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THE VIS ION | PROVIDENCE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 2

“Brothers and sisters: We, though many, are one Body in Christ and individually parts of one another. Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us exercise them…” (Romans 12:5-6)

At Mass this morning, sophomore Andrew Henderson read from Saint Paul’s letter to the Romans. As he was building our Church back in the first century, Saint Paul already understood that the strength of a community resides in its differences, not from its sameness. Our Lady of Providence High School thrives on the talents of its individual parts. As evidenced by the diverse line-up of featured alumni in this issue of Vision alone, how can we not celebrate the gifts that differ according to the grace given to us?

The success of our volleyball team, our football team, our theatre programs, and our retreats depends on the vast array of gifts organized and coordinated into one larger, synchronized effort. That is what Blue Pride is all about. We see the differences in one another. We embrace those differences and then fashion those differences into the Body of Christ. Each of us is made in God’s own image and likeness making it impossible to deny the success that comes when we gather in His name.

We celebrate the talents in our community. Beyond headlines and curtain calls, the feats of our students and alumni are all around us. This year’s Christmas card was the work of senior Jessica Lancaster. Our Open House video was produced by Joe Garcia, Class of 2017, with the voiceovers and on-screen appearances by nearly a dozen PHS students. PHS alumni fill the ranks of our Finance, Education and Marketing committees, as well as our Board of Trustees. We do business with our alumni, utilizing their construction, culinary, and design skills. Our alumni grace us each day as teachers, café workers, coaches, and housekeeping staff. We love, honor, and

respect these professionals for their ministry and gifts of faith.

As we begin this New Year, we are proud to fill our theatre and bleachers with generations of Pioneers. We thank our PHS family and friends for their generosity and support. We especially thank the R.W. Marshall Foundation for its generous gift of $250,000 that will allow us to complete our Master Plan for our athletic facilities – more on that in the next issue. So we are excited for the future of PHS while we are mindful of the past as we continue to embrace our differences and use our talents for the glory of Our Lady of Providence.

“I went to Providence!” Those words, when proclaimed with a proud smile, are a genuine manifestation of what we call “Blue Pride.” It’s always a pleasure to hear them in a random conversation!

In so many ways, Blue Pride translates into honoring and serving Providence. While it’s virtually impossible to number the ways this has been done by alumni over its 66-year history, it’s interesting to see the various forms of service taking place today that help make Providence the great place it is. Here are a few examples –

Class of ’56 members Dave and Marilyn (Stemle) Jarboe, along with other classmates and friends from the first generation of Pioneers, faithfully get out the monthly Booster raffle mailing, which helps fund the services of an athletic trainer for our 14 sports programs.

Dan McHugh ’64 leads a team of volunteers known as the Monday Night Crew, who help maintain the campus green spaces and other assorted jobs on a weekly basis. Along with them, Dennis Ettel ’74 and his team of dedicated workers from the Combs family – brothers Brian ’76, Richard ’77, and father Sonny (Hon. ’05) readily address any electrical issues on the PHS campus. The work of these volunteers is the very definition of a labor of love.

Our Alumni Association has been led by

Brad Denman ’02 and a dedicated group of alums who put on a variety of activities.

Eight members of the Providence Board of Trustees are alumni, representing the following classes – Carolyn (Galligan) Kirchdorfer ’60, the Hon. J. Terrence Cody ’67, Ann (Kaiser) Day ’80, Jan (Gettelfinger) Huber ’81, Greg Oster ’82, Adam Kempf ’91, Jonathon Eade ’99, and Todd Frossard ’99. Collectively, they provide a range of expertise along with advice and counsel to the president and his administrative team.

Also noteworthy, 13 alumni are members of the Providence faculty, along with 23 among the coaching staff ranks.

Perhaps the strongest and most impactful expression of Blue Pride is seeing the third generation of Providence families carry on the tradition of attending the school that their parents and grandparents attended. A Providence education has been and will continue to be a financial sacrifice for most families. Alumni who have made that choice affirm the belief that our school rewards the investment by developing and enriching our students’ spiritual, emotional and academic lives.

Thank you to all our alumni for your support and your faith in our school. We could not be what we are without you.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: We Thrive When We Work Together Steve Williamson, President

ALUMNI MESSAGEFrom Tony Perito, Vice President of Advancement

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MANAGING EDITOR/WRITERChrista (Payne) Hoyland ’[email protected]

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DESIGN/LAYOUT’98

Golden Reunion Spotlight: Dr. Joe Jacobi ’68 ...............................................4

Aiding the Recovery .............................................. 5

Dreaming Big ....................................................6-12

Class Notes & More .....................................12-15


BOYS TENNIS: 15-6 season record; ranked No. 4 in District 8 and No. 26 in state. No. 1 doubles team of senior Adam Starr and junior Carson Carrico advanced to the doubles sectional. Starr and senior Nick Boesing IHSTeCA Senior All Stars and Academic All-State Honorable Mention; Team Academic All-State for fourth year in a row. Boesing Second Team All-State single, and Starr and Carrico Second Team All-State doubles.

GIRLS GOLF: Junior Ellie Mayberry advanced to regional.

FOOTBALL: 7-6 season record. First sectional title

since 2007. Junior Kaleb McCubbins IFCA 2A Junior

All-State team, defensive back. Academic All-State: seniors Caleb

Lindquist, Manny Schmidt, Aaron Shireman, Jack Wagner and Brogan Welch.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: Sophomore Natalie Boesing advanced to semi-state for second consecutive year.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Team placed sixth at sectional, and juniors Tyler Upton and Thomas Gaines and sophomore Alex Perkinson advanced to regional.

GIRLS SOCCER: 13-6-1 record. 1A sectional champs. Senior Olivia Dome ICGSA Academic All-State. Seniors Bailey Barron, Bailey Brown, Sierra Brooks, Hannah Hanlon and

Skylar Richey Honorable Mention Academic All-State.

BOYS SOCCER: 18-3-1 record; 1A sectional (sixth consecutive) and regional champs. Junior Austin Hughes ISCA Boys Soccer All District Second Team for District 4 and Academic All State. Additional Academic All State: senior

Michael Gill and juniors Joe Gryboski and Sam Kruer.

VOLLEYBALL: 37-2 season record; 4A sectional and regional champs. Senior Marissa Hornung and sophomore Courtney Glotzbach IHSVCA 4A All State First Team; Hornung IHSVCA 3A/4A All Star team and junior Lilly Bivens Junior All Star team; freshman Ali Hornung IHSVCA 4A All State Second Team; Marissa Hornung, Glotzbach, Bivens, and Ali Hornung

All-District Team; Marissa Hornung Under Armour First Team All American; Assistant Coach Zach McCrite ’98 IHSVCA 4A

Assistant Coach of the Year; and Coach Terri (Blunk) Purichia ’90 Indiana South Coach of the Year.

CHEER: Second at IASP Cheer State Finals.

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When Dr. Joe Jacobi ’68 sold his Jeffersonville dental practice seven years ago, one of his goals of his semi-retirement was to travel the world. He admits he does enjoy an occasional leisurely vacation with his wife, Kathy, their children (Stacia Jacobi-Garcia ’94, Amanda Jacobi ’96, and Matthew Jacobi ’98) and his grandchildren, but mostly his travels involve helping others.

“To some degree we have to look at it like we’re all part of this world, and we have to look out for each other,” he said. “We have an obligation to share our gifts and help out whenever we can. That’s the way I’ve approached these last few years.”

It wasn’t surprising that after Hurricane Maria slammed into the island nation of Puerto Rico in September 2017 that Jacobi was called into action. He has been heavily involved in the Louisville nonprofit organization WaterStep International, which seeks to provide clean water and infrastructure for clean water in underdeveloped nations.

“Most of the world doesn’t have what we are blessed with in America,” Jacobi said. “You turn on the faucet, and clean drinking water comes on. When you flick the light switch on, the lights come on, and you don’t really even think about it until a tree limb falls and knocks your power out. The majority of the world, one of their primary concerns each day is, ‘How am I going to be able to get clean water?’”

After traveling to dozens of countries as a volunteer for WaterStep and for the U.S. Navy, where he has served as a civilian dental officer on the hospital ships Mercy and Comfort, Jacobi had become accustomed

to working through difficult situations. But nothing prepared him for the scale of what he saw in Puerto Rico.

“It was really devastating,” Jacobi said. “You can’t find a place in the country that was not touched by the storm. The island is about 45 miles north to south and 100 miles east to west. The eye went directly across the island. San Juan and most of the large cities are slowly beginning to come out of this. But in some of the remote areas, you’re talking about several more months if not years before they recover.”

Due to years of neglect, Puerto Rico’s infrastructure wasn’t in the greatest shape to begin with, according to Jacobi, who now serves as WaterStep’s director of manufacturing. Bringing back clean water systems to an area so devastated by a natural disaster requires hard work – and some ingenuity.

WaterStep is an organization that is familiar with new ideas. The non-profit’s signature fundraiser is its ubiquitous shoe drives, where WaterStep places large boxes for shoe collections in various businesses, churches, and schools (including Providence) throughout Louisville and southern Indiana. It accepts used and gently worn shoes as donations, sells them to a wholesaler, and then uses that money to provide clean water systems.

The water systems aren’t overly complicated, such as one Jacobi designed. For instance, table salt can be used to create chlorine, and systems can be powered by a source such as a 12-volt car battery. While the primary goal is to get clean water to the people who need it, a key component is educating the residents on how to maintain and build the systems themselves.

Kurtis Daniels, vice president of field operations and training for WaterStep, said Jacobi made an immediate impact upon joining the organization as a volunteer. Three years ago, Jacobi was tasked to create a simple piece of new equipment that would serve in solving sanitation issues in underdeveloped countries. Today, Daniels said, that piece of equipment is providing safe water and addressing sanitation issues in places like Puerto Rico.

“In these past seven years, he has been a huge part of our organization in more ways than I can even mention,” Daniels said. “Since the beginning of his time with us, Joe has been an innovator and a leader of our

manufacturing volunteers. I can’t even wrap my head around imagining him not being a part of the WaterStep team.”

Committed to mission workJacobi spent 10 days in October 2017 in Puerto Rico, and he believes that what the country needs right now is financial support. As of this interview, he also planned a return trip to the country in December to check on the progress of the restoration and to perhaps learn some lessons that can be used in the next situation – which he knows is sure to come.

“The best way people can support right now is by giving monetary donations to groups that are working there, including the American Red Cross and WaterStep,” he said. “Those organizations have the people on the ground there and really know best what needs they have to be met.”

Jacobi is meeting his goal of traveling the world, although the volunteer trips he takes would hardly be considered relaxing. But he is effusive about his work and the opportunities he has been given through this work. He has been on water and dental missions to the Caribbean, Central and South America, India, Africa, the Philippines, and the Amazon rainforest. While the cultural and economic differences in these locales are often in stark contrast to the United States, he has found that the people share the same love of family and community as their American counterparts.

“I’ve been fortunate enough to go into some of these countries where people look different than you do, and you see the differences, but in the end, all the moms love their kids, all the dads love their families, and everyone really wants to be a part of their community and take care of their families and live in peace,” Jacobi said. “When you get to know the people in these places – they may be Indian, or Tanzanian, or Puerto Rican, but they’re all just fellow human beings doing the best they can with what God has given them.”

TRAVELING TO SERVE’68 grad to help those most in need around the world By Jon Reiter ’93

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SAVE THE DATEClass of 1968

Golden Graduation Ceremony and Dinner

April 14, 2018


HELPING PUERTO RICO REBUILD

BEHIND THE SCENES IN HOUSTON RAILWAY REPAIR

The needs are seemingly never ending for those who live in Puerto Rico in the aftermath

of Hurricane Maria, according to Alex Vogel ’12, who has been serving in the Caribbean country as it faces a massive humanitarian crisis following the storm. A member of the Kentucky Air

National Guard, he was invited to serve with a non-military group and gladly accepted.

Vogel has been in Puerto Rico since Oct. 9 providing support to a local airfield so that food, water and other supplies can be taken into the mountains via helicopter as well as engaging with the residents in various ways. He said the people of Puerto Rico are resilient, but he worries most about the children. After electricity and other infrastructure needs are taken care of, schools

and other community buildings will need to be rebuilt. Normal life resuming is still a long way off in many places.

“We’re still finding people in the villages in the mountains without food or water,” he said in a November interview. “When you go to the larger cities such as San Juan and Ponce, they look beat up, but you can see the recovery process is taking place. It’s difficult to say how long it will take for them to recover, but it’ll definitely be a lengthy process. The most pressing needs are the basic needs for survival.”

Vogel has come to appreciate the people of Puerto Rico, he said. Though they may not have much, many are quick to share a cup of coffee or a meal with him.

“The people are tough and remain in lively spirits,” he said. “All they want is for their neighbors and loved ones to feel safe and healthy.”

He also finds he can identify with the attitude of the Puerto Rican people as they

face rebuilding, thanks to his experience at Providence following a family tragedy his senior year.

“Providence helped to instill the core values that I try to carry every day,” he said. “I was prideful and didn’t want to seek help, much like a lot of people here in the Puerto Rican culture. The family of Providence surrounded me with love and comforted my family, and that’s something I am extremely grateful for and will never be able to pay back.”

Vogel says he’s unsure when he’ll return to the States. He’s pursuing a degree at the University of Louisville in computer information systems, but the call to serve is proving to be strong.

“The more I travel the more I become intrigued with the idea of following a different path that involves seeing the world and helping people along the way,” he said. “I’m still unsure of what I want to do after I graduate, but whatever it is, I want it to matter.”

Zack Johnson ’12, a management trainee, had only been working at RJ Corman Railroad Group a few months when he was called to Houston, Texas, to be a field administrator for the company’s storm team following Hurricane Harvey. The team’s assignment was to repair railroads in the region after the storm, which caused washouts as the floodwaters washed away the ballast – the rock underneath the railroad track – or the track and rail itself.

During his two weeks in Houston starting in late August, Johnson said, he worked 16 hours a day ensuring that RJ Corman

billed Union Pacific Railroad correctly so the members of the storm team could get paid. Even though he was working in a support capcity behind the scenes, Johnson felt part of the group effort.

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guys (working in the field) are incredible,” he said, but his work was also necessary to keep paperwork organized and billing items expedited.

The storm team wasn’t there long, but the work that the team did was essential to helping restore not only the rail line but the local economy as well.

“It was cool to help work for a company that was big part of getting that back up and running and help the recovery effort in Houston,” he said.

Pictured at left Zack Johnson ’12 with his wife, Ella

The natural disasters that hit our country and the Caribbean in the fall touched many Americans in various ways. Some of our alumni were in the midst of the storms, while others have given of their time and talents to help with the rebuilding efforts. Here are the stories of three such alumni.

By Jon Reiter ’93

By Katie Chrisco ’14

INTERNSHIP IN NAPA BECOMES FRONT ROW SEAT TO DISASTER

Christian Huber ’14 was expecting to learn more about winemaking during his internship at Joseph Phelps Vineyards in Napa Valley, Calif., this past fall. What he also got was a lesson in dealing with a large-scale natural disaster.

Having recently graduated from Niagra College Canada with a winery and viticulture technician’s degree, he had one last work assignment in Napa before heading home to work for his family’s business, Huber’s Orchard and Winery in Starlight. Then the Northern California wildfires began, burning

more than 1 million acres, destroying 8,900 structures, and claiming 42 lives.

Huber called home to report he was safe, and his parents urged him to stay and help out where he could.

“It was hectic,” Huber said, with the fires

hitting vineyards in the middle of the harvest, but the Napa community responded and “all helped each other out.”

Some Phelps Vineyards employees lost their homes, and the owners worked to find them housing. Huber helped a friend evacuate as the fires closed in. The devastation was horrible, he said, but the resiliency of the small community is impressive as the industry scrambles to recover from the destruction and the hit to its tourism economy.

“There’s still a lot of unknowns,” but there is much more hope, Huber said.


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BIGDreamingBy Jeffrey Taylor ’94

A crowd gathers along the thoroughfare. Shop lights blink out one by one. Street lamps go dark.

And down a darkened street, a train, outlined in hundreds of red and yellow lights, bisects the crowd to the sound of calliope music.

The train, driven by Goofy, pulls a giant light-up drum with Disney’s Electrical Parade emblazoned on the side. Mickey and Minnie dance and wave to a delighted crowd of park-goers. Ahead of the train, Tinkerbell dances atop a glowing green forest of light. And leading Tinkerbell down Main Street, four Paige Fairies dance and wave to the crowd.

For 20 minutes every night, a parade of light-up turtles, mushrooms, bumblebees, the Cheshire Cat, snails, and more magical creatures cut the darkness with music, dancing, and light, a scene that played out in Walt Disney World for six years. And on many of those nights, Elizabeth (Jenkins) Guilfoyle ’07 was one of those dancing fairies.

“It’s pretty much the most magical thing ever,” Guilfoyle said.

Opening Disney’s Electrical Parade was Guilfoyle’s first performance as a dancer at Disney World, a dream job she has held for the last seven years. It’s a dream she started dreaming at the age of 3 when she first saw the Festival of the Lion King.

“I turned to my parents and said, ‘I want to do that,’” she said.

A childhood spent dancing at Rainbow

Dance Academy, University of Louisville Dance Academy, and the Fred Astaire Dance Company exposed her to many experienced choreographers and taught her various styles of dance: classical ballet, modern dance, jazz, tap, and ballroom.

It also taught her the work that would be needed if she wanted to achieve her dream. Her first professional role was as an 8-year-old in the Louisville Ballet’s Nutcracker, which required rehearsals several times a week for months to prepare for performances throughout the month of December.

“The rules were strict: Be on time. Don’t miss rehearsals. And know your dances,” she said.

But even at that young age, Guilfoyle understood that if this was the level of commitment required, she was going to do it. And it paid off.

During her senior year at Indiana University, where she studied dance and kinesiology – all dance majors are paired with a science degree at IU – she auditioned for Disney. Cast as a dancer, Guilfoyle completed

her degree and moved to Orlando the next week. Upon completing the week-long orientation class required of all new Disney employees, she was one of the few chosen to dance in the Electrical Parade.

“The casting department is very selective in choosing the right performers for each show,” she said. “It was an honor to be chosen to dance in this iconic parade.”

As she interviewed for this story, she was on a break in between performances of Festival of the Lion King,

a shortened version of the Broadway show, the same show she saw as a 3-year old when her heart made the wish that one day she’d be one of those dancers.

Between the Festival of the Lion King, seasonal parades, and other performances, Guilfoyle spends her days and nights dancing at Disney. It’s a highly competitive environment, with each dancer vying for spots in the various parades and shows, spots that are filled according to the type of dancer the directors and choreographers want for each part. But there is still camaraderie among the dancers as they help each other learn, perform, and get ready for their shows, she said.

With the support of her fellow dancers and her husband, PHS classmate Rob Guilfoyle ’07, she plays a part in making Walt Disney World the ‘Happiest Place on Earth.’ Bringing smiles to the faces of park-goers, young and old, Guilfoyle is doing what she has always wanted to do.

“Disney has always been my dream, so I feel like I’m right where I need to be,” she said.

DANCING HER WAY TO DISNEY’07 grad’s job is a dream come true

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Cami Culwell ’04, an occupational therapist, an innovator, and a small business owner, has built a career

helping people live as fully and independently as possible. Their path toward independence can involve overcoming physical trauma, psychological obstacles, neurological trauma, or the practical realities of trying to help people with limited resources and space.

Culwell began her college career as a psychology major at Indiana University in Bloomington with plans for post-graduate work in New York. The uncertainties of the job market in psychology led her to investigate not only which fields had the best opportunities, but also which spoke to her desire to help people – and led her to consider occupational therapy.

Following an inspiring session shadowing an occupational therapist, she knew she had found her calling.

“What I loved about it is that there’s still psychology involved, but I’m not just sitting and talking with them. We’re actually doing activities,” she said.

Occupational therapy, because it involves helping people with permanent or temporary disability or injury be as independent as they can be in their daily lives, requires a knowledge of both psychology and physiology. This combination was appealing to Culwell.

Following her graduation from IU in 2008, she traveled to Kenya as part of the AIESEC program through IU, where she worked to help people with HIV get to the hospital for treatment and helped prevent the spread of tuberculosis. This six-month program solidified her desire to help others.

Upon her return, she started her graduate school program at New York University in New York City. Grad school in New York – either NYU or Columbia – was the only option she considered.

“I had spent a summer in New York and fell in love with it,” she said.

Upon completion of her grad work in 2012, she got a job working in the Traumatic Brain Unit at Bellevue Hospital for three years. It was a challenging position in a field she loved, tapping into her interest in working with neurological rather than with orthopedic patients, “which makes sense because of my psychology background,” she said.

In 2015, when her now-husband wanted to attend Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C., Culwell saw the opportunity to make a change.

“I might have stayed a few more years to get more experience, but once you work in a big hospital in a big city, you can almost work anywhere, and this was a great chance to make a change,” she said.

Relocation leads to second careerInitially, Culwell wanted to work in the school system in D.C., but by the time she moved there, the schools were staffed up for the year, and she took a position working at a large nursing home in northeast D.C.

“It was supposed to be temporary, but I loved it!” she said. “And this is where I got the idea for the bag.”

“The bag” is a line of tote bags she has created called Clinitote designed to help therapists work with patients either in their

homes or in their rooms.“At the nursing home, you end up treating

in the client’s room a lot because it’s so hard for them to get to the therapy room, depending on their condition. And in their room, you don’t have all of your equipment.”

Therapists are then left with the option of running back and forth to the rehab gym for equipment and losing time with the patient or lugging around a bag of supplies.

Faced with the choice between tote bags without the pockets or storage she needed or standard medical bags that were poor quality and ugly to boot, Culwell chose a third option.

“I said to my husband, ‘I should just create a bag myself,’” she said. “He thought I was crazy. I’m not a designer.”

Encouraged to do some research before launching into uncharted territory, Culwell sent out more than 200 surveys to nurses and therapists to find out what they liked in a bag, what they are carrying with them, and how and where they use their bags.

The responses confirmed what she knew – that there was a need for this type of tote bag, and thanks to her time in New York, she had some contacts in the fashion world. A friend introduced her to a bag designer, and together they designed the tote bag and the packaging.

“It was a two-year process from idea to market,” she said. “We launched in June [2017].”

With two bags currently available, Culwell is looking to expand her line by going to trade shows, selling more bags, and talking to therapists to find ways to improve an already successful idea. Since launch, she is still working with patients per diem, but she is dedicating a lot of night and weekend time to making the bag a success.

“I always want to stay as an OT, because I love treatment, but I want to see this company go far,” she said. “It’s really neat to solve a problem, and I feel like this bag does that.”

Cami Culwell ’04 and her husband, Tarek Raucci, live in Washington, D.C. For more information on clinitote, go to www.clinitote.com.

NECESSITY LEADS TO INVENTION’04 grad designs special bag for clinicians through her work as OT

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We all have a bucket list, whether we’ve written it down or put that title to it. We want to fly to Alaska, visit our ancestral homeland, or save the penguins. Some of us achieve those goals, and a few turn those goals into dream jobs. The following stories share how some of our alumni have taken those “someday” thoughts and made them reality. Read on.


When something’s been on your mind for 10 years, you

finally get to the point where you take action. For Paul Jacobi ’81, it was a matter of timing before he could fulfill his desire of walking the Camino de Santiago, or Way of St. James, in Spain.

He first heard about the pilgrimage to the Santiago de Compostela, or the Cathedral of St. James, in 2004. But his daughter was still in grade school, and the past trips he and his wife used to take to Europe had given way to vacations to Disney World.

So thoughts of making the pilgrimage got pushed aside until 2014, when his daughter was in high school and the possibility of a European trip seemed feasible again. His wife, Linda, however, was not as enthused about walking 500 miles across Spain. He planned to go alone, but she objected to that too, afraid he might get hurt and be unable to summon help.

Traveling with a tour group seemed the best compromise. Someone else would plan the trip, and others would be with him in case he was injured, he said. So he booked his trip, paid his fee, and trained to build up his physical endurance. Then, three days out, his wife broke her leg, and he canceled the trip.

A few months later, once his wife was able to get around on her own, he reached out to his brother Jerry ’73 about hiking the Grand Canyon since he still had unused vacation days. Paul had sought Jerry’s advice about hiking the trail and training for it, since Jerry was an experienced hiker. The brothers enjoyed that trip, and Paul returned home to New Hampshire with plans to book another tour of the Camino the next year.

But when he checked the tour offerings, the Camino package was no longer offered. Paul felt a great letdown, he said, when he realized his hopes of making the pilgrimage were once again dashed. He was forced, then, to take stock of why he wanted to make the arduous journey.

Part of his motivation was a desire to see his name written on the certificate, known as a compostela, given to pilgrims who completed

the last portion of the pilgrimage to visit the remains of St. James the Apostle. Then he saw one, and there in the Latin text was his last name, as James translates to Jacobi in the ancient language. His family is of German heritage, but there was their family name, Jacobi, and he surmised that a long ago ancestor could have made the pilgrimage and been given the Jacobi surname afterward.

“Here I am looking and seeing my own name on the document,” he said. “That was a really powerful thing that made me want to do this.”

Once again, Paul turned to brother Jerry and invited him to make the pilgrimage. Jerry agreed, and both began training in earnest to build up their stamina for walking long distance for nearly two straight weeks. And each contributed his skills to planning the trip. The Camino has many starting points, depending on the country of origin. When it first originated in the ninth century, pilgrims walked out of their front doors to walk for weeks or months to the cathedral in Spain in the quest to visit the remains of St. James.

The Jacobi brothers opted for the route known as The French Way, starting in St. Jean Pied du Port, France, and like some pilgrims, chose to break the pilgrimage into three trips, in successive Septembers of 175 miles walking each time, about the distance from Clarksville to West Lafayette.

Paul was experienced in international travel,

so he booked their plane tickets and their initial hotel stays. Jerry contributed his hiking knowledge to help them pack the necessary essentials, including enough water, to get them from town to town.

In Spain, towns have grown up along the Camino, with one about every 15 miles, or a full day of walking. The pilgrims stop for the night to eat at local cafes or pubs, and find a place to stay at a hotel or hostel. Some accommodations were modern, while others were primitive, but no less enjoyable, Paul said, even sleeping in a large room with 50 other travelers. Each town also has a church or cathedral, and the pilgrims often attend Mass and receive a blessing from the priest.

Spiritual lessons last beyond tripFor the Jacobis, every part of the

journey added another layer to its spiritual component, whether the long walk over varied terrain including paths once traversed by Napoleon and Charlemagne, enjoying Mass celebrated in Spanish, finding a place to sleep for the night, being cheerfully helped along the way, helping out fellow pilgrims, or meeting pilgrims from around the world and encountering them again and again along the route.

For Paul, the lessons learned on the Camino helped him through a difficult time in his life. About six months before their final trip in September 2017, Paul was laid off from work as a software engineer. As he considered simply staying in bed the following Monday, he thought about what he would be doing if he were on the Camino, he said.

“You wake up, your legs are pretty stiff, everything just aches,” he said. “Still, you summon the courage to get out of bed, you get your boots on, your pack on, and you put one foot in front of the other. You open the door to see this big hill in front of you, and you think it’s impossible. Somehow you find the courage. You put one foot in front of the other, and you do it. At the end of the day, you’ve climbed that hill and gone down the other side, and you’re enjoying tapas and beer in a tiny pub somewhere. So I got out of bed and went about my day. Two months later, I

BROTHERS TAKE ON PILGRIMAGE TOGETHERCamino de Santiago helps Jacobi siblings deepen brotherly ties

By Christa (Payne) Hoyland ’84

Brothers Jerry ’73, Joe ’68 and Paul ’81 Jacobi mark the completion of their pilgrimage together at the final marker near the Atlantic Ocean in Finisterre, Spain, in September 2017.

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Terri (Blunk) Purichia ’90 didn’t start her coaching career thinking she’d be one of the top coaches in the state. In

fact, she never really planned on becoming a head coach, but she couldn’t say no to then- Athletic Director Don Zipp (Hon. ’13) when he asked her to take the role on an interim basis 19 years ago.

“When Don hired me, he said, ‘Just take it for a year until I find a coach,’” she said. “I was young, just married, and had been an assistant coach at Noblesville,” so she agreed even though she was intimidated.

“I got in here and thought, ‘This is pretty fun,’ she said. “I keep wondering if he ever found that coach.”

From her record, it’s clear that Zipp knew Purichia was right for the job as Providence head volleyball coach. And she hit her stride fairly quickly. In her first year, she took her team to the state finals. And then returned seven more times, winning the state title three times – in two 2A and then 3A – plus two state runner-up titles. She also has won 12 sectional, 10 regional, and five semi-state championships – and has the distinction of

being the first coach in the state to lead a team to sectional and regional titles in three separate classes – 2A to 4A.

It took her 15 years to hit her 400-win milestone. And only three more seasons to get her next 100. Having just wrapped up her 19th season at Providence – a record breaker at 37-2 with a win streak of 35 – her career-record stands at 529-181. Her teams have accumulated 16 seasons of 20 or more wins, eight seasons of 30 or more wins, and five seasons of 35 or more wins.

Her resume is pretty impressive, but Purichia said she’s not in it for the trophies.

“I just love the players,” she said. “I got into it for the kids, not the wins, not state championships. It’s the kids. That still drives the bus.”

Winning may not be her goal, but her love of the game, of coaching, and of her players has continued the winning tradition started by her own coach, Dottie (Galligan) Zipp ’69.

Coach Purichia gives the credit to the players for the recent string of winning seasons, state final appearances, and No. 1 rankings throughout the season whether the team has been assigned 2A, 3A, or 4A postseason play.

“We’ve had the perfect mix of very good talent, great dedication, and really good team chemistry the last six to eight years,” she said. “It takes a lot of commitment from the players to see that turn into the success that we’re having.”

Making a name for the SouthProvidence’s success also has aligned with an emergence of volleyball powers in the southern half of the state, a change of the guard from when Muncie area and other northern teams held reign since girls’ volleyball began in the early 1970s. Part of the

credit for the rise in the success of programs in the southern half of the state lies in the realignment that moved teams like Avon and Center Grove to the south, Purichia said.

But having a southern team win a state title also freed the mindset for other southern teams to win, she said, just like the PHS Girls Soccer 2011 1A State title did for girls’ sports at Providence. Providence was one of the teams to break that volleyball barrier. In 2012, Providence was state runner up. In 2013, Providence claimed its first state title, and Barr-Reeve in Montgomery (southwest of Bloomington) won the 1A title. Christian Academy of Indiana in New Albany was 1A runner up the next year and state champ the year after.

Purichia said her players seem to think her success is due to her being “a volleyball addict,” a title they gave her after dousing her with a water-bottle bath following her 500th victory in September 2017. She laughs off that title but admits she is involved with local volleyball on all levels, including coaching at the New Albany Deanery level and club volleyball in the off season. She stays involved because she loves it.

“I’ll just keep going as long as I enjoy it,” she said. “I still really like to coach. Maybe I’ll make it as long as Dottie (Zipp, who coached at PHS 21 years and for many years after for club volleyball teams).”

This story is an updated version of one that appeared in the Sept. 13, 2017, edition of the eVision.

Terri (Blunk) Purichia ’99 also is a permanent substitute teacher at Providence. Her husband, Jeff, is in his first year as a PHS teacher and coach, teaching science and serving as assistant football coach and JV girls’ basketball coach. They have three daughters, including two at Providence.

FROM INTERIM TO COACH OF THE YEARPurichia passes 500-win milestone during record-breaking season


found an even better job than before.”Jerry also learned many lessons on the pilgrimage, he said. Possibly the most meaningful was being able to learn those lessons and experience the journey with two of his brothers, with their brother Joe ’68 joining them on their third leg.

“For us, it was a faith journey and a journey of brothers,” Jerry said. “Getting to know your brothers as adults is a wonderful thing.”

Joe agreed. Having heard so much from his brothers about the many “miracles of St. James,” he decided to join them on their final trip, and was gratified that the trip, though grueling, exceeded his expectations, he said.

“I wanted to spend some time getting to know my brothers as adults, to know them as men, fathers, and husbands as we undertook a difficult and historic pilgrimage across Spain,” Joe said. “What better way to get to

know people than accomplishing a difficult task together.”

Paul Jacobi ’81 lives in Nashua, N.H., with his wife, Linda; their daughter, Margeaux Rene, attends Keene State College in New Hampshire. Jerry Jacobi ’73 lives in Jeffersonville with his wife, Kathryn; his Camino story appeared in the Oct. 25, 2017, eVision newsletter. Joe Jacobi ’68 and his wife, Kathy, live in Louisville; his story is told on p. 4.

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When Nathan Wimsatt ’11 was a senior at Providence, he brought down the house at the school’s

talent show with his impressions. As a college student at the University of Louisville, he

continued making people laugh by imitating others’ voices – and even worked them into a routine at a local comedy club.

Friends and family continued to suggest

he try voiceover acting. He thought about it but kept putting it off until one day his father told him “to stop talking about it and just do it,” he said. So he searched online for voiceover studios and called one to ask if he could work out a deal to do voiceovers for free to pay for the recording of a demo tape.

The owner was initially reluctant until he met with Wimsatt and heard his impressions. Wimsatt was able to record the demo for free and within a week was recording commercials for McDonald’s locally. He continued to record for local commercials and also did the voice of Meriwether Lewis in the film for the history museum at the Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center.

Then a casting agent invited him to audition for an opening on Saturday Night Live. When he advanced beyond the initial round, Wimsatt thought at the time he may have had a shot at the role. Now a little older and wiser, he realizes that in his excitement he played up his chances more than were realistic.

That wisdom keeps him from attempting to make a career out of voiceovers – for now. Not that he doesn’t keep auditioning for film roles. But he’s found a way to parlay his acting and voiceover skills into a well-paying part-time job while he works full time as an operations efficiency specialist at Epicor Software in Minneapolis.

“Right now, it’s a great part-time gig,” he said. “It’s more than enough money as far as part-time extra income. I don’t know anybody else who has a part time gig that it pays as much as this does, so I don’t really want to mess that up.”

Wimsatt has an agent in Minneapolis who finds him voiceover work for commercials in that region. He has anywhere from two to 12 jobs a week, often recording them on his lunch hour. The pay differs by advertiser, with some paying as little as $50, but once he made $800. Sometimes he also is paid a residual fee and earns money every time the commercial runs, which sometimes turns into an extra $100 a month.

The pay structure differs based on whether the advertiser pays a flat fee, which tends to be higher. Larger companies tend to pay a smaller amount up front with the offer of residuals if the commercial plays well with focus groups and goes on to become an ad campaign. As his voice continues to play well with audiences, the residual fees increase, he said.

Advertisers are often looking for a particular type of voice, and his voice tends to gets him work for those targeting millennials.

“I have a young, youthful-teen-to-early-20-something voice that a lot of companies that are trying to be on the trendier side usually go for, so that’s been my bread and butter,” he said.

Wimsatt also continues to do standup comedy a couple times a month, performing on Open Mic Night at the Acme Comedy

Co. in Minneapolis where many comics got their start. As much as he enjoys it, writing the material for a 20-minute routine can take up to 40 hours, including writing, practicing, rewriting, memorizing and more rewriting.

He also admits he would love to do voiceover acting full time, but he has seen other people struggle with finding financial success. Those actors find themselves having to act as agent, talent, and producer in order to make money, but finding the time to do all that and audition becomes too much.

So for now, he continues to enjoy his full-time job and toys with the idea of taking the chance and putting all his energy into making acting or comedy his career. He also considers returning to musical theatre, a talent he discovered at Providence.

“I fell in love with the stage at Providence really,” he said. “I loved performing. I miss the stage. It’s actually what really made me explore what’s out there. I definitely credit Providence’s theatre program for really making me take that leap. “

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Ellen Ernstberger ’12 has always wanted to make a difference. She got lucky that her first job out of

college – at Microsoft Corp.’s home office in Seattle – allows her to do just that. At first glance, some may question how a corporate giant could provide an altruistic opportunity. But with just a little more than a year on the job, Ernstberger feels she is indeed making a difference – and being rewarded in other ways.

In her short time with the technology giant, she has started a new role at the company as a market researcher, has had the opportunity to travel internationally, and even has jumped out of a plane for one of the company’s demos. And that footage became the focus of a recent commercial, turning the marketer into actress.

If you saw Microsoft’s commercial for its Windows Mixed Reality headset over the holiday season, you may have seen her skydiving adventure, which started not as a commercial but as an in-house promo for its employee TechReady conference.

Ernstberger said skydiving is something that she always wanted to do but probably wouldn’t have done it on her own. Her team wanted to do a cool demo for the TechReady conference to show how someone would use Microsoft’s technology in her everyday life. They also wanted to do something really showy for the recently launched Windows Mixed Reality headsets.

“So we kind of bounced some ideas around, and finally, one of the guys was like, ‘Well, what about sky diving?’” Ernstberger said.

So up in the air she went – to a location about 20 miles from downtown Seattle –accompanied by a crew to capture footage

of the dive. Her instructor used a 360-degree camera to create a video for the headset that enables users to turn their head from side to side and see everything she was seeing. It’s almost like they’re really there, she said.

Although she said the scariest part of sky diving was getting on the plane and feeling the altitude increase, the experience as a whole wasn’t that frightening. It paid off when the demo was a hit at the conference – and then was followed up by a request to turn her footage into a commercial.

“So there’s a commercial of me and my sky dive … so that’s really cool,” she said. “But I feel like it all started because I was the token millennial on my team, and it grew into a lot more than that.”

A chance to help othersErnstberger said another interesting opportunity she has had through Microsoft is participating in the company’s One Week Hackathon. She worked with a team to partner with Special Olympics on a plan to leverage existing Xbox technology to create

safe and inclusive environments for Special Olympic athletes who want to learn how to be gamers.

“It was a really fulfilling project because we got to meet with a lot of different people from Special Olympics – a lot of parents, a lot of athletes in the Olympics – to figure out how to make a program that would empower

them and get them excited and introduce something new and fun without over-complicating their lives,” she said.

Although she loves her job, Ernstberger said one of the most difficult aspects of working in technology is that the industry is always changing. She also said that it also was hard moving so far away from her family and home in Floyds Knobs.

“I lucked out on this opportunity and could not have ever said no to it, but it was never my plan to move so far from home, so it’s been a different kind of challenge to start over and make a home somewhere else,” she said.

While it can be challenging, Ernstberger said, her favorite aspect of her job at Microsoft is that she is able to ask the “why” questions. Ernstberger has always been described as curious, she said, and always has more questions to ask.

“It’s the perfect job for me,” she said. “And on top of that, working for Microsoft is amazing because the people here are pretty like-minded in the sense that they’re just a

lot of good people who are working hard because they want to do a good job for each other and they want to make the world better.”

Ernstberger said she didn’t want to work at a company where she felt like the only thing she was doing was increasing the company’s bottom line and everything was money-focused.

“It was really important to me that I felt like I was doing something good, that I believed in, and it’s pretty cool to see how Microsoft uses its resources and uses its technology to help so many people all over the world, like really empower them to be successful and to use this technology and to learn, work and grow,” she said.

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Bomb City, a new film that’s being released early this year by Gravitas Ventures, tells the story of Brian

Deneke, a small-town Texas teenager and punk musician who was killed after a dispute with a high-school classmate. The story struck a chord with John-David Pyle ’01.

“With a lot of things that are going on in this world, it’s a parable about how people are really quick to judge a book by its cover, and I’m afraid that’s something that’s getting worse in our culture,” said Pyle of Deneke’s death.

With a message that strong, Pyle eagerly accepted the invitation to become an executive producer of the film, primarily providing monetary support. He also has a small acting role in it. His longtime friend Major Dodge, a New Albany native, serves as producer of the film.

The film is set in Amarillo, Texas, the town whose nickname gave the movie its name.

It is based on the actual events of the death of Deneke, who was run down on Dec. 17, 1997, when 17-year-old Dustin Camp drove his Cadillac into a group of youths following a confrontation at a local IHOP between Camp and a friend of Deneke’s. Camp was charged with murder but was convicted of manslaughter and given 10 years’ probation and a $10,000 fine. The case set off a national furor and became a topic of debate

on shows such as Nightline and 20/20. Bomb City has already received audience

awards from film festivals in Louisville, Nashville, and Dallas and is set to be released in February in selected cities across America and through video on demand. Audience reaction at those festivals shows the film’s message is striking a chord.

“Overall, the message is very strong,” said Pyle “People have been in tears after watching the film. The rights of others to live as they choose – it’s as important now as it’s ever been.”

From actor to producerPyle, who has credits under the name Joda and Jax Pyle, first entered show business with the goal of being on camera. While still a student at Providence, he had roles on the TV soap opera One Life to Live and the long-running crime drama Law and Order. The latter role prompted him to move to New

York City with dreams of becoming an actor.Within a few years, he moved to the Los

Angeles area. In 2008, he had an uncredited role in the pilot of the F/X drama Sons of Anarchy, and over the next nine years he also appeared in several independent and short films. He also founded the skateboard company Goomby, and Goomby skateboards can be seen used by the characters in Bomb City. He did return to the Louisville area for a few years and opened an art gallery but soon closed it and found himself back in Hollywood, which he now considers his permanent home.

In recent years, his primary interest has transitioned into the production side. With the traditional means of TV and film release always changing, Pyle said he’s interested in working on projects that push the limits of traditional television and motion picture viewing. One such project is Land of Strange Mirrors, an improvised street theater production featuring a human flash mob dressed as robots that he is working on in collaboration with Canadian musician Casper Hollands, a project that has been attempting to raise funds via crowd-sourcing.

Pyle, who wrestled and played football at Providence, said that his propensity to dream big was challenged and nurtured during his time at the school. He cites former math teacher Dion Von Allmen, football coach Gene Sartini (Hon. ’93) and wrestling coach Phil Cook as influences.

“I received a level of discipline at Providence that has helped me succeed,” he said. “I was always tested at Providence. I was pushed, accepted and encouraged. It gave me a solid foundation that I can always count on.”

FINDING HIS WAY IN HOLLYWOOD’01 grad makes career in front of and behind the camera

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1957Charlie Jenkins with the help of

Ray Day has written the history of the boys’ and girls’ basketball programs

at Providence. The book A Pioneering Spirit features photos and essays on each team over 66 years. Their book can be purchased at select home basketball games

at Providence, and on Amazon. Charlie and Ray were featured in the Nov. 8, 2017, issue of the eVision email newsletter.

1972Jerry McHugh, CPA, has started a new position as Viewpoint Software business analyst at The Heritage Group.

1979Kimberly Roberson has been promoted to office services

assistant senior at Indiana University Southeast.

1980Ann Sinkhorn Ryan was promoted to chief client experience officer for Old National Bank in Evansville. She was previously chief marketing officer and has been with Old National for 16 years.

1981Huber’s Orchard & Winery in

Starlight, Ind., co-owned by cousins Greg Huber and Ted Huber ’84, was voted No. 5 in the Top 10 Best American Apple Orchards in USA Today’s 2017 Reader Poll.

1983Clay Gabhart has returned to Southern Indiana and is now working as project manager-rail automation for Siemens in Louisville.

CLASS NOTES


1988Julie (Klein) Hammond, a hospice admissions nurse for Hosparus Health of Southern Indiana, was a contestant in the

11th annual Hosparus Dancing with the Stars fundraising event. She raised more than $12,000 for the agency and was

the first Hosparus employee to participate as a contestant in the contest. Julie lives in Pekin with her husband, Chuck, and their son, Grayson, a sixth grader at Our Lady of Perpetual Help and a proud Future Pioneer in the Class of 2024. Stepson Brad Hammond is in the Class of 2006. She was featured in the Aug. 30, 2017, issue of the eVision email newsletter.

Todd Lancaster is now vice president - business services at Centra Credit Union in Jeffersonville.

Amy (Donner) Lorenz has started a new position as human resources administrator at Samtec Inc. in New Albany.

Paul McCauley climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with his daughter to help raise money to meet his goal of completing a $1 million donation to SmileTrain in memory of his friend Cara Olson ex-’89. So far, he has reached 71 percent of his goal in his Climb for Cara campaign. Paul is a financial advisor, senior vice president, and portfolio management director for Morgan Stanley in Cincinnati. He lives in Edgewood, Ky., with his wife, Julie, and their children, Maddie, 16, and Max, 14. Paul was featured in the Sept. 27, 2017, issue of the eVision email newsletter.

1989Dirk Ballard has a new job as director of business development - parcel & baggage for Hytrol in Louisville.

1990Jared Hallal is now marketing specialist for PC Home Center in New Albany.

Terri (Blunk) Purichia earned her 500th career win as head coach of the Providence volleyball team this past season. After winning 2A and 3A state titles, her team advanced this year to the 4A semi-state for the first time. Terri was named Indiana South Coach of the Year. Read about Terri’s accomplishments as a coach on p. 9.

1992Greg Hammond, a Jeffersonville firefighter, recently received the Commodore of the Port award for an off-duty rescue of a family from their burning home, which he spotted while driving through Meade County, Ky.

1993If you take a cruise on the Pacific Princess now through April, you may spot Jennifer Andres as lead female vocalist. She will then be lead singer on the Sea Princess from the end of July through September.

Tara (Williamson) Rueve is now client service specialist at Preferred Marketing Solutions in Louisville.

1994Ian Hall, owner of The Exchange Pub + Kitchen and Brooklyn & The Butcher, was a finalist for One Southern Indiana’s ACE Awards (Appreciating and Celebrating Excellence) in the Professional of the Year category. Ian and his wife, Nikki, are opening a third restaurant, Longboard’s Taco & Tiki in New Albany.

1998Monroe Patrick McCrite was born in July 2017.

He is the son of Zach McCrite and Brittany McCrite and little brother to Remi. Remi is a proud big sister! Zach, host of the sports podcast The Zach McCrite Show, has been an assistant coach for the Providence volleyball team for two seasons. This fall, following the team’s 4A sectional and regional wins, he was named the Indiana High School Volleyball Coaches Association’s 4A Assistant Coach of the Year.

Charlie Smith, CEO of the Building & Development Association of Southern Indiana, was a finalist for One Southern Indiana’s ACE Awards Community Leader of the Year.

1999Lisa (Naville) Zwissler has been named to the Top 25 All Stars by Travel Agent Magazine. She has been a travel agent for Beach Bum Travel for 10 years and generates $2 million in tropical and European leisure and romance sales per year.

2001 Nick Geswein and Brittany (Tevis) Geswein welcomed their third child, Hallie Nadine, in

August 2017.

2004Nicholas Moore is now account manager at Summit Media in Louisville.

2005Matt Colin has started a new position as business solutions architect at Global Payments Inc. in Jeffersonville.

Katie (Andres) Dillman and her husband, Scott, are the proud parents of Jack Walter Dillman, who was born in July 2017. He weighed 6

pounds, 9 ounces and was 20 inches long. He joins big brother Henry. Katie is now senior administrative assistant at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC).

2006Charlotte Rey Fehrenbacher, 7 pounds exactly and 19.5 inches long, was born in July 2017. Everyone is happy and healthy! Proud parents Erin (Brown) and Jeremy Fehrenbacher are doing well.

Loren Moody married Kendrick Ford in September 2017 in Louisville. Loren is a manager in assurance services at Ernst & Young. The couple resides in Louisville. Lori (Estep) Hartley was the matron of honor.

After graduating from Purdue with her bachelor’s degree in biology, Lehanna Sanders married Andrew Williams ’05 (having met at Providence) and bypassing her master’s requirement, attended Vanderbilt School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn., where she worked on her Ph.D. until May 2016. She was awarded her doctoral degree in cell and developmental biology for The Role of the BMP Antagonist Gremlin2 During Cardiac Tissue Repair and in June 2016 joined Advanced Solutions Life Sciences in Louisville, working in business development and focusing on the

company’s 3D BioAssemblyBot, which is the world’s first six-axis 3D bio printer.

2007Amanda Katherine White was joined in marriage to Augustine Cody Martinho in September 2017. Together with his daughter, Dezirai Ann Martinho, the family will reside in Louisville.

2008Caroline Cummins is now landing page testing analysis lead for Found Search Marketing in Indianapolis.

Abby (Lilly) Haynes and her husband welcomed Finley Louise Haynes in September 2017. She was 8 pounds, 10 ounces and 21

inches long. Big sister Lucy is now 22 months old.

Zach Payne led the 1A Lanesville Eagles baseball team to the state finals in June 2017. He was named district and conference coach of the year as well as 1A State Coach of the Year for his accomplishments. It was Zach’s team’s second consecutive trip to the state finals and its first title. This will be his fourth season at Lanesville. Previously, he was the Providence JV baseball coach. Zach and his wife, Cassidy, live in New Albany. Zach is also a print and financial services specialist at ZirMed.

2009Kelly Andres has a new position as the marketing coordinator for Orangetheory Fitness Indianapolis-Ironworks at Keystone.

Sarah (Conder) Hall married Brad Hall in September 2017. The two met at the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office, where they both were working as investigators at the time. Sarah is now a probation officer in the same office, and her husband is a deputy prosecutor. Alumni in the wedding party include Chelsea (Koebel) Werncke, Hillary Forsee and Christie Evanczyk.

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Year .................ContributionClass of 1955* .................5,405Class of 1956* ...................9,201Class of 1957* ............ 13,044Class of 1958* ............ 28,271Class of 1959* ............ 10,585Class of 1960* ............22,655Class of 1961* ............ 13,625Class of 1962* .............10,124Class of 1963* .................5,695Class of 1964 ...................2,821Class of 1965* ...................9,375Class of 1966* ...................5,150Class of 1967 * .................5,050Class of 1968 .....................4,860Class of 1969 * ...........33,923Class of 1970 ...................1,990Class of 1971 .....................1,120Class of 1972 .....................4,150Class of 1974 .....................1,383Class of 1975 .....................1,000Class of 1976 .....................4,375Class of 1977* .................6,500Class of 1978 ...................1,735Class of 1979* .............11,526Class of 1980* ...................5,050Class of 1981* ...................7,750Class of 1982* ............ 32,813Class of 1983* ............30,574Class of 1984 .....................3,810Class of 1986 ...................1,608Class of 1987 .....................1,000Class of 1988* ...................5,269Class of 1989 ...................1,050Class of 1990 .....................1,400Class of 1991 ...................3,750Class of 1992* ...................5,400Class of 1993 ...................1,088Class of 1994* ...................5,737Class of 1995* ...................6,704Class of 1997 ........................100Class of 1999 .....................1,865Class of 2003* .................8,000Class of 2005 * .................7,000Class of 2008* .................5,165Class of 2011* ...................5,125Class of 2012* ...................5,000Class of 2013 ......................... 65Class of 2014 .....................3,172Class of 2015 .....................2,500Class of 2016 .....................2,335Class of 2017 ...................2,550

Total ....................... $369,443

*Denotes permanent endowment, with minimum $5,000 balance.

Ten classes have exceeded $10,000 (in bold letters above), with the Class of 1969 taking the lead from the Class of 1982. The Class of 1968 is one small contribution from hitting the $5,000 permanent endowment mark, and the Classes of 1975 and 1987 joined the list this quarter.

CLASS ENDOWMENT TOTALS

As of Dec. 8, 2017 Andrew McCartin has been promoted to analyst at Humana in Louisville.Whitney Popp married her love of eight

years, Philip Forbis, in July 2017 at St. John Paul II Catholic Church, St. Joe Hill Chapel. Many Providence alumni were in attendance, including several who were in the bridal party: Candace Popp ’12 was the maid of honor, Bailey Constantine ’10, Erin McLeland ’12, Amy (Popp) Katter and Kristin Kemp ’08 were bridesmaids, and Logan Popp ’11 served as an usher.

Matthew Sidebottom was promoted to lead stereo compositor at Legend 3D in Toronto, Canada.

2010Linden Spalding is now admissions counselor for the University of Cincinnati. She was at PHS this fall to meet with prospective Bearcats.

Matt Duncan, J.D., is now an associate at Gillenwater Law Offices in Jeffersonville. Matt graduated magna cum laude with his juris doctorate degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis in May 2017. He was sworn in as an attorney on Oct. 16, 2017.

2011Tyler Cecil earned his MBA from the University of Louisville in September 2017 and now works as project engineer at MAC Construction & Excavating. Tyler also was voted one of 25 winners in a TravTribe Instagram contest for his travel photos. He will be featured on Day 1 of TravTribe’s Nomads 2017 photo book for his international travels, which includes mission work in the Philippines.

Amanda (McCauley) Magaw married Justin Magaw in September 2017 at Holy Family Church. Caley (Marlin) Titus ’11 was the matron of honor,

and her sisters, Casey ’12 and Ginny McCauley ’14, were also in the wedding party. Amanda has been promoted to actuarial business consultant - Medicare risk adjustment for Humana. The couple resides in Jeffersonville.

Caley Marlin married David Titus in July 2017. Amanda (McCauley) Magaw was a bridesmaid, and Caley’s sister, Casey ’12, was the maid of honor.

Andrew Marking was a Eucharistic minister. Caley is in graduate school at U of L studying to become a speech language pathologist and is an assistant coach for the PHS Girls Soccer team. The couple lives in Louisville.

Nathan Wimsatt is now operations efficiency specialist for Epicor Software in Minneapolis. Read about his part-time career as a voiceover actor and stand-up comedian on p. 10.

2012Eliza Donahue was nominated for Best Choreographer in the 2017 BroadwayWorld Louisville Awards for her choreography of the production of Rocky Horror Picture Show at Indiana University Southeast. Eliza and Clayton Bliss ’11 were in the ensemble of A Christmas Carol, The Musical at Derby Dinner Playhouse over the holiday season.

Ellen Ernstberger is now research manager for Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise business and lives in Seattle. Read about her career – and skydiving adventure – on p. 11.

Mary Graf is now a first grade teacher at Parkwood Elementary in Clarksville, having previously taught in Indianapolis for a year.

Megan Jakoby has taken a job as event manager at ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.

Zack Johnson s now a management trainee for RJ Corman Railroad Group. He married his wife, Ella, in June 2017. The couple lives in Jeffersonville. Read about his part in helping with the Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts in Houston on p. 5.

Austin Richards married Brooklynne Guthrie in October 2017. Tyler Ferree was the best

man, and groomsmen were Andrew Jerdonek, Thomas Crawley, and Jerry Ayres ’03.

Bryce Very is now a territory manager at Patterson Dental in Nashville, Tenn.

Daniel Wilburn has a new job as retirement services call representative at Automatic Data Processing (ADP) in Louisville and has moved back to the area.

2013Cory Cahalan is now property assistant for Louisville Sports Properties, Learfield. Cory graduated from Marian University with a degree in sports marketing in May 2017

Daniel Fernandez has started a new job as technical service engineer for Toray Resin Company in Shelbyville, Ind. He earned his chemical engineering degree from Purdue University in May 2017.

Madeline Long is now an account executive at Yelp in Chicago. She earned her degree in journalism with a concentration in apparel merchandising and design from Indiana University Bloomington in May 2017.

Ryan Pickerrell was inducted into the Louisville Metro Police Department in August 2017. He joins older brother Kevin ’05, who was recognized this summer for his bravery in saving a woman from drowning in the Ohio River.

Amanda (Ross) Dant, married Benjamin Dant in October 2017 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The wedding party

included maid of honor Megan Gilland ’14. The couple lives in Seymour, Ind.

Cody Schrank is now marketing coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

CLASS NOTES (CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE)


In honor of M. Diane Murphy ’67Donna Taylor

In honor of Ronnie ’62 & Dolores (Murley ’66) Hoyland (50th Wedding Anniversary)

AnonymousPeggy (Gettelfinger) Adkinson ’79Barbara BerryLarry ’57 & Norma (Regan ’60)

BizzellCindy BowlingJuanita (Renn) Byers ’65Judy CashBrian & Shirley (Wallace) Conder ’83Doyle & Sarah CriswellCharlotte Drake NagleRaymond Jr. & Doris (Renn ’56)

EdwardsSteve & Lynn FlynnBob & Martha (Hoyland ex-’57)

FranzJudy HanenBernard & Judith HorvathRonda HostetlerRichard & Marcia (Williams ’61)

HoylandRick HoylandRonald ’62 & Dolores (Murley ’66)

HoylandWilliam ’95 & Melissa HoylandWilliam L. ’72 & Sherry HoylandLinda HunterJoseph & Ruth HillRobert & Diane KrallShawn & Lisa McDonaldDaniel ’64 & Sharon (Goodin ’64)

McHughDoris MilesMarsha MillerLuke MurleyRichard & Laura MyersMaxine PaitGuy & Nancy (Fischer)

Pfannmoeller ’63Dennis & Ruth PoppDaniel ’62 & Janet ReganAlvin ’64 & Mary RennGeorge RennHoward & Marie RollerRuth SmithPhyllis SpearsBrenda ThomasJoAnn WardRoger & Janie WhaleyJohnny & Susan WilliamsMichael & Becky WilsonCelia Winslow & Margie Banse

In memory of Stanley ‘Strawberry’ Denny

Daniel ’62 & Jane Struck

In memory of Perry Ernstberger ’80

Jerry & Mary Anne ClayAgnes ErnstbergerJack & Melva GatesGlenn & Beverly (Davis ’70) GlaserJohn Jones Auto GroupLumina FoundationClaudia (White) McGloshen ’55Nicholson Printing

Rita SchuelerEdward & Rebecca Spalding

In memory of Gene L. Ferber ’62Gary ’68 & Joyce Leonard

In memory of Michael J. Galligan ’56

John & Beth AllgeierGrant & Sarah BensonLoren & Mona ChristmanBradley & Kathy (Spitznagel ’73)

ColemanStephen ’69 & Catherine

(Hendershot ’70) DetenberMary (Gwaltney) Edelen ’56Homer A. Jr., M.D., (Hon. ’04) &

Marilyn FerreeWilliam ’59 & Sylvia (Hentrup ’61)

GalliganCraig & Teresa (Kirchdorfer ’85)

GardoneJames & Camilla (McGuiggan ’60)

HolbrookIvy HollkampMike & Joan HurleyJoe ’66 & Carol (Mooney ’66)

JacksonDavid ’56 & Marilyn (Stemle ’56)

JarboeLane ’88 & Anna (Galligan ’88) JuddThomas & Corine KendrickNorman C. ’63 & Kathy (Howell

’65) KruerJeanie (Sprowles) Landgraf ’60Helen “Hona” McBrideClaudia (White) McGloshen ’55Sammy & Nancy MorelandMarvin ‘Nick’ & Martha (Metzger

’57) NicholsonJohn & Jeanne NohaltyLouis & Susie (Bachman ’59) RennTaylor & Sharon RidingsGilbert & Mary SegerJames L. ’59 & Joan (Oeffinger ’60)

SmithJames David ’66 & Patricia StillerConrad & Judith StorzJoan Striby ’65Ulrich & Vidra, LLCMary Voelker MooreDonald (Hon. ’12) & Dottie

(Galligan ’69) Zipp

In memory of Timothy JansenLawrence ’58 & Miriam (Marguet

’58) Paris

In memory of Martha (Becht) Jenkins ’59

Ruth (Uhl) Kaiser ’59

In memory of Charles David Jones

William & Vickie Roby

In memory of Jeremy Parr ’91Violet Parr, Andrew Parr & Jaime

(Parr ’75) Tyrna

In memory of Dolores Ann PoppLarry & Thelma (Kruer ’59)

Bostock

Larry ’66 & Bette BuechlerDon ’57 & Joyce DayMichael & Joyce (Kruer ’72) EyerlyPhilip & Whitney (Popp ’09) ForbisDale & Donna GettelfingerRobert Elmer ’55 & Jane GrafLinda HunterMike & Joan HurleyVirgil ’57 & Doris (Receveur ’58)

KleinJudith KruerJoseph & Nancy LynchGary E. ’85 & Julie PoppBarry ’79 & Karen (Popp ’83)

SchuelerGregg & Melissa SnyderLawrence (Hon. ’09) & Barbara VeryRobert & Jeanette (Kruer ’68)

Williams

In memory of Mary Ann (Schneider) Rosenberger ’55

Melvin Rosenberger

In memory of Anna Mae Schroeder

Hon. J. Terrence ’67 & Peggy Cody

In memory of Lloyd Jack SinkhornMary C. BookNaomi BrockmanCharles & Jenny DayJoAnn DetrickPaul & Laverne ErnstbergerHomer A. Jr., M.D., (Hon. ’04) &

Marilyn FerreeThomas & Kathleen HudepohlDavid ’56 & Marilyn

(Stemle ’56) JarboePearley KauchakW. G. LoebigClaudia (White)

McGloshen ’55Old National BancorpJim & Beth ParrDavid & Jennifer PikerJoe Proctor, Jr.Thomas & Mary ReuterLarry & Peggy RichardsPaul & Catherine RitchieKenneth & Eleanor ScharfHarold & Mary SchetzCarl & Carolyn “Susie”

(Shelton ’63) SchmidtBrian & Christina

ScrogginsIrvin & Doris StetterMark & Elizabeth TebbeStephanie WhiteJames & Vanessa WilkisonDale & Virginia WinchellWordCom, Inc.

In memory of David Callistus Smith ’82

Michael & Nancy (Jones ’62) Russell

In memory of Charles Staser

David ’56 & Marilyn (Stemle ’56) Jarboe

In memory of Betty Ann StemleWilliam & Mary Ruth (Creamer ’61)

AdamsBetty Jean ApplegateDavid BottorffBarbara CannonDelta Phi Gamma Alumnae ChapterJo Ann JacobsDavid ’56 & Marilyn (Stemle ’56)

JarboeRuth (Uhl) Kaiser ’59 Walter KennedyJames & JoAnn MorrisJames SpolyarJohn Jr. ’75 & Diane (Jarboe ’77)

Tinius

In memory of Diane Swank ’67Hon. J. Terrence ’67 & Peggy Cody

In memory of Brandon Tevis ex-’16

Roger & Deborah Tevis

In memory of William H. Townsend ’64

Donald & Joanne Day ’64 GastineauWilliam ’64 & Kathryn (Struck ’64)

Springston

In memory of Linda (Klusmeier) Zimmerman ’67

Hon. J. Terrence ’67 & Peggy Cody

MEMORIAL AND HONORARY GIFTSGifts received between June 15, 2017, and Dec. 8, 2017

In Memoriam

If a loved one, friend or classmate has passed away recently and Providence has not been notified, please contact us at [email protected].

Since the last publication of The Vision, the Advancement Office has received word of the following deaths:

Jerry Bailey ’70Kenneth Conard ’56Susan (Schwantes) Dixon ’56Lewie Dwinell ex-’69Stuart “Fiddle” Fife ’78Octavia Flener-Dobbins ex-’09Mike Galligan ’56Patrick Galligan ex-’55William “Tripp” Haller III ex-’97 Bruce Harbeson ’72Debbie (Zenor) Harpenau ’72George Harris ’64Martha (Becht) Jenkins ’59Benjie Kost ex-’70Tony Kraus ’86Betsy (Smith) Loveland ’58Suzie (Herold) Pritchard ’63James Reagan ’74Mary Ann (Schneider) Rosenberger ’55Diane Swank ’67Bill Townsend Sr. ’64Betty (Leake) Winburn ’61Linda Lee (Klusmeier) Zimmerman ’67

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Thank you to Chris Rosio and Jay Grantz ’86 for their services and in-kind work as well as Eager Beaver Tree Service and 5 Saplings LLC for materials and services in updating the landscaping at the school’s main entrance. And thank you to Michael L. ’69 & Delana Day for maintaining the plantings around the statue of the Blessed Mother.

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