Valpo alumni are doing amazing things across the country and around the world — in their professional and personal lives. They’re leading industries, contributing knowledge, and serving in a multitude of ways. These class notes offer a glimpse into their activities, accomplishments, and milestones. If you have news to share with your fellow Valpo alumni, please share it below.
Published Fall/Winter 2017
Kevin Lindamood
Kevin Lindamood ’93 is the president and chief executive officer of Health Care for the Homeless, an organization serving thousands of homeless people in the Baltimore area. The organization provides many health care services, including dental care, psychiatric care, and behavioral health and addiction services.
Published Winter 2019
Matthew Fifolt
Matthew Fifolt ’93 is an assistant professor in the health care organization and policy department in the school of public health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In March 2018, Matthew was awarded the 2018 Centennial Award for Excellence from The American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers. The honor is bestowed upon an individual who has made a contribution to or influenced the higher education community in a notable and positive manner.
Published Spring/Summer 2017
Laura Kletti Herrick
Laura Kletti ’93 Herrick married Matthew Herrick on May 21, 2016. Laura is the chief environmental engineer for the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission in Waukesha, Wis. 7
Kelly Hodgson Kline
Kelly Hodgson ’93 Kline, M.D., received her M.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1997. She was honored as a Distinguished Medical Alumni Award Recipient by the University of Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association for the prestigious Sigurd Sivertson Medical Education Award for 2016. The award recognizes one individual annually who has contributed to the education of medical students and to the health of Wisconsin’s citizens throughout their careers.
Published Summer 2015
Monica Conrad
Monica Conrad ’93 J.D. and Elizabeth Barnes ’06 J.D., of Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim, presented at the Indiana School Boards Association’s fall conference in Carmel, Ind., on “Current Issues in Special Education.” Monica and Elizabeth spoke at this one-day seminar for superintendents, general and special education administrators, school board members, and school attorneys. They also presented “Outside Agencies and How to Deal with Them” in October for the fall 2014 ICASE Conference in Indianapolis.
David Jones
Attorneys Mark Lienhoop ’78, ’81 J.D. and David Jones ’93 J.D. of the law firm of Newly, Lewis, Kaminski, & Jones LLP in LaPorte have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2015.