Rockhurst University is a private Jesuit university in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 as Rockhurst College, Rockhurst University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It enrolled 2,980 students in 2019.
Joseph John "Joe" Urusemal is a Micronesian political figure who served as the sixth President of the Federated States of Micronesia from 2003 until 2007.
Rockhurst High School is a private, Roman Catholic, Jesuit, all-boys, preparatory school founded in 1910 along with Rockhurst College, in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It moved away from the College in 1962 to a campus on State Line Road in Kansas City. Rockhurst is accredited by the North Central Education Association and is a member of the North Central Education Association of Independent College Preparatory Schools, the Jesuit Secondary Education Association, and the National Association for College Admission Counseling.
Brad Edward Budde is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s. Budde played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and was an All-American and the winner of the Lombardi Award. He was a first-round pick in the 1980 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.
Herbert Eugene Harris II was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia. His district included part of Fairfax County.
Paul T. Davis is an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he represented the 46th district in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2003 to 2015, serving as minority leader from 2009 to 2015. Davis was the unsuccessful Democratic Party nominee in Kansas's 2014 gubernatorial election and also ran a close campaign for Congress in Kansas's 2nd congressional district in 2018.
Michael O'Neal is an American lawyer and Republican politician from Hutchinson, Kansas. He served as the Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives until 2013.
George Kinzie Fitzsimons was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Salina from 1984 to 2004.
Nathan Scheelhaase is a former college football quarterback and coach. He is currently the running game coordinator, running backs coach, and wide receivers coach for the Iowa State University football team. He was the starting quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini from 2010 to 2013. While playing at Rockhurst High School, he won the 2008 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year.
Gerald F. "Jerry" Newton is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota State Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 37, which includes portions of Anoka County in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is also a former grocery store owner, college professor, and career soldier.
Joe Reardon is the former mayor/CEO of the consolidated city-county of Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Jon Carpenter is an American politician representing Missouri's 15th district in Kansas City's Northland and was elected in 2012 to the Missouri House of Representatives. Carpenter is the owner of his own marketing and advertising firm. He is also a member of the Gladstone Area Chamber of Commerce and the Northland Democratic Club.
John Joseph Rizzo is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Missouri Senate since January 2017. In 2020, Rizzo was elected by his colleagues to serve as Minority Floor Leader. Prior to his election into the Senate, Rizzo was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, serving the 19th and 40th districts from 2011 to 2017. In the House, Rizzo also served as Democratic Minority Whip.
Ronald Ryckman Jr. is an American politician. He represents the 78th District in the Kansas House of Representatives, and serves as the Speaker of the House. He was first elected to the Kansas House in 2012, and previously served on the Olathe City Council from 2009 to 2017.
Jan Henderson Kessinger is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 20th district in the Kansas House of Representatives since 2017.
John P. Wheeler Jr. is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 123rd district in the Kansas House of Representatives since 2017. In March 2018, Wheeler rejected legalizing marijuana.
Phil B. Curls, Sr. was an American Democratic politician. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1972 to 1982, and in the Missouri Senate from 1984 to 1998.
Tony Severino was the head coach of the Rockhurst High School Football Team from 1983-2019. He has won the most games as a head coach in Rockhurst High School football history. Severino's seven state titles are a state record which include five undefeated seasons. Severino is the only coach to win state titles in both Missouri and Kansas.
Mark Samsel is an attorney, a Kansas politician and Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, as well as a former substitute teacher.
Carl Turner is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 28th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 11, 2021.
