1990s
’90 William J. O’Hearn Jr.Eton, United Kingdom
bill.ohearn@gmail.com
Jenny Ross Thurber
John Thurber
East Lansing, Michigan
jenny.thurber@davenport.edu
thurbers1635@comcast.net
Jeannette Dempsey Austin, Minneapolis, Minnesota, writes, “Our beautiful daughter, Lynn Austin, was born on March 21, 2010, yes almost two years ago! Today she insisted on putting on eight of her brother’s t-shirts at once.” Jenny tells us their son, Sammy (five), recently said, “Sammy bes a baby again without Lynni. Lynni bes a baby in a new house.” Jenny says, “That about sums it up!” Margaret Tweedy Drazek and her husband, Greg, are still with the State Department. Greg is posted to Kabul, Afghanistan, with the Diplomatic Security Service and finishes his tour in the fall of 2012. Meg will then leave for a year to go to Baghdad, Iraq. Meanwhile, Greg and their boys, Cooper (six) and Spencer (four), will move to The Hague, where Meg will join them in 2013, and the family will be together in Holland until 2015. Sally A. Jagelman writes, “I am living in Lexington, Kentucky, with my husband, Tony Shackelton, and enjoying our busy life with our children, Abigail (two) and Brandon (one).” Sally works for a medical communications company called Symbiotix.
’91 Maureen Carr
Unionville, Pennsylvania
mmcarr03@gmail.com
Phillip E. Wilson, Jr.
Yardley, Pennsylvania
pewilson@hangley.com
’92 Andrew Cope
Menlo Park, California
andrewtemplecope@hotmail.com
Martin J. Blackwell, Sewanee, Tennessee, writes, “I had a great time at the reunion. I’m a professor of history these days in Georgia, so I enjoyed the town hall and my chat with the provost afterwards. I was impressed with all that’s being done. I only wish I could do more to make the place more socio-economically diverse.” Adam G. Feldman and Leandre Meddick Feldman ’94 announce the birth of their daughter, Wallace Mae Feldman, on January 4, 2011. Wallace joins big brothers Grayson (eleven) and Everett (five) and big sister Avery (nine). Anda says, “It is definitely crazy and busy at our house, but always fun.” Elizabeth Owen Walker, Denver, Colorado, opened a new bike store called Cycleton in the Stapleton neighborhood of Denver.
’93 Rosemary Turgeon
Newburyport, Massachusetts
chuckturgeon3@comcast.net
Lindsey C. Heard, Kennebunkport, Maine, writes, “I recently started Maine Revolution: Indoor Cycling and Fitness, in Kennebunkport. It is a small, boutique-style spinning studio. If anyone is in the area, come take a class!” Kristin A. Iversen, South Salem, New York, reports that she is training for a marathon, sending her first child to kindergarten, and building a veggie garden.
’94 Sarah E. Hall
Somerville, Massachusetts
stretch.hall@gmail.com
Paul M. Penick III
San Francisco, California
neil_penick@yahoo.com
Martina E. Faulkner, Houston, Texas, writes, “I started graduate school in August 2011 at the University of Houston for my master’s in social work for clinical therapy, after getting divorced in June 2011. It’s a fresh start, a new chapter, and it’s great! I am working on two books as well, one for the therapy/self improvement industry, and the other a children’s book.” Leandre Meddick Feldman and Adam G. Feldman ’92 announce the birth of their daughter, Wallace Mae Feldman, on January 4, 2011. Wallace joins big brothers Grayson (eleven) and Everett (five) and big sister Avery (nine). Anda says, “It is definitely crazy and busy at our house, but always fun.” Kelly Graham Hoffman is the coordinator of the neuropsychology lab at the Lovell Federal Healthcare Center. Kelly married her husband, Jeff, in December of 2010, and they reside in Chicago, Illinois. Kelly tells us they try to spend as much time in Wisconsin as they can, fly-fishing and working on their little farm. Kelly also rescued a thoroughbred from the racetrack in 2005 and enjoys riding after work. L. Bradfield Hughes, Columbus, Ohio, enjoys the Lake Erie boating season with his wife, Cathy, and their children, Matthew (nine) and Helen (seven). He has also enjoyed time in Florida with Scott C. Sherman and his family, and was excited to see David Goodwillie’s article in Popular Science about scuba divers at nuclear power plants. Brad continues to practice appellate law and litigation in Columbus. Samuel D. Johnson, Staten Island, New York, reports that he has been a New York City corrections officer stationed on Rikers Island since 2007. Kimberly Hardy Kennedy is still living in Winthrop, Massachusetts, with her husband, Dave, and sons Hunter (nine) and Hayes (six), and is enjoying juggling work, chasing after the boys, and all of their activities. Kim writes, “I recently visited with Ann Marie Johnson and Gregory J. Melville ’92. Hats off to Ann Marie, who just became an M.D.!” Eric D. Lehman, Hamden, Connecticut, reports that his fifth book, A History of Connecticut Food: A Proud Tradition of Puddings, Clambakes, and Steamed Cheeseburgers, is now available from the History Press. The book is co-written with his wife, Amy Nawrocki (Sarah Lawrence College). Candice Nowlin McKay, Dallas, Texas, is celebrating her third year as business owner of The Book Doctor in Dallas. Candice tells us that what began as an interest in bookbinding and restoration has become a full-time practice and is recommended by many libraries, bookstores, and dealers nationwide. Keely Price Wilczek, Somerville, Massachusetts, continues to enjoy working as a reference librarian at the Harvard Kennedy School Library. Her husband, Eliot G. Wilczek ’95, has been working at Tufts University for almost ten years and is also a part-time doctoral student in library and information science. Keely and Eliot tell us that their daughter, Ella (five), is now in first grade and pretty much runs the household.
’95 George W. Stone
Washington, D.C.
georgewstone@gmail.com
Sean T. Fitzgerald reports that he and his family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, in April. Sean also tells us that he ran the California International Marathon in December 2011 with a time of 3:03:54. J. David Hicks, writes, “I’m living the good life in Bristol, Tennessee! I still had four boys the last time I counted, Alexander (thirteen), Daniel (eleven), Stephen (eight), and Luke (five), and life is great! We have lots of baseball, football, basketball, karate, tackling, pushing, wrestling, dirt, bugs, animals, and band-aids!” Katharine Rucker Sears writes, “We moved! In late February our family left Whidbey Island, Washington, and headed for Jacksonville, Florida. On our trip we visited Idaho, Utah, the Grand Canyon, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. We were fortunate to meet up with Kristin Gasser Misso in Houston, Texas. Adam F. Tucker and his wife, Lauryl, are happy to announce the birth of their first child, Ian Elias Tucker, on April 16, 2012. The Tuckers have made a home in Sewanee, Tennessee, where Lauryl is an assistant professor of English at the University of the South. For the past two years Adam has worked as a staff attorney for the City of Murfreesboro, under the supervision and tutelage of Susan Emery McGannon ’72. Eliot G. Wilczek, Somerville, Massachusetts, has been working at Tufts University for almost ten years and is also a part-time doctoral student in library and information science. His wife, Keely Price Wilczek ’94, continues to enjoy working as a reference librarian at the Harvard Kennedy School Library. Eliot and Keely tell us that their daughter, Ella (five), is now in first grade and pretty much runs the household.
’96 Christopher Ellsworth
Mount Vernon, Ohio
ellsworthc@kenyon.edu
Delia A. Kloh
Charlottesville, Virginia
delia1974@gmail.com
Sarah Michael
Long Beach, California
sarahemichael@gmail.com
Sara Rothenberg Hauck lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, Tom, and their children, Audrey (five) and Henry (three). Sara tells us she is trying to keep up with the fast-paced life of two working parents and quickly growing kids. She also reports that she has had a few visits with Reverdy P. Johnson and his family in San Francisco and is looking forward to the next. Sara says, “It’s a blast watching our kids play together.” Laura Heyman Rosenthal and her husband, Jeremy, recently welcomed the birth of their son, Max Rosenthal. The Rosenthal family resides in Schoharie, New York. Jennifer Goldblatt Van Allen and her husband, Peter, welcomed a son, Noah James Van Allen, on September 5, 2011. Jennifer also just published her first book, The Big Book of Marathon and Half Marathon Training (Rodale, Inc. 2012). The Van Allens live in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
’97 Barbara Kakiris
Gambier, Ohio
kakirisb@kenyon.edu
’98 Deborah Watkins
Wooster, Ohio
dcwatkins7@gmail.com
Yuxin “Cindy” Chen, Jackson Heights, New York, writes, “I have been Heavenly Master of Jade Dawn of Golden Door since August 2006. I enjoy my job. My job entails administration of Earth, 9th Heaven, 7th Heaven, and Heavenly Country. Best wishes to all you guys.” Gregory L. Ferrell lives in Huntington Beach, California, with his wife of eight years, Tanya, his son, Jack (four), and daughter, Chloe (one). Greg is currently a sales trainer with Forest Pharmaceuticals and is enjoying his travels around the West Coast working with sales representatives in the hospital marketplace. Robert J. Hamburger is currently living in Atlanta, Georgia, and tells us he is now working for CNN. Torsten Seifert reports that everything is going well in Cleveland, Ohio, but due to a new global business unit responsibility, he is spending more time traveling again, with frequent visits to Europe and Asia. He does enjoy the challenges of managing a business, though. Melanie K. Spratford, Chicago, Illinois, writes, “Earlier this year, I became a Jeopardy! champion. My episodes aired on March 20th and 21st, and I won over $21,000. This was a huge checkmark on the nerd bucket list.” Peter M. Sughrue and Vanessa Brown Sughrue announce the birth of their daughter and second child, India Brown Sheffield Sughrue, on February 6, 2012. India’s older brother, Luke, is almost three. The Sughrue family lives in New York City. Leah Plunkett Zajac tells us that after more than a decade in New York City, she and Robert T. Zajac moved to Portland, Oregon, where Bob is now working for Nike. Leah writes, “It’s a huge change, but we’re loving life here with our four-year-olds, Cooper and Chloe.”
’99 Hilary A. Lowbridge
Hanson, Kentucky
hlowbridge@gmail.com
Cecil C. Jackson III writes, “For the first time since leaving Kenyon, I am not living in a major metropolitan area. After living in and loving my time in Chicago, D.C., and the Big Apple, I’ve settled into Princeton, New Jersey. It is beautiful; no Kenyon, but scenic.” Craig says he’s enjoying Princeton and working a lot but still has time for visitors. He’d welcome the opportunity to reconnect. Andrew W. Shannon, New Orleans, Louisiana, reports that after completing a fellowship in emergency ultrasound at Louisiana State University, he has taken a job there as an attending emergency department physician. During his time in New Orleans, Andrew has run into both Jennifer L. Ashley and Maria Mohan.