Be sure to mark your calendar for your 15th Reunion Celebration-June 2-5, 2005.

Laura (McElhose) Boyle settled outside of Philadelphia in Lafayette Hill, Pa. with husband Bill and children Sean and Ryan. Laura keeps busy by taking care of the children and working as an occupational therapist at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital.

John E. Flesher is a physician's assistant for a cardiology practice in Lebanon, Pa. He is the current president of the Association of Physician's Assistants in Cardiology. His wife Phyllis (Heverly)'92, has been with Public Financial Management for five years. She is the senior managing consultant for all of the eastern Pennsylvania local government investment clients.

Richard O. Russell was promoted to the position of manager and strategic planning for PPG Industries Inc. He and wife Kecia have relocated to Pittsburgh, Pa. from Seattle, Wash.

Matthew D. Strohm was promoted to vice president of Herre Bros Inc., a specialty construction contractor, in February 2004.

Nicholas R. Spadea is president of Loretta Christine Embroidery, an apparel business located in Blenheim, N.J. The company specializes in embroidery, silk/screen printing, digitizing, and design. They supply imprinted apparel to businesses, sports teams, clubs, schools, and other organizations.

Brent A. Burger was recently promoted to chief executive officer and administrator of Health South Hospital for Special Services in Mechanicsburg, Pa. He will oversee the operations of a 48-bed specialty hospital in Central Pennsylvania.

Kimberly (Manspeaker) Miller received the Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Award from the regent for North Dakota and American College of Healthcare Executives. Kim is president and chief executive officer of Mercy Medical Center in Osage, Iowa, which is owned by Catholic Health Initiatives.

Bradley R. Newman recently joined Roof Advisory Group, a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm in Harrisburg, Pa. He lives in Hummelstown with wife Susan (Wildes) '93 and their children Elizabeth and Alec.

Laurie (Hepler) Baer received a doctorate in physical therapy from Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. She keeps busy writing articles on burns and wounds for the physical therapy news magazine, Advance. Laurie and husband Darren live in Cherry Hill, N.J.

Chester F. Darlington is an attorney in the insurance coverage and extracontractual department at the law firm of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman, and Goggin in Philadelphia, Pa.

Mary (Weidman) Kaufman completed a master's degree in business administration in August 2003 at Fontbonne University, St. Louis, Mo.

Lori (Hassinger) Perkins currently works as an associate veterinarian in small animal medicine at Groffstown Animal Hospital, Manchester, N.H. Lori relocated to New Hampshire in January 2003.

Sandra (Dunmire) Schreffler was promoted to adoption program manager for the Lehigh Valley Region of KidsPeace.

Be sure to mark your calendar for your 10th Reunion Celebration at Homecoming Weekend-October 14-16, 2005.

Sandra (Rickabaugh) Carowick was appointed executive director of the Huntingdon County Historical Society, Huntingdon, Pa.

Thomas C. Heffner earned a master's degree in child and family studies: early education with a concentration on special needs and special education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He recently accepted a position with the Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, Pa. Tom is the coordinator of the student co-op for the early childhood department. He also teaches classes in early childhood education.

Kristen C. Holloway founder and president of Operation Troop Appreciation, embarked on a personal project in March 2004 to provide Under Armour ® t-shirts to a local Pennsylvania National Guard platoon of 38 soldiers currently deployed in Iraq. The support she received not only provided for the 38-soldier platoon, but the entire 120soldier company. Encouraged by this initial success, Kristen, a PPG employee and current student working on a master's degree in business administration at Katz Graduate School of Business in Pittsburgh, Pa., approached the dean of the business school with an idea to leverage the talents, time, and expertise of faculty and students at the school to form a nonprofit organization that would reach out to thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines. Operation Troop Appreciation, established July 1, 2004, is an organization with a mission to build and maintain the morale of deployed troops by providing them care packages, letters, and items (including, but not limited to Under Armour ® products) for which the soldiers express a need or desire. Under Armour ® products are coveted by the soldiers serving in Iraq and throughout the Middle East because the products employ special technology to wick moisture from the skin, keeping the soldiers more comfortable in the extreme heat and conditions. In Operation Troop Appreciation's first project, they raised $11,000 to outfit all 420 soldiers of the 201st FA, and are now raising funds to outfit the 530 soldiers of the 458th Engineer Battalion. In addition to providing for our troops, Operation Troop Appreciation also allows other Americans who have no other way of showing their support for individual soldiers to voice their encouragement and help provide needed items. To read more about the organization go to www.operationtroopappreciation.org.

Mark C. Molnar is working to complete his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He began his third-year residency in July 2004.

Kathleen S. Padamonsky is an admissions counselor at Juniata College. She recruits in western and some parts of eastern Pennsylvania, and the Buffalo, N.Y. area. She is also responsible for managing the Juniata Admission Ambassadors (JAA).

Daniel B. Raudabaugh assumed quality control responsibilities at First Quality Nonwovens, McElhattan, Pa.

Kim D. Swindell has started his third year of residency and next year will be chief resident. Following residency, he will be doing a double fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Cleveland Children's Hospital and in pediatric intensive care at Rainbow Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.

Katie L. Winkler completed her master's degree in business administration with human resources certification from William Woods University, Fulton, Mo. in June 2004.

Tracy (Braig) Cooper is married to Seth A. '98. She is a project geologist and also a stay-at-home mom to daughter Sydney Allison.

Tawnya (Smith) Meadows earned her doctorate degree in school psychology from the University of Nebraska in April 2004. She is completing her post-doctoral work with the University of Nebraska Medical Center in rural primary care. Tawnya is also serving as director of psychological and mental services in a primary care clinic in rural Nebraska.

Zsofia (Varadi) and Andrew McMullin moved to Saco, Maine. Drew is the managing editor of the Biddeford Journal Tribune and vice president of news operations for Beach Press. Zsofi a is a public relations specialist at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.

Kelli D. Sheesley is the assistant sports information director for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. She previously held a similar job for six years at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa.

Stephane D. Viel is working for his doctorate in nuclear magnetic resonance and will present his thesis by October 2004. He is working at the National Research Council Institute of Chemical Methodologies at NMR Laboratory in Rome, Italy. Ste_phane attributes his success to the year he spent at Juniata.

Erin L. Bode received a master's degree in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in English as a second language from Arizona State University, May 14, 2004 She was inducted into Pi Lambda Theta, an educational honor society, as well as the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Erin resides in Tempe, Ariz., where she teaches first grade for the Cartwright School District.

Cathy S. Gross is a technical sales person for Thermo Electron Corporation. Her work frequently takes her to Canada.

Jacqueline S. Hartley graduated from the University of Chicago with a master's degree in social work on June 13, 2003.

Darcy G. Perotto is an art therapist certified by the Art Therapy Credentials Board. She is currently working with children ages 4 to 16.