Reflections Magazine Issue #78 - Spring 2013 | Page 27

Alumni News—Class Notes Christopher Keivit ’92 is employed as a real estate manager for Foresite Realty Partners. He resides in Chicago, Ill. Catherine Yezak ’92 is employed as a special education teacher at North Branch (Mich.) Area Schools. She resides in Dryden, Mich. Don Dziuk ’94 was promoted to assistant principal at Anchor Bay (Mich.) High School. Before that he was an honors English teacher and varsity boys soccer coach at Anchor Bay for 18 years. Marc Daly ’95, ’01/MA is currently employed as an administrator at Battle Creek Christian School. He and his wife, Tennille, announced the birth of a daughter, Alexa, who was born Jan. 14, 2013. She joins siblings Jessica, Joshua, Sean, Krystyn, Bryce, Teagan (deceased) and Elise. The family resides in Jackson, Mich. Kevin Sunderman ’98 published the book, “Tales from the Unemployment Line,” in November 2012. The book is a “truthful, hard-hitting, straightforward look at the United States today,” according to a press release. The book is published by PublishAmerica. Nathan Smith ’99 works as a paralegal for Front Range Court Research. He lives in Denver, Colo. 2000s Jennifer Bennett ’00, ’07/MA was named principal at Custer Elementary School in Monroe, Mich. She had been the assistant principal at Custer the past two years. She and her husband, Steve, have three children, Reganne, Brendon and Cole. They reside in Monroe. Elizabeth Thompson Davis ’00 is the MYOI coordinator for the state of Michigan’s Department of Human Services. She and her husband, Zachary, and their two sons, Chase and Jaxen, reside in Adrian, Mich. Michael Nelson ’01 is currently the owner of a Home Instead Health Care franchise in Monroe, Mich. He and his wife, Sara (Brondige) ’00, have three children, Joslyne, Chloe and Katelyn. They reside in Toledo, Ohio. Joe Danley ’05 is currently employed as a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley. He and his wife, Melanie, reside in Detroit, Mich. 2010s Tell Us Your Stories about Sister Ann Joachim, OP Christine Jankowski Averill ’10 is currently a graduate assistant for SHU’s Criminal Justice program under director Elly Teunion-Smith ’89. Samantha Zaucha ’11 and Chad Barth were married June 30, 2012. The bride is currently employed at the Beach Bar. The Alumni Office wants to expand its memory bank about Siena’s early faculty. We have dates and titles; but we want your memories—anecdotes and personal stories that help to bring those teaching legends to colorful life. Our first faculty focus is Sr. Ann Joachim. Don LaFollette ’12 recently was hired as entertainment coordinator at Give Kids the World, a resort near Disney in Kissimmee, Fla., that provides children with life-threatening illnesses and their families to a weeklong, cost-free fantasy vacation. LaFollette also works seasonally for Disney and resides in Davenport, Fla. Harmony Mead ’12 is employed as environmental coordinator for the MPS Group at the Chrysler Engine Plant in Dundee, Mich. She helps with the recycling operation, as well as educates employees on the floor about the system. Deaths Alumni Sister Mary Burke, OP ’45 Sister Marie Decker, OP ’46 Sister Virginia Mullins, OP ’48 Marjory Thompson Iott ’49 Sister Clare O’Connor, OP ’50 Sister Mary Crimmins, OP ’52 Sister Jean Sporer, OP ’54 Sister Jean Librizzi, OP ’57 Sister Margaret Reardon ’58 Sister Margaret Stechschulte, OP ’59 Sister Mary Giacopelli, OP ’62, ’74MA Sister Miriam Mullins, OP ’62 Sister Marie Damian Schoenlein, OP ’63MA Gloria Davila Calhoun ’64 Sister Lorraine Mordenski, OP ’64 Elaine Elliott ’71 (also SH adjunct counseling faculty member) Gail Derbyshire ’73 Margaret Case ’76MA Kirby Langford ’77 Jane Chi ’82MA Friends Here’s what we know now: Teacher of Social Science, 1931-32, ’36-’38; Legal Counsel and Professor of History, 1939-71. Practicing attorney and the first nun admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court (1936). Known for her demanding oral exams (“If you don’t hear it the first time, there’s no second chance!”). Served as vice mayor and city commissioner in Adrian, 1971-75. Coached basketball. Also a tennis champion and licensed pilot. Fought to keep the Wabash Cannonball rolling up into Adrian. What can you tell us? Send your stories and recollections to: SHU Alumni Office 1247 E. Siena Heights Drive Adrian, MI 49221 or email to [email protected] ALUMNI EVENTS: Mark Your Calendar Ricardo Valdez ’07 is starting his fifth year working as a lay ecclesial minister at Holy Family Catholic Community. He and his wife, Luz, have three children, Diego, Santiago and Sofia. They reside in Frederick, Md. Linda Guzman—Staff member (above). Sister Jean Hitzeman, OP—former biology faculty member. Angela Edward Gbeyetin ’09 recently moved to the Twin Cities area of Minnesota after living two years in Joplin, Mo., to attend graduate school. She and her husband, Gbedolo, live in Burnsville, Minn. John Wittersheim—Art faculty member. See article on page 22. Dr. William McDermott—former faculty member, Metro Detroit Dean. After-Hours in Ann Arbor 5:30–7:30 p.m. Sponsored and hosted by Kapnick Insurance Lansing Lugnuts Baseball Outing Sponsored by Richmond Brothers Friday, June 21 Sister Margaret Gray, OP—former bookstore manager. Thursday, June 6 Thursday, June 13 Arthur Zook ’06 and Kate Graham ’06 were married June 16, 2012. Jolynn Baldwin ’06 officiated the ceremony. The bride completed her Master of Fine Arts degree in fiction from the NEOMFA by way of Cleveland St. University in May 2012. She is employed as a content developer/technical writer for the Society of Manufacturing Eng