Alumni News
Updated at September 25, 2008 12:09
Carl Pilgram, Class of 2005, spent the summer as an intern working in microfinance in impoverished rural and urban areas of Kenya. Carl was featured in the Washington University Anthropology News, click here for the link to his story.
Chris Taylor, class of 2006, is a junior at DePaul University in Chicago. Thanks to all of those AP courses at Crossroads College Prep and summer and winter courses, he is a quarter and a half ahead of this class but will graduate with his class in 2010. He is working towards a Radio/Broadcasting Communications major with a minor in Marketing. Chris is currently the host of Quick Simple The Rock Show on Radio DePaul, involved with an a service organization called Invisible Children, and other wonderful stuff college kids do. Way to go Chris!
Madeline Emery, class of 2007, is a member of Proof of the Pudding, an all-female a cappella group at Yale that specializes in jazz and swing. They toured India for about ten days over spring break, spending time in Delhi, Bangalore, and Chennai, and including day trips to the Taj Mahal in Agra and the 7th-century ruins in Mahabalipuram.
Chaz Littlejohn, Class of ‘03, graduated with Highest Honors from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, earning a degree in economics and physics. His undergraduate thesis topic was: "Household Marketing Decisions in the Ugandan Coffee Trade." The abstract is available by clicking here. Next month, Chaz moves to Washington, DC, to join the public sector practice of Booz Allen Hamilton, a global consulting firm.
Daryll McAdoo, Class of 2001, graduated from Yale University in 2005. He received one of the very few and extremely prestigious Chancellor’s Fellowships at Washington University, where he is now pursuing a PhD in education with the goal of eventually starting a school so he can do for students what he feels Crossroads College Prep did for him. Daryll, pictured here with his niece, is also engaged and will wed this January.
The Reverend Theresa Mithen, Class of 1994, earned a BA in history from Yale University in 1998, a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, and a Masters in Divinity from the General Theological Seminary before taking over as the Pastor at Saint John’s Episcopal Church in South City when it was about to close. The Church is now thriving with over 200 families and has become an anchor in the community by serving people of all faiths. In addition to her clerical responsibilities, Theresa is working on a variety of initiatives in the areas of social justice and responsibility. As if she were not busy enough, she is also pursuing a PhD in theology.
Charles Littlejohn, Class of 2003, is the brother of Madeline Emery, Class of 2007 and now attending Yale University, and Meredith Littlejohn, Class of 2013. He is currently double-majoring in physics and economics at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and serving as the assistant director of Nourish International, an organization that matches college students with developing communities and seeks ways to reduce poverty. Charles spent last summer in Uganda working with farmers on a sustainable agriculture initiative, and he is continuing his research here in the States.
Courtney Dula, class of 2002, graduated from Hampton University with a B.S. in Chemistry on May 13, 2007. She received a grant from the National Science Foundation Center for Research Excellence to pursue a Masters Degree in Chemistry at Hampton University. Courtney is doing research in the area of nano science. Her particular project concerns gold and silver quantum dots and the computational theoretical data to support the experimental data obtained from laser spectroscopy. The practical application includes but is not limited to light emitting diodes and computer circuitry.
Crossroads College Prep is proud to boast about one of our first Division I athletes. Adam Pruitt, Class of 2006, is a member of the University of Missouri at Kansas City Track and Field team. Adam will be running the 100 and 200 meter dashes in addition to relays during the indoor and outdoor seasons. Adam was a high school standout in both events claiming a District Championship in the 100 meters in 2005 and 2006; as well as setting school records in both events.
Annie Wersching, class of 1995. has been cast in a lead role opposite of Keifer Sutherland on 24. Starting on January 13th on FOX, Annie will play Renne Walker, a FBI Agent who spars with Jack Bauer. Annie has played Amelia Joffe on the ABC soap General Hopsital since March. She will also guest star in the new series Journeyman on NBC. She has previously appreared on Supernatural, Boston Legal and Cold Case.
Sydney Frasure, class of ‘07, has been cast in the fall play at Butler University, The play is titled The Divinity of Women Project and it is about women’s roles in different religions. This play is a devised piece which means interviews were conducted with women in various religious communities, the interviews were transcribed, and their experiences were put into a journal. All of this material was then sent to a playwright Zina Camblin in New York City. She will write the play and send it back to Butler to be performed.
Pam Bell, class of ‘04, received the Michel Loomis Award (from Knox College, IL) given to the female student-athlete selected as the outstanding performer in an individual sport in a given year. Bell earned her second all-conference medal in the high jump in 2007 by tying for second place at the Midwest Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. Her jump of 5 feet, 0.25 inches was a lifetime best, ranks as the third-best jump in indoor team history and made her only the third female to clear 5 feet indoor for Knox. She has or is tied for seven of the top 10 indoor high jump marks in team history. During the 2007 indoor season, the junior placed her name among the top 10 Knox all-time performers in six different events – high jump, long jump, 55-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 4×200 relay and sprint medley relay. Pam also recently set a new school record at Knox College in the 200-meter dash.
Congratulations also to Lorna Kurdi, Class of 2001, on last night’s Democratic Party primary results in New Hampshire. Lorna has spent the past eight months working as a field supervisor for the Hillary Clinton Presidential campaign in New Hampshire. While we are not making a political endorsement here, we can applaud Lorna’s hard work and the success she experienced.
Madeline Emery, class of ‘07, has been selected as a member of Yale’s Proof of the Pudding A Capella singing group.