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Kevin teaches and coaches<br />
football at Richmond High<br />
School. The family resides in<br />
Richmond, Ind.<br />
Amber (Hicks) Weatherford ’05<br />
and her husband, Tyler,<br />
are the parents of a daughter,<br />
Addison Renee, born on April 30,<br />
2010. The family resides in<br />
Indianapolis.<br />
Stefanie Davis ’06 has been<br />
accepted into the masters of<br />
library science degree program<br />
at Indiana University-Purdue<br />
University Indianapolis.<br />
Wilson Mack ’06 and Annie<br />
Wantz ’06 married on May 29,<br />
2010, in Plainfield, Ind.<br />
Wilson is a graphic designer<br />
for International Medical<br />
Group, and also a freelance<br />
photographer. Annie is a<br />
graphic designer for Cummins.<br />
The couple resides in<br />
Greenwood, Ind.<br />
Rachael Niehaus ’06 and Josh<br />
Cullins married on April 17,<br />
2010. Noelle Steele ’06 served<br />
as maid of honor. Rachael is<br />
working as manager of media<br />
relations and congressional<br />
events for the American<br />
Association for Cancer Research<br />
in Washington, D.C. Josh is a<br />
mechanical engineer. The couple,<br />
along with their four-legged<br />
canine children, Greta and Perry,<br />
have relocated from Indianapolis<br />
to Alexandria, Va.<br />
Meagan Terlep ’06 is a mental<br />
health therapist with<br />
Centerstone, a provider of<br />
community-based behavioral<br />
health care. She resides in<br />
Richmond, Ind.<br />
Sarah Coffey ’07 recently was<br />
awarded an Emerging Leaders<br />
Award from the Indiana<br />
CPA Society. The organization<br />
presents only five of these awards<br />
per year, to CPAs who have served<br />
their profession or communities<br />
in a commendable manner.<br />
Sarah is a current participant in<br />
the Central Indiana United Way<br />
Leadership United program.<br />
She resides in Zionsville, Ind.<br />
Josh Friend ’07 is teaching<br />
English in Oyama-shi, Japan,<br />
for the second year. He plans to<br />
continue teaching at least one<br />
more year. He teaches classes to a<br />
range of ages, from children to<br />
senior citizens.<br />
Charlee (Beasor) Mitchell ’07<br />
recently accepted a position<br />
with the Indiana Chamber of<br />
Commerce as a communications<br />
and public relations specialist.<br />
She previously worked for<br />
The Hendricks County Flyer<br />
newspaper. She and her husband<br />
reside in Indianapolis.<br />
Caleb Wiles ’07 has made a<br />
career switch from teacher to<br />
full-time performer. He<br />
specializes in performing card<br />
magic at corporate events.<br />
He has published a how-to book<br />
for magicians; High Spots is a<br />
collection of 11 original card<br />
tricks. Caleb also lectures to other<br />
magicians around the country<br />
about how to improve their<br />
magic. He resides in Indianapolis.<br />
Bobby Adams ’08 and Christi<br />
Law ’09 married on June 13,<br />
2009, in an outdoor ceremony<br />
overlooking the Ohio River in<br />
Madison, Ind. <strong>Alumni</strong> in the<br />
wedding party included Amanda<br />
Bailey ’09, Megan Sweany ’10,<br />
Marty Young ’08, Scott<br />
Niederhaus ’08, Paul Galbraith<br />
’09 and Brett Miller ’08. The<br />
couple reside in Crothersville,<br />
Ind.<br />
Liz Bassler ’08 recently<br />
completed an internship with the<br />
Invisible Children organization in<br />
Uganda, Africa. The organization<br />
is involved in raising awareness<br />
about the ongoing rebel war in<br />
northern Uganda as a means of<br />
helping prevent the abduction of<br />
Kristin (Hagy) Ross ’05 and her husband, Kevin, are the parents of a daughter,<br />
Riley, born on July 9, 2010.<br />
children who are forced into<br />
training to become soldiers. In<br />
January 2012, <strong>Franklin</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
will, for the second time, offer<br />
students a Winter Term trip to<br />
Uganda, where they will be<br />
involved in numerous service<br />
projects. Prior to departure,<br />
students will watch the film<br />
“Invisible Children” to learn<br />
more about the area’s political<br />
strife.<br />
Mariah (Moon) Blalock ’08 and<br />
her husband, Kevin, are the<br />
parents of a son, Daniel, born<br />
on June 26, 2010.<br />
.<br />
Lance Mayfield ’08 is teaching<br />
fourth grade at Needham<br />
Elementary School in <strong>Franklin</strong>,<br />
Ind. He previously worked at<br />
<strong>Franklin</strong> Community Middle<br />
School as a special-education<br />
teacher.<br />
Ryan Meyer ’08 has been named<br />
head women’s tennis coach at<br />
Thomas More <strong>College</strong>. He<br />
previously was a volunteer<br />
assistant coach at the University<br />
of Cincinnati and before that an<br />
assistant men’s and women’s<br />
tennis coach at <strong>Franklin</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />
He played tennis during his four<br />
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