Honors & Awards Ms. Kelly Chanay, Assistant Professor of Applied Health Sciences, was appointed to the position of president-elect of the Kansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (KSAND). Dr. Marcus Childress, Vice President for Academic Affairs, was a “Breakfast With Champions” Honoree at the 2019 Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Convention. The breakfast allows convention attendees to engage ...
November 2020 – May 2021 Football With a strong 19-6 win over Benedictine on Thanksgiving Day, the Wildcats won their sixth consecutive Heart of America South Division Conference Championship and earned an automatic bid to the NAIA Football Championship Series, which was moved to April this year. Running back JD Woods was named the Heart of America South Division Player ...
Oct. 2020 – April 1, 2021 Rodney Paul Alewine, ’88, 55, Nov. 30, 2020, Oak Grove, Missouri. Survivors include his brother Kevin Alewine, ’86. Andrea Joan (Donnell) Alexander, ’55, 88, Alpha Chi Omega, Feb. 19, 2021, Overland Park, Kansas. Survivors include her husband, Jack Alexander, ’54. David Balsters, ’04 MSSL, 59, Nov. 20, 2020, Derby, Kansas. Kent Beisner, ’93 BBA, ...
Known for making the lives of others better by believing in them and providing opportunities to succeed, Jesse Milan, 92, was fondly remembered for his role as a longtime educator and civil rights leader after his passing on Feb. 8 in Overland Park, Kansas. In 1954, the same year of the landmark Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision ...
Baker University is remembering Martha “Marty” Mather, ’49, a longtime supporter of the university and community leader, for her generosity that spanned more than 70 years. Mather passed away Dec. 6, 2020, at age 93 in Olathe. In 2017, Baker received a $3.4 million gift from Mather. It is the largest single donation by a living donor in the university’s ...
Like 60 percent of students on Baker’s Baldwin City campus, sophomore Amy Kamtio balances varsity athletics with academics. She also manages a full slate of extracurricular activities. Kamtio is a member of the track and field team, participating in high jump and sprints. The team begins preseason training in the fall and competes through the winter indoor season and spring ...
She wasn’t born here and she’s lived, studied, and worked in many locations throughout the United States, but when Mary Hobus, PhD, MSN, RN, returned to Kansas to become the new dean of the Baker University School of Nursing, she says it felt like coming home. “My husband and I wanted to move to Kansas,” said Hobus, an experienced and proven academic leader who most recently served ...
JoNina Abron-Ervin’s civil rights activism has come full circle. JoNina Abron-Ervin, ’70, joined the Black Panther Party in 1972 in Detroit, Michigan, and later worked for its headquarters in Oakland, California. Now, she’s teaching the younger generation about activism. “I’m working with younger activists around the country—virtually—who are trying to organize around the issues affecting their communities,” she said. A preacher’s ...
Students in the Archaeological Field School course, taught by Dr. Nicholaus Pumphrey, associate professor of religious studies, had an exciting opportunity to use high-tech equipment to try to solve a longstanding campus mystery. According to university lore, the remains of Taylor Hall, which burned in 1943, was used to fill in Lake Parmenter near the corner of Sixth and Grove ...
In response to racial unrest locally and around the country, University President Lynne Murray and members of the leadership team began meeting with students and community members last summer to listen to concerns. As a result of these sessions, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Working Group was formed. This group will guide the university in creating a better and more ...