MORAVIAN VISION - Moravian College

1999
Reunion
October 29-30, 2009
Christina Fulton; 21 Pocahontas Road; Hi-Nella,
NJ 08083; cfulton1124@yahoo.com
From the Alumni House:
Mark Strohl serves with the U.S. Navy at
Naval Station Everett, 30 miles north of Seattle.
He is stationed at the Fleet Industrial
Supply Center Detachment Everett, along
with his wife, Stephanie ’98.
1998
Jennie Coughlin; 297 Pavonia Avenue, Apt. 2B;
Jersey City, NJ 07302; Jennie.coughlin@sanofiaventis.com
From the Alumni House:
Audrey Weaver Sparks and Chris Sparks
had a baby girl, Natalie Ann, April 26, 2008.
Natalie was welcomed by many loving
Moravian alumni, including uncles Mark
Weaver ’93 and Brian Weaver ’95, aunt Jen
Hinkel soon-to-be-Weaver ’04, and grandmother
Maryann Weaver, a retired employee
of the Economics and Business Department.
Jill Steiner-Meixell and Christopher
Meixell ’00 welcomed their third child,
Ethan Christopher, August 25, 2008. Ethan’s
godparents are Lori Steiner Garvin ’00 and
Fran Garvin ’99.
1997
Tiffany Shenman; 300 Washington St. Apt. 6;
Hoboken, NJ 07030-4897; Tiffshen2@aol.com
From the Alumni House:
Benjamin Tolerico was recently named
head football coach for Holy Cross High
School in Dunmore, Pa.
1996
Deb Yuengling Ferhat; 223 Deerfield Dr.;
Pottsville, PA 17901; jdferhat@comcast.net
From the Alumni House:
Caroline Smith married Frank Stearns Jr.
in Bethlehem last November. They live in Washington,
D.C. Frank is working on his Ph.D. from
the University of Maryland, and Caroline is an
assistant professor in the writing program at
George Washington University.
Melissa Manco Cummings and Terry
Cummings announce the birth of their baby
boy, Rowan Joseph, April 5, 2007. Rowan is
the nephew of James Manco ’94.
Anette Bjorkman and Anders Vilhelmsson
were married August 1, 2007, in Melville
Castle, Scotland. They reside in Sodra
Sandby, Sweden. Anette received a Ph.D. in
management from the Swedish School of
Economics in 2007.
1995
Krisa Murray Arzayus; 9002 Eastbourne Lane;
Laurel, MD 20708; krisaym@alumni.moravian.edu
From Krisa:
Derek Edward Reusser has been living
in Tampa, Fla., since 1997. He and his wife,
Tonya, had their first child, Derek Raymond,
April 2, 2006. Derek runs his own graphic design
business, which specializes in magazine
production.
I have my own news to report. On May
29, 2008, our family grew by two feet. Calia
Adela was born, joining sister Elena, 3, and
brother Lucas, 6. Calia was born four weeks
early and weighed only 5 lbs. 1 oz., but she
is doing just fine.
From the Alumni House:
Nina Lowe Felix and Scott Felix were
married April 5, 2005. They bought a house
in Jeffersonville, Pa., and are slowly fixing
it up. Nina has been working for Aetna for
nearly 10 years; fellow greyhound Adam
Weikert ’03 works in her department.
Beth Rosenthal started the New Jersey
Chapter Support Group for Benign Brain
Tumor Survivors in February.
Sedef Koktenturk qualified to represent
her native country, Turkey, in the Beijing 2008
Olympic Games in women’s windsurfing.
Christopher A. Ward was recently elected
managing shareholder of the Wilmington,
Del., office for Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan
Suelthaus PC.
1994
Reunion
May 29-30, 2009
Denise Bradley; 173 Red Haven Drive; N. Wales,
PA 19454; dbradley@comcast.net
From Denise:
Dena Mendlen Emerson and her
husband, Keith, welcomed their son Reece
Jacob Emerson on August 18, 2006.
Karen Leh Stueber e-mailed the following
news: “On October 14, 2007, my husband
Ron and I welcomed our second child, Rebecca
Jane. Her big brother Tyler was 3 on
April 15, 2008; his godmother is Sue Howe
Ryker ’95. We still live in Houston, near
Johnson Space Center. I have been with Cyberonics
Inc. for 10 years and was recently
promoted to domestic regulatory specialist.
“My husband Ron has been with United
Space Alliance at NASA for 11 years as an
engineer. He supports the International
Space Station and shuttle missions and
recently worked as surface support on the
NEEMO project (NASA’s underwater habitat)
in the Florida Keys.”
Colleen Lacey Whelpley has lived in
Providence, R.I., for the past five years. She
works for EMC at their corporate headquarters
in Hopkinton, Mass., as a senior program
manager. She and her husband, Larry, celebrated
their fifth anniversary in June. They
volunteer for NEADS, serving as a foster family
for puppies being trained as service dogs.
And finally, Greg O’Neil and his wife,
Christina, had a baby boy, Sean Patrick
O’Neil, in February 2008.
From the Alumni House:
Paul Phillips is married with two children:
Raleigh Brynne, born July 2002, and
Connor Owen, born June 2007. He is a corporal
with the Fulton County Police Department
and is recovering from a gunshot wound. He
has had two surgeries and expects to have
more to regain use of his left hand and arm.
1993
Michelle Litzenberger Trent; 1559 Surrey Road;
Bethlehem, PA 18015; mmt@trentgroup.com
From the Alumni House:
Jodi Piekarski, graduated May 17, 2008,
from Pennsylvania State University with a
D.Ed. in adult education.
Eliza Williamson and Heather celebrated
their first wedding anniversary June 16,
2008. They were legally married in Massachusetts
and had a ceremony and celebration
on Peaks Island in Maine.
Kathryn Burke, gallery coordinator at
Muhlenberg College’s Martin Art Gallery,
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