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Professionals International. E-mail<br />
michellelizak@hotmail.com.<br />
Erin Summers (’00), West Bath, Maine, is a<br />
whale biologist with the Maine Department<br />
of Marine Resources.<br />
Melissa (Hargrave) Thompson (’00) lives<br />
in Baton Rouge, La., and she and her husband,<br />
Keith, have two children, Reece and Dylan.<br />
E-mail melissathompson44@hotmail.com.<br />
Rahil Calcuttawala (’01), Waltham, Mass.,<br />
created rakimagery and is the lead photographer<br />
at the Boston-based company. E-mail<br />
imagery@rakimagery.com.<br />
Tim Gilbert (’01) and Nicole (Zollinger)<br />
Gilbert reside in Lee’s Summit, Mo., and<br />
have a son, Braden. Tim is a senior solution<br />
analyst with Cerner Corporation. Nicole is<br />
an elementary school counselor for Lee’s<br />
Summit R-7 School District.<br />
Mary (Kristensen) Gustin (’01) lives in<br />
Mankato, Minn.<br />
Laura Hansen (’01), Springfield, Mo.,<br />
received an M.S. in apparel merchandising<br />
from Colorado <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Caroline (Murphy) Phelan (’01) and<br />
Timothy Phelan (’00) reside in<br />
Philadelphia, Pa. Caroline is a graduate student<br />
at the <strong>University</strong> of Pennsylvania School of<br />
Medicine. Timothy is a finance analyst for<br />
Boeing. E-mail camurphy@mail.upenn.edu.<br />
Daniel Rueth (’01), Omaha, Neb., is<br />
assistant director of operations, 338th<br />
Combat Training Squadron. E-mail<br />
danielrueth@hotmail.com.<br />
Nicole (Kuenzel) Whitfield (’01, ’02),<br />
Eldon, Mo., is an instructional technology<br />
specialist for Morgan County R-II School<br />
District. She and her husband, Aaron, have a<br />
son, Noah.<br />
Tabitha (Grimm) Yoakum (’01) and<br />
Thomas Yoakum live in Pacific, Mo.<br />
Tabitha is a lab technician for Land O Lakes<br />
Purina Feed. Thomas is a lawyer with The<br />
Gray Law Firm. They have a daughter,<br />
Skyler. E-mail tabi.grimm@att.net.<br />
Tara (Gasaway) Bealor (’02) and Luke<br />
Bealor reside in Quincy, Ill. Tara is a<br />
health/nutrition administrator for Douglass<br />
Community Services Inc. Luke is a marketing<br />
manager for DOT Foods Inc. E-mail<br />
taragasaway@hotmail.com.<br />
Adrianna Mayson (’02), Woodridge, N.Y.,<br />
is director of student activities for Sullivan<br />
County Community College. E-mail<br />
adriannamayson@yahoo.com.<br />
Lauren (Sladek) Nehlsen (’02) married<br />
Jeff Nehlsen in November 2008, and the<br />
couple resides in Elgin, Ill. Lauren is the<br />
administrator for International Student<br />
Services and Programs at Elgin Community<br />
College. E-mail laurenkelly@ymail.com.<br />
Beth (Joslin) Pirnie (’02), Omaha, Neb., is<br />
a program development officer for Nebraska<br />
Methodist College. E-mail<br />
beth-joslin@hotmail.com.<br />
Xander Kennedy (’03) and Jami Kristen<br />
(Higgins) Kennedy (’04) live in Columbia,<br />
Mo., and have a son, Kai. Xander is an<br />
English instructor at Moberly Area<br />
Community College, and a professional<br />
production of his play, “The Cabaret<br />
Voltaire,” appeared at the David Henry<br />
Hwang Theater in Los Angeles.<br />
Laura (Andersen) Miller (’03) and Rob<br />
Miller (’03) live in St. Louis, Mo. Rob is a<br />
teacher with the National Geospatial<br />
Intelligence Agency.<br />
Sarah (Brandenburger) Nepple (’03, ’04)<br />
and Jeff Nepple (’03) announce the birth<br />
of their daughter, Hannah, on Jan. 20, 2009.<br />
The family resides in St. Louis, and Sarah<br />
teaches fourth grade for the Valley Park<br />
School District. Jeff is an orthopaedic<br />
resident doctor at Barnes Jewish Hospital.<br />
E-mail sarbr99@aol.com.<br />
Julia (Geringer) Santiago (’03) and her<br />
husband, Angel, have a son, Aiden. The<br />
family lives in St. Louis. E-mail<br />
juliagulia803@hotmail.com.<br />
Jessica (McCracken) Bowen (’04) and her<br />
husband, Brandon, announce the birth of<br />
their daughter, Brielle, on March 13, 2009.<br />
The family lives in Denver, Colo., and Jessica<br />
is a staff RN at <strong>University</strong> of Colorado<br />
Hospital.<br />
Kimberly Dodson (’04), Boulder, Colo., is<br />
an adventure specialist with Natural Habitat<br />
Adventures. E-mail kimdodson@europe.com.<br />
Justin Lienhard (’04), Columbus, Ga., is an<br />
infantry officer with the U.S. Army. E-mail<br />
jlienhard50@hotmail.com.<br />
Joy Seydel (’04), Des Moines, Iowa, is a<br />
veterans service representative for Veterans<br />
Affairs.<br />
Jennifer (Wallace) Vroegindewey (’04),<br />
Lee’s Summit, Mo., is assistant director for<br />
Kidding Around 2 Child Development<br />
Center. She and her husband, Andrew, have<br />
Matthew A<br />
To Z + 2 and<br />
The ABCs of<br />
Matthew for<br />
Kids<br />
By Jim Coy<br />
(’68)<br />
Have you ever struggled to remember the<br />
important truths and events in the New<br />
Testament If so, Matthew A to Z + 2 and the<br />
ABCs of Matthew for Kids are great books to<br />
learn the Scriptures through the memory<br />
technique of alliteration. In this book, Coy pairs<br />
each letter of the alphabet (plus two extras) with<br />
each chapter of Matthew to emphasize key ideas<br />
in each of the 28 chapters. You will learn that<br />
“A” is for the ANCESTRY of Jesus, “B” is for<br />
His BIRTH, “C” reminds us to CHANGE our<br />
hearts, and so on. You’ll be amazed at how easy<br />
you’ll master Matthew’s marvelous moments.<br />
The book is a great book for all who want to<br />
better understand the life and teachings of Jesus<br />
Christ. Matthew A to Z + 2 can be used as a<br />
learning and teaching tool for the Bible student<br />
and teacher.<br />
Repossession<br />
By Will Fitzsimmons<br />
(’90)<br />
Repossession’s primary<br />
character, Patrick MacInnes,<br />
fought hard to have a good<br />
life. The former college<br />
football player finally had<br />
the wife he wanted and a<br />
rising career as an aircraft<br />
engineer. The only missing piece was the<br />
whereabouts of his sister, Rachel, who ran away<br />
from home several years earlier. When Patrick’s<br />
world dramatically changes, he unexpectedly<br />
discovers that Rachel has been strong-armed<br />
into a cult and brainwashed. This newly<br />
published thriller is Will Fitzsimmons’ first<br />
novel. Fitzsimmons grew up in Kirksville and<br />
incorporated many settings from a fictionalized<br />
<strong>version</strong> of his hometown. His six years in St.<br />
Louis are also represented in the novel as it<br />
serves as the main character’s base of operation.<br />
The American<br />
History Riddle Book<br />
By Michael J. Koerner<br />
(’65)<br />
Michael Koerner has<br />
devised more than 100<br />
fiendishly clever riddles<br />
about American history,<br />
culture, and people with a<br />
few literary types and<br />
fictional characters thrown in just for fun. These<br />
riddles are challenging — after all, they’re riddles,<br />
and not meant to be solved in an instant. You<br />
might get a few right off, but we promise that<br />
many of these will leave you scratching your<br />
head. You might have to go to the Internet,<br />
encyclopedia, or your old high school history<br />
textbook for clues to the answer. Or, you can just<br />
look at the answer key in the back of the book,<br />
which not only identifies the person, place or<br />
event, but includes complete historical/literary<br />
background information for each.<br />
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