Twenties
1929
Anne (Aalfs) Schaff celebrated her 100th birthday on May 11, 2008, and was featured in the February 2008 issue of Connections: The Monthly Newspaper of the North Central New York Conference of the United Methodist Church. Anne is the widow of the Rev. Lester Schaff. She lives at Kendal at Ithaca in New York. The newspaper article shared memories from throughout Anne’s life. Among other things, she served several years as vice president for United Methodist Women in New York’s Elmira District and four terms as president of Church Women United in Elmira. She also was dean of the School of Mission at Keuka College in New York.
Sixties
1966
Marcia (Cox) Ahlrichs retired from public school teaching for the Manson Northwest Webster Community Schools in Iowa. She still teaches piano and organ to 20 students ranging in ages from 8 to 84 and directs the adult choir at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Rockwell City, Iowa. She and her husband, David, also run Pine Grove Bed and Breakfast out of their home in Rockwell City.
Eighties
1980
Jane McClure accepted a position as associate director of academic advising for Career Avenues at Bellevue University in Nebraska. Her primary responsibility is implementation of the institution-wide Career Avenues Initiative.
1988
Lt. Col. Sara (Ulven) Salansky of Parker, Colo., retired from the United States Air Force Reserve in January 2009 after 20 years of service.
Nineties
1998
Matt Campbell was elected president of the Sioux City Growth Organization for 2009. Campbell is a commercial lender at Security National Bank in Sioux City.
Two Thousand
2005
Genoveva Arreola, corporate college coordinator at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City, was the recipient of the 2008 Rookie of the Year Award from the Iowa Association for Lifelong Learning. Arreola was recognized for outstanding accomplishment in her first year of employment at Western Iowa Tech. Her achievements included a significant increase in the number and variety of community and continuing education offerings at the college; the enhancement of class offerings through the development of community partnerships; and the creation of community education events through co-sponsorships with area organizations. |
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1939
Dr. Albert W. Buckingham, Sioux City, died Nov. 27, 2008. Buckingham was a longtime coach and athletic director at Morningside who later served the college as its first director of public relations and as vice president for estate planning. He was a past president of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), member of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and president of the United States Collegiate Sports Council. The Buckingham M-Club Room in the Rosen Verdoorn Sports Center-Allee Gym, a gathering room featuring a variety of Morningside sports memorabilia, was named in his honor and dedicated on Nov. 9, 2007.
1946
Boyd Henry, Caldwell, Idaho, died Feb. 5, 2009.
1961
Mary (Stapleton) Rice, Garland, Texas, died Jan. 4, 2009.
1975
Ronald L. Samuels, Stockton, Iowa, died Feb. 6, 2009.
1999
Brooke (Simmons) Goodwin, Correctionville, Iowa, died Dec. 22, 2008. She was a past president of the Morningside Alumni Board.
Remembering Cherished Friends
Ruth Nees, Terre Haute, Ind., died Jan. 2, 2009. Nees is a former member of the Morningside faculty.
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1992
Michelle (McClure) Schulte and her husband, Chad, Dubuque, Iowa, a son, Joshua Aaron, April 9, 2009.
1998
Matt Campbell and his wife, Stacey, Sioux City, a son, Evan John, April 6, 2009.
2001
David Buchheit and his wife, Lindsey, Sioux City, a daughter, Feb. 16, 2009.
2002
Gina (Gaul) Kvidera and her husband, Jason, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, a daughter, Jan. 2, 2009.
2005
Jason Davis and his wife, Melissa, Sioux Falls, S.D., a son, Hudson James, July 26, 2008.
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1991
Robyn Meinerts and Troy Ogan, June 21, 2008, Friendship Assembly of God, Hawarden, Iowa. At home in Hawarden.
2001
Lori Jansen and Dr. Michael Langer, June 14, 2008, St. John the Evangelist Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio. At home in Avon Lake, Ohio.
Jenna Rehnstrom and Chris Liberto, Oct. 4, 2008, Augustana Lutheran Church, Sioux City. At home in Sioux City.
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