Bethel hosts Kansas Section meeting of math association

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The Awards Committee of the Bethel College Alumni Association has named Duane Goossen of Topeka, as the winner of the 2008 Outstanding Alumnus Award.

Goossen, a Republican, is current Kansas Secretary of Administration and State Budget Director in the administration of Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

Clay Toews of Burrton is a new junior member of the American Angus Association.

The Kansas Farm Bureau “Century Farm” program will recognize family farms whose current owner/operator is related to the owner/operator of the farm in 1908 or before.

The Awards Committee of the Bethel College Alumni Association has named Claudia A. Limbert, Columbus, Miss., formerly of Newton, as the winner of the 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award

Sister Rosemary Sieg will be honored for her 50 years in Catholic education

As part of the entertainment for the Mother’s Day Luncheon at Dyck Arboretum of the Plains on Saturday, Larry Williams, chairman of the board of Halstead Bank, will tell stories about “mom and pop” restaurants he visited during a cross-country trip along U.S. Highway 50.