MCPHERSON MUSEUM & ARTS FOUNDATION PRESENTS
The New YOU Lecture Series
A new perspective.
A new challenge.
A new beginning.
A new you.
Seven men and women with diverse backgrounds, outlooks, dreams and challenges. How did these vastly different individuals initiate life-altering permanent changes? Join us as we listen to how each of them engineered dramatic transformations to better their lives, during the months of September through November and January through April.
All lectures will be held on Mondays at 7p.m. at the McPherson Museum. Please call the Museum at 241-8464 with any questions.
Admission is $2; free to Museum members.
Meet the Speakers:
September 20th, 2010, President Hal Hoxie:
Sometimes you just have to jump!
Why would an F-15 fighter pilot walk away from a 27 year flying career and move to McPherson, Kansas?
The answer is intriguing and risky. Come hear why serving as President of Central Christian College is just like flying F-15 fighter planes -- only without the parachute.
Hal Hoxie took office as President of Central Christian College on January 18, 2010. A 1979 graduate of Central Christian College, President Hoxie is a retired Air Force Colonel, most recently serving as the Division Chief, Programs and Legislation, in the Office of Legislative Liaison, stationed at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. During his military career, he had many opportunities for leadership, including serving as Missions Support Group Commander, Homeland Security Division Chief, Assistant Operations Officer at the USAFA, Squadron Commander, Executive Officer to the Air Combat Command Vice Commander, Executive Officer for the Athletic Director at the USAFA, Flight Commander, Flight Examiner, and Instructor Pilot. President Hoxie has earned three master’s degrees: an M.A. in Sports Administration from the University of Northern Colorado, an M.S. in Political Science from the Air Command and Staff College, and an M.S. in Strategic Studies from the Marine Corps University. Since moving to McPherson, President Hoxie has joined the Rotary and has accepted speaking invitations for local organizations. Hal and his wife, Kathy, who is also an alum of Central, have four adult sons and six grandchildren.
October 25, 2010, Keith Swinehart I:
Dad's Bankruptcy was a Great Gift
How a working man with ingenuity turned an idea into a business.
Keith Swinehart went from mail boy at a paint company to president of his own company. Through many revolutions, Keith turned a dream of being his own boss into the realization that in a successful business, the customer is the boss.
November 5th, 2010, Merrily Pierson:
The Road Less Traveled
“What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”: Merrily has been asking herself that question for many years, coming up with myriad answers. Discovering and re-discovering herself, she even awakened a spiritual longing for “home.”
From a medical professional in McPherson to a top realtor in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Merrily Pierson orchestrated change as a lifestyle.
Jan. 17, 2011, Diane Cummings:
It’s a Lifestyle! My Journey Through Weight Loss
Diane lost 127 pounds 14 years ago - - and has kept it off. Learn how and why this former professional baker changed her profile, and her life.
A professional baker for several years at a Swedish bakery in Lindsborg, Diane’s career included producing some bread art that was displayed and sold at Bloomingdale’s.
In 1996 a major surgery forced her to reassess her size - - and lifestyle. She decided to do it for herself. This is where her journey begins.
Diane and her husband, Kenneth, have three grown children and 5 grandchildren. Born in McPherson, she moved away but returned to graduate from McPherson High School. She is now a certified water aerobics instructor at the YMCA. Her life is centered on helping people feel better, mentally and physically by exercising in the water.
Feb. 21, 2011, Shin-Hee Chin:
Fully Alive
Shin-Hee’s journey has been both literal and spiritual, a process taking place over time. Investing in an inner change as well as a cultural one, she shares her life as a Korean American Christian artist, finding a process that enables her to understand and desire God's will for her life.
Shin hee Chin has received various awards for her fiber/mixed media art, along with awards for her teaching and scholarship.
In 2007, she received the Best in Show award in Fiber Focus 2007 by Art St. Louis, Missouri. In 2008, she received an honorable mention in the 9th Quilt Nihon show in Tokyo, Japan. In 2009, she received an honorable mention in the Surface Design Member show, and Merit Award in Needlework Fiber Focus 2009 hosted by Art Saint Louis. In 2008, she was selected as a Distinguished Professor of the Year and received the Hope Scholarship at Tabor College. In 2009 she was selected one of the mentors for the Artist Exchange Program at Salina Art Center. In 2010 she received the Publishers Award in the 10th Quilt Nihon show in Tokyo.
Her artwork has been exhibited across the United States and internationally in numerous individual and group exhibitions, including the Metropolitan Art Museum in Tokyo, Shanghai International Convention Center in China, and Jin Heung Art Hall in Seoul, Korea. In 2002, Maryland PBS's Artworks This Week featured her artwork along with an interview by Nate Howard.
Every summer during the past four years, she has been a resident artist at the Red Barn Studio at Lindsborg, KS and worked on her large scale works there.
Chin received her bachelor's degree in fine arts and a master's degree in fine arts from Hong Ik University in Seoul, Korea and a master's degree in arts from California State University at Long Beach. She is currently Assistant Professor of Art and Design at Tabor College, Hillsboro, Kansas.
March 28, 2011, Vince Carlson:
Free to Change: An Alcoholic's Sobering Story
It started out as a beautiful day. When it ended, lives were changed forever.
Vince Carlson experienced practically every hardship brought on by alcoholism short of his own death. Vince tells his compelling life story of struggles with and captivity by alcoholism, and the experiences necessary for him to arrive at the decision to change his life for the better.
Sober for over ten years, Vince has been telling his story for the past four years to people in treatment at Valley Hope Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center and to DUI classes held quarterly at Colby Community College in hopes of helping others begin to create that course-altering transformation within their own lives before it’s too late.
Vince is married to Gayle and operates Carlson Industries, Inc., a manufacturing company in Atwood, KS. They have six children and two grandchildren.
Apr. 18, 2011, Tyler Whorton:
Here I am - - Send Me
Find out how every discussion in life can be seen as an opportunity.
Tyler Whorton is a Production Supervisor at Hospira, Inc. He lives in McPherson with his wife Darsha, owner of Whole Body Health Massage Therapy, and their two children, Zoey and Roary. After college he worked at Taos Ski Valley as a ski lift operator; it was here that he realized he needed to make something of his life before it made something of him so he joined the Army. Tyler was commissioned through OCS and served in the Army from July 2002 to January 2006 and in the US Army Reserves from February 2007 to July 2010. He deployed to Iraq from November 2003 to October 2004 as an Infantry Platoon Leader and Battalion Mortar Platoon Leader.
Our thanks to Susan Redstone for her help in developing the 2010-2011 lecture series.
The NEW YOU Lecture Series is sponsored by the McPherson Lions Club, which follows the International Lions Club motto of “We Serve.” In addition to the many charitable donations provided locally by the club, the members also provide many services for their community. It is the club’s hope that this series will provide inspiration for its listeners.