Elaine Beckman Lynch, 63, of Spring Hill, Kansas passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015.  Elaine was born June 15, 1952 in Kansas City, Kansas to Clara Louise and Emil Beckman.   She is survived by her husband, Monte Lynch and her daughter, Lauren Biggs: stepchildren, Monica Lloyd and Richard Lynch; sisters, Linda (Carl) Newman and Patti (Brent) Harrison; niece and nephew, Kimberly and Blake Harrison.  In addition to her parents she is predeceased by her paternal grandparents, Henry and Augusta Beckmann and maternal grandparents, Louis and Blanch Adams.  In lieu of flowers the family request memorial contributions to Good Shepherd Hospice, 11253 Strang Line Rd., Lenexa, KS 66215.  

A visitation will be from 4:00 to 5:30 PM with a Memorial Service at 5:30 PM Friday, October 30th at Porter Funeral Home, 8535 Monrovia, Lenexa, KS.   A “Gathering of Friends” will be held from 5:30 to 9:00 PM at the Lenexa Senior Citizens Center, 13425 Walnut (adjacent to the Lenexa Community Center) in old downtown Lenexa.  Refreshments will be served.

                         Elaine's Professional Experience

                Kansas State University:  Manhattan, KS – College Instructor / Apparel Design

            Matthews: Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA – Designer of couture collections 

                The Designer Consort:  Chicago, IL – Designer misses casual and career apparel.

                Stern Slegman Prins:  Kansas City, MO  - Designer coats and suits.

                Salaminder Originals:  Kansas City MO – Designer misses casual apparel

                Oscar Lalla, Inc.:  Dallas, TX – Designer women's , career and evening apparel.

                IBM Corporation:  Kansas City, MO – Executive Management

                Unimark, Inc.:   Lenexa, KS – President, Unimark Service Corporation.

                Becklin, Inc.:  Spring Hill, KS – CEO / Owner – Renewable Energy Sales / Design

Formal Education

Kansas State University M.S. Fashion Design and Economics

Kansas State University B.S. Fashion Design and Liberal Arts

Advanced Technical Training / Foreign Studies

Sorbonne, Paris France

French culture/history, phonetics, spoken language

Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, Paris, France

Draping

Fashion Sketching

Flat Pattern and Grading

History of Fashion and Haute Couture

Esmod Guerre Lavigne, Paris, France

Draping

Fashion Sketching

Portfolio presentation

Awards and Scholarships

Faculty Research Award, Kansas State University

Finalist, Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, Kansas State University

Phi Bet Kappa, Scholastic Honorary

Omicron Nu, Scholastic Honorary

Rotary International Global Scholar

Phillips Petroleum Scholar

Henry J. Putnam Scholar