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1960s
as members of the 2020 class of Kansas Master Farmers and Master Farm Homemakers and were honored at the 2021 Kansas State Fair.
Donald “Don” Richardson ’67, ’67, ’71, Phoenix, Ariz., celebrated his 50th anniversary of teaching at Phoenix College on Aug. 16.
Jone “Jil” (Courtney) Galloway ’76, Bedford Hills, N.Y., retired from her role as CAO & SVP-HR at Mitsubishi International Corporation after 40 years.
1980s
Sharon (Purvis) Hendricks ’72, Bird City, and her husband, John, were chosen as members of the 2020 class of Kansas Master Farmers and Master Farm Homemakers and were honored at the 2021 Kansas State Fair.
Ronald Haefner ’89, ’91, Columbus, Neb., received the awards for Association of Career and Technical Education of Nebraska (ACTEN) Teacher of the Year and the Trade and Industrial Education Teacher of the Year.
Paul “Ernie” Claudel ’69, ’74, Olathe, was elected to a third term on the KPERS Board of Trustees.
Stephen Tebo ’67, Boulder, Colo., provided both monetary donations and items from his personal collection for the opening of Tebo’s Corner, which features the Graham County Auto and Art Museum.
1970s
Susan (Panter) Amrein ’77, Hays, was awarded the first annual Advanced Practice Provider (APP) of the Year Award at Hays Medical Center in May. D. Max Bruce ’70, Lenexa, retired after 47 years serving families and business owners as a Wealth Coach with DM Bruce Associates in Lawrence. Marsha (Dibble) Doane ’71, Downs, and her husband, Keith, were chosen
Skip Numrich ’77, Scott City, was featured as one of Ingram’s 2021 Top 50 Kansans You Should Know. David O’Toole ’73, Leawood, announced his retirement from CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. after nearly 15 years of service. Randy Willis ’76, Hoisington, was chosen as a member of the Kansas Teachers’ Hall-of-Fame Class of 2021. Leonard Bunselmeyer Jr. ’71, ’83, ’96, Great Bend, was elected president ROAR
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of the Golden Belt Community Foundation Board of Directors for the 2021-22 term.
Janiece “Jan” (Wineland) Burkholder ’80, ’92, Hays, retired from USD 489 in May after 41 years of teaching.
Jana “Kristin” (Adolph) Issinghoff ’84, Lawrence, retired after 24 years of teaching for the Fresno Unified School District in Fresno, Calif. David Taylor ’86, Spring, Texas, retired after 33 years as a public school teacher, coach and principal. Kathleen (Binder) Ward ’86, ’00 Hays, was promoted to professor of nursing at FHSU.
