2010 Evan Addams was named one of Pittsburgh’s “13 Under 30” in the February 2014 Whirl Magazine. The nominees are young professionals with entrepreneurial spirit Addams is director of accounts for start-up NoWait, the anti-reservation waitlist app for casual dining restaurants. Outside of work, he helps entrepreneurs in third-world countries through TingaTinga Capital. Charlotte (Nichols) and Adam ’09 Aljets are the parents of son Elias Peter, born Nov. 30, 2013. Kimberly (Stone) and Andrew Berglund welcomed daughter Elaine Elizabeth on March 12, 2014. Jessica (Garver) and Tyler Berkey announce the birth of daughter Elizabeth Marilyn on Oct. 29, 2013.
Summer 2014 Megan (Kneisley) and Aaron Biller welcomed daughter Lydia Charlotte on May 7, 2013. Leigh Frens and Alex Valencia were married Jan. 4, 2014, in Orange, Calif., where they both live. Leigh works in human resources at Western Digital and Alex is the worship pastor at Grace Church of Orange. Rebekah (Atkinson) and David Gernhard welcomed daughter Charlotte Ann on Dec. 17, 2013. Brittany (Shaffer) Mayak and her husband, Ben, welcomed daughter Kennedy Adella on Feb. 6, 2014. Lara (Stewart) and Brian ’09 Sandell welcomed daughter Blair Elizabeth on March 1, 2014. Frederick Wennlund is the new head coach for the Cress Creek Commons swim team in Naperville, Ill. He is a middle school enhancement teacher with
TEXAS CELEBRATION | Grover students and alumni gathered at the SMU Chapel in Dallas, Texas, to celebrate the wedding of David Durfee ’13 and Katelyn Renke ’13. Row 1, from left: Peter Durfee ’80, Susan (Peshek ’81) Durfee, Phil Kramer ’13, Dave Thomas ’13, Sam Sites ’14, Jonathan Durfee ’10, Tommy Sites ’14 and Bruce Goddard ’80. Row 2: Annie Wells ’14, Tracy Haskins ’13, Faith Marquardt ’14, newlyweds David and Katelyn, Sharon Koss ’14, Kariah Church ’14, Anne (Durfee ’77) Drybala, Vince Drybala ’76, Rebecca (Kraft ’10) Durfee and Debra (Michael ’79) Goddard.
the Valley View School District in Romeoville.
2011 Betsy (Dennis) Graham and her husband, Geoff, are the parents of daughter Lucy Ann, born Oct. 3, 2013. Amanda (Deer) Harmon graduated from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in spring 2014 with a M.A. in counseling. She is currently using her degree to minister to victims of human trafficking in the Pacific Northwest.
as an engineer. They live in Cranberry Township, Pa. Hannah Hoover and Philip Kinney were married Dec. 14, 2013, in Lancaster, Pa. They now live in Toledo, Ohio. Philip works as a financial adviser for Merrill Lynch, and Hannah is a diploma consultant/ administrative assistant for Veritas Press Scholars Academy. Erin (Kauffman) and Bryan Joseph announce the birth of daughter Elia Rose on March 17, 2014.
2012 Christene Buonpane and Ben Holder were married Sept. 28, 2013, in Aurora, Ohio. Ben is working at BNZ Materials as a plant engineer and Christene is working at Westinghouse Electric Company
NU LAMBS TEE UP | These Nu Lambda Phi fraternity brothers, all from the Class of 1979, celebrated their 35th reunion recently at the Glenmore Country Club in Charlottesville, Va. From left: Jeff Thompson, Bob Beckett, Bill Nussear, Eric Johnson, Steve Keefer, John Yanak, Dave Rathburn, Bob Woodward, Lew Wright, Chris Hogan and Ralph Kulusich.
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