Members of the Big Red Sailing Team crewed for Kent "Chip" Minshall '74 on the ChipShip, a "Red and White" sailboat and succeeded in obtaining a tie for second place in one of the largest fresh water regattas in the country.

Ivana Rodic Ruffini '00 and Alison Stine '00 at the book release party for Alison Stine's first book, Ohio Violence, in Chicago IL, February, 2009.

Mark Frymier '84 paddled a fair amount of whitewater between 1993 and 2005. This photo is from the Pine Creek Rapid of the Arkansas River near Granite CO in May 2003. He is paddling a C-1 whitewater canoe.

Steve Knoop '78 graced the cover of Quintessential Barrington magazine as he and his crew prepared for the 333-mile Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac this summer. It was his 32nd race in the 100-year history of the international regatta known as "the Mac."

Steve is currently is a member of the board of the alumni foundation of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He is the founder and managing principal of First Chicago Advisors, Inc. and also is a publicly elected trustee of the Village of Barrington Hills, IL.

Dean Bring '05 and brother, Ben Bring '07, at Dean's graduation from Capital University School of Law, May 2008.

GEN. David Petraeus and Kurtz Miller '00 at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.

Matt Hill '00, in the pits at Daytona.

Matt Hill '00 at California Speedway during the AMA Superbike weekend.

Wendy Battaglino '92 traveled traveled to Africa in July 2007 to climb Kilimanjaro. On July 25, 2007, she reached the highest point, Uhuru Peak (19,340 ft).

In Oct 2007, Mark Frymier '84 backpacked five days and 58 miles through the Grand Canyon; started at the south rim, across the canyon to the north rim, and back.

Damon Simpson '95 is currently a surgical resident at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. Pictured during a recent trip to Nepal for a month to work in a hospital in Dhulikhel (L-R): Dr. Raj Chhetri, Dr. Damon Simpson '95, and Dr. Ajit Shrestha

Damon Simpson '95 is a surgical resident at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale and recently went to Nepal for a month to work in a hospital in Dhulikhel. (L-R): Dr. Ram Shrestha, Dr. Damon Simpson '95, Dr. Rajindra Koju, and Dr. Rajib Maleku.

Damon Simpson '95 is a surgical resident at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale and recently went to Nepal for a month to work in a hospital in Dhulikhel. Pictured is Dhulikhel Hospital and the city of Dhulikhel.

In June 2007, Melissa B. M. Vergara '03 travelled to Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado with Paul Valdez (friend of Denison alum). This picture was taken near the site of a cliff dwelling where Pueblo Indians used to live.

Melissa B. M. Vergara '03 completed her master's degree at Indiana University where she studied Higher Education and Student Affairs.

Danny Fisher '01 with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche at Antioch College, Yellow Springs OH, on July 18th, 2007.

The very first National Science Foundation Summer Ecological Institute with Dr. Alrutz (studing ecology and researching dragonflies at Ebaugh). Front left is Dr. K. Dale Archibald. Front right w/binoculars is Dan LaFerriere '66 To the left of him is Susan Thurber '66. Very rear on the right (in white t-shirt) is Tim Morton '65. Information provided by James Schildt '66.

John Eschelbach '01 and Kate Krulia Eschelbach '01 made a return trip to Chapel Hill, NC in May, 2007 to celebrate John's Ph.D. graduation from the University of North Carolina.

Christy Hammond Ball '81 writes: "It's funny but Denison follows me wherever I go...when I first moved to my neighborhood in Fairfield, CT 14 years ago, there were 7 Denison grads in a neighborhood of 50 people...now there are 4 but our neighbor is sending their oldest child in the fall!" She also wrote that when she went to work at Greens Farms Academy 4 years ago, she found that five of her co-workers either graduated from Denison or have sent their children there. Pictured are: bottom (L-R): Tina Davies '03, Assistant Teacher - 2nd Grade; James Fitzpatrick '78, MS/US History Teacher; Adair Byers Scott '92,Head of Lower School Admissions. top (L-R): Karen Briganti P'05, Grade 2 Teacher; John Cissel '77, Head of Middle School; Christy Hammond Ball '81, Greens Farms Academy Development Manager.

Wendy Loomis '76, composer/pianist/co-producer of groups COPUS and PHOENIX RISING, pictured with COPUS poet/co-producer, Royal Kent -- based in San Francisco.