Once a SPARTAN, Always a SPARTAN

1970s 1980s

Mike Meacham ’70 - Mike completed his 70th trip around the sun on January 10. He celebrated with a brief trip to Jekyll Island, GA. Mike continues to be a bit active in his profession, serving as an accreditation site visitor for Masters in Health Administration programs. Vicky and Mike are enjoying retirement in Greenville, SC, with a bit of time at their mountain retreat in NC.

Tanya Scheer Deiter ’85Tanya and her husband Greg are excited to be grandparents for the second time! Micah Thomas Deiter was born on January 6, 2023, the Feast of the Epiphany! His big brother, Keaton Gregory Deiter (born September 6, 2020) is already a big helper. They praise God for blessing them so immensely.

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In January 2023, as Program Director of Culinary Arts at WSU Tech, Lexi opened the National Institute of Culinary and Hospitality Education (NICHE) along with her husband, John, Director of NICHE, in the old Henry’s building in downtown Wichita. In addition to the Culinary Arts Department, NICHE will house a food hall, bistro, culinary demonstration theater and rooftop events center. Lexi is so looking forward to the years ahead and the impact this new food destination will have on the lives of her students as well as the enrichment it will bring to Wichita.

2000s

Brick Scheer ’74 - Brick is in his 41st year of practicing Denistry, but between him, his dad, and his grandfather, they are in their 105th year of serving dental patients in Wichita. In November, he was named the 2022 Dentist of the Year by the Wichita District Dental Society. Brick and his wife, Shelley, will celebrate their 40th anniversary in September with a European River Cruise down the Danube. Their daughter, Casey, is currently working on her masters in creative writing from John’s Hopkins. And their son, Brandon ’04, recently got married.

Stephen Lai ’87 - Stephen was recently inducted as a Fellow into the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS). He is a Professor in Head and Neck Surgery, Molecular and Cellular Oncology, and Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX.

1990s

Lon Davis ’92 - Lon and his family started a non-profit organization in 2015 specifically for kids with disabilities, called Walkin’ & Rollin’ Costumes. They build costumes for kids in walkers and wheelchairs, free of charge. They have accomplished this by having volunteers from all over the nation sign up on their website to help build the costumes, with donations and corporate sponsorships to help cover the costs of materials and shipping. By the end of this year, they will have built over 150 costumes from Florida to Hawaii. Visit Walkinrollin.org to see their amazing work.

Rob Ramseyer ’02Dr. Rob Ramseyer is currently the VP of Athletics & Strategic Expansion at Friends University. He was recently named by the National Association of Collegiate Directors (NACDA) as a Cushman & Wakefield Athletic Director of the Year (NAIA Division).

Brandon

Brandon is currently an orthodontist in Denver and the owner of Shine Orthodontics. He married Mahsa Bagherdaei on February 18, 2023.

Ann Jankowski ’09Last July, Ann Jankowski gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Eydie Louise! The following September she and her husband relocated their family to Peterborough, England.

Bailey Burcham ’09Bailey and his wife Rachel just welcomed their first little one to the family. Imogen Barbara Grace Burcham was born on Christmas Day 2022. They live in Pasadena, CA where Bailey has spent the past few years managing the Pasadena Playhouse. This summer he will be named the Artistic Director of Shakespeare Youth Festival Los Angeles.

2010s

Connor Bourland ’11Connor Bourland and his wife Bethany welcomed their daughter, Eloise March Bourland, to the world at midnight on the nose on November 4, 2022.

Sara Ayesh ’14Sara Ayesh is in her first year of Law School at the University of Illinois - Chicago. She plans to pursue a career in criminal defense. She makes her home in Chicago now with her 18-month old daughter, Savanna, and her boyfriend, Hunter.

Mac Copeland ’18Mac graduated from Kansas University in 2022. He is a Sales Associate, Protein Sales, for Cargill. He will reside in Ft. Worth, TX in May 2023.

Myles Copeland ’12Myles and his wife Abby are expecting their first baby this April. They reside in Overland Park, KS. Myles is a Retail Account Manager at Cargill Animal Feed and Nutrition.

Jace Schultz ’10Jace and his wife are expecting their 3rd child, another boy, this coming April. Their daughter Clarissa is the oldest at 7 and Carter is 3. Jace’s wife Victoria Schultz just moved schools to be a 3rd grade teacher out at Amelia Earhart in Goddard Public Schools after teaching 6 years in 2nd grade at Wichita Public Schools. Jace is still doing outside sales remotely in Wichita and surrounding areas for a big auto lender out of Michigan called Credit Acceptance and has been with the company for the last 6 years.

Madeleine Lett ’13Madeleine earned a Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University School of Law Class of 2022.

Mitchell Copeland ’14Mitchell graduated from KSTATE in 2018. He lives in Wichita and is a National Account Manager with Cargill, where he is responsible for handling Costco Accounts.

Logan Mitchell ’17Logan graduated from the University of Kansas with a Journalism Degree. He is now in his first year of law school at UNKC.