Brandon Benitz, MA History, Thesis: "German Immigrant Churches in Doniphan County, Kansas as Archetypes in Preserving German Culture", Summer 2008
Lydia Dombrowski (political science, 2006) is pursuing a master's degree in counseling & therapy at Bellevue University in Omaha.
Emily Heidbreder (prelaw, 2007) is a first year student at St Louis Law School.
Zach Keith, a B.S.Ed. graduate in Social Science, has a teaching position in Platte County, MO.
Delton Kruk, 2000, has a teaching position in Devon, Alberta Canada.
Ashley Littlejohn (political science, 2005) has entered law school at the University of Kansas.
Johnathan Meyer (pre-law, 1995) and Robert Rice (political science, 2000) have opened a law practice in Bethany MO and Maryville MO.
Jordan Moree, a B.S.Ed. graduate in Social Science, has a teaching position in Maryville, MO.
Taylor Railsback (political science, 2007). After completing an internship with Attorney General Jay Nixon, Taylor will be pursuing a master's degree in philosophy from Oklahoma State University.
Matthew Rose (Criminal Justice, 2003) graduated from UMKC Law School, passed the bar and is now in private practice in Kansas City
Tim Royers, a B.S.Ed. graduate in Social Science, has a teaching position in Millard West, NE.
Abby Stephens, MA History, Thesis: "The Women of Northwest: A Social History of Collegiate Life," Summer 2008
Lyle Stevens is an instructor at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, teaching American National Government, U.S. History to 1877, U.S. History Since 1877, Minority Group relations, and American State and Local Government (as an internet course). Lyle also teaches as an adjunct for Buena Vista University Fort Dodge Center, teaching all the American History courses (American Civil War, Early American Republic, and courses Lyle has designed on Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Harry Truman).
Tausha Caton Taylor (Criminal Justice 1997) earned a MS in Counseling from Northwest in 2005 and is currently a senior counselor with Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation in St Joseph.
Lurinda Turner (economic development, 1999) has joined the Northwest faculty as an instructor in agriculture.
Jered Weber (public administration, 2004) has accepted a position as Sioux County Assistant Prosecutor in Orange City IA.
Jason Wetzel, a B.S.Ed. graduate in Social Science, has a teaching position in Corning, IA.
Jason Williams, a B.S.Ed. graduate in Social Science, has a teaching position in Kekalb, MO.
Amanda Atkins Newbrough (97) is a criminal investigator with the Missouri Highway Patrol and lives in Moberly
Carson & Sarah Brosi Spegal (99) have moved back to the Kansas City area. They welcomed a son in 2007. Carson is a police officer in Oathe. Sara is working in the financial department of the US District Court in Kansas City, KS
Michelle Cooney Staebell (93) is working for an airplane accident reconstruction company in the St Louis area, and is actively involved as a performer in a Christian music group.
Matt Darrah (90) is in the admissions department at Clarinda Academy - he also coaches wrestling.
Andrew Dufour (08) has been working at a firm leasing apartments in Lawrence since his graduation in December - next fall he will be a 1 st year law student at Kansas University.
Christopher Dunn (02) has left Missouri politics for now and is teaching history and political science courses at Linn State Technical College. He has also started an MPA program at Lincoln University.
Sara Gann (83) is now working for the International Food & Commercial Workers in Washington DC and is also actively involved in urban forestry.
Amanda Gumm (08) is working in the Prosecutor's Office in Buchanan County and has entered the MPA program at UMKC
Jenifer Harr (96) welcomed a son, Max, last December. She continues to do policy analysis for the American Institute for Research in San Francisco, but will soon move to Washington DC where her husband has a job.
Ryan Heiland (98) is the city planner for Clive Iowa
Steven Hodges (98) is a federal agent working for the US Postal Service in Denver
Christopher Hughes (83) and Doug Whitaker (97) returned to campus this spring and along with Mark Corson from our geography department presented an outstanding forum on the War in Iraq. Chris is currently the Pentagon's liaison with the House of Representative, and he has written a book on Iraq. Doug is currently working with Immigration & Naturalization in Omaha.
Patrick Hunt (06) is now attending UMKC Law School.
Major Christopher Johnson (92) is a commander with the 355 th Security Forces Squad of the US Air Force
Quentin Kearney (02) is wheeling & dealing real estate out of Kearney Real Estate LLC in Blue Springs
Sara Mabon Sunderland (90) has completed her 1 st year of law school at Cal-Berkeley, and is working with one of her professors this summer on intellectual property.
Scott Magdziak (01) is associated with the law firm of Polsinelli & Shugart in Kansas City
Congratulations to Venessa Maxwell Lopez (87), she was appointed to the Jackson County Drug Commission by Jackson County Executive, Mike Sanders.
Angel McAdams Prescott (00) has been appointed Director of Campus Activities at Northwest
Christy Novinger Taylor (80) is pursuing a master's degree in history at Northwest.
Soon, Jordan Orscheln will return from South Korea where she is teaching English and commence a graduate program in international studies at Florida State University.
Lisa Perry (89) is attending seminary in Springfield MO
Sarah Rice Woodward (04) and her husband, Travis, welcomed a son, Peyton, in March. Sarah continues to work as a field representative for Rep. Sam Graves.
Donald Schneider (70) has resigned as regent at Northwest - he has been working at an assistant to the prosecuting attorney in St Louis after completing a career in the Secret Service
Terry Spoor (79) is an instructor in fire protection technology at Southeast Community College in Lincoln NE
Abby Stephens (07) is pursuing a PhD in American Studies at Purdue University
Parke Stevens (07), a student at UMKC Law School was deployed in January.
Matthew Tapp (99) is Director of Planning & Zoning in Clay County Missouri
Janson Thomas (04) is pursuing a MPA degree at the Truman School of Public Affairs at MU.
Tom VanSaghi (91) is an associate vice chancellor with the Metropolitan Community Colleges of KC
Corey White (01) is coordinator for international affairs for the American Society for Microbiology in Washington DC.
Steven White (85) is an assertive community case manager with the treatment behavioral health team at the Truman Medical Center in KC.
September 2009 - Carol J. Miller, NWMSU history-political science graduate, has been elected as a national officer for the international
