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Alumni News & Notes
Rupert Hall, class of 1981 and his wife, Yvonne, wrote to let us know that the family recently celebrated the first birthday of their son Matthew.
Michael McCrady, class of 1985 and his wife Elizabeth were blessed with the birth of their second son, Michael Edward McCrady. He weighted 10 lbs and was 24” long. Their first son, Christopher, is quite taken by his younger brother.
Matthew Gibbs, class of 1987 and his wife, Lexie Schilling Gibbs welcomed the birth of twin daughters, Tattie and Lele, on January 9, 2007. The Gibbs family resides in Boston, MA.
Nicholas Pepper, class of 1991 graduated from Yale University School of Drama with an MFA in 2001. Now living in Los Angeles and working as a creative executive at ABC, he oversees all aspects of the TV series Desperate Housewives, as well as Lost, Ugly Betty, and Brothers and Sisters. He is planning a 16-day adventure to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia this summer.
Peter Gacs, class of 1997 is a graduate of Budapest University of Economic Sciences. He is currently working at Loughborough Grammar School, a private boarding school in the UK, as a German and math teacher. He also enjoys being a boarding housemaster and basketball coach of the school team.
Geoff Welliver, class of 1997 is touring with his drum and bass collaborative, Company Truck, around California and has continued releasing material with them since late 2005. Company Truck played at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on March 21, 2007 at Skills’ “Electro.Techno.Disco.Pop” 10-Year Anniversary, alongside other artists, Dieselboy, Dom ‘n’ Roland, Ed Rush, Optical, and Marcus Intalex. On April 20, 2007, Company Truck will be playing with Swedish Drum ‘n’ Bass group, Noisia. Geoff’s music can be found at http://geofmakesmusic.com and http://companytruckers.com.
Bernadette Austin-Bower and Michael Bower, both in the class of 1998 were married on September 9, 2006 at the Lucie Stern Center in Palo Alto, CA. They are both currently graduate students at UC Davis. Michael is working toward his degree in Ecology. Bernadette will be getting an M.S. in community development in June and will start working as a housing finance analyst for the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency starting in April.
Francis Byun, class of 1998 and Charly Kevers were married at the Thomas Fogarty Winery on October 13, 2006. They are living in Seoul, Korea.
David Bower, class of 2000 graduated from St. Mary’s College in 2006. Right after that, he married Julie Levie on June 24. The couple was married in Point Arena, CA, and held their reception in Gualala, CA, the Bowers’ hometown. David is an accountant for KPMG International, and his wife is pursuing a PhD in Environmental Chemistry at UC Davis. They are living in Davis.
Barna Gacs, class of 2000 graduated from Semmelweis Medical University of Budapest last June as a Dental Surgeon with a summa cum laude degree and chose to pursue his career in Cleethorpes, UK (the home of Fish and Chips.) He is an associate member of a busy dental practice with offices overlooking the sea and enjoys treating patients.
John Martin, class of 2001 has accepted a job with the international law firm Salans & Associates in their
Paris, France office for the summer. He will be working primarily with their mergers and acquisitions team. He hopes to get involved with their international arbitration practice, which has a strong presence in Russia and Eastern Europe. He also has an article scheduled for publication in the Boston College International & Comparative Law Review, which addresses land reform in Brazil – specifically how land titling programs can simultaneously increase efficient land use and democratic legitimacy.
Bryan Quinn, class of 2001 is engaged to Shannon Suedkamp, and they are planning a wedding shortly after
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Nicholas Pepper, class of 1987, is producing television entertainment programs at ABC.
Nick Perry, Class of 2003, is on his third tour of duty in Iraq with the US Marines. Nick attended the Priory through middle school. His grandfather, former Secretary of Defense William Perry, was one of the first speakers for the Priory’s Community Forum annual lecture series.