Alumni in Action
1960s
Annlee (Beckstrom) Boonstra, ’65 MA ’69, retired from Mona Shores Schools. She and her husband are avid travelers and have visited all 50 states.
Wilfred “Willie” Lloyd, ’68, retired in June 2007 after 40 years of teaching English in Manchester, New Hampshire.
1970s
Lois (Dietz) McGinley, ’71, was named president of the Michigan Developmental Education Consortium and leader of the Great Lakes Region of the College Reading and Learning Association for 2008-2009.
Darryl B. Goncharoff, ’72, retired from Walled Lake Schools after teaching for 32 years in Detroit, Dearborn Heights, and Walled Lake. He now teaches English at Schoolcraft College in Livonia.
Richard J. Pauly, ’72 MA ’76, retired from Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools after 35 years as a teacher and administrator.
David D. Glenn, ’73, received the 2008 Community Service Award from the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association. The award recognizes a non-veterinarian whose contributions have significantly benefited society. He has coordinated a veterinary science course in collaboration with The Oakland Animal Hospital in Rochester the past 27 years, and he teaches anatomy and physiology, pathology, and advanced placement environmental science at Rochester Adams High School. He is married to Sue Ann (Basner) Glenn, ’74.
Ronald L. Scott, ’73, retired from MetLife after 30 years of service, and Mary Linda (Marshall) Scott, ’73, retired after 24 years with National City Bank.
Jeff Bennett, ’78, was named Teacher of the Year by the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association. He is band director at Harbor Springs and plans to retire at the end of the school year.
Bruce D. George, ’79, was named to the board of trustees for the Board of Pensions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He is senior vice president and director of marketing and client relations at M.D. Sass Group. He lives in Southborough, Massachusetts.
1980s
Jeffrey T. Rogg, ’82, a senior attorney in the Detroit office of Miller Canfield, was re-appointed to a third term on the State Bar of Michigan’s Standing Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions. Rogg’s practice includes litigation and dispute resolution, criminal defense, corporate compliance, and family law. He specializes in commercial litigation concerning debtor-creditor actions, legal compliance procedures for corporations, and advising organizations on the prevention and detection of criminal activity. He resides in Grosse Pointe Farms.
Keith M. Hearit, ’86 MA ’88, has written Crisis Management by Apology: Corporate Response to Allegations of Wrongdoing. He is a professor of communication at Western Michigan University and interim dean of WMU’s Lee Honors College.
Gerald A. Juhnke, MA ’86, received the Addictions Educator Excellence Award from The International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors. He is a professor and the director of the counselor education and supervision doctoral program at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Thomas W. Krise, MSA ’86, has been appointed dean of the College of the Pacific (arts and sciences) at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.
1990s
Jill H. Karana, ’90, was named a shareholder in Howard & Howard Attorneys P.C. in Bloomfield Hills. She is a transactional attorney specializing in the areas of securities, mergers and acquisitions, and general business and corporate matters.
Tamara (Snyder) Chalk, ’94, married Daniel Chalk August 4, 2007. Tamara is a paraprofessional for Midland Public Schools, and they both are writers for the Midland Daily News.
Robert J. Flynn, MSA ’94, joined Accuride Corp., a $1.4 billion manufacturer of components for the heavy truck industry, as director of product management for the Accuride Wheels group. He is based in the company’s Northville office.
Jena (Havenaar) Nooney, ’95, announces the birth of Davis John on January 16, 2008.
Lori Goff, ’96, has published her second book, Freefalling – Writing Without Limits, a how-to-write anthology.
William Hilliker, ’96, joined the faculty at Monroe County Community College as an assistant professor of computer information systems.
Kim (Mroczka) Barduca, ’98, and Don Barduca, ’98, announce the birth of Katelyn Storm on August 29, 2007. She joins Dylan Lawrence, born in 2005. Kim works for TRW Automotive as a manager of profitability analysis. Don works for Eaton as a finance manager.
Kathy (Krahn) Hoeppner, ‘99, and Glenn Hoeppner, ‘99, announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Loren, born January 20, 2008.
Jennifer Rutkey, ’99, is a candidate for state representative for the 19th District.
2000s
Jennifer (Ross) Cruz, ’00, and her husband, Juan, announce the birth of their son, Luis Miguel, born November 12, 2007. He joins two sisters, Elena, and Graciela. The family lives in Greenville.
Frank Holes Jr., MA ’00, has written Year of the Dogman, a fictional thriller about a supernatural beast that stalks northern Michigan.
Elizabeth A. Wishaw, ‘01, is the lead sports designer at The News Tribune in Tacoma, Washington. She has been recognized for her design work in recent years by the Society of News Design, National Press Photographers Association, and Associated Press Sports Editors.
Nicole Culver, ’02, lives in Tempe, Arizona, and is a translator and interpreter for the Scottsdale Unified School District. She is training to compete in the Ironman Coeur d’Alene in June 2008. The one-day competition consists of 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking, and 26.2 miles of running.
Maurice Lee, MSA ’04, has written Knock Out Mice under the pen name of J.M. Fulgham.
Bill Schmiege, MSA ’04, was named group vice president of integrity at Parker Aerospace in Irvine, California.
Jonathon Nichol, ’05, and his fellow musicians in the H2 Graduate Saxophone Quartet won first place and gold medals in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition Wind Division in South Bend, Indiana. He is a graduate student in the saxophone performance program at Michigan State University.
Neil DeVries, ’06, was promoted to assistant account executive at John Bailey & Associates Inc., headquartered in Troy.
Kimberly (Landis) Fulkerson, ’06, and Michael Fulkerson, ’01 MA ’03, announce the birth of their first child,Kaitlyn Elizabeth, born February 13, 2008.
