CELEBRATIONS AND NEWS OF NOTEsocial networkingSign on to the <strong>Tampa</strong> <strong>Preparatory</strong> <strong>School</strong> Alumni Networking groupon LinkedIn! Friend us on Facebook, too.class of 2008alex edelman began a doctoral programin Physics at the University ofChicago in the fall of 2012. Alex graduatedfrom Carnegie MellonUniversity in May 2012, receiving aBachelor of Science degree in Physics.He still takes time to come back to<strong>Tampa</strong> Prep for the annual Nights onBroadway performances.rima garsys emailed from herinternship in London where she wasworking, “…at Christie’s MultipliedArt Fair with the gallery, PrintroomLondon…I am currently lovingLondon…” She returned to Londonin January to work as a programassistant for fsu’s London StudyCenter and will be there through July.She’s very excited about that and “inthe meantime [she] will be applyingfor graduate programs and trying tonever leave this wonderful city.” Overthe holidays Rima attended the allalumniholiday party.rebecca jacobson received aBachelor of Arts degree fromGeorgetown University in May 2012.Rebecca majored in Government andPsychology. Rebecca lives inWashington, D.C.amanda simmonds emailedpictures from her white coat ceremonyreceived after a week of orientationat Wingate <strong>School</strong> of Pharmacyin North Carolina. You can readAmanda’s blog about her experiencesat pharmacy school at this link:myprescriptionforhappiness.blogspot.com.She says, “It is going to bea lot of hard work but I am up for thechallenge!”kyli singh received a bachelor’sdegree from the University of Miamiin 2012.class of 2009kevin mcintosh and alena ransomwere selected for induction intothe 100 Senior Honorary for EmoryUniversity’s Class of <strong>2013</strong>. The 100Senior Honorary is an award anddesignation presented by the EmoryAlumni Association (eaa) and theStudent Alumni Board (sab). Thehonor is given to the 100 most outstandingseniors in the undergraduateschools. Nominations are receivedfrom Emory faculty, alumni, staff,administrators, and their fellowEmory students. Students named tothe 100 Senior Honorary are passionatein their devotion to Emory,and their contributions cover a broadrange of activities: academics, athletics,volunteerism (both on campusand off), and more. Congratulations,Kevin and Alena!class of 2010jay bowie was named a Captain ofthe Marist College Men’s BasketballTeam for the 2012–13 season by headcoach Chuck Martin. In Novemberthe Metro Atlantic AthleticConference (maac) honored Maristmen’s basketball junior forward as itsmale student-athlete of the week.class of 2012top: Alum volunteers answered questions from juniors about collegelife during the College Admissions Retreat. Back: LaurenGandle, Emory; Carrie Zollinger, College of Charleston; Sky Drazek,Hobart & William Smith. Front: Nick Adams, Wake Forest University;Sammy Hamed, USF; Cameron Crumpton, U. Miami (FL). bottom:Visitors during fall break, Becca May, Lauren Schlemon, EvvieWalker, Emily Pariseau, Abbey Honegger.class of 2011morgan mayer interned for FrontRow <strong>Tampa</strong> Bay during the summer,an online program that interviewedpeople and showcased events in andaround the Republican Convention.Morgan worked the lightboard duringthe livestream, but played manyroles for the pre-recorded segments.Morgan is a Communication major atElon College. T45
oh! the places you’ll go! where in the world are you?take your picture with the alumni terrapin and e-mail it to rkennedy@tampaprep.org.