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2001 

Class Reporter:
William Thomas
william.thomas@notes.udayton.edu

Kimberly Bastian '01 married Marc LeBlond, July 22, 2006. The ceremony and reception took place in Williamsport, Pa. They live in Simsbury, Conn.

Victoria Borst '01 married Justin Grenier, June 18, 2005, at St. Ignatius of Loyola Roman Catholic Church in West Lawn, Pa. Amy Stahl '01, Kristen Wise '01 D'Angelo and Andrea Lutz '02 were in the wedding party. Readers were Elise Lane '01 Buchanan and Allison Sparks '00 Bennett. Vicki is a third-grade teacher at Lampeter-Strasburg School District. They live in Hellam, Pa.

Denny Bowers '01 – see 2000, a daughter.

Ryan Cidzik '01 is the head strength and conditioning coach at Northwestern State University. He lives in Natchitoches, La. He is also the strength and conditioning coordinator for NFL international player development with NFL Europe.

Emily Dugan '01 completed her master's degree in physical education at Boston University and is a teacher in Brookline, Mass.

Laura Eis '01 began a master's of music program in violin and Suzuki pedagogy at Easter Carolina University. She lives in Greenville, N.C.

Melissa Mengel '01 became a licensed mental health counselor. She currently works at South Shore Mental Health in Quincy, Mass.

John Christianson '01 met up with Phil '01 and Katherine Minton '01 Tackett at the annual assembly of the Indiana-Kentucky Synod in Indianapolis. John was there as a member of "A Bunch of Guys," a performing group that has sold CDs and raised over $150,000 for the ELCA World Hunger Fund. Phil and Katherine were there as members of their church in Lafayette, Ind., where they live while Phil is pursuing a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry. Katherine teaches band and general music at Wainwright Middle School.

Coryn DeFrancesco '01 Parker is a supports coordinator with Northumberland County Mental Health/Mental Retardation. She lives in Mt. Carmel, Pa.

Mike Witcoskie '01 is the assistant basketball coach at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J.

Jill Frick '01 Zajac is a recruiter at Kenexa in Wayne, Pa. She and her husband, Benjamin, live in West Chester, Pa.

Pat Donnelly '01 married Cory Gabel '01, June 25, 2005, at the Molly Pitcher Inn, Red Bank, N.J. Jen Allison '03 Beatty and Kelly Gabel '06 were bridesmaids and Chris Rodgers '01 was the best man. Other Susquehanna alumni in attendance were Jill Frick '01 Zajac, Courtney Beggs '01, Holly Kensicki '01, Rachel Horovitz '01, Beth Nagy '01 Hogel, Jen Chizik '01 Carvajal and Lou Carvajal '00, Jenn Ashton '00 and Brian '00 Robinson, Sarah Grogan '00 and Scott Dey '00 , Brad Rausch '01, Tim Naisby '01, Gregg Mardirosian '01, Mike Pallozzi '01, Jason Hainsey '01, Mike Kelly '01, Chris Becker '01, Mark Beatty '03 and Marco Anskis '06.

Rebecca Dowsley ’01 married Kevin Barry, April 29, 2006, Annandale, Va. Rebecca is a music therapist at a school for children with severe developmental disabilities. Pictured are, from left to right, Kalynn Oliver, Pam Martin, Susan Lischner ’02, Rebecca and Kevin, Nate Eastman, and Chad Martin. Susan played the flute and Laura Armstrong ’01 played the clarinet during the ceremony.

The Alumni of Color Association gathered at Capitol City Brewing Company in Washington, D.C., on April 15, 2006. Pictured are, from left to right, front row: Lisa Sangster '01 Cleveland, Steve Bealer '03, Jermaine Edwards '03, Venus Ricks '01, Dehkonti Paelay '05, Chris Baker '03; back row: Rodney Moorhead '00.

On May 20, 2006, John Christianson '01 received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of New Hampshire. John worked on his degree under the advice of Dr. Robert Drugan '79. Both John and Rob earned their undergraduate degrees in the SU psychology department with Dr. James Misanin. John and his wife, Kristy Moore, will be relocating to Boulder, Colo., where he will begin a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Colorado Center for Neuroscience.

Ellen Schlitzer '01 married Matthew Nestorick, Feb, 4, 2006, at St. Casimir's Church in Baltimore, Md. Ellen is an associate brand manager with Black and Decker. They live in Baltimore. Pictured are, from left to right: Joshua Henry '01, Matt and Ellen, Justin Flexer '00, Janelle McDonald '01 - bridesmaid and Brian Hurley '01.

Kelly Franklin '01 married Kevin Nowak, Oct. 8, 2005, in Cape May, N.J. Kelly is a human resource business partner at State Street Corp. They live in Cambridge, Mass. Pictured are, left to right, back row: Lou Carvajal '00, Jen Chizik '01 Carvajal, Lauren Barbarito '01 Churchill, Rachel Horovitz '01, and Ryan Clouser '98; front row: Kevin and Kelly, Karen Summerhill '01 O'Donnell (bridesmaid), and Kristin Gilbert '01 (maid of honor).

Danielle Wenger '01 married Michael DiNorscia '01, July 8, 2006, in Solana Beach, Calif.. Pictured are, right to left: Ryan Cidzik '01, Mike Davis '01, Erica Shively '01, Lauren Brown '01, Laura Hickson '01, Chrissi Foster '01 Zisa, Mike Zisa '98, Bill Cleary '01, Kim Bethea '01, Carolyn Argento '01, Alison Hughes '01, Joe Rossi '99, Graham Byra '03, Jeremy Petre '03, Jason Eck '05 and Jennifer Heintzelman '04.The couple resides in Solana Beach.