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Bambi Jasmin ’93 graduated from Ross University of Veterinary Medicine with her D.V.M. in May 2006. She completed a oneyear internship in food animal medicine at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO, and has begun a three-year residency in laboratory animal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Marc Pitman ’95 is director of the Inland Foundation and pastor of the Vineyard Church of Waterville, ME. In June he was the keynote speaker at the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Summer Institute in Charleston, SC. The association fosters development of fundraising professionals and promotes high ethical standards in the fundraising profession. Kristin (Kaehler) Schmid ’96 recently graduated from the University of Georgia with her master’s degree in learning disabilities. She is currently teaching in Georgia, where she resides with her husband, Kurt, and their 2-year-old son. Ingrid (Brommers) Bergquist ’97 ran the Portland, OR, marathon on October 7. Christopher Bibow ’97 is cofounder of Bibow Industries Inc. and of torchtools. com. He is a patentee and inventor of a suite of specialty tools for the plumbing, HAVAC/R, welding and medical industries. He continues to be involved in contemporary Christian music. Shawn Vincent ’97 was named middle school dean in October 2006 at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School, Poland, ME. Benjamin ’98 and Diane (Jacobus Yurgosky) ’99 Ryan reside in Georgetown, MA, with their children—Elijah, Annamae and Grace. Ben owns and operates New Life Chiropractic and Wellness Center. Warren ’98 and Tressa (Bowles) ’98 Smith and their sons moved to Yokosuka, Japan, in April. Warren, a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, is the operations officer on board the USS Stethem, which is home ported out of Yokosuka. ltgwsmith@hotmail.com Deborah Wry ’98 of Lynn, MA, was chosen as one of 65 teachers to participate in Mark Twain and the “Impolite Nation”: Using Mark Twain’s Work to Teach About Race in America, an academically rigorous program held in July, and sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Deborah is a reading teacher at Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Lynn, MA. Jeff ’99 and Christi ’00 (Jasa) Reilly and their children—Caleb, Catie, Ashley and Andrew—reside in Temecula, CA. Jeff is a public school teacher and Christi is a stayat-home mom.
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2000s Sarah McGarry ’00 completed the 2007 Boston Marathon and was an assistant coach of the 2007 Framingham High School state champion girl’s lacrosse team. Nancy (Silvia) Capen ’01 successfully completed the 2007 Boston Marathon on April 16. This was her first marathon. Shannon Butler ’02 is living in Washington, D.C., and is in her final semester of classes for her M.A. degree in school counseling, specializing with deaf students. In the spring of 2008 she will have a full-time internship as a counselor at a residential deaf school. Jeffrey Divino ’02 was published in the Ecology of Freshwater Fish—an article from his master’s degree research at the University of Alberta entitled “Effects of reproductive timing and hatch date on fathead minnow recruitment.” Mike McGarry ’02 was ordained by the Baptist General Conference on March 11 on the recommendation of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Norfolk, MA, where he has served as pastor of student ministries since 2005. Jocelyn Ruppell ’02 graduated December 2007 from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA, with an M.S. degree in speech-language pathology. She will be completing an internship at a hospital in London, England, this fall. Nathaniel Van Yperen ’02 received his Master of Divinity and The Fellowship in Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary at Princeton’s 195th Commencement Exercises on May 19. Jonathan Lopez ’03 graduated from Downstate Health Science Center College of Medicine in Brooklyn, NY, on May 29. He received distinction in research for looking at how gap junctions aid communication among neurons in the brain. In July he moved to Loma Linda in California’s inland empire, where he will begin work as a pediatric intern. His wife, Guppy, who is Canadian, will join him after her U.S. visa is approved. He is excited to try fish tacos and surfer lingo. Nicole (Poirier) Palmeira ’03 is a lieutenant reservist on active duty with the 92nd Air Refueling Wing of the U.S.A.F. Lt. Palmeira has been taking additional steps toward chaplaincy since she arrived at the base. Anthony Weed ’03 just completed his master’s in elementary education and is teaching bilingual education at Harley Harmon Elementary in Las Vegas.
Amy Kuiken ’04 is a 2007–2008 Fulbright scholar to Bulgaria. Her husband, Jonathan, was accepted into Boston College’s doctoral program in history. Wendy Whitekettle ’04 graduated with honors from Widener University School of Human Service Professions with her master’s in social work. She also passed the Pennsylvania clinical licensure exam. wendy.whitekettle@gmail.com Abigail Bargende ’05 has relocated to Newton, MA, after accepting a job in the Newton Public School System. She will be working on her Master of Arts in Teaching with a specialty in reading at Gordon College. Mike Frechette ’05 graduated with a master’s degree in applied linguistics from the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics in Dallas, TX. Scott Hwang ’05 is director of student leadership at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA. He is in charge of student senate, campus activities, clubs and organizations, as well as the orientation program. Weston Roberts ’05 has a worship band, Evensong Rising, which led worship for the national conference for Bread for the World in June at an ecumenical service of more than 2,000 people. The service was held in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., with many leaders and congressmen from Capitol Hill present. Bread for the World is the largest advocate for world hunger in our nation, lobbying for more than $80 billion toward hunger relief. Abigail St-Hilaire ’05 has been admitted into a Ph.D. program in gerontology at University of Massachusetts Boston. Rachel Lawson ’07 is studying film in Los Angeles.
Weddings Sandra Nicol x’90 and James ’88 Hickey, March 12, 2005, at the First Congregational Church of Hamilton in Hamilton, MA. There were 41 Gordon College attendees. Jody Epstein and Matt Hillas ’93, August 17, Westlake Village, CA. Gordon alumni in attendance were Carrie (Dahl) Tibbles ’93, Steven Carlson ’92, Adam Maguire ’92 and Andrew Badoud ’92. Ruth Fulwider ’97 and Chester Liu, April 8, 2006. The couple resides in North Billerica, MA. Ruth is a high school English teacher at Boston Latin School and Chester is a full-time M.B.A. candidate at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.