Between the Lines December Family Album
By Lisa Asher
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TUTU CUTE: With her green-and-gold tutu, Sophie Lanier Dill is already a fashion maven. Born on June 10, Sophie is the daughter of Luke ‘05 and Amber Nix Dill ‘04. Here the family is enjoying Homecoming weekend in October. Amber can be reached at amber.dill@hotmail.com.
CLASS ACT: Baylor student body president Jordan Hannah (center) was excited to receive his official Baylor Class Ring at the Baylor Alumni Association ring ceremony on December 1. In addition to posing for a photo with BAA executive vice president and CEO Jeff Kilgore (left) and Baylor interim president David Garland (right), ring recipients were treated to a talk by Vince Clark ‘83, JD ‘85, MA ‘91, who explains the meaning of the symbols shown on the class rings.
THE ACTING BUG: In September, Preston ‘68 and Ronda Dale Kirk ‘68 portrayed Roy and Norma Hubley in Neil Simon’s classic comedy Plaza Suite at the Hill Country Community Theatre in Marble Falls. Since then, Ronda has completed a speaking role in Sodom: The Prophecy Armageddon, her first Screen Actors Guild (SAG) contract. Preston is getting a SAG contract for a speaking role in Under The Western Sun, expected to shoot in the spring. Both also worked on episode seven of the TV show Friday Night Lights, which will air on NBC in early 2010. Their acting avocation has landed each of them in more than twenty films since 2003, from background and extras to supporting and lead roles. This fall, they appeared in a scene with Robert DeNiro for the upcoming Robert Rodriguez grindhouse flick Machete. They have both appeared in national commercials and between them have appeared in more than twenty-five stage productions on seven different stages. [kirk@tstar.net]
THE ADAMS FAMILY: On October 18, Austin ‘03 and Tiffany Mathews Adams ‘03 welcomed a son, Mathew Scott. As you can see, he has already mastered the bear claw at an early age! The family lives in Orlando, Florida, and their e-mail is tiff_adams@yahoo.com.
NEWS WORTHY: With coverage in both the New York Times and the Washington Post, last September’s wedding of Kaja Snell ‘98 and Daniel Meade Jr. was the event of the season. Bears making the scene included (left to right): Tim Pewett ‘97 and his wife, Ginnie; Aron Watman ‘00; Tina Gonzalez Spires ‘99; the bride and groom; Russell Sullivan ‘83; Sarah Cole ‘98; Christian Snell ‘01; and Steve Shaffer ‘98, MA ‘00. The wedding took place in Washington, D.C., where Kaja was a senior lobbyist for the Alliance for Retired Americans. They now live in Manhattan, where Dan is a vice president at CP Eaton Partners, and Kaja says she is looking for a job. She gets e-mail at k_snell@hotmail.com.
