From the May/June 2008 Issue

Faye V. Harrison published a new book, Outsider Within: Reworking Anthropology in the Global Age (Univ. of Illinois Press, 2008).

Adrian Hlynka and his son, Christopher, recently received a U.S patent for their tumbling robot. Contact Adrian at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Amy Leeds writes: "My daughter, Stephanie Brag '08, is an art history major and graduated from Brown this year. She has loved her four years at Brown and particularly enjoyed looking after her younger brother, Matthew Brag'11, who was a freshman this year. They even took two classes together. I am still in touch with fellow classmates Steve Dunn (whose son was also in Stephanie's graduating class), Jamie and Beth MacDonald Kiernan, and Dick Lazaroff. Charlie Craig's '72 daughter, Denia '08, has been Stephanie's roommate for the last three years."

Allison McMillan writes that last June she was elected to the board of directors of Chorus America, a service organization supporting choruses across North America. Alli is executive director of Providence Singers Inc.

From the March/April 2008 Issue

Robert Condon writes: "I have lived in Berkeley, Calif., since 1992, when I started an alternative investment firm and began running the business end of a nonprofit group doing medical relief work for the displaced people of Burma (www.ghap.org). My wife, Debbie Van Dusen, is involved with a nonprofit arts organization, and we are lucky to be in touch with many Brown friends. We love traveling to Asia and hiking in the Berkeley hills and in the Sierra with our two dogs. Life is good, and we feel very lucky." Contact Robert at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Lannie Taliaferro (see John R. Jolly '59).

Robert Weinberg '78 MD (see Eugene Weinberg '51).

From the January / February 2008 Issue

Brian D. Bixby has been appointed by the Massachusetts Bar Association as the chair of the association’s Taxation Law Section Council. He is cochair of the private client group at Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston, where he concentrates on estate planning, fiduciary administration, and probate court litigation.

Steve Dentel is a professor of environmental engineering at the Univ. of Delaware. As an adviser to the local Engineers Without Borders chapter, he recently traveled to Cameroon with a group of undergraduates. The group is developing potable water supplies for a remote village in the high plateau region. A blog with pictures is at ewb-ud.blogspot.com.

Ken Field writes: “The Bridgman/Packer Dance piece Under the Skin was performed with my live and prerecorded score at Rhode Island College on November 30. In addition to numerous other venues, the pieces were presented in Budapest last April at a historic theater where Beethoven once performed. Under the Skin was also performed at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston in December and at the Alabama Dance Festival January 18–20 and will be performed at the Flynn Center in Vermont on March 28. A CD was released in 2007 on Innova Recordings as part of their select short-run series. Find more info at bridgmanpacker.org and at kenfield.org.”

Joel Shalowitz ’77 MD was a Fulbright senior specialist and visiting professor at Keio University Medical School in Tokyo, where he taught both medical and management students and studied the Japanese health care system. Joel is professor and director of the health industry management program at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.

From the November / December 2007 Issue

Jon Lomartire writes: “I am embarrassed by the national government, alarmed by the undeclared war by the upper class, and incensed by the price gouging by universities. It’d be good to hear from fellow travelers from Camp Bruno days at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ”

From the September / October 2007 Issue

Theodore Clarke '75 MAT writes: "I recently enjoyed a Vegas reunion with classmates Robert Watt, Donald Bogan, Roscoe Howard Jr., Robert Condon, Peter Crist, and two of the finest from the Class of '73, Nino Moscardi '73 and David Duhaime '73. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas."

Faye V. Harrison was appointed director of African American studies at the Univ. of Florida, where she has been professor of anthropology since 2004. She is the executive program chair for this year's annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association. She is publishing a new book, Outsider Within: Reworking Anthropology in the Global Age, this fall.

Andrea Udoff (see Andrew Goldsmith '99).

From the July / August 2007 Issue

Wally Hastings writes: “During the 2007–08 academic year, I will be a visiting professor at Rutgers Univ., teaching children’s literature in the School of Communications, Information, and Library Studies. I’m hoping to see some old friends while I am in the East.” Wally can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Richard Heller (see Melisa W. Lai ’94).

Stuart Himmelfarb was elected board co-chair of the New York Jewish Week, New York City’s largest circulation Jewish newspaper. Debbie Lippman Himmelfarb ’75 is vice president of marketing at Forbes. Their son, Eric, is a sophomore at Georgetown Univ.

Keith H. Williamson writes: “After eighteen years in Stamford, Conn., I am back in my hometown, St. Louis, where I am general counsel of Centene Corp., a public healthcare company.” Keith can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the March / April 2007 Issue

Andrew Arnold, a Murray-Heilig Endowed Professor and the Chief of Endocrinology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, received the 2006 Louis V. Avioli Founders Award of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), which recognizes fundamental contributions to basic research. He received the award in Philadelphia during the ASBMR Annual Meeting in September. Joining the celebration at the ceremony were Andrew’s parents, Barbra and Frank S. Arnold ’45, of White Plains, N.Y,. and Donald Delson ’73 and Cordelia Hebble Delson of Swarthmore, Pa. Andrew’s research accomplishments include discovery of the cyclin D1 cancer gene and identification of the central molecular cause of parathyroid cancer.

Francie Wentworth Claflin (see Lillian Hicock Wentworth ’35).

Melanie Kosich writes: “Kathy Tamaki, Carol Miller, Nancy Hough, and I were joined by two other friends this fall to attend a private cooking-school weekend at the Snowvillage Inn in Snowville, N.H. This was the second time that we have planned a reunion around cooking classes and travel. What a great way to stay in touch with friends!”

From the January / February 2007 Issue

Boston saxophonist and composer Ken Field’s commissioned score for the dance piece “Under the Skin” was staged for two sold-out performances at City Center in New York City in October and has been released on Innova Recordings. Field’s latest collaboration with his wife, animator Karen Aqua (RISD ’76), is the short abstract animated film Sensorium, which premiered at the Denver Film Festival in November. With the group Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, he performed recently in Hartford (Conn.), Boston, and Atlanta in collaboration with acclaimed African American spiritual singer Oral Moses.

Jane Heitman Green writes: “My son Andrew is a freshman at Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte and my son Adam is a high school freshman at the Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, N.C. My husband, Bob, and I are passionate supporters of the Carolina Ballet and enjoy all of the cultural, educational, and sports events in the Triangle.” Jane can be reached at jhgreen @nc.rr.com.

Robert G. Yizar writes: “After twenty-five years with Citigroup, I turned in corporate life for teaching. I joined the NYC Teaching Fellow program. I teach seventh-grade math at I.S. 190 in the Bronx. Wish me luck! Robert can be reached at 514 Carroll Ave., Mamaroneck, N.Y. 10543; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the September / October 2006 Issue

Bud Wiley ’74 BA,’77 MD writes that he is in private practice as medical director of Beauty Thru Health Dermatology in Oklahoma City. He is married to Cynthia, and on May 20, 2005, Clarence Wiley Jr. was added to the family. Chris, 27, is a staff sergeant in the air force and has a daughter, Joo-Yung, 2, with his wife Ju-A. Amber, 25, received her BA from Yale in 2003 and her MA from the Univ. of Virginia 2005. She is working for a PhD in architecture at George Washington Univ. in Washington, D.C. Rolond is 15. Bud can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 2006 Issue

Sam J. Docknevich writes: “Last year was a year of milestones for the Docknevich family. Our daughter started college in Virginia, our son started high school, my wife had her gallbladder out, and I celebrated my tenth year at IBM. I still enjoy doing Brown alumni interviews and meeting such a wonderful group of young adults. With one child off to college, Laurie and I have started to think about life without children in the house. It’s scary and exciting to be entering the next stage of our life. It would be great to hear from old friends and classmates.” Sam can be reached at 8 Erika Dr., Hopkinton, Mass. 01748; samd@ us.ibm.com.

From the March / April 2005 Issue

Marcia Yudkin writes: “Two years after my husband and I moved to Goshen, Mass. (population 920). I was appointed town librarian. It’s an interesting way to meet our human neighbors, as otherwise I see mainly bears, beavers, birds, bats, moose, and other creatures from our house in the woods. Anyone who wants to catch up on my writing and consulting career can visit my Web site at yudkin.com.”

From the November / December 2004 Issue

Dean A. Dent was inaugurated as the 162nd president of the Morris County Medical Association. He is a practicing anesthesiologist in Morristown, N.J., and the first African American to serve as president of the association.

Lawton Wehle Fitt has been appointed by the board of Reuters Group as a non-executive director. She and Penny Hughes are the first women directors on the board of Reuters. During her twenty-three years at Goldman Sachs, Lawton was the first woman to be made partner in the firm’s equity division. She is a non-executive director at CIENA Corp. and a trustee of several not-for-profit organizations across the world. She is also the current secretary of the Royal Academy of Arts in London with responsibility for managing the 236-year-old organization.

From the September / October 2004 Issue

Hope Saunders Elliott reports that she is “still alive and kicking. All three children are pretty much grown up. Lance is assistant vice president at People’s Bank here in Stamford (Conn.). Daughter Micaela is working at a local gym, and son Gabriel is in his last year of high school. Presently, I am the executive director of Horizons at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, Conn. Plans are to head to Florida in the next year. Please e-mail me.” Hope can be reached at 13 Ferris Ave., Stamford, Conn. 06902; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Ken Field, a Boston saxophonist and composer, was interviewed on Croatian national radio and on Zagreb’s top independent station, Radio 101. Field was in Zagreb to attend screenings of Andaluz, a film by his wife, Karen Aqua, which was competing in the Zagreb animation festival. Field produced music for the film. More information is available at kenfield.org.

Roscoe C. Howard Jr. has joined the Washington, D.C., law firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton. Previously he was a U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

Frances Wentworth (see Beatrice Wattman Miller ’35).

From the July / August 2004 Issue

Bob Weinberg ’78 MD writes: “I married Barbara in 2001 and added Alyssa, Jason, and Shyler to the family with Emily and Ellen. Emily graduated from SUNY Geneseo this spring and is planning to be married next April. I have been practicing pediatrics in Geneva, N.Y., since 1983 and live along the wine trail on beautiful Seneca Lake.” Bob can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 2004 Issue

Reunion weekend is May 28–31. For more information, contact reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Jonathan Benjamin writes: “Looking forward to our 30th reunion.” Jonathan can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Akim Czmus ’77 MD has joined the firm Sheller, Ludwig & Badey as an associate. He will focus on medical malpractice, personal injury, and drug and medical-device product liability.

Cordelia Hebble Delson and Don Delson ’73 write that their girls are all in college now: Madeleine is a senior at Bryn Mawr, Renie is a senior at Trinity, and Samantha is a sophomore at Brown. Don commutes from their home in Swarthmore, Pa., to New York City, where he is a managing director at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. Cordelia writes, “I spend my time as a volunteer, mainly chairing two music boards: the Chester (Pa.) Children’s Chorus and Astral Artistic Services, an organization that promotes the careers of young professional musicians.”

Amy Paller, a tenured professor of pediatrics and dermatology at Northwestern, writes that she has been appointed chair of the Department of Dermatology at the university’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a member of the board of directors of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Society for Investigative Dermatology, and she is president-elect of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology. Amy lives in Wilmette, Ill., with her husband, Ethan, and their three teenage boys. She can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the March / April 2004 Issue

Our 30th reunion plans are complete, and we hope to see you back at Brown on May 28–31! Join fellow classmates for a great reunion weekend, including a pre–Campus Dance reception, a class dinner at the newly renovated Verney-Woolley Dining Hall, and a class brunch at a special location on Sunday. Registration information will arrive soon, so please make your reservation early. Register online at alumni.brown.edu. and address any questions to reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Deborah Spitz ’77 MD reports that she and Janice Cleveland Washburn ’84 have opened a new dermatology practice together, Dermatology Specialists of Wellesley, Mass.

From the January / February 2004 Issue

Carolyn Scott Brown writes: “I am thrilled to announce the publication of The Black Woman’s Guide to Menopause: Doing Menopause with Heart and Soul (Sourcebooks Inc.). I wrote this book to empower women of color to celebrate the second half of life.”

Sandy Brown writes: “After twenty-five years of practicing law in the county seat, I eliminated my commute by setting up a new law firm named Brown & Connelly in my hometown of Ocean Township, N.J. My wife, Joan Miller Brown ’76, is the director of a local preschool. Our son Ted ’07 is enjoying his freshman year at Brown. We are looking forward to my 30th reunion in May, when we will also be celebrating the graduation of our son Sandy ’04. Daughter Jenny is a graduate of Emory University and works as a sportswriter for the Asbury Park Press.” Sandy can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Robert Falotic was honored recently with the Johnson Medal for Research and Development. The award is the highest distinction given to a researcher in the Johnson & Johnson family of companies. Robert was recognized for his accomplishments related to the creation of the CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent.

Stephen Foley (see Don Foley ’42).

John Manchester (see Bob Mareneck ’46).

Robert G. Yizar writes: “How quickly times passes and repeats itself. Daughter Tiffany ’07 is now at Brown.” Robert can be reached at: 514 Carroll Ave., Mamaroneck, N.Y. 10543; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the November / December 2003 Issue

Lawton Fitt (see Marshall Cohen ’54).

Andrew Kaunitz, a professor and assistant chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Univ. of Florida Health Science Center/Jacksonville, was selected as a member of the school’s first group of “Exemplary Teachers.”

From the March / April 2003 Issue

Dave Denekas writes: “I’ve just returned from a People to People Ambassador trip to China with a delegation of emergency doctors. We met with some of our counterparts in both rural and urban settings, and in both Western and traditional Chinese hospitals. Henry Lin ’94 was on the trip as well. He is chief emergency resident at Yale, and I enjoyed hearing about his more recent experiences at Brown.” Dave can be reached at 6220 Shore Dr., Highview on the Bay, Tracy’s Landing, Md. 20779; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Marc Freed writes that he has joined the hedge-fund investment-advisory firm Lyster, Watson & Company as a managing director. He joins Charlie McNally ’76, with whom he worked at Salomon Brothers in the 1980s. Marc can be reached at P.O. Box 244, Kinderhook, N.Y. 12106; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Olafur Gislason writes that he is proud to welcome his son, Stefan Gislason ’06, to the Brown community. Stefan is safely ensconced in Archibald. Daughter Erika is a junior at Mount Holyoke. Olafur writes: “Thus, the family is now HolyBROke.” Olafur can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Chuck Willand writes: “Friends of the late H. Dwight Wesley ’74, ’77 M.D., who would have turned 50 on September 4, gathered on Oct. 19 at the Westerly, R.I., home of Sarah and Jonathan Shay to honor Dwight’s life and memory. The occasion also marked the 50th birthdays of most classmates in attendance. Making the trip were Vicki and Tim Richards; Bob Brown; Roger Maxfield ’77 M.D.; Brian Pistolese ’73; Katherine and Olafur Gislason; and Lora and Paul Schubert ’91. The celebration rekindled friendships that date back to freshman week of 1970. We shared memories of Dwight, who passed away in August 1984, and of our years together at Brown. We enjoyed a splendid meal, a musical jam into the wee hours, and camaraderie for the ages.” Chuck can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the November / December 2002 Issue

John Cullen writes: "I'm entering my 25th year at Bowdoin College. I just completed my certified logging professional field test and am adding selective wood harvesting to my part-time job list." John can be reached at 3 Willis Rd., Topsham, Maine 04086; jcullen @bowdoin.edu.

Ellen Saxe Saliman was awarded an honorary doctor of Jewish communal service degree in May by Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion. She is a senior adult worker for the Peninsula Jewish Community Center in Belmont, Calif.

From the September / October 2002 Issue

Rabbi Ellen J. Lewis delivered the baccalaureate address at Stanford on Saturday, June 15. Her son, Gideon Lewis-Kraus, was in the graduating class. Ellen's other son, Micah Lewis-Kraus, is also a student at Stanford and will be entering the sophomore class this fall.

Frances Wentworth (see Janet Cameron Claflin '45).

From the July / August 2002 Issue

Ken Field writes that he was commissioned by New Orleans's Dog & Pony Theatre Company to create original music for its production of the Tennessee Williams classic Suddenly Last Summer. The play, with Field's prerecorded score for solo and layered soprano saxophone, was presented during March at the New Orleans Contemporary Art Center as part of the annual Tennessee Williams Festival. In May, Field returned to New Orleans for performances of his score for the Dog & Pony production of Revolution: A Ballet on Wheels. He can be reached at his Web site, http://fieldk.home.att.net.

Donald Lenehan writes: "I am executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Global Beverage Systems in Latrobe, Pa., which markets Le*Natures waters, teas, juices, and lemonades."

John P. Pelegano writes: "I have been appointed chief of pediatrics at the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain, Conn., and chair of the Committee on Children with Disabilities of the Connecticut chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. More importantly, I recently married Nancy, who has two children, Benjamin, 9, and Hannah, 5." John can be reached at 28 Jamestown Ct., Glastonbury, Conn. 06033; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Marjorie Drucker Thompson '79 Ph.D., of Providence, has released Driving to Distraction, a CD of sixteen original songs. Her Web site is www.mosugarmusic. com. Marjorie, who works at Brown as the undergraduate biology dean, and Ian '79 Ph.D. recently celebrated the graduation of their oldest daughter, Alexis '02.

From the May / June 2002 Issue

Karen Feldman writes: "In July 2001 I opened my new business, Urban Eden, specializing in interior design and feng shui. In November I attended the Nine Harmonies School of Feng Shui in Indiana and received my certification as a practitioner. I now offer seminars and workshops." Karen can be reached at 6 Angell Court, Providence 02906; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the September / October 2000 Issue

Ken Field writes that he recently completed a visiting-composer residency with the Creative Music Orchestra in New Haven. In late May he performed his music at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans as part of Revolution, a collaboration with the Dog & Pony Theatre Co. The show included dancers on bicycles, skateboards, and in-line skates. For this piece Ken worked with Delfeo Marsalis and New Orleans musicians. In past months Ken has released two CDs: Pictures of Motion, which he says was called "stunningly beautiful" by the Cleveland Scene, and Tokyo in F, a live recording of an improvised concert in Japan, which a Boston music writer labeled "breathtaking." To learn more, go to http:// fieldk.home.att.net.

From the July / August 2000 Issue

F. Gregory Ahern, senior vice president and director of industry affairs and public relations at State Street Corp., was elected to the board of the New England Council, the country’s oldest regional business organization. Before joining State Street, Gregory directed corporate affairs and marketing for the Boston Co.

From the May / June 2000 Issue

Elissa Goodman Annunziato ’77 and Edward Annunziato ’77 have established the Michael S. Goodman Memorial Fund at Brown in memory of Elissa’s brother. The fund will support the undergraduate group in the psychology department, providing money for visiting faculty, scholars, and lecturers. Visitors might teach courses, give lectures, participate in workshops, and facilitate discussion groups on topics of interest to psychology students. Contributions may be sent to the Brown University Gift Cashier, Box 1877, Providence 02912.

Jay Davis writes that he moved to Rapid City, S.Dak., where he works in the Pennington County public defender’s office.

PE Corp. appointed Peter Dworkin director of investor relations for the PE Biosystems Group. Peter was formerly senior director of investor relations and corporate communications at Matrix Pharmaceutical.

Jeffrey Lantos, of Marina Del Rey, Calif., writes that his musical, Big Tush, Little Tush, played to packed houses at the Secret Rose Theatre in Los Angeles. Check out songs and scenes from Jeffrey’s historical musicals, Miracle in Philadelphia, Hello Louisiana, and Water and Power, on the Web at www.performinghistory.com. Songs from all three shows will be sung at the Democratic Convention in August.

Hon Fon Louie Mark (see Yvonne Mark ’92).

Allison McMillan, of Portsmouth, R.I., writes: "The Rhode Island Foundation awarded me a fellowship to support my work as president of the Providence Singers, an auditioned chorus started by former Brown choral director Bob Molison in 1971. The fellowship will allow me to attend choral-arts conferences and to meet with top-ranked choral leaders nationwide and in Europe to learn more about developing and leading choruses like the Providence Singers, which aspires to greatness."

Tim Richards writes: "I had a great time at last year’s reunion. It was good to see Olafur Gislason, but I missed seeing Eddy Holt, Kevin Walther, Lee Thomas, Alfie Esposito, Tai Kashmiry, Mark Peters, Bob Brown, and other old buddies. If anyone is out there, please call or e-mail. Miami – a very ‘sensitive’ city – is fine, but almost anything gets us going. I think it’s the fact that most of us are still suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of Hurricane Andrew. If you happen to look through the Florida Martindale-Hubbel volume and run across the firm of Richards, Mur & Polansky, that’s me and I’m the boss. I’m having lots of fun. Hopefully my partners will buy me out in the not-too-distant future so I can go back to college and study Proust." Tim can be reached at (305) 662-1860; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Bryson Waldo writes: "After fifteen years in pediatric nephrology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, I have moved to a general pediatrics practice in Birmingham, and I love it. Jay Davis dropped in a couple of years ago and is doing great. I do miss Steve Emancipator since leaving nephrology." Bryson can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the March / April 2000 Issue

Scott Harris writes that he had such fun at the 25th reunion last May that he has already booked room reservations for the 30th. He has left corporate America after twenty-two years and is now in the executive-search field with DHR International, the tenth-largest executive-search firm in the nation. Scott and Michelle live in St. Louis with their daughter, 6, and son, 3.

Perry Premdas writes that he became chief financial officer and management-board member of Celanese AG, which Hoechst AG spun off on Oct. 25 to become an independent company listed in New York and Frankfurt. When not on airplanes, Perry lives and works in Frankfurt and Pennsylvania. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the January / February 2000 Issue

Ken Field announces the creation of sFz Recordings, a new music label devoted to delivering creative new music to a wider listening audience. Ken is a saxophonist, flutist, percussionist, and composer whose music is heard regularly on Sesame Street. To learn more about sFz, contact (508) 947-7323; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Will Joyner writes that after twenty years in New York City, he and his wife, Linda Norden '75, have moved with their sons, Luke, 12, and Alec, 7, to the Boston area. Will, who worked for many years at the New York Times, is now editor of the Harvard Divinity Bulletin, a quarterly journal. Linda is curator of contemporary art at Harvard's Fogg Museum. They can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Charles D. Tansey writes: "I've been appointed by the Clinton/Gore administration to the Small Business Administration, which is responsible for the guaranteed lending, microloan, venture capital, and new-market programs. The position enables me to expand on the work I've been doing for undercapitalized businesses during the past decade, particularly in the areas of minority and female-owned businesses." Charles; his wife, Christine; and sons Christopher and Caleb can be reached at 7000 Valley Pl., Chevy Chase, Md. 20815; (301) 907-7417.

From the November / December 1999 Issue

Ken Field was composer-in-residence at the Fundacin Valparaso in Spain during September. Pictures of Motion, his second solo CD of alto saxophone trios and quartets, was released in October on the sFz label. Ken can be reached at http://home.att.net/~fieldk.

Art Italo writes: "I regret not being able to make it to the class reunion, but wish all my friends in the class of '74 the best. I was married in May 1997 to Elizabeth Pelypenko. On March 12, 1998, we had our first child, Valentino. I am president of Italo Consulting, a management and marketing consulting practice devoted exclusively to Atlanta law firms." Art can be reached at 2672 Loring Rd., Kennesaw, Ga. 30152; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Rabbi Ellen Lewis has been certified as a psychoanalyst by the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies in New York City. Ellen has a private practice in Watchung, N.J., and in Manhattan.

Mark Rogers, his wife, Jennifer, and big brother Kirk announce the births of Katherine Scott and Madeline Christian on April 8 in Arlington, Va. Mark, of Centreville, Va., can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the July / August 1999 Issue

Sanford D. Brown, Allenhurst, N.J., is an attorney in Freehold, N.J. Joan Miller Brown '76 is director of the Wesley Nursery School in Oakhurst, N.J. They recently enjoyed a reunion with Irene Park '76 at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Irene is a children's book editor in New York City, where she resides.

Jane Heitman Green planned to attend her 25th reunion with her husband, Bob, and two sons, Andrew, 11, and Adam, 7. She writes: "We are happy and busy all the time in Simsbury, Conn. I am a member of Simsbury's planning commission and democratic town committee, and I have recently begun to write about local events for a regional newspaper. I would love to hear from friends." Jane can be reached at 32 Old Stone Crossing, West Simsbury, Conn. 06092; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Stuart Himmelfarb, Tenafly, N.J., is president of Himmelfarb Marketing Group, a young-adult marketing and media company, and a founding partner of Student Monitor, a college research company.

Mary Counihan Livingston '74 A.M. has been practicing law in Boston since 1979. She writes: "I have lived on the North Shore in Nahant since Dunbar Livingston (Trinity College '72) and I were married in 1984. Nahant is an island community where the emphasis is on summer fun, especially sailing and tennis. We have two children - a daughter, Schuyler, 10, and a son, Sam, 7 - who attend Tower School in neighboring Marblehead. Dunbar is a prosecutor with the Essex County district attorney's office. I am a member of senior management in the law department of New England Financial, where I also serve as general counsel to its electronic-commerce subsidiary, Interactive Financial Solutions." Mary can be reached at 60 Wharf St., Nahant, Mass. 01908; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

James Malachy Morris is now senior counsel to FCA, a McLean, Va., company that supervises a group of banks and affiliates that provide credit for agriculture, commercial fishing, and international trade. James and his wife, Delilah, live near Washington, D.C., with their three children. He would like to hear from classmates at Box 1407, McLean 22101.

Lenny Savoie, Wilton, Conn., finally left Playtex after twelve years and started his own consulting business, More Than Music. The firm specializes in brand identity, jingles, and music marketing. Lenny reports that all is well with the family. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 1999 Issue

Richard E. Johnson '81 Sc.M., '88 M.D. writes: "I have returned to practicing anesthesiology after taking three years off to care for my two wonderful sons, Christopher, 5, and Patrick, 2. I was on the anesthesiology faculty at Duke University Medical Center for two years prior to that, after finishing a fellowship in neuroanesthesia. We have now moved to a private practice at a large county hospital in southwest Oklahoma, one-and-a-half hours southwest of Oklahoma City. It is very different from the academic practice at Duke, but challenging and enjoyable nonetheless. We are enjoying the new environs, the southern Great Plains - complete with bison and oil wells - though we miss the trees of the piedmont of North Carolina. The kids are enjoying the local day care and kindergarten very much. I'm looking forward to the 25th reunion (along with several other class friends, including Nancy Campbell, Karen Greif, Greg Spanos, and Sylvia Turner '73) and hoping to see some other old friends from the orchestra and wind ensemble. Would love to hear from Brown alums and friends in the area." Richard can be reached at 4917 S.E. Churchill Way, Lawton, Okla. 73501; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Ted Karwoski writes: "Life continues at its hectic pace, with four kids all creating fun and frolic. My wife, Donna, and I almost feel like we're back in school with nightly homework responsibilities. Currently vice president of research and operations at Atrium Medical Corp. in Hudson, N.H., I've watched as we've grown from three staffers to more than 215 in the past fifteen years. I think I've become the 'establishment' I desperately tried to avoid. Looking forward to the reunion and hanging with classmates."

Mike Kornblum writes: "After twenty-five years as a broadcast journalist working at television stations in Providence, Indianapolis, and Boston, I went through a career change and am now in year three of leading the media services department of Cone Communications, a Boston-based public relations company. I'm enjoying the world outside newsrooms. My wife, Susan (University of Rhode Island '69), and I have a son, Mark, who is finishing his senior year in high school and looking forward to college, and a daughter, Sarah, who is in seventh grade and can't wait to officially become a teenager. We look forward to seeing everyone at the class reunion in May." Mike can be reached at 19 Coachman Ln., Natick, Mass. 01760; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Don Nadel has been with Lotus (software, not cars) for fifteen years. "Since 1994 my role as chief systems architect for Lotus Consulting in Europe has seen me flying all over from my London base. More importantly, I got a life (British wife and daughter) shortly after arrival in England. Previously I lived and worked around Boston for about twenty years in various computer-system development positions," he writes. Don can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

David Stark has been named the Dr. Howard B. Hunt Centennial Professor of Radiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. The title honors him for his contribution in developing the center's radiology department. David co-authored the country's leading MRI textbook.

From the March / April 1999 Issue

Come back to Brown for our 25th reunion, May 28-31. This is a very special opportunity to see old friends, meet new ones, and experience the University and Providence as they are today. More than 150 classmates already plan to attend this memorable weekend. Reunion events will include dinner with President and Mrs. Gee at their home, the always popular Campus Dance, timely Commencement forums, an elegant class dinner on the Green in concert with the Pops, a traditional New England clambake on the grounds of the Eisenhower House in Newport, the award winning WaterFire in downtown Providence, and the inspiring Commencement procession down College Hill. Please plan to spend the full weekend with us. We expect to break all twenty-fifth reunion records. If you have not received class mailings, please call reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947. Your registration packet will be arriving in the mail soon.

Jocelyn Greene (see Marjorie Hazeltine '44).

Catherine Vuozzo Ventura and Alexis Ward '79 announce the birth of Lucas Philip Fortune Ward on Oct. 10. Alexis and Catherine have now moved back definitively to New York City, but Catherine still telecommutes every day to Rome. They can be reached at 212 E. 29th St., New York City 10016; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Dick Wingate looks forward to the 25th reunion and urges all his former WBRU programming staff to attend. He and his wife, Karen, daughter, Rachael, 8, and son, Nicholas, 3, are living in Westport, Conn. Dick is head of content development and label relations for Liquid Audio, the leader in secure on-line music delivery systems. E-mail him at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the January / February 1999 Issue

Ready or not, it is almost time for our 25th reunion! Make sure you save the dates, May 28-31. Join fellow classmates at what will be one of your most memorable weekends at Brown. Reunion chair John Hirsh and his committee, which includes Bernie Buonanno, Gail Costa, Linda Zonfrillo Jzyk, and Neil Kiely, have many great events in store for you! This promises to be the reunion you won't want to miss! Look for your upcoming mailing to register, and please return your 25th-reunion book survey as soon as possible. If you have any questions, call reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947.

John Blum and Penny Nixon Blum, Grafton, Mass., are thrilled that their daughter Jennifer '02 is at Brown. John continues as a product manager at Toshiba America, and Penny is in annuity operations at Allmerica Financial. Their other daughter, Maggie, is a freshman in high school.

Lawrence Golbe was honored in June by the Parkinson's Unity Walk in New York City for his groundbreaking work in Parkinson's Disease research. Lawrence and his colleague, Roger Doviosin, were dubbed Champions of Parkinson's Research for their work in isolating a gene they believe is responsible for some cases of the disease.

Joseph T. Grause Jr., Needham, Mass., writes: "Cypress Holding Company, started in the fall of 1995, is almost three years old! I'm looking forward to seeing classmates next May at our 25th."

Mark W. Guss, Redding, Conn., is still working for IBM after twenty-four years. He coaches soccer for his son, Michael, 11, and daughter, Allison, 9. Mark writes: "As a single father, I find that things get quite hectic, but life is very rewarding. My best to all!"

Scott R. Harris, St. Louis, and his wife, Michelle, are busy raising two young children and working. Scott, Daniel Jay, and Rick Witmer recently got together for dinner to reminisce about their canoe trip down the Allagash twenty-five years ago after exams and before commencement with six other Brown classmates.

Don Lenehan joined Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods in Little Rock, Ark., as senior vice president and management director. The firm is the largest advertising, marketing, and public relations firm in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. He previously was senior vice president of marketing for Royal Crown Co., vice president of marketing for CNN, and group brand director for the Coca-Cola Co.

Pamela Farrell Lenehan married Lawrence F. Guess, an orthopedic surgeon at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, on July 11 in the backyard of their home in Needham, Mass. Among the family members attending were Susan Farrell '72; Larry's daughters, Elizabeth, 23, and Caroline, 19; and Pam's children, Sarah '02, and Paul, who is 14. Pam works for Oak Industries, in Waltham, Mass., where she is senior vice president for corporate development and treasurer.

Marsha R.B. Clark Schachtel, Severna Park, Md., became a senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies in October 1997.

Paul H. Staker has been named a general manager for Ryerson Coil Processing, part of Chicago-based Ryerson Tull. Paul previously served as controller of Ryerson Coil Processing for eight years.

Sylvia Turner-Yanofsky writes: "I have returned to Texas after an eighteen-month adventure as a child psychiatrist in Dunedin, New Zealand, where I was the only public-sector child psychiatrist in the region for more than a year. Monthly flights to a rural clinic were definitely exciting, especially the day we couldn't fly home. My sons, ages 14 and 10, would like to return to live there, but there was a paucity of symphony positions available for my musician husband, Alan. A six-week locum position in New Hampshire is allowing an escape from Dallas heat and a chance to visit friends Karen Greif and Nancy Campbell. I'm looking forward to our 25th reunion and would love to hear from friends while I decide what I want to do next when I grow up." Sylvia can be reached at 1119 Clermont Ave., Dallas 75223.

From the November / December 1998 Issue

Your 25th Reunion Committee which includes John Hirsch, Bernie Buonanno, Gail Costa, Linda Zonfrillo Jzyk, and Neil Kiely has been working hard to make May 28-31 a most remarkable weekend. Many great special events are planned for you, along with traditional favorites. We hope to break all attendance records, so please make every effort to attend. Whether you attend or not, please remember to return the mini-yearbook form enclosed in the fall class mailing. If you have not received the fall class mailing, please call reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947.

Jeff Lantos has had three musicals produced this year: Tight Quarters at the Performing Arts Center in Tulsa, Okla.; Miracle in Philadelphia at Orson Bean's Pacific Resident Theatre in Los Angeles; and Hello Louisiana in Los Angeles. Jeffrey can be reached 3217 Thatcher Ave., Marina del Rey, Calif. 90292.

From the September / October 1998 Issue

Bob Bigler '77 M.D. has left academic medicine to work in the hematology and oncology group at Kaiser/Northwest Permanente in Portland, Oreg. He finds his new career direction very rewarding and enjoys the additional family time. He now has time to run a chess club at the junior high school, help out with Boy Scouts, and teach sixteen-year-old Sheryl to drive. Bob's wife, Lynda Ivey Bigler, has finally found time to pursue the writing career she has always dreamed about. She is taking creative writing classes at Marylhurst College, which is located right across the street from their new home. Lynda is also the West Coast regional director for the Brown Alumni Schools Committee, though Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and church continue to play important roles in her volunteer life as well. Bob and Lynda can be reached at 17641 Brookhurst Dr., Lake Oswego, Oreg. 97034.

Joe Halloran III writes: "We have moved to Raleigh so that I may continue my career in public-health nutrition with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Special greetings to the Basement Gang, Power Street Players, and members of the Brown Orienteering Club." Joe can be reached at 1105 Mayberry Pl., Raleigh, N.C. 27609.

Wally Hastings has been promoted to full professor of English at Northern State University in Aberdeen, S. Dak., where he continues as coordinator/head of the department. He is planning a sabbatical to write a book about Disney animation. He and his wife, Suzanne, have two daughters, Sara, 12, and Emily, 8. Wally can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the July / August 1998 Issue

Steven Rattner was elected to the Brookings Institution's board of trustees in February. He is deputy chief executive of Lazard Frères & Co. in New York City, where he works with clients in mergers, acquisitions, and corporate finance. Steven, who worked for the New York Times for nine years, writes on public policy issues for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times.

David Epstein (see Barbara Oberhard Epstein '48).

Karen Feldman writes: "After a career change in the early '90s from art direction and graphic design to interior design, I entered the interior design program at RISD. I'm enjoying my wonderful clients and challenging projects here in Rhode Island and in Naples, Fla." Karen can be reached at 6 Angell Ct., Providence 02906; (401) 351-5632.

Curt Zingaro writes: "After fourteen years of living in Cincinnati, the family has come full circle back to the Philadelphia area. Matt, Nicole, and my wife, Marian, are adjusting to the hectic pace of the East Coast. Vincent is completing his first year at Florida State, while I travel up and down the East Coast. My new position with General Binding Corp. is eastern regional sales manager for the custom products division." Curt can be reached at 18 Bryan Wynd, Glenmoore, Pa. 19343; cczing@aol.

From the May / June 1998 Issue

Michael J. Busko is division vice president for Hertz Claim Managment in Park Ridge, N.J. He lives in Newburgh, N.Y., with his wife, Mary, and their sons, Nikolai, 16, and Alexei, 13, who both play hockey and musical instruments.

Barbara Ehrlich (see Stanley L. Ehrlich '45).

Ken Field has a new e-mail address and Web site: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ; http:// home.att.net/~fieldk.

Faye V. Harrison has a new position at the University of South Carolina as graduate director of women's studies and professor of anthropology. She is also coordinating a symposium on women and gender for the 14th International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, which will be held in Williamsburg, Va., from July 26 to Aug. 1.

From the May / June 1998 Issue

Michael J. Busko is division vice president for Hertz Claim Managment in Park Ridge, N.J. He lives in Newburgh, N.Y., with his wife, Mary, and their sons, Nikolai, 16, and Alexei, 13, who both play hockey and musical instruments.

Barbara Ehrlich (see Stanley L. Ehrlich '45).

Ken Field has a new e-mail address and Web site: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ; http:// home.att.net/~fieldk.

Faye V. Harrison has a new position at the University of South Carolina as graduate director of women's studies and professor of anthropology. She is also coordinating a symposium on women and gender for the 14th International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, which will be held in Williamsburg, Va., from July 26 to Aug. 1.

From the March / April 1998 Issue

Julio De Quesada enjoys his work as president and CEO of Citibank Mexico. He has led the effort to expand Citibank's operations in Mexico. He and his wife, Sabina, have been involved in community activities, such as providing continued support to the Mexican children's cancer society and building a clinic for juvenile diabetes patients at Mexico City's Children's Hospital. He is particularly proud of the student exchange program between Brown and the Universidad de Las Americas in Puebla, Mexico, funded by a Citibank grant. Julio can be reached c/o Citibank NA Sucural en Mexico, Paseo de la Reforma 390, Pisa 18, Colonia Juarez 06600, Mexico.

Jane Heitman Green has moved to Simsbury, Conn. She writes: "My sons, Andrew, 9, and Adam, 5, are making friends and enjoying school. My husband, Bob, and I are enjoying our new home and community. I would love to hear from classmates." Jane can be reached at 32 Old Stone Crossing, West Simsbury 06092; (860) 408-9519; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Stuart V. Himmelfarb, Tenafly, N.J., formed the Himmelfarb Marketing Group Inc., a New York-based marketing and media consulting company specializing in the young adult market. He is also a founding partner in Student Monitor LCC, a college research company.

Chuck Horn has been promoted to colonel in the U.S. Army. He is assigned to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and is an assistant professor of pediatrics and adolescent medicine at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. Chuck can be reached at 8411 Finlay Ct., Springfield, Va. 22153.

Jeffrey B. Lantos, Marina Del Rey, Calif., writes: "Tight Quarters, a musical for which I wrote the book and lyrics, ran for thirteen weeks in Los Angeles and won nine Drama-Logue awards."

Leonard J. Savoie announces the birth of Lucas Backer Savoie on May 2. Leonard can be reached at 306 Thayer Pond Rd., Wilton, Conn. 06887.

Steven Vanze (see Denise Huttmann Gorham '67).

Marcia Yudkin has been appointed the on-air and on-line marketing correspondent for The Job Show, broadcast Saturday mornings on WABU in Boston and available on the Web at www.jobshow.com. Marcia's ninth nonfiction book, Writing Articles about the World Around You, was published in February by Writers Digest Books. She can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it