ALUMNI NEWS
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1960 William Turner wrote a children’s book, “The Adventures of Bob and Babe,” published in November by Dorrance Publishing Company. He lives in Los Angeles.
1963 Robert E. Donatelli was elected to another term on the board of directors of the Bar Association of Lehigh County. Donatelli is a member of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus PA in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
1970 Hon. John Bingham retired after 17 years of service as a district magistrate judge for the 12th Judicial District, which covers Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic and Washington counties in Kansas.
1971 Hon. Joe Pierron was retained in November 2016 for his seventh four-year term as a judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals.
1976 Neil R. Shortlidge retired as a partner in the Kansas City office of Stinson Leonard Street LLP. He and his wife, Renee Shortlidge, have moved to Taos, New Mexico, to enjoy retirement.
1977 Lydia Beebe was elected to the board of directors for Aemetis Inc., an advanced renewable fuels and biochemical company. Beebe is senior counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Francisco
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and president of the KU Law Board of Governors.
1979 Tonda Rush is public policy director and general counsel at the National Newspaper Association. She co-founded American Pressworks in Falls Church, Virginia, and recently launched Six Ideas, which provides consulting and special project services for nonprofit organizations.
1980 Judith A. Nelson published “Intentional Leadership: Using Strategy in Everything You Do and Say.” Nelson, of Redondo Beach, California, has been a certified professional coach since 2006.
1981 Scott Mach has been elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates and the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. Mach is a partner in the Popham Law Firm in Kansas City, Missouri.
1982 Chris McKenzie retired after 17 years as executive director of the League of California Cities, the advocacy and education arm of cities throughout the state. Sen. Jerry Moran was re-elected to the U.S. Senate for a second sixyear term. Mark Knackendoffel, founder and CEO of The Trust Company in Manhattan, Kansas, was recognized as the National Member of the Year by the National Association of Trust Organizations at the organization’s annual meeting in Portland.
1984 Stephen Young received the 2017 Exemplary Service Award from Sigma Phi Epsilon. He serves as Alumni & Volunteer Corporation president for the fraternity’s UC-Berkeley chapter. Young is senior vice president and general counsel at Independence Insurance Agents and Brokers of California.
1988 Kathy Greenlee is the new vice president of aging and health policy at the Center for Practical Bioethics in Kansas City, Missouri. She previously served as assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. Barbara Melbourne has been named vice chancellor for institutional advancement at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. She previously served as vice president for development at the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend.
1989 Kevin Kelly has been named director of Chancellors Club support at KU Endowment. He previously served with KUEA as senior development director for KU Law.
1990 Brian Johnston has joined Jackson Lewis as a principal in the Kansas City Region office. His primary practice areas include the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), employee benefits and taxation. Johnston previously practiced with Polsinelli PC.
