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1970s

Wendy J. Chamberlin (SESP70, H03) of McLean, Va., U.S. ambassador and assistant administrator for Asia and the Near East for the U.S. Agency for International Development, was appointed United Nations deputy high commissioner for refugees beginning Jan. 1. She has received several State Department awards.

William R. Levin (WCAS70) of Danville, Ky., professor of art history at Centre College, published the book The Allegory of Mercy at the Misericordia in Florence: Historiography, Context, Iconography and the Documentation of Confraternal Charity in the Trecento (University Press of America, 2004). The book provides the first complete analysis of the fresco, The Allegory of Mercy, one of the richest artworks of its era and its society.

Rhonda Rhodes (WCAS70) of Chicago is senior vice president of human resources for the American Medical Association.

Scott A. Anderson (SESP71, GSESP74) of Clearwater, Fla., sports medicine coordinator at Morton Plant Hospital, was inducted into the Athletic Trainers Association of Florida Hall of Fame in April 2003.

Henry W. Fruehauf (WCAS71) of Chicago is a lawyer in private practice.

Bonnie Neubeck Hohhof (WCAS72) of Glen Ellyn, Ill., editor of Competitive Intelligence and past editor of Competitive Intelligence Review, in January received the 2004 Meritorious Award, the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals' highest honor.

J. Jeffrey Rice (WCAS72) of Fort Myers, Fla., managing partner of Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz law firm, began his 10th year as a National Football League official. He umpired at several Super Bowls including Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston in February.

Donald R. Sloma (WCAS72) of Olympia, Wash., retired in March after 30 years of public service, most recently as executive director of the Washington State Board of Health. He became a part-time policy coordinator with the Washington Health Foundation. He remains active as president of the State Public Health Association and hopes to have more time for family and sailing.

Edward D. Berkowitz (G73, 76) of Baltimore is professor of history and director of the program in history and public policy at George Washington University . He wrote Robert Ball and the Politics of Social Security (The University of Wisconsin Press, 2004), a history of Social Security from 1950 to the present through the eyes of Ball, the former commissioner of Social Security during the Kennedy administration.

David Ametrano (WCAS73) of Quincy, Ill., became director of teaching and learning at Quincy University in February. He leads a faculty development program, promoting development of classroom assessment techniques and integrating instructional technology into the curriculum.

Janet Kay Craner Jensen (GC73) of Logan, Utah, co-wrote The Book Lover's Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by Celebrated Works of Literature and the Passages That Feature Them (Ballantine, 2003). She is a speech-language pathologist and consultant at Utah State University . She also teaches poetry classes to jailed inmates and serves as a literacy tutor.

Kenneth E. Nelson (GMcC73) of Chicago in January was named president of Clark Dietz, an engineering consulting firm with offices in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin .

Stuart N. Brotman (C74) of Lexington, Mass., became president of the Museum of Television & Radio in New York City in March. The museum, founded in 1976, collects and preserves television and radio programs and advertisements. Previously he was president of Stuart N. Brotman Communications, a global consulting firm.

Mark T. Brown (WCAS74) of Santa Clarita, Calif., is director of logistics and corporate purchasing for Princess Cruises. He retired from the U.S. Navy in September 2000.

Maria Catela (GSESP74) of Cascais, Portugal, is engaged in educational research, with a focus on multicultural schools that assist immigrants from Africa, Brazil and Eastern Europe . She has also worked at the Ministry of Education in Portugal .

Ed E. Duncan (L74) of Lyndhurst, Ohio, is a partner at the law firm of Tucker, Ellis & West in Cleveland . Since law school graduation he worked at Arter & Hadden until the firm's closing in 2003.

Hoyt Harris (GJ74) of Lafayette, La., was named prime news anchor at KATC-TV ABC in January. In summer 2003 he taught in Paris and produced a nightclub act on the Left Bank . He spent 13 years as a news anchor and an award-winning medical reporter at KLFY-TV. In 2000 he won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters. He has reported for television from Brussels, Belgium; Frankfurt, Germany; Paris; and the White House.

Christine Poon (WCAS74) of Princeton, N.J., was named the 2004 Healthcare Businesswomen's Association Woman of the Year. She is an executive committee member and worldwide chair of Johnson & Johnson's medicines and nutritional division in New Brunswick . She also is an active participant on the board of directors of Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia .

Irene Terrero (GC74) of Highland Park, Ill., is a bilingual speech-language pathologist for the North Suburban Special Education District. In October 2003 she returned to the Chicago area after 30 years abroad in France, Italy and Venezuela .

Galia Tamir Albin (GSESP75) of Tel-Aviv, Israel, chairs the boards of Gaia Cosmetics and Almedia Ltd. She also serves as a member of the board of governors at the Wingate Sports Institution. She served as chair for L.O. Combat Violence Against Women from 1996 to 2002. She produced and was lead actress in the 2001 film Starting Over. The movie, in Hebrew, was based on her book Happiness Triumphs (Modan Publications, 2002)

Lamont Change (SESP75) of River Forest, Ill., was named senior vice president and senior banker in the Wealth Management Group at LaSalle Bank in January.

Michael D. McCormick (WCAS75) of Hinsdale, Ill., is a partner at the law firm Meckler Bulger & Tilson in Chicago . He wrote Fired, Laid Off, Out of a Job: A Manual for Understanding, Coping, Surviving (Praeger, 2003).

George Schricker (C75) of Plymouth, Ind., recently released his ninth album, George's Brother . He has been a storyteller and children's songwriter in Indiana schools for the past 22 years.

Steven Schwalbe (McC75, GMcC77) of Leonia, N.J., is an associate professor of anesthesiology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University . He was voted president of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists in 2002.

Wendy L. Gajewski (C76) of Orlando, Fla., is manager of the education center and media productions at Florida Hospital Celebration Health. She works with the Surgical Learning Institute and is involved with the building of its new facility. She also writes, produces, directs and edits hospital-related marketing pieces. In her spare time, she pursues her soprano singing career.

Jody McAuliffe (C76) of Durham, N.C., an associate professor of the practice of theater studies and Slavic languages and literature at Duke University, co-wrote Crimes of Art Terror (University of Chicago Press, 2003). She also co-directed her adaptation of Don DeLillo's Mao II .

Douglas J. Montgomery (Mu76) of Santa Fe, N.M., recorded his 10th CD, A Pianist Dreams, a collection of original piano music. In addition to regular appearances at Vanessie of Santa Fe and Vicky's of Santa Fe in Palm Desert, Calif., he has performed concerts around the country and on cruise ships.

Roxane Cohen Silver (WCAS76, G81, 82) of Laguna Beach, Calif., is a professor in the University of California, Irvine 's Department of Psychology and Social Behavior and Department of Medicine. She was appointed by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge to the Academe and Policy Research Senior Advisory Committee, a nine-member advisory panel on homeland security. She is a national expert in the field of stress and coping.

Jeremy Gaylord Butler (GC77, 82) of Northport, Ala., is a professor of telecommunication and film at the University of Alabama . He created ScreenSite.org, one of the first web sites with resources for film and television students and teachers.

Joshua J. Jacobs (McC77) of Chicago, professor and associate chair for academic programs at Rush Medical College 's orthopedic surgery department, was named to the American Society for Testing and Materials International board of directors for 2004–06. He is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern.

Cheryl Whitesel-Cassingham (C77) of Western Springs, Ill., wrote her second historical novel, Blue Fingers: A Ninja's Tale (Houghton Mifflin, 2004). Her first novel was Rebel: A Tibetan Odyssey (HarperCollins, 2000)

John Drew (C78) of Rochester, N.Y., a portrait artist at Juli-Ann Cialone Photography, specializes in portraits, weddings and commercial work.

Lisa Hightower (C78) of Sacramento was appointed assistant general counsel of the California Department of Social Services in 2004. She has served with the department for the past 14 years. She is married and has a 7-year-old daughter.

Jill C. Lessard (C78) of Studio City, Calif., joined the Hallmark Channel as manager of network program publicity in May 2003.

Richard J. Nogal (WCAS78, L81) of Palos Park, Ill., is a partner at the law firm of Goldstine, Skrodzki, Russian, Nemec and Hoff in Burr Ridge. He specializes in business law and litigation. He was recently elected to the Board of Education for Palos School District 118 and named a director of A.J. Smith Federal Savings Bank.

Marla S. Persky (C78) of Evanston, deputy general counsel of Baxter Healthcare in Deerfield, was appointed a director of Cytyc Corp., serving on the audit and finance committee. She and her husband have a daughter.

Craig R. Pettigrew (C78) of La Crescenta, Calif., won his first Emmy Award for his music editorial work on the CBS miniseries Hitler: The Rise of Evil, which aired in May 2003. The music was recorded, mixed and edited in Prague, the Czech Republic .

Richard J. Coser (GMcC79) of Conroe, Texas, is general manager of clean fuels at Criterion Catalysts and Technologies at its corporate office in Houston .

Narasimhan “Naras” Eechambadi (GMcC79) of Charlotte established a marketing services company, Quaero. He previously worked as senior vice president of knowledge-based marketing at First Union.

Jerry Ehrlich (C79) of St. Louis is the executive director of St. Louis Society for the Physically Disabled, a nonprofit agency serving children and adults with physical disabilities by providing programs, transportation, community awareness and advocacy.

Pamela J. Mills (WCAS79) of Chicago became a partner at the law firm Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal in July 2003, joining its antitrust, franchise, distribution practice and international practice group.

Carol Reich Scheffler (C79) of Larchmont, N.Y., wrote Crafting with Stickers (Sterling/Barnes & Noble, 2004), her fifth book. She appears as a series regular on Ask DIY on television's Do It Yourself Network. She also appears in lifestyle segments on CBS and Fox.

Caroline Soodek (L79) of Chicago was named a partner with the international law firm Bryan Cave in February.