Class Notes: Summer 2021 – News

1960s

Lucy (Van Eman) Larson ’60 is retired; her husband, Carl Larson Jr. ’61, died in January 2021; resides in Bonita Springs, Florida.

Barbara (Barrett) Atkinson ’61 is celebrating six months cancer free; resides with her husband, Richard, in Franklin, Texas.

David Rine ’63 is professor emeritus and founding chair of the School of Engineering at George Mason University; resides with his wife Carolynne, in Olathe, Kansas.

Lee Davis ’65, M.S. ’69, retired after 23 years in public education; has worked in reverse glass painting for 50 years; resides with his wife, Kathleen, in York, Pennsylvania.

Ronald Geib ’65 is working as a certified public accountant at age 83; he and his wife, Joyce, have been married 54 years; resides in Libertyville.

Karen (Hordesky) Malone ’65 is retired from Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210; resides in New Lenox.

Karen (Hordesky) Malone ’65 is retired from Lincoln-Way Community

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Satisfy the new Leadership Crawford County Class

Stacey Shelly, Wes Hillard, Mishelle Davis, Casey Fraley, Robert Burris, Travis Biggs, Phyliss Thompson, Phillip Faucete, and Kim Smith were all welcomed in the Leadership Crawford County 2021 class.

To welcome the new class of Leadership Crawford County a reception was held for all new users. 

The reception was to welcome the 2021-22 course and to introduce them to the Board of Administrators and alumni. This is the 21st year with the software. The course will begin with the opening retreat on Aug. 20-21 at Sonshine Mountain in Mountainburg, said Pat Powel, executive director of Management Crawford County.

There are 25 new persons in the 2021 class of Leadership Crawford County. Following is a list of the new members and a small about them.

Theresa Bell is a therapist at The Forging Area. She and her partner, Kenneth, reside in Van Buren. Theresa and Kenny have five little ones: Christopher, Samantha, Tori, Devin, and Liza. Theresa is a graduate of Van Buren Significant University, has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College of Arkansas-Fort Smith, and a master’s

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