Background
Stoup, Arthur Harry was born on August 30, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Isadore and Dorothy (Rankle) Stoup.
Stoup, Arthur Harry was born on August 30, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Isadore and Dorothy (Rankle) Stoup.
Student, Kansas City Junior College, Missouri 1942-1943. Bachelor, University Kansas City, 1950. Juris Doctor, University Missouri, Kansas City, 1950.
Worked at Arthur H. Stoup & Associates, Professional Corporation (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in Civil Litigation, Complex Litigation, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Products Liability, Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Missouri. 1979, District of Columbia.
Phi Alpha Delta Dean"s Search Committee, 1994-1995.
Justice, Kansas City Alumni, 1955-1956. Recipient: William H. Pittman Award, Lawson Chapter, 1974.
Alumni Achievement Award. Law Foundation Service Award, 1987.
Member, University of Kansas City Board of Trustees, 1972.
Member, Board of Trustees, 1972 and President, 1979-1982, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Foundation. Member, 1972-1986, Board of Directors and President, 1978-1986, MoBar Research, Incorporated. Member, Southern Conference of Bar Presidents, 1973.
Chairman, Coordinating Committee of State Bar Presidents, 1978.
Trustee: Missouri Bar Foundation, 1974-1976. University of Kansas City, 1978.
Member: Kansas City Metropolitan (President, 1966-1967. Member, Executive Committee, 1965-1977.
Litigator Emeritus Award, 1991) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1977-1981) Bar Associations.
The Missouri Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1967-1976. President, 1974-1975). Missouri Trial Lawyers Association (Sustaining Member).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member).
Lawyers Association of Kansas City. Fellow: American Bar Foundation (Life Member).
International Society of Barristers (State Membership Chairman). Military: United States.
Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.
Chairman committee to review continuing education University Missouri, 1978—1979. Member dean search committee University Missouri Law School, Kansas City, 1979, 1994—1995. Trustee University Missouri-Kansas City Law Foundation, since 1972, president, 1979—1982.
Trustee University Missouri, 1979—2001, emeritus trustee, since 2001. Fellow International Society Barristers (state member chairman), American Bar Foundation (life member). Member American Bar Association (house delegations 1976-1980), Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (president 1966-1967, Dean of Trial Bar award 1991, member executive committee 1965-1968, 2003-2004), Missouri Bar (board governors 1967-1976, vice president 1972-1973, president elect 1973-1974, president 1974-1975), Missouri Association Trial Attorneys (sustaining), Association Trial Lawyers American (sustaining), Southern Conference Bar President's (life), Mobar Research Inc.
(president 1978-1986), Phi Alpha Delta Alumni (justice Kansas City area alumni 1955-1956). Lodges: Optimists (president Ward Parkway 1961-1962, lieutenant governor Missouri district international 1963-1964), Sertoma, B'nai B'rith.
Married Kathryn Jolliff, July 30, 1948. Children: David C., Daniel P., Rebecca Ann, Deborah E.