2013 Fall Newman University Magazine

Fall 2013

Dear Alumni and Friends,

On September 12, we celebrated the 80th Anniversary of the founding of Sacred Heart Junior College, the institution that became today’s Newman University. Happy Birthday to us!

Similar to our 75th Anniversary, much of this year’s celebration is focused on our heritage: Our founding and sponsorship by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ. The courage and tenacity of those sisters, priests, and lay people who have worked over the

years to make Newman a success. The commitment to providing a high-quality, liberal arts education. The dedication to serving others, and the devotion to our Catholic identity and ideals.

It is gratifying to know that much of what is special about Newman is as true today as it was 80 years ago. Our faculty and staff are top-notch, and give their all to help their students succeed. Our students make us proud during their time with us, and after they’ve graduated and made their way in the world. Our alumni and benefactors provide gracious and generous support. Our mission of empowering graduates to transform society remains steadfast and true.

Of course, much has changed in the past 80 years as well, such as our student population, our campus, our academic and athletic programs – and our university magazine.

This publication has undergone many changes over the years, from a simple, four-page, black and white newsletter to a multi-page, full-color magazine. Beginning with this issue, we’re updating the publication again with a new name, a new look, and a new approach to reporting what’s happening at Newman. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please feel free to contact us at the phone number, street address or email address noted in our publication information on the facing page with your comments.

While it’s important to celebrate our past and present, it’s equally important to look to the many opportunities and challenges that await us in the future. I’m confident that, based on where we started – a tiny junior college trying to survive the throes of the Great Depression – and where we have come – the largest and BEST Catholic university in the state – we will continue to thrive and grow in the future, trusting as St. Maria De Mattias did throughout her life in the Providence of God – the Providence “that has provided, still provides and always will provide.”

And our motive, as always, is “The Charity of Christ Urges Us” (our motto, coined by the first president, Monsignor Leon McNeill).

Sincerely,

Noreen M. Carrocci, Ph.D.

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Adorers of the Blood of Christ – UNited stAtes regioN leAdership teAm Barb Hudock, ASC, Region Leader Maria Hughes, ASC Janet McCann, ASC Jan Renz, ASC Francine Schuster, ASC

NewmAN UNiVersity BoArd of trUstees Gerald (Jerry) T. Aaron Rose Therese Bahr, ASC ’59 Teresa Hall Bartels Michael Bukaty Noreen M. Carrocci, President John Clevenger Denise Ann Clifford, SL Rev. Frank Coady Kenneth C. Doonan Tad Druart ’87 Glenn Dugan ’85 Bart A. Grelinger MID, FAAN ’83 Msgr. Robert Hemberger Gerry Killeen ’69 J.T. Klaus ’87 Patricia Koehler Jeffrey Korsmo Archie Macias ’74, Vice Chair Tony Madrigal Janet McCann, ASC Jan Renz, ASC Vera Robl Gabrielle Rowe, ASC Larry P. Schumacher Bob Simpson ’83 Linda Snook ’77, Chair Jacqueline Vietti Elaine M. Vitello Rev. Thomas A. Welk Stephen Williamson MD ’76 Thomas M. Ruane, Sr. * *Director Emeritus

NewmAN UNiVersity exeCUtiVe offiCers Noreen M. Carrocci, Ph.D., President Michael Austin, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Rhonda Cantrell, M.S. Vice President for Human Resources Jennifer Gantz, M.S. Vice President for Finance and Administration Troy Horine, Vice President for University Advancement Victor Trilli, M.S. Ed. Director of Athletics

NAtioNAl AlUmNi BoArd Tim Belsan ‘05 Larry Crow Jr. ‘06 Sarah (Kriwiel) Cundiff ’86, ‘90 Tad Druart ’87, President Patrick Edwards ‘07 Pancho Fields ‘14 Student Representative Jesse A Gray ‘12 Jennifer D Green ‘88 Renee (Soukup) Hein, Ph.D. ’02 Vice President Dennis Hemken ’73, Secretary Ryan Huschka, Ph.D. ‘07 Faculty Representative Paul Kapalata ‘10 Luke Knoblauch ‘06 Jeffrey Lipp ‘88 Michael W. Ludlow ‘08 Nicole (Lee) Manbeck ‘06 Chet Schrader ‘01 Judith Simon ’66, ‘70 Academy Representative Leasha Strang ‘11 Anthony Tamburro ’03, ‘07 Immediate Past President Therese Wetta ASC ‘64 ASC Representative Logan Winter ‘13 Young Alumni Representative

NewmAN UNiVersityPresident Noreen M. Carrocci, Ph.D.

Vice President for University Advancement Troy Horine

Director, Alumni Relations Sarah (Kriwiel) Cundiff ’86, ’90

Director, Communications Kelly Snedden, M.A.

Director, Editorial Services Ken Arnold

pUBliCAtioNs stAffeditorsKen ArnoldKelly Snedden

Contributing WritersKen ArnoldSarah (Kriwiel) Cundiff ’86, ’90David DinellJayden Gregory ’13Gina Marx, Ed.D.Joyce SuellentropNick Veith ’11

editorial assistantKrista Greenlee ‘13

principal photographyDanielle Wallace ’13

Graphic designAndrea Unrein ’09

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Newman University Magazine is published twice a year in October and April, by the Office of University Advancement, University Relations Department for alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university. Send address changes to [email protected] or Alumni Director, Newman University, 3100 McCormick, Wichita, KS, 67213-2097. Mailing lists are confidential and are not furnished to outside organizations. Newman University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 N. LaSalle St. Ste. 2400, Chicago, IL, 60602-2504, 312-263-0456. Newman University does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, creed, handicap, national or ethnic origin. ©2013 Newman University

Newman University is a Catholic university named for John Henry Cardinal Newman and founded by

the Adorers of the Blood of Christ for the purpose of empowering graduates to transform society.

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ON tHe COver: This aerial view of the Newman University campus shows how much the institution has grown in the 80 years since its founding. For a comparison and a look at Newman’s history, see page 6. Photo by Steve Rasmussen

Correction: Anna Dugas Blick ’97 is not deceased, as reported in the Spring 2013 issue of Challenge Magazine.

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The Newman University Board of Trustees welcomed six new members in September. Mike Bukaty

Mike Bukaty works as a consultant for companies such as Great Plain Industries of Wichita, Ditmico of Kansas City, Mo., and NOVA Private Capital of London. He currently serves on the boards of Great Plains Ventures, Via Christi Hospitals-Wichita, YMCA of Sedgwick County, Senior Services of Wichita and Commerce Bank (Advisory Board).

John ClevenGer

John Clevenger is president, chairman and CEO of Commerce Bank in Wichita. He has served on the boards of the Via Christi Foundation, Exploration Place and Catholic Charities of Wichita, among others. He is currently on the Wesley Medical Center, HCA Board of Directors, and the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

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Tad Druart is a 1987 graduate of Newman. He is director of corporate communications and marketing for Compass Learning in Austin, Texas, where he lives with his wife, Nancy, and their children Andrew, Rachel, and Ashley. Druart is the 2013-2014 president of the Newman University Alumni Association.

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J.T. Klaus is a partner/member of Triplett Woolf & Garretson, LLC, in Wichita. He received his bachelor’s degree in communications with minors in history and English from Newman University in 1987, and his juris doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1990. Klaus currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Center of Hope, Inc. in Wichita.

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Patricia Koehler is president and CEO of JR Custom Metal Products, Inc. in Wichita, and served a previous term on the Newman Board from 1998 to 2001. She is a board member of the Wichita Independent Business Association and Wichita Sister Cities, and previously served on the boards for Via Christi Hospital, the Lord’s Diner, and Catholic Charities. She and her husband, Edward (Ed) C. Koehler, have two children, Monica and Eddie, and three grandchildren.

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Jeffrey Korsmo is president and CEO of Via Christi Health. He joined Via Christi in 2011 after 28 years at the Mayo Clinic. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., in 1980, and his master’s degree in management at Purdue University in 1983. He and his wife Jenny have two daughters, Erin and Gretchen.

For more information on the new Board members, visit http://news.newmanu.edu/0913Bot.

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The late Douglas L. Stanley will be awarded a posthumous degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa at the Fall 2013 Commencement ceremony, Dec. 14, 2013. The university will bestow the degree on Stanley for his exemplary dedication to the university’s Core Values of Catholic Identity, Culture of Service, Academic Excellence, and Global Perspective.

Stanley served as a member of the Newman Board of Trustees from 2006 to 2013, and as Board Chair from 2011 up to his passing on April 2, 2013, following a battle with cancer.

“I can think of no one more deserving for this honor than our dear friend and former leader, Doug Stanley,” said Newman President Noreen M. Carrocci, Ph.D. “He was an outstanding advocate for Newman, and we will not forget his generous support and guidance on behalf of the university.”

Stanley was managing partner of Foulston Siefkin Law Firm in Wichita. His practice focused on employment and labor law. He was considered a brilliant

attorney by his peers, and received many professional honors.

Stanley was committed to serving his community. He chaired the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition Steering Council, and was a member of the Board of Trustees of Exploration Place and the Board of Directors for the Wichita Business Coalition on Health Care. He was also active in the St. Peter’s Catholic Church Building Committee and Church Council, Wichita Legatus Group, and other organizations.

Stanley’s widow, Sheryl, will accept the degree for her late husband. Their children – Newman alumni Amanda (Stanley) Marshall ’08, Christopher Stanley ’11 and Rachel Stanley ’13, and Newman students Diana Stanley and Katie (Stanley) Potter – will be present at the ceremony.

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JenniFer Gantz joINS NewmAN AS VICe PreSIDeNt for fINANCe AND ADmINIStrAtIoN

Jennifer Gantz has joined the administration team at Newman University as vice president for finance and administration, effective June 1.

Gantz came to Newman from The Independent School in Wichita, where she had served as chief financial officer since 2007. Prior to that she was senior auditor at Grant Thornton, LLP, and senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Gantz received a bachelor of arts degree in Business Management Economics in 2002 from the University of California Santa Cruz, and a master of science degree in Accountancy in 2003 from San Jose State University in California.

She currently serves on the Wichita YWCA Board of Directors and Finance Committee. Gantz and husband Brandon reside in Wichita with daughters Peyton, 5, and Chloe, 4, and son Gavin, 2.

NewmaN UNiversiTy-Us welcomes first NewmaN UNiversity-UK exChanGe students

Four students from Newman University in Birmingham, U.K., are spending the fall 2013 semester at Newman University in Wichita. The students are the first exchange students from Newman in Birmingham to take classes at Newman in Wichita. Pictured l-r are: Newman Professor of History Cheryl Golden, Ph.D., student Laura Morrissey, Newman President Noreen M. Carrocci, Ph.D., and students Fran Evans, Matt Cunneen, and Brad Walker.

For more information on this story, visit http://news.newmanu.edu/newman-uk-students.

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Vicki Bergkamp, ASC, returned to Newman University in the spring of 2013, following a 10-year absence. She is currently professor of business and chair of the Business Division.

Sister Vicki entered the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (ASC) community just after graduating in 1967 from Sacred Heart Academy. She earned a degree in business from then-Sacred Heart College in 1972. She later earned an MBA from the University of Kansas and a doctorate in education from the University of St. Thomas.

Sister Vicki taught math at the middle school and high school levels, and taught business classes at Newman beginning in 1979. She later became a member of the Board of Trustees, worked as ASC corporate treasurer, and from 1988 to 1989 was CEO and acting president of the college, in the interim period following the presidency of Robert Giroux, Ph.D.

For the past five years, Sister Vicki served as treasurer for the ASC U.S. Region. Previous to that assignment, she was professor and dean of the Adult College at Friends University.

“I really have seen over the years a steady improvement [at Newman] based on the clear mission of education,” she said. “The impetus is always on improving the educational experience of the student. It’s wonderful to be back. It’s like coming home.”

Perhaps in more ways than one: Sister Vicki has the same office in McNeill Hall today that she had during her previous years on the Newman faculty.

to contact sister vicki call 316-942-4291, ext. 2242, or email [email protected].

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For the first time in its history, Newman University is offering a major in theatre. The program officially began in the spring semester of 2013, following successful efforts to raise start-up funds and administrative action to create the new academic program.

The plan to bring back theatre to Newman included special fundraising campaigns for alumni of Sacred Heart Academy and Sacred Heart College, both of which were known for their popular theatre and musical presentations. Alums from other eras also helped raise funds, while Newman administrators worked to gain approval for the new program.

Newman Director of Theatre Mark Mannette said currently 18 students

have declared theatre as their major, and nine have declared for the minor. Many other Newman students are actively participating in various productions.

“The theatre program has generated a high level of excitement in the student body,” he said. “The theatre majors and other students are highly motivated and supportive of each other. As a director I am thrilled with the level of talent these students have, their work ethic and their team player attitudes. The momentum is well under way, and I expect great things for the future of the program.”

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From Sacred Heart Junior college to newman univerSity – Eight decades of ‘wonderful possibilities’ realized

BY joYCe SUelleNtroP

On Sept. 12, 1933, a group of women religious, clergy, students and lay people from the Wichita community gathered for the opening Mass and benediction of a new institution called Sacred Heart Junior College. At the Mass, the Most Rev. Augustus John Schwertner, bishop of the Diocese of Wichita, spoke of the “wonderful possibilities” of the new college.

Over the next eight decades, that group of people, and countless others who have followed, have made those possibilities real.


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possibilities’ realizedAt the founding of the col-

lege in the depths of the Great Depression, the prospect of realizing those “wonderful possibilities” seemed remote. The enrollment was 36; 34 sisters and two lay women. The college offered an associate of arts degree based on the liberal arts, primarily used to apply for a 60-hour teaching certificate. As noted in his-torical records, there were “no personnel, no finances and very limited facilities.”

Accreditation was granted in 1935 and the college worked to enroll more lay students. As that happened, new programs were added to the curriculum – secretarial science, home economics and, from 1943 to 1948, nursing.

Sacred Heart Hall, home to the college and the high school Sacred Heart Academy, was expanded and a small science building was built. The grounds were landscaped. Co-curricular and social activities increased. Home to Sacred Heart girls, also known as Cordettes, the college was ready for the future.

In 1954 Sister Hilary Yoggerst, the first woman

president and the first president from the religious community, took office. Out of the early years of struggle, sacrifice and dedication, the college had emerged ready to realize the “wonderful pos-sibilities.” Enrollment was growing slowly but steadily. The Alumni Association met regularly. Co-curricular activities, in particular drama and music, were visible assets; a combination gymnasium, auditorium and fine arts building, De Mattias Hall, was dedicated in 1951. Work toward the four-year Sacred Heart College, which had started in 1950, was completed, and work toward regional accreditation had begun.

A time of growthIn 1957, a Lay Advisory

Board was appointed “to make the college better known to have the advice and counsel of men close to the growth of Wichita.” Significantly, in 1958 the college was incorporated separately from the religious order. Public awareness of the college and its programs was an ongoing concern. The college president, for the first 30 years, was the public figure. When

Rev. Edward P. McCarthy was appointed president in 1950, for example, he was not responsible for the running of the college; he was “to act as an advisor and attend public functions.”

In 1945, the college mounted an extensive campaign to spotlight the institution by placing ads in local and regional newspapers and magazines, and sending letters to bishops, priests and religious communities.

Sylvia Gorges, ASC, a woman of action, was a major force in the development of the insti-tution, serving as president from 1961 to 1971. Enrollment tripled. The college became co-ed. Intercollegiate athletics were established. Four-year accreditation was granted. Comprehensive planning started. New buildings were added – the Heimerman Science Building, Ryan Library, McNeill Hall and Merlini Hall.

The first capital campaign, the Memorial Gift Program, was successful. Administratively, a development area was formed. The curriculum was evaluated and adjusted due to not only institutional changes but also societal changes. The nature of the faculty changed as the number of lay members increased.

Prompted by a suggestion of a name change for “identity” reasons, in 1973 the college announced that Sacred Heart College would be renamed Kansas Newman College. Fa-ther Roman Galiardi, the sixth president, believing that the institution should be shaped not by “influences…but by purposes,” instituted a long-range planning process complete with a planning team, an analytical studies team and a planning director. A 10-year plan covered the academic structure, the physical plant, enrollment, and financial development.

Dr. Robert J. Giroux, the first lay president, appointed in 1982, praised the traditions and histo-ry of the college but argued that “certain changes must be made, risks need to be undertaken and vision needs to be clear.” At the 50th Anniversary celebration in 1983, he recounted achievements of his first year: an Enrollment Development Committee; a new long-range plan; new degree programs; and a proposed capital campaign.

The pace continued. The eve-ning/weekend Degree Comple-tion Program added in the 1970s for non-traditional stu-dents expanded to include the


Advanced Degree Completion Program offered in sequential time blocks. A capital campaign, the Fiftieth Anniversary Fund, was successful, raising $3.6 million. The Nursing Program that had been added in 1979 was expanded.

Into the 21st centuryThe late 1980s were difficult

times, as enrollment declined and financial struggles increased. In 1991, Tarcisia Roths, ASC became the ninth president of the college. Bringing a quiet energy and a deep love for the institution, and drawing on the support of the religious order, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, she led – and sometimes, pushed – the college toward the 21st century.

Planning with purpose con-tinued, and two other successful capital campaigns, Renaissance 2000, and Beyond the Renais-sance, were launched to build Eck Hall, the O’Shaughnessy Sports Complex, the Mabee Dining Center, Gorges Atrium, the De Mattias Fine Arts Center, and Beata Residence Hall.

With the growth in campus facilities, enrollment and aca-demic programs, the institution

changed its name to Newman University in 1998.

In the early 2000s, Ryan Library was closed because of structural problems, and another successful campaign brought the Newman campus the Dugan Library and Campus Center, and the Dugan-Gorges Conference Center. The new buildings were dedicated on Nov. 9, 2007 – the same day the university’s 11th president, Noreen M. Carrocci, Ph.D., was officially inaugurated. Two new residence halls, Fugate Hall and New Hall, were dedicated earlier that year.

In 2008 the university cel-ebrated its 75th Anniversary. As part of the celebration, on Sept. 12 the university dedicated a pedestrian mall featuring Founders Plaza, which honors the more than 200 Adorers who have served on the location of modern-day Newman University since 1902. The Plaza is anchored by a bronze statue of ASC foundress St. Maria De Mattias.

Now, Newman University celebrates the institution’s 80th Anniversary. A celebration is a commemoration, an act of remembering. Reviewing 80 years of history in this limited

space is, by necessity, an over-view. Lost are the specifics: the anecdotes, the personalities, the emotions, the thoughts and the landscape.

But if one ponders the span of time, a pattern emerges, one of constancy and change. The pattern forms, shifts, turns back, leaps ahead or turns to the side, and ultimately remakes itself. Throughout, the center holds: Catholic tradition, the liberal arts and practical education.

Based on the life of St. Maria De Mattias, the writings of John Henry Cardinal Newman and bearing the stamp of the 11 presidents and the Newman family, today the institution faces forward – continuing to realize the “wonderful possibilities” first mentioned in 1933.

Joyce Suellentrop is a former associate professor of history and the unofficial archivist of Newman University. She is the author of Kansas Newman College, published in 1984 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the college, and Kansas Newman College: Educating the Mind, Inspiring the Spirit, published in 1996.

College and University Presidents 1933 – 2013Rev. Leon A. McNeill, M.A. (Sacred Heart Junior College, 1933-1946)

Rev. Charles A. Smith, M.A. (Sacred Heart Junior College, 1946-1950)

Rev. Edward P. McCarthy, C.PP.S., M.A. (Sacred Heart College, 1950-1954)

Mary Hilary Yoggerst, ASC, Ad.PP.S., Ph.D. (Sacred Heart College, 1954-1961)

Sylvia Gorges, ASC, M.D.Ed. (Sacred Heart College, 1961-1971)

Rev. Roman S. Galiardi, O.S.B., J.C.D. (Sacred Heart College, Kansas Newman College, 1971-1982)

Robert J. Giroux, Ph.D. (Kansas Newman College, 1982-1989).

Timothy Duszynski, D.A. (Kansas Newman College, 1989-1990)

Tarcisia Roths, ASC, Ph.D. (Kansas Newman College, Newman University, 1991-2000)

Aidan O. Dunleavy, Ph.D. (Newman University, 2000 -2006)

Noreen M. Carrocci, Ph.D. (Newman University, 2007- Present)

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Part of the 80th Anniversary Celebration included the unveiling and dedication of an Historic Cedar Tree Slab, now on display in the Heritage Room in Sacred Heart Hall. The slab was made from a tree that stood on the west side of Sacred Heart Hall, which is thought to be one of several planted in 1888-89 by the Most Rev. J.J. Hennessy, first serving bishop of the Diocese of Wichita, on the grounds of what is now Newman University. The tree was felled in a lightning storm Aug. 3, 2011. It was believed to be one of the oldest trees in west Wichita at the time. The cross section of the tree is decorated with small flags near rings corresponding

to years of significant development for Newman, and are noted in the overall display.

In addition to the slab, wood from the tree was used by Newman University Board of Trustees member and former Newman chaplain and coach Tom Welk, CPPS, to make four benches. Two now sit at the entrance to St. John’s Chapel in Sacred Heart Hall. Some of the wood from the tree was also fashioned into blocks used as centerpieces at the 2013 Party on the Plaza. Blocks will also be used as alumni awards in the future.

80th Anniversary Celebration features

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Newman University students, staff, faculty and friends enjoyed a number

of special events Sept. 12 to mark the 80th Anniversary

of the institution’s founding. Among the activities were a “cyberhunt,” where stu-

dents, staff and faculty were challenged to solve emailed

clues throughout the day to find a “virtual” medal-lion, as well as “birthday” receptions, bells chiming, and a prayer service and

gathering with the Adorers of the Blood of Christ. Also

featured were an expanded historic video, and special

editions of the Vantage student newspaper and Up to the Minute e-newsletter.

Therese Wetta, ASC joined the department in March as director of development for sciences and health sciences. Wetta has a long association with Newman. A 1964 graduate of Sacred Heart College, she taught biology at Sacred Heart Academy and Kansas Newman College, and served as the academic dean of the college for Kansas Newman College. She has served in several positions for the Adorers of the Blood of Christ in locations around the world, and served seven years with Catholic Chari-ties USA in development and

leadership training positions. In June, she celebrated the 50th anniversary of the date she first took her vows as an Adorer.

David Alexander recently joined the department as senior development officer. He has a strong background in fundraising and has secured several multi-million dollar gifts over his career. Before coming to Newman he was director of development for the Via Christi Foundation. Prior to that he was planned giving director at YMCA of the Rockies, and gift planning advisor for the Salvation Army.

He has also worked in the financial services and mortgage sales industries, and as senior pastor in two Baptist churches. He earned a bachelor’s degree in religion from Luther Rice University. He and his wife, Florence, have seven children ranging in age from 23 to 13.

to contact therese Wetta, asC, call 316-942-4291, ext. 2174, or email [email protected]. to contact david alexander, call 316-942-4291, ext. 2165, or email [email protected].

therese Wetta, asC, david alexander joIN NewmAN ADVANCemeNt DePArtmeNtThe University Advancement Department at Newman has welcomed two new team members over the past few months.

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cardiNal NewmaN week, Feb. 16-22, 2014

MarGaret knoeBer, asC to reCeIVe CArDINAl NewmAN meDAl IN 2014

Margaret Knoeber, ASC will receive the Cardinal Newman Medal in 2014 for her distinguished service and significant con-tributions to the development of Newman University.

Knoeber is a 1949 graduate of Sacred Heart Academy. She worked as an elemen-tary school and music teacher in rural pa-rochial schools for nine years while taking classes in the summers in education and science. She received a bachelor’s degree in natural sciences from Sacred Heart College in 1961. After discovering that she had a knack for chemical research, she earned a doctorate in organic chemistry from Notre Dame in 1967.

Over the following 11 years Sister Margaret in effect created the Chemistry Department at Sacred Heart, working as instructor and associate professor of chem-istry. She served as alumni director from 1983 to 1990, during which time she led the college’s 50-Year Anniversary celebra-tions. She later helped pioneer interactive television technology (ITT) in western Kansas while working with Newman to

launch a pastoral ministry program in the Diocese of Dodge City.

Sister Margaret has also served the ASC through a term as provincial counselor and as community archivist at the ASC Wichita Center. She was also a member of the New-man Alumni Board of Directors.

CArdiNAl NewmAN week ACtiVities

Knoeber will receive the medal at the Cardinal Newman Banquet and Alumni Awards Ceremony set for Feb. 22, 2014.

Other events scheduled for Cardinal Newman Week include a Mass on Feb. 16, the Cardinal Newman Lecture featuring Alvernia University Associate Professor of Theology Kevin Godfrey, Ph.D. on Feb. 18, High Tea on Feb. 19, and the Cardinal Newman Mass on Feb. 20.

Watch your mailbox or check www.newmanu.edu frequently for more details and to reserve tickets for the Cardinal newman Banquet and alumni awards Ceremony.

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BY joYCe SUelleNtroP

Monsignor Leon A. McNeill was in many ways the logical – or perhaps, providential – choice as the first president of Sacred Heart Junior College, the forerunner of Sacred Heart College, Kansas Newman College and Newman University.

McNeill, who served as president from 1933 to 1945, was an active cleric, a committed educator, an accom-plished writer, and a crucial advocate for the college – as illustrated by the recent rediscovery at Newman of a large collection of his papers, books and personal correspondence.

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McNeill was clearly a good choice to lead the new college. Ordained in 1927, he attended Catholic University for one year (1927-1928), probably sent by the Most Rev. Augustus Schwertner, bishop of the Wichita Diocese, to prepare him for devel-oping the diocesan school system. McNeill was soon named superin-tendent of schools, a position he held until 1945, where he was responsible not only for the administration and supervision of parochial schools, but also for the Catholic training of the teaching sisters of the diocese.

He was instrumental in establishing the Sisters College of the Diocese of Wichita as a branch of the Municipal University of Wichita, with classes held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. This arrangement, seen as a risky experiment by some and an endeavor worth watching by others, worked successfully from 1929 to 1933, enrolling sisters from seven religious orders.

In the spring of 1933, the Kansas State Board of Education required the sisters’ attendance on the univer-sity campus. As related by McNeill, this action prompted Mother Beata Netemeyer of the Adorers to ask him, “if they might start a college under the supervision and direction of the Diocesan School Office of which I was the head, and if I would consent to be the first president.”

As the United States was experi-encing the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl at the time, McNeill recounted, “by human standards it was imprudent to open the college when we did, and only deep trust in the providence of God gave us the courage to go ahead.”

McNeill proved indispensable to the fledgling college, not only serving as president, but also teaching theol-ogy and philosophy, raising funds for operation and, perhaps most

importantly, eliciting the support of the Catholic community, religious and lay.

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Through the years, items and documents relating to the university have been saved, either by luck or design. In the early 1990s, Adorers who worked for the institution began a systematic collection. One of the major collections is the papers of Monsignor McNeill. Largely untouched until recently when the archives were given a space, the collection is currently be-ing preserved, organized and filed. At

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some point, it will be available for research.

The collection currently fills three file cabinets. One significant file is the one containing items pertaining to the Sisters College, Sacred Heart Junior College, the hiring of faculty, and letters to donors. Another group of files, the Catholic Welfare Conference, Catholic Action, and Catholic Rural Life, chronicles his work for these national organizations from 1930 to 1945. In addition to the service McNeill performed as member and leader for those organizations, his work gave him access to many leaders in the Catholic community, which allowed him to build public awareness of and support for the young college.

Another group in the collection contains items of his publishing career. A prolific writer, he wrote textbooks, book reviews and articles for Catholic publications. Yet

another file contains newspaper clippings, newsletters, reports, memos, lists and similar items. The files on his diocesan positions contain, not official papers, but casual papers relating to parish activities, travel, conferences, and social gatherings. Among the items in this group are photo-graphs, souvenir booklets, and scrapbooks and Christmas greetings made for McNeill by grade school children of St. Mary’s Parish in Aleppo, Kan.

The largest group in the collection is his personal correspondence from the 1920s to 1970. An inveterate letter writer, he wrote family, friends, colleagues, former students, fellow academicians, and even casual acquaintances.

As part of his funeral homily in 1980, the Most Rev. David M. Maloney, bishop of Wichita, noted that Monsignor McNeill served in almost every position in the diocese that a priest could: pastor; hospital chaplain; chancellor; Confraternity of Christian Doctrine director; director of the Venezuelan Mission and Papal Volunteers, and several more.

His collection gives depth to that portrait – a tireless worker ready for any challenge; a faithful priest; a scholar; a trusted colleague, and a loyal friend. In addition, the collection traces the national and local work of Catholic organizations and the develop-ment of the Wichita Diocese, particularly in religious education.

Upcoming ‘Mission Talks’ will feature Monsignor

leon McNeill

As part of the university’s 80th Anniversary Celebration, the

2013-14 series of Mission Talks will focus on Monsignor Leon A. McNeill, the college’s first

president. The full schedule is as follows. All events are free and

open to the public:

MISSIoN TAlk I

“Beginning McNeill’s Journey” Joyce Suellentrop

Noon, Oct. 8, 2013 Tarcisia Roths, ASC Alumni Center

7 p.m., Oct. 9, 2013 Dugan-Gorges Conference Center

MISSIoN TAlk II

“higher Education

(Sisters College and ShJC)”

Charlotte Rohrbach, ASC

Noon, Nov. 19, 2013 Tarcisia Roths, ASC Alumni Center

7 p.m., Nov. 20, 2013 Dugan-Gorges Conference Center

MISSIoN TAlk III

“Catholic rural life”

Charlotte Rohrbach, ASC

Noon, Feb. 11, 2014 Tarcisia Roths, ASC Alumni Center

7 p.m., Feb. 12, 2014 Dugan-Gorges Conference Center

MISSIoN TAlk IV

“Catholic Welfare/Action”

Joyce Suellentrop

Noon, April 1, 2014 Tarcisia Roths, ASC Alumni Center

7 p.m., April 2, 2014 Dugan-Gorges Conference Center


Monsignor Leon McNeill has been described as a strong advocate for Catholic education and Sacred Heart Junior College, the predecessor institution of Newman University. A brief look at his life shows why.

His year at Catholic Univer-sity, appointment as diocesan superintendant of schools, and involvement in Catholic Rural Life and its work in compre-hensive Catholic education all placed him in the middle of a national movement to improve Catholic education.

He was well-versed in educa-tional theory, and determined to have the best Catholic school system in the nation. He also, as his correspondence shows, worked tirelessly, asking for help and guidance from experts, at times begging for their reports, plans and theories “as soon as you can possibly send them.”

As early as 1928 his articles about education – for example, “Rural Courses of Study” in Catholic Rural Life – appeared in Catholic journals. He also wrote book reviews, several textbooks for adult discussion groups, and worked with the state to secure accreditation.

McNeill believed in Catholic education, from teacher train-ing through 12 years of school

to adult education. To him, an institution of higher learning was the crown of the system. McNeill worked in concert with the Adorers of the Blood of Christ. He was not going to let the college fail.

To keep spirits up during the founding and early years of the college, he encouraged people with the words “Caritas Christi Urget Nos,” the Charity of Christ Urges Us. Now the motto of the college, the words, applied to his life, assume personal meaning.

As president, McNeill was responsible for funding. Describing the early years, he states, “We didn’t have finances, nobody had the experience. I would beg $100, $200, or $300 at a time when it was needed to pay current bills from local Catholics.”

He also turned to the diocesan Catholic Action Committee for financial support, which in turn gave him the opportunity to introduce the college to the community. Composed of prominent Catholics, the com-mittee proved a good partner for the college. One of its major events, the Catholic Action Dinner, was held on campus until 1945.

Through the Young Women’s Sodality, an organization that worked to further the goals of Catholic Action issues, the college also promoted the religious and political activities of Catholic Action and, at the same time, brought people to campus. The two groups also addressed social issues together by holding retreats, organizing letter-writing campaigns, presenting group discussions and sponsoring speakers.

McNeill’s “tireless” work did not stop there, and eventually it took a toll. In addition to his work as superintendent and college president, he was briefly chancellor of the diocese, helped lead the establishment of the African American St. Peter Claver Parish in Wichita, was recording secretary for Catholic Rural Life, published numerous pieces, maintained extensive personal and professional correspondence and, of course, carried out priestly duties.

When he resigned as college president in 1945, the Bishop gave him a year leave of absence to regain his health and strength.

- Joyce Suellentrop

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When Clint Stucky was 10 years old, he took up the art of beekeeping on the family farm near Alta Mills, Kan., using some old hives he found in his grandmother’s garage and a 3-pound box of bees he purchased mail-order from a Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalogue.

Today, Stucky cares for four beehives in the back yard of his home in northwest Wichita, and uses a 100-year-old Fairbanks platform scale to weigh 60,000 of his bees each day as part of a nationwide project initiated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

For Stucky, assistant professor of occupational therapy and director of the occupational therapy assistant (OTA) program at Newman University, the NASA project is an interesting develop-ment in his life as a beekeeper. Even without it, though, Stucky would continue to keep his bees for other reasons.

He finds them fascinating.They produce honey.And they give him something to do in

his spare time.“Everyone needs a hobby,” Stucky said,

“and bees are quieter than chickens.”

Dark or light – it’s all goodAs a youth, Stucky kept bees at his parents’

farm until he left for college. He took the practice up again as an adult, partly because the increased pollination to his garden would result in better vegetables, but mostly because he remained interested in the creatures. He is one of more than 100,000 beekeepers in the United States today.

Stucky said his bees produce honey both in the spring and again in early autumn because Kansas has a fall “nectar flow,” or period of time when fall-blooming plants produce nectar for bees to collect. Fall honey is typically darker with a stronger taste than that produced in the summer, he said.

Dark or light, Stucky’s operation produces enough each year for him to give back the bees what they need to keep the hive going over winter, and enough for him to eat and give as gifts, although not enough for him to sell.

Stucky added that keeping bees in an urban setting today is different than his experience keeping bees in the country as a youth. For one thing, urban bees have

access to a larger variety of nectar sources – trees and flowers that people plant in the neighborhood, as opposed to a monocultural field of alfalfa in the country.

Still, he noted, his honey production has not been as great as he would like the past two years. There are several possible reasons why.

HoneyBeeNetAs reported in the media, bees are dying

off. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), where major portions of a beehive population disappear or die suddenly, has wiped out 10 million hives in North America alone since 2007. Stucky said the loss of bees among domestic colonies, or those managed by beekeepers, is approximately 30 percent each year.

Some experts point to pesticides, fungicides, disease-bearing parasites or even poor diet as the cause. Others believe a complicated combination of all of the above is the problem. Another possible cause – or at least a complicating factor – is climate change.

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Some scientists believe the overall health of bees and their pollination activity may be affected by global warming. NASA began a program called HoneyBeeNet in 2008, which combined satellite images of vegetation growth in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. with information provided by volunteer beekeepers of bee activity in the same area at the same time.

Beekeepers were asked to station their hives on industrial-sized scales, and to weigh the hives each day and report the results to NASA. This data allowed NASA to monitor changes in the hives, which can illustrate the abundance and duration of nectar flow. A rapid increase in weight, for example, indicates heavy nectar intake. A steady loss of weight would indicate that nectar sources have gone dry, causing bees to consume honey stored in the hive.

By comparing this data to satellite images, scientists can better understand how changes in climate are affecting the time plants bloom and their ability to produce nectar. Early results of HoneyBeeNet showed that in Maryland, the peak nectar flow occurred almost four weeks earlier than in the 1970s

– an indication of climate changes and the warming effect of urbanization.

When the program was extended to cover more areas of the country, Stucky applied and was accepted as “KS001,” the first NASA bee observer in Kansas. As of the time this magazine went to press, Stucky was in fact the only NASA bee observer in Kansas. According to NASA, there are none in the states of Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa, Wyoming, South Dakota and Texas.

wrangling beesSince being told he was a participant in

the project, Stucky has weighed his bees each day and meticulously recorded the information. He also takes note of weather conditions. He sends all the data to NASA on a regular basis.

While Stucky said he is glad to be part of the NASA project, he added that raising bees is more challenging today than when he was 10. Beekeepers must take more precautions today because there are more predators – for example, tiny mites that attach themselves to bees – as well as

viruses and fungi that descend on bees and weaken them.

Beekeepers must also maintain the right balance of bees in a hive, and understand bee behavior and hive organization, which is complex.

For all these problems, however, Stucky shows no sign of quitting the practice of beekeeping. After all, he said with a philo-sophical tone, managing any kind of live creatures can be a challenge.

“Working with bees is like working with any livestock, such as horses,” Stucky said. “There are just more of them.”

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A near-universal goal of educators is to bring knowledge to as many people as possible.

Perhaps that explains the allure of one of the fastest-growing trends in higher education today: MOOCs.

The catchy acronym, coined in 2008, stands for Massive Open Online Courses. As advertised, it’s massive, with classes available to almost anyone with an Internet connection. A MOOC offered by Stanford University last fall enrolled 160,000 students in 190 countries.

MOOCs advocates point to such figures as prime examples of the democratization of higher education, with advanced learning open to everyone. But MOOCs are not without controversy.

Some officials, such as Roy Weiss, deputy provost for research at the University of Chicago, say colleges and universities have a commitment to allow people, no matter where they live, the benefit of a higher education.

Others, however, see MOOCs as a system that degrades the college experience and cheapens education. Jonathan Rees, professor of history at Colorado State University-Pueblo, questions how tens of thousands of students can all be taught at once. He contends that MOOCs merely deliver information but don’t teach students what to do with it, or how to find more.

Others question how MOOCs affect employment, and possibly revenue, within academia. Typically, MOOCs are offered by third parties such as Coursera, Udacity, or edX, but they also can be created by institu-tions. Universities with MOOCs don’t usually charge tuition, nor offer academic credit. How-ever, one well-known southeastern university is poised to offer a master’s degree in computer science through MOOCs for $6,600, substan-tially less than its $45,000 on-campus cost.

That approach would be a sea change, as most universities charge the same for online or on-site classes. Some officials believe they

can make up the loss through volume enroll-ment, but others worry about quality dropping and students suffering the consequences. One study found much to be concerned about, as cheating can be a problem and the MOOC completion rate is less than 10 percent.

Some academic officials, such as Michael Austin, Newman provost and vice president for academic affairs, take a centralist approach, saying MOOCs present advantages along with disadvantages. Not every student learns well by simply reading, he said. Some do better with a more enhanced presentation that MOOCs — which typically present textbook material with voice and PowerPoint aspects — offer. “It’s another way to bring content to students,” he said.

As for the argument that online education lessens the learning experience, Austin has a quick reply: “Just because it’s online, it doesn’t mean it’s inferior.” Like in-class learning, he said, online education can be done well, or poorly.

Newman offers several online courses, including continuing education designed to help working teachers prepare for new Common Core education standards (see related story, page 24). The university also offers courses that are an excellent blend of primarily online instruction, with some face-to-face classroom or clinical element. These include the RN-to-BSN program designed for nurses with a two-year degree to earn a bachelor of nursing degree while they continue to work, and two graduate degree programs in theology.

Austin noted that these programs are not MOOCs because they are closed enrollment courses requiring fees. Still, he said, these programs can fill an important need for students, and the university. “It has expanded our reach, and we get to places we can’t easily get to physically.”

– David Dinell

MooCs – A BleSSING or A CUrSe?

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While much of the nation con-tinues to struggle under a cloud of slow economic recovery and high unemployment, workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, are enjoying some sunny days – and can expect even more ahead.

According to Change the Equation, a STEM education support organization, there is only one unemployed STEM worker in the United States for every two unfilled STEM jobs, compared to 3.6 unemployed workers for every non-STEM job. By 2018, STEM occupations will account for about 8.6 million jobs in the U.S. economy, up from 7.3 million in 2008, according to the Center on Edu-cation and the Workforce (CEW) at Georgetown University.

CEW also predicts that through 2018, STEM jobs will grow by 17 percent, compared to less than 10 percent for non-STEM fields. Those jobs will be led by openings in math and computer fields, followed by engineering and physical and life sciences.

Having the right skills for STEM jobs is increasingly im-portant to workers in Wichita. A recent study by the Brook-ings Institute ranked Wichita 22nd among the 100 largest metropolitan areas for jobs that require STEM knowledge. According to the study, 21.3 percent of all Wichita-area jobs were STEM-related.

Newman University offers STEM majors in math, IT, biology, biochemistry and chemistry. The largest single block of STEM students further their education in the medical professions, said David Shubert, professor of chemistry and dean of the College of Undergraduate Studies, Division of Science and Mathematics at Newman.

Shubert added that Newman’s STEM programs are rigorous and have high standards, and that successful STEM graduates are well prepared to take on the next challenge, including getting into ultra-competitive medical and professional schools. Over the past 10 years, 96 percent of Newman pre-med graduates who applied to med school were accepted. The 2012

graduating class included eight STEM students accepted into medical schools, three to dentistry schools, two to optometry schools, two to pharmacy schools, and five who went to other graduate schools.

Recently, the demand for the talents of STEM graduates has increased even outside the traditional occupations of health care, IT and other profes-sional services into fields such as utilities and transportation, according to the CEW. Graduates with STEM competencies are also earning significantly more than those without them.

Shubert noted that the growing opportunities for STEM gradu-ates is recognized by Newman students, as shown by rising enrollment in those fields. In fall 2008, 119 Newman students were STEM majors. By fall 2012, that figure increased to 240, an 18 percent average annual growth. The great majority, 173 of the 240, were in biology, followed by chemistry, biochemistry and math.

- David Dinell

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jaNUary 201424-Hour Theatre ProjectJabara Theater, De Mattias Fine Arts Center7 p.m.

Bob Benson and Robin Lies - Photography and Glass“Kansas: The Lost Art of Looking”Steckline GalleryOpening Reception, 5 p.m.(Runs Jan. 31 – Feb. 21, Art for Lunch: Feb. 4, Noon)

febrUary 2014Art for LunchBob Benson and Robin Lies - Photography and Glass“Kansas: The Lost Art of Looking”Steckline GalleryNoon

Mission TalkCharlotte Rohrbach, ASC“Catholic Rural Life”Tarcisia Roths, ASC Alumni CenterNoon

Mission TalkCharlotte Rohrbach, ASC“Catholic Rural Life”Dugan-Gorges Conference Center7 p.m.

Put Your Heart in the ArtsA Valentine’s Day fundraiser for the Fine Arts at Newman UniversityDe Mattias Fine Arts Center7 p.m.

Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies LectureKevin Godfrey, Alvernia CollegeCardinal Newman LectureDugan-Gorges Conference Center7 p.m.

deCember 2013Art for LunchJeff Pulaski - Letter Press“Lock Up” Steckline GalleryNoon Christmas Choral ConcertPerformance Hall, De Mattias Fine Arts Center2 p.m.

2013-2014 university Calendar

Steckline Gallery Final Friday opening night receptions are held 5 – 7 p.m. the last Friday of the month, in the gallery. Meet the artists at Art for Lunch. Limited lunches provided or bring your own. For more information visit www.newmanu.edu/stecklinegallery.

OCtOber 2013Mission TalkJoyce Suellentrop“Beginning McNeill’s Journey”Tarcisia Roths, ASC Alumni Center Noon

Mission TalkJoyce Suellentrop“Beginning McNeill’s Journey”Dugan-Gorges Conference Center 7 p.m.

Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies LectureFather Gregory Boyle, SJPerformance Hall, De Mattias Fine Arts Center 7 p.m.

How the Dog Runs Theatre Department World PremiereJabara Theatre, De Mattias Fine Arts Center8 p.m.

How the Dog Runs Theatre Department World PremiereJabara Theatre, De Mattias Fine Arts Center2 p.m.

Hesburgh LectureThomas F. Noble, Notre Dame University“Western Civilization: What a Good Idea”Dugan-Gorges Conference Center7:30 p.m.

Bruce van Osdel – Ceramics“Evolution” Steckline GalleryOpening Reception, 5 p.m.(Runs Oct. 25 – Nov. 22, Art for Lunch: Oct. 29)

Fall Choral ConcertSt. Johns Chapel 3 p.m.

History Speaker SeriesLee Ann Fuji, Ph.D.University of Toronto MississaugaDugan-Gorges Conference Center 7 pm.

Art for LunchBruce van Osdel – Ceramics“Evolution”Steckline Gallery Noon

NOvember 2013Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies LectureMargaret Pfeil, Notre Dame UniversityRace and ReconciliationDugan-Gorges Conference Center7 p.m.

Fall Instrumental ConcertSt. John’s Chapel3 p.m.

Mission TalkCharlotte Rohrbach, ASC“Higher Education (Sisters College and SHJC)”Tarcisia Roths, ASC Alumni CenterNoon

Mission TalkCharlotte Rohrbach, ASC“Higher Education (Sisters College and SHJC)”Dugan-Gorges Conference Center7 p.m.

Into the Woods Music and Theatre Department MusicalPerformance Hall, De Mattias Fine Arts Center8 p.m.

Into the Woods Music and Theatre Department MusicalPerformance Hall, De Mattias Fine Arts Center2 p.m.

Jeff Pulaski - Letter Press“Lock Up” Steckline GalleryOpening Reception, 5 p.m.(Runs Nov. 29 –Dec. 20 Art for Lunch: Dec. 3, Noon)


Cardinal Newman Lecture Performance HallDeMattias Fine Arts Center7 p.m.

High TeaGorges Atrium, 2-4 p.m.Eck Hall 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Cardinal Newman MassSt. John’s Chapel11 a.m.

Cardinal Newman Banquet and Alumni Awards CeremonyDugan-Gorges Conference Center 6 p.m.

Iphigenia Greek Theatre ProductionDe Mattias Performance Hall8 p.m.

Johnny Sutton – Photography“Subjects Removed”Steckline GalleryOpening Reception, 5 p.m.(Runs Feb. 28 – March 21, Art for Lunch: March 4, Noon)

Iphigenia Greek Theatre ProductionDe Mattias Performance Hall8 p.m.

marCH 2014Iphigenia Greek Theatre Production Performance Hall, De Mattias Fine Arts Center8 p.m.

Iphigenia Greek Theatre Production Performance Hall, De Mattias Fine Arts Center2 p.m.

Art for Lunch Johnny Sutton – Photography“Subjects Removed”Steckline GalleryNoon Jennifer McBratney & Erin Raux - Sculpture & Mixed Media“Under the Layers”Steckline Gallery Opening Reception, 5 p.m.(Runs March 28 - April 18, Art for Lunch: April 1, Noon)

may 2014Spring Musical ProductionPerformance Hall, De Mattias Fine Arts Center7:30 p.m.

Spring Musical ProductionPerformance Hall, De Mattias Fine Arts Center7:30 p.m.

Spring Musical ProductionPerformance Hall, De Mattias Fine Arts Center7:30 p.m.

Brady Hatter - Mechanical Sculpture “He laced his boots with earthworms in snake suits.”Steckline Gallery(Runs April 25 – May 16, Art for Lunch: April 29, Noon)

Art for LunchBrady Hatter - Mechanical Sculpture “He laced his boots with earthworms in snake suits.”Steckline GalleryNoon

For more information, seat reservations, and current ticket prices visit www.newmanu.edu.

For more information on the Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies visit www.gerberinstitute.org.

For more information on Zombiefest visit www.newmanu.edu/literaryfestival or call 316-942-4291, ext. 2341.

The 2013-14 Mission Talks are dedicated to Monsignor Leon A. McNeill and the 80th Anniversary of Newman University. All noon presentations include lunch for 40 (RSVP only). 316-942-4291, ext. 2167.

april 2014Art for LunchJennifer McBratney & Erin Raux - Sculpture & Mixed Media“Under the Layers”Steckline GalleryNoon

Mission TalkJoyce Suellentrop“Catholic Welfare/Action”Tarcisia Roths, ASC Alumni CenterNoon

Mission TalkJoyce Suellentrop“Catholic Welfare/Action”Dugan-Gorges Conference Center7 p.m.

15th Annual Literary Festival Zombiefest Keynote speaker Newman University campus7 p.m.

15th Annual Literary Festival Zombiefest Scholarly panels and presentationsNewman University campusAll day

One Act FestivalJabara Theatre, De Mattias Fine Arts Center7 p.m.

Spring Instrumental ConcertOutdoor concert in front of the Heimerman Science Center3 p.m.

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David Borho has experienced many changes and accomplish-ments in his life. Now the successful business, farm and parish leader wants to help others change themselves — and society — through their own accomplishments.

The key to success, he believes, is education. “It’s a true stepping stone,” Borho said. “Education presents you with life choices and allows people to maneuver to the field they want to be in.”

To assist others in changing their lives for the better, Borho is making a deferred gift of $1 million to Newman University, to be used for the university’s highest priority need. In addition to that gift, Borho gave $10,000 to the uni-versity’s annual fundraiser, Party on the Plaza, which also raises money for student scholarships.

Borho, a long-time supporter of Newman, has donated to the university through a variety of fundraising events and programs. His $1 million gift, however, is one he knows will be a game-changer for others by helping them obtain a college degree — an increasingly important commodity in today’s economy.

“The days my parents lived in when just hard work and

achievement were good enough for success are probably gone,” said Borho, 61. “Now, people need a formal education and, I believe strongly, should continue to learn throughout their lives.”

Borho practices what he preaches. Originally from North Dakota, Borho earned a bachelor’s degree in soil science and agronomy from North Dakota State University in 1974, becoming the first in his family to obtain a college degree. He entered the agribusiness field, and through a family connection moved to Kansas in 1975. He is now president and co-owner of Kincheloe’s Inc., a farm imple-ment business in Pratt, Kan., that he has been involved in since 1975.

Despite a busy schedule, Borho found time and motiva-tion to earn a second degree in pastoral ministry from Newman in 2001, through the Interac-tive Television (ITV) classes and live instruction Newman offers in western Kansas. That degree inspired him to further achievement, and in 2011 he earned a master’s degree in theological studies through Newman’s online program.

Part of Borho’s enthusiasm for Newman is because of the opportunity it brings to people

in western Kansas who other-wise don’t have access to a four-year college. Much of that area is in the Diocese of Dodge City, which Borho also supports.

Borho credits his wife, Glenna, former mayor of Pratt and currently a Pratt County commissioner, for much of his success. Along with her support and encouragement, Glenna, an English major, helped review his academic writing. Borho said the couple works as a team in another area: parish leader-ship at Sacred Heart Church in Pratt, where they have a long history of involvement.

Borho said attending college offers students not only the opportunity to learn, earn a degree and get a promising job, but also intangible benefits such as establishing a long-term network of supportive peers and mentors, who can provide recommendations or open doors to life-changing career opportunities. To get there, however, students often need financial support in earning a degree.

That’s where the deferred gift comes in.

“I appreciate that I’ve been blessed in my life,” Borho said. “I want others to have the same opportunities that I had.”

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By GINA MARx, ED.D. DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION GRADUATE PROGRAM

Who would have thought just three years ago that education would be in the position that it is in today – that 48 states would have voluntarily agreed to share a set of standards for English language arts and literacy and mathematics? This single initiative has the potential to affect the teaching and learning that take place in thousands of classrooms across our state. Education in Kansas has been rapidly shifting with the approval of Common Core Standards in English Language Arts (ELA) and Literacy, and Mathematics in October 2011 by the Kansas State Board of Education, and more recently for History, Government and Social Studies, as well as the new College and Career Ready Science Standards. The State Board of Education re-named the standards from Common Core State Standards this year to “Kansas College and Career Ready Standards,” but not without controversy. School districts across our state have been transitioning to the standards at various speeds, and the controversy continues with a constituency still working to “undo” this adoption at the legislative level. However, shifts in the way educators provide instruction are needed because the new standards are very different than the former 2003 State Standards, and the reality is that the standards are currently adopted and approved, so school districts and universities must press forward. So what are the “shifts” that make the new standards so different for the teachers and children of Kansas? The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) has identified three major shifts in ELA and Literacy, and three in Mathematics (see box, next column):

ela and literaCy

• Building knowledge through content rich nonfiction. Teachers will use a 50-50 balance of informational reading and literary reading to help students build coherent general knowledge both within each year and across years.

• Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text. Students will use evidence from both informational and literary texts to present careful analyses, well-defended claims, clear information, and answers to a range of text-dependent questions.

• Regular practice with complex text and its academic language. Students will read increasingly complex texts, with a focus on academic vocabulary, to be ready for the demands of college and careers.

MatheMatiCs • Focus. Through a deeper, more narrow focus on

the major work of each grade (subtraction, division, ratios, etc.) students can gain solid conceptual un-derstanding and a high degree of skill and fluency.

• Coherence. By using coherent progressions from grade to grade, students can build new understand-ing onto foundations built in previous years.

• Rigor. Students should gain conceptual understand-ing of key concepts, speed and accuracy in calcula-tion, and the ability to apply math in context.

To address these shifts, I have been trained by the KSDE as a trainer for the ELA Common Core, and Associate Professor of Education Joan Purkey, M.E. from our undergraduate department is a trainer for the Mathematics Common Core. Faculty are making “shifts” in their instruction to include preparing our students for all four core areas that our State Board has now approved for Kansas College and Career Ready Standards. Newman also worked with KSDE this summer to offer three hours of continuing education credit for the KSDE Common Core Academies in five locations across the state. We have also established a national partnership to provide two hours of continuing education credit for a new online course called, “Algebraic Thinking: ITZ the Thought that Counts” that develops skill sets for asking questions to assure student understanding in the new Mathematics Common Core.

For more information, visit www.commoncoremaththinking.org and www.corestandards.org.

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dennis Bishop, M.e., adJunCt FaCulty, division oF arts and letters: “The Last King of Scotland: The Uganda-Tanzania War, 1978-1979,” The African Wars Series #1, Costa Mesa: Victory Point Games, 2013.

kelly Clasen, ph.d., aCadeMiC resourCes Center direCtor: “Liminal Places, Liminal People: Kate Chopin’s Half-Native Characters as Symbols of Environmental and Social Change,” Southern Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of the South, 20.1 (Spring/Summer 2013).

“Charles Chesnutt’s Earliest Novel, Mandy Oxendine, and the Development of His Environmental Ethos,” presentation at the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) Conference, Lawrence, Kan., June 1, 2013.

nanCy dahlinGer, M.s.ed., otr/l, assistant proFessor and aCadeMiC FieldWork Coordinator oF oCCupational therapy: Elected as the Kansas Occupational Therapy Association Vice President for the 2013- 2015 term.

Jill Fort, ph.d., assoCiate proFessor oF CriMinal JustiCe: “Politics and Criminal Justice Personnel in the Great Plains,” presentation with co-author Dr. Elizabeth Maier, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas, March 19-23, 2013.

Cheryl l. Golden, ph.d., proFessor oF history: “Alexander the Great in Afghanistan: Lessons Learned,” presentation at Life Ventures, Wichita, Kan., May 2013.

“The Geography of Thucydides,” chapter in Ancient World Views: Institutions and Geography from the Greco-Roman World, Brill: Leiden, 2013.

kathy haMMond, M.s.ed., assistant proFessor oF radioloGiC teChnoloGy: Promoted to Program Director of Radiologic Technology.

don huFFord, ph.d., proFessor oF eduCation: Completed evaluation and review of the most recent edition of American Education by Joel Spring, McGraw-Hill Publishers, New York, N.Y., February, 2013.

“The Virtue of Justice,” presentation at the Association of Teacher Educators - Kansas, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan., April 5, 2013.

John leyBa, ph.d., proFessor oF CheMistry and Chair, division oF sCienCe and MatheMatiCs: “Sweat Analysis of Conditioned Runners,” presentation/poster with Elizabeth Peuchen and Suzie Kucera, American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, La., April 7, 2013.

kelly MCFall, ph.d., assoCiate proFessor oF history: Participant in “Teaching about the Holocaust: History, Memory, and Memorialization,” the 2013 Jack and Anita Hess Faculty Seminar, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C., Jan. 7-11, 2013.

Facilitated/Playtested “Changing the Game: Title IX, Gender and Athletics in American Universities,” Title IX game co-authored with Abigail Perkiss, Reacting to the Past Regional Conference, the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., March 1-3, 2013.

MarGuerite M. reGan, ph.d., assoCiate proFessor oF enGlish: Co-authored with David P. Carter book review of “The Agni & the Ecstasy, Collected Essays” (2012) by Steven J. Rosen, ISKCON News, www.news.iskcon.org, Oct. 4, 2012.

“Patriotic Barspongers, Bigots, and One-Eyed Monsters in Joyce’s ‘Ulysses.’” Bloomsday keynote address, Wichita Gaelic Association, Wichita, Kan., June 15, 2013.

tarCisia roths, asC, ph.d., proFessor eMerita (history): Recognized for her career accomplishments and contributions to the success of other women, Wichita Business Journal 2012 Women in Business event, Wichita, Kan., Jan. 29, 2013.

David Shubert, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, and John Leyba, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Chair, Division of Science and Mathematics: Chemistry and Physics for Nurse Anesthesia: A Student Centered Approach, Second Edition. New York: Springer Publishing Co., 2013.

amy siple, msN, fNp-BC, assoCiate proFessor oF nursinG: “Pharmacologic Management of Alzheimer’s and Associated Behaviors,” presentation at the 2013 Advanced Pharmacology Conference, Oklahoma City, Okla., April 20, 2013.

GeorGe sMith, ph.d., assoCiate proFessor oF aCCoutanCy: “Imagine” and “You can find me,” poems in Coelocanth, Newman University English Department, Wichita, Kan., 2012.

“The Super Senior Golfer,” Opinion & Analysis column in “GolfWRX,” www.GolfWRX.com.

deBBie striCkert, M.n., aprN-CNs, assoCiate proFessor oF nursinG: “Type 2 Diabetes in Children,” Newman University Speakers Bureau presentation to the Catholic Charities Foster Grandparents Program, Wichita, Kan., May 30, 2013.

striCkert, With Carla a. lee, ph.D., aprN-BC, faaN, adJunCt FaCulty, nursinG and nurse anesthesia; MarGaret truMpp, M.e., rrt, ae-C, assistaNt professor and direCtor oF respiratory Care, and susan parson, ph.d., rn: “Oral Care and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: An Integrated Review of the Literature,” Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, May/June 2013.

For a complete listing of faculty publications and achievements, visit http://mag.newmanu.edu/fall13-facultypub.

FaCulty aCtivity AND aChieveMentsEach year, Newman faculty members publish and present a variety of literary and scholarly works. Here is a sample of recent activity and other achievements.

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Natalie Rawson’s passion for volleyball and love of coaching are apparent to anyone who sees her in action – perhaps because those characteristics are most important to Rawson herself.

Though she achieved success as a volleyball player at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., she spent a few years after graduation in jobs like management and marketing. When she got a brief taste of coaching, however, she learned a simple truth about herself:

“Life is not the same without college athletics,” she said. “This is what I’m supposed to do.”

Rawson, now in her first season as head volleyball coach at Newman, began as an assistant coach at Marshalltown Community College in Iowa. She then worked as an assistant and later interim head coach at the University of Louisiana-Monroe before spending three years in Wichita Falls, Texas, as an assistant at Midwestern State University. During that time she founded the Zone-In Volleyball Program (ZIVA), a competitive volleyball club in Wichita Falls.

Rawson believes her cumulative coaching experiences are valuable to her head coaching at Newman.

“Being an assistant for six years, I have a closer relationship with players,” she said. “I won’t lose sight of my players and what they’re going through.”

Rawson is close to her players for another reason: She recruited most of them. Of the

16-member team, 13 of the women are playing as Jets for the first time. With such a new team, Rawson sees her first season at Newman as a chance to essentially start from scratch.

“It’s brand-new,” she said. “The players get to decide what Newman volleyball means. They get to set the tone.

Rawson added that having so many new players creates some uncertainty, but it can also work in the team’s favor.

“The talent that we have is really strong,” Rawson said. “Being that everybody’s new and I’m new, you’re going to have to work for stuff. I think that’s a great thing for a team.”

Rawson’s confidence in her young team is matched by Newman Athletic Director Vic Trilli’s confidence in Rawson.

“Natalie brings an undeniable passion for volleyball and brings a contagious energy to coaching,” Trilli said. “I am ex-cited to see what she can do for the Newman volleyball program.”

While “excited” seems to be the word surrounding Rawson and this year’s volleyball team at Newman, there is another word that is important to her.

“I’m grateful,” she said, before the excite-ment crept back into her voice, “Grateful for the opportunity to be here, and excited to gain the support of Newman students.”

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The Women’s Tennis Team completed the 2012-13 season with a number of firsts, winning streaks and high rankings, making it one of the best in school history. The Lady Jets made their first win of the season a memorable one by defeating Rockhurst University for the first time in school history. They then won their next three matches 9-0 en route to a seven-match winning streak. “It was a great season,” said Head Women’s Tennis Coach Shella Augspurger. “A lot of the women improved and were really solid.” Junior Kirstie Symon was ranked as high as No. 18 for singles for the South Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. She and sophomore Lisa Pleskan were both named to the 2012-13 Women’s Tennis All-Conference Team. Pleskan had the most No. 2 singles wins in the Heartland Conference.

Both Symon and Pleskan also had tremendous success with their respective doubles partners. The team finished the season with a 17-6 record and was ranked No. 10 for the South Central Region in two consecutive polls. “Our South Central Region is one of the top three in the country, so for us, I think it’s a wonderful thing,” Augspurger said. She added that she anticipates even more success next year. “There’s going to be a lot of competition between the women for the spots,” she said. “They’re all really good. I think we’re going to be really strong at the bottom of the lineup, and that’s where you win matches. I’m looking forward to it.”

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2013 was an exceptional year for both Men’s and Women’s Golf at Newman.

The men’s team earned a second-place finish at the Heartland Conference Champi-onships. Team members Myles Miller and Charles Mommaerts received All-Tournament honors, and James Bolton was voted Freshman of the Year. Miller was the individual champion of the tournament, finishing one over par and six shots better than his closest competitor.

This was the cap of an excel-lent year for Miller, who was named the Heartland Confer-ence Player of the Year and advanced to the Super Regional, the tournament one step shy of the NCAA Division II National Championships.

Head Men’s Golf Coach Kent Notestine noted both the

individual and team accom-plishments of the season.

“We’ve got a great young class of really good players,” he said. “We had a first-place win at Texas A&M-Commerce’s tournament in November. The guys set a school record for one round.”

Notestine added that he is looking forward to next year.

“We’ll be a little stronger with new and returning, more expe-rienced, players,” he said.

The women’s team likewise had a memorable season, placing third at the Heartland Conference Championships. Megan Birdsey and Linzi Allan received All-Tourna-ment honors.

The team as a whole finished their season by making it to the NCAA Super Regional Women’s Golf Championships, one level from the National

Championships. The women finished eighth at the Super Regional.

“It was definitely a feather in our cap to be able to go to the Super Regional and compete,” said Head Women’s Golf Coach Don Farquhar, who added that

he expects an even better season next year. “I fully expect to go back to the Super Regional.”

The 29th Annual 2013 Laurie Bell Memorial Jet Open Charity Golf Tournament featured close to 180 golfers and raised close to $90,000 for Newman University athletic scholarships, programs and facility upgrades. The winning foursome, which shot a 55 (17 under par), were, l-r: Tony Madrigal, Mike Payne, Alex Carney and John Welch.

- Sports articles by Nick Veith ‘11

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Murphy induCted into ksBa hall oF FaMe

In May, Head Bowling Coach Billy Murphy joined his grand-father, Lowell Pigg, and such PBA professionals as Chris Barnes and Rick Steelsmith when he was inducted into the Kansas State Bowling Association Hall of Fame. Murphy led the Men’s Bowling Team to a sixth-place finish this year, while the Women’s Bowling Team made it to the USBC Intercollegiate National Championships for the ninth time in the 10-year history of the program. The Lady Jets finished in 16th place.

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Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mark Potter was named the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission Coach of the Year after leading his team to a 20-8 record and the NCAA Division II Tournament. It was the Jets’ best season since joining D-II. Under the direction of Potter – a 1986 Newman graduate now in his 16th season as head coach – the Jets reached No. 14 in the National Association of Basket-ball Coaches poll. Potter was also named 2012-13 Heartland Conference Coach of the Year.

2013 dash raises $69k For neWMan athletiCs

More than 1,300 contestants participated in the 2013 Wichita Gladiator Dash, a 5k run that raised more than $69,000 for Newman Athletics and more than $7,700 for the Child Advocacy Center. The second annual Dash, co-founded and co-directed by Newman alumnus Dan Giroux ’96 and Reddi Industries President Zack Stevens, featured a series of obstacles including tires, mud pits, hay bales, water, and other hazards. Prizes were awarded for the fastest, slowest, and best-dressed runners. Newman University President Noreen M. Carrocci, Ph.D. was among the participants.

NewmaN stUDeNt-athletes aGain earn top Gpa rankinGs

For the sixth time in the past seven years, Newman athletic programs achieved the highest GPA in the Heartland Confer-ence, with a combined 3.26 grade point average for the 2012-13 academic year. Newman also took the top spots for combined women’s and men’s teams, as well as baseball, men’s cross country, women’s golf, softball and both men’s and women’s tennis.

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Dear Fellow Newman Alumni,

Eighty years ago this September, the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (ASC) officially opened what is today Newman University. They did this at the height of the Great Depression with the objective to develop students of “a true and finished Christian character” that are honorable and useful citizens of the world.

We have expanded that mission to empowering our graduates to transform the world. And, our graduates are fulfilling that mission through their careers, service to the community, and by living and sharing the values of our Catholic Identity. Today, we have more than 11,000 living alumni and thousands more friends, family members, and “fans of the University.”

As Newman has transformed the lives of our students, and our students have transformed the communities around us, the University has also been transformed. We are a major institution of higher education in the Midwest. It is evident through the professional, personal, and spiritual success you are having as graduates. It is evident in the expansion of new programs, academic disciplines, buildings, and success of our student/athletes at the NCAA level.

That transformation increases the value of a Newman degree and the allure and brand of our institution.

I look forward to serving and engaging with you, the alumni board, and community, to build on the foundation and vision of the ASC, and celebrate the accomplishments of our students and alumni so that the values and mission of Newman are known to the entire world.

Tad Druart ’87

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FroM direCtor oF aluMni relations sarah (kriWiel) CundiFF ’86, ’90

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aluMni Board eleCtS foUr New memBerS

The Newman University Alumni Association Board of Directors recently welcomed four new members. They are:

paul kapalata ‘10 QUAlity ANAlyst wiChitA, kAN.

leasha stranG ‘11liCeNsed mAster soCiAl worker sAliNA, kAN.

therese Wetta asC ’64 AsC represeNtAtiVedireCtor of deVelopmeNt for sCieNCes ANd heAlth sCieNCes wiChitA, kAN.

sports reunions, tree liGhtinG on tap For Fall 2013

Join us for the following alumni reunions and other events through December in Wichita:

saturday, oCt. 5Baseball and Softball Alumni ReunionsHead Baseball Coach Zane Ehling welcomes all alumni players back to Newman for the annual Homerun Derby and Alumni Games. Head Softball Coach Megan Whitlock will also host an alumni game and invites all alumni softball players to join in the fun. Director of Alumni Relations Sarah (Kriwiel) Cundiff ’86, ’90 invites all alumni and their families to the Tarcisia Roths, ASC Alumni Center from noon to 11p.m. to reconnect with old friends and enjoy delicious food and cold beverages.

For specific times and additional information, email [email protected]. saturday, oCt. 19Men’s and Women’s Volleyball ReunionHead Volleyball Coach Natalie Rawson said she is excited to be a part of a great reunion of dedicated and loyal alumni volleyball players. Please make plans to join us for the women’s noon game vs. Dallas Baptist University in Fugate Gymnasium, then take to the court for some fun alumni action. Food and beverages will be available in the Tarcisia Roths, ASC Alumni Center from noon to 11p.m. All alumni and families are welcome.

thursday, oCt. 24Alumni Happy HourAlums will join together again from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Oeno Wine Bar, 330 N. Mead in Old Town. Free appetizers and the first drink is on Newman! saturday, nov. 16Basketball, BBQ and Beer Join with fellow young alumni for delicious barbeque and beer from 4 to 7 p.m. We’ll start in the Tarcisia Roths, ASC Alumni Center and move afterwards to Fugate Gymnasium for the men’s basketball game against Manhattan Christian College at 7 p.m.Questions? Contact Therese Wetta, ASC at [email protected].

saturday, deC. 7Tree Lighting and Photos with SantaBring the whole family to enjoy the tree lighting ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. in the Macias Gathering Space inside Dugan Library. Then, line up for photos with St. Nick until 9 p.m. Questions? Contact Therese

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NewmAN hoNors foUr with 2013 aluMni aWards

Janice freiss, asC ‘63BeAtA NetemeYer AlUmNI AwArDThis award honors alumni who continue the spirit of service of Beata Netemeyer, ASC, as they minister with others bringing about the mission of Christ.

Sister Janice earned a degree in elementary education from Sacred Heart College and taught in the Wichita area for 14 years. She then began a ministry of pastoral care in hospitals. She served in Carlsbad, N.M., for 10 years and was part of a team at an alcoholism treatment center. Sister Janice also became a nurse assistant and ministered at Villa Maria Home in Mulvane, Kan. She then returned to pastoral care ministry at Via Christi Hospitals in Wichita. Known as the “go to” person for difficult situations – particularly with children – and for her compassionate and generous service, Sister Janice retired in June after 31 years at Via Christi.

the honorable tom Malone ‘76leoN A. mCNeIll DIStINGUISheD AlUmNI AwArDThis award honors graduates who have achieved outstanding success in their personal lives and careers.

Judge Malone graduated from Kansas Newman College in 1976 and earned his law degree from Washburn University in 1979. He practiced law in Wichita for 12 years focusing on business and commercial litigation, and taught a business law course at Newman. In 1990, Malone was elected to the Sedgwick County District Court, where he served for more than 12 years, primarily as a trial judge presiding over more than 250 jury trials and many more bench trials. In 2003, he was appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals, and in 2012 he was named Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.

FroM direCtor oF aluMni relations sarah (kriWiel) CundiFF ’86, ’90

The Newman University National Alumni Association Board of Directors has announced the recipients of the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Awards. The awards will be presented at the Cardinal Newman Banquet and Awards Ceremony, Feb. 22, 2014, in the Dugan-Gorges Conference Center on the Newman campus. Please join us as we honor these outstanding alums.

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Beverly ann (Moritz) Greenwood ‘63SPIrIt of ACUto AwArDThis award honors alumni and friends who have been a driving force, using their talent and training at critical junctures to move a vision to reality.

Greenwood gave tirelessly of herself as a student at Sacred Heart College from 1959 to 1963. She was among the students who traveled to the “Model United Nations” in New York City, and from this experience and her genuine care for others she brought three young women from Africa to her home in rural Milford, Kan. Greenwood later represented the Kansas International Farm Youth Exchange program as an exchange student to Colombia. Upon her return, she began a teaching career in Ft. Riley, Kan., and pursued her passion for mentoring international students. Since 1972, she and her husband Morris have hosted 53 foreign exchange students.

sheila Maksimowicz ‘77St. maria De mattias AwardThis award honors alumni who have given meritorious and continuous support and stewardship to Newman University and Catholic life.

Maksimowicz has been active in supporting Newman University for many years, especially through her service to the National Alumni Association. She served multiple terms as an Alumni Association Board member, and as president during the university’s 75th Anniversary year. She has been a regular guest to many Newman events and is always willing to help where needed. She has been a consistent donor to the Annual Fund and has supported many other needs of the university. Maksimowicz and her family are active members of St. Mary’s Parish in Derby, Kan.

For more information or to reserve tickets for the Cardinal newman Banquet and awards Ceremony watch your mailbox, check www.newmanu.edu frequently, or call 316-942-4291, ext. 2166 or [email protected].


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When Levente Nyitrai first heard about a British Civil Service Award ceremony being held in London, he felt frustrated. He had scheduled a backpack trip to Africa, which now had the potential to be ruined. As he walked to his boss’ office, he was intent on finding a way to skip the trip to England – and unaware of a special honor that awaited him there. Nyitrai, a 2006 Newman graduate, had already been to England. In fact, he’d been to quite a few places in the world since starting life in a small town in northwest Hungary called Gyor. Nyitrai was the second of three children in a close-knit Catholic family. He did well in school, joined a study abroad program, and ended up attending high school in Halstead, Kan. Being an active member of his cross country and track teams, he caught the attention of Newman University Cross Country Coach Josh Schepis. With the help of Schepis and then-International Student

Coordinator Betty Adams, ASC, Nyitrai was offered both athletic and academic scholarships. Nyitrai was pleased with the university, but ultimately the decision came down to his parents. “Following their personal visit to campus and more generally to Wichita all the way from Hungary, I also gained my parents’ approval so I was able to become a Newman Jet,” Nyitrai said. Nyitrai majored in history with a minor in political science at Newman. He credits a great deal of his success to Associate Professor of History Cheryl Golden, Ph.D., and the late professor Randall Austin. I immensely enjoyed the lectures of the forever energetic Randall Austin, and also learned a lot from the very supportive Dr. Cheryl Golden,” Nyitrai said. “I will never forget the wonderful six state senior trip she helped to arrange and to which she personally accompanied me and my friends. I was really

happy when she received the Teacher of the Year Award in my last year at Newman. It was much deserved.”

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Nyitrai graduated with honors in 2006, was a valedictorian and spoke at his Commencement exercises, and received the prestigious Ablah Award. After four outstanding years in America, he returned to his native Hungary and began to work for the Political Section of the Japanese Embassy in Budapest, which he described as an exciting and very educational job. After two years with the embassy, Nyitrai, following his older brother Peter’s footsteps, applied and gained admission to the London School of Economics’ (LSE) Comparative Politics master’s program and relocated to the British capital. The one-year-long intensive program was tough but the immense amount of studying paid off. While at the

LSE, Nyitrai represented the school at a global forum in Dubai and was also a member of the school’s delegation at the World Model United Nations competition in The Hague, The Netherlands. Following the completion of the program in London Nyitrai again returned to Hungary in early 2010 and joined the Policy Unit of the British Embassy, in the position of foreign policy attaché of the diplomatic mission. In addition to foreign affairs, Nyitrai covers justice and home affairs, transparency and human rights. “It can be a rather demanding job at times with no chance for a dull moment,” Nyitrai said. “But that’s actually one of the many things I like so much about it. I am part of a great and professional team, I get to travel to various and exciting places, take part in excellent trainings and initiate and execute projects which help people.”

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ANd the wiNNer is . . .The British Civil Service award celebrates and promotes innovation and improvement across the government and includes 800 nominations a year in different categories. Nyitrai was one of those lucky 800. Having never heard of the award program, Nyitrai didn’t take his nomination for the Individual Achievement Award seriously. Canceling his backpack tour of Africa with his then-girlfriend, now-fiancé was out of the question. “When the deputy ambassador, my boss, found out about it she ‘summoned’ me in her office and helped me understand what it was for and all about,” Nyitrai said. “I, then, immediately postponed my African trip and, accompanied by my mother, traveled to London to take part in the event.” When the envelope for Individual Achievement was opened and the name was read, no one was more surprised than Nyitrai when it was his name that was called. “I was shocked, to put it mildly, and overwhelmed,” Nyitrai said. “I’ll treasure that moment, and the proud look on mother’s face, for the rest of my life. I remember that I had to fight hard not to allow a tear to appear in the corner of my eye when I stepped on the stage to accept the award.”

Today, Nyitrai is looking to a future filled with hopes and plans. In autumn 2013 he is taking part in the prestigious week-long Young Diplomats Forum in Ankara, Turkey. At the end of the year he is going on a backpack tour around Southeast Asia. Perhaps more important, by spring next year he has a wedding to plan with his elementary school classmate, Melinda Sceh, in a thousand-year-old Benedictine Archabbey – the same place where his parents were married almost exactly 33 years before. Besides all the future plans, however, Nyitrai also proudly remembers and often talks about his Newman roots.

- Jayden Gregory ‘13

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elaine (doll/aaron)hemmen ’51saCred heart Junior ColleGe

Elaine (Doll/Aaron) Hemmen is the mother of a deaf daughter who realized the need to enhance the liturgy for persons with special needs. She championed the cause of the hearing impaired long before the Catholic Diocese of Wichita launched its ministry for persons with disabilities. Thanks to her efforts, Masses at several Wichita parishes have included sign language interpreters since 1970. Hemmen has said that the addition of interpreters has allowed the “music” of the words of the Gospel to be accessible to people who have special needs.

Hemmen was a church organist for more than 40 years and a piano teacher for 56 years when she retired. Hemmen received the Beata Netemeyer Service Award for her efforts in 2009. She lives in Wichita.

todd r. Martz ’00neWMan university

Todd Martz is assistant professor and Benedek Chair in Ocean Sensor Science at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, at the University of California-San Diego. His work focuses on development of autonomous sensors for the aqueous CO2 system parameters in the ocean, and the design, construction and calibration of integrated sensor packages used in carbon cycle studies. Since joining SIO in 2009, his group has constructed more than 100 “SeaFET” sensors, which measure seawater pH, and “SeapHOx” sensors, which measure dissolved oxygen and conductivity. The SeapHOx is used by 20 different laboratories. The SeaFET has since been commercialized by Satlantic Inc.

At SIO and UCSD, Martz teaches marine chemistry, geochemistry, instrumental methods, and quantitative analysis. He is currently mentoring four doctoral students. For more information on Martz and his work, visit http://www.fondriest.com/news/scripps-builds-custom-sensor-package-tailored-to-biogeochemical-ocean-monitoring.htm

tom stolz ’80kansas neWMan ColleGe

Tom Stolz was a student of Professor of Biology Surendra Singh, Ph.D., who had planned to enter the field of forensics. He joined the Wichita Police Department to work in a forensic science lab, but ended up staying more than 30 years for the department in several positions. He worked in undercover operations, and was instrumental in developing and implementing community policing, which fosters trust, cooperation and collaboration with community residents. Stolz was also responsible for the unit on reducing teen gang activity. He eventually rose to investigation division deputy chief. He often served as the spokesperson for the Police Department.

After his “retirement” from the WPD, he became director for the Sedgwick County-City of Wichita Inspection and Code Department, largely due to his problem-solving and leadership skills. Stolz and his wife Diane ‘80 have five grown sons and are members of St. Catherine of Sienna parish. Stolz credits Dr. Singh as the most influential teacher in his life who helped him develop the skill set he uses in his work today.

mary lu (Coffey) tuthill ’63saCred heart ColleGe

Mary Lu Tuthill is manager of Coldwell Banker Previews International of Brentwood, Calif. Born and raised in Wichita, Tuthill’s first job out of college was as at IBM as a systems engineer. Tuthill was well-suited for the job as she has an analytical mind and is a consummate problem solver. At IBM she was trained by some of the best salespeople of the late 1960s era. The skills she learned from them combined with her analytical mind and problem-solving skills served her well when she moved to the real estate industry.

Tuthill is known as a master at matching buyers to properties by combining an in-depth knowledge of her product with a charming sales ability. She is admired by her clients and peers for her integrity, professionalism and passion for her chosen profession, and her loyalty and faithfulness to her clients. Tuthill is the oldest of six children. Her family remains very close and supportive. Tuthill says she owes her success to the loving discipline, high expectations and nurturing support of her parents. She and her husband Gordon live in the Los Angeles area and have two grown children.

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ClASS notes

MarriaGes ’04 Emily Iseman and Manny Montenegro on May 3, 2013.

’04 Jennifer Lepont and Jay Fowler on March 1, 2013. Jennifer is a doc-tor of nursing practice student in Psych/Mental Health at Wichita State University, where she is the graduate teaching assistant to undergraduate nursing students.

’05 Kevin Blick and Elizabeth Emerson on June 1, 2013.

’05 Kendra Christine Chance and ’02 Steven Engels on July 26, 2013. Kendra is the grandniece of ’61 Margaret Knoeber, ASC.

’09 Angela Dreher and Curtis Schmidt on April 20, 2013.

’10 Isaac Johnston and Sophia Kolb on April 12, 2013.

’10 Paul Kapalata and Crystal Carr in September 2010. Paul is the IT Quality Analyst I at CCH, Tax and Accounting, a Wolters Kluwer Business in Wichita, Kan.

’10 Ashley Myers and James Howard on June 1, 2013. Ashley is a Con-stituent Services Representative for Congressman Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) in Salina.

’10 Holly Stein and Kyle Free on Sept. 8, 2012.

’11 Tyler Doyle and Lauren Schneider on May 13, 2013.

’11 Ross Kee and Lacey Goebel on July 27, 2013. Ross currently attends the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Dentistry.

’11 Chelsey Potter and John Tiemeyer on May 17, 2013. Chelsey is the marketing and public relations fellow at the Wichita Library Foun-dation and assistant volleyball coach at Newman.

’11 Amy Steven and Ross Scheer on Dec. 15, 2012.

’11 Melissa Winter and ’12 Cole Gillenwater on July 7, 2013.

’12 Matthew Gerlach and Ashley Luney on May 18, 2013.

’12 Caleb McCormick and ’13 Abbey Nicholas on July 26, 2013.

’13 Rebekah Baldridge and ’13 Lyle Valentine on Aug. 9, 2013. Rebekah is an admissions counselor at Newman. Both are regular actors at the Kechi Playhouse.

’13 Kimberly Simmons, MSW and Carlos Garcia on June 19, 2013. Kimberly is a residential therapist at Cedar Springs Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo. She works with children diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder.

BaBy Jets Born to ’00 Shana (Jarmer) M.D., and Jason Camblin, a daughter, Emma Mae, on March 1, 2013.

Born to ’03 Sheryl (Giefer) and Craig Albers, a son, Andrew James, on April 15, 2013.

Born to ’04 Maggie (Campbell) and John Urick, a son, John Campbell, on Dec. 3, 2012.

Born to ’04 Molly Deering Alvarez and Robert Alvarez, a son, Dominic, on July 24, 2012.

Born to ’04 Kristy (Hanson) and Mike Sandbo, a daughter, Kailtyn Leigh, on Jan. 19, 2012.

Born to ’05 Lori (Barton) and Matt Morford, a daughter, Callie Ann, on Oct. 24, 2012.

Born to ’05 Cari (Skinner) and JR DiMercurio, a son, Rocco Anthony-John on Jan. 12, 2012.

Born to ’05 Jennifer (Washburn) and Curtis Leiker, a daughter, Victoria Raegan, on July 17, 2013.

Born to ’08 Shelly (VanHorn) and Dan Ferris, a son, Carter Michael, on May 17, 2013.

Born to ’10 Paul Kapalata and Crystal (Carr), a son, Joseph Kapalata, on May 6, 2013.

Born to ’10 Melissa (Sabala) and ’08 David Nelson, a daughter, Katherine Louise, on June 21, 2013. Katherine is the first granddaughter of Linda Sabala, Newman director of graduate admissions and degree completion program, who has 10 grandsons.

Class notes ’64 Mary Margaret Orsman-Kelch celebrated her 90th birthday on June 17, 2013.

’64 Therese Wetta ASC is the director of development for sciences and health sciences at Newman University.

’72 Barbara Shea is a hospice social worker at Dare Home Health and Hospice in Nags Head, N.C.

’79 Kathy Hughes Hammond was promoted to Radiologic Technol-ogy Program director at Newman University.

Br. Frederick Keiser, LC, the son of Fred and ’80 Linda (Dix) Keiser and the late Barb Keiser, was ordained a deacon in Rome for the Legionaries of Christ on June 29, 2013. He has been assigned to work in youth ministry in Santiago, Chile. Deacon Frederick is scheduled to be ordained a priest on Dec. 14, 2013 in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.

’81 Ann (Roder) Fox is the executive director at Habitat for Humanity in Wichita. Ann is former director of Alumni Relations at Newman.

’89 ’11 Shelly Bole is the director of Catechesis for the Catholic Diocese of Shreveport, La.

’93 Lori Niemoth Peters and husband Steve have four children and live in Wood River, Neb., where she is a substitute teacher.

’96 Tim Norton, Sedgwick County commissioner, was honored as Humanitarian of the Year by the Sweet Emergency Fund. Norton has also served on the Haysville (Kan.) City Council, and as mayor of Haysville.

’03 Erin Houser Sullivan is a wellness business owner. She and her husband, Scott, have two sons and one daughter.

’03 Rachel Saket Kashani is a con-tract nurse at Travel Max in Wichita.

’03 Tumaini Kasilima is currently a faculty director at Wright Career College, Wichita. Tumaini graduated with a degree in accounting.

’03 Humberto Medina is a physical therapist and area director of clinical operations in Bradenton, Fla.

’04 Melissa Tatro is a 3rd grade teacher and has taught for 11 years total. Melissa graduated with a degree in elementary education.

‘05 Tim Belsan received the 2012 Rookie of the Year award for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division. The award is given “in rec-ognition of exceptional performance and notable contributions toward the Division’s mission by any employee with fewer than three years of service with the Division, and fewer than five years overall federal service.”

’06 Chelsea Bieberle is the Rehabili-tation Department manager for Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned, Kan. Chelsea graduated with a degree in occupational therapy.

’06 Linda Garrett Bitner is a registered nurse at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

’07 Melanie Glazier Summers has joined the Countryside Pet Clinic in Andover as a veterinarian.

’09 Abayomi Oke is a consultant with AIG in Houston, Texas.

’09 Drew Spencer is the IT manager at MAWD Pathology Group in North Kansas City, Mo.


Several Wichita-area Newman alumni, spouses and friends turned out in August for a “Happy Hour” gathering in Old Town. Alumni from every decade from the 1960s to the 2010s were represented. Attendees were, l-r, front row: Director of Development for Sciences and Health Sciences Therese Wetta, ASC ’64; Linda Hemken; Alumni Association Vice President Renee Soukup Hein ’02; Chris Siefers ’91, Director of Alumni Relations Sarah Kriwiel Cundiff ’86; Director of Graduate Admissions Randy Ware; Melissa Ewald Grelinger ’82, Board of Trustees Member Bart Grelinger ’83; back row: Tumaini Kasilima ’03; Tina Mesa Walterscheid ’88; Jennifer Green ’88; Dennis Hemken ’73; Paul Kapalata ’10; Rachel Stanley ’13; Ray Williams ’13, Tony Tamburro ’03.

Newman softball and women’s basketball alums joined together to stage a July 20, 2013 golf tournament at Braeburn Golf Course Wichita in support of ’07 Sarah Rowe Keith, second from left. Sarah’s husband Scott died of a sudden illness May 15, 2013, leaving her to care for their son Jack, 1, and a daughter due to be born in December 2013. Scott Keith, who had been a paramedic and nurse, did not have life insurance. The tournament drew several doctors, nurses and other health care professionals who knew Scott and Sarah, an emergency room nurse at Via Christi.

Pictured are, l-r: ’03 Josie Loewen Dean, Sarah (Rowe) Keith, ’04 Molly Deering Alvarez, ’04 Erin Bailey Hall, and Marie Thomas, former Newman assistant softball coach.

For more information on the tournament, visit http://scottkeithbenefit.com. anyone wishing to contribute can send funds to the scott keith Memorial Fund, c/o intrust Bank, 105 n Main, Wichita, ks 67202.

’07 Sara )Rowe) and Scott Keith, with son Jack.

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’10, ‘13 Adelita Aldava, LMSW has joined Cana Counseling at Catholic Charities as a bilingual therapist. Adelita earned her undergraduate degree in liberal arts in 2010, and her Master of Social Work degree in 2013. She is also the recipient of the Newman Outstanding Master of Social Work Student of the Year award for 2012-2013.

’10 Kelsey Metro is the new science teacher at Marion Middle School, Marion, Kan., where she grew up. She is married to Jordon, and they have two daughters.

’11 Rosio Ibarra-Monarrez began graduate school in international studies at the University of Denver this fall.

’11 Leasha Strang is a licensed master social worker at the Central Kansas Mental Health Center in Salina, Kan.

’12 Monica Hill Henning is in her first semester at the University of Kansas School of Law, in Lawrence.

’12 Sarah Long is a registered nurse at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.

’12 Vince Lujano is a radiology technician at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

‘12 Brian J. Murphy, LSW, is a read-justment counseling therapist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Colorado Springs Veterans Center. Murphy also was recently promoted to GS-11 grade. Murphy is assigned as the Mobile Vet Center (MVC) counselor, and works with combat veterans who have readjustment issues, includ-ing PTSD, mTBI, Military Sexual Trauma (MST), and bereavement.

’12 Ellen Traylor is the campaign specialist for Team In Training at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in Ohio.

’13 Brice J. Albert, of Colwich, Kan., received the Harvey J. Ablah Award for 2013 and is now continuing his education at Washington University in St. Louis in chemistry.

’13 Jared Ferris is beginning gradu-ate school in Middle Eastern History at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

’13 Karen Daugherty, MSW is working at the Griffith Center in Colorado Springs as a therapist for the day treatment program.

’13 Calvin Easter works in proposal development at Linde Process Plants LLC in Tulsa, Okla.

’13 Adrienne Fox, of Colwich, Kan., received the Leona J. Ablah Award for 2013 and is attending Duke University School of Medicine in the Doctorate of Physical Therapy program. She is the daughter of ’81 Ann (Roder) and ’78 Mark Fox.

’13 Jessica (Fridley) Huber and her husband Jonathan live in Elkhart, Ind., where she works as a mental health therapist at Oaklawn Psychiatric Center.

‘13 Gloria Jones, MSW, recently passed the LCSW licensure exam.

’13 Daniel Martin is the Inde-pendent Living/National Youth in Transition database consultant for the Kansas Department for Children and Families.

’13 Elyse Pachta entered the Kansas State University College of Veteri-nary Medicine this fall.

’13 Erin Schmidt began veterinary school in fall 2013 at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

’12 Brian J. Murphy works in this Mobile Vet Center as a counselor in Colorado Springs, Colo.

’35, ’37 Teresa Palsmeier, ASC, passed away on July 11, 2013. She was 101 years old. She was received into the ASC congregation in 1932, where she took the name Sister M. Mechtildis. She earned a diploma from St. John’s Academy in 1935, and an associate’s degree from Sacred Heart Junior College in 1937. Sister Mechtildis taught religion and math at Sacred Heart Academy from 1946 to 1959, and served as principal of the Academy from 1960 to 1965. In 1968 she permanently changed her name to Sister Teresa Palsmeier. She was featured in the Spring 2012 issue of Challenge magazine. Read the story online at http://challenge.newmanu.edu/sha-teacher-principal-celebrates-100-years.

Among those attending the July 16, 2013 funeral of Teresa Palsmeier, ASC, were, l-r: ’52 Doris (Majerus) Wells, ’54 Millie (Majerus) Schwartz, ’60 Rita (Albert) Neville-Landwehr, and ’60 Mary (Simon) Blasi.

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’13 Rachel Stanley is the new marketing manager at the Museum of World Treasures in Wichita.

’13 Raymond Williams has joined Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Wichita as their IT support specialist.

oBituaries ’40 Maureen (Mary Lousie) Doughtery, CSJ, on April 11, 2013.

James “Jimmy” Charles Grilliot, Jr., brother of ’45 Barbara Mary Gerard and ’61 Zita Brummel and father of ’73 Ellen Larson, on April 26, 2013.

’47 Opal Lee (Hill) Loux, on Dec. 29, 2012.

’75 Gilbert Perez, on April 27, 2013.

’78 James E. Barkley, on April 3, 2013.

’80 Jeanette “Toots” Foley, on March 24, 2013.

Richard Higgins, father of ’82 Maureen “Mo” Rohleder and father-in-law of ’79 Albert Rohleder, on July 30, 2013. Maureen is the assistant athletics director and senior women’s administrator at Newman.

George Leo Wendell, father of ’83 Teresa Hinkel and ’92 Rosemary Wendell, on July 4, 2013.

’85 Dorothy McCinn, on Nov. 15, 2012.

Andrew Frank Naab, father of ’96 Lisa Hort, on May 26, 2013.

’01 Derek Bryan Kelley of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sept. 15, 2012.

Glenn Rex Wiseman, father of ’02 Vanessa (Wiseman) Harshberger and father-in-law of Steve Harshberger, former softball coach for Newman University, on June 16, 2013.

Alice Ann Drummond, mother of ’04 Mark Drummond, on June 30, 2013.

Connie Williams, mother of ’09 Amber and ’09 Jason Williams on July 19, 2013.

Friends oF the university LeaAnn Knaebel and Brian Walker were married on April 6, 2013. LeaAnn is director of Resident Life at Newman.

Joyce Batman Suellentrop, retired Newman archivist, will serve as a con-sultant for the Gray County Korean War Veterans Oral History Project.

oBituaries Roger Lamm, husband of Sherry Lamm, director of Career Services and Coop Education at Newman, on Aug. 6, 2013.

Jimmy Lewis, brother of Linda Fields, administrative assistant to the dean of Admissions at Newman, on April 17, 2013.

Marilyn McMillan, former head ca-shier at Newman University, on May 7, 2013.

Lawrence Weller, retired mathematics teacher at Newman University, on Jan. 7, 2013.

Roman Wiesner, father of Don Wiesner, controller at Newman, on July 24, 2013.

Several Newman cross country alumni gathered Aug. 25 for the “Time Trials,” an annual event designed for alums to meet new cross country student-athletes, parents and other alums. The event includes a costume contest for freshman runners and breakfast. Pictured l-r are: Ed Shikuku ’12; Zach Ball ’13; Chris Taylor ’12; Newman Director of Alumni Relations Sarah (Kriwiel) Cundiff ’86, ’90; Lindsay (Baldwin) Gully ’06; Leroy “Junior” Allen ’06; Assistant Cross County Coach Niki (Lee) Manbeck ’06; Kyle Graber; Program Assistant for Graduate Theology Katie (Hamlin) Kissling ’13; Manase Busienei ’13, and Head Cross Country Coach Josh Schepis.

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PERMIT NO. 458

all newman university science and math alumni in kansas, the oklahoma City area, and the kansas City area:

saturday, october 19, 20134 to 9 p.m.

Please join us for a gathering with current and former faculty in the heimerman Science Center. Come and visit with faculty, share stories with friends, take a walk through heimerman and reminisce.

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For more information, contact director of development for sciences and health sciences therese Wetta, asC ‘64 at 316-942-4291, ext. 2174 or [email protected].

2013 Fall Newman University Magazine

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