AUXIER, Dr. Clarence "C.R."

AUXIER, HAMPTON

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 1/30/2016 at 19:25:43

Dr. Clarence "C.R." Auxier, 2014
Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa

Dr. Clarence "C.R." Auxier came to Graceland from Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1957. A standout wrestler, C.R. joined an impressive Yellowjacket lineup of grapplers and anchored the Graceland squad for four outstanding seasons.

Under the tutelage of Graceland Hall of Fame coach Gerald Hampton, Auxier tore his way through competition as a 137 pound wrestler. He compiled a brilliant dual match record of 46-2-1 and took 4th place in the NAIA National Wrestling Tournament. Along with teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Gary Collins, Auxier's exploits helped to cement the Yellowjackets as a perennial wrestling power for the rest of the decade.

After graduating in 1961 with his bachelor's degree, C.R. spent fifteen years as a teacher and coach in public schools. In the process, he earned an M.S. in Physical Education from the University of Central Missouri. Always a renaissance man, Auxier was a higher education instructor and mentor for thirteen years, a graphic artist for sixteen years, and spent four years as a mental health counselor.

In 1998 C.R. acquired an M.A. in Community Counseling from Adams State College, followed by a Ph.D in Counselor Education and Counsel from Idaho State University in 2001.

Auxier's educational career has taken him all over the world, including a three year stint at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. He is presently married and living in Cottonwood, Arizona, from which he dotes on his four children and three grandchildren.

C.R. was inducted into Graceland's Yellowjacket Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.

SOURCES: gujackets.com/f/Hall_of_Fame.php; gujackets.com/roster.php

Submission by Sharon R Becker, January of 2016