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1982
James Prappas M.S. ’85 and wife Jennifer
are parents to Theo, 1, Radek, 4, and Wyatt,
7. The family lives in League City, Texas.
1998
Doug DiCarlo,
wife Annabelle and
big sister Camille
announced their
newest addition,
Emily Claire, in
December 2008.
Both parents work
for competing airport
engineering firms in
Orlando, Fla.
2001
Penny Vassar,
M.B.A., and
husband Chris
welcomed Lillian
Rose in January.
Penny is the director
of Florida Tech’s
Virtual Campus.
Dirk Fieberg M.S.
’03 and wife Sara
(Parent) M.S. ’09
welcomed their first
child, Alexis Beverly
in January. Dirk is a
systems engineer at
Luminus Devices in
Billerica, Mass. Sara
is a stay-at-home mom and researcher for
Syncnicity in Hadley, Mass. The family lives
in Billerica.
Vlad Popovic and
Adriane are parents
to Ilse. Vlad is a
scientist/engineer for
Procter & Gamble,
and Adriane is a stayat-home
mom who
teaches horseback
riding. The family
lives in New England and can be reached at
ergun-equations@hotmail.com
2002
Jennifer (Jones)
Thompson and
husband Brian
welcomed their first
child Jacob Aaron
in November 2008.
She is employed
by the City of
Melbourne at the compliance laboratory,
and her husband is a police officer. The
family lives in Palm Bay, Fla.
2003
Jared Christman
and wife Leslie
announced the birth
of Ella Kai in July
2008. The family
resides in Ocean
Springs, Miss.
2004
Timothy Van Nes,
M.S., and wife
Carrie (Klingenberg),
M.S., are parents
to Julia, age
2-1/2. Timothy
is with Science
Applications
International, while
Carrie works at United Space Alliance; both
are companies at the Kennedy Space Center.
The family resides in Cocoa, Fla.
2007
C h r i s t e n a
Callahan, M.S.,
and husband Chris
welcomed son Aidan
Robert in March.
Christena is university
editor in Florida
Tech’s Office of
Creative Services.
Sally Elizabeth
Oliver is the
granddaughter of
Trustee Jonnie
Swann.
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