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April,
2008
A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR
Dear Alumni,
It is a wonderful time of year when God had blessed us with beautiful days of Spring and new developments in our
lives. As the school year is coming to an end, graduation is rapidly approaching for our seniors; a feeling all of you have experienced. Excitement is
in the air and anticipation for their future endeavors. We have dedicated a majority of this newsletter to highlighting graduation events and
festivities. We pray that our graduates are making fond memories of GCU. We invite you to be involved in the graduation festivities and relive this
special time in your life.
The calendar for this year is:
May 3: Jobing.Com Arena
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Alumni Luncheon @ Toyota Club
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Commencement Ceremony
More
Information
Blessings,
Madeline LoConti Winney
Director, Alumni Relations
602.639.6310
http://www.gcualumni.com/
Graduation '08 |
Graduation Alumni Luncheon
With the graduating Class of 2008, we have joyful cause for celebration as our students represent
our history, while the Commencement Ceremony itself will open a new chapter in our life as a University. Without your participation, our
celebration will not be complete. We are excited about our future and want you to be with us on this important day.
To show our appreciation for your support, a special room will be available at 12:00 noon for all
alumni to gather together over horsd’oeuvres and refreshments. (Please be sure to ask the GCU graduation event staff to direct you to the
Toyota Club, and look for accompanying signage.) In addition, we have reserved special seating during the ceremony for the Alumni.
Please R.S.V.P. directly to Madeline Winney, Director of Alumni Relations, at mwinney@gcu.edu or
602.639.6310. For additional information, please visit http://graduation.gcu.edu.
Graduation Commencement
The Alumni Association would like to extend an invitation to our 2008 Commencement Ceremony.
Please join us as we celebrate – together!
Commencement Service - Our main graduation exercises will be:
Saturday, May 3, 2008
2:00 p.m.
Jobing.Com Arena
9400 W. Maryland Ave
Glendale, AZ 85303
Doors will open at 12:00 p.m. and the Service begins at 2:00 p.m.
For more information please
visit: Graduation
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Alumnus, Jonathan Beaty, graduated in 2006 with a Business Degree in Accounting. He attended GCU four years and created many great memories and close friends. He played on the men’s golf team
during his time at GCU and some of his favorite memories include his teammates and traveling to different cities and playing at a variety of golf
courses. Jon lived in Bright Angel dorm his freshman year and loved it. Whether it was water balloon fights in the halls or playing pranks on one
another, they were always finding something to stay entertained.
He met his wife Jenny Galon through a golf teammate at GCU. Their first kiss happened on the GCU
campus. They were married on May 5, 2007 at the Tucson Country Club. He is currently a Personal Markets Insurance Agent with Liberty Mutual. He has
partnered with GCU Alumni Relations to offer special discounts on auto and home insurance to all alumni.
These are the wonderful memories that Alumni students will take with them for the duration of
their life. We would love to hear other GCU memories. If you have a story you would like to share, please write to mbeem@gcu.edu.
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Alumni Chamber of Commerce Breakfast
April's meeting was a success. Speakers, Carry and Brandon Moore from Chosenlist.com presented excellent advice on
growing an online market. To learn more about their offerings, please visit http://www.chosenlist.com/.
May's event, Summer of Success - Open Forum, will provide an opportunity for all members to
discuss their business.
Save the date for May 15th: Summer of Success - Open Forum
Alumni Volunteers for Prospective Students
We have had several requests from prospective students to speak to alumni in various parts of the
country. If you would be willing to talk to a future student please contact us.
Volunteering indicates that we will be able to contact you on
the occasional occurrence when requested by a prospect to discuss your overall GCU and academic experiences.
Please contact Melanie at mbeem@gcu.edu or call
602.639.6415
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Ken Blanchard's The One Minute Entrepreneur Book Tour
Ken
Blanchard's The One Minute Entrepreneur Book Signing
Learn the secrets of world class leadership and entrepreneurial spirit by attending a
special speaking engagement on May 2nd at Ethington Theatre, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. with Ken Blanchard as he discusses his latest book, The One
Minute Entrepreneur™. Known as a prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, few people have impacted
the day-to-day management of people and companies more than Ken Blanchard.
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear one of the
most insightful and powerful people in business today! Be one of the first 200 people to R.S.V.P. and receive a free copy of his latest book,
The One Minute Entrepreneur™. Space is limited, R.S.V.P. today at www.ceelearning.com.
Alumni $cholarship Opportunitie$
For more information or online applications regarding GCU Alumni Scholarships,
please visit: http://www.gcualumni.com/scholarships.php or call 800-800-9776
and ask for the Alumni Association.
Support Future Antelopes
The Alumni Association is excited to announce that Online giving is now a reality on our website!
The donations given are used to support the tuition for next generation Alumni. If you would like to contribute to our scholarship fund,
please click for Online giving.
Open Season
Have you been wanting to hunt down a fellow Antelope? Visit our website to find former
friends. http://www.gcualumni.com/index.php
Do you want to be found by a former classmate? Visit our website and update your information. http://www.gcualumni.com/network.php
Antelope Athletics
Senior Tennis Player Earns National Kudos
Sheila Johnson has brought a new face to GCU tennis. While the 60-year old Johnson
is close to 40 years the senior of many of her teammates the Antelopes senior is making her opponents look old and tired with a 7-4 record in singles
and 6-4 mark this season.
The Peoria retiree played three years of college tennis at Arizona State University from 1963-65 before concentrating on
her career as a math teacher, and to raising a family.
Upon retiring, Johnson took up the game again, taking lessons from Greg Prudhomme, the pro
at Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale.
When Prudhomme was hired to coach GCU’s women’s tennis team prior to the season he figured
his days of instructing Johnson were over. But what started as a joke, with Johnson suggesting she’d have to play at GCU to keep getting
lessons, quickly turned into reality.
The new coach inherited a GCU team without any returning players or much time to recruit a new roster. The
thought of bringing in Johnson, who still had one year of eligibility remaining, quickly grew in appeal.
By signing up for 12 credit hours at GCU
Johnson was eligible to play. Through the season’s first couple months she’s 7-4 in singles play and 6-4 in doubles.
Her efforts
have caught the attention of a number of national online publications such as tennisweekly.com and si.com, both of which have done pieces featuring
the oldest know current college athlete in the NCAA ranks. Locally she has been featured in the Arizona Republic, the Daily News-Sun and the
Glendale/Peoria Today while also being profiled on local TV station KPNX (Ch. 12).
For updates and information on GCU Athletics, visit their website: http://athletics.gcu.edu/
Alumni Heroes
Do you know Alumni who have served or are currently serving our country. We would like to honor
them in a future Alumni Legends issue. If they are currently serving in Iraq, the Alumni Association is coordinating thank you care packages to send
them. We look forward to hearing about our Veterans.
Please contact Melanie Beem at mbeem@gcu.edu
or 602.639.6415
Herd on
Campus
Stay up to date with
the happenings on campus and current Antelopes. Read the campus newspaper: Herd on
Campus
Verse of the Month
Hebrews 11:1
“Faith means being sure of the thing we hope for and knowing that something is real even if we do not
see it.”
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Alumni Benefits
The Alumni Association has been working hard and cultivating great
relationships with other businesses to bring the Alumni community great savings. For information on how these companies
can benefit you, please contact your Alumni Association and they will connect you with an Alumni representative. Mention you are a GCU Alumni
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Grand Canyon University | Alumni Association
3300 West Camelback Road | Phoenix, Arizona 85017
www.gcualumni.com | 602.639.6311 | 1.800.800.9776 ext. 6311
Melanie Beem | mbeem@gcu.edu | 602.639.6415
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