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1950s Ron Petry ’ 56 and Beverly Petry celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in August .
Wendell Dilling ’ 58 was featured in the Midland Daily News for his legacy at the Senior Olympics .
1960s Phil Joseph ’ 64 received an Alumni Honor Award from Manchester University at Homecoming 2023 , the highest recognition the Alumni Association can bestow on a graduate of Manchester University .
Janis Clark ’ 69 Johnston recently published Transforming Retirement : Rewire and Grow Your Legacy . She surveyed 125 individuals aged 55- 96 to learn their definitions of retirement and to understand how they spend their time . Several of those surveyed were graduates of Manchester .
1970s David Eicher ’ 76 was honored as a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada for his work as a hymnbook editor and as a promoter of congregational song . David is a church musician and organist who has served in several positions of leadership within the Presbyterian Association of Musicians . He was recently editor of Glory to God ( 2013 ), the most recent hymn of the Presbyterian Church in the United States .
Mark Huntington ’ 76 was inducted into the Manchester University Athletics Hall of Fame at Homecoming 2023 .
Steve Mock ’ 77 received an Alumni Honor Award from Manchester University at Homecoming 2023 , the highest recognition the Alumni Association can bestow on a graduate of Manchester University . Steve also recently received the National Park Service ’ s George and Helen Hartzog Award for Outstanding Service for his excellence in service as a Denali National Park mountaineering ranger in Alaska .
1980s Jane Keuneke ’ 85 Klemm is now the CFO of Entheos Audiology Cooperative , Inc . headquartered in Fort Wayne .
Karen Myers-Bowman ’ 86 became Dean of the College of Education at California State University , Monterey Bay .
Mark Cawood ’ 87 received the Dean ’ s Distinguished Lecturer Award from Clemson University .
Steve Van Camp ’ 89 became CEO of American Senior Communities .
1990s Rachel Walter ’ 96 Montel of Garrett , Ind ., has been teaching 7th grade writing at Garrett Middle School since January 2022 .
2000s Monica Rice ’ 04 Frye became the director of development and constituent relations at The Cedars Retirement Community in McPherson , Kan . In March she married Dr . Timothy Frye .
Travis Poling ’ 06 currently resides in Richmond , Ind . In Spring 2023 he earned a Master of Arts in English from Miami University of Ohio with emphasis in American Literature and Environmental Humanities . Since earning his masters , he has been freelance writing for Western Wayne News .
2010s
Robbie McKerr ’ 10 was recognized as a Top 25 Indiana Teacher of the Year .
Jessica “ Jessi ” Bremer ’ 11 was inducted into the Manchester University Athletics Hall of Fame at Homecoming 2023 .
Curtis Nordmann ’ 14 was inducted into the Manchester University Athletics Hall of Fame at Homecoming 2023 .
Michael Stocker ’ 14 was inducted into the Manchester University Athletics Hall of Fame at Homecoming 2023 .
2020s Alex Downard ’ 20 received the Young Alumni Impact Award from Manchester University at Homecoming 2023 .
Darvoni Christopher ’ 23 was voted teacher of the week in September at Fishers High School where he works as an edmentum teacher and coach for JV girls ’ basketball .
c – indicates class , but did not graduate | M . Acct . – Master of Accountancy | MAT – Master of Athletic Training M . Ed . – Master of Education | Pharm . D . – Doctor of Pharmacy | PGx – Master of Pharmacogenomics
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