{"id":4743,"date":"2016-09-09T09:36:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T14:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=4743"},"modified":"2019-06-04T16:22:27","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T21:22:27","slug":"awards-banquet-honors-alumni-others-for-service-to-missouri-western","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2016\/09\/09\/awards-banquet-honors-alumni-others-for-service-to-missouri-western\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards banquet honors alumni, others for service to 大象传媒 Western"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Alumni Association at 大象传媒 will honor eight individuals at the 34<sup>th<\/sup> annual Alumni Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 in the Fulkerson Center.<\/p>\n<p>Award recipients include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distinguished Alumni Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Distinguished Alumni Award was created by the Alumni Association Board of Directors in 1983 to recognize alumni of the St. Joseph Junior College, 大象传媒 Western Junior College, 大象传媒 Western College, 大象传媒 Western State College and 大象传媒 who distinguish themselves professionally; are a service to their community, state or nation; have made humanitarian contributions to society in general or who possess qualities that elicit pride from fellow alumni. This year\u2019s recipients are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jeff Mittie \u201989, head women\u2019s basketball coach, Kansas State University. Mittie served as 大象传媒 Western\u2019s women\u2019s basketball coach from 1992 to 1995, compiling a 76-17 record and a Division II Final Four appearance. He has also coached at Arkansas State and Texas Christian University.<\/li>\n<li>Wayne Chatham \u201990, vice chairman, Card Compliant, LLC in Kansas City, 大象传媒. Chatham also recently completed his tenure as vice chairman of the board at Store Financial, LLC in Overland Park, Kansas. He co-founded and worked for Stored Value Solutions, and worked for National Processing Company and Discover Card Financial Services.<\/li>\n<li>Ellen Sommer \u201993, lecturer in piano, University of Kansas. In addition to her teaching duties, Sommer performs extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Central and South America and Europe, and is a founding member of Allegresse, a trio for flute, oboe and piano. She taught keyboard and voice at 大象传媒 Western from 1994 to 2004.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4743 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"mittie-jeff\" data-caption=\"Jeff Mittie &#039;89\" href="https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Mittle-Jeff.jpg"><img width=\"230\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Mittle-Jeff-230x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Mittle-Jeff-200x270.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Mittle-Jeff-230x310.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Mittle-Jeff-400x540.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Mittle-Jeff.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4744'>\n\t\t\t\tJeff Mittie &#8217;89\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"chatham\" data-caption=\"Wayne Chatham &#039;90\" href="https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Chatham.jpg"><img width=\"221\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Chatham-221x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Chatham-200x280.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Chatham-221x310.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Chatham-400x560.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Chatham-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Chatham-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Chatham-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Chatham-800x1120.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Chatham-1200x1680.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Chatham.jpg 1277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4745'>\n\t\t\t\tWayne Chatham &#8217;90\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"sommer\" data-caption=\"Ellen Sommer &#039;93\" href="https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Botroff-Pic-3.jpg"><img width=\"207\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Botroff-Pic-3-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Botroff-Pic-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Botroff-Pic-3-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Botroff-Pic-3-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Botroff-Pic-3-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Botroff-Pic-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Botroff-Pic-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Botroff-Pic-3-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Botroff-Pic-3-1200x1800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4746'>\n\t\t\t\tEllen Sommer &#8217;93\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>GOLD (Graduate of the Last Decade) Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/white_shannon-cropped.jpg\"><\/a> Shannon Swanson White &#8217;06\n<p>The GOLD award recognizes those early in their career who have had outstanding achievements and accomplishments. The award is based upon professional and educational achievements, community activities, honors and awards received and other noteworthy items of merit since graduation. The nominee must have received his or her initial degree from 大象传媒 within ten years of June 1 of the year of recognition.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s recipient is Shannon Swanson White \u201906, graphic designer, Populous in Kansas City, 大象传媒. Shortly after graduation, White was given the opportunity to help design signage for the Super Bowl, and her work with major events continues to this day. She has been involved in nine Super Bowls, five NCAA Division I Final Fours, a MLB All-Star Game and a Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Herb \u201935 and Peggy Iffert Award for Outstanding Service to the University<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/Jerry-and-Linda-Myers-picture.jpg\"><\/a> Jerry &#8217;71 and Linda Myers\n<p>The Iffert Award recognizes an alumnus\/alumna, retiree, or other friend of the University who has shown outstanding and continuous commitment to 大象传媒\u2019s mission, vision, and legacy. This award recognizes one\u2019s service as a positive liaison between the University and the region of Northwest 大象传媒 as well as consistent dedication to the advancement and preservation of 大象传媒.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s recipients are Jerry \u201971 and Linda Myers. Jerry served as 大象传媒 Western\u2019s sports information director for six years beginning in 1973, and is credited with creating the Griffon logo in the shape of 大象传媒 that is still in use today. He and Linda have remained active Griffon supporters, with Jerry recently stepping down from the Gold Coat board after 30 years of service. They own and operate Jerry and Linda Myers Shelter Insurance in St. Joseph.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distinguished Faculty Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/bergland.jpg\"><\/a> Dr. Bob Bergland\n<p>Established in 1983, the Distinguished Faculty Award is given to a current faculty member by the 大象传媒 Alumni Association in recognition of one\u2019s lasting influence on students, excellence in teaching, professional\/career accomplishments, and professional and ethical standards.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s recipient is Dr. Bob Bergland, professor of journalism and integrated media. Dr. Bergland has been on 大象传媒 Western\u2019s faculty since 1997, serving as advisor to the student newspaper, The Griffon News. He also directs the Master of Applied Arts in Digital Media program. In 2005, he taught in Ukraine as a Fulbright Scholar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honorary Alumni Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/09\/McCauley.jpg\"><\/a> Howard McCauley\n<p>An Honorary Alumni Award is given at the discretion of the Alumni Association Board of Directors to an individual who has faithfully served 大象传媒 Western and evoked pride among its constituents, but is not an alumnus\/a. It is given only when someone meets the merits of the award rather than every year.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s recipient is Howard McCauley, retired dean of enrollment management. McCauley retired this year after more than three decades of service to 大象传媒 Western. Hired as a football assistant coach in 1979, he moved to the Office of Admissions in 1985 as interim director. Under his tenure, enrollment grew from approximately 3,900 students to just under 6,000.<\/p>\n<p>Reservations to the Alumni Awards Banquet are required by Oct. 7, 2016. The cost is $30 per person. For more information or to make a reservation by phone, please call 816-271-5670.<\/p>\n<p><em>大象传媒 is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. 大象传媒 Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\">www.missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/em><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2014end\u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alumni Association at 大象传媒 will honor eight individuals at the 34th annual Alumni Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 in the Fulkerson Center. 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