Adrian, MI: April 7, 2000
Lenawee county alumni enjoyed a reception prior to the Theatre Siena production of Cole Porter’s “Kiss
Me Kate.” From left: Peg O’Flynn, OP; Ann Hughes ‘82; Rosemary Abramovich, OP ‘71; Lee Cooney;
Aneesah McNamee, OP; and Jean Tobin, OP ‘62.
Class Notes
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Alumni Notes from
SHU in Battle Creek
Thomas Martin ’95 was promoted last
summer to Lieutenant at the Kalamazoo
Department of Public Safety.
Donald Viland ’97 of Marshall is an
accountant with the Marshall Savings
Bank.
Jerry McAtee ’98 works in sales for
Haggin Wimberley Ford in Battle Creek.
He and his wife, Maureen, live in
Kalamazoo with their daughter, Emily
Morgan, born last May.
Siena Heights Here and There
Sara Weber-Hess ’95 hopes to finish
her master’s in art history this spring
at the University of Notre Dame. She
lives in Niles with her husband,
Christian.
Chris Marsh ’95 is an art teacher
living in Adrian.
Tim Griffin ’96 lives in Sylvania
with his wife, Angie. Tim completed
master’s degrees in public health and
social work at the University of
Michigan in December 1998 and
started last June with Lutheran Social
Services as a case worker in child
foster care. Early this year, he
changed positions within the
organization and now works with
children as a counselor/therapist.
Mary Jane Borton Dopp ’96 works
at Eastern Michigan University where
she was recently promoted to
assistant director of information
technology/enrollment systems. She
lives in Adrian with her husband,
Steve.
Sarah Johannsen Beck ’96 and her
husband, Kelly, “were blessed with a
baby girl Sept. 23, 1999. Her name is
Hannah Jo.” The Becks live in
Norwalk, OH. Sarah teaches math at
Western Reserve High School.
Mantrell Goodrum ’97 is a graduate
student at Savannah (GA) College of
Art and Design where he is
completing an MFA in motion
graphics and “looking forward to a
post-collegiate lifestyle.”
Shelly DuRocher Smith ’97 and
her husband, Michael, of Mason,
announce the birth of a daughter,
Caroline Catherine, at home on Aug.
15, 1999. “I am caring for Caroline
full-time right now and Mike took a
job in November as membership
director for the Lansing YMCA.
We’re having a blast being parents.
Caroline is very sassy!”
Michael Novak ’97 is teaching sixth
grade science and English and
assisting with physical education
classes in his hometown of Blissfield,
where he lives with his wife, Jeanine.
Michelle Osting ’97 married Joseph
Schafer Oct. 2, 1999 in Delphos, OH,
where the Schafers now live.
Michelle works for Lima Memorial
Hospital.
Gregory Hartman ’97 and his wife,
Kristie, announce the arrival of “a
bouncing baby boy,” Jalen Thomas,
born Jan. 20. The Hartmans live in
Taylor. Greg teaches English in
Belleville.
Margaret (Peggy) Kirk ’97/MA of
Toledo, OH, co-authored an article
on “Mental Health Counselors and
the Internet” in the October 1999
issue of the Journal of Mental Health
Counseling. The article offers a brief
history and description of the Internet,
a review of current and potential uses
of the Internet among mental health
counselors, and a discussion of ways
in which the Internet can be
understood from a postmodern
perspective. Internet use among the
general population also is presented
as a reason for counselors to gain an
understanding of the medium.
Matt Geha ’97 and
Bridget Nesbit ’98 were
married June 12, 1999.
The Gehas now live in
Sylvania, OH.
Charles Janczarek ’98
lives in Pontiac and works
for the city.
Mariann Bauman ’98
lives in Luna Pier and
teaches second grade for the
Whiteford Schools.
Crystal Bruck ’98 married
John Wenzel Oct. 23, 1999.
The Wenzels honeymooned in St. Kitts, West
Indies.
Jason Holton ’98 is living
in Livonia, working as a
sales recruiter for Aerotek.
He plans to leave Michigan
this fall, however, and head
west to pursue a career in
acting.
Jane Januszewski Rooney ’98 is a
materials/customer service manager for
Coca-Cola in Northampton, MA. She lives
in Springfield with her husband, Emmett.
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