Faculty Notes

from The Pride | Fall 2020

Ongoing Conversations

Former faculty member POLLY GILBERT married Lee Smithson on March 21, 2020, in Ames, Iowa, where Polly's son, STEPHEN GILBERT '87 and his wife, Joanne Marshall, are professors at Iowa State University.

Former Chaplain THE REVEREND DR. KEVIN D. HUDDLESTON became Canon for Finance and Administration

for the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee on September 1, 2020. Kevin has served as the Interim Canon for Finance since April 1. His new position will be three-quarter time, as he will stay connected to parish life by serving as Vicar of Church of the Holy Communion, Lake Geneva, one-quarter time.

Former faculty member NUPUR ISRANI and Arup Saha welcomed Mia Israni Saha into their family on January 10, 2020. Weighing in at 6 lbs., 4 oz., Mia is the first child for the Dallasbased couple.

Polly Gilbert married Lee Smithson The Reverend Dr. Kevin D. Huddleston Mia Israni Saha Charlotte "Lottie" Mae Hjertstedt Madeline Charlotte Stanbury with big brother Wesley Sophia Maya and Isabel Carmen Stegemoeller MATT HJERTSTEDT and his wife Anna welcomed their daughter, Charlotte "Lottie" Mae Hjertstedt, into their family on May 20, 2020 at 7:46 a.m. Lottie arrived weighing 8 lbs., 3 oz. and measured 20 inches in length. Matt serves as the Head Athletic Trainer at St. Mark’s.

AMY and GEOFF STANBURY announced their newest family member, Madeline Charlotte, born March 30, 2020, at 12:57 p.m. Madeline weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz. Her big brother Wesley is loving his new role, and the family is doing well. Amy is a Middle School math teacher, and Geoff is an Upper School English teacher.

KEZIA and MARTY STEGEMOELLER were blessed by the arrival of their daughters, Sophia Maya and Isabel Carmen, who were born on March 24, weighing in at 4.4 lbs. and 4.14 lbs., respectively. The fraternal twins measured at 17.5 inches long and are identically adorable. After a short stint in the ICU, Sophia and Isabel went home healthy, and the family of four is doing well. Marty is the Malcom K. and Minda Brachman Master Teaching Chair and Kezia, a former member of the Office of Development & Alumni Relations, is the Senior Director of Donor Engagement at The Dallas Foundation.