Giving
DEAN'S CIRCLE OF LEADERSHIP GIVING
The Dean's Circle of Leadership Giving recognizes annual, monetary donors making cumulative gifts of $1,000 or more to the UMKC School of Law and UMKC Law Foundation between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Members of the Dean's Circle set an example of philanthropy in their support of students, faculty, programs and initiatives. Please note that pledges of support for $1,000 or more are included in this listing, but in-kind support and planned gift intentions (i.e., estate gifts, etc.) are not honored here.
CHIEF JUSTICE ($100,000+)
The Accurso Law Firm
Professor Julie M. Cheslik
Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP
JUSTICE ($25,000 to $99,999)
Anonymous
Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City Foundation
Committee to Elect Andrea Bough
Davis, Bethune & Jones, LLC
Langdon & Emison
Lathrop GPM and Lathrop GPM Foundation
LexisNexis
The John Sublett Logan Foundation
The Jack and Helyn Miller Foundation
Monsees & Mayer, PC
Preuss Foster LLC
R and C Charitable Foundation
FELLOW ($10,000 to $24,999)
Dana Tippin Cutler and Keith A. Cutler
Lawrence L. Ferree III and Sherrill A. Ferree
Randall J. and Mary Lynn Hallett
Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium
Brian & Elizabeth Madden Fund
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
BARRISTER ($5,000 to $9,999)
Ayyoo Services LLC
Bartimus Frickleton Robertson Rader
Professor Robert C. Downs
Joan and Ron Edelman Charitable Fund
David L. Forbes
Dean Emerita Barbara A. Glesner Fines
MaKenzi Higgins
Thomas and Susan Jones
Krause and Kinsman Law, LLC
Estate of Clark Albin Ridpath
The Hon. Gene R. Martin*
MVP Law
Peter M. and Jean C. Ossorio
William A. and Patricia Rudy
Lois Snavely
Dean Emerita Ellen Y. Suni
COUNSELOR ($2,500 to $4,999)
BCLP
J. Michael Cronan
The Hon. Arthur B. Federman and Diane G. Federman
Donald M. and Stephanie A. Fehr
Holman Schiavone, LLC
Husch Blackwell LLP
Kansas Bar Foundation
Dean Lou and Emily Mulligan
George Ngengwe
Judge John W. Oliver Foundation Fund
Kirk R. and Jill A. Presley
Leland M. Shurin and Jill Ronai Shurin
Myron E. Sildon
Stinson LLP
Eric Suni
The Hon. William L. Syler and Dr. Georganne P. Syler
Western District Of Missouri Attorney Fund
Lawrence R. Bold and Carol A. White
Wyrsch Hobbs & Mirakian, PC
David B. and Therese A. Yost
*deceased
PARTNER ($1,000 to $2,499)
AccessLex Institute
Dr. Grace A. Albano and Christy Albano
The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company
Breck Anderson
Anderson - Theden Family Foundation
Anonymous
Anonymous
Avek IP
Jack T. and Jeanne Bangert
Steve and Tiffany Becker
Thomas V. Bender
Berkowitz Cook Gondring Driskell & Drobeck, LLC
The Hon. Stephen R. Bough and Councilperson Andrea Bough
Tim and Julia Brake
Boyd Kenter Thomas & Parrish, LLC
Debbie Brooks
The Hon. S. Margene Burnett
Paul A. and Sharon K. Campo
Complete Legal Services, LLC
Athena and Andrew Dickson
Mike Dorsey
Dysart Taylor McMonigle Brummitt & Wilcox, PC
Fisher Law LLC
The Hon. W. Brian Gaddy and Sarah S. Gaddy
Sandra M. Handley
Happe Giving Fund
Desarae Harrah
Charlie Harris and Vickie Harris Charitable Fund
Heart of America Tax Institute
Heath Injury Law LLC
Pamela Q. and Alden M. Henrickson
The Hispanic Bar Association of Greater Kansas City
Holliger Law Group/Judge Ronald Ray Holliger*
Aaron House and Vlado Gjorgjioski
Hovey Williams LLP
Jackson Lewis PC
Jenny Redix Jordan and Matthew Jordan
George E. and Beth S. Kapke
Michelle Stark Kaufman and Dan Kaufman
Kiewit
Erlene and Sandy Krigel Charitable Fund
Professor Steven Leben
Therese and Craig LeBlanc
Associate Dean Nancy Levit
Levy Craig Law Firm
Rob Litz
Jeff Long and Amy Carter Gift Fund
Patrick A. and Lisa Lujin
William C. & Kelly Martucci Family Foundation
David and Karen Mayer
James M. and Diane McCarten
Frank Hugo McClernon, Jr. and Rita McClernon
John McEntee
Sylvia J. McMorris
Timothy K. and Rosalee M. McNamara
Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm
Mid-America Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel
Morrow, Willnauer Church LLC
Virginia Munoz
Myers Longhofer LLC
Nigro Law Firm, LLC
Norman & Graves LLC
Professor Sean D. and Ellen B. O'Brien
Tom K. O'Loughlin II and Teresa R. O'Loughlin
Olivares Law Firm LLC
Bernard V. O'Neill, Jr.
Robert & Barbara Palan Donor Advised Fund
Pansing Brown Foundation
Shannon and Keith Peeples
Polsinelli
Butch Rigby, Jr.
Robb & Robb Charitable Foundation
Dale Leroy Schulte
Seigfreid Bingham PC
R. Pete Smith and Leslee Huttie-Smith
Stephen S. and Martha N. Sparks
Margaret Stansell
Jennifer Sweeton
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Associate Dean Jeffrey E. and Karin Thomas
Jim W. and Billie Ray Tippin
Tourigny Law Firm
David R. and Rita B. Tripp Foundation
UMB Bank
UMKC Foundation
Gene E. Voigts and Professor Emerita Linda E. Voigts
Ann and Ray Wagner Charitable Fund
Wallace Saunders
White-Simchowitz Family Charitable Fund
Wright Squared, PLLC
Your Traffic Ticket Lawyer, LLC
HONOR ROLL OF GIVING
The Honor Roll of Giving recognizes law alumni by class who made a monetary gift of any amount to support the UMKC School of Law and UMKC Law Foundation between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Please note that pledges for support below $1,000 and planned gifts (i.e., estate gifts, etc.) are not honored here.
1949
Byron Price Constance
1953
The Hon. Gene R. Martin
Banny Tapp
1955
Norman O. Besheer
Clark Albin Ridpath*
1959
Charlie J. Hulse
1962
Donald L. Slyter
1964
Gene E. Voigts
1965
Lawrence R. Bold
James G. Tichenor
1966
Mike T. White
1967
Donald E. Klaassen
Leon Guy Lants, Jr.
Lonnie J. Shalton
1968
Joe Crites
Mike Dorsey
Leland M. Shurin
Ernest M. Yu
1969
Truman Kermit Eldridge Jr.
George E. Kapke
Bill Prugh
Robert Ulrich
1970
Francis H. McClernon Jr.
R. Pete Smith
1971
Robert L. Kuhnlein
The Hon. Ortrie D. Smith
1972
Philip J. Adams, Jr.
Anonymous
Michael J. Patton
Dale Leroy Schulte
Steven J. Streen
Joseph R. Tafelski
Robert Thomson
The Hon. Roger E. Wall
1973
James F. Aldrich
Paul F. Angel
Tim Brake
Donald M. Fehr
Lawrence L. Ferree III
Kenneth D. Hassler
Judge Ronald Ray Holliger*
Jim W. Tippin
James R. Wyrsch
Anonymous
1974
Alice Jacks Achtenberg
Rice P. Burns Jr.
J. Michael Cronan
Michael E. Hughes
Eugene Lipscomb
Robert P. Numrich
Fred Slough
The Hon. William L. Syler
David R. Tripp
1975
Robert Lin Alexander
John L. Hayob
Tom K. O'Loughlin II
Mike Shea
1976
Jack T. Bangert
Irvin V. Belzer
Robert W. Cotter
Professor Robert C. Downs
The Hon. Arthur B. Federman
Andrew J. Gelbach
The Hon. Jon R. Gray
Jack Holland
Terry J. Kelley
Kay A. King
Alan Leslie Markowitz
The Hon. Mike R. McAdam
Charles M. Rogers
Leslie A. Thomson
1977
Jim Bartimus
Susan D. Gordon
Richard N. Lyons II
The Hon. William Sample Richards
Edward D. Robertson, Jr.
Judith A. Sharp
Cathleen A. Shine
Bruce E. Strauss
1978
Judge Charles Emmert Atwell
Michael R. Glenn
David L. Miller
Frances E. Reddis
James R. Skain
1979
Susan M. Kephart
Erlene W. Krigel
B. John Readey III
Stephen S. Sparks
Bruce A. Tannahill
Anonymous
1980
David L. Forbes
Jay D. Haden
Deborah A. Lane
Jeffrey A. Long
Timothy Kevin McNamara
Professor Sean D. O'Brien
Nathan A. Rosen
R. K. Sellers
James M. Slone
The Hon. Richard E. Standridge
Daniel P. Winkel
1981
Louis C. Accurso
Martha C. Brown
Marcia L. Charney
The Hon. Jay A. Daugherty
J. Kent Emison
J. R. Hobbs
Rob Litz
Larry A. Schaffer
Ed Soltz
1982
Chuck Berlau
Mark J. Bredemeier
Jane Pansing Brown
Ronald L. Edelman
David S. Spewak
William Stilley
Susan Baker Teson
Lisa A. Weixelman
Anonymous
*deceased
1983
Denise L. Deason-Toyne
Jim Frickleton
Elizabeth Bandoli Happe
Michelle Stark Kaufman
Peter M. Ossorio
Kirk R. Presley
The Hon. Marco A. Roldan
Greg T. Spies
Kimberley S. Spies
The Hon. Frances Tydingco-Gatewood
1984
Gary A. Anderson
Tim Brady
The Hon. Ted House
Paul F. Kavanaugh
James M. McCarten
Joel A. Poole
Chi Chi A. Puhl
Mary Beth P. Soffer
Linda S. Trout
1985
Gary N. Jones
JoAnne Ferrell Lewellen
Maribeth Slattery McMahon
Lynda C. Moore
Butch Rigby
Patricia A. Shea
Raymond T. Wagner, Jr. 1986
Anna Maria Merritt
Colonel Ursula P. Schultz 1987
The Hon. S. Margene Burnett
Grant L. Davis
Michael B. Hunter
Thomas J. McMahon
William A. Rudy
Cyprienne Simchowitz
1988
Scott S. Bethune
The Hon. Lajuana M. Counts
Thomas Jones
Allison M. Murdock
David M. Skeens
The Hon. Marcia K. Walsh
David B. Yost
Therese A. Yost
1989
Colonel Harry D. Callicotte
The Hon. Jacqueline Annette Cook
Dana Tippin Cutler
Keith A. Cutler
C. Sue Love
Laura L. McConwell
Paula L. Schwach
Sharon M. Williams
The Hon. J. Dale Youngs
1990
Patrick Campbell
Patrick McInerney
Commissioner Molly M. Merrigan
1991
Jim Harrington
Barbara L. Palan
Danne W. Webb
1992
Sandy Wirtel Kutey
Brian J. Madden
Beth Madden
David Mayer
Professor Lee A. Moore
Teresa A. Moore
Ross C. Nigro, Jr.
Devon A. Rolf
1993
Barry D. Estell
Patrick A. Lujin
Laurie Snell
The Hon. Melissa Taylor Standridge
Sherri L. Wattenbarger
1994
The Hon. W. Brian Gaddy
Kelly Lynn Oakley 1995
Charlie J. Harris
Pascale L. Henn
1996
Christy Grace Albano
Steve Becker
Allison L. Bergman
John F. Edgar
Christopher C. Swenson
1997
Anonymous
The Hon. Stephen R. Bough
Stephen J. Cosentino
Gary R. Gose
Randall J. Hallett
Meghan Holden
Zach Jarrett Holden
James D. Myers, Esq.
Clinton G. Newton
Stacey R. Page
Jill A. Presley
Bryan R. Witt
1998
Shawn G. Foster
Daniel J. McCarroll
J. D. Moore
Elizabeth G. Singleton
Kevin Stanley
1999
Lisa Brunner
Paul A. Campo
Rachel Hayes
Kirk D. Holman
Todd M. Johnson
James Joseph Kernell
Joseph Kronawitter
Mira Mdivani
Anne W. Schiavone
2000
Councilperson Andrea G. Bough
Chris Buhr
Therese LeBlanc
Annie S. Wehage-Zickwolf
2001
Debbie Brooks
Rex Chang
R. Ann Henderson
2002
Gregory Harding
Julia D. Kitsmiller
Jared Welch
2003
William A. Coggins
Brian Devling
Andrew Dickson
Athena Dickson
Phyllis A. Norman
Larry Pittman
T.J. Preuss
Lieutenant Colonel Chuck A. Rikli
Pamela J. Welch
2004
Matthew L. Brooks
Andrew Freistein
Stephanie L. Hill
Alicia Johnson
John McEntee
Rockney Taveau
2005
Marie Dispenza
Desarae Harrah
Aaron House
Matthew Jordan
Shannon Peeples
Dr. Dennis Peffley
Dean Melissa Joy Roberts
Andrew Snavely
2006
Zhaoying (Dorothy) Du
Nicole Fisher
Erin Hunt
Jenny Redix Jordan
Stephanie Kice
Craig Klotz
Guoping Zhu
2007
Scott Aripoli
Stacey Wullschleger
2008
Ashley H. Atwell-Soler
Brennan Delaney
Preston Drobeck
Ryan Dykal
Michael Foster
Zhijun Gong
Abe Kuhl
Shaun Stallworth
Anonymous
2009
Robert E. Gordon
Brandon Gutshall
Blake Heath
Chris Kurtz
Gary Mardian
Megan Monk
Lara Krigel Pabst
Katrina M. Ross
2010
Shannon Gordon
Beau Graves
Jon Otto
Brian Russell
Dane Schad
2011
Damien De Loyola
Jane Francis
Charnissa Holliday Scott
Jack Hyde
David McCain
George Ngengwe
Ronald Nguyen
Nancy Olivares
2013
Michelle Cocayne
Abby Paradise
Rachel P. Peterson
Catherine Wiehl
2014
Ashley J. Aramjoo
Paemon L. Aramjoo
Tyson Bramley
Kerensa Barr Cassis
Ben Friesen
Ashley Grace
Corey Kilburn
Kenneth Kinney
Robert L. Kinsman
Adam Krause
Jacob Lewis
Councilperson Crispin M. Rea
Bree Sturner
Chelsea L. Templeton
Quentin Templeton
2015
Professor Evan Absher
The Family of JoEllen Flanagan Engelbart*
MaKenzi Higgins
Daniel Schwaller
2016
Andrew C. Edwards
Rochelle Falk
Trevor L. Ferguson
Jeffrey Mendoza
Pamela Nagel
Robert Schaeffer
Emily Sellers
Rachel Sterbenz
Elaine M. Winecoff-Smith
Anonymous
2017
Erica L. Frank
Amy Jackson
Nicholas Schmiemeier
Taryn Nash Sherman
2018
Grace E. Colato Martinez
Natalie Frank
Greg Tourigny
2019
Jaclyn Alcantara
Laurna Alumbaugh
Danielle Atchison
Anne Case-Halferty
Ashley Crisafulli
Kathleen Killen
Elsa L. Linares
Noah Nash
Dana Samaniego
Anonymous
2020
Quinn Benson
Nihit V. Desai
Olivia Dobard
Mirjana K. Gacanich
Kylee Gomez
Matthew Heili
Kourtney Hodge
Scott Schwend
Caleb Siefkas
Anonymous
Anonymous
2021
William Amos
Trevor Cunningham
Charles Dimsdale
Claire Wyatt
2022
Ayyoub Ajmi
Sarah Endacott
Christian Nicole Branecky Gordon
Eric Honea
Margaret Stansell
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
2022
David W. Fox
Emma Robertson
Caroline M. Schumann