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1970s
Brenda (Hake) Gilliland ’83, Concordia, was hired as the executive director of the Community Foundation for Cloud County.
Michael Folks ’97, Hutchinson, retired from his position as superintendent with USD 308 at the end of the 20212022 academic year.
James Casey ’73, Russell, published a nonfiction historical book with Amazon in 2021, entitled “We Shall Never Speak of This Again: The Plight of the Irish in the 19th Century.”
Roger Hrabe ’80, Plainville, received the Governor’s Tourism Award during the annual Kansas Tourism Conference in Liberal.
Scott Gross ’90, Hays, began his new position as art director with the University Marketing Department at FHSU in November 2021.
Jerry “Jay” Osborne ’87, Nixa, Mo., was chosen as a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
Dawn (Juenemann) Howard ’90, ’97, WaKeeney, was hired by USD 489 as the transition coordinator for the 1821 program at the new WeKan Center located in the Hadley Center.
Michael “Mike” Baughn ’76, Brewster, was elected to the Kansas Historical Foundation Board of Directors.
Jeffery Curtis ’77, Hays, joined the FHSU Health and Wellness Services team as the medical director. Gregory Issinghoff ’79, ’80, ’89, Lawrence, retired after 21 years as an engineering geologist for the Central Valley Region, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Fresno, Calif. Robert “Bob” Wilhelm ’77, ’79, Hays, published his book, “Stones, Bullets and Blood,” in February. Connie Wittman ’78, Andover, retired from her position as director of oncology with Good Samaritan Health System.
1980s
Pamela (Harris) Allender ’86, ’86, Hutchinson, was inducted into the 2021 Class of the Kansas Teachers’ Hall of Fame. Jeff Crippen ’83, Miami Beach, Fla., retired from his position as chief executive officer with Omni Air International at the end of 2021. Joseph “Joe” Erdman ’85, Littleton, Colo., was promoted to responsible systems engineer for the Spacecraft Electronics Systems on NASA’s Artemis program.
Tamara Patterson ’88, ’90, ’92, Wichita, was named the 2021 Kansas School Psychologist of the Year. Barry Mellen ’89, Woodland Park, Colo., was selected for induction into the Kansas State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Melissa (Scheetz) Romme ’89, Hays, is the 2022 board of directors chair for the Chamber in Hays.
1990s
Jon Armstrong ’96, ’08, Hays, won the 2021 Kansas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (KACRAO) Diane Barnes Mentor Award. Grant Bannister ’93, Manhattan, was reappointed as chief judge in the 21st Judicial District, composed of Clay and Riley counties. Lori (Wellbrock) Flax ’90, Hays, and her husband, Eric, were selected as the recipients of the 2021 Wildlife Habitat Award by the Ellis County Conservation District. ROAR
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Kevin Jenks ’95, Wichita, was named the president and CEO of the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission. Linda (Hagen) Mills ’95, Hays, received the eyeSMILE Vision + Dental Helping Hands Award at the 2022 Annual Chamber Awards Banquet. Robert Morgan ’93, Carbondale, Ill., joined Southern Illinois University Carbondale as dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences. John Ross ’90, ’94, Ellis, was one of eight national recipients of Prosci’s Advanced Deployment Lead Certification and received leadership recognition from Sunflower Electric Power Corporation.
2000s
Nick Capo ’02, Overland Park, was promoted to vice president of event operations with the Kansas City Chiefs. Michael Collins ’01, Hutchinson, was promoted to captain with the Hutchinson Police Department.
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