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contents2-3 the Freelands

4 Bruce Crouse / Todd Shepard

7Ken Spurgeon

10Interior Design /EMS Education

12ACJC Reunion

14Blitz Drive / MulticulturalScholarship Program

13Tiger Skins

6Second in the Pepsi / NATYCAA standings

8MICT graduation

9PBL Award

11Aviation Graduation / EMS Education

5Frank Arnold

Although they are a long way from Ark City, Chris and Aimee Freeland have not forgotten how Cowley College helped them on their road to success. The couple, which have three children and currently reside in Greeley, CO., graduated from Ark City High School in 1990. The two began dating not long after high school. Aimee graduated from Cowley College in 1992, while Chris attended Cowley during the 1991-1992 academic year. Chris, the son of former Ark City City Manager Curt Freeland, and hiswife, Cindy, is employed at Aller Lingle Architects in Fort Collins, CO. He began working for the compa-ny after becoming a licensed archi-tect in 2003. His current position entails the drafting of construction drawings for buildings and managing those buildings through construc-tion. Aimee, whose maiden name is Aubert, works for the City of Greeley in the City Manager’s office as part of their Public Information Division. Her job as Marketing and Publicity Coordinator includes assisting the Public Information Officer, City website updates, production of the City newsletter, and includes show production, script writing, teleprompter programming and talent scheduling. In addition, she is a regular on-camera talent as co-host of the City’smonthly Inside Greeley news maga-zine program, something she says shenever would have imagined doing.Their story dates back to their years

at Cowley. Aimee came to Cowley on a Danceline scholarship, where she helped the Tigerette dance team win nationals in their divi-sion. Also during her time at Cowley, Aimee was selected as a home-coming candidate and was named the Overall Outstanding Student of Arkansas City. She worked in

Cowley’s Alumni & Development, and Dean of Students offices as a student assistant. During the summer months, she worked at Cowley mowing grass and plant-ing and maintaining flowers all over campus. She credits her time at Cowley with helping her get to where she is today. “By going to Cowley I was able

to think about what I wanted to pursue in my degree area and gave me the one-on-one time with instructors that I would have never received going to a much larger school,” Aimee said.After Cowley, Aimee transferred to Wichita State University, where she realized what an asset Cowley was to her education. “The low teacher to student ratios certainly helped my grades,”Aimee said. “There were more opportunities to be involved from student activities to being a Student Ambassador; and a chance to mature in myschooling.” After high school, Chris was a Rotary exchange student in Aabenraa, Denmark, prior to coming back for a year at Cowley. After attending Cowley Chris went to school at Kansas State University where he receiveda degree in Architecture in 1997. “My time at KSU was easier because many of my fresh-man requirements were already completed at Cowley,” Chris said.During his time at Kansas State, Chris proposed to Aimee during a trip to Greece at the Temple of Athena, Cape Sunion. The couple was married in Ark City in January 1997. After a honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico, they headed back to Manhattan, Kan. since Chris still had one semester ofArchitecture school remaining.After a short stay in Topeka work-ing for the Kansas Bar Associa-tion, Chris accepted a job offer from Bley Associates Architects in Greeley in 1998. He worked for

Cowley grads find success, happiness in Colorado

15Jodi Sanderholm Scholarship

16Arts at Cowley

17We heard from...

18-23Thank You’s

Bley Associates Architects until becoming a licensed Architect in 2003. “Initially you are an intern until you work enough hours under a licensed Architect, after which you can start taking exams to become licensed yourself,” Chris said. Aimee’s first job in Greeley included working for Bonnie Dean Associates, a public relations and marketing firm for two years. Afterwards, she worked for five years for Hospice and Palliative Care of North-ern Colorado in various positions from Community Development Assistant to Human Resources Manager.Both Aimee and Chris have fond memories of their time at Cowley, and each consider former Cowley instructor Paul Stirnaman to have been one of their favorite instructors. “There are so many people that made my time at Cowley memorable,” Aimee said. Their children are, Chase 8, Lanie 4, and Bridger 1.

“By going to Cowley I was able to think about what I wanted to pursue in my degree area and gave me the one-on-one time with instructors that I would have never received going to a much larger school,”

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Just happy to be nominated, Bruce Crouse, the department chair of career and technical education at Cowley College, was surprised to learn he was named the Kansas Council on Workforce Education (KWCE) 2007 Award Winner for Excellence in Teach-ing during the KACTE Annual Conference held August 6 in Topeka. Crouse, who was recognized for his work at the Winfield Center for Technical Excellence, was also one of four finalists for the 2007 Community Leadership Award. “It is an honor to be recognized by your pears not once but twice,” Crouse said. “I am pleased to receive these awards, but need to thank the college and members of

Todd Shepherd, instructor/chair of Cowley College’s Social Science Department, became the sixth recipient of the Paul Stirna-man Memorial Award for Teach-ing Excellence.Shepherd received the award during the All-College In-Service held August 9 in the Earle N. Wright Community Room.The award is named for Paul Stir-naman, a long-time Social Science Department instructor and strong supporter of the College Educa-tion Association. He died June 16, 2000, following a lengthy illness.

the CTE department that contin-ually support and encourage me to strive for excellence.” Crouse was recognized for promoting excellence and growth in career and technical education at the postsecondary level. Crouse, who has taught non-destructive testing at Cowley since 1993, has helped the program become highly successful and sought after by business and indus-try in several states. He has helped the program expand to Sumner County, where the Mulvane IT Center was built in 2004, and in 2006 he began working in Winfield on a new career and technical program called Mechatronics. Crouse worked with business and industry, school districts, and community members to make the program a reality.

Crouse was also instrumental in the college receiving a $125,000 Kansas Department of Commerce grant towards equipment purchas-es for the new Center for Techni-cal Excellence in Winfield. Sheree Utash, vice president of academic affairs, is proud of Crouse’s accomplishments and glad to see him recognized on a state level. “Bruce is very deserving of this honor and award for his vision and dedication to ensuring that our college is meeting the needs of business and industry in technical and workforce education,” Utash said. “He continues to raise the bar of excellence for career and technical education while creat-ing avenues to enhance student success and community aware-ness.”

A regular fixture at Cowley College athletic events and actively involved in the adopt-a-player program, Frank Arnold, Cowley College Social Science Department instructor, was named the 2007 Conrad and Janet Jimison Tiger Booster of the Year. “Frank has been a major contribu-tor to our athletic program for student athletes since he has been employed here as a member of the faculty,” Cowley College athletic director Tom Saia said. “The reason we have one of the top athletic programs in the country is because of people like Frank Arnold and our Booster Club.” Arnold, who serves as the associate coordinator for Cowley’s adopt-a-player program, was surprised to receive the honor, which is in its 12th year of existence. “I am tickled to death,” Arnold said. “I am honored to be included in such a good group of fellow winners of the award.” Arnold is in his eighth year teach-ing history and government classes at Cowley. He became involved in Cowley athletics through the adopt-a-player program. “The students appreciate people going to their games and they get to see me in a different light,” Arnold said.Although there were several worthy candidates for the award, Saia felt Arnold was the obvious choice. “I can’t think of a better recipient than Frank Arnold,” Saia said. “He instructs and guides student athletes academically, athletically, and socially.”This represents the 38th year for the Tiger Booster Club, an organization that has raised funds for the purpose of helping sustain the athletic scholarship

Shepherd, who has worked at Cowley since 1999, was honored to receive the award.“This means a lot to me because I know there are a lot of quality instructors here,” Shepherd said. “I want to thank my department as well as my wife and son. I could not do what I do without their support.”Besides serving as department chair, Shepherd also teaches Economics, Algebra, and Astron-omy courses. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of Missouri. In 2002, Shepherd received the NISOD Master Teacher Award.

program under the rules of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. The Tiger Booster Club has continued to grow in each of Saia’s 12 years at the school.“We are successful in athletics because of the Tiger Booster Club,” Saia said. Arnold, who also serves as the mayor of Newkirk (Okla.), thor-oughly enjoys being at Cowley.“Cowley is a great place to work,” Arnold said.

Conrad and Janet Jimison Tiger Boosters of the Year:1996 - Irv Cramer1997 - Kenny Gilmore1998 - John and Janice Hitchcock1999 - Peggy Paton, Oscar Kimmel, Hubert and Millie Johnston2000 - Conrad Jimison2001 - Bob and Sue Yoachim2002 - Larry Schwintz and Wanda Shepherd2003 - Sid and Jerri Achenbach2004 - Marlys Cervantes2005 - Buel Beck, Chris Vollweider2006 - Mark Patrick2007 - Frank Arnold

Crouse receives award for exellence in teaching

Arnold named 2007 Conrad and Janet Jimison Booster of the Year

Social Science instructor receives Stirnaman Award

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in the country,” McAtee said. “If students know we have one of the best athletic programs then we are going to attract students from across Kansas, which fills the dorms and keeps the classrooms full. Our athletic programs set us a part from other schools .” Fellow Jayhawk Conference schools Johnson County Commu-nity College and Butler Commu-nity College finished third and fourth, respectively. Points for the Pepsi/NATYCAA Awards are calculated based on each colleges finish at NJCAA Tournaments. Each first place finish is worth 20 points, second place 19, third 18, and so on. Total scores for both men’s and women’s programs are combined for their total score. Top-five schools: (1) Monroe Community College, 179 points; (2) Cowley College, 163.5; (3) Johnson County Commu-nity College, 147.5; (4) Butler Community College, 115.5; (5) South Plains Community College, 114.5.

try Championships, while the women’s cross country team placed fourth at nationals. The Lady Tiger volleyball team placed third at the NJCAA Divi-sion II National Volleyball Tour-nament, while Cowley’s baseball team captured the Region VI title and advanced to play at the Junior College World Series. Cowley’s women’s tennis team had four individual national champions and placed fourth at the NJCAA Women’s Tennis National Tournament, and the Tiger men’s tennis team finished in a tie for seventh at the national tournament. The Lady Tiger softball team also captured its fourth straight Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division title, while the Cowley women’s basketball team won 20 games and finished second in the conference. “This award is a great tribute to our coaches and our athletic department, it recognizes every-thing that we have got here,” Saia said. The only sport that had some what of a down year was men’s basketball as the team finished with a record of 16-15. However, Cowley recently hired coaching legend Steve Eck to guide the basketball program. The basket-ball team expects to compete for conference and region titles.McAtee, who is a huge supporter of Tiger athletics, was happy to see the athletic programs’ success recognized. “It validates that we are one of the outstanding sports programs

With tremendous success in its men and women’s athletic programs, Cowley College placed (National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators) Awards standings, which recogniz-es excellence in two-year college athletics. Monroe College in Rochester, N.Y., finished first and received a trophy along with a $2,500 schol-arship. By placing second, Cowley received a trophy and $1,000 scholarship. “To be top in the conference, region, and second in the nation is unbelievable,” Cowley College athletic director Tom Saia said. “You have to have a president and a Board of Trustees that believe in it. It’s because of Cowley president Dr. Pat McAtee that we are able to compete in all of our athletic programs.” Monroe had three runner-up finishes at NJCAA National Tournaments this season: men’s basketball, ice hockey and women’s swimming and diving. They also finished third in men’s swimming and diving and women’s soccer. Cowley’s women’s track and field team placed third at both the indoor and outdoor national championships, while the Tiger men’s track and field team placed fourth at the indoor national championships and third at the outdoor national championships. The Cowley men’s cross country team won the conference title and placed fifth at the NJCAA Division I National Cross Coun-

Ken Spurgeon, former director of Humani-ties, Social and Behav-ioral Sciences at Cowley College, is serving as the producer/director of the film “Bloody Dawn: The Lawrence Massacre”, which began filming in early June. Spurgeon, who taught history and government, wrote the film along with a colleague. The film tells the story of William Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence, KS on August 21, 1863. It was the climax of the Kansas-Missouri border war during the Civil War and was an aberration even to those used to a violent war and time. On that day in a space of four hours Quantrill and 450 Missouri bushwhack-ers murdered over 180 unarmed men. Many of those murdered had noth-ing to do with the simmer-

ing blood feud but the city of Lawrence was well known as an abolition-ist capital that preached free-state principles and abolition of slavery. “In the film we talk to historians who explain the reason for the hatred and violence and introduce us both to the motiva-tion of Quantrill and his men and the various individuals in Lawrence at the time,” Spurgeon said. “The film is a docudrama using both the traditional documentary approach and the dramatic approach detailing the events with a realistic approach.” Cowley employees that are involved in the film are, Leslie Berryhill, Mark Britton, Andrew Tash, Kathy Sikes, Misty Maynard, Clayton Cren-shaw, Dave Landin, Uwe Conrad, Shane Hilt, Anne Erhart, Angela Fry, Linda Grossman, and Judy

Crenshaw. Cowley students involved are, Nathan Hilt and Anthony Ngicu.The film will be screened in area theaters later this year including a premiere in Wichita at the Orpheum and then will air on PBS around the end/first of the year. Several interesting individuals are involved in the film. Among them Joel Fein, who is an Emmy award winning sound man who has worked on films like Back to the Future, Blade Runner and others and who was nominated for an Oscar in 1979 for the Buddy Holly Story for Best Sound. Fein resides in Wichita and supervises the sound for the film. The narra-tor of the film is Buck Taylor, who was a regular cast member of the long running television show Gunsmoke as well as featured in several west-

erns including Tombstone, Gettysburg and others.The film is paid for in part by a grant from the Kansas Humanities Council, Star Lumber Charitable Trust, Old Cowtown Museum, The James and Beverly Mershon Charitable Fund, Craig and Christy Smith Foundation and the Friends of Lone Chimney Films, Inc. Lone Chimney Films is organized exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the mean-ing of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. To make a donation or charitable gift, or to learn more about the film company, visit www.lonechimneyfilms.org

Former Cowley instructor producing/directing film

Cowley finishes 2nd in the Pepsi/NATYCAA Award standings

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Two Cowley College Phi Beta Lambda Business Organization students brought home awards from their trip to the 65th National Leadership Conference held June 22-26 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, IL. Caleb DeGraaf, placed fourth in Economic Analysis and Decision Making and Christopher Klingen-berg, placed seventh in Computer Applications. DeGraaf, from Mulvane, graduated as a business administration major and will be attending WSU in the fall. Klin-genberg is a sophomore business administration major from Udall. The competitive events consist-ed of the following: Economic Analysis and Decision Making – consists of an objective test including questions on money and banking, microeconomics, macroeconomics, comparative economic systems, history of economic thought, and inter-national economics. Computer Applications – the student takes a two-hour skills test and a one-hour written objective test illustrating their understanding of basic computer terminology and concepts; document format-ting rules and standards; grammar, punctuation, spelling and proof-reading and related computer applications knowledge. Other Cowley students attend-ing were: Allison Belindo, Megan Pauly, Charley Stettler, Heather Voss, Jerrod Ketchersid, Kayla Strickland, Kristine Thompson, and Brittany Tucker. PBL’s mission is to bring busi-

ness and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. The National PBL Association charters local chapters. Approximately 1,700 students attended the conference, whose theme was “PBL Your Ticket to the Future.” The competition was tough as the students compete against students from four-year colleges and universities as well as community colleges across the United States and the Virgin Islands. To qualify for nationals students had to place first or second at the state conference held in March. In Chicago, besides competing in the specific tests, students had the opportunity to attend leader-ship workshops and participate in the March of Dimes Walk. The walk was a special celebration of PBL’s 33-year partnership with the

March of Dimes. Beverly Grunder, Cowley Advi-sor and the newly elected State PBL Advisor, accompanied the group. “It is exciting to observe the leadership skills and professional growth students obtain by being part of the PBL organization,” Grunder said. “Networking with their peers, attending the dynamic workshops and prepar-ing for the competition provide the students with learning and leadership experience. The skills and knowledge will enhance their future educational and profes-sional experiences. I am proud of the students who represented the Cowley College PBL chapter. It is an honor to serve as their local advisor and also to be appointed as the state advisor.”

Cowley PBL students bring home awards

Graduation for 13 students in Cowley College’s Mobile Intensive Care Technician (para-medic) program was held July 20 in Cowley’s Earle N. Wright Community Room on the main campus in Arkansas City. The program, which finished in late June, completed the AAS degree requirements for these graduates. The following are the graduating members of the evening class of 2006-07: Binh Chung, Wichita; Sarah Denny, Ponca City; Alison Floyd, Wichita; Paul Hunter, Arkansas City; Ryan Kilby, Winfield; Ben King, Arkansas City; John Lies, Andover; Matt Manning, Wichita; Byron McNary, Wichita; James Mitchell, Wichita; Jenniff-er Reeves, Wichita; and

Pamula Utter, Wichita.The evening began when Slade Griffiths, Allied Health Department Chair, issued the welcome and discussed the education the graduates received while in Cowley’s program. Griffiths discussed that this was the eleventh MICT program taught at the college though it was the first longer evening class provided at Cowley. “Like the past daytime programs, we all became close like a family – many of us may have even expe-rienced some separation anxiety when it was over,” said Griffiths. He also praised all of the people involved with the program and singled out Chris Cannon, Lead MICT Instructor, for his outstand-ing performance and leadership. Dr. Roy Danks,

Cowley Associate Medical Advisor then spoke to the graduates. Dr. Patrick McAtee, Cowley President, and Cannon conferred the certificates and presented the class of 2006-07 to the gathering of about 150 people who came to honor the graduates. McAtee thanked the graduates for selecting EMS as a career and for choosing Cowley College for their education. “We are all very thankful and proud of every one of you,” said McAtee.Following tradition, the graduates purchased a gift for the school – an ambulance. They found a very new ambulance that had significant front-end damage and were able to remove the box and place it on a trailer. Cannon thanked the

Thirteen graduate from Cowley College MICT program

graduates and said, “Other students will benefit from your gift and we greatly appreciate this.” During the course of their schooling, the graduates assessed 5,000 patients and administered over 3,000 medications during the year. With this eleventh graduating class, Cowley MICT graduates now treat approximately 80,000 patients each year. The national job outlook continues to be greater than average, and the local job outlook looks promis-ing. All graduates have found employment in the EMS field. Cowley currently has a daytime MICT program in Winfield and will start both day and evening programs in January 2008.

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Underway this fall, students inter-ested in the exciting field of interior design can begin working toward their associates degree by taking classes at Cowley College’s South-side Education Center in Wichita. The new interior design program at Cowley provides competency-based training in research techniques, problem-solving proficiencies, and presentation skills required to be a successful professional interior designer. The program focuses on creativity and critical thinking. Classes began Aug. 16. Day and evening classes are available. For more information call 316-554-2600 or visit www.cowley.edu.

Following on the heels of his first book “Oceans of Kansas”, Cowley College adjunct instruc-tor Mike Everhart recently had his second book published, titled “Sea Monsters”.“Through this book, my first book (Oceans of Kansas) and my web site (www.oceansofkansas.com), I am sharing my interest in these amazing animals and their times, and hope-fully educating the public in regard to this fascinating period millions of years ago when Kansas was under a great inland sea,” Everhart said.The book details a time when marine reptiles dominated the oceans for millions of years. Their remains are found all over the world, from the Arctic (Alaska, Greenland, Norway) to the Antarctic.The book also tales about the histori-cal discoveries of these creatures in Kansas, starting in 1867 when Elasmosaurus was found near Fort Wallace in western Kansas. The book is intimately connected to the upcoming National Geographic IMAX movie by the same name.The movie recreates some historic fossil digs by the Sternberg family, and shows a lot of beautiful Kansas

Cowley offering Interior Design Program

Cowley adjunct instructor has second book published

scenery on the large IMAX screen.The movie opened in more than 70 theaters around the world on October 2.“I’m excited about the Sea Monsters movie and pleased that I had the opportunity to serve as a technical adviser and to write the book,” Everhart said. “I would certainly encour-age everyone to go see it and learn about Kansas history in deep time.”The book “Sea Monsters” is offered on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Sea-Monsters-Prehistoric-Crea-tures-Deep/dp/1426200854, the publisher’s web site (National Geographic): http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/shop-ping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=3968&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=sea+monster, and on Borders: http://www.bordersstores.com/search/title_detail.jsp?id=56619643&srchTerms=Sea+Monsters&mediaType=1&srchType=Title

With the continued growth of Cowley College’s Aviation Tech Center, located at 7603 E. Pawnee in Wichita, 32 students were a part of the sixth graduating class on August 4.Charles “Sam” D. Gemar gave the commencement address. Gemar retired from NASA in 1994 and moved to Wichita where he is the Director of Test-Flight Operations for Bombardier.Cowley opened another Aviation Tech facility at Wichita’s Mid Continent Airport in the fall. The facility is same size as the current facility, which is 27,500 square feet. Enrollment for day classes at the new facility is full.Noel Gary, chief executive officer for the Aviation Tech program, gave the opening remarks and was assisted by Cowley College

President Dr. Pat McAtee during the certificate ceremony. McAtee commended the students and faculty for their hard work during his closing remarks.Other dignitaries in attendance along with Gemar, Gary, and McAtee, were, Pete Gustaf, President of the Wichita Area Technical College; Dan Dymar-kowski, director of labor relations at Raytheon Aircraft Company; Kent Irick, manager of techni-cal training at Cessna Aircraft Company; Dave Unruh, First District Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners; Mark Paton, Cowley College Board of Trustees; and Gene Cole, Cowley College consultant.Here is a list of graduates: Kenneth Burge, Glen Craft, Ron Fergu-son, Nathan Ferguson, Richard Gerdsen, Robert Hancock, Allen

Hatcher, Eric Hegeman, Evan Hollingshead, Russell Hopper, John Jackson, Nicholas Kuhn, Nathan Lee, Chris Lesley, Vinn Ley, Brandon Ley, James Lutkie, Patrick Main, Jason Meirowsky, Wade Moore, Llem Nguyen, Shane Oldfield, Garrett Owen, Russell Paton, Aaron Petrask, Brent Redden, Gene Ricken, Robert Romero, Ronnie Shackel-ford, Nicholas Sims, Jerry Tuggle, and Jeffrey Widmar.

Cowley honors sixth graduating class from Aviation Tech Center

The Committee on Accredita-tion of Educational Programs for the EMS Profession conducted a site visit at Cowley College’s Allied Health Center in Winfield in June. The committee is recommending continued full accreditation without any progress reports for Cowley’s EMS Education. The committee spent three days meeting with Cowley faculty and staff, medical advisors, stakeholders, as well as current students and gradu-ates of the program. The committee was impressed with all aspects of Cowley’s EMS Education and felt it was one of the best in the nation. “It’s good to have external validation of our program,” Chair, Department of Allied Health Education/EMS Education Program Director Slade Griffiths said. “It’s also nice to have people from the outside say this is a real quality program.”

Cowley’s EMS Education receives high praise

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After the reception, enjoy the Ark City/Winfield football game, the carnival and street concessions, or dine in one of our new restaurants.

50’s alumni will receive an invitation soon with details. If you have questions, please call Terri Morrow at 620.441.5291 or Shannon Massey at 620.441.5319.

8:30 - 10:30 a.m. -- Tour the Burford Theatre to see the renovation process to restore this wonderful theatre to its former glory! The tours last about 20 minutes and leave every 10 minutes. Everyone must have fond memories of the Burford. Rekindle those memories during the tour.

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.- Free time.

12 p.m. - 1:30 pm -- Reunite with former classmates at a luncheon in the Earle N. Wright Room of the Brown Center.

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. -- Optional tours of the campus will be available, and there will be time to visit further with friends.

2:30 -6 p.m. - Free time.

6 - 8 p.m. - Meet with classmates again for a reception at the Patrick J. McAtee Dining Center. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served.The McFadden Brothers, a wonderful jazz and soul group from Kansas City, will provide background music.

Help us celebrate the 85th anniversary of Cowley College! We are hosting the decade of the 50’s for a reunion on Thursday, October 25th. Enjoy the reunion as well as the Arkalalah activities surrounding the event.

ACJC REUNION: DECADE OF THE 50’s

With 25 teams taking part in Cowley College’s 13th annual Tiger Skins/Brian Groves Memorial Golf Tournament Aug. 11 at the Arkansas City Country Club, the event was once again a huge success.Tom Saia, director of athletics at Cowley, was pleased with the amount of money raised for Tiger Booster Club scholarships.“I want to thank the people that participated and helped make this another successful tournament,” Saia said. “A number of people contributed to make this a successful event. It’s a great way to kick off the school year.”

13th annual Tiger Skins/Brian Groves Memorial Golf Tournament a success

Three Cowley College employees and a former Tiger baseball player teamed to win the low gross (52) at the tournament. Jeff Fluty (athletic trainer), Nathan Pryor (admissions representative), Bob Moffatt (welding instructor), and Aaron Robbins (member of baseball team in 1998-1999) were the winning foursome.The team of Brad Schwintz, Chris Gray, Todd Ball, and Mike Sparks took home the title for low net. Jan Pringle, Terry Boyer, Sue Kolts, and Chris Groves finished second in the low net category.

Pictured, from left, Jeff Fluty, Nathan Pryor, and Aaron Robbins

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Having served as a lab partner with Jodi Sander-holm while at Arkansas City High School, and as a member of the Danceline at Cowley College, sopho-more Ashley Cochran was named the first recipient of the Shanks Family/Jodi Sanderholm Scholarship on Sept. 6.“I feel privileged to be the first one because she was a very good friend,” Cochran said. Cochran is a pre-dentistry major that has a 4.0 grade point average at Cowley. Along with being a member of the Tigerette Danceline, she is also involved in Campus Christian Fellowship and serves as a tutor at the college.The scholarship Cochran was awarded totaled $1,200 for the 2007-08 school year. The scholarship commit-tee at Cowley College made the final selection of Cochran as the recipient of the award.Sanderholm, a 19-year-old Arkansas City native, was a member of the Cowley College Tigerette Danceline

Thanks to the University of Kansas’ Multicul-tural Scholars Program being awarded a three-year, $515,157 U.S. Department of Education FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education) grant, KU was able to expand the MSP to three Kansas community colleges in 2007. Cowley was one of the three community colleges asked to be part of this grant through KU. Cowley was chosen along with Kansas City Commu-nity College and Donnelly College in Kansas City.The program is designed to develop a new genera-tion of leaders, while helping prepare the students for college and keep them on track during the school year. The program also addresses academic, social, and personal aspects of the student experience and will help them maximize the benefits of their undergradu-ate years. There are six students in Cowley’s Multicultural Scholars Program. Each participant in the program had to go through an application and interview process. They then signed a contract agreeing to keep up their grade point average and participation in class. Marlys Cervantes and Amy McWhirt serve as co-directors of the program and meet with the students individually and as a group, once a month. The students also take part in a cultural event each month, such as going to Exploration Place in Wichita for a

Hoping to raise $30,000 for Tiger Booster Club Scholarships, Cowley College coaches, boosters, and staff members took to the streets for the school’s annual Blitz Drive on August 21 and easily surpassed this year’s goal. Pledges totaled nearly $44,000 for the TBC.“I want to thank all the people that donated their time and money to help us make this a successful Blitz Drive,” said Tom Saia. Cowley’s director of athletics. “This kind of support is why we can bring in qual-ity student athletes that allow us to compete on the national level.”

Cochran named first recipient of Shanks Family/Jodi Sanderholm Scholarship

and a pre-pharmacy major. The former Arkansas City high School valedictorian had a 4.0 grade point aver-age at Cowley.The Shanks Family/Jodi Sanderholm Scholarship, which was established in February, has received nearly $39,000 in contributions.The scholarship is an endowed scholarship and will be awarded annually to a Cowley student. The recipi-ent of the scholarship must be enrolled in a science curriculum; be a full-time student enrolled in 12 or more hours; and maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average.Those interested in making a donation to the Shanks Family/Jodi Sanderholm Memorial Scholarship can send donations to the Cowley College Endowment Association located at 125 S. Second St., Arkansas City, KS., 67005. For more information please contact Terri Morrow, Cowley College Dean of Development and College Relations, at (620) 441-5291.

The annual Blitz Drive has continued to raise more money in each of the 13 years that Saia has served as Cowley’s director of athletics. “This is a credit to our athletic programs and the coaches,” Saia said. “This was highly unexpected as far as the money we were able to raise this year. We greatly exceeded our expectations.” The Tiger Booster Club has six levels of membership that range from $100 to $2,500. TBC members are admitted free to all Tiger sporting events.Anyone interested in becoming a Tiger Booster Club member can contact the Cowley Athletic Department at 441-5589.

cultural exhibition in September. “Amy and I were delighted to be asked to be a part of the program,” Cervantes said. “They are a great group of young people. This is another avenue for them to have another mentor on campus to help them reach their goals.” Students in Cowley’s Multicultural Scholars Program and their families participated in a kick-off luncheon held at Sirloin Stockade in Arkansas City. The group will attend a large formal banquet at the University of Kansas on Jan. 19, 2008. Those pictured are, from left, Pablo Fuentes, Janee Gabbard, Immanuel Thompson, Ashley Williams, Robert Young and Isiah Lykes.

Cowley College Blitz Drive surpasses goal

Cowley starts up Multicultural Scholars Program

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September 13 Puttin’ on the Hits 7:30 p.m.September 20 Caffe’ Acoustic - Barb Ryman 7:30 p.m.

October 9 IVAS lecture - Brian Hinkle 7:00 p.m.October 10 Dr. Ray McNulty - Speaker “The World is Flat - What Does it Mean to Me” 7:00 p.m.October 18 Caffe’ Acoustic - Tim Durham 7:30 p.m.October 18-20 Fall Musical “Crazy for You” 7:30 p.m.October 21 Matinee “Crazy for You” 2:00 p.m.

November 6 Richard Loring’s African Footprint 8:00 p.m. November 8 Concert Choir and Concert Band 7:00 p.m.Nov. 9 Dec. 22 Faculty ExhibitNovember 15 Caffe’ Acoustic - Matt Walsh 7:30 p.m.November 27 Children’s Theatre - Three Billy Goats Griff 7:00 p.m. November 29 Jazz Band and CC Singers Concert 7:00 p.m.

December 3 “A Christmas Carol” - Nebraska Theatre Caravan 7:30 p.m.December 6 Temporal Mechanics’ Union 7:00 p.m.December 9 Vespers Concert 2:00 p.m.December 11 Vocal Recital 7:00 p.m.

January 17 Caffe’ Acoustic - Piper Leigh 7:30 p.m.January 20 Martin Luther King - Celebration of Unity 2:00 p.m.

February 18 John Bul Dau - Speaker - Lost Boys of Sudan 7:30 p.m.February 21 Caffe’ Acoustic - Steve Butler 7:30 p.m.

March 5 Fine Arts Day 10:00 a.m.March 3-28 Prodigy - Student Art Exhibit March 6-8 Spring Play 7:30 p.m.March 20 Caffe’ Acoustic - Rich Berry 7:30 p.m.

April 4 First Person: Stories from the Edge of the World National Geographic, NPR’s Neil Conan, Ensemble Galilei 7:30 p.m. April 4 - May 9 Majors’ Show

April 17 Caffe’ Acoustic - Mark Bowling 7:30 p.m.April 24 Mr. CinderFella 7:30 p.m.April 29 Jazz Band and CC Singers Concert 7:00 p.m. May 1 Spring Concert - Concert Choir and Concert Band 7:00 p.m. May 8 Reception - Majors’ Exhibit 7:00 p.m.May 13 Vocal Recital 7:00 p.m.

COWLEY COLLEGE ARTS CALENDAR 2007-20082000’s

Shayla McDonald, Class of 2004, lives in Arkansas City. She graduated from Wichita State University in May with a Bachelor’s in Psychology. She was recently hired as an admissions representa-tive at Cowley. She loves working at Cowley and feels it has made her journey full circle.

Stephanie (Berry) Maxwell, Class of 2003, and her husband, Jeff, live in Kechi, Kan. She serves as a customer service represen-tative at Legacy Bank, while Jeff is a seventh grade reading teacher.

Troy Nicks, Class of 2003, lives in Haysville, Kan.

Danella Hardy, Class of 1998 and 2000, lives in Wichita, Kan. She and her husband, Dennis, have two children, Devan 5, and Drew 8 months old. She serves as a medical transcriptionist, while Dennis is a A&P mechanic at Cessna Aircraft Company.

1990’s

Stacy (Jackson) Nadeau, Class of 1999, and her husband, Charles, live in Derby. The couple have one daughter, Charlise, who was born July 7, 2006. Stacy finished her MBA at Southwest-ern College in Winfield in 2006. She is employed at Damm Phar-macies in Derby. Her husband, Charles, is a Six-Sigma Specialist at Hawker-Beechcraft.

Regina Stanton, Class of 1999, lives n Manhattan, Kan. She is employed at the Manhattan Mercury, where she handles classified/real estate/legal publications.

Alicia (Clasen) Martin, Class of 1998, and her husband, Andrew, live in Cibolo, Texas. The couple have one son, Schuy-ler 1. Alicia is a homemaker, while Andrew is a United States Air Force KC-135 pilot. Alicia remembers Bev Grunder being an enjoyable teacher and advisor. Other highlights of her time at Cowley was being involved in the concert and jazz band.

Laura (Trenari) Frazier, Class of 1998, and her husband, Jere-my, live in Owasso, OK. The couple have three children, Braden 8, Jace 5, and Colin 1. Laura is a registered nurse, while Jeremy is employed at Carman BNSF.

Lance Rhodd, Class of 1991, and his wife, Ashley, lives in Cedar Vale, Kan. He graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Dec. 2006 with a Master’s degree in school leader-ship. He is employed as the principal at Cedar Vale High School.

Eric Kurtz, Class of 1990, lives in Claremore, Okla. He was recently promoted to Sr. VP — Commercial Lending of RCB Bank based in Claremore, Okla. RCB is a $1 billion holding company with branches located in Claremore, Pryor, Skiatook, Collinsville, Broken Arrow, Union, Inola, Catoosa, Ponca City, Nichols Hills, Oklahoma City and Edmond.

We heard from 1980’sRobert Tatum, Class of 1980, and his wife, Kimberly, live in Burden, Kan. Robert serves as a transportation manager for U.S.D. 462, while Kimberly is the Director of Human Resources for the Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs.

1970’sKaren (Bohannon) McConnell, Class of 1978, lives in Carbondale, Colo. She has two children, Ryan Bohannon, who also attended Cowley and graduated from Wichita State Universi-ty, and Megan Bohannon, a senior at Colorado University. Karen is a legal assistant/paralegal. She enjoys exercising in the mountains.

1960’sFred Holroyd, Class of 1963, and his wife, Nedra, live in Topeka. He serves as the vice president of community development for Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, where he has been employed for 37 years. The couple have two sons, Jim and Jared. They also have two grandchildren, Darby and Jacek. After Cowley, Fred graduated from Baker University and also from the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science. He is currently serving as the vice-president of The Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts. Having been appointed by the governor three years ago, he is very active in the Topeka community. He has fond memories of his time playing football at Cowley. He was an all-conference and all-American selection in 1962.

Dave Dickerson, Class of 1967, lives in Liberty, Mo. He and his wife, Chloe, have two children, Tracy Hansen 37, and Clay Dickerson 32. Dave is the owner of Dickerson Construction. He has fond memories of playing basketball at Cowley for coaches Del Heidebrecht and Ben Cleveland. He enjoys spending time with his children, grandchildren and friends from church. When time allows, he enjoys restoring “project” cars.

1950’sTom Baird, Class of 1957, lives in Montrose, Colo. He and his second wife, Joy, have a combined six children and eight grandchil-dren. After graduating from Cowley, Baird served two years in the military. He then worked a year as a lab foreman for Pomona Tile at Strother Field in Arkansas City. He also spent a summer working at APCO (Total) prior to graduating from Kansas State University with an engineering degree in 1961. He spent the next six years with the Forest Service in Idaho and Utah. He moved to Montrose in 1967 and retired in 1985 from the Bureau of Land Management as District Engineer. He continued to do engineering consulting for four years after retirement. He and Joy are actively involved in volunteer work and have traveled extensively. He has also been a member of the Montrose Rotary Club for 36 years, while also serv-ing as a charter member of Montrose Chapter SPEBSQSA from 1976-1993.

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We are extremely grateful for the generosity of the individuals, corporations, businesses

and foundations listed in this report. The total balance of the Endowment Association

on June 30, 2007 was $3,762,986.52.

Your support of Cowley students is greatly appreciated!

Benefits to students and the community include academic scholarships, capital projects, textbooks and supplies from the Sid Regnier Bookstore, books and resource materials for the Renn Memorial Library, art supplies for the budding artist, opportunities to attend world-class cultural events, enhancements to programs, and many activities for students to become involved in. Your efforts help to make Cowley College one of the top community colleges in the nation!

Endowment Association Board of DirectorsMr. Joe AveryMr. Dick BonfyMr. Kenny BussMr. Bill DockingMr. Steve EnglishMr. Curt FreelandMs. Cynthia HockerMr. Bill HouseMs. LaDonna LanningMs. Joyce McArtorMs. Patty NeisesDr. Nick RogersMr. Dave SchallerMr. Bruce SchwyhartMs. Helen StorbeckMr. John SturdDr. Pat McAteeMs. Terri MorrowMs. Shannon Massey

Endowed ScholarshipsWarren Andreas ScholarshipArk City Clinic ScholarshipBarkley Family ScholarshipLinda Barnes Memorial Scholar-shipDorothy M. Bishop Memorial Music ScholarshipMartha Brandenburg Music ScholarshipMax Cannon Memorial MICT ScholarshipMildred Carpenter/Marie Vickers Memorial ScholarshipGene and Donella Cole Scholar-shipCommercial Federal Bank Schol-arshipConco, Inc. Drafting ScholarshipCornerBank ScholarshipHenrietta Courtright Memorial ScholarshipKirke Dale Trust ScholarshipEdith and Harry Darby Memorial ScholarshipWalter and Iris David ScholarshipEdith Joyce Davis Memorial ScholarshipJohn M. DeVore Memorial ScholarshipLyle and Terry Eaton Scholarship

Stephen A. and Janet R. English ScholarshipE.A. Funk Memorial ScholarshipGordon-Piatt Energy Group ScholarshipJerre L. Gottlob Memorial ScholarshipSlade Griffiths MICT ScholarshipBrian Groves Memorial Scholar-shipDelbert W. Harader Memorial ScholarshipHerrin Family ScholarshipMary and Guy Hutchinson Trust ScholarshipMary Hobart Hutchinson Memo-rial ScholarshipHocker Baseball ScholarshipConrad and Janet Jimison Schol-arshipPaul and Dorothy Johnson Memorial ScholarshipKansas Grain and Feed Dealers ScholarshipJohn and Olive Kappler Memorial ScholarshipGreg and Diana Kelley Scholar-shipJim Kelly Memorial ScholarshipDr. Charles D. Kerr Memorial ScholarshipC.F. Knedler Memorial Scholar-shipWarren Koeller Business Scholar-shipHarold and Mary Lake Scholar-shipRobert Lawson Memorial Schol-arshipClay and Betty Lemert Scholar-shipJean C. Lough Memorial Arts ScholarshipM.J. Marnix, Jr. ScholarshipRoma Marrs Memorial Scholar-shipPatrick J. McAtee ScholarshipMarvin V. and Anita Belew McCorgary ScholarshipMenefee Family ScholarshipLucile and Art C. Metcalf Memo-rial ScholarshipFostine Moncrief Memorial Scholarship

Claude and Helen Morrow Memorial ScholarshipCraig Newman Memorial Schol-arshipEarl Newman Memorial Business ScholarshipGertrude Newman Memorial ScholarshipJean Newman Memorial Scholar-shipElizabeth Northcutt Memorial ScholarshipOffice Education ScholarshipLuther H. Parman Business ScholarshipPaton Wholesale and Vending ScholarshipDonald and Wilda Patterson Trust ScholarshipTom L. and Sheila C. Prichard ScholarshipSid and Sharon Regnier Scholar-shipReturning Student Organization ScholarshipJohn Robertson Memorial ScholarshipRodeo Key Club ScholarshipRotary Club of Ark City/Newt and Mary Ellen Smith Scholar-shipWilliam S. Scott Memorial Track ScholarshipBedi N. Sehsuvaroglu Memorial ScholarshipShanks Family/Jodi Sanderholm Memorial ScholarshipE.W. “Bud” and Lauretta Shelton ScholarshipDale F. and Isobel S. Smith Science ScholarshipDeborah B. Smith Memorial ScholarshipNewt and Mary Ellen Smith ScholarshipAudra and Daniel Stark Memorial ScholarshipD. Robert and Helen I. Storbeck ScholarshipLawrence and Martha Lallman Stover ScholarshipGeorge Sybrant Memorial ScholarshipBetty Todd Memorial Scholarship

Pat Lawson Tyler Memorial ScholarshipWayne and Nila Tyler Memorial ScholarshipUnion State Bank ScholarshipUnited Agency ScholarshipDavid and Sheree Utash Scholar-shipCaroline Newman Warren Ladies Tennis ScholarshipBarbara Weston Memorial Nurs-ing ScholarshipRobert M. and Patricia S. White Business ScholarshipBea Wright Memorial ScholarshipZeller Motor Company Scholar-ship

The following individuals and organizations have made annual gifts to the college over a long period of time. We deeply appre-ciate their support.

Long Term Scholarships Funded AnnuallyAmerican Legion Auxiliary Post 18Ark City TumbleweedsBeta Sigma Phi – Mary Brannon Nursing ScholarshipBoyer Educational TrustCowley Hall of Fame ScholarshipJ.P. Dewell Family ScholarshipIrwin Art and Design FundRotary Club of Arkansas City Jack Selan ScholarshipRichard E. Tredway ScholarshipCaptola Yust Scholarship

Foundation Lifetime Gifts

($500,000 +)Home National Bank

($250,000 +)Mildred F. Carpenter (D) & Marie Vickers (D) TrustKansas Arts CommissionWebb-Brown Charitable TrustTitle III Matching FundsDonald and Wilda Patterson (D) Trust

($150,000 +)Charles G. Boyer (D) Educational TrustKirke W. Dale (D) TrustCraig D. Newman (D)Union State Bank

($100,000 +)Paton Wholesale and Vending, Co.Beatrice Wright (D)

($50,000 +)CornerBankGordon Piatt Energy Group, Inc.John and Olive Kappler (D) EstateMid America Arts AllianceHelen StorbeckLila Wallace – Reader’s Digest FundZeller Motor Co.

($25,000 +)Arkansas City Area Arts CouncilBinney & Smith, Inc.Conco, Inc.Lyle (D) and Terry EatonEbbert A. Funk (D)General Electric, Co.Great Western Dining, Inc.Marjory HodkinHutchinson Charitable TrustGuy and Mary Hutchinson (D)Dorothy Johnson (D)Harold and Mary LakeDr. Pat and Sandy McAteeOtis and Terri MorrowNational Endowment for the ArtsGwen Nelson (D)Newell RubbermaidElizabeth Northcutt (D) EstateJim Salomon (D)Selami SehsuvarogluTotal Petroleum, Inc.United AgencyWellington Senior High SchoolBob and Pat White

($20,000 +)Assoc. of Performing Arts PresentersMid Atlantic Arts FoundationThe Boeing CompanyJulia DaileySteve and Janet EnglishMary KerrFostine Moncrief (D)James Sowden

($15,000 +)Arkansas City Rotary ClubArkansas City TravelerChamber Music America, Inc.Citizen’s Scholarship FoundationCity of Arkansas CityConocoPhillipsExxon Education Foundation

General Electric FundConrad and Janet JimisonKansas Humanities CouncilWarren KoellerJoe and Patty NeisesMargaret Palmer Rodeo Key ClubMary Ellen SmithThomas TylerCaroline Warren (D)

($10,000 +)ADM Milling Co.Allied Signal FoundationAnnie FoundationArk City TumbleweedsBeatrice Boory (D)Robert (D) and Jana BrownCity of WinfieldCoca-Cola Bottling Co.Gene and Donella ColeCommercial Federal BankScott CranfordBetty GrovesMichael GrovesHalliburton FoundationJean Hickman (D)Kim and Cynthia HockerBill and Carol HouseIntrust BankRex and Denise IrwinElliott JacksonDan KahlerKansas Board of RegentsKCPL Dividend IncomeGreg and Diana KelleyWilliam T. Kemper FoundationLungren Auto PlazaStephen MarnixMarvin and Anita McCorgaryArtie MetcalfNavajo NationDonald and Wilda Patterson (D) Sidney and Sharon RegnierRindt-Erdman Funeral HomeSchneider Construction Co.Don and Peggy ShanksState Bank of WinfieldStauffer Community FoundationWillard and Barbara ThompsonRich and Nancy TredwayTyler Production, Inc.David and Sheree UtashMabel Warren (D)Western Resources FoundationPeggy WilliamsMary WilsonRodney WilsonWinfield USD 465 Foundation

Foundation Gifts July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007

President’s Society ($10,000 - $49,999)Title III Matching Program

Home National BankDon and Peggy ShanksHelen StorbeckUnion State Bank

Benefactor ($5,000 - $9,999)Boyer Educational TrustCarpenter & Vickers TrustKirke W. Dale TrustWilliam FunkGreat Western Dining (In Kind)Kansas Arts CommissionPaton Wholesale and Vending

Builder ($1,000 - $4,999)Andreas FamilyArk City Rotary ClubArk City TumbleweedsRussell BishopMartha BrandenburgConco, Inc.CornerBankMarvin DanielDCP Midstream Matching Gifts ProgramBill and Judy DockingBeryle ElliottBruce EndorfStephen A. and Janet R. EnglishRowland FunkGalaxie Business EquipmentGordon and Associates ArchitectsBill and Carol HouseDan KahlerSarah LewisDr. Pat and Sandy McAteeMid America Arts AllianceOtis and Terri MorrowJoe and Patty NeisesJoAnn NewmanBrian and Cindy SanderholmJames and Janet SanderholmDaniel StarkJack and Gail StarkFlorence StephensRichard and Nancy TredwayCharles TrenaryUnited AgencyDavid and Sheree Utash

Investor ($500 - $999) American Legion Auxiliary Post 18Scott BranineKaren CaroeCharles ChapmanRon and Pam DoyleCasey EubankCurt and Cindy FreelandAllen and Beverly GrunderGeneral ElectricBill and Linda HeadrickRex and Denise IrwinEllen KellyMary KerrKiwanis Club of Arkansas CityBeverly Lewis

Local 1004 IUE-AFL-CIOJohn MaierMarvin and Anita McCorgaryDr. Nick and Christie RogersSoroptimistSouthwest Plains Regional Service CenterBetty SybrantTCK Trust & Financial AdvisorsSarah WesbrooksWestar EnergyWinfield Publishing Co. Inc.Captola Yust

Hall of Honor ($100 - $499) Abbey Eye CareSid and Jerri AchenbachRobert and Helen AdamsADM Milling CompanySydney AlexanderAlterra Sterling HouseHobart and Gail AmmermanJoe and Eleanor AndersonSteve and Pam ArcherArk City High SchoolArk Veterinary AssociatesArkansas City Chamber of CommerceArkansas City TravelerRod and Jody ArnettFrankie ArnoldJoe and Donna AveryMax and Nancy AyersB Four Flying, Inc.Warren BaberAlbert and Karen BacastowJack BacastowWilliam BaileyLarry BartelsonClifford BazilBuel BeckBecker Tire CompanyBeta Sigma Phi – City CouncilDick and Dolly BonfyHelen BornJohn and Julie BossiDavid and Trina BostwickDoug BoxbergerRoger and Suzanne BrownKen and Janet BussButerbaugh & HandlinBrett and Cathy ButlerChris CannonEunice CassidayTisha CatlinCenter for Emergency Medicine of Western PennsylvaniaJose and Marlys CervantesJan ChapmanCity of Arkansas CityJoseph and Nel ClarkJudy ClarkAlbert and Audine ClementeJohn and Chris ClementeGene and Donella ColeFather Francis CoxTony and Vicki Crouch

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Bruce and Amy CrouseMike and Sue CrowMelvin and Betty CurrentKenneth and Beth CzaplinskiD & D Farm Equipment, Inc.Jim and Rae DaleLillian DamewoodGary DamewoodVerna DavisDanny and Lin DeenerRobin DelpJ.P. and Vicky DewellIris DittmannDiVall Retail LiquorJohn and Connie DonatelliOlin and Marcy DovelTerry DubachDixon DyerEarly Bird Lions ClubKarl EasonElite AdvertisingEMC Insurance CompaniesEmprise BankAnne ErhartDoug and Dejon EwingKarl and Dorothy FaidleyBarbara FarleyRobert and Robin FencilDennis and Karone FingerFirst Intermark CorporationFirst United Methodist Church Genesis ClassRichard FooteAubrey and Barbara FosterFoster’s Furniture Frederick FreemanJim and Marvis GaddieGalaxy Tool CorporationGambino’s PizzaEd and Margaret GillilandMike and Bonnie GivensSears - WinfieldJ.G. and Doris GoffKern and Bette GordonBrett GottlobGraves Drug No. 11Gregg & Simmons, CPA’sBill and Dorothy GriffithSlade and Terri GriffithsJeffery and Kathi GrossenbacherMichael and Judi GrovesRichard HaddockDayna HammelLinda HankinsEd and Linda HargroveTiffany HatfieldCecil HawkinsRock and Ann HeadrickSteve and Carol HearneDonald HeflinJorge HernandezJean HillKim and Cynthia HockerRichard and Melissa HollisterJimmie and Joyce HollowayPaul and Donna HomanMary HuntRonnie and Terri Hutchinson

Aaron and Amanda IversonJoline IversonSteve and Joi JayJD Liquor StoreRonnie and Anita JenkinsShirley JesterConrad and Janet JimisonHubert and Mildred JohnstonAllan JonesDanny and Sandra JonesMary Stanton JonesGary and Wilma JonesHerlynda JordanGary and Freida KahleKay KautzWarren KelleyMr. and Mrs. John KellyPaul and Diane KellyKay KennedyMr. and Mrs. Jack KingKline MotorsErwin and Fern KnockeDr. Juri and Susan KoltsMary KorteJeff and Julie KrattL.G. Pike Construction CompanyHarold and Mary LakeLaDonna LanningJames LargentRobben and Wilma LedekerLegacy, A Regional Community FoundationRichard LeuLM ConsultantsLong & Neises CPA’sJ.C. and Donna LouderbackLyondellScott and Rhoda MacLaughlinDr. Rodger and Melba MaechtlenLyle ManingerZack and Beverly ManuszakLarry MarshallPatricia MartinLane and Shannon MasseyKenny and Pat MauzeyClarence MaxwellDiane MayfieldMr. and Mrs. Sonny MaynardMr. and Mrs. Darin McAteeLew and Cindy McAteeTheresa McCoyCharles McKownAmy McWhirt and Terry QuiettFred and Margot MenefeeBetty MethenyAlbert MillerRobert and Olive MilnerJames and Wilma MitchellRobert MoffattValerie MorrisScott and Heather MunsonMunson Insurance Agency, Inc.Janice NeagleMargaret NealLuella NelsonDr. Richard and Marlys NelsonLance and Tamara NilesDr. Nathan and Amy Niles

Robert and Bonnie NilesRandy and Debbie NittlerTim and Susan NortonTami NorwoodDr. Jerry and Kristi OldFred and Tonya OlenbergerJason and Shannon O’TooleJulia O’TooleOrbie OverlyElizabeth PalmerRoy and Linda PepperPhilip PhillipsPilgrim Rest Baptist ChurchArthetta PollyPotter’s Liquor StorePratt Liberty Middle SchoolBradley and Barbara PriestJim and Jan PringleJoseph ProchaskaRAG MotorsJim RairdonJim and Karon RamirezRichard RaneyRandall RayBob RedfordBill ReedyDick and Judy ReedyReedy FordJoan ReepGerald ReevesSidney and Sharon RegnierBill and Arleta RiceArnold RidderMark RidderRindt Erdman Funeral HomeLisa RobertsWayne RobinsonRogers & LanningDr. David and Rhonda Ross RPPG, Inc.Rush RealtyS and Y Industries, Inc.Tom and Sue SaiaSamford-Stover AgencyDan and Lois SampsonPeggy SantiagoGus and LeAnna SauzekTom SchmidtSchmidt JewelersLarry and Wanda SchwintzDavid and Rebecca ScottDavid and Callie SeatonConnie ShanksBrian and Kristi ShawMatthew SheetsSharon SheltonWayne and Sandy ShortSonic Drive-In Cowley County, Inc.Joe and Mindi ShriverJean SlavenDale SmithMary SmithRandy and Pam SmithRoy SmithDr. Daniel and Vicki SnowdenRobert SomersBill and Becky Spear

Ken SpurgeonE. Wayne StalnakerLynn and JoLynne StalnakerState Farm InsuranceJoseph StewartDavid StoneLawrence and Martha Lallman StoverTad and Janice StoverJohn and LeeAnn SturdLarry SwaimJames and Donna SybrantLinda SybrantTaylor DrugThe RidgeThe Samuel Roberts Noble FoundationCharlotte ThompsonWillard and Barbara ThompsonF. L. and Arlene ThurmanTurn-of-the-Century EnterprisesEddie and Mary TurnerAngela TurneyRobert and Gwen TylerUniversal Steel BuildingsUSD 470Elaine VentersAllison ViolaChris VollweiderIrvin and Pat WahlenmaierDonald WaldDavid WalkerWalnut Valley TitleWashburn UniversityRandall and LeArta WatkinsDick WatsonWebber Land CompanyKarolee WellerDeuane and Virginia WellsJames WestonWichita State University Dance TeamVance WileyV.J. WilkinsPeggy WilliamsGerald WilsonMary WineingerWinfield ChiropracticWinfield Consumer Products, Inc.Winfield Correctional Facility-Inmate Benefit FundMorgan WrightWillard WrightMichael YoungEd and Karen ZellerZeller Motor CompanyJerry ZieglerKenneth and Jann Ziegler

Friend (Under $100) Adams PTOLeo and Joleen AlexanderLois AllenThomas and Anne AllenWayne and Pat AmmermanLarry and Rose AnstineAnstine Family PartnershipNick and Nadine Anzelmo

Caroline ApplegateMarty and Whitney BakerZachary and Lori BarnesKenneth BarnhartTom and Lynnette BarnthouseThomas and Janet BartelJudith BaxterDonald and Mary Frances Beck-elhimerGlenn and Vivian BellMichael and Kathy BellisDon and Margaret BennettLeslie BerryhillRon BlevinsNicholas BlickRalph and Mary BonnellAnna BorrorThomas and Norma BossiDarlene BracewellJohn and Celine BrazleVicki BreiAngela BrownRonald and Anne BurgessMary BurkhardtJane CampbellJohn CaryS.R. and Jo ChanceDon and Velma CheslicJack and Elaine ChristieHazel ChristyErnie and Freda CinkKitten CircleGlenn and Nancy ClarksonClass of 1954Class of 1981Class of WifaniEarl Clayton, Jr.Miriam ClouseStan and Melissa CochranBrenda CoffeyDavid and Dawn ColquhounKevin and Brenda ColwellDavid and Jodi CombsConoco PhillipsBilly and Kathy CookAlbert and Janell CraigEddie and Janis CrittendenEric CrittendenRoy Thomas and Joni CurlNaoma CushenberyGilbert and Joyce DanielRoy DanksDavid Daulton Sr.Carl DavisJudith DayWilliam DeeThomas and Elizabeth DempseyHarry DiamondSamantha DoffingBarbara DornhofferJudith DrongoskiBuel DuncanTed and Darlene EcksteinSharon EggenCarey Eskridge LybargerJames and Myra EstepD. EvansCharles and Carol Faulkner

Michael FellBetty Joe FisherPhyllis Jean FleischauerLance and Karen ForemanMarjorie FrankenberyKenneth FranklinFloyd FryGarden Plain High SchoolRonal and Charlotte GeeConnie GeorgeThomas GillockKenneth GilmoreDean and Elains GilstrapPaula GlasserDoug and Celi GoffJim and Peggy GraberJoe and Ann GrayJim and Anita GreenLeonard GroeneAmy GroseDiane GuyotHazel HadickeLeslie HadornKeith and Louise HanshawLarry HargroveB.E. and B.J. HarrisDonald HastingsDaniel and Rosalie HatfieldTom HaynesDawna HeadrickMargaret HearneMarge HendershotGary and Deborah HerndonJohn HitchcockGary HockenburyAngela HolmesDavid and Alana HoltDiana HoltkeHome National Bank Heritage ClubJane HoudekRichard and Deanna HouserRodney HoverRosie HowellNette HudsonVern HullJackson and Mary HummingbirdDonald and Barbara HuntWalter and Alice HuntV. K. HutchisonIBM International FoundationMarlene IngramRod and Karen IversonMr. and Mrs. Elliott JacksonJamie JacksonJackson – Hunter, LLCBetty JohnsonRoy JonesTom JunkinsKadau and Son ConstructionJames and Jo KarlinRalph and Janice KeefeBuddy and Peggy KendrickJanet KennedyCharles KinzieJames KirkbrideBarbara KroutRichard and JoRita Krout

James and Lisa KueckerDoug and Nancy LasseterJames and Juanita LazelleAdam LearningDonna LesterLemenar and Virginia LinnellRichard and Joyce LittrellChansi LongDonna LongRobert and Barbara LoopAllie Loquist-DamewoodStuart LuderBetty LunkwiczWade MagnusRobert and Suzann ManganEllen ManingerPhyllis MarkleyRex and Ella MarshKelly MarshallFrank MartinScott and Jeanne MartinSteve and Joyce McArtorBarbara McCartneyBryan and Lisa McChenseyTom and Donni McClaflinJim and Sherrilyn McConnellMartin and Ava McCorgaryPatrick McDonaldAndy McFaydenEd McGowanRobert and Nancy McGregorDorothy McKeeverDiane McKinneyGina McKownPatricia McMainsMark McNeilClarence and Carol MilbournJames and Janice MillerJim MillerRussell and Pennie MillerMarie MillettErnest MooreMadeline MorganMary MorrisGreg and Patricia MuglerLinda MullinsDennis and Joyce MyersMark and Melinda NealTom and Betty NeptuneNathan NewbyJason and April NittlerDonald NobilingPatrick and Marilyn O’HaraVictor and Judith OlmsteadAnna PaisleyJames PalmerMildred PalmerJon ParmanParman, Tanner, Soule & JacksonTom ParmleyJo Ann ParsonsAlan PatonMark and Debra PatonVirginia PeacockDelma PearsonBill and Julie PerdueValerie PerkinsBarry and Barcley Pierce

David PittserTerri PressnallJean ProthroNathan and Joanna PryorLarry and Barbara RademannGilbert and Linda RahnNeewannah RamseySherri RamseyMott and Delois RandleJames ReedPhillip ReinkingArky ReyesRonald RhotonJerry RichBeth RichardsonMark and Yvonne RichardsonBrittany RichersonKathy RiddleRose Ann RileyFred RindtWilliam RobersonVal RoderickDavid RogersTerry RonanSteve and Melinda RossBill RoweGary RoweBedford and Dorothy RushRex RushRobert RushMarlene RyanGeorge SalmonConnie SchaeferDwaine and Virginia SchimmelVirgil and Tharan SchmidtScott and Michelle SchoonMaurine SchroederMark and Barbara ScramJohn and Julie SeitzTamela ShawShear SuccessSheldon’s Pawn ShopBetty ShurtsOren and Donna SkilesSkyline SchoolsNikki SlavenForest and Sandra SmithMarshall SmithMay Belle SmithRamona SmithJean and Ellen SnellGene SnyderKurt SolomonHerb and Janet SparksRalph SpeerIone SpenceDavid and Debra StanleyRobert Starr D.D.S.Darel and Donna SternerJohn and Linda StewartWilliam and Velma StewartBill and Shelly StinsonBarbara StoneDavid and Lois StoneMickey SullivanL. E. and Billie SwansonMyrna SwansonRonald Sweely

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Leland and Nancy SweetwoodChris TaylorColleen TaylorMichael and Tara TaylorHelen TempletonThe BoutiqueHerbert ThompsonMaurice and Charlotte ThomsonRita ThurberJames TopperKrystal TrimmerJames and Martha TurnerRyan TurnerTwin Rivers Developmental ServicesUSD #326 Logan SchoolsMichael and Jan Van HoomissenDonald VannoyDeborah VaughnH. M. and Annavee VillersLynn VorakLoretta WaldroupeRobert WatsonGeorge WeekleyFerne WellesDebra WellsRay and Merylene WentworthCathy WilcoxArlis and Martha WilsonCarol WilsonJanet WilsonRoy WittenbornGary WolffSandra WoodworthTiffany WrightRobert and Sue YoachimBeatrice YoungThomas and Peggy ZergerBruce and Debbie Zimmerman

TIGER BOOSTER CLUB

Super Boosters ($2,500 or more)Great Western Dining/CCCCHome National BankOrthopedic & Sports Medicine at Cypress LLCSalzman Concrete, Inc.Union State Bank

Orange & Black Club ($1,000 - $2,499)Ark City Glass Co.CornerBankJeff Hoge Concrete LLCPaton Wholesale and Vending Co.United Agency

Bengal Club ($500 - $999)Ark Valley Distributing, Inc.Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Cowley County Development ServicesElite AdvertisingJan’s Sport Shack

Dr. Nicholas L. KinschDr. Pat and Sandy McAteeDennis and Marcia MuncyRindt-Erdman Funeral HomeDavid and Sheree Utash

Tiger Club ($300 - $499) Leroy and Kristie AlsupArk Veterinary AssociatesBarton Energy, LLCDarren and Carolyn BurroughsTodd ClarkGene and Donella ColeFoster’s Furniture, Inc.Galaxie Business EquipmentRon and Donetta GodseyAllen and Beverly GrunderDean and DeAnna HarpElliott JacksonVernell and Celestine JacksonMatthew and Roxanna JamesConrad and Janet JimisonKCOK, Inc.KMB Enterprises LLCLarry LangstromOtis and Terri MorrowNathan and Amy NilesLance and Tamara NilesNick and Christie RogersTom and Sue SaiaSchmidt JewelersSheldon’s Pawn ShopSonic Drive-In Cowley County Inc.Dr. Rod and Trisha StoyTopline Steel BuildingsWaldorf-Riley, Inc.Winfield Consumer Products, Inc.Woods Lumber of Arkansas CityDr. Bob and Sue YoachimZeller Motor Co. Cowley Friend ($175 - $299) Sid and Jerri AchenbachADM Milling Co.Jim and Paula AldrichDavid AndreasGary AnstineLarry and Rose AnstineRobert AnstineSteve and Pam ArcherAlbert and Karen BacastowMarshall and Doris BrentlingerBrowns, Inc.Vernon BuffingtonDavid and Vicki BurroughsJeff CarterTerry CassidayJose and Marlys CervantesDon and Velma CheslicCity of WinfieldTony and Vicki CrouchBruce and Amy CrouseCWA Local 86004Davis Auto Center, LLCDiVall Retail LiquorRon and Pam DoyleEdward Jones

David and Jennifer FaustCurt and Cindy FreelandKenneth GilmoreEd and Linda HargroveGlen and Sue HarrisHawks Funeral HomeBen and Leslie HeadBill and Linda HeadrickJohn and Janice HitchcockRex and Denise IrwinBrian JacksonSteve and Joi JayJerry’s Donut ShopHubert and Mildred JohnstonKan-Pak LLCMary KerrCharles and Darlene KinzieJoseph KrisikL.G. Pike Construction Co.J.C. and Donna LouderbackMangen Chiropractic ClinicJay and Carrie MapelRichard and Barbara MehuronMidwest Electric Supply, Inc.Munson Insurance Agency, Inc.Randy and Debbie NittlerOptimist Club of Arkansas CityNeal and Anna PaisleyDavid and Sally PalmerMarcy PerooMark PhillipsPhilip and Mary Ann PhillipsPuritan BilliardsJames and Sylvia ReedRob Carroll’s Sandblasting/Paint-ingDavid and Deborah SchallerLarry and Wanda SchwintzRussell and Judith SecrestJohn and Julie SeitzDon and Peggy ShanksJohn and Denise ShowmanPamela SmithJohn and LeeAnn SturdRonald and Patsy SweelyTaylor DrugTurn-of-the-Century EnterprisesTwin Rivers Developmental SupportTwo Rivers Co-OpUniversal Steel BuildingsJoseph and Mary Jane VaclavekMike and Vicki WebbPeggy WilliamsWinfield Motor Co.Robert and Jill Wood Century Club ($100 - $174) Abbey Eye CareArk City Country MartArk Hospitality, Inc.Ark Valley Credit UnionArk Valley Physical Therapy, Inc.Arkansas City Lion’s ClubArkansas City TravelerFrank ArnoldKent and Barbara BooherDavid and Trina Bostwick

Scott and Yvonne BranineMelburn BrownBud’s Heat and AirMary BurroughsJoe and Connie CarderTisha CatlinCollision 2 CustomConco, Inc.Jim and Rae DaleDavid and Carol DaultonBryan DennettVirginia DonaldsonCharles DowJudith DrongoskiTerry EatonBarbara FarleyFirst Intermark CorporationGraves Drug No. 11Great Plains Television, Inc.Phillip GrovesCathy HendricksGary HockenburyRichard and Melissa HollisterHutchinson Electric, Inc.Ellen KellyKline MotorsKUHN Mechanical, Inc.Rick and Sandi LohrStuart and Betsy LuderScott and Rhoda MacLaughlinTom MasonLane and Shannon MasseyMcCluggage, VanSickle & PerryRonald and Carolyn McKeaiggCharles McKownMeiers Tax Accounting ServiceTrayla MitchellSteve and Suzanne MooreMarty and Lori MoultonGreg and Patty MuglerSteve O’HairJason and Shannon O’TooleElizabeth PalmerMichael PatrickDelbert PetersLonn and Darlene PoagePowers Roofing and Siding Co.Quality Auto SalesRobert and Jacque RamirezBill and Pamela RamseyJehren RaneyReedy FordSidney and Sharon RegnierArky ReyezRuppelius Fine JewelersSamford-Stover AgencyMike and Marla SanderholmSteve and Laura SandmanSBC FoundationBrian and Kristi ShawShear Success, Inc.Ellen ShowmanJoe and Mindi ShriverRobert and Janice SnellerLynn and JoLynne StalnakerState Bank of WinfieldState Farm Insurance – Starlyn Venus

State Farm Insurance – Mike DobsonRon SteinerTad and Janice StoverSuttles Transmissions, LLCPaul and Lee TaborTamoilThe Focused ImageRita ThurberRyan and Cassie TurnerChris VollweiderAlden WallingDonald and Dee Ann WardSarah WesbrooksWinfield Chiropractic Office

Friend (Under $100)Rod and Jody ArnettMichael BakerHarold and Allison BarseBuel BeckChris and Kim BiddleLester Wade BoydJeff CarterVesta CarterTodd ClarkKatrina ColwellKenneth and Beth CzaplinskiCynthia DavisLindsey DavisRobert and Patricia DillLisha DunlapDoug and Dejon EwingMark FarrisJeff FlutyFritzler Body ShopJim and Marvis GaddieBelva GardnerDan and Vicki GivensGreendoor LafamiliaDavid and Lisa GroseRoger GubichukEd and Linda HargroveSharon HephnerJimmie and Joyce HollowayMatthew and Roxanna JamesJim’s Total ServiceAbbey KeiswetterDouglas and Amy LawsonMarcus Adler Insurance Agency, Inc.Patrick McDonaldJohn MooreScott and Heather MunsonMark and Melinda NealDr. Richard and Marlys NelsonJason and April NittlerOlen Medical SupplyAlan and Susan PatonDon PirosRoger and Joanne PrideyDick and Judy ReedyVal RoderickLois SampsonAaron and Lindsay SanderholmScott and Michelle SchoonTye SmyerDr. Daniel and Vicki Snowden

Mark SpeckLarry SwaimTraver’s, Inc.Larry and Joetta Wood

Cowley Legacy ClubCowley Legacy Club members are employees, endowment board members and trustees of Cowley College who donate generously to scholarships, programs and building campaigns. Their dedication and commitment to making Cowley a great place to learn, work and play is greatly appreciated!

Syd AlexanderDavid Andreas FamilyJody ArnettFrankie ArnoldJoe AveryDonna AveryNancy AyersAlbert BacastowCliff BazilBuel BeckLeslie BerryhillKim BiddleDick BonfyDavid BostwickKenny BussBrett ButlerChris CannonTisha CatlinMarlys CervantesGene ColeTony CrouchBruce CrouseMike CrowRae DaleBill DockingConnie DonatelliOlin DovelPam DoyleSteve EnglishAnne ErhartCasey EubankDejon EwingCurt FreelandMarvis GaddieRon GodseyLee GreggSlade GriffithsBeverly GrunderEd HargroveDawna HeadrickCynthia HockerMelissa HollisterJoyce HollowayBill HouseTerri HutchinsonDenise IrwinLynne JordanKay KautzEllen KellyJulie KrattLaDonna Lanning

Rhonda MacLaughlinScott MacLaughlinBeverly ManuszakShannon MasseyPatricia MauzeyPat McAteeBryan McChesneyAndy McFaydenCharles McKownGina McKownAmy McWhirtBob MoffattTerri MorrowHeather MunsonJanice NeagleMargaret NealMelinda NealPatty NeisesMarlys NelsonApril NittlerDebbie NittlerSusan NortonJason O’TooleShannon O’TooleElizabeth PalmerMark PatonRama PerooNathan PryorMark RichardsonLisa RobertsDr. Nick RogersTom SaiaSue SaiaLois SampsonMichelle SchoonKristi ShawMindi ShriverPam SmithKen SpurgeonJoLynne StalnakerHelen StorbeckJanice StoverLarry SwaimRyan TurnerSheree UtashLoretta WaldroupeLeArta WatkinsKarolee WellerSarah WesbrooksPeggy WilliamsSue Yoachim

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