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Class Notes
Baker Alumni Relations helps to keep you informed about you classmates and all alumni, including Friends of the University.
Class Notes is published twice per year in the Baker World magazine. It is also maintained here on the website for easy
referral all year. Class Notes is arranged by school and decade, so scroll down the page to see the latest professional
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College of Arts and Sciences
1940s
Virgil Lucas, '49, and his wife, Mary Turner Lucas, '47, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Aug. 3, 2006. They live in Vancouver, Wash. They have six great-grandchildren.
1960s
Dennis Storer, '61, was inducted in April into Hastings (Neb.) College's Pro Rege Society. Storer, Professor Emeritus, was a member of the Hastings College political science and sociology departments for 33 years.
Bob Sarna, '63, is owner of Hastco, an industrial and agricultural construction firm in Emporia.
1970s
Al Johnson, '71, has been promoted to Vice President of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. The agency is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the regional accreditor for institutions of higher educations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Nevada and Alaska.
Arthur Nadler, '74, is public information officer for the Nevada State Contractors Board. Nadler, a Las Vegas resident, also has a Web site for photography, www.gicleephotography.com
1990s
Amy Rardin, '93, married Jan Hennes Oct. 29, 2005. They live in Overland Park, Kan.
Staci Wokutch, '93, competed Jan. 15 in the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon in Phoenix.
Amy Austin Colwell, '94, and her husband, Greg Colwell, welcomed their fourth child, Garrett Ryan, on Nov. 9, 2005. He joins his sister, Ali, 6, and brothers Tyler, 3, and Braeden, 2.
Kit Harris, '95, and Sarah Becker Harris, '95, welcomed their third child, Malin Graycelen, on April 26, 2006. Kit is in his seventh year of teaching language arts and coaching wrestling at Baldwin High School. He is in his third year officiating NCAA wrestling and is serving his third term as president of Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association. Sarah is in her 10th year teaching at Baldwin Elementary School. They also have two sons, Cael, 6, and Ty, 3.
Carla Otto Thomas, '95, and her husband, John, welcomed their second child, Braeden James, on Jan. 2, 2005. He joins a brother, Joseph, 4. John is a project manager for K.C. Gunite. Carla is a fourth-grade teacher in Lee's Summit, Mo.
Joe Hood, '96 and '01 SPGS, is CFO of Strategos International, a military supply and tactical training company. Joe and his wife, Lisa Mack Hood, '96, live with their two daughters in Lee's Summit, Mo.
Dan Brobst, '97, and Moira Ozias, '01, were married June 11, 2005, in Baldwin. Dan is a graduate student and research assistant in the Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology at the University of Kansas. Moira is assistant director of KU's Writing Center.
Nichelle Steele Portsche, '97, and her husband Jeffrey Portsche, '96, welcomed their second daughter, Hailey Marie, on Nov. 17, 2005. She joins a sister, Madisyn Claire, 3.
Christopher Garcia, '99, married Celeste Anderson Nov. 5 , 2005, in Manhattan, Kan. They live in Charlotte, N.C.
Kevin Oldham, '99, married Ann Marie Bennett Sept. 17, 2005, in Mission Hills, Kan. Kevin is a senior marketing coordinator with HNTB Architects and Engineers. They live in Kansas City, Mo.
Tim Kalkman, '99, and Eve Lloyd Kalkman, '99, welcomed a son, Reid Timothy, on May 6, 2006. Tim was a former athletic trainer at Baker University.
Kelly Bovaird, '00, married Jeff Farmer Aug. 6, 2005, in Topeka. Kelly graduated in May with a D.D.S. degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. They live in Perry, Kan.
Chris Green, '00, is a correspondent for the Harris News Service bureau in Topeka, Kan.
Jeremy Presley, '00, and Stella Heim, '02, were married July 16, 2005. Jeremy is in the KU School of Medicine residency program, and Stella teaches kindergarten in Clearwater. They live in Wichita.
Sheree Tinder, '00, is on the legal counsel for the House of Delegates Seventh Olbiil Era Kelulau in Koror, Republic of Palau.
Cindy Pressgrove Buchanan, '02, married Dave Buchanan Oct. 13, 2005, in Colorado Springs, Colo., where they live.
Andrea Burrows, '02, married Ryan Bresee Jan. 13, 2006 in Eureka Springs, Ark.
Ashley Cleveland, '02, married David Douglas June 25, 2005, in Courtland, Kan. She is a retention specialist at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kan. They live in Courtland.
Jamie Scott, '02, and Aaron Hollingshead, '02, were married Oct. 1, 2005. They live in Phoenix.
Brian Williams, '02, a business analyst at Black & Veatch in Lenexa, is commander of the 2nd Battalion 130th Field Artillery, headquartered in Abilene, Kan.
Sarah Jensen, '03, recently received a Horizon Award given to first-time teachers in Kansas. She teaches at Shawnee Heights Elementary School in Tecumseh, Kan.
Pam Sprock, '03, and Luke Walters, '04, were married Sept. 10, 2005, in Shawnee. Pam is a customer representative for Americo Insurance in Kansas City, Mo. Luke is a commercial real estate appraiser for Adamson and Associates in Shawnee Mission. They live in Overland Park.
Amber Burklund Befort, '03, is a graduate student at Wichita State University. She is studying physical therapy and plans to graduate with a doctorate degree in May 08.
Sarah Gooding, '04, has joined the staff of The Wabaunsee County Signal-Enterprise.
Ben McMahan, '04, and Beth Jakle, '05, were married Sept. 3, 2005.
Martin Updike, '04, is working in Washington, D.C. for U.S. senator Tom Coburn, R-Okla.
Megan Hart, '05, married Eric Nickelson Sept. 10, 2005, in Hill City. She works for Kansas Teachers Credit Union in Independence, Kan., where the couple lives.
Tracy Wasinger, '05, married Chris Fischer July 28, 2005, in Lawrence, Kan., where they live.
School of Nursing
April Seghorn, '00, has been in the Army Nurse Corps since January 2001. She is a captain and the head nurse of the heart team at Tripler Army Medical Center in Mililani, Hawaii.
Tonya Rahjes, '02, married Justin Lee Aug. 21, 2005 in Peaceful Valley, Colo. She is employed at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte, Neb.
School of Professional
and Graduate Studies
Joel Frank, MBA '00, married Erin Day Appenfeller Sept. 3, 2005, in Wamego, Kan. They live in Alhambra, Ill.
Mbula Mutuku, MAED '00, married Sterling C. Ratzlaff Dec. 17, 2005, in Barnstead, N.H., where they live.
William Heideman, MBA '01, married Paula Chrzanowski June 11, 2005 in Overland Park. They live in Olathe.
Dustin Stull, MBA '01, is a trust officer at Central National Bank, serving its Kansas locations in Concordia, Beloit, Glen Elder, Tipton, Mankato and Superior, Neb.
Paul Ulasien, MBA '02, has written his first book, "The Corporate Rate Race: The Rats Are Winning, A Game Plan for Surviving and Thriving in Corporate America."
Roslyn Patterson, MBA '03, is senior director of client services at MCS Inc., a health-care communications agency in Bedminster, N.J.
Betty Wheeler, MASL '03, is a business education teacher at Neodesha High School.
Kelly Brungardt, MASL '04, married Scott Neil June 18, 2005, in Leavenworth. She is a language arts teacher and administrator designee at Basehor-Linwood High School. They live in Tonganoxie, Kan.
Bob Roth, '04, has been promoted to Information Technology Director at Capitol Federal Savings in Topeka.
In Memoriam
Harold C. Harpster, fs '30, age 97, died March 3, 2006 in Hiawatha, Kan.
John W. Carwell, '33, age 94, died Nov. 17, 2005, in Hiawatha, Kan. Survivors include a daughter, Sue Carwell Miller, '73, and a grandson, Jamie Carwell, '91.
Dorothy Jillson Bailey, '35, age 90, died May 16, 2005.
Samuel B. Haskin, '35, age 92, died Jan. 20, 2006, in Lenexa, Kan. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Cunningham Haskin, '34, two daughters Judy Haskin Rapp, '68, and Janie Haskin Wilson, '58, a son-in-law, Larry Wilson, '58, a brother, Harley V. Haskin, '32, a sister-in-law,
Gerry Porterfield Haskin, '33, and two nephews Mike Haskin, '71, and Mark Haskin, 72. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Haskin Fox, '63, a brother, H. Glenn Haskin, '31, a sister, Bernice Haskin Penner, '27, and a nephew, Larry Haskin, '55.
Genevieve McCabe Spencer, fs '35, age 92, died Dec. 20, 2005, in Topeka, Kan. Survivors include a son, John J. McCabe, a friend of the University.
Edward R. Dissinger, '36, age 94, died Feb. 2, 2006, in Kansas City, Mo. Survivors include a daughter, Frankie Dissinger, a friend of the University.
Marjorie Ricketts Cooper, '36, age 92, died March 5, 2006, in Baldwin City, Kan. Survivors include a sister, Lois Ricketts Aiello, '42, and a brother-in-law, John Aiello, a friend of the University.
Frank Allen Gibbon, fs '37, age 87, died Oct. 15, 2005, in Augusta, Kan.
Elinor Lucille Lacy, '37, age 90, died April 13, 2006, in Garnett, Kan. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy K. Lacy Horn, fs '66.
Dolores H. Long Powell, fs '38, age 88, died Jan. 3, 2006, in Coffeyville, Kan.
Marian Cannon Cox, '39, age 87, died Dec. 25, 2005, in Sacramento, Calif.
Catherine C. "Kay" Robertshaw Heine, fs '40, age 86, died Oct. 13, 2005, in North Kansas City, Mo. Survivors include her husband, Frederick Heine, '37.
James K. Peckham, fs '40, age 87, died April 4, 2006, in Ottawa Kan.
Ivan Lee Swope, '40, died Nov. 18, 2005, in Asheville, N.C.
Watson H. Wynkoop, '40, age 89, died March 2, 2006, in Lansing, Kan. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Wynkoop Caudill, '64.
Donald Darwin Hough, fs '41, age 88, died Oct. 7, 2005, in Overbrook, Kan.
Roberta Palmquist Lewis, '41, age 85, died Nov. 24, 2005, in Eau Claire, Wis.
Mary Frances Trigg Shupe, '42, age 85, died Dec. 3, 2005, in Galveston, Texas. Survivors include a sister, Dorothy "Ellen" Trigg Magee, '49, and a brother-in-law, Lawrence Magee, '44.
Gorby R. Martin, '43, age 85, died Jan. 11, 2006, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Eunice Philgreen Martin, '50, four sons, Gorby R. Martin II, '73, Philip H. Martin, '82, Steve K. Martin, '75, Alan J. Martin, '77, a daughter, Sue E. Martin, '80, a daughter-in-law, Deborah Jones Martin, '79, three brothers, Burley Martin, '47, Nelson Martin, '50, Chalmer Martin, '56, two nieces, Patricia R. Martin, '75, and Deborah Martin Trickey, '77, a sister-in-law, Marilyn Mills Martin, '56, and a brother-in-law, Edward Philgreen, '50. He was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Catherine Busch Martin, '45, and a brother-in-law, Floyd Philgreen, '39.
Dortha J. Deyo Collins, '46, age 80, died Nov. 1, 2005 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Miriam E. Scudder Foster, '47, age 80, died Nov. 6, 2005, in Olympia, Wash. Survivors include her husband, Bill Foster, '48, and a cousin, Dottie Welty Harder, '52.
William F. Gilles, '48, age 81, died April 10, 2006, in Sun City West, Ariz. He was preceded in death by his wife, Luanna "Peggy" DeShazer Giles, '47, and a daughter, Patricia Gilles McHenry, '74.
Roxann Shipp Jones, fs '48, age 78, died April 1, 2006, in Azle, Texas.
David L. Quick, fs '48, age 80, died Feb. 3, 2006, in Kansas City, Mo.
Robert E. Shepherd, '49, age 78, died Dec. 14, 2005, in Warrensburg, Mo. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Marquis Shepherd, '49.
Robert L. Holwick, fs '50, age 81, died Feb. 8, 2006, in Kansas City, Mo.
Barbara D. Johnson Roden, '50, age 76, died Sept. 15, 2005, in Aurora, Mo.
Bryce Duane Stallard, '50, age 79, died March 1, 2006, in Topeka.
Phillip L. Woodworth, '50, age 77, died Nov. 17, 2005, in Overland Park. Survivors include his wife, Pauline Cater Woodworth, '50.
George "Richard" Ensley, fs '51, age 76, died Dec. 9, 2005, in Huntsville, Ala.
Robert L. Jennings, fs '51, age 77, died March 29, 2006 in Peoria, Ariz.
David D. Pengelly, '51, age 78, died March 21, 2006, in Upland, Calif.
Don E. Randel, fs '51, age 78, died Feb. 1, 2006, in Eudora, kan.
Harold "Bud" Elliott, '53, age 73, died Nov. 1, 2005, in Lubbock, Texas.
Larry J. Noll, '54, age 78, died Dec. 16, 2005, in Lee's Summit, Mo. Survivors include his wife, Sue Shepard Noll, fs '51.
Van A. Kempin, '56, age 73, died March 18, 2006, in Overland Park, Kan. Survivors include his wife, Donna Lidikay Kempin, '56, and a son, Vance Kempin, MSM '01.
R. Chalmer Martin, '56, age 76, died March 26, 2006, in Lawrence, Kan. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Mills Martin, '56, a daughter, Deborah Martin Trickey, '77, a son-in-law, Randall Trickey, '77, two brothers, Burley Martin, '47, and Nelson Martin, '50, a sister-in-law, Eunice Philgreen Martin, '56, four nephews, Alan J. Martin, '77, Gorby R. Martin II, '73, Philip H. Martin, '82, and Steve K. Martin, '75, and a niece, Sue E. Martin, 80. He was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Catherine Busch Martin, '45, and a brother, Gorby R. Martin, '43.
John Moffett Robson, fs '57, age 70, died Nov. 1, 2005, in Lawrence, Kan.
David Michael O'Byrne, '58, age 69, died Oct. 17, 2005, in Kailua, Hawaii. Survivors include two brothers, Bill O'Byrne, '53, and Robert O'Byrne, fs '55, and a sister-in-law, Jeanne Mueller O'Byrne, '53.
Sherrill J. Martin Barker, fs '59, died Nov. 23. 2005, in Longmont, Colo.
Patricia "Pat" Ann House Rose, '59, age 67, died Sept. 30, 2005, in Olathe, Kan.
John Douglas "Doug" Lee, '60, age 68, died Jan. 23, 2006 in Omaha, Neb. Survivors include a daughter, Courtney E. Lee, '92 and MSM '02, and a son, Bryan D. Lee, '88.
James "Jim" Robert Maret, '60, age 69, died Oct. 30, 2005, in Anthem, Ariz.
Dale R. Evel, '61, age 65, died March 9, 2006, in Hutchinson, Kan. Survivors include his wife Carolyn Tarvin Evel, '61, and a sister, Shirley Evel Clews, fs '63.
Charles A. Elliiott, '62, age 66, died Dec. 1, 2005, in Olathe. Survivors include a daughter, Laura Elliott, BBA '00.
Lance L. Campbell, '64, age 63, died March 12, 2005, in Henderson, Nev.
Frank L. Harra, fs '66, age 67, died March 9, 2006, in Kansas City, Kan.
Marlena Baber, '67, age 59, died April 29, 2006, in Rochester, N.Y.
Paul B. Roberts, '68, age 58, died Oct. 2, 2005, in Anchorage, Alaska. Survivors include his wife, Paulette "Anna" Roberts, a friend of the University.
Patricia A. Crow, '69, age 58, died Jan. 7, 2006, in Shawnee Mission, Kan. Survivors include her partner, Lois Reitz, MLA '78, and brothers Donald Crow, '64, and Frank Crow, fs '66.
Marlys Ann Lieneman Harmon, fs '72, age 55, died Oct. 17, 2005, in Lincoln, Neb.
Denny C. Peterson, '72, age 76, died Jan. 14, 2006, in Minden, Iowa.
Timothy Griffith, fs '77, age 50, died Nov. 10, 2005 in Lawrence, Kan.
Gregory E. Best, '83, age 44, died Oct. 12, 2005. Survivors include his mother, Kay Keirns Best, '58, a brother, Chris Best, '81, a sister-in law, Judy Miller Best, '81, a sister, Leighann Best Ruby, '84, an aunt, Nancy Keirns Jacobs, '62, an uncle, John Jacobs, '63, and his former wife Kelly Krisman Best, '82.
Nancy Misenhelter Baker, '88, age 58, died March 25, 2006, in Lees Summit, Mo. Survivors include her husband, Gary Baker, '69.
Lorene "Lori" Martin Tallman, MSM '96, age 48, died Feb. 15, 2006, in Newark, N.J.
Barbara J. Adams Lalk, MBA '99, age 57, died March 24, 2006, in Kansas City, Mo.
Peter E. Newallis Jr., BBA '05, age 46, died Oct. 23, 2005, in Overland Park, Kan. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Kathy Newallis, BBA '99.
Floyd H. Coffman, friend of the University, age 86, died Feb. 2, 2005 in Lawrence, Kan.
Lawrence E. Colson, friend of the University, age 70, died Oct. 22, 2005 in Baldwin City, Kan.
Richard Y. Eckman, friend of the University, age 61, died Feb. 16, 2006 in Baldwin City, Kan. Survivors include his wife, Linda Eckman, CAS staff, and a son, Mike Eckman, '99.
The Rev. James Starkey, friend of the University, age 80, died Oct. 6, 2005, in Newton, Kan. Survivors include two sons, Berton Starkey, '74, and Rodney Starkey, '75.
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