Lindenwood - Winter 2017 - Connecting to Alumni and Friends

Lindenwood University IN MEMORIAM Please be aware that the names listed in the In Memoriam section are of alumni that may have passed within recent months or within the past couple of years. Nancy E. Clonts Sawallis (’41), Wilton Manors, Fla. Elizabeth “Betty” McIlvaine Fifer (’47), Fort Lauderdale, Fla. F. Carolyn Hughes Kirkwood (’47), Orem, Utah Barbara Gene Hencke Amsler (’47), Little Rock, Ark. Jacqueline Corrigan Dugan (’50), Hot Springs, Ark. Laura “Yvonne” Jones Holmes (’55), Ponca City, Okla. Anne Ashcraft Whiting (’56), Marietta, Ga. Elizabeth Ann “Bitsy” Thomas Bowman (’59), Nashville, Tenn. Barbara Ellen Collister Ross (’64), Salina, Kan. Shirley Ott Luetkemeyer (’63), St. Charles, Mo. Steve Truesdell, St. Louis, Mo. David Earl Arnold, (’84), Warrenton, Mo. Brian Lange (’86), St. Louis, Mo. Jana Nunn (’92), St. Charles, Mo. Deborah Marie Stock (’98), High Hill, Mo. Jaz Granderson, St. Louis, Mo. IN MEMORIAM SCHEIDEGGER RECEIVES SIBLEY MEDALLION OF HONOR Jerry E. Scheidegger, of the Lindenwood University Board of Trustees, was awarded the 2017 Sibley Medallion of Honor at the university’s Butler Society and Sibley Heritage Society Recognition Dinner on Nov. 10. Scheidegger is well-known for his dedication to serving the community. Born and raised in St. Charles, Scheidegger, who serves the Board of Trustees as chairman of the Facilities Committee, has been a key player in helping to make his hometown area both prosperous and compassionate. After finishing high school and joining the armed service, Scheidegger returned to St. Charles, engaging in small entrepreneurial ventures where he learned everything he could from his personal business experiences. Today the Scheidegger family owns Corporate Group, Inc., and manages residential and commercial developments the company owns or has ownership in located in St. Charles and Warren counties and Lake of the Ozarks, as well as residential development in Colorado. LINDENWOOD Winter 2017 23 CAMPUS NEWS ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT UPCOMING EVENTS LINDENWOOD SPORTS ALUMNI EVENTS AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES Jerry Scheidegger and Lindenwood University System President Michael Shonrock.