TODAY AT BRECK
fall 2012
1979 The Breck Alumni Association hosted a networking event, “The best strategies for success at work,” featuring speaker, Andrew Ronningen in January.
class notes reunion year
1942 Rt. Rev. Bob McKewin says he seldom gets back to Breck, living in Appleton, MN, but he is proud to be an alumnus. He was in the military in WWII, a teacher after study at the U of M, then a clergyman (now 51 years in that calling). He has traveled often to Palestine-Israel, and has written one book about Jesus. The book, Behold the Man, is now republished by Amazon
1966
Jeff Hohman is currently working on a film, No More Gallant a Deed, a documentary on the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Regiment during the U.S. Civil War. For more information visit the website www.firstminnesotafilms. org for new blog posts, and, soon, a Twitter account in the persona of Sgt. James Wright of Company F (Red Wing) of the 1st Minnesota.
Andrew brings two decades of corporate leadership positions in marketing, sales, operations and finance to his work as an Executive Search Consultant and Partner at Franchot & Associates, Inc. His firm helps corporations and non-profits acquire and retain the talent they need in order to thrive.
1981 In 2013 Spencer Reece will move to Honduras to work in the orphanage of Our Little Roses, started by his bishop’s wife, Dr. Diana Frade. This past year he served as the chaplain to the Bishop of Spain in Madrid. To go to Honduras, he has won a Fulbright. The project is for the girls in the orphanage to write a book of poems to go with their watercolors. The actor James Franco will ex-
1977
ecutive produce a documentary on the
as a book and on Kindle. At 88, he is still getting around with the aid of
Shawn-Renee Kennon returned to
soundtrack and Brad Coley will direct.
a walker, and finds life in Appleton
Breck for the Upper School’s MLK day
More information about the orphan-
a joy, and expects even greater joy
in January. She is a senior public de-
age and the project can be found at
when the boss says his time here is
fender with Hennepin County, based
www.ourlittleroses.org. Reece’s second
up. He says, “ Breck is a great school,
in the Southdale area.
book of poems will be published by
has been for over a hundred years.”
project, Dar Williams will produce the
Farrar, Straus and Giroux this year.
He went to school on Breck’s Como campus, enjoyed visiting the campus on the River Road in Minneapolis, and is very impressed by what hears of the Golden Valley campus.
1963 Rod Keith, Bill Harley and Charlie Hess are planning the class of 1963’s 50-Year Reunion over Homecoming Weekend on September 20-21, 2013.
Members of the Breck class of 1946— photo taken around 1942. Left to right: (front row) Peter Read, John Kozlak, Fred Haupt, Bruce Johnston (middle row) Charles Keyes, Kent Chapman, Steve Martin, George Thiss, Ted Naus (back row) Samuel Hill, Wally Neal, Dick Howe