Class notes 1998 In June 2011, ELISABETH MCCANDLESS EDWARDS opened the law firm Wanzer Edwards, PC, in downtown Indianapolis. Her practice will continue to focus on all aspects of family law, domestic mediation and collaborative law with the goal of promoting peace and protecting families. She writes, “opening a business is one of the very best things I’ve ever done!” Well-wishers can send a note via email to her at eedwards@ wanzeredwards.com. 1999 MICHAEL FRANKLIN and his wife, Stephanie, announce the birth of their daughter, Juliette Marie, June 18, 2011. She joins her sister Savannah, 3, and brother Casey, 15. KEVIN and NICKI SMITH MURPHY announce the birth of their first child, Eleanor “Ellie” Nicole, Dec. 31, 2010. Kevin Murphy is a partner in the law firm of Thompson, Miller and Simpson, specializing in civil litigation. Nicki Murphy is associate director of Baylor University Press (Texas), overseeing all manner of things book-related. Contact them at smith.murphy@insightbb.com. 2000 KRISTI BOSO GRIMM and her husband, DEREK ’02, welcomed their second daughter, Peyton Elizabeth, July 22, 2011. She joins big sister Madeline, 3. The family lives in Zionsville, Ind., where Derek Grimm teaches 8th grade science and Kristi Grimm is a partner at WestPoint Financial Group. 2001 STEVE and RACHAEL COTHERMAN BAUDENDISTEL ’02 announce the birth of their son, Logan Andrew, July 28, 2011 in Louisville, Ky. Rachael Baudendistel is the head girl’s basketball coach at Shawe Memorial High School and teaches health and physical education. Steve Baudendistel is on the football staff at Hanover and serves as the athletic department’s strength and conditioning coordinator.
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JASON KING and his wife, Laura, announce the birth of their first daughter, Adeline Grace, April 6, 2011. The couple moved to Carmel, Ind., in 2010, and has been married for three and-a-half years. He is a commercial relationship manager with Old National Bank. 2002 JENNIFER DANE MCCULLOUGH and her husband, Wes, announce the birth of their first child, Henry Dane, June 10, 2011, 9 lbs., 3 oz., 20 1/2 in. KATHERINE DUNAGAN OSBORNE received her doctorate in English from the University of Kentucky, May 2010. She and her husband, Matt, announce the birth of their first child, Annalee, this past October, and she has accepted a tenuretrack position at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. 2003 ERIN MATSON married Jim Reder July 9, 2011, in Cincinnati, where they live with their boxer, Cassie. Matson teaches second grade, and Reder works in the food industry. She still enjoys running and coached high school cross country and track for several years.
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2004 PRESTON LONG and Lambda Chi Alpha big brother, RICH RIFE ’01, successfully summited Mt. Rainier, Aug. 8, 2011 at 6:45 a.m. The duo joined with Big City Mountaineers, a nonprofit organization, to raise money for under-resourced, at-risk urban teens. All seven members of their team reached the summit and raised more than $28,000. 2005 NATE and LAUREN WILLIAMS LITTLEFIELD ’04 announce the birth of their first child, Owen William, June 2, 2011, in Carmel, Ind. Both mom and baby are doing well. TONY and ELLEN MORRIS SEWELL ’06 announce the birth of their first child, Anna Leigh, Aug. 26, 2011, 4 lbs., 12 oz., 19 1/4 in. The Sewells live in Louisville, Ky. Also welcoming Anna to the world are grandparents BILL ’78 and CAROL CHAPPELL MORRIS ’80.