Baby Photos

Send us your baby photos! Email your JPEG or TIFF photo to alumni@edgewood.edu. Or you can mail your photo to us at Alumni Office, 1000 Edgewood College Drive, Madison, WI 53711-1997. Please be sure to tell us your baby's name, when the baby was born and provide us with your contact information in case we have to reach you.

	Elaine (Rupnow) DeBlare '96 and her husband, Larry Russell DeBlare, Jr., announce the birth of their son, Scott Lawrence, born on May 15, 2008. Scott weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. Elaine and Larry have been married since August 2006.
	Jolene (Goldsmith) Settergren '07 and Don Settergren '07, MBA '08 welcomed a baby girl on December 10, 2009. Vivian Dotty was born at St. Mary's hospital in Madison, WI. She was 7 lbs. 6 oz. and 19.5 inches long. She is their first child.
	Jon Rouse ‘03 and Adrienne (Johnson) Rouse ’04 welcomed a baby boy on March 30, 2009. Aaron Joseph was born at St. Mary's hospital in Madison. He was 8 lbs. 12 oz. and 20 inches long. He is their first child.
	Colleen (Renz) Good ’02 and her husband, Steve, welcomed a daughter, Nohra Kathryn, on December 3, 2008. Nohra joins her sisters Raigan and Courtney and her brother Tanner.
	Ryan Miller ’04 and Glaselyn (Melendez) Miller MBA ’99 announce the birth of their daughter. Sophia Marie was born on October 19, 2008.
	Amy (Jacobi) Wollangk ’98, MBA ’04 and her husband, Jason, welcomed Braden Jacobi on January 13, 2009. Braden was 6 pounds 3 ounces and 19.5 inches long. Braden joins three year old brother Grant. They currently reside in Oregon, WI. Braden was three months old in the photo.
	Crystal (Nowak) Chrisler '06 and her husband, Kurt, welcomed a baby girl, Madelyn Taylor Chrisler, on October 1, 2008, weighing 5 lbs. 8 oz. Crystal is employed by Merck & Co. as a pharmaceutical sales representative. They reside in Appleton, WI.
	Kim (Matzke) Freese '97 and her husband, Steve, welcomed a baby girl on August 26, 2008. Madison Joy Freese weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz. and was born at Camp Uster Naval Hospital in Okinawa Japan. She was welcomed home by an older brother and sister, Ryan and Sarah. The family lives in Okinawa Japan.
	Adam Kreitzer '02 and his wife Amy welcomed Daniel Adam Kreitzer on June 25, 2008. Daniel was 8 lbs and 21.5 inches long. Daniel was also welcomed home with love by 2 year old big brother Nolan. The Kreitzers reside in Waukesha, WI. Adam is the manager of Allen Edmonds in Brookfield. Daniel is 4 months old in this picture.
	Mary (Beal) Trzebiatowski '01 and her husband Bert welcomed their first child, Bert Kenneth, into their family on April 17, 2008 at 11:39 am at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Illinois. He weighed 5 lbs. 10 oz. and was 18" long. The family lives in Wauconda, IL.
	Kavee Songwatana MBA '94 from Thailand wrote to inform all the fellow MBA friends from the Class of 94 that he and his wife welcomed a baby boy, Birdie, in January 2007. He is now 5 months old, strong and healthy. He is their little angel.
	Emily (Meinert) Zarling '04 and Justin Zarling '08 welcomed a son, Hudson David, on April 19th, 2008. Justin and Emily were married on November 3, 2007, and live in Verona, WI.
	Sarah (Leiser) Van Lanen '04and her husband, Luke, welcomed their first baby on March 7th, 2008. Owen Benjamin Van Lanen weighed 8 lbs. 4.5 ozs. and was 21 inches long. They bought their first home a week later and are living in Appleton, WI.
	Joe '02 and Jessica '03 (Marty) Kumpfer recently welcomed a baby girl to their lives. Addison Jae Kumpfer was born on March 27, 2008 weighing 6 lbs. 15 oz., 20” long. Addison, Joe and Jessica currently reside in Bristol, WI where Joe works as the Controller of a flexible packagaing company and Jessica works as a full-time nanny.
	Hayley (Williamson) Tessier ’99 and her husband, Charlie, welcomed their first baby, Allison Mary. She was born April 18, 2008.
	Jennifer (Granger) Burgos ’03 married Jose Burgos on September 2, 2006. Jose is from Lima Peru and is in the heating and air conditioning business. Jennifer is a teacher. They welcomed their first child into the world on February 1, 2008. Marisabel Kathleen Burgos weighed 7 lbs 5oz and was 19 inches long. They reside in Elk Grove, IL.
	Jinnee (Shim) Whitsell '04 and Cory Whitsell '00 welcomed their first child, Grace Jeehae, into their family on June 29, 2007 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. Grace was 6 lbs. 9 oz. and 18 inches long. A few months after Grace was born, Cory became an elementary school principal in New Berlin, WI and they relocated to the Waukesha area. Jinnee resigned as a first grade teacher in Madison and is working part time as an Intervention Specialist in the Oconomowoc Area Schools.
	Alex Rebolledo MBA ’06 and his wife, Maria, recently welcomed a new addition to their family. His name is Rafael Angel Rebolledo and he was born on April 6th, 2008.
	Diane (Betzle) Sutton ’98 and her husband David welcomed their first child, Jamie Dylan Eleanor Sutton on March 2, 2008. Jamie weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. and was 19 ½” long.
	Kia (Jorgenson) Hendrickson ’01, her husband Craig and their son Lukas (2 1/2) are excited to announce the birth of Camryn Marie Hendrickson. Camryn was born on December 20, 2007 at 11:50 am, and was 19 inches long and weighed 7 lbs. Kia is employed with UW-Madison, Division of University Housing as a Student Services Coordinator. The family lives in Cuba City. One of Camryn and Lukas' godmother's is Erica Jorgenson ’05 who is currently a Certified Child Life Specialist at Children's Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel, in the Pediatric Emergency Room.
	Jonathan Adair ’05 welcomed a son, Brayden David, on January 14th 2008 at 12:05 am. He was 7 lbs. 12 oz. and 21 inches long. He is currently engaged (Rachel) and planning to get married in September 2009.
	Carolyn (Hughes) Jahnke ’99 . and her husband Roman welcomed their first son, Thomas Roark, on Feburary 3, 2008. Grandparents are Thomas Hughes ’76 and Agnes (Novinski) Hughes ’77.
	Casey (Fellows) Schlacher ‘03 and her husband Carl welcomed Adler Rudolf Schlacher born on 8/29/2007 in Lake Forest, IL. Proud brothers at home are Maxwell (cock-a-poo) and Sammy (jack-a-poo).
	Emily Rose (Buell) ’04 married Ryan Thomas Mangin ’02 in July of 2005. On January 3, 2007 they welcomed baby Ziah Elizabeth Mangin. The family resides in Green Bay, WI.
	Jessica (Whitaker) Szymanski (’01) was married in Key West, FL on August 4, 2005. She will graduate with a Master of Arts Degree at Cardinal Stritch University in Reading and Learning Disabilities in December 2007. Jessica gave birth to her first son, Henry Louis Szymanski on June 19, 2007.
	Rose Gleue ‘05 and Morgan Rogers welcomed their second child, Willow Ceci Grace Rogers, on Aug. 29th 2007. Willow joins her brother, Max, at home in Port Washington, WI where Rose is a stay at home mom and Morgan is a Welder/Fabricator.
	Shannon (Bechtolt) Wixom ’05 Married Charlie Wixom on August 19, 2006. Maid of honor was Edgewood alum Stacie Davis ‘05, bridesmaid Megan Rufenacht ‘06, Jessica Thanas '07, Kassie Kluge (Bechtolt) (attended Edgewood 2002). Best man was Brian Gile ‘05, with groomsman Nate Wolfe ‘05. Shannon and Charlie Wixom welcomed baby girl Delaney Rae Wixom on October 24, 2007. 6lb 11oz 21 inches long! 35 hours of labor!
	Margaret (Sullivan) Done ’98 and her husband Matthew welcomed their first child (after 10 years of marriage!) Bridget Rose. Bridget was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Milwaukee on August 3, 2007 at 11:42pm. She weighed 6lb 11.6 oz and was 19 ¼ inches long. The family is all doing well.
	Sarah (Selle) Holum '04 and her husband John welcomed their first baby, Lucas Michael, on April 26th. He was 7 lbs 4oz and 19 1/2 inches long. Sarah is currently a nurse at UW Hospital and her husband is a diesel mechanic for Ryder Transportation. The couple lives in Madison.
	Stephanie (Lowe) Watrud ’02 and her husband welcomed Natalia Grace Watrud on November 17, 2006. She weighed 7lb 4oz and was 19 inches. The family lives in Madison.
	Kim (Matzke) Freese ’97 and her husband Steve welcomed their daughter Sarah on January 11, 2007. She was 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and 20 1/4 inches long. She was also welcomed by her big brother Ryan who loves her so much! The family is currently living in Okinawa, Japan.
	Kelly (Meddings) Kidd ’99 and her husband Jaimon welcomed daughter Addison Jillaine on November 18, 2006. Addison weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz and was 19 inches long. Kelly is a Project Manager at CUNA Mutual Group in Madison.
	Amy (Adler) Rothering ’01 and her husband Pete welcomed their second child Jack Michael Rothering on January 22nd, 2007. Jack came nearly six weeks early and spent over 6 weeks in the NICU at St. Mary's Hospital. Jack weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces and was 18 inches long. Jack has an older sister, Claire who is 2 years old. The family resides in Madison.
	Stacy (Bronstad) Schweighardt ’04 and her husband Ben welcomed Nolan Benjamin Schweighardt on January 30, 2007. Nolan was 7lbs 7oz. and 21" long. After teaching 6th grade in Watertown, Wis. for 3 years Stacy has decided to take time off to be home with Nolan. Stacy's husband owes and runs Schweighardt Concrete, LLC, a company out of Lake Mills, Wis.
	Nancy Kress ’70 was thrilled to let us know that her grandson, Luca Jordan Kress Snyder was born on January 13, 2007. He weighed 11 lbs., 9 oz. and was 23 1/4 inches long. The family and baby are all doing well.
	Nicole (Parsons) Wolfe '03 and her husband Eric welcomed their second daughter into the world on January 15, 2007. Hillary Megan Wolfe was 7lb. 15 oz. 19 inches long.
	Kendall Kolb `02 and wife Heather moved to The Dalles, Oregon in January 2006 so Kendall could pursue a position as project manager with Design Structures, LLC, a design-build construction firm based in Madison. On June 5, 2006, the couple welcomed fraternal twin girls, Ava Marylin and Addyson Jo. Ava weighed 5 lb 1 oz and Addyson weighed 4 lb 14 oz.
	Kayla (Simon) Gauwitz ’03 and her husband Josh Gauwitz ’02 welcomed Gabriella Rose Gauwitz on August 26, 2006. Gabriella is their first child, joining their two cats and a dog.
	Anne (Wojciechowski) Swanson ’04 and her husband Justin welcomed their second son Evan John Swanson on August 8, 2006. They are moving to Lexington Kentucky this fall as Justin will be working there after he finishes his Masters program at UW as a civil engineer. Anne will be at home with the two boys.
	Jennifer Frank ’04 and her partner Michael welcomed Rogue Elijah Morningstar Henderson on June 27. Rogue was 7 lbs., 10 oz. and was 19 inches long. Jennifer is enjoying a six month maternity leave before returning back to the surgical floor at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.
	Kari (Winkler) Westphal ’00, MS ’06 and her husband Frank welcomed Blaise Kalvin Westphal (named after greatgrandfather Blase and combination of grandfathers names (Kevin and Alphonse)) on June 18th, 2006, approximately one month after Kari graduated with her MS in nursing! Blaise was 6 lbs 12 oz. Kari will be working for Edgewood in the fall as a clinical instructor as well as continuing to work for Home Health United as a revisit nurse and clinical supervisor for the UW School of Nursing. Kari’s husband is an electrical engineering technician in Oregon and the couple lives in Madison.
	Tina (Gross) Brooks, '95 and her husband Tom welcomed Gabriel Oren on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Gabriel weighed 9 lbs., 1 oz and was 21 inches long. Tina is currently taking time off to be with Gabe, but will start back in the fall as a 3rd grade teacher in Portage, Wis. Tom continues working on his family's farm, keeping busy this summer with fieldwork and milking approximately 45 head of cattle.
	Jessica (Heiple) Wiederholt ’99 and Ben Wiederholt ‘01 welcomed their 2nd son, Luke Robert Wiederholt on June 16, 2006. Luke weighed 8lbs 1 oz and 20" long. He was welcomed by his brother Samuel.
	Chris Josheff ’01 and wife Jennifer welcomed Joshua Christopher into the world on May 2, 2005 at 5:33am. Joshua weighed 9lbs 10oz and was 21 inches. While he appeared healthy at birth, Joshua aspirated meconium. Around 10:30pm on May 2, Joshua was admitted to the NICU at St Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI where he remained for 21 days. Joshua is now a happy and healthy 1 year old boy whom his mom and dad are very proud of. This photo was taken Feb 2, 2006
	Joy Dyer MBA ‘05 and her husband Chris joyfully welcomed their newborn son, Caleb Irvin Jackson Dyer, into their family on June 9, 2005. Caleb was 19.5 inches long and weighed 7 pounds, six ounces at birth. They live in Madison.
	Michelle Mueller (Jacobson) '98 and her husband welcomed Henry George Mueller on June 16th, 2005. He weighed 9lbs 13oz and was 21 1/2" long. Henry was born at Meriter Hospital, where she still works part time as a RN. His big brother Charlie who is 3 just adores him.
	Jenny (Makovec) Harron ’05 and her husband Thomas welcomed Tyler Donald Harron on February 13, 2006. Jenny graduated from Edgewood College last year with a degree in nursing.
	Mark Acker ‘91 and Jodi (Sattler) Acker ’95 (teaching certificate) welcomed Maxwell Acker on March 4, 2006. Max was 4 weeks premature, but weighed 6 lb 2 oz and was 18-1/2”. Max shares the same birthday as his father. It was quite a birthday party for Mark! Max has two older brothers Henry, 9 years-old, and Harrison, 7 years-old. Jodi is currently a 6th grade teacher at Deforest Middle School and Mark is Senior Financial Analyst for Springs Window Fashions, LLC in Middleton. The family lives in Sun Prairie, WI.
	Katie (Campbell) O’Dair ’01and her husband Mike welcomed Ethan Oliver O’Dair on February 6, 2006.Ethan weighed 7lbs 2 oz and was 19 inches. He joins big brother Noah, 3 years old.
	Denise (Murray) Camacho ‘97and her husband Michael welcomed Danielle Marie Camacho on November 9, 2005 at 6:44p.m. She weighed 7lbs 6oz and was 20 ½ inches long.
	Christina Plasil '00 and her husband Brian welcomed Caroline Victoria to the family on October 31, 2005. She weighed 8 lbs. 14 oz. and was 21 inches long. Caroline joins big brother Isaac who is 2 years old. The family lives in Watertown, Wis. and Christina teaches special education at Mayville High School.
	Rose Gleue '05 and Morgan Rogers welcomed their first child, Maxwell Boyd Lee Rogers, on July 11, 2005. The family lives in Madison and are enjoying their new role as parents.
	Keri (Koster) Hoffer ’00 and her husband Robert Hoffer ’00 welcomed twin boys on September 18, 2005. Matthew Christian was 5 lbs 5 oz and 18 inches. Nickolas Eugene was 5 lbs 15 oz and 18 1/2 inches. Rob is currently a supervisor at McGladrey & Pullen in Madison. Keri has taken a few years off work to be a full-time mom.
	Amy (Adler) Rothering '01 and her husband Pete welcomed daughter Claire Margaret on June 27, 2005. Claire weighed 9 lbs. 8 oz. and was 22 inches long. Amy is an elementary teacher in the Madison Metropolitan School District. The family lives in Madison.
	Jeff Riechers ’97 and his wife, Heidi Tschanz, welcomed their first child, son Zander Paul Riechers, on June 21, 2005.
	Brad Schwartz '00 and his wife Cynthia just welcomed twins Lauren Mei and John Alan on May 22, 2005. Lauren weighed 5bs. 3 oz. and John weighed 6lbs. 12 oz. The family lives in San Diego.
	Shannon (Dover) Bright '01 and her husband, Lance Bright, welcomed a daughter, Brooklyn, on May 22nd, 2005 at Meriter Hospital in Madison. Lance heads up the landscape maintenance division at Carrington Lawncare in Middleton Wis., and Shannon will taking a few years off to be a full time mommy.
	Kia (Jorgenson) Hendrickson '01 and her husband Craig are proud to announce the birth of their son, Lukas William. Lukas arrived on April 12, 2005, weighed 6 lbs. 3 oz, and was 19 inches long. Kia is employed with UW-Platteville as an Admission Advisor and the family resides in Cuba City, Wisconsin.
	Jody McIntyre '87 and her husband Karl Kletzien adopted a baby girl, Jocelyn Xu Yun Kletzien, from China in May. She's already an avid reader!
	Ginger (Janke) Gates MBA '03 is working at M&I Bank as the assistant to the vice president of mortgage lending. Ginger and her husband, David Gates MBA '05, welcomed daughter Mina Rose on October 11, 2004. The family is living in Madison.
	Anne (Wojciechowski) Swanson '04 and her husband, Justin Swanson, welcomed son Maxwell Jared on August 19, 2004. The family lives in Madison, where Justin is a grad student at UW-Madison and Anne is a stay-at-home mom.
	Nicole (Parsons) Wolfe '03 and her husband Eric are proud to announce the arrival of Ashley Maddux born May 3, 2005 at 2:41 a.m. at Meriter Hospital. She weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz.  This picture was taken when Ashley was only 6 days old!
	Kim (Matzke) Freese ’97 and her husband Steve welcomed son Ryan Joseph on June 13, 2004. Ryan weighed 8 lbs. and was 21 inches long. Kim and family currently reside in Albany, Georgia.
	Colleen (Renz) Good ‘02 and her husband Steve welcomed daughter Raigan Mary Good on June 8th, 2004. She weighed in at 8lbs. 7 oz. and was 21 inches long. She joined her step-sister Courtney, age 6 and step-brother Tanner, age 5. They currently live in Watertown, Wisconsin and Colleen is teaching special education at the Oconomowoc Developmental Training Center.
	Christina Plasil '00 and her husband Brian Krahn Plasil welcomed Isaac Grant to the family on February 3, 2004. He weighed 7 pounds even and was 20 inches long. They currently live in Hustisford, Wisconsin and Christina teaches special education at Mayville High School in Mayville, Wisconsin.
	Timothy Quinn '98 and his wife Angela sent in this picture of their 9 month old son, Alexander, showing off his Edgewood College bib. The Quinn family currently resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
	Jenny (Benson) Rake '97 and her husband Tim are delighted to announce the arrival of their first child, Samantha. She was born on December 30, 2003, weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces and measuring 20 inches.
	Michelle (Jacobson) Mueller '98 and her husband Scott  are delighted to announce the arrival of their son, Charlie, on March 28, 2003.  He weighted 10 pounds 6 ounces!  They currently live in Madison, Wisconsin, where Michelle works as a Nurse for Meriter Hospital.
	Liz (LaPlante) Olson and her husband welcomed Emily Laurel to the family on January 13, 2003.  She weighted 7 pounds 12 ounces and was 21 inches long. They currently live in Sun Prairie Wisconsin and Liz teaches kindergarten at Northside Elementary in Sun Prairie.
	Katie (Campbell) O'Dair '01 and Michael O'Dair welcome their son, Noah Michael, on January 11, 2003.  They reside in Belleville, Wisconsin.
	Becky Mitchell-Thoreson '97 and Jim Thoreson '96 are delighted to announce the arrival of their daughter, Ella Xavier Thoreson.  She was born on October 4, 2003, weighing 9 pounds and measuring 19 1/2 inches.  They live in Madison, Wisconsin.
	Ben Wiederholt '01 and Jessica (Heiple) Wiederholt '99 welcomed their first son, Samuel John, on January 27, 2004. The family currently resides in Springfield, Illinois, where Ben works as a community organizer for the Central Illinois Organizing Project and Jessica a Child Life Specialist for St. John's Children's Hospital.
	Lisa (Phillip) O'Brien '96 and her husband welcomed Alex James O'Brien to the family on August 14, 2003.  They live in Appleton, Wisconsin.
	Kori (Rataczak) Coddington '00 and her husband Gregory moved to a new house in Spring 2003.  They are building a portrait studio so kori can work at home.  Kori and Gregory welcomed their first child on September 19, a baby girl, Lily Anne.  They named her Lily because Kori's senior art exhibit was water lilies in 15 different mediums and because of her love for Claude Monet and his work.
	Jessica (Hartman) Thorpe '00 and Jim Thorpe '99 had a daughter, Alexi Ella, on November 25, 2002.  She joins big brother Riley, 3 years old.
	Teresa Bussan '01 and Mauro Quaglia welcomed their baby boy, Joseph Anthony, on February 3, 2003.  They live in Yorktown, Virginia.
	Kelly (BonDurant) Seidel '99 and Rick Seidel (MBA Candidate) welcomed their daughter, Delaney Grace Seidel, on July 30, 2002.