Dennis Nahabetian’s (IAC 80-82, IAA 82-83) sculptures were featured at The Contemporary Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Functional Art Exposition in Chicago and the del Mano Gallery in Los Angeles. Dennis was a panelist in the crafts division of the 2009 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship.
Paula (Salerno) Herbart (AS 80, IAC St 83-84, 89-92, IAA St 89-91) was named 2008 Middle School Teacher of the Year in her school district and recently was elected president of her local union, the Fraser Education Association.
R. Scott Boots (IAA 81-82) received his Masters of Public Administration degree in May from the University of Illinois at Chicago where he continues to work in the field of cancer research administration. He also continues to deliver his burnout prevention workshop to groups such as the Empire State Assisted Living Association and the Departments of Public Health of the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Wyoming, Iowa, Arkansas and Florida.
Joan Kwuon (IAC 82) joined the faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) as an instructor of violin. She has also been named artistic director of the preparatory strings division at CIM.
Louisa (Anderson) Egido (IAC 82-83, IAA 85-88) and her husband Juan welcomed Monica Victoria Egido; born June 29, 2009, three days after big-sister Paloma's second birthday. Louisa lives in Birmingham, Michigan and heads up the e-CRM team at Wunderman Team Detroit.
Dion Parson (IAC 82) and Ron Blake (IAC 79-81, IAA 80-82) and their band,
21st Century Band, celebrated Caribbean Heritage Month at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, Jazz at Lincoln Center in June 2009.
Melissa McCormick (IAA 82-84) is a professor of Japanese art and culture in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University.
Kristine Huskey (IAA 82-85) is a clinical professor of law and co-director of the National Security Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law. She has been a guest on CNN, C-Span, and ABC NEWS to discuss Guantánamo and national security issues and was a featured "Woman to Watch" in Marie Claire magazine. Kristine has had her book "Justice at Guantanamo: One Woman's Oddyssey and Her Crusade for Human Rights." Her publisher is Laurie Householder Orth (IAA 81-84).
Debbie (Gelfand) Secan (IAC 83-86, IAA 86-88) received a Masters of Art and Design from North Carolina State University and launched FabriChai, LLC. Her company designs and produces tallits (Jewish prayer shawls) and other textiles for use in Jewish life. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband Erik and daughter, Rachel.
Dirk Powell (IAC 83) performed with Joan Baez on the Kresge stage as part of the Interlochen Summer Arts Festival. Dirk is a musician, composer, producer and writer. He worked on set of "Cold Mountain" as a consultant regarding the actors' portrayal of traditional musicians, recorded the banjo parts for one of the principal characters, played fife on screen in the film.
Selene Carter (IAA 83-87) is a visiting guest lecturer in the contemporary dance program at Indiana University. She completed her Masters in Fine Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and prior to that, established a dance career in Chicago where she co-directed Links Hall, taught dance studies at the Dance Center of Columbia College, and received a Ruth Page Award for her dance improvisations. Her son Isaiah is five years old.
Kate Weatherly (AS 84-85, 87-88, IAA 89-91) is an attorney in Eugene, Oregon and has sung professionally with the Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble and the Oregon Festival of American Music. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and a 1999 Skadden Fellow. Her daughter, Leila, was a junior camper in summer 2009, becoming the third generation of Weatherlys to attend Interlochen. Leila's grandfather is John Weatherly (AS 66-67, IAA 67-68).
Sze Hang Wong (IAC 84) is the second associate concertmaster for the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
Matthew D. Rose (AS 84, IAC Fac 92-93, 95) received the Emerging Artist Award in Dance from the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre and Dance.
Justin Robertson (IAA 84-87) is a research analyst for the consulting company Rockman et al based in Bloomington, Indiana. He continues to act in regional theater, most recently performing in “Our Town” produced by the Cardinal Theater Company and roles with the Indiana Shakespeare Company. Justin is a frequent emcee for community events and enjoys trips to Japan, and adventures in real estate.
Myron Nettinga (IAA 84-85, IAC St 85) won an Oscar for sound recording for the 2002 film "Black Hawk Down." Myron is a supervising sound engineer in Los Angeles and has worked on films including "Kill Bill, Vol.1 & 2," "Collateral," "Meet the Robinsons," "Hannah Montana the Movie," and finished the sound design and mixing for the upcoming movie "Surrogates," which includes Interlochen alumnus James Francis Ginty (IAC 91, 95, IAA 95-99).
Anna Weisbrodt (IPS 84-86, IAC 90-93, IAA 95-99, IAC St 96) is a law clerk for a Michigan Supreme Court justice in Detroit. Anna has run marathons in Tampa Bay Florida, Traverse City, Michigan, and completed the Detroit marathon in 2008.
Molly (Moblo) Perusse (IAC St 85) is a licensed Cosmetologist with an associates degree in interior design. She is also a mosaic/mixed media artist and owner-operator of the Work of Arts Studio and Salon in Lakeview, Michigan.
Vincent Lam (AS 85-86) is on the piano faculty of Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas where he teaches applied piano.
Morgan Showalter (IAA 85-87, IAC St 88) will be showing his works at Artprize in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the Fall of 2009. Morgan is a visual artist and educator known primarily for his video works. His most recent projects recount the lessons of his childhood in Northern Michigan. Solo exhibitions include the Örebro Läns Museum in Örebro, Sweden and Cheapart in Athens, Greece.
Holly (Kuschell) Thompson (IAA 85-87) was appointed as associate judge for the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians in June of 2008. Holly, an attorney with her own practice, also teaches criminal justice classes for the University of Phoenix. Holly has also served as an associate public guardian for Cook County in Chicago, where she represented abused and neglected children. She has also served on various boards, including the post of President of the Illinois Native American Bar Association.
David S. Morgan (IAC 86) is a pianist, songwriter, singer, producer, arranger and educator. His most recent CD is titled "Live at the Blue Note." David has been the musical director for Neshama Carlebach for 13 years. As a composer, he also writes for television and film. He and his wife Elizabeth have three children and live in Redding, Connecticut
Joshua Jordan (IAC 86-87) is on the visual art faculty at Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J. His art has been shown at exhibitions in Bellwether Gallery, D.U.M.B.O. Art Center in New York, as well as ArtCenter College of Design, in Pasadena, California. Josh received a fellowship to the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Colleen McGuire (IAC 88-91, IAA 92-93, IAC St 99) completed her Ph.D in osteopathics in 2008, is a psychiatry resident at the University of Colorado and has an interest in child psychiatry. She continues to play piano after studying music at the University of New Mexico. She is very interested in music and child development along with music and behavior modulation.
Sophie Laville (IAC 88) is the principal second violin with the Sinfonia Orchester Biel in Beil, Switzerland.
D. Glen Vanderbilt, Jr.'s (IAC Fac 89-94) scene design for "The Clean House", performed by the Contemporary American Theatre Company (CATCO) earned best design from the Central Ohio Theatre Critics Circle in August 2009. Glen teaches at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
Suzanne (Bonn) Miyake (IAC 89, IAA 90-94) married Hidenori Miyake in May, 2009 in Honolulu, Hawaii. They live in Nagoya, Japan where she is an Assistant Professor of English at Nanzan University and works for Nippon Express as an Import Customer Service Agent at Nagoya's main airport. They enjoy travelling and cooking, and were recently visited by Jennifer Feeley (IAA 92-94).
