Meet the President - Rockhurst University

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