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March, 2008

A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR

Dear Alumni,

We are so grateful to have an active and dedicated Grand Canyon University alumni community. Your unity was surely expressed in the positive responses we received regarding the launching of our newsletter. Your voice is key to us understanding your needs and views. We look forward to growing our connections with you, your family, and friends. We are in the midst of creating fun family BBQs, volunteer days and other activities on campus to reunite you with your alma mater. It is your involvement and participation that strengthens the GCU community.

Please keep sending us your thoughts, ideas and the happenings in your life. We enjoy hearing where God has taken you since you were at GCU and we are eager to share your stories with fellow Alumni. Our university will never reach its full potential unless our alumni are involved.

Blessings,

Madeline LoConti Winney
Director, Alumni Relations
602.639.6310
www.gcualumni.com

Memories from the Past

Thomas Ogilvie Jr., graduated from GCU in May of ’06 with his BS in Music Education. He is currently teaching band at Woodard Junior High School in Yuma, AZ. His fiance, Bethany Nordstrom, graduated in May of '06 with BS in Elementary Education. Bethany is currently teaching in Morocco, and Thomas is considering the opportunity to move to teach in the near future as well.

In September of 2007, he was blessed with recognition of being crowned the winner of Yuma Idol and received a one song recording demo! He is a very talented individual and his music career is starting to flourish.

Thomas immensely enjoyed being on campus at GCU and getting involved. His favorite memories from GCU were generated from performing in the plays, musicals, singing in the choir and band concerts. In 2005 his involvement on campus was revealed when he had the honor of being crowned “Mr. GCU.” While Thomas was listing many of his favorite memories, he included, “…and of course, GCU is where I met the love of my life.”

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.

Alumni Chamber of Commerce Breakfast

The GCU Alumni Chamber of Commerce is expanding with every monthly meeting. March’s meeting features GCU Alumna Vickie Isaac (’01), Director, Edge Media. She will be discussing market research and advertising budget. This will be an informative and enriching presentation that will provoke any business to think before they advertise. We invite all Alumni and their friends to share in the meeting.

When: Thursday, March 20 from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Where: McKinley Alumni Hall at Grand Canyon University
What: Before You Spend a Dime on Advertising…There are a Few Things You Should Know. View Invitation

View January’s Event: Maximizing Your Marketing Resources

View February’s Event: Networking for Success

Save the date for April 20th: Grow Your Online Market.

GCU’s Career Services is excited to announce its partnership with Monster Trak

Full-time job opportunities for our graduates and students.
Directions:
1. To access MonsterTrak, go to my.gcu.edu and click on “Student Services.”
2. Click on “Career Services” and follow the “Student Employment” link to the MonsterTrak log-in console.
3. Your one-time login password is “lopestrak.”
4. Create your own profile and personal password.
5. You can upload your resume for employers to view, create search agents to automate your job search and have jobs e-mailed to you, and check out MonsterTRAK’s extensive job search resources.

Baby 'Lopes

The Baby ‘Lope pictured above is Jaelyn Dorothy Chandonnet was born on January 28th and weighed 7lbs 6 ounces. Her parents, March Chandonnet (‘03) and Jody Milne (‘05) met on campus in 2002 while playing for the GCU Golf teams. Marc has contributed greatly to GCU as his roles in the Athletic Department are: Associate Director of Athletic Development, the Head Women’s Golf Coach and the Associate Head Men’s Golf Coach. We want to thank Marc for all of his contributions to GCU and congratulate the Chandonnet family on their newest addition, a future Lady Antelope!

To order a Baby 'Lope bib please email mbeem@gcu.edu.

In Memory Of...

William (Bill) G. Trow
June 29, 1921 – February 22, 2008
(Pictured Above Left)
Bill Trow was a lifelong member of Grand Canyon University’s family. His relationship with GCU began nearly 60 years ago as one of the University’s first financial contributors. He also was a member of one of Grand Canyon Colleges’ first graduating classes. Bill was born in Curlew, Iowa and moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1952. He attended Northwestern College in Minneapolis, Minnesota and received a Bachelor’s degree from Grand Canyon University (’57) and a Master’s degree from Arizona State University. He taught at Granada Elementary School for over 25 years. He pastored churches in Minnesota, Kansas, Utah and Arizona. He loved to travel and spent many summers seeing family, friends and the country he loved. Bill was a lifetime member of the Maricopa Lapidary Society as well as a member of the Mineralogical Society of Arizona. For many years he coordinated the mineralogical displays at the Arizona State Fair. In Bill’s honor, the Trow family is establishing the William G. Trow Memorial Scholarship for students at GCU. To contribute to the scholarship or for more information, please contact Madeline Winney, Director of Alumni Relations. Checks may be payable to the GCU Alumni Association.

Trow Family Members and GCU Alumni:
Mary Ellen - Wife
Faith (Trow) Weese – Daughter (’91)
Gale Trow – Son (’75)

Rev. Raymond (Ray) Lea Magruder, Jr.
August 4, 1931 – January 11, 2008
(Pictured Above Middle)
Mr. Magruder attended Campbellsville College, Kentucky for two years, and then came to Arizona in 1954 to attend Grand Canyon (College) University. His education was delayed four years while he served in the U.S. Navy. In 1959 he returned to GCU to complete his B.A. After completing the B.A. in 1961 he attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY (1969). He pastured churches in Kentucky, Arizona, and Nevada. He also taught public school in Kentucky and Arizona. After retirement he engaged in mission work in England, Germany, Belgium, New Zealand, and Hawaii. He was awarded the honorary commission of Kentucky Colonel. He served as Chaplain for the Boulder City, Nevada, Police Department and the Civil Air Patrol in Tucson, Arizona. His memorial service was held at Hillside Baptist Church, Phoenix and burial was in the National Memorial Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona.

Magruder Family Members and GCU Alumni:
Marriana (Phillips) Magruder (’60) wife of 51 years
Melanie R. (Magruder) Freeman (’81) daughter
Andrea B. (Magruder) Williams (’85) daughter

Charles Francis Youngker
June 7, 1920 – January 7, 2008
(Pictured Above Right)
Charles Youngker was born in Phoenix, Arizona and moved to Iowa soon after his mother passed in 1928. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from Cornell College of Iowa located in Mount Vernon. In 1942 he returned to Arizona and began a career in agriculture. One of Charles’ greatest thrills was the intricate process of developing raw dessert land into productive farmland. For six decades he farmed in Buckeye, Rainbow Valley and Arlington, Arizona and many people feel that he is synonymous with the cotton industry. Giving back to the community was very important to Charles and was portrayed through the donation of the Steven Youngker Tennis Center on the campus at Grand Canyon (College) University. This complex was named in honor of his son.

Youngker Family Members:
Virginia Youngker – Wife
Chuck Youngker – Son
Susan (Youngker) Truax - Daughter

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

For updates and information on GCU Athletics, visit their website: http://athletics.gcu.edu/index2.php

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

Verse of the Month

Romans 15:5-6
“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Featured Benefit Partner of the Month:

Kova Capital LLC

Grand Canyon University is proud to introduce our new partnership with Kova Capital L.L.C. John A. Kovalik III is the owner/broker for Kova Capital L.L.C. (mortgage specialists) and a MBA graduate in Business Administration from G.C.U. in 2000. Additionally, he is a licensed real estate agent doing business through J & L Exclusive Properties. If you have any questions regarding home mortgages or real estate matters, please call John at the office number 602-678-5600 or on his cell phone 602-413-5276 and let him know you are or have been associated with G.C.U. He will provide you with special programs for G.C.U. faculty, students and alumni that cannot be matched by other competitors and will make a donation of $150.00 to a G.C.U. scholarship fund of G.C.U.’s choice for any related G.C.U. transaction. John guarantees you will not be disappointed and would appreciate you working with him and other members of the G.C.U. alumni business community. Supporting your G.C.U. alumni business partners is another way to show your support for Grand Canyon University and helps to provide valuable monetary assistance for our scholarship funds.

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 to receive special Association rates.

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