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54 Th e Reno County Bar Association honored John H. Shaff er, ’54, Hutchin-son, Kan. Shaff er served in the Coast Guard during World War II.

62 Th e State Bar of New Mexico has recognized Harry S. Connelly, ’62, Las Cruces, N.M., for his 50 years of law practice.

65 Michael R. McNeil, ’65, Roswell, Ga., is an associate broker with Remax Around Atlanta and was recently granted the status of realtor emeritus by the National Association of Realtors. He also received the prestigious Crystal Phoenix Award by the Atlanta Board of Realtors.

66 Bill Kurtis, ’66, Chicago, is co-anchor of the weekday CBS 2 News at 6 p.m. with Walter Jacobson. Th e legendary anchor team reunited in August 2010 and returned to WBBM-TV, where they once dominated Chicago’s 10 p.m. news from 1973 until 1982. Th ey will anchor the newscast through February 2013.

70 Steven McGinnis, ba ’67, jd ’70, Pleasanton, Calif., joined Capital Forensics Inc. and serves as a security industry expert supporting arbitration cases.

72 Th e Hon. Charles E. Andrews Jr., ’72, Topeka, has retired as district court judge for the 3rd District (Shawnee County). • Linda D. Elrod, ’72, Topeka, published “Please Let Me Stay: Hearing the Voice of the Child in Hague Abduction Cases,” which appears in 63 Oklahoma Law Review 663 (2011).

74 Th e Hon. Th omas L. Boeding, ’74, Kansas City, Kan., retired as a district court judge (Wyandotte County) at the

end of 2011. • H. David Starkey, ’74, Topeka, is the city attorney for Topeka. An Army veteran, Starkey previously practiced law in Colby, Kan., and was chief legal counsel for the Department of Agriculture.

75 Kathryn M. Wachsman, ’75, New York, serves as chairman of the board and vice president of CTI Science Inc., a Kentucky-based biotech company that specializes in products designed to improve quality of life.

76 James P. Rankin, ’76, of Foulston Siefk in law fi rm’s Topeka offi ce, has been selected for inclusion in the 2012 Th e Best Lawyers in America. • William F. Sheahan, ’76, Topeka, is a Republican candidate for the Shawnee County treasurer’s offi ce. Sheahan is a principal in William Sheahan Associates, a Topeka architectural services fi rm.

77 Mark Heitz, ’77, Topeka, recently retired president of Aviva, was elected into the 2012 Class of Topeka’s Business Hall of Fame. • Ronald D. Smith, ’77, Larned, Kan., has been appointed president of the Southwest Kansas Bar Association. • Ronald P. Williams, ’77, Wichita, a long-time aviation attorney and current chairman of the board of the Kansas Aviation Museum, has joined Yingling Aviation, the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport-based fi xed base operation and Cessna Piston Engine Authorized Sales Representatives.

78 Lee Hess, ’78, Dulles, Va., is a Foreign Service offi cer with the U.S. Department of State and has recently been assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Harae, Zimbabwe, for a three-year tour with the diplomatic title of counselor.

79 Douglas S. Pringle, ’79, Oklahoma City, Okla., is now with Chesapeake Energy Corporation. • Gary R. Terrill, ’79, Shawnee, Kan., has joined the Kansas Department of Labor, Topeka, as a member of the Workers’ Compensation

Board. • Th omas L. Th eis, ’79, of Foulston Siefk in law fi rm’s Topeka offi ce, has been selected for inclusion in the 2012 Th e Best Lawyers in America. Th eis has also been named 2012 Topeka Health Care Lawyer of the Year by Th e Best Lawyers in America. • Douglas E. Wells, ’79, who has a private law practice in Topeka, has been included in the Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers publication for the fourth consecutive year under the heading of Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI. Wells also has received a top rating of ‘AV’ in the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory for the 11th year in a row and was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of DUI/DWI Defense.

80 Mark A. Ridder, ’80, Arvada, Colo., has joined Titan Lenders Corporation as executive vice president and general counsel. Ridder has more than 31 years of experience in advising in-house corporate clients in areas ranging from regulatory compliance and operations to corporate acquisitions.

81 Th e Hon. Glenn R. Braun, ’81, Hays, Kan., was appointed as a judge to the 23rd District Court in Kansas by Governor Sam Brownback. Judge Braun is a partner in Glassman, Bird, Braun & Schwartz, where he has practiced law for 30 years. • Gary L. Conwell, ’81, Topeka, opened the Law Offi ce of Gary L. Conwell. • Robert G. Martin II, ’81, Wichita, has been accepted into the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys.

83 Th e Hon. Bryce A. Abbott, ’83, Wichita, received the “Service to Consumers” award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Kansas at its 2011 annual convention. • Larry K. King, ’83, Tulsa, Okla., retired from private practice in April but continues to serve as county counselor of Chautauqua County, Kan., and as municipal judge for Sedan, Kan.

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84 Steven F. Kearney, cj ’81, jd ’84, Topeka, was appointed to the State Employee Pay Plan Oversight Committee by Governor Sam Brownback. Kearney is the owner of the government aff airs fi rm Kearney and Associates Inc. • Scott Hesse, ’84, Topeka, has become associated with the law fi rm of Newman, Reynolds & Riff el, PA. • Craig R. McKinney, ’84, Topeka, of McKinney & McKinney law fi rm, has been named Topeka Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year for 2012 by Th e Best Lawyers in America. McKinney & McKinney have moved to the newly renovated Capitol Federal Building in downtown Topeka. • Alice E. Perry, ’84, Springfi eld, Mass., a 20-year prosecutor for Massachusetts superior courts, will serve as program director of the new bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice at Elms College.

85 Mark W. Skinner, ’85, Washington, D.C., is president of the World Federation of Hemophilia and Institute for Policy Advancement.

86 Statehouse regulars Allie A. Devine, ’86, Topeka, and John Donley, ’07, both formerly of the Kansas Livestock Association, have formed Devine and Donley LLC, an agriculture-oriented law fi rm and lobbying group. Devine is a former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture (1995-99). • Randall W. Schroer, ’86, Overland Park, Kan., has joined Morrow, Willnauer, Kloft erman, Church LLC, Kansas City, Mo.

87 Daniel B. Bailey, ’87, Denver, is with Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Systems, Denver, Colo. • Bob Belt, ’87, Omaha, Neb., has been promoted to assistant vice president - law. He has 13 years of experience with Union Pacifi c, most recently serving as general solicitor. • Susan G. Stanley Hamilton, ’87, Westwood, Kan., is division counsel - telecom for Black & Veatch, Overland Park, Kan. • Paul C. Herr, ’87, Wichita, has retired from Klenda, Mitchell, Austerman & Zuercher LLC. • Julia A. Rivera, ’87, Coppell, Texas, retired from a civilian career with the Department of

Defense. She remains an active reserve judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force. • Craig W. West, ’87, Wichita, Kan., of Foulston Siefk in LLP, has been inducted as a fellow of Th e American College of Trial Lawyers.

88 Terri D. Th omas, ’88, Kansas City, Mo., was named adjunct professor of the year at Washburn Law for the 2011-12 school year.

90 Michael J. Kuckelman, ’90, Olathe, Kan., has joined Kuckelman Torline Kirkland & Lewis as partner. • Brian R. Sherwood, ’90, Garden City, Kan., deputy county attorney in Finney County, Kan., announced his candidacy for Finney County attorney.

91 Marshall S. Honeyman, ’91, Overland Park, Kan., was elected to partner status with Lathrop & Gage LLP. Honeyman practices intellectual property law with an emphasis on advising clients with respect to patent matters. • Shane T. McCall, ’91, Smith Center, Kan., is president of the Kansas Bankers Association Trust Division and member of the organization’s board of directors.

92 Gwynne E. Harris Birzer, ’92, Wichita, is a partner at Hite, Fanning & Honeyman, LLP. • James S. Elliott, ’92, Wichita, Kan., was appointed by Governor Sam Brownback to the Kansas Sentencing Commission. Elliott owns a private practice law fi rm. • William R. Th ornton, ’92, Atchison, Kan., is general counsel for the Missouri Department of Higher Education in Jeff erson City, Mo.

93 Stacy L. Cook, ’93, Indianapolis, Ind., an attorney at Barnes & Th ornburg LLP, has been elected a partner in the fi rm. Cook is a member of the fi rm’s Healthcare Department and focuses her practice on regulatory and transactional issues, including fraud and abuse laws, billing and reimbursement, HIPAA compliance, and related litigation matters. • Colleen R. Harrell, ’93, Lawrence,

Kan., joined the law fi rm of James M. Caplinger Chtd., Topeka. Her practice focuses on utility regulation, with an emphasis in telecommunications law.

94 Dustin DeVaughn, ’94, and Richard James, ’00, have opened their own law fi rm, DeVaughn James LLC, in Wichita. Cody Claassen, ’10, has joined the new law fi rm, which focuses on personal injury cases. • Kenneth P. Kula, ’94, was promoted to partner at Dallas-based McDole, Kennedy & Williams, PC, a boutique law fi rm specializing in intellectual property and corporate litigation. Kula focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and also concentrates in the areas of technology law and general litigation. • Danielle Noe, ’94, Palm Coast, Fla., is assistant dean of academic aff airs at the Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Fla.

95 Danielle J. Cole, ’95, Atlanta, Ga., has been ranked as a leading practitioner in the 2012 edition of Chambers USA, a directory featuring client-led intelligence on America’s leading lawyers for business. • Rickie E. Ibe, ’95, Farmington Hills, Mich., is an attorney in Farmington Hills. • David A. Lunceford, ’95, Lee’s Summit, Mo., has a small boutique practice in Lee’s Summit. • Ryland F. Mahathey, ’95, Boynton Beach, Fla., has joined the Florida-based law fi rm of Broad and Cassel in the fi rm’s Boca Raton offi ce as of counsel in the Estate Planning and Trusts Practice Group. • Teresa “Teri” (Bowles) Schultz, ’95, Aledo, Texas, was promoted to associate general counsel in the IP Legal Department at Alcon Laboratories Inc., the eye care division of Novartis, at its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas.

96 Mary V. Johnson, ’96, Jackson, Mo., was honored as the fi rst faculty fellow of the Supreme Court of Missouri. She is a professor of business law at Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau.

97 Tricia M. Oldridge, ’97, Derby, Kan., is with Security 1st Title, Wichita.

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• Jack C. Morgan III, ’97, has joined the Business Litigation Practice Group at Roetzel & Andress LPA as a partner. He is based at the fi rm’s Fort Myers, Fla., offi ce. • Stephen J. Torline, ’97, Leawood, Kan., has joined Kuckelman Torline Kirkland & Lewis as a partner.

98 Amy J. Bipes, ’98, Manhattan, Kan., received the Civilian Medal for Meritorious Service. • David A. Bohm, ’98, Cary, N.C., assistant executive director of the North Carolina Bar Association, is the 2011 recipient of the National Association of Bar Executives President’s Award. • Michael A. Priddle, ’98, Goddard, Kan., has formed his own law fi rm. • Angela L. Spigarelli, ’98, Pittsburg , Kan., was hired by the Spigarelli Law Firm as an associate attorney. Her practice is concentrated in personal injury, business litigation, and workers’ compensation.

99 Kevin J. Cook, ba ’96, jd ’99, Topeka, is the managing partner of Cook & Fisher LLP. He is a member of the Kansas and Topeka Bar associations. • Kevin N. Berens, ’99, Saint Francis, Kan., was appointed to the Kansas Sentencing Commission by Governor Sam Brownback. He owns a private practice, is the city attorney for Bird City, Kan., and serves as the Th omas County attorney.

00 Dustin DeVaughn, ’94, and Richard James, ’00, have opened their own law fi rm, DeVaughn James LLC, in Wichita. Cody Claassen, ’10, has joined the new law fi rm. • Kristi (Simmons) Pittman, ’00, Kansas City, Mo., has joined with Mark Kelly to form Kelly & Pittman PC in Liberty, Mo. • Jason M. Stone, ’00, Des Moines, Iowa, was selected from more than 180 candidates for the Des Moines Business Record ’s Forty Under 40 Awards. Th e annual awards recognize up-and-coming business and community leaders for their career achievements and civic and philanthropic activities. Stone is a senior shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm and a member of the Business Division. • Jason R. Whitener, ’00, Olathe, Kan.,

has joined the Overland Park offi ce of Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown & Enochs Chartered. Whitener is licensed to practice law in Kansas and Missouri. His civil practice focus is on tort litigation defense.

01 John A. Farley, ’01, and Razmi M. Tahirkheli, ’01, both of Osawatomie, Kan., have opened the Law Offi ces of Razmi Tahirkheli and John Farley, LLC at 560 Main Street. Tahirkheli will work full time in the offi ce, while Farley will work part-time, balancing cases with his current position as an attorney for the Osawatomie State Hospital. • Lori A. Fleming, ’01, Pittsburg, Kan., was appointed to the 11th District Court by Governor Sam Brownback. Judge Fleming, who most recently was with Wilbert & Towner PA, replaces retired Judge Donald R. Noland. • Jeff rey S. Kruske, ’01, Topeka, is general counsel for the Kansas Securities Commission. • Shawn M. Lindsay, ’01, Hillsboro, Ore., was recently named a Forty Under 40 honoree by Portland Business Journal. Th e award honors executives under 40 years of age who have character, achievement, and involvement as a consistent theme in their career. Lindsay is a member of Lane Powell’s Business and Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Groups, Portland, Ore. He is also a member of the Oregon State House of Representatives, where he is involved in the Higher Education, Transportation, and Economic Development committees. • Patrick J. Mitchell, ’01, was named a 2012 Leading Lawyer by Cincy Magazine. He is a tax attorney in the Cincinnati offi ce of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP.

03 Wesley L. Ashton, ’03, Overland Park, Kan., and Pueblo, Colo., is the external aff airs manager for Black Hills Energy. He previously served as the utility government aff airs manager for the Colorado and Kansas divisions of the company.

04 Elizabeth S. Dudley, ’04, Wichita, has established Th e Dudley Law Firm LLC. • Clinton M. Goos, ’04,

Wichita, announces the birth of Leyton Christopher Goos on Dec. 26, 2011.

05 Vincent M. Cox, ’05, Topeka, has joined the law fi rm of Cavanaugh & Lemon. Cox’s practice focuses on civil litigation, including appellate and administrative litigation, automobile accidents, construction law, landlord-tenant, personal injury, real estate, and school law. He is licensed to practice in both the state and federal courts of Kansas, and the United States Supreme Court. • Scott A. Grosskreutz, ’05, Bloomington, Minn., serves as assistant attorney general in the Minnesota Attorney General’s Offi ce. • Jeff rey N. Lowe, ’05, Wichita, Kan., received the Young Alumni award from Southwestern College in Winfi eld, Kan. He works at Stinson, Lasswell & Wilson in Wichita. • Carolyn L. Payne, ’05, Louisville, Ky., was promoted to associate general counsel at Farm Credit Services of Mid-America in Louisville. • Randy E. Stookey, ’05, Topeka, joined the Kansas Grain and Feed Association as vice president and general counsel.

06 William M. Burris, ’06, Plattsburg, Mo., is the prosecuting attorney for Clinton County in Missouri. • Steven M. Ellis, ’06, Spring Hill, Kan., and Alex B. Judd, ‘06, Shawnee, Kan., have formed Ellis & Judd. • Les Jones, ’06, Prairie Village, Kan., was appointed as vice president of Country Club Trust Co., an affi liate of Country Club Bank in Kansas City, Mo. He is responsible for risk management and compliance.• Paula D. Langworthy, ’06, Porcupine, S.D., is serving as the chief judge of the Oglala Sioux Tribal Court. • Jeremiah L. “Jeremy” Platt, ’06, Manhattan, Kan., has been named a partner at Clark & Kellstrom Chartered in Manhattan. Th e fi rm has changed its name to Clark & Platt Chartered. • Joni C. Th adani, ’06, and Karan M. Th adani, ’06, Saint Francis, Kan., have joined James M. Milliken Chtd., in Saint Francis.

07 Jason W. Belveal, ’07, Valley Falls, Kan., is the Jeff erson County prosecutor.

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Belveal works at Tenopir & Huerter in Topeka and is a member of the Valley Falls school board. • Statehouse regulars Allie A. Devine, ’86, Topeka, and John Donley, ’07, both formerly of the Kansas Livestock Association, have formed Devine and Donley LLC, an agriculture-oriented law fi rm and lobbying group. Devine is a former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture (1995-99). • Robert O’Loughlin, ’07, Lakewood, Colo., is an associate with Faegre & Benson with its corporate, environmental, and intellectual property practices in Denver. • Pamela R. Putnam, ’07, Kansas City, Mo., has joined Trapp Law Firm, Kansas City, Mo. • David A. Vinduska, ’07, Manhattan, Kan., has formed his own fi rm.

08 Stephen R. Allred, ’08, Provo, Utah, is an associate attorney at Zabriskie Law Firm managing the criminal defense practice for the fi rm. His specialties are plea negotiations, draft ing of appeals, trial work, and client counseling. • Holly L. Fisher, ’08, Topeka, Kan., is now Litigation Counsel at the Kansas Corporation Commission. • Shawn C. Jurgensen, ’08, Topeka, joined the Williamson Law Offi ce in Topeka where he focuses on bankruptcy practice. • Douglas M. Taylor, ’08, Topeka, is compliance counsel with the Kansas Board of Pharmacy.

09 Jason R. Gianvecchio, ’09, Sandwich, Ill., received his master of laws in entertainment and media law from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, Calif. Jason is currently working in a law fi rm in Beverly Hills, Calif. • Angela Y. Madathil, ’09, Lincoln, Neb., is with Schivley & Lannin PC, LLO, in Lincoln. • Jennifer Michaels, ’09, Lenexa, joined Millsap & Singer, a provider of legal representation on foreclosure, bankruptcy, and mortgage-related litigation in Missouri and Kansas. Michaels joins the fi rm’s Leawood, Kan., offi ce as an associate attorney with a specialty in judicial foreclosures in the state of Kansas. She currently serves as the mock trial chair

of the Kansas Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Executive Board.

10 Cody Claassen, ’10, has joined the new law fi rm of DeVaughn James LLC, in Wichita. • Jennifer N. Horchem, ’10, Wichita, has joined Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer LLP in Wichita. • Darin L. McCollum, ’10, Saint Louis, Mo., is an associate with Armstrong Teasdale LLP, where he concentrates on the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and international patent applications in the mechanical arts. He is admitted to practice in Missouri and Kansas and is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. • Tabitha D. Owen, ’10, Topeka, has joined the law fi rm of Scott, Quinlan, Willard, Barnes & Keeshan as an associate. Owen will focus on criminal, domestic, and consumer protection cases, and estate planning.

11 Aaron R. Bailey, ’11, Lawrence, Kan., joined the law fi rm of Sloan, Eisenbarth, Glassman, McEntire & Jarboe as an associate lawyer. Bailey will be working primarily in Sloan’s business, civil litigation, probate, and domestic relations sections. • Elizabeth E. Bernhart, ’11, Coff eyville, Kan., has joined CornerStone Law Offi ce, Newton, Kan. • Samuel R. Foreman, ’11, Wichita, works for Klenda, Mitchell, Austerman & Zuercher LLC. • Aaron J. Good, ’11, Wichita, is with Klenda, Mitchell, Austerman & Zuercher LLC. • Chantz N. Martin, ’11, Beloit, Kan. is an associate at Frasier & Johnson LLC. • Nicholas E. Page, ’11, Overland Park, Kan., recently joined Country Club Trust Company in Kansas City. • Carol Longenecker Schmidt, ’11, Newton, Kan., was selected as the 2011 recipient of the Kansas Association for Justice Raymond Spring Award. Th is award is bestowed upon the Washburn Law Clinic intern who has demonstrated the highest commitment to providing legal services to clients in need (see page 25). • Charion Latresse Vaughn, ’11, and Hanh H. Vu-Peck, ’11, Wichita, have joined the Sedgwick County Court Trustee’s Offi ce. • Kathlyn E. Wilson, ’11, Wichita, Kan.,

became an associate at Minter & Pollak in Wichita. • Shawn P. Yancy, ’11, Topeka, is an unemployment insurance appeals referee for the Kansas Department of Labor.

12 Sean P. Bartholick, ’12, Sugar City, Idaho., is law clerk for Th e Honorable Gregory W. Moeller, in Madison County, Idaho.

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