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CLASS NOTES Timothy McDaniel,assistant professor ofmathematics at BuenaVista University, wasawarded BVU’s highestfaculty honor, the prestigiousGeorge Wyeth Awardfor Teaching Excellence.’84Peter France retired fromthe United States NavalReserve following 28 yearsof Naval Service. He hasbeen honored with numerousawards, and recentlyreceived the Joint MeritoriousService Medal for hisnaval service after beingrecalled to active duty forOperations Noble Eagleand Enduring Freedom.France lives in Wildwood,Mo., where he consults onmatters of national defenseand policy.’85Gina Kay (Nichols) Greggworks in case management/utilization review andresource management atthe Genesis Medical Centerin Davenport, Iowa.She is pursuing a master’sin health care administrationand raising threesons, Zachariah, Austinand Dalton.’86Elda M. de la Pena wasreappointed by ColoradoGovernor Bill Owens toa four-year term on thestate board “Special FundsBoard for Workers’ CompensationSelf Insurers”in March 2005.Robert C. “Haef” Haefnerowns an entrepreneurialand franchise consultingbusiness, The EntrepreneurAuthority.’89Ronald E. Hardin Jr. wasappointed chief informationofficer for Arizona’sDepartment of EnvironmentalQuality Agencyin March 2005. He alsoserves as the agencyrepresentative on variousadvisory and oversightcommittees for statewidetechnology initiativesmandated by GovernorJanet Napolitano.’90Joseph Reardon was electedmayor of the UnifiedGovernment of WyandotteCounty, Kan.Scott C. Trout is managingpartner and COO ofCordell & Cordell P.C. inSt. Louis, Mo. The Troutsare happy to announce thebirth of their son, HuttonCarter, born Dec.1, 2004.Hutton joins siblingsGraham, Hannah, Cullenand Brogan.’90 MBAKhalid Abedin waspromoted to senior vicepresident to lead the CreditRisk Management Groupat Constellation Energy.Abedin is a frequent speakerat the Energy Power RiskConference and served onthe board of directors forthe International EnergyCredit Association. He andhis wife have a daughter.’91Jeffrey Bruce Beshonerwas ordained to thediaconate with the FranciscanFriars of the ThirdOrder Regular on May 21,2005, in Loretto, Penn.He teaches at FranciscanUniversity in Steubenville,Ohio.Debra (Church) Davis is acharge nurse and preceptorin the neonatal ICU atResearch Medical andvolunteers as a docentat the Kansas City Zoo.Davis and her husband,Brian, have two children,Natalie, 3, and Jackson,5 months old.Brad O’Neal has been promotedto district managerfor Ajilon Consulting’sHouston office.’92Pulchratia Lynn (Falkner)Kinney-Smith works forthe State Universitizes CivilService System. She has amaster’s degree in laborand industrial relationsand an advanced certificatein human resources educationfrom the Universityof Illinois. Kinney-Smithis married and has threechildren.Kimberly Ann (Six) Tatomand her husband, Monty,sell, repair and rent videoarcades, pinball machinesand jukeboxes in KansasCity.’93Brian Matthew Brownriggearned his MBA at LoyolaUniversity in Chicago in2002.’94Suzette Naylor has beenpromoted to controllerat the Kansas City ArtInstitute. Naylor also ispursuing a master’s degreein theology at the GreatCommission School ofMinistry. She is an activevolunteer at the MemorialMissionary Baptist Church– New Vision MinistriesInc, serving as prayerleader, young adult leaderand president of thesingles ministry.28 ROCKHURSTFALL 2005