The Graceland Award of Recognition salutes those who have supported Graceland and its programs in an exceptional way. Gretchen Booz has shared the Graceland spirit with all. In 1984, she began a 12-year tenure on the Graceland Board of Trustees where she served as vice chair and chair of the Student Affairs Committee. For decades of enthusiastic commitment, service and affection, Graceland University was proud to present its Award of Recognition to alumna extraordinaire Gretchen Booz.
The Honorary Alumni Award recognizes people who did not attend Graceland but whose record of service and commitment to the university is outstanding. Rob Kuehl has worked hard to establish a relationship between the Graceland sociology and criminal justice programs and the Kansas City Police Department. He has donated his time as a guest lecturer and served as a resource in many ways to Graceland students interested in police work. Graceland welcomed Kuehl with the presentation of the Honorary Alumni Award last fall at homecoming. Elizabeth (Beth) Whittemore has proven her loyalty to Graceland. She has supported the Alumni Programs Office efforts to maintain contact with university graduates by supervising arrangements for dinners in the Phoenix and Denver areas. Over 100 Graceland students have been supported by the endowed scholarship she and her husband maintain. At last fall’s homecoming, Whittemore was welcomed into the Graceland alumni family.
Alumni at least 10 years removed from graduation and still living are eligible for the Distinguished Service Award, but there is more to eligibility and consideration. Recipients must have made an outstanding contribution to community at some level, whether local or international. Dan and Beth Whittemore met and far exceeded those requirements. Dan joined the alumni ranks in 1961, while Beth became an Honorary Alumna at homecoming last fall. They received the Distinguished Service honor together in recognition of their partnership in community service.
Horizons - Winter 2018
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WEDDINGS William F. (Bill) Barlow ’75 and John Davis, Atlanta,...
Horizons - Winter 2018
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Yellowjacket success is widespread, as many of our athletes competed at the national level.
Horizons - Winter 2018
December 17, 2018
Horizons recently used Facebook to learn the scope of the Graceland network. The participation was incredible, and we loved reading so many testimonies of how the Graceland values have spread.
Horizons - Winter 2018
December 17, 2018
In January, theatre major Haley Johnson ’19 placed first out of participants from 315 teams from seven states at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region V Conference in Des Moines, Iowa.
Horizons - Winter 2018
December 17, 2018
This is a celebration. Who wouldn’t be proud of the accomplishments of the Graceland graduates featured here? And what I find even more exciting is that this is only the beginning of what we predict for their future.
Horizons - Winter 2018
December 17, 2018
Graceland’s principles still ignite change in the world — in ways both big and small — by preparing graduates to live rewarding and meaningful lives.
