They have arrived!
Betty
Sawin and husband Fred are grandparents to Addison Marie (6 lbs 7 oz) and
Kelson William (6 lbs 13 oz), both born on August 31st to the Sawins’ daughter,
Jennifer. Both grandparents are already helping out, rocking the twins and
sometimes changing tiny little diapers.
Distinguished Alumni Award
Dr.
Ken Rosenauer has been named Distinguished Alumni by the Missouri Western
Alumni Association and will be honored at the Alumni Awards Banquet on October
16th. Ken retired from our department in 2013, but racked up an
impressive record of service, teaching and professional work during his time at
Missouri Western. Our collective EML
heart swells with pride to have a former colleague and department chair recognized
in this way.
Among
his accomplishments, Ken created the convergent media degree. He was a founding
member of the AIM graduate faculty, leading that group for a time. He was EFLJ
chair for six years, he was newspaper adviser for 14 years and yearbook adviser
for 3 years.
Ken
has been honored with the Mehl award for scholarship and was national president
of the College Media Advisers organization. Ken is a recipient of the Golden
Key award from Columbia U. and is in the College Media Advisers Hall of Fame.
He also won the Scanlon service award (his list of community activities is
impressive, not least of which is being president of the Apple Blossom parade
since 2000 and serving on the Savannah school board. Ken even served as mayor
of Savannah from 87-91. As a MWSU
alumnus and former faculty member, his accomplishments are emblematic of
dedication to the discipline and service on many levels. Congratulations, Ken!
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