George Fournier, LC'70, UC'72, of Brentwood, Tennessee, is the president of Industrial Rubber and Gasket in Nashville. He and his wife purchased the hose and rubber distributorship fifteen years ago.

Marvin J. Levine, E'70, of Winnetka, Illinois, sends an inquiry: "Would like to find out where other 1970 civil engineering graduates are and how we can get in touch." His e-mail address is mlevine060@aol.com.

Malcolm Weiner, BA'70, MBA'80, of Peabody, Massachusetts, is the vice president for operations at Brockton Hospital, overseeing the departments of radiology, pharmacy, laboratory, behavioral health, and cardiopulmonary services. Previously, he was director of cardiovascular medicine and vascular medicine at Caritas Christi Health Care.

Caren Vale, E'71, of Phoenix, is the chief engineer for airworthiness and certification at Honeywell Engines Systems and Services, formerly Allied Signal Engines. She is the first woman chief engineer in the company's history. Vale is a designated engineering representative for the Federal Aviation Administration, specializing in helicopter turboshaft engines.

Richard Bertrand, E'72, of Braintree, Massachusetts, retired on July 30, 2004, from the U.S. Department of Defense in Boston. He was a civil engineer for thirty-six years (including five as a co-op student). He and his wife, Elizabeth, live with their snowboarding son, Matt, a high school junior. They have two engaged daughters, Michelle and Erin, both in their twenties. Bertrand reports he skis all winter with his son. He says hello to his old friends at Beta Gamma Epsilon.

David Eichler, BA'72, of Woodside, California, is the vice president of finance and chief financial officer at SiNett, a developer of wireless local area network packet-processing silicon and software, in Sunnyvale. Formerly, he was chief financial officer at Tripath Technology.

Patrick Flaherty, BA'72, is the executive vice president of sales and marketing at the digital-game developer Majesco Holdings, in Edison, New Jersey. Flaherty previously worked at the Westerham Group, Reebok, and Sony.

Debra R. Berger, Ed'73, of Newton, Massachusetts, earned a master's degree in education from Boston College's Lynch School of Education in May 2004, in the educational research, measurement, and evaluation program. Her e-mail address is drberger95@aol.com.

Alan Dowling, ME'73, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, is the executive director of the expanded health-care practice at Mitretek Healthcare in Falls Church, Virginia. He has a doctorate in management information systems and health-care management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a master's degree in computer science from the University of Dayton. Previously, Dowling worked at Global Health Associates and Ernst & Young, and was a colonel with the Medical Services Corps in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He has served as a member of a White House task force on health-care reform.

Ben Kilgore, LA'73, of Groton, Massachusetts, is president of Kilgore & Company, a public relations firm that represents Republican and Independent candidates for political office in Massachusetts. Kilgore was a speechwriter for former Boston mayor Kevin White. "I miss the days when President Reagan and Tip O'Neill would find common ground on the golf course after a hard day's work lampooning each other," he writes. He and his wife, Cathy, are amateur historians and are helping plan and promote Groton's 350th anniversary this year. Their e-mail address is kilgoreco@charter.net.

Joseph Lawler, BA'73, formerly of Northfield, Illinois, is the chief executive at CMGI, in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Prior to joining CMGI in August, Lawler was executive vice president at R. R. Donnelley, an $8 billion global printer. He received an MBA from Harvard University.

Ed Biggs, MEd'74, of Reading, Massachusetts, is the technology integration specialist for the North Reading public schools. He was an elementary school teacher in the North Reading system for twenty-six years. In September 2004, Biggs wrote an article, "The Job Detectives: Connecting Curriculum and Community," for Learning and Leading with Technology, which is published by the International Society for Technology in Education.

Peter Hantzis, LA'74, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, was inducted into the Chelmsford High School Hall of Fame. Hantzis, a four-sport athlete in high school, went on to play football and baseball at Northeastern. He was the New England Division 1 batting champion in 1973. Today, Hantzis is a psychologist with a private practice in Chelmsford and a lecturer in clinical psychology at UMass-Lowell. He serves on Gatorade's national advisory board.

Paul N. Minichiello Sr., MBA'74, of Middleton, Massachusetts, is the president and CEO of Petroleum Wholesalers in North Andover. He has been included in the National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals.

Christopher Moore, LA'74, of Brooklyn, had his play The Last Season published in 2004 by Northwestern University Press in Seven Black Plays, an anthology of works by African-American playwrights, with a foreword by August Wilson. This month, Moore's book Fighting for America: Black Soldiers, the Unsung Heroes of World War II will be published by Ballantine Books. He notes that the work's epilogue contains a few snapshots of life at Northeastern in the early 1970s. Moore, who is a curator at the New York Public Library, can be reached by e-mail at cpmoore@nypl.org.

Kathleen A. Sweezey, N'75, reports that her son, Andrew, is a freshman engineering student at Northeastern. "I look forward to comparing notes about our experiences as he travels through the next five years," she writes. She and her husband, Stephen, live in Saugus, Massachusetts. She is a critical-care nurse in cardiac surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Andrew J. Zino, BA'75, of Fairfax, Virginia, became the controller for the Smithsonian Institution in July 2004. He observes that the Smithsonian, which has its headquarters in Washington, D.C., is the world's largest museum complex, known as a center for research and dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences, and history.

Roger Cummings, Ed'76, of Norwood, Massachusetts, was named 2004 Businessperson of the Year by the Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce. A franchisee adviser of American Express Financial Advisors in Dedham, he has been involved with the American Cancer Society, and chaired the Neponset Valley Chamber in 2003. He and his wife, Mary Beth Cantell, have two daughters and three grandchildren.

Robert Friel, MEd'76, of Melrose, Massachusetts, writes, "I have been involved with the Fulbright program for the past eleven years as an executive board member for eastern Massachusetts. We always have our opening ceremonies at Northeastern. More than 250 Fulbrighters from more than seventy countries will be studying in the Boston area, many at NU. During two summers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, I was involved with a volunteer program called Builders for Peace. A retired professor initiated the program three years ago, and I have assisted him for the past two summers. We have taken twenty university students from all over the country, many from Boston colleges and universities. We teach Bosniaks and work on two building projects: one in Mostar rebuilding a mosque, and the other in the town of Gracanica. It has been eye opening and rewarding working with Bosniak youth."

Michael Newell, MJ'76, of Wilmington, Delaware, has been named an associate judge in family court in Dover. He has been in private law practice in Wilmington for more than twenty years.

Stan Chamallas, PAH'77, of Greenland, New Hampshire, is the pharmacy product manager for pharmacy outcomes and business-intelligence programs at Strategic Healthcare Programs, in Santa Barbara, California.

Virginia Freeman Cohen, N'77, of Andover, Massachusetts, in May 2004 completed a two-year certificate program in congregational health ministries and parish nursing at Andover Newton Theological School.

Frank Condella, PAH'77, MBA'84, of London, England, is European region president at IVAX, a pharmaceutical company based in Miami. He sends "a big hello to all pharmacy classmates, especially Dan Cahill and Neil Stacey."

Paul F. Armitage, UC'78, of Middleton, Massachusetts, is in his thirty-seventh year with the Middleton Police Department, the last seven as chief. He is an instructor at the Criminal Justice Training Council Academy in Reading and is a mentor in the IACP Police Chiefs Mentoring Project. In addition, Armitage was elected to a three-year term as Middleton's town constable.

James Keyes, MBA'78, of Amherst, New Hampshire, is the president of Charter One Bank in Vermont. Formerly, Keyes was president and CEO of First Vermont Bank, before joining Citizens Bank in 2002.

Mitchell B. Corn, BA'79, has moved to Tampa, Florida, to continue his career with MetLife Insurance, where he is an underwriter consultant.

Linda S. Cubellis, Ed'79, of Bourne, Massachusetts, writes, "Hello, everyone. I continue to work in Bourne's public schools as a speech and language pathologist and in private practice, while raising my four sons, Brent, Sean, Kyle, and Corey. My three oldest are in college. Kyle is a sophomore at Northeastern. Visiting him brings back great memories. I would love to hear from classmates, especially Lindsay Resnick, Sean Cohen, Ed, and the rest of the Westland Ave. Gang. I can be reached by e-mail at lindac3232@aol.com."

Michael Foy, E'79, of Marshfield, Massachusetts, has written a novel, Future Perfect, published by the ZoomBook Press. The science fiction book is the saga of a man who's lost his memory. Foy writes, "If you're not a science fiction fan, you may appreciate the mystery or the Western aspects of the story. G. Miki Hayden, an Edgar Award-winning mystery author, gave it a very flattering review."

Ampon Kittiampon, MS'79, of Bangkok, Thailand, has been named the secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Board in his country. The appointment was a surprising one, since Kittiampon, who was the deputy permanent secretary to agriculture, didn't apply for the position. He has been a civil servant in Thailand for twenty-three years.

Harlan Plumley, MBA'79, of Waban, Massachusetts, is the new chief financial officer at BIO-key International, a developer of identification and information services.