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2000 Christina Anderberg recently received her master's degree in counseling psychology from Northwest University. In July, Gretchen Anderson married Josh Cleveland, '01, in Seattle. Many Whitworth alumni, staff and current students were in attendance. Gretchen and Josh live in the new East Residence Hall at Whitworth, where Josh is the resident director; Gretchen is now Whitworth's executive assistant to the vice president for academic affairs. Andrea (Palpant) Dilley secured a book deal with Zondervan for a spiritual memoir that will track her years growing up in the evangelical church in Kenya and will cover the faith struggles she encountered in her 20s. The book is due out in spring 2011. Mina (Gormanos) Gokee is a board member for The Whitworth Foundation. William and Rachal (Shim) Mather are currently developing an outreach to new friends and neighbors through sports. Lydia (Jones) Reid completed her nursing degree in June and works as an R.N. in neuro trauma at Salem Hospital in Salem, Ore.
2001 Peter Olsen is the vice president of sports and competition for Special Olympics Montana. Danielle Pulham recently earned her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Denver. Erin (Benson) Raska graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary with her master of divinity degree. Jeremiah Webster's poetry appeared in The North American Review and The Midwest Quarterly this fall.
2002 Katie Harris lives in Colorado Springs, where she serves as the student ministries associate for the middle school group at First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs under the leadership of senior pastor and Whitworth trustee Jim Singleton. Roger Sandberg formed a law partnership, Esser & Sandberg PLLC, located in Pullman, Wash., in June. Majid Tanas completed his master's degree in health administration and finished his health-system pharmacy administration residency at the University of Washington. He is now the ambulatory pharmacy operations manager at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. Liz Rich married Ben Schrieber Sept. 5.
2003 Elizabeth Abbey received a Ph.D. in nutrition in sport and chronic disease. She's in the midst of a one-year internship at the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences in Rochester, Minn. Kelsey Rice Bogdan graduated in June from Harvard Divinity School with her master of divinity degree. She will spend the next year working in collegiate ministry for Trinity Church, in Boston. Elaina Erickson married Christopher Stubb on July 11. In March, Amy Robinson became an ordained Presbyterian minister in Juarez, Mexico. Benjamin Robinson recently graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary with his master of divinity degree.
2004 Jena Lee and James Nardella were married Dec. 30, 2007, in Nashville, Tenn.
2005 Mary Adolfson married Eli Henson on May 3 at the Glover Mansion in Spokane. Whitworth alumni in the wedding party included maid of honor Sarah Adolfson and bridesmaids Chelsea Globe-Kallio and Angie Cesena. Katie Brown lives in Midland, Texas, where she is a legal secretary at a law firm. Chelsea Globe-Kallio was accepted into Seattle University's School of Theology and Ministry, where she is pursuing a master of divinity degree. She plans to pursue ordination as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Alyssa Hansen married Matthew Bell on July 24. Meghan McGarry earned a medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine. She was accepted into a pediatric residency at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital at Case Western University, in Cleveland. Heather Stout married Greg Svanidze, '06, in July 2007. Heather also received a master's degree in international affairs from George Washington University in May.
2006 After two years in Guatemala, Lora Burge is beginning work on a double master's degree program in theology and social work at McCormick Seminary and the University of Chicago. Neal Dixon is teaching English as a second language at a school in Changsha, Hunan, China. Brad Hixson and Andrea Lewis, '07, were married on May 9. Greg Svanidze received his master's degree in international affairs from George Washington University in May.
2007 Sarah Rim married Bernie Mabinion March 8 in University Place, Wash. They had a traditional Cambodian wedding, at which Tara Yi, Crystal Viken, and Nissana Nov, '08, were in attendance.
2008 Alisha Anderson and Clayton Townley were married July 11 in Arlington, Wash. Guests included Amanda Albright, Megan (Carper) Peterson, Zak Cannard, Dustin Smith, Daniel Moore, Andrew Peterson, Janae Brewster, Elizabeth Sutherland, '07, Brian Baumann, '07, Genesis (Kuhlman) Avalos, '05, and Whitworth faculty and staff members Kari Dykhouse, '08 M.Ed., Cheryl Carney, Kamesh Sankaran, and John Larkin. Alisha and Clayton live in Mukilteo, Wash., where Alisha works as an engineer at Boeing and Clayton just earned his master's degree in teaching at Seattle Pacific University. Alexandra Blore and Andrew Seccomb were married Aug. 1. Ashley Metcalf founded and chairs the Hawaii League of Young Real Estate Professionals as a chapter of the National Association of Realtors. Ashley was also chosen to attend the 2009 Hawaii Association of Realtors Leadership Academy. Jeffrey Rodland married Lindsay Reitsema, '09, on June 27. Elise (Hinrichs) and Brian Stenberg, '09, were married Aug. 1 at Linfield College. Guests in attendance included Mitch Carver, Kyle Ritter, Anne Dugas, Anna Monroe, Jesse Hinrichs, '03, Cara Bellwood, '08, Jodi Tangen, '08, Elesha Johnston, '08, Kelly Fink, '10, Erin Pugh, '06, Joe Gaines, '04, and Joel Stenberg, '06.
2009 Erin Cooley is part of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest, and is a clinic coordinator at Wallace Medical Concern, in Gresham, Ore. Hailey Johnson married Michael Burgess on Camano Island, Wash., on May 23. Kendra Hamilton and Derek Weyhrauch were married on May 25.
Colleen (Hanley) McComb, '02, died Nov. 28, 2008. She was a chemical dependency professional, an alcohol/drug information school instructor, a registered therapist, and a certified relapse counselor. Her gift was working with youth, and she was employed as a juvenile probation officer. Colleen is survived by her two sons and other family. Robert Marsalis, x'05, died Aug. 14. He served in the U.S. Air Force after graduating from high school. He was retired from the U.S. Post Office, and he is survived by his four daughters, his mother, and other family.
2000 a boy, Tobias Robert, to Tyler and Nicole Bauer, Oct. 15, 2007
2000 a boy, Kiefer David, to Joshua and Maria Celeste Hug, June 9
2000 two boys, Max Robert, June 13, 2007, and Miles Steven, Jan. 30, to Damian Putney and Anne Henning Putney, '01
2000 a girl, Ivy Christine, to Benjamin and Lindsey Swinehart, Jan. 27
2001 a boy, Owen Matthew, to Matthew and Tiffany (Dittmar, '03) Fechter, March 21
2001 a girl, Elliot Elizabeth, to Jared and Tara (Milliken, '03) Hungerford, Dec. 11, 2008
2001 a boy, Caden Ledesma, Oct. 5, 2007, and a girl, Brooklyn Victoria Kamehanaokala, April 12, to Tamara (Nuttall) and Kurtis (x'04) Reese
2001 a boy, Liam Douglas, to Jeremiah and Kristin (Allison) Webster, Aug. 14
2002 a boy, Andrew Jeffrey, to Hillary Starr and Jeff Lamb, March 27
2002 a girl, Maile Calu, to Roger and Heather Sandberg, May 28
2003 a boy, Levi Gerrit, to Elizabeth (Marx) and Derek Anderson, June 4
2003 a girl, Adelyn Jae Edwards, to Caleb and Naomi (Barkley) Edwards, April 9
2003 a girl, Emerson Paige, to Michael and Stephanie Howard, March 9
2003 a girl, Adrianna Corynn, to Brandi (Harwood) and Justin Rilkoff, July 27
2004 a girl, Emma Lorraine, to Mark and Amy Baker, May 29
2004 a girl, Clara Joanne, to Jonathan and Amy (Vaughn, '05) Hook, May 3
2004 a girl, Quinn Marie, to Stephanie (Van Dam) and Chris Rockwell, Aug. 24
2004 a boy, Brighton Tanner, to Lee and Kenna (Klempel, '05) Stoops, Aug. 25
2005 a girl, Madelyn Jeanine, to Tiffany Bruce, Jan. 25
2005 a boy, Carson Achilles, to Jennifer (Wiseman) and Andy Yancey, Feb. 22
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