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James Thompson ’85 and Sze Man Yau, September 13, 2008, in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park. Attendees included W. Christian ’85 and Jill (VanderWeert) ’86 Sieverts, and Michael E. ’84 and Lois Rebekah (Hardy) ’84 Markiewicz. Sze is a pharmacist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Jim works in the corporate alliances group of Fox Chase Cancer Center, also in Philadelphia. The couple honeymooned in Italy.
and Kelsey (Harris) Walny ’02. Melanie is a third-year resident in family medicine at the University of Washington. The Bergs reside in Seattle, WA. Paul D. Craney ’04 and Laurene Belsito, June 22, 2008, in Rockport, MA. The couple lives in Washington, D.C. Paul is the executive director of the District of Columbia Republican Committee and has been published or quoted in multiple types of print and online media.
Jonathan Flanders ’06 and Julie Mathis ’06, December 22, 2007. Alumni participating in the ceremony were Lourdes Meza ’06, Mariya Tymchenko ’06, She-hee Koh ’06, Mbong Azang-Njah ’06, Esther Kim ’03, Benjamin Flanders ’03, Ryan Hardin ’03 and Daniel Wall ’02.
Timothy Smeeding and Marcia Carlson ’91, November 1, 2008, in Garrison, NY. Tim is an economist who is Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs at the La Follette School of Public Affairs and director of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Marcia was offered a tenured job in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin in March 2008. The couple resides in Madison, WI.
Jeremiah G. Rood and Amanda M. Dumond ’03, September 13, 2008, at Hamilton House in South Berwick, ME. Amanda is assistant editor at The Hellenic Voice, a Greek American newspaper based in Lexington, MA. Jeremiah is pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at Andover Newton Theological School in Newton, MA, where they live. Ryan Berg and Melanie Parker ’02, July 12, 2008, at Denny Park Lutheran Church in Seattle, WA. Gordon alumni in attendance were Ben ’04 and Katie (Thomforde) ’02 Hanchett, Jennifer (Swenson) Coffey ’02
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Adam Rowe ’04 and Elizabeth Aiken ’04, June 14, 2008. The couple was married on Cape Cod. Alumnae in the wedding party were Sunny Park ’04, Rebecca Copty ’04 and Katie Grogan ’05. Liz and Adam serve on the staff of Rolling Hills Community Church in Danville, CA.
Grant Johnson ’06 and Ahnika Michealsen ’07, August 24, 2008. The ceremony took place on the Crossroads Estate at the Firestone Vineyards in Los Olivos, CA. Grant works for Melchiori Construction as project engineer and Ahnika is employed by Smith Barney Investments. The couple honeymooned in Maui/Kannapauli, HI, and reside in Santa Barbara, CA. Many Gordon alumni attended the ceremony. Isaac Farley and Stacey Binkiwitz ’05, September 28, 2008, at Stonehurst Manor, North Conway, NH. Beckah Fisher ’05 served as maid of honor. Isaac works at Laconia Winair in Laconia, NH, and Stacey at Lakeview Neurological Rehabilitation Center. They reside in Effingham, NH.
Michael Hildebrandt and Kimberly Watkins ’05, June 22, 2008, in Beverly, MA. Gordon alumni in attendance were Julia (Brink) D’Onofrio ’05, Katie Ambrose ’06 and Kevin Roberts ’00. Kimberly and Michael both work at the Landmark School in Prides Crossing, MA. They reside in Beverly, MA.
Jaron Foster and Megan Pope ’06, July 5, 2008, in Montpelier, VT. Marc Ramsey and Jenny Warren ’06, August 3, 2008, in Lyme, NH. Rebecca Anderson ’06 participated as a bridesmaid.