Class Notes 1987 Rebecca J. Brothers received the Greater Greencastle (Ind.) Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year award. Becky is a South Putnam (Ind.) High School guidance counselor. Rebecca Fleming Calwell is editor of e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www. wvencyclopedia.org., which is a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council. Becky’s e-mail address is calwell@wvhumanities.org. Brian L. Harmon is superintendent of Indiana’s North Gibson School Corporation. Terry R. Myers is editor of Painting. Terry is associate professor of painting and drawing at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is a writer, educator and independent curator and a regular contributor to numerous international journals, including Art Review, Parkett and Modern Painters. (See Recent Words, page 31.)
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1989 Jay S. Hosler, an award-winning biology teacher, is author of Evolution: The Story of Life on Earth. Jay is an associate professor of biology at Juniata College in Huntington, Pa. David C. Kimbell is vice president of marketing for Chicago-based wireless carrier U.S. Cellular. Jennifer Thrasher Lorsung is author of a collection of poems, Cape of Leaves, published under the name of Jennifer McBride. Jennifer has published four non-fiction books under the name of Jenni Lorsung, including The Parents’ Guide to Boys’ Lacrosse and Help! My Daughter Wants to Play Lacrosse. Joseph E. Ukrop is co-owner of Lift Caregiving, an online company that assists
family members and others who care for aging parents or relatives. Heather K. Unruh was honored, June 1, 2011, at a gala benefiting the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center for her strides in the fight against cancer. Heather is the evening news anchor at Boston’s WCVB-TV.
1990 Andrea Heslin Smiley is president of VMS. She was The Robert C. McDermond Center Lecture Series speaker, Feb. 17, 2011. David B. Lawrence is president and chief executive officer of the Arts Council of Indianapolis. He was among those listed in “Who’s Who in Hospitality,” published in Indianapolis Business Journal.
1991 DePauw Sigma Chis, from the classes of 1989, 1991, 1992 and 1993, traveled to Clemson University, Jan. 29, 2011, to watch Bradley R. Brownell (coach) and the Clemson Tigers defeat Florida State to take their record to 15-6 for the year. (See photo, next page.) Whitney Freeman Tschan earned a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Illinois School of Professional Psychology. She is completing a postdoctoral fellowship in
Photo: KIWI Photography
Shannon Gath Forsell released a new compact disc of Hoagy Carmichael songs, The Nearness of You. Shannon is managing director of the Cabaret at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis. Lisa Marquette Porat is president and chair of the Association of Oncology Social Work.
She is a member of the board of directors of the American Psychosocial Oncology Association. Lisa is president of ILP Solutions, Inc., a healthcare communications and management consulting firm in Indianapolis. She, her husband and their daughter live in Indianapolis. Matthew L. Moodhe is a managing principal of Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit, a Chicago area law firm. Matthew concentrates his practice on condominium, townhouse and homeowner association law and litigation.
Alumni Reunion Weekend 2011 – Class of 1991 Row 1: Jonathan N. Stack, Jennifer Staulcup Kelley, Chadmon G. Householder, Isham Jay Bennett. Row 2: Vincent E. Wrencher Sr., Tuli Mukhopadhyay, Amy Yarbrough Cuomo, Brenda Swain Kuberek. Row 3: Victoria Schultz Phillips, Melanie Gough Holt, Kristin Norene O’Neil, Courtney Hughes Comer, Kristine “Kristy” Miller Calo. Row 4: Laura Frigo Kearney, Stacy Wilson McCann, Drewry Simpkinson Wolf, Karen “Kary” E. Ream. Summer 2011 I DePauw Magazine 51