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2007

Meredith Freed
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Katherine Fegan Watkins is pursuing a PhD in molecular and cell biology and biochemistry at Brown University.

Jennifer Journet loves teaching toddlers at Bright Horizons in Roosevelt Island, NY. She was recently promoted and is in charge of a class of 12 children.

Gilberto Rodriguez is enrolled at New York Chiropractic College, where he is working on his master’s in nutrition.

Daniel Shatz studies law at Cornell University. Although he has lots of reading, he loves the program.

Zak Anolic is a paralegal for the immigration law firm of Barst & Mukamal LLP in NYC.

Shauna Frances Covell received a master’s in literacy (and a perfect 4.0 GPA) from Syracuse University last May. Her dual undergraduate degrees in elementary education and American studies were the perfect preparation. She loves her job as a kindergarten teacher at Beaver Dam (VA) Elementary School. In September she flew to Connecticut to visit Morgan Cadwell and other friends and teammates from T’bred soccer. She marvels at what an excellent soccer coach and role model Sarah Cooper has been.

Sebastian Fica passed the preliminary exam for a PhD program in cell and molecular biology at the University of Chi­cago. He is conducting doctoral research on the regulation of the spliceosome during pre-mRNA splicing. He returned to Skidmore in November to participate on an alumni panel during the annual math and science open house.

Matthew Oneglia is a project engineer for O+G Industries, where he is building a simple-cycle gas-fired power plant for the Braintree, MA, Electric Light Department.

Julia Burns completed her first year of teaching middle-school Spanish at Princeton Day School, as well as coaching field hockey and lacrosse. Next year brings more coaching and teaching ESL in the Trenton area, followed by four months as a volunteer English teacher in a small town.

Benjamin Bolger (MALS) earned a doctorate from Harvard in 2007. He is a visiting assistant professor at the College of William & Mary’s department of sociology. Benjamin serves on the board of advisors for the Sustainable Endowments Institute.

I am taking a very enjoyable phonetics course and plan to pursue a master’s in speech pathology and communication disorders. I have also been volunteering for Skidmore by interviewing prospective students and attending college fairs, which is a lot of fun.