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Serena J. Longyear ’02 and Christopher Smith wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Kathryn D. Ewing ’02, Christi D. Soule ’02, Macey E. Wenzel ’02 (bridesmaid), Hilary A. White ’02, Lara M. Rutan ’02 (bridesmaid), Nancy C. Yearing ’02, Kimberly A. Richardson ’02, Katherine D. Gibson ’02, Nicole P. Lund ’02 (bridesmaid), Haley A. Carney ’02 and Katherine L. Sermersheim ’02. A. Nicole Hallett and Tiffany A. Hodge ’02 started an educational non-profit program based on their experiences during a Winter Term in Service trip to Bangladesh while students at DePauw. The program is in its fifth year and has provided educational opportunities to children in rural Bangladesh. The first students have graduated and started undergraduate education. Nicole and Tiffany hope to expand the program by building a girls’ orphanage and school in the area within the next three years. Nicole is pursuing a master’s degree at Oxford University. Her mailing address in the United States is 2619 E. Poplar Drive, Bloomington, IN 47401. Her e-mail address is nicole.hallett@gmail.com. Leila C. Hernandez lives in Austin, Texas. She works at Majic 95.5 radio station. She is co-founder and co-host of The Austin Movie Show, a weekly live TV program on the Austin Music Network. On her weekly show, she reports on the local film scene and interviews film makers and actors. The show’s Web site is www.austinmovieshow.com. Her e-mail address is leila@austinmovieshow.com. (See photo, below.) Shanda N. Jackson is head of the business builders program for the Hammond (Ind.) Development Corporation. Kathryn J. Longer and Brian E. Dixon ’01
were married July 19, 2003, in Schererville, Ind. Katie teaches seventh grade language arts in Decatur (Ind.) Township and is studying for a master’s in education at Indiana Wesleyan. She is the recruitment adviser for the Delta Zeta sorority at DePauw. Brian is the project manager at the Regenstrief Institute in Indianapolis. He is pursuing a master’s in public affairs from Indiana University. Brian is on the board of directors for College Mentors for Kids and the chapter adviser for the DePauw Sigma Nu fraternity. They live at 7740 Brandenburg Way, Indianapolis, IN 46239. (See photo, top previous page.)
Amy B. Baker is a Peace Corps health volunteer in Swaziland, a small country in Southern Africa. Amy’s mailing address is PCV U.S. Peace Corps, P.O. Box 199, Mababane, H100 Swaziland. Her e-mail address is swazi_amy@yahoo.com. Paul M. Booth Jr., is a student at Emory University in Atlanta pursuing a degree in divinity as well as taking business courses. Paul plans to be the sixth generation of ministers in his family. He said in a recent article published in the Cincinnati Enquirer, “I think my interest in divinity and business will enable me to reach many dimensions of people.” Joseph A. Feeney-Ruiz is the communications director for Indiana’s secretary of state. He is currently a student at Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis. Dayna M. Ingram is a student at Indiana University School of Medicine in Bloomington, Ind. She was profiled in the Gary (Ind.) Post-Tribune in May 2005. She plans to pursue private practice and, later, teach at the medical school level. Katharine W. Leavell is a production assistant at Mills James Productions, which produces video, film, broadcast programming, Web sites and interactive media, corporate meetings and special events, music and audio. Jackson L. Rust and Ashley Cooper were married Dec. 11, 2004. (See photo, below.) Eric A. Wolfe received the 2005 Governor’s Award for Tomorrow’s Leaders, June 23, 2005. The award is given to 12 outstanding leaders, ages 1929, from across Indiana. Eric is the coordinator of Putnam County’s (Ind.) 4Community, an initiative of the United Way of Putnam County.
Jackson L. Rust ’04 and Ashley Cooper wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Ryan N. Stan ’03, Nick Mourouzis (former DePauw head football coach), Andrew S. Yoder ’04, Kyle L. Allen ’04, Blake R. Newton ’04, Jack M. Maniscalco ’03, Thomas P. Judd ’04, Nicholas S. Partlow ’03, Elizabeth A. Donahue ’03, Jeffrey A. Jones ’03, Scott H. Thies Jr. ’03, C. Ross Sandefer ’04, John L. Stanley ’04, Jeremy M. Rust ’03, and R. Jordan Bohinc ’04.
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