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Dave Layman '82 has been married to his wife,
Beth, for 21 years and they have NINE children! Dave is the
Vice President and General Manager for Hillyard, Inc., a
manufacturer and distributor of cleaning solutions and equipment.
Mark Schusterman '78 is the acting Athletic
Director at Gulliver Prep in Miami, Florida.
Richard Sutton '82 recently celebrated his
20th wedding anniversary. He has four daughters - a senior,
freshman, fourth grader and first grader - and they consume all of
this "free time". Richard works as Vice President for Security
Bank of Kansas City.
Tyler Hibler '05 graduated from the University
of Kansas School of Law in May 2008. After passing the Kansas
Bar Exam in July 2008, Tyler is now a practicing attorney with the
firm of Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown, and Enochs in Overland
Park, KS. Tyler also plans to take the Missouri Bar Exam next
February.
Bill Moulden '77 and wife Barb (Baker AXO '79)
recently celebrated 30 years of marriage with a second honeymoon in
Bora Bora. Bill marks his 31st year as a science teacher and is
serving a 3rd term on his county's Board of Appeals. Barb is a
school counselor at St. Mary's Elementary in Annapolis, Maryland.
Blair Englehart '75 is currently the director
at MZD Advertising in Indianapolis, one of the country's largest
advertising agencies. Prior to his term at MZD, Blair was the
owner of Englehart Dicken, Inc., a company he sold in 2007.
Patrick Moore '77 is working for the State of
New Mexico in Las Cruces as an environmental engineer. He is
divorced with a son who is now in high school.
Rob Pewtress '94 recently began a new career
with Greg Orscheln Transportation in KCK. He and his wife also
welcomed their first child, Alexander Challen, in February of 2008.
John Beilmann '78 is a captain with the
Phoenix Fire Department, where he has been for an amazing 28 years!
John plans to retire in May 2011 to spend time with his wife (Pam)
and children (Nathan, 20, and Taylor, 19).
Bryan Brutton '00 is now the Assistant
Principal and Activities Director (A.D.) at Blue Valley
Northwest High School in nearby Overland Park, Kansas. He and
his wife Kaci (Regnier, Baker Alpha Chi) also have one daughter,
Rori (3), to keep them busy.
Trent Murphy '02 recently moved to Washington
state where he is working as an engineer for a civil consulting
firm.
Rob Maher '94 and his wife Lisa (Smithmier,
Baker Alpha Chi '96) now have two children: Brady (5) and Allison
(2). Brady has taken up tee-ball and Allie is a human
tornado!! Lisa is selling advertising with KCWE Channel 29 in
KC while Rob is a partner with the Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP law
firm. They are a 630 attorney full-service law firm located in
downtown Kansas City.
Kevin Sullivan '06 has accepted a position as
a Cost Accountant with a general contractor, CSBI, in Wichita,
Kansas, where he has been since December. It was a great
opportunity to get into another field and make a career change.
So far it has been working out for the best!
John Chlebak '84 has
been married for 24 years to his wife Lesley (Carr, Baker Tri-Delt)
and they call Rowlett, Texas home. The couple's oldest son
will graduate from KU in the Spring of 2008. Their middle son
is current an undergraduate at Texas State University and their
youngest son is a sixth grader. John is currently the
insurance and risk manager for HOOTERS of Texas.
Joe McDonald '94 is currently in the middle of
an internal medicine residency at KU Med School. Joe completed
his MD/Ph.D. at KU Med as well. He and his wife Mary (Cutler,
Baker Zeta) have two children: Will (9) just completed his second
year of football and Katie (6) who is a promising young soccer
player.
Kim Brooks '83 is still running his fire and
water restoration business after 15 years. His middle
daughter, Katelyn, is now talking about attending Baker next year.
Better warn her about the Delts, Kim!
Craig Herre '77 and his wife Joanna have
celebrated 29 years of marriage. Their son Tim is a
fourth-year dental student and plans to join dad in his family
practice.
Kit Harris '96 is now the assistant principal
at nearby Baldwin High School where he has been working for 10
years. He is also a journalism teacher and acclaimed wrestling
coach. He and his wife - Sarah, an elementary school teacher
in Baldwin - have three children: Cael (8), Ty (6), and Malin (2).
Reed Black '65 and Louis Roller '62 still get together regularly
to ride bicycles. Reed has also taken several trips, along
with brother Don Thomson, to Morocco and Spain.
Chad Hansen '95 and his wife Kate - an
attorney at H&R Block - have two little girls: Abby (4) and Jane
(2). Chad is now a partner in a business boutique law firm,
Vincent Fontg & Hansen LLC, located on Kansas City's Country Club
Plaza.
Craig Hansen '91 and his wife Jennifer
Stone-Hansen - a physician - have two boys: Dane and Drew.
Craig is now an orthopedic surgeon at Loess Hills Orthopedics in
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Kit Harris '95 recently received another great coaching honor -
Kit was named the 2007 Midwest Sectional Coach of the Year for
wrestling by the National Federation of State High School
Associations. Congratulations, Kit! That is quite an
honor! To read more, please
click here.
David Davies '82 and his wife, Sharla, now have three children:
Emily, Ian and Leah. David is the Vice President of
Stewardship for Gift Planning for the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes.
Scott Mann '58 has, after living in his hometown of Iola, Kansas
for the past 28 years, decided to move. His new home is now
Georgetown, Texas, just north of the Austin area. However,
please don't let his kids know if they ask - there was no forwarding
address left!
Manny Duran '01 is currently living in Orange County, California
where he is working for Integra as a Medical Device Rep. Good
to hear from you, Manny!
Lawrence Gray '66 is a full Professor of
Political Science at John Cabot University in Rome. Lawrence
unfortunately had to transfer from B.U. before graduating, but went
on to attend Tulane University and later The Johns Hopkins
University where he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in International
Economics. He has been living in Italy a majority of his life
where he has remained active in economic and political consulting
for both the Italians and the United States. For several
years, Lawrence was the Executive Director of the the Commission on
Cultural Exchange between the U.S. and Italy (the Fulbright
Commission). Wow - quite a résumé!
Bill Daily '58 is now in Niceville,
Florida, just across the bridge from Destin, Florida.
Ronald Harvey '63 has now retired and
spends his free time on the golf course.
Brad Scott '91 is currently the head
football coach at DeSoto High School where he is also teaching.
This June will mark 15 years of marriage to his wife, Juli.
The couple has two boys, Hayden (9) and Mason (6), and lives in
Western Shawnee.
Kurt Fahey '78 is the Regional Manager of
Schwaab Marking Products, currently in his 14th year with the
company. He and his wife Janet are celebrating 20 years of
marriage and now reside in nearby Overland Park, Kansas.
James Houston Turner's '69 recent U.S. book
launch for his latest novel, The Identity Factor, was the
first author event to ever be featured at the presitigious "G'day
USA" fesitivites in L.A., which last year honored Russell Crowe and
Australia's "Crocodile Hunter," the late Steve Irwin. Now
living in Adelaide, South Australia, James will be a featured
breakfast speaker in May at the NAFSA convention in Washington DC.
Last year's guest from Adelaide was astronaut Andy Thomas.
Ross Hartley '70 is now retired and living
in beautiful Jackson Hole, Wyoming with his wife, Chris-Anne (Ness)
Hartley. The couple have two daughters, Hillary and Toni, who
are both grown and married, along with a son, Will, who is a student
at Montana State University. If you're ever in the area, Ross
says that there is always an open room for a Gamma Theta brother!
Eric Ericckson '58 is hard at work on a new
C.D. entitled Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, a
blues-based album of original songs. He plays lots of
duplicate bridge and is even a Bronze Life master...in his words,
"not bad for a honky blues singer"!! Eric spends his summers
in Minnesota beating his kids & grandkids on the golf course.
Wade Fothergill '87 is proud to say that he
has the same "sweet, smart, beautiful wife" and three great kids
(sounds like Wade's wife might be checking out BakerDelts.com!!).
Wade's business is going great and he is living the dream.
Don Rogers '69 recently returned from a
great trip to Australia where he went to visit his son and
daughter-in-law who are living there for a year on business.
Don now celebrates six grandchildren between two and eight years
old.
C. James McCurry '63 is now semi-retired
from Blue Cross & Blue Shield. He is now busy spending his
time trying to keep up with the kids and is expecting his first
grandchild in March 2008! Paul "Full Moon" Joiner - if you
read this - he says that he is waiting on a phone call for you two
to head to the Ozarks to do some fishing. No excuses!
Donald Niemeyer '91 recently completed a
second masters degree, this one in IT Management. He and his
wife, Rhonda, are celebrating the one year anniversary of becoming
parents in Feb. 2007. They have a baby girl, Charliese Renee.
Roger Underwood '65 is retired and living
the good life in Florida with his wife of over 25 years, Brenda.
The happy couple still enjoys traveling extensively, their five
grandchildren and frequenting Disneyworld.
Jon Robins '04 has moved to Coffeeville,
Kansas where he is working as an environmental specialist at the
Coffeeville Resources Refinery.
Paul Joiner '63 recently retired from 38
years of teaching and administration - sounds like a well deserved
break! He now spends his time trying to keep up with sports
with his five grandsons.
Karl Wehmhoener '05 is now at Iowa State
University where he is working on his masters degree in journalism.
Kelly Cook '06 has moved to Oklahoma and is
working in West Texas as a Petroleum Landman.
Mark Gastelum '07 has recently graduated
from B.U. and is working around the Baldwin area as a substitute
teacher. He is hoping to land a permanent position as a social
studies teacher for Jr./Sr. High School.
Bob Williams '71 is now the Senior Vice
President of Investments for Oppenheimer & Co. in Kansas City, MO.
Joe Zubeck '01 and his wife Erin (Smithmier,
Baker Alpha Chi '01) celebrated the birth of their first child,
Madison Elaine, in March of 2006. Joe is currently the Senior
Sales Manager for imageQUEST in the Kansas City area. Congrats
to you both!
Todd Wiedemann '88 and his wife Gina
recently celebrated 17 years of marriage together! The happy
couple, along with their two sons Jordan (14) and Bryce (8) call
South Bend, Indiana home. Todd is currently the principal at
South Bend's John Adams High School, which has about 1,800 students.
Jay Scott '93 and his wife Amy welcomed the
arrival of their second son, Colin, in May of 2007. His
brother, Brogan (5), has really taken a liking to baby brother!
Jay is currently in his first year as an assistant principal at
Shawnee Heights High School in Tecumseh, Kansas near Topeka.
Chris Gaylor '07 has moved to Ohio since
graduation where is working for the Cincinnati Insurance Company as
a commercial underwriter.
James
Houston Turner '69 reports that after 30
years, "The Identity Factor" is finally available on Amazon.com
and corks are popping Down Under!
Zach Good '04 and his wife Dottie
(Patterson, Baker Alpha Chi '04) recently celebrated the birth of their
first child, Silas David, born October 4, 2007. All three are
doing well and Silas will likely be hunting and have a moustache
before Christmas! Congratulations, Good family!
Jesse Bennett '99 and his wife recently
celebrated the birth of their second child, Brynn, born June 18,
2007. They are also getting comfortable in their new home at
Prairie Highlands Golf Course in Kansas City.
Bill Leimer '84 has been employed with
Kraft Foods Global, Inc. for the past 20 years. For 19 of
those, he has been married to his wife Nikki. He has a son
Adam (27) who is working in various fields of music and video
recording and a daughter Amanda who is a sophomore at Southern
Mississippi University.
Brandon Huddleston '02 is an associate
Doctor of Chiropractic at Maximal Health, in Irving, TX. He is
working towards opening his own practice in the next six months near
downtown DFW. Good luck!
Kevin Fitzgerald '04 has now been married
for nearly two years to his wife Megan (Dailey, Baker Zeta '04).
He is also in chiropractic school and plans to finish in December of
2008.
Toddy Frye '04 is working as a purchasing
agent at a manufacturing firm and even finds time to hold seats on
the local school board and city council in his town.
Murray Blackwelder '69 recently wrapped up
a $1.7 billion national campaign for Purdue in June of 2007.
As a Senior V.P. for Advancement at the University, he says that he
was fortunate to work with a national campaign committee of 55
alumni in order to make the seven year effort a huge success.
Very impressive!
Bud Spear '61, who retired five years ago
from Penn State University, has settled in on six months living in
Nova Scotia and six months in Green Valley, AZ. He and his
wife Nancy (Boudrot, Baker Alpha Chi '62) also celebrated the
arrival of their sixth grandchild in September of 2007.
Craig Leitnaker '79 wanted to pass along
that he is still employed at the American Airlines maintenance base
in Kansas City as a systems analyst.
Trenton Murphy '02 moved to the Pacific
northwest earlier this year and now resides in beautiful Washington
state.
Oliver
Kurtz '04 and his wife Becki (Ward, Baker Zeta '04)
had their first child, a girl named Addison Jo, on April 30, 2007.
Congratulations!
Bradford Lob '84
recently sold his business in order to take a position with
Lodgeworks, a company which owns and operates hotels around the
United States! Also, his daughter is now a junior at BU, his
sun is a senior in high school, and he and his wife just celebrated
their 21st year of marriage - wow!
Zach Good '04
and his wife Dottie (Patterson, Alpha Chi '04) are expecting their
first child - he is due this October. As if that weren't
enough, Zach is also leaving his managerial job at Wal-Mart in order
to take a position with Spears Manufacturing in Caney, KS.
Congratulations and GOOD LUCK!
Dave Johns '89
is currently calling Gardner, KS "home". He is selling real
estate and has taken up coaching, helping out the 3rd and 6th grade
Gardner Blazers football teams!
Jim Carr '71 was recently appointed boy's basketball coach at Olathe South High
School. After spending the past 16 years as an assistant for
the team, Jim will do a terrific job at the helm!
Ron Holden '95
was recently elected to the Minor League Football Hall of Fame.
Ron, who also still serves DTD as the House Father, played several
years as a linebacker. You can read more about him and the
league by
clicking here!
Richard McDowell
'60 is enjoying retirement in New Mexico where golf rules
supreme. He has also picked up the guitar again and is even
playing in a couple of Bluegrass bands!
Cecil Miller '53
and his wife are back in Colorado for the summer trying to enjoy the
cool weather.
Mitch Bartley '98
has started medical school at Lincoln Memorial
University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Knoxville, TN
(I don't have a clue what that is but it sounds really difficult!).
He and his wife Shannon are working on getting accustomed to life in
the south, but they're getting there - slowly but surely.
John Warner '58
recently received a very special honor from the West
Virginia Academy of Science.
Click here to read all
about it!
Jake Barron '01 and his wife Lindsay had
TRIPLETS in December - two boys (Hudson and Carter) and one girl
(Ella). After getting married in 2004, the couple now make
their home in Hurst, Texas. Congratulations, Jake! (P.S.
Don't let those kids become Sooner fans - it just leads to a life of
disappointment). James
Houston Turner '69 recently completed "The Identity Factor," his
third novel. It is a geopolitical thriller
described as "one hell of a ride" by film
productive executive Ty Warren (Gladiator,
The Mummy). He is also one step
closer to seeing his feature film script for
"Big John" make it to production.
Congratulations on all your success, James!
Torrey Meade '00
and his wife Valerie recently had a baby in
December of last year, a baby boy named Tharron.
Sounds like a future Delt!
Jarrod
Steffens '04 was married in June 2007 to his new bride Sarah
(Jensen, Baker Zeta '04). The newlyweds
are living in Harrisonville, MO, where Jarrod is
coaching football for the defending State
Champion Wildcats! Aaron
Anderson '03 was married on May 6, 2006, to fellow Baker Alum
Laura Wells (Baker Zeta '05) in Elmdale, KS. The happy
couple currently live and work in Denver, CO.
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