Class Notes I have recently been divorced, continue to raise my two children, Ellie and Jack, and have moved near the Lower School. I continue to keep in touch with many of my lifelong SPA friends — Brad Ward, Jill Magnuson Romans, Gretchen Lilyholm, Sarah Bancroft-Howard, Bob Verhey, David Gretsch, Heather Irvine Capuano, Karen Garrett Tvedt, Karla Klocow, Brad Winges and Chris Manlove.
1987 20th Reunion October 12-14, 2007
Carol Bagnoli cbagnoli@yahoo.com Rob Mairs robert.mairs@gpmlaw.com Jay Ettinger jayettinger@comcast.net Amy Tobin writes, “I now have a beautiful baby boy, Liam Patrick, who was born January 14, 2006. Who ever would have thought?!”
1988 Dan Deuel Anne Marie Ligda Vorbach writes, “We have moved back to Minnesota! After living in Texas, California and Massachusetts, we have decided to make Minnesota our permanent home. My husband is not a Midwesterner, but is fast
becoming a convert, as is 3-yearold Zoe.” Dr. Aaron Satran completed his fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at University of Louisville and has accepted a position with the cardiology group Heart Specialists at University of Louisville. Satran, his wife, Dr. Angela Singh, and their two-year-old daughter, Shanti, live in Louisville, Ky. Michael Washburn, Ph.D., is married to Laurence Florens, Ph.D., and together they have two boys, Alexandre, 6 years old, and Rafael, 2 years old. Since 2003, Michael has been the Director of Proteomics at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, Mo.
1989 Class Agent needed. Please contact Tracy Madden if you would like to volunteer at 651-696-1323, or tmadden@ spa.edu.
Manny Lagos was elected to the United Soccer Leagues Hall of Fame November 17, 2006 in Tampa, Florida. Lagos won the 1994 USL Most Valuable Player Award with 18 goals and nine assists when he led the Minnesota Thunder to an undefeated season until they lost in the championship game. He had 20 goals and 10 assists the next season, when the Thunder went 19-1 and again lost in the championship game. In June 1996, he was signed by Major League Soccer’s MetroStars and played for five teams in the league. After retiring from play last year, he joined the Thunder as Director of Soccer Operations. His dad, Buzz Lagos, a former teacher and coach at SPA, is also a member of the Hall of Fame.
1991 Josh Kriesel krieselj@hotmail.com
Jim Dickinson Jr. writes, “Our twin boys, Sam and Will (Class of ’24!), were born in January 2006.”
1990s
1990
Debbie Lipschultz Goldenberg goldenlips275@aol.com Darren Strafelda
is a third-year Cardiology fellow at University of Minnesota, and lives in south Minneapolis with his wife and son. Peter Price writes, “We just moved to Chicago; I’ll be going back to school at Northwestern Law. All three kids are doing great, and have adjusted quickly to their new city.”
1992 15th Reunion October 12-14, 2007
Andy Droel droe0007@tc.umn.edu Chris Murphy cmurphy2004@kellogg. northwestern.edu
1993 Ben Beach beach_benjamin@ hotmail.com John Cosgriff jcosgrif@gsb.uchicago.edu Mary Dickinson mgdickinson@yahoo.com
1994 Erica Nelson ericanelson@students. wisc.edu Dr. Dan Satran and Jessica Levine announce the birth of their son, Ezra Yale Satran, Sunday, July 2, 2006. He weighed 6 pounds, 15.5 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Satran
The Class of 1991 gathered at Chico Chica in Saint Paul in September to celebrate their Reunion. Pictured, from left: Heather Zehring, Pete West, Jesse Darley, Brian Vegoe, Dan Markowitz, John Coughlin, Rachel Rubin, Dave Sorenson, Shannon McCarty Ingersoll, Pat Cameron, Kate Bradford, Stuart Johnson, Lydia Conn, Dan Satran, Mark Abuzzahab, Tasslyn Frame Magnusson.
Nicolas Currier married Ellen Hendriksen August 25, 2006, in Berkeley, Calif. Ellen is a graduate student at UCLA and Nic is working on his MD/ Ph.D. at BU. “We are living a bi-coastal existence in Boston and Los Angeles, but will soon be settling in Boston. Best wishes to everyone,” he writes. Pictured are Sophie Currier ’93, Nic and Ellen.
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