It's Friday... Get Your Purple On!
Anders CPAs + Advisors hosted a Purple Pride visit on Oct. 7. Pictured from l. to. r.: Alissa Fuhrmann, director of major and planned giving; Kailey Anderson ’20; Justin Sweeney ’19; Cole Foster ’19; Jordan Reichert ’20, MBA ’21; Lindsay (Lott) Suelmann ’05; Adam Prest ’05; Rob Berger ’01; Gretchen (Ulferts) Best ’09; Jenna (Morris) Cassity ’15 and Brandi Brown-Harris M.A. ’10, director of alumni relations.
KEB hosted a Purple Pride visit on Nov. 5. Pictured from l. to. r.: Brandi Brown-Harris M.A. ’10; Deidra (Thomas) Doerr ’07; Gina (Rickhoff) Reeves ’99; Maleah (Grothaus) Russell ’16; Thorsten Przychocki ’19 and Patricia “Trish” Donovan ’14.
Alumni and Development staff members paid a Purple Pride visit to Belle Valley School District 119 in Belleville, Ill., on Oct. 1. Pictured from l. to r.: Brandi Brown-Harris M.A. ’10; Lori (Junker) Zeiter ’86, M.A.Ed. ’11; Sarah (Mernick) Williams ’02 and Lana Kunz ’11.
From l. to. r., back row: Brandon Musso ’02, M.A.Ed. ’12; Sonia Arnold ’03, M.A.Ed. ’06; Marla (Schulte) Fisher ’16, M.A.T. ’20; Rebecca Brombolich; Amber Kohnz M.A.Ed. ’13; Jennifer (Zurliene) Flanagan ’03, M.A.Ed. ’21; graduate student Olivia Ford and Keri (Dix) Voelker ’06, M.A.Ed. ’13. Front row: Brandi Brown-Harris M.A. ’10; Kim Howard ’20; Christine Kaiping M.A.Ed. ’14; China Rongey ’17 and Carly Maul ’17.
Many alumni employed at Collinsville High School in Collinsville, Ill., sported their
Bearcat pride on #PurpleFriday, Sept. 24, 2021. Pictured from l. to. r., back row:
James White M.A.Ed.
’08; Kyle Gordon ’98, M.A.Ed. ’08; Brett White M.A.Ed. ’09; Mike Nichols ’08; Clayton Smith ’00, M.A.Ed. ’10; Branden Henson ’17; Daniel Toberman M.A.Ed. ’08; Julie (Brown)
Hazzard M.A.Ed. ’14; Mark Terveer ’89 and Lisa (LaFrank) Bossetto M.A.Ed. ’08. Front row: Brandi Brown-Harris M.A.’10; Melissa (Schneebeli) Biebel ’11; BethAnn (Swartz)
Schneider ’13; Kristin Westphal M.A.Ed. ’09; Janet Munzert M.A.Ed. ’21; Lauren Iler ’12 and Suzzane (Phillips) Hamilton ’72.
Several McKendree alumni participated in a Purple Friday faculty/staff homecoming edition on Oct. 22. Pictured from l. to. r., Back Row: Karyn Wilson ’19; Lisa Wolf ’04; Dr. Melissa (Robinson) Meeker ’93, M.A.Ed. ’06; Jessica Hopkins, MBA ’20; Lindsay Winkeler ’16, M.A.Ed. ’18; Tina (Napper) Tebbe ’08; Matt Seniour, M.A.Ed. ’22; Dr. Jennifer (Lerch) Miller ’04, M.A.Ed. ’07; and Beth Allan ’01. Front Row: Holly (Weathers) Sallee ’13, MBA ’18; Julia (Surdyke) Hunt ’16; Debbie (Miller) Houk ’91; Jennifer Funk, M.A.Ed. ’14; Lori Kuper ’20; Dr. Mary McKee ’14, M.A.Ed. ’17; Whitney (Pankey) Strang ’05; Jennifer (Harris) Pickerell ’99; Dr. Sara (Trask) Frank ’05; Brandi Brown-Harris, M.A. ’10; Scott Billhartz ’85; Liz Crabtree, MBA ’20 and President Daniel C. Dobbins ’81.
