laugher on June 1.” On June 27, Maureen Lynch married Dan Fingas in Hanover, NH. The reception took place nearby in beautiful Quechee, VT. Many alumni went to celebrate with the happy couple, including Becky (Armstrong) Babcock, Matt and Nicola Harper Barber, Ethan Bennett, Carolyn Collins, Jessie Slenker Hanley, Jane Hornickel, Alex Kellogg, Richard LeBeau, and Dave ’05 and Rebecca (Sacks-Oppenheim) Perlman. Maureen and Dan live on Long Island where Maureen is pursuing a PhD in penguin ecology at Stony Brook U. Marianne Colahan got married to Ryan Kipp (U of WI) in Vail, CO, on July 25. Fellow Colgate ’06 grads Katie McLean, Brad Backenstose, Kristin Kim, George Martin, and Amer Tadmori were there to celebrate the newlyweds. Births: William and Heidi (Ross) Sullivan welcomed their daughter, Quinn Catherine Sullivan, on June 29. Anna and Chris Fisher had their 1st child. Daughter Ava Michelle Fisher was born on May 18. Ryan and Kate Bruckman Shanahan welcomed their 2nd child, William Scott, in March. He joins big sister Cordelia Jane who is now 2 years old. Samantha Millier and Mike Balestra ’05 welcomed a daughter, Ainsley Leland, on May 1. Ericka (Eatherton) Fitzpatrick and her husband, “Fitz,” had their 1st son, Thomas Joseph Fitzpatrick, on Jan 19 at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Beverly Hills, CA. He was a tiny 6 lbs, 12 oz and 19.5”. Other exciting news: John Leslie and Kate Christian got engaged on June 13. Howard Fineman ’70, H’11 and Amy Nathan hosted an engagement party for Amy Dudley and Kip Wainscott (GWU ’04, JD ’08). Those celebrating with the happy couple included special guest (and Amy’s boss) Sen Tim Kaine, along with colleagues and friends from the Obama administration, politician campaigns, and the media. Also in attendance were the parents of the bride and groom and fellow Colgate 2006 alumni: Liz Pavle Mixer, Bob Fenity, Brice and Lyndsay Dinatali Chaney. Adam Weber shared, “In June I got together in Austin, TX, with a big group of Colgate guys: Brandon Huiner, Matt Feldman, Chris Woodyard, Troy Somero, John McGann, Gary Eppich, Ryan Martin, Jonathan Calfee, and our Austin host Aaron Terwey. Erik Dombrowski couldn’t make it because of a family commitment in Hawaii, poor guy. We went to Salt Lick for BBQ, saw some great live music, and did one of those bicycle-powered pub crawls. And laughed a whole lot. This group has met up in a different place each year (except one) since graduation, and we’re looking forward to continuing the tradition at (our 10th!) Reunion next summer.” Branden Christensen is living in Panama, and he has been working on an earthquake and tsunami early warning device called “Brinco” for the past 2 years. He and his team at OSOP recently developed a working prototype and anticipate beginning production soon. Megan: MeganRSobel@colgatealumni.org
2007 Shannon Sweeney 103 S 4th Avenue Highland Park, NJ 08904 Jane Phelan Congratulations abound for the Class of 2007, from graduations to weddings and babies. Everyone seems to be doing well, with exciting news!
Please feel free to share if you have news you would like to see in the Scene. Colin and Tara Casey Hulme welcomed a baby girl, Eden Campbell, on Oct 7, 2014. She was 4.5 weeks early and weighed in at 5 lbs, 9 oz, but she is doing great. She joins big brother Hunter Joseph (2 years old). The couple has high hopes for some future Raider lacrosse players! In January, Daniel Moisio married Elizabeth O’Keefe (Washington U in St Louis ’04) in his hometown of St Louis, MO. Daniel’s college roommate Adam Gold served as one of the groomsmen, and sister-in-law Colleen Fleury Moisio ’00 was also in attendance. Congratulations to Dr Erika Rader, who accepted a post-doc position at Drexel U in the dept of biodiversity, earth and environmental science in the volcanology lab group. After years in Idaho and Alaska, she’s excited to be back on the East Coast. Shannon: smsweeney07@gmail.com Jane: Jane.phelan@gmail.com
20 08 Ayanna Williams Daniel Glaser Hello classmates, As you read this, it will be the middle of the fall, meaning yet another year is quickly coming to an end. Once again, it has brought many exciting new developments for the Class of 2008. Last September, Audrey Stevens married Thomas Greene on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona. Eric Hansen and Sue LeBarron joined family and friends at the wedding. There were a number of weddings during the summer of 2015. Kacy Reams checked in to say that she got married to William Cutler (Penn State ’05) on May 9 in the Florida Keys. Allie Lenci Bryan, Magdalena Mango, Jeff and Aana Maguire Jakob, Rebecca Tennis, and Kathleen Head all attended. Additionally, she said that Magdalena married John Paul Oleksiuk (Pittsburgh ’05) on July 4 in Santa Monica, CA. Ian Stanford married Breanna Andolina (SUNY Brockport ’10) on July 25 at the Strathallan Hotel rooftop terrace in Rochester, NY. Many Colgate alumni attended, including Dan Fichtler, Jenn Frey, Zach Suter, Kashif Ahmed, Dan Chung, Shreyas Mehta, and Bob Campbell. Tyler Philpot and Katie Hillenbrand were married on Aug 1, 2015, in Steamboat Springs, CO. Gary Ross ’77 officiated the wedding. Tyler said that he and Katie met in their FSEM (Human Impact on the Environment), but were merely acquaintances throughout their 4 years at Colgate. Tyler then moved to Denver in 2012, the two immediately reconnected, and romance blossomed soon thereafter. Congrats to all of the newlyweds in our class! Emily Good Pettit let us know about the busy spring she and her husband, Mark Pettit, had. “On May 26, 2015, we welcomed our 1st child into the world, daughter Lily Elizabeth (future Class of 2036!). Then, at the end of June, Mark completed his residency in emergency medicine at Christiana Care in Delaware. He served this past year as chief resident and received the ‘Resident of the Year’ award. Finally, in July, we moved back to Rochester, NY, where Mark will serve as an emergency medicine attending physician in the Rochester General Health System.” Lizzy Corn said that she would be attending the Ross School of Business at the U of MI to pursue her MBA this fall. “Between orientation and the start of classes, I’m going to Bali for 10 days with future classmates on a trip organized and led by second-years. Should be quite the
adventure all-around!” Two members of our class have transitioned from students to teachers. Michael Prinsell said that he finished his post-doctoral position at Trinity U in San Antonio, TX. This fall, he moved to Illinois to be the assistant professor of organic chemistry at Monmouth College in Monmouth, IL. Likewise, Kellen Myers completed her PhD in mathematics at Rutgers U last spring, and started work earlier this fall at Farmingdale State College as an assistant professor of mathematics. Ayanna and I appreciate all of your updates! Ayanna: ayanna.k.williams@gmail.com Daniel: dglaser85@gmail.com
2009 Chris Nulty Apt 501 4076 17th Street San Francisco, CA 94114-1992 Chris: 585-613-6609; Christopher.nulty@gmail.com
201 0 Kim Siembieda Apt 6 103 Charles Street Boston, MA 02114-3201 It was ’Gate to see everyone at our very first reunion! As the newest class to officially partake in what we’ve been looking forward to since May 2010, it didn’t take any time at all to fall back in love with the magical stomping grounds we once called home. Cruising along 12B, I’ll be the first to admit that my carpool looked for those townhouse lights over every hill and around every corner — aka the final confirmation we had arrived and the party was about to start. And what a party it was! While Mother Nature threw us a curve ball in the form of some serious downpours, it was nothing we couldn’t handle. As a class, who would have ever thought we’d actually be looking forward to bunking again in the first-year dorms and sharing the hall bathrooms? Of course, this was perfect for 2 reasons: uphill pregames, and more importantly, closer proximity to Frank. Speaking of our beloved dining hall, the setup may have changed, but seeing everyone together the next morning happily recalling the events of the previous night proved some things will always remain the same. Other highlights of the weekend included jamming to the classics by the infamous Giants of Science, partaking in the class parade (what a great turnout!), setting the record for the longest flip cup line at our class dinner, #SLICES, and finally being able to dance on the Jug benches without the glaring flashlight in our eyes (only strobe lights). Reunion may have come to a close once “New York, New York” played twice (…since everyone refused to leave until John Jug played it again!) on Saturday night, but this nutshell of a crazy weekend left us with so much to look forward to come summer 2020! If you weren’t one of the lucky few who stopped to enjoy everything Gilligan’s had to offer and spend some last-minute quality time together (ahem, Brittany) don’t fret, there are plenty of post-reunion reunions in the works. Here’s to hoping we walk away with just as many clear eyes and full hearts the next time we visit the hippest little zip! There is so much exciting news to share! The marriages and engagements continue: Anthony and Doneisha Bohannon were mar-
ried in May with 9 alumni in attendance. Moana Fogg and Brenda Munoz were in the wedding party. Also in attendance: Clarissa Shah, Tushin Shah, Lindsay Ward, Brenda Munoz, Moana Fogg, Cristina Smith, April Covington ’11, Jihan Jude ’09, and Christine Gayles. Jenna Weber and Evan Kramer ’09 celebrated their wedding on campus on June 20. They had a blast celebrating with their loved ones, including many Colgate alumni! Members of the bridal party included Andi Jones, Abby Byrne, Pamela Duncan ’14, Tyler Fraites ’09, and Gray Visco ’09. Catherine Mendola ’09 read at the ceremony on Willow Path, which was presided over by Deacon Mark Shiner. Dancing on the Merrill House lawn concluded, in true Colgate fashion, with “New York, New York” and was followed by consumption of Slices and ranch. July 4th was one for the record books this year. Colgate swim team alumna Magdalena Mango ’08 was married in magnificent Santa Monica, CA, to her knight in shining armor, JP Oleksiuk. Eagerly making their way to the West Coast in style were bridesmaids Kacy Reams ’08 and Kim Siembieda as well as fellow teammates and best friends including: Caitlin Dwyer, Alaina Sullivan, Leslie Strobel, Cameron Voell, Austin Douglas, Kiki Koroshetz, Spencer Cercone, Allie (Lenci) Bryan ’08, Tina Toutoungi ’08, Simon Rosen ’08, Aana Maguire Jakob ’08, Jeff Jakob ’08, Rebecca Tennis ’08, Yi-Mei Truxes ’08, Bob Rupp ’08, John Demler ’08, Carly Demler ’08, and Casey Emmett ’08. Mango also had Franny Iacuzzi ’08, Colgate soccer super-star, as her photographer for the wedding! It was a wedding to remember, and in true swim team fashion, the dance floor was packed, the beats were blasting, and shirts were definitely shed! Rob Rutkowski got married in July in Utah. Partying it up with Rob was a strong Colgate contingent led by John Ogilby, Matt Salmon, Alaina Sullivan, Cameron Voell, and Leslie Strobel. John Ogilby was also engaged to Amanda Fox this summer. JT Crepps was married to Alicia Kron in beautiful Montana in July. Mike LoFaso, Tim Allen, Bob Clavin, Varoon Bose, Max Counter, Chaz Carrier ’09, Spencer Cercone, and Kim Slembieda were there to witness the super-cute match! JT is a dentist extraordinaire and was very happy to see so many smiling faces (and pearly white teeth) in the crowd. Bob Clavin married his high school sweetheart Melissa Lomiguen in September. JP Ortiz was the best man, and also in attendance were Tim Allen, Spencer Cercone, Kim Siembieda, JT Crepps, Emily Steiger ’11, Varoon Bose, Mike Lofaso, Max Counter, Brendan Gibney ’11, Tara Woods, and Melissa Nozell. AnnDee Sry moved to LA this summer and then got married to Jason Sutton in September in Rhode Island. Ali Hunter was a bridesmaid, and also there to celebrate were: Caitlin Dwyer, Kim Siembieda, Alaina Sullivan, Michelle McLaughlin, and Rachel Greenburg. Michele McLaughlin got engaged to Tim Begley. Some updates on jobs: Vera Dwyer is working for a nonprofit called Hands of Love USA and lives in Atlanta. The nonprofit has 2 US employees and they run 2 orphanages in Uganda with 1,500 kids! Kali McMillan curated her first exhibition in a museum. It’s called On Their Walls: Area African American Collectors and Their African American Art. It was at Ellarslie: The Trenton City Museum from July 11–Sept 13. Cameron Gilbert is moving from NY to CA in September, starting at the graduate design program at Stanford. News and views for the Colgate community
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