MARRIAGES
Charlene Eyler '70 and
Theodore Foster of
Brookville, Ohio, April 2, 2010
Jon Shellabarger '89 and
Colleen Campbell of Coral
Ridge, Fla., July 3, 2010
Rachel Bennett '04 and Chad
Weaver of Elkhart, Ind.,
June 13, 2009
Elizabeth Ennis '05 and Max
Leffler of Fort Wayne,
March 15, 2010
Nicolette Gasior '05 and Eric
Wiley of Claypool, Ind.,
Sept. 19, 2009
Christine Zirkle '06 and Tom
Rippinger of Rockville, Md.,
Sept. 12, 2009
Kyle Coffman '07 and
Jennifer Schoenle '09 of
Plymouth, Ind., July 10, 2010
Christopher Friend '07 and
Andrea Graft '08 of Warsaw,
Ind., Aug. 28, 2010
Jordan Adams '08 and
Stacey Wendel '09x of
Nappanee, Ind., Oct. 17, 2009
Fiona Mills-Groninger '08 and Michael Poe '09 of
Whiting, Ill., July 31, 2010
Sara Oszuscik '08 and Scott
Ross of Bremen Ind., May 15,
2010
Lisa Ewing '10 and Ben
Harvey '10 of Auburn, Ind.,
June 12, 2010
Melissa Piazza '10 and Kyle
Watson '10 of Mishawaka,
Ind., June 5, 2010
Keegan Robinson '10 and
Brandon Gerlach '11 of
North Manchester, June 12,
2010
Births
Jacob Brody, born March 17,
2010 to Debbie and John
Brehmer '82 of Lone Tree,
Colo.
Emily Katherine, born March
24, 2010 to Beth and Mark
Baer '91 of Powell, Ohio
Leilani Grace, born May 17,
2009, to Doug and Michelle
Eisaman '92 Moon of
Brownsburg, Ind.
Jillian Amanda, born Dec. 29,
2008, to Jason '97 and Sara Wheeler '97 MacLaughlin of Fishers, Ind.
Joshua Tyler, born March 13,
2010, to James and Jennifer
Bowman '98 Madison of
Windsor, Conn.
Sophia Rain, born Oct. 17,
2009, to Scott '98 and
Summer Rettinger '98
Steenburg of Ellicott City,
Md.
Atticus Paul, born Jan. 13,
2010 to Eric and Phaedra
Sumpter '99 Kunik of Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Ryan Patrick, born May 13,
2010 to Steve '99 and Lisa
Brost '99 Zimmerman of
Columbia City, Ind.
Haidyn Jenelle, born Sept. 9,
2010, to Josh and Meggan
Radford '01 Brumbaugh of
Fishers, Ind.
John Matthew, born June 11,
2009 to Aaron and Cindy
Kuehnemund '01 Gulyas of
Grand Blanc, Mich.
Senaca Grace, born April 9,
2010, to Lucy and Brian
Bucher '02x of Athens, Ohio
Frank Brooks, born April 21,
2010 to Karmen Miller '02 and Nick Chaney '03 of
Plymouth, Ind.
Landon Kyle, born June 22,
2010 to Kyle and Jill Mele '03
Jackson of Roann, Ind.
Landon Blake, born April 22,
2010 to Wendy and Wade
Jagger '03 of Syracuse, Ind.
Wyatt Jacob, born Aug. 20,
2010, to Matthew and
Amber Hartman '04
Enyeart of North
Manchester
Eli Matthew, born July 28,
2009, to Ryan '03 '04ma and Anna Merryman '04 Linstromberg of South
Bend, Ind.
Adelyn Irene, born April 11,
2010 to Aaron Apple '05 of
Syracuse, Ind.
Natalie Kate, born Aug. 8,
2010, to Jerad '05x and Sara
Boyer '06 Crooks of Warsaw,
Ind.
Daniel Branson, born Jan. 10,
2010, to Jeremy and
Amanda Hoffman '05
Garner of Roanoke, Ind.
Adria Grace, born Sept. 27,
2009 to Kyle and Melissa
Ward '05 Jump of Zionsville,
Ind.
Deaths
*As a member of the Otho Winger Society, this donor included the College in an estate plan or established a deferred gift with the College.
Eva Kugler '30 Watson of
Louisville, Ky., July 3, 2008
Walter Bashor Jr. '31x of
Trotwood, Ohio,
Sept. 29, 2009
Earl Berkebile '31x of
Massilon, Ohio, Jan. 7, 2010
Marjorie Pursley '32 Kanning of Cincinnati, Ohio,
Dec. 18, 2009
Madys Martin '33 Adkins of
Columbus, Ind., May 8, 2010
Max Stands '34x of North
Manchester, June 29, 2010
Pauline Schmalzried '36
Bailey of Huntington, Ind.,
March 31, 2010
* Mary Flora '36 Eikenberry of North Manchester,
Sept. 1, 2010
Ruth Baughman '36n Engle of Albion, Ind., May 19, 2010
Rheua Kunkle '36 Stouder of Carmel, Ind., Feb. 15, 2010
Glenna Blosser '37n
Andrews of Nappanee, Ind.,
Sept. 22, 2010
Hubert Cline '37 of
LaGrange, Ind., April 2, 2010
* Wilbur Stump '38 of North
Manchester, July 8, 2010
Priscilla Bock '39 Hulvey of
Mount Sidney, Va.,
Sept. 19, 2010
Arthur Stine '39x of New
Castle, Ind., Dec. 13, 2009
Marsha Pearson '40x
Gilbert of Bradenton, Fla.,
Sept. 5, 2010
J. Dale Kyser '40 of Pleasant
Hill, Ohio, Sept. 20, 2010
Josephine Miller '40 Miller of Bridgewater, Va.,
July 2, 2010
Margaret Focht '40x
Rusmisel of Lima, Ohio,
Feb. 22, 2008
Helen Bitzer '40 Sheets of
Indianapolis, April 9, 2010
Robert Gingher '41 of
Crothersville, Ind.,
Sept. 15, 2010
Albert Kiracofe '41x of
Gratis, Ohio, May 25, 2010
Pauline Cody '41 LaVine of
Greenwood, Ind.,
July 4, 2010
Marjorie Stinebaugh '41
Miller of North Manchester,
June 5, 2010
William J. Milliner of Elkhart,
Ind., Oct. 2, 2010
Wilma Brown '41x Morris of
Anderson, Ind., May 4, 2010
Russell Sayers '41 of Austin,
Texas, Sept. 16, 2010
* Martha Faught '41 Smith of
Albion, Mich., July 18, 2010
Mary Hoover '41 Zirkle of
Sidney, Ohio, Sept. 6, 2010
A. Ray Steele '42 of LaPorte,
Ind., July 17, 2010
Catherine Grubb '42x Zile of
North Manchester,
April 20, 2010
Max Colpetzer '43x of Fort
Wayne, Ind., May 20, 2010
Donna Workman '43x
Glasgo of Loudonville, Ohio,
Jan. 14, 2010
Glenn Mulligan '43 of North
Manchester, April 23, 2010
Emmert Royer '43x of
Centerville, Ohio,
May 22, 2010
Venita Messinger '44 of
Cincinnati, Ohio,
Aug. 19, 2010
William Zimmerman '44x of
Elkhart, Ind., July 2, 2010
Robert Goetz '45x of South
Bend, Ind., Aug. 19, 2010
* W. Warren Shoemaker '45 of Greenville, Ohio,
April 18, 2010
Ellen Harsh '46x Wheeler of
New Philadelphia, Ohio,
Aug. 23, 2010
Karl Conrad '47 of Canton,
Ohio, Feb. 13, 2010
Alfred Hollenberg '47 of
Richmond, Ind.,
Sept. 20, 2010
Melvin Nida '47x of Salem,
W. V., Sept. 21, 2010
* Margaret Shamberger '47
Sheets of Boise, Idaho,
Feb. 16, 2010
Sarah Eldridge '48 of
Garrett, Ind., May 14, 2010
Richard Knarr '48 of Fort
Wayne, Ind., April 6, 2010
* Mary Lou Vance '48
Riethof of Harleysville, Pa.,
Sept. 29, 2010
Lois Royer '49x MacDonald of Novelty, Ohio,
Jan. 17, 2010
Paul Rager '49 of Plymouth,
Ind., May 10, 2010
Jean Vore '49x Thornberry of Peoria, Ill., Jan. 30, 2009
Lenora Mishler '50 Stark of
Goshen, Ind., March 11, 2010
Robert Swank '50 of
LaPorte, Ind., April 11, 2010
Franklin Walter '51 of
Upper Arlington, Ohio,
Sept. 15, 2010
Laurence Smith '53 of
Warren, Mich., July 24, 2009
Theda Snider '56 Dawes of
LaFontaine, Ind.,
June 5, 2010
Gordon Bloom '58x of
Kendallville, Ind.,
May 3, 2010
Dana Hartong '58 of
Sturgis, Mich., Aug. 12, 2010
Clara Buchanan '58 Kerns of Belle Center, Ohio,
June 1, 2010
Charles Boyer '59 of La
Verne, Calif., Sept. 2, 2010
Rosalind Buck '59 McKnight of Madison
Heights, Va., Feb. 11, 2010
Kenneth Hattery '60 of
Peru, Ind., April 15, 2010
Lois Loveland '60 of Paris,
Ill., Aug. 4, 2010
Joe Shoemaker '60 of South
Whitley, Ind., April 27, 2010
John Steiner '60 of
Springfield, Ohio,
July 7, 2010
Ronald Kuhn '61 of
LaGrange, Ind.,
Aug. 28, 2009
Titus Chamberlain '62x of
Peru, Ind., June 1, 2010
Bonnie Boocher '64 of
Winamac, Ind., Aug. 6, 2010
Art Gish '64 of Athens, Ohio,
July 28, 2010
James Forbes '65 of North
Manchester, June 18, 2010
David Stump '65 of Nixa,
Mo., May 30, 2010
Alan Hollis '67 of Chicago,
May 28, 2010
Joseph Phillips '67 of
Indianapolis, July 3, 2010
Alice Russell '67 Reahard of
North Manchester,
Aug.9, 2010
Karl Poland '69 of
Zephyrhills, Fla.,
Sept. 3, 2010
Gary Couch '70 of
Fairmount, Ind.,
Sept. 9, 2010
David Holloway '70x of
Marion, Ind., Aug. 10, 2010
Philip Krieg '70 of Warsaw,
Ind., April 21, 2010
Willie Slone '71 of Silver
Lake, Ind., March 5, 2010
Douglas Studebaker '73x of
North Manchester,
April 16, 2010
Tony Fessler '76x of
Pleasant Hill, Ohio,
July 10, 2010
Lee Griffith '78 of
Monticello, Ind.,
March 16, 2010
Theresa Stout '79 Poole of
Wabash, Ind., Aug. 30, 2010
Cynthia Anderson '79
Rowley of Fort Wayne, Ind.,
Feb. 25, 2010
Karen Brown '82 Wilson of
Carmel, Ind., Aug. 23, 2010
Tracy Jo Kendall '84 Hogan of Cleburne, Texas,
Aug. 2, 2010
Carol Stromswold '84 of
Buchanan, Mich.,
April 29, 2010
Karen Dady '91x Dady-
Nusbaum of Goshen, Ind.,
Aug. 9, 2010
Rachelle Beck '04x of North
Manchester, Sept. 3, 2010
FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE
Geraldine Howard, retired
secretary for the College
Department of Education, of
North Manchester,
May 4, 2010
* Robin Lahman, former
member of the Board of
Trustees; rooms in the
College Union and Science
Center honor the Lahman
family, of North Manchester,
Sept. 19, 2010
Alumni News and Notes by CLASS YEAR
1940s
John Dickey '40 of New
Castle, Ind., is making mini
clocks to fund a scholarship
for graduating Knightstown
High School seniors in
memory of his wife of 52
years.
William Sayers '41 of
Columbus, Ohio won the
Senior Olympics 90+
category in men's singles
and doubles tennis last
summer in Warren, Ohio,
qualifying for the national's
next summer in Texas. He
celebrated his 91st birthday
on Sept. 4.
Louise Nolt '44 of North
Manchester is collecting
stories from people who
served in Civilian Public
Service (CPS) during World
War II for a history of CPS
camps and alternative
service projects during the
war. To connect with her:
Louise Nolt, c/o Timbercrest
Senior Living, 2201 East St.,
North Manchester, IN 46962.
1950s
Kenneth '50 and Rose
Marie Dickey '51 Miller of
North Manchester have
moved to Timbercrest
Retirement Community
after nearly 52 years in
Missouri. Kenneth is
professor emeritus of music
at the University of
Missouri-St. Louis and
published five books. Rose
Marie, who taught
beginning piano and
elementary school and
directed a church hand bell
choir, has volunteered in
many church and
community activities.
B. Gene Butts '52 of
Warsaw, Ind., was inducted
into the Indiana Basketball
Hall of Fame at New Castle
in March as a basketball
official and received the
Center Circle Award. Butts
also is a member of the
inaugural class of the
Kosciusko County Basketball
Hall of Fame. He refereed 25
sectionals, 16 regionals, five
semi-states and two state
finals for boys basketball. In
1976, he refereed both the
boys and girls state
championship games.
Wilbur Mullen '52 of
Greenville, Ohio is the 2010
Outstanding Senior Citizen
of the Community Action
Partnership in Greenville for
his many years of
community service and with
Church of the Brethren relief
services.
Liz Schantz '52 of Newark,
Del., was honored on Sept.
23 for lifetime service to the
Easter Seal Society of
Delaware and Maryland's
Eastern Shore. The award
was presented by Delaware
Gov. Jack Markell, a long-time family friend.
Ralph McFadden '55 of
Elgin, Ill., has published his
first book, For Life is a
Journey. Learn more about
the book at www.
chamberednautilus.net.
Wendell L. Dilling '58 of
Midland, Mich., is a member
of the 2010 class of Fellows
of the American Chemical
Society, for his contributions
to chemical science and
outstanding service to the
ACS. Nominators praised
Dilling for his 200+ journal
publications and abstracts
during and after his 1992
retirement from The Dow
Chemical Co., his service to
the profession as a mentor
and role model and as an
adjunct faculty member at
Central Michigan University.
Norman Jones '58x of
Crystal Lake, Ill., has
published Main St. vs. Wall St:
Wakeup Calls for American's
Leaders through
authorhouse.com.
Dr. Douglas Vanator '58 of
Olivet, Mich., is a clinical
associate professor of family
and community medicine
for Michigan State
University. He received the
2008 National Outstanding
Achievement Award from
Midwestern University,
Chicago College of
Osteopathic Medicine.
1960s
Dean '61 and Janet Luke
'62x Strycker of Peoria,
Ariz., formerly of Granger,
Ind., were recognized for
their dedicated service and
generous support of the
South Bend Symphony
Orchestra.
Douglas Firebaugh '62 of
Freeport, Ill., and his wife,
Audrey, celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary
on Aug 14, 2010.
Millie Horn '63 Andrews of
Winona Lake, Ind., has
retired after 38 years of
teaching for Washington
Elementary School in
Warsaw Community
Schools.
John Hutton '63 of Garrett,
Ind., was inducted into the
Garrett High School Hall of
Fame for his involvement in
the school football and
baseball programs and his
leadership of the athletic
program.
Larry Smucker '63 of
Lakeland, Fla., and Wooster,
Ohio was inducted in the
Wayne County (Ohio) Sports
Hall of Fame for his
involvement in sports and
swimming.
Charles Chaffee '64 of Fort
Wayne is the 2010 Rubber
Industry Executive of the
Year of Rubber & Plastics
News. Chaffee is CEO and
co-founder of BRC Rubber & Plastics Inc. in Fort
Wayne.
Carol Wieand '65 Wade of
New Haven, Conn., has
retired after more than 40
years of public school
service as a school
psychologist. She served in
Illinois, Texas, and most
recently, Connecticut.
Charlotte Murray '67 Fletcher of Edwardsburg,
Mich., has authored a book,
The Windsong of Baldwin
Prairie, a history of the
Baldwin Lake area of
southern Michigan.
Roger Cox '68 of Granger,
Ind., retired after 41 years of
teaching that included
stints in West Africa while
he was serving in the Peace
Corps 1968 to 1971, in
Virginia, Saudi Arabia,
Brazil, and for the last 18
years at Stanley Clark
School, an independent
program for pre-school
through eighth grade in
South Bend.
Marsha Link '68 of Irvine,
Calif., presented at the
annual meeting of the
American Society of
Ophthalmic Administrators
in Boston in April 2010 on a
model for developing
internal mentoring
programs in ophthalmology
practices.
Wayne Madden '68 of
Auburn, Ind., is second
international vice president
for Lions Clubs International.
He has held many offices
with the association,
including club president,
district governor and
Indiana Lions Foundation
past president. Madden sold
his Auburn-based insurance
business. His wife, Linda
Sebert '69 Madden, retired
after 36 years in the
classroom last summer.
Considerable international
travel is associated with his
two-year Lions term.
Ron Cullers '69 of Peru, Ind.
has retired after teaching
biology at North Miami High
School in Denver, Ind., for 41
years. He joined the North
Miami faculty shortly after
graduating from Manchester
College and spent his entire
career teaching in the same
room.
1970s
David Carson '70 of New
York City appeared in Sleuth
for the 11th Annual
Deertrees Theatre Festival in
Harrison, Maine in August.
Janice Miller '70 Hoffmann of Claremont, Calif., is senior
vice president and financial
advisor for Morgan Stanley
Smith Barney. She
volunteers as chair of the
Claremont Board of
Directors for Restless Legs
Syndrome (RLS) Foundation.
Ruth Ann Frantz Keim '71 Bever of Fort Wayne, Ind.,
was featured as an "Honor
Roll" teacher of The Journal
Gazette newspaper. She has
taught 38 years, most
recently at Franke Park
Elementary School in Fort
Wayne.
Ronald C. Arnett '74 of
Wexford, Penn., is the
inaugural holder of the
Henry Koren, C.S.Sp., Chair
in Scholarly Excellence at
Duquesne University in
Pittsburgh. He is a professor
and chair of the Department
of Communication and
Rhetorical Studies in
McAnulty College of
Duquesne University.
Connie Draving '75 Christensen of Medaryville,
Ind., earned a bachelor's
degree in technology
education from Valley City
State University in May 2010.
In addition to her MC
degree, she also holds a
master's degree from Ball
State University and a
computer endorsement
from Purdue University. With
35 years of teaching (second
grade, middle school,
college and prison GED), she
currently teaches
technology for Kankakee
Valley School Corp.
Sylvia Bechtelheimer '76x of Phoenix, Ariz., is an
elementary teacher for
charter schools in the
Phoenix area.
Edna Sherfy '76 Homan of Bristol, Ind., is
administrative assistant for
the Elkhart County chapter
of Habitat for Humanity. In
2008, she completed 21
years as preschool director
for Sunshine Center
Preschool in Elkhart.
Kendall Sutter '76
Overmyer of Fort Wayne,
Ind., was inducted into the
Century 21 Masters
Program, an elite group of
Century 21 sales associates
who achieved superior sales
excellence. She is ranked in
the top 5 percent of
Century 21 individual
agents in the Indiana and
Ohio Region.
David Cattin '77 of
Washington, D.C., is serving
on the White House
Initiative on Educational
Excellence for Hispanic
Americans. Upon
completing his assignment
to the White House
Initiative, Cattin will return
to Risk Management
Service in the Office of the
Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
His 22 years of federal
service include the National
Security Agency and the
Office of Postsecondary
Education in the Federal
Student Aid Programs.
Larry Stratmeier '78 of
Kokomo, Ind., has retired
after 38 years of teaching
English, speech and drama
for Peru (Ind.) Community
Schools.
1980s
Ken Shilt '81 of LaPorte,
Ind., is athletic director and
assistant principal for
Westville Middle/High
School. He received a
master's degree in administrative leadership
from Indiana University in
spring 2010.
Catherine Nelson '81aa Zeider of Goodland, Ind., is
vice president and consumer
loan officer for Kentland
Bank in Kentland.
Dr. Paulo R. T. Yen '82 of
Clarksville, Tenn., is owner of
TLC Family Footcare in
Clarksville. He is a Diplomate
of the American Board of
Podiatric Surgery and a
Fellow of the American
College of Foot and Ankle
Surgeons.
Scott Helm '83 of Elkhart,
Ind., is controller for B & B
Molders LLC in Elkhart.
Bonnie Cook '84 of Las
Vegas, Nev., is executive
director of The Caring Place,
a non-profit oasis from
medical facilities that
provides no-cost programs
and services for those with
cancer, their families, friends
and caregivers.
Joyce Felabom '84 Eberly of
North Manchester retired at
the end of the 2009-10
school year after teaching
fourth grade for 25 years at
Manchester Elementary
School.
Ruth Lynch '84 of Fostoria,
Ohio is the quality manager
for the Volunteers of
America long-term care
facility in Tiffin, Ohio. She
has worked there for 14
years and also is a
commissioned minister
serving the residents.
Michael MacLain '87 of
Hope Mills, N.C., entered the
Distinguished Alumni Hall of
Fame for Plymouth (Ind.)
High School in June 2010.
At PHS, he was a member of
the 1977 state championship
football team and as a
Spartan defensive back, he
was an All-American. Major
MacLain, now chief of
nursing services at Pope
Health Clinic, was 2009 Air
Mobility Command Flight
Nurse of the Year. As a leader
of the 43rd Aeromedical
Evacuation Squadron of the
U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps,
he has served in Iraq,
Afghanistan and the Horn
of Africa.
Craig Yahne '88 '92ma of
Goshen, Ind., is an audit
manager for David Culp & Co. LLP in Elkhart, Ind.
Amy Szeliga '89 Caldwell
de Farias of Galesburg, Ill.,
will lecture on the global
African diaspora at Eduardo
Mondlane University in
Maputo, Mozambique as a
Fulbright Scholar beginning
in February 2011. She is an
associate professor of
history at Monmouth
College in Monmouth, Ill.
Norm Coots '89 of
Indianapolis has published a
book, Stop Wasting Money,
Your Common Sense Money
Management Guide for
Everyday Life, with his wife,
Carol. The paperback is
available on Amazon.com.
Rick Mann '89 of Russell
Springs, Ky., has earned a
master's of theology degree
from Campbellsville
University. He is pastor of
Fairview Baptist Church and,
with his wife, Susan, owns
several franchise
restaurants. The couple
recently joined the
President's Leadership
Council for Manchester
College.
1990s
Angie Harsh '90 Miller of
Akron, Ind., is principal at
Tippecanoe Valley High
School in Mentone, Ind. She
led the corporation's
curriculum for the previous
eight years.
Shawn Kirchner '92 of La
Verne, Calif., was featured in
the Los Angeles Master
Chorale in a performance in
Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Stephanie Comer '92 Knowlton of Elkhart, Ind., is
an intense intervention
special education teacher in
Bristol Elementary School
for Elkhart Community
Schools. She has a master's
degree in mild and intense
intervention special
education from Indiana
University, South Bend.
David Scheblo '92 of Peru,
Ind., is regional director of
admissions for Ivy Tech
Communtiy College. He
received an MBA from
Indiana University, Kokomo
in May 2010.
Linda Williamson '93 Kroll
of South Bend is associate
vice president for finance at
University of Notre Dame.
Mark Neher '93 and Marcie
Moller '95 of Dalian, China
are raising their four
bilingual children in Chinese
schools and traveling
extensively throughout Asia
and China. Mark is employed
by Itochu Corp., a Japanese
trading company, and
Marcie is studying Chinese
full-time.
Christen Miller '94 PettitMiller of Fort Wayne, Ind., is
pastor for Peace United
Church of Christ in Fort
Wayne.
Shannan Ringen '98x
Hepler of Bourbon, Ind., is
assistant vice president and
One-Call Center Manager
for Lake City Bank,
headquartered in Warsaw.
Darcy Barrick '95 Keegan of Delphi, Ind., is a disability
specialist for Community& Family Resource Center in
Lafayette.
Tina Colwell '96 Gruber of
Mishawaka, Ind., is 2009-10
Hums Elementary School
Teacher of the Year. She
teaches kindergarten at
Hums Elementary, for
School City of Mishawaka.
Laura Foeckler '97
Kusnierek of Elkhart, Ind., is
education director for Boys
& Girls Club of Goshen.
Dr. Scott Steenburg '98 of
Ellicott City, Md., is a trauma
radiologist for University of
Maryland in Baltimore,
where he also is assistant
professor of diagnostic
radiology and nuclear
medicine.
Seth Tipton '99 of Avilla,
Ind., has opened a law office
in downtown Avilla, working
on legal issues ranging from
power of attorney to
adoption, divorce, custody
and child support.
2000s
Jeremy Smith '00 of South
Bend, Ind., is account
director for Pathfinders
Advertising & Marketing
Group Inc. of Mishawaka,
Ind. He is concentrating on
account management and
growth, and assisting with
new business development.
2nd Lt. Michael D. Cooksie
'01 of Colorado Springs,
Colo., graduated from the
Armor Basic Course at Fort
Knox, Ky., where he trained
in leadership skills, tactics,
gunnery, maintenance and
operational aspects of
weapons and vehicles used
in an armor platoon. Cooksie
is with the 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson.
Carrie Miller '01 '02ma
Minnich of Fort Wayne, Ind.,
a volunteer professional
mentor of entrepreneurs for
the Fort Wayne Women's
Bureau, received the Clients'
Choice Award. She is a
supervisor for Dulin, Ward &
DeWald Inc., CPAs and
advisors.
Heidi Gross '02 of Chicago is
the Jumpstart site manager
for Northwestern University.
The tutoring program places
Northwestern students in
preschool classrooms,
working to promote early
literacy skills with 3- to
5-year-olds from
underserved communities.
She also works with several
other initiatives at the
Center for Civic Engagement
at Northwestern.
Jessica Taylor '02 Hooley of
McCordsville, Ind., received
an MBA from Indiana
University Kelley School of
Business in May 2010. She is
controller for Finner N
Finner LLC (dba Jimmy
John's gourmet sandwiches).
Carlos Reyes '02 of
Managua, Nicaragua is
doing clinical internships in
the public hospitals in
Managua. He has completed
his surgery, internal
medicine and pediatrics
rotations and now is
interning in the women's
hospital before finishing in
primary care.
Stacy Carpenter '03 of
Indianapolis is a Peace Corps
volunteer in Zhetisai,
Kazakhstan where she works
mainly at an HIV/AIDS center
but also volunteers with an
agricultural organization
and at the university. She
plans to be there until
November 2011.
Brad Grinstead '03 of
North Manchester is
teaching fifth grade at
Lincoln Elementary School
in Warsaw, after seven years
teaching third grade at the
school.
Sara Kerkhoff '03 Rundell of
Denver, Colo., is a
Distinguished Alumni of
Tippecanoe Valley High
School in Akron, Ind. Sara
was honored for being the
first Manchester College
graduate to attend and
graduate from Harvard Law
School and recently finished
a clerkship for Colorado
Supreme Court Justice
Allison Eid.
Justin Libey '03 of Fort
Wayne, Ind., is bank sales
officer for the Fort Wayne
Georgetown Banking Center
of Salin Bank.
Erica Sweitzer-Beckman '03 of Madison, Wis., is the 2010
recipient of the Catherine
Manning Award for
outstanding contributions
to the Legal Assistance to
Institutionalized Persons
program. She is a 2011 juris
doctor candidate at the
University of Wisconsin Law
School.
Lisa Updike '03 of Fort
Wayne, Ind., is vice president
of the Board of Directors of
Young Leaders of Northeast
Indiana. She is an associate
attorney with Barnes& Thornburg LLP, Fort Wayne.
Rachel Frank '04 of Atlanta,
Ga., is a writer for
HowStuffWorks.com/
Discovery Communications
in Atlanta.
Joshua Klatte '04 of
Greenwood, Ind., is program
director of the State of
Indiana's "Rx Inspect" Prescription Monitoring
Program and an MBA
candidate at Indiana
University Kelley School of
Business.
Eric Screeton '04, formerly
of Franklin, Ind., is head
baseball coach for Goshen
College.
Tammy Stouffer '04 '05ma of Fishers, Ind., is audit
manager for the Audit and
Financial Assurance
Commercial practice of
Crowe Horwath LLP.
Amanda Tanner '04 of
Indianapolis is a support
analyst for Indiana Health
Information Exchange in
Indianapolis.
Michael Wagner '04 of
Lancaster, Pa., is a peace
worker for the Church of the
Brethren in southern Sudan,
serving as an organizational
development officer to help
build Africa Inland Church's
ability to implement
post-war resettlement and
poverty alleviation
programs. He previously
served two years with the
Peace Corps in Burkina Faso
in West Africa.
Erica Williams '04 of
Cockeysville, Md., is a
research assistant at Johns
Hopkins University School
of Public Health. She
received a master's degree
in clinical psychology from
Loyola University Maryland
in May 2010.
Brenda Christman '04 Yocum of Rochester, Ind., is
studying for a master's
degree in social work at
Andrews University.
Paul Bracht '05 of Fort
Wayne, Ind., is a supervisor
for BKD LLP accounting firm
in Fort Wayne.
Ismail S. Oshogwemoh '05 of Ohio received his doctor
of osteopathic medicine
(D.O.) degree in June 2010
from Ohio University
College of Osteopathic
Medicine. He is a traditional
rotating intern at Firelands
Regional Medical Center in
Sandusky, Ohio.
Lindsey Pillers '05
Stevenson of Indianapolis is
chief of customer service
operations, accounts
receivable for Defense
Finance and Accounting
Service (DFAS). She passed
the CPA exam and earned an
MBA from the University of
Indianapolis in 2009.
Matt Cates '06 of Portage,
Ind., teaches health and
physical educaton and is an
assistant football coach
(strength coach, defensive)
for Michigan City High
School.
Alexander Indrutz '06 of
Lebanon, Ind., teaches
microbiology and biology
for Kokomo High School.
Jennifer Smiley '06 of
Indianapolis is pursuing a
master's degree in Spanish
linguistics at la Universidad
Nebrija and teaching English
in Madrid, Spain. She
received a master's degree
in teaching Spanish from
Indiana University Purdue
University Indianapolis in
2010.
Michelle Kiefer '07 of
Goshen, Ind., teaches third
and fourth grade in a
combined classroom for Our
Lady of Hungary Catholic
School in South Bend.
Audrey Hampshire '07 of
North Manchester is
associate registrar for
Manchester College.
Camilo Velásquez Mejía '07 of Managua, Nicaragua, is
executive assistant for the
Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Nicaragua.
Megan Sarber '07 of
North Manchester is
associate director of
development in the Office of
College Advancement for
Manchester College.
Carrie Darnell '08 of
Greenfield, Ind., is director of
social services, marketing
and admissions for Essex
Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center in Lebanon, Ind. She
received a master's degree
in social work/health care
from Indiana University
Purdue University
Indianapolis in May.
Will Patch '08 of
Huntington, Ind., is an
admissions counselor for
Manchester College.
Jeremy Raymond '08 of
Fishers, Ind., has been
promoted to the Senior
Audit & Other Assurance
Services Group at
Greenwalt CPAs.
Maggie Smith '08 of North
Manchester is a volunteer
coordinator for Wabash
County Council on Aging in
Wabash, Ind.
Latefa Abdel-Khaleq '09 of
Sidney, Mont., is leading a
self-help law program for
Montana Legal Services with
Americorp.
Jeff Grabowski '09 of West
Lafayette, Ind., has received
a National Science
Foundation graduate
fellowship. He is pursuing a
Ph.D. in the interdisciplinary
life science program at
Purdue University.
Katherine Allen '09 Haff of
Ellicott City, Md., is a
securities analyst for
Wells Fargo.
Jessica Lade '09 of North
Manchester is a Woodrow
Wilson Teaching Fellow in
the master's program at Ball
State University, where she
is receiving intensive clinical
preparation for teaching
math and science in Indiana
high schools with the most
need for strong teachers.
Melissa Webb '09 of North
Manchester is residence hall
director for Schwalm Hall at
Manchester College.
Nicole Anderson '10 of
Valier, Mont., teaches K-12
choir, band and general
music in Valier.
Samantha Carwile '10 of
North Manchester is the
peace studies oordinator
for Manchester College.
Nicole Hammond '10 of
Mishawaka, Ind., teaches
English in Indonesia with a
Fulbright grant from the U.S.
government.
Michelle Miller '10 of
La Porte, Ind., teaches math
and assists with girls
basketball for Chesterton
High School.
Kyle Watson '10 of
Mishawaka, Ind., is a
graduate student at the
University of Notre Dame in
South Bend, working
toward a Ph.D. in organic
chemistry.
Melissa Piazza '10 Watson of Mishawaka, Ind., is social
services director for
Michiana Health& Rehabilitation in
Mishawaka. |
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