teacher for grades K-2 at Solano Elementary in the Osborn School District for the 2013-2014 school year. Sarah Shirk ’03, Conestoga, Pa., completed a nine-month trip around the world in 2011 and currently works as the manager of Square One Coffee Bar and Roastery in Lancaster. Jonah Wetherill ’02 and Deborah Rohrer Wetherill ’02, Villa Park, Ill., celebrated the birth of Aaron Michael on Nov. 12, 2012. He joins Esther, 2. Dustin Wyse-Fisher ’02, Eureka, Ill., is Web services coordinator at Eureka College. He is responsible for enhancing and maintaining the college’s online presence, including the website and social media. 24 Elisabeth (Elisa) Zwier ’03 and Henry Martínez Segura were married Dec. 17, 2011. Elisa is an adjunct professor at the National Pedagogical University in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. She is conducting her dissertation fieldwork on community participation in education reform.
2005 NOTES Brett A. Buller ’05 and Angela Newcomer Buller ’05, Orrville, Ohio, celebrated the birth of Emily Newcomer Buller on April 9, 2013. She joins Claire, 3. Brett finished a residency in family medicine in June 2013 and joined Dunlap Family Physicians in Orrville. Joelle Dussek ’05, Laurelton, N.Y., a 2008 graduate of the “Made in NY” production assistant training, is now a studio production coordinator for a late night talk show, “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell,” on the FX channel.
Emily Haury ’05 graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 2009 and completed a residency training in June 2013. She has joined the faculty for internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. Diana Torres Hernandez ’05 and Darick Hernandez, Goshen, celebrated the birth of Darick Manuelle on Oct. 9, 2012. He joins Dariana, 5. Erik Hisner ’05 and Jessica Fox Hisner, South Whitley, Ind., celebrated the birth of Blakeley Marie on Sept. 21, 2012. Erik completed a master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration in August 2013 from Concordia University in Irvine, Calif. 25 Daniel A. King ’05, Champaign, Ill., graduated with a Ph.D. in theoretical and applied mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in December 2012. Utpal Majumdar ’05 and Prakriti Adhikari Majumdar ’05, St. Petersburg, Fla., celebrated the birth of Neel Ishaan on Jan. 8, 2013. 26 Jason Schmucker ’05, Indianapolis, Ind., works as a turbine thermals engineer at Rolls-Royce Corporation. He received a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering in August 2012 from Texas A&M University.
2006 NOTES Zac T. Albrecht-Heiks ’06 and Elizabeth Albrecht-Heiks ’06, Madison, Wis., celebrated the birth of Onie Twila on May 19, 2013. 27 Matthew J.S. Bauman ’06 and Charity M. Grimes ’09, Pittsburgh, Pa., were married on Aug. 3, 2013. Charity works for Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, where she
MAKING PEACE WITH PEANUT BUTTER IN MALAWI Mark Histand ’08 and Alex Caskey ’10 are building a peanut butter factory in Malawi and saving lives. It all began last December when Histand’s brother suggested he become a construction manager for Project Peanut Butter (PPB), a St. Louis-based organization that produces fortified peanut butter for malnourished children in Africa. Histand called up Caskey, a friend from Goshen College, to see if he would be interested in joining him. Three weeks later they were both on a plane headed to Malawi to oversee the construction of a new facility. Even with three and a half years of Habitat for Humanity experience under his belt, Histand was not fully prepared for the challenges of building a 1,200 square meter factory made of concrete and steel. Still, the joys of working alongside a passionate Malawian construction crew and witnessing PPB save lives outweigh any setbacks, they said. “What we’re working on is so tangible,” Caskey said. “Kids are being saved, this building is going up, and we can actually see it.” Histand and Caskey expect construction to be completed by the end of November, with peanut butter production up and running as early as January 1. Learn more about their work at projectpeanutbutter.org. – By Ariel Ropp ’13
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