Class Notes

Remarks

1957 | Reunion

On December 8, 2021, JUSTIN MCCARTY ’57, JIM HAZLEWOOD ’57, JON OUSLEY ’57, RICK LANE ’57, NELSON SPENCER ’57, and JIM PERKINS ’57 gathered for lunch at Northwood Country Club in advance of their Class’s 65th reunion celebration in April 2022.

1968

In January 2021, ALAN THIEMANN ’68 was named Partner in the IP/technology Seattle law firm of Han Santos, PLLC, resident in the firm’s new office in Alexandria, Virginia. He is serving as practice lead for the Privacy, Data Security & Testing group, managing three lawyers in the Alexandria office, one in the Seattle office, and one contract lawyer in the New York City office.

1978

PAUL SCHMIDT ’78 captured the Gold Medal in the National Championships Men’s Foil "Veterans" group in Atlanta, Georgia, this summer. His win qualified him for the "Veterans" World Championships, which were canceled due to COVID. Some of Paul’s greatest influences on his fencing career were former

faculty member, DANIEL NEVOT, KERRY SULKOWICZ ’77, and

CHUCK HELMS ’76.

1985

Genevieve Wolff and STEVE JURVETSON ’85 celebrated their marriage in Half Moon Bay, California, on January 13, 2022. The couple live in Los Altos, California, where Steve is the Managing Director and Founder of Future Ventures.

1987

PAUL GENENDER ’87 and his parents, Joanie and Larry Genender, visited the Winn Science Center to see the plaque bearing their family’s name on the office of fellow graduate,

DAN NORTHCUT ’81.

1988

Former football teammates JEFF HAWKINS ’88 and BRIAN HARGROVE ’88 reunited in Massachusetts in December.

1995

In September 2021, St. Mark’s teacher and acclaimed artist WILLIAM ATKINSON ’95 had his art on display in NorthPark Mall as part of Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center’s Art for Advocacy Auction.

1996

CHRIS LEE ’96, his two children, James and Daniela, and his brother JULIAN LEE ’98 gathered with their parents Ed and Grace Lee to celebrate Ed’s birthday. Chris and Ed are both Emeritus Trustees.

1998

JIM BOB WOMACK ’98 and ERIC BARTA ’99 connected with Head Soccer Coach CORY MARTIN on December 10, in San Antonio when the Lions traveled south for a match against Saint Mary’s Hall.

2001

The ReMarker Campout returned to Texas this year for their

20th annual event. BRIAN BENEKE ’01, SCOTT SELINGER ’01,

ANIRUDDHA BETTE ’01, DAN MICHALSKI ’90, NICK ORENSTEIN ’01

gathered at dinner in Austin. MATT BRADFORD ’01 joined the festivities the next day for boating on Lake Travis.

2003

Kanchana and ARISH GUPTA ’03 welcomed their daughter Milana “Mila” Sanvi Gupta, into the world in October 2021. The Gupta family resides in Dallas.

Members of the Class of 1957 Paul Schmidt ’78 Genevieve Wolff and Steve Jurvetson ’85 Paul Genender ’87, Joanie and Larry Genender, and Dan Northcut ’81 Jeff Hawkins ’88 and Brian Hargrove ’88 William Atkinson ’95 Chris Lee ’96 with his family Jim Bob Womack ’98 and Eric Barta ’99 with Cory Martin The ReMarker Campout Kanchana and Arish Gupta ’03 welcomed Milana Sanvi Gupta

Members of the Class of 2003 Lauren Piper married Barrett Johnson ’06 Meyer Korngut Tait, Jack and Owen Walker The Fletcher family Adelaide Collins Kline The celebration for William Hicks ’10 Lieutenant Tower Cook ’12 married Tiffany Byrd

2003 (continued) On Saturday, December 4, members of the Class of 2003 gathered at the American Airlines Center to watch the Memphis Grizzlies, led by Head Coach TAYLOR JENKINS ’03, defeat the Dallas Mavericks 97 – 90.

JOHN TOUGH ’03 recently started as a Board Member for Smartcar. He is a Co-founder and the Managing Partner at Energize Ventures, a venture capital and growth equity firm focused on accelerating the digital innovation of energy and sustainability.

2004

MARK HARIZ ’04 was promoted to Operating Partner, Head of Corporate Development at Alkeon Capital Management.

BRANNIN MCBEE ’04 is the Co-founder and CSO of CoreWeave, a specialized cloud provider built for NVIDIA GPU-accelerated workload. In November 2021, CoreWeave raised $50 million from Magnetar Capital, a leading alternative investor.

NEIL FERRINI ’04 and his wife Caroline recently welcomed their son James into their family. James joins the Ferrini family as the younger brother to Oliver and Eleanor.

2006

Lauren Piper and BARRETT JOHNSON ’06 were married in November 2021. The Johnsons reside in Salt Lake City, Utah.

ALEX ROSS KORNGUT ’06 and his wife, Alex, welcomed their baby boy, Meyer Korngut, into the world on July 11, 2021. The Korngut family resides in Dallas.

Shannon and ZACH WALKER ’06 celebrated the end of 2021 by adding a baby boy to their family on December 29. Brothers Tait and Jack were excited to meet Baby Owen. The Walker family lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

ANDREW SMITH ’06 and his wife, Jessica, welcomed their first child, Cambrian (Cam) Rex Hinojosa Smith, on August 31, 2021.

2007

JOEL FLETCHER ’07 and his wife, Kristin, welcomed their daughter, Madison Anne, on January 29, 2021. Madison joins the Fletcher family as their second child and younger sister to Charlotte. The Fletchers reside in Dallas, along with their dog, Georgia. Madison is the newest granddaughter to DWIGHT FLETCHER ’75 and his wife Bitsy.

Courtney and DAVID GILBERG ’07 welcomed a baby boy, Simon, into the world on January 4, 2022. The Gilberg family lives in Dallas.

LUKE KLINE ’07 and his wife Tory welcomed a daughter, Adelaide Collins Kline, into their family on December 6, 2021. Collins is the couple’s first child and the niece of WILLIE KLINE ’00.

2008

JASON BLUNK ’08 has accepted a new role as a Data Scientist at MVPIndex where he resides in Dallas.

2010

Paige Sigband and WILLIAM HICKS ’10 recently celebrated their engagement. The party was attended by JEANIE LAUBE and alumni from the Class of 2010, including MICHAEL SHULMAN ’10,

DANIEL RAFKIN ’10, WILLIAM HICKS ’10, TOM DUFFY ’10, DILLON

DANDURAND ’10, and FRED ADDY ’10.

2012

Tiffany Byrd and Lieutenant TOWER COOK ’12 exchanged wedding vows on November 28, 2021, at The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. The newlyweds will make their home in Cambridge, England, where Tower is stationed at RAF Molesworth with USAFRICOM.

2013

In September 2021, BRYCE AHART ’13 started a new job at STARZ as the producer for Starz’s critically acclaimed wrestling drama HEELS. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

MICHAEL GILLILAND ’13, former engineer at SpaceX, is now working at Neuralink, a brain research startup founded by Elon Musk.

Meg and MARK SENTER ’13 were married on October 16, 2021, and reside in Dallas.