1980s
Russell L. Borman, E'80, MBA'82, has joined Baan USA, where he
is responsible for managing technical education services for North America.
He and his wife, Nancy, and their daughters, Jenny and Kerry, live in Ashburn,
Virginia.
Alf Carroll III, E'80, of Marion, Massachusetts, manages the
engineering staff at Communica, in Bourne. He and his wife, Nancy, have
a son and daughter. Carroll formerly worked at C. S. Draper Labs and at
Sippican.
Barry H. Davis, BA'80, is director of financial planning and
analysis for Conseco, in Philadelphia. He and his wife, son, and daughter
live in Ambler, Pennsylvania.
Peter J. Kowpak, BA'80, of Flushing, New York, writes, "Congratulations
to Joe Caruso, BA'80, on his recent marriage to the lovely Collata."
Linda M. Marcello-Duhamel, PAH'80, lives in Lawrence, Massachusetts,
with her husband, Paul, and son, Matthew, who just completed his freshman
year at Central Catholic High School in Lawrence.
Elizabeth Gaudet Nolan, N'80, is a lieutenant colonel in the
Army Reserve. She traveled to Ecuador in May to teach medical topics to
physicians and nurses.
George B. O'Dea, N'80, is manager of health services for Hanley-Hazelden
in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Luis J. Romano, E'80, and his wife, Jean, of Little Rock, Arkansas,
celebrated the birth of a daughter, Samantha Gabrielle, on February 1.
Harvey Sklar, BB'80, of Randolph, Massachusetts, completed his
tenth Pan Mass Challenge last year. The 200-mile bicycle trek from Sturbridge
to Provincetown raised more than $6.75 million for the Jimmy Fund and the
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Sklar said he is hoping "to hear from
or see some of my old classmates on the road" during this year's ride.
Write him at <cycle200@aol.com>.
Eric S. Benson, CJ'81, of El Paso, Texas, is a special agent
for the FBI and an assistant SWAT leader assigned to violent crime/major
offenders. He and his wife, Gloria, will celebrate their second anniversary
on November 29. Jeffrey A. Doucette, CJ'81, of Elkton, Maryland, says "hello
to all my N.U. alumni friends." His e-mail address is <jkkdouc@yahoo.com>.
James L. Maibach, BA'81, has been appointed by the mayor and
city council of Arlington, Texas, to the city's Planning and Zoning Commission.
Linda Brisson Meyers, CJ'81, is managing officer of Kantor, Mickelson
& Meyers, with offices in East Hartford and Avon, Connecticut. She
lives in Avon with her husband, Bob, and their son, Edward. She writes,
"Greetings to all fellow classmates, especially Ben Sanborn."
Tim Wells, E'81, is the business development manager for energy at Air
Liquide, an international group specializing in industrial and medical
gases and related services. He and his wife, Leslie, and six children live
in Houston. His e-mail address is <tim.wells@airliquide.com>.
Lynne E. Claflin, AS'82, of Cave Junction, Oregon, writes, "I
quit my job of seven years in Washington, D.C., to move to the peace and
quiet of southwestern Oregon, and landed a job at Rogue Community College's
Illinois Valley Learning Center working with the adult basic education
program. I feel as though I'm making a concrete difference in people's
lives."
Jeffrey S. Goodless, BA'82, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, says
succinctly, "All's well."
Ann Galligan Kelley, MBA'82, recently completed her thirteenth
year as an assistant professor of accountancy and twelfth year as director
of the Business Studies Program at Providence College in Rhode Island.
She and her husband have two children, Andrew and Caroline. "I would
love to hear from fellow MBA classmates or TAs," she says. Her e-mail
address is <akelley@providence.edu>.
Peter A. Maniscalco, GB'82, of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey,
is corporate pricing manager of the lighting division at Philips Electronics
in Somerset, New Jersey.
Binh D. Uong, E'82, of Clearwater, Florida, cofounded GVN Technologies,
a company that provides highly integrated, multiservice access platforms
for voice, data, and Internet applications. His e-mail address is <binh@gvntech.com>.
Bric A. Wheeler, BA'82, of Knoxville, Tennessee, is associate
director of the Center for Executive Education at the University of Tennessee's
College of Business Administration.
Bruce H. Boguslav, MBA'83, was recently named global program
manager for e-commerce services at IBM Global Services in Waltham, Massachusetts.
He and his wife, Linda, and three children live in Worcester.
Robin J. Deutsch, AS'83, of Granville, Massachusetts, is director
of publishing and new media at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield.
He and his wife, Theresa, recently celebrated their twelfth wedding anniversary.
Susan (Fertig) Halpert, AS'83, of Wayland, Massachusetts, was
recently named assistant director of the Jewish Community Center's Camp
Kingswood in Bridgton, Maine.
Melinda J. Kramer, CS'83, and her husband, Robert Ernst, of Chicago,
announce the birth of a son, Alex, on July 3, 1998. Kramer says she watches
as many Husky, Bruins, and Patriots games as she can.
Sean McDonald, E'83, of Hanau, Germany, writes, "I am pleased
to announce that after many years of procrastination, I have finally become
a registered professional engineer. Thanks to all the professors who taught
me at N.U. Even after fifteen years I was able to retain enough knowledge
to pass the test."
Gale L. Palmer, MA'83, of Weymouth, Massachusetts, writes to
ask, "How does one get tickets to the Beanpot Tournament? I've called
for years and never have gotten tickets nor an answer."
Joseph K. Witmer, MA'83, of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, is legal
counsel to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, specializing in
telecommunications and Internet issues.
Carl P. Cioppa, BA'84, of Framingham, Massachusetts, and Naples,
Maine, is founder and principal of the Wayside Resource Group in Marlborough,
Massachusetts. The company provides high-tech staffing services and human
resources support.
Amanda M. Guthorn, CJ'84, MJ'90, of Keene, New Hampshire, is
director of campus safety and security at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge,
New Hampshire. She also serves as president of the New Hampshire College
and University Chiefs Association and reports she will marry Donald Warman
in October. She adds, "I love seeing [sociology professor] Jack Levin
on TV. Everyone here knows about Jack Levin Pork [a dish named for him
at an area Chinese restaurant]." Guthorn can be reached by e-mail
at <missamanda@top.monad.net>
or <GuthorA@fpc.edu>.
Jerry Higgins, AS'84, and his wife, Andrea, of New Haven, Connecticut,
celebrated the birth of their second child, Andrew James, on February 2.
Their daughter, Alexandra Victoria, was born February 20, 1994. Higgins
is a sportswriter with the New Haven Register. He says he'd like to hear
from classmates who were once called "the worst editing class ever
at Northeastern." His e-mail address is <jhiggins01@snet.net>.
Bill Hutchinson, E'84, of Altamonte Springs, Florida, is quality
assurance manager at Emery Worldwide Airlines in Orlando.
Diane Jackson, AS'84, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, is director
of diversity at Aetna in Hartford. She started with the company in 1993
as a program officer with the Aetna Foundation. Her e-mail address is <DJackson@aetna.com>.
Edward J. Monac, UC'84, of Braintree, Massachusetts, writes,
"Thank you, Gretchen Tomson, for helping me in 1982!"
Mahmud Swapan Rahman, E'84, MBA'92, and his wife, Lynda, of Needham,
Massachusetts, celebrated the birth of a son, Ravi, on December 25, 1997.
Their e-mail address is <SRahman@praxair.com>.
Steven M. Weissman, AS'84, of Westborough, Massachusetts, founded
At Ease Computing in 1998. The company's web address is <www.at-ease-inc.com>.
Chuck A. Whiteman, BA'84, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, writes,
"I would like to say hello to all of my fellow alumni and hope all
is well. I would also like to announce that my wife, Alissa, and I are
having twins by August 18. We're absolutely thrilled and excited about
the family explosion. Peace and love." Whiteman's e-mail address is
<honeyb@gateway.net>.
Caroline A. Costello, N'85, her husband, Rob Cataldo, and daughter,
Brianna, have moved back to the Boston area and now live in Westwood. She
is a clinical coordinator at Children's Hospital in Boston.
Laurie Gold, BA'85, of Tampa, Florida, reports, "In 1998
I started my own pet-sitting service called For Paws Sake. I visit each
client's home and take care of their pets. Believe it or not, this is my
full-time job, and I finally get to use my marketing degree." Her
e-mail address is <pawssake@aol.com>.
Jo Ann Gorodetzer, CJ'85, of Montclair, New Jersey, is chief
of staff to a member of the New Jersey Assembly. She says she has a six-year-old
son, a fiancé, and six pets.
Sharon Blodgett, AS'86, writes, "Just wanted to let classmates
know I'm back in Boston (Wellesley) after spending seven (fun) years in
Dallas. Divorced (maiden name was Quigley but kept Blodgett because I was
used to it and it was easier than changing all my accounts). Still with
Fidelity Investments (twelve years now) and still loving it. Just transferred
from Dallas to the Boston site, where I'm an operations director."
Her e-mail address is <Sblodg2994@aol.com>.
Jerry Congdon, MBA'86, is executive vice president of Wakefield
Management, a multiunit auto repair franchise company, with headquarters
in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. He's also attending the Massachusetts School
of Law. His e-mail address is <jcongdon46@aol.com>.
Michael Magliochetti, E'86, MBA'92, is president and chief operating
officer of UroSurge, a high-tech medical device firm. For the past three
years, he has also served as an adjunct professor of biomedical engineering
at the University of Iowa. "I remain an intense family man and committed
to the Children's Miracle Network," he says. Friends can e-mail him
at <mmag@urosurge.com>.
Pearl Mosley, UC'83, MA'96, of Roxbury, was named one of the
"Heroes Among Us" by the Boston Celtics in February for her contributions
to society and the Boston community. She is eighty years old.
Margery Anne Rossi, AS'86, is chaplain and assistant executive
director of St. Peter's Community Outreach Center in Peekskill, New York.
She has masters' degrees from Fordham University and the New Seminary.
"Life is good," she writes. "I have a fulfilling ministry
with wonderful people, and I'm getting married in August. I am truly blessed
(and busy)."
Peter Wilcox, E'86, lives in Portland, Connecticut, with his
wife, Maria, and daughters, Alexa and Jocelyn (born in March). He works
for a conveyor systems integrator. His e-mail address is <p-wilcox@worldnet.att.net>.
William B. Young, MBA'86, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, writes,
"I'm living in the 'Golden Strip' and keeping busy as a computer consultant
at Michelin and Fuji. I also sing with Dixie chorus champion Big Chicken
Chorus of Marietta, Georgia. Weather here in the upstate is almost like
Massachusetts!"
Tom Edwards, CJ'87, and Annette Bergstrom Edwards, AS'87,
of Maynard, Massachusetts, celebrated the birth of their first son, Smith
Thomas, in December 1998. He has two sisters, Ashlyn and Emily.
Stephen Fielding, PHD'87, is author of The Practice of Uncertainty:
Voices of Physicians and Patients in Medical Malpractice Claims. A promotion
for the book can be found at the publisher's website <www.greenwood.com>.
Fielding is a research assistant professor of family medicine at the University
of Rochester. His e-mail address is <Steve_Fielding@urmc.rochester.edu>.
Dave Giampietro, LC'87, is a communications systems designer
at the Siemon Company in Watertown, Connecticut, where he lives. He received
a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Wentworth Institute.
He and his wife, Denise, have two children, Eric and Lauren.
Veronica L. Hobbs, CJ'87, of Fremont, Ohio, was recently promoted
by Legal Services of Northwest Ohio to senior supervising attorney in charge
of a new office that handles domestic violence cases. She recently served
a year as president of the Wood County Bar Association. Hobbs received
her law degree from the University of CaliforniaBerkeley.
Francis E. Marino, E'87, of Upton, Massachusetts, has been admitted
to practice as a patent agent before the U.S. Patent Office. David Meisenzahl,
CS'87, writes, "Fellow members of the CS 1987 class: If you find yourself
in Japan, please contact me. I'll be happy to introduce you to the place."
He can be reached on the web at <http://surf.to/kawika>
or by e-mail at <kawika@gl.com>.
Nasim G. Memon, AS'87, of Arlington, Virginia, received a master's
degree in biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University in May. John J. Riccardi,
PAH'87, is vice president for MP TotalCare Pharmacy in Tampa, Florida,
where he lives with his wife, Diane, and children, John and Michael.
Greg Sobel, L'87, of Sudbury, Massachusetts, reports he's "mediating
high-profile public disputes from his wheelchair and looking forward to
a third hip replacement in late 1999." His cases include the General
Electric cleanup of PCBs in western Massachusetts, facilitating pollution
cleanup decision making at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, and
conducting consensus-based regulation development for the U.S. Department
of Education.
Dan Stahl, CJ'87, lives in Northport, New York, with his wife,
Marybeth, and sons, Dan II and Connor. "We are now restoring a vintage
Victorian," he says. "I am working in real estate and part-time
bail enforcement on Long Island." His e-mail address is <danstahl.com>.
James W. Bushway Jr., E'88, of Princeton, Massachusetts, celebrated
the birth of a daughter, Emma Christine, on October 7, 1998. He writes,
"Moved back to New England after ten years on the West Coast."
He is a senior development engineer at Raytheon in Marlborough.
Mike Cahill, BA'88, and his wife, Michelle, celebrated the birth
of a son, Michael III, on September 28, 1998. He joins a sister, Caitlin.
Mike recently opened a law office in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Cynthia L. Deragon, UC'88, of Fort Myers, Florida, writes, "I
left Boston in 1988 upon graduating and attended dental school at the University
of Connecticut. After residency for two years in New Orleans, I moved to
Florida, where I now have my own private practice limited to periodontics."
Juan Diaz-Colocho, ME'88, of San Salvador, El Salvador, is a
lighting consultant and designer. "Most recently, I was in charge
of lighting the National Congress Building, where President Clinton addressed
all Central American presidents on new types of assistance and other aid
programs available from the U.S." Diaz-Colocho's e-mail address is
<diaz.colocho@salnet.net>.
Agostinho Gomes, LC'88, of Randolph, Massachusetts, was recently
certified as an ISA-certified control systems technician at Level III.
He is an instrument technician for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
Kevin Hogan, AS'88, writes, "The big news since leaving
N.U. to work on teaching English is that my wife, Susan, and I moved last
year to Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We teach at the International School
of Amsterdam. Susan teaches math in both the middle school and high school,
and I teach English in the high school. Since rowing for N.U. as an undergraduate,
I have never given up my love for the sport. Currently, I'm rowing for
the Amstel Rowing Club here in Amsterdam. What surprises me most is how
much the Amstel River has in common with the Charles: twisting, winding
courses with hundreds of boats out on the weekend. All the clubs know each
other, and they practice and compete with that in mind. It's a real community
of rowing."
Nizar A. Ibrahim, E'88, of Long Beach, California, recently accepted
a new assignment as semiconductor industry manager for Mannesmann Rexroth
in the U.S., Sweden, and Germany. Al Weggeman, E'88, has been promoted
at General Electric to president and general manager of the company's Midwest
Electric subsidiary in Minnesota. "Heard so many great things about
Minnesota winters that I just had to experience it," he says.
Riva Westlund, L'88, of Brooklyn, New York, is in the final year
of a doctoral program in clinical psychology at Adelphi University. She
works as a freelance editor of law books.
Michael J. Capecci, AS'89, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, writes,
"It's been ten years and I just wanted to say 'what's up?' to all
the '89ers out there, especially any '84-85 Stetson Hall dormaholics. You
know who you are. I'm trying to plan a huge reunion. Contact me at <mike_capecci@scudder.com>.
I have been quite busy this decade-three kids, a new house, and a dog.
I recently accepted a position as an assistant vice president at Scudder
Kemper Investments. I look forward to hearing from you."
Eric Fleming, E'89, and his wife, Ellen, of Norwood, Massachusetts,
celebrated the birth of their second child, Lauren, on March 4. She joins
a brother, Alexander. Fleming is a civil engineer with the railroad group
of Sverdup Civil in Boston. His e-mail address is <fleminew@sverdup.com>.
Charlene A. (Wojciehowski) Loring, BA'89, and James D. Loring,
BA'89, were married on March 27. They live in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Mimi (Gurman) Magaziner, N'89, lives in Maryland with her husband,
Jeff, and son, Aaron. She is a labor and delivery nurse at Greater Baltimore
Medical Center. Her e-mail address is <JeffMimi@aol.com>.
Tom Moon III, BA'89, and his wife, Lauren Uyterhoeven, live on
Potrero Hill in San Francisco, with their son, Robert. He writes, "Hi
to professor Ross Hall."
Andy Simon, BA'89, and his wife, Liz, of Warren, New Jersey,
welcomed their first child, Jake Michael, on March 13. "Yesterday,
tearing up the Quad; today, a dad," notes Simon. He works for Business
Edge Solutions, a start-up management consulting firm.
Jim Simonson, AS'89, recently moved from Miami Beach, Florida,
to Alexandria, Virginia. He works for the U.S. Justice Department. "My
wife, Maureen, and daughter, Alexandria, are both anticipating our second
child in November," he says.
Reginald J. Steele, AS'89, received a master's degree in criminal
justice from Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts. He works in the
revenue and audit department of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
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