Alpha Chi Omega - University of Missouri

6 Lyre Notes ALUMNAE UPDATE CHAPTER ETERNAL Virginia Wood Steinbeck '49 entered Chapter Eternal on June 12 in Rolla, Mo. Virginia was a longtime resident of Butler, Mo., and married her high school sweetheart, Bob, after graduating from Mizzou in 1950. Virginia received her master's degree in education from UMKC and taught for 37 years in Butler at the fourth grade level for 16 years, and kindergarten for the remaining 21. Virginia and Bob had two children and five grandchildren. Donna Pannier Groves '61 entered Chapter Eternal suddenly on April 30. She was the beloved wife of the late Wayne E. Ted Groves; dearest mother of Todd, Jason and Shannon (Bob) Byrd; dear grandmother of Alyssa, Kenna, Molly, Maryssa, Derek and Jocelyn; and dear sister of Deke (Kamahanahokulani) Law and Deanna (Mike Hill) Law. Donna was a graduate of Webster Groves High School and a proud alumna of the University of Missouri. She spent her adult life teaching children and adults with special needs. ALUMNAE NEWS Barbara Beck Beeching '48 has turned her dissertation from when she earned her MA and Ph.D. into a book that was published this year. The book is titled Hopes and Expectations: The Origins of the Black Middle Class in Hartford. Barbara lives in Bloomfield, Conn. Email: bjbeeching@gmail.com LoVene Kraus Claypole '50 attended the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, her fourth such convention. Then, in January 2017, she attended the inauguration in Washington, D.C., as a delegate to the Missouri 7th District. LoVene lives in Springfield, Mo. Email: lovenlucy@hotmail.com Arline Powell Crouse '56 says her eldest grandson recently completed his junior year of college in Paris, France. Arline lives in Jefferson City, Mo. Sue Leopold Began '62 is getting ready to send her granddaughter off to college. Sue stays busy with her daughter's family's sporting activities. She lives in Neenah, Wis. Email: sbegan99@aol.com Nancy Maute Waggener '71 was happy to reconnect with Barb Ballance Schnelle '71 during her last few trips to Saint Louis before her mother's death. Nancy's mother left her a great gift—money for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to France that she took in September. Her next goal is to meet up with Marilyn Musick '72. Nancy lives in Lynchburg, Va. Email: nmwaggener@comcast.net Lianne Young Hollander '73 is a member of the DKG Education Honor Sorority and the Jefferson City Art Club. Lianne works part time teaching middle school art at Trinity Lutheran School and enjoys adult painting classes with other local artists. She also spends her time working on furniture projects and checking out estate sales. Lianne lives in Jefferson City, Mo. Email: lkh929@earthlink.net Mimi Spener Holder '80 serves as VP of communications for the Sigma Sigma AXΩ St. Louis Alumnae Chapter. Mimi retired in 2016 and lives in Weldon Spring, Mo. Email: mholder61@gmail.com Lisa Mallon Thompson '84 practiced law for a while after passing the bar exams in Missouri and California. She married Geoffrey in 1996 and served 10 years on the mission field in Chile. Lisa lived in Colorado for five years, where she became a volunteer firefighter at the age of 50, and now sells luxury real estate in Orange County, Calif. Email: evangelisa7@gmail.com Tanya Poth Springman '93 and her husband, Dan, welcomed their second child, Lily, on August 1. The couple also has a son, A.J., and lives in Chicago, Ill. Tanya is a general attorney for Union Pacific Railroad Company. Email: tanyapoth@gmail.com Jillian Collins '00 is a teacher in the Independence, Mo., school district working at the same elementary school as two other Alpha Nu sisters, Anna Curran '13 and Ashley Timmerman '17. Jillian and her husband, Ryan, live in Blue Springs, Mo. Jillian has two children, Eden (6) and Ellison (1). Email: j.a.collins1@hotmail.com Cheryl Herrmann Ross '05 and her husband, Ian, have one child, Lincoln, and are expecting a second on October 29. The family lives in Lee's Summit, Mo. Email: cheryl.christine.ross@ gmail.com Lauren Spragg '06 has lived in Columbia, Mo., since 2010 and is a licensed clinical social worker at the Truman VA Hospital. Email: spragg.lauren@gmail.com Erin Robertson '11 lives in Chicago, Ill., and frequently sees one of her Alpha Nu sisters. Erin works for Raise.com as the social media manager and was one of the first employees for the startup in 2015. Email: erin.robertson213@ gmail.com Maggie Hallam '12 got engaged to Michael Toigo on July 25 on the beach in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Maggie lives in Saint Louis, Mo., and is an account executive and digital strategist for Common Ground Public Relations. Email: mhallamo8@gmail.com Nina Amedin '13 is attending graduate school at SMU in Dallas, Texas, and is studying for her LSAT. Email: namedin@smu.edu St. Louis girl's night in! Kelly Stein '05, Sarah Rathsack '05, Kalina Simerly Hoehn '04, Kate Duryea '07, Anna Bruno '04 and Ashley Loewe '04. Maggie Hallam '12, Kate Obermeier '11 and Chelsea Hagan '11 planned a surprise private winery tour and tasting in Nashville for the birthday of Taylor Decker '12. Alumnae from the new member classes of 2008 and 2009 met in Columbia this spring to reminisce.

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