CLASS ACTIONS LAW SCHOOL ONLINE-Graduates of the School of Law who are on the Internet may now send their class notes directly to the School via e-mail. Please consider sending your photograph under separate cover as well. The e-mail address is: zzbaue@acc.wuacc.edu. We welcome your ideas about other ways in which we can communicate electronically with our alumniJae.

Class Notes in this issue of the Circuit Rider include all information received as of September 30, 1996. Information received after that date will appear in the spring issue of the magazine. Please continue to send your news and photographs-you may well hear from a long-lost classmate.

194=05 Dr. Glenn L Archer '46, Silver Spring, Md., Dean of Washburn Law School from 1947-48, celebrated his 90th birthday March 29. Archer entered Washburn Law School at age 38. Six months prior to graduation he was asked by Washburn University President Stoffer and Law School Dean Antrim Hambleton to take Hambleton's position as dean upon his graduation. With President Stoffer's per­mission, Archer first established himself in the Topeka firm of Allen, Ascough and Archer and took a graduate course in law at Northwestern University before taking the position of Dean. In the summer of 1948, Archer left Topeka to accept the position of Executive Director and General Counsel of Americans United for Separation of Church and State with head­quarters in Washington, D.C., a position he held until his retirement in 1976. The Archers celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on June 16, 1996.

The Hon. Dale E. Saffels '49 , Topeka, Kan., is the subject of a book by Robert Richmond, a Kansas historian and author. The biography is titled The Honorable Dale Emerson Saffels, Senior U.S. District Judge. The book, published by Mennonite Press, records his journey from a lawyer in Garden City through a number of land­mark cases that came out of his court. As a senior judge, he continues to hear cases.

19505 The Hon. E. Newton Vickers '50, Topeka, Kan., is the chair of Topeka Bar Association's Memorials Committee.

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Dale B. Stinson '5 1, Wichita, Kan., is the president-elect of the Kansas Bar Foundation for the 1996-97 term.

Robert E. Tilton '58 and Steven M. Tilton '88, Topeka, Kan., have formed the law partnership of Tilton &: Tilton, L.L.P.

The Hon. Melvin M. Gradert '59, Newton Kan. , was appointed to serve as senior judge in the 8th District.

19605 James D. McDade '61, Austin, Texas, is now working for the State of Texas after retiring from the Air Force. He served as an Air Force Judge Advocate from 1961 to 1991.

The Hon.Jerry L Mershon '61, Manhattan, Kan. , was the recipient of the 1996 Kansas Supreme Court Justice Award, the highest award for service to the judicial system in Kansas. He is a Riley County district judge and he was recog­nized for 32 years of service on the bench as well as volunteer work in numerous capacities. He serves the 21" District which encompasses Riley and Clay coun­ties. He is retiring at the end of his term in January.

F.G. Chico Mazanares '62, Topeka, Kan., serves on the Topeka Bar Association's Board of Directors.

Harold F. Pflazgraf '62, Wellington, Kan., is the secretary-treasurer of the Kansas Bar Foundation for the 1996-97 term.

James C. Wright '63, Topeka, Kan., is the chair of the Topeka Bar Association's Bench-Bar Committee. He is listed in the Best Lawyers in America, Workers Compensation Division in the 1995-96 and the 1997-98 editions. He is a partner in the firm of Wright &: Shafer of Topeka.

John C. Tillotson '65, Leavenworth, Kan., is the president-elect of the Kansas Bar Association. He has served on the KBA Board of Governors since 1988 and as a member of its executive committee since 1992.

Dennis L Bieker '66, Hays, Kan., serves on the Board of Directors of the Hays Medical Center, Golden Belt Bank, and a local private high school.

Donald A. Jones '66, Murray, Ky., was reelected for the second year as the vice president of the First District for the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys. He is a former member of the Kentucky Academy Trial Attorneys Board of Governors.

Leon E. SmithJr. '66, Twin Falls, Idaho, is in his 28th year with a small town law firm. He serves on the Idaho State Transportation Board.

The Hon. Robert J. Fleming '68, Pittsburg, Kan., was appOinted as District Judge for the 11 th Judicial District, Division 3. The District is comprised of Cherokee, Crawford, and Labettte coun­ties.

Col. Jack Bender III '69, Halstead, Kan., retired from Judge Advocate, United States

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Air Force in July after 39 years of service. His last assignment was as attorney assis­tant to General Counsel Defense Logistics Agency, Ft. Belvoir, Va. He continues as Counsel to the Boeing Employee's Association, a position which he has held over 20 years . He has recently become a Liaison Officer seeking highly qualified candidates for the US Air Force Academy.

Marvin W. Maydew '69

Marvin W. Maydew '69, Topeka, Kan., has become Of Counsel to the law firm of Morris, Laing, Evans , Brock &: Kennedy, Chartered. He practices from the Topeka office of the Wichita based law firm. Maydew, admitted to the bar in 1969, is licensed to practice before the u.s. Tax Court. He will continue to practice pri­marily in estate and tax planning. Maydew, also a CPA, is a past president of the Kansas Society of CPAs (KSCPA), past chair of the Educational Foundation of KSCPA, past chair of the Kansas Board of Accountancy, past Kansas member of the AI CPA Council, and is presently a mem­ber of the board of the Information Network of Kansas. Maydew is an adjunct professor of law at Washburn Law School, teaching Law and Accounting.

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Kari Milliken, Dec. '95 graduate, and her father James M. Milliken '69, S1. Francis, Kan. , at the Spring Kansas swearing in reception.

James M. Milliken '69, St. Francis, Kan., is again the Cheyenne County attorney, having served in that position from 1970-1978. His new associate is daughter Kari Milliken '96.

1970s Robert G. Frey '70, Wichita, Kan., was appointed to the state Board of Tax Appeals. His term will expire in January 2000. Frey served ten years in the House of Representatives, 1975-85, and four years in the Senate, 1985-89. He was chair of both the House and Senate judiciary committees and was a member of the Tax committees in both bodies. He has prac­ticed law in Wichita and lobbied since leaVing the legislature.

Russell A. LaVigne,Jr. '70, Butte, Mont., is founder and executive director of the Peoples Law Center. The Center is a non­profit corporation which provides legal assistance to low-income persons. The new program was started because of feder­al cuts to legal services. The Center fills the gap between cases which Montana Legal Services and private attorneys can­not handle.

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Timothy McKee '70, Wichita, Kan., was elected chair of the Kansas Corporation Commission.

N. Trip Shawver '70, Wichita, Kan., was elected president of the Military Law Section for the Kansas Bar Association.

John]. Ambrosio '72, Topeka, Kan. , serves on the Topeka Bar Association's Board of Directors.

T. Michael Wilson '72, Wichita, Kan., was accepted into the fellowship of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Morris D. Birch '73, Wichita, Kan., received the Kansas Bar Association's Pro Bono Certificate for his continued support of the Reduced Fee Program through Legal Services of Wichita. He is in private practice with the law firm of Birch &: Reeves , P.A.

Jan Hamilton '73, Topeka, Kan. , was elected president of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law Section of the Kansas Bar Association.

Larry R. Rute '73, Topeka, Kan., received the Kansas Bar Association's Outstanding Service A ward for a second time on behalf of his efforts to develop legal education in the area of family law and related areas. Rute is Deputy Director/Litigation Director for Kansas Legal Services, Inc.

Shoko Kato Sevart '73, Wichita, Kan., was appointed by the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts to its Advisory Panel.

Alan W. Alderson '74, Topeka, Kan., is the immediate past preSident of the Topeka Bar Association.

Wendell F. "Bud" Cowan '74, Kansas City, Mo., has joined the firm of Shook, Hardy &: Bacon L.L.P.

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LAWSCHOOL CLASS ACTIONS William "Bill" Daley '74, assistant gener­al counsel for the Southwest Area, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), of Fort Worth, Tex., was presented The leigh Curry Award this year for his work to assure assistance to the employees and families who suf­fered as a result of the bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, for his assistance in several major litigation cases involving civil rights issues in Dallas and East Texas, and in the HUD take over of the Housing Authority of New Orleans. Earlier this year Daley had received the Secretary's Distinguished Service Award, HUD's highest award, from HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros.

Michael E. Francis '75, Topeka, Kan., serves on the Topeka Bar Association's Board of Directors.

R. Mark Dietz '76, Georgetown, Texas, is the president-elect of the Williamson County Bar Association for the 1996 term. He currently serves on the board of direc­tors of Volunteer legal Services, Travis County, Texas.

Jerry Fairbanks '76, Goodland, Kan., is now general counsel and senior trust offi­cer of the First National Bank. He previ­ously worked as the Wallace County Attorney from 1976-83 and is currently the municipal judge for Goodland.

Keith R. Fevurly '76, littleton, Colo., is the vice president of Education for the National Endowment [or Financial Education.

Al Grieshaber Jr. '76, Albany, Ga., is the preSident of the City Attorneys Section of the Georgia Municipal Association and chair of the local Government Section of the State Bar of Georgia.

The Hon. Daniel L love '76, Dodge City, Kan., was appOinted to the Kansas District Judges Association Executive Committee. He also serves on the Kansas Bar Association's BenchlBar Committee.

Col. Mike McAntee '76, Fairfax Station, Va. , graduated from the National War College in June with an M.A. in National Security Strategy. He is the Senior Deputy

Dave Skidgel 76 and Dan 76 and Shako 73 Sevart at the Law School Reunion on June 8, 1996.

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legal Counsel for the Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Brenton B. Moore '76, Tulsa, Okla. , is currently the treasurer for the Tulsa County Mineral Bar Association. He is corporate counsel for OXY U.S.A., Inc., formerly Cities Service Company. He is also the chair of the MidContinent Oil and Gas Association legal Committee.

Daniel]. Sevart '76, Wichita, Kan., is the president o[ the Wichita Symphony Board of Directors and serves on the boards of directors of Opera Kansas, Inc., Washburn Alumni Association, and Wichita State University Dance Partners.

Robert Baer '77, Topeka, Kan., serves as chair for the Topeka Bar Association's Professional Ethics &: Grievance Committee.

Elizabeth Herbert '77, Topeka, Kan., serves as chair on the Continuing legal Education Committee for the Topeka Bar Associa tion.

Donald F. Hoffman '77, Hays, Kan., was elected preSident of the litigation Section of the Kansas Bar Association.

Ann Hoover '77, Topeka, Kan., serves as chair for the Topeka Bar Association's Public Relations Committee.

Jane M. Isern '77, Great Bend, Kan. , received the Kansas Bar Association's Pro Bono Award for her commitment in pro­viding pro bono services in Barton County. She is in private practice with the firm of Brown &: Isern.

Patrick Nichols '77, Topeka, Kan. , has been named treasurer [or the Board of Kansas legal Services (KlS) KlS orga­nizes, manages and supervises statewide legal services for Kansas residents who are finanCially unable to hire an attorney. He

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is a civil trial lawyer primarily handling personal injury cases. He will also serve as the 1997 preSident of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association.

John C. Nodgaard '77, Wichita , Kan., a senior partner with the law firm of Arn, Mullins, Unruh, Kuhn &: Wilson, L.L.P. , received the Kansas Bar Association's Pro Bono Certificate for his work with the Kansas Bar Association's Reduced Fee Program.

Bill Ossman '77, Topeka, Kan., serves as chair of the Law Day Committee for the Topeka Bar Association.

Dan Walter '77, Norton, Kan., is presi­dent of the Kansas School Attorneys Association. He is with the firm of Ryan, Walter &: MyClymont, Chtd.

John Weingart '77, Hiawatha, Kan., is vice preSident of the Kansas School Attorneys Association. He also serves as president of the Northeast Kansas Bar Association. He is with the firm of Finley, Miller, Cashman, Weingart, Schmitt &: Hill.

Ronald P. Williams '77, Wichita, Kan., is preSident of the Aviation Law Section of the Kansas Bar Association.

Stanley Lucky De Fries '78, Topeka, Kan., is president of the Tax Law Section for the Kansas Bar Association.

Charles F. Harris '78, Wichita, Kan., was accepted into the fellowship of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Ed Nazar '78, Wichita, Kan., was appOinted to serve on the Kansas Racing Commission.

Dan L. Wulz '78 Las Vegas, Nev., former­ly with Bryan, Lykins , Hejtmanek &:

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Wulz, Topeka, Kan. , has been appointed Senior Attorney of Clark County Legal Services Program, Inc., Nevada, a private, non-profit firm.

Patrick S. Bishop '79, Fort Scott, Kan., received the Kansas Bar Association's Pro Bono Award. His voluntary contributions resulted in increased access to legal ser­vices on the part of low-to-moderate income persons. He is a member of the law firm of Short, Gentry &: Bishop, PA.

Thomas Leising '79, Topeka, Kan., serves on the Breakthrough House Board of Directors.

David H. Moses '79, Wichita, Kan., was elected president of the Criminal Law Section of the Kansas Bar Association.

K. Kirk Nystrom '79, Topeka, Kan., has opened a solo practice. He preViously practiced for 17 years with Glenn, Cornish, Hanson &: Karns , Chtd. His practice will continue to emphaSize estate planning, business planning, wills, trusts, small corporations, real estate , probate, planning for the elderly, and adoptions.

Robert]. Perry '79, Auburn, Kan., has joined the Kansas City, Mo. law firm of Watson &: Marshall, L.c. , as Of Counsel. Perry has more than 17 years of legal expe­rience with a concentration in the area of public finance and municipal securities.

1980s Stephen W. Cavanaugh '80, Topeka, Kan., is president-elect of the Topeka Bar Association.

Kenneth G. Gale '80, Wichita, Kan., received the Kansas Bar Association's Pro Bono Certificate for a case referred by the Wichita Lawyer's Care Project. He is an attorney with the law firm of Focht, Hughey &: Calvert.

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Randy Grisell '80, Garden City, Kan., was elected to the Board of the Kansas School Attorneys Association.

Thomas L. Bell '81, Topeka, Kan., was elected preSident of the Health Law Section of the Kansas Bar Association.

Eric R. Benton '81, Houston, Texas, has joined the law firm of Hutcheson &: Grundy, L.L.P. , in its Houston office. He practices primarily in the areas of trans­portation and corporate law, and will focus on further expanding the firm's growing representation of transportation carriers doing business in Texas and Mexico.

Henry R. Cox '81, Kansas City, Kan. , is president of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Kansas Bar Associa tion.

Linda A. Terrill '81, Lenexa, Kan. , is preSident of the Administrative Law Section of the Kansas Bar Association.

James D. Harty '82, Lindsborg, Kan, has jOined the William E. Gusenius Law Office.

Zachery E. Reynolds '82, Fort Scott, Kan., is the secretary-treasurer of the Kansas Bar Association. He is chair of the Professional Ethics Committee and is also the ABA Kansas Membership Chair for the ABA Young Lawyers Division.

Jean Schmidt '82, has been appOinted Douglas County Assistant District Attorney in Lawrence, Kan.

Kim Schroeder '82, Hugoton, Kan., has been appointed by Gov. Bill Graves to serve on the State Highway Advisory Commission. His term expires January 2000. He is also president of the Hugoton School Board.

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LAWSCHOOL CLASS ACTIONS Ky Ann Buck '83, Watonga, Okla., is an assistant district attorney in Blaine County, Okla.

Lori Callahan '83, Meridan, Kan., serves as chair of the Medical-Legal Committee for the Topeka Bar Association.

Nancy Goodall '83, Topeka, Kan., has been promoted to vice president in Bank IV's Trust Department.

Dana Bradbury Green '83, Topeka, Kan., joined the law firm of Foulston & Siefkin in the Topeka office as special counsel. She practices public utility law.

Barry L. Huffman '83, Westwood, Kan., and Todd Sherlock '83, Shawnee Mission, Kan., have formed the law firm of Sherlock & Huffman in Overland Park, Kan. The firm does real estate law, envi­ronmentallaw, land use planning and zoning, governmental relations, adminis­trative law, and employment law.

Jerry Wilson '83 and Sara Smith Wilson '83, Oswego, Kan., announce the birth of their daughter, Katherine Elizabeth, on May 8, 1996. They have another daughter, Rebecca. Jerry is a referee for the Kansas Department of Human Resources. Sara is the Regional Supervising Attorney for the Child Support Enforcement Program of SRS for southeast Kansas.

David Brant '84 , Topeka, Kan., was appointed by Gov. Bill Graves to the Kansas Securities Commission.

Kyle E. Krull '84, Overland Park, Kan., was admitted as a new member of the National Network of Estate Planning, an organization based in Denver, Colo. He is a member of both the Missouri and Kansas bars, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is a Certified Financial Planner licensee.

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Craig McKinney '84, Topeka, Kan., serves as chair of the Probate Committee for the Topeka Bar Association.

W. Thomas Stratton '84, Topeka, Kan., serves as chair of the Legal Aid Committee for the Topeka Bar Association.

Daniel W. Vokins '84, Olathe, Kan., was appointed Municipal Court Judge, City of Olathe, January 1996.

Marta Fisher Linenberger '85, Carbondale, Kan., is treasurer of the Topeka Bar Association.

Clark Young '85, Hugoton, Kan., is chair of the Community Bankers Association. He is president and chief executive officer of the Citizens State Bank in Hugoton.

Bob Bezek '86, Ottawa, Kan., was elected to the Board of the Kansas School Attorneys Association. He is a partner in the law firm of Bezek, Lowry & Hendrix.

Kelly C. Brown '86, Topeka, Kan., is cur­rently the secretary of the board of direc­tors for the National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Washington, D.C., and is editor of the Vet Notes, a publica­tion issued quarterly by the organization. She is working on her master's degree in clinical psychology at Washburn University. She also serves on the Topeka Bar Association's Board of Directors.

Major Saul Contreras '86, Kapolei, Hawaii, has received his LLM. from the JAG in military law.

Tim S. Haverty '86, Prairie Village, Kan., has become a member of the Kansas City, Mo., law firm of Hillix, Brewer, Hoffhaus, Whitttaker & Wright. He previously was an associate in the firm. He practices in the areas of litigation and commercial transactions.

Barbara Head '86, Shawnee Mission, Kan., is director of development, University of Missouri-KC Conservatory of Music.

Scott Ryburn '86, Wellington, Kan., is a magistrate judge in the Fourth Judicial District.

Thomas A. Sheehan '86, Overland Park, Kan., has jOined the pharmaceutical and medical device division of Shook, Hardy & Bacon where he is Of Counsel.

Lyn Entrikin Goering '87, Topeka, Kan., has been appOinted to the state Board of Tax Appeals for Kansas.

Jane Lindhout '87, Topeka, Kan., is leav­ing the Shawnee County Courthouse after nine years in family law. She has served as the administrative hearing officer for more than six years. She is moving to Provo, Utah. As an adjunct professor of Law at Washburn Law School, she has received Adjunct Teacher of the Year honors in three of the past four years.

Stacey L. Rainey '87, Shawnee, Kan., is Of Counsel for the law firm of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP. in Kansas City, Mo.

Weston A. Sechtem '88, Kansas City, Mo., has become an officer, shareholder and director of the Miller Law Firm. He practices commercial litigation and con­struction and labor law.

Larry Vigil '89, Washington, D.C., was promoted to Legal Counsel for U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell. CR­Colo.)

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1990s Gregory Bell '90, Hutchinson, Kan., has joined the firm of Reynolds, Forker, Berkley, Suter, Rose &: Dower. He will handle juvenile law, general litigation, criminal law, and workers compensation cases.

Gail E. Bright '90, Topeka, Kan.,joins the Office of the Attorney General in Topeka as an Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Divi.sion. Previously she was the managing attorney with Legal Services of Northeast Kansas, Seneca, Kan.

]. Philip Davidson '90, Wichita, Kan., was elected a shareholder and director of Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown &: Enochs, Chtd.

Mary Ann Shirley '90, Eureka, Kan. , was appointed Greenwood County Attorney by Gov. Bill Graves.

Nelson B. Spear '90, Hobbs, N.M., a senior trial prosecutor of the Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office, was elected a delegate to the Republican National Convention in San Diego, Calif. He served on the Credentials Committee at the con­vention.

Stewart Weaver '90, Wichita, Kan., for­merly an associate of Foulston &: Siefkin L.L.P. , is now a partner of the firm. He practices in the areas of probate and estate planning.

Deborah Huth '91, Emporia, Kan. , has been selected as an Outstanding Recent Graduate by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Emporia State University.

LeDetra c.Jones '9 1, Wichita, Kan., has joined Bruce, Bruce &: Holt.

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Paul Ailslieger '92, formerly an associate with the Bridges law firm in Pine Bluff, Ark., has joined The Principal Financial Group as in-house counsel practicing in the areas of state, federal , and internation­al taxation in Des Moines, Iowa.

Brett C. Bogan '92, Overland Park, Kan., is an associate with the law firm of Lathrop &: Gage L.c. He speCializes in corporate and real estate law.

Brenda L Head '92, Topeka, Kan. , received the Kansas Bar Association's Pro Bono Certificate for the case she was appOinted to by the u.s. District Court. She is an associate with the law firm of Davis, Unrein, Hummer &: Buck, L.L.P.

Jeffrey D. Jackson '92, Lawrence, Kan., joins the law firm of Bennett &: Dillon in Topeka. He also serves as chair of the Young Lawyers Division Committee for the Topeka Bar Association.

Helen]. Pedigo-Sparkman '92, Topeka, Kan., is a board member of the YWCA and secretary of the Topeka Women Attorneys Association.

Kelli]. Eads '93, married David L. Benintendi on May 26, 1996. They reside in Topeka, Kan. She is with the Shawnee County Mental Health Center as a Mental Health Clinician.

William Strong '93, Beloit, Kan., is a partner of Carrico &: Strong in Beloit. He was a formerly a partner in the Barta Law Firm in Salina.

Wendy Axton '94, Lindsborg, Kan. , is the Lindsborg muniCipal judge.

Jill M. Crumpacker '94, Topeka, Kan., was appOinted director of Kansas Department of Human Resources Division of Employment and Training. Her duties include the overSight of the Job Service

programs across Kansas, including the Job Training Partnership Act, Veterans Employment Services and the Older Worker Employment Program.

Capt. John R. Doolittle, II '94, Fort Benning, Ga., is a military prosecutor, responsible for prosecuting soldiers in courts-martial for violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and also the SpeCial Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia , responsible for prosecuting civil­ians, who commit felonies on the Fort Benning Military Reservation, in Federal District Court.

Lisa Huson '94, Charleston, IlL, has been named to Eastern Illinois University's legal counsel position. Previously she was an assistant attorney general in the Litigation Division for the state of Kansas.

Jerry L '94 and Kristen Jackson, West Des Moines, Iowa, announce the birth of their son, Thomas Ethan Jackson born September 21, 1996. Jerry is with the newly formed law firm: Moranville &: Jackson, P.c.

Eric Smith '94, Hugoton, Kan., was appointed Stevens County Attorney.

Todd Allison '95, Wichita , Kan. , has joined the law offices of S.A. (Tim) Scimeca '73.

Evan Y.H. Chang '95, North York, Ontario, Canada, is "articling" (a term to describe a period where Canadian law graduates must intern with a firm or gov­ernment before they can be "called to the Bar") in the law firm of Winchie , Lamont, Paquette, in Hamilton, Ontario. He also received an LL.B. from the University of Calgary.

Kevin A. Graham '95, Topeka, Kan., accept­ed a position with the Kansas Association of

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LAWSCHOOL CLASS ACTIONS Public Employees as its staff attorney, prac­ticing primarily in the areas of employment law, collective bargaining, administrative law, and employment discrimination actions. He married Margaret "Peggy" Meiering '95 on August 31,1996, in Albuquerque , N. M. She is employed by the law firm of Warner, Bixler &1 Associates, Topeka.

. Peter A. Raith '95, Shawnee, Kan., is an associate with the Kansas City, Mo., law firm of Polsinelli, White, Vardeman &1 Shalton. He was formerly the president of the Topeka division of Fleming Foods.

Stacie lynn Sanders '95, Wichita, Kan., married]. Kevin Needham,lune 1996. She is an associate with the law firm of Am, Mullins, Unruh, Kuhn &1 Wilson. Her father is the Han. John E. Sanders '69, Eureka.

Evin Burdette '96, Prairie Village, Kan., is the project director for Kansas Nonprofit Association (KNPA). KNPA is a Mainstream, Inc. managed organization in Topeka.

Michael LEntz '96, married Amy S. Kobach on August 10, 1996. They reside in Topeka, Kan. He has joined his father Stewart '65 in the firm of Entz &: Chanay.

Stacy Heintz '96, has been named an Assistant Saline County Attorney.

Harold Houck '96 at the September 27, 1996 Kansas swearing in reception.

Harold Houck '96, Topeka, Kan. , is an associate with the law firm of Fisher, Cavanaugh &: Smith , PA

Kari Milliken '96, has joined her father , James M. Milliken '69 , in law practice in Saint Francis, Kan.

Nels Noel '96, Sublette, Kan, has joined the liberal , Kan., law firm of Sharp, McQueen, McKinley, Dreiling &: Morain as an associate in its Sublette office.

Timothy Nohr '96, married Jane E. McCarty on August 24, 1996. They reside in Topeka. He is a senior legal analyst at Payless Shoe Source.

Cynthia L Stephens Tinsley '96, Paola, Kan., is a research attorney with the Koch Crime Commission, Topeka. She researches Kansas law pertaining to child abuse.

Professor Emeritus James R. Ahrens, left, and Justice Harold Herd, DistinguishedJurist-in-Residence, visited in the Delmas C. Hill Kansas Room October 22, 1996. The Kansas Room, a replica of an early day law office, is located on the first floor of Washburn Law Schoo!. It is used for receptions, interviews, and other speCial events.

Mrs. Helen St. John, left, widow of Harry H. St. JohnJr. '34 and mother of Hayden B. St. John '70, and Mrs. Jun e Windscheffel, widow of Arno Windscheffel '34, braved an unseasonable eight-inch snow storm to visit with faculty in the Kansas Room October 22, 1996. Mrs. Windscheffel was the chair of the Kansas Room Committee that, in 1992, garnered donations of furnish­ings, including law books, for the room. Mrs. St. John was a member of the Committee, as were Mrs. Clayton "Tommy" Davis '29, Mrs. Everett E. Steerman '27, and Mrs. Ruth Marie Fromme (widow of Justice Alexander M. Fromme '39). The painting of sunflowers in the background was donated to the Kansas Room by William A. Buzick Jr. '50.

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William L. Schnatterly '34 of Seattle, Washington, died in February 1996. He received Washburn University's Distinguished Service Award in 1974. After law school, he earned his CPA and did tax work for Topeka law firms , then took a job with a major accounting firm in Chicago that later transferred him to Seattle. He served on the Estate Planning Council of Seattle, was director and president of The Seattle Foundation - a community trust , and served on the Chief Seattle Council of Boy Scouts of America. He is survived by wife Louise, four children and nine grand­children.

Robert H. Cobean '35 of Wellington, Kan. , died August 17, 1996. He was 85. He was the Sumner County Probate Judge from 1939 -1943 , and Sumner County Attorney from 1943-49. In 1990, Mr. Cobean was inducted into the Washburn University Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Washburn Law School Association from 1969-1973, served on the boards of trustees of SL Luke's Hospital and of Wesley Medical Center, and was a past district governor of Rotary International , and a former member of the Boy Scout Commission.

He was a member of the Kansas Judicial Council for 44 years having been appointed in 1947. He served as chair of the Juvenile Code AdviSOry Committee, the Care and Treatment AdviSOry Committee, and the Probate Law Advisory Committee, which he served from 1966 until his retire­ment in 1991. During that time, under his direction, the committees drafted the Simplified Estates Act, the Informal Administration Act, the Juvenile Offenders Code, the Code for Care of Children, the Care and Treatment Act, the Guardianship

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and Conservatorship Act, and numerous revisions and amendments of existing pro­bate statutes. He was also responsible for the preparation of the January 1966 and June 1974 Judicial Council Bulletins which contained all the forms necessary to process most probate proceedings. He wrote several articles for The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association on many of the subjects consid­ered by the CounciL

In 1992, the Kansas Legislature, in a joint resolution of the House and the Senate, congratulated and commended Mr. Co bean for his service to the State of Kansas as a member of the Kansas Judicial CounciL In 1993, he was presented the Kansas Supreme Court Justice Award for his distin­guished contributions to the improvement of justice.

He is survived by two children and grandchildren.

John F.Jones '35 of Beemer, Neb., died April 16, 1996. He was a 1931 undergradu­ate of Washburn University.

James A. McClain '41 of Cartersville, Ga., died June 3, 1996. He graduated from FL Scott, Kan. Junior College and Washburn University. He was an officer in the US Navy during World War 11. He was head legal counsel for the Army Corps of Engineers when he retired. Survivors include four sons.

Mary Louise Corbett '47 of Topeka, Kan., died July 5, 1996. She was 73. She was an undergraduate of Washburn University. She was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution , Topeka Assn. of Retarded Citizens, Topeka Junior League, and the Kansas Bar Assn. She is survived by her husband Robert Corbett '49, and three children.

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Rae Ellis Batt '50 of Estes Park, Colo., and formerly of Kinsley, Kan., died September 2,1996. He was 71 . Mr. Batt had practiced law in Kinsley for 43 years (1950-1993). He was the Edwards County Attorney for ten years and was a volunteer fireman. After a stint with the US Naval Air Corps as an aviator, he graduated from Wichita University, then Washburn Law SchooL He had been a member of the Washburn Law School Board of Governors and served as its preSident in 1980. He also served as presi­dent of the Edwards County Bar Association, and as a member of the Board of Deacons of the Kinsley Congregational Church. He had been a summer resident of Estes Park since 1949 and he moved there in 1994. Survivors include wife Marianna, three daughters including Beverly Byrne '86, and two granddaughters. The family suggests memorial gifts be sent to the Washburn Law School Foundation.

Frank A. Bien '50 of Topeka, Kan. , died July 23, 1996. He was 79. He was legal counsel for the Kansas League of Municipalities from 1968 -1986, when he retired . He also served as staff liaison to the City Attorneys Association of Kansas from 1977 to 1986, and he had been its co­founder and executive secretary. For eight years, he taught Municipal Law as an adjunct professor at Washburn Law SchooL Prior to Joining the League, he was a claims attorney for Hartford Insurance Co. and preceding that he had been a revenue agent for the US Treasury Department, an assis­tant librarian at the State Law Library, and a research attorney in the Kansas Revisor of Statutes Office. He graduated from Washburn University in 1949. He served in World War II as a radio operator in B-17 and B-24 aircraft in the Army Air Corps. Survivors include his wife Vi, son Gregory

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Bien '81 of Topeka, three daughters, and grandchildren.

John E. Redmon '58 of Stanley, Kan. , died September 16,1996. He was the Brown County Attorney for six years, had served as vice president of Inn Operations for Holiday Inn at its Topeka headquarters, and the past 10 years owned Dealers' Choice Truck Away, Inc. He was a graduate of Baker University. Survivors include his wife Patricia , a son and two stepsons and a step­daughter, and grandchildren.

Nancy Jean Davis '82 of Columbus, Ohio, died June 9,1996. She was 55. She was the original and current Administrator of Nursing and Patient Care Services at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital &. Research Institute at Ohio State University. She was also an adjunct assistant professor in the OSU College of Nursing. She earned an AA in Nursing from Brooklyn College and a B.S. degree from Kansas State University. She was formerly director of Nursing Services at Saint Mary Hospital in Manhattan, Kan. She was a member of The Hastings Center and Society of Law and Medicine, the Oncology Nursing Society, American Assn. of University Professors, and the OSU Assn. of Faculty and Professional Women. She lectured throughout the coun­try on nursing and the law and medical-legal ethics. She is survived by her husband Al Davis and two children.

Bernal "Bert" D. Cantwell '83 of Edwardsville, Kan., died July 16, 1996, while vacationing in Ireland. He was 64. He was superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol from 1983-87 and from 1990-92. He was an attorney with the McDowell , Rice and Smith firm from 1987-91, and served as one of the original five commissioners

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appointed to the Kansas Racing Commission from 1987-90. Immediately after law school he worked for Tilton, Dillon and Beck in Topeka. Mr. Cantwell had been a barber, later earning bachelor's and master's degrees from Wichita State University, the latter in administration of justice. He was sheriff of Wyandotte County from 1973-77 and in 1977 he was named U.S. Marshal for Kansas by President Jimmy Carter. He was Gov. John Carlin's liaison officer to the Kansas Senate for two legislative sessions. He was a past president of the Kansas Sheriffs Association, past director of the National Sheriffs Association, and past chair of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Commission. He was a member of Leadership 2000. He was past president of the Kansas City Chapter of Jaycees, state vice president of the Kansas State Jaycees, inter­national director of the Kansas Jaycees, and national director of the U.S. Jaycees. He was president and CEO of the Kansas City, Kan. Area Chamber of Commerce and a member and legal adviser of the Kansas Assn . of Chiefs of Police . In 1990 he was the Democratic Party nominee [or Kansas Attorney General. He had served two years in the U.S. Army including a stint in Korea. Survivors include his wife Sandra, three chil­dren, three step-children, grandchildren, and his mother.

George A. Wheat '68 of Plano, Tex., died May 24, 1996, of leukemia. He was vice president for insurance and risk manage­ment for Greyhound Lines, Inc., Dallas , Tex. He had been director of insurance and claims for Motor Coach Industries International in Phoenix from 1991-1995. From 1988-91 , Mr. Wheat was director of claims for Phoenix-based Dial Corp. From 1972-1987, he was the senior litigation attorney for Greyhound Corporation,

becoming the associate general counsel when the company was sold to Greyhound Lines, Inc. He was a 1966 graduate of Wichita State University. Survivors include his wife Barbara and three children.

Robert S. Allen '91 of Wichita , Kan. , died July 29, 1996. He was 64. He received his B.S. degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mass. , in chemical engineering in 1956. This June he was awarded the Kansas Bar Association's pro bono certificate for handling more than 80 cases in the last five years for the legal clinic operated for indi­gent people by the Brookside Methodist Church in Wichita. He was a member of KTLA, ATLA, Wichita Bar Assn., KBA, ABA, and the Wichita Engineering SOCiety, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is survived by his wife Norma.

Editor's Note: If you know oj alums who have died, please send us their obituary, or in absence oj that, the date oj death if you know it. UnJortunately, we have little or no inJormation about the careers oj some oj our alums. Please keep in touch! Send inJormation about yourself or others to Circuit Rider, Was hburn Law School, 1700 SW College, Topeka, KS 66621.

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