We Are
Family
During the month of February, love was in the air—
or on the web—as we launched #MustangLove
on SU social media. We received stories from 26
alumni couples about how VJC/SU brought them
together. It was an opportunity to share news on
marriage, children, and other life events, some of
which can be found in the Class Notes of this issue.
#StevensonSiblings was featured on National
Sibling Day, April 10, where we invited alumni
siblings to share photos and tell us why they
both—or all—chose VJC/SU.
Watch for these upcoming
opportunities to share your
stories of SU family.
#FutureMustangs #LegacyFamilies
In September, we invite alumni to
share photos of their babies. In November, alumni can share photos of themselves
and their parents who also attended VJC/SU.
CLASS NOTES
Emily Dinsmore ’17M is an assistant field
hockey coach at Appalachian State University
in North Carolina. She served two seasons
as a graduate assistant field hockey coach at
SU working primarily with goalkeepers and
defenders, and also worked in recruiting and as
an academic mentor. Since she knew a few people who taught there and
loved it, she decided to give it a go and has never
looked back.
Congratulations to Melissa Fisher and
Andrew Zink on receiving the American
Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) National
Student Honor Award. This is awarded to
students who have at least a 3.3 GPA on a
4.0 scale, demonstrate exemplary leadership
and community service participation, are a
student member of ASCP, and are completing
their final year of an accredited MLS program.
Melissa and Andrew were two of only 78 total
recipients nationwide to receive this prestigious
honor. Shawn Rollins is a registered nurse working at
Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. He and his
wife, Rene, have two sons, Joshua and Caleb, and
the family resides in Bel Air.
Kaitlin Kirkwood is working as a Discovery
Communications Intern Program Coordinator.
As an intern with Discovery Communications
in 2017, she worked in event scheduling and
impressed her co-workers with her energy and
organization, so it was a smooth transition to
this new position.
Ariana Merrifield is currently teaching in
Thailand, and she took part in a live FaceTime
conversation with SU students on the methods
of teaching social studies. Ariana says that it
had always been a dream to teach abroad after
graduation, and she started doing research in
her senior year. She found a program called
CIEE Teach Abroad, and she chose Thailand.
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Adraine Mewborn ’17M is a registered nurse/
diabetes educator at the University of Maryland
Medical Center in Baltimore.
Stephanie Schwarz is engaged to Christopher
Taylor, Jr., and the couple is expecting their first
child in August.
Emily Shannon is working at Rymax Marketing
Services providing general office support.
Fred Terry is working as a technical recruiter in
contract engineering with Aerotek Systems. His
strong interpersonal and public speaking skills
led him to success with Aerotek, a top global and
staffing agency.
In Memoriam
Mary Bess Fahy Call ’61
on Nov. 4, 2016
Tracey Burgess Cunningham ’82
on April 4, 2017
Jessica Anne Forbes ’13
on Aug. 18, 2017
Mary Frances Hock Fry ’81
on Oct. 28, 2017
Catherine Guttenberger Gabriel ’62
on Nov. 25, 2017
Ann Carole Stevenson Haddaway ’58
on Jan. 8, 2018
Anne Irby ’82
on Dec. 18, 2017
Kaitlin Noelle Tennison ’09
on Oct. 22, 2016
Alumni, we want to hear what you’ve been doing!
Please send us your news and photos on personal and professional achievements, marriage,
family, travel, and memories of your time at VJC/SU. Submit your news and photos via mail
to Alumni Notes, Stevenson University, Attn: Carolyn Douglas, 1525 Greenspring Valley Rd.,
Stevenson, MD 21153-0641; via e-mail to [email protected]; or submit them online
at stevenson.edu/ventures.