their sup-port this season, “Our fans have been second tonone. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of

something this special? The student body knowshow much the athletes appreciate their support.The athletes really appreciate them. We came upshort on our last game. We lost two of our seniorswith injuries, but God has been with us this season.He has really blessed us.”

Guiot said the team members have a requiredBible study every Sunday night at 9 p.m.“Everybody contributes. Everybody speaks. Thecoaches learn as much as the players. We’ve had areally special year, but 100 years from now, if we’re

not all in heaven playing basketball, it won’t matter.You can get caught up in the season in our basket-ball world. Games like Sunday [on March 12 whenthe SBU Bearcats lost to Northwest Missouri StateUniversity Bearcats in the NCAA semifinals by ascore of 83-80.] help us keep our priorities in line.”

“We want to grow spiritually not just athletically.The spiritual growth makes me prouder than our27-5 record. The SBU basketball program was

down when I interviewedhere. They asked me if wecould win as the only privateChristian school in a state-funded school league. I said,‘We’ve got God on our side,and you’re asking me if wecan win!?’ My God is biggerthan this league.”

Guiot said he felt theHoly Spirit gave the teamcertain scriptures for the year.For accountability: As ironsharpens iron, a friend sharp-ens a friend. (Proverbs 27: 7,NLT). For obedience: Youwill be blessed wherever yougo, both in coming and ingoing. (Deuteronomy 28:6,NLT). For faith: So, you see,it is impossible to please Godwithout faith. Anyone whowants to come to him mustbelieve that there is a God andthat he rewards those who sin-cerely seek him. (Hebrews11:6, NLT). For faith with-out works: So you see, it isn’tenough just to have faith.Faith that doesn’t show itselfby good deeds is no faith atall—it is dead and useless(James 2:17, NLT).

Guiot said. “It has been a special year frombeginning to end. God was with us. For next year,we pray every day that God brings our team togeth-er. This year He brought the team from SouthAfrica, Los Angeles, New York, local kids. We wantall His blessings for next year. I could give you a tes-timonial for each kid that’s here. You’ve got to bespiritually dead to not have seen God at work herethis year.” n

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We’ve had a really special year, but 100years from now, if we’re not all in heaven

playing basketball, it won’t matter.–Coach Jeff Guiot

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FootballUnder first-year head coach Jack Peavey, the

Bearcats played with a positive attitude and finishedwith a 3-8 record. The team worked toward astronger program with improvement in every game.This season also brought many new offensive recordsin the SBU records book.

Individually, senior Joey Maiwelmal (Lone Oak,Texas) garnered several awards for his play ondefense. He was named all-MIAA second-team andwas the MIAA Player of the Week. He was the onlyMIAA player to record 20 or more tackles in onegame and was also named to the Don Hansen all-Southwest Region third-team. His 23 tackles vs. Central Missouri State is a new SBU record fortackles in a game.

Junior Mark Talbert (China Spring, Texas) wasalso named to the all-MIAA second team at offensivetackle. Six others were named all-MIAA honorablemention with five being on offense: Robert Clardy –QB (Marshfield, Mo.), Moine Nicholson – RB(Louisville, Miss.), Rony Santil - WR (DelrayBeach, Fla.), Nick Smart – WR (Marionville, Mo.),Chris Gardener – OL (Keller, Texas), and ClintCarroz – DL (New London, Mo.).

The SBU coaches have signed more than 40 newplayers for the 2006 season as the program continuesto improve.

VolleyballThe Lady Bearcats made forward strides in the

program as three players were named all-MIAA.Freshman Whitney Stare (Allen, Texas), sophomoreChelsea Kenney (Stockton, Mo.), and junior MistiBaser (Gerald, Mo.) all received all-MIAA honorablemention status. For Kenney, it was her secondconsecutive year to receive all-MIAA honorablemention.

In the MIAA, SBU had several individuals finishin the top 10: Stare was fifth in kills; Kenney wassixth in assists (1,152); Candace Zane was third inservice aces (47), and Misti Baser was third in digs(612).Finishing with a 4-30 record, SBU made positivemoves forward this year. Head coach Leslie Howehad a young team on the court as they only had one

senior. The freshmen class made an immediateimpact as Stare broke the SBU single season recordfor kills with 456. Ashley Sutyak (Lenexa, Kan.) had181 kills while Shyrah Perry (Fair Grove, Mo.)recorded 192 digs.

Howe has already signed three more outstandingathletes for next season and has everyone returningfrom the 2005 team.

Women’s SoccerPlaying in several close matches for the 2005 sea-

son, the Bearcats finished with a 4-9-4 record. In theroller coaster ride season under first-year head coachBen Wade, SBU lost seven of their nine matches byone goal and played in eight overtime games. In the

highly competitive MIAA, SBU finished 7th overallbut had a key win over #16 Missouri Southern andtied eventual MIAA Champion Truman State, 0-0,in two overtimes.

Senior Priscilla Duncan (Auckland, New Zealand)was named all-MIAA first-team for the second time.She netted the game winning goal vs. CentralMissouri State on October 19.

Four other players were named to the all-MIAAhonorable mention team: Adrienne Johnson(Springfield, Mo.), Valerie Chaston (Kearney, Mo.),Jenny Jaggard (Minden, Nev.), and Atefeh Heivary(London, England). Heivary also claimed MIAAPlayer of the Week honors.

Wade is looking forward to a bright future atSBU as he has signed 23 new players for the 2006season.

Cross CountryThe men’s and women’s cross country teams had

their best showing of the year in the final meet at theSouth Central Regional. The women finished 8th

out of 18 teams, and Amy Broadhurst (Raymore,

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Mo.) finished 10th to be named all-Region.Finishing 12th out of 15 teams, freshman MichaelPierce (Gladstone, Mo.) led the Bearcats with a 14th

place finish.SBU ran in five meets, counting the regional

meet, and made improvements in each meet. In theMIAA Championship, the men finished sixth whilethe women were seventh. Broadhurst claimed all-MIAA honors with an 8th place finish.

Head coach Jeff DeLong, in his first year, will bebringing in 15 new runners next fall to push for aMIAA Championship

Men’s BasketballIn one of their finest years ever in the history of

the program, the Southwest Baptist UniversityBearcats won the MIAA regular season champi-onship, the MIAA Tournament championship, andthen hosted the NCAA Division II South Central

Regional with a #1 ranking. The MIAA champi-onships were a first in 15 years.

Leading the charge was all-American seniorSheldon Pace (Los Angeles, Calif.). Pace was theleader of this team that had the best start in the his-tory of the program at 14-0. He led SBU to as high

as #4 in the nation and to the NCAA Tournament.The Bearcats finished with a 27-5 record and were12-4 in the MIAA.

With their success came many individual awards.Pace picked up the majority of the awards as he wasnamed the MIAA MVP, MIAA Defensive Player ofthe Year, MIAA Tournament MVP, all-MIAA FirstTeam, all-MIAA Defensive Team, and all-MIAATournament team. He was also the MIAA Player ofthe Week four times. In the region, he was votedonto the all-South Central Region FirstTeam and theall-South Central Regional Tournament team. Hewas then voted onto the Daktronics NCAA DivisionII All-America second team. He finished 5th in thenation in assists and had the most assists in thenation in a game at 17 vs. Central Missouri State.With 268 assists and 70 steals, he set a new SBU sin-gle season record for assists and steals. Nationally, hewas one of only two NCAA Division II point guardsselected to compete for the Bob Cousy Award for thetop point guard in the nation.

Both Pace and Frans Steyn(Pretoria, South Africa) were select-ed to play in the inaugural NCAADivision II all-Star game inSpringfield, Massachusetts, duringthe national championship week-end. Steyn was named to the all-MIAA second team and the MIAAall-Defensive team. ClaimingMIAA Freshman of the Year wasColt Blair (Bolivar, Mo.).

Jeff Guiot, in only his secondseason, was named the NCAADivision II Bulletin Coach of theMonth for January. Guiot nowhas a 42-18 record at SBU andcoached SBU to their first NCAA Tournament winin 15 years.

Women’sBasketball

Replacing several key players from the 2004-05season, Jim Middleton put a young team on thecourt for the 2006 season. With senior AmberWheeler taking a medical redshirt, the Lady Bearcats

placed freshmen on the floor often.SBU started off with an 8-3 record for the year,

but with a strong MIAA schedule the Lady Bearcatsfinished the year at 10-17 and missed the MIAATournament for the first time in the Middleton era.

Junior Livia Brito (Sao Paulo, Brazil) was namedto the all-MIAA honorable mention team. SeniorCasey Beavers made the MIAA all-Defensive team.She finished 4th in steals (2.3 pg) and blocks (1.4 pg)and 5th in rebounding (7.3 pg) in the MIAA.

BaseballThe Bearcats are off to one of their best starts in

the Sam Berg era at 11-8. They started the season 9-4 before dropping three games to Augustana College(S.D.).

SBU has split three two-game series with ArkansasTech twice, and with Rockhurst. They have sweptthe series with Missouri Southern, to begin 2-0 in

the MIAA, and Bemidji State. With a 2-0 start inthe MIAA, the Bearcats are among the top teams inthe conference.

Junior Chris Martinez (Littleton, CO) was namedthe MIAA Hitter of the Week on March 21 with ahome run and nine RBI performances in threegames vs. Upper Iowa. Sophomore ZaneMontgomery (Ozark, Mo.) is off to a 7-0 record andneeds just three more wins to break the SBU singleseason record for wins.

MIAA play kicked into high gear after March 25when SBU finished the second half of the seasonagainst MIAA schools.

SoftballCindy Snead has the Bearcats playing much bet-

ter in her second season at SBU. The Bearcats areoff to a 10-10 start and are 1-3 in the MIAA.

SBU won three of their first four games of theyear in the Evangel Early Bird Classic with wins overConcordia, Williams Baptist, and Rogers State.After a loss to Mid-America Nazarene, they reeled offthree more wins for a 6-2 record.

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SBUSPORTSSCHEDULEGOLF3/27-38................Fort Hays State Inv. ...........................................................Hays, KS

4/3-4....................Missouri Western Inv. ............................................St. Joseph, MO.

4/10-11................Ironhorse Inv. .....................................................Overland Park, KS

4/17-18................MIAA Championships .........................................Blue Springs, MO

MEN’S TENNIS3/20.............Northwest Missouri State * ................Bolivar, MO ...................1:00 pm

3/21.............Johnson County C.C............................Bolivar, MO ..................3:00 pm

3/22.............Graceland College ..............................Bolivar, MO ................12:00 pm

3/24.............Rockhurst University ........................Kansas City, MO ..............2:00 pm

3/29.............Missouri State ..................................Springfield, MO ...............2:00 pm

4/1...............Truman State * ..................................Kirksville, MO ................1:00 pm

4/14-15........Univ. of Central Oklahoma Broncho Inv. ...Edmond, OK ........................TBA

4/18.............Drury University....................................Bolivar, MO ..................3:00 pm

4/22-23........MIAA Championships .......................St. Joseph, MO ......................TBA

5/5-6............NCAA Regional Tournament ....................TBA ................................TBA

5/10-13........NCAA National Tournament ...........Kansas CIty, MO .....................TBA

WOMEN’S TENNIS3/20.............Northwest Missouri State * ................Bolivar, MO ..................1:00 pm

3/21.............Johnson County C.C............................Bolivar, MO ..................3:00 pm

3/22.............Graceland College ..............................Bolivar, MO ................12:00 pm

3/23.............Lincoln Univ. ..................................Jefferson City, MO .............2:00 pm

3/25.............Missouri Western * .............................Bolivar, MO ...................1:00 pm

3/29.............Arkansas Tech ...................................Russellville, AR ................2:00 pm

4/1...............Truman State * ..................................Kirksville, MO ................1:00 pm

4/6...............Rockhurst Univ. ...................................Bolivar, MO ...................3:00 pm

4/8...............Drury Univ.........................................Springfield, MO ...............2:00 pm

4/11.............Evangel Univ.........................................Bolivar, MO ...................5:00 pm

4/14-15........Univ. of Central Oklahoma Broncho Inv. ...Edmond, OK ........................TBA

4/22-23........MIAA Championships .......................St. Joseph, MO ......................TBA

5/5-6............NCAA Regional Tournament ....................TBA ................................TBA

5/10-13........NCAA National Tournament ...........Kansas CIty, MO .....................TBA

BASEBALL3/24.............Minnesota St.-Mankato .......................Bolivar, MO .............12 pm (2/7)

3/25.............Minnesota St.-Mankato .......................Bolivar, MO .............12 pm (1/9)

3/28.............Central Missouri State Univ. * .............Bolivar, MO ........1 pm (1/7, 1/9)

3/29.............Univ. of Sioux Falls ..............................Bolivar, MO ...............2 pm (1/9)

4/1...............Pittsburg State University * ................Pittsburg, KS .......1 pm (1/7, 1/9)

4/7...............Missouri Western * ..........................St. Joseph, MO .....2 pm (1/7, 1/9)

4/8...............Missouri Western * ..........................St. Joseph, MO .....1 pm (1/7, 1/9)

4/14.............Washburn University * ........................Bolivar, MO ......12 pm (1/7, 1/9)

4/15.............Washburn University * ........................Bolivar, MO ......12 pm (1/7, 1/9)

4/18.............Pittsburg State University * .................Bolivar, MO ........1 pm (1/7, 1/9)

4/21.............Truman State University * .................Kirksville, MO ......1 pm (1/7, 1/9)

4/22.............Truman State University * .................Kirksville, MO ....12 pm (1/7, 1/9)

4/28.............Northwest Missouri State Univ. * ........Bolivar, MO .........1 pm (1/7,1/9)

4/29.............Northwest Missouri State Univ. * ........Bolivar, MO.......12 pm (1/7, 1/9)

5/2...............Central Missouri State Univ. * .......Warrensburg, MO ...3 pm (1/7, 1/9)

5/5...............Emporia State Univ. * ..........................Bolivar, Mo ....1:00pm (1/7, 1/9)

5/6...............Emporia State Univ. * ..........................Bolivar, Mo...12:00pm (1/7, 1/9)

5/12-14........MIAA Final Four Tournament.....................TBA ................................TBA

5/19-21........NCAA Central Region Tournament............TBA ................................TBA

SOFTBALL3/28.............Missouri Valley (DH) ............................Bolivar, MO .................1:00 p.m

3/30 ............at Central Missouri State * (DH) ....Warrensburg, MO ............3:00 p.m

4/1...............at Missouri Southern (DH) ...................Joplin, MO ..................2:00 p.m

4/3...............at Lincoln Univ. (DH) ......................Jefferson City, MO ............1:00 p.m

4/5...............at Rockhurst Univ. (DH) ...................Kansas City, MO ............3:00 p.m.

4/7...............at Truman State (DH) ........................Kirksville, MO ...............1:00 p.m

4/8...............at NW Missouri State (DH) ................Maryville, MO ...............2:00 p.m

4/11.............Central Missouri State (DH) ................Bolivar, MO .................2:00 p.m

4/13.............at Missouri Baptist (DH) .....................St. Louis, MO ...............2:00 p.m

4/15.............at Pittsburg State Tournament ...........Pittsburg, KS ........................TBA

Missouri Southern....................................................................9:00 a.m.

Pittsburg State ......................................................................10:30 a.m.

Missouri Valley .........................................................................1:00 p.m.

4/18.............Washburn Univ.* (DH) ........................Bolivar, MO .................2:00 p.m

4/19.............at Pittsburg State* (DH) .....................Pittsburg, KS ................2:00 p.m

4/21.............at Missouri Western* (DH) ...............St. Joseph, MO ..............4:00 p.m

4/24.............Lincoln Univ. (DH) ...............................Bolivar, MO ................2:00 p.m.

4/26 ............Missouri-Rolla (DH) .........................Bolivar, MO ...............2:00 p.m.

4/29.............at Central Missouri State Tournament, Warrensburg, MO

Nebraska-Omaha...................................................................10:00 a.m.

Missouri Western.....................................................................4:00 p.m.

5/5-6............at MIAA Tournament ....................Johnson County, KS ..................TBA

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FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 BUDGET - $33,506,771

Aux. Enterprises15.31%

Other 3.03%

Investment Return .16%

Gifts 1.94%

Missouri Baptist

Convention4.18%

Student Aid 3.30%

Tuition and Fees72.09%

General Institutional6.82%

Student Aid24.37%

Library - 2.80%

Student Services6.61%

Debt Retirement - 3.21%

Staff Benefits - 2.13%

Organized Activities5.24%

Instructional/Departmental

27.79%

Administration - 3.46%

Aux.Enterprises

10.32%

Operations/Maintenance7.24%

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Tuition/Fees .................................................................. $24,153,478

Missouri Baptist Convention ........................................... $1,400,000

Investment Return ................................................................$53,000

Gifts ...................................................................................$650,000

Student Aid .................................................................... $1,106,811

Auxiliary Services .............................................................$5,129,302

Other ..............................................................................$1,014,180

Total Revenue .............................................................. $33,506,771

EXPENDITURES

Instructional and Departmental....................................... $9,313,169

Organized Activities ........................................................ $1,757,005

Library ................................................................................$938,165

Student Services ..............................................................$2,214,012

Operations/Maintenance..................................................$2,426,046

Administration.................................................................$1,160,328

Staff Benefits......................................................................$714,796

General Institutional ........................................................$2,285,723

Student Aid .....................................................................$8,165,090

Debt Retirement ..............................................................$1,074,612

Auxiliary Services............................................................ $3,457,825

Total Expenditures ........................................................ $33,506,771

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DISTINGUISHEDLEADERSHIP CIRCLE

$5,000 AND ABOVE$5,000 and aboveMr. and Mrs. Clarence BarberDr. Elsie BlairDr. and Mrs. Jack BlaylockMr. and Mrs. Charles BrewerDr. and Mrs. Autry BrownMr. Bill CasterMr. and Mrs. Wayne ClarkMr. and Mrs. Ray ClintonMrs. Kathleen CraigDr. and Mrs. David CribbsMr. and Mrs. Darrol CribbsMr. and Mrs. Bill Darr Mr. and Mrs. Phil DorthMrs. Ardis DriskillMr. and Mrs. Jim EdwardsDr. and Mrs. Ron EvansDr. and Mrs. Don FahrniMr. and Mrs. Paul FarmerMr. and Mrs. James FerrellDr. and Mrs. David GlassDr. and Mrs. Wayne GottMr. and Mrs. Ronen GrazianiMrs. Bonnie HallMrs. Berniece HamiltonMr. and Mrs. Weldon HegleDr. and Mrs. Peter HerschendMs. Lou HerzogMr. and Mrs. Bill HoneycuttMr. and Mrs. Ken HoweMr. David HumphreysDr. and Mrs. Wayne HutchinsMr. and Mrs. Bob IngoldMerrill Jackson EstateMr. Russ JacksonMr. Woody JusticeDr. and Mrs. Bob KillianMr. Carl and Dr. Dianna LoweDr. Ken MeyerMrs. Billie MillerMr. and Mrs. Wesley Myers

Mr. and Mrs. Larry PaytonRev. Roy PfautchMr. and Mrs. Ed PinegarMr. and Mrs. Gene PughMr. and Mrs. Jody ShelenhamerDr. and Mrs. Jack ShewmakerDr. and Mrs. Edward SickafusMr. and Mrs. Bob SmithDr. and Mrs. Pat TaylorDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey TedrowMr. and Mrs. Terry ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Jack VinesMr. Jess WadeMr. and Mrs. Dwight WilmothMr. Stephen WisdomMr. and Mrs. Doug WisdomMs. Jennifer WisdomMr. and Mrs. Don Woods

PRESIDENT’SCOUNCIL

$1,000 - $4,999Mr. and Mrs. James AdamsDr. and Mrs. Art AllenMrs. Shirlene AllmanMr. Charles AnkromMr. and Mrs. Brian AsberryMr. and Mrs. Adam AustermannMr. and Mrs. Stephen BarkerMr. and Mrs. Herbert BarrittDr. and Mrs. Bing BayerDr. Ellen BellMr. Robert BergmanMrs. Norma BishopDr. and Mrs. Roy BluntMr. and Mrs. Bill BolerjackDr. Richard BrewerDr. and Mrs. Rex BrownMr. and Mrs. Gary BrownMr. John and Dr. Judy BryantMr. and Mrs. Mike BurlaMr. and Mrs. Mark BurnhamMr. and Mrs. Harold BurtonMr. and Mrs. Thomas Casady

Dr. and Mrs. Charles ChaneyDr. and Mrs. Ed ClarkDr. and Mrs. Brian ClontsMr. and Mrs. Steve ClurmanMr. and Mrs. Cal CokerMr. and Mrs. James CombsMr. and Mrs. Jerry CorsonMr. and Mrs. Bill CoxMs. Kim CribbsMr. and Mrs. Mike CribbsMr. and Mrs. Kevin CribbsMr. and Mrs. Jack CrowellMr. and Mrs. Darrell DanielsDr. Susan DebaucheDr. and Mrs. Bob DerryberryDr. and Mrs. Gordon DutileMr. W. EvansMr. and Mrs. Dale FeelerDr. and Mrs. Jack FellowsMr. and Mrs. Bill FinkMr. and Mrs. John FultonMs. Auwilda FunderburkDr. and Mrs. Harlie GallatinMrs. Sharon GarretsonMr. and Mrs. Glen GarrettMr. and Mrs. Bud GodfreyMr. and Mrs. Wes GottMr. and Mrs. Joe GrantMr. and Mrs. David GrantMr. and Mrs. Jim HalbrookMr. and Mrs. Jack HerschendMr. and Mrs. Duane HilemanDr. and Mrs. Larry HodgesDr. and Mrs. Dale HolleyDr. and Mrs. Bill HooperDr. and Mrs. Carl HuserDr. and Mrs. Zenas HutchesonDr. and Mrs. Gene HutchesonMr. and Mrs. Stanley JanssMr. and Mrs. Jerry JaredMr. Bill JesterDr. David JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Jim JonesDr. and Mrs. John JonesMr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones

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Mr. Rick and Dr. Janet JuhlinDr. and Mrs. Don JumpDr. and Mrs. Monte KahlerRev. and Mrs. Howard KarrMrs. Marsue KeathleyMr. Gary KelbDr. and Mrs. Elwood KelleyMr. and Mrs. Bob KiferMr. and Mrs. Joe KillianMr. and Mrs. Jay KirkseyDr. and Mrs. Bob KitchinMrs. Marilyn KulmusMs. Rhonda LandMr. and Mrs. Joe LangfordMr. and Mrs. Jerry LaymanMr. and Mrs. Craig LehmanDr. and Mrs. Ray LeiningerDr. and Mrs. Steve LeshDr. and Mrs. Joe LewisMr. and Mrs. Harry LinduffDr. and Mrs. Bill LittleMr. and Mrs. Eddie LollarMr. William MagersMs. Jamie MarrsDr. and Mrs. Steve MarshallMr. and Mrs. Leo MartinMr. and Mrs. Ron MaupinMrs. Carol McBroomMr. and Mrs. Al McCordLCDR and Mrs. John McGahaMs. Ethel McIndooMr. and Mrs. Daniel McLaughlinMr. and Mrs. Al McNattMr. J. C. MeadorMr. and Mrs. Jim MiddletonMr. and Mrs. Patrick MillerDr. Stephanie MillerMr. Steven MillerMr. and Mrs. Ian MillerMr. and Mrs. Paul MottMr. and Mrs. Loren MurrayMr. and Mrs. Ronald MyersDr. and Mrs. Frank MyersMr. and Mrs. Nathan NootMr. and Mrs. Reggie NootMrs. Marlena O’HernDr. Rosanne Osborne

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis OwensDr. Rose Mary OwensMr. and Mrs. Julian PaceMr. and Mrs. Keith ParminterMr. and Mrs. Kevin PattersonMr. Ed PenningtonMr. and Mrs. Marc PerimanMr. and Mrs. John PresleyMr. and Mrs. Scott RadfordMr. and Mrs. Billy RandlesMr. and Mrs. Dale RichieMr. and Mrs. Frederick Ricker, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Bill RobertsDr. and Mrs. Ken RollerMr. and Mrs. Robert RoseberryMr. and Mrs. Rod RussellMr. and Mrs. Steve SandersMr. and Mrs. Joel SchroederDr. and Mrs. Ben SellsDr. and Mrs. Charles SharpeDr. and Mrs. Joe SheltonMr. and Mrs. Steve ShipmanMiss Elaine SimpsonMr. and Mrs. Carl SingerDr. and Mrs. Ron SmithMr. Mike SmithDr. and Mrs. Dennis SmithMr. and Mrs. Jack SmothersMr. and Mrs. Jeff SparksDr. and Mrs. Don SpurgeonMr. and Mrs. George StegnerMr. and Mrs. Gerald StephensDr. and Mrs. Cary SummersDr. and Mrs. G H SurretteDr. and Mrs. Wilbur TappmeyerMr. and Mrs. Neal TaylorMr. and Mrs. Charles TaylorMr. Melvin ThenoBGEN Parker ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Donald TrickeyMr. and Mrs. Micheal VineyardMrs. Eva VorisMs. Nicky WardMr. Heath WatsonRev. and Mrs. Granville WatsonMr. and Mrs. Buell WeathersMr. and Mrs. Tom Welch

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence WhislerMr. and Mrs. Douglas WilliamsMrs. Nancy Zelle

PROVOST’S CLUB

$500 - $999Mr. and Mrs. Gib AdkinsMr. Ronald BauerMr. and Mrs. Bruce BettsMr. and Mrs. Robert BishopMr. and Mrs. Robert BoyntonDr. and Mrs. Alan BransonMr. and Mrs. Jim BrillMr. and Mrs. Connell BrownMrs. Zola BrowningMr. Paul ButlerMr. and Mrs. James CandlerRev. and Mrs. Nolan CarrierMr. and Mrs. Johnnie CarsonMr. Sanah ChungMs. Gail CloweDr. and Mrs. Dan CochranMr. John and Dr. Ronda CredilleMr. and Mrs. Darren Crowder Dr. and Mrs. John DowdyMr. and Mrs. Bowen DuffyMr. and Mrs. Tim EricksonMr. and Mrs. C. B. FenterMr. and Mrs. Marty GarrisonDr. and Mrs. T. W. GarrisonDr. Michael GibsonDr. Betty Gipson Mr. and Mrs. Robert GoodmanMr. and Mrs. Robin GuyerMr. and Mrs. Roger HamletDr. and Mrs. Lou HarrisMr. and Mrs. Charles HarrisonMr. Bill HashMr. Bob HawnMr. and Mrs. Jack HaysMr. Clyde HeadrickMrs. Ruth HintonMr. Irv HockadayDrs. Cameron and Geralyn HodgesMr. and Mrs. Wayne HollandDr. and Mrs. Tom Hollis

Mr. and Mrs. L. T. HooverMr. and Mrs. Michael HunterMr. John IhleMr. and Mrs. Jason IngoldMr. Keith InmanDr. and Mrs. Larry JacksonMr. and Mrs. Tim JacobsonMr. and Mrs. Bernie JenkinsMr. and Mrs. Rod JettonMr. and Mrs. Joseph JonesDr. and Mrs. Wes KempRev. and Mrs. Ronald KempMaj. and Mrs. Bob KumpeMs. Taby LaneMs. Bonnie LeeserRev. and Mrs. Charles LeonardMr. and Mrs. Chuck MartinMr. and Mrs. Martin MillerMr. and Mrs. Melvin MilnerMr. and Mrs. George MorrisonMr. and Mrs. Ken MurrayMs. D. MyersMr. Nathan NanceDr. and Mrs. Gustavo NixDr. Patricia NoblesMrs. Mary OttingerMr. Kelly ParkerMiss Marsha PowellMs. Marlene PriceMr. and Mrs. Ron PringleMr. Steven PrivetteDr. and Mrs. Charles RennoMr. and Mrs. Ray RichardsMr. and Mrs. Frederick Ricker, IIIMr. and Mrs. Frederick Ricker, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Jon RobertsMr. and Mrs. Doug RollerMr. and Mrs. Charles SangMr. Glen SapaughMr. and Mrs. J. B. ShelenhamerMr. Jim SmartMr. Mel SteeleMs. Dixie TalbertDr. Gregg ThallerMr. Dave and Dr. Karla TiefenthalerMr. and Mrs. Walt Tredway

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Miss Carol VanBibberMr. and Mrs. James VermillionMr. and Mrs. W. Ray VickeryMr. and Mrs. Steve WhislerDr. and Mrs. David WhitlockDr. and Mrs. Graham WilliamsMr. and Mrs. George WilliamsMiss Louise WimberlyMs. Nanci WisdomMr. and Mrs. Larry WollardMr. Russell Woods

FOUNDERS’ CLUB

$250 - $499Mr. and Mrs. Michael AlleeMr. Randall AntleDrs. Don and Pat BakerMs. Kay BaugusMr. and Mrs. Larry BayleMr. Ken BeckMr. and Mrs. David BoltonMr. and Mrs. Tim BowmanMr. and Mrs. Charles BrentsMr. and Mrs. Dale Vander BroekMr. and Mrs. Timothy BrownDr. and Mrs. Edgar BurksMr. and Mrs. Billie BurnettMr. and Mrs. Steve ButlerMr. Cooper CarverMs. Emily CaseMr. and Mrs. Leslie ChamberlinMr. and Mrs. Stanley ChiltonMrs. Betty ClarkMr. and Mrs. Rick ColeMr. and Mrs. James CollinsMrs. Anna CooleyMr. and Mrs. David CoxDr. and Mrs. Frank CunninghamMr. and Mrs. Robert DaleDr. and Mrs. Joe DunhamMr. and Mrs. J. W. EadsDr. and Mrs. Steve EasterwoodMr. and Mrs. Mark EdmondsonDr. and Mrs. Ken EdmondsonDr. and Mrs. Craig EndresMr. Bryan Fisher

Mr. and Mrs. Len FittsDrs. Herbert and Norma GabhartMr. and Mrs. Rick GallamoreMs. Rosemary GastineauMrs. Phyllis GehrkeMr. and Mrs. Ken GoodeMr. and Mrs. Mark GrabowskiMr. and Mrs. David GradyMr. and Mrs. Kelly GrantDr. and Mrs. James HallMr. and Mrs. Joseph HampelMr. and Mrs. Wayne HancheyMr. and Mrs. Rob HarrisMr. and Mrs. C. K. HartlineDr. and Mrs. Dwight HaunMs. Elizabeth HenryMr. and Mrs. Willis HerndonMr. and Mrs. Gregory HillMs. Alicia HolmgrenMr. and Mrs. Tom HudsonMr. Avery HutchesonMr. and Mrs. Dwight IsringhausenMr. and Mrs. Perry JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Pat JohnsonMr. and Mrs. James JonesMr. Carol JordanMr. Ben and Dr. Shelley KilpatrickMr. Jeff KimballDr. and Mrs. Robert KlostermeyerMr. and Mrs. Eddie KnightMr. and Mrs. Jack KrupkaMr. and Mrs. Kevin LaneyDr. Carmen LarimoreMr. and Mrs. Ken LeganDr. and Mrs. Ben LeungDr. Dee LillyMs. Catrina LivergoodMr. and Mrs. Fred LollarMr. and Mrs. Nick MaasMr. John MadduxMr. and Mrs. Fred MaloyMr. David MannMr. and Mrs. Jack McCrimmonDr. Russell McIntireMs. Laurie McReynoldsMr. and Mrs. Daniel MeisMs. Joy Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Kenton MillerMr. and Mrs. Joe MillerMr. and Mrs. Rick MooreMr. Jerry MorganMr. Joe MorrisonMr. and Mrs. Steve MorrowMr. and Mrs. Terry NewtonDr. and Mrs. Stan NickleDr. and Mrs. Lane NuttMr. and Mrs. Bill OverbeyMr. and Mrs. John PadenMr. and Mrs. Kevin PattersonMr. and Mrs. Dan PrierMrs. Sheryl ProeMr. Jason RaderMr. Clay ReederDr. and Mrs. Rodney ReevesMr. and Mrs. Candido SanchezMrs. Jane SchiedemantelMr. and Mrs. Alan SchnobrichJudge Camm SeayMr. and Mrs. James ShawleyMr. and Mrs. Lloyd ShermanMr. and Mrs. Thomas ShewmakerMs. Christine ShowlerMr. and Mrs. Henry SmartMr. Kyle SmithMrs. Nadine SmithMr. Isaac SouthwickMr. and Mrs. Richard StahlerDr. and Mrs. Darrell StraitMr. and Mrs. Ron TalkingtonDr. and Mrs. Mark TappmeyerMr. and Mrs. Barry TateMr. and Mrs. Brad TaylorMr. and Mrs. Tom TolerMr. and Mrs. Larry VenableMr. and Mrs. Lendell VorisMr. and Mrs. Robert WagonerMr. and Mrs. Bill WalkupMr. Jamie WardMrs. Maxine WesterMs. Winifred WilhiteMiss Neena WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Woody WilsonMr. and Mrs. Alvin Wilson

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$5,000 AND ABOVEALLTEL Communications, Inc., Little Rock, ARAladdin Food Management Serv., Wheeling, WVAndersen Foundation, Stillwater, MNBill Roberts Chevrolet, Bolivar, MOBoeing Company, Princeton, NJBolivar Family Care Center, Bolivar, MOCentral Ozarks Private Indust., Rolla, MOChance Foundation, Centralia, MOCitizens Memorial Hosp. Fdn., Bolivar, MOCitizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, MOCommerce Bank of St. Joseph, St. Joseph, MOCommunity Foundation, Springfield, MOEast Side Baptist Church, Independence, MOEmpire District Electric Co., Joplin, MOFirst Baptist Church, Bolivar, MOFirst Baptist Church, California, MOFirst Baptist Church, Lebanon, MOFirst Baptist Church, Nevada, MOFirst Baptist Church, Salem, MOFirst Baptist Church, West Plains, MOFirst National Bank of Mountain View,

Mountain View, MOGene Kauffman Scholarship Fdn., Princeton, MOGreat Southern Savings & Loan, Springfield, MOHallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MOJack Henry & Associates, Monett, MOJohnson Enterprises, Raymore, MOJudson Young Memorial Ed. Fdn., Salem, MOKillian Construction Co., Springfield, MOLeggett & Platt, Incorporated, Carthage, MOMetropolitan Life Foundation, New York, NYMiles Memorial Fund: Mid-Missouri Bank, Bolivar, MOMissouri Baptist Convention, Jefferson City, MOMissouri Baptist Foundation, Jefferson City, MOMissouri Colleges Fund, Jefferson City, MOMissouri DESE, Jefferson City, MOMissouri Department of Social Services,

Jefferson City, MOMissouri Hospital Association, Jefferson City, MOMissouri National Guard, Jefferson City, MOThe Musgrave Foundation, Springfield, MOOffice of the Adjutant General, Jefferson City, MOOjibways of Onigaming, Ontario, CanadaOzark Action Inc., West Plains, MO

Plaster Foundation, Lebanon, MOPleasant Valley Baptist Church, Liberty, MOPoplar Bluff Regional ME, Poplar Bluff, MOQueen City Roofing & Contract, Springfield, MOScholarship America, Saint Peter, MNScholarship Program Administrators, Nashville, TNShaw Foundation, Birch Tree, MOSmith-Glynn-Callaway Fdn., Springfield, MOSo. County Baptist Church Fdn., Saint Louis, MOSouth Central MO Community Act, Winona, MOSouth Central Missouri Assn., Mountain View, MOSouthern Hills Baptist Church, Bolivar, MOSt. John’s Regional Health, Springfield, MOState of MO Dept. Elem. & Sec. Ed., Jefferson City, MOTeters Floral Products Company, Bolivar, MOUS Bank, Saint Louis, MOUS Bank Trust Services, St. Joseph, MOUniversity Heights Baptist Church, Springfield, MOWashington University, Saint Louis, MOWells Fargo Foundation, Princeton, NJWellspring Fellowship, Bolivar, MO

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL

$1,000 - $4,9992 RIVERS CHURCH, Lake St. Louis, MOAARP, Saint Ann, MOACT, Iowa City, IAAlternative Opportunities, Inc., Joplin, MOAltria Group Inc., Princeton, NJAm. Ground Water Trust, Concord, NHAmerican Legion Foundation, Jefferson City, MOAmerican Legion Walker-Roney, Salem, MOAntioch Bible Baptist Church, Gladstone, MOAquila, Inc., Kansas City, MOArcola Christian Church, Arcola, MOArmy Human Resources Command, Saint Louis, MOBank of America, Kansas City, MOBank of Urbana, Urbana, MOBaptist Chapel Church, Owasso, OKBaptist General Convention of MO, Columbia, MOBill Grant Ford-Mercury, Bolivar, MOBlue Springs Christian Church, Blue Springs, MOBlue Valley Baptist Church, Overland Park, KSBlue Valley H.S. PTO, Stilwell, KSBolivar Educational Advancement, Bolivar, MOBolivar R-1 School District, Bolivar, MO Boswell Foundation, Inc., Lebanon, MO

C.K. Cooper & Company, Inc., Irvine, CACalvary Baptist Church, Independence, MOCalvary Baptist Church, Neosho, MOCalvary Baptist Church, Odessa, MOCalvary Baptist Church, Prineville, ORCamdenton Bible Baptist Church, Camdenton, MOCamdenton Reorganized District, Camdenton, MOCecil H. Kleppe Schol. Fund, Hiawatha, KSCedar Grove Baptist Church, Kingston, TNChoctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Durant, OKCircle Drive Baptist Church, Colorado Springs, COCircle of Concern, Valley Park, MOCity of Riviera Beach, Riviera Beach, FLCollege of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MOCommerce Bank, Springfield, MOCommunity Covenant Church, Saint Louis, MOCommunity Fellowship Church, Carthage, MOCompelled 2 GO Ministries, Racine, WIConcord Baptist Church, Jefferson City, MOConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TXCorinth Baptist Church, Salem, MOCornerstone Christian Church, Mount Sterling, ILCornerstone Community Church, Savannah, MOCorticelli Baptist Church, Russellville, MOCoventry Estates Baptist Church, Independence, MOCrossroads Baptist Church, Riley, KSCrossroads Reg. Medical Center, Wentzville, MODaimler Chrysler Corp., Auburn Hills, MIDatatel Inc., Fairfax, VADaughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C.Deininger Foundation/Hoag Scholarship, Bishop, CADelta Area Economic, Portageville, MODept. of Army and the Air Force, Jefferson City, MODewey’s Toys for Kids, Camdenton, MODunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MOETS, Princeton, NJEast Boulder Baptist Church, Boulder, COEl Dorado Springs R-2 Schools, El Dorado Springs, MOEmpire District Electric Co., Bolivar, MOErin Springs Baptist Church, Lindsay, OKFERRELLGAS, Liberty, MOFair Play R-II Schools, Fair Play, MOFairmount Christian Church, Independence, MOFarm Credit Services of MO, Jefferson City, MOFellowship Southern Baptist Church, Olathe, KSFirst Assembly of God Church, Bolivar, MOFirst Assembly of God Church, Lebanon, MO

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First Assembly of God, Inc., Dumas, TXFirst Baptist Church, Alton, MOFirst Baptist Church, Blue Springs, MOFirst Baptist Church, Burlington, KSFirst Baptist Church, Centralia, MOFirst Baptist Church, Chillicothe, MOFirst Baptist Church, Chouteau, OKFirst Baptist Church, Collinsville, ILFirst Baptist Church, Columbia , ILFirst Baptist Church, Dearborn, MOFirst Baptist Church, Greenwood, MOFirst Baptist Church, Humansville, MOFirst Baptist Church, Independence, MO First Baptist Church, Mansfield, MOFirst Baptist Church, Marshall, MOFirst Baptist Church, Monett, MOFirst Baptist Church, Mountain View, MOFirst Baptist Church, Orrick, MOFirst Baptist Church, Owensville, MOFirst Baptist Church, Platte City, MOFirst Baptist Church, Princeton, MOFirst Baptist Church, Raymore, MOFirst Baptist Church, Raytown, MOFirst Baptist Church, Richland, MOFirst Baptist Church, Rolla, MOFirst Baptist Church, Sikeston, MOFirst Baptist Church, St. Charles, MOFirst Baptist Church, St. Clair, MOFirst Baptist Church, Troy, MOFirst Baptist Church, Wagoner, OKFirst Baptist Church, Willow Springs, MOFirst Baptist Church, Wood River, ILFirst Baptist Church, Wright City, MOFirst Baptist of Harvester, St. Charles, MOFirst Christian Church, Rolla, MOFirst Southern Baptist Church, Dodge City, KSFirst Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust, Mattoon, ILFirst Missionary Baptist Church, Ardmore, OKFirst Southern Baptist Church, Chino Valley, AZFirst Southern Baptist Church, Hutchinson, KSFirst Southern Baptist Church, Junction City, KSFirst Southern Baptist Church, Kimberling City, MOFirst Southern Baptist Church, Stockton, MOFort Osage High School, Independence, MOFortis Foundation, New York, NYFraternal Order of Eagles, Salem, MOFrederick Boulevard Baptist Church, Saint Joseph, MOGarnett Road Baptist Church, Tulsa, OKGeneral Motors Corporation, Phoenix, AZGenerations for Peace, Portland, ORGirard Bible Church, Girard, KSGolden State ScholarShare Trust, Los Angeles, CAGrain Valley R-5 School District, Grain Valley, MOGreater Kansas City Comm. Fdn., Kansas City, MOHall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO

Hallsville Baptist Church, Hallsville, MOHamlin Memorial Baptist Church, Springfield, MOHarrison High School Scholarship, Harrison, ARHave Bible Will Travel Fellows, Hazelwood, MOHeart of America Council, BSA, Kansas City, MO Hermitage Baptist Church, Fenton, MOHermitage Lion’s Club, Hermitage, MOHester Student Memorial Trust, Nevada, MOHighland Creek Southern Baptist, Martinsville, INHillcrest Baptist Church, Lebanon, MOHoover and Associates, Bolivar, MOHopefield Mennonite Church, Moundridge, KSHorseshoe Bend Baptist Church, Lake Ozark, MOHy-Vee Foundation, Inc., West Des Moines, IAImmanuel Baptist Church, Springfield, MOJack J. Isgur Foundation, Kansas City, MOJames River Care Center, Inc., Fort Smith, ARJera Foundation, Rosebud, MOJoe L. Mann Jr. Memorial Fund, Marshall, MOKansas-Nebraska Convention, Topeka, KSKey Charitable Trust, Fort Scott, KSKing Hill Baptist Church, St. Joseph, MOLaclede Electric Trust Inc., Lebanon, MOLake Area Civic Assn. Inc., Camdenton, MOLake of the Ozarks Employment, Camdenton, MOLakeside Baptist Church, Rogers, ARLakeside Plaza Inc., Lake St. Louis, MOLebanon R-3 School District, Lebanon, MOLee’s Summit Community Church, Lee’s Summit, MOLee’s Summit Educational Fdn., Lee’s Summit, MOLenexa Baptist Church, Lenexa, KSLicking R-VIII School District, Licking, MOLifetime Learners, Glendale, AZLutie R-VI Schools & PTO, Theodosia, MOLyons Memorial Foundation, Lexington, MOMFA Foundation, Columbia, MOMacedonia Baptist Church, Springfield, MOMaple Grove Christian Church, Charlottesville, VAMartin Scholarship, Ash Grove, MOMaywood Baptist Church, Independence, MOMeek Charitable Trust, Springfield, MOMeek’s The Builders Choice, Springfield, MOMemorial Hospital Aux., Salem, MOMexico School District #59, Mexico, MOMid-Lakes Baptist Association, Bolivar, MOMid-Missouri Bank, Bolivar, MOMinden Exchange Bank & Trust, Minden, NEMissouri Society Professional, Springfield, MOMountain View Lumber Co., Mountain View, MOMt. Moriah Baptist Church, Clarksburg, MOMt. Olive Baptist Church, Riviera Beach, FLMt. Zion Baptist Church, Edgerton, MOMyers Investors LLC., Bolivar, MONUCOR Foundation, Charlotte, NCNational FFA Foundation, Inc., Indianapolis, IN

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Naval Station Religious Offering, San Diego, CANebraska Book Company, Lincoln, NENew Creative Enterprises, Inc., Milford, OHNew Hope Baptist Church, Duncansville, PANew Hope Baptist Church, Sedalia, MONew Life Praise and Worship, Cherryvale, KSNorfleet Baptist Church, Kansas City, MONortheast Baptist Church, Clinton, MONorthgate Baptist Church, Kansas City, MONucor-Yamato Steel Co., Blytheville, ARO’Bannon Banking Company, Buffalo, MOOakwood Baptist Church, Kansas City, MOOdessa R-VII School District, Odessa, MOOmaha Community Foundation, Omaha, NEOperation Round-Up, Branson, MOOptimist Club of Columbia, Columbia, MOOrder of the Eastern Star, High Ridge, MOOrion United Methodist Church, Orion, ILOwensville H.S. Alumni Assn., Owensville, MOOwensville High School, Owensville, MOOzarks Area Community Action, Springfield, MOPCA Program, Nevada, MOPark Baptist Church, Brookfield, MOPeculiar Charitable Foundation, Harrisonville, MOPeterbilt of Springfield, Inc., Strafford, MOPhilip Morris Companies, Inc., Princeton, NJPine Creek Baptist Church, Lynchburg, MOPisgah Baptist Church, Excelsior Springs, MOPlaza Heights Baptist Church, Blue Springs, MOPleasant Hill Community Church, Altamont, KSPleasant Hope Baptist Church, Adair, OKPleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Chillicothe, MOPotosi R-3 School District, Potosi, MOPotosi Southern Baptist Church, Potosi, MOPrairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Mayetta, KSPresidential Freedom Scholarship, Washington, DCPresser Foundation, Haverford, PAProgressive Ozark Bank, Salem, MOPutnam County R-1 Schools, Unionville, MORed Bridge Baptist Church, Kansas City, MOReorganized School Dist. R-15, Sullivan, MORivers of Living Water, Blue Springs, MORiverview Baptist Church, Osage Beach, MORogers Development Foundation, Rogers, ARRotary Club 14, Lincoln, NERotary Club of Bolivar, Bolivar, MORotary Club of St. Louis County, Saint Louis, MOSBC Foundation, Princeton, NJSCMAFPHE, Inc., Mountain View, MOSalem Baptist Church, California, MOSalem Farm Equipment, Salem, MOSalvation Army Citadel, Des Moines, IASaverton Community Church, Saverton, MOScenic View Baptist Church, Nashville, TNScott County Central Schools, Sikeston, MO

Scottish Rite Foundation, St. Louis, MOSecond Baptist Church, Springfield, MOSeminole Baptist Temple, Springfield, MOShannon Baptist Church, Pocahontas, ARSierra Bible Church, Truckee, CASiricomm, Inc., Joplin, MOSouth County Baptist Church, St. Louis, MOSouth Haven Baptist Church, Springfield, MOSouthwest Electric Cooperative, Bolivar, MOSouthwest Iowa Educational Fdn., Council Bluffs, IASouthwestern/Great American, Nashville, TNSpringfield Trust Company, Springfield, MOSt. John’s Health Center Aux., Springfield, MOSt. John’s Hospital, Berryville, ARSt. John’s Hospital, Lebanon, MOSt. John’s Mercy Med. Center, Saint Louis, MOSt. Paul’s U.M.C., Joplin, MOSt. Peter United Methodist, Blue Springs, MOState Bank of Southwest MO, Springfield, MOState Farm Companies Fdn., Princeton, NJState Street Foundation, Princeton, NJStephens Pharmacy, Bolivar , MOSullivan Christian Church, Sullivan, MOSummit Baptist Church, Mount Vernon, MOSummit Woods Baptist Church, Lee’s Summit, MOTRA Div. of Workforce Dev., West Plains, MOThe Pearl Foundation, Springfield, MOUS Bank, Saint Louis, MOUSA Funds Access to Ed., Saint Peter, MNUnited Auto Workers of America, Wentzville, MOUnited States Bowling Congress, Greendale, WIUnited States Treasury Austin, Saint Louis, MOUnited States Treasury, Kansas City, MOUtopia Baptist Church, Utopia, TXVFW Post 3168, Richland, MOVFW Post 6337, Licking, MOVocational Rehab. Services, Des Moines, IAVonHoffman Graphics Inc., Owensville, MOWaco Foundation, Waco, TXWal-Mart Foundation, Bentonville, ARWal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, ARWarrenton Baptist Church, Warrenton, MOWayne Hutchins Advertising, Springfield, MOWebster County R-2 School Dist., Seymour, MOWendy’s of Missouri, Springfield, MOWest Craig Road Baptist Church, Las Vegas, NVWest Haysville Baptist Church, Haysville, KSWestside Baptist Church, Waynesville, MOWilkerson’s Commercial Floor, Springfield, MOWindsor Baptist Church, Imperial, MOWoods Chapel Baptist Church, Blue Springs, MOWyandotte Nation, Wyandotte, OKYager Freedom Foundation, Fort Mill, SC

PROVOST’S CLUB

$500 - $999ACT Recognition Program, Iowa City, IAAm. Legion Clyde Gustine #236, Excelsior Springs, MOAmerican Business Women’s Assn., Raytown, MOAmerican Cancer Society, Oklahoma City, OKAmerican Federation of Government Employees,

Springfield, MOAnaheim United Methodist, Anaheim, CAArk. State Elks Assoc., Camp Joseph, ARArkansas Manufactured Housing, North Little Rock, ARArrow Heights Baptist Church, Broken Arrow, OKArt Valley Elect. Coop. Assn., Hutchinson, KSArvest Trust Company, Bentonville, ARAthletic Booster Club, Inc., Denison, TXBETA SIGMA PHI, Wagoner, OKBank One, Springfield, MOBank of Bolivar, Bolivar, MOBaptist Foundation, Springfield, ILBethany Baptist Church, Peoria, ILBible Baptist Church, Mattoon, ILBlue Eye Lions Scholarship Fund, Blue Eye, MOBolivar Woodworks, Bolivar, MOBridal Cave Development Co. Inc., Camdenton, MOBrookline Baptist Church, Brookline Station, MOButterfield Assembly of God, Van Buren, ARByrd Honors Scholarship, Austin, TXCO-MO Cares Trust, Inc., Tipton, MOCalvary Temple, Fredericktown, MOCamdenton R-III Foundation, Camdenton, MOCanaan Baptist Church, Saint Louis, MOCapital Region Medical Center, Jefferson City, MOCarl Junction H. S. Alumni, Carl Junction, MOCarthage R-9 School District, Carthage, MOCatoosa Quarterback Club, Catoosa, OKCedar Bluff Baptist Church, Fair Grove, MOChamber of Commerce, De Soto, MOChamber of Commerce, Odessa, MOChillicothe Lions Club, Chillicothe, MOClarke Orthopedic Clinic, Springfield, MOClear View Baptist Church, Sedalia, COClimax Springs Alumni Assn., Climax Springs, MOCommerce Bank Investment Manangement Group,

Saint Louis, MOCommerce Trust Company, Saint Louis, MOCoon Creek Baptist Church, Collins, MOCooperative Credit Union, Coffeyville, KSCountry Meadows Baptist Church, Kansas City, MOCrossroads Baptist Church, Girard, KSCuivre River Electric Community, Troy, MOCurryville Baptist Church, Inc., Curryville, MODetroit Tool & Engineering, Lebanon, MO

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2 0 0 5President’sReport 2 0 0 5President’sReportDivision of Work Force Development, Rolla, MODollars for Scholars, Stuart, IADouglas High School, Minden, NVDuck Creek Technologies, Inc., Bolivar, MOEducational Fdn. of the CPA’s, Saint Louis, MOEldon Administrative Unit R-1, Eldon, MOElks Lodge of Sikeston, Sikeston, MOEmmanuel Baptist Church, Cassville, MOEsther Baptist Church, Park Hills, MOEvans Trailer & Equipment, Inc., Rogersville, MOFASCO, Eldon, MO Faith Chapel Freewill Baptist, West Plains, MOFaith Family Baptist Church, Tekamah, NE Faith United Methodist Church, Grain Valley, MOFee Fee Baptist Church, Bridgeton, MOFellowship of Christian Athletes, Kansas City, MOFirst Baptist Church, Albany, MOFirst Baptist Church, Altamont, KSFirst Baptist Church, Bixby, OKFirst Baptist Church, Branson, MOFirst Baptist Church, Buffalo, MOFirst Baptist Church, Carthage, MOFirst Baptist Church, Cole Camp, MOFirst Baptist Church, Crystal City, MOFirst Baptist Church, DeSoto, MOFirst Baptist Church, Deepwater, MOFirst Baptist Church, Drexel, MOFirst Baptist Church, Fairfield, ILFirst Baptist Church, Gower, MOFirst Baptist Church, Hardin, MOFirst Baptist Church, Holt, MOFirst Baptist Church, Iberia, MOFirst Baptist Church, Jefferson City, MOFirst Baptist Church, Lamar, MOFirst Baptist Church, Lee’s Summit, MOFirst Baptist Church, Lexington, MOFirst Baptist Church, Lowry City, MOFirst Baptist Church, Millersville, MO First Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon, MOFirst Baptist Church, Okmulgee, OKFirst Baptist Church, Peculiar, MOFirst Baptist Church, Potosi, MOFirst Baptist Church, Richmond, MOFirst Baptist Church, Sedalia, MOFirst Baptist Church, Springfield, MOFirst Baptist Church, Saint Joseph, MOFirst Baptist Church, Thayer, MOFirst Baptist Church, Union, MOFirst Baptist Church, Valier, ILFirst Baptist Church, Claremore, OKFirst Baptist Church, Warrensburg, MO First Family Church, Overland Park, KSFirst National Bank, Mt. Vernon, MOFirst Southern Baptist Church, Garden City, KS

First Southern Baptist Church, Salina, KSFlag Springs Baptist Church, California, MO Ft. Riley Combined Scholarship, Ft. Riley, KSGlenstone Baptist Church, Springfield, MOGrace Baptist Church, Richland, MOGreene County Baptist Assn., Springfield, MOGreene County Schol. Fund, Paragould, ARHCA Foundation, Saint Peter, MNHazelwood Baptist Church, Hazelwood, MOHeartland Community Fund, Knob Noster, MOHeritage Baptist Temple, Lebanon, MOHigh Street Baptist Church, Springfield, MOHolmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, MOHolt Construction & Rock, Bolivar, MOHoover-Koken Foundation, Inc., Junction City, KSHopedale Baptist Church, Ozark, MOHouston MSTA/CTA Scholarship, Houston, MOKingsville Baptist Church, Kingsville, MOKiwanis Club, Lebanon, MOKiwanis Club of Bolivar, Bolivar, MOLeavenworth Baptist Church, Leavenworth, KSLiberty Lodge No. 31, AF & AM, Liberty, MO Livingston County Area Teacher, Chillicothe, MOLouisburg Baptist Temple, Louisburg, KSLow Foundation, Orange, CAMacks Creek Baptist Church, Macks Creek, MOMedicine Shoppe, Bolivar, MOMemorial Baptist Church, Columbia, MOMemorial Baptist Church, New Haven, MOMemorial Baptist Church, Williamsport, PAMetropolitan Baptist Church, Wichita, KSMeyer Trust, Caruthersville, MOMillersburg Baptist Church, Fulton, MOMissouri Retired Teachers, Columbia, MOMontauk Baptist Church, Salem, MOMoore Scholarship Fund, Hiawatha, KSMt. Vernon R-5 School Dist., Mt. Vernon, MOMud Camp Mining, L.L.C., Amargosa Valley, NVMusic/Arts Institute, Independence, MOMyetta Baptist Church, Camdenton, MON. St. Francois Cnty Dist. R-1, Bonne Terre, MONCOA Scholarship Fund, San Antonio, TXNEVC Ministerial Assoc., Schell City, MONat’l Defense Tran. Assoc., Alexandria, VA National Merit Scholarship, Evanston, ILNational Philanthropic Trust, Jenkintown, PANevada R-5 School District, Nevada, MONew Life Assembly of God, Barnett, MONorthshore Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, MOOsage Hills Baptist Church, Osage Beach, MOOzark Empire Fair, Springfield, MOOzark Machinery Company, West Plains, MOPark Hill Baptist Church, Kansas City, MOPaul Long Foundation, Lee’s Summit, MO

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Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Salem, MOPotters House Church, Inc., Camdenton, MORedford Baptist Church, Redford, MORev. Dr. A.W. Watkins Fdn., Montgomery, ALRogers Bentonville Auxiliary, Rogers, ARRomance General Baptist Church, Thornfield, MORotary Club of Nevada, Nevada, MORoy Creasy Scholarship Trust, Mexico, MOSalem Christian Union Church, Excelsior Springs, MOSalem Full Gospel, Salem, MOShady Grove Baptist Church, Elkland, MOShannondale Associates, Salem, MOShepherd of the Hills Church, Kimberling City, MOShewmaker Family Scholarship, Bentonville, ARShiloh Baptist Church, Sardis, ALSouth Central Iowa Comm. Fdn., Leon, IASouth Gate Baptist Church, Springfield, MOSouthern Boone County Schools, Ashland, MOSouthside Baptist Church, Aurora, MOSouthside Baptist Church, Fulton, MOSouthview Baptist Church, Raytown, MOSpringhill Baptist Church, Springfield, MOSt. Peter’s Evangelical Church, Saint Louis, MOSusquehanna Baptist Church, Independence, MOTELCOMM Credit Union, Springfield, MOTX Higher Ed. Coord. Board, Austin, TXThree Rivers Baptist Church, Farmington, MOTowne Colony, Bolivar, MOTri-County Cattleman’s Assn., Richland, MOTruman Medical Center, Kansas City, MOTuscumbia High School, Tuscumbia, MOTwin Valley Assn. of Southern Baptist, Havana, KSUAW-GM Scholarship Program, Bloomfield Hills, MIUnified School District #259, Wichita, KSUnited Church of Christ, Cleveland, OHUnited Keetoowah Band, Park Hill, OKUnited Methodist Church, Bolivar, MOValley Park School District, Valley Park, MOValley View Baptist Church, Eureka Springs, ARVersailles Visionaries, Versailles, MOVestal Equipment, Bolivar, MOW. Central Dollar for Scholars, Stuart, IAWestchester Evangelical Free, Des Moines, IAWestside Family Church, Shawnee, KSWheatland PTSO, Wheatland, MOWhite River Valley Electric, Branson, MOWillott Road Community Church, Saint Peters, MOWillow Springs High School, Willow Springs, MOWillow Springs Rotary Club, Willow Springs, MOWinnwood Baptist Church, Kansas City, MOWyatt Park Christian Church, Saint Joseph, MOYouth Entrepreneurs of Kansas, Wichita, KS

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$250 - $499AWIN Management, Inc., Scottsdale, AZAlpena School District No. 5, Alpena, ARAlpha Epsilon Mu, Gower, MOAmerican Legion, Caruthersville, MOAmerican Red Cross, Charlotte, NCAnna Heights Baptist Church, Anna, ILArnhart Baptist Church, Purdy, MOBank of Thayer, Thayer, MOBolivar Area Community Fdn., Bolivar, MOC & C Farm & Home Supply, Bolivar, MOCBF of Missouri, Liberty, MOCalvary Baptist Church, Valley Center, KSCalvary Church, Saint Peters, MOCentral District Principal’s, Warrensburg, MOCitizens-Farmers Bank, Cole Camp, MOCity of Bolivar, Bolivar, MOCrane School District R III, Crane, MODadeville Baptist Church, Dadeville, MODairy Queen, Buffalo, MODanco Service, L.C., Springfield, MODeepwater Tractor Pullers, Inc., Deepwater, MOElkton Baptist Church, Weaubleau, MOEmmanuel Baptist Church, Webb City, MOEntergy Services, Inc., New Orleans, LAF.A.S.T. Fair Play Schools, Fair Play, MOFairview Baptist Church, Butler, MOFaith Community Church, Red Oak, IAFamily Pharmacy of Strafford, Strafford, MOFirst Baptist Church, Chamberlain, SDFirst Baptist Church, Clinton, MOFirst Baptist Church, Crane, MOFirst Baptist Church, Dadeville, MOFirst Baptist Church, Edgar Springs, MOFirst Baptist Church, Fair Play, MOFirst Baptist Church, Fulton, MOFirst Baptist Church, Houston, TXFirst Baptist Church, Mascoutah, ILFirst Baptist Church, McPherson, KSFirst Baptist Church, Mexico, MOFirst Baptist Church, Newburg, MOFirst Baptist Church, Slater, MOFirst Baptist Church, Springdale, ARFirst Baptist Church, Stover, MOFirst Baptist Church, Unionville, MOFirst Baptist Church, Walker, MOFirst Evangelical Free Church, Springfield, MOFirst Home Savings Bank, Crane, MOFirst Home Savings Bank, Mountain Grove, MOFox Plumbing, LLC, Mexico, MOGeorge A. Williams, Bolivar, MOGilbert H. Wild and Son LLC, Sarcoxie, MO

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Chairman Clarence Barber, West PlainsVice Chairman Don Fahrni, RussellvilleSecretary Mark Houston, BolivarArt Allen, CentraliaMarcy Carter, St. LouisWayne Gott, SalemWilliam Henks, Lee’s SummitWilliam Cox, NevadaPhillip Franz, West Plains

Berniece Hamilton, LebanonMark Houston, BolivarGary Brown, RichlandClyde Elder, St. JosephGary Gilmore, Mt. VernonRich Hedger, NeoshoWayne Hutchins, SpringfieldBob Killian, SpringfieldDavid Mason, St. Joseph

Rebecca Randles, Kansas CityGary Urich, BolivarRay Leininger, BolivarLarry Payton, Tulsa, Okla.Cary L. Summers, RogersvilleGary Longenecker, NixaMark Rains, Blue SpringsDavid Tolliver, Jefferson City

C. Pat Taylor, Ed.D., President Gordon Dutile, Ph.D., ProvostBrent Good, M.S., Director of AthleticsRon Maupin, M.A., M.S., C.P.A., Vice President for

Administration

Bob McGlasson, Ed.D., Vice President for Information & Technology Services

Stephanie Miller, Ed. D., Vice President for EnrollmentManagement

DEANSWilliam Brown, D.M., Dean, Geneva Casebolt College

of Music, Arts and LettersGary Gray, Ph.D., Dean, College of Science and

MathematicsRodney Reeves, Ph.D., Dean, The Courts Redford

College of Theology and MinistryEd Walton, M.L.S., Dean, Library Services

David Whitlock, Ph.D., Dean, College of Business and Computer Science

Jennifer Wilson, Ed.D.,RN, Dean, St. John’s College ofNursing and Helath Sciences of SBU

Linda Wooderson, Ed.D., Dean, Lewis E. SchollianCollege of Education and Social Sciences

UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENTTheresa Daniels, Director of Annual FundJack Hays, Fundraising ConsultantKathy Hogue, Administrative Assistant for DevelopmentPaula Livingston, Director of Major EventsCindy Rice, Estate Planning Associate & Private

Scholarship Coordinator

Carl Singer, Fundraising ConsultantJulie Spiegel, Donor Records & Database CoordinatorGranville Watson, Fundraising ConsultantSteve Whisler, Director of Estate Planning

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONSShelly Brown, Techno-M.B.A., Director of Web ServicesAdam Ledyard, Director of Sports Information

Sharina Smith, M.S.A., Senior Director of Marketing & Communications

Vacant, Director of Alumni Services

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’30sCatherine Jane (Cannon) Galloway, AEd ’37, waschosen as University Village “Volunteer of theMonth.” She married Francis, AA ’37, inSeptember 1939. Catherine and her late husbandhave two children, five grandchildren, and ninegreat-grandchildren. Catherine started a women’sministry called “Ladies Day Apart.” Catherinereside at 8555 S Lewis, Tulsa OK 74137.

Charles R. Sang, AAe ’38, moved into a retire-ment home eight months ago. He is enjoying lifewith no lawn mowing, gutter cleaning, etc. Heand his wife Betty reside at 17400 S Kedzie Apt.420, Hazel Crest, IL 60429 and their emailaddress is crsbgs99@prodigy.net.

’40sDr. G. Norman Weaver, AEd ’41, has beennamed “Former Faculty Member of the Year2005” by Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene,Texas, where he taught for 32 years. His teachingcareer of 42 years total spanned over 53 years,prior to entering the Army Air Corps during

WWII, and including 41of the 42 years spentteaching in ChristianHigher Education. Histeaching at SouthwestBaptist College, from1950-57, offered the firstreligious education cours-es to be taught at the col-

lege. Dr. Weaver and his wife, Garnet (Newton),AEd ’40, served for 17 years as Mission ServiceCorps volunteers under the auspices of theSouthern Baptist Convention. They continue tobe active in volunteer mission service and havemissionary emeriti status. The Weavers reside at2302 Clinton, Abilene, TX 79603-2741 and theire-mail address is nandgweaver@nts-online.bet.

Charlotte (Burns) Bird, ’48, was recently chosen“Woman of the Year” by the W.M.S. of CentralUnited Methodist Church in Charlotte, N.C.She is also the chairman of a Steering Committee,which raised money to rebuild a village in WestAfrica. Charlotte is retired from working in hos-pital administration. She resides at 5811Greenforest Dr., Charlotte, NC 28212 and heremail address is jbird77@carolina.rr.com.

Clara B. (Morgan) Maguire, AA ’48, is a memberof Glenstone Baptist Church in Springfield, Mo.and is active in all church functions. Her husbandDaniel Macguire passed away April 2004. Clararesides at 1553 S Kimbrough Ave., Springfield,MO 65807-1819.

Barbara Noble, AA ’48, and husband ReverendCarl Wilbur Noble, have three children: Judy,Janice, and Jody. Joy’s daughter, Lydia Essmanwill graduate from high school in May 2006.Barbara’s husband is the Pastor at Berryton BaptistChurch in Berryton, Kansas. Barbara and her

husband reside at 2520 SE 85th Street, Berryton,KS 66409.

Robert Smith, AA ’49, is retired and moved to1623 May St., Apt. 3, Wichita, KS 67213 withhis wife, Dee. Their email address is bogsdmks@mindspring.com.

Lois (Beckham) Siebenthaler, AA ’45, is nowretired and living on Lake Fork in Alba, Texas.Her husband, Bill, passed away Oct. 2004. Shelives at 621 C.R. 1545 Alba, TX 75410.

Rev. Marshall Dark, AA ’50, resides at AppletonCity, Mo. Manor. His wife, Edna (Watts), passedaway May 2004. He lives at 600 N. Ohio Street,Appleton City, MO 64724.

’50sStewart Wine, AA ’55, celebrated 50 years in thepastorate November 2004. He is currently thepastor of Beverly Hills Baptist Church inIndependence. He served 22 years in Europeministering to American military. Stewart and hiswife Norma (Stribling), AA ’55, celebrated their50th wedding anniversary May 14, 2005.

LaRayna (Gawer) Ruddle, AA ’57, retired asAdministrative Assistant to Director of Finance ofSt. Louis Children’s Hospital. Her husband,

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William Clapper, passed away in October 1999.LaRayna married Richard Ruddle on February 14,2003. Richard was Head of Security for WasingtonUniversity Medical School before retiring. TheRuddle’s reside at PO Box 272, Barnhart, MO63012 and their email address is enke38@aol.com.

Dr. Charles M. Renno, AA ’54, has recently beennamed Co-Pastor of the Spanish language IglesiaComunidad de Fe, a spirit-filled independent con-gregation in Victorville, Calif. Preaching inSpanish is not new to Dr. Renno who pastored aSpanish-speaking congregation during his years inPanama. He resides at 13750 Bel Air Drive,Victorville, CA 92395 and his email address ischarlesmrenno@aol.com.

Pat Davidson-Vaughn, AA ’59, is a retired socialwork teacher, survived Hurricane Katrina and isbusy with church, family and grandchildren. Pathas 12 grandchildren ages 1-19 (the 1 year-old is amiracle baby girl and the four year-olds are twinboys) and will have a great-grand baby in July of2006. Pat resides at 1345 West Union Road,Picayune, MS 39466 and her email address is:dbeard34@bellsouth.net.

R. Dean Durbin, AS ’51, and his wife, Geri, areMission Service Corps Missionaries, serving as off-site coordinators of Disaster Relief for CaliforniaSouthern Baptists. Dean is the Associate Pastor atMemorial Baptist Church in Willits, Calif. For thepast 20 years they had a ministry supervisingchurch construction. They live at 2443 Perch Dr.Willits, CA 95490 and his email is ddurbin2@juno.com.

Jack Brandt, AA ’57, and wife, June (Brandt), AA’57, are both retired schoolteachers. June taughtEnglish for 23 years and coached the dance squad.Jack taught for 45 years and he his now coachingfootball at Washington University in St. Louis.They live at 9916 Chiles Ct., St. Louis, MO63126, and their email address is arthillcoach@sbcglobal.net. They have 3 children and 7 grandsons.

Barbara Harris Johnson, ’55, is currently a boardmember of Pacific Symphony, assists several charita-ble organizations and is still singing. Barbararesides at 1619 Sandalwood, Fullerton, CA 92835.

’60sReverend Ronald Hymer, BA ’67, is now serving asthe new pastor at First Baptist Church, Huntsville.In addition to being a pastor, he has also served asan interim pastor, supply preacher and evangelist.He has also held over 50 revivals in various states.During his time in the ministry, he has preachedseveral crusades in the Philippines, and is also activein the Southern Baptist Convention, MissouriBaptist Convention and Baptist Association.

Gayford Lowrance, AA ’60, recently received theprestigious Life Service Award presented during theSBU Homecoming festivities to distinguishedalumni. He lives at 1680 Lifecare Circle, Ozark,MO 65721.

Marilyn McCoun, AA ’61, would love to hearfrom old friends and encourages them to write herat 2124 North 32nd, St. Joseph, MO 64506 oremail her at lynjoy64@sbcglobal.net. Marilyn’shighlight for 2005 was a trip to Quebec, which shefound to be quite a charming place.

Ronnie Lowry, ’68, is a retired pastor. He lives at1433 Ingleside Avenue Jackson, FL 32205 and hisemail is rjlowryloo@yahoo.com.

’70sBarbara (Pitts) Miller, ’72, returned from Virginiato her home state after being away for several years.She accepted the position of Assistant VicePresident of Development for Auburn Universityafter five years with the College of William andMary in Virginia.

Marvin Vestal, BA ’72, and wife, Adria (Beck), BA’73, have retired after 30+ years in Missouri public

education. Marvin started “Marvin Homes”, and isbuilding homes in Bill Jester’s, BA ’70, new subdi-vision in Springfield, Mo. Adria has begun a newcareer venture and has been accepted to CoxRadiology School. They have two daughters,Wendy (Vestal) Macchi, ’93, and Julie (Vestal)Haverstick, BS ’97. They have three grandchil-dren, Macy Macchi, Taylor Haverstick and CalebHaverstick. The Vestals live at 6041 S. LakepointDr., Springfield, MO 65804. Adria’s e-mail address is adriav@hotmail.com

Rebecca (Hatfield) O’Brien, ’73, works for QuidelCorporation and lives with her husband, Donald,at 197 Montauk Lane, Shell Knob, MO 65747.The couple has two children, Patricia, 29 andMerry, 25.

Margaret (Dean) Pelletier, BA ’73, retired fromteaching grades K-2 in May; she taught for 32years. She and her husband, Paul, plan on travelingand Margaret is planning on using her retirementyears to sew, work in the yard and work with herchurch. They have three grown daughters. Thecouple resides at 2925 Teakwood St., Titusville, FL32780 and Margaret’s email address is ppell2002@digital.net.

Steve Jones, BA ’76, will become the sixth presi-dent of the Baptist Home when current presidentLarry Johnson steps down at the end of the year.Steve has served the Baptist Home since 1991when he became director of social services andchaplain at the Chillicothe campus. He becameChillicothe’s administrator in 1993, and acceptedthe vice president’s position in 2002. Steve receiveda master of divinity degree from MidwesternBaptist Theological Seminary and is licensed by theMissouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators.

Patty (Price) Peckham, BA ’77, is a home-schoolingmother of six. Her children are Robby, 22, Ryan20, Amanda, 18, Melinda, 14, Samantha, 10 andRiley, 8. She and her family reside at 5058Meadow Gay Dr., Mobile, AL 36619 and heremail address is sewblessedby6@aol.com.

Julie (Padgett) Desroches, BA ’77, is a home-schooling mother of six. Her husband, Richard, isa priest in the Episcopal Orthodox Church and isalso employed with ADI. The couple’s childreninclude Benjamin, 18, Lydia, 16, Miriam, 13,Philip, 10, Martha, 9 and Ruth, 7. The family livesat 247 Hunt Rd., Lexington, NC 27292 and heremail address is julie.bethdesroches@yahoo.com.They would love to hear from SBU friends.

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Cindy (Gibbs) Blasa, BS ’79, graduated Dec. 2004from Southern IL University at Carbondale withher Ph.D in Educational Administration. She isteaching a coarse at SIU-C and was recentlyappointed principal at Trimpe Middle School inBethalto for the 2005-2006 school year. She andher husband, Mark, ’79, have been married for 27years and have two children, Nate, 24 and Lauren,22. They reside at 4437 McCoy Rd., Bethalto, IL62010 and her email address is cblasa@bethalto.org.

Candy (Lyerla) Staples, BA ’71, is a GED teacherat Moberly Correctional Center. She and her hus-band, Sid, BA ’71, have two children. They live at6 Oak Lane Mexico, Mo., and her email is cstaples49@sbcglobal.net.

Marilyn (King) Corson, BA ’72, BSN ’98, is aPsychiatric Nurse Practitioner for Burrell BehavioralHealthcare. She and her husband, Jerry, live at4768 Butterfield Place, Brookline Station, MO65619, and her email address is jmc4768@aol.com.They have two children, Paul and John.

Jane Hood, BA ’73, is the director of economicdevelopment for the city of Mt. Vernon, Mo.

Mary A. Gowan, BA ‘76, is the associate dean forundergraduate programs at The GeorgeWashington University School of Business.

Mark Day, BA ‘77, is the Chief Technology Officerand Deputy Chief Information Officer for the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency. He lives at 839S. Monroe St., Arlington, VA 22204, and his emailis markday@verizon.net.

Don Shannon, BA ’79, has served as pastor ofMorning Star Baptist Church in Healy, Alaska, for20 years. He is now serving as a North AmericanMission Board appointed missionary and is also theDirector of Missions for Tonguss BaptistAssociation in Southeast Alaska. He lives at POBox 7084, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901, and his emailaddress is dshannon@kpunet.net. He and his wife,Carri (Canter), BS ’79, have 3 children, Dustin,23, Dean, 18 and Drew, 17.

Cindy (Murray) Evans, ’79, is a reading specialistin Springdale at Central Junior High School. Heraddress is 2621 Granny Smith, Springdale, AR72762, and her email is cevens2@sdale.org. She hastwo sons, Scott and Matt Schilb.

Terri (Carter) Perrigo, ’79 is currently employed atSpringfield College and would love to get together

with people attending Broadway Baptist Church inSpringfield, Mo.

Larry Scantlan, BS ’78, is currently theInformation Technology Director for CentralFlorida College in Orlando. He can be reached byemail at larry@scancotech.com.

’80sSteven Wilkins, BA ’81, is currently a forensicinvestigator and wife, Dana (Edwards), BS ’81, isa bank teller. The couple has two children, Naomi,20 and Nathan, 17. They live at 4826-6th Ave.,Tacoma, WA 98406 and their email address issw4n6eprt@msn.com.

Daniel Moulder, BA ’89 married Tricia (Spoor) onApril 26, 2003. Daniel is currently employed asCase Manager at Behavior Corp. He is active inCivil Rights (2nd Amendment) local through inter-national and firearms training as well as GreyhoundRescue in the Midwest. Daniel has been active inCollege Park Church since 1995 through which hehas participated in mission trips to Portugal wherehe helped build an education facility and toHungary where he taught English. Daniel may bereached by email at minuteman32@hotmail.com.

Mark Lashley, AS ’81, is the pastor of Pickles GapBaptist Church in Conway, Arkansas. He and hiswife, Patty, live at 114 Stanford Road, Conway, AR72032 and his email address is markl@alliancecable.net.The couple has one child, Chase, 10.

Jong-hwan Kim, BA ’86, was recently elected asAssociate Professor and Associate Dean ofEducation at Southwestern Baptist TheologicalSeminary. He lives with wife, Jeannie, at 225Heritage Dr., Crowley, Texas, 76036 and his emailis jkim@swbts.edu. The couple has two children.

Lowell Askins, BA ’87, is a pastor at CogginsMemorial Baptist Church in Lexington, N.C. Heand his wife, Claudia, live at 133 Manor RidgeWay, Lexington, NC 27292 and his email addressis lcaskins@lexcominc.net. The couple has threechildren, Teresa, 37, Craig, 35 and Rachel, 33.

Todd Barnett, BA ’87, is the pastor to single adultsat Immanuel Baptist Church in Highland, Calif.He and wife, Kimberli, have one son, Dawson,born in February 2005. The family lives at 38561Oak Glen Rd., Yacaipa, CA 92399 and their e-mailaddress is tbarnett@eibehighland.org.

Jeff Howard, ’87 wishes to keep in touch with pastalumni. Please call him at (215) 659-6681 oremail him at jh4email01@aol.com.

Ina York, BS ’82, is currently taking a year’s leaveof absence from her job as a reading specialist inthe New Bedford public schools to work withTIME ministries in the Dominican Republic. Shewould love to hear from friends. Her address is 227Irvington Street, New Bedford, MA 02745, andher email is inayork@juno.com.

David Hicks, BM ’84, just celebrated 15 years asminister of music at First Baptist Church of Ozark,Mo. His home address is 1103 E. Raimey Ozark,MO 65721, and his email is dhicks44@earthlinc.net. He and his wife, Cammie, have 2daughters, Tiffany and Brittany.

Ron Fisher, BA ’85, is Pastor of New JourneyChurch in Olathe, Kan. His home address is 908E. Oakview, Olathe, KS 66061, and his email isrfisher@newjourney.org. He and his wife, Darla,have two daughters, Lindsey, 16 and Karissa, 14.

Kathleen (Pottenger) Herman, ’85, moved toMarshall, Texas, where her husband, Ray, is teach-ing music at East Texas Baptist University. Theirnew address is 1300 N. Grove, Marshall, TX75670. They have three children, Samantha, 8,Abby, 5 and Anthony, 1.

Mike Friesz, BA ’87, is a bank manager with Bankof America and a bivocational pastor at SkylineBaptist Church. His address is 5910 NW 78th

Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64151, and his email isdoctormikefrissz@aol.com.

Sherri (Taylor) McVay, BS ’89, is a home-school-ing mom and she leads worship at her church. Herhusband, Tim, is a family practice doctor in Dexter,Mo. They have four children from 11 years old to2 months old. Her address is 15842 Country Road460, Dexter, MO 63841, and her email is sherrimcvay@email.com.

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’90sLynn (Ketrick) Denton, BME ’91, is now enjoyingher change of career to stay-at-home mom withbaby Vance, fourteen months. Benjamin, 6, is in1st grade and is very much into bugs, rocks and allanimals, especially snakes. Husband, Tim, is theEHS specialist, NE region for Tyco Fire & Safety.The family also has a dog named Maggie. Thefamily and Maggie live at 16374 Mt. Tabor Rd.,Hagerstown, MD 21740. Their e-mail address isla_denton@myactv.net.

Pattie (Wilson) Reitz, BA ’91, was recentlyappointed as instructor of composition at CentralMissouri State University in Warrensburg. Pattieand her husband, Rolland, BA ’91, reside at 18NW 425th Rd., Warrensburg, MO 64093. Their e-mail address is preitz@yahoo.com.

Richard McCready, BS ’92, after graduating fromSBU, moved to Nashville to pursue his dream ofrecording country music. By the end of 1996, hehad two songs in the Top 40, and received aCountry Music Association nomination for MaleVocalist of the Year. Currently, he is back home inSeneca, playing a handful of dates to support hisnew album, “2005” which includes two hit singles.

Lendall Nolan, BA/BS ’92, and wife, Patty(Palmer), BS ’92, recently moved to Roswell, NewMexico, with their 3 children. Upon completinghis Ph.D in Evangelism from SWBTS, Lendall hasbecome Pastor of Ministry for the GraceCommunity Church. Patty teaches AmericanLiterature at the Roswell High School. The familyresides at 2007 Fulkerson Dr., Roswell, NM 88203.Their e-mail address is www.lendellnolan.com. TheNolan’s would love to host alumni planning to trav-el through SE New Mexico.

Holly (Metcalfe) Richardson, BS ’92, and hus-band, Thurman, live in the Memphis area withtheir two daughters, Greer Isabella, 2 1⁄2 and MillerJade, 1. Thurman works as an IT Administratorfor Nike and Holly is staying home with the girls.The family lives at 9273 S. Fairmont Circle,Collierville, TN 38017 and her email address ishollyrichardson1970@yahoo.com.

Brian Mitchell, BS ’92, MS ’96, has accepted theposition of Assistant Superintendent for Financeand Support Services for the Independence SchoolDistrict. He has served as Superintendent ofSchools for the Fair Play School District for thepast five years. His wife, Amy (Roorda), BS ’92,MS ’93, has worked for Citizens MemorialHospital for the past 12 years. The couple has twochildren, Madeline, 5 and Andrew, 2. The familyresides at 1826 S. Remington Ct., Independence,MO 64059.

Jenny Baker, 93, received her juris doctor from theUniversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and will prac-tice with the commercial litigation firm of Benson& Wood, P.L.C. She lives at 1316 W. Sunset Dr.,Rogers, AR 72756 and her email address isJennifer@bensonwoodlaw.com.

Christopher White, BA ’94, is currently on staff atMetro Community Church as the StudentMinistries Pastor. The couple has two children,Kyle Christopher, 6 and Katherine Tally, 4. Heand wife, Andrea (Tally), ’94, live at 1390 BiscayDr., Edwardsville, IL 62025 and his email addressis chris.white@metrocommunitychurch.com.

Stephen Cossey, BS ’95, and wife, Kelli (Long),BS ’95, recently moved back to the USA afterspending two years with family in New Zealand.Stephen works in sales and Kelli is a registerednurse. They reside with their two children, Ashton,8, and William, 5, at 3512 Nandina Drive, FlowerMound, TX 75022. Their e-mail address isskcossey05@msn.com.

David Falksen, BA ’95, was recently hired ontoRadioShack at Corporate Headquarters in FortWorth where he will provide store technical sup-port. David and wife, Alexandra, are helping witha church start project in south Fort Worth. Theyreside at 6008 Grand Champion Blvd., FortWorth, TX 76179. Their e-mail address isdavidf215@yahoo.com

Eric Young, ’95, is currently working in the airlineindustry for a company called TRX located inMilton, Florida. He lives at 2107 Coral CreekDrive, Pensacola, FL 32506 and his email address iseric.youg@trx.com.

Jeff Duncan, BS ’97, MS ’98, currently works atWashington High School. He and his wife,Christa, have one child, Emma Riley, 2. The fami-ly lives at 112 Monticello Drive, Washington, MO63090 and his email address is jeff.duncan@washington.k12.mo.us.

Eric Guyer, BS ’97, is currently a sales executiveand lives with his wife, Nancy, at 938 N. LombardAve., Oak Park, IL 60302.

Angela Hodges, BS’ 97, recently moved to Alaskaand is currently looking for a teaching job. Heraddress is 728 S. Lane St, Anchorage, AK 99508.Her e-mail address in angelasong5@hotmail.com.

Joy (Roethlisberger) Holloway, BS ’97, receivedher master’s degree in public administration andpolicy from the University of Georgia in 2004. Shenow serves as Director of Public Relations for theUniversity of Georgia’s School of Public andInternational Affairs. Joy and her husband, Jay,reside at 173 Lucy Lane, Athens, GA 30606. Here-mail address is joyh@uga.edu.

Patrick Field, BA ’98, was promoted to the rank ofCaptain in the US Army; he is in the 4th InfantryDivision, training for a second tour to OperationIraqi Freedom. His wife, Julia (Dyson), BA ’99, isstaying home with the couple’s two girls, Emilia, 3and Natalie, 1. Their address is 4503 SecretariatDrive, Killeen, TX 76549 and their email address isfeildman74@hotmail.com.

Shannon (Trentham) Spangler, BA ’98, finishedher associate’s degree in court reporting at KansasCity College in October 2004. She began workingat Metropolitan Court Reporters in December of2004. In December 2004, the family moved to339 NW Millstone Circle, Blue Springs, MO64015. On May 18th, 2005, the family addedanother member, Katelyn Nicole. Shannon’s e-mailaddress is shannonmspangler@yahoo.com

Jennifer Davis, BS ’99, is teaching in the OmahaPublic School system and lives at 4912 S. 97th

Plaza, Apt. 1, Omaha, NE 68127. Her emailaddress is jennifer.davis@cps.org.

Devin Didier, BM ’99, is the Minister of Musicand Young People at Anchor Baptist Church inLexington, KY as well as a student at SouthernBaptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ken.Devin and wife, Carrie (Ludwig), BA ’99, have twosons, Christian Michael, 3, and Caden Joshua, 1.

Timothy White, ’96, has been managing an indoorsports facility in west St. Louis County for twoyears and has been a high school track and fieldcoach at various parochial high schools in the St.Louis area. Timothy is currently the head girl’strack coach at John F. Kennedy Catholic HighSchool. He can be reached by email at twhite@jfk-catholic-high.org.

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David Murray, BM ’93, has recently joined thefaculty of the Collinsworth School of Music atCalifornia Baptist University in Riverside, Calif.where he serves as an Associate Professor and Chairof the Keyboard Department. He and his wifeMichelle are preparing to record and release theirsecond album on Summit Records, “The JulietLetters.”

Gretchen Mudoga, BS ’91 is blessed to announcethat she has been employed 10 years at the TulsaHousing Authority where she works as theAssistant Director for public housing. Gretchenwishes to hear from old classmates. Please call at(918) 269-6450 or email her at Gretchen.mudoga@tulsahousing.org.

Brett Bundy, BS ’99 and wife Angie (Burroughs),BS ’99 have been serving OMS International inHaiti for 4 years. Brett serves on the FieldLeadership Team, and is a missionary representativeon the pastor’s committee. Angie’s days are filledby teaching an English course at the seminary andby taking care of their children: Brianna, 5, Jacob,3, and Alanna, 2. The couple can be reached byemail at bundybrett@hotmail.com.

Steven Strauch, BA ’91, is pastor of First BaptistChurch of Conway and teaches as adjunct facultyfor the Redford College of Theology at theLebanon extension. His wife, Susan (Vaughn), BM’95, teaches Title I-Reading Recovery forMarshfield Public schools and is piano accompanistfor Conway Public Schools. Their email issstrauch@llion.org. They have one child, Ryan, 16.

Steven Moseley, BS ’91, is the new pastor atMaplewood Baptist Church in Maplewood, Mo.He and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Brandon,8, and Brittany, 6. They live at 7303 MariettaAvenue Maplewood, MO 63143, and their email isstevembc@sbcglobal.net.

Elizabeth Vaughan, BS ’91, just finished the gradu-ate program at Southern Illinois University inCarbondale, Ill. She is now in her hometown ofMount Vernon, Ill. working as a medical socialworker. She lives at 711 North 12th Street, MountVernon, IL 62864, and her email isevaughan4@yahoo.com.

Ginger (Orr) Gainer, BS ’92, and husband, Chris,recently relocated to the Panama City, Florida area.Chris is a Medical Dosimetrist at Bay County

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SBUPicking up their first MIAA win of the year

in the opening MIAA series vs. MissouriSouthern, SBU won the second game 6-2 afterfalling 3-2 in game one.

Sophomore Stephanie Martin (St. Charles,Mo.) is 6-4 with a 1.64 ERA and junior TaraPhillips (Springfield, Mo.) leads SBU with a.418 batting average.

Men’s TennisTrying to replace the National Player of the

Year is difficult as head coach John Bryant isfiguring out in his 40th year at SBU. Bryant lostNCAA Division II Player of the Year DanteCipulli to graduation and has brought severalnew players to compete for a MIAAChampionship.

The Bearcats are 3-10 this year but areimproving in every match. SBU is currently 2-1 in the MIAA with wins over Emporia Stateand NW Missouri State. Senior Peter Joos(Budapest, Hungary) and Daniel Prerad (Perth,Australia) are the top two returning players onthe team.

With the national championships in KansasCity, Missouri, this spring, SBU will keep push-ing for a NCAA Tournament berth.

Women’s TennisLooking for their first-ever berth into the

NCAA Tournament, the Lady Bearcats are 6-5on the year and have a 2-1 record in the MIAA.

Improving from last year, the Lady Bearcatstook wins over Emporia State and MissouriSouthern to which they lost last year. SeniorValerie Jones is 9-1 in singles play and is leadingthis young SBU squad. Jones and LynneKlaasen (Kuils River, South Africa) are the twoseniors on the team.

SBU will play a strong schedule over springbreak in Bolivar and then finish with fivematches before the Central OklahomaInvitational and then a date at the MIAAChampionships.

TrackBreaking many indoor track records in the

2006 season, SBU’s indoor performances havemade the team excited about the outdoor sea-son. SBU will start the outdoor season April 1

in St. Louis, Missouri, at Washington University.Senior Christine Showler (Lebonan, Mo.)

led the women in the MIAA IndoorChampionships as she was one of eight runnersto be named all-MIAA. Broadhurst, AlyssaMaggart (St. Joseph, Mo.), and Lisa Bunn(Stockton, Mo.) were all-MIAA in their respect-ed events. Senior, Corey McElhaney (Elgin,Okla.), Pierce, and Lester Shelton were namedall-MIAA, for the men.

SBU will be ready to make a charge in the2006 outdoor season with their strong perform-ances from the indoor season.

GolfThe Bearcats have competed in one golf

meet in the spring at Arkansas Tech where theyfinished sixth of nine schools. The team, madeup of five freshmen, three sophomores, one jun-ior and one senior, has a bright future withyoung players.

Freshman Tyler Newton (Willow Springs,Mo.) was the top golfer in the first golf meet ofthe spring with a 12th place finish.

SBU has four other meets this spring andwill try to make their fifth straight NCAATournament. SBU will be traveling to Hays,Kansas, on March 27-28 for their second meetof the year. n

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Hospital while Ginger is a stay-at-home mom andCreative Memories Consultant. They have two chil-dren Collin, 5, and Devin, 2. The family resides at2331 Coronado Pl, Lynn Haven, FL 32444. Theire-mail address is cggainer@knology.net.

Troy Spradley, BM ’92, is in his 6th year of teach-ing vocal music and coaching girls basketball atGrain Valley High School. He and his wife, Angie,have two daughters, Brianne, 11, and Alissa, 8.They live at 1404 NW Madison Court GrainValley, MO 64029. His email is sprad7@hotmail.com.

Shane Schoeller, BS ’94, is the government affairsdirector for the Home Builders Association ofGreater Springfield, Mo..

Susan Ward, BA ’96, has completed her doctoratein communication with an emphasis in rhetoric atRegent University. She is currently an assistant pro-fessor of speech at Thomas Nelson CommunityCollege. She lives at 5324 Justin Court Apt. 201Virginia Beach, VA 23462, and her email is susanward@myexcel.com.

Julie (Pruitt) Berry, BS ’96, has completed hermaster’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction fromSouthern Illinois University. She teaches K-4 musicpart-time. She and her husband, Jason, have twochildren, Madilyn, 3 and Lauren, 1. They live at17750 North Journey Lane Mount Vernon, IL62864, and her email is jasonjulie@mvn.net.

Theresa Hagemann, BS ’97, recently moved toPoplar Bluff, Mo., where she works for theDepartment of Corrections as a probation andparole officer. Her address is 3202 Oakmoore Dr.Popular Bluff, MO 63901, and her email is hhage-mann@yahoo.com.

Wade Evans, BA ’97, has accepted a commission asan officer in the United States Air Force MedicalCorps as a Health Services Administrator. His wife,Alice (Matkowski), BS ’98, will finish teachingkindergarten this year at Center School Districtbefore they both move to Delaware. His email iswadernotalice@hotmail.com and her email ismatkowevanski8@hotmail.com.

Angela Story, BS ’98, recently moved to Ozark,Mo., where she is teaching 3rd grade at Reeds SpringElementary. Her address is 1507 W. Garrett, Ozark, Mo., 65721, and her email is astory@wolves.k12.mo.us.

Lisa Winder, BS ’98, is living in Springfield andteaching 4th grade at Pleasant Hope ElementarySchool. Her address is 1625 S. Marion A109

Springfield, MO, and her email is lisa_winder@yahoo.com.

Michelle (Mikkelsen) Bekemeier, BS ’98, has beennamed to the 2003 President’s Council for the U.S.Affiliate. Only the top 2% of sales representativesearn this honor. Michelle has represented Eli Lillyand Company for three years.

Sheila (Lehman) Sells, BS ’96, MPT ’99, has grad-uated from basic military training at Lackland AirForce Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Doug Irwin, BA ’98 is currently the AssociatePastor at Nu Brew Church and his wife Emily(Burks), BM ‘99 is a stay-at-home mom with theirson Graham Henry who was born December 21,2004.

Ross Smith, BA ’90 and wife Stephanie(Hammond), ’92 are currently serving as NAMBMissionaries. The Smith’s are working to helpshare God’s love with the ice hockey community.The USA Hockey Junior Team, which the coupleoperates, supported IMB mission outreach projectsin Europe this February during the 2006 WinterOlympic Games. The couple would like you tovisit their website www.northerlightshockey.com oremail them at northernlightshockey@juno.com.

Carla (Kissee) Sole, BA ’95 is currently teachingspeech and theatre and coaching cross country andtrack at Ruskin High School in Kansas City, Mo.

Jennifer Montague, BS’92, was promoted in April2005 to Vice President at Sandy Spring Bank.where she has worked since 1996. Her address isP.O. Box 217, Damascus, MD 20872 and her e-mail address is jmontague@sandyspringbank.com.

2000sAmy Gibbs, BA ’00, is now the department chairof the math department at McCluer North HighSchool. She resides at 108 Keene Court, St.Charles, MO 63303 and her e-mail address isagibbs1978@yahoo.com .

Mark Papp, BS ’00, and wife, Stacy (Pidgeon), BS’02, are both teachers. Mark teaches High School

art and is the Head Soccer Coach while Stacyteaches kindergarten. They have two children,Carson and Camden. They reside at 1125 KinzerSt., Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 and their emailaddress is pappy03@sbcglobal.net.

Shari (Grady) Vaka, BS ’00, married DartoniLeioni in August 2003. They would like toannounce the birth of son, Spencer born inOctober 2004. Shari is employed by the MODivision of Social Services. The family resides at1838 S. Glenwood, Independence, MO 64052.Their e-mail address is fiftyfourever@yahoo.com.

Robert Catts, BA ’01, joined the Air Force and is sta-tioned in Arizona. Presently, he is A1C in ComputerSystems, Switching and Cryptology. He plans toattend seminary after his four years of service arecompleted. His address is 5666 E. Hampton St.,Apt.266, Tucson, AZ 65712. His e-mail address isrc_193925@yahoo.com.

Amber (Wyant) Ramsey, BA ’01, recently graduat-ed from Eastern Illinois University with a Mastersdegree in school counseling. She and her husband,Dan, live at 606 W. Market St., Palestine, Ill. 62451and their email address is ramsey1@mchsi.com.

Emily (Reliford) Whitson, BS ’01, and husband,Joseph, recently relocated to Bloomington, IL. Emilyis working as an athletic trainer at Decatur MemorialHospital and Joe is also an athletic trainer at IllinoisState University. The couple resides at 1419Ridgeport Ave., Bloomington, IL 61704 and theiremail address is joemmy@hotmail.com.

Amber (Gaddis) Burger, BA ’02, and husband,Vernon, will be moving with their son, Titus, 1, toSudan, Africa in August. They will run an orphan-age and also facilitate bible training to pastorsthroughout Northern Africa. Her email address isamber_gaddis@hotmail.com. They would appreci-ate the prayers of SBU.

Andrea Garcia, ’03, is a paralegal with the Office ofJackson County Counselor. She lives at 541 W.10

thStreet, Apt. 204, Kansas City, MO 64105 and

her email address is kiddles_k@yahoo.com.

Celeste Moyers, BA ’03, is employed by NobleStrategic Partners and resides at 4701 MontereyOaks Blvd., Apt. 433, Austin, TX 78749 and heremail address is celestemoyers@yahoo.com.

Shelley (Miller) Mulford, BA’03, is now a pre-school teacher in Leeton, Mo. Shelley and her hus-band, Ben, reside at 102 N. Perry, Chilhowee, MO

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Carrie Austin, BA ’03, is the Assistant Director forBolivar After School Enrichment and recentlymoved to 1525 S. Pike Avenue, Apt. EE, Bolivar,MO 65613. Her email address is carrie_austin@hotmail.com.

Shane Drury, BS ’00, is the associate youth ministerat Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Mo. Hiswife, Brittany (Williams), BA ’00, is a graduate stu-dent in speech-language pathology at Missouri StateUniversity. They live at 5905 N. Sixth AvenueOzark, Mo., 65721 and their email addresses are:shane@secondbaptist.org and bjd565@smsu.edu.

Hope (Legerwood) Sickmeier, BS ’00, is earningher masters degree in Elementary Administrationfrom William Woods University in Columbia, Mo.She will graduate in May 2005. She lives at 201 A.S. Woods Court, Ashland, MO 65010, and heremail is hsickmeier@yahoo.com.

Tammy (Herrell) Woods, BS ’02, is working on amaster’s degree in social work at Baylor University.Her husband, Vance, BA ’03, is a pastor at SonRiseBaptist Church in Robinson, Texas. They live at3920 Leland Avenue, Waco, Texas, 76708, and heremail is Tammy_Woods@baylor.edu.

Rye Taylor, BA ’02, is pastor at Corder BaptistChurch in Corder, Mo. He is also attendingMidwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. His wife,Mandy (Wilburn), BS ’02, is the house manager ofa teen pregnancy shelter, called Mother’s Refuge.They live at PO Box 12, Corder, MO 64021, andtheir email is ryeandmandy@yahoo.com.

Keri A. Cochran, BS ’04, is currently teaching andcoaching in the Grain Valley, Mo. school district.She lives at 5209 N. Central Kansas City, Mo.64118, and her email is cochrankc@hotmail.com.

Katie Stanley, BS ’04, has joined Home MedicalSupply as a marking representative.

Emily Holden, BS ’04, recently moved to Texasthis summer and is teaching 8th grade English lan-guage, literature and Bible at Prince of PeaceChristian School. She lives at 1101 Meredith Lane#1427, Plano, TX 75093, and her email is mleholden@hotmail.com.

Matthew Weatherly, BS ’03, completed hisMasters in Clinical Psychology from WheatonCollege in Wheaton, Ill. in August 2005.

FutureBearcats Bryan Engel, BS ’94 and wife Juli (Fetherolf), BA’95 announce the birth of their third son, JamesRyan. James was born on March 22, 2005, andjoins brothers Claton, 8 and Jarrett, 5. The couplehas moved to the El Paso area to finish up clinicalrotations for PA school. The Engels live at 105Comerciantes Apt. #147, Santa Teresa, NM 88008 and can be reached by email atcoachE6@elp.rr.com.

Cheryl (Cole) Absher, BS ’90, and her husband,Michael, are thrilled to announce the birth of their3rd son, William Samuel, born on June 27, 2005.Will joins big brothers, Cole and Reed. The familylives at 3004 Oak Court, Marion, IL 62959.Cheryl’s e-mail address is cabsher@w2001.com.

Amy (Baker) Antle, BS ’90, and husband, Harv,announce the birth of Silas Hooper on July 26,2005. Silas joins siblings, Samuel, 7, Gideon, 4,and Malachi, 18 months. Amy is the Title IReading Teacher in Dixon. Harv is employed atIberia R-V. He is the assistant principal and varsitybaseball coach. The family lives at 68 HannahStore Rd., Dixon, MO 65459 and their e-mailaddress is antle@yhti.net.

Steve Scowden, BS ’90, and wife, Traci (Tate)Scowden, BS ’89, announce the birth of daughter,Katie Janell, on June 14, 2005. Katie joins siblings,Grant, 10 and Emily, 7. Steve is an agent forShelter Insurance. Traci is a stay-at-home momand home-schools their children. The family livesat 2401 Cardinal Ln., Poteau, OK 74953 andSteve’s e-mail address is steves@clnk.com.

Sabrina (Mullins) Tom, BS’90, and husband, Kevin,would like to announce thebirth of Kolby Ray onFather’s Day, June19th, 2005.He joins brother, Kendall, 2.The family resides at 4807Ducharme Ave., Bartonville,IL 61607 and their e-mail address is sktom@msn.com.

John Turnipseed, BS ’90, and wife, Patricia,announce the birth of Caroline Grace on April 19in Landstuhl, Germany. She joins big sister,Savanna who is 2. The family is currently living inGermany where John is serving as a USAF staff

officer. Their address is PSC 2 Box 12338, APOAE 09012.

Daron Evans, BS ’91, and wife, Jennifer(Andrews), BS ’93, announce the birth of JolieKate on December 3, 2004. She joins big sister,Jaci, 7 and big brother, Pace, 2. The family lives at150 Robinhood Dr., Cassville, MO 65625.

Rolland Woodward, BS ’91, and wife, Suzanne,announce the birth of James Rolland on May 20,2005. He joins brother, Jackson Herluf, twenty-two months. The family resides at 2114 SimsPlace, La Crosse, WI 54601, and their e-mailaddress is hagf0002@yahoo.com

Sean Gardiner, BA ’92, and wife, Susan(Garrison), AS ’94, announce the birth of SaygeNorine on October 20, 2003. She joins siblingsJessy and Synclair. The family lives at 820 W.Fourth Ave., El Dorado, KS 67042 and their emailaddress is gardiners4@aol.com.

Jennifer (Hartman) Jones, ’93, and husband, JonPaul, announce the birth of Rebekah Shelaine onMarch 11. She joins big sister, Rachel Marie whois 2. Jennifer is staying home with the girls and JonPaul works for Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield.The family resides at 3 Oakleaf Lane, Sherwood,AR 72120m and Jennnifer’s email address is jennjones@swbell.net.

Michelle (Gibson)Sifford, BS ’93,and husband,Kendrick,announce the birthof daughter, EmilyMarie, on May 10, 2005. Michelle is now stayingat home to raise Emily. The family would like youto contact them at 256 Ashford Oaks Dr.,Wentzville, MO 63385 and Michelle’s e-mailaddress is msifford@socket.net.

Leon Wirth, BA ’93, and his wife, Michelle(Falcone), BS ’93, announce the birth of LeahChristine born on September 22, 2004. She joinsher four sisters, Hannah, 9, Becca, 7, Emma, 5,and Olivia, 4. The family lives at 3908Midsummer Ln. N., Colorado Springs, CO 80917and Leon’s e-mail address is lcwirth@msn.com.

Jason Buschert, BS ’94,and wife, Jennifer(McCord), BS ’95,announce the birth ofMatthew Logan on

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November 2, 2004. He joins brothers Tyler, 4 andRyan, 2. The family lives at 1979 W. Sexton Dr.,Springfield, MO 65810.

Geoff Carson, BS ’94, and his wife, Amy(Stanton), BS ’92, announce the birth of AleciaPauline on September 22, 2004. She joins siblingsAndrew, 11, Grant, 9, Audrey, 6, and Gillian, 3.Geoff is the director of two physical therapy clinicsin Osage Beach & Camdenton and Amy stayshome with the children. The family resides at 99North Shore Drive, Eldon, MO 65026, and their e-mail address is Carson@yhti.net.

John Payne, BS ’94, and his wife, Cindy, announcethe birth of John “Trey” Richard III. The familylives at 617 Caselton Ct., Franklin, TN 37069 andtheir e-mail address is jpayne71@bellsouth.net.

Rick White, BA ’94, and wife, Stephanie(Clayton), BS ’96, announce the birth of son,Adidan Michael, on May 25, 2005. He joinssisters, Raegan, 4 and Anna Beth, 2.

Jerry Whitener,BS ’94, and wife,Kristi, announcethe birth ofdaughter, RebeccaBrooke, born onJuly 5, 2005. Shejoins siblings, Kristin, 8, Benjamin, 6, andKatherine, 22 months. The family lives at 69078Marietta Dr., New Paris, IN 46553.

Travis Yoakum, BS ’94, and wife, Leslie (Crawford),BS ’94, announce the birth of daughter, VioletMarie. She joins sister, Emily Elise, 2. Travis teachesjunior high English in Rolla and a night course atDrury in Rolla. Leslie is a full-time homemaker. Thefamily lives at 10520 CR 8110, Rolla, MO 65401.

Sherry (Reed) Hill, BM ’96, and husband, Tim,announce the birth of Kaitlynn Ann. She was bornJanuary 7. She joins her three older brothers Jarod,8, Austin, 6, and Zachary, 3, who are very proud ofher. The family lives at 7038 Fields Drive,Indianapolis, TN 46239 and their e-mail address isjasthill@msn.com.

Jason Matkowski, BS ’96, and wife, Ellen,announce the birth of their first child, daughter,Anna Marie, born on February 6th, 2005. Jason iscurrently working for vista Health in Bentonville,Ark., as a Licensed Associate Counselor. The fami-ly lives at 324 Western Hill Dr., Siloam Springs,AR 72761. Jason’s e-mail address is jstanmat74@yahoo.com.

Shannon (Varden) Meadors, BS ’96, and husband,Kyle, announce the birth of Jacob Dallas on August19, 2004. Shannon is staying home with Jacob,and Kyle is an engineer with The DrummondGroup. The family moved from Dallas, TX andresides at 622 Chestnut Court, Springfield, TN37172. Shannon’s email address is shannonmeadors@comcast.net.

Heather (Long) Bainum, BS ’97, and husband,Mike, announce the birth of daughter, AbigailJoanna, born March 17th, 2005. The family lives at808 S.E. 3rd, Newton, KS 67114 and their e-mail address is giatwap@yahoo.com

Julie (Tinsley) Bryant, BS’97, and husband, Robbie,announce the birth of theirson, Jaron Lee, on January27, 2005. The family lives at811 E. Division St., Bolivar,MO 65613.

Barbara (Pace) Fleming, BS’97, and husband, Scott,announce the birth of BrettAlan on February 27. He joinsbig brother, Tyler, 2. The fami-ly lives at 112 NW 112th St.,Kansas City, MO 64155 and

their email address is flemings99@netzero.com.

Ryan Lay, BS ’97, and wife, Jenny (Dean), BA ’97,announce the birth of Rafferty Dash born March 29,2005. He joins brother, Finn, 5. The family residesat 2540 Sapphire Dr., Conway, AR 72032 and theire-mail address is ryanandjenny@conwaycorp.net.

David Marsch, BS ’97, and wife, Charlotte(Highsmith), BA ’97, announce the birth of RachelMarie born on May 27 at Citizen’s MemorialHospital in Bolivar. Rachel weighed 7 pounds, 14ounces and was 21 inches long. The family lives at455 N. Sunset Ave., Bolivar, Mo. 65613.Charlotte’s e-mail address is cdmarsch@alltel.net.

Keith Osterdyk, BS ’97 and wife, Amanda(Madden), BS ’99, announce the birth of AliyahGrace on January 16, 2005. She joins big brother,Isaac, 3. Keith is a Tulsa Police officer and Amandais the case manager for Hope Home Tulsa. The fam-ily resides at 2121 S. 130 E. Ave., Tulsa, OK 74134and their e-mail address is osterdyk@bchowa.org.

Chris Causey, BS ’98, and wife, Sarah (Smith), BS’99, announce the birth of Allison Jolyn bornNovember 8, 2004. She joins big brother, Payton,

3. Chris is the AssistantAdministrator at the 30th

Circuit Youth DetentionCenter. Sarah is currentlya stay-at-home mom andMary Kay consultant.The family lives at 139 N.Williams Ave., Bolivar,MO 65613 and their e-mail address is comma21@excite.com.

Chris Dillabough, BA ’98, and wife, Bonnie(Lichtenwalner), BS ’98, announce the birth ofdaughter Katie Reagan August 24, 2004. She joinsher older twin sisters, Angel and Summer, and theirolder brother, Thomas Ryan.

Cory Scheer, BS ’98 andwife, Jamie (Garrison), BS’98, announce the birth ofIsaac Garrison on February15. He joins big sister,Cailyn Joy, 2. Cory is amanager at Noah’s ArkWhitewater Rafting Co.and Jamie is a physicaltherapist currently staying home with the kids.The family address is P.O. Box 26, Buena Vista,CO 81211 and their email address is cjscheer@msn.com.

Bret Toth, BS ’98,and wife, Jenni(Casper), BS ’99,announce thebirth of XanderLogan on May 16,2004. He joinsbig sister Kamyrn, 2. Bret is the director ofRestoration Counseling Center and Jenni is a parttime Parent Educator.

Ira Brown, BA ’99, andwife, Andrea (Mouser),BS ’99, announce thebirth of Archer Isaac onJanuary 16. He joins bigbrother, Asa William, 1.Ira owns BrownResidential Constructionand Andrea stays home with the boys. The familylives at 4077 S. 97th Rd., Bolivar, MO 65613 andtheir email address is irabrownfam@all-tel.net.

Matt Bunn, BS ’99, and wife, Vicki (Gray), BM’99, announce the birth of Tobias “Toby” Elijah onMarch 29, 2005. He joins two-year-old big brother,

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Andrew. The family resides at 6108 Brookside Ct.,Watauga, TX 76148 and Vicki’s e-mail address isvickibunn@yahoo.com.

Jeffery Cox, BA ’99, and wife, Deanna (Kristof),BA ’98, announce the birth of Isaiah Dawson Coxon May 18, 2005. The family’s address is 7800 NE55th St., Kansas City, MO 64119 and their e-mailaddress is drk47@yahoo.com.

Jennifer (Morton) Fansler, BS ’99, and her hus-band, Judah, announce the birth of Ariel Ryan onAugust 30, 2004. She joins three-year-old brother,Reuben. Judah is an advertising designer at the St.Joseph News-Press and Jennifer who is a stay-at-home mom, is expecting their third child. Thefamily resides at 711 N. 24th St., Apt. 2, St. Joseph,MO 64506 and their e-mail address isfansler@stjoelive.com.

Justin Unruh, BS ’99, and wife, Staci (Tatro), BS’97, announce the birth of Tatro “Tate” Jay onFeburary 21, 2005. He joins siblings, Nation, 6,and Cayden, 4. Justin is an account representativeat Pipeline Testing Consortium and Stacy is a stay-at-home mom. The family resides at 802Lochinvar Ln., Hutchinson, KS 67502 and Justin’se-mail address is jsunruh@ourtownusa.net.

Greg Dixon, BME ’92 and wife Lorrie announcethe birth of daughter Chloe Beth on September 22,2004. Chloe joins big sister Hannah, 7. Greg isemployed by Grace Point Church in Rogers, Ark.and can be reached by email at greg@gracepointchurch.net.

Colin Wells, BS ’99, andwife, Mary (Seidel), BS’99, announce the birthof Kyah Jane onFebruary 12. BothColin and Mary areteachers at El DoradoSprings Schools. Thefamily lives at 1703 S.First, El Dorado Springs, MO 64744..

Mandy (Sims) Day, BS’00, and husband, Brantley,announce the birth of theirson, Colton Brantley bornOctober 22, 2004. Thefamily lives at 706 MillCreek Cove, Canton, GA30115.

MatthewFillingham, BS’00 & BM ’00,and wife,Rebeccaannounce thebirth of their

son, Josiah Matthew. Matthew is employed withthe North Kansas City High School. The familylives at 6818 N. Askew Ave., Gladstone, MD64119. Matt’s e-mail address ismattfillingham@hotmail.com.

Ben Nail, BS ’00, MS ’05,and wife, Trisha (Davis), BS’99, MS ’04, announce thebirth of Kaleb on February21. Trisha finished out the2004-2005 school year atLebanon Jr. High and is stay-ing home with Kaleb. Ben isa math teacher at Lebanon High School. The familylives at 1205 Tyler Dr., Lebanon, MO 65536 andtheir email address is bennail35@yahoo.com.

Lisa (Roach) Matthews, BS ’01, and husband,Todd, announce the birth of Abigail Elisabeth onApril 5, 2004. The family resides at 335 LoganDr., O ’Fallon, IL 62269 and Lisa’s email address islisabug7@yahoo.com.

Matt Nimmo, MS ’01,and wife, Holly(Stanton), BS ’95, wouldlike to announce the birthof daughter, GloryIsabella born December2, 2004. She joinsNatalie, 6, and Marshall,3. Glory has been a spe-cial blessing to our familysince the death of infant son, George Caleb inSeptember 2003. The family lives at 40 TimberRidge Ct., Four Seasons, MO 65049 and their e-mail address is nimmo@yhti.net.

Michael Fuller, BS ’02, and wife, Meagan(Chetham), BS ’02, announce the birth of sonEthan Michael, born July 29. The family lives at2750 Holly Hall #1206, Houston, TX 77054 andtheir e-mail address is michaelefuller@hotmail.com.

Josh Bohannon, BS ’04, and wife, Julie (Worzalla),BS ’04, announce the birth of Seth Everett onNovember 23, 2004. Josh works for Wal-MartInformation Systems Division. Their email addressis j_bohannon22@hotmail.com.

Beth (Carter) Myers, ’89, and husband Robert,announce the birth of Joseph Daniel Myers onNovember 18, 2005. Joseph joins siblings Anna, 9and Luke, 4.

Emily (Evans) Jenkins, BS, ’97 and husband Rick,announce the birth of Audrey Melissa on August 1,2005. Emily joins siblings Lydia, 4 and Caroline,3. The couple recently moved to Lake St. Louiswhere Emily is a stay-at-home mom. The familycan be reached by email at rickemjenk@charter.net.

Tim Lambert, BS ’97 and wife Cindy announcethe birth of Aaron on January 30, 2006. Aaronjoins sister Rebekah who is 4. Time is presentlyworking as a licensed professional counselor andAODA counselor for a local EAP. The familyresides in Green Bay, Wis. and can be reached byemail at tlambert2@sbcglobal.net.

Rick Roos, BS ’02 and wife Becky (Morrow),announce the birth of Alexander Nicholas onFebruary 12, 2006. Alexander joins siblings Esther,3 and Charlotte, 2.

Shawna (Pratt) Seabaugh, ’89 and her husbandGreg announce the birth of Madisyn Isabelle onJune 10, 2005. Madisyn joins brothers Wyatt, 8 andColton, 6. Shawna is employed by Growing Family-First Foto in St. Charles, Mo. The Seabaugh’saddress is 769 Hwy. U, Warrenton, Mo. andShawna’s email is cowboymom222@yahoo.com.

Kyle Tripp, BS ’05 and wife Megan (Tripp), BA’05 announce the birth of Alex Hayden. Kyle iscurrently employed at Adair First Baptist Churchand Megan works for Saint Frances Hospital. Thecouple resides in Pryor, Okla.

MarriagesPhillina (Haselwood), BA ’96, married MichaelLewis on March 16, 2005 in Gainesville, Texas.Phillina works at Amerilink WirelessCommunications and Michael is an U.S. ArmyRecruiter. The couple is stationed in Ardmore,OK. They live at 300 Sunset Drive SW Apt. 370,Ardmore, Okla. 73401 and their e-mail address ismplewis2005@sbcglobal.net.

Antaun Peppers, BS ’03, married college sweet-heart Kimberlee (Morton), BS ’03 on April 16,

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2005. The couple lives inKansas City, Mo. whereAntaun is employed byCintas in Olathe, Kan. andKimberlee works at a mater-nity home called Mother’sRefuge. Kimberlee can bereached by email atkimbo2621@yahoo.com .

April (Pierce) Curtis, BS ’98, married husband,Tim, July 3, 2004, on the beach of Lake Michigan.The couple announce the birth of daughter,Marybeth Elise, July 21, 2005. April is an EarlyChildhood Developmental Therapist for MissouriFirst Steps Program. Tom is an attorney in St.Louis. The family lives at 436 Dickens Ave.,Kirkwood, MO 63122 and April’s e-mail address isapril_dt@sbcglobal.net .

Shun Zhang, BA ’99, mar-ried Jina (Yoo) on March 20,2004. He is currently work-ing on his second master’sdegree in Information andTelecommunication at JohnHopkins University whileworking at TransportationGeneral, Inc. Jina is also

working on her master’s degree in Biblical Studiesat Dallas Theological Seminary. They live at 12712Saylers Creek Lane, Herndon, VA 20170 andShun’s email address is zhangshun@hotmail.com.

Stephanie (Schierholz), BA ’01, married BrandonFibbs on September 4, 2004 in Colorado Springs.Stephanie is the manager of media relations andcommunications at the Space Foundation.Brandon is a producer at Motion Pixel Lab andteaches a film class at the University of Colorado atColorado Springs. They live at 615 N. CascadeAve., Apt. #1, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.Stephanie’s e-mail address is slfibbs@yahoo.com.

Elizabeth (Kellim), BS ’02,married John Casteel onDecember 17, 2004 in CaveCreek, AZ. Elizabeth is abuyer for the Arizona Gameand Fish Department andJohn is a MotorcycleTechnician at a Harley-Davidson Dealer. Elizabeth’s

email address is needscreativity@hotmail.com.

Scott Beever, BS ’03, married Melissa (Tribble),BA ’04, on May 21, 2005. They are both teachingat South Shelby High School in NE MO. Theyalso serve as music leaders at FBC, Shelbina. Their

address is 312 S. 2nd St., Shelbina, MO 63468 andtheir e-mail address is sbeever@gmail.com.

Constance (Hardwicke), BS ’03, married AdamKiser Brown on January 8, 2005. Adam andConnie are both pursuing master’s degrees atSoutheastern Baptist Theological Seminary in WakeForest, NC. Adam is also a youth pastor.

Roger Garstang, BS ’02 was married to Connie(Gerrits) on October 15th, 2005. Roger metConnie while teaching pre-K-12 computers at aprivate Christian School in Green Bay, Wis. Thecouple now resides in Missouri.

Isaiah Stonecipher, BS ’05 married Lindy(Patchett), BS 05 on July 2, 2005. Isaiah is current-ly attending Southwestern Baptist TheologicalSeminary in Fort Worth, Tx. The couple resides at3937 Merida Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76110 andcan be reached by email at istoney82@hotmail.com.

Todd Walker, BA ’01 and Jenny (Baker), BS ’03were married on October 11, 2003. The couplerecently moved to Oklahoma where Todd is pursu-ing photography school. The Walker’s can bereached by email at toeverynation@hotmail.com.

Brian Pearson, BS ’04 and Hillary (Brenner), BS’04 were married on July 31, 2004. Currently,Hillary is a 2nd grade teacher and assistant softballcoach, and Brian is a P.E. teacher as well as coach ofthe junior high and J.V. boys’ basketball teams andhead coach of the boys’ baseball team for theWheatland School District. The couple can bereached by email at hillary_pearson@hotmail.com.

Nathan Wright, BA ’05 and Amanda (Keeney),BS ’04 were married on June 18, 2005 at FirstBaptist Church in West Plains, Mo. Amandateaches kindergarten at West Plains Elementary andNathan is employed by the Howell CountyAssociate Court Division.

Kristi (Freeman), BS ’02 married Michael Hunt onJune 5, 2004. Kristi is a personal banker at CaboolState Bank and Michael is the owner of Hunt MasonryContracting. The couple resides at 803 Oakland Ave,Mountain Grove, MO 65711. Kristi can be reachedby email at kristih@caboolstatebank.com.

Sarah (Mercer), BA ’01married Josh Ballard onNovember 27, 2004 inColumbia, Ill. Joshowns his own concretecompany and Sarah isemployed by theDepartment of SocialServices/Children’s

Division. The couple resides at 1700 AutumnDrive, Columbia, IL 62236 and can be reached byemail at sjmercer01@hotmail.com.

Jennie (Rowe), BS ’00 married Joshua Edwards onFebruary 26, 2005. The couple now resides inKansas City, Mo.

Amy Gibbs, BA ’00 married Scott Spears onMarch 18, 2006. Amy is currently a math teacherand Math Department Chair at McCluer NorthHigh School and is pursuing a doctorate degree ineducation from SLU. She graduated with aMasters in Education from Lindenwood in May2004. Amy may be reached by email atagibbs1978@yahoo.com.

Michael Birch, BA ’01 married Ginger (Driskell),BS ’01 on July 29, 2005 at First Baptist Church ofLee’s Summit. Michael is finishing his MBA inAccounting at Avila University and Ginger teachesprivate voice and piano lessons at CelebrationAcademy of the Arts with First Baptist Church ofRaytown. The couple currently resides in Lee’sSummit and may be reached at harmoneea@hotmail.com.

In MemoryDr. Loren Williams, ’29, passed away March 28, 2005. His primary career was in churchmusic. Loren was preceeded in death by his wife,Ruth, ’31.

Mary Dee (Russell) Green, ’40, survived by hus-band, Charles, of the home, passed awaySeptember 6, 2005. After graduating from SWBC,she taught school for a total of 35 years, 25 years inMichigan and 10 years in Missouri.

Ercil Barker, AA ’46, survived by wife, Pearl, of thehome; two daughters, Elisabeth and Marcile; andson, Joel.

Irene (Farrar) Payne, AA ’51, passed away May 29,2005. She taught in secondary schools in Iowa forseveral years. She was a member of First Baptistchurch in Lebanon and was a charter member ofthe Lebanon branch of American Association ofUniversity Women. Survivors include her hus-band, Burl, of the home; a son, Francis Payne andhis wife, Mary, of Des Moines, Iowa; a daughter,Phyllis Payne Johnson and her husband, Jim, ofLee’s Summit; two grandchildren, Andrew and AlexJohnson, of Lee’s Summit, and other relatives.

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member of Susquehanna Baptist Church and itsThirty-Niners group. She was also a member ofthe Independence Piece Makers Quilt Group.Survivors include her husband of 49 years, JosephL. McCullough, of the home; one son, KevinMcCullough, Oak Grove; her mother,Independence; two daughters and a son-in-law,Karen and Joseph DuBouis, Lawson, KatrinaMcCollough, Independence; a daughter-in-law,Holly McCollough, Oak Grove; and sevengrandchildren.

Pauline (David) Everly, ’41, passed away February6, 2005. Pauline and husband Art shared sixtyyears of marriage and had three children: Joe, Ruthand Walt. She always remembered the training,both secular and spiritual that she received atSouthwest Baptist University.

John C. Mitchell, ’66, passed away May 21, 2005.He was retired and was a member of Optimists andthe National Rifle Association. Survivors includehis wife, JoAnn, of the home; a son, Cary Mitchellof Bolivar; one brother, Jim Mitchell and wife,Lindy, of Bolivar; one grandchild, Seth Mitchell ofBolivar; as well as several nieces and nephews.

John C. Branch, BA ’69, passed away June 25,2005. Mr. Branch was born on April 10, 1947, inJefferson City to Chris Gerber and Joann Davison.He married Martha Old on June 3, 1967, inAshland. He served in the Army during theVietnam War and was a member of the MidwayHeights Baptist Church in Columbia. A salesmanfor the Schmidt Billiard Company, Mr. Branchenjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by hisparents, Frank and Helen Branch, Chris andEmma Gerber, all of Jefferson City, and Frank andJoann Gonzales of Tucson, Az.; his wife, Martha; ason, Mark Branch of Ashland; a daughter, LoriChapman of Liberty; two brothers, Jeff Gerber ofWashington and Vernal Gerber of Olathe, Kan.;one sister, Katie Duckett of Holt’s Summit; andtwo grandchildren.

Katherine (Greenfield) Smith, ’49, passed away onFebruary 19. She married Hugh Smith in 1950and they pastored churches in California, Mo., andMarshall, Mo., before being appointed as missionar-ies by the Foreign Mission Board of the SouthernBaptist Convention. They served together inSingapore, Malaysia, Guam, Fiji, Zambia, India andPakistan over a thirty-year span. The couple retiredin 1993 and made their home in Liberty, Mo.

Twyla Martin, AA ’63, passed away on March 25,2005 at the age of sixty. Twyla was a native ofSteelville, and a graduate of Southwest BaptistUniversity and Mississippi College. Four aspects ofTwyla’s life were particularly important to her—missions, her faith community, friends and travel.She was very involved in many mission outreachtrips to places including Thailand, Sao Paulo,Philippines, Morocco, Liberia and Russia. Twyla issurvived by two siblings Wanda Ransom andGerald Martin of Steelville and several nieces andnephews.

Debbie Sue Pierce, ’90, graduate of accounting,passed away on January 28, 2006. Debbie grew upin Republic, Mo. and graduated from RepublicHigh School in 1975. Survivors include her hus-band, Steve, four children, and four grandchildren.

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April 7, 7:00 p.m.................................................SBU Relay for Life (Meyer Wellness & Sports Center)

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April 21, 7:00 p.m............................................................Kansas City Alumni Chapter Spring Banquet (First Baptist Church, Independence)

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