MU | N o t e s
1970s
Cary D. Kelsey ’70 of Elkhart, Ind., has been
employed with ADEC Inc., a nonprofit organization that advocates
and provides services for people with developmental and cognitive
disabilities, since his graduation from Manchester. He recently
was recognized at the organization’s annual dinner with the Mary
Workman Award for dedicated service and advocacy for people with
disabilities. He serves as ADEC’s vice president of compliance and
guardianship.
Ruth Anne Steininger ’70 Marvel of Fort Worth, Texas, died
Oct. 22, 2014.
Michael C. Miller ’70 of Robinson, Ill., died Nov. 30, 2014.
Brenda Sands ’70 of Claypool, Ind., co-founded Stars International
in Indianapolis in 2002 and recently opened a new consulting firm in
South Bend, Ind. The company, which also has an office in Madeira
Beach, Fla., is a safety consulting firm for the oil, gas and construction
industries and employs 12 people who design, develop and facilitate
safety workshops.
James Feit ’71 of Indianapolis, Ind., died Sept. 4, 2014.
Robert Horst Jr. ’71 of Wooster, Ohio, died Jan. 15, 2015.
Denny Bechtelheimer ’72 of Phoenix, Ariz., retired from Pearson
Education in September 2012 after serving as a computer education
consultant for 20 years. Denny was named Consultant of the Year in
1997, 2006 and 2011.
Margaret M. James ’73 Petry of North Manchester, died
Dec. 8, 2014.
Tommy Burkett ’74x of Spooner, Wis., died Sept. 21, 2014.
JoAnne Livingston ’74 Mock of North Manchester, died
Oct. 16, 2014.
Jesse A. Seaman ’74x of Fall River, Wis., died Oct. 4, 2014.
Kay Evans ’75 Ball of South Bend, Ind., has been selected as
executive director of the Elkhart General Hospital Foundation in
Elkhart, Ind. Kay most recently served as president and CEO of the
St. Joseph County United Way.
Kathleen Fore ’77 Cessna of Rochester, Ind., died Jan. 13, 2015.
Susan B. Klingler ’78 of North Manchester, died Oct. 9, 2014.
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Barb Ramsbey ’79 Ihnen of North Manchester, is principal at Perry
Hill Elementary School in the Northwest Allen County Schools in
Fort Wayne, Ind.
1980s Mary Plunkett ’83 Lahman of North Manchester
was awarded the Sanford I. Berman Award for Excellence in Teaching
General Semantics. This award is given annually to an individual for
outstanding use of general semantics formulations in educational
settings and is the nation’s highest teaching honor given by the
Institute of General Semantics.
Randal J. Rhoade ’86 of Goshen, Ind., has joined The Samaritan
Health and Living Center in Elkhart, Ind., as its part-time chief
executive officer.
R. Gregor Badry ’87 of Peru, Ind., retired in December from fulltime athletic training at Peru High School after 27 years of service for
Peru Community Schools. He continues as assistant physical education
teacher at Elmwood Primary Learning Center in Peru.
1990s Kevin Rice ’90 of Angola, Ind., was hired as the
assistant vice president and manager for the Farmers & Merchants
State Bank in Angola, Ind.
Darrell Clase ’91 of West Lafayette, Ind., was promoted to director
of Tippecanoe County Emergency Medical Services. Darrell has been
with Franciscan Alliance and Tippecanoe County EMS for 17 years.
Stephen P. Lewis Sr ’91 of Indianapolis, Ind., died Jan 16, 2015.
Lisa Kinsey ’92 Callaway has been promoted to medical director of
Mercy Health Physician Partners Hospitalist Group at Mercy Health
Saint Mary’s in Grand Rapids, Mich. Lisa is married to fellow ’92
graduate Douglas Callaway.
Corina L. Gradeless ’95x O’Connor of Colorado Springs, Colo.,
died Dec. 23, 2014.
Brandon C. McBrier ’96 of Mentone, Ind.,
was promoted to squad sergeant at the Bremen,
Ind., post for the Indiana State Police. The
Bremen post covers Kosciusko, Marshall, St.
Joseph and Elkhart counties.