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Terrace, Warwick, RI 02889. Jill’s e-mail address is jilljrowe@hotmail.com. Peter D. and Meighan (Henderson ’94) Krone announce the birth of their son, Spencer Joseph Krone, Feb. 3, 2006. Spencer joins brothers Ethan, 5, and Charlie, 2, and sister Mollie, 4, at their home in the Phoenix area. Aaron J. Lucchetti returned to DePauw, Feb. 9, 2006, to discuss “Covering Katrina” at The Gertrude and G.D. Crain Jr. Lecture Series. Aaron is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Kevin M. Mendenhall and his wife, Lori, announce the birth of their son, Noah Alexander Mendenhall, Feb. 3, 2005. They Kyle J. Salyers is a member of Indiana University’s Advancing Indiana economic development team. Kyle is a senior vice president of new business ventures at Thomas P. Miller and Associates. He serves on several advisory boards, including DePauw’s 361° National Advisory Board. Jennifer Steadman Ryan and her husband, Steve, announce the birth of their son, Rolan James Ryan, Sept. 1, 2005. Jennifer is a professional geologist with the Sarasota (Fla.) County government. Steve is an environmental analyst with Progress Energy. They live in Palmetto, Fla. Their e-mail address is jsryan@bigfoot.com.
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James C. Roach and his wife, Catharine, announce the birth of their son, Parker James Roach, Sept. 20, 2005. They live at 3641 S. Wickens St., Bloomington, IN 47403. James is a senior zoning planner with the City of Bloomington Planning Department. His e-mail address is jcroach@yahoo.com. Edward K. Samuelian and his wife, Savanna, announce the birth of their son, Tucker William Samuelian, March 9, 2005. Ed is a captain in the United States Army in the 27th Engineer Battalion at Fort Bragg, N.C. Ugarhon S. Serrette (Sugar Johnson) and Edward M. Garnes ’99 served on the host committee for The 5th Annual Kevin Powell Holiday Party and Katrina Benefit in New York City, Dec. 5, 2005. Ugarhon is an author, vocalist and actor. Ed is an award-winning writer and activist. He and an elite think tank of influential leaders assembled a National Conversation on Black Men and Boys in New York City, Oct. 4, 2005. Tao Zhang is the publisher of Z-Survey, a series of guidebooks for restaurants in China.
e-mail address is brian@premierespeakers.com. F. Ryan Prall and Tyler Marshall (University of Wyoming) were married Aug. 6, 2005, in Cheyenne, Wy. Ryan is an ophthalmology resident at the University of Colorado. Tyler is a physician at the veterans hospital in Denver. (See photo, below.) Christopher J. Sidor and Bobbie K. Ruehter ’99 were married Aug. 7, 2005, in Newport Beach, Calif. (See photo, page 44.) Jeffrey L. and Katie (Elftmann) Rader announce the birth of their identical twin daughters, Lauren Noelle and Caroline Lane, Jan. 24, 2006. They live at 120 Treehouse, Irvine, CA 92603. Katie’s e-mail address is kate.rader@gmail.com. Meleah Rush Powers received the Edward R. Murrow Award in 2005 from the Radio-Television News Directors Association for best non-broadcast affiliated Web site, small category, on behalf of her employer. Meleah is the state projects director for The Center for Public Integrity, a non-profit, non-partisan investigative reporting and research organization based in Washington, D.C. Althea “Alley” D. Vidmar and Jeff Ohe were
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Deborah (Dalenberg) and Kevin R. Eskew ’94 announce the birth of their daughter, Kamryn Reid Eskew, Sept. 15, 2005. They live at 2235 W. Lawrence Ave., #1, Chicago, IL 60625. Their e-mail address is teameskew@comcast.net. Gregory A. and Laura (Cordes ’01) Gvozdas started the Colorado Sawtooth United Premier soccer program in 2003. The 18-girl team from the Community School of Sun Valley and Hailey’s Wood River High School will spend two weeks in Europe during the summer of 2006. Greg and Laura will accompany the team. Brian S. Lord and his wife, Krista, announce the birth of their daughter, Brooklyn Sophia Lord, Aug. 25, 2005. Brian is the senior vice president of the Premiere Speakers Bureau in Franklin, Tenn. His
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Ryan A. Miller is director of corporate development for WellPoint, Inc. in Indianapolis. Ryan lives at 13352 Bellshire Lane, Westfield, IN 46074. His e-mail address is ryan.miller@wellpoint.com. Melissa Murray Yuska is vice president of Murray & Associates, a college financial aid and admission consulting business in Framingham, Mass. Raphaella Palmer Prange and her husband, Robert, announce the birth of their son, Robert Gaston Prange, May 5, 2005. They live at 45 Medial Drive, Decatur, IL 62521. Raphaella is the director of residence life at Millikin University. Her e-mail address is rpalmer@mail.millikin.edu. Ryan T. Ritz is a computer science teacher at Park Tudor School in Indianapolis. Park Tudor School uses a software application called DyKnow Vision, which was developed by DePauw Professor of Computer Science David Berque. While a student at DePauw, Ryan worked on D.E.B.B.I.E., the forerunner of DyKnow Vision.
F. Ryan Prall ’98 and Tyler Marshall wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Mark F. Fink ’98; Sara Bosin Fink ’98; Brendan M. Landry ’01; Sunniva H. Rodgers ’01; Evelyn Whaley LaFollette ’63; Stuart Lord, former DePauw director of the Hartman Center, director of volunteer service programs, director of Bonnor Scholars program and associate dean of academic affairs; Scott A. Ethington ’98; Lindsey D. Parker ’06; Kevin A. Prall ’06; and Christopher P. LaFollette ’98.
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