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Monte Cruz Gregory ’12 of Fort Wayne, Ind.,is a logistics analyst at
the orthopedics company Depuy Synthes in Warsaw, Ind. He creates,
maintains and automates several inventory reports that Depuy uses to
make inventory and part-movement decisions.
Cory Feltner ’13 is a software developer for Tata
Consultancy Services in Milford, Ohio. TCS, along with its
parent company, the Tata Group, provides software and IT
consulting to thousands of clients worldwide.
Melissa Grinstead ’12 of North Manchester, Ind., is the executive
director of the campaign for Eastern Kentucky University in
Richmond, Ky. Melissa worked for Manchester University for 24 years,
most recently as the director of advancement services.
Bailey Killinger ’13 of Fishers, Ind., has been hired as
a correctional officer at the Indiana Women’s Prison in
Indianapolis.
Alex Hokanson ’12 is an automation developer for Interactive
Intelligence in Indianapolis. The company provides contact center,
unified communications, and business process automation software and
services for many types of organizations worldwide. Alex takes stepby-step directions for how to test a feature of a product then writes
code to automate that testing. He also writes software that assists his
fellow testers.
Ben Ogden ’12 is a marketing writer at
Manchester University while Casey Loshe
’12 Ogden is moving into her second year
as a special education teacher at Northwest
Elementary in Decatur, Ind. The two will
celebrate their second wedding anniversary on
July 7, 2014.
Veronica Schilb ’12 of Fort Wayne, Ind., was
selected as a class member for The Richard G. Lugar Excellence in
Public Service Series during the 2013-2014 school year. Founded in
1990, The Lugar Series is a women’s leadership development program
designed to increase the number of Republican women in local, state
and national elective and appointive offices. Inspired by former U.S.
Sen. Richard G. Lugar, the program has trained 421 Hoosier women in
23 classes to enter public service.
Nicolas Balmoria ’13 is a systems engineer for Tata Consultancy
Services in Milford, Ohio. TCS, along with its parent company, the Tata
Group, provides software and IT consulting to thousands of clients
worldwide. As a systems engineer, Nicolas uses business intelligence
tools to analyze and depict data to help clients discover information
that can improve customer experiences. He also shows clients the
effectiveness of their existing systems and resources.
Nicolas Barbknecht ’13 of Indianapolis was named legislative affairs
director for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).
Nicolas will coordinate with staff and the members of the
Indiana General Assembly to secure and advance INDOT projects,
programs and initiatives on a state and national level.
Kristen Barker ’13 and Mitch Brunner of Decatur, Ind., married
May 18, 2013.
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Kathryn “Katie” Miller ’13 and John Lash ’12, both of
Winchester, Ind., married on the Manchester University
campus on May 18, 2013.
Clorinda Tharp ’13 and Brandon Culy of Winchester, Ind.,
married June 8, 2013.
Kathleen Thayer ’13 and Jason Bailey of Goshen, Ind.,
married Dec. 14, 2012.
Kimberlee Weaver ’13 and David Dahl of Bluffton, Ind.,
married Oct. 25, 2013.
Friends of Manchester
Patricia A. Burke of Wabash, Ind., died Mar. 9, 2014.
Roger Buzzard