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Barry A. McCain, BA ’06, joined McGlinchey Stafford PLLC in September as an associate. Barry’s commercial litigation practice focuses primarily on consumer financial services litigation, including alleged violations of state and federal consumer statutes.
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Dwight Lindley, MA ’08 PhD ’11, was awarded Hillsdale College’s Emily Daugherty Award for Teaching Excellence in November. Dwight is assistant professor of English at Hillsdale College. Benaye Rogers, MBA ’08, was awarded the 2016 Gupta College of Business Tower Award. Belle (Swaja), BA ’09, and Tommy Kniest, BA ’08, welcomed their second child and first son, Clayton Thomas, in November. Mariana (Carbonell) and Tommy Ryan, both BA ’09, welcomed their second son, Peter Javier, in May.
2010s Matt Cardenas, BA ’10, was hired by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal as niche audience manager, overseeing special publications and digital products. Matt married Jes Fyall Cardenas in June at St. Martin de Porres in Dripping Springs, Texas. Shannon Glaser, MBA ’10, was named vice president of franchise and concept development for the fast-growing Bombshells Restaurant & Bar chain. John Hoffmann, BA ’10, was promoted to transportation security inspector for aviation in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/ Transportation Security Administration at Denver International Airport in July. Lyndsay Joson-Mayeux, BS ’10, and Nick Mayeux, BA ’10, welcomed a daughter, Charlotte Rose, in August. Serena (White), BA ’11, and Anthony Sigillito, BS ’11, welcomed their first baby, Lucy Anne, in January 2016. Anthony is doing research in quantum computing and finishing his dissertation for a doctorate in electrical engineering at Princeton University, and Serena is managing editor of Public Discourse, the online journal of the Witherspoon Institute. Jennifer Mackay, BS ’12, just got engaged to marry Lukasz Jarochowski in November 2017. They are buying a house in Murphy, Texas. Todd Strosnider, MBA ’12, was appointed to the Foundation for Community Association Research Think Tank in September. He is the vice president of leadership and organization development for Associa.
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with a cross-country move or, along with his wife, Kathy, start his own design firm. For 30 years, FigDesign has used a blend of information, aesthetics and technology to quickly connect to clients’ potential customers and convey positive messages with few words. “I combine ideas, trends, bits of culture, etc., to solve clients’ problems visually; in this I’ve benefited from the ‘all things considered’ approach and encouragement to experiment at UD,” said Fiegenschue, a UD printmaking alumnus whose extensive design work includes UD’s Cap Bar logo and University Historian Sybil Novinski’s UD history book, 50 Years of Vision & Courage.
Fortifying the Maker Movement
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Celina Muire Farrell, BA ’11, a woodworker, explained that because of the powerful shift to sustainable, ethically produced goods, many retailers now cater to this emerging “maker” market; however, makers often find themselves unable to keep up. That’s where her Austinbased startup, Hound, comes in. “If we want to fortify the maker movement, independent makers must have adequate resources,” said Farrell. “Hound assists makers in every aspect of business ownership, improves production velocity and allows them to focus more time on their craft.” With constantly changing markets and technology, Farrell believes adaptability is the key to success — and the one-time politics major appreciates that her UD education has proven so beneficial in the real world.
Maria (Murdock) Walley, BA ’10, wanted to help people live in the moment rather than spend their kids’ birthday parties and family reunions snapping pictures with their phones. Kandid.ly, of which she is co-founder and marketing director, is an online service that connects people with photographers so they can enjoy their moments but still commemorate them. “We bridge the gap between selfie/ phone cameras and high-end professionals,” explained Walley, who studied English and art history at UD and believes that successful entrepreneurship has a lot to do with “sheer willpower.”
Designing Connections In 1986, David Fiegenschue, BA ’76, was faced with a decision: uproot his young family
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Anne Marie Streett, BA ’07, married Alex Wignall on Nov. 17.
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Edward “Ed” Hardy, BA ’07, was awarded the 2016 Gupta College of Business Tower Award.
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Rebecca (Gonser) Farrer, BA ’06, is the business development manager for Dallas/Fort Worth at The Mark Travel Company. Rebecca married Omar Farrer on Feb. 5.