Class Notes By Gayle Dobbs
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Catherine (Rumore ’02) Hahn and her husband Jeff are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Ann Marie, born on Aug 24, 2007. She joins her older brothers John Paul and Joseph.
industrial infrastructure and process, environmental and nuclear management, facilities, water/wastewater, mining, and defense and security programs. Jeffrey’s primary focus for the DOD is on hazardous waste and solid waste, as well as air emission and EPA regulations.
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April (Sigmon ’02) and James P. Harte ’01 were married October 13, 2007 in the Belmont Abbey Basilica.
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Matthew ’03 and Jessica (George ’04) Ferrante and daughter Isabella recently moved back to Charlotte from Maryland! They are glad to be back in the area. After 8 years at Gaston Country Club in Gastonia, NC, Courtney Gebben ’03 has moved to the other side of the river. She is currently the Events Coordinator at TPC Piper Glen in Charlotte, NC. She welcomes Abbey Alumni to contact her for accommodations from business meetings to weddings! She looks forward to catching up with everyone! 704-846-1212. Joe ’03 and Colleen Klinker announce the birth of their first child, Grace Rose, born on May 26, 2007. Ralph Aucoin ’04 graduated from Loyola of New Orleans Law School and has been admitted into the Louisiana Bar. He also married Amanda Huling on November 3, 2007 at the Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church in New Orleans. The reception was held at the Lowe’s hotel in New Orleans. After leaving the Abbey in 2003, Ryan Ludick went back to school in Florida and graduated with a PO Science degree from the University of Central Florida. After college, he and his one-year-old St. Bernard (210+ lbs) moved to Allentown, PA to take a new position. Ryan is currently the assistant men’s rowing coach for Lehigh College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Jeffrey P Strebler ’04 lives in Raleigh, NC and works as an environmental scientist for URS Corp. The URS Corp. is one of the largest, global, fully integrated engineering, construction and technical services firms in the world. They provide services for transportation, power,
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Spring 2008
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Laura Priesing ’05 - Christmas time with her co-workers at Expeditors International in Charlotte, NC. (Back row L-R) Ryan Lovelace ’06, Ron Richard ’04, Kim Gahn ’04, Tony Cameron ’04; (2nd row L-R) Stephanie Moser (date of Shane Wood ’05), Laura Priesing ’05, Lori Woody (wife of Matt Tortorich ’04); (Front row L-R) Shane Wood ’05, Matt Tortorich ’04 Tony Decaro ’06.
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Dennis Hendricks ’05 writes: “I have been in Quito, Ecuador studying Spanish. The school I went to was affiliated with the program that Dr. Jones uses for the study abroad program. The school had a great program and I really enjoyed my time in Quito (my Spanish is a LOT better). “Last night I took a bus out to the coast where I will be working on an organic farm. A coworker of mine recommended a farming program here named Rio Muchacho Finica Oraganica (River Muchacacho Organic Farm). It is an amazing chance to live out here on the coast and learn about sustainable farming methods. I am in Bahia de Carraquez (a beautiful town on the beach) for a day or two until I go out to the farm which is a few miles away. The farm doesn’t have electricity and uses solar panels to power the two way radio in the office. For one month, I will not have any electricity. However, the farm has a ton of exotic animals and great waterfalls and I will be horse back riding like a fiend. They have a pet sloth named Alf – we are going to be best friends – I can already tell. I will let everyone know how things go when I return to the US. I am here until August when I return to USF. Enjoy your summer.” Clare Lassiter ’05 is a social worker in Saint Louis, MO, as a continuation of her service with the
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