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75-79 Class of 1977 Reunion Chair: Jean Skulstad Jan Corey Arnett, ’75, recently won InterCom’s 1997 Communicator Laureate Award. She was honored for her work on the Breast Cancer Foundation’s 1996 Battle Creek Race for the Cure. She was presented with the award on April 23 at InterCom’s dinner meeting held at Western Michigan University’s Fetzer Center. Jan received her M.A. in management from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo. She is a consultant for Coralan Communications in Battle Creek. She and her husband Doyle reside in Battle Creek. Christy Larimer-Compson, ’77, has been happily married for 14 years. She is the mother of two daughters, Catie, 8, and Rachel, 7. Christy is currently working on her M.F.A. in vocal performance at the University of Tulsa. She recently performed the role of “Buttercup” in the Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s production of H.M.S. Pinafore. She enjoys being a stay-at-home-mom. She and her husband Thomas reside in Tulsa, OK.
Margaret Snider-Hakun, ’78, continues to work as a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines. She recently hiked the Great Wall on a Beijing layover. Her children Emily, 12, and Michael, 10, along with her husband Dennis, keep life on the ground busy. The family resides in Canton. CORRECTION: Susan Hansen McIntosh, ’79, has two children. Lane is in third grade, and Emma is in kindergarten. Lane’s name was incorrectly spelled in a previous issue. Tony Perrino, ’79, is working at the Flint EDC Center as a senior project engineer. In this position, Tony is in charge of the Phase O Quality for all future models of the mid-lux division. He was recently certified by ASQC as certified quality manager. He also holds certifications in Shainin and Quality Engineering. His daughter Alexandra plays soccer for the Waterford Warriors/ Travel Team and fastpitch softball for the Michigan Outlaws/Travel Team. Tony resides in Clarkston with his wife, his daughter and his son, Tony. John R. Wylie, ’79, has been elected president of the Christian Legal Society, an organization of 400 attorneys, judges and law students that seeks to help individuals with the integration of their
faith and practice. It is also active on religious freedom issues at the trial and appellate levels as well as in the executive and legislative branches. John and his wife Karen reside in Colorado Springs, CO.
80-84 Class of 1982 Reunion Chair: To be announced Susan Reeves Beyer, ’80, has accepted a promotion and transfer with Comshare, Inc. Her new position as the director of training is a global job which provides for the training needs of Comshare’s direct operations in five countries and agents and VACs in another 35 countries. Susan and her husband Steve have moved to Saline. They have three children, Caroline, Kathryn and Andrew. Sarah Elford Richardville, ’80, was hired as the new workforce readiness program teacher for Cantrick Middle School in Monroe. She received her M.A. from Grand Valley State University. She and her husband, Randall Richardville, ’81, reside in Monroe. Robert B. Linke, ’81, has been appointed the president and CEO of Periodontix, a company investigating new therapeutic agents to prevent and treat periodontal disease. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard University Business School in 1985. He and his wife Kathleen have two children, Allison, 7, and Kevin, 6. Martha J. Miller Holman, ’82, is enjoying her new self-owned company providing sales, marketing and promotion for small businesses in the Las Vegas area. She also serves as the president of Ranco, Inc. Jane has a son, J.D., 5, and three step-children, George Jr., 14, Daniel, 12, and Rachael, 9. She lives in Las Vegas, NV. Keely LaRocca-Betts, ’82, and her family recently moved to 5 Brookside Ct., Scotch Plains, NJ 07076.
The Albion tradition continues: Paul Hazen, ’69 (far left), Jim Whitehouse, ’69, (far right) and Jon Miller, ’69 (not pictured) were pledge brothers of Albion’s Delta Tau Delta fraternity chapter in 1966. All three men now have sons who are active members of the chapter: (from left) Brent Hazen, ’99, Don Miller, ’00, and T.J. Whitehouse, ’99. Patricia Kusse Perry, ’69, (left) recently took a trip to Cozumel, Mexico and stayed at the B & B Caribo. It turns out the owner, Harold Mondol, ’54, (right) is also an Albion alumnus. The two became fast friends and had fun comparing Albion College stories. Her experience once again “proves what a small world this can be.” Patricia is a travel agent at R & R Travel in Mason and resides in Okemos.
Mark Priest, ’83, has joined the medical staff at Leelanau Memorial Hospital. He received his D.O. from Michigan State University in 1987. He is certified by the American Board of Family Practice. Don and Martha Kuntz Schenck, both ’83, will be transferring to Windhoek, Namibia this summer where Don will work at the U.S. Embassy as the regional security officer. Don had been working for the U.S. Department of State as a special agent. He and Martha have three children, Katie, 8, Lauren, 6, and Peter Cole, 1. Lisa F. Prince Smith, ’83, has been named as the assistant vice president of Old Kent Financial Corp. She joined the organization in December 1992 as a communications officer in marketing. She is currently pursuing graduate studies at Aquinas College. She and her husband Ryan have two sons. The family resides in East Grand Rapids.
Kimberlee Coleman-Recchia, ’84, has joined the Grand Traverse Children’s Clinic. She received her M.D. from the University of Michigan in 1988. Steven B. Fox, ’84, was named partner in the law firm Teague, Rotenstreich and Stanaland in Greensboro, NC. He received his J.D. from the Wake Forest University Law School in 1987. He and his wife Elaine reside in Greensboro with their children. Doug Parker, ’84, left Northwest Airlines in June 1995 and is now working as the CFO for America West Airlines in Phoenix. He and his wife Gwen have one son Jackson, 2. The Parkers reside in Paradise Valley, AZ.
85 Shawn Hartung, ’85, received her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law in May. She is currently employed at Community Legal Services in San Jose, CA, and resides in Santa Clara. Shelly Thacker Meinhardt, ’85, recently had her sixth book published, His Forbidden Touch. In 1993, she was a finalist for the Romance Writers of
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86 Jeffrey S. Battershall, ’86, has been named a partner of the Grand Rapids legal firm Warner, Norcross, & Judd. He specializes in corporate and business law in the area of mergers and acquisitions. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1989. He and his wife Stephanie reside in Grand Rapids. Kevin J. Berlin, ’86, recently joined the Downriver Cardiology Consultants in Trenton. He received his D.O. from
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In “Bravo to Britons,” our intent is to highlight the noteworthy, the unusual and the entertaining. We welcome submissions from all quarters. The only requirement is that an Albion alumnus/alumna must be involved in the story. Send your nominations, clearly marked for “Bravo to Britons” to: Editor, Io Triumphe, Albion College, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI 49224. If an item is not received by the deadline for one issue, it will be held for possible inclusion in the next. The editor reserves the right to determine which submissions are selected for publication. Tim, ’72, and Cheri Culver Leach, ’69, are the founders and directors of Raven Hill Discovery Center, a non-profit hands-on museum that emphasizes science, history and the arts. Located in East Jordan, Raven Hill has attracted over 31,000 visitors of all ages since it opened five years ago. The museum’s science outreach programs have served 13 different school PHOTO COURTESY OF C. LEACH districts through field trips for students and workshops for teachers. Raven Hill’s programs geared to younger children involve them in a wide range of science experiments, or they can learn about life in early America through such activities as Tim Leach’s 12-foot python fascinates young making a leather visitors at the Raven Hills Discovery Center. pouch, grinding their own flour for baking, weaving textiles or ropemaking. Older children are encouraged to design their own projects, such as building a kaleidoscope. Fine arts activities might include paper-making and using “found” objects to create a sculpture. All of the programs were designed by Tim and Cheri to make learning “relevant, meaningful and fun.” To contact the Leaches, or to find out more about the museum, call 616/536-3369 or e-mail: rhdc@freeway.net.