Lindenwood Magazine - Spring / Summer 2020

Alyson Haylor (’17) a former USA National Synchronized Swimming Team member and holder of over 20 national titles, was scheduled to present a talk on identity at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis as part of Women’s History Month. She holds a B.A. in human resource management from Lindenwood and competed on the synchronized swimming team from 2013 to 2017. She graduated from Arizona State University with a master’s in social justice and human rights in 2019, specializing in athletic identity, and is now pursuing a Ph.D. in African studies. Christa Williams (’17) graduates in May from Florida State University’s College of Fine Arts with an MFA in dance and choreography. Her original thesis work is being featured in an upcoming concert titled Girl Moves . Much of its influence, she says, is from experiences she had at Lindenwood and working with local dancers, studios, dance teams, and in competitive dance in Illinois and Missouri. Brandi Smith (’19) was promoted to senior director of human resources and administrative services at Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS). Smith will oversee human relations and supportive services for the company’s employees. She has served ARCHS for more than a decade in a variety of roles, including events specialist and executive assistant. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Lindenwood. Please be aware that the names listed in the Memoriam section are of alumni that may have passed within recent months. Sandra Broadrick-Allen (’62), Urbana, Illinois Victoria Collevechio (’76), La Grange, Illinois Luther DeCuir (’94), Eureka, Missouri Jazmond Dixon (’19), Saint Louis, Missouri Carol Harmon (’60), Edwardsville, Illinois Karen Kastel (’69), Park Hills, Missouri Scot Morris (’19), Collinsville, Illinois Nancy Sheridan (’65), Saint Louis, Missouri Carol Stoub (’57), La Grange, Illinois Maurita Stueck (’43), Oxford, Ohio Julie Van Woert (’59), Oro Valley, Arizona IN MEMORIAM UPCOMING EVENTS A D VA N C E M E N T A N D C O MM U N I C AT I O N S Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID St. Louis, MO Permit No.1062 209 South Kingshighway St. Charles, MO 63301 ©2020 Lindenwood University All rights reserved. Events are currently being evaluated and planned accordingly in regards to Covid-19 and recommendations by health officials. If you would like to see upcoming campus events, please visit here: https://www.lindenwood.edu/about/events/ Please consider joining us at one of our upcoming virtual alumni events: https://www.lindenwood.edu/about/events/category/alumni-donors/ ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES continued 16 | SPRING/SUMMER 2020 Lion’s Relief Fund In March, Lindenwood developed a new student emergency fund, the Lions’Relief Fund. This fund was designed to help students in need during COVID-19 and stay in place as a student emergency fund for the future. Students’ needs are ever-changing, and this fund can help with a variety of items, such as providing temporary housing, access to technology, ongoing access to student health services, additional academic support services, help with rent, groceries, or other daily necessities. In May, the university participated in #GivingTuesdayNow, a day where all donations went to the Lions’ Relief fund. In just 24 hours, because of the generous donations, over $6,913 was raised for this new fund. Learn more about the Lions’ Relief Fund here : http://www.lindenwood.edu/lions-relief n Campus NEWS LU