Association news & class notes
Tara Stevenson McEvoy is still working part time as a registered nurse at a rehabilitation hospital in York, Pennsylvania, and loves her job! After homeschooling multiple children for the past 19 years, she is down to homeschooling one child, her son Josiah who is in the seventh grade. Her twins, Sophia and Amelia, graduated from high school in May, and they are enjoying life while trying to figure out what to do next. Her daughter Anna graduated from Lancaster Bible College in May with a social work degree, and daughter Olivia is in her last year of nursing school. They welcomed an amazing young man into their family when her oldest daughter Madeline got married in April. Tara vacationed for two weeks in Englewood, Florida, this summer with her entire family. Lots of milestones this year for her mom heart to endure, but it was an amazing year!
John Rooney and Michelle Giangrandi Rooney ’89 celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in Bermuda in September, narrowly escaping a hurricane. Their daughter Abigail is in her junior year of college at Saint Joseph’s University and son Michael is now in his second year at Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Pennsylvania. John was able to see many Bete brothers and a few Phi Alph sisters at a golf outing Dave Cadigan ’89 hosted this past summer; it was great to see so many WMC colleagues.
Mark Buckley and his family, Rose, Jack, and Clare, are still living in Stuttgart, Germany. Jack is a senior in college in the U.S., and Clare is a senior at Stuttgart High School.
George Mayhew and Karen Quidas Mayhew ’90 own a small farm in southwest Wisconsin where they raise heritage sheep, goats, and poultry, and sell livestock for breeding purposes and meat production. Karen is also growing a fiber business that services craft wool spinners and is clerking at the U.S. Postal Service in Blanchardville, Wisconsin, so she can be close to the farm. George is currently the director of bioinformatics at a growing pharmaceutical company in Madison, Wisconsin.
Chris Newman and Susan Shoumer Newman ’89 celebrated 31 years of marriage in June. Their daughter Natalie Newman ’23 is a senior at McDaniel studying Kinesiology and Communication and having a blast. She loves meeting alumni who went to college with us, including one of her evening class professors, Tracy Kennard Imm ’87. Their second daughter, Nicole, is a senior at James Madison University and will graduate in the spring with a B.S. in Nursing (BSN). She too is enjoying her time at college. Chris celebrated 34 years at T. Rowe Price in January and is currently the head of Americas, leading the institutional business across the U.S. and Canada. He is fortunate to work alongside many terrific McDaniel alumni and seeks to welcome more every year, as it has proven to be a wonderful institution to recruit young talent. Chris still proudly serves on the McDaniel Board of Trustees (since 2009) and is so impressed with President Julia Jasken and the team she has put in place. Our leadership team is stronger than ever, and they are taking bold steps to improve all aspects of the college, kicking off a new strategic plan this year. Chris encourages all of you to take a more active interest in the college, to find a way that you can give back, whether it is time or treasure, to a place we all love. Susan and Chris have found it to be very rewarding. Chris proudly welcomed fellow Bete Mark Carter ’86 to the board recently. Chris also hopes to see many of us on campus sometime soon!
Jonathan Slade is now in his 20th year of teaching full time at McDaniel in the Department of Communication and Cinema. During the height of the pandemic, while many courses moved online, Slade got permission to teach his classes outside at Harvey Stone Pavilion, including Intro to Media and Television Production. It was not uncommon to have a squirrel or bird zip through during a lecture or discussion, or for rain to drip onto the video projector, but surprisingly, many students actually performed better grade-wise than they traditionally would in a regular classroom. He looks forward to the scheduled renovation of this iconic McDaniel location. In spring 2022, McDaniel honored him as a Charles A. Boehlke Jr. Engaged Faculty Fellow. Off-campus, Slade continues to edit and publish his free, hyperlocal quarterly community newspaper the Mason-Dixon Surveyor, which is now in its third year. He and his wife, Novia Campbell, celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary by visiting the Faroe Islands in July 2022
Jennifer Martin Hussey, M.S. ’91 says nothing really has changed since her last update except that she and her husband managed to get their son graduated from high school. Jennifer is working as the director of compliance for the Bexar County Local Mental Health Authority, and most days still enjoys it. Her husband is again contracted back to San Antonio Military Medical Center as a pediatric neurologist. They are still gaming out their exit from Texas back to the DMV. They hope by the next update that will be a reality. Jennifer and her husband recently downsized to a much smaller house and yard, which has made weekends much more fun. She highly recommends the downsize!
Tammy Graf, or as she is fondly known by her email, Tammy “The Bean Counter,” says life has been very hectic since she completed the termination of the existence of Fingerle Lumber Co. in 2020 and then started a new position as CFO for Northville Lumber two weeks before the shutdown for COVID-19. Since 60 is a lot closer now, Fred and Tammy have been trying to decide how retirement will look. And with those thoughts, she is going to start winding down her tax practice this upcoming season. She gets back to Westminster, Maryland, about four times a year for quick visits to check on her mom after losing her dad in January 2020.
Laurie Levin Tuzynski and husband John sold their house in Woodstock, Maryland, and moved to Port Saint Lucie, Florida, in October. They bought a home in a 55-plus community, Valencia Cay in Riverland. She planned retirement on Dec. 31, 2022, after 34-plus years of service. She stays in touch with Kathy Murphy Yingling and was happy to see her in person after pandemic restrictions ended. Laurie is looking forward to the next phase of her life in sunny Florida!
Three years ago, Mary-Martha Peel Bahn’s husband accepted a position at the University of Maastricht, so they moved to Maastricht, Netherlands. Although the pandemic curtailed their plans for travel for the first two years, they are now really enjoying themselves and seeing as much of Europe as they can. Last year took them to Paris, London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, the Eifel region in Germany, and the mountains of Austria. They also saw the opening stages of La Vuelta bike race in Breda and Utrecht, a bucket list item for them. Their oldest daughter lived with them for the past year while she worked on a master’s degree, which she received recently. Their younger daughter is a junior at Oregon State University where she runs track and field. She comes to Maastricht every school break. If any of you find yourself over in The Netherlands, Mary-Martha hopes you will reach out so you can connect in person. They are a pretty easy train ride from Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris.
I, Susan Scalley Herrold, celebrated 21 years at Anne Arundel County Government this year. Currently, I’m the assistant human resources officer for employee and labor relations, managing collective bargaining with 11 unions. I attended the Phi Alpha Mu reunion in the spring and had a blast reconnecting with some fantastic women that I had not seen in a while. It was especially nice to see my roomie Melinda Milburn Palmeri and fellow classmate Deonne Reeve Wollman along with so many other friends. We have six grandchildren now and love spending time with them when we can. Bruce and I are happy to be able to travel again and spent a couple of weeks this fall bumming around South Carolina.
Matt Dunne ’87 and I, Tracy Buckman Dunne, are still living in Cincinnati, Ohio. Matt is chief operating officer for Music and Event Management, managing five music venues and lots of local festivals and events. I am a managing broker for a local real estate company, Comey & Shepherd. This year our son joined me as a partner in the real estate business, which has been lots of fun.
Susan Scalley Herroldssh35@msn.com
Tracy Buckman Dunnetracy@tracydunne.net
1988 Class Reporters