Colorado College President honored in Oklahoma City

COLORADO COLLEGE

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Bob and Heather Ross, Dick Celeste, Kathryn Baker and Zach White were at the party in the home of the Rosses. (Photo by David Faytinger).

Dick Celeste, President of Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo., was in town recently to see current students and their families and to talk to college alumni and prospective students for the Oklahoma City area.

Heather and Bob Ross were hosts for a party for the group.

Special guests were counselors from Casady School, Heritage Hall, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Santa Fe South and KIPP Enterprise School.

Among the people attending were Jeanne Hoffman Smith, Jennifer and Tony Puckett, Molly and John Fritch, Tricia Everest, Barbara and Harry Gilbert, Becky Roten, Pat Rooney, David Hogan, Lynn and Richard Horton, Haley Horton, Connie and Stan Baker, Kathryn Baker, Jenny Smith, Zack Smith, and Lil and Bill Ross


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Parties Extra!—November 2, 2008—Casady Graduates Honored

AWARDS GIVEN TO FIVE ALUMS

Former Casady School students and members of the alumni group received 2008 Alumni Awards at a recent reception at the school.

They were Clay Bennett (class of 1978)-Distinguished Graduate; John H. Montgomery (class of 1959), Charles E. Nelson II(class of 1988), Robert H. Nelson (class of 1993)- Alumni Achievement Awards.  Also Molly Wizenberg (class of 1997)-Young Alumni Achievement Award.

150 people were there at the party given by members of the board of directors of the Casady School Alumni Association headed by Kelly Gentry, president.

Other activities during the weekend included an alumni picnic, homecoming activities featuring a football game with Holland Hall and the 50 year banquet and the Casady Club.

Bennett spoke at the Casady Club meeting.

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          Clay Bennett

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                           Charles Nelson

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                   Robert Nelson

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                      John Montgomery

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                  Molly Wizenberg


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Parties Extra!—October 24, 2008—Reception Honors Durretts

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DRUANNE AND DAVID DURRETT

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Druanne and David Durrett and Barbara and Bill Durrett at Quail Creek Golf and Country Club. (Photo by Helen Ford Wallace).

A reception honored Druanne and David Durrett who were married March 18 in Palm Springs, Ca. Hosts were his parents, Barbara and Bill Durrett.

The  bride wore a black and white dress and an orchid corsage.  Guests mingled in the Rotunda of Quail Creek Golf and Country Club and sampled the fabulous buffet set up downstairs. Daisies, hydrangeas, mini-mums and ferns were on all the tables.

Among the party guests were Becky and Luke Corbett, Rita and Jim Litton, Marilyn and Gene Torbett, Lyn Elam, Shirley and Phil Martin and the couple’s family members.

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Lyn Elam and Marilyn Torbett were at the wedding reception for Druanne and David Durrett. ( Photo by Helen Ford Wallace).

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Shirley and Phil Martin were at the reception for Druanne and David Durrett at Quail Creek Golf and Country Club. (Photo by Helen Ford Wallace).

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Barbara and Bill Durrett were hosts for the wedding reception. (Photo by Helen Ford Wallace).