Lindenwood Magazine - Spring 2024

22 23 THE LINDENWOOD THE LINDENWOOD SPRING 2024 EDITION 1950s Community THE ALUMNI COMMUNITY NEWS AND NOTES 1950s Marguerite (Margie) Terrell Langstaff ’56 shares that life has been wonderful for her. She was married for 67 years to Dr. Sam H. Langstaff, Jr., has five children, 13 grandchildren, and now four great grandchildren. She went to law school at age 38 and had a 30-year career as a Colorado judge. She shared that while there were a few glass ceilings to break, it was possible, “thanks to the confidence and experiences from Lindenwood and elsewhere.” 1990s Toni Coleman ’92 just published a memoir entitled, “JOURNEY—A story of Redemption from the Historic Housing Projects of New York City’s Lower East Side.” It can be purchased on Amazon. Tracy (Bischof) Burton ’96 is celebrating 10 years with Eli Lilly and Co. She was recently promoted to executive territory manager in the Lilly Diabetes and Obesity business unit and received the Platinum Performer Award, which is the highest honor given in the sales organization. She also received the MVP Award from her peers in the St. Louis market for 2023. 2000s Misty Ramsey ’00 has been named director of special services for grades K–5. She is the principal at Rountree Elementary School, where she has served for the past five years. She will take on her new role July 1. “I am passionate and excited about the opportunity to support our special education students while pouring back into the department that has supported my educational journey and helped me become the leader I am today,” Ramsey said. “I look forward to working in partnership with leaders and supporting our hard-working special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and process coordinators as they pour back into our students.” 2010s Tiffany McKay ’12 is excited to welcome baby No. 7 in August! Scott Criscione ’14 is the proud owner of Taste-d-Burger STL Food Truck and enjoys “raising my little ham, Liam.” Dr. Francesco Giuseffi ’14 has been promoted to chairman of doctoral studies at William Woods University. Kevin Mason ’14 now works at Lathrop GMP as a Trusts, Estates & Legacy Planning Practice Group associate in Kansas City, Missouri. Jessica Minyard ’14 won a gold medal in the 2023 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards for her young adult novel, The Girls of Fall . 2000s THE ALUMNI COMMUNITY Joseph Puleo ’14 won the Mid-America Emmy for Best Documentary Cultural for his latest documentary, A New Home , about the Bosnian refugee community in Saint Louis. Claire (Olderman) Welton ’16 is co-owner of one of STL’s newest businesses, Love, STL. “Our business, in a nutshell, purchases from locally made and St. Louis- owned vendors, allowing STL lovers to curate their own boxes for personal gifting, corporate events, branding etc,” Welton said. “We’re a small business who supports small businesses. Our business model embodies what Saint Louis is all about.” Meg Stivison ’18 recently released her second card game, “Undersea Explorers: Coral Reef Adventure with Small Monsters Games.” Madeline (Colyer) Bosch ’19 started multiple businesses since graduation and is realizing her dream of being an entrepreneur. Along with her husband, a fellow Lindenwood alumnus, she is raising two sons, Lincoln and Maverick. “We hope they follow in our footsteps and become Lindenwood Lions.” 2020s Kirsten (Muehlbauer) Hawkes ’20, ’22 was promoted to Senior UI/UX Designer at Prime Therapeutics. Mia Tebbe ’21 has moved to Columbus, Ohio, where she started a new job as the Grant and Development Writer for Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Jack Bedtke ’21 is engaged to fellow Lindenwood University graduate Lydia Stewart ’20. They are planning a September wedding. “We are very blessed to have met at Lindenwood and cherish our memories there together.” SHARE NEWS WITH US! We want to hear about the exciting things happening in your life. Submit your happy moment today. News SUBMIT NEWS! 1990s SPRING 2024 EDITION 010s 2020s