Class Notes

Evan Gates, LA19, was among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return from overseas after the global evacuation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He is an education volunteer in the Eastern Caribbean, working with local community and partner organizations on sustainable development projects.

Maya J. Sorini, LA18, is a student at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. She has taught at Columbia University in the narrative medicine program and continues to work as a freelance narrative medicine workshop facilitator. Her work has appeared in medical humanities and literary journals, including Intima and the Journal of the American Medical Society. A poet and performer as well, Sorini lives with her grandmother in New Jersey.

Victoria Rabuse, LA18, earned a master of arts degree in writing from Northwestern University in June and is working on her first novel, a contemporary romance.

Gabe Sobczak, EN17, graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He is in an otolaryngology residency program at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.

Miklos Lengyel, SI14, and Julia Szilagyi, GR12, welcomed a second child, Vince Lengyel, in June.

Gina Gottlob, UC12, GR17, and Adam Fournie, PMBA18, were engaged Dec. 30, 2021, during a winter vacation in Grand Canyon National Park. The couple will marry in Graham Chapel in May 2023.

William (Bill) F. Tate IV, GM11, president of Louisiana State University, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Earlier, he served for 18 years as a professor and academic administrator at WashU.

Alexander Esche, EN10, earned a fellowship in the Society of Actuaries. He lives in Noblesville, Ind., with his wife, Melissa, a rabbit and four guinea pigs.

Jillian L. (Strominger) Schumacher, LA09, was named Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston, an annual award given to one attorney in Houston under the age of 36 who best demonstrates professional proficiency and service to the bar and the community. These same accomplishments earned Schumacher the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas award.

Amanda Bennett, LA08, is a licensed mental health counselor and qualified supervisor for mental health counselor interns in Florida, as well as a licensed professional counselor in South Carolina and West Virginia. She and Jon C. Calhoun were married Feb. 22, 2022, and after their big “2s Day” moved to South Carolina, where Jon teaches at Clemson University.