CLASS NOTES
MARSHALL AND WINSTON, INC. CEO STEVE WYMAN ’73
rights of minorities and noncitizens, and the death penalty. Arthur Phillips’ novel Angelica has been made into a movie, which was released in November.
Family Additions Donald Jackson ʼ87 a daughter, Kennedy “Elle” Eldredge September 25, 2017 Rachel Goldenberg Hanson ʼ96 a son, Theodore “Teddy” Kokie July 12, 2017 Darce Swaggert ʼ97 a daughter, Margot Romano June 29, 2017
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Wendy Helgemo has joined the George Washington University as inaugural director of the AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics and Policy, a research and advocacy center that provides
Madeline Hornig Frécon ʼ04 a daughter, Skiles “Poppy” Maria August 16, 2017 Fred Steiner ʼ05 a son, Theodore “Teddy” Ross October 28, 2017
Marriages Lauren Frank ʼ02 and Daniel Barta October 14, 2017
Andy Rich ʼ99 a daughter, Daphne June August 8, 2017
Andrew Berg ʼ05 and Madison Kelley August 18, 2017
Amanda Allen Swaggert ʼ99 and Nick Swaggert ʼ99 a daughter, Anna Bell April 17, 2017
Kathryn Davis ʼ05 and Jeremy Malhotra June 21, 2016
Ayla Turnquist Guild ʼ01 a son, Ellison Daniel October 17, 2016 Andrea Kay McFarland ʼ01 a daughter, Alexandra Grace October 5, 2017 Billy Meyers ʼ03 a daughter, Evelyn Joy May 10, 2017
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EDDIE VILLAUME ’81
Annie Massie ʼ05 and John Manning August 26, 2017 Berit Johnson ʼ06 and Mike Hoffmann August 26, 2017 Ronni Peterson ʼ08 and Eugene Plimpton October 28, 2017 Kebu Johnson ʼ13 and Ali Kauss July 29, 2017
AMY bERGQUIST ’86 TALKED WITH UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS AbOUT HER EXPERIENCE AS A CLERK FOR U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH bADER GINSbURG.
support to tribal leaders and promotes public awareness on issues of national significance to indigenous communities, including public health, housing, economic security and education. Donald Jackson writes, “We welcomed a daughter, Kennedy Eldredge ‘Elle’ Jackson, on September 25, 2017. My wife, Christina, 14-year-old daughter and Elle live in Cincinnati, Ohio. And we are all very excited about my longtime friend and Blake classmate Dean Phillips’ run for Congress in 2018.” REUNION
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Dion Crushshon (See In Print & Production)
Steve Nilsen is lifestyle marketing manager for Pabst Brewing Company. One of his recent projects has been collaborating with the technical apparel company 686 to create a jacket that doubles as a cooler and holds up to 12 beers.
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Nate Jensen is assistant secretary of strategy, planning, analysis and risk in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Jon Kirsch is currently in Cali, Colombia, with his wife and three children, taking a sabbatical from his job at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Visit his blog at drkirschsabbatical. wordpress.com. Anne Marie Ruff Grewal is experiencing her first Minnesota winter in 27 years. She moved from Los Angeles to Orono with her husband, Lali, and their two sons, William and Josh. She continues creative work as a novelist and corporate work as the global editor for the law firm Latham and Watkins.
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Stu Howell reports he still serves as a naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps, in which he is a lieutenant colonel. He writes, “I just finished a four-year tour at Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) in Quantico, Virginia. I served as Marine One aircraft commander, helicopter pilot for the president of the United States, an incredible opportunity that allowed me to travel the world and represent the United States. I am now back in North Carolina flying the aircraft I flew while deployed overseas. I am lead operational test pilot for the new CH-53K King