Bruce A. Kilgallon, CJ’81, of Pembroke, Massachusetts, reports that he and his fifteen-year-old daughter, Katelin, were return participants in the Appalachia Service Project, a national home-repair ministry that provides services to poverty-stricken residents of the Appalachian region. From June 30 through July 8, he and Katelin helped repair two homes in Tazewell County, Virginia.

Ray LeBlanc, E’81, MBA’85, of Aiea, Hawaii, writes, “While NU prepared me well for a successful engineering career, which landed me in beautiful Hawaii, I have also applied my MBA toward starting a small publishing company, Aardwolfe Books (the URL is <www.aardwolfe.com>). Our first title is "Khalifah," a novel that relives the story of the struggle for control during the early years of the Islamic empire in the seventh century AD.” E-mail him at <publisher@aardwolfe.com>.

Mark D. Crowley, MBA’82, GSPA’98, of Medford, Massachusetts, has been appointed a full-time lecturer in the College of Business Administration at Northeastern. As an adjunct faculty member with University College and the accounting group, he has taught more than 250 graduate and undergraduate accounting courses. He is a licensed CPA in Massachusetts and Maine. Crowley’s corporate experience includes finance reporting and international tax at Bank of Tokyo–Mitsubishi (BTM) Capital Corp., and accounting and auditing experience with Ernst & Young.

Pauline Gabrick Whalley, BA’82, writes, “Can’t believe all the great changes at the school since I left. I’m now living in Belgium—I’ve been here since 1996.”

Gemma A. Williams, AS’82, MA’84, AGS’89, of Honolulu, earned a doctorate in educational leadership at Florida’s University of Sarasota (now Argosy University) in July. From July to September, she taught career decision making and introduction to psychology to disadvantaged students at Bethel College in South Africa while on a Rotary International grant for university teachers. She now is coordinator of the Maida Kamber Center for Career and Transfer Services at Kapi`olani Community College in Honolulu.

Peter Baskin, BA’83, lives in Worcester, Massachusetts, with his wife, Cheryl, and children Adam and Haylie. In January, they celebrated Adam’s bar mitzvah. “I would like to hear from anyone who remembers me from the College of Business Administration or the YMCA dorms,” he says. His e-mail address is <bnp9591@aol.com>.

Mark Pyke, BA’83, is the chief operating officer of National Processing Co., the second-ranked merchant credit-card processor in the world. He and his wife, Gail, and son, Jack, live in Prospect, Kentucky.

Jeff Spalter, BA’83, moved to Singapore in January with his wife, Joanie, and their sons, Ben and Dan. Spalter is the financial reporting and controls manager for Exxon Mobil’s Asia Pacific fuels marketing business. “If you’re in the neighborhood, be sure to stop by,” he writes.

James E. Bruce Sr., CJ’84, of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, was inspired by the events of September 11 to write and record a song entitled “Coming Together (911),” about the need for world unity. Bruce explains his motivation: “The September 11 incident was certainly a wake-up call. We should no longer take precious life and each other for granted.” For seventeen years, Bruce has owned and operated a full-service flower shop, Mr. J. Floral Specialist, located on Roxbury’s Warren Street. He says his preparation at Northeastern was “responsible, in a major way,” for his business successes. To help other deserving students benefit from a Northeastern education, Bruce, an experienced performer who sings in twenty languages, plans to give 20 percent of the proceeds from sales of his song to a general scholarship fund at the university. To order a CD or a cassette, or to listen to an audio sample, go to <www.myfsn.com/mrjfloral> and click on the “Gift Items” button.

Kenneth J. Galer, E’86, lives in Ashburn, Virginia, with his wife, Andrea, and sons Steven and Jonathan. Galer is a computer sciences consultant with the Navy. His e-mail address is <kjgaler@aol.com>.

Ruth M. Kelley, UC’86, of Arlington, Massachusetts, is the “proud grandmother of three beautiful grandsons.” She is also the director of residential recovery services at Dimock Community Services Corporation in Roxbury.

Debi Deltano Walsh, BA’86, and her husband, Brian, celebrated the birth of their third son, Ian Jeffrey, on December 1, 2001. “We also have two other little guys, Kevin, age three, and Colin, age two,” she writes. “We live in Melrose, Massachusetts, and I am at home with my boys full time. Don’t miss the working world at all. I’m enjoying volunteer work around town when I can find the time. The boys do keep me busy. I’d love to hear from old friends.” E-mail her at <walshie4@juno.com>.

Richard A. Butterfield, E’87, of Methuen, Massachusetts, writes software for Lucent Technologies in Westford. “I would love to hear from some of my old classmates and roommates,” he says. His e-mail address is <rabutterfield@lucent.com>.

James W. Bucking, CJ’88, of Needham, Massachusetts, chairs the Massachusetts Bar Association’s labor and employment law section. A partner in the law firm Foley Hoag Eliot of Boston and Washington, D.C., Bucking has been a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s labor and employment law section council since 1996. He received his law degree with honors from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Bucking is the deputy of Foley Hoag’s labor and employment department. He lectures and writes on various aspects of labor and employment law. He recently authored "A Guide for Massachusetts Employers: The Basics of Federal and State Labor and Employment Law." He and his wife, Catherine, have two children, Grace and Christopher.

John F. Capuzzo Jr., BA’88, and his wife, Mary, of Pembroke, Massachusetts, celebrated the birth of their third child, Brendan John, on October 18, 2001. Capuzzo notes he’s still employed at Horizon Management Group as a reinsurance manager. He’s been there since his co-op days. E-mail him at <john.capuzzo2@verizon.net>.

Lynn Provenzano, BA’88, MA’89, and Bob David, CJ’89, MBA’93, of Stratford, Connecticut, celebrated the birth of their first child, Tucker Carl, on January 11. “For the past four years, I have worked as an account executive with CTC Communications, specializing in broadband technology,” writes David. “My brother and I also bought a bar in Milford, Connecticut—sort of a fancy Punters Pub. I have lived in Stratford the past five years and was recently elected to a second term on the town council.” E-mail him at <davidr@ctcnet.com>.

Donna Petrsorich-Hinkes, N’89, and her husband, Michael, celebrated the birth of twin boys, Cole and Connor, on August 2, 2001. “We’re a little tired but very happy,” she reports from Atlanta, Georgia.