Hi everyone. Hope you’ll all make it down for Homecoming. I’m thinking about showing up early on Saturday 10/10 and running the 5k. Can’t stick around long though, I’ve got to coach my oldest daughter’s soccer game.

• Anthony Algmin ’99 became the first Chief Data Officer for the Chicago Transit Authority
• Kristine Jacobs Whiteaker ’99 and John recently welcomed their newborn Maya Faye Whiteaker: “She was born on June 8, 2015. She weighed 8lbs., 12oz. and was 21 inches long. Her big brother, Sean, adores her and loves to help us care for Maya.”
• Ethan Schrum ’99 began a position as assistant professor of history at Azusa Pacific University near Los Angeles in the 2014-15 academic year. Ethan and his wife Kara also welcomed their first child, Bartholomew Augustine Schrum on 7/18/14.
• Ryan Mellske ’99 studied international law at Duke and now practices international arbitration in Washington DC. In May 2014 Ryan joined the Washington, DC office of Three Crowns LLP, a new law firm dedicated to the resolution of international disputes. Ryan also teaches as an adjunct professor at Duke University School of Law.