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ALU M NI UPDATE S 2000s Amy E.D. (Duerksen) Sherrard, B.B.A., 2000, and husband Josh announce a daughter, Julianne Elizabeth, born February 15, 2014. Julianne is welcomed by brother Joshua. The family resides in Gilbert, Arizona. Bonnie S. (Runnels) Makeham, B.S., 2001, and husband Will announce a son, Matthew J., born January 25, 2014. Matthew is welcomed by brother Colby. The family resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Han K. (Vu) Shefﬂer, B.S., 2001, M.P.A.S., 2004, and husband Keith announce a son, Kyler, born December 19, 2012. Kyler is welcomed by brother Kaden. The family resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Kristen M. (Anderson) Haight, B.A., 2002, and husband Levi A. Haight, B.S., 2001, announce a daughter, Makayla Jane, born September 20, 2013. Makayla is welcomed by siblings Kaitlin, Malachi and Ezekiel. The family resides in Grand Haven. Megan E. (Cardinal) Immekus, B.B.A., 2003, and husband Nathan H. Immekus, B.S., 2004, announce a son, Landon Jacob, born April 3, 2014. Landon is welcomed by brothers Evan and Weston. The family resides in Washington Township. Ellen M. (Matuszak) Strom, B.S., 2004, M.S., 2008, and husband Jonathon announce a daughter, Lucy Kate, born February 14, 2014. Lucy is welcomed by sisters Avery and Ella. The family resides in Troy. Frances J. (Haarsma) Vugteveen, B.S., 2004, and Robert Vugteveen on June 15, 2013. Krista J. (Hermann) Hillman, B.S., 2005, and husband Matthew R. Hillman, B.S., 2005, announce a son, Ethan James, born May 4, 2014. The family resides in Spring Lake. Cecilia M. (Kolen-Varga) Riley, B.S., 2007, and husband Steven announce a daughter, Emma Corinne, born March 26, 2014. The family resides in Muskegon. Jamie L. (Knott) Wertz, B.S., 2007, and Andrew Wertz on April 26, 2014. 44 Summer '14 Rachael L. (Dasbach) Hummel, B.S., 2008, and husband Jed L. Hummel, B.S., 2009, announce a daughter, Paige Linn, born March 26, 2014. The family resides in Comstock Park. Amy K. (Ruddick) McCullough, B.A., 2008, and husband Jordan B. McCullough, B.S., 2009, announce a daughter, Evelyn Mae, born December 31, 2013. The family resides in Chicago, Illinois. Olubunmi A. (Fadase) Parks, B.S., 2008, M.P.A., 2013, and husband Brian N. Parks, B.B.A., 2008, announce a daughter, Bailey Sade', born March 12, 2014. The family resides in Grand Rapids. Andrea (Lange) Craffey, B.A., 2009, and husband Todd announce a son, Augustus Karel, born August 13, 2013. Augustus is welcomed by brother Charles. The family resides in Grand Rapids. Laura M. (Leone) Sochacki, B.N., 2009, and Andy Sochacki on May 3, 2014. 2010s Megan D. (Bahr) Shier, B.B.A., 2010, and husband Frederick C. Shier, B.S., 2009, announce a daughter, Emma Josephine, born April 16, 2014. The family resides in Grand Rapids. Michael J. Yarnott, B.A., 2010, and Breanna Betz on March 22, 2014. Elizabeth A. (Fynewever) Chiaramonte, B.S., 2011, and husband Joseph M. Chiaramonte, B.S., 1997, announce a son, Rocco Louis, born November 14, 2013. The family resides in Wyoming. Cody M. Eding, B.S., 2011, and Megan M. (Koeman) Eding, B.A., 2006, on June 1, 2013. Katie M. Lee, M.Ed., 2011, and husband Timothy C. Lee, M.Ed., 2011, announce daughters, Alexia Ruth and Alvia Marie, born March 6, 2014. The family resides in Ossineke. Ross L. Ezinga, B.E., 2013, and Kaitlin M. (McDowell) Ezinga, B.S., 2011, on June 13, 2013. In Memoriam 1960s Edythe M. Bolthouse, B.A., 1968, of Fruitport, on March 26, 2014. 1970s Mark A. Kehoe, B.A., 1974, of Grand Rapids, on March 7, 2014. James J. Hosford, B.A., 1977, of Belmont, on March 4, 2014. 1990s Bernard J. Powers, M.B.A., 1994, of Byron Center, on April 23, 2014. Stay informed. Stay involved. Stay connected. Keep your Alumni Association in the know. Please contact the Alumni Relations staff any time your family, career, education status, or address changes. Call (800) 558-0541 | Email alumni@gvsu.edu | Visit www.gvsu.edu/alumni and click "Contact Us" http://www.gvsu.edu/alumni

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Grand Valley Magazine Summer 2014

Table of Contents
Campus News
Fall Arts Celebration
Athletics
Donor Impact
Sustainability
Research
Q&A Karen Gipson
A seat at the table
Students dig program
Deployment to enrollment
Seeing double
Off the path
Arts
Alumni News

Grand Valley Magazine Summer 2014