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John B. Santos, class of 1994 – is currently working in his dad’s shipping company, SouthwestMaritimeCorp. TheyhavecarcarriersfromHyundai,bulkcarriersfrom Hong Kong, and cargo ships from the UK and France, as well as gas tankers with routes throughout Asia. John’s work currently is in the department that supplies the crews for the ships.
Grant Rosenquist, class of 1996 – and his father have started a new business in Lodi, CA. Theywillbeimportinggraniteslabsanddistributingthem. Itisanoffshootof hisfather’scompany, afabricatingmanufacturer. GranttraveledrecentlytoXaimen, China to meet people from the company they will be working with.
Kristin Hepper, class of 1997 – is currently working on a PhD degree in Ancient
COLD Seeps (having to do with marine ecology) at UC Riverside, which has a
program that she describes as the best match for her interests.
Young Bae Lee, class of 1997 — completed his (Korean) military service last July
and in August began working for the Hyundai Corporation oil and minerals team,
where he analyzes and manages investments in natural resources. His biggest news is that he will be getting married on June 10, 2005. His fiancée is in her second year of law school at Tulane, located in New Orleans. Young Bae writes that he “fell in love with the city” while visiting recently, and he thanks Grant Rosenquist (1996) for the good advice regarding the best restaurants in the area.
Peter Newman, class of 1999 – received his degree in History at UCSB in June 2004. He is currently attending UC Davis to obtain a teaching credential with an MA in History.
Robert Reinhardt, Middle School class of 2000 – is currently a Freshman at Brown, interested in graphic design. He also swims the free style events on the Brown swim team and hopes to beat his brother (at a Princeton/Brown dual meet) before he graduates.
Alena Harajdova, class of 2001 – is now in architecture school in Bratislava and played tour guide for her Priory hosts, Dotty, Terry and Carolyn Hayes, when they visited her in the Slovak Republic recently.
Mike Bohley, class of 2001 – is is a roomate of Jon Del Secco (class of 2001) and is set to graduate from Loyola Marymountthisspring. HewritesthatJonandhewillmarrytwinsisters,ClaireandSarahAlbright,this summer. AftertheweddingtheyplantomovebacktotheBayAreaandlookforaduplextheyallcanshare. David Lando, class of 2001 – is a senior at Santa Clara University majoring in Environmental Studies and Anthropology.
Kit Newman, class of 2001 – is a Human Biology Major, graduating June 2005 from Stanford University. She will attend University of California San Francisco Medical School this fall.
Liesl Yost, class of 2001—is in her final semester at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana. She is a Theater major and will be graduating with honors in May, after which she plans to look for work in her field of study. Liesl’s mom, Camille Yost, who works in the Development and Admissions offices at the Priory, flew to the campus in late March to see her daughter’s senior project. The required project begins with selecting a play and making a proposal to the department, then working for several months as producer-director responsible for all the aspects of the performance. Despite the heavy stress and workload, she reports that she is enjoying herself.
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Alumnus Alejandro Chavez, pictured here with Father Martin Mager and Dave Arnold, Chair
of the Alumni Association,
gave a chapel talk to the Priory community about the legend left by his grandfather, the great labor leader Caesar Chavez. At least two alumni speak to the student body every year, and they are among the most popular guests, says Gail Kimball, Associate Director of Development.