Will Anderson, E'62, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, has published a novel, The Anomaly, with PublishAmerica. The plot describes how a group of multinational corporations might use sophisticated technology to alter world events. Anderson is retired, after serving as a U.S. Army captain, earning a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and working twenty-nine years with NASA as an engineer and a senior executive. He used his expertise in spacecraft and aircraft systems, piloting, and the aerospace industry to write his novel.

Bruce E. Gallagher, BA'63, of Concord, New Hampshire, spent twenty-nine years as a special agent with the FBI and ten years as an investigator with the New Hampshire attorney general's office. He's now joined his wife, Kathleen, at her real estate company in Concord. His e-mail address is nhproperty@comcast.net.

James Maiellano, E'63, ME'70, of Carver, Massachusetts, writes, "I retired in January 2004 after a successful career in computers and academics. To prepare for my new 'retirement career' as a fitness specialist/personal trainer, I became certified as a personal trainer in June 2003. I am also a certified national archery coach. I currently work part-time at Healthtrax Fitness and Wellness in Hanover, Massachusetts. This still gives me time for my three grandchildren and my partner Linda Brookfield's two grandchildren. We enjoy caring for our yard, traveling, and attending wine tastings both locally and at wineries we visit while traveling. Linda works at Granite City Electric's lighting showroom in Plymouth. She is also the church organist and choir director at the First Church in West Bridgewater." Maiellano can be e-mailed at jrm@neatt.com.

Helena Gallant Tripp, FD'65, and husband Frederick "Ted" Tripp, E'65, have moved from Wellesley, Massachusetts, to Montgomery, Texas. They will maintain their summer home in Maine. In June 2004, Helena was installed as president of the American Dental Hygienists Association. Ted retired as athletic director of the Wellesley public schools.

Francis A. Ethier, E'68, ME'73, of North Reading, Massachusetts, writes, "Attended the Northeastern-Navy game at Annapolis along with my wife, Marcia, and my oldest son, Justin. It was wonderful to see Northeastern competing with a Division 1A team on a competitive level. The number of NU attendees and their competitive spirit were impressive. My youngest son, Jason, is a senior in the College of Computer and Information Science. I'm in my thirty-seventh year at Draper Lab. Among my coworkers is Tony Cook, E'68. Have also run into Bruce Davidson, E'68, a General Dynamics resident engineer, at the Draper Eastern Range Site at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Any other EEs from 1968 around?"

Mike Learned, MS'68, of Westford, Massachusetts, notes that he's retired from raising children Russell Jefrey (bachelor's degree in music from UMass-Amherst); Cheryl Ann, GB'92; Rachel Ellen (doctorate from MIT); and Michelle Leanne (law degree from Suffolk). He says he's now "whipping" Allison Patricia into graduate school at Northeastern. "Still going strong after all these years," he writes. "Won oldest-runner award in the 9/11 memorial footrace. Starting a business, ."

Fred Molinari, ME'68, of Southborough, Massachusetts, is the founder, president, and CEO of Data Translation, which produces hardware and software products. He started the company in Marlborough more than thirty years ago.

Bill Chatfield, LA'69, of Peterborough, New Hampshire, has been promoted to classification specialist at the U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, Office of Mailing Standards, in Washington, D.C.

James B. Earley, BB'69, MEd'72, is the chief operating officer and director of the Walker Partnerships Program, a division of the Walker Home and School in Needham, Massachusetts. He is retired from the position of interim superintendent of schools in Watertown. Earley completed thirty-five years in public education, twenty-nine of those years in Watertown. In his new position, he works with public school systems to develop special programs and services for troubled students. He and his wife, Maureen, live in Arlington.

Bill Howard, E'69, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was installed as chair of the American Council of Engineering Companies at the organization's annual meeting in Colorado Springs. A member of the Northeastern Board of Trustees, Howard is an executive vice president and chief technical officer of the global engineering firm Camp Dresser & McKee.

Clifford B. Janey, LA'69, MEd'73, was appointed superintendent of schools in Washington, D.C., in September 2004. Janey served as superintendent in Rochester, New York, until 2002 and, most recently, was vice president at the publisher Scholastic, in New York City.