Volume 45, #2- December 2007 - Houston Baptist University

HBUAlum-A-GramRachel Larrison Yarabeck, ’99 is theadministrator at The Lexington CenterAssisted Living Facility in Huntsville.Her husband, John M. Yarabeck,served as associate vice presidentof student affairs at HBU from 1997-2001. John is the dean of students atSam Houston State University. Theywere married March 17.2000sLuke Dahn ’00 is a new full-timefaculty member of NorthwesternCollege. He joins the musicdepartment as an assistant professor.He is a composer of severalcommissioned pieces and is currentlydeveloping a large ensemble workfor Studio New Music of the MoscowConservatory.Frank Daniel Spinale Jr. MBA ’01 isdirector of finance for Anixter Pentaconin Chatsworth, Calif. He and wifeStacey reside in Camarillo, Calif.Amy Weathersby Zodin ’01 is an RNfor Texas Children’s Hospital. She andhusband Jon reside in The Woodlands.Kristen Stevens Hailey ’02 isdirector of youth ministries at FirstUnited Methodist Church in MissouriCity.Joey Washington MEd ’02 is anassistant principal for College StationISD.Larissa Noelle Huebner ’03 is afirst grade teacher for Norman BinkleyElementary School in Nashville, Tenn.Nathan Joseph Rodgers ’03,MSHA ’05 and Melanie Stein ’04wed in Antigua, Guatemala, onJune 25, 2005. Nathan is currentlya third year medical student atUniversidad Autonoma de Guadalajarain Guadalajara, Mexico. He plans todo an internship at New York MedicalCollege upon graduation before heenters his residency. Melanie is takingpost-baccalaurate classes at theUniversity of Houston in preparationfor a master’s degree in psychology.Derek Carter ’04 is the new pastorof Rosen Heights Baptist Church,one of Fort Worth’s oldest churches.Derek is the youngest to ever pastorthe century-old church. He previouslypastored Wilcrest Baptist Church inHouston.Brittney L. Jacobson ’04 is a rector’sassistant for St. Martin’s EpiscopalChurch.Christopher Watts ’04 recentlytook over a new non-governmentalorganization (NGO) called AmericanFriends of Guinea. He is working onbringing the gospel to West Africathrough solving the most severe healthproblems. The first plan of action is todrill 40 water wells in the Republic ofGuinea.Suyapa Mariely Mejia ’05 is afirst grade teacher for Corpus ChristiCatholic School in Houston. She wedMauro Gomez in November.Nicole Pekarek Robbins ’05is working towards her doctoratein optometry at the University ofHouston. She married Robert JamesRobbins Jr. ’04 on May 25. He iscurrently employed at AmericanNational Insurance Co. in Galveston asa programmer analyst.Philippa Day MEd ’07 is acommunication applications and videotech teacher and varsity cheerleadingcoach at John Foster Dulles HighSchool in Fort Bend ISD. She just wonthe Houston Counseling AssociationScholarship.Save the Date!7th AnnualHusky Hustle5K Run/WalkSaturday,March 29, 2008Presented by the HBU AlumiAssociation and Alpha Pi KappaFraternityFor more information and toregister, visitwww.hbu.edu/huskyhustleHBU 40 NEWS