Landon H Rowland

Chairman of Ever Glades Financial; former chairman of the Janus Financial Group

Landon Rowland, who led the expansion of Kansas City Southern Railway and was instrumental in establishing the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, died December 28 2015 after a long illness. He was 78. In his corporate life, Rowland led the railway along with Kansas City Southern Industries, Stilwell Financial Inc. and Janus Capital Group. A signature achievement was being part of the team that acquired a major Mexican railroad to extend Kansas City Southern’s reach, said his son, Josh Rowland. Rowland also helped establish the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and was an important supporter of the American Royal Horse Show and the American art collection at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Rowland was chairman for 23 years of the Local Investment Commission, an area nonprofit. That nonprofit, better known as LINC, works to improve the lives of area children and families. As such, Rowland and the commission pushed to create the health foundation when the for-profit HCA hospital system bought the Health Midwest hospital group in 2003. When Rowland, a graduate of Harvard Law School, thought HCA wasn’t living up to its sale commitments for hospital improvements and care for the needy, he pushed the foundation in 2009 to sue HCA. A judge recently ordered HCA to pay $433 million as a result of the suit, a judgment HCA is appealing. Besides heading the Local Investment Commission, Rowland’s civic roles included serving as chairman of Swope Ridge Geriatric Center and the Metropolitan Performing Arts Fund. He was a director of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, the American Royal Association, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and the Orthomolecular Medicine & Research Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Kansas. He was a trustee of the Linda Hall Library, the Midwest Research Institute, the Liberty Memorial Association and the Committee for Economic Development. In business, he was chairman of Janus Capital Group from 2000 to 2004 and a director from 2000 to 2011. Before July 2000, he was chairman, president and chief executive officer of Kansas City Southern Industries. In July 2000, the transportation and financial services operations of KCSI were separated and the financial services operations were incorporated in Stilwell Financial Inc., of which he was chairman, president and CEO. In September 2003, all Stilwell Financial subsidiaries were merged into Stilwell and the name was changed to Janus Capital Group, where Rowland continued as chairman until January 2004 and as director until May 2011. Rowland joined Kansas City Southern Industries in 1980, became president and chief operating officer in 1983 and CEO in 1987, continuing in that capacity until 2000. Rowland was president and CEO of Kansas City Southern Railway from 1990 to 1991 and chairman from 1987 to 2000. Before joining Kansas City Southern Industries, Rowland was a partner in the law firm of Watson, Ess, Marshall & Enggas of Kansas City from 1962 to 1980 and was a professorial lecturer in antitrust law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1977 and 1978. He also was an arbitrator and member of the American Arbitration Association. Rowland received a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in 1959 and his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1962.

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James Nutter	Russ Carnahan, Emanuel Cleaver II, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Dennis Moore, Barack Obama, Isaac Newton Skelton IV, Tom Daschle, Karen McCarthy, Jean Carnahan, Jim Slattery, Alan Dupree Wheat, Bill Clinton, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Forward Together PAC, Nancy Farmer, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Kay Barnes, Kansas Democratic State Committee, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Robin Carnahan, Steve Gaw, Missouri Victory 2006, Stephene Ann Moore, Raj Goyle, Teresa Hensley, Sara Jo Shettles
Donald J Hall, Jr	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Emanuel Cleaver II, Elizabeth Dole, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Jerry Moran, Pat Roberts, Isaac Newton Skelton IV, James Merrill Jeffords, Jim Talent, Karen McCarthy, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Jim Slattery, Alan Dupree Wheat, Earl Thomas Coleman, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Campaign America Inc, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Lynn Jenkins, George H W Bush, Mike Synar, Chuck Hagel, Rudy Boschwitz
David E Hall	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Russ Carnahan, Emanuel Cleaver II, Elizabeth Dole, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Jerry Moran, Pat Roberts, Jim Talent, Tom Daschle, Karen McCarthy, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Jim Slattery, Alan Dupree Wheat, Earl Thomas Coleman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Campaign America Inc, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Lynn Jenkins, George H W Bush, Howard Dean
Sarah Rowland	Kit Bond, Emanuel Cleaver II, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Dennis Moore, Barack Obama, Isaac Newton Skelton IV, Karen McCarthy, Jean Carnahan, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Forward Together PAC, Missouri Senate 2002, Nancy Farmer, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Kay Barnes, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Robin Carnahan, Steve Gaw, Teresa Hensley, Sara Jo Shettles
Beth K Smith	Kit Bond, Emanuel Cleaver II, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Dennis Moore, Barack Obama, Isaac Newton Skelton IV, Tom Daschle, Karen McCarthy, Jean Carnahan, Jim Slattery, Alan Dupree Wheat, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Missouri Senate 2002, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Kay Barnes, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Howard Dean, Robin Carnahan, Missouri Victory 2006, Stephene Ann Moore
Andrew C Taylor	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Russ Carnahan, Elizabeth Dole, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Jerry Moran, Jim Talent, Jean Carnahan, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Campaign America Inc, Spirit of America PAC, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Robin Carnahan
David L Steward	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Russ Carnahan, Emanuel Cleaver II, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Isaac Newton Skelton IV, Jim Talent, Jean Carnahan, John Ashcroft, Alan Dupree Wheat, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Robin Carnahan, Steve Gaw
Thomas A McDonnell	Kit Bond, Emanuel Cleaver II, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Dennis Moore, Barack Obama, Isaac Newton Skelton IV, Tom Daschle, Karen McCarthy, Jean Carnahan, Jim Slattery, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Kay Barnes, Kansas City Southern Employee PAC, Kansas Democratic State Committee, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Howard Dean, Robin Carnahan, Chuck Hagel, Raj Goyle
J Steven Hart	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Jerry Moran, Pat Roberts, James Merrill Jeffords, Jim Talent, Tom Daschle, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Straight Talk America, Campaign America Inc, Spirit of America PAC, George H W Bush, Mike Synar, Chuck Hagel, Thomas J Tauke
James E Smith	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Elizabeth Dole, Byron Dorgan, Kenny Hulshof, John Kerry, John McCain, James Merrill Jeffords, Jim Talent, Tom Daschle, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mike Synar, Chuck Hagel
Carl H Lindner	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Elizabeth Dole, Byron Dorgan, John McCain, Pat Roberts, Jim Talent, Tom Daschle, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Thomas J Tauke, Rudy Boschwitz
A Jerrold Perenchio	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Elizabeth Dole, John Kerry, John McCain, Jerry Moran, Jim Talent, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, Alan Dupree Wheat, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Rudy Boschwitz
August A Busch III	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Elizabeth Dole, Kenny Hulshof, John Kerry, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Jerry Moran, Jim Talent, Jean Carnahan, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Alan Dupree Wheat, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush
Alan Dupree Wheat	Russ Carnahan, Emanuel Cleaver II, Byron Dorgan, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Dennis Moore, Isaac Newton Skelton IV, Tom Daschle, Karen McCarthy, Jean Carnahan, Jim Slattery, Bill Clinton, Nancy Farmer, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Kay Barnes, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Robin Carnahan, Steve Gaw, Stephene Ann Moore, Raj Goyle
Irvine O Hockaday Jr	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Pat Roberts, Isaac Newton Skelton IV, Tom Daschle, Karen McCarthy, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Jim Slattery, Earl Thomas Coleman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Kay Barnes, Robin Carnahan, Chuck Hagel, Stephene Ann Moore
Roy Pfautch	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Elizabeth Dole, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Jerry Moran, Pat Roberts, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Earl Thomas Coleman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Spirit of America PAC, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Thomas J Tauke, Rudy Boschwitz
Gregory Westin Wendt	Erskine B Bowles, Russ Carnahan, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Pat Roberts, Tom Daschle, Jean Carnahan, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Kay Barnes, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Robin Carnahan, Chuck Hagel, Missouri Victory 2006
Jim Slattery	Erskine B Bowles, Russ Carnahan, Emanuel Cleaver II, Byron Dorgan, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Dennis Moore, Barack Obama, Isaac Newton Skelton IV, Tom Daschle, Karen McCarthy, Jim Slattery, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kansas Democratic State Committee, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Robin Carnahan, Stephene Ann Moore, Raj Goyle
Stacy Schusterman	Erskine B Bowles, Roy Blunt, Byron Dorgan, John Kerry, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Pat Roberts, Tom Daschle, Jean Carnahan, Bill Clinton, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Kay Barnes, Kansas Democratic State Committee, Mike Synar, Rudy Boschwitz
Robert A Day	Erskine B Bowles, Kit Bond, Elizabeth Dole, Byron Dorgan, John Kerry, John McCain, Barack Obama, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Rudy Boschwitz

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Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Date of death	Dec 28 '15

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Landon H Rowland

Chairman of Ever Glades Financial; former chairman of the Janus Financial Group

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