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1990 Kelley (Donahue) Adams owns and runs a Seattle-area filmmaking business called
Standing Ovation Film. While specializing in
weddings, Kelley also works with clients to
create films for biographies, love stories and
training films.
1991 Corey Nelson married Melissa Earley,
a United Methodist pastor, in June 2008. The
couple lives in Waukegan, Ill., where Corey
serves as the associate pastor for missions at
First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest.
1992 Sean and Amy (Reid, '94) Smith,
moved to Salem, Ore., in May 2006. Sean
is pursuing a master's degree in special
education while Amy works as a psychologist
at Oregon State Hospital. Brian and Nicole
(Gaston, '94) Neale, moved out of the city to
become goat-herders in Spangle, Wash. They
still cling to the Whitworth traditions of diving
for pinecones and dessert bar Fridays. Julie
(Johnson) Riddle earned an MFA in creative
writing through the Rainier Writing Workshop
at Pacific Lutheran University in May 2009. In
addition to her new role as senior writer for
marketing and development at Whitworth, she
is the volunteer craft-essay editor for Brevity, a
journal of concise literary nonfiction.
1994 Jenifer "Jen" (Cox) Hutcherson
teaches media/TV production, computing
and student government at Sylvan Middle
School, in Sacramento, Calif. She also is a
wedding coordinator and certified massage
therapist. Alan Jackson was named director
of information services at Rogue Federal
Credit Union. Holly (Grimm) Renfrow
received a master's degree in human resource
development from Xavier University in May
2008. Julianne "Juli" (Piller) Powers
had her cookbook, The Truly Grain Free
Cookbook: Beet and Cane Sugar Free Too!,
published. John Jenkins released an album,
"Dissolving the Distance." All of the tracks
are original compositions, with lyrics in both
English and Tagalog (the national language
of the Philippines), and they feature musical
collaboration with several notable Filipino
artists. John is happily married to his wife,
Divina, and works as a full-time instructor for
the School of Education at Northern Marianas
Community College, Saipan.
1995 Dana Perreard is an associate pastor
in charge of youth, young adults, children and
worship at GracePoint Evangelical Presbyterian
Church, in Dubuque, Iowa.
1997 Megan (McEwen) and Jeffery Jarrett
were married Nov. 15 in Santa Barbara,
Calif. The wedding party included Mandolyn
(Waln) Hume, Melinda (Beard) Smith, '98,
and Darcy (Long) McMurray, '96. Scott and
Heather (Eiffert) Sund, '98, are mourning
the loss of their full-term son, Fisher Samuel,
on Dec. 11. The Sunds held a service in
Seattle to memorialize Fisher and to profess
their hope and faith in God. Fisher is survived
by his parents, his sister, Avery, and his
brother, Kincaid.
1998 Justin Childers graduated from Andrews
University in Berrien Springs, Mich., in 2005
with a master of divinity degree. He currently
pastors three churches for the Seventh Day
Adventist denomination in Southern Indiana.
Benjamin "Ben" Patterson spent 2006-07
performing in and running operations for a film,
Call+Response, featuring live performances,
interviews, and undercover footage about
human trafficking and modern-day slavery.
While promoting the film, Ben appeared in a
one-hour live special on the Dr. Phil Show. After
two years working with the film, Ben returned to
Stanford University, where he is the IT director
for the Cancer Center at Stanford Hospital.
Nathan and Tamara (Kennedy, '99) Gibbens
live with their three sons near Whitworth and
enjoy frequent walks and visits to campus.
1999 Megan Banasek graduated from
Emporia State University (Kan.) with a master's
of library science degree in August 2007. She
works as a librarian with the Clackamas County
Library system and Butler Hill Group, in Oregon.
Regina (Ramon) married Vinod Vinukonda
on June 20. Ryland Taniguchi, '00, was in
attendance. Regina is completing her M.S. in
college counseling and student development
at California's Azusa Pacific University.
She is an education technology specialist
with Options for Youth. Vinod is a software quality assurance analyst with Capital Group
Investment Companies. Christopher "Chris"
and Máhealani (Moraes) Carvalho, '03, were
married July 29, 2006. Karina (Boslet) Bell
graduated with a master's degree in clinical
counseling in May 2008. Moraya (Nuttall)
and Ryan Wilson live in Montesano, Wash.,
with their sons, Elijah and Jaxson. Angela
(Hoff) Stark is a physical education/health
teacher in the Fayette County School District.
Kelley (Salmon) Murphy is an ER nurse at
Deaconess Hospital, in Spokane, and is on
the board of directors for SANE (sexual assault
nurse examiner). Jaime (Clark) Middleton
received her master's in education degree and
teaches math at Corvallis Middle School. Her
husband, Garrett, teaches and coaches at the
middle school. Christina (Throop) Grimes,
her husband and two daughters live in South
Asia, where they work on a language project
with Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) in the
Himalayas. Mark Bowker and his wife, Emily,
became foster parents last May with the hopes
of adopting several children. They are currently
caring for a two-year-old girl. Rhad Brown and
his wife, Anastasia, have enjoyed traveling to
Europe, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and New York.
They are now working as physical therapists
and are preparing to welcome two new babies
into their family.
1990 a girl, Kaitlin June, to Lynnea (Johnson)
and John Mackey, Sept. 19
1992 a boy, Simon Taylor, to Dianna (Cooke)
and Greg Pategas, March 4
1994 a girl, Eloise Marie, to Ann
(Brueggemeier) and Kevin Benson, '96,
Dec. 4
1994 a boy, Thomas Charles, to Sarah
(Snelling) and Josh Canfield, Sept. 25
1994 a boy, Alexander Robert, to Amy (Harker)
and Paul Murray, July 28
1994 a boy, Ross, to Alan and Julie Jackson,
Aug. 2007
1995 a girl, Lucia Jacinta Shean, adopted by
Aaron and Darcy (Long, '96) McMurray,
June 28, 2007
1995 a girl, Emery Pearl, to Aaron and Darcy
(Long, '96) McMurray, March 29
1995 a girl, Katarina Bjork, to Jeffrey "Jeff"
and Rebekka Palmer, Oct. 12
1996 a girl, Grace Patricia, to Tamara (Knapp)
and Rich Holschen, Oct. 4
1996 a boy, Isaac Gregory, to Lisa (O'Donnell)
and Greg Bartel, Sept. 30
1996 a boy, Elijah William, to Douglas and
Erica Haub, Sept. 26, 2007
1997 a boy, Isaac James, to Mark and Colette
Jackson, Oct. 30
1997 a boy, Taiga, to Ryoko (Sakaidani) and
Yuichi Tohdoh, June 16
1997 a boy, Andrew William David, to Sarah
(Fuller) and David Hanthorn, June 6
1998 a girl, Chloe Marie, to Jennifer (Lee) and
Ryan Van Wey, March 12
1998 a boy, Noah Nathan, to Nathan and
Tamara (Kennedy) Gibbens, April 20, 2007
1999 a girl, Maya Grace, to Allison (Foster)
and Morris Stephens III, June 10, 2007
1999 a girl, McKenzie Christina, to Christina
(Throop) and Jonathan Grimes, Oct. 14
1999 a boy, Benjamin David, to Daniel and
Jennifer Steele, July 29
1999 a girl, Kamaile Leilehua'opu'ulena,
to Christopher "Chris" and Máhealani
(Moraes) Carvalho, July 16, 2007
1999 a girl, Rebekah Jane, to Karina (Boslet)
and Nelson Bell, Sept. 18
1999 a boy, Micah Steven, to Christin
"Christie" (Hinman) and David Saugen,
May 18
1999 a boy, Ezra, to Malia and Shawn Weigelt,
Sept. 9
1999 a boy, Kai Elijah, to David and Coral
(Langton, '02) Haslet, Oct. 10
1999 a boy, Levi George, to Andrew and April
(Retz) Rock, July 12
1999 a girl, Claire Luana, to Christopher
"Chris" and Lisa-Ann Chun, April 12
1999 a boy, Jameson Thomas, to Kelley
(Salmon) and Ken Murphy, Aug. 8
1999 a boy, Hudson Jennings, to Lisa
(Peterson) and Christopher Beard,
Jan. 31, 2008
1999 a boy, Sawyer Levi, to Julie (Hansen)
and Jason Micheli, June 10
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