Jewell names five new members to Board of Trustees

Julius J. Anderson of Lake Saint Louis, Mo., is a 1971 graduate of William Jewell. He is president and an owner of First Heartland Corporation, an investment company based in Lake Saint Louis . He previously served as regional vice president for Midwest United Life Insurance of Fort Wayne, Ind., and as training coordinator and sales manager for the Home Life Insurance Company of New York . He also served as pastor of First Baptist Church in Berkeley, Mo. Anderson received his B.A. in religion from William Jewell and his M.Div. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He currently serves on the finance committee of First Baptist Church in Lake Saint Louis and is a life member of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity.

Gary D. Barnes of Liberty, Mo., is a 1975 graduate of William Jewell. Barnes received his J.D. degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He currently serves as chairman of the Insolvency Practice Group for Husch & Eppenberger, LLC, a law firm with nine offices in Missouri, Illinois and Tennessee . The firm employs more than 300 attorneys. Barnes was named to the 1997 through 2003 editions of the “Best Lawyers in America ” in the area of bankruptcy law. He has been recognized as one of the “Best of the Best” lawyers in the inaugural edition of the “Best of the Bar” issue of The Kansas City Business Journal. He is a frequent speaker on insolvency law at the American Bar Association, the Missouri Bar Association and Missouri Bankers Association meetings.

Eileen L. Houston-Stewart of Fort Worth, Texas, a member of the William Jewell College class of 1979, is currently serving as the City Communications Officer for the city of Fort Worth, Texas . In that capacity, she serves as spokesperson for the city of Fort Worth and coordinates all public and media relations efforts. She spent 11 years as a television anchor and news reporter in Missouri, Kansas and Ohio, frequently focusing on educational topics. Houston-Stewart spent 11 years in primary and secondary school public relations. After serving for eight years in public affairs for the Cincinnati Public School District, Houston-Stewart served from 2001 until May 2004 as Director of Communications for the Fort Worth Independent School District, the third largest district in Texas.

Ollie Malone, Jr., Ph.D., of Plano, Texas, is a member of the William Jewell College class of 1975. He received his M.S. in education from the University of Kansas . He received an M.B.A. from Amberton University in Garland, Texas, and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Commerce, Texas . He completed studies in theology and practical ministry at The King's Seminary in Van Nuys, Calif., and anticipates receiving his D.Min. from the Northwest Graduate School of the Ministry in Seattle, Wash., in 2006. Malone is president and principal consultant for Olive Tree Associates, a consulting firm working with Fortune 500 companies in the areas of executive coaching, leadership development, training systems development, diversity management and total quality management. He is also chairman and co-founder of Developing Strategic Ministry, Inc., a 501 (C) 3 corporation that provides support to churches and other ministries in the areas of strategy, staff selection and development.

Hazel Oglesby Michajliczenko of Chesterfield, Mo., a member of the William Jewell College class of 1973, recently retired from SBC Telecom in San Antonio, Texas . She has completed graduate marketing courses at the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California in Berkeley, Calif. She held a number of positions with SBC in San Antonio, including director of product management and director of marketing and sales. Michajliczenko served as district manager of marketing and sales and district manager of human resources for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in St. Louis . She served a total of 26 years in the telecommunications industry, with numerous management and supervisory positions in several large, complex communications enterprises.

Jewell's Homecoming '04 celebrates Cardinal spirit

A reunion of choir members who have performed overseas and recognition of the College's new Athletic Hall of Fame members were among the highlights of Jewell's Homecoming 04 Oct. 29-30 on the William Jewell College campus.

Jewell alums who participated in concert choir performances in England and Scotland were among those observing the Homecoming weekend. A special choir reunion concert was performed October 29 in John Gano Memorial Chapel. The concert honored the distinguished service of recently retired professors of music Don and Helen Brown.

Four alumni and the championship 1967 Cardinal football team were inducted into the William Jewell College Athletic Hall of Fame during the combined Homecoming Reunion Classes and Hall of Fame banquet presentation October 30. The college established this event to recognize outstanding achievement by William Jewell alumni and/or faculty in the areas of athletic achievement or coaching, or other noteworthy accomplishments in athletic-related areas during the individual's time at the college. Inductees for 2004 included Arabie (Adams) Conner, Charlie Funk, Kelly Groom, Steve Harrison and the1967 Football Team.

Other highlights of the homecoming schedule included:

Rededication of Melrose Hall by President David Sallee, Vice President for Advancement Dr. Chad Jolly, Vice President for Religious Ministries Dr. Andy Pratt and Jewell student Megan Simmons.

The first annual Pryor Leadership Fellows Reunion, which included memories of Outward Bound experiences.

Crowning of Homecoming Queen Kari Van Pelt and King Brian Gillenwater.

Jewell's Harriman Arts Program makes headlines

William Jewell College 's acclaimed Harriman Arts Program is making headlines in both international and Kansas City area publications.

In a story on the Italian tenor Salvatore Licitra, a rising star in the opera world, The Wall Street Journal states that Licitra is considered by many as a prime candidate to ascend to the professional heights of Pavarotti.

Reporter Robert J. Hughes chronicles Licitra's career to date, noting his well-received performances at the Met and La Scala, as well as a pair of best-selling albums. “All of which has him at the top of many opera fans' list to fill Mr. Pavarotti's shoes,” Hughes writes. “In fact, he has a seven-city recital tour planned for early next year that kicks off at the William Jewell College Series in Kansas City, Mo., where Mr. Pavarotti made his American recital debut.”

The college's Harriman Arts Program is also mentioned prominently in the recent “Best of Kansas City” issue of the alternative weekly newspaper The Pitch, which hailed the program as the “Best Effort to Bring Fine Arts to Kansas City .”

“We're big fans of the Harriman Arts Program of William Jewell College,” the article states. “For 40 years, the series has brought to Kansas City the world's most talented ballerinas, modern dancers, opera singers, Broadway stars, and vocal and instrumental ensembles. Organizers program an eclectic mix of soloists and groups and package their tickets in series that make sense. Demonstrating their foresight, programmers always include a group of more affordable tickets for students and the budget-minded among us.”

Founded in 1965 by Jewell professors Dr. Richard Harriman and Dr. Dean Dunham, the Harriman Arts Program of William Jewell College is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. For more information, go to www.harrimanarts.org .

Jewell lecture series presents Stowers Institute president

Dr. William B. Neaves, President and CEO of The Stowers Institute for Medical Research, presented the 2004 Cope Lecture on Science, Technology and the Human Experience November 10 in John Gano Memorial Chapel on the William Jewell College campus.

Dr. Neaves is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, Mo. He received an A.B. magna cum laude with highest honors in biology from Harvard College and a Ph.D. in anatomy from Harvard University . Prior to joining the Institute in June 2000, he served in various positions at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, including Professor of Cell Biology, holder of the Doris and Bryan Wildenthal Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Science, Dean of Southwestern Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Dean of Southwestern Medical School, and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs.

When Neaves joined Southwestern, a small group of faculty leaders was in the process of transforming the obscure regional medical school into a research powerhouse by attracting young people with stellar credentials. By the 1980s, the efforts began to produce results. In 1985, two faculty members who had been recruited as assistant professors in the 1970s won the Nobel Prize for discovering the molecular mechanism that regulates blood cholesterol. Two more Nobel Prizes followed, as did invitations to join the National Academy of Sciences.

In addition to his current position at the Stowers Institute, Neaves serves as: professor in the School of Medicine of the University of Missouri at Kansas City; a member of the National Council of the Washington University School of Medicine; a member of the Board of Directors of the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute; a member of the Board of Directors of Midwest Research Institute; a member of the Board of Directors of Cerner Corporation; and a member of the Board of Trustees of Washington University.

The Cope Lecture provides an ongoing examination of relevant scientific issues viewed within a context of contemporary technology and social ethics. It was established by Jewell alumnus and physician Dr. James C. Cope of the class of 1937.