[ alumni news & notes]
MNU
been working as a consultant for Touch a Life Chad (’97) and Laura (Young, ’00) Swofford:
Foundation. To learn more about her work visit a daughter, Lulu Juliette, born October 10,
her blog at: http://emilyrgeorge.wordpress. 2008. Lulu joins a brother, Thomas, 4.
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Ben (’04) and Stephanie (Sanders, ’04)
Lindsay (Perry, ’08) Sloan was named Wallace: a daughter, Makenna Lyn, born
teacher of the year at Overholser Elementary October 13, 2009.
School in the Putnam City School District in
Michael and Melanie (Brown, f.s. ’90) Wertz:
Bethany, Okla.
a son, Isaiah Michael, born April 6, 2009.
Braeden Higgins Lucy Kearns
Marriages
Phil (’04) and Nicole (Stephens, f.s. ’01)
White: a son, Harry James, born on August 6,
Jenna and Trevor Attwood (’06) on December 2009. He joins a brother, Johnny, 2.
28, 2008, in Kansas City, Mo.
Brandee and Brian Crum (’07) on December
Passings
19, 2009, in Bentonville, Ark.
Laura (Dixon, f.s. ’92)
Emily O’Neal (’10) to Billie Taylor (’08) on
Durham passed away
May 2, 2009, in Fisk, Mo.
November 14, 2009, after a
Ada McKinney
Jillian Myers
sudden illness. She was 37.
Stephanie Stolba (’02) to Toby Weeks on
October 28, 2009, in Nassau, Bahamas.
Laura is survived by
her husband, Rev. John
Births
Durham, and two sons,
Justin and Collin, of Royse City, Texas. Laura
Kent (’01) and Katie (Phillips ’01) Allison: a
served with John in ministry for more than 15
daughter, Erin Paige, born June 11, 2009. She
years.
joins a brother, Sean, 4.
Robert (’96) and Kristen (Long, ’01) Buck: a
Thomas Wayne McPheeters (f.s. ’74) of
son, Robert Rance, born March 10, 2009.
Independence, Kan., died Oct. 28, 2009. He Braxton Rhoades Katelyn & Noelle
was 57. Rosdahl
Ben and Ann (Freeburg, f.s. ’99) Fickle: a
son, Caleb, born March 27, 2009.
McPheeters worked for CVRenergy, was
a member of the Mid Continent Band and
John (’99) and Cyndi Hail: a daughter: Anna
Noel, born on November 20, 2008. She joins a
brother, Brendan, 5.
Ben (’04) and Jenise (Laipple) Higgins: a Tritt named 2010 Kansas
son, Braeden Cole, born January 12, 2010.
Teacher of the Year
Josh (’02) and Lora (Sprinkle, f.s. ’01)
Kearns: a daughter, Lucy Ryan, born
Karen Tritt (MED 32) was named the
Nathaniel Stace
Max Strong
November 18, 2008. She joins a sister, Kya
2010 Kansas Teacher of the Year. The
Alyssa, 5 years.
foreign language
Thomas (’04) and Monica (Cork, ’05)
teacher received
McKinney: a daughter, Ada Larue, born
the honor from a
field of eight final-
September 9, 2009.
ists.Tritt received a
Carrie Dawn Myers (’02): a daughter, Jillian
$4,000 cash award
Dawn, 6, adopted June 17th, 2008.
from Security
Kyle (’04) and Amber Rhoades: a son,
Benefit, a Lifelong
MaKenna Wallace
Braxton Dean, born July 4, 2009.
Learning Scholar-
Lulu Swofford
Jason and Stacey (Harrier, ’99) Rosdahl: a
ship, and other
daughter, Noelle Rose, born September 21,
awards and prizes.
2009. She joins a sister, Katelyn, 5.
Tritt has 17 years experience in the
classroom, the last four at Shawnee
Justin (MNU faculty) and Kristy Stace: a son,
Mission West High School in Overland
Nathaniel Michael, born November 13, 2009.
Park, Kan.
Ryan and Kelly (Duckworth, ’00) Strong: a
Harry White
son, Max Lroy, born November 26, 2009.
Isaiah Wertz
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