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The ’10s Lindsey (Brand) Fisher ’10 and her spouse, Joshua ’11, DPM, are the parents of daughter, Amelia Jo, born July 17, 2016. Kira (Angle) Fledderman ’10 and her spouse, Alex, are the parents of a son, Matthew Carvin, born on Aug. 8, 2019. Riley (Denslaw) Hawkins ’11 and her spouse, Chris, are the parents of a daughter, Olivia Rose, born on Aug. 8, 2016. Katie (Beck) Lee ’11 has been named a communications specialist at C-SPAN in Washington, D.C. She resides in Arlington, Va., with her spouse, Andrew.
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Left: Taylor Drane ’13 and spouse Stacie (Tanksley) ’13; upper right: George Duffey ’09 and spouse Carissa; lower right: Sara Talbert ’13 and spouse Tiffany (Tibbot) ’11
Tiffany Tibbot ’11 and Sara Talbert ’13 married on Aug. 20, 2016, at Mustard Seed Gardens in Noblesville, Ind. The bridesmaids included Hilary Hauguel ’12,
Rachel Barnstead ’11, Shannon Beatty ’13, Julie Beer ’11, Amanda Henthorne ’13 and Kayli (Schafer) Krevda ’11. Former Franklin College Campus Minister David Weatherspoon officiated the wedding. The couple took a honeymoon to California and drove along the coast from San Diego to San Francisco. They reside in Indianapolis. Kerri (Kinker) Meyer ’13 and her spouse, Jason, are the parents of a son, Duke Thomas, born July 19, 2016. He joins a sister, Tilly. The family resides in Batesville, Ind. Stacie Tanksley ’13 and Taylor Drane ’13 married on June 20, 2015, at Franklin College’s Richardson Chapel. Readers in the wedding included Syd Surface ’11. They recently relocated from Lawrence, Kan., to Whiteland, Ind. ■
Marketing knowledge and beauty Russia Johnson ’08 and her sister are founders and owners of The Black Market, a beauty supply store catering to ethnic populations, located in Columbus, Ind. Johnson cited U.S. Census data indicating tremendous growth of ethnic populations in southern Indiana in the last decade as a major impetus for launching the niche business. “My sister and I felt it was important to not only supply the community with beauty products unavailable within 40 miles of Columbus, but to also provide a safe place for people in the community to ask questions without judgment. For instance, a mother with biracial children who has no idea why her shampoo and conditioner make her children’s hair dry or someone who just wants more information on the history of head wraps in America can come in and get a healthy dose of information from associates knowledgeable in all of these areas and more. That was our motivation for starting the business. “Also, as the founding vice president of the Black Student Union on Franklin’s campus, I have always had a partiality for not only diversity, but for educating people on different cultures and their histories.”
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