Southwest High School boasts many famous graduates; from
Rhodes Scholars, to best-selling authors, to Emmy Award-winning actors
and NFL football greats.
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Annals of Achievement |
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Science & Academic |
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Meyer Friedman, 27 Director, Brunn Cardiovascular Institute |
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Lawrence Kimpton '27 Chancellor, Univ. of Chicago |
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Carl Allendorfer '29 Rhodes Scholar |
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Fowler Hamilton Rhodes Scholar, Dir. American lnt'1
Develop. |
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David W. Robinson '31 Founder, KUMC Bum Center |
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Eldon Newcomb, Professor, University of Wisconsin |
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Arthur W. Robinson, M.D., St. Luke's Foundation |
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Verne E. Chaney, Jr. '41 President, Thos. A. Dooley
Foundation |
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Laurence Miller '42 Rhodes Scholar |
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Martin Dickinson. Dean, University of Kansas School of Law |
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Michael C. Brown Headmaster, Wheeler's School |
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Eldon Newcomb, Univ. of Wisconsin |
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Richard Smalley '61 Nobel Prize Chemistry |
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Thomas Reefer, School and Industrial Educator |
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Ann Rubenstein Tish, Founder, Charter School - N.Y. &
Chicago |
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Government Service |
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James A. Moore, Judge, Missouri Circuit Court |
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James Green '28 Geneva Disarm. Conf. |
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William K. Jones '33 General, USMC |
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Frederick H. Michaels '35 Vice Admiral, 1 nuclear carrier |
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Charles E. Curry, Presiding Judge, Jackson County Court |
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Larry Winn, Jr. '37 U.S. Congress |
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Charles Blackmer Chief Justice, Missouri Supreme Court |
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Edmond Suor, Public Affairs |
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Dale D. Meyers '39 NASA |
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Delia Ann Taylor Sinkov, Cryptographer (war decoder) |
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George Berry, County Probate Judge |
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Frank McMullen, Admiral |
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Howard Sachs '42 US District Court |
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Richard P. Sprinkle '42 Judge 16 Circuit Court |
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Hans Tuch '42 U.S. Diplomat |
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Frank P. Sebree '45 City Councilman, KCMO |
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Joseph Stevens '45 U.S. District Court |
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Robert W. Berrey '46 Judge, Missouri 16 District |
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Chuck Eddy, City of KCMO Councilman |
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Sandy Aguirre Mayer, '70 Former Member, KCMSD |
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John Tvedten, KCFD Battalion Chief |
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National Awards |
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Elliot Norquist' 28 National Orator |
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Benjamin W Swafford '29 National Orator |
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John Phillips '33 National Orator |
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Art |
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Frederick James '32 Painter |
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Jack O'Hara '38 Watercolorist |
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Arthur Kraft, Muralist |
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Voluntarism |
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Helen Delano Sutherland '31 |
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Gertrude Field Oliver '33 |
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Charline Bush Schmelzer |
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Pat Busier Jones |
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Marion Engass Kraemer '42 |
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Marjorie Powell Alien |
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Linda Bloch Lyon |
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Business |
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William D. Deramus, III '30 KC Southern Railroad |
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Lester Milgram '33 |
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Thomas B. Robinson |
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Kenneth Krakauer |
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Doyle Patterson |
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Herbert Valentine |
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Earl Radford |
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Harold Tivol '40 |
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Fred Merrill |
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Richard C. Green |
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Joe Jack Merriman '43 |
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James B. Nutter '44 |
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Phil Kirk, President DST |
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Dennis Hudson |
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Entertainment/Media/Journalists |
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Burton Rouche, Author |
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David Douglas Duncan '33 Photojoumalist |
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Avis Green Tucker, Newspaper Publisher |
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Sandra Warfield '39 Opera |
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Ruth Warrick, Actress |
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Hughes Rudd, Broadcaster |
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Edward T. Matheny, Jr. '40 Historical Author |
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Evan Connell, Jr. '41 Author/Winner, Lannan Lifetime |
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Achievement Award |
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Robert Altman '42 Movie Producer |
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Betty Ann Lynn '43 Actress (Thelma Lou on Andy Griffith) |
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George Hawley, Humorous author |
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Thomas D. Leathers '44 Editor, Publisher |
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Richard Vrooman '50 Opera |
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Calvin Trillin '53 Author, Columnist New Yorker, Time
Magazine |
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Elaine Kagan Goren '60 Actress and Author |
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Scott Simon '66 Musician, Sha Na Na |
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Chris Cooper '69 Actor/Winner, Screen Actors Guild Award |
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David Parsons '77 Dance Troop Director |
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Elliott Threatt '80 Comedian |
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Sports |
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Wilbur F. Cohen, Jr. '28 Davis Cup |
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Ray Watson, Golf |
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Michael A. Jones '87 NFL Football Player |
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Philanthropy |
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John B. Francis '35 |
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William D. Grant '35 |
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Richard Shower |
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Henry Bloch '30 |
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Marion Helzberg Bloch '47 |
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Richard Bloch '42 |
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Marylou Schroeder Whitney Hendrickson '42 |
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Morton Sosland |
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George E. Powell '43 |
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Crosby Kemper '44 |
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Bebe Stripp Kemper '55 |
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Tom Scott |
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Stowers Family |
