Alpha Chi Omega - University of Missouri

page 5 | University of Missouri Alumnae Updates Alumnae Updates Chapter Eternal Jan Myles Schwartz '66 entered Chapter Eternal on Feb. 10, 2024, after living with ALS. A 1968 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, she lived in Boca Raton, Florida, and for 37 years ran her own agency, Janet Schwartz Associates, which did marketing, public relations and business development consulting for national and regional firms. She previously served as public affairs director for Baltimore County in Maryland for seven years and before that was a reporter and editor for The Hartford Times for two years. She leaves behind her husband, Bill. Alumnae News Shirley Otto Breipohl '53 and her husband moved to a retirement community in Oro Valley, Arizona, five years ago. Her daughter also lives there, and her son will move there in the next year or so. "I never thought we would all live in Arizona!" she said. Email: shirleybreipohl@gmail.com E. Ann Bonfoey Brown '57 lost her husband after 64 years of marriage. She still has a large family with three children, six grandchildren and "six-and-a-half" great-grandchildren. Ann now resides in Decatur, Georgia. She has always lived in the South, which she considers a beautiful part of our country. Ann has one daughter and a granddaughter who are also Alpha Chis. Email: annb100@bellsouth.net Betty Adams Crouch '57 is enjoying her Pi group in St. Louis, Missouri. "We do a lot of fun things. If you are in the STL area, come join us!" Email: bcrouch1@charter.net Hazel Ann Davis Dyniewicz '62 and her husband, Dick, celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary in June 2023. They live six months in Kansas City, Kansas, where they have a daughter and two grandchildren, and the other six months in Florida, where they have another daughter and two granddaughters. Email: dickannd@gmail.com Cherry Bittleit Daniel '64 finally retired after over 50 years in public school positions, the last of which was as library/technology coordinator. She is enjoying life with her husband, Dan, who is the brother of Susan Daniel '66. The couple has seven grandchildren and split their time between Delta, Colorado, and Oceanside, California. Email: cherrydan1@cox.net Mary Ann Eggers Beahon '65 is active with the Rotary Club of Fulton, Missouri. She also serves as district secretary and public image chair for District 6080 in Missouri and as a member of the Show Me Rotary Council, which organizes and conducts training for incoming Rotary Club presidents throughout the state. She participated in a Rotary Heart2Heart service trip to Guadalajara and Mexico City in November 2022. She resides in Columbia, Missouri. Email: beahon@gmail.com Donna Cole Peterman '66 is a member of the Punta Gorda, Florida, City Council. She also serves in leadership roles for several local arts and human services non-profits. Email: donnapeterman713@gmail.com Carla Henke Mattson '68 shared, "I'm still active in the Kansas City alumnae group. I encourage any alumna to come. There's something for every age group!" Carla resides in Lenexa, Kansas. Email: chmattson@aol.com Judith Siebold Thatcher-Oldberg '69 has worked as a physical therapist since 1971. She still stays in touch with Cindy Steinmetz Weber '70. Judith resides in Cary, Illinois. Email: judy.thatcher@comcast.net Alaine Denise Kufrin '71 has three married sons, seven grandchildren and one married granddaughter. She is a member of PEO, Women's Club, St. Paul's Church and several bridge groups near her home in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Email: lkufrin@gmail.com Janet Beljan Shore '73 and her husband, Bill, retired and sold their veterinary practices five- and-a-half years ago and moved to Woodstock, Georgia, to be close to their daughter and her three children. Email: janshore@att.net Cheryl Randall Hunt '75 and her husband, Hal, have been married 45 years after meeting at Mizzou. Their two daughters are grown and live in California; Sarah is an actor and Lauren is a gemologist working for RealReal as a valuation specialist. Cheryl and Hal live in Leawood, Kansas. Cheryl is retired and is a Johnson County Extension Master Gardener. She also serves on the Johnson County Extension Education Board as president. Email: chunt4us@aol.com Christina Schmitz McCormick '92 shared, "My daughter is enjoying her senior year as a Mizzou Tiger!" Christiana resides in Columbia, Missouri. Email: chrissymarie5673@gmail.com Michelle Rohde '92 is a nurse and works as a clinical project manager with a medical supply company. She has three children; the youngest started college last fall. Michelle resides in Fenton, Missouri. Email: michellebujnak@gmail.com Erin Clouatre West '00 joined Alpha Chi Omega's headquarters staff in July 2022. She has three children, Alexis, Kirsten and Noelle, and lives in Springdale, Arkansas. Email: erinwest06@gmail.com Alison Schenkelberg Portnoy '09 and her husband welcomed their first child, a boy, late last year. The family lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Email: aeschenkelberg@gmail.com Grace Gaines Tullock '09 and her husband, Chad, have three children, Charlie, Hannah and Caroline, who was born in May 2023. They reside in St. Louis, Missouri. Email: gracemgaines@gmail.com Michelle Gerchen Heller '10 and her husband moved to Highland Park, New Jersey, and she now works at the Crane Agency as a customer service representative for commercial lines. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, in July 2023. Email: michelle.gerchen@gmail.com Amanda LaBrot '11 recently joined The Coca-Cola Company's global strategic communications team. She continues to serve as recruitment advisor for Kappa Sigma Chapter at the University of Southern Mississippi. She lives in Atlanta with her fiancé and two dogs. Email: amanda.labrot@gmail.com Members of Kappa Upsilon Kappa in mid-Missouri gather on Jan. 23 at Delia's Mexican Grill to celebrate being elevated from an alumnae group to an alumnae chapter 25 years ago in January 1999. Alumnae attended the event from five collegiate chapters: Alpha Nu at the University of Missouri, Zeta Sigma at Missouri State University, Delta Chi at William Woods University, Beta Eta at Florida State University and Alpha Gamma at the University of New Mexico.

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