a 1990s
Jessie Ellis Pilly ’97 stated she is officially putting her English degree to work. She recently published an e-book, “Zombie Shorts,” available on Amazon.com. It is a collection of short stories with a zombie theme. In the short story “Plumbfield,” the zombie apocalypse humorously arrives on the campus of a small liberal arts college in rural Michigan. Jessie lives in Davison, Mich. G. Aaron Klotz ’98 was promoted in February to vice president of sales at ProGrass Synthetic Turf. He and his wife, Alison Eggly Klotz ’99, live in Adrian with their two children, Logan and Alexis. Adrian College’s Docking Stadium and Nicolay Field are both ProGrass surfaces.
Fr. Jeff Allan ’01 was ordained as a Catholic minister with five other men for the Archdiocese of Detroit at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on June 7. Chuck Spolsky ’02 attended his priestly ordination reception. Jeff graduated with a degree in business administration from Adrian College and went on to work in the pharmaceutical sales industry for almost three years prior to entering Sacred Heart Major Seminary in 2006. He was given a three-year assignment beginning July 1, to serve at Holy Trinity Parish in Port Huron, Mich. ▲ Larisa Salvia Walega ’02 was promoted to director of marketing in January 2014, for worldwide Ziebart Corp. Larisa joined Ziebart in 2009 and prior to her promotion, served as director of field marketing. Larisa is a former member of the Adrian College Alumni Board of Directors. She and her husband, Kraig Walega ’00, live in Rochester Hills, Mich., and have twin daughters.
2000s
Bethany Martinus Kirkman ’99 and her husband, Dewayne, announce the birth of their daughter, Chloe Elyse, on Aug. 20, 2013. She joins brother Connor, 3. The Kirkman family resides in Traverse City, Mich., where Bethany is able to work from their home. ▲
Holly Zorn Lindsay ’04 and her husband, Mark, are currently living in Eagle River, Alaska, where Mark is stationed with the U.S. Air Force. They have a son, William Edward, born Oct. 18, 2012. Holly is the executive director of the Alaska Fine Arts Academy. ▼
Michael Bell ’00, with the law firm of Howard & Howard in Royal Oak, Mich., was selected as one of the firm’s Super Lawyers and Michigan Rising Stars 2014 as a result of a survey by Law & Politics Media, Inc. Only five percent of the attorneys in Michigan were named to the Super Lawyers list and one half percent to Rising Stars. Michael’s focus is in banking. ▼
Deidre Redmond ’05 completed her Ph.D. at Indiana University in 2013. She is an assistant professor of sociology at Murray State University in the department of political science and sociology. Deidre teaches introduction to sociology, sociological social psychology, medical sociology, sociology of mental illness and social inequality.
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