2000s
' 00 Austin D. Barger
New Albany, Ohio
barger.50@osu.edu
David W. Shearer
Nashville, Tennessee
dwshearer@yahoo.com
John M. Green , New York, informs us that his new book, An Abundance of Katherines, received a Printz Honor, and his first book, Looking for Alaska, won the Printz Award in 2006. His website is www.sparksflyup.com. Caroline Smitherman Henry , Washington, D.C., writes that she has completed her fifth year teaching English as a second language in a public charter school and that she recently celebrated her first anniversary with her husband, Patrick. Last January, she came to Kenyon to visit her sister, Eleanor Smitherman '09 . Gregory G. Stephenson and his wife, Gabrielle Luebke Stephenson '99 , announce the birth of a daughter, Anna Noelle Stephenson, on December 22, 2006. The Stephensons live in Chicago, Illinois.
' 01 Erin Shanahan
Chicago, Illinois
shanahane@hotmail.com
Andrew P. Grace married Tory L. Weber '02 on August 12, 2006, in Gambier at the Church of the Holy Spirit. Their reception was held in the front yard of professor David H. Lynn '76's home. Andy received a two-year Stegner Fellowship in poetry at Stanford University and began attending the workshop during the Fall 2006 semester. The couple resides in Berkeley, California. Beth A. Harrod , Washington, D.C., reports that, after being in a serious auto accident in January 2007, she is "on the mend" and training for the Rock and Roll Half-Marathon in Virginia Beach. Alys L. Spensley married Andrew D. Lebkuecher '99 on September 8, 2006, in Washington, D.C., with more than twenty Kenyon friends present. While living in Kathmandu, Nepal, they enjoyed a visit from Christopher I. Monson on his "whirlwind tour of Asia." The couple lives in Dulles, Virginia. Katherine M. Suttle married Nathan Weinert on October 7, 2006, in her hometown, Florence, Alabama. The Weinerts live in Birmingham, Alabama, where Katie practices law at Bradley Arant Rose and White LLP. Sister Jeana M. Visel , Louisville, Kentucky, reports that she is still getting her feet under her as a high school teacher. A Benedictine nun, she returns regularly to the Sisters of St. Benedict monastery in Ferdinand, Indiana, and works on their Social Responsibility Committee. She's also been getting into icon painting and coordinated an art show of monastery artists' work in the summer of 2007.
' 02 Chris Van Nostrand
Chicago, Illinois
Chris_vannostrand@yahoo.com
Annis Kukulan Meyers
Oakland, California
kukulana@alumni.kenyon.edu
Michael G. Cole , Charlotte, North Carolina, tells us that THRIFT Poetic Arts published time lapse , a chapbook of Michael's poetry. It can be purchased at www.thriftpoeticarts.com. A'Biel R. Hammonds , Dallas, Texas, informs us that she completed her master of arts degree in teaching in December 2006, whereupon she left her hometown of Saint Louis, Missouri. "I'm enjoying the adventure!" she says. Ellen E. Sherman , Chicago, Illinois, writes that over the past five years she has worked her way up at Careerbuilder.com and has now been a sales manager for over a year. "We work only with staffing companies and . . . travel throughout the country meeting with our biggest customers," Elly says. "This past year has been a lot of twelve- or thirteen-hour days, but also a lot of fun!" Stephanie L. Spaulding married Matthew Hoffman on March 3, 2007, in Fort Myers, Florida. The pair bought a house in Fort Myers in 2005 and got a greyhound dog the same year. "Now we are fostering another retired racer," Stephanie writes. Sarah C. Stella , Washington, D.C., reports that she is currently interning with the Smithsonian and is working on a proposal for a traveling exhibit on the history of flight attendants. She is also designing a series of ads and the website for an independent shop in her neighborhood. Minna Lotta Thayer , Vancouver, Washington, informs us that she is teaching math at an alternative high school and that she and her husband, Joe, have been fixing up their house and yard. Tory L. Weber married Andrew P. Grace?'01 on August 12, 2006, in Gambier at the Church of the Holy Spirit. Their reception was in the front yard of professor David H. Lynn '76's home. The couple lives in Berkeley, California, where Tory works part-time at UC-Berkeley and Andrew is a Stegner Fellow at Stanford.
' 03 5th Reunion 2008
Phillip E. Ross
Anaheim, California
babyface1981@earthlink.net
Jacob D. Howley tells us, "It's been a wild three years." After two published articles, a European moot court competition in Ireland, and "so much homework," he graduated from Georgetown Law School this May. He will start work as an attorney in the corporate law division of the U.S. Postal Service in Washington, D.C. Justin G. Karpinos married Ashley J. Rowatt on March 24, 2007, in Louisville, Kentucky. Members of the wedding party included Laura M. Wareck , Carlos M. Vega , Daniel C. Keipfer , and Andrew "Trey" Smith '04 . Twenty-eight current and former members of the Kenyon swimming extended family also attended the wedding. In May, Ashley graduated from Vanderbilt Medical School and recently started her residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Justin has taken a job as the dean of student life and head swimming coach at the University School of Nashville. They invite all Kenyon friends to visit them. The couple resides in Nashville, Tennesse. Madeline Podnar Stewart , Columbia, Maryland, writes that she was recently asked to join the advisory board of the Mountain School of Milton Academy in Vershire, Vermont, and "had the pleasure of interviewing a student applying to Kenyon." Carter A. Swope , New York City, informs us that she is currently a graduate student pursuing a master's degree in middle school special education at Bank Street College of Education. Sarah L. Wasserman , Princeton, New Jersey, writes that she left Chicago in September 2006 to pursue her Ph.D. in English at Princeton University, where she focuses on contemporary American literature and pop culture. She spent the summer of 2007 living abroad in Paris, Morocco, and Senegal. "I'm looking forward to our reunion next year!" she adds. Betsy J. Welch , Vail, Colorado, informs us that she has finished her third year as a Spanish teacher at Vail Mountain School. She spent this past summer leading a group of high school students through Spain. Ann E. Weinheimer , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, informs us that "after dreaming about it for twenty years," she earned her doctorate in veterinary medicine from Cornell University in May 2007. Her first year as a veterinarian will be spent as an intern at the University of Pennsylvania.
' 04 Cynthia A. Cunningham
Chillicothe, Ohio
cynthia.cunningham@gmail.com
Jesse G. Spencer
Los Angeles, California
jessegspencer@gmail.com
Keely M. Kurtas married Christopher Chapman in a ceremony at Liberty Presbyterian Church in Delaware, Ohio, on March 24, 2007. Stephanie K. Skinner was a bridesmaid, and professor Jonathan E. Tazewell '84 sang and provided guitar accompaniment to the violinist. The couple resides in Columbus, Ohio, where Chris is an information technology professional with AEP and a professional photographer. Keely coordinates the billing department for Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP and works with local theater companies. Hillary R. Strong married Jonathon Hurst (Dartmouth) on May 26, 2007, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sarah Steen Holcomb '01 , Madeline Courtney-Brooks '02 , Laura M. Wareck '03 , and Kristin M. Landry were members of the bridal party. The Hursts live in Cleveland, where Jonathon is a sports attorney and Hillary teaches in inner-city schools.
' 05 Alexandra M. B. Whitaker
Rockville, Maryland
alexandrawhitaker@gmail.com
Kelly A. Smallwood , Vienna, Virginia, informs us that she's been living in the Northern Virginia/ D.C. area for the past year and a half and works as the director of communications for a private academy in Alexandria, Virginia. Kelly notes, "Life is good," and says, "Look me up on facebook, if you want."
' 06 C. Hayes Wong
Atlanta, Georgia
hayeswong128@gmail.com
Andrew J. Hass
Chevy Chase, Maryland
andrew.hass@gmail.com
Sarah E. Spiegler , Cleveland Heights, Ohio, reports that she is living in a house with Meredith R. Wylde and Justin N. Lacaillade . Laura K. Wallace , Seattle, Washington, tells us that she currently works at Borders Books and Music and "would be delighted to see any Kenyon folk who may be in the area."
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