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Winter 2015-16
THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE ALUMNI MAGAZINE
a f f i n i t y
L essons in
Humanity
The Althea W. and John A. Schiffman
Lecture Series brings world-renowned
speakers to studies in religion, ethics
and philosophy to higher education
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Letter from the President
a f f i n i t y
Happy Holidays,
This issue of Affinity includes a profile of
John A. Schiffman, an extraordinary man and
longtime supporter of Columbia College who,
sadly, passed away in August.
In 2000, Mr. Schiffman, a member of our board
of trustees for 10 years, gave a gift of historic
proportions to Columbia College to honor of
his late wife, Althea, who was a 1941 graduate
of Christian College, member of the Board of
Trustees from 1983 to 1987 and Distinguished
Alumna ’85. In addition to more than $650,000
given towards student scholarships, he donated
$1.5 million, which was the single largest
contribution by a living donor in our history.
This gift established an endowed chair in ethics,
religious studies and philosophy, as well as the
Schiffman Ethics in Society Lecture Series and
the Lecture in Religious Studies Series.
as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., historian David
McCullough, journalist Nina Totenberg and
ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau.
I’m excited to hear this year’s speaker, the
well-known physicist Michio Kaku, at the Ethics
in Society Lecture on March 2, 2016. Kaku
believes in the possibility of parallel worlds
— an infinite number of alternate universes
in which everything that can happen has
happened, with all possibilities branching out
forever.
I’m not sure whether there are parallel worlds.
If there are, though, I like to think that in one
of them Mr. Schiffman will be sitting in the
audience with us, fascinated by the lecture. If so,
we will once again thank him for all he has done
for this very real, very grateful institution.
Over the years, Mr. Schiffman’s generosity has
allowed us to bring to campus such luminaries
Columbia College Board of Trustees 2015-2016
Chair
Daisy Willis Grossnickle ’66
Secretary
Janet Carter Wright ’58
Trustees
Lynne Stuver Baker ’64
Walter E. Bixby III ’82
Lex Cavanah
Judy A. Cunningham ’64
Jerry D. Daugherty
Joseph P. Dubinski ’96
Steve Erdel
George W. Hulett Jr.
Mitchell R. Humphreys, MD
June Hurdle ’83
Jolene Marra Schulz ’61
Dale Coe Simons ’65
Rev. Brad Stagg
Gary Tatlow
Carol Winkler ’93
CCAA Alumni
Representative
Bill Johnston ’82
Faculty Representatives
Dr. Kenneth Felts
Dr. Lia Willis
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Tips on how to explain an unemployment gap, and
scholarship recipients share their gratitude
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On the Cover:
From top left: Over the
past 15 years, Althea W.
and John A. Schiffman
Lecture Series speakers
have included Rev.
Martin Marty, Robert
F. Kennedy Jr., Arun
Gandhi, Soledad O’Brien,
Mary Robinson, Edward
James Olmos, Stephen L.
Carter, Christine Brennan,
Michael Beschloss and
Jean-Michel Cousteau.
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Faculty Profiles
Nursing Department Chair Linda Claycomb guides the
nursing program to new heights, and René Massey retires
from AHE after 34 years
Student Profile
Cody Stout ’14 is a middleweight wrestler with a
heavyweight heart
Honoring the Legacy
A generous philanthropist, John A. Schiffman was
passionate not only about higher education but also
about the role that moral development plays in an
individual’s education.
Gateway to his Future
Alumnus Roger Miller ’78 relied on hard work, positivity
and his Columbia College degree to launch a multimillion
dollar company
Columbia College Annual Report
Letter from Philanthropy Committee Chair Lynne Stuver
Baker ’64; Jim Culpepper honors alumnae, wife Mabel
Bondurant Culpepper ’56 with art scholarship; Financials
and Honor Rolls
Cougar Sports Zone
One team, two athletes and two contributors are
inducted into the 2015 Athletic Hall of Fame
On the Web
Check out Scooter’s latest travels
CC Notes
News and updates from people who matter – our alumni
Photo illustration by Carolyn Preul
Affinity
Magazine
Staff
Susan Davis
Senior Director of Alumni Relations
Sam Fleury
Assistant Director of Public Relations
Kaci Smart ’09
Photographer
Carolyn Preul
Associate Director of Alumni Relations
Jennifer Truesdale
Public Relations Coordinator
Suzanne Rothwell
Interim Director of Advancement,
Senior Director of Public Relations
Melissa Butler
Contributing Writer,
Advancement Coordinator
Jayme Simmons
Alumni Relations
Administrative Assistant
Affinity magazine is published in cooperation with Alumni Relations, Public Relations and Inside Columbia magazine.
Table of Contents
Inside the Gate
Students support local community and the college
recognizes Lake of the Ozarks director for 25 years of
service
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Giving
Back
Student Science
Club donates $1,000
to musical therapy
program
BY SAM FLEURY
Ever wonder how often
members of the University of
Missouri Women’s and Children’s
Hospital Staff receive donations
from a Twinkie-shaped cartoon
character and some amazing
college students?
off a jumbo check for $1,000
benefiting the hospital’s music
therapy program. The funds
were generated over the course
of the 2014-15 school year via
the club’s chocolate fundraiser
and annual 5K race.
We are going to guess the
answer to that question is “not
very often.”
“I cannot explain how amazing
of a day it was walking through
the hospital with Bob the
Minion and seeing the smiles on
the patients’ faces,” Science Club
Vice President Sammi Macht
said. “The musical therapy
program uses instruments to
help kids heal. Emily Herzog is
the amazing one-woman band
But that was exactly the case
recently as members of the
Columbia College Student
Science Club and their faculty
advisor, along with their
Minion friend, Bob, dropped
From left to right:
Dr. Kent Strodtman,
Faculty Advisor; Brittany
Fangrow; Samantha
Macht; Kristen Fritschie,
Women’s and Children’s
Hospital Employee; Jena
Grahn; and Bob the
Minion (student Trent
Finley)
who works one-on-one with
patients tailoring the treatment
to the needs of each patient.”
This is the fourth year the club
has donated the proceeds of
its 5K race to the Women’s and
Children’s Hospital in Columbia,
Missouri. For more information
about the club, contact Macht at
[email protected].
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Supporting Military Education
Columbia College Ousley Family Veterans
Services Center receives $285,000 grant
BY SAM FLEURY
Newly appointed Director of Veterans Services
Keith Glindemann recently announced that the
Columbia College Ousley Family Veterans Services
Center has received the Centers of Excellence
for Veterans Student Success grant valued at
more than $285,000. Columbia College is one of
only 15 institutions in the country to receive the
grant, which was given by the U.S. Department of
Education.
“As a country and a college we have a
responsibility to support those who answered
the call to defend this great nation,” Glindemann
said. “This grant will help us to continue a proud
Columbia College tradition of supporting the
education of our service members.”
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PHOTO BY HOLLY KITE ’13
This grant will primarily be utilized to create a
virtualized Veterans Service Center to increase
communication and provide resources to all of
Columbia College’s military and veteran students
and their family members throughout the country.
Glindemann and his staff will also implement a
veteran peer mentoring network within the college
to connect veterans with veteran mentors. The
mentors will assist transitioning servicemembers in
acclimating to the higher education environment
and encourage their academic success. The grant
will also support ongoing faculty and staff training
that focuses on understanding the challenges that
their military and veteran students face and how
to identify a student in crisis and ensure they have
proper access to resources.
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A Campus Community of Positivity
Dr. John Keeney retires after 25 years of leading
one of Columbia College’s most successful campuses
BY SAM FLEURY
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PHOTO BY SAM FLEURY
When he wasn’t in his office, Dr. John Keeney
often could be found in the student and staff
outdoor lounge of the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri,
campus’ state-of-the-art facility. While students
he taught would rave about his lectures in the
classroom, the real deep conversations and debates
on history, politics and more would happen outside
during class breaks.
“I always enjoyed being part of those conversations
and hearing students say what they were really
feeling on a topic and not sugarcoating for the
classroom,” Keeney says through a quiet grin. “We
worked on solving all of the world’s problems out
there and came close to doing just that.”
Keeney always will be welcome back to be part of
those conversations, but next time it will be as a true
friend of the college; he retired as director of the
campus in September after 25 years of dedicated
service to the college.
When the Lake campus was founded in October
1990 (former college President Donald Ruthenberg
greenlighted the project), a table and two chairs
in the World Wide Church building was the extent
of equipment and facilities available. Forty-five
students were enrolled for the first session.
Fast forward 25 years and the Lake campus has
graduated 1,393 alumni and touched the lives of
thousands more students, offering the Lake of the
Ozarks business community an army of well-trained
nurses, teachers and accountants ready to work. In
Former Columbia College President Dr. Donald Ruthenberg
congratulates Dr. John Keeney on 25 years of service to
Columbia College.
his typical humble fashion, Keeney credits the faculty
and staff at the Lake campus for the success.
“It’s a good crew. They’re all good at what they
do,” he said in an article in the Lake Sun Leader
following his retirement. “It’s more of a team, a family
atmosphere. These folks spend a lot of waking hours
at work. I worked with a lot of good people and that
makes all the difference.”
The Lake of the Ozarks campus evolution has
been continual, serving as the only Columbia
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From hosting a Community Advisory Committee
to welcoming anyone and everyone through the
campus doors for Community Appreciation Day,
Keeney was a true educational innovator who
empowered his faculty and staff to share that spirit.
“It’s been an amazing 25 years, and I’ve been very
blessed and fortunate,” Keeney said at his retirement
ceremony. “But the thing that always humbled me
and made me proud is that Cathy [Whitfield, the
assistant director of 20 years] and I would have an
opening for a teacher or a staff member, and we
would try to find the most qualified person; you are
always taking a gamble. But the right people have
always shown up at the right time, and that has truly
been a blessing.”
In honor of his tireless work, several friends, faculty
and staff, including Dr. Jeffrey Musgrove, vice
president of Adult Higher Education, gathered in
early September to give Dr. Keeney a proper sendoff.
After some toasting (and roasting) came a very
exciting announcement: The faculty and staff have
worked together to launch the Dr. John G. Keeney
Scholarship that will begin being awarded in 2016.
Keeney and his wife, Paula, will retire to their family farm
outside of Eldon, Missouri, and raise cattle. Keeney also is
looking forward to spending more time with his 1-yearold grandson. It looks to be a quiet retirement for a
quietly confident and determined educator who started
something 25 years ago that is still going strong.
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College Adult Higher Education venue to also host
day classes, a nursing program and education
certification classes.
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Board of Trustees
The Columbia College Board of Trustees recently welcomed
two new members to the group, Lex Cavanah and Gary Tatlow.
The governing board of the college currently has 20 members.
BY SAM FLEURY
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PHOTOS BY KACI SMART ’09
Lex Cavanah, who serves as general manager of Walsworth Pre-Press
and Donning Company Publishers, is a 1980 graduate of Truman State
University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in physics. After college,
Cavanah joined Walsworth Pre-Press, located in Marceline, Missouri, and
worked his way up through the ranks of the company. In his role, Cavanah
oversees operations at one of the nation’s 50 largest printing companies,
which has offices in Brookfield, Missouri; Overland Park, Kansas; and St.
Joseph, Michigan.
Cavanah is very active in his community; he is involved with his church, the
Marceline Public Schools and the Marceline Chamber of Commerce. Cavanah’s
daughters, Kensie ‘11 and Kaitlyn ‘13, are graduates of Columbia College.
Gary Tatlow, who retired as a law firm partner at Tatlow, Gump, Faiella
and Wheelan, is a 1961 graduate of the University of Missouri, where he earned
a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a Juris Doctor. Tatlow enjoyed a long
and distinguished career in trial practice and received the Missouri Attorney
General’s Outstanding Citizen Award. He also was named an advocate by
the National College of Advocacy and the American Association for Justice,
formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Tatlow has been active at his alma mater, serving on the University of
Missouri College of Arts and Sciences development board and the university’s
national campaign steering committee. In 2002, his service to the university
was recognized when he received the Alumni of the Year Award from the
University of Missouri Alumni Association.
Over the years, Tatlow has forged a deep connection to Columbia College
through his wife, Marilyn Silvey Tatlow, a 1960 alumna of Christian College,
who died in 2005.
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Family Day
& Homecoming
PHOTOS BY HOLLY KITE ’13 & KACI SMART ’09
Columbia College welcomed hundreds of alumni,
staff, faculty and friends to campus Sept. 26-27 for
Homecoming and Family Day 2015. This year’s event
featured amazing weather and had something for
everyone, including great music, awesome food,
wins by both Columbia College soccer teams,
academic departmental showcases, bounce houses
for the kids and much more. The Columbia College
Alumni Association tent was popular as always,
featuring a fun photo booth, snacks and games.
Visit www.ccis.edu/familydayhomecoming for
details on next year’s celebration.
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Vice President of Online Education
Dr. Piyusha Singh
BY SAM FLEURY
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PHOTO BY KACI SMART ’09
With a focus on improving the college’s online offerings and
increasing faculty-student interaction, Dr. Piyusha Singh is off
and running as Columbia College’s new vice president for Online
Education. Read a portion of the exclusive interview here, and
check out the full interview at www.ccisconnected.org.
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in India. My dad was
part of the Indian Navy, so we
moved around a lot, mostly
up and down the Indian coast
line. I spent a year here in the
States when I was 10, and then I
came here at 17 to go to college
at Mount Holyoke, which is a
women’s college, but it’s very
much like Columbia College’s
day program, a small, liberal arts
college.
Who is someone that was or is a
mentor to you professionally?
I think I’ve had certain inflection
points in my career where I have
had mentors who have helped
me move to the next level.
When I was a graduate student
and young faculty member, Dr.
Jacqueline Cohen was someone
who really challenged me to be
a better teacher and researcher.
Similarly, when I moved into
higher education administration,
(Columbia College President) Dr.
Dalrymple was one of the first
people I worked with (at Excelsior
College in New York), and he
helped me hone my leadership
skills. Those are probably the two
biggest mentors I have had, and I
continue to learn a lot from them.
What intrigues you about
online learning?
What intrigues me the most
about online learning is how it
breaks down barriers. It hasn’t just
broken down the very obvious
time and space barrier, that’s sort
of the easy answer. But because
we’ve broken down that barrier,
so many other barriers have come
down with it, allowing people to
get an education in a way that
fits their lives. I love the idea
that it makes higher education
less elitist by breaking down
barriers of age, cost, time and
geographical location. I went to
some very traditional institutions
where I received a great
education, but that’s not the only
form of education that should be
available.
Higher education has given
students the message, “If you
want an education, you must
come to us at this age, at this
time, with the resources to do
this full time, otherwise we are
not interested in you.” That’s
changing now, and I think
online education has been
very central to facilitating that
change.
What are some enhancements
and updates coming up for
Online Education you are
excited about?
We have a lot of changes coming
up. The first year, we are focusing
on internal changes to become
more efficient and do things
better. I don’t know that anyone
outside our department will see
the changes right away, but we
are positioning ourselves for
the future. The question we are
continually asking ourselves is
“What is best for the students?
How do we improve the student
experience?’”
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Another upcoming project
is to find ways to allow our
instructional faculty to focus
more on their interactions with
students. We have excellent
faculty who are really committed
to our students. We’re focusing
on strategies to make things
more efficient for them, to
remove some of the busy work
so they can spend more of their
time engaging with students.
Why did you decide
Columbia College was the
right fit for you?
I wasn’t looking (for a new job).
I wasn’t thinking of moving, but
when Dr. Dalrymple came here,
I learned more about Columbia
College. As I learned more,
especially about how CC is such
an interesting mix of traditional
and online education, I was
very intrigued. It’s rare to find
-- and for me, coming from the
traditional mindset -- being able
to be in a big online program
was very attractive. I feel like the
two balance each other well.
What we end up with is a good
mix, a solid mix of quality and
innovation.
Can you share a little bit
about your family?
My husband’s name is Justus, and
he works in Columbia College
Technology Services. We have two
kids, Rohan, 6, and Neera, 1. We
have two dogs of indeterminate
origin, and all I can say is that they
shed a lot in this Missouri heat.
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One of the first things we are
looking at is improving all of our
courses so that students have
a more consistent experience.
We want to improve all of our
courses and make them as
engaging and immersive as
we can. The goal is to get to a
point where we can say, “This
is what you can expect from a
Columbia College online course.
If you study with us, this is the
experience you are going to
have, this is what you are going
to learn,”’ and know that we can
stand behind that promise.
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Letter from the
Alumni Board President
Greetings Fellow Alumni,
On behalf of the Columbia College Alumni Association,
it is my pleasure to wish current and future alumni a
safe and happy holiday season. The board of directors
also extends warmest wishes to our president and first
lady of Columbia College, Scott and Tina Dalrymple,
and to the faculty and staff around the country.
This is an appropriate time to reflect on the
accomplishments of the past year, learn from the
challenges we faced and make plans for the year ahead.
It is also an exciting time to take a break, relax and
spend time with loved ones and friends. It’s a season for
celebration, a season for love and a season of honoring
old traditions and, perhaps, creating new ones.
Regardless of which campus you attended, we are all
part of the same CC family. We are all part of a tradition
that dates back to 1851, and we are part of a forwardthinking institution that provides academic excellence
to more than 27,000 students annually. “We are CC” is
much more than a slick catchphrase. Columbia College
embraces all students and is a truly inclusive institution.
We have more than 80,000 living alumni who have
been blessed with the gifts of time, talent and treasure.
The Alumni Association welcomes you to utilize
your gifts by getting more involved with your alma
mater. We encourage you to visit main campus, join
the board, participate in your local Affinity Council
or volunteer with planning a regional event in your
area. If you don’t have the time to devote, then we
encourage you to give back financially and support
the college’s many programs. We want to hear from
you. We want to hear your ideas, thoughts, suggestions
or concerns. If you haven’t thought about getting
involved before, this is the perfect time.
Reflections seem much more useful than resolutions.
You cannot know where you are going until you take
stock of where you have been. If you had a great year,
then keep doing those things that made it a success.
If not, be glad in knowing that you get another chance
for a fresh start.
We are CC!
All the best to you and yours,
William Wright ‘09
President, CCAA
[email protected]
Columbia College Alumni Association Board of Directors (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2017)
Bill Wright ’09
President
Joshua Muder ’99
President-Elect
Johnette Van Dien ’09
Secretary
Directors
James Pasley ’87
Martha Eberhard ’00
Suzanne Pomeroy
Ready ’81
Sonya Garrett ’96
Mitch Gosney ’13
Jonathan Dudley ’10
Treasurer
Marjorie Thomas Gutelius ’69
Bill Leeper ’04
Immediate Past-President
Courtney
Lauer-Myers ’11
Bill Johnston ’82
Board of Trustees
Alumni Representative
Lana M. Le Mons ’09
Chris Lievsay ’09 & ’11
Lollie Zander Reed ’68
Ed Sasan ’11
Lisa Kowalewski
Sweeney ’05
Norris Tanner ’10
Carol Winkler ’93
Ex-Officio Members
Susan Davis
Senior Director of Alumni Relations
Tonia M. Compton, Ph.D. ’99
Faculty Representative
Assistant Professor of History
Drew Grzella ’01
Athletics Representative
Assistant Director of Athletics
Nollie Moore
Music and Fine Arts Representative
Director of Jane Froman Singers
Leah Hoveln ’18
Student Representative to SGA
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How To Explain Your
Employment
Gap
BY DAN GOMEZ-PALACIO,
DIRECTOR OF THE
GROSSNICKLE CAREER
SERVICES CENTER
An employment gap is
a period of time when
a job applicant is not
employed. Perhaps you
stayed home with the
kids or a medical issue
kept you out of the
workforce. Were you
laid off from your job or
decided to go to school
full time at a later age?
Whatever the case,
there are many reasons
a job-seeker might have
an employment gap.
Here are a few tips to
help ensure your resumé
stands out:
Use a “functional resumé” format. Functional resumés focus on the
applicant’s skills and accomplishments, rather than a chronological
listing of employment. This will de-emphasize any gaps in your
employment and highlight what you bring to the employer.
Use volunteer and community involvement to bridge time gaps.
Remember that the word “experience” is broad. Any experience where
you are gaining professional skills can go on the resumé, including
coaching a youth softball league, organizing a church fundraiser or
volunteering at a local school.
Let the cover letter explain. Resumés don’t really give applicants a
chance to go into detail about gaps. Instead, use a cover letter to talk
through why you weren’t working and what you were doing during your
downtime. Be positive and talk about learning opportunities as well as
skill growth you have had during the time you weren’t employed.
Finally, have an effective, efficient and organized resumé.
Have your resumé reviewed to ensure there are no typos, experiences
are worded well and your positive skills and attributes stand out. More
than anything, this will help your resumé get noticed.
To receive career counseling, career networking and resumé assistance, all free of charge, contact the
Grossnickle Career Services Center at (800) 231-2391 ext. 7425 or visit www.ccis.edu/careercenter.
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Planning Ahead
The CCAA Board of Directors is committed to supporting Columbia College
through its five-year strategic plan. The strategic plan will focus the CCAA’s efforts
on building lasting relationships with students, alumni and friends, spreading
affinity for Columbia College and focusing on the values of the Columbia College
Alumni Association. Visit www.columbiacollegealumni.org/strategicplan to
view and/or download the 2015-2020 Strategic Plan.
Data verification project
for new alumni directory
The CCAA launched a comprehensive
alumni data verification project in
the Fall of 2015. This updated alumni
information will be critical in assembling
our upcoming Alumni Directory, a
printed book that will be available for
purchase in a printed and/or digital
format. It is a valuable resource for us
to communicate with you, as well as
an easy way for you to stay connected
with fellow alumni by class year, campus
attended, occupation or geographic
location.
To manage the time and efforts that
a project of this magnitude requires,
we have enlisted the assistance of
Publishing Concepts Inc. (PCI) in Dallas,
Texas. You will receive postcards, phone
calls and emails from PCI regarding this
project. PCI is a trusted partner of the
Columbia College Alumni Association.
Please contact PCI toll free at 1-866668-4535 to verify your alumni
information.
Two alumni join CCAA Board of Directors
Lollie Zander Reed ‘68 is a retired
elementary school principal and
current adjunct professor at the
University of Central Missouri. She
received her Associate of Arts at
Christian College and went on to
receive her Bachelor of Science in
Education from the University of
Missouri-Columbia and Master of Arts and Educational
Specialist degrees from the University of Missouri-Kansas
City. Reed served as a member of the CCAA Board of
Directors from 2002 to 2014. She resides in Lee’s Summit,
Missouri, with her husband, Ted.
Ed Sasan ’11 graduated from
Columbia College-Redstone Arsenal,
Alabama, after serving 22 years in
the U.S. Army as an ammunitions
and explosives expert. He spent 10
years with the Madison City Police
Department in Madison, Alabama.
Sasan is now an anti-terrorist officer,
enforcing the Army’s force protection regulations and
understanding terrorist threats. Sasan received the 2014
Columbia College Community Service Award for his efforts
to make his community a better place.
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Scholarship recipients share their gratitude
BY NATHAN FLEISCHMANN
“Thank you. You don’t
understand the impact
that this has, not only
on myself, but on my
family…. Every dollar is
greatly appreciated.”
— Anthony John,
Coffey-Poehlein Family
Scholarship recipient
“Financially it will help
me to graduate so I can
be a good teacher like all
my professors are here.
I want to be able to help
someone like these people
have helped me. ”
— Amanda Lutz,
Assisting Women’s
Achievement Scholarship
recipient
“I wouldn’t be in college if
it wasn’t for the awards and
donations from generous people.”
— Rotshak Dakup,
James C. Miller Award
recipient
“You didn’t have to give
anything, so I appreciate that
you gave. [The scholarship] will
help me with recovering the
costs of room and board and
keep me in the dorms.”
— Matthew Frappier,
Stedem Family Endowment
recipient
“This scholarship is
going to allow me to
get ahead in my student
loans. It has made a
dream possible.”
— Jordan Nigus,
CenturyLink Foundation
Scholarship recipient
Scholarships impact the lives of so many deserving students but with your help, we can do more. Please help Columbia College
grow the General Scholarship Fund by making a tax-deductible gift today. You can help by sending your gift in the enclosed
envelope. A secure online giving option is also available at www.ccis.edu/onlinegiving. To designate your gift to the General
Scholarship Fund, please note it in the “Other” field.
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Donors’ Gifts Make An Impact
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Feeling Social
From baseball games
to networking socials,
more than 500 alumni
attended regional events.
A Night at the Ballpark
Springfield, Missouri: July 23, 2015
St. Louis Cardinals Watch Party
Salt Lake City, Utah
Ballpark Village: June 30, 2015
Alumni Networking Social:
Sept. 9, 2015
Whidbey Island, Washington
Marysville, Washington
July 14, 2015
July 15, 2015
Rolla, Missouri
Alumni Networking Social: Sept. 30, 2015
To view a photo gallery of Scott and Tina Dalrymple’s 2014-15 nationwide tour, visit www.columbiacollegealumni.org/ccpreztour.
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Lake of the Ozarks Alumni
Holiday Party & 25th
Anniversary Celebration
December 11, 2015
Lake Ozarks, Missouri
Columbia Alumni Holiday
Cocktail Reception
December 17, 2015
Columbia, Missouri
Florida Alumni
Networking Socials
*February 2016
Jacksonville, Melbourne
and Orlando, Florida
Savannah Alumni
Networking Social
*March 2016
Savannah, Georgia
Althea W. and John A.
Schiffman Ethics in
Society Lecture
March 2, 2016
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia College Career Fair
Hosted by Grossnickle Career
Services Center
March 9, 2016
Columbia, Missouri
KC Brew & BBQ
Kansas City, Missouri:
Oct. 21, 2015
15th Annual Kansas City
Christian College Luncheon
Oct. 22, 2015
Open Meeting of the
CCAA Board of Directors
April 29, 2016
Columbia, Missouri
Alumni Awards Banquet
April 29, 2016
Columbia, Missouri
Chicago Bears Watch Party
Crystal Lake, Illinois: Nov. 9, 2015
Christian College
Reunion Weekend
April 29 – 30, 2016
Columbia, Missouri
Jefferson City Alumni
Networking Social
*May 2016
Jefferson City, Missouri
Speed Networking
Columbia, Missouri: Nov. 11, 2015
For more event listings
and information, visit
www.columbiacollege
alumni.org/alumnievents.
*Event dates to be determined
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Upcoming
Events
Alumni Gathering
Columbia, Missouri: Oct. 16-17, 2015
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Loved North/Banks Hall!
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year in
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July 1, 2014 —
June 30, 2015
8,700 MILES
from Columbia, Missouri, to Koh Samet, Thailand =
The farthest distance traveled by a Scootergraph
80,273
$33,481.72 raised for the CCAA SCHOLARS PROGRAM
through 84 gifts from 24 donors.
Chosen from nearly 200 applicants, 4 students
were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship.
TOTAL LIVING ALUMNI
340 alumni and friends pledged a
gift to Columbia College through a
phone-a-thon to raise an anticipated
Hosted 33 alumni events in
26 cities with more than 2,300
alumni and guests in attendance.
More than
2,500 alumni
requested a
commemorative
alumni lapel pin.
.
36 nationwide
campuses
Mailed more than 65,000
membership cards with the launch of the
More than 600 alumni signed up for
PerkSpot discounts through the
CCAA Membership Rewards Program.
5,082
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$25,822
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alumni population by state
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
2,164
128
916
479
3,979
2,927
145
71
60
8,470
2,416
286
138
6,330
656
413
1,103
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
672
399
91
719
216
585
277
242
23,432
115
255
346
82
280
277
3,728
1,235
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
36
763
857
313
503
42
700
107
909
5,294
1,153
36
1,905
1,997
97
807
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Faculty Profiles
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a f f i n i t y
Finding Joy in the Details
Columbia College Nursing Department Chair Linda Claycomb
guides the nursing program to new heights
BY SAM FLEURY

Whether it’s solving the Columbia Daily Tribune’s
latest Sudoku puzzle or making the enrollment
process in Columbia College’s nursing program
more efficient, Dr. Linda Claycomb, chair of the
Columbia College nursing department, is all in.
“The more complex the problem is, I thrive on
it,” Claycomb said. “I enjoy problem-solving and
making work easier and processes smoother that
result in safer and better outcomes for the patient.”
That commitment to providing top-quality care
for patients and instilling that ideal in nursing
students has served Claycomb well during her
more than 40 years in nursing.
After successfully serving as a nurse, patient
care administrator and educator in New York,
Pennsylvania, Florida and Missouri, Claycomb
became director of the Lake of the Ozarks campus
nursing program in 2008, and eventually the
director of the program in Columbia in 2009. You
could say that Claycomb’s arrival definitely served
as a turning point for the program.
“While we provided quality instruction before
2009, faculty decided that a curriculum revision
in the fall of 2009 designed to accommodate
different types of learners was needed. It has
opened unlimited doors for the nursing program,”
Claycomb said. “We have a strong curriculum and
great pass rates. Students, whether younger or a
little more mature, all have an equal opportunity
to complete our curriculum. It is a rigorous,
accelerated program, but we think we do a good
job and our students are in demand. They are all
getting jobs or going on for additional schooling
to obtain another degree.”
And Claycomb’s students aren’t the only
ones going on for additional schooling. After
completing both her bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in nursing at the University of Missouri
in the early 1990s, she decided to take a break
from continuing her education. However, while
working as vice president for patient care at
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Linda Claycomb completed
her doctorate degree online
in August 2015 through
Capella University with a
specialization in leadership
and management.
Memorial (now Capital Region) Hospital in
Jefferson City, Missouri, Claycomb decided that
she wanted to pursue her doctorate. Over the
course of the past six years, Claycomb worked
furiously to finish that goal. She finally completed
her doctorate degree online in August 2015
through Capella University with a specialization in
leadership and management.
“I do feel like I have accomplished something.
There wasn’t that immediate relief but more of a
feeling of satisfaction that I had reached another
goal,” Claycomb said. “I think learning is ongoing in
our lives and if we stop learning, we stop living.”
With the new degree in hand, Claycomb, along with
her outstanding staff of nurses and instructors, has
big plans for the nursing program moving forward.
The program continues to produce high pass rates
for all students involved, carrying a 100 percent
mark through each of the last four classes on the
National Licensing Exam (NCLEX).
“Columbia College Nursing has a great reputation
with employers and facilities around the midMissouri area. The two comments we hear the
most are, ‘We love your students and we want
your students!’” Claycomb says with a smile.
“Our students are well prepared to either go
to work in the workplace or go on for their
“Our students are well prepared to
either go to work in the workplace or
go on for their bachelor’s degree,
and employers are looking for that.”
— Dr. Linda Claycomb
bachelor’s degree, and employers are looking
for that, because with society’s need for more
baccalaureate-level nurses, they want a student
who can learn.”
Claycomb and her husband, Don, who will retire this
year, have five children (two daughters and three
sons) and reside in Linn, Missouri, where Don is the
president of State Technical College of Missouri. On
the rare occasion she finds time to spare, she enjoys
reading and playing games that involve strategy.
Her true passions are being outside where she can
work on their garden and taking the family RV out
for a cruise.
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Reflecting on a Golden Age
René Massey retires from AHE after 34 years
BY JENNIFER TRUESDALE

PHOTOS BY KACI SMART ’09
A few days before her retirement from Columbia
College on Sept. 15, René Massey could be found in
her office in historic St. Clair Hall rifling through stacks
of papers, files, pictures and thank-you notes — all
of the things that had accumulated over the years of
service in her sunny and ordinarily tidy headquarters
as associate dean of Adult Higher Education.
The growth she saw in her 34 years at the college
sums up a lot of what Massey refers to as one of the
golden ages of her alma mater, when the Division of
Adult Higher Education came into its own.
When Massey began work on her associate degree at
Columbia College in 1980, she didn’t know she was
embarking on a journey with the college that would
last more than three decades — a journey that would
have her working side-by-side with three celebrated
deans in the college’s legacy of adult higher
education, before becoming a dean herself.
Massey’s employment with the college began as
a work-study student in the art department and
Academic Affairs. When Massey completed her
degree in December 1981, she headed for home in
Middlebury, Indiana.
“I had just left school thinking I was finished. I had
gone home,” Massey says. “I got a phone call asking
if I’d like to come back to Columbia College to work
as a secretary for Col. Frank Westling, [the dean of
the relatively new Extended Studies Division (now
Adult Higher Education) formed in 1972].”
When Massey started as secretary, she was
immediately entrenched in the college’s growing
adult education culture, learning and growing
along with it. In addition to working with Westling
between 1982 and 2014, she worked with Dean
Frazier Moon and Vice President Col. David “Mike”
Randerson. Each a devoted leader and veteran
with distinguished military careers, and each with a
vision for serving adult and military students across
the nation, Massey was among champions.
But perhaps the most influential of these was the
man she refers to simply as her hero.
“Frank Westling changed my life,” Massey says. “He
was the kindest, funniest, smartest person I ever
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During Moon’s tenure as dean following
Westling’s death in 1987, and with Massey’s aid
as administrative assistant, the Extended Studies
Division (ESD) opened 13 more nationwide
campuses and improved academic standards.
In 1996, the era of computer technology came to
Columbia College, and Col. Randerson entered
as vice president and dean for ESD, which soon
became the Division of Adult Higher Education
(AHE). During his term, Randerson promoted
Massey several times, first to program coordinator
and analyst. From there, she rose to director of
administration, then to assistant dean, and then
to associate dean in 2009. The number of AHE
campuses grew from 17 to 35.
“Mike had a work ethic that was fabulous. He ran me
ragged,” Massey says with a laugh. “We got our first
computers in 1996 and everything changed. Then
Online Campus (now Online Education) opened in
2000, and everything really changed. It was a blast.”
While working through the ranks of AHE, Massey
became one of the adult students she worked so
hard to serve. She completed her bachelor’s degree
in business in 1998, followed by her master’s in
business in 2001, both from Columbia College. From
2004 to 2011, she taught online business courses for
the college.
She also fell in love. Massey met her husband, Gary
Massey, dean for Adult Higher Education, when he
was the director of the St. Louis campus. The two
were married in 2005.
As dean, she entered her own golden age. She was
instrumental in creating student retention and
success initiatives and oversaw the implementation
of GoArmyEd processes to meet the military’s
new tuition assistance standards. She developed
a business relationship with ProctorU, providing
the direction and momentum that established
Columbia College as a leader in the fight against
financial aid fraud.
Massey represented AHE on the Columbia College
Alumni Association Board of Directors, and for
many years she sponsored the cheerleaders. She
was an original member of the Customer Service
Committee formed in 2003, and diligently promoted
improved customer service at all campuses. In 2015, working with Dr. Jeff Musgrove, who
became vice president for AHE following
Randerson’s retirement in 2014, Massey was named
senior director of AHE Administrative Support.
“This school truly has been life-changing for me in
so many ways,” she says with a smile.
On her final day in office, Musgrove surprised
Massey with a touching honor. The AHE Student
Success and Retention Fund, created in December
2013 to benefit AHE students, was renamed the
René White Massey ’81, ’84, ’98, ’01 Adult Higher
Education Student Success Scholarship. Now she
too has a scholarship in her name like each of the
champions who came before her.
“Trying to find ways to help students succeed has
always been central to my work at the college,”
Massey says about the scholarship. “Having a
scholarship for that purpose named in my honor
was the best parting gift I could have ever received.
Being a part of the legacy of Columbia College
humbles me.”
For information on how to make a contribution to the
René White Massey Adult Higher Education Student
Success Scholarship or other Columbia College
scholarships, please visit www.choosecc.org/Rene.
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knew. He was just brilliant. He related to people on a
personal level, not by their title. He knew what was
important, and that was relationships with people,
whether they be students, staff, administration or
military officials. I learned that from him.”
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Middleweight Wrestler
With A Heavyweight Heart
BY MELISSA BUTLER

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY CODY STOUT ’14
Cody Stout ’14 is a woman on
the move. She is a 31-year-old
mother of three young boys, a
full-time paraprofessional and a
grad student in the field of special
education at Fontbonne University
in St. Louis, Missouri. She is also
the only competitive female sumo
wrestler in the Midwest.
Cody stumbled onto sumo
wrestling while taking her sons
to judo class and says, “I never
planned it, but loved it.” Stout
credits sumo with strengthening
her both mentally and physically.
“I disciplined myself to change
my mentality. It’s rewarding to
fight through the pain.”
She is heartened, too, that other
women have joined her at the
Welcome Mat Sumo Club in her
hometown of Kansas City. The
Club also supports the sports of
sambo and judo.
Stout has enjoyed remarkable
successes since her start in March
2015. Just three short months
after stepping onto the mat in
her mawashi, Stout earned her
to participate in the event at the
global level.
first title, receiving the bronze
medal in the middleweight class
at the U.S. Nationals in Parkville,
Missouri. She went on to place
third at the U.S. Sumo Open in
Long Beach, California, on Aug. 9.
Cody has her sights set on the
ultimate prize: the U.S. Olympics.
While she loves the feeling of
empowerment that being an
athlete provides, her goal is first
to see sumo wrestling become
an Olympic Sport, and second,
Columbia College played no
small part in the development of
her tough mindset. Stout, a 2014
graduate from the Kansas City
campus with a Bachelor of Arts
in History, declares that studying
a male-dominated subject
prepared her for sumo. Her
emphases in the field included
immigration history and the
development of communism
in Russia and China. Her senior
thesis focused on immigration
reform and the impacts it had
on the differing populations of
immigrants settling in Kansas City.
Although her athletic passion is
aiming for a place in the Olympics,
her professional aspiration is to
achieve her master’s in special
education. She truly enjoys
working as a paraprofessional and
excels at working with children
who face difficult obstacles.
“I’m good at what I do,” she says.
“If you’re good at something, you
should do it for humanity.”
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Sumo has deeply rooted Japanese origins.
The sport dates back more than 1,500 years,
and several stories exist of sumo matches
held in the seventh and eighth centuries as
part of Imperial court ceremonies. In 1909,
sumo was established as the national sport
of Japan. Today it is a form of professional
entertainment.
Centered inside a sumo arena is the dohyo, an
18-square-foot clay area where the sumo bouts
take place. The inner ring is covered in sand
and marked by straw bales. Opponents face
each other, squat down and place their fists on
the ground, staring at each other in a mental
battle, called niramiai. The sumo match begins
at the moment of tachiai, the initial charge.
Rikishi (sumo wrestlers) practice and wrestle in
a mawashi, a thick belt that is wrapped around
the body and knotted in the back. It can weigh
around 10 pounds. During practice, wrestlers
wear mawashi made of canvas; during
tournaments, professionally ranked wrestlers
wear mawashi made of silk.
A bout is lost if a wrestler steps or is forced
out of the ring, or touches the ground with
anything but the soles of her feet. Punching
and kicking above the knees are among
the illegal sumo moves. After a match, both
wrestlers again face each other on opposite
sides of the ring and bow.
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Honoring
the Legacy
John A. Schiffman
A vital and enduring figure in the Columbia College
community has departed, leaving an indelible mark on both the
history and the future of the college. A generous philanthropist,
John A. Schiffman was passionate not only about higher
education but also about the role that moral development
plays in an individual’s education. Because of that passion,
the Schiffman name has become synonymous with studies in
religion, ethics and philosophy at Columbia College.
BY MELISSA BUTLER
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE
COLUMBIA COLLEGE ARCHIVES
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“He will truly be missed,”
Columbia College President Scott
Dalrymple said in a letter addressing
the college community after
Schiffman’s death Aug. 5, 2015.
Schiffman resided in St. Louis,
Missouri, and died at the age of 99.
In 2000, Schiffman made a decision
that would forever change
Columbia College. To honor his
late wife, Althea, he bestowed $1.5
million to the college to establish
an endowed chair in ethics, religion
and philosophy, and a lecture series
that would draw noted speakers
to the college. It was the largest
contribution by a living donor in
Columbia College history.
John A. Schiffman Jr.,
Honorary ’08 and Althea
Whitcraft Schiffman ’41
were lifelong supporters of
Columbia College.
“It is my hope that through the
endowed chair and lecture series,
Columbia College will become
a force in carrying forward the
message to students that integrity,
honesty, fairness and compassion
are just as important as intellect,”
Schiffman said upon making his gift.
Schiffman formerly was employed
by the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of St.
Louis and spent a lifetime devoted
to numerous philanthropic and
volunteer endeavors, including
the Disciples of Christ Christian
Church, Optimist Club International,
the Red Cross, the Boy Scouts of
America and the U.S. Armed Forces
in World War II. In addition to his
support of Columbia College, he
made contributions to the National
Benevolent Association and Webster
Groves Christian Church, where he
was a member for 75 years, and
was a volunteer participant in the
Washington University Memory and
Aging Project.
His obituary stated, “He chose
optimism and hope, even in the face
of adversity, and inspired others to
do the same.”
Perhaps no one knew this better
than his beloved wife of 44 years,
Althea Whitcraft Schiffman. Althea
Previous Speakers For The Schiffman Lecture On Ethics In Society Series:
2003
2004
2006
2007
2008
John Kasich,
former U.S.
Congressman
Arun Gandhi,
founder of the
M.K. Gandhi
Institute for
Non-Violence
and grandson
of Mohandas
(Mahatma)
Gandhi
Soledad
O’Brien,
television
journalist
and CNN
co-anchor
David
McCullough,
two-time
Pulitzer Prizewinning
historian
Mike
Huckabee,
former
governor of
Arkansas
2005
Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.,
environmental
ethics advocate
2009
Edward James
Olmos, actor,
producer,
director,
Hollywood
activist
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and John were wed in St. Louis
in 1943. They were the proud
parents of six children: Joy
Schiffman Masterson ’65, John
Jr., Nancy, Donald, Marilee and
Bonnie. Today, they are survived
by these six children, as well as
11 grandchildren, nine greatgrandchildren and three expected
great-great-grandchildren.
Two years before they married,
Althea Schiffman graduated
from Christian College in 1941
with a degree in arts. While
she continued her education
at Washington University in St.
Louis, her love for her alma mater
never waned, demonstrating that
volunteerism and philanthropy
were family values for the
Schiffmans.
Althea Schiffman showed
dedication and versatility in her
role as a volunteer for Columbia
College. She was an active member
of the Columbia College Alumni
Club of St. Louis and served as
2010
2011
Michael
Beschloss,
award-winning
presidential
historian
Jim Leach,
chairman of
the National
Endowment
for the
Humanities
Celebrating John Schiffman’s 95th Birthday, in 2011, from left to right: Donald Schiffman (son),
and wife Martha Schiffman, Dan Longo and wife Nancy Longo (daughter), John A. Schiffman
III (son) and wife Marilyn Schiffman, John A. Schiffman (seated), Marilee Gaar (daughter), Evan
Pearson and wife Bonnie Pearson (daughter) and Joy Masterson (daughter).
both a director and an officer of
the Columbia College National
Alumni Association Board of
Directors from 1963 to 1976.
In 1982, she enthusiastically
accepted the request of the college
to serve as national chairman of
the Partners in Progress Alumni
Campaign, a major capital
fundraising drive undertaken by
the college. Largely due to her
efforts in enlisting and supporting
2012
Christine
Brennan,
awardwinning
journalist,
sports
analyst and
best-selling
author
2013
Mary Robinson,
former president
of Ireland and
human rights
advocate
campaign volunteers, the
campaign was highly successful.
Following that campaign, she was
honored to join the Columbia
College Board of Trustees in 1983.
For her decades of outstanding
service, Althea Schiffman
received the Columbia College
Distinguished Alumni Award in
1985. She was recommended by
Alumni Association Records
2014
2015
Nina Totenberg,
National Public
Radio’s awardwinning legal affairs
correspondent
Jean-Michel
Cousteau,
explorer,
environmentalist,
educator, film
producer and
son of Jacques
Cousteau
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and Recognition Committee,
Alumni Association president,
the president of the college and
the Columbia College Board of
Trustees.
Upon Althea’s death in 1987,
John Schiffman took her place
on the board and served until
2007. On April 24, 2004, the
college bestowed upon John
A. Schiffman the high status of
Honorary Alumnus for unflagging
support, generosity and
outstanding service as a trustee.
Also noted was John Schiffman’s
commitment to providing
Columbia College students an
opportunity to build character.
In 2007, the board of trustees
unanimously honored John
Schiffman with the status Trustee
Emeritus.
John Schiffman never missed a chance to challenge the speaker. He did his homework,
reading their books and coming prepared with questions. From the inception of the
Schiffman Lecture Series, he made attending the lectures a priority and offered topics for
the next year to Dr. Anthony Alioto, professor of history and the Althea W. and John A.
Schiffman Endowed Chair in Ethics, Religious Studies and Philosophy.
Dr. Anthony Alioto, professor of
history, has carried the Schiffmans’
charge. Having taught at the
Previous Speakers For The Schiffman Lecture In Religious Studies Series:
2002
2004
2005
2006
2007
Dr. Linda
Lindsey,
professor of
sociology and
coordinator
of women’s
studies,
Maryville
University of
St. Louis
Rev. Dr. John
Yonker of First
Christian Church
and Rabbi Yossi
Feintuch of
Congregation
Beth Shalom
of Columbia,
Missouri
Ellen
O’Grady,
artist and
social
activist
Rev. Martin
Marty, pastor,
author
and Fairfax
M. Cone
Distinguished
Service
Professor
Emeritus at
the University
of Chicago
Divinity School
Dr. Stephen
J. Patterson,
professor
of New
Testament
at Eden
Theological
Seminary in
St. Louis
2003
Dr. Shakir
Hoomodi,
spokesperson
for the Islamic
Center of Central
Missouri
2008
Susan Jacoby,
author of
The Age of
American
Unreason
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“This [lecture series] was for the
community and for the college,
sure, but he wanted the students
to meet people of international
and national reputation dealing
with ethics or subjects that have
an ethical basis.”
Part of his work as endowed
chair is to oversee the Schiffman
Ethics in Society Lecture Series
and Lecture in Religious Studies.
Twice a year, the college draws
renowned scholars to speak about
how religion, politics, culture and
education shape and influence
major issues of our day. The
well-attended lectures, which are
open to the public, are among the
highlights of the fall and spring
semesters for faculty, students
and community members alike.
Some of the lecturers invited
to speak as part of the Ethics in
Society series have included NPR’s
Nina Totenberg, former President
of Ireland Mary Robinson,
former Arkansas Governor Mike
Huckabee, CNN anchor Soledad
O’Brien, environmentalist Robert
F. Kennedy Jr. and ocean explorer
and filmmaker Jean-Michel
Cousteau.
“One of the first things [John
Schiffman] said to me was that he
was really interested in enriching
the lives of our students; he was a
student-oriented guy,” Alioto said.
Dr. Alioto himself has been a
Lecture in Religious Studies
speaker along with other
lecturers, such as the Venerable
Pannavati Bhikkhuni, a Buddhist
nun, and Dr. D. Newell Williams,
president and professor of
Modern and American Church
History of Brite Divinity School at
Texas Christian University.
Althea and John Schiffman were
true friends of Columbia College,
and their legacy forever will be felt
on campus and in the community
at large. For Alioto, keeping John
Schiffman’s vision alive to educate
Columbia College students
through the lecture series is of
paramount importance.
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college since 1981, he had the
honor of being named the
inaugural Althea W. and John
A. Schiffman Endowed Chair
in Ethics, Religious Studies and
Philosophy in 2002 and continues
to serve in the role today.
“That’s what I keep in mind going
forward with enriching the lives of
our students.”
The Schiffman Ethics in Society Lecture
Series and the Lecture in Religious
Studies series were created as a result
of Mr. Schiffman’s commitment to
philanthropy. If you would like to
support the series, a scholarship,
department or other program, the
college has many ways to give. Go
to www.ccis.edu/give for more
information. To learn more about the
Schiffman Lecture series, including
future lecturers, visit www.ccis.edu/
schiffmanlecture.
2009
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
Robert
Wright,
Schwartz
senior fellow,
New America
Foundation
Dr. James
H. Austin,
neurologist,
researcher,
and Zen
practitioner
Stephen
L. Carter,
acclaimed
novelist, Yale
Law professor,
and leading
intellectual in
law, religion and
culture
Dr. D. Newell
Williams,
president and
professor of
Modern and
American
Church
History, Brite
Divinity
School, Texas
Christian
University
John McHale
and Anthony
Alioto, coauthors of
Saintly Sex:
Saint John
Paul II, Sex,
Gender and
the Catholic
Church
Dr. Brick
Johnstone,
professor
and author,
with research
interests in the
neuropsychology
of spiritual
experiences,
religion and
spirituality
2013
Ven. Pannavati
Bhikkhuni,
founding coabbott of the
Embracing
Simplicity
Hermitage
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Alumnus Roger Miller ’78 relied on hard work,
positivity and his Columbia College degree
to launch a multimillion dollar company
If you are a fan of entrepreneurship
and you enjoy watching television, then
you are definitely in luck these days.
From Shark Tank, based on the premise of
giving presenters a one-time shot to pitch
their product to an investor, to Celebrity
Apprentice, where celebrities try to raise
money for a charity, prime time is rife with
this genre of “reality TV.”
While those shows are entertaining and can
provide some insight into starting your own
business, future entrepreneurs should take
note of the amazing journey of Columbia
College alumnus Roger Miller. The founder
and former chairman of Gateway Packaging
Co. created and executed a successful plan to
start his own business in 1982, utilizing past
experiences, self-belief and a college degree.
Today, Gateway is one of the most successful
packaging companies in the world, serving
companies such as Nestlé Purina PetCare.
It manufactures flexible packaging and
services the human food, pet food, industrial,
chemical and medical industries from coast
to coast and internationally.
But Miller may not have had the chance
to take the leap of faith and start his own
business if it hadn’t been for Columbia
College. He started his career at International
Paper Co., stacking boxes at the corrugated
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FUTURE
By Sam Fleury
Portrait provided by Roger Miller ’78
Photos by Heather Hart
materials plant. After several years and
promotions, working his way up the ranks
on the production planning side of the
company, he decided he wanted to take a
crack at joining the sales team.
“The more knowledge I gained about the
business and the opportunities in the world,
I decided I would like to have a career in
sales,” Miller said. “I was told by the company
management team that [I was] a great guy,
had a lot to offer, but I didn’t have a college
degree. If I was able to figure out a way to get
that done, then they would consider me for a
sales position.”
Enter Columbia College-Lambert Air Field
campus. It was 1974 and the college had just
started a campus there. After vetting several
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colleges in the area, Miller chose Columbia
College, mostly because of the flexibility of
class scheduling.
“When you are working 60 hours a week
in your career, going to class twice a week
for four hours as part of the ‘mini-mester’
program worked really well,” Miller said.
“There are a lot of challenges a working
person experiences while working on their
education. It’s a time element, it’s a job
commitment when you are trying to blend
all of those together to make it effective and
make it worthwhile for both your company
and for the education you are trying to get.”
After four years, Miller graduated in 1978
with a bachelor’s degree in business. And
International Paper Co. and Weyerhaeuser
Paper Co. were true to their word, adding
Miller to their sales and management team.
But after several years working for two great
companies in different roles, Miller, as he
says, wanted more.
“An entrepreneur needs to know
his or her business. If you know
your business from top to bottom,
your odds of success are great.”
— Roger Miller ’78
“It’s a big step to leave a great job with a
salary and a great career, but I was always
the kind of guy that wanted more for
myself,” Miller said. “Management changed,
companies had different structures, and
I just decided through the great training
that I was receiving through International
Paper, Weyerhaeuser and my Columbia
College education that I had the skills and
knowledge to build a business.”
And so he did just that, founding Gateway
Packaging in 1982. As is the case with
many fledging companies, raising capital
was a challenge. In fact, Miller had to take
$10,000 out of his retirement account from
International Paper to start his company. That
capital, along with the fact that his wife and
company co-founder, Bekki Miller, continued
her career as a teacher to provide insurance
and cash flow, allowed the company to
become a reality.
“An entrepreneur needs to know his or her
business,” Miller said. “If you know your
business from top to bottom, your odds of
success are great.”
Miller put that knowledge to work, noting
that due to the strong relationships he had
established at his previous employers, his
new company started out representing both
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Roger Miller ’78 met with several students, faculty and staff from Columbia CollegeSt. Louis as part of the campus’ Entrepreneurship Week earlier this fall. He provided
insight, feedback and words of encouragement for aspiring business owners. Miller
also sat down with Fishman Entrepreneurship Director Raja Bhattacharya for an
insightful interview as part of a video series of successful entrepreneurial-minded
alumni. You can check out the complete library of these videos at www.ccis.edu/
fishman-center.
International Paper and Weyerhaeuser Paper,
selling rigid packaging such as corrugated
boxes and folding cartons. Later, Miller
recognized an opportunity in the label
business and Gateway began producing
pressure-sensitive labels and then began
making flexible packing that was used
for both pet food and human food. The
company has continued to grow, boasting
three manufacturing facilities in Granite
City, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; and
Wapakoneta, Ohio.
While quality, innovative products, timely
delivery and profits are crucial to the
success of any company, Miller takes pride
in knowing that Gateway’s most important
resource is its employees.
“It’s all about the people,” he said. “Creating
a culture that people want to come to work
and creating a culture where people want
to be helpful is the culture we always try
to create, and I think we were successful at
doing that.”
Following the success of the company,
Miller has received several awards including
the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the
Year in 2002 for Manufacturing in the St.
Louis area. He is also a member of the
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation
Board, a supporter of the United Way and
several other philanthropic organizations
throughout the St. Louis and Granite City
areas. Miller also accepted an invitation to
the Columbia College Steve and Barbara
Fishman Center for Entrepreneurship
Advisory Board and has been part of the
group for two years.
“For me, being a nontraditional student, and
being fortunate enough to live the American
dream, it helped me to think through that
and see that it might be important for other
people who are trying to make it in life and
create a great career that would have to
go the nontraditional route,” Miller said. “I
think Columbia College probably has the
best national adult training program in the
country.”
Columbia College
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I have earned five college degrees. But this college,
Columbia (Christian) College is the one that made the
difference for me. It was Christian College where my
journey began. It was a great beginning to self-discovery.
I became a better student and a wiser person. Each
person has gifts and talents and it was here that I began
to discover who Lynne
Stuver Baker really was.
This college did and
still does focus on the
individual, their gifts,
their talents, and how
we each can excel!
On my first day at
Christian College, I
was really scared. My parents were determined that
their daughters would receive a great education. In the
mid-60’s, that was not the general mindset. Education
was thought to be a waste for women; after all, typically,
“women were just going to get married and raise their
children.” Needless to say, my parents did not have that
type of thinking. My parents and grandparents believed
that their daughters should be educated.
life and educational history. I was going to become the
person I was born to be. From being raised in a small
town in northern Missouri, to experiencing the culture
shock of moving to a large Kansas City suburb in the
sixth grade, I was resolute to bring forth that person I
knew I was created to become. I made that choice. That’s
how my journey began.
The two years I spent here made such an incredible
engraving on my heart; this is where my first and primary
loyalty lies. My giving of time, talents and treasures
can never equal the wonderful gifts of education and
personal attention I received at Christian College. This is
still the place for me!
Serving on the Columbia College Board of Trustees, the
Alumni Association Board of Directors and as Chair of the
Philanthropy Committee allows me to give back, not just
my treasure but also my time and talent. I hope each of
you will consider giving back. Remember those special
moments, friends and mentors who made Columbia
College such a unique and personalized community that
helped you on your journey to discover your best self.
Most Sincerely,
I had looked at a few other colleges, but I always came
back to Christian. It just felt right from the first time I
visited campus. Walking onto campus, I was excited and
determined in my mind. I can remember it like it was
yesterday. This was going to be a new chapter in my
Annual Report Contributors
SALLIE CHRISTEN COLEY ’75,
senior director of contributor
relations & stewardship
BRUCE BOYER, chief financial officer
CAROLYN PREUL, designer
MELISSA BUTLER, writer
KACI SMART ’09, photographer
Board of Trustees
Chair, Philanthropy Committe
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2015 Columbia College Annual Report
Jim Culpepper honors his wife by creating art scholarship
to help future students By Melissa Butler
“The thing about Columbia ‘Christian’
College is that it gives me a good
feeling to know it cares about its
students,” Jim Culpepper said, reflecting
on the time he spent there some 60
years ago when his wife-to-be, Mabel,
was a student. “There is a great family
feeling, and I felt it even as a visitor.”
The college still holds a special place
in his heart. When his wife died in
2013, Culpepper established the
Mabel Bondurant Culpepper ’56 Art
Scholarship at Columbia College in her
honor to help other students follow in
her footsteps.
Mabel Bondurant Culpepper ’56
was the epitome of a successful and
engaged Christian College alumna.
Mabel was one of the Town Girls, a
group of local nonresident students
who had their own study hall and
lounge room on the first floor of St.
Clair Hall. In addition to participating
in campus clubs, the TGs had several
activities all their own. Swimming
parties, picnics and penny dish suppers
highlighted their year’s social events.
Culpepper also was a Valentine Queen,
a member of Phi Delta Delta, Twelfth
Night, Phi Theta Kappa, Vesper Board,
Sigma Phi Gamma and French Club.
She actively participated in Presidents
Club, a group for presidents of all
organizations on campus. Tutored by
Sidney Larson for whom the gallery on
main campus is named, she was a gifted
artist as well.
Working primarily in watercolors and
acrylics, Culpepper’s passion for art
translated into a lifelong body of work
that included vibrant colors, lively
animals and the tranquility of the natural
world. Her commitment to perpetual
learning is reflected in that body of work.
Her life, and her art, began on a farm
in Missouri, was nourished at Christian
College and culminated in the wideopen panoramas of Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
While attending Christian College,
Culpepper met her future husband,
Jim Culpepper, in a college class at First
Baptist Church. Both enjoyed attending
dances at Christian College and the
University of Missouri, where he was a
member of Delta Upsilon. Their fondest
memories of Columbia include the
college youth group at the church, and
their retreats at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Devoted even in college, Jim Culpepper
vividly remembers Mabel Culpepper’s
Ivy Chain Ceremony in 1956.
Married in 1957 on Christmas Eve,
the Culpeppers would expand their
family over time with three children:
Julie, Jeff and John. Jim Culpepper,
who completed undergraduate and
graduate degrees in business and
public administration at the University
of Missouri, served as an artillery
officer in the U.S. Army in Germany
for three years. During that time, he
and Mabel lived in several locations in
Germany and enjoyed as much travel
in Europe as the service would permit.
After returning stateside, they lived
in Columbia and St. Louis, then
Tennessee, Maryland, and ultimately
Albuquerque, New Mexico. He
worked in finance, security affairs and
nuclear weapons and after retiring
as a senior federal executive, was
an active consultant for a number
of years. Mabel Culpepper went on
to obtain her bachelor’s degree in
elementary education in 1958, and
a master’s degree in art education
in 1965, both from the University of
Missouri. Amid her active leadership
in Girl Scouts and YMCA, camping
in national forests along the Eastern
seaboard, hosting American Field
Service exchange students, her active
church life and volunteerism, and 55
years of marriage, Mabel Culpepper’s
art flourished.
During her 24 years in Albuquerque,
Mabel Culpepper served as president
of the New Mexico Watercolor Society,
president of the Yucca Branch of the
National League of American Pen
Women, docent of the Albuquerque
Museum of Art and History, and
member of the Amapola Co-op
Gallery. Her award-winning works are
found in private collections across the
country and around the world.
The scholarship Jim Culpepper created
undoubtedly would have garnered his
wife’s approval. While discussing life
with his wife, reflecting upon her art,
and talking about the scholarship, he
looked at her photograph and knew
in his heart she would be pleased.
She would have enjoyed helping
another female student pursue her
love for art, he said. Because of the
generosity of Jim Culpepper and
other philanthropists, scholarships
will benefit students for generations
to come. For future students, he
expressed the hope that they would
pay it forward.
“I would hope [future students] would
be in a position to pass Mabel’s legacy
on by creating other opportunities for
students coming after them.”
The college ignited a love of art in
Mabel Culpepper, and art gave her
life a form of joyful expression. Jim
Culpepper noted that she painted with
passion and advises future students,
“Whatever you decide to paint, express
your heart and soul.”
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Financials
Tuition and Fees (net)
27% Non-traditional Program $24,390,000
27%
7.5% Day Campus $6,820,000
7. 5%
5.4% Graduate Studies $4,914,000
5.4%
60.1%
60.1% Online Program $54,406,000
Equity
Revenue99,852,000
Expenditures
91,720,000
Total Revenue
over Expenditures
92.3%
Revenues
Tuition and Fees
90,530,000
Gifts and Grants
1,714,000
Other7,608,000
%
4.9
8,132,000
8%
Total Revenues
2.
99,852,000
Expenditures
92.3% Unrestricted $213,900,000
2.8% Temporarily Restricted $6,600,000
4.9% Permanently Restricted $11,400,000
Instructional
Academic Support
Student Services
Institutional Support
Auxiliary Services
54,846,000
4,450,000
14,438,000
14,297,000
3,689,000
Total Expenditures
91,720,000
Honor Roll
Columbia College recognizes the value of
each and everyone’s gift. These honor rolls
are intended to acknowledge those that
have given to the College.
Larry Young ’76 is an
internationally-known
sculpture artist, 1968 and
1972 Olympic bronze
medalist in the 50-kilometer
walk, 2004 Columbia
College Hall of Fame and
2015 Missouri Sports Hall of
Fame inductee. He has two
sculptures on main campus:
One Pegasus, in bronze, sits
outside of Dulany Dining
Hall, and The Genome
(pictured), made of stainless
steel, sits atop a black granite
trapezoid in front of the
Brouder Science Center.
We make every effort to ensure they are
complete and free from errors. These lists
recognize gifts received as of June 30, 2015.
40 President’s Society
43 St. Clair Society
45 1851 Society
52 Cougar Club
53 Alumni by Class Year
58 Loyal Contributor
60 Tribute
62 Businesses, Churches,
Foundations and
Organizations
* indicates deceased
Italicized text indicates faculty, staff and adjunct faculty
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President’s Society Honor Roll
Through vision, leadership and consideration for the future of Columbia College,
members of the President’s Society have joined this institution’s hallowed and
lifelong tradition of providing quality liberal arts and science education to a diverse
student body. Benefactors who have provided cumulative gifts of $10,000 or
more in cash, securities, real property, realized planned gifts, scholarship funds,
awards or programs are granted permanent membership in the President’s Society.
The following levels of giving sustain the legacy of the college, its students, the
community and society. For more information on the President’s Society levels, go to
www.ccis.edu/contributorappreciation.
ROGERS GATE CIRCLE
$1,000,000 +
Emma Jean Ballew ’23*
Genevieve Koontz Buchanan ‘38*
Christian Church – Disciples of Christ
Carol Frobish ‘49*
Ira G. Hubbell MD and Gail Hubbell*
J.E. and L.E. Mabee
Foundation
J.B. Reynolds Foundation
John Schiffman Hon. ’04*
Lois V. Southwell Singletary ’39*
IVY CHAIN CIRCLE
$500,000 - $999,999
Linda Holman Atkins ’54 and
Thomas Atkins III Hon. ’99
Tracy and Walter Bixby III ’82
Barbara Fishman ’74 and Steve Fishman ’74
Jeanne and George Hulett Jr.
Florence Larsh ’49
Mary Lee and Des Lee*
Mary Agnes Starr McQuinn
’54 and Al McQuinn
Catherine and Jim Morris
J. W. Stafford Hon. ’04*
DORSEY CHAPEL CIRCLE
$250,000 - $499,999
Gay Bumgarner*
Judy Cunningham ’64
Mary Martin Kellett ’36*
Fran Koepke* and Gene Koepke
James “Bud” Walton*
CHARTER CIRCLE
$100,000 - $249,999
Tom Bass
Sara Winkler Botts ’41 and Van Botts Jr.
Isabel Belcher Browning ’23*
James Bumgarner* MD
Gayleen Ousley and George Ousley Jr. ’78
Andrea and Seth Paul
Peggy Lamke Price ’43
Vicki Russell and Henry Waters III
Cecil Crawford Sears ’24*
Kay Jacobs Sells ’38* and O.V. Sells
Leta Jones Spencer ’28*
Helen Robson Walton ’39*
Yu Wang
Candy Cartwright Young ’73
PhD and Larry Young ’76
Delsie Cruce Calhoun ’70
Barbara Satterfield Camp ’65
and Bradley Camp
Vera Jacobs Coats ’47 and
Russell Coats
Mary and Jerry Daugherty
Frances Thompson
Dillingham ’29*
M.J. Walther Donnelly ’43
Gary Drewing Sr.
Joan and Mark Foreman
and Skip Grossnickle
Sally Hubbard MD
Christopher Hughes
Ann Walton Kroenke ’68 and Stan Kroenke
Sarah Michell Landen* ’38
George Miller*
Margaret Newton ’37*
FOUNDERS CIRCLE
$50,000 - $99,999
Susan Ailor MD and Edgar Ailor III MD
Betty Jacobs Aufranc ’45*
Andrew Bass Jr.*
Kathi and L’Mont Betz
Betty Allen Braham ’42* and James Braham
Bonnie Brouder Hon. ’13 and
Gerald Brouder Hon. ’13 PhD
Gloria and Fletcher Burge DDS
Carol Coffman ’74
Shelley Erdman Dale ’69
Lucille Salerno-Denninghoff
and James Denninghoff MD*
Nancy and John Dillingham
Kristin and Brad Eiffert
Dora Johnson*
Michele Kennett and Jerry
Kennett MD
Ida Spradling Locarni ’50
Elizabeth Haynie Marshall ’26*
Helen Black Maupin ’45
Nancy and Robert Maupin
Richard Miller
Virginia Harmon Owens ’40*
and R. Marvin Owens Hon. ’03*
Karen and William Pragman
James Price*
Connie and Robert Pugh
Carole Randerson and Mike Randerson Hon. ’14
Dee and Donald Ruthenberg
Hon. ’95 PhD
Betti Friedel Saunders ’42
Jolene Marra Schulz ’61 and Bill Schulz
B. D. Simon Jr.*
Mary Robertson SimonMerideth ’48*
Louise Cook Simpson ’27*
Mittie Robnett Spence 1904*
Susan Zurowski MD and
Michael Szewczyk MD
Geraldine Harris Wade ’53
TRUSTEES CIRCLE
$25,000 - $49,999
Anita Abbott Timmons ’58
and James Timmons
Phyllis Miller Adams ’46*
J. M. Allton*
Margaret Angelo*
Lynne Stuver Baker ’64 and Douglas Baker
Mary Green Bates ’40* and William Bates*
Walter Bixby*
Estelle Bradford*
Faye and Bob Burchard
Lisa Bynum
Patricia Churchill and Greg Johnston ’91
Robert Clark Jr.*
Archibald Clinkscales*
Allyson Presley and Eric Cunningham PhD
Jay Dillingham*
Eugenia Banks*
and Paul Pallanich
Helen Conley Miller 1898*
Nancy Wright Banks ’55* and Hartley Banks Jr.*
Vicki and Terry Dunscombe
Betty and Richard
Montgomery
Polly Huling Batterson Hon. ’96
Carol Connery Murdock ’69
Dorothy Molzahn Bennett ’46
Diane Berry O’Hagan ’59 and David O’Hagan
Barbara Bilger ’62
Carla McFarland and John Barnhouse*
Eric Oglesby
Mary Omer*
Linda and Kevin Palmer
Mary Banks Parry ’20*
Mary Jane McKee Potrafka ’56
and Richard Potrafka
Bernice Christen Richardson ’22*
Genie Banks Rogers
Penny Braun and Ernst Braun PhD*
Lisa Ford-Brown PhD and Bruce Brown
Virginia Freeman Buchroeder ’36*
Edwin Burchard
Derrell Burks
Melissa Montgomery Carberry
’06 and Joseph Carberry
Martha Eberhard ’00 and Dale Eberhard
Linda and William Eckhoff
Judy and James Elliott DDS
Jessie Ellis PhD*
Judith Carter Ely ’62 and Douglas Ely
Mary Epperson and Arlin Epperson PhD
Julie Estabrooks PhD and Chip Estabrooks
Evelyn Schrom Estes ’34*
Susan Moberly Estill ’28*
Vivian Sloan Fiske 1911*
Jonathan Ford
Murphy Weitman Romano ’66
and Edward Romano
Neil Carr
Dorothy Rupp
Karen and Bob Fry
Sandy and Daniel Scotten
Mary Matteson Cederberg ’46
MD and William Cederberg
James Silvey*
Jaime Alter Chase ’30*
Patricia Bowman Gibbs ’47*
Dale Coe Simons ’65 and
James K. Simons DDS
Linda Claycomb PhD and
Donald Claycomb PhD
Linda and David Gillilan
Jane Smith and Terry Smith PhD
Katrina Harry Cochran ’68
PhD and Norm Cochran
Mildred Hanebaum*
Ruth Fuchs*
Karen Smith and Patrick
Smith MD
Gwendolyn Crane Cockrell ’58
and Frank Cockrell
Elizabeth Estes Gentry ’20*
Mary Bruckmiller Spahr ’36*
Tonia Compton ’99 PhD
Dorothy Jacobs Hatfield ’41*
Marlys Enabnit Thedinger ’47
and Robert Thedinger
Terry Conrad
Laura and Craig Van Matre
James Culpepper
Caroline J. Harr and Charles Harr*
Daniel D’Alesio Jr.
Althea Harris
Carolyn Duley Dodd ’46 and W. Stanley Dodd Jr.
Tery Donelson
Martha Brock Donigan ’30*
Mary Doty*
Jean Dudley ’29*
David Edwards*
Suzanne Croswhite Edwards ’46*
Mark Heister
Patricia and Lynn Hostetler
Patricia Sadler Karst ’90 and Don Karst
B. D. Van Stavern
Elizabeth Tatum Walter ’31*
Penelope and Tom Cason
Jane Canedy Crow ’57
Terry and Bo Fraser
Jean and Charles Gibbens
Elaine and Dennis Grev
Phyllis Whitesides Hardin ’57
’75 and James Hardin Jr. ’76
Susan and Bob Hardwick
Martha Leslie Harlow ’56 and James Harlow
Wendy and Stephen Knorr
Billie Jo Wanink ’65
Tina Dalrymple PhD and Scott Dalrymple PhD
Richard Harris
Glenna Kubach*
Janet Carter Wright ’58 and Marvin Wright
Virginia Fite Daniel ’63* and Wilton Daniel Jr.
Lucille Houghton Hatton ’32*
Betty Landers and Don Landers*
Sue Marshall Daulton ’45
Frances Dittrich ’63
Bernie Lensmeyer*
Nancy and Richard Liebman
Mary Stansifer Ligon ’21*
Marcia Bunten Machens ’96
and David Machens
IVY AND OAK CIRCLE
$10,000 - $24,999
Cecelia Donelson
Anonymous
Mary Susan and Joe Dubinski ’96
Erma Allton*
Novelle Dunathan PhD Rene White Massey ’84 ’98 ’01
and Gary Massey ’85 DMgt
Bertha Alyea*
Frederick Matson*
Alan Atterbury
Margaret Benson Matson ’32*
Louise Leebrick Atterbury ’38
James Alyea MD*
Barbara Harvey ’58*
Dorothy Hart Heinkel ’24*
Thelma Helfant
Bruce Hentges
Esther Hepple*
Solange Herter
Rebecca Gross Highland ’89
To read more about the impact your gifts had
on the college, visit www.ccis.edu/giftimpact.
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and Thomas Highland MD
Wanda Baker Holman ’49*
Winifred Horner* and David Horner
Ellen Thompson Oldson ’38
and Norman Oldson
Dorothy Keithley Parham ’36*
and Herbert Parham*
Andrea and Dan Stubler
Sarah Grossnickle Swindle ’96
and Jason Swindle
Shirley Tempelmeier Watkins
’96 PsyD
Llona Paul Weiss ’91 and
Garry Weiss
Ellen Lohnes Paullin ’39
Beverly Phillips Thomas ’92
and David Thomas
Mary Paulsell and Michael Polley PhD
Joanna Todd and William Brown*
Gary Pfau
Martha Stephens Toler ’46
Justin Williams ’05 PhD
Linda Sublett Hutton ’69 and Robert Hutton
Ruth Pickl and Joseph Pickl Jr.
Harry Trice Sr.*
W. R. Williams Jr.
Sharon and Kenneth Pike
Dona Lee Trotter
Wilma McMaster Williams ’29*
James Infelt ’78
Penny Pitman ’65 and Sherri Javdes
Lisa and Steven Turner
Barbara Windt ’48*
Dorothy Kincaid Turney ’35*
Barbara and Paul Poehlein
Audrey Walton
Carol Willoughby Winkler ’93
and Darrell Winkler
Judith Cone Johnson ’95
Lana and Gregory Poole
Yu-cheng Wang
Janice Johnston and Bill Johnston ’82
Lucille Dyer Porter ’22*
Hazel Price 1909*
Mary Lee Maynard Ward ’50
and William Ward
Helga Huang PhD
June Viner Hurdle ’83 and Bob Hurdle
Chris Hurley
Darlene Johnson
Harriet Johnson 1901*
Beth Kane
Michael Kateman
Bruce Kelly PhD
Mary Potter Kunkler ’27*
Barry Langford
Sidney Larson Hon. ’01*
Angie Randolph and John Randolph ’94
Esther Ross Warren ’20*
Virginia Kendall Young ’36*
Shelley and Sanjeev Ravipudi MD
Herbert W. Watchinski ’76*
Peggy Gibson Regan ’44 and William Regan MD
Gustav Lehr
Susan and Buz Rieger
Peggy Reed-Lohmeyer ’89 and Steve Lohmeyer
Kathy Ritter and James Ritter EdD
Julia Marberry Marsden ’59
David Rogers*
William Mason
Beverly Colliflower Rolwing
’57 and Francis Rolwing
Kurt Miller PhD
Mary Keller Miller ’31*
Lynn Mitchell MD and Marsha Mitchell
Ann Copeland Mize ’40*
Willa Dill Moore ’30*
Beverly Murrell MD* and Jerry Murrell MD
Helen Cates Neary ’38
Brenda Nicholls ’67
Sandra Bruce Nichols ’80 MD
and Ronnie Nichols
Lavinia Lenoir Nifong 1887*
Wanda Northway
Terry Robinson Wollersheim
’92 and Dave Wollersheim
Sarah Yonker and Rev. Dr. John Yonker
Merri Kingston Richards ’97
and Matthew Richards ’96
Gayla Grossnickle Miller ’90
and Richard Miller
Deborah Hook Wheat ’68
Shirley Evans Ward ’37*
David Lee PhD
Col. Charles McGee ’78 USAF Ret.
Ludmilla Westling and John
McGowan
Jane Russell* and Garth Russell MD
Juda and John Schell
Sandra Schubert and Don Schubert*
Elizabeth Toomey Seabrook ’42*
Joe Smith MD*
Queen Smith*
Amy and Kevin Sprouse ’04
Ron Stallworth ’07
Jacquelyn Crane Stamper ’61
and George Stamper
Col. Charles Standley Jr.*
Jill Ross Stedem ’96 and Marty Stedem ’92
Helen Stewart
Members of the President’s Society since 2005 and St. Clair Society since
2012, Llona ’91 and Garry Weiss enjoy the President’s Society annual
dinner held each fall to recognize Columbia College’s most loyal and
treasured contributors.
St. Clair Society Honor Roll
The St. Clair Society is named for Luella St. Clair-Moss, a true visionary and one of
the first female college presidents in the United States. She served three terms as
president of Christian College, the forerunner of Columbia College. The St. Clair
Society honors individuals whose vision for and commitment to the future have led
them to include the college in a charitable life income agreement or estate plan.
Anita Abbott Timmons ’58
and James Timmons
Judith Tribble Brown ’59
Donna Hines Cullen ’67 and John Cullen
and Jay Gutelius
Phyllis Miller Adams ’46*
Noma Brown*
William Brown*
Mildred East Halley 1919*
Isabel Belcher Browning ’23*
Patricia Keyser Custer ’47 and James Custer
Susan and Bob Hardwick
Andrew Cutler ’96
Elizabeth Garton Harmon ’37*
Virginia Freeman Buchroeder ’36*
Richard Daly ’76
Dora Frances Wells Harness ’27
Mona Manuel Davidson 1911*
Caroline Harr and Charles Harr*
Cynthia Bulluck ’87
Elizabeth Aull ’71
Hortense Davison*
Althea Harris
Mary Burlingame ’25*
Karen Hockaday Avery ’57
Lina Swann Denney ’19*
Dorothy Hart Heinkel ’24*
Bruce Bynum ’71
Creola-Charles Baker 1918*
Esther Hepple*
Michael Calhoun*
Sally Miles Dickinson ’66 and John Dickinson
Melissa Montgomery Carberry
’06 and Joseph Carberry
Emma Brown Ballew ’23*
Suzanne Calwell Carlson ’43*
Grace Banholzer ’94
Neil Carr
Col. Duane Bartrem ’76
Artie Mason Carter 1900*
Bertha Alyea*
James Alyea MD*
L. V. Angelo*
Mary Angelo
Judith Nell Arni ’66 and
Thomas Arni
Mary Dorsey Bass 1901*
Roberta Herring Bass 1918*
Maryellen Justice Batt ’47 and Robert Batt
Jo Behymer PhD and Wayne
Behymer
Dorothy Molzahn Bennett ’46
Frances Bennett ’35*
Robin Black ’26*
Genevieve Koontz Buchanan ’38*
Jaime Alter Chase ’30*
Carson Chiles*
Patricia Chubb
Lucy Church ’69 and Bob Zuvanich
Archibald Clinkscales*
Katrina Harry Cochran ’68
PhD and Norm Cochran
Cheryl Ann Hardy PhD
Janet Jesaitis Hinshaw ’59 and Fred Hinshaw
Martha Brock Donigan ’30*
Frances Hirlinger ’24*
M.J. Walther Donnelly ’43
Lois Funderburg Hodge ’44*
Jean Dudley ’29*
Sharon and Edgar Hodge ’86
James Edwards ’74
Adalene Hoke ’30*
Ellen Schalk Feild ’30*
Karen Cavanah Hollen ’57
Vivian Sloan Fiske 1911*
Wanda Baker Holman ’49*
Polly Sipp Ford ’73 and Rusty Ford ’72
Melissa Berkemeier Howard ’74
Sarah Medlen Fraley ’47
Carol Vinkemulder Frobish ’49*
Rosemary Lester Horner ’50 PhD
Ira Hubbell MD and Gail Hubbell*
Helen Roberson Hunter ’39
Ruby Bowles Hurst ’35*
George Blanchard*
Paula Jones Collins ’81 and Stephen Collins
Margaret Phillips Gage ’50
Louis Blosser*
Elizabeth Estes Gentry ’20*
Sybil Whittle Cook 1913*
Sara Winkler Botts ’41 and Van Botts Jr.
Brooke Baker George ’11 ’13
Betty Adams Crouch ’56 and William Crouch*
Irene Isom*
Joseph Gogel
Margaret Blosser Jackson ’38*
Alice Fox Boyle ’35*
Ruth Graham 1919*
Dora Johnson*
Estelle Bradford*
Genevieve Spelman Crowley
’47 and Virgil Crowley
Lydia Carter Gregory 1905*
Harriet Johnson 1901*
Clara Smith Griffin ’20*
Helen Hirsch Johnson ’31*
Betty Allen Braham ’42*
James Braham*
Mary Bright*
Mary Reece Briscoe ’41*
To include the college in your estate plan, visit www.ccis.edu/giftplanning.
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J. Paul Jones
Janet Nogle ’83
Mary Martin Kellett ’36*
Robert Nogle*
Alice Kirtley 1912*
Jane McNab Nuccio ’41*
Fran Koepke* and Gene
Koepke
Paul Nydam ’85
Sarah Michell Landen ’38*
Barry Langford
Buena Lansford*
Mary Omer*
Raymond Lansford PhD
Barbara Gibbs Ostmann ’69
and Wilfred Ostmann
Martha Alexander Laslie ’40*
Des Lee*
Mary Lee
Gustav Lehr
Mary Stansifer Ligon ’21*
Marion Roberts Lincoln ’25*
Bobbie Pugh Lovelace ’56 and Jesse Lovelace
Mary Jones Lozier 1916*
Elinor Lueth ’43*
Joan Luttge ’50
Marvin Malone ’91
Susan Miller ’60 PhD and Ken Mannila
Ann Mapes ’45*
Anthony Marshall PhD
Joy Schiffman Masterson ’65
Heather O’Brien
Lindi Overton PhD and Patrick Overton PhD
Ruth Snyder Parkhurst 1917*
Mary Banks Parry ’20*
Claire Hardy Pemberton ’26*
Jane Peterson
Janet Glenski Peterson ’79
and Robert Peterson
Gary Pfau
Anna Phifer*
The Welcome Back Bash was quite a success! Students could be seen all
over back Campus and sand volleyball was just one of the activities! Many
may remember sand volleyball on main campus prior to 1996 but with the
building of Brown Hall the sand court went away. During the first year of
his presidency, Dr. Dalrymple brought back the sand court and intramural
volleyball. The court is conveniently situated on the east Miller Hall lawn.
Jolene Marra Schulz ’61 and Bill Schulz
Jacqueline Philbrook
Thompson ’47*
Lucille Dyer Porter ’22*
Edith Oblander Schwagmeyer
’25*
Joanna Todd
Virginia Porth ’36*
Carol Siegel Turner ’77 and Wayne Turner
Barbara and Calvin Posner
’76 EdD
Cecil Crawford Sears ’24*
Helen Turner ’30*
Kay Jacobs Sells ’38* and O.
V. Sells
Dorothy Kincaid Turney ’35*
Penny Pitman ’65 and Sherri Javdes
Frederick Matson*
Mary McCleary Posner Hon. ’15
Virginia Dyas McAlester 1898*
Margaret and Albert Price
Nancy Stuver Wallingford ’66
Frances Breed McCord ’25*
Mary Kleis Shaw ’66 and
Dallas Shaw
Frances McBaine Rea 1876*
Mary McKee 1918*
Kim and Joe Reardon ’93
Carl Siegel MD*
Esther Ross Warren ’20*
James McNally ’77
Ruth Reynoldson*
Lorain Mines Middleton ’43*
Jeanne Joullian Richards ’41*
Mary Robertson SimonMerideth ’48*
Helen Conley Miller 1898*
Ralph Richards*
Louise Cook Simpson ’27*
Marjorie McKinnon
Wellington ’36*
Kurt Miller PhD
Rev. Lester Rickman*
Lois Southwell Singletary ’39*
Mette Wells ’26*
Leafa Harris Miller ’61
Mary Hatton Robinson ’21*
Elizabeth Smallfelt ’56
Ruth Whaley 1918*
Marcia Miller ’71
Helen Shuck Ross ’26* and
Paul Ross*
Queen Smith*
Dee and Don Ruthenberg ’95
PhD
Leta Jones Spencer ’28*
Ann Copeland Mize ’40*
Willa Dill Moore ’30*
James Mundy*
Vivien Dulany Murphy 1903*
Margaret Newton ’37*
Constance Nichols ’05 and Bob Nichols
James Silvey*
Rowland Smith*
Clarence Samford*
Ron Stallworth ’07
Dale Sanderson ’27*
Anie Stewart 1908*
Michael Sawyer ’74
Mary Swinney ’25*
John Schiffman Jr. Hon. ’04*
Virginia Harward Teller ’48 PhD
Constance Boyer Schott ’25*
Mary Tevebaugh ’29*
Jeffrey Venable ’89
Billie Wanink ’65
Llona Paul Weiss ’91 and Garry Weiss
Arlene Wierschem ’83
R. O. Willett*
Wilma McMaster Williams ’29*
Harold Williamson*
Katherine Knox Wolfe 1913*
Earlene Fulkerson Wolfers ’49*
and Charles Wolfers
1851 Society
Honor Roll
Members of the 1851 Society recognize that the need exists, as it did when the
College was founded in 1851, to provide independent learning for the student
population.
Contributors who make gifts to Columbia College within the fiscal year are
recognized as Colleagues of the 1851 Society. The following levels of giving are
named in honor of college innovators who reflect the unwavering commitment
to excellence of Columbia College. For more information on the 1851 Society
levels, go to www.ccis.edu/contributorappreciation.
The following pages recognize contributors or benefactors who made gifts in
the fiscal year that ran from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.
CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
COLLEAGUE
$1,851 - $2,499
Tommie Atkinson ’92
Missy Montgomery Carberry ’06
and Joseph Carberry
Neil Carr
Tina Dalrymple PhD and Scott Dalrymple PhD
Judith Cone Johnson ’95
Connie Beal Lohr ’66
and David Machens
Eric Oglesby
Lana Poole and Gregory Poole
Mary McCleary Posner Hon. ’15
and Edward Romano
Charles E. Schwaller ’74*
JOSEPH KIRTLEY ROGERS COLLEAGUE
$100,000 +
Tracy and Web Bixby III ’82
Daisy Willis Grossnickle ’66 and Skip Grossnickle
Gene Koepke
Gayleen Ousley and George Ousley Jr. ’78
JOHN AUGUSTUS WILLIAMS COLLEAGUE
$50,000 - $99,999
Barbara Balyeat Fishman ’74
and Steven Fishman ’74
JANE FROMAN COLLEAGUE
$25,000 - $49,999
Laura and Craig Van Matre
LUCY LAWS COLLEAGUE
$10,000 - $24,999
Barbara Bilger ’62
Gary Drewing Sr.
FRANK HUGHES COLLEAGUE
$2,500 - $4,999
Suzanne and Jeffrey Castle
Linda Claycomb PhD and
Donald Claycomb PhD
John Courter
and Jason Swindle
Shirley Tempelmeier Watkins ’96
PsyD and Chuck Watkins
Llona Paul Weiss ’91 and Garry Weiss
Carolyn Duley Dodd ’46 and W. Stanley Dodd Jr.
MARY PAXTON KEELEY
COLLEAGUE
$1,000 - $1,850
Penny Rafferty Hamilton ’76
PhD and William Hamilton
Bob Hoell
Patricia Churchill and Greg Johnston ’91
Barry Langford
Tessie L. Ballard ’93 and Joe Ballard
Michael Lee ’02
Meredith Black
Tery Donelson
Rebecca Gordon-Bocklage and Terry Bocklage ’12
Crystal Peterson Elliott ’02 and Tim Elliott ’01
Linda Palmer and Kevin Palmer
Carole Kubach Butts ’66 and James Butts
Julia Marberry Marsden ’59
William Callahan
Mary Jane Potrafka ’56 and Richard Potrafka
Joseph Carrier PhD
Carolyn and Ben Thomas
Katrina Harry Cochran ’68 PhD
and Norm Cochran
LAVINIA ELLEN REAM
COLLEAGUE
$5,000 - $9,999
Nancy and John Dillingham
Mary Agnes Starr McQuinn ’54
and Al McQuinn
Jane McNab Nuccio ’41*
Karen and Bill Pragman
Betti Friedel Saunders ’42
Anita Abbott Timmons ’58 and James Timmons
Kathy and Matthew Clervi ’96
Terry Conrad
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Robert Craig PhD
Karen and Warren Harms
Susan Smith and John Smith ’02
Jeffrey Heilbrunn
Kathryn and Charles Digges
Beverly Phillips Thomas ’92
and David Thomas
Evelyn Carpenter Howk ’57
Thomas Scheira
June Viner Hurdle ’83 and Bob Hurdle
Denise Stanowski and Gary Stanowski ’12
Lindsey Jenks ’09 and Brad Jenks ’00
Thomas Stauder
Marsha Eaton
Judith Carter Ely ’62 and
Douglas Ely
Patty Fischer and Donald Fischer
Patricia Larkin Fore ’48
Nancy and Ben Galloway
Ludmilla Westling
Justin Williams ’05 PhD
Carol Winkler ’93 and Darrell Winkler
FRANKLIN LAUNER
COLLEAGUE $500 - $999
Mary Aikens and Ronald Aikens EdS
Tabitha Kehde
Julie Schilb Kirtley ’86 and Curtis Kirtley
Greg Lauman
Sarah Laupp
Deborah Russell and Lyndon Russell
Amy and Kevin Sprouse ’04
Randy Timmerman
Sarah and Randy Tyree ’84
John Utley
Teresa Vandover EdD and Marc Vandover
Lana M. Le Mons ’09
Gail Walker and Col. Robert
Walker ’87
Andrea Hunting and Mike
Arendall ’06
Sandra Logan PhD and Gregory Logan ’79
Joann Wayman and Hugh Wayman
Sara Winkler Botts ’41 and Van
Botts Jr.
Anthony Marshall PhD
Priscilla and David Wightman
Ronald McGee
Sarah and Rev. Dr. John Yonker
Barry Bowden
Thomas McGuire
Michael McMahon
Amber Zykan-Finkelstein ’04
Rev. Raymond Bowden
Dorothy Jungmeyer and Paul Jungmeyer PhD
Gwen Crane Cockrell ’58 and
Frank Cockrell
Julia Moore and Nollie Moore Jr.
Beth Kane
Timothy Cornell
Michael Kateman
Jill Ehrman Craig ’75 and
Jacques Craig ’77
Constance Nichols ’05 and Bob Nichols
Katie Snell Patton ’06 ’09 and Jerry Patton ’04
Gail and Michael David ’91
Robert Delorme
Rebecca Perkins
Raelene and George Derrieux
Linda Duckworth Peterson ’99
and Jim Peterson
Richard Harris
Bruce Hentges
Marilyn Hughes Hoecker ’70
and B.W. Hoecker
Sally Hubbard ’57 MD
Janice and Bill Johnston ’82
Gustav Lehr
William Mason
René White Massey ’87 ’98 ’01
Carla McFarland
Col. Charles McGee ’78
Kurt Miller PhD
Dana Alderman
Carole and Joseph Duncan
MARY DORSEY BASS
COLLEAGUE
$100 - $499
Marilyn Abney-Warner ’00
and Ronnie Warner
William Ackerman Jr.
Anne Spearing Adam ’66 and John Adam
Gregory Adank ’94
Dr. Steven Adelman
Vicki and Terry Dunscombe
Jane Pickens
Sally Swim Ahrberg ’50
Barbara and Paul Poehlein
Kenneth Akers
Cynthia Fotti Potter ’05 ’06
Catherine Akridge
Thomas Elliott DDS
Paul Prevo
Sudha Alapati
Cindy Enright and Kelly Enright
Angie Randolph and John
Randolph ’94
Jordan Alexander
John Frerking
Greg Raper ’76
Joyce Johnson Allen ’49 and Thomas Allen
Joseph Gogel
Lisa and Timothy Reed
Ashley Allen Brown
Karen Ryabchenko
Jeanette Rose Gold ’01 and Brandon Gold ’05
Jo Buchanan Richardson ’65
and Mike Richardson
Shirley Amend and Jerry R. Amend ’76
Barbara Sanborn and Ranza
Boggess
Norma Wright Gray ’51 and Ray Gray
Cheryl A. Ritchie ’78
Nikeya Anderson
Julia Drescher Sharpe ’64
Katie Skibiski ’03 DPT and Drew Grzella ’01
Diane and Jim Robinson
Lynette Roebuck and David Roebuck PhD
Sonya Andreassen-Henderson
’93 and Kyle Henderson
Wayne Pratt
Mary Fritz Ralph ’70
Carole and Mike Randerson
Hon. ’14
LuAnn Browning Redman ’58*
Marilyn Henderson Robbins ’43*
Teresa and Keith Simpson
Wendy Mertz Slifka ’90 and
Douglas Slifka
William Halsey
Darin Hand
Stacy Rowlett ’07 and James Rowlett
Mary McFadden Applewhite
’47 and Joe Applewhite
Christopher Aquilina ’13
Rotshak Dajup receives the
Andrew J. Bass, Jr. Leader Award
from Stephanie Sanders Cagle,
an award given to students
selected by Student Affairs
in their final semester of the
Emerging Leaders Institute.
At the 2015 Honors and Awards
Convocation, 97 scholarships
provided 155 awards to 128
students totaling more than
$150,000. of the philanthropic
dollars awarded.
Lisa Robb Armstrong ’11 ’15
and Phillip Armstrong ’12
Sarah Bereiter
Darnell Braggs
Deward Brake ’75
Nancy Hamilton and Jim Butler ’78
Marilyn Atamian
Connie Bernal
Beverly Brown Bernitsky ’49
and Anthony Bernitsky
C. Leslie Brandt*
Melissa Butler
Marjorie Vickery Brandt ’41
Stacey Bybee
Peggy Berry
Blaine Bredeman
David Byland
Jerrell Brenner
Tammy Calhoun
Betty and James Broadus ’78
Susan and Douglas Callahan
Matthew Brock
Lisa Callisto ’05 and Anthony Callisto Jr. ’94
Mary McKevitt Atchison ’52
and Robert Atchison
Mike Atkinson
Barbara Bickford
Priscilla Bacon Atwell ’71 and Rex Atwell
Suzanne Martin ’59 and
Robert Bidwell
Sandra Suggett Axon ’64 and David Axon
Gwendolyn and William C.
Bigby ’76
Avery Babineaux Jr. ’85
Brian Bilderback ’03
Mary Nischbach Brooks ’95
Barbara Hunt Bailey ’58 and Duncan Bailey
Mary Kovacs Biskup ’74 and Kenneth Biskup
Michelle Green Brooks ’03
Vicki Brooks
Peggy Baker
Rita Wetzel Bissell ’58
Audrey Brown
Maury and Garry Banks ’83
Eddie Bittner
Joann Brown ’62 EdD
Sally and Edgardo Cardetti ’86
Retha Barron ’02
Denise Black and Jason Black
Mary Brown
Jeffrey Barrows
Gwen Blotevogel
William Brown*
Sonya Carney and Bill Carney PhD
Chris Bartels
Elizabeth and Chris Blumhorst
Lisa Browning
Martha Bartholomew ’49 and William Bartholomew
Ronald Bolander
Alisa Buck
John Bolin
Paul Burgan
Samuel Bartlett
Michael Burkhead
Cinda Chapman
Marcella Barton PhD
Jacqueline Wright Bonney ’57
and Dr. Charles Bonney III
Donald Burleson
Judy Chapman
Col. Duane H. Bartrem ’76
Benjamin Boone
Jay Burnham
Matthew Chrenka
John Bauer
Marilyn Barron Bosso ’49 and Louis Bosso
Donald Burrows
Gay Christy ’08
Richard Bursh ’97
Jean Beard
Alice Angle Beattie ’47
Benjamin Boutty
Karen Beckstrom
and Edward Beckstrom
Trevyn Bowden
Benjamin Bowman ’13
Jeffrey Benson
Todd Boyd ’11
Bradford Brockmeier
Tammie Busch ’06 and James Busch
Misty Phillips Bush ’13 and Scott Bush ’13
Caitlin Jenkins Campbell ’10
and Michael E. Campbell ’08
Elaine Campbell
Robert Carden
Neal Carter
Toni Carter
Penelope and Tom Cason
Cynthia Shutt Cirome ’60 and Alfred Cirome
Jeffrey Clark
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Sara Clark
Francis DeLaTorre
Camille and Mark Foster
Sue Myers Clowe ’55
Michael Demarea
Michael Foster
Barbara Payne Coakley ’55
Kimberlee Demary
Bonnie and F. Sutter Fox
Donald Guthrie II
Christopher Coakley
Denise Demps-Rollins ’06
Russell Coats
Rebecca DeNeve PhD
Karen Francis ’10 and Larry Francis
Mary Lynn McCormick Guyot ’46
Thomas Franz PhD
William Guyot*
Herbert Cohen
Steven Freenor
Barbara Haas
George Colangelo
Mary Laughlin Deskin ’53 and Robert Deskin
Brenda Cole PhD
Michael Deslongchamps
Quanna Speake Hafer ’99 and Jeremy Hafer ’99
Carla and Frank Conley
Jean Conley ’94
Debora Ledet Dillard ’79 and Aaron Dillard
Sara Russell Frickenschmidt ’98 ’05 and
Daniel Frickenschmidt
Lisa Conner ’15
Stephen Ditman
Tracey Connor
Nikki and Sean Dooley ’02
Susie Wrinker Cox ’61 PhD
and Ronald Cox
Suzanne Dooley
Karen and Dean Cox Jr. ’99
Jordan Dressler ’13
Vicki and Jim Coy
Kimberly Craig ’12
Ola Hedrick Dry ’45 and Robert Dry
Dr. Albert Crawford
Dianna Duffey ’62
Betty Crawford and Carroll Highbarger
Richard Dunbar
Randall Crawford
Carole Goldsmith Cromer ’56
Janelle Crowley ’99 and Wesley Jost
Timothy Cruise
Donna Daggett Culler ’62 and Allan Culler
Ronald Curry
Ashley Curtis and Bryan Curtis
Jackie Curtis MD
Amy Darnell PhD
Eric Davis
John Davis Jr.
Jonathan Davis ’78
Mary Hunter Davis ’47
Patricia Davis ’59
Clanton Dawson
David De Ryke ’84
Sharon Dearman
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employee giving campaign,
visit www.ccis.edu/wearecc.
John DeNigris PhD
Jeanie Douglas
and Jay Gutelius
Karen and Bob Fry
Patricia Philippi Hagenbuch
’62 and Leroy Hagenbuch
Mary Dalton Futter ’47
Melissa and John Haggerty ’79
Tyler B. Galloway ’14
Charlotte Clapp Halbert ’46
Jessica A. Gamet ’98 ’06
Gary Hall
Debra and Gregory Gapinski ’84
Audrey and Lester Halmrast ’77
Janis Nienhaus Garavaglia ’03
and Thomas Garavaglia Jr.
Judge Robert Hamilton
Dorothy Eib Garrain ’53 and
Joseph Garrain
John Hammill
Sandra and Bruce Garrett
Rochelle Hamm ’11
James Hanken
Scott Duncan
Paula Hornsby Garrison ’55
and Harold Garrison
Coleen Grant Hardin ’41 and Richard Hardin
Susan Dunham
Michael Garver ’03 ’13
Lawrence Hardwick
Satya Dutta PhD
Tony Gaskew
John Hardy
Catherine Eatherton
Glenn Gelman
Coolidge Hargrett
Steven Eberharter
Jeffery Gentry
Alan Harris ’77
Paul Eckstein
Joyce Gentry PhD
Althea Harris
Robert Edwards
Deborah Gerhart ’07
David Harris ’05 ’12
John Ehler
Patricia Bowman Gibbs ’47*
Kathleen Hoehns Eichholz ’61
and Garry Eichholz
Linda Gifford and Wayne Gifford
Julie Lutz Harris ’52 and Donald Harris
Judy and James Elliott DDS
Mary Giovannini
Mark Elliott ’78
Winnette Glasgow and
Bobbie Seuling
Charles Hashek ’98
Sarah Goeke and Drew Goeke
Gordon Hasse Jr.
Jan Huffman Goodson ’54
and Bill Goodson
Elizabeth Hastings
Thomas Elliott ’89
William Eppright III
Ann Esarco
Charolette Farr ’12 and Kent Farr
Frederick Ferrin
Colleen Field
Joseph Govednik
Renee Graham ’89 and Gerald
Graham ’90
Rachel Branch Hartman ’15
and Eric Hartman ’08
George Hasler ’86
Tanya Heath and David Heath ’80
Terry Heaton
Rhea Helmreich ’70
John Finafrock ’79
Susan Keyes Gray ’65 and
Robert Gray III
Jeannette Fischer ’97
William Green
Casey Henage
Nathan Fleischmann
Willie Green
Alison Flieg-Hemmer ’00 and Eric Hemmer ’00
John Griesser PhD
Dawn Henderson and Daniel Henderson ’03
Tara Harmon Griffin ’00 and Scott Griffin
Edith Herd and Kevin Herd
Idolina Hernandez
Daniel Groveman ’96
Patricia Hernandez
Polly Sipp Ford ’73 and Rusty Ford ’72
John Hemmer
Brandi Herrman
and William Jens
Julian Hertzog
Christine Johansson
Linda Frye Hess ’93
Ellisha Jones
Diane Schindler Hibbs ’08 and Michael Hibbs
J. Paul Jones
Therese Higgins PhD
Gregory Karavanich
Todd Higgins
Angelia Smith Hilbert ’69
Manuel Juzon
David Karr PhD
Alissa Hill
Patricia Sadler Karst ’90 and Don Karst
Christine Hillery and
Christopher Hillery ’14
Margaret Rohlfing Kasmann ’75
and Bill Kasmann
Peter Hiltner ’95
Donald Kateman
Susan Himmel and Michael
Himmel ’86
Robert Kateman
Lora Hinkel and Myles Hinkel
Russell Keevy
Dr. Irl Hirsch
Jessica Keller
Kathryn Hobbs ’78 and David
Peoples
Megan Kelley
Janet Moore Holden ’69 and
Wayne Holden
Erin Kendrick
Karen Cavanah Hollen ’57
Lind Hollingsworth
Brad Hornberger ’00
Paul Houdayer
Andrew Howard Jr.
David Howlett
Helga Huang PhD
Karen Hudson ’97 ’01 and Stephen Brownlee
Sue Kay
Warren Kelly ’84
Nancy Kennedy
Ron Kercheval
David Kerfman
Alice and George Kerner ’77
Laura King
Robert Klausmeyer
Julie Klein and John Klein
Kimberly Kliegel
Kathleen Knabb ’67
Richard Huling PhD
Derek Knight ’87
Adele Rohrs Hummell ’49
Marjean Knokey
David Humphrey PhD
Leat Kodua PhD
Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Humphrey ’01
Andrew Koepke
Debby Ferguson Hutton ’06
and Randall D. Hutton ’98
Amanda Johnson Kossuth ’09 ’12
and Jared Kossuth
Timothy Ireland PhD
Julie Krause and Ted Krause ’04
Virginia Jacob Itschner ’55
Ruchelle Jacobi
Santosh Krishna and Gopal Krishna
Gregory Jacobs
Elda Kurzejeski
Mary Lee Jahn ’67
Lin Yang and Robert Lang ’73
Nancy Gorman James ’97 and Richard James ’97
Catherine Larson ’70 PhD
Michael Jenkins ’96
Sherry Simpkins League ’58
Sarah Ferguson Jennings ’66
and Stephen Jennings PhD
Naomi Lear
Helene Schubkegel Jens ’51
James Koshar
Thomas Latuszek Jr.
Kena Lederle and Mike Lederle ’10
Nancy Rohrbach Lehman ’69
and Tom Lehman
Kimberley McHale PhD
Remy Leonard
Alan Lester
Mercy McKinnon and Bruce
McKinnon ’01
James Levicki
Kathleen McNamara
Nancy Owen Lewis ’50 and
John Lewis
Barbara and Frank McQueen ’15
Robert McKinley Jr.
Mary Loggins
Beth McWilliams and Blake McWilliams
Lindsay Young-Lopez and
Anthony Lopez
Leasa Richards-Mealy ’90 and Gerald Mealy ’03
Ronda Lowe
Joe Mertzlufft
Megan Lucas and Elias Lucas ’13
Janet Meserve DVM and Peter Meserve PhD
Jane Bennetts Luchies ’52
Lizbeth Metscher
Vicki Luna PhD
Elizabeth Norris Metts ’57 and Julian Metts Jr. DDS
Joan Luttge ’50
Jane Adams MacKenna ’53
Kim Gundaker Magaletta ’81
Carol Mahurin and Robert
Mahurin
Cynthia Meuchel
Kenneth Meyer
Cindy Miller
Joe Miller
Margaret Mangum ’06
Lois Adams Miller ’45
Willa Mann
Mary Miller ’58
Susan Miller ’60 PhD and Ken
Mannila
Nancy Miller ’57
Mary Lu Jones Mansur ’47 and
George Mansur PhD
Marcia Brummitt Mills ’68
Jenny Maples
Maryon Moncrief
Marjorie Barnes Marberry ’67
and Jim Marberry
Ruth Poss Marr ’53 and Mike Marr
Jill Jacobson Marron ’92
Robin Marsh
Bruce Martin ’92
Donald Masden ’03
Stacy Maskey ’05 ’11
Joy Schiffman Masterson ’65
Ramona McAfee
Elizabeth Hill McAlmon ’49
Nathan Miller PhD
Adolf Mizzell
Justi Montague ’12
Noel Montano
Arcelia Sanchez Moore ’03
and Dale Moore
Donald Moore Jr. ’82
James Moore Jr.
Maureen Morales Bozovich
Thomas Morgan PhD
Ronald Moser
Ann and Joshua Muder ’99
Jillian Glenn Mueller ’72
Stefanie McCollum
Courtney and Matthew Mueller ’06
Bruce McDaniel ’99
Lisa Mull and David Mull ’81
Jean and Brian McFerron ’85
Marilyn Byler Mundell ’55
Sara Trigg McGee ’60 and Robert McGee
Jerry Murrell MD
Yvonne McGee
Sara Kianmehr McGerald ’07
and Kyle McGerald ’05
Cinda Muruato
Frank Musial ’92
Carolyn Montgomery Myers ’63
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Leslie Grigg Phillips ’03
John Nelson
David Pituch
Sandijuen Nesbitt-Williams ’98
Sheila Scott Placke ’72
Mary Netzler
Michelle and David Poire
Raymond Newman
Susan Pool ’60
Melissa Poole
Douglas Nickelson
Eunice Dixon Poore ’49
Paul Niedermeyer ’79
Dorothy Wood Potter ’45
Melissa and Scott Nietzel ’00
Mary Kinninger Powell ’98
and Rick Powell ’86
Phyllis Norton-Towers ’63
Norma R. Nyberg ’78 and Ivan Nyberg
Grace and James Proctor ’74
Renee O’Daniel
George Psaras
Terry Obermoeller
Anna and Donald
Quisenberry ’80
Margaret Oedewaldt and Gary Oedewaldt
John Oilar
Richard Pryor ’77
Nina Duren Oliver ’50
Lollie Zander Reed ’68 and
Edwin Reed III
Lloyd Olsen Jr.
Cassandra and Ronald Reed ’10
Mark Ondrake
Diane Ooton
David Opdycke
Margaret Young Osment ’47
Darin Oswalt
James Page Jr. ’07
Robin and Paul Parker ’98
Laura Parker-Barua
Kenneth Parrett ’96
Arthur Pashi
Michelle Hunsicker Reimer ’08
and Christopher Reimer ’02 ’09
Ongoing campus improvements to enhance the student experience are
a priority. Students can be seen enjoying the fire pit, picnic area and
listening to CC’s own rock band, Providence Road, throughout the year.
Raschel Relford ’15
Clyde Remmo
Adam Rutherford
John Schwarm
Vanetta Ferrel Renz ’51
Kimberly and Paul Ryan
Judy and Richard Schwentker
Mandy Reynolds
Cassandra Ryder
Myrtle Laughlin Scott ’54
Barry Richardson ’96
Diane Samsonavicius
Joseph Sebek
Janet Karrenbrock Richter ’55
and Robert Richter
Amy and Chris Sanders ’97
Kenzie Selk
Bryan Shaw PhD
Karen Mueller Pasley ’01 and Jim Pasley ’87
David Roberts Jr.
Luella Sanders and Curtis
Sanders ’02
Christine and Steven Passen ’91
David Robinson ’97
Sheryl Sandhaus
Mary Kleis Shaw ’66 and
Dallas Shaw
Diane Wendt Robinson ’08
and Jim Robinson
Bryan Sappington ’09
Benny Shriver
Shannon Silvey
Dana Patrick ’00
Gary Robinson ’97
Gayle Perry Saunders ’54 and
Fred Saunders
Morris Savage
Theresa Rich Pax ’05 and Douglas Pax
Deborah Robison ’72
Zachary Rockers ’15
Lindsay McAtee Scheib ’05
and Andrew Scheib
Stan Payne
Carol Peck
Phyllis Snyder Pendery ’50
Evelyn Rogers and Brett Rogers
Sandra Hoeltge Romay ’77
and Val Louis
Stephen Scheller
Randal Schenewerk ’99
Jean Carter Simmons ’02
Kenneth Simms
Leah and B. D. Simon III
Barbara and Curtis Simonson ’75
Virginia Jones Sinclair ’49
Kenneth Rose
Marjorie Schlesinger
Chris Schneider
William C. Pfeiffer
Suzanne Rothwell and Jim Rothwell ’93
Duong Pham ’15
Nancy Macpherson Roy ’67
Joyce Schultz ’68
Lavelle Smalley
John Phillips
Tonya Ruffin
Colbey Schuster
Bonnie Smedley
Michael Perkins ’89
Louann Schraffenberger
Ellen Skinner-Bowen ’67
Kasie Sly
Justin Thomas
Nancy Webb ’54
Airika Barnett Thompson ’01
and Chuck Thompson
Natasha Webster
Denise Thompson
Jon Weimer PhD
Laramie Thompson
Ruth and Russell Thompson PhD
Jerry Timke
Joanna Todd
Mary Humphrey Tompson ’51
and Clifford Tompson
Karinna Topete
Rhonda Travland and David Travland PhD
Jean and John Tromans Jr. ’00
Stephanie and David Truetzel
Ralf Trusty
Elizabeth Tudor ’64
Charlene Mertens Twiehaus ’82
Michael Van Duser ’01
Mary Clevenger Van Orden ’99
Pete Veros
Lori Wegner
Elizabeth Weise ’14
Carolyn Crockett West ’53
Katherine Zumwalt Wheeler ’07
Jessica Whitcomb
David White ’85
Titus Whitehead ’93
Janice Cordray Whiteside ’86
and Barry D. Whiteside ’84
Cathy Whitfield ’95 and Dean Whitfield
Felicia Wider
Roger Wiebusch
Steven Wiegenstein PhD
John Wiggins
Linda Melton Wiggins ’66
Lynn and Herbert Willbrand
Carol Ridings Williams ’60
Stephen Williams
Dalna Price Smith ’63 and Clifton Smith
Terri Steffes ’89 and Robert Steffes
Eugene Smith*
Stephen Stephany
Dr. Heather Smith
Carolyn Miller Stern ’47
Joseph Smith
August Stieber
Paula Smith
Nancy Eastman Stiles ’49
Clifford Stock
Laura Vits Vogel ’78 and Denis Vogel
Harrison Winters
Ramona Lucas Smith ’88
Julie and Robert Smith
George Stone
Pauline Von Hoffer
Scott Woodard
Shirley Manion Smith ’54
Jeffrey Stone PhD
Paula Wager and Brian Wager
Mary Jane Worstell
William Smith Jr.
Michael Stoner
Dale Wagner
Ernest Wren III
Dick Wright
Jeffrey Snider
Dorothy Culberson Stowers ’47
and Richard Stowers
Jana Waits
Nathanael Wright
Sherry Southern
Lou Ann Stringham ’64
Rennie McWilliams Walden
’78 and Dean Walden ’79
Wendy Spratt ’90
Constance Wyrick
Daniel Squires ’06
Diane Suhler PhD and Gregg Suhler
Cathleen Queene-Wall and Randall Wall ’02
Daniel Stallings
Daphne Harwood Sumner ’57
Maurice Stanley
Walter Swartz
Pamela Dolson Starr ’10 and Doug Starr
Meghan Swords and Troy Kateman
Elizabeth Grissom Steele ’51
Gayle Speiser Steele ’65
Mary Allton Sneed ’45
Karen Rhoades Steen ’82 and Randall Steen
Tammy and Thomas Vincenc ’13
Jason Vipond
Jane Pittelco Vitkus ’56
Eva Vlachynsky and David
Vlachynsky ’09
Billie Wanink ’65
Cheryl Elbe Ward ’57 and Clark Ward
Timothy Williams
Elizabeth Wilson
Carolyn Winterowd
James Witten
Melinda Wrye-Washington ’95
Robert Ybarra PhD
Chalon Young
Jason Youngquist
Jill Maynard Ward ’50 and William Ward
David Yutzy ’09 ’10
LaTriece Tanksley
Marion Warn
Sean Zullo ’15
Angelyn Holz Taylor ’11 and Matthew Taylor ’10
Beverly Watson
Judy Thomas
Makala Weakley and John Weakley ’01 ’04
Terri Zeilenga
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Cougar Club Honor Roll
The mission of the Cougar Club & Scholarship Fund is to support Columbia College’s dedication to studentathlete excellence both on and off the field and court of play. Established in 1998, the Cougar Club &
Scholarship Fund raises financial support for Columbia College’s 10 varsity sports: women’s volleyball, women’s
softball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s basketball, and men’s and women’s golf. The following contributors made gifts within the fiscal year.
Atkins Inc.
Cunningham PhD
Nathan Fleischmann
Tommie Atkinson ’92
Ashley Curtis and Bryan Curtis
Fresh Ideas, Llc
Paul Benson ’04
Tina Dalrymple PhD and Scott
Dalrymple PhD
Karen and Bob Fry
Raelene and George Derrieux
Glenn’s Pools & Spas
Matthew Brock
Jan Burk and Steve Burk
Eduardo Clemente ’12
Kathy and Matthew Clervi ’96
Cynthia Cole
Columbia Orthopaedic
Group, Inc.
Lisa Conner ’15
Allyson Presley and Eric
Michelle Porter ’00 and Brett Dicus
Tery Donelson
and Skip Grossnickle
Nikki and Sean Dooley ’02
Katie Skibiski ’03 DPT and Drew Grzella ’01
Carole and Joseph Duncan
Rochelle Hamm ’11
Crystal Peterson Elliott ’02
and Tim Elliott ’01
Karen and Warren Harms
Thomas Elliott DDS
Cindy Enright and Kelly Enright
Kellie Holsinger and Bhisham Perti Jr.
Brad Hornberger ’00
Linda Sublett Hutton ’69 and
Robert Hutton
The Insurance Group, Inc.
Timothy Ireland PhD
Lindsey Jenks ’09 and Brad Jenks ’00
Jessica Keller
Kingdom Operating
Company, LLC.
Julie Klein and John Klein
Kimberly Kliegel
Gene Koepke
’05
PHOTO BY CINDY FOTTI POTTER
Cougar Club Fans cheer on the Cougar’s Women’s
Volleyball team at home against Park University.
The Cougars won 3 – 2 over Park.
Beth McWilliams and Blake McWilliams
Lizbeth Metscher
Courtney and Matthew
Mueller ’06
Quintin Norris
Eric Oglesby
Sheryl Phillips
Vern Pierce
Mary Jane Potrafka ’56 and Richard Potrafka
Cynthia Fotti Potter ’05 ’06
Rona Schwintek Prater ’08 ’11
and Joseph Prater
Amy and Chris Sanders ’97
Bryan Sappington ’09
Randal Schenewerk ’99
Darlene and Joseph
Schroeder
Judy and Richard Schwentker
Shiloh Bar and Grill
Teresa and Keith Simpson
Wendy Mertz Slifka ’90 and Douglas Slifka
Wendy Spratt ’90
Denise Stanowski and Gary Stanowski ’12
Carolyn and Ben Thomas
John Utley
Tammy and Thomas Vincenc ’13
Sandra Logan PhD and
Gregory Logan ’79
Paula Wager and Brian Wager
Kim Gundaker Magaletta ’81
Mary Lu Jones Mansur ’47 and
George Mansur PhD
Gabriel McClung
Joann Wayman and Hugh Wayman
Paxton Welch
Alumni by
Class Years
1938
Helen Cates Neary
Mabel Lohnes Thompson
1939
Ellen Lohnes Paullin
1940
Margaret Johnston Vogt
1941
Sara Winkler Botts
Marjorie Vickery Brandt
Betty Bralley Drake
Barbara Graham Edwards*
Coleen Grant Hardin
Jane McNab Nuccio*
1942
Betti Friedel Saunders
1943
Peggy Lamke Price
Marilyn Henderson Robbins*
1944
Erma Bruckmann
Betty Pollard Morris
Peggy Gibson Regan
Harriett Stoker Summers
1945
Mary Cannon
Sue Marshall Daulton
Ola Hedrick Dry
Lois Adams Miller
Dorothy Wood Potter
Mary Frances Allton Sneed
1946
Dorothy Molzahn Bennett
Carolyn Duley Dodd
Lynn McCormick Guyot
Charlotte Clapp Halbert
Mary Whitaker MacLeod
1947
Mary McFadden Applewhite
Alice Angle Beattie
Vera Jacobs Coats
Mary Hunter Davis
Mary Dalton Futter
Patricia Bowman Gibbs*
Nancy Ellis Grobmyer
Patti Ruoff Knisley
Mary Lu Jones Mansur
Margaret Young Osment
Lois Flege Pulliam
Carolyn Miller Stern
Dorothy Culberson Stowers
Kathleen McConnell Taylor
1948
Patricia Larkin Fore
Barbara Windt*
1949
Joyce Johnson Allen
Martha Bartholomew
Beverly Brown Bernitsky
Marilyn Barron Bosso
Sally Potter Hahn
Adele Rohrs Hummell
Florence Larsh
Elizabeth Hill McAlmon
Eunice Dixon Poore
Ginny Jones Sinclair
Gloria Gould Smith
Nancy Eastman Stiles
Ann Wilkerson
1950
Sally Swim Ahrberg
Marjorie West Bartow
Nancy Simmons Benfer
Sue Millhorn Gabe
Nancy Owen Lewis
Joan Luttge
Nina Duren Oliver
Phyllis Snyder Pendery
Jill Maynard Ward
1951
Nancy Witten Austerman
Norma Wright Gray
Helene Schubkegel Jens
Vanetta Ferrel Renz
Elizabeth Grissom Steele
Mary Humphrey Tompson
1952
Mary McKevitt Atchison
Florence Palmer Buzbee
Julie Lutz Harris
Janie Bennetts Luchies
Ida Horn Monroe
1953
Dona Sue Black Cool
Mary Gay Laughlin Deskin
Dorothy Eib Garrain
Jane Adams MacKenna
Ruth Poss Marr
Marjorie Burget Nauman
Carolyn McWilliams Nelson
Peggy Stevens Schuetze
Carolyn Crockett West
1954
Anne Benjamin Gallagher
Jan Huffman Goodson
Mary Agnes Starr McQuinn
Gayle Perry Saunders
Alice Laughlin Scott
Shirley Manion Smith
Kay Webb
1955
Barbara Daugherty Best
Sue Myers Clowe
Barbara Payne Coakley
Lorinda Mathew Dodge
Paula Hornsby Garrison
Suzanne Howard
Gay Hoyt-Weston
Virginia Jacob Itschner
Judy Cone Johnson
Marilyn Byler Mundell
Billie Smith Pace
Janet Karrenbrock Richter
Carol Beem Smith
1956
Judith Ragsdale Brazell
Laura Pace Crane
Carole Goldsmith Cromer
Martha Leslie Harlow
Carol Haley Holt
Ceil White Lindsey
Mona Fraley Mitchell
Virginia Goldsmith Munster
Mary Jane McKee Potrafka
Margaret Gibson Tessler
Jane Pittelco Vitkus
1957
Mary McKemy Aslakson
Jacqueline Wright Bonney
Jane Canedy Crow
Verna Hahn Douglas
Sondra Grant George
Phyllis Whitesides Hardin
Karen Cavanah Hollen
Sally Old Houdayer
Evelyn Carpenter Howk
Sally Hubbard MD
Elizabeth Norris Metts
Nancy Miller
Joyce Murphy Robbins
Daphne Harwood Sumner
Cheryl Elbe Ward
Kaye Williams Yarbrough
1958
Anita Abbott Timmons
Barbara Hunt Bailey
Rita Wetzel Bissell
Gwen Crane Cockrell
Eva Graves
Frances Naxera Hall
Sherry Simpkins League
Mary Denton McCoun
Roylynne Duhrsen Miercort
Sue Miller
Carolyn Gore Moore
LuAnn Browning Redman*
1959
Patricia Davis
Julie Bowdish Dickinson
Harriet Peel Foiles
Beverly Marburger Mace
Julia Marberry Marsden
Suzanne Martin
Sharon Holland Meyer
Diane Berry O’Hagan
Ann Holland Youmans
1960
Cynthia Shutt Cirome
Sara Trigg McGee
Susan Miller PhD
Susan Pool
Carol Ridings Williams
1961
Suanne McDaniel Comfort
Susie Wrinker Cox PhD
Kathleen Hoehns Eichholz
Dian Murray Guthrie
Diane Haffner Oilar
Mary Houser Patton
Sharon Niday Ronchetto
1962
Barbara Bilger
Jo Brown EdD
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54
Margaret Brandt Burfeind
Donna Daggett Culler
Dianna Duffey
Judith Carter Ely
Susan Bentley Franklin
Patricia Philippi Hagenbuch
Megan Chester Pickett
1963
Frances Dittrich
Jean Griffiths
Carolyn Montgomery Myers
Phyllis Norton-Towers
Linda Ridgeway
Renee Price Smith
Jacqueline Cupp Stefango
1964
Sandra Suggett Axon
Lynne Stuver Baker
Sharon Sielert Brown
Judy Cunningham
Louise Teixler Epstein
Sara Fleming Leslie
Julia Drescher Sharpe
Mary Smith
Lou Ann Stringham
Elizabeth Tudor
1965
Susan Keyes Gray
Joy Schiffman Masterson
Jo Buchanan Richardson
Gayle Speiser Steele
Billie Jo Wanink
1966
Anne Spearing Adam
Carole Kubach Butts
Sally Miles Dickinson
Cecelia Allen Gosting
Daisy Willis Grossnickle
Nancy Brown Harrison
Sarah Ferguson Jennings
Connie Beal Lohr
Murphy Weitman Romano
Janice Carpenter Schweikert
Mary Kleis Shaw
Linda Melton Wiggins
1967
Mary Lee Jahn
Kathleen Knabb
Marjorie Barnes Marberry
Mary Oates Nesladek
Brenda Nicholls
Nancy Macpherson Roy
Ellen Skinner-Bowen
1968
Katrina Harry Cochran PhD
Marcia Brummitt Mills
Lollie Zander Reed
Joyce Schultz
Deborah Hook Wheat
1969
Lucy Church
Camille Pepper Foster
Marjorie Thomas Gutelius
Angelia Smith Hilbert
Janet Moore Holden
Linda Sublett Hutton
Nancy Rohrbach Lehman
Carol Connery Murdock
Barbara Gibbs Ostmann
1970
Gail Earley
Rhea Helmreich
Diane Herman Hill
Marilyn Hughes Hoecker
Susan Laitner
Cathy Larson PhD
Brenda Howard Meyer
Linda Garner Poehlmann
Susan Fritz Ralph
Glenda Busch Riekhof
1971
Priscilla Bacon Atwell
1972
Russell Ford
Robert Lang
Jillian Glenn Mueller
Sheila Scott Placke
Deborah Robison
1973
Chris Edwards
Steven Fishman
Polly Sipp Ford
Linda Stowers Jasurda
Robert Lang
James Proctor
Charles Schwaller*
Curtis Simonson
Sara Grills Simpson
1974
Mary Kovacs Biskup
Barbara Berkley Cornell
Chris Edwards
Barbara Balyeat Fishman
Steven Fishman
James Proctor
Charles Schwaller*
Sara Grills Simpson
1975
Jerry Amend
William Bigby
Nathaniel Bohannon Jr.
Deward Brake
Jacques Craig
Jill Ehrman Craig
Mark Elliott
Robert Florence Sr.
James Girdner
Phyllis Whitesides Hardin
Diana Constantine Hart
Margaret Rohlfing Kasmann
Bob Lemons
Raymond Letson
William Miller
Robert Rybacki
Jerry Screeton
Curtis Simonson
1976
Jerry Amend
Duane Bartrem
William Bigby
Fred Crawford
Cleo Degraffenreid
Lawrence Fogel
Lester Halmrast
Penny Rafferty Hamilton PhD
James Hardin Jr.
George Kerner
Edward King
Valerie Tempel Lewallen
Armand Marinaro
Greg Raper
Jerry Screeton
1977
Wayne Bair
Nathaniel Bohannon Jr.
Michael Lawrence Coffin
Barbara Berkley Cornell
Jacques Craig
Jonathan Davis
Debora Ledet Dillard
Lawrence Fogel
Julie George Garner
John Haggerty
Lester Halmrast
Alan Harris
Nancy Slaten Holtzclaw
George Kerner
Ernest Lyon Jr.
George Ousley Jr.
James Parker
Richard Pryor
Sandy Hoeltge Romay
Robert Schmitz
Sheri Walls Scott
1978
LeRoy Allen Jr.
Wayne Bair
Charles Barton
Howard Brandes
James Broadus
Jim Butler
Donald Raymond Carey
Bette Conrad
Jonathan Davis
Mark Elliott
Bette Filby
David Heath
Richard Hernandez
Kathryn Hobbs
Charleen Doxley Jones
Mark Jones
Robert Knapp
Cleve Martin
Col. Charles McGee
Norma Nyberg
George Ousley Jr.
Cheryl Ritchie
Kenneth Tohill
Laura Vits Vogel
Rennie McWilliams Walden
1979
George Barry
Leslie Birenbaum
Harold Brewer
Lisa Duemmel Brunstrom
Leo Collier
Debora Ledet Dillard
Judy Smith Dwyer
John Finafrock
Julie Sponaugle Gamble
Julie George Garner
Charlotte Gilliam
John Haggerty
Nancy Slaten Holtzclaw
Mark Jones
Gregory Logan
Paul Niedermeyer
Donald Quisenberry
John Saxton
Craig Schroeder
Sheri Walls Scott
Diane Andres Spieker
Edward Vincent Jr.
Dean Walden
1980
Clyde Barton
Lester Bealmear
Harold Brewer
Leo Collier
Daniel Eskesen
Bette Filby
Greg Gapinski
David Heath
Charleen Doxley Jones
Cleve Martin
Rue Miller
Joseph Ostuni
Donald Quisenberry
Kenneth Tohill
Charlene Mertens Twiehaus
Joyce Johnson Walker
1981
June Viner Hurdle
Azor Jones
Warren Kelly
Josephus Lovelace
Kim Gundaker Magaletta
René White Massey
Dave Mull
Craig Schroeder
Karen Rhoades Steen
Titus Whitehead
Larry Wooten
1982
Avery Babineaux Jr.
Andrea Medina Barr
George Barry
Web Bixby III
Edgardo Cardetti
Robert East
Ronald Hart
Bill Johnston
Donald Moore Jr.
Karen Rhoades Steen
Charlene Mertens Twiehaus
James Whittle
Larry Wooten
1983
Garry Banks
Daniel Eskesen
Heidi Friedman
Gloria Czerchawski Fulmer
June Viner Hurdle
John Kuykendall
Gary Massey DMgt
Brian McFerron
Thomas Samsonavicius
Craig Schroeder
B. J. Stringer
1984
David De Ryke
Greg Gapinski
Retha Howell
Azor Jones
Warren Kelly
Julie Schilb Kirtley
Sandra Kruse
John Kuykendall
Rick Powell
David Southern
Randy Tyree
Vicky Stanislaw Wheeler
Barry Whiteside
Janice Cordray Whiteside
1985
William Andre
Avery Babineaux Jr.
Jim Echoff
Blair Foley
Donna Hennigh
Thomas Hudson
Vicki Johnson
Sandra Kruse
Bruce Martin
Gary Massey DMgt
Brian McFerron
Mary Beth Mueller
Michael Perkins
Thomas Samsonavicius
Napoleon San Agustin
Robert Walker
David White
1986
Edgardo Cardetti
Stacie Schilz Collette Adams
Dari Dunathan Cranford
Jim Echoff
Thomas Gossett
George Hasler
Michael Himmel
Tim Hunter
Julie Schilb Kirtley
Robert Pieper
Rick Powell
B. J. Stringer
Janice Cordray Whiteside
1987
Donald Raymond Carey
Blair Foley
Peter Hiltner
Derek Knight
René White Massey
Gary Meader
Kay Mills
Jim Pasley
Robert Pieper
Pauline Szabelak
Robert Walker
David Ward
Robert Wilson
1988
Renee Graham
Connie Hawkins
Larry Hickam
Curtis May
Kay Mills
Mary Beth Mueller
Linda Orscheln Oligschlaeger
Cynthia Creasy Ruffolo
Ramona Lucas Smith
Beverly Phillips Thomas
John Walker
Margaret Traylor Zrebiec
1989
Charles Cooke
Thomas Elliott
Jane Shook Floyd
Renee Graham
Robert Heitkamp
George Holmes Sr.
Wayne Knapp
Ernest Lyon Jr.
Alan Meyer
Geraldine Saddler Owens
Michael Perkins
Peggy Reed-Lohmeyer
Leasa Richards-Mealy
Terri Steffes
Dianne Wilson
Robert Wilson
1990
Jack Cruise
Sean Curry
Debra Eischen
Gerald Graham
James Haaf
Robert Heitkamp
Patricia Sadler Karst
Louis Longo
William Lucas Jr.
Linda Orscheln Oligschlaeger
Leasa Richards-Mealy
Wendy Mertz Slifka
Wendy Spratt
Charles Stephenson
B. J. Stringer
Shauneen Creel Unis
Dianne Wilson
James Wright
1991
Michael David
Diane Nellessen Etten
Linda Bentley Hord
Greg Johnston
Geraldine Saddler Owens
Steven Passen
Melinda Reisenleiter-Hawkins
Lisa Autenrieth Schnieders
Tresa Keel Swindle
Joan Truelove
Llona Paul Weiss
1992
Tommie Atkinson
Rose Esce Bailey
Steffon Collins
Herbert Conner Jr.
Terry Cordia
Mark Fowler MD
Jill Jacobson Marron
Bruce Martin
Curtis May
Frank Musial
Sherri Pelzel
John Randolph
Beverly Phillips Thomas
Edward Vincent Jr.
Carmel Walker
Cathy Whitfield
1993
Sonya Andreassen-Henderson
Tessie Leona Ballard
Darrell Bonine
Judith Goshorn
Linda Frye Hess
Charlie McGee
Michael Quandt
Joe Reardon
Jim Rothwell
Karen Taylor
Joan Truelove
Michael Wagner
Titus Whitehead
Carol Willoughby Winkler
1994
Gregory Adank
Brenda Streit Bader
Anthony Callisto Jr.
Thomas Comiskey
Jean Conley
John Cook
Carolyn Harrold
Alta Himstedt
Linda Bentley Hord
Bryna Wolfson Quandt
John Randolph
55
56
Mona Russell
Carmel Walker
David Ward
1995
Mary Nischbach Brooks
Melody Rosson Carrier
Arval Cogdill
John Cook
Reginald Doctor
Nemiah Dozier
Peter Hiltner
Karen Hudson
Judy Cone Johnson
Mary Kinninger Powell
Glen Swem
Cathy Whitfield
Melinda Wrye-Washington
1996
Lisa Robb Armstrong
Rose Esce Bailey
Richard Bohnen
Matthew Clervi
Michael Lawrence Coffin
Arval Cogdill
Thomas Comiskey
Herbert Conner Jr.
Tim Driskell
Daniel Groveman
Nina Hampton
Michael Jenkins
Julie Wiecken Kirchhoff
Velda Kossuth
Marcia Bunten Machens
Carol Greenhoe McBride
Robin Miltimore
Shirley Turner Mosley
Kenneth Parrett
Barry Richardson
Sarah Grossnickle Swindle
Shirley Tempelmeier
Watkins PsyD
Dianne Wilson
1997
Marilyn Abney-Warner
Karri Cull Amelunke
Thelma Byrd Arthur
Vernon Arthur
Daniel Brogan
Richard Bursh
Reginald Doctor
Jeannette Fischer
Charles Hashek
Karen Hudson
Randall Hutton
Nancy Gorman James
Richard James
Joseph Johnson
Gwendolyn Morrison
Shirley Turner Mosley
Ken Nakanishi
Linda Duckworth Peterson
David Robinson
Gary Robinson
Chris Sanders
Judith Szonn
John Tromans Jr.
Angela Hemmer Wagner
1998
Linda Henderson Arman
Andrea Medina Barr
Ann Campanella
Robert Felton Jr.
Sara Russell Frickenschmidt
Jessica Gamet
Amy Swenson Gregory
David Harris
Charles Hashek
Randall Hutton
Velda Kossuth
René White Massey
Sandijuen Nesbitt-Williams
Paul Parker
Mary Kinninger Powell
Sherry McClain Regot
James Russell
Charity Caskey Snell
Glen Swem
1999
Louise Pucino Blafield
Tonia Compton PhD
Dean Cox Jr.
Janelle Crowley
Kimberly Mahler Dotson
Robert Edmonson
Thomas Gossett
Jeremy Hafer
Quanna Speake Hafer
Kimberly Jordan
Maureen O’Hara Keener
Bruce McDaniel
Joshua Muder
Lisa Salzman Oswald
Karen Mueller Pasley
Jill Salzman Perrigo
Linda Duckworth Peterson
Jim Robinson
Lisa DiCenzo Rodgers
Mona Russell
Randal Schenewerk
Shirley Bruemmer Talken
Leslie Toalson
Mary Clevenger Van Orden
Jeffrey Wagner
John Weakley
2000
Marilyn Abney-Warner
Retha Barron
Martha Hostetler Eberhard
Alison Flieg-Hemmer
Tara Harmon Griffin
Eric Hemmer
Brad Hornberger
Brad Jenks
Doris Hicks Jordan
Julie Wiecken Kirchhoff
Scott Nietzel
Dana Patrick
Michelle Porter
Michael Reddick
James Rowlett
Jeanie Carter Simmons
Charles Stephenson
John Tromans Jr.
Frederick Van Den Abbeel
Michael Van Duser
Anthony Thorn Vrba
Tamara Price Vugrin
Hugh Wayman
Jason Ziegler
2001
Leah Perrin Allen
Thelma Byrd Arthur
Steph Wright Davis
Tim Elliott
Jeanette Rose Gold
Kenneth Gold
Emily Gourley
Drew Grzella
Karen Hudson
Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Humphrey
Dennis Lemma
René White Massey
Bruce McKinnon
Ken Nakanishi
Karen Mueller Pasley
Leslie Grigg Phillips
Trevor Quig
Mona Russell
Shirley Bruemmer Talken
Airika Barnett Thompson
Michael Van Duser
John Weakley
Olga Price Williams
2002
Leah Perrin Allen
Crystal Spears Aulbur
Retha Barron
Dorae Sheen Block
Dara Bradley Booth
Kristi Donald Burk
Marie Celestin
Sean Dooley
Crystal Peterson Elliott
James Giannettino
Judith Goshorn
Vicki Johnson
Michael Lee
Mary Crosby Lott
Gerald Mealy
Betsy Murray
Stephen Perkins Sr.
Cindy Fotti Potter
Michael Reddick
Christopher Reimer
Curtis Sanders
Jeanie Carter Simmons
John Smith
Carmelitha Maria Starr
Anthony Thorn Vrba
Michael Wagner
Randy Wall
2003
Brian Bilderback
Kimberly Bonine
Michelle Green Brooks
Kim Ballard Driskell
Janis Nienhaus Garavaglia
Michael Garver
Daniel Henderson
Donald Masden
Gerald Mealy
Arcelia Sanchez Moore
Rhonda Thomas Myers
Michael Natale
Jerry Patton
Sherri Pelzel
Leslie Grigg Phillips
Diane Wendt Robinson
Joseph Savopolos
Katie Skibiski DPT
2004
Jacob Amelunke
Paul Benson
James Borders
Sheila Carroll
Ann Cross-Fleury
Denise Demps-Rollins
Lorraine Holland
Ted Krause
Christopher Palmerone
Steve Pappas
Jerry Patton
Katie Snell Patton
Leiann VonAllmen Scee
Kevin Sprouse
John Weakley
Jason Ziegler
Amber Zykan-Finkelstein
2005
Thelma Byrd Arthur
Philip Brooks
William Burak
Lisa Callisto
Sara Russell Frickenschmidt
Brandon Gold
David Harris
Lori Henry
Stacy Maskey
Kyle McGerald
Sandra Moran-Kitchen
Constance Nichols
Michael Otte
James Page Jr.
Theresa Rich Pax
Cindy Fotti Potter
Stacy Rowlett
Lindsay McAtee Scheib
Kelly Stanphill Sharp
Charity Caskey Snell
Leslie Toalson
Judy Davidson Wesselmann
Justin Williams PhD
Jim Young
2006
Mike Arendall
Dara Bradley Booth
James Borders
Mary Brooks
Tammie Busch
Marie Celestin
William Cook
Denise Demps-Rollins
Jessica Gamet
Keith Heckman
Lori Henry
Debby Ferguson Hutton
Rosalind Johnson
Margaret Mangum
Kristen Mihevc
Missy Montgomery Carberry
Matthew Mueller
William Nungester
Katie Snell Patton
Cindy Fotti Potter
Rona Schwintek Prater
Megan Ramsey
Stacy Floyd Robinson
Joseph Savopolos
Raymond Shadow
Daniel Squires
Kara Vedum
James Wesselmann
2007
Stacy Blakley
Philip Brooks
Allen Butler
Deborah Gerhart
Ashley Bonine Gosseen
Amanda Hall
Theodore High
Keith Jaegers
Tamara King
Amanda Johnson Kossuth
Dennis Lemma
Sara Kianmehr McGerald
James Page Jr.
Blair Pickard
Stacy Rowlett
Richard Turner
Katherine Zumwalt Wheeler
2008
Scott Bernstein
Donte Bland
Michael Campbell
Gay Christy
Charolette Farr
Karen Francis
Mandy Hagedorn
Valerie Combs Hale
Lisa Harris
Eric Hartman
Diane Schindler Hibbs
Tamara King
Darrick Prichett
Michelle Hunsicker Reimer
Diane Wendt Robinson
2009
Roxy Antonio
Donte Bland
Richard Boucher
Mary Brooks
Philip Brooks
Scott Bush
Terry Gordon
Ashley Bonine Gosseen
Diane McFadden Gray
Lisa Harris
Kristen Hartmann
Lindsey Jenks
Lana Le Mons
Kristen Stevens Lines
Neal Lines
Katie Snell Patton
Anne Porter
Chrissy Porter
Christopher Reimer
Bryan Sappington
Heidi Stuckenschneider Saylor
Jeremy Thompson
Richard Turner
Jason Valentine
David Vlachynsky
Katherine Winningham
Wooldridge
David Yutzy
2010
Phillip Armstrong
Scott Bernstein
Terry Bocklage
Caitlin Jenkins Campbell
Amanda Guigli Claudio
Joan Cotton Deboe
Karen Francis
Eric Kuersteiner
Phillip Lederle
Kristen Stevens Lines
Steve Pappas
Ron Reed
Debra Robinson
Matthew Shuff
Pamela Dolson Starr
Matthew Taylor
David Yutzy
2011
Lisa Robb Armstrong
Dorae Sheen Block
Todd Boyd
Scott Bush
B.J. Donaldson
Diane McFadden Gray
Jonathan Griffin
Kent Griffiths
Rochelle Hamm
Velda Kossuth
Stacy Maskey
Harold Pierce
Rande Richardson
Debra Robinson
Michelle Ardoin Shults
Angelyn Holz Taylor
Mary Flickinger VanHouten
2012
Phillip Armstrong
David Bales
Terry Bocklage
Richard Boucher
Eduardo Clemente
Kimberly Craig
Charolette Farr
David Harris
Rachel Branch Hartman
Mindy Mackay Levin
Kristen Mihevc
Justi Montague
Tara Plemmons Orozco
Janet Schnell
Gary Stanowski
2013
Christopher Aquilina
Christina Baker
Benjamin Bowman
Misty Phillips Bush
Scott Bush
Betty Cary
Jordan Dressler
Susan Batley Fisher
Michael Garver
Elias Lucas
Matthew Meininger
Ikaterina Fourman Merriman
Kevin Miller
Steve Pappas
Stacy Floyd Robinson
Thomas Vincenc
Caleb Wilson
2014
Jacob Amelunke
Katherine Barnes
Tyler Galloway
Dieke Gosseen
Christopher Hillery
Shonda Ireland
Stephanie Ciuffa Mallory
Kelly Stanphill Sharp
Steven Turner
Elizabeth Weise
2015
Lisa Robb Armstrong
Lisa Conner
Rachel Branch Hartman
Frank McQueen
Kevin Miller
Tara Plemmons Orozco
Duong Pham
Harold Pierce
Mary Posner
Raschel Relford
Zachary Rockers
Steven Turner
Sean Zullo
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www.ccis.edu/onlinegiving or www.choosecc.org.
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Loyal Contributor
Honor Roll
Columbia College expresses gratitude to
longstanding philanthropic partners by recognizing
those contributors who have given for 10 or more
consecutive years. Their generosity provides
invaluable support to our programs and students
and directly aids in our long-term success.
Carole Goldsmith Cromer ’56
Jane Shook Floyd ’89 and Joseph Floyd
Alan Harris ’77
Ronald Curry
Paul Houdayer
Sarah Ferguson Jennings ’66
and Stephen Jennings PhD
Timothy Cruise
Carolyn Duley Dodd ’46 and W. Stanley Dodd, Jr.
Carol Dorn
Gene Koepke
Jeanie Douglas
Roylynne Duhrsen Miercort ’58
Steven Eberharter
Phyllis Norton-Towers ’63
Maurice Egeston
Barbara Gibbs Ostmann ’69
and Wilfred Ostmann
Thomas Elliott ’89
Thomas Franz PhD
Carol Peck
Patricia Larkin Fore ’48
Karen and Bob Fry
Eunice Dixon Poore ’49
Linda and Wayne Gifford
Grace and James Proctor ’74
Joseph Gogel
Jan Huffman Goodson ’54
and Bill Goodson
25 +
Joyce Keitel
Sharon Niday Ronchetto ’61
Beverly Brown Bernitsky ’49
and Anthony Bernitsky
Mary Kovacs Biskup ’74 and Kenneth Biskup
Erma Bruckmann ’44
Carole Kubach Butts ’66 and James Butts
Penelope Cason and Tom Cason
Lucy Church ’69 and Bob
Zuvanich
Gwen Crane Cockrell ’58 and Frank Cockrell
Sue Marshall Daulton ’45
Patricia and Lawrence Fogel ’77
Donna Hennigh ’85 and Gary Hennigh
Mary Lee Jahn ’67
Janice and Bill Johnston ’82
Gustav Lehr
Jill Maynard Ward ’50 and
William Ward
Carol Hake
Ida Horn Monroe ’52
Llona Paul Weiss ’91 and
Garry Weiss
Lynn and Herbert Willbrand
Julian Hertzog
René White Massey ’87 ’98 ’01
Audrey and Lester Halmrast ’77
Helga Huang PhD
15 +
Richard Huling PhD
Marilyn Abney-Warner ’00
and Ronnie Warner
Beth Kane
Terry Obermoeller
Gregory Adank ’94
Sandra Kruse ’85
Steven Allen
Robert Ludwiczak
William Anderson
Joan Luttge ’50
Richard Pryor ’77
Peggy Baker
Robert Balenton
Cheryl A. Ritchie ’78
Leah and B. D. Simon III
Barbara Bickford
Elbert Bolsen
20 +
Lynne Stuver Baker ’64 and
Douglas Baker
Cynthia Shutt Cirome ’60 and
Alfred Cirome
Barbara Payne Coakley ’55
Carol Mahurin and Robert
Mahurin
Susan Miller ’60 PhD and Ken Mannila
Ruth Poss Marr ’53 and Mike Marr
Kimberly Bonine ’03 and Darrell Bonine ’93
William Mason
Kristi Burk and Charles Burk
Col. Charles McGee ’78
Sonya and Bill Carney PhD
Thomas McGuire
Elaine Crawford and Fred Crawford ’76
Leasa Richards-Mealy ’90 and
Gerald Mealy ’03
Carla McFarland
Lizbeth Metscher
Elizabeth Norris Metts ’57 and
Julian Metts Jr. DDS
Cathy Whitfield ’95 and Dean Whitfield
Roger Wiebusch
Kurt Miller PhD
Anna Wilkerson ’49
Ronald Moser
Lisa Mull and David Mull ’81
Mary Oates Nesladek ’67
10 +
Margaret Oedewaldt and
Gary Oedewaldt
Dr. Steven Adelman
Eric Oglesby
Susan Alexander and David
Alexander
Mark Ondrake
Jordan Alexander
Margaret Young Osment ’47
Laura Parker-Barua
Joyce Johnson Allen ’49 and Thomas Allen
Karen Mueller Pasley ’01 and Jim Pasley ’87
Sharon Allen
Ashley Allen Brown
Stan Payne
Shirley Amend and Jerry
Amend ’76
Mary Jane Potrafka ’56 and
Richard Potrafka
Mary Kinninger Powell ’98
and Rick Powell ’86
Arendall ’06
David Arieti
Carole Randerson and Mike Randerson Hon. ’14
Thelma Byrd Arthur ’01 ’05 and Vernon Arthur ’97
Angie Randolph and John Randolph ’94
Mary McKevitt Atchison ’52
and Robert Atchison
Judith and Richard Rhodes
Janet Bagby
Joyce Murphy Robbins ’57
and Earl Robbins
David Bales ’12
Gary Robinson ’97
Tessie L. Ballard ’93 and Joe Ballard
Nefeli Schneider PhD
Retha Barron ’02
Jerry Screeton ’76
Jeffrey Barrows
Virginia Jones Sinclair ’49
Margaret A. Barry and George Barry ’82
Col. Duane Bartrem ’76
Jeffrey Stone PhD
Toby Belcher
Lou Ann Stringham ’64
Kenneth Bentele
Walter Swartz
Tracy and Web Bixby III ’82
and Jason Swindle
Gwen Blotevogel
Jerry Timke
Alan Traverse
Sarah and Randy Tyree ’84
Laura Vits Vogel ’78 and Denis
Vogel
Ludmilla Westling
To help the college nurture its culture
of philanthropy, visit www.ccis.edu/giving.
Ronald Bolander
Kimberly Boucher
Barry Bowden
Rev. Raymond Bowden
Colleen Field
Margaret Brown
Sara Russell Frickenschmidt ’98
’05 and Daniel Frickenschmidt
Paul Burgan
William Fuchs DDS
Michael Burkhead
Steve Fugitt
Donald Burleson
Donald Burrows
Paula Hornsby Garrison ’55
and Harold Garrison
Tammie Busch ’06 and James Busch
Tony Gaskew
Randall Gibbs
Tammy Calhoun
Sharon and Stephen Gilmore
Lisa Callisto ’05 and Anthony Callisto Jr. ’94
Jeanette Rose Gold ’01 and Brandon Gold ’05
Ann Campanella ’98
Rebecca Gordon-Bocklage and Terry Bocklage ’12
Joseph Carrier PhD
Chip Chesnut
Timothy Hamilton
Russell Coats
Coolidge Hargrett
George Hasler ’86
Herbert Cohen
Donald Hayden
Brenda Cole PhD
Edith Herd and Kevin Herd
Thomas Comiskey ’94 ’96
Patricia Hernandez
Herbert Conner Jr. ’96
James Herndon
John Cook ’95
David Howlett
Betty Crawford and Carroll
Highbarger
Karen Hudson ’97 ’01 and Stephen Brownlee
Randall Crawford
Raymond Hune
John Cruise ’90
Edward Hunter
Scott Cushion
Debby Ferguson Hutton ’06
and Randall D. Hutton ’98
Eric Davis
Robert Delorme
Rebecca DeNeve PhD
John DeNigris PhD
Christina Dolan
Tery Donelson
Matthew Doran
Susan Dunham
Satya Dutta PhD
Judith Ragsdale Brazell ’56
Jerrell Brenner
Michael Evans
Vicki Brooks
Frederick Ferrin
Timothy Ireland PhD
Maher Jaafari
Mark Jahnke
Nancy Gorman James ’97 and Richard James ’97
Bradley Jones
Anthony Jordan
Manuel Juzon
Katherine Kennedy
Ron Kercheval
Julie and John Klein
Wayne Knapp ’89
Santosh and Gopal Krishna
Lin Yang and Robert Lang ’73
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Barry Langford
Terry Rigsby Jr.
David Largent
Lisa DiCenzo Rodgers ’99
Remy Leonard
Evelyn and Brett Rogers
Louis Longo ’90
Kenneth Rose
Jane Bennetts Luchies ’52
Stacy Rowlett ’07 and James Rowlett
and David Machens
Kenneth Maddox
Marie Main
Willa Mann
Mary Lu Jones Mansur ’47
and George Mansur PhD
Bruce Martin ’92
Mary Kay Stiles McDowell ’56
and Leslie McDowell
Karen Ryabchenko
Morris Savage
Joseph Savopolos ’03 ’06 and Kathleen Savopolos
HONORS
Chris Schneider
In Honor of Ryder Baker
Rebecca and Doug Baker
Myrtle Laughlin Scott ’54
Joseph Sebek
Benny Shriver
Kimberley McHale PhD
Daniel Slais
Gary Meader ’87
Lavelle Smalley
Michael Meyerhoff PhD
Bonnie Smedley
Robin Miltimore ’96
Joseph Smith
Maryon Moncrief
William Smith Jr.
James Moore Jr.
Nancy Spaeder and Nicholas Spaeder
Julia Moore and Nollie Moore Jr.
Mary Mueller ’88
Russell Nemecek
Sandijuen Nesbitt-
Williams ’98
Mary Netzler
Rae Newstad PhD
Diane Ooton
Linda Palmer and Kevin Palmer
Garnet and Charles Payne
Michael Perkins ’89
John Phillips
Jane Pickens
Maurice Stanley
Lee Stanton
Pamela Dolson Starr ’10 and Doug Starr
Stephen Stephany
Diane Suhler PhD and Gregg Suhler
Judy Thomas
Linda Thorne
Mary Humphrey Tompson
’51 and Clifford Tompson
Melinda Treftz
Dawn Valdes-Wagner
David Pituch
Shailendra Verma PhD
Karen and Bill Pragman
Cathleen Queene-Wall and
Randall Wall ’02
Wayne Pratt
Ronald Pridgin
Greg Raper ’76
Lollie Zander Reed ’68 and
Edwin Reed III
Vanetta Ferrel Renz ’51
Janet Karrenbrock Richter ’55
and Robert Richter
Tribute
Honor Roll
Shirley Tempelmeier Watkins
’96 PsyD and Chuck Watkins
Katherine Zumwalt Wheeler ’07
Gary Wilson
Harrison Winters
Ida Cockrill Yuille ’51
Terri Zeilenga
In Honor of Bonnie Brouder
Hon. ’13 and Gerald T.
Brouder Hon. ’13 PhD
Dona Sue Black Cool ’53
Duong Pham ’15
In Honor of Bruce Brown
Alisa Buck
In Honor of Scott Dalrymple PhD
Priscilla and David Wightman
In Honor of Dennis W. Geisler
Amanda Johnson Kossuth ’09
’12 and Jared Kossuth
In Honor of Daisy Willis
Grossnickle ’66
In Honor of Kristin Harris
Richard Harris
In Honor of William Heath
In Honor of Barbara Hirsch ’15
Dr. Irl Hirsch
In Honor of John Keeney II PhD
Shirley Tempelmeier Watkins ’96 PsyD and Chuck Watkins
In Honor of Joyce Hoberecht
Kuechler ’45
In Honor of George Lucas
Megan Lucas and Elias Lucas ’13
In Honor of Bradley Meinke ’14
Ramona Lucas Smith ’88
In Honor of Gayla Miller ’90
In Honor of Jane Peterson
J. Paul Jones
In Honor of Col. Mike
Randerson Hon. ’14
David Humphrey PhD
In Honor of Suzanne Pomeroy
Ready ’81
Missy Montgomery Carberry
and Joseph Carberry
In Honor of Hilman Stricklin
Kimberly Jordan ’99
In Honor of John Warner
Janette Ruess
In Honor of Lindell Widger ’07
Cheryl Mothes
In Honor of Columbia College
Softball Players
Douglas Slifka
MEMORIALS
In Memory of Martha Estes
Baker ’39
Nancy Kennedy
In Memory of Jackolyn
Barnhouse
Carla McFarland
In Memory of John Barnhouse
Carla McFarland
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Col. Mike Randerson was the guest speaker at
the April 28, 2015, Columbia College Chapter
of the SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society
induction. At the induction Col. Randerson was
presented with an honorary membership into
the CC Chapter. Pictured: Col. Mike Randerson
and Honor Society inductees Jennifer Boyt,
Richard Ferrari, Jeffery Pitts, Chrissandra Porter
and Belinda Thompson
In Memory of Jessica Lee ’12
Michael Lee ’02
In Memory of Priscilla Thies Lind ’52
Julie Lutz Harris ’52 and
Donald Harris
In Memory of William J.
Marshall III ’77
Louann Schraffenberger
To support military students and their dependents, visit www.choosecc.org/Randerson.
In Honor of Anita Lisbona
Beal ’40
Connie Beal Lohr ’66
In Memory of Charles Bobbitt
Douglas Slifka
In Memory of Lucy Bowden
Barry Bowden
Rev. Raymond Bowden
In Memory of Molly Thomas
Bowden ’02
Karen and Dean Cox Jr. ’99
Joe Miller
Beverly Phillips Thomas ’92 and David Thomas
Blue Knights MO II Chapter
In Memory of Gwenneth
Brown
Mindy Mackay Levin ’12
Heidi Stuckenschneider Saylor ’09 and Aron Saylor
In Memory of Sheila
Brynjulfson ’94
Barry Bowden
Rev. Raymond Bowden
Faye and Robert Burchard
Angie Randolph and John
Randolph ’94
In Memory of Mabel
Bondurant Culpepper ’56
Richard Harrison
In Memory of Dorothy
Daugherty
In Memory of John Davis Jr.
Mary Hunter Davis ’47
In Memory of Hortense
Davison
In Memory of Julia Dooley
Judith and Richard Rhodes
In Memory of Allean Lemmon Hale ’33
Verna Hahn Douglas ’57 and
William Douglas
Daphne Harwood Sumner ’57
Edna Williams Yarbrough ’57
and Ralph Yarbrough
In Memory of Heath Harrold ’93
Carolyn Harrold ’94
In Memory of Georgia
Hollywood
Mary and Bob Mace
In Memory of Carolyn Jones
Timothy Ireland PhD
In Memory of Mason Feese
In Memory of Georgia
Kateman
Elizabeth and Chris Blumhorst
Michael Kateman
In Memory of Juana Owens
Forrester ’54
Sue Myers Clowe ’55
In Memory of Carol Kennedy
Carol Peck
In Memory of Florence
Ramseyer Gilmore ’40
Sharon and Stephen Gilmore
In Memory of Sidney Larson
Hon. ’01
Barbara Hunt Bailey ’58 and
Duncan Bailey
In Memory of Frances Glenn
1917
Jillian Glenn Mueller ’72
In Memory of Elyjah Lee
Michael Lee ’02
In Memory of Pamela McClure PhD
Sara Kianmehr McGerald ’07
and Kyle McGerald ’05
In Memory of Richard
Metscher
Arendall ’06
In Memory of R. Marvin
Owens
Central Bank of Boone County
In Memory of Marilyn
Henderson Robbins ’43
Meredith Black
Marsha Eaton
In Memory of Jane Froman
Smith ’26
and Edward Romano
The Murphy and Ed Romano
Family Foundation
In Memory of Joe Smith MD
Stephanie and David Truetzel
In Memory of Susan
Dickerman Twomey ’59
Sharon Holland Meyer ’59
Mary Miller ’58
In Memory of Barbara Willis
In Memory of Camilla Woods Wright ’57
Dick Wright
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Businesses, Churches,
Foundations & Organizations
Airport Advertising, Inc.
AmazonSmile Foundation
Ameriserve Inc.
Anthony W. Rollins Trust
Assistance League of Mid-Missouri
Atkins Inc.
Auto Tech of Columbia
Automatic Controls Equipment
Systems, Inc.
The Bank of Missouri
Big K Enterprises
Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation Trust
Columbia College State of
Missouri Student Teachers
Association
Columbia Insurance Group
Columbia Landcare LLC
Columbia Orthopaedic Group Inc.
Community Foundation of Central Illinois
Datalink Corporation
Dimensions in Wood
Engineering Surveys &
Services
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Blue Knights MO II Chapter
Fresh Ideas LLC
Capital Pawn
Glenn’s Pools & Spas
Carpet One Floor & Home
Grad Flowers LLC
Central Bank of Boone County
Hawthorn Bank
Christian Church – Disciples of Christ
Hillyard Inc.
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Hulett Heating & Air
Conditioning Inc.
IMMVAC Inc.
Missouri Colleges Fund
The Insurance Group Inc.
J. B. Reynolds Foundation
Missouri Employers Mutual
Insurance Company
Kent’s Floral Gallery
Outdoor Solutions LLC
Kingdom Operating Company LLC
Peak Sport and Spine
Kiwanis Clubs of Columbia
RE/MAX Boone Realty
Kozy Korner Daycare
L.C. Betz Associates Jewelers
LaCrosse Lumber Company
Landmark Bank
LaRose Enterprises
Lincoln Financial Advisors
Maly Commercial Realty
MBS Textbook Exchange Inc.
Meyer Electric Inc.
R.G. Mongler Investments LLC
Red Weir Athletic Supply
Reinhardt Construction Co.
Schindler Elevator
Shiloh Bar and Grill
Show-Me State Games
Simon Oswald Architecture
Smith Lewis LLP
Spellman Brady & Company
MFA Foundation
The Commerce Trust Company
MFA Inc. Charitable
Foundation
V.V. Cooke Foundation
Corporation
Mid-Continental Restoration
The Walton Family Foundation
Mid-Missouri Electric
Williams-Keepers CPA
Cougar Sports Zone
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Hall of Fame
BY SAM FLEURY AND DREW GRZELLA ’01
One team, two athletes and two contributors
inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame
The Columbia College Athletic Hall of Fame was founded in 2003 to recognize those individuals who
have made significant contributions to Columbia College Athletics. Since its inception, 51 individuals
or groups have been honored for their achievements. On Sept. 25, 2015, the Columbia College Athletic
Hall of Fame inducted its 13th class into this prestigious club.
L’Mont & Kathi Betz
Contributors
1999 Men’s Soccer Team
The 1999 Columbia College men’s soccer team is one
of the most accomplished teams in school history. With a
roster full of experienced players, the team set the school
record for number of wins in a season, posting a 20-5
record. The 20-win season eclipsed the previous record
of 17 set during the 1998 campaign. The 1999 team was
known for its physical defensive play and its athletic and
skilled offensive style. The squad’s smothering defense held
opponents scoreless in 14 games, while scoring 73 goals —
an average of three goals per game. Leading the way for the
Cougars was 2011 Hall of Fame inductee Coach Dan Hogan,
who was named American Midwest Conference Coach of
the Year while coaching four NAIA All-Americans.
The Betz family has been attending
and supporting Cougar Athletics for
more than 20 years. In 1994, they
were first introduced to Columbia
College Athletics and started attending
basketball games with their neighbors.
Many of those neighbors, along
with the Betzs, were instrumental in
the founding of the Cougar Club &
Scholarship Fund, and in turn, serve on
the Cougar Club steering committee.
They have been honored previously
with the Athletic Director’s Award for
Outstanding Contributions to Cougar
Athletics and also served as Honorary
Coaches for the 2006 and 2007 NAIA
National Volleyball Tournaments. Their
support of the department and its
mission is second to none.
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Volleyball
During her four-year career at Columbia College, Luana
Branco Fields was honored with several individual conference
and national awards. She was named First Team All-American
Midwest Conference (AMC) as well as AMC Setter of the Year
each of her four seasons at Columbia College. In addition,
Luana was AMC Freshman of the Year in 2005, and AMC Player
of the Year in 2007 and 2008. In her first season with the
Cougars, the team advanced to the National Championship
game, ultimately losing to California Baptist. Following the
tournament, Luana was named an NAIA Honorable Mention
All-American. During her final three seasons in the navy and
silver, she was able to take home First Team All-American
honors. She currently holds the career record in total blocks
and number of sets played at Columbia College. She is second
in career assists, seventh in kills and third in digs.
Rachel Oswald Hurt ’10
Women’s Basketball
As a transfer student, Rachel Oswald Hurt’s impact on
the Columbia College women’s basketball program was
felt immediately. In her first game as a Cougar, she scored
24 points and corralled 13 rebounds in a victory over Park
University. She showed amazing consistency throughout her
career, averaging 15 points per game and grabbing nearly nine
rebounds per contest. Because of her steady play, she garnered
many individual honors. She was named to the First Team
All-Conference team three times; named AMC Newcomer of
the Year in 2008, and named AMC Player of the Year in 2010.
Rachel was listed as an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American
in each of her first two seasons and finally as a Third Team AllAmerican following her senior campaign. Her teams made two
NAIA National Tournament appearances during her career and
advanced to the Sweet Sixteen during the 2008-09 season. She
currently holds the career mark for rebounding (890), is third in
career scoring (1,560) and third in career blocks (143).
Cougar Sports Zone
Luana Branco Fields ’10
Cougar Sports Zone
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From left to right:
Head Golf Coach John Utley,
Andrea Lee Paul and Kasey
Nichols, a current member of
the women’s golf team
The Andrea Lee Paul
Scholarship helps
Columbia College
golfers stay the course
Supporting Collegiate Athletics
BY SAM FLEURY
Columbia College was honored to receive
a $110,000 gift from Andrea Lee Paul, an avid
supporter of women’s collegiate sports. Paul’s gift
establishes the endowed Andrea Lee Paul Golf
Scholarship fund, which supports female golf
student athletes. To recognize Paul, the college
hosted a leadership gift announcement on campus
at Dulany Hall.
“We are so very grateful for Andrea’s generous
gift and support,” said John Utley, head men’s and
women’s golf coach. “As a newer program, the
scholarship will help us to continue building the
solid foundation we need to be successful. We look
forward to having a long relationship with Andrea
and making her feel a part of the Cougar family.” A softball player in college, the Jefferson
City, Missouri, native turned to golf when her
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husband, Seth, introduced her to the game.
Paul’s many rounds on the golf course led her to
meet Utley and learn of the unique opportunity
to help the fledgling Cougars golf program grow
by supporting student athletes with scholarship
opportunities.
Paul worked for the Missouri State Auditor’s
office for nine years before becoming an account
manager for GFI Digital Inc.
“I wanted to create an opportunity for a female in
higher education,” said Paul. “I think it’s important to
support your community and create opportunities
for other women.”
Men’s and women’s golf were added to Columbia
College Athletics in 2012. There are currently 10
men and eight women on the roster.
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No Problem!
Coach Darren Munns is in the midst of reviving
Columbia College’s baseball tradition
BY SAM FLEURY AND DREW GRZELLA ’01
Earlier this year, Columbia
College Athletics Director Bob
Burchard officially announced
the appointment of Darren
Munns as head coach of the
Cougar baseball team. At the
introductory press conference
Burchard quipped, “Normally at
these events you take a picture
with a jersey or at your baseball
field, well … we don’t have a
uniform and we don’t have a
field to show you, but at least
now I can proudly say we have
a coach.”
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PHOTO BY HOLLY KITE ’13
Munns comes to Columbia
College from fellow American
Midwest Conference (AMC)
institution William Woods
University. Munns had served
as the head coach of the Owls
since 2005. In his 10 seasons with
the Owls, he has put together a
record of 333-183, averaging just
more than 33 wins per season,
and has finished in the top three
of the AMC standings each year.
Munns led William Woods to five
consecutive AMC tournament
championship games and seven
“Through the interview process,
it became clearly evident Darren
is the right choice to lead the
Cougar baseball team,” Burchard
said. “He is a person of integrity,
character and experience.
Darren is a positive and likeable
person who will fit right in with
the values and mission of our
institution.”
Munns will spend the entire
2015-16 academic year recruiting
and preparing for the team’s
arrival in fall of 2016. The Cougars
will begin competition in the
spring of 2017, which will be the
first baseball team Columbia
College has fielded since 1982.
Munns, a native of Mexico,
Missouri, received his
undergraduate degree in
physical education from
Missouri Western State College
(1991) in St. Joseph. He
received his master’s degree in
athletic/activities administration
from William Woods University
in the fall of 2009. Munns and his
wife, Sarah, reside in Columbia
and welcomed their first child,
Mary Ellen Munns, in July.
Coach Darren Munns and Scooter the Cougar
Cougar Sports Zone
No Field? No Uniform?
total during his tenure. The Owls
made four National Association
of Intercollegiate Athletics
(NAIA) National Championship
appearances under his guidance
and were equally as successful
in the classroom, earning NAIA
Scholar Team accolades in three
consecutive years.
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On the Web:
Scootergraphs
Check out where CC alumni
have taken Scooter this time!
To submit your own Scootergraph,
email them to [email protected]
or send to Alumni Relations,
1001 Rogers St., Columbia, MO 65216.
Crystal Hutton
Holt ’12 took
Scooter to the
Natural History
Museum in
Oxford, England.
Cris Conner ’76
and Yvonne
Goelz Conner ’76
snapped a
Scootergraph
during a tour of
main campus.
The couple met
at Columbia
College as Day
students in 1975
and have been
married for
35 years.
Scooter enjoys gelato in Paris with
Gena McCullar, Paige Carlyle ’16,
Ashley Brouder ’16 and Lauren Guillory ’16.
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On the Web
Brittany Moss ’15 (far left) and
Devon Davis ’15 (left) celebrate
graduation from the nursing
program at Columbia CollegeLake of the Ozarks.
Rachel Verslues ’09
represents her employer,
Mediacom, at a business
showcase in Columbia,
Missouri.
Students at
Hunter Army
Airfield in
Savannah,
Georgia, show
their Cougar
Spirit.
Ramon Barreto ’07
represented his
alma mater at
a college fair in
Okinawa, Japan.
Terry Rowland ’11,
Kacie Mahan ’15,
Millie Nelson, David
Nelson and Kristen
Hartmann ’09
snap a picture at the
Jefferson City Alumni
Networking Social.
swithscooter! View the digital
Post, tweet and email your #selfie
oter.
ollegealumni.org/selfieswithsco
photo gallery at www.columbiac
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a f f i n i t y
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’40s
Mary Pittman ’48 continues to
stay active as much as possible.
She enjoys playing golf, card
games, Mah Jong, singing and
swimming. She currently resides
in Walnut Creek, California.
’60s
Dr. Jo Brown ’62 was honored
in 2014 as an Outstanding
Distinguished Alumna of Lincoln
Southeast High School in Lincoln,
Nebraska. After her retirement
from teaching, she continued
to work as a producing artist
and her work has been featured
in many public and private
collections. Brown resides in
Lincoln, Nebraska.
’70s
Theodore “Ted” Fafinski ’79
was presented with the New
York State Senate Liberty
Medal, the highest civilian
honor that an individual can
receive from the state. He was
recognized for his 25 years of
service in local government and
the successful completion of
numerous projects including
the expansion of a wastewater
treatment facility, development
of a state-of-the-art highway
complex and the construction
of a 7,000-ton capacity salt barn.
Fafinski resides in Farmington,
New York.
William Andy Thomas ’79
retired from the Missouri
Division of Probation and Parole
Larry Young ’76 inducted into
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
Larry Young ’76 was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of
Fame on Nov. 15, 2015. After graduating from Columbia College,
Young won bronze medals in the 50-kilometer walk at the 1968
and 1972 Olympic Games. He also retains the U.S. record for the
100-mile race walk, set in 1971. Young was inducted into the U.S.
Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2002. Larry and his wife, Dr. Anne
Cartwright Young ’73, currently reside in Columbia, Missouri.
in August after 28 ½ years of
service. He recently became
a substance abuse counselor
with Reality House in Columbia,
Missouri. He and his wife reside
in Columbia, Missouri.
’90s
Karen Daciek ’96 was recently
hired as a Payer Strategy
Operations Contract Coordinator
for Catholic Health Initiatives,
part of Prominence Health. Her
new job requires her to engage in
business development as well as
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communications and project
management. Daciek is also
pursuing a certificate in project
management. She currently
resides in Parker, Colorado.
Don Trentham ’99 recently
joined the University of Missouri
women’s soccer team as associate
coach. While at Columbia College,
Trentham played forward and
midfield. He went on to coach
at Montana State University
Billings and Metro State in
Colorado. He currently resides
in business by the National
Association of Professional
Women. Price resides in
Mountain View, Missouri, and
serves as the executive director
of Agape House Inc.
Joseph Konrad ’03 accepted
an exciting position as the
executive director of the
Schauer Arts Center in Hartford,
Wisconsin. After completing
his undergraduate degree
at Columbia College, Konrad
went on to complete a Master
of Science in Organizational
Management at Chadron State.
He and his wife currently reside
in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
’00s
Ellie Grace ’01 successfully
defended her thesis in May
and completed a two-year
teaching fellow appointment
to receive a Master of Fine
Arts in Dance Performance
and Choreography from Smith
College. She currently resides in
Northampton, Massachusetts.
Tressa L. Price ’01 was
inducted into the VIP Woman of
the Year Circle for her leadership
In June 2015, Bill Leeper ’04,
a Nassau County sheriff and
immediate-past president of
the CCAA Board of Directors,
completed one of the toughest
challenges available for local
law enforcement officers: the
FBI National Academy. Leeper
resides in Fernandina Beach,
Florida.
Mark Hammel ’08
inducted into
National Ski Jumping
Hall of Fame
Columbia College alumni
Mark Hammel ’08 was one of
12 people recently inducted
into the National Ski Jumping
Hall of Fame in Red Wing,
Minnesota. Hammel earned a
bachelor’s degree in business
administration from the Lake
County campus in Gurnee,
Illinois.
Hammel grew up in the
Minneapolis area where he
began downhill skiing at age
6 and ski jumping at age 8.
His father was a ski jumper,
as were several people in his
neighborhood. Hammel’s first
hill record was at 10 years of
age: 53 feet on the Coleraine
15m jump, winning the
competition that day.
His first U.S. Junior National
Championships was at 13
years old, and he first made
the U.S. Ski Team while in high
school. Hammel won many U.S.
competitions over his career
and represented the U.S. in
international competitions
across Europe, Japan and
Canada. He moved to Illinois
in the ‘90s where he currently
resides with his wife and son in
the north suburbs of Chicago.
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Jennifer Foxworthy ’12
will be featured on the cover
of Gospel4U magazine.
A veteran, motivational
speaker, television host,
domestic abuse survivor and
advocate, Foxworthy works
tirelessly to share her story
and help others achieve
their goals through hard
work and belief in a positive
support network. She and her
husband reside in southern
Maryland.
Douglas McIntosh ’07 earned
a master’s degree in systems
engineering from the Naval
Postgraduate School. He and
his wife reside in Monterey,
California.
Chloe Pickle ’07 completed
her college degree via
correspondence courses so
she could move to Washington
to work for Sen. Kit Bond of
Missouri. Pickle now serves as
administrative director for Sen.
James Lankford of Oklahoma.
Gene Spaulding ’07 was
named the Florida Highway
Patrol director in August 2015. A
graduate of the NAS Jacksonville
campus, Col. Spaulding brings
22 years of law enforcement
knowledge and experience to
this position. “He brings a field
perspective to the Patrol while
continuing the traditions that
make the Florida Highway Patrol,
quite simply, Florida’s Finest,”
said Terry L. Rhodes, executive
director of the Department
of Highway Safety and Motor
Vehicles.
Lauren Little ’08 was selected
as a 2015 Veteran of Influence
by the Jacksonville Business
Journal. Among 25 recipients,
Lauren was selected to receive
this honor based on her talents,
philanthropy and leadership
within the Jacksonville business
community. She owns two
Edible Arrangements franchises
in the Jacksonville area. Little
and her husband also reside in
Jacksonville, Florida.
Mitch Gosney ’13 graduated
from the University of MissouriKansas City in 2015 with a Master
of Arts in Higher Education
Administration. He recently
accepted a position at Middle
Tennessee State University as an
athletics marketing associate.
Gosney, a member of the CCAA
Board of Directors, resides in
Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Carleen Pensero ’14 has
accepted a position at Crouse
Hospital as director of provider
services. She will be responsible
for providing leadership and
financial management to
multiple divisions within the
hospital. She currently resides in
Baldwinsville, New York.
WHAT’S NEW WITH YOU?
Submit your good news to
www.columbiacollegealumni.
org/classnotes.
&
Anniversaries
Louise Sowers Sitton ’55 and her husband, Thomas
Sitton, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on
June 30, 2015. They currently reside in Eolia, Missouri.
Karissa Scott ’06 married
Sean King on July 25, 2015,
Births
Bryanna
Cerveny
Wise ’15
married
Eric Wise on
June 20, 2015.
The couple
resides in
Ellendale,
North Dakota.
Jeff Barringer ’12 and Amber Groves
Barringer ’12 welcomed their son,
Logan Christopher, on Aug. 8, 2015.
Ryan Yager ’05 and Amber
Hardaway Yager ’07 welcomed
twin boys last October.
Future Cougars can show off their college spirit with gear from The Cub Club.
Shop the Alumni Merchandise Store catalog on page 63, and submit photos at
www.columbiacollegealumni.org/thecubclub.
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Weddings
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Memoriam
In
Florence Voigt Koengeter ’37
June 8, 2015
Dorothy L. McMillan Miller ’38
November 25, 2014
Gladys E. Spencer Hogg ’40
January 29, 2015
Jane Froman ’26 inducted into
Boone County Hall of Fame
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY COLUMBIA COLLEGE ARCHIVES
World-renowned performer and Christian College
alumna Jane Froman ’26 was one of three inductees
recently instated into the Boone County Hall of Fame.
Since 1995, the Endowment Trust Board of the Boone
County Historical Society has honored one inductee
in each of three categories: a business or organization,
posthumous recognition for a deceased individual, and
a living individual.
Posthumous recognition was given to Froman, who
was a very popular singer and star of stage, radio and
television from the 1930s to the 1950s. Froman moved
to Columbia, Missouri, at age 12 and after graduating
from Columbia High School in 1924, attended
Columbia College (then Christian College), graduating
in 1926.
After her death, many of Jane Froman’s personal
collections were given to Columbia College and the
Boone County Historical Society. Several local fans are
still active members of the Jane Froman Fan Club today.
The 2015 induction ceremony took place Oct. 8 at
the Walters-Boone County Historical Museum.
Virginia “Ginny” L.
Harmon Owens ’40
October 16, 2015
Jane Hines Walker ’41
April 3, 2015
Betty Allen Braham ’42
February 17, 2015
Corinne Wade Eichhoff ’42
October 14, 2015
Jean Duvall Watson ’42
October 7, 2015
Patricia E. Trout Johnson ’43
June 8, 2015
Anita Begneaud Minter ’44
April 15, 2015
Stella Melton Davis ’45
May 24, 2015
Patricia A. Kelvie Roberts ’48
April 3, 2015
Patricia Bowman Gibbs ’47
April 2, 2015
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Barbara Ann Windt ’48
April 8, 2015
Samir B. Salem ’71
March 29, 2015
Mary L. Alvis ’94
May 5, 2015
Margaret Walker Cook ’49
July 31, 2015
Roy T. Gallemore ’76
April 12, 2015
Jennifer L. Herborn ’95
April 19, 2015
Patricia Ann Fowler Hoefer ’50
March 15, 2015
Marvin C. Johnson ’76
February 14, 2015
Marcella M. Camp ’97
August 20, 2015
Juana R. Forrester ’54
April 25, 2015
Aileen G. McCarter ’78
February 16, 2015
Barbara A. Blair Toepfer ’99
June 27, 2015
Sylvia M. Finley Ashman ’55
July 21, 2015
Donald D. Heroux ’79
June 14, 2015
Stuart E. Samsel ’03
July 2, 2015
Judith K. Gowing Bailey ’57
May 24, 2015
James W. Smith ’79
April 15, 2015
Amy E. Call Bacion ’07
June 26, 2014
Nina Hansbrough McCosh ’57
April 22, 2015
Robert L. Masters ’80
May 23, 2015
Sandra K. Gregory Dossett ’58
June 21, 2015
James T. Peden ’84
January 23, 2015
Ann C. Luxon Durham ’58
April 2, 2015
Coleen J. Thompson ’84
May 5, 2015
John A. Schiffman Jr.,
Honorary ’08
August 5, 2015
LuAnn Browning Redmon ’58
May 18, 2015
Donald P. Alexander ’88
April 20, 2015
John L. Locicero ’11
June 7, 2015
Suzanne G. Long Larson ’59
August 14, 2015
Robert E. Eccles ’88
August 6, 2015
Ellen M. Caswell ’12
August 16, 2015
Susan Dickerman Twomey ’59
April 21, 2015
Russell E. Bentch ’93
July 30, 2015
Philip G. Mentink ’13
June 12, 2015
Diane Stevenson Paradis ’63
May 24, 2015
Gregory K. Hefner ’93
May 1, 2015
Virginia Lee Horn ’14
June 22, 2015
“Tootsie” Gayle Crick ’68
November 10, 2014
Gary D. McBride ’08
June 15, 2015
Donna Jo Mozingo ’08
December 20, 2014
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Memoriam
In
Virginia “Ginny” Lee Owens ’40 died Oct. 16,
2015, at the age of 94.
Corinne Wade Eichhoff ’42 died Oct. 14,
2015, after a prolonged illness. She was 93.
Lee Owens was born on Nov. 6, 1920. After
receiving her Associate of Arts from Christian
(Columbia) College in 1940, she continued her
education at the University of Missouri and
received a bachelor’s in education. In 1942,
she accepted a teaching position in Sullivan,
Missouri, where she met her husband, Marve
Owens. Upon her return to Columbia, Missouri,
in 1954, Lee Owens became an active member
of the Cecile Circle of King’s Daughters and
served a term as president of the Kappa Kappa
Gamma Alumni Association.
Eichhoff was born April 2, 1922. She earned
her Associate of Arts from Christian College
in 1942. During her time at Christian College,
she met her husband of 70 years. She
supported Darrell throughout his 35-year
career while also raising three daughters.
She volunteered with many charities and
was passionate about her work with the San
Diego chapter of the Assistance League.
Eichhoff and her husband eventually retired
in San Diego’s North County.
Lee Owens will be remembered by her family
and friends for her strength, generous spirit
and great love of family. She was preceded in
death by her husband, R. Marvin Owens, an
honorary alumnus and distinguished trustee
emeritus of Columbia College. She is survived
by her daughters Susan Lee Dasta and Leslie
A. Owens; her grandchildren Brittany Elizabeth
Marten, Casey Lee Pletz, Vincent Paul Dasta
and Sara Virginia Howard; as well as five
great-grandchildren.
Eichhoff will be remembered by her friends
and family for her selfless nature, pure
devotion to her family and her insistence
on correct grammar and propriety. She is
survived by her husband, Darrell Eichhoff,
a former trustee of Columbia College; her
daughters Gay Bergmann (Tom) ’68, Sue
Eichhoff and Kim Belgarde (Mark); and her
grandchildren Ryan Stewart (My-Phuong),
Lauren Stewart, Brian Belgarde and Graham
Belgarde.
If you would like to make a gift in memory
of a loved one, you may mail a check in the
envelope provided (write “in memory of” and
the name of the individual on the memo line)
or visit www.ccis.edu/onlinegiving.
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Remembering former Columbia College
President W. Merle Hill
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY COLUMBIA COLLEGE ARCHIVES
Known for his strong, decisive
manner and focus on student
success, Columbia College’s 13th
president, Dr. W. Merle Hill, died on
Oct. 1, 2015. He was 89.
He dedicated his career to education,
starting as an assistant professor at
Purdue University, where he was
a Fulbright Scholar and received
a Danforth Teaching Grant. Hill
then became dean of faculty in
1963 at Christian College and was
inaugurated as president in 1965.
With the college facing financial
hardships and dwindling enrollment
toward the end of the decade, he
transformed Christian College to
Columbia College in 1970, while also
converting the college into a fouryear coeducational institution.
“We simply would not be the
institution we are today without
Dr. Hill’s decisive leadership,”
Dr. Scott Dalrymple, Columbia
College president noted. “Today we
boast more than 25,000 students,
excellent facilities, an endowment
in excess of $150 million and no
long-term debt. None of that would
have been true without the courage
of Dr. Hill and his faculty, staff and
trustee colleagues.”
CCAA Membership Rewards Program
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Explore Your Benefits
As a member of the CCAA, you have access to benefits
and resources through the Membership Rewards Program
available online at www.columbiacollegealumni.org/
rewards. Log on with the Member ID “CC1851” found on
your rewards card to search exclusive member discounts.
Our partnership with PerkSpot offers the largest diversity
of local and national discounts. Savings opportunities
span across a broad spectrum of categories including:
n
Apparel
n
Dining
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Insurance
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Cell Phones
n
Entertainment
n
Movies
n
Computers
n
Hotels
n
Travel
As a “thank you” from the CCAA, you can request a
complimentary alumni lapel pin and static window cling
when you visit the Membership Rewards Program website.
Coming this Spring!
AHI Travel Program
The CCAA has partnered with AHI Travel to
offer great travel packages to our alumni.
AHI offers river, land and ocean journeys
based on itineraries that balance the
must-see with the road less traveled and
include enough flexibility to accommodate
individual preferences. All of AHI’s programs
feature a strong educational component
and the goal of presenting worry-free
travel experiences that foster a deeper
understanding of diverse cultures and
natural phenomena by putting travelers in
direct touch with local people and cultures.
Stay tuned for announcements on our first
trip locations and dates!
Collection
The CC Alumni Collection
The CC Alumni
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Show your Cougar Pride with alumni merchandise and apparel. Shop the
entire catalog online at www.columbiacollegealumni.org/alumnistore.
Proceeds benefit the Columbia College Alumni Association.
SFhRippEinEg
CCAA Navy Polo
Men’s and Women’s XS-5X: $15
CCAA playing cards
honoring the past,
present and future
of the college; $5
Lamis tote bag
Stylish faux leather with CCAA
logo imprint. Gray or navy; $15
Big Chill
six-pack cooler
Insulated,
soft-sided; $8
Future Cougar infant
basic t-shirt
Navy/Gray
6 mo-24 mo; $12
Baseball hat “ALUMNI”
embroidered on back.
Navy, khaki or pink; $14
 VISA
Future Cougar navy
toddler t-shirt
(pictured above, bottom)
2T-4T; $12
Silver picture frame
4” x 6” brushed metal finish
with etched logo; $8
Make check payable to Columbia College
Alumni Association or charge to:
 Discover
Account number _________________________
Future Cougar onesies
Navy/Gray/Pink
6 mo-24 mo; $12
Future Cougar infant
lap shoulder t-shirt
Navy/Gray
6 mo-18 mo; $12
Columbia College
Alumni license plate cover
White with navy imprint; $5
Duotone mug
12 oz. navy blue; $8
 Mastercard
Colored
sports bottle
Printed white
CCAA logo. Purple,
blue, red or green; $8
Royal blue blanket
White imprint; $15
Columbia Cougars
navy t-shirt
(pictured above, top)
Juvi 5/6 & 7; $12
Youth XS-XL; $12
Name_______________________________________________ Phone number ____________________________________
Address_____________________________________________ Email address _____________________________________
City________________________________________________ State _________________ Zip ______________________
APPAREL:
 Christian College Alumnae
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Expiration date: _____/________ CVC ______
Item description____________________________ Color _____________ Size _____________ Cost _________________
Order Total _____________________________
We provide FREE shipping on all orders. Please allow
4-6 weeks for delivery. U.S. postage paid only.
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What’s
New
With You?
If you have a change of address, marriage or birth announcement, new job, awards, etc.,
we’d like to know about it! Use the form below or fill out the alumni update form online at
www.columbiacollegealumni.org/alumniupdate. We’ll update your alumni records and share your
good news in Affinity magazine. To submit a photo with your news, email it to [email protected]!
Name:
First Maiden
Last
Preferred name:
Address:  Check if new
City: Zip:
State: Home phone: (
)
Cell phone: (
)
E-mail:
Date of birth:
Campus attended:
Class year:
Employer:
 Check if new Effective:
Job title: Business Address:
Name of spouse:
Spouse’s job title: Employer:
Business address:
Wedding announcement (within the last 12 months)
Married to:
Date of marriage:
CC campus attended (if applicable): CC graduation year (if applicable):
City:
State: Zip:
Birth (Adoption) announcement (within the last 12 months)
Birth of a:
Name:
 Daughter  Son
Date of birth:
Spouse’s name:  Check if CC Grad year
Career Notes/Retirement Update/Community Service/Military (within the last 12 months)
Please attach additional information if necessary.
Mail this form to: Columbia College Alumni Relations Office • 1001 Rogers St. • Columbia, MO 65216
(800) 231-2391, ext. ALUM (2586) or (573) 875-ALUM (2586) • (573) 875-7733 Fax • www.ColumbiaCollegeAlumni.org
2016 Alumni Awards
Call for Nominations
The 2015 Alumni Awards Recipients
Columbia College alumni are special people who do amazing things, and we can’t help but celebrate them.
All CCAA members are eligible to be nominated for alumni awards using the online nomination form at
www.columbiacollegealumni.org/alumniaward. Nominations must be received by Friday, Jan. 8, 2016.
Awards will be presented at the Alumni Awards Banquet on Friday, April 29, 2016, at Columbia College main campus.
Distinguished
Alumni Award
Achieved regional or
national recognition
in his/her field,
rendered service
to Columbia College
or service to his/her
local community.
community
service
Award
Demonstrated
outstanding
contribution in
serving his/her
community.
jane froman
courage Award
Demonstrated
perseverance to overcome
personal obstacles while
continuing to better
him/her personally
or professionally.
Displays a spirit of
courage in daily life.
professional
achievement
Award
columbia
college
service Award
Attained outstanding
success in his/her
chosen career field
within the last
10 years.
Promoted and served
Columbia College.
Made significant
contributions and
has maintained a
relationship with
the college.
Become a lasting part of the Columbia College landscape
Dr. Scott Dalrymple is laying the groundwork for the preservation and
beautification of main campus. One of the most visible opportunities to be a
part of this effort is by purchasing an engraved commemorative brick. These
lasting tributes will be placed near the new fountain and in the semicircle
walk of the Christian College garden below the backdrop of Dorsey Chapel’s
stained glass windows.
To get started, visit www.ChooseCC.org/brick.
1001 Rogers Street
Columbia, MO 65216

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