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Photo by A. Paul Pare W’62, ’67.
This also makes former Co. C counselor John Liles a grandpa.
2000s Margaret “Maggie” (McDowell) Holcombe SS’01 and husband Brad welcomed Molly to their family on July 13, 2015. The Holcombes live in Atlanta. Sherria M.L. (Snyder) Saafir ’01 and her husband, Bilal, are moving from Boston to Atlanta, where Sherria will pursue nonprofit opportunities. They both served in the Peace Corps and were married in July 2012. While in Boston, Sherria worked on her master’s degree at Brandeis University.
Grant Van Der Jagt ’96, founder and president of Denver Property Management, has been named one of the Denver Business Journal's 40 best business people under the age of 40 for 2015. Grant’s business was among the first to respond to technological and ideological changes in the industry, including the value of branding. Married and the father of a 10-year-old son, Grant is the son of Peter Van Der Jagt NB’56 of Denver.
Jeremy R. Blechman W’99, NB’02 and Amanda Soled were married Aug. 15, 2015, in Manhattan, N.Y. Jeremy is a senior analyst in revenue management for JetBlue Airways. He graduated from the University of Miami, where he also earned his MBA.
In August, Caroline (Haase) Hegg ’03 was appointed head women’s golf coach at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Ga. Caroline had been the assistant coach at Purdue University, her alma mater, for the past five years. She played four seasons for the Boilermakers and was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. At Culver, Caroline was the Indiana state high school girls’ champion in 2001 and all-state all four years. Ana Martin ’03 and Howard A. Smith were married on Aug. 14, 2015, in Las Vegas. They were high school sweethearts; Howard living in Chicago and Ana at CGA. The couple live in Chicago and have a son, Logan, who was born in June 2014. Julia Haley Swindal ’04 of Tampa, Fla., was associated with a Tony Award-winning production at the June Tony Awards in New York City. “Something Rotten” received 10 nominations with actor Christian Borle receiving the Tony for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical.
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Tifiany Walker ’92 with her daughter, Lauren Hutchison ’16, prior to the Dean England Day Ceremony. Walker, who owns her own hospital/ healthcare staffing and recruiting business, was the featured speaker for the annual event. She is also the mother of cadets Nicholas Walker ’17 and Joseph Hutchison ’18.
Brittney A. (Epley) Rahn W’98, ’02 introduces Sophia Anne, born July 14. Brittney and her husband, Martin, reside in Bangkok, Thailand.
Kelly E. Lichter ’97 founded the Mason Classical Academy, a K-12 public charter school in Naples, Fla. The school is affiliated with Hillsdale (Mich.) College and opened in fall 2014 with 414 students in K-6 and expanded to the 10th grade this fall. Kelly also was elected to the Collier County School Board. Adam and Laura R. (Buonanno) Isaacson SS’98 celebrated their one-year anniversary on Aug. 2, 2015. They are living in Noblesville, Ind. John-Michael Liles ’99 and wife Erin welcomed Ava Holladay into their world on June 23, 2015. They are living in Denver.
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An open house in May marked the official debut of a collection of 26 pieces of artwork donated by Michael Huffington ’65 (center). The artwork is on permanent exhibition on the first floor of the Huffington Library, which also has undergone extensive renovation, also a gift from Huffington. Looking over the exhibition with him are Bob Nowalk, Visual Arts coordinator and curator of the Culver art collection, and Susan Freymiller, library director.