2004

With graduation behind us, the Class of 2004 has re-entered the working world with its usual panache, exemplified by a summer full of adventures, reunions and weddings:

Alison Curd spent a month this summer traveling through Eastern Europe, with St. Petersburg and Budapest ranking highest on her list of favorites. In August she hit the East Coast, where Jim Steckart, Whit Lanier, Kristen Mitchell, Kirsten Hornby, Putney Cloos, Dana Zuber, Andy Sofield and Brian Fox also attended Amanda Hoche's wedding in Bar Harbor, Maine.

Michelle Villagomez tied the knot with Brett Sanchez on July 17.

Rahul Mewawalla ’04 and his wife, Anuneha, who was co-chair of Kellogg Joint Ventures, with fellow classmates Toshihiro Fukumura ’04 and Noritsugu Kubo ’04
Laurent Luccioni ’04 deals with the effects of Hurricane Alex
Nori Kubo ’04 and wife Ayumi in Greece.
Theresa Sullivan ’04 with her new baby

Anyone feeling nostalgic for The Keg is invited to crash at Brian Myer's pad, just a block away. Just be sure to congratulate him on his recent nuptials as well. He and Heather Gartner were married July 10 in Auburn, Calif., in the Sierra foothills, followed by a 10-day honeymoon in Costa Rica. Alan Yengoyan, Ryan Heslop and Dan Rosskamm attended. Same day, different place: Patrick O'Hern was married in Connecticut, with Joanna and Dave Ganiear and Brandy and Michael Fiddelke in attendance.

Brian Fox and Putney Cloos were married June 26 in Woods Hole, Mass. In attendance from Kellogg were Kate Farrell, Cindy Goodrich, Karen Welt, Matt Murray, Scott Blumsack, Cos Gallo, Justin Burks, Edwin Van Dusen and Brian's dad, Douglas Fox '71. The couple is now residing in NYC.

Katja Roever and Dean Lindo '03 redefined intraclass spirit with an "event across the Atlantic" this summer. Apparently, while '04 was well represented at the wedding by Oliver Bauer, Alex De Croo, Ben Hall, Karel Schaepman, Mike Sheehan and Jay Victor, the '03's beat us by about 100 percent. And we thought the whole GIM/KOA thing ended after Kellogg.

More news on Anna Octaviano's wedding in the next issue. Apparently, her honeymoon delayed her traditional Shutterfly distribution. Can you blame her?

Ignacio Felix writes that, with the exception of closely avoiding direct hits by two hurricanes this summer, his new life in Miami has been relatively tranquila. Uh-huh. In other weather-related news, Laurent Luccioni reports: "As we moved to North Carolina we got caught in hurricane Alex on an island. I guess it was some kind of welcome." No, but I have some good news: You saved a bunch of money on your car insurance by switching to Geico. (See picture of Laurent and car.)

From Philly, Mark Treiber writes: "Although extremely jealous of all of the world travelers in our class, I did actually accomplish something at work this summer. I was busy completing the first AND 1 DVD, of which I will be the executive producer. It hits store shelves in November. Other than that, I've been settling into my new digs in Philadelphia. Please come visit (except in November, because I will be on the international AND 1 tour)." Who's jealous now?

Over Labor Day, Joe '03 and Katie Terino held their second annual East Coast Kellogg Weekend for 2003 and 2004 classmates in Newport, R.I. Attending were '03ers Ian Powell, Jim McIntyre, E.G. Fishburne, Andrew Ingley, Ryan O'Toole, Jesse Marmon, Beth Kretecos, Melissa Mangini, Mark Pyle, Brian Helm, Rob Zamacona, Yelena Lungin, Elaine Schulze and Brian Fitzpatrick, and '04ers Chad Stevens, Aaron Rose, Dave McDowell and Jonathan Glick. The group spent the weekend catching up, soaking up the sun, digging for quahogs, kayaking, playing bocce and taking in Newport.

James Wiggins is going green in Guyana, sourcing sustainable building materials for his new enterprise, Home Greenbuild (www.homegreenbuild.com). If anyone is in the area or in the Caribbean, drop him a line.

Jeff Chesnut ’04 encounters section-mate Bojan Dragasevic, also ’04, unexpectedly in Rome

Jeff Chesnut writes: "Hello from (I believe) the only Kellogg 2004 grad who landed in St. Louis. My wife and I stayed busy this summer relocating, buying a house, moving in, touring Europe for a month and then finally (for me) starting work at Anheuser-Busch in August. The most random moment of the summer occurred during my three days in Rome, where I literally ran into my section-mate Bojan Dragasevic. He had left Kellogg after year one because his wife wasn't able to secure a visa to come to the States. He took off the second year to be with her in Montenegro and is now returning to school this fall to finish up. He'd actually run into Chad Harding in Spain earlier in the summer, so he seems to be a magnet for Kellogg grads."

Patrick Youssi spent time in the Cote d'Azure this summer with girlfriend Tricia Weber. The couple is now living in Denver.

Theresa Sullivan and husband Peter welcomed their son, Sean Thomas, on June 18. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Theresa says, "His timing was perfect. He held off just long enough for me to officially graduate!" A considerate young man in the making. Starting this fall, Theresa is back for more: She'll be at Kellogg for another four years to pursue a PhD in marketing.

Nori Kubo and his wife, Ayumi, visited Athens in July, just prior to Olympic craze. They're now in Osaka and have already been hosting classmates. Rahul Mewawalla and his wife, Anuneha (co-chair, Kellogg Joint Ventures), spent a wonderful summer traveling in Europe and South Asia before meeting up with Nori and Toshihiro Fukumura, who shared stories about their first few weeks at GE in Tokyo and Sanyo in Osaka.

From Chi-town, Will Nolen sends in: "I'm living in a loft in Greek Town with Gabe Kronstadt. Summer activities included Spain, Guatemala, lots of volleyball and the Chicago Triathlon. Look forward to catching up with Kellogg folks as they return from their travels."