CLASS NOTES

1960s

Former Huntington College professor Marilyn Gerrard (1962) passed away on October 5, 2021. She was an instructor of physical education for women at the College from 1963-1966.

Raymond Roberson (1967) released a new book, Presidential Maxims: Excellence in Leadership Volume 1. The book identifies leadership traits and learned behaviors for success, following the lives of the first nineteen U.S. presidents.

After 56+ years of marriage to Darrell Ovenshire, Carol Aiko Uozumi Ovenshire went to be with Jesus on July 10, 2021. Carol was the 1961 Huntington College Homecoming Queen.

1970s

Rev. Linda (Hoverman, 1977) Watson retired from 40 years of pastoral ministry in June 2021. The ceremony was held at the Indiana United Methodist Annual Conference.

1980s

Linda (Dove, 1983) Douglas retired from Fort Wayne Community Schools at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year. She taught elementary music for 35 years with the district.

Ron Cherry (1984) received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Whitley County Consolidated Schools, where he taught and coached track for 30 years. He had more students advance to the state competition than any other coach.

1990s

Rev. Dr. Todd A. Wilson (1993) completed his doctoral studies, graduating summa cum laude from Asbury Theological Seminary in June. He has also completed a book entitled Living in the Shadow of Reality, which will be submitted for publication this year. He is a certified teacher in Indiana and is currently serving as a Hospice Chaplain and Bereavement Counselor. He and his wife, Tammy, and their children reside in Rochester, Indiana.

Following a hiatus in a family wealth office, April (Taylor, 1995) King returned to the practice of law on May 25, joining Twin Cities firm Howse and Thompson. Rollin (1995) and April also watched their middle child graduate high school and celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary. Rollin wrapped up his 20th year of teaching at Bethel University, presently serving as chair of the chemistry department.

2000s

Jill (Powley, 2006) Haskins has accepted a teaching position at Streams of Hope Christian Academy in Fort Wayne, Indiana, teaching 1st-12th grade.

2010s

Christina (Hernandez, 2010) Hazeldine and her husband and fellow HU alum, Joshua, welcomed their third child, Josephine Ailee, on June 2, 2021. Josephine arrived weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. The Hazeldine family lives in Honduras, and Joshua teaches at a bilingual school. They desire to share the love of Jesus with those surrounding them.

Andrew (2010, MBA 2019) and his wife, Samantha (Freeman, 2011) Edmonds, welcomed a new daughter, Maylee Jean, on June 23, 2021. Maylee joins big sister Madilyn.

Wesley and Carita (Landes) Bass (2011) welcomed Asher Edward Bass on June 14, 2021.

Andrew Martin (2011) was promoted to the role of associate production manager at Industrial Light & Magic in San Francisco, California. Several recent roles he has held include VFX on Marvel's Black Widow, production manager for ILM VFX on Jordan Peele's Us, and production coordinator on the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance ride at Disneyland and Disney World. He also serves as secretary of the American Barefoot Club Board of Directors, the national board for barefoot waterskiing, and has obtained a coaching certification.

Ted and Becca (McIllwain) Rankin (2013) welcomed their third daughter, Nelle Elizabeth, on September 9, 2021.

Elisha (Frison, 2015) Creger married Dylan Creger on June 19, 2021, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Josh and Courtney (Lierman) White (2017) got married on September 20, 2020. Josh passed the state bar exam in September and accepted a position at Rosswurm Law in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Abbey Frisco (2018) started a job as the assistant director of multimedia content at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

This summer, Katelynn Farley (2019) was promoted to editor of the Huntington County TAB on her one-year anniversary of working for the company.