Nicholas Rochester, AS'80, of Oxford, Maine, reports the sad news that his brother, Andrew Rochester, N'78, died on March 14. "My brother was going to Northeastern, and I decided to get a degree as an older student. Andrew was six years younger, and we enjoyed getting an excellent education at Northeastern and becoming professionals," Rochester writes.

Alex Salamon, BA'80, of Lexington, Massachusetts, is the vice president of worldwide sales for Sigma Systems. He most recently served as principal at Broadband Advisory Group.

Paul R. Cunningham, UC'81, of Dedham, Massachusetts, is a senior account manager for frequency-control products at Valpey Fisher.

Todd Abbott, BA'82, of Greenwich, Connecticut, is the senior vice president of worldwide operations at Symbol Technologies in Holtsville, New York.

Thomas Baker, CJ'82, of Manchester, Massachusetts-along with John Dougan, CJ'82, of Abington, Massachusetts, and Charles Flagg, CJ'82, of Quincy, Massachusetts-completed a six-month tour of duty with the Traveling Missionaries in Central America.

Stephen Diamond, MPA'82, of Sunnyvale, California, is the managing director of VantagePoint Venture Partners, in San Bruno.

Susan M. Griffin, AS'82, of Centerville, Massachusetts, is the project coordinator for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on Cape Cod. "Any alumni living or visiting on Cape Cod, please feel free to stop in to say hello, or e-mail me at sgriffin@mspca.org," she writes.

Dan Ross, CJ'82, of Saugus, Massachusetts, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame during ceremonies on August 13 and 14 in South Bend, Indiana. He was a standout tight end for Northeastern and the Cincinnati Bengals. Ross is president and co-owner of WBWP, an independent television station in Riviera Beach, Florida. "We do 1980s and early 1990s programming, along with eight live shows we produce ourselves, and televise Florida Atlantic University football and basketball games," he writes.

Fran Sandonato, E'82, of Quincy, Massachusetts, is a full-time associate with Classic Homes GMAC Real Estate. He previously worked as a city engineer in Quincy and a construction engineer with the Massachusetts Highway Department.

Gerard Cowie, BA'83, of Nepean, Ontario, coached his minor midget (fifteen-year-olds) hockey team to the Ottawa District championship. The title was the fifth league championship in seven years for Cowie, a former ace on the Northeastern hockey team.

Mark L. Fisher, MBA'83, of Medfield, Massachusetts, is the vice president and director of residential lending for the South Shore Co-operative Bank, in Weymouth. He has worked for the Bank of Canton, Quincy Co-operative Bank, and KPMG Peat Marwick. He also taught part time at New England College of Finance.

Deborah G. Leighton, BS'83, of Atlanta, is a realtor associate with Jenny Pruitt and Associates in Atlanta. She was inducted into the Million Dollar Club at the $2 million level in 2003. Leighton has four children.

John T. McKenna, MBA'83, of Foxboro, Massachusetts, is the president of Dresser Instruments in Dallas.

Ron Sohn, BA'83, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, is a senior vice president at Edelman Public Relations in New York City. He concentrates on pharmaceutical, hospital, and other health-care accounts. Previously, Sohn was director of marketing and public relations at Salick Health Care in New York. He and his wife, Emunah, have four children. He can be e-mailed at ron.sohn@edelman.com.

John P. Collins, MBA'84, of Newport News, Virginia, is a lieutenant colonel in the Army. He has been selected for Senior Service College and will attend the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C. Collins is the deputy commander for administration at McDonald Army Community Hospital in Fort Eustis.

Zeyad El-Sayed, AS'84, MS'85, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a national account manager for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. Friends may contact him at zelsayed@hotmail.com.

Tim Jon Semmerling, BA'84, of Keller, Texas, received a master of arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin's Middle East Studies department in 1994 and a doctorate from Indiana University's Near East Languages and Cultures department in 2000. His book Israeli and Palestinian Postcards: Presentations of National Self has been published by the University of Texas Press. He has completed a manuscript, Orientalist Fear: The "Evil" Arab in American Popular Film, which is under contract with the University of Texas Press.

David S. Abrams, BA'85, is an executive director in the Public Finance Department of Morgan Stanley in Boca Raton, Florida, where he lives. He and his wife, Tracy, have three children.

George P. Beckwith Jr., CJ'85, of Deland, Florida, is the chief legal counsel for the State of Florida Department of Children and Families, District 12, in Daytona Beach. Beckwith notes that when he's not spending time with his wife, Jennifer, and children Kayleigh and Kyle, he can be found playing guitar or riding his Harley. Reach him by e-mail at flhs82@aol.com.

Sam Gentile, E'85, of Nashua, New Hampshire, is the chief .NET architect for Adesso Systems, a developer of mobile computing applications.

Jayne M. Mattson, UC'85, of Westford, Massachusetts, is a senior vice president with the consulting firm Keystone Associates, managing its Westborough office. She is the president of the Boston chapter of the Association of Career Professionals International.

Dana L. Palmer, AS'85, of Wilmette, Illinois, is director of planned giving at National-Louis University. An attorney who specializes in estate planning, he and his wife have three children. E-mail him at dcpalm@ameritech.net.

Danné E. Davis, CJ'86, of Boston, earned a doctorate in May at Boston College's Lynch School of Education. Her dissertation is titled "Learning to Teach among Schoolchildren of Color." Davis is currently an assistant professor in the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Literacy Education department in the College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, in New Jersey.

Joseph Durkin, BA'86, is the vice president of business development for All Access Sports and Event Marketing of Boston. Durkin was the senior director of marketing for the Boston Celtics. He, his wife, and two children live in Scituate, Massachusetts.

Jill B. Kremins, MBA'86, of Boston, is the vice president of marketing for Sentient Jet, a provider of private jet membership. She was the senior vice president of wealth segment strategy at Fleet Boston Financial.

Karen Vigurs-Stack, AS'86, and her husband, Ken, celebrated the birth of their second child, Katherine Grace, on May 28. The couple also has a two-year-old son, Colby. The family lives in Andover, Massachusetts. Vigurs-Stack was the marketing and creative director for WBZ-TV 4, the CBS affiliate in Boston, from 1997 to 2002. She now has a consulting business that develops television shows for such cable networks as FoodTV and Discovery Kids. E-mail her at kvigursstack@comcast.net.

Karl Elken, BA'87, is the national associate publisher of eWEEK for Ziff Davis Media. He is based in New York City.

Andrew M. Farkas, N'87, of North Brookfield, Massachusetts, is the program manager/critical-care transport nurse for Boston Medflight, which provides critical-care patient transport by helicopter, jet, and ambulance. Farkas, his wife, and son have a twenty-five-acre farm and three horses.

George Finn, BHD'87, of Riverside, Rhode Island, received the 2004 Rhode Island High School Athletic Director of the Year award. Finn is the director of athletics and student activities at Barrington High School. He and his wife, Jacqui, have two children, Matthew and Christopher.

Paul Foote, BA'87, and Tracy Malison-Foote, CJ'87, and their four children have moved from Nashville to Windham, New Hampshire. Foote is a manager for UPS.

Denise M. Schier, MBA'87, of Westford, Massachusetts, is vice president and general manager of the Commercial Floorcare division of AMETEK, which produces electronic instruments and electric motors.

Bridget M. Boylan, BB'88, of Mukilteo, Washington, writes, "I am working for myself. After frustration with the end results of physical therapy alone, I decided to go to acupuncture school. I just graduated and will soon be doing 50 percent PT/50 percent acupuncture in my practice. I have two kids, Patrick and Dagney. I hope everyone from the 1988 physical therapy class is doing well and living full lives. Mine certainly has been, so far. I live north of Seattle and enjoy vacationing in Canada, California, and, of course, Ireland." Friends may e-mail her at boylanpt@yahoo.com.

John Capuzzo, BA'88, of Pembroke, Massachusetts, is an assistant vice president at Horizon Management Group. He writes, "I've been working here since my co-op days. Looking to reconnect with classmates. Let's get together this year; it's been too long." His e-mail address is capuzzo@verizon.net.

Bruce Cranna, MBA'88, of Needham, Massachusetts, was acknowledged in May in the Best on the Street 2004 Analysts Survey compiled by the Wall Street Journal. He ranked fifth out of forty-five medical-products analysts for stock picking. It was the second year he's been recognized by the Journal. Cranna covers diversified medical supplies and diagnostics for Leerink Swann.

Donald R. Henrich II, LC'88, ET'90, of Marblehead, Massachusetts, is vice president and general manager of Graphisoft US, which develops software for the architecture field.

Sharon Bittner Kean, AS'88, of Madison, New Jersey, sends this update: "I graduated from Rutgers Law School in 1996 and, after working for a small firm for eight years, have recently opened my own law practice in Morristown. It focuses on criminal defense, family law, and appellate practice. I am married with two children. Would love to hear from any of my fellow graduates." Her e-mail address is keanlaw@verizon.net.

Mary Jane (Cote) Baldo, BA'89, of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, writes, "I married Christopher Baldo in July 2001. The wordiest table at the wedding by far was my ol' NU friends! Sue Soderberg, of Phoenix, and Terri (Vacca) Schilberg, of Paducah, Kentucky, won the prizes for traveling the farthest. Elaine (McCabe) Honan was in the wedding party. My husband and I designed and built our oceanfront dream house, moved in January 2003, and celebrated the birth of our first child, Olivia Marie, on July 17, 2003. I work at DePuy Orthopedics."

Christine (Meckley) DeSimone, AS'89, MEd'91, of Port Jefferson, New York, and her husband, Tom, celebrated the birth of their daughter, Riley Eileen, on February 18. "It has been fun talking with members of the swim team over the last few years," DeSimone writes. "I would love to hear from old friends." E-mail her at meckley7@optonline.net.

Erin (McMahon) Hart, AS'89, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and her husband, Alan, welcomed the birth of their third child, Griffin Patrick, on March 17. His older brothers are Conor and Ryan. "Hi to all my friends from NU," she writes.

Marc J. Johnston, MBA'89, of Rockville, Maryland, is the manager of financial services for National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, which provides financial service benefits to more than 50,000 member employees.

Diane Bradman Krentzman, CJ'89, MJ'92, of West Newton, Massachusetts, is the president, CEO, and concert coordinator of Showtime Singers, a group of more than sixty professional and amateur singers. Based in Newton, Massachusetts, the not-for-profit corporation performs Broadway music around the greater Boston and Metrowest area. Other Northeastern alumni in the group include Myron Idelson, LA'46; Valerie Konar, LA'74, MEd'75; Ellen Slater, Ed'76; Judy Begelfer Sonner, FD'71; and Alyse Winston, LA'77.

Ann N. Ray, BA'89, of Hartford, Connecticut, writes, "I think of my Delta Phi Epsilon sisters often. Any of my sisters, friends, or classmates located in Connecticut are welcome to contact me at my e-mail address. I'd love to catch up and meet some NU alums." The address is A8433@aol.com.