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Stephanie Gaither ’02 and Ronald Iammartino, June 9, 2012. Emily Maynard ’04 and Tyler Johnson, June 7, 2014. Rachael Hendrickson ’06 and Aaron Lynch, June 28, 2014.
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6. Jae Nam ’10 and Elizabeth Grabowski on their wedding day, July 5, 2014, in Palo Alto, California. 7. Lars Teigelack ’99 married Birga Tanneberg October 4, 2013, in Essen, Germany.
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8. Jeffrey Baskin ’81 married Heather Harris May 16, 2014, in San Tan Valley, Arizona. 9. Emily Bays ’10 married Josh Muller ’10 June 7, 2014, in Welsh Run, Pennsylvania. Other Mercersburg alumni in the wedding party included Olivia Dossett ’10, A.J. Firestone ’10, Jacob Fries ’10, Maggie Goff ’10, Michael Lorentsen ’10, Hannah Miller ’10, Lorraine Simonis ’10, Joe Strider ’10, Dave Whyel ’10, and Josh’s brother Jake ’13. 10. Kathleen Metcalfe ’06 married Bill Thomas on June 15, 2013, in the Irvine Memorial Chapel at Mercersburg. L–R: Mercersburg staff member Marilyn Houck, Elissa Thorne ’06, Linsey Haram ’06, Kathleen and Bill, Kathleen Britsch ’06, Kathleen O’Malley ’12, and Mary O’Malley ’06.
six years as dean of students at Eastside Preparatory School in Kirkland, Washington—to teach seventhgrade humanities,” Jeff says. “We are very excited about the move and also trying to soak up the Seattle rain before moving to an arid desert.”
director of theater and a member of the English department. He received the school’s Elisha Benjamin Andrews Award, which recognizes a faculty member who has made a unique contribution to student development inside and outside the classroom.
Dean Hosgood and his wife, Sara, welcomed a son, Brecken Haven, June 4, 2014. “Finnleigh has rapidly evolved into the role of big sister,” shares Dean. “Everyone is doing well and resting.”
Nicole Johns Johnson visited the University of Wisconsin-Marinette, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Lynchburg College, and Dickinson College to speak about eating disorders and to hold book signings of her 2009 memoir, Purge: Rehab Diaries.
Paul Yun married Moon-Kyung Kim on November 23, 2013, at the Apkujeong Catholic Church in Seoul, Korea. Among the wedding’s attendees were Seungsoo Chung, Jeongwook Heo, Eunji Mah, SongYi Park ’99, Eddie Kang ’99, and Andy Park ’01. Paul published a translation of Edgar Puryear’s American Generalship (also known as The Code of Generals) in 2013 and plans to publish a translation of American Sniper by the late Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL.
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Rachel Baird Brand moved to Guatemala for several months with her husband, Kurtis, and daughter, Iza Ruby. The family also plans to spend time in Thailand and India before returning to the U.S. Read more about their traveling lifestyle at www.racolife.com. Former faculty member Tom Dugan has been named chair of the performing-arts department at Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut, where he is the
Jasen Wright and his wife, Mia, welcomed a son, Kellen Patrick, January 21, 2014. “His big brother, Brayden, is happy to have a partner in crime,” says Jasen. “Mommy and baby are doing well.”
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Andrew Miller received an MBA with highest distinction from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in June and moved to Philadelphia in September to join McKinsey & Company. Earlier this spring, the Boy Scouts of America/Northeast Region presented Andrew with the Silver Antelope Award for distinguished service—a recognition awarded to just 32 Boy Scout volunteers out of 1 million every year. (At 32, Andrew is the youngest known recipient.)
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Julian Böcker has been promoted to head of the communications department and press spokesperson for
the Port of Duisburg in Germany. “See you in Mercersburg for my 15th class reunion in 2016 at the latest,” he says. Josh Grahe and his wife, Yasmine, are spending the next year working at Kamuzu Central Hospital as part of a Peace Corps mission in Lilongwe, Malawi. Visit grahebahoramalawipeace.wordpress.com. Liz Powell married Jeffrey Bell October 26, 2013, in Philadelphia. Her sister, Sarah Powell ’05, served as Liz’s maid of honor. Liz finished medical school and a residency at the University of Pennsylvania and is completing a one-year fellowship in emergency medical services at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. She carries faculty appointments as assistant professor of emergency medicine, associate medical director of air care and mobile care, flight physician, and SWAT physician for the Cincinnati Police Department. Monford Russell and his wife, Brie, live in Columbia, South Carolina, where Mon is a business development representative for Professional Pathology Services. James Wade, father of Hillary Wade Baxtrom and Hunter Wade ’04, passed away April 19, 2014.
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Stephanie Gaither married Major Ronald Iammartino Jr. June 9, 2012, in West Point, New York. Guests