Inspire, Spring 2010

a lumnotes Bob Pontius ’94 and his wife, Bethany, reside in Akron, Ohio. Bob received his master’s degree in interpersonal communication from the University of Akron in 2001. He now serves as an adjunct faculty member there and is also employed full time in the medical sales field. They have four children, Bobby, Mary, Grace, and George. Gretchen (Steininger) Severance ’94 and her husband, Rick, announce the birth of Finley Marsh on October 16, 2008. She joined her sisters, Campbell (10) and Sutton (7), at home in Destin, Florida. Camille (Holloway) Schuette ’95 and her husband, Jon, reside in Gig Harbor, Washington. Jon works at Russell Investment Group, and Camille works part time from home as a compliance manager for J&M Management. They have two boys, Adam (6) and Ethan (3). Phillip ’95 and Melissa (Mocny) Snyder ’96 announce the birth of their son Jack Phillip on December 6, 2008. He joined siblings Nicholas (7) and Emily (3) at home in Rochester, New York. Phillip is the operations manager for Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and Melissa homeschools the children. Chad ’95 and Michelle (Steenwyk) Wingert ’94 announce the birth of Micah Donald, born on April 8, 2008. He joined Katie (11), Jenna (7), and Claire (4). Chad is a business manager, and Michelle teaches piano lessons. They reside in Falling Waters, West Virginia. Greg Chance ’96 and his wife, April, announce the births of Mason Gregory and Allison Marie, born on May 18, 2009, and welcomed home by Leah (3). Greg is an engineer for Motorola, and April enjoys staying at home in Round Lake Beach, Illinois. recent events February 4 — Phoenix, Arizona Guests enjoyed dinner with Dr. Bill Brown and Jeff Beste ’87. After dinner, Dr. Brown provided a campus update. February 10 — Tampa, Florida At this alumni event, Dr. and Mrs. Bill Brown gave a campus update to the group before they headed off on the Friends for Life Cruise. March 1 — Dallas Chapter Event The rain couldn’t keep these alumni away from their chapter event, where close to 40 guests enjoyed a traditional Texas feast of Rudy’s Bar-B-Q. 32 SPRING 2010