U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO), Class of 51

"Much of who I am, and where I am, I owe to Wentworth. The Wentworth experience literally changed my life in three significant ways:

• The Discipline of Study
• Respect for the Military
• Life-long friends

When I think back to the structured study time, I now realize that it helped me achieve academic honors. My junior college experience led me to continue my academic honors at the University of Missouri, where I graduated from Law School."

U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO) has represented Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1977. His district includes 23 counties stretching from Blue Springs, to Missouri’s state capital, Jefferson City, to the Ozark region of the State.

You can find out more about U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton on the House of Representatives' website at http://www.house.gov/skelton/.

The Honorable Charles H. Price, II
Class of 48

"Tucked away in rolling hills of Central Missouri is a small community that is the home of Wentworth Military Academy and Junior College. The prestige of the Institution goes far beyond the boundaries of the small, but adequate campus.

From the school’s inception in 1880, it has provided worldwide leadership that has made a significant impact through twelve decades. Wentworth Military Academy has always stood resolutely by the belief that discipline paves the way for accomplishment and that service to others and country is honorable.

Over and over again we hear the incredible stories of its graduates. Lives that exemplify integrity, discipline, and a quest for excellence. The birth of these qualities comes out of an institution that provides the structure that creates academic excellence.

Wentworth has been the place of learning for people from every state in the union and thirty-eight foreign countries. Truly, this Academy is a highly respected worldwide institution."

THE HONORABLE CHARLES H. PRICE II Charles Price is the former American Ambassador for the Court of St. James’s in London—a post he held from November, 1983, to February, 1989. Previously, he served as American Ambassador to Belgium from 1981 to 1983.

Upon his return in April, 1989, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Ameribanc, Inc., and President and Chief Executive Officer in 1990. Upon the merger of Ameribanc, Inc. and Mercantile Bancorporation, Inc. in May 1992, Ambassador Price became Chairman of the board of Mercantile Bank of Kansas City and Mercantile Bank of Kansas, a position he held until his retirement, April 1, 1996.

Since leaving Government Service, he has been appointed to be a director of British Airways plc, Hanson plc, US Industries, Inc., The New York Times Company, Texaco Inc., Sprint, and 360” Communications, Inc. He is an Advisory Director of the Thatcher Foundation. His civic boards in Kansas City includes: membership on the Board of Trustees of the Midwest Research Institute, and Honorary Director of St. Luke’s Hospital, and he is a member of the Heart Institute Advisory Committee.

Awards received in recognition of Charles Price’s public service include and Honorary Doctorate of Law from Westminster College, Missouri (1984), and from the University of Missouri (1988); and Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas (1991); and Honorary Doctorate of Science from University of Buckingham, England (1993); the Salvation Army’s William Booth Award and Kansas City Mayor’s “World Citizen of the Year” Award (1985); an Honorary Fellowship from Regent’s College, London (1986); the annual Citation from the Midwest Research Institute (1987); a Distinguished Service Award from the International Relations Council (1989), the Mankind Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (1991); Gold Good Citizenship Award from the Sons of the American Revolution (1991); Chancellor’s Medal from the University of Missouri at Kansas City (1992); and the William F. Yates Medallion for Distinguished Service in Civic Affairs from William Jewell College.

Mr. John Fotenos, Owner First Mountain View Properties,
Class of 67

"I can attest to the quality of education including the character, discipline and integrity that was instilled in my five years at WMA and I am deeply grateful."

Among our distinguished alumni are the following:

• Two Medal of Honor recipients

• Business Leaders
       Bud Walton
       Eddie Chiles
       John Groendyke

• 17 General or Flag Officers
       General Hoge
       Lieutenant General Lutz
       Major General Tinker

• Other Notables
       Marlin Perkins
       Jim Hill – Writer for the Washington Post
       Dale Buis – First American killed in Vietnam

• Leaders in medicine, law, engineering and teaching