MD Class of 2000

Gretchen Green ’98 MMScM, ’00 MD writes: “I’m excited to share the news that I did astronaut training as a member of the Blue Origin New Shepard NS-32 crew, which launched on Saturday, May 31. Our flight mirrored that of Alan Shepard, first American in space, whom I had the pleasure to meet while I worked as a crew trainer at Space Camp in 1994. It seemed impossible until now, but it was always worth fighting for despite all the challenges. I followed just over 100 women to fly in space in human history, and I am humbled, honored, and so incredibly grateful for this opportunity.”

Bernice Howse-Middleton was a U.S. voting delegate for the 33rd session of the Committee of Experts of the Nice Union for the International Classification of Goods and Services, which was held at the UN’s WIPO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in May. Bernice specializes in trademark classification policy as an attorney in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.