Alumni Class Notes
Isabel C. (Ospina) Kampe ‘05 and her husband David have a healthy 2-year-old boy and 7-month old identical twins. Joseph Kmetz ‘05 and Kerry Higgs ‘07 are engaged and plan to marry on March 12, 2011. Katie-Marie Bottner ‘05 recently moved back to the United States after spending time in Prague, Czech Republic, teaching English. Katie currently resides in St. Louis, Mo., where she is the Marketing Director for Graphic Connections Group. Megan E. Bischof ‘05 and Matthew Gore were married on June 12, 2010, at the Allentown Rose Garden. They currently reside in
Washington, D.C. Shana (Gabler) Blayney ‘05 and her husband Warren, had a son on June 27, 2009. Trish O’Gurek ‘05 was recently hired by the Reading School District as a school counselor for ninth and tenth grade students. Jennifer Kissinger ‘06 and Kenneth Starkey were married August 29, 2009, in Belleman’s Church, Centre Township. Keith Rose ‘06 and Tiffany Schittler ‘08 were married February 27, 2010, in Myerstown, Lebanon County. Lori A. Wunderler ‘06 married Matthew Lezinsky in August 2010. Jamie Hamilton ‘07 and Chad Evans are engaged to be married. Shelley E. Moore ‘07 is engaged to Ryan C. Eppihimer. Tammy (Rex) Beidleman ‘07 is the Business Services Accountant for H&R Block in Tamaqua. Tammy works on bookkeeping, payroll, payroll filing requirements,
Bryan Otruba ’08 and his wife Camille Cloutier ’09
and sales tax filing requirements, 1099 filing, and she prepares both business and personal tax returns. She was married on October 3, 2009, to her best friend and childhood sweetheart. Laura Bilger ’08 and Phil Stack had a baby girl, Lilly, on August 17, 2010, at 1:21 a.m. Lilly was 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and 22 inches long. Bonnie (Souders) Gruber ‘08 graduated from the 2010 Leadership Berks Program. Kathryn Martin ‘08 recently completed Villanova University’s Paralegal Education Program and is now employed by the law firm
Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin. Laura Early ‘08 is working on her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Northeastern Ohio University’s College of Medicine and Pharmacy. Lauren Smuck ‘08 and Albert Dillon Jr. ‘09 were married on September 19, 2009, and reside in Lancaster. Lauren is a registered nurse at Lancaster General Health where she works in the Women and Babies hospital as a nursery/ postpartum nurse. Lisa (Ross) Domalski ‘08 was featured in the Reading Eagle for her new hobby
of canning. Lisa enjoys canning jams for strawberries, blueberries, black raspberries, and grape jelly using grape juice. Her plans also include canning peaches and corn and whatever else may come into season at Weaver’s Orchard where she works. Lisa is also planning to continue canning into the fall, when she will be working extra hours for apple season and also serving as an assistant soccer coach at Alvernia. Shannon Higgins ‘08 is a kindergarten teacher at Chesterbrook Academy in Collegeville. She recently received the school’s “Educator of the Year” award. Bryan Otruba ’08 and Camille Cloutier ’09 were married on July 17, 2010. Lisa Anderson ‘09 is one of the two directors of social service at Manor Care Health Services in Huntingdon Valley. Meaghan Harris ‘09 is engaged to marry Jason Schlott. Krysta Blocher ’10 landed a part-
time job at Rock Hits Y102 as an on-the-air personality. Sylvia Brown ‘10 was recently hired as an associate scientist at PPD in Richmond, Va.
DECEASED
Anne T. (Dougherty) Koshuta ‘69 passed away on May 8, 2010, in the Lehigh Valley Hospital. She is survived by her husband Nicholas W. Koshuta and her children, Nicholas, Anne, and Molly. She is also survived by four grandchildren. Robert V. Kopson ‘78 passed away on March 23, 2008. The Rev. Dr. Christopher Jones ‘83, 55, Reading, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2010, peacefully at his residence. Jeffrey R. Beck ‘84 passed away on March 31, 2010. He is survived by his wife and two children. Juliette A. Dusko ‘90 passed away on April 1, 2010, in her West Lawn residence. Restein V. (Jarvis) Miller ‘98 passed away on March 14, 2010, at the age of 63.
HEIDI REUTER
from Wyomissing Optometric Center became the first optometrists in Berks County to be granted hospital privileges. They currently have privileges at St. Joseph Medical Center where they provide education to the family practice residents, as well as provide emergency eye services and in-house eye consultations.
Save the Date
Margaritaville — Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Don’t miss this event that brings together alumni and May 2011 graduates for a highlight of the spring semester. Visit www.alumni.alvernia.edu for the latest news and event offerings.
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