Kristi A. Budwit (BS09, MS11) earned her white coat after graduating as a physician assistant from Philadelphia University. Budwit was also awarded the Director’s Award for Clinical Excellence.


Jason T. Sandford (MS09) has joined Hanger Clinic’s Morgantown, W.Va., patient care facility.


Shawn M. Fallon (BBA09) was hired by Baker Tilley Virchow Krause LLP as a senior accountant. She will provide tax compliance, advisory services and tax plans for corporate and individual clients.


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Dr. Vamsi K. Kanneganti (MS10), board certifi ed in internal medicine and a former nephrology fellow at Loyola University Medical Center, has joined Trios Care Center in the kidney care practice.


Stephanie E. Knight (BSN10) received the 2013 Michigan Nurses Association Excellence in Nursing Practice Award for her work in the University of Michigan Nurses Council Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.


Patrick J. Pinkerton (BS10) joined the Arizona Sundogs, a hockey team in the Central Hockey League, as the new athletic trainer.


Barry L. Sheppard (BS10) was cast as Hansel in the Friends Always Creating Theatre presentation of “A Hansel and Gretel Christmas,” which played for 10 weeks at Times Square in New York City.


Matthew C. Duggins (BBA11), formerly an army engineer serving in Iraq, is now a Northville City Police offi cer.


Latarrius A. Thomas (BS11) joined the Pittsburgh Power, an Arena Football League Team for the 2014 season. Thomas brings his 3rd Team All Mid-American Conference talents to the defensive backfi eld.


Andrew D. Welch (MS11), executive director for Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana, has been named the 2013 Communicator of the Year for District 3 by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations.


Jessica Boyd (CBAD12) is the new human resources generalist for the Goodwill stores and donation centers in the Keystone area of Pennsylvania.


James Beaty (BBA70), of Swansea, Ill., proudly wore his EMU sweatshirt in St. Louis, Mo., during the opening of the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge on Feb. 9, 2014. The $695 million bridge has two 400-foot towers and is the third-longest cable-stayed bridge in the U.S.


Zachariah W. Harris (BSW12) is the drummer for an Ypsilanti-based band, Truman, that just released its second album, titled “Ever Changing.”


Barry J. Hicks (MS13) joined the management team for the City of Sterling Heights as the economic development manager. He will lead the city’s business retention and recruitment program.


to announce that Class Notes are now open to wedding and birth announcements, as well as career changes or advancement and award recognition.


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All Class Notes submissions should include your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, degree(s) and year of graduation.


hare your news with us in a class note. We are excited


MAIL TO: Eastern Michigan University Offi ce for Alumni Relations, 1349 S. Huron St., Suite 2, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, or use our online submission form at emich.edu/alumni.


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Brian M. Hill (BS13) signed a contract to play for the Goodyear Centennials, a Freedom Pro Baseball League Team in Arizona.


Othniel Maidaniuc (BBA13) has been promoted from intern to fi nancial analyst at Michigan Business Connection based in Ann Arbor.


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