Princeton Class of 2002

Reunions 2012

Editor — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:51:36 +0000

Hey there ’02 – Please be sure to login on the right to be able to access all of the Reunions 2012 information and register for reunions

Satellite classes – No need for you to login or register, check out the Satellite Class page for relevant info

Check back with us often because plans for this party are only getting better. We can’t wait to see you in Princeton see you at the Top of the Tenth!- May 31 to June 3, 2012!

Reunions Warm-up – March 1, 2012

Editor — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:28:37 +0000

The Classes of 2002 and 2007 are proud to announce:

The Reunions Warm-up: A Night of Princetonians Gathering Together Across the World

On March 1, 2012, please join the Classes of 2002 and 2007, along with members of our satellite classes (’00-’11), for a night of reminiscing, celebrating, and getting ready for Reunions. Events are being hosted across the world thanks to ’02 and/or ’07 volunteer hosts. Please contact the name below with any questions and look out for more details to come.

Locations …
Ann Arbor – Annie Varner (’07)
Atlanta – Anna Dunn (’07)
Austin – Jess Gutierrez (’07)
Boston – Melissa Deland (’02)
Chapel Hill/Durham/Raleigh – Chris Berg (’07)
Charlottesville – Leslie Lee (’07)
Chicago – Greg Wong (’02)
D.C. – Hilary Allard Goldfarb (’02)
Honolulu – Joe Kovba (’07)
Houston – Mike Short (’07)
Las Vegas – Benny Reitz (’07)
Los Angeles – Scott Dore (’02)
Minneapolis – Conor Green (’02)
New Haven – Jon Miller (’07)
New York – Liam Morton (’02)
Palo Alto – Natalia Balko (’07)
Philadelphia – Jen Tierney (’02)
Pittsburgh – Diana Samburg (’07)
Princeton – Joe Ramirez (’07)
San Antonio – Ed Shipper (’07)
San Francisco – Joelle Rauh (’02)
Seattle – Scott Olson (’02)
St. Louis – Sandor Kovacs (’07)
Hong Kong – Bryan Comis (’07)
London – Alice Yeh (’07)
Sao Paulo – Aiala Levy (’07)

To get the most up to date information on the location of the event in your city, please update your contact information on TigerNet.

Look out for more information as the event approaches. Until then, put March 1st on your calendar and and we look forward to seeing you there!

Three cheers for Ellie Kemper, one of Hollywood’s Rising Stars

Editor — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:06:01 +0000

The latest profile of ’02er Ellie Kemper is the cover story of this week’s PAW!

“Funny Girl: In the comedy world, where women remain outnumbered, Ellie Kemper ’02 gets the laughs”

By Mark F. Bernstein ’83
Photo Credit to our very talented Jo Sittenfeld, ’02

Published in the February 8, 2012, issue

And if you missed it, here’s Ellie’s “Ode to Wawa” from 2011 PAW humor issue

Alumni Day – February 25, 2012

Editor — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:10:37 +0000

Can’t wait until reunions to come back to campus? Join us for Alumni Day on Saturday, February 25th. Alumni Day is a mid-winter celebration that provides a glimpse of the University in session. Featuring lectures by notable alumni and Princeton’s top faculty on topics from motorcycle design to children’s literature and the Internet, the annual TigerLaunch student business plan competition, the Princeton v. Yale hockey game, Shakespeare performances and much more. The weekend provides an opportunity for alumni to connect back to the University, to one another, and to current students. For the complete schedule and session topics and to register – Click Here.

Additionally, Princeton area hotels are available at discounted rates (well below reunions prices!)

We would also like to plan a 2002 social event during the weekend so please RSVP by February 20th to reunions@princeton2002.com to let us know if you are planning to attend.

Congrats to Erez Lieberman for winning the GE & Science Prize for Young Life Scientists

Editor — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:12:13 +0000

EREZ LIEBERMAN AIDEN ’02, a fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and visiting faculty at Google, was named the 2011 grand-prize winner of the GE & Science Prize for Young Life Scientists for a method he developed for three-dimensional genome sequencing that reveals features of DNA structure inside the nucleus of a cell. Read the article in science mag here

Excerpted from the Jan 18, 2012 PAW Newsmakers

Tentative Schedule

Editor — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:14:38 +0000

Thursday, May 31

Registration and wristbanding opens @ Noon
Dinner
Outdoor baseball movie night at the 10th
Music

Friday, June 1

Alumni Faculty Forums (sessions throughout the day)
Lunch
Pick-up wiffle ball game at the 10th
Battle of the Alumni Bands
Class Reception and Cook-out Dinner
Loads of music, a fair bit of dancing

Saturday, June 2

Alumni Faculty Forums (sessions throughout the morning)
Pre-Rade Brunch
Class photo at 12:00 noon at Blair Arch
P-rade starts @ ’02pm
After the P-rade meander over to South Frist lawn for Happy Hour/light dinner
Fireworks @ 9pm
More loads of music … and then some…

Sunday, June 3

Continental breakfast
Checkout by 11am
Head home and start counting down to the 15th!

More information will be added later in the season and things may change as we get closer so come back again! Details on a few special events are below …

Brand new website!

Webmaster — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:55:50 +0000

Hey there, ’02 Tigers –

With our tenth reunion coming up, our friendly neighborhood class officers decided to treat us all to a beautiful brand new class website! Wow!

All the good stuff is only there if you log in, so come on in and kick the tires, tell us what we’re doing right and wrong, send us your class notes, pay your class dues, register for reunions … oh, and send on over any photos you’d like to share with us all.

Happy surfing!

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Class of 2002 Wins the 1932 Trophy

Editor — Fri, 27 May 2011 13:45:24 +0000

The Great Class of 2002 was presented with the 1932 Trophy “for the class less than 10 years out which has had the most complete program of communication, activities and dues participation.”

Jessica Roeder received the award on our behalf on the occasion of our 9th Reunion.

Three cheers for ’02!

Robert August Koranda ’02

Webmaster — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 02:51:48 +0000

As Published in Jan. 28, 2004, PAW issue

Rob Koranda died June 29, 2003, in a Chicago porch collapse that claimed 13 other young lives.

With Rob’s passing, Princeton has lost a beloved son. Bright, spontaneous, and charming, armed with an infectious smile and spirit, he warmed and inspired those fortunate enough to have known him.

Rob grew up in Naperville, Ill., where he was captain of his high school football team. A lifelong volunteer, Rob mentored high school leaders at the J. Kyle Braid Leadership Ranch in Colorado.

At Princeton, Rob was a history major, president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and a member of Cottage Club. When an injury sidelined his football career, Rob embraced rugby and earned the Christopher D. Mello ’98 Award. After graduation, Rob worked for LaSalle Bank in Chicago and lived with Thomas Rowland ’02. Just before his untimely death, he had returned to Princeton to celebrate his first reunion.

Rob is survived by his parents, Kenneth and Sue; his sister, Katie, and her husband, Scott Tanaka; and his brother, John. Donations to the Robert A. Koranda ’02 Memorial Fund may be sent to Nancy Kalmikoff, Princeton University, P.O. Box 5357, Princeton, NJ 08543. The class extends its deepest sympathy to the Koranda family.

Angela Michelle Ovecka ’02

Webmaster — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 02:51:10 +0000

As Published in Nov. 5, 2003, PAW issue

Angela Ovecka was killed in a car accident in New Mexico Aug. 1, 2003. She was dedicated to all that she did — her studies, her music, her family, and her friendships.

At Princeton, she graduated summa cum laude in civil engineering, played flute, served as president of the wind ensemble, and was a member of Charter Club.

Angela had a wide smile and a sparkle in her eyes that demonstrated her zest for life and compassion for others. She always had time to listen and to sympathize. She cooked hearty breakfasts for her fellow structural engineers before morning exams; she delivered anonymous gifts as the “thesis fairy” to friends during the stressful senior spring; and she relished a good surprise. Ange could be found equally at home working in the basement of the E-Quad on her steel bridge as well as spinning on the dance floor. For her devotion and spontaneity, we will miss her. The class offers its condolences to Angela’s parents; her sister, Elaine; her brother, David; and all those whose lives were touched by her smile and her thoughtfulness.