1940s

Dr. Richard P. Bowles ’49 was honored recently by the Liberty School District with its “Honoring Our Own” award. A lifetime resident of Liberty, Dr. Bowles graduated from Liberty High School in 1945. He has practiced medicine at Liberty and North Kansas City hospitals and in his own private practice. He served Jewell for many years as a team physician and trustee, and is a past recipient of the college’s Citation for Achievement.

1950s

Bud Lathrop ’58 was named All-Metro boy’s basketball Coach of the Year by The Kansas City Star. Lathrop finished the season with a record of 26-5 and led his Raytown South High School team to the Missouri Class 5 state championship game, where the team lost to Springfield Kickapoo. Lathrop is a past recipient of Jewell’s Citation for Achievement.

1960s

Larry F. Matthews ’65 is the newly appointed director of The College Board’s Midwestern regional office in Evanston, Ill. The office serves thirteen states. He and his wife, Suzanne, live in Glenview, Ill.

1970s

Howard Chrisman Jones ’73 was honored recently by the Liberty School District with its “Honoring Our Own” award. Jones graduated from Liberty High School in 1969 and is a set designer and teacher whose work has appeared at Starlight Theater, Missouri Repertory Theatre and the American Heartland Theater. He is a past recipient of Jewell’s Citation for Achievement.

John W. Richmond ’77 has been published in such journals as the Journal of Research in Music Education, Research Perspectives in Music Education, Arts Education Policy Review, the International Journal of Music Education, The Journal of Aesthetic Education and the Choral Journal, as well as a number of research monographs, including “On the Nature of the Musical Experience.” He is a founding director of the Suncoast Music Education Forum, the founding editor of the Florida Choral News, and served as the conference director for the 1994 World Conference of the International Society for Music Education, the music education arm of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Richmond recently completed the editing of the “Policy and Philosophy Research Section” of the upcoming second edition of the Handbook of Research in Music Teaching and Learning and also wrote the chapter on “Law Research and Music Education.” Richmond and his wife, Jill, live in Tampa, Fla.

1980s

Paul Bruce ’80 has been promoted to Senior Vice President-Financial Operations and Chief Financial Officer at Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, headquartered in Louisville, Ky. He lives in Louisville with his wife, Kerry, and their three children.

Connie Dover ’84 recently performed as guest vocalist on a Kansas City Chamber Orchestra program arranged by Bruce Sorrell ’83. The program focused on Celtic music and had a spring seasonal theme. Kansas City Star music critic Paul Horsley praised Dover’s “auburn-colored voice and clean renditions.”

Israel Obieje ’89 is the director of the Global Missions Board of the Nigerian Baptist Convention. He and his wife, Christiana, live in Ibadan with their son, Israel, Jr.

1990s

David Ingle ’93 will complete a Musculoskeletal and Trauma Imaging Fellowship in the Department of Radiology at the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center and University of Tennessee at Memphis in June. He served as Chief Resident in the department in 2001-02, completing his residency in Diagnostic Radiology in June 2002. He recently had an article published in the January 2003 issue of the Orthopedics journal. David and his wife, Tracy, live in Memphis with their two children, Olivia and Matthew.

Andrew Sallee ’99 was selected recently as the monthly “Honoring Excellence” winner by the Liberty School District. The award was based on Andrew’s three years of volunteer work as a “YouthFriend” for a Liberty Academy student, an alternative educational program within the district. “Andrew’s personal endeavors and commitment to this program have made a tremendous difference in the life of one particular student,” said district spokesman Jim Dunn. “It is particularly rewarding to recognize positive change and academic success as a direct result of Andrew’s mentoring. The student, his parents and the Liberty School District award this distinction to Andrew Sallee with great appreciation.” Andrew Sallee

2000 and Above

Evan T. Young ’02 recently received his commission as a naval officer after completing Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Naval Aviation Schools Command, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.