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University of Chicago.... Kelly (Konitz) Graham '93 and her husband, Greg, celebrated the arrival of a daughter, Morgan Emma, on Nov. 11 , 1996. Kelly resigned her position as a business analyst to devote her time to mother– hood. The family lives in Broomfield, Colo.... Christine Lawhead '93 and her husband, Frank, welcomed their first child, Camden Ambrose, on Aug. 24, 1996. Christine is a youth min– ister at Holy Name Church in Steamboat Springs, Colo.... Scott Maxwell '93 and his wife, Carol, were blessed with a third boy, Luke, on Oct. 1, 1996. Scott is developing Maxwell Associates International in San Diego. ... Donette Nelson '93 and her hus– band, Jesus Sanchez, send news of a son, Christopher, born on Jan. 18. Donette is a nurse at Mercy Health Center in San Diego. ... Kristin Nemeth '93 and her husband, David, celebrated the arrival of a daughter, Kira Michele, on Aug. 6. Kristin is a retail regional manager for Cathy Jean Inc. in Laguna Hills, Calif.... Monica (Martinez) Esh '95 and her husband, Paul, welcomed their first child, Joshua Paul, born on March 3, 1996. Monica is a third-grade bilingual teacher for the Capistrano Unified School District in San Clemente, Calif. Monica plans to stay home for a few years to raise her fami– ly, and then finish her master's degree in cur– riculum and instruction. GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Kimberly Lana '92 (M.S.N.) and her husband, George, adopted a son recently. Kimberly is a family nurse practitioner with The San Diego Urology Center.... Kathryn Daley Schneider '92 (J.D.) and her husband, Anthony, wel– comed a daughter, Allison, on Sept. 16, 1995. Kathryn is an assistant attorney general in the Office of the Attorney General, Chicago. ... Kristin Krycia '93 (M.Ed.) and her husband, Joseph, announce the birth of a daughter, Erin, in December 1995. Kristin is a school coun– selor at Stratford Landing Elementary in Alexandria, Va.... Joanna Zipay '93 (M.F.A.) and her husband, Philip Hernandez, welcomed a daughter, Mariah Celeste, on Sept. 28. Joanne is artistic director of the Judith Shakespeare Company in New York City. The company was awarded the 1996 Off-Off-Broadway Review award for its pro– duction of "Macbeth." ... Valeska McDonald– Munoz '95 (M.Ed.) and her husband, Efrain, celebrated the birth of their second son, Alejandro Luciano, on July 16. Alejandro joins Nicolas Andres, 2. Valeska is a special education teacher with the Arlington, Va., county school district. ... Janice Johnson Goldsby '96 (M.Ed.) and her husband, Richard, announce the birth of a son, James Jorden, recently. The family lives in Maryland.

Jefferson School of Law in May 1998. Natalie is a litigation paralegal for the Law Offices of Anderson & Kriger in Temecula.... Kerry Reiling '89 and her husband, David, celebrated the birth of their first child, Daniel Terence, recently. The family lives in Minneapolis.... Damon Werner '89 and his wife, Suzanne, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Courtney Shea, on March 10. Damon is a manager with KPMG Peat Marwick in Los Angeles and will graduate with an M.B.A . from USC in May 1998.... Patrick Fitzsimons '90 and his wife, Cathy, announce the birth of a son, Satchel Thomas, on Feb. 20. Patrick is a math teacher and the head baseball coach at St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. ... Anne Sandan '90 and her husband, Norman Padre, welcomed a daughter, Jerrin, on June 25, 1996. Anne is the controller at CRM Films in Carlsbad, Calif.... Carl Starrett '90 (J.D. '93) and Mary (Farrar) Starratt '89 celebrated the arrival of a daughter, Michelle Marie, on July 28. Carl is an attorney with Anderson & Kriger in La Mesa, Calif.... Jennifer Walsh Weeks '90 and her husband, Steve, welcomed a son, Jack, on June 28, 1996. The family lives in Redwood City, Calif., where Jennifer is a free-lance writer.... Kristen Coleman '92 and her husband, Jason Andrew, welcomed their first child, Nikolas Phillip, recently. They just built a house in Franklin, Tenn. ... Mary Beth Chavez '92 and her husband, Steve, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Susan Elise, on Jan. 1, 1997. Mary Beth is a research associate/lab coordinator with PharMingen in San Diego.... Paul Conant-Guy '92 and Kristin Conant-Guy '85 welcomed a son, Paul Sebastian, on April 21, 1996. The family lives in San Diego, where Paul is a network manager for Xyber NET.... Michelle Dunn '92 and her husband celebrated the arrival of a son, Carter James Edward, on Oct. 16, 1996. Michelle is a human resources representative at Treasure Island in Las Vegas, Nev.... Jennifer (Rohinsan) Gracida '92 and her husband, Jack, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Gabrielle Robin, on March 29, 1996. Jennifer is a fiscal adminis– trative assistant with UCSD Bioengineering in La Jolla, Calif. ... Kristin Brown Kelley '92 and her husband, Michael, send news of a daughter, Lauren, born on June 8, 1996. Kristin is a bank examiner with the FDIC in Chicago.... Sandia (Enos) Lieberg '92 and her husband, Brian, announce the arrival of a daughter, Ashlyn Elizabeth, on Jan. 29, 1997. Sandie is the promotions and marketing director for six radio stations in the Mid-West Family Broadcast Group in southwest Michigan. She also is the mid-day air personality for WYTZ radio, 97.5 FM.... Bratt Danial '93 and his wife, Kelly, welcomed a son, Griffin, on June 13. Brett is pursuing an M.B.A. degree at the

UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Claire Benion 'Bl and her husband, John, cele– brated the birth of their third child, Matthew, on March 6, 1996. Matthew joins Christina, 12, and Patrick, 9. Claire is a substitute teacher in the Encinitas, Calif., school district and a piano teacher for beginning and inter– mediate students. She writes: "I have a pas– sion for the piano now and am composing music. Next step, music rights. I am looking for an arranger." ... Ouelene (Yapp) Slattery '84 and her husband, Thomas, announce the birth of a son, Thomas Blaise, on Nov. 15, 1996. The family moved from Miami to San Clemente, Calif., where Quelene is the Southern California sales manager for Beaulieu Vineyard. Thomas is a second-year law student at USD.... Elizabeth (Cairncross) Coplay '85 and her husband, Michael, celebrated the arrival of a daughter, Gillian Ann, recently. The family lives in San Diego.... Alan Blach '86 and his wife, Stephanie, welcomed a daughter, Hannah Irene, on Feb. 13. The family lives in Reno, Nev.... Steven DaGannaro '86 and his wife, Kelly, celebrated the birth of a daughter, Brooke Nicole, on May 29, 1996. Brooke joins Megan, 6, and Jillian, 4. Steven is vice president of finance and the chief financial officer at Xircom Inc. in Thousand Oaks, Calif.... William Dttenheimer '86 and his wife, Denise Clark, send news of a daughter, Victoria, born on July 10, 1996. William is a certified public accountant with Lipsey, Milli– maki & Co. in San Diego.... Lisa Doughty Waganhals '87 and her husband, Fred, announce the birth of their son, Connor Frederick, on Jan. 20, 1997. The Wagenhals live in Paradise Valley, Ariz., and will cele– brate their five-year wedding anniversary this year. Lisa is editor-in-chief of their company's magazine, which has a circulation of 100,000. ... Laurel (Brochtrup) Collins 'BB and her hus– band, Whillay Collins '86, celebrated the birth of their second child, Samantha Grace, on April 17. Samantha joins older brother, Matthew. The family lives in Santa Monica, Calif.... Christine (Trausch) Holguin 'BB and Rick Holguin '86 welcomed their first son, Jack Charles, who was born on May 16. Gina (Trausch) Rezendes '92 is Jack's godmother. ... Michelle Wilmoth-Milazzo 'BB and her hus– band, Joel, send news of a son, Tanner, born on Sept. 2, 1995. The family lives in Foothill Ranch, Calif. ... Charles Graham '89 and Natalia Graham '90 welcomed a daughter, Nicole Alexis, on April 23. Charles is a com– mercial liability claims supervisor for Farmers Insurance Group in Carlsbad, Calif., and will graduate with a J.D. degree from Thomas

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