Thomas D. Jones ’88 was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, becoming one of only 95 people to earn such an honor. His contributions to the U.S. space program have gone well beyond his 11 years with NASA, during which he flew on four space shuttle missions to Earth orbit. 

Nick ’05 ’12 and Kristen Pierson ’05 welcomed Roman and Peyton into the family on July 21, 2018, in Scottsdale, Arizona. They feel beyond blessed and incredibly smitten by these two future Wildcats.

Gavynn Baldwin ’13 and Ryann Murray Baldwin ’13 met during their freshman year while living in Arizona-Sonora Residence Hall. They got engaged on the beach in Monterey in May 2016, then got married in Seattle in September 2017. 

Ashley Scorsatto ’99, Lee Eddings ’98 and Carrie Nibarger Sadler ’97 enjoying Gullfoss Falls in Iceland.

Sarah Sellers, nurse anesthetist at Banner — University Medical Center South, Tucson, finished the 2018 Boston Marathon in second place with a running time of 2 hours, 44 minutes, 4 seconds. She was among seven American women in the top 10. In first place was Desiree Linden, the first American woman to win the race since 1985. 

Jessica Kensky ’04 and Patrick Downes have published “Rescue & Jessica," a children’s book based on the true story of Kensky and her service dog, Rescue. Kensky and Downes, her husband, were injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Kensky suffered a double amputation and welcomed Rescue into her life to help with everyday tasks.

Andrew Benson ’13 is now engaged to Lauren Magnus ’13, who he met at the UA. Andrew proposed in Rome in August 2017.

Gary Carpenter ’95, in Fort Worth, Texas, spreads Wildcat pride with his two children.

Christina Searby '10 wed Doug McNicol on Oct. 8, 2017. She was supported by her fellow class of 2010 Wildcats on her big day.

Pac-12 alumni meet on the USS Nitmitz sailing the Pacific Ocean: Captain Kunzman (Commodore of the 9th Fleet and an Oregon Duck) with Alex Reynoso ’74, president of the Salt Lake City SkiCats. Alex was a member of the Tiger Cruise aboard the USS Nimitz for a seven-day cruise from Pearl Harbor to San Diego.

Mary Jennings Danenhauer ’39 celebrated her 100th birthday on Aug. 13, 2017. Mary, a native of Bisbee, met her husband, Sid, while at the UA. Today, she lives in Orange County, California, near her three children. Mary earned a degree in elementary education from the College of Education. 

Molly Baker Siegle ’88, current UA student Brianna Siegle and future Wildcat Jason Siegle in Juneau, Alaska, at the Mendenhall Glacier in August.

Al Scorsatto ’70, from Upland, California, and Sam Pinterpe ’70, from Huntington Beach, show their Wildcat pride in their license plates after eating lunch at Cortina’s Italian Deli in Anaheim. They both graduated from the College of Pharmacy.

The Mesa Police Forensic Services Division is full of Wildcats! Keia Kloss ’96, crime scene specialist; Steve Valdez ’86, forensic scientist supervisor; Sarah Phillips Fredricks ’02, quality manager; April Stonehouse ’98, forensic scientist; Natalie Wiegers ’08, forensic scientist; Kimberly Meza ’99, forensic services administrator.

Julia Kard '13 studied Borneo’s primate denizens, including the orangutan, and developed new ways to engage communities worldwide in primate conservation. Julia, an outreach specialist at the Phoenix Zoo, took the summer 2017 graduate course in pursuit of her master’s degree from Miami University’s Global Field Program. 

Lila Javan ’94, an LA-based cinematographer, is working on the documentary of her career — a film about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for cancer research. Cancer survivor Lila and her team, which includes her oncology doctors and nurses as well as friends touched by cancer, climbed the 19,341-foot mountain in January.

Marla Smith-Nilson ’91 and Crissy Ahmann Perham ’94 represent the Wildcats and Water First International in Honduras. Marla is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit, which travels the world to help water-stressed communities. Crissy, a 1992 Wildcat Olympian, joined Marla and her team to support this work. 

Four UA alumni meet in Muscat, Oman, in January 2017.  From left: Andrew Leavitt ’88, Abdulaziz AlKindi ’87, Karen Leavitt ’87 and Saeed Al-Muharrami ’88. The Leavitts visited the University of Nizwa to honor its partnership with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Tammie Kennedy ’05 received an Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award at a ceremony in April from the University of Nebraska at Omaha Alumni Association in honor of her distinguished teaching. She is an associate professor in UNO’s College of Arts & Sciences. She earned a master’s degree in English from the University of Arizona.

Dan Nathan '67 came from Brooklyn and lived in Apache Hall all four years. He earned a B.S. in chemistry and worked  38-plus years as a criminalist for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in the crime lab.