From the July/August 2008 Issue

Howard Abrams '79 AM writes: "My wife, Jodie Labowitz, and I continue in our separate gastroenterology private practices while devoting, happily, our nonprofessional time to raising our children: Jessica, 16; Benjamin, 5; and Daniel, 3. Let us know when you're in Phoenix."

Aaron Brandes writes: "My family and I will be traveling south in August to visit family and friends and sights of interest. Our current southern terminus is a visit to Cindy's parents in Marco Island, Fla. Let me know if you'd like a hello on the way." Contact Aaron at 48 Marion St., Medford, Mass. 02155; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Heather Claflin Clayton (see Janet Cameron Claflin '45).

Richard A. Hofmann writes: "My youngest child, Ethan, graduated from high school the same weekend as our reunion, so I really missed seeing everyone again. In 2005, I retired early for health reasons. My Parkinson's disease has progressed much faster than expected. My daughter, Claire, is pursuing her MBA while working. My son, Luke, works for Fleet Feet and completed his first Ironman last year. Ethan is now majoring in advertising at Northwood Univ. in West Palm Beach, Fla. Finally, Sue is a diabetes nurse educator and completing her bachelor's and master's in nursing simultaneously. We're both enjoying being empty nesters and would love to hear from everyone we missed in May."

Dave Johnson's daughter, Natalie '08, graduated with an engineering degree. He writes: "It's amazing—the excitement is no less than it was for my own Commencement days! Natalie will be entering a PhD program somewhere, Stanford and Delaware being strong contenders."

Linda M. Kramer lives in Roslindale, Mass., with her two children, Sara, 8, and David, 5. She is working as a psychoanalytically inclined therapist in private practice in Brookline. Her husband, Alex Fried (Antioch '74) died in December '07 of lung cancer after a courageous fight. She writes: "He was a non-smoker! Living one day at a time has never been so relevant." Contact Linda at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Jonas Littman writes that his new company, Anvil Studios, finished production of its first feature movie, Frankenhood, which Lionsgate will distribute in 2008. Also, a Web production, Trash Talk, will soon be on Sony's Crackle.com, and a two-movie deal is in the works with a major studio's home video department.

Amy Nathan writes: "I'm senior counsel on the Federal Communication Commission's 'think tank,' the office of strategic planning. My husband, Howard Fineman, is busy covering the presidential campaign for Newsweek, NBC, and MSNBC. Our eldest, Meredith Claire Fineman, is a junior at Penn and just returned from a semester studying in Barcelona. Our youngest, Nicholas Lovell Fineman, is a sophomore at the Sidwell Friends School where he is starting center on the varsity football team, plays first and third base on the varsity baseball team, and is involved in several boys' a cappella singing groups."

Leslie Goldwater Nelson and David Nelson write: "Last Labor Day weekend, we celebrated the bar mitzvah of our younger son, Ben, along with our 28th wedding anniversary. In attendance were our nephew, Mike Rozensher '05, niece Talia Rozensher '09, and Robin Spear, who traveled from New York with her husband, John, and their two sons. We look forward to this coming Labor Day weekend, when our older son, Robert, will join the Class of 2012 for freshman orientation."

Portia Pinkney writes: "My son has finally graduated from college and is working as a producer for ABC News. I loved my newfound freedom so much, I've moved across the pond to pursue an exciting new financial systems services consulting opportunity. You can still reach me at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Cheers!"

Janie Weinberg is in the Boston area, nearing her 31st anniversary at Draper Laboratory, Inc. in Cambridge. She married Bob Baron in May 2008. She writes: "We met on the internet—it can work!" Contact Janie at 45 Shawsheen Rd. #36, Bedford, Mass. 01730; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May/June 2008 Issue

Wendy Orr Arienzo '77 ScM writes: "I am working for NXP Semiconductors, a spinout of Philips, managing our manufacturing services business. I am enjoying living in Connecticut despite the empty nest. My two children, Monica and Marco, are doing great in college."

Lois Bryant writes: "Please check out my website: www.LoisBryantStudio.com."

Jim Cimino writes: "Sorry I missed the reunion—I was attending the birth of my son, James E. Cimino II. Another life event: after 20 years at Columbia's departments of biomedical informatics and medicine, I've moved to the NIH, where I am building systems and conducting research at the Clinical Center and the National Library of Medicine."

Bradford L. Goldense writes: "My product development consulting and market research firm had its 20th anniversary last year. We work mostly with C-level executives of Fortune 1000 companies outside of the New England area. We are a driving force for improved productivity for innovation in corporations and their ability to measure results. I've been living in Dedham, Mass. since 1990 and relocated the company from Cambridge to nearby Needham, Mass., in 2001."

Jill Golick writes: "Story2Oh!, my web-based storytelling experiment, is running in short bursts on Facebook, vlogs, blogs, Twitter, and other social networking sites around the Internet. The story is about people who lead active Internet lives and tell their own stories through posts, uploads, and wall-to-wall conversations. It's very exciting. Check it out at story2oh.com." Contact Jill at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

David Gryce writes: "My daughter, Julie '07, graduated from Brown last June and is finishing her first year at American Univ. Washington College of Law."

Denis Longpre writes: "I moved from Canada in July 2004 and I'm now living in Nashville, Tenn."

Meryl Pearlstein writes: "In addition to representing travel and tourism clients in the public relations world, I have embarked on travel writing and restaurant reviewing full-time. It's fun to work on both sides of the travel world. My writing can be seen in Fodor's Guide to New York City, on www.gayot.com, and on www.sogonow.com."

Victor H. Polk Jr writes: "After a short 22 years at the Bingham McCutchen law firm, I am excited about moving my intellectual property litigation practice to the Boston office of Greenberg Traurig. Greenberg has a very strong IP group, which is a great platform for what I do. I had to smile when an IP associate I have been working with at Greenberg, Amy Mendel '01, was calculating whether I overlapped with her father at Brown. So far, the move feels great."

Doug Riley writes: "In the fall of 2007, I took a two-month leave of absence from my usual job to serve as a lowly deckhand on the 100-ton wooden schooner American Eagle out of Rockland, Maine. I teach sailing and flying, and play now and then in traditional Celtic bands. In my remaining time, I am a transactions and intellectual property partner in the law firm of Lisman, Webster, and Leckerling in Burlington, Vt."

Sylvia Shortt writes: "I have moved to a new office at the Univ. of West Georgia, International Services and Programs. I still am a licensed counselor, but now continue to work with international students and recruit overseas."

From the March/April 2008 Issue

Seth Jackson was interviewed for a front-page story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review to talk about a song he wrote as a real-life tribute to a soldier who sacrificed his life to save four of his friends. The song was recorded by a 14-year-old from Florida. The teen contacted the soldier's family, gave them a copy of the song, and sang it at the soldier's high school during a Veteran's Day assembly.

Anna Bobiak Nagurney '83 PhD received a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant and spent two weeks at the Univ. of Catania in Italy in March. While there, she lectured undergraduates and graduate students on complex networks and vulnerability analysis and conducted a workshop on the subject with applications to transportation, the Internet, and financial networks. Anna is the John F. Smith Memorial Professor at the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst and the founding director of the Virtual Center for Supernetworks.

From the January / February 2008 Issue

Heidi Boghosian reports that she has been executive director of the National Lawyers Guild for eight years. She is co-host of the weekly civil liberties radio program Law and Disorder on WBAI in New York City, and writes and speaks regularly on such issues as police tactics that suppress free speech. She would love to hear from old friends. Contact Heidi at 173 Ave. A #10, New York City 10009; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Juli Sum writes: “All 2006 I tried in vain to get my daughter, Lana Robinson-Sum ’10, to meet Cy Scofield ’08, son of my Brown roommate Lisa Bird Scofield and her husband, Dan Scofield ’78. So I called Lisa this past October and learned that our two students live in the same dorm, Slater Hall. After sending Lana the relevant contact information, Lana reported back that she finally met Cy—and that they live in adjacent rooms and sleep on opposite sides of the same wall!”

From the November / December 2007 Issue

Pam Bower-Basso and Joseph Basso (see Glenn Bower ’52).

Mike McBeath writes: “I was recently promoted to full professor in the psychology department at Arizona State Univ. After leaving Brown I earned an ScM in instrumentation at UC Santa Barbara and a PhD in psychology and electrical engineering at Stanford. Over the years I have worked as an engineer and researcher in a variety of settings, including a start-up technology company, a parapsychology research laboratory, NASA Human Factors Research Division, Paul Allen’s think tank, Interval Research Corp., and finally at a university as a professor in experimental psychology. My research spans areas of perception-action, including a paper I published in Science on how baseball players determine where to run to catch balls; a similar paper on how dogs catch a frisbee; and most recently, papers on the design of autonomous mobile ball–catching robots. The robot developed by my mechanical engineering colleague, Tom Sugar, and I was selected by the New York Times Magazine last December for their Ideas of the Year issue. We are currently developing wearable robots for medical/therapy applications. I have two teenage kids, Jasmine and Ross, yet still manage to stay reasonably sane. I welcome contact from other alumni, particularly former Diman house folks.” Mike can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Supawan Lamsam Panyarachun (see Celia Wu Sophonpanich ’83).

From the September / October 2007 Issue

Kevin O. Grier writes: “I attended the 30th reunion and rediscovered just how blessed we truly are for having a Brown education. We all must look deeper inside, and make manifest the gifts we bear. The continuing Brown Spirit never really asks for a tally; it just grows and grows. We must all answer the call and give something back, for we have already been endowed, and we all have a gift.” Kevin can be reached at 17 Tecumseh Ave., Mount Vernon, N.Y. 10553; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Susan Antone Manchester was named best real estate attorney in New Hampshire by Chambers USA, an organization that ranks U.S. attorneys and law firms. Susan is currently an attorney in the Manchester office of Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green.

Lloyd Miller and his wife, Susan, announce the April 22, 2007, birth of Eli and Lauren Catherine. They join their siblings, Aundra, 17, Lloyd IV, 15, and Luke, 4. Lloyd and Susan live in Naples, Fla., and escape the summers by migrating to Beverly Hills, Calif. Lloyd can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Robert N. Scola, Jr., a circuit court judge in Miami, received the Hon. William Hoeveler Professionalism Award from the Florida Bar Association in June 2007. The award is given annually to a state or federal judge in Florida in recognition of the highest levels of professionalism on the bench. He has previously been recognized for his performance as a judge with awards from the Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, the League of Prosecutors, the Miami Chapter of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the First American Family Law Inns of Court, and the Florida Law-Related Education Committee. Bob has been married to Circuit Court Judge Jacqueline Hogan Scola for the past twenty-two years, and they have two sons, Bobby, 18, and Billy, 13. Bob can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Marnie Moore Young writes: “My husband, Scott Young ’76, and I are happy to report that both our children will be at Brown next year. Katherine was accepted into the class of ’11 and will join her brother Philip ’09 at Brown this fall.” Marnie can be reached at 10 Tall Pine Dr., East Greenwich, R.I. 02818; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the July / August 2007 Issue

George Barrett was appointed executive vice president of Global Pharmaceutical Markets at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. in March. Located in Israel, Teva is the leading generic pharmaceutical company.

Matthew S. Blank was promoted to senior vice president in the Investment Management Services division of Citizens Bank. Most recently he was director of investment research and portfolio manager.

From the May / June 2007 Issue

Rob Barron, after directing and writing for Theatreworks USA for the past fifteen years, has been appointed as the artistic director of Two Beans Productions, a new theatre company devoted to taking theatre to young audiences across the country. Productions planned for a very busy 2007 will include: Winnie-the-Pooh; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; and Jack Sprat Low Fat World Tour, a hip-hop musical about good nutrition. And in his spare time, Rob is a husband, father of a five-year-old, and a theater professor at Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.

From the March / April 2007 Issue

Class president Lucinda Flowers writes: “Our 30th reunion is just around the corner! Please join us on campus May 25-27 to catch up with old friends and see how the campus and Providence have changed. Campus Dance and the Van Wickle Gates await! For details and to update your all-important contact information, go to http://alumni.brown.edu/news_events/reunions.”

James G. Buttfield writes: “Having spent twenty-eight years at New York City’s Weil, Gotshal & Manges in corporate law practice (sixteen years as partner), I am now working in New Jersey. My spouse, Lady Diana, and I spent time employed in Europe, made extensive charitable contributions, and have been enjoying gardening, sailing, and swimming here in New Jersey with our children, Anita, Herbert, and Harold (graduates of Smith, Trinity, and Sandhurst). We have been involved in Tory politics in Charlottesville, Va. I have also been teaching Sunday School at our church here in Rumson, N.J.”

Brad Dellenbaugh (see Christina Boyd Zavell ’85).

Karen Johnson Hemphill writes: “Ever since graduation, I’ve been living in Berkeley, Calif., where I met my husband, Richelieu Hemphill (M.I.T. ’79), while we were both attending graduate school at U.C. Berkeley. We have two sons together (ages 11 and 16), and I also have a stepson, Richelieu Jr., and daughter-in-law, Kamili Magee, who graduated from Morehouse and Spellman. Because of them I have two wonderful grandsons but don’t see them often because they live in New Orleans (and are rebuilding their lives and home post-Katrina). In addition to being a senior manager in a nearby city, I was elected to the Berkeley School Board in November for a four-year term after many years as a parent activist. Juggling work, family, and my duties as an elected official is definitely a challenge, but very rewarding. Would love to hear from old friends either living in the Bay Area or who are coming out here for a visit.” Karen can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Thomas E. Mallouk, DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Physics at Penn State, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The honor is given to members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished.

Susan A. Manchester was named the recipient of the 2006 Heritage United Way Community Volunteer of the Year award. She is a member of the Heritage United Way board of directors, served as the board’s chair in 2002, and has been leading the organization in its philanthropic shift toward strategic outcomes.

From the January / February 2007 Issue

Stephen Buchwald writes: “This past year I received the award for creative work in synthetic organic chemistry from the American Chemical Society. I also received the Siegfried Medal from the University of Zurich and the Siegfried Company for contributions to process chemistry. I live in Newton, Mass., with my wife, Susan Haber ’78, our children, Nathan and Sara, and our three cats.” Stephen can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Douglas Klahr ’02 PhD writes: “I am an assistant professor of architectural history at the School of Architecture, University of Texas at Arlington, having arrived here one year ago. On August 28 I had the honor of delivering the faculty address at convo cation. Here is the link to the video for Brown colleagues who might find it to be of interest: www.uta.edu/uac/one-book/ presentations-2006-07.”

Dr. Joren Madsen was named director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant Center. He is currently head of MGH’s Cardiothoracic Transplantation Laboratory. In this new position, Dr. Madsen will guide an innovative three-part vision for the transplant team.

Susan Manchester, of Sheehan Phinney Bass and Green, a Manchester, N.H., law firm, was named one of the Best Lawyers in America by Woodward/White, a national research firm. Susan was named to the list based on her real estate law practice.

Lloyd Miller was married on Feb. 18, 2006, in Naples, Fla., to Susan F. Davidson of Beverly Hills. Brown alumni in attendance were Stephen Beach as best man, William Meyers ’76, and Frank Bellis ’75.

Ellen Seely writes: “I enjoy reading class notes so I figured I should contribute myself. I am doing research at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and teaching at Harvard Medical School. I stay in touch with Margie Kaplan ’76, Carla Ballon Gorrell ’78, ’81 PhD, and Cynthia Katz ’78. I was walking down Thayer Street recently and bumped into Prof. Anani Dzidzienyo, whom I hadn’t seen in thirty years, and we took up a conversation as if we had seen each other yesterday.”

Scott Swanezy writes: “I recently attended the 50th birthday party of Michael Bucci ’78. In attendance were Earl Bucci ’48, Francois Eid ’75, and Rick Sauer ’79. Booch was uncharacteristically humble. Maybe aging has benefits.”

Maryanne Vollers published her fourth book, Lone Wolf: Eric Rudolph—Murder, Myth, and the Pursuit of an American Outlaw (HarperCollins) in November 2006. It is her first project since collaborating with Sen. Hillary Clinton on her memoir, Living History. Maryanne lives with her husband, documentary photographer and filmmaker William Campbell, in Livingston, Mont.

From the May / June 2006 Issue

John Bouda was inducted into the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame on Feb. 11 for his work as state referee administrator. He is the highest elected North Carolinian within U.S. Soccer; he served as referee representative to the national board of directors from 2001 to 2005.

Jacqueline A. French ’82 MD has joined a newly formed scientific advisory board at Intranasal Therapeutics, Inc. She is an expert on epilepsy and clinical trials for new seizure treatments and serves as a neurology professor in the department of neurology and as assistant dean for clinical trials at the Univ. of Pennsylvania. She also directs the Penn Epilepsy Center.

Laury “Leah” Kohlenbrener Epstein released her first two CDs, which feature songs about the land of Israel (“Kinneret,” “Mt. Hermon,” “Shomron”) and about the impression of a Jew returning to Zion (“New Faces—Old Souls,” “Shabbat in Jerusalem,” “Shield of Abraham”). She learned Torah in Jerusalem prior to making aliya from Chicago in 1981. She had already completed undergraduate and graduate school with degrees in literature and adult education. She met her husband, a Canadian, while in a Kibbutz Ulpan learning Hebrew. They moved to Keshet, an orthodox agricultural community in the Golan Heights, where they have raised seven children. Leah can be reached at leah_ This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Ellen Seely, director of clinical research for the endocrinology, diabetes, and hypertension division at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, has been appointed chair of the Endocrine Society’s clinical research committee.

From the March / April 2005 Issue

Dirk Q. Allen is the director of media relations at Stephen T. Badin, a Catholic high school in Hamilton, Ohio. He handles publicity, recruiting, and admissions, and teaches journalism there. He is also an adjunct professor of journalism at Miami Univ. in Oxford, where he lives. He can be reached at dirkqa@earthlink. net.

Keith Hemmerling writes that High Hopes, documentarian Robert Viharo’s film about autism and musical genius, which was underwritten by the Hemmerling Foundation, is premiering in Hollywood. Twenty of Keith’s films are available on DVD through Amazon.com. Kevin Prihod writes that the past 25 years have taken him “from manufacturing to consulting to engineering to science.” He’s now chief science officer of the Detroit Science Center. “Planning the exhibits, films, labs, classes, and shows to inspire 1,500 kids everyday to love science is a challenge and a great joy. In 2000, I took two years off to pursue a lifelong desire of building a house by myself. In the middle of the Canadian woods, I dug, pounded, mortared, plumbed, and wired until a house emerged from the ground. It convinced me that anyone can do anything. It’s still not finished, but no house is ever really done. I would love to hear from classmates and any former Diman-ites out there.” Kevin can be reached at 605 Chicago Blvd., Detroit 48202; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Lt. Col. Mat Santos writes that he retired from the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as executive assistant to the commissioner and director of equity and access. He is currently executive director of Rhode Island Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee. Mat can be reached at 666 Hope St., Providence 02906; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it army.mil.

From the November / December 2004 Issue

Keith Hemmerling writes that Union Square has opened in fifteen U.S. cities to rave reviews, including one in the New York Times. Keith’s Off-Broadway play Law School Suicide was published by Random House/Xlibris in his book Manic Impression. The play tells the story of Keith and Allee, law school friends whose relationship can’t survive his manic depression and whore/madonna complex; Pimp Films in Canada is interested in making a movie of the play. The Hemmerling Foundation was the 2003 recipient of the Heroes of the Heart Award for its work rescuing children from street prostitution. The online record store cdbaby.com, has distributed all nine of his CDs. Keith’s second book, Whorehound, has been published by Random House/Xlibris, and his third, Walkin on the Wild Sides, a collection of screenplays, is due out this fall. All five of Keith’s films at the Cannes Film Market will be released on DVD this fall, plus four other DVD releases with Customflix. Attitude, Scheme C6, and Noise are playing worldwide. Marbles, Joey G, and High Hopes are soon to be released.

Robin Spear and her husband, John Cleary (Middlebury ’76), celebrated the bar mitzvah of their son David on June 5. Attending were Jody Levine Mahr and Eugene Mahr, Leslie Goldwater, and David Nelson. Maureen Murphy Leydon and her husband, Joe, were invited but could not make it.

Rebecca Fullerton Taniguchi hosted a mini-reunion with Geary Mizuno and Lois Bryant in her Oak Park, Ill., home in August. Between falling asleep during a pedantic tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple and racing after Geary’s eleven-year-old daughter as she explored the Shedd Aquarium, the trio laid plans for an Appleby get-together during the 30th reunion in 2007. All interested can contact Rebecca at taniguchi4 @comcast.net.

From the September / October 2004 Issue

Leo Blackman writes: “I received an award from the Historic Districts Council for the design of the Village Community School on West 10th St. in Manhattan. This is the first time they have recognized an architect for a new building.” Leo can be reached at 230 E. 12th St., # 8B, New York City 10003; leo@ leoblackman.com.

Linda Jaivin writes that she received a literary fellowship at the University of New South Wales to write her fifth novel, which is set in an Australian immigration detention center. She has had two plays produced on the subject of asylum seekers.

Phyllis Gould writes that after Brown she earned her MSW from the Univ. of Chicago and now has a private practice in psychotherapy working primarily with Hispanic and Polish clients. “I’m an expert witness with clients who are trying to prove hardship in deportation cases.” Phyllis has two children, both adopted from Mexico, and has served as a translator on humanitarian missions in Honduras and Nicaragua. She’d love to hear from people she knew at Brown, especially Mike Malanowski. Phyllis can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Walkin’ on the Wild Side, a collection of screenplays by Keith Hemmerling, will be published this fall by Random House/Xlibris. His film Union Square premiered in New York City and is on its way to Los Angeles and fifteen major U.S. cities. The film offers a graphic portrayal of homeless heroin addiction in New York City’s Union Square. Keith’s Web site is www.writerbytes.com, keyword: fairies.Malcolm McFarlane, a retired attorney and businessman, is the Democratic candidate for the House seat in New Mexico’s District 47.

From the July / August 2004 Issue

Lois Bryant lives in Ann Arbor, Mich., and is a visiting artist in the fibers program of the School of Art and Design at the Univ. of Michigan. She is also an adjunct assistant professor in the School of Art and Design at the Univ. of Michigan. Lois can be reached at 1505 Sheridan Dr., Ann Arbor 48104; loisbethbryant@ aol.com.

Phyllis Gould writes: “I am alive and well in Chicago. After Brown I lived in Spain, where I spent time figuring out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I now have a private practice in social work that combines counseling with my facility with languages. I conduct therapy in Spanish, Polish, and French, and I have become an expert witness in deportation cases. I adopted two children from Mexico and am about to leave on my second humanitarian-service volunteer trip to Mexico. I would love to hear from anyone who knew me at Brown, particularly Randy and Mike Malanowski.” Phyllis can be reached at 6110 N. Bernard, Chicago 60659; ohilly@ hotmail.com.

Keith Hemmerling has published his second book, Whorehound. He writes: “Alliance International Picture has just agreed to distribute and represent my fifth picture worldwide—Law School Suicide—a film of my one-man Off-Broadway play. Check out my nine CDs on Tower.com.” Another film that Keith helped to underwrite, about heroin addiction, opened in May in New York City’s Union Square.

Thomas Luxon, an associate professor of English at Dartmouth, is the first director of the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning, a campus support center and clearinghouse for teaching resources and classroom technology. The center will help orient graduate student instructors and new faculty to the Dartmouth culture.

Thomas P. McConnell has been appointed senior managing director at Cushman & Wakefield. He will be responsible for creating the firm’s national hotel practice. Thomas previously served as senior vice president with CB Richard Ellis. He specializes in financial advisory services for hospitality clients.

Fred Procopio was named medical director of Health Services at URI. He previously worked at Bald Hill Pediatrics in Warwick, R.I., which he founded. He has also been chief of pediatrics at the Warwick Center of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England and in 2002 was named a Rhode Island Monthly “Top Doc” by his peers.

From the May / June 2004 Issue

John Andrews (see /b>Carol Millican ’72).

Aaron Brandes writes that he is volunteering half-time at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute’s Research Computing Group. He can be reached at 48 Marion St., Medford Mass. 02155; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Rick Carell writes: “I had lunch recently with Mark Musen ’80 MD, who is a professor of medical informatics at Stanford. Mark supplied my company with some software used to model clinical-trial protocols. We reminisced about certain absentminded professors but had no recollection of each other as undergrads. George Caraberis’s daughter Jen was heavily recruited for lacrosse by several schools and will continue the family sports tradition at Brown next year. Dan Scofield ’78 is coaching son Cy, ace shooter for the Camden Hills High School team, in order to perpetuate the Scofield (Frank ’69, Rupe ’71, and Dan) lacrosse dynasty. My wife, Aileen Jordan Carell ’78, and I are frenetically completing kindergarten applications for Christopher, who is an ‘early decision’ candidate for the class of 2021. If Brown adds kickball to the varsity roster, we are set!” Rick can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Keith Hemmerling writes: “Fairies, Witches and Figurines—a film I directed and star in— is now represented by Alliance International Pictures. The film will be taken to such major markets as Cannes and others throughout the world.” Alliance is representing two more of Keith’s films, Any Witch Way and Manic Depression Interview.

Robin Hazard Ray writes: “After four years of research, I’ve finished the first draft of my book about a murder that took place among Italian stoneworkers in Vermont 100 years ago. My geology major was key to this undertaking. My husband, David Ray, is working at his twelfth—although probably not last—software start-up in Westford, Mass. Our eldest daughter, Ellie, is a freshman at Reed College, where she is occasionally given a square meal by our good friend Brigid Flanigan.” Robin 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

Priscilla Shube (see Arthur Levine ’84).

From the November / December 2003 Issue

Keith Hemmerling has published his autobiography, Manic Impression. He writes: “It is now available online. Manic Impression deals with my multidecade triumph over manic depressive bipolar illness to begin underwriting and appearing in films worldwide.”

Charles Saltzman is secretary-elect of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society.

From the May / June 2003 Issue

Keith Hemmerling writes: “I am featured, along with my music, in Attitude, directed by Rob Nilsson.”

Tony Keats ’78 A.M. is the senior partner at Keats, McFarland & Wilson, an intellectual-property and entertainment-law firm in Beverly Hills, Calif. He represents entertainment and fashion companies, as well as actors and musicians.

Gerald Massa presented George Caraberis and Michael Wallace with the Andrew J. Joslin ’65 Award at the annual Football Association Kick-Off Dinner on Sept. 28. George and Michael were both members of the 1976 Ivy League championship team.

Supawan Lamsam Panyarachun (see Wanni Wibulswasdi Anderson ’62 A.M.).

Susan Sampliner finished a year as company manager of the Broadway company of The Graduate. Susan is now in production for a new musical called Wicked, coming to San Francisco in May and Broadway in October. She celebrated her 10th anniversary with partner Emily Grishman. In lieu of a commitment ceremony, they purchased the apartment next door, doubling their real estate.

From the November / December 2002 Issue

Anna Bobiak Nagurney '83 Ph.D. and her husband, Lad Nagurney '86 Ph.D., write that they have returned from Innsbruck, Austria, where they spent more than four months while Anna held a distinguished chaired Fulbright professorship at the SOWI Business School at the Univ. of Innsbruck and Lad did research at the Institute of Computer Science. Their 8-year-old daughter, Alexandra, attended the local Austrian public school.

From the September / October 2002 Issue

John Andrews writes: "I'm unmarried again at 48. Personal life and love have been quite a journey. After several years at MTV Networks, where I produced Beavis & Butthead and supervised the development and production of Daria, Aeon Flux, MTV's Oddities, and other programs, I moved to Los Angeles and joined Klasky Csupo Inc. - best known for such Nickelodeon shows as Rugrats - where I'm in charge of commercial production and involved in the development of alternative programming." John can be reached at 17033 Cotter Pl., Encino, Calif. 91436; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Rick Carell writes: "The 25th reunion exceeded our expectations. Aileen Jordan Carell '78 and I took our surprise package, Christopher, 2, on his first trip to the Ocean State. My plan to win the Ôyoungest child by first wife award' was dashed by Scott Swanezy, and his lovely bride, Susan, who carried baby Luke to the class barbecue in a snuggly.

"We had dinner in the refurbished train station with John Gaddis '78, his wife, Nancy, and their daughter, Christine, who is evaluating Northeastern universities. We stayed at the Biltmore, which felt like a Brown dorm. The riverfront is much improved, but other parts of downtown are as grimy as ever.

John and fellow football hall of famer George Caraberis have shed their linesman pounds and look great. George and Janice are back from Greece, where son Brent was doing an internship through Union College.

"We spent some time with Pam Bower and Jake Basso at the class barbecue. We also visited with Iris Wolf Broomfield '78 and her exceptionally well-behaved children; Iris and her family have traded Los Angeles for Dix Hills, the town on Long Island where I grew up. Other barbecue contacts included Anne Galligan, Rick Gittleman, George Barrett, C.D. Armstrong, Chuck Maze, Jerry Muzzillo, Jerry Massa, and Bob Rich." Rick can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Heather Claflin Clayton (see Janet Cameron Claflin '45).

Carol Boyd Leon writes: "My life has taken a twist. I've gone from journalist and government economist and writer to songwriter, cantorial soloist, and music teacher. I just finished my second songbook, Songs from the Heart: Jewish Life Cycle. There's only one song I've written that's not Jewish: the George Mason University alma mater, 'Patriots' Dreams,' which won the university's songwriting contest in February." Carol can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

James Risen, an investigative reporter in the Washington, D.C., bureau of the New York Times, was cowinner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. The award was shared by several Times reporters for coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Jim and his wife, Penny, live outside Washington with their three sons, Tom, Bill, and Dan. Tom is now a student at St. Mary's College of Maryland, the state's public honors college. Jim can be reached at 17905 Hollingsworth Dr., Derwood, Md. 20855; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the July / August 2002 Issue

Chris Berman (see Jerry Green '50).

Aaron Brandes writes: "A spell of unemployment is allowing me to enjoy plenty of time with my children, Ilana, Aviva, and Tamar, and my spouse, Cindy. I am attempting a career change to the computational aspects of biotechnology." Aaron can be reached at 48 Marion St., Medford, Mass. 02155; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Heather Claflin Clayton writes: "I left Vox2 and programming a year ago. John is still there. I began substitute teaching. Our four children are ages 9 to 16. I'm enjoying handbell ringing." Heather can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 2002 Issue

Report from reunion headquarters: "Reunion plans are complete. We hope to see you at Brown for a great weekend May 24-27. Join us at your class events, Campus Dance, the Pops Concert, and the Commencement March. Register at alumni.brown.edu. If you haven't received your reunion mailing, please contact (401) 863-1947; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it "

Chris Berman received the Maxwell Club's Reds Bagnell Award for contributions to the game of football in February in Philadelphia.

Shelley Eudene Lanman was recently named chief creative officer of the New York office of DraftWorldwide, where she'd been executive creative director. Shelley and Jon '75, who is in his second year at Pace Law School, live in White Plains, N.Y., with sons Adam and Ben, 11, and Nate, 8." They can be reached at 7 Midland Ave., White Plains 10606; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Barry Sholem writes: "I've been hiding in California for fourteen years and would love to know which of my old friends plans to make it to Providence this spring to act like kids again. I don't know if I can get my wife, Frankie, or kids, Jordan, 8, and Grant, 5, to join me, but I will certainly be there. I am a managing director and head of real estate merchant banking at Credit Suisse First Boston and chairman of DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners." Barry can be reached at 141 Georgina Ave., Santa Monica, Calif. 90402; (310) 458-4585; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Phil Sweetland, a writer/journalist covering music and sports in Nashville, writes that he had his first article published in the New York Times on Jan. 10. The paper has since assigned him several other stories on country music. Sony/Columbia Records star Travis Tritt recorded a song Phil cowrote, "Tennessee Walt's." Phil is also reporting for the BBC. He can be reached at (615) 871-0007; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the September / October 2000 Issue

William N. Tifft writes that he recently moved to 24/7 Media, where he oversees business development and affiliate relations as vice president of the network-development group. He is happily living in Pelham, N.Y., where his wife, Ellen, and their children, Axel, 12, and Anna, 9, are thriving. Will is a member of the BAMboard of editors.

From the July / August 2000 Issue

Michael J. Curtin received a Fulbright grant to study at the Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, in Taipei, where he is researching the globalization of the Chinese film and television industries. Michael is an associate professor of communication and culture at Indiana University and is on the school’s American studies faculty. He was director of cultural studies from 1994 to 1999.

Beth Tabor Lev, her partner, Marta Lev, and their son, Sammy, 3, moved to their new home in a co-housing community in Northampton, Mass. Beth, a clinical psychologist, can be reached at 20 Mountain Laurel Path, Northampton 01062; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Dave Oulighan (see Diana Coates Gill ’54).

Meryl D. Pearlstein, a twenty-one-year marketing veteran, joined Nancy J. Friedman Public Relations in New York City as vice president. She was previously a group director at KWE Associates in New York. She writes that her new company is a full-service lifestyle and travel public-relations agency that has delivered award-winning results since 1987. Meryl can be reached at work at 304 Park Ave. S., Suite 200, New York City 10010; (212) 228-1500; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 2000 Issue

Dirk Q. Allen, of Oxford, Ohio, was named managing editor of the Journal-News, the daily newspaper in Hamilton, Ohio, where he was previously sports editor and opinion-page editor. Dirk writes: "I don’t know what came over me – some sort of midlife ambition. I just hope when you look up the phrase, ‘Peter Principle,’ my face isn’t smiling out at you!" He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Henry Asher writes: "The basics, twenty-three years later: married to Diana, Yale’s gain and Brown’s loss. Father of three wonderful boys: Bobby, 14; Benjy, 11; and Adam, 7. Passionate and neurotic – albeit slow – runner. President of The Northstar Group, an investment adviser in New York. For all who suffered through my operatic dreams, sorry. And to Lester Schwartz, last seen in 1981 as my best man..." Henry can be reached at 205 Old Army Rd., Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Arthur Bartolozzi received the David G. Moyer Award from the Eastern Athletic Trainer’s Association. Chief of sports medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital, Arthur serves as orthopedic team physician for the Philadelphia Eagles, Flyers, Phantoms, and Kixx professional sports teams, as well as for Rowan University. A founding member of Booth Bartolozzi Balderston Orthopedics, his clinical expertise is in knee reconstruction and replacement, and shoulder and arthroscopic surgery.

Ann Galligan (see Eleanor McElroy ’37).

Henry Gould writes that he has published a new book, Stubborn Grew (Spuyten Duyvil Press), a book-length poem set in Providence. It is the first volume in a trilogy called The Forth of July. Henry has worked at Brown’s Rockefeller Library since 1984.

Seth Jackson, of Los Angeles, and his wife, Etsuko, announce the birth of twins Derek Jerome and Mariel Aiko on Oct. 1.

Leland S. McGee writes that he was appointed to serve as executive director of the East Orange, N.J., board of water commissioners. The first African American to serve in that capacity, he provides services to 32,000 customers in five municipalities in northern New Jersey. He sends his regards to classmates and friends. Leland can be reached at (973) 266-8869; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Matthew R. Mock writes that he was one of six selected to participate in the Gimbel Child and Family Scholars Award Program. This year’s award acknowledges scholars and practitioners who develop interventions for children, adolescents, and families that promote emotional and physical health. It also recognizes those who promote racial, ethnic, and religious understanding. Matthew will also contribute to a book series, Issues in Children’s and Families’ Lives, and might collaborate in the design and preparation of a national model demonstration project.

Debbie Neimeth and George Barrett write that they live outside Philadelphia with their three children: Kate, 16; Zachary, 12; and Emma, 7. George is president of the U.S. business group at Teva Pharmaceuticals.

Scott Swanezy writes: "I married Susan Klinges (Georgetown School of Foreign Service ’81) in Woodstock, Vt., on Sept. 18. Hurricane Floyd wreaked havoc on our guests’ travel plans to Vermont. However, the weather broke on our wedding day, and we enjoyed a classic early-fall day in New England with warm sun and crisp evening temperatures. Guests included Gail Solomon ’76, Michael Palatucci ’76, Rick von Schweinitz, Jim Hackett, Dick Lawrence ’78, Michael Bucci ’78, Mark Franklin ’79, and Chuck Bryson ’79. My introduction to Suze came through New York’s most eligible bachelor, Michael Bucci. After two years in graduate school, I had envisioned myself moving to the woods of Maine. However, Mike, playing cupid, introduced me to an engaging and beautiful woman in Suze. I now live in Westchester, N.Y., and commute to Boston for classes once a week. Mike was rewarded for brokering the deal of the century, and I look forward to graduation and to working in the New York City area." Scott 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

Robert Ballentine has joined the Houston office of the law firm Fulbright & Jaworski, where he focuses on litigation matters. He was previously in practice at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld in Houston and San Antonio. Robert is a member of the Houston, Oklahoma, and American bar associations. He is licensed to practice in Oklahoma, Texas, and before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Genie Shao and Neil Steinberg ’75 write: “We still live in Pawtucket, R.I., with Jason, 14, and Eric, 11. Last summer we spent a weekend with good friends Vassie Ware ’75, Bill Taylor ’75, and their daughter, Mira, at their home in New Jersey. Bill is now known to his family as ‘Big Bellie!’ ”

From the January / February 2000 Issue

Carol Ausobel (see Stephen D. Barkin '58).

Keith Hemmerling writes: "I am president of the Hemmerling Foundation, a nonprofit, public benefit corporation in California. We fund charitable organizations that help the mentally ill, the homeless, and child victims of street prostitution. I graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1982 and received a master's in taxation from New York University School of Law in 1984. I am a member of the California Bar Association."

Peter Rosset, of Albany, Calif., reports that he has published America Needs Human Rights (Food First Books, 1999). He writes, "The book is about our country's apparent paradox of deepening poverty amid growing prosperity. Check it out at http://www.foodfirst.org/.

From the November / December 1999 Issue

Linda Jaivin has published her third novel, Miles Walker, You're Dead, (Text Publishing, Melbourne). Her first two novels, Eat Me and Rock n Roll Babes from Outer Space, have been published in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and have appeared in numerous foreign-language editions. She lives in Sydney and would love to hear from any old friends planning trips to Australia (except during the Olympics when, like many sensible Sydneysiders, she intends to flee the country). She can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Dave Oulighan (see Diana Gill '54).

Jan Zlotnick is president and strategic-creative director of his new venture, the zlotnick group. He writes that the company is a "rethink tank that consults, creates, and produces for both the ad agency and the marketer. We provide 360-degree primary re-search and customer insight through a philosophy, mission, and work ethic we call rethink." Jan can be reached at 285 West Broadway, Suite 320, New York City 10013; (212) 226-6838; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the September / October 1999 Issue

Gregory Floyd has published A Grief Unveiled: One Father's Journey Through the Death of a Child. It recounts how the death of his six-year-old son affected him, his wife, and their other children. Gregory is the Northeast regional director of Legatus, a ministry that provides spiritual support. He is also a leader of the People of Hope, a Catholic covenant community of 700 members in Warren, N.J., where he lives with his wife, Maureen, and their children. He is pursuing his master's in theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology at Seton Hall University. Gregory was previously the director of Renewal Resources, an organization that fosters renewal among Catholics through prayer and evangelization. He and his wife previously served as missionaries in England and Ireland. He is also a musician and songwriter. He released his first album, Angel in Disguise, in 1997.

From the July / August 1999 Issue

Frank Feldman's CD of original music, Recuerdo: Music of Frank Feldman Sung by Roni Kohen-Lemle, came out in April on Time Remembered Records. It consists of eleven songs based on the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Sara Teasdale, and W.B. Yeats. Frank writes: "The style is hard to pin down: let's just call it an original hybrid of classical, folk, and jazz influences. Folks can find it in many record stores and at recuerdo.luma.com." Frank lives in Lynbrook, N.Y., and can be reached at jazz This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Lloyd Miller, Naples, Fla., was elected to the board of directors of DualStar Technologies. A registered investment advisor, he is a member of Technology Investors Group and the board of directors of Porta Systems Corp. He has been a member of the Chicago Board of Trade since 1978 and is a member of Comex of New York and the Chicago Stock Exchange. He is also active in several trade and charitable organizations. He and his wife, Dail, have four children.

Matthew Mock, Berkeley, Calif., received the Helen Margulis Mehr Award at the California Psychological Association meeting in March. He writes: "I received the award for my contributions to community mental health, teaching, and psychology. I was also acknowledged for my innovative training, school-based trauma services, and for co-editing the recently released monograph Breaking Barriers: Psychology in the Public Interest (CPA)."

Donald Schwarz, Philadelphia, has been appointed chief of the Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine in the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's department of pediatrics. Previously Donald was vice chairman of the department of pediatrics. A pioneer in adolescent medicine and clinical research, Donald most recently served as principal investigator for the Philadelphia site of the National Adolescent Medicine HIV/AIDS Research Network. He has also served as principal investigator of a project that studied treatment of lead-exposed children, and he has developed a pilot program to reduce the number of injuries that occur in the home.

Jeff Waldron (see Joel Dunn '94).

From the May / June 1999 Issue

Barry Berman is an ob/gyn in private practice in the San Fernando Valley. He is the proud parent of Laura, 11, Andy, 8, and most recently, Jonathan, born Dec. 1. Barry is happily married to Susan, a clinical psychologist. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Stuart A. Billings writes: "In 1995 I closed my own architectural practice and joined Chatelain Architects in Washington, D.C., as a senior associate. I've had a busy year with two of my design projects opening: the New Academic Building at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., and the new Washington International School's Lower School in Washington, DC. This year appears to be just as busy with a new girls' dormitory at at the Hill School and another private school project in suburban Washington, D.C." Stuart can be reached at 3929 Jenifer St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20015; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Jon Greenberg is a staff biologist at Biological Sciences Curriculum Study in Colorado Springs, Colo. He will be project director for the revision of the organization's high school honors biology book, Biological Science: A Molecular Approach. The new, eighth edition will be published in fall 2000 by South-Western Educational Publishing.

Amy Nathan has been named senior counsel for the Office of Plans & Policy at the Federal Communications Commission, where she is working on digital television implementation and set-top box issues. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Howard Fineman, and their children, Meredith, 111é2, and Nicholas, 7.

Fred Procopio received an Outstanding Physician of the Year award from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Fred is a pediatrician at the Warwick (R.I.) Health Center. A clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at Brown, he is also a medical consultant for Child Inc., a Head Start program for Kent County, R.I., and a school physician for the East Greenwich, R.I., school department. Fred is a member of the executive committee of the Rhode Island chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is chairman of its school health committee. He lives in East Greenwich with his wife and two children.

From the March / April 1999 Issue

Kathleen W. Buechel has been elected president of the Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Foundation, where she had been serving as vice president since 1990. She is also president of Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania, vice president of the board of Pittsburgh's Winchester Thurston School, and a board member of Oakland Catholic High School in the same city. A member of the advisory board of the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown, she lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, Frederick Egler Jr., and two children.

Roger Donenfeld, Bel Air, Calif., and his wife, Jamie, announce the birth of Jacob (Jake) Evan on Dec. 2. Roger is an anesthesiologist at the Daniel Freeman Hospital in Marina del Rey, Calif. Jamie is a nurse midwife at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in West Los Angeles.

From the January / February 1999 Issue

Aaron Brandes, Medford, Mass., treasures the time he spends with Ilana, who was born May 13, 1997. "Her favorite activities include putting keys in keyholes, going on evening walks to look for kitties and the moon, taking bubble baths, and exploring books."

Chipper Brown writes: "My family and I have moved from Lyndeborough to Milford, N.H., twenty minutes closer to work. Donna and I have both left Digital and are now at Oracle. Jane Wang '95 recently joined my group, which is managed by Jay Davison '86 Sc.M. Our daughters, Clara and Wendy, are in second grade and kindergarten. Over the past year we have seen a number of Brown friends. Most recently Rita Harder Tempel stopped in for a visit with her husband, Hans, and 15-month-old son, Paul. Rita is living in Germany but summers in our mutual hometown of Bellport, N.Y. In September 1997, I participated in the wedding of my good friend, "Uncle" Jim Kiely '78, to Abby Sitomer, near Falmouth, Mass. Nanette Veilluex '79 officiated. Jim is still a Boston-area biomedical and electrical engineering consultant. I'm still a regular at the campus dance, so Brown friends without e-mail can catch up with me there!" Chipper's e-mail is This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Rick Carell, San Francisco, writes: "Aileen and I bought a weekend place on the Russian River in Monte Rio. We invite classmates out for barbecues and swimming. The upstairs has supposedly never taken on water, even in the big flood of 1985. Without children, we need something else to worry about, like having the house float to Hawaii. We see Jeff Jacobs and his wife, Carol, regularly and had Thanksgiving for the second year at their Petaluma hacienda. Jeff went nuts with a hardwood flooring project last summer, which is a shame, because they may move back to Connecticut for his new job. We will miss them dearly."

Heather Claflin Clayton writes: "We're in Northborough, Mass., with four active children. We'll talk to you in ten years, when the pace lets up."

Rob Foster is managing environmental compliance and cleanup projects for TetraTech EM Inc., in Chicago. In his free time he helps Talia, 17, look at colleges; travels with Colin, 14, to tennis tournaments; and reads Box Car Children books to Toby, 8. His wife, Carol, teaches health education in Hinsdale, Ill. Rob can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Kenneth A. Johnson, Hingham, Mass., joined the Boston law firm of Burns & Levinson. He was previously a partner and chairman of the trusts-and-estates practice at Lyne, Woodworth & Evarts. Kenneth and his wife, Diane, have three children.

Leslie Johnson Lowery married Dion Lowery in August. Dion works at the Associated Press in Manhattan, and Leslie teaches French and Italian in Eastchester, N.Y. They live in Greenwich, Conn., with two daughters and two dogs.

Eugene Mahr, Joanne Levine Mahr, and sons Christopher, 14, and Daniel, 9, recently returned to the United States after a three-year stint in Hong Kong, where Eugene worked for Polaroid and Jody worked for the National Australia Bank. Eugene writes: "The timing of our overseas assignment was terrific, as it allowed us to witness events leading to the resumption of mainland sovereignty over the territory on July 1, 1997. In addition, we had exciting opportunities to travel in the region, including the Christmas vacation when we hooked up with classmate Linda Jaivin, a well-known writer in Sydney." The Mahrs can be reached at 26 Brooks Ave., Newtonville, Mass. 02460; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

David M. Ray writes: "As part of my new position with DE Shaw & Co., I'm currently in Hyderabad, India, leading a software-development project for a Web-based stock brokerage system. It's remarkable how quickly my reading knowledge of the Devanagari alphabet, acquired over twenty years ago in Richard Beck's Sanskrit course at Brown, has returned just from seeing advertising in Hindi." David can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Peter Rosset has co-published a fully revised and updated second edition of his book World Hunger: Twelve Myths (Grove/Atlantic).

Will Tifft is the new advertising director of National Geographic. Will was most recently regional sales director at Time International, where he headed a sales and marketing team targeting U.S.-based companies for advertising in Time International editions. He began his career as a researcher and editor at Esquire.

From the November / December 1998 Issue

Mark Christiansen announces the birth of Charles Mark on Aug. 22, 1997. "It's great having a son! I'm balancing being a new dad with a much-improved golf game (thirteen handicap, down from twenty) and a new business, Christiansen Asset Management Inc., an on-line investment advisory service." Mark can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Anna Bobiak Nagurney '80 Ph.D. was appointed the John F. Smith Memorial Professor in the department of finance and operations management in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Anna has been with the university since 1983 and is an internationally known scholar whose work includes computer network modeling of large-scale financial, transportation, and regional economic systems. She is co-author of Financial Networks: Statics and Dynamics. In 1996, Anna received a seven-month appointment for a distinguished guest professorship at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, where she taught and did research in transportation network theory. In 1991 she received a $250,000 faculty award from the National Science Foundation, and she received a Distinguished Young Achiever Prize from the National Association of Women in 1987. In 1986 she was named an outstanding young researcher by the University of Umea, Sweden, which presented her with the Erik Kempe prize, one of Sweden's highest honors.

Peter Vangsnes lives in Waterford, Va., with his wife, Melanie, and daughters Alexandra, 6, and Caroline, 3. He is a partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Ashcraft and Gerel and can be reached at pandmvang@ aol.com.

From the September / October 1998 Issue

Jann Matlock is an associate professor of French in the department of Romance languages and literatures at Harvard. She is currently a Guggenheim fellow in Paris, where she is completing a book on vision and censorship in 19th-century France. She published Scenes of Seduction: Prostitution, Hysteria, and Reading Difference in 19th-Century France (Columbia Univ. Press, 1994), and coedited Media Spectacles (Routledge, 1993) with Marjorie Garber and Rebecca Walkowitz. In May she authored a documentary film that was shown on French television in conjunction with the Julia Kristeva exhibition at the Musée du Louvre. She may be reached at jmatlock @fas.harvard.edu.

From the July / August 1998 Issue

Amy L. Nathan left her private law prac-tice and joined the Federal Communications Commission, where she is a senior policy lawyer in the mass media bureau. Amy and her husband, Howard Fineman, live in Washington, D.C., with their two children, Meredith, 101/2, and Nicholas, 6.

Ellen Seely is investigating high blood pressure in post-menopausal women at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. "I feel fortunate to have Cristina Lampuri '97 working as my research assistant," Ellen writes.

Philip Sunshine was named acting inspector general of the National Science Foundation. He has served as NSF's deputy inspector general since 1989. Previously, he was a senior attorney for case development at the U.S. Department of Justice's office of special investigations. Philip, wife Margot, and sons Josh, 15, Joel, 12, and Avi, 9, live in Potomac, Md.

From the May / June 1998 Issue

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

Stephen Golub writes: "My path since graduation has included bartending in Washington, D.C., and New York City; political campaigns and city government in New York; bopping around the world for eighteen months; surviving Harvard Law School; funding overseas democratic development projects for a San Francisco-based foundation; spending 1987-93 in the Philippines, first for the foundation and then on a Fulbright fellowship; and settling into Kensington, Calif., near Berkeley, to consult for international development organizations. I currently direct a long-term Ford Foundation review of its overseas legal services and human-rights programs; research foreign aid for legal systems and civil society, with support from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and George Soros's Open Society Institute; and teach a course on law and development at the University of California's Boalt Hall School of Law. I love my work and the Bay Area." Stephen can be reached at (510) 559-8581; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Mark Hauser (see Susan Motamed '89).

Francis Jamiel, Warren, R.I., and his family were honored at the National Kidney Foundation's Gift of Life reception, hosted by Today's Matt Lauer, in Providence in November. Francis donated a kidney to his brother, Geoff, in 1994. The Jamiel family, which includes Francis's brother Joe '80, received the Outstanding Donor Family Award.

Jack Manning was named vice president of engineering at General Dynamics Armament Systems in Burlington, Vt. Since joining the company in 1981 when it was a division of General Electric, John has held leadership positions in engineering, manufacturing, finance, business development, and strategic planning. His current assignment is to manage more than 200 engineers and technicians in a variety of defense and aerospace programs. Jack and his wife, Ann, live in Jericho, Vt., with their sons, William, 10, and Benjamin, 7. Jack is the son of the late William H. Manning '51 and his wife, Marion, who submit-ted this note.

Linda Ann Moulton and her husband, Ron Goddard, live in Cotuit, Mass., on Cape Cod, with their 6-year-old twin girls. Linda recently left banking and became the treasurer of Chicago Miniature Lamp Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of miniature and sub-miniature lighting systems that owns Sylvania Lighting International. Linda can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Meryl Pearlstein was appointed director of media strategy at KWE Associates in New York City. In addition to her new role, Meryl will continue as account supervisor on several of the agency's travel and tourism accounts, which include The Equinox, La Casa Que Canta, and Grace Bay Club. Meryl joined KWE Associates in 1993.

James Risen coauthored Wrath of Angels: The American Abortion War (Basic Books), which traces the rise and fall of the American anti-abortion movement. James, an investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times, lives in Washington, D.C.

From the March / April 1998 Issue

Ellen DeNooyer (see Peter Amram '61).

Tony Keats works with Michelena Hallie '79 in intellectual property protection for the entertainment industry. Michelena is vice president and trademark counsel for Viacom, and Tony is intellectual property team leader for a national law firm. Tony can be reached at (213) 975-1608.

Muqtadar A. Quraishi has been working for a multinational petroleum marketing company in Pakistan for the past eight years. He is currently on a six-month assignment in the Dallas area. Muqtadar can be reached at mq@ caltex.com.

Amy Satran, San Francisco, celebrated her tenth anniversary in January. "Since the wedding, my husband, Ray Kristof, and I have given birth to a son (Roger, 1990), an interactive product design studio (Ignition, 1992), and a book (Interactivity by Design, 1995)," Amy writes. "The book was by far the hardest." She spends most of her time managing software development projects, doing interface design consulting, and building Lego space stations. Amy can be reached at (415) 392-6244, ext. 5; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ; www.ignition design.com.