Fall 2012
1998
Jan (Bridge) Beck and her husband, Josh, announce the birth of Samuel Ryder on March 25, 2012. Christina (Dozzi) Costain and her husband, Vinny, welcomed daughter Sophia Grace on Feb. 4, 2012. Sarah (Howe) Detar and her husband, Sean, announce the birth of son John Thomas on Dec. 29, 2011. Craig Tyson completed his Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and ancient history at the University of Michigan in spring 2011. He is currently an assistant professor of religious studies at D’Youville College in Buffalo, N.Y.
1999
Erin (Osterman) Davies and her husband, Brian, announce the birth of son Oliver on June 20, 2012. He joins sister Harper, 2. Jennifer (Dively) Forristal received a master’s degree in public health from the University of Louisville in May 2012 and was accepted into the Ph.D. program for health policy and management. Lance Latham and his wife, Akiko, are the parents of daughter Emma Ikeyama, born June 13, 2012, in Nagaoka, Japan. Rebecca (Saunders) and John ’98 Neumann welcomed son John David Jr. on June 7, 2012. Heather Ray and Stephen Black ’98 were married March 23, 2012, in Elkton, Md. Tara (Broms) and Jonathan Shaw welcomed son Jacob on June 15, 2011. Jodi (Gilbert) Young and her husband, Trevor, announce the birth of daughter Coraline Audrey
Birthday Business |
These 12 women from the Gamma Sigma Phi Class of 1983 met in Virginia in 2011 to celebrate a “significant” birthday.
on Oct. 13, 2011, and the addition of son Nikolai “Niko” Dickson, born March 1, 2006, and adopted from Bulgaria on Jan. 30, 2012. Coraline and Niko join sisters Pippa, Romilly, Beatrix and Juniper at home in Abington, Pa.
2000
Rachel (Godfrey) Chipley and her husband, Phil, welcomed son Daniel James on July 25, 2011. e Adam Erbrecht is the new principal of Daniels Run Elementary School in Fairfax, Va. Most recently, he was assistant principal at Providence Elementary. George Fohl Jr. and Katheryn Morgan were married Sept. 24, 2011, in Richmond, Va., where they now reside. Julie (Wagner) Giove and her husband, Joe, welcomed daughter Lucille Mae, born May 10, 2012. Lucy joins brother Joey, 2. Anna Marie (Zambito) and Andrew ’01 Kibler announce the birth of son Rocco Andrew on Feb. 8, 2012. Kevin Kleppinger and his wife, Leah, welcomed son Isaac Allen on Sept. 10, 2011. Mark Kubichek and his wife, Raenell, announce the birth of their second child, Claire, on April 14, 2012. e
2001
Sara (Ohlerich) Bogdon and her husband, Derek, welcomed Kendall Marie on Feb. 24, 2012. e Tamara (Corti) Fossa and her husband, Sergio, are the parents of sons Benjamin Peter, born Feb 18, 2012, and Jackson Paul, 1. e Jason Labonte received a Ph.D. in chemistry from Johns Hopkins University in October 2011. David Miller and his wife, Heather, welcomed son David James III, “Trey,” on Aug. 1, 2012. e Andrew Peterson and his wife, Sally, announce the birth of daughter Gabriella Elizabeth on May 8, 2012.
2002
Sarah (Erdos) and Keith Bocian welcomed daughter Lillian Sarah on July 5, 2011. She joins sister Allison, 2, in Broomall, Pa. Keith
is the senior director of a KnowledgePoints tutoring center and Sarah is a science teacher in the Abington School District. Megan (Standish) and Michael ’01 Campanella announce the birth of daughter Adeline Grace on Oct. 17, 2011. She joins big sister Esther. Ingrid (Boehm) and Barry Deems welcomed daughter Genevieve Louise on April 27, 2012. She joins brother Caleb. Tim Hilterman and his wife, Abby, welcomed son Derek Isaiah, born July 4, 2012. He joins sisters Kate, Piper and Kensington. Amanda (Bernhardt) Mennell and her husband, William, are the parents of son Owen Phoenix, born July 12, 2010. Aaron Piper and his wife, Gretchen, welcomed son Andrew David on April 15, 2012.
2003
Patricia (Matoney) Bardy and her husband, Erik, announce the birth of daughter Madeleine Marie on July 7, 2012. Erik is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Grove City College. Elena (Cecchini) Conkle and her husband, Gary, are the parents of daughter Peyton Susanne, born Jan. 23, 2012. Elizabeth (Smith) and James ’02 Frengel announce the birth of daughter Mary Lauren on July 5, 2012. e Rebekah (Horst) Ganley and her husband, Scott, welcomed son Luke William on April 14, 2012. e Mark McCoy and his wife, Helena, welcomed son Shane on April 29, 2012. Amber (Jones) and Ryan Mitchell announce the birth of daughter Jacqueline Jones on Sept. 1, 2012. e Michelle (Hicks) Ntampaka was awarded the American Physical Society's M. Hildred Blewett Fellowship. She will use this fellowship to complete her Ph.D. with the cosmology group in Carnegie Mellon University's department of physics. Her research will focus on how dark matter halos and subhalos are populated with galaxies. Lisa (Vicini) Sano and her husband, Mark, welcomed daughter Elizabeth Ann on May 15, 2012.
Megan (Oyler) and Nathan ’02 Troxell welcomed son Andrew Thomas on April 28, 2012.
2004
Sarah (Gibson) and Ryan Boyd welcomed son John Paul “J.P.” on Nov. 28, 2010. His sister, Julia, is 3. Sheila (Mattes) Carlberg wrote the patriotic children’s book America Is My Home, which introduces the principles of faith and freedom to a preschool audience. She wrote the book for her two young sons. The book’s illustrator is sister-in-law Adrienne (Carlberg ’01) Shaw. More information can be found at www.americaismyhome.com. Carlberg received additional publicity after a photo of her at a campaign rally, with her book, was posted on Ann Romney’s Facebook page. Emily (Drawbaugh) and Nathan ’05 Dietrich welcomed son Aaron Matthew on June 22, 2012. He joins brother Levi, 1. Andrea (Fragello) and Chad ’03 Erbrecht welcomed son Caleb August on May 16, 2012. His sister, Ciera, is 2. Rachel (Zinger) Godfrey and her husband, Matthew, announce the birth of daughter Payton Leigh on May 24, 2012. Randall Hinton and his wife, Elizabeth, welcomed son Jeremiah Lane on Aug. 22, 2012. e
Spring Visit |
A Pan Sophic/“Dungeon Rat” reunion was held this spring at the home of Patty Ezell ’79 in Virginia Beach, Va. From left: Russ Young ’80, Cindy (Grant ’78) Przytarski, Ezell, Mark Willis ’80, Gail Underhill ’79, Lisa (Voss ’78) Brugler and Tim Eichenlaub ’80.
t h e G eD ¯ UNK w w w. g c c.e d u | 41