Class Notes

1950’s

After graduating in 1955, Ray Hurm attended Xavier University before getting his MD from Loyola University. We are honored by his service in US Air Force as a surgeon, where he served in the medical corps during Vietnam. After he completed a Urology residency before founding Urology Specialists in Arizona. He now lives in California, where the recent pandemic allowed him time to dive into the Dialogue of Saint Catherine of Siena and write his book: God’s Pearls: Love and Life.

1980’s

In March, Michael Daugherty ‘80 was appointed mayor of Crescent Springs, Kentucky.

1990’s

Tyson Hermes ‘90 is running for re-election for his third term for the Erlanger City Council. He is keeping busy with his hobbies of beekeeping, educating new beekeepers, and continuing his ski instructing, which he has done for 28 years.

Michael K. Cundall ‘91 published his first book: The Humor Hack.

2000’s

Bryson E. Wilson ‘03 enlisted in 2007 into the US Navy as a Nuclear Machinists’ Mate. He became an Engineering Laboratory Technician who primarily dealt with water chemistry for radioactive and nonradioactive waters and any radiological controls onboard the submarine. He was selected for an enlisted commissioning program and attended Auburn University, where he finished his undergrad and was commissioned as a submarine officer in 2015. He spent the next few years on two different submarines, the USS MARYLAND out of Kings Bay, Georgia, and the USS SAN FRANCISCO, NNSY, Portsmouth, Virginia. During this period, he served as the Chemistry and Radiological Controls assistant and qualified as a Navy Nuclear Engineer. He spent much of his time onboard the San Fran building and executing training and qualifications programs for their engineering department and conducting a major engineering overhaul for the San Francisco project. He is now back in Covington, Kentucky. He is still on Active Duty Navy and is now the Cincinnati area Navy Nuclear Engineering Officer programs director. Bryson is also attending Miami University as an MBA candidate. He’ll likely finish his Navy adventure in 2023, 15 years after it started! He now lives in Wallace Woods and gets to see good old CLS grown up every day he drives home from work!

John Anneken ‘03 does it again by putting his smarts to the test on ABC's The Chase! John has been on trivia games before, such as Jeopardy in 2013, where he was a three-day champion.

Noah Osterhage ‘03, the self-proclaimed “Hype Man,” is the Owner and President of Payroll Partners Inc. and winner of the Best Professional Service for Payroll Partners by Cincy Magazine. After graduating from Latin School, Noah received his BSBA and MBS from Xavier University. Noah also served on the Diocese of Covington Financial Council and Investment Committee and the Covington Latin Board.

2010’s

Kelly Bilz ‘14 developed a digital federal government repository webpage for Thomas More University’s library. The page has been selected by the Federal Digital Support System as an “outstanding example” for other universities working to develop their own digital repository webpage and will be featured by the Federal Digital Support System.

Sean Longbrake ‘18 graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Art in Classical Languages. He graduated Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and Department Honors in Mathematics. He is now pursuing a PhD. in mathematics from Emory University.

Daniel Zalla ‘16, graduated from Xavier University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He is now in his third year of graduate school at the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. His works can be found on his website: www.danielzalla.com.

Reverend Deacon

Michael Elmlinger '16 was recently ordained to the Diaconate by the Diocese of Covington on his path to becoming a priest. After his time at Covington Latin, he studied at St. Vincent Seminary and currently serves at his home parish of St. Paul, Florence. Alex Beckham ‘19 completed an internship at Cardinal Health in Columbus, Ohio. He has one more semester at the University of Louisville. He is tentatively planning to start graduate school for an MBA next spring.

Zach Lancaster ‘17 graduated from the University of Cincinnati with his Master’s in Marketing. Jonah Hermes ’18 graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Louisville, Speed School for Mechanical Engineering. Jonah is expected to attain his Master's in Mechanical Engineering from the university by the end of 2023.

2020’s

Elysse Hermes ‘20 is starting her junior year of chemical engineering at the University of Louisville. She has been co-oping for Brown Forman Distillery (makers of Woodford Reserve, Jack Daniels, and Old Forester).

Shannon McCarthy ‘21 is attending Brevard College in North Carolina. She chose this school for the experiential education opportunity and quickly became involved in new adventures. Shannon joined the rock climbing team, where she competed and placed 24th in the divisional competition. She’s taken many exciting courses during her freshman year, such as white-water kayaking, mountain biking, and rock climbing. She declared Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education (WLEE) as her major during the spring semester. In May, Shannon did a three-week Voices of the River source-tosea expedition where she through-paddled the Haw and Cape Fear Rivers in North Carolina, learning about the ecosystems and meeting the people who protect the river basin while earning biology credits. Shannon will be immersing herself in the field this coming year. The WLEE immersion program includes 35 overnights in the field and a 21-day student-led expedition next May. She will take leadership, group dynamics, and wilderness medicine classes and become a certified wilderness first responder and Leave No Trace instructor. This summer, she worked at Camp Ernst as a cabin counselor, where they have nicknamed her “Ranger”.

Zane Hermes ‘22 worked at The Hive Restaurant and Cafe in Erlanger this summer. He will start his first year of college at the University of Louisville in the College of Business.