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Justin William Stephan*
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 Formerly served as Chief Logistics Officer for Champion Brands LLC in Clinton, MO. Elected Mayor of Appleton City, MO in 2012 and served in that capacity until his untimely death following the 2013 session of Missouri Boys State. He was a long time member of the MBS staff who served tirelessly as an instructor in the Legislative School.
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Stephen D. Webber
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 Currently serving his first term as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He is a Columbia, MO native and former Marine who served two tours in Iraq as a member of an infantry battalion. After his first tour in Iraq he returned to the U.S. and got his degree in Economics from Saint Louis University. After his second tour in Iraq he returned to the U.S. and moved to Washington D.C. ... [ more]
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Matthew Flener
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 Matt Flener joined 9NEWS on June 21, 2010. Matt is passionate about finding, writing and telling stories that give you a unique perspective on the day's events. He has won acclaim from the Society of Professional Journalists, Radio Television Digital News Association, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the Missouri Broadcasters Association. Prior to 9News, Matt repo... [ more]
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Justin Gage
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 Former wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL. Also played wide receiver for four years for the Chicago Bears. Former standout football and basketball player at the University of Missouri-Columbia (2000-2004). He is President and Founder of Twelve Starz Foundation. Twelve Starz mission is to provide assistance to disadvantaged youth, supporting educational, athletic and life skil... [ more]
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Brad Kiesling
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 Currently serving as Director of Government Affairs at PetSmart in Phoenix, AZ.
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Bryan Lamont Sykes
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 Currently, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at DePaul University in Chicago and a Research Affiliate in the Center for Demography and Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his Doctorate (2007) and his Masters degree (2005, 2003) in Sociology and Demography from the University of California - Berkeley and his B.S. degree (2001) in Sociology from University of... [ more]
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Matthew L. Dameron
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 Jefferson City, Mo. - Attorney General Chris Koster today announced Matthew L. Dameron of Kansas City as his new Chief of Staff. Dameron replaces Robert Kenney, who was appointed by Governor Nixon to the Public Service Commission. Dameron has been an attorney with the Kansas City firm Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP since 2006. While at Stueve Siegel Hanson, Dameron represented investors and consumer... [ more]
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Brian M. Roberts
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 Currently, Agency Vice-President of Distribution Development for Mass Financial Group, Inc. in Chesterfield, MO. Former MBS Staff member.
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Jesse S. Kharbanda
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 Currently, Policy Advocate for the Environmental Law and Policy Center in Chicago, IL. He is currently focusing on clean energy development issues and special projects. He has worked in the management development program at McMaster-Carr, an industrial distribution company in Chicago and as an economics researcher at Resources for the Future prior to joining ELPC. He was a Rhodes Scholar, study... [ more]
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Brad St. Louis
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 Former Long Snapper/Tight End and special teams player for the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL. Drafted in the 7th round (210th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft. He was a three-time All-Gateway Conference Tight End at Southwest Missouri State University. Also won the Missouri State Wrestling Championship in the Heavyweight Division for Belton High School in Belton, MO.
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Brad Lear
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Gabriel C. Murphy
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 Co-founder, President and CEO of CommuniTech.net, a web hosting firm in Kansas City, MO. In March of 2001, he was named to Ingrams' Magazine 40 Under 40 Class of 2001. At 25 years of age, he is the youngest person to ever to receive this honor. He has also been named by the Kansas City Star as one of the Tech 50 leaders of Kansas City. In June of 2001, Gabriel was named the Kansas/Western Misso... [ more]
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Ryan A. Silvey
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 Currently, serving his third term in the Missouri House of Representatives representing MO 38th District in Kansas City. Elected to the House in a special election in 2005, he is a mortgage advisor and a former legislative aide to U.S. Senator Kit Bond (MO). He is a member of the Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce. He earned his B.A. in Interpretive Speech from Bob Jones University in 1998.
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Dale L. Wright
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 Currently, serves as Director of Development Advancement for the Robert J. Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri - Columbia. He holds a Bachelors and Masters Degree from the University of Missouri - Columbia. He also serves as Missouri Boys State Dean of Counselors and the Missouri Boys State Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
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Johnnie Cox
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 Currently serving as the Prosecuting Attorney for Barry County (MO) located in Cassville, MO.
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Imron T. Aly
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 Currently, Partner at Winston & Strawn LLP in Chicago, IL. Formerly, Partner at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP in Chicago, IL. Currently practicing in the Intellectual Property Department with litigation experience primarily in the fields of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation. Formerly, law clerk to the Honorable Ann K. Covington, Missouri Supreme Court. He earned his law degree at G... [ more]
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Andrew L. Atterbury
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 Currently, Senior Vice President for Corporate Development for Inergy, L.P., a propane marketing and distribution firm in Kansas City, MO. Formerly of Kinder Morgan, Inc. where he worked in the company's Corporate Development Group. Prior to joining Kinder Morgan, he worked at Lehman Brothers in its Real Estate Principal Transactions Group. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth Coll... [ more]
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C. Hugh Brown
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 Currently, an Associate at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP in Kansas City, MO. Represented MBS at Boys Nation in 1991.
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Eric Robert Greitens
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 Currently, Chairman and CEO of The Mission Continues, a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to helping wounded veterans find their way back to serving their communities after their military service has been completed. He’s also an accomplished author, photographer and advocate for human rights. He is a Navy Seal Team Commander who served in Iraq and Afghanistan during the War on Terror. Preside... [ more]
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Dan Kirsch
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 Currently and attorney with the Tennessee Office of the Post-Conviction Defender, which represents indigent defendants facing execution and ensures that the State of Tennessee does not impose the death penalty in an arbitrary manner and that those accused of capital crimes are afforded the constitutional protections to which they are entitled. He previously ran his own law practice, the Kirsch La... [ more]
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Bradford P. Campbell
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 Currently, an attorney at Schiff Hardin LLC in Washington DC concentrating his practice in employee benefits and executive compensation and ERISA litigation, specializing in ERISA Title I issues, including fiduciary conduct and prohibited transactions. Formerly, served as Assistant Secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration for the U.S. Department of Labor. His department oversees... [ more]
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Steven M. McCartan
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 Currently, Partner at Shook Hardy Bacon LLC in Kansas City, MO. Formerly a Partner at Lathrop & Gage, L.C. in Kansas City, MO. He received his undergraduate degree from University of Missouri – Columbia in 1995. He received a master’s degree in policy studies from the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1998. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri-Colum... [ more]
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John P. Thomson
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Sherman M. Parker*
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 Former two term member of the MO House of Representatives. He represented District 12 located in St. Charles County. He was first elected to the House in November 2002 and re-elected in 2004. He was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Congress in 2006. In addition to his legislative duties, he was a member of the executive staff of UniGroup, Inc., the parent company of United Van Lines, Mayflowe... [ more]
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Alex S. Tuckness
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 Currently, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Iowa State University. Also a visiting Fellow in Ethics, Harvard Center for Ethics and the Professions, Harvard University, 2003-2004. Earned his Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University in 1999. Earned M. Phil. from Cambridge University with distinction in Political Thought and Intellectual History in 1995. Earned an A.B. from Un... [ more]
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Michael A. Williams
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 Currently, a partner at Lathrop & Gage, LC in Kansas City. He is an active member of the Diversity Committee for the firm, the local bar association and the National Defense Research Institute. He also serves as an adjunct professor of Labor Law at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law and is the first African-American ever elected to serve on the Kansas Bar Association Board of Gover... [ more]
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Matt Blunt
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 Elected 54th Governor of the State of Missouri in 2004. Formerly, Missouri Secretary of State (2000-2004). Former member of the Missouri House of Representatives representing Missouri’s 139th District in Greene County near Springfield. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, he received several commendations during his service in the Navy including three Navy and Marine Corps... [ more]
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Garry L. Haase
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Matthew T. Kirsch
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 Currently serving as an attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado. He is assigned to the Economic Crimes Unit and serves as the Bankruptcy Fraud Coordinator. Formerly served as Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Florida. Also, served as an associate at the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP. He is a Harvard University graduate (1993). He was the Ha... [ more]
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M. Scott Murphy
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 Currently serves as Vice-President of Advantage Capital, a private equity investing firm that finances small businesses. Previously, he started three successful software companies. He served as Deputy Chief-of-staff to Governor Wilson and worked in Governor Carnahan's Office. Currently serving as Assistant Dean of the MBS Legislative School. Elected Governor of Missouri Boys State and attended Boy... [ more]
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Michael J. Colona
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 Mike Colona is a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Colona serves the 80th District in St. Louis (2013-2014) and represented the 67th district (2008-2010), which is centered on the Tower Grove South area within the city of St. Louis. Colona also served as the House Minority Whip for the 96th General Assembly Mike Colona was born in St. Louis in 1969. He is a 1987 graduat... [ more]
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David Cummings
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 Currently Founder and Chairman of Tradebot Systems, Inc., an electronic stock market trading firm and Tradebot Ventures, Inc, a high-growth technology investment firm both in Kansas City, MO. Tradebot uses computer algorithms to provide liquidity to the stock market. He started Tradebot in 1999 out of a spare bedroom with a $10,000 investment. Some days Tradebot accounts for over 10% of the total... [ more]
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Mason R. Gebhardt
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 Currently, Associate Judge 14th Judicial Circuit. Previously Howard County (MO) Prosecuting Attorney in Fayette, MO. Also, Chairman of the GOP (Howard) County Committee. Graduated from University of Missouri – Columbia (B. S. E.) and University of Missouri – Kansas City (J. D.).
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Dan Iannicola, Jr.
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 Currently, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education for the United States Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. He was appointed as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education in September of 2003. In this position, he is responsible for overseeing the Treasury’s Office of Financial Education, which was established in 2002 to promote access to financial education programs so th... [ more]
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Scott Lipke
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 Currently, serving his third term in the Missouri House of Representatives representing the 157th District in Jackson, MO. He was first elected to the House in November 2002 and re-elected in November 2004. He is also an attorney with Jones and Deimund, L.C. in Cape Girardeau. He previously served as assistant prosecuting attorney and legal counsel for Cape Girardeau County. He serves on the Bo... [ more]
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Rick Mayes
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 Currently, Assistant Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Political Science at the University of Richmond in Richmond, VA. He teaches courses in American Government, Civil Rights & Liberties, Health Care Policy & Politics and Social Science Research Methods. He is author of the book, Universal Coverage: The Elusive Quest for National Health Insurance, and has written and presented ext... [ more]
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Paul Vincent LeVota
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 Elected State Senator in Missouri's 11th District for the 2013-2014 term. Previously, served in the Missouri House of Representatives representing Missouri District 52 in Independence from 2003-2011. Elected to the House in 2002 and re-elected in 2004, is a licensed Missouri Real Estate Appraiser for The LeVota Appraisal Group. He is a member of the Democratic Leadership Council and National Con... [ more]
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Timothy M. Miller
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 Currently Medical Director, U.S. Medical Programs for Genzyme Corporation in Cambridge, MA. Also, Neuromuscular Disease Specialist and Attending Neurologist, University of Arizona, Department of Neurology. Formerly in the same capacity at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Medical Center in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Miller currently serves Dean of Operations at Missouri Boys S... [ more]
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Mike S. Plunkett
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 Currently Managing Director for Quinn Capital LLC in Merriam, KS. Formerly, Chief Financial Officer for Dean Machinery in Kansas City, MO. Formerly served as the Chief Operating Officer for StrategicOne LLC in Kansas City, MO a database solutions provider for non-profit fundraisers. Formerly, he was co-founder of MachineryLink, Inc., the largest agricultural equipment leasing provider in North... [ more]
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Scott R. Pool
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 Currently an attorney in private practice in Jefferson City, MO. Formerly an assistant to Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon. Formerly, an assistant dean of counselors and member of the Missouri Boys State Board of Directors.
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Decha Enkvetchakul, M.D.
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 Currently, Assistant Professor, Pharmacologicval and Physiological Science, Sant Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. Previously, Instructor of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Specializing in Kidney Disease and Nephrology. Earned a B.A. in Biology at Washington University in St. Louis (1989) and M.D. at University o... [ more]
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Robert A. Fruend
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 Currently, Chief Executive Officer of St. Louis Regional Health Commission. He was named the first CEO of the Regional Health Commission in May of 2002. He holds an MBA from the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University, an MHA from the Washington University School of Medicine, and is a graduate of the Coro Fellows Program in St. Louis. He is currently an adjunct faculty member a... [ more]
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Warren E. Hearnes, II
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 Currently, Strategic Planning Manager for United Parcel Service in Atlanta, GA. Formerly, member of technical staff at Optical Fiber Solutions (formerly Lucent Technologies) in Norcross, GA. Also serving as founding member of the Board of Advisors for an internet-based 501c(3) organization west-point.org Inc. serving West Point graduates and parents of cadets. Earned his undergraduate degree fro... [ more]
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Darin D. Inglish
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 Currently, Senior Attorney for Qwest Communications International in Denver, CO. Graduated from William Jewell College (B. S. B. A. 1989) and St. Louis University School of Law (J. D. 1994).
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Kelly M. King
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 Currently President - South Central Region for AT&T.
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Mark D. Pfeiffer
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 Currently serving as Judge on the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District. He was appointed to fill the vacancy on the court by Governor Jay Nixon upon the retirement of Judge Ronald Holliger. Prior to his appointment, he was a shareholder and attorney with the firm of Bley & Pfeiffer in Columbia, specializing in civil litigation. Prior to joining the firm in 1995, he was an associate with Far... [ more]
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Dave J. Sasina
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 Currently, Senior Vice President, Marketing, for Centex Corporation in Dallas, TX. Formerly, a management consultant for McKinsey & Company in Dallas for seven years, where he rose to the position of Senior Engagement Manager and led marketing-related and performance improvement projects primarily for clients in consumer industries, including packaged goods, lodging, and retailing. He earned a B... [ more]
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John David Wiemann
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Buzz Eckelkamp
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 Currently, Partner at Eckelkamp & Kuenzel, LLP in Washington, MO. Also, member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Washington., Washington, MO, United Bank of Union, Union, MO and Citizens National Bank of Greater St. Louis in Maplewood, MO. Also, currently serves as Captain of the Rescue Squad of the Washington Volunteer Fire Company in Washington, MO.
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Todd P. Graves
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 Todd P. Graves is the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Graves was nominated by President George W. Bush to be the top federal law enforcement official for western Missouri on July 30, 2001. Graves took his oath of office on an interim appointment as U.S. Attorney by the U.S. District Court on September 17, 2001, and his presidential appointment was formally confirmed... [ more]
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Jim Maher
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 Currently, Financial Adviser in Charge for the Metro East Merrill Lynch office in Swansea, IL. He was the driving force behind the creation of the Southern Illinois Charitbale Giving Council, which serves as an educational resource for non-profit trustees and for individuals considering charitable giving. Also has served on the American Red Cross Bi-State Board of Directors and has been recogniz... [ more]
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John Mitchell Raines
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 Currently, serving as Director of U.S. Marketing for Chemistry, Trait, & Seed business for Monsanto Company in St. Louis, MO. Also, President of the Mid America Crop Life Association. Formerly worked with Dow Chemical Ag. in numerous sales and marketing roles prior to joining Monsanto in 1997. His career at Monsanto began as the U.S. Cotton-Marketing Manager involved in launching Bollgard and ... [ more]
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Duane T. Wegener
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 Currently, Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. Earned his Ph.D. in Psychology at The Ohio State University in 1994. Research interests generally include the areas of attitude change and social cognition, especially factors that influence the amount and nature of information processing activity (e.g., mood states of recipients of persuasive communicatio... [ more]
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Mark T. Boschert
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 Currently, serves as a managing partner at Renaissance Plastic Surgery in St. Peters, MO. He earned an undergraduate degree from Benedictine College and his Master of Science and Doctoral degrees in the University of Missouri system. Following his training, he received fellowship training in plastic surgery in Miami, FL. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
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W. Keith Currie
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 Currently serving as Associate Circuit Judge of the 34th Circuit Court in Pemiscot County Missouri.
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Shawn Dulohery
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 Currently, Shooting Head Coach for Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. Formerly, a member of the U.S. Olympic Shooting Team. He finished first in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and third in the 2003 in the World Cup Finals in the skeet shooting competition. Other notable accomplishments include 2002 National Skeet Champion, second place finish in the 2002 Shanghai World Cup and a first ... [ more]
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Ted Farnen
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 Currently, Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for State Senator Chuck Graham (D-Columbia). He served eight years as a State Representative for District 21 in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was first elected in 1994. He is also a former communications specialist for the Missouri Senate. He is a member of St. Brendan's Catholic Church and Mexico Jaycees. He also participates in ... [ more]
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Kevin Steincross
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 Currently the morning news anchor for KTVI, Fox 2 News in St. Louis, MO. Formerly a general assignment reporter and former co-anchor of FOX 2 News Weekend. Worked as an anchor/reporter in Columbia, MO, Sioux Falls, SD and Tulsa, OK prior to current anchor position in St. Louis. Earned a Bachelor's Degree at Baylor University in Texas, and a Master's Degree from Columbia University in New York... [ more]
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Aaron K. Trautwein
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 Currently Associate Professor of Mathematics, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI. He specializes in knot theory. Knot theory is a subfield of topology, the area of mathematics that examines shape. In particular, he studies the physical and theoretical properties of harmonic knots and their applications. He teaches an array courses for the Mathematics Department and Heritage Program including Multivari... [ more]
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Jay Felton
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 Currently, a Partner at Lathrop & Gage, L.C. in Kansas City, MO. Also, an adjunct professor for the University of Missouri-Columbia Honors College and member of the University of Missouri Alumni Association Executive Board. Also a legal columnist for The Missouri Soybean Farmer. He is a 1986 graduate of University of Missouri – Columbia and received his Juris Doctorate from University of Virgi... [ more]
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Craig Dale Ritchie, Esq.
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 Currently the principal of Ritchie & Soper, P.C. Formerly served as Director/Vice-President of The American Legion Boys State of Missouri.
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David C. Asjes
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 Currently, Executive Officer in the Naval Science Department at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. Currently, holds the rank of Commander in the U.S. Navy. He graduated from the US Naval Academy with a BS in Systems Engineering and was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy in 1985. After flight training in Pensacola, FL, he was winged as a Naval Flight Officer in 1987 and assigned as... [ more]
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Paul D. Boydston
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 Currently works as location manager for various TV shows and feature films in Los Angeles, CA. Also, President of Soapbox USA, an internet bath and body product retailer located in Hollywood, CA. Formerly, served as Assistant Dean of Counselors and Media School Counselor for Missouri Boys State. Also, elected MBS Governor and represented MBS at Boys Nation.
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Mark A. Demien
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 Currently part-owner and Vice-President of Demien Construction. Also part-owner and managing partner of Bear Creek Golf Club and part-owner and Secretary of Demien Development Company. Also owner of MDF Investments which invests in the redevelopment of blighted residential areas in the city of St. Louis. He and MDF have received praise from St. Louis authorities as well as several awards for hi... [ more]
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Daniel K. Farnen
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 Currently, Vice President and Group Media Director for MC Media at Draftfcb in Chicago, IL. Formerly, Director of Media Planning for Anheuser-Busch, Inc. in St. Louis, MO.
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Zel M. Fischer
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 Currently serving as Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court. Appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Matt Blunt in 2008. Formerly, Associate Circuit Judge in 4th Judicial Circuit (Atchison County). Earned his B. A. at William Jewell College and his Juris Doctor at University of Missouri – Kansas City.
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Rob Tillman
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 Currently serving as President of Ortho Rehab and Specialty Centers in Little Rock, AR. He attained the highest level of clinical certification available in the field of orthopedic rehabilitation and is credited with the rehabilitation design and training programs for many professional athletes and organizations including professional baseball, a Super Bowl MVP quarterback, an NBA championship-wi... [ more]
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Herb Dempsey
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 Currently, a Partner at Lee's Summit Clinic and Physician/Director of Lab Services at Central Missouri State University Health Center in Warrensburg, MO. Also, serves as Aviation Medical Examiner for the Federal Aviation Administration. Also, serves as Staff Physician at Lee's Summit Hospital and St. Joseph's Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Also, serves as Team Physician for Lee's Summit High S... [ more]
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Steven L. Grand
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 President of Wilson/Grand Communications, Inc. a political consulting firm in Alexandria, VA. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard - magna cum laude. He has earned two masters degrees and his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California where he wrote his doctoral dissertation on political metaphor. He also has formal training from the University of Michigan Survey Research Cen... [ more]
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John W. Grimm
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 Currently a partner at the law firm of Limbaugh, Russell, Payne and Howard, P.C. in Cape Girardeau, MO. Formerly served as Circuit Court Judge in the 32nd Judicial Circuit in Cape Girardeau, MO. Appointed by Governor Mel Carnahan in 1993 and elected to a six-year term in 1994 and re-elected again in 2000. Currently serving as Dean of the Media School at Missouri Boys State. Elected to Missouri... [ more]
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Mark D. Grimm
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 Currently an attorney and shareholder at Gilmore & Bell, P.C. Law Firm in St. Louis, MO. Also served as Campaign Treasurer for Governor Bob Holden's 2004 re-election campaign. He is a member of the Missouri and American Bar Associations, the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the Missouri Municipal League and serves on the Board of Directors of the Missouri Economic Development Financing Ass... [ more]
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David Koechner
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 Currently works as an actor/writer/comedian in Hollywood, CA. His TV credits include the cast of Saturday Night Live (1995-1996) and The Office (2005-2007) and feature film credits such as Get Smart (2008), Semi-Pro (2008), The Comebacks (2007), Talledega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby (2006) and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). He was part of two renowned comedy troupes in Chica... [ more]
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Brett Layne Lewis
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M. Shawn Askinosie
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 Currently. Owner and Chocolate Maker at Askinosie Chocolate in Springfield (MO). Formerly worked as a criminal defense attorney in private practice at Askinosie and Bilyeu, LLC and became nationally known for his criminal defense work. Named one of 12 Lawyers of the Year in 2001 by Missouri Lawyers Weekly for his ground breaking work in post-conviction DNA testing under a new Missouri State Statut... [ more]
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Warner L. Baxter
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 Currently serves as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ameren Corporation, a Midwestern power utility located in St. Louis (MO). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Ameren Corporation, St. Louis, MO. Formerly, Senior Vice President of Finance for Ameren Corporation. His duties include overseeing Ameren's finance functions as well as its corporate and str... [ more]
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Alan Blankenship
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 Elected Associate Circuit Judge in Stone County, MO 39th Judicial Circuit in November 2002. Formerly, municipal judge in Branson West. Formerly an attorney in private practice in Branson West. Former MBS Dean of Operations and currently a lifetime member of the executive committee of the Missouri Boys State board of directors.
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Cain S. DeVore
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 Currently working in Hollywood, CA as an actor, voiceover artist and filmmaker. His acting credits include roles on TV episodes of “Married with Children”, “Search for Tomorrow” and “One Life to Live”. His film credits include a starring role the independent film “Ramona” released in 1992 and as director of “Mitzi and Joe” released in 1997. He is co-host of a new pilot program called “Greenligh... [ more]
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Mark W. Eggert
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 Currently, Executive Vice President, Health Plan Business Unit for Centene Corporation, a Midwest health care company located in St. Louis, MO. Formerly, Assistant Vice Chancellor & Deputy General Counsel for Washington University in St. Louis. Formerly a partner at Bryan Cave LLP Law Firm in St. Louis. Earned an A.B. at Harvard University, and J.D. from Harvard Law School.
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Clay L. Grumke
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 Currently, a St. Louis attorney in private practice. Formerly, Vice President A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. and director of the company's law department. He also served as vice president and assistant director of law. Previously, he served as the company's litigation counsel. A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., is a St. Louis investment brokerage firm.
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Andy Huckaba
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 Currently, Owner/President of Huckaba & Associates, a management consulting firm in Lenexa, KS. Also, appointed in 2003 as a member of the Lenexa, KS City Council (Ward 4). Formerly, member of the Lenexa Planning Commission and the Johnson County Planning Commission. Formerly, Chairman of the Board of the Lenexa Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Chamber Board of Directors. Active in PTA ... [ more]
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J. Bradley Jones
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 Currently, Director of the Missouri Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business located in Jefferson City, MO. Formerly served as Executive Director of the Mining Industry Council of Missouri and Director of Education and Environmental Affairs for the Associated Industries of Missouri.
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Larry D. Kay
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 Retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of Brigadier General, he currently serves as Executive Director of the Missouri Veterans Commission. Formerly, Assistant Adjutant General Army, Missouri National Guard in Jefferson City, MO. In his military career, he is a Veteran of Desert Storm serving as the Executive Officer for the 1267th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) 1990-1991. The mission of his a... [ more]
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Jon Sundvold
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 Founder and President of Sundvold Capital Management in Columbia, MO. Collegiate All-American basketball player and NBA Veteran. He was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft. A 6'2" shooting guard from the University of Missouri, He played in 9 NBA seasons from 1983–1992. He played for the Seattle SuperSonics, San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat.... [ more]
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Sudhansu S. Yadau
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 Currently Vice-President of Sales for Quest Environmental Resources Corporation, Inc. in Indianapolis, IN. Selected to attend Boys Nation in 1978.
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Bill Beydler
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 Currently, Donor Recruitment Manager for the Tennessee Valley Region of The American Red Cross in Nashville, TN. Formerly Regional Sales Director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Former City Manager of Richland, MO. Served as MBS Dean of Operations from 2001-2004 and currently member of the MBS Board of Directors.
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Dave J. Bolton
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 Currently Vice-President of Engineering at Nidec Motor Corporation in St. Louis, MO. Formerly, Vice-President of Engineering/Air Moving Motors Division at Emerson Electric Corporation in St. Louis, MO. Member of the Washington University (St. Louis) Sports Hall of Fame. Named Division III football All-American in 1981 and Track and Field All-American in 1980 and 1981. Won Division III National... [ more]
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Bill Buese
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 Currently, Head Athletic Trainer and physical education instructor for Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS. He is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and member, past public relations director and past president of the Kansas Athletic Trainers Association. Served as head trainer for the East Squad in the East-West Shrine Bowl Football Game in 1986 a... [ more]
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David W. Clithero
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 Currently Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Development – Health Systems at University of Missouri – Columbia, MO.
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Brad Edelman
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 Former Collegiate All-American Lineman at the University of Missouri and NFL Veteran with the New Orleans Saints. Led the Mizzou Tigers to three straight bowl games in 1980 through 1982. Drafted in the second round (30th overall) by the New Orleans Saints in 1982. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1988. He retired from football following the 1989 season after playing in 90 career NFL games. ... [ more]
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Tim O'Connor
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 Currently, Medical Director for the Neonatal Unit at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO specializing in neonatal and perinatal medicine and is a board certified pediatrician. He earned his undergraduate degree at Saint Louis University in 1982 and his doctorate from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1984.
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Stanley R. O'Dell
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 Currently, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Arizona in Phoenix, AZ. Formerly, an Administrative Law Judge for the State of Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ. Earned a B.A. in 1982 and J.D. in 1984 from University of Missouri-Columbia. Elected MBS Governor in 1977 and represented MBS at Boys Nation.
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Mike Stewart
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 Currently, Manager - Creative Development/Broadcast Productoin for Anheuser-Busch LLC in St. Louis, MO. Formerly Group Manager, Advertising Services and Coordinating Producer at Bud Sports for Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Currently serves as an Advisory Board member for the USO of Missouri in St. Louis. Also, serves as Board Vice-President for Ritenour Pride and Promise Foundation which supports the R... [ more]
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Steven W. Stites
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 Currently serving as Residency Program Director and Associate Professor of Medicine with the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Stites graduated from The University of Missouri-Columbia in 1985, afterward completing his residency and Chief Residency at the University of Rochester, and Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship at the University of Kans... [ more]
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John Raymond Watson
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 Currently Chief of Staff for Missouri Governor Jay Nixon in Jefferson City, MO.
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Kevin Engler
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 Currently serving as MO State Senator from 3rd District from Farmington. Prior to the Senate he served one term in the House of Representatives. (2003-2004). In addition to his legislative duties, He is a registered representative for Edward Jones. He also served six years as Mayor of Farmington, Mo., and one year on the city council. He has been awarded the Farmington Press Citizen of the Year ... [ more]
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Warren K. Erdman
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 Currently, Executive Vice-President for Administration and Corporate Affairs at Kansas City Southern, Inc. in Kansas City, MO. Formerly, Senior Vice President of Administration and Corporate Affairs for Kansas City Southern (KCS). He is responsible for the external affairs of the company, which includes state, local and federal government relations, industrial development, and communications. P... [ more]
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Ted House
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 Elected Circuit Judge in St. Charles County, Division 1 of the 11th Judicial Circuit in 2004. Served as Associate Circuit Judge-Division 8 in St. Charles County, MO (2002-2004). Formerly, Missouri State Senator from St. Charles, MO representing the 2nd District of Missouri. Formerly an attorney in private practice in St. Charles, MO. Former Democratic nominee for U.S. House of Representatives i... [ more]
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Kenneth E Jeffries
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 Currently, Vice-President of Finance, Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation in Branson, MO.
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Chip Peterson
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 Currently President of Maple Valley Market Place, Inc., President of Farmington Development Company and President of In-Sight Partners (Steak’N’Shake Franchisee) in Farmington, MO. Currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, MO; Board of Directors of First State Community Bank in Southeast Missouri and Vice-President of the Farmington Industrial Development Au... [ more]
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Mark A. Stacy
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 Currently serving as Professor and Vice Dean for Clinical Research Medicine, Division of Neurology, School of Medicine at Duke University in Durham, NC. Formerly served as Director, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Program at Duke University. Formerly Director, Muhammad Ali Parkinson Research Center, Phoenix, AZ and Associate Advisor, National Parkinson Foundation. Served as Dean of... [ more]
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John C. Tlapek
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 Currently the majority owner and chairman of the board of Auto Tire and Parts Company Inc., Schaeffer Power Panels Inc., Cape Electrical Supply Co., Inc., and Auto Tire and Parts Race Park, Inc., firms with more than 50 locations in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas. He is also president of Summit Equity Group, a private equity firm based in St. Louis, Mo. He was appointed to So... [ more]
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Stacey W. Woelfel
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 Currently, News Director at KOMU-TV in Columbia, MO and an Instructor at the University of Missouri Journalism School. He was inducted into the Silver Circle of the Mid-America Chapter of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences in 2006. He is the first Missouri Journalism faculty member to receive the honor. Under his direction, KOMU News has earned more than 100 awards, inclu... [ more]
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James G. Klarsch
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 One of the most respected orthodontists in the region and is a renowned teacher, researcher, author and lecturer. His practice is known for providing world-class orthodontic care for adults and children. He is also shaping the future of orthodontics as a member of the clinical faculty of Saint Louis University's Department of Orthodontics. SLU's orthodontic department is the largest and one of th... [ more]
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Keith A Maib
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 Currently, a Principal at XRoads Solutions Group. Also, served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Acordia, Inc. (a/k/a, Wells Fargo Insurance Services of Ohio, LLC), property and casualty insurance broker from August 1996 to June 1998 and served as Treasurer. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of WCI Cable Group. He is the founder and Managing Partner of Canterbur... [ more]
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Keith D. Wesselschmidt
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 Currently, Principal at The Wesselschmidt Group, a beverage industry consulting company in Danville, CA. Formerly, Director of Wine Development at Anheuser-Busch Inbev in San Francisco, CA. Formerly, Manager of Manufacturing Analysis in Finance and Business Operations within the Brewing Operations and Technology division at Anheuser-Busch, Inc. in St. Louis, MO. Formerly, Brand Manager for New ... [ more]
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Kevin Wilson
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 Currently serving as MO State Representative from 130th District. He was elected to the House in November 2002. In addition to his legislative duties, he is a management consultant with Kbwilson and Associates, L.L.C. He previously worked as corporate director of human resources for MOARK, L.L.C.; human resources manager for La-Z-Boy Midwest and was director of personnel services for the Joplin... [ more]
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Bob Dernier
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 Former Major League center fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs in the 1980s. The fleet-afoot 1984 Gold Glove Award winner was also nicknamed "The Deer" by The Wrigley Faithful. Dernier was the lead-off hitter Cubs' 1984 N.L. East Championship team. Hall-of-Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg batted second and the lead-off pair was dubbed "The Daily Double" by Cubs announcer Ha... [ more]
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Don M. Downing
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 Currently, Principal and Managing Partner with Gray, Ritter & Graham P.C., St. Louis, MO. Formerly, Chief Deputy Attorney General for the State of Missouri, the State's top appointed legal officer from 1993-1995. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1979, and his law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 1982, where he ... [ more]
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Jack C. Jensen
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 Currently, Executive Director for First Chance for Children in Columbia, MO. Formerly, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education for Columbia (MO) Public Schools.
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Jeffrey M. Leen
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 Currently, the Assistant Managing Editor/Investigative at The Washington Post in Washington D.C. He has won nearly every national journalism award - including five Pulitzer Prizes for his investigative articles and series. In 1979, he received his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Drama from Washington University. In 1982, he received his Master of Arts in Journalism from the Universit... [ more]
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Dale R. Ludwig
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 Currently serves as Executive Director/CEO of the Missouri Soybean Association and the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council in Columbia, MO. He serves on Senator Christopher Bond’s Agriculture Advisory Board, the Missouri 4-H Foundation, the Missouri Ag Research Council (MARC), as well as the Missouri Biotechnology Association (MO-BIO) and Governor Bob Holden’s Task Force on Agriculture Advisor... [ more]
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Robert D. McDonald
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 Currently Vice President of Governmental Affairs for Emerson Electric, St. Louis, MO. Former Chief of Staff for Senator John Danforth R-MO in Washington, D.C.
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Andy Sears
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 Currently, Vice President of U.S. Central Credit Union in Overland Park, KS. Formerly, a Partner at Bennett, Lytle, Wetzler, Martin and Pishny, L.C. in Prairie Village, KS. Attended Boys Nation in 1974.
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Daniel K. Fetsch
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 Currently, Managing Member ADF Capital Partners LLC in St. Peters, MO. Formerly, President of St. Louis Pneumatic Tool Company in St. Peters, MO and former staff member and former member of Missouri Boys State Board of Directors.
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David A. Forsee
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 Currently, president and founder of Brookside Capital, LLC. Also, founder, CEO and Chairman of MachineryLink, Inc. from its initial incorporation in 2000 until April 2006. MachineryLinks Innovation Equipment programs provide farmers the latest, most efficient equipment through a shared leasing network. Under his direction, the Company grew to the largest fleet of agricultural equipment in North ... [ more]
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Scott Bakula
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 Television and Film Actor, Producer and Director. Notable TV credits include UPN’s “Star Trek: Enterprise”, NBC's "Quantum Leap" , CBS's "Murphy Brown" and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” television series. Notable Film credits include “American Beauty” (1999), “Major League: Back to the Minors” (1998), “Lords of Illusion” (1995) and “Necessary Roughness” (1995). He won a Golden Globe Award for his role as... [ more]
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Stan Crader
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 President, Crader Distributing, a power equipment distributor in Marble Hill, MO.
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Weysan Dun
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 Formerly, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Newark, NJ, San Francisco, CA and Springfield, IL. Previously, served as an Inspector, Inspection Division, FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C. He entered on duty in the Bureau in 1982 and has served in the Chicago, New Haven, Omaha, and San Francisco field offices. During his career, he has developed expertise in National Securi... [ more]
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Gary C. Robb
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 Currently, Principal in the Robb and Robb, LLC Law Firm in Kansas City, MO. He is a Cum Laude graduate of The University of Michigan School of Law and has a Masters Degree in Economics. He is past President of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA) and has been selected by his peers as one of "The Best Lawyers In America”. He is one of only a handful of Plaintiffs' trial lawyers nat... [ more]
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Carl M. Vogel
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 Currently, President and General Manager of Jefferson City Coca-Cola Bottling Company and former Missouri State Senator representing Missouri's sixth district in Jefferson City, MO. He is the fourth generation to be associated with the business which incorporated in 1892. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1990-2002. Carl Vogel is currently a member of St. Mary's Hospital Boa... [ more]
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John C. Glunt
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 Currently Vice-President and Owner of Blackmore and Glunt, Inc. in Maryland Heights, MO. Elected President of American Legion Boys Nation in 1971.
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Randy Gray
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 Longtime educator and coach in the Shawnee Mission Public Schools in Overland Park, KS. Formerly, Missouri Boys State Dean of Operations and current Lifetime Member of the Executive Committee of The American Legion Boys State of Missouri. Formerly served as Treasurer of The American Legion Missouri Boys State Memorial Trust.
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Art Holliday
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 Veteran news and sports anchor at KSDK-TV Channel 5 in St. Louis for over 20 years. Currently, serves as co-anchor of the noon newscast and on the 4:00 p.m. newscast team. Formerly served as co-anchor of "Today in St. Louis". Three-time St. Louis Emmy award winner receiving two Emmys for Best Sportscaster? in 1985 and 1988 and one for Best Sports Feature? in 1989. Inducted into the Greater St.... [ more]
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Peter D. Kinder
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 Elected Lieutenant Governor of the State of Missouri in 2004. Formerly, served as Missouri State Senator from Cape Girardeau, MO representing the 27th District of Missouri. In 2001, he was elected President Pro Tem of the Missouri Senate and became the first Republican to hold that post in 52 years. He was first elected to the Missouri Senate in 1992. He currently sits on five Senatorial Commit... [ more]
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Mark Mantovani
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 Mark Mantovani has served as president and chief executive officer of Ansira since 2000. During the term of his leadership, the firm has grown to be one of the fifteen largest independently-owned marketing services agencies in America with more than 500 employees, eight North American offices and world-class clients numbering more than a hundred. Prior to his appointment as president and CEO, Mark... [ more]
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Scott Siman
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 Currently President of rpm management, LLC in Nashville, TN, a celebrity/music artist management firm representing the top country music artists in the industry including Grammy Award winner Tim McGraw, Billy Gilman and Jessica Andrews, among others. Also, member of the board of directors of the Country Music Foundation, Inc. Received the second Heart of Country Award in 2001 from the Cystic Fib... [ more]
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Mark A. Adams
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 Prominent Orthopedic Surgeon with the Columbia Orthopedic Group in Columbia, MO. Served as U. S. Olympic Team Physician for 1996 and 2000 Summer Games. Also, U.S.A. Head Team Physician for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Soccer Team in 1999. Graduate of University of Missouri – Columbia medical school. Completed his residency at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Formerly, assistant team physi... [ more]
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Gary D. Barnes
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 Currently, Chair of the Insolvency Practice Group and member attorney at Husch Blackwell, LLC in Kansas City, MO. His primary practice is the representation of creditors and committees in reorganizations and liquidations. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America in 1997-98, 1998-99, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, and 2005-2006 in the area of Bankruptcy Law, and in the 2006 edition in the area of Bankruptcy... [ more]
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Rick H. Blase
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 Currently, Senior eDiscovery Forensic Investigator at Wells Fargo in St. Louis, MO. Formerly, Director of Information for St. Louis Bridge Construction Company in St. Louis, MO. Formerly, President of Grate Microsystems, Inc. a computer systems and software consulting firm in Hillsboro, MO. An avid sailboat enthusiast and competitive sailor, he formerly served the Missouri Boys State staff as c... [ more]
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Joe Castellano
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 Retired as Vice-President and Chief Information Officer and a member of the Strategy Committee for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. in St. Louis, MO. He has also served in various senior level management capacities for the company including, Vice President, Corporate Human Resources (2004-2007), Vice President-Retail Marketing (2001-2004), Vice President-Wholesale Operations (1994-2001) and Vice P... [ more]
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Dan T. Chiles
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 Currently, Vice President of Emerald Ops, a management company with investments in operating divisions that concern themselves with agriculture, property and business development. Formerly, Vice President of Marketing for Watts Radiant, a manufacturing and marketing company in Springfield, MO that last year supplied radiant heating components to over 70,000 radiant heating projects in North Americ... [ more]
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Mike L. Nichols
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 Currently, a prominent Optometrist with Columbia Eye Consultants-Optometry in Columbia, MO. Also, appointed by Governor Matt Blunt to the Missouri State Board of Optometry in 2004 to fill an un-expired term and re-appointed again in 2005 to a full term ending in 2010. Received the Heart of America Contact Lens Society Optometrist of the Year Award in 2005. He is a graduate of the University of ... [ more]
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David L. Steelman
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 Currently, managing partner at Steelman, Gaunt and Horsefield Law Firm in Rolla, MO. He is licensed to practice in the state of Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri. He was a Phi Beta Kappa, a member of Order of the Coif, Editor of the Missouri Law Review from 1977-1978 and authored "Constitutional Law in Personam Jurisdiction in Missouri". He is a member of... [ more]
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Jere I. Hochman, Ph.D.
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 Currently, Superintendent for Bedford Central School District in Mount Kisco, NY. Formerly, Superintendent for Amherst-Pelham Regional School District in Amherst, MA. Formerly, Superintendent Parkway C-2 School District in St. Louis County. .
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Michael A. Kahn
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 Currently, a Principal at The Brickhouse Law Firm in St. Louis. Formerly, a Partner at Bryan Cave LLP in St. Louis and formerly a partner at Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP in St. Louis. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the categories of intellectual property and the First Amendment. Also, an Adjunct professor at Washington University School of Law teaching courses in media and entert... [ more]
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Linza T. Killion
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 Prominent Urologist and owner of Southeast Missouri Urology Consultants in Sikeston, MO. Elected Governor of Missouri Boys State and attended Boys Nation in 1969.
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Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.
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 Currently serving as a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 10, 2008. From 1992 to 2008, he served as a Judge on the Supreme Court of Missouri. He was born in Cape Girardeau, MO and is the son of retired federal district judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr., and a cousin of prominent radio commentator Rush Limbaugh. He e... [ more]
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John Garner Moody
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 Retired in 2012 after 18 year career as Circuit Judge of the 44th Circuit Court in Ozark, Wright and Douglas Counties in Missouri. He received his undergraduate degree in English (1974) from St. Louis University and his J.D. degree (1977) from the University of Missouri-Columbia. In October of 1977, he was appointed prosecuting attorney in Wright County; he spent six years prosecuting cases. In 1... [ more]
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Edwin H. Smith
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 Currently, Partner at Polsinelli Shughart Law Firm in St. Joseph, MO. Formerly, Presiding Judge, MO Court of Appeals (Western District) in Kansas City, MO. Formerly, an attorney in private practice prior to being elected Associate Circuit Judge of Andrew County in 1978. He was re-elected in 1982 and 1986. He was elected Circuit Judge, Circuit 5, Division 2 in 1988 to fill an un-expired term an... [ more]
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James Castellano
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 Currently Chairman of Rubin Brown LLP, the largest locally owned accounting firm in St. Louis with 111 local CPA’s on staff and over 250 employees. Rubin Brown is listed among the Top 50 accounting firms in the country. He also serves as chair of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is the first Missourian to lead the 330,000 member professional organization. He also chai... [ more]
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Jon R. Gray
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 Currently serving as a partner in the General Litigation Division of the Law Firm Shook, Hardy and Bacon in Kansas City, MO. Formerly, Circuit Judge of Missouri's 16th Judicial District in Jackson County, Missouri. Appointed Circuit Judge in Jackson County by Governor John Ashcroft in 1986. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College in Iowa in 1973, and a law degree from the Universi... [ more]
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Rush Limbaugh
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 Syndicated radio and television talk show host and best-selling author in New York, NY.
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Lloyd F. Smith
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 Currently serving as Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party. He was named to that job in February of 2009. He was the long time Chief of Staff for U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson in Cape Girardeau, MO and previously served U.S. Representative Bill Emerson.
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Michael S. Sundermeyer
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 Mike Sundermeyer maintains a national trial practice with emphasis in professional liability defense, complex litigation, and administrative law. He has served as lead counsel in a variety of professional malpractice, real estate, securities, administrative, product liability, contract, partnership, and criminal defense matters. Mr. Sundermeyer has defended major law firms in malpractice and ... [ more]
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Frederick G. Wohlschlaeger
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 Formerly the Chief of Staff for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in Colorado Springs, CO. Formerly, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA. Also served as Maytag’s Interim Chief Financial Officer. Also, formerly Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Hartmarx Corporation, Chicago, a global firm specializing in fine t... [ more]
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Robert T. Haar
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 Currently practicing law with Haar and Woods, LLP in St. Louis. Rhodes Scholar, Yale Law School Graduate (J.D. 1977) and Editor-in-Chief of Yale Law Journal (1976-1977). Formerly, adjunct professor at Washington University – St. Louis School of Law (1985 – 1987) and St. Louis University School of Law (1986 – 1987). Former Law Clerk to Justice William H. Rehnquist, U. S. Supreme Court (1978 – 19... [ more]
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Wallace L. Head
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 Currently, CEO of PrivateBancorp in Chicago, IL. He began his career with the former Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. (now Bank of America) in 1976, in that bank's personal financial planning division. Four years later he founded Head/Ellerman, Inc., a consulting firm that provided comprehensive personal financial planning services to corporate executives and other individuals. Arth... [ more]
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H. Martin Jayne
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 Currently, Assistant Professor in the Justice Systems Department at Truman State University, Kirksville, MO. Retired Colonel U.S. Air Force with 27 years of service primarily spent practicing law as a judge advocate. He has served as a prosecutor and military judge and as a member of the faculty of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is a member of the Missouri Bar Association. He received a B.S. i... [ more]
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Jim Kissick
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 President and Co-Founder of Kissick Construction Company, Inc. in Kansas City, MO. Jim Kissick brings to the firm over thirty-five years of experience and leadership in the construction industry. A registered professional engineer, Jim uses his engineering experience in the field managing projects with a hands-on approach. Jim began his professional career first serving as a superintendent, esti... [ more]
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Joseph A. Kunkel
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 Currently Professor of Political Science at University of Minnesota – Mankato in Mankato, MN. Former Chairperson, Political Science and Law Enforcement at Mankato State University. Also, Director, Mankato Public Achievement program (a civic education project). Widely published in political science and politics. Also serves as local TV/Radio election night commentator with various media outlets.... [ more]
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Stephen E. Walsh
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 Currently, partner at the Law Firm of Moore & Walsh, LLP in Poplar Bluff, MO. He is past president of the Butler County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in U.S. Claims Court, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western District Courts of Missouri. He earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science in 1972 and he earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1974, both from University of Missou... [ more]
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Paul O. Wilson
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 Chairman of Wilson/Grand Communications, Inc., a political consulting firm in Alexandria, VA. Former Director of Missouri Boys State and lifetime member of the Executive Committee of the MBS Board of Directors. Elected Lt. Governor of Missouri Boys State in 1967.
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James E. Chellew
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 Retired as superintendent for Fox C-6 School District in Arnold, MO.
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Bob Holden
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 Currently, teaching political science at Webster University in St. Louis. Also, founder and director for the Holden School for Public Policy at Webster University. Served as the 53rd Governor of the State of Missouri (2000-2004). Former two-term State Treasurer. Formerly served as Missouri Legislator from Springfield, MO. Member of the MBS Board of Directors and formerly Dean of the Boys State... [ more]
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Don G. Lents
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 Currently, Chairman and Chief Executive at Bryan Cave Law Firm in St. Louis, MO. He has served for a number of years as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, with principal responsibility for firmwide strategic planning and development. He also has served as head of the firm’s Transactions Practice and chair of the Corporate Department and was also resident manager of the firm’s London off... [ more]
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Jack K. McDonald
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 Currently an attorney in private practice in Moberly, MO. Formerly, Corporate Counsel for Prudential Insurance Corporation in Atlanta, GA. Former Dean of Law School at Missouri Boys State and honorary lifetime member of MBS Board of Directors.
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J. W. Page
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 Currently Site Safety Specialist for J.E. Dunn Construction in Kansas City, MO. Formerly safety compliance officer for Winn-Senter Construction Co. and former long-time educator in the Lees Summit Public School System. Former Dean of Operations of Missouri Boys State and lifetime member of the Executive Committee of the MBS Board of Directors
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Jerry Reuss
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 Jerry Reuss pitched in the Major Leagues for 22 years He played for eight teams which included the St. Louis Cardinals, the Astros, the Pirates, the Dodgers, the Reds, the Angels, the White Sox, the Brewers and finished with the Pirates. He won 220 games, threw a no-hitter, played in two All-Star games and pitched in the World Series for the Dodgers. Since his retirement as an active player, he... [ more]
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Edward J. Schifman
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 President of Interconnect Devices, Inc. in Kansas City, KS. Named 1995 Small Business Person of the Year in Kansas by U.S. Small Business Association.
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Joe Aull
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 Currently, serving his third term in the Missouri House of Representatives representing the MO 26th District in Lexington. Elected to the House in 2004, he is a retired school administrator. During his 34-year career in education, he has served as a teacher, coach, middle school principal, high school principal and school superintendent. Most recently, he served as superintendent of the Lexington... [ more]
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Richard A. ''Smokey'' Dyer
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 Currently Fire Chief of Kansas City, MO Fire Department and former Missouri Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal. Elected 130th President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1998. Decorated Vietnam War Veteran. Elected Governor of Missouri Boys State and attended Boys Nation.
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Elton W. Fay
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 Managing Partner of Grimes, Fay and Kopp LLC., a law firm in Columbia, MO. Former member of the Columbia (MO) School Board and served as president of that board. Former Dean of Counselors of Missouri Boys State and lifetime member of the Executive of MBS Board of Directors. Currently serves as Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Missouri Boys State Memorial Trust. Inducted in to the Mis... [ more]
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Chris Ricks
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Edgar C. Shanks
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 Managing Partner of the Portland, OR Office of Price Waterhouse Accounting firm. Board Member and Treasurer of the Christie School, a treatment center for emotionally disturbed children.
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Joe Cornelison
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 Currently, Senior Counsel at Husch Blackwell Law Firm in Kansas City, MO. Joe?s experiences as general counsel for Northwest Missouri State University and the Missouri Department of Higher Education have given him a broad foundation for counseling clients on educational matters. Before transitioning to education law, Joe served as General Counsel for defense contractor MZM, Inc. and Of Counse... [ more]
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King F. Davis
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 Currently, a security consultant in operations, management and training, living in Pasadena, CA. He earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Missouri - Columbia and a Master's Degree from the University of Hawaii. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Officer. He is a retired U.S. Secret Service Agent and a retired Special Forces Colonel, U.S. Army Reserves with combat duty in Op... [ more]
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Tom D. Harmon
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 Former President of Jackson County State Bank and Commerce Bancshares in Kansas City, MO. Board Member of Research Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Currently serving as Assistant Treasurer of The American Legion Missouri Boys State Trust Fund. Former Treasurer of Missouri Boys State and currently serving as lifetime member of the MBS Executive Committee. Former Quartermaster of Missouri Boys State.... [ more]
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Tom Holley
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 President and CEO of Gramex, Inc., St. Louis, MO. Gramex owns and operates 41 Deals Nothing More Than A Dollar discount stores in eight states.
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William R. “Rusty” Jones
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 Retired as Director, Marine Corps Activities Analysis, Concepts and Requirements for SYColeman, L3 Communications in Arlington, VA. Retired (Colonel) U.S. Marine Corps Pilot and U.S. Naval Academy Graduate. Flew Cobra Helicopter operations in Vietnam and commanded Harrier squadrons in Iraq during Desert Storm. Current member of the MBS Board of Directors and serves as a Trustee of the Missouri B... [ more]
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E. Stanley Kroenke
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 President of The Kroenke Group, Real Estate Investment Firm in Columbia, MO and became owner of the Denver Nuggets of the NBA, Colorado Avalanche of the NHL and the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO. Also, serves as Vice-Chairman and minority-owner of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL.
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James B. Hebenstreit
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 Currently President of Bartlett and Company in Kansas City, MO. Former Chief Financial Officer of Commerce Bancshares in Kansas City, MO. Former member of the Boys State staff. Elected Governor of Missouri Boys State in 1963.
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Ronald R. Holliger
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 Currently, General Counsel for Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster. Formerly served as Judge on the Western District of Missouri Court of Appeals and serves as Co-Chairman of the Trial Judge Education Committee for Missouri. Formerly, served as Division 9 Circuit Court Judge in the Jackson County (MO). Earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Education at the University of Missouri-Kansas Ci... [ more]
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Ron Bodinson
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 Biography Ron combines his substantive knowledge of real estate law (zoning, land use, leasing, condemnation, lending, acquisitions, title and foreclosure) with his litigation experience to concentrate on federal and state trials and general civil arbitrations involving real estate disputes. For example, Ron currently represents Union Pacific Railroad Company defending a dozen federal court fiber... [ more]
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Larry Dean Thompson
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 Currently Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary of PepsiCo. Previously Senior Vice-President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and corporate secretary of PepsiCo. Previously Senior Vice-President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary at Pepsico in Purchase, NY. Former Deputy Attorney General of the United States under President Georg... [ more]
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William H. Toedebusch
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 Currently a General Surgeon in Richmond, IN. Employed with General Surgeons, Inc. in Richmond, IN and affiliated with Reid Hospital and Health Care Services, Richmond, IN as attending staff, Randolph County Hospital in Winchester, IN as courtesy staff and Richmond Surgery Center.
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Robert E. Bartman
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 Currently, Superintendent of Schools at Center School District in Kansas City, MO. Former Commissioner of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Jefferson City.
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Jim Bohannon
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 Syndicated Talk Show Host on the Westwood One Radio Network. A 40-year broadcast veteran, he replaced Larry King in 1993 as night-time news talk show host and is now heard on nearly 500 stations nationwide with a listening audience of 7 million people. He is also an author, his first book entitled “America In Crisis: Making Things Right In A Nation Gone Wrong” has many fans and is published thro... [ more]
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J. Paul Duffenback
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 Decorated Vietnam War Veteran. Currently a Principal with at HNTB Corporation, one of the nation’s largest architectural fims, located in Overland Park, KS. Formerly a partner with Calcara, Duffendack, Foss, Manlove, Inc. in Kansas City, MO. Currently, serves as Chairman of the Leawood (KS) City Planning Commission.
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Norman E. Fretwell
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 Partner with Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne Law Firm in Kansas City, MO. Chairman Heartland School of Riding for Handicapped Children in Kansas City, MO. Former West Point First Captain. Former Dean of Counselors of Missouri Boys State and lifetime member of the Executive Committee of the MBS Board of Directors. Currently serves as a Trustee for The American Legion Missouri Boys State Trust Fund.
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Lynn A. Harmon
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 Formerly President of the Board of Governors at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, MO. Former Chairman of the Board, Mercantile Bank of Warrensburg (formerly Citizens-Jackson County Bank) and former Chairman and CEO of Central Mortgage Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City, MO.
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Richard A. King*
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 Formerly, Chairman and CEO of King Hershey, a Kansas City law firm specializing in development and commercial law. A recognized expert in structuring public/private financial transactions, King was the first member of the private sector to be elected to the position of President of the Missouri Economic Development Financing Association, having previously served for four years as vice president an... [ more]
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James M. Stacy
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 Currently, President of MC Lioness Realty Group, Inc./DST Systems, a full service Corporate and Investment real estate firm in Kansas City, MO. Also, Certified Property Manager (CPM) and Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM). Also, he serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Brush Creek Community Partners. He is Past President and Vice-President of the Metropolitan Board of Real... [ more]
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J. T. Battenberg
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 Retired as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Delphi Corporation (mobile electronics and transportation components and systems) from November 1998 to July 2005. He led Delphi and its precursor, the Automotive Components Group Worldwide (a General Motors Corporation business), since 1992. He was an officer of General Motors Corporation from 1988 through 1998, and was el... [ more]
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Bob Kustra
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 Currently President of Boise State University in Boise, ID. He was named president of Boise State University in 2003. He formerly served as president of Eastern Kentucky University and was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (January 14, 1991–July 1, 1998). He sought the Republican nomination for US Senate in 1996 to succeed Paul Simon but was defeated in the primary by then-State Representat... [ more]
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Mike B. Peters
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 Pultizer Prize winning political cartoonist for the Dayton (OH) Daily News and creator of globally syndicated comic “Mother Goose and Grimm”. Recipient of the 2003 George W. Lehr Memorial Speakers Chair at Missouri Boys State.
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Thomas G. Plaskett
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 Currently Managing Director of Fox Run Capital Associates in Irving, TX. Former CEO and President of American Airlines, Continental Airlines and Pan Am Airlines. Former member of the MBS staff and Board of Directors. Elected Governor of Missouri Boys State and represented Missouri at Boys Nation.
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Donald R. Carmody
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 Currently, Principal at the St. Louis law firm of Carmody MacDonald, P.C. As a founding partner of the firm, he has lead the creation of what has become the largest direct written premium insurer of healthcare professionals in Missouri. He also serves as vice chairman of a major Missouri banking corporation, lead counsel in multiple complicated real estate transactions, and lead litigator in a v... [ more]
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Gerald L. Jones
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 President, Pyramid Home Care in Caruthersville, MO. A company delivering home health services to 110 counties in MO.
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A. Keith Weber
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 President, Midland Properties in Kansas City, MO.
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Allen Bell
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 Immigration Lawyer and President of ABC Travel Company in Kansas City, MO.
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Michael D. Garrett
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 Currently serving as Circuit Judge - Barry County (MO) Circuit Court. Former Barry County Prosecuting Attorney and Former Director of Missouri Department of Public Safety (the first ever to hold the position). Elected Missouri Boys State Governor in 1958.
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Ted Kulongoski
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 Currently, serving his second term as Governor of Oregon. He grew up in a Catholic boys' home in St. Louis in the 1950’s. After high school, he joined the United States Marine Corps in 1960. When he returned from duty in Southeast Asia, he spent a few years as a truck driver and bricklayer in a steel mill in Alton, Ill. Those experiences, along with the GI Bill, gave him the impetus and the finan... [ more]
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C. Patrick McLarney
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 Currently, Partner at the Kansas City law firm of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP. He began practice at the firm in 1968. He served as a litigator and Chair of the Tort Section. He supervised litigation and tried cases for 15 years while also serving as Managing Partner who saw the growth of the firm from 65 lawyers in one office to more than 500 lawyers in 10 offices with two offices overseas. He is ac... [ more]
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Herbert M. Kohn
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 Currently a Partner and member of the Executive Committee at Bryan Cave Law Firm in Kansas City, MO. Former Chairman of the Board of Linde Thompson Law Firm in Kansas City, MO. Active in the Kansas City Chapter of the United Way. Former Director and Dean of Counselors for Missouri Boys State. Instrumental in creation and development of the A. B. Weyer Memorial Trust (now The American Legion Mis... [ more]
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Bill W. Stacy
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 Currently Headmaster at Baylor School, a preparatory academy in Chattanooga, TN. Former Chancellor of the University of Tennessee – Chattanooga (1997-2004). Former President – University of California at San Marcos (1989-1997). Former President - Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau (1980-1989).
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Harold L. Caskey
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 Currently, partner in Caskey Hopkins Law Firm in Butler, MO. Formerly, State Senator in Missouri’s 31st District. He was first elected to the Missouri Senate in 1976 and has held his office ever since. He serves on several Senate committees and is Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee. He serves as Democratic Caucus Chairman in the Senate and he makes his home in Butler, MO.
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Robert S. Hunt*
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 Former President of the Cape Girardeau Surgical Clinic in Cape Girardeau, MO. He earned his undergraduate degree at Westminster College in 1959 and his doctorate at Washington University - St. Louis School of Medicine in 1963. He was a surgeon in the Cape Girardeau community since 1970. He served as a MASH Unit surgeon in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a Fellow with the American ... [ more]
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David L. Knight
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 Currently, a partner in the Knight & Salladay in Columbia, MO. Formerly a partner with the Knight, Ford, Wright, Atwill, Parshall and Baker Law Firm. He attended University of Missouri, receiving his undergraduate degree in 1959, and his J.D. in 1962. In law school, he was a member of the order of the Coif, Board of Editors for Missouri Law Review, and was published in the Missouri Law Review fo... [ more]
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George W. Lehr*
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 Former Missouri State Auditor and Executive Director Central States Pension Fund. He was born in Kirksville, Missouri in 1937. After graduating from the University of Iowa with a degree in accounting, he was appointed auditor of Jackson County, Missouri in 1963. He was elected county executive from 1971 to 1974. During his watch the County built the Truman Sports Complex. In 1974, he was elected M... [ more]
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Jerry Litton*
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 Former U.S. Congressman from Chillicothe, MO active on the House Committee on Agriculture. He was the Democratic Primary Winner in the race for U.S. Senate in Missouri in 1976. He and his family died tragically in an airplane crash en route to his victory celebration following his primary victory. He was born on a farm near Lock Springs, Daviess County, Mo., May 12, 1937. He was educated in the... [ more]
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Gary L. Smith
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 Former Director of Admissions and Registrar at the University of Missouri - Columbia.
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Duane Sterling
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 Recently retired as Executive Director of Rotary International Trust Fund, Chicago, IL. Former University Director for Planning, Government and Information Services at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, MO. Former Dean of Administration at Missouri Boys State and lifetime member of the Executive Committee of MBS Board Of Directors.
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Stuart D. Jordan
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 Currently, a member of the civil servant staff at the Solar Physics Branch of the Laboratory of Astronomy and Solar Physics at NASA. Graduated with Honors from Washington University in St. Louis in 1958, attended Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship in 1959, served four years as an Air Force Lieutenant in the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, completed a Ph.D. in 1968 while working at ... [ more]
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Ralph Varnum
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 President and Founder of Varnum, Armstrong, Deeter Real Estate Company in Kansas City, MO.
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William Phelps
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 1996 Republican nominee for U.S. Representative in Missouri’s 4th Congressional District. Former two-term Lt. Governor in the state of Missouri and former Senior Vice-President of American General Insurance Company in Dallas, TX. Former National President of the Pachyderm Clubs an official auxiliary of the Republican National Committee. Inducted into the MBS Hall of Fame in 1990. Elected Chie... [ more]
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Fielding D. Potashnick*
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 Formerly, a partner at the Potashnick Law Firm. He practiced as a lawyer for more than 30 years in Sikeston. He served as Scott County prosecuting attorney, Sikeston municipal judge and secretary of the Sikeston Board of Education for many years. He was a founder of the Bootheel Bass Busters Fishing Club. He also served in the U.S. Army. Elected Governor of Missouri Boys State and attended Boys ... [ more]
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William W. Quigg*
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 Formerly President and CEO of Central Bank in Jefferson City, MO. He also served as president of the Missouri Bankers Foundation for eleven years, and was a past president of the Missouri Bankers Association. The Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce has recognized his lifetime of contributions by naming the William W. Quigg Leadership Award in his honor. The award is given yearly to the individua... [ more]
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Joseph Tygett, M.D.*
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 Dr. Joseph Norris Tygett, 80, of Cape Girardeau, beloved obstetrician, died Monday, July 18, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 28, 1931, in Paris, Ill., to Glenn J. and Mildred Norris Tygett. He and Angela Rose Williams Tygett were married Aug. 8, 1980. Tygett was a 1949 graduate of Central High School. He attended Boys State in 1948, and earned the honor of Eagle Scout. He receiv... [ more]
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Don Tranin*
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 Former Co-owner and President of Paper Supply Company and the Jewish Community Foundation in Kansas City, MO. A Kansas City native, he was on the board of directors of Menorah Hospital in Kansas City and was instrumental in the hospital's relocation. The board later sold the hospital to Health Midwest and the money was used to start the Jewish Heritage Foundation, of which he was the first presid... [ more]
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George Parker*
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 Former Missouri State Representative and Founder and National Chairman Emeritus of the National Pachyderm Clubs, an official auxiliary of the Republican National Committee. He was a decorated WWII bomber pilot who served three terms in the state House of Representatives until he ran an unsuccessful campaign for State Treasurer. During his three terms in the Missouri House of Representatives he w... [ more]
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Stephen T. Boggs
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 Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at University of Hawaii – Manoa with expertise in sociolinguistics and socialization, methods, education, ethnic groups in Hawaii. In 1986, he authored Speaking, Relating & Learning from Greenwood Publishing Group. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard in 1947 and his doctorate from Washington University in 1954. He was elected Governor of Missour... [ more]
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Hugh Stephenson*
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 Distinguished Physician and medical school pioneer at University of Missouri-Columbia. Serves as Growdon distinguished professor of surgery emeritus, has played a vital role in developing medical education and treatment at MU for nearly 50 years. In 2003, the University of Missouri School of Medicine named their Department of Surgery the Hugh E. Stephenson Jr. Department of Surgery. He graduated... [ more]
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Lennie O. Whitworth, Jr.
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 Founder of the Whitworth-Muench Company, a civil engineering and materials testing firm in Sikeston, MO. He recently retired from a distinguished career in civil engineering and has been an active member of the Sikeston Rotary Club for 50 years. He is an active member of Hunter Memorial First Presbyterian Church in Sikeston and is an active supporter of the local chapters of the American Red Cro... [ more]
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LeRoy Miller
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 Currently, retired physician in Columbia, MO. He earned his B.A. from the University of Missouri-Columbia and his B.S. in Medicine from University of Tennessee. He is a member of the Columbia Pachyderm Club and the Cosmo International Luncheon Club of Columbia.
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C.C. Richardson*
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 Former president of Richardson Printing Co. in Kansas City, MO. Elected first-ever governor of the first Missouri Boys State in 1938. He was instrumental in the creation and development of the A. B. Weyer Memorial Trust (now known as The Missouri Boys State Memorial Trust). He served as a lifetime member of the Executive Committee of the MBS Board of Directors.
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