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Class Notes 4 4 4 4 4 4’00Clayton Gillette and SaraLynn (Weilert) Gillette,’01, both graduated fromSaint Louis UniversitySchool of Law in 2005.Clay, who was valedictorianof the law schoolclass, is clerking for JudgeWilliam Price Jr. at the MissouriSupreme Court. Sarahas joined the law firmof Senniger Powers as apatent attorney.Erika Liliedahl recentlymoved from New Orleansto Washington, D.C., whereshe is a quality assurancespecialist with the NationalAssociation for the Educationof Young Children.MacKenzie Camille Waglergraduated from PepperdineUniversity School of Lawin Malibu, Calif., in May2004. She works for Lewis,Rice & Fingersh L.C.’01Kathleen Fuller recentlygraduated with an M.A.from Lindenwood Universityand is working forPreferred Family HealthcareInc. as a clinical therapistwho counsels children.Amy Maria (Viviano)Merriott is a familycounselor who assistsfamilies with pre-planningand arranging funeralplans. She and her husband,Jeremy, were married inMarch 2005.Jessica Ann Schroeder ispursuing an M.A. in humanservice agency managementand an MBA at LindenwoodUniversity in St. Charles,Mo. She serves on theAmerican Humanics advisoryboard at LindenwoodUniversity.Katie (Gloriod) Simpsonhas received two teachingawards: the Kemper Award,which is given to only 10teachers throughout thearchdiocese of St. Louis,and the Emerson ElectricTeaching Award.’02Colleen Burke Davis wassworn in as a member ofthe State Bar of Texas inNovember 2005. Herhusband, Howard, attendsBaylor University Schoolof Law.Kimberly “Kim” Mynattrecently was promoted tomarketing coordinator forPaySpot Inc., a prepaidelectronic paymentsprocessing company inLeawood, Kan.Seanna (Kellerman)Viggers works for amarketing firm and herhusband, Robert, works fora software company. Theylive in Wichita, Kan.’04 MBAS. Dennis “Denny”Johnson accepted a positionwith SRA, a KansasCity-based insurance andrisk management provider,in December 2005. Dennyand his wife, Audrey, wereexpecting their first childin March.Marriages’89David Andrew Schmidtand Amy Elizabeth(Schmieder) Schmidt, ’97,were married July 30, 2004,at St. Peter’s Church inKirkwood, Mo. Rockhurstalumni in the weddingparty included: Mary(Perkins) Borchert, ’97;Elizabeth DeFalco, ’97;Kristin (Bergner) Muckerman,’97; Marianne(Mulcahey) Bell, ’96;Gerard Meiners, ’89; andJohn Schmidt, ’76. Thecouple lives in Brooksidein Kansas City, Mo.’96Catherine (Lee) Wisbrockmarried Geoffrey Wisbrockon Sept. 19, 2005, in Negril,Jamaica. They both practiceveterinary medicine inAustin, Texas.Update your bio or senda class note atwww.rockhurst.edu/mag’97Kevin Lubischer andSarah Oyer were marriedon Sept. 17, 2005, atSt. Francis Xavier churchin Kansas City, Mo., withan evening reception at theFairmont. Many Rockhurstalumni were membersof the wedding party,including Mike Sachtleben,’97; Clayton Farrell, ’97;Jamie Frederes, ’97; DougPospishil, ’97; Andy Bouska,’97; Eric Burrus, ’98,Matt Molli, ’97; and KatieFischer, ’98. Kevin works atfreightquote.com and Sarahis the director of studentactivities and Greek affairsat Rockhurst. They live inRoeland Park, Kan.’00Tom Dugan and Katie(Freshley) Dugan, ’01,were married on Nov. 6,2004, in St. Louis.The couple lives inSouth Bend, Ind.26 Rockhurst4spring 2006
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4’01Jacqueline CelesteBarnes-Almquist has beenaccepted to the doctoralprogram in communicationat the University of Missouri-Columbia. She will teachcourses at Mizzou as partof the teaching assistantshipprogram. Her researchinterests include interpersonalcommunicationwith cognate areas inmarriage and family.Barnes-Almquist plansto graduate in May 2006with a master’s degree incommunication fromCentral Missouri StateUniversity. She is thedaughter of Jim Barnes, ’75.She and her husband livein Sedalia, Mo.Helen (Holmes) Giambronemarried Robb Giambroneon May 28, 2005.Thomas McGuire and LisaHiatt were married onJune 11, 2005, at RedemptoristCatholic Church inKansas City, Mo. Thecouple resides in Denver.Molly Erin (Welch)Thiessen married PatrickThiessen on June 11, 2005,at Visitation Parish inKansas City, Mo.’03Chris Miller and Tiffani(Pearson) Miller weremarried on June 19, 2004,at the Cathedral of theImmaculate Conceptionin Kansas City, Mo., bythe Rev. Matt Ruhl, S.J.A reception followed at theOverland Park Marriott.Tiffani and Chris, whobegan dating their freshmanyear at Rockhurst, live inLee’s Summit, Mo.Sarah Elizabeth (Lammers)Seymour married AnthonyPhillip Seymour on July 16,2005. Sarah plans to beginthe accelerated optionprogram at Research Collegeof Nursing in August 2006.’04Joan Katrina (LaFayette)Bailey and Brian Scott Baileywere married on June 10,2005, in Lorain, Ohio,at Holy Trinity CatholicChurch. The couple lives inColorado Springs, Colo.’04Tucker Evan Lienhop andMandy Brock were marriedDec. 30, 2005, with theRev. John Vowells, S.J., presiding.Mandy is a surgicalICU nurse at the Universityof Kansas Hospital andTucker is in his second yearat Kansas City University ofMedicine and Biosciences.’05Amy Marie Beverlin-Coleman married JakeColeman on May 21, 2005,at St. Pius X in Mission,Kan. Amy is pursuingher master’s degree inelementary education whileworking as a kindergartenteacher. They reside inLake St. Louis, Mo.Births’89Christine Elizabeth(Connealy) Poplau andher husband, James,announce the birth of theirfirst child, Jillian Maureen,born Aug. 17, 2005.’90David Allen DeLuca andhis wife, Joan, announcethe arrival of twins, AnnaGrace and James David,born July 30, 2005.The DeLuca family livesin Fenton, Mo.’93Rebecca “Becky” (Rysavy)Meier and her husband,Mark, announce the birthof their second daughter,Mary Beth, born Sept. 22,2005. She joins her bigsister, Caitlin, 3.’94Daren Wilson and hiswife, Margi, announce thebirth of Caroline Jane,born Aug. 8, 2005. Shejoins siblings Ellie, Coleand Mary Grace.’95Sean Michael Franke andPolly Marie (Enos) Frankeannounce the birth of theirthird son, Andrew “Drew”Michael, born July 20, 2005.Drew joins his brothers,William Payton, 5, andReid Patrick, 3.’95, ’97 MOTJennifer Kathleen (Gau)Marr and her husband,Bruce, announce the birthof their first child, JamesAnthony, born Oct. 9,2005. The Marr familyresides in St. Louis.’97Capt. Sean McGraw andMichelle Jo McGrawannounce the birth ofConnor Thomas, bornJune 3, 2005. He joins bigbrother, Brennan Anthony, 4.Kristen Michelle (Bergner)and Matthew JohnMuckerman, ’99, MBA ’03,announce the birth of theirfirst child, Shane Matthew,born in June 2005.’01Andrea (Wilman) Garnerand Brent Garner, ’00, ’02MPT, welcomed the birth oftheir son, born Jan. 4, 2005.They live in Olathe, Kan.Teresa (Adams) and ZachOrnelas, ’02, announce thebirth of their third child,Samuel Thomas, bornMarch 14, 2005. He joinshis big brother, Asher, 4,and sister, Ella, 3, at homein Liberty, Mo.Rockhurst4spring 2006 27
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