From the Chair
Awesome Miner stories to share
Our Miner students and alumni are AMAZING! The dedication to excellence resonates from our freshmen searching for first internships (pg. 4) or fellowships at Department of Energy (DOE) labs or National Science Foundation (NSF) summer fellowships to our alumni like Bob Brinkmann retiring from the company he founded 40 years ago or Tom Sieckhaus working to uplift a community with opportunity and prosperity.
Our CArEE students exhibited Miner excellence, highlighted by hosting over 500 students and faculty for the 2024 Mid-American ASCE competitions. Our student leaders had an amazing conference and our alumni stepped up too. We had over 50 judges and visitors as well. Concrete Canoe won the overall races and Steel Bridge team triumphed again with a sixth-consecutive Midwest regional championship and then went on to finish 13th in the nation (pg. 12) -- a third-consecutive national top-15 finish! The S&T ASCE student chapter also received a national ASCE Significant Improvement Award for 2023, and Dr. Sanjay Tewari was named the 2024 ASCE Region 7 Outstanding Advisor, leading our Missouri State-S&T student chapter to excellence. Our Miner students and faculty are following in the footsteps of many Miners and living up to our motto of Change The World!
With pride in our Miners, I am wrapping up this summer as chair of the department, and I’m proud to hand off the position to colleague Dr. Mohamed ElGawady. After nine years as chair and six as associate chair, I’m ready to pass the baton with confidence in our future and conviction to support our Miner students and alumni well into the future.
As we move to the future, we look to also better support our student teams and activities to maintain our legacy as THE premier engineering department in Missouri and a leader nationally. Please do look to support our future Miner alumni and review the back cover to find ways to support our students’ activities. Phonathon has been in decline, but our challenge to support our team keeps growing. Our Miner alumni built the legacy of doing amazing things, and our future Miner alumni still build our #MinerPride when we go to press with this edition of Common Ground. Please look to support our future Miners in their pursuit to advance our legacy of excellence and our Miner pursuit to Change The World!
Sincerely,
Joel G. Burken Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, F.AEESP (burken@mst.edu)
P.S. We are excited to announce that Phonathon has transitioned to the Miner Engagement Center. With this new direction, our student callers will only reach out to past donors. If you have any questions, please call 573-341-6376 or email engagementcenter@mst.edu. You may also scan the QR code above to make a gift. Thanks for your support!
Haylee Woodall Working to become an environmental engineer
Haylee Woodall, a junior in environmental engineering, knew she wanted to attend Missouri S&T at a young age.
After a youth day on campus during middle school, she immediately felt a sense of belonging. The university’s strong emphasis on STEM education aligned perfectly with her academic interests and career aspirations. The supportive environment and opportunities for hands-on learning assured her that S&T was the ideal place to nurture her passion for science and math.
Woodall is a thrower on the track team and a member of Delta Omicron Lambda sorority. She’s learned a lot, but says teamwork is the top lesson.
“S&T does a great job of exposing students to working with others. Before getting to campus, I already understood teamwork, but the classes I have taken have only helped me grow in that aspect,” she says.
After graduation, Woodard hopes to find a position as an environmental engineer. Her advice to younger students is to stay curious, embrace challenges and connect with your peers — she says that’s the key to thriving at S&T.
INTERNSHIPS
Garrett Coggin
Civil Engineering
OWN Inc., Springfield, Mo.
Abigail Adams
Architectural and Civil Engineering
Dual Major
Keeley Construction
St. Louis
Abigail was part of the industrial manufacturing team. Most of her summer was spent assisting in project estimation. She also spent a great deal of time project managing. She was also able to experience job sites and learn the construction process during her internship with Keeley.
Garrett worked in public infrastructure. He designed a multitude of different types of infrastructure including water systems, sewer lines and sidewalks for different communities throughout Missouri. He used both Civil3D and Microsoft Excel for his projects.
Christy Johnson
Environmental
Engineering
National Resources Conservation Services
Palmyra, Mo.
Christy learned techniques in conservation of soil and water using terraces, ponds, and dry structures. She learned different technologies for surveying land using both a Trimble or a rod and laser, ArcGISPro, WindPond and VBA macros in Excel.
Civil Engineering
Bartlett & West, Springfield, Mo.
Zander helped with final plan sheets for a MODOT highway in the Transportation Engineering Department. He worked on a j-turn, with pavement markings, signing sheets, erosion control and road cross sections.
Elizabeth Grube
Environmental Engineering
Olsson, Joplin, Mo.
Elizabeth was an intern with Olsson’s water/wastewater team. She used AutoCAD software to create plan sets for water line utility projects. She calculated water treatment plant designs and system analysis for water distribution systems. Most of her time was spent working on construction document specifications.
INTERNSHIPS
Rachael Puls
Internship with Burns & McDonnell Co-op Experience with Kiewit Corp.
During my internship at Burns & McDonnell, I assisted in upgrading and designing treatment processes for municipal water and wastewater treatment plants. I prepared technical documents related to specific chemicals used in these processes, researched treatment methods, and attended site visits to implement and test the effectiveness of
During my spring co-op with Kiewit, I was a part of the buildings estimating group for Kiewit Industrial and Water Engineering. I assisted in the construction process by performing accurate and timely takeoffs
Jane Yates
Environmental Engineering University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn.
Jack Snider
Civil Engineering
Joe DeRueil Associates LLC Pensacola, Fla.
Jack spent his internship doing structural design work. His day-to-day tasks included inspecting structural elements to ensure construction complied with design, and drafting structural inspection reports. He also reviewed structural sheets to ensure continuity between models and software, and learned how to use analysis software.
Jane, pictured below right, spent her summer as a green infrastructure research intern working on a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates project. She characterized a health-based urban riparian forest off of field assessments. Her day was spent surveying streams. She also helped with some educational outreach events in the area.
ARCO interns
Seven interns from ARCO Construction Co. studied the Vande East apartment project – the first mid-rise (14 story) structural concrete building ARCO has worked on.
Pictured above from left to right: James Murray from engineering management, three non S&T interns, Tito Marzo from mechanical engineering, Colin Skaggs from architectural engineering and Megan Baris from civil engineering.
ASCE makes positive impact
Looking back on 2023-24, we are proud of our ASCE student chapter members making a positive impact in the world. Their projects included a celebration for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, mentoring youth programs like the Future Cities Competition, and working on highway and stream
The group recorded over 1,080 hours of service to the community, their profession, and the university. They also led campus with over 3,000 items for the food drive.
sports.mst.edu
SPORTS TRIO
The Missouri S&T softball team completed an unprecedented run through the Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Championships by winning two games to capture the school’s first conference title in the sport. They defeated McKendree and the nation’s top-ranked team – Indianapolis – to finish atop the bracket. Here are three outstanding players from our department and a few of their stats from the season.
Charlye Rowland #11
Civil and Architectural Engineering
• Finished the 2024 season with a 9-12 record, 3.22 earned run average and 139 strikeouts in 156 2/3 innings
• Struck out a career-high 13 hitters in a win over McKendree and had 12 strikeouts in a 2023 win over nationally-ranked Indianapolis
• Earned second-team All-GLVC honors following the 2023 season when she had a 2.50 earned run average and struck out nearly one batter per inning pitched
• Pitched in 112 games, the third-most all-time
• Completed her career with 394 strikeouts to rank in a tie for fifth all-time at S&T and had 25 wins in the circle
Elizabeth Viox #9
Architectural Engineering
• Completed her career at S&T with a .283 batting average in 193 games played
• Ranks fourth in school history for games played in a career
• Scored 92 runs in her career, while also recording 163 hits, 16 doubles, 32 runs batted in and 26 stolen bases
• Had two seasons with a batting average over the .300 mark, led by a .318 mark in 2022 and led the Miners in hits in both of those seasons
• Four-time member of GLVC All-Academic team and Br. James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar in all four seasons, while also earning the GLVC Council of Presidents Academic Excellence Award
Bryn Wooldridge #10 Architectural Engineering
• Named to the NFCA and D2CCA All-Midwest Region teams following the 2024 campaign
• Second-team All-GLVC selection and member of GLVC All-Tournament team
• Winning pitcher in all four of S&T’s wins as it captured its first-ever GLVC championship
• Finished the 2024 season with a record of 17-14 with a 3.33 earned run average and 189 strikeouts in 178 2/3 innings
• Completed her career with 41 pitching wins and 456 strikeouts, the latter figure ranking third all-time at S&T
• Batted .337 during the 2024 season with 60 hits, 13 doubles and 26 runs batted in
• Had a .297 career batting average with 67 runs batted in
• Member of GLVC All-Academic team
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Design, build & test bridges
ARCHITECTURAL
Envision, construct & evaluate towers
DESIGN TEAMS
The Missouri S&T Steel Bridge Design Team won first place at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Mid-America Student Symposium for the sixth-consecutive time.
After timed construction, the bridges were tested with weight loaded at a point determined by a die roll. Teams were judged in eight categories. Results consisted of first places in construction speed, cost estimation, structural efficiency, construction economy, and second places in aesthetics, lightness and stiffness. S&T’s team placed in the top two in all eight categories.
The team traveled to the national competition May 31-June 1 at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La., where they finished 14th overall.
The Concrete Canoe Competition took place on Friday, April 19, at Little Prairie Lake outside Rolla. Students set up their canoes for display and raced student teams from 12 universities. The canoes, including Missouri S&T’s canoe Andromeda, were tested in sprint races and a slalom course. Teams were judged on their race performance, as well as their project proposal, final prototype and a technical presentation.
CONCRETE CANOE concretecanoe.mst.edu
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS
Engineers Without Borders designs and implements engineering solutions to fulfill basic needs in rural areas of developing countries to improve the life of those living there.
In April, the EWB executive board went to the EWB Regional Conference at the University of Kansas, where they learned best practices from other EWB student chapters. Also in April, EWB-USA approved the partnership with the community of Awasi, Kenya, to build a water system for a special needs school.
In January, both the Kenya and Guatemala teams will be traveling. The Kenya team will travel to complete its initial evaluation and to build new relationships with the Awasi community. The Guatemala team will travel to the community in Paraje Xecaxjoj to evaluate the implementation of gabion walls and a soil berm.
In contrast to other design teams, EWB is entirely aimed at helping people. Also, there are many opportunities to travel through EWB. They have four different sub-teams: Bolivia, Guatemala, Ecuador and Kenya, so there are lots of opportunities to get involved!
You can join by coming to their chapter meetings at 6 p.m. every other Wednesday in Butler-Carlton Hall.
SOLAR HOUSE solarhouse.mst.edu
L-R: Will Lanfersieck, a first-year student in architectural engineering, Carson Sinnard, a senior in architectural engineering, Kayla Walters, a junior in architectural engineering, and Owen Green, a senior in civil engineering.
Missouri S&T team partners with MU
The Missouri S&T Solar House Design Team, in partnership with the University of Missouri Architectural Studies Group and industry professionals, was successful in competition as part of the Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. The two teams were composed of all undergraduate students, including two student athletes. The team won third place in the multifamily housing division with an eight-story comprehensive sustainable design named “LightHAUS.”
Out of 105 teams that entered the competition — representing 93 institutions from 18 countries — 40 were invited to the finals at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. The LightHAUS team was one of 12 to win awards at the Design Challenge and one of only three programs to receive the Zero Energy Design Designation from the DOE.
The Solar Decathlon, DOE’s longest-running student competition, challenges the next generation of building professionals to create high-performance building designs that address real-world issues related to sustainability, affordability, and environmental justice. The competition promotes student innovation, STEM education and careerrelevant development opportunities in the building industry.
1960s
Charles McDuff, CE’66, “Good evening from the high desert country of western Colorado! In January of 1966, I graduated from UMR with a B.S. in civil engineering and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. I served three years on active duty, which included being a company commander in the combat engineers in Vietnam.
Following Vietnam I worked with an A&E firm in St Louis as a design engineer. I then moved to Atlanta where I designed and built railroad trackage and bridges around the southeast. I started an engineering firm in Marietta, Ga., named Rindt-McDuff Associates Inc. Brian Rindt and I built the firm up over a period of 15 years, and it was very successful.
I then moved onto other things which took me to Guam, Trinidad, Djibouti in east Africa, Spain, Portugal, the Azores, Saudi Arabia and many other locations around the world. These assignments were mostly the result of being hired as a consultant to the U.S. Navy, specializing in construction methods and materials, construction cost and life cycle cost analysis. Often, when the Navy had construction jobs run off the tracks they would send me in to get things back on track.
It has been my pleasure to be a member of ASCE for all these years. I was inducted into Chi Epsilon in my last year at Rolla.
I was awarded the Army Commendation Medal and the Bronze Star Medal in Vietnam. In 2022, I was inducted into the College of Fellows for SAVE International.
In June of this year, I turned 80 years old but, up to yesterday, I have continued to serve as a registered professional engineer.
This week I served on a team reviewing the plans and cost estimate for an interstate highway project near Lake Charles, La. I consider myself officially retired as of today.
After 57 years of traveling the world and plying my trade I figure it is time to move on. I am very thankful for the educational opportunities from my schooling in Rolla. That engineering education is second to none as far as I am concerned.
When I arrived in Vietnam in November of 1966, I found myself in the midst of many ‘Missouri Miners’ who rose to the call to serve their country. It was like a family reunion and a real comfort to be working again with people that were close friends, had a great work ethic and, would stand back to back with you in really dangerous situations.
Diane and I live in Palisade, Colorado, and have a nice home. My two sons, Dan and Scott, are very successful in their business endeavors so what else could I ask for.”
1970s
Bill Smith, CE’74, “I am a December 1974 graduate in civil engineering. This is my 50th year as a hydrologist in the Tulsa area. My goal is to ‘retire’ maybe in another 10 years. I’ve had my own consulting firm since 2000 and enjoy (almost) every day due to the diversity of my projects. I was ordained as a deacon in the Episcopal Church at age 70 (five years ago) after completing four years of seminary at the IONA School of Formation here in Oklahoma associated with the Seminary of the Southwest. I look back very fondly at my time in Rolla, Missouri (1968-1974) with a two-year break in between. Many friends that I made there are still a huge part of my life. I read the Alumni news, and I am amazed at the outstanding accomplishments of the S&T students and graduates. I am proud to be a Miner. Blessings to all!”
Norman Douglas Wood, CE’72, “After four years with Valley Joist in Ft. Payne, Ala., and then 46 years as a senior P.E. with Lumbermate/Alpine in St. Louis, a metal truss plate connector manufacturer, I have finally retired.”
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ALUMNI news
1980s
Aruna Miller, CE’89, Lt. Governor of Maryland, the first woman of color and immigrant elected to statewide office in the state, was inducted into the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame.
John Mitchell, CE’89, was appointed by Missouri Gov. Mike Parsons to the Public Service Commission. Mitchell served as a civil engineer at Burns and McDonnell Engineering Co., Inc., for 34 years before retiring in 2022. He served four years on the board of directors for the Design Build Institute of America’s Mid America Region from 2018-22.
Steven Ruether, CE’80, “After 43 years in the design and construction industry, retirement will begin in 2024.”
Payton Wieland, CE’82, MS CE’86, MS EMgt’95, was called to be the rector (senior pastor) of St. Michael & All Angels Anglican Church in Peoria, IL.
1990s
John Smith, CE’97, MS CE’01, was promoted to executive vice president of construction at Alberici. Smith has served Alberici and its clients for the past 17 years, most recently as vice president and market leader.
2000s
Brent Baker, CE’02, is the new vice president and chief customer and innovation officer with Nashville Electric Service.
Mike Duehren, CE’03, was promoted to project executive at Brinkmann Constructors. Duehren has nearly 20 years of industry experience and has provided high-level management on a variety of projects in the senior living, multifamily and student housing sectors.
Mark Cook, CE’83, led the Jacobs Engineering team as part of a multicompany Corradino Group to win with Florida Department of Transportation District 7 in Tampa. This is the first Progressive Design Build delivery method of its kind in Florida Transportation. Cook is the assistant program manager for this $1Billion+, 9 years project. The project is the I-275/SR-60/SR-589 Tampa Westshore Interchange by the Tampa International Airport and has 25+ bridges on 4 levels.
During his tenure with Brinkmann, he has handled over five million square feet and $850M of construction projects.
Mahmut Ekenel, PhD CE’04, was hired by The American Concrete Institute, to support, promote, and assist in the development of certification and conformity assessment programs.
Jake Garrard, ArchE’09, was appointed as the city engineer for the City of Cape Girardeau.
Joseph Goetz, MS CE’01, was promoted to brigadier general during a ceremony May 30 in Lincoln Hall Auditorium.
Mike Hayes, CE’07, recently returned to BJC HealthCare to be their vice president of planning, design and construction.
Brad Hill, CE’06, has been named vice president of construction operations in the Southeast region. In this role, Hill will now be responsible for all pre-construction and construction activities across the seven states within the Southeast Region.
Sondra (Terry) Rotty, ArchE’04, MS EMgt’08, was promoted to chief operating officer for Tarlton in St. Louis.
2010s
Steve Bostic, CE’11, was promoted to project director with Brinkmann Constructors. During his tenure with Brinkmann, he has handled over two million square feet and $300M of construction projects.
Jared Cox, CE’14, ArchE’14, was promoted to director of project controls with Brinkmann Constructors. Having
joined the company in 2021, Cox has extensive experience working to deliver high-quality results on projects in the automotive, industrial, and office sectors and has a passion for finding creative solutions to complex building challenges.
Nick Eshelman, CE’13, MS CE’18, was promoted to senior project manager at Tarlton. Nick joined Tarlton in early 2014 as a project manager. He has 13 years of experience in the construction industry.
Patrick Jeep, CE’19, joined the Kwame Building Group, Inc. as a project controls scheduler.
Grant Johnson, CE’11, was hired as a Senior Project Engineer at EEI. He will be primarily in the field overseeing various infrastructure projects in many local communities.
Jordan Lane, CE’11, joined IMPACT Strategies as a senior project manager.
Kodey Lane-Norful, ArchE’21, CE’21, was appointed as a project manager for Kwame Building Group. As Project Engineers, Lane-Norful is responsible for assisting project managers with quality control, project budgets and cost reports, reviewing and coordinating submittals and RFIs, subcontractor management and maintaining communication with the client and entire project team.
Timothy Shebesta, MS CE’12, was sworn in as the commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District.
Bill Slater, EnvE’12, joined BEX Construction Services as a project manager. He joins BEX from Wright Construction Services, where he gained four years of intensive project management experience, primarily in retail construction.
IN MEMORIAM
Remembering the following Miner alumni.
1940s
Edward H. Benn, CE’48, Aug. 25, 2021
Hely J. Galavis, CE’47, April 10, 2009
Edward F. Holland, CE’41, Nov. 22, 2023
1950s
George V. Anderson, CE’52, July 5, 2022
Ralph A. Andreasen, CE’50, Aug. 25, 2020
Gerald B. Bellis, CE’51, Oct. 3, 2023
Patrick S. Couch, CE’57, MS CE’64, July 18, 2023
Albert A. Fosha Jr., CE’53, May 21, 2021
R.J. George, CE’50, March 1, 2022
Donald B. Gregory, CE’58, Feb. 26, 2024
Richard S. Herndon, CE’56, March 13, 2024
William C. Keene, CE’57, May 18, 2024
Arthur E. Kincaid, ME’59, April 18, 2024
Alan H. McHugh, CE’59, Jan. 12, 2023
Harold Meisenheimer, CE’59, July 12, 2023
Forest R. Peterson, CE’51, Jan. 15, 2013
Rudolf Resnick, CE’56, March 6, 2022
Kenneth E. Sontag, CE’57, Sept. 30, 2021
Charles H. Sullivan, CE’58, Jan. 5, 2024
Wilbert K. Theerman, CE’51, Dec. 14, 2023
LeRoy E. Thompson, CE’56, MS CE’65, April 7, 2024
Donald L. Trabue, CE’59, Nov. 30, 2023
1960s
Wayne A. Altmansberger, CE’65, Jan. 19, 2024
Gary R. Baumgartner, CE’61, Nov. 5, 2023
Franklin E. Brunjes, CE’63, Sept. 14, 2023
Rubin L. Carter, CE’67, March 22, 2023
Jerry Church, CE’63, Aug. 25, 2023
David E. Daniels, CE’69, MS CE’71, Oct. 12, 1946
Roger L. Echelmeier, ME’60, March 23, 2024
Larry L. Erwin, CE’65, March 16, 2024
William J. Green, CE’68, MS CE’69, June 11, 2024
Johnnie E. Hall, CE’60, Jan. 11, 2024
Harry P. Hashmall, CE’63, Oct. 14, 2023
Gordon B. Houf, CE’69, Oct. 23, 2023
Farmer Housholder Jr., CE’60, Nov. 24, 2023
Walter R. Jacobson, CE’65, Jan. 27, 2018
Stephen S. Johnson, CE’68, March 16, 2024
John Kincaid, CE’61, MS CE’72, Oct. 25, 2023
George F. Koob, CE’67, Sept. 23, 2023
Norman G. Larason, CE’62, Aug. 1, 2021
Jerome M. Lebo, CE’67, March 25, 2024
Bob Lewis, CE’61, Dec. 2, 2023
Hugh V. Murray, III, CE’63, March 15, 2024
Joseph T. Netzler, CE’62, Aug. 5, 2023
Darrell M. Nielsen, CE’65, Nov. 14, 2023
Henry L. Ponzer, CE’60, Dec. 25, 2023
Kent J. Schwieger, CE’64, MS CE’66, March 10, 2024
James D. Shepardson, CE’67, Feb. 5, 2024
Richard D. Specker, ME’61, April 1, 2024
Robert L. Stuart, CE’64, MS CE’65, April 4, 2023
Edward L. Tharp, CE’65, Jan. 31, 2024
Charles R. Turner, CE’66, Jan. 25, 2024
Charles R. Wallace, CE’60, March 1, 2023
Carl R. Wilson, EE’62, April 25, 2024
Gerald H. Wisdom, CE’60, Sept. 15, 2018
1970s
Christopher A. Baugh, CE’79, Nov. 28, 2021
Tony M. Cantello, CE’71, Feb. 1, 2022
William C. Chang, MS CE’70, Feb. 1, 2024
Michael J. Crockett, CE’78, July 14, 2023
Richard L. Freeman, CE’70, MS EMgt’75, July 11, 2023
James A. Ford, CE’70, Nov. 3, 2023
Gary L. Kepley, CE’72, Aug. 27, 2023
Jimmy Lynchard, CE’70, Dec. 19, 2023
Thomas W. Manning, CE’70, Dec. 28, 2023
Robert C. Mitchell, CE’78, April 25, 2024
Richard A. Muldoon, CE’78, June 5, 2022
Robert J. Rapp, CE’79, July 3, 2023
James E. Spooner, PhD CE’72, Jan. 7, 2023
L. Darrell Thompson, CE’71, July 12, 2023
1980s
Joe P. Bussey Jr., CE’81, June 3, 2023
Daniel Joe Dunlap, CE’87, Dec. 22, 2023
Stephen L. Hargis, CE’85, Oct. 8, 2023
Robert W. Key Jr., CE’80, April 16, 2024
Joseph Rickman, CE’87, April 21, 2023
Ronald E. Rolfes Jr., CE’87, March 19, 2022
Mark A. Stock, CE’84, March 11, 2024
Dion E. Waldon, CE’86, July 10, 2023
1990s
Daniel Warren McGinnis, CE’96, MS CE’97, March 18, 2024
Todd Waelterman, CE’91, July 31, 2023
William J. Green
William “Bill”
Joel Green, of St. Charles, Mo., passed away at the age of 78. He was involved in numerous local and civic organizations, including Ministry to Men, and served on the Board of United Services. Bill’s passion for fishing, gardening, and traveling took him to every continent except Antarctica. He proudly served in Vietnam.
Leroy Thompson
LeRoy Earl Thompson of Fairhope, Ala., passed away at the age of 89. Aside from creating his own consultant firm C3TS, he was the founding faculty member of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Florida International University (FIU). He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Weddings
Gail Lueck, EMgt’02, MS EMgt’03, married Todd Krener in St. Louis, MO on Aug. 19, 2023. Gail’s father, Ralph Lueck, CE’68, walked her down the aisle.
Nichole (Geiger) VonderHaar, ArchE’15, and Aaron VonderHaar, ME’15, were married on July 1, 2023, in St. Louis.
Friends and Family
Remembering the following who have passed away:
• June Berry, wife of Robert T. Berry, CE’72, May 25, 2023
• Wayne M. Bledsoe, June 2, 2024
• Lauri Bracken, Dec. 12, 2023
• Gerald Greenway, June 19, 2024
• June Kummer, wife of the late Frederick S. Kummer Jr., CE’55, Jan. 8, 2024
• V. Prakash Reddy, April 18, 2024
• Ruthie Smith, wife of Gaylon G. Smith, CE’59, Jan. 28, 2022
1952
Thomas S. Abernathy
1957
Richard Heagler Sr.
1958
Philip W. Jackson
Larry B. Meyer
1959
Leo L. Bowlin Jr.
Gaylon G. Smith
Edward O. Wakefield
1960
Ronald J. Boss
Karl Daubel
Gordon R. Hyatt
B. Douglas Munsell
1961
John B. Kincaid*
William E. Mathews
John F. Merritt
Robert Wayne Whitehead
1962
Carl J. Muench Jr.
1963
Richard L. Jaquay *
Richard A. Kahl
Jerome M. Klier
Robert E. Markland
Wade A. Martin
Donald L. Peterson
James K. Van Buren
1964
Kenneth W. Broeking
Gary R. Dyhouse
Bernard C. Ebert Jr.
Alan Albert Kamp
William H. Koechlein
Charles G. Lyons
Robert J. Murphy
James M. Norausky
James P. Odendahl
Richard Frank Raber
Lewis C. Sowell Jr.
1965
John Dierker
Joe A. Hohman
Gregory Junge
William E. Polka
Robert S. Smith
Roger H. Stickler
Norbert J. Wunderlich
Wayne M. Zimmerman
1966
Robert B. Bridges
David J. Bufalo
Matt Coco
John H. Henry
Philip A. Jozwiak
Larry W. Littlefield
Richard A. Richardson
Robert L. Temper
1967
Paul E. Darnell
Michael E. Ferretti
David T. Flanagan III
William J. Graham
John A. Mathes
Dale R. Merrell
Doyle W. Powell
Warren R. Stanton
R. Bruce Van Dover
William Dwayne Webb
1968
Charles R. Barger
Douglas A. Brockhaus
John D. Doyle
Lonny L. Ludwig
James L. Miltenberger
Ali A. Mohtashemi
Thomas J. Pokrefke Jr.
Michael J. Smith
Robert K. Storck
Melvin L. Sundermeyer
1969
Fredrick P. Achelpohl
Richard T. Berning
Harry F. Beyer Jr.
Robert L. Brinkopf
Lawrence W. Eastep
Thomas E. Enderle
Thomas M. Feger
Bradley Harry Hornburg
Wayne L. Kerns
Richard J. Lacavich
John J. Moll
David C. Pfeiffer
Terrance J. Ridenhour
Alvin D. Wansing
Richard C. Witzel
Thomas L. Zenge
1970
Melvin R. Allison
Kenneth K. Austin
Francisco M. Benavides
Edward F. Books
Robert H. Dalton
Michael M. Friese
Der-Wang Jan
Larry W. Mays
Jerry D. Parsons
Richard G. Rogers
H. Ray Threlkeld Jr.
Thomas J. Vosburgh
Clyde F. Wakefield
James R. Wege
Thomas F. Wolff
1971
James A. Bell
Norman D. Dennis Jr.
Gordon L. Erickson
Robert L. Gold
Edward M. Halter
Thomas M. Hayden
Gary M. Lee
Terry E. Miller
Ronald C. Pagan
James F. Raithel
David N. Richardson
Henry W. Sandhaus
Otto B. Sandheinrich Jr.
Larry J. Schall
Robert F. Smart
Charles H. Tayloe
Robert Lee Ward
Paul L. Welsch
1972
John O. Beale
Robert T. Berry
Teriel E. Burke
Alan W. Carson
Donald N. Dean
Frank R. Ellis II
William J. Ernst Jr.
Gary D. Forsee
Dominic J. Grana
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GIVING back
Michael C. Hale
Dale L. Houdeshell
Alard Kaplan
Keith E. Konradi
Richard J. Laschober
Stephen H. McVeigh
Gary M. Neutzling
Daniel L. Oliver
Ralph M. Partridge
Marcus D. Ramsey
Richard J. Riegel
Michael W. Stallion
Dale E. Williams
1973
John W. Baker
Thomas A. Behan
William P. Cunningham
Gary R. Henderson
John R. Hofer
Kenneth W. Kuechenmeister
Richard E. Peters
Eric R. Potts
Lynne E. Puetz
Dana V. Reel
Frank M. Yates
1974
David R. Breece
William P. Clarke
Kenton A. Cropp
David A. Dunavant
James L. Foil
James E. Frey
Michael D. Hurst
Gary L. Hutchison
Michael J. Kinsella
Claude L. Langley
DeAnn Lewis
Patrick J. McCown
Jonathan T. Motherwell
Ray L. Purvis
Robert L. Queathem
Richard P. Sauerwein
Ronald E. Sherard Jr.
Willard B. Smith
Steven M. Tillman
1975
Garry R. Aronberg
David A. Colvin
Larry R. Finley
Bernard D. Held
David R. Lewis
Edward J. Lohman
Thomas J. Mittler
Robby Ray Rakestraw
Thomas J. Rechtien
Kevin C. Skibiski
David J. Wisch
Dennis L. Wood
Thomas R. Zgraggen
1976
Craig R. Bowers
Gregory G. Haug
Paul H. Leaver
Clifford A. Mahin
Richard A. Markey
David L. Ostrodka
Dennis M. Simon
Kimberly M. Simon
Brian J. Swenty
Michael E. Woessner
1977
David A. Diestelkamp
Stanley C. Johnson
Stephen C. Kienstra
Patrick K. Owen
Bradley R. Parrish
John W. Patterson
Gary A. Ruhling
Bert G. Schnettgoecke
Paul C. Schnoebelen, III
Donald Larry Van Houten
John D. Wenzlick
Ronald J. Williams
1978
Russell L. Goldammer
Thomas R. Gredell
James M. Ivy
Brenda E. Liescheidt
Jim Rau
Mark E. Seppelt
Tony Wu
Robert W. Yin
1979
Reginald H. Benton
Linn A. Field
Stephen P. Ford
Kirk R. Hastain
Stephen C. Johnson
Michael W. O'Daniell
Robert A. Riess Sr.
1980
Gary J. Amsinger
Harlan R. Ashton
Sandra M. Hoelscher Simmons
Ralph C. Jones
David W. Schmitt
Eric Stassevitch
Gary L. Strauss
1981
Ralph Kendell Agee
Paul Donald Andrew
David R. Busse
John W. George
John A. Hart III
Mark R. Jourdan
Allen G. Minks
Rhonda S. Powers
Thomas Jerome Renick
1982
Stephen W. Keeling
Raymond J. Kopsky Jr.
Ted Alan Martin
Thomas M. Mooney
Thomas J. Westerman
Wade James White
1983
Mark Alan Cook
Joseph D. Feldmann
Scott Roger Goehri
Richard A. Henry
Caroline Ann Israel
Lewis Daniel Israel
Douglas B. Johnson
Joel Lynn Mahnken
Kenneth C. Morgan
Glenn E. Noe Jr.
M. Brad Parks
Kathy Lynn Schmitt
Charles E. Taylor
Doug Wesselschmidt
Gregory Alan Wilhelm
1984
Roger B. Allison
Bryan Thoris Baltz
Rebecca June Baltz
Cindy Jean Burton
Diane E. Crouch
Harold James Crouch Jr.
Douglas A. Jackson
Keith Edward Killian
Mallika Ramachandran
1985
Christa Andrew
Greg M. Bolon
Peter Michael Burton
John Andrew Komlos
Gary Joseph Lee
Andrew R. Maly
Michelle Jean Meier
James N. Pyatt
Robert Kirk Randolph
Kevin Leroy Riechers
Curtis Bruce Skouby
Scott E. Stephens
Tracy Jo Thomas
Mark Robert Warnecke
Gary John White
1986
Ronald William Jagels
Linda Marie Komlos
Robert Lewis Lorey
Ronald Scott Marlin
Brian Andrew McElroy
William T. Priesmeyer
David E. Schledorn
Natalae Chalai Tillman
1987
Thomas Joseph Abkemeier
Gerald Arvin Beckmann
John Robert Frerking
Robert Bruce Green
Jeffrey Lawrence Harpring
Robert Ray Holmes
Paul Kevin Kendzior
Steven Robert Sieckhaus
Rachel Lynn Wilhelm
1988
Craig William Borgmeyer
Rich Thomas Bradley
Jeffrey Dean Cannedy
Kevin P. Fuller
Jeffrey L. Grandcolas
Ryan Bradley Howard
Timothy Scott Hudwalker
Rockne Clay Miller
Steven Douglas Packard
John Edward Pearson
William Earl Rich
Edward Anthony Shepard Jr.
Thomas Dreher Sieckhaus
Ronald Ray Urton Jr.
Randall Lee Vogel
Vernon Eugene Vondera
1989
John E. Finke
Joseph Baxter Heggie
Michael P. Pappas
Paul Winston Ridlen
1990
Michael Timothy Buechter
David Lee Cowell
Russell Henry Henke
Robert Thomas Hickman
Claudia Christa Hoeft
Matthew John Hunn
Kristen E. Leathers-Gratton
Nancy Jane Matteoni
Barbara Ann Pappas
Amy Diane Strauss
Jeri M. Vondera
1991
John M. Crutchfield
Dirk Lynn Gowin
Keith Allen Hansen
Joanne Marie Holmes
Christopher Robert Steineman
Judy A. Wagner
1992
Scott D. Kappelmann
Brian E. Kuchinski
Joanne Christine Steineman
1993
Richard John Falkenrath
Kevin Don Hicks
Eric F. Seaman
1994
Kevin Leon Alexander
Susan Elizabeth Barry
Donald Ray Brown
Deanna Lynn Dotson
Brett Patrick Goodman
Kurt Edward Higgins
David Paul Johnson
Kimberly Carmen Murphree
Todd Stephen Oppeau
Aswath V. Rao
Paul Harris Rydlund Jr.
Christina Louise Sfreddo
Krista Lynette Strong
Steven Edward Weible
1995
Ryan Patrick Barr
Richard E. Besancon
Neil Steven Brady
Gary W. Hines
Jennifer M. Kuchinski
Brent Lewis Massey
Amelia G. Sanders
Darin Ray Sanders
1996
Laura Ann Alberswerth
Michael Lewis Alberswerth
Jeffrey Jacob Boschert
Donald Wayne Crites
David Robert Hamilton
Eric Stephen Landwehr
Peter Angelo Manis
Jeffrey Andrew Martin
Jenifer Rae Tatum
Christopher James Ward
1997
Todd Douglas Dejournett
Samuel D. Erter
Carrie Anne Falkenrath
Marsia Anne Geldert-Murphey
Troy Anthony Pinkerton
Scott Steven Preston
Jonathan Lindsey Robison
John Curtis Smith III
Kathy A. Thomas
Elizabeth Lea Ward
Emily Jean Wehmeyer
John Louis Weiland
1998
Seth Alexander Coggin
Courtney Ryan Feeler
Jerry Wade Gander
Anne Marie Hays
Brady Franklin Hays
Jonathan David Hey
Cassie Margaret Reiter
Cory Matthew Reiter
Amanda Hise Retzinger
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GIVING back
Benjamin Douglas Retzinger
Ty Christopher Sander
Robert John Schiffer
William Bradley Shores Jr.
James Edward Spinks, III
Daniel Eugene Van Anne
Sheryl Marie Van Anne
1999
Jason Scott Dohrmann
Jason Lee Haynes
Kyle Allen Kershaw
Kimberly Michele Kossmann
Matthew James Kossmann
Jane Ellen Manis
Kenneth William McDonald
Colin Tyson Miller
Megan Jean Miller
James Howard Nelson
Sara Elizabeth Nelson
Jeff D. Rieker
Joshua P. Smith
2000
Shawnna Louise Erter
Alissha Gayle Feeler
Paula Marie Hart
Wesley E. Tull Jr.
2001
Scott Aaron Cole
Nicholas Joseph Ereckson
Joseph Cletus Goetz II
Shawn Michael Hart
Matthew K. Swenty
2002
Christopher Brian Bilderback
Rebecca Anne Bilderback
James Patrick Buckner
Darcey Lynn Schumacher
Nathan Todd Tritsch
2003
Matthew S. Auld
Jonathan Paul Marburger
Anna Marie Swenty
Justin James Wylam
2004
Erik Carl Backus
Jonathan Michael Ballmann
Jared E. Brewe
Aaron Kent Carrell
James Edward Duehning
Jessica L. Duehning
Curt William Kimmel
Corry L. Worthington
2005
Nathaniel Lee Bachelor
Damon Duane Domer
Binggeng Lu
Jennifer Maria Voss
2006
Steven C. Casteel
Gregory Daniel Etter
Emily Mae Johnson
Feifei Lu
Bryan William Newman
Yingwu Teng
Matthew Mark Voss
Kira E. Wylam
2007
Rachael Y. Boyster
Adam P. Chadek
Matthew Emmett Flint
Kurt Joseph Haslag
Brooke C. Hergert
Charles Kyle Spraggs
2008
Stephanie Rae Frizzo
Kandi R. Spraggs
Nichole Lynn Witushynsky
2009
Kazi Rezaul Karim
Kyle Jonathan Shour
Patrick John Tilk
2010
Andrew Bryan Becker
Christopher Paul Bellavia
Todd Jeffrey Miller
Ehrin Anthony Sleet
2011
Jennifer Christine Honeycutt
Adam C. Morgan
2012
Andrew Alexander Andrews
David Travis Buttig
Amir Kukic
Stephanie L. Miller
Dong Pan
Kendra K. Rogers
2013
Anna Gerilyn Bellavia
Michael Stephen Boxell
Alexander Michael Griffin
Bernadette Marie Heneghan
David Thomas
Lewandowski
Tyler Charles Payne
Andrew Francis Schranck
Jason Robert Williams
2014
Julius O. Ajewole
2015
Amanda Jael Griffin
2019
Arthur Clyde Harleman
2020
David Dennis Schake
2021
Kyle Fleming
2022
Logan M. Whitwell
* denotes deceased
CORPORATE donors
Barr Engineering Co.
Bartlett & West Engineers Inc.
Black & Veatch
Burns & McDonnell Foundation*
Burton Foundation
Caterpillar Foundation*
CEI Engineering
Chevron Corp.*
Conway Contracting Inc.
Crawford Murphy & Tilly
Cutter & Co. Inc.
Echelon Constructors LLC
Emerson Electric*
ExxonMobil Foundation*
Frontier Environmental Technology
Garney Construction
Garver USA
Gaston Community Foundation
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Investment Realty Inc.
Marguerite U. Bray Trust
Missouri Concrete Association Inc.
Missouri Waste Control Coalition
Northrop Grumman Corp.*
Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving
SCI Engineering Inc.*
Shell Oil Co. Foundation*
The American Gift Fund
The Foundation for the Higher Good
* indicates matching gift company
FRIENDS of CArE
Judith Bach
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Afton Gray
David A. Gray
Janelle L. Henderson
Peggy R. Henderson
Rhonda Kuhlmann
Arlene Lucille Lee
Cheri J. Leigh
Susan Mathes
Matthew Palmer Mihalevich
Mildred Tanner Moody
Gene L. Rovak
Gene Schaefer
Mark Shults
Michelle Shults
Sally Wakefield
Jean E. Williams
Richard Lynn Wilson
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