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theater/dance performing artist, teacher, director and choreographer. He recently finished his master’s degree at the Taipei National University of the Arts, Dance College, and has performed, taught master classes and presented academic papers around the world. CHRIS THOMAS ’01 and MICHELLE MIRR THOMAS ’01 of St. Paul, Minn., have a son,
Solomon, born in April 2012. CARRIE MITCHELL VOLP ’01 of Larsen, Wis.,
is a loss prevention specialist at Jewelers Mutual. LIZ WEBB BEELES ’02 of Ellensburg, Wash.,
is the publications and web coordinator for the Oregon Department of Agriculture. JOHN BITTER ’02 and his wife, Melissa,
of Cedarburg, Wis., have twins, a son, William Patrick Bitter, and a daughter, Mallory Amanda Bitter, born Aug. 25, 2013. Bitter is the senior director of ticket sales for the Milwaukee Admirals Hockey team. KATE BROPHY ’02 is head pharmacy technician, head of the business team and IT support with Community Pharmacy. She also plays with the Edgewood College Campus Community Band. JUNGWON CHOI ’02 of Busan, South
Korea, married Hyun-Jin Park, Nov. 2, 2013. He is a veterinarian. Park is a soprano who has worked mostly in Germany for many years. PETER GERLACH ’02 and CADY SINNWELL GERLACH ’05 of Iowa City, Iowa, report that
Cady graduated in May 2013 with a juris doctor degree from the Syracuse University College of Law; and a master’s degree in public administration (MPA) from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She sat for and successfully passed the Iowa bar exam this summer and is an associate at Meardon, Sueppel & Downer P.L.C. in Iowa City. Peter finished all coursework for his Ph.D. in cultural foundations of education at Syracuse University, passed his comprehensive exams and is conducting his dissertation research at Grinnell College in Iowa, studying the international student experience at small liberal arts colleges. ALAN HUFFMAN ’02 and RITA REIFFERS HUFFMAN ’02 of Wittenberg, Wis., celebrated
their 10-year wedding anniversary this year by getting remarried by “Elvis” in Las Vegas. They run a fund-raising company that helped high school sports teams raise more than $500,000 for their teams last year.
LEIGH MLODZIK ’02 of Princeton, Wis.,
married Alissa Mansmith, Aug. 10, 2013. He is dean of admission at Ripon College. RYAN RADTKE ’02 and his wife, Liz, of
Atascadero, Calif., have a daughter, Katherine Sue Radtke, born July 20, 2012. Ryan and his wife are co-pastors at Hope Lutheran Church. JESSE RYE ’02 of Providence, R.I.,
married Emily Wilson, Sept. 28, 2013. He works for Farm Fresh Rhode Island, a nonprofit organization dedicated to growing a healthy food system that values the environment, health and quality of life of Rhode Island farmers and eaters. In September, he was promoted to co-executive director. KIM SCOLASTICO WILSON ’02 and her
husband, Chuck, of Itasca, Ill., have a daughter, Katelyn Ashley Wilson, born April 17, 2012. After more than 10 years in the print industry, Kim now is a product manager for Bill Presentment, working with healthcare organizations to create patientfriendly statements. TOM STORY ’02 and his wife, Adriane, of Milwaukee, Wis., have a daughter, Colette Renee Story, born Oct. 30, 2012. Tom is in his 12th year teaching third grade in the Milwaukee Public Schools. LEAH ADLER ’03 of Prague, Czech Republic, is program leader for three school programs at Prague College: Foundation in Business, Foundation in IT, and English for Higher Education. She also works on a student exchange program with her college and a school in Sardinia. ANGELA ANTONIEWICZ ’03 of Jersey
City, N.J., married Darren Halverson, Aug. 24, 2013. They both graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in May 2011. She is an associate at Spar & Bernstein, P.C., practicing matrimonial and family law. LAYNE SAMPSON BURKETTE ’03 and
her husband, Blair, of Jackson, Wis., have a daughter, Krue Hana Burkette, born Aug. 17, 2013. JENNIFER ZUHLKE HOLT ’03 and her husband, Anthony, of Ripon, Wis., have a daughter, Ella Mae Holt, born April 20, 2012. JOSEPH JERABEK ’03 of Las Vegas, Nev., is a
police officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
JESSICA ROSEN LIVELY ’02 of Port
Hueneme, Calif., was promoted to an operations registered principal for Lincoln Financial Advisors. She and her husband, Douglas, have a son, Nicholas Kent Lively, born Dec. 27, 2012.
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ROB LENNOX ’03 of Chicago, Ill., is a
consultant in process improvement for TranzAct Technologies, a logistics company.
APRIL MARLEWSKI ’03 married Tony Hudzinski, June 1, 2009. They have a daughter, Lucy Rose Hudzinski, born Feb. 27, 2013. They live in Sun Prairie, where April owns her own bar, Ski’s Saloon. LINDSEY HOEL-NEDS ’03 and NICK NEDS ’03
of Deerfield, Wis., report that Lindsey graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May 2012 with a master’s degree in theatre research with an emphasis on theatre for youth. She is an education assistant and teaching artist at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Nick is an associate group leader at Pharmaceutical Product Development. ELAYNE MONNENS NORWEB ’03 and her husband, Albert, of Miami, Fla., have a daughter, Penelope Layne Norweb, born Aug. 18, 2013. ALICE SAUNDERS ANDERSON ’04
and her husband, Ben, of Marion, Iowa, have identical twin daughters, Ada and Ruth Anderson, born Aug. 31, 2013. Alice is a logistics engineer for UniGroup, the parent company of United and Mayflower moving companies. CAROLYN DUVEN ’04 of Ames, Iowa, now is responsible for opening a newly leased building at Iowa State University. GREG FURDEK ’04 of New Holstein, Wis., recently ended 5 ½ years with the U.S. Army and purchased New Holstein Family Dental. BETH HUNTER ’04 of West Bend, Wis., is a clinical research technician with Spaulding Clinical Research. JEREMY “BUDDY” HYLLBERG ’04 and STEPHANIE JENNIGES ’04 of
Grayslake, Ill., were married June 22, 2013. TAMMY JOHNSON ’04 of West Bend, Wis., is a special education teacher with the West Bend School District. She and her partner, Sara Depies, have a son, Ryan Daniel Depies Johnson, born June 18, 2012. She graduated with a master of education degree from Lakeland College, Oct. 6, 2013. DIANE KEELING ’04 of San Diego, Calif., is an assistant professor of communication studies at the University of San Diego. CANDICE NORTH ’04 of Jacksonville, Fla., is a second-year resident physician in family medicine training at Mayo Clinic. She will participate in a medical mission trip to Cameroon, Africa, in January through March. MISSY SKURZEWSKI ’04 of Oostburg,
Wis., married Joe Servant, Aug. 10, 2013. She is an assistant professor and associate dean at the University of Wisconsin-Sheboygan.