Alumni Lecture Series a part of Evangel’s Homecoming Week
October 11, 2007
Contact: Paul K. Logsdon, Director of Public Relations and Publications, (417) 865-2815 ext. 7292
Springfield, Mo. — Alumni representing a full spectrum of professions and careers will address Evangel students in the Alumni Lecture Series as a part of Evangel University’s Homecoming week activities, Oct. 11-13.
“Our academic departments find it beneficial to have alumni sharing their career experiences with students on these two days,” said Chuck Cox, director of alumni relations.”
The complete list of guests follows:
Thursday, Oct. 11
9 a.m: Trask Hall/AB2-212 - E.J. “Gene” Arnold (’87), Instructor, Consular Training Division, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C.
10 a.m: Homecoming Chapel – Alumni Panel, Zimmerman Hall /AB / 1-105
- Dr. Diane (Musgrove ’82) Awbrey, Moderator, Assoc. Prof. of English at Evangel University
- Julie (Graham ’85) Higgins, Business Owner, Higgins Marketing, Ozark, Mo.
- Greg Kay (’87), Program Officer, U.S. State Dept., New York Foreign Press Center
- Shaun Lotter (’03), Clinical Coordinator, Milano House, Burrell Center, Springfield, Mo.
- Angela (DeSanctis ’99) Myers, Attorney, Placzek & Francis, Springfield, Mo.
11 a.m: E.J. “Gene”Arnold (’87), Instructor, Consular Training Division, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C.
12:30 p.m:
- Zimmerman Hall/AB1-113 - Tom Kujawa (’80), Director of Account Services (Starbucks), The Marlin Co., Springfield, Mo.
- Lunch & Learn: Business Panel of Alumni, The Joust, West Conference Room
- Andy Cherry (’06), Account Manager, Banta Foods, Springfield Mo.
- Josh Morrill (’05), Public Accountant, BKD, Springfield, Mo.
- Chase Tacker (’05), Lead Analyst, WalMart New Business Development Team, Rogers, Ark.
- Alexis Uhri (’04), Business Administrator/Executive Secretary and Cedar Ridge Children’s Center Executive Director, Longview, Wash.
- Joy Virgin (’06), Store Manager, Saltmine Creative, Kansas City, Mo.
2 p.m: Trask Hall /AB2-315 - Krista Sederwall (’92), Senior Producer/Managing Producer of TV Programming in India for CBN World Reach, Virginia Beach, Va., and in New Delhi and Hyderabad, India
5:30 p.m: Trask Hall/AB2-211 - Bonnie (Robison ’60) Brewster, retired CEO, Girl Scouts of America, Tulsa, OK; and Interim CEO, Girl Scouts of America, New York, N.Y.
Friday, Oct. 12
8 a.m: Zimmerman Hall/AB1-105 - The Honorable Todd Tiahrt (’75), U.S. Representative, Fourth Congressional District of Kansas
9 a.m:
- Zimmerman Hall/AB1-105 - Colonel Norm Cotton (’85), Director for Special Operations Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, Fort Meade, Md.
- Trask Hall/AB2-Education Conference Room - Kristen Schaumburg (’05), Special Education, Glendale High School, Springfield, Mo.; Tiffany Spatafore (’05), Special Education, Ozark Public Schools, Ozark, Mo.
11 a.m:
- Trask Hall/AB2-212 - E.J. “Gene” Arnold (’87), Instructor, Consular Training Division, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C.
- Zimmerman Hall/AB1-101 - Dr. Reneé (Yniguez ’87) Cotton, Attorney, former Foreign Service Officer, Political Military former Affairs Bureau and International Religious Freedom Bureau, Fort Meade, Md.
- Zimmerman Hall/AB1-214 - Jim Mittan (’88), Evangel, Chief Financial Officer, Wellness International Network, Plano, Texas
- Trask Hall/AB2-305 - Dr. Eric Patterson (’98), White House Fellow 2007-2008, Assistant Director of the Berkley center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown University; effective fall 2008
1 p.m:
- Trask Hall/AB2-102 - E.J. “Gene” Arnold (’87), Instructor, Consular Training Division, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C.
- Zimmerman Hall/AB1-203 - Dr. Valorie Bristor (’77), Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Reading/Language Arts, Florida Atlantic University–Boca Raton
- Barnett Fine Arts Recital Hall - SIFE and Business Leadership Forum: Dr. Cal LeMon (’68), President, Executive, Enrichment, Springfield, Mo.
2 p.m: Zimmerman Hall/AB1-214 - Amy Englund (’07), Campaign Office Manager, Governor Matt Blunt, Jefferson City, Mo.
For more information call Paul K. Logsdon at (417) 865-2815 ext. 7430.