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New Alumni and Foundation board members step up

A university is only as strong as its wonderful volunteers, and ESU considers itself lucky to have the valuable input of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and the Foundation Board of Trustees. New members for each board take an especially significant step when they decide to volunteer their time and talents to ESU in this capacity. They are instrumental in guiding the future of the University Advancement office’s outreach efforts.

New Alumni members

Jeff Bledsoe (BS 1980), Bowie, Md. Senior manager, U.S. Department of Treasury – Internal Revenue Service

Don Cawby (BA 1992), Parsons, Kan. City manager, city of Parson

Kelli (Watts) Harpel (BS 1989), Topeka, Kan. Vice president of distribution,
Payless Shoe Source

Justin Holstin (BA 1999), Tecumseh, Kan. Executive director, Kansas Propane Marketers Association

*see the full Alumni board

New Foundation members

Jeff Hawes (BA 1966), Emporia, Kan. Owner and president of Glacier Petroleum
and Summit Drilling Company, Emporia
Ruth Jones (BSE 1973, MS 1975), Atlanta, Ga. Assistant county manager, Fulton County Government, Georgia
Mike Law (BSB 1981), Olathe, Kan. Program director, KBEQ-Q104, KCKC 102 and CBSKC; on-air personality “Mike Kennedy” on “The Morning Show,” Kansas City
Lana Oleen (BSE 1972, MS 1977), Manhattan, Kan. Commissioner for Midwestern Higher Education Compact and former Kansas Senate majority leader
Rueben Perez (BS 1985, MS 1989), Kansas City, Mo. Director of Student Involvement and
Leadership Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence

*see the full Foundation board

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Last Updated April 17, 2008