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Alumni NotesLisa Ducommun McGrath completed a Ph.D. inclinical psychology and passed the state boards tobecome a licensed clinical psychologist. McGrathcurrently serves as the district psychologist forthe Ferguson-Florissant School District in NorthSt. Louis County.Alumni MarriagesVan W. Beer married Amy Border on July 28,2001, in Los Angeles, Calif.Jeanie Vieth married Christopher Hall on Dec. 9,2000. The maid of honor was Mary Ellen Vieth,’00, and Juli Manfrede, ’95, was a bridesmaid.’92’95OT ’97’97’00’01Amy Sullivan Ruffini is a risk analyst withLockton Companies, an insurance brokerage firmbased in Kansas City, Mo. She and husband AlecRuffini, ’94, were married in July 1994, and theirdaughter, Alexandra Mae, was born Sept. 3, 1999.Alec is a service adviser with Jay Wolfe Honda.Gabrielle Smith has been promoted to marketingand community relations manager at FirstGuardHealth Plan. Smith is responsible for helping todevelop and implement FirstGuard’s marketingplan, sponsorship activities and communityoutreach efforts. She has been with the companysince 1998.David Emley Jr. has beenpromoted to assistant vicepresident of regional bankingfor Commerce Bank. He isresponsible for businessdevelopment and clientrelationship management.Lara Wikeria and Kristi Reese were honored asthe 2001 Outstanding Beginning Teachers at theMissouri Association of Colleges for TeacherEducation in Jefferson City, Mo., on April 5, 2001.Jessica Schroeder has joinedthe national staff of AmericanHumanics as associate fornational alliance services.American Humanics is anonprofit organization devotedto preparing college studentsfor professional careers innonprofit organizations.Randy Smith married Kassandra Reese on March4, 2000.Chris Goforth (MBA) married Alicia Dwight onApril 21, 2001.Steve Wunderlich and Ellen Helmsing weremarried June 23, 2001. The couple resides inSt. Louis, Mo.Heather Hackney married Richard J. Bassett onMarch 31, 2001. The couple resides in PrairieVillage, Kan.Ann Michelle Cook and Eric Matthew Frywere joined in marriage on June 23, 2001, atSt. Bernadette’s Church.Janet Lamb Maruco and husband, Phil, announcethe birth of their first child, Benjamin Philip, bornApril 5, 2001.Susan (Meyer) Neupert and her husband, Rick,announce the birth of Rachel Elise, born Feb. 13,2001. Rachel has a brother, Jacob Ryan, 2.Kurt Schoen and his wife are the proud parents oftwins, Kate and Jack, born June 1, 2001.Margaret Brose-Wilke and her husband, Tim,announce the birth of their first child, ConnorLouis, born March 21, 2001.Karen Lang Lammers, ’92, and husband,Lawrence, ’89, announce the birth of their thirdchild, Michael Joseph, born May 7, 2001. MichaelJoseph joins siblings, Claire and Jack.’97’99’00Births’85’86’88’9231 FALL 2001