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in the county. Tompkins County,
home to the city of Ithaca, has
been recognized by multiple
publications as one of America’s
smartest cities.
2009
David Yanick
(actuarial math,
economics) became a Fellow
of the Society of Actuaries
in March 2015. Attaining the
fellowship designation requires
candidates to complete a
number of courses, exams
and seminars in a particular
specialty. Yanick’s specialty
track is in “Group and Health,”
which is intended for actuaries
who desire to work in the field
of actuarial science focusing
on group benefits and health
insurance. This track reflects
his current position as an
actuary with Anthem, Inc.
Headquartered in Indianapolis.
Anthem is one of the largest
health benefits companies
in the United States, serving
members all across the country.
2010
Jordan
Hollander,
Esq.,
(political
science,
French,
international
studies) was
admitted
to the bars of New Jersey
and New York and recently
completed a clerkship with the
Honorable Francis J. Vernoia,
presiding criminal judge in
New Jersey Superior Court,
Monmouth County. He has
been accepted to the William
S. Boyd School of Law at the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
to pursue an LLM in gaming law
and regulation, and has been
awarded a merit scholarship
from the Nevada State Bar
Association, Gaming Law
Section.
Molly (Quinn) Phipps
released
her debut novel in a new
adult dystopian trilogy called
“Ultraxenopia,” in April 2015,
with the first sequel expected
to be released this year.
2011
Jennifer (Adams) Beamon
(chemistry) was promoted to
a QA1 analyst on the bulk team
at Bayer HealthCare, where she
has been working since 2011.
Robert Beamon
(chemistry)
was transferred to a first
shift QA1 analyst on the raw
materials team at Bayer
HealthCare where he has been
working since 2011.
Bobby Moore
(French,
political
science)
is an avid
education-
technology
enthusiast,
who has used
his entrepreneurial skills to
develop a start-up organization
in Baltimore called Students
Opportunities and Academic
Resources (SOAR). SOAR is a
web-based platform that will
profile Baltimore students and
connect them with resources to
support their needs, interests
and passions. He says that his
passion for developing SOAR
stems from his experiences
teaching in West Baltimore.
Melody Johnson
(creative
writing, psychology) joined
Southeast Georgia Health
System’s marketing and public
relations department as the
coordinator of digital media.
She is working with fellow
alumna
Jacqueline Weder ’86
.
2013
Jenna Miller
(psychology)
accepted a full-time teaching
position at Big Spring High
School in Newville, Pa., where
she teaches children with
autism and multiple disabilities.
Morgan Churchill
(psychology)
graduated from The
Pennsylvania State University
in August 2015 with a master’s
degree in applied clinical
psychology. She has accepted
a position as a professional
counselor in Williamsport.
John Piazza IV
(business
finance, managerial economics)
was admitted to the University
of Chicago where he will
pursue a master in business
administration.
Michael Ludwig
(biology)
recently received a Master of
Science in anatomy from The
Pennsylvania State University’s
Hershey College of Medicine,
where he is pursuing a
doctorate in anatomy.
2014
Alyssa Young
(English
literature) accepted a position
as an administrative assistant
with Cannon Cochran
Management Services. She
works in the Manchester,
N.H., office that specializes in
workers’ compensation claims
and continues to learn about
the insurance industry.
Julia Cuddahy
(creative
writing), who is pursuing a
master’s degree in library and
information science at Rutgers
University, was awarded the
Carol A. & Norman Barham
Foundation Scholarship for
the Fall 2015 academic term.
One of her course projects
was featured on the Rutgers’
School of Communication and
Information home page.
Kristen Forgotch
(psychology)
became a candidate with the
Adorers of the Blood of Christ
order of Catholic religious
sisters. The ceremony took
place in Wichita, Kan., on March
6, 2016. She will move in with
a group of sisters in Wichita in
June 2016.
Chris ’15 (chemistry) and Rory ’15 McAtee (chemistry) (left and right in
photo) met Jeff Newman, professor of biology at Lycoming College,
after the University of Michigan football game on Sept. 26, 2015. The
McAtee brothers, who are enrolled in the doctoral program in chemistry
at the University of Michigan, took biochemistry with Professors Jeff
Newman and Chriss McDonald.
Victoria C. Yuskaitis
(archaeology, creative writing)
is a doctoral student at the
University of Leeds, where
she was awarded an Arts
Cross Disciplinary Research
scholarship.
Kayla McQuaid
(psychology)
graduated in May 2016, from
the University of Pennsylvania
School of Social and Public
Policy with a master’s in social
work.
Victoria C. Yuskaitis
Kristen Forgotch ’11
Bobby Moore ’11
Jordan
Hollander ’10
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