Karl R. Bossi, LA'62, of Venice, Florida, has written Just Call Me Moose! Growing Up Italian in America, which was published in April by Gondola Press. Part of the book covers his time as a student at Northeastern (and his co-op job in Brookline). Bossi grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and served in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He led a bomb disposal unit in Vietnam, and later became an aerospace logistics engineer.

Brian R. Smith, E'62, of Shanghai, is a professor at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, the leading financial educational institution in China. He teaches financial and cost accounting. Smith has been in China since 1999; until 2004, he ran an MBA program in partnership with Napier University, in Edinburgh. He is married to Zhang Yan (Linda). Smith recently wrote his thirteenth book, Living in the Shadow of the Chairman, which he describes as a "tongue-in-cheek look at modern China and her people." He can be e-mailed at brsmith15@yahoo.com.

John Power, BA'63, of Walpole, Massachusetts, writes, "I've been actively working to extend the NU Alumni Association's message to everyone I meet. My town alone boasts over a hundred alumni! Everyone should encourage their friends to sign up for the online community. NU has a huge alumni base, and we can make an enormous difference."

Maureen (Sexton) Barry, E'65, of Naples, Florida, writes, "I retired in 1997, and Dick and I moved to Florida. I am looking forward to seeing classmates and sorority sisters at the fortieth reunion in October!"

David Nelson, Ed'65, of Sharon, Massachusetts, shares this reminder: "Calling all class of 1965 education majors. The fortieth anniversary is coming."

Patricia (O'Brien) Reveliotty, Ed'65, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, writes, "Nick, E'63, and I have been in New Jersey since 1974. We are now retired and enjoy traveling. We plan on attending the fortieth reunion."

Ed Teixeira, BA'66, of Stonybrook, New York, is the president of FranchiseKnowHow, a franchise development consulting firm. His book Franchising from the Inside Out was published by Xlibris.

Warren Russo, LA'67, of Amesbury, Massachusetts, writes, "While pursuing careers in newspapers and corporate communications, I earned advanced degrees in journalism and management, later founded an advertising agency, and am now in government service at Hanscom Air Force Base. After joining the Navy as a reservist some years ago, I have literally sailed around the world. It would be great to hear from my NU classmates before I deploy to Iraq for my third war, later this year. You can reach me via e-mail at warren.russo@alumni.neu.edu."

Michael Stedman, LA'67, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, and his wife, Barbara, were part of a Global Volunteers team that in February worked on childcare and construction projects at a community daycare center in Calder?¼n, a town on the outskirts of Quito, Ecuador.

Jeffrey E. Stone, LA'68, of Salina, Kansas, is the BASIS specialist working on eligibility assessments for the Disability Planning Organization in Kansas. He was previously the night operations officer at UMB Bank in Salina, where he lives with his daughter, Lee Ann.

Larry A. Altersitz, LA'69, of Westville, New Jersey, reports he was awarded U.S. patent 6,846,967 on January 25 for a process to dispose of all levels of nuclear waste.

Leonard Cohen, E'69, of Waterford, Connecticut, writes, "I am still working for the U.S. Navy, and just received my forty-year pin. I plan to continue to work for another year and a half."