Roger L. Hall, MA '72, a musicologist and composer, has been included in the 19th edition of Who's Who in the World. An American music specialist, Roger has worked to preserve music from the past. His publications include The Stoughton Songster, New England Songster, A Guide to Film Music, A Guide to Shaker Music, A Guide to George Gershwin, A Guide to Christmas Music in America, Joseph Brackett's "Simple Gifts," and Remembering Radio, all from PineTree Press. Roger has had his own radio program, produced a series of music videos and taught music in schools and colleges. A composer himself, he has written songs, church music, chamber works and choral music. For more information, visit his website, The Music Buffs Web Pages.

George J. Searles, PhD '79 has published an updated edition of his textbook, Workplace Communications (Addison-Wesley, 2002). The new edition, George's fifth book, covers e-mail, report writing and oral presentations. A professor of humanities at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, George teaches English, journalism, poetry and Latin. A SUNY Chancellor's Award winner, he has also taught at the graduate level for the New School for Social Research (now New School University) and served as a communications consultant for the National Science Foundation as well as numerous businesses and other organizations. He lives in Clinton.

Terry Grabo, MS '83, who earned her master's at BU in family nursing, has joined the practice of Dr. Douglas S. Costlett in Luzerne, Pa. A nurse who has been in practice for 20 years and has published widely on a variety of women's health topics, Terry specializes in health and wellness, health education and counseling, perimenopause/menopause and various treatment options. Terry holds a master's in administration from Marywood University, a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, and a post-doctoral fellowship in women's health from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing.

John Mitchell, MS '91 has been named director of product development for Simonton Windows, a West Virginia-based manufacturer of vinyl replacement and new construction windows. John is responsible for product development and enhancement programs, including product engineering, testing, certification and code requirements. John and his wife, Kelly, have three children, Holly, Hannah and Sarah.

Kibibi Voloria Williams Mack-Shelton, PhD '91 was appointed the Tyler and Alice Haynes Professor at the University of Richmond, where she teaches African American history. Her book, Parlour Ladies and Ebony Drudges, was published by the University of Tennessee Press in 1999 and she is working on a book on courtship among southern African American females before the 1940s. Divorced in 1996, Kibibi remarried in 1999 and lives with her four daughters and husband, Ron Shelton, who also teaches.

Audrey Ellen Carmeli, MA '93 completed her PhD in theater history with a certificate in Russian and East European studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in May 2002. Laurence Schenk, MBA '98, MD, and his daughter, Candace, spent 10 weeks last summer riding their bicycles across country, from Portland, Ore., to Binghamton, after her graduation from Reed College.

Arun Gowda, MS '01, a Binghamton University graduate research associate working in Universal Instruments' Advanced Process/Surface Mount Technology (SMT) laboratory, won the Charles Hutchins Educational Grant. The award is organized by the Surface Mount Technology Association and is presented annually to a graduate-level student pursuing a degree and working on thesis research in electronics packaging or a related field. The $5,000 award is intended for the purchase of technical books and research materials, and to enable students to participate in conferences related to electronics assembly and packaging. In May 2002, Arun, who has conducted packaging research at Universal for more than two years, also received the award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Industrial Engineering Graduate Studies, presented by the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Classes of 1998, 1993, 1978 and 1953: Come home for
HOMECOMING 2003
to celebrate your 5th, 10th, 20th and 50th class reunions!

'62
Louise Lateiner Dibble retired as professor of English in 1999 and is having a great time traveling. In her spare time she works as an independent scholar and research consultant.

'65
Andrea DiPrima Ouida writes: "Our 25-year-old son, Todd, an employee of Cantor Fitzgerald, perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The Todd Joseph Ouida Memorial Children's Fund has been established to create a meaningful legacy for Todd. Please visit our website at www.mybuddytodd.org to learn more about Todd and the fund." Ongoing donations to the fund will support psychological services for children of families in need.

'66
Steve Rosenberg is a life skills program counselor at St. Luke's House, a rehabilitation program for people with chronic mental illness. He has been there since August 2000. "Doing volunteer work at Binghamton State Hospital in the mid-1960s was relevant to this career path," he writes.

(Helen) Jane Fried has been promoted to professor and awarded tenure in the department of counseling and family therapy at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. She recently wrote a chapter on ethics in student affairs, which includes a multidimensional model for ethical decision-making on multicultural campuses, for the university's Student Services handbook (fourth edition, 2003).

'68
Ruth Barnes writes: "Talk about mid-life changes! I am switching sides, going back to school, becoming a student again -- MFA in dance and choreography at the University of California, Riverside. This is a three-year program, which I hope to finish in two, and then go back out into the world, continuing the teaching and choreographing I've been doing all this time. Any and all Harpurites, please check the e-mail directory for my address -- and get in touch."

Hadiya Finley (Marianne Kirchner) writes: "I finally, after long last, have received my MFA degree, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, Calif., May 2002."

'70
Donna Page Archey writes: "A long-overdue reunion with six alumni from the '66-'67 freshman class of Harpur College took place in August in Ipswich, Mass., at the home of Kerry Mackin O'Keefe '70. Joining Kerry and me were Vivienne Sernaque Jaffe, Susan Muehl Rooney and Judy ÔNucc' Antonucci, all '70, and Nancy Knox Vernold. This has been our third get-together in 32 years and we all vowed this year to make it an annual event. Wondering where all the other Endicott Hall freshman floor girls are!"

Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, PhD, senior information scientist, Rand Corporation, works on strategy and public policy in the public interest. "I do things like work with the Department of Justice on its strategic plan, work with the Defense Research Projects Agency to help it define its research agenda, and work with the Air Force to help it find new ways to predict how much it will cost to build a particular piece of software," she writes. "It builds on the work I did before, and it's very exciting. Rand does a lot of multidisciplinary work, which is what attracted me to it."

'71
Ken Greenfield has been a juvenile corrections counselor since the late '70s and is contemplating retirement early in 2003. He writes that he and his "lovely wife Valerie (a Syracuse native)," a substitute elementary school teacher, have lived on the north Oregon coast -- which he compares to Eden -- for over 25 years.

'72
William J. Froehlich has been named director of the office of administrative litigation for the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. William has been an attorney with the commission since 1975. In his new position, he oversees the nearly-100-member trial staff who represent the public interest in administrative proceedings at the commission.

'73
Shelley Haven held an exhibition featuring 40 of her oil paintings, monoprints, etchings, pastels and watercolors completed during the past two years at the Tompkins Square Gallery in the Tompkins Square Branch of the New York Public Library, Oct. 5 through Oct. 26. "Subtle layering and manipulation of color and mark reveal the nuances of each place and reflect the artist's compulsion to immerse herself in the natural landscape," reads a press release about the exhibition.

'74
Gail Herrick writes: "Went from working as a psychologist in the South Bronx to an affluent upstate suburban school . . . who would have predicted? Have a 22-year-old daughter in grad school and a 12-year-old son . . . the Jaguar won't be replacing the VW anytime soon. Would love to hear from old acquaintances and roommates."

'75
Fern Blumenfeld-Jaffe, a nurse-midwife at Park City Center for OB-GYN, earned her MS from Columbia University in 1980. She and her husband, David, have three children, Dan, 18, Trevor, 16, and Isabelle, 11.

Charles Roy Kestenbaum, senior associate, C & O Resources in Washington, D.C., who received his BA in Arabic studies, writes: "I just finished three years as commercial counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where I was the target of a bin Laden Al Qa'ida kidnap-and-assassination plot that never was carried out because the Afghan war disrupted the Al Qa'ida network. I just retired after 23 years that included service in U.S. embassies in Baghdad, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jakarta, Riyadh and at the U.S. executive director's office at the World Bank. Now I am in private consulting business as a Middle East expert. I am very proud of my association with SUNY-B professors like Dekmejian, Perety, Stillman and Semaan. After graduation, I did my MA at the American University in Cairo and worked almost four years for NBC News in Cairo, Beirut and New York City."

Frank Wojcik, MA '77, PhD '89 has been named director of the Drake Memorial Library at the State University of New York at Brockport. Frank was formerly director of information resources at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.'

'76
Michael Urda is president and owner of the Binghamton Mets baseball team. He bought the baseball franchise from the New York Mets in 1994.

Lori R. Hartglass is a real estate attorney responsible for the legal aspects of acquisitions, financing and construction of projects for Turnberry Associates, a real-estate developer with shopping centers, malls, hotels and luxury condominium projects throughout the United States. Lori lives in Weston, Fla., with her husband, Ralph Schwan, and her hockey-goalie son, Maximilian, 10.

'77
Howard Wiener writes: "I've lost touch with three old friends -- Debbie Foster-Turiano, Susan Cvarch '76 and Robin Korones '78 -- and would love to hear from them. Otherwise, I've worked for almost 20 years as a prosecutor for the federal government, live in Philadelphia and things are great."

Jean White Lange, RN, PhD, assistant professor at Fairfield University's School of Nursing, was named the co-author and principal investigator of a two-year, $90,000 grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation for her project "Enhancing Geriatric Nursing Education for Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Programs." Jean was also named a scholar in the John A. Hartford Foundation's 2002 Geriatric Research Scholars and Fellows Program.

John A. Moreau, who was inducted into Binghamton's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998, won the bronze medal at the 2002 World Championships of Fencing in the 50-59 Men's Epee, held in Tampa Aug. 31. John competed in fencing, cross country, track and swimming at Binghamton from 1969 to 1972. A prolific fencer who achieved worldwide distinction after graduating from Binghamton, Moreau became the first athlete from the University to compete in the Olympics. He was a member of the U.S. fencing team at both the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and 1988 Games in Seoul, Korea.

Eleanor Eckhaus Roth and her husband, Richard, an architect, have two children, Mason, 8, and Emily, 7. Eleanor is a personal banker and financial specialist at Wachovia Bank in Florida.

Bruce J. Orden has two daughters: Leah, who is in 10th grade, and Sarah, who is in ninth grade, both at Union-Endicott High School.

Marie Rodsky Mascolo writes: "Just a note to let you know that my husband, Tony Mascolo '77, and I are very proud that our daughter, Allison Mascolo, has transferred to Binghamton U. and will be living in our old home, CIW. It was great to see the changes at SUNY Bing and we can't wait to visit again. It was great to see Fran Hornick and Paul Stroud. They made us feel so welcome. It was good to go home again. If you haven't seen the new Binghamton U., you should plan a visit. You won't be disappointed."

Nancy B. Hall Fessenden, MASS '90, patient services manager for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, received her PhD in human services from Capella University in Minnesota in March 2002.

'78
Ruben Santiago-Hudson opened his one-man-show, Lackawanna Blues, in Seattle in June. The show was warmly received in its off-Broadway debut at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre, and Ruben had an extensive tour planned, including performances in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. His show draws on his experiences growing up in the upstate New York town of Lackawanna, and is a tribute to the woman who raised him, "Nanny" Crosby, who ran a boardinghouse in the town. In addition, Ruben co-starred in the independent film Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control and is writing a new play -- this one with several characters. He and his wife, Jeannie Brittan, a singer, have 6-year-old twins.

'79
Stephen M. Ulbricht, ulbrichs@ bellsouth.net, newly retired from the Navy Nurse Corps after 23 years of active service, has accepted a position as program director of the Children's Heart Program at Wolfson's Children's Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. He writes: "My wife, Deborah, and I enjoy this wonderful area with our two boys, Mark and Paul. Steve Bohusz and Rich Ervin, where are you? Would love to hear from former classmates."

Gary Hirsh, accountant and director of the financial adviser division of Sobel & Co., a certified public accounting firm in Livingston, N.J., has been appointed to the Cooperation with Bankers Committee and the Healthcare Committee for the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Cliff Roth completed a feature film, The Stoned Channel, a satire about drug use, which was screened in November at Millennium Film Workshop, an organization founded in 1966 by Binghamton cinema professor Ken Jacobs.

Jeffrey David Janoff is the senior partner and president of his law corporation, Bostwick & Janoff. He and his wife, Kathy, have two daughters, Erica, 16, and Caitlin, 13.

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'80
Neal Herstik has been elected to the board of directors of the Monmouth Capital Corporation. Neal is a partner in the law offices of Gross, Truss & Herstik, PC, in Freehold, N.J.

Matt Williams, mattwilliams@ realtyexecutives.com, president of both Realty Executives of New York and Realty Executives-Williams Sykes Realty, was named regional developer for Realty Executives. In his new position, he is responsible for overseeing the company's growth in the New York metropolitan area. Matt lives in Pleasant Valley with his wife, Beverly, and their three children. Old friends and track/cross country teammates are encouraged to drop a note.

David Schultz, MA '86, attorney, author and professor at Hamline University, is editor of Money, Politics and Campaign Finance Reform Law in the States (Carolina Academic Press, 2002). The publisher describes the book as "the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of money and campaign finance reform at the state level."

'82
Yasmin L. Hurd, PhD, a neuroscientist at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, was featured in Black Enterprise magazine in a story about high-achieving women, "Top Guns," by Sonia Alleyne. Yasmin is a professor and director of graduate studies in Karolinska's department of clinical neuroscience, psychiatry section; drug addiction and psychiatric disorders are her areas of expertise. "I love the brain," she says in the article. "It's so complex and we understand so little about it." Yasmin, who was raised in Jamaica, West Indies, and grew up in Brooklyn, double majored in psychology and biochemistry at Binghamton.

'83
Ulana M. Klufas-Ryall, DO, received the 2002 Raymond J. Saloom, DO, Memorial Award, presented by the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society, in recognition of her "untiring efforts to promote and preserve the integrity of the osteopathic profession." Ulana testified on House Bill 50 before the House Professional Licensure Committee on behalf of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association. A nationally certified medical review officer, Ulana practices at the Industrial Resource Center and is a faculty member of the Family Practice Clinic at Memorial Hospital, both in York, Pa. She completed an internship and residencies in emergency medicine and family practice at Memorial Hospital.

'84
Daniel J. Stermer, a principal in Lewis B. Freeman and Partners, has been named founding director of the Weston Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc., established in May 2002.

Roger M. Rosewall, rosewall@ ix.netcom.com, has graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. A major in the U.S. Army Reserve, he serves as executive officer for the 3406th Military Intelligence Detachment, supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency. In his civilian career, Roger works as a software requirements analyst for EWA, Inc. in Herndon, Va. He and his wife, Kim, live in Ashburn. Roger would like to hear from other Binghamton grads in the Washington, D.C. area.

Eric S. Greenstein, CPA, moved to Illinois in May 1998 and received his MBA at DePaul University in May 2002. He is pursuing his master's in organizational change management at Northwestern University.

'85Felina Rakowski-Gallagher writes that after the birth of her daughter three years ago, she came upon the idea of opening New York City's first breastfeeding boutique. Now in its newest location on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the Upper Breast Side caters to expectant and new moms. "Kudos to Dawn Flaumenhaft Williamson '84, MD, for guidance," writes Felina. Check out Felina's store website at www.upperbreastside.com for more information.

Judy Boros Temes and Peter Temes '88 write: "We met in Arthur Clements' Rhetoric 127 class in 1983. We moved in together on Roberts Street in Johnson City in 1984 and got married in 1985. Our adventures have taken us to Boston, New York, Connecticut and Chicago, and included Judy's work as a journalist for dailies in Boston and New Jersey and for Crain's New York Business, and Peter's graduate work at Columbia, teaching at Harvard, stint as president of the Great Books Foundation in Chicago, and now his new job as the president of the Antioch New England Graduate School in New Hampshire. Peter's new book, Against School Reform (And in Praise of Great Teaching), is about to come out -- good reading for anyone involved with schools."

Amanda Muson writes that she spent last year living and working in London with her husband. "It was a great opportunity that included several trips to Asia," she writes. This year, Amanda is retired and pursuing artistic projects.

'86
Michael Kushner recently returned to New York to become a partner in a gastroenterology practice in Carmel after completing a fellowship at Temple University. He and his wife, Robin, have two children, Daniel, 4, and Michelle, 2.

'87
John Fracchia, MBA '90, Ross Herman '85 and Michael Paes '87, all members of a band called Loose Change, released "Carry On," a song of hope and healing, Sept. 11, 2002. The song is available for free download on their website, www.loosechangemusic.net.

Patricia Richards Eggleton, who earned her BS in nursing at BU, writes that she graduated with her master's in missions and intercultural studies from Wheaton Graduate School in 1990. She worked several years in Wyoming and Oklahoma, where she taught in the nursing program. She and her husband, Alan, were appointed as career missionaries for the Christian and Missionary Alliance in 1999 and moved to Kropotkin, Russia, where they work with a Russian evangelical church. "We have three beautiful girls," she writes, "Rachel, 8, Amanda, 6, and Lauren, 2."

David I. Levine has been elected president of the Queens County Assistant District Attorney's Association for 2002-03. The group includes former and present Queens ADAs.
'88
John Liu, New York City Councilman, was unanimously elected vice chair of the executive committee of the New York State Democratic Committee at the committee's annual fall meeting.

Jennifer E. Jones was named assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. "I am enjoying the Northland and outdoor activities," she writes.

'89
Raymond Schuch, a post-doctoral researcher at Rockefeller University, and his fellow scientists, Daniel Nelson and Vincent A. Fischetti, received international attention after they published a study of their research regarding a potential detector of and antidote to anthrax in Nature. Many publications, including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Times of London, the Christian Science Monitor, the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Washington Post, and both AP and UPI wire services, did stories about the scientists' findings.

Paul G. Scolese, an adviser in the public law and policy practice group of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, in Washington, D.C., has contributed an essay to The Insider's Guide to Political Internships (Westview Press, 2002). This collection of essays, written by political professionals and scholars and addressed to students who come to Washington as political interns, also includes advice from former interns and aims to provide the tools interns need to make the most of their experience.

'90 Leonard Quartaro is president of Synergy Legal Referral Network, a start-up company that uses the Internet to promote law firms and match them with clients. If any alumni are interested in hiring an attorney or in promoting their legal practices, he writes, they may check out his website at www.synergylegal.com.

Sasha Fassett and Paul Manuszewski '93, MAT '97 are building a straw-bale house in Kirkwood with their children, Julian, 11, and Zoe, 7. About 500 straw bales will provide high-density insulation for their 1,200-square-foot house, making it very energy efficient.

'91 Andrew Spergel writes: "I joined a very successful OB/GYN practice outside of Pittsburgh. My wife, Melissa, and our adorable daughter, Mia, are doing well."

Wendy Schwartz Sabinsky, sabbysfamily@aol.com, is a litigation attorney for the law offices of Lawrence Rogak in Oceanside. She lives in Wantagh with her husband, Eric, a New York City police officer, and sons Jordan, 5, and Carter, 3. Wendy would love to hear from old friends.

Bruce Yang teamed up with Yun Qu '04, the current number-one female swimmer at Binghamton University, in the American Memorial Triathlon at Greenwood Lake, Orange County, N.Y., Sept. 15. The pair claimed the team competition championship with a combined time of 1 hour and 20 minutes during the 1/2-mile swim, 16-mile bike and 4-mile triathlon course.

'92
Jean Duggan has been commissioned by Congress as a foreign service officer for the State Department. Her career as a diplomat began last August with a two-year post to Panama.

'93 REUNION
Karen Schatten-Lock writes that since graduating with degrees in biology and environmental science, she "made a predictable return to my roots in dance and theater." Karen completed her MFA in theater and directing at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she served as a guest artist and adjunct faculty in its theater and dance department. Working as a freelance director and choreographer, she has been busy working in various theater and concert dance venues across the country, including a stint at the Kennedy Center as assistant director for the Sondheim Celebration, a tribute to the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. After living in Minnesota for several years, Karen and her husband are delighted to be back in the New York metro area.

Linda Heeg-Krause, BS '96, a registered nurse with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina, completed her master's degree in nursing with a dual concentration in healthcare administration and informatics at the University of North Carolina. Linda married Michael Krause in 1997. The couple lives in Efland, N.C.

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'94
James K. Green, director of public relations for the American Red Cross in Nassau County, N.Y., one of the nation's largest Red Cross chapters, received the September 11, 2001, Award in June in recognition of his hard work and commitment in the hours, days, weeks and months following the terrorist attacks. Of the nearly 3,000 lives lost in that day's tragedy, more than 300 of them were from Nassau County. James worked long hours with the local media, keeping them informed of ways that their viewers could give and receive help. From crisis counseling for nearly 7,000 people to collecting 70 tons of relief supplies for delivery to Ground Zero, James served as a critical information link between his Red Cross chapter and the public. In addition, James traveled to Ground Zero for several days that first week and assisted the Red Cross with its support of the search-and-rescue workers.

Eric T. Stoopler, DMD, assistant professor of oral medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and a fellow of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, is also an attending at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he practices, lectures and conducts research.

Matthew P. Tabakman became a member of the Florida Bar in May 2002 and is associated with the Orlando law firm of Grower Ketcham et al.

Ana Aparicio, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, is continuing the research she began at Binghamton University on Latino politics and immigration at the Gaston Institute for Community Development and Public Policy in Boston. Ana is also co-editing a book on immigrants and welfare reform in North America, scheduled for publication in 2003.

Grace Encarnacion Chin writes that she attended the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1994-95 and the New York University College of Dentistry from 1995 to 1999, and graduated with her DDS in June 1999. That same month, she married Curtis Jay Chin at Windows on the World, 1 World Trade Center. Grace completed her general practice residency at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx in 2000 and went on to complete a specialization in pediatric dental residency at New York University College of Dentistry in 2002. She works at two multi-specialty dental practices in Connecticut.

Kyoko Pe–a, MD, MPH, graduated from Boston University School of Public Health in 1997 and received her MD from Temple University's School of Medicine in May 2002. She is doing her internship in family medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Julie Rubin Fisher earned her JD from Hofstra University in 1997. She and her husband, Andrew H. Fisher, married Oct. 31, 1999, and "are the proud parents," she writes, of Dani Michelle, born May 31, 2001.

'95
Debra Orringer is an exercise physiologist at NASA Kennedy Space Center. "I do research and analysis and shuttle launch support for the biomedical engineering lab, as well as help out in the fitness center doing physical assessments, training and wellness programs," she writes.

Mindy Gootblatt Stricke held a black-and-white photography exhibition that explores childhood and loss, "This Playground Closes at Dusk," at the Makor Reading Room, a program of the 92nd Street Y, Oct.16 to Nov. 29, 2002. "Set in old New York City playgrounds, the photographs
feature ghost-like children who dart through the frames and haunting images of leaf-covered see-saws and swings," read the exhibition's description. In addition to her work as a photographer, Mindy teaches photography and develops curricula for camps and after-school programs throughout New York City. Previously, she developed interactive television programming as a producer at NBC and wrote for Noggin, the children's educational television network.

Scott Dyer writes: "Since the last time I wrote to the Alumni Journal, I was in a serious car accident where I broke my neck in two places, my arm and leg. Thanks to the miracle of modern science, I was put back together by metal and plastic. I am able to walk again but suffer through every day. I was married for four years, but I'm now divorced. I taught special education in Florida for a year at the middle school level. Last year, I taught in New York City as a middle school science and math teacher. However, the pain got the best of me, and I am now back at graduate school at Dowling College, where I love it, and where I work in helping students with disabilities. Jean, Janice and Jill would all be proud."

Kenneth Chen received his MD and is doing his residency in pediatrics at Nassau University Medical Center.

Shari Blecher, a partner in the Princeton law firm Lieberman and Blecher, was named one of the Top 40 Lawyers to Watch in the State of New Jersey by the New Jersey Law Journal. Shari represents hundreds of plaintiffs in toxic tort litigation in New Jersey and New York. She is also involved in many environmental litigation and real estate transactions.

'96
Donna Thomas, assistant director for the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association, helps develop educational programs to inform people about land trusts and voluntary land conservation.

Thomas Argondizza is on sabbatical leave from BellSouth, pursuing his MS at Western Carolina University.

Joe Regan portrayed William Shakespeare at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Manheim, Pa., July 17-Oct. 20. The rolling hills of Pennsylvania have been calling to him for quite some time, he writes.

Peter Jeanettes received his doctorate in veterinarian medicine in June 2002.

Michael V. Marrale, formerly vice president at Lehman Brothers investments firm in New York City, has joined RBC Dain Rauscher as a senior vice president. He is part of a team that spearheaded a middle market institutional sales group within the firm, he writes.

Kevin M. Sullivan, MD, graduated from New York Medical College in Valhalla in May 2002, and is doing his residency at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in New York City. Kevin lives in Manhattan.

'97
Erica Cangin Fisler began a two-year radiologic technologist program at Montgomery College, Maryland, in fall 2002. She plans to pursue radiation therapy.

Benjamin L. Kagan earned his PhD in pharmacology at Georgetown University in the summer of 2002, and began working at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., as a post-doctoral fellow in pharmacology last fall, an appointment he regards as a "new and exciting journey fresh out of graduate school," he writes.

Jill Rubin Silverman writes that she entered Columbia University on a full scholarship in 1997 and was awarded a PhD in nutritional biology in May 2002. Concurrently, Jill completed course and clinical requirements for a registered dietician degree from Hunter College. She and Stuart Silverman '96 were married July 9, 2000.

'98 REUNION
Roy P. Ruda was named as associate in the Morristown law firm of Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Peretti, LLP. Roy earned his JD in 2002 from Emory University School of Law, where he was the recipient of dean's awards for excellence in evidence, estate planning and employment law. In 2002 he received the Georgia Bar Association's Employment Law Section Award. Roy interned with the Federal Aviation Administration Office of the General Counsel.

Christopher J. Anderson writes: "[Last] summer I defended my dissertation on human judgment error at the University at Albany psychology department. In August, I moved to the Netherlands to start a two-year appointment as an economic and social psychology researcher. Psychology has been very good to me; I have a forthcoming article in Psychological Bulletin, one of the top four journals in the field, and several other publications. My current task is to have a social life! I hear Europeans don't work as hard -- the university isn't even open on weekends -- so things look favorable."

Michael Maxworthy writes that he left his position as director of research at Veronis Suhler Stephenson and, along with several colleagues, started Marlin and Associates, LLC, specializing in providing transactions advice and strategic consulting to middle-market digital information companies.

'99
Tianna Marie Moscinski earned her MSW in 2001, passed an advanced CSW examination and is a social worker at Senior Services of Albany, where she is a group leader for a telephone-based caregiver support groups program and research project.

Michelle S. Osman graduated with her master's degree in marketing from Boston University, then moved back to New York City, where she works for a marketing firm. "I'm loving the city and loving life," she writes.

Gregory M. Koch graduated from St. John's University School of Law in June 2002 and works for the Manhattan law firm of Newman, Fitch, Altheim, Myers, PC. At Binghamton, Gregory was a four-year varsity baseball pitcher and two-year captain.

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Allyson Edelhertz, who works in the adult trade paperback department at Simon and Schuster in New York City, edited Ruminations on College Life by Aaron Karo.

Takang Lee, an application engineer at IBM, is pursuing his MS in electrical engineering at Columbia University. Takang also started a new business venture and is CEO of Extreme Performance Manufacturing.

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Stephanie D. Huff, who graduated with her BS in clinical biochemistry and biology, received a full four-year medical school scholarship from the Air Force. Stephanie was commissioned a second lieutenant during ceremonies held May 2. In return for the scholarship, on graduation Stephanie will serve on active duty as a physician in the rank of captain in the Air Force Medical Corps.

Kimeta (Kim) Mrkulic is pursuing her master's in cultural sexuality with an emphasis in performance art at New York University, where she is also a graduate housing assistant.

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