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Class Notes
• 1940’s
RAYMOND DARNELL JR. ‘46 writes that, following graduation in 1946, he enlisted in the Army Air Force. After serving in many administrative positions at air bases in the Continental U.S. and overseas, Ray was deployed to the Republic of South Vietnam. He served as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commander of Aeromedical Evacuation Detachment. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his performance in this capacity. Ray’s final assignment was in the Air Force Inspector General’s office performing Health Services Management Inspection for Air Force Medical Facilities worldwide. He was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal and Meritorious Service Award. Following his retirement in 1977 after 30 years, Ray moved his family to Phoenix, Arizona, where he currently resides. He joined the parish of St. Jerome and became a volunteer in the St. Vincent De Paul Society. For several years, Ray served as Co-treasurer for the Society and was actively involved in the procurement and distribution of food and financial aid to the local community in need. Sadly in 1999, Ray lost his beloved wife, Connie, after 49 1/2 years of marriage. Ray recently celebrated his 90th birthday, is enjoying his retirement and spending as much time as possible with his son, daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
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WILL ZIEGLER ‘49 was recently recognized by the Kenton County Fiscal Court for his record of servant leadership in the community. ROBERT HOFFER ‘72 was awarded the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Walter R. Dunlevy/ Frontiersman Award for Outstanding Service to Northern Kentucky.
• 1950’s
EDWIN “TED” ROBINSON ‘59 was recently awarded the Devou Cup for making a profound difference in the quality of community life in Northern Kentucky.
• 1960’s
DR. RALPH HULLER ‘63 was named Top Doctor in Cincinnati Magazine and NKY Magazine List of Top Doctors published each year.
• 1970’s
JAMES DRESSMAN III ‘70 was recently named by Cincy Magazine as a Leading Lawyer for 2022 for his work in Banking Law at DBL Law.
JOSEPH CLEVES ‘71 was named a Leading Lawyer by Cincy Magazine for his work in Construction Law.
MATTHEW DARPEL ‘75 was named a Leading Lawyer in Cincy Magazine for his work in Elder Law.
JEFF MANDO ‘75 was recently named a Leading Lawyer in Cincy Magazine for his work as a Civil Litigator at Adams Law.
DAVID KRAMER ’76 was named the #1 lawyer from Super Lawyers Magazine’s Top 10 list of 2022 Kentucky Super Lawyers. He has made it in the top 50 two other times.
DR. KEVIN WALL ‘78 was named Top Dentist in Cincinnati Magazine and NKY Magazine List of Top Doctors.
MARK GUILFOYLE ‘76 was recognized by the Kenton County Fiscal Court for his servant leadership in this community and was also recognized by Cincy Magazine as a Leader Lawyer for 2022.
ALEC HABIG ‘85 is an Astrophysicist at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He co-founded and developed the SNEWS detector, part of an international program to detect neutrinos. His work with the Super Kamiokande project, where he co-authored a paper that earned a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2016. His articles are featured in Nature magazine and Scientific American. He lives in Duluth with his wife, Kimberley and is father to Karl and Frank. He is an active member of St. John Church and a fifth-degree Knight of Columbus.
KRIS KNOCHELMANN ‘87 was named in the Power 100 by Cincy Magazine for his work as Kenton County
Judge Executive.
• 2000’s
• 1980’s
DEEPAK DESAI ‘84 was named a Leading Lawyer by Cincy Magazine for his work in Civil Litigation. NOAH OSTERHAGE’S company, Payroll Partners, was named Best Payroll Service in Cincinnati.
Bishop Iffert ordained MICHAEL ELMINGER ‘16 as a Transitional Deacon on April 9th.
KATIE MOELLMAN ‘18 wrote and recorded music that was released on Spotify. We can say we knew her when she starred as Belle in Beauty and the Beast at CLS.
MARIA BOSSERT ‘18 is making up for lost time in her international studies. She is currently taking classes in Nepal. She will then participate in Lafayette Initiative Malagasy Education Program in Madagascar. Maria was recently awarded the National Science Foundation Fellowship to study at Kenya’s Koobi Fora Field School.
Only eight students were accepted from across the country!
