CLASS NOTES continued from page 30
2010 Jonny Simkin is CEO of SwoopThat, a leading provider of course search technology and textbook price comparison. At SwoopThat, par-
ents and students enter their courses, and the website returns every book they need to buy as well as every online merchant that sells those books. He says, “We help students save over 50 percent on textbooks while simultaneously donating a portion of their sales proceeds to sup- port on-campus activities. We tried it at Mudd, and students saved over $16,500 during one semester and raised over $1,000 for on-campus activities.” In addition to textbook purchases, SwoopThat helps students and
Duane Loh ’04, wife, Stephanie Lee, and friends.
2004 Duane Loh celebrated his marriage to Stephanie Lee in Singapore on Jan. 9, with Andrew Cole, Chuck Matlack, Darci
Snowden and Laura Clark.
2007 Erin Heyer and Bryan Kaanta married on Oct. 16, 2010 in Burlington, Vt. The wedding and reception were held on the Univer-
sity of Vermont campus. Bryan graduated from Worcester Polytech- nic Institute in 2007. Members of the bridal party included Michelle Lum and Ryan Pakula ’09. Fiela Gutierrez sang at the wedding. Other Mudders in attendance were Fang- Yuan Chang, Kyle and Emily (Hogan) Roberts, Mike Pugh, Kyle Zarzana, Martha
Cavanaugh-
O’Keefe and Brandon Smith, David and Karen (Brown) Morrison ’08. Erin says, “I’m currently pursuing my Ph.D. in bio- medical science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in the labora- tory of Melissa Moore. Bryan is a captain in the U.S. Air Force and is stationed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute as an admissions officer for the Reserved Officer Training Core (ROTC) Detachment at WPI. We live in Worcester, Mass.”
Bride Erin Heyer ’07 with husband Bryan Kaanta and friends.
parents sell their books by searching online vendors for the highest buy- back price. SwoopThat’s general product search engine also provides price com- parisons for over 15 million products from thousands of retailers nationwide. Jonny, Matt Kurtis, Alex Kurtis and
Kyle Casella won the 20th annual Henry R. Kravis Concept Plan Competition for SwoopThat.
Lea Zernow and Alex Hagen married Feb.19 in San Diego, Calif. Of the 150 guests, there were about 30 Mudd and Scripps College friends, Lea reports. continued on page 36
Lea Zernow and Alex Hagen ’10
Share the good news Please send news about your new job or promotion, travel experiences, sport or hobby, marriage or kids, or any other proud moment.
Deadlines
summer issue: May 14 fall/winter issue: Sept. 30.
E-mail
alumni@hmc.edu
Postal Office of Alumni and Parent Relations Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Blvd. Claremont, CA 91711
34 Har vey Mudd College SPRING 2011
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40