alumninews
Zdziarski – Romeo 94’ wedding
Hill ’06 – Cox wedding
Lee Ray ’94 is proud to announce the publishing of his first book, “Bushels and Barrels – Redefining the American Dream.” In the book, Ray implores readers to readers to “take out their old dreams, dust them off and make them new again.” Lee, a Salem native who earned a B.B.A. from Roanoke, enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after graduation. He was selected for Officer Training School and received awards for his leadership and contributions to his unit and community. Decorated for his service in support of military operations such as Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, he left the military in 2011 at the rank of captain. Ray holds an M.S.A from Central Michigan University. He, his wife Kristine and their daughter, Jade, live in Dayton, Ohio. Ray also has a son, Ryan, from a previous marriage. For more information about “Bushels and Barrels,” visit www.leeray.shorturl.com.
18th Security Forces Squadron, she is responsible for leading 290 airmen and 63 Japanese civilians in providing physical security, law enforcement/combined police operations, customs operations and military working dog programs for the Air Force’s largest combat wing. Kristen also completed her master’s degree in homeland security. Mary C. Funk ’04 is an associate in the litigation department of the Dinsmore law office in Charleston, S.C. She previously practiced law with Guthrie and Thomas in Charleston. Mary earned her J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law and has expertise in all aspects of education law. Scott Kulick ’04 is completing a master’s degree in jazz performance at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College. His wife, Erin Taylor Kulick ’06 is a veterinarian at Howard Beach Animal Clinic in Queens, N.Y. Andrew Sturmfels ’05 completed a master’s degree in public policy and administration at California State University, Sacramento. He was awarded “Distinguished Graduate” in the De-
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partment of Public Policy and Administration and also received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Graduate Student for the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies. Travis W. Wilson ’05 was ordained July 2012 into the ministry of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Rachel Clem ’07 was Head Start pre-K teacher with the Carrboro City Schools in Chapel Hill, N.C., for the 2011-12 school year. Barret Lang ’07 recently opened “Bear’s Honeypot” in Odenton, Md. The store carries local and organic products. It also participates in farmers’ markets in the Maryland/D.C. area, and will start Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) next year. Barret plans to donate a portion of his sales to local schools and to organizations involved in saving the polar bears. For more information about the store, visit www.bearshoneypot.com. Stephanie Artrip ’11 is an applicant for the doctoral program in clinical psychology at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, a Catholic graduate school in Arlington, Va. Robert Harbert ’11 is a biology graduate student at Cornell University. He and Lucy Crook ’11 were recently married.
Hall ’09 – Markol ’09 wedding
Marriages Catherine S. Romeo ’94 was united in marriage to Eugene L. Zdziarski II on July 14, 2012, at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Roanoke. Catherine is regional officer in Roanoke College’s Resource Development office. Gene is vice president of Student Affairs at the College. Pictured in photo, from left to right are: Hilliary Scott ’94, Brian Smith ’92, Jonathan Lee ’95, Lisa Scott ’95, Jennifer Dru Shepherd ’94, Garrett Schaperjahn ’10, Catherine Romeo Zdziarski ’94, Chad Spangler ’94, Gene Zdziarski (Staff), Laura Ann Zdziarski ’13, William “Pop” Brenzovich ’71, Susan Murdock Brenzovich ’75, Tom Turner ’83, Kay Caldwell Spangler ’94. Rich Hill ’06 eloped with Jessica L. Cox on May 13, 2012. Matt Sicuranza ’08 and Michaela Farrell ’08 celebrated their wedding day June 9, 2012, in Plymouth, Mass. Classmates Genevieve Harkness and Melissa Zamarin served as brides-
maids. Classmates Nate Roberts, Matt Clarke, Jarred Brooks and Dave Whitt were groomsmen, and also Adam Fariss ’07 . Several other alumni were among the attendees. Matthew Hall ’09 and Jennifer Markol ’09 married on June 11, 2011. In attendance were Julie Bass’09, Seth Dubee ’10, Kat McCarthy ’09, Jesse Dice ’09, Becky Gisriel Dice ’09, Peter Blood ’09, Doug Tiburcio ’09, and Stacey Myslinski ’09.
Families Fred ’98 and Alison Lane Phillips ’01 announce the birth of their second son, Cameron Jacob, who arrived Aug. 18, 2011. The family, which includes a son, Luke, resides in Yorktown, Va. Rebekah Cain Straub ’98 and her husband, Kyle, are proud first-time parents with the birth of their son, Colin Martin. Kristine Price Sweet ’99 and her husband, Lee, welcomed their identical continued on page 38
Eight 1992 Phi Mu alumnae and their families recently met for a get-together. Tracy Talone Gross, Kate Leach Licameli, Liz Hanney Field, Erica Smith Barron, Courtney Dittmann Brown, Jen Beck Silva, Melyce Schriener Lucchesi, Kristen Egan Page and their 21 children gathered for a group photo.
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