1970s
Ron Berry, ’87, is the general sales manager for Personal Comfort in Overland Park, Kan.
Diane Reid Adams, ’71, was recognized as the 2021 Missouri Southern Spirit of Service awardee for her outstanding volunteerism to her community.
Brad Burris, ’87, is product manager for Schunk Xycarb Technology in Bethel, Conn.
Ron Lankford, ’71, retired from the Joplin School District as assistant superintendent for business services after five years of service. This is his third retirement from public education. Lankford retired from the Webb City School District in 2010 after 33 years of service and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in 2016 after six years of service.
Brent Beckley, ’88, is director of National Guard and Reserve support for Rubicon Planning in Jefferson City, Mo.
Rick Tallon, ’76, is a member of the American Dental Association’s Standards Committee on Dental Informatics in Savannah, Ga.
1990s
1980s Zander Brietzke, ’82, recently published his most recent book, “Magnum Opus: The Cycle Plays of Eugene O’Neill.” Craig Boyd, ’82, is a retirement specialist at TIAA in Flower Mound, Texas. Marty Schoenthaler, ’82, is president of Hood & Associates CPAs in Bartlesville, Okla.
Daryl Price, ’89, is the vice president-solution sales for Sconce Inc. in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson area in South Carolina.
Richard Taffner, ’91, is the regional director for the Arkansas Department of Health in Gassville, Ark. Suzanne Hull, ’92, has been appointed director of MOSO CAPS. The Center for Advanced Professional Studies is a national model for collaboration between local school districts, higher education and industry. The Missouri Southern CAPS is set to serve its first students in Fall 2022. Richard Davidson, ’92, is the mayor pro tem for the city of Neosho, Mo. Kevin Hooks, ’92, is now the chief community officer for Acorns Financial Services in Santa Ana, Calif.
Kayla (Hoffman) Pekarek, ’84, is the admissions and marketing coordinator for Joplin Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Ken Schultz, ’92, is the head of live video productions and streaming for Jack Henry & Associates in Monett, Mo.
Carmen Wilke, ’86, is a group membership sales agent for AAA in St. Louis, Mo.
William Spence, ’92, serves as fire marshal for Branson (Mo.) Fire and Rescue.
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