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Class News Cymber (Sitchler) Quinn ’84 has started a second career as a healing harpist, composer, and Reiki master. As composer, recorder, and producer, her first CD of healing music, “Seasons of the Soul,” won the Big Island Music Award in the new age category for 2011. Cymber also guest hosts on Sounding Circle Radio, and completed a harp part for a Slovenian film composer, all done by the Internet. She and her husband, Bob Conn, live outside of Hilo, Hawaii.
Joan Hibbard Prescott ’77 is the proud mother of Lauren ’14, who is an Equestrienne and competed with Culver’s first Western Riding Team. Joan has one child in college and another was at Woodcraft this past summer. The Prescotts live in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
USAF Lt. Col. John R. Lewis W’80, ’85 has been promoted to colonel after recovering from a tumor surgery and rejoining his command. Hamish K. Patterson H’86 was a candidate for the Malibu City Council in March 2012. He is an attorney in private practice in Berkley, Mich. 1987 classmates Anne Pylkas Klavora (left) and Nancy Barnes Seligson with Greg Farrall '88 at the Silver Anniversary Class dinner.
John T. Hermann ’87 of Troy, Mich., was recovering from a transforaminal spinal fusion during his 25th reunion. Trevor G. Brown W’88 is teaching English in Taiwan and lives in Taipei, reports his dad, Abbott Brown ’53.
1980s Karl A. Hilberg W’78, ’82 transferred from Cairo to San Antonio last year.
Michael H. Oehlschlaeger ’84 teaches English, Japanese, drama and physical education at Kinstar International Bilingual School in Shunyi, China, a suburb of Beijing.
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Deacon Patrick J. Moynihan ’83 received an honorary doctorate in humanitarian service from Providence College at its May 2012 commencement. Pat is president of The Haitian Project and its tuitionfree Catholic boarding school in Haiti, Louverture Cleary School. Under his leadership, THP has become a national non-profit with volunteer activity and support from seven dioceses and the school has grown from 65 students to 350, while maintaining a pass rate for the national exam for high school graduates in excess of 98 percent. Pat graduated magna cum laude from Brown University and received a master’s degree in religious studies from PC in 1999.
Ashley Turner '03 and Anuj Mehta were married June 16, 2012, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Joining them, left to right, at the reception are several alumni and former/current Culver staff: Mark Click, Jo Click, Debbie Turner, Kristen Siefert '03, Ashley Turner '03, Meg Porter '99, Jeryl Hayes '00, O'Neal Turner '00, and Dan Sweet '00; foreground, Julie and Rev. Tom Steffen.
1990s Elizabeth W. Dillman W’85, ’90 and her husband, David, are parents of their first child, a daughter, Fallan, born March 8, 2012. The family resides in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. F.A. Sewell IV ’91 has been promoted to president for UMB Bank, NA, in Oklahoma City. F.A. is responsible for the commercial banking line of business. Emily S. (Couch) Kirby W’92 lives in Windsor, Colo., with her husband Brian and their two daughters. Mitchell G. Henderson W’89, ’94 married Ashley Sferro. Siblings Kevin Henderson W’86, ’91, Matt Henderson W’98, ’03 and Katy Henderson Stone ’97 were members of the wedding party. Mitch is the head basketball coach at Princeton University. Brian H. Ray ’94 of Chicago was listed in Crain’s Chicago Business as one of the 25 top techs in Chicago. Brian graduated from Roosevelt University with a degree in computer science. Beth Zeman Stohlmann ’94 is a firstyear teacher at Petra Academy. Beth holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Foreign Area Studies from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a master’s degree in International Relations from Troy State University. She served as an Air Force