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
Bonnie Keane DelGobbo
Bonnie Keane ’09 DelGobbo married David DelGobbo on Sept. 17, 2016 in Palos Park, Illinois.
Published Winter 2019
Patrick Lay
Patrick Lay ’09 completed his MFA in comics in July 2017 at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, the first fully accredited school in the United States to create a graduate degree in comics. He publishes a webcomic on Tumblr and sells his works on his website, patricklaycomics.com.
Brynn Horne
Brynn Horne ’09 married Joseph “Jed” Edmund Hadley III in Milwaukee on Nov. 25, 2017. Katie Brennan ’09 Kuehn was her matron of honor and Reva Johnson ’09 was a bridesmaid. Brynn and Jed live in Washington, D.C., where Brynn serves as vice president of conferences at the American Frozen Food Institute and Jed works for KPMG as a project manager.
Published Spring/Summer 2017
Stephanie Scherer
Stephanie Scherer ’09 earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. in August 2016. Her doctoral research focused on how neurons perceive signals on the outside of the cell and translate that signal into an appropriate cellular response.
Katie Krieter Piet
Katie Krieter ’09 Piet was married in 2016. Katie also graduated from West Virginia University School of Dentistry in 2016 and is currently working as a dentist in Vermont.
Valerie Kaufman
Valerie Kaufman ’09 was promoted to manager at Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP.