Two Rockhurst University Grads in Pursuit of One Common Goal

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Class Notes’’66Tom McDonnell, CEO of DSTSystems Inc., was honored as a“Visionary of the Modern Era”in the mutual fund industry byStrategic Inc. In October 2011,McDonnell was named by KansasCity, Mo., Mayor Sly James,’80, as co-chair of a new advisorygroup to develop a long-termeconomic strategy for the city.’70Jim Killackey recently retiredfrom The Daily Oklahomannewspaper in Oklahoma City.During a long career he earnedthe most honors and awards forany journalist in state history(61 honors). He currently is amember of the state Councilon Aging, which helps overseeOklahoma nursing homes.’77Craig Gaffney, ’86 MBA, hasjoined the board of trustees forthe Catholic Charities Foundation.Gaffney is also presidentfor the Western region of CountryClub Bank and was previouslythe regional president for WyandotteCounty with UMB Bank.’80Paul I. Carden Jr. moved toWashington, D.C., to accept theposition of director of emergencyand international serviceswith the National Capital AreaRegional Chapter of the RedCross beginning June 27, 2011.He is responsible for directingRed Cross disaster, militaryand international servicesfor Montgomery and PrinceGeorge’s Counties in Maryland,the District of Columbia andLoudon, Fairfax, Arlington,Alexandria and Prince Williamcounties in Virginia.Phil Hess, of the law firm Larsen,Feist & Hess P.C., was electedpresident of the MissouriAssociation of Trial Attorneys.’82Michael Hill receivedordination as a permanentdeacon in the Archdiocese ofKansas City in Kansas onSaturday, April 9, 2011. DeaconMichael is assigned to St. PaulParish in Olathe, Kan.Members of the classes of 1983 and 1984 gather for a reunionat Table Rock Lake in September 2011. In attendance were:John Esser, ’83; Maureen Ebeling Heitmann, ’84; Glenn Heitmann,’83; Rick Behm, ’83; Jim Wheeler, ’83; Carol Fecht Westerman,’84; Rick Heinrichs, ’83; Jim Karl, ’83; Diane Karl, ’84; TrishBehm, ’84; Ann Mansfield Petersen, ’84; Jody Defferding Moorman,’84; Mike Butz, ’83; Ken Moorman, ’83; Tom Petersen, ’84.’83Keith Wenzel has joinedSpencer Fane Britt and BrowneL.L.P., where he will representclients before the Departmentof Economic Development, theDepartment of Natural Resources,the Office of Administration andother state agencies.’87Robert W. Healy was appointedto the executive position of chiefcredit risk assessment officer atCountry Club Bank. He servesas the principal liaison betweenthe bank, the board of directorsaudit committee and regulatoryagencies, and is responsible foroversight of loan portfolio riskmanagement and ensuring adherencewith banking regulations.’87 MBAPaul Thompson was promotedto chairman of the board at thePlatte Valley Bank.’90Gary Dierks was elected in May2011 to the board of directors ofArsenal Credit Union, located inSt. Louis. Also, Dierks was promotedto the position of directorof demand management atAnchor Packaging June 1. Inthis newly created role he willassume responsibility for orderfulfillment, forecasting, pricing,order revenue management,trade management and customer-facingdata management.Matt Stasa, ’92 MBA, hasjoined Gershman Mortgage asa commercial loan analyst. Hespecializes in processing andunderwriting loans for multifamilyproperties, includingapartments, assisted living andskilled nursing facilities.’92Paul and Tamatha Leuschen,’95, were winners of the FitKC Challenge, a 12-weeknutritional/fitness makeover.Daughters Rebecca, age 12, andAllysa, age 4, also participatedin the challenge.’95 MBAMadeline Romious, vice presidentof external affairs at AT&Tin Kansas City, was named byMayor Sly James, ’80, as co-chairof a new advisory group todevelop a long-term economicstrategy for the city.’97Bob Parks, director of humanresources and North Americatraining and developing atGrundfos Pump Corp., wasnamed to the Ingram’s “40Under 40” list in April 2011.’00Dr. Christopher E. Bauer joinedPatients First Health Care andSSM Heart Institute on August 1.He is a cardiac electrophysiologist.’01Melissa Rieke has openedMelissa Rieke Photography indowntown Bonner Springs,Kan., which specializes inphotographs of newborns.‘03Kristoffer Barikmo was recognizedas a National Board CertifiedTeacher by the NationalBoard for Professional TeachingStandards in November 2011.Through a rigorous process ofreflection, content knowledgetests, and submission of a professionalportfolio of studentwork and videos of instruction,he was one of 93 teachers inthe state of Colorado to receivethis honor.’04 MBATom Carignan was appointedby Gov. Sam Brownback to TheKansas Hispanic and LatinoAmerican Affairs Commission(KHLAAC). The KHLAAC is aseven-member body that servesas a liaison for the KansasHispanic and Latino communityand the Office of the Governorand addresses public policy concernsprimarily in areas related toeducation, health and business.26 Rockhurst u winter 2012
Lyssa Surface is the co-ownerof LillyBit and the creator of theUptown Diaper Clutch.’04 MPTAllison (Epp) Widener hasjoined the St. Rose RehabServices staff in Great Bend,Kan. She specializes in backand neck pain, especially forpregnant women.’05 MBAErika Ramirez has beenpromoted to the position ofmanager and diversity andinclusion coordinator for theFederal Reserve Bank of KansasCity. Ramirez has been workingfor the bank since 2007 andnow will have the opportunityto coordinate efforts throughoutthe bank that support diversity.’06Charlie Schloegel was hired bySchloegel Design Remodel tohead up the handyman servicesdivision of Schloegel PropertySolutions. He will be tasked withexpanding into contracted lifestyleservices to homeowners as well.’07Evan Thomas Beasley iscurrently a full-time fatherand long-distance driver forQuick-n-Tasty. He is completinghis education in Missouri.Liana Wages-Nichols receivedher doctorate of veterinarymedicine from the Universityof Missouri on May 13, 2011.She is working as a veterinarianat Plaza Animal Clinic inKansas City, Mo.’08 MBAMax Irsik has joined the AgGroup as an associate. He hasmore than five years of experiencein banking, financial managementand public accounting.’10Mary Bruno was selected as thenew volleyball coach at KansasCity, Kan., Community College.Marriages’01Brent Michael Lindsley marriedAshley Elizabeth McElreath onJuly 10, 2010. Brent is a thirdyearmedical student at TouroUniversity College of OsteopathicMedicine in Henderson,Nev., where he expects to receivea doctor of osteopathic medicinedegree in 2013. The coupleresides in Las Vegas, Nev.’06Kenny Byrd and Kelly (Hagan)Byrd ‘09 were married onOct. 15, 2011, in Wichita, Kan.’07Liana Wages-Nichols marriedAdam Nichols on May 28, 2011,at The Stone Church in Independence,Mo. After a honeymoonin Hawaii, the couple residesin Independence.’11Reece Clark was awarded theDelta Sigma Pi South CentralProvince Collegian of the Year bythe national fraternity.Connect with Rockhurst Universitythrough your favorite social network.Submit aClass NoteBirths’94Jeff Bush, ’96 MBA and Katie(Hanna) Bush ’96 welcomedtheir fourth child, Henry ChristianBush on Sept. 8, 2011.Henry joins his siblings Hanna,Ellie and Dunavan. The familyrecently relocated from KansasCity to Louisiana.’98Matthew P. Clune and KatieFischer Clune, Ph.D., welcomedthe birth of their son, DylanPatrick, on Sept. 3, 2011. Dylanjoins big sister, Bridget.GoHawks!Be sure to visitwww.rockhurst.edu/athleticsfor complete sports news,rosters, schedules and more.We’d love to hear from you.Submit a class note online atwww.rockhurst.edu/classnotes.’98Matt Hall, ’07 MBA, and Katie(Laurent) Hall, ’01, ’11 MBA,welcomed their first child, BridgetMarie Hall, Jan. 8, 2011.Rebecca (Abeyta) McKeon andDevin McKeon, ’99, announcethe birth of their first child,Liam McKeon, on Aug. 16, 2011.’02Marybeth (Mall) Lightfoot andher husband, RJ, welcomed anew daughter, Blake MeredithLightfoot, on June 29, 2011.Blake is also welcomed by herbrother, Luke, who’s happy tohave a new buddy.’07Matthew Wengert and Bridget(Hiegel) Wengert welcomedAdelaide Elizabeth, who wasborn April 27, 2011.Rockhurst u winter 2012 27
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