alumni catching up
Kimberly (Trusco) GraaΩ ’00 and her husband, Craig, welcomed their first child, Amelia Cristine GraaΩ, on February 6, 2013. Kimberly also has a stepdaughter, Alexandria (19), and a stepson, Aiden (17). Jessica (Kallman) Manaois ’00 and her husband, Josh, recently welcomed a son, Max Manaois. Laurie (Rich) Salerno ’00 and her husband, Anthony J. Salerno Jr., welcomed their first child, Anthony J. Salerno iii, on April 13, 2013. In December, they wrote that they were “just now getting enough sleep to remember to write in.”
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For 1949 Graduate, a Chance to Reminisce
Susan Krajewski ’01 welcomed her first child, Nicholas James Jackiw, on September 29, 2012.
Mary Louise Corn enrolled at Elmhurst College in the 1940s with the intention of transferring to the University of Illinois after two years. But once she began her studies, she decided that Elmhurst was the only school for her and stayed to graduate with the Class of 1949. On March 7, Mary Louise visited the Elmhurst College campus with her son, Ron. While on campus, she enjoyed browsing through old yearbooks and reminiscing about her days as an Elmhurst undergraduate. This year, her class will celebrate its 65th class reunion at Homecoming. A longtime donor to the College, Mary Louise established an endowed scholarship at the College in 2011. She continues to make donations to her scholarship fund, saying she could not have attended Elmhurst without scholarship support and appreciates the chance to give today’s students the same opportunities that she had.
Melissa (Hill) Kroplewski ’02 and Patrick Kroplewski ’03 became the proud parents of their second child, Jason Curtis, on Friday, September 13, 2013. Godparents are Daniel Michalski ’02 and Tracie Chrzanowski. Denise (Cromer) Lippe ’02 and her husband, Nathan Lippe ’02, welcomed a daughter, Hannah Lynn Lippe, on May 11, 2013. Hannah’s big sister, Charlotte, was born In February 2010. Pat Cromer ’99 is the baby’s proud grandmother. Tom DuFore ’04 and his wife, Jen (Moninger) DuFore ’05, welcomed their son, Michael DuFore, on September 30, 2013. Jeana (Pavoni) Kwiecinski ’04 and her husband, Justin, welcomed their daughter, Evelyn Rose Kwiecinski, on October 1, 2013. JeΩrey Logan ’04 and his wife, Cathi, welcomed their first son, Phillip James Logan, on April 14, 2013. Erin (Drogos) DeSart ’05 and her husband, Chris DeSart ’05, welcomed their first child, Alexis Nicole DeSart, on June 25, 2013. Nicole (Ruscheinski) Herion ’05 and her husband, Thomas Herion ’04,welcomed their second son, Leo Matthew Herion, this year.
Big brother Tommy and the whole family are thrilled to have another Baby Bluejay in the family. Susan (Neuhauser) Locke ’05 and her husband, Brooks Locke, welcomed fraternal twins, Andrew Benjamin Locke and Garrett Warren Locke, on December 17, 2012. Amanda (Easter) Rossi ’05 welcomed a baby boy, Jack, in October 2012. Jennifer (Cromer) Pudwill ’06 and her husband, Dustin Pudwill, welcomed their first child, Dylan James Pudwill, on April 11, 2013. Pat Cromer ’99 is the baby’s proud grandmother. Kyle Bjerga ’07 and his wife, Jackie, welcomed their second child, Parker James, on October 19, 2013. Parker also has an older brother, Carson. Annie (Matich) Horn ’07 and her husband, Dave Horn ’07, welcomed a daughter, Hope Amelia Horn, on May 7, 2013. Hannah (GiΩord) Kovach ’08 and her husband, Don Kovach ’08, welcomed their first son, Stephen James Kovach, in June 2013. Robyn (Healy) Pike ’08 and her husband, Matt Pike, welcomed their first child, Reagan Geraldine Pike, on November 30, 2013. Cami (Kreft) Rodriguez ’08 and her husband, Phil Rodriguez, welcomed a son, Dennis Andrew Rodriguez, on September 3, 2013. “Little Denny” has an older sister, Noelle. Mary Kate (Rand) Davey ’09 and her husband, Kevin Davey ’09, welcomed a son, Oliver Everett Davey, on August 16, 2013. Darien (Kaiser) Knight ’11 and her husband, Kyle Knight, welcomed their child, Walker Knight, on September 8, 2013. Marriages & Anniversaries Sandra (Cone) Ludwig ’63 will be celebrating her 50th wedding anniversary on June 6, 2014.