Emily McDonald Miranda 2017

Husband Jaime ’17 is completing his 4-year service commitment to the Marines this fall 2021. (Stationed in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and Alexandria, Virginia) Jaime finished […]

Aug 4, 2021 | 0 Comments

Bob Thurman 1983

The Independence Community Band just finished the band season last night and had four Central alumni playing this year: Jake Knepper ’03, Bruce Jefferson ’77, Bob Thurman ’83 and Nicole Rottinghaus Knepper ’02.

Jul 27, 2021 | 1 Comment

Rachel Peter Guzman 2019

Nick Guzman (18’) and I got married on June 12th, 2021. Nick is a physical therapist at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center and I am […]

Jul 25, 2021 | 0 Comments

Jodi Pentico Larson 1992

Jodi graduated in May 2021 with a Ph.D. in Education with a concentration in Curriculum, Culture, and Change at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. She […]

Jul 21, 2021 | 0 Comments

STAN DUREY 1971

After 33 years in the suburbs of Philadelphia, where as a proud Democrat he served in multiple elective offices, and as anactive volunteer in drug […]

Jul 19, 2021 | 0 Comments

Talbot Hook 2012

Will be attending the University of Connecticut this fall to begin a PhD in Educational Psychology, specializing in Giftedness, Creativity and Talent Development.

Jul 17, 2021 | 0 Comments

Danielle Brillhart Steinkamp 2008

Jon and Danielle (’08) Steinkamp welcomed son, Carter Jon, on January 31, 2021. Carter joined big sis at home, Ellie Jamie, born July 3, 2016.

Jul 15, 2021 | 0 Comments

Macin Harvey 2019

Started a new job as a Research Assistant/Coordinator in the Population Health Department at the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita.

Jul 15, 2021 | 0 Comments

Kathleen Connolly Temple 2018

Elected as co-president of AMA Iowa – one of the top chapters of the American Marketing Association. AMA Iowa has approximately 300 members and over […]

Jul 13, 2021 | 0 Comments

Holly McKinney 2018

Started a new job as full-time Professional Research Assistant to serve as a Technical Assistance Coordinator for the monitoring contract issued by the Indian Health […]

Jun 28, 2021 | 0 Comments

Bryanna Pierce 2011

Class of 2015. Recently switched jobs in August 2020 as an assistant Athletic Trainer and Clinical Preceptor at Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas.

May 18, 2021 | 0 Comments

Michelle Weiss Olson 1986

MBA in Healthcare Administration in 2005 Got married in 2013 to Rusty Olson. Currently Controller for Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan, CO

Apr 17, 2021 | 0 Comments

Alex Breiholz 2015

Alex Breiholz (‘15) works as a Workers’ Compensation Defense Paralegal in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Apr 15, 2021 | 0 Comments

Lydia Krzyzak 2017

Lydia Krzyzak (‘17) and Daniel Weir (‘18) got engaged. Lydia got her Doctor of Chiropractic from Logan University and is now working at Iowa Family […]

Apr 13, 2021 | 0 Comments

Phil Diment 1990

Phil Diment was promoted to senior vice president of corporate communications at KBS an institutional real estate investment advisor headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif. where […]

Apr 13, 2021 | 0 Comments

Jason Dykehouse 1992

I recently published my debut novel, “A Reduction of Men.” The fantasy adventure with a third-person objective narrator is available in eBook and paperback at […]

Apr 12, 2021 | 0 Comments

Amy Holcomb Hughes 2013

My husband, Drew Hughes, and I welcomed our first child. Our daughter Mirabelle Kay was born on February 6th, 2021.

Apr 9, 2021 | 0 Comments

Adrienne Bergman 2020

I began working at the Polk County Health Department in Des Moines, IA as the Social Media and Communications Coordinator in February!

Mar 26, 2021 | 0 Comments

Jessica Chaney Verwers 2014

Ryan (’13) and Jessica Verwers (’14) welcomed their first child, Charlotte Joan, on November 2, 2020.

Mar 23, 2021 | 0 Comments

Michala Brand Cox 2018

I am finishing my 3rd year of Ph.D. study at the University of Iowa in Educational Psychology and Learning Sciences, and my husband Taylor Cox […]

Mar 23, 2021 | 0 Comments

MarianAnn Matwiejczyk Montgomery 1977

I wrote Sumptuous Stitches and Tiny Treasures: Needlework and Needlework Tools from the Collection of the Museum of Texas Tech University to accompany an exhibit […]

Mar 23, 2021 | 1 Comment

David Eilderts 1990

I recently celebrated 30 years with Hydrite Chemical Co. I started as a chemist, then lab manager, production supervisor, warehouse & transportation manager, and currently […]

Mar 4, 2021 | 1 Comment

Jordan Bohr 2015

Jordan Bohr ’15 and Allie Fowler were engaged on Jan. 1, 2021.

Feb 19, 2021 | 0 Comments

Chelsea Grieger Toppin 2012

Curt ’11 and Chelsea Toppin ’12 welcomed their second child, daughter Lena Jean, on June 16, 2020.

Dec 18, 2020 | 0 Comments

Tyler Sandersfeld 2005

I earned my Ph.D. in Educational Measurement from the University of Iowa in August 2020. I live in Iowa City, IA, where I currently work […]

Nov 22, 2020 | 0 Comments

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