Classes of 1999, 1994, 1979 and 1954: Come home for Homecoming 2004 to celebrate your 5th, 10th, 25th and 50th class reunions! October 8-10, 2004

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Timothy Stone, MA '81 writes that he "caught the non-commercial radio bug 29 years ago at SUNY Oneonta on WONY" and he just can't get it out of his system. Three years ago, Tim organized a community group in Portsmouth, N.H., to apply for a low-power FM radio station license. He is now president of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Portsmouth Community Radio (www.wscafm.org), which was granted a construction permit by the FCC in May 2003. They hope to be webcasting shortly and on the air by June 2004. This past year was also full of adventure as Tim, his wife, Elissa, and daughters, Emily and Hannah, sailed their 38-foot sloop, Kuivato, down the west coast of Florida to the Dry Tortugas, Key West, the Bahamas, Charleston and home to New England. Time and Elissa still operate StoneHill Environmental, Inc. an environmental consulting firm in Portsmouth.

Al Turshman, MSEd '82 was named principal of Thomas A. Edison High School in Elmira Heights.

Frank M. Scalzo, MA '83, PhD '85 was appointed chair of the psychology program at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson.

Kathleen Cleary, MA '88 was appointed chair of the Theatre and Dance Department at Sinclair Community College. Kathleen was formerly at Clark State Community College, where she spent 10 years building the performing arts programs. She is also a pioneer in designing and teaching online theater courses, according to the Dayton Daily News. At Binghamton, Kathleen earned her degree in theater and was an actor with the Cider Mill Playhouse.

Joel R. Smales, MA '91 is vice president of the New York state chapter of the Percussive Arts Society as well as state chair of percussion for the New York State School Music Association. Joel and his wife, Athena, live in Kirkwood with their four children.

Sarah Champion, MS '98 has joined the staff at Schuylker Hospital's Primary Care and Family Health Center in Montour Falls. A nurse practitioner, Sarah is board-certified in family health and urology, and specializes in diagnoses and treatment of urological diseases in men, women and children. Before joining Schuylker, Sarah worked at Ithaca Urology Associates.

Lisa Yates, MS '01 was named assistant professor in the nursing department at Alfred State College, where she serves as lecturer, clinical instructor and student adviser. She was formerly in-service director at Highland Healthcare Center in Wellsville. Lisa earned her MS at Binghamton in gerontological nursing. She and her husband have two grown children, Philip and Ryan.

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Ed Rosen and his wife, Teri, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 19, 2003. Ed, who began his career with Xerox Corp., went on to co-found two companies that played important roles in the development of the information processing industry. Vydec, Inc., which he co-founded in 1972, was the first company to introduce a CRT with a floppy disk and electronic printer in a word processor. Ziyad, Inc., founded in 1978, was a market leader in the manufacture and sale of electronic paper handling equipment, and counted Xerox, Wang and Lanier among its clients. An active member of the American Electronics Association, Ed serves on the board of the Venture Association of New Jersey and is a guest lecturer at many universities.

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William H. Gutgesell writes that he has moved from the Mojave Desert to the Central Valley and now lives in Visalia, Calif. "I am closer to the kids and am saving a ton of money on gasoline, not to mention driving time. I will miss the tranquility of the desert and have to adjust to a city of 100,000." He also notes that, although retired, he is occasionally involved in "municipal mischief."

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David R. Segal was honored for his eight years as president of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS) at the society's 2003 biennial meeting in Chicago in October 2003. IUS is the major international and interdisciplinary organization of social scientists concerned with the relationship between the military and society. Two hundred seventy people from 26 nations attended the meeting. At the same meeting, David received the Charles H. Coates Commemorative Award from the University of Maryland, where he is professor of sociology, and a certificate of the appreciation from the Carmel (Israel) Institute for Social Studies, on whose board of directors he serves.

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Allen Suchinsky writes: "Following graduation from Harpur College, I served two years in the U.S. Army. I then worked for 30 years at the U.S. Department of State, primarily as an administrator of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. The directorate oversees the export of defense articles and services by U.S. defense contractors. When I retired in 1996, I established my own consulting firm to assist exporters and others in their efforts to export or import U.S.-origin military equipment and technology."

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Camille Paglia was interviewed by Ingrid Sischy in a September issue of Interview magazine on the topic of "The College Conundrum: Camille Paglia on the $160,000 Question: Is College Really Worth It?" In the article, Camille said, "The competition has so accelerated in the past 15 years that getting into elite colleges has taken control of people's lives. My generation didn't suffer this sickness. I went to a public university -- the State University of New York at Binghamton -- and got a superb education at a bargain-basement price." Camille, a well-known feminist, author and columnist, as well as a professor of humanities at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, is a regular contributor to Interview.

John Andrew Bochnovich writes: "I am running for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, 22nd Congressional District of the State of New York. It will not take a supernatural experience for me to be a freshman Speaker of the House of Representatives."

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Ginny Rober, ginnyrober@earthlink.net, writes: "I'd love to find Mary Klimovich, Robyn Kornhaber, Ellen Feldman, Rima, Luke Piscitelli, all '70, or the late Jean Ciardello's brother, Albert, for a good conversation now."

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Mark H. Oldfield has joined Republic Bank as senior vice president, commercial loan officer in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Jennifer McElligott Carley, MASS '91, an RN in the cardiac unit at Lourdes Hospital, writes that she took and passed the Cardiac Vascular Nurse Certification exam Sept. 10, 2003.

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Sandy Voit writes: "After 27 years of working in higher education student services (including four-plus years as associate director of Off Campus College), I left the dean of students position at Bastyr University to become the executive director at Temple Beth Am, a 780-household synagogue in north Seattle. My last day as a university administrator was on my 50th birthday. (My family jokes that this was my mid-life crisis, which could have easily have been avoided if I could have afforded a little red sports car . . . ). I loved working with students, but working for a Jewish organization has been rewarding on a personal level as well."

Anita Baskin-Salzberg writes that she has published two books: Turtles (Franklin Watts, 1996), which she co-wrote with her husband, Allen Salzberg, and Confessions of a Turtle Wife (Hats Off Books, 2001). "Turtles is the best-selling reference on the subject for ages 8 to 12," she writes. "Confessions of a Turtle Wife is the story of a turtle-challenged marriage, including snapping turtle in the bathtub, turtle sex on the living room floor, and searching for turtles in pet stores across America. How one woman has learned to laugh at and cope with her loved one's crazy obsession. Chapter one is available at www.turtlewife. com."

Robert I. Turner was named vice chair of the board, as well as executive vice president and chief financial officer and treasurer, of Crown Financial Group, Inc. Robert was formerly executive vice president and chief financial officer and treasurer of Knight Trading Group, Inc.

Dennis Burstein, supervisor of health, family life and physical education for Alexandria City Public Schools in Alexandria, Va., writes that he and his school district are recipients of the Carol M. White Physical Education for Progress Grant. "Project PAL (Physically Active for Life) will help all K-12 Alexandria students to be more active, enable students to more accurately assess their own fitness levels and have more fun while they are learning," he writes. "Many of the outcomes will result from students using pedometers and heart-rate monitors in physical education classes, bicycle programs in all the secondary programs, traverse climbing walls in all the schools, and a number of innovative projects to increase fitness levels in students such as roller blading . . . The amount of the grant awarded was $455,424, with a federal amount of $406,883."

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Robert Metzger and Marcia Armstrong Metzger '76 write that they have moved back to suburban Dallas after four years of tele-commuting from a rural property in the Missouri Ozarks. They may be contacted at www.bebugging-by-thinking.com.

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Wendy Dorfman Frankel writes: "Life is good! Married Gary Frankel in September 2003. I have one son who is a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh. Another son is a junior in high school. We're all doing great."

Charles Levitan is the owner of a pousada (inn) on Boipeba Island, south of Salvador in Brazil, writes his mother, Claire Levitan.

Howard Jeffrey Rosen writes: "I left my partnership in anesthesiology to go into pain medicine. I love performing almost all types of pain treatments, including Eastern, alternative and Western medicine treatments. My offices are now in Santa Cruz, Monterey and Irvine, Calif. Not only is pain medicine a lot more exciting than anesthesiology, but I get to sleep at night. I challenge the 76ers to a rematch of their game against S. Vermin when they were A league and we were B league."

Janis Archer, director of product design and delivery for the New York Power Authority (NYPA), was named NYPA Woman Achiever of the Year for 2002.

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Helen Eisenfeld, director of cost control and electric transportation in the energy services, research and technology unit of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), was selected NYPA Woman Achiever of the Year for 2003. "Eisenfeld's outstanding efforts guiding NYPA's energy efficiency programs make a critical contribution to strengthening New York's electric system by helping our customers utilize smart, clean energy technologies that save energy, money and the environment," said Eugene W. Zeltmann, president and chief executive officer, NYPA.

Elaine Kaplan joined the Washington, D.C., law firm Bernabei & Katz as counsel in June 2003 after serving a five-year term as the Special Counsel, U.S. Office of Special Counsel. Elaine was appointed to that position by then-President Clinton in November 1997, and her nomination was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in April 1998. "During her tenure as Special Counsel, Elaine raised the agency's public profile through the print and broadcast media, created a successful outreach and education program, and secured relief for numerous victims of retaliation or other unlawful employment practices," notes her biography on the Bernabei & Katz website. "She oversaw sensitive investigations involving hundreds of millions of dollars in alleged financial waste, risks to airport security and the security of nuclear facilities, patient abuse at VA hospitals, and other critical matters."

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Richard C. Van Nostrand, a business and employment litigation partner with Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee of Worcester, was sworn in as the new president of the Massachusetts Bar Association Sept. 1, 2003. During his presidency, Richard plans to focus on improving the perception of lawyers, strengthening the legal community and challenging lawyers to be advocates for the legal profession, according to an article in the Western Massachusetts Law Tribune. Richard lives in Northborough with his wife, Debby, and their daughters, Emily and Kelsey.

Kenneth Wayne Reinstein writes that he runs a small private tutoring company in Miami Beach and Miami, specializing in English, math, computers and insurance at the high school, college and graduate levels. He is also an actuarial (insurance math) expert witness for personal injury and divorce attorneys in Miami and New York City.

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Brian Kleinberg was named senior vice president of marketing for the Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. Brian was formerly with American Express, where he held numerous senior executive positions in the travel related services and financial advisory business units.

Jonathan Gibralter, president of SUNY Farmingdale, was featured in Long Island Business News in an article about the changes he has implemented to "transform the one-time agricultural college into a tech and science powerhouse." Under his tenure, Farmingdale has expanded its aviation education program, launched the college's first bachelor's degree in bioscience and provided more on-site education for local firms.

Michael S. Sharp, professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico, writes: "After Binghamton, I went on to the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received a PhD in English in 1985. I've been at the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan since graduating. I have fond memories of Binghamton's English department and am still grateful for the excellent teaching of Martin Bidney, John Hagopian and Vincent Freimark."

Neil Schneider, owner of J&M Hardware & Locksmiths, writes: "I just moved my store to a new location, 19 E. 21st in New York City. We have more than doubled the size of the store. I live in Baldwin with my wife and two children."

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Michael Berman was named vice president and chief financial officer for Manufactured Home Communities, Inc. Michael's work experience includes 17 years as an investment banker, money manager and associate professor of corporate finance and financial accounting at New York University's Real Estate Institute.

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Matt Ouimet, a 14-year Disney veteran and president of the Disney Cruise Line, was promoted to president of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. Matt joined The Walt Disney Company in 1989 and has held leadership positions in real estate development, finance and business development. His executive positions included senior vice president and chief financial officer at the Disney Development Company (now part of Walt Disney Imagineering), senior vice president of finance and business development at the Walt Disney World Resort, and executive general manager of Disney Vacation Club and Disney's Wide World of Sports.

Teresa Green Cooper was elected to her local school board in November. She lives in Jenkintown, Pa.

Owen C. Pell, a partner in the international law firm White & Case, drafted the concepts and coordinated legislative relations for Parliamentary Resolution A5-408/2003, passed Dec. 17, 2003, by the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. The resolution calls on the European Parliament's administrative arm, the European Commission, to take steps to help the owners of artwork looted during the Nazi era to regain their property. The ruling affects thousands of artworks, valued at billions of dollars, unlawfully removed throughout Europe.

Michelle Zollinger Silfan, a community health nurse for the Metropolitan Jewish Health System in Brooklyn, writes: "Where are all the nursing graduates of 1980? What is everyone doing?"

Suzanne Taffet Romano, curriculum teacher with Nassau BOCES, Rosemary Kennedy School, writes that she works with kids on the autism spectrum and serves on the board of directors for the Long Island chapter of the National Alliance for Autism Research. Suzanne, who was a member of USA Today's All American Teacher Team in 1999, is a 2004 recipient of the Christina Iacona Award from the Max Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of special education awareness. She and her husband, Vinny, who is also a teacher, have two children, ages 14 and 16.

Jeff Zola, a cardiologist at Island Cardiac Specialists in Mineola, writes: "What a long, strange trip it continues to be. Twenty-three years and still rockin' and rolling. Just wanted to say a quick hello to the class of 1980, especially Onondaga 5M-X and 167 Oakdale Rd. Married to Sue Kosoff '80 with two children, Samantha, 14 and Paul, 19. Life has been good. Feel free to drop me a line. Looking forward to filling in the gaps of those formative years, 1976-1980."

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Jeff Gaspin, president of Bravo television network and executive VP of alternative programming for NBC, was featured in Broadcasting and Cable in an article written by Allison Romano, "Deal Positions Gaspin for Move Up," and in TelevisionWeek in an article by James Hibberd, "Bravo's Gaspin Talks Content: Net President Discusses What's Ahead." Both articles focus on the success of Bravo's hit series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, a "quirky gay-themed makeover show" that was handpicked by Jeff when he first came on board at the network in December 2002. Queer Eye's success is a coup for Gaspin. As the TelevisionWeek article noted, "Since the debut of the groundbreaking Queer Eye for the Straight Guy in July, Bravo has become one of the most buzzed-about networks on cable. Week after week, Bravo has shattered its own rating records while its median viewer age dropped from 50.8 to 45.3."

Michael Crane was named vice president for programming for the public broadcasting stations of WMFE TV and Radio in Orlando. Michael was formerly manager and director of new media and director of broadcasting at Vermont Public Radio. There, he oversaw all broadcast, production and engineering functions of the station. He began his career in broadcasting as radio manager at WSKG-TV/FM in Binghamton. Michael writes: "At 'SUNY-B' I was active in many roles at WHRW, and I'm still in love with broadcasting! I was also, among many other things, a member of the 'SUNY-B Psycho Squad,' cheering very loudly for the basketball team in the small-crowd days. Go Colonials . . . uh . . . Bearcats!" Michael lives in Orlando with his wife, Donna, and their children, Kathy, 15 and Jon, 14.

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Diane Harris, FNP '03, a family nurse practitioner, was appointed to the specified professional personnel staff in the department of medicine at St. Joseph's Hospital in Elmira.

Darryl S. Grayson has joined Gabelli Funds as senior vice president and national sales manager for the firm's $11 billion mutual fund enterprise. He was formerly at ARK Funds, where he was responsible for leading the sales efforts of the fund's national distribution activities. Darryl, his wife, Margot, and their two children live in Cherry Hill, N.J.

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Tracey Miller Segarra, tsegarra@ citrincooperman.com, writes: "After 12 years as a reporter and editor for a variety of new outlets, including Brooklyn Paper Publications, United Press International, and trade magazine Accounting Today, I recently joined Citrin Cooperman & Co., LLP, a top-25 accounting firm based in New York City, as its marketing director. I'm also the proud mother of 3 1/2-year-old twin girls, Jessica Rose and Lily Anne. I've been married since 1997 to Fred Segarra, a graphic artist for ad agency Euro RSCG, and after stints in Brooklyn and the Bronx, we now live in Hewlett, Long Island (You can take the girl out of the Island, but you can't take the Island out of the girl). I'd love to get back in touch with some of my college friends who went to SUNY Binghamton, not this Binghamton University I keep hearing about."

Steve Kalter is president of Acumen Marketing Research, which he formed two years ago. Acumen offers "the highest level of quality marketing research to retail corporations and advertising agencies nationwide," he writes.

Steve Rossum, executive vice president, general counsel and head of transactions for ASTAR Air Cargo, assumed the responsibilities of chief financial officer for the company. His work experience includes senior-level legal and corporate finance positions in airline management, finance and legal affairs at AirTran Airways, Reno Air, US Airways and World Airways. Steve is married and has three children.

Rosemarie Kujawski writes: "After working for 10 years as a nurse, in varied capacities, I unfortunately became severely disabled with fibromyalgia. I have two wonderful sons, Shawn, 17, and Christopher, 14, from my first marriage with Rick Kuehner '83. Shawn is a high school senior and plans to attend college at SUNY Delhi for professional golf management. He hopes to become a golf pro, and with his drive and enthusiasm, I have no doubt he will make it! Chris is a high school freshman and loves computers. I am trying to get into the field of medical coding and billing, which can be done sitting down. Pain-wise, I have good days and bad days, but I try to keep as busy as I can doing volunteer work, mostly involving patient teaching." Rosemarie, who lives in Horseheads, would like to get in touch with her former roommate, Angel Beebe Belston '85.

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"J. Edward "Ed" Hood was promoted to director of research, collections and library at Old Sturbridge Village, Mass. Ed, who joined the staff of the history museum in 1993, is responsible for the management, use and interpretation of the more than 60,000 historical objects in the Old Sturbridge Village collections, in addition to extensive archaeological collections resulting from nearly 20 years of active field work by museum staff. He also helps direct planning, development and implementation of exhibits. He was lead curator for the museum's recent major exhibit, "The Enduring People: Native American Life in Central New England." Ed, his wife, Nan, and their two children live in Ware.

Michael Peter Mezzacappa writes: "Mike is a busy trial attorney who lives with his wife, Nancy, and two children, Gabriella and Michael, in Bronxville. Hello to all of his friends from the Hinman dorms. For those of you who recall that he was on crutches each year at Binghamton, due to various sports injuries, he did it again coaching his daughter's soccer team last fall. Some things never change!"

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Roger Peltzman, a music and cinema major at Binghamton who earned a master's in music at the Manhattan School of Music, writes: "For 12 years I was involved in the recording industry as a producer and engineer. Now I have gone back to my roots and am teaching piano at the Third Street Settlement Music School." Roger is also performing: He gave a piano recital dedicated to Larry Favilla '83 at Carnegie Hall's Weill Hall April 4.

Michelle (Shelly) Rogers Folino, MA '88, MAT '88 writes: "After teaching English at Gray Bodley High School in Fulton, my husband and I were transferred to Atlanta. We have a son, Nicholas, born May 31, 2002."

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(From right) Daniel A. Kaskel '87, Lisa Magill Woliner '90 and Bradley Gross '90 are attorneys with the law firm of Becker & Poliakoff, PA in Fort Lauderdale. Dan, dkaskel@becker-poliakoff.com, a board-certified real estate attorney and a senior member of the firm's real estate group, practices commercial real estate law and corporate law. He lives in Boca Raton with his wife and "two adorable children," he writes. Dan reports that he's still one of the funniest people that he knows. Lisa, lmagill@becker-poliakoff.com, is recently married and lives in Fort Lauderdale. She is a member of the firm's community association group, specializing in the representation of condominium owners, homeowners and cooperative associations. Brad, bgross@becker-poliakoff.com, is a senior member of the firm's technology law group and is also a technology law correspondent for NBC Television in Florida. He lives in Weston with his wife and three children.

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Linda Wurster Peer-Groves, MA '91, MAT '91 returned from Cambodia and India to the U.S. after living and working as an education consultant in Southeast Asia for 12 years. She worked on education quality improvement projects with World Education UNICEF and World Bank. She has settled in Connecticut and writes that she is "adjusting to suburban tranquility with husband, Roland, and children, Emily, 6, and Chris, 3."

Tracey Posner-Bauer writes, "Married to Mo, I live in the woods in western N.J. I left litigation on a full-time basis to raise Abigail, 6, Mikaela, 4, and Andrew, 3. Have not given up community service. Would love to hear from Binghamton alumni!"

Donald A. Stenta, associate director, John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy at Ohio State University, was profiled in a Q&A article in Business First of Columbus, "Forty Under 40: Donald A. Stenta." In his job, Donald is responsible for the supervision of student programs and events, budgeting, long-term planning and service- learning initiatives in an organization focused on engaging and training citizens and conducting policy research. In the article, Donald says that passion for his work has inspired him to engage with others, serve the community and work in dynamic educational settings. Donald and his partner, Scott, live in Columbus.

Stephen M. Gardner is president and CFO of the GHS Federal Credit Union, and lives with his wife, Linda, and two daughters in Binghamton.

Stephen F. Sutton, sfsutton@ msn.com, is a partner in the law firm of Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP in Vernon, Conn. He and his wife, Jennifer, live in Vernon with their children, Stephen and Carolyn.

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Veronica C. Armstrong, vice president, Wells Fargo Bank, was elected to the board of Goodwill of Central Arizona. She is a member of the Black Board of Directors Project, a 20-year-old advanced leadership organization that has made more than 1,200 appointments to various boards, commissions, committees and task forces and influenced many more. Veronica lives in Phoenix.

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Colin Matthews was appointed vice president of business development for Contact Network Corporation, a provider of enterprise contact collaboration solutions. The company enables clients to better utilize their extended relationship network to generate sales, facilitate networking opportunities and improve knowledge sharing within a secure, private internal network. Formerly senior director of strategic development for Into Networks, Colin has held senior business development, strategy and management roles at startup companies and financial services firms over the past 13 years.

Peter E. Price was promoted to partner at Anchin, Block & Anchin, LLP, where he specializes in the financial services industry.

Ben Stein, science writer at the American Institute of Physics (AIP), was quoted in a story by Kenneth Chang in The New York Times, "A 7-Game World Series Is Unusually Common." Stein had written an article for the AIP's website, "Are 7-Game World Series More Common Than Expected?" As The New York Times noted, the article offered a surprising statistic: " . . . in the past 50 World Series, nearly half -- 48 percent -- have stretched to the maximum seven games." Stein's article, written in October 2003, speculated about whether the Florida Marlins and the New York Yankees would go to seven games. "Surprisingly . . . World Series have historically gone to Game 7 much more frequently than simple probability would suggest," he wrote. "But our national pastime is more than math: The mismatch between baseball history and elementary probability illustrates the game's richness and subtlety -- as well as the limitless potential of statistics to provide insights into the nuances of the game."

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Ali Hammoud, a board-certified cardiologist, was appointed medical director of cardiology at the Kingston Hospital.

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Mario Caruso, principal city planner with the City of Yonkers, was featured in an article about a series of guided tours of historic Yonkers he introduced last June in the Journal News, "Touring Yonkers with Caruso." As the article notes, Yonkers, New York's fourth largest city, was established more than 350 years ago. "I just felt there was so much history and architecture in Yonkers that wasn't known or appreciated," Caruso said in the article. Caruso studied geography and urban planning at Binghamton and went on to earn his master's in urban planning at Hunter College. He joined the Yonkers city government as a planner in 1994, and was named principal planner in 2001.

Lisa J. Jones has been promoted to director of transfer admissions at SUNY New Paltz. Lisa has worked in the university's office of enrollment management since 1999.

David A. Burke hosted Gov. John Rowland (R-Conn.) and his wife, Patty Rowland, to celebrate the publication of Mrs. Rowland's debut children's book Marvelous Max, the Mansion Mouse. David and his wife, best-selling author Jane Green, hosted the event to benefit the Westport Public Library.

Robin Goldstein has joined the Baltimore office of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, as an associate in the firm's real estate department. Robin earned her JD at the University of Maryland School of Law, where she was editor-in-chief of the Business Lawyer.

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Marsha Loopman Carey, a science teacher at Pittsford Middle School, earned National Board Certification in early adolescence science from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in 2003. She is one of 11 in New York state to have received certification in this area. According to the NBPTS, National Board Certification is the highest credential in the teaching profession. Certification is achieved through a voluntary, performance-based assessment that takes one to three years to complete and measures what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. The NBPTS is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan and non-governmental organization.

John Choe has taken a leave from his position as legislative director with New York City Council Member John C. Liu '88 to coordinate a community-based initiative funded by the Open Society Institute, part of the Soros Funding Network. "As a New York City Community Fellow, I will be organizing a coalition of local parents, teachers and youth to build a public school specifically addressing the needs of immigrant families in Queens." The mission of the Stepping Stone Community School Project, according to the project's website, is to empower " . . . all New Yorkers, especially recent immigrant youth and their families. Our goal is to offer a rigorous hands-on curriculum that provides students with the foundation they need to excel in life and become community leaders."

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Jennifer Friedlander was named the Edgar E. and Elizabeth S. Pankey Professor of Media Studies and assistant professor of art and art history at Pomona College in December 2003. She teaches introduction to media studies, focusing on print media, television and popular culture as well as media theory and a media studies senior seminar. Jennifer is a co-founder of the Association for Psychoanalysis and Communication, affiliated with the National Communication Association, and author of numerous articles, including "How Should a Woman Look? Scopic Strategies for Sexuated Subjects," published in the Journal for Psychoanalysis of Society and Culture.

Amy Kustra writes: "Working as a family practice doctor at an integrative medical center trying to change health care in America. Also working with the Green Party to oust Bush in 2004. Moved recently to Portland, Maine."

Frank Serigano received his master's degree in sports and orthopedic medicine in physician assistant studies from the University of Nebraska. He is serving as the senior PA in the health screening department of the Northport VA Medical Center.

Lisa Bianculli writes: "I am associate director of career services for my alma mater, Seton Hall Law School, in Newark, N.J. I am also of counsel to DMB Associates law firm in Princeton as an estate planning attorney and relocated my home to Princeton."

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Adam Goldfarb writes that he and Chris Benjamin, Adam Goldfarb, Denley Hung and Jason Zell, all '95, have formed Fearless Concepts, an interactive design and technology company in New York City. Their clients include Island Def Jam Records and comedian Lewis Black.

Robert Angelillo has been named an associate in the litigation department at Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, PC in Mineola. Robert was formerly a litigation attorney in New York City and also served as law clerk for the Honorable Arlene R. Lindsay, United States Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of New York.

Stewart William Merkel, smerkeltx@yahoo.com, who graduated from the Watson School with his BS in electrical engineering and was a member of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, writes: "Please feel free to contact me by e-mail for I always love to hear from old college friends."

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James Lee, jamesesq99@aol.com, is a partner at the law firm of Lee & Sanchez, located in Newark and Englewood, N.J. Formerly, James served as an assistant prosecutor with the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. "My friends are welcome to e-mail me," he writes.

Michael Zwetschkenbaum, CPA, was named chief financial officer for Spring Hill Regional Hospital in Spring Hill, Fla. Michael was formerly assistant controller at Riverview Regional Medical Center in Gadsden, Ala.

Dawn Lindgren writes: "I moved cross-country to Seattle and accepted a position as library media specialist at Cascade Middle School."

Brian J. Malm, MD, is a second-year resident in internal medicine at New York Presbyterian/Cornell with plans to specialize in cardiology. "I enjoy living in Manhattan with my wife, Cecile, and our two cats, Nikki and Ollie," he writes. "I would love to hear from old friends and classmates."

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Christopher Abdoo switched from a career in accounting with Ernst &Young LLP in Manhattan to a career as a social studies teacher at Perry Junior High School in the Mohawk Valley. The Utica Observer-Dispatch ran a story about Christopher's change of careers, "Abdoo Chooses Teaching and Area Over Fast-Paced Career." The story quotes Christopher as saying, "I felt I needed the satisfaction that teaching brings. . . Now, I get paid for talking about what I love. My best experience is reaching students with learning every day."

Laura Anne Weiser was named assistant professor of biology at SUNY Institute of Technology in Utica.

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Matthew Sanford was named data-base development manager at the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University.

Joshua Richard Greene earned his JD from Georgia State University College of Law and has been admitted to practice law in Georgia and New Jersey.

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Suzette Carlotta Bather writes: “To Saideeah Brown (Dee) — I miss you and want to get in contact with you. Are you still in Georgia? Look me up in New York. I hope all is well and look forward to talking with you soon.”

Joseph Scaduto writes that he received his MS in biotechnology from Northwestern University in 2000 and was recently recruited to lead the Long Island Life Sciences Initiative as executive director while maintaining his position as business development manager at the Center for Biotechnology at Stony Brook University. “In these capacities, I work to attract, retain and develop pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, nutriceutical and cosmeceutical companies in Long Island while helping to facilitate the commercialization of early-stage academic technologies throughout New York state,” Joseph writes.

Eric Eichenholtz, assistant corporation counsel with the New York City Law Department’s Labor and Employment Division, won one of the Law Department’s six Legal Rookie of the Year Awards.
Seth Eichenholtz, assistant corporation counsel in the New York City Law Department’s Special Federal Litigation Division, won one of the Law Department’s six Legal Rookie of the Year Awards. He also won his first trial, held in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Jane Alice Yarwood received her MD degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University and is doing a dual residency in pediatrics and internal medicine at Pitt County/East Carolina University Hospital in Greenville, N.C.

Joanne Kennedy-Torma, a filmmaker, was featured in an article by Alexis Scarpinato in the Post-Standard of Syracuse, “Teens Focus on Town Shop: Meeting Place the Subject of Documentary.” Joanne, a former assistant producer of animation at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles, grew up in Camillus in the early 1990s. She wanted to give something back to the Camillus Town Shop, a youth center that played an important role in her life. Over the summer, she enlisted the Town Shop teens as the directors, editors, camera operators and interviewers for a documentary about the place that will be used as a promotional video and as “a happy memory for many people,” Joanne said. Thomas Torma, her husband, who teaches Shakespeare at LeMoyne College,
co-produced the film.

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Linda S. Lin graduated from Brooklyn Law School, passed the July 2003 bar exam and works as a litigation associate at a law firm in downtown Manhattan.

William Wang graduated from Brooklyn Law School, passed the July 2003 bar exam and works as a corporate associate at a large midtown law firm.

Joshua A. Kittenplan graduated from Hofstra Law School, passed the New York state bar exam and works as an associate at the law offices of Dominic Barbara, practicing in the area of matrimonial law.

Andrew Farber, a fourth-year medical student at New York Institute of Technology’s New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, was elected national chair of the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents. Andrew also serves as the student representative on the American Osteopathic Association’s board of trustees and on the New York State Medical
Osteopathic Society’s board of
directors in Albany.

Michael H. Mui graduated from Brooklyn Law School, passed the
July 2003 bar exam and works as
an assistant district attorney at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office.

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Nicole M. Cassler graduated from Officers’ Indoctrination School in Newport, R.I., and is attending the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Md. Upon completion of her training, she will practice medicine as an officer in the U.S. Navy.

Sammy L. Davis was hired as a police officer with the Binghamton University Police in July 2003.

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Kimberly St. Val writes that she has landed her first full-time job as a physician office assistant in the
pediatrics department at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan.

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