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1950s
Clint Alexander ’88 was named the Blue Ridge School head football coach on Feb. 21, 2022.
John Vanderlind ’50, MSW, retired from The Maple Clinic in Traverse City where he worked as a therapist.
1970s
Rose McKinney-James ’73 was appointed to the board of directors for Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. and Pacific Premier Bank on March 28, 2022. Chris Arvidson ’78 published a poetry chapbook, "The House Inside My Head." This is her first poetry book; it joins three previous nonfiction anthologies.
1990s
Stacey Locke ’97 works in Washington, D.C. in a position assisting people with disabilities at the federal level. She provides support to over 100 nonprofits in the North Central territory of the United States, traveling to seven states.
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Danny Smith ’97 accepted a position with Koch Industries as IT program manager for the disruptive technologies division.
2000s
Sara Tate-Pederson ’04 was a founding member of the University of WisconsinMadison Women in Information Technology Community, a group that advocates for more women in information technology roles in the Big Ten Conference.
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Dr. Stephen Kolomyjec ’05 was granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of biology at Lake Superior State University on Jan. 21, 2022.
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Marie S. (Dekutoski) Hammond ’78, Ph.D., published her first book, "Building your Career in Psychology" (Routledge). Marie is a professor of psychology at Tennessee State University, a Historically Black, Land Grant University (HBCU), and she was awarded the title of "Distinguished Researcher" in 2020.
1980s
Dr. Jay Pierson ’81 accepted a position as the interim director of music at Davie Street Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jeffery Lang ’86 graduated from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, with a Doctor of Ministry (D.MIN.) in prophetic preaching and praxis in May 2022.
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Molly Reed ’05 was appointed Kolomyjec the strategic communications director for the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana in February 2022.
Beth Shunkwiler ’05 has been teaching in South Carolina for 10 years. She is the sophomore class student government adviser, the high school pageant director and prom coordinator. Beth has helped organize many special events and community service opportunities such as food drives, Salvation Army bell ringing, adopt a family in need over the holidays, campus clean ups and others. She also volunteers at the local animal shelter and in community events.
2010s
Andrew Shaver ’12 was promoted to the supervisor of supply chain at McLaren Greater Lansing.
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