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Alumni News 1950s David C. Smith, '56, and Hugh Wray McCann recently published an undated, reorganized and rewritten version of their book, "The Search for Johnny Nicholas," which describes the story of an African-American World War II hero. 1960s Ron Farrell, '65 Ed.S. '81, recently celebrated 41 years at Montabella Community Schools and his seventh year as superintendent for the district. Altogether, this is his 47th year in the education field. Joseph Berlin,'79, recently published a book, "One Week End a Month," which describes his activation and service in the Iraq War in 2003. 1970s Mark DeNoyelles, '79, co-owner of Allstate Insurance Co., recently retired. His insurance company combined with Michael Love's, '04, to continue to provide the Mount Pleasant community with exceptional service. Mark List, '79, recently retired as a colonel in the United States Air Force after 30 years of service. He and his wife, Juana, reside in New Braunfels, Texas, and Frankenmuth. 1980s Bernard H. Becker, M.A. '82, recently was reappointed by Gov. Sam Brownback to a second four-year term on the Kansas State Board of Nursing. He is vice president and chief human resources officer at Stormont-Vail HealthCare in Topeka, Kan. Jeff Yore, '84, recently became owner of Classic Catering in Chicagoland. His new business focus includes corporate catering, social catering, large events and festivals through the Chicago Mayor's Office of Special Events and Holiday Parties. Ed Youdell, '85, recently was promoted to president and CEO at Fabricators and Manufacturers Association in Rockford, Ill. 1990s Brian Davis, '92, recently was named Superintendent of the Year for 2011 by the Michigan Association of School Administrators. He is the superintendent for Holland Public Schools. Currently his community is implementing a $73 million bond to retrofit and construct an infrastructure to support 21st century learning. Don Gouwens, Psy.D. '94, recently received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence to a Non-Tenure Track Faculty Member at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and was promoted to associate clinical professor. He has served as the UMSL School Psychology Program coordinator since 2001. Shawntell Mullins Trigenis, '99, and husband, Dr. Emmanuel Trigenis, recently welcomed their second child, Evangeline Sophia. 2000s Phil Hernandez, '02, was appointed as the director of residence life and housing at Marshalltown Community College. He serves on the national board of directors for Delta Lambda Phi national social fraternity and currently resides in Marshalltown, Iowa. Grandparents U June 20 - 22, 2012 Save these dates Make lifelong memories with your grandchildren For grandparents and grandchildren ages 8-12 • Experience CMU together • Stay in a residence hall • Attend special classes For more information: Contact the Office of Alumni Relations to receive regular updates • 800-358-6903 • alumni.cmich.edu/grandparentsu For ADA accommodations call 800-358-6903 at least one week before the event. CMU is an AA/EO institution (see cmich.edu/aaeo). UComm 8472 3838 centralight winter '10 er '11 wt

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