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2003  Reunion Flag

5th Reunion
at Homecoming
October 4, 2008

Class Reporter:
Jennifer Rowles Rach
1726 J. Troxell Ct.
Allentown, PA 18109
jennirowles@yahoo.com

Gretchen Anderson '03 completed her master's degree in public service management from DePaul University in March 2007. She teaches seventh and eighth grade math and science in Chicago Public Schools.

Leah Bailor '03 married Scott Hane May 5, 2007, at the Susquehanna Valley Church of Christ in Selinsgrove, Pa. They are both employed at Highmark in Camp Hill, Pa., and live in Halifax, Pa.

Melissa Strohecker '03 Gutkowski obtained her master's degree in social work from Marywood University in August. She is employed at Bucknell University as manager of externships/career consultant in the Career Development Center.

Born to Craig '03 and Angie Feger '03 Lawver, twin daughters, Emma Virginia and Madelyn Rose, Oct. 20. They live in Frederick, Md.

Born to Tony and Samantha Stoner '03 Maggio, a daughter, Rylee Rae, May 10. She joins twin siblings Brea and Breydon. Tony is a real estate analyst with Rite Aid Corporation. They live in Enola, Pa.

Mark McCormick '03 is a foreign exchange analytics specialist for Bloomberg LP in New York City. He collaborated with the FX specialists in London and Hong Kong to create the Bloomberg analytics foreign exchange market manual. He authored an article featured in the September 2007 issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine, titled What Is the Carry Trade and How Is It Affected by Volatility? and one that will appear in the April or May edition, titled How Can I Use Options to Discern Exchange Rate Movements?

Scott Paris '03 received a master's degree in chemistry from Villanova University in December 2007. He works for M-Scan Inc. in West Chester, Pa.

Nick Ripatrazone '03 has a short story in the anthology The Long Meanwhile: Stories of Arrival and Departure from Hourglass Books. His fiction and poetry have also appeared in such publications as Eclectica, Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature, National Catholic Reporter and Blood Orange Review. He received a master's degree in literature from Rutgers University in 2005. Currently, he is pursuing a master of fine arts in creative writing from the University of Texas, El Paso. His wife, Jennifer Romero '05, teaches Spanish and Italian at Far Hills Country Day School in central New Jersey. She is pursing a master's degree in counseling from Montclair State University.

Herbert-Hayes wedding
Erin Herbert '03 married Ray Hayes on Oct. 20, 2007, at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Shamokin Dam, Pa. Erin is a financial aid counselor at Salem College and is pursuing an M.B.A. from the University of Baltimore. Ray is a neonatal/perinatal fellow at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. They reside in Winston-Salem, N.C. From left to right, back row: Jennifer Daily '00 Kishbaugh, Jennifer Miller '03, Whitney Covington '03, Kristin Einsel '03, Erin and Ray, Chrissy Schoonover '04 Bell, Charlotte Murray '01 Reemts, Christine Snyder '03 Petrow, Dr. Susan Hegberg, Nancy Musser and Peggy Harris '70 Biesecker; front row: Matthew Kishbaugh '01, SU Chaplain Mark Radecke, Ryan Bell '05, Ryan Clouser '98, Adam Reemts '01 and Dale Biesecker '72.

Hilary Koehl '03 married Michael Riedemann at the Shavertown United Methodist Church in Shavertown, Pa., June 23. A reception was held at the Westmoreland Club in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Alumni in attendance were Nichole Douty '03 Wilson, Scott Wilson '03, Aaron Katyl '03 and Jeff Brill '04.

Koehl-Riedemann wedding
McCann-Frank wedding

Leanne McCann '03 married Ethan Frank '03, Nov. 4, 2006, at Faith United Church of Christ in State College, Pa. Leanne is a manager of operations and Ethan is a project manager, both at Olson Research Group Inc. They live in Palo Alto, Calif. From left to right: Ryan Desrochers '03, Devon Taylor '04, Matt Ginty '03, Scott Spector '03, Melissa Karschner '04, Libby McCardle '03, Tricia Vaughn '03, Kait Gillis '03, Scott McQuiggan '03, Jamie McQuiggan '04, Devon Crummie '01, Matt Lanning '02, Matt McGarrity '03, Carson McBrayer '03, Tim Hurd '03, Todd Heins '03, Park Haverstick '03, Ed Bentz '03, Erin Costello '03, Mike Maffei '03, Christopher Egolf '03, Marica George '03, Courtney Bouthot '03, Sarah Stout '03, Jason Tomko '02, Allison Schropp '03, Lauren Maglietta '03, Robert Okanak '04, Andrea Okanak '04, Bret Barba '02 and Kim Hollenbush '03. Anne LaMantia '03 is not pictured but was present at the wedding.

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