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
William Olson
Margo Banakis ’14 and William Olson ’15 were married on June 3, 2017, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, with a grand reception at the Arlington International Racetrack. Fifty Valpo alumni posed for a photo, including the groom’s parents, Nancy Dombrook ’86 Olson and Timothy Olson ’88.
Published Spring/Summer 2017
Alexander Uryga
Alexander Uryga ’15 was selected as Indiana’s 2016 James Madison Fellow. James Madison Fellowships support the graduate study of American history by aspiring and experienced secondary school teachers of American history, American government, and social studies. This fellowship will assist Alexander to become a social studies teacher. Alexander is the first James Madison Fellow from Valparaiso University and the first Junior Fellow (prospective teacher) in seven years from the state of Indiana.
Johannah Facer and Jacob Frey
Johannah Facer ’15 married Jacob Frey ’15 on Nov. 7, 2015, in the Chapel of the Resurrection.
Marlane Anna Borchers and Kaitlin Werth
Marlane Anna Borchers ’15 and Kaitlin Werth ’15 graduated with bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering. While at Valpo, they became study partners and eventually discovered they were related, sharing the same great-great-great-grandparents. A family that had lost track of each other for generations was reunited at Valpo! Marlane now works for the power company Commonwealth Edison.
Published Spring/Summer 2016
Mary Schultz Meade
Mary Schultz ’14 Meade received her third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do in October 2015.
Jessica York
Erich Maul ’11, William “Billy” Pochron ’13, and Jessica York ’15 gathered at Laughlin AFB, Texas, to celebrate Billy’s graduation from the United States Air Force’s Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) program. After a long and arduous training schedule, Billy received his pilot’s wings. Billy heads to Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., to fly the KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling tanker aircraft.