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High Seas, the website and mobile app development and design agency founded by Michael L. Myers NB’84, ’88, has celebrated its 11th year in business. The firm, located in Sausalito, Calif., and Ann Arbor, Mich., specializes in sophisticated custom solutions for businesses, with particular expertise in the eHealth and FinTech fields.
The Class of 1995 came out strong for the 2016 Junior Woodcraft Camp. Together for the closing ceremony are, left to right, Lindsay (Combes) Ray ’95 with daughter Nora, Lindsey (Martin) Pick ’95 with daughter Ainsley, Chad Reynolds ’95 with children Linda Kate and Arthur, Bobby Delgado ’95 with wife Frida and Quetzalli and Josh Clemons ’95 with children Jack and Kate.
1980s Ray H. Bauer A’80 retired from the Tennessee National Guard as a major in December 2015 after 36 years. He served in Iraq (2003-04) and Afghanistan (2009-11). Ray spent 10 years in the medical field, 10 years in combat arms, and 16 years as a logistician. He lives in La Vergne, Tenn., and works for SIMS Recycling Solutions, a global electronics leader. Bradley F. Burns ’81 of Las Vegas has been promoted to Rangemaster at Front Sight Firearms Institute. He is responsible for supervising 40 students at a time as they receive defensive handgun training at the 550-acre facility. Brad is also still flying the Gulfstream V, 550, and 450 as a captain for NetJets Aviation. Deacon Patrick Moynihan ’83, president of The Haitian Project, was the special guest in March on the Friday edition of “Word to Life” aired on Sirius XM’s The Catholic Channel. The live segment was hosted by the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph. THP serves students through Louverture Cleary School, a coeducational Catholic School in Haiti, with which Pat remains heavily involved.
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L. Shannon Graves W’83, NB’86 completed his first year this spring as Head of School at Island School in Lihue, Hawaii, on the island of Kauai. His three children — 18, 14, and 9 — and wife Maria are enjoying experiencing the new school, friends, experiences, and location. Dillon M. Dalton ’87 is a senior vice president and head of business banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Indiana, Ohio, metro Chicago, and downstate Illinois. Dillon lives in Valparaiso, Ind., with his wife, Cara, and two daughters. The family volunteers for relief work in Haiti, Mexico, and other troubled areas.
The Wilton, Conn.-based Blue Buffalo pet food company donated food for life to a non-profit shelter in Norwalk, Conn., in February 2016. David M. Petrie ’89, president of the company and the Blue Buffalo Foundation, said in an online post that it was “a no brainer for us to jump on board and participate.” The donation was in response to an 11-year-old leukemia survivor whose “Make-a-Wish” was to create a puppy playroom instead of asking for something for herself.
1990s As an executive with the Minnesota Wild of the NHL, Jamie Spencer ’91 is used to spending time on the ice. This past winter, however, he took a dive through the ice for a good cause. Jamie participated in the 2016 Polar Plunge at Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, an event that raised $14,000 locally for the Special Olympics. Statewide, 30 plunges raised over $1.2 million. Jeremy Church ’93 has been named a partner at WordWrite Communications,
Sporting their Culver sweaters, volunteer Shack chaperone Jerry Ney W’56, ’57 and Yuanyuan He ’16 (Shanghai, China) are all smiles. Yuanyuan had just learned that she was named to the Culver Chapter of the Cum Laude Society, an academic honors organization for seniors. Photo provided.