Amanda Troncone

Family in military a tough adjustment

Teghan Simonton’s parents, Shawn and Donna Simonton, who are Senior Master Sergeants, were both active in the Air Force during her childhood. Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Germany, Maryland, Simonton ticks off the places she has lived throughout her lifetime. “At the time, I really hated it,” said Simonton, who struggled to make friends as her family … Continue reading

Award-winning career path leads adjunct to WU

Melinda Roeder was home at her apartment when she got the phone call. She needed to get her photographer because an F4 tornado had struck the small town of Spencer, South Dakota, about an hour away from the news station that recently hired her. The first thing she saw was lights. Blinding, disorienting lights accompanied … Continue reading