Board of Trustees
Scott D. McRuer*
Chair of the Board
Parkville, Missouri
Jeanette E. Prenger, ‘09*
Vice Chair of the Board
Parkville, Missouri
N. Lynn Craghead*
Treasurer of the Board
Kansas City, Missouri
Jacqueline Snyder, Ed.D.*
Secretary of the Board
Parkville, Missouri
Michael M. Collins, ‘04*
Immediate Past Chair of the Board
Kansas City, Missouri
Vince Clark
Kansas City, Missouri
James Cornelius
Kansas City, Missouri
Dennis D. Fisher, Ph.D.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kristopher S. Flint, ‘97
Kansas City, Missouri
W. Ann Hansbrough
Kansas City, Missouri
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Richard Keller
Leavenworth, Kansas
Anthony Melchiorri
Far Rockaway, New York
William L. Perry ‘67
Dallas, Texas
Rosemary Fry Plakas, ‘63
Alexandria, Virginia
Danny K. Sakata
Parkville, Missouri
Andrew A. Shoffner
Leavenworth, Kansas
Cyprienne Simchowitz
Mission Hills, Kansas
Troy Teague
Kansas City, Missouri
Eric J. Wade, ‘82, M.P.A., ‘85
Lenexa, Kansas
David A. Warm*
Kansas City, Missouri
Ami E. Wisdom
Assistant Secretary
Parkville, Missouri
Honorary Trustees
John C. Brown
Past Chair of the Board
Kearney, Missouri
Charles A. Garney
Kansas City, Missouri
Virginia B. McCoy
Past Chair of the Board
Parkville, Missouri
L. Louise Morden
Lewiston, New York
Gerald R. Moss, J.D.
Decanso, California
*Denotes Executive Committee Members
Academic Leadership
Michelle E. Myers, Ed.D.
Interim Provost
Michelle Forrest
Executive Assistant to the Provost
Kelsey Ruoff
Administrative Assistant
Emily D. Sallee, Ph.D.
Associate Provost
Timothy Westcott, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, College of Education and Health Professionals
Angela Dahlstrom
Administrative Assistant to the Dean,
CEHP
Brad Kleindl, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Management
Kelli Clevenger
Administrative Assistant to the Dean, COM
James F. Pasley, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Glenda Holder
Administrative Assistant to the Dean, CLAS
Executive Leadership
Greg R. Gunderson, Ph.D.
President
Michelle E. Myers, Ed.D.
Interim Provost
Brian E. Bode
Chief Financial Officer
Laure A. Christensen
Chief of Staff
Roger P. Dusing, Ph.D.
Chief Human Resources Officer
Emily D. Sallee
Associate Provost
Shane B. Smeed
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
David N. Whittaker
Chief Information Officer
Full-Time Faculty
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
Mohamed Abualhaija
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Accounting.
M.B.A., University of Phoenix, 2006;
D. B.A., Argosy University, 2012. (2017)
Alla Adams
(Austin, TX)
Assistant Professor of Health Care
Administration. M.S., Kiev Medical Institute,1991;
M.S., Health Care Administration, 2000;
Ph.D., Capella University, 2006. (2016)
Cindy Anderson
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice.
B.S., Winona State University, 1988;
M.S., Winona State University, 1990 (2012)
Stephen Atkinson
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of English.
B.A., Wesleyan University, 1972;
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1979. (1994)
B
Gary Bachman
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Social Work.
B.S., Kansas State University, 1975;
M.S.W., University of Texas at Austin, 1982. (2003)
Linda Bell
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Lecturer, Accounting.
B.S., Fort Hays State University, 1979;
M.B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1984. (2013)
Stephen Bell
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Economics.
B.A. University of Missouri-Rolla, 1976;
M.A.University of Arkansas, 1977;
Ph.D. University of Arkansas, 1981;
J.D. University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1987. (2007)
Karen Bleier
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Collection Management and Resource Sharing Librarian.
B.A., B.S., Truman State University, 1990;
M.L.S., Emporia State University, 2003.
(2017)
Monica Brannon
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Sociology.
B.A., University of San Francisco, 2006;
Ph.D., The New School for Social Research, 2014 (2016)
Silvia Giovanardi-Byer
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Modern Languages.
Laurea in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Universita di Torino, Italy, 1990;
M.A., University of North Carolina, 1997,
Ph.D., University of North Carolina., 2008. (2004)
C
Samuel Chamberlin
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Mathematics.
B.S., Portland State University, 2002;
M.A.,University of California Los Angeles, 2005;
Ph.D., University of California Riverside, 2011. (2011)
Gina Chambers
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Education.
B.A., University of Missouri, KC, 1979,
M.A.,University of Missouri, KC, 1987,
Ed.S., University of Missouri, KC, 1991,
Ph.D., University of Missouri, KC, 1997. (2012)
Donna Hwa Choi
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Education.
B.S., Ewha Womans University (South Korea), 1986;
M.A., Ewha Womans University (South Korea), 1989;
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2000. (2006)
Katy Chowning
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Visiting Lecturer in Accounting,
B.S. Univeristy of Kansas, 2001;
M.A.C (AIS), University of Kansas, 2003. (2017)
John Cigas
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Computer Science,
B.S., Rockhurst College, 1982;
M.S., U. of CA, San Diego, 1983;
Ph.D., University of CA, San Diego,1988. (2007)
Gregory D. Claycomb
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Chemistry.
B.S., University of New Mexico, 1997;
Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2006. (2008)
Eric Click
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Public Administration.
B.A., Lindenwood University, 2002;
M.B.A., Lindenwood University, 2003;
M.A., Lindenwood University, 2004;
Ph.D., University of Texas Dallas, 2009. (2011)
Lora Cohn
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Communication.
B.S. in Education, Northeast Missouri State University, 1986;
M.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, 1993;
Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence, 2005. (2005)
Frank Conforti
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Lecturer, Marketing.
B.S., Drake University, 1967;
MBA, University of Missouri, Kansas City, 1997. (2013)
Brian Cowley
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Psychology.
B.S., Utah State University, 1987;
M.S., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1989;
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1998. (2003)
Julie Creek
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of International Business.
B.S., Park University, 2003;
M.B.A., University of Texas; Ph.D., Northcentral University, 2015.(2012)
Teresa Crowder
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Nursing.
B.S.N., University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2006;
M.S.N., Graceland University, 2010. (2016)
D
Amber Dailey-Hebert
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Education.
B.S., Texas A&M University, 1998;
M.S., Texas A&M University, 1999;
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002. (2000)
John Dean
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Computer Science.
B.S.,University of Kansas, 1985;
M.S., University of Kansas, 1988.
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, 2013. (1993, 2001)
Penelope DeJong
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Marketing.
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University, 1988;
M.B.A. Northwest Missouri State University, 1990;
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 2002. (2010)
Geri Dickey
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Social Work.
B.S.W., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1990;
M.S.W., University of Illinois-Urbana, 1993;
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, 2009. (2014)
Laurie N. DiPadova-Stocks
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Public Affairs.
B.S., Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, 1967;
M.S., University of Utah, 1970;
Ph.D., University of Albany, State University of New York, 1995. (2004)
F
Lacey Finley
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor in Management.
B.A , Emporia State Univeristy, 2001;
M.B.A., Univeristy of Phoenix, 2004;
M.S., Emporia State Univeristy, 2006;
Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2016. (2017)
Toni-Rochelle Ford
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Marketing.
B.S., Mississippi University for Women, 2007;
M.B.A., Mississippi State University, 2008. (2014)
David Fox
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Instructor of Geography.
B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1993;
M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001. (2005).
G
Dmitry Gimon
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics.
B.S., Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, 2001;
M.S., Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, 2003;
Ph.D., Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, 2007. (2017)
Nichole Goergen
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Instructor of Nursing.
University of Central Missouri, 2010;
M.S.M., Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 2015. (2016)
Dincer Guler
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Mathematics.
B.S., Middle East Technical University-Turkey;
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2006. (2010)
H
April Haberyan
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Psychology.
B.S., University of Rochester, 1989;
M.S., University of Rochester, 1993;
M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2000;
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2003. (2015)
Scott Hageman
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Geology/Geoscience.
B.S., University of Kansas, 1991;
M.S., University of Kansas, 1994. (1998)
John Hamilton
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice.
B.A.,University of Kansas, 1975;
M.P.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1988;
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2004. (2003)
Matthew Harris
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Political Science.
B.A., Syracuse University, 2009;
M.A., Stony Brook University, 2012;
Ph.D., Stony Brook University, 2015. (2016)
Brian Hoffman
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Biology/Mathematics.
B.A., Park College, 1986;
Ph.D., St. Louis University, 1996. (1995)
Kathleen Howe
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Education.
B.A., University of Kansas, 1990;
M.A., Middlebury College, 2000;
Ed.S. University of Georgia; 2014;
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2012.
Donna Howell
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Chemistry.
B.S., Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 1991;
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1999.(2007)
Wen-Jung Hsin
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Computer Science.
B.A., National Taiwan University, 1983;
M.S., University of California, San Diego, 1985;
Ph.D.,University of Missouri-Kansas City,1995. (1995, 2004)
J
Kathy Jackson
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor in Nursing.
B.S.N., Marquette University, 1982;
M.S.N., University of Missouri, Kansas City, 1997.(2015)
Andrew Johnson
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Psychology.
B.A., Missouri Western State College, 1991;
M.S., Kansas State University, 1993;
Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1995. (1997)
K
Robert Kao
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Finance.
M.S.,University of Nebraska, 1980;
Ph.D., Texas University, 1985. (2008)
Susan Keim
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Administration.
B.A., University of Kansas, 1979;
M.P.A., University of Kansas, 1986;
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2013. (2017)
Stacey Kikendall
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of English.
B.A. , Illinois State Universtiy, 2003;
M.A., University of South Carolina, 2005,
Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 2012; (2013)
Jeffery Kimmons
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Biology.
B.A., Drury University, 1998;
M.S., Missouri State University, 2003;
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 2012. (2014)
Walter Kisthardt
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Social Work.
B.A., Elizabethtown College, 1975;
M.S.W., University of Hawaii, 1983;
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1997. (2005)
Brad Kleindl
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Marketing.
B.S., Southern Illinois University, 1981;
M.B.A., Southern Illinois University, 1982;
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1996. (2011)
Nicolas Koudou
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Marketing.
B.A., University of Indianapolis, 1987;
M.B.A., Butler University,1989;
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1998.(1998)
L
Jolene Lampton
(Austin Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Management/Accounting.
B.S.E., Truman State University, 1974;
M.B.A.,University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1994;
Ph.D., St. Louis University, 2002. (2003)
Andrea Lee
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Art.
B.F.A, University of Kansas, 1993;
M.A., University of Missouri, Kansas City, 1999;
Ph.D., University of Missouri, Kansas City, 2006. (2015)
Glenn Lester
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Hope College, 2005;
M.F.A., University of North Carolina, 2009. (2013)
Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Instructor /Accompanist of Music. B.M.,
Moscow State Conservatory, 2002; M.M.,
Moscow State Conservatory, 2004. (2013)
Wen-Jung Hsin
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Computer Science.
B.A., National Taiwan University, 1983;
M.S., University of California, San Diego, 1985;
Ph.D.,University of Missouri-Kansas City,1995. (1995, 2004)
M
Teresa Mason
(Metropolitan District of Washington Campus Centers)
Associate Professor of Psychology.
B.A., George Mason University, 1992:
M.A., George Mason University, 2001;
Ph.D., George Mason University, 2007. (2003)
Eugene Matthews
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice.
B.S., Upper Iowa University, 1999;
M.A., Webster University, 2005;
Ph.D., Capella University, 2013. (2014)
Steven McDonald
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Music.
B.M., Boston University; D.M.A, University of Kansas (2016).
Amy Mecklenburg-Faenger
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of English.
B.A., Truman State University, 1997;
M.A., University of Missouri, 2001;
Ph.D. English, The Ohio State University, 2007. (2015)
Nicholas Miceli
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Management/Human Resources.
B.S., Central Missouri State University;
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1996. (2011)
Greg Moore
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Finance.
B.S., Colorado State University, 1992;
M.B.A., University of Kansas, 2010;
D.B.A., Walden University, 2014. (2017)
N
Deborah Negus
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Nursing.
B.S.N, Drury University, 1977; M.S.N,
University of Phoenix, 2011.
Kerry Nelsen
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Nursing.
B.S.N., Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 2013;
M.S.N., Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 2015. (2017)
J. Mark Noe
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Communication Arts.
B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1978;
M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1980;
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1996.(1985)
O
Debra Olson-Morrison
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Social Work.
B.M.M.T., University of Evansville, 1998;
M.S.W., University of Utah, 2001;
Ph.D., University of Utah, 2009. (2015)
P
Linda Passamaneck
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Education.
B.S., Colorado State University;
M.Ed. Colorado State University;
Ph.D., Capella University
Bin (Crystal) Peng
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Computer Science.
B.A., Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, 1998;
Ph.D., Wayne State University, 2005. (2014)
Chelsea Platt
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Sociology.
B.A., Texas Tech University,2008;
M.A., Texas Tech University, 2011;
Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2016.
W. Gregory Plumb
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Criminal Justice.
B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1973;
J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1975. (1990)
Leon Probasco
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Social Work.
B.A., Graceland College, 1972;
M.S.W, University of Kansas, 1980. (2015)
R
Tamara Radohl-Sigley
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Social Work.
M.A., Washburn University, 1999;
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2013. (2014)
Marion Ricono,
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Lecturer in Management.
B.S., University of Missouri-Rolla, 1970;
M.B.A, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1974. (2015)
Henry Roehrich
(Grand Forks AFB Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Marketing/Management.
B.S., Wayne State College, 1979;
M.S.A., Central Michigan University, 1996;
Ph.D., University of North Dakota, 2003. (2010)
Brenda Royals
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Lecturer in Biology.
B.S., Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 1989;
M.S., Louisiana State University, 2004. (2010)
Patricia Ryberg
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Biology.
B.A., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2003;
B.S., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2003;
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2009. (2012)
S
Ben Sayevich
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Music.
Churlonis School of Performing Arts, 1971;
Tel Ma-Yelin School of Arts, 1977;
New England Conservatory of Music, 1985;
Artist Diploma, New England Conservatory of Music, 1987. (2006)
Linda Seybert
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Education.
B.A., Rockhurst University, 1976;
M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1979;
M.A., Special Education, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1992;
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1998.(2003)
Marsha Shapiro
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Lecturer in Accounting.
B.M.E., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1981;
M.S.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2000. (2010)
Kristin Shaw
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Lecturer in Communication.
M.S.J, Northwestern University, 2007;
B.J., University of Missouri, 2006. (2015)
Brian Shawver
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of English.
B.A. University of Kansas, 1996;
M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1999. (2010)
Debra Sheffer
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of History.
B.S.E., Central Missouri State University, 1980;
M.A., Central Missouri State University, 1986. (1990)
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2008.
Alexander Silvius
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Physics.
B.S., Missouri University of Science & Technology, 2000;
M.S., Missouri University of Technology & Science, 2003;
Ph.D., Missouri University of Science & Technology, 2006. (2012)
Charles Smith
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Mathematics.
B.A., William Jewel College, 1981;
M.A., University of Kansas, 1983;
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2002. (1986)
Jeff Smith
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Graphic Design.
B.F.A., Kansas State University, 1998;
M.F.A., Kansas State University, 2002. (2011)
Melanie Smith
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Public Administration.
B.S., Virginia Tech, 1988;
M.S., Eastern Washington University, 1992;
B.S., Creighton University, 1998;
Ph.D., Capella University, 2014. (2014)
Peter Soule
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Economics.
B.A., Park College, 1972;
M.A., University of Oklahoma, 1975;
M.A.P.A., University of Oklahoma, 1975;
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1988. (1991)
T
Salman Tahsin
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Finance.
B.B.A, University of Louisiana, 2009;
M.B.A., University of Louisiana, 2010;
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 2017. (2017)
Guillermo Tonsmann
(Austin Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Computer Science.
B.S., Universidad of Nacional de Ingenieria, 1984;
M.A., Potchefstroom University, 1993;
B.S. University of South Africa, 1995;
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2001. (2007)
V
James Vanderleeuw
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Professor of Public Administration.
B.A., Ramapo College, 1976;
M.A., University of Nevada-Reno, 1980;
Ph.D., University of New Orleans, 1988. (2016)
Daniel Veis
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Music.
Prague Conservatory, 1972;
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, 1974;
Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, 1979. (2010)
W
Cassie Werle-Rice
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Nursing.
B.S.N., Missouri Western State University, 2005;
M.S.N, Research College of Nursing, 2011. (2016)
Timothy Westcott
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of History.
B.A., Avila College, 1988;
M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1994;
Ph.D., The Union Institute, 2002. (1999)
Jennine Wilson
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Nursing.
B.S.N., Mid America Nazarene University, 2010;
M.S.N., Mid America Nazarene, 2014. (2017)
Brant Winn
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Assistant Professor of Education.
B.S., Missouri State University, 1994;
M.S. University of Central Missouri, 1998;
Ph.D., Columbia International University, 2010. (2017)
Arthur Donald Wise
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Instructor of Public Affairs.
B.A., University of Nebraska, 1976;
M.A., Ohio State University, 1980. (2010)
Amy Wolf
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Education.
B.A., University of Missouri, 1991;
M.A., University of Missouri, 1994;
Ph.D., University of Missouri—Kansas City, 2006. (2006)
Y
Steven Youngblood
(Parkville Daytime Campus Center)
Associate Professor of Communication.
B.S., University of Kansas, 1983;
M.A., Kansas State University, 1996. (1997)
Endowed Chairs and Professorships
Merlin Findlay
Chair of Science
J. Malcolm Good
Professorship and Endowed Chair of Mathematics
Mary Barlow
Professorship of English and Literature
Edward F. Lyle
Professor of Finance and Director of the Graduate Program in Business
Emeriti Faculty
Donna Bachmann, M.F.A.
M. Virginia Brackett, Ph.D.
Carol Getty, Ph.D.
Jeffry Glauner, Ph.D.
Dorothy May, Ph.D.
Dennis Okerstrom, Ph.D.
William Pivonka, Ph.D.
G.Ann Schultis, M.A.L.S. and M.A.
Blanche Sosland, Ph.D.
Daley Walker, M.A.
Commencement Speakers
Semester
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Year
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Speaker
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Class Year
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Title
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Spring
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1927
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Honorable Perl D. Decker
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1897
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Missouri State Representative
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Spring
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1928
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John Morris Gillette, Ph.D
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1929
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Henry Nelson Wieman, Ph.D
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1907
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Spring
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1930
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The Reverend James E. Congdon, Jr.
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Spring
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1931
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The Reverend Harry Clayton Rogers, D.D.
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(Dedication of the 1st Graham Tyler)
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Spring
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1932
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John Edward Calfee, D.D.
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1905
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Spring
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1933
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Webster E. Browning, D.D.
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1891
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Spring
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1934
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Ernest H. Lindley, Ph.D.
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Chancellor University of Kansas
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Spring
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1935
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Paul Austin Wolfe, D.D.
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1918
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Spring
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1936
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Ernest Minor Patterson, Ph.D.
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1902
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Professor of Economics at Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania
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Spring
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1937
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James M. Matthews, L.L.D.
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1903
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Director, Division of Distribution, School of Business Administration Babson Institute
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Spring
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1938
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Robert J. Kerner, Ph.D.
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Professor Modern European History, University of California
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Spring
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1939
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Frederick William Hawley, D.D., LL.D.
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President Emeritus, Park College
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Spring
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1940
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Paul Calvin Payne, D.D.
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1913
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General Secretary, Board of Christian Education Presbyterian Church, United States of America
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Spring
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1941
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William Lindsay Young, D.D., LL.D., Litt.D.
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President of Park College, Retiring Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, USA
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Spring
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1942
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The Reverend L. Wendell Taylor, D.D.
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Pastor, President, Church of the Covenant, Detroit, Michigan
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Spring
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1943
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President William Lindsay Young, D.D., LL.D., Litt.D., L.H.D.
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President, Park College
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Spring
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1944
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Merrill E. Otis, LL.B., LL.D.
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United States District Judge, Western District of Missouri
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Spring
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1945
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Arnold H. Lowe, M.Th., D.D.
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Minister Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Spring
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1946
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John Bailey Gage, A.B., LL.B.
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Spring
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1947
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The Reverend James W. Clarke, D.D.
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Minister Second Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Missouri
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Spring
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1948
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Dr. Harold C. Hunt, M.A., Ed.D., LL.D.
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Superintendent of Schools, Chicago, Illinois
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Spring
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1949
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Russell J. Hopley
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President, Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, Omaha, NE
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Spring
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1950
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Paul A. Dodd, Ph.D.
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1924
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Dean of College of Letters and Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
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Spring
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1951
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Roy A. Roberts
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President of the Kansas City Star
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Spring
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1952
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The Reverend Samuel McCrea Cavert, D.D
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General Secretary of National Council, Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., New York City
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Spring
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1953
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Mr. David Thomas Beals
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President, Inter-State National Bank, Kansas City, Missouri
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Spring
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1954
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The Honorable Albert L. Reeves
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Spring
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1955
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Mr. Warren Lee Pierson
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Spring
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1956
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Robert E. Long
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President of Park College
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Spring
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1957
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The Reverend Paul Austin Wolfe, D.D.
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1918
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Minister, The Brick Presbyterian Church, N.Y., New York
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Spring
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1958
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Mr. Robert L. Gibson
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1925
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Vice President, General Electric Company, Pittsfield, Mass.
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Spring
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1959
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Honorable Margaret Chase Smith
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United States Senator from Maine
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Spring
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1960
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Charles N. Kimball
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President, Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO
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Spring
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1961
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Fred Chase Koch
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President, Rock Island Oil and Refining Company, Wichita, Kansas
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Spring
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1962
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Edward L. Cushman
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Executive Vice President, American Motors Corporation, Detroit
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Spring
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1963
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James Wesley McAfee
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President, Union Electric, St. Louis, Missouri
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Fall
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1963
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Tilton Davis, Jr.
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Director of Education, Headquarters, 5th U.S. Army Chicago
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Spring
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1964
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Dr. John A. Gates
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Distinguished Professor Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri
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Fall
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1964
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Dr. Guy Moore
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President William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri
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Spring
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1965
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Dr. Elder G. Hawkins
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Moderator, General Assembly of United Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
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Fall
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1965
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Dr. Joseph C. Shipman
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Director, Linda Hall Library, Kansas City, Missouri
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Spring
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1966
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Honorable William R. Hull, Jr.
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U.S. Representative, Sixth District, Missouri
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Fall
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1966
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Dr. Paul Hoover Bowman
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Executive Director Institute Community Studies
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Spring
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1967
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Henry C. Haskell
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Associate Editor, Kansas City Star
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Fall
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1967
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Honorable Harold E. Stassen
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Former Governor of Missouri
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Spring
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1968
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Harry Belafonte
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Artist, Peace Corps Advisor, Board of Directors Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Fall
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1968
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Robert D. Swanson
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1937
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President, Alma College, Alma, Michigan Group Vice President, Operations Hallmark Cards, Inc.
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Fall
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1969
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Honorable Thomas F. Eagleton
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1969
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U.S. Senator from Missouri
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Spring
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1970
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Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller
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(Geodesic Dome)
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Fall
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1970
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Sister Olive Louise Dallavis, C.S.J.
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President, Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri
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Spring
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1971
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Dr. John R. Everett
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1942
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President, New School for Social Research, New York, New York
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Fall
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1971
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Dr. John Hirschfield
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1971
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Professor, History of Western Culture, Park College
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Spring
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1972
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Mr. Robert A. Cromie
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Chicago Illinois
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Fall
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1972
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Dr. Jerzy Hauptmann
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Professor of Political Science, Park College
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Spring
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1973
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Robert Wedgeworth
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1973
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Executive Director, American Library Association
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Fall
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1973
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Dr. Ferrel Heady
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1973
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President, University of New Mexico
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Spring
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1974
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Dr. Theodore I. Murguia
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1951
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President, San Jose City College, California
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Fall
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1974
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Mr. George Lehr
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County Executive of Jackson County, Missouri
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Spring
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1975
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Donald Rumsfeld
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Assistant to the President of the United States
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Fall
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1975
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Dr. Young Pai
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1975
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Professor of Education, UMKC
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Spring
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1976
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Dr. Ruth Snyder Sherman
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1932
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Radiologist, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Fall
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1976
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Dr. John H. Patton
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1976
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Professor of Religion, Park College
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Spring
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1977
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Dr. Arthur Kamitsuka
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1945
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Director of Special Ministries to Japanese in New York (one of our Nisei Students)
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Fall
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1977
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Mr. Eugene A. Davidson
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Chairman Conference on European Problems
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Spring
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1978
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Dr. Roy V. Magers II
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1958
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Assistant Professor of Music, Winthrop College
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Spring
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1979
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Mr. Donald H. Chishlom
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Attorney and Former Chairman of Board of Trustees
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Spring
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1980
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The Honorable E. Thomas Coleman
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Member of Congress
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Spring
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1981
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Dr. Robert D. Swanson
|
|
President Emeritus, Alma College
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Spring
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1982
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Walt Bodine
|
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Dean of Kansas City Broadcast Newsman
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Spring
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1983
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Dr. Barbara J. Higdon
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|
Vice President/Dean for Academic Affairs
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Spring
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1984
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Dr. Robert H. Ferrell
|
|
Distinguished Professor of History, Indiana University
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Spring
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1985
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Harriet Woods
|
|
Lieutenant Governor, State of Missouri
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Spring
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1986
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Robert P. Corbett
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1938
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United Missouri Bank South, Chairman Emeritus
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Spring
|
1987
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The Honorable Ike Skelton
|
|
United States Congressman, Missouri Fourth District
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Spring
|
1988
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Donald J. Breckon
|
|
Thirteenth President Park College
|
Spring
|
1989
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Ambassador Alan Woods
|
|
Administrator, Agency for International Development
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Spring
|
1990
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Mr. Alvin L. Brooks
|
|
Director, Department of Human Relations, Kansas City, Missouri
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Spring
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1991
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Dr. Lois Spier Gray
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1943
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Professor, Cornell University
|
Spring
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1992
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Dr. Hugh B. McAfee, Jr.
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1941
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Member of Park College Board of Trustees (Great Grandson of the Founder of Park College)
|
Spring
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1993
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Dr. R. Lynn Bondurant, Jr.
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1961
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Chief, Office of Educational Programs, NASA, Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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Spring
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1994
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R. Crosby Kemper III
|
|
President of United Missouri Bank, St. Louis, Missouri
|
Fall
|
1994
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Dr. Lyushun Shen
|
|
Director, Public Affairs Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States
|
Spring
|
1995
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Dr. Dong Won Lee
|
|
President, International Research Center Republic of Korea
|
Fall
|
1995
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Eric Bransby
|
|
Muralist and Professor Emeritus at UMKC
|
Spring
|
1996
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William C. Clark
|
|
President, Urban League of Greater Kansas City and Former Trustee of Park College
|
Fall
|
1996
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Bonnie Sue Cooper
|
|
State Representative, District 32, State of Missouri
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Spring
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1997
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Larry Wheeler
|
|
President & COO, Valentine Radford Communications
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Fall
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1997
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Fred Pouche
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1981
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Missouri House of Representatives
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Spring
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1998
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Dr. F. Marian Bishop
|
|
Director of Graduate Programs, School of Medicine, University of Utah
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Fall
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1998
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Chance Browne
|
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Cartoon Illustrator, Hi & Lois
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Spring
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1999
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Marjorie S. Sirridge
|
|
Dean of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
|
Fall
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1999
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Dr. Daniel E. Waite
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Professor and Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Baylor College of Dentistry
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Spring
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2000
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Dr. Edward Zigler
|
|
Sterling Professor of Psychology, head of the psychology section of the Child Study Center and Director of the Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy at Yale University
|
Fall
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2000
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Larry J. Hackman
|
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Director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
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Spring
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2001
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Bernice Thompson
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1958
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Social work therapist in the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Chemical Dependency Service
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Fall
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2001
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Dr. Hans Brisch
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|
Chancellor for the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
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Spring
|
2002
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Cynthia Levin
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1977
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Producing Artistic Director of the Unicorn Theatre
|
Fall
|
2002
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Jerzy Hauptmann
|
|
Professor Emeritus and founder of the Hauptmann School for Public Affairs, Park University
|
Spring
|
2003
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Rosemary Fry Plakas
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1963
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American History Specialist at the Library of Congress
|
Fall
|
2003
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Brigadier General (Select) Douglas L. Raaberg
|
|
United State Air Force
|
Spring
|
2004
|
The Honorable Ike Skelton
|
|
Congressman, Missouri’s 4th District
|
Fall
|
2004
|
R. Lynn Bondurant, Ph.D.
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1961
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President, Bondurant Consulting
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Spring
|
2005
|
Ergys Prenika
|
2005
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International graduate, Albania
|
Fall
|
2005
|
Ralph Reid
|
|
Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sprint Nextel
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Spring
|
2006
|
General Richard B. Myers
|
|
United State Air Force Retired
|
Fall
|
2006
|
Honorable Kay Barnes
|
|
Mayor, Kansas City, Missouri
|
Spring
|
2007
|
Jackie Snyder, Ed.D.
|
|
Chancellor, Metropolitan Community College
|
Fall
|
2007
|
Peter J. deSilva
|
|
President and COO UMB Financial Corporation
|
Spring
|
2008
|
The Honorable Christopher S. “Kit” Bond
|
|
United State Senator, Missouri
|
Fall
|
2008
|
Mary Jean Eisenhower
|
|
President and CEO, People to People International
|
Spring
|
2009
|
Danny O’Neil
|
|
Founder and CEO, The Roasterie, Inc.
|
Fall
|
2009
|
The Honorable Emmanuel Cleaver
|
|
U.S. House of Representatives
|
Spring
|
2010
|
Ambassador Jason C. Yuan
|
|
Representative of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
Fall
|
2010
|
Eugene A. Ruiz
|
|
Chair, Park University Board of Trustees
|
Spring
|
2011
|
Jeanette Prenger
|
2009
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Founder and President, ECCO Select
|
Fall
|
2011
|
Steve Youngblood
|
|
Associate professor of Communication Arts
|
Spring
|
2012
|
The Honorable Sly James
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|
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
|
Fall
|
2012
|
Peter J. deSilva
|
|
President and Chief Operating Officer, UMB Financial
|
Spring
|
2013
|
Lt. Gen. (Ret) John E. Miller
|
|
Member, Park University Board of Trustees
|
Fall
|
2013
|
Deborah J. Frett
|
|
CEO, Business and Professional Women’s Foundation
|
Spring
|
2014
|
Gary Guller
|
|
Mount Everest Summiter, Author & Keynote Speaker
|
Fall
|
2014
|
Terry Bassham
|
|
Chairman, President and CEO, Kansas City Power and Light
|
Spring
|
2015
|
Bob Marcusse
|
|
President and CEO, Kansas City Area Development Council
|
Fall
|
2015
|
Greg Graves
|
|
Chairman and CEO, Burns & McDonnell
|
Spring |
2016 |
Greg Gunderson, Ph.D. |
|
President, Park University |
Fall |
2016 |
Bob Kendrick |
1985 |
President, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum |
Spring |
2017 |
John Fierro |
1998, 2001 |
President, Mattie Rhodes Center |
Fall |
2017 |
Michael M. Collins |
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President and CEO, Port Authority of Kansas City, MO |
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