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Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Mo. Volume 19, No. 4 May 10, 2014
TheThe DeltaDelta
Gathering
TogetherEvents draw students
Big events at Missouri Valley College at the end of
the 2013-2014 college year drew students for
moments of tribute, celebration, and honors.
Members of the MVC community (above) gath-
ered at the football/soccer field to form in “V” as a
greeting, tribute, and moment for prayer for Ed
Leslie, associate professor of Mathematics, who was
hospitalized for a stroke in mid April. Those who
helped to organize the tribute were Paul and Heather
Troth, Susan Dittmer, and the Rev. Pam Sebastian.
Another event, organized by newly-elected SGA
student leaders Matthew Tramont and Conner Swift
and other History 355 Civil Rights class members
(Cassondra Copeland, Amanda Buhr, James
Withers, and Chelsey Merrigan) in late April, invit-
ed students (below) to gather for fun and respect in
celebrating campus diversity involving majors,
sports, nationality, ethnicity, race, gender, sexual
orientation, region, or other differences. The history
class is taught by Professor Tamara King.
The last big event for the college year, held on May
10, was the 125th Commencement ceremony.
Phillip Fowler (below left) was one of 241 graduates
earning degrees. See Commencement pages 11-12.
2 May 10, 2014OPINIONThe Delta
The Delta
Editors for this edition:
Brent Kalwei and Will Lee
Reporters: Ryan Canfield, Jessica Crabtree,
and Tyrone Ritter
Delta Online Webmaster: Amit Jain
This edition of the Missouri Valley College Delta was pro-
duced with the assistance of the Newspaper class, the Copy
Editing class, and other classes and students.
Faculty Advisers:
David L. Roberts and Harry Carrell
The Delta reserves the right to edit or reject any articles or
other material submitted. Opinions in the Delta do not nec-
essarily reflect the views of MVC or the Delta newspaper.
The Delta website is located at www.mvcdelta.com. The
Facebook page for photos is listed under MVC Delta.
The Delta is published by
Missouri Valley College
500 East College Street
Marshall, MO 65340
(660) 831-4211
Email: [email protected]
The Delta is a publication project of the MVC Mass
Communication Department. It is printed by the
Marshall Democrat-News. It is a member of the
Missouri College Press Association.
Congress shall make no law respecting an estab-
lishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exer-
cise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press; or the right of the people peace-
ably to assemble, and to petition the government
for a redress of grievances.
--First Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution
(The following speech was givenby Brent Kalwei, representing theClass of 2014 at the 125th
Missouri Valley CollegeCommencement ceremony onSaturday, May 10, at Gregg-Mitchell Field. Kalwei was one ofthe student honorees at the ScholarBanquet in April, a MassCommunication major with a con-centration in Print/Journalism, apitcher on the Viking baseballteam, and a co-editor of this edi-tion of the Delta. He also achievedperfect attendance at his classesand sports practices for all fouryears of his college career.)
Speech by Brent Kalwei
I want to welcome and congratulate all of the2014 Viking graduates and the many familiesand friends who are gathered here today to cele-brate this special day with us.
Every single graduate sitting here today has aunique story to tell about how they becameMissouri Valley College Vikings. My storybegan on a cold January day in 2011. That’swhen my dad and I came to MVC for my base-ball tryout with then head coach Bill Browett. Iwas offered a partial scholarship.
At the time I had a few other offers as well,but Valley just felt like the right choice. I knewhere I would be given a chance to earn my roleas a Viking pitcher. Most importantly it wasclose to home and more affordable.
As most of you sitting here today probablyencountered, freshman year was definitely thetoughest. My first semester here I didn’t hardlyknow anybody and I really began to get home-sick being away from my family and friendsback at home.
As it is with most experiences in life, I startedto get more comfortable as time went by. Assemesters passed I began to develop relation-ships and friendships with my teammates,roommates, coaches, teachers, our guidancecounselor Paul Harmon, and even the helpfulpeople in the business offices.
One of the hardest parts of being a collegestudent is actually something that should beeasy. That is deciding what you want to do with
the rest of your life. During myfirst few semesters here, I had noidea what I wanted to major in.
Everything changed when Itook Advanced Techniques ofComposition with Loren Gruberand Introduction to MassCommunication with DavidRoberts. In Gruber’s class I real-ized I had an ability to write at ahigh level. I also found out that Ihad a creative mind that wasinterested in expressing mythoughts by putting words onpaper.
I vividly remember speakingwith David Roberts about myinterest in one day becoming asports writer for the Kansas CityRoyals or Chiefs. With my ability
to write and my expertise in sports, mass com-munication was the right choice. I also enjoyedthe interesting sports conversations with masscomm faculty Ken Kujawa, Harry Carrell, andChaz Maddi.
About a week ago today, I played my finalcollege baseball game. Any of you who playedsports here know it’s a tough feeling when yourcollege career is over. I believe the most impor-tant part of being in athletics is developing rela-tionships with teammates and coaches. I wouldsay my emotions after the final game of the sea-son sum it up perfectly. I shed some tears afterthat game. I think it’s because I realized that it
Senior class representative credits parents, instructors, team as well as perfect attendance for success in achieving degree
Brent Kalwei provides greetings from the senior class and summarizes his
story, which represents the stories of many seniors, about the college years
at MVC. To the far left is Commencement speaker William Ferguson.
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3May 10, 2014 NEWSThe Delta
Cartoon by Christina Bautista
The zombie family considers“The Walking Dead” to betheir favorite TV reality show.
was the last time we would all be united together playing thegame we all know and love
I can truly say I learned a valuable life lesson from all myteammates this year. I’ve never been around a collective groupof individuals who believed in one another more than theydid. It didn’t matter if we were up or down by and bunch ofruns. The atmosphere of our dugout never changed becausewe knew whoever was out there was going to come throughfor us.
We used the word “family” a lot this year when breakingdown huddles. I can honestly say these men are like brothersto me. Whether it be playing baseball, going on long trips, orhanging out with each other around campus, they helped cre-ate a family away from home for me.
I think one of my biggest goals with this speech is to get mymom to cry. Hopefully it touches her heart when I say she, mydad, and my girlfriend Jessika are my biggest heroes and theyhave a greater influence on my life than anyone else. Thesethree people are always there for me. They do things everysingle day of my life that constantly remind me of how muchthey care.
When I need advice, my parents are still the first people Irun to. Anytime I feel like my performance in life isn’t goodenough, my parents always find the positives in each situation.
My girlfriend has become my best friend. She and I onlyview each other in the highest regard and like one another forthe unique individuals that we are. It meant a lot to me whenshe would sometimes make the drive from her home, which isover an hour away, just to come see me at school.
I think one of the best feelings in life is when you have highaspirations for yourself and someone says to you, “I know youcan do it!” That is the kind of belief and support I alwaysreceive from both my parents and my girlfriend. Because ofthat, I have more confidence in my abilities. And let me tellyou, it’s a great feeling! I’m honored to celebrate this day withthem.
All of us here today have something in common. We are alltalented and hard working individuals who have made it to themountain top of our academic careers. But perhaps whatmakes us even more special is what we don’t have in com-mon. Every one of us set different goals for ourselves in col-lege.
My biggest goal was to achieve perfect attendance through-out my college career. I can proudly say I achieved that goal. Iknew going to class and learning a little everyday would giveme the best chance to thrive. Every one of you seniors alsohad your own unique plan to help you excel in the classroomand graduating today is proof that your strategy worked.
We all leave here today ending our voyage as Vikings atMVC. With that being said a new voyage is upon us. Some ofus will leave here and go on to graduate school, most of uswill go on start brilliant careers, get married, and have chil-dren. No matter what you do in life, I can guarantee you thatthere will be struggles and failures along the way. But like myfavorite motivational speaker Jim Valvano once said, “Don’tgive up, don’t ever give up.”
Speech by 2014 graduate125th MVC Commencement
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Results of a survey of student lifestyle
and opinions, conducted by the Delta news-
paper/Voyage magazine in March and
April, have been tallied.
About one-tenth (136 students) of the
MVC student population (1,400 enrollment
at the beginning of the school year) were
surveyed, involving seven classes.
Of the 136 student polled for 51 ques-
tions, 20 were seniors, 31 were juniors, 44
were sophomores, and 41 were freshmen.
For gender numbers, 86 were male and 50
were female. A little more than half of the
students (69) were from Missouri.
A large number (115) said they came to
MVC to play sports, with 123 saying they
attend sports events, but only 57 said they
attended Fine Arts events, with Theater
(42) and Music (31) as the biggest draws.
For politics, 47 students said their views
were the same as their parents, 44 said they
were more liberal, and 38 said they were
more conservative. A large majority (131)
had a friend of a different race and 85 had
a friend who was gay.
Large student majorities believed in God
(126) but didn’t attend church regularly
(95), thought the tuition was too high
(125), supported background checks for
gun ownership (124), used Facebook (123),
would vote for a woman for president
(116), were against American soldiers stay-
ing in Afghanistan (110), and supported a
minimum wage increase (106).
Smaller majority figures showed that
students primarily get their news from the
Internet (89), use Twitter (87), don’t read
books for recreation (85), favored legaliza-
tion of marijuana in Missouri (79), didn’t
think Obamacare had improved healthcare
(77), and favored legalizing same-sex mar-
riage (76).
Of the 136 polled, 57 students said they
had tried marijuana, 50 said they had cheat-
ed on a college test or assignment, and 29
said they owned a gun. Only 7 students
said they smoke cigarettes. For complete
survey, see Delta website this summer.
Survey looks at student life, opinions
4 May 10, 2014NEWSThe Delta
Student creates new iPhone appStory by Brent Kalwei
The “Simbol” application has made
a splash in the iPhone community, as
over 160,000 users have downloaded
it since the app made its appearance
in January.
Amit Jain, a Mathematics senior
and Delta webmaster, created the
application for a need that he had.
When solving equations on a phone
or keyboard there are symbols that
aren't applicable unless you search
for them.
This application has an entire list
of hard to find symbols, which some-
one can click on and use for their
convenience.
Jain said nothing like this had
existed before. He wanted to address
something that few people had or
needed to be approved upon.
Writers, developers and engineers
all emailed him and said this applica-
tion was efficient to their field.
Once the particular idea for this
application came about, it took Jain
three weeks to complete it.
Jain is currently working on two
more applications but doesn't want to
release the identity of them at the
moment.
Prior to developing Simbol, Jain
previously created an application
called "Triangle Solver" that was also
inspired to help his own need. This
application allows users to type in
the degree amounts of particular
sides, and then the missing sides are
solved.
Simbol has found its way to the
mainstream among other top iPhone
applications. It was a top 10 free
application in the United States for
three days. It was also the banner for
the "Productivity" category for
iPhones.
Jain said he has received positive
reviews through emails from users
and friends.
With the invention of these applica-
tions, Jain has received offers from
people to create some for their com-
panies.
"To solve a problem that hasn't
been solved," Jain said. He added
that friends face the same problems,
therefore making this application a
hot commodity.
Jain has also been designing web-
sites since the time he was 14, which
has helped to earn him the position of
webmaster for the award-winning
Delta website at Missouri Valley
College, a website that Jain created
in 2011.
“Simbol” creator Amit Jain.
Story from MVC
Communications
Missouri Valley College
mass communication students
competed at the annual
Student Media Competition
sponsored by the Missouri
Broadcast Educators Associ-
ation (MBEA), bringing home
five awards. Competition sub-
missions include projects com-
pleted during the 2013 spring
and fall semesters.
For KMVC 91.7, Missouri
Valley’s campus radio station,
Ashley Llorens (So., Chicago,
Ill.) won first place in public
service announcements with
her PSA on teen abuse titled
“You Are Better Than This;”
Tyrone Ritter (Sr., Marshall, Mo.)
and Katherine Flores (Sr., Hilmar,
Calif.) finished first in the news show
category with “Today in the Valley;”
Ryan Canfield ( Jr., Marshall, Mo.)
received honorable mention recogni-
tion in audio documentary with his
interview of Becky Plattner; and
James O’Sullivan (Sr., St. Louis,
Mo.) received honorable mention
recognition in audio play-by-play for
his work on MVC’s soccer and vol-
leyball competitions.
For KMVC-TV, MVC’s campus tel-
evision studio, Aki Nagasaka (Sr.,
Chiba, Japan) received honorable
mention recognition in the hard news
story category with her cov-
erage of the Missouri Valley
College Higher Learning
Commission visit.
“I’m extremely proud to
play a small part in the
development and progress
that our broadcast students
are making under the direc-
tion of Ken Kujawa and
Chaz Maddi,” said Harry
Carrell, assistant professor
of Mass Communication.
Missouri Valley College
Mass Communication facul-
ty members preparing stu-
dents for this competition
include Carrell; Maddi,
instructor and director of
KMVC-TV; Kujawa,
adjunct instructor and direc-
tor of the Viking Sports Network; and
Dave Roberts, assistant professor.
The MBEA includes many of the
two- and four-year colleges and uni-
versities in the state of Missouri.
Broadcast students win awards for media work
MBEA award recipients (from left) are MVC stduents Tyrone Ritter, Ashley Llorens, Kathrine
Flores, and James O’Sullivan. Not pictured: Ryan Canfield and Aki Nagasaka.
5May 10, 2014 SPORTSThe Delta
Senior Day forMVC Baseball
Top left: No. 6 shortstop
Josh Felz takes a swing
against Peru State
University on April 26.
Left: No. 8 third base-
man Trevor Duffy is up
at bat.
Left, middle: Senior Day
photo with (back row)
No. 29 relief pitcher
Stefan Weinrich, No. 19
relief pitcher Brent
Kalwei, No. 7 center
fielder Bobby Warchuck,
No. 21 relief pitcher
Reggie Hancock, No. 2
starting pitcher Brady
Nowak, (front) Graduate
Assistant Weston Loftin,
Head Coach John
McEachern, and
Assistant Coach Matt
Dwyer.
Right: No. 11
starting pitcher
Dominique Smith
throws side arm.
Far right: He’s safe
and scores...Bobby
Warchuck slides in
to home plate.
6 May 10, 2014The Delta SPORTS
Story by Chase Burgess
A 16-hour flight and a three-hour train
ride is all that separates Omar al-Refae
from his home in Amman, Jordan.
Refae, a double major in Computer
Information Systems and Health
Information Systems, is a sophomore
who is on the junior varsity basketball
team at Missouri Valley College.
Refae’s love of basketball started when
he was in elementary school. He had a
small hoop in his backyard that he would
practice on.
Refae began playing organized basket-
ball the summer between his fourth and
fifth grade year.
He attended Al Reyada Scientific High
School in Amman, Jordan where he aver-
aged 16 points, five rebounds and three
assists per game.
Refae played for the club team ASU Sports
on the under 15, under 17, and under 19
teams. While playing for ASU Sports, he was
coached by a man from Brooklyn, New York.
“I’ve had coaches from the United Sates,
Greece, and Jordan which have all given me a
perspective as to how basketball is played in
different regions of the world,” said al-Refae.
Refae is a fan of the National Basketball
Association’s Los Angeles Lakers and the
National Collegiate Athletic Association’s
University of North Carolina Tar Heels. To
say al-Refae is a big fan of the Tar Heels
would be an understatement.
“I love Roy Williams. I own and have read
all of his books.” al-Refae said. “The thing
that grabbed me the most was the fact that
Michael Jordan played for them.”
Refae first saw the Tar Heels play back in
2003 when they played the University of
Illinois Fighting Illini on ESPN in Jordan.
Refae plans on attending graduate school at
UNC after he graduates from Valley.
“When I was 14 years old, I called the assis-
tant coaches at UNC. They laughed when they
found out how young I was,” al-Refae said.
Although they didn’t offer him a scholar-
ship, the UNC coaches helped point al-Refae
in the right direction.
“They told me to start looking at smaller
schools, so I found Missouri Valley and I got
in contact with assistant coach Ramone
Powell. A couple phone calls later, I had a
scholarship.”
In his second year in the program, al-Refae
is a leader on the court for the junior varsity
team.
“He’s the most experienced player and he’s
a very vocal leader,” teammate Matthew Frisk
said. Frisk, a freshman from Stover, Mo., is
one of the guards on Valley’s junior varsity.
“If you make a mistake, he’ll come up to you
and explain how to fix the mistake. He’s very
helpful to the freshmen.”
Refae works out two to three hours a day on
his own on top of attending mandatory prac-
tices.
Refae plans on playing professional basket-
ball in Jordan after he receives his master’s
degree from UNC.
Jordan’s professional basketball league, the
Jordanian Basketball League, differs heavily
from the NBA. The JBL has only 10 teams,
limitations on quality of players on each team,
no salary cap, and they use the International
Basketball Federation’s, FIBA, rules.
Each team is allowed to have only four
players who are not from Jordan. These
players are called “imports.” This rule
is in place to help develop the sport of
basketball in Jordan. Each team is also
limited to no more than six players
from a list called the “Elite 30.” This
list details the top 30 players in the
JBL.
“Fundamentally, the two leagues are
the same, however the NBA is much
more athletic,” al-Refae said.
Refae is a leader not only on the
court, but off the court as well. Refae
works as a resident assistant (RA) in an
area where many basketball players live
on campus.
“He doesn’t let his RA job get in the
way of how he treats his teammates on
the court. If a guy on the team gets written up
they understand that he’s just doing his job,”
Frisk said.
“Omar has been an excellent res-life staff
member. No matter who Omar is interacting
with, he treats them fairly and consistently,”
Brett Fuchs, director of Housing and
Residence Life, said.
Being one of only three Muslim students on
campus, al-Refae is no stranger to being the
punch line of stereotypical jokes about people
from the Middle East.
“I’ve never experienced any racism here,
but some people joke too much about it. I
have thick skin, but sometimes it becomes too
much. Overall, people have been very sup-
portive and welcoming.”
It doesn’t matter what country you are from,
what religion you are, or what people assume
about you and your family. What does matter
is how far you will go and how hard you will
work to reach your goals.
Most people would look at a junior varsity
player at an NAIA school such as Valley and
wonder: why would you work so hard?
For al-Refae, the answer is simple.
Basketball is his love, his passion, and hope-
fully his future.
Basketball player: From Middle East to Midwest
On the court for MVC, basketball player Omar al-Refae
(center) also enjoyed the sport in the country of Jordan.
7May 10, 2014 SPORTSThe Delta
Commentary by Brent Kalwei
This is an all-time starting lineup I
compiled that I believe would give
me the best chance to win a baseball
game with the greatest players who
ever played the game of baseball.
Over the summer, I made a list of my
50 greatest baseball players of all-
time through numerous hours of his-
torical research.
I examined more than 75 players I
thought deserved to be on my list by
looking at stats, longevity, and
awards won. For story purposes, I
narrowed my top 50 list to this con-
densed 10-player starting lineup
(which includes a designated hitter
for the pitcher). All player stats listed
in this story come courtesy of base-
ball-reference.com.
I have a few guidelines for my list.
First, each player must have played
professional baseball in the United
States, because I’m not going to
assume any information about a
player I know nothing about. With
that being said, you will see a Negro
League Baseball player on this list.
Although we’ll never know how
good he really was because of no
official MLB stat documentation, I
felt it would be unfair to not make
him and other NLB players a candi-
date for my all-time team as they
were not allowed in the majors.
I also want to note that no players
associated with steroids are on my
list. I believe it is considered cheat-
ing and I don’t want to assume how
their careers would have turned out
without using performance enhanc-
ing drugs.
(Starting Pitcher)
Walter Johnson (1907-1927) 2.17
ERA/3,509 SO/531 CG/110 SHO/1
No-Hitter
It’s hard to argue against Walter
Johnson being the greatest pitcher of
all-time. His 110 shutouts ranks
number one all-time. He is also the
only 3,000 strikeout pitcher with an
earned run average south of 2.86.
“The Big Train” amazingly carried a
2.17 ERA spanning over 5,914 career
innings pitched. Johnson’s 417 wins
is second all-time only behind Cy
Young. There have been some great
pitchers but none with the overall
package to be as good as Walter
Johnson.
(Catcher)
Josh Gibson
Josh Gibson is considered to be not
only the best Negro League player of
all-time but also the best player who
never got a chance
to play in the
Majors. Since
Gibson’s numbers
in the Negro
Leagues are unof-
ficial and, because
of a lack of offi-
cial stat keepers,
his numbers are
not fully known.
Therefore, you
have to go off leg-
endary stories
other players have told about him.
Johnny Bench was another strong
candidate for my starting catcher
role, but Gibson had power matched
by very few. According to Gibson’s
Hall of Fame plaque, it is said he hit
an estimated 800 combined home-
runs during his stint in the Negro
Leagues and numerous other leagues.
This would have made him the all-
time homerun leader in MLB history.
No catcher in MLB history has even
hit 500 homeruns. Unfortunately
Gibson died at the young age of 35
in 1947. Later that year Jackie
Robinson made his Major League
debut, breaking the color barrier.
(First Baseman)
Lou Gehrig (1923-1939) .340
BA/2,721 H/493 HR/1,992 RBI/102
SB
“The Iron Horse” in my opinion is
one of the most underrated players
who has ever played this grand
game. It’s easy to get overshadowed
playing alongside Babe Ruth for
most of your career. The truth was
Gehrig could flat-out play and should
be mentioned with the greatest play-
ers of all-time. Gehrig played in a
then record 2,140 consecutive games.
Along with consistency of playing
every day, Gehrig consistently drove
in runs with a total of 1,992 runs bat-
ted in. He has more grand slams than
anybody with 23 bases clearing
blasts. He bettered 140 runs batted in
eight times in his career and drove in
more than 170 on
three different
occasions.
Unfortunately
Gehrig was diag-
nosed with bone
disease and died
at the young age
of 37, not allow-
ing him to finish
what was already
a legendary
career. Lou
Gehrig is the first
player in baseball history to have his
number retired from the franchise he
played for.
(Second Baseman)
Rogers Hornsby (1915-1937) .358
BA/2,930 H/301 HR/1,584 RBI/135
SB
Rogers Hornsby ranks second all-
time in batting average only behind
Ty Cobb. Hornsby is also the only
player in Major League Baseball his-
tory with both a .350 or higher bat-
ting average and more than 300
career homeruns. When you’re the
only player in a certain club, you’re
among the best. Even more impres-
sive, along with Ted Williams,
Hornsby is the only other player to
win the Triple Crown in batting
twice. I don’t think there is any ques-
tion that Hornsby is the greatest sec-
ond baseman of all-time.
(Third Baseman)
Mike Schmidt (1972-1989) .267
BA/2,234 H/548 HR/1,595 RBI/174
SB/10 GG
Mike Schmidt could flat-out blast
the ball into the seats. “Schmitty” led
the league in homeruns on eight dif-
ferent occasions. To go along with
his towering homeruns, Schmidt
ranks second all-time among third
baseman with 10 Gold Glove
awards. He was also selected MVP
three times during his career. George
Brett was a better contact hitter than
Schmidt and Brooks Robinson was a
better fielder than Schmidt. With that
being said, no third baseman had a
more complete package than Schmidt
did with his combination of both
strength and glove work.
(Shortstop)
Honus Wagner (1897-1917) .328
BA/3,420 H/101 HR/1,733 RBI/723
SB
Honus Wagner combined great
hand-eye coordination with a lot of
speed to become the greatest short-
stop of all-time. Wagner led the
league in batting average eight times
while also leading the league in dou-
bles seven times and steals five
times. Wagner is third all-time in
triples with 252, and seventh all-time
in hits.
(Leftfielder)
Ty Cobb (1905-1928) .367
BA/4,189 H/117 HR/1,938 RBI/897
SB
Ty Cobb ranks first all-time in
career batting average and second in
career hits. Cobb was a member of
the first Hall of Fame class in 1936
along with players such as Babe
Ruth, Walter Johnson and Christy
Mathewson, to name a few. Cobb
received more Hall of Fame votes
than any of the other players among
that stout list of players on the ballot.
It is understandable that he would
earn such honors when you consider
Brent Kalwei’s all-time Major League Baseball team
Brent Kalwei, who pitches for the
MVC Vikings team, knows baseball.
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8 May 10, 2014SPORTSThe Delta
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that he has won more batting titles
than anyone in the history of the
game with 12. Cobb also hit over
.300, an astounding 23 times in a 24-
year career.
(Centerfielder)
Willie Mays (1951-1973) .302
BA/3,283 H/660 HR/1,903 RBI/338
SB/12 GG
If you were looking for the defini-
tion of a five-tool player, Willie
Mays would fit that description per-
fectly. “The Say Hey Kid” could do
it all. He hit for contact, hit for
power, ran, threw and fielded all at a
high level. To prove it, Mays is one
of only four players in MLB history
with 500 homeruns and 3,000 hits.
Add 12 Gold Gloves to his name and
you have a legendary all-around
baseball player. Mays’ Gold Gloves
total ties him with Roberto Clemente
as the most ever won by an outfield-
er. Combining his awards with mag-
nificent highlight films of him, I
think he’s a great choice to guide my
centerfield.
(Rightfielder)
Babe Ruth (1914-1935) .342
BA/2,873 H/714 HR/2,220 RBI/123
SB
“The Great Bambino” is the great-
est power hitter to ever play the
game of baseball. He is first all-time
among players who never used
steroids in at bats per homerun. He
also ranks first all-time in slugging
with a mark of .690. Not to mention
the baseballs weren’t as good back in
his playing days. That’s not why I
selected him number one though.
Ruth not only could hit for power but
also for contact with a .342 career
batting average and second best on
base percentage at .474. With the
combination of power and contact, I
believe Babe Ruth was one the best
overall hitters this game has ever
seen.
(Designated Hitter)
Ted Williams (1939-1960) .344
BA/2,654 H/521 HR/1,839 RBI/24
SB
Winning the Triple Crown in bat-
ting is extremely difficult once in a
career. Imagine someone winning it
twice. That’s exactly what Ted
Williams did in 1942 and 1947. This
made “The Splendid Splinter” only
the second player to do so. To this
day, Williams and Rogers Hornsby
are the only players to accomplish
such feat. Ted Williams was the best
pure hitter this game has ever seen.
Nobody had a better plate approach
or knowledge for hitting than the
“Teddy Ballgame.” Williams ranks
first all-time in on-base percentage
with a staggering mark of .482. He is
often brought up in ties to his .406
batting average in 1941. No one has
reached the .400 batting average
plateau in a single season since he
had done it. Williams could have had
even better numbers had it not been
for his three years in military service.
With only 24 stolen bases, I assume
Williams wasn’t the fastest baseball
player out there. Therefore, I would
use him as a designated hitter instead
of putting him in the outfield where
he may not be able to track balls
down as well as the others.
More about Brent’s best choices for baseball dream-team
Story by Will Lee
There are nine months in aschool year, 16 weeks in a semes-ter, each class period costs $64,and one freshman did not miss oneclass.
Nate Martin is an ElementaryEducation major from Jackson,Mo.
When I first met Nate back inearly August for cross countrycamp, he told me he wasn’t goingto miss a single class this year. Itold him to try for the semester,but a whole year is rather unheardof.
Nate runs cross country andtrack for MVC and, with theexception of excused absences forraces, he completed his freshmanyear without missing a singleclass.
To add to his schedule, he worksat the Valley Child Lab Center forwork study.
“I’m paying too much money to
skip class, and, besides, if I don’tgo, then I might fail,” he said.
Nate has been successful in boththe classroom and on the track.
He finished as the number eightguy on the cross country team anda month later ran a half marathonin 1:13:38 to qualify for the NAIAOutdoor National Championshipsin Gulf Shores, Alabama.
“Running is an important part ofmy life and it’s paying for myschool, but education is every-thing,” Martin said.
As the school year went by Irealized how dedicated this guy is.
Going to college is tough, but tonot miss a single class is a feat initself.
“I came to college to get an edu-cation and I’m taking full advanceof what MVC has to offer,”Martin said.
Nate has been an example forhow important education is andone’s key to success is to simplygo to class.
Freshman proves what might seem impossible
MVC runners and teammates Nate Martin and Will Lee.
Entrepreneur uses Maastricht program
to tell students about accounting careersStory by Brent Kalwei
Missouri Valley College invited
eight successful entrepreneurs to
speak at the eighth annual event of
the Maastricht Institute of
Entrepreneurship in late April.
Cheryl Edington, certified public
accountant of Baer and Edington,
spoke about her path to the business
world in front of a packed R. Wilson
Brown audience.
Edington said her interest in the
field developed when she took two
accounting classes in high school.
Over time her interest in math urged
her to seek a career in the accounting
business.
Edington graduated from Milligan
College (Tennessee) in 1985 before
passing the CPA exam which allowed
her to become a staff accountant.
She then worked her way up to
manager which eventually led to her
current partnership. Edington began
her accounting career working in
Massachusetts where she produced
monthly financial statements.
Working with and developing good
relationships with clients is one of
her favorite parts of her job.
You can say technology is an
accountant's best friend. Edington
said the addition of Ultra Tax soft-
ware makes accounting faster and
easier. Now instead of having to
write everything down, it's all right
there on your computer.
Baer and Edington merged with
another firm and it didn't work out as
well as she planned. She said every-
one wanted to go in their own sepa-
rate direction.
Baer and Edington eventually
merged with another firm. This time
it worked out successfully.
They all had the same common
goal. They set up two separate loca-
tions and operated with the same
software.
"It's like we are operating as one
firm," Edington said.
Edington's biggest advice to
aspired students looking for an
accounting career is to have experi-
ence.
She said internships are a must in
order to get your foot in the door.
"Work hard at any position you
have because you never know where
it will lead," Edington said.
Being prepared to work in the
accounting field is crucial.
Edington said she hired three
interns last year. They worked one
tax season and quit because they
thought it was too hectic.
Along with helping clients, Baer
and Edington are very active in the
community. They sponsor a run/walk
event for Rainbow House.
Edington also said she will be
working with students as part of the
Junior Achievers program.
Edington said giving back to the
community is very rewarding for her.
Cheryl Edington, certified public
accountant of Baer and Edington,
twas one of the Maastricht Institute
speakers. (Photo by Brent Kalwei)
NEWSThe Delta 9May 10, 2014
Honorees at the Valley Women Hall of Fame Tea on May 2 were Pam
Reeder, Hall of Fame Outstanding Woman inductee; Emily Adams,
Outstanding Senior Woman; and Sabrina Bartley, Valley Women’s
Scholarship recipient. (Photo by D. Roberts)
Library director, students honored at Valley Women Hall of Fame Tea
MVC Murrell Library Director Pam Reeder was inducted into the Valley
Women Hall of Fame on May 2 in the Formal Lounge.
Also honored at the annual event were students Emily Adams, named
Outstanding Senior Woman, and Sabrina Bartley, a junior who received the
organization’s scholarship award.
Reeder spoke about her years of work at the college library, the library
staff, and moments pertaining to family and friends. She was accompanied
to the event by her husband, Tim, and her family, including children and
grandchildren.
Adams is the granddaughter of Katherine Adams, chair of the
Math/Science Division and associate professor of Mathematics.
Others who participated at the event included Valley Women Organization
President Heather Sappington, Sharon Hoeflicker, Sandy Machholz, Marsha
Lashley, and Tamara King. Many previous inductees were also in atten-
dance. Photos of the event are posted at the MVC Delta Facebook page.
May 10, 2014The Delta NEWS10
Story by Will Lee
Nancy Allison has always enjoyedhelping people, which made herfall in love with selling insurance.
Allison was a guest speaker on April 28 atthe eighth annual Maastricht Institute ofEntrepreneurship. Allison was an only child and raised todo her best to accomplish goals in what-ever field she is in. Her mother was aseamstress and father loved to work oncars, traits she picked up on. From ayoung age, Allison knew she wanted to bea fashion designer. She said, “I wantedeveryone to wear my clothes all over theworld.”She graduated from high school asemester early to get a head start on col-lege, but in the 1970s students couldn’tjust start school in the middle of the year,Allison had get special permission. Shestarted in the spring at Stephens College,an all-female school, to study fashiondesign and marketing. College isn’t cheap,which lead Allison to find a job to helppay. She landed a job at MFA Insurancein the claims department. Immediately, she fell in love with thechallenge of insurance. After a few monthof working for MFA, she almost went tolaw school, but decided to stay in heroriginal field. “I kept getting promoted
and realized insurance is what I need todo in life,” she said. From claims, shemoved on to training.For 14 years, Allison traveled aroundand helped agents build agencies. Shesaid, “I love training other to help buildcareers.” From training, she moved tomarketing. “Move through as many pro-grams in your field as possible.” Allisonspent 32 years in the corporate side ofinsurance but wasn’t happy, so she decid-ed to take a job at a smaller firm, ShelterInsurance, and build her own business. Building your own business is not easy.Allison had to choose how to advertiseand not break the budget. Allison startedout having onead a month inthe ColumbiaTribune butslowly built to abigger market.“I asked myself,How to makemyself a house-hold name?Networking isthe answer,” shesaid. Instead ofbusiness cardsAllison took adifferentapproach. She
made magnets. “I figured if I made mag-nets every time someone goes to thefridge they would see my name and whenthe time came for insurance, I would betheir first call,” she said. Ten years ago, no one in Columbia
knew who Nancy Allison was, but becauseshe marketed and made her name abrand, her company has quadrupled intwo years. Eight years later her company’snet worth went from $180,000 to $1.5million. Allison has not only made a name forherself in Columbia, but on the nationallevel as well. She was inducted into theHall of Fame for Shelter Agents and
named the EastMissouri Agentof the Year atthe Conferencein 2011 andagain in 2012,a feat that isunheard of.She said, “Thework we do asagents is sorewarding,when tragedystrikes, we’rethe first onesthere to rebuildyour house.”
Nancy Allison recieves a gift from PresidentHumphrey for speaking at the 2014 MIE.
Fashion Designer-Turned Insurance AgentGives Advice on How to Market Own Name
This was the first full year that the Delta posted photos in
albums on its Facebook page for MVC Delta. What were the
photo albums that garnered the most views or “hits” by peo-
ple wanting to see the photos?
1). Scenes of the MVC Spring Choral Show, April 2014 --
2,379 “people saw this post” or views.
2). Senior Day at the Baseball Game, April 2014 -- 1,770. .
3). MVC Viking Men’s Soccer Game, Nov. 2013 -- 1,352.
4). MVC Stampede Rodeo, Sept. 2013 -- 1,302.
5). MVC Men’s Wrestling Matches on Senior Day, Feb.
2014 -- 836 “people saw this post” or views.
6). Viking Football Game Against CMU, Oct. 2013 -- 787.
7). Viking Men’s Volleyball Game, Feb. 2014 -- 757.
8). Viking Lacrosse Game, Group 2, April 2014 -- 675.
9). Viking Football Play-Off Game, First Photo Group,
Nov. 2013 -- 653.
10). MVC Vikings Defeat Benedictine (Football), First
Photo Group, Nov. 2013 -- 622.
Other popular albums: “Good Doctor” play, second group,
in March 2014 (591 views), students celebrate diversity in
April 2014 (489), “Good Doctor” play, first group (461), and
Homecoming football game, second group, Oct. 2013 (431).
Biggest ‘hits’listed fromDelta pageon Facebook
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Delta on Facebook)
The Delta 11May 10, 2014
First time for sweepstakes award
Delta wins variety of awards at state contestMissouri Valley College
students working for theDelta newspaper capturedawards in many categories ofthe Missouri College MediaAssociation (MCMA) com-petition at a convention inKirksville over the weekend.
With a number of MVCstudents winning more thanone award and counting stu-dents who were part of staffprojects for Zoom photo-journalism magazine and aCopy Editing edition, 31 cer-tificates of awards for indi-vidual work can now beadded to the previous sixyears of Delta awards from the MCMA, totaling105 awards.
Because of the points achieved from the numberof earned certificates this year, the Delta won sec-ond-place in the Sweepstakes Award in its division,a first-time honor.
The Delta continued its streak of annual awardsfor the Delta website and the Zoom photojournal-ism magazine.
For individual honors, the following studentswere awarded for Delta work:
First-place awards went to Chase Burgess for asports column about his grandfather who is life-long Cardinals fan; Will Lee in sports writing for astory about the arrival of lacrosse as a college sport,and Gabriel Costa Gomes dos Santos in news pho-tography for a photo of a car crashing through thefront window of a Marshall store.
Second-place awards went to Christina Bautistafor an entertainment cartoon about a moment in popculture, Chase Burgess in feature writing for a storyabout an ambidextrous pitcher, Amit Jain for thewebsite homepage, Brent Kalwei for a sports col-umn about football quarterbacks, Ashley Llorensfor the design of a feature page about three studentmusicians, the Zoom photojournalism magazine
staff (Cassondra Copeland, Brent Kalwei, AkiNagasaka, and Kassie Peters) for special supple-ment, and a Sweepstakes Award for the Delta.
Third-place awards were given to Kathrine Floresfor news photography for a photo of a flash-mobduring Convocation, Brent Kalwei for editorialwriting for a commentary about paying student-ath-letes, Aki Nagasaka for feature photography for aphoto of a biology professor displaying a spider inan insect collection, and Felix Alvarado andChristina Bautista for a sports page which featuredtheir two stories about wrestling.
Honorable mention awards went to ChristinaBautista for a political cartoon about a collegesmoking ban and for an entertainment cartoonabout zombies, Jessica Crabtree in news writing fora story about e-books at the library, Devon Wade incolumn-writing for a commentary about his great-grandmother, Phillip Fowler for in-depth newsreporting for a story about resident assistants,Ashley Llorens in feature writing for a story aboutstudent musicians, Tyrone Ritter and Lucas Guilfoilfor a sports page which featured their football sto-ries, and the staff of Copy Editing Special Edition(Brent Kalwei, Ebone Brown, Chase Burgess,James O’Sullivan, and Jessica Gates) for specialsupplement.
At the convention, the students attended numer-ous seminar sessions on media topics ranging fromnews reporting to social media.
The guest speaker for the awards banquet wasNate Becker, an editor at the Wall Street Journalwho is an alum of Truman State University wherethe convention was held.
The MVC students also dined at a Mongolianrestaurant and attended “Dances The Night Away,”a performance of dances, such as jazz, hip-hop, bal-let, and other styles, by Truman State Universitystudents in the Society of Dance Arts.
David L. Roberts, adviser for the Delta, said hewas proud of the Delta students and their honorsfrom MCMA.
Roberts said he was pleased to be able to end histime as the Delta adviser, starting in the fall semes-ter, on a happy, satisfying note, in sharing the expe-rience of the MCMA trip with a great group of stu-dents and seeing their work recognized withawards.
Roberts was joined on the trip by RalitsaGospodinova, MVC Student Success counselor,and graduate student Devon Wade, both MassCommunication alums and former Delta editorswho also traveled with him on the first trip to anMCMA convention in 2009.
Traveling to the MCMA convention in Kirksville were (from left) Devon Wade, Amit Jain, Brent Kalwei, Chase Burgess,
Kathrine Flores, Jessica Crabtree, Ashley Llorens, Christina Bautista, and Ralitsa Gospodinova. (Photo by David L. Roberts)
NEWS
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truthBecause I’m happy.
Clap along if you know what happiness is to youBecause I’m happy.
--Lyrics from the song “Happy,” sung by Pharrell Williams
Be sure to check out the MVC Delta page onFacebook for Commencement photos soon andother photos throughout the summer. Also,articles will be added to the Delta website
throughout the summer at www.mvcdelta.com.
May 10, 2014The Delta12 NEWS
Faculty, Staff, and Board of Trustees Recognition Banquet,
May 9:
John McCallum Excellence in Teaching Award: Michelle
Reinke, assistant professor of Biology.
President’s Staff Excellence Award: Brett Fuchs, director of
Housing and Residence Life.
Staff Viking Award: Jessica Green of the Admissions Office.
Crawford/Brown Professional Development Scholarship:
Jennifer Eimers, assistant professor of English.
Faculty promotions: Professor Emeitus--Gerald Acay;
Associate Professor--Linda Gordon, Harold Hynick, Beverly
Katz, David Roberts, and Peter Warnock.
Years of Service: 35 years--John Gault; 25 years--Susan
Dittmer, Mike Machholz, and Johnny Norris; 15 years--Steve
Clause; 10 years--Cindy Adams, John Simpson, Dessie
Stafford, Tom Taylor, Heather Troth; 5 years--Daniel Allen,
Garry Anders, April DeGraff, Tonya Eddy, Christi Hicks,
Beverly Katz, Jay Rozema, Richard Stark, Martin Vanderboon,
and Peter Warnock.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Pinning Ceremony,
Ekilson-Mabee Theater, May 10: Graduates--Tara Bartel,
Elizabeth Boateng, Jennifer Burnette, Kelly Cary, Kristian
Foster, Tayler Frederiksen, Nicole Graff, Landon Hartline,
Sonia Henriquez, Kelsey Hieb, Mary Holt, Virginia
Hutcherson, Breann Kinworthy, Jennifer Land, Michael
Perkins, Camerin Rehmer, Beatriz Villatoro, Sheena White,
Angela Woods.
125th MVC Commencement, Gregg-Mitchell Field, May
10:
Commencement Speaker: William Ferguson, Class of 1971.
Charles L. Bacon Distinguished Service Awards: Nuwelta
Jean-Baptiste, Finance, of Freeport, Bahamas; and Chase
Burgess, Public Relations, of Lamar, Mo.
Greetings from Senior Class: Brent Kalwei, Mass
Communication, of Kansas City, Mo.
Honorary Degrees: Gary Ford, Class of 1973, and William
Ferguson, Class of 1971.
Other participants: MVC President Bonnie Humphrey,
Sharon Weiser, Gary Ford, George Brown, Marsha Lashley,
Heather Troth, John Gault, Diana Malan, the Rev. Pam
Sebastian, Nuwelta Jean-Baptiste, and Brett Clause.
Master’s degree graduate: Megan Forrer, Community
Counseling, of Marshall.
Degree (master’s, bachelor’s, and associate’s degrees) gradu-
ates: 241 graduates.
Presidential Scholars: Kelly Cary, Sonia Henriquez, Mary
Holt, Brittany Jones, Sabrina Moussier, Nadia Quainoo, Tarrah
Sweet, Michell Twist, Sandra Wallace, Sashary White, Sara
Jane Willis, and Taylor Witcher.
MVC Scholars: Lorin Blackburn, Brooke Boulware, Kalen
Brady, Garion Brown, Chase Burgess, Ana Calito, Brett
Clause, Chandra Crawford, Kathrine Flores, Juan Gimenez,
Andrew Huhman, Nuwelta Jean-Baptiste, Cortney Jolliff,
Brent Kalwei, Jennifer Lutz, Edith Mends, Torey Miller,
Bryanna Rex, Velimir Stefanovic, Tarrah Sweet, Erlene Tweet,
Michell Twist, Emily Vesser, Josh Wells, Sashary White, and
Sheena White.
Lindenwood University Graduate Program
Commencement at MVC, Ekilson-Mabee Theater, May 12:
Master’s degree in Education Administration--Jordan Dickson,
Matt Dwyer, Travis Ewart, J’Shon Johnson, Jacqueline Kragel,
Lauren Thacher, Ashley Thomas, and Devon Wade; Education
Specialist degree--Julie Hieronymus and Meghan Tichenor.
Recognition and Events Speakerrecallslegendaryrelative
Many people are
familiar with the name
shared by the 125th
Commencement
speaker William
Ferguson, who spoke
to the 241 graduating
seniors and other
members of the MVC
community on May
10.
Ferguson, a trial
court judge and an
MVC alum from the
Class of 1971, talked
about his great-uncle,
William “Pop”
Ferguson, a legendary
figure in MVC histo-
ry. Ferguson’s great-
uncle was born in
1875, graduated from
MVC in 1897, taught
at the college in 1914,
returning again in
MVC 2014 soon-to-be graduates gather for a class photo before the 125th Commencement ceremony in the afternoon. (Photograph by David L. Roberts)
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NEWSThe Delta 13May 10, 2014
1924, and then stayed to enjoy
the college into his 90s. Pop’s
famous “thumbs up” sign has
been passed to the generations
of Vikings. “Pop never gave
up,” Judge Ferguson told the
Class of 2014.
The Commencement speaker
said, “Pop, my parents, my sib-
lings, my teachers, my friends
and, most importantly, my wife”
were there for guidance and
support. Ferguson said that his
father followed Pop into the
teaching tradition and his sister,
Sally, also graduated from
Valley. To the graduating sen-
iors, Ferguson said, “You are
surrounded today by those who
love you the most.”
Ferguson said, “Follow your
dreams.” He said the college
degree can never be taken away.
“You selected Valley. It selected
you. By virtue of having walked
on this campus, it can only be
love ultimately that perpetuates
a place like Valley.” He told stu-
dents to “keep the faith and
maintain a strong heart.”
More aboutCommencement speech(Continued from previous page)
In sight of the Commencement ceremony is the college’s new Malcolm
Student Center building with construction to be completed this summer.
GRADUATION MOMENTS...Top, from left:
Becky Plattner of Grand Pass; Alen Rahman
of Kansas City; and Cecilee Kidd of
California. Below, from left: James O’Sullivan
of St. Louis; Alberto Linan Gomez, Miguel
Jimenez Sanchez, and Juan Gimenez, all from
Spain; and Nicholas Pula of California.