Ashley C. Parrish ’93 and Michael Parrish welcomed Gavin Jared into the world Oct. 13, 2008.
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Doug and Hallie Thompson Lorimer ’95 are proud to announce the birth of their son, Douglas David Lorimer III. Douglas was born on March 31, 2008. He joins proud big sister, Neilly.
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Brian Wilson ’79, who teaches Advanced Placement Literature and Composition at Trinity Valley School in Fort Worth, gave an address at the national AP Annual Conference on “Death, Transcendence and Transfiguration in the Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman.” The conference was in Seattle in late July. He is also a table leader at the annual AP Reading for Literature and Composition.
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taking over the role of Undergraduate Resource Efficiency Program Coordinator just after graduating from Harvard with a B.A. in Biochemistry. During his undergraduate career, he spent a majority of his time organizing big events and representing the student body for Pforzheimer House as the House Committee Co-Chair. However, he still found time to do scientific research, an
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Holland Hall alumnus Brandon Geller (front right) and friends meet with Al Gore after he spoke to the Harvard community during Gore’s Solutions Summit on the climate crisis Oct. 21-22, 2008.
Eric Krieckhaus ’84 is currently in Brussels, Belgium at the International School of Brussels (ISB) as the Department Chair of high school mathematics. His family includes wife, Margaret Patterson, four-year-old daughter, Katherine and two-year-old son, Kyle. The family hopes to be there for five to seven years. There’s lots of space for visitors, great beer, chocolate and travel.
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Former Dutch quarterback Alex Gibson ’06 saw significant playing time in his first year with the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos. Gibson transferred from New Mexico State after his freshman season.
endeavor that took him to both Germany and the Dominican Republic. For his senior thesis, he generated genetic data and developed a novel evolutionary tree for the Longhorned family of beetles. Though always somewhat involved with REP as an undergrad, it wasn’t until doing research for his thesis that his eyes became open to many environmental issues. Now he is excited to be sticking around Harvard and doing the two things he loves most — working with undergrads and reducing environmental impact!
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Gibson passed for 4,250 yards and 48 touchdowns at Holland Hall. He finished his first season with UCO by throwing 485 yards as backup quarterback, completing over 60 percent of his passes, helping UCO to the Lone Star Conference North Division title.
Brooke Suzanne Benesh was married to Peter Jonathan Adamson ’98 Oct. 18, 2008 at the Southwest School of Art and Craft in San Antonio. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Dave C. Benesh of San Antonio. She is the granddaughter of Bettye Dritch and the late Sam Dritch and the late Edward and Arneta Benesh. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Adamson III. He is the grandson of Mrs. Doreen Calvert and the late Harry Calvert and the late Jack and Jere Adamson.
Brandon Geller ’04 joined the Harvard Green Campus Initiative in July 2008,
The bride graduated from Tom C. Clark High School in San Antonio and from Southern Methodist University, with a
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Bachelor of Arts in Advertising, magna cum laude. She was also a member of Kappa Alpha Sorority. She is manager of attorney recruiting and professional development with the law firm of Strasburger and Price, LLP in Dallas. The bridegroom graduated from Holland Hall School and Southern Methodist University, with a Bachelor of Science in Management Science, magna cum laude, where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity; and with honors from the McCombs Graduate School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. He is with Argonaut Private Equity, LLC in Tulsa. Kathleen Wightman ’97 married Lowell Geoffrey Vaughn Nov. 1, 2008 at KaliKate Ranch in Austin, Texas. The bride is the daughter of Randi Stuart Wightman and Fred Noel Wightman of Tulsa. She is the granddaughter of Harold C. and Joan S. Stuart and F. Noel and Martha T. Wightman. The bridegroom is the son of Larry Gale Vaughn and Patricia Mills Vaughn of Fishers, Ind. and the late Linda Kay Smith. He is the grandson of Lawrence and Loretta Vaughn and Cleo Dye and the late Charles and Margaret Smith. The bride graduated from Holland Hall, Grinnell College and the University of Texas at Austin. She is a master carpenter at UT Performing Arts Center. The bridegroom graduated from North Central High School, Grinnell College and Indiana University. He is a software consultant and founder of Vaughn Research Inc.
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Lauren Beth Rasmussen and Johnathan Rodgers Bundren ’02 were married June 21, 2008, at New World United Methodist Church in Arlington, Texas. The Rev. Mike Dawson officiated. A reception followed at the Fort Worth Modern Art Museum. The bride is the daughter of Dr. Kent Rasmussen and Dr. Diane Rasmussen of Arlington, Texas. The bride graduated from Lamar High School and Texas Christian University. She is a registered nurse at Hillcrest Medical Center. The bridegroom is the son of Dr. Clark Bundren and Mary Rodgers Bundren of Tulsa. He is the grandson of Lee and Mary Joyce Rodgers and John Bundren. The