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her degree. She recently published as a contributing author to the Milestone Documents of World Religions (2010). schillinglael@gmail.com
Anita (Martin) Carlin received her Masters of Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona, in June 2010. azanitac@yahoo. com Melinda (Cail) Lemons and her husband Rodney are proud to announce the birth of their son, Andrew William “Drew” Lemons on May 12. He has twin brothers, Abe and Cail, who were born June 1, 2009. mindylemons@hotmail.com
1999 Aaron Collins is the new principal at Sebree Elementary School in Georgia. He was an assistant principal at Rossville Middle School in Walker County, Ga., before moving to Sebree. Gary McCoy and his wife Liliya are proud to announce the birth of their third daughter, Alexandra Ruth McCoy, on December 29, 2010. She weighed 7 lbs., 5 oz., and was 18.5 inches long. gary@ mccoyweb.net
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2001 Kellie (Dyer) Stennis and her husband Chuck are proud to announce the birth of Reagan Elizabeth Stennis on November 29, 2010. She weighed 8 lbs., 4 oz., and was 20 inches long. kellie13@hotmail.com
Jeffery Riggs has a new job with a green building and construction company, Greensleeves LLC (www.greensleevesllc. com). jefferyriggs@yahoo.com
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2000 Angela (Guinn) Skinner and her husband Mike are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Owen Michael Skinner, on August 27, 2010. angiefaye79@yahoo.com Jeanie (Jacks) Tryggestad recently completed her fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology. She will be an assistant professor of pediatrics in the section of diabetes/endocrinology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. jeanie-tryggestad@ouhsc.edu
Jonathan and Jaret (Jacks 02) Henry are proud to announce the birth of Cullen Jace Henry on January 31. Jaret graduated with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree from Texas Women’s University in May 2010. jonmhenry@gmail. com
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Ruston Grau has been named supervising producer of KFMB-TV’s News8 morning show. He previously produced “San Diego 6 In the Morning” on XETV-TV/Channel 6.
Bonny (Weeks) Downs went on to study acting and dramatic theory at Southwest Missouri State University after her graduation from OC. She is the founder of Bon Lee Studios and serves as production director of a new Oklahoma independent theatre, Actors Company of Tulsa. The theatre’s first full season featured “Revenge of the Space Pandas,” “A Clockwork Orange,” “Angels in America Part 1,” “The Wild Party” and “Vatzlav.” bonny@actorsoftulsa. LaChelle (Mason) Schilling finished her coursework as part of the Ph.D. program in Women’s Studies in Religion at Claremont Graduate University. She will move back to Oklahoma to finish
Tim and Leann (97) Priebe own T&S Web Design, which was one of three businesses in Edmond, OK, named as a finalist for Small Business of the Year for 2010. Tim also is a regular contributor to the monthly Edmond Sun publication, The Business Times of Edmond, as an expert on web design, SEO and social media. tim@tandswebdesign.com Tracy Priest is working as a technical director at Walt Disney Animation Studios. tracyapriest@gmail.com
2005 David and Chelsea (Staudinger 06) Sparks welcomed their second son, Luke Colson Sparks, into this life on December 20, 2010. Luke joins older brother Kallan. The Sparks live in Conroe, TX, and David was promoted to field learning advisor for Royal Dutch Shell in Houston, TX, in February. adoptethiopia.blogspot.com, ourbabyuke.blogspot.com, reach2him@ yahoo.com
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CHAIN EARNS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR Ralph Chain, former chair of Oklahoma Christian University’s Board of Trustees, was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Induction into the hall honors individuals who promote America’s rich Western heritage through leadership and patronage of art, business, industry, environmental, education, humanitarian, government or philanthropic organizations. He owns Chain Land and Cattle Company, which consists of ranches in Oklahoma and Kansas. His commitment to raising the finest livestock and improving and preserving the land has netted him national recognition and many awards, including induction into the Oklahoma Agriculture Hall of Fame. Chain managed a ranch operation that was a $6.8 million gift to Oklahoma Christian from the late William Guy Davisson in 1977. He managed the ranch property for 14 years. Eventually, the ranching operation was sold, and Chain turned his attention to more traditional university business. He served as OC Board Chair from 1997 to 2002. He has served in many leadership capacities on the Board of Trustees for more than 30 years. He and his wife Darla are longtime friends of the university.
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