Thanks to all who wrote in—I hope you had a splendid summer. * Lance and Lisa McDonald Qualmann had their first son, Will Edwin, in June. Lisa and family live in Dallas, and Lisa works as a licensed professional counselor. * Josh and Terry Packard Baker welcomed their second daughter, Hannah Maye, in June. Terry is co-owner of a graphic design firm, Curious & Co. Creative, which was named Best of Philly 2012 for Custom Stationery by Philadelphia Magazine. * Kristina Tabor married Mike Saccone in September at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Kim Victor Neckers attended. * Adam and Lizzie Ford Inglis welcomed a baby boy, Charlie, in April. * Chris Castle joined a startup in Seattle named Simply Measured as a product manager, helping them manage their data processing and reporting platform. Chris had a great time attending sailing at the London Olympics, supporting his cousin representing the U.S.A. in the men’s 470 boat. * Hilary Corbin reports that all is well with her girls, Lavely, 3, and Campbell, 1 1/2, and that they had a lovely summer on Martha’s Vineyard. Hilary competed in her first triathlon in Greenwich in late July, where her cheering squad included Dana Fowler Charette ’01. * Erika Tristan and husband Dan welcomed their second child, Evelyn Maya, in May. * Gavin and Whitney Pearce Fitts had their second daughter, Harper Dillon, in April. The Fittses live in Charlestown with their two dogs and love catching up with Colby friends in town. * Stephanie Looney Smykal and her husband recently moved to Boston, where she will attend Boston College’s pediatric nurse practitioner program. They’re expecting their first baby in January. * Jon Weber has lived and worked in Munich since July and will be there through the end of the year on rotation. Jon welcomes the opportunity to catch up with anyone for Octoberfest. * Mark Buschenfeldt married Kellerey Lohman in July at the top of the historic Daniels & Fisher clock tower in downtown Denver. Their Native American ceremony was celebrated with family, friends, and their Labradoodle, Bindi. Mark is now a director at Vestas Wind Systems. * Katie Egan Wertheimer had another baby boy, Graham Dennis, Feb. 29 (leap day). Graham joins big brother Mason, 3. Katie and family still reside in Westfield, N.J. * It’s now been 14 years since we were young freshman on the Colby campus. The fall always brings back vivid and fond memories—it still feels like yesterday.
Fall 2012