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1960s

Paul “Ernie” Claudel ’69, ’74, Olathe, was elected to a third term on the KPERS Board of Trustees.

Donald “Don” Richardson ’67, ’67, ’71, Phoenix, Ariz., celebrated his 50th anniversary of teaching at Phoenix College on Aug. 16.

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 as members of the 2020 class of Kansas Master Farmers and Master Farm Homemakers and were honored at the 2021 Kansas State Fair.

Jone “Jil” (Courtney) Galloway ’76, Bedford Hills, N.Y., retired from her role as CAO & SVP-HR at Mitsubishi International Corporation after 40 years.

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.

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 of the Golden Belt Community Foundation Board of Directors for the 2021-22 term.

1980s

Janiece “Jan” (Wineland) Burkholder ’80, ’92, Hays, retired from USD 489 in May after 41 years of teaching.

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.

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.

Thomas Wierman ’81, ’83, Wichita, was reappointed to a second term as the Executive Director of The American Legion Boys State of Kansas.

1990s

Micki Armstrong ’98, Hays, retired from the Political Science and Sociology departments at FHSU after 23 years of service.

Douglas Bigge ’96, Stockton, was reelected as magistrate judge for Rooks County.

Corey Burton ’94, Ellis, was recognized by the University of Kansas School of Education for his 25+ years of service to Kansas students.

John Garvert ’94, Plainville, joined Glassman Corporation as the Chief Financial Officer.

Jeffrey “Jeff” Munsch ’90, Colorado Springs, Colo., was promoted to BPO Vendor Contract Manager with The Hartford Insurance Co. in June.

Lisa (Storer) Renz ’90, ’96, Hays, was named as a semi-finalist for the Kansas Teacher-of-the-Year program.

Kent Rohleder ’96, Hays, was promoted to lecturer of physics at FHSU.

Gerard Wellbrock ’90, Hays, received first-place honors in the Complete Sportscast and Sports Play-By-Play divisions of the 2021 Kansas Association of Broadcasters’ Excellence in Broadcasting awards.

Brian Wilborn ’91, Hoisington, was appointed as Assistant Chief Financial Officer with Peoples Bank and Trust of McPherson.

2000s

Dustin Armbruster ’04, Hays, received second place in the DJ Personality Air Check division of the 2021 Kansas Association of Broadcasters’ Excellence in Broadcasting awards.

Stephanie (Flint) Burkholder ’02, Hays, was appointed as the Regional Director for the North-West Region with the Heartland Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center.

Michael “Mike” DeGrosky ’05, Missoula, Mont., retired from his position as the Fire Protection Bureau Chief for the Montana DNRC.

Cheri (Strohl) Dorzweiler ’03, ’03, Hays, was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Werth Wealth Management.

Charlotte (Southerland) Hinger ’02, ’05, Fort Collins, Colo., is a 2021 Colorado Authors Hall of Fame Inductee.

Robert “Bobby” Lloyd ’04, ’05, ’07, Wichita, was awarded tenure at FHSU and was appointed to the role of International Coordinator for Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship. He was also awarded the Outstanding Educator Award from the Southwest Academy of Management.

Juan “John” Martinez ’02, Benet Lake, Wis., is the Retreat Coordinator and Host at St. Benedict’s Priory and Retreat Center.

Jamie Schwandt ’06, ’08, Southern Pines, N.C., was the featured speaker for the annual Olliff Family Educational Symposium hosted by FHSU’s College of Education in April 2021.

Derek Wilson ’02, Kansas City, Mo., was hired as a project manager with Valorem Reply.

Brett Whitaker ’06, ’08, Hays, was tenured and promoted to associate professor of Leadership Studies at FHSU.

2010s

Ashley (Weiss) Anderson ’14, ’20, Pretty Prairie, was hired as the superintendent of USD 311 for the 2021-22 academic year.

Megan (Sackschewsky) Bayer ’16, Wichita, was named Director of Simulation and Associate Professor at the proposed Kansas Health Science Center - Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine.

David Caudill ’15, Quinter, was named CEO of Russell Regional Hospital.

Nicholas “Nick” Costello ’16, Frostburg, Md., graduated with his Juris Doctor degree, summa cum laude, from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Saint Paul, Minn.

Darla (Brubaker) Deeds ’18, Bird City, published her new children’s book, “Bruno’s Will to Heal,” in April.

Lois “Bailey” (Deutscher) Dinkel ’12, ’12, Ellis, received her nuclear medicine certification from Pitt Community College and sat for the registry exam in nuclear medicine. She was also recognized for her five years of service at Hays Medical Center.

Saul Hernandez ’13, ’13, ’21, Dodge City, was named National High School Boys’ Soccer Coach of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association.

James Kelly ’15, Elkhart, was appointed chief of staff for U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran.

Jessica (Porter) Moore ’16, Hays, joined the Hays Young Professionals organization.

Scott Outlaw ’15, San Antonio, Texas, was hired as the NJROTC Senior Naval Science Instructor at Smithson Valley High School in February.

Kresha Richardson ’15, Lees Summit, Mo., was promoted to Senior Manager of Clinical Consulting with Cerner Corporation.

Stephany (Gress) Rohleder ’16, Overland Park, was elected 3L President with the Student Bar Association at the University of Kansas for the 2021-22 academic year.

Kylie (Simpson) Sander ’11, Victoria, and her company, Post Rock Pet Boarding LLC, were recognized as the 2021 Emerging Business of the Year by the Kansas Small Business Development Center at FHSU.

Rod Stallbaumer ’18, Basehor, was chosen as Head Coach of the East team for the 49th Kansas Shrine Bowl in Pittsburg on July 23, 2022.

Tyler Thompson ’13, Kansas City, was promoted to Associate Director of Digital Operations with Merck in February.

2020

Morgan Choitz ’20, Hays, was selected as the second-place winner for the Leo Burnett Portfolio Review- Pencil Project and was chosen for the summer internship with Leo Burnett in Chicago. Following the internship, she was hired as an Art Director on the Altria team for Copenhagen.

Nicholas Counts ’20, Ely, Nev., is working as a Geologist-Mineral Resource Manager with the Bureau of Land Management.

Kaelin Leach ’20, Hays, graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on June 11 and was president of his class.

IN MEMORIAM

1940s

Margaret J. (Breckenridge) Cornwell ’47, Saint John, May 16, 2021

Horace S. Higgins ’49, ’50, Midland, Mich., June 15, 2021

Charmaine M. (Owens) Foraker ’54, Hutchinson, Aug. 19, 2021

1950s

Edward L. Frey ’58, Garden City, Dec. 04, 2020

Joe M. Gillaspie ’59, Elkhart, July 14, 2021

Glenn Ginther ’57, Kansas City, Mo., July 07, 2021

Alfreda C. (Wiesner) Karlin ’55, Brentwood, Tenn., June 05, 2021

Jerry D. Lewallen ’55, Wellington, Jan. 30, 2021

Harry L. North ’57, ’62, Long Beach, Calif., Jan. 24, 2021

Ruby L. (Snavely) Rutledge ’51, Liberal, July 05, 2021

Dennis C. Sidener ’58, Manhattan, Aug. 23, 2021

Richard W. Stephenson ’57, ’61, Eureka Springs, Ark., July 12, 2021

1960s

George D. Basgall ’60, Boulder, Colo., Aug. 24, 2021

Vernon Burghart ’60, Ellensurg, Wash., July 03, 2021

Danny D. Dibble ’60, Banner Elk, N.C., Aug. 12, 2020

Alta B. (Stock) Fahrenbruc ’64, ’69, Norton, Aug. 22, 2021

Berthold “BJ” J. Hirt ’62, Lincoln, Neb., May 21, 2021

William B. Johnston ’60, Meade, July 17, 2021

Lawrence J. LaBarge ’65, Topeka, July 28, 2021

John P. Larzalere ’61, Minneapolis, June 15, 2021

Stephen E. Lindsley ’69, ’69, ’76, Clarkston, Wash., May 25, 2021

John F. Marxen ’60, Basehor, June 06, 2021

Clara (Baumfalk) Oliverius ’62, ’67, Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 10, 2021

Dennie A. Reed ’63, San Benito, Texas, Aug. 05, 2021

Dorothy M. (Mosher) Renner ’62, Colby, Aug. 08, 2020

Dennis Shank ’66, Goodland, Nov. 8, 2020.

Curtis N. Shipley ’68, El Dorado, June 30, 2021

Robert A. Smith ’62, Lenora, June 02, 2020

Kathleen P. Spillman ’69, Miami, Okla., July 13, 2021

Robert Steimel ’68, Concordia, April 23, 2021

Lucida A. (Walters) Sullivan ’66, Olathe, July 24, 2021

Carl D. Thieszen ’62, Newton, Dec. 02, 2020

Ralph F. Voss ’65, ’67, Birmingham, Ala., July 23, 2021

Leon H. Wilber ’63, Derby, July 12, 2020

Carl E. Wiltfong ’60, Ottawa, Aug. 05, 2021

Edgar “Ed” E. Wright ‘63, ‘68, Concordia, May 17, 2021

1970s

Keith Ballard ’71, Claremore, Okla., Sept. 28, 2021

Sam L. Beck ’72, Rogers, Ark., June 05, 2020

Charles H. Elliott ’72, Tribune, Aug. 17, 2021

Constance E. (Nelson) Fulkerson ’77, Manhattan, Aug. 20, 2021

Gary R. Keesling ’71, Grove, Okla., Aug. 16, 2021

Larry R. Larson ’70, Junction City, July 19, 2021

Clarice E. (Kelly) Peteete ’72, Hays, Aug. 02, 2021

Beverly A. (Blair) Sasek ’77, Kansas City, Mo., June 05, 2021

Judy R. (Rose) Semrad ’77, San Antonio, Texas, May 23, 2021

Gordon K. Sherman ’73, Hays, June 03, 2021

Ross L. Thornbrugh ’70, Wichita, July 21, 2020

Wanda J. (Deges) Thummel ’72, Shawnee, July 12, 2021

1980s

Terry A. Batt ’89, Thorton, Colo., July 05, 2021

Marilyn K. (Dickman) Caldwell ’80, Cheboygan, Mich., June 21, 2021

Roxanne M. (Jacobs) Dowling ’85, Dodge City, June 17, 2021

Kevin T. Henderson ’81, Aurora, Neb., June 30, 2021

Helen M. (Paugh) Koel ’82, Plainville, June 02, 2021

Mark A. Speier ’86, Kansas City, Mo., July 04, 2021

Teresa (Webb) Terpening ’89, Abilene, Aug. 02, 2021

Karen J. (Flanmagin) Thompson ’82, ’86, Bogue, June 16, 2021

Bill VanSchuyver ’83, Omaha, Neb., June 10, 2021

Keith G. Zerr ’80, Grinnell, July 09, 2021

1990s

Lori D. (Nanninga) Cater ’91, Linwood, Feb. 26, 2021

Betsy K. Petersen ’95, ’16, Abilene, Aug. 27, 2021

Timothy T. Slansky ’93, Pittsburg, Aug. 18, 2021

2000s

James H. Thompson ’03, Wichita, June 06, 2021

Friends of FHSU

Carl D. Sanders, Salina, June 15, 2021

Wilmer Kellogg, Hays, Sept. 24, 2021

Robert J. “Bob” Keener, La Crosse, Sept. 23, 2021

Marillyn C. (Crane) Knowles, Hays, July 20, 2021

Sue K. (Feaster) Hobbs, Lawrence, Jan. 01, 2021

Dolores L. (Lewis) Brandt, Edmond, Okla., May 07, 2020

Births

2010s

Kristopher ’16 and Abigail (Rivera) Bussen, Wallace, a boy, Wyatt James, Jan. 17, 2021

Cory ’07 and Traci ’07, ’07 (Reece) Ehrlich, Hoisington, a boy, Samuel Charles, May 13, 2021

Dave and Chelsea ’18 (Zimmerman) Hasket, Hays, a boy, Archer Sterling, March 5, 2021

Robert “Bobby” ’04, ’05, ’07 and Paula Lloyd, Wichita, a boy, Hans, Dec. 11, 2020

Zachary ’13 and Bailey ’14 (Zimmerman) Nash, Hays, a boy, Henley Shawn, May 10, 2021

Nolan ’13, ’13 and Joanna ’12 (Loewen) Trapp, Little River, a boy, Jaxson, Feb. 19, 2021

2020s

Eric ’20 and Jordan Kinney, Overland Park, a girl, Jade, May 10, 2020

Nicholas ’16 and Jera ’16, ’16 (Gales) Hoffmann, Goddard, a boy, Alan, March 30, 2021

Marriages

2000s

Maxwell Jasper and Heather Lefebvre ’05, June 16, 2021

2010s

Lucas Brull and Megan Gottschalk ’17, April 10, 2021

Kristopher Bussen ’16 and Abigail Rivera, Nov. 10, 2018

Austin Gasper ’19 and Sadie Dinkel, April 24, 2021

Luke Hampton and Rachel Pfannenstiel ’14, June 5, 2021

Chris Jordan and Emily Stallbaumer ’10, April 10, 2021

Tyler Katz ’14 and Stefani, Sept. 16, 2017

Cody Lee and Brianna Casey ’18, June 19, 2021

Drew Needham ’19 and Mercedes Gallagher ‘20, Nov. 12, 2016

Pierce Schippers ’16 and Kathryn Dickinson, June 23, 2018

Sean Shaffer and Lisa Keathley ’17, Sept. 1, 2018

Blaine Wertz ’19, ’21 and Mackenzie Kendall, May 22, 2021

Jimmy Wilson Jr. and Amanda Casey ’15, July 3, 2021

2020s

Marshall Barkow and Kaitlyn Jerke ’20, May 8, 2021

Maurice Bradford and Olivia Hodges ’20, Nov. 14, 2020

Jared Burkholder and Kara Kuhn ’20, June 30, 2018

Andrew Graves ’20 and Morgan Spradlin, June 7, 2020

Michael Hensley and Kayla Langdon ’20, June 10, 2017

Eric Kinney ’20 and Jordan, June 30, 2018

Matt Marez and Kaitlin Smith ’20, April 4, 2021

Matthew McClure ‘20 and Suzi Le ’19, Feb. 14, 2020

Harris Smith and Mikaela Stevenson ’20, Jan. 18, 2019

Michael Stefan and Emily Prine ’20, April 24, 2021

Casey Thyer and Lindsey Palmer ’20, April 29, 2017