Alumni Notes

December 2021 – January 2022 1960s Duane Gabrielson, ’66, was inducted into the Shawnee Mission South High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Gabrielson, a retired math teacher and coach, was inducted for his 35-year coaching career with boys and girls tennis. 1970s Greg Goff, ’71, and Helen Elliott (wife of Nelson Elliott, ’66) were on hand for a ceremonial ribbon ...

September – November 1950s Ruth Ann (Yocum) Nutt, ’50, turned 100 years old in November. Her husband, Don, ’50, turned 100 earlier in 2021. 1970s Les Morrison, ’78, retired from the Kansas City VA Medical Center. While at Baker, Les and other biology students were part of the search committee that brought Dr. Roger Boyd, ’69, and Dr. Calvin Cink ...

May – August 1950s Don Nutt, ’50, turned 100 years old on May 30, 2021. Don and his lovely wife, Ruth Ann, ’50, celebrated this milestone with their family members. Dr. Richard Soulen, ’54, hosts a podcast called On Theology and Scripture for the Inquiring Mind and can be found at soulenandsoulen.com. 1960s Carol (Mandernack) Bartlett, ’65, recently retired as ...

November 2020 – April 2021 1950s W. Gordon Clay, ’58, was appointed by the state to the executive committee of the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide. He serves as founding chair of the Suicide Awareness and Prevention Council of Curry County, Oregon. Donna (Lidikay) Kempin, ’56, wrote her first mystery novel, Revenge in Venice. It can be purchased on Amazon.com. ...

Dear Alumni, It has always been true that you can’t keep Wildcats apart, and that was reinforced this year when we had to cancel or hold our annual events online and find new, creative ways to gather. Over the past year, alumni from across the country have logged on to virtual events to catch up, laugh, and raise funds. We ...

Welcome to our first digital issue of the BakerProud!  In this edition, we shine a spotlight on the many members of the Baker family who have remained Baker Strong during the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. These are people who have shown enormous ingenuity, resilience, generosity, and grace in getting the job done and supporting others.  As so many events and functions have moved online—business meetings, classes, doctor’s visits, grocery shopping, parties, commencement ceremonies—it seems ...

August 2019-October 2020   1950s Tom Hedrick. ’56, was featured on KCTV5 in January 2020 as the last living announcer from the first Super Bowl, which was held at the LA Coliseum.  1960s  James Allen, ’69, published his first novel, The Third Horseman Awaits.  Don, ’69, and Cindy (Horn), ’70, Rogers, who were married on June 6, 1970, at Baldwin First United Methodist Church, renewed their vows 50 years later on June 6, 2020, under Baker’s Grape Arbor while family ...