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Barbecue founder and Boeing engineer receive KU's
 highest honor
Richard E. Davis, c'53, m'54, Leawood, and Alan Mulally,
e'68, Mercer Island, Wash., are two of four alumni to receive
the Distinguished Service Citation, the highest honor given
by the University and the Alumni Association. They were honored
May 17 during Commencement weekend, along with fellow winners
Kenton Keith, c'61, Washington, D.C., and Tensie Oldfather,
'64, who were profiled in the May issue of KU Connection.
The DSC, which recognizes outstanding professional and civic
service, originated in 1941.
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Richard
Davis
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Davis began his career as a child psychiatrist, instructor
and author, and he remains a trusted ally to many medical
and children's organizations. His academic posts included
appointments as professor and acting chairman of the department
of psychiatry at Eastern Virginia Medical School, and later,
as dean of the School of Medicine at the University of North
Dakota. But he is equally well known as the founder of K.C.
Masterpiece Barbecue Products Inc., which he now chairs. After
his sauce became a national favorite, he founded the successful
chain of K.C. Masterpiece Barbecue & Grill Restaurants.
To honor his business achievements, the University of Missouri-Kansas
City named him Entrepreneur of the Year in 1996. Davis' business
savvy is rivaled only by his community service. As an advocate
for children, he received the Stop the Violence Coalition's
Kindest Kansas Citian Award and the Boys Club of Johnson County's
Award for Distinguished Service. To recognize his commitment
to health care, the American Diabetes Association named Davis
its honorary chairman in 1993, the same year he shared the
Salvation Army's William Booth Award with his wife, Coleen.
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Alan
Mulally
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Mulally has led the design and management of pivotal aircraft
advances in his 33- year career with The Boeing Co. Most recently,
he led the mammoth Boeing 777 project, for which he was honored
by Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine. Now president
of Boeing Commercial Airlines Group and senior vice president
of The Boeing Co., Mulally continues to earn accolades for
his mastery of data and design details and their impact on
the millions of Americans who travel by air. He has received
honors from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
and he was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
For the University, he continues to serve as an adviser to
engineering students and faculty. He received the School of
Engineering's award for distinguished professional service,
and he was named to the Aerospace Engineering Honor Roll of
outstanding alumni. Mulally, a Lawrence native, is married
to Jane Connell Mulally, d'69.
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