Background
Dees, Stephen Phillip was born on February 21, 1943 in Tulsa. Son of Jesse Raymond and Mary Adelia (Ledbetter) Dees.
lawyer agricultural products executive
Dees, Stephen Phillip was born on February 21, 1943 in Tulsa. Son of Jesse Raymond and Mary Adelia (Ledbetter) Dees.
Bachelor, Washington University, 1965; Juris Doctor, Washington University, 1967.
Associate, Stinson, Mag, Thomson, McEvers & Fizzell, Kansas City, Missoury, 1967-1971; partner, Stinson, Mag & Fizzell, Kansas City, 1971-1984; vice president, general counsel, Farmland Industries Inc., Kansas City, 1984-1987; secretary, Farmland Industries Inc., Kansas City, 1986-1991; vice president law and administration, Farmland Industries Inc., Kansas City, 1987-1993; now executive vice president business development & international marketing, director general, Farmland Industries Inc., Kansas City, 1993-1998; director general, Farmland Industries, S.A. de Curriculum Vitae of Mexico, 1993-1995; partner, Rochdale Prins., since 1998.
Officer, board directors Great American Basketball League, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, 1979-1986, commissioner, 1983-1986. Member Sister Cities Commission, Kansas City, 1982-1990. Served with United States Air Force, 1967, then with Reserve.
Member American Bar Association, Missouri Bar (vice chairman labor law committee 1977-1980, chairman 1980-1981), Lawyers Association Kansas City (board directors 1983-1986, treasurer 1989-1991), Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Order of Coif.
Married Mary Louise Porter, June 26, 1966 (divorced October 1986). Children: Emily Ann, Daniel Ledbetter, Matthew Louis. Married Kristine Ann Odenwald, October 10, 1987 (divorced April 1992).
1 child, Charles Jesse. Married Linda Petsch, September 3, 1995.