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.
Linwood B. Sexton ’48, PE, Hall of Fame athlete, lauded community leader, former teacher and longtime sales manager at Hiland Dairy in Wichita, is slated as the fourth of five speakers in the WSU Alumni Association’s 2010-2011 Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series. Sexton’s campus lecture is set for March 10, 2011. He lives in Wichita.*
Carole J. (Hicks) Seitz ’60, MUS ED, ’61 M MUS ED, is professor of music and associate chair of performing arts at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. She lives in Fremont, Neb.
Myron R. Janzen ’60, PHYS, is a retired algebra teacher who served for 12 years in the U.S. Air Force. He also is co-author of a book on Texas postal history and a Senior Olympics silver-medal winner in horseshoe pitching. He lives in Wichita.
Paul D. Travis ’62, SEC ED HIST, ’66 M HIST, is professor of history at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas, where he resides.*
Robert A. Geist ’64, PSYCH, owner and chairman of Rage Inc., was awarded the Legion of Merit Award by Phi Delta Theta for his “lifelong dedication and commitment” to the fraternity. He resides in Wichita.*
Mary L. (Lisenby) Tidwell ’64, MUS I, ’70 M SEC ED, is senior academic advisor at Brandman University in Roseville, Calif. She lives in Sacramento, Calif.
Thomas A. Valentine ’66, HIST, is an attorney with Valentine, Zimmerman & Zimmerman PA in Topeka, Kan., where he resides.
Larry D. Van Horn ’66, ACCT, is chief financial officer at GLMV Architecture Inc. in Wichita. He lives in Andover, Kan.
V. William “Bill” Balthrop ’67, ECON, is professor of rhetorical studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he resides.*
Bernard F. Zaleski ’67, POL SCI, a financial advisor with New York Life, is a member of the Society of Financial Service Professionals-Wichita chapter board of directors. He is a Wichita resident.
Jean G. Laurent ’68, AERON E, is an independent member of the board of directors of Danone SA, a Paris, France-based company engaged in food processing activities. Laurent is also chairman of the company’s Social Responsibility Committee. Laurent lives in Paris.
Thomas “Tom” J. Vrana ’69, ACCT, has retired from Larson Vrana LLC, CPAs after a career that included work as a staff accountant, partner and managing partner at F.B. Kubik & Co. CPAs, senior vice president of finance and administration at International Pizza Hut Franchise Holders Association, among other positions with entrepreneurs. He lives in Overland Park, Kan.*
Gary A. Woods ’69, HIST, ’71 M HIST, is vice chancellor of military programs at Brandman University in Irvine, Calif., where he resides.*
Don W. Lock ’70, PE, former Shocker baseball player, major league player and minor league coach, has been inducted into the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame. He lives in Wichita.*
Marlin K. Penner ’70, BUS ADM, president of John T. Arnold Associates Inc., is a director of the Wichita Rotary Charitable Fund. He lives in Wichita.
Russell G. Schuh ’70, SOC, a nonprofit service and education organization evaluator and consultant, is clinical research instructor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, where he resides.
David L. Dahl ’71, BUS ADM, ’74, M BUS ADM, partner at Johnson, Kennedy, Dahl & Willis, former Shocker basketball player and longtime WSU basketball color analyst, was inducted into the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame. He lives in Wichita.*
Michael A. James ’71, POL SCI, is senior vice president at Memphis, Tenn.,-based Accredo Health Group, a specialty pharmacy with sales in excess of $11 billion. Accredo is a subsidiary of Medco Health Solutions, a pharmacy benefit management company that ranks No. 35 on the Fortune Top 100 list. James, who is slated as the first speaker in the WSU Alumni Association’s 2010-2011 Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series, splits his time between residences in Memphis and Chicago.*
Kathleen A. Warren ’71, SEC ED SP, is senior account manager at Parsons Public Relations in Seattle, where she resides.
Durrel E. Kelley ’72, ACCT, is a director in the assurance services department of BKD LLP’s health-care division in Wichita. He lives in Derby, Kan.
Freda J. (Peterson) Proctor ’72, MUS P, is an assistant professor of music at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kan. She resides in Kansas City, Kan.
Ross A. Hollander ’73, SP, president and shareholder at Joseph & Hollander PA, Wichita, and the 2007-08 president of the WSU Alumni Association, has been recognized in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment law. He resides in Wichita.*
Bobby F. Stout ’73, CERT AJ, ’74 AJ, ’76 M AJ, has retired as executive director of the Wichita Crime Commission, where he served for 53 years. He lives in Wichita.
Jackie “Jack” W. Cowden ’74, PSYCH, is vice president, human resources at Emerson Flow Controls in St. Louis. He lives in Saint Peters, Mo.
Wayne V. McIntosh ’74, M POL SCI, is a professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., where he lives.
Gary E. Proffitt fs ’74, senior vice president at Intrust Bank of Wichita, serves on the board of Rainbows United Inc. and as chair of the human resources committee. He lives in Wichita.*
Paul N. Lavender ’75, M ACCT, is chief financial officer at Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kan. He lives in Andover, Kan.*
Victorine L. (Robben) Mahon ’75, JOURN, is an administrative law judge with the Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation in Springfield, Mo., where she lives.*
Jill C. (Taylor) Pepper ’75, PSYCH, is a senior reservoir engineering technologist at Encana Oil & Gas in Denver. She lives in Arvada, Colo.
Joan C. (Reber) Purkey ’75, M EL ED, is associate professor of education and coordinator of teacher internships at Newman University in Wichita, where she resides.
Robert “Bob” D. Saint ’75, EL E is principal distribution engineer at NRECA International LTD in Arlington, Va. He lives in Fairfax, Va.
Jeffrey D. Jabara ’76, ECON, ’76 BUS ADM, is senior operations controller at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, where he lives.
Paul J. Malcolm ’76, MUS P, plays viola with the North Carolina Symphony in Raleigh, N.C. He resides in Garner, N.C.
Susan B. (Askey) Steiner ’76, CHEM, ’78 PSYCH, is Europe team leader at SynergyGlobal in Zurich, Switzerland.
Tonya J. (Martindale) Roberts ’77, PE, teaches physical education at Haysville West Middle School. She lives in Haysville, Kan.
Sheila K. (Blatti) Whiston-Fox ’77, M ED, ’81 SP SPG, is manager of employee health services at Via Christi in Wichita, where she lives.
James “Jim” L. Rigg ’77, ART GD, is art director, set and print designer for the Educational Communications Center at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., where he lives.
Kenneth G. Shipley ’77, PHD CDS, is associate provost emeritus, chair emeritus and professor emeritus of communicative disorders at California State University, Fresno. He lives in Clovis, Calif.
Vicki J. Worrell ’77, PE, associate professor of heath, physical education and recreation at Emporia State University, is president-elect of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. She resides in Wichita.
Edward L. Dieker ’78, BUS ADM, is propulsion systems segment controller at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, where he lives.
Kim A. Morrissey ’78, PE, ’00 M SP ADM, is a PE instructor at Dodge Literacy Magnet Elementary School in Wichita, where she lives.
Randall L. Peterson ’78, PT, ’89 M H SCI, is senior vice president of hospital operations at Via Christi Health in Wichita, where he lives.
Joyce A. Suellentrop ’78, M HIST, is an archivist and historian whose research interests include Kansas and women’s history. She lives in Wichita.
Monessa A. (Finnerty) Cummins ’79, HIST, ’80 FLD MJR, is an associate professor of classics at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, where she lives.
Darrell L. Love ’79, M MATH, is senior lecturer with research expertise in project management, software development and operating systems at Otago Polytechnic in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Joel O. Powell-Dahlquist ’79, PSYCH/SOC, professor and coordinator of criminal justice at Minnesota State University Moorhead, is researching how people convicted of crimes tell convincing stories of innocence and wrongful conviction. He lives in Moorhead, Minn.
Joanne H. (Hamlin) Smith ’79, M SPG, is vice president for student affairs at Texas State University San Marcos. She lives in Schertz, Texas.
John B. Walton ’79, M AJ, is associate dean at San Jose-based Henley-Putman University. He lives in Weston, Fla.
Kurt R. Bengtson ’80, M COMM, is associate professor of media studies at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. He lives in Franklin, Tenn.
Dan A. Burke ’80, M EAS, has retired as vice principal and counselor at Hotchkiss High School in Hotchkiss, Colo., after working in education for 35 years. He lives in Hotchkiss.
Omar N. Khalidi ’80, POL SCI, is a collections reference librarian at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. He lives in Wayland, Mass.
Barton K. Wilcox ’80, ENG L/LIT, ’81 M ENG CR, is vice president, writer and producer at the Greteman Group, a branding agency based in Wichita, where he lives.
Janice D. (Unruh) Davidson ’81, NURS, ’84 M NURS, is director of research and informatics at Institutional Research Management Associates in Columbus, Miss., where she lives.
D. Scott Hufford ’81, HIST, works in the government administration industry as an information systems coordinator at the Massachusetts Cultural Council in Boston. He lives in Beverly, Mass.*
Audrey D. (Franklin) Jones ’81, SP R/TV, is general manager at 88.5 WFDD Radio in Greensboro, N.C. She lives in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Bruce A. Karas ’81, MED TECH, is director of sustainability, environment and safety at Coca-Cola Co. in Atlanta. He lives in Peachtree City, Ga.
Mark R. Keene ’81, HC ADM, is corporate vice president at Air Methods Corp. in Pasadena, Calif. He lives in Yucaipa, Calif.*
David B. Zabetakis ’81, CHEM, ’85 NURS, is president at Doble Engineering Co. in Watertown, Mass. He lives in Annapolis, Md.
Edward “Ed” K. Carlson ’82, MUS P, ’89 M BUS ADM, is chief market technician at Seattle Technical Advisors.com in Seattle. He lives in North Bend, Wash.
Steven A. Hendricks ’82, JOURN, is senior communications consultant at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida in Tampa, Fla., where he lives.
Susan M. (Godfrey) Melton ’82, JOURN, is senior development officer at the Mid America Heart Institute at Saint Luke’s Hospital Foundation in Kansas City, Mo. She lives in Riverside, Mo.
Sheryl L. (Miller) Wohlford ’82, HC ADM, president and co-owner of Automation-Plus Inc., is president-elect of the Rotary Club of Wichita. She is a Wichita resident.*
Linda M. (Day) Manfull ’83, COMP SCI, ’84 comp sci, is information technology manager at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita. She lives in Valley Center, Kan.*
Joanne L. (Earley) Cronrath Bamberger ’84, POL SCI, is an author, speaker and political and new media analyst in the Washington, D.C., metro area. She lives in Chevy Chase, Md.
Dale A. Belcher ’84, M MUS ED, is a music teacher at Independence Middle School in Independence, Kan., where he lives.
Phillip A. Bostian ’84, AJ, is a Kansas Highway Patrol lieutenant. He lives in Goddard, Kan.
Lewis R. Erickson ’84, ACCT, is CFO at Foley Industries Inc., in Wichita, where he lives.
Robert “Bob” D. Lutz ’84, GEN ST, Wichita Eagle sports columnist, received a Kansas Press Association third-place award for sports column writing. He lives in Wichita.
Sabrina K. Standifer ’84, MKT, attorney with Adam Jones Law Firm PA in Wichita, has been reappointed by Gov. Mark Parkinson ’80 as chair of the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission. She lives in Wichita.
John E. Strickler ’84, M CDS, is a speech-language pathologist with Butler County Special Education in Andover, Kan. He lives in Park City, Kan.*
Martin “Marty” E. Winslow ’84, INT ST, ’90 M BUS ADM, is director of reimbursement at Nueterra Healthcare in Leawood, Kan. He resides in Olathe, Kan.
Doug D. Carlton ’85, CHEM, ’91 M CHEM, is lab manager at Texas Petrochemical in Port Neches, Texas. He lives in Bridge City, Texas.
J. Christopher “Chris” Dennis ’85, ACCT, previously chief financial officer at Occidental Management Inc. in Wichita, is cfo at Oxford Development Holdings, a firm that acquires and builds senior centers and is also based in Wichita, where he resides.
Kimberly “Kim” A. (Johnston) Flynn ’85, INT ST, is fund development specialist at Girl Scouts of NE Kansas and NW Missouri in Kansas City, Mo. She is a resident of Lees Summit, Mo.
Robert A. Frost ’85, ENG CR, is assistant professor of adult education and higher education leadership at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore., where he resides.
Howard E. Parker Jr. ’85, MGT, is church administrator at Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater, Fla. He lives in Palm Harbor, Fla.
Rachael K. Pirner fs ’85, an attorney with Triplett, Woolf & Garretson LLC, Wichita, has received the Kansas Bar Association’s Outstanding Service Award. She lives in Valley Center, Kan.
John L. Rolfe ’85, FIN, president and CEO of Go Wichita Convention & Visitors Bureau, serves on the Destination Marketing Association International’s board of directors and has been appointed by Gov. Mark Parkinson ’80 to a three-year term on the Wichita State University Board of Trustees. Rolfe resides in Wichita.*
Demetrios Sapounas ’85, M COMP SCI, is CIO at the Center for International Rehabilitation in Washington, D.C. He lives in Leesburg, Va.
Choky L. Tobing ’85, BUS ADM, serves on the board of management as technical director at Tugu Pratama Indonesia, one of the largest insurance companies in Indonesia. He resides in Cinere-Depok.
Ronald “Ron” B. Barnum ’86, ACCT, is finance manager at Boeing in Renton, Wash. He lives in Maple Valley, Wash.
Joan M. (Stibal) Carter ’86, JOURN, previously the organizational communications manager at Coleman Co., is advertising manager at Active Aging Publishing Inc. in Wichita. She lives in rural Newton, Kan.*
David A. Clark ’86, AJ, is chief attorney with the Southeast Kansas Public Defender Office. He lives in Chanute, Kan.
Patricia K. (Williams) DeLano ’86, M BUS ADM, is human resources director at Marshalltown Co., in Fayetteville, Ark., where she lives.
Timothy “Tim” R. Johnson ’86, HIST, ’92 M PUB ADM, is assistant city manager for Newton, Kan. He lives in Wichita.*
James C. McNutt ’86, AJ, is a senior fingerprint specialist for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He lives in Spring, Texas.
Patrick J. O’Connor ’86, GEN ST, ’89 M COMM, who has written extensively about the history of mid-20th century Wichita, presented an illustrated lecture at the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum about Moody’s Skidrow Beanery, which was a focal point for Wichita’s artistic counterculture during the 1960s. O’Connor lives in Wichita.
Don G. Smith ’86, AERON E, is manager of the wind tunnel at Jacobs Technology in Hampton, Va. He resides in Suffolk, Va.
Karin Williamson ’86, PA, is a clinical project manager at University Medical Center Utrecht, one of the largest public health-care institutions in the Netherlands. Williamson’s specialties include infectious diseases and vaccines.
Dennis L. Artz ’87, MGT, property field claims analyst for Safeco Insurance, is a board member for The Arc of Sedgwick County for the 2010-11 term. He lives in Wichita.
Christopher “Chris” M. Darnell ’87, FIN MKT, is vice president of development at Tiger Financial Management LLC in Wichita, where he lives.
Azizi A. Hadi ’87, EL E, is vice president at Telekom Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. He lives in Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
Richard “Rick” W. Hays ’87, MGT, is chief information officer at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C., where he lives.
C. Damon Hecker ’87, FIN, is chief operating officer at Kingfisher Systems Inc, in Alexandria, Va., where he lives.
Lisa D. Muci ’87, MUS P, principal second violinist with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, served as associate concertmaster of the 13th annual 2010 Sphinx Symphony in Detroit. The Sphinx symphony is composed of top black and Latino professionals nationwide. She lives in Knoxville.
Jin Boon Ong ’87, EL E, ’90 M E MGT, is windchill process engineer at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in Poway, Calif. He lives in San Francisco.
David P. Pennington ’87, COMP SCI, is an enterprise system architect at Dycom Industries Inc. in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He lives in Jupiter, Fla.
Achilleas Philippopoulos ’87, AERON E, ’88 IE, is business division director at Syntax S.A. Inc. Management & I.T. Consultants in Athens, Greece, where he resides.
Kevin R. Bumgarner ’88, JOURN, is editor of the Pacific Business News. He lives in Mililani, Hawaii.
Brenda J. (Smith) Gray ’88, JOURN, is network communicator at KCSource Link, U.S.Source Link, University of Missouri at Kansas City. She lives in Kansas City, Mo.
Jeff B. Harshfield ’88, MKT, is state director with Pfizer Inc. in Westlake, Texas. He lives in Flower Mound, Texas.
Shelli A. Herman ’88, SOC WK, is vice president at Gary Kaplan & Associates, an executive search firm headquartered in Pasadena, Calif., where she resides.*
Amy J. Kjellin ’88, PSYCH, is director of Butler Community College’s Marion, Kan., and Council Grove, Kan., campuses. She lives in Marion.
Dwight A. Seuser ’88, MUS, is senior director of alumni and development operations at Aurora University in Aurora, Ill. He lives in Neenah, Wis.
Burton “Burt” St. John ’88, ENG CR, ’93 M COMM, is assistant professor of communication at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. He lives in Virginia Beach, Va.
Doris L. (Glover) Sweetin ’88, SOC, is managing partner and owner of SweetinBleeke Attorneys in Indianapolis, where she resides.
Justin R. Hromek fs ’89, former Shocker bowler, U.S Open Bowling champion, has been inducted into the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame. He lives in Andover, Kan.
Sharon G. Miles ’89, FIN, a certified fundraising executive and former WSU Foundation senior development director who led philanthropic efforts for the university’s Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is development director at Exploration Place in Wichita, where she lives.*
Mitchell W. Slape ’89, FIN, is senior vice president of international business development at Walmart. Slape, who is slated for a campus lecture April 29, 2011, as the last of five speakers in the WSU Alumni Association’s 2010-2011 “Rise & Shine” Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series, resides in Rogers, Ark.
John A. December ’89, M ENG CR, owns December Communications Inc. in Milwaukee, Wis., where he lives.*
Naser El-Bawab ’90, M E MGT, ’95 PHD IE, a former methods engineer at Learjet in Wichita, is supply chain director at Nuqul Group in Amman, Jordan.
Chad A. Lytle ’90, AJ, is an information architect with Dell Perot Systems in Plano, Texas. He is a resident of Frisco, Texas.
Jean M. Holtaus ’90, M COUNS, is problem services coordinator for Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services in Topeka, Kan., where she resides.
Cynthia A. (Tenofsky) Hoover ’90, EL E, is director of fuselage engineering for the 777, 767 and 747 programs at Spirit AeroSystems. She lives in Wichita.
Michael D. Mayta ’90, ART GD, ’01 MIS, ’06 M BUS ADM, is chief information officer for the city of Wichita. He resides in Wichita.
Edward R. Pride ’90, FIN, is senior consultant at CGI in Bellevue, Wash. He lives in Snohomish, Wash.
Melissa A. Wangemann ’90, ENG L/LIT, is general counsel for the Kansas Association of Counties in Topeka, Kan., where she lives.*
Brian A. Yanez ’90, M AEROS E, is international program manager at the Federal Aviation Administration in Kansas City, Mo. He resides in Overland Park, Kan.
Michael “Mike” K. Brown ’91, AJ, is commander at the Coffeyville Police Department in Coffeyville, Kan.
Carol L. (Abraham) Giardina ’91, INT ST, ’93 M COUNS, is associate director of admissions at Augusta State University in Augusta, Ga., where she lives.
Cynthia C. (Hearlson) Highbarger ’91, ACCT, is CFO at Mid-Continent Instruments in Wichita. She lives in Towanda, Kan.
Kent A. Meyerhoff ’91, JOURN, an attorney at Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch LLC, serves on the Wichita Bar Association’s board of directors. He lives in Wichita.*
Gary D. Decker ’92, FIN, first vice president-investments with UBS Financial Services, has been recognized in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40,” a list of successful, young professionals who work in Wichita’s metropolitan area. He is a Wichita resident.*
Gretchen M. (Guinn) DiGiovanni ’92, MKT, is development manager at Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland in Wichita, where she lives.
Michael “Mike” S. Isaacs ’92, ACCT, is president and CFO of LendingTools.com. He lives in Hesston, Kan.
Larona K. “Nori” (Schmidt) Hale ’92, M COUNS, is director of corporate relations at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kan., where she lives.
Craig A. McLaughlin ’92, AERON E, is assistant professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., where he resides.
David C. Metcalf ’92, I BUS, is a senior analyst with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. He lives in Bedford, Texas.
Randy G. Rivers ’92, M ED, is superintendent at Bluestem public schools in Leon, Kan. He lives in Manhattan, Kan.
J. Steven Sharp ’92, BUS ADM, is vice president, corporate controller and treasurer for Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, where he lives.
Susan L. (Griffith) Agel ’93, M COMM, is president of Positive Tomorrows, a private, nonprofit elementary school for homeless children in Oklahoma City, Okla.
M. “Spike” Anderson ’93, COMM, ’95 M SP ADM, a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, has been recognized in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40,” a list of successful, young professionals who work in Wichita’s metropolitan area. He resides in Valley Center, Kan.
Beth A. Booher ’93, M H SCI, is administration chief in the department of family and community medicine at Carl R. Darnell Army Medical Center in Fort Hood, Texas. She lives in Salado, Texas.
Toyia A. Bulla ’93, M P ACCT, is chief financial officer at United Methodist Youthville Inc. She is a Wichita resident.
Douglas C. Fincher ’93, ENG L/LIT, is an attorney with Gay, Riordan, Fincher, Munson & Sinclair PA in Topeka, Kan., where he lives.
Brian A. Spencer ’93, MKT, is a deployment manager at PepsiCo International in Chicago, where he lives.
Roman P. Vega ’93, M BUS ADM, is vice president of brand management with the Orlando Magic professional basketball team. He resides in Maitland, Fla.
Anne E. (Wells) Wiseman ’93, COMM, is a partner services technical advisor at AIDS Administration with the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore. She lives in Lanham, Md.
William “Bill” V. Hadley ’94, M BUS ADM, is director of business development at New Gulf Energy LLC in Tulsa, Okla., where he resides.*
Anthony W. Hughes ’94, M POL SCI, is an adjunct researcher at the Institute of Defense Analyses in Alexandria, Va. He lives in Woodbridge, Va.
Linda M. (Ray) Scraper ’94, M EL ED, is director of online product development at ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) in Alexandria, Va., where she lives.
E. Marlow Wakeman ’94, M ENG CR, is lead information developer at BBS Technologies in Houston, where she lives.
Darren J. Dreifort ’95, FLD MJR, former WSU and major league baseball pitcher, was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. He resides in Pacific Palisades, Calif.*
Kyelene Flaming ’95, FLD MJR, is human resources and training development officer at Rose Hill Bank. She lives in El Dorado, Kan.
Jennifer S. (Penko) French ’95, M BUS ADM, is executive director at Neurotech Network Inc. in Tampa, Fla. She resides in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Deann L. Most ’95, GERON, is manager of senior services at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, where she lives.
Morgan W. Sommers ’95, PE, is head athletic trainer at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kan. He lives in Andover, Kan.
Julie E. Allen ’96, ACCT, manager at Kennedy and Coe LLC, has been recognized in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40,” a list of successful, young professionals who work in Wichita’s metropolitan area. She lives in Derby, Kan.
Debra E. (Harvey) Ary ’96, MUS ED, ’02 mch e, is superintendent of water production and pumping for the city of Wichita. She lives in Wichita.*
Lee Ann (Carr) Balke ’96, SOC WK, is a therapist at Wichita Psychiatric Consultants LLC in Wichita, where she lives.
Gregory A. Fitzgibbons ’96, M CDS, is audiologist and co-owner of Hearing Science of Walnut Creek. He lives in San Ramon, Calif.
Valerie A. (Parsons) A. Fitzgibbons ’96, M CDS, is audiologist and co-owner of Hearing Science of Walnut Creek. She lives in San Ramon, Calif.
P. Scott Flemming ’96, ART GD, vice president and creative director at Sullivan Higdon & Sink, has been recognized in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40,” a list of successful, young professionals who work in Wichita’s metropolitan area. He lives in Wichita.
Brian L. Frutiger ’96, M MUS P, actor and award-winning tenor, has appeared in over 100 roles in opera, music theater and theater. Frutiger, who’s slated for a campus lecture Jan. 20, 2011, as the third of five speakers in the alumni association’s 2010-2011 Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series, performs in Boris Godunov at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City through October.
Pamela (Tolbert) Jackson ’96, AJ, is human resources director at DeVry University in Irving, Texas. She is a resident of Little Elm, Texas.
Bryan T. Morriss ’96, MCH E, is senior engineer with Daimler Trucks North America in Portland, Ore., where he resides.
Thomas S. Noyes ’96, M ENG CR, associate professor of English and creative writing at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College, has won the college’s 2010 Council of Fellows Excellence in Teaching Award. Noyes is chair of the college’s BFA in creative writing degree program and consulting editor of Lake Effect, its literary journal. The author of two story collections, Behold Faith and Other Stories, 2003, and Spooky Action at a Distance and Other Stories, 2008, he has had his fiction published in numerous magazines and journals, including The New York Times Book Review. He lives in Erie, Pa.
Monica S.M. Prieto ’96, COMM, is senior publisher at Univision Online in Miami. She is a resident of Miami Springs, Fla.
Naveen “Felix” R. Singh ’96, M EL E, is director of engineering at Qualcomm in San Diego, Calif., where he lives.
Mark D. Smith ’96, M BUS ADM, is vice president, trading and risk management at Tesoro Petroleum in San Antonio, Texas.
Alok Aurora ’97, M BUS ADM, is business development manager at American Honda Finance Corp. in Longmeadow Mass., where he lives.
Paul E. Jackson ’97, FLD MJR, is dean of ITT Technical Institute in Wichita, where he resides.
Sheila R. (Abderhalden) Krehbiel ’97, M ENG, is a marketing specialist at Mid-Continent Instruments in Wichita. She lives in Bel Aire, Kan.
Jeffrey S. McEvoy ’97, M MUS, is a professional opera singer. A baritone, he also is on the music faculty of the University of Connecticut. He lives in West Hartford, Conn.
Christopher M. McHugh ’97, MKT, is a shareholder and attorney with Seigfreid, Bingham, Levy, Selzer & Gee PC in Kansas City, Mo.
LeAnn K. (Osmundson) True ’97, HSOP, is a physician assistant at the Wichita Clinic. She lives in Andover, Kan.
Maranda L. Avery ’98, BUS ADM, is human resources and training director at Legacy Bank in Wichita, where she resides.*
Kimberly D. Doze ’98, COMM director of marketing at Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer LLP, has been recognized in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40,” a list of successful, young professionals who work in Wichita’s metropolitan area. She lives in Wichita.
Lisa D. (Pickett) Elliott ’98, MKT, vice president and director of marketing at Intrust Bank, has been recognized in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40,” a list of successful, young professionals who work in Wichita’s metropolitan area. She is a Wichita resident.
Melinda D. Ellsworth ’98, ART HIST, is family services manager at Science Care in Phoenix. She lives in El Mirage, Ariz.
Terry W. Karst ’98, M BUS ADM, is the general manager for Nex-Tech Processing in Wichita, where he resides.
Curtis A. Richardson ’98, AEROS E, ’03, M IE, associate technical fellow at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, serves on the board of the Robotic Industries Association. He lives in Wichita.*
Erick B. Riedell ’98, COMM, a realtor in Wichita, is founding member of Coaster Bicycle Club and owner of 40 vintage bicycles. He lives in Wichita.
Donna L. (Beene) Shank ’98, POL SCI, vice president and co-owner of Al Shank Insurance Inc. in Liberal, Kan., and a former chair of the Kansas Board of Regents, is slated for a campus lecture Nov. 4 as the second of five speakers in the wsu Alumni Association’s 2010-2011 Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series. She resides in Liberal.*
Darlene L.S. Whitlock ’98, M NURS, trauma coordinator at Stormont Vail HealthCare in Topeka, Kan., serves as president of the Kansas Emergency Nurses Association. She lives in Silver Lake, Kan.
Heather A. (Boehm) Kisabeth ’99, BUS ADM, is director of tourism sales for the city of Grapevine, Texas, where she lives.
Shashi K. Nagabhushan ’99, M EL E, is a component design engineer at Intel Corp. in Folsom, Calif., where he lives.
Angela L. (Arehart) Nicholas ’99, MUS P, is senior instructor designer at Education Northwest in Portland, Ore., where she resides.
Raghuram “Reddy” R. Tera ’99, M IE, is chief technology officer at Perception Software in Austin, Texas. Tera lives in Austin.
Mike R. Schoenberg ’99, M PSYCH, ’01 PHD PSYCH, is associate professor, department of psychiatry and neurosciences at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla., where he resides.
Creighton D. Barnes ’00, MCH E, is a process engineer at Layne Christensen in Beverly, N.J. He lives in North Brunswick, N.J.
Matthew S. Confessori ’00, COMM, is national media manager at Bridgestone Retail Operations llc, Bloomingdale, Ill. He lives in Naperville, Ill.
Michael J. Dudte ’00, M PUB ADM, is senior public health advisor with the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C. He lives in Springfield, Va.
Martin K. Griffey ’00, PA, is a physician at Norton County Hospital in Norton, Kan., where he resides.
Pamela C. Parker ’00, BUS ADM, is an associate at Klenda, Mitchell, Austerman & Zuercher LLC in Wichita, where she resides.
Brian L. Schoenhofer ’00, GEN ST, is general manager at Pro Source Athletics LLC in Flower Mound, Texas. He lives in Corinth, Texas.
Leigh A. (Brasier) Tahirovic ’00, ENG L/LIT, is editor of Marco magazine in Marco Island, Fla. She resides in Naples, Fla.
John M. Thornton ’00, GEN ST, is operations support manager at Intermap Technologies in Englewood, Colo. He lives in Parker, Colo.
Jayland D. Wheeler ’00, MKT, is senior account executive at Summit Marketing in Lenexa, Kan., where he lives.
Lunda P. Asmani ’01, M PUB ADM, is assistant city manager for budget and finance in Newton, Kan. He lives in Bel Aire, Kan.
Angela M. (Constance) Daffron ’01, MKT, is founder of Jodi’s Voice, a nonprofit dedicated to providing resources for victims of stalking. The organization is named in honor of Jodi Sanderholm, who lost her life to a stalker in 2007. Daffron lives in Henderson, Nev.
Matthew J. Davis ’01, FIN, is a commercial real estate lender at Fidelity Bank in Wichita, where he resides.*
Michelle (Martinez Verger) De La Isla ’01, BIO, is executive director of Topeka Habitat for Humanity. She lives in Topeka, Kan.
Matthew “Matt” D. Dreher ’01, ANTHRO, ’06 M ANTHRO, WSU anthropology department adjunct faculty member, plays banjo with Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy, a Wichita-based band whose music is an eclectic blend of bluegrass, folk, Dixieland and rock ’n’ roll – a unique form of music that falls into a category sometimes called “thrashgrass.” Dreher lives in Wichita.
Daniel D. Gilligan ’01, GEN ST, is assistant district attorney with the Reno (Kan.) County District Attorney’s Office.
Kevin P. Kelly ’01, ART ED, ’08 M S ART, an art teacher at Wichita West High School, has been selected for inclusion in the upcoming western edition of New American Paintings, a national publication founded in 1993 that offers regional “exhibitions in print.” Kelly lives in Wichita.
Vanessa D. Morsse ’01, COMM, is a copy editor and designer with Variety in Los Angeles. She lives in Torrance, Calif.
Bryan A. Pumphrey ’01, SP ADM, is associate executive director at North Suburban YMCA in Northbrook, Ill. He lives in Chicago.
Jessica A. Rowe ’02, COMM, ’04 M COMM, is social media product manager at TMP Directional Marketing in Overland Park, Kan. She lives in Lees Summit, Mo.
Ann M. Siegwarth ’02, ENG L/LIT, ’02 THEA, is an actress in New York City.
Megan T. Tyner ’02, THEA, is instructor of theater at Bethel College in North Newton, Kan. She lives in Newton, Kan.
Bryan C. Wilson ’02, M SP ED, is special education coordinator at Wichita public schools. He is a Wichita resident.
Shelice M. May ’02, ACCT, ’03 M ACCT, is a staff accountant in the assurance services department of BKD LLP’s health-care division in Wichita, where she lives.
Antonia E. Montague ’02, M NURS, is a neonatal nurse practitioner at Providence Medical Center. She is a resident of Meriden, Kan.
Michael “Mike” S. Clegg ’02, PHD ED, is assistant superintendent for human services with Newton, Kan., public schools. He lives in Newton.
S. “Bobby” Gandu ’02, MKT, ’06 M BUS ADM, director of admissions at Wichita State, has been recognized in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40,” a list of successful, young professionals who work in Wichita’s metropolitan area. He resides in Wichita.*
Tyler E. Heffron ’02, COMM, an attorney with Triplett, Woolf & Garretson LLC and president-elect of the WSU Alumni Association, has been recognized in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40,” a list of successful, young professionals who work in Wichita’s metropolitan area. He lives in Wichita.*
Lonny R. Quattlebaum ’02, COMM, formerly with Wichita State’s Media Resources Center where he produced videos for various university departments, is senior editor at Wichita’s Intake Studio, a production company specializing in motion graphics, visual effects, animation and video. He lives in Wichita.
Naomi Sugino ’02, M ART, is associate professor of art at Columbia College in Columbia, Mo., where she lives.
Adrian P. Vega ’02, M PUB ADM, is project manager at Hewlett-Packard in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He resides in McKinney, Texas.
Jennifer S. (Fullerton) Zucker ’02, MKT, is marketing and employer outreach specialist at Bethesda Urban Partnership in Bethesda, Md. She lives in Brookeville, Md.
Matthew P. Bogner ’03, PSYCH, ’06 M PUB H, administrator of the Kansas Masonic Home, is a member of the American Association of Homes and Service for the Aging fellowship program. He is a resident of North Newton, Kan.
Aaron L. Chaffee ’03, CJ, a Wichita police officer, has been recognized in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40,” a list of successful, young professionals who work in Wichita’s metropolitan area. He lives in Wichita.
Ha Ngoc Dao ’03, CJ, is community restitution crew leader with Maricopa County in Phoenix. He lives in Peoria, Ariz.
Zachary “Zach” M. Jeffery ’03, ENTRE, is product manager at Caris Diagnostics in Irving, Texas. He resides in Roanoke, Texas.
Nathan A. Kimble ’03, FIN, is a credit associate at Cargill Meat Solutions. He lives in Mulvane, Kan.
William A. Lawrence ’03, S ART/C, is senior financial analyst at Comcast Cable in Houston. He lives in Sugar Land, Texas.
Scott R. MacLaughlin ’03, M CI, is theater director at Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City, Kan., where he lives.
John M. Petersen ’03, GEN ST, is field service engineer at Honeywell Aerospace in Redmond, Wash. He lives in Puyallup, Wash.
Jessica L. Rajtar ’03, MKT, is field manager at Healthways at William Newton Hospital in Winfield, Kan. She lives in Goddard, Kan.
Debra K. (Feaster) Shepard ’03, BUS ADM, an organizer and contract administrator for the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, has been appointed to the Kansas Works State Board. She lives in Clearwater, Kan.
Ramanathan Valliyappan ’03, M EL E, is technical program manager at Microsoft Corp. in Bellevue, Wash., where he lives.
Aaron K. Veatch ’03, M BUS ADM, is chief financial officer at Emprise Bank. He is a Wichita resident.
Christopher W. Wolgamott ’03, MGT, ’03 MKT, a community development liaison with Meritrust Credit Union, has been recognized in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40,” a list of successful, young professionals who work in Wichita’s metropolitan area. He lives in Wichita.
Devin P. Burr ’04, MUS I, is director of bands at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kan. He lives in Independence, Kan.
Stephanie S. Curtice ’04, MUS P, is administrator at the Wichita Aero Club, where she focuses on the organization’s efforts in membership relations and development, event coordination and marketing. She lives in Wichita.
Matt C. Frank ’04, COMM, is new media specialist at the University of Southern California Annenberg. He lives in Pasadena, Calif.
Shariq Muhammad Ashfaq ’04, M EL E, is a principal engineer at General Dynamics Corp. in White Plains, N.Y. He lives in Schenectady, N.Y.
Paul S. Myers ’04, SP ADM, ’10 HIST ED, teaches history at Wells Alternative Middle School in Wichita, where he lives.*
Tammy L. (Sommerhauser) Weinman ’04, BUS ADM, is director of business improvement and executive assistant to the chief operating officer at Harksook Cos. in Wichita. She lives in Derby, Kan.
Anne C. (Wenger) Chandler ’05, MKT, is director of advancement and marketing at the Kansas Policy Institute in Wichita, where she resides.
Travis L. Hale ’05, M MUS I, is director of instrumental music at Southeast High School in Wichita, where he lives.
Stacie M. Longwell ’05, MKT, is the special events director at the WSU Foundation. She lives in Wichita.*
Veronica Ramos ’05, PSYCH, ’07 M PA, is a physician assistant in the pulmonary department at the Wichita Clinic. She resides in Wichita.
Sarah E. Ratzlaff ’05, M SP ADM, is sales manager at Disney Sports in Orlando, Fla., where she lives.
Brian W. Stratton ’05, EL E, is project manager and director of safety at Morrow Engineering in Wichita, where he lives.
Kris A. Wessel ’05, ENTRE, ’05 FIN/RE, commercial specialist with Grubb & Ellis Martens Commercial Group LLC, has been recognized in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40,” a list of successful, young professionals who work in Wichita’s metropolitan area. He is a Wichita resident.
Bridgette N. Baker ’06, GEN ST, is an account executive at Jajo Inc. in Wichita. She lives in Wichita.
Charles “Charlie” M. Beets ’06, SP ADM, is a college scouting coordinator for the Carolina Panthers professional football team. He lives in Charlotte, N.C.
Cherrie M. (Alonso) Brubaker ’06, MIS, ’08 M BUS ADM, is manager of quality assurance at Westar Energy. She lives in Wichita.
Kevin J. Lovingier ’06, CJ, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office deputy, has been recognized in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40,” a list of successful, young professionals who work in Wichita's metropolitan area. He lives in Wichita.
Tracee D. Patee ’06, CJ, is community consultant for the Wichita-Sedgwick County Regional Prevention Center at Mirror Inc. in Wichita, where she lives.
Michael J. Simmon ’06, COMM, an account executive at Associated Advertising, serves as president of the Advertising Federation of Wichita. He lives in Valley Center, Kan.
Wendi A. Webster ’06, I BUS, ’06 FREN, is vice president of sales and marketing at Distillery No. 209 located in the China Basin at Pier 50 in San Francisco. The distillery, founded in the 1880s, is now part of the Rudd Group, for which Webster has worked for more than three years. In her expanded role, she will coordinate domestic and international sales and marketing efforts.
Brody G. Wellman ’06, BIO S, plays stand-up bass with Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy, a Wichita-based band whose music is an eclectic blend of bluegrass, folk, Dixieland and rock ’n’ roll – a unique form of music that falls into a category sometimes called “thrashgrass.” He lives in Wichita.
Lee M. Whitman ’06, COMM, is founder of Uncheckable Films, an independent production company that, along with the Tallgrass Film Association, held the Midwest premiere of “War Stories,” Whitman’s first feature film. Shot on location in Wichita, Oklahoma City and Washington, D.C., the film tells the story of a teenager who finds out that his father, whom he thought had died in the Gulf War, may still be alive. Whitman lives in Alexandria, Va.
Daniel “Dan” R. Beckler ’07, SP ADM, ’09 M SP MGT, handles public and media relations for the San Francisco 49ers. He lives in Campbell, Calif.
Bradley W. Clark ’07, PSYCH, ’09 M SOC WK, is a member of the chemical dependency team at Prairie View in Newton, Kan. He lives in Wichita.
Jade S. Dundas ’07, M BUS ADM, previously interim director of water utilities for the city of Wichita, has been named utilities director for the city of Sioux City, Iowa, where his primary responsibilities will be operation of the city’s water treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, storm drainage and environmental services, including recycling and trash collection and disposal.
Brady L. Miller ’07, ENTRE, ’07 FIN/RE, project manager at Occidental Management Inc., has been recognized in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2010 “40 Under 40,” a list of successful, young professionals who work in Wichita’s metropolitan area. He’s a Wichita resident.
Bobbi S. Musgrove ’07, M CDS, is a pediatric speech and language pathologist at Children’s Therapy Services in Overland Park, Kan. She lives in Mission, Kan.
Kari A. Sutter ’07, EL ED, is a teacher at St. Paul Middle School in St. Paul, Kan., where she lives.
Anthony L. Swartzendruber ’07, M PUB ADM, is assistant county administrator for Harvey (Kan.) County. He lives in Wichita.
Shelby G. Thompson ’07, PHD PSYCH, is human factors engineer at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. in Houston, where he resides.
Libby E. Wedel ’07, COMM, is a media planner with Nicholson Kovac Inc., in Kansas City, Mo., where she lives.
Elizabeth A. Wine ’07, M SOC WK, is resident director at Haury Hall at Bethel College in North Newton, Kan.
Conor M. Gillaspie fs ’08, former Shocker baseball player who was named All-American and a first-round draft pick of the San Francisco Giants, is a third baseman with the Flying Squirrels Double-A level baseball team in Richmond, Va.
Olena “Lena” V. Kolyesnik ’08, M IE, is an engineer at Northrop Grumman Corp., in Layton, Utah. She lives in Salt Lake City.
Michael B. Lichtenwalter ’08, M EARTH-ENVIR, is a geologist at Lewis Energy Group in San Antonio, Texas, where he resides.
Sara E. Lungren ’08, EL ED, former standout WSU volleyball player and head volleyball coach at Cheney (Kan.) High School, has been inducted into the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame. She lives in Goddard, Kan.
Machale N. Spencer ’08, BIO, is a research chemist at Bend Research in Bend, Ore., where she lives.
Christine J. Wyrick ’08, GEN ST, managing editor of the Newton Kansan, received first-place honors for headline writing in a Kansas Press Association contest. She resides in Hesston, Kan.
Prisca N. Barnes ’09, M COMM, is executive director of the Kansas African American Museum in Wichita, where she resides.
Cassondra L. (Ney) Weltzin ’09, M SOC WK, is an outpatient therapist at the Central Kansas Mental Health Center in Salina, Kan. She lives in Marquette, Kan.
Corey L. Winter ’09, BUS ADM, is a member associate III at Meritrust Credit Union in Wichita, where he lives.
Andrew P. Braun ’10, M BUS ADM, is marketing manager at Excel Industries Inc. in Hesston, Kan. He lives in North Newton, Kan.
Anna C. Harris ’10, M ENG CR, teaches English at Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va.
Logan A. Hoch ’10, SP MGT, former Shocker left-handed relief pitcher who as a senior went 2-1 with a 2.18 era and four saves, was an honorable mention All-MVC selection and an All-MVC Scholar-Athlete, was selected in the 30th round of this year’s major league baseball draft and signed with the Detroit Tigers.
Cody R. Lassley ’10, GEN ST, former Shocker catcher who started in 52 games as a senior, hit .366 with 11 home runs and 46 RBI, was named All-MVC scholar-athlete and All-Missouri Valley Conference, and while not selected in this year’s draft, was called by the Toronto Blue Jays and is now with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays in Dunedin, Fla.
Ryan J. Schafer ’10, COMM, is an associate copywriter at Jajo Inc. in Wichita. He resides in Wichita.*
Teresa M. Sindelar ’10, M CI, is an education specialist at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, where she lives.*
Timothy M. Pile ’10, GEN ST, is co-owner of The Players Club LLC in Wichita, where he resides.
Johnny “John” J. Wyrick ’10, PHD ED EAS, is superintendent at Erie public schools in Erie, Kan., where he lives.
