1970-79 SHS Alumni

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Jeff Allison
  • Graduated SHS: 1978
  • Married Arlene Brierly in 1979 & we have 3 children
  • Our first child is now attending Utah State University
  • I went to Utah Technical College at Orem
  • I am living in Lapoint Utah
  • Email contact: jeffallison@ubtanet.com
Dennis Barker
  • Graduated SHS: 1974
  • Married Julie Trappett 1993 (second marriage)
  • Three children from first marriage
  • Lives in Elko, NV working for Newmont Gold as a truck driver
  • E-mail contact: barker@sierra.net

Kerry Bird

  • Graduated SHS: 1970
  • Married with 5 children--Michael Bird is a '94 Grad, Kevin Bird will graduate in '97.
  • Teaches at Westside Elementary in Springville
  • Still living in Springville
  • E-mail contact: bkerry@inst.westside.nebo.edu
Richard Cutler
  • Graduated SHS: 1975
  • Currently living in St. Louis, Mo.
  • Have lived in Missouri since 1999
  • Have 5 children and 6 grandkids
  • Territory sales manager for the Dairy Industry
  • E-mail contact: richard@dfingredients.com

Gilbert Hansen

  • Graduated SHS: 1975
  • Currently live at 2813 Redriver Creek Dr., San Antonio Texas 78259
  • I married in 1980 to Karen Paul of Niles Illinois
  • We have 5 children Oliver 15, Chris 13, Charlie 13, Jimmy 11, Beth 8
  • I am currently a Flight Surgeon in the Air Force
  • since graduation I have lived in Provo, Chicago, Knoxville, Japan, Germany, Oklahoma and now Texas.
  • E-mail contact: ghansen@flash.net
Mark A. Harris
  • Graduated SHS: 1976
  • Graduated Utah Technical College: 1982
  • Working for Intel Corp. in New Mexico
  • E-mail contact: maharris@ix.netcom.com
David Edwin Hewett
  • Graduated SHS: 1979
  • I Married Lorraine Guymon in 1997
  • We have 4 children
  • Our first child is now 20 years old, preparing to go on a mission
  • I went to Broadcasting School, El Paso Community College, and Dixie College
  • Also, I am taking classes at UVSC in Orem Utah (online)
  • I am living in Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Email contact: Toe_Connection@juno.com
Brent Holmes
  • Graduated SHS: 1978
  • Occupation: Content Manager at Modus International
  • Spouse: Toneta M. Holmes
  • I had 4 children from my first marriage
  • Toneta had 3 children from her first marriage
  • Toneta's  kids that went to SHS. Stacie Steele (Lowe) Garrett Lowe and Stephanie Lowe who will graduate in 2005
  • Email contact: btholmes@xmission.com
Rick Johnson
  • Graduated SHS: 1971
  • Graduated USU: 1980
  • Works for Viewpoint DataLabs International, Orem, Utah. Accountant.
  • Does 3D data objects for graphics. ie Movies-Batman, Apollo 13, Waterworld...
  • E-mail contact: rlj@viewpoint.com
Amy (Lowe) Knudsen
  • Graduated SHS: 1979
  • Served LDS Mission to New York Rochester Mission 83-85
  • Married Walt Knudsen 1986 (Walt works for Lockheed Martin in Owego, NY)
  • Living in Newark Valley, New York - 1986 to the present
  • 4 children: Debbie - NVHS 2005, now attending BYU-I; Walter Ryan - NVHS 2006, now attending BYU; Quinten 2008; Leslie 2011
  • Work at Newark Valley High School-LTA-Special Education, Drama advisor and History Club advisor
  • Love music, directing plays and musicals and spending time at our cabin in Moosehead Lake, Maine
  • E-mail contact: aknudsen@nvcs.stier.org

Janine (Williams) Law

  • Graduated SHS: 1973
  • Married David Law who graduated from SHS in 1971
  • Six children: Melody 26, graduated from Smoky Hill High School and BYU, Amy 23, graduated from SHS in 2000 and University of Utah, Katie 21, SHS in 2002, David 19, SHS in 2004, Daniel 17 and Michael 15, both current SHS students
  • Lived in Glenwood Springs, Durango and Denver for 20 years and moved back to Springville in 1996
  • David is a retail development specialist with Purina Mills and I am studying to be an artist
  • We love being back in Springville and associating with the good people that live here
  • E-mail contact: djlaw6@msn.com

Jo Lynn (Bott) Lee
  • Graduated SHS: 1978.
  • BS in Business Administration from the University of Utah 1997.
  • Masters in Public Administration from BYU in 2002.
  • Have worked for Intermountain Health Care (IHC) since1984.
  • Current occupation is Human Resources Business Consultant/Analyst in Salt Lake City.
  • Married Duane Lee in 1994. We have two wonderful boys -- Spencer (7) and Austin (4-1/2).
  • Love to golf, garden, cook, and travel.
  • Enjoy my family vacations as well as vacations with my friends.
  • Email Contact: jolynn.lee@ihc.com
Renae (Robbins) Lee
  • Graduated SHS: 1979
  • Married John Jay of Spanish Fork
  • Live in Mt. Pleasant, Utah
  • Have nine children Jennifer, Andrew, Ryan, Becca, stephen, Jessica, Amanda, Jared, and Shinoahe
  • Email contact: lee@mourning-glory.com

Michael Letson

  • Attended SHS: 1977
  • Web Developer for Cold Fusion
  • Lives in Fort Lauderdale Florida with wife and two daughters
  • Email:   MichaelLetson@Spherion.com

Susan (Snow) Manning

  • Graduated SHS: 1972
  • Married Ed Manning of Mapleton. Married for 33 years
  • Two children: Jonathon and Adrienne. Both married providing six grandchildren
  • Live in Salt Lake City
  • Manage the University of Utah post office
  • My husband and I are both pastors of a local Christian church
  • Lives have been dedicated to working with alcoholics and addicts for past 20 years
  • E-mail contact: smanning@adventurelibertypark.org

Jaynie (Smith) Mitchell

  • Graduated SHS: 1976
  • Married Roger Leavitt Mitchell in 1980; have six children and one grandchild
  • Lived in Wendell and Preston (Idaho); John Day, McMinnville, Albany (Oregon)
  • Currently live in Hermiston, Oregon
  • Current career: College Instructor in Vocational Office Skills and Writing
  • Past careers: Loan Support Specialist, Grant Writer, Community Development Facilitator, Office Manager
  • Attended Ricks College, BYU, and Eastern Oregon University. BA in Liberal Studies (2005)
  • Working on Masters of Arts in Humanities from California State University
  • E-mail contact: jaynie007@msn.com
Bill Mohler
  • Graduated SHS: 1979.
  • Married with three boys.
  • Our first two boys are going to go to UVSC in the fall to become Police Officers.
  • I am living in Payson Utah.
  • Email contact: steelersafc876@aol.com
Kaye (Wheeler) Nelson
  • Graduated SHS: 1978
  • Attended USU; currently attending BYU
  • I am a Literacy Coordinator at Canyon Crest Elementary in Provo
  • Married C. Riley Nelson, currently Professor of Biology at BYU
  • We have three children - Jason 22, who served a mission in Taiwan and is currently a Jr. at BYU,
  • Andrea 20, currently a junior at BYU and Amy 17 will be a senior in high school.
  • We've lived in Utah, California and recently spent 10 years in Austin Texas but moved back to Provo in 1999.
  • We've traveled a bit this past year to Taiwan, Tahiti and Australia.
  • Email contact: dorothyandtotokn@yahoo.com (I love the Wizard of Oz)

Gary Nielsen

  • Class of 1978
  • Served LDS Mission in Tennessee
  • Graduated with Master of Arts in Community Education Administration from BYU in 1984
  • Faculty/Outdoor Education Director at Colgate University in New York 1985-1995
  • Professor of Recreation Education at Colorado Mountain College 1995-1998
  • Director of Adventure Travel Company in Four Corners Region 1998-2000
  • Faculty/Elderhostel Coordinator (leading educational/adventure tours around the state of Utah) for Utah Valley State College 2000 to present
  • Married Sandy Harmon from Green River, Wyoming
  • 4 children (mine)
  • Living in Highland, Utah
  • Love to travel all over country, camping, hiking, skiing, golfing, and spending time with family
  • E-mail contact: nielsega@uvsc.edu

Lori O'Neal Pearson
  • Graduated SHS: 1978
  • Graduated UVSC: 1991 with Computer Science Degree
  • Have resided in Las Vegas, NV and Denver, CO
  • Travelled as Software Consultant throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Australia, and Barbados
  • Hobbies are baking, cooking, square foot gardening, horses, reading
  • Currently working in the web analytics industry
  • Single parent of one daughter, currently living in Orem
  • E-mail contact:gimmeflowers@hotmail.com
Nina Beardall Peterson
  • Graduated SHS: 1972
  • Graduated 1976 BYU,Magna Cum Laude, BS Psychology & Child Development
  • Married Douglas L Peterson 1975 - BS Psychology 1977, MLS BYU 1987
  • Nine Children - Emily grad SHS 94, will grad BYU, BS Psychology 1998 (8 girls, 1 boy)
  • Stephanie grad SHS 95
  • April grad SHS 97
  • Kimberly will grad SHS 98
  • Sara will grad SHS 2000
  • Rachel will grad SHS 2003
  • Andy will grad SHS 2005
  • Melodie will grad SHS 2007
  • Ariel will grad SHS 2009
  • Returned to Springville in 1986 after 8 years in Arizona
  • Was Marketing Director and Project Manager of a Data Processing Company until it downsized 1/97 and moved offices out of state
  • Currently addicted to doing research on the Net!
  • E-mail contact: nbp9a@hotmail.com
Kim Reid
  • Graduated SHS: 1976
  • Graduated BYU: 1980 in Rangeland/Wildlife Science
  • Resided in Vernal, UT; Worland WY; Greybull, WY; Hamilton Dome, WY; Lovell, WY; Whitehall, MT; and Red Lodge, MT
  • Works for US Forest Service as Supervisory Biological Scientist in Red Lodge, MT
  • E-mail contact: kreid@wtp.net
Bradley A. Smith
  • Graduated SHS: 1978
  • Served an LDS mission to Japan Okayama Mission: 1979-1981
  • Graduated BYU: 1988
  • Married to Janine Hill, have three children: Carlie, 18 ('05 SHS graduate - now attending BYU); Tyler, 15; and Devin, 8
  • We have lived in Boise, Idaho; Grand Junction, Colorado; and now back in Springville
  • Area Sales Director for Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals.
  • Email contact: smithb7@wyeth.com
Richard Mark Snow
  • Graduated SHS: 1979
  • Married 25 years to Sydney Roylance (class of 1981)
  • 2 years at BYU
  • 4 boys - Ryan 21, Derrick 16, Chazz 10, and Mitchell 8
  • Live in St. George for 21 years
  • Manager CarQuest, St. George
  • Loves NASCAR and spending time at Lake Powell
  • E-mail contact: xbluewater96@hotmail.com
Renee (Nedesky) Tuckett
  • Graduated 1978
  • Joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1979. 
  • Married Jeff Pons 1983, divorced 1989. We had one daughter, Rachel, currently 17 years old.
  • Married Paul Tuckett 199l. He had three children, I had one daughter and we had one together.
  • Currently raising the "Your's, Mine and Ours" gang! Angie-His (18), Landon-His (17), Rachel-Mine (16), Steven-His (14) and Hailey-Ours (9).
  • Reside in Spanish Fork, Utah.
  • Work at Utah Power as an Administrative Assistant.
  • Love to camp, boat (especially at Lake Powell), ride four-wheelers, snowmobile - basically we love to spend time with our family!
  • Email contact: Renee.Tuckett@PacifiCorp.com

Tom Thorn

  • Graduated SHS: 1978
  • Married with 6 children (3 mine, 3 hers)
  • Living in St. George, UT
  • Working for Skywest in Flight Ops department
  • I will be relocating to Phoenix, AZ summer of 1997.
  • E-mail contact: tthorn@cyberdude.com

David Waite

  • Graduated SHS: 1979
  • Married with 4 children: 3 boys (15, 13, 11); 1 girl, (6)
  • Retired from US Navy as an electronics tech in 2000
  • Working for GE in Salt Lake
  • Living in Springville
  • E-mail contact: dave.waite@med.ge.com

Tauni (Davis) Wells

  • Graduated SHS: 1978
  • Two children from first marriage
  • Married Ken Wells in 1994
  • Lived in Utah, Idaho, Missouri, Georgia and currently in Wisconsin
  • Work in IT for an Army contractor
  • E-mail contact: tauni.wells@us.army.mil