09 autumn reporter 1-20 - Franklin College
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CLASS NOTES<br />
Trena Paulus ’91, Ph.D., recently<br />
received tenure and was promoted<br />
to associate professor at the<br />
University of Tennessee. Trena in<br />
the educational psychology and<br />
counseling department, where<br />
she researches aspects of online<br />
learning environments.<br />
Becky (Coy) Katsaropoulos ’92 is<br />
a registered nurse and currently<br />
a stay-at-home mom. She and<br />
her husband, John, have five<br />
children. The family resides in<br />
South Bend, Ind.<br />
Chandrika Fonseka ’94 earned<br />
her master’s in business administration<br />
for human resource<br />
management and marketing<br />
from the University of Manipal<br />
India.<br />
Tony Gambaiani ’95 recently was<br />
one of eight bankers from six<br />
states recognized as a “Rising Star<br />
in Banking” by the Northwestern<br />
Financial Review. Readers from<br />
across the Midwest nominated<br />
bankers who have distinguished<br />
themselves by their accomplishments,<br />
both in their banks and<br />
communities, and are poised to<br />
make significant contributions to<br />
the industry for years to come.<br />
Andy Bass ’96 and his wife, Jenni,<br />
are the parents of a daughter,<br />
Deborah Claire, born on Sept. 9,<br />
<strong>20</strong><strong>09</strong>. She is the couple’s fourth<br />
child. Andy teaches and coaches<br />
football and baseball at Greenwood<br />
High School. He recently was<br />
honored at the IHSBCA North-<br />
South All Star Series. The family<br />
resides in Greenwood, Ind.<br />
Karen (Nelson) Heavin ’96<br />
was elected one of three new<br />
directors of the Putnam County<br />
Community Foundation in June<br />
<strong>20</strong><strong>09</strong>. She also serves Warren<br />
Township of Putnam County<br />
as a trustee. Her previous<br />
experience includes working as<br />
a traveling financial field<br />
consultant for International<br />
Dairy Queen and working as a<br />
fundraiser for an economic<br />
development corporation in<br />
Illinois. She is active in numerous<br />
civic organizations and the<br />
Cloverdale Methodist Church. She<br />
and her husband, Dr. Anthony<br />
Heavin, live on a cattle farm with<br />
their sons, Garrett and Brock.<br />
Rachel (Peden) McCarty ’96<br />
and her husband, Cullen, are the<br />
parents of a daughter, Josie Anne,<br />
A very <strong>Franklin</strong> family<br />
George Anderson ’59, a retired real estate agent, and his wife, Barbara (Gamble) ’60, a<br />
retired teacher, are proud that their three daughters are <strong>Franklin</strong> <strong>College</strong> graduates. Now, a<br />
third generation of the family is attending <strong>Franklin</strong>. Elizabeth Burpo ’10 and Laura Burpo ’12<br />
are the daughters of Brad Burpo ’82 and his wife, Pam (Anderson) ’84. Pam is a fifth-grade<br />
teacher with Lebanon Community Schools, and Brad is vice president of Clear Channel Media.<br />
Kim (Anderson) Arrowood ’87 is a PE teacher with the Tippecanoe School Corp., and her<br />
husband, Derek, is superintendent of Sheridan Community Schools. They have two children,<br />
who attend Tippecanoe schools. Amy (Anderson) Godby ’89 is a kindergarten teacher with<br />
Lebanon Community Schools, and her husband, Jeff, is an owner of Godby Home Furnishings.<br />
They have two children, who also attend Lebanon. George and Barbara say they are hoping<br />
the younger grandchildren might someday choose <strong>Franklin</strong>.<br />
born on March 12, <strong>20</strong><strong>09</strong>. She is<br />
the couple’s first child. Rachel<br />
was the Monroe County historian<br />
and absentee voting supervisor<br />
for Monroe County and is now a<br />
homemaker. Her husband<br />
co-owns Smithville, a telecommunications<br />
company. The family<br />
resides in Ellettsville, Ind.<br />
Heather Willis Neal ’97 recently<br />
began a new position as deputy<br />
chief of staff at the Indiana<br />
Department of Education.<br />
She previously served as the<br />
Indiana governor’s public access<br />
counselor. She and her husband,<br />
Davey, have two children and<br />
reside in Indianapolis.<br />
Scott Sherry ’97, Whiteland High<br />
School head baseball coach, was<br />
recently honored at the IHSBCA<br />
North-South All Star Series.<br />
Jarrod Brett ’98 recently accepted<br />
a newly created position with<br />
<strong>Franklin</strong> <strong>College</strong>, coordinator of<br />
student achievement. In this role,<br />
he focuses on student retention<br />
and helps the individuals who are<br />
at risk of an incomplete college<br />
career due to financial hardship<br />
or poor academic performance.<br />
He is in his seventh year as<br />
assistant men’s basketball coach<br />
at the college, where he’s also an<br />
adjunct history teacher. Jarrod<br />
and his wife, Jennifer, reside in<br />
<strong>Franklin</strong>.<br />
Amy (Powers) Telscher ’98 and<br />
her husband, Jim, are the parents<br />
of a son, Nathaniel Charles, born<br />
on June 19, <strong>20</strong><strong>09</strong>. He joins a<br />
brother, Ben. The family resides<br />
in Cincinnati.<br />
Jeff Carroll ’99 is a first-year law<br />
student. He and his wife, Kelley<br />
(Kennedy) ’99, reside in Ann<br />
Arbor, Mich.<br />
Libby (Wasilchuk) Clem ’99 and<br />
her husband, Shannon, are the<br />
parents of a son, Robert Jameson,<br />
born on Oct. 26, <strong>20</strong>08. Libby is a<br />
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