KAPPA ALPHA THETA
P.O. BOX 30166
COLUMBIA, MO 65205
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THE THETA UPDATE
CHAPTER ETERNAL
Patricia Kilpatrick Barron '50 passed away on
December 23, 2016.
ALUMNAE UPDATE
Judith Rose Varney '51 retired in 2016 as an
ESL teacher at the University of Texas. She
and her husband, Jim, live in Austin, Texas,
and celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary
in July 2017. Judy surprised her granddaughter
by showing up to her ΚΑΘ initiation at
the University of Arizona in 2015. Email:
jvtexas@yahoo.com
Patricia Loutch Salmons '52 and her husband,
Ronald, live in Pacifica Palisades, Calif.,
and have three sons: Wm. Brock, Scott, and
Steven. She was excited to participate in her
granddaughter Taylor's initiation to the ΚΑΘ
UC-Santa Barbara chapter in 2015. And they
welcomed a great-granddaughter in May 2017.
Email: patriciasalmons@charter.net
Carla Neuschel Wyckoff '67 is the Lake County
clerk and lives in Lake Forest, Ill. She has two
children, Becker, Emory University '04, and
Alexander. Email: bluebus1013@yahoo.com
Janet Paul Vaughn '69 and her husband,
Gerald, moved to North Reading, Mass., in
April 2017 to be nearer to their sons, Tim and
Mark, and especially their granddaughter in
Boston and New York City. Janet retired in 2011
as a reading recovery/remedial reading teacher
at Lee's Summit R-7 School District. Email:
janetsvaughn@gmail.com
Mary Etta Haas Dunaway '74 and her husband,
Mike, live in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and have
four children: Andy, Jeff, Mark, and Scott. Mary
Etta is a certified diabetic educator and dietitian
at S.E. Missouri Hospital. She says her 1976
graduating class gets together nearly every year
and "the friendships are stronger every time we
get together. I love them like real sisters." Email:
medunaway5@gmail.com
Sue Ann Vest Wright '75 and her husband,
Keith, live in Manhattan, Kan., where they
maintain a home they love in the country.
They spend time with their three children
and grandchildren in Kansas City. Sue Ann
works as a cardiac rehab nurse for Via Christi
in Manhattan and also volunteers in many
organizations and with her church. She still
keeps up her correspondence with 1970s-era
Theta sisters! E-mail: wrightsueann@gmail.com
Mary Sikes Borgsmiller '76 and her husband,
Steve, live in Sikeston, Mo. They have three
daughters: Emily '00, Ali '02, and Betsy. Mary
retired in 2017. Email: msborgs@gmail.com
Kitty Wilson Thomas '77 is a real estate agent
with ReeceNichols. She and her husband, Mark,
live in Leawood, Kan., and have five daughters,
including Sarah Thomas Kramer '03. Email:
kittyt@reecenichols.com
Vicky Hinshaw Ruth '87 is an administrative
law judge for the Social Security Administration.
She and her spouse, P.M., live in Jefferson City,
Mo., and have two children, Caleb and Kate.
Email: ruthmvck@gmail.com
Lynda Malugen Wiley '90 is executive
director of the Association of Fraternity
and Sorority Advisors. She lives in Powell,
Ohio, with her husband, Scott. They have
two children, Caroline and Chase. Email:
lynda.wiley@gmail.com
Kristin Carleton Marema '99 and her
husband, Brian, live in Columbia, Mo., and
have a son, Trenton. Kristin is director of
patient services at ARJ Infusion Services. Email:
mucarleton@hotmail.com
Allison Perkins '07 lives in Washington, D.C.,
and is a graduate student at George Washington
University. She studied in Milan, Italy, during the
fall 2017 semester. Email: allie.p100@gmail.com
Mackenzie Ott '08 is a senior account
executive, wholesale sales, with L'Agence
Fashion. She lives in New York City. Email:
mackenzieott@mac.com
Margaret Cleveland '10 is teaching English in
South Korea with the Fulbright Korea Program.
She is entering her third and final year with
the program and loves living overseas. She
says her time in Theta prepared her above
and beyond for her career path. Email:
margcleveland@gmail.com
Elizabeth Ehrhardt '12 is pursuing a master of
public health degree with a maternal and child
health concentration at St. Louis University.
She is a unit secretary at BJE. E-mail:
bethehrhardt5@gmail.com
Meredith Harrison '12 lives and works in
Galway, Ireland. She is a quality inspector
at Medtronic Inc. She has five Irish
housemates who love hearing about Greek
life, as there is nothing like it there. Email:
meredith.m.harrison@gmail.com
Rebecca Knipp '12 lives in Columbia, Mo., and
works for Patek and Associates in legislative
research. Email: rebeccaknipp@gmail.com
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