1970s
Michael Poland ’72, president of Farmers State Bank in Cameron, Mo., was appointed to a two-year term as co-chair of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors Bankers Advisory Board. The group provides industry input on a number of policies shaping the financial services industry.
Paul Lewis ’79 published “Toward Human Flourishing: Character, Practical Wisdom, and Professional Formation,” a collection of essays and other materials from a series of interdisciplinary initiatives undertaken between 2005 and 2010 at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. Lewis is an associate professor at Mercer in the Roberts Department of Christianity. He is also the director of the Senior Capstone Program, the co-lead faculty on The Phronesis (practical wisdom) Project and the general editor of “Tradition and Discovery.”
1980s
Julie (Powell) Casey ’83 recently published “How I Became a Teenage Survivalist,” her third book. The book, published by Pants on Fire Press, can be purchased online from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. It is a post-apocalyptic tale of survival, family and hope. She is currently working on a sequel to the book.
Dr. Mark D. Woodhull ’83 is the director of Graduate Business Studies at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas.
Andy Jezak ’85 is a district manager with Oncor, the largest electric utility in Texas. He is the manager of the Temple transmission office.
Col. Ralph L. Schwader ’86 is the commander of the 139th Airlift Wing at Rosecrans Airport in St. Joseph, Mo. He received his commission through the Air National Guard in 1987.
Melody (Moss) Smith ’87 received the 2013 YWCA Women of Excellence Woman in the Workplace Award. Smith retired as the superintendent of the St. Joseph School District in 2013 and was recently hired as the program development liaison for Missouri Western’s Western Institute.
1990s
James T. Bryan ’91 was appointed Director of Public Safety/Chief of Police for Butler Community Colleges.
Dirk Allsbury ’93 and his wife, Jennifer, announce the birth of a son, Hudson Slade, born July 31, 2013. The couple also has a son, Truman. PHOTO
Brent Anderson ’93 received a perfect score in the 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, a children’s book contest, for his book, “Wee Three Kings.” Additionally, the book was a winner in the 2013 Christian Choice Book Awards, taking second place in the children’s book category.
Greg Gildersleeve ’93 is teaching full time at Grantham University, an online institution headquartered in Kansas City, Mo.
2000s
Julie Chaney-Faughn ’02 and her husband, Chris, announce the birth of a son, Isaac, born June 20, 2013. Isaac has an older sister, Charlotte.
Andrew Richmond ’03 has been promoted to shareholder with the law firm of Poole Mahoney PC. He was elected by his peers to be included in Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite in the category of Young Lawyer and was selected as the 2013 Virginia Rising Star by Richmond magazine, Virginia Super Lawyers, in the category of Family Law.
Jeff ’05 and Megan (Mosser) ’08 Huff announce the birth of a son, Mason Jeffrey, born June 23, 2013.
Melissa Smith ’05 and David Schubert were married June 8, 2013. The couple resides in St. Joseph, Mo.
Luke Gorham ’06 and his wife, Alissa, announce the birth of a daughter, Bella Noylnn, born June 23, 2013.
Therese Hand ’06 and Michael DeBenedette were married Aug. 4, 2012. The couple resides in Arvada, Colo.
Natalie (Bailey)’08 and Kenney Newville ’09 announce the birth of a daughter, Catherine Marie, born Sept. 13, 2013.
Katy Schwartz Drowns ’08 was honored as Star of the Classroom by the Missouri Lottery and Kansas City Chiefs, and was recognized at the Oct. 27 Chiefs home game. She also received the National Forensics League’s “Diamond Award,” which recognizes a professional career that combines excellence and longevity. Schwartz Drowns teaches at Central High School in St. Joseph, Mo.
Tosha Loyd ’09 is a marketing coordinator in the Missouri office of King Fresh Produce of Dinuba, Calif. The office is located in Trenton, Mo.
2010s
Laura Lawson ’13 joined Value Stream Consulting in St. Joseph, Mo. as the strategic marketing and communications manager.
In Memory
Stacy Anderson ’01, Faucett, Mo., Dec. 14, 2012.
Ernestine Babcock ’73, St. Joseph, Mo., July 28, 2013.
Joyce L. (Crockett) Byrd ’85, St. Joseph, Mo., July 26, 2013.
Cara Clark ’04, Savannah, Mo., Oct. 20, 2013.
Patricia Lee Jacobs ’84, St. Joseph, Mo., June 11, 2013.
Michael Magoon, Osprey, Fla., Aug. 4, 2013. Magoon taught German at Missouri Western for 30 years.
Donald Moss ’45, St. Joseph, Mo., July 6, 2013.
Steve Poage ’71, St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 20, 2013.
Nancy (Krauss) Rosenthal ’75, Boulder, Colo., July 28, 2013.
Donald Silcott ’51, St. Joseph, Mo., June 8, 2013.
Linda Weitlich ’89, DeKalb, Mo., Aug. 11, 2013. Weitlich worked in Missouri Western’s Athletic Department.
Charles Wilcox, St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 10, 2013. Wilcox was the first attorney to represent Missouri Western State College and served in that capacity for over 31 years.