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NEWS AND NOTES

ALUMNI NEWS AND NOTES
CARL (B.SC. ’07) and DALAINYA
BRUINSMA (NEE MASLANKO,
B.SC. ’10) celebrated their marriage
vows on October 4th, 2014.
BRITTA DEGROOT (B.A. ’13) has returned to King’s and is using her gifts
and passions in the role of Inclusive
Post-Secondary Education Coordinator.
King’s loves hiring its talented Alumni!
WILLIAM GELDERMAN (B.A. ’15)
and FINA MURPHY (B.A. ’16) are
officially engaged and are planning
their wedding for February 2016.
PAIGE KNICKLE and RYAN
BERENDS make up the talented musical duo, Paige & Ryan. This spring, they
released their first CD, Urban Wildlife.
JUSTINE LINDEMULDER
(B.COMM. ’09) is engaged to marry
Wesley VanderVeen. The wedding is
set to take place in Edmonton on
October 2nd, 2015.
ROBYN (NEE WAGENAAR, B.A.
’10) and BRIAN MOL (B.SC. ’10)
welcomed twin boys, Arie and Cooper,
on February 26th. This young family
is happy, healthy and blessed with a
supportive community in Calgary.
SARAH (B.A. ’07) and JONATHAN
NICOLAI-DEKONING (B.A. ’05)
celebrated the birth of their son,
Samuel, on March 16th. Big sister
Amaryah couldn’t be happier!

JULIE PAQUETTE (B.A. ’12) and
CAMERON EDNEY (B.A. ’12) have
completed a year of teaching English
in China and their travels have taken
them through Thailand, Vietnam, India
and Nepal, so far. Follow their adventures: yhwe.blogspot.com
ANGELA SAWULA (NEE SMITH,
B.A. ‘07, B.ED. ‘12) and her husband
Jonathan were blessed with the birth
of their healthy son, Sawyer Jude, on
January 11th.
GLEN VANBRUMMELEN (B.SC.
’83) is a mathematics professor at
Quest University in BC. He is also this
year’s recipient of PNWMAA Teaching
Award for his numerous contributions
to mathematics education over his 20
year teaching career.
CHARISSA VANDERGRIFT (B.A.
’10, B.ED. ’12) is currently in
Scotland learning from the Iona
Community and volunteering as a craft
worker for 3 months. You can read
about her experience here:
ionacommuticator.blogspot.co.uk
TONY and LYSA VANHERK (NEE
NSEBOR, B.COMM. ’11) were
married in Edmonton on September
27th, 2014. Lysa is currently a Personal
Banker at the Christian Credit Union in
Edmonton.

MEGAN OLIVIER VANHUIZEN
(B.A. ’10) has completed law school at
the University of Ottawa and graduated
Juris Doctor 2015.
JOEL VANHUIZEN (B.A. ’11) has
graduated with a Masters of Business
Administration from Carleton
University. Megan and Joel hope to
move back to Alberta this summer.
KEVIN VISSER (B.COMM. ’13) and
Fernanda Hernandez tied the knot with
a beautiful wedding ceremony in Mexico on March 7th. Kevin looks forward
to restarting his painting business,
Peritus Painting Co., as they plan to
settle in Edmonton this summer.
KATIE WALLBAUM (B.A. ’12) is
currently working on her Masters in
History at the University of Alberta
and her research is focused on Edmonton urban park development in the early 1900s. Katie was recently at King’s
colloquium presenting alongside Dr.
Will VanArragon on Edmonton’s
historic Ribbon of Green initiative.
EMILY T. WIERENGA (NEE DOW,
B.A. ’02) is an award-winning
journalist and the founder of The Lulu
Tree, a not-for-profit organization
dedicated to preventing tomorrow’s
orphans by equipping today’s mothers
in Katwe, Uganda. Proceeds from her
next book, Making It Home: Finding
My Way to Peace, Identity,and Purpose,
will go towards The Lulu Tree.

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