Ben Burnett has focused on developing wired and wireless (MANET, ad hoc mesh) network technologies for geolocation communication and tracking systems; network application test tools; developing, building and securing ad hoc wireless networks; research and development in distributed agent systems; development of custom and COTS software into commercial products; network monitoring research, analysis, and implementation; and software design and implementation. Websites: * My Website: . . .

Mary Coughenour , Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Mary P. Coughenour, RN, BSN, works as the Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse in the Wellness Department. As the Cardiac Rehab Nurse, Mary works with patients that have had cardiac bypass surgery, MI (heart attack) an/or have stints, angioplasty, or PTCA's placed. Mary also does patient and family education in regards to medication, diet and exercise.

Claudia Long Senior Research Associate Claudia Long has worked with WestEd since 1987 and serves as Chief Editor for Assessment and Standards Development Services. She is lead editor for Kentucky's Commonwealth Accountability Testing System and the Nevada High School Proficiency Exam. She has written assessment training materials and provided assessment training for item writers and item editors working on a variety of state assessments.

Amanda Salb , a junior at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. , won a national championship in track and field Friday night. She won the national title in NCAA Division III in the national championships held at MacAlester College in St. Paul, Minn. , in the shot put with a distance of 44 feet 11 inches. Not only is the distance her best personal record, but it's the best ever at Mt. Holyoke and the best this year in Division III for women.

Suzy Smith , 66, Nevada, Mo. , passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006, at her home in Nevada. She was born Sept. 10, 1940, in Nevada, to Edwin Wayne Spillman and Ruby Helen Pryor Spillman. She married Ron C. Smith on July 23, 1960, in Nevada, and he survives of the home. Suzy grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1958. She was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority at Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield, Mo.

George Robert Dalton , 87, of Pittsburg, Kan. , died on Monday, Dec. 25, 2006, at the Sunset Manor Nursing Center in Frontenac. He was born on Nov. 20, 1919, at Nevada, Mo. , to George William and Madeline Lillian (Krebs) Dalton. He was a graduate of Nevada High School. He attended Fort Scott Community College and graduated from Park College in Parkville, Mo. , with a degree in chemistry.

BRIAN MOUSSALLI , Consulting Director - Brian is originally from Central Iowa, receiving his diploma from Nevada High School. He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in Management with an emphasis in Human Resources, also achieving a Marketing Minor. While enrolled at UNI, he interned as a Human Resources Specialist at American HomePatient in Waterloo, Iowa. Immediately following his graduation, he moved to Des Moines and began his career with DES Staffing Services.

Cathy Haynes, of Rolla, Mo. , and Rodney Pope, of Nevada, announce the engagement of their daughter, Randi Pope, to Adam Brockmiller, son of Dane and Joanne Brockmiller, of Union, Mo. Bride-elect Pope, a 2004 graduate of Nevada High School, graduated in 2005 from Fort Scott Community College with a certificate in cosmetology. She is currently a stay-at-home mom...

Pastor Fox was born in Nevada, MO in 1932; he was a graduate of Nevada High School in 1950. He graduated from Southwest Baptist College (now University) with an Associate in Arts Degree; attended Baylor University; graduated from William Jewell College with a B.A. and from Midwestern Baptist Seminary with a Master of Divinity. Pastor Fox was involved in pastoral ministry from 1952 until 1963 when he and his wife Ann were appointed as missionaries to Thailand.

Avid golfer Jay Meyer is now in his third season as the coach of the Adams State College women's golf team. A resident of Alamosa since 1999, Meyer also owns and operates the Jay Meyer Insurance Agency and serves on the Grizzly Club Board of Directors. Meyer, who took over the helm of the team for the spring portion of the 2006-07 season, was born and raised in Missouri and graduated from Nevada High School in Nevada, Mo. in 1983.