Monty and Anne (Vanderpool) Ortman
were good friends at Phoenix Christian in the late 1960s and married soon after. Their two children, Stephanie (’95) and Mark (’99) also graduated from Phoenix Christian while Monty served on the Board of Directors. Stephanie’s favorite memories include going on musicale/chorale trips and Peter Piper after football games. Stephanie married John Brigowatz. They have three beautiful children and one on the way (Class of 2037)! Stephanie and John enrolled JJ, Zachary and Megan in 2018—now third generation Cougars! Monty returned to serve as the Chairman of the Board in 2015. When reflecting on what the heritage of Phoenix Christian means, Anne shared that it feels like she’s walking on “holy ground” when she steps on campus. Monty recalled that his senior year, they never won a single football game!
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