Archives: Class Notes
Li Xin, MA ’06
Li Xin, MA ’06, is the managing editor for the Wall Street Journal’s Chinese website, effective Feb. 10.
Bianca Rae Goutos, BJ ’11
Bianca Rae Goutos, BJ ’11, has created a foundation in her name that focuses on helping animals in the Palm Springs, Calif., area. The organization sponsors the annual Faith, Hope and Pups Polo Benefit, with monies used for sponsor spay/neuter clinics, organized shelter animal adoption fairs and the like.
Mary Jo (Littlefield) McDonald, BJ ’49
Mary Jo (Littlefield) McDonald, BJ ’49, died Jan. 27, 2014, in Connecticut. During her time at the University of Missouri, McDonald was president of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and danced in the annual Savitar Frolics show where she won the award for best female performer in the 1949 show. Upon graduation, McDonald was asked by … Continued
Ryan Owens, BJ ’09
Ryan Owens, BJ ’09, recently was hired as a senior information specialist for the University of Missouri College of Engineering.
Bradley A. Martin, BJ ’78
Bradley A. Martin, BJ ’78, is in his 28th year as editor of the weekly Hickman County Times in Centerville, Tenn. He has won reporting and writing awards at the local, state, national and international levels, most recently a first place for Editorials in the 2013 University of Tennessee-Tennessee Press Association press contests. Martin is … Continued
Wally Poor, BJ ’57
Wally Poor, BJ ’57, has published a book titled “Faithful.” The book tells the story of six Southern Baptist missionary couples who started their careers together in 1968 in missionary orientation and all retired at the same time in 2001. This includes the Poors 26 years as missionaries in Uruguay and five years as the … Continued
Paula Herbst Melvin, BJ ’72, MA ’78
Paula Herbst Melvin, BJ ’72, MA ’78, is a technical writer for Allied Technology Consulting as a contractor for the U.S. Army in Frederick, Md.
Krista Meany, BJ ’11
Krista Meany, BJ ’11, is a project manager at The Integer Group in Lakewood, Colo.
Rikki Byrd, BJ ’13
Rikki Byrd, BJ ’13, celebrated the release of the sixth issue of s c u l p t Magazine on Jan. 30 during a launch party in Columbia. It was created in 2010 as an online publication as a way to give emerging artists of all genres a platform to promote their crafts. The new … Continued
James Coston, BJ ’10
James Coston, BJ ’10, is a social media specialist at Timmermann Group in St. Louis.