Kebba Tolbert '94

Michelle M. Grdina '95

Kebba Tolbert '94 is the new head coach and director of men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field and of both cross-country teams at Portland State University in Portland, Ore. He moves up from assistant track coach at Syracuse University * Doctoral student and teaching fellow Andrea J. Stairs '94 received the Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award at Boston College for her work designing a collaborative program for urban secondary teacher education * Ever gone in for "speed dating," the new matchmaking phenomenon that pairs men and women for three to 10 minutes of get-acquainted conversation across a table? Michelle M. Grdina '95 tried it, as reported in a feature in The Improper Bostonian. Be prepared with some good questions and have a positive attitude, she concluded, "even though I didn't meet anyone that I want to date" * The April edition of Fine Woodworking featured art history major Kerry E. Ackerman '96's sewing table, based partly on a 19th-century design. Her goals include creating affordable hand-crafted furniture, said Ackerman, who is studying furniture making in Boston.

Marriages: Mary (Molly) D. Beale '92 to Laurence G. Constable near Squam Lake, N.H. * Jonathan J. Eddinger '93 to Robin Currier in Manchester, N.H. * Andrew K. Bonham '94 to Jaime M. Grogan in Dallas, Texas * Brian P. Pompeo '95 to Jennifer Aquino in Cohasset, Mass. * Rachel J. Moritz '96 to Matthew S. O'Connell '96 in Falmouth, Mass. * Jennifer E. Johns '97 to Jonathan R. Bolton '98 in Powell, Ohio * Marah E. Smith '97 to Zachary J.D. Atwell in Narragansett, R.I. * Heather A. Sanders '99 to Todd R. DiCaprio in Las Vegas, Nev.

Births: A son, Peter Lim, to SooHee Lee '90 and Bryant Lim * A son, Wilson Clark Thors, to Thor and Melissa LaBarre Thors '91 * A daughter, Maya Barnes, to Mandy and Jason C. Barnes '93 * A daughter, Emma Carbone, to Jana and Robert H. Carbone '93.