Summer 2004
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1954 Bronwyn Hillman (E.E.) recently became a life member of Mensa. 1961 1964 1967 1968 1973 1975 1976 1977 1978 Jonathan W. Shoemaker (C.E.) recently came out of retirement to work part-time assisting a general contractor building churches around South Metro Atlanta. 1979 Dean May (M.E.) and his wife, Tammy, welcomed a new baby girl last January. Her name is Julia Marie, and for those keeping track this gives them a total of six sons, five daughters and two granddaughters. Dave Raaf (Ch.E.) works as division staff engineer for ExxonMobil Development Co. He recently completed a design engineering assignment in Paris, France, for offshore Nigerian oil and gas production facilities. The assignment included travel to Jakarta, Indonesia, and Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. Also, in December of 2003, he completed executive MBA studies at the Duke University Fuqua School of Business. 1980 James S. Skinner (M.E.) reports the recent birth of Ruth Anne Skinner in May of 2003, and the adoption of Steven and Brenda Basnda Skinner from Liberia last December. Jim also ran in the Boston Marathon this year, and he is a captain on Bombardier Q400 for Horizon Air. 1981 1983 1984 Edward Canary (Ch.E.) has been named general manager at Lilly Clinton Laboratories. He had been plant manager for animal health manufacturing of Elanco products at the Clinton plant since 2000. He joined Lilly in 1985. 1985 1986 R. Daniel Harrison (Ch.E.) updates Echoes that since we last heard from him, he was activated with the Army in October of 2001 and he returned to Indiana in August of 2003 after 22 months of service. He is a major in the reserves. He and his wife, Cara, have four children: Caleb, Ethan, Emma and Grace. On the job front, Dan has been with Eli Lilly and company for almost six years. David Price (E.E.) just completed his second master’s degree, a master’s in project management. He still heads up all software engineering activities in Russia and Eastern Europe for Honeywell’s avionics division. Chuck Smith (C.E.) and his wife, Rhonda, have launched Cabins & Candlelight, a romantic getaway featuring luxury log cabins near Crawfordsville, Ind. 1987 Jeff Myers (E.E. and M.S. Eng.mgt.) has been named vice president of engineering and operations for Central Indiana Power. James Yoakum (M.E.) has been promoted to vice president, food division, for the Industrial Technology Group, which provides engineering, controls and reliability support to the food, pharmaceutical and utility industries. James and his, wife, Cecilia, continue to live in Tuscola, Ill., with their three children. 1988 Kenneth D. Roth (E.E., MSEE, 1996) graduated this March from the University of Chicago’s Executive MBA program with a master’s in Business Administration. Bob Tickel (M.E.) and his wife, Sonya, welcomed their first child, Lillie Anne, born Jan. 2. Bill Whitaker (M.E.) recently married Karen Lipka. 1989 Bill Jurasz (C.E.) started working last December for AMD in Austin, Texas, in the company’s personal connectivity solutions division. He designs verification of system on chip designs for the embedded markets. He also has started a side business venture called Mercury Photography. It specializes in stock photography of wildlife, nature, Austin (Texas) scenes, and amateur auto racing. 1990 Greg Strylewicz (Phy.) has started his Ph.D. in biomedical and health informatics at the University of Washington. 1991 Bob Burger (C.S./Math.) and his wife, Stacy, welcomed Hannah Hope, who was born on April 2. She joins sisters Elizabeth, Ruth, Sarah and Mariah. Chad Elmore (Chem.) now works as a chemist for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals in Wilmington, Del. He resides in Pennsylvania. Greg Hall (M.E.) and his wife, Jana, recently celebrated the birth of their sixth child, Andrew Timothy, born last August. Rob Hochstetler (E.E.) has graduated with a master’s degree in statistics from Rochester Institute of Technology. 1992 Doug Guinn (Ch.E.) and his wife, Laure, announce the birth of Jackson Douglas, born last fall. He joins sister Delaney. The family resides in Florence, S.C. On the job front, Doug continues as spinning/ production services superintendent at the Wellman, Inc., Palmetto Plant, and he has been named the plant’s continuous improvement leader. Brian Schwager (M.E.) has moved to Modine Manufacturing’s European headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, as part of a promotion to application engineering manager in the company’s heavy-duty division. David Weed (Chem.) and his wife, Diana, announce the birth of son Atticus and David’s adoption of daughter Meritt. David Whitworth (C.E.) reports his wife, Kathy, gave birth to their first daughter, Elise Katherine, last year. In other news, David has been named program development engineer for the Indiana Department of Transportation in Crawfordsville, Ind. 1993 Doug Childers (A.O.) married Robyn Robinson March 29. Todd DeVore (M.E.) was part of a team last fall that won the Emerson Technology Award for the introduction of a digital scroll compressor that controls capacity for air conditioning and refrigeration systems. He is manager of refrigeration scroll engineering for Copeland, Corp. His achievement resulted in a financial contribution to Rose-Hulman from the Emerson Charitable Trust. Jeff Papa (Econ.) was sworn in during April to practice before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is an attorney with Barnes & Thornburg in Indianapolis. 1994 Foo Hooi Lee (M.E. and M.S.M.E. 1996) has joined Honda Performance Development after leaving Cummins. His new company manufactures race engines for the Indy Racing League. Justin Gallagher (M.E.) has accepted the position of project engineering manager at Raytheon Technical Services Co., LLC, in Indianapolis. The special support section of engineers he manages is responsible for in-service support and design engineering for the US. Navy’s aircraft missile launchers and bomb racks. Joel Klein (C.S./E.E.) married Leyla Ramiz Babayeva last October. Eric Potter (E.E.) and his wife, Jill, welcomed their fourth child, Lyndon Robert, who was born last February. He was welcomed home by sisters Emma and Kailin and brother Grant. Aaron M. Reynolds (C.E.) and his wife, Amanda, announce the birth of their fourth child, Zachary, who joins siblings Jacob, Sarah and Ethan. Joe Ricker (C.E.) and his wife, Alison, report the birth of twin daughters, Abigail Ruth and Elizabeth Sage, who were born last year. On the job front, Joe, is employed by Premier Environmental Services. David A. Sanders (C.E.) and his wife, Carol, had their first child, Ethan David, born March 23. Additionally, David has transferred with URS from Cincinnati to the company’s Louisville office. Brian Stankiewicz (C.E.) and his wife, Alison, announce the birth of their first child, Lawson John, who was born last fall. 1995 Ryan O’Day (M.E.) married Rebecca Edinger last year. Phillip Stolz (M.E.) married Kiersten Wathen last year. 1996 Alan Eskuri (M.E.) reports he and his wife, Sheree, had their first child, Karis Jo, born Feb. 20. Alan recently graduated with an MBA from Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn. Eric Hansen (E.E.) reports he and his wife, Becky, welcomed new son Andrew James, who was born March 9. He joins big brother Jarod. Ben Hochstedler (C.S.) and his wife, Sarah Mast, are parents of Norah Grace Mast-Hochstedler, born Feb. 27. Daniel Schuck (C.E.) and his wife, Jennifer, had their first child, Caitlyn Marie, born last January. 1997 Jason Reese (Ch.E.) announces the birth of his first child, Aidan Paul, born last fall. Also, Jason has been promoted to market development manager at NextGen Fiber Optics, a joint venture between General Cable Corp. and GenStone Acquisition. He resides in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ryan Shaw (C.S.) has accepted a new position with the Delta Faucet Co. as a B2B analyst. Mark Stangl (M.E.) and his wife, Jacqueline, became parents when Michael Steven was born in January. 1998 Benjamin Byers (Ch.E.) married Dolores Baksh last year. He recently completed his Ph.D. in bioengineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, and he currently is employed as a postdoctoral fellow within the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Surat Intasang (Math.) has graduated from Chiangmai University with a master of education (mathematics education). Nathan Jenniges (E.E.) and his wife, Sarah, welcomed son Adam Josiah, who was born Sept. 4. On the job front, Nathan has taken a new position as product line marketing manager for 3G mobile phones. He is nearing completion of his MBA from the University of Chicago. Ryan (Ch.E., 1998) and Mandy (Smith) Loftus (E.E., 2000) became parents of Camille Theresa, born last August. Also, Ryan has been promoted to site safety manager at Procter & Gamble’s Pringles Plant in Jackson, Tenn. Chad Mills (C.E.) and his wife, Joellen, became parents when Kate Therese was born on March 27. Brad Mills (E.E.) and his wife, Kimberly, welcomed their fourth child, Matthew, born last October. Dave Moore (M.E.) provides the following update: he married Jennifer in January of 2003; daughter Kailee Alexandria was born on Dec. 1, 2003; and Dave has a new job as account manager with NVIC in North Vernon, Ind. David Schmidt (M.E.) married Valerie Jo Spitler last fall. Mike Weinhammer (Ch.E.) married Jennifer Ann Teets last year. Philip White (C.S.) married Angela Su Pflueger last August. 1999 Angela (Belsky-Vaughan) Anderson (Ch.E.) and Christopher Anderson (M.E.) report the birth of a daughter, Alexandria Marie, born in July of 2003. Amanda Burch (Ch.E.) has been promoted to team leader-engineering, pharmaceutical product research and development for Eli Lilly and Co. Kimberly (Hayden) Henthorn (Ch.E.) married David Henthorn last October, and she received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Purdue University this spring. She will start as an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla this summer. Rahul Laxman Iyer (M.E.) married Co Pham Thai Duong. They reside in Dixon, Ill., and Rahul works as a process engineer at Spicer Off-Highway Products, a division of Dana Corp. Kevin Kaminski (C.P.E.) has taken a new job as a programmer with CIC Plus. He works in Indianapolis. Eric Kleen (Ch.E.) has been commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy Nuclear Power program. He has been stationed at Pearl Harbor, and he has recently qualified as a lieutenant junior. Brian Leyes (M.E.) and his wife, Megan, announce the birth of their second child, Matthew Joseph, born on March 6. He joins sister Margaret Elizabeth. 2000 Chris Phillips (E.E.) married Kacey Fetcho on April 24. Alyssa Riley (Ch.E.) graduated with an MD from Ohio State University in June. She has accepted a residency position in pediatric medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Christopher J. Sanderson (Chem.) married Debra Barry on March 11. They live in North Grafton, Mass., and Christopher works as a project leader for Chemic Laboratories. 2001 Paul D. Greene II (M.E.) is entering the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Jon Harris (E.E.) has a new job as an electrical design engineer for DRS Training and Control Systems in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. He is redesigning circuitry for military aircraft generator control units. Amy Rainbolt (Chem.) and her fiancé Kerry Williams announce the birth of son Tyler Jacob, who was born Feb. 15. Amy works as a scientist at Roxane Laboratories (a division of Boehringer Ingelheim) in Columbus, Ohio. 2002 Casey Behringer (M.E.) reports he married Shannon Lee on March 22, 2003, and he has started work for Caterpillar in Peoria, Ill., after completing his graduate degree in agricultural engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Joel Ericson (C.E.) is now with Shrewsberry & Associates. His current project is working cooperatively with HNTB on the Indianapolis I-465 West Leg Expansion. Jorge D. Garcia (Ch.E.) married Lauren Michelle Johnson on Feb. 9. Christopher Hawk (M.E.) married Charlene Weitzel last September. They reside in Lincoln, Neb. Michael Henderson (C.P.E.) and his wife, Laura, announce the birth of their first child, Edward Allen, born April 27. Maggie Lelak (Ch.E.) started a new job with Cinergy last January. Her title is chemical engineering, Cinergy CT Fleet, Wabash River Repowering. 2003
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