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1938

Bill Doering is now 92 and still relatively healthy. Bill lives in Falls Church, VA, and enjoys the food, wine and jazz music copiously available in the Washington area.

1945

Charlotte Hignutt is feeding some fifty Zenaida and ruddy ground doves their rice each morning—later the fox family in the woods gets dog food and the iguanas have squash—a peaceable kingdom except for her electric fence which has produced an "electronated," but not an electrocuted, dog; just the sight of wire re-volts her. "A caution for future graduate students: look carefully at where opportunities in your field will be five years in the future when your graduate work is complete. Over the past several years I have watched employment for archaeologists specializing in the Maya, all with new Ph.D.s, mostly disappear. The winners have been students who chose both a major and a related field into which credits could be transferred. For instance, Archaeology (Maya) and linguistics (Maya languages) are good bets; linguistics still lives. I continue to enjoy the tropics. Houseguests have arrived from all over the world; one has died here. My house has become a home with all the good and bad memories homes have."

1948

Class Agent: Don Derham

Ernestine "Teen" Stringfellow had major back surgery in October 2006, but is improving. Teen and Hart attended Hart's 58th Naval Academy class reunion in San Diego in May 2006. Teen finds her world rotates around her church where she labors as a prayer warrior and member of most of all of the ladies' activities. With Hart, she is a member of the church's APPLE (Adult People Pursuing Leisure Enthusiastically) group and travels around the state with her church family.

1949

Class Agent: Jean Africa

Joan Sawyer Huber asks Jean: "How are you? All replacement parts are allowing me to do site work and property development, more presentations and master gardener projects are more comfortable, and in winter, it is time for courses and classes. Everyone in the family is fine. Hope all is well with you. Got to keep all those joints moving!"

1954

Class Agent: Mary Lee McIntyre

Ellsworth Boyd reports, "I was delighted to attend the WC Athletic Hall of Fame dinner and see two former classmates, John Santulli '53 and Lew Buckley '55, inducted. I met other classmates and coaches in attendance as well: Joan '55 and John '53 Grim, Emily '56 and Bill '53 Russell, and Coach Ed Athey '47."

Mary Lee Lincoln McIntyre is doing volunteer work for her church and political party as well as participating in community and artistic activities such as reading for the blind and taking acting classes. She is thoroughly enjoying her grandchildren.

1958

Class Agent: Bea Clarke Griffith

Chris and Chuck Buck are playing lots of golf and enjoying many socials at their condo at Pawley's Island in South Carolina. Their summers are spent at their new condo in Fayetteville, NY, playing golf and enjoying their two grandchildren. They hope to make their 50th Reunion and renew "old" friendships.

Jim Hughes traveled last year to China, Antarctica and Egypt and, so far this year, he has traveled to India and Cuba. He is completing his 38th year teaching at the Community College of Allegheny in Pittsburgh, PA, and has no plans for retirement.

1960

Class Agent: Debbie Sherin Marindin

James Hand has purchased a two-family home, has a steady girlfriend and has completed the final editing of his book, A Parable of Objective Truth, Mystery, History and Future. He is excited about the prospect of publishing after three years' effort has been expended thus far.

1962

Class Agent: Bob Leitch

Warren Milberg has been working as a freelance writer since retiring from the professional and technical services industry a few years ago. His articles have appeared in such publications as Sail, Good Old Boat and Chesapeake Bay magazines as well as in the regional sailing publication SpinSheet. Warren also writes for a number of Internet-based sailing sites. When not writing, he can be found sailing his 29-foot sailboat CrewZen on the Chesapeake Bay.

1963

Class Agent: Kitty Yoder Eaton

Michael Perna found a copy of the novel Lazarillo de Tormes, which Professor Ester S. Dillion gave him at Washington College 45 years ago, while preparing to read it with New York City teachers last summer at Hunter College.

1967

John McGinnis is a two-term board member for Delmarva Foundation and is Secretary Treasurer of its Board of Trustees. A CPA with a post-graduate degree from University of Maryland, John has served on various boards and held positions of distinction in both Dorchester County, MD, and at the state level. In addition to his service on the Delmarva Foundation board, John has served as an officer for the Dorchester County YMCA, Dorchester Hospice Association, Maryland Society of Accountants, and the Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce.

1968

Class Agent: Peter Rosen

Jonathan Topodas continues to run the Washington government relations office for Aetna Inc. and enjoys spending time with his two grandchildren, Talia and Lukas. Elaine is affiliated with several area community theatre groups as a choreographer and director.

Robert VanDerClock received his fifth "Benjamin" award, named after Benjamin Franklin, on October 19, 2006, from the Postmaster General, John Potter. This award is a community service/outreach award given to approximately 15 to 20 postmasters annually. Robert was presented this award in front of 250 postmasters and managers in West Paterson, NJ.

1969

Class Agent: Linda Sheedy

Lindsay Arrington retired three years ago from the North Carolina Department of Corrections. She now is a full-time unpaid worker for the All Souls Anglican Church where her husband is Vicar. Lindsay writes the Sunday school curriculum, selects congregational and choir music, is the church secretary and heads up all the church projects. In her free time she reads, writes and does laps at the mall. Twice a year Lindsay and her husband go to Maine. They welcome any alums who visit central North Carolina.

Margaret Nuttle Melcher has completed her effort in the $2 million endowment of the Hotel de Paris Museum in Georgetown, CO. She invites everyone to come out and see it. Margaret is also painting non-objectives like a mad woman. She says life is full and good. She was on campus recently and saw the plans for the renovations of Gibson Fine Arts Center.

1970

Class Agent: Chris Ely

Clinton Weimeister has two grandchildren. Kylee Weimeister is 2, and Eleanor Sachiko Brubeck Wildflower was born October 21, 2006.

1972

Cyndy Renoff has been a flight attendant for 35 years. She has seen Gay Blair Hunter '70 several times. In February 2004, she joined Kitty McDonald Bailey '68, Sarah Schaeffer Bieber '71 and Maria Mardomingo Sossa '72 for a reunion in Baltimore.

George Williams '71 is mentoring her son David at University of Maryland Dental School. Both David and his brother Jordan would have preferred that their lacrosse teams had scored more when playing those "Sho'men!"

Karen Weatherholtz, a longtime human resources executive at spice maker McCormick & Co. Inc., retired from the company in April 2007. Karen sat on McCormick's board of directors and had been the company's senior vice president of human relations since 1999. She started her career with the company in 1977, as a human resources supervisor at McCormick's former plant on Light Street. McCormick CEO Robert J. Lawless said, "Karen leaves her mark on McCormick and the human resources function as a leader, as a role model for our shared values and as a person who cares deeply about our people."

1974

Class Agent: Greg Lane

Bob Farwell was the unanimous choice of The Otis Library's Board of Trustees to serve as the library's next executive director. Bob was appointed interim director in March 2007. Bob assumed a principal role in the $10.5 million renovation of the library, which was scheduled to open in April. Farwell joined Otis Library in Norwich, CT, as the head of reference in 2003. For nearly 20 years before his employment at Otis, he served as a director of museums in New York, Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut. He also served as a trustee of the Harvard Public Library in Massachusetts, including a term as president. He is a past member of the Stonington Board of Education. He also plays in the Thames Baseball Club, a vintage baseball group which plays baseball by the rules of 1860 and 1868. After graduating from Washington College, Bob went on to receive graduate degrees from Trinity College and the University of Rhode Island. He lives in Mystic, CT, with his wife and son. Another son is serving with the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade.

Susan Scheidle has been working as a part-time swim instructor in which some of the classes are combined with mothers and infants as young as three months old. Susan also is a volunteer tutor with the Dyslexia Tutoring Program. Susan is training to swim for the National Senior Olympics, to be held in June 2007 at the University of Kentucky. Eric Stoll. and his wife, Deborah '78, were honored for their work on behalf of the Indianapolis Rowing Center. They received US Rowing's 2006 Clayton W. Chapman Award, recognizing their stewardship of the Eastern Sprints and IRA Championship regattas. Eric is IRC's executive director; Deborah is involved in several off-the-water activities. She manages the club's clothing sales, coordinates information for the newsletter and other communications, and works on recruiting new members. She also races with the masters program and hosts quad clinics to introduce learn-to-row graduates and sweep rowers to the joys of sculling. They have two children, both of whom are collegiate rowers.

1977

Chris Hupfeldt was general manager for the U.S. Lacrosse Men's National Team in 2002 and 2006, and the assistant general manager on the 1998 team competing in the International Lacrosse Federation World Championships. The Haverford, PA, resident is a coach in the Ashbee Lacrosse program, which serves about 500 boys. He and his wife, Carole, operate a store selling all things lacrosse in Wayne, PA.

Jane E. Libby M'77 recently received the American Dietetic Association's Medallian Award for outstanding service. A registered dietitian, Jane has served ADA and the Maryland Dietetic Asociation in many roles and has mentored many young dietitians and students throughout her career.

1980

Class Agent: Tim Connor

Carolyn Choate-Turnbull finally received a master's degree in feature writing from Rivier College in New Hampshire after eight years. She was diagnosed with Stage IIIB breast cancer in April 2003, and she was told she had about three years to live—a devastating blow to her husband and two young daughters. "Close to four years later, I'm alive and kicking!" Carolyn remains senior producer and anchor at WYCN in NH but now enjoys the motivational speaker circuit and writing about her breast cancer experience as well as travel and food. In 2004, she founded the NH Breast Cancer Education Initiative for Low-Income and Immigrant Women, providing educational and financial resources for women in need. "For those alums who have been personally touched by breast cancer and want to impact the lives of disadvantaged women in Chestertown as a tribute to our alma mater, let's organize!" Feel free to e-mail Carolyn at crchoate@earthlink.net

1981

John R. Townsend has been appointed to the board of directors for the Atlantic General Hospital Corp. in Ocean City, MD, and was named vice chairman. John is owner of Byte Size Inc. He and his wife, Dawn, have three daughters—Sarah, Sophie and Anna—and a son, Jack.

Kathy Waye has been promoted to Executive Director of Alumni and Family Relations at Keuka College in upstate New York. The student body selected Kathy as the "Administrator of the Year." This is the second time Kathy has received the award. The Alumni Association also recently recognized Kathy for her devotion, dedication and loyalty to Keuka students, faculty and alumni and gave her honorary alumni status.

1982

Class Agent: Scott Hansen

Lee McCollough recently directed Tennessee Williams' classic American drama, The Night Of The Iguana, for the Tred Avon Players' Spring '07 production. This is TAP's 25th season of community theatre in Oxford, MD. Check out www.tredavonplayers.org for more information. Her previous directing credits with TAP include Lend Me A Tenor, Rumors, Other People's Money (starring Annie Woodall '01 and Jeff Scott '99) and Williams' Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.

1985

Lisa Griffith has moved even further down the Eastern Shore of Maryland and is living with a Saint Bernard and a ferret. She is currently head of regulatory compliance for a medical device/pharmaceutical packaging firm in Easton. She's also working on her studies in herbalism and spends as much time as possible in Woodstock, NY, with "the hippies and the goats." Her new e-mail address is wortwyfe@yahoo.com

1986

Class Agent: Victor DeSantis

Lyle Himebaugh is a partner for Granite Group Advisors and has moved to Wilton, CT, where there are guest rooms for visitors.

Charles "Chip" MacLeod is a member of Funk & Bolton, P.A., resident in the law firm's Chestertown office and head of the firm's Local Government Practice Group. He concentrates in local government law, public finance, government relations and representation of nonprofit organizations, and he is president of AllShore Title Services, LLC, providing real estate transaction services in Maryland and Delaware. He also serves in a volunteer capacity as chairman of the board of Chester River Health System, Inc.

1988

Dave Marshall, the first nationally ranked tennis player in Washington College history, was inducted into the Delaware Tennis Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Wilmington Country Club in October. He has taught and served as director at Sea Colony in Bethany Beach, DE. He opened Dave Marshall & Associates in 1989 and provides a variety of professional tennis management services in the Sussex County area.

1990

Class Agent: Wendy Kloiber Frederick

Karen Reisinger Ketterman lives in Easton, MD, with husband, H.P., and daughters Allie, 9, and Kristin, 6. Karen is a family law and juvenile attorney with a solo practice. She regularly sees Jane Cross '89, Betsy Grieves '86, Greg Terry '90 and April Dean '91 in the halls of The Country School, where their children go to school.

Erin Murphy won the 2006 Foley Poetry Award and a $5,000 Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize in 2007. Her new collection of poetry, Dislocation and Other Theories, is forthcoming from Word Press in December. She is assistant professor of English and creative writing at Penn State University, Altoona College. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Rich De Prospo (Professor of English at WC), son Nathan, 13, and daughter Molly, 7.

1991

Class Agent: Suzanne Hewes

Kelli Helbling. writes: "I am still living in Fredericksburg, VA, where I am NOT a desperate housewife. I am a happy homemaker and stay-at-home mom for our five children ages 2-9 ¹/₂. Look me up if you're in the area. Fredericksburg would be a great family field trip."

Roy Kesey tells us: "I've just signed a deal for my second book, a collection of short stories called All Over, which will be the debut title of Dzanc Books in October 2007."

1993

Class Agent: Lizzy O'Hara Lazo

Michael "Shawn" Hamill is living in Louisville, KY, with his wife, Holly, and son, Connor. Michael opened a sporting goods specialty store in 2003 and currently has two independent locations. Michael and his family try to visit the Eastern Shore a couple of times a year.

Whitney White Myrus recently accepted a position with Verizon Business as the Senior Sales Manager, International & Government Markets for Europe, Middle East and Africa based out of Frankfurt, Germany. Whitney and his wife, Ewa, had a beautiful daughter, Emma Marianna Myrus, on February 2, 2007. In early March, Whitney, Ewa, Emma and their two dogs moved to where they will always welcome fellow alumni. Feel free to e-mail Whitney at wwmyrus@msn.com. Prior to the New Year, Whitney was able to catch up with Matt Langan '93 and his family, almost all of whom are WC grads, at Matt's first gig at the Grog and Tankard in Georgetown. You should try to catch Matt's show!

1994

Class Agent: Chris Sanchez

Christabel Garcia-Zamor is an international hula hooping star! After getting masters' degrees in cultural anthropology and mythological studies, she put all her hard-earned education to use running her company, HoopGirl. She has a staff of hula hoop teachers, a performance troupe, a teacher training program and an online store which sells adult-sized hula hoops and instructional DVDs. She travels the globe to perform and is a star in the upcoming film, HOOP, due for release in 2007. She lives with her husband, Kramer, in San Francisco. Check out www.HoopGirl.com.

1995

Jennifer Dougherty successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, "The Critical Mass of Social Change: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland," on August 24, 2006. Since then, she has worked as an adjunct—and sometimes traveling—professor of peace and conflict studies. In the fall she taught a mediation course for graduate students of Antioch University (partly online via WebCT and partly during a residency at the Yellow Springs, Ohio, campus), as well as two day-long courses at Kennesaw State University: ADR & the American Legal System and Negotiation. Jennifer is actively seeking full-time teaching opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic region. In the meantime, Jennifer got engaged on September 9 to Brendan Magee of Upper Darby, PA. The two will wed on October 6, 2007.

Bridget Eaton and husband Chris '96 recently started a business, Sophia's Tiny Hands, LLC, that retails a DVD/Book/Flashcard series called Signing Time! The series offers instruction on how to speak American Sign Language (ASL). Visit their website at: http://web.mac.com/sophiastinyhands. Chris is pursuing an Executive Master's of Science degree in economic crime management at Utica College.

Megan Ward Cascio has been elected partner of the law firm Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP in Wilmington, DE, where her practice focuses primarily on complex corporate litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery, including shareholder disputes, derivative actions, breach of fiduciary duty lawsuits and disputes resulting from mergers and acquisitions. Megan and her husband, Chris, live in Newark, DE.

1997

Class Agent: Stacey Hammond Johnston

Sarah Hornbeck, a 2003 graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law, has joined the Baltimore law firm, Ober Kaler. She provides real estate counsel to clients buying, selling, leasing and developing commercial and residential properties. Prior to joining the firm in December 2006, Sarah was an associate at Gordon Feinblatt. She served as a judicial clerk to the Hon. James R. Eyler in the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and interned at Deutsche Bank and T. Rowe Price. She serves on the board of directors of Maryland Lawyers for the Arts.

Matthew Petracco moved in July 2006 from Spring Lake, NJ, to Fort Myers, FL, with his wife of five years, Judi, and twin children, Andrew and Carolyn, 3. Matthew is working as a money manager with USB in Fort Myers.

Marc Taylorson has been working in retail accounting for the last eight years. He recently moved to Prometric, where he is handling the company's cash accounting.

1998

Michael Hinkle works for Deasey, Mahoney and Bender law firm in Philadelphia. His wife, Katie Dell Hinkle, works for United Healthcare Insurance Company in Mt. Laurel, NJ.

Matthew Kory is working toward a master's degree in city planning from the University of Pennsylvania. He is engaged to marry Stephanie J. Woodward in June 2007.

Barbara Murphy Reed graduated in February from University of Delaware with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. She is working as a nurse at Chester River Hospital in Chestertown.

Michael Valliant has become Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's Director of Marketing & Media Relations, leaving his former post there as Editor and Director of Communications. Michael has been on staff for just under five years. He has led and edited the Quarterly for three and half years, overseeing the redesign of www.cbmm.org and has also edited museum books including From Pot Pie to Hell and Damnation: An Illustrated Gazetteer of Talbot County. He has worked on the "Oystering on the Chesapeake" school curriculum. As director of marketing, Michael is working to increase CBMM's visibility and broaden its audience, while overseeing communications, visitor services and special events.

1999

Class Agent: Gillian Mattimore

Andrew Greeley is teaching English and coaching soccer and lacrosse at Gunston Day School in Centreville, MD. His wife, Joan Tylecki Greeley '99, is psyched to be home with their new baby, Maggie, born April 23, 2006 (see births).

Eric Johnson '99 is represented by a major talent firm in the St. Louis area that is promoting him—under the stage name Eric Beck—to do a variety of modeling and acting work. In the meantime, he is still serving proudly as an active duty Captain in the U.S. Air Force Medical Service Corps. He and his wife Jamie, and their two kids Eric, III and Heath, reside at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.

Anna Kiefer graduated in May 2006 with a master's degree in history from the University of New Hampshire and celebrated in September with a two-week trip to England and Scotland. She is employed with the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation as an outreach education instructor.

Katharine Schreiner and her husband, Todd, had a baby boy, Hayes, in May. They also moved to Annapolis where Katharine is starting a monogramming and embroidery business from home. She exclaims: "Call me with all your monogramming and embroidery needs!"

Jimmy Young is the new baseball coach at Cape Henlopen High School in Delaware. He had previously coached many of his players before, as he was Beacon Middle School's head coach for several years. Jimmy played ball at Washington College and now plays semi-pro ball in Maryland. In a newspaper article, Jimmy suggested that his in-game managerial style might be closest to Tony LaRussa's. "He doesn't yell, and I hate to yell," he said. "I let the kids run the ship, and I just steer it."

2000

Class Agent: Heather Spurrier

Mike Kent and Spencer Keating are owners of Shoremen Outfitters LLC, a hunting guide business based in Centreville, MD. They have been specializing in puddle ducks, diving ducks, Canada and Snow geese for five years. Check out www.shoremenoutfitters.com.

Brigid McDonnell-Clevenger lives in northern Virginia but wants to move back to Baltimore Ravens territory. She is working in sales for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.

Steve Spotswood has won a national playwriting award sponsored by The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, while pursuing an M.F.A. in playwriting at the Catholic University of America. His play, The Aaronsville Woman, was selected as the best student-written work that celebrates diversity and encourages tolerance while exploring issues of disempowered voices not traditionally considered mainstream. The play was read at the Kennedy Center's Page to Stage Festival in September, workshopped at the Region II Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in January, and performed as a staged reading at Catholic University in March. In April, the play debuted at Northern Kentucky University. His previously performed works include Give Unto Caesar, winner of the CUA Religious One-Acts Festival, 3 a.m., Fire Burn and Cauldron, Teaching Silence and Says Eugenia, for which he was commissioned as co-author by The Cardboard Box Collaborative theatre company in Philadelphia.

2001

Class Agent: Jillian Matundon

Charlie Athey is an attorney with Shapiro, Lifschitz, and Schram, P.C. in downtown Washington, DC.

Roland Fornoff is living in Las Vegas, NV. He recently founded the Sin City Bocce Club, a local organization dedicated to the promotion of the sport of bocce. During his non-bocce hours, Roland provides environmental consultation to small businesses in southern Nevada.

Shawne Glenn is engaged to Robert Hughes and is planning a May 20, 2007 wedding.

Jessica Koenig is the new director at Charleston Community Sailing. She grew up sailing on the Chesapeake and sailed for Washington College, where she was a founding member of the women's team and also team captain. She has instructed sailing for the past 10 years and moved to Charleston in 2001 to run the Charleston Yacht Club Junior Sail Program. In 2005, Koenig represented CORA along with Theresa Brooks and Caroline Byrd in the U.S. Sailing Women's Championship, placing second in the Adams finals in Rye, NY. Last summer, she was the waterfront director at Rhode Island's Block Island Club. She was awarded Charleston YC's prestigious women's award.

Nicole Lopez is attending Loyola College to become a licensed clinical professional counselor. She received a master's degree in clinical psychology from Loyola.

Jennifer Lubkin and fellow Peace Corps volunteers in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, have organized the Trans-Caucasus Writing Olympics, an English essay competition for secondary school students. Jenn says the Writing Olympics encourages students to think independently and to express themselves freely without being stymied by the fear of making spelling or grammar mistakes. "It works as a counter to rote, Soviet methods, and it raises awareness of the importance of writing skills. Essay writing not only develops English communication but also self-expression, organization, logical reasoning, creative problem solving and critical analysis—all skills highly valued in a strong, flexible workforce and a developing democracy." More than 1500 students are expected to participate throughout the region, and the essays are judged primarily for creativity and originality. Regional and national prizes—including certificates, dictionaries and donated apparel from U.S. universities and colleges—are awarded for winning essays. One lucky winner will be wearing the Washington College colors.

Jay Maschas received a master of laws (LL.M) in taxation from Villanova University School of Law. He is living and working as an attorney in downtown Baltimore.

2002

Class Agent: Jordan Yelinek

Patrick Curtis was engaged September 16, 2006, to Kara Kocinski. They live in Chicago, where Patrick is finishing a master's degree in forensic psychology. He hopes to find a career in law enforcement.

Scott Gartlan reports, "I worked with Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D. in the Positive Emotion and Psychophysiology Lab on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. We studied the immediate cognitive and physiological effects of the loving-kindness meditation practice. The study looked to support Fredrickson's work with the Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions. We ran close to 100 participants through the lab and are in the process of analyzing the data. Major themes include cortisol/progesterone ratios, own-race bias and cognitive broadening. The research was funded by a grant from Cannon School, in Concord, NC, where I continue to teach."

Erin Spatafore Kent and husband, Mike Kent '00, reside in Millington, MD, with daughter Sophia. Erin is athletic director and physical education teacher at Kent School in Chestertown. Mike is a superintendent for Lacrosse Homes.

Katherine Kolacki is in her fifth year of teaching at Bohemia Manor Middle School and has attained her National Board Certification. Katie runs the middle school and high school drama program and performs with Covered Bridge Theatre and the Wilmington Drama League.

Michael Virts is engaged to marry Kristen Barton on June 2, 2007, in Frederick, MD.

2003

Class Agent: Courtney Busch

Sara Bill is attending Widener Law School for a certificate in paralegal studies with a concentration in real estate. Sara lives in Wilmington, DE, with longtime boyfriend, Mike Maloney, of Chestertown.

Veronica Ecke completed a bachelor of science degree in nursing at Towson University and is working at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin on an acute care surgical floor.

Christina Granberg returned from Swaziland, Southern Africa, where she worked on a documentary team developing public service announcements relating to the impact of HIV/AIDS on children in the region. This winter Christina began documentary work with a nonprofit in Israel/Palestine. You can contact her at c.granberg@gmail.com.

Andria Hayes-Birchler is pursuing a master's degree in international public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She recently completed two years of Peace Corps service in Mali, West Africa, and a six-month research internship with the Civil Society Index Project in South Africa.

Erin King graduated last May from the University of Baltimore School of Law with a specialization in family law. Erin passed the Maryland Bar Exam and began work as an associate family law attorney in December 2006 at a mid-size firm in Calvert County, MD.

Ariel Paskin is a graduate nursing student at Boston College.

Helen Philip is still at the University of Maryland Medical School with plans to become a primary care physician for the underserved. Helen was married in 2005 and with her husband visited his home countries of Ukraine and Russia the summer of 2006. They eventually hope to live in Kiev part-time.

Sotereas Pantazes has launched his newest business endeavor www.MyBuilderRated.com. He hopes to develop this into a strong regional resource focusing on the residential homebuilding industry and issues facing homeowners. While working on his Web site he caught the eye of a local magazine editor and was just named one of "Annapolis's "Most Eligible Bachelors!" Teris is still working towards a master's degree in international real estate development at Johns Hopkins.

Lesley Plugge graduated in May 2006 from Salisbury University with a master's degree in social work. She is employed with the Queen Anne's County Department of Social Services (along with a few other WC alumni) as a social worker dealing with families and children. She also is the assistant coach for a field hockey team in Talbot County, where she discovered that the 6th - 8th grade head coach is Courtney Alfes '03. Lesley also helps facilitate a family program called the Nurturing Program in Talbot County and recently volunteered to become a Character Counts coach in Queen Anne's County. In the summer, Lesley plays coed, slo-pitch softball in Queen Anne's with Kelley Morgan '03. She lives in St. Michaels, MD.

Megan Preston is a conference officer of the Domestic Relations Section in Lancaster County, PA.

Matthew Stielper works for the Baltimore City Police Department's crime laboratory. "I finally became a full-time employee with the lab after working as a contract worker for a year. I work in the Trace Evidence unit and enjoy every minute of it. Keep an eye open. You never know when you'll see my name mentioned in a case!"

2004

Class Agent: Allison LaMarca

Leona Dalton has been named to the crew of the John Smith shallop, an historic replica of a 28-foot workboat that will endeavor this summer to retrace Captain John Smith's 1608 expedition that voyaged to the headwaters of almost every tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. The small open boat, built at the Sultana Shipyard in Chestertown, is powered by sail and oars. During its 121-day voyage on the Bay, the shallop and her crew will stop for public expeditions so that people can learn about this important episode in the history of the Chesapeake. Leona, a four-year member of the College's crew team and later assistant coach for the team, will be instrumental at the oars. A Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar Athlete in 2003 and 2004, she recently completed a nine-week, 4,302-mile solo bicycle journey across the United States.

Elizabeth Kocourek has been promoted to the position of business development executive with Quality Associates, Inc., a provider of services and solutions for document management, imaging and archiving in Columbia, MD. Elizabeth now manages direct sales of document management and conversion services and solutions for Quality Associates' Information Systems Division. She also oversees sales of imaging software and products provided by Quality Associates' extensive partner network, which includes respected industry-leading companies such as Kofax, Visioneer, Kodak and many others. Elizabeth, who earned a degree in business management, joined Quality Associates in 2001 as a technical project assistant and quickly rose to the position of e-publisher in 2002. She then moved to the company's sales team in 2004 as an inside sales support specialist. She holds multiple industry certifications including CDIA+ Certified Professional, Kofax Technical Solutions Specialist, eCapture Solutions Provider and is Captaris Alchemy Certified.

Jaime Lang announced that she and Max Orsini '03 are getting married November 25, 2007 at the Kent Manor Inn in Stevensville, MD.

Blazej Lippay finished his graduate studies at University of Kent's Brussels School of International Studies in Belgium. He received a master's degree in international relations with concentrations in European security and defense polic. Commencement was held at Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, UK, on November 18, 2005. He has moved back to Bratislava, Slovakia, where he has worked for the Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic since January 2006 as a NATO specialist. "I would like to say hello to both Joseph A. Brooks and Ryan M. Jesien who visited me in Brussels during my studies; we had a true European experience. At the same time, I would like to encourage all my friends to drop me a line or to contact me when passing by. PS: "Watch out for Catman."

Lauren Maloney is working as a botanical gardener at St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation. St. Eustatius is a very small Netherland Antilles island in the Caribbean. She will be planting, maintaining and developing the botanical garden, and will be involved with general park management and administration. She will be there from January to August, and invites everyone to come visit.

2006

Becky Binns is pursuing a master's of public administration at University of Pennsylvania.

Paul Franklin. is pursuing a master's degree in public policy at George Mason. He will be studying at Oxford University's Manchester College this summer. He is also a lower school substitute teacher and is coaching 7th/8th grade/high school football, wrestling and baseball at The Potomac School in McLean, VA.

Ryan Goff joined SPIN, an established leader in providing marketing and public relations initiatives to the building industry, as an associate after earning his degree in business management. He gained marketing and PR experience as an account services professional with the Baltimore office of Weber Shandwick Worldwide. AtSPIN, Ryan is providing writing expertise to the firm's elite client base, such as the University of Connecticut-School of Business, Konover Construction and Daft McCune Walker. He also serves on the Sponsorship Committee for the Urban Land Institute in Baltimore.

Heather Holiday has joined in the advancement office at Washington College. Her freelance design business is growing, and she is currently working on the set design for a production of Aida being staged at Morgan State University in Baltimore.

Katie Sullivan is the assistant community editor with The Star Democrat in Easton, MD. "It's my first 'real' job since graduation. It's a lot to get used to, working 9 to 5 and being an 'adult,' but I love the people I work for and writing stories. Being involved in the community is rewarding and seeing your name in print along with your work is amazing."

Gregory Vetter and Genevieve McCarron are pleased to announce that they are now engaged. Gregory proposed to Genevieve on December 24, 2006, with the special question painted on the sail of a boat heading down the Severn River in Annapolis. Gregory and Genevieve now live in Annapolis, MD. "Go Shoremen!"

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