Comings, goings, appointments, retirements, honors, accolades and other personal alumni news. Former students are designated by fs. Honorary alumni are noted as hn. Members of the Wichita State University Alumni Association are identified by an asterisk (*). Membership dues support alumni publications as well as many other programs and services that support higher education at Wichita State.
Charles S. Evenson ’59, MGT, was inducted into the Kansas Oil and Gas Hall of Fame this April. Evenson is the founder of Evenson Auctioneers, which sells oil and gas properties and heavy equipment. He resides in Wichita.*
Allan K. Higdon ’61,JOURN, has been inducted into the Junior Achievement-Wichita Business Hall of Fame. He is a founder of the advertising agency Sullivan Higdon & Sink. He resides in Wichita.*
Thomas E. Wright ’61, ENG L/LIT, ’61 MATH, chairman of the Kansas Corporation Commission and Kansas Bar Association president-elect, has been presented the Col. John Ritchie Award by Washburn University. The award recognizes those who have distinguished themselves as teachers, administrators or Washburn benefactors and who have benefited the community and their chosen field. Wright, a former chairman of the Governor’s Gaming Committee and of the Consolidation Commission of Topeka-Shawnee County, also has served on the civil justice reform advisory group of the Federal Court, on the Kansas Supreme Court nominating committee and as a member of the Washburn Board of Regents. He taught for many years at the Washburn School of Law as an adjunct professor. He resides in Topeka, Kan.*
Brian J. Moline ’63, POL SCI, is chairman of the Alliance for Sound Energy Policy. He lives in Topeka, Kan.
James M. Swayze ’64, PE, ’68, M EAS, has retired as director of manufacturing with Eagle Roofing Products in Phoenix, Ariz., and now resides in Wichita.*
C. Lindel Silvertooth ’65, M EAS, after 48 years in education, has retired as principal of Derby Hills Elementary School in Derby, Kan. Early in his career, he taught sixth grade and PE, but went on to his first position as principal at Linwood Elementary in 1965. Through the years, he has worked in about a dozen Wichita-area elementary schools. He lives in Derby.
Thomas “Tom” D. Beard ’66, ACCT, retired in January 2007 as senior vice president and CFO of Wichita’s Petroleum Inc., after 45 years of service. He resides in Wichita.*
Judith “Judy” A. (Shelton) Eberly ’66, SEC ED, owner of Eberly Farm, Wichita, has had her business — a private conference and events venue center for groups of up to 350 people — recognized as a finalist for the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 2008 Small Business Awards Program. She lives in Wichita.*
E. George Fahnestock ’69, BUS ADM, was inducted into the Junior Achievement-Wichita Business Hall of Fame. He owns Fahnestock Plumbing, HVAC & Electric, and lives in Wichita.*
Steven L. Naylor ’69, BUS ADM, was promoted from director of information technology to first vice president at Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka. He lives in Topeka, Kan.*
J. Denny Senseney ’69, MUS ED, ’74 MUS I, longtime president of Senseney Music, has retired from the company he founded. Senseney, who embarked on his career in the music business some 30 years ago, resides in Wichita.*
Stanley G. Brannan ’72, EL E, who is CEO of Purifan Inc. and the founder of, in 1974, Mycro-Tek Inc., which sold microprocessor based newspaper computer systems, and of, in 1984, Brite Voice Systems, which developed voice mail systems and grew to an annual revenue rate of $175 million, spoke in February at Wichita State’s Center for Entrepreneurship. Brannan lives in Wichita.*
Linda K. Lower ’72, SOC WK, is the art department coordinator at Wichita-based Century Manufacturing, a $10 million company that specializes in a process of embedding and engraving acrylic handmade products. She lives in Wichita.
Randall E. Mathews ’72, I ED, ’80 M SEC ED, has been presented a Newton, Kan., High School 2008 Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award. After stints in the U.S. Air Force in Korea and Vietnam (he later served in Bosnia and Kuwait), he taught industrial arts for 13 years before working for the past 23 years as a training instructor and administrator at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, now Spirit AeroSystems. He resides in Newton.
Donna R. (White) Robbins ’72, EL ED, has retired as a reading specialist at Shawnee Heights Elementary School in Topeka, Kan., after a teaching career of 35 years. She lives in Topeka.
Roger P. Carvalho ’73, ENG L/LIT, ’77 M COMM, is national sales manager at Wichita’s Pen Publishing Interactive Inc. He lives in Wichita.*
Roger M. Lyon ’73, SOC, ’02 BUS ADM, operations manager at ProKansas-Miller Recycling Center in Wichita, serves on the Sedgwick County Solid Waste Management Committee, whose members are discussing options for handling e-waste. Sedgwick County generates some 9,000 tons of e-waste annually. Lyon resides in Wichita.
Jeffrey L. Turner ’73, MATH, ’77 E MGT, was honored with the 2008 Uncommon Citizen Award by the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce, for connecting to the community in powerful and positive ways. He is the president and chief executive of Spirit AeroSystems, and lives in Wichita.*
Marshall R. Whitlock ’73, HIST, ’75 M HIST, is director of the Milwaukee Center of Upper Iowa University, a private nonprofit university with a traditional campus in Fayette, Iowa, and an extended campus that includes some 15 learning centers in five states. Whitlock oversees a center serving more than 500 students in the greater Milwaukee area. He resides in Madison, Wis.
Jonathan C. Griffith ’74, M MUS I, artistic director and principal conductor of New York’s Distinguished Concerts International and artistic director at the Institute of Voice in Portland, Ore., conducted the Andover, Kan., High School Madrigals, along with other prep choirs from around the country, at Carnegie Hall in March. Griffith lives in Lake Oswego, Ore.
Kathleen L. (Levalley) Wagner ’74, PE, Wichita Collegiate School PE department chair and an early childhood PE teacher, was honored by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education in March as the Central District Elementary School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding teaching and the ability to motivate youth to engage in a lifetime of physical activity. She lives in Andover, Kan.
Roger L. Douthett ’75, M BUS ADM, a Service Corps of Retired Executives volunteer, is a regional director for score with responsibility for chapters in 77 counties in Kansas. He lives in Wichita.*
Janet K. Jump ’75, AJ, ’81 EL ED, ’86 M EAS, is principal at Dodge Literacy Magnet Elementary in Wichita, where she resides.
Melvin R. Ormiston ’76, M EAS, ’80 ED SP, superintendent of Cunningham, Kan., and Zenda, Kan., public schools, is 2008 West Kingman County usd 332 Hall of Fame inductee. He lives in Cunningham.
James E. Sherow ’76, SEC ED, ’78 M HIST, professor of history at Kansas State University, is a member of the Manhattan, Kan., city commission. He also serves as the governor-appointed state historian on the Kansas Historic Board of Review. He lives in Manhattan.
Clifford Fanning ’77, SOC WK, is the recreation supervisor at the Lynette Woodard Recreation Center in Wichita. He lives in Bel Aire, Kan.
Delores D. Goyen ’77, M EL ED, and her husband, Lester, are among six 2007 Kansas Master Farmer-Master Homemaker couples chosen by Kansas State University Research and Extension and Kansas Farmer Magazine. They live near Cunningham, Kan.
Diane M. Thomas Lincoln ’77, M S ART/P, an art and design assistant professor and director of the decorative and ornamental arts program at WSU, has an exhibition, Thirty-Five Years: The Studio Art of Diane Thomas Lincoln, at The Diver & Michael Harris and Co. Picture Framing in Wichita through July 10. She lives in Wichita.
Ronald L. Nickelson ’77, ACCT, editor of Standard Lesson Commentary, Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, Ohio, is author of History of the United States Air Force Chaplain Service, 1991-2000, published by the Office of the Chief of Chaplains, USAF, Washington, D.C. Nickelson resides in Fairfield, Ohio.
Najib Hansan “Gene” Zaid ’77, M CHEM, is owner of Jacam Chemicals LLC in Sterling, Kan. The company makes a variety of industrial chemicals, primarily those used in the oil and gas industry. Zaid lives in Sterling.
Mark A. Carvalho ’78, R/TV, former Friends University head baseball coach, is a hitting instructor at Elite Hitting Dynamics in Wichita, where he resides.
Steve J. Dwerlkotte ’78, ACCT, is regional sales director for Oklahoma and Kansas with Executive AirShare, a Kansas City-based fractional aircraft ownership company. Dwerlkotte has more than 30 years of experience in aviation and business management, most recently serving as president of Bethany, Okla.-based Jet Service Enterprises Inc. He lives in Jones, Okla.
Shukura J. (Mitchell) Sentwali ’78, JOURN, ’79 GEN ST, ’86 NURS, is moving to Ghana in West Africa in response to an offer from two Ghanaian chiefs of free land to descendants of slaves. She is going in an effort to continue her lifelong mission of helping improve the lives of black people. She currently lives Wichita.
Paula M. (Kreutzer) Delmore ’79, NURS, ’94 M NURS, is neonatology manager at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, where she resides.
Sherri R. Flippo ’79, PSYCH, ’79 SOC WK, social service director for Wichita’s Meals on Wheels program, lives in Goddard, Kan.
Cherrie K. (Harris) Fulton ’79, EL ED, is assistant principal at Windham Center School in Windham, N.H. She previously taught at Reeds Ferry Elementary School in Merrimack, N.H., where she lives.
Joan C. (Bohrer) Melzer ’79, M NURS, who has been an RN since 1970 and works at the Wichita Clinic to keep her skills honed, is associate professor of nursing at the Newman University School of Nursing and Allied Health in Wichita. She resides in Wichita.
Dianne J. Rollins ’79, BIO SCI, is Butler County’s solid waste coordinator. She resides in Leon, Kan.
Barry S. VonFange ’79, AJ, a Wichita Police Department lieutenant, works in the investigations division, burglary section. He lives in Wichita.
James “Jim” L. Ziegler ’79, BUS ADM, is chief operating officer at Jet Aviation Holdings USA, Inc., in Cahokia, Ill., where he is responsible for the company’s North American operations. He lives in St. Louis, Mo.*
Brad J. Herzet ’80, BUS ADM, is vice president of member services at Mid American Credit Union, which has been recognized as among the finalists for the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 2008 Small Business Awards Program. He lives in Derby, Kan.*
Karen L. Pickert ’80, PE, ’97 M CI, is principal of Wilbur Middle School in Wichita, where she lives.
Kent E. Rogers ’80, M EAS, assistant principal and athletic director of Rock Creek Junior/Senior High School in Westmoreland, Kan., is the 2008 National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association’s Merit Award honoree for Kansas. Rogers, who has retired after 13 years at Rock Creek usd 323, resides in Manhattan, Kan.
Monty L. Fetterolf ’81, CHEM, chemistry professor at the University of South Carolina at Aiken, has co-authored Crime Scene Chemistry for the Armchair Sleuth. The book, published in 2007 by Prometheus Books, leads readers through the science of forensic chemistry. He lives in Aiken.*
William “Bill” K. Gardner ’81, RELUE, ’83 ART GD, designer and president of Wichita-based Gardner Design and author of LogoLounge4: 2000 International Identities by Leading Designers, has released his sixth annual report of logo trends in GD USA, a national design magazine. Gardner, who lives in Wichita, is also the founder of Logolounge.com, which covers the latest in logos and identity designs.
Rhandalee K. (Donaldson) Hinman ’81, BUS ADM, owner of Hinman and Associates, a human resources company in Wichita, has had her business recognized as a finalist in the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 2008 Small Business Awards Program. Her firm was in the one-to-25 full-time employee division. She lives in Wichita.
Stephanie A. (Boyer) Mann ’81, ENG L/LIT, ’86 M ENG, has written her first book, By Majestic Will: Power and Religious Change in the English Reformation, which is to be published by Scepter Publications in late June. She resides in Wichita.
Sarah L. (Godwin) Mosier ’81, NURS, works as a neonatal nurse liaison in the neonatal intensive care unit at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She lives in Udall, Kan.
Chris A. Bird ’82, MATH, is executive vice president of operations at Carlsbad National Bank. He resides in Carlsbad, N.M.
Marina L. Brown ’82, MUS ED, teaches music in the Haven, Kan., public school district. She resides in Hutchinson, Kan.
Annette (Schofield) Graham ’82, GERON, is executive director of the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging. She lives in Wichita.*
Cynthia J. Mines ’82, M ENG, publisher and editor of Wichita Times and Travel KS magazine, is serving on the McPherson (Kan.) College’s Board of Trustees. The author of three historical books, Mines is an award-winning writer and the owner of a marketing and communication consulting business in Wichita, where she resides.
Carol (Holder) Lewis ’83, ACCT, a CPA and member of the forensics and dispute consulting division at BKD LLP’s North Region, has been promoted to partner in the CPA and advisory firm. She works out of the firm’s Denver, Colo., office.*
Rory A. Oldenburg ’83, BUS ADM, is a lean implementer at Johnson Controls in Wichita, where he lives.*
Patricia R. (Ridder) Valko ’83, SOC, a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker and coordinator of social work services for Wichita public schools, has worked with Community Counseling Services for more than 10 years. Valko resides in Wichita.
Kay N. (Neal) Buskirk ’84, MUS, ’85 MUS ED, ’93 M MUS, is executive director of Northeast Area Strings Academy and serves as an adjunct music instructor at Bethel. She resides in Wichita.
Andrea L. (Andersen) Scarpelli ’85, FIN, is senior vice president of commercial banking at Security Savings Bank in Wichita, where she lives.
Mark F. Schroeder ’85, BUS ADM, is a client development specialist at Terracon Consulting Engineers & Scientists Inc. in Wichita. He resides in Derby, Kan.*
Mashitah “Mashi” M. Yusoff ’85, CHEM, ’98 PHD CHEM, was appointed this May as dean of faculty for industrial science and technology at the Universiti Malaysia Pahang in Kuantan, Malaysia.
Donna Jacobs ’86, MCH E, former vice president, nuclear services for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in Avila Beach, Calif., is senior vice president of planning, development and oversight at Entergy Nuclear in Jackson, Miss.
Rozanna M. O’Brien ’86, GEN ST, is executive director of Aging Projects Inc. in Hutchinson, Kan. She resides in Inman, Kan.
Danny E. Harvey ’87, FIN, is director of strategic sourcing for Cessna in Wichita. He lives in Mulvane, Kan.*
George B. Mason ’87, AJ, who lives in Wichita, is a captain in the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office.
Ken J. Rohling ’87, FIN, ’95 M BUS ADM, who lives in Wichita, is director of flight completion and paint operations at Hawker Beechcraft Corp., where he is responsible for aircraft between final completion and customer delivery.
Marilyn L. (Oeding) Wells fs ’87, was named by the Kansas Credit Union Association as its professional of the year for her work as president of Catholic Family Credit Union in Wichita, where she lives.*
Paul E. White ’87, MUS ED, ’94 M MUS I, won the Homer Osborne Award for jazz education at the Wichita Jazz Festival. A former instrumental music instructor at Garden City (Kan.) High School, he plans to serve as band director for Holcomb, Kan., public schools.
Amy C. (Smith) Brown ’88, M MUS P, is a music theater teacher at Wilbur Middle School in Wichita, where she lives.
Donna R. (McAfee) Frye ’88, M NURS, is director of HCA Women’s and Children’s Clinical Services in Nashville, Tenn. She resides in Thompson’s Station, Tenn.*
Linda J. (Strong) Johnson ’88, M PSYCH COUNS, former elementary school principal in Missouri, will become principal of Kelly Elementary School in El Dorado, Kan., effective Aug. 1.
Geri L. Dreiling ’89, PSYCH, a 1992 graduate of the Washington University School of Law, where she was an associate editor of the Washington University Law Quarterly, has formed Legal Media Matters, a public-relations and multimedia writing firm based in St. Louis, Mo. After practicing law for several years, she worked as a legal and investigative journalist. Her award-winning articles have appeared in many publications, including the ABA Journal, Missouri Lawyers Weekly and St. Louis Magazine, as well as a 2005 anthology published by Chamberlain Brothers showcasing articles from the alternative press. She lives in St. Louis.
Julie (Eckhart) Friess ’89, IE, is an engineering manager at Senior Aerospace Composites in Wichita, where she lives.
Gene E. Marsh ’89, S ART/DP, an emergency room doctor at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kan., had an exhibit of his paintings at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Wichita. He lives in Halstead, Kan.
Daniel J. Masterson ’89, M MUS P, pianist, teacher, clinician, adjudicator and director, maintains an active schedule as solo and collaborative artist. An associate professor of music and the chair of the music department at Bethany College, Masterson lives in Lindsborg, Kan.
Deborah L. McCoy ’89, NURS, is a family nurse practitioner in Waco, Texas, where she has worked at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center/Hillcrest Family Health Care since 1989. She resides in Robinson, Texas.
Reza A. Meshgin ’89, EL E, is CEO at Annaheim, Calif.,-based Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc., a global provider of technologically advanced flexible printed circuit and value-added component assembly solutions to the electronics industry. He resides in Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Paula S. (Dreher) Petersen ’89, FIN, is a senior vice president at Commerce Bank in Kansas City, Mo. She lives in Olathe, Kan.
L. Elaine (Yates) Carpenter ’90, MUS ED, teaches and is SPED department chair at Olathe South High School in Olathe, Kan., where she lives.*
Kevin R. Dreiling ’90, MGT, is director of real estate for the Restaurant Management Co. of Wichita Inc. He resides in Andover, Kan.*
Gary L. Gackstatter ’90, MGT, a multi-faceted artist who works in diverse mediums (musical composition, instrumental performance and pen and ink illustrations, for example) is a teacher and conductor at St. Louis Community College-Meramec in Missouri. He lives in St. Louis.
Kollen R. Long ’90, JOURN, ’96 SEC ED, has won the 2008 Jackie Engel Award, presented by the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press. He teaches journalism, photojournalism and community journalism at Bishop Carroll Catholic High School in Wichita. Long, who also works as a sportswriter for the Wichita Eagle and a writer for The Shocker magazine, lives in Wichita.*
Kenneth J. Thiessen ’90, M EAS, was selected Administrator of the Year by the Kansas Scholastic Press Association for his advocacy of school publications and journalism students as Wichita East High School principal. He resides in Wichita.
Shawn O. Chastain ’91, MUS ED, ’96 M MUS ED, executive coordinator of fine arts for Wichita public schools, is a past president of the Kansas Choral Directors and has served as director of the Wichita Choral Society for seven years. He lives in Wichita.
Brenda M. Dietzman ’91, AJ, is a lieutenant in the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, where she works in the Law Enforcement Bureau.
Cheryl J. (Thornbro) Donelan ’91, NURS, ’04 M NURS (MA), ’04 M NURS (MS), a registered nurse and cardiology service line director at Via Christi, has been presented the 2008 St. Catherine of Siena Nurse Recognition Award. She lives in Wichita.
Trent L. Hurst ’91, INT ST/FREN, is vice president for Del Labs in Uniondale, N.Y. He resides in New York City.*
Brenda K. (McKain) Kuhns ’91, EL ED, a science teacher at Truesdell Middle School in Wichita, has received a $1,000 Field Trip Grant from Target. Kuhns and 100 students will be going to see the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kan. She lives in Wichita.
Cleda L. (Copple) Meyer ’91, M NURS, associate professor emeritus at Baker University School of Nursing in Topeka, Kan., presented a check this May to the director of the Morris County Hospital Foundation, for the establishment of a nursing education fund. She resides in Alma, Kan.
Learvis “Lee” Templeton ’91, SP/R/TV, is owner and production manager of Wichita-based WBPTL Media, a video production business. He lives in Wichita.
Jeffrey T. Allen ’92, AJ, a lieutenant with the Wichita Police Department, lives in Cheney, Kan.
Marc A. Bosworth ’92, M S ART/PR, graphic designer at Wichita-based Greteman Group and an adjunct printmaking instructor at Friends University, had his prints and paintings exhibited at Artists At Old Town. He resides in Wichita.
Tracy D. (Harris) Hall ’92, M COMM, who joined the speech faculty at Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley in 1999, is associate dean of planning and development at the college. She resides in Grandview, Mo.
Anthony B. Lubbers ’92, HIST ’98, M HIST, Friends University assistant director of financial aid, has been awarded the designation of Accredited Financial Counselor through the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education. He lives in Wichita.
Rodney A. Calhoun ’93, M BUS ADM, vice president of finance and technology at Wichita’s Mid American Credit Union, which was a finalist in the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 2008 Small Business Awards program.
Michelle M. Carter-Gouge ’93, HC ADM, is general counsel at Preferred Health Systems. She resides in Wichita.*
Martin C. Frankamp ’93, PE, is a PE teacher and basketball coach at Pleasant Valley Middle School in Wichita, where he resides.
Daniel L. Harrison ’93, M COUNS, a psychology instructor at Hesston (Kan.) College since 2004, was named the women’s basketball coach at the college March 19.
Joel T. Kauffman ’93, M PE, humanities instructor and coach, has been named vice president of admissions and financial aid services at Hesston College, where he has taught and coached women’s basketball since 1987. After 21 seasons with the Larks, he now will focus on his new position. Kauffman lives in Hesston.
Stephanie L. (Rose) Knebel ’93, M PUB ADM, is the Derby, Kan., assistant city manager, overseeing several departments — municipal court and public information, for example — as well as a number of advisory boards. She lives in Wichita.*
Molly K. O’Shaughnessy ’93, PSYCH, has written Just Write: The Art of Personal Correspondence, a detailed guide to composing the perfect note for every occasion. She owns Just Write, a company that designs invitations and personalized stationery in Jackson, Wyo., where she resides.
Kurt L. Stranathan ’93, GEN ST, is a measurement data analyst at the Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline in Owensboro, Ky., where he lives.
David E. Brotton ’94, CHEM BUS, is vice president of marketing and business development at NanoScale Corp. in Manhattan, Kan. He oversees marketing, business development and sales activities for the company’s chemistry
products and services.
W. Ashley Cozine fs ’94, vice president and co-owner of Broadway Mortuary and Kensington Gardens cemetery in Wichita, is president-elect of the Kansas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association. He lives in Eastborough, Kan.
Ismael Heron ’95, AEROS E, ’97 M AEROS E, ’07 PHD AEROS E, is an aerodynamics engineer at Eclipse Aviation in Albuquerque, N.M., where he resides.*
Timothy “Tim” R. Hickok ’95, MGT, is an operational manager at Cricket Communications in Wichita, where he lives.*
Toby L. (Johnson) Martin ’95, EL ED, will take over as principal of Mead Middle School this coming school year. She was principal at Blackbear Bosin Academy. She lives in Wichita.
Andrew “Andy” F. Solter ’95, PSYCH, is president and CEO of Kansas Career Pipeline, a nonprofit organization that provides services and online tools designed to help students identify skills and interests and, thus, career paths. He lives in Wichita.
W. Casey Blake fs ’96, professional baseball player, agreed to a $6.1 million one-year contract with the Cleveland Indians. A free agent who signed with the Indians in 2002, he started 134 games at third base and hit .270 with 18 home runs last season. He resides in Indianola, Iowa.
Patricia “Trish” L. (Snow) Brasted ’96, ACCT, chief executive of Wichita Technology Corp., was named by KansasBio, a bioscience industry trade group, as one of seven “Big Thinkers,” for helping the industry grow. She lives in Wichita.*
Tania E. (Peeters) Cole ’96, ENG L/LIT, ’05 M PUB ADM, is community relations director of Sedgwick County’s communications department. She lives in Wichita.
Audrey (Millheim) Gieseke ’96, ACCT, is an accountant in the finance division of Bartlett & West. She has been with the firm since 2004. She resides in Topeka, Kan.
Deborah “Debbie” K. Gleason ’96, PSYCH, is physician development administer at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. She lives in Omaha.*
Jana K. Grisham ’96, JOURN, is brand manager in the marketing department at Fidelity Bank in Wichita, where she lives.
Jaime M. (Reissig) Hutchinson ’96, EL ED, is assistant principal of Wichita’s new Gordon Parks Academy. The school is K-8 and will open in fall 2008. She lives in Wichita.
Handoyo Wijaya ’96, ACCT, is finance manager of Carlson Hotels Worldwide-Asia Pacific, headquartered in Singapore, where he resides.
Jeffrey L. Darr ’97, M SP ADM, who teaches business at Wichita Northwest High School, was named Outstanding Teacher of Entrepreneurship by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship. He lives in Wichita.
Michele R. (Massoth) Grimm ’97, BUS ADM, received the Spirit of Excellence Award from the American Red Cross Blood Services Central Plains Region. She is a senior donor recruitment representative. She resides in Wichita.
Jason P. Lacey ’97, MUS P, is a partner in the Wichita law firm Foulston Siefkin LLC. He resides in Wichita.
Christopher M. McHugh ’97, MKT, an attorney at Joseph & Hollander PA in Wichita, focuses on criminal law and civil rights law in state and federal trial and appellate courts. He lives in Wichita.
Kimberly A. (Crow) Tabor ’97, HSOP, is office manager at Advanced Pain Medicine Associates in Wichita, where she resides.
Mahdub Khan ’98, BUS ADM, and a partner have launched Noocleus Media, a company that specializes in niche online communities. The Noocleus’ inaugural websites, Renodigs.com and Rummagepad.com, are free online communities. The first assists people in finding renovation professionals, and the second promotes rummage, garage and single-item sales. He lives in Wichita.
Jon M. Helgason ’99, CS, is director of administrative computing at Friends University in Wichita, where he lives.*
Kevin J. Hooper fs ’99, a former stand-out WSU baseball player, two-time All American and former professional baseball player, has signed with the Wichita Wingnuts. During his pro career, the infielder played with a number of organizations, making his Major League debut July 9, 2005 with the Detroit Tigers. He resides in Wichita.
Richard A. Kear ’99, COMM, is a partner with the law firm of Moris Laing Evans Brock & Kennedy. He lives in Wichita.
Dana M. (Moxley) Klaassen ’99, COMM, is executive director of Andover Advantage Foundation, a school support group. She lives in Wichita.
Dave W. Liudahl ’99, M PT, owns and operates Gardner Physical Therapy in Gardner, Kan. He lives in Hays, Kan.
Eric L. Thummel ’99, M ACCT, is a supervisor in the tax department of Allen, Gibbs & Houlik in Wichita, where he lives.
Matthew A. White ’99, M SP ADM, a realtor and sales representative in Fresno, Calif., is also active in local politics. He lives in Fresno.
Colleen T. (Lagace) Bradley ’00, FIN, owns Petland in Wichita. She resides in Derby, Kan.
Paul B. Colwell ’00, SP ADM, has been named principal of the high school in the Turner School District in Kansas City, Kan. He lives in Overland Park, Kan.
Nathan D. Robertson fs ’00, a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, has signed a $21.25 million contract for three years. He resides in Canton, Mich.
Reuben M. Saunders fs ’00, has opened an art gallery, “Artworks,” in a newly remodeled section of Piccadilly Square in Wichita, where he lives.
Bonnie D. (Thompson) Tharp ’00, GEN ST, is a winner in the 2008 Kansas Professional Communicators contest. Owner of Scribble Freelance Writing, she lives in Wichita.
Candy K. (Langlois) Asmus ’01, MUS ED/V, a K-6 music teacher in Satanta, Kan., was honored by the Satanta Teachers Association for her contributions to the school district. She lives in Satanta.
Eva I. Kardaras ’01, M PSYCH, a research associate with the Stand Together Coalition, lives in Wichita.
Kendra L. Knight ’01, SOC WK, a health educator with the Leavenworth (Kan.) County Health Department was recognized for her contributions to the field during Social Work Month. She lives in Leavenworth.*
Trent H. Rintoul ’01, ART/GD, is a graphic designer and job captain at Law-Kingdon Inc. in Wichita, where he resides.
Denise A. Stutey ’01, SOC WK, ’07 M SOC WK, provides counseling to individuals and families at Community Counseling Services in Wichita. She also provides counseling to families at the St. Anthony Family Shelter and serves as the school counselor for St. Patrick Catholic School. She lives in Wichita.
Richard C. Wessley ’01, MKT, is co-owner of USBFireWire, a small business that supplies custom-built cable and connections for computers, digital cameras and other electronic devices. He lives in Wichita.
Sandy L. Wilburn ’01, SOC WK, is a social worker with Trinity Hospice of Kansas, who also has facilitated an Alzheimer’s support group, works with the Department of Aging on care assessments and volunteers at the YWCA’s Women’s Crisis Center in Wichita, where she resides.
Lon D. Beadles ’02, M CI, a teacher at Southeast High School in Wichita, is one of 10 Wichita-area civics teachers honored by the Bill of Rights Institute for their leadership in teaching the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. He resides in Wellington, Kan.
Brandi P. (Wherry) Hendrix ’02, EL ED, ’05, M CI, a technology teacher at Truesdell Middle School in Wichita, assigned her video production students the unique and touching project of creating a tribute to soldiers killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She lives in Mulvane, Kan.
R. David Kirkwood Jr. ’02, M BUS ADM, previously with Cessna, is a program manager at Hawker Beechcraft in Wichita. He lives in Bel Aire, Kan.
Kari L. (Kibler) Porter ’02, HR MGT, is human resources director at Georgetown Village Apartments in Wichita, where she lives.*
Bethany J. (Zecha) Ramsey ’02, EL ED, has been named the Wichita diocese’s Outstanding Young Elementary School Teacher. She teaches fourth grade at St. Mary’s Catholic School and resides in Derby, Kan.
Amanda M. (Lau) Smith ’02, HR MGT, is director of human resources at DCI, a Hutchinson-based bank technology and processing service company. She lives in Hutchinson, Kan.*
Philip A. Tennissen ’02, BUS ADM, is a firefighter at the Valley Center Fire Department. He lives in Valley Center, Kan.
Jennifer E. Bradbury ’03, HIST, is a group leader at Special Kids Special Families in Colorado Springs. She resides in Fountain, Colo.
Olivia M. (Balderas) Cartwright ’03, FLD MJR/CHEM, ’07 M PA, is a physician assistant at the Center for Women’s Health in Wichita, where she lives.*
Joe A. Dessenberger ’03, CJ, commands the 184th Security Forces Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base. He resides in Valley Center, Kan.
Rizwan Husami ’03, ENTRE, is co-owner of USBFireWire. He lives in Wichita.
Jennifer M. (Oyler) Parker ’03, BUS ADM, is vice president-branch manager for Capitol Federal Savings. She lives in Wichita.
Calli A. (White) Pogue ’03, BUS ADM, is an operations officer at Intrust Bank in Wichita. She lives in Bel Aire, Kan.
Jennifer O. (Kaufman) Reed ’03, FIN, is a compliance officer at Citizens Bank of Kansas in Kingman, Kan., where she lives.
Katrina E. Bartonek ’04, FIN, is a client service associate at UBS Financial Services in Wichita. She lives in Conway Springs, Kan.*
Sarah A. Linn ’04, ENTRE, is financial analyst at Rainbows United. She lives in Wichita.
H. Adam Nuse ’04, M SP ADM, is an account executive at Tiger Sports Properties, the University of Memphis athletics department. A former WSU athletics marketing associate, Nuse joins TSP after a position with the Corpus Christi, Texas, Hooks, a minor league baseball team.
Hassan D. Ramzah ’04, M BUS ADM, a former Wichita Police Department lieutenant, has been promoted to the rank of captain. He joined the WPD in 1990 after six years in the U.S. Army. In 1994, he was one of the officers who helped launch community policing in Wichita. Ramzah lives in Wichita.
Jody M. Voils ’04, M BUS ADM, is development director for Communities in Schools. She resides in Wichita.*
Julia K. Baker ’05, GEN ST, is an education and career mentor at Arbor Education and Training in Wichita, where she resides.
Jaime L. Fitzpatrick ’05, MKT, former WSU Alumni Association events coordinator, is an account manager at KIBB-97.1 BOB-FM and 100.5 The Wolf in Wichita, where she lives.
Jan F. Richard ’05, BUS ADM, is an associate consultant at Bain & Co. in Duesseldorf, Germany. He lives in Herdecke, Germany.
Adam D. Benson ’06, ECON, is a recruiting specialist for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in Golden Valley, Minn. He lives in Eagan, Minn.*
Stephanie D. Ewertz ’06, DH, is a dental hygienist in Derby, Kan. She lives in Wichita.*
Derek S. Hammond ’06, FIN, is a financial services associate at the Greater Heartland Agency of Prudential Financial in Wichita, where he lives.*
Leigh A. (Lohoefener) Johnson ’06, M PA, is a physician assistant in cardiothoracic/vascular surgery at Cedar Surgical in Wichita, where she lives.
Denise C. Jones ’06, IE, is an industrial engineer at Nex-Tech Aerospace in Wichita. She lives in McPherson, Kan.*
Patrick E. Lowrance ’06, ACCT, has passed the Kansas Board of Accountancy exams. He lives in Andover, Kan.*
H.L. “Skip” Madsen ’06, M BUS ADM, is senior vice president of operations at Midcoast Aviation Inc. in Cahokia, Ill., where he is responsible for maintenance, completions/refurbishment and project planning. He lives in Edwardsville, Ill.*
Ryan L. Marcotte ’06, EX SCI, is the parks department’s community recreation coordinator in Kearney, Mo. He lives in Liberty, Mo.*
Amanda L. Pankratz ’06, M PUB ADM, formerly an intern in the Sedgwick County manager’s office, is a project coordinator for the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition. She lives in Wichita.
Megan L. Parsons ’06, EC ED, a kindergarten teacher at Jefferson Elementary School in Wichita, was recognized with a 2008 Distinguished Classroom Teacher Award. She lives in Wichita.*
Jenna D. (Pierce) Ross ’06, CJ, is a Bank of the West administrative assistant in Wichita. She lives in Derby, Kan.*
Christopher A. Schmidt ’06, GEN ST, is a Shurtz Communications editor in Wichita, where he lives.
Richard A. Shively ’06, FIN, is general manager at Thomas Bus Golf Coast in Houston, Texas. He lives in Cypress, Texas.*
Maria H. Giglio ’07, DH, is a dental hygienist in Wichita, where she resides.*
D. “Danny” Brian Jackson ’07, PSYCH, is a pitching coach at the Sports Factory in Edwardsville, Ill., and an assistant in the St. Louis University baseball program. He lives in Collinsville, Ill.
Brady L. Miller ’07, MKT, ’07 FIN, is a leasing and sales agent for Occidental Management, which bought Auburn Pointe, a retail center located in west Wichita. He lives in Hays, Kan.*
Brian D. Moore ’07, CS, is a software engineer for Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he lives.*
Christy L. Roebuck ’07, COMM, is an associate brand planner at the Wichita-based ad agency Sullivan Higdon & Sink. She resides in Wichita.*
Jason W. Van Hecke ’07, M BUS ADM, is director of business development at wdm Architects in Wichita, where he lives.
Jason A. Venjohn ’07, M SP ADM, is women’s basketball assistant coach, athletic director assistant and resident hall director at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan. He lives in Winfield.
