1970s
Howard J. Axelrod, E'70, ME'71, of Albany, New York, says his daughter,
Jill, graduated from Colgate University, and his son, Jed, is a third-year
medical student.
Phil Bessler, E'70, MBA'74, is president of Spang Power Electronics
in Mentor, Ohio. He and his wife, Judy (Soyka) Bessler, LA'69, have
been living in Orange Village, Ohio, for nine years. Their e-mail address
is <besslerb@prodigy.net>.
Warren W. Chase Jr., BA'70, MBA'72, of Waltham, Massachusetts,
is senior vice president and treasurer of Summit Bank in Medway. He was
voted Teacher of the Year at New England College of Finance in Boston.
Anthony R. Colangelo, BA'70, of Watertown, Massachusetts, is
deputy superintendent at the Shattuck Hospital corrections unit. He has
worked for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections for twenty-five
years.
Leonard D'Innocenzo, BA'70, of Andover, Massachusetts, is coauthor
of The Agile Manager's Guide to Coaching to Maximize Performance. He is
a partner in the training and development firm D'Innocenzo-Cullen &
Associates.
Elizabeth G. Ricci, AS'70, of North Andover, Massachusetts, is
director of engineering at Net Manage.
Gerald Rush, MBA'70, of Acton, Massachusetts, is vice president
of finance and administration and chief financial officer of Teloquent
Communications in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Monroe Heyman, LA'71, of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, was named
winner of the Golden Hammer award by the Boston chapter of Habitat for
Humanity for his outstanding volunteer work on the organization's family
selection committee. Monroe work for Pleasant Realty Group in Boston and
take a leadership role at the First Church in Jamaica Plain. He lives on
Moss Hill with his wife, Mary, and their daughter, Molly.
Arthur M. Leets, UC'72, UC'74, of Nashua, New Hampshire, retired
from the Boston Police Department as a sergeant. He now works in the private
sector as a polygraphist.
Bob Neudel, BA'73, of Albany, New York, is chairman of mathematics
and science at Albany Academy, a private pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade
boys' school. He and his wife, Susan, have a son, Joshua, a junior chemistry
major at Boston University, and a daughter, Jana, a freshman architecture
major at the State University of New YorkBuffalo. "I still have
fond memories of my Northeastern days and credit Northeastern with giving
me the direction and background I needed for graduate school,"Neudel
writes. His e-mail address is <NeudelB@albany-academy.org>.
Ronald J. Temko, BA'73, is president of YES Capital Funding,
a national mortgage lender in Encinitas, California.
Deborah Adrine-Taylor, AS'74, has started Taylormade Properties
in Englewood, New Jersey, featuring the Grandparents' Shop.
Gerard J. Ambrose, N'74, of Kalispell, Montana, is a self-employed
nurse anesthetist. Joe Butler, MBA'74, is serving a two-year term as president
of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He is a market
manager for the Chomerics Division of Parker Hannifin. He and his wife,
Cathy, and daughter, Christy, live in Hamilton, Massachusetts, where Butler
serves as the director of the travel soccer program. He's also president
of the Hamilton-Wenham Education Fund.
Isabel L. Higgins, BB'74, of Standish, Maine, says she's "still
working as a staff physical therapist at Maine Medical Center after twenty-five
years, and still married to Bob, also for twenty-five years." Their
son, David, is majoring in physical therapy at the University of New England.
Jan A. Slow, BA'74, of Rockville Centre, New York, says, "Boy,
the school sure looks different than it did in the summer of 1969."
Louis J. Diberardinis, E'75, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, is
associate director of environmental medical services at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
Janet P. Labate, N'75, of Tucson, Arizona, earned a doctorate
in medical anthropology from the University of Arizona in 1995. Barry Ross,
E'75, of Foster Valley, California, was recently elected to the board of
the Silicon Valley American Marketing Association as its new vice president
of technology. His e-mail address is <barryr@rossross.com>.
John M. Consoletti, PAH'76, of Milford, Massachusetts, is general
manager of Chartwell Home Therapies-Home Medical America.
Robert J. Deehan, LA'76, of Manomet, Massachusetts, is the pastor
of St. Bonaventure Catholic Parish in Plymouth and field education supervisor
of seminarians at St. John's Seminary in Brighton.
Chuck Linda, BA'76, of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, is a national
accounts executive for the abrasives systems division of 3M Company. His
daughter, Alyson, is a sophomore and a cheerleader at Ashland High School
and works as a YMCA camp counselor during the summer. His wife, Salley
Tyler, is a senior business development representative for Advantage Payroll
Services. E-mail them at <clinda@mmm.com>.
Douglas J. McGregor, BA'76, of Rowley, Massachusetts, is a partner
in Feeley & Driscoll, a certified public accounting and business consulting
firm in Boston.
Lawrence Wal, E'76, is a principal in Austin Consulting, an international
architectural, engineering, and construction company in Cleveland, Ohio.
Robert N. Bertrand, BA'77, was recently honored by the Boy Scouts of America
with the Silver Beaver award, the highest-ranking award in scouting. For
the past seven years, Bertrand has served as executive vice president and
director of the Boy Scouts' New York chapter. He is the senior vice president
of finance administration at Industrial Acoustics. He and his wife, Deb,
and daughter, Kerry, live in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Virginia F. Wallace, UC'77, of Winthrop, Massachusetts, retired
in 1995 as a tax auditor from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
Phyllis (Spector) Grace, N'78, of Westford, Massachusetts, completed training
at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing and has presented concepts of
energy healing several times to Northeastern physician assistant students.
Michael Grant, PAH'78, left the respiratory therapy field fifteen
years ago when he started Grant Cleaning Services, which specializes in
cleaning high-tech facilities in southern New Hampshire. He lives in Pelham,
New Hampshire, with his wife and three sons and enjoys snowmobiling, boating,
and camping. He looks forward to hearing from old friends by e-mail at
<mgrant060@aol.com>.
Stephen Hannabury, E'78, has been named vice president for administration
and finance at the new Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham,
Massachusetts.
Edward M. Harrington, BA'78, is an Army general stationed at
the Tank Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, Michigan.
Vincent L. Anderson, BA'79, lives in Cerritos, California, with
his wife, Gwenda, and daughter, Asia. His son, Devrin, is a freshman at
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Vincent is the vice president
of client services in charge of consultant services and business development
for HRCS. "I enjoy an extremely satisfying career in executive recruitment
of the contract recruiting and retained search variety," he says.
"I would welcome hearing from my classmates, friends, and associates
that remember me from my undergraduate days or from those who would like
to make my acquaintance professionally in my current capacity. I remain
in contact with Keith Motley, Ed'78, MEd'81, John Clark, BA'77, and Herb
Caesar, BA'79. Northeastern remains the cornerstone of my educational and
professional development, and I cherish the memories and I welcome the
experiences of life's continuing journey."
Steve Biciocchi, E'79, is the head of the consumer and industrial
products practice at Computer Sciences Corporation in El Segundo, California.
Dan Mahoney, LA'79, of Rollinsford, New Hampshire, was recently
promoted to senior manager of software development at ERS International.
James A. Molloy, MBA'79, is a partner at KPMG's Boston office.
Molloy lives in Reading, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children.
Auguste Robinson, BA'79, is vice president of logistics for the
LVMH Selective Distribution Group.
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