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Crawford elected president of
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
frost Brown todd llc, where he represents business and industry in all
aspects of environmental health and safety issues. his practice includes
litigation, environmental due diligence and negotiations associated with
corporate acquisitions and divestitures and compliance counseling.
schworer holds a B.s. in biology and an m.s. in environmental health
from the university of cincinnati, where he also did graduate-level work
in environmental engineering.
schworer began his long history of service to the cBa during his
last year at nKu chase college of law, first becoming involved with its
environmental law committee, which he later chaired. he has worked
on cle programs, participated on the committee on committees and
graduated from the call program. he contributed his environmental
ALUMNI NEWS
nKu chase graduate David E. Crawford, Jr., ’93 was elected president of the Bar association of metropolitan
st. louis for 2008-09. crawford is a partner with the law firm senniger powers llp, where he practices patent law.
crawford has extensive experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications in a wide variety of arts.
he conducts freedom-to-operate, infringement and validity studies; prepares and negotiates licenses and other
agreements; and prosecutes trademark and copyright applications. he has provided intellectual property legal
services in a diverse range of technologies including medical devices and surgical instruments, aircraft systems and
engines, hydraulic systems, semiconductor processing equipment, transmissions, welding equipment and lasers.
crawford’s goals for the year are to increase service to the community by providing opportunities for pro bono
activities and to further increase diversity in the bar. in his first “message from the president” letter, he talked
about his goal to improve unity and inclusiveness in the profession and in the bar association.crawford graduated
from chase in 1993 and served on the law review. he also has a B.s. in mechanical engineering from the ohio
state university and an m.s. in engineering from the university of cincinnati. prior to becoming a patent attorney,
crawford was a design engineer at ge aircraft engines for 10 years, where he had responsibility for various turbine
components used in military aircraft engines.
Muehlenkamp invested as Aquinas
College president
aquinas college formally invested nKu chase alumna Sister Mary Peter Muehlenkamp, O.P., as its
10th president at the cathedral of the incarnation september 14, 2008. more than 200 guests gathered to
witness muehlenkamp profess the oath of office as she received the chains of office and academic mace of the
nearly 50-year-old institution. representatives from colleges across the country were in attendance. the most
reverend david r. choby, Bishop of nashville, presided over the ceremony.
muehlenkamp is a native of ft. thomas, Ky., and received her Bachelor of science in management from
northern Kentucky university. the daughter of the late Judge george muehlenkamp, muehlenkamp graduated
engineering skills to the cBa by overseeing the environmental due
diligence review for the current cincinnati Bar center building. he
also assisted in negotiating environmental terms and conditions for the
acquisition contract.
in addition to his service to the cBa, schworer is active in a host of
civic and charitable organizations. he is a graduate, past alumni association
president and member of both the leadership cincinnati and leadership
northern Kentucky programs. the northern Kentucky resident is
president-elect of the board for the redwood rehabilitation center and has
served as chair of the northern Kentucky united way campaign. he is also
active in the Just the Beginning foundation, a group whose mission is to
increase the number of minority students entering the legal profession.
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