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Moving to Dubai, UAE

Alumni Office — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:10:08 +0000

I am excited to be moving from Chicago to Dubai, UAE this Spring! This will be my first expat adventure! The emotional oscillation between exhilaration and abject fear makes me feel like a kid again. After 23 great years in Chicago I’m taking the opportunity to enjoy another growth spurt, learn a new language and culture, and check a box on my bucket list.

If anyone has experience in the middle east region, or can offer any advice on making the transition to life in a totally different culture, I would love to hear from you.

All the best to all, and look for photo updates in the future.

Edwin McClendon

Class of 1977

Greetings to All…

Alumni Office — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:05:55 +0000

Hello all… I haven’t updated for a while — so here goes… I’m still in Cleveland, still a radiologist and head of the abdominal imaging section at the Cleveland Clinic. And my wife of 25 years (!) is CMIO at Akron Children’s Hospital. My two boys are reaching milestones — Dylan — is graduating from Amherst College (just down the road) this May and then off to work in NYC, and Wesley — after a gap year, is off to dad’s alma mater, Brown in the fall… Feel free to give me a poke when you’re in Cleveland to visit the Rock ‘n Roll hall of fame…

Brian Herts

Class of 1978

New Baby

Alumni Office — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:24:36 +0000

David Wanczyk ’00, and his wife Megan were thrilled to welcome their daughter, Natalie Ruth Wanczyk, on January 7, 2013. Natalie was born in Athens, Ohio, where David teaches English at Ohio University. Natalie’s grandma, Jean Wanczyk P’95,’00, a longtime employee of the Deerfield Health Center, can barely contain herself!

David Wanczyk

Class of 2000

Deerfield and Evertrue in Chicago

Alumni Office — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:40:24 +0000

In Chicago with member of EverTrue crew!

J.J. Evans Class of 2005

Nagle ’89 New Job

Alumni Office — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:59:32 +0000

As I finish my dissertation in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, I am splitting time between being an Assistant Professor at Edgewood College and consulting with Organization Development Consultants, Inc., providing psychological assessments and evaluation to police, sheriff, and fire departments. I also spent a month this past summer on a consulting project at Saudi Aramco, in Dahran, Saudi Arabia. On the personal side, really enjoying watching my daughters completing high school, and still actively skydiving and playing ice hockey several times weekly. Life is good!

Trevor Nagle Class of 1989

New Chicago Newspaper

Alumni Office — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:50:57 +0000

David Sweet ’81 helped to launch a new newspaper on the North Shore of Chicago in October. Called The North Shore Weekend, the publication features the feel of a magazine, with its focus on profiles and big-picture stories, yet appears on newsprint. “Our mentors are publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker and the like. The whole idea seems counterintuitive in the Internet age, but plenty of people still enjoy a leisurely weekend read courtesy of print. I only wish Bryce Lambert were around to see it.”

New Baby

Alumni Office — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:18:32 +0000

Jennie and I were so thrilled to welcome Jeffrey Francis Purtell III to our family on April 3rd, 2012. “Trip” has been an amazing change to our lives and we could not be happier or more proud as parents. It has given me a reason to finally learn how to use Facebook as well. Though born in Chicago, Trip is already a member of Red Sox Nation and is learning about all things New England as much as I can teach him. Jeff Purtell Class of 1996

New Baby

Alumni Office — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:30:50 +0000

Diana Torres Hawken (1999) and James Hawken welcomed their second child, Ryan Tomas, on August 28th, 2012. He joins big sister Melanie Rocio who turns two in December.

Bill Kuharich ’72

Alumni Office — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:03:16 +0000

Sorry, I was unable to make our 40th Reunion. I trust the attendees from our class enjoyed the weekend. I have been on a forced hiatus from the NFL since April of 2009. I have been able to spend quite of bit of time following my 3 daughters academic/ athletic exploits. My oldest daughter, Megan,18, will attend Villanovca University in the fall of 2012 where she will she will major in Communications and play lacrosse. Alexis, 17, is a rising senior at Blue Valley HS in Kansas.She is a setter on the Varsity Volleyball team and is currently narrowing her choices of colleges.She wants to major in elementary education and play volleyball in college. Kelli, 15, is a rising sophomore at Blue Valley. She has followed her sister into volleyball and is a labero on the volleyball team. She has already chosen her career path. She wants to be a pediatrician. Here’s to her following her dream. My wife of 23 years, Betsy, is very active in the Blue Valley HS parents programs. I have been approached to pen a book about my life in the National Football League. I hesitate to commit at this time as I still would like to continue my career in the NFL. Stay tuned.
William Kuharich Class of 1972

Graduation and new job

Alumni Office — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:25:02 +0000

I graduated with my PhD in chemistry from the University of Chicago in December. I’ll be staying in Chicago to do a postdoc in green chemistry.
Cathy Poor Class of 1997