Spring 2009 2000 Secretaries: Mary Perrin Stark, 102 Scots Cove Ln., Cary, NC 27518; maryperrin@gmail.com
Brendan Willmann, 7967 Jolain Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45242; 513-762-5211; brwillmann@yahoo.com Bill Stoops wrote that he “received the Wyeth Young Psychopharmacologist award from the American Psychological Association Division of Psychopharmacology and Sub-stance Abuse in August.” Bill is doing great in Lexington and gets to see Megan O’Brien about once a month for dinner. Marnie Padgett Rogers and husband, Jim, welcomed James William Olmes Rogers III on Aug. 27 at Queens Medical Center in Honolulu. Marnie is working in development and fundraising at the Honolulu Academy of Arts and Jim (Penn State and MIT) is a broker and manages portfolios. From the Alumni Office: Our thoughts and condolences go out to Marnie on the unexpected loss of her husband, Jim, on Dec. 27. Brooke Bagwell is living in Denver and writes, “Things are great in Colorado. I just moved back to Denver from Boulder. I’m teaching Spanish III, IV, and AP at St. Mary’s Academy in Denver. I still see my Boulder friends, including Katie Byrnes and Tim Laramy. We have no marriage or birth announcements, but we hoped that maybe we could make it into the Davidson Journal anyway—just out having fun! Life is good! Both Katie and Tim are in the school of education at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Tim is working on his master’s and Katie’s about to finish her Ph.D.” Mary Perrin Anderson Stark and husband, Scott, welcomed Betsy Perrin Stark on Dec. 18 in Raleigh, N.C. Betsy joins big brother, Anderson (3), and is doing beautifully. Elizabeth Fraser Laffitte and husband, Spann, welcomed their second daughter, Lucille “Lucy” Morrison Laffitte on Nov. 22. Baby Lucy joins big sister, Lowndes, who is three years old. Susie Schuhart Blake and husband, John ’98, are leaving Michigan for the Chicago suburbs in Naper-ville, Ill., with kids, Will (4) and Annelise (2). Good luck, Blake family!
2001 Secretary: Elizabeth Brantley, 1700 N. Elm St., Apt. J4, Greensboro, NC 27408; elizabeth.brantley@gmail.com Harriet Gage Fairey and Barrett Gilmer were married in Columbia, S.C. Harriet and Barrett live in New York City, where Harriet works as an associate promotion manager at W magazine, and Barrett is a vice president at Mid Ocean Partners, an investment firm. Matt Berry is a professional NFL scout for the Seattle Seahawks. Jessica Blackburn married Craig DeLucia in Nashville on Nov. 8. Ashley Smith, Jessica Hazlett, Rebecca Schaefer, and Anne Patterson were all bridesmaids in the wedding. Eleanor Cross has returned to Davidson and is working as the associate director of Alumni Relations. She’d love a visit anytime you’re back on campus! David ’99 and Amanda Davis Burns are excited to announce the birth of their second son. Aaron Edward was born at their home in Cornelius, N.C., on Aug. 12. Everyone’s doing great, and Isaac (who turned two in July) adores his baby brother! Aaron Patton married Christine Sansone on Sept. 27 in Charlottes-ville, Va. The wedding party included Anthony Albert, Charlie Babcock ’03, Brian Cooke, and Frank Glover. Carter and Kaky McGinness Grant announce the birth of their son, John “Jack” McGinness Grant, born on Jan. 1. Jack was the first baby boy born in the New Year at the hospital—what a great way to start the year! Congratulations! Sean and Laura Taylor White welcomed their baby girl, Leila Kathleen White, on Aug. 18. They report that they’re exhausted but having such a wonderful time with their new addition! Mary Kathryn Ross Elkins completed a full Ironman distance triathlon on Nov. 1 in Wilmington, N.C. Her husband, Chris, as well as her parents, Tom ’72 (our Wildcat president) and Susan, and brother, Tommy ’99, with new wife, Lindsay (married on Oct. 11), were cheering her along the way. She also had several friends from Charlotte make the trek. M.K. completed the race in around 14 hours and afterward got the Ironman symbol tattooed on her wrist so she can always remember her amazing accomplishment. Emily Carmody has returned to North Carolina after receiving her master’s in social work at the University of Michigan in 2007. She is now living in Durham, N.C., and continuing her work with the
homeless population through her new job at Housing for New Hope. 2002 Secretary: Stephen Aldrich, 17327 Grand Central Way, Cornelius, NC 28031; 704-608-0971; saldrich@deloitte.com Hello, Class of 2002! It was great to hear from you throughout 2008. I’m continually amazed by our classmates’ personal and professional accomplishments. Please continue to be forthcoming with the updates; we love to hear from you. Dennis Cowardin e-mailed from Mooresville, “Still strong, and still lending here at BB&T—perhaps the healthiest bank in the financial services industry today. I was recently appointed chairman of the board of the Mooresville Downtown Commission, working to preserve, protect, and promote historic downtown Mooresville. Spending much of my time working on my 1917 home here in town, and burning the midnight oil at Mitchell Community College where I continue to study business management at a very attractive, and affordable, cost!” Doug Elkins accepted a position in the Asian Capital Markets Group of Hunton & Williams LLP in Bangkok, Thailand. It is expected that he will be in Thailand for the next few years. Julie Failey recently launched an eco-friendly jewelry collection. Julie’s distinctive designs emerged on the Chicago fashion scene as both fashionable and ethical jewelry options. She graduated from the graduate gemologist and applied jewelry arts programs at the Gemological Institute of America. Halstead Bead, Inc. recognized Julia for her distinctive collections and business planning as a Copper Finalist in 2008. Carey Arvin Voldbaek has joined the creative services department of Walker Marketing, Inc. in Concord, N.C., as a writer. Walker Marketing is a Charlotte-area full-service marketing communications firm, specializing in health care, food science, construction/ development, and senior-related marketing. The firm is one of only a few in the Carolinas selected as a member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, the highest professional recognition an advertising agency can achieve. Anne DiTiberio e-mailed, “After three years in Baltimore and a brief stint in Boston, I have moved to the San Francisco area and am pursuing a master’s in social welfare at UC Berkeley. If anyone else is in the area, let me know! Updates from my senior year roommates? They’ve all made it home! Katie Bumps is back in Wenatchee, Wash. Georgia Yowell Ferrell is in Nashville, Va., pursuing her residency (she had a daughter a year and half ago), and Sara Cole Rutherford is in Columbus, Ohio. After six great years at the McCallie School, Tadd Bevan has decided to go back to school full-time at St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md., to earn a master’s degree. St. John’s has a unique curriculum based on the Great Books, and the classes are strictly discussion-based with some additional paper writing. Tadd is scheduled to complete his degree in May. Tadd recently visited Elder Gwin in New Orleans, and he is happy to report that Elder is doing well and is still working at Whitney Bank. Alex Douthit Jensen-Humphreys married Ian Jensen-Humphreys (Oxford University Magdalen College ’99) on Nov. 15 in Palm Beach, Fla. The couple enjoyed perfect weather and the smooth sounds of Liquid Pleasure, the same band that played at our 2002 graduation party at the Rock Quarry. Susanne Leath was a bridesmaid and Alex’s brother, Rory Douthit ’07, was a groomsman. Alex and Ian live in London and work for Goldman Sachs. Jeff Storms married his law school sweetheart, Katherine Kopperud, in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sept. 20. Ryan Owens, Jeremy Schwartz ’03, Charles Washington ’04, and Ryan Inman ’04 were members of the wedding party. Jeff and Katie work as trial lawyers in Minneapolis. Kim D’Ardenne McClure e-mailed, “I finished up my Ph.D. in chemistry and neuroscience at Princeton in June (defended on Friday the 13th!) and started my post-doc at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston a few days later. My husband, Sam, and son, Aidan, just welcomed a daughter, Zoe Catherine, who was born Oct. 8.” Congratulations, Kim! Carolyn Stumpf McKnight had a baby boy on March 26, 2008. It should come as no surprise that Robert Camp McKnight is incredibly active and shows glimpses of uncommon coordination and athletic ability. Robby is off the charts for his height, but unfortunately there is no truth to the rumor that Coach McKillop has already offered him a full scholarship. Natalie Cox Hennes and her husband Rob Hennes are the godparents, and they made a trip down from Nashville to Atlantic Beach for the baptism in July. Natalie is enrolled in a graduate program at Belmont University. 2003 Secretary: Rebekah Rush McKay, 115 Eastern Pkwy., Apt. 5D, Brooklyn, NY 11238; rebekahmckay@gmail.com From the Alumni Office:
Nidhi Paul writes, “After Davidson, I finished a master’s in organizational psychology from Teachers College at Columbia University in 2005 and have been working at Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) in New York ever since. MMC is a ‘professional services’ company dealing largely in risk management/strategy and human capital. It’s the parent company to five companies, including Mercer (HR consulting) and Marsh (insurance brokers). I decided to go the in-house HR route as opposed to consulting, so I work in corporate HR operations and technology, running the recruiting system and designing and implementing processes for our recruiting and HR teams around the world. I am up to my ears in EU legislation around data retention and privacy and ensuring that our systems and processes are in compliance. It’s fairly IT focused, but I do get to put some of my IO background to good use.” Congratulations to Margaret Norelli on her marriage to Miguel Andrés Sánchez-Ross on Jan. 3 at First Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, N.C. The groom is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and received his juris doctor from South Texas College of Law. Andrés is an assistant federal public defender for the Southern District of Texas in Houston, Tex. Elizabeth Marie Sanchez-Ross, sister of the groom, served as a bridesmaid, as well as Courtney Moore, Nikki Sawyer Moore, and Tiffany Rademeyer. 2004 Secretary: Mary Carpenter, 268 River St., Apt. 2, Cambridge, MA 02139; 615-483-6468; maryfcarp@gmail.com Many members of the Class of 2004 wrote in with news of recent graduations and new jobs. Rebecca Allen completed her master’s in international development at Eastern University and spent several months in the West Bank working with the Palestinian Bible Society. She is now living in New Haven, Conn., and working for FOCUS (Fellowship of Christians in Universities and Schools) with fellow Davidson alum Karina Nascimento ’08. Liz Smith will graduate from Michigan with an M.B.A. in May. After graduation, she will move to Los Angeles, where she’ll start a new position as an Internet strategy manager for the Walt Disney Company’s Parks and Resorts Online division. Ned Conway graduated from University of St. Andrews in November with a master’s in Middle East and Central Asian security studies. He redeployed to Iraq in January for the U.S. Department of Defense. Best of
luck, Ned! After graduating from GWU Law School in 2007, Mike Galdo took a job as an attorney in the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of General Counsel. He works in the international commerce office, which means most of his work deals with international trade law; the rest of his work time is spent dealing with the always-awesome federal government bureaucracy. Mike reports that he sees lots of Davidson folks regularly—more and more of us end up in D.C. every year—especially Anne Stack ’06. Two classmates reported new jobs this time around. After short stints in Honduras and San Francisco, Laurence Birdsey has settled back in New York City where he serves as executive director for BECA (Bilingual Education for Central America), a nonprofit dedicated to providing affordable, bilingual education and cultural exchange in Honduras. Pat Dochety began a new position as a marketing operations product analyst at Swarovski North America, Ltd. (headquarters in Cranston, R.I.) in September. In exciting research news, Becki Lyons had a major article accepted for publication in the journal Ergonomics in Design. She is first author on a research review entitled “Managing Virtual Teams: Strategies for Team Leaders.” Becki is a doctoral student in the IO program at the University of Central Florida, working with Ed Salas, who is internationally known as one of the leading experts in the area of high-performance teams. Sarah Vaala was scheduled to appear on Good Morning America on Oct. 30, but her segment was bumped. She then made an appearance on ABC News the following day. Sarah is a graduate student at the Annenberg School of Communications at Penn and was invited by the American Public Health Association to present her findings in a study she conducted with a classmate about the effect of marketing strategies on children’s perceptions of taste. Jodi McQuillen Roque writes, “This fall has been busy with interviews for residency, and it’s been fun to see quite a few Davidson friends along the way. I stopped in Atlanta and stayed with Jackie Protos, Alison Holby, and Katy Gleditsch ’05. I also met up with Owen and Chambliss Barrow, George and Becca Edwards, and Ben Gaspar in Raleigh. Dario (my husband) and I celebrated New Year’s in Ft. Lauderdale with Maëlle Fonteneau, her husband Bill Harris, and Chris and Marie Jagusztyn Reny.” As always, our classmates had lots of exciting marriage news to report! Lucy Long married James Doswell on Oct. 11 in Charleston, S.C. The couple met in New York. Caroline Holmes McClelland was the matron of honor. The wedding party also included Jan Scott Swetenburg Farmer, Tarlton Long ’08, Kristen Manger, Logan McClintic-Smith, Pryor Dawson Rayburn, Kate Morris Stanley, and Kate Weihe. Lucy is an investment banking and capital markets recruiter at Barclays Capital (formerly Lehman Brothers), and James is an investment analyst at Marathon Asset Manage-ment; they will reside in New York. Kate Morris and Trevor Stanley ’02 married on Aug. 9 in Southern Pines, N.C. Bridesmaids included Mary Carpenter, Lucy Long Doswell, Jan Scott Swetenburg Farmer, Roberta Quis ’03, Pryor Dawson Rayburn, and Laura Turpin. Groomsmen included Nick Grainger ’02, Dave Linnell ’02, Trey Rayburn ’02, Ben Skurek, and Andy Wright ’02. Kate works in public health communications at Fleishman-Hillard, and Trevor graduated from Georgetown in May and started working for a law firm, Baker & Hostetler, in September. They live in Arlington, Va. I had the pleasure of attending Elizabeth Matthews and Seann Duffin’s (Duke ’04) wedding in August. Davidsonians in Elizabeth’s wedding included Emily Pesses (bridesmaid) and Amanda Oberholtzer and Laura Rizzo (readers). There were at least 15 other Davidsonians in attendance at the Houston wedding. Will Guthrie and Merin Frank ’06 wed at the California Club in Los Angeles on Dec. 20. Many Davidson Wildcats were in attendance! Following the wedding, they honeymooned in New Zealand and had a wonderful time. I have heard rumors that our five-year reunion is being planned for next fall…. Make those hotel reservations early, because I hope to see many of you that weekend for fun times back at Davidson! 2005 Secretary: Justin Hartanov, CEB, 550 West Jackson Blvd., 12th Floor, Chicago, IL 60661; 312-237-0072; jhartanov@executiveboard.com Collin Setterberg and Katie Hamilton ’08 were married on Aug. 16 in Decatur, Ga. Many Davidson grads were in attendance to celebrate, along with other family and friends. The wedding weekend festivities included multiple serenades, as well as a basketball game featuring many women’s basketball alumni who took on the groomsmen in a heated battle. The couple is now living in Radford, Va., where they are working with the college ministry Campus Outreach and doing volunteer work in the Radford area. Aaron Schorsch, Laura Beach ’07, Amanda Green, and Alex Gregor ’09 convened in Torino, Italy, for five days this fall to participate in Slow Food’s “Terra Madre” convention. There, 8,000 representatives from 157 countries came together to discuss the future of responsible agriculture and to appreciate the artesian production of foods from across the world. Amanda and Aaron recently moved to France after spending a year in Chicago, where Amanda completed a master’s at the University of Chicago, and Aaron managed several local farmers markets. They are currently teaching English, apprenticing with a local vegetable producer, and enjoying free time in the Alps. Laura is in her first year at Duke Divinity School as a rural ministry fellow and is working at Cedar Grove United Methodist and its community garden outreach
program, Anathoth Garden. Congratulations to Christian Hunt, who was recently promoted to BB&T’s Wealth Management Division in Charlotte, N.C. Peter Strand will be an associate practicing corporate law at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in its Washington office. Strand earned his law degree in 2008 from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. After graduating from Davidson, Maria Beery attended Temple University in Philadelphia and received a bachelor of music degree in vocal performance in May. While she continues to study classical music and voice, she has taken some time off from the academic world and is living and teaching English in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Brenda Weigand Butler has been in Chicago for just over three years, where she just graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a master’s in occupational therapy. In addition, Brenda was married in August and started a new job in September working at Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital as a licensed occupational therapist. Finally, yours truly was married to Creighton Stewart (Wake Forest ’05) on Oct. 25 in Spartanburg, S.C. Groomsmen in the wedding included an array of Davidson friends: Andrew Yancey, Andrew Pickens, Matt Hanson, Khoury Ashooh ’03, and Mark Williams ’03. Ushers included Stephen Aldrich ’02, Bill Riggs, and Andrew Gropper. Despite the poor weather during the golf outing on Friday, the wedding was gorgeous, and we all had a great time in Sparkle City. After the wedding, Creighton and I honeymooned in Kauai and are both living and working in Chicago. 2006 Secretaries: Molly McGowan, 334 Maryland Ave. N.E., Washington, DC 20002; 501-350-4925; momcgowan@gmail.com
Steven Gentile, 16039 Farmall Dr., Huntersville, NC 28078; 828-226-2384 (c); stgentile@davidson.edu The Class of 2006 remains as energetic and fabulous as ever. Martha Shott reports that she is in her third year of graduate school at the University of California Davis. She is working on her Ph.D. in applied math and also teaches math classes for the university. She also enjoys playing soccer and watching our beloved Wildcats play ball! Will Perreault writes that he has accepted a position at Development Alterna-tives, Inc (DAI) in Bethesda, Md. Will is a project coordinator for DAI’s governance sector and works on overseas projects. Brittany Eddy writes from Atlanta, “I am in my second year at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University where I am working on my master of public health in global epidemiology. I have enjoyed my coursework for the most part, but grad school has made me appreciate the quality of professors, the small classroom environment, and the student body at Davidson so much more. So far, the best part of graduate school has been working at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I am working in the department of parasitic diseases. Last year, I worked with the waterborne surveillance and outbreak team, and this year I am working with the lymphatic filariasis team. I was fortunate enough to spend my summer in Leogane, Haiti, conducting a clinic research study on patients with lymphedema secondary to lymphatic filariasis. It was an amazing experience. I am using the data that I collected this summer and combining it with nine other datasets to conduct a longitudinal analysis to assess the effect of mass drug administration on filarial morbidity.” Lesley Attkisson is doing well and enjoying life in law school at Vanderbilt University. Los Angeles was the place. Dec. 20 was the date. Merin Frank and Will Guthrie ’04 tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony at the California Club. A Davidson reunion spanning the Class of 1947 to the Class of 2013 took place—even the minister who performed the wedding had a Davidson connection (his daughter is Meghan O’Grady ’07). We raised several glasses to our dear friend Natalie Rowe, who was unable to come since she was serving in Iraq. The great news is she will be back in the States (Washington, D.C., to be exact) by the time this Davidson Journal comes out! I hope all is well with you and yours, and that 2009 is proving to be a year of health and happiness. Please send your updates to Steven and me; as always, we would love to hear from you. 2007 Secretary: Carson Sanders, 125 Walden Hills Cir., Augusta, GA 30909; carson.sanders@gmail.com Once again, there is not nearly as much to report here as I would like. I knew most of you all, so I know you have tons of interesting things to say. Please keep the updates coming my way, and I promise to include them. It is hard to believe it has been nearly two years since we left campus. I hope that everyone is doing well as we navigate our way through our 20s. Mary Katherine Evans and Gardner Rordam tied the knot back in October in their native Blacksburg, Va., where nearly half of the town turned out for the occasion. Merab Faulkner, Caroline Morgan, Rebecca McElroy, Emily Moser, Kate Dahl Evans ’05, and Ginny Evans ’11 all served as Mary Katherine’s bridesmaids. Groomsmen included Taylor McLemore, Chris Dwyer, Matt Cherep, John Elliot ’05, and Sandy Evans ’05. There were at least six other classmates in attendance, as well as many other Davidson alumni. The happy couple has moved to Williamsburg, Va., where Gardner is enrolled at William and Mary School of Law. Laura Beach, Aaron Schorsch ’05, Amanda Green ’05, and Alex Gregor ’09 convened in Torino, Italy, for five days this fall to participate in Slow Food’s “Terra Madre” convention. There, 8,000 representatives from 157 countries came together to discuss the future of responsible agriculture and to appreciate the artisanal production of foods from across the world. Laura is in her first year at Duke Divinity School as a rural ministry fellow and is working at Cedar Grove United Methodist and its community garden outreach program, Anathoth Garden. Hunter Williams, Aaron Baila, and John Bialas recently attended the second annual Dell Global Consumer Group ALPS Leadership Conference in Round Rock, Tex. All three are members of a two-year accelerated leadership program at Dell designed to give participants leadership experience early in their careers, as they are responsible for anywhere from one million to three million dollars of monthly sales quotas. The program also provides incredible access to executive level leadership through constant development meetings and this annual conference. The ALPS leadership team includes Scott Yarborough ’95, who is a senior manager at Dell and has been instrumental in enhancing the program’s interest in young Davidson alums. Knowing Hunter, Aaron, and John, I am sure they enjoyed catching up with each other while in Texas, hopefully letting Dell pick up the tab. 2008 Secretaries: Robby Hoak, 2026 Ashley Rd., Charlotte, NC 28208; rohoak@gmail.com
Anna Hamilton, 505 W. 7th St., Apt. 1506, Charlotte, NC 28202; annahamilton08@gmail.com We knew that Charlotte, D.C., and New York were hubs of the Class of 2008. Rest assured, however, that our class has a strong, worldwide presence. Tiffany Gibert left for Guinea after graduation, where she is in the Peace Corps teaching middle school English. Tiffany successfully weathered her first military coup after Guinea’s longtime president passed away and is happily settled in the small village of Boké. Phillip Compeau and Flaviu Simihaian embarked on Euro Tour ’08, a post-grad trip to six countries, where they played professional tennis tournaments. Phillip writes that “a good amount of hilarity and unfortunately not enough debauchery ensued, and somehow we obtained an ATP ranking in doubles.” Phillip is still a presence on the tennis courts; he plays university golf and tennis for Cambridge University, where he is getting a certificate of advanced study in mathematics. Erika Weiberg is also at Cambridge working toward a master’s in classics. Ethan Case sends greetings from New Delhi, where he lives with Patrick Polenz and Brooke Beasley, all 2008 graduates and 2006 Davidson in India participants. Ethan works for a solar energy company and several nonprofits, working to mobilize people to deal with climate change. The three roommates have found time to share some meals with the 2008 Davidson in India kids. They also hang out with Brian Orland ’07, who works in Mumbai for a political think tank. Patrick and Ethan are soon headed to southern India for a vermiculture and natural building workshop. Brooke works full time entertaining visiting family members and also for the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative. Peter Beste writes from Jiaxing, China, where he and Matt Leonard ’06 are teaching English. Josh Pappas worked as a counselor in Greece for the summer and began full time employment in January with Liberty Mutual as an associate claims case manager, and he has found time to meet up with Davidson folks in the New York area. Harper Addison and Casey Brewton have settled into an apartment on the Upper East Side. Harper is attending dance school at Alvin Ailey, and Casey is a senior executive assistant in the jewelry department of Christie’s New York. Also in New York is James Farrelly. James is working at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, under the leading prostate cancer physician in North America. James is awaiting responses from medical schools while coordinating prostate cancer clinical research. Farther south, Mark Currin is living in Charleston, S.C. He works at an ophthalmology lab at the Medical University of South Carolina, researching the effects of the visual cycle on retina health over time. When not researching, Mark has been able to hang out with Leslie Buechele, who lives in nearby Sullivan’s Island, and cheer for the Wildcats as they played College of Charleston. And even further south, Anders Wells works in Atlanta for McMaster-Carr. Trisha Brooks was working in southern Minnesota to elect Steve Sarvi to the U.S. Congress. Karina Nascimento works for FOCUS (Fellowship of Christians in Univer-sities and Schools) alongside Rebecca Allen ’04. In Alexandria, Va., Kelly Finnigan writes that she loves her job as assistant to the headmaster at Episcopal High School, taking over the position when Jane Garnet Ishon ’05 moved on. Kelly keeps up with friends in D.C. and New York, and has even found time to travel southward for a post-graduate Christmas in Davidson. Much of the Carolina Panthers’ recent success is surely due to having a Davidson alum in their media relations department: Will Bryan is completing a one-year internship and has had an incredible few months with the team. Alessandra Gutierrez is working full time at a pediatric dental clinic in Cary, N.C. as a laboratory technician and dental hygienist assistant. Reporting from the left coast, Steven Douglass lives in Los Angeles with David McClay, working as production coordinator for BET Networks. Steven travelled to D.C. in January to work on the BET Honors special and the inaugural special for President Barack Obama. Much of our class is working to complete their first year of graduate studies. At La Salle University in Philadelphia, Jen Willis is in the marriage and family therapy program. She will earn an M.A. degree in clinical counseling psychology. Reluctant to say goodbye to the turf, she has also obtained an assistantship coaching field hockey at La Salle. After completing a cross-country drive from Virginia to the West Coast, Emma Garren is enrolled in the neuroscience program at University of California San Diego. At the Society for Neuroscience conference in Washington D.C., Emma ran into fellow alums Dom Ippolito and Caitlin Kiley ’06. If in need of medical services in a few years, look up Ryan Robertson. He’s at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Ryan reports that he is not married and has no children. Dominique Maietta is in her first year of medical school at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio. Dominique has managed to find a good group of Davidson alums in the San Antonio area that are just as fervent Davidson basketball fans as she is! Reid Wildman is at University of South Carolina’s law school, where he has frequent Davidson reunions, attending classes with Taylor Denslow and Kayli Maxwell, and often running into Amanda Kuker and Will Scott, all in their first year of law school. In Boone, N.C., Michelle Navas is working to obtain her master’s in college student development at Southern Conference rival Appalachian State University. Michelle also works in the student activities office co-advising two councils of their programming board. Dell is reaping the benefits of Davidson graduates, employing two 2008 graduates: Jon Bassett and Richard Torrence. Working out of Round Rock, Tex. (near Austin), Jon and Richard are members of ALPS, a two-year sales leadership program. Other Davidson alums in the program are Aaron Baila ’07, John Bialas ’07, and Hunter Williams ’07.
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