1980, and since then has held various corporate positions including his previous appointment as Vice President of Human Resources from 2000 until December 2015. Dave and his wife, Brenda Rindom, are the parents of two daughters. Bill Friend ’89, Dallas, Texas, earned his master’s degree in business administration from Western Governors University in December 2016. He is a Retail Manager at Walgreen’s in Dallas. Virginia Anne and Bernadette Mae, born to Jacob and Katy Mehl on March 14, 2017, are the granddaughters of Aimee Tonquest Mehl ’90 and Steve Mehl of Tulsa, Okla. Dr. Matthew Ramsey, Ph.D. ’98, G’05, Atchison, Kan., in April 2017 was selected Benedictine College’s Distinguished Educator of the Year. He has been a faculty member at Benedictine since 2007. Matt, an Associate Professor, is Director of Special Education and Chair in the Department of Education, was nominated for the award by his peers, staff, and students. Seamus Smith ’02, Overland Park, Kan., was among the “40 Under Forty” Kansas City business and civic leaders featured in the April 2017 issue of Ingram’s Magazine. An estate and business planning attorney, Seamus is a managing partner of Creative Planning Legal of Leawood, Kan. He is a frequent speaker at wealth-management forums, and has also taught business and tax law for the MBA program at Benedictine College. Seamus and his wife, Holly, are the parents of a daughter, Ally. Rev. Nathan Haverland ’05, in July 2016 relocated to Marysville, Kan., to be the Pastor of St. Gregory Church. He previously worked at Church of the Ascension in Overland Park, Kan., for three years. Fr. Paul Clark ’09, Edina, Mo., formerly a seminarian and transitional deacon of the Jefferson City diocese, was ordained to the Holy Priesthood, June 3, 2017. Paul graduated from Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis in May 2017. For the past year, Paul had been assisting the pastor at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Columbia Mo.,. His new assignment will be the associate pastor at St. Patrick’s in Rolla, Mo. Greg Doring G’09, Prairie Village, Kan., received the St. Francis Xavier FOCUS Alumni Award for 2017 from the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. The award is granted to alumni who have given continued outstanding service for the New Evangelization after FOCUS. Greg and his wife Adrienne are the parents of four children. Nathan Harkins ’11, Provincetown, Mass., was promoted in May 2017 to Financial Services Representative Supervisor on the Float Team of The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, located in Orleans, Mass. He has been employed at the bank since November 2014, as Teller/Financial Services Representative and most recently as Senior Teller. Chloe Donaldson ’12, Grand Canyon, Ariz., will be giving two speeches at the National Conference for NAI (National Association for Interpretation) this November 13-18. She continues to work for Xanthera South Rim, LLC at the Grand Canyon National Park South Rim, and is prepping for a rim-torim hike. Chloe also is planning to fulfill a life-long dream of learning rock climbing.
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Ean L. Henninger ’12, Sequim, Wash., in May 2017 graduated with a Master of Library and Information Studies degree from the University of British Columbia Graduate School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. Following graduation, Ean traveled to Toronto to present his research on “Linguistic Diversity and Public Library Staff ” at the Canadian Association of Information Science. Monica Therese, born to Chris Goedken ’13 and his wife, Molly Dineen Goedken ’13, May 1, 2017. She joins older brother, Dominic, at the family home in Omaha, Neb. Jacob Schmitz ’13, Overland Park, Kan., joined the organization, My Catholic Faith Delivered, in May 2017, as its director of implementation. The organization strives to enrich Catholic faith life by removing barriers to learning and offers an online platform tailored for dioceses, parishes/schools, and homeschooling families. Jake was previously employed by Mission Matters Group as Client Advocate. He and his wife, Emily Enna Schmitz ’12, are the parents of a son, Declan Jacob Schmitz. Brianna Sluder ’15, Atchison, Kan., exchanged wedding vows with Matthew Rich, Aug. 12, 2017, in her hometown of Albuquerque, N.M. The couple will reside in Lincoln, Neb., where Matthew is a law student at the University of Lincoln, and Brianna will work for FOCUS on their Mission Development Team. For the past two-and-a-half years, she was the Executive Assistant to the President of Benedictine College. Catherine “Katie” Wagner ’15, G’16, Atchison, Kan., has joined the ARAMARK staff as the Director of Catering for Benedictine College. Mary Minicky ’16, O'Fallon, Mo., relocated to Atchison, Kan., in October 2016, to be the Social Media and Digital Communications Manager for Mount St. Scholastica Monastery. Mary, a legacy alumna, has had several relatives also attend the Benedictine colleges, including her mother, Kathy McCarthy Minicky ’83, two sisters Anna Minicky ’13 and Katie Minicky, a senior at Benedictine College, her uncle, Michael McCarthy ’84, and her great aunt Bernadette Hieger Riordan ’68.
FAMILY DIRECTED MEMORIALS: Memorials for the following may be sent to Benedictine College, Attn: James Kew, Office of Advancement, 1020 North Second Street, Atchison, KS 66002. James Purslow ’59, Lafayette, La., passed away May 14, 2017. He played football and baseball at St. Benedict's College. He signed and played minor league baseball with the Chicago Cubs organization. Jim was inducted into the Raven Hall of Fame in 2005. He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Purslow, March 20, 2017. Among the survivors are two daughters, sister, Patty Purslow Flynn, brother, Mike Purslow ’62, sister-in-law, Penny Purslow, and nieces, Polly Purslow-Holmes ’84 and Micha Lutz ’93. B
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