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14 Covington Catholic Journal 1960 Ken shields, who led Highlands to five ninth region championships and northern Kentucky university to two nCaa Division II runner-up finishes, held camps over the summer for boys and girls in grades 1-12 at sports of all sorts in union. 1971 Thomas more College, along with presenting sponsor pnC Bank, honored Andrew J. Vonlehman at the 16th annual Bishop Hughes awards Dinner at Drees pavilion on sept. 29, 2011. vonlehman was honored for his involvement in Catholic higher education. 1972 Terry Boehmker was featured in a recent edition of “The northerner,” nKu’s newspaper. He reflected on his prolific career in local journalism, including serving as sports editor for the Kentucky post for 28 years. 1976 Jim Berger, co-owner of Bilz insurance in Covington, was named to the Kenton County airport Board. 1977 Don Mcnay authored a new book, “Wealth Without Wall street: a main street guide to making money.” 1978 Dr. Paul Tenkotte, professor of history and department chair at northern Kentucky university, gave a brief history of how the st. elizabeth Hospital was established at a presentation on october 7 of a “Historical marker” at the site in Covington. 1979 David schulte biked 439 miles in october to raise money for injured marines. 1998 on august 11, over 58 runners met for the annual cross country run in Devou park. 30 alumni, 25 current students and several supporters enjoyed 80 degree weather for the race. as a team, the alumni bested the student team. Brian Marshall won with a time of 18:24. For full results, check out www.covcath.org. What’s Happening 1980 Greg Moser was inducted into the northern Kentucky soccer Hall of Fame. 1981 Mike McKeown with was recognized as an “outstanding alumnus” at the annual alumni awards banquet at northern Kentucky university for his contributions to the university as an adjunct professor, as well as serving as an active advisory board president. 1982 Rick shumate was named the head basketball coach of south Dearborn High school. 1984 Chris Moriconi serves as mayor of Independence. He was recently featured in nKY magazine, explaining his plans for managing growth and attracting business. 1989 Matthew scheben married elizabeth tsvetkoff from Canfield, ohio in January of 2011. They reside in new albany, ohio. 1991 Father Matthew summe recently spoke at Blessed sacrament school and was featured in an article in the messenger. as a former student at the school, he spoke with the 2nd and 5th grade classes, presided over an allschool mass, as well as at sunday parish masses. ordained in rome in 2007, Father is currently bringing others to Christ and promoting vocations in Brazil. 1992 Matt Berger was named to the university of louisville sports Hall of Fame. 1994 Allen Kohlhepp is based in sausalito, California and working for the brand naming company lexicon. The company was recently featured in “The new Yorker” magazine for its unique approach to branding, including naming the “Blackberry” device. John Gardiner has been contracted to play tommy Devito on the national tour of “Jersey Boys.” 1995 Pat o’Donnell can be seen on “Design star” as a guest carpenter. The show can be viewed on Hgtv and on-line. 1998 lt. John hiltz was named to the prestigious navy flight demonstration squadron, The Blue angels. 1999 Mike Mauntel and his wife, emily, are currently in the process of adopting a child from the Democratic republic of Congo. You can follow their journey at http://thenextlittlem.blogspot.com. scott Gamm writes “my wife Christian and I had a baby girl october 12, 2011. Her name is Claire elizabeth. she was 6 lbs 11 oz and 19.5 inches long. everyone is doing great.” 2000 Patrick Rice (in photo below)was named “employee of the Year” at Wms, a lottery and gaming manufacturing company that employs nearly 1,800 people. He is also engaged to be married in December.
2002 sean Ryan is in the us army and is stationed in Ft. Benning, ga. He has been promoted to the rank of Captain. nick lonneman writes in that he is the proud father of son William nicholas. Congratulations! 2004 Matt Ryan is in the us army and is stationed in Ft. Bragg, nC. He has been promoted to the rank of Captain. Matt Deacon recently graduated from eKu with a masters Degree in occupational Therapy. He is employed by st. elizabeth medical group. Tom Awadalla recently moved his financial advisory practice to uBs Financial services in Kenwood. 2006 Kyle Benzinger writes: “I am in Thailand on a research fellowship through Xavier university studying economic development. It has been quite the experience thus far and I am looking forward to visiting villages and Buddhist communities at the end of the month.” 2007 eric Meier (in photo) was one of 49 athletes to be named a Cleveland golf/srixon all-america scholar by the golf Coaches association of america. 2011 Troy Timmerman suited up for his 1st game at the air Force academy in early october vs. san Diego state . as of midterm troy had posted a 3.5 gpa. Congratulations and best of luck to troy on his continued success. Reunion Updates 1956: The Class of ’56 celebrated their 55th reunion the weekend of september 23rd with golf on Friday and dinner that evening at a local restaurant. on saturday, september 24th, they had cocktails and dinner at Fort mitchell Country Club. 1961: The golden Colonels celebrated their 50th reunion the weekend of september 16th. Friday evening festivities began with mass followed by a reception in the school cafeteria. on saturday they attended the football game and then headed over to the taste of Cincinnati riverboat Dinner Cruise. 1971: andy vonlehman and Bill Holocher chaired the reunion committee for the Class of ’71. They went to turfway park Friday night and attended the game and cookout at reunion Weekend. 1976: For their 35th reunion they attended the reunion Weekend events at the school on september 17, 2011. 1981: The Class of ’81 attended the reunion Weekend. They had a stag on the 16th, attended the football game on saturday, and had a barbeque on the 17th. 1986: The Class of ’86 gathered on the weekend of october 21-22 to celebrate their 25th reunion. events included a golf outing at twin oaks on Friday and a football game on saturday. Dave schroeder writes “The highlight of the reunion was dinner in the new griffin Centre and a tour of the school. It was amazing to see the progress in the new alumni center. What a great facility to meet with old friends. even though there is much more work to be done, this building has wonderful potential to bring alumni from across the generations Covington Catholic Journal 15 together. The pool table, televisions and seating areas made for a great place to tell old stories and catch up with classmates.” 1991: 20th class reunion celebration! They attended the football game on september 17th against Beechwood. on october 15th they went to Keeneland. Thanks to Jim Danneman for organizing. 1996: Jeff moffitt and John Bain cochaired the 15th reunion. They attended the football game at CCH on september 17th followed by the cookout at the griffin Centre. They then headed over to the Holy grail Bar for drinks before attending the reds game and taking in the action from the triple play party suite. 2001: nick D’andrea chaired the 10th reunion. They went to Keeneland october 15th. upon returning to Covington, they continued their celebrations in main strausse. on october 16th they met for golf at Devou. 2006: The Class of ’06 celebrated by attending the football game on saturday, september 17th when the Colonels took on the Beechwood tigers. an informal trip to Keeneland took place on october 15th. If you have any questions regarding reunions, please contact Christa ellison at cellison@covcath.org or (859)448-2247.
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