1940s
In February, the Sonoma Index-Tribune (Calif.) ran a story on Mary Martin Schuhle ’46, telling about her life and explaining her involvement on the Sonoma Peace and Justice Committee. The committee formed after 9/11 to oppose the U.S. war on terrorism. Her husband Bill, now deceased, was a professor at Adrian College from 1945-1956. Mary lives in Sonoma, Calif.

1960s
Jim King ’62, of Nashville, Tenn., has retired after seven years as professor of English and department chair at Belmont University in Nashville. Jim previously was chair and professor of English for 25 years at Hillsdale College.

The Troy Eccentric ran a story on Jim Hoke ’64 in May, in a section featuring people who make their communities better. The article stated that Hoke, hypnotist and founder of Mind Design Inc. of Troy, is especially known for his smoke cessation and weight-loss techniques in his work in the motivational/self-improvement field. Jim lives in Waterford.

In May, State Senator Bev Hammerstrom ’66 was presented with a 2003 Distinguished Service Award by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Michigan. The award honors legislators and other state governmental officials for their work on behalf of the state’s independent colleges and universities and their students. Hammerstrom was recognized for her many years of strong support of independent higher education, including the Michigan Tuition Grant program that provides valuable financial assistance to qualified students at independent institutions. President Caine participated in the presentation of the award to Senator Hammerstrom.

The Detroit Free Press reported in June that Larry Tuttle ’66 set a new record in career coaching victories in Michigan high school baseball. His record is now 840-250-3. When his Blissfield High School Royals won the state championship this year, it was their second consecutive title, their third in four years, and their seventh since he started coaching in 1968. Larry is a long-time resident of Blissfield.

Charles Fowler ’69 of Johnstown, Pa., was appointed by Bishop Hae-Jong Kim to serve as district superintendent on the Johnstown District of the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church.

1970s
John Weaver ’72 recently published a history book called “A Legacy in Brick and Stone: American Coastal Defense Forts of the Third System, 1816-1867,” which has sold over 1,000 copies. He is Manager of Contamination Control for Delphi Corporation. He holds two patents, has written a book on electronics, leads a history study group, and has worked with the National Park Service and several state organizations on various military history projects. He is head coach of the Taylor High School soccer team, and is a certified coach and referee. He and his wife Janet Hudson Weaver ’73 have been active with youth ministry in The United Methodist Church since leaving college, and have a son and a daughter, Susan, who is an AC senior. They live in Kokomo, Ind.

Kay Martin Rickard ’78 is teaching first grade at Seville Elementary, in Seville, Ohio. Kay and husband Jon have two daughters, Emily, 14, and Maggie, 12.

Larry Stotz ’78 is the general manager of Deaf West Theatre Company in North Hollywood, Calif., featuring deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing actors. The Deaf West and Roundabout Theater production of the musical “Big River – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” was performed this summer on Broadway, at the American Airlines Theatre.

1980s
It’s been slightly more than 20 years since Yuko Higuchi Sato ’82 came to Adrian College as an international student from Japan. She returned to campus in July to mark the anniversary. While here, she met with some of her former professors and toured campus. She and her husband live in Nagoya, Japan, where she stays at home with their two daughters.

Michael Hilliard ’84 has been appointed as chief advancement officer for the Cranbrook Institute of Science. Prior to his new position, Michael served as director of development for intercollegiate athletics at the University of Michigan. Michael lives in Ann Arbor.

Carl Hoffman ’84 was elected to the Jefferson School Board in Monroe in early June. He now serves as vice president of the board. He lives in Monroe with his wife and two daughters.

R Cole Bouck ’84 received a certificate of recognition during the recent annual awards ceremony of the Lansing Association of Human Rights. Bouck is administrative assistant to one of three regional prison administrators of the Michigan Department of Corrections. The award recognized his efforts with the department to increase its awareness of gay and lesbian employees, their contributions to the workplace, and their concerns, in addition to recognizing his other community involvement.

Tim Lawson ’85, professor of psychology, is the recipient of the 2003 Sister Adele Clifford Excellence in Teaching Award. The Clifford Award is the highest teaching honor awarded by the College of Mount St. Joseph. He is the author of a book titled “Everyday Statistical Reasoning: Possibilities and Pitfalls.” Tim resides in Cincinnati.

Greg Pscodna ’86 of Defiance, Ohio, has been named assistant head football coach at Grand Valley State University. He was head coach at Defiance College for the past seven years. He led the Yellow Jackets to the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference title in 2001, followed by the team’s first playoff appearance in school history.

Julayne Morningstar Hughes ’86 graduated summa cum laude from Rochester College in May, with a bachelor of science in music. She is pursuing her master’s degree in music education at Oakland University, and is the staff accompanist at Rochester College, in addition to her other accompanying jobs at her church. Julayne referred to herself as “the Wilnella Bush of Rochester College”! She lives in Rochester Hills.

The Bay City Times announced in July that Jill Merithew Ouellette ’89 has been named chair of Northwood University’s fashion marketing and management department. She has extensive experience working with such companies as JC Penney and Gander Mountain. She lives in Clare.

BIRTHS
Mark ’88 and Susan Bentley Bowden ’87 announce the birth of Rachel Anne, on June 17. She joins sister Michelle, 5. The Bowden family lives in Westland.

Jill Yaroch Forrest ’89 and husband Kenneth announce the birth of Garrett Irvin Joseph on June 9. He joins brother Parker, 3, and sister Delaney, 2. Jill is a stay-at-home mom. The Forrest family lives in Warren.

1990s
Rebecca Garland ’90 received the Liberty Bell Award presented by the Grand Traverse/Leelanau/Antrim Bar Association. Every year, on Law Day, a non-lawyer member of the community is awarded the Liberty Bell Award for their outstanding community service promoting awareness of our laws and providing equal access to America’s justice system. Rebecca received the award for her work as a legal advocate at the Women’s Resource Center in Traverse City. Rebecca has been employed at WRC since 1996, and provides assistance to victims of domestic and sexual violence.

When Norman ’91 and Michelle Young Potter ’91 moved from Pinckney to Saline in March, the Milan News featured them in their “Welcome to the Neighborhood” section. The article reported that Norm teaches at the middle school in Dundee, and Michelle is vice president of operations at Conway-Now. They have two children, Peyton, 5, and Paige, 3.

Matt Cairy ’92 has joined Forest Area Community Schools as their new superintendent. Matt lives in Fife Lake with his wife, Kim, and children Grace and Luke.

Jerrod Notebaert ’93 has returned to the Detroit area after four years of working in Rochester, N.Y. He is currently one of the emergency veterinarians at Anchor Bay Veterinary Clinic in New Baltimore, and lives in Clinton Township.

Steven Kamego ’94 was recently named intern of the month at Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic’s on-campus Chiropractic Health Center in Spartanburg, S.C. After graduation, he plans to practice in North Carolina with his wife Pamela, who is a massage therapist. Their home is currently in Sterling Heights, and they have a six-month-old daughter.

The West Chicago Press announced that Amy Bodell ’95 joined Drury Design Kitchen and Bath Studio, in Glen Ellyn, Ill., in February. The article noted that while at AC, she was president of the student chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers. She now lives in Chicago.

Kathryn Neal ’96 is attending the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, and is employed as a title officer with Triumph Title. She lives in Bloomfield Hills.

Kyle Dykstra Teichow ’96 completed her master’s degree in speech-language this year at Eastern Michigan University. She is employed at the University of Michigan’s Residential Aphasia Program as a speech pathologist. Kyle lives in Redford.

Sherri Stamm ’97 received her master’s degree in teaching, learning and leadership in elementary education from Western Michigan University, in June. Sherri, a third grade teacher and reading coordinator for the Battle Creek Public Schools, at Washington-Edison Academy, plans to get her Ph.D. in the future. She lives in Battle Creek.

BIRTHS
Pierre Larche ’90 and wife Susan announce the birth of Emma Moree, on Feb. 10. She joins brother Max, 3. The Larche family lives in Noblesville, Ind.

Bryan ’91 and Julie Schneider-Thomas ’91 announce the birth of their first child, Katherine Marie, on July 3, 2002. Julie continues to serve as pastor at Zion Lutheran Church, Comstock Park. Bryan serves as pastor at Amble United Methodist Church, and works as a liturgical design consultant. They live in Kent City.

Laura Smith Berry ’92 and husband Kevin announce the birth of Olivia Jeanne, on Dec. 9. She joins sister Jocelyn, 4. The Berry family lives in Adrian.

Denise Welhusen Huttenlocker ’92 and husband Bryan announce the birth of their first child, Peyton Alexis, on March 15. The Huttenlocker family lives in Spring Arbor with their dog, Hank.

Michelle Lippincott Dunford ’93 and husband Fred announce the birth of their first child, Frederick Edward, on Dec. 24. The Dunford family lives in Canton.

Elena Musotto Vandenbossche ’93 and husband Charles announce the birth of Andrew Charles on Feb. 12. Elena is a research associate for Millennium Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, Mass., and they live in Ashland, Mass.

Elliot ’94 and Christy Keller Grondin ’93 announce the birth of Kaitlyn Alexis on Dec. 13. She joins sister Erika Marie, 2. Christy was employed at Fulton Middle School in Middleton, until choosing to become a stay-at-home mom. Elliot is employed at Denver Wholesale in Flint. The Grondin family lives in Chesaning.

Jason ’94 and Susan Stitz Garza ’95 announce the birth of their son, Johan Daniel, on March 7. He joins brother Benjamin Samuel, 2. Jason and Susan both teach English at Atherton High School in Burton. The Garza family lives in Davison and welcomes e-mail at sandjgarza@hotmail.com.

Betsy Bartin Writer ’95 and husband Wade announce the birth of their first child, Anthony James, on June 7. The Writer family lives in Adrian.

Allan Gladieux ’96 and wife Michele announce the birth of their daughter, Lyndsay Marie, on Jan. 20. Lyndsay joins brother, C.J., 7. Allan works for the Archbold Area Schools as a 7th grade English teacher and high school football and track coach. The Gladieux family lives in Archbold , Ohio.

Cherokee Hoaglund Hyzer ’96 and husband Steven announce the birth of their daughter, Jezalyn Sue, on May 20. Cherokee is an analytical chemist at Eli Lilly & Co. The Hyzer family lives in Greenwood, Ind.

Veronica Matheny Pero ’96 and her husband, Jesse, announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Ann, on June 9. The Pero family lives in Richland, and Veronica is a sixth grade language arts teacher in Otsego.

A. Carey ’97 and Rosanne DiZazzo Miller ’97 announce the birth of their son, Joseph, on March 19. Two months’ prior to Joseph’s birth, Rosanne graduated from Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with her doctorate of occupational therapy. Rosanne works as an occupational therapist at Special Tree Rehabilitation, as well as an instructor at Wayne County Community College. Carey works at Sagemark Consulting, where he specializes in estate and life insurance planning for private businesses. The Miller family lives in Canton.

WEDDINGS
Douglas Jacobi ’95 and Tammy Khanani were married June 22, 2002, in Grand Rapids. Doug is a math teacher and assistant varsity football coach at Byron Center High School. Attending as a groomsman was Joe Zbell ’93, and as an usher Brad Place ’95. Guests included Eddy Lyke ’97, Matt Roberts ’96, Jason Williams ’96, Frank ’95 and Amy VanderPloeg Demers ’94, Vince Parlove ’92, Jay Jensen ’96, and Bill Dunn ’94. Doug and Tammy live in Byron Center.

Kristen Mickey ’97 and Brian Chinery were married on May 3, in Saginaw. Kristen works as an archivist at the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs in Detroit. The wedding party included maid of honor Stefanie Georges ’97, bridesmaids Heidi Hillman ’96, Janice Wolf Harmon ’96, Kim Rodriguez ’96, Carrie Bella ’00, and groomsman Aaron Mickey ’99. Guests included Dr. Roger Fechner, Adelia Sears Romeo ’97 and husband Frank, Matthew Farney ’97, Todd Penner ’98, Harry Harmon ’93, Dave Dudus ’96, Nicole Towle Dudus ’96, and Jane McNabb ’95. Kristen and Brian live in Dearborn Heights.

Cesily White ’99 and Bobby Hill were married May 25, 2002, in Detroit. Cesily is a customer operations specialist at SBC in Detroit. Cecilee Mitchell ’97 served as one of the bridesmaids. Also in attendance was Nichi Shackleford ’99. Cesily and Bobby live in Detroit.

2000s
The Herald-Palladium (St. Joseph/Benton Harbor) announces that Aaron Amthor ’00 is the new head football coach and social studies teacher at Lawrence High School in Lawrence. This is his first job as head coach; he was defensive coordinator for two years at Tekonsha High School, and assistant coach at Blissfield High School. Aaron and wife Mirinda Lantz Amthor ’01 live in Marshall.

The Ann Arbor News reported in April that Sara Naab ’02 was planning her fifth trip to Haiti, to continue her work to help bring computers to the impoverished nation. Naab, who is a graduate student at the University of Michigan’s School of Information, planned to take a group of other graduate students with her on the work project. A story in the Fall 2002 issue of Contact explained how she started computer schools in the country while she was an undergraduate. Sara lives in Chelsea.

BIRTHS
Jacob ’00 and Catherine Goebel Haynes ’00, of Grand Blanc, announce the birth of their first child, Catherine Avery, on June 11.

WEDDINGS
Michael Bell ’00 and Sara Senica, 2003 graduates of the Valparaiso University School of Law, were married this year. Michael has accepted a position with Desenberg & Colip, P.C., in Buchanan, where the couple lives. Alumni attending the wedding were Patrick Kilbane ’02 and Scott Whitfield ’00, serving as groomsmen, and Dean McDowell ’01.

Andrea Blythe ’02 and Bryan Hartman ’00 were married Sept. 7, 2002, in St. Clair. Andrea teaches French to preschoolers at Creative Kids Learning Center in Brighton. Bryan is employed as a systems analyst by Domino’s Pizza International in Ann Arbor. Serving as maid of honor was Jennifer Duranczyk ’02, and Jamie Johnson ’02 played the piano during the ceremony. Alumni guests included Louie Calvin ’98 and Amanda Brown, current AC student. Bill Bachman, accountancy and business professor, and his wife Lee, were also in attendance. Andrea and Bryan live in Pinckney.

Deanna Dibble ’00 and Jamy Johnston were married Aug. 26, 2002, and live in Greenville.

Jane Floyd ’00 and Kevin Richie ’98 were married April 5, in Cincinnati. Alumni in attendance were Dan Polleys ’96, Ted Stebbins ’97, Chris Chaffee ’98, Eric Tasselmyer ’99, Jen Rachmaciej ’00, Jessica Rath ’01, Samuel Robison ’00, Ben Battista ’98, Queenester Wyatt ’00, Matthew Grimm ’98, and Kristin Lukowski ’01. The couple lives in Covington, Ky.

Angela Mulbrecht ’03 and Kenneth Howe II ’02 were married June 28, and are living in Clinton Township.

In Memoriam
Margaret Culbertson Royer ’33, of State College, Penn., died Feb. 1. She is survived by two children.

Viva Eckert Fox ’35, a former teacher in Detroit and Kappa Kappa Gamma alumna, died June 5, 2002. She is survived by a son.

Word has been received of the death of Bruce Thompson ’36, of Cass City, on April 9, 2001. He was retired from GTE, after working as a construction supervisor for more than 41 years. Bruce is survived by his wife Mildred, a son and a daughter.

Glenn Shaffer ’36, formerly of Phoenix, Ariz., died July 17 at the age of 91. He retired from Ladish Company, as general sales manager, after 32 years. A loyal alumnus who loved to play golf, he returned to campus in 1997 and played a round with President Caine. His first wife, Frances Heckert ’38, preceded him in death. Glenn is survived by wife Patricia, a son and daughter. Memorials are being directed to the Adrian College Memorial Scholarship.

Marjorie “Peg” Borden Anderson ’38, of Greenville, died June 23. Survivors include daughters Mary Anderson ’68 and Kathryn Anderson Gladd ’78. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ferdinand “Fred” Anderson ’34, and brother Robert Borden ’42. Memorial contributions are being given to Adrian College.

Ruth Drury King ’41, a resident of Rochester Hills and former social worker, died July 14. She grew up on the Robb & Drury Orchards family farm in Palmyra, and later lived for many years on Bellvue Island. Ruth was an active volunteer in the Lake Orion area, including the Red Cross, and the Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital in Oxford. Survivors include a daughter and a son.

Betty Jo Sparks Hancock ’43 died July 21. A former alumni board member and loyal Kappa Kappa Gamma, she taught for Adrian Public Schools, then worked as a speech pathologist for the Lenawee Intermediate School District until her retirement in 1986. Memorial contributions are coming in for Betty Jo for the Ridge Student Center.

John Bray ’49, retired Detroit Conference clergyman, died April 17. He served churches in Jerome, Somerset Center, Flint, Davison, Royal Oak and Beverly Hills, retiring in 1989. He is survived by his wife Jeannette.

Helen Ailsworth ’51, of Kalamazoo and retired from the Michigan Bell Telephone Company in maintenance administration, died July 16. Surviving are two brothers and their families.

James Timmons ’57, retired Detroit Conference clergyman, died April 26. He had been serving as an associate pastor at Detroit Metropolitan UMC. Survivors include Doris, his wife, two sons, a daughter, seven grandchildren, two sisters and a brother.

Gladys Lipp Dickerson ’61, retired Blissfield Community Schools teacher, died May 5. Surviving are three children, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and one sister.

John Henderson ’61, a resident of Canadian Lakes, died June 16. He was a partner with Industrial Solvents, Inc., and also worked at the Ferris State University Athletic Department. An SAE, he was active in sports at Adrian, participating in basketball, football, golf and track. Survivors include his wife Linda Seegert Henderson ’62.

Vivian Crane Kelley ’62, former teacher and resident of Alachua, Fla., died May 3. Surviving are one son, one daughter and three granddaughters.

Daniel Irons ’65, computer programmer for the EDS Corp. and resident of Royal Oak, died Feb. 26. Surviving are his wife Darlinda, a brother, and his father.

William Linehan, Sr. ’67, formerly of Adrian and recently of Grand Ledge, died May 19. Bill was a CPA until his retirement due to illness. Survivors include three children, their mother, Barbara Linehan ’70, two sisters, two brothers and two grandchildren.

Terry Kelly ’69, of West Branch, died May 11. He retired from the Flint Fire Department in 1994. Survivors include his mother, a brother and three sisters.

Marcus Van Kirk ’73, a juvenile probation officer for Monroe County for 29 years and resident of LaSalle, died April 27. While at Adrian, Marcus was active in music, theater, student government and The College World. Surviving are his wife Jane, a son and a daughter.

Friends
Lucile Myers, former professor of literature at AC, died May 23. Surviving are her son James Dougherty ’62, a daughter, nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.