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1962 Marion Aiken Luckey is currently vice president of the Superiorland Library Cooperative, which includes 69 member libraries in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
1963 Jim Perkins will publish his 20th book, Black Jack Burden?—Night Thoughts on the Genetics of Race in Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men (Dawn Valley Press, August 2021), exactly 75 years after the release of Warren’s classic novel. Perkins’ book centers around the parentage of Jack Burden—the book’s narrator and, arguably, its main character—bringing into question Burden’s racial identity and, in doing so, opening the door to entirely new interpretations of this classic of American literature. Perkins is a leading Warren scholar and professor emeritus of English at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa.
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1970 Jay van Arsdale reports that Kezurou-kai USA, a group dedicated to traditional Japanese hand tool carpentry techniques, was invited by the Japan Society of New York and the Takanaka Tool Museum of Kobe, Japan, to build architectural pieces for an exhibit of joinery tools and construction in the Japan Society’s gallery. The invitation was extended due to the inability of the Japanese daiku (carpenter) to travel because of COVID. Jay shot videos showing these tools in action for their social media and the exhibit itself. Jay lists his address as 3537 69th Ave., Oakland, CA 94605.
1971 Kent Masterson Brown published Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command (University of North Carolina Press, 2021). The
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book explores Gen. George Gordon Meade’s decision-making and actions for failing to pursue and deliver the final blow to Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia after the victory at Gettysburg.
Robin Jennings published the second book in a series, The Door to Renewal: Spiritual Growth Through the Mind of St. Paul (Emerge Publishing, 2020). The series is designed to inspire readers in their personal journey toward spiritual growth and renewal. His wife is Mary Moore Jennings. Their sons are Rob Jennings ’00 and John Jennings ’04.
George Ella Hoskins Lyon published two new poetry collections: Back to the Light (University Press of Kentucky, 2021), and Voices of Justice: Poems for People Working for a Better World (Holt Books for Young Readers, 2020). Her husband is Stephen Lyon ’72.
1973 Garrett Colmorgen received the Tilton Award for Medical Achievement from the Medical Society of Delaware in 1 Deke brothers gathered at the Juniper Club in Florida for some bass fishing: (from left) John Moremen ’85, Kevin Trimble ’94, Ray Hundley ’85, Stan Kimmel ’63, and Tony Kurlas ’93. 2 A seascape by Rick Bennett ’80 featured in Painting the Ocean with Light and Color: A Demo on the website Artists Network.
October 2020. He is director of obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine for Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover. He is also president of the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline, chair of the Delaware Child Death Review Commission, chair of the Maternal Mortality Committee, and medical director of the Delaware Perinatal Quality Collaborative.
Teri Keeler Vanore has written two more books in her historical fiction series, Donovan Family Saga, under the pen name Gifford MacShane. The Winds of Morning (Gifford MacShane, 2020) is a prequel exploring the family's life in Ireland, and The Woodsman’s Rose (Gifford MacShane, 2020) is a romance set in 1880s Arizona Territory, continuing the tale of the Donovan family in America.
1975 Linda Bargo Radford reports that she hosts a Facebook page for the women from her class called Centre Girls 75. “It is a closed group but we would welcome others who were a part of that class, including those who matriculated in 1971, transferred into the class, or graduated in 1975,” she writes.
Alan George ’05 Is Living His Dream
Alumnus blends love for sports with passion for economics
“Every day since my first day in this industry has been different,” says Alan George ’05 of his 14 years in athletics communications.
“I may be talking to the athletic director about a facilities announcement that we are planning for,” he says. “I may be talking to a television analyst who is covering our game that weekend at Texas A&M. I may be putting out fires with our student media who have caught wind of a positive COVID-19 test on a team.”
He adds, “When the phone rings at four in the morning from an unknown number, I need to take it. It might be a student-athlete who is injured or a bus coming back from a road trip that’s been in an accident.”
As a child growing up in “very, very Catholic Marion Country,” Ky., George wanted to play football at the University of Notre Dame. After earning a master’s in sport administration at Western Kentucky University, he applied for just one job, a full-time internship at his dream school.
“It was either Notre Dame or bust for me,” he says.
He spent five happy years on the Irish athletics staff before heading west to Stanford University, where his six-year tenure coincided with some of the university’s most successful seasons, including 21 national championships.
Currently, he is associate athletic director for communications at Vanderbilt University, an opportunity that put him closer to family—as well as the Southeastern Conference.
He credits his economics major for much of his success at three top institutions.
“Studying economics taught me how to take a problem and figure out the steps to find a solution,” he says. “I can take a large amount of data, analyze it, think around that data, come to a conclusion, and put it into words. Centre taught me how to think.”
George was a letter-winning receiver on Centre’s football team until an injury his sophomore year put an end to his playing days. He consoled himself by spending the next fall in Merida, a “life-changing experience” that had the added benefit of preparing him for all the travel his career would entail. Whether abroad or in a major urban city or a rural SEC town, he is on the road throughout the year.
It’s hard to be away from his family—his wife, Leigh, and daughter, Anderson. But the job comes with incalculable benefits for someone who has loved sports all his life.
“I’ve gotten to attend the Heisman Trophy ceremony twice,” he says. “I’ve worked at Super Bowls and walked the red carpet at the ESPYs [the annual awards show started by ESPN]. I’ve been in the winner’s circle of the Kentucky Derby”—and ran into classmate Maggie Ray ’05 on his way there.
“I used to watch these events on television and then all of the sudden I’m there,” he says.
For those who aspire to a similar career, he offers some practical advice.
“Volunteer,” he says. “Volunteer for a high school basketball tournament. Volunteer for a local marathon. Volunteer at a track and field event at a local college. Get as much experience volunteering as you can. You have to build your network, and you can’t do that sitting on a couch.”
The opportunity to work with college athletes, to tell their stories and to follow their lives for four years and then beyond, has been a thrill beyond measure, he says. Not everyone can be an NFL first-round draft pick or an Olympic gold medalist—although he’s worked with several. Another might be the student-athlete creating a robot that helps track weather patterns in South America. All their stories bring him joy.
“The fun of what I do is telling the stories,” he says.
Top, Alan George ’05 holds the Rose Bowl trophy after Stanford’s 2015 victory. Bottom, Country music star Tim McGraw with his wife, Faith, and George after a concert. The McGraws’ daughter was a Stanford cheerleader, and he got to know the family over the course of their visits during her undergraduate years.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
KITTY BAIRD WOULD BE PROUD
By Pam Deitchle ’97
Confession time. At the end of my first year, Kitty Baird (coach and athletics professor) forced me to run extra laps and do sit-ups and push-ups to satisfy my PE requirement. Apparently, your end-of-term fitness levels were supposed to improve, not degrade. As a nonathlete, my “wellness” program was largely walking to class, attending College nurse Allis McLaughlin’s infamous slide presentation, maybe completing the first 10 minutes of a Denise Austin videotape before going to Cowan for all-you-can-eat potatoes.
Thankfully, times have changed. Wellness now has become a personal priority for many (including myself), and especially for young adults. It is well-settled that physical, spiritual, and mental wellness helps us live longer, better, and improved lives. And technology has made it even easier to integrate simple wellness concepts into our daily lives.
My embarrassment as a first-year wasn’t Centre’s fault. Centre has always encouraged wellness and athletics. Today’s students don’t know the joys of calisthenics with Kitty, turning jeans into floatation devices, or ballroom dancing (or, in my case, skiing) for credit. But they do play more team and individual sports. They want healthier foods, full-service fitness centers, and access to mental health resources.
The new Initiative for Wellness and Athletic Excellence represents Centre’s commitment to providing exceptional health, wellness, and athletic opportunities for students. Besides being a showcase for modern athletic and multi-use facilities, it also highlights that Centre is a place where students can have a true, first-rate academic, residential, social, health, wellness, and athletic experience. It’s further proof that there’s “a little college down in Kentucky” that can prepare students to do great things and lead healthy, productive lives.
As an alum, I couldn’t be more excited and supportive—and, yes, a little envious—of the tremendous resources at Centre. Kitty would be proud.
Pam Deitchle ’97 is a trademark and business lawyer in Austin, Texas. She began her two-year term as president of the Centre Alumni Association in August 2020. Her email address is pamdeitchle@gmail.com.
The new Initiative for Wellness and Athletic Excellence represents Centre’s commitment to providing exceptional health, wellness, and athletic opportunities for students. 1
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Her email address is wradford2500@gmail.com. Her husband is Wynn Radford. His brother is Al Radford ’82.
1977 Peter Wunsch enjoys contact with several Centre friends in their annual NCAA basketball pool. He has a new daughter-in-law and granddaughter and lists his new address as 20 Old Orchard Lane, East Hampton, NY 11937.
1980 Rick Bennett and his seascapes were featured in Painting the Ocean with Light and Color: A Demo on the website Artists Network. He is a professor of art and design at Hanover College in Indiana. His wife is Dee Goertz ’78.
1982 Scott Dickens was named to Louisville’s newly formed Civilian Review and Accountability Board. The board will oversee the work of the Inspector General’s Office, which investigates incidents of alleged improper conduct by members of the Louisville Metro Police Department and also examines patterns and practices within LMPD; reviews policies, procedures, and operations; and provides recommendations on improving operations to the Mayor’s Office and Metro Council. His
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1 Scott Dickens ’82 2 Pheasant hunting in Shelby County, Ky.: (front) Corey Caudill ’15; (back row, from left) Caty Herd Retersdorf ’16, Henry Retersdorf ’16, and Walter Herd ’83 3 Geoff Pope ’85 4 Keith Hall ’96 5 Kelenda Allen-James ’01 6 Toby Hlad ’01 with Arabella Grace
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sons are John Dickens ’12, Jake Dickens ’20, Cole Dickens ’21, and Gray Dickens ’23. His brother is Mark Dickens ’86.
1984 Jane Valentine Puryear reports that after 36 years in public education, she retired in February 2021. “I am now living the dream,” she says. Her new address is 5977 Gagnon Terrace, The Villages, FL. Her sister is Sarah Valentine Sturgill ’82.
1985 Geoff Pope’s poem “Meeting the Gideon Man” aired on the NPR affiliate station at Murray State University in April. It is based on a childhood walk to school in Paducah, Ky. His email address is geoff.pope@gmail.com.
1987 David Buchanan was named Coach of the Year by the Kentucky Association of Football Coaches. He is head coach at Mercer County High School. His son is John Combs Buchanan ’19.
Molly Keene Smith is now director of the Archdiocese of Louisville’s Mission Advancement Office. She lists her email address as mksmith@archlou.org. 1989 Michael Hail posthumously received the Excellence in Education Award from the Somerset-Pulaski [Ky.] Chamber of Commerce. He was one of the founders of the University of Somerset and was chair of the Somerset Board of Education. His widow is Charlotte Beck Hail ’91. Their daughter is Sarah Hail ’22.
Paul Martin was named to the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Task Force by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee. Paul is vice president of health and wellness at Trezevant, a retirement community in Memphis.
Jim McGary is a financial consultant with German American Investment Services Group, serving customers in the Kentucky counties of Warren, Barren, Hart, and Simpson.
1991 Joey Gallagher Burke has transitioned from bedside nursing to being the University of Kentucky’s first hospital nurse ethicist. Her husband is Bryant Burke ’89.
Shane Talbott is now dean of mathematics and science at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tenn. Shane and his husband, Wes Wright, have moved to Nashville.
1992 Lucie Bécus moved to Surprise, Ariz., in the west valley of Phoenix,
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where she owns a Pilates studio.
Mary Ann Sardone-Watford is leader of the career business line for the US East market for Mercer, a global HR consulting and asset management firm.
1994 Elizabeth Painter co-authored a report, “Demographic Characteristics of Persons Vaccinated During the First Month of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program—United States, December 14, 2020–January 14, 2021,” in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Feb. 1, 2021). She served for nine months on the Policy Team of CDC’s Vaccine Task Force, COVID-19 Response. Elizabeth began a new job in May and is now Congressional Lead on the Policy Team in the Division of HIV/ AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/ AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC.
1995 Jen Adkins Reynolds has a chapter in the forthcoming book Silas House: Exploring an Appalachian Writer’s Work (University Press of Kentucky, June 2021). Her husband is Jonathan Reynolds.
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1 Branden Woods ’01 2 Lindsay Mullaney Wirthlin ’01 3 The wedding of Adrianne Tyson ’02 and Adrian Robinson: (from left) Shayla Lynch ’01, Jennifer Furlong ’02, Jessica Graff ’04, Adrian, Adrianne, Anettra Eller Gower ’02, and Blayne Gower ’02. 4 Nate Woodall ’04 (left) on Jimmy Kimmel Live 5 Twisted Wishes is a game created by Lindsey Babcock Busfield ’09. 6 Meredith McClay Bechtle ’09 and Zach Bechtle ’10 7 Benjamin and Molly Lindle Gowen ’09 and ’09 with Henry and Guybrush, their cattle dog mix
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1996 Nhi Hearn Aronheim has published a memoir, Soles of a Survivor (Skyhorse Publishing, 2021), about her amazing journey from her native Vietnam, through the jungles of Cambodia, to a refugee camp in Thailand, and eventually to America. Years later, she returned to Vietnam to reunite with the family she thought she’d never see again. One chapter focuses on her time at Centre.
Foster Cotthoff completed a two-year term as president of the Kentucky District Judges Association. Foster has served as district judge for Christian County since 2014. His wife is April Jackson Cotthoff ’97.
1997 Melissa Manderschied was one of 17 attorneys recognized as a 2021 InHouse Counsel honoree by Minnesota Lawyer in April. She was recognized in the category of nonprofit or governmental organization for her work for the city of Bloomington.
1998 Madison Silvert was appointed to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) by Gov. Andy Beshear in April. He serves as president of the Malcolm 7
Bryant Corporation in Owensboro, a real estate development firm. His wife is Amy Strehl Silvert ’95. His parents are David and Mary Thacker Silvert ’65 and ’65.
1999 Terena Bell has created a publishing imprint, Writing Through the Classics. The company annotates classic novels. Notes explain the writing techniques used and offer prompts to help writers employ these devices in their own fiction. She is publisher and—under the pseudonym Lizzy Sisk—lead editor. The first two titles, Pride and Prejudice and Great Expectations, lean on knowledge she learned in former dean John Ward’s Austen and Dickens senior seminar. Great Expectations mentions the College directly in one of its notes.
Scott Dilley is communication director at the Washington State Dairy Federation and also serves as a lobbyist and policy expert on labor issues. He was featured in the Capital Press (Nov. 20, 2020). He has been at the Dairy Federation since 2015.
Seth Thompson was re-elected to the Villa Hills (Ky.) City Council for a second term. His wife is Stephanie Stratman Thompson ’00.
Shane Urquhart was honored posthumously with the April opening of the Shane Urquhart Metals and Glass Studio at the Tryon Arts and Crafts School in Tryon, N.C. The state-of-theart metals and glass studio was built mostly by volunteers. Shane was a successful North Carolina artist before his death in 2017.
2000 Adam Browning lists his new address as 11920 Derbyday Court, Cincinnati, OH 45249. His sister is Mary Beth Browning-Hawthorne ’03.
Rob Duncan is a partner in the Lexington, Ky., office of the law firm Dinsmore & Shohl in the firm’s commercial litigation group after serving as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky. His mother is Joanne Kirk Duncan ’71.
2001 Kelenda Allen-James is now director of information technology for Commonpoint Queens, a fitness and community center in New York.
Colleen Harris is head of instruction, engagement, and assessment at the Broome Library at the California State University Channel Islands, where she is a tenured associate librarian.
Toby Hlad has returned from four years overseas in Bahrain and Japan while on active duty
A SURREAL EXPERIENCE
Karen Ellestad ’09 parlayed her aptitude for trivia into a second-place finish and $2,000 on Jeopardy! in January. She was Centre’s 10th contestant to be on “America’s favorite quiz show.”
Ellestad had been a regular watcher of the program since high school, but took the initial online test last spring as a lark—along with about 300,000 others. “Then I kept getting called back until finally I flew out to California the week before Christmas,” she says. “I was in total shock. It was the most surreal experience, but all that experience watching helped. When you’re up there, you forget you are one of the contestants.”
She was surprised by how supportive everyone was, including the production staff and the other contestants. Even the guest host, all-time Jeopardy! winner Ken Jennings, was “genial and extremely gracious,” she says.
She has always been an eclectic reader and appreciates the broad, liberal arts education she received at Centre. After majoring in English and a stint as a youth minister, she eventually wound up at Boston University School of Theology. When she appeared on Jeopardy!, she was chaplain and taught religion at Episcopal Day School in Augusta, Ga. She is now director of youth programming at St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Louisville.
Ellestad had about three weeks to prepare for her moment on national TV. To practice, she played a lot of trivia games on Sporcle, a site she first found while at Centre.
Eric Hack ’07, a two-day contestant in 2014, turned her on to J! Archive, a fan site that has every question and answer for all 37 seasons. He also alerted her to the importance of practicing the buzzer. At game level, the contestants have a similar amount of knowledge. The difference is their buzzer mastery. In retrospect, she admits that she should have paid more attention to his buzzer advice.
In all, she correctly answered 15 clues in such categories as “Mean Tweeters,” “1821,” and “The Boat, Ashore.”
—D.F.J.
Karen Ellestad ’09 on the set of Jeopardy! 1
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with the Marine Corps. He recently graduated from the College of Information and Cyberspace at the National Defense University and is now supporting operations with U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Md. Toby, wife Jennifer, and daughter Arabella live in Annapolis.
Lindsay Mullaney Wirthlin joined the advisory board of Pace University Lublin School of Business-Design Thinking Certificate. This is a volunteer role, and she remains at MetLife as an enterprise lean-agile coach.
Branden Woods assumed command of Patrol Squadron NINE (VP-9) on April 9 while deployed to Royal Air Force Base Lossiemouth, United Kingdom. VP-9 operates the P-8A aircraft and is stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash. He is a U.S. Navy commander.
2002 Jed Keith is helping with publicity for the 28th Master Musicians Festival in Somerset, Ky., in July.
Scott and Tara Nelson Spence have moved to East Longmeadow, Mass. Scott is pastor at Somers Congregational United Church of Christ in Somers, Conn. Tara continues her work as a high school math teacher.
Adrianne Tyson married Adrian Robinson on Oct. 4, 2019. Adrianne is a field training
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manager for Huddle House Restaurants. She lists their new address as 640 Kent Lane, Apt. 67C, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579.
2003 Terry and Laura Hellebusch Adkins list their new address as 12548 Murray Lane, Frisco, TX 75035. Laura is a senior manager of service operations at Relativity, a software company that creates technology for use in the legal industry.
Lauren Kallmeyer completed a master’s degree in therapeutic herbalism at Maryland University of Integrative Health. She now lives in Berea, Ky., where she is a clinical herbalist and is developing an herb farm.
Katherine Lander is director of corporate development at Kentucky Educational Television (KET). Her email address is klander@ket.org.
2004 Jordan Parker was promoted to vice president for client relationships at Traditional Bank, a locally owned bank in Kentucky.
Nate Woodall performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live (April 21, 2020). He played guitar behind Jimmie Allen and Brad Paisley performing the song “Freedom Was a Highway.” 2005 Matthew Cummings was a featured artist in a Smithsonian Magazine article, “The State of American Craft Has Never Been Stronger” (January/February 2021). He and his Pretentious Glass Company line of glassware were also featured on CBS Sunday Morning (Dec. 20, 2020) and in the Wall Street Journal (Dec. 23, 2020) and Forbes (Aug. 17, 2019). His wife is Stephanie Bradshaw Cummings, and his sister is Jessica Cummings Conner ’10. Stephanie’s sister is Melanie Bradshaw Farrell ’02.
2006 Mike Hall published a second book on small town revitalization, Small Cities Thinking Big: Revitalization Lessons from Augusta, Maine, and Other Communities (McFarland Publishing, 2021).
2007 Rebecca Talley is the product manager/academic success manager at ScholarRx, a digital platform for medical schools. Tao Le ’91 is the founder and CEO of ScholarRx, as well as a Centre College trustee.
2009 Meredith McClay Bechtle is a clinical manager in the neonatal intensive 1 Beth Milby Pike ’09 2 Matt and Sally Fish Houser ’09 with Eloise June and baby August Matthew 3 The wedding of Jillian Kenyon ’09 and Mark Mazey with their four sons 4 Josh Stevens ’09 5 The wedding of Amber Lyvers ’10 and Colin Overstreet: (from left) Alice Fleet Kaplan ’10, Lindsey Clark McCreary ’11, Colin and Amber, Meredith Angel Turner ’10, Laura Rolfe Blakely ’10, Helena Josic Arnold ’10, and Dean Brownley (swimming and diving)
care unit at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Zach Bechtle ’10 is the business administrator of the department of neurology and rehabilitation medicine at the University of Cincinnati. They live in Fort Thomas, Ky., with their two husky rescues, Ross and Kai. Meredith’s brother is Mason McClay ’17.
Lindsey Babcock Busfield reports that she has created a new card game, Twisted Wishes, along with her mother, Betsy Babcock, and a friend, Martin Schlesinger. The game has been picked up by Amazon and several North Carolina toy stores. Lindsey says she is thrilled to have transformed a hobby and a dream into something that others can play and enjoy.
Benjamin and Molly Lindle Gowen announce the birth of a son, Henry Cecil, on Aug. 27, 2020. Molly’s mother is Abby Donnellan Lindle ’73, and Benjamin’s brother is Nick Gowen ’11.
Matt and Sally Fish Houser announce the birth of a son, August Matthew, on Sept. 13, 2020. He joins sister Eloise June (3).
Jillian Kenyon married Mark Mazey in the presence of their four sons on Feb. 14, 2021.
Natalie McIntyre is deputy legislative director for Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn). She covers
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health, education, labor, pensions, veterans affairs, Indian affairs, and budget policy and is deputy to the chief policy advisor managing the senator’s policy portfolio.
Beth Milby Pike was promoted to assistant vice president at Farmers National Bank in Danville. She holds an Accredited Automated Clearing House Professional designation. Her father is Kevin Milby (DPS) and her stepmother is Megan Haake Milby ’03, director of alumni and family engagement.
Josh Stevens is now a partner in and leads the new Cincinnati office of the Columbus- based law firm Mac Murray & Shuster. He was also recognized by Best Lawyers in its 2021 inaugural “Ones to Watch” list, in the area of communications law.
Maggie Vo was featured as the cover story of South Florida Business Wealth (May 2021) in an article titled “CIO Savvy: Leading the Charge at Fuel Venture Capital.” She was named to Brickell Magazine’s Top 20 Professionals Under Forty (2021). Brickell is a lifestyle magazine based in Miami.
2010 Grant and Brette Hogan Conliffe ’11 announce the birth of a daughter, Eliza Sue, in August 2020. She joins brother Dean Louis (2). Brette’s sister is Kelly Hogan ’13.
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1 Brette Hogan Conliffe’11 with Eliza Sue and Grant Conliffe ’10 with Dean Louis 2 The wedding of Summers Lee ’12 and Nick LaFerriere ’10 3 Will and Jenny Young Garcia ’11 with Margot 4 Jack Compton ’11 5 Alastair and Laura Bramblett Lamont ’12 6 Mya Price ’13 7 Zach Sosnovich ’13 and Chelsea Klein ’14 8 Josh Jerome ’15 advertising Crocs
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Nick LaFerriere married Summers Lee ’12 on June 20, 2020.
Amber Lyvers married Colin Overstreet on Oct. 24, 2020.
2011 Jack Compton is now a partner at Shea Barclay Group, a commercial insurance brokerage based in Tampa, where he has worked since graduating from Centre. His father is Jim Compton ’77.
Will and Jenny Young Garcia announce the birth of a daughter, Margot, in October 2020. Jenny’s brothers are Joe Young ’06 and Kyle Young ’08. Her parents are Daniel and Gayla Winkler Young ’77 and ’81.
Lora Gralheer has joined Centre women’s soccer as assistant coach.
Samuel Yates will join the faculty of Millikin University’s School of Theatre and Dance (Decatur, Ill.) as assistant professor of theatre history and directing in the fall. His new work is available in Prompt: A Journal of Theatre Theory, Practice, and Teaching (2021) and Musical Theatre Today, Vol. 4 (Yonkers International Press).
2012 Laura Bramblett Lamont and her husband, Alastair, have started a safari travel consultancy based out of Cashiers, N.C., in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The two met in South Africa during her Peace Corps service.
2013 Mya Price was featured in the magazine TOPS in Lexington (January 2021) for the launch of her online vintage and thrift boutique More Than Just Your Average (MTYA). “I observed a gap in the clothing selections for women considered to be plussize,” she says. Mya works full-time for Feeding America in Washington, D.C.
Preetha Suresh Rini joined the law firm Robinson Bradshaw representing clients in business litigation and appeals. Her husband is Woody Rini ’15.
Zach Sosnovich and Chelsea Klein ’14 became engaged in March. Chelsea is completing an equine surgery residency at Iowa State University. Zach joined Finley Law Firm in Des Moines as an associate attorney. Chelsea's brother is Casey Klein ’18. Her mother, Beth Klein, is a Centre trustee.
2014 Emily Robbins Donald is a manager at Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Georgetown, Ky. Her husband, CJ Donald, is an attorney in the Lexington and Louisville offices of Stoll Keenon Ogden. Emily’s sister is Elizabeth Robbins ’20. CJ’s sister is Maddie Donald ’21.
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1 The wedding of Shannon Keene ’16 and Blake Martin ’16 2 Andrew and Caroline Tyler Horn ’17 and ’17 with Ada Compton 3 Rebekah Bruner Schwartz ’18 and Adalynn June 4 Jake Dickens ’20 and Grace Bertram ’20
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2015 Josh Jerome, a model based out of Los Angeles, was featured in a recent Crocs Campaign.
Briana Lathon was named to a three-year term on the Kentucky Derby Museum board of directors. She is senior compliance officer, military and group insurance, at Humana.
Teddy Morgan-Jablonski started a new job as a siting specialist at WSP USA, a civil engineering company. Her husband is Sam Morgan-Jablonski ’11. Her mother is Pamela Price Jablonski ’81.
2016 Maggie Heine graduated from North western University Pritzker School of Law in May 2021. She begins working as a junior associate in the Boston office of Ropes & Gray in October. Her husband is Matt Nisbet, and her sister is Cate Heine ’18. Matt’s sister is Sarah Nisbet ’18. His brother is Will Nisbet ’13.
Shannon Keene and Blake Martin were married Nov. 6, 2020. Shannon’s parents are Jeff Keene ’83 and Angel Schletker Meacham ’84. Her stepsister is Hannah Meacham Newsome ’14.
Ross Larson graduated from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with an M.B.A. and is now an investment banking 4
associate in Chicago on the financial services team at Piper Sandler.
Spencer Overstreet has completed her third year of a pharmacy program at Belmont University and will spend her final year as a pharmacist-student serving Native American populations in Arizona. Her mother is Janet Dunn Overstreet ’80.
2017 Andrew and Caroline Tyler Horn announce the birth of a daughter, Ada Compton, on Jan. 17, 2021.
2018 Katie Davidson graduated from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law magna cum laude on May 6, 2021. She will begin a judicial clerkship in the Eastern District of Kentucky for Judge Edward B. Atkins ’84.
Matthew and Rebekah Bruner Schwartz announce the birth of a daughter, Adalynn June, in January 2021. Rebekah’s father is Jack Bruner ’86.
2019 Alex Garuba was signed as a forward for Atlanta United 2 football club in Atlanta. 2020 Jake Dickens and Grace Bertram became engaged after graduating last spring. Jake’s father is Scott Dickens ’82, and his brothers are John Dickens ’12, Cole Dickens ’21, and Gray Dickens ’23. Grace’s father is John Bertram ’87.
