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2002 Benj Clark and Susan Minichiello welcomed a son, Otis Minichiello Clark, on July 9, 2015. Benj is the managing curator of Boys Town Hall of History. 3212 Myrtle Ave, Omaha, NE 68131 benjaminlclark@gmail.com Summer (McNeese) Dickinson teaches at Mid-Plains Community College and is finishing her PhD. She will soon be presenting her research. Her husband Mark ‘03 is a special education teacher. They have four sons: Ethan, Finn, Beckett, and Atticus. 1909 W Koenig, Grand Island, NE 68803 dickinsons@mpcc.edu 2003 Eric Eckert broke the world record for the largest hand-drawn maze. See Milestones pg. 22
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2007 Damon and Michelle (Prather ‘05) Grimes welcomed a daughter, Gracyn Michelle, on March 4. She joins big brother Paxton (4). 16257 Mormon St, Bennington, NE 68007 Michellejgrimes@me.com Michelle Green-Ihde welcomed a son, Henry, on March 3. Henry joins big sister Paige (7). 755 A St, Utica, NE 68456 2008 Megan (Munsell) and Mark Blinde had a baby girl, Brianna Lynn, on Oct. 28, 2015. She joins older sister Adelyn (4). Megan is an accountant at Kopsa Otte and Mark is a network engineer at Cornerstone Bank. 809 N Iowa, York, NE 68467 meganblinde@gmail.com Mary Reynolds is a secondary English teacher at Colegio Maya, the American International School of Guatemala. maryreynolds85@ gmail.com 2009 Jake Owens is the director of youth ministries at West Hills Church in Omaha. His wife Elise (Hart) is a realtor for CBS Home.
at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. Paige is a clinical social worker for Ramsey County in St. Paul, where the couple lives. jmann.us@gmail.com Spencer and Kimmie (Beitler ’03) Vogt ‘05 have moved. Spencer is a professor of education at Peru State College, and Kimmie is a technology teacher at Plattsmouth Middle School. Their daughter, Marie, is a year old. 616 3rd Street/ PO Box 348, Peru, NE 68421 spencervogt@yahoo.com vogtteacher226@gmail.com 2006 Katie Tenny was appointed as Penn State’s bystander intervention coordinator. See Milestones pg. 22
2010 Mason and Kelci (Scott ‘11) Lee have moved to New Jersey so that Mason can begin his doctoral work at Princeton Theological Seminary. 101 Loestcher Place #116, Princeton, NJ 08540 Caleb and Aubrey (Sanchez ‘11) Rush are both law students at Faulkner University’s Jones School of Law. In April, Caleb won the
Faulkner Law First-Year Moot Court Competition. In August, Aubrey and her law partner won the 12th Annual J. Greg Allen Mock Trial Competition for third year law students.
a new address: 4640 W Vassar Ave, Denver, CO 80219. Mark is the cofounder of Denver’s Purple Door Coffee, a coffee shop staffed entirely by homeless teens and young adults in need of job training. 2012 Casey Kinnison and Courtney Baker were married on July 19, 2015. Casey is an accountant at Kopsa Otte and Courtney is the administrative assistant for the registrar and education department at YC. 820 Rd J, York, NE 68467 courtneyandcasey15@gmail.com Logan Siddall has moved: 1121 Mazant St, New Orleans, LA 70117 2013 Ben Elsass is now a game warden with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. Send him a note of congratulation at his new address: 1423 Oak St, Atchison, KS 66002. 2014 Jessie Griffith married Dustin Campbell ‘13 on July 4, 2015. Jessie is a teacher at Mission Valley Elementary and Dustin works for Advisors Excel, an insurance marketing company. 13546 SW K4 Hwy, Topeka, KS 66610 jgriffith@york.edu Lauren Post is serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member in Grand Island, working on programs to aid foster youth in becoming independent adults. She was sworn into the AmeriCorps on June 12. 1020 N Elm, Grand Island, NE 68801 laurengpost@gmail.com Brenna (Johnson) Price has updated her address info: 1838 Old Hardin Rd, Billings, MT 59101 spart3n515@gmail.com Tiffany Shimp has updated her address info: 3016 Hardy Dr, Edmond, OK 73013
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