Neal Finnegan, BA'61, H'98, of Cohasset, Massachusetts, has been appointed a member of the board of directors at SolutionInc. Finnegan, who chairs the Northeastern University Board of Trustees, is also the director of Citizens Capital Corp. and the principal in Clover Capital and Data Products, USA. He is an executive member and trustee of WGBH Public Television, and vice chair of the Massachusetts Multiple Sclerosis Society. In addition, Finnegan has chaired and is a current board member of Catholic Charities, and is a director of the Bostonian Group and the Education Resources Institute, a board member of SMH Fine Foods, and a founding charter member and director of the Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United States.

Margaret Cook, LA'64, of Easton, Massachusetts, returned to campus in September to continue a tradition. A breeder of Siberian huskies, she introduced King, the latest official NU mascot, to Huntington Avenue. Cook and King were on hand during Labor Day weekend, while students were moving into their residence halls. The pair also appeared at Freshman Convocation, the first-ever Mascot March, and the tailgate party before the season's first football game. Cook taught art and mathematics in Rockland, Avon, and Bridgewater before retiring in 2002. She has participated in American Kennel Club (AKC) dog shows and competed in New England sled-dog racing. She has been an AKC show judge of Siberian huskies and president of the Yankee Siberian Husky Club, and is a member of the Siberian Husky Club of America and the Hockamock Kennel Club. She and several of her huskies marched in the 2003 and 2005 Homecoming parades.

Sidney F. Hooper, BA'64, of Portland, Oregon, is the president of Lamb Industries, an electrical-switch manufacturer. Walter Ordway, E'65, of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, is the chief technology officer at Digital Cinema Initiatives, a Hollywood company that has developed system requirements and specifications for theater projector and equipment manufacturers to create uniform and compatible digital-camera equipment.

Stuart Taylor, LA'65, of Lexington, Massachusetts, writes, "I host a daily radio talk show, Stu Taylor on Business, which is broadcast weekdays from eight to nine a.m. on WBIX-AM in Boston. I also host Equity Strategies, a nationally syndicated business/financial program on the Talk America network and the Business TalkRadio network. My website is www.stutaylor.com

Richard L. Elia, MA'66, of Winchester, Massachusetts, is owner, publisher, and president of the Quarterly Review of Wines. Randy Sheahan, LA'69, edits the publication, which started in 1977 as a newsletter for friends, became a magazine in 1980, and now boasts a worldwide circulation of 175,000. Elia is an English professor at Salem State College.

Howard J. Schwartz, BA'67, of Greenwich, Connecticut, is the chairman and chief executive officer of Tradeware Systems, a New York–based company that offers electronic stock-order routing and trade-management systems. He is the former chairman, president, and CEO of Lynch, Jones & Ryan, an institutional discount brokerage.

John Leger, BA'68, of Littleton, Massachusetts, writes, "Several hockey players who had been on the 1964 Eastern College Athletic Conference holiday tournament championship team decided to come out of retirement and enter the Massachusetts Senior Olympics last April. We're pleased to report that our team, made up mostly of former NU hockey players, won the gold medal."