Lindenwood Magazine - Fall 2022

24 25 FALL 2022 EDITION FALL 2022 EDITION THE LINDENWOOD THE LINDENWOOD 2020s 2010s THE ALUMNI COMMUNITY DeAngelo Franklin ‘18 earned a master’s degree in criminal justice from Lindenwood and continued to receive two more bachelor’s degrees, one in Historical Studies and the second in Sociology. This fall, he is teaching Introduction to Criminal Justice and criminal law at a major university. Melissa Martineck ’19 is a successful head bowling coach and assistant softball coach. Martineck recently became an MRI technologist. 2020s M.J. Ivy ‘20 is running for the University Board of Regents for the State of Nevada in District 7. He is the first African American to run in this district in its 20+-year history and its first Faith Leader. Pastor Ivy sits on the Advisory Board for the School of Education at Nevada State College, the Governor’s Faith Council and past member of the Clark County School District’s Superintendents’ Task Force for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Matthew Kinsey ’20, ‘21 accepted a position for Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) as the Planner/Scheduler for the fleet. RaShonda Willis ‘21 accepted a position as an Elementary School Teacher and High School Assistant Volleyball Coach. Gabrielle Ramirez ‘21 is a successful United States Air Force 2nd Lieutenant and dental student (HPSP). Clayton Sides ’21 began working at Fidelity Investments and obtained his Series 7 and 63 brokerage licenses. Nichole Welch ’21 is an assistant principal at Launch Virtual Learning Center with Springfield Public Schools in Springfield, Mo. Welch is currently pursuing an EdD in Educational Leadership at Lindenwood University. Kimberly Scott ‘21 recently got married became an English instructor at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, N.C. Sarah Smith ‘21 is attending Wake Forest University and is pursuing a master’s degree. Smith is an administrative assistant at EBM Medical. Jared Bohn ‘22 accepted a cost analyst position with a local aerospace supplier, Patriot Machine. TRYSTIN (ZIELINSKI) ALLEN Wentzville, Missouri Class of 2019 VERNON BEAR Moreno Valley, California Class of 1980 ELIZABETH (KATEMAN) BLUMHORST Blackwater, Missouri Class of 1999 DOLORES BOSCHERT St. Charles, Missouri Class of 2020 CARY CUSUMANO St. Louis, Missouri Class of 2010 ZACHARY EGLIN The Woodlands, Texas Class of 2022 JEANIE KIRK St. Charles, Missouri Class of 2008 WHITNEY CORNICK O’Fallon, Missouri Class of 2010 MARCIA (MOSS) LENHART Georgetown, Illinois Class of 1958 ALEXA PRESSLEY Alvarado, Texas Class of 2021 CHERYL (EARLY) PRIMM St. Charles, Missouri Class of 1994 JANICE (VERBIN) SNYDER Minneapolis, Minnesota Class of 1951 LINDA (HUNT) THOM Coupeville, Washington Class of 1967 TERRANCE WILSON Cuba, Missouri Class of 1972 In Memoriam MEMORIAL THE ALUMNI COMMUNITY SPECIAL RECOGNITION Emeritus President Dr. Jim Evans recently published The Making of a Collegian , a true story about his five decades in higher education. It is a stark and fast-moving inside account of academia, both the unspoken graces and the surreptitious peccadillos of the collegiate world and their effects on members of the university community. The book is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. NEWS AND NOTES