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May 2004

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1970s

Andrew Dabilis, LA’70, was inducted into the Chelmsford (Massachusetts) High School Hall of Fame in March. Dabilis worked at the Boston Globe for seventeen years as a staff writer and assistant metropolitan editor. Prior to that, he worked at several papers in Massachusetts, including five years at the Lowell Sun. He now lives in Greece, has coauthored two books on that country, and teaches at the American College in Athens.

Edward M. Harrington, BA’70, retired as a brigadier general in the Army on December 9, 2003. His thirty-three-year military career included serving as director of the Defense Contract Management Agency, which manages 360,000 contracts valued at $900 billion. Harrington and his wife, Jane, have two children. Their daughter, Blaine, lives in London, and their son, Seth, is a senior at Rutgers University.

Alan F. Kaul, PAH’70, MPH’76, of Sharon, Massachusetts, is a member of the editorial board of Disease Management, a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that covers clinical and business developments in the disease-management industry. He contributes articles and reviews manuscripts for the publication.

Christopher S. Mosher, LA’70, of Newton, Massachusetts, has joined the executive leadership staff at Quincy Medical Center as vice president for development. He serves as the hospital’s chief fundraising officer and oversees the QMC Foundation. In addition, he is responsible for providing leadership and direction to the foundation’s board of directors and staff. Mosher was director of development at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston for six years and helped plan and execute a $200 million capital campaign, the largest in that institution’s history. Prior to that, he held positions as vice president for development at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in Daytona Beach, Florida, and executive director of capital campaigns, director of planned giving, and director of University Relations at Northeastern. Mosher received his law degree from Suffolk Law School in 1976. Recreationally, his highlight came when he scored a hole-in-one several years ago at TPC Sawgrass and said casually, “Put me down for a one.”

Susan Goldwitz, LA’71, of Brookline, Massachusetts, was the curator of “Spiritual Geometry,” a recent exhibition at the New Art Center of Newton. The exhibition was dedicated to Gordon Pruett, who taught in Northeastern’s Department of Philosophy and Religion.

Steven N. Rappaport, BA’71, of New York City, is a member of the board of directors of Presstek. He is a partner at RZ Capital.

Michael D. Golding, CJ’72, of Somersworth, New Hampshire, is the security director at McIntosh College, in Dover. “I invite any of my classmates to say hello and catch up on the last thirty years,” he writes. His e-mail address is mgolding@mcintoshcollege.edu.

Susan V. Lawler, LA’72, MEd’73, of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is the commissioner of the Division of Career Services in the Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development. The department oversees programs in training and employment as well as the One-Stop Career Center system, which has thirty-two offices across the state.

Daniel F. Affsa, CJ’73, MPA’75, of Weymouth, Massachusetts, notes that his sons, Christopher and Chad, have joined his law office, located in Weymouth.

Timothy Harriman, BA’73, writes, “After twenty-plus years with the Hertz Corporation, I have yet to fully retire. To stay involved, I now work as a customer service supervisor for an international parts distributor. My wife, Lin, and I recently returned from Moscow, Russia, with a new adopted daughter, Miren Elena. Our adventures in Russia ranged from Red Square and the Bolshoi Ballet to the old Smolensk region with its rich history. Zdorava! We reside in Winterport, Maine, and enjoy reading, writing, gardening, listening to jazz music, and spending time on the rugged Maine coast, all now shared with a beautiful daughter. Da svidanya i bolshoye spasiba, Northeastern.

Malcolm MacIver, CJ’73, of Derry, New Hampshire, retired in December from the Derry Police Department as a captain. His last assignment was as operations division commander.

Richard M. Feldt, E’74, of Carlisle, Massachusetts, is the chief executive officer at Evergreen Solar. He was CEO at Perseid and also worked at SupplierMarket.com, Symbol Technologies, and Eastman Kodak.

John R. Fraites, BA’75, of Franklin, Massachusetts, is the vice president of finance and deposit operations for GFA Federal Credit Union, in Gardner.

Michael A. McLaughlin, UC’75, MPA’78, of Salem, Massachusetts, started McLaughlin Financial, a mortgage company, in 1991 and now is licensed in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and Florida.

Nadine Valery Dowling, UC’76, UC’78, MBA’83, of Atlanta, writes, “After living a lifetime in New England, I was offered the job of a lifetime, in the South. I packed up my five dogs and one cat in an RV, and went off to Atlanta to assume the presidency of Argosy University/Atlanta. In the year that I have been here, we have added two new doctoral programs (education and business) and increased enrollment from the low 600s to almost 1,100. I love my job but miss my friends.” E-mail her at ndowling@argosyu.edu.

Steve Cody, LA’77, of Lincroft, New Jersey, is the managing partner and cofounder of Peppercom, a mid-sized public relations firm, and the author of What’s Keeping Your Customers Awake at Night. In the past two years, he’s been a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award, received two Silver Anvils, three Big Apples, a CIPRA, a Silver Anvil Award of Excellence, and several CIPRA Certificates of Excellence. Cody has been on CNNfn and APRadio, and written articles for a number of industry publications. He and his wife, Angie, have two children.

Jim Dobson, CJ’77, of Burlington, Vermont, has been a federal agent for twenty-four years, working with the Border Patrol on the Mexican border, the Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms in Vermont. “Would like to hear from Phi Gamma Pi fraternity brothers whom I knew at Northeastern,” he writes, adding, “Would like to have a reunion soon if enough are interested.”

Paul Lieberman, L’77, of Fairfax, Virginia, is special counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Steptoe & Johnson. He was deputy assistant general counsel for procurement law in the General Accounting Office.

William H. Nichols, CJ’77, of Rumford, Rhode Island, writes that he is now a sales consultant with The Invironmentalists, formerly DuPont Flooring Systems. The company is located in Canton, Massachusetts, and Providence. Nichols reports his wife, Laurie, PAH’75, will graduate from the University of Rhode Island this month with a master’s in speech pathology. Son Adam graduates from the University of Vermont this month as well. Twins Elissa and Jenna are freshmen at Nichols College and the University of Connecticut, respectively.

Chris J. Aldieri, BA’78, of San Diego, California, has become the general manager of the Hyatt Regency La Jolla. Aldieri has worked with the Hyatt Hotels Corporation for the past twenty-four years, and recently transferred from the Hyatt Regency Miami.

Jerome H. Blue, MA’78, of Freeport, New York, is interim vice president for research, governmental, and corporate relations at New York City College of Technology. Blue has held several city and state positions in New York, including senior vice president for project development and management at the Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority, commissioner for the state’s Division of Human Rights, president of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, and vice president for research and development with the state’s Housing Finance Agency. In addition, he was assistant dean for research and development, executive assistant to the chancellor, director of grants and contracts, and associate professor of neuroscience and research at New York Institute of Technology.

David Ranhoff, E’78, of Alamo, California, is the president and chief operating officer for Credence Systems, a semiconductor equipment company. He has been with Credence eighteen years, after working at GenRad and Axiom Technology.

Warren Rutherford, MPA’78, of Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, is the northeast territory business manager for the CommunityID division of Buxton, a market-research company.

David H. Weil, LA’78, of Del Mar, California, is the curator and executive director of the Computer Museum of America. He has edited a new biography reference entitled Leaders of the Information Age, which highlights the lives and work of 250 information-age pioneers, including historical figures, geneticists, inventors, physicists, philosophers, and modern giants of the computer industry. He can be contacted at dweil@computer-museum.org.

David Casey, L’79, of Concord, Massachusetts, is the managing shareholder of the Boston office of Littler Mendelson, an employment and labor law firm. The Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers lists Casey among the top-three employment and labor law attorneys in the state. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at Northeastern’s School of Law and was on its dean’s committee. He has also cochaired the Boston Bar’s Labor and Employment section.

John Trepanier, BA’79, of Riverside, Connecticut, is a member of the advisory board of InternetStudios. He chairs the board of Excelsior Asset Management.