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Spotted: Jondi Gumz
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
1975
Santa Cruz, CA
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Spotted: Jondi Gumz

Jondi Gumz
Class of 1975
Santa Cruz, CA
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JONDI GUMZ ’75 class agent chats with well-wishers at her goodbye gathering after 26 years on the news staff at the Santa Cruz (California) Sentinel. Jondi won regional, state and national awards during her career as a reporter, the latest from the San Francisco Press Club, first place for a series of stories observing law enforcement training on how to respond to people in crisis due to mental illness and/or drug use. The training came in the wake of two fatal shootings by officers but since then, no officer-involved fatal shootings have taken place locally.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Henry Alan Leonard
1986
Ripon, WI
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Spotted: Henry Alan Leonard

Henry Leonard
Class of 1986
Ripon, WI
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Alan Leonard

The Wardens and Vestry of the Church of the Advent are pleased to announce the call of our new Rector, The Reverend HENRY ALAN LEONARD ’86. He will officiate at services beginning on Sunday, February 3, 2019

Spotted: Chris Overly Wallace, Jan Petrovski MacLeod and Debra Horn-Prochno
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
1974
Green Lake, WI
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Spotted: Chris Overly Wallace, Jan Petrovski MacLeod and Debra Horn-Prochno

Class of 1974
Green Lake, WI
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November, 2018 at Thrasher Opera House before the the Judy Collins concert. L to R: CHRIS OVERLY WALLACE ’74, her Green Lake neighbor, JAN PETROVSKI MACLEOD ’74, and DEBRA HORN-PROCHNO ’74.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: David Minor and Hon. Jon Wilcox
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
1968
Ft. Myers, FL
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Spotted: David Minor and Hon. Jon Wilcox

David Minor
Class of 1968
Ft. Myers, FL
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DAVID MINOR ’68  runs into Hon. JON WILCOX ’58, of all places, a grocery store in Ft. Myers, Florida.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Randy Kawamoto
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
1969
Ripon, WI
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Spotted: Randy Kawamoto

Class of 1969
Ripon, WI
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RANDY KAWAMOTO ’69, taken in Oslo, Norway in October 2018.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Alice Hall Hayes and Jane Crews Conway
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
1969
Mountain View, CA
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Spotted: Alice Hall Hayes and Jane Crews Conway

Class of 1969
Mountain View, CA
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ALICE HALL HAYES ’69, taken in Mountain View, California with JANE CREWS CONWAY ’69 and her family.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Scott Nyquist, Frank Anders, Art Scarlett and Rob Handeyside
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
1969
Cape Canaveral, FL
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Spotted: Scott Nyquist, Frank Anders, Art Scarlett and Rob Handeyside

Scott Nyquist
Class of 1969
Cape Canaveral, FL
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Kennedy Space Center-Four brothers of Beta Sigma Pi: L to R, SCOTT NYQUIST ’69, FRANK ANDERS ’69, ART SCARLETT ’69, ROB HANDEYSIDE ’69, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida in October 2018.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Bill Mikolyzk, Diane King Mikolyzk, Nancy Oliver Leifheit and Dave Leifheit
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
1968
Green Valley, AZ
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Spotted: Bill Mikolyzk, Diane King Mikolyzk, Nancy Oliver Leifheit and Dave Leifheit

Class of 1968
Green Valley, AZ
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BILL MIKOLYZK ’68,  DIANE KING MIKOLYZK ’68, NANCY OLIVER LEIFHEIT ’69, DAVE LEIFHEIT ’67 taken in January 2019 in Green Valley, Arizona, where Bill and Diane live.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Vince Aye and David Chiong
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
1969
Ripon, WI
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Spotted: Vince Aye and David Chiong

Class of 1969
Ripon, WI
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VINCE AYE ’69 and DAVID CHIONG ’69 taken at the Louvre in Paris, France.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Bill Donaldson, Bob Witt, Ned Lufrano and Verne Churchill
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
1954
Ripon, WI
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Spotted: Bill Donaldson, Bob Witt, Ned Lufrano and Verne Churchill

Class of 1954
Ripon, WI
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The Ripon 50’s Reunion Group at their reunion last fall who return to Ripon every year for the past 60 years. L to R: BILL DONALDSON ’54, BOB WITT ’55, NED LUFRANO ’54 and VERNE CHURCHILL ’54.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Ned Lufrano
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
1954
Chicago, IL
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Spotted: Ned Lufrano

Ned Lufrano
Class of 1954
Chicago, IL
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NED LUFRANO ’54 and his very own bobblehead that was a gift from his son, Michael, when he heard Ned was the oldest living member of the Ripon College Athletic Hall of Fame. My son had this made for me when he heard that I am now.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Naomi Jahn Skulan and Nick Skulan
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
2014
Ripon, WI
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Spotted: Naomi Jahn Skulan and Nick Skulan

Naomi Skulan
Class of 2014
Ripon, WI
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NAOMI JAHN SKULAN ’14 and NICK SKULAN ’14 with new baby Charles Xavier who was born on July 21, 2018.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Lois Brennan, Amy Geroso, Kristine Schultz Iida and Tanya Bennett
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
1986
Charleston, SC
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Spotted: Lois Brennan, Amy Geroso, Kristine Schultz Iida and Tanya Bennett

Lois Brennan
Class of 1986
Charleston, SC
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L-R: KRISTINE SCHULTZ IIDA ’86 (Glenview, IL), AMY GEROSO ’86 (Salt Lake City, UT), TANYA BENNETT ’86 (Matthews, NC) and LOIS BRENNAN ’86 (Hingham, MA) got together for our annual junket. This time we met in Charleston, South Carolina. We try to meet up every few years as a group. We all met freshman year and were roommates in Wright Hall. 30+ years our friendship is still going strong!

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Ashley Skoczynski and Abby Korb
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
2009
Madison, WI
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Spotted: Ashley Skoczynski and Abby Korb

Ashley Skoczynski
Class of 2009
Madison, WI
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ASHLEY SKOCZYNSKI ’09 and ABBY KORB ’20 on January 20, 2019 at the first Emerge Training in Madison, Wisconsin. Emerge is a national program that teaches Democratic women the skills needed to run for office over the span of 6 months!

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Lars Greiner, Chandler Bathrick, Paul Wenner, Jon Kostelic, John Morton, John Fisher, Jim Young, Steve Ganey and Dave Forgione
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
1986
Woodstock, VT
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Spotted: Lars Greiner, Chandler Bathrick, Paul Wenner, Jon Kostelic, John Morton, John Fisher, Jim Young, Steve Ganey and Dave Forgione

Class of 1986
Woodstock, VT
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Some of the Smith Indees ’86 met at Dave and Martha Forgione’s in Woodstock, Vermont for a weekend that included a lobster feast after a day of fishing – and whale sightings – off Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Front row: LARS GREINER ’86, CHANDLER BATHRICK ’86 , PAUL WENNER ’86, JON KOSTELIC ’86. Back row: JOHN MORTON ’86, JOHN FISHER ’86, JIM YOUNG ’86, STEVE GANEY ’86, DAVE FORGIONE ’86.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Jacob Sumner and Tom Becker
2001
London, UK
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Spotted: Jacob Sumner and Tom Becker

Jacob Sumner
Class of 2001
London, UK
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Jacob Sumner ’01 at Stamford Bridge (home of Chelsea FC) in the English Premier League with Tom Becker ’05 this winter for the Chelsea vs Newcastle match.

Spotted: Amy Sonier Foelske, Robert Foelske and Leah Marie Foelske
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
2012
Green Lake, WI
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Spotted: Amy Sonier Foelske, Robert Foelske and Leah Marie Foelske

Amy Sonier Foelske
Class of 2012
Green Lake, WI
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AMY SONIER FOELSKE ’12 and Robert Foelske with their first child, Leah Marie Foelske, born on December 18, 2018. She was born premature at 35.5 weeks, weighing 5 lbs 15 oz. and was 18 inches. We are all doing very well!

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Son of Megan McGee Norris
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
2012
Kenosha, WI
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Spotted: Son of Megan McGee Norris

Class of 2012
Kenosha, WI
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MEGAN MCGEE NORRIS ’12‘s son, Colton.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus

Spotted: Charles Merwin, Luke Huston and Esa Kiirikki
1991
Cohasset, MA
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Spotted: Charles Merwin, Luke Huston and Esa Kiirikki

Charles Merwin
Class of 1991
Cohasset, MA
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Charles Merwin ’91, Luke Huston ’91 and Esa Kiirikki ’91 at Esa’s wedding last fall in Massachusetts.

Spotted: Kristin Dodds
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
1998
Ripon, WI
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Spotted: Kristin Dodds

Kristin Dodds
Class of 1998
Ripon, WI
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KRISTIN DODDS ’98 at the US Army Reserves reenlistment ceremony. Pictured with her children.

Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus