The Snow College

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