ALUMNI NEWS
Keith R. Miller ’91, Madison, Wis., has published the second edition of his second novel, The Book on Fire (Immanion Press, 2011.) The book has a new cover and includes a long bonus story, “City of Bones,” which is about a sojourner in a post-apocalyptic Alexandria. The book is available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble as well as select bookstores. Michael L. Nolt ’94 and Felicia Waggoner, Goshen, were married Sept. 17, 2011. Mike teaches chemistry at Goshen High School. Rachel Miller Nolt ’90, Goshen, graduated May 21, 2011, with a master of divinity degree from Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind. Joanna Oyer ’91, Normal, Ill., works as a renal social worker at the Champaign-Urbana Dialysis Center in Urbana. J. Douglas Reed ’90, Stoughton, Wis., was playwright of “The Lamentable Tragedie of Scott Walker,” a theatrical production which played to sold-out houses and enthusiastic acclaim in Madison in September 2011. Carola Horsch Breckbill ’85, Stoughton, Wis., designed and produced the costumes for the show. Jason T. Rychener ’94 and Michelle Rychener, Archbold, Ohio, celebrated the birth of Gradyn Henry on March 4, 2011. Lori A. Shreiner ’92, Goshen, accepted the new assistant principalship of Goshen Middle School beginning fall 2011. She previously was assistant principal at Goshen High School. Andrea Bontrager Unzicker ’91, Thorntown, Ind., works as chief legal and compliance officer for Indiana Public Retirement System. Kristine Drolet Weaver ’91, Elkhart, Ind., a family nurse practitioner, opened The People’s Clinic in October 2010. She is one of only four percent of nurse practitioners nationwide to own and operate their own clinic. Visit her website: npforwellness.com.
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Winter 2011-2012
1995-99 CORRECTIONS The correct birthday for Alice Elizabeth, daughter of Joy Yoder Manna ’97 and Andrew Manna, Zionsville, Ind., is Sept. 17, 2010. The correct birthdate for Charles John Moreland, son of Rachel Miller Moreland ’97 and Thomas Moreland is Feb. 6, 2011. NOTES Scott C. Barge ’99 and Nessa R. Stoltzfus were married on May 20, 2011. They live in Goshen, where Scott is working as director of assessment and institutional research at Goshen College. He earned his doctorate of education in higher education from Harvard University in May 2011. Anne H. Berry ’99, Goshen, began in September as visiting assistant professor in the Department of Art, Art History and Design at the University of Notre Dame. She is teaching graphic design courses, beginning with Graphic Design II/ Typography in the fall semester. Malinda Berry ’96 and John Stoltzfus, Richmond, Ind., were married Dec. 24, 2010. Ben A. Beyeler ’99 and Jodi Hochstedler Beyeler ’00, Goshen, celebrated the birth of Arthur Lester Hochstedler Beyeler on Oct. 12, 2011. Angela Birky Bohnert ’99, Denver, Colo., left private practice as a municipal finance attorney and took a position with the University of Denver Sturm College of Law as a career consultant in August 2011. She counsels current law students and alumni and does law firm outreach.
July 1, 2011. MennoMedia represents the merger of Mennonite Publishing Network and Third Way Media. Amy is working out of her home in Hudson, Ohio. Manu Gour ’98, Haryana, India, started a corporate training and development firm, I Train Consultants Pvt. Ltd., in 2007. They help organizations with management and leadership through 35 specialized workshops. What he learned at GC has been built into the content that is delivered in corporate classrooms across India. Jennifer Graber ’95, Wooster, Ohio, is the author of The Furnace of Affliction: Prisons and Religion in Antebellum America (University of North Carolina Press, 2011). Eric C. Harley ’97 and Becca Toppin Harley ’00, Lagrangeville, N.Y., celebrated the adoption of Alemnesh Grace on June 13, 2011. She was born in Ethiopia on Oct. 13, 2010. She joins Noah, 8, Jadon, 6, and Hannah, 3. Kelly J. Hartzler ’97, Mishawaka, Ind., an attorney at Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s South Bend office, has been elected a partner effective Jan. 1, 2012. She is a member of the firm’s litigation department where she has focused her practice in transactional and environmental litigation. Keith D. Herris ’99 and Melissa Herris, McKenzie, Tenn., celebrated the birth of Nevaeh Grace on July 5, 2011. She joins Noelle, 5, and Natalie, 2. Lenora Hirschler ’97, her husband Tobias Magatti and their three sons recently moved to Goshen. Lenora continues to work for Parkview Health at a family practice clinic in Ligonier.
Lilly Santeliz Bontrager ’99 is a family physician. She and her husband Jeremy Bontrager and children Rhoda Marie, 3, and Nathaniel Isaiah, 1, live in Kendallville, Ind.
Tonya S. Histand ’95 and Anthony Yoder, Philadelphia, Pa., celebrated the birth of Iva Histand Yoder on Feb. 27, 2011.
Kira S. Cunningham ’96 and Benjamin Powell, Leadville, Colo., were married Sept. 5, 2010. Kira is teaching first grade in Spanish at a dual language school in Dillon, Colo.
Joel D. Holsopple ’99 and Sarah Holsopple, Millersburg, Ind., celebrated the birth of Kate Elizabeth Freed Holsopple on April 13, 2011. She joins Luke, 5, and Matthew, 3.
Amy Gingerich ’99 is director of print media with MennoMedia launched in Harrisonburg, Va.,
Crystal Bontrager Kauffman ’96, Goshen, began as school nurse this fall at Heritage Intermediate