Jennifer Stopka, Comm ’09, won a silver ADDY for her work on Street Soccer’s IPLAYFOR campaign. She is a copywriter at Publicis Kaplan Thaler in New York.
2010 Courtney (Sampson) Arango, Comm ’10, is press secretary and social media manager for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus. She also graduated from the nationally renowned Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series, a program designed to recruit and train women to serve in elected office.
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Here’s the scoop Wedding cake is lovely, but Kopp’s custard would be altogether cooler, particularly if the flavors were a blend of the betrotheds’ best picks.
But would Kopp’s consent to mix what is already
perfection? As Erik, Arts ’00, and Julie Heinrichs, Arts ’99, planned for their wedding in 2004, they had to pop the question.
Kopp’s said, “We will,” and scooped the perfect
nuptial flavor: Aloha Turtle, a blend of Turtle Sundae, which is Julie’s favorite, and Erik’s pick, Macadamia Nut. “The leftover first anniversary pint,” Julie says, “was much better than old, freezer-burned wedding cake.”
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Michael (Mick) Cannon, Arts ’11, received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship and is working in Thailand. He earned his master’s degree from Arizona State University and worked as a Teach For America corps member in Phoenix. Melanie Hochschild, Comm ’11, was promoted to account coordinator at Mueller Communications Inc. in Milwaukee. Steve Lynch, Eng ’11, is the announcer for Marquette volleyball home games. He has been a back-up announcer for the team since his sophomore year and serves as a member of the College of Engineering Alumni Board.
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Katherine Rae Schuster, H Sci ’09, was one of 194 students to receive a doctor of medicine degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin at its annual commencement exercises.
Elmhurst (Ill.) College Division of Student Affairs.
2012 John Forristal, Comm ’12, is an account coordinator at Mueller Communications Inc. in Milwaukee, where he works with the firm’s client teams to draft and edit communication materials, assists with media relations and event planning, and coordinates marketing and public affairs efforts.
2013 David Fleming, Arts ’13, and Jacqueline Washburn, Arts ’13, are teaching English as a second language in Taiwan for a year, living in a community that speaks primarily Mandarin. Meghan Pirics, Arts ’13, is a first-year law student and plans to earn certification in sports law along with her juris doctorate. Curtis Taylor, Bus Ad ’13, is working on his master’s degree in a student affairs program at the University of South Florida in Tampa, where he supervises the university’s Greek village. Arica VanBoxtel, Comm ’13, is a digital campaign coordinator for the National Republican Senatorial Committee in Washington, D.C. She is responsible for designing digital creative pieces, coordinating online advertising campaigns, and writing copy for emails and social media outlets.
Dan Statter, Bus Ad ’11, was named coordinator of the
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