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Class Notes
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1960s
Class Agents
1967 – Bill Curtis, curtis@acm.org
1967 – Bill Landreth, blandreth@liferoy.com
1968 – Paul Stouffer, pstouffer@sbcglobal.net
1969 – Steve Geis, stgeis@hotmail.com
1969 – Gail Widmer Landreth, gaillandreth@sbcglobal.net
1970s
Class Agents
1971 – Terry Siegel, htsiegel@bvc.com
1972 – Richard Garvey, richard@jagee.com
1976 – Brad Nowlin, brad@bradnowlin.com
Jay Herd ’79
Jay Herd ’79 was interviewed on NBC DFW about the record number of babies delivered at Women’s Hospital at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center in August 2020: 581 in total. Another alumna delivering babies at Baylor Scott & White is Catherine Powers Bevan ’01.
1990s
Class Agents
1992 – Craig Christopher, craig@tarranttech.com
1995 – Alison E. McManus, amcmanus@post.harvard.edu
1997 – Zareen Khan, zareen@briggsfreeman.com
Elvin “E.B.” Lutz ’91
Elvin “E.B.” Lutz ’91, a Graphic Designer, was nominated for two 2020 Lone Star Emmy Awards: Promotion — Program and Graphic Arts. E.B won the Lone Star Emmy for Promotion — Program for his work on KERA Kids Network IDs.
Andrea Luttrell ’96
Andrea Luttrell ’96, wrote an article for The New York Times about the difficulties of taking care of children as a single parent during a global pandemic. The article is titled “Single Parenting in a Pandemic: How the crisis has dredged up one mother’s old regrets and worries about money.” She is Southern Methodist University’s Campaign Communications Lead Writer.
James Stein ’98
James Stein ’98 and his family moved back to Fort Worth from Chicago. Their son, Jack, is an FWCD firstgrader. Their 4-year-old daughter, Coco, will start at FWCD next year as a kindergartener.
2000s
Class Agents
2001 – Craig P. Barbolla, cpb@mcdonaldlaw.com
2001 – Susanna Gorski Bartolomei, sgorski323@gmail.com
2002 – Ashley Stein, astein@briggsfreeman.com
2003 – Will Northern, will@northernrealtygroup.com
2004 – Kate Strickland Jennings, kjennings610@gmail.com
2006 – Rachel Holt Hausser, rachelhausser@gmail.com
2007 – Anne Hargis Olson, christina.roxanne@gmail.com
2007 – Stephanie Stouffer, stephaniestouffer@gmail.com
2009 – Mary Dambro, marydambro@mac.com
2009 – Brittany Jenkins, brittanyajenkins07@gmail.com
2009 – Margaret Harper, mpalmerharper@aol.com
Walter Clarke ’00 & Amy Anthony Graham ’02
Walter Clarke ’00 and Amy Anthony Graham ’02 started working together at Hilltop Holdings. Walter has been working as the Director of FP&A since 2017, and Amy recently started as the Corporate FP&A Manager.
Daniel Owens ’03
Daniel Owens ’03 has accepted the position of Senior Visual Designer at Amazon, working in Marketing/ Advertising for Amazon Fresh.
Kate Strickland Jennings ’04
Kate Strickland Jennings ’04 started a counseling Instagram page, @thebugandbee. The page focuses on raising children with strong-willed attitudes.
Kathleen Kelly ’04
Kathleen Kelly ’04 is finishing her education in Baltimore to become a surgeon. She is working for Dr. Andrew Lane, Professor of Otolaryngology and Director of the Hopkins School of Medicine’s Division of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery. Dr. Lane was featured in the Baltimore Sun about COVID-19 research related to the importance of covering your nose. Kathleen is the daughter of former FWCD faculty member Eileen Kelly.
Matt Kleberg ’04
Matt Kleberg ’04 is a thriving artist who trained at the University of Virginia and the Pratt Institute, New York. He recently left his studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard to return to Texas, settling in San Antonio. On January 16, 2021, Matt was a guest on a Kimbell Art Museum webinar. He paints large, colorful abstract paintings that are typically layered oil stick, pen, or crayon on paper, and reference local architecture and signage, as well as Byzantine and Sienese painting, Mexican and Turkish textiles, and myriad other works, classical to modern.
Lauren Hunt Brogdon ’05
Lauren Hunt Brogdon ’05 appeared as a guest on HYLA Hylights Podcast to talk about the complex world of litigation. Lauren is a Senior Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright, LLP in Houston. She discusses her practice, the transition from fresh-faced first-year litigation associate to a battle-hardened senior, and navigating the world of motherhood while being a full-time attorney.
Whitney Horton ’05 & Tyler Goldthwaite ’03
Whitney Horton ’05 and Tyler Goldthwaite ’03 were engaged in August 2020. The couple has set their wedding date for May 29, 2021.
Courtney Corbeille Krauss ’06
Courtney Corbeille Krauss ’06 and her spouse, David, were featured on HGTV’s “House in a Hurry.” They recently moved across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Courtney is now a super sub at FWCD.
Lee Hurst ’09
Filmmaker Lee Hurst ’09 visited campus virtually this past fall. She spoke with Lisa Wallace’s publication students. Lee has two upcoming dark comedy short films: High Horse and Fin.
Callie Young ’09
Callie Young ’09 is making her directorial debut in the movie, The Blazing World, which was selected for the Sundance Film Festival and featured in the Dallas Morning News. The Blazing World focuses on Margaret, who has been plagued with dreams of a strange world since she was a little girl. After a mysterious man with a map visits her, she decides to give in to the incessant calls of “The Blazing World.”
2010s
Class Agents
2010 – Claire Davidovich, clairedavidovich@gmail.com
2010 – Ashley Uptegraft, auptegraft10@gmail.com
2011 – Alex Manson Klinedinst, laklinedinst29@gmail.com
2011 – Kate Petsche, kate.aep@gmail.com
2011 – Nayelly Dominguez, ndominguez@smu.edu
2013 – Jonny Clum, clumjonny@gmail.com
2013 – Oliver Newberry, oliver.newberry@utexas.edu
2015 – Connor Cassady, connorcassady@sbcglobal.net
2015 – Madelyn Luskey, madelyn.luskey@gmail.com
2015 – Shelby Sanford, shelby.e.sanford@vanderbilt.edu
2016 – Delaney Fleming, delaney.fleming97@gmail.com
2016 – Branson Nelson, branson.nelson5@gmail.com
2016 – Jacob Rains, jrains22@gmail.com
2018 – Sam Carlile, fwcd@samkc.me
2018 – Kacey Melton, kcmelton@umich.edu kmelton0000@gmail.com
2018 – Kathleen Clum, kathleen.clum22@gmail.com
2018 – Maggie Brants, margaretbrants@gmail.com
2019 – Alexandra Galloway, alexandragalloway@icloud.com
2019 – Sarah Clark, clarksarah160@gmail.com
2019 – Megan Lammons, meganlammons18@gmail.com
Erin Sauerhage ’11
Erin Sauerhage ’11 is a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. She started cheering for the Cowboys in 2018. Erin also works as a Sales Executive for Alamo Title Company DFW.
Taylor Smith ’12
Taylor Smith ’12 is playing professional soccer in the National Women’s Soccer League and was recently traded from the OL Reign in Tacoma, Washington, to the North Carolina Courage in Cary, North Carolina.
Sarah Jane McDonald ’17
Sarah Jane McDonald ’17 was awarded the Charles D. Johnston Ministerial Scholarship from Elon University. This scholarship, from the Department of Religious Studies, amounts to a full-tuition scholarship for her senior year. It is the department’s highest scholarship award, designated for one outstanding rising senior. The funds were awarded on a competitive basis and are a reflection of excellent GPA, level of academic achievement, involvement in the department, and the caliber of undergraduate research. Sarah Jane is a Multifaith Scholar and Isabella Canon Leadership Fellow and completed the SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience), for which she earned a scholarship to do research.
2020s
Class Agent
2020 – Stephanie Cook, smcook350@gmail.com
Kenzi Carter ’20
Kenzi Carter ’20 played in her first college basketball game for Tulane University on November 25, 2020. Tulane was playing against Nicholls State University.
Austin Holcomb ’20
Austin Holcomb ’20 joined the U.S. Marines and has started bootcamp. He is enjoying the new challenges that come with his training.
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