Class Notes
Indiana’s new eLearning Leadership Cadre. The 12-member think tank, composed of visionary educational technology leaders from around the state, will meet in collaboration with the Department of Education’s Office of eLearning to focus on strategic components of 21stcentury teaching and learning. Blake is also the presidentelect of HECC, Indiana’s premiere association of K-12 technology leaders. Blake resides in Ladoga with his wife, Rachel, and daughter, Evelyn. Seamus Boyce was named a partner at the Noblesville law firm of Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim. His primary interest is education law, as well as identity deception and intellectual property. He was named a Rising Star in the Indianapolis Star last year, and the IBJ’s Indiana Lawyer cited him as an “Up & Coming Lawyer” for the state. In addition, he was recently elected to serve on the 22-member board of the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys, an international network of attorneys representing K-12 public school districts. Dale Turner was among a group of credit union professionals selected to attend the CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington, DC, in March. Dale is vice president of lending at Eli Lilly FCU in Indianapolis. Jon Warner writes, “On February 5, Super Bowl Sunday, Lisa gave birth to our wonderful son, Marshall, in Indianapolis. Lisa and Marshall are both healthy and happy. Marshall arrived just after noon and stayed up with his old man to watch Peyton’s little brother beat Peyton Manning’s arch nemesis ‘in the house Peyton built.’”
04 Scott Riley and his wife, Denisa, welcomed a baby boy, Jaxson, born on March 29. Jaxson joins his older sister, Savannah. The Rileys reside in Portage, IN.
05 Darin Graber plays drums and banjo in the group, The Longest Day of the Year (TLDOTY), an up-and-coming alternative country music band in Boulder, CO. TLDOTY played more than 100 shows in 2011 and recorded their debut album, Turn Into the Ground, which was released January 2012. You can find the album on iTunes. Justin Grimmer was quoted in February’s New York Times article, “The Age of Big Data.” The article discusses how consultants are hired to help businesses make sense of the explosion of data. Justin is an assistant professor in Stanford University’s department of political science, with primary research interests in Congress, representation, bureaucracy and political methodology. Nick Williams was promoted to regional manager of Pathfinder’s Mud Motors division. The promotion has taken Nick and his family to Denver, CO. Mark Dietzen has joined the New European Democracies Project at the Center for Strategic
and International Studies (CSIS). His recent publications include “Targeting Peace: Snipers Threaten Compromise over NagornoKarabakh” (CSIS) and “Yes, You Can Say ‘Genocide,’ Mr. President” (Yale Journal of International Affairs). Brock Medsker is beginning his last year of residency in pediatrics at Indiana University. He is planning on specializing in newborn intensive care, which will require another three years of training. Brock’s ultimate goal is to work in an academic medical center, working with residents and teaching medical students in addition to clinical duties. To prepare for the role of educator he is starting a master’s of education for health professionals this fall. Chris Healy became engaged to Adrienne Englert on April 14 after a candlelit picnic dinner on the shores of Lake Michigan. Chris is finishing out his residency in Chicago and will join his fiancé in Miami, FL, at the end of June. A date has not been set for the wedding. Charlie Lopez is with the Department of Defense where he is in his sixth year as an accountant. When not in the office, Charlie has been hard at work in the gym. Over the last 16 months Charlie has dropped more than 150 pounds, 38% body fat, 12 pant sizes, and six shirt sizes by following a Paleo low-carb diet and exercising regularly. Jason Cantu received his master of science in historic preservation and certificate of real estate design and development from the University of Pennsylvania and Wharton School of Business. While at Penn, he was an active member of The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (the official student government body for graduate and professional students to represent more than 10,000 students across Penn’s 12 graduate schools) as its vice chair for Operations and a member of the Facilities and Campus Planning Committee of the Board of Trustees. His thesis was awarded a grant from the National Park Service to build green roofs on cabins at Bar BC Dude Ranch. He will begin work at Eubanks Group Architects (EGA) in Houston. Nathan Dinger was promoted to assistant vice president of commercial lending at Signature Bank in Chicago. Nathan recently fought in the 2012 Golden Gloves boxing tournament and was defeated in the semi-finals by a judge’s decision. He plans on running the 2012 Chicago Marathon in October. David Rusk and Lauren Schlenk will be married October 13 at St. Christopher’s Episcopal in Carmel, IN. David is working for Royal United Mortgage and is involved with management forming new ideas and promoting the business. He is also starting community service opportunities with Royal regarding dilapidated and foreclosed homes.
TN. Laura is a 2006 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. Jimmy and Laura completed their MBAs at Stanford University in June 2012 and have resumed their careers at Eli Lilly and Co. in Indianapolis.
07 Kyle Long is the director of communications and university assessment and compliance officer at the American University of Iraq– Sulaimani (AUI-S). Kyle also is a member of the faculty and teaches English composition and public speaking. In his spare time, Kyle also is the head coach of a AUI-S men’s basketball team.
08 Deric Stokes has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Deric is the distribution platoon leader assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Calvary at Fort Hood, TX. He has served in the military for two years. Charles Kelly has created a Web site, SquareJive, to keep people informed about Indianapolis events and deals. To subscribe to the Web site go to http://eepurl.com/jl8TD Justin Gardiner has been named head football coach at Twin Lakes High School. Justin is a 2004 graduate of Twin Lakes. Gardiner spent the past two seasons as special teams coordinator and linebacker coach at Sequatchie County High School in Dunlap, TN. He previously spent one season as an assistant at Logansport and parts of three seasons as a basketball assistant at Twin Lakes, which was interrupted by a stint as a player/coach for a club football team in Copenhagen, Denmark.
10 Robert Dean Campbell and his wife, Dava, are the proud parents of a baby boy, Olin Wegner Campbell, born April 2. Dava works at Warren Central Elementary School as a special education teacher, and Robert is a social studies teacher and assistant football coach at Benton Central Jr.-Sr. High School. They reside in Williamsport, IN. Marcus and Jesika Manges announce the birth of their son, Reed Manges, born March 11. The family lives in Evansville, IN.
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Tyler Wade and Kyle Bender have been selected as the Class Agents for the class of 2012.
06 Jimmy Owens married Laura Maureen Flanagan on September 10, 2011, in Nashville,
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