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Class Notes 4 4 4 4 4 4’42Clarence Barr retired fromhis private bookkeeping/income tax business. Heand his wife of 57 years,Marie, live in Marshall,Mo., and have 18 grandchildren.Barr volunteersfor the local food pantryand the St. Vincent DePaulSociety.’57Louis DeFeo received thePro Bono Publico Awardfrom the Missouri Bar onSept. 23, 2005. The awardis given for outstanding probono service to indigentor low-income persons inneed of legal assistance.’61John J. (Jack) Landers waselected president of theAlpha Sigma Nu AlumniClub of Washington, D.C.The alumni club is enteringits fourth year.’62Larry Harkness washonored as the 2004Montgomery County,Ohio, citizen of the year.The annual awardrecognizes individualswho have shared theirtime and expertise withthe community to improvethe quality of life forall citizens.’67James W. McManus recentlywas named “Best of theBar” in trials and appealsby the Kansas City BusinessJournal. This honor was theresult of a vote by his peersin the legal community.McManus, who practiceswith The McManus LawFirm, was named a fellowof the American Bar.Dennis Owens has beenchosen as a participant forthe 2005 National Conferenceon Appellate Justice inWashington, D.C. He alsohas been named a “SuperLawyer” by Kansas Citymagazine and “Best of theBar” by the Kansas City BusinessJournal. Owens, whois of counsel to DeWitt &Zeldin in Kansas City, Mo.,is a fellow of the AmericanAcademy of AppellateLawyers and editor of theAmerican Bar Association’sAppellate Practice Journal.’69Jim Healy, who recentlycompleted his fifth bookon golf history, has writtennumerous articles forLINKS magazine and localand regional golf publications.He frequently isa guest commentator onSt. Louis radio shows andspeaks about St. Louisgolf history for groupsand associations.’70David R. Huff celebratedhis 35th anniversary ofministry with a Mass ofthanksgiving at St. JamesChurch, St. Joseph, Mo.Huff currently servesas volunteer associatechaplain of the diagnosticunit at Western ReceptionDiagnostic and CorrectionalCenter in St. Joseph.’73James G. Castellano, formerchair of the AmericanInstitute of Certified PublicAccountants, received theInstitute’s 2005 Gold Medalof Distinguished Service.The award recognizes aperson who has a notableinfluence on the profession.Castellano is chairmanof RubinBrown LLP in St.Louis, Mo., and chairmanof the board of directors ofBaker Tilly International,a network of independentaccountancy and businessconsulting firms.’75Richard Dreiling has beennamed president and chiefexecutive officer of DuaneReade Inc., the largest drugstorechain in the metropolitanNew York City area.’76James W. Kirkpatrick hasjoined Morton’s RestaurantGroup Inc. as senior vicepresident of development.His responsibilities willinclude identifying newrestaurant locations, negotiatingleases, restaurantdesign, construction andfacilities management.Jake Schloegel, presidentand founder of SchloegelDesign Inc., is a recipientof the 2005 AmericanBusiness Ethics Awardsponsored by the Societyof Financial Service Professionalsand Guardian LifeInsurance Company.This award recognizes thecompany’s commitmentto ethical practices in itseveryday operations, philosophiesand in responseto crises and challenges.’78Richard Kreysar has beenappointed chief executiveofficer and president ofSendmail, a global providerof enterprise solutions forsecure messaging located inEmeryville, Calif.24 Rockhurst4spring 2006
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4’80Michael J. Boland recentlywas named chairman of theplanning and zoning commissionfor Ballwin, Mo.Previously he served twoterms on Ballwin’s boardof aldermen.Eric Jackson celebratedhis induction into the IBMQuarter Century Clubwith 25 years of serviceon July 21, 2005.’82Michael D. Hill earnedFEMA certification indisaster managementin April 2005.’86Kathleen Hummel, whoco-founded Our LittleHaven with her husband,Scott, has been awarded theClassic Woman Award byTraditional Home Magazine.Our Little Haven is afacility in St. Louis, Mo.,for children ages birththrough 7 years who havebeen abused, neglectedor affected by drugs.Susan M. Malisch recentlyaccepted a position asvice president and chiefinformation officer forLoyola University Chicago.Malisch leads Loyola’srecently formed divisionof information technologyand services and serves onthe president’s cabinet.Steven L. Zirkle was honoredwith the dedicationof a static display of aB-1 bomber at a specialceremony July 10, 2005.The plane, along witha dedication stone, willremain on display at theKansas Air National Guardin Wichita, Kan. MajorZirkle, who was killed inan automobile accidenton Feb. 1, 2002, was thehusband of Liz (Stichnot)Zirkle, ’90, and the fatherof Colleen and Richard.’88Joseph A. “Joe” Fox hasjoined Xign Corp. inPleasanton, Calif., asdirector of productionaccount services. Fox andhis wife, Amy, have threechildren: Elliott, 13;Hannah, 11; and Jack, 3.Donald “Don” JosephRashid recently foundedCreative Visioning InstituteLLC, a marketing communications,coachingand leadership trainingorganization.’90Scott C. Trout has beennamed managing partnerand chief operating officerfor Cordell & Cordell P.C.and is responsible for thefirm’s national expansionand operations. Troutand his wife, Jill, havefive children, Graham,Hannah, Cullen, Groganand Hutton.’90 MBAMario “Kit” Espin, whoretired to explore moreadventure and less corporatestress, recently sailedacross the Atlantic andalso lived in Kenya for twoyears. Espin and his wife,Dee, now live on a smallfarm in northern Florida.’91 XMBAAlexandra (Alex) D.Gregory has beenappointed associate vicepresident for academicaffairs and dean of graduatestudies of Point ParkUniversity in Pittsburgh, Pa.’94Caroline Millard receiveda PRISM award fromthe Greater Kansas CityChapter of the PublicRelations Society ofAmerica for the launch ofthe campaign for the newSaint Luke’s Hospital.’95 MPTNathan Garrison is atherapist at a regional spineinstitute where he focuseson mechanical/manualtherapy. Nathan andhis wife, Kathy (Dunker)Garrison, ’94, andtheir three children,Haley, 9, Hayden, 8,and Emma, 6, recentlybuilt and moved into anew home in Savoy, Ill.’96James Mulik has accepteda vice president positionwith the College of theMarshall Islands in Majuro,Marshall Islands.’98Brad Heinemann is aninstructor at East CentralCollege, where he teachesfoundation drawing, figuredrawing and sculpture, andis the marketing director forArt Dimensions, a not-forprofitart organization inSt. Louis. Heinemannalso is the head tenniscoach at Mary Institute andSaint Louis Country DaySchool. The team recentlyplaced second in the statetournament.Stacey E. (Dobbins) Grasserand Timothy J. Grasser,’00, have lived in St. Louisfor the past two and a halfyears where Tim attendsWashington UniversitySchool of Law. Upon hisgraduation in May 2006,they will move to Chicago,Ill., where Tim has accepteda position with Winston &Strawn LLP.’99Jennifer (Losapio) Iversongraduated in 2005 fromSaint Louis University witha Ph.D. in pharmacologicaland physiological sciences.She is a post-doctoralfellow in science educationat Washington University.Her husband, ScottIverson, ’99, is the directorof research and innovationat Clockwork HomeServices in Clayton, Mo.,and has recently begun theprofessional MBA programat Washington University.Rockhurst4spring 2006 25
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