Each year, the UMKC 校友 Association recognizes outstanding alumni achievements. UMKC is honoring the Tedrow/Selders/Hogerty family with its Class of 2024 Legacy Award.
The family legacy dates back more than 100 years, when Joseph Herbert Tedrow graduated from the 堪萨斯 City 法学院 (now UMKC 法学院) in 1922. The next family members to attend UMKC, then known as the University of 堪萨斯 City, 劳埃德·塞尔德斯(B.A. [39]和大卫V. Selders, who attended but did not finish due to World War II.
The story extends several more generations. 校友 include Joseph’s granddaughter, Martha Hogerty (B.A. ’75, J.D. ’79), and grandson, Eugene (Pat) Selders, Jr. (B.A. ’72). Martha’s daughter, Mary (Hogerty) Needham (B.A. ’88) and her cousin Joan (Tedrow) Gilson (M.A. ’83, Ph.D. ’94), David’s daughter Dianne Selders Hogerty (B.A. ’78) and her son David Michael Hogerty (B.A. 89届毕业生也是受人尊敬的校友.
“I don’t remember a time when the campus was not a part of the essential fabric of my life,李约瑟说. “It was thrilling to think that I was writing the next chapter in a very long legacy.”
Members of the family have contributed greatly to the 堪萨斯 City community and beyond, 无论是在他们的职业生涯中还是在志愿服务中. Their philanthropic endeavors cross the city and region, including the Junior League of 堪萨斯 City, 妇女选民联盟, St. 玛丽医疗中心, 南广场社区协会, 杰克逊县历史学会, UMKC Neighborhood Advisory Council and more.
Joseph Herbert Tedrow was a member of the 堪萨斯 City, Missouri Chamber of Commerce from 1915 until his death in 1951. Most of those years were spent as transportation commissioner; he testified before the Interstate Commerce commission in Washington, D.C. on numerous occasions and authored a book of transportation regulation.
Martha Hogerty served as Missouri public counsel for 12 years, where she advocated for Missouri residents and small businesses in matters of utility services. She served as the consumer advocate representative on the Federal Communications Commission’s Joint Board, which made recommendations to preserve and advance universal telephone service, and as a president of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates. Now retired, but a lifelong learner, Martha returned to UMKC to audit classes.
1974年，大卫. Selders founded Family Features Editorial Syndicate to deliver branded food content directly to consumers; the company provided high-quality content and photography to local magazines and newspapers free of charge. Selders and Family Features pioneered the use of formatted content and the commitment to tracking content placements. 五十年后, Family Features is still headquartered in Mission, 堪萨斯, and works with top brands to deliver food, 生活方式, 以及家庭和花园内容. Dianne Selders Hogerty and David Michael Hogerty joined the family business during their careers. Dianne co-founded a chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International in 堪萨斯 City, a philanthropic organization of women leaders in the food, 饮料及酒店业. She served as president of the international organization in 2004-05.
“I married after my freshman year of college and stopped my education to begin our family,黛安娜说。. “At the ripe old age of 29, I returned to school and finished my degree at UMKC. If UMKC hadn’t been here so I could continue my education, I wouldn’t have become the ‘me’ I am today. 我将永远感激你.”