Class Notes
2007 | Reunion Year
2010
Sam Acho ’07 had the opportunity to connect with former
Eric Wohlstadter ’10 earned the Charles Paterno
Eugene McDermott Headmaster Arnie Holtberg and his wife Jan
Barratt-Brown Memorial Prize at Columbia University.
while they were in Chicago visiting family. Arnie and Jan were
This prize is awarded to a student who has excelled in critical
able to watch Sam play in a Chicago Bears game.
writing. Eric is a book reviewer for the Financial Times and the cultural journal, Public Books.
Daniel Cullins ’07 became an Associate at Tailwater Capital LLC in July 2015. Tailwater Capital is a private equity firm based in Dallas that focuses on the energy sector.
2011 Ross Yudkin ’11 graduated from the University of Texas in May 2015 and soon after began a job at Goldman Sachs
Joshua Abramson ’07 married Ophira Kopitnikoff on
in Dallas. He is working as an analyst for its Special
September 14, 2014, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Joshua’s brother
Situations Group.
Daniel Abramson ’11 served as his best man for the special occasion. Joshua and Ophira were blessed with the birth of their
Landon Blair ’11 graduated from Rice University in 2014.
son Arheh Gavriel Abramson a year later on September 20, 2015.
Upon graduation he accepted a job as a field engineer at Kairos
Joshua is studying to be a rabbi at Yeshiva University, while
Aerospace, a start-up in Silicon Valley that specializes in natural
Ophira is an occupational therapist at the Kessler Institute.
gas leak detection.
The family lives in New York City. Gus Blessing ’11 recently graduated from Texas A&M Nathan Barnett ’07 was named Broadcaster of the Year in
University and accepted a position at Infosys as a management
the Carolina League for his work as the play-by-play broadcaster
consultant. Infosys works with global corporations to solve
for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, a minor league affiliate of the
business challenges and creates value through technology-based
Chicago Cubs. Nathan recently moved back to Dallas to become
solutions. Gus focuses on using design thinking to make large
the broadcaster of the Frisco RoughRiders.
enterprises more customer-centric.
2008
Carl Green ’11 studied in Antarctica in the fall as a teaching
Ike Crews ’08 led the Marksmen choir boys on a tour of the
assistant to Dr. Andrew Klein. Carl is at Texas A&M University
U.S. Capitol while they were in Washington, D.C. for the North
pursuing his master’s in geography, which he hopes to use
American Choir Tour last summer. Ike is a member of Dallas
as a teacher someday. His research is focused on climate
Congressman Pete Sessions’ staff.
change effects on key glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park.
2009 Sharan Shetty ’09 began working at The New Yorker as an associate book editor in February 2016. He previously worked
While Carl was in Antarctica, he worked on an environmental monitoring project titled “Temporal Variability in Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbance of McMurdo Station.”
for Slate magazine after graduating from the University of Chicago
2013
in 2013.
Warren Smith ’13 competed for Brown University in the Ivy League Water Polo Championship against fellow Marksmen
Michael McPherson ’09 and wife Roslyn are excited to
Nathan Ondracek ’15 for Harvard University and Ben
announce the birth of their son Nicolas Richmond McPherson,
Wilson ’14 for Dartmouth College. George Lin ’15 went to
born on April 26, 2015, weighing 6 lbs., 14 oz. Michael and his
support his fellow Marksmen at the game in Princeton,
family live in Chesapeake, Virginia.
New Jersey. Warren and Nathan were both named to the 2015 Men’s All-Academic team by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches.
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