Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) Mission:
Inspiring Excellence: Every Grownup, Every Child, Every Day.
Reasons Site Map
- Reasons Home
- Fact Sheet
- Background
- Criteria
- Selection Process
- Deadlines
- Nomination Form .pdf
- Celebration Invitation .pdf
- Vernon Birmingham
- Lowell Brune
- Beth Davis
- Richard Gleichman
- Paul Graham
- Kevin Kelley, Ph.D.
- Mary McConnell, Ph.D.
- Tina Medina, Ph.D.
- Jay Scott-Harris
- Robert Serda
- Jon R. Taylor
- Wiley Wright
Reasons to Believe
Role models who give us Reasons to Believe in the power of education
2004 Alumni Honor Roll
- Rev. Dr. Selwyn Q. Bachus, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. He is a 1985 graduate of Sumner Academy.
- DeeAnn Richards Behrens, D.D.S., of Family Dental Care. She is a 1979 graduate of Washington High School.
- Joyce A. Behrman, a 40-year employee of the Unified Government's Recreation Department. She is a 1949 graduate of Wyandotte High School.
- Ralph Brightwell, a former teacher, counselor and coach with the KCK Public Schools. He is a 1953 graduate of Argentine High School.
- Gary Cowger, president of General Motors North America. He is a 1965 graduate of Wyandotte High School.
- Randall Fears, founder and president of the financial group Randall Fears & Associates, Inc., and organist and minister of music for Mt. Zion Baptist Church in KCK. He is a 1981 graduate of Schlagle High School.
- Karen E. Jones, manager, customer relations for stamp fulfillment services, U.S. Postal Service. She is a 1979 graduate of J. C. Harmon High School.
- Linda G. Murray, assistant superintendent of Personnel Services, KCK Public Schools. She is a 1967 graduate of Sumner High School.
- Melissa L. Redway, assistant district attorney in Grant and Garfield counties in Oklahoma. She is a 1994 graduate of Sumner Academy.
- Dr. Kenneth E. Salyer, founding chairman and director of the International Craniofacial Institute and Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment Center, Medical City Dallas Hospital. He is a 1954 graduate of Wyandotte High School.
- Greg Valdovino, the director of youth development for El Centro. He is a 1988 graduate of Wyandotte High School.
- V. Cheryl Womack, business woman/entrepreneur. In 1981, Womack started the National Association of Independent Truckers. She is a 1969 graduate of Wyandotte High School.
