CLASS NOTES
From left, Andrew Wu ’17, Alex Halladay ’11, Kaniz Chowdhury ’18, Karina Minanov ’18 and Evan Marquardt ’17 at the Student Leadership Diversity Convention in November. Akshay Verma ’09 and Larka Apelgren during a palatability test. Looks delicious, Akshay!
Lauren Giorgio ’10 and Juli Grant ’95 met Athletic Director Michelle Hicks for lunch. Both women work at Quicken Loans, Juli as a talent strategist and Lauren as a recruiting coordinator. They are both excited about their positions at Quicken and about the changes happening in Detroit.
Michigan with a bachelor’s of science degree with distinction and highest honors in 2014.
2013
Class Representative: Armaity Minwalla arminwal@umich.edu Victoria Chochla: After a busy first semester of classes, serving as a research assistant to U of M obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Katherine Harris, on her ongoing study regarding human papilloma virus vaccination in underserved populations, carrying out her duties as the University of Michigan Polish student association communications director and vice president of the University’s Humanity First chapter,
Christopher Stroh ’12 and FK Day ‘78
From left, Lincoln Day, two crew members, Christopher Stroh ‘12, Stan Day ’76 and FK Day ‘78. The group sailed “Longbow” across the finish line in the 2016 Inaugural Miami/Havana Regatta in February, 34 hours after their departure from Miami; seventh to finish in a field of 46.
Victoria enjoyed spending Christmas in Grosse Pointe with her family and friends. A few highlights of her holiday break include hosting her annual cookie decorating party for her friends from the Liggett Class of ’13 and traveling to Orlando, FL with her brother John Paul ’14 to cheer on the University of Michigan football team at the 70th Annual Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day, and enjoyed meeting the players afterwards. This winter, Victoria will continue her junior year at U of M by beginning to take classes towards her international studies minor and finishing her Polish studies major. She will also continue learning German, which she began taking in fall 2015. She will host the University of Michigan Polish Student Association’s annual Wolverine Charity Ball in January 30 and return to
Guatemala in March with the U of M chapter of Humanity First, where the group will organize and volunteer in a free medical clinic and pharmacy. Preparations for her fourth-annual tennis clinic in Mała Wies, Poland are underway and Victoria is looking forward to sharing her love for the sport with new and returning students. Clarissa Dixon: Clarissa is currently a junior at the Savannah College of Art and Design majoring in animation and minoring in business management and entrepreneurship. She has been putting conscious efforts into establishing an online presence for herself along with maintaining a 4.0 GPA throughout her studies thus far. She sells her artwork online and takes traditional and digital art commissions. About a year ago, her costume and prop making hobby has recently opened a few new doors to her after an image of her most recent full scale replica of a videogame character’s sword became popular online. Since then, she has made and sold eight of these replicas when she’s not busy with her schoolwork. Without a lack in demand, Clarissa is already anticipating far more prop commissions than she’ll be able to cater to alone and is considering hiring an assistant. She is glad to see that her hobby has proven to be quite a lucrative endeavor in addition to the fact that it brings others joy. Along with continuing her replica prop commissions this summer, Clarissa plans on selling her artwork at local anime and gaming conventions. She also plans on seeking out internships to gain more experience in her major field of interest. Aria Ganz-Waple had an incredibly exciting 2015. Last May, she attended a week-long medical delegation in ULS.ORG
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