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CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2020! Pam & Carlos Vargas
of
OUR AMAZING BOARD DIRECTORS
As first-generation college graduates
ourselves, we are proud and honored
to serve as co-chairs for this year’s
Cap & Gown Ball. We know how much
it means to the students and their Keith Brooks \ Big League Impact
families when that first child attends Susan Buse \ Community Volunteer
and graduates from college.
Doreen Carmichael \ Maritz CX
We are privileged to have 19 College Chuck Carpenter, Chair \ Central Bank of St. Louis
Bound students currently pursuing
their bachelor’s degrees at Southeast Kendall Coyne \ Ameren
Missouri State University–and we’re Marilyn Dredge, Vice Chair \ Community Volunteer
thrilled that one of our graduates,
Jeremiah Hathorn, will be sharing his Tim Farquhar, Finance Chair \ Rubin Brown
CB story during tonight’s event. Amy Fields \ HBM Holdings

Randy Grady \ Riezman Berger
This year is year of many “firsts,”
including our first virtual Cap & Gown. Kyle Hickok \ Edward Jones
While the format has changed, one Carla L. Jackson \ First Bank
thing has not: tonight, we celebrate
one of the most positive “firsts” we can Todd Kaye, Secretary \ Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
think of—college graduates who are Dan Mandoli \ DJM
the first in their families to earn their
bachelor’s degrees. Bryan McGowan \ KPMG

Dan Miller \ CIBC
While you are graduating into a world facing some unprecedented challenges, we
want to tell you that your hard work was worth it—and will continue to be worth it. Al Mitchell \ Bayer
Along the way, you may have been made to feel like your background was a burden John Murphy \ Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
of some kind, but it is an asset. You know that things don’t always come easily, but
you also know that you are capable of achieving things that others could not imagine. Ronald Norwood \ Lewis Rice
The contributions you will make to your communities, your fields, and the world will Kristin Thompson Poelker \ Renaissance Financial
open doors for others. We’re excited for you and proud of you!
Winston Rogers \ Community Volunteer, Retired
College Bound is special to us for many reasons. We remember the challenges of Julie Stern \ JBS Pilates
navigating a course that no one in our families had sailed before us. Partnering with
College Bound to serve our first-generation college students helps to ensure student Anthony Tillman \ Washington University in St. Louis
success and makes Southeast Missouri State University a better place. Together we
can ensure that College Bound is in a position to serve students for many years to
come by giving generously. Thank you for being with us tonight.