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JOHNS HOPKINS
Iota Tau
Timothy Min ’92 has accepted the position of vice president of international trade affairs & compliance for DHL Express. Min was previously with the FedEx Express legal department. He and his wife, and their three daughters are now living in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area. He may be reached at tjmin2@aol.com.
Johnny Wu ’93 is the regional medical director for UMDNJ-UCHC in New Jersey, where he supervises the health care services for the Central Region of the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Last spring he was inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Physicians.
KANSAS STATE
Alpha Omega
Ryan Collett ’04 (at right in photo) and Eric Hren (Toledo, Epsilon Epsilon ’04) ran the Chicago Marathon on October 12, 2008. Collett and Hren trained for almost six months in the heat of Memphis, Tennessee preparing for the big race. Over 35,000 runners participated in this year’s race with temperatures reaching the mid 80’s on race day. The Chicago Marathon is one of the top five elite marathons in the world that include New York, Boston, Berlin, and London. Both Collett and Hren are members of the Pike Memorial Headquarters staff.
KENTUCKY
Omega
David Hill ’98 announces the opening of the Law Office of David L. Hill, PLLC, in Lexington, Kentucky. The firm maintains a general business law practice with a focus on corporate and commercial law, as well as small business planning, proving services to clients throughout the Commonwealth.
J. Scott Judy ’90 was named senior vice president of operations and chief operating officer for the Masonic Homes of Kentucky. Judy is a Certified Fund Raising Executive and Past Master of Louisville Lodge No. 400, F. & A.M. He and his wife, Tricia, reside at Glarus Farm in La Grange, Kentucky, with their two children, Curtis and Lindsey.
Harry Weingartner ’54 recently celebrated his 72nd birthday and retirement as first vice president / financial consultant after 33 years from RBC Dain Rauscher Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada. With all of the turmoil that is going on in the financial markets, he is pleased that his company continued to do quite well. He has been on the board of directors of the One Percent Club for the past several years in the Twin Cities, and hopes the concept will spread nationwide. The One Percent Club members contribute 1% or more of their net worth annually, or 5% of income, whichever is greater, to the tax-deductible cause(s) of their choice. For more information you can visit www.onepercentclub.org. He may be reached at harbetwein@aol.com.
KETTERING
Zeta Alpha-A
Chris Dougherty ’89 and Allison Post were married at the Pine Knob Mansion in Clarkston, Michigan, on August 30, 2008. Among the guest celebrating with the happy couple were thirteen Zeta Alpha-A brothers.
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
Zeta Omega
Brian Thomas ’07 currently serves as alderman for the City of Opelousas, and was recently elected to the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee, in addition to being elected as a Louisiana district-level delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Also, on May 15, 2008, the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee elected Thomas as vice-chairman in charge of elected officials for the Louisiana Democratic Party, becoming one of the party’s youngest leaders in history at 21 years of age.
LOUISIANA STATE
Alpha Gamma
Arthur Hickham ’56 is a retired dentist and lives in Covington, Louisiana. He may be reached at hickhama@bellsouth.net.
Nicholas Cantrelle ’01 graduated from Parker College of Chiropractic in August 2008, and is pursuing his career options in Louisiana where he now resides. Prior to his move to Louisiana he worked with patients at UNEVE Chiropractic School in Mexico City. UNEVE Chiropractic School has an educational exchange program with Parker College of Chiropractic. He may be reached at
pike1098@yahoo.com.
Loyola Marymount
Theta Eta
Jean-Pierre Dumas ’89 has relocated from Los Angeles, California, to Dallas, Texas, to take a position as director of offline sales with Hotels.com at Expedia, Inc. He may be reached at jpdumas1@yahoo.com.
MEMPHIS
Delta Zeta
Tom McCraw ’86 and John Mahar ’83 have opened the Hollywood Disco Nashville on Division Street near Vanderbilt. McCraw and Mahar re-opened the Hollywood Disco, formerly Raiford’s Hollywood Disco, in downtown Memphis in October 2007. McCraw is also employed by Proctor & Gamble as NA Snacks Finance Manager and may be reached at ctm34471@yahoo.com.
MIAMI
Delta Gamma
Ken Baker ’75 retired after 30 years in the education field, the past 25 as a principal and superintendent. He has accepted a position as associate executive director of the State Principal’s Association in Columbus, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, live in Delaware, Ohio.
Dave Barnes ’90 is the owner of Safety Services Inc. and Little Monkeys Inflatable Rentals in Union, Kentucky. He and his wife, Maria, have two children, Keaton and Landrie. Barnes also coaches wrestling at Cooper High School. He may be reached at dave.safetservices@fuse.net.
MILLSAPS
Alpha Iota
Mark Mays ’88 was installed as president of the Mississippi Magnolia Chapter of the Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) in June 2008. CPCU is recognized and respected as the premier professional designation in the property-casualty insurance industry. Mays lives in Ridgeland, Mississippi, with his wife and daughter, where he is the marketing manager for Evans & Associates, Inc. He may be reached at markmays1@bellsouth.net.
MISSISSIPPI
Gamma Iota
Todd Underwood ’86 participated in the 27th annual Hotter ‘n Hell Hundred bike race on August 23, 2008. The HHH is one of the oldest and largest cycling events in the U.S., with riders from every state and several foreign countries participating in the event which is held in Wichita Falls, Texas. This year’s event drew approximately 15,000 riders. The race is one hundred miles in usually 100 degree weather – top temperature this year during the ride was 108. Underwood’s ride time was 5 hours, 45 minutes, but with two flat tires (at mile 42 and mile 75) his final time was closer to 6.5 hours with an average speed of 17.5 miles per hour. He may be reached at todd.underwood@spcorp.com.
MISSISSIPPI STATE
Gamma Theta
Tucker Sappington ’03 has accepted the position of assistant dean of students at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. Sappington worked as a chapter consultant for the Pi Kappa Alpha Memorial Headquarters during the 2006-2007 academic year.
MISSOURI
Alpha Nu
Todd Bartels ’89 was recently recognized as one of Missouri’s “Up and Coming Lawyers for 2008” by Missouri Lawyers Weekly. He is a trial attorney and partner with the law firm of Shughart Thomson & Kilroy. Bartels, his wife Kim, and their son, Jacob, reside in Kansas City and may be reached at tbartels11@kc.rr.com.
Jim Schnyder ’87 is the talent acquisition manager with PepsiCo / Frito-Lay, and was recently named the Dallas-Fort Worth Corporate Recruiter of the Year by the Texas Recruiters Network. He lives in Frisco, Texas, with his wife, Yadi, and their two children, Jake and Isabella, and may be reached at jimschnyder@yahoo.com.
MISSOURI SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Alpha Kappa
Jim Marfice ’76 is the NGC data services manager with Schlumberger in Houston, Texas. He had an exciting year with a promotion, his daughter was married, and he relocated to Houston on September 11, 2008, just in time for Hurricane Ike on September 12.
Joseph Schmidberger ’07 has joined the trading floor at PSEG where he works on hedging strategy related to PSEG’s power generation assets in the northeast. He and his wife, Jennifer, and their daughter, Julia Rose, reside in West Harrison, New York, and he may be reached at joe.schmidberger@gmail.com.
MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
Zeta Phi
Van Watkins ’91 and his wife, Heather, announce the birth of their second daughter, Jane Marie, on September 15, 2008. Watkins is a centralized underwriting manager for Insouth Bank in Memphis, and the family resides in Arlington, Tennessee.
MURRAY STATE
Epsilon Lambda
Mark Baumer ’92 serves as the mass market regional specialist for Case International Harvester Company. He and his wife, Jennifer, and their sons, Logan and Landon, relocated from Fresno, California, to their current home in La Grange, Kentucky.
Billy Edwards ’00 and Amanda Armstrong were married on October 4, 2008, in Mayfield, Kentucky. Both are employed with the Mayfield City Schools, and he may be reached at billy_edwards11@hotmail.com.
Galen Gorman ’70 is the vice president and chief financial officer of Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He also serves on the national Practices & Principles Board of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Gorman and his wife, Diana, have three adult children and four grandchildren. He may be reached at gormanwork@verizon.net.
Rick Groves ’65 is a retired lieutenant colonel after 25 years in the US Army, and over 10 years as a civilian employee of the Department of Defense. Rick and his wife, Anne, live in Indianapolis and would enjoy hearing from Epsilon Lambda brothers at stlouiefan@gmail.com.
William Quigley ’68 is the manager of technology / continuous improvement with AKSteel. They have relocated to Zanesville, Ohio, and are settling in as new Buckeye fans. He and his wife recently welcomed their third grandchild and first grandson. He may be reached at William.Quigley@aksteel.com.