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Results: 34

Ruth Colsell '52 and Jack Colsell Ruth and Jack celebrated 64 years of marriage in June, 2018
Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Donn Neal '62 and Peggy Emmert (deceased) Delt Sigs: If you haven’t already sent your names to the college so you can be listed with your brothers in the history room of the spectacular new Zeta Sigma fraternity house, please do so! Or email me (see below). We want every Delt Sig to be listed!
Posted: Friday, January 26, 2018

Roger Kapp '65 Still employed as an insurance agent for American Insurance Agency in Huntsville, Al. Toured Ireland last September with 30 of our church members. Planning on our 16th missions trip in July, this time to Slovakia to do a VBS and sports camp for 110 students ages 6-14 near Brataslava. God provides. Served as President of the Metro Kiwanis Club last year. Blessings to all of my remaining classmates.
Posted: Friday, June 22, 2018

Richard Douglass '68 and Marian Horowitz Enjoying a retirement with wonderful partner and anticipating an 11th grandchild. Summer-fall in Tawas City sailing, sculling, kayaking, and being surrounded by friends & family. Political events and causes dominate free time, but I am still connected to research in Ghana and reviewing for the Fulbright Program. I am looking forward to Homecoming 2018! richard.douglass@ymail.com
Posted: Saturday, January 27, 2018

Charles Mills '69 and Linda Sherry Retired Presbyterian pastor having served congregations in Dixon, CA, Winona, MN, Geneva, IL, Ardmore, OK, Corpus Christi, TX and Reno NV. Now living in Guymon, OK with my wife Linda Sherry who is a pastor here at First Presbyterian Church. Together we have seven children, and seven grand children and life is very good!
Posted: Saturday, January 27, 2018

James McIntyre (Mac) '69 James had the great honor to be Grand Marshall at Alma’s homecoming parade last fall. My how time flies by! So many great memories of Alma years, and solid friends. Go Scots!
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Peter Traggorth '70 and Karen Jameson Traggorth PeterTraggorth ’70 passed away on January 22. He fought a long battle with cancer until the very end.
Posted: Saturday, January 27, 2018

Richard Thurston '71 and Yvonne I became a proud grandparent for the second time earlier last year. Then, in November 2017, the Town Of Wappinger (NY) residents voted me in as Town Supervisor with a 1,000 vote margin.
Posted: Friday, January 26, 2018

Anne Marks-Gaertner '71 My husband, Jim, and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary in 2017 with a trip/cruise to Hawaii. We have enjoyed many travel adventure including Europe and South Africa and several points in between! We also enjoy time with our grandson, Parker, who turned five on Christmas Day. Life’s good!
Posted: Saturday, January 27, 2018

Karen Magnuson '78 and Tod Myers I was recently promoted to northeast regional editor for the USA TODAY Network in addition to my role as executive editor of the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, NY. Tod and I love upstate New York. Come visit!
Posted: Saturday, January 27, 2018

Dan Craun-Selka. (Selka) '79 Another year as PEPFAR Country Coordinator at US Embassy in Botswana. My job is to coordinate the USG HIV/AIDS program implemented by different agencies in partnership with Botswana govt.
Posted: Sunday, January 28, 2018

Dave Froelich '79 Retired as head basketball coach of 30 years and was inducted into the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in April. Still working as the assistant principal at Van Wert High School.
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Leslie (Southwick) Wilhelm '83 and Larry Hatch Project manager for Consumers Energy Customer Energy Management division, coordinating process analysis and procedure standards statewide. My husband Larry (retired from GM) and I live in Milan. Larry has a second career in business with his son, Justin. My son Derek is a graphic artist and works with Larry and Justin.
Posted: Friday, March 30, 2018

Linda (Melvin) Grudnicki '83 Manager at The Betty Brigade a concierge moving assistance company based in Ann Arbor. We specialize in relocation, estate clear outs and downsizing. Always looking for great people who like project based work and great clients who we can help through this stressful time in their lives.
Posted: Thursday, May 24, 2018

Deana (Cross) Fisher '83 Deana was appointed Chief Operations Officer of the St. Louis Center in Chelsea, MI last March. 
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Nancy Jo (Clendenin) Dederer '85 After 17 years as a pastor in the Chicago area, I have moved to Greensboro, North Carolina. I am serving as interim pastor of Fellowship Presbyterian Church.
Posted: Saturday, January 27, 2018

Brian Campbell '86 Brian recently accepted a new call to serve as Pastor for the Covenant Lutheran Churches of Oklahoma City. This collection of three ELCA churches in Oklahoma City and its suburbs serves a diverse population.
Posted: Friday, March 30, 2018

Lawrence Baker '87 Larry was recently selected as president of the North Carolina Association of defense attorneys. He practices insurance defense litigation and workers compensation law in Charlotte North Carolina.
Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018

Kelly Spalding-Hall '90 Recently promoted to Supervisory Assistant General Counsel for Consumers Energy Company.
Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Jim Peck '90 and Vivian We are still in Manistee and am in my 19th year of operating Coastline Transportation LLC. We have added a Ford Transit cargo van for freight expediting services. Our older son Justin is a lead groundskeeper at Dow Diamond with the Great Lakes Loons and our younger son Tyler is studying Risk Management & is a dual sport athlete at Olivet College (Football & Track)
Posted: Monday, July 23, 2018

Tammy (Watson) Nordbeck '96 and Jason '97 Our oldest son, Jackson, graduates in June and has just committed to attend Alma in the fall, pursing his career plans and running for the Scots!
Posted: Friday, March 30, 2018

Kymberli (Barrette) Wregglesworth '97 Kymberli was recently named the Region 2 Teacher of the Year and a Finalist for Michigan Teacher of the Year.
Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Kathryn McDougal '00 Katie was recently promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of Biological Sciences at Towson University in Towson, Maryland. She will be teaching courses focused on providing authentic research experiences to undergraduate students.
Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018

Kelly Boeneman Gemmill '01 Kelly Boeneman Gemmill ’01 and husband Patrick announce the October 20 birth of Neil Everett. The family resides in Ellicott City, Maryland.
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Dana Creevy (Kozak) '02 and Chad K. Creevy '01 Chad Creevy ’01 and Dana Kozak Creevy ’02 have announced their daughter Olivia Creevy ’22 has committed to attending Alma College next fall where she will play Volleyball.
Posted: Monday, February 19, 2018

Matthew Baleja '04 Matt Baleja recently won the Michigan Division 4 State Tennis Coach of the Year Award for Boys Varsity Tennis. Matt coaches, (and teaches), for Paw Paw Public Schools in Van Buren County. He competed on the Alma Men’s Tennis Team as an undergraduate. 
Posted: Monday, March 26, 2018

(Leigh) Erica & John Behring (Sandel) '06 and Jonathan Behring '05 Announce the birth of their son, William Lewis Behring, on May 1, 2017.
Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Josh Morgan '06 Was awarded a prestigious National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence for his role as News Director at WREX-TV in Rockford, Illinois. His station also received top honors from the Illinois Associated Press and Illinois Broadcasters Association.
Posted: Friday, June 22, 2018

Katie (Seagraves) Francis '08 and Chris Francis '09 Chris ’09 and Katie (Seagraves) Francis ’08 announce the birth of Annabelle Joy. She joins brothers Beckett Michael and Benjamin Joseph. Katie and Chris live in Oxford, MI. Katie is kindergarten teacher and Chris is a physical therapist.
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Michael Bradburn '09 Upon graduation from Family Medicine Residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI will begin a Sports Medicine Fellowship for the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL where I will be a team physician for the Crimson Tide.
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Kelly (Cousineau) Fedele '13 Nicholas and Kelly Fedele were married on May 6, 2017 at Dunning Memorial Chapel. Mackenzie Mercer (’14), Brandon Newton (’13), Sarah Krumrie (’12), Lynn Walker (’13), Megan Jurek (’13), Bill Tahaney (’14), and Eric Leville (’16) were all members of the wedding party. Cameron Tahaney (’17) officiated the ceremony. The newlyweds relocated to Arizona.
Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Samantha (Perrin) Jackson '13 and Kendall Jackson '12 Samantha Perrin (’13) and Kendall Jackson (’12) were married on May 19 in Grand Rapids. Alma College alumni Jon Young (’13), Sarah (Zichi) Miller (’13), Samantha Kellogg (’13), Samantha Bohy (’13), Alison (Chamberlain) Scheide (’12), Clayton Every (’14), Ed Raby (’12), and Clayton Roberts were in the wedding party with many other Alma alumni and friends in attendance. Samantha and Kendall have relocated to Louisville, Kentucky.
Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2018

Daniel May '13 Inspired by his undergraduate research experiences at Alma College, he pursued a doctorate degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago and graduated in May 2018 with a PhD in Pharmacognosy. He has since begun a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Bacteriology at University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Posted: Monday, June 4, 2018

Marvin Boerma '59 Marvin Lee Boerma, ’59 passed away on Feb.27th, 2018. While at Alma, Marv played football and majored in Biology. He was a veteran of the US Navy and spent 33 years teaching science and coaching football. The last 24 years were at Fruitport Schools. He retired to his 80 acres near Bitely, MI where he enjoyed watching the wild orchids grow and improving the habitat in his small piece of trout stream.
Posted: Monday, March 5, 2018