Alumni News

THE NIFTY ’50s

1955 - GEORGE COLBURN has produced a new Ike documentary which will premiere in September during the week of the new Eisenhower memorial dedication in Washington, D.C. His new project is called, “The Shape of History” and is being created with a MacArthur Foundation Genius Fellow, an independent biologist by the name of Dr. Stuart Kauffman. “The project is all about how we are crushing the other living species in our biosphere and the ways we can halt our slide into disaster.”

THE TECHNO ’80s

1989 - DAVID ANDES recently completed his 21st and 22nd full marathons. Last October, he ran the Twin Cities Marathon in Minnesota. He was registered for the Pittsburgh Marathon last spring, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, he decided to run it virtually in the areas close to his home that still permitted outside activities at the time. It was not quite the same without the support of crowds or other runners, but his family made a finish line, and one of his daughters ran the 26th mile with him. David lives in Chicago with his wife and three daughters. He practices as a Clinical Social Worker with chronically homeless veterans in a long-term housing program at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Facility.

Staying Connected With Your Classmates

THE VIRTUAL ’00s

2001 - CHRIS MEAGHER served as the national press secretary for the former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former presidential candidate, Pete Butttigieg. More recently, he has been helping Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer as she works on the state’s response to COVID-19.

THE CONNECTED ’10s

2010 - SEAN CARNEY graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Ph.D. in Mathematics in May 2020. He earned his undergraduate degrees from the University of Michigan in Physics and Mathematics. This fall, Sean will start post-graduate research and teach at UCLA.

INVITATION FOR THE CLASS OF 1970 ON THEIR 50th ANNIVERSARY

Following the practice begun by the Class of 1965 on the 50th anniversary of their graduation, we are inviting the Class of 1970 to submit their biographies for inclusion in the next issue of the Aluminator. Please email us an item of 200 to 300 words by no later than October 31, 2020. It should be written in the first person. If possible, please send a JPEG picture of yourself including a descriptive caption.

2010 - THOMAS LORENZ and his wife, Valerie Kissau, were married on February 8, 2020, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Brighton. The reception was held at Glen Oaks Country Club in Farmington Hills. Left to right: Michael Lorenz Jr. ’05, Robert Lorenz ’82, Michael Lorenz ’80, Richard Lorenz Jr. ’08, Kellen Lynch ’08, Thomas Lorenz ’10, Valerie Kissau, Richard Lorenz ’84, Kyle Gaule ’12, and Thomas Lorenz Jr. ’78 Not pictured: Thomas Lorenz III ’07 and Paul Connolly ’98

CC FACULTY

PATRICK O’BRIEN and his wife, Amanda, welcomed their first child, daughter Isabelle Joanne O’Brien, on June 28, 2020. She was 8 lbs., 13 oz. and 20.5 inches long. Patrick is a guidance counselor at CC.

2011 - FR. JOHN VINTON was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Lansing by Bishop Earl Boyea on June 13, 2020, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in East Lansing. Fr. Vinton is currently serving as Parochial Vicar at

St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Ann Arbor.

Photo credit Tom Gennara

2014 - ANDREW HINRICHS has been very busy in the six years since his graduation as a Shamrock. In 2018, he graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in Marketing and Sales. Since then, he has been working as an independent financial advisor in the metro-Detroit area. Upon completion of his undergraduate studies, he immediately passed his Series 66, Series 7, and Life and Health Insurance exams. Like most, Andrew has been hard at work over the past few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, he has helped clients navigate through their financial situation, while also pursuing his M.B.A. in Finance at Wayne State University. After he receives his degree, Andrew is going to pursue further education through a financial designation of C.F.P. (Certified Financial Planner).

SPOTLIGHT ON: 2014 - COLLIN CUMMINGS had the prestigious honor of being hired as Special Assistant to the Governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, on January 2, 2019. Commonly referred to in politics as a “body man,” Collin is a civilian personal aide who accompanies the Governor everywhere he goes and is his “right hand” man. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Collin has been involved in coordinating the day-to-day operations of the state response, many national media appearances, and travels extensively with Governor Hogan, who is also the Chairman of the National Governors Association. Collin graduated from Marquette University in 2018 and studied International Affairs.

Governor Hogan with Collin Cummings ’14

12/31/20