Baker Proud Spring 2017 - 9

BAKER PROUD | Spring 2017

1990s

Diane Cooper, '92 BBA, '95 MBA,	was	
appointed	to	the	BMO	Financial	Corporation	
Board	of	Directors.
Russell Evans, MBA '94,	was	named	to	the	
national	board	of	directors	for	Gift	of	Adoption,	a	nonprofit	charitable	organization	that	
provides	financial	assistance	to	complete	
both	domestic	and	international	adoptions.
Rob Maher, '94,	was	selected	as	a	2016	
Best	of	the	Bar	honoree	for	his	work	as	
an	attorney	at	McDowell,	Rice,	Smith	&	
Buchanan	PC.
Emily Neufeld Grant, '97,	had	her	paper,	
"Helicopter	Professors,"	published	by	the	
Social	Science	Research	Network.	She	is	
an	associate	professor	at	Washburn	University	School	of	Law.

2000s

Sarah Lucero, '09, was	recently	recognized	
by	TK Business Magazine	on	its	Topeka's	
Top	20	Under	40	outstanding	young	professionals	list.	Lucero	serves	as	the	principal	
of	Scott	Dual	Language	School.	Scott	is	
the	only	school	in	Kansas	to	receive	an	International	School	of	Excellence	in	Spanish	
award.	It	has	been	named	a	State	of	Kansas	
Success	Showcase	School	and	a	National	
School	of	Improvement	(IndiStar)	Spotlight.
McKenzie Lueders, '08,	was	a	Dodge	City	
Public	Schools	USD	443	Kansas	Teacher	of	
the	Year	nominee	for	secondary	education.	
Eric Moon, '03,	joined	the	vibrant	start-up	
company	Amaranth	Medical,	Inc.	in	Mountain	View,	California,	as	a	laser	engineer	involved	in	making	bioresorbable	heart	stents.
Blake Reynolds, '03,	was	named	the	head	
coach	of	the	Fort	Hayes	State	University	
women's	soccer	team.	Reynolds	previously	
served	as	an	assistant	coach	for	Baker's	
men's	and	women's	soccer	teams	from	
2007	to	2009.

Brandon Scarborough, '02, was	hired	
as	senior	vice	president	of	Cobbs	Allen	of	
Kansas	City,	an	insurance	and	risk	management	firm.	Scarborough	has	also	served	as	
a	member	of	the	Baker	University	Board	of	
Trustees	since	2011.	
Jana Tenbrink, '08, was	recently	recognized	by	TK Business Magazine	on	its	
Topeka's	Top	20	Under	40	outstanding	
young	professionals	list.	Tenbrink	serves	as	
the	nurse	manager	of	medical	critical	care,	
rapid	response,	and	intermediate	care	at	
Stormont	Vail	Health.	She	provides	leadership	and	guidance	to	staff	nurses,	charge	
nurses,	and	patient	care	technicians.

2010s

Brittany Gapter, '15,	was	accepted	into	
the	Doctor	of	Physical	Therapy	program	at	
Wichita	State	University.
Olivia Hernandez, BA '11,	created	the	video	"material	girl	halleluja,"	which	was	named	
the	overall	short	film	work-in-progress	at	the	
CreActive	International	Open	Film	Festival	in	
Bangladesh	in	August.
Trey McGuire, '16, was	commissioned	as	
Second	Lieutenant	in	the	Marine	Corps	after	
a	successful	college	football	career.

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Andrew Miller, '16,	was	named	anassistant	
coach	of	the	boys	soccer	team	at	Olathe	
West	High	School.	Miller	played	soccer	for	
four	years	at	Baker	and	received	the	NAIA	
Champions	of	Character	award	in	2014	and	
2015.	He	has	also	coached	and	mentored	
young	soccer	players	through	Sporting	Blue	
Valley	and	the	Special	Olympics.
Charlotte Parker, Honorary Alumna '15,
celebrated	her	very	youthful	80th	birthday	
with	a	party	at	the	Topeka	Country	Club	in	
December.
Enedina Patch, '14 MBA,	was	recently	
recognized	by	TK Business Magazine	on	
its	Topeka's	Top	20	Under	40	outstanding	
young	professionals	list.	Patch	serves	as	
program	manager	of	palliative	medicine	and	
supportive	care	at	Stormont	Vail	Health,	
where	she	and	her	team	provide	care	for	
patients	with	life-threatening	or	life-limiting	
illnesses.	She	also	has	developed	clinical	
services	to	support	patients	over	55.

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