Sigma Chi - University of Kansas

Sigma Chi Scholarships I n addition to the needs-based scholarships offered, there are also the following scholar- ship opportunities: The Alpha Xi Scholarship Fund The Alpha Xi Chapter is very fortunate to have a scholarship fund that awards members each se- mester. Founded in 1960, the fund has grown and become one of Alpha Xi's outstanding achieve- ments at KU––a strong incentive for scholastic achievement by undergraduate members of the chapter. The fund is managed and administered by KU Endowment. In recent years, income from the fund has ranged from $20,000-25,000. Income is transferred for distribution semiannu- ally (for the fall and spring semester) and awards are handed out at a scholarship dinner. To re- ceive an award, members must earn a 3.25 GPA or better while taking at least 14 hours of college credit. In addition, eligibility requires attendance at chapter meetings, involvement in at least one campus activity, and meeting community service hour requirements. Sigma Chi Foundation Scholarships The level of alumni giving to the general frater- nity has elevated Alpha Xi to Bell Chapter status. As a Bell Chapter, our members are guaranteed slots in leadership training programs, as well as academic scholarships. Each year, two $1,000 scholarships are provided to Alpha Xi members. These scholarships are awarded based upon scholastic achievement and financial need. Loyally, Larry Winter '77 Alpha Xi Chapter Advisor kuedgar@yahoo.com ALPHA XI page 2 D. Wallace Benton '50 had owned his own architecture practice for 40 years in West Los Angeles. He retired in 1996. He enjoyed his years at the Sigma Chi house in Lawrence. He enjoyed his visit in 2000 when Dick Wagstaff '50 showed him around the house. Ronald F. Keeler '60 thinks about Sigma Chi often, and he misses his brothers who have passed on to Chapter Eternal. He particularly misses Lance Johnson '60, who he talked with on the phone often. He and his wife, Susan, live in Las Vegas. If any brothers find themselves in the Las Vegas area, reach out to Ron to catch up and reminisce on times at Sigma Chi. Email: skeeler1@cox.net Lee S. Ayres '64 lives in a beautiful home near Valparaiso, Ind. He leads an environmental stewardship organization, Tree Fresno (www. treefresno.org). Their mission is to transform the San Joaquin Valley with trees, greenways, and beautiful landscapes. They have planted over 42,000 trees since 1985. William B. Klaver Jr. '65 and his wife, Elise, enjoy touring the lower 48 states and Canada on their H-D Road Glide motorcycle. Life is good for them in the desert where they are busy golfing, hiking, and playing lots of pick- leball. Email: williambklaver@gmail.com Kent D. Powell '68 has now lived in North- ern California for 30 years. He and his wife, Margy, have two sons. Both have their own businesses in which Kent is less involved as each year progresses. They have the sole FBD operations in each of the three airports in Sacramento with FAA towers. Their other business is manufacturing backflow preven- tion valves. The final business is making after-market auto parts for Jeep vehicles. This business is called Metal Cloak. Email: kdpowell@pacbell.net Gordon L. Gilges '92 recently moved back to Kansas City after 12 years in Los Angeles working in film and TV design and installing and implementing sets and props. Frank R. Hayde '92 is married with one daughter. He is still "rangering" for the Na- tional Park Service at the Colorado National Monument in Grand Junction, Colo., where he provides law enforcement and emergency services. He has authored several books, in- cluding The Mafia and the Machine: The Story of the Kansas City Mob and Stan Levey: Jazz Heavyweight with a foreword by Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones. Frank is grateful for the friendships and opportunities provid- ed by Alpha Xi when he was a young man. Email: frankhayde@hotmail.com Cooper Sutherland '02 has been active in commercial real estate development in Phoe- nix, Ariz., and nationally for around 18 years with over 6 million square feet of office and industrial projects developed and acquired for investments. He is currently working on office, medical, and industrial build to suits within the Phoenix market. Email: cooper. sutherland@gmail.com ALUMNI NEWS Paul A. Seymour Jr. '46 passed on to Chapter Eternal on January 21, 2019. Paul was the owner of Atlas Fishing Tools, Arrowhead Petroleum, and Big Springs Drilling. He was also on the board of the First National Bank of Wichita, Farmers and Bankers Life Insurance, and the Sed- wick County Zoo. He will be missed by his friends, family, and Sigma Chi brothers. Dr. Richard Edward Mattingly '60 passed on to Chapter Eternal at The Bluffs in Columbia on April 3, 2018. Richard was born in Wichita on New Year's Day of 1938. He obtained his bachelor's degree in philosophy and English from the University of Kansas and his Ph.D. in phi- losophy from the University of Texas. He was a gifted educator who spend his entire career from 1966 until his retirement in 2000 as a professor at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. Richard will be remembered for his quick, dry sense of humor and being both personally and profession- ally kind, even-tempered, and patient. His love of nature photography and hiking were evident in the many photos taken in his favorite national parks. Later in life, he enjoyed the challenge of working on his family genealogy. CHAPTER ETERNAL

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