After retiring, Maurita Fly Zurschmiede '51
became a consultant to homeschool co-ops.
She is still an active substitute for Good News
Club in after-school programs and corresponds
with directors and teachers from the Child
Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) stationed in
Israel, India, Uganda, Haiti, Madagascar, and
many Middle Eastern counties. Rita and her
husband, Christian, live in Shoreline, Wash.
E-mail: ritazursch@gmail.com
Judith Cauble Black-Dyer '62 is active in her
church, helping with the youth group, children's
prayers, and shelter visits for the last 12 years.
She has hosted 50 foster children over the years.
She has seven children and 21 grandchildren.
Judy and her husband, Bob, live in Wichita, Kan.
Janice Mathena Zeybel '66 was just declared
cancer free after months of treatment for tonsil
cancer! Jan and her husband, Henry, live in
Austin, Texas. E-mail: hjzybl@att.net
Chris Allen Klipowicz '74 is in her 20th year
of teaching in Olathe, Kan. She now has three
grandchildren and is always happy to hear about
Theta Iota and her members whom she shared
time and space with in the mid '70s. E-mail:
cklip55@hotmail.com
Kristin Detrick Antilla '03 and husband
Douglas were introduced to their daughter,
Charlotte, on February 16, 2017. Her big
brother, Davis, is already very protective of his
"sissy." Kristin is in her 11th year of teaching
middle school in Olathe, Kan., and loving mom
life. E-mail: kristinantilla4@gmail.com
Megan Dirks '06 works as a product owner
for an IT company. She sits on the
associate board of Boys Hope,
Girls Hope in St. Louis, Mo. In
her free time, she likes to practice
aerial silks and travel. E-mail:
dirks.megan@gmail.com
ALUMNAE NEWS
Delta Delta Delta
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THETA IOTA JOINS
#TEAMGRIT TO FIGHT CANCER
am from Lawrence and went to Free
State High School, where Nolan and Laura
Henderson both teach. Shortly before
Christmas, Nolan and Laura's newborn
son, Grit, was diagnosed with embryonal rhab-
domyosarcoma. Grit is only the second 3-month-
old on record to be diagnosed with this soft
tissue mass on the prostate. After a few proce-
dures and overnight stays at Children's Mercy
Hospital in Kansas City, Grit was moved to St.
Jude. Fundraising efforts in the local community
began immediately. Laura is staying with Grit
full-time in Memphis, and Nolan travels between
Lawrence and Memphis every week to maintain
his job, but also see Grit.
Nolan is a passionate Kansas State alumnus, so I
knew Theta Iota joining #TeamGrit would mean
a lot to him and his family. Internal Philanthropy
Chairman Bridget Howard '17 and I coordi-
nated efforts to take donations on a chapter night.
Women in the chapter could dress down, rather
than wear business attire, if they gave a minimum
$2 donation. Members donated between $2 and
$50, and we were able to raise $350 for the family
in just one evening! When I reached out to Nolan
to let him know about our fundraiser, he was
absolutely thrilled. He explained that his family
is staying at Tri Delta Place at St. Jude during this
time, and they have been very comfortable there.
He thanked us for this fundraising effort, but also
for all the work we put into our philanthropic
efforts. He said, "Twenty years later and I'm fall-
ing in love with the Tri Deltas all over again."
The family just recently found out that Grit's
tumor has not being responding to chemotherapy,
and has grown slightly. They are now in the first
weeks of a more aggressive chemotherapy, which
Grit will receive every day. They are anticipat-
ing at least a yearlong stay in Tri Delta Place at
St. Jude, but we sure hope they can come home
sooner.
Delta Love,
Elizabeth Patton '16
Vice President of Chapter Development
elizabethpatton@ksu.edu
Theta Iota helped support a child with cancer near our community.
Sisters brought in donations to help Grit and his family.
HOUSE CORPORATION MEMBERS
President
Laura Anderson Pestinger '76
lmpestinger@hotmail.com
Vice President
Ann Bossler Carnahan '76
annlcarnahan@gmail.com
Treasurer
Gwen McMillan Brustad '75
gmbrustad@gmail.com
Secretary
Kelly Higgason Dominguez '79
kellyhdominguez@gmail.com
Corresponding Secretary
Janet Whitehair Cooper '68
sjmpl71@gmail.com
Members-at-Large
Anne Schlaegel Otte '70
anneotte1951@gmail.com
Amy Weidenheimer Moore '72
mordarj@tctelco.net
LuAnne Maloney Montgomery '73
rsm721@aol.com
Del Hoge Smith '73
cordelia854@gmail.com
MargE Barr Shelley '79
mshelley@jccc.edu
