Jonathan B. Gingrich ’07 and Rachael Meyers Gingrich ’08, Denver, Colo., celebrated the birth of Owen George Meyers Gingrich on July 3, 2015. David I. Glick ’07 and Sarah Turner, Seattle, Wash., were married on May 9, 2015. David is self-employed as a software developer specializing in web applications. Christy Miller Hesed ’07 and Kyle Miller Hesed, Hesston, Kan., celebrated the birth of Louella Miller Hesed on May 8, 2015. She joins Helena, 3. Christy is finishing a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Maryland. 23 Adam Yoder ’07 and Laura Landis Yoder ’07, Winston-Salem, N.C., celebrated the birth of Theodore Emerson on March 23, 2015.
Benjamin Graber ’08 and Ivannia Perez Graber ’08, Goshen, celebrated the birth of Lucas Manuel on Nov. 20, 2014. Jeffrey M. Hochstetler ’08 (administrative faculty ’08-14) and Kelsey Shue Hochstetler ’11, Sugarcreek, Ohio, celebrated the birth of Mariella Shue Hochstetler on June 1, 2015. 24 Andy A. Yoder ’08 and Rita Yoder, Sugarcreek, Ohio, celebrated the birth of twins, Max Lane and Leo Mark, on Dec. 11, 2014. They joined Nora, 2. In June 2015, Andy graduated from The Ohio State University internal medicine residency program and now works as a full-time physician at Aultman Hospital in Canton. 25
Seth Birky ’08 and Melanie Birky, Goshen, are owners of STAR Martial Arts, which for the second time in four years has been named an American Taekwondo Association school of the year. They teach students about more than self-defense maneuvers at their two locations in Elkhart and Mishawka: they focus on life skills like focus, discipline and perseverance. They have a combined 42 years of experience in martial arts. Jes Stoltzfus Buller ’08, Goshen, is recovering from a serious motorcycle accident in Colombia in March while serving with Sembrandopaz, an agency that does accompaniment work. Lindsy Glick ’08, Albuquerque, N.M., works as the interpreter services program coordinator for Presbyterian Healthcare Services. In the summer she volunteer taught an ESL class for immigrants.
Lydette Assefa ’09 is a student at Northwestern University School of Law, Evanston, Ill. Charity Grimes Bauman ’09, Pittsburgh, Pa., is community outreach coordinator of Homegrown, an edible garden program of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Monica Cender ’09 and Kyler Kearby, Goshen, were married on Aug. 1, 2015. Monica is a social worker at Forte Residential, Goshen. Matthew Y. Harms ’09 is a program officer, based in Jerusalem, with The Abraham Path Initiative, a long-distance walking trail across the Middle East that aims to inspire understanding, prosperity and hope for all people in the region. Lindsey Beck Mason ’09, Goshen, is a regional development officer for Hesston (Kan.) College.
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Melissa Plucinski ’09, Grayslake, Ill., has taught special education students for six years at Prairie Crossing Charter School, a public environmental charter.
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Grant T. Bachman ’10, Indianapolis, Ind., is an engineer with Webstream Sports.
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Luke Nofsinger ’09, Portage, Mich., was sworn in as a member of the St. Joseph County Bar Association. 26
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Peter Miller ’09, Charlottesville, Va., is pursuing a Ph.D. in English literature at the University of Virginia and is a Rare Book School Fellow for the 2015-16 school year. He won the Thomas J. Griffis prize for his essay, “Faulkner’s Gramophone: The Disembodied Sounds of As I Lay Dying.”
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Karrie Johnson Goelz ’10 teaches social studies and English at Goshen Middle School. Vanessa Hershberger ’10, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the eastern Congo coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee. Laura J. Leatherman ’10 and Jason S. Slabach, Elkhart, Ind., were married on April 4, 2015. Laura is the librarian at West Goshen Elementary School. Arienne Johnson McShane ’10 received a master’s degree in Islamic studies from Harvard Divinity School in 2014 and is a program officer at the Center for World Religions Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, at George Mason University, Fairfax, Va. Zachary L. Miller ’10 and Anna M. Srof ’10, Kalamazoo, Mich., were married on Oct. 27, 2012. Anna works as a nurse and unit coordinator at Bronson Methodist Hospital in the neurology intensive care unit. Zac
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