1960s
Ron Donnelly, BA'60, lives in Sudbury, Massachusetts, with his wife, Bonnie. He wants to let his former track teammates know that he came out of a sixteen-year retirement to run the 100th Boston Marathon last year. "I was in Hopkinton at 5:30 a.m. and had the chance to meet people from all over the world. Though it took me five hours to finish, it didn't matter," he says. Donnelly is retired from Bull Worldwide Information Systems, but remains active through an association with Davox Corporation in Westford.Leo F. Peters, E'60, ME'66, of Melrose, Massachusetts, notes that his third grandchild, Allison Heil, was born December 13.
Raymond C. Trott, E'60, of Irving, Texas, is president of the Radio Club of America, the oldest radio communications society in the world. He has been a member of the club for more than twenty years.
Stanley J. Bura, LA'61, of Salem, Massachusetts, reports that his daughter, Elaine, received a master's degree in finance from Northeastern last fall.
Harriet E. Cohen, LA'61, of San Diego, California, was widowed after thirty-one years of marriage. She is completing work on a master's degree in library and information while she manages a branch of the San Diego Public Library.
Erik R. Hanner, E'61, of Dallas, Texas, has been a franchise real estate manager for Little Caesar's Pizza for six years. His territory includes ten Sunbelt states and Puerto Rico. He also provides corporate real estate services through Erik Hanner & Associates for clients who require specialized site selection. He and his wife, Patricia, recently celebrated their twenty-sixth wedding anniversary. They've lived in Dallas since 1978 and have two granddaughters and a grandson. He says he'd like to hear from classmates who are in the area.
Arthur L. Smith, E'61, is employed by Pacific Architects & Engineers in Washington, D. C. He is now the project manager for Landstuhl Regional Army Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany.
Daniel J. Burchstead Jr., BA'62, is owner of York Sheet Metal and Winter Welding and Machine Company, both in York, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Marie, live in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Jack A. Frisch, LA'62, of Boynton Beach, Florida, is chairman of the board of governors of Florida Metropolitan University in Orlando. He was awarded an honorary doctor of business administration degree at the university's 1996 commencement.
Clinton A. Booth, E'63, of Centreville, Virginia, retired from the Army in 1990 and is a senior financial adviser in Alexandria. He and his wife, Carol, recently celebrated their thirty-fifth anniversary. They have three grandchildren.
Normand A. Dube, E'63, of Fairfield, Connecticut, fully retired in October. "Plan to do some volunteer work, lower my golf handicap, and travel. Why leave it all to the kids?" he writes.
Richard W. Wheeler, E'63, became a training group head last fall in the emulsion-coating technology unit of Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York. He has been employed by Kodak for thirty-four years.
Thomas H. Asselin, E'64, of Atlanta, Georgia, is head of the construction and environmental law department at Peterson, Dillard, Young, Asselin & Powell, which has a national practice in the field of construction law.
M. Barbara Schulze, MEd'64, has retired after forty-six years with the Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists to a "more leisurely life in Mason, New Hampshire." Schulze is well-known to many Northeastern administrators, having served as a liaison between Forsyth and the university since the academic affiliation began in 1963.
Virginia Close Bacon, LA'65, of Portola Valley, California, would like to hear from friends. Her e-mail address is <vcbacon@ix.netcom.com>.
Steven F. Clifford, E'65, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Environmental Technology Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the highest professional distinction accorded an engineer. Clifford has published many papers in atmospheric optics, acoustics, and electromagnetism, with more than 120 titles to his credit. Five of his publications won the NOAA Outstanding Paper Award.
Judith (Rosenthal) Feldman, LA'65, of Canton, Massachusetts, is co-owner of Aerobic Patterns, a Needham-based dance and exercise company.
Richard A. Giberti, E'65, PHD'70, of Fairfield, Connecticut, is director of business development for Artisan Industries in Waltham, Massachusetts.
George S. Katsarakes, E'65, has been named executive vice president of Eagle Electric Manufacturing, a technological and market leader in wiring devices. He is a member of the newly created office of the president and is responsible for the company's manufacturing activities. He served previously as the company's vice president for operations.
Bill Murphy, BA'65, MBA'69, and Bob Baskin, a Northeastern engineering student in the '60s, have started an Internet company, IREN (Independent Real Estate Network). After thirty-four years of separation, the pair reunited last November at the Nu Epsilon Zeta seventy-fifth anniversary celebration. The company's Web address is <http://www.irenet.com> and the service is free to N.U. alumni.
Elaine Brown, LA'66, MS'72, of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, is a medical technologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Phillip M. Scanlan, E'66, ME'74, of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, was married to Jane Redfern on January 1. She is a graduate of Tufts University and is a trustee of the school.
Joel Barry Chase, E'67, is senior project manager for the west parking garage at Logan International Airport in Boston.
Robert E. Rubinstein, MA'67, of Eugene, Oregon, is the originator and director of the Multi-Cultural Storytelling Festival, which received an award for "effective community work in the pursuit of justice" from Clergy and Laity Concerned. "This past October, I presented storytelling and teaching workshops and performed at Western Montana College in Dillon," he writes. "The people were very nice and the workshops over three days were a great success." Rubinstein is the author of Hints for Teaching Success in Middle School, published by Teacher Ideas Press in Colorado.
Miguel C. Delapena, UC'68, UC'70, writes, "After assignment to Hong Kong, Peru, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Mexico, I plan to retire from the Foreign Service and return to Lincoln, Massachusetts. Beginning in August, I will teach and direct Enter International Markets, a consulting firm focusing on Asia and Latin America."
Eileen Goldstein Eisner, MEd'68, is the director of Theragraphics, a company that merges therapy with decor to assist individuals with Alzheimer's.
George A. Lopez-Cepero, E'68, ME'74, of Phoenix, Arizona, recently celebrated his nineteenth year at the Arizona Department of Transportation, where he is a senior project manager responsible for team training and furthering the implementation of project management.
James H. McGuinness Jr., BA'68, of West Newton, Massachusetts, was sworn in by Governor William Weld in October as a justice of the Natick division of the Massachusetts Trial Court.
George L. Richman Jr., BA'68, was assigned by McDonnell Douglas as a supplier management consultant for the company's joint venture with Shanghai Aviation Industrial Corporation to build MD-90 passenger aircraft in Shanghai. He lives in Long Beach, California.
Rose Marie (McDonnell) Salah, LA'68, MPH'78, of Dedham, Massachusetts, is a coagulation marketing specialist for Instrumentation Laboratory. She does volunteer work for the Junior League of Boston.
Arnold J. Canada, BA'69, retired as a colonel from the Army at Fort Benning, Georgia, and is now an instructional designer and consultant for Synouus Financial. He and his family live in Columbus, Georgia.
Carol Jean (Hunnicutt) Flemming, LA'69, of Phoenix, Arizona, received a bachelor's degree in biology from Northern Arizona University in August. She is a microvirologist at St. Joseph's Hospital.
Ronald N. Millen, E'69, of Baltimore, Maryland, is executive director of Chizuk Amlino Congregation in Baltimore.
Richard A. Rosenberg, E'69, is the new senior vice president for financial administrative services and a member of the management committee of Exxon Company USA.
Gil Thibeau, LC'69, UC'73, is team manager of the technical response group at National Semiconductor in Arlington, Texas.