Spring 2007

1965
Tobey King (Ch.E.) has retired after spending the last four years with a unique division of Dow in Houston. He and his wife, Barbara, will continue to live most of the year in Santa Fe, N.M.

1969
James A. Coles (E.E.) has been named chair of the American Law Firm Association International Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group Committee. He is a partner with the Indianapolis-based law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP.

1970
Charles M. Boesenberg (M.E.) has been appointed as board director for Tideway Systems, an independent leader in information service configuration management solutions.

1973
Michael L. Logan (Ch.E.) has accepted the position of process and technology manager at AFG Industries in Abingdon, Va.

1974
James Taylor (BIO) now works for Boeing in Oklahoma City where he is the C/KC-135 aircraft safety engineer.

Larry Lynch (M.E.) has been named technical steward at Caterpillar’s Decatur, Ill., facility.

1976
Jeffrey D. Mueller (C.E.) has been appointed as manager of business development for Foundation Coal Holdings. He will focus on implementation of overall business development initiatives. Foundation Coal Holdings is a coal producer with 14 mines and corporate offices in Linthicum Heights, Md.

1989
Todd Cartwright (M.E.) has been promoted to sales director for CBI Constructors. He is responsible for the company’s sales activities in Australia and New Zealand. He and his family live in Perth, located in Western Australia.

Chuck Marr (M.E.) has been promoted to lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and recently was deployed to Afghanistan in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom as the CJTF-76 Science, Technology and Acquisition Corps Advisor.

Paul Palmer Jr. II (M.E.) was featured last fall in the Indianapolis Star “Doer’s Profile” section. The article focused on his work as director of “alternative cards” for American Greetings in Cleveland. He is a native of Indianapolis.

1990
Rich Schwaiger (M.E.) updated Echoes that he joined the Indiana Army National Guard in 2003 after receiving his MBA from Indiana University. He has been promoted to the rank of major and serves with the 10th Mountain Division as the base operations commander of Forward Operation Base Jalalabad Airfield in Afghanistan. He is scheduled to return to his civilian job as senior product integrity engineer at International Truck and Engine Corp in Fort Wayne, Ind.

1991
Chad Elmore (Chem.) announces the birth of daughter Rhoswen Barbara. She joins two brothers, Finn and Luke, and sister Teaghan.

Scott Goedde (Ch.E.) and his wife, Lori, announce the birth of son Michael who joins older brother Nicholas.

Doug Tougaw (E.E.) received the 2006-07 Distinguished Teaching Award presented annually by the Valparaiso University Alumni Association. He is a professor of engineering at the college where he leads research on the design of nanocomputers. The award is given to a faculty member who exhibits excellence as a teacher and effectiveness as an academic counselor and is a positive influence on students through extracurricular service.

Arthur J. Usher IV (Phy.) has been named partner with Krieg DeVault law firm in Indianapolis.

Steven A. Vinson (Ch.E.) updates us that since we last heard from him, he and his wife, Constance, became parents with the birth of daughter Elizabeth in 2005. The family has returned to Indiana from Chicago. Steven moved his business – Vinson Corp., a management consulting firm serving the life science industry – to Indianapolis. Also, he has earned the Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute.

Rob Williams (M.E.) married Dackie Lynn Campbell in July of 2006. They and their family reside in Terre Haute.

1993
Rob Coop (C.E.) has been elected to the National Board of Directors for Alpha Phi Omega as the Region VI director. APO is a national service fraternity with 372 chapters across the country, including the chapter at Rose-Hulman.

Tracy Grunden (C.E.) and his wife, Karin, announce the birth of son, Grant William, born Oct. 4. He joins brother Lucas at the family home in Paris, Ill.

1996
Joel Brazle (M.E.) has married Mischy DuMont. They reside in Park City, Utah. Joel has taken a position as the lead software development manager for Backcountry.com, an online retailer catering to outdoor enthusiasts.

David E. Orr (M.E.) has completed his Ph.D. in bioengineering at Clemson University. He now is CEO of KIYATEC, LLC, a biotechnology startup company he founded in 2005.

Rob Waller (M.E.) has moved to the newly created position of manager-improve plant at DSM Engineering Plastics in Evansville, Ind. He has overall responsibility for maintenance and process engineering.

1997
Robby Kissling (M.E.) and his wife, Melissa, welcomed daughter Molly Abigail, born Sept. 22. The family resides in Warsaw, Ind., where Robby works for Zimmer.

Mark Lancaster (A.O.) and his wife, Kimberly, announce the birth of daughter Hilary Rose, born Jan. 6.

1998
Ben Brown (Chem.) and his wife, Jeannette, announce the birth of son, Ryan, born Sept. 5. He joins big sister Lauren.

Rocco Dominick (Ch.E.) and his wife, Jennifer welcomed second child, Jacob Rocco, born last July. Their first child, Vincent Robert, was born in 2005.

Chad Mills (C.E.) and his wife, Joellen, welcomed their second daughter, Abby Elizabeth, born last year.

1999
Rahul Laxman Iyer (M.E.) has recently changed jobs. He now s a quality engineer for Kinugawa Rubber Industrial LTD. He resides in Winchester, Tenn.

Leyland Keyt (M.E.) has been accepted as a senior regulatory associate position at Abbott Vascular (formally Guidant) in Santa Clara, Calif. She resides in San Francisco.

2000
Travis Hammond (Ch.E.) announces the birth of first child, Grace Marie, on Nov. 29. Brian Huff (Ch.E.) married Rosemary Hung, and they reside in Fishers, Ind.

Stacey Miles (Ch.E.) married Scott Stieglitz last June in White Chapel on campus. She works at a custom software company near Chicago.

Hanna R. Snodgrass Kiger (Ch.E.) is president and owner of Integrated Engineering Solutions, an enterprise committed to providing assistance in all phases of construction design.

2001
Shawn Denlinger (E.E.) and his wife, Colleen, are parents of Isaac Dennis, born Dec. 4.

Jason Kahlhamer (Ch.E.) has been promoted to principal chemical engineer at Ecolab, Inc., in Eagan, Minn.

2002
Rachael A. Bergstrom Crabb (Ch.E.) completed a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of Minnesota. She resides in the Twin Cities with husband, Kenneth, a 2002 computer science graduate.

Bryce Clark (M.E.) has become a registered nurse who now works at New YorkPresbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. He works on a medical unit with a specialty in infectious diseases. He graduated with a nursing degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing last July where he served as a fellow.

Kevin Gibbs (C.S./C.P.E.) and Jennifer Funk (M.E.) were married in 2004 and they became parents in May of 2006 when daughter Carissa Jane was born.

Daniel Helms (C.P.E.) married Gredel Metz Osborn last July.

Molly McKeown (M.E.) was named a 2006 second-team all pro in the Women’s Professional Football League. She competed with the Indiana Speed on defense and offense. She has retired from the league following the fall season, but she continues in her career as an engineer for Allison Transmission.

2003
Marisa Cummings (Ch.E.) and Andrew Feyen (Ch.E) exchanged wedding vows Oct. 28 and they reside in Everett, Wash.

2005
Nicolle M. Burris (Ch.E.) married Michael R. Tripp July 1.