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Welcome to the Cardinal Club!
Rich Stonum - President
Rich is a 1970 graduate of William Jewell College and has since spent most of his life in the Liberty area as a teacher, sports official, and real estate agent. Since 1997 Rich has been selling real estate with the Reece and Nichols Real Estate Company. Rich was a member of the 1968 National Championship Baseball team and was inducted into the William Jewell College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. He has been on the Cardinal Club Board for four years, serving as President in 2001-2002. Having been around “The Hill” since 1966, Rich says, “It is thrilling to be involved in a small way in the “Renaissance” of the Athletic Department under the direction of Dr. Jim Redd and Dr. David Sallee.”
Sam T. Switzer – Vice-President
Sam is a 1973 graduate of William Jewell College. He and his wife, Carolyn, have resided in rural Kearney for 27 years, where they raised their children, Drew (2001) and Jenni. Sam has been active in non-profit volunteer activities throughout his life for William Jewell College and various organizations in the Kearney and Kansas City communities. He is now in his second term on the College’s Alumni Board of Governors where he served four years as liaison to the Cardinal Club. Currently, he is in his third year as a voting Board member of the Cardinal Club, now serving as Vice-President. Sam is the Senior Vice-President of United Cerebral Palsy of Greater K.C. and President & Co-Owner of Switzer Homeplace Farms of Cowgill, Kidder and Kearney, Missouri, USA, and Minnitonas, Swan River Valley, Manitoba, Canada. His interests include hunting, fishing, conservation management, and sports announcing. For several years Sam has announced WJC Men’s and Women’s Soccer games and has been the “voice” for the Kearney River Bandits of the Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas (MINK) Summer Collegiate Baseball League, in addition to semi-pro football and NAIA tournament basketball games.
Dick Michael - Secretary
Dick is a 1969 graduate of William Jewell College. He was a member of the WJC 1968 National Championship Baseball Team. Dick taught and coached for 13 years in the Excelsior Springs School District. He was the building administrator and superintendent of schools in Colorado and Missouri for 22 years. After 35 years in education, Dick retired from the Clinton School District as superintendent on July 1, 2004. He currently resides with his wife, Tori, in Grain Valley. They are active members of the First Baptist Church, Blue Springs.
Monte Harmon - Alumni Board of Governors Liaison
Monte is a 1988 graduate of William Jewell College. Monte received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. He played Varsity Basketball at WJC from 1984 through 1988. He taught Biology and coached Basketball from 1989 through 1993 at Oakville Senior High School in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1992, Monte received his Master of Sports Science in Sports Management from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama. Monte currently is a Biology teacher and Basketball Coach at Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Missouri, and has been since 1993. He is a member of the WJC Alumni Board of Governors and the WJC Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Committee. Monte, his wife Tammy, and sons Nathan and Mitchell reside in Kansas City, Missouri.
Fred Merrell
Fred is a 1955 graduate of William Jewell College. He received a B.A. in Education. After graduating from WJC, Fred attended Truman State where he received his Master’s degree in 1962. In 1976, Fred received an Education Specialist degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Fred retired in 2002 after teaching and coaching for 44 years. He served three years as an Assistant Coach and 41 years as Head Coach at the following area schools: Liberty, Monroe City, West Plains, Blue Springs, Shawnee Mission South, and St. Mary’s. Fred was selected to the Missouri High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1993. He currently works in part-time sales with Photographic Enterprises Corporation, and is a volunteer staff member with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He starts his second year on the Cardinal Club Board. Fred and his wife, Shirley, reside in Blue Springs, Missouri.
Lee L. Roark
Lee is a 1972 graduate of William Jewell College. Lee received a B.S. in Physical Education. In 1982, he received his Master's degree from Pittsburg State University. Lee coached basketball and taught for over 10 years. He starts his second year on the Cardinal Club Board. Lee, his wife Mary, and their three children, Krystle, Natalie, and Jordan reside in Liberty, Missouri.
Jack M. DeWees
Reverend Jack M. DeWees is a 1972 graduate of William Jewell College. Currently, Jack is the Associate Pastor at the United Methodist Church in Liberty, Missouri. He is in his third year as a Cardinal Club Board member and is the WJC and Liberty High School football P.A. announcer. Jack is also the Commissioner of the Liberty Road District and a member of the Ministerial Alliance. Jack and his wife, Jane (Williams) (WJC-1970), have two adult sons, Jack M. DeWees III (WJC-1996) and James M. DeWees (attended WJC 1994-1996). Jane is a teacher with the Liberty Public Schools. Jack and Jane reside in Liberty, Missouri.
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