It’s all Relative: Q&A with Father/Son Alumni Duo

It’s all Relative: Q&A with Father/Son Alumni Duo This month we are visiting with Jeff Harrington, C’87, Mayor of Bonner Springs, KS and Funeral Director and Embalmer at Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, and his son, Jarred Harrington, C’12, CFSP, licensed Funeral…

Celebrating the Life of Benoyd “Butch” Myers Ellison, KCKJC Class of 1959

Legacy Lives on through New Scholarship Established in honor and memory of Benoyd “Butch” Myers Ellison, KCKJC Class of 1959 Benoyd “Butch” Myers Ellison was born during segregation and WWII in Kansas City Kansas in April of 1939. When he…

Retirement in a Pandemic by Curtis V. Smith, Ph.D.

Retirement in a Pandemic by Curtis V. Smith, Ph.D. Three years ago, the thought of retirement seemed far away.  I was swamped working as the interim-dean for the Math-Science-Business and Technology Division, teaching microbiology in the evenings and participating on…

Stephen Derfelt, KCKCC Alumnus C’12, recognized by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice

Stephen Derfelt, CFSP, a funeral director with Derfelt Funeral Homes of Southeast Kansas, has recently qualified for the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP), by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. A number of professions grant special recognition…