Fall/Winter updates 2014

Fall/Winter Updates

NWU adds eight to Board of Governors 2014-2015
L. Bradley Hurrell '73 was senior partner with KPMG in Charlotte, NC prior to retirement. He led audit services to public and private companies and advised in the areas of business strategies, mergers and acquisitions.

Governors Emeriti
Gordon "Mac" Hull '59, J.D., president and CEO, Tasty-Toppings, Inc., Columbus, NE
F.Thomas Waring '53, M.D., physician (retired), Fremont, NE

President's Board of Advisors 2014-2015
Greg Bergt '71, vice president, Pennfield Animal Health, Omaha, NE

Recruitment

We have successfully gone through this semester’s initiation. Out of a 15 member pledge class, 12 became new initiates, nearly doubling our chapter size from 13 to 25! We, in fact, initiated more than any other fraternity here at Nebraska Wesleyan this semester. We’re still working on recruitment, however, so that number shall certainly go up more before the end of the school year.

This new freshman class of Theta Chis are a hardworking bunch, and have already taken steps in helping improve our chapter and our house as a whole. They will most definitely have great influence and determination here in the coming years.

Also, as one final note, we have two legacies in this new group! Nathan Kramer and Patrick Reerink are both descendants of Theta Chis. We’re glad to see the membership passing on to other generations. 

House Improvements

New Gutters installed to control water runoff.
Nebraskaland came out to install some guttering to direct the water from the roof away from the foundation. This also will keep water from pouring over the front entrance This should help keep water from pooling on the front porch and potentially freezing and from running down the foundation and washing out some of the dirt surrounding the house.

Room #4 gets a face lift.

The room was gutted, we took off the drywall on the exterior walls to expose any potential problems. Patched the holes and gave it a coat of paint. Ready for new actives to move in at Christmas break.

Internally, incredible improvements have been made to the entertainment facilities in the basement of the house. New floors were installed, as well as new carpet and furnishings. This facelift was the centerpiece of recruitment house tours and without a doubt helped recruit a larger class of new brothers. Brothers are often seen in the basement; whether they are watching television, playing recreational games like foosball or billiards, or participating in a friendly game of Texas Hold ‘Em. We encourage all alumni who are interested to stop by anytime and take a peek at the impressive work we have accomplished over the last semester. The Gamma Phi house is looking better than ever, and everything seems to be looking up from there. 

Philanthropy and Service

On September 30, the men of Theta Chi hosted the Waffleman philanthropy at the First United Methodist Church in Lincoln. Members sold tickets and helped the Waffleman by mixing batter, cooking sausages, making whipped topping, and serving drinks. Overall the philanthropy was a success, with around 160 people attending and $686 raised which will be donated to Relay for Life.

Meanwhile, during the last couple of months, the chapter has participated in a couple of service events. First was a highway cleanup, where members picked up trash across around a mile-long stretch of highway ditches. Second, we assisted the grounds keeping crew here at Wesleyan with storing various flowers and other plants for the winter in order to keep our campus’ landscaping ready to go for next spring.

Class Notes

1970
Dean Swanson and Bev (Carlson) Swanson of Ceresco, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on July 20.

1991
Dr. Brad Stauffer
Gretna, was inducted into the Sarpy County Business Hall of Fame on May 15.

2010
Corey Allard and Bailey Maresh
Kansas City, Kan., were married June 21, 2013. Corey is in his second year of medical school at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.

In Memoriam

1950
Baldwin 'Bud' R. Newcomer
York, June 10, 2014
1952
D. William "Speedy Bill" Smith
Lincoln, May 30, 2014
1957
Waldon "Wally" N. McNaught
Eagle, June 11, 2014
1962
Ronald J. Philips
Navarre, Fla., April 28, 2014
1968
John H. Voss
Lincoln, May 25, 2014
1945
Keith L. Robertson
1950
Harold K. Slagg
1971
Joe S. Peterson

Legacy note:

Sheffer is a third generation Theta Chi at NWU. His grandfather, Roger, class of 1957 now lives in Greely, Colorado. His father, Thomas, class of 1984, is a physician in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Roger attended the Homecoming Weekend event at the Theta Chi House in October.

Upcoming Events:
Founder's Day April, 2015

Homecoming 2014 recap

The 2014 Homecoming was a great success with great memories and challenges put forth for the current members of Theta Chi. The honor classes of 2004, 1989 & 1964 showed up to reminisce about the 'good ol days'. We pulled down the composites and compared what you looked like then to now...just like a fine wine right, better with age. 

We honored two of our distinguished alumni this weekend. Dr. Jim Lightbody '54 and Mr. Sidney Meridith '62. Both received the George T. Kilavos Alumni Award. This award is made to those who, by reason of exceptional service, personal effort, and unselfish interest, have made meritorious contributions to the local, regional, or national general welfare of Theta Chi Fraternity.

Initiation was held at Old main that afternoon, installing 12 new members to the fraternity. Alumni showed up for the ceremony and Andrew Kramer '95 was able to help install his son Nathan Kramer '18. Currently we have a third generation legacy in the chapter house, Sheffer Harbert '17 son of Thomas Harbert '84 son of Roger Harbert '57.

Dr. Jim Lightbody

Mr. Sid Meridith

Class of 1964:

Mr. Richard K. Trabert

Mr. Robert H. Kuhn

Mr. Rodney B. Christofferson

Mr. Richard M. Funk

Mr. Wendell D. Ruth

Mr. Dennis E. Johnson

Mr. Richard G. Nelson

Mr. Terry D. Randell II

Mr. Robert J. Anderson

Mr. Gary G. Copperstone

Mr. Frederick C. Lapcheska

Mr. Phillip D. Larsen

Mr. Jack W. Flood, Jr.

Mr. Rolan W. Anderson

Mr. Robert G. Allen

In Memory:

Mr. James E. Fleek

Mr. Thomas D. Kuhn

Mr. David W. Packard

Mr. Eldon C. Sundberg

Mr. Eugene L. Engel

Mr. Charles T. Holt

Mr. Charles H. Ehlers

Mr. Eugene L. Engel

Mr. Kent A. Campbell

Mr. Theron D. Carlson

Class of 1989:

Mr. Tim R. Von Seggern

Mr. Bradford J. Hinrichs

Dr. David C. Hemphill

Mr. Michael R. Miller

Mr. Wesley W. Bates

Mr. David R. Jelinek, Jr.

Mr. Marc A. Gaddis

Mr. Richard K. Styner

Mr. Tony L. Buhr

Mr. Scott A. Druecker

Mr. Jeffrey A. Ahlers

Mr. Steven K. Johnson

Mr. Richard D. Weber

Mr. Larry A. Pettit

Mr. Jeffrey S. Brown

Mr. Steven E. Gondolfi

Mr. Edward L. Bell

Mr. Timothy D. Janssen

Mr. Jack J. Rinke

Mr. Cory R. Fuehrer

Mr. Bradley D. Harrington

In Memory of:

Mr. Derek J. Nicholson

Mr. Dirk B. Cooley

Class of 2004:

Mr. Michael J. Nickel

Mr. Jonathon N. Dilly

Mr. Brent T. Smoyer

Mr. Stephen F. Glade

Mr. Benjamin T. Berger

Mr. Brock D. Wurl

Mr. Bryce S. Kracl

Mr. Ryan A. Cameron

Mr. Scott M. Bonneau

Mr. Casey C. Mattson

Mr. Leon F. Kilmer

Mr. Jason J. Snyder

Mr. David J. Rippe

Mr. Benjamin J. Johnson

Dr. Andrew M. Coughlin

Mr. Brett R. Ritter

Mr. Patrick A. Holgerson

Mr. Kevin R. Hejtmanek

Mr. David J. Kaiser

Mr. Karel D. Capek

Mr. Douglas C. Foral

Look out for our next year's honor classes:

2005, 1990 & 1965

On September 30, the men of Theta Chi hosted the Waffleman philanthropy at the First United Methodist Church in Lincoln. Members sold tickets and helped the Waffleman by mixing batter, cooking sausages, making whipped topping, and serving drinks. Overall the philanthropy was a success, with around 160 people attending and $686 raised which will be donated to Relay for Life.

Summer Updates 2014

The summer was filled with work around the fraternity house.
A work day was scheduled with the alumni and actives moving back into the house. Over the summer a remodel of the game room downstairs involved a new wood floor, bar renovation and a sitting area with flat-screen tv (furniture furnished by brother Swanson from Ernie's in Ceresco). The bathrooms were cleaned up and updated with a modern zen feel. The lawn had a professional manicure by brothers; Bernie Heier, Phil Larsen and Steve Wylie. National convention happened and read below to find out how the men did this year. Don't forget Homecoming is right around the corner on Saturday Oct. 11th. Honor classes are 2004, 1989 & 1964, plus individual honors to some alumni for their contributions to the fraternity.

Manicured lawn

East side landscaping

Game Room remodeling

2013/2014 Chapter Achievement Awards

Thirty chapters received the Chapter Achievement Award at the Awards Ceremony held during National Convention. This award recognizes and encourages chapters that apply for the Alter Award and demonstrate substantial success, progress, and improvement in chapter operations:

• Theta/University of Massachusetts
• Rho/University of Illinois
• Phi/North Dakota State University
• Chi/Auburn University
• Psi/University of Wisconsin
• Omega/Pennsylvania State University
• Alpha Phi/University of Alabama
• Beta Alpha/UCLA
• Beta Delta/Rutgers University
• Beta Iota/University of Arizona
• Beta Kappa/Hamline University
• Beta Lambda/University of Akron
• Beta Nu/Case Western Reserve University
• Gamma Theta/San Diego State University
• Gamma Rho/Florida State University
• Gamma Tau/Drake University
• Gamma Upsilon/Bradley University
• Gamma Phi/Nebraska Wesleyan University
• Delta Gamma/West Virginia Wesleyan College
• Delta Rho/North Carolina State University
• Delta Omega/Ripon College
• Zeta Beta/Adrian College
• Zeta Lambda/Westminster College
• Zeta Phi/California Polytechnic State University
• Eta Omicron/Northwestern State University
• Theta Eta/Sam Houston State University
• Iota Beta/Missouri State University
• Iota Theta/University of Central Florida
• Iota Lambda/Longwood University
• Iota Xi/Georgia College and State University

That is our Connor Bohlken, bottom left.

Alumni Updates

2000
Aaron & Allison Matson
Twin sons
Owen & Joel

1991
Dr. Brad Stauffer
2014 Nebraska Chiropractor of the Year

In Memory

1946
Mr. Harlan J. Dutton
Lincoln, NE

1953

Mr. Paul W. Obermeyer

Scottsdale, AZ

1961
Mr. Robert E. Gillham
Bartlett, NE

1955
Mr. Bruce E. Barger
Genoa, Il

1970
Mr. Robert L. Thober

1956
Mr. William H. Minchow
South Bend, NE

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May 2014

Men of Theta Chi

Active:

Name:  Andy Siedband
Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska
NWU graduation year: 2016
Pledge name: Doc
Major: Religion and Psychology
Ideal job: Missionary
Hobbies: Knitting, Woodworking, and Gaming
Activities of Interest: Tennis, Golf, Archery, Boxing, Aikido
Memory/story of Theta Chi that can be publicly posted on website;)
  It’s nothing big, but when Brother Andrew Reuss first brought me over to the house for the first time when I was still just looking at the Greek system at Wesleyan. I was pretty skeptical because of all the negative stereotypes that go along with Greek life, I was thinking that all Greek guys were “Frattastic”, so I was kinda brushing it all off. However Brother Reuss showed me that it wasn’t like that I came over and it was just him and a few other brothers gaming on a Friday night, not partying or doing anything like that but they were doing the things that I liked to do as well, so that’s what really got me interested was seeing Fraternity guys, being well in my opinion normal. I mean this wasn’t really a big life event like some of the others memories but it was one of my favorite memories from Theta Chi.


Alumni:

Name: Matt Sernett
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
NWU Grad Year: 2014
Pledge Name: Yoda
Major: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Ideal Job: Corporate Recruiter
Hobbies: Golf, Football
Activities and Interests: A career in Human Resources or Recruiting. Playing golf. Becoming a better leader. Theta Chi. Family. Friends.
Memory/Story: For me, what caps off my four years in Theta Chi is finding my best man and groomsmen for my wedding. Although cliche, it is very true and I am so grateful for all the lifelong friendships I have started while in Theta Chi.

Alumni News

1975
Todd Sneller
Lincoln, was elected to the Nebraska Agricultural Hall of Achievement in recognition of his service to agriculture. He was reelected chairman of the Clean Fuels Development Coalition, an advocacy organization headquartered in Bethesda, Md.


1993
Darren Wright
Auburn, is the president of the Nebraska Optometric Association. He owns a three-doctor practice in Auburn, where he lives with his wife, Jodi (Crowl) Wright ('93), and their three children.


2002  
David Joekel
Omaha, and Tiffany Seibert were married October 5, 2013

In Memoriam

1933
Harold E. Weary
Mt. Prospect, Ill., February 14, 2014
Nebraska Wesleyan University's oldest alumnus has died at the age of 105. Harold Weary was a father of three, grand father of five and great-grandfather of 12.
At the dawn of the great depression in 1929, Harold handed over his college savings to his parents to help them keep the family farm in Kansas. He traveled to Nebraska to attend NWU anyway, and his gratitude for the help he received along the way was lifelong. His giving history to NWU spanned 80 years. He worked as a financial project manager for United Airlines for 32 years. In retirement, he was a devoted volunteer for the Mount Prospect Library, logging more than 10,000 hours of service.

1958
Robert D. Stone
Sutton, March 14, 2014

March 2014

Men of Theta Chi

Active:

Name: Derek Kay

Hometown: Lincoln, NE

NWU graduation year: 2014

Pledge name: Isosceles 

Major: Biology

Ideal job: Optometrist

Hobbies: Baseball

Activities of Interest: Baseball

Memory/story of Theta Chi that can be publicly posted on website: Playing snow football with all of the guys. 

Board Member:

Name: Steve Wylie
Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
Currently resides: Edmond, Oklahoma
NWU graduation year: 1965
Pledge name: Pear Head
Occupation: Zoo Director (Zoologist)
Spouse: Patsy (Bellamy) Wylie; NWU 65’
Children: Jayson, Jenna and Justin
Pets: None (I’ve had my share of animals)
Hobbies: fishing, photography, and bird watching
Activities of Interest: Ornithology and Wildlife Conservation
Memory/story of Theta Chi that can be publicly posted on website;)
Needless to say, college life was full of parties and other social events. I fondly remember those
Sunday mornings when we escorted one of the sororities to church after an occassional night of
frivolity and libation. Making one’s self presentable was a challenge, particularly the task of disguising what I had indulged in the night before. I haven’t chewed that much gum since.

Alumni:

Name: William W. McDermet III
Currently resides: Pleasant Hill, Tennessee
NWU grad year: 1957

Day By Day on the Damascus Road: 366 Reflections for your journey
by William McDermet III

About the Author

William W. McDermet III is a native of Nebraska. He holds degrees from Nebraska Wesleyan University (BA), Texas Christian University (MDiv), and Christian Theological Seminary (DMin) Indianapolis. At CTS, he was elected to the International Society of Theta Phi, in recognition of high attainment in scholarship. He is a retired pastor of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). For fourteen years, he was senior pastor of the Downey Avenue Christian Church in Indianapolis. Over 370 articles, prayers, poems, and meditations have appeared in newspapers: the Des Moines Register, Decatur Herald & Review (Illinois), the Indianapolis Star Magazine, the Ottumwa Courier, the Post-Journal (Jamestown, New York), the Tennessean, and the Buffalo News. The major part of his religious writing has been within the Disciples, with material also published by American Baptist, Church of the Brethren, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Mennonite, Southern Baptist, United Church of Christ, and United Methodist.

In Memory:

Ronald J. (Ron) Philips

- Ronald J. (Ron) Philips, 73, of Navarre, FL died April 28 following a lengthy battle with numerous internal cancers. Born Nov. 11, 1940 on the family farm near Bertrand, NE during a snow storm to Bryce A. and Louise M. (Canada) Philips. Graduated Bertrand High School in 1958 where he was participated in sports and school activities. Growing up in Bertrand, he was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Church. After high school, Ron attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, where he was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity and was inducted into the Blue Key National Men's Honorary Fraternity. He also was a letterman in football and track. Ron graduated with distinction with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from NWU in 1962. He was also a member of Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.

Ron was awarded a fellowship grant to attend Arizona State University where he received a Masters Degree. In 1964, he was hired by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  as Principal Staff Assistant to administrator James Webb. Ron left NASA after several years of service in order to form his own consulting & business management firm. He later returned to NASA as Director of Technology Utilization /Government and Industry Affairs. He also taught at the college level. In 2001, he and his wife LB retired to Navarre.

In his retirement years, Ron enjoyed Nebraska football, his grandchildren, traveling and was a voracious reader. He closely followed sports and politics and was a member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church of Gulf Breeze, FL.

Survivors: wife, Lois (L.B.), son, Jamie (Robyn), grandson Ronald J. (R.J.) and granddaughter Hailey, all of Gulf Breeze, FL, sister Kay (Doyle) Lavene of Kearney, NE, brother Craig (Karen) of Loomis, NE, sister in-law Claudia Philips of Bertrand, brothers-in- law William (Wilma) Triplett of Ravenswood, WV, Frank Triplett (Greta) of McDonough, GA, Philip Triplett (Lynn) of Akron, OH, Homer Triplett (Shirley) of Clay, WV, Charles Triplett (Judy) of Warner Robins, GA, Russell Triplett (Delores) of Ravenswood, WV, stepdaughter Susan (Charles) Wheelock of Mt. Airy, MD and stepson Ken (Charlotte) Williams of Lothian, MD, four step grandchildren, three step great grandchildren plus numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Preceded in death by parents; brother Gary of Bertrand. 

Memorial services only: Florida services will be held at the St. Paul United Methodist Church of Gulf Breeze, FL (4901 Gulf Breeze Pkwy - Hwy 98) on May 9 at 6pm. Visitation at 5pm. The Reverend Lance Whorton presiding.

A memorial service in Bertrand, NE will be conducted on Thursday, June 5 at 11am at the Bertrand United Methodist Church (328 Minor Ave) with Pastor Mary Fuller presiding. Ron's cremains will be interred to the family burial plot at the Highland Cemetery in Bertrand at 10:15am, prior to the church services.

Ron's family would like to express gratitude to everyone for their kindheartedness and support during his illness. Special thanks to the entire team at the Emerald Coast Hospice Home Care unit of Pensacola, FL.

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February 2014

NWU Students Post Big Fat Greek GPA
We've long known that Nebraska Wesleyan's Greek system is filled with strong students. The North-American Interfraternity Conference Just provided another way to prove it. It released a list of the continent's top fraternity community GPAs for the 2012-2013 academic year, and Nebraska Wesleyan University ranks fifth. So who are we behind?

1. Rockhurst University 3.46
2. Washington University 3.44
3. Vanderbilt University 3.405
4. University of Pennsylvania 3.366
5. NWU 3.32 

So where does Theta Chi fall in the ranks? 3.36 GPA!

Men of Theta Chi

Active

Name: Connor Bohlken
Hometown: Syracuse, NE
Graduation Year: 2016
Pledge Name: Johnny B
Major: Math and Physics
Ideal Job: Farmer
Hobbies: Running Track and Cross Country for the NWU Prairie Wolves, reading large tomes, and socializing.
Memory: When we had a race between two guys in the house last spring it was quite the spectacle to behold. We went up to the track to make it a level playing field, and there was a little kid track meet going on, so we went to the backstretch of the track. Right before the race it started pouring rain, so one of the racists (racers? who knows) took his shirt off. At the end of the track there were several small children who were cowering in fear because of the hairy, wet, shirtless man that had just ran towards them victorious. Needless to say, it was pretty entertaining.

Alumni

Name:  Ben Gotschall    

Hometown: Atkinson, Nebraska

Currently resides:  Raymond, Nebraska

NWU graduation year, or years attended: Attended Fall of ’98 to Winter ’03       

Pledge name:  Newman

Occupation:  Energy Director at Bold Nebraska, Rancher, Cheesemaker, Writer

Spouse:  fiancé Tammy Austin

Children:  none

Pets:  Lots of livestock: Cows, horses, goats, dogs and a donkey

Hobbies: playing music, hunting, fishing, writing, 

Activities of Interest: Excited to be participating in the 2014 Young Climate Leader program

Memory/story of Theta Chi that can be publicly posted on website;)

Living in the house was always an interesting experience, with Monday night meetings and the weekly Critic. Aside from the annual Back 2 School Bashes I would say the Pledge Sneak trip to visit the Theta Chi chapter at Central Missouri State University was a pretty fun time.

Board member

Name: Kale Burdick
Hometown: Johnstown, NE
Currently resides: Lincoln, NE
NWU graduation year: 2008
Pledge name: Laser
Occupation: Assistant Nebraska Attorney General – Criminal Prosecution Division
Spouse: Kayla Tryon (fiancé)
Children: none
Pets: none
Hobbies: Home improvement projects
Activities of Interest: Hunting, shooting, really anything outdoors
Memory/story of Theta Chi that can be publicly posted on website;)
There are way too many to list here, but some that stick out in my mind occurred on our trips to visit the brothers at the Epsilon Phi chapter at the University of Central Missouri. Those were always fun trips, and it was nice to get to know other Theta Chis from the region.

January 2014

 THETA CHI GAMMA PHI BLOG

We have a new website address!

www.NWUTHETACHI.org

Similar to the national headquarters address of ThetaChi.org we just put the NWU in front. This use to be our old website address, but was discontinued by the chapter. You can still access through thetachigammaphi.blogspot.com but this address is easier to remember and not so much to type. Plus we will be in the search engines for any brother that is looking for us.

Message from the Building Corporation President:


Well here is our first shot at doing a monthly blog, getting it planned out for the year to keep you updated on what is going on around the fraternity and with the alumni. Big surprise I lead off with the Capital Campaign, we only have a couple years left to contact all of the alumni. We have cleaned up most of the physical mailing address and emails, next up will be the phone numbers. So be on the look out for an automated call from us to see if the number we have still works. You can donate online, see the link above. Also you can check out the Actives wish list above. This is a list of small things most people have extra of in their house or things the chapter is looking to replace.

Earlier this week I was invited to Monday night dinner with the actives to go over what Building Corporation is and who is on, what it does, future plans and what it wants to see from the chapter house. They had some great questions and seemed concerned for the future of the house even after they graduate, so we have some strong alumni in the making.

In these blogs we will be spotlighting Actives, Alumni and Board members. So if you want to be spotlighted please send me your information and a picture to oxgammaphi@gmail.com, or visit the update page.

There will be a Building Corporation Board meeting next week, if you would like to attend please let me know, or if you are interested in a position on the Building Corporation. Other areas of involvement are Chapter Advisory Board, and Alumni committee.

Dr. Trent Maly 00'
President - Building Corporation

Men of Theta Chi

Active

Name: Keithstone Kim
Hometown: Omaha, NE
NWU graduation year: 2014
Pledge name: 9 mm
Office: House Manager
Major: Biology
Ideal job: Physician - Family Practice
Hobbies: Reading, Exercising, Cleaning
Activities of Interest: Cooking, Hanging out with my brothers  
Memory/story of Theta Chi that can be publicly posted on website:
When I was still a pledge one of the guys in my pledge class had gotten into an accident while on his motorcycle, so our marshal immediately gathered us all together and the entire class when to go see him in the hospital. He wasn't seriously injured thankfully, just a pretty painful case of road rash, but that moment definitely displayed to us pledges the brotherhood of Theta Chi Fraternity.

Alumni

David R. Joekel

Hometown: Bellevue, NE

Currently resides: Omaha

NWU graduation year: 2002

Pledge name: Forrest

Occupation: Development Officer - Nebraska Wesleyan University

Spouse: Tiffany

Children: None

Hobbies: Golf

Memory/story of Theta Chi that can be publicly posted on website: 
Playing Golden Tee at Randy's Grill & Chill bar, pledge sneak trips to Central Missouri, Labor Day reunions,

Board member

Jerry Clark

Hometown: Clarks, Nebraska
Currently resides: Leawood, Kansas
NWU graduation year: 1960
Pledge name: The “Rodent”
Occupation: Retired after a 40 year career in the reinsurance industry (insuring other insurance companies)
Spouse: Mary Lynn Clark
Children: Justin, age 32, (Dallas, Texas) Emily, age 29 (Missoula, Montana)
Pets: Bandit (a French Brittany spaniel)
Hobbies: Golf, Duck Hunting with Theta Chi Fraternity Brothers, Travel
Activities of Interest: Theta Chi Building Corporation, Theta Chi Alumni Reunions, Downtown Kansas
City Rotary Club, Country Club Christian Church, Kansas City Region Porsche Club of America, Heart of
America Jaguar Club, Lazy C Cattle Company (registered Gelbvieh)
Memory/story of Theta Chi that can be publicly posted on website;) 
Being an “invited” active on the Pledge Sneak Trips to Wichita, Kansas and two sneaks to Kansas City were very (looking for a word) “adventuresome.”
  
Class Notes
1957
Walden McNaught
Eagle, received the Alumni Loyalty Award at NWU's 2013 Legends and Legacies Banquet. McNaught competed on the track and field and basketball teams at NWU, then made a career of working with student-athletes at high schools across the state, eventually chairing athletics at Lincoln Southeast High School. He has served as president of both the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame and Nebraska Wesleyan's Alumni Executive Council. 

1958
Duane Rexroth
Shenandoah, Iowa, was recognized in December for his commitment to coaching, teaching and community involvement at a ceremony dedicating Rexroth Court at Shenandoah High School. Prior to his time at Shenandoah, Duane coached and taught in Nebraska City and Scribner. He retired in 1997 and resides in Shenandoah with his wife, Mary Lou (McKamey) ('59).

1961
Franklin Kjeldgaard
Big Springs, Was honored posthumously at Nebraska Wesleyan's Black and Gold Gala as a Huntington Society member for an estate gift in 2013.

1996
Clark Bellin
Lincoln, holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation. The designation is considered to be one of the highest levels of credibility, integrity and knowledge of investment portfolio management in the industry and requires rigorous ongoing education for recertification every two years. Clark is also a certified private wealth advisor (CPWA), which is considered one of the premier credentials for professionals who work with high net worth clients. He is a registered representative and an investment advisor representative with NFP Securities, Inc.

1997
Michael Paus
Michael and Helen (Payne) (09') Paus
Lincoln, are the parents of a son, John Elliot, born June 2, 2013.

2008
Scott Lloyd
Lincoln, is a financial advisor at Ameritas Investment Corp.


In Memoriam
1947
Robert "Bob" N. Stevenson
Lincoln, Sept. 30, 2013

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