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Karen Head ’98 is an assistant professor at the School of Literature at Media and Communication at Georgia Institute of Technology. She has been selected to lead a First Year Composition Course with a $150,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Georgia Institute of Technology will develop three massive open online courses targeted at those who have yet to pursue or complete a college degree. Linnea Dyer Hegarty ’98 was selected by the D.C. Public Library Foundation as the organization’s executive director. DCPLF is a nonprofit organization that provides a margin of excellence to the D.C. Public Library with resources that supplement local government funding. Prior to taking her new position, Ms. Hergarty was the director of development for the Alliance for Climate Protection, the organization founded and chaired by former Vice President Al Gore. 13 Amy Katz Bonn ’99, her husband Dave and their son Henry welcomed Warren Judd Avrahm Bonn on September 22, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nev. Warren weighed 8 lbs., 6 oz. and measured 20.5 in. 36 CARILLON | SPRING 2013

14 Kristine Lawrie Williams ’99 and her husband, Kristian Williams, announce the birth of their son Wyatt Joseph on December 16, 2011. The baby’s gender was a surprise until the delivery. Although he arrived 10 days early, Wyatt came in at a substantial 8 lbs., 12.9 oz. and measured 20.25 in. Big sister Samantha, who turned two in March 2012, is slowly transitioning from hitting him to kissing him!

2001 15 Michael Newkirk ’01 and Erin Sellers Newkirk ’03 welcomed a baby girl, Tinsley Anne Newkirk, on October 20, 2011. 16 Ashley Zimmerman Hamilton ’01 and Hunter Hamilton are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl, Sydney Harper, who was born on November 2, 2011. Sydney weighed 8 lbs., 5 oz. and measured 20 in. Sydney is their first child and their best holiday gift! 17 Reagan Fisher Wyssbrod ’01 and Mark Wyssbrod became the parents of Lawrence Andrew

Wyssbrod on August 7, 2012. The baby weighed in at a healthy 7 lbs. 7 oz. and is thriving!

2002 18 Cody Partin ’02 and his wife Sara recently welcomed twins to their family. Andrew McGuire and Nora McPherson Partin were born on March 16, 2012. Big brother Charlie welcomed them with open arms. Cody was also promoted to assistant vice president of real estate & strategic investments at Cox Enterprises. 19 Richard Cartwright ’02 and Shanna Hobson ’02 were married on May 21, 2011, in the Philip Weltner Library. Although Jesus was predicted to return on this date, none of the attendees, the bride or the groom was raptured during the ceremony and subsequent reception. The couple met while attending Oglethorpe University, and both graduated with degrees in English. Shanna currently works as a R.N. in the emergency room at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Richard is

currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of Tennessee. 20 Jeffrey Poole ’02 and Robin Elms ’02 celebrated the birth of twins, Finnegan and Eleanor, in October 2011. The babies weighed 7 lbs. and 6 lbs. respectively. Amy Arden ’02 married Vincent Tubayan on November 30, 2011. The ceremony took place in Las Vegas, Nev.

2003 Nobles Green II ’03, senior medical animator for Nucleus Medical Media, has earned an Award of Excellence for his “STAR Ankle System” animation during the 2012 Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) Conference. His company also achieved an Award of Merit for the “iStent” app for the iPad, for which Nobles served as lead animator.

Kristi Dosh ’03 accepted a job as ESPN’s sports business reporter. She will have a page on ESPN.com and will be featured on all other ESPN platforms, including ESPN the Magazine and ESPN TV and radio programming. In addition, Kristi has contracted with Wiley to author a book entitled Saturday Millionaires: Why College Athletes Will Never Be Paid and Other Untold Truths about the Business of College Football, which will be published in the late summer of 2013. 21 Emily Lawson ’03 recently married Valur Gudmundsson with ceremonies in both Texas and Valur’s home of Iceland. Zhena Kavelin-Milani ’03 was a reader in the Texas wedding. Heather Staniszewski ’02 and Mark DeLong ’03 celebrated with the happy couple at their Icelandic ceremony. Emily and Valur are now living in Portland, Ore. where Emily practices homebirth midwifery and Valur works as a research analyst for Intel. 22 Michelle Parks Carey ’03 and Conor Carey ’06 are excited to announce the birth of

Ryleigh Aimee Carey, born July 2, 2012. She weighed 8 lbs., 6 oz. and measured 20 in.

2004 Rachel Lehr ’04 recently departed Cairo, Egypt, where she worked at the U.S. Embassy for two years, and has since arrived at her new posting at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada. What a change in climate! 23 Stephanie Bryan’s ’04 photographs were featured in The Circle Gallery at the University of Georgia College of Environment and Design, which will host her exhibit entitled “American Dreams: The Paradox of Failed Subdivisions in Georgia.” During the past three years, Bryan has spent her free time traveling throughout Georgia to document changes in rural and suburban landscapes through photography and writing. She would like her photographic essay to convey the serious effects of these changes and hopes that “American Dreams: The Paradox of Failed Subdivisions in Georgia” will inspire people to consider how overdevelopment can be prevented.

24 Lisa Gossett ’04 married Donny Smith on June 4, 2011, at Harrahs Casino Tunica in Robinsonville, Miss. The reception featured the dueling pianos of Hudson & Saleeby. Oglethorpe alumni in attendance included bridesmaids Anna Rhett Cobb Miller ’04, Kelley Napier ’04, and Melinda Vegso Blonshine ’03. Lisa and Donny live in Hernando, Miss. 25 Leigh Cooper ’04 and Mark Godfrey are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Cecil Cooper Godfrey. Cecil was born on August 4, 2012, at 5:23 p.m. in Atlanta. He weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz. and measured 20.5 in.

2005 26 Virginia Brown ’05 was married on May 19, 2012, to Shaun McGonigal. Joy Simmons ’05, Ginny’s long-time best friend and roommate for all four years at Oglethorpe, was the maid of honor. Ginny and Shaun live in Philadelphia, where Ginny is in graduate school.

Carlissa Carson ’05 was named one of the 99 most influential foreign policy leaders under the age of 33, or the “99 Under 33” by Diplomatic Courier, a global affairs magazine. 27 Tom Collens ’05 and Mandy Eckerl Collens ’06 proudly announce the birth of their son, Thomas W. Collens V, on September 15, 2011. He weighed 9 lbs., 2 oz. and measured 21.75 in.

2006 28 Kirbie Compston ’06 welcomed Jackson Toland Smith Compston on November 22, 2011. He weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz. and measured 21.5 in. He is their first child and a blessing and a joy. Travis Griffin ’06 graduated from Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in May 2012 and passed the bar exam. He is an associate attorney at the criminal defense firm of Hogue & Hogue LLP in Macon, Ga. He married Alesha Tentiger ’09 on October 13, 2012.

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