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and celebrate Homecoming 2019 remotely. Pictured left to right are: Sharon (Roberts) Uhlemann '63, Betty (Chamberlain) Bell '64, Carol (Jensen) McHaley '64, George Hiles '64, Doris (Borgelt) Cline '64, Ed Cline and Joe McHaley '64. 7| James “Jim” L. Mallory ‘64 donated a complete 13-volume set of The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Missouri Valley College Murrell Library. Mallory is pictured second from the right donating the set to the Director of the Murell Library and Commons Bryan Carson, pictured far left. 1970s 8| University of Toledo Vice President and Director of Athletics Mike O'Brien ‘75 has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee. O'Brien replaced Ohio University Athletic Director Jim Schaus and will serve the remaining two years on Schaus' original five-year appointment. 1980s 9| Director of Corporate Communications for the St. Louis Development Corporation and publisher of Evolution Magazine, John Parker ‘88, has published his 5th book "Wake Up, White America". He was also recently named one of the "Top 100 Most Influential African Americans in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area." 1990s 10| Tiffany Bergman ‘93 was honored with a 2019 Frank Graham 4-H Volunteer Leadership Award by the 4-H Center for Youth Development in March of 2019. She was also one of Theta Phi Alpha’s Compass Point winners and was awarded the Wise, Experienced Alumna title. 2000s 11| Stacey Gann ‘00 made sure Valley was represented during her trip to Cabo in April 2019. Shelly Meyers ‘00 was promoted to Dean for the School of Education and Behavioral Sciences at Limestone College. In her new role she will expand their graduate degrees and oversee the development of a Center for Space Education.
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12| Alpha Xi Delta Beta Omicron Missouri Valley College Class of 2001 Alumnaes met up in Negril, Jamaica in June 2019. Pictured left to right are: Shayna Pinson '01, Connie (O'Dell) Rardon '01, Darci Ward '01 & Lindsay (Wood) Powelson. Tonja Boggs ‘02 was recently in the MSTA (Missouri State Teacher's Association) Journal for being one of the Unsung Heroes of MSTA 2019. Boggs teaches in Slater, Missouri. Jeremy Fry ‘06 was promoted to interim principal at Sedalia Middle School in October 2019. Kansas City, Missouri police officer Ann Murphy ‘07 received the 2019 Jerry Yeagley Award for Exceptional Personal Achievement. This was awarded to her by the United Soccer Coaches Association. The award is presented annually to a former collegiate soccer student-athlete who has demonstrated extraordinary accomplishments and service beyond the sport itself. 13| Tanner Fennewald '10 and Emily Fennewald (Skellett) '09 welcomed their second child, Bodie Tyler Fennewald, in July 2019. He joins an older sister, Remi Grace. 14| Chelsea Hansen ‘11 was the winner of KCTV5's Read to Achieve Program and received a $1,000 check from Kansas' chapter of the National Education Association. Hansen is a teacher at Midland Trail Elementary in Kansas City. Kristen (Cox) Alter ‘13 received the Poplarville Upper Elementary Teacher of the Year Award for 2019-2020. Alter has been teaching for six years, two of which have been at Poplarville Upper Elementary. She currently teaches writing, science, social studies and health. Matt Hughes ‘16 was named the Grand Canyon Region Coach of the Year. During the spring 2019 conference of the Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (MACTE) Claire Shannan ‘18 was recognized as one of Missouri’s Outstanding Beginning Teachers. 15| Isaac N. Smith ‘18 graduated from Coast Guard basic training in December 2019.
NICHOLSON ‘54 was a recipient of one of the Inspire Positive Aging Awards (IPAA) for 2020. Nicholson also represented Valley during a parade in Petersburg, Alaska in May of 2019 to celebrate Little Norway Day where “Vikings invade, parade, dance and eat great dishes.” Nicholson is pictured in purple in the middle wearing his MVC Viking hat and MVC Viking shirt. 1960s A group of Valley women and some of their husbands spent a fun weekend together at Lake of the Ozarks in October 2019. 2| Pictured in the first photo at Margaritaville from left to right is: Pat (Clark) Oster ’62, Susan (Place) Sims ’63, Tom Bailey, Scotty Campbell ’61, Donna (Ohler) Bailey ’59-’60, Carolyn (Sanders) Woodsmall ’62, Locke (Dame) Davoli ’62, Sally (Wilson) Campbell ’61, Ruthie (Roe) Graham ’63, Carole (Stites) Mocker ’63 and Mary Lou (Carey) Porter ’64. 3| Pictured in the second photo at Yankee Peddler from left to right is: Carolyn (Sanders) Woodsmall ’62, Tom Bailey, Donna (Ohler) Bailey ’59-’60, Mary Lou (Carey) Porter ’64, Sally (Wilson) Campbell ’61, Scotty Campbell ’61 and Locke (Dame) Davoli ’62. 4| Pictured in the third photo at Yankee Peddler from left to right is: Lynn (Gurley) Hicklin ’59-’62, Ruthie (Roe) Graham ’63, Pat (Clark) Oster ’62, Susan (Place) Sims ’63 and Walt Hicklin ’61. 5| Pictured in the fourth photo at Hawks Nest Condo from left to right is: Carole (Stites) Mocker ’63, Ruthie (Roe) Graham ’63, Tom Bailey, Carolyn (Sanders) Woodsmall ’62, Donna (Ohler) Bailey ’59- ’60, Locke (Dame) Davoli ’62, Mary Lou (Carey) Porter ’64 and Susan (Place) Sims ’63. Franklin Central High School’s football field was named in honor of coach Charles (Chuck) N. Stephens ‘62 on August 23, 2019. Stephens coached the Flashes to Indiana state championships in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1990. He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1992 and was among the inaugural inductees of the Franklin Central High School Wall of Fame. 6| A group of MVC alumni gathered in the Chicago area to reminisce about the 60’s
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