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Welcome to Class Notes. Find out what your fellow alumni are up to these days. Share your news and events by submitting a note.
Susan Pepple (1978)
Susan Pepple (1978, POLITICAL SCIENCE) writes, "Susan Pepple, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Barry Libman Inc., has been given the Champion Award from the Massachusetts Health Information Management Association. Pepple currently oversees Barry Libman Inc.’s expansion of services to include online education for the health information management professional. She has been a Vice President at Barry Libman Inc. since its founding in 1998." 
Submitted on Feb 2 2012.
Tamara Moore (2007)
Tamara Moore (2007, COMM SCI & DIS SP-LANG PATH) writes, "As a Missouri State University graduate from 2007, I wanted to share my good news with my alumni friends. My husband and I have been selected as one of six finalists in a national eHarmony "Love of a Lifetime" contest. Since MSU (though not specifically named) is a part of this story, I thought you might like to share it. People can choose to vote, but they must first like the page to do so. After voting they can also unlike the page in order to not get excessive posts. To view our story, visit https://www.facebook.com/eharmony?v=app_214506075227746&app_data=action%3Dcontest_view_entry%26id%3D1713031 We'd love your vote, but please choose your favorite! Thanks."
Submitted on Feb 1 2012.
Melissa (Green) Dereberry (1992)
Melissa (Green) Dereberry (1992, ENGLISH) writes, "Melissa (Green) Dereberry (M.A., English, 1994)has released her novel as a Kindle edition on Amazon.com. The novel is a literary mystery set in and around Devil’s Elbow, Missouri. The following is the book description:
Dereberry is an award-winning author whose work has appeared in Common Boundary, American Literary Realism, The Quest, Midwest Poetry Review, and Writer’s Journal, and she is the author of an instructional guide on the novel The Outsiders. Her awards include the Springfield Writer’s Guild Grand Prize (1998), the Johnson Memorial Grand Prize Award - League of Minnesota Poets (2003), the William Stafford Award - Washington Poets Association (2009), and the Writer’s Journal poetry contest (2011). She received a M.A. from Missouri State University and taught college English for over fifteen years, most recently at Missouri S&T.
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Submitted on Jan 27 2012.
John Wilcox (1990)
John Wilcox (1990, BS) writes, "John Wilcox has been elected Managing Director of the Kansas City, Missouri law firm of Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore, P.C. In this capacity, he will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the firm and will continue his full-time practice in the areas of trucking and transportation, personal injury, employment and criminal litigation. John and his family reside in Overland Park, Kansas."
Submitted on Jan 4 2012.
Judy Pierce (1997)
Judy Pierce (1997) and Michael Tascher are happy to announce their marriage on September 21, 2011 in Sullivan's Island, SC. They currently reside in Lake Bluff, IL.
Submitted on Dec 27 2011.
Judy Pierce (1997)
Judy Pierce (1997) writes, "I will be retiring from Kraft Foods, Inc. on January 13, 2012 after a 36 year career. I started in the Springfield, MO plant and will retire from the Corporate Headquarters in Glenview, IL."
Submitted on Dec 27 2011.
Jeff Madden (1994)
Jeff Madden (1994, MARKET/ADVERT & PROMOTION(COMP)"Congratulations to Jeff Madden on his promotion to account supervisor. Through his eight-plus years at Trozzolo Communications Group in Kansas City, "Coach Madden" has a proven talent for managing complex accounts and can brand just about anything.
He recently received several awards at the Kansas City Public Relations Society of America PRISM gala and Nonprofit Connect banquet.
Trozzolo specializes in advertising, public relations and branding. Jeff leads ten key accounts for the firm.
More: http://www.trozzolo.com/page/news/40
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Submitted on Dec 21 2011.
Kimberly Blevins (1987)
Kimberly Blevins (1987, MARKETING/GENERAL MARKETING) writes, "An educator from Mt. Vernon was recently named Secondary Teacher of the Year at the Missouri State Teachers Convention in St. Louis.
Kim Blevins, who has taught language arts for 10 years, currently teaches at Mt. Vernon High. She is a published writer and has presented workshops at Write to Learn, a statewide language arts conference.
Blevins has been active with the National Writing Project through the local division of the Ozarks Writing Project at Missouri State University since 2008.
She has also been involved with the Teaching American History grant through the Southwest Center for Teaching Excellence. Teachers accepted into the program study an era of history for a year through lectures, readings, web-lessons, film, and other activities.
Blevins has served in leadership in MSTA at the local level as president and other offices and chairs for the last six years. She has recently been published in Great Educators 2011 edition and the statewide MSTA magazine School & Community and is a blogger for Teaching Tolerance.
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Submitted on Dec 14 2011.
Elisabeth (Lancaster) Kinmartin (2008)
Elisabeth (Lancaster) Kinmartin (2008, CLOTH/TEXTILES/MERCHANDISING) and Timothy (Kinmartin) (2009) are happy to announce their marriage on November 12, 2011 in St. Cecilia's, St. Louis, Missouri. They currently reside in St. Louis, Missouri. They had their honeymoon in Guatemala and Belize.
Submitted on Dec 12 2011.
Scott Callicott (2004)
Scott Callicott (2004, ADMIN. STUDIES/APPLIED COMM.) writes, "Scott Callicott's (MSAS, 2004) work as editor of State Farm's quarterly financial results and growth publication was recently awarded the 2011 Bronze Anvil from the Public Relations Society of America. Scott, a Communications Strategist in the Public Affairs Department at State Farm Insurance in Bloomington, IL, received the honor for his work as editor of Company Highlights, a publication for all State Farm leaders across the company. PRSA’s Bronze Anvil Awards annually recognize outstanding public relations tactics — the individual items or components that contribute to the success of an overall program or campaign. Company Highlights won the category over several entries, including Johnson and Johnson, Dremel and the San Diego Convention Center Corporation."
Submitted on Nov 6 2011.
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Susan Pepple (1978)
Susan Pepple (1978, POLITICAL SCIENCE) writes, "Susan Pepple, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Barry Libman Inc., has been given the Champion Award from the Massachusetts Health Information Management Association. Pepple currently oversees Barry Libman Inc.’s expansion of services to include online education for the health information management professional. She has been a Vice President at Barry Libman Inc. since its founding in 1998."
Submitted on Feb 2 2012.
Melissa (Green) Dereberry (1992)
Melissa (Green) Dereberry (1992, ENGLISH) writes, "Melissa (Green) Dereberry (M.A., English, 1994)has released her novel as a Kindle edition on Amazon.com. The novel is a literary mystery set in and around Devil’s Elbow, Missouri. The following is the book description:
Dereberry is an award-winning author whose work has appeared in Common Boundary, American Literary Realism, The Quest, Midwest Poetry Review, and Writer’s Journal, and she is the author of an instructional guide on the novel The Outsiders. Her awards include the Springfield Writer’s Guild Grand Prize (1998), the Johnson Memorial Grand Prize Award - League of Minnesota Poets (2003), the William Stafford Award - Washington Poets Association (2009), and the Writer’s Journal poetry contest (2011). She received a M.A. from Missouri State University and taught college English for over fifteen years, most recently at Missouri S&T.
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Submitted on Jan 27 2012.
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Gabrielle (Lawson) Person (1999)
Gabrielle (Lawson) Person (1999) and Robert Person are proud to announce the adoption of two children, Catherine Rose and Samuel Peter. Catherine was born on April 8, 2001. Samuel was born on May 9, 2002. Both were born in Lodz, Poland. Catherine was adopted at the age of 9, Samuel at the age of 8. Both have had birthdays since. They are learning English very quickly and doing well in school. Both are happy to have a family and a home with four cats!
Submitted on Oct 19 2011.
James Mathis (1995)
James Mathis (1995, HONORS COLLEGE) and his wife Kimmy are proud to announce the birth of Jane Marie Rose Mathis. Jane Marie is constantly entertained by her siblings: Joey (11), Margaret (8), Michael (6), and Charlie (4).
Submitted on Jun 9 2011.
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Tamara Moore (2007)
Tamara Moore (2007, COMM SCI & DIS SP-LANG PATH) writes, "As a Missouri State University graduate from 2007, I wanted to share my good news with my alumni friends. My husband and I have been selected as one of six finalists in a national eHarmony "Love of a Lifetime" contest. Since MSU (though not specifically named) is a part of this story, I thought you might like to share it. People can choose to vote, but they must first like the page to do so. After voting they can also unlike the page in order to not get excessive posts. To view our story, visit https://www.facebook.com/eharmony?v=app_214506075227746&app_data=action%3Dcontest_view_entry%26id%3D1713031 We'd love your vote, but please choose your favorite! Thanks."
Submitted on Feb 1 2012.
Judy Pierce (1997)
Judy Pierce (1997) and Michael Tascher are happy to announce their marriage on September 21, 2011 in Sullivan's Island, SC. They currently reside in Lake Bluff, IL.
Submitted on Dec 27 2011.
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James Innis (1984)
James Innis (1984, COMPUTER INFO SYS-DATA PROCESS) received a Master of Science in MIS from Texas A&M - Commerce on May 14, 2011. "Retired in 1999 as Lockheed Martin Software Product Manager. For past 11 years employed by North Central Texas College teaching Computer Information Systems."
Submitted on Oct 26 2011.
Marita Tyler (2008)
Marita Tyler (2008, MASS MEDIA/DIGITAL FILM PROD) received a Masters of Fine Arts in Film Production from Chapman University on May 21, 2011. Her thesis film, The Revolution, will soon be making the festival circuit.
Submitted on Oct 24 2011.
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