Past Outstanding Alumnus Award Winners for Crowder College

1986: Chris Kalmbach, Successful Electronics Business, member of Solar Car Team, Class of 1972

1987: Ray Stipp - President, Community Bank and Trust, Class of 1967

1988: Bob Burrows, Burrows 3 - Illustrator, Shawnee Mission, KS, Class of 1966

1989: David Sallee, College Administrator, Class of 1971

1990: Jon McGrath - McGrath Construction, Oklahoma, Class of 1980

1991: Sharon Hall Huey - Bank Sr. VP - Omaha, NE, Class of 1970. Also a special award to Dan Eberle for solar car work, Class of 1973

1992: Gary Sanny - 1967 AA - Farmer/Owner, Feed Store & More, Anderson

1993: Emery Styron - 1970 AA - Past-Publisher of Newton Co. News. Was very active in Granby community., Lions Club, Old Mining Town Days Steering Committee. Managing editor in Harrisonville, Mo (1993); Publisher of Mt. Pleasant News, Iowa (1998)

1994: Richard (Rick) Davidson - 1968 AA - President of Sunbeam, Neosho. (1997-now president of O’Sullivan Industries, Lamar)

1995: Veda Boyd Jones - 1968 AA - Freelance writer, Joplin. Several books published and children's stories. Has taught creative writing at Crowder. BS, PSU & MS, Univ. of Ark. 1993 Best Juvenile Story and Best Adult Fiction story from Mo. Writers' Guild.

1996: Dennis Rainey - 1968 AA - Executive Director, Family Life, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ. National syndicated radio host, speaker, author. Was president of student body at Crowder, Roughrider Award, J.T. Payne Award, basketball and baseball, PTK. From Ozark, Mo., originally. Now in Little Rock area. Spoke at Promise Keepers rally in Oct. 1995. Author of "Pulling Weeds, Planting Seeds," "The Tribute," "Building your Mate’s Self-Esteem" and others. Graduate of Univ. of Ark. and Dallas Theological Seminary.

1997: Dr. John Baldwin - 1980 AA; BS - Univ. of Ark.; MS, PhD - Mississippi State U in Plant Pathology. Field Development Representative for AGREVO USA Co., Chatham, Illinois. Recently selected for Who’s Who in Science and Engineering. Co. Former Extension agent in Arkansas. Originally from Goodman.

1998: Ramona Kruse Munsell - 1972 AA with Honors. Was Dean of Development, Ft. Scott CC and also president of her own Consultant Company. MA plus graduate work. Now owns Munsell & Associates, a grant-writing and consultant business, serving over 55 colleges around the country. She was Crowder’s consultant and grant writer for its last two Title III grants and served as Title III Coordinator (part-time) during the last four-year grant (1993-1997). It was mainly through her work and expertise that we received over $1.3 million in Title III funds for several major activities on campus. She has established and funds a scholarship fund at Crowder.

1999: Joel Smith - 1985 AA in Pre-engineering. BS and MS in Nuclear Engineering, University of Missouri - Rolla. Acting Director of Weapon Safeguards and Securities, Office of Military Applications, Department of Energy, Washington. Recipient of 1997 Secretary's Award for Excellence.

2000:  Michael Spurgeon, 1984 AA – City Administrator General Manager of Public Utilities, Miami, Oklahoma.

2001: James L. Armstrong, president of Arvest-McDonald County Banks, with a history of success in his career in banking, accounting, and insurance, as well as in community and college service. Both his daughters and wife Faith graduated from Crowder as well. Class of 1966.

2002: Dr. Charles McGinty - successful dentist in Joplin, Mo., various community service activities and college support - Class of 1970

2003: Four Outstanding Alumnus of the Decade Awards were presented to:
1960s Decade: Marna Jo (Pratt) Young, Class of 1966 – Researcher/Librarian/College Teacher/Entrepreneur
1970s Decade: Cliff Wagner, Class of 1976 – Entertainer, Branson, Missouri
1980s Decade: Alma Stipp, Class of 1982 – Elementary School Principal
1990s Decade: Richard Asbill, Class of 1992 – Superintendent of Schools

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Alumni Coordinator: Pam Hudson
E-Mail: phudson@crowder.edu
Telephone: (417) 455-5506