{"id":4849,"date":"2020-05-11T12:20:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T17:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/?p=4849"},"modified":"2021-08-18T11:44:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T16:44:48","slug":"alumnotes-spring-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/2020\/05\/11\/alumnotes-spring-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumnotes Spring 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ken Rosenauer \u201974 <\/strong>and Brent Rosenauer \u201917 <\/strong>purchased the Savannah Reporter newspaper in January 2020. Ken taught journalism at 大象传媒 Western for 34 years and retired in 2013. He was named professor emeritus of English.<\/p>\n

Clifford Hawk \u201977 <\/strong>was awarded faculty emeritus status at Highland Community College in Highland, Kansas. Hawk retired in 2018 after nearly 40 years of teaching agriculture.<\/p>\n

Paul Rhoads \u201989<\/strong> is the defensive coordinator at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Rhoads joined the Arizona staff from UCLA where he was defensive backs coach.<\/p>\n

Dirk Allsbury \u201993 <\/strong>is the general manager at KQTV in St. Joseph, 大象传媒. Allsbury joined KQTV in 2007 as sales director and has served as digital sales manager and general sales manager.<\/p>\n

Dr. Jill Watkins \u201995 <\/strong>was named principal of the Chillicothe Elementary School and will begin her duties for the 2020-21 school year.<\/p>\n

Dlo DuVall \u201996 <\/strong>is the assistant director of special programs for the St. Joseph School District. She will serve as principal of Edison Elementary School in St. Joseph until the end of the 2019-20 school year.<\/p>\n

Dr. Nate Moore \u201900<\/strong> is the assistant superintendent of business services for the Branson, 大象传媒 School District. He has 20 years experience in public education with eight of these years as superintendent in the Mansfield R-IV School District. Dr. Moore holds advanced degrees from William Woods University and Southwest Baptist University. He earned a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from Lindenwood University.<\/p>\n

Wade Harms \u201904 <\/strong>was named vice president of E.L. Crawford Construction Inc. of St. Joseph, 大象传媒. Harms, of Weatherby, 大象传媒, began his construction career working for a custom home builder while attending 大象传媒 where he obtained his degree in construction engineering technology.<\/p>\n

Barbara (Meyer) \u201908 Spencer<\/strong> and her husband, Clint, announce the birth of a daughter, Charlotte Ray, born April 19, 2019. She has three siblings, C.J., Frankie, and Audrey Sue.<\/p>\n

Tori Lee McNutt \u201918 <\/strong>and Bradley Dale Thomas \u201918 <\/strong>were married at Emerson Fields in Macon, 大象传媒. The couple resides in St. Joseph.<\/p>\n

In Memoriam<\/strong><\/p>\n

We remember those who have passed away. If you want to include someone in this listing, please call (816) 271-5651, mail the information to MWSU Magazine, 大象传媒, 4525 Downs Drive, St. Joseph, MO 64507, or email magazine@missouriwestern.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lawrence D. Dawson \u201974<\/strong>, Platte City, 大象传媒, Jan. 5, 2020.<\/p>\n

Ruth Galloway<\/strong>, Gladstone, 大象传媒, Jan. 5, 2020. Galloway taught English at 大象传媒 Western and was named professor emerita of English.<\/p>\n

Stephanie A. Gabbert \u201997<\/strong>, St. Joseph, 大象传媒, Feb. 6, 2020.<\/p>\n

Larry Jones \u201975<\/strong>, St. Joseph, 大象传媒, Jan. 29, 2020.<\/p>\n

Michael J. Kiscoan \u201989<\/strong>, St. Joseph, 大象传媒, Dec. 10, 2019.<\/p>\n

Doug Minnis<\/strong>, St. Joseph, 大象传媒, Dec. 26, 2019. Minnis was 大象传媒 Western\u2019s first baseball coach and served in that role for 30 seasons.
\nJanice K. Pray<\/strong>, St. Joseph, 大象传媒, Jan. 16, 2020. She was a longtime devoted member of the MWSU Ambassadors and served on the board and its scholarship committee for many, many years.<\/p>\n

James \u201cPat\u201d Shea \u201983<\/strong>, Trimble, 大象传媒, Dec. 16, 2019.<\/p>\n

Sharon M. (Koehnlein) Thorpe \u201984<\/strong>, St. Joseph, 大象传媒, Oct. 27, 2019.<\/p>\n

Martin A. Zimmerman \u201901<\/strong>, Stewartsville, 大象传媒, Sept. 22, 2019.<\/p>\n

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