Mary Frances Edwards (GC70) of County Kerry, Ireland, a speech-language pathologist, began a two-year appointment as a speech therapist for the County Kerry branch of Down Syndrome Ireland.

David Leibowitz (WCAS70) of Highland Park, Ill., managing member of Leibowitz Law Center in Waukegan and partner at Lakelaw Kenosha, received the Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Award from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in June. He received the award for his pro bono work in the bankruptcy case of Earlene Hughes, a Chicago homeowner who could not afford an attorney.

Norman R. Miller (WCAS70) of Dallas became a partner at the law firm of Patton Boggs in April. He focuses on private equity, mergers and acquisitions and finance. His wife, Carol Golden Miller (WCAS71), died in February 2005. Their children, Russell, Adam and Jordan, are pursuing their careers.

Mark J. Kupiec (WCAS71) of Chicago, an attorney specializing in land-use and zoning law, was presented the Gift from the Heart Foundation’s Golden Heart in April. The nonprofit organization helps seriously ill and disabled children from Eastern Europe receive medical care unavailable to them in their countries. Since 2002 he has consulted the foundation on all matters relating to the purchase and rebuilding of a property for a children’s home and rehabilitation center.

Oksana Maslivec Lockridge (G71) of Bellevue, Neb., professor of biochemistry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, received the Palmes Académiques, the highest award for academic achievement in France, June 9 at the French Consulate in Chicago. She was honored for her long-lasting scientific collaboration with France in the kinetics, biochemistry and molecular biology of cholinesterase.

Clovis Semmes (WCAS71, G78) of Ypsilanti, Mich., professor of African American studies at Eastern Michigan University, published his fourth book, The Regal Theater and Black Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006), which looks at the social function and history of Chicago’s only palace theater constructed specifically for the African American community.

Elizabeth Hebert (C72, GC73) of Evanston wrote “The Boss of the Whole School”: Effective Leadership in Action (Teachers College Press, 2006) based on her 21 years as principal of the nationally recognized Crow Island School in Winnetka. She retired in 2005 and continues as a principal mentor for the Winnetka Public Schools.

Bruce E. Roselle (WCAS72) of Anoka, Minn., president of Roselle Leadership Strategies, published his second book, Fearless Leadership: Conquering Your Fears and the Lies That Drive Them (Leader Press, 2006), based on his work as a psychologist and executive coach.

Lou Stein (C72) of London, founding artistic director of the Gate Theatre in London’s Notting Hill district (see “Citizen Journalist”), directed and produced the London premiere of Brian Friel’s play Performances, which opened July 3 at Wilton’s Music Hall. Stein is director of Lou Stein Associates, which offers workshops that teach theater role-playing techniques and voice and body awareness training to encourage those working in the corporate sector to communicate confidently, creatively and clearly.

Frank Titus (WCAS72) of Dayton recently retired as deputy director at an information processing center and now works at home as an SAT grader via the Internet. He enjoys traveling and volunteering at the local Veterans Affairs. He would love to hear from his classmates.

Margo Warnholtz Perry (WCAS73) of Casper, Wyo., is the international student coordinator and a language instructor at Casper College.

Gregory W. Hummel (L74) of Evanston, a lawyer at Bell, Boyd & Lloyd in Chicago, was named one of the top 100 lawyers in Illinois in 2006. He concentrates his practice on public and project finance.

Bob Lande (WCAS74) of Silver Spring, Md., Venable Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, received the Regents’ Award for Scholarship in May from the University System of Maryland for outstanding scholarship and creativity from 2002 to 2005. He and his wife, Jeri Sue Roth, are the parents of Rachel and Michael.

Fred Sanford (C74) of Orlando, Fla., is a financial adviser at Merrill Lynch in southwest Orlando, where he continues to build his wealth management practice. He and his wife, Kathy Hawkins Sanford (Mu73), moved from Chicago to Florida in 2004.

Thomas P. Hamel (G75, 81) of Moline, Ill., became vice president for academic affairs at Oakton Community College in July. He was a 20-year veteran faculty member and administrator at Black Hawk College in Moline.

Arberdella White-Davis (GSESP75) of Harrisburg, Pa., was appointed compliance director for the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission in July. She is responsible for developing policies and procedures for receiving, investigating and resolving complaints of discrimination and overseeing the training of investigative staff.

Harold V. Anagnos (SCS76, KSM90) of Long Grove, Ill., is managing director of BXA Associates in Palatine. He started BXA, a technology investing and technology marketing advisory services firm, after the merger of Lumex Inc. into Illinois Tool Works. He remains CEO of Lumex, a company that he co-founded more than 25 years ago. 

Alanna Barr Gordon (J76, GJ77) of Wilmette, Ill., an independent speechwriter, won first place in the Illinois Woman’s Press Association speechwriting competition May 20. She and her husband, Robert Gordon (L83), have been married for 28 years.

Chris J. Granias (GMu76) of St. Paul is a music instructor at the Perpich Center for Arts Education in Golden Valley. He is also a freelance composer and pianist and an active member of the American Composers Forum.

Paul Igasaki (WCAS76) of Alexandria, Va., executive director for Rights Working Group, was appointed co-chair of the National Lawyers Council of the Democratic National Committee. He is also the first Asian American to serve as chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities. He received a Northwestern Alumni Association Merit Award in 2001.

Andrew Rothstein (C76) of West Hartford, Conn., began as curriculum manager for the National Academy Foundation in New York City in June. He oversees the creation of curriculum for NAF high school academies throughout the United States.

Mark Nolan Hill (FSM77) of Highland Park, Ill., professor of surgery at the Chicago Medical School and president of North Shore Surgical Associates, received the Robert Barnard Character Counts Humanitarian Pillar Award from the city of Highland Park in July for his humanitarian efforts, including aiding Hurricane Katrina victims.

Mary Anne McGarry (GC77) of Laguna Beach, Calif., is producing Honeymoon in Galway, her first feature film, adapted from her award-winning stage play. Principal photography will begin in Dublin, Ireland, in February 2007.

Thomas L. Woods (G77) of Long Beach, Calif., a program director for an adult day health center, will be speaking in Hong Kong in December on how world media can serve social work goals. He is also working on a book on international economic development tools.

Bruce Harwood (WCAS78) of Bedford, N.H., a partner at the Manchester law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, was named top bankruptcy lawyer in New Hampshire by Chambers USA in 2006. He is also co-chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Northeast Bankruptcy Conference and is listed in Best Lawyers in America. In his free time, he enjoys time with his three active sons: a hang gliding instructor, a bicycle racer and a future editor of the New York Times editorial page.

Paul Larson (WCAS78) of Oshkosh, Wis., was appointed to the board of chancellors and chair of the commission on quality and safety of the American College of Radiology in May. He works with the Radiology Associates of the Fox Valley in Neenah.

Geoffrey Levine (GMcC78) of Pittsburgh, a retired pharmacist, health physicist and board-certified nuclear pharmacist, was elected a fellow of the American Pharmacists Association in 2006. He serves as a consultant at the University of Pittsburgh, works part time as a nuclear pharmacist at Hope Pharmaceuticals and has started his own company, 900 Communications.

Stanley R. Bandur (KSM79) of Oak Brook, Ill., president of North American operations of Elkay Manufacturing Co., recently celebrated 28 years with the company, a privately held consumer durables firm that makes plumbing products and cabinetry. He now is in the plumbing division after 12 years in the cabinet division.

Allison Burnett (C79) of Los Angeles, wrote his second novel, The House Beautiful (Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2006). His script The Feast of Love was filmed in Portland, Maine, in August, starring Morgan Freeman and Greg Kinnear.

Michael E. Friduss (McC79) of Palo Alto, Calif., participated in the 199-mile relay from Calistoga to Santa Cruz with the Running Noses, the team from the Stanford University department of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery. The team finished in 29 hours.

Jeffrey A. Rosen (WCAS79) of McLean, Va., was named general counsel and senior policy adviser for the White House Office of Management and Budget in June. He previously served as general counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Ernest “Ernie” Stetenfeld (WCAS79) of McFarland, Wis., is president of Stetenfeld Associates, a public relations and communications consulting business he established in 2005. He also works part time as director of community relations for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Madison.