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Proud parents across Kansas and across the countryhave sent their fledglings from the nest to perch onnew branches of the KU family tree. In this edition ofJayhawk Generations, we feature nearly 250 new

Jayhawks who have already seen athletic and academicsuccesses at a young age, including several state champions, atleast four class valedictorians and more than 20 Kansas HonorScholars who received recognition from the Alumni Associationfor ranking in the top 10 percent of high school seniorsthroughout the state. Eager to spread their wings, these new-comers have big plans to become doctors, educators, movie di-rectors and journalists, among countless other pursuits.Whether they’ve migrated from the East Coast or the GoldenState, or they’re homegrown Kansans, parents rest assured—your ’Hawks will always be at home on the Hill.

BY KATIE MOYER

Jayhawk Generations

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Jack Campbell will march to a familiar beaton the Hill after graduating from Blue ValleyNorth High School, where he participated in theMarching Mustangs drum line and contributedhis musical talents to the symphonic band. Alongwith his extensive volunteer work and leadershipas an Eagle Scout, Jack excelled in the classroomas an honor roll student. He joins his sister, Patri-cia, on Mount Oread. Their parents are Donald,m’80, and PattyRobinson Camp-bell, n’76, of Lea-wood. Jack’smaternal Jay-hawk lineage includes his

grandfather, John Robinson, e’49, and great-grandparents, David Beach, c1906, and AileenWeaver Robinson, c1906. His great-great grand-parents were Henrietta Beach Robinson, 1870,and David H. Robinson, one of three facultywhen KU opened in 1866. Another great-greatgrandmother, Gertrude Bullene Weaver, c1877,married Arthur Dunham Weaver, proprietor ofLawrence’s mainstay department store. Jack joins

his secondcousin, WilliamLeach, in contin-uing the exten-sive Robinsonlegacy on theHill.

An academically talented graduate of OlatheEast High School, Andrew Benjamin Dickin-son is eager to indulge in his true passion–KUbasketball. Andrew spent study breaks on thesoccer field and baseball diamond. He’ll practicefor life in the business world at KU, where heplans to study accounting. He isthe son of William Dickinson IV,j’76, whose parents are William

III, c’53, and Betty Landree Dickinson, c’68. Hislegacy continues through his great-grandparents,William Dickinson II, c’29, and Aileen RobinsonDickinson, ’29, and great-great grandparents,William Dickinson Sr., l1902, and Alice HillmanDickinson, 1903.

Patty RobinsonCampbell

John Robinson David BeachRobinson

Aileen Weaver Robinson

William Dickinson IV

Betty Landree and William Dickinson III

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Britt August Gerwick salutes his true-blueheritage as a KU freshman after graduating fromSt. John’s Northwestern Military Academy in De-lafield, Wis. He achieved the rank of staff ser-geant, earned academic honors and spent fouryears honing his skills on the basketball court.Britt’s Jayhawk history begins with two sets ofgreat-great grand-parents: RobertBarnard, 1895,and Clara ButlerWheelerWagstaff, 1892,

as well as KU Endowment Association co-founder Charles Sumner, c1880, and KU’s firstmusic graduate, Mabel Gore Gleed, f1887. TheKU line continues with great-grandparents,Richard, ’18, and Joanna Gleed Wagstaff, f’21.Britt’s grandparents are Richard Jr., b’50, andCarolyn Campbell Wagstaff, c’54, and his parents

are Charles,c’80, m’84, andCarolynWagstaff Ger-wick, d’82, ofFairway.

William Robinson Leach claims at least 50KU kinsmen, including second cousin and fellowfreshman Jack Campbell. Will shined as captainof the swim and lacrosse teams at Shawnee Mis-sion South High School while maintaining a 4.0grade average. He hopes to attend medical schoolfollowing his undergraduate years. Success is nostranger to this new ’Hawk, who has five uncleshonored with the KU Distinguished Service Cita-tion. BrotherBenjamin Leachwelcomes Will to

the Hill. They follow their parents, Michael John,p’81, and Jane Robinson Leach, d’80, of Over-land Park. Jane’s parents are Arthur, c’42, m’44,and Betty Hess Robinson, c’43. Will’s great-grandparents include David Beach, c1906, andAileen Weaver Robinson, c1906. His great-greatgrandparents were Henrietta Beach Robinson,1870, and David H. Robinson, one of KU’sfounding faculty members. Another great-great

grandmother wasGertrude BulleneWeaver, c1877.

CharlesGerwick

CarolynWagstaff Gerwick

RichardWagstaff Jr.

Carolyn CampbellWagstaff

Michael John and Jane RobinsonLeach

Betty HessRobinson

Arthur Robinson

Aileen WeaverRobinsoncirca 1906

HenriettaBeach Robinson

David Beach Robinsoncirca 1906

David H. Robinson

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Iola High School track star Alisa Miller set thepace for a promising future when she chose tostudy business at KU. A four-year state track andcross country qualifier and 1,600-meter leaguechampion, Alisa performed equally well in theclassroom and on stage with the drama club. Foracademic advice, she can turn to her brother,Drew, a junior in the business school. Their par-ents are Jay and Karen Jones Miller, who both at-tended the University with the Class of 1981.

Karen’s father is Robert Jones, a’53. Alisa’s pater-nal KU ancestry includes grandfather, EdwardMiller, b’55; great-grandparents, Horace, ’24, andNannie Stover Miller, ’25; and Nannie’s parents,Luther and Madge Fisher Stover, who started theKU tradition as members of the classes of 1895and 1897.

Lawrence native Kaitlin Elizabeth Morrisbrings an undeniable Jayhawk legacy that beganwith KU cornerstone coach Forrest “Phog” Allen.While she wasn’t cheering for the ’Hawks, Kaitlincheered on the Free State High School Firebirds,participated in track and lent her analytical skillsto the math team. Her maternal KU line includesher mother, Elizabeth Newsom Morris, b’82, and

grandmother, Faye Newsom, ’82. Kaitlin’s father,Ken Morris Jr., ’83, is the son of KU footballplayer K. Duane, b’59, and Judith Allen Morris,c’60. Kaitlin’s great-grandparents were IsabelPerry Allen, c’36, and Milton Allen Sr., c’36, l’42,the son of coach Phog Allen, 1909, Kaitlin’sgreat-great-grandfather.

Jay Miller Karen JonesMiller

Edward Miller Horace and Nannie Stover Miller Luther Stover

Ken Morris Jr. Elizabeth Newsom Morris

Faye Newsom Judith AllenMorris

K. Duane Morris

Milton Allen Sr. Forrest “Phog”Allen

Isabel Perry Allen

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Fifth-generation Jayhawk Rabin Walters, ofBoulder, Colo., carries on a KU legacy that datesback to 1902. While at Monarch High School, hevolunteered as a youth soccer and basketballcoach and earned the MonarchTeacher’s Award for Achieve-ment. He also claimed a silveraward in a DECA marketing as-sociation competition his junior

year. Rabin is the son of Stephanie Hearn, j’85;grandson of Donald, b’59, and Sandra Smith

Hearn, d’59, who marriedat Danforth Chapel in1958; great-grandson ofKatherine Jackman Smith,’23; and great-greatgrandson of Olivia ReesJackman, 1902.

Kyle Quackenbush, a graduate of OlatheNorthwest High School, brings his athletic andaesthetic talents to the Hill, where he plans topursue a business degree. Kyle was recognized asan outstanding soccer player, but harmonized hisleisure time between the sports field and themusic room. A talentedcellist, Kyle was namedKansas Ambassador ofMusic. He is the son ofDaniel, a’75, and LorettaHayne Quackenbush,d’76. Kyle’s KU kin also

include grandparents, John, e’47, and Betty GsellHayne, d’44; great-grandparents, William Jr.,b’40, and Mable Savage Gsell, c’40; and great-great grandparents, William, p’14, and Leonora

Jarboe Gsell, ’17.

Allyson Shaw has high hopes to become a Jay-hawk journalist after graduating from Blue ValleyNorth High School with a host of academic hon-ors, including the Presidential Award for Educa-tional Excellence. The Kansas DesignatedScholar became a wordsmith as staff writer, busi-ness manager and opinion editor for the newspa-

per. She joins two cousins, Steven and Jeffrey Fee,at KU. Allyson’s maternal Jayhawk heritage in-cludes her mother, Stacy Fee Shaw, b’80, of Over-land Park; grandparents, James, c’54, and MarthaJohnson Fee, c’55; great-grandparents, Oliver Ke-pler, e’26, and Josephine Allen Johnson, c’28;and great-great grandfather, Otis Allen, 1896.

Loretta Hayne andDaniel Quackenbush

Betty Gsell and John Hayne William Gsell Jr.

Stacy Fee Shaw Martha JohnsonFee

Oliver KeplerJohnson

Josephine AllenJohnson

James Fee Otis Allen

StephanieHearn

Donald and SandraSmith Hearn

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AlthoughClaytonAshleyfollows threegenerationsof doctors, hebelieves in

the healing powers of music and drama. The Topeka HighSchool graduate played with the marching band, drumlineand jazz band four years, and got a glimpse of life on the Hillat the KU Jazz Music Camp in 2004. Clayton also wrote,edited and directed the winner of the Best Short Film at the2007 Mandala Film Festival. His parents are Thomas, m’84,and Ann Nicholas Ashley, g’83. He follows a paternal KUline that includes his grandfather, B. John Ashley Jr., c’53,m’56, and great-grandfather, Byron J. Ashley, c’22, m’24.

Hollie Elise Benson hadher hands full with a varietyof high school activities, butwas always willing to lendone to those in need. TheHouston native graduatedfrom James E. Taylor High

School, where she ran track and cross country and playedpiano four years. In addition to a long list of volunteer work,Hollie made time each year to bike 180 miles from Houstonto Austin for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s annualcharity event. She is the daughter of Matthew Benson, c’76,and the granddaughter of Page, l’47, and Neil Legler Benson,c’45. Her great-grandfather was George Benson, l1906.

Scholastic standout Whitney Bloom comes to KU with aquartet of honors as a National Merit, Kansas Regent,Kansas Honor and Governor’s Scholar. Her eclectic mix ofactivities at Buhler High School included band, drama, de-bate and forensics, cross country and the Key Club. Whit-ney’s parents are James, j’80, g’83, and Susan Owens Bloom,

d’80, g’87, ofOverland Park.Her paternal lineextends to hergrandparents,Lewis, m’57, andOlive Selfridge

Bloom, ’54. On her mother’s side are her grandparents,Dean, b’53, l’68, and Doris McConnell Owens, f’53, and hergreat-grandparents, Howard and Elma Hunzicker McConnell,who studied at KU with the classes of 1919 and 1918.

Spencer John Bolandhas recently returned from afield of dreams after helpinghis Blue Valley NorthwestHigh School baseball teamearn third place at the 6Astate tournament this year.

His volunteer work has inspired him to pursue pre-medstudies at KU. Spencer’s Jayhawk ancestry began with hismaternal great-grandmother, Edith Popplewell Dunn, whoattended with the Class of 1928. The line continues with hisgrandfather, Dallas Dunn, b’50, and his mother, SusanDunn Boland, c’82, of Overland Park.

Chase Buford comes tothe Hill from San Antonio’sAlamo Heights High School,where he played basketballfor four years—not surpris-ing, considering he is theson of a former KU assistant

men’s basketball coach. Chase also enjoys time on the waterand on the green as an avid wake boarder and golfer. Chaseis the son of R.C., ’85, and Beth Boozer Buford, d’78; thegrandson of Warren, ’66, and Nancy Moore Boozer, d’51;and the great-grandson of William Moore, c’12.

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AndrewC. Burnsidepictured him-self on theHill aftergraduatingfrom Wichita

High School Southeast. Along with his artistic talents as ayearbook photographer and photography editor, Andrewproved his academic talent as a Kansas Honor Scholar andhis athletic prowess on the links, lettering in golf four years.His mother is Diane Anderson Burnside, c’81. Andrew’s KUline continues through his father, Bradley Burnside, b’79,g’80, grandparents, Clyde Jr., c’50, and Nancy Davis Burn-side, ’51; and great-grandfather, Clyde Burnside Sr., ’23.

Iowa native Jessica LynnChrist might be hours fromMount Oread, but she’sclose to her Rock Chalkroots. Jessica follows threegenerations of KU men, in-cluding her father, David

Christ, c’76, m’79; grandfather, Vincent Christ, c’44, m’46;and great-grandfather, Aloysius Christ, ’15. The SpencerHigh School graduate comes prepared for college life afterachieving a perfect 4.0 GPA and going to state competitionsin both volleyball and track. After participating in choir andshow choir throughout her high school years, Jessica will bea great addition to the student section in Allen Field House,where she’ll carry a KU tune.

Madison Moore Clay is sure to make agraceful transition from Shawnee MissionWest High School to life at KU. She dancedher way through high school on the danceteam four years and as an instructor forgirls across the country. After receivinghonors from the National Dance Alliance,

Madison will make the move from leotard to business suitwith plans to study business ad-ministration. Her KU ancestry in-cludes her parents, M. Scott, c’79,and Wendy Francis Clay, ’78, ofLenexa; maternal grandparents,George, ’50, and Carol BuhlerFrancis, j’50, g’71; and great-grandfather, David Buhler,m1904.

Brian Dunmire did hisbest to stay under par dur-ing his four years of golf inhigh school, but he soaredfar above his peers in acad-eme. The Olathe East HighSchool graduate will begin

his life as a Jayhawk with a KU Freshman Honors Scholar-ship on top of 32 hours of college credit already accrued.Brian’s KU kin include his father, David Dunmire, c’83, ofOverland Park; his grandparents, Fred, b’55, and CatherineCampbell Dunmire, c’55; his great-grandfather, Ray “Stuffy”Dunmire, c’15, and his great-grandparents, John Ross, c’13,m’15, and Laura Harkrader Campbell, c’22.

Lauren E.Dunn’s deci-sion to at-tend KU wasmusic to herparents’ ears.An accom-

plished pianist and singer, Lauren has taken her melodic tal-ents all the way to Ireland with the award-winning ShawneeMission East High School Choraliers. Lauren’s artistic apti-tude stems from her mother, Pamela Elliott Pendergast, f’74,as well as her great-grandmother, Edith Mildred PopplewellDunn, ’28, a talented soprano singer. Her paternal KU linealso includes her father, William Dunn, c’73, and his par-ents, William Jr., ’50, and Elizabeth Spratt Dunn, c’49.

Although SamuelFindlay was a varsity foot-ball captain at Shawnee Mis-sion Northwest HighSchool, he found time offthe gridiron to help othersthrough involvement with

Cougars Committed to the Community. Complementing hisinterest in radio and television, Sam plans to pursue filmstudies at KU. His parents are James, ’87, and Kay RobertsFindlay, h’81, of Shawnee. Sam’s maternal Jayhawk lineageincludes his grandparents, Don, d’50, and Jean ProudfitRoberts, ’53; and great-grandfather, Clay Roberts, e’13.

Sara Aurin Finney dreams of the silver screen. A gradu-ate of Washburn Rural High School, she is the recipient ofthe Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship and the Topeka Perform-ing Arts Center’s Young Artist of the Year Award for Techni-cal Theatre. Sara plans to pursue a theatre and film degreefrom KU in hopes of becoming a movie director. Her sister,

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Anna Finney, welcomes herto the Hill. They follow aslew of engineering gradu-ates, including their father,Keith Finney, e’73; grandfa-ther, Richard Finney, e’48;and great-grandfather, Roy

Finney, e’13, all of whom carried on another family tradi-tion—the firm of Finney and Turnipseed, which has pro-vided structural engineering services to KU for more than85 years.

ErinDeborahFletcher hasbeen practic-ing her pirou-ette and isready for life

as a Jayhawk. In addition to her volunteer work, Erin hasstudied ballet, performing in productions and camps, fornearly a decade. The Shawnee Mission East High Schoolgraduate is the daughter of Robert, c’74, and Carolyn FeeFletcher, h’80, of Leawood. Erin’s maternal grandparentsinclude Chester, c’51, g’52, m’56, and Ardyce Pearson Fee,n’54, and her great-grandfather was Charles Fee, c’17.

Lane Frizell comes to the Hill with atrue appreciation for the KU community.Not only did she letter in both volleyballand basketball at Bishop Seabury Academyin Lawrence, but she also gave her time tocommunity service organizations like theSalvation Army and Habitat for Humanity.

Lane joins her sister, LauraFrizell, at KU. Their parents areEdward “Trip” III, b’76, l’80,g’80, and Allison Miller Frizell,n’81. Lane’s paternal grandpar-ents include Edward “Bud” II,’51, and Barbara Varner Frizell,c’47, and her great-grandfatherwas Ralph Varner, ’11. Her ma-ternal Jayhawk line includesher grandparents, Pleasant Jr.,c’47, and Alice Shankland Miller, ’47, and her great-grand-parents, James, g’35, and Cloris Swartz Shankland, c’29.

Travis Gage won’t have to look far for a familiar face as aLawrence resident and the brother of Jacob Gage, a junior atKU. Their parents are David, b’86, and Mary Remboldt

Gage, c’81,g’01. Travis’spaternal line-age includesgrandparents,John, l’52,and Eleanor

Peck Gage, c’47, and great-grandparents, John Bailey Gage,1907, former Kansas City mayor, and Marjorie Hires Gage,’17. Travis is a Lawrence High School graduate and a letter-winner in both track and football. He’ll be welcomed to theHill just as he welcomed new students to his high school asa member of the LINK team.

KristinKirk, a 10-year veteranof equestriancompetition,graduatedfrom St.

Teresa’s Academy. The Fairway resident also excels in arthistory and fine arts, as evidenced by her scholastic awardsfor drawing and apparel/design. In addition, she partici-pated in drama and community service clubs. Her parentsare Michael, c’69, and Julia Turtle Kirk, c’69. The legacy con-tinues through her maternal family with her grandfather,Howard Turtle, c’34, and great-grandparents, Richard andMartha West Turtle, who attended KU with the classes of1912 and 1911.

BrentLemieuxdidn’t wrestlewith a fear ofmaking a col-lege choice.He simply fol-

lowed his enduring KU legacy after graduating from BlueValley West High School, where he grappled for four yearsand ran cross country for two. Steven, c’82, and Cheri Hay-man Lemieux, n’84, of Overland Park, are his parents.Brent’s maternal grandparents are Clarence Jr., c’57, andLavon Brown Hayman, ’56. His KU lineage began with hisgreat-grandparents, Francis Henry Brown, ’24, and MyrtleWebber Brown, p’24.

John Culver McGuire made a splash at Shawnee MissionEast High School, where he helped his school’s swim teamearn the gold medal three of four years at the state tourna-ment. While he wasn’t singing as lead vocalist for his band,

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The Case,Johnny alsoplayed golfand volun-teered forcommunityservice proj-

ects. He joins his sister, Maggie, at KU. Their maternal Jay-hawk line includes their mother, Nancy Alberg McGuire,d’81, and her mother, Joan Culver Alberg, ’53. Johnny’sfather is Charles McGuire, j’76; his paternal grandparentsare Thomas, c’53, m’56, and Geraldine Hesse McGuireVaughan, c’53; and his two great-grandfathers were ClarenceMcGuire, c’28, and Charles Hesse, c’23.

Andrew Meyer follows aKU clan that dates back tohis paternal great-grandfa-ther, Gustoph Rau Jr., e’25.Gus’s daughter, Jappy RauMeyer, c’52, had a son, DanMeyer, who went on to earn

architecture and engineering degrees from KU in 1983.Dan’s son, Andrew, comes to KU this fall as a fourth-genera-tion Jayhawk, ready to enjoy life on the Hill after graduatingfrom Shawnee Mission East High School. Andy participatedin school and church organizations and earned the covetedrank of Eagle Scout.

Emily Jane Moseley hasthe brains and the balance toprosper on the Hill. A com-petitive dancer for 12 years,Emily graduated fromLawrence High School witha flock of honors, including

the Lawrence Breakfast Optimist Academic Scholarship, andrecognition as a Kansas Honor Scholar and Freshman Hon-ors Scholar. Emily was also involved in the Pom Squad andStudent Council. She follows three generations of KUwomen, including her mother, Jane Ogden Moseley, j’79;grandmother, Joyce Bigham Ogden, c’55; and great-grand-mother, Susan Brown Bigham, c’26.

St. Louis native LukeMueller brings smarts andspeed to the Hill from Kirk-wood High School, where heparticipated in soccer andtrack. Luke won the ArmyReserve Scholar Athlete

Award and the Golden ‘K’ Award for academics this year,and hustled through high school with an impressive two-minute 800-meter run. He follows in the footsteps of two sis-ters, Amy Mueller Knutzen, d’04, and Megan Mueller, d’07.They are the children of Michael and Monica MichenerMueller, h’79. KU grandparents are William Michener Jr.,b’54, and the late Jane Henry Michener, n’55. Luke’s great-grandparents included William Michener, m’10, and AileeDecker Henry, ’26.

Megan Murray alreadyhas made a name for herselfat KU after graduatingmagna cum laude from Wi-chita Collegiate School. Shehas been admitted to the KUHonors Program, named a

Watkins-Berger Scholar and received a Koch FoundationScholarship. Along with her academic accomplishments,Megan lettered in volleyball throughout high school, andput her spirited attitude to use in the band and pep band.Her KU line extends from her father, Daniel Murray, b’80,g’81, to her grandparents, Max, b’54, and Carol StockhamMurray, c’57, and finally to her great-grandfather, KansasSupreme Court Justice John Fontron, l’26.

ColbyNelsonearned thetitle of East-ern KansasLeagueScholar Ath-

lete as a discus thrower for Blue Valley Northwest HighSchool. He plans to study pre-law at KU. He and his brother,Chris, follow their parents, Jeffrey, b’77, l’80, and Lisa SnookNelson, c’82, of Overland Park. Their paternal grandparentsare Stanley, c’50, l’50, and Rosemary Gaines Nelson, c’49.Stanley is the son of Carl Nelson, a longtime professor andchair of biochemistry, and Hearty Brown Nelson, whotaught English at KU during the World War I era. Colby’smaternal grandfather is William Snook Jr., e’50, son-in-lawof Ray Gfeller, ’31.

CourtneyNewellserved up adose of KUpride whenshe decidedto become

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the next Jayhawk in her family. She was a four-year varsitytennis player and two-year varsity track team member atShawnee Mission East High School, where she also qualifiedfor a DECA international competition. Courtney’s father isCharles Newell, b’78, and her paternal grandfather is PaulNewell, ’42. Her KU line extends further back on her mater-nal side, which includes her mother, Elizabeth NewtonNewell, b’80; grandparents, George, c’51, and Nancy SeamanNewton, c’52; and great-grandmother, Nelle ThomasonWatkins, ’26.

LindseyKay Nicholshas an eye fordesign. Whileat ShawneeMission WestHigh School,

she earned several awards for her work on the yearbookstaff. The Lenexa native also participated in soccer. Her par-ents are Gregory, c’86, and Jill Ostenberg Nichols, j’85. Lind-sey’s paternal grandfather is Miles Nichols, c’58, and on hermaternal side are her grandparents, John, ’62, and DianeCoen Ostenberg, c’62, and great-grandfather, Wilbur CoenJr., c’33.

Scott Ollila is the 16thmember of his extendedfamily to attend KU, and ifhis high school activities areany indication, he will be anexciting, eclectic addition tothe flock. The Lawrence

High School graduate filled his time with football, track,marching and concert band, choir, Young Republicans andearning his way to Eagle Scout status. He gets his crimsonand blue roots from his mom’s side of the family, which in-cludes his mother, Lynn Harrison Ollila, ’83; grandparents,Sidney, a’61, and Raydell Hodson Harrison, ’59; and great-grandfather, Claude Harrison, b’33.

AbbyOtte mixedintellect withathleticism atWinfieldHigh School,where she

was involved in student council, the spirit squad and theyearbook staff. She earned the Scholar Athlete Award, andwas recognized as a Kansas Honor Scholar. Abby’s father is

Timothy Otte, j’86. Her mother is Lucy Herlocker Freeman,c’83, l’86, daughter of Thomas, c’60, l’63, and Judith Gilde-haus Herlocker, d’61. Abby’s great-grandfather was JohnHerlocker, l’36.

Littleton High School gradLee Woodruff Panter takesa step down in elevationfrom the Mile High City toMount Oread, but a big stepup to make his family afourth-generation KU clan.

Lee was involved in a little bit of everything in Colorado, in-cluding speech and debate, scuba diving, skiing, lacrosseand roller hockey. An intended math major at KU, Lee has amaternal line that extends from his mother, Nancy ReberPanter, c’77, to her parents, John Alfred II, d’49, and EleanorMcHarg Reber, b’49, and back to where it all started withLee’s great-grandparents, John Alfred, c’16, and CharlotteMartin Reber, c’17.

ElizabethRaynolds isone generousJayhawk. AtShawnee Mis-sion EastHigh School

her activities included singing in the choir, keeping up hergood grades and devoting more than 150 hours of her timeto local schools, Habitat for Humanity, retirement centersand her church. Liz is a KU Freshman Honors Scholar and amember of the KU Mount Oread Scholars Program. Herparents are Christopher, c’80, l’84, and Abigail MorrisRaynolds, n’82, of Prairie Village. Her Jayhawk heritage con-tinues on her father’s side with her grandparents, Richard,b’56, and Mary Dougherty Raynolds, n’57, and great-grand-father, Leroy Raynolds, c’26, l’31.

Rebecca Sheldon-Sher-man comes to KU straightfrom the top. The KansasHonor Scholar graduated asvaledictorian of her class atLawrence Free State HighSchool, where she also was

involved in tennis, cheerleading, the Outdoors Club, KeyClub, piano and dance. Becca’s maternal Jayhawk ancestryincludes her mother, Jan Bowen Sheldon, c’71, PhD’74, l’77;grandmother, Louise Bowen Sheldon, c’40; and great-grand-father, Louis Herbert Bowen, 1902.

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Jeffrey Standing was anacademic ace at LawrenceHigh School, where he alsoproved his athleticism withhis performance in crosscountry and swimming. Jef-frey graduated as valedicto-

rian of his class, and comes to the Hill with countless kudosthat include distinction as a Kansas Board of RegentsScholar, Kansas Honor Scholar, National Merit Finalist andKansas Governor’s Scholar. His paternal KU line includeshis father, Jon Standing, c’66; and grandparents, John Stand-ing, c’35, and Alyce Zook Standing, c’36. Jeffrey’s great-grandparents, Arthur, l’13, and Ruth Cook Zook, ’14, startedthe KU family tradition.

Well-traveled Trevor Stevens decided tosettle down at KU. He graduated fromShawnee Mission Northwest High School,where he ran cross country and track, andstudied history and government. Outsidethe classroom, Trevor earned an upperbrown belt in

Tae Kwon Do and certificationin scuba diving. He has a longhistory of ’Hawks on the bothsides of the family, includinghis parents, James, c’79, g’83,l’83, and Susan Cox Stevens,c’80. His two sets of grandpar-ents are Robert, c’44, m’47,and Mildred Julius Stevens,c’45, m’47, and Joseph, b’55,g’70, and Charlene Welsh Cox,’70. Trevor’s paternal great-grandfather was D. M. Stevens,m’12.

Bradley Stuckey’s crim-son and blue roots began inthe early 20th century, whenhis great-grandfather, GeorgeStuckey, c’12, led the Jay-hawks as captain of the bas-ketball team and lettered on

the KU track team. Bradley graduated summa cum laudefrom the Cypress-Fairbanks High School, where he followedfamily tradition and played varsity basketball. His paternalline also includes his father, Sam Stuckey, e’82, of Cypress,Texas, and his grandparents, Frank, e’47, and Norma Ander-son Stuckey, c’45.

Sara Catherine Summers is a leading lady in her familyas a fourth-generation Jayhawk. The Blue Valley High Schoolgraduate performed in the Blue Valley Summer RepertoryTheatre, earning the high school’s thespian award. She alsolettered in track. Sara is the daughter of Mark Summers, ’84.Her KU line continues through her mother, Cathy BurkeRhodes, c’84, h’86, and stepfather, Richard Rhodes, ’85, ofLeawood. Included on her maternal side are her grandpar-ents, Paul “Bud” Burke Jr., b’56, and Patricia Pierson Dowers,d’56; great-grandparents, Paul Burke Sr., b’30, and VirginiaMoling Burke, ’31; and great-grandfather, Ray Samuel Pier-son, l’23.

Michael Tetwiler was a model student atPaola High School. The Kansas HonorScholar was involved in the Model UnitedNations, Rat Pack Pep Club, Drama Cluband Welding Club. He also played tennisand was captain of the football team thatcompeted in the state championship game

his senior year. Michael is the second fourth-generation stu-dent in the family, following his sister, Meghan, j’06. Theirparents are Lee, c’74, l’77, and Mari Baird Tetwiler, ’77. Hispaternal line includes his grandmother, Josephine LeeTetwiler, c’35, and her father, Hugh Lee, c’08.

Sarah MooreWaugh adds an-other branch tothe KU familytree. A KansasHonor Scholarand graduate of

Topeka West High School, Sarah participated in the SpiritSquad, soccer and volunteering for Meals on Wheelsthroughout school. She joins her sister, Katherine, at KU.They are the daughters of Charles “West” Jr., c’79, m’84, andShirley Moore Waugh, n’81. Sarah’s paternal grandparentsare Charles, c’55, l’56, and Jan Stone Waugh, d’55. Her KUancestry began with her great-grandfather, John YoungWaugh, l’22.

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Laura AnnWingate comes toKU from the LoneStar State, whereshe graduated fromKingwood HighSchool. She played

basketball four years, competed with a summer league swimteam for more than a decade, and contributed to a long listof community service projects. Laura is the daughter of thelate Thomas Wingate, c’83, and Brenda Hopper Wingate,s’86. Her paternal lineage includes her grandparents,Garold, e’59, and Diane Brooker Wingate, ’61, and great-grandparents, Paul and Mildred Hoffman Brooker, who bothreceived liberal arts degrees in 1931.

A trip to KU is just whatthe doctor ordered forJoseph D. Winters. Al-though he chose the almamater of his neurosurgeonfather, Dennis Winters,m’95, Joseph wants to pur-

sue a pharmacy degree. He graduated from St. John’sCatholic Prep in Frederick, Md., where he lettered in crosscountry and track all four years. Also included in his Jay-hawk heritage are his grandparents, Lawrence, g’59, andAnn Murphy Winters, f’58, and great-grandfather, John Mur-phy, who attended with the Class of 1919.

StewartAllowayplans tostudy musiceducation onthe Hill,where his fa-

ther, Gordon, j’72, is currently working on a master’s degreein journalism. Stewart graduated from Blue Valley NorthHigh School. As an athlete, he played football and advancedto the state track competition his senior year. His mother isCyd Silvius Alloway, ’71, of Overland Park, and his paternalline includes Gordon’s parents, Curtis, b’42, and Betty AllenAlloway, c’42.

Although Anna Archibald was involved in a mixture ofactivities at Neodesha High School, she has no mixed feel-ings about pursuing a journalism degree at KU. In additionto her high academic ranking as a Kansas Honor Scholar,Anna was a school magazine editor, forensics and band

member, ten-nis player,thespian anddance devo-tee for 15years. Herparents are

Danny, c’85, and Merri Hedges Archibald, c’82, d’85. E. Em-mett Hedges, g’69, was the first-generation Jayhawk.

Stephanie Atwoodcomes to KU with im-pressive academic cre-dentials. She was thevaledictorian of her classand a Kansas HonorScholar at Topeka High

School, and she earned distinction as a National MeritScholar. She participated in Young Democrats, debate andforensics. Her sister, Allison Atwood, welcomes her to the

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Hill. They are the daughters of Michael, c’78, m’82, and Jen-nie Archer Atwood, h’78. Stephanie’s paternal grandfather isM. Dale Atwood, m’51.

MeganAnnetteAuld willhave a ball onMountOread. A soc-cer and bas-

ketball player since age 5, Megan graduated from ShawneeMission East High School, where she was a marketing mas-ter in the DECA organization, earning accolades at a statecompetition. Megan has a ’Hawk history on both sides ofthe family, including her father, Stuart Auld, ’78, and his fa-ther, John Auld, ’51. Her maternal flock includes mother,Wendy Smith, d’81, and grandparents, Clyde Lewis Smith,b’39, and Martha duMoulin, c’41.

Alison Aviles makes themove from the valley to theHill this fall. A graduate ofValley Center High School inCalifornia, Alison aspires tobecome the third-generationJayhawk in her family to

earn a KU medical degree. In school, she participated incheerleading, soccer and track, and was recognized as theCoca-Cola Leadership Student of the Year. Alison’s KU line-age includes her father, Douglas DeChairo, c’62, m’66, andher grandfather, Thomas DeChairo, c’34, m’36.

KathrynPatriciaBeaver fol-lows in thefootsteps ofsiblings SaraBeaver York,

c’02, and Tyler Matthew Beaver, c’06, j’06. She worked onthe yearbook staff and played soccer at DeSoto High School.Kathryn’s 4.0 GPA earned her accolades as FreshmanHonors Scholar, Kansas Honor Scholar and Kansas Board ofRegents Scholar. Kathryn’s parents are David, c’76, l’79, andCheryl Stelmach Beaver, a’77. Jack, m’53, and Patricia Scher-rer Stelmach, c’45, started the KU family tree.

John Harrison Bennett graduated from Catalina FoothillsHigh School in Tucson, Ariz., where he worked backstage inthe theatre department. John was active in Boy Scouts and

was a mem-ber of theParseghianFoundation,for which heestablishedseveral

fundraisers. His mother is Jennie Boedeker Bennett, c’77.John’s KU ancestry continues with his father, Paul Bennett,e’78, b’79, and his grandmother, Shirley Jarrett Bennett, d’53.

AndrewBillamhelped boostKU’s averagefreshmenACT scorewhen he de-

cided to attend the University after graduating from SaintThomas Aquinas High School. The National Merit Finalistand Kansas Honor Scholar lettered in cross country andtrack and plans to study mechanical engineering. Andrew’sparents are Thomas, j’75, l’85, and Maureen Ross Billam,d’76, g’77, of Overland Park. His maternal grandfather isJames Ross, e’49. His great-great grandfather, Leon HerbertSpohn, earned a KU law degree in 1899.

Rebecca Braun’s parents have a lot tobrag about. Becca graduated as valedicto-rian of her class at Trinity Catholic HighSchool withhonors as aWatkins-Berger, Gov-

ernor’s, Kansas Honor andKansas Board of RegentsScholar. She was in band,drama and forensics, andplayed volleyball three years.Becca joins her sister, Kaleigh, on the Hill. They are the chil-dren of Steven, m’87, and Debra Bauman Braun, j’86, ofHutchinson, and the grandchildren of Wesley Braun, g’69.

Lauren K.Buschlaunches hercareer at KUas an accom-plished ath-lete from

Shawnee Mission South High School. The Kansas Honor

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Scholar was captain of the drill team and track and fieldteam, placing first at state this year in javelin. She alsoplayed basketball and volleyball, and has danced for adecade. Her parents are Thomas, c’74, l’77, and KathleenWiedeman Busch, d’75, g’86. Her Jayhawk grandparents areJohn, j’50, and Sylvia Small Wiedeman, ’47.

Hilary Jane Clinken-beard came from the EastCoast to the land of the blue.She graduated from WestSpringfield High School inSpringfield, Va., where shewas yearbook photo editor,

cheerleader and member of the step dance team. Hilary hasa paternal KU lineage that includes her father, Kirk Clinken-beard, c’83, and her grandparents, Charles Clinkenbeard,b’43, of Topeka, and Harriett Neill Clinkenbeard, ’45.

JaredDownard leftthe HawkeyeState to jointhe familyranks as aJayhawk. As a

swimmer for Ames High School, he lettered and qualified forstate competition all four years. He also played soccer andearned academic honors at Ames. Jared’s brother, Kyle, wel-comes him to Mount Oread. They are the children of James,c’83, h’84, m’88, and Kim Casper Downard, h’84, and thegrandsons of Edward Jr., b’49, and Claire Grothusen Dow-nard, c’50.

MeganElliott is aKU J-schoolhopeful. Sheworked onthe literaryarts magazine

and the yearbook at Blue Valley Northwest High School. Shefollows her sister, Alicia Billings, c’01, and her brother, Jor-dan Billings, ’04, as a third-generation ’Hawk. Megan’s par-ents are Timothy, b’82, l’85, and Stephanie Witt Elliott, d’78,of Overland Park. Her maternal grandparents, Cecil, b’55,and Barbara Glover Witt, c’55, started the KU tradition.

Overland Park resident Nicholas Elster graduated fromBlue Valley Northwest High School, where he helped hissoccer team take the state title and the baseball team earn

third at statehis senioryear. Nicholasplans tostudy archi-tecture at KU.His father is

Marc Elster, b’76, l’80, and his maternal Jayhawk heritage in-cludes his mother, Terri Pemberton Elster, b’77, and grand-parents, Lee Jr. and Kay Scott Pemberton, who bothattended KU with the Class of 1955.

Adam Lawrence Engel’sdeep KU roots drew him tothe Hill after he graduatedfrom Lake Highlands HighSchool in Dallas and at-tended Oklahoma State Uni-versity for one year. Adam’s

KU connections include his father, Lawrence Engel, c’73,and his grandparents, Jack, b’42, and Doris Larson Engel,c’43. Jack’s brother, Alfred Vernon Engel, c’25, was a mem-ber of the 1923 national championship basketball teamunder Phog Allen. Jack and Alfred’s uncle, Elmer Engel,1892, was a chairman of the German department at KU.

Alexandra Etherington, a Shawnee Mis-sion East High School graduate, is an honorroll student whoparticipated involleyball andsoftball. Alex’sparents are

Charles, l’85, and Joni Walk Ether-ington, ’84. Her grandfather,Richard Etherington, started theKU family legacy when he earnedhis engineering degree in 1952.

KatherineElizabethFlax, aKansasHonor andKansas Boardof Regents

Scholar, was second in her class at Ness City High School,and the first in her family to become a third-generation Jay-hawk. Along with her salutatorian status, Katie was a mem-ber of her school’s volleyball, basketball and track teams,and the recipient of several scholarships. Her KU lineage in-

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cludes her parents, Gregory, p’85, and Lisa Andrews Flax,p’85, and grandfather, David Andrews, e’49.

Hannah Gibson has thegenerous heart of a Jayhawk.She traveled on several mis-sion trips, and her 150 hoursof volunteer work earnedher the Presidential ServiceAward. She graduated from

Bishop Miege High School, where she ran cross country andled the Spirit Club as president. Hannah’s maternal KU fam-ily includes her mother, Claudia Munjak Gibson, b’81, ofPrairie Village, and her grandfather, Joseph Munjak, ’88. Onher father’s side are her grandmother, Harriet Darby Gibson,’40, and great-grandmother, Edith Cubbison Darby, ’17.

AllisonGolub isdiving intocollege life atKU aftergraduatingfrom Blue

Valley West High School. The Kansas Honor Scholar was onthe cheerleading squad as well as the varsity swim and diveteam, qualifying for state competition in diving. Allison alsoreceived the Movers and Shakers Award from U.S. Rep. Den-nis Moore, c’67. Her parents are Craig, e’80, and CathleenAmor Golub, g’90. Allison’s paternal grandfather, AlexGolub Jr., started the tradition when he attended KU withthe Class of 1949.

SheltonHeilmanmade somenoise atLawrenceFree StateHigh School,

where he was valedictorian of his class, a Kansas HonorScholar, and a member of the marching band, chamber choirand symphonic band. He also had an aptitude for athletics,and was a member of his school’s cross country, wrestlingand track teams. Shelton’s parents are Steve, a’79, and SallyCarter Heilman, p’81. His maternal grandfather is JackCarter, e’51.

Andrew Hocker of Lenexa enjoyed a sweet run atShawnee Mission West High School, where he qualified forthe Hershey semifinals in track and played basketball in the

Great American BasketballLeague. Destined to becomean IT buff, he spends hisspare time tinkering withcomputers and program-ming stuff. Andrew is theson of John Hocker, b’81,

g’83, and Connie Bushnell Kern, f’83, and the grandson ofElizabeth Hocker, MSW’66.

KristineJohnson is a grad-uate of SaintThomas AquinasHigh School,where she partici-pated in tennis,

drill team and cross country. Her KU clan includes her par-ents, Steven, c’77, and Therese Masterson Johnson, d’77, ofOverland Park, and her paternal grandparents, J. Lee, e’57,and Janet Johnson, ’57. Kristine’s maternal great-great grand-mother, Anna K. Masterson, graduated with a KU medicaldegree in 1898.

ScottJohnston hashis eye on theboardroom,planning tomajor in busi-ness and at-

tend law school. A graduate of Althoff Catholic High Schoolin Belleville, Ill., Scott was a distinguished baseball player,student ambassador and Illinois State Scholar, and receivedthe KU Freshman Honors Scholarship. He has three sisters,Hilary Johnston Desmon, j’99; Laura Johnston, b’03; andEllen Johnston, n’05, who have made the walk down theHill. They are the children of John, j’76, and Becky BoulwareJohnston, c’76. Scott’s maternal grandfather is Ronald Boul-ware, who attended with the Class of 1946.

Georganne Steiss Keller is a spirited graduate ofShawnee Mission East High School. She cheered for threeyears and participated in pep club. Georgie also is a 12-year

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veteran of the Mo-Kan Swim League. Her brother, Jack, wel-comes her to the Hill. Their parents are Gilbert, c’79, and Di-anne Daugherty Keller, ’79, of Mission Hills. Her paternalgrandparents are John, b’52, and Anne Jackson Keller, c’53.Her maternal grandfather is William Daugherty, who earnedhis liberal arts degree in 1948.

AndrewKettnerproved hislaboratoryprowess afterplacing inchemistry

and physics at a state science competition. The Mill ValleyHigh School graduate also played soccer and tennis, andcompeted on the track and field team. He joins his sister,Sarah Kettner, c’99, in the Jayhawk ranks. They are the chil-dren of Ronald, b’73, and Linda Hein Kettner, d’72, ofShawnee. Andrew’s paternal grandfather, Edward Kettner,c’42, m’44, was a Summerfield Scholar.

Riley King, a Californiagirl, is right at home in Jay-hawk country. She gradu-ated from Las Lomas HighSchool in Walnut Creek,Calif. She participated incommunity service and vol-

leyball and took her education abroad last year, studying inGrenada, Spain. She gets her penchant for the crimson andblue from her mother, Rebecca Mordy King, who graduatedwith a degree in fine arts in 1977. Becky’s father, JamesMordy, earned his liberal arts degree in 1947.

First cousins FrancesLafferty and Kelly Morgancome to KU with a sharedJayhawk lineage. With par-ents who are siblings,Frances and Kelly’s KU linestarted with their grandfa-

ther, Ray Morgan Jr., who attended with the Class of 1946.Frances graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School,where she wasa KansasHonorScholar and amember ofthe newspa-per staff and

student council and competed on the cross country, trackand soccer teams. Her mother is Cynthia Morgan Lafferty,j’76, l’81, of Fairway. Cynthia’s brother, Scott Morgan, j’79,l’83, is Kelly’s father. Kelly is a Lawrence High School gradu-ate and Kansas Honor Scholar who played tennis, softball,basketball and soccer. She also was involved in ModelUnited Nations and choir. Her KU heritage includes hermother, Kathleen O’Leary Morgan, j’83, g’95.

ChadArthurLupton hitthe field forthe Blue Val-ley NorthHigh School

soccer team that won second place in Kansas his junior andsenior years. Chad is a three-year East Kansas LeagueScholar Athlete, and his academic acclaim includes KansasHonor Scholar, KU Freshman Honors Scholar and KansasBoard of Regents Scholar. He plans to major in business, andhe joins his brother, Chris, on the Hill. Their sister is KellyLupton, c’04, j’04. They are the children of William, c’69,l’73, and Carol Lippitt Lupton, f’74, and the grandchildrenof Arthur Lippitt, e’37.

StephenCrainMaurer wasin the lime-light as anaward-win-ning thespian

at Andover High School. The Wichita native also played foot-ball, worked on the newspaper staff, and received the KUFreshman Honors Scholarship and the Christian C. YegenScholarship in journalism. His parents are John Jr., c’73,g’75, and Jan Crain Maurer, ’74. Stephen’s Jayhawk lineagealso includes paternal grandmother, Betty Miller Maurer,c’41, and maternal grandparents, Robert, b’47, and BonnieHolden Crain, c’48.

ElizabethEileen Milleris a 15-yeardancer andgraduate ofShawnee Mis-sion East High

School. She was a member of the choir, as well as the varsitydrill team that competed this spring in the National Dance

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Competition in Orlando and finished sixth in the nation.She also earned notice as a Kansas Honor Scholar. She fol-lows her brothers, Jeffrey, c’07, and Stuart, a current KU stu-dent. Their parents are Larry, b’78, and Corliss ChandlerMiller, c’78, g’81, of Overland Park. Their maternal grandfa-ther, Anderson Chandler, b’48, received the Alumni Associa-tion’s Fred Ellsworth Medallion for service to KU.

BryanPatrickNelson is ahardwoodhero fromShawnee Mis-sion East

High School. His basketball achievements include the Sun-flower League Player of the Year and first team all-metro andall-state honors. Bryan also was a pep club member. Hisbrother, Jeffrey Scott Nelson, welcomes him to the Hill.Their parents are Donald, f’74, and Kay Pollart Nelson, n’77,of Prairie Village. Bryan’s paternal grandfather was H.K.L’Ecuyer, c’33, a former KU business professor. His widow isMildred Schild Nelson L’Ecuyer, g’57.

Mary Elizabeth Nultonwill put her intellect to thetest in the KU Honors Pro-gram after graduating fromSt. Teresa’s Academy. Sheran cross country in highschool, and earned a spot on

the National Journalism Honor Roll. Mary Beth plans tostudy speech and hearing pathology. Her KU family in-cludes her father, Carnie Nulton, c’81, m’85, of Kansas City,Mo., and her grandfather, William Nulton, c’53, l’58. MaryBeth’s paternal great-grandfather, Carnie Smith, d’33, playedbaseball and football for the ’Hawks.

Mission Hills residentMelissa Ann Powell addedcreativity to her communityservice. She championed acitywide drive to collectformal dresses for youngwomen who might not

otherwise be able to afford them. Her effort won her theDECA marketing group’s second-place award in a state com-petition. At Shawnee Mission East High School, she editedthe student literary magazine and earned a tennis letter inthree consecutive years. Melissa plans to pursue a businessand marketing degree. She follows her mother, Mary Ann

Huddleston Powell, j’76, and her grandparents, Lee, b’41, andRoberta Walker Huddleston, c’41.

Beatrix Raemdonck hascome to KU from Connecti-cut through old-fashionedfamily indoctrination, ac-cording to her mother, LeslieRiss Raemdonck, j’73. Beagraduated from Wilton High

School, and her interests include skiing, mountain climbing,fly-fishing, kayaking and horseback riding. Bea is well trav-eled, but ready to settle down on the Hill. Her maternalgrandfather was Robert Riss, b’49, former president of theKU Alumni Association and KU Distinguished Service Cita-tion recipient. Her maternal grandmother is Georgina Stay-ton Goetz, ’49.

Thomas Reddick tookhis talents and ran withthem at Blue Valley WestHigh School, where heplayed soccer and ran trackand cross country. The EagleScout received computer and

science department awards, along with the Kanakuk Leader-ship Award. Thomas also participated in the Technology Stu-dents Association. His KU kin include his father, PaulReddick, e’84, of Overland Park, and grandparents, Willis Jr.,e’57, and Melba Beers Reddick, d’56.

Nicolas Roesler is a grid-iron guru and publishedpoet. The Littleton HighSchool graduate was wide re-ceiver for his school’s foot-ball team, and a top 10finalist for a USA Today Sun-

day Magazine lyric-writing contest. Nico will pursue bothpassions at KU by studying English and creative writingwhile playing football for the Jayhawks. His father is JohnRoesler, c’66, l’71, of Denver. Nico’s grandfather, BruceRoesler, c’37, m’41, started the KU family tree.

JulienneMarieSantaulariajoins herbrother, Joseph,and a bundle ofaunts, uncles

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and cousins in achieving Jayhawk status. Julie participatedon the Highland Belles drill team four years at HighlandPark High School in Dallas and contributed more than 100community service hours. Her parents are Kevin, b’78, andSusan Witt Santaularia, j’78. She has two KU grandmothers,Natalie Santaularia, ’84, and Louise Schaub Witt, ’36.

Kelly Ann Schwartz, des-tined to be a Jayhawk, at-tended her first KUbasketball game at 4 monthsof age. A graduate of HaydenHigh School, she worked onthe yearbook staff and stu-

dent council. Kelly is a Kansas Honor Scholar and KansasBoard of Regents Scholar. Her interest in equestrian sportsearned her first place at the American Royal Horse Show.She has a paternal KU line that includes her father, MarkSchwartz, c’75, of Topeka, and her grandparents, Eugene,c’47, m’50, and Margaret Allen Schwartz, g’85.

HannahShoup was atennis enthu-siast through-out her highschool days.She gradu-

ated from Salina High School Central and was a four-year ac-ademic letter winner, but Hannah took time from tennis andstudies to devote to Big Brothers Big Sisters and other volun-teer organizations. Hannah’s father, Scot Shoup, earned hisKU civil engineering degree in 1983. On her maternal sideare Libby Simpson Shoup, b’84, and grandparents, JohnSimpson, b’56, l’66, and Diane Worthington Simpson, c’57,l’83.

JoannSimon is anaspiring in-ventor andgraduate ofKapaun Mt.Carmel

Catholic High School in Wichita. She follows in the entre-preneurial footsteps of her namesake and great-aunt, JoanRaney Blachly, ’50, and is an award-winning member of theYouth Entrepreneurs of Kansas. Her sister, Tracy Simon, wel-comes her to the Hill. They are the daughters of WSU gradLaurie Raney Simon, ’83, and Chris Simon, c’84. Theirgrandfather, Clair Raney, earned his liberal arts degree in

1958.Lawrence

nativePatrickSpurgeongraduatedfrom Free

State High School, where he lettered in cross country andtennis. He joins his sister, Brenna Spurgeon, at KU. Theirparents are John, b’79, g’84, and Karla Berkley Spurgeon,d’76, g’89. Patrick’s maternal grandfather is Hal Berkley,who graduated with a business degree in 1955.

Jessica Stack was a majormusical influence at OlatheNorthwest High School,where she was a KansasHonor Scholar and partici-pated in concert, marching,jazz and pep band. She also

played basketball and soccer, and was involved in herchurch youth group. Jessica’s maternal KU clan includes hermother, Julie Daicoff, c’84, of Lenexa, and her grandparents,Darwin Daicoff, who was a professor emeritus at the Univer-sity, and Margaret Smith Daicoff, c’74.

Mark Svoboda won’t bebashful about broadcastinghis crimson and blue loyalty.The Blue Valley West HighSchool graduate producedJagged Edge TV and receivedhonors for his work in mass

communications. He also played soccer, and he plans topursue a broadcast degree at KU. His mother is KathleenDe Young Svoboda, d’74, g’76, of Bucyrus, and his grandpar-ents include Leon, b’50, and Winifred Wilson DeYoung, c’50.

Kevin Tietz joins the KUclass of 2011 from PlanoWest Senior High School inTexas. He graduated with aDistinguished AchievementDiploma and lettered in bas-ketball and baseball. His

baseball team recently made the final 16 of 128 teams at thestate tournament. Kevin’s Jayhawk legacy includes his fa-ther, Matthew Tietz, b’81, and his grandparents, Raymond,PhD’54, and Nancy Turk Tietz, c’54.

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FritzBaringerWaldorf isan EastKansasLeagueScholar Ath-

lete from Blue Valley North High School, where he letteredin football four years. Fritz follows two Jayhawk siblings, hisbrother, Tyler, e’06, and his sister, Paige, a senior on the Hill.Their mother is Debra Baringer Waldorf, d’75, of Leawood.On his paternal side are his father, James Waldorf, c’74,m’77, and his grandfather, Melvin Waldorf Jr., m’47.

Joseph Watson earned first-team honorsat Brookfield East High School in Wiscon-sin. He played varsity soccer for three yearsand was named a top player both athleti-cally and aca-demically inthe greater-

metro Milwaukee conference.He also was a member of theFuture Business Leaders ofAmerica. Joseph’s parents areDavid, b’84, and Shelly StuckyWatson, j’85, and his paternalgrandparents are Donald, ’56,and Joan Buchman Watson,g’86.

JacobWinters willcrunch num-bers at KUafter graduat-ing fromOlathe East

High School. He plans to follow his father’s lead and majorin business and finance. Jake was a member of his school’strack and cross country teams. His parents are Ty, b’79, andCarol Brie Harmon Winters, c’80, of Overland Park. His pa-ternal grandfather is M. L. Winters, g’62, and his maternalgrandparents are Roy, c’43, g’48, and Nila Gentry Harmon,c’46.

Todd Wittbrings hiswork ethic tothe Hill fromShawnee Mis-sion EastHigh School.

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David Zimmerman wasan accomplished athlete atGreenhill School in Dallas.He was football captain hissenior year, and earned let-ters in varsity soccer,lacrosse and track. David

plans to study mechanical engineering at KU. He has a Jay-hawk heritage that includes his mother, Margaret Smith Zim-merman, h’82, and his grandparents, George Jr., e’54, andCatherine Newman Smith, d’54.

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Kevin Allegre graduated from Lebo High School. His fa-ther is Peter Allegre, p’80, g’81.

John Allred graduated from Salina High School Central.He is the son of Charles, m’78, and Janda Fearey Allred, ’78.

Kristen Anderson of Tulsa, Okla., graduated from Hol-land Hall School. Her parents are Robert, e’80, and MelanieAnderson, f’77.

Ryan Anderson graduated from Wichita High SchoolNorthwest. He is the son of Robert Anderson, l’84, andLaura Anderson Yapp, ’84.

Kathryn August of Waukegan, Ill., graduated fromCarmel High School. Her father is Peter August, c’83.

Aubrey Bachand of Bradenton, Fla., graduated from Car-dinal Mooney High School. She is the daughter of Charles,b’75, g’77, and Martha Fletcher Bachand, d’76, d’78.

Carly Banks graduated from Wichita High School South-east. Her father is Scott Banks, c’77.

Amanda Benson of Texas graduated from Plano WestSenior High School. She is the daughter of James Benson,b’82.

Travis Bland of Eudora graduated from Lawrence HighSchool. His father is Milton Bland, b’68.

Topeka resident Nathan Boehr graduated from Wash-burn Rural High School, and joins his brother, Samuel, atKU. Their father is Douglas Boehr, c’76.

Jonathan Bowles graduated from Lawrence Free StateHigh School. He is the son of Bob Bowles, c’70, g’79.

Jeffrey Brown of Overland Park graduated from OlatheEast High School. His parents are William, b’77, and BarbaraGray Brown, c’80.

Elliot Buck graduated from Topeka High School. His fa-ther is Mark Buck, j’74.

Rebecca Burwinkle of Overland Park graduated fromShawnee Mission South High School. She is the daughter ofJoseph, p’87, g’89, and Cynthia Slonecker Burwinkle, j’86.

Bonnie Buss and Nathaniel Buss graduated from Wi-chita High School East. Their father is Gregory Buss, ’86.Their maternal grandfather is Larry Mitchel Hays, ’62.

Lindsey Cantrell graduated from Olathe Northwest HighSchool. Her parents are Dennis, e’75, and Elizabeth FleskeCantrell, c’76.

Caitlin Carey of Olathe graduated from Saint ThomasAquinas High School. Her mother is Renee Addington-Carey, b’85.

Charles Cohen of Mundelein, Ill., graduated fromCarmel High School. He is the son of Sanford Cohen, d’80.

David Cohen of Leawood graduated from Blue ValleyNorth High School. He joins his sister, Elizabeth, on theHill. Their father is Howard Cohen, b’79.

Leah Coon of Topeka graduated from Washburn Rural

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High School. Her sister, Kelsey, is a senior at KU. They arethe daughters of Stephen Coon, c’79, m’83.

Elizabeth Cristiano graduated from Lansing HighSchool. Her parents are Peter, m’83, and Christine Asper-heim Cristiano, n’83.

Cathryn Curtis graduated from Hays High School. Herfather is Jeffrey Curtis, m’81.

Cooper Daves graduated from Wichita Collegiate Schooland follows his sister, Cara, b’05. Their father is KevinDaves, a’77.

Colin Patrick Davidson of Bucyrus graduated from BlueValley Northwest High School. He is the son of CarolineClaymann Davidson, d’73.

Wichita resident Sam Douthit graduated from TrinityAcademy. His father is Douglas Douthit, m’84.

Juliana Elkouri graduated from Wichita Collegiate Schooland follows her sister, Jessica, d’07, and brother, Justin, b’05.They are the children of David Elkouri, b’75, l’78.

Trevor Elliot graduated from Pittsburg High School. Heis the son of Jeffrey Elliot, b’85.

Sara Exon of Shawnee graduated from Mill Valley HighSchool. She is the daughter of Rolland Exon, d’77.

Emily Ferguson of Overland Park graduated from BlueValley Northwest High School. Her father is Craig Ferguson,c’78.

Elizabeth Filkins of Frederick, Md., graduated from Tus-carora High School. Her parents are David, c’81, and DeniseBrinkmeyer Filkins, c’81.

Overland Park resident Stephanie Finnerty graduatedfrom Shawnee Mission North High School. She is the daugh-ter of Jeffrey Finnerty, j’76.

Erin Ford of Shawnee graduated from Mill Valley HighSchool. Her father is Jeffrey Ford, j’86.

Ryan Frazier of Texas graduated from Allen High School.He is the son of Carrie Burvee Frazier, c’87.

Joseph Glavinich of Shawnee graduated from BishopMiege High School and follows sisters, Anne, b’06, c’06,

g’07, and Jillian, a current KU student. Their parents areThomas, e’76, g’82, DE’90, and Marianne Sevick Glavinich,d’75.

Christopher Goodger of Lake Quivira graduated fromShawnee Mission Northwest High School. He is the son ofTimothy, b’78, and Cathy Flatt Goodger, b’77.

Breck Gordon of Dallas graduated from Highland ParkHigh School. His parents are Randy, c’84, g’86, PhD’90, andLori Shannon Gordon, c’86.

Stephanie Graham of Wichita graduated from AndoverHigh School. She is the daughter of Dale, d’75, g’80, andSuzanne Moore Graham, ’78.

Jared Hall graduated from Goodland High School. Hisparents are Fred, ’82, and Sharon Gannon Hall, d’75.

Chapman High School graduate Joanna Hamel followsher sister, Elizabeth, c’07. Their parents are Gregory, c’78,m’82, and Julie Chubbuck Hamel, c’78, d’79.

Chase Hamilton graduated from Topeka High School.His parents are Scott, c’80, and Mary Weiser Hamilton, c’84.

Monika Harper graduated from Wichita High SchoolSoutheast and joins her brother, Austin, at KU. Their fatheris Kurt Harper, c’76, l’79.

Bradley Harrison of Overland Park graduated from BlueValley North High School. His parents are Timothy, b’83,and Anne Kapsch Harrison, b’83.

Michael Hauber graduated from Shawnee MissionNorthwest High School. He is the son of David, j’77, l’83,and Catherine Simmons Hauber, c’76, d’78, l’83.

Daniel Hawkins graduated from Wichita High SchoolEast. His parents are David, ’85, and Judy ShepherdHawkins, p’82.

Kelsey Hays-Lenihan of Brooklyn, N.Y., graduated fromProfessional Performing Arts School. Her mother is JeanHays, f’74.

Emporia Senior High School graduate Samuel Heim isthe son of John, d’81, and Sherry Jackson Heim, c’80.

Spencer Hildebrand of Shawnee Mission graduatedfrom Bishop Miege High School. His father is John P.

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Hildebrand, c’72, d’74, g’76.

Hillary Hoffman of Overland Park graduated fromShawnee Mission South High School and follows her sister,Katie, c’00, and brother, Brad, b’04. Their parents are Kirk,p’76, m’79, g’85, and Mary Cornett Hoffman, b’88.

Grant Holcomb graduated from Hutchinson SeniorHigh School. He is the son of Murray, c’82, m’86, andColleen Grigsby Holcomb, ’83.

Andrew Hornick graduated from Olathe North HighSchool. His mother is Amy Hackler, c’76.

Robert House graduated from Salina High School Cen-tral and joins his brother, Richard, at KU. Their father is RayHouse, c’76, m’81.

Caroline Howard graduated from Pittsburg High School,and follows her sister, Margot, to the Hill. They are thedaughters of Scott Howard, c’79.

Rebecca Howlett of Kansas City, Kan., graduated fromPiper High School. Her parents are Wayne II, b’74, and Rose-mary Boose Howlett, n’75, n’82.

Overland Park resident Alex Huebner graduated fromShawnee Mission East High School and joins his sister,Amanda, at KU. Their father is Larry Huebner, b’76, l’79.

Jeffrey Huggins of Kansas City, Mo., graduated fromRockhurst High School. His father is James Huggins, j’71.His paternal great-grandfather was Nathan Wallace Brown,e’15.

Devin Hupp of Leavenworth graduated from PleasantRidge High School. He is the son of Daniaell Murphy, p’97.

Samantha Ingram of Overland Park graduated fromOlathe East High School. Her father is Thomas Ingram, e’84.

Erik Jefferis of Jericho, Vt., graduated from Mount Mans-field Union High School. He is the son of Charles III, b’74,and Sandra Carlson Jefferis, c’74.

Kristopher Johnson of Iowa graduated from Ames HighSchool. His father is Jeffery Johnson, g’95.

Caroline Jones of Mission Hills graduated from ShawneeMission East High School. She is the daughter of Kevin,b’77, and Nancy Hansen Jones, ’77.

Wichita High School East graduate Kristian Jones is thedaughter of Jon Jones, c’78, m’83.

Rebecca Kirk of Illinois graduated from Waterloo HighSchool. Her father is Michael Kirk, c’82, m’87.

Jennifer Kirmer graduated from Topeka High School.She is the daughter of Kathleen Hickert Kirmer, ’83.

Brett Koehn of Topeka graduated from Hayden HighSchool. His parents are Bradley, b’80, and Cheryl HulsingKoehn, ’82.

Drake Krause of Wichita graduated from IndependentHigh School. He is the son of Gary Krause, c’70, g’73, l’73.

Shannon Lafferty of Overland Park graduated fromShawnee Mission South High School, and follows her twobrothers, Patrick, b’01, c’03, g’06, and Kevin, current KU stu-dent. Their father is Thomas Lafferty, b’73.

Lake Quivira resident Rebecca Lake graduated fromShawnee Mission Northwest High School. Her parents areRobert, b’78, g’80, and Marilyn Nall Lake, d’80.

Kelsie Langley graduated from Kingman High School,and follows her brother, Kale, c’07. They are the children ofDean, c’76, and Linda Boese Langley, ’80.

Brian Larkin graduated from Garden City Senior HighSchool and follows his brothers, Jeffrey, c’06, and Thomas,current KU student. Their parents are Grant, c’78, and Kath-leen Korte Larkin, n’80.

Elizabeth Leek of Prairie Village graduated fromShawnee Mission East High School. She is the daughter ofDavid, j’82, and Mary Brown Leek, d’82.

Cody Lewis graduated from Shawnee Mission NorthwestHigh School. His father is James Lewis, e’74.

Evan Lloyd graduated from Spring Hill High School. Heis the son of Lewanna Bell-Lloyd, d’79, l’84.

Meghan Lowry graduated from Topeka High School. Herfather is Stuart Lowry, j’82.

Overland Park resident Sarah Lutz graduated from BlueValley Northwest High School. She is the daughter of Ran-dolph, p’81, and Krista Miller Lutz, p’83.

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Casey Lytle of Phoenix graduated from Chaparral HighSchool. His parents are Michael, c’79, m’84, and Sarah JonesLytle, n’83.

Zachary Maggiorotto of Wildwood, Mo., graduatedfrom Desmet Jesuit High School. He is the son of FrankMaggiorotto, g’89.

Katherine Marples graduated from Dodge City SeniorHigh School and joins her brother, Peter, at KU. Their par-ents are Douglas, c’77, m’80, and Jane Haigler Marples, n’77,h’84.

Lori Marshall of Topeka graduated from Washburn RuralHigh School. Her mother is Alice Campbell Marshall, d’77.

Michael Mattivi of Overland Park graduated from BlueValley West High School. He is the son of Scott Mattivi, h’87.

Onaga High School graduate Alison McCourt follows inthe footsteps of her sister, Kerry, c’06. Their father isWilliam McCourt, p’77.

Kelli McGlohon of Topeka graduated from WashburnRural High School. She is the daughter of Patrick, p’81, andDebra Robinson McGlohon, b’86.

Patrick McGowan of Southlake, Texas, graduated fromCarroll High School. His parents are Joe, c’86, and ChristineParr McGowan, c’87.

Pace McKee of Germantown, Tenn., graduated fromHouston High School, and joins his sister, Mandee, at KU.They are the children of Kent McKee, b’82.

Kathryn McNerney of Leawood graduated from SaintThomas Aquinas High School. Her father is J. Patrick McNer-ney, b’80.

Alison Mesler graduated from Lawrence High School.She is the daughter of Melinda Beard Mesler, d’80. Her pa-ternal grandparents are Russell, e’49, retired distinguishedprofessor of chemical engineering at KU, and Jenny-Lea Mc-Gowan Mesler, f’51.

Danielle Miller graduated from Great Bend High School.Her mother is Amy Janssen Miller, j’77.

Wichita High School Southeast graduate Zachary Mittsis the son of Charles, b’78, and Patricia Hirschmann Mitts,b’80.

Stephen Mockry graduated from Lawrence Free StateHigh School. His parents are Lynn, e’76, l’84, and KathyRose-Mockry, d’78, g’85.

Kate Moneymaker graduated from Emporia Senior HighSchool. She is the daughter of Richard, c’81, d’82, and Cyn-thia Anderson Moneymaker, d’80.

Ashley Montgomery graduated from Olathe East HighSchool. Her mother is Melinda Raines Montgomery, c’02,g’06.

Laura Mosher of Texas graduated from The WoodlandsHigh School. She is the daughter of Beth Hatesohl Mosher,d’80.

Kristopher Nelson of Missouri graduated from KirksvilleSenior High School. His father is Jeffrey Nelson, p’73.

Peter Nigh of Glenview, Ill., graduated from Loyola Acad-emy. He is the son of Stephen, c’83, m’87, and Mary Wad-den Nigh, j’83.

Oklahoma resident Lindie Northup graduated from Ed-mond Memorial High School, and joins her brother, Ryan,on the Hill. Their parents are John, b’82, and Jean AllisonNorthup, n’82.

Amy Nye of Falls Church, Va., graduated from McLeanHigh School. Her father is William Nye, c’70.

Elizabeth Olson graduated from Wichita High SchoolSoutheast, and joins her brother, Stephan, on the Hill. Theirfather is Chuck Olson, c’79.

Austin O’Neal graduated from Hutchinson Senior HighSchool, and joins his sister, Haley, at KU. They are the chil-dren of Michael O’Neal, c’73, l’76, and Tammy Miller Dillon,’79.

Tyler Parman of Overland Park graduated from ShawneeMission East High School. He is the son of Julie Henry Par-man, j’81.

Michael Perry of Prairie Village graduated from ShawneeMission East High School. His parents are M.W. Perry III,b’71, l’75, and Kathleen Rhoades, d’75.

Courtney Pfortmiller graduated from Lawrence FreeState High School. Her mother is Carla Pfortmiller, c’90.

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Lenexa resident Lauren Pollmiller graduated fromOlathe North High School. She is the daughter of RebeccaHill Pollmiller, g’87.

Kevin Potter of Benbrook, Texas, graduated from West-ern Hills High School. His father is Gilbert Potter, e’81.

Christopher Pyle of Leawood graduated from SaintThomas Aquinas High School, and follows his sister, Kellie,c’05, and brother, Braden, c’07. Their parents are Brian, j’78,and Diane Scheuchl Pyle, c’97.

Austin Quick of Shawnee graduated from Saint ThomasAquinas High School, and joins his sister, Ashley, as a Jay-hawk. Their parents are Thomas, ’86, and Michon LickteigQuick, f’85.

Patrick Raasch graduated from Spring Hill High School,and joins his brother, Michael, on the Hill. Their mother isShorey Mohn Berlin, c’79.

Alexander Rausch of Shawnee graduated from Mill Val-ley High School. He is the son of Walter, c’01, and MarilynRausch, f’02.

Katherine Reed of Lenexa graduated from Shawnee Mis-sion West High School. Her parents are Steve, d’76, andDonna Lusco Reed, p’91.

Topeka resident Kimberly Remp graduated from Sea-man High School. She is the daughter of Raymond Remp Jr.,c’87.

Brooke Rider graduated from Olathe East High School,and joins her mother, Sandra Rider, who is working on herown KU degree. Her father is Michael Rider, b’83.

T.J. Riedel of Overland Park graduated from ShawneeMission North High School. He is the son of Jan Harten-bower-Riedel, n’77, g’82.

Whitney Riker of Aurora, Ill., graduated from Saint Fran-cis Preparatory High School, and follows her brother, Wally,c’04, and sister, Kelly, ’04. Their parents are Walter III, c’70,j’78, and Christine Davis Riker, c’72, d’73.

Kiel Roberts graduated from Olathe Northwest HighSchool, and follows his brother, Nick. Their parents areSteven, ’76, and Karin Ogden Roberts, n’77, g’81, PhD’99.

Anne Robertson of Wichita graduated from Andover

Central High School. She is the daughter of Joseph BradleyRobertson, j’88, and Jennifer Jacobs, ’93.

Leawood resident Steven Roepke graduated from Rock-hurst High School. His father is Craig Roepke, b’73.

Connar Rosebraugh of Ashton, Md., graduated fromSherwood High School, and joins his brother, Luke, at KU.Their parents are Curtis, p’81, m’86, and Donna Jo GriebelRosebraugh, c’82, m’85.

Alexander Salava graduated from Burlington HighSchool. His father is Daniel Salava, PharmD’04.

Nathaniel Searle of Overland Park graduated from Rock-hurst High School, and follows his brother, Joseph James,c’01. Their father is Joseph Searle, g’96.

Natalie Sellers graduated from Council Grove HighSchool, and joins her brother, Tyler, on Mount Oread. Theirmother is Jody Bosch Sellers, p’81.

Ellen Sheftel of Marietta, Ga., graduated from Saint Fran-cis High School. She is the daughter of Thomas Sheftel, c’76,m’79.

Hutchinson resident Abby Smith graduated from BuhlerHigh School. Her father is Rodney Smith, p’78.

Alyson Smith of Leawood graduated from Blue ValleyHigh School. She is the daughter of Ronald Smith, e’74.

Madeline Smith of Lenexa graduated from Shawnee Mis-sion Northwest High School, and joins her sister, Valerie, atKU. They are the daughters of Thomas, ’74, and Vicki Gre-bowiec Smith, c’74, c’75.

Scott Smith of Overland Park graduated from RockhurstHigh School. He is the son of Steven, b’82, g’84, and MaryBeth Gill Smith, d’84.

Coulter Somes of Vail, Colo., graduated from CushingAcademy. His parents are Scott, c’81, and Christie CoulterSomes, c’82.

Bekkah Sperry of Lilburn, Ga., graduated from ParkviewHigh School. She is the daughter of Kris Sperry, m’78, andLaurie Beardsley Sperry, h’77.

Joseph Stilley of Bonner Springs graduated from BishopMiege High School, and follows his sisters, Elizabeth, c’03,

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and Katherine, c’01. Their parents are Curtis Brewer Jr., ’75,and Barbara McTigue Stilley, c’74.

Rebecca Sullivan of Lenexa graduated from ShawneeMission Northwest High School, and follows her sister,Katherine, c’05. Their parents are Daniel, a’83, a’84, andSarah Toevs Sullivan, j’79, l’84.

Wamego High School graduate Paul Tackett is the son ofRobert Tackett, c’83, m’87.

Timothy Taylor of Illinois graduated from LibertyvilleHigh School. His father is Karl Taylor, b’75, g’76.

Michael Telthorst of Auburn graduated from WashburnRural High School. He is the son of Robert, c’83, and Mar-garet Kremers Telthorst, c’82.

Micah Tempel of Colorado graduated from LovelandHigh School. His mother is Rebecca Hendee Tempel, d’77.

Ellen Thomas of Stilwell graduated from Blue ValleyHigh School. She is the daughter of Michael, b’79, and JanetHumes Thomas, n’80.

Gregory Thompson of Leawood graduated from BlueValley High School. His father is Robert Thompson, b’80.

Taylor Thompson of Garland, Texas, graduated fromBishop Lynch Catholic High School. She is the daughter ofMonica Schmidt Thompson, d’72, l’76.

Jordan Toyne of Cookson, Okla., graduated from KeyesHigh School. His father is Michael Toyne, b’71.

Fairway resident Maegan Marie Tremonti graduatedfrom Shawnee Mission East High School. She is the daugh-ter of Marcia Robertson Tremonti, c’73.

Robert Trowbridge graduated from Olathe South HighSchool. His mother is Denise Russell Trowbridge, m’87.

John W. Ulrey graduated from Emporia Senior HighSchool. He is the son of John F. Ulrey, p’80.

Matthew Vance of Overland Park graduated from BlueValley North High School. His parents are Mark, g’94, andJuli Marino Vance, b’79.

Jessica Voorhees of Glendale, Mo., graduated from Kirk-wood High School. She is the daughter of Reed, a’82, a’83,and Tammie Martin Voorhees, h’84.

Carson Vrooman of Tulsa, Okla., graduated from JenksHigh School. His parents are Dennis, e’74, and Carol DirksVrooman, j’73.

Mary Jo Vyhanek of Overland Park graduated from SaintThomas Aquinas High School, and follows her brother, An-thony, b’04. Their parents are Joseph, e’81, g’92, and MarthaRuhl Vyhanek, d’81, g’97.

Stilwell resident Ann Wade graduated from Blue ValleyHigh School. She is the daughter of Marshall Kent Wade,b’76.

Elizabeth Wallace of Lenexa graduated from ShawneeMission West High School. Her parents are Pat, b’76, g’80,and Joanna Patterson Wallace, b’76.

Kathleen Watson of Overland Park graduated from SaintThomas Aquinas High School. She is the daughter of Don-ald Watson, e’83, g’88.

Retta Webb of Wichita graduated from Trinity Academy.Her father is David Webb, m’78. Her paternal great-grand-mother is Retta Womer, p1907.

Brian Westberg graduated from Manhattan High School,and follows his sister, Lindsey, c’04. Their mother is JanetKovanda Westberg, c’75, d’75.

Samuel Whitaker of Lenexa graduated from ShawneeMission West High School. He is the son of Charles BrianWhitaker, b’79.

Hunter Williams graduated from Shawnee MissionNorthwest High School. His father is Roger Williams, p’74,g’89.

Matthew Williams graduated from Wichita High School East. He is the son of Sandra Winters Williams, h’83.

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Fifth Generation2 Campbell, Jack 2 Dickinson, Andrew 3 Gerwick, Britt 3 Leach, William 4 Miller, Alisa 4 Morris, Kaitlin 5 Quackenbush, Kyle 5 Shaw, Allyson 5 Walters, Rabin

Fourth Generation7 Ashley, Clayton 7 Benson, Hollie 7 Bloom, Whitney 7 Boland, Spencer 7 Buford, Chase 8 Burnside, Andrew 8 Christ, Jessica Lynn 8 Clay, Madison Moore 8 Dunmire, Brian 8 Dunn, Lauren E. 8 Findlay, Samuel 8 Finney, Sara Aurin 9 Fletcher, Erin Deborah 9 Frizell, Lane 9 Gage, Travis 9 Kirk, Kristin 9 Lemieux, Brent 9 McGuire, John Culver

10 Meyer, Andrew 10 Moseley, Emily Jane 10 Mueller, Luke 10 Murray, Megan 10 Nelson, Colby 10 Newell, Courtney 11 Nichols, Lindsey Kay 11 Ollila, Scott 11 Otte, Abby 11 Panter, Lee Woodruff 11 Raynolds, Elizabeth 11 Sheldon-Sherman, Rebecca 12 Standing, Jeffrey 12 Stevens, Trevor 12 Stuckey, Bradley 12 Summers, Sara Catherine 12 Tetwiler, Michael 12 Waugh, Sarah Moore 13 Wingate, Laura Ann 13 Winters, Joseph D.

Third Generation13 Alloway, Stewart 13 Archibald, Anna13 Atwood, Stephanie 14 Auld, Megan Annette 14 Aviles, Alison 14 Beaver, Kathryn Patricia 14 Bennett, John 14 Billam, Andrew 14 Braun, Rebecca 14 Busch, Lauren

15 Clinkenbeard, Hilary Jane 15 Downard, Jared 15 Elliott, Megan 15 Elster, Nicholas 15 Engel, Adam Lawrence 15 Etherington, Alexandra 15 Flax, Katherine Elizabeth 16 Gibson, Hannah 16 Golub, Allison 16 Heilman, Shelton 16 Hocker, Andrew 16 Johnson, Kristine 16 Johnston, Scott 16 Keller, Georgeanne Steiss 17 Kettner, Andrew 17 King, Riley 17 Lafferty, Frances 17 Lupton, Chad Arthur 17 Maurer, Stephen Crain 17 Miller, Elizabeth Eileen 17 Morgan, Kelly 18 Nelson, Bryan Patrick 18 Nulton, Mary Elizabeth 18 Powell, Melissa 18 Raemdonck, Beatrix 18 Reddick, Thomas 18 Roesler, Nicolas 18 Santaularia, Julienne 19 Schwartz, Kelly Ann 19 Shoup, Hannah 19 Simon, Joann 19 Spurgeon, Patrick 19 Stack, Jessica 19 Svoboda, Mark 19 Tietz, Kevin 20 Waldorf, Fritz20 Watson, Joseph 20 Winters, Jacob 20 Witt, Todd 20 Zimmerman, David

Second Generation21 Allegre, Kevin 21 Allred, John 21 Anderson, Kristen 21 Anderson, Ryan 21 August, Kathryn 21 Bachand, Aubrey 21 Banks, Carly 21 Benson, Amanda 21 Bland, Travis 21 Boehr, Nathan 21 Bowles, Jonathan 21 Brown, Jeffrey 21 Buck, Elliot 21 Burwinkle, Rebecca 21 Buss, Bonnie 21 Buss, Nathaniel 21 Cantrell, Lindsey 21 Carey, Caitlin 21 Cohen, Charles 21 Cohen, David 21 Coon, Leah 22 Cristiano, Elizabeth 22 Curtis, Cathryn

22 Daves, Cooper 22 Davidson, Colin 22 Douthit, Sam 22 Elkouri, Juliana 22 Elliot, Trevor 22 Exon, Sara 22 Ferguson, Emily 22 Filkins, Elizabeth 22 Finnerty, Stephanie 22 Ford, Erin 22 Frazier, Ryan 22 Glavinich, Joseph 22 Goodger, Christopher 22 Gordon, Breck 22 Graham, Stephanie 22 Hall, Jared 22 Hamel, Joanna 22 Hamilton, Chase 22 Harper, Monika 22 Harrison, Bradley 22 Hauber, Michael 22 Hawkins, Daniel 22 Hays-Lenihan, Kelsey 22 Heim, Samuel 22 Hildebrand, Spencer 23 Hoffman, Hillary 23 Holcomb, Grant 23 Hornick, Andrew 23 House, Robert 23 Howard, Caroline 23 Howlett, Rebecca 23 Huebner, Alex 23 Huggins, Jeffrey 23 Hupp, Devin 23 Ingram, Samantha 23 Jefferis, Erik 23 Johnson, Kristopher 23 Jones, Caroline 23 Jones, Kristian 23 Kirk, Rebecca 23 Kirmer, Jennifer 23 Koehn, Brett 23 Krause, Drake 23 Lafferty, Shannon 23 Lake, Rebecca 23 Langley, Kelsie 23 Larkin, Brian 23 Leek, Elizabeth 23 Lewis, Cody 23 Lloyd, Evan 23 Lowry, Meghan 23 Lutz, Sarah 24 Lytle, Casey 24 Maggiorotto, Zachary 24 Marples, Katherine 24 Marshall, Lori 24 Mattivi, Michael 24 McCourt, Alison 24 McGlohon, Kelli 24 McGowan, Patrick 24 McKee, Pace 24 McNerney, Kathryn 24 Mesler, Alison 24 Miller, Danielle 24 Mitts, Zachary

24 Mockry, Stephen 24 Moneymaker, Kate 24 Montgomery, Ashley 24 Mosher, Laura 24 Nelson, Kristopher 24 Nigh, Peter 24 Northup, Lindie 24 Nye, Amy 24 Olson, Elizabeth 24 O’Neal, Austin 24 Parman, Tyler 24 Perry, Michael 24 Pfortmiller, Courtney 25 Pollmiller, Lauren 25 Potter, Kevin 25 Pyle, Christopher 25 Quick, Austin 25 Raasch, Patrick 25 Rausch, Alexander 25 Reed, Katherine 25 Remp, Kimberly 25 Rider, Brooke 25 Riedel, T.J. 25 Riker, Whitney 25 Roberts, Kiel 25 Robertson, Anne 25 Roepke, Steven 25 Rosebraugh, Connar 25 Salava, Alexander 25 Searle, Nathaniel 25 Sellers, Natalie 25 Sheftel, Ellen 25 Smith, Abby 25 Smith, Alyson 25 Smith, Madeline 25 Smith, Scott 25 Somes, Coulter 25 Sperry, Bekkah 25 Stilley, Joseph 26 Sullivan, Rebecca 26 Tackett, Paul 26 Taylor, Timothy 26 Telthorst, Michael 26 Tempel, Micah 26 Thomas, Ellen 26 Thompson, Gregory 26 Thompson, Taylor 26 Toyne, Jordan 26 Tremonti, Maegan Marie 26 Trowbridge, Robert 26 Ulrey, John W. 26 Vance, Matthew 26 Voorhees, Jessica 26 Vrooman, Carson 26 Vyhanek, Mary Jo 26 Wade, Ann 26 Wallace, Elizabeth 26 Watson, Kathleen 26 Webb, Retta 26 Westberg, Brian 26 Whitaker, Samuel 26 Williams, Hunter 26 Williams, Matthew

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