1998 — Full-Time

Hello 98ers, I guess it was a long cold winter and news was in small supply. Hence, the column this issue is petite but perfectly formed. Enjoy!

Jim Patterson and his wife, Shannon '99, have returned from 12 months of travel and climbing including a trek up Mt. Everest.

Carrie and Dain Bussewitz welcomed Brennan Andrew Bussewitz on April 26. "He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces. All are happy and adjusting to two boys in diapers."  

Chris Tomseth writes: "I don't think I've sent an update since fall, but I have been living in Dubai for about six months. I'm managing international growth for Dnata, the largest travel agency in the Middle East. It's a fun assignment so far, and I've traveled to all kinds of places including Kazakhstan (unfortunately, Borat was away while I was there). Even when I don't travel, Dubai has lots to offer — including indoor skiing when it's too hot to go to the beach. In March we had the first-ever Kellogg GIM trip here. My family now includes four, as we welcomed Alexander Austin Tomseth late last fall just before we moved. Angelina (5) is a wonderful big sister to Alex. We welcome visitors, and have already had Read Flake and his wife come visit."

	Chris Tomseth '98 and son Alex

Andrew Calderwood sent in this note. "On October 7 the Kellogg Rugby Football Club (KRFC) hosted an alumni reunion. The students played their first game of the season versus the alumni team and together we raised $5,000 for the Alex Boag Sarcoma Fund and the Steve Moon '01 Foundation. Representing the '98 alumni were Scott Gardner, Ian Harris, Andrew Calderwood, Scott Hauncher, Kyle Ford, Christian Hackett and Jim Reddinger. We were joined by alumni from other years, including Kevin Weinstein '99, George Robbins '99, Brent Lewis '96, Gareth Taylor '01, Paul Wormley '06, Mike Brodnik '01, Rob Crisp '04, Joe Taylor '00, Doug Wolfe '06, Chris Tucker '03, John Fleming '01 and Dave Baker '02.

"The weekend began Friday night at Pete Miller's bar when a blackout shut down most of Evanston at 10 p.m. Unable to check into the Best Western, we were forced to bar-hop around North Clark until power was restored. A hardy few who ventured to the Deuce recognized that our game preparation may have been less than adequate. A few hours later, spectators of the match on the Lakefill would have noticed the alumni carrying considerably more ice, Advil and bandages than our student hosts. Evanston turned on magnificent weather as the alumni played valiantly and called on long-unused muscle groups for the game. However, lack of fitness, rapidly deteriorating skills and numerous other excuses saw us lose a close match four tries to one. The students later hosted the alumni for award drinks and a charity auction in Evanston before we all headed downtown for a giant team dinner.

"The remainder of Saturday night resembled Friday night with KRFC alumni reliving past glories; not much has changed since '98, only the stories have gotten taller. Naturally we ended the evening at "the deuce" before flying out later that Sunday morning with all insisting on a return for the '07 alumni game. The KRFC has tentatively planned another reunion match in early October, so rugby alumni are forewarned and have no excuses. Further details can be obtained by e-mailing current student Ryan Miller at rmiller2008@kellogg.northwestern.edu."

John Banczak let us know that Heather not only went to one of the shows, but was on TV. You can see her at http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mz_aR5MJfgU. "She is quite a star these days, also appearing on Tori Spelling's new reality show. While she is running around Hollywood, I'm taking care of our baby girl, Devyn. We are still in San Francisco, and spend about half our time in Austin, Texas, these days for my job."