June 2008 Volume 17, Issue 1

Message Board
[Moderator's Notes: Email addresses are generally included in the postings to help alumni and friends contact each other. However, email addresses are posted by permission only.]

2000 - present

Susan Beall, Class of 2006
sbeall1@gmail.com

I am starting law school this fall at the University of Virginia.  I've really enjoyed my two years in Washington DC, but am excited about moving to Charlottesville. 
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Cari Zimmerman, Class of 2005

I'm excited to say that I recently received my M.S. degree in Cognitive Psychology from Florida State University.  I will continue graduate school at FSU, working towards my Ph.D.
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Leslie Shaffer, Class of 2004
leslie.shaffer@gmail.com

After moving home to Nashville to intern for Governor Phil Bredesen of Tennessee following graduation, I moved to Knoxville to pursue my law degree.  I recently graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law, and I am looking forward to beginning a judicial clerkship in August with Chancellor Arnold Goldin in Memphis, TN.  If there are any Trinity alums in the Memphis area, drop me a line! 
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Stephanie (Walla) Stevens, Class of 2004
rsmstevens@gmail.com

Ryan (class of 2002) and I welcomed our second son, Connor Michael, on March 10th, 2008.  Marcus (2) is doing well with the little guy, and is eager for Connor to be able to play with him.  We are well, still in Albuquerque and enjoying our two little boys!
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Jennifer Powell, Class of 2002, 2005
jennifer.m.powell@gmail.com

I have completed yet another degree and received my BSN at UTMB in Galveston in April 2008.  I will be working as an RN at St. Paul's hospital in Dallas and would love to hear from Trinity friends!
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Matt Mulligan, Class of 2001
matthewjmulligan@gmail.com

After spending the last several years in Houston, I have now moved to New York.  I'm interested in knowing which Trinity people are living here, so please drop me a line.
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Darby Beck, Class of 2000
beckdarby@hotmail.com

On May 10, 2008, Kyle Hoelscher ('00), Lela Prashad ('00), J.D. Godchaux ('00), Darby Beck ('00), and Nathan Billings achieved a score of 327,539 on Exotic Photo Hunt in the Zoo Tavern, Seattle.
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Ashley Weeter O'Hara, Class of 2000
awohara04@yahoo.com

My husband, Ryan, and I are happy to announce the birth of our first son.  Maverick James O'Hara was born on April 3rd at 11:03 am.  He looks just like his father.  We're still living in Nashua, NH, just north of Boston. 
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Stephanie (Tice) Steiger, Class of 2000
stephytice@hotmail.com

My husband, Scott and I would like to announce the birth of our son, Max Hale.  Max's due date was May 25, 2008.  Max was born February 5, 2008 weighing 1 lb 8 oz and measuring 12.25 in long.  He was born at 24 weeks 2 days on the edge of viability but has been fighting and thriving ever since.  We were finally able to take him home from the NICU on May 5, his three month birthday.  He now weighs 3 lbs 15 oz and is almost 17 in long.  He has been such a blessing and a miracle.  Luckily Scott only has two weeks left of classes then we'll have the whole summer to enjoy our Mighty Max.

1990 - 1999

Courtney (Schmidt) Holcomb, Class of 1999
schmidtcourtney@gmail.com

I moved back to Texas two and a half years ago from Los Angeles, met Peter Holcomb a month into it, and we got married April 12, 2008! We live in Austin and love it!  I work in HR while Peter works for a start up.  Always love to hear from old friends!      
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Heather Scott, Class of 1999
hlscottmd@yahoo.com

I am so happy to announce that Scott Pulaski and I were married over Memorial Day weekend in Asheville, North Carolina.  We had a perfect day that was made complete by great weather in a beautiful location and the presence of amazing friends including many from my days at Trinity.  We have lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan for the last year where I am completing my fellowship in gynecologic oncology.  I definitely missed Texas during the winter but now that summer is here it's a nice place to be. 
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Sheryl (White) Stone, Class of 1997
slwstone@comcast.net

My husband Matt and I are happy, albeit a little late, to announce the birth of our daughter, Marisa Nicole Stone. Marisa was born on November 7, 2007. She weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. and was 19 in. long. She is a healthy, beautiful baby who constantly amazes us. We love being her parents.

We live in the Houston area where I continue to work as the Director of Production and Information Technology at Gulf Publishing Company.
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Heather Carlyle Spicer, Class of 1995
hspicer01@aol.com

Brett and I are blessed to announce the birth of our first child, son Carlyle Hemmingway Spicer.  He was born April 12, 2008 and is the love of our lives, and we hope one day he forgives us for his name! 
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Paola Banchero, Class of 1992
paolabanchero@hotmail.com

My husband, Travis Rector and I (both class of 1992) would like to announce the birth of our daughter Claudia Evelyn on April 2. The family is healthy and happy and enjoying living in Anchorage.
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Darcy Esch Phillips, Class of 1991

We have moved back to Arizona from Colorado (again), and I am keeping busy being Mom to our 7 year old with high functioning autism. In the interest of forced daily writing to help me finish the book I've been working on for years, I am writing a daily blog about the issues and constant entertainment of raising this child. Please come visit! www.asdmommy.wordpress.com.

1980 - 1989

Jill R. Chancey, Class of 1989
chancey.j@gmail.com

I'd like to announce the publication of my second book as editor, "The Floating World: Ukiyo-e Prints from the Wallace B. Rogers Collection" (Laurel, MS: Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, 2008).  The catalogue features a guest essayist, a checklist of the Japanese print collection (approximately 150 Edo period prints), and over 100 color illustrations. 
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Valderie Bridgeman Davis, Class of 1986

Dr. Valerie Bridgeman Davis, associate professor of Hebrew Bible Homiletics & Worship at Memphis Theological Seminary, has had a sermon titled "It is Finished" published in "Those Preaching Women: A Multicultural Collection" (Judson Press 2008). Released in June, Dr. Bridgeman Davis was co-editor of the book which features the sermons of thirty-three ethnically and denominationally diverse women from across the nation.
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Russell Guerrero, Class of 1983
russell.guerrero@trinity.edu

I first met Yvette Sanchez ’82 in August 1978 while getting my ID in the Bell Center. She was eating lunch and, for some reason, I thought playing the harmonica would impress her….Despite that horrid first impression, we started dating several months later. Now, this June, we will celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. 

In August it will be 30 years since we met.  We will celebrate that occasion, too.  Without the harmonica. 

Nita Lou (Ellis) Bryant, Class of 1975
nita@nitaloubryant.com

Nita Lou Bryant (Austin) recently published two personal essays in the Life & Arts section of the Austin American-Statesman.  Her essay about Prom appeared as Commentary on May 1 and her Secret Mother's Day essay was the Raising Austin column on May 10. Online versions are at

http://www.statesman.com/search/content/life/stories/style/05/01/0501prom.html

http://www.statesman.com/life/content/life/other/raisingaustin.html

Both pieces were originally posted to her Cafe Nita Lou blog, which can be read at

http://nitaloubryant.blogspot.com/
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Rhonda Brink, Class of 1972

Lee Thweatt '95 message posted in the May issue “In an effort to network Trinity graduates who later went on to law school, Joe Terry ('95) and I ('95) are in the process of co-founding the Trinity Bar Association (TBA).” I am an attorney and think this is of interest.
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Carole ("Dee") Rushing Lay, Class of  1970
crlay@aol.com

My husband Stephen Lay and I are in Cha-am, Thailand where he is the head of the Communications Department at Webster University, Thailand and I do adjunct work as it becomes available. We have both retired from Alaska and are now enjoying our round the world retirement which has included time in Africa, Australia, Japan, and the Bahamas.
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Geary Reamey, Class of 1970
reamey@yahoo.com

I am still on the faculty of St. Mary's University School of Law, but during the spring semester served as Visiting Professor at the University of Vienna, Austria, teaching comparative criminal procedure.  I also am Co-Director of St. Mary's Institute on World Legal Problems at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, where our Distinguished Visiting Jurist for 2008 is the Honorable John Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States.

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Bulletin Board
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A Big Thank You to Trinity Alumni!
Thank you to all alumni who gave to the 2007-2008 Trinity Annual Fund!   Your generosity is essential in helping Trinity:

• Provide scholarships and financial aid to worthy students
• Strengthen its innovative curriculum by taking advantage of new opportunities for cross-disciplinary teaching and learning
• Attract talented faculty who care about students and who are among the nation’s leading scholars in their disciplines
• Improve the living and learning environment by investing in new technology initiatives, modernizing our residence halls, and improving our recreation and athletic facilities
• Recruit the most academically gifted and diverse students
• Maintain the beautiful campus

You can get a head start on your gift for fiscal year 2008-2009 by giving now.   A quick and easy way to make your annual gift is through Trinity’s secure website at www.trinity.edu under “Supporting Trinity”.

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Call for Alumni Volunteers for Friday, August 22

First year students of the Class of 2012 will begin their Trinity college experience soon and will arrive on campus to move in on Friday, August 22 at 7:45 am – 11 am. The Alumni Office will have Team Trinity t-shirts for alumni who would like to volunteer to help them move in any time that morning. Volunteers are needed to greet students and their families with a smile, help unload vehicles, carry belongings to dorm rooms, pass out water, and lend a helping hand otherwise.

Volunteers can meet near the Witt Center in the Quad near Mabee Dining Hall any time between 7:45 am – 11 am that day to assist.

Elizabeth Ford from the Alumni Office will handle calls regarding shirt pick up and all other questions.  Elizabeth can be reached at 210-999-8435 or at elizabeth.ford@trinity.edu. Please let her know beforehand if you would like to help connect with these new faces! We can arrange for t-shirt pick up in the meantime.

Please let Elizabeth know by July 15 if you are able to volunteer your time on August 22 – any time would help!

We have a limited number of Team Trinity t-shirts – please reply with your shirt size please.

Thank you for helping us welcome Trinity's first years as they begin their college experience on campus!

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The 2008 Outstanding Young San Antonian Distinguished Service Award was presented to Mark Larson ’97 on May 28, 2008 by the Rotary Club of San Antonio. 

This award honors outstanding young San Antonians who exemplify the Rotary philosophy of “Service Above Self” by making exceptional contributions to the communities in the San Antonio metropolitan area.  As Founding School Director of KIPP Aspire Academy, Mr. Larson has reset expectations and educational outcomes for low-income, minority students from underserved areas of the city.

Under Mr. Larson’s leadership, KIPP Aspire Academy’s students gains on the national Stanford-10 test have been among the highest in the country:  students that enrolled 2-3 grade levels behind have more than doubled their Reading scores and are scoring in the top 10% of the country in Math.  In 2007, KIPP Aspire Academy maintained a 98% attendance rate, one of the highest in San Antonio.  KIPP Aspire Academy was recently named one of “The Best Public Schools” in Texas by the National Center for Educational Accountability for student testing performance over the past three years and the top middle school inside Loop 410 to receive this distinction (Texas Monthly, Dec. 2007).

Past recipients of Young San Antonian award include: Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, former Mayor Henry Cisneros, former Bexar County Judge Cyndi Taylor Krier, Cavender Auto Family’s Rick Cavender, NBA Champion Spurs David Robinson and Tim Duncan, Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, television anchor Leslie Mouton, Olympic Gold Medalist Josh Davis, cardiologist Fernando Lopez, MD, and Rackspace CEO Lanham Napier.

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