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Mary Ellen Kauzlarich of Monmouth is the oldest living alumna of Monmouth’s Kappa Delta sorority. Her four daughters, including Toni Hesseltine ’72 of Lone Tree, Iowa, are also Monmouth KD alumnae. Toni, who attended the KD White Rose ceremony at Homecoming, presented the roses from the event to her mother, who is 103 years old. 1952

Ralph Whiteman 301 Courtyard Blvd. Monmouth, IL 61462-1098 ralphwhiteman1@gmail.com

Sally Smith Larson 5135 Davantry Dr. Dunwoody, GA 30338-4554 larsar@bellsouth.net 1958

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Nancy Van Natta Wherry 1910 Highwood Ave. Pekin, IL 61554 njwherry@gmail.com Our prayers go out to all our Monmouth alumni who are living in Florida. I hope I will list all of them and if I miss anyone, we still have you in our prayers: Tom Cheetham, Momoko Doan, Maureen Smiley Liesman, Carol Bryden Moore, Alvin Peterson, Susan Thompson and Jacque Campbell. You are in our thoughts!

Deeks Carroll 12433 Steamboat Springs Dr. Mokena, IL 60448-1639 deekscarroll@yahoo.com

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Susan Kauzlarich Kuster 1863 Township Rd. 2850N Seaton, IL 61476-9608 susan.kuster@gmail.com 1968

55th REUNION JUNE 1-4, 2023 Charles Yost, a sculptor from Chicago, currently has 15 of his works on exhibit at Morrison Technical Institute in Morrison, Ill. Yost, who attended the School of the Art Institute in Chicago and also studied at Northern Illinois University, uses a broad array of media in his sculptures, including bronze and aluminum casting, polyester resin, fiberglass, welded steel, stainless steel, and welded aluminum fabrications. He holds both a master’s degree and an MFA in sculpture. 1972

William Daniel of Fairview Heights, Ill., attended the May 7 Monmouth College alumni event in Denver, where he reunited with friends, Gary “Groove” Sears ’70, Eddie Greene ’72, Paul Daniel duBois ’74, Mary duBois Carrothers ’70, Eric “E” Degerberg ’72, Daniel McKay “Goose” Fowler ’72, Linda Margherio Stramiello ’71 and Ernie Grecula ’73.

50th REUNION JUNE 1-4, 2023 Nick Tucker 429 Linden Ave. Apt. 1-W Wilmette, IL 60091 njtuckersr@gmail.com 1976

Pam Bellm of Batavia, Ill., has been appointed to a two-year term as an ambassador on Rotary International president Jennifer Jones’s Empowering Girls Task Force. As a long-standing member of the Rotary Club of Aurora, Ill., Bellm has been “girl focused”— leading a Days for Girls Team for the last eight years. Her team, located in the area and Asheville, N.C., sews and assembles feminine hygiene kits for girls in developing countries. These kits allow girls to remain in school during their menstrual cycle. Bellm’s team has produced nearly 14,000 kits, which have been shipped to 117 countries. 1977

Don Gladfelter and his wife, Vicky, of Milan, Ill., have donated approximately 5 acres of grassland and woodland to Prairie Hills Resource Conservation and Development, an accredited land trust. Located just northeast of Monmouth, the Gladfelter Wildlife Preserve protects such wildlife as grassland birds, bats, deer, squirrels and other woodland creatures. A dedication ceremony was held in October.

45th REUNION JUNE 1-4, 2023 Kathleen Clark Kimmel 347 Blackhawk Dr. Hopewell, IL 61565-9457 kckcat@gmail.com

Dr. Moira Dolan of Austin, Tex., has released her second book in the Boneheads & Brainiacs series (Linden Publishing). Heroes & Scoundrels: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Nobel Prize in Medicine was published in August. Robin Johnson of Monmouth was quoted in an Oct. 6 article in the Christian Science Monitor. The story, about whether a Democratic candidate for senate (Tim Ryan) can win in Ohio, quotes the Monmouth College political science lecturer as saying that Democrats need to do a better job courting the rural vote if they are going to hope to win in Midwest states. 1984

Chris Pio 151 Woodstone Ln. SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 cpio4262@gmail.com The second volume in my Nicknames and Mascots series is now available. Gorillas, Gators and Greyhounds hit the Amazon Books marketplace over the Labor Day weekend. The book includes stories and photos from all 303 active NCAA Division II colleges and universities. It follows last

Four granddaughters of Tim Campbell, Class of 1904, one of five conspirators who stole the Civil War cannon that was to have been presented to Monmouth College by the rival Class of 1903 upon its graduation, were visitors to campus in October. The now-restored cannon, which they only remembered from its barrel having been buried nose-first in concrete since being retrieved from a creek in 1952, was a must-see part of their tour. From left are: Kristen Campbell Stanton ’82, Bradenton, Fla.; Alice Campbell DeJong, West Des Moines, Iowa; Beth Campbell Kooistra ’69, Austin, Tex.; and Lynne Campbell Krizek ’79, Fairbanks, Alaska. Another memorable stop for the sisters was Austin Hall, named for their great-grandfather, longtime music professor T. Merrill Austin.

year’s publication of Gryphons, Gorloks and Gusties, which covers Division III nicknames and mascots.

1988 Dan Cotter of Chicago is a recurring commentator on the nationally syndicated broadcast program “Price of Business,” hosted by Kevin Price, one of the longest running business shows in the country. 1991 Salena Dreger Scardina of Fort Wayne, Ind., has been named executive vice president of external engagement for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. She previously served as chief customer success officer for Herff Jones, a provider of graduation and educational products. She also chairs the Greater Fort Wayne YMCA board of directors. 1992 Jill Henson Darin of Geneseo, Ill., received a master’s degree in occupational safety and health from Columbia Southern University in 2021. She began a new job in February, working as a risk manager for all Iowa branch offices of World Insurance.

1996 Carissa Mahr Haning of Bloomington, Ill., has opened her own law office, specializing in estate planning and business management.

1998 Josh Oakley has been named head men’s soccer coach for Eastern Illinois University. He joined the team this summer after serving as head coach of Lansing Common FC in the Midwest Premier League, taking that team to a 10-13 record in 2021. Oakley, who brought 25 years of coaching experience to the position, served as an assistant coach for EIU from 2000–02.

Ann McClung Klungseth 512 N. Main St. Washington, IL 61571-1525 ajclung@hotmail.com 2003 Dusty Scott of Galesburg, Ill., is the illustrator of a children’s book by Janet Pogue Tolle titled Silas the Great House Cat. Set in Galesburg and inspired by a true story, the tale revolves around a shy feline who lives under the porch of a mansion and dreams of living inside. It was the first such project for Scott, who typically specializes in large-scale paintings. 2004 Katie Minor of Pittsburgh was a visiting lecturer during Homecoming weekend, speaking to a Monmouth art class “On Creativity.”

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She also spoke the same evening, accepting on behalf of her family the Alumni Association’s Family of the Year Award. Alex Sandoval has been named the girls soccer coach at his high school alma mater, United Township in East Moline, Ill. Sandoval, who starred for the Fighting Scots on the pitch the last time the team advanced to the NCAA tournament, will also assist UT’s boys program. He has coached various club soccer teams over the past dozen years. 2006 Albert Greene of Schaumburg, Ill., coaches football and track at Lake Forest College, where he also works as an internship specialist in the Career Advancement Center. Andrea Madden of Lee, Mass., has begun a new position as director of marketing for Elidah, Inc. She also received her Reiki Master Teacher certification. Kimi Karau Wilcoxon of Tallahassee, Fla., has begun a position as implementation specialist with EverTrue, a fundraising platform specializing in connecting donor data with web insights. She previously spent a decade in advancement communications with Florida State University.

Hilary Hawkinson Stott P.O. Box 83 Bristol, IL 660512 hilhawkstott@gmail.com Chris Walljasper is a Chicago-based reporter for Thomson Reuters covering U.S. food production, supply chain, U.S. hunger and farm labor. The holder of a master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, he has had several bylines recently in stories about rising food costs. Jared Kunkle and his wife, Rachel Jenks Kunkle, who raise corn and soybeans on 2,100 acres near Gerlaw, Ill., are profiled in a recent article in Progressive Farming. The story notes that in order to be efficient and flexible in the challenging occupation, Jared has expanded his areas of expertise to include getting a commercial driver’s license, pilot’s license, farm-management license and real estate broker’s license. He is also a licensed insurance agent, snowplow driver, carpenter and volunteer. The couple are also partners in Land Management Partners LLC, which includes farm-management and insurance businesses. Rachel works as bookkeeper for the farm and for the businesses. She also is an insurance agent. 2013 In June, Roy Sye and Brad Nahrstadt ’89 facilitated a four-day leadership program through Sigma Phi Epsilon men’s fraternity. The Ruck Leadership Institute took place in Richmond, Va., at the University of Richmond’s campus, where SigEp was founded. Approximately 150 undergraduate scholars attended, and Sye and Nahrstadt were responsible for delivering instruction for 19 men in their group. “It was my first time facilitating and Brad’s 12th, I believe,” said Sye. “We were told it was the second time in SigEp history that two facilitators from the same home chapter were paired together. It was a very cool opportunity for the Illinois Gamma chapter of SigEp at Monmouth.” 2015 Nicholas Mariano has joined the Kildeer school district in suburban Chicago as a middle school Spanish teacher. Jacob Durdan is the new girls basketball coach at Streator (Ill.) High School. 2017

Jacob Marx 106 S. Front St., Apt. 2D Philadelphia, PA 19106 jacob.p.marx@uscg.mil Carolyn Scherpe is finishing her first season as promotions and events senior coordinator for the Houston Astros. She holds an MBA in sports management from Florida Atlantic University.

2019 Elizabeth Smith returned to Monmouth College this fall, where she now serves as assistant director of career development.

2020 Chandler Claudé is a staff accountant for Quinn & Company in the Chicago area. Samantha Brosend is in her third year in the Saint Louis University chemistry Ph.D. program, where she is serving as a research assistant in the Meyers Lab. 2021 Hannah Decker of Denver, Colo., is a master of social work student concentrating in aging services. Her areas of focus include healthcare equality and integrative healthcare research. She works part-time as intergenerational program coordinator for Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging, and recently completed an internship at a facility, where she developed personalized care plans for residents. 2022 Shepherd Coventon and Bryan Peters have relocated to Buda, Tex., a south suburb of Austin. Bryan is an account executive with Pangea Resourcing in charge of project development in the east region of the U.S. working with renewable energy companies. Shepherd interviewed for three teaching jobs and was offered two of the three, accepting one in Buda. CJ Bonifer is working as an admission counselor at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Ala., covering the areas of Tennessee, Kentucky, the West Coast, and a few Birmingham area schools. “I have consistently found myself referring back to the lessons and people I learned from while a student at the humble little college on the prairie,” he writes.

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DANIEL KANE ’13 AND ERIN CLOUTIER 1964 Tom Rezner and Nancy Beth Wright September 10, 2022 2008 Dave Abrams and Elizabeth Barmore February 19, 2022 2011 Rissa Inman and Courtney Oakes June 4, 2022 Katie Zeter and Blake Cappellin July 12, 2022 2013 Daniel Kane and Erin Cloutier June 14, 2022 2014 Karrah Kuykendall and Stefan Flynn November 13, 2021 2017 Morgan Martindale and Campbell Quirk ’20 July 9, 2022 2022 Arika Hofmann and Riley Dulin September 24, 2022

DAVE ABRAMS ’08 AND ELIZABETH BARMORE

TOM REZNER ’64 AND NANCY BETH WRIGHT ARIKA HOFMANN ’22 AND RILEY DULIN ’22 WEDDING PARTY

from left: Gavin Conway ’23, Alex Martinez-Urbina ’23, CJ Bonifer ’22, Griff Morrill ’21, Hannah Hofmann ’21, Mikayla Moore ’22, Riley Dulin ’22, Arika Dulin ’22, Kara Fisher ’22, Ezzie Baltierra-Chavez ’22, Neo Colter ’24, Braden Bernas ’24 and Harrison Hicks ’23.

2003 Jason Paulsgrove and Jaclyn a daughter, Rylee Brianne January 28, 2022 2006 Heather Weber Green and Jeremy a daughter, Eliahna Florence July 21, 2022 2009 Ryan Powers and Heather a daughter, Liberty Rose April 25, 2021 2010 Kate Griffith Wignes and Brad a son, Beau Kessler June 26, 2022 Kelly Winter Fitzpatrick and Patrick twin daughters, Emma Rose and Paige Marie August 25, 2022 2012 Mary Grzenia Mowry and Nicholas a daughter, Eleanor Joy August 8, 2022 2015 Kelcey Duy Duffield and

a daughter, Emilia May May 12, 2022 2018 Mallory Misener Higgs and Alec a daughter, Hadley Lorraine August 6, 2022 2022 Karisa Wilson Warren and Michael a daughter, Anastasia Priscilla May 27, 2022

EMILIA MAY DUFFIELD (with sisters Eleanor & Evelynn)

ELIAHNA FLORENCE GREEN EMMA ROSE AND PAIGE MARIE FITZPATRICK LIBERTY ROSE POWERS

ELEANOR JOY MOWRY

HADLEY LORRAINE HIGGS ANASTASIA PRISCILLA WARREN BEAU KESSLER WIGNES

1941 Carl Forbriger, 100, of Waynesville, Ohio, died April 3, 2018. He graduated with a degree in music and was a member of the track team and Tau Kappa Epsilon. Forbriger taught music in Dayton, Ohio, for 40 years, primarily at Belmont Elementary School. After retiring, he stayed active in music as a piano tuner. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilouise Stice Forbriger ’41, and a brother, Robert Forbriger ’42. 1945 Mary Schwalbert, 99, of Crystal River, Fla., died Sept. 25, 2022. She graduated with a degree in chemistry and was a member of Kappa Delta. Early in her professional career, she was an analyst and research chemist for several companies before training in medical technology at Mound Park Hospital in Florida. She worked for roughly a quarter-century as chief technologist at St. Joseph Hospital. 1947 Nancy Kennedy Young, 96, of Lake Zurich, Ill., died June 27, 2022. She grew up in DeKalb, Ill., and had a detasseling job for several summers with DeKalb Corn. After attending Northern Illinois University there, she completed her English degree at Monmouth. One of her five children, Sarah Young Hudson ’74, graduated from Monmouth. 1949 Marilyn Peck Bentley, 95, of Valley Center, Kansas, died Aug. 2, 2022. She studied English and was a member of choir and the synchronized swim team. She taught in Spirit Lake, Iowa, and later in life completed a bachelor’s degree in education at Buena Vista College and taught high school English. In her retirement, she wrote a weekly newspaper column and volunteered at the public library. 1950 Gertrude Davis, 94, of Smithshire, Ill., died July 19, 2022, following complications from a stroke. Also born into a Davis family, Gertrude married Jake Davis in 1950, and the couple was married 60 years until his death in 2010. In addition to Monmouth, she attended Browns’ Business College. Davis was a secretary, bank teller and farm wife. Patricia McConnell Kennedy of Enoree, S.C., died in June 2021. During her time at Monmouth, she was a member of Pi Beta Phi. Bonnie Hargis Stookey, 93, of Indianola, Iowa, died Oct. 9, 2022. After working in various jobs, she joined National Travelers life in 1954, where she spent 31 years in the payroll and accounting departments. Shirley McMullen Ristau, 93, a longtime resident of New Windsor, Ill., died Sept. 1, 2022. She graduated with a degree in biology and was a librarian at the New Windsor Public Library for many years. 1951 Lyle Hoover, 93, of San Rafael, Calif., died Oct. 15, 2022. He came to Monmouth after attending a one-room schoolhouse through eighth grade. At Monmouth, he served as class president, was active in Tau Kappa Epsilon and graduated with a degree in business. After serving in the Army, he worked for Proctor & Gamble in Cincinnati. When Hoover joined the company’s international division, he and his family moved to Puerto Rico, then Canada before settling in California, where he worked in corporate finance for a number of companies. Later, he worked for Clorox, where he served as CFO, retiring in 1992. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sidney Shepardson Hoover ’53, whom he met when she asked him to a campus dance. 1952 Norma Lauer Miller, 91, of Chicago, died Aug. 3, 2022. She was a tax preparer for H&R Block. 1954 Nancy Forsyth Flanders 90, of White, water, Wis., died June 26, 2022. She graduated with a degree in biology and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Flanders was a master gardener, stained glass artist and amateur ornithologist. She and her late husband, Tom Flanders ’54, sailed to many ports of call in Lake Michigan. The couple traced their roots to the alphabetical seating for daily chapel. Donald Reeder, 90, of Burlington, Iowa, died Sept. 26, 2022. He worked for Northwestern Bell for more than 40 years, with long service as president of a local chapter of the Communications Workers of America. Robert Wick, 88, of White River Junction, Vt., died July 25, 2020. He was based in Germany with the Army during the Korean War and spent much of his career with Standard Register Company as a district sales manager. 1955 D. Jean Two, 88, of Moscow, Idaho, died July 26, 2022. She graduated with a degree in education and earned a master’s degree in personnel administration from George Washington University. In 1957, she enlisted in the Navy, rising to the rank of lieutenant during 15 years of service. She was jet flight certified for high-speed, high-altitude flight. Two broke many barriers and became the first woman to do a number of important tasks in the Navy previously never allowed for women. She later worked for Washington State University and owned and operated a cleaning service.

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1957 Charles Kampton, 88, of Napa, Calif., died July 22, 2022. He graduated with a degree in economics and was a member of the football team and Alpha Tau Omega. Prior to attending Monmouth, he served two years in the Army during the Korean War, attaining the rank of corporal. Kampton worked for what is now known as NCIS—Naval Criminal Investigative Service—and with Queen of the Valley Hospital, where he was in the engineering department for 14 years. In retirement, he earned the Volunteer of the Year honor for his work with the California Highway Patrol Senior Volunteer program. Kampton was also an accomplished singer in a barbershop quartet and was an extra in a few movies and television shows. 1958 Edward Perry, 87, of Hickory, N.C., died July 10, 2022, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He graduated with a degree in business administration and was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon. Perry spent much of his career as an industrial salesman and as a small business owner. Called a “consummate creator and inventor,” he used his gifts to help build many Habitat for Humanity homes in the Hickory area. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Ellen Littler Perry ’59, his college sweetheart. 1961 James Calhoun, 84, of Macomb, Ill., died July 28, 2022. Growing up, he attended a one-room country school near Aledo, Ill. Following his high school graduation, Calhoun served in the U.S. Navy for three years. He graduated from Monmouth with a degree in mathematics, then taught math, first in Alexis, Ill., and then in Champaign, Ill., where he also earned a master’s degree from the University of Illinois. Next came a stint out of state, as Calhoun earned his Ph.D. in education from Oklahoma State University. He returned to the Land of Lincoln in 1965 to teach math at Western Illinois University. In 1982, Calhoun earned a master’s degree in computer science and taught at Sangamon State University in Springfield, Ill., before returning to WIU, where he became the founding director of academic computing. He received a Distinguished Service Award from WIU in 1991. His brother, Thomas Calhoun ’61, also attended Monmouth. Dr. Charles Pogue, 80, of East Moline, Ill., died June 28, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. After graduating from nearby Media High School in 1957 at the age of 15, he graduated from Monmouth with a degree in physics. Pogue continued his study of physics at the University of Missouri, earning a master’s degree and completing coursework for a Ph.D. However, he switched fields and attended medical school at the University of Illinois, receiving his training in internal medicine, which he practiced in Albert Lea, Minn., and the Illinois Quad Cities from 1972 to 2014. He was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. Robert Pogue ’67. Survivors include a sister, Nancy Pogue ’69.

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Frank “Bill” Lee, 75, co-recipient with his wife, Peggy Will Lee ’71, of the Monmouth College Distinguished Service Award in 1996 for their leadership in advancing the College’s pipe band, died July 17, 2022, at his home in Moline, Ill. Lee, a fixture in the band that was originally known as the Highlanders long after his graduation, recalled a day in 1967 when the group was down to two pipers. He and his classmate, Bruce Danielson, went to Student Activity Night—uninvited—and signed up 22 new members. After the band again dwindled in 1994, Monmouth president Sue Huseman asked Lee and his wife to help bring it back. In addition to helping establish a piping scholarship program, the couple traveled to campus weekly, offering pipe lessons to students and interested community members. Assisting them were their son, Josh Lee ’99, who eventually served as pipe major for the revived band. In 2000, the Lees founded the Black Hawk Pipes and Drums in the Quad Cities. Among the popular band’s current members is Sarah Grabowski ’00. Lee also performed with the Kansas City St. Andrews Society Pipes and Drums, Meeting of the Waters pipe band in St. Louis, the Morton (Ill.) Highlanders and the Peoria Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums.

Lee also was an active military reenactor with the North West Territory Alliance, where he was part of the 84th Highland Regiment and the British Marines.

A history major and a member of Eta Sigma Phi at Monmouth, he worked as a procurement analyst for TACOM on the Rock Island Arsenal for 30 years.

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Frank Youngquist, 83, of Rock Island, Ill., died Sept. 17, 2022. He came to Monmouth from Galesburg High School, where he was a member of the basketball team that appeared in three consecutive state tournaments. He was later inducted into the GHS Hall of Fame. While at Monmouth, he was a member of the basketball team and Theta Chi. He served in the Illinois National Guard from 1957-61. Youngquist completed his bachelor’s degree at Western Illinois University and also received a master’s degree and a specialist degree in educational administration from WIU. The talented athlete also played semi-pro baseball and fastpitch softball. He taught for nearly 40 years in Rock Island, Ill., and coached three sports. Youngquist served as the Rock Island Township Supervisor for 24 years and worked on his family farm whenever possible. While in college, he started the process of obtaining his pilot’s license, and he owned and flew his own small airplane throughout his life. His brother-in-law was a World War II bomber pilot, and Youngquist was a strong supporter of the Honor Flight of the Quad Cities and the Wounded Warrior Project. Survivors include a daughter, Polly Youngquist Faber ’92. 1963 Gwen Hutton Barton of Vinton, , 81, Va., died April 6, 2022. She graduated with a degree in psychology and was a member of the synchronized swim team and Kappa Kappa Gamma. Barton earned a master’s degree in special education and taught at two schools in Livermore, Calif. Steven Washburn, 81, of Wichita, Kan., died Sept. 25, 2022. He graduated with a degree in chemistry and was a member of Theta Chi.

1964 Jerry Beabout, 80, of Aurora, Colo., died Sept. 17, 2022. He graduated with a degree in economics and was a member of Theta Chi. Beabout was an oil company owner and also worked for a law firm, a plastics company and a packing company. He served 25 years in the Vandalia (Ill.) Volunteer Fire Department, including eight years as chief. Survivors include his wife of 58 years and his siblings, Betty Beabout Boehm ’54 and Bill Beabout ’57. Timothy Dove, 81, of Richland, Wash., died Aug. 14, 2022. He graduated with a degree in German and used his fluency in the language while stationed there with the Air Force. He was stationed twice in Korea during the Vietnam War. Dove also obtained certificates/degrees from the National Radio Institute and the Cleveland Institute of Electronics. His career included work as an electrical engineer with Hanford, during which time he also farmed 10 acres. In his retirement, he repaired office machines. 1965 Terence Cash nix, Ariz., , 78, of Phoedied Oct. 17, 2020. During the Vietnam War, he was a Navy submariner. He graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in business management. Cash’s business ventures and careers varied, concluding with his retirement from the Maricopa County Superior Court System in 2013. 1966 Dennis Elliott, 78, of Hampshire, Ill., died June 26, 2022. He graduated with a degree in government and was a member of the baseball team and Sigma Phi Epsilon. Most of his career was spent as a metals salesman. 1967 Edwin Tomlin, 76, of Pleasant Plains, Ill., died Sept. 15, 2022. A member of Theta Chi, Tomlin went on to attend graduate school at Southern Illinois University. In his career, he was a high school teacher and farmer in addition to working in real estate and home furnishings. 1968 Donald Anderson of Phoenix, Ariz., died Aug. 10, 2022. After graduating from Monmouth, he pursued a master’s degree, starting his schooling at the University of Arizona but completing it at DePaul University. However, he enjoyed his time in the west and soon returned there, working for 45 years in the areas of commercial banking and consulting. John Cochrun, 76, of Eugene, Ore., died in July 2022. He graduated with a degree in government then worked for the Department of the Navy in a number of human resources positions in a variety of places, including Naples, Italy. Cochrun received two Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Awards before retiring in 2001. Sandra Terpening Morrison, 75, of Lena, Ill., died Sept. 17, 2022. She graduated with a degree in sociology and was a member of Crimson Masque. Morrison taught junior high in the Illinois communities of Stronghurst and Knoxville before obtaining a master’s degree in social work from the University of Wisconsin. She then was a social worker in the Freeport (Ill.) school district for 23 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Morrison ’69. 1969 Bruce Brown, 76, of Allyn, Wash., died March 17, 2022. He was a member of the track team during his time at Monmouth.

1970 Peter Murley Ando ver, of North Mass., died Aug. 12, 2022, after a brief struggle with cancer. He graduated with a degree in business administration and was a member of Theta Chi, serving as chapter president. After retiring from a career in sales, Murley formed a successful business with his wife, Susan Holland Murley ’70, and son.

1971 Jack Lidbetter, 73, of Grafton, Wis., died Aug. 18, 2022. He majored in business administration and was a member of the football team and Tau Kappa Epsilon. During his career, he owned two real estate companies and, in recent years, his own appraisal company. Survivors include a brother, Gordon Lidbetter ’69. 1972 Roberta Janicek Robison, 71, of Villa Park, Ill., died in August 2022. She graduated with a degree in French and was a member of Kappa Delta.

David H. Keith, 70, of Whitefish, Mont., died Feb. 4, 2021. He was a psychology major.

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Record-setting baseball coach Roger Sander, who was also an M Club Hall of Fame basketball player for the Fighting Scots, died Oct. 7, 2022, at the age of 65.

Sander, who coached the Scots to 373 baseball victories, was the fourth longest-serving coach in the history of Monmouth College athletics. Only Roger Haynes ’82, Terry Glasgow and Bobby Woll ’34 have had longer tenures.

A familiar face on campus for nearly 50 years, Sander was in the Huff Athletic Center on Oct. 1 to watch the Hall of Fame induction ceremony for one of his standout baseball players, Taylor Thiel ’02. In his acceptance remarks, Thiel shared the story of the impact Sander had on his baseball career, and on his life.

“I remember during the 2000 season, I challenged Coach’s authority on a mound visit,” said Thiel, who was in the first of three seasons as an all-conference catcher for Sander’s Scots after transferring from Iowa State University. “I didn’t finish that game,” which was the first game of a doubleheader. “Between games, he lit into me,” said Thiel. “He let me know I could go back to Iowa State at any point. Finally, he said to me, ‘Do you still want to play this game?’ I said that I did, and he said, ‘Good, you’re starting the next game.’”

About 30 minutes later, in his first at-bat in the nightcap, Thiel belted the first of what would be a school-record 18 home runs.

“Words cannot express my gratitude for you giving me a second chance,” said an emotional Thiel to Sander. “I had to earn your trust and respect back. You helped me fall more in love with baseball than I thought I could. I hope I made you proud.” Two years after that between-game exchange, with Thiel and several other talented seniors leading the way on the field, Sander coached the Scots within one victory of a berth in the College World Series. The team established a new high-water mark for victories with 26 as the Scots won the Midwest Conference title.

Under Sander, the Scots had 12 MWC South Division championships and reached the postseason in 15 of his first 16 seasons as head coach. He was named the MWC South Division Coach of the Year nine times, including 1996, when Michael Blaesing ’96 received the league’s Position Player of the Year honor.

“Coach Sander was the epitome of a player’s coach,” said Blaesing, who today serves as a development officer for Monmouth. “He demanded your best on the field, but he also supported you 100% off the field. He was everything to everyone—a coach, a mentor, a role model and a friend. I’m a better person today because of Coach Sander’s influence on me.” Sander was no stranger to playoff baseball in the spring, as he also served as assistant coach to Glasgow from 1984 to 1993, during which time the Scots qualified for the MWC tournament eight times, winning seven championships. It was Glasgow who helped convince Sander to come to Monmouth in the fall of 1974 from Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, Ill., but the sport he was recruited for was basketball, not baseball, and he was one of the best to ever suit up for the Scots on the hardwood. Conant coach Dick Redlinger believed Sander would be a good college basketball player, especially after watching him score 20 points against future NBA player Dave Corzine.

Glasgow first met Sander, who would ultimately coach approximately 800 games with him, at the Monmouth train station. He recalled that his first impression of the big man wasn’t great, but positive impressions became the norm after Sander paid his dues as a non-varsity freshman, which was the NCAA rule at the time. Blessed with what Glasgow called “the quickest first step and the finest hands of any big man I’ve had the privilege of coaching,” Sander hauled down a record 939 career rebounds, a Monmouth mark that still stands 44 years after his last game.

Sander could put the ball in the basket, too, as evidenced by his career average of 17.4 points per game. He was named an All-American in both 1977 and 1978. After a hiatus of a few years, he returned to the basketball program as assistant coach for Glasgow from 1984 to 2007.

In 1994, Sander was inducted into the M Club Hall of Fame for his Fighting Scots basketball career. It can be argued that he could’ve been inducted three more times—for the accomplishments of his 21-year career as head baseball coach, for his longtime role as an assistant coach on championship teams, and for the 34 years he served as Monmouth’s gruff but lovable equipment manager.

“What I loved about him was that he was extremely loyal to me and extremely loyal to Monmouth College,” said Glasgow. “’Loyalty’ is not a popular word in the world today, but it is to me and it was to Roger.”

Sander his survived by his wife, Elaine Sander ’98, and by a daughter, Katie Lutostanski.

—Barry McNamara

ALUMNI NEWS | OBITUARIES

1974 Ronald Krumm, 69, of Ashkum, Ill., died September 16, 2022. Joe Stotlar, 69, of Springfield, Ill., died Sept. 26, 2022. He was a member of the football, wrestling and baseball teams. Stotlar worked for ADM Grain Elevator in Burlington, Iowa, for TriState Foods and the State Journal-Register in Springfield. He was preceded in death by his brother, Bruce Stotlar ’71. 1975 Marsha Spleha Slaboch, 68, of Naperville, Ill., died Aug. 16, 2022. She graduated with a degree in business administration and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Survivors include her husband of 45 years, Randall Slaboch ’76. The couple’s three children all graduated from the University of Notre Dame.

Virginia “Ginny” Hellenga, 79, who taught in the classics department between the years of 1994 and 2010, died Aug. 3, 2022, in Knoxville, Ill. “Virginia was an enthusiastic, committed, inspiring teacher here who loved Monmouth College,” said classics professor Bob Simmons. In recognition of her contributions, the College renamed its Latin award the “Virginia K. Hellenga Award for Excellence in Latin.” After retiring from Monmouth, Hellenga became a beloved substitute teacher in Galesburg, Ill. Her obituary stated, “A poet and a scholar, Virginia was happiest when she was in the classroom.” Carol Maillet, 74, of Seattle, Wash., who taught biology at Monmouth, died in April 7, 2022, in a snorkeling accident at Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida. Survivors include a daughter, Erin Maillet ’96.

Bruce Mainwaring, 95, a member of the Monmouth College Board of Trustees from 1971-79, died Sept. 6, 2022. During his long career in manufacturing, he was president of one metal tubing company and created two other related firms. An alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania, he was also active on that school’s board. In 2001 he founded The Mainwaring Archive Foundation, an organization exploring alternatives to scientific dogma.

Harrison Steans, 83, a member of the Monmouth College Board of Trustees from 1971-81, died Feb. 16, 2019. An entrepreneurial Chicago banker, he purchased six banks and sold the group to NBD Bancorp, becoming chairman of its Illinois operation. He was known for his support of charitable causes, particularly the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, where he esablished 70 fully funded fellowships for young musicians.

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