A milestone in this issue’s Class Notes, with our first engagement announcements in this space—congratulations to these and any other ’15s with big news this summer. Many thanks to all of the ’15s who sent me updates for this edition’s Class Notes—keep sending news and information my way!

Fako Perez and Alex Rubin got engaged in February and have picked July 2017 for their wedding.

Monica Wagdalt got engaged to Mitch Gil this April.

Oncolinx, a life sciences startup cofounded by Riley Ennis and Sourav Sinha ’12, has been selected among 42 teams to compete for more than $1 million in the 16th annual Rice business plan competition. The startup is working on developing targeted cancer therapeutics that destroy only cancer cells, rather than healthy cells, in order to avoid some of the side effects caused by traditional chemotherapy.

Nick Lombardi won baseball’s Kerry Lehane Award Gold Glove award in the Australian State League. He also achieved sixth place in the Neville Pratt Medal for State League MVP.

Valerie Zhao left her banking job in April to work at a startup in Boston called HourlyNerd, where she will be working on a team with fellow ’15 Jack Pinto.

Alex Procton will be attending Columbia in the fall for a master’s in conservation biology.

Feminist Felines, a children’s book written and illustrated by Tash Bock, is now available on Barnesandnoble.com, and a Kickstarter for the book is launching soon.

Have an excellent summer ’15s and, as always, please reach out with any feedback, questions or information about this column.

—Samantha Webster, 11 Phillips St., #5, Boston, MA 02114; (484) 356-3678; samwweb15@gmail.com