The Golden Roll Call is now in its final editing phase according to our editor, Bob Altman. Volunteering to assist Bob in editing the final product are: Gerry Gram, Bill Gram, Kay Kolito,Posie neidgh (Mary Curry), Jim Buresh, Roger Mills, Jim Harding, Don Nixon and Tom Jackson. You should expect to receive your copy some time in late September. It will be one impressive book.

We received word that our classmate, Jack Manning, passed away, August 15, 2010. For those who were at the reunion you were aware that Jack had started chemo for throat cancer. He had assured us that he was on the road to recovery. Unfortunately his hopes did not materialize. Here are the details:

Jack Manning, 67, of Cody died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, at Billings Clinic in Billings. Mass of Christian Burial took place on Wednesday, Aug. 18, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, with interment in Riverside Cemetery

Many of you will recall that at our 50th reunion we conducted a survey much like the survey that was included in our 1960 Roll Call. Two of the questions asked related to our favorite male and female actors. In 1960 they were Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak. Who do you think won in 2010?Send us your answers.

Julia Roberts
Meryl Streep
Sandra Bullock
Kim Novak
Brad Pitt
Clint Easywood
George Clooney
Harrison Ford


The winners were :Sandra Bullock and Clint Eastwood.

Here is a link to some interesting statistics comparing Culver in 1960 to Culver in 2010.

Copy and paste this address into your browser to view an interesting article that appeared on CNBC's website on August 2nd:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/38520637

We had 72 registrants tying the all time record for attendance by a reunion class. Additionally, three registered and paid but were unable to attend due to last minute illness.Here is the list of those in attendance:



Registered but unable to attend were: Pat McMahon, Howard Mayne and Steve Sontheimer.

July 16, 2010 -Ingrid has made great progress in the last week. No more walker as her balance returns and her vocabulary has been restored dramatically as her brain rewires itself. She also ventured into Nevada City for the first time since 6/8 to see Rex in his martial arts school. It all went toward restoring Ingrid's confidence. She is proud of each recovery step, as she should be.



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Dear friends, Ingrid, Michael and Rex were struck by a drunk driver. Mike and Rex are fine and Ingrid will be after a serious recovery period. She is in a very good trauma Center in Roseville CA. She is not able to speak on the phone but she does recognize Mike. She loves her friends and family and will need us all in the coming weeks and months. More after I get there ...... John

Keep John and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Burr Cain called and informed us that he had been involved in a severe fall at Midway Airport in Chicago while flying in to a relative's wedding anniversary party. It appears he slipped and fractured his hip and elbow and is now in rehabilitation at St. Joseph's hospital in Chicago. He indicates that it may be another couple of weeks before he is released. Get well soon Burr!

As many of you know Jim Harding and Bob Glaze issued a crew challenge to the class of 2010 that took place over reunion weekend. The good news is that they completed the mile long course without any injuries or heart attacks. The not so good news was that the girls team beat their time by three minutes. The varsity... forget about it. The classmates who answered the crew challenge were:

We are pleased to announce that Culver earned the entire $50 million in matching funds for the Culver endowment! This would have been a remarkable accomplishment during a strong financial climate. The fact that you responded to this challenge during a major economic downturn is a testament to your generosity and passion and the commitment of the entire Culver "family" to these Academies. We thank you and salute you!
The momentum created by the Batten Leadership Challenge will greatly help Culver during the remaining months of the By Example Campaign, which will conclude on June 30, 2010 (the end of the school's 2009-2010 fiscal year). With the infusion of endowment funds generated by this 14-month-long "campaign within a campaign," Culver is finally in a position to afford its existing programs without drawing too heavily from the school's endowment. It is reassuring to have Culver in a solid financial position, finally.
We hope to carry this momentum forward through the remaining five months in the By Example Campaign. It is important that we end the campaign on a strong note, so if you have not done so, we hope you will consider making a gift to the 2009-2010 Annual Fund. We will continue to accept gifts to the By Example Campaign through June 30, 2010, including pledges and bequest intentions that would not have qualified for the Batten Leadership Challenge. In five months we want to be able to say that because of your efforts, Culver has met all of the objectives of the By Example Campaign

Henry Weaks announced to members of the steering committee and unit Whip's on our monthly conference call that the class of 1960 has met two of its three goals for class giving. Our overall giving goal since our last reunion for both the annual fund and the capital campaign was slightly above $1.7 million. We have actually reached a little over $2 million. We had anticipated receiving about $900,000 in capital gifts but instead have actually received $1.2 million from our classmates. Our annual fund goal for the current fiscal year is $500,000 and we are currently at $209,000. As you can see many of you directed your funds to the capital campaign and that is great. If you haven't donated to date or wish to make an additonal donation please consider a gift to the annual fund. Currently we have a little over 50% of our classmates making donations and we hope to acheive 60%.

Jim Godshall has created a new web page of personal pictures that classmates have submitted. The most recent pages are from Bill Woodward, Bill Walaitis, Posie Neidigh(aka Mary Curry) and Tom Sullivan To see the page click on the link "Scrapbook" at the top of the page and then click on "Class Personal Photos"at the bottom of the ensuing page. Then click on the classmates name and you have arrived. If you would like to participate contact Jim Godshall at godshallj@comcast.net.

Shelby is a sophomore residing in Tower dormitory. She is involved in Student Admissions Organization, Roll Call, Cooking Club and Paintball Club. Hockey is her real passion but she also recently finished her first year of cheerleading. She hopes to play softball or lacrosse in the spring.

She has always been an honor student and is presently enrolled in Honors Chemistry and Honors Pre-Calculus along with Humanities 10: Global Perspectives, Acting I, CGA Orientation and Information Literacy I. In addition, Shelby has been involved in numerous community service projects including the Special Olympics.

Shelby recently wrote:
"This experience means the world to me. Culver gives me the chance to meet so many different, unique and diverse people-not to mention the opportunity to try different things, whether its sports or theatre. ...This school is a pathway that leads to many future opportunities... The campus is breathtaking, and the staff and students are so warm and welcoming."

Once again the recipient of our class scholarship has been provided with an amazing opportunity thanks to the generosity of so many of our classsmates.

Jim Buresh-Tom Mortell-Steve Clark-Don Kohla-Pat McMahon-Jim Harding-Tom Jackson-John Russell-Colonel Kemp Moore