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1970s

Daniel Anderson (Mu70) of Bloomfield, N.J., an elementary music teacher in the Bloomfield school system since 1985, was selected by his colleagues for the 2004 Governor's Teacher Recognition Program, which honors outstanding teachers in the New Jersey public schools. His wife, Judith Adams Anderson (Mu70), was the soprano soloist in a world premiere of Choices, a cantata for soprano, women's chorus, cello and piano by Meri Kleinmann, in February 2004. The concert was presented and recorded at Congregation Beth Ahm of West Essex in Verona.

Janet L. Johnson (J70) of Spartanburg, S.C., retired as an attorney after 33 years of service with the federal government. Her last position was with the Department of Homeland Security. She moved to upstate South Carolina with her mother and cat.

Alan L. Browne (GMcC71) of Grosse Pointe, Mich., a General Motors technical fellow at GM Research and Development in Warren, was named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in September 2004. This honor recognizes a member with 10 years of engineering practice who has made significant contributions to the profession.

Richard J. Cohen (WCAS71) of St. Paul was Minnesota co-chair for the John Kerry presidential campaign. He was re-elected to his sixth term in the Minnesota Senate in 2002 and then elected by his colleagues to chair the Senate Finance Committee.

Clinton R. Sanders (G71, 72) of Storrs, Conn., professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut, received the Provost's Research Excellence Award.

Robert Seal (WCAS71) of Fort Worth, dean of the library at Texas Christian University, was elected to the board of trustees of the Online Computer Library Center in May 2004 and began his six-year term in November. OCLC is an international library network serving 45,000 libraries in the United States and 84 other countries around the world.

Richard Woldow (J71) of Ivyland, Pa., a volunteer columnist for the Free Press in Quakertown, received the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association's 2004 Keystone Award for Best Column in a weekly publication in May 2004. His web site was named one of the top 70 news analysis and opinion columns in the United States by Dmoz Open Directory.

John J. Bukowczyk (WCAS72) of Royal Oak, Mich., professor of history and director of the Canadian Studies Program at Wayne State University in Detroit, was named editor of the Journal of American Ethnic History, the journal of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society. He began the three-year editorship Sept. 1, 2004.

J. Brian Hancock (WCAS72) of Saginaw, Mich., practices emergency medicine at St. Mary's Hospital and is senior partner with Timberline Physicians. He is serving a one-year term as president of the American College of Emergency Physicians and is on the faculty of the Synergy Medical Education Alliance Emergency Medicine Residency Program. He is also a clinical professor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.

Jeff Ravitz (C72) of Studio City, Calif., lighting designer and partner with Visual Terrain Inc. in Van Nuys, designed special lighting for the summer 2004 film The Manchurian Candidate. He also designed the lighting for three new comedy specials. The first, featuring Larry, the Cable Guy, was broadcast on Comedy Central in May 2004 and released on DVD in June 2004.

Donald "Don" G. Etling (GJ73) of Kirkwood, Mo., was named senior partner with the public relations firm Fleishman-Hillard in St. Louis in August 2004. He co-founded and leads the firm's internal communications practice, helping organizations align employee performance with objectives and business strategies.

Susan Nigro Gelsomino (Mu73, GMu74) of Riverside, Ill., a contrabassoon soloist, presented the world premiere performances of Night Shadows by Joel Bjorling and Potato polca by Giorgio Koukl at the Riverside Presbyterian Church in October 2004. In February she presented the world premiere of Theme and Variations in G Minor for Contrabassoon and Orchestra by David Stybr at the College of DuPage.

Karen Emerson Thomson (SESP73) of Evanston is founder and executive director of Literature for All of Us, a book discussion and writing program for at-risk teen girls in Chicago and Evanston. The nonprofit organization was formed in 1997 and has reached more than 500 young women.

Donald A. Washburn (KSM73, L77) of Portland, Ore., was elected to the boards of directors of Greenbrier Companies and Amedisys. Previously he was elected to the boards of LaSalle Hotel Properties and Key Technology. He was named to the Citizens' Crime Commission and the Citizens' Commission on Homelessness in Portland.

Marcia Proudfoot Corenman (C74) of San Diego is development director at Ronald McDonald House Charities, where she focuses on annual fund development and public relations.

Michael B. Hyman (J74, L77) of Deerfield, Ill., is a partner at the Chicago law firm Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein. In 2004 he was sworn in as president of the Decalogue Society of Lawyers, the first Jewish bar association in the country, which celebrated its 70th year. He is currently the first vice president of the Chicago Bar Association.

Alan C. Eachus (KSM75) of Villa Park, Ill., retired from Dow Chemical Company after more than 35 years of service. Thirty of those years were spent in technical support of nitroparaffin technology and antimicrobial chemistry.

Gordon Alan Fuller (WCAS75) of Waco, Texas, was ordained a rabbi in summer 2004 and has a pulpit in Waco. His wife, Sharon Beirne Fuller (C78), is a landscape architect for the city of Plano. They are the parents of two adult children, Evan and Eliana.

Laurie Thompson Lawlor (J75) of Evanston, award-winning author of more than 30 books for children and young adults, wrote The School At Crooked Creek (Holiday House, 2004). Set in the 1820s, the book, which makes use of pioneer letters, diaries and newspapers, tells the story of a young boy's adventures on the central Indiana frontier.

Deborah Yepsen Lollar (C75, GC77) of Arlington, Texas, was named general manager of VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Dallas, which serves the city and surrounding communities, in July 2004. She is a senior health care executive with more than 20 years of training, marketing and management experience.

Garry Melnick (WCAS75, G76) of Morton Grove, Ill., is a family physician in Chicago with a private practice and specialty in laser medicine. He is also an associate professor of medicine at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and teaches at the University of Illinois. In addition he is vice chair of the department of family practice and director of the residency training program at Swedish Covenant Hospital.

Walter L. Olden (C75) of Austin, Texas, owns Olden Lighting, which sells, rents and installs lighting and related equipment for theatrical, film and television venues. He also is a lighting director and designs lighting for concerts taped in high definition and released on DVD.

Jeffrey J. Lupetin (C76) of Evanston, voice-over actor and teacher at Voices Unlimited audition studio, celebrated his 20th year in the voice-over business. He recently performed the voice of the Illinois lottery. He also produced a comedy CD, 13 Houses from Sing Sing, on Loopytalk.com. He is writing a book, Ultimate Voiceover.

Margaret Nelson (GJ76) of Minneapolis wrote Saving Body & Soul: The Mission of Mary Jo Copeland (Random House, 2004).

Martha Ximena Baez (D77) of Boerne, Texas, assistant professor of community dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, was included in the top Latinas list in the June 2004 Hispanic Magazine. She is course director of the Health Science Center's school-based dental disease prevention program, supervising dental students who promote and conduct prevention activities at school districts in San Antonio. She is also president of the Hispanic Dental Association.

David Everett Bradley (McC77) of Strasburg, Pa., recently completed 25 years of service as a telecommunications adviser for the Department of Veterans Affairs. He and his wife, Eileen, are parents of Evan, a Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences senior, Lauren, a Weinberg sophomore, and Megan.

Peter Gard Steven (GC77, 82) of Toronto, co-director of Between the Lines Publishers, wrote The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media (Verso, 2004).

Joseph Aaron (J78) of Skokie, Ill., is founding editor and publisher of the Chicago Jewish News. The newspaper, Chicago's only Jewish weekly, is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Dan Neuharth (GJ78) of Greenbrae, Calif., a licensed marriage and family therapist, wrote his second book, Secrets You Keep From Yourself: How to Stop Sabotaging Your Happiness (St. Martin's Press, 2004).

Mitchell York (WCAS78) of Sayville, N.Y., is president of Better Way Coaching, a firm providing business and executive coaching to managers and entrepreneurs.

James A. Boyle (C79) of Vienna, Va., serves as president of College Parents of America, a national membership association, which provides information resources and access to deals and discounts to college parents.

Allison J. Burnett (C79) of Los Angeles wrote his debut novel, Christopher: A Tale of Seduction (Broadway Books, 2003), which was a finalist for the 2004 PEN Center USA Literary Award in fiction. His original movie script, Bundle of Joy, was purchased by Beacon Pictures and Disney Pictures.

Patricia Hureston Lee (WCAS79, L82) of Olney, Md., is president and CEO of the National Institute for Urban Entrepreneurship, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization promoting minority entrepreneurship. She provided testimony at the Subcommittee on Oversight and Regulatory Reform of the House Small Business Committee in June 2004, noting that many small firms lack resources to hire attorneys and staff for required paperwork.

Robert K. Levenson (J79, GJ80) of Hollywood, Fla., was named regional trial counsel in the Miami regional office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He and his wife, Robin, have two children, Jacob and Jessica.

Steven B. Nasatir (G79) of Highland Park, Ill., president and chief executive of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Chicago, was honored at a celebration for his 25 years of leadership in October 2004 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

Richard J. Panek (J79) of New York City published his third book, The Invisible Century: Einstein, Freud and the Search for Hidden Universes (Viking, 2004).

Vincent G. "Vince" Petrie (McC79) of Alameda, Calif., and his wife, Cheryl Barton-Petrie, celebrated their third wedding anniversary Oct. 22, 2004.

Mitchell H. Tobin (J79) of Evanston, director of state government affairs for the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists since 1986, received the Ira P. Gunn Award from the AANA at the annual meeting in Seattle in August 2004. He manages the government affairs of 52 state associations and contributes to advancements for nurse anesthetists with his knowledge of legislative and regulatory issues.