Theodore Bosler (KSM60) of Winnetka, Ill., retired vice president of Lincoln Capital Management, received an alumni citation from Denison University in June for his professional and volunteer contributions.

Ivan Doig (J61, GJ62) of Shoreline, Wash., wrote The Whistling Season (Harcourt, 2006), set on a Montana dryland homestead in 1910. His memoir, This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind (Harvest Books, 1980), was chosen for Montana’s One Book reading program for 2006–07. The grandson of Montana homesteaders, he was honored during the National Endowment for the Arts’ Heartland Experience event at the National Homestead Monument in May.  (See “The Writing Life,” fall 1999.)

Georgianne Ensign Kent (J61) of Kent, Conn., presented “Poet to Poet: T.E. Lawrence and the Riddle of S.A.” at the Robert Graves Conference in Palma, Majorca, Spain, in July. The paper includes her correspondence with the English poet from the 1960s. She is completing Vartanoosh, the story of her Armenian grandmother.

Danny Duncan (Mu62) of Centerville, Ohio, retired from the music department at Eastern Kentucky University in May 2005 after 24 years of teaching double reed instruments, woodwinds and music theory.

Patricia Grover Pape (WCAS62) of Wheaton, Ill., is president and founder of Pape & Associates, a quarter-century old private psychotherapy practice that provides clinical services for individuals, couples, families and groups as well as business and communication programs.

L.R. “Bud” Roegge (L62) of Grand Rapids, president of the law firm Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, received the Grand Rapids Bar Association’s Donald R. Worsfold Distinguished Service Award in May.

Jerry L. Voorhis (G62, 68) of Claremont, Calif., retired after teaching for 18 years at various colleges and universities, including 12 years at California State Polytechnic University, and six years as a librarian. He has written seven histories or biographies and other articles, columns, book reviews and abstracts.

Russell Barber (GC63) of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., lectures, consults and works with the Peace Meditation at the United Nations. He also teaches at Nova Southeastern University as a member of the adjunct communications faculty. He retired from NBC in 1990 as religion and ethics editor. When Pope John Paul II died, Barber served as a commentator for Miami’s NBC 6. He would enjoy hearing from fellow Northwestern broadcasting alumni.

Douglas Hintzman (WCAS63) of Eugene, Ore., retired after a career teaching cognitive psychology at the University of Oregon. In March the Society of Experimental Psychologists awarded him the Norman Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award for his research on human memory.

Donald R. Joondeph (WCAS63, D67, GD69) of Sammamish, Wash., professor emeritus of orthodontics at the University of Washington, continues his private dental practice in Bellevue. He was elected president of the American Association of Orthodontists, announced at the 106th annual session in Las Vegas. In May 2007 he will host the AAO’s 107th annual session in Seattle.

Terry W. Rose (C64) of Kenosha, Wis., an attorney with the law firm Rose & Rose, was elected chair of the Kenosha County Board of Supervisors. He was also re-elected to his 11th consecutive term on the board by his constituents.

William Schultz (WCAS64) Springfield, Ill., a professor in obstetrics and gynecology at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, is interim chair of obstetrics and gynecology. He joined the faculty at SIU in 2000 after 26 years in private practice. He also served for 25 years on the volunteer teaching staff at SIU.

Kirsten Lokvam Chapman (WCAS65, GSESP66) of Nashville, a columnist for the Columbus Dispatch, received first place in the category Best in Ohio: Essays at the Press Club of Cleveland’s 2006 Ohio Excellence in Journalism competition in June. She received the award for her body of essays in the Columbus Dispatch.

Albert Chu (GJ65) of Randolph, N.J., produced a DVD on a tai chi- and qigong-based exercise called Body-Mind Exercise. His next project is to write about his life journey from China to the United States.

Ted Clarke (McC65, GMcC68) of Lagrange, Ind., and Northwestern professor emeritus David Lynn Johnson completed the building of the catamaran Tigercat II in 2004. They started planning the boat in 1968 when Clarke was a graduate student in Johnson’s class. A retired materials engineer, Clarke continues to develop new technology for photomacrography and photomicroscopy. Much of his research can be found in articles in Microscopy Today and Modern Microscopy.

Jerome E. Egel (C65) of Broomfield, Colo., retired after 37 years as a Lutheran ordained pastor in four different parishes in Iowa. He and his wife, Gaye, now live in Colorado.

James A. Gifford (WCAS65) of Plover, Wis., retired after 30 years at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. He and his wife, Barbara, remain active in community service and plan to travel. Their children live in London, Boston and Chicago.

Daniel M. Lambert (GSESP65) of Lawrence, Kan., was named president emeritus of Baker University and received a doctor of humane letters degree at its spring commencement. He retired June 30 after leading the university for 19 years. He also received the Bal Jeffrey Award for distinguished contributions to health care in northeast Kansas. He plans to do consulting work and write a book. He and his wife, Carolyn, will spend time in Lawrence and Hilton Head, S.C.

Martin Wachs (GMcC65, 67) of Berkeley, Calif., became the director of the RAND Corp.’s transportation, space and technology program in May. He previously served as director of the Institute of Transportation Studies and the Transportation Center for the University of California, Berkley.

Jerold D. Lundgren (D66) of Cedar Hills, Utah, retired from dental practice in 2004. He now spends his winters in Arizona and his summers in Utah.

Vincent P. Skowronski (Mu66, GMu68) of Evanston, a concert violinist, recording artist and violin teacher, operates a rare-instrument brokerage firm; runs his own CD label, Skowronski: Classical Recordings; and maintains a teaching studio. He recently reissued his performance of the Cesar Franck violin sonata with pianist Donald Isaak on Skowronski Plays! Franck, Szymanowski, Bacewicz, and Saint-Saens.

John P. Boyd (Mu67, GMu68) of Terre Haute, Ind., professor and director of bands at Indiana State University, began his appointment as visiting professor of the chamber winds ensemble program at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore in August for one academic year. He is the first full-time conductor of the Conservatory Chamber Winds.

James C. Hughes (WCAS67) of Grove City, Penn., was named professor emeritus at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in March. He taught geography at the university for 34 years and retired in 2005.

Charles “Chuck” Payton (WCAS67) of Pacific Palisades, Calif., is chief medical director for Health Net of California. He has spent 31 years in medicine, with the last 14 in administrative medicine after earning an executive MBA at the University of California, Los Angeles. His fourth grandchild was born last year.

Fred M. Levin (FSM68) of Chicago, associate professor of clinical psychiatry at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, lectured around the world this past year. He spoke in Rome; Santiago, Chile; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Helsinki, Finland. He also is on the board of a new research center in psychoanalysis under the auspices of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the University of Vienna.

David Mertz (McC68) of Bethel Park, Pa., retired as advisory engineer from the Bechtel Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory in 2005. He completed numerous engineering and management assignments, advancing the technology of naval nuclear propulsion during his 36 years with the firm.

Jean Stapleton (GJ68) of Los Angeles, journalism professor at East Los Angeles College and longtime faculty adviser to Campus News, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the California Journalism Education Coalition in April. She was recognized as an advocate for free speech for students and for her determination to practice good journalism despite administrative pressures.

Bruce Endzel (J69, GJ70) of Chicago is owner of Bruce Endzel Marketing Services, a full-service marketing communications company with a new business lead generation and consulting service that helps small to mid-size companies find clients.

Max A. Lebow (WCAS69) of Philadelphia, a poet, playwright and author, recently wrote the play Shakespeare’s Afternoon with Lopez. His play The Great Power Guarantee Hotline was performed in June 2005 at the Gone in 60 Seconds one-minute play festival at Brooklyn College. He also writes reviews for Amazon and the New York Times Online.

Margaret McCormack Lehner (G69) of Lemont, Ill., professor of communications and literature and director of education programs at Moraine Valley Community College, was named 2006 Master Teacher of the Year at MVCC. She was also honored by the University of Texas at Austin and its National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development.

Jack Nusan Porter (G69, 71) of Newtonville, Mass., director of the Spencer Institute for Social and Historical Research in Newton, wrote The Genocidal Mind: Sociological and Sexual Perspectives (University Press of America, 2006). He was recently elected an official delegate to the Democratic state convention in Worcester.

Elaine Cohen Rubin (C69) of Chicago, president and founder of Live Marketing, a full-service trade show and events agency, received the Hazel Hays Award from the Exhibit Designers and Producers Association in December 2005. The company was also named to Event Marketer magazine’s 2006 Hot List.

Kathleen Kelly Shinkle (J69) of Hermosa Beach, Calif., is public relations director at the Palos Verdes Art Center, where she is also studying ceramics.