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McPherson College Senior Takes First at Graphic Design Competition

Posted On: May 26, 2016
By: MC Admin

A graphic design student at McPherson College pitted his work against his peers across Kansas – and defeated them all.

Nathan Holthus, senior, McPherson, took his portfolio to Wichita for the AIGA Student Portfolio Forum competition in April, and brought home an armful of awards – Best Photography, Best Typography, Best Interactive Design, and Best Overall Portfolio, which was the top honor at the competition.

Holthus went up against about 50 students from some of the largest schools in Kansas and neighboring states. So he felt pretty good about the win, Holthus said, especially because last year MC returned from the competition empty-handed.

“I was elated and humbled,” he said. “Maybe a bit redeemed as well.”

AIGA – which originally stood for “American Institute of Graphic Arts” – is one of the largest and most prominent professional design organizations with more than 25,000 members across about 70 chapters. The annual competition brings attention to the work of graphic design students, and Holthus said his awards have been a boost to his career prospects.

“It’s already led to a lot of very cool professional connections and opened up some opportunities,” he said.

After graduation, Holthus plans to seek employment with a graphic design agency as he starts his career. McPherson College has been important, he said, in encouraging the skills to achieve his AIGA awards and opening doors. Largely, that’s been in the form of spending thousands of hours practicing and honing his craft.

“I thought one of the best parts of my education was that I was encouraged to excel as much as I wanted to,” he said. “If you want to achieve in class or life, putting in the time is what’s going to get you there.”

McPherson College Announces Honor Roll, Honorable Mention for Spring 2016

Posted On: May 20, 2016
By: MC Admin

McPherson College has recognized its highest academic achievers in their spring 2016 Honor Roll and Honorable Mention students. To qualify for the Honor Roll, students must be a full-time student and earn a grade point average of 3.55 or higher during the previous term.

Students earning a grade-point average from 3.25 to 3.54 are named to the Honorable Mention Roll.

The following students have been named to the Honor Roll and with Honorable mention roll listed separately below. They are listed alphabetically by hometown – Kansas cities first, then out-of-state.

2016 Honor Roll at McPherson College

Kansas:

Reily J Martin, Auburn, Kan., junior
Alia M Khalidi, Augusta, Kan., senior
MaKenzie S Smith, Augusta, Kan., senior
Megan N James, Concordia, Kan., senior
Crystal Jane Osner, Conway Springs, Kan., senior
Samantha E Brandyberry, Derby, Kan., junior
Kayla Burke, Derby, Kan., senior
Bailley McKinley, Derby, Kan., senior
Jared M Haury, El Dorado, Kan., sophomore
Mason B Polston, Emporia, Kan., freshman
Shelby L Maycumber, Fort Scott, Kan., junior
Jillian A Johnson, Fredonia, Kan., senior
Shannon L Popp, Galva, Kan., senior
Ethan C Winter, Galva, Kan., junior
Lisa Koehn, Galva, Kan., senior
Bailey J Brown, Glen Elder, Kan., senior
Morgan L McIntosh, Great Bend, Kan., freshman
Tessa M Szambecki, Gridley, Kan., senior
Simone C Donaldson, Halstead, Kan., senior
Monica Jo Ewy, Halstead, Kan., junior
Amanda R Lolling, Haysville, Kan., freshman
Abigail M Trenkle, Haysville, Kan., senior
Kylan Cris Bennett, Healy, Kan., senior
Grant T Raleigh, Hesston, Kan., freshman
Johanna C Hoffman, Hillsboro, Kan., junior
Maci M Schlehuber, Hillsboro, Kan., junior
Cecilia M Cross, Hutchinson, Kan., senior
Dominic DeLuca, Hutchinson, Kan., freshman
Logan A Gates, Hutchinson, Kan., junior
Brooke D Racette, Hutchinson, Kan., freshman
Lacey Garoutte, Hutchinson, Kan., freshman
Caden J Severs, Inman, Kan., junior
Brittany A Childs, Junction City, Kan., freshman
Sawyer Bair Pittenger, Lincoln, Kan., junior
Nathan J Finch, Lindsborg, Kan., senior
Rhianna I Smith, Lindsborg, Kan., freshman
Micah S Waugh, Lindsborg, Kan., junior
Jasmine Nicole Helms, Manhattan, Kan., junior
Kayla Justine Faust, Manhattan, Kan., senior
William D Bossa, Marion, Kan., senior
Tara D Gladding, Marquette, Kan., senior
Rachael D Anderson, McPherson, Kan., senior
Lisa M Goering, McPherson, Kan., senior
Rebecca N Hawkinson, McPherson, Kan., freshman
Madison D Hoffman, McPherson, Kan., freshman
Nathan Edward Holthus, McPherson, Kan., senior
Addie Johnson, McPherson, Kan., senior
Leslie L Kagle, McPherson, Kan., senior
Michael T Kokmeyer, McPherson, Kan., senior
Ryan D Kresky, McPherson, Kan., senior
Ashley Frankenbery Long, McPherson, Kan., senior
Amy Makovec, McPherson, Kan.
Coye Joseph Savell, McPherson, Kan., senior
Kelcie Scott, McPherson, Kan., senior
Taylor Tiani, McPherson, Kan., junior
Ashley N Venable, McPherson, Kan., freshman
Lauren E Wankum, McPherson, Kan., junior
Madison K Whaley, McPherson, Kan., junior
Shaelah M White, McPherson, Kan., sophomore
Avery M Goering, McPherson, Kan., senior
Alex James Glidden, McPherson, Kan., junior
Craig S Nelson, McPherson, Kan., senior
Jose A Angulo, McPherson, Kan., junior
Melicia C Evans, McPherson, Kan., senior
Toney L Smith, McPherson, Kan., senior
Sophie LaVone Simon, McPherson, Kan., senior
Ivanna A Moyer, McPherson, Kan., junior
Logan J P Schrag, McPherson, Kan., junior
Eric N Youvan, McPherson, Kan., senior
Alexandra Domar, McPherson, Kan., senior
Andrea Nicole Kadeba, McPherson, Kan., sophomore
Seth L Sterling, McPherson, Kan., senior
Andrew Cuffman, Moundridge, Kan., senior
Jacob Renner, Moundridge, Kan., junior
Nicole R Neufeldt, Moundridge, Kan., freshman
Chelsie M Smith, New Cambria, Kan., sophomore
Jocelyn M Cochran, Newton, Kan., junior
Austin W Hiebert, Newton, Kan., senior
Brian McPheron, Newton, Kan., senior
Zachariah James Oller, Newton, Kan., senior
Rissa Dee McNichols, Olathe, Kan., senior
Bailey J Reinoehl, Olathe, Kan., freshman
Parkes G Wolters, Osborne, Kan., freshman
Victoria A Broers, Ottawa, Kan., freshman
Erika L Doty, Ottawa, Kan., senior
Ashley J Burch, Pittsburg, Kan., freshman
Megan R Rockey, Robinson, Kan., sophomore
Nathan Stitcher, Rose Hill, Kan., junior
Ethan R Woodcock, Rossville, Kan., freshman
Kevia R Jackson, Salina, Kan., freshman
Trenton M Keller, Salina, Kan., junior
Katherina L Paulson, Salina, Kan., freshman
Sierra Lynn Ulrich, Salina, Kan., senior
Jonathan Dominguez, Salina, Kan., sophomore
Shon Pinard, Sedan, Kan., senior
Tyler Henning, Sedgwick, Kan., senior
Kaleena Nelson, Spring Hill, Kan., freshman
Danna Jacks, Stafford, Kan., senior
Marissa Celine Patton, Tribune, Kan., senior
Whitney M Miller, Valley Center, Kan., senior
Amanda N Darrow, Wichita, Kan., senior
Nicholas J Greenway, Wichita, Kan., junior
Jaden R Hilgers, Wichita, Kan., freshman
Cassandra Kyss Moreno, Wichita, Kan., senior
Ian J Rhoten, Wichita, Kan., freshman
Emily Nicole Warner, Wichita, Kan., senior
Jared A Thurston, Wichita, Kan., sophomore
James Covel, Wichita, Kan., senior
Aaron L Parrott, Wichita, Kan., junior
Nicholas K Lechner, Wichita, Kan., sophomore
Aaron J Bachura, Wilsey, Kan., sophomore
Bobby Joe Robertson, Windom, Kan., senior

Out-of-state:

Brandon S Snyder, Adel, Iowa, senior
Thaddeus C Laski, Bellevue, Neb., senior
Samuel L Harris, Bentonville, Ark., sophomore
Timo Hoelzmann, Berlin, Germany, freshman
Mitchell Q Richardson, Burlington, Colo., junior
Brock Camden, Burlington, Canada, senior
Alexander J Heikamp, Calgary, Canada, sophomore
Daniel May, Caracas, Venezuela, senior
Collin R Howard, Carlisle, Pa., senior
Ahmed Lahlou, Casablanca, Morocco, sophomore
Jesse C Freeman, Castle Rock, Colo., freshman
James D Whitfield, Cleveland, Ga., sophomore
Juan J G Torres, Colorado Springs, Colo., sophomore
Karl Moritz, Columbia, Pa., freshman
Lindsey N Thornburg, Cypress, Calif., senior
Kavoderic De’Anthony McIntyre, Dallas, Texas, senior
Jonathan P Bubnis, Del Ran, N.J., senior
Tahja A Doublin, Denver, Colo., junior
Miguel A Isidro, El Monte, Calif., junior
Alex Hennager, Elizabeth, Colo., senior
Robert Uscillo, Elk Grove Village, Ill., freshman
Travis J Gleich, Elkhorn, Wis., senior
Lea N Striegel, Emmendingen, Germany, freshman
Adam A Mashiach, Encino, Calif., senior
Jacob O’Gorman, Ennismore, Canada, senior
Taryn C Lee, Erie, Colo., senior
Nora Grosbach, Evergreen, Colo., sophomore
Matthew Allen Edmonds, Flagstaff, Ariz., senior
Madison M Linton, Fort Morgan, Colo., freshman
Tiffany Nicole Fraser, Georgetown, Texas, senior
Christopher Kelly, Glasgow, Scotland, freshman
Justin C Smeltzer, Glendora, Calif., senior
Davis M Bint, Glendora, Calif., freshman
Zane Rueben Luekenga, Glenwood, Ark., junior
Anna M Wirges, Haxtun, Colo., freshman
Lora Kirmer, Holly, Colo., senior
Scarlet R Rodriguez, Houston, Texas, freshman
Samantha Ione Cotell, Hyannis, Mass., sophomore
Gavin R Hightower, Jacksonville, Fla., junior
Michael K Rabara, Kealakekua, Hawaii, junior
Kathryn A Hicks, Keller, Texas, junior
Kameron B Sapp, La Feria, Texas, senior
Jasmine J Benson, Lakewood, Calif., senior
Gary Kau, Leander, Texas, freshman
Samuel C Arant, Liberty, Mo., freshman
Chandler A Dohe, Limon, Colo., senior
Dixon A Cooney, Loveland, Colo., senior
Tessa A Armstrong, Loveland, Colo., senior
Tyler R Bailey, McKinney, Texas, freshman
Louis K Ndongo, Mobile, Ala., senior
Emerson Vasquez, Moorpark, Calif., junior
Joel H Kellogg, Muncie, Ind., junior
Sheryl J Evans, Nassau, Bahamas, junior
Georgia M Smart, Ormond, Australia, senior
Jacob A Scruggs, Pearland, Texas, freshman
Makenzie T Nelson, Peoria, Ariz., junior
Juan A Jimenez, Pereira, Colombia, freshman
Jacob C San Martin, Perris, Calif., sophomore
Robert A Kliewer, Perry, Iowa, senior
Jessie A Neher, Rochester, Minn., junior
Michael T Cosby, Rockwall, Texas, senior
Alejandra N Galindo, Roma, Texas, freshman
Luz G Gonzalez, Roma, Texas, freshman
Robert C Calkins, Rowlett, Texas, freshman
Michael Rick Anthony Ramos, Sachse, Texas, senior
Keisha M England, Sand Springs, Okla., freshman
Hector Carrillo, Sant Joan Despi, Spain, sophomore
Lacy M Fry, Severance, Colo., junior
Sunny J Smart, South Coffeyville, Okla., senior
Kendahl C Kelly, Svendborg, Denmark, freshman
Colton C Taylor, Tahoka, Texas, freshman
Timothy W Lydon, Taylorsville, Calif., junior
Philip S Reinhardt, Tenants Harbor, Maine, freshman
Geoffrey Sunrei Pugh, Ventura, Calif., senior
Tyler J Lambert, Vinita, Okla., senior
Andrew J Lindstrom, Vulcan, Mich., senior
Cara D Hudson, Wasco, Calif., freshman
Aspen M Anderson, Westcliffe, Colo., freshman
Nicholas R Eggleston, Westfield, Wis., sophomore
Brittni Marie Cain, Wichita Falls, Texas, senior
Rea Samuels, Williston, Fla., senior
Alexander T Ramsier, Wooster, Ohio, freshman
Zoe Bouwmeester, Zutphen, The Netherlands, freshman

 

2016 Honorable Mention Roll at McPherson College.

Kansas:

Christian L Naillieux, Derby, Kan., senior
Joshua A White, Goddard, Kan., junior
Deiah Curtis, Great Bend, Kan., junior
Kellen D Watkins, Hugoton, Kan., sophomore
Shelby Augustine, Hutchinson, Kan., junior
Jordyn M Lipe, Hutchinson, Kan., senior
Micaela R Dimitt, Inman, Kan., senior
Angelina R Walker, Jamestown, Kan., junior
Donald K Bell, Kansas City, Kan., junior
Hector A Reyes, Lindsborg, Kan., senior
Chelsie A Whittier, Lyons, Kan., junior
Christian J Johnston, Lyons, Kan., senior
Greggory Elvin, Marquette, Kan., freshman
Alaina D Johnson, McPherson, Kan., senior
Jasmine Corrine Regehr, McPherson, Kan., senior
Levi M Fleming, McPherson, Kan., senior
Corey J Long, McPherson, Kan., junior
Yann I Kadeba, McPherson, Kan., sophomore
Emily S Davis, McPherson, Kan., senior
Kelsey D Eby, Newton, Kan., junior
Brandt J Wolters, Portis, Kan., freshman
Jackson Goodmiller, Saint George, Kan., freshman
Morgan R Eaton, Salina, Kan., freshman
Molly R Kelley, Shawnee, Kan., junior
Cheyenne Ranae Browning, South Haven, Kan., senior
Justin D.E. Wiltfong, Stockton, Kan., freshman
Benjamin D Labbe, Uniontown, Kan., freshman
Mallory Jean Fowler, Wichita, Kan., senior
Daniel Hartman, Wichita, Kan., freshman
Blake Janes, Wichita, Kan., freshman
Gabriel Padilla, Wichita, Kan., senior

Out-of-state:

Leia I Seiler, Brighton, Colo., freshman
Austin G Ehret, Cape Neddick, Maine, senior
Carson Douglas Clay, Choctaw, Okla., junior
Jessica L Sanders, Colleyville, Texas, junior
Austin J Martinez, Crest Hill, Ill., sophomore
Roberto A Del Valle, Cypress, Texas, freshman
Heather E Diamond, El Toro, Calif., junior
Haven Renae Cordova, Enid, Okla., sophomore
Christopher G Hughes, Eugene, Ore., sophomore
Erica L Almaraz, Fontana, Calif., freshman
Nadine L Baquiran, Garden Grove, Calif., senior
Samuel Sebatware Mukingi, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, freshman
Cheyanne M Smith, Harrah, Okla., sophomore
Francis O Fiemawhle, Houston, Texas, senior
Valentin Ramirez Laborde, L’Alfàs del Pi, Spain, freshman
Abigayle Morgan, Lansing, Ill., freshman
Shaylee C Hixon, Laramie, Wyo., sophomore
Grant Harrison Tuttle, Lewiston, Neb., sophomore
Megan E Wierick, Lewisville, Texas, sophomore
Landon Bryce Stang, Limon, Colo., senior
William C Strickler, Manakin Sabot, Va., sophomore
Austin F Dowler, Mashpee, Mass., sophomore
William Guandique, Mesquite, Texas, junior
Matthew J Goist, Navarre, Ohio, junior
Joan-Marc Fajula Rodriguez, Olot, Spain, junior
Arthur Lamparter, Ophir, Germany, junior
Braden Hunt Hancock, Payson, Ariz., freshman
Michael J Janzer, Peyton, Colo., junior
Alexis M Lynn, Pleasant Hill, Mo., freshman
Ryan M Frazier, Porter, Texas, junior
Jose J Aleman, Roma, Texas, sophomore
Timothy David Kortebein, Saint Joseph, Mich., sophomore
Samantha A Harrity, Saint Paul, Minn., senior
Lucas R Giesey, Sheridan, Wyo., junior
Tyler C Minney, Stewkley, England, freshman
Callie Nichole Atkins, Stillwater, Okla., junior
Seamus M Hnat, Toledo, Ohio, sophomore
Morgan P Quintana, Tucson, Ariz., senior
Taylor Ellison, Tulsa, Okla., freshman
Evan K Willow, Victoria, Canada, sophomore
Lucas C Jez, Westfield, Mass., freshman

153 Graduate From McPherson College Class of 2016

Posted On: May 19, 2016
By: MC Admin

Circles, bowls, and an empty podium were the key images for the McPherson College Class of 2016 to take with them from Commencement.

On May 15, MC recognized the accomplishment of the 153 graduating master’s and bachelor’s students – a class 20 percent larger than in 2015.

Dr. Becki Bowman, associate professor of communication, was the first to address the graduates with the ceremony’s homily. Holding up a ceramic bowl, she shared two images from “Everyday Sacred” by Sue Bender – circles and bowls.

Circles represent how life is not linear so much as a series of circles, with each ending connecting to a beginning. She encouraged the graduates to allow themselves to get a little lost in their journey of discovery.

The symbol of bowls comes from Buddhist monks, who would rely on others to fill their bowls each day to meet their needs. Like the monks, she encouraged MC graduates to leave space in their lives for others to provide them with what they actually need and not just what they think they need. A master plan is great, she said, but a little uncertainty could be great, too.

“If you’re a little bit lost, or if you’re brave enough to walk out of here today with your begging bowl stretched out in front of you,” she said. “You may find there are things much greater out there in the world waiting for you than you can ever imagine for yourself.”

Next to give the graduates advice was Carol Leland, a 1974 MC alumna and a current member of the MC Board of Trustees. Leland has a decades-long career as a mental health counselor and clinical therapist.

She began her commencement address with – literally – an unconventional move, as she walked from the podium into the auditorium to address the graduates more directly. She started by saying she didn’t particularly care about the degree the students were receiving – though she didn’t mean to diminish the education they had received, the relationships they had forged, or the opportunities MC has created.

“But today is about something you’ve accomplished,” she said. “It’s not about who you are, and I care about who you are. I care about who you are going to continue to evolve to be, and I care about you being able to hear yourself think.”

She encouraged everyone to take a moment to pause in the everyday life and to reflect on important moments – today of all days. She also called on the graduates to work on their “self-talk” and always affirm the value and worth of themselves and others.

That’s the reason why she doesn’t particularly care about their new degree, she said, but what the degree represents in who they have become as a result of their college years at MC.

“Right now – before you ever walk on that stage,” she said. “You are enough.”

Ceremony information is available at www.mcpherson.edu/graduation, including a video, photos and graduate names, majors and minors.

McPherson College Seniors in Art Present Final Exhibition

Posted On: May 12, 2016
By: MC Admin

A mysterious fishing tackle box, eyes that are truly windows to the soul, and an unusual number of tentacles are some of the highlights of the final McPherson College senior exhibition now on display.

The annual senior exhibitions are an opportunity for graduating MC seniors in visual arts to show their work from across their college career. Currently about 150 pieces are on display from Jasmine Regehr. McPherson, Kan.; Michael Ramos, Sachse, Texas; Bailley McKinley, Derby, Kan.; Ste’fon Walker, Mendenhall, Miss.; Nathan Holthus, McPherson, Kan.; and Melicia Foster, McPherson, Kan.

Regehr included a number of works in the exhibition that tended to feature squid-like tentacles emerging from objects that truly shouldn’t have them – an owl, a songbird, a clay pot. She majored in both the studio and graphic design tracks at in the department and said that learning about graphic design has proven a challenge for her. She tends to prefer a brush in hand, she said, and found herself more perfectionistic when doing graphic art. She also notices art more in the everyday.

“I find that I’m a lot more aware of everything in my surroundings,” she said. “It’s a completely new feeling to be aware of all the creative ideas that are out there, as well as the ones that are waiting to be discovered.”

Walker, who is displaying multiple examples of his sharp, clean graphic design, said he developed during his education and will continue to do so.

“As a graphic designer, I am in a constant state of growth,” he said. “I am growing as an artist and also as a person.”

One wall of the exhibition hall may appear to be staring back at the observer, thanks to a number of large charcoal drawings by Ramos. Each is an extreme view of an eye, with some scene reflected in its center.

“I am very fascinated by the human eye and it amazes me how something so small can survey a world that is so large,” he said. “The iris captures everything a person goes through. Imagine being able to look in a person’s eye and see exactly what that person has seen and been through.

He said the interpretation of each piece is up to the viewer.

“Some may see tragedy. Some may see love. Some may see fear,” he said, “but it all is based on what the viewer is thinking and feeling.”

The section for Bailley McKinley’s art includes a variety of ceramic pieces but is dominated by three huge oil paintings – each a portrait completed in a different monochrome scheme. McKinley said each painting depicts a different individual she knows in real life, who encountered and influenced each other like the ripples on a pond.

“Every time we interact with each other, our ripples are transformed,” she said. “I believe these interactions change the course of our journey that lies ahead.”

The senior exhibition will continue through May 15 in Friendship Hall on the McPherson College campus, and will include with a public reception for the seniors on Friday, May 13, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

About 275 Vehicles Arrive for 17th Annual C.A.R.S. Club Car Show at McPherson College

Posted On: May 4, 2016
By: MC Admin

With high turnout at the McPherson College 17th annual C.A.R.S. Club Car Show – at about 275 entries and 1,000 visitors – there were unique and classic vehicles for every taste.

Bill Brutsman of Lenexa, Kan., came to the show on April 30 for the first time this year. Brutsman said that

“It’s a diversity of people and cars, and it’s everything automotive,” he said. “You name it, it’s here.”

The show on April 30 offered cars from nearly every decade, hot rods, motorcycles, trucks, tractors and more. There were curiosities to appeal to any car-lover. Among them:

  • The custom 1953 Manta Ray – which looks like it’s floating on air.
  • An original and working 1893 Daimler engine brought by the Mercedes Benz Classic Center
  • Even: A hearse with the words “You’re Next” in the side windows.

Brutsman entered with a unique racer of his own – a bright-orange hot rod he races on the Bonneville Salt Flats. He built the custom job himself from a 1927 Ford Roadster body on a 1932 Ford frame that he rescued from the trash.

He used the hot rod to haul his other original, custom job – a tiny trailer RV in the classic teardrop style with just enough space for a queen-size bed inside and a kitchen complete with cabinets, stove and kitchen sink under a pop-up tailgate.

Getting so many people out on a day that started cold, cloudy and wet said at lot for the quality of the student-run show at McPherson College, Brutsman said.

“You’ve got a lot of pull when you can pull in this many people in this kind of weather,” he said.

Stan Diehl of Hutchinson, Kan., was also attending the show for the first time. Diel said he was excited to see so many cars and people out for the show but even more to know the program at McPherson College that’s behind it. MC is the only institution to offer a four-year bachelor’s degree in automotive restoration.

“It’s fun to see the college teaching these old-fashioned skills,” he said. “I think that’s the part I like the most.”

Diehl’s entry in the show – a mint green hot rod with swirling pinstripes – nearly represents the show’s diversity on its own. Based on a 1948 Ford, it also has a 1987 Jaguar motor and transmission and 1964 Thunderbird seats, among others.

“It’s definitely a custom,” Diehl said. “I just like unusual and unique stuff.”

He’s been trying to complete one new custom vehicle every year, and this one – which he has named “Mona” – is his fourth and the “younger sister” of Lola, Viola, and Olga. He’s always loved cars, Diehl said, as his father owned a Volkswagen salvage yard growing up.

“It’s always been something I enjoyed,” he said. “I don’t think I’ll ever get away from it.”

In addition to all the great vehicles in the show, the “Motoring Weekend” also included a swap meet; a sheet metal shaping demonstration from Ed Barr, assistant professor of technology; and a noon performance from the McPherson College Jazz Band, which has multiple members who are students in the automotive restoration major.

Visitors also got to see two different teams of automotive restoration students demonstrate the rapid assembly of a Ford Model T from a pile of parts to running. Both teams logged impressive, blazing-fast times of 8:06 in the morning and 6:52 in the afternoon.

The full results of the 2016 C.A.R.S. Club Car Show Awards are as follows:

  • Best of Show: 1936 Cord 810 Sportsman, owned by Evergreen Historic Automobiles.
  • People’s Choice: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, owned by Randy Nusz
  • Kids’ Choice: 1950 Crosley Hotshot, owned by Abigayle Morgan

Categories:

  • 1927-older: 1914 Willys Overland 79 Touring, ownedy by David Ellrich
  • 1928-1944: 1937 Lincoln Brunn, owned by Rex Russell
  • 1945-1954: 1950 Plymouth Special Deluxe, owned by Willard Banman
  • 1955-1964: 1956 DeSoto Adventurer, owned by Bruce Blackwell
  • 1965-1973: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T, owned by Fred Gilmore
  • 1973-1989: 1979 Chrysler New Yorker, owned by Robert Siberns
  • 1990-present: 2003 Ford Mach I, owned by Bruce Laude
  • Special Interest: 1969 AMC AMX, owned by Larry Montgomery
  • Truck: 1951 Chevrolet Pickup, owned by Jim Streeby
  • Hot Rod, Custom, and Mod: 1935 Ford Pickup, owned by Randy and Donna Booth
  • Foreign: 1955 Porsche 356 Cabriolet, owned by Bill Pierson
  • Tractor: 1952 Massy Harris 44, owned by David Walker
  • Motorcycle: 1974 Honda Rickman, owned by Dale Keesecker

 

McPherson College Recognizes Award-Winning Students

Posted On: May 3, 2016
By: MC Admin

McPherson College recognized the outstanding students of the 2015-2016 academic year at its annual Celebration and Awards Convocation on April 29. Faculty and staff presented the awards and recognitions.

Recipients were as follows:

Technology Department-Auto Restoration Program

  • “Pop” Rice Award – Coye Savell, senior, McPherson, Kan.
  • Jay Leno/Popular Mechanics Scholarship – Adam Mashiach, sophomore, Encino, Calif.
  • Paul Russell Award for Excellence – Zane Luekenga, freshman, Glenwood, Ark.

Business

  • Outstanding Business Student Award– Daniel May, senior, Caracas, Venezuela

Curriculum & Instruction

  • Model Educators for 2013-2014– Kayla Burke, senior, Derby, Kan., and Cami Engelbert, senior, Belioit, Kan.
  • Teachers of Promise– Lisa Goering, senior, McPherson, Kan; Brooke Vorhees, senior, Riverside, Calif.

History & Politics

  • Leland L. Lengel Memorial Scholarship in History – Kendall Kelly, freshman, Svendborg, Denmark
  • History & Politics Best Senior Thesis Award – James Covel, senior, Wichita, Kan.
  • Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society – Matthew Edmonds, junior, Flagstaff, Ariz., and Christian Johnston, senior, Lyons, Kan.

Natural Science

  • CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award – Keisha England, freshman, Sand Springs, Okla., and Parkes Wolters, freshman, Osborne, Kan.
  • Merit Research Award – Alia Khalidi, senior, Augusta, Kan.; Kaley Kinnamon, senior, McPherson, Kan.
  • Burkholder Research Award – Tiffany Fraser, senior, Georgetown, Texas; and Ashley Frankenbery Long, senior, McPherson, Kan.

Behavioral Sciences

  • Outstanding Behavioral Science Students – Amanda Darrow, senior, Jasper, Mo.; Simone Donaldson, senior, Halstead, Kan.; Shannon Popp, senior, Galva, Kan.; Rea Samuels, senior, Williston, Fla.
  • Conference Presentation Award – Carmen Carranza, senior, McPherson, Kan.

Lambda Pi Eta, Communication Honor Society

  • Jo Hoffman, junior, Hillsboro, Kan., and Daniel May, senior, Caracas, Venezuela

Visual Arts

Excellence in Competitive Exhibitions

  • Wichita AIGA Student Portfolio Forum – Nathan Holthus, senior, McPherson, Kan.
  • McPherson College Juried Student Exhibition – Scott Bullis, junior, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Chloë Cloud, freshman, Wichita, Kan.; Monica Ewy, junior, Halstead, Kan.; Melicia Foster-Evans, senior, McPherson, Kan.; Nora Grosbach, sophomore, Evergreen, Colo.; Dani Jacks, senior, Stafford, Kan.; Lisa Koehn, junior, Galva, Kan.; Kaleena Nelson, freshman, Spring Hill, Kan.; Ste’fon Walker, senior Mendenhall, Miss.
  • 42nd Annual Prairie Art Exhibition – Melicia Foster-Evans, senior, McPherson, Kan.
  • Competitive Exhibition – Chloë Cloud, freshman, Wichita, Kan.; Monica Ewy, junior, Halstead, Kan.; Arelyn Fallis, senior, McPherson, Kan.; Nora Grosbach, sophomore, Evergreen, Colo.; Dani Jacks, senior, Stafford, Kan.; Lisa Koehn, junior, Galva, Kan.; Nick Lechner, sophomore, Wichita, Kan.

Athletics

  • Female Athlete of the Year – Rea Samuels, senior, Williston, Fla.
  • Male Athlete of the Year – Dixon Cooney, senior, Loveland, Calif.

Physical Education

  • Outstanding Physical Education Major – Whitney Miller, senior, Valley Center, Kan.

Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges

  • Miranda Clark Ulrich, Russell, Kan.; Tyler Henning, Sedgwick, Kan.; Ashley Frankenbery Long, McPherson, Kan.; Dixon Cooney, Loveland, Colo.; Austin Hiebert, Newton, Kan.; Daniel May, Caracas, Venezuela; James Covel, Wichita, Kan.; Addie Johnson, McPherson, Kan.; Crystal Osner, Conway Springs, Kan.; Lisa Goering, McPherson, Kan.; Alia Khalidi, Augusta, Kan.; Rea Samuels, Williston, Fla.

Service Awards

  • Outstanding Achievement in Ministry – Tiffany Fraser, senior, Georgetown, Texas, and Alia Khalidi, senior, Augusta, Kan.
  • Outstanding Achievement in Service – Liz Lindsey, senior, Kansas City, Kan.

Professor of the Year Award – David O’Dell, professor of accounting

Staff Person of the Year Award – Vicki Trimmell, admissions receptionist and office assistant

McPherson College Band POPS Concert May 2

Posted On: April 27, 2016
By: MC Admin

Lovers of great band music will have the opportunity to hear a free POPS concert on May 2, featuring the McPherson College Concert Band, McPherson College Jazz Band and the McPherson County Jazz Horn Quartet.

Kyle Hopkins, director of bands at McPherson College, said that the opportunity to perform for the community was always a privilege. In particular, the jazz band is a relatively new addition to the college’s co-curricular offerings.

“The band program is going through a dynamic ‘boom period’ and our jazz band represents that growth, energy and excitement,” Hopkins said. “These students give up their lunch breaks on Wednesdays and Fridays to come together and play some great jazz music.”

The outdoor concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Lakeside Park Band Shell in McPherson at 510 Lakeside Drive. Due to the weather the performance will be in Brown Auditorium on the McPherson College campus, 1600 E. Euclid St.The concert is free and open to the public, and Hopkins said they are particularly excited to have a special guest out of Lindsborg, Kan. – the McPherson County Jazz Horn Quartet.

Selections will include a mix of band and jazz band music such as Don Menza’s “Beulah Witch” played by the jazz band and John Philip Sousa’s “Sabre and Spur” and Carl Strommen’s “Prairiesong” played by the concert band.

 

Choir returns home from Midwest tour, joined by local guests

Posted On: April 20, 2016
By: MC Admin

The McPherson College Choirs will present their home concert on Monday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium on the McPherson College campus. After a five-day tour of Eastern Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, the choir will be joined by the Moundridge High School Choir at the concert.

Dr. Josh Norris, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities, said the choirs have been looking forward to their Midwest tour since the beginning of the academic year. Singing at high schools and churches in Warrensburg, Mo.; Stillwater, Okla.; and Norman, Okla., the choir will be presenting a concert entitled “Madness or Genius?” The musical selections are all pieces that to some in history might have been considered “mad” while others in their time and ours have considered them to be works of “genius.”

The home concert on April 25 will feature two works written in the 20th century by the composers Igor Stravinsky and Benjamin Britten. The choirs will be joined by the Moundridge High School Choir on the Britten work “Rejoice in the Lamb.” Featured alongside the guest choir from Moundridge will be guest organist, Dr. Melody Steed of Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kan.

“I am so proud that the Moundridge High School Choir will be joining us on the Britten work,” Dr. Norris said. “I have spent the last few months rehearsing the high school choir a few days each week to get them ready for this collaboration. They have worked very hard to rise to the performance level that this music requires. I am honored that the Moundridge High School Choir director Kim Kellum has entrusted me to work with her students and we are so grateful to the Moundridge High faculty and parents who have supported these students as they have prepared for this evening. I know everyone will have an awesome experience.”

Norris also said he was excited that Dr. Kim Cash on McPherson College faculty and Dr. Melody Steed will collaborate on a work for choir and two pianos – Stravinsky’s “Symphony of Psalms.”

“The Stravinsky has been some of the most difficult music that my college students have ever undertaken and we are so blessed to have two fine keyboard players in the area who will make the performance here in McPherson a truly outstanding success,” Norris said.

The McPherson College Choir’s Annual Pie and Coffee Social will follow the concert. All are invited and encouraged to attend this free event.

‘Hotel Paradiso’ at McPherson College Moves Bedroom Farce from France to New Orleans

Posted On: April 11, 2016
By: MC Admin

This year’s theatre season at McPherson College has been marked by some surprising shifts in setting – Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” in a pirate cove, “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” on a gigantic artist’s drafting table, and the fable of the Tortoise and the Hare in a “steampunk” forest.

The final show of the season – “Hotel Paradiso” – fits right into the theme.

The classic French “bedroom farce” by George Feydeau and Maurice Desvallieres (translated by Peter Grenville) will be shifted from Paris, France, to the creole streets of New Orleans, La., for the MC performance April 15 and 16.

Mary Hughes, a 2008 alumna of MC and McPherson resident, is the guest director for the show and said she saw strong parallels between France and New Orleans. Even in the script there were clear connections, such as when a character speaks of the “honor of French chivalry” being at stake.

“You can put ‘Southern chivalry’ in there and it would fit perfectly,” Hughes said. “When we hit upon New Orleans for the setting, it’s like the lights came on,”

This is the senior show for Whitney Jefferson of Houston, Texas. She said that “Hotel Paradiso” starts off as a “spicy” performance, but the New Orleans settings and Mardi Gras colors of green, purple and gold in the set and costumes take it to a new level.

“We were thinking of ways we could spice it up even more,” she said, “or throw it off more… However you want to look at it.”

In “Hotel Paradiso,” the hero’s neighbor complains that her husband shows her no attention. So they make plans to steal off for a night of frivolity in a cheap hotel that charges by the hour. Set in 1910, the comedy comes from a series of unlikely arrivals of all characters. They sneak through the halls and rooms of Hotel Paradiso, trying to maintain propriety and avoid being caught in bad behavior.

Hughes said the show features a unique set – with cutaway walls that give the impression the audience is peeking into secret rooms – and period costumes, including corsets for the women.

“It changes the way they hold themselves and walk,” she said, “and it gives them a better feel for that period in time.”

The show will create an exciting evening for audiences, Hughes said.

“If they’re looking for an evening of fast-paced fun and entertainment, this will be the show for them,” she said. “It’s lively and has energy.”

All shows start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to all shows cost $5 for adults and $3.50 for children ages high school and younger as well as seniors. Reservations may be made by contacting the theatre box office at 620-242-0444 or at [email protected].

Cast is: James Covel, senior, Wichita, Kan. (Boniface); Aubrey Hollinger, sophomore, Lyons, Kan. (Angelique); Whitney Jefferson, senior, Houston, Texas (Marcelle); Austin Crosby, sophomore, McPherson, Kan. (Cot); Grant Tuttle, sophomore, Lewiston, Neb. (Max); Madison O’Brien, freshman, Dighton, Kan. (Victoria); Logan Schrag, sophomore, McPherson, Kan. (Martin); Don Bell, sophomore, Kansas City, Kan. (First Porter, Policeman); Brett Crist, freshman, Quinter, Kan. (Second Porter, Policeman, A Duke); Karl Timmerman, junior, Tulsa, Okla. (Third Porter, Policeman); Georgia Smart, senior, Ormond, Australia (Violette); Callie Atkins, junior, Stillwater, Okla. (Marguerite); Whitney Murray, sophomore, Kansas City, Kan. (Paquerette); Aysia Pryor, freshman, Wichita, Kan. (Pervenche); Josh Hall, senior, Tonganoxie, Kan. (Anniello); Ashley Burch, freshman, Pittsburg, Kan. (Georgia); Karlene Tyler ’75, director of alumni and constituent relations (A Lady); Brandt Busse ’06, director of residence life (Tabu); Brenda Tejero, senior, Aurora, Colo. (Police Inspector).

Crew is: Mary Hughes ’08, McPherson, Kan. (Director); Joshua Hall (Stage Manager); Rick Tyler ’74, professor of speech and theatre (Technical Director, Set and Costume Design); Austin Crosby (Lighting Design); Nora Grosbach, sophomore, Evergreen, Colo. (Sound Design); Crystal Osner, senior, Conway Springs, Kan.; Ashley Burch; Nora Grosbach (Costume Shop); Austin Crosby; Lucas Jez, freshman, Westfield, Mass.; Mason Polston, freshman, Emporia, Kan.; Phil Reinhardt, freshman, Tenants Harbor, Maine; Karl Timmerman (Scene Shop); Kaleena Nelson, freshman, Spring Hill, Kan. (Properties); Abby Trenkle (Box Office).

McPherson College’s Spring Music Tour Brings Band, Choir Performances Across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma

Posted On: March 31, 2016
By: MC Admin

McPherson College’s Spring Music Tour will include jazz pieces ranging from standards to funk/rock fusion, and choir selections covering everything from medieval chant to Freddie Mercury.

The tour will run April 20 to 24 and will include stops in Winchester, Kan.; Meriden, Kan.; Warrensburg, Mo.; Cabool, Mo.; Stillwater, Okla.; Norman, Okla.; and McPherson, Kan. Performing groups are the 30-person McPherson College Choir, which includes the 13 students in the MC Singers, as well as the 14-piece McPherson College Jazz Band.

Dr. Josh Norris, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities, said the choirs will present a concert entitled “Madness or Genius?” with selections of works that might have considered “mad” by some in history, but true works of genius by others. Among the works are pieces composed or arranged by Aaron Copland, Henry Purcell, Igor Stravinsky, and – in fitting with the “Madness or Genius” theme – “Once Upon a Dream” from the musical “Jeckyll & Hyde” by Frank Wildhorn. The show will even include pop music selections, such as an arrangement of “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Freddie Mercury of “Queen” fame.

“I know everyone will have an awesome experience,” Dr. Norris said. “The Stravinsky has been some of the most difficult music that my college students have ever undertaken.”

Kyle Hopkins, professor of music and director of bands, said the McPherson College Jazz Band will offer a mix of standards – such as Billy Strayhorn’s “Take the ‘A’ Train” and George Gershwin’s “Summertime” – and modern jazz funk/rock fusion pieces, such as “What is Hip?” by Castillo, Kupka and Garibaldi.

“Our brief set will really represent the development of America’s quintessential musical form over the past 100 years,” Hopkins said.

Taking the jazz band on tour is exciting, Hopkins said, as it’s a relatively new addition to the college’s extracurricular offerings.

“The band program is going through a dynamic ‘boom period’ and our jazz band represents that growth, energy and excitement,” he said. “These students give up their lunch breaks on Wednesdays and Fridays to come together and play some great jazz music.”

All performances for the Spring Music Tour are free and the public is invited and encouraged to attend.

McPherson College Spring Music Tour Schedule

Wednesday, April 20
11 a.m. – Winchester, Kan. (Choir-only performance)
1 p.m. – Meriden, Kan. (Band-only performance)
7:30 p.m. – Warrensburg, Mo.

Thursday, April 21
7 p.m. – Cabool, Mo.

Friday, April 22
2 p.m. – Stillwater, Okla., Stillwater High School
7 p.m. – Stillwater, Okla., University Heights Baptist Church

Saturday, April 23
5 p.m. – Norman, Okla., The University of Oklahoma

Sunday, April 24
11 a.m. – Norman, Okla., First Presbyterian Church

Monday, April 25
7:30 p.m. – McPherson, Kan., Brown Auditorium (home vocal concert)