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WEDDINGS
JENNIFER JONES
Adrienne Akins ’04 to Bradley Warfield, June 9. Adrienne is an assistant professor of English at Mars Hill University in Mars Hill, NC. She received her PhD in English from Baylor University in 2011.
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Chris Nagel was honored with a VITAS BEST (Building Excellence, Satisfaction and Teamwork) Award for 2013. He has served as a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship endorsed chaplain with VITAS Innovative Hospice Care in Houston since 2008.
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Connie Carver Guzman earned a master’s in Human Behavior from National University and is now working as the Campus Center Director for Park University in Oceanside, Calif.
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Robert Copeland is the small groups pastor at Friendswood Community
Church in Friendswood, Texas.
Sara Hillis ’04 to Peter Ousby, Oct. 12. Sara is the associate director of student activities at Pennsylvania College of Technology and is pursuing a doctorate of education at Drexel University. Lauren Marie Sanders ’04 to John Dustin Marx, Oct. 12, in Temple. Lauren is the head girls golf coach and a special education teacher for Belton ISD, and John is employed with Space-X as a contractor. Mandi Bundrick ’06 to Matthew Riley, Feb. 8. They are now serving at Central Penninsula Church near San Francisco, Calif.
Kathryn Nicole Spain ’10 to Dominique Winston, Nov. 30, in North Richland Hills. Kathryn is employed with Killeen ISD while pursuing her master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Texas A&M University-Central Texas in Killeen. Dominique is a tactical networking specialist in the U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Hood. He is pursuing his associate’s degree in aviation science.
Miranda Moon ’12 and Coley Taylor ’12, July 6. Coley is working for Truthcasting, a video streaming company in Temple, and Miranda teaches second grade in Belton ISD. Sara Downing ’13 to Joshua Beyer, Dec. 20, in Georgetown. Lauren Nicole Knight ’13 to Jake Edward Stewart, Nov. 24, in Jonestown. Lauren graduated with a bachelor’s degree in visual communication, and Jake is employed by the U.S. Army as a captain.
BIRTHS Laura Myers Bowers ’98 and her husband, Chase, announce the adoption of Samuel McCully “Mac,” born Jan. 14. He joins big sister Maddie Grace and big brothers Nate and Jeb.
He joins big brother Josiah.
Jeremy ’99 and Merritt McKinnon Johnston ’00 announce the birth of their son, Silas Samuel, July 8.
Jeffrey Hunt ’05 and his wife, Nikki, announce the adoption of Brenner Xavier, on Aug. 1, 2013. The adoption was finalized Feb. 27. ALUMNI L I F E
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