Class Notes

1950s

John Vanderlind ’50, MSW, retired from The Maple Clinic in Traverse City where he worked as a therapist.

1970s

Rose McKinney-James ’73 was appointed to the board of directors for Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. and Pacific Premier Bank on March 28, 2022.

Chris Arvidson ’78 published a poetry chapbook, "The House Inside My Head." This is her first poetry book; it joins three previous nonfiction anthologies.

Marie S. (Dekutoski) Hammond

’78, Ph.D., published her first book, "Building your Career in Psychology" (Routledge). Marie is a professor of psychology at Tennessee State University, a Historically Black, Land Grant University (HBCU), and she was awarded the title of "Distinguished Researcher" in 2020.

Hammond

1980s

Dr. Jay Pierson ’81 accepted a position as the interim director of music at Davie Street Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Jeffery Lang ’86 graduated from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, with a Doctor of Ministry (D.MIN.) in prophetic preaching and praxis in May 2022.

Lang

Clint Alexander ’88 was named the Blue Ridge School head football coach on Feb. 21, 2022.

1990s

Stacey Locke ’97 works in Washington, D.C. in a position assisting people with disabilities at the federal level. She provides support to over 100 nonprofits in the North Central territory of the United States, traveling to seven states.

Danny Smith ’97 accepted a position with Koch Industries as IT program manager for the disruptive technologies division.

Locke

2000s

Sara Tate-Pederson ’04 was a founding member of the University of WisconsinMadison Women in Information Technology Community, a group that advocates for more women in information technology roles in the Big Ten Conference.

Dr. Stephen Kolomyjec ’05 was granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of biology at Lake Superior State University on Jan. 21, 2022.

Molly Reed ’05

was appointed the strategic communications director for the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana in February 2022.

Beth Shunkwiler ’05 has been teaching in South Carolina for 10 years. She is the sophomore class student government adviser, the high school pageant director and prom coordinator. Beth has helped organize many special events and community service opportunities such as food drives, Salvation Army bell ringing, adopt a family in need over the holidays, campus clean ups and others. She also volunteers at the local animal shelter and in community events.

Tate-Pederson

Reed Kolomyjec

2010s

Andrew Shaver ’12 was promoted to the supervisor of supply chain at McLaren Greater Lansing.

Shaver

Josh Kofflin ’15 was sworn in to the Milan City Council on Jan. 1, 2022.

Carlos Barajas ’17 earned his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore

Kofflin County. His thesis was titled “Deep Learning Sanitization of Compton Camera Prompt Gamma Detection Data for Prompt Beam Therapy.” Shaunie Hankins ’17 was named the Chandler Park High School women’s head varsity basketball coach. Devon Mayse ’17 was sworn into the Michigan Bar Association after graduating from law school in May 2021 and passing the bar exam. Jacob Jodway ’19 was inducted into the Quincy High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Feb. 4, 2022. He was a member of the Olivet College football team.

Barajas

Mayse

Loren Smalley ’19 and Brianna Sevcech ’20 were engaged on June 22, 2021. Brooke Garver ’21 and Cameron Lemon ’21 were engaged on Nov. 8, 2021.

Garver/Lemon

Births

Maria (Gouda) Carlow ’06 and her husband, Derek, welcomed their daughter, Evelyn Joyce Carlow, on Feb. 20, 2022.

Kyle '09 and Laura (Markin) ’11 Labrecque welcomed their daughter, Corinne, on Dec. 9, 2021.

Smalley/Sevcech

2020s

Dylan Gann ’20 graduated from Marine Corps Basic Training on Jan. 7, 2022.

Jordyn Osterland ’20 presented her master’s thesis to complete her master’s degree in pathology from Boston University. Jordyn’s thesis was "Characterizing the Molecular and Pathological Alterations of the Sulcus versus Crest in Early and Late Stages of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy." She also began a position at Thrive, an exact sciences company, as a research associate. Grace Wheeler ’20 earned a master's degree in forensic psychology from Arizona State University.

Gann Labrecque

Megan (Colby) Andrus ’11 and her husband, Luke, welcomed their baby, Bennet James, on March 22, 2022.

Kyle ’11 and Lauren (Campbell) ’12 Modad welcomed their first child, Kyler Campbell Modad, on Nov. 17, 2021.

Connor ’17

and Nicole

(Gilbert) Modad ’18 Bauserman

welcomed their daughter, Aubree Bauserman, on Oct. 25, 2021.

Bauserman

Marriages

Mary (Harwood) Katerberg ’84 married Steven Katerberg.

Mike Hescott ’87 and Terri Hatfield were married on Nov. 19, 2021.

Hescott

Louis Peter Vasilion ’00 and Katie Marie-Phillippe Vasilion were married on Dec. 13, 2021.

Maggie (Dunn) ’19 and Ben ’20 Serrels were married on Sept. 25, 2021.

Dunn/Serrels

In Memoriam

Lenore Sternlight ’45 passed away on March 4, 2021.

Albert Sovine ’52

passed away on Feb. 22, 2021.

Sternlight

Rev. Charles Schepel ’60 passed away on Dec. 21, 2021.

Sovine

Paul Lamb ’62 passed away on Sept. 3, 2021.

Nola Bonandrini ’65, of Canton, passed away on March 21, 2022, at the age of 78. Nola met her husband, Bennie Bonandrini, at Olivet College.

Robert Ebbert ’66 passed away on Dec. 10, 2021, after a battle with cancer. He was a member of Phi Alpha Pi.

Ebbert

Dale Barber ’68

passed away on Dec. 14, 2021.

Camille (Scilla) Bartush ’69 passed away on Jan. 19, 2022.

Barber

John Wicht ’69 passed away on March 28, 2020.

Calin Langridge ’70 passed away on Dec. 10, 2021. He was a standout pitcher and four-year starter for the Comets.

Orin “Tom” Larson ’70 passed away on Dec. 26, 2021.

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Dudley Cliff ’71 passed away on Nov. 16, 2021. He was a member of the Phi Alpha Pi society as well at the Olivet College football and baseball teams.

Martin Kapff ’72 passed away on June 1, 2021.

Cliff

Kapff

Margaret (Priest) Fowler ’77 passed away on Sept. 20, 2021.

Cynthia Louise Beals ’79 passed away on Jan. 6, 2022. Cynthia spent her career working in higher education.

Lisa Barry ’81 passed away on Nov. 30, 2021. She was an award-winning journalist and host at WEMU, the public broadcasting service of Eastern Michigan University. While at Olivet College, Lisa was a member of the Sigma Beta Society, choir, WOCR and the Garfield Lake Review. Ronald “Squeak” Bergstrom ’82 passed away on Feb. 23, 2022. He was a member of Phi Alpha Pi and the beloved brother of Don “Ernie” Bergstrom ’81, also a member of Phi Alpha Pi. Steven E. Dimos ’85, age 57, passed away on March 4, 2022. He studied business and was a member of the football team at Olivet College. Jean Foreman ’91 passed away on Oct. 21, 2021. She was a member of the Sigma Beta Society.

Beals Barry Foreman

David R. Whitfield ’06, age 40, passed away on Dec. 15, 2021.

Jeremy Droscha ’07 passed away on Mar. 5, 2022, after sustaining injuries while saving his daughter following a house explosion.

Joyce Denison, friend of the College, passed away on March 23, 2022.

Dr. Bryan Reddick passed away on Dec. 3, 2021. Dr. Reddick previously served as chair of the English department and dean of the faculty at Olivet College.

Reddick

Rossman-McKinney

Kelly Rossman-McKinney, a member of the Olivet College Board of Trustees, passed away on Nov. 9, 2021.

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