Crimson & Gold
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Class Notes |
1950s
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John and Sally Whalen (both B’54), Lansing, Mich., were grand marshals for Ferris’ 2007 Homecoming parade. Attending her first Homecoming was Whalen’s 7-week-old granddaughter, Abigail Whalen. |
1960s
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Ivan Boynton (B’64), Coldwater, Mich., and his wife, Jan, have sold their travel agency and tour business to live in retirement and enjoy time with their children, grandchildren and great-granddaughter. |
1970s
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Stephen Schaffer (B’71), Lakeland, Fla., has been appointed to the Treatt USA board of directors as vice president of the company. He joined Treatt USA, a supplier of ingredients to the flavor and fragrance industry, in March 2007 as financial controller. |
1970s
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Marcia James (EHS’72), Whitewater, Wis., received the Russell J. Hosler Award in Business Education at the Wisconsin Business Education Association convention. |
1970s
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Kenneth Lawless (T’76, B’78), Portland, Mich., was promoted to executive vice president in charge of marketing, planning, operations and human resources at Clark Construction Company. |
1980s
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Joe DeLuca (EHS’89), Imlay City, Mich., and his wife, Margaret, welcomed their first child, Diego Alesio, born Sept. 24, 2007. |
1990s
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Paul Ptaszenski (B’91), Anderson, Ind., married Amber Hughes, also of Anderson, during a beach ceremony in Ludington, Mich., Aug. 10, 2007. |
1990s
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Ryan Joyce (B’96), Cumming, Ga., and his wife, Michelle, welcomed their first child, Sophia Marie, on Nov. 1, 2007. Ryan is head golf professional at Hawks Ridge Golf Club. |
1990s
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Tracie (Filion) Beatty (P’97) and husband, Abe Beatty, (P’97), Oxford, Mich., welcomed their second child, Brenden Abraham, born April 30, 2007. He joined his brother Zachary. |
1990s
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Mark Buzzell (T’98), North Brookfield, Mass., and wife, Michelle, welcomed the birth of their first child, Trentin Robert, seen here with his big brother, J.J. the bulldog. |
1990s
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Renee Martin (AH’98), Monroe, Mich., wed Michael Camilleri, also of Monroe, in October 2005. In May 2007 they celebrated the birth of their daughter, Mikayla Nicole. |
2000s
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Shelly and Jason Belland (B’01 and B’00), Las Vegas, Nev., announce the arrival of their daughter, Ryan Presley, born August 4, 2007. |
2000s
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Donald Burnau, Jr. (T’01), Clio, Mich., his wife, Yaki, and daughter, Madelin, welcomed Jadon Ray, born Feb. 27, 2007. |
2000s
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David Chidsey (B’01), Clinton Township, Mich., welcomed Ava Lynn Chidsey born Feb., 16, 2007. |
2000s
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Scott Harrand (T’01) and Tina (Hall) Harrand (P’04), Kingsley, Mich., welcomed the birth of their son, Henry Hunter, on July 25, 2007. |
2000s
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Jamie (Gilde) Klimp (AH’01), Kalamazoo, Mich., and husband, Mark, welcomed their first child, Taylor Elise, born May 27, 2007. |
2000s
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Lacey (VandeStreek) Rumptz (B’01) and Stephen J. Rumptz (B’02), Port Huron, Mich., welcomed Conner Scot Rumptz born April 30, 2007. Conner joins big sister Alexis Nicholle. |
2000s
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Amanda Ervin (AHS’02), New Baltimore, Mich., wed Jonathan Lombardi of Suffield, Conn., in Bonita Springs, Fla. The couple resides in Fort Myers. |
2000s
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Angela (Wilcox) Worth (AH ’02), and husband, Rich, welcomed daughter Claire Marie born May 15, 2007. |
2000s |
Bonnie Carpus (EHS’03), Troy, Mich., wed Jeremy Davis (EHS’03), Shepherd, Mich. Both are police officers and reside in Mt. Pleasant. |
2000s
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John Zocco (AS’03), and Heather (Shaw) Zocco (EHS’99), Paris, Mich., welcomed son Isaac John born July 16, 2007. |
2000s
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Jetnor Malaj (T’05), Dearborn, Mich., wed Teuta Sino, of Milwaukee, Wis. |
2000s
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Dr. Amy E. Dinardo (O’07) and Dr. Joshua T. Lotoczky (O’04) married on Oct. 12, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. They currently reside in Big Rapids. |
1950s
Tom Scholler (B’59), Clarkston, Mich., was appointed last fall as interim director of development of the Archdiocese of Detroit.
1960s
Thomas Rundquist (AS’65, B’75), Big Rapids, Mich., is the author or editor of more than 30 publications, several of which are available through amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com.
Robert Vince (T’65), Clio, Mich., wed Connie Tambling, also of Clio.
Maxine Horvath (P’67), Plainwell, Mich., retired after 22 years as a pharmacist in Plainwell’s Community Pharmacy.
1970s
Gene Cooper (EHS’70), Warren, Mich., is an adjunct professor of engineering technology at Macomb Community College, pastor of Harvest Time Christian Church and an international conference speaker.
Keith Merchant (B’70), Cadillac, Mich., was appointed to the Firstbank board of directors. Merchant is owner and president of B&P manufacturing in Cadillac.
Douglas Weldy (T’70), Buchanan, Mich., was honored as the Freightliner/ASE Master Medium/Heavy Truck Technician of the Year at ASE’s annual board of directors’ Industry Awards Dinner banquet held in Scottsdale, Ariz., last November.
Charles Keller (B’75), Scottville, Mich., was promoted to executive vice president/chief lending officer at West Shore Bank in Ludington.
Michael J. Bullerdick (B’76), Sarasota, Fla., has been appointed by Florida Governor Charlie Crist, to a three-year term on the newly created Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority. Bullerdick is president of First Community Bank of America.
Aldon Olson (B’77), Hudsonville, Mich., has been accepted into the General Society of Mayflower Descendants.
Connie Nash (B’78), Gaines, Mich., has been hired as principal of Holy Trinity Elementary School in Bay City.
Dale Hardy (EHS’79), Boyne City, Mich., was inducted into the Boyne City High School Hall of Fame.
Thomas Landaal (B’79), Flint, Mich., was honored by the Flint Jewish Federation at the 18th Riegle awards banquet. The Riegle awards are named for former Senator Donald Riegle who was a champion for freedom of immigration for Jews from the former Soviet Union. Landall, who has assisted many nonprofit organizations, is president of Landaal Packaging Systems in Burton.
1980s
Craig Hartzell (EHS’80), Three Rivers, Mich., was named Glen Oaks Community College’s 2007 Distinguished Alumni of the Year. Hartzel is a co-founder of Azimuth, Inc., which specializes in electronic and software engineering, logistical support and hi-tech services.
Tim Wenzel (P’80), Frankenmuth, Mich., was promoted to vice president of clinical services at Covenant Healthcare in Saginaw.
Joe Bush (T’81), Lawrenceville, Ga., joined Mitsubishi Electric HVAC Advanced Products Division as CITY MULTI® application specialist.
Carla Koch, (AS’83), West Branch, Mich., was appointed supervisor of special services for Midland Public Schools.
Joseph Pistrui (B´83), Madrid, Spain, was recently appointed the associate dean for executive education at IE Business School in Madrid. Pistrui returns to IE Business School after a two-year assignment with Duke Corporate Education, based in London. Additionally, Pistrui will resume his faculty appointment in the Department of Entrepreneurial Studies at IE Business School, and serve as a visiting scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Terrence Rollins (T’83, 93), Norristown, Penn., was recognized by the Association of Energy Engineers as a “Legend in Energy” 2007.
Navy Reserve Cmdr. Daniel R. Pionk (B’84), Ruth, Mich., was recently awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal while serving as deputy deployment distributions operations center chief, Operations Directorate, United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
Russ Fatum (B’86), Fort Worth, Texas, has accepted a promotion as director, senior human resources business partner for Textron’s Bell Helicopter division. Fatum was most recently the director of labor and employee relations at Textron’s corporate office in Providence, R.I. He is married to Gail (Loehr) Fatum (B’87).
Chuck Morgan (B’87), Waterford, Mich., was hired as assistant principal at Walled Lake Northern High School last fall. He had previously taught and coached at WLNHS.
Curt McAllister (B’89), Lake Orion, Mich., has joined Toyota Motor Sales, Inc. U.S.A. to serve as product news manager for the Midwestern portion of the United States. McAllister will work out of Toyota’s Detroit office. He also serves on Ferris’ Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Robert Straebel (B’89), Charlevoix, Mich., was hired to become city manager of Charlevoix in July 2007.
1990s
Lori Brya (EHS’90), St. Johns, Mich., was hired by the Michigan Farm Bureau as manager for their newly created Health Services Department.
Marcy Nienhus (B’91), Hamilton, Mich., wed Alan Hafeman of Racine, Wis., where the couple resides.
Mike Weessies (AH’91), Muskegon, Mich., was appointed to the Reeths-Puffer school board last November. He is director of workplace health at Hackley Hospital.
Jeff Doran (T’93), Waterford, Mich., joined the architecture and engineering firm of TowerPinkster as a mechanical designer.
Todd Vagi (T’93), Spring, Texas, has been promoted to regional manager in Ford’s Houston Region.
LCDR Timothy Ekola, (P’94), Portage, Mich., was deployed to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, with U.S. Navy, Fleet Hospital Great Lakes (Oct. ’06 to Nov. ’07). He was also selected as Senior Pharmacist of the Year 2007, United States Navy Reserve.
John Owens (EHS’94), Flint, Mich., was named the Burton Rotary’s Police Officer of the Year last November
John Duff (EHS’95), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, wed Rebecca Lorenz of Brighton. The couple resides in Midland.
Brian Ford (T’95), Nunica, Mich., opened Ford Land Surveying LLC.
Mimi Miles (AS’95), Rochester Hills, Mich., has been named vice president of marketing at Autoweb, a leading global provider of software-based data management and system interoperability solutions for the automotive, aerospace and manufacturing industries. Prior to joining Autoweb, Miles led marketing communications and lead-generation programs for the Americas business unit of Paris-based Dassault Systémes.
Kevin Cisler (EHS’96), Holland, Mich., wed Morgan Lamers of Grand Haven, where the couple resides.
Tammy (Edgerly) Jackson (B’96), Reed City, Mich., and husband, Stan, welcomed daughter Sydney Ann, born Aug. 31, 2007.
Ryan Miller (T’96), Vicksburg, Mich., wed Kristine Spiegelberg, also of Vicksburg.
Amy Vandervane (AH’96), Midland, Mich., became a family nurse practitioner at MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland last August.
Eric Graham (P’97), Schoolcraft, Mich., opened Red Crown Pharmacy in Schoolcraft last year.
Brenda Luczek (EHS’97), Middlebury, Ind., is a full-time faculty member in Allied Health at Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville.
Jacob Doss (AH’98), Irvine, Calif., wed Larissa Crawford of Palm Springs last August in Hawaii. The couple resides in Irvine.
Jeremy Kapalla (AH’99), Haslett, Mich., and wife, Lara, welcomed son Cole Jacob born Sept. 10, 2007.
Thomas Olds (T’99), Linden, Mich., wed Nicole Konrad of Grand Blanc. The couple resides in Fenton.
Tanya Streeting (AH’99), North Muskegon, Mich., wed Frederick Painter of Whitehall.
2000s
Wesley Maul (T’00), Grand Blanc, Mich., wed April Dalton of Danville, Va. The couple resides in Catawba, N.C.
Joshua Newton (EHS’00), Charlotte, Mich., wed Karyn Barker of Okemos, on July 28, 2007. The couple resides in Charlotte. Joshua recently became an investigator/special agent with the Michigan Attorney General’s Office.
Patrick Ostlund (T’01), Portage, Mich., wed Amber Darling of Lawton.
Kevin Allen (T’02), Ortonville, Mich., wed Jennifer Johnson of Swartz Creek. The couple resides in Albion.
Eric Barden (T’02), Munger, Mich., became an associate with the Spicer Group. Barden is branch manager of Spicer’s Caro office location.
Le Bochniak (AH’02), Morrice, Mich., wed Claudio Castro, also of Morrice, where the couple resides.
Tabitha Kerridge (B’02), Garnet, Mich., wed Cole Gorham (B’05) of Cassopolis. The couple resides in Toledo, Ohio.
Michael Carroll (EHS’03), Mt. Pleasant, Mich., wed Michelle Machuta, also of Mt. Pleasant.
Jeremiah Crivac (T’03), Coleman, Mich., wed Tricia Yaworski of Midland, where the couple resides.
Marshall Lystra (T’03), Grand Haven, Mich., wed Jamie Widing of Spring Lake. The couple resides in Royal Oak.
Brandon Plester (T’03), Harbor Beach, Mich., wed Katie Vogel of Ubly. The couple resides in Ruth.
Aaron Ala (T’04), Brookfield, Mass., wed Michelle Blanch (T’04), of Grand Rapids, Mich., on Oct. 6, 2007.
Erica Kuhl (AH’04), Sebewaing, Mich., wed Michael Armbruster, also of Sebewaing.
Lucas Piepkow (B’04), Clarklake, Mich., wed Erin Pfister of Devils Lake. The couple resides in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mike VanOverbeke (T’04), Casco, Mich., wed Bernadette Palmer of Redford, on July 7, 2007 in Detroit. The couple resides in Casco.
Mark Barinotti (O’05), Escanaba, Mich., joined Family Eye Care in Escanaba.
J. Nicholas Bostic (EHS’05), Lansing, Mich., recently launched three new business ventures: J. Nicholas Bostic, PLLC, Attorney at Law, focusing on police misconduct, criminal defense, forfeiture and domestic relations; Bureau Watch, Inc., private investigations; and Public Integrity Consultants, LLC.
Jessica Hewer (K’05), , Manistee, Mich., wed Robert Ward (K’05) of Hamilton. The couple resides in Pasadena, Calif.
Rachel Valarie Dobbs Linnen (AS’05), Jacksonville, Fla., won the 2007 Orseck Moot Court Competition for Florida Coastal School of Law after arguing in front of the Florida Supreme Court. She was also voted Best Advocate by the Florida Supreme Court.
Derek Powell (T’05), Davison, Mich., wed Sarah Cooper of Cass City. The couple resides in Coopersville.
Samantha Stone (AH’05), Muskegon, Mich., wed Robert McCrea II of Allendale. The couple resides in Grandville.
Amanda Danner (AS’06), Port Huron, Mich., wed Mark Kraemer of Flushing. The couple resides in Silver Springs, Md.
Kristin Flintoff (EHS’06), Selma, N.C., has accepted a 6th-grade language arts teaching position at Meadow School in Johnston County, N.C.
Gavin Fralick (EHS’06), Petoskey, Mich., began teaching at Petoskey Middle School last September.
Amy Powell (AH’06), Davison, Mich., wed Paul Schreiber, also of Davison. The couple resides in Greenville.
Britney Zielinski (B’06), Muskegon, Mich., wed David May, also of Muskegon.
Ben Powell (B’07), Manton, Mich., was hired as retail supervisor at the JW Marriott hotel in Grand Rapids.
Kathleen Pressnall (P’07), Midland, Mich., wed Neal Sias (B’05), also of Midland.
Kevin Roberts (EHS’07), Burton, Mich., became an officer with the Davison Township Police Department last fall.
Ashley Rothermel (EHS’07), Grand Blanc, Mich., became an officer with the Rochester Police Department last August.