Rob Herringer, ’00 and MEA, ’04, Lansing, Kan., completed the firstever NSCAA Master Coach Diploma program in January. The Master Coach program entails a year-long commitment to continued growth in coaching education that spans far beyond the field. Rob worked with a current NSCAA staff member, who served as a mentor and a guide for the course. In addition to the selfguided projects, interaction with other Master Coach candidates was a large component of the coursework, and provided an opportunity for Rob to study at top professional clubs in England and received feedback from top coaches throughout the world. This program is the highest coaching certification in the nation. Rob is the men’s soccer coach and Director of Athletic Giving at Benedictine College. He and wife, Cymbre (Costello) Herringer, ’00, are the parents of a son, Connor, 3.
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Davyeon D. Ross, ’00, Overland Park, Kan., was one of two Benedictine College alumni featured among the inaugural list of 20 young Kansas City entrepreneurs in the Aug. 2008 issue of “Ingram’s Magazine.” Davyeon is president and CEO of AthletixNation, Inc., an online sports-centered social networking website for athletes and others interested in sports at all levels.
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Aaron D. Sinclair, M.D., ’00, Atchison, opened his family medicine practice within the Atchison Hospital in the fall of 2007. In addition to caring for all age groups, Dr. Sinclair also offers sports medicine care, obstetrical services, and minor surgical procedures such as skin lesion removal, colonoscopies, and suturing. Within the Atchison community, Dr. Sinclair writes a health column for the Atchison Globe and is involved with the creation of a free-will clinic, Atchison Community Health Clinic, set to open later this year. Aaron and his wife, Shelly, are the parents of four sons, Cole Dean, 6; Carter Noah, 3; Tait Aberra, 2; and Tylan Matthew, born Sept. 24, 2008. Janelle (Strathman) Wenzl, ’00, Wetmore, Kan., is a Human Services Specialist with the state of Kansas in their Social and Rehabilitation Services. Janelle is working in the Elderly & Disable Independent Living unit. Megan (Cassidy) Bickford, ’02, Atchison, and the BC Office of Marketing & Communication were honored with a gold award for excellence in design by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) during its District VI banquet in January. The award was for the institutional identity program surrounding the college’s Sesquicentennial Celebration, including the convocation program, light pole banners, and speakers’ series brochure. Lindsey Aydelotte, EMBA, ’04, Overland Park, Kan., was featured in the inaugural list of Kansas City entrepreneurs, “20 in their Twenties,” in the Aug. 2008, “Ingram’s Magazine.” Lindsey created a magazine directed to women called “Her Life,” which debuted in Oct. 2007, and is found in medical and professional offices in the Kansas City area. Jill (Kirk) Doyle, EMBA ’04, Holton,
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Kan., owner of Cakes, Cookies and Catering, was featured in the March issue of “Her Life,” within an article detailing the Benedictine College Executive MBA program. Through projects within the 12-month accelerated master’s degree program, Jill learned to set-up a business plan, develop networking skills, and approach bankers about starting her own business, which she opened less than a year after earning her degree. Jill and her husband, Scott, are parents of two sons, Hayden and Colby. Jessica P. (Barton) Shaddox, ’04, Paola, Kan., is the new executive director for the Chamber of Commerce in Osawatomie. Her husband, Chad D. Shaddox, ’02, is the Edward Jones agent in Spring Hill. Luke P. Cairney, ’05, Atchison, became the Director of Student Activities at Benedictine College in August 2008. Prior to that, he worked in the college’s admission office as an Assistant Director. Dirk Kinney, MASL, ’05, Fayetteville, Ark., is the pitching coach/recruiting coordinator at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Steven Meier, ’06, and his wife, Christy (Griffin) Meier, ’08, Topeka, Kan., accepted a one-year assignment with Greenhill YMCA in Newcastle, Northern Ireland through a Church of the Brethren Volunteer Service. Greenhill YMCA is a crossdenominational, year-round Christian organization, which offers leadership and programs to assist young people in their physical, social, mental, and spiritual development. Raquel Huntington, ’08, Atchison, was promoted in January to the position of Registrar for the Office of Academic Records and Registration at Benedictine College. She has been employed at her alma mater since July 2000. Raquel has two children, Carissa Goehner, a freshman at Benedictine