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BRUCE SAULTER ’05 and his wife, Tyla, welcomed their first child, Jack Rex Saulter, Nov. 24, 2015. Jack loves tummy time, is the biggest little Chicago Cubs fan you’ll meet and enjoys smiling at girls in the neighborhood. He’s proud to be a Hanover legacy!
KIM HARDESTY HESTING ’08 was one of six teachers to earn an “Excellence in Teaching” award from Hilliard Lyons for her work as a moderate-to-severe disabilities special education teacher at Coral Ridge Elementary in Fairdale, Ky. Along with the award, she was given $1,000.00 to use for her classroom. She and her husband, TIM HESTING ’07, reside in New Albany, Ind. STEFANIE HOGAN ’08 participated in a 545-mile charity bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, Calif., June 5-11, to raise money for AIDS and HIV research and education programs. More information is available at www.StefRides545. com and www.AidsLifeCycle.com.
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AMANDA ALLEN HARSIN ’06 received the 2016 President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction from Ivy Tech Community College. Harsin, an associate professor of communication, also received two honors from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis as she works on her doctoral degree. She earned IUPUI’s Indiana School of Liberal Arts Survey Research Award and was the communication program and School of Liberal Arts winner and nominee for the Sherry Queener Graduate Student Excellence Award.
CHRIS KOOPMAN ’09 was selected by Forbes’ magazine for its “30 Under 30: Law and Policy” feature. Koopman is a research fellow at the Mercatus Center and a professor of economics and law at George Mason University. His research shapes public policy for state and federal governments.
2007 PAIGE BRADLEY MCDOWALL ’07 and her husband, David, welcomed their second child, Olivia Jane, August 15, 2015. They are all adjusting to being a family of four and big brother, Nate, loves to make his little sister laugh.
RACHEL WALTERS WHITSTIFF ’09 was inducted into the Montgomery County (Ind.) Basketball Hall of Fame in May. She scored 1,030 points and had 711 rebounds at Southmont High School and posted 922 points and 823 boards during her four seasons at Hanover.
2010 SARAH SMITH ’10 married MATTHEW VELASQUEZ ’12, July 11, 2015, in Madison, Ind. The bridal party included LAURA BROCKMAN NELTNER ’10, LINDSAY HAGEN NEAL ’10, AKAMI MARQUIS ’10 and MATT DAHLE ’11. Hanoverians in attendance were KATIE READ ’10, JOSH BROTHERS ’10, A.J. NELTNER ’10, RICHARD AND ERIN DAUGHERTY GIORDANO ’10 and PATRIC MORRISON ’10.
EMILY WILSON ’07 has been promoted to vice president at Bose Public Affairs Group LLC, an Indianapolis, Ind.based government affairs and strategic communications firm. Wilson joined Bose in 2015 as the public relations director. In 2015, she received a Public Relations Society of America Hoosier Chapter Award of Honor for media relations. She also is actively involved with the American Marketing Association’s Indianapolis chapter.
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ALLIE CAITO SIPE ’07 and her husband, Jordan, welcomed their first child, Oliver Miles, Dec. 9, 2015. The family resides in Indianapolis, Ind.
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