1969

David Schuelke, Ph.D., after 25 years at the University of Minnesota and early retirement, Schuelke is an adjunct professor at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minn., in organizational leadership. He taught his first completely online course in Intercultural Communication for Capella University last fall.

1972

Blanton Croft, Ph.D., is a guest lecturer at Hagerstown Community College and will be active in the state championships for high school speech in Virginia for the 12th consecutive year.

1973

Rita Dittman Zawisza, B.A., is an assistant director for the John Purdue Club, serving as its special events and member services coordinator. Her daughter, Gwyn, is currently enrolled in the PR graduate program in the department.

1975

Kenneth Paulin, Ph.D. (M.A., 1968), recently returned from Myanmar in Southeast Asia, where he spent 11 days as a Buddhist monk. He currently serves as the delegate to the national Alzheimer's Association from Michigan.

1976

Rodger Dean Duncan, Ph.D., owns his own consulting practice, specializing in organizational culture, performance, executive coaching and related issues.

1979

Carol Jablonski, Ph.D. (M.A. 1975), is retiring from the University of South Florida in August in anticipation of entering the ministry full time following the completion of a master's of divinity at the Virginia Theological Seminary in May 2006.

1981

Bill Ennis, B.A., just celebrated his 20th anniversary as an independent writer, producer and director with his company Media Magic. He recently produced two one-hour television shows for Fox Sports Net: the 2005 Ms. Fitness USA and the 2005 Ms. Fitness World competitions. He also wrote, produced and directed a series of student recruitment videos for Soka University in Aliso Viejo, Calif., that won a prestigious Gold Award in a national competition. He and wife Stephanie recently celebrated their 15th anniversary. In 2003, daughter Shaina was born, joining brother Shiloh.

Janet Scherr, B.A., is marketing manager for Parker Development Co. in El Dorado Hills, Calif. The firm has developed several award-winning, master-planned home communities in the Sacramento area. She is working on acquiring a MIRM designation, the top-level achievement, from the National Association of Home Builders.

1982

Wendy Levi Lienhart, B.A., lives in Clarendon Hills, Ill., with husband Parker, an advertising creative director, and children Banistre, 8, Cooper, 6, and Peyton, 5. She does public relations consulting and is a USTA league tennis player.

Christopher Wott, B.A., is senior producer at IMS Productions (Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy Racing League). He is in his third year of working with the ABC Sports college football package, including serving as associate director of the 2005 Nokia Sugar Bowl.

Alan Lee, B.A., continues to anchor the morning news for FOX in Detroit. He has "two wonderful sons and a wife to match."

1983

David Goad, B.A., is the vice president of marketing communications for Tegrity, the leading provider of instructional archiving and study systems for higher education. Tegrity products, which are based on patented technologies for synchronizing student notes with recorded lectures, have been put into use at Purdue and other leading institutions. A new Web site describes a new offering. David lives in Tracy, Calif., with his wife, Purdue alumna Carol Kelly Goad, and children Evan, 15, and Amanda, 13.

1984

Kathy Ridgely Beal, B.A., is the principal artist and president of Elysian Jewels. Her work was recently seen on the Red Carpet at the Emmys and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Jay Fehnel, B.A., is still with Tribune Media Services in Chicago, serving as vice president of business development. In 2004, he was appointed to the board of directors of YellowBrix Inc., a Virginia-based firm that provides custom newsfeeds to business customers.

1985

George Cheney, Ph.D., presented the 2005 Lecture in the Humanities at the University of Utah. The lecture was titled "The United Consumers of America, or, is There a Citizen in the House?"

1987

Patrick Mosher, M.A., works within Accenture's Human Performance Global Service Line in organization strategy, design and deployment. He studies the change management and communication plans for large scale change in Fortune 500 companies. He also explores effective governance structures and executive sponsorship activities.

Amy VanWay, B.A., earned an M.A. in speech-language pathology from Ball State University. She is currently the senior speech pathologist at Easter Seals Jayne Shover Center in the Chicago area.

1988

Christopher Oneal, B.A., was named the assistant director of Douglas Young Youth and Family Services in San Diego, Calif.

1989

Michelle-Marie Letendre (Ebben), B.A., gave birth to her second daughter, Adah, in November, shortly after the passing of her husband, Don. She has been working as an independent IT project management consultant and is currently working with UnitedHealth Group.

Todd Hine, B.A., is the regional human resources manager for Cash America, based in Houston, Texas. He covers most of Texas and all of Louisiana.

1990

Andrew Dills, B.A., is a network delivery business leader with EDS. He and his wife, Malisa, have one son.

Catherine Hollinden Tweedie, B.A., is vice president of Robust Technology LLC in St. Louis. Robust Technology is a professional Web consulting and design company specializing in Flash Web sites and Flash e-commerce sites, Web development, 3D modeling and more. It is in its ninth year of business.

Chuck Bergman, B.A., lives in South Bend, Ind., with his wife, Kris, and son Matt, 10. He is the prepress supervisor and outside sales coordinator for Markley Enterprises, which specializes in marketing and sales support products such as tradeshow displays and custom sales folders.

Kenda M. Resler Friend, B.A., is the corporate communications leader at Dow AgroSciences, a leading $3.4 billion biotechnology and crop protection company headquartered in Indianapolis. She and husband Blaine have two children, Klaine, 3, and Kaden, 10 months.

1991

Stephen Monkewicz, B.A., married Kelsie Konigsberger, "couldn't be happier, even if she is a Pac-10 gal." They live in northern California and he works for General Services Administration in real estate acquisition and development.

Melissa Rothermel, B.A., married Brian Alletto on July 24, 2004. She works as a senior HCM consultant with SAP America.

Lara Martin O'Grady, B.S., is a stay-at-home mom in Arlington Heights, Ill., with Matt, 6, Colette, 4 and Bridgett, 1.

1992

Kyle Petrove, B.A., gave birth to her first child, son Barrett Warhol Beckley, on July 6, 2004. She and husband Dwayne Beckley live in Grand Lake, Colo.

Brian Dayton, B.A., accepted a position with Oracle in 2004 after working for a number of advertising agencies in New York City and in a series of technology marketing roles in the San Francisco Bay/Silicon Valley area. His responsibilities at Oracle include product positioning and communication strategy and execution for Oracle's middleware offerings and related products.

Shawn Smith, B.A., is the president and general manager of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the AA Eastern League affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Fisher Cats won the Eastern League title in 2004 and began defense of their title on April 7 in a new 6,500-seat ballpark in Manchester.

1993

Erin Rebecca O'Dell, B.A., accepted a new position with Rolls-Royce Corp.

Dale E. Gauthreaux, Ph.D., is a senior HR consultant in leadership development at Capital One in Richmond, Va.

Lorraine Bellanca Thacker, B.A., and husband Chad have two daughters. Caroline Leigh was born in April 2004. Lorraine is currently a stay-at-home mother.

1995

Leonard Cox, M.A. (B.A., 1979), is working on his next documentary about murder and forgiveness. The film is scheduled to premiere in early 2006. Cox is being assisted by Associate Professor Robin Clair's son, Cory, on the project.

Michael DeSanto, B.A., was promoted to vice president of marketing communications for Indianapolis-based Walker Information Inc., one of the nation's largest customer loyalty management firms. He and wife Cathy have two children, Anthony and Amelia.

Stan A. Lindsay, Ph.D., published "A Concise Kenneth Burke Concordance," "The Seven C's of Stress: A Burkean Approach," and "Persuasion, Proposals, and Public Speaking" in 2004. All three are available at http://www.saypress.com.

Shawn Shoop, B.A., is a partner in a new publishing company, Golf Journal Publishing, with its first magazine, Florida Golf Journal, debuting in July 2005. Shoop serves as vice president of business development for the publishing company.

Monica Rohleder, B.A., is public relations manager for Motorola's Mobile Device Business. She acts as a spokeswoman for the company, and promotes new mobile devices that are being brought to the market to technology reporters, broadcasters and consumer publications.

Ramsey Eric Ramsey, Ph.D., the associate dean of the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University, just published his third book, "Leaving Us to Wonder: An Essay on the Questions Science Can't Ask," by SUNY Press.

Suzie (Gallagher) Willard, B.A., is the mother of a 2-1/2 year old and a 7 month old. She is volunteering as the media relations coordinator for the Fishers Freedom Festival.

1996

Sara Risley, B.A., was awarded Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson's Community Service Award in October 2004. Recipients of the award are honored with personalized, engraved bricks that make up the mayor's Community Service Award Plaza.

Kelly McIntosh (Tschohl), B.A., welcomed her first daughter, Mia Lauren McIntosh, with husband Jim (1997).

Kevin Vicroy, B.A., left his job as U.S. Olympic Committee manager of interactive media to start 720MEDIA. Clients of the Colorado Springs, Colo.-based marketing firm that specializes in Web design and development include PGA tour golfers Notah Begay III and D.J. Brigman, the NFL Alumni Association and the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Laurie Varnum Hermann, B.A., and her husband had a baby girl on Sept. 12, 2004. Laurie is currently taking a year leave from Eli Lilly.

Brent Richards, B.A., married Melissa Petrosky of Northville, Mich., on July 17, 2004.

1997

Brian Crane, B.A., is a senior business analyst with Coca-Cola Enterprises in Atlanta, Ga. He and wife Elizabeth Crane welcomed their first child, Anastasia Elizabeth, on Oct. 7, 2004.

1998

Bryan Crable, Ph.D., has been elected department chairman for the Communication Department at Villanova University for 2005-2008.

Paaige K. Turner, Ph.D., was promoted to associate professor with tenure at Saint Louis University.

1999

Donn M. Koonce, B.A., is the territory sales manager for Sagamore Insurance Commercial Division.

Joy M. Cypher, Ph.D. (M.A., 1994), received tenure at Rowan University in the Department of Communication Studies. She is currently serving as the chair of the Disability Issues Caucus of the National Communication Association, as well as the vice chair-elect for the Voices of Diversity Division of the Eastern Communication Association.

April Buchanan, B.A., after receiving the Trinity TEFL Certificate at Prague Language Center in August 2004, April has been teaching private English lessons to students and professionals in Grenoble, France.

2000

Andrea Bledsoe, B.A., joined Que Publishing, a division of Pearson Technology Group in Indianapolis, as a publicist in January 2005.

Shiv Ganesh, Ph.D., is an associate professor and serves as director of graduate studies in the Communication Studies Department at the University of Montana. In June 2005, he will begin a position as senior lecturer at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Krisann Krisciunas, B.A., will marry Richard Goodwin (CEM, 2000) in May and reside in Chicago, Ill.

2001

Reena Friedman, B.A., lives in Los Angeles and currently works for "Nanny911" on Fox TV. She previously worked on such shows as "Team America," "Motormouth," and "The Jerry Springer Show."

Michael Taylor, B.A., is teaching eighth- and ninth-grade mathematics at an Indianapolis area school. He is married to Kathryn (Powell) Taylor, pharmacy class of 2003.

Susan Allen Fetscher, B.A., was married June 19, 2004, to Chad Fetscher. She is currently working in special events at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville while working on her master's degree in public administration.

Stephanie Young Ralph, B.A., married fellow Purdue alumni Jay Ralph and moved to Peoria, Ill., where she works as a public affairs supervisor for Caterpillar Inc.

Zoraida Cozier, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at Georgia Southern University. She will be presenting a competitive paper at the Critical Management Studies Conference in England in July titled "The Ideological Underpinnings of Social Movement Transformations: A Structuration Analysis of an Alliance for the Mentally Ill's Public Relations Communication."

2002

Rachel Binns, B.A., became engaged to Craig Terrill (B.A., 2003) in Dec. 4, 2004. The wedding is scheduled for May 2006.

John M Guidos, B.A., will graduate from DePaul University College of Law in May 2005.

A.J. Wesseler, B.A., is relocating from Paris, Texas, to Fort Worth to continue working in Human Resources for Kimberly-Clark.

Nicholas Keiser, B.A., works for Moo TV, a video production company in Nashville, Tenn. He has provided video support for Alan Jackson, Wynonna Judd and Brad Paisley. He is currently Hilary Duff's tour video director.

Katie Williams, B.A., married Girish Narsinghani on Sept. 4. She is working as a financial planner for the National College of Business and Technology.

Jessica E. Moore, B.A., is an assistant account executive at DDB-San Francisco, one of the largest worldwide network ad agencies.

Stephany Hessler, B.A., is a marketing and public relations coordinator for Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration in Mystic, Conn. In this position, she has had the chance to work with Rachel Ray and Paula Dean of the Food Network for specials filmed at the aquarium.

Megan (Diskey) Funk, B.A., married Michael Funk in August 2003. She is a promotions coordinator for two FM's, WXGL and WHPT, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Maureen Murray, B.A., works as a sales account executive for Ellen Tracy in New York.

Swen M. Ervin, B.A., accepted a position as assistant director of admissions for Purdue University after two years in undergraduate admissions in the Office of International Students and Scholars.

Lauren LaLiberte, B.A., was scheduled to marry Jeff Mielcarz on April 23 in Atlanta. Lauren works for Fitzgerald & Co., an advertising agency, in the account management department. Clients range from Durex to the island of Aruba.

Jana Scherle, B.A., graduated in May 2004 with a master's degree in communication from Saint Louis University. Her thesis explored the group identity and faith between inmates in a prison Bible study. She is currently the administrator of The Pillar Foundation in Ellisville, Mo. Pillar is a Christian resource center for homeschool families.

2003

Aiello family

Vickie Aiello, B.A., is the regional office coordinator for the American Heart Association in Fairfax, Va.

Joshua Reynolds, B.A., teaches speech in Houston, Texas, after spending time with Teach for America as a reading and writing/English teacher.

Heather Long Gallo, B.A., married Robert L. Gallo on Aug. 28, 2004. She is working as a graphic designer for a newspaper.

Michelle Gondek, B.A., is working on an M.A. in public relations at Ball State University and works as a graduate assistant in the Integrated Media Lab.

Heather Muha-Schlotman, B.A., has been promoted to segment producer on FOX59 Morning News in Indianapolis.

Joe Michelotti, B.A., is the producer of the 11 p.m. news at WANE-TV in Fort Wayne.