1970s
Sarah (Palmer) Ferris, LA'70, of Rye, New York, is the vice president
of marketing for Fuel and Marine Marketing, a joint venture between Chevron
and Texaco.
Michael A. Pearson, BA'70, MBA'72, was named the 1999 Outstanding
Ohio Accounting Educator by the American Accounting Association and the
Ohio Society of CPAs. "I definitely learned my craft at Northeastern,"
he says. "I am indebted to the university and promote the institution
at every opportunity." Pearson is a professor in the College of Business
Administration/Graduate School of Management at Kent State University.
Edouard A. Piché, E'70, of Troy, Michigan, is an engineering
group manager for the General Motors Truck Group. His group designs body
hardware for GMC and Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and Yukon trucks.
Peter Seremet, BA'70, of Alexandria, Virginia, is vice president
of public affairs for United Distillers and Vintners, the largest spirits/beer/wine
company in the world.
Bob White, E'70, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, retired in June
1998 after twenty-eight years with the Gillette Company. He says he spends
time with his family and is involved in Wellesley town government.
Marc Alan Cohn, LA'71, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, celebrated
his twentieth anniversary on the faculty of Louisiana State University.
He is executive director of the Southern Society of Plant Physiologists
and was appointed editor in chief of Seed Science Research last January.
He recently traveled to England, Bulgaria, Mexico, France, and the Netherlands
to speak about his research on the mechanisms of seed dormancy.
Mary M. Baker, N'72, of Sacramento, California, has been appointed
to the Internal Steering Committee for development of the Magnet Nursing
Services Recognition Program for Home Health Care by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center, and to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical
State Plan Field Review Committee in California. She is the president and
CEO of Chicken Soup, Plus, a home health care service.
Barbara Pike, BB'72, of Milton, Massachusetts, is a personal
trainer. She notes she spends the winter playing golf in Florida.
Charles J. Saunders, UC'72, of Billerica, Massachusetts, has
retired as president and CEO of the New England Wine Company, and has started
a premium wine import business. He's also the president of Les Chevaliers
du Grand Vin, an international wine society. He can be e-mailed at <winecell@aol.com>.
Carol A. Facella, BA'73, MJ'74, is a professor of criminal justice
at Salem State College. She and her husband, Michael Ervolini, and daughter,
Joy Marie, live in Winthrop, Massachusetts.
Gail F. Holbrook, LA'73, of Chico, California, is a professor
at California State University, Chico, teaching theatre arts, directing
shows, designing costumes, and serving as managing director of the college's
thirty-fourth consecutive summer theatre season. She can be e-mailed at<gholbrook@csuchico.edu>.
Bill Valentine, E'73, MBA'99, of Salem, New Hampshire, says,
"I would recommend the Northeastern Executive MBA program to other
alums in management positions. It's a great program." He notes his
son, Michael, is a sophomore at N.U. studying computer engineering and
is a member of the crew. Bill's e-mail address is <k1wv@yahoo.com>.
Nadine R. Yates, MEd'73, is a Fellow in the Society of Marketing
Professional Services. She is the founding principal of N. R. Yates and
Associates of Maynard, Massachusetts.
Edward A. Reznick, BA'74, of Greenville, Delaware, became president
of Bankers Trust (Delaware) in June. He and his wife, Elyse Reznick,
CJ'75, have a son, Graham, who is a student at the New York University
Tisch School of the Arts, and a daughter, Becka, who is in the ninth grade
in the Tatnall School in Wilmington, Delaware.
Alan L. Reiss, E'75, of Oceanside, New York, is the director
of the World Trade Center in New York City.
John Clayton, LA'76, lives in Manchester, New Hampshire, and
is a columnist with the city's newspaper, the Union Leader. He recently
was named Columnist of the Year by the Associated Press of New England.
Clayton has published three anthologies of his columns. He's also an Emmy
Awardwinning host of New Hampshire Crossroads on New Hampshire Public
Television.
Barry C. Jones, PAH'76, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, is the chief
pharmacist for the Peabody practice of Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates.
Arthur J. Kazianis, E'76, of Cranston, Rhode Island, is the vice
president of quality control for Hasbro.
Steven J. Koorse, ME'76, is a partner and registered professional
engineer with the environmental team of Hunton and Williams, an international
law firm. He and his wife and three children live in Richmond, Virginia.
He can be reached by e-mail at <skoorse@hunton.com>.
A. Denise Wood, BB'76, teaches first grade and coaches the Elms
College equestrian team. She lives with her three daughters and two cats
in Northampton, Massachusetts. Her e-mail address is <niemczyk@massed.net>.
Robert L. Cauffman, MBA'77, is the senior vice president of national
accounts at Bunzl Distribution in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Mary E. Muller, AS'77, of Boston, says, "Hello to all my
friends from the class of '77."
Bill Nichols, CJ'77, is in sales for H. T. Woods of South Warwick,
Rhode Island. He worked for Universal Press/World Color and had been a
treasury agent with the U.S. Customs Service. He is married to Laurie
McIntosh, FD'75. They have three children: Adam, a senior at LaSalle
Academy in Providence; and twin girls Elissa and Jenna, freshmen at LaSalle.
Nichols can be e-mailed at <Bill9353@ aol.com>.
Janis Levart Barquist, L'78, of Beverly Hills, California, is
a deputy city attorney for Los Angeles. "I am doing labor and employment
litigation for the Los Angeles Police Department. It's great fun,"
she says.
Wolcott R. Blair, E'79, of Saint Louis, Missouri, builds aircraft
prototypes such as the X-36 and X-32 for the Boeing Phantom Works. His
e-mail address is <wrblair@yahoo.com>.
Dan Kennedy, LA'79, of Danvers, Massachusetts, won the 1999 award
for media reporting from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, and
placed second in the competition for the 1999 Arthur Rowse Award for Press
Criticism, sponsored by the National Press Club. Kennedy is a senior writer
for the Boston Phoenix. He and his wife, Barbara (Tanski) Kennedy,
AS'80, are the parents of two children, Timothy and Rebecca. Kennedy's
Web site is located at <http://www.shore.net/~dkennedy>.
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