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alumni newsRobert Neilson ’92 and Mary(Wilson) Neilson ’92 recently moved toDeQueen, Ark., where Robert waspromoted to manage a Wal-MartSuperCenter. The Neilsons and their twochildren are looking forward to their newadventure.Christina (Galster) Carrillo ’93 isa kindergarten teacher at St. EdwardsCatholic Schools in Little Rock. She andhusband Javier have two children,Alexander and Victoria.Jeff Howard ’93 and Donita(Willis) Howard ’93 are living inLouisiana where Jeff recently graduatedfrom Louisiana Tech University with amaster’s degree in industrialorganizational psychology. Jeff was alsorecently promoted to major in the U.S.Army.Andrea (Reeves) Kelley ’93 is aregistered nurse in the G.I. Lab ofJefferson Regional Medical Center inPine Bluff, Ark. She and husbandRonald had their first child, McKenzieElizabeth, on March 18, 2004. They livein White Hall, Ark.Steven Ribar ’93 and wife Brookewelcomed baby girl Allyson Grace to thefamily on Nov. 19, 2003.Penni (Peppas) Burns ’95 andhusband Jeremie had a baby girl, BrileyMarie, on Dec. 11, 2003. They live inAlma, Ark.Meskerem Tsegaye ’96 is living inBaltimore, Maryland, where she is apersonal banker for Bank of America.Accident claims lifeof Walton alumnusRamon Izaguirre, a formerWalton Scholar at Ozarks, was killedin a car accident on Dec. 20, 2003, inArkansas. He was 40. A native ofHonduras, Izaguirre first attendedOzarks in 1987 and returned in 2000.He was living in Morrilton, Ark.,with his wife Michelle and a son atthe time of his death.26 Today, SPRING/SUMMER 2004Dr. Cori (Dyson) Burdine-Syfrett’97 is a psychiatry resident at DukeUniversity in Durham, N.C. She hasbeen at the University of Florida’spsychiatry residency program for thepast three years and was recentlyaccepted into the Duke GeriatricFellowship program to studyAlzheimer’s disease. She married DavidSyfrett on Oct. 11, 2003.Brandi (Bradley) Brooks ’98married Jody Brooks on Jan. 17, 2004,They are living in Rogers, Ark., whereshe works at Rocky Branch Marina andserves as a substitute teacher. Thecouple is expecting their first child inAugust.Mario Garcia ’98 is a key accountmanager for IMS Health in Guatemala.He was married on March 27 to SandraCoronado.Jennifer (Bowen) Hopson ’98 is aclinical pharmacist for KDI ClinicalServices, a division of Kerr drug, inHudson, N.C. Her job descriptionincludes developing and implementingcommunity based clinical services,providing medication management forpatients, and presenting continuingeducation programs for health careprofessionals.Juan Paniagua ’98 is living inValley Village, Calif., and working asan operations manager forMusic4Everyone. He and his wifeTeresa have two young daughters,Andrea and Marcela.Dr. John Scribner ’98 marriedLeslie Hagar on March 13, 2004, in HotSprings, Ark. The couple is living inJonesboro, Ark., where he is in hissecond year of residency at ArkansasHealth Education Center — Northeast.Jose Escobar ’98 married RinaRamos on Sept. 12, 2003. The couplelives in Honduras, where he is amarketing and sales exports manager forLido Pozuelo.Brandy (Rhodes) Cox ’99 recentlytook a leave of absence from GWLAdvertising to serve as the ArkansasAlumni Weekendin El SalvadorThough they couldn’t make it back toClarksville during Alumni Weekend inApril, a group of Central Americanalumnus gathered in El Salvador fortheir own Alumni Weekend celebrationon April 18. Among those who met at ElPital — El Salvador’s highest elevationpoint at 8,965 feet above sea level —were (from left) Julio Valdes ’03 ofPanama, Alvaro Duran ’03 of ElSalvador, Nelson Munoz ’03 of ElSalvador, Fernando Rivera ’03 ofHonduras, and Jose Urias ’02 of ElSalvador. Valdes said the group gottogether “to relive their best memoriesfrom their days at U of O.”communications director for the Bush-Cheney ’04 Campaign. She andhusband Chad Cox ’99 live in LittleRock.2000sChristie Campbell ’00 is atherapist for the Centers for Youth andFamilies in Little Rock. She recentlyearned her master’s degree in socialwork.Josh Peppas ’00 married KelliWinborn on May 20, 2004, in Dallas,Texas. They live in Alma, Ark. Peppasis the sports information director atOzarks.Sarah Houser ’01 is teaching highschool English at Van Buren (Ark.)High School.