In Memoriam We remember those who have passed away. If you want to include someone in this listing, please call (816) 271-5676, mail the information to MWSU Magazine, Missouri Western State University, 4525 Downs Drive, St. Joseph, MO 64507, or email magazine@missouriwestern.edu. Jerry Anderson, St. Joseph, [...]
1960s Wayne Chandlee ’61 presented Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse with his award for NBA Coach of the Year. Wayne was Nick’s high school basketball coach, and coached the Raptors in their pre-season camp in Vancouver last year. 1970s Dr. Greg Seals ’78, associate professor at College of Staten Island/ [...]
Timothy O'Connor ’79 has moved to Warrenton, Missouri where he serves as a Concessions Manager for Delaware North. Matthew Fry ’88 received the 2019-20 Jackson Parkhurst Award for Special Achievement from the North Carolina Symphony. Roberta (McDaniel) Dias ’91 recently retired from the St. Joseph School District after 29 years [...]
Ken Rosenauer ’74 and Brent Rosenauer ’17 purchased the Savannah Reporter newspaper in January 2020. Ken taught journalism at Missouri Western for 34 years and retired in 2013. He was named professor emeritus of English. Clifford Hawk ’77 was awarded faculty emeritus status at Highland Community College in Highland, Kansas. [...]
1970s Dr. Linda Pettijohn ’79 was honored by the Missouri State University Board of Governors as a 2019 inductee into the University’s Wall of Fame. The wall honors employees who have excelled at MSU and significantly contributed to the success and positive collegiate experience of students. Dr. Pettijohn worked in [...]
1970s Dr. Ronald Hestand ’71 has a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Northwest Missouri State University, a Master Of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy, an Ed.D in Counseling Psychology. He received ordination as a Religious Science Practitioner and as a Religious Science Minister. He taught psychology, sociology, [...]
1970s Dr. David Belt ’73, retired biology instructor at Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley, had a tropical plant named after him – Anthurium davidbeltianumcroat. Dr. Belt was volunteering for the Missouri Botanical Garden under Dr. Tom Croat when the new species was discovered in Peru in 2006. He taught at MCC [...]
1970s Dr. Julie Albee ’76 was awarded the Parkway Distinguished Professor Award from Parkway Baptist Church in St. Louis. The award is for outstanding professional and personal contributions to Christian education. Dr. Albee is a professor of education and director of student learning improvement at Hannibal-LaGrange University in Hannibal, Missouri. [...]
1970s Gary Patterson ’76, founder of the Patterson Legal Group, opened a branch of his Wichita, Kansas law office in St. Joseph, Missouri. 1980s Charles Bruffy ’81, Grammy-award winning conductor, received the Signature Sinfonian award from the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America. The Signature Sinfonian award is conferred upon [...]
