The University Daily Kansan Monday, November 20, 2000 Thank you for helping us build our financial planning business since it began in 1979. Your continued support within the academic community and as individual clients has contributed to our success in the Lawrence area. Our business continues to grow and we welcome new clients and referrals for financial planning and consulting, investment and securities brokerage services, or insurance management. - Evelyn and Teresa Evelyn Senecal, Certified Financial Planner, has ranked nationally in the top 2% of over 9000 American Express Financial Advisors. In 1999, she qualified as a Master Advisor for the twenty-first consecutive year and is a member of the American Express Senior Financial Advisor Team. Evelyn has served on the Board of Directors of the Kansas City Chapter of Certified Financial Planners, as an officer on the board of Kansas City Chapter of International Association of Financial Planning, as an adjunct professor for the ICFP and as an instructor for Lawrence Adult Education in comprehensive financial planning. American Express Financial Advisors Inc. IDS Life Insurance Company Suite 403 First Bank Tower 900 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, KS 66044-2868 Bus. 785.841.451 Fax. 785.841.4581 Email: evelyn.j.senecal@aexp.com Helen, Sweetheart of the Internet COLUMBIA, Mo. — Larry Smith, who followed two bowl seasons with two losing seasons, was fired yesterday after seven years as the Tigers' football coach. Smith fired after sub-par season The Associated Press He was dismissed by athletic director Mike Alden one day after a 28-24 home loss to Kansas State, ending a 3-8 season. The defeat was the latest embarrassing setback for Missouri, which this year was blown out by Clemson (62-9), Texas (47-12) and Kansas (38-17). Smith, who had three years to go on his contract, had a 33-46-1 record at Missouri. His career record is 143-126-7 in 24 seasons, with previous stops at Tulane, Arizona and Southern California. Following Saturday's loss, Smith said he had no plans to resign. He talked optimistically, saying he thought Missouri would have a "great team" next year and discussing recruiting priorities. Missouri stumbled to 4-7 in 1999 after quarterback Kirk Farmer broke his leg in midseason. The Tigers lost six of their last seven last season, including ugly losses to Oklahoma (37-0), Texas A&M (51-14) and Kansas State (66-0). In 1997, after 13 consecutive losing seasons at Missouri, Smith guided the Tigers to a 7-5 record and the Holiday Bowl, and was But the two stars of the bowl teams, quarterback Corby Jones and running back Devin West, graduated after the 1998 season and Smith was never able to find adequate replacements. honored as Big 12 Conference coach of the year by The Associated Press. Last week, Smith noted numerous improvements made during his stay — a new practice facility and upgrades at Faurot Field, from a grass field to a new pressbox. The next season, Missouri beat West Virginia in the Insight.com Bowl, finishing the year with an 8-4 record — the Tigers' first bowl victory since the 1981 Tangerine Bowl. The consecutive bowl trips were the first for Missouri since 1980-81. Those wins made Smith one of only four coaches to take four different teams to a bowl. 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