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Fall 2022 Alumni Snapshots

Fall 2022
Gabriele Bladdick ’10 Deitsch and Kevin Deitsch ’11 welcomed Oakley Lynn Deitsch on Nov. 11, 2021.
Lois Young ’93 Cortell is currently working in Montgomery, Alabama, advancing blight removal and community development. In April 2022, the city’s USA Today-associated newspaper, the Montgomery Advertiser, named her Community Hero of the month; she received a formal honor at a July 2022 ceremony
Judy Hallcher ’62 Spillane shared that 12 Gammas spent the week together at Lutheridge in North Carolina in October 2021. Left to right: Diane Schultz ’62 Chilian, Uhla Lautenklos ’62 Davidson, Ruth Wiederenders ’62 Reko, Judy Peterson ’62 Murray, Phyllis Rockway ’62 LaPlante, Boots Spannaus ’63 Winterstein, Grady Stifel ’62 Kase, Karen Korte ’62 Wells, Colleen Ely ’62 Miller, Rita Cordes ’62 Bloom, Judy Hallcher ’62 Spillane, and Judy Kretzschmar ’62.
Mandy Chalk ’10 and David Marquardt ’15 were married on Oct. 3, 2020, in Lafayette, Indiana. Valpo alumni in the wedding party included Johannah Facer ’15 Frey as officiant, Samuel Yablonowski ’15 as best man, and Chris Miller ’15 as groomsman. Other alumni in attendance included Polina Kogay ’11 McLaughlin, Tom McLaughlin ’14, and Jacob Frey ’15.
Matthew Kochevar ’11, ’14 J.D., was appointed to serve on the City of Beech Grove Board of Zoning Appeals. He was also elected vice president of the City of Beech Grove Redevelopment Commission.
Lindsey Shelton ’05 has been practicing as a prosecutor in Illinois for the past 12 years and was recently appointed as an associate judge in the 6th Judicial Circuit in Macon County, Illinois.
Lindsey Shelton ’05 has been practicing as a prosecutor in Illinois for the past 12 years and was recently appointed as an associate judge in the 6th Judicial Circuit in Macon County, Illinois.
Alyson Raabe ’12 Jones was married in November 2018. Her father, Craig Raabe ’85 and his parents Audrey MacLachlan ’59 Raabe and William Raabe ’59, also attended Valpo. Other alumni in attendance include Madelyn Horvath ’12, Kelsey Gatza ’12, Julie Johnson ’12, ’15 J.D. Weller, Andrew Weller ’12, and Augusta McKie, an exchange student from Cambridge who studied at Valpo in 2011. The group became close while studying abroad as part of C-86. Alyson’s father, Craig, also studied abroad in Cambridge. Back row: Kelsey Gatza ’12, Craig Raabe ’85, Audrey MacLachlan ’59 Raabe and William Raabe ’59. Front row: Madelyn Horvath ’12, Augusta McKie, Alyson Raabe ’12 Jones, Julie Johnson ’12, ’15 J.D. Weller, Andrew Weller ’12.
Kari Murphy ’06 married Kevin Carey in Bloomington, Illinois, on Sept. 18, Kerri Nanney ’06 McGreal served as a bridesmaid and Tyler Manning, former assistant director of fraternity and sorority life, served as a groomsman. Jennifer Jones-Hall, former assistant dean of students, officiated the ceremony. Kari and Kevin currently reside in Normal, Illinois.
Patrick Lay ’09 joined the faculty at Columbus College of Art and Design as an adjunct professor, teaching Comics and Narrative Illustration 2.
Warren Arnold ’09 married Holly Lynn Golcher on July 9, 2022. The wedding took place in Chicago at Fourth Presbyterian Church. Members of the wedding party included Alex Ericksen ’09, Tim Kratz ’09, Ryan Kozey ’09, and Katrina Queram, wife of John Queram ’08.
Jack Hagen ’73 was named interim chief operating officer at EW Howell in April 2022.
Morris Smith ’81 was named vice president at Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages in April 2022. Morris will serve as vice president of public affairs, communications, and sustainability, serving markets across Texas and parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
Razz Jenkins ’77 sends his greetings from Ragusa, Sicily. Retirement suits Razz and his wife, Patricia, well. “See you at Homecoming or somewhere out there in the world!”
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