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25th Reunion, Oct. 7-9, 2005!
Dave Feamster was the keynote speaker at the March presentation of the “Springs Youth Challenge Mentoring Award.” Dave lives in Pueblo, Colo., and is an active supporter of Pueblo youth programs.
• There’s a new Tiger making big news on the golf circuit: CC Tiger Laurie Marvin, who got a hole-in-one March 8 in the Ladies Club Championship at the Pauma Valley Country Club in Pauma Valley, Calif. It was a “big thrill” for Laurie, whose 114-yard shot bounced once, rolled five feet, and dropped into the hole. • Peter Marty has been named host of the national radio program “Grace Matters.” He also serves as senior pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, a 3,000-member congregation in Davenport, Iowa.
’81
Guitar player Rich Brotherton produced and performed on Robert Earl Keen’s recently released album, “What I Really Mean.” • Muffy Mead-Ferro has a new book on the market. “Confessions of a Slacker Wife,” published by Da Capo Press and released in March, is the sequel to her highly acclaimed “Confessions of a Slacker Mom.”
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| Charlie Barkley ’82 (left) and Quin Sprague ’82 (center) flew into Truro, Mass., for a surprise visit with Jeffrey Kwass ’82. |
Jeff Church is in his 14th season as artistic director of the Coterie Theatre in Kansas City, Mo., recently named one of the “Five Best Theaters for Young Audiences in the U.S.” by Time magazine. Jeff hosted Abigail MacLaren ’05 as an intern at the Coterie in March. • Warren Coughlin recently returned to the U.S. after six months in Iraq, five of which were in and around Fallujah working in civil affairs with his reserve unit, the 4th Civil Affairs Group. According to Warren, “New Hampshire sure looks good.” • Scott Paton and his wife, Niais, are living in San Francisco with their 1-year-old daughter, Kalina. • Wayne Paton is the market president for JP Morgan Chase in Colorado Springs. • Marjorie Swearingen (MAT) was inducted into the CSHS/Palmer High School Alumni Hall of Fame in October 2004. Marjorie retired from Colorado Springs School District 11 after a 39-year elementary-school teaching career.
’83
Fred Galves taught at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law during the 2004-2005 academic year. This summer, he is teaching a course in Salzburg, Austria, with Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Fred has also taught law in Chile and has been a commentator on KOA 850 News (radio) and Channel 9 in Denver on legal and law-related political topics.
’84
Jennifer Cook is the executive director of the Foothills Arts Center in Golden, Colo. Jennifer recently organized an exhibit on contemporary Spanish colonial art which was profiled in a March 25th Denver Post article. • Becky Breneman Haley, an optometrist in Fort Morgan, Colo., was chosen for inclusion in the ’05-’06 edition of the National Register’s “Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals.” • Anne St. John lives in Fairfax, Calif., with her 3-year-old son, Ian, where she is a pediatric nurse practitioner and lactation consultant. • Amy Zone is a yoga instructor at Zone Yoga in Los Angeles, where she lives with her husband, Rob.
’85
20th Reunion, Oct. 7-9, 2005!
Guadalupe Gallardo is a court reporter in Tucson, Ariz. • Gunther Karsten and his wife, Michaela, recently moved from Munich to Erfurt, Germany, with their two children. Gunther runs his own patent translation office and is the president of the nonprofit organization Memory XL. He gives seminars and lectures about memory and accelerated learning, skills that helped him become the seven-time “World Memory Champion.” Gunther would “love to see many old friends at Homecoming ’05!” • Valerie Croke Schoenherr was the featured speaker at the Colorado Springs Human Resources Association’s monthly meeting in February. Valerie, who founded Croke-Schoenherr & Associates, a human resource consulting firm, presented “The Next Frontier — Using Assessment Tools to Move Business Forward.”
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| Proud alumni celebrate after the Tigers beat Michigan in the NCAA regionals to advance to the Frozen Four. Shep Davis ’86, left, drove his family from Milwaukee to Grand Rapids, Mich.; Tom Bakaly ’86 flew in from Park City, Utah, just for the game; and Doug Scott ’86 came in from Chicago. “Spanking Michigan in its home state made the victory all the sweeter!” says Doug, who sent the photo. |
Rick Chase was recently elected moderator for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a denomination with more than 2.5 million members. Rich is the church’s youngest elected leader in more than a century. He lives with his wife and son in Tucson, Ariz. • On April 15, Markus Hartmann, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, assumed the duties of staff judge advocate for the Combined Joint Task Force in Djibouti, Africa. Markus acts as counsel to the commander, his staff, and task forces on civil, international, and operational law matters for a seven-nation area of responsibility. After his tour of duty, Markus anticipates returning to his job as corporate counsel for Hand Held Products in upstate New York. • President Bush recently appointed Philip Perry to serve as general counsel at the Homeland Security Department. • John Petersen joined PS Business Parks in Glendale, Calif., as executive vice president and chief operations officer.
’87
Scott McCarthy is the president of Ziff Davis Media Game Group in San Francisco. • Debunking the myth that writers must be high-strung and highly self-destructive was Moira Anderson Miller’s roleat Tulane University’s March writing symposium. Moira, a yoga instructor, was invited by author Ellen Gilchrist to lead several sessions focusing on stretching, meditation, and other relaxation techniques. Moira was an English major and avid dancer while at CC. • Jen Sincero just published her second book, “The Straight Girl’s Guide to Sleeping with Chicks.” She recently drove from Los Angeles to Ucross, Wyo., to work on her new novel as artist-in-residence at the Ucross Foundation. On her trip, she hung out with Grant Gassman ’89, Julie Kronenberger, Melinda Murphy, Joe Reorda, Jeanie Alderson ’88, Elissa Breitbard ’88, Hilary Hoerr ’88, Bill ’89 and Alice Fiori ’90 Campbell, and Jen Hendrick ’89. • Having lived and worked in the Washington, D.C., area for more than 15 years, Stephanie Holmes Stephens and her husband, Andrew ’86, recently relocated to Park City, Utah. Both continue to work for the federal government, and “are really enjoying living the small-town life in a beautiful mountain location where we can ski often and watch our two sons snowboard.” • After receiving his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 1992 and graduating from the Vancouver Film School in 2001, Andrew Subin has settled down in Bellingham, Wash., where he is a director and film producer for Breadbox Productions. • David Thorsett lives in Salem, Ore., where he is a surgeon in the sports medicine division of Western Orthopedic Surgery.
’88
Michael Aldridge and his wife, Ah Sim, live in Kirkland, Wash., with their two children, Tian-Ai Anna and Nicholas Tian-Yu. Michael just celebrated his 10-year anniversary at Microsoft and is group product manager of the Consumer Windows Team. Michael looks forward to hearing from his ’85-’87 German House buddies. • Robin Mosman Divine lives in Albuquerque, N.M., with her husband, Kevin, and their new daughter, Riann. She has been promoted into the administration of Presbyterian Health Plan in the area of Provider Network Services. • Scott Holstein and his wife, Kim, continue to find success with their line of gourmet pretzels. Their Chicago-based business, Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels, is often a featured participant on QVC TV. • Elizabeth Cheney Perry was appointed principal deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs in February. • Michael Salamon currently lives in the Twin Cities. He’s happy to have found another CC grad and “old pal,” Gary Leatherman ’89, “with whom to kill time.” • Jennifer Holliday Sauer received her M.A. from the University of California in 2000, and is currently an assistant rehabilitation services manager. She married her husband, Mark, in June 2003.
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| Alumnae from the class of ’89 held their own mini-reunion on Cape Cod, Mass., in 2004. Front row, Sarah Fixler (left) and Charlotte Luster. Back row, from left, Jackson Luster, Amy Mullen Luster, Angie McHaffie Fixler, Sara Luster, Reider Watson, Bobbie Williams Watson, Caroline Jones with mom, Sarah Douglass Jones, and brother, Henry. A “great time” was had by all. |
Susan McCrary Gretzinger lives with her husband, Mike, and their three children — including a new baby, Mattie — in Austin, Texas. Big sister Allie and big brother Will are “thrilled with the new addition” to the family. • Tom Hackett, an orthopedic surgeon,joined the staff at the Steadman Hawkins clinic in Vail, Colo. • John Kantner was recently promoted to associate professor of anthropology with tenure at Georgia State University-Atlanta.