Andrew Giordano and Tanya Simokaitis Giordano ’04 welcomed a baby girl Eleanor Alexandra on October 30, 2012
Pictured is their daughter Abigail and Eleanor in titan gear!
Debbie (Slezak) Janet and Nick ’01 welcomed their baby boy, Nathaniel Nicholas, born October 26, 2012
Jon Dana is married to Jules Dana. They have a 16-month-old named Makayla.
In May 2012, I graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Masters in Professional Studies in Human Resources and Employment Relations. I also recently accepted employment with McCarthy Building Companies as their Southwest Region Human Resources Manager based in Phoenix, Arizona. I currently reside with my husband, Gary Mohler, in Mesa, Arizona.
We all gathered for my sister, Jaclin Szafraniec’s (’02) wedding in Chicago on June 2, 2012. She married Danny McGuire (non-IWU and not pictured in the photo).
Back row (left to right) : Kelly (Piepenbrink) Wittich (’00), Sarah Kort (’02), Julie (Waryjas) Noonan (’00), Laura (Williams) Myers ‘(03), Jaclin Szafraniec (McGuire – bride) (’02), Jenny Mills (’02), Kelly (Pearson) Pliska (’03), Allison Tarr (’03), Kristi (Witherow) Fisher (’01)
Front row (left to right) : Elizabeth (Field) Burke (’01), Lindsey (Vacco) Cukier (’02), Jane Szafraniec (’06), Jenny Grodecki (’03)
Ryan Hastings and Kacie Slack Hastings ’04 welcomed a baby boy, Ezekiel Makai Hastings, born October, 14, 2012
Laura Suga and Marc Suga welcomed their second son, Kai Satoshi Suga on September 13th, 2012
I recently defended my doctoral dissertation in German History at Kent State University and accepted a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of History at Worcester State University in Worcester, MA, relocating my very patient family. I’ve also had a pedagogical article published in the Spring 2012 World History Bulletin.
IBM is touting the making of “The World’s Smallest Movie,” which involves manipulation of single atoms. — Former IWU Physics major, Dr. Ileana Rau, shows up in the clip linked below, at about the 1:06 mark: