{"id":48862,"date":"2021-03-26T13:17:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T17:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=48862"},"modified":"2021-04-01T10:49:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:49:50","slug":"emu-athletics-shares-royal-dose-of-gratitude-to-alumni-working-in-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/emu-athletics-shares-royal-dose-of-gratitude-to-alumni-working-in-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU Athletics shares \u2018Royal Dose of Gratitude\u2019 to alumni working in healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This spring, EMU Athletics has been celebrating alumni-athletes working in the health care professions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It has been so exciting to reconnect with former Royals&nbsp; for this special social media campaign highlighting the outstanding work being done in the health care field,&#8221; said Director of Athletics <strong>Dave King<\/strong>. &#8220;And it has been very rewarding to hear the ways in which athletics prepared and shaped them for their current work.&nbsp; I hope you are as inspired as I was in reading their responses.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To view the entire series, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Eastern-Mennonite-University-Athletics-113862388667948\">EMU Athletics Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To join the series, send us a note in the comment box below and we&#8217;ll get in touch with you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are a few of the more than 25 alumni-athletes. Scroll down to view a complete list (as of 3\/24\/2021). Thanks to<strong> James DeBoer<\/strong>, director of athletics communication for his work on this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26115124\/Martin-Pou-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48877 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26115124\/Martin-Pou-2-1.jpg 290w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26115124\/Martin-Pou-2-1-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-55067a75-e621-4206-b78d-2863463db59a\"><strong>Martin Pou &#8217;20, <\/strong>Volleyball<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-3c7b39c8-afb7-4aaf-b4c5-a24a527913f1\"><strong>Now: <\/strong>Assistant to the practice manager, Shenandoah Valley Gastroenterology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-de00233c-cc2b-4208-9d8b-db1b291ea070\"><strong>Lesson:<\/strong> Clear and quick communication is crucial both on the court and in the medical field.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26105613\/Julie-Kratz-McElwee.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48869 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26105613\/Julie-Kratz-McElwee.jpg 480w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26105613\/Julie-Kratz-McElwee-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-55067a75-e621-4206-b78d-2863463db59a\"><strong>Julie Kratz McElwee &#8217;85, BNS &#8217;86, <\/strong>Field Hockey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-3c7b39c8-afb7-4aaf-b4c5-a24a527913f1\"><strong>Now: <\/strong>Emergency department chair, Lewis Gale Hospital Montgomery, Christiansburg, Va.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-de00233c-cc2b-4208-9d8b-db1b291ea070\"><strong>Lesson:<\/strong> The importance of relationships and knowing who is behind you, to give support, when things are not going well.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26105237\/Tyler-Denlinger-GOOD.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48868 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26105237\/Tyler-Denlinger-GOOD.jpg 251w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26105237\/Tyler-Denlinger-GOOD-175x300.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tyler Denlinger &#8217;18, <\/strong>Cross Country\/ Track &amp; Field<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now: <\/strong>Vaccines process development engineer, Merck Pharmaceutical, Elkton, Va. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lesson:<\/strong> I have found the lesson of \u201cenjoy what you do\u201d to hold a lasting effect from my time at EMU. There are few things in my life I hold more dearly than my experience with the EMU track and field squad.&nbsp;I love running and T&amp;F, and that love enabled my teammates and I to collectively accomplish a lot of really difficult tasks&#8230;I found that my love of the sport and my desire to achieve goals&nbsp; were useful in propelling me to accomplish unpleasant tasks such as lifting after a hard workout. This directly applies to my work setting\u2014while I do not love every&nbsp; aspect of my job, my passion for the end goal makes the unpleasant aspects more bearable.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26105022\/Rachel-Sturm-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48867 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26105022\/Rachel-Sturm-1-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26105022\/Rachel-Sturm-1-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rachel Sturm &#8217;18, <\/strong>Soccer\/Track &amp; Field<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now: <\/strong>Registered nurse, UVA Medical ICU\/Special Pathogen ICU, Charlottesville, Va. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lesson:<\/strong> I learned that I needed to stop worrying about society&#8217;s standards of success and focus on what God&#8217;s successes were for me. At the time there was so much pressure on my shoulders to be a successful athlete and a successful student. It&#8217;s hard to succeed in both, as one usually has to take over the other. In my case I had to choose my career to become a nurse. Yet, I never stopped giving it my all in academics and sports, which created a lot of frustration when I failed in my sport. Now I look back and realize, God gave me the talent to play college sports to introduce me to the people he wanted in my life. To give me the experiences I needed to grow into the woman and leader I am now. To let me learn failure and to strive from it. All these little things are God&#8217;s achievements for me.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26104622\/Brooke-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48864 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Brooke Hensley \u201814, Softball<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now: <\/strong>Emergency department team coordinator, Sentara RMH, Harrisonburg, Va.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lesson:<\/strong> The importance of playing together as a team to be successful because you cannot do it all on your own. Throughout my career, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been vital to work as a team in providing patient care in order to promote positive outcomes and save lives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26115829\/Laura-Rosenberger-2-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48879 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26115829\/Laura-Rosenberger-2-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26115829\/Laura-Rosenberger-2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26115829\/Laura-Rosenberger-2-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26115829\/Laura-Rosenberger-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Laura Rosenberger \u201803, Track &amp; Field<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now: <\/strong>Surgeon, associate professor of surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Chapel Hill, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lesson:<\/strong> EMU Athletics taught me how to be resilient during adversity and perseverance. Thankful for dedicated coaches and supportive teammates. Feels so pertinent to life right now in a pandemic!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26120015\/Jess-Rheinheimer-Bishop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48880 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26120015\/Jess-Rheinheimer-Bishop.jpg 475w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26120015\/Jess-Rheinheimer-Bishop-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jess Rheinheimer Bishop \u201816, Basketball<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now: <\/strong>Registered Nurse, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lesson:<\/strong> I learned many lessons from the basketball court but one that sticks out from Coach Griff is that you are the driver to your own success &#8211;&nbsp; no one else can determine how successful you are going to be in life or in sports. You get out what you put in.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26120153\/Katie-Maust-817x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48881 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26120153\/Katie-Maust-817x1024.jpeg 817w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26120153\/Katie-Maust-239x300.jpeg 239w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26120153\/Katie-Maust-768x963.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26120153\/Katie-Maust.jpeg 894w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Katie Lehman Maust \u201809, Soccer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now:<\/strong> Emergency department RN, Sentara RMH \/ Paramedic and training lieutenant, Harrisonburg Rescue Squad, Harrisonburg, Va.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lesson: <\/strong>As an athlete, I was so thankful to be surrounded by people who were courageous, tenacious, hardworking, and supportive. Being part of a healthcare team has a lot of similarities to being on an athletics team and I aspire to carry those traits of great team members into my roles in the healthcare system.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thanks to ALL of our Royals athletes working to make this world a safer place!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131234\/RDG_grids-1024x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131234\/RDG_grids-1024x209.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131234\/RDG_grids-300x61.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131234\/RDG_grids-768x157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131234\/RDG_grids-1536x313.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131234\/RDG_grids-2048x418.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>From left: <\/em><strong>Brent Yoder <\/strong>&#8217;12, soccer, physical therapist and co-owner of Yoder Physical Therapy and Wellness in Sarasota, Fla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Emily Augsburger<\/strong> &#8217;18, field hockey, CCU Registered Nurse, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jackson Maust &#8217;09<\/strong>, soccer, physical therapist at Augusta Health, working in outpatient therapy and in acute care in the hospital, including with COVID patients; also a captain and life member of Harrisonburg Rescue Squad (Jackson is married to Katie, featured above).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jamey Groff &#8217;98<\/strong>, volleyball, oncology pharmacist, Hahn Cancer Center, Sentara RMH, Harrisonburg, Va.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jessica Blanks Jaindl<\/strong> &#8217;13, field hockey, registered nurse at Sentara RMH, Harrisonburg, Va.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131255\/RDG_grids2-1024x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131255\/RDG_grids2-1024x209.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131255\/RDG_grids2-300x61.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131255\/RDG_grids2-768x157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131255\/RDG_grids2-1536x313.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131255\/RDG_grids2-2048x418.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>From left:<\/em> <strong>Juni Schirch Sauder &#8217;16<\/strong>, cross country\/track and field, athletics testing coordinator, EMU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Laura Rittenhouse &#8217;20<\/strong>, soccer, registered nurse, cardiac care, UVa Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Laurie Serrell &#8217;19<\/strong>, cross country\/track and field, registered nurse with Spanish interpreters training, Sentara RMH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leah Lapp &#8217;20<\/strong>, triathlon, associate chemist, Merck Pharmaceutical, Elkton, Va.; attending Liberty University School of Osteopathic Medicine, fall 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Linda Cimini Boesch &#8217;11<\/strong>, field hockey\/track and field, critical care RN, St. Luke&#8217;s University Health System, Chalfont, Pa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lisa King Burkholder &#8217;08<\/strong>, RN, Sentara RMH and instructor of nursing, EMU, Harrisonburg, Va.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131319\/RDG_grids3-1024x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131319\/RDG_grids3-1024x209.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131319\/RDG_grids3-300x61.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131319\/RDG_grids3-768x157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131319\/RDG_grids3-1536x313.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/26131319\/RDG_grids3-2048x418.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mariah Foltz &#8217;17<\/strong>, softball, RN, Sentara RMH, Harrisonburg, Va.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mariah Martin &#8217;17<\/strong>, field hockey, labor and deliver nurse, Sentara RMH, Harrisonburg, Va.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nolan Prock &#8217;12<\/strong>, volleyball, veterinarian, Healthy Pets Veterinary Care, Boca Raton, Fla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>R.J. 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