Spring 2013 - Oglethorpe University

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Karen Head ’98 is an assistant
professor at the School of
Literature at Media and
Communication at Georgia
Institute of Technology. She
has been selected to lead a
First Year Composition Course
with a $150,000 grant from the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Georgia Institute of Technology
will develop three massive open
online courses targeted at those
who have yet to pursue or complete
a college degree.
Linnea Dyer Hegarty ’98
was selected by the D.C. Public
Library Foundation as the
organization’s executive director.
DCPLF is a nonprofit organization
that provides a margin of excellence
to the D.C. Public Library with
resources that supplement local
government funding. Prior
to taking her new position,
Ms. Hergarty was the director
of development for the Alliance
for Climate Protection, the
organization founded and chaired
by former Vice President Al Gore.
13 Amy Katz Bonn ’99, her
husband Dave and their son Henry
welcomed Warren Judd Avrahm
Bonn on September 22, 2011 in
Las Vegas, Nev. Warren weighed 8
lbs., 6 oz. and measured 20.5 in.
14 Kristine Lawrie Williams
’99 and her husband, Kristian
Williams, announce the birth
of their son Wyatt Joseph on
December 16, 2011. The baby’s
gender was a surprise until the
delivery. Although he arrived
10 days early, Wyatt came in at
a substantial 8 lbs., 12.9 oz. and
measured 20.25 in. Big sister
Samantha, who turned two in
March 2012, is slowly transitioning
from hitting him to kissing him!
2001
15 Michael Newkirk ’01 and
Erin Sellers Newkirk ’03
welcomed a baby girl, Tinsley Anne
Newkirk, on October 20, 2011.
16 Ashley Zimmerman
Hamilton ’01 and Hunter
Hamilton are happy to announce
the birth of their baby girl,
Sydney Harper, who was born
on November 2, 2011. Sydney
weighed 8 lbs., 5 oz. and
measured 20 in. Sydney is
their first child and their best
holiday gift!
17 Reagan Fisher Wyssbrod
’01 and Mark Wyssbrod became
the parents of Lawrence Andrew
Wyssbrod on August 7, 2012.
The baby weighed in at a healthy
7 lbs. 7 oz. and is thriving!
2002
18 Cody Partin ’02 and his
wife Sara recently welcomed
twins to their family. Andrew
McGuire and Nora McPherson
Partin were born on March
16, 2012. Big brother Charlie
welcomed them with open arms.
Cody was also promoted to
assistant vice president of real
estate & strategic investments
at Cox Enterprises.
19 Richard Cartwright ’02
and Shanna Hobson ’02 were
married on May 21, 2011, in
the Philip Weltner Library.
Although Jesus was predicted
to return on this date, none
of the attendees, the bride or
the groom was raptured during
the ceremony and subsequent
reception. The couple met while
attending Oglethorpe University,
and both graduated with degrees
in English. Shanna currently
works as a R.N. in the emergency
room at the University of Tennessee
Medical Center. Richard is
currently a Ph.D. student in the
Department of Earth and
Planetary Sciences at the
University of Tennessee.
20 Jeffrey Poole ’02 and
Robin Elms ’02 celebrated the
birth of twins, Finnegan and
Eleanor, in October 2011. The
babies weighed 7 lbs. and 6 lbs.
respectively.
Amy Arden ’02 married Vincent
Tubayan on November 30, 2011.
The ceremony took place in Las
Vegas, Nev.
2003
Nobles Green II ’03, senior
medical animator for Nucleus
Medical Media, has earned
an Award of Excellence for his
“STAR Ankle System” animation
during the 2012 Association
of Medical Illustrators (AMI)
Conference. His company also
achieved an Award of Merit for
the “iStent” app for the iPad,
for which Nobles served as
lead animator.
Kristi Dosh ’03 accepted a
job as ESPN’s sports business
reporter. She will have a page on
ESPN.com and will be featured
on all other ESPN platforms,
including ESPN the Magazine
and ESPN TV and radio
programming. In addition,
Kristi has contracted with
Wiley to author a book entitled
Saturday Millionaires: Why
College Athletes Will Never Be
Paid and Other Untold Truths
about the Business of College
Football, which will be published
in the late summer of 2013.
21 Emily Lawson ’03 recently
married Valur Gudmundsson
with ceremonies in both Texas
and Valur’s home of Iceland.
Zhena Kavelin-Milani ’03 was
a reader in the Texas wedding.
Heather Staniszewski ’02 and
Mark DeLong ’03 celebrated
with the happy couple at their
Icelandic ceremony. Emily
and Valur are now living in
Portland, Ore. where Emily
practices homebirth midwifery
and Valur works as a research
analyst for Intel.
22 Michelle Parks Carey ’03
and Conor Carey ’06 are
excited to announce the birth of
Ryleigh Aimee Carey, born July
2, 2012. She weighed 8 lbs.,
6 oz. and measured 20 in.
2004
Rachel Lehr ’04 recently departed
Cairo, Egypt, where she worked
at the U.S. Embassy for two
years, and has since arrived at
her new posting at the U.S.
Embassy in Ottawa, Canada.
What a change in climate!
23 Stephanie Bryan’s ’04
photographs were featured
in The Circle Gallery at the
University of Georgia College
of Environment and Design,
which will host her exhibit
entitled “American Dreams: The
Paradox of Failed Subdivisions
in Georgia.” During the past
three years, Bryan has spent her
free time traveling throughout
Georgia to document changes
in rural and suburban landscapes
through photography and writing.
She would like her photographic
essay to convey the serious
effects of these changes and hopes
that “American Dreams: The
Paradox of Failed Subdivisions
in Georgia” will inspire people
to consider how overdevelopment
can be prevented.
24 Lisa Gossett ’04 married
Donny Smith on June 4, 2011,
at Harrahs Casino Tunica in
Robinsonville, Miss. The
reception featured the dueling
pianos of Hudson & Saleeby.
Oglethorpe alumni in attendance
included bridesmaids Anna
Rhett Cobb Miller ’04, Kelley
Napier ’04, and Melinda Vegso
Blonshine ’03. Lisa and Donny
live in Hernando, Miss.
25 Leigh Cooper ’04 and Mark
Godfrey are proud to announce
the birth of their first child,
Cecil Cooper Godfrey. Cecil was
born on August 4, 2012, at 5:23
p.m. in Atlanta. He weighed 7
lbs., 2 oz. and measured 20.5 in.
2005
26 Virginia Brown ’05 was
married on May 19, 2012, to
Shaun McGonigal. Joy Simmons
’05, Ginny’s long-time best
friend and roommate for all
four years at Oglethorpe, was
the maid of honor. Ginny and
Shaun live in Philadelphia,
where Ginny is in graduate school.
Carlissa Carson ’05 was named
one of the 99 most influential
foreign policy leaders under the
age of 33, or the “99 Under 33”
by Diplomatic Courier, a global
affairs magazine.
27 Tom Collens ’05 and
Mandy Eckerl Collens ’06
proudly announce the birth of
their son, Thomas W. Collens
V, on September 15, 2011. He
weighed 9 lbs., 2 oz. and
measured 21.75 in.
2006
28 Kirbie Compston ’06
welcomed Jackson Toland
Smith Compston on November
22, 2011. He weighed 8 lbs., 11
oz. and measured 21.5 in. He is
their first child and a blessing
and a joy.
Travis Griffin ’06 graduated
from Walter F. George School
of Law at Mercer University
in May 2012 and passed the
bar exam. He is an associate
attorney at the criminal defense
firm of Hogue & Hogue LLP in
Macon, Ga. He married Alesha
Tentiger ’09 on October 13, 2012.
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