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CLASS NOTES ’48William R. Conwell wasrecently elected to his thirdterm as mayor of Atherton,Calif. He also serves aschairman of the San MateoCounty Criminal Counciland on the governingboards of the San MateoCounty City/County Associationof Governments,the San Francisco AirportRoundtable and the SanCarlos Airport.’49Jospeh P. Kessler lives inthe St. Joseph VillageRetirement Apartments inCoppell, Texas.’58The Rev. Roger W. Houghretired in March 2005 after40 years of active ministryas a priest in the diocese ofSalina, Kan.’62John J. Jurcyke Jr. wasfeatured as a collector at“Tons More Things PeopleCollect” at Kansas City’sCrown Center in June2005. Jurcyke displayed hismore than 100 figures andscenes of law.’63Robert Dell’Orco retiredfrom the American RedCross in January 2005.’65Sam Enna, Ph.D., professorin the Department ofPharmacology, Toxicologyand Therapeutics, receivedthe 2005 PharmaceuticalResearch and Manufacturersof America (PhRMA)Foundation Award inExcellence for outstandingcontributions in pharmacology.The award is presentedeach year to scientistswho received aPhRMA Foundationresearch grant early in theircareers and who went onto distinguish themselvesthrough scientific and academicachievements.Lawrence W. Reiter, Ph.D.,has been named director ofthe Environmental ProtectionAgency’s NationalExposure Research Laboratoryin Triangle Park, N.C.,one of three national laboratorieswithin the EPA. Inhis new position, Reiterwill direct a staff of morethan 400 federal employeesin research facilitieslocated in North Carolina,Ohio, Georgia and Nevada.He has served in the EPA’sOffice of Research andDevelopment for 32 years.Robert “Bob” D. Rowan,who lives in Clarksville,Ga., recently retired. Heworks part time at aCatholic camp.’67James C. Wirken was electedto the board of governorsof the Missouri Bar for the2004-05 term. Jim will actas liaison to both the technologyand computer lawcommittee and the specialcommittee on mental anddevelopmental disabilities.Wirken recently wasnamed the “Best of the Bar2005” by Kansas City BusinessJournal after beingvoted for the honor by hispeers in the legal community.He has a regular sloton Sunday’s “Kansas City’sMorning News” on KMBZAM radio. He also writes“Wirken Tips: Law OfficeMarketing, Managementand Economics,” a weeklycolumn for The DailyRecord legal newspaper.’68John J. Kolich Jr., presidentof Kolich & Company,was featured in the AIRCommercial Real EstateAssociation newsletter inFebruary 2005. Kolich isan 18-year veteran of commercialreal estate brokerage.He and his wife,Arlene, and their daughter,Tara, live in Rancho PalosVerdes, Calif.George Joseph Pierronhas been a judge on theKansas Court of Appeals inTopeka for the past 14years. He married DianaCarlin in 2003. Carlin isthe dean of the GraduateSchool and InternationalPrograms at the Universityof Kansas.’71Philip E. Bower is a productionmanager for GeneralDynamics in Lincoln,Neb. He and his wife,Terry, who works for theNebraska Golf Association,have five grandchildren.Terry Dunn received theOrder of the Lion Awardfrom Sigma Alpha Epsilon.The award recognizes outstandingcommitment andloyalty to the fraternity byan alumnus. Dunn is aRockhurst Universitytrustee.Jayme (Jay) W. Hofferbecame president ofBiltbest Products Inc. inSt. Genevieve, Mo., inMarch 2005. He retiredfrom the Navy after serving20 years.John Stacy, a RockhurstRegent, received the Orderof Minerva Award fromSigma Alpha Epsilon. Thisaward, the third highestaward an SAE alumnus canreceive, recognizes outstandingcommitment andloyalty to the fraternityover an extended period oftime. Stacy has given morethan 25 years of service toSigma Alpha Epsilon.’73Jeff Karl, women’s soccercoach for Meramec CommunityCollege, wasinducted into the St. LouisSoccer Hall of Fame in September2005. Karl, whostarted his 23 rd season26 ROCKHURSTFALL 2005