Kappa Sigma - Missouri University of Science & Technology

Spring 2019 Newsletter

Beta Chi Chapter of Kappa Sigma at Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Kappa Sigma 3 Generous Alumni, We Thank You $53,851 Raised in 2018 Benefactors of Beta-Chi ($251 and above) Norman E. Hart '53 W. Dave Phelps '57 William L. Sullivan III '57 Dick Phillips '58 Bill Ricketts '58 Wayne B. Ruck '58 William S. Kirchoff Sr. '60 Richard L. Schmidt '61 Theodore M. Fiedler '62 Gene Foshage '63 Raymond A. Behrens '65 Steven J. Malcolm '67 Timothy M. Vicente '67 R. John Pepper '69 Gary D. Leemann '71 Mike J. Meyer '71 Stewart A. Scott '71 James C. Griese '72 David R. Breece '73 T. Mark Drumm '74 Gary E. Roebke '74 Kent S. Springer '74 Mark R. White '75 Paul C. Conant '76 Edward C. Jantosik Jr. '76 Robert J. Hoffmann '78 Lt. Col. Michael W. Smith '78 Timothy L. Uebele '79 Edward J. Bradley Jr. '81 John M. Remmers '81 William L. Kovacich '82 Richard T. Bradley '84 W. Alan Hopkins '86 Jason L. Hudson '91 Fred W. Niemeier '92 Matthew E. Hopkins '94 Kyle P. Dibler '10 Supporters of Beta-Chi ($250) William J. James '57 James O. Murray '57 Dr. Eric J. Norman '60 David L. Krueger '68 Gerald W. Kiel '69 Anthony G. Bommarito '70 Mark A. Kassing '70 Gary L. Abernathy '71 William G. Meister '73 Paul R. Vetter '73 Ted F. Bestor '75 Thomas R. Gredell '76 Glenn J. Mabie '76 James K. Von Behren '80 Michael J. Tracy '82 Dwayne R. Doshier '93 Grant J. Mabie '02 Friends of Beta-Chi (Up to $249) Allen H. Rudolph '52 Charles R. Hoffman '55 Dale R. Schaeffer '63 Timothy M. Handlan '64 June C. Thomason Jr. '64 Michael A. Perkins '65 Carl W. "Pete" Thorsell '67 Dr. Robert L. Ward '68 Lance M. Killoran '69 Robert D. Simpson '75 Daniel M. Shiels '78 Shane Mitchell '90 W e wish to thank all those who continue to support the annual program. Alumni who contributed to the 2018 appeals are listed by initiation year under the appropriate giving levels. If an error has been made in recording your gift, or your name has been mistakenly omitted or listed improperly, we sincerely apologize. Please send corrections to the Beta-Chi Chapter of Kappa Sigma, University of Missouri Science & Technology, P.O. Box 442100, Lawrence, KS 66044. Thank you, again, for giving back to the Chapter—it truly does make a difference! Wayne Ruck '58 Donates Piano to Chapter That Gave So Much to Him Why did you decide to join Kappa Sigma? I grew up in a very small town of 300 and went to a one-room school house. During my younger years I had little or no knowledge of fraternities and universities. In fact, I never visited a college or university until I arrived at Rolla. All I knew was that I should go to college if I wanted to be successful in life. Well, my decision was made for me when I and three other high school buddies received a $125 Curator's award to Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy. So, knowing no other alternatives, in the fall of 1957 Bob Glaser '58, Charlie Wagner '58, Ed Kummer '58 and I set out in Bob's old 1949 Ford for Rolla. We had no idea where we would live, but good fortune smiled on us. Jim Murray '57 and Les Daniels '55, who had attended my high school, invited us to spend the first night at the Kappa Sig house, and the next, and the next. I have no idea what we would have done if not for Jim and Les. My grandchildren think I'm crazy when I tell them this story. What degree did you earn? I had no idea what I should do. So when they asked me what I wanted to study, I asked them which engineers make the most money. Electrical, they said. After returning from Korea and leaving the Army, I earned my MBA from the University of Missouri. Tell us about your career path. At the age of 29 my wife and I moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia. My job was to construct and manage a new aluminum extrusion plant for the Kawneer company. It was a great job, but I always had the burning desire to own my own business, so when the opportunity arose I took the plunge. My two partners and I started the corrugated box manufacturing company Packaging Services Inc. in 1970. We grew this business into eight plants in the mid- Atlantic region. In 2000 I sold four of the plants and still retain co-ownership of four. It is amazing how one thing leads to another. Today at the age of 79, I am co-owner of logistics company Interchange LLC, a trucking company, an excavating company, an industrial development company, a kitchen cabinet import business, and several other small businesses. How did your experience with Kappa Sigma make you into the person you are today? In 1957 being a pledge was quite a challenge. Everyone did not become a Kappa Sig. I think everyone in my pledge class was quite persistent in their desire to become initiated. Persistence is a real virtue, and I think my experience has taught me to be persistent in achieving success in all my business ventures, even when the challenges were daunting. What motivated you to gift the chapter a piano? I saw the request in one of the recent Kappa Sigma publications and decided I needed to give back to the organization that has given so much to me. Robert Hoffmann said your pledge brothers sang their own songs. Boy, is that true. They knew every raunchy song that was ever written. Our singalongs are some of my most memorable occasions. Singalongs happened spontaneously. I was the piano player, and to this day do not know how the piano survived Don "Burr Burr" Beuerlein '58 and Tom "Scottie" Scott '58. These two guys took great pleasure in sitting on top of the (Continued on page 4)

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