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79 Jennifer Trost, ’79, is teaching full-time this year at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich, Germany. She continues to sing at the Bavarian State Opera. She is currently searching for a university position in the United States.
81 Gregory Hampton, ’81, is the vice president of marketing for North America for Clearswift Corp. He recently sold Clairvoyant Software. Greg lives in Half Moon Bay, CA, and can be reached by email at: greg_hampton@yahoo.com.
82 Scott Miller, ’82, has been elected partner in Crowe Group, the holding company of Crowe Chizek and Co., LLC, a top-10 U.S. public accounting and consulting firm. He manages a group that performs credit risk consulting services. Scott lives in Rockford.
83 James Anderson, ’83, is regional vice president for marketing for General Growth Properties, Inc., one of the nation’s largest shopping mall developers. Currently he is working on a mall re-development project in Hawaii and living temporarily in Maui. He is an active bicyclist and completed a six-day, 500-mile ride from Minnesota to Chicago. His permanent home is in Chicago, IL. Susan Anderson, ’83, 1017 NW 37th Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33445, is an interior designer. She is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA). Sid Barnwell, ’83, 964 Leonard Wood West, Highwood, IL 60040, is the director of internal audit for Trustmark Insurance Co., where he has worked since 1997. He previously worked for 10 years at Kemper Insurance. Sid is chairman of the financial committee for the City of Highwood. He earned his M.B.A. from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in 1997 and was named a certified internal auditor in 1999. Sid and his wife, Lois, have been married for 16 years and have two children. Lynda Barrow, ’83, 925 74th St. NE, #8, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402, is an assistant professor of political science at Coe College. She previously taught for a year at Lake Forest College in Illinois. Lynda is very involved in Habitat for Humanity, working on houses locally as well as in Honduras and Mexico. She is also active in her church. Lynda recently taped her third appearance on a local television program, “Ethical Perspectives on the News.” She received a grant from the Rhodes Consultation on the Future of the ChurchRelated College. She earned her master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in 1988 and a master’s in theological studies from Wesley Theological Seminary in 1993. Lynda earned her Ph.D. from Syracuse University in 1998.
Carol Feldpausch Bird, ’83, 844 Thomas L. Pkwy., East Lansing, MI 48917, is the controller and secretary-treasurer for Bill Snethkamp Dodge-Saab Inc. She is married to G. Bud Bird. Heather Howard Bloom, ’83, 875 Sherwood Rd., Muskegon, MI, is a business co-owner of the West Michigan Dive Center, along with her husband, Dan. They teach scuba-diving and snorkel classes, sell and service equipment and organize group dive vacations around the world and in the Great Lakes. They are also involved in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and the West Michigan Artificial Reef Society. They have traveled to Cozumel, Dominica, Cayman Islands, Bonaire, Roatan, Bahamas, Fiji and Galapagos. They have two sons. Stuart Boekeloo, ’83, 1804 N M-63, Benton Township, MI 49022, is a dentist. He gave a speech to members of Congress in 2003 about the dental health of underserved children, OSHA and Medicaid/Medicare. He also owns a land development company and commercial real estate buildings. He earned his D.D.S. from the University of Michigan and his M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. Stuart is involved with several charities. He has traveled to Scotland, Mexico and all states where it is warm in the winter. Dan and his wife, Lori, have two sons. Mary Kay Schueneman Cavazos, ’83, 11 Forest Dr., Florham Park, NJ 07932, is a doctoral student in U.S. religious history at Drew University in Madison, NJ. She earned an M.Div. degree from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio in 1996 and became an ordained elder in the West Ohio Annual Conference in 1998. Mary Kay and her husband, Tony, ’84, have three children. Sue Sparling Collins, ’83, 872 Arboretum Dr., Saline, MI 48176, is a gourmet consultant with Two Sisters Gourmet. She has also worked in public relations, yacht sales and publishing. Sue has traveled to India, Malaysia, New Zealand and Thailand. Her husband, Jim, is a sales executive with Gerber Scientific. They have lived in the Caribbean, England and Hong Kong and moved to Michigan from Massachusetts three years ago. They have three children. Lois Carpenter Costello, ’83, 32498 Dohany Dr., Farmington Hills, MI 483361704, is a third-grade teacher at Stuckey Elementary School in the Redford Union School District. A mentor teacher at school, she earned her master’s degree from the University of Michigan in 1989. Lois has sung with a chamber choir, Vox Humana, under the direction of Lyle Brown, ’82, for the past two years. She and her husband, Keith, have purchased a second home in Oscoda, where they stay frequently. They also travel every year to Pine Island, FL. Carolyn Dressell Cregar, ’83, 439 N. Main St., Romeo, MI 48065, is a teacher. She began substitute teaching four years ago in Romeo Schools. Carolyn is a former president of the Romeo Monday Club and is involved with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church as the vestry secretary. She took a southern Caribbean cruise with her extended family last fall. They also enjoy trips to the family home at Pt. Nipigon near Mackinaw. Carolyn and her husband, Michael, have two daughters. Beth Ely Dever, ’83, 6563 Fifewood Court, San Jose, CA 95120, works in sales with Realty Executives in Saratoga, CA. She recently merged her printing sales business with a printing business in Texas. Beth works on new business development for the company. She also works as a sales assistant in residential real estate in Silicon
Building the Albion legacy in your family If you are already part of a historic family involvement with Albion College, or if you’d like to start such a tradition in your family, here are two benefits that will be of interest: ■ Albion College will waive the $20 application fee for any legacy student who applies for admission. ■ A $1,500 Alumni Grant will be awarded to all incoming students whose family includes at least one Albion alumna/alumnus (sister, brother, father, mother, grandparents). This grant, offered without regard to financial need, is renewable for all four years. To qualify, the student simply needs to indicate his or her family’s alumni status when submitting the application. We welcome campus visits at any time. Please contact the Admissions Office at 800/858-6770, and we will make all arrangements. For more information online, visit: www.albion.edu/admissions/.
Valley. Beth and her husband, Peter, ’82, were married in 1986. They have lived in the Philippines, California, Michigan and Colorado. They have four children.
Relations and the Boston Economic Club. Mark also serves on the boards of Partakers and International Bridges to Justice. He is married to Judith Hadden Edington, ’82.
Terryl Dietert, ’83, 740 Woodward St., Lakeland, FL 33803, is an American literature teacher for Polk County Schools. Terryl has started graduate work in applied linguistics at the University of South Florida. From 1993 to 1995 he worked on evaluating tests for the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards in Tampa, Detroit and Princeton. Terryl has also served as the choir director and organist for Trinity Congregation United Church of Christ since 1996. He and his wife, Janet, were married in 1999 and have three children between them. They have traveled to Vienna, Paris, Salzburg, Rome, Hungary and Sicily.
Sarah Backman Faughnan, ’83, 142 Nandina Terrace, Winter Springs, FL 32708, is a marketing territory manager at Lorillard Tobacco, where she has worked for 19 years. She is past president of the Kappa Delta Alumnae Associations in Stillwater, OK, North Dallas, TX, and Orlando, FL. Sarah is a member of the National Association of Sales Trainers. She has also achieved PADI (scuba certification) and is a member of the White Dragon Society of Tai Chi (yellow belt). Her husband, Patrick, is an engineer at NASA. They are very active in their church. They have been married for nine years.
Martin Dupuis, ’83, 337 N. Ward St., Macomb, IL 61455, is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Western Illinois University. He earned his J.D. from The American University and his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. Mark has traveled to Europe, Nepal, Peru, China, Japan, Israel, Egypt, Greece, Kenya, Belize and Russia. Lee Eckerman-Caira, ’83, 1804 Springs Inn Rd., Clarksville, TN 37043, is the director of victim/witness services with the District Attorney General’s Office. She previously worked in the office as a child support unit case worker. Lee has served as a speaker on several occasions on the topic of abuse and domestic violence. She and her husband, Steve, were married in 2003 and between them have three children. Mark Edington, ’83, Adams House 485, Cambridge, MA 02138, is the senior administrator for the Center for the Study of World Religions at the Harvard Divinity School. He has an M.Div. degree and was ordained by the Episcopal Church in 2000. He previously worked with a think-tank following graduate work at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Boston Committee on Foreign
Brian Fisk, ’83, One Saint Croix, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677, is a city planner and manager of planning services for the city of Irvine, CA. He is past president of the Planning Directors Association of Orange County. Brian served for 10 years on the city of Laguna Niguel Planning Commission and two years on the County of Orange Planning Commission. He is an active member of the Laguna Beach United Methodist Church. Brian earned a master’s degree from UCLA in 1986. He has traveled throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Mexico and a 12-day cruise on the Mediterranean Sea. Cynthia Greene, ’83, 7645 Forest St., Dexter, MI 48130-1304, is a stay-at-home mom. She closed her private psychotherapy practice in 2000 and now is a part-time public relations and business consultant for the Dexter Karate Academy. Cynthia serves as a leader for La Leche League, a support group for nursing mothers. She and her husband, John Price, have two children. M. Elise Guidobono Guidos, ’83, 4601 Ardmore Dr., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302, is a volunteer for her children’s schools. Last year she received the Distinguished Service Award from the State of Michigan PTA. She is a member of the Friends of Oakland Family Services, and a fund-raiser for the Sarah Fisher Center and Gilda’s
Club of Michigan. Elise earned her M.B.A. She and her husband, Stephen, have traveled with Angela Polizzi Parks, ’83, and Leslie Benser Luciani, ’83, and their husbands to Monaco, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and most recently, Arizona. Elise and Stephen have been married for 19 years and have four children. Sue Neely Hagedorn, ’83, 4140 Emerson, Skokie, IL 60076, has been a stay-at-home mom for the last nine years. She and her family traveled to Prince Edward Island, Canada, this past summer to celebrate her parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. She still gets together every summer with several Albion alums at her cottage in Michigan. Sue and her husband, Jim, have been married for 15 years and have two children. Scott Harrison, ’83, 47950 Pavillon, Canton, MI 48188-6294, is an information technology manager for St. Joseph Mercy Health Systems in Ann Arbor, where he has worked for three years. He previously worked for 10 years at Comerica Bank, mostly in the information systems department. Scott earned his M.B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1998. He and his wife, Donna, have been married for 18 years and have two children. Eric Homeister, ’83, PO Box 4541, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, owns a men’s fine clothing by appointment business. He is very active in his church, and he and his wife, Carol, are high school youth ministry leaders. They have traveled to Europe, Scotland, Cayman Islands and Beaver Creek and Vail, CO. They also go to Northern Michigan every July and August. They have three children. Rodney Howard, ’83, 1130 Delaware St., Berkeley, CA 94702, is a consultant and board member for Synectic Technologies, a communication technologies firm that covers the metropolitan areas of California. He also serves on the board of the Center for Bioethics & Culture. Rodney is the cofounder of The Berkeley Mosaic, a church that was started in Berkeley four years ago. He also serves on the executive board for the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce.