Current Issue: Volume 18 - Number 6 - October 3, 2003
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Outstanding Alumni, Lionhearted Awards announced
Three longtime Missouri Southern supporters, Senator Gary Nodler, '72, Representative Ron Richard, '69, and Representative Marilyn Ruestman, '62, '81, will receive the Outstanding Alumni 2003 award from the Missouri Southern Alumni Association according to Lee Elliff Pound, Alumni Association Director.
Senator Gary Nodler, 1972 Missouri Southern graduate with a B.A. in Political Science, was elected in November 2002 to the Missouri State Senate, 32nd District. The Neosho native also attended Crowder College. After graduating from Southern, he joined the staff of U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor and served as his district staff director until the congressman retired in 1988. President George H.W. Bush appointed Mr. Nodler to serve as Regional Administrator for the United States Small Business Administration in 1989.
In 1991 he was appointed to serve as a member of the Rural Policy Working Group, a cabinet-level working group of the Economic Policy Council at the White House. Mr. Nodler also served as the President's advisor to the Council on Rural America. In 1997 he was appointed to a shared staff position working with Senators Kit Bond and John Ashcroft and U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt on small business and federal procurement matters. He retired from the federal government in August 2000. In January 2001, he was appointed to the Bush/Cheney transition advisory team.
As President and owner of SoMo Cable Inc., he built and operated the cable television system in Seneca. He owned and operated a consulting business that worked with Midwest Paging Systems, Lucky Strike Fishing Lures, Hookup Corp. and Leggett & Platt. He produced and hosted The Gary Nodler Show on KQYX in 1997 and 1998. He served as a member of the board of directors of First State Bank in Monett for six years and as Executive Director of the Monett Chamber of Commerce for three years. He has served as a president of the Methodist Men's Club, Chairman of the Administrative Board, church Trustee and presently serves as the church's Lay Member of The Missouri West Annual Conference. He is a veteran of the United States Army and the Missouri National Guard and is a member of the American Legion. Mr. Nodler has been married to the former Joncee Edwards of Neosho for 28 years. They have one son and one granddaughter. The Nodlers reside in Joplin.
Representative Ron Richard, a Republican, represents part of Jasper and Newton counties (District 129) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to the House in November 2002.In addition to his legislative duties, Rep. Richard is a partner in A&R Development, C&R Development Corp., and has full duties with C&N Bowl Corporation. He is the former mayor of Joplin, serving from 1994-97. He also served on the Joplin City Council from 1990-94.
Rep. Richard is a member of the following organizations: Joplin Elks Lodge; Joplin Chamber of Commerce; Missouri Chamber of Commerce; NFIB; MoBiz; Scottish Rite Bodies; Valley of Joplin; Knights of Columbus; former member, Professional Bowlers Association; board of directors, Missouri Southern State University Foundation; chairman of the board of directors, Joplin Redevelopment Corporation, Inc.; board of directors, Bowling Incorporated in Milwaukee, Wis.; Joplin Industrial and Development Authority; former board member, Joplin Building and Industrial Development Corporation; board member, Missouri Municipal League; chairman, Joplin 353 Downtown Development Corp.; and member of the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program Board. A 1965 graduate of McAuley High School, Rep. Richard received a Bachelor of Arts from Missouri Southern in 1969 and a Master of Arts from Southwest Missouri State University in 1971.
Born July 4, 1947 in Parsons, Kan., Rep. Richard lives in Joplin with his wife, Patty. They have two children: Kara and Chad. Rep.
Representative Marilyn Ruestman, a Republican, represents parts of McDonald and Newton counties (District 131) in the Missouri House of Representatives. She was elected to the House in November 2002. She was elected treasurer of the freshman class of the 92nd General Assembly, president of the Women Legislators of Missouri and was appointed to the Missouri Women's Council. In addition to her legislative duties, Rep. Ruestman is co-owner of Ruestman Construction/Real Estate Development Company.
The Ruestman family has been in real estate development in the Joplin/Newton County area since 1947. Prior to being elected she served as district coordinator for U.S. Congressman Mel Hancock from 1989-96 and as district director for Missouri State Senator Marvin Singleton. Rep. Ruestman attends First United Methodist Church. She served as the elected Republican state committeewoman for many years.
She has also served as president or chairman of the following civic organizations: Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce; Soroptimist International of Joplin; Metro Exchange Club; The Boys and Girls Club of Joplin; and Joplin Federated Republican Women. A recipient of the Woman of the Year from the Missouri Federated Republican Women, Rep. Ruestman has also received the following awards: Woman of Distinction from Soroptimist International; Missouri State Volunteer Project of the Year; and was a national winner for Students in Free Enterprise competition. She is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
A graduate of Noel High School, Rep. Ruestman has received an Associate of Arts degree from Joplin Junior College, a Bachelor's degree from Missouri Southern and a Master's degree from Pittsburg State University. Rep. Ruestman lives in rural Newton County with her husband Richard. She has a daughter: Morgan, and two stepchildren, Pam and Peter.
Also the MSSU Alumni Association has designated the Lionhearted Awards. Lionhearted recipients are individuals who are not MSSU alumni but who have made unmatched contributions to the University. The awards are based on outstanding service, financial support, student recruitment or other efforts to Joplin Junior College, Jasper County Junior College, Missouri Southern College, Missouri Southern State College and Missouri Southern State University. Those receiving the Lionhearted Awards are: Missouri State Representatives Bryan Stevenson, Ed Emery, Jack Goodman, Steve Hunter, Larry Gene Taylor, and Kevin Wilson.
Crabb to speak on Cuba today Anthropologist Dr. Mary Katherine Crabb will make presentations on ethnography, epidemics and the potential for crime in a post-Socialist Cuba Friday, Oct. 3 at Missouri Southern State University. Mary Katherine Crabb is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma. She spent 11 months in Havana and Santiago, Cuba, conducting research for her dissertation, titled "Socialism, Health and Medicine in Cuba: A Critical Re-Analysis." Her photography exhibit, "City on the Edge of Forever: Havana, 1998" was displayed at Mercer University in Atlanta in 2001 and was recently shown at the Spiva Art Gallery of MSSU. Dr. Crabb will present "Dengue, 1997: Case Study of a Cuban Epidemic" at 9 a.m. today in Matthews Hall Auditorium. Crabb's visit to MSSU is part of the "Cuba Semester" at Missouri Southern State University. The semester places the emphasis on the culture of Cuba with a variety of presentation, concerts, films and musical performances.Today's Brown Bag
Mary Katherine Crabb, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma, will present this week's Brown Bag, Post Socialism and Organized Crime: A Potential Problem for Cuba in the New Millennium. The Brown Bag will be held in BSC, Room 310. The presentation will take place from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. Pick up your free lunch at the mini-buffet outside the room and prepare to enjoy a stimulating discussion. Lunch is provided courtesy of Academic Affairs and Sodexho.
Alumni Association prepares for Southern Stampede
Alumni, students and friends of Missouri Southern State University are making final preparations for Homecoming 2003. This year's theme is Southern Stampede.
The All Alumni Cocktail Party, sponsored by the MSSU School of Business and the Alumni Association, will begin at 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10 at the Ramada Inn in Joplin. There is no charge to attend the party.
The party will be followed by a 7 p.m. Awards Dinner, also at the Ramada Inn. Admission to the Dinner is $15 per person. On Saturday, Oct. 11, the Hall of Fame Brunch will be held in the Connor Ballroom on the third floor of the Billingsly Student Center with registration at 9 a.m. and Brunch beginning at 9:30 a.m. The cost to attend is $7.50. All Missouri Southern alumni and friends of the college are invited.
The Homecoming Parade will be held on the MSSU Campus at 11:30 a.m. The week will culminate with the Homecoming football game at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 against Truman State University. Royalty coronation will be held at halftime. Those wanting more information should contact the Missouri Southern Alumni Association at (417) 625-9355.
Open letter: Al Cade calls for United Way support
To the Campus Community:
Each year Missouri Southern has been asked to participate in the United Way Campaign. Our local United Way needs our help in tackling the tough issues within our community. From providing emergency relief, to child and adult care, our United Way provides essential resources to cover all aspects of our community's needs.
As a volunteer for one of our several United Way Agencies, I have witnessed the results of your charitable gifts. These gifts have fed the hungry, sheltered the abused, and provided assistance for those afflicted with illness and disease. The impact of your gift is definitely felt amongst the eighteen area agencies serving thousands in the Joplin service area. Through no other local organization do you have the potential to touch so many lives.
In closing, please take the time to visit one of our eighteen United Way agencies. This way you can see the impact of your personal pledge. As a community within let's work as one this year to "Tackle The Tough Stuff."
- American Red Cross Arthritis Association of SW MO
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Missouri
- Cerebral Palsy of Tri County
- Children's Mercy Hospital
- Community Clinic
- Community Support Services of Missouri Girl Scout Council of the Ozark Area
- Joplin Association for the Blind
- Joplin Family Y Joplin NALA - READ
- Lafayette House
- Legal Aid of Western MO
- Ozark Trails Boy Scouts of America
- Regional Health & Welfare
- Salvation Army
- Success by 6
MSSU takes part in Project ReDirectory
Bob Harrington, Physical Plant, says MSSU will participate with the Chamber of Commerce again this year on Project ReDirectory, for the recycling of the old phone books. Instead of a dumpster on our campus employees will be asked to use two Cardboard Recycling Bins that are located behind the Billingsly Student Center and Student Life Center as the collection receptacles. "We are participating in the program and ask people to put their old phone books in these two bins," Bob says.Regional College Fair next Wednesday
The Four States Regional College Fair is scheduled for 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8. The fair will be held in the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center on campus. High school students and their parents are invited to attend. Carl Junction, Carthage, College Heights, Joplin, Lamar, Neosho, and Webb City High Schools and Missouri Southern State University are sponsoring the fair. Representatives from approximately 80 colleges, universities and technical schools will be available to answer questions about programs of study, admission requirements financial aid and scholarships. Those wanting more information should contact Patricia Kruse, Joplin High School at (417) 625-5230 or Sue Utter, Carl Junction High School at (417) 649-7081.
Social Science wins second major grant The Social Science Department has won a second Teaching American History grant, this one for $1 million. The grant will support the project "Great American Lives: Teaching History through Biography." This 3-year project will enrich the historical knowledge of local teachers, including MSSU pre-service teachers, with reading seminars and summer field trips. Partners in the project include the Seneca school district, the Southwest Center for Educational Excellence, George Washington Carver National Monument, and the Truman Library. This award follows a $772,000 Teaching American History grant that the Social Science Department was awarded last year for the project "Ozarks and the Nation." For more information about the projects contact Larry Cebula, Social Science, at ext. 9739.Couper to speak on Cuban self-image, daily life
Dr. John Couper, assistant professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Communication at Pittsburg State University, will present Senses of Cuba at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Webster Hall Auditorium.
Ordinary Cubans experience Cuba's dramatic social and cultural environment in many ways. This multi-media program is based on observations, conversations, and activities with a range of people in several areas of Cuba. From a family New Year's Eve party to a soldier to an expectant mother, Dr. Couper explores his personal understanding of the lives of those Cubans who welcomed him to their daily lives.
He will outline and discuss elements of life in urban and rural Cuba, such as ration cards, work, religion and children. Then he will interpret these elements to find patterns of everyday perspectives, such as views of the Castro regime and the U.S., media use, and hopes for the future. Dr. Couper will offer a vicarious immersion in Cuban daily experience to help us understand how Cubans make sense of their world.
At 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, Dr. Couper will speak to the Global Journalism class on La Batalla de Ideas. The class will be held in Room 319 of Webster Hall. Cuba's official culture centers on a "battle of ideas" between Cuba and the rest of the world, especially the U.S. While acknowledging national economic and military limits, Cuba's mass media often and unapologetically suggest that Cuba is a superpower of ideological might. In this centralized, Socialist country, everything from the nightly news to political billboards to children's humor magazines refers to this concept.
This presentation analyzes a wide range of mass media portrayals of this battle, which in turns is subtle, heavy-handed, and humorous. Cuba's Batalla suffuses the identity provided by the government-run media and responded to in many ways by people with limited access to, but intense interest in, the surrounding world., Dr. Couper will offer a glimpse into one of the world's most consistent national self-images.
Dr. John Couper is an assistant professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Communication at Pittsburg State University. He attended Friends World College, a Quaker program that took him to Africa, Asia and Europe. He has worked in many countries since 1968, including a lengthy study of village communication in Tanzania, and recently conducted academic research in Cuba. He received his Ph.D. in Communication at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Let the decorating begin!
All departments are invited to participate in the Homecoming decorating contest. The prize for 1st place is a pizza party for the winning department. The 2nd place prize is a doughnut party for the winning department. The 2003 Homecoming theme is Southern Stampede. Participating departments should call the Student Activities Office at ext. 9346 to let them know if your department is taking part. Judging will be Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Chrys Corcoran, Nursing, thanks to all participants, volunteers, and faculty that encouraged their students to give blood at MSSU on Sept. 30. One hundred and ten potential donors presented to the Red Cross Blood Drive and 95 units were collected, 20 over the goal of 75.
May Doll, Ticket Office, reminds everyone there are only two more weekends to see the Renaissance Festival in Kansas City. You can get your tickets at the Ticket Office on campus at 1/3 of the price. The ticket price for adults is $10. The cost for children, ages 5-12 is $5.Michael Kennedy, Biology/Environmental Health, says the Household Hazardous Waste Collection for the city of Joplin is set for 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Oct. 24-25. The collection location is the Recycling Center at 1310 West A Street in Joplin. For information about what materials will be accepted, please see the announcement posters around campus. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Michael at ext. 9857, or any of the members of the Campus Environmental Health Club. The Environmental Health club will be assisting the city of Joplin in their collection effort.
"Upward Bound students will be on campus today participating in student shadowing. Susan Koepke, Upward Bound, says students are paired with and shadow MSSU students for 4-5 hours in the morning. Students will also be shadowing on Friday, October 24. Susan says, "If you see an UB shadowee in your class, please say hello and make them feel welcome."
Nick Kyle, Art, had two commissioned paintings placed in the Nestle-Ralston Purina corporate collection in September. The paintings will be installed in the new corporate headquarters in St. Louis.
Charles Nodler, Archives, attended the Public History Alliance of Missouri Meeting in Rolla, Mo. Sept. 24.
Stephanie Goad, Institute of International Studies, is collecting old phone books for her son's school. The school collects and recycles the books in order to raise money.
"Central West End," a poem by Bill Kumbier, English, has been accepted for publication in Poetry Motel, a Minnesota journal.
Lee Pound, Alumni, is collecting toner cartridges for Carthage's Mark Twain Elementary School. Please send cartridges through campus mail or call ext. 9355 to have them picked up.
Annual Daybreak Rotary Rummage Sale. South Joplin Christian Church, 1901 Pearl, this Saturday, October 4th. William Trudeau, Intensive English Program, says bargains start at 7 a.m. and end at noon. He says the Rotary Club uses the proceeds from this sale to fund local service projects.
For Sale: Amana Refrigerator/Freezer. 27 cubic ft. side-by-side. Good condition, $499. Call ext. 9783.
Found and Available to a Good Home: An adorable black and white kitten, 3-4 months old. This kitten needs someone before it has to go to the pound. Contact Alex at ext 9656 or (417) 627-0360.
For Sale: 1991 Fleetwood Flair Class A, 25 ' Motor home, Ford 460, 63,000 miles with meticulous service, all maintenance records. Excellent condition in and out, HWH levelers, roof air, rear bed, dinette, awning, newer tires. Dutch clean, perfect working order. You won't find a nicer 1991 coach, $16,700. Call (417) 626-0547.
Those planning to attend any performance or other group activity requiring accommodations for a disability should contact the sponsoring party at least 72 hours in advance. If sponsoring parties' names/numbers mentioned in "Accents!" are not clearly stated, contact ext. 9399 or ext. 9506 for clarification.
