Class Acts
2010s
Felicia Buttery, ’10, is a mental health specialist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, working toward her doctorate in clinical psychology at University of the Cumberlands. She lives in Covington, Ky. Seth Wright, ’10, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Zachary Schlott, ’11, Palantine, Ill., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training in Great Lakes, Ill. Joshua Taylor Hawkins, ’11, of Radcliff, Ky., works at Kroger.
Non-degreed Alumni or Alumni of Unknown Class Year Paulita Kincer of Columbus, Ohio, has written for the Tampa Tribune, Columbus Dispatch, Middletown Journal, Baltimore Sun, and St.Petersburg Times (now the Tampa Times). Her novel, “The Summer of France,” follows an American family through their adventures running a B&B in Provence. The book has risen to the top 30 Kindle ebooks under France Travel.
Newlyweds Laura Edwards, ’92, to Maury Young on April 20, 2013. They now live in Louisville, Ky. Theodore “T.J.” Phillips Jr., ’04, to Michelle Davidson on June 23, 2012. He is a CFO analyst and manager of financial services at The Kroger Co. corporate headquarters and lives in Lakeside Park, Ky. Amanda Rohrkasse, ’07, to Craig Flick, ’08, on June 8, 2012. Both are from Cincinnati, Ohio, and make their home there now. Morgan Benter, ’09, to Joshua Schweinfurth, ’09, on July 27, 2012. Morgan is a nurse in the newborn intensive care unit at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Joshua teaches math-
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ematics in the Oak Hills school district of Cincinnati, where they live with their “fur-baby” dachshund, Olliver. Shalyn Marie Braden, ’09, to Brennan Thomas Jones. Angie Zoller, ’09, to Drew Brubaker, ’08. They were both Student Alumni Ambassadors at Eastern and wonder if they’re the first married SAA couple. They live in Hilliard, Ohio.
Junior Alumni Kathryn “Kat” Ligon to Grant Petty, ’92, and Elizabeth Petty on July 18, 2012. Meredith Quinn to Jolie D. Ockerman Moore, ’98, and Les Moore, ’96, on January 4, 2013, welcomed by big sister Olivia. The family lives in Burlington, Ky. Palmer Ann to Charles Neal, ’98, and Season Welsh Neal of Jeffersonville, Ind., on June 29, 2012. Rachel Joy to David Sadler, ’99, and Cheryl Sadler on July 13, 2011, joining big sister Hannah. The family lives in Nicholasville, Ky. Alvin Cheng, ’02, ’05, and Carrie Marie Cheng of Mount Vernon, Ohio, have a new baby. Joan Wegner, ’02, of Melbourne, Ky., has a new baby. Mayla Christine to Amy Petrey Back, ’03, and Robert G. Back on January 29, 2013. Caroline Joy to Candace Proffitt Kuhl, ’04, and Phil Kuhl, ’04, on July 18, 2011. Phil was Eastern’s punter and kicker from 2000-2004 and is finishing his pediatric dental residency at Temple University. Candace received her bachelor’s in communication disorders. The family lives in Philadelphia, Pa.
Colton David to Miranda Summer Moore, ’04, and Harold David Moore III, ’06, on February 1, 2013. They live in Richmond, Ky. Eve Katherine Charlotte on July 5, 2012, to Kaila Baldwin Horn, ’05, ’06, and Matt Horn, ’02, ’06, joining siblings Josiah, Judah, and Jedidiah at their home in Lexington, Ky. Allie Harper to Derek McIntyre, ’05, and Rita McIntyre on April 17, 2011. Proud first-time grandfather is Kevin Wayne Whitman, ’70, ’80. Nathan James to Brooke Leigh Scott, ’05, and Matthew Alan Scott, ’05, on February 14, 2013, joining Blake, age 3, in Louisville, Ky. Trey Browning to Ashley Runyon Aitkin, ’06, and Richard Browning Aitkin II, ’05, on October 24, 2012. Trey is baby brother to Hunter. The family is at home in Alpharetta, Ga. Jacob Tyler to Rita Denise Manning Morgan, ’06, and Tyler Wade Morgan, ’06, on January 12, 2013. The family lives in Waco, Ky. Auldin Fisher to Nicholas Auldin Hamby, ’07, and Whitney Irene Hamby on January 8, 2013. The family lives in Jameston, Tenn. Brody Patrick to Kathryn “Katie” Massey Fromholt, ’09, and Jordan Nicholas Fromholt, ’09, on June 20, 2012. Camden Christopher Lee to Brandi Caudill Fitzgerald, ’09, and Chris Fitzgerald, ’99, on October 29, 2010. Brandi is a special education teacher and Chris teaches physical education, both in Pulaski County, Ky. They live in Burnside. Gabriel Michael to Marcie Michelle Rogers, ’10, and Paul Brandon Paris, ’10, on August 29, 2012. The family lives in Louisville, Ky.
McKinley Harper to Anna Elizabeth Lynne Cappel, ’12, and Daniel Cappel on February 14, 2013. Connor Nathaniel to Lindsey Wilson Sherman, ’10, and Trevor Sherman, ’09, on November 9, 2012. The family lives in Corbin, Ky. Aiden to Juliana (Jules) Williams Metcalfe, ’12, and Westley Metcalfe, an Eastern student, of Richmond, Ky., on December 9, 2012.
Losses in the Eastern Family Louise Rutledge Dowerman, ’33, on October 10, 2012, at age 100. After graduating from Eastern, the Richmond, Ky., native earned a degree from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and attended graduate school at the University of Wisconsin. She lived most of her life in Florida, where she helped husband Jake run the family farm and was librarian at Broward Community College. Upon her husband’s death in 1996, she retired to Danville, Ky., and established the Rutledge-Dowerman Endowed Scholarship Fund to benefit deserving Eastern students. That fund, combined with an $843,430 estate gift that fortifies the scholarship endowment, makes Dowerman one of the University’s most generous benefactors. In 1997 Dowerman was inducted into the EKU Hall of Distinguished Alumni and received an honorary Doctor of Letters. She was awarded Eastern’s Presidential Award of Merit in 2005. Mary Billingsley Garth, ’42, on February 23, 2013. She taught math and chemistry in high schools in Middlesboro, Ky., Clarksdale, Miss., and St. Louis, Mo. She was an active volunteer and regular first place winner at the St. Louis Senior Olympics in free throw shooting. She lived in Paoli, Ind.