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Reflections on a decade of Model Arab League, 1991-2001

Where Are They Now?

Nostalgia is a strange thing, arising at the oddest and most unpredictable moments. Now, in the aftermath of Berry MAL's first National MAL Outstanding Delegation, and with the last Model for the last of those who were my fellow delegates in years past, it seems to have hit with a vengeance. Thus the appearance of this page, a sort of Berry MAL Alumni page.

In the last six years, dozens of people have been part of Berry's nationally-renowned Model Arab League delegations. Many have gone on to greater things, and others we wish we knew where they are and what they are doing. This list currently only includes those who attended a Model, though we had many who spent weeks in preparation with the rest of us but were unable to make the Model.

In the near future, the MAL site, or a MAL site, will be appearing on the official Berry Web server, but certain elements of this site will remain online as a sort of memory-alumni site. My best wishes to everyone—Smokey (2001)

Smokey Ardisson (99C)—1995-1999: Graduate student in Middle Eastern and African History, Georgetown University (also moonlighting as the webmaster for GU Medieval Studies and the History Department)

Dr. Susan Maneck—1995-1998: Now Associate Professor of History at Jackson State University

Hooman Khoshnood (98c)—1995-1997: Hoomie writes to tell us that the rumors are true, he is now married and a father; he has graduated from law school at the University of Georgia and is now studying for the bar

Tanfer Keskin (99c)—1995-1996: After the 1995-1996 school year, Tanfer moved to Ohio to get married and complete his schooling; he now runs several businesses

Evrim Kale (99C)—1995-1996: Tanfer says he believes Evrim returned home to Turkey to run the family business

Lynsey Morris (99C)—1996-1997: Now in Washington, DC,working as an education-policy lobyist of the American Association of University women and completing her PhD at the University of Oklahoma

Rachel (Powell) Sherman (99C)—1996-1999: Rachel married Scott Sherman in 1999 and they are still living and working in Rome, last we knew

Elizabeth Thompson (00C)—1996-1998: Working at a for the Home Depot legal department in Atlanta

Drew Arrington (98C)—1996-1998: Drew was spotted at Mountain Day 2003 and is in South Carolina as an Army chaplain

Adam Day (99c)—1996-1997

Shilpa (Iyer) Krishnan (98C)—1996-1997: Shilpa got married in 1998 and now has a baby girl (mabrûk!), and she has also completed her MBA from Florida International University

Ieva Smilgaine—1996-1997: After her exchange year at Berry, Ieva returned to Latvia

Parker Bohn (99C)—1996-1999: We cheered for Br. Parker as he graduated, and we don't know where he's gone

Dr. Bill Hoyt (Professor Emeritus)—1996-1997: Dr Hoyt and his wife are relocating to North Carolina

Holly O'Neal (99C)—1998-1999: Rumor has it that Holly is also married and a mother, following her stint as a Peace Corps volunteer in the northern Philippines

Dan Alban (00C)—1998-1999: Dan is apparently now at Harvard Law School, aftter working for the Institute of Humane Studies in northern Virginia

Erin Oiler (01C)—1998-1999

Ryan Kenkel (99C)—1998-1999

Amy Tate (00C)—1998-2000: Amy was spotted at the December 2000 graduation, but is otherwise MIA

Amanda Mullins (00C)—1998-1999: Amanda is working for Crawford & Co., the nation's largest insurance adjusting firm, in northern Virginia; the Berry magazine reports she was married in April 2004—mabrûk!

Dr. Amy J. Johnson—1998-2004: Dr. Johnson tragically passed away on December 1, 2004 [memorial page] [Scott's announcement to the MAL Yahoo! Group] [Berry announcement]

Jennifer DeLoach (01C)—1998-2001: Jen is about to finish law school at UGA

Scott McIntosh (01C)—1999-2001: Scott is now married—mabrûk!—and after a stint at the National Council running the MAL program, left in July 2004 to pursue other opportunities

Joey Colombo (01C)—1999-2001

Anna Krampl —1999-?

Aysheh Mahmoud (01C)—1999-2001

Terrel (Terre) Clark—2000-

Christy Moore—2000-

Andrea Oldham—2000-

(Information for 2000 and later Models incomplete; any info or updates to Smokey Ardisson) Last updated December 2, 2004.

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