UPDATES

Associate Professor of Counselor Education Andrew Secor (’05, MAC ’07), PhD, LCPC, LCMFT, LCAC, CCMHC, NCC, RPT-S, spearheaded an effort to get legislation introduced in the Kansas Legislature this spring. Passing both houses, HB2288 was signed by Governor Laura Kelly on April 10, 2023.

In his role as president of the Kansas Counseling Association, Andrew met with Kansas Representative Susan Ruiz who introduced legislation to the Kansas House of Representatives. Testifying before the House Health and Human Services committee as well as the Senate Public Health and Welfare committee of the Kansas Legislature, he explained how a bill would help patients and clinicians. The new law provides interstate practice privileges and increasing mobility for professional counselors to help address continuity of care concerns for patients and opportunities for counselors to practice outside their home state more efficiently.

MNU Counselor Education offers multiple tracks for mental health professionals. Learn about the counseling programs at mnu.edu/graduateaos/master-of-arts-in-counseling and learn about all our programs and the new RISE Opportunity Scholarship for Professional and Graduate students at MNU at mnu.edu/connects.

View Andrew’s recent interview here: fox4kc.com/?submit=&s=midamerica.

CONDOLENCES We remember

Steve Morrison (’79), March 15, 2023.

Stephen Lundy (’81), January 16, 2023.

J. Mark Ellis (’82), February 9, 2023.

Mark Ford (’87), EdD, JD, MNU vice president for strategic expansion, professor emeritus of business, February 11, 2023.

Wanda Wood (’88), former MNU administrative assistant, December 19, 2022.

Kaley (Simon ’96) Miller, February 27, 2023.

James Randal Leach (’09), September 25, 2022.

Najeeb James Oliver Echols (’11), December 14, 2022.

Shannon Moulthrop (’13), February 2022.

Former Employees

Rev. Dr. Richard Neiderhiser, former dean of students, September 7, 2022.

Karen Wiegman, PhD, RN, professor emeritus of nursing, March 11, 2023.

CONNECT

Marriages

Nathan (FS ’16) and Shaylynn (Watkins ’17) Brewer, October 22, 2022.

Jared and Lyndsee (Johnson ’18) Hobby, March 25, 2023.

Mark (FS ’22) and Moriah (Hatcher FS ’22) Huddlestun, November 12, 2022.

Benjamin and Elizabeth (Baur ’09) Isaac, October 17, 2022.

Carson and Hannah (Hager FS ’18) Kirby, October 1, 2022.

Dustin and Stephanie Lynn (Ruley ’20) Matz, October 8, 2022.

Jonathan (‘22) and Lillabeth (King ‘22) Nelson, May 22, 2023.

Carter (’18) and Madi Pankratz, December 4, 2022.

Broderic and Sarah (Jost ’22) Rathbone June 3, 2022.

David (’99) and Abby Brantley Langlitz Samson, March 5, 2023.

Jacob (’12) and Sarah Stack, October 21, 2022.