2011 Park University Report to Investors

2010-2011 Report to Investors

Collaboration

Vision StatementPark University, a pioneering institution of higher learning since 1875, will provide leadership in quality, innovative education for a diversity of learners who will excel in their professional and personal service to the global community.

Mission StatementPark University provides access to a quality higher education experience that prepares a diverse community of learners to think critically, communicate effectively, demonstrate a global perspective and engage in lifelong learning and service to others.

Core ValuesAccountabilityCivility and RespectExcellenceGlobal CitizenshipInclusivityIntegrity

"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." — Henry Ford

Park University celebrates a year defined by collaboration — across campuses, communities and continents.

At Park, we believe in bringing together people, knowledge and expertise to cultivate new ideas and new opportunities. The whole is truly greater than the sum of our parts.

We are grateful to all of our valued partners — alumni, donors, business and civic leaders, students, faculty and staff — who are generously moving Park forward to an even brighter future.

Collaboration

Collaboration in a single media, closed environment is a simple process. In our intermingling world that has resulted in profound global interdependency, though, collaboration is very complex. Everyone

and every industry strives to excel and be influential in this global economy. As an early leader in global collaboration, Park University has advanced to a level of confidence that has resulted in important local, national and international relationships that will help shape our direction in global education.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said a potential solution included relinquishing protectionist views toward international education, and embracing an ethic in which “advancing education everywhere brings benefits to everyone.” At Park, we believe it is our responsibility to provide tangible evidence of excellence that not only demonstrates the amazing possibilities when education is enhanced by collaboration, but also to provide encouragement through example to those who may be inspired to excel.

Active participation in groundbreaking organizations, whether local, national or international, are critical elements to ensuring we remain a frontrunner in

shaping the next iteration of global education. For example, I recently returned from a trip to Brussels, Belgium, where Park received two prestigious awards. Angie Peterson, director of the Office of International Education and Study Abroad, was named the 2011 Outstanding Campus Adviser, while Charif Hamidi, a 2011 Park graduate, received the 2011 University Chapter Leadership Award, from People to People International, an organization that seeks to enhance international understanding and friendship.

Closer to home, Park University trustee Danny O'Neill (founder of The Roasterie in Kansas City) and I joined in a roundtable discussion, sponsored by NAFSA: Association of International Educators, which explored the roles of both education and private business in developing a global workforce. In addition, I was honored to be asked to serve as co-chair of the Greater Kansas City Area Development Council's Higher Education Task Force, which is charged with developing a comprehensive approach at how education is provided and the workforce is trained through the institutions in the region. At the same time, teams from Park are exploring new institutional partnership opportunities in China, Malaysia and Puerto Rico.

In the pages that follow, you will read stories of individuals and companies that are active collaborators with Park, its students and faculty. In every story there is a message of alliance with Park that helps propel our mission of accessible

education for our world. Sometimes, the cooperative aspect is clear; in others, it is not as evident. It is always, though, clear that you — our alumni, friends, supporters and advocates — are the foundational strength behind our abilities to ensure we are truly preparing the global leaders of tomorrow to excel in their profession and their service to society.

As we strive to remain a leader in global education, we thank you for your leadership and support in ensuring the resources and relationships are there for our students, faculty, programs and facilities. We are honored to collaborate with you on the future.

With gratitude,

Michael H. Droge, Ph.D.President, Park University

Dear Friends,

Two pioneering donors and a national grant culminate in Park's new Department of Military and Veteran Student Services

Donors. Grants. Gifts. Together, they have the power to do much more than cover costs. With vision and unwavering commitment, private philanthropy for Park has led to a tipping point to permanently expand the University's legacy of leadership in serving those who courageously serve our country.

It began with a big idea — and big generosity — nearly four years ago. Two pioneering donors, R. Crosby Kemper and Thomas Holcom, embraced Park's desire to better serve the growing ranks of wounded military members. Together they provided $175,000 in start-up funding to create the Park Warrior Center, which is dedicated to serving the educational needs of transitioning wounded service members.

In spring 2009, Park was awarded a $100,000 Success for Veterans Award Grant from the American Council on Education and the Walmart Foundation. Park was one of 20 higher learning institutions in the country — and the only one in the Midwest — to receive this competitive grant to create a curriculum to meet the unique educational needs of transitioning veterans.

Celebrating collaborationToday, the generosity of individuals, corporations and private foundations has culminated in the development of Park University's new Department of Military and Veteran Student Services. On Oct. 7, Park celebrated the grand opening of the new physical space for the department and the home of the Park Warrior Center.

“Today is an important day in Park's history as we dedicate this space as a physical manifestation of our emotional and practical commitment to our military and veteran students,” said Jerry Jorgensen, Ph.D., Park University provost and vice president for academic affairs. “As a retired Army colonel myself, one of the many things that attracted me to Park is the high priority it places on serving those who defend our country.”

During the dedication ceremony, Park honored the transformative philanthropy of two individuals and their companies that helped make it all possible. “Tom Holcom, CEO of Pioneer Services, and R. Crosby Kemper, chair emeritus of UMB Bank, boldly supported our efforts with their spirit, ideas and financial support to make the Park Warrior Center a reality,” said Gary Wages, Park's Board of Trustees chair.

Beyond the grantThe new initiatives to serve Park's military students benefitted from the inspired leadership of Stephen Terry, director of military and veteran student services.

When he joined Park less than 18 months ago to manage the Success for Veterans two-year grant

program and Park Warrior Center, Terry was impressed by how much everyone at Park cared about serving military students. “They encouraged me to explore how Park could do even more to meet their needs.”

Terry met with veteran and education advisers at Park's campus centers on military installations across the country, providing service, training and research.

At first, Terry proposed an “office” of veteran

The Tipping Point: Private philanthropy expands Park's military legacy

Stephen Terry, Park's director of military and veteran student services.

On a windy Oct. 7, Park University celebrated the grand opening of its new Office for Military and Veteran Student Services, home of the Park Warrior Center, located on the first floor of Thompson Commons on the Parkville Campus.

From left: Bebe Kemper; Park President Dr. Michael Droge; R. Crosby Kemper, chairman emeritus of UMB Bank; Tom Holcom, CEO of Pioneer Services and member of Park's Board of Trustees; Denise Holcom; Stephen Terry, director of Park's military and veteran student services department; retired Lt. Gen. Robert Arter; and Lois Arter.

services. “Then I met with Dr. Jorgensen, as well as (Park University president) Dr. Michael Droge and (Vice President for University Advancement) Laurie McCormack. They challenged me to think bigger, more broadly,” Terry said. "Ultimately, I developed a proposal for a department to serve both active and veteran students, able and wounded, which was a much bigger idea."

Collectively, their big thinking paid off. The Park Board of Trustees approved Terry's proposal on Aug. 1 and Park University's Department of Military and Veteran Student Services became a reality.

In their boots“Making the transition from the military to college can be a stressful time for veterans,” said Terry, a combat veteran and former staff sergeant in the U.S. Army. “Veterans need to know someone understands and cares about them. At Park, they know that we've been in their same boots.”

Since 2003, the wounded warrior population has grown, with many soldiers returning home with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. “We consider these just as important and real as all other physical disabilities,” Terry said. “We call them 'wounds above the shoulders.'”

The power of education — and inspiring the confidence to “go for it” — drives Terry and his staff of military veterans who assist fellow military students every day.

“I spent years in active duty and in the reserves, and had no idea what was available to me — or even possible for me,” Terry said. “Every day, I get to help veterans just like me. When I talk with them, I see me sitting in the chair with all the same questions. Many of them doubt that they are 'college material' — and so did I. So I can relate to their questions and concerns. I have the best job in the world.”

Terry said the new department is focused on providing the utmost in personal assistance to service members and veterans. “In addition to our educational programs, we help write application letters, call admissions counselors or obtain records for them, whether they're in our offices, on one of Park's campus centers or deployed in Afghanistan,” he said. “We make it a priority to respond personally to all inquiries within 24 hours and continually follow up — whatever they need to ensure their success.”

Park University serves the educational needs of the military through 40 campus centers in 21 states, 35 of which are on military installations. Each year, more than half of Park's 22,000-plus students are either military service or family members, making Park the sixth largest provider of college credit to the military in the nation.

Park's Department of Military and Veteran Student ServicesThe Department of Military and Veteran Student Services provides resources for active duty service members and veterans who are transitioning from the military to pursue civilian education and career goals. The department offers individualized support to assist with education, employment, finances, relationships, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.

Wounded warriors have different needs than typical students due to combat stress and other disabilities. The Park Warrior Center, a component of the Department of Military and Veteran Student Services, gives wounded warriors a jump-start on their educational goals. Wounded warriors participate in the program as a team and are also paired with a veteran mentor for individual advising. Approved spouses, dependents or friends are encouraged to enroll in the same courses at no charge as a “learning buddy” to offer additional support and encouragement. Credits earned can be transferred toward a Park University or other higher education institution's degree program.

In 2009, the University received a $100,000 Success for Veterans Award Grant from the American Council on Education and the Walmart Foundation. Park was one of just 20 higher learning institutions in the country, and the only one in the Midwest, awarded the grant, which recognized model programs advancing access and success in higher education for veterans and their families. The program, which provides a smooth transition to college for veteran students, developed five courses delivered online or face-to-face to accommodate service members at home and abroad.

My Brother's KeeperRetired Lt. Gen. Robert Arter and his wife, Lois, donated a limited edition framed print, titled “My Brother's Keeper,” by artist Marc Wolfe. The print is prominently displayed in the new Office for Military and Veteran Student Services.

Arter's distinguished career began in 1950 when he was commissioned from Ohio State University as a second lieutenant. Through his nearly 60-year career, he held command and staff positions culminating with his role as commanding general, Sixth United States Army. He is currently the chair of the board of trustees of the Command and General Staff College Foundation at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

After returning from Iraq, U.S. Army Spc. Patrick Clark spent months “lost in the sauce.”

He entered the military soon after high school graduation in 2002 to help pay for college. “I knew there was a risk of being deployed after 9/11, but I took the chance.”

In January 2004, Clark was on his way to Iraq.

“What I was told it would be and what it turned out to be was quite different,” he said. Clark spent more than a year driving through small villages, ostensibly as ground security for civil affairs. His job was to study the grounds for the slightest hint of a stray wire, a freshly covered pothole or suspicious roadkill.

“From dawn to dusk, we swept the streets looking for telltale signs of IEDs (improvised explosive devices),” Clark said. “In Iraq, there wasn't a lot of traditional combat. We didn't know who we were fighting. There were no uniforms. Anyone could be your enemy.”

Facing down sudden explosionsOn April 15, 2004, Clark experienced his first IED.

“It was two artillery rounds taped together on the road that was detonated by a cell phone. We missed the explosion by about 15 feet doing 50 miles per hour down the road in an unarmored Humvee,” Clark said. “It was a game-changer for me in the military and in my life.”

From PTSD to ParkPark Warrior Center provides path to brighter future

U.S. Army Spc. Patrick Clark was deployed to Iraq in 2004. Today, Clark is a sophomore at Park University and works part-time in the Office for Military and Veteran Student Services with the Park Warrior Center programs to help other veterans make the transition from the military to pursuing their education.

Park Warrior Center staff member Patrick Clark, left, speaks with Stephen Terry, director of Park's military and veteran student services department, inside the Park Warrior Center.

He would witness more than a dozen more IED explosions before leaving Iraq. “Luckily, we didn't lose a single guy in my battalion,” he said.

It wasn't until Clark returned to civilian life in 2006 that he began to feel the impact of facing down the daily fear of sudden explosions. “At first, I didn't know what was happening to me. I couldn't go into restaurants because they were too loud. Little children playing scared me, even my own nieces.” Clark suffered constant nightmares, anxiety and angry outbursts that led to job and social instability.

He didn't know his problem had a name until he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. “I could function in the world, but I wasn't really there. I called it being 'lost in the sauce,'” he said.

Instead of college, Clark decided to get a job after the military. “I knew about the GI Bill, but I was afraid to go to school. I wasn't the best student in high school, and it had been a long time since I'd been

in a classroom.” Frustrated with his career progress without an education, Clark tested the waters at a community college but struggled with a school that didn't understand his military background or his challenges with PTSD.

Serving those who servedBefore giving up, he decided to take a look at Park. “I clicked the 'military' link on the homepage of the Park website and within an hour I got a call from Stephen Terry (director of military and veteran student services). I admitted that I had a bad case of PTSD, but Stephen was encouraging. He immediately e-mailed me everything I needed to transfer,” Clark said. “I wasn't fully aware of the Park Warrior Center then, but I remember being glad to see on Stephen's e-mail signature that he was former military.”

Clark said he had never experienced this kind of support. “Veterans have different concerns, situations

and paperwork. It's not easy to find a place like the Park Warrior Center where people 'get it.'”

Today, Clark is a sophomore at Park majoring in criminal justice. He also works part-time in the Office for Military and Veteran Student Services with the Park Warrior Center programs to help with social media outreach and assisting other service members. “I enjoy helping other veterans just as Park did for me.”

Clark said every university should have something like the Park Warrior Center to guide those who are struggling with injury, through the transition between the two worlds of the military and education. “Military members are trained to be soldiers and serve their country. We don't want special treatment,” Clark said. “In fact, that's why when we answer the phones to talk with veterans, we don't ask 'How can we help you?' but rather we ask 'How can we serve you?'”

A partnership between Park University and Crossroads Hospice is changing the way students learn in the classroom about death and dying, while offering hospice patients a chance to tell their stories to friends and families.

Funded by a $10,000 grant from the Crossroads Hospice Charitable Foundation, the partnership pairs Park students from a wide variety of disciplines — including psychology, social work, philosophy and nursing — with Crossroads patients to document the patients' life stories in memory books.

Making Memories: Park students give back and learn in partnership with Crossroads Hospice

Park nursing student Tina Hill, right, speaks with a Crossroads Hospice patient about her memory book.

Memory booksAs part of the partnership with Crossroads Hospice, Park University students meet with hospice patients to talk about their lives, their families, interests and hobbies, and put together memory scrapbooks that the patients' families can keep to remember their loved one.

A portion of the grant is also being used to help Park faculty increase their knowledge about hospice, death and dying, and offering them resources and professional development to help in curriculum development.

Humanizes patientsFor Crossroads' licensed practical nurse Colleen McDermott and Park students who are participating this semester, the project is a chance for them to

learn about hospice care, but also take a step away from the clinical side of their training.

“I learned to slow down; to really appreciate the simple things,” said McDermott, who has been working full time at Crossroads since graduat-ing from Park with an associate degree in nursing in May 2010. “We get so busy (as nurses) that we sometimes forget that there's a person there — someone who lived a life.”

That's one of the benefits seen by Molly Shalz, Crossroads volunteer coordinator, too. “It really humanizes the patient,” she said. “They aren't a chart; they're not a number. They have lived a life and still have life.”

Both sides benefitEven at just a year old for the partnership, both the University and Crossroads are reaping great benefits, agreed Jane Wood, dean of Park's College

of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Jeannie Thomas, Crossroads director of admissions and marketing, and a 1999 Park graduate.

“There are so many misconceptions about hospice,” Thomas said. “This enables us to normalize the conversation. It's not such a scary thing. It's really about life. And Crossroads gets community involvement and energy from the students.”

As for Park, obviously, Wood said, the education of the students is the number one goal, but the faculty is also benefitting from the partnership. “They are helping students put academic theory into practice,” she said. “And faculty will be able to publish on this as well.”

The partnership works because Park and Crossroads have similar goals, Wood said, in wanting students to have more clinical experiences with hospice.

Students tell the patients' story in whatever way seems most appropriate to the individual. “We had one patient who couldn't remember a lot, but did remember her recipes and had her recipe cards,” Shalz said. “The student took those and really ran with it, and it became a great recipe book. The students get really creative.”

“We encourage the students to have the process be more organic than just interviewing the patients,” she added. “We want them to strike up a conversation, to create a relationship with the patient. The patient is giving a gift to the family, leaving a legacy with photos and the most important things in their lives.”

Putting knowledge to workFor students, the bottom line has been the opportunity to step outside of the classroom and put their knowledge to work.

Last year, 10 students chose to work at Crossroads. During this Fall 2011 semester, 20 students are involved.

Tina Hill, a Park nursing student who will gradu-ate in May 2012, has been working this semester on a memory book. She's met with her patient a number of times, talking about the woman's life and putting together pictures and words that tell her story. The process helps her patient cope with her dementia and end-of-life issues.

“I think in talking with her that I am able to sometimes redirect her out of a negative state and give her a good experience,” Hill said. “The

legacy of the book is something that will be great for the family to cherish. I think they will absolutely draw comfort from it.”

Shalz sees unlimited potential for the program. Right now, Shalz is working on the project as a part of her overall duties, but she foresees a time when the training and coordination will require someone's full-time attention.

“It has endless growth potential,” she said. “We want to do more.”

ScholarshipsPark CIO endows scholarships to honor brother and benefactor

David Monchusie holds photos of his friend, Carol Saunders Patterson, and his brother, Norman Lucas Monchusie.

David Monchusie, '00, grew up in a single-parent home in South Africa. His hard work and determination enabled him to get a college degree, immigrate to the United States and become Park's chief information officer.

Now, by establishing two scholarships at Park, he's hoping to pay forward the opportunities he has had.

Currently, the scholarships are being financed through Monchusie's annual contributions to the two funds. At the same time, he is making contributions toward a life insurance policy that will ensure the scholarships continue to benefit Park students, even after his death.

Honoring one who helpedThe Carol Saunders Patterson Scholarship is a way to honor one of the people who helped him and his family along the way.

Upon his arrival in Kansas City, Monchusie met Patterson through his church, St. Andrew's Episcopal. She became a close friend and benefactor for his family before her death from cancer. “She took us into her heart,” Monchusie said. “Her giving inspired me.”

That scholarship will be awarded annually to an American student who comes from a single-parent home and has demonstrable need as Monchusie did. “I want to honor her and give back,” he said.

Scholarship recognizes sacrificeThe second scholarship is named for Monchusie's late, older brother, Norman Lucas Monchusie. His brother sacrificed his own academic opportunities to help his mother raise David and his other five siblings, before he was killed in a car accident.

The money will be awarded to a student from Haiti, South Africa or other African country, again from a single-parent home with demonstrable need.

“My single mom raised seven children,” he said. “I want to help someone (with both scholarships) who wants to progress in life, but has a need.”

Monchusie is the first person in his family to graduate from college. That, combined with the gifts he's received through his relationship with his church and Park, has really defined the American experience for him.

“This is a nation of giving,” he said. “I want to be a part of it.”

Scholarships

Carol Saunders Patterson

Norman Lucas Monchusie

Monchusie scholarships (continued)

Park alumnus and wife give $73,500 for awards

Thanks to Ernest R. Esch, '30, and his wife, Mary Reid Esch, Park University has two new scholarships.

A $73,500 gift from the estate of Mary Reid Esch established the scholarships, which are endowed by money from Ernest Esch's estate as well. For many years, he intended that a certain percentage of his estate be designated for student scholarships at Park.

The two scholarships are to be awarded to students who maintain a 3.0 grade point average and have a financial need. “I'm glad my family could do this for the institution Ernest and Mary so loved,” said Sydney Reid-Hedge, the couple's daughter.

Ernest Esch graduated from Park in 1930. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World

War II. He earned a master's degree from New York University before becoming educational director for First City National Bank of New York City. He later worked at banks in Kansas City and McGregor, Texas.

He served as president of the Park Alumni Association and then as a member of the Board of Trustees from 1948 to 1956. He was a recipient of Park's Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1966. He died in 1996 at the age of 87.

Although she wasn't a Park graduate, Mary fell in love with Ernest and, soon after they were married, she fell in love with Park. During her career, she served as executive assistant to the Commanding Generals, Army Air Force, in Denver, and established the Office of the Department of Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in Dallas.

Estates establish scholarships

Ernest and Mary Esch

Music students offered new scholarshipThe new Julia and Ferris Boutross Scholarship will benefit worthy music students at Park University. The scholarship is made possible by a $50,000 gift from their nephew, James M. Malouff III.

Malouff is a fan of Park's International Center for Music. His intent in creating this endowment is to honor a maternal aunt and uncle who placed a high value on education and who were self-educated in a number of areas, including music, art, literature, history and business.

Currently the president of Malouff Companies, a commercial real estate service and non-real estate consulting firm based in Kansas City, Mo., Malouff is heavily involved in civic endeavors and has chaired or been a board member of several organizations with local and international activities.

The scholarship's namesakes were Kansas City natives and were actively involved in the community:

Julia Boutross remained single throughout her life. Her father's death in 1943 curtailed her education as she assumed responsibility for supporting her family. She was active in the community and served as a docent at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo., was a member of the Fireside Committee of the Kansas City Art Institute and the New Theatre Guild Foundation. She was learned in classical music and was an avid bridge player.

Her brother, Ferris T. Boutross, was a restaurateur, running Boots and Coates, a south Kansas City icon, until his retirement. While he didn't attend college, he valued education and developed an appreciation for classical and opera music, history and other subjects. He also valued those who aspired to succeed in business, worked hard and applied themselves.

Recipients of this award are to demonstrate a need and be seeking a degree in classical music at Park.

Jack, '54, and Barbara Hays Fowler, '55, met at Park University by chance. But their $100,000 gift for a scholarship to the University is very deliberate and based on the couple's longstanding love for Park and the student center where they spent much of their time while students.

Jack and Barbara met as Barbara drove onto the campus to begin her freshman year. Jack was part of the welcoming committee and helped direct Barbara and her parents to her dormitory.

Later, when freshmen were required to ask upper-classmen to attend a dance, Barbara extended an invitation to Jack and their relationship began.

Throughout their time at Park, many of their dates involved meeting each other and friends at the on-campus café/bowling alley, the Jolly Roger, housed in the lower level of the gymnasium (then known as Labor Hall, now the Intramural Field House and Fitness Center), so they chose to honor that memory by naming the scholarship for the hangout.

In setting up the scholarship, the Fowlers wanted to honor students with a strong desire for furthering their education, but who might not be able to afford Park without the assistance. “We want it to go to somebody like Jack, who had a great desire, but couldn't come otherwise,” Barbara said.

Jack came to Park after hearing about the University as he was in search of construction work in Iowa. While working on a bridge project, he rented a room from a couple whose son attended Park. They told him about the work-study program, which was the perfect opportunity for him to continue his education.

Jack credits Park for teaching him skills that helped him build a successful real estate business in Boulder, Colo., after graduation. “I think the things I learned at Park — solving problems, coming up with options and then doing it — have carried me through,” he said. “My education meant a lot to me.”

Today, the Fowlers live in Boulder, where they raised their four children. And even though the Jolly Roger is long gone from the Parkville Campus, they regularly visit Park for alumni events.

“We have great memories and such good feelings about Park,” Barbara said.

ScholarshipsGood times at Jolly Roger lead to scholarship

The Jolly Roger was created in 1946 and was the first student recreation area on the Parkville campus.

Park University and the Republic of China (Taiwan) have a long and special relationship, dating back to 1938 when Hollington Tong received the first honorary degree conferred by Park to a Taiwanese citizen.

Now the relationship is taking another leap forward thanks to Park President Michael Droge, Ph.D., and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Kansas City. The $30,000 gift to the University establishes a scholarship for a deserving student from Taiwan. The student will be expected to pursue a degree that studies the relationship between Taiwan and the United States, said Lawrence Tseng, director of TECO-KC.

Historical leaders part of ParkThe relationship between Park and Taiwan is an interesting one, Droge said. After Tong received his honorary degree, another was conferred in 1954 to Ting-Fu Tsiang and one in 1994 to Lyshyn Shen.

Both Tong and Tsiang attended Park in the early 1900s. They both were ambassadors to the United States from Taiwan, and Shen was a vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan.

“Park started enrolling international students in the 1800s,” Droge said. “When they returned home, they were key players in the formation of Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek's eldest grandson is an alumnus.”

Droge's interest in Taiwan comes from all of Park's history and his visit a few years ago to

Ming Chuan University, with which Park has a student-faculty exchange program.

Goal to further connectionThe goal with the scholarship, from Park's point of view, is to “strengthen the connection with Taiwan. We want more students to be able to come and study here,” Droge said.

Droge also is looking for more ways that Park and Taiwan can work together. There are conversations ongoing about teaming up with the Taipei Medical University and providing training for junior diplomats.

“This all makes sense for the legacy of our relationship,” Droge said. “It's amazing to think of the long connection — even before there was a Taiwan. We are a big part of its history.”

Taiwan to Park: Long ties lead to scholarship

From left: Dr. Lyshyn Shen, deputy minister of Taiwan; Park President Dr. Michael Droge; and Benny Lee, member of Park's Board of Trustees and a Taipei native.

Family tradition lives onScholarship honors family with nine Park graduates

Continuing a family tradition, Lorene Metheny Knight, '39, and Ethel Metheny Bricker, '44 remembered Park University in their estate plans.

As a result, the sisters, who passed away in 2009 and 2010, respectively, bequeathed more than $180,000 to continue scholarships previously established in honor of their father, Harrison L. Metheny, '14, and their brother, David Metheny, '50.

The Metheny family and Park are incredibly intertwined. In addition to the sisters, their brother and father, other Metheny family members who graduated from Park include another sister, Mary Putman, '41, Lorene's son, Ronald, '65, and each of Harrison's three wives, Anna Meyer Metheny, '16 (mother of Lorene, Ethel and Mary), Edna Artz Metheny, '14 (mother of David), and Gertrude Baker Metheny, '14 (whom he married following their 50th class reunion).

Harrison served Park as president of the Alumni Association and was honored in 1961 for his service to the University as a Distinguished Alumnus. Edna Artz Metheny was selected “Outstanding Park Mother” in 1963.

The Harrison Metheny Endowed Scholarship was originally funded in 1999. It is awarded annually to a full-time junior or senior Park student who carries a grade point average of at least 2.75. The student must be involved in Park activities, have a financial need and recommendations from two professors.

In its second year, Park University's Summer Business Academy gave high school students a look into the world of business and life on a college campus.

This year's Academy took place at the University's Parkville Campus in June. Modeled after the Park School of Business' popular Introduction to Business course, the Academy is a combination of classroom sessions, field trips, mentoring and team building.

The program is open to 20 high school students preparing for their sophomore or junior year. The students are primarily at-risk and future first-generation college students. Each of this year's participants received scholarships to attend the Summer Business Academy thanks to the generous support of its sponsors.

Students visited the WireCo WorldGroup manufacturing facility in Sedalia, Mo., the Harley-Davidson motorcycle plant in Kansas City, Mo., and attended a

business formal “etiquette dinner” at The National Golf Club of Kansas City.

Envisioning a brighter futureDominic Lopez, vice president and financial consultant at Charles Schwab in Kansas City, Mo., hosted the students at his offices.

“I think the most important thing about the Academy is reaching out to the kids and showing them that their future can be more than what their current situation might say it can be,” said Lopez, who also sits on the Park School of Business Advisory Board.

For Lopez, working with students at the Academy was a way to give back and thank those who helped him as he built his career. “I didn't just walk into this,” he said. “I had to work to succeed.”

He hopes his efforts and the Academy program show students that they can go to college and build successful business careers. “It just takes one person to tell you that you can do it,” Lopez said.

Welcome to CollegePark opens doors to introduce high school students to campus and the business world

Summer Business Academy Sponsors

Candice Bennett & Associates Inc.eShipping LLCRobert A. Fowler, '82KCI Rotary ClubKCP&LKathy KoehlerThe Koehler-Bortnick Team R.A. Long FoundationDominic LopezMazuma Credit UnionParkville Rotary ClubCharles Schwab & Co.WireCo WorldGroup

The arts and the introduction of the first Presidential Honors Scholarship recipient took center stage at Park University's annual Founders Day celebration on May 18 at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Mo.

For nine years, Founders Day has been raising funds to establish the Presidential Honors Scholarship, which provides full tuition, room and board for academically talented students.

Park was proud to present its inaugural Presidential Honors Scholarship to Miki Katuwal. Originally from Nepal, Katuwal is a senior majoring in biology and physical geography, and a student in Park's Degree with Honors program.

"Miki has significantly contributed to Park through her many leadership and service activities,” said Virginia Brackett, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of Park's Department of English and Modern Languages, and director of the Degree with Honors program, who presented the award to Katuwal.

Katuwal's academic accomplishments include completion of a summer research internship at the University of Pittsburgh and a summer research program in molecular biology at Princeton University.

“Most of you in the room tonight have supported our Founders Day consistently for many years,” Park President Michael Droge, Ph.D., told the crowd. “Each year your support has been put toward growing a fund that will offer the premiere scholarship opportunity available at Park University.”

When fully funded, the scholarship will annually cover tuition for 20 academically talented students, many of whom do not have the financial means to achieve their educational goals without it.

The evening celebration featured not only the Kemper Museum's premiere collection of art, but also showcased the visual, poetic and theatrical talents of Park students. Event centerpieces were unique frames created by Park visual arts students, with student-written poetry placed inside. Capping off the evening was a performance of a scene from “Big Maggie,” by Park's theatre program, which had also performed it at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

Laurie McCormack, vice president for university advancement, said the University is grateful to the many annual supporters of Park and the Presidential Honors Scholarship.

“Founders Day began more than a century ago as a celebration by students to honor Park's founders, so it is appropriate that this important event has raised money to support outstanding students in their quest for education,” she said.

Founders Day 2011:Focusing on the arts at Park

From left: Park President Dr. Michael Droge, Miki Katuwal, Park Board of Trustees member Tom Holcom and Dr. Virginia Brackett.

Founders Day sponsorsPark University thanks this year's sponsors for their continued support of Founders Day and the Presidential Honors Scholarship fund.

MAGNA CUM LAUDE SPONSORSNCS Pearson eCollegeNeil and Blanche Sosland

CUM LAUDE SPONSORSCerner Corp.Davis Sands & Collins PCMichael and Kathy DoddDrs. Michael and Molly DrogePioneer ServicesUMB Bank

BACCALAUREATE SPONSORSAECOM Aon FoundationAramarkBarnes & Noble BookstoreBKD LLPRobert and Beverly BurnsHunt Martin Materials LLCMcCownGordon ConstructionVirginia McCoyMetropolitan Community CollegesPark University EnterprisesPepsi Beverage Co.ProPrint Inc.SodexoTruman Medical CentersUS Bank

David Disney, Laurie McCormack, Trustee Peter deSilva

Front Row: Dr. Jane Wood, Dr. Molly Droge, Dr. Merna Saliman, Mark James, Back Row: Dr. Michael Droge, Dr. Joseph Seabrooks

Centerpieces were designed by Park visual arts students and the poetry was contributed by Park creative writing students.

Karen Von Der Bruegge, Doug and Lori Allen

Park Statistics

RevenuesOn average, tuition accounts for 91 percent of institutional revenue.

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Expenditures The annual cost of providing degree programs and services to more than 22,000 students nationwide.

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Financial aidAmount of financial aid awarded to graduate and undergraduate students over the past three years.

Breakdown of gifts received

Percentage of total cash donations received in 2010-11 by source.

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7,751students

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*Non-individual refers to estates and trusts.

Founded: 1875Location: Parkville, Mo. (flagship campus)Campus centers: 40 (providing face-to-face instruction in 21 states), plus online internationallySchool colors: Canary and wineMascot: Pirates, “Sir George”Website: www.park.eduTotal acreage on Parkville Campus: 700Oldest buildings: Park House (circa 1840) and Mackay Hall (construction began in 1886, occupied in 1893)

Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission, a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Number of degree programs:Associates: 11 Bachelors: 49 Masters: 7

Unduplicated annual headcount: 22,678Degrees awarded annually: 2,700Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 12:1Graduate student-to-faculty ratio: 9:1Ethnic student population: 45 percentInternational students: 640 (from 96 countries)Full-time staff/faculty: 430 staff/127 facultyLibrary holdings: 158,000Financial aid awarded (FY 2010): $74,223,006Endowment: $42,517,750

Distance learning

Park University was among the first institutions in the world to develop fully accredited online learning programs in 1996. Today, more than 19,500 students are enrolled in at least one of the more than 300 accelerated online courses, establishing Park as one of the largest accredited online degree-granting programs in the United States.

Military leader

Park's close partnership with the military dates back nearly a century. Today, Park is one of the leading providers of undergraduate education for the U.S. military and has been named one of the Top 20 Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Military Advanced Education.

Park's mascot Sir George

Facts about Park University

Little Rock Air Force Base — Little Rock, Ark.Davis-Monthan Air Force Base — Tucson, Ariz.Luke Air Force Base — Glendale, Ariz.Barstow Marine Corps Logistics Base — Barstow, Calif.Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base — Oceanside, Calif.Fort Irwin — Fort Irwin, Calif.Vandenberg Air Force Base — Lompoc, Calif.Moody Air Force Base — Valdosta, Ga.Mountain Home Air Force Base — Mountain Home, IdahoScott Air Force Base — Belleville, Ill.Hanscom Air Force Base — Bedford, Mass.Independence Campus — Independence, Mo.Downtown Kansas City Campus — Kansas City, Mo.Fort Leonard Wood — Waynesville, Mo.Wentworth Military Academy and College — Lexington, Mo.Whiteman Air Force Base — Knob Noster, Mo.Malmstrom Air Force Base — Great Falls, Mont.Holloman Air Force Base — Alamogordo, N.M.Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station — Cherry Point, N.C.Grand Forks Air Force Base — Grand Forks, N.D.Minot Air Force Base — Minot, N.D.Defense Supply Center Columbus — Columbus, OhioWright-Patterson Air Force Base — Dayton, OhioTinker Air Force Base — Midwest City, Okla.Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station — Beaufort, S.C.Charleston Air Force Base — North Charleston, S.C.Austin Campus — Austin, TexasNaval Support Activity Mid-South — Millington, Tenn.Fort Bliss — El Paso, TexasGoodfellow Air Force Base — San Angelo, TexasLackland Air Force Base — San Antonio, TexasLaughlin Air Force Base — Del Rio, TexasRandolph Air Force Base — Universal City, TexasHill Air Force Base — Ogden, UtahFort Myer — Arlington, Va.Henderson Hall Headquarters Battalion — Arlington, Va.Quantico Marine Corps Combat Development Command — Quantico, Va.Fairchild Air Force Base — Spokane, Wash.Francis E. Warren Air Force Base — Cheyenne, Wyo.

Campus centersPark University has 40 campus centers in 21 states. The flagship campus is in Parkville, Mo.

FIDES ET LABOR CLUBGifts totaling $50,000 or more

Estate of Mary E. Reid EschJack, '54, and Barbara Hays Fowler, '55Goppert FoundationJames MalouffCameron H. and Ethel Metheny Morrison Living TrustXerox Foundation

1875 CLUBGifts totaling $25,000 or more

Charles CaldwellThe Knight Irrevocable Charitable Remainder TrustVirginia McCoyR.C. Kemper Charitable TrustThe Sunderland FoundationTaipei Economic & Cultural Office – Kansas City

CLOCK TOWER CLUBGifts totaling $10,000-$24,999

Crossroads Hospice Charitable FoundationManuchair, '60, and Pari Maheronnagsh Ebadi, '62Fidelity Charitable Gift FundGreater Kansas City Community FoundationBenny and Edith LeeJohn and Jane McMillanMissouri Colleges Fund Inc.NCS Pearson eCollegePioneer Financial Services Inc.Richard J. Stern FoundationDorla Watkins, '80, '00Philip, '62, and Carol Groundwater Wheeler, '62WireCo World Group

CARILLON CLUBGifts totaling $5,000-$9,999

Cerner CorporationMichael and Molly DrogeDennis, '69, and Bonnie Wallace Epperson, '70Doris Howell, '44Marjory Louise Rodgers Rice Charitable TrustRaytheon CompanySI Consulting LLCNeil and Blanche Sosland FundJo D. and Frances Stockwell

CANARY AND WINE CLUBGifts totaling $1,000-$4,999

AECOM Technical ServicesAon FoundationAramarkAramark Management ServicesArndtsen Cooperative EnterprisesAves Plus LLCBarnes & Noble BookstoreBENSErik, '94, and Lisa Bergrud, '95Eliot BerkleyTom BillingBKD LLPJohn and Judy BrownRobert and Beverly BurnsCandice Bennett & Associates Inc.James, '49, and Mae CariddiGayden CarruthTerry Christenberry and Ann MesleShirley Miller Clark, '61Clarinda CreightonDavis Sands & Collins PCWoody and Louise DavisMike and Katheen DoddDST Systems

Enterprise Rent-A-CarJames, '71, and Cindy Humbird Flaherty, '73Francis Family FoundationKaren Peters Frankenfeld, '59Fred H. Pryor Foundation FundFred Pryor SeminarsGarney Family FoundationThe Great Frame UpDonald and Adele HallHarold E. Hirsch FoundationRoger and Nancy HersheyBrian, '86, and Nadienne Hoffman, '03Hunt Martin Material LLCJE Dunn Construction CompanyPete Kale, '71Dimitri KarakitsosKCP&LArthur, '65, and Susan KlugeDean, '53, and Charlotte LarrickLaserCycle Inc.John Layman, '55Dominic LopezDonald and Barbara MacDonaldAntoinette Madeira, '88Robert, '50, and Royce MartinWilliam MaslandJohn and Debra McArthurDennis and Laurie McCormackMcCownGordon Construction LLCMira MdivaniMetropolitan Community CollegeMid-America ContractorsDavid, '00, and Petunia MonchusieThomas Mooney, '67Louise MordenGerald and Margaret MossDanny and Carla O’NeillOrscheln Industries FoundationPark University Alumni AssociationParkville Rotary Club

Park University's Honor RollPark University's Honor Roll acknowledges all donors at varying levels during the fiscal year. This Report to Investors recognizes all gifts received between July 1, 2010, and June 30, 2011. We have made every effort to ensure accuracy. If you believe corrections or additions are needed, please call (816) 584-6816.

Mackay Hall

William, '67, and Linda Lawton Perry, '67Amber PeschkaThomas and Cheryll PetermanAudrey Oberhelman Pollard, '49ProPrint Inc.David and Patria QuemadaFrank QuemadaR. A. Long FoundationRuiz & AssociatesSaint Luke’s Northland HospitalDanny and Susan SakataCarol SandersKenneth and Roswitha SchafferJames ScheibJoe, '43, and Charlene Schwenk Schoggen, '43Lois SchottRonald, '70, and Michelle Minyard Schwartz, '70Judy SimonitschSodexo and AffiliatesHannah SpraggHugh Stocks and Laurie DiPadova-StocksRichard and Sandra ThodeBrittany Thornburg, '10Time Warner CableBilly and Diana TrotterTruman Medical Center Charitable FoundationUBS Employee Giving ProgramsUMB Financial CorporationUS BankEstate of Clara M. VernickEric, '82, '85, and Kerri WadeGary and Lynette WagesMichael and Rita Weighill, '90David and Ann WentzJerry White and Cyprienne SimchowitzDavid, '69, and Brenda Stiff Wisniewski, '68Thimios Zaharopoulos

PARKITE CLUBGifts totaling $1-$999

Gregory, '76, and Gail AbanavasChad AckermanJorge AcostaDonna Waggoner Adams, '38Kenneth Agres, '03Phillip AhlrichsAlex Aklagi

William, '58, and Frances Black Alcorn, '49Melissa Aldrete, '04James, '53, and Carolyn Jansen Alexander, '53Yuliya AlexeevaArmand AlfonsoNancy Kringel Allen, '54Kim AllenRichard Allen, '09Rory AllenWilliam Allen, '93Stephen Allison, '69John, '99, and Sylvana Alonzo, '00Justin Ambrozia, '98, '09Elizabeth AmirahmadiDon and Carolyn AndersonPaul and Elizabeth AndersonRobert and Sibila AndersonKenneth, '74, and Patsy AndrewsAndrews McMeel Universal FoundationJudith AppollisAlexandr Arakelov and Manana EliaAramark Sports & Entertainment ServicesPattye ArcherJose, '06, and Carmelita ArispeDeanna Medlin Armstrong, '70Robert ArmstrongTerry Arrington, '01, '02Robert and Lois ArterLori AsbyJennifer AshbyJames and Elizabeth Scott Ashlock, '53Judy Askenasy, '83Kenneth, '04, and Karen Austin, '03Rick and Verna AustinDavid, '58, and Cheryl AxonFouad, '80, and Jasmine AzabWilliam, '50, and Versa Lou Warr Bailey, '50Wilbert Bailey, '74Donna Gifford Baker, '03, '04Richard Baker, '02, '04Theresa Baker, '75William, '99, and Deborah BakerWendy BaldwinGlenda Ball, '03Suzanne BallouByron and Rosemary BantaPhilip Bapst, '09Joseph Baranello, '06

Eileen West Barber, '71, '78David Barclay, '53Leslie Barnes, '96Jack and Glynna BarnesKeith and Alice BarneyPamela Baron, '00David and Rosalie BarrecaJames Bartley, '78, '79Charles, '63, and Ruth BartonBrian Bassham, '08, '10Karin BaurHoward, '67, and Barbara Inman Beall, '71Carol Seay Bean, '44Betsy McCoy Beasley, '64James and Linda BeattyJohn BeckTom BeckDoug BeichleySteven Beldin, '78Mary BellErin BellamyHazel BellamyRobert, '91, and Pamela BellmanStuart Bender, '50Betty BennettJo BennettDonald and Mary BensonWayne Berg, '82Bruce, '70, and Kathleen Crane Berger, '71David Berger, '89Kenneth Berger, '69Theodore, '71, and Mary West Betsch, '72Brad BilesLarry, '67, and Jacqueline Bishard, '83Darryl Bivens, '95Willie, '76, and Charlene BlackBrett and Alisha Blackwelder, '03Frances Woodbury Blair, '41John Blair, '65Eric Blair, '06Charles, '59, and Virginia BlankenshipRick, '84, and Lesli Hill Blount, '83Bryan BoehmShirley Durbin Bogren, '55Beverly BohnVanessa M. BonaviaTracey, '00, and Frank Bond, '05Lynn, '61, and Kay Oates Bondurant, '62

Bobby Boose, '06Gary, '84, and Carol BorchersBoston 128 Companies Inc.Carl BoydEd and Peggy BradleyJames, '81, and Judith BrainardHeather Braland, '04Jerry BreckonRobert, '90, and Lezlie BrillhartCharles Brindel, '65Kharii Brodie, '92Charlene BrownJoseph Brown, '87Lawrence Brown, '98Molly BrownNorman BrownPreston Brown, '86Ross, '41, and Ann Etter Brown, '49Scott, '92, and Carla BrownFrank, '54, and Claire BrowningWilliam, '53, and Mary BrowningWilliam and Virginia Bruch, '97Vincent Brunson, '06Dale Bryan, '83Jeffrey Bryant, '82Michael, '93, '09, and Zoila BryantWaldo, '42, and Martha BurgerWilliam and Harriet Bittner Burgess, '46Robert and JoAnne Burkhardt, '89Jack, '54, and Barbara BurnellDorian Busby, '09David and Nancy BusijaRhonda Butler, '83Kevin Butler, '11Larry ByndomC&C Sales Inc.Michael and Mary CaffreyMary CalderSara Caldwell Fahring, '05Jeanette CallesEugene, '63, and Margaret CampArthur, '43, and Georgiana CampbellFrancis Campbell, '78Gordon, '79, and Lee CannellDolores CanoRobert, '62, and Beverly Somerville Cantine, '62Margaret Petter Cardwell, '58Leon Carey, '99

PARKITE CLUB (continued)Gifts totaling $1-$999

Carr Inc.Jerome, '86, and Martine CarrilloJerry Carter, '79Martha Cary, '95Richard Casagrand, '97Carlton Cash, '94Rodger Chapin, '08Edward Chapman, '81, '82William, '84, and Florence Charest, '84Willie Charley, '06LaJeune Chattman, '98Rene’ and Consuelo ChaurandTim Chelpaty, '69Chevron Matching Gift ProgramLarry, '76, and Dee ChildersJamey Chinnock and Amy PortaDavid and Laure ChristensenJane ChristisonKenneth and Jeanne ChristopherRobert Ciccone, '67Ronald, '93, and Kathleen CichockiJohn CigasRochelle CimochowskiBrian CiolekPatricia Cirino, '89Nadine Clapp, '09James, '06, and Candace Clark, '04Jason Clark and Julie Reno, '06James and Phyllis ClarkValarie Davis Claxton, '10Charles Clay, '98Richard Clemens, '94Betty ClineDonald Coble, '85Shovan Cochran, '91Helen CochranDorothy Coffey, '78Lora CohnVito and Cathy Colapietro, '06Jill Servais Colburn, '94Larry and Virginia ColburnRichard, '78, and Kathryn ColemanLesley CollinsColumbus Federal IAPPMark and Mimi Comfort

Commercial Waterproofing Inc.Community America Credit UnionCommunity Foundation of the OzarksGeorgianna ConditJames, '49, and Opal Ringen Congdon, '49Kathy ConnerJames, '56, and Mary Hay Cooke, '55Arnold, '85, and Deborah CooperRonald Cooper, '75Susan Corbeil, '08Robert, '38, and Mary CorbettSheryl Corchnoy, '95John and Suzan CorcioneKeith, '50, and Martha Fraser Couch, '51Glendon and Karen CoxTimothy CoxJudith Coyle, '78Daniel and Brooke Crosby, '03Bernice Crummett, '83Gudrum CrutchfieldJames Crutchfield, '77, '90Jean Curl, '50Calvin CurrinderWilbur, '96, and Margie CurtisDavid CurtisRonald CurtisThurma McKeever Curtis, '09Page and Beverly Dame, '67Robert, '04, and Brenda Dandridge, '07Joseph, '56, and Betty DarbyThomas Davidoff, '68Ann Soper Davidson, '52Duane, '00, '03, and Mary DavidsonAugustin, '83, and Kyong DavilaBrian and Carol DavisDennis Davis, '82, '83Jesse DayDelfin Dayrit, '09Kathryn Gatton Dearing, '70Betty DeckKyle DeereJames and Margaret DeGolerSteven Delia, '93Mary DemerittPhilip, '64, and Lucinda DeMossLaRonald Dews, '88John and Nancy DillinghamOliver Dilworth, '87

David Diniz, '05Mary Heagstedt Dittmar, '46Robert Dodds and Deana Bland-Dodds, '89Jane Turner Dodson, '40K. DolanAlejandro Dominguez, '08Cecil and Linda DoubenmierDorothy DowgrayJoanne Smith Drake, '53Essie DresserJoe, '70, and Jan DrewBradley Duke, '01Roberta Newsom Dunlap, '55Sherburne Dunn, '90Leisa DunnClarence DuparAlbert and Betty DusingHelen Martin Dwyer, '50Marie Theodosis Dyer, '50Matthew Earle, '60Roosevelt Easley, '94Nancy EastmanMichelle Eastwood, '02Charles Ebert, '78Arlon and LaDonna Frazier Ebright, '80ECCO SelectMisti Eddie, '10Alice Durbin Eddinger, '94Larry, '68, and Yoko EdelsteinJohn Edwards, '60Levester and Winifred Edwards, '03Marlise Edwards, '07Robert Edward, '85Wallace and Jean Wolfe Edwards, '44Thomas Eichholz, '81John, '97, and Rhonda EllingtonBlake Elliott, '85Bianca Dunams Ellis, '09Carol EllisKathy Elser-Newman, '71Carolyn McHenry Elwess, '71Clayton Embry, '78, '81Mike EmmickRobert EnsleyeShippingJose Espanol, '86Estate of John Archibald WalkerJames Estes

Park University's Honor RollSenior OfficersPresident: Michael H. Droge, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President for Student Affairs: Clarinda H. Creighton

Special Assistant for Administration:Paul H. Gault, '65, '88

Vice President and General Counsel: Roger Hershey, J.D., L.L.M.

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs: Jerry D. Jorgensen, Ph.D.

Vice President for University Advancement:Laurie D. McCormack

Vice President for Finance and Administration: Dorla Watkins, '80, '00

Vice President for Communication: Rita M. Weighill, '90

Academic DeansSchool of Graduate and Professional Studies: Laurie DiPadova-Stocks, Ph.D.

School of Business:Brad A. Kleindl, Ph.D.

School for Education: Michelle (Shellie) Myers, Ed.D.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Jane Wood, Ph.D.

Judith EstesLarry Evans, '01William Ewing, '64Linda Fairley-NorrisDarold Farless, '73Miles and Wendy Engle Farmer, '00David FazziniEdward Feeley, '02Donald and Lora Kehr Fendlason, '58Thomas Fields, '71Patricia FikeLaura FillaRobert Filson, '60Tanya FinnAudrey Fisher, '65Michael and Marilu Fitzmorris, '98, '04, '05, '09Carol FloerschJeffrey FloraCarmen Flores, '00, '08Douglas Folts, '78David ForanNaTaya Ford, '96Ronald, '75, and Karen ForyDavid, '61, and Anita Ferrer Foulk, '63Robert Fowler, '82Paul, '45, and Audrey Berlin Frair, '45Maxine Brooks Francis, '44Hubert Franklin, '91Maria Monteleone Fraser, '71Eddie, '77, and Martha FrederickMartha Giffen Freeman, '66Christy FrenchHarvey and SuEllen Fried, '75Friends of Chamber MusicJanet Bard Frizzle, '56Martha Garcia Frook, '06Beryl Fuller, '53Vern Gabbert, '87Timothy GaigalsSonia Gamboa, '03, '05Jennifer Ganaway, '98Robert GardnerPaul Garrett, '67Willie Garrett, '86James, '97, and Tina GarrettAmbertara Laird Garrison, '96, '10Billy GartonRoosevelt Gary, '80

James and Linda Gary, '93Michael GaughanPaul, '65, '88, and Sylvia Helms Gault, '60Barbara GearhartDavid Gedlinske, '96Larry Gee, '05Edward GeigerKenneth Gelley, '89William, '77*, and Carole GemmillGary George, '92, '96Jerome Gerber, '80Stanford and Linda McShann Gerber, '00, '03Rick Gillis, '86John, '49, and Dolores GioiaTed Glickley, '87Richard, '87, and Diane GloverCourtney GoddardGenevieve GodfreyCharles Goebel, '94Antonio Gonzales, '06Miguel GonzalezRuben, '05, and Adalia GonzalezDonald, '69, and Linda GoodJohn, '45, and Margaret GoodenbergerGary Goodnow, '71Jerome Goolsby, '06Mark Goulart, '08Danny Grassi, '80, '84Mary GravesScott GrayElton Green, '99Lawrence Green, '01Virginia Green, '51John GreenleeKay GregoryNancy Greinke, '01John Griffin, '03Mary-Eleanore Griffin, '98Michael, '08, and Victoria GriffithRobert, '63, and Gail GrinnellJulie Grubofski, '10Grunawalt Baer FinancialMary GrunawaltStephen Grund, '80Lawrence GuillotTracy Gulledge, '72Arnold Gulley, '76, '77Charles and Katie Gusewelle

Gerald Gustafson, '67David, '67, and April Wilber Hackathorn, '69John and Rebecca HaganTyler HaightJames Hales, '76Janice HallDebra Hallgren, '00Shawn HallisErnestene HallmanDenise Hamilton, '01Vernon Hampson, '59Freddie and Joyce HamrickAli and Charlotte HarisSheryl Harkness, '94Robert Harmon, '73Christopher HarringtonDan HarrisNickea HarrisThomas HarrisonStella HartingtonJennifer Johannes Hascall, '07, '09Vicki HauserAnastasia Butler Hawkins, '10Jonathan, '61, and Peggy Jandacek Hawley, '61Colleen Healy HayesGwen Gibby Hayes, '51Christine Hayward, '66Renee Callahan Heagy, '09Delores Higgins Heard, '51Viola HeardHeartland Combined Federal CampaignHeartland Dental GroupHeartland Motor Coach Inc.Timothy Hebert, '98Edna HedgesVincent and Catherine Heegn, '94Doris HemmeBetty Nicholas Henderson, '50Edward Henderson, '91Verda Chalmers Henderson, '95Gail HennessyFrank HennesseyCasey Henry, '08Henry E. Wurst Family FoundationThomas Hensell, '92Michael and Dolores HernandezHertz 911 Main LLCGabriela Herwig, '00

Hesterberg CafeBrenda HicksMichele Hicks, '89Tonya HiggenbothamThomas Highsmith, '07Edward HightRobert Hilgemann, '04Richard HillWilliam and Alix Broughton Hill, '64Scott and Susan HinderksJody HitchcockMichael HobbsRobert, '70, and Sherry HodgeJames and Danita HodgesAlex HodosSara HoeckerJerry and Glenda HolderStephen Holloway, '04David HoltEdward Hooks, '93David Hopkins, '96Hormel Foods Charitable TrustRobert Hoskins, '74Deborah Hotchkiss, '74Ruth HotlePaul Houghtaling, '59Kenneth Hougland, '49Donna HowellJohn Howell, '87Wen HsinHub International Inc.James HuberRobert Hudson, '74Marnie Bisig Huff, '10David and Karen Myers Huinker, '69Barbara Ahearn Hulse, '58Manuel Humphrey, '04Carla Hunter, '95, '96Fred Hunter, '86Ruth Rinehart Hunter, '44Sally HunterIvan HuntoonThomas Hunzeker, '71Laine HurdleMichael Hurley, '70Hutchins & Haake LLCHydraulic Power Systems Inc.Jason and Jennifer Ingraham

PARKITE CLUB (continued)Gifts totaling $1-$999

Intel Charitable Match TrustJanet Irungu, '02Renee Jack, '90Huston Jack, '69Carrie Jackson, '11Jean JacksonMary Jackson, '97Sandra Howell Jackson, '99Cynthia Jacobs, '05, '11John and Lana JacobsMary Jacobs, '51Stewart, '76, and Virginia JaehnigLawrence James, '77Teresa James, '01Bonnie Parker Janos, '54Charles Jeffery, '71Patricia Jenkins, '04Ricky Jenkins, '01Marian Jensen, '48Deborah Jernigan, '85Robert and Emilie JesterJohn Ray Properties LLCAndrew JohnsonCarl Johnson, '87James Johnson, '01, '04Joseph Johnson, '99LaKeisha Johnson, '08, '10Sarah JohnsonStuart JohnsonDebbie JohnstonDonald, '80, and Carol JohnstonMartin JolleyAlbert Jones, '95Anthony Jones, '06Eldon JonesFalvorees Jones, '00Fred Jones, '87Helen JonesJeanine JonesPaula Jones, '53Richard Jones, '80Robert Jones, '95Sabrina Jones, '91William Jones, '80Lowell Jordahl, '97

Larry Jordan, '77Geraldine Joseph, '89, '94Steve JossRaul Juarez, '10Ann Kroeck Justus, '44Kenneth, '89, and Rosalee JustusK. and S. AssociatesStan KaiserKristen Kallauner-Schulz, '96Jeffery Kamin, '08Jerry KaplanDarrin and Sandra KarleyPrasad KatakamKCI Rotary ClubWillard Kearns, '88Jimmie Keller, '79Nancy Keller, '00Robyn KelsoChristie KennardAlicia Kennerly, '10Collon Kennedy, '84Mary Evans Kibler, '46Diana Kilbarger, '85Heather Hughes Kindle, '05, '07Roland, '90, and Bertha KingCurtis, '71, and Charlotte KirbyScott KlannFranklyn Klein, '38Dan and Nancy KlineKathy KoehlerRobert Koehn, '96Stephen and Marilyn KoshlandStephen Kotvis, '78Diane KramerEvelyn Krueger, '59Larry and Patricia KuhlmanRobert Kulze, '00Joanne Kwandt, '79Brian, '06, and Monique Lambert, '04Heather Land, '09Donald LandonGary, '71, and Susan Smith Latz, '70Charlie LautsHelen LaValleyGregory, '77, and Arlene Spain Laveist, '77Mark Laviolette, '80, '83Law Office of William G. MeyerCharlton and Wilda Lawhorn

Stephanie LawhornDon and Evelyn Frierson Lawrence, '90Susan LawrenceEddie Lawson, '77Roger Layman, '57Stanley Leader, '81Greg LearEduardo Leardo, '03James Leath, '93Michael Ledgard, '90David and Karen Rankin Lehmann, '58Donald LennardLet the Children Play for PeaceNellie LetcherPeter and Mary Offutt Leveton, '58Bernie and Joan LevineYuliya LevitanJohn Lewis, '09Carla Lichty, '72Tara Lindamood, '04Ted, '50, and Ruth Bicknell Lindeman, '50Clifford LindstromRobert LitleCamille LloydJoseph, '81, and Alice LloydCosette Loach, '88Richard Locke, '73Lockheed Martin FoundationLeila Avernian Lombardini, '64Richard and Donna Loraine, '75Roy Lorenz, '79Angelia Lowe, '08Denise LoweGilbert, '74, and Michelle Lowe, '75Helen Phelps Lucas, '59James Lucente, '94Sidny, '91, and Audrey LurtenLuyben Music Shop Inc.John Lynch, '76Lillian Madeje, '10Mainstreet Credit UnionMaldonado & AssociatesEdward and Jody Manchion, '99Eric, '05, and Jean MandernachJohn Mann, '66David Manning, '02Christopher, '96, and Ophelia Toney Mansker, '09Lawrence Mao, '69

Park University's Honor RollOffice of University Advancement Staff

Laurie D. McCormackVice President for University Advancement(816) [email protected]

Margaret (Peggy) AlleeAlumni Relations Administrative Assistant(816) [email protected]

Erik Bergrud, '94Senior Director, Community and Government Relations(816) [email protected]

Alisha Blackwelder, '03Special Events Coordinator(816) [email protected]

Lana BurkeAdministrative Assistant(816) [email protected]

Linda DoubenmierProspect Researcher(816) [email protected]

Winifred Edwards, '03Advancement Systems Coordinator(816) [email protected]

Danita HodgesAdministrative Assistant for the Vice President(816) [email protected]

Jerold and Susan MarcellusMark One Electric Company Inc.Joshua Markley, '11Michael MarksBobby Marshall, '92Oscar Marshall, '86Derrel MartinAniceto Martinez, '99Gregory Mason, '96Ken and Jan MastJoseph, '68, and Linda Traphagen Mastrangelo, '70Robin MayAlfred MayburyJoanne Mayes, '61Mazuma Credit UnionCaesar Mburu, '08Sally McAfeeLeslie McClaflinJulie McCollumCharlie McCoy, '89Clyde and Harriet Cavert McDaniel, '48Tony McDonald, '02Rita McDowell-Mock, '05Diana Boyd McElroyLinda McFarland, '81Richard, '73, and Susan Kensett McGaughey, '74Teresa McGiverinRobert, '56, and Mary McGowanMichael McGownNeal, '89, '92, and Maria McGregorJames and Elizabeth McHenryJoel, '55, and Carol McKeanBlanca Estorga McKeeShannon McKenzie, '10Jeff McKinney, '81Douglas McLane, '09James McLaughlin, '02James, '51, and Lee McLeanNanette McManusJim, '71, and Karen McMillenMyron and Edythe McNownAlton Meador, '98David Meatyard, '93Jeff and Jana MehlinJorge MercadoDale, '60, and Karen Curtis Meyer, '60Brenda Michael, '80William Meyer, '67

Michael, '70, & Susan Newburger FoundationRebecca Mickelson, '07Microsoft Matching Gifts ProgramDonald MiddletonWilliam and Geraldine Peterson Mier, '52John, '49, and Ruth Simms Miksovic, '46Jeffrey Miles, '94Kenneth Miles and Judy Lehew-MilesByron MilgramClair Miller, '43Cory MillerGail MillerFred Miller, '77Jack, '02, and Donna MillerJason MillerJay, '50, and Dixie MillerLeonora Santo Miller, '90Mary MillerRobert, '56, and Marcia MillerRick and Candy MillsMissouri American Water CompanyChristine Mitchell, '99John, '77, and Ruth MitchellLinda Mitchell, '03Betty Tuxhorn Modine, '40Richard and Kathleen MoldenhauerElmer Monahan, '42Gerard Monks, '91Marilyn Valenti Montague, '82Kathleen Monteleone, '73Coralie MooreBenjamin Morales, '00, '01Nancy MorganRandall Morgan, '89William Morgan, '81Frederick Morris, '96Jamie MorrisSteven and Stephanie MorrisonWilliam Mueller, '95, '96Rachel Mullins-Boessen, '97David Murphy, '87, '93William Murray, '79Scott Musick, '99Kenneth Mutzabaugh, '85, '86MWD Construction Company Inc.Carlos Navarra, '10Florence Ito Naylor, '65Dorothy Ndavi, '07

Mary Dern Neeley, '53Karen Nellor, '08Ronald, '52, and Marilyn NelsonJohn NesbittJoseph, '45, and Eleanor NeschlebaBert, '89, and Shizue NeumanJohn and Joyce NevinsBetty Stuart Niccolls, '53Margaret NicholsWilliam, '60, and Nancy Shea Nichols, '60Nicka & Associates Inc.Beverly Jessen Nickels, '41Ralph, '47, and Lois NiemannNill Bros. Sporting Goods Inc.Mitsuo and Toki Kumai NittaScott Noble, '96John and Jean NorenCharles, '67, and Virginia NortonGeorge, '57, and Cynthia James Null, '58Oce ImagisticsDonald O’Hare, '50Jean Peeke Olin, '46Tonda OlsonJay, '71, and Pamela Sutton Olstad, '71Ricky Oltman, '02, '05Carroll O’Neal, '89Teresa Ontiveros, '10Milton, '77, and Theresa O’QuinnSandra OrdingLetitia Orta, '01Fernando, '07, and Rosa OrtegaDeborah OsborneCindy OsterreicherIrene Osuga, '62David, '65, and Lucia OswaldJennifer OwenFlorence PackEric PackelJeff PadleyCheryl ParksKimberly Horta Parris, '08Mary Parsons, '92LeeAnn Parsons, '10Patriots BankBruce, '68, and Patsy PattersonCarolyn PattersonR. L. PattonHelen Black Pavich, '44

Joel Peknik and Hilary WheatTimothy, '70, and Andrea Lang Pelton, '70Ronald Penland, '96, '97James, '86, and Patricia PenryRodolfo Perel, '09Oscar Perez, '82Edward, '77, and Sondra PerraultKristina Peters, '00Samuel Peters, '01David, '45, and Marian PetersonLeif PetersonWayne PetersonMarvin and Janice Gow Pettey, '66Jean Pierce, '72Larry* and Sandra PikeWilliam and Virginia PilchardRobert, '51, and Patricia PiperFrederick, '64, and Yolanda PirkMatthew Plack, '01Rosemary Fry Plakas, '63Greg and Michele PlumbPaul, '03, and Susan Plunkett, '05Ronald and Karen PortaJames and Molly PorterLori PorterEnrique, '07, and Lydia PortilloDavid, '65, and Candace PortzerSam, '66, and Nancy Rohlfing Potter, '66John and Deanna PottsPhilip Prass, '68Stan and Layne PrengerStacy PretzAlma PricePrice Raffel & Browne Inc.Price Raffel & Browne LLCRichard and Catherine Draper Prickett, '52Nora PriestPatricia Pritchett, '03Barbara Walker Psarakis, '62Flor Puga, '09William and Linea PulliaMark, '06, and Summer Jackson Purcell, '09, '11Hanh Quach, '79Quality Inter-Connect Systems Inc.Quitmeier/Martsching Law FirmKeith Rageth, '59Murali Ramachandran and Renuka Lakshmikanthan

PARKITE CLUB (continued)Gifts totaling $1-$999

Maria Jimenez Ramirez, '08, '09Alonzo Randolph, '79Barbara Blake Randolph, '90Brian Rawls, '88, '94, '06Ninfa RedmondMelinda ReedTerence Allen Reed, '10Willie Reese, '09Vernon, '55, and Bobbie LuReevesJohn Reus, '77Reverse Medical SpaAlbert Reynolds, '95Patricia Phillips Rhoades, '51Glenn RicciWilliam Richards, '94Denise West Richardson, '71Marshall Richardson, '83Robert, '60, and Nona Lynn Richardson, '58Vicki Richardson-Halsell, '87Eckhart and Rosemary Albertson Richter, '48Mae Ridges, '01Arlene RigdonRoger Rikkola, '65Norton Riley, '54Saundra Ripper, '98Niki Rittenhouse, '03, '04Darwin Rivera, '04, '07Tomas Rivera, '94Margaret RoachDorothy RoarkNekia Roberts, '03Ernest Robertson, '47Karla Robertson, '89Claudette Rocha, '05, '06David Rodriguez, '91Oliva Rodriguez, '01Rosalind Roger, '09James, '01, and Francisca RogersWilliam Rogers, '77Perry Rogner, '03Sheryl RohtWilliam Rollin, '97Joseph, '83, '88, and Grace RosboschilGary, '67, and Trudy Henderson Ross, '66Peter, '66, and Sheryl Rothberg

Annegret RoyalCorinne RoyalRPC Associates LLCLester, '70, and Maria RuarkWade, '41, and Margaret RubickTom, '59, and Beulah RuleJean RushShirley Russ, '07Jenny RutledgeDavid Rutter, '09Diana SadlerLinda Gomez Salazar, '97Edwardo Sanchez, '03Gene SandsS. L. SartainChris Saullo, '04Ben SayevichElaine Scatliffe, '06John and Leona SchaeferBarbara Moser Schaible, '56Winifred Harris Scheib, '37Don ScheulerGary Schiller, '76Schmitt MusicJerry and Marcia SchmidtMary Dean Schooler, '38Alleyne Strickel Schoolfield, '73Jerry Schrader, '57Ann SchultisJames SchulzVelma Helms Schuster, '44Denise SchuttigAlbert Scott, '86Ricky Scott, '07Yvette Scott, '96Roy Scrimshaw, '76Danelle Seaton, '05Joseph Sefcik, '43Delphine SefcikRay, '00, and Sandra SeidelmanUri and Marlene SeidenJosh and Karin SelzerAlfred SergelRaymond and Marjorie SeverinKevin and Bobbi Shaw, '01John Shelton, '76Tammy Gray Shelton, '91Efrem Shimlis, '97

Bruce and Mary Jane ShortMary ShrinerWilliam Shukis, '70Lesley SifersBret SilvisLowelle, '53, and Lois SimmsBarry Simpson, '59Mark Singer, '69John, '87, and Margot SisarioBrian SlobodaAngela Smith, '00Charles SmithClyde, '46, and Mary SmithCynthia Smith, '05Harold, '44, and Carolyn Douglas Smith, '47Kenneth, '94, '08, and Susan SmithLeslie Smith, '85Paul, '56, and Margaret McCluggage Smith, '58Rebecca SmithRobert, '49, and Joann Hoell Smith, '50Stuart and Pauline SmithWilliam SmithOcie Snider, '79John and Eloise SniderPhillip SnowdenRuth Wasser Solomon, '49Eunmee SongSouthWestern AssociationRobert, '97, and Rhonda SpencerTerri Spencer, '07Kathleen Spennrath-BoorGrant and Janis SportsmanMarc and Marianne SportsmanMelissa SprowlesTena Spurlock, '02George Stackhouse, '59Walton and Susan StallingsLee and Jarene StanfordEleanor StaplesJowilla StaplesState Street Matching Gift ProgramSteamatic of Kansas City Inc.Carl, '00, and Debbie SteffenRonald Stehman, '84Macondray Steiger, '72Ross Stephens, '49William, '66, and Linda StewartMary Stilley

Park University's Honor RollOffice of University Advancement Staff (continued)

Jennifer IngrahamDirector, Corporate & Foundation Relations(816) [email protected]

Charles LooseDevelopment Director(816) [email protected]

Julie McCollumDirector of Alumni Relations(816) [email protected]

JoMarie MortelliData Integrity Specialist(816) [email protected]

Sandra SandersDirector of Advancement Services(816) [email protected]

Bret SilvisAnnual Fund and Alumni Giving Coordinator(816) [email protected]

Lucinda Noches TalbertProposal Writer(816) [email protected]

Jay Wilson, '09Development Director(816) [email protected]

Janice Stivers, '72Robin Roberson Stojanova, '84Stone Canyon PizzaStrellner & Associates Inc.Janice Stringer, '99John and StueveMargaret Sullivan, '92Margaret Sundberg, '95Susken Inc.Mark Sutton, '76Frederick, '69, and Somjit SwainTraci Swenson, '11Lemert, '78, '81, and Karen SwisherEugene and Diana TabakhAnne Pawley Tabb, '51Sarah Penzien Taft, '79Richard Tamanaha, '52Raymond Tapia, '98Rashone Tate, '91, '98Holly TatroTax Favored Benefits Inc.Claudia Stevens Taylor, '04Edward Taylor, '04Jennifer Taylor, '00Lewis and Irene Gaenzle Taylor, '51Stanton TaylorBarbara Purkhiser Tegtmeyer, '51George Terwilliger, '78John and Sandra TewThe Urgency Room LLCLazarus Thicklen, '02Nancey ThiesArthur and Marilyn ThompsonBernice Collins Thompson, '58Joseph Thompson, '93Montague Thompson, '89Thompson-Hamel LLCGordon ThornDonald Thornburg, '98Joseph and La’Shonda Threat, '00Michael, '07, and Cheri ThroopCharles Thurig, '73Ranza Thurman, '05Nancy Bruce Tiburski, '51Melinda TiemeyerBenjamin and Marilyn TilghmanSteve TinglerRonald Tipa, '86

Tascha TonnesenRito Torres, '04Susan TrueTueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt PCDavid Turner and Gina Mumpower-TurnerPaul and Barbara Tutt, '97UCL Financial Group LLCUnited Way of DelawarePatricia UrdangSteven ValeriusAllen, '41*, and Lois Van CleveRoger and Phoebe Wolfe Vance, '53Kathy VanCleaveElizabeth VanVerthTheresa VardimanEugeniya VarlanovaKim Wohltmann Vawter, '72William Venable, '11Betty VestalLinda Vestal, '94Harold, '70, and Claire ViaMaureen Viall, '83Claudia Villanueva, '09Gregory and Judy VriezeW.K. McGreevy Agency Inc.Lynette Jagbandhansingh Wageman, '59Toni Waggoner, '05Roger and Winona Fleming Wagner, '66Ivan, '60, and Betty WaiteDonald Waldman, '91Maureen Waldrop-ElamWalker Towel and Uniform ServiceAlexander, '70, and Christie WalkerDaley and Dixie WalkerJuanita WalkerLinda WalkerSanford Walker and Roxanne Gonzales-WalkerHoward, '45, and Nancy WallaceJohnny Wallace, '95Kenneth WallaceJohn, '76, and Ann WallsJustin WalterCharles and Dorothy King Walters, '47Dennis WaltersJerry WardCharles and Janet WardenFranklin Ware, '03Todd and Mary Warner, '07

Ronda WarrenSylvester WashingtonRobert WatsonMary Rader Watton, '45Gerald Watts, '98Bayon, '06, and Canethia WattsCaryn Watts, '10Ann Webb, '81, '99Mary Wharton Wegmann, '44Marvin, '56, and Julia WehrmanLarry WeiansFlorence Byham Weinberg, '54Gordon Weiss, '83, '84Sarah WeitzelJack, '59, and Marjorie Crabtree Wells, '60Wells Fargo Matching Gift ProgramAnthony West, '87William WestTimothy WestcottMichael, '78 and Pamela Westwood, '78Robert and Lois White Whitcomb, '52Harold and Carole O’Brien White, '69Robert, '60, and Frances Browning White, '57William and Barbara McDowell Whitt, '65Walter Widemond, '82Katherine Wienberg, '94Richard Wilbur, '97Michael WilcoxLinda WilkinsonBryan Williams, '02Daniel WilliamsFreddie Williams, '92, '93Jennifer Williams, '09Marilyn Clemons Williams, '91Mitchell WilliamsStella Williams, '91Christine Wilson, '99Christopher WilsonDeloris WilsonJay Wilson, '09Julie WilsonMargaret McElwain Wilson, '65Marian WilsonMary WilsonRuth Wilson-LillyMurray and Elsie WinicovBryan Winston, '79Donnie, '90, '91, and Kathleen Wise

Ruby Withers, '92Jane Witter, '95Charles WittigRichard Wolf, '93, and Mishca Waliczek, '95William, '52, and Joan WooJane WoodJosephine WoodMichael WoodSteve WoodRobert, '97, and Kellie WoodruffCharles, '54, and Mildred Wright, '56Vickie Writt, '86, '87David Yates, '92Dianne Yeomans, '91Patricia Porter Yingst, '61YMCA of Greater Kansas CityYoko Elaine Mori Revocable TrustPatrick, '95, '96, and Bonnieann YostAlicia YoumansPreston and Daisy Hoskins Young, '73David, '59, and Helen Long Young, '60Robert, '64, and Gretchen YoungSteven and Barbara Youngblood, '09Sophia YuOtabek Yuldashev, '10Beverly Zimmer, '97Fritz and Nancy Zschietzschmann

* Deceased

Howard Bailey McAfee Heritage SocietyThe Howard Bailey McAfee Heritage Society members are consummate leaders who have demonstrated their love of Park University by committing to a deferred gift through a will, trust, charitable remainder trust, charitable gift annuity, deferred gift annuity, life insurance policy, remainder interests in real estate or pooled income fund gifts. Park appreciates its alumni and friends of the University whose growing numbers establish gifts through their estate plans.

Hazel Morrow Adams, '27 Deanna Medlin Armstrong, '70Noble Ayers Jr. Clifford E. Backstrom, '32 Evelyn Dahlstrom Backstrom, '33 Phyllis BayerRichard C. Bayer, '54Roger E. Bell, '78John A. Bennett, '50 Eliot S. BerkleyJames F. Bigalow, '39 Dorothy E. Blackman Ralph E. Blackman, '31 John E. Blalack, '82Robert B. Booth, '68Rutheloise BorchardtDonald J. BreckonSandy BreckonEthel Metheny Morrison Bricker, '44 Frances Neil Broadhurst, '42 Virginia Bruch, '97William B. BruchH. Hildreth Buterbaugh, '65Anita B. ButlerBeverley Byers-PevittsVincent Campanella Beverly Somerville Cantine, '62Robert R. Cantine, '62James G. Cariddi, '49Mae CariddiJames L. Cobb, '56Phyllis Dawson Cobb, '58Mark Comfort

Mimi ComfortMary Alice CorbettRobert P. Corbett, '38Anna M. CoryJohn C. Cory, '42William Cozort, '57 James E. Crockett, '45Martha A. CrockettGeorge T. Croskey, '40 Tamas Gyorik DeSalanky, '69Ruthann Crinkelmeyer Donahue, '64Michael H. DrogeMolly A. DrogeBetty James Eason, '33 Kenneth Eason, '32 Laurie EberstRichard M. Eberst, '69Charles J. Edwards, '42 Bonnie Wallace Epperson, '70Dennis Epperson, '69Herman Fischer Marion Tollaksen Fischer, '33 Arthur B. Freeman, '65 Audrey H. Freeman Paul H. Gault, '65, '88Sylvia Helms Gault, '60Steven F. Gebert, '92 Doris McClatchey Gerner, '51James P. Gerner, '52 John F. Gibby, '49Mabel Kunce Gibby, '45Ricky C. Godbolt, '93J. Malcolm Good, '39

Josephine Barni Green, '33 Kathryn Houghton Groves, '31 William Perry Guilkey, '97, '07Edwin E. Hancock, '34Margaret T. Wright Hancock, '34 Oradelle Malan Havey, '32 Gwendolyn Blue HawksJohn E. HeckmanLoucile Mayhew Heckman, '33 Carl F. Hedquist, '37 Dean HenricksenKathryn HenricksenAlice Hornecker, '30 Robert Hoskins, '74Eva Tyree Hougland, '50 Kenneth Hougland, '49Doris A. Howell, '44Ruth Rinehart Hunter, '44Thom Hunter, '42 Joan F. IoannidisMary Lou Jaramillo, '92, '96Richard Johnson, '69Theresa Murray JohnsonKatharine Cox Jones Louise Mann Juergens, '27 Pete Kale, '71Fred R. Kenower, '25 James Kensett Lenore Brownlee Kensett, '48Arthur H. Kensler Joyce Kensler, '88Arthur F. Kluge, '65Lorene Metheny Knight, '39

2011-12 Board of Trustees

Deanna K. Medlin Armstrong, '70President/CEOCommunication Design Consultants

Donald P. Arndtsen, '50ManagerArndtsen Cooperative Enterprises, LLC R. Lynn Bondurant, '61PresidentBondurant Consulting

John C. BrownPresident and CEOELCA Properties Inc. Robert C. BurnsDentist/Owner (Retired)Burns Dental Care Gayden F. CarruthExecutive DirectorCooperating School Districts of Greater Kansas City Peter J. deSilvaChairman & CEOUMB Bank, n.a. Katheen J. Dodd Founder & CEOThe Corridor Group Dennis H. Epperson, '69(Retired)

Kristopher Flint, '97PresidentTwo West Inc. Joseph Geeter III, '99Corporate Employee Relations ManagerAmeriGas Propane

William R. Knight, '39 Anne Wickham Lane, '91Cathy R. LennonPatricia Sapp Lutz, '44 Edward F. Lyle, '25 Ora Mae Lyle Kenneth MacDonald, '33 Margaret Haner MacDonald, '34 Donald M. Mackenzie, '33 Ruth Yoakum Mackenzie, '33Harriss Cleland Malan, '28 Michael J. Mangus, '95 Donald H. Martin, '45 Margaret Nichols Martin, '47 Robert E. Martin, '50Royce MartinDorothy MayHugh Bailey McAfee, '41 Kenneth B. McAfee, Jr. Mary Ann Sackville McAfee, '42 Helen H. McClusky Howard Y. McClusky, '21 Virginia B. McCoyDavid W. McDowell, '60 Diane K. McDowellMaria E. McGregorNeal L. McGregor, '89, '92Marcia S. MillerH. Milton Mohler Robert C. Miller, '56Ferne Mohler Margaret MonahanRita MonahanDavid F. Monchusie, '00Thomas R. Mooney, '67John M. Moore, '25 Margaret Whiteside Moore, '27 Louise MordenCameron H. Morrison Robert C. Myers, '61Florence Ito Naylor, '65Michael Newburger, '70Jessie C. Obert, '31 Linda Lawton Perry, '67Lora Margaret Turner Perry, '40 Thomas Amherst Perry, '34 William L. Perry, '67Harry Peters, '35

Rosena Eldridge Peters, '36 Robert R. PevittsBarbara Ann Potts, '54 Constance Koening Proffitt, '54Russell Proffitt, '55Mary Metheny Putman, '41 David V. QuemadaPatria QuemadaThomas A. Ray, '71Mary Bess Markward Renken, '33 Marjory Louise Rodgers Rice, '38 Verna Griffin Richardson, '55 Dorothy F. Riggs, '30 Betty Ann Meyers Riley, '45Robert M. Riley, '43 Annelle Hauetter Rogers, '60Stanley K. RogersGerald L. RushfeltPenelope Tipton Salazar, '63Lucille Crawford Sauby, '43Weston T. Sauby Barbara Moser Schaible, '56Harold A. Scheib, '39 Winifred Harris Scheib, '37Charlene Schwenk Schoggen, '43Joe G. Schoggen, '43Maxine Spoor Schoggen, '46Phil H. Schoggen, '46Robert W. Seamans, '56Joseph T. Sefcik, '43Barbara L. Small Betty G. SnappTerry SnappTalma B. Stanley, '29 Starfire, '65 Hila Richards Stratton, '35 James David Stratton Jerrie McComb Sullenberger, '45Willard Sullenberger, '45Mary E. Swallen, '25 Eleanor McDaniel Taylor, '54 Stanton A. TaylorHugh Temple Saranna Johnson Temple, '43Bernice J. Collins Thompson, '58Tammy M. ThompsonTimothy J. Thompson, '93Francis E. Throw, '33

Betty Broadbent Turner, '31 Berniece Miller Vaughan, '34Constance Vulliamy, '33 Gary WagesLynette WagesD. Irvine Walker, '32 Marie Hubbard Walker, '34 Clara M. Mariner Wallace, '26 Alice Winter Waln, '23 Charles J. WaltersDorothy King Walters, '47Dorla D. Watkins, '80, '00Dorothy Harper Watson, '52Ann E. Webb, '81, '99Michael A. WeighillRita Weighill, '90Thomas M. Wells, '34 Martha Findlay Welsh, '27 Marjorie Jacoby Westmoreland, '41 Carol Groundwater Wheeler, '62Philip D. Wheeler, '62Jerome W. Wilson, '33 Mary Alice Webb Wilson, '32 June Delores WithersHerbert Snow Wolfe, '18 Mary Wilard Wolfe

In memoriam

Park University faculty and staff are an integral part of the University's fundraising efforts. Many sources for grants and funding look to internal giving rates to determine whether or not to donate money to an organization. These gifts are put to use immediately and have a long-term funding impact on the University through scholarships and other programs. These individuals truly exemplify the University's motto, Fides et Labor.

Chad AckermanJorge AcostaCarolyn AndersonJudith L. AppollisKenneth I. Austin, '04Donna D. Gifford Baker, '03, '04Eileen West Barber, '71, '78Steven B. Beldin, '78Hazel R. BellamyBetty BennettErik O. Bergrud, '94Brad BilesAlisha R. Blackwelder, '03Eric Blair, '06Beverly L. BohnCarol A. BorchersJerry BreckonConsuelo M. ChaurandLaure A. ChristensenKenneth ChristopherJohn CigasBrian CiolekNadine Clapp, '09Lora CohnCathy L. Colapietro, '06Lesley CollinsSuzan CorcioneClarinda Creighton

David CurtisRonald J. CurtisBrian E. DavisBetty DeckLaurie N. DiPadova-StocksLinda S. DoubenmierMichael DrogeBetty DusingNancy EastmanLaDonna E. Frazier Ebright, '80Winifred Edwards, '03Carolyn McHenry Elwess, '71Robert EnsleyJudith L. EstesLaura E. FillaMichael FitzmorrisDavid J. Gedlinske, '96Courtney GoddardRoxanne M. Gonzales-WalkerLawrence B. GuillotGail B. HennessyMichael B. HernandezRoger W. HersheyBrenda HicksEdward HightDanita HodgesBrian L. Hoffman, '86Glenda J. Holder

David HoltRuth E. HotleDonna HowellWen HsinSally HunterLaine HurdleJennifer M. IngrahamRenee Jack, '90Andrew T. JohnsonDebbie JohnstonDimitri KarakitsosHeather D. Kindle, '07Scott KlannDonald H. LennardRobert R. LitleH. Camille LloydDenise LoweHelen Phelps Lucas, '59Jody Manchion, '99B. Jean MandernachSusan MarcellusAniceto Martinez, '99Debra McArthurJulie McCollumLaurie McCormackDiana Boyd McElroyNeal L. McGregor, '89, '92David F. Monchusie, '00

2011-12 Board of Trustees (continued)

Thomas H. HolcomPresident, Military Banking DivisionMidCountry Bank Benny Lee ChairmanLee Research Institute Susan Kensett McGaughey, '74Home Health AideGrace Hospice Ann MesleCircuit Court Judge16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri Lt. Gen. John E. MillerPresidentMiller Analytic Daniel J. O'NeillOwner/PresidentThe Roasterie Inc. Rosemary Fry Plakas, '63 Curator/HistorianLibrary of Congress Jeanette Prenger, '09PresidentEcco Select Eugene A. Ruiz PresidentRuiz & Associates P.C. Danny K. Sakata AnalystNorthrop Grumman

Judith M. SimonitschCPA (Retired)Deloitte and Touche LLP

Jamie M. MorrisWilliam Richardson Mueller, '95, '96John R. NesbittJoyce NevinsJohn W. NorenDeborah OsborneLeeAnn Parsons, '10Thomas W. PetermanGreg PlumbDeanna K. PottsLayne M. PrengerDavid V. QuemadaGlenn A. RicciNiki D. Rittenhouse, '03, '04Corinne E. RoyalCarol SandersS. L. SartainBen SayevichJohn SchaeferDon ScheulerG. Ann SchultisDanelle Seaton, '05Sandra S. SeidelmanBobbi J. Shaw, '01Efrem B. Shimlis, '97Mary A. ShrinerBret SilvisBrian Sloboda

Harold F. Smith, '44Susan SmithWalton Dees StallingsTraci Ann Swenson, '11John TewSteve TinglerDavid J. TurnerPatricia M. UrdangKathy L. VanCleaveWilliam Venable, '11Linda Vestal, '94Betty VestalJ. Eric Wade, '82, '85Maureen R. Waldrop-ElamJuanita WalkerK. Daley WalkerDorla D. Watkins, '80, '00Rita Weighill, '90C. Ann WentzTimothy WestcottHilary WheatLinda WilkinsonJay Wilson, '09Jane WoodDavid Yates, '92Steven YoungbloodThimios Zaharopoulos

New windows, new horizonsPark University is celebrating the success of its “Windows of Opportunity” campaign, the funds of which were used to replace the windows in the historic Norrington Center, which houses the Office of Admissions and the Student Assistance Center, along with faculty offices.

The effort began in March 2009 to replace the windows and frames in the 103-year-old building — formerly known as the Carnegie Library — with custom-made thermal windows. A committee of Park staff and faculty members solicited donations from alumni, faculty, staff, trustees, administrators, students, friends, foundations and a variety of corporations who responded generously.

Thanks to more than 340 donors and the matching support of an anonymous business partner, the goal was reached and the windows were installed. The Marvin Windows, close reproductions of the originals, were constructed by Kansas City Millwork and installed by Midwest Construction Service of Riverside, Mo.

“This fundraising effort was so important, not only because it provided the funds for a very critical capital project, but also because it allowed our Park family and friends to work together to bring about an exciting success,” said Timothy Westcott, Ph.D., associate professor of history and chair of Park's Department of History and Political Science, who served as the campaign chair.

IN HONOR OF

Behzod Abduraimov: to the International Center for Musicby: Bruce and Mary Jane Schism Short

James, '66, and Janet Kay Bellamy, '67: to General Scholarshipby: Hazel R. Bellamy

Michael Droge: to the Park Fundby: Michael and Rita Weighill, '90 Dennis and Laurie McCormack

Michael Droge: to the Park Warrior Centerby: Michael and Rita Weighill, '90

Michael Droge: to the Park Fundby: Dennis and Laurie McCormack

Michael Droge: to the Presidential Honors Scholarshipby: Deanna Medlin Armstrong, '70

Stanislav Ioudenitch: to the International Center for Musicby: Bruce and Mary Jane Schism Short

Jolene A. Lampton: to the Park Fundby: Columbus Federal IAPP

William Pivonka, Ph.D.: to the Dr. William Pivonka Science Scholarshipby: Sam, '66, and Nancy Rohlfing Potter, '66

Barbara Moser Schaible, '56: to the Moser-Schaible Endowed Textbook Fundby: Kathleen Spennrath-Boor

Karolton W. Sefcik, '78: to the Friends of the Libraryby: Delphine M. Sefcik

Harold F. Smith, '44: to the Friends of the Libraryby: Kenneth Hougland, '49

Harold F. Smith, '44: to the Norrington Windowsby: Julie McCollum

Ara H. Zakaryan, '55: to Men's Soccerby: Kathleen Spennrath-Boor

IN MEMORY OF

Michael C. Anderson: to the Park Fundby: Mary A. Shriner

Ruby Berg: to the Friends of the Libraryby: Harold, '44, and Carolyn Douglas Smith, '47

Ira Brimmer: to the Norrington Windowsby: Levester and Winifred Edwards, '03

Ann Etter Brown, '49: to General Scholarshipby: Ross Brown, '41

Edna Browning: to the Park Fundby: Frank, '54, and Claire Browning

G. Lynn Browning: to the Park Fundby: Frank, '54, and Claire Browning

Gladys Edgington Byham, '31: to the Park Fundby: Florence Byham Weinberg, '54

Pete Anthony Cano: to the Dorothy Harper Watson Literacy Fundby: Dolores Candelaria Cano

Ron Carruth: to the Norrington Windowsby: Gayden F. Carruth

Tribute GiftsPark University offers a meaningful way to celebrate those special individuals in our lives who have made a positive impact for which we are grateful. Park is privileged to receive these generous gifts in honor and in memory of faculty, alumni, staff and friends of the University.

2011-12 Board of Trustees (continued)

Richard E. ThodeCPA (Retired)PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP J. Eric Wade, '82, '85City AdministratorCity of Lenexa, Kansas N. Gary WagesPresident/CEO (Retired)Saint Luke's Northland Hospital David WarmExecutive DirectorMid-America Regional Council Philip D. Wheeler, '62Food Industry Executive/Consultant(Retired) Julie M. WilsonSenior Vice President/Chief People OfficerCerner Corporation

Honorary Trustees Howard C. Breen Robert P. Corbett, '38 Charles A. Garney CEOBriarcliff Development Company Virginia B. McCoy L. Louise MordenVice PresidentNiagara's Wax Museum Complex Gerald R. Moss

Norton J. Cooksey, '49: to the Norrington Windowsby: Jean P. Peeke Olin, '46

Ara Eghigian, '51: to the Park Fundby: Nancy J. Bruce Tiburski, '51

William S. Foy: to the Friends of the Libraryby: Albert and Betty Dusing

Jerzy Hauptmann: to the College of Liberal Arts & Sciencesby: Larry, '68, and Yoko Edelstein

George B. Hedges, '51: to the Park Fundby: Edna Jean Hedges

Lillian P. Miller: to the Friends of the Libraryby: Mary Emily Miller

Peter Mori, '45: to the Founders Day Fundby: Yoko Elaine Mori Revocable Trust

Wilda C. Osborn, '44: to the Park Fundby: Paul, '45, and Audrey Berlin Frair, '45

Bob N. Ramsey: to the Park Fundby: Paul K. Garrett, '67

James C. Rhoades, '49: to the Park Fundby: Patricia E. Phillips Rhoades, '51

Erik Bryan Salinas: to the Dorothy Harper Watson Literacy Fundby: Dolores Candelaria Cano

John K. Sefcik, '50: to the Friends of the Libraryby: Delphine M. Sefcik

Eleanor McDaniel Taylor, '54: to the Dr. John M. Hamilton Endowed Scholarshipby: Stanton A. Taylor

John Joseph Thum: to the Friends of the Libraryby: Albert and Betty Dusing

Sidney W. Vernick, '39: to the Library Fundby: Estate of Clara M. Vernick

C. Ann Wentz to the Student Teaching Fellowship Fundby: Kim G. Allen David and Rosalie Barreca James and Linda Beatty Mary Bell Erin L. Bellamy Betty Bennett Bryan Boehm Boston 128 Companies Inc. Jeanette Calles Larry and Virginia Colburn Calvin L. Currinder James and Margaret DeGoler Mary Anne Demeritt K. Dolan Essie M. Dresser Arlon and LaDonna Frazier Ebright, '80 Carol L. Ellis David Fazzini Jeffrey H. Flora Timothy J. Gaigals Edward W. Geiger Grunawalt Baer Financial Mary Lou Grunawalt Tyler A. Haight Ali and Charlotte Haris Heartland Dental Group Frank Hennessey Gail B. Hennessy W. Scott and Susan Hinderks Jody M. Hitchcock Hub International Inc. Hutchins & Haake LLC Hydraulic Power Systems Inc. John and Lana Jacobs Prasad V. Katakam Diane E. Kramer Charlton and Wilda Lou Lawhorn Stephanie Lawhorn Mainstreet Credit Union Maldonado & Associates Juan Maldonado Derrel L. Martin Alfred G. Maybury James and Elizabeth McHenry Jeff and Jana Mehlin Jorge E. Mercado Richard and Kathleen Moldenhauer

Steven and Stephanie Morrison Larry and Sandra Pike Jamey Chinnock and Amy M. Porta Ronald and Karen Porta James and Molly Porter Price, Raffel & Browne Inc. Price, Raffel & Browne LLC Corinne E. Royal Jerry and Marcia M. Schmidt James D. Schulz Josh and Karin Selzer Lesley J. Sifers Rebecca J. Smith John and Eloise Snider SouthWestern Association Tax Favored Benefits, Inc. Thompson-Hamel LLC Arthur and Marilyn Thompson Gordon L. Thorn UCL Financial Group LLC Steven J. Valerius Theresa Vardiman Dennis C. Walters Charles and Janet Warden R. David Wentz W.K. McGreevy Agency Inc. Michael R. Wilcox Mitchell Williams Marian J. Wilson Charles R. Wittig

Luke Ryan Williams: to the Nicholas Manchion English Awardby: Raymond and Marjorie Severin

Samuel David Williams: to the Nicholas Manchion English Awardby: Raymond and Marjorie Severin

William S. Yamamoto, '45: to the Park Fundby: William S. Masland

Cheryl E. Zachery-Winston: to the Norrington Windowsby: J. Bryan Winston, '79

Richard E. Zastrow, '69: to the Park Fundby: Bruce and Patsy Patterson

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