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June 2010 Delta Nu eReview
June 2010 Delta Nu e-Review
Welcome to summer! Here is the latest and greatest from Delta Nu – the June 2010 edition of the Delta Nu eReview!
We’re coming off yet another successful Delta Nu Memorial Scramble – our 15th consecutive. It’s amazing how it has grown since 1996 when we played a 2-man scramble with 17 participants. The full recap of the event is included in this edition of the Delta Nu eReview. Additionally, you will be able to read about the plans for this year’s Homecoming celebration, the new Frater Search feature on the website, the kickoff of the TKE House Capital Improvements fundraising campaign, the latest on the Alumni Association and membership, information about a July 24th work weekend, as well as the profile for Frater Steve Brightwell, 775.
We hope your summer is going well so far and you’re enjoying time with family and friends. Happy reading, and remember, check out www.nwtke.com for the most up-to-date news and information about Delta Nu.
2010 Delta Nu Memorial Scramble Summary – Michael Reiff, 1120, mwreiff@charter.net
15 years down and many more to go! This year’s tournament, the 15th consecutive, went off with a hitch and we are getting lucky with the weather – no issues except heat and humidity and wind to be had since the beginning. Thanks again to all 93 golfers that made the trip to Maryville for this year’s tournament. This was the biggest field to date with two more golfers than last year. Over the 15-year-history, 193 different players have participated.
Congratulations to the team of Mark Gerling 1044, Todd Fordyce 1091, Fred Gude 1140, and Mike Wynne 1059, who were the winning team with a 16-under-par 56. We all hope you’re back next year to defend your title. The full list of results and pin prize winners can be found at the end of this summary.
Memorials Mulligans and Tee Box Markers
Through the sale of Memorial (Team) Mulligans, $1,020 was raised and we were able to place Memorial Fund Bricks on the Dick Wiles Teke for Life Donations Wall for Jay Schug 321, Dick Wiles 365, and Richard Larsen 642. We also added to the funds of Wayne Cherry 1014, Chris Sams 870, Steve Healey 912, Ryan Tesdell 1178, Bill Bolyard 609, Cyril Dougherty 14, William Hunt 25, Scott Eckard 449 and Paul Jones 1152.
Memorial Tee Box Markers debuted this year to further memorialize those Fraters that have passed on to the Chapter Eternal. The first four markers were for Fraters that had golfed in the tournament; they were for Lee King 296, Pete Greve 580, Ryan Tesdell 1178 and Kurt Gentry 1280.
Prior to the start of this year’s tournament, a marker was sponsored by Mark Rinker for Chris Sams 870. Chris’ marker will appear on a hole at next year’s event. Memorial Tee Box Markers can be sponsored for a $100 donation. For more information, please contact Brent Steffens at mrbrentsteffens@yahoo.com.
The event ended with dinner, awards and a presentation on the state of the chapter by Alumni Board of Advisors President Mark Witthar 853 and Delta Nu Alumni Association Director Brad Shelton 651. The event raised over $1,400 for the general fund of the Delta Nu Alumni Association.
Thank you also to all of the volunteers and others that helped make the tournament possible. Thank you to Scott Albright 1087 for the great logo, Kevin Malick 1143 for taking care of the shirts and helping plan the tournament (and my ride down), Chris Holder 1362 for your help at check-in, David Peterson 903 for your help at set up, and Dan Canchola 873 and Ryan Jackson 1547 for taking all of the pictures. Pictures will be posted to the 2010 Golf Gallery on the Delta Nu website at http://www.nwtke.com/image.
Special thanks also to Coach Mel Tjeerdsma, Steve Sutton at the Northwest Alumni Office, Carson Riedel from Carson’s Sports Grille, Steve Brightwell 775 and Jeff Borchardt Xi-Eta 146 for their pin prize donations to the tournament. Also thanks to Robert Taflinger from TKE Headquarters for spending the day with us.
Finally, thank you to Brent Steffens for helping plan and run the tournament and for the great work on the Tee Box Markers.
We hope you plan to make it next year. Once the announcement is made in early 2011, please be sure to get your reservation in early as spots will be sure to fill up quickly again.
Your humble tournament organizers,
Results
56; -16: Mark Gerling 1044, Todd Fordyce 1091, Fred Gude 1140, Mike Wynne 1059
57; -15: Chad Gamblin 1341, Brent Steffens 1384, Carson Riedel 200937, Open
59; -13: Scott Keilbey 666, Kevin Kemmerer 648, Mike Eichenberg 689, Tom Wood 722
59; -13: Craig Poldberg 761, Ronald Ratkey 783, John Moore 697, James Moore 780
60; -12: David Teeter 901, Bill Adams 905, Anthony Dorrel 920, Steve Moss 927
61; -11: Michael Reiff 1120, Kevin Malick 1143, Patrick Halsted 1163, Todd Kraaz 1127
62; -10: Jason Washam 1320, Nathan Welch 1386, Ricky Boedeker 1390, Nick Brummel 1420
64; -8: Logan Noecker 1132, Lonnie Sauter 1077, Jerry Young 1187, Michael Hagedorn 1209
64; -8: Steven Brightwell 775, Scott Ooton 810, Jeff Borchardt 419146, Alan Nicholas 759
64; -8: Tad Trecker 739, Ron Beaver 858, Bob Noren 910, Kenneth Yeager 826
65; -7: Bruce Barlow 533, Darwin Rold 549, James Waters 557, John Newberry 568
66; -6: Jason McClintock 1113, Scott Dorman 1067, Jason Ayers 1110, JT Sloan 1065
68; -4: Mark Witthar 853, Darren Evans 850, Jon Grider 839, Jon Cundiff 805
68; -4: Dana Dill 1421, Jeffrey Zeller 1397, Dustin Rhodes 1374, Craig James 1392
69; -3: Jerrad Popp 1144, Doug Reis 1074, Travis Ellis 1087, Open
70; -2: Jeffrey Taylor 784, Gregory Kizzier 757, Timothy Golden 787, Kenneth Carmichael
71; -1: Todd Sexton 1518, Mark Rinker 895, Kenneth Hamilton 1436, Chris Fuller 1538
72; 0: Tracy Bottoms 1174, Geoffrey Neill 1342, Brandon Juon 1379, Open
72; 0: Patrick Trahan 1207, John Schaad 1211, Derek Owen 1231, Erik Drake 1306
73; +1: Bradley Shelton 651, Lee Greve 646, Richard Reetz 650, Mark Cherry 725
73; +1: Kevin Smith 932, Douglas Schieber 931, David Kizzier 939, Brent Goerlitz 951
73; +1: Brandon Meseberg 1514, Ethan Merrigan 1523, Josh Grandquist 1540, Nate Retzlaff 1539
74; +2: William Reiff 320, Douglas Johnson 295, James Hawkins 294, Brownnie Polley 298
76; +4: Joseph Saubers 930, Edward Moscato 886, Bernard Batliner 847, Bryce Strohbehn 843
Pin Prizes
Hole 4 – Longest Drive in the Fairway – Kevin Malick
Hole 5 – Closest to the Pin – Chad Gamblin
Hole 7 – Longest Putt – Chad Gamblin
Hole 8 – Closest to the Pin – Michael Reiff
Hole 10 – Longest Drive – Dusty Rhodes
Hole 11 – Closest to the Pin – Chad Gamblin
Hole 14 – Closest 2nd Shot to the Green – Josh Grandquist
Hole 15 – Closest to the Pin – Carson Riedel
Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Craig Poldberg
Homecoming Announcement – Tad Trecker, 739; trekwith@yahoo.com; http://www.nwtke.com/content/2010-homecoming
Homecoming Chair Tad Trecker has released the final 2010 Northwest Homecoming event schedule. If we have a valid email on file for you, then you received a flyer via email a few days ago. To recap the schedule and information:
Friday, October 29th
· OPEN HOUSE at TKE House: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
o Complimentary soft drinks and snacks provided.
Saturday, October 30th
· TAILGATE at TKE House (pay event): 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
· RICHARD “DICK” WILES BELL DEDICATION CEREMONY: 11:30 a.m. to noon
· JEFFREY BORCHARDT KEYNOTE SPEAKER: noon to 12:15
o President and CEO of Kansas City Board of Trade
· BEARCATS VS. FORT HAYS STATE TIGERS: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
· POST GAME PARTY at TKE House (pay event): After the game.
TKE House address: 555 West 9th Street, Maryville, MO 64468
Notes
· Tailgate and Post Game are pay events. Price includes all-you-can-eat food and soft drinks. All pricing information is included on the flyer. You must pre-register and pay by September 30th to get these prices. Prices will be higher the day of event if you are not pre-registered.
· You are welcome to bring your own food and beverages and still attend the events.
· Beer will be available for purchase or you may bring your own. Must be 21 to purchase.
Make your hotel reservations early. Here are Maryville hotels/phone numbers.
· Comfort Inn (660) 562-2002
· Holiday Express Hotel & Suites (660) 562-9949
· America’s Best Inns & Suites (660) 562-3111
· Super 8 Hotel (660) 582-8088
If you need another copy of the registration form, please contact Tad Trecker at trekwith@yahoo.com or 262-510-5893.
Active Chapter Prytanis Report - Kenneth Hamilton, 1436, S255507@nwmissouri.edu
A big thank you from all the actives of TKE Delta Nu for your continued support and participation in the fraternity! It was pleasure to speak with everyone at the golf tournament and at Scott Kielby's house. Watching the fraters sign the scroll brought back memories of my pledgeship in 2004. It was a very touching experience and
I am looking forward to meeting more of you during Homecoming!
Alumni Board of Advisors Update
President’s Report – Mark Witthar, 853, mwitthar@ford.com
We continue to make great progress as an alumni association. We just concluded our 15th annual Delta Nu Memorial Scramble Golf Tournament and we had an outstanding turn out. The following night, Frater Scott Keilbey 666, opened his home to a large group of Delta Nu alumni. That evening three Fraters signed the scroll that did not sign many years ago when they pledged. Additionally, we had the sister of a deceased Frater sign the scroll. What an emotional moment! This typifies the strong bond that is Delta Nu.
The active chapter continues to make improvements on the house property and plans are being made for a strong rush this fall. Additionally the active chapter is a strong candidate for yet another Top Teke Award!
The point of this is simple, we are doing great because we have involved and interested alumni! As I have done each time I write a note to you I ask that you consider a $50 annual donation to the alumni association or get three years for only $105. We use this money to help re-connect alumni - we do not use it to pay for repairs at the house.
Please take a moment and send a check to:
Chris Holder
12480 South Greenwood St.
Olathe, KS 66062
Treasurer’s Report – Chris Holder, 1362
Alunni Association Fund* 8,620.45
Capital Improvements Fund* 11,962.14
Dick Wiles Sp Fund 350.00
Savings Emergency Fund 4,228.36
Balance $25,160.95
*This balance includes the proceeds from the 2010 golf tournament.
Alumni Association Update – Brad Shelton, 651, brad.shelton@nwtke.com
With the success of the golf outing and the gathering in Kansas City, 14 new members joined the DNAA and four more pledged to join. This brings the number of dues-paying members to more than 85 and ranks us as one of the largest TKE Alumni Chapters in the country!!!
The Membership committee continues to gather steam and is more than half way to our goal of 150 members in the DNAA by Christmas, 2010. Every member of the Fall 1974 pledge class has joined the Alumni Association. The classes with the next highest percentage of membership are 1982 Spring, 1974 Spring, 1970 Fall, 1973 Fall, 1972 Spring, 1975 Spring.
The new Delta Nu database contains more than 717 valid emails, 1,258 valid addresses and 237 missing out of a total of 1,572 Fraters. The plan is to load that complete database into the Frater Finder and make that available on the Web site behind the secure log on in early July. Look for more information on how to access this web portal shortly.
Please check out the missing Fraters page and look over the Chapter Eternal page when you have a minute. If you are interested in becoming a member of the DNAA, contact me at brad.shelton@nwtke.com
This month’s Alumni profile – Dr. Steve Brightwell, D.D.S, 775
DATE UPDATED: 5/24/10
NAME: Steven L. Brightwell SCROLL #:775
CURRENT ADDRESS: 14615 South Bond St. Olathe, KS 66062
BIRTHDATE: 6/21/59 BIRTHPLACE: Kansas City, KS
YEAR PLEDGED: 1978 YEAR GRADUATED: 1981
ADDITONAL EDUCATION:
· DDS Degree UMKC School of Dentistry, 1985
· General Practice Residency Kansas City VA Med Center, 1986
CURRENT OCCUPATION: General Dentistry
CAREER SUMMARY: After completed my General Practice Residency in 1986 I split my time between private practice in Prairie Village KS and teaching at UMKC Dental School. Within a few years I phased out of teaching, and devoted my attention to fulltime private practice. I have been at the same location providing general dental services to the NE Johnson County area for the past 24 years. My web address is www.brightwelldentistry.com
FAMILY BIOGRAPHY: Married Aug 21, 1982 to the former Kim Kramer (1982 NWMSU grad & Alpha Sigma Alpha) Two children, Matthew (DOB 9/3/86) & Erin (DOB 5/29/89). Kim retired from DST in 2007 and joined my staff as the Office Manager working approximately four days a month. Matt is currently employed with Outback Steakhouse bartending. Erin is finishing her 1st year of Nursing school at KU Med. Fun things we enjoy doing are visiting the National Parks & gambling in Las Vegas.
SPECIAL INTERESTS: I enjoy hunting and fishing, so besides chasing whitetail, turkey & pheasant around the midwest, I try to plan a nice hunting/fishing trip each year to some far off exotic place. We’ve been to Canada, Colorado and even South Africa for everything from Black Bear, Elk & African plains game. Throw in a few fishing excursions for Ocean Striper, Northern Pike, Walleye, Rainbow Trout and that just about sums it up.
HONORS OR RECOGNITION: It has always been an honor serving as TKE President 1980-81. I also was a member of Cardinal Key, Blue Key, Tri-Beta Biology Fraternity, and Student Senate. I graduated 2nd in my class at UMKC School of Dentistry for which I am forever grateful to those science professors that pushed me so hard in undergraduate school at NWMSU.
TKE House Capital Improvements fund – Steve Moss, 927; semoss@mchsi.com
Many thanks to those Fraters who joined us at the TKE house on June 4th for the golf tournament, at which we also kicked off the 2010 TKE House Capital Improvement Campaign. We have a nice start on our campaign, but have a ways to go to meet our goal for this year. To those Fraters that have already made a contribution or pledge for some of the upcoming improvement projects for the house, “Thank you” for your support.
With the late start to our efforts this year, the 2010 fundraising goal for the house is $15,000. Starting in 2011 and going forward, the annual goal for capital improvements will be $20,000. To date, we are 20% toward our 2010 goal, having received $2,980. These funds have come from six Fraters as well as from the memorial mulligans sold at the golf tournament. The plan for the fund, as approved by the Board, is to make 75% of what is contributed available for immediate improvement projects and the hold the remaining 25% in a long-term account for future projects.
What are we going to do with the money you might ask? We have three plans for funds that are currently available. First, the kitchen area will be renovated to include a "meeting" area with tables, chairs, and storage for ritual equipment and chapter test files. This project will provide the chapter executive board with a meeting space as well as a study area for groups or pledge class training sessions. Second, we plan to purchase some basic kitchen supplies for use at events such as homecoming, smokers, parent’s day, graduation, etc. Finally, we will be upgrading the public restrooms to add storage for cleaning supplies as well as install a utility sink.
The next project to tackle is replacing the railing above the chapter room with an appropriate, durable alternative. Plans are under review for this project, but we need the funding to start this project, so if you are able to do so, please send in your contribution.
All contributions are recognized on the "Richard W. Wiles Teke for Life Donor Wall" at the house. Please help with what you can. If we all make regular contributions to this fund, large or small, we WILL make a BIG difference. Be sure to look for a more complete "Capital Improvement" update via e-mail and on www.nwtke.com in the near future. As supporting the TKE House Capital Improvement Fund will ensure the sustainability and viability of TKE at Northwest Missouri State University for future members and alumni for years to come, please consider supporting this fund.
Make Checks Payable to:
Delta Nu Alumni Association (please put “TKE House Capital Improvements Fund” in the Memo line)
Please mail your check to:
TKE House Capital Improvement Fund
C/O Chris Holder, Treasurer
12480 South Greenwood St.
Olathe, KS 66062
Social Committee - Ron Beaver, 858, rb64089@gmail.com
Please visit the 2010 Social Events Calendar and committee member contact info on the web at www.bit.ly/TKEsocial_calender. Should you have any ideas for a future event or wish to help please contact anyone on the social committee. The Social Committee is chaired by Ron Beaver. Ron’s email is rb64089@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
NWMSU at UNO football game – September 18th, Omaha
2010 Northwest Missouri State Homecoming – October 29th and 30th, Maryville
2010 NWMSU v. Pittsburg State Fall Classic – November 13th, Arrowhead Stadium, K.C.
Website
Please be sure to continually visit the alumni and chapter website, www.nwtke.com, for the latest news and information, as well as updated history and Frater information. A significant number of updates will start being posted, including the 2010 Peter J. Greve Scholarship recipient, the 2010 Golf Tournament Summary, 2010 Homecoming plans, as well as updated Alumni Association rosters and Delta Nu history. Also, as Frater Brad Shelton mentioned, please register on the site and check out the Frater Locator, located on the Alumni page of the site. You must be logged in to use this cool new feature. For help and instruction how to register, please visit http://www.nwtke.com/content/website-registration to view the instruction document.
Composites and Delta Nu Reviews!!!
We want to compile a digital library of all Composites and Delta Nu Reviews. If you can spare yours for a bit, please contact Dan Canchola at dcanchola@kc.rr.com or Michael Reiff at mwreiff@charter.net. If you have a scanner, scan yours and email them to Frater Canchola or Frater Reiff.
Pre-fall Work Weekend
Several actives and alumni will be gathering at the TKE House July 24th and 25th to paint some rooms and complete some other maintenance items. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Brad Shelton at brad.shelton@nwtke.com.
