Classmates Decoded Classmates Decoded Ever wonder about those strange designations we use throughout Northwestern to identify alumni of the various schools of the University? Here's the complete list. AF Air Force Commission CB Chicago Business CPS Center for Public Safety (formerly the Traffic Institute) D Dental EB Evanston Business G Graduate (Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences) GD Graduate Dental GJ Graduate Journalism GL Graduate Law GM Graduate Medicine GMcC Graduate McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science GMu Graduate Music GS Graduate Speech GSESP Graduate School of Education and Social Policy, Education H Honorary J Medill School of Journalism KGSM Kellogg Graduate School of Management or Graduate Business L Law M Medicine McC McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Mu Music N Nursing Nav Naval Commission S Speech SESP School of Education and Social Policy, Education Tns Transportation Center SCS School of Continuing Studies WCAS Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts

Class Notes 1980s Jeffrey Beir (McC80) of Cambridge, Mass., president and CEO of eRoom Technology, was elected to the board of overseers of Boston's Museum of Science. Karen Berger (Mu80) of Bronxville, N.Y., specializes in travel, adventure and environmental writing. Her eighth book is Hiking the Triple Crown (Mountaineers Books, 2001). Stephen T. Ganyard (WCAS80) of Washington, D.C., is at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University as a Commandant of the Marine Corps Fellow. He and his wife, Christopher (WCAS80), have three children. Robert M. Jarvis (WCAS80) of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., professor of law at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, is co-editor of Bush v. Gore: The Fight for Florida's Vote (Kluwer Law International, 2001). It is the 11th book he has either written or edited. Steven Simington (McC80) of Matteson, Ill., is with Attachmate Corp., a software company, as regional consulting manager for the western United States and for the airline industry. His wife, Gail Troupe (WCAS81), is a lecturer at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill., and Robert Morris College in Orland Park, Ill. Their children are Ian and Benjamin. Nike Wagner (G80) of Berlin, Germany, is a music critic, cultural commentator and author of reviews and essays on European cultural history and contemporary German history. She wrote The Wagners: The Dramas of a Musical Dynasty (Princeton University Press, 2001). Mary Baglivo (GJ81) of Short Hills, N.J., became president of Panoramic Communications in New York City in August. She had been executive vice president and chief operating officer at J. Walter Thompson. Christina Calvit (S81) of Chicago is an ensemble member of the Lifeline Theatre and is noted for her adaptations. She adapted Jane Eyre for a run from January through May. James Marshall Crotty (S81) of Los Angeles, executive editor of Monk Media in Los Angeles, manages an international team of more than 100 writers and photographers who provide content for a wide range of magazines, newspapers and Web sites. He has written several books, including How to Talk American (Houghton Mifflin, 1997). Yung-ku Ha (KGSM81) of Seoul, South Korea, was named president of KorAmBank, in May. He is the youngest chief in the history of Korean banking. David Hoover (KGSM81) of Whitefish Bay, Wis., is the CEO of the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin. He has been active in both the legal and medical arenas. David Satterfield (GJ81) of San Jose, Calif., is the business editor of the San Jose Mercury News, supervising 70 reporters in New York, Washington, D.C., and Seattle. He was city editor at the Miami Herald in 1997 when the Herald won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of voter fraud during the Miami mayoral election. Jeanie L. Caggiano (S82, GJ83) of Chicago is vice president, creative director of Leo Burnett Co. and serves as vice president of the board of the Modern Poetry Association, which has published Poetry since 1912. Carl K. Chang (GMcC82) of Woodridge, Ill., is director of the Institute for Reconfigurable Smart Components at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala. Brian Duffy (GJ82) of Washington, D.C., was named editor of U.S. News & World Report in July. Marg Helgenberger (S82) of New York City is starring as an investigator in the CBS series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." John Mark Kowalski (S82) of New York City works with emotionally disturbed children and adolescents at the Hawthorne Cedar Knolls school district in Hawthorne, N.Y. He earned a doctorate in school psychology at Fordham University in the Bronx, N.Y., in the spring. Sang Yong Lee (GMcC82) of Taejon, South Korea, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, was named a fellow of the American Society of Technical Engineers. Dorothy Jane Magrath (GMu82) of Norman, Okla., is a professor and director of piano pedagogy at Oklahoma University. In March she received the first Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award from the Music Teachers National Association for her book, The Pianist's Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature (Alfred Publishing Co., 2000). A performing pianist, she has had more than 30 volumes of standard classical teaching literature published and used throughout the United States and abroad. Bruce Mainzer (G82) of Highland Park, Ill., is senior vice president of marketing at Travel Click in Schaumburg, Ill. Rose Martinelli (Mu82, GMu84) of Philadelphia is the director of graduate admissions at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. John Mercer (L82) of Polson, Mont., was speaker of Montana's House of Representatives for four sessions. An attorney, he was appointed to the board of regents, which oversees university activities in Montana, in May. He and his wife, Tina, have two sons. Thomas Montag (KGSM82) of Toyko, Japan, is co-president of Toyko operations for the Goldman Sachs group. Candace Taylor (S82) of Boulder, Colo., is assistant professor of theater at the University of Colorado and appeared in the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's productions of King Lear and As You Like It in the summer. Diane Crane DeBrousse (S83) of New York City is a model, actor and independent public relations consultant. Ron Farmer (KGSM83) of Roswell, Ga., is the managing partner of Smith Harbor Ventures, a venture capital fund based in Atlanta. Paul D. Kaplan (G83, 86) of Evanston, director of research for Morningstar Inc. in Chicago, received the Graham and Dodd Award of excellence from the Association for Investment Management and Research for his paper, "Does Asset Allocation Policy Explain 40, 90 or 100 Percent of Performance?" Paul Liska (KGSM83) of North Barrington, Ill., is the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sears, Roebuck and Co. in Hoffman Estates, Ill. John Logan (S83) of Evanston received an Academy Award nomination for co-writing the movie Gladiator. Dana Micucci (WCAS83, G87) of New York City is a correspondent for Art and Antiques Magazine in New York. Author of Artists in Residence (The Little Bookroom, 2001), a guide to the homes and studios of 19th-century artists in and around Paris, she lived and worked as a writer in Paris and traveled throughout Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Australia. Joseph C. Papa (KGSM83) of Chester, N.J., is president and chief operating officer of DuPont Pharmaceuticals Co. in Wilmington, Del. Fred Ruegsegger (KGSM83) of San Jose, Calif., is chief financial officer for Phaethon Communication, based in Fremont, Calif. Philip J. Squattrito (G83, 87) of Mount Pleasant, Mich., has been a professor in the chemistry department at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant for 12 years. Doug Bender (KGSM84) of Boise, Idaho, is president and general manager of Image National in Boise. Ivy K. Bierman (L84) of Sherman Oaks, Calif., is a partner in the entertainment and technology department at the law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP in Los Angeles. David A. Buzard (WCAS84) of Norfolk, Va., an attorney at Bennett and Zydron PC in Virginia Beach, Va., received the Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association's fifth annual Walter E. Hoffman Award for outstanding community service by a member under 40. His specialties are federal tort claims and military advocacy. Lisa Keston Danielpour (S84) of Beachwood, Ohio, is director of marketing and customer service for the International City/County Management Association. Joseph Dysko (McC84) of Wildwood, Mo., is executive director of clinical engineering for the Sisters of Mercy Health System in St. Louis. He and his wife, Marie, have three children, Chelsea, Andrew and Nathan. Rodney Ferguson (L84) of Hillsborough, Calif., a general partner in J.P. Morgan Partners, J.P. Morgan Chase's equity group in San Francisco, was appointed to the board of directors of Santarus, a San Diego pharmaceutical company. Vince Gerasole (WCAS84) of Evanston is a news anchor at WBBM-TV in Chicago, where he was an intern as a Northwestern student. He is married to Heidi, and they have two daughters, Isabella and Olivia. He previously worked in Atlanta and as a Washington, D.C., correspondent for Cox Broadcasting. Kenneth Grady (L84, KGSM84) of Pittsfield, Mass., is vice president, general counsel and secretary of Kay Bee Toys in Pittsfield. Somkid Jatursripitak (KGSM84) of Bangkok, Thailand, is the finance minister of Thailand. He met his wife, Anuratchanee Pinkaravat (GS81), an assistant professor of marketing at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, at Northwestern. Dan Todd Jenkins (WCAS84) of Chicago is president of WWS Technologies, parent company of InterfaithAccess.net, and manages company operations. Lily Jung (M84, 86) of Bellevue, Wash., is medical director of the Madison Clinic in Seattle. Johanna Lack (S84) of Redondo Beach, Calif., is a television producer and writer. She was the supervising producer on HGTV's "Simply Quilts." David O'Neill (KGSM84) of Winnetka, Ill., a principal at William Blair in Chicago, is a director at Fourth Bridge in Chicago, a technology consultant for nonprofit organizations. Stefan Rosner (McC84) of Palo Alto, Calif., is a payload systems engineer in the Space Projects Division at the NASA Ames Research Center. He received the NASA Space Flight Awareness Program's Silver Snoopy Award for his accomplishments as lead engineer for the Space Station Biological Research Project. He and his wife, Julaine, are the parents of Zachary. John Temple (GJ84) of Denver is president and editor of Denver's Rocky Mountain News. Martha Allen (GJ85) of Chicago is chief of staff of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. She previously served as DCFS director of external affairs and senior adviser to the director. Kathryn Nelson Bowler (WCAS85) of Chicago is an associate brand manager at Wrigley Health Care, a division of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. She is introducing the division's first product, Surpass Antacid Chewing Gum. Mark Finley (G85) of Ashburn, Va., is the senior economist with BP America in its Washington, D.C., office. Mark M. Havens (L85) of Lewiston, Idaho, is director of community relations for Lewiston Independent School District and executive director of the Lewiston Independent Foundation for Education. He wrote Dream Big: Creating and Growing Your School Foundation (National School Public Relations Association, 2000). Gregory Irvine (GMu85, 01) of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, teaches in the music department of the University of Prince Edward Island. He and his wife, Sue, have a son, Adrian. William Kuhn (GMu85) of Seward, Neb., is director of instrumental music at Concordia University in Seward. After teaching at the Hong Kong International School for 13 years, he received his doctorate in education from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2000. Tina Pickett-Baisden (WCAS85) of Franklin, Mich., a board-certified dermatologist, has a practice in Southfield, Mich. She and her husband, Anthony Baisden, have two daughters, Kendall and Karrington. Stephen A. Rothschild (S85, L88) of Toledo, Ohio, partner in the law firm Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP, was awarded the 2001 Harry Levison Young Leadership Award by the United Jewish Council of Toledo. He and his wife, Cheryl Goodman (S88), are parents of Andrew, Zachary and Matthew. Alyse Stanko (S85) of Villa Park, Ill., authored The Impossible Texan (Ballantine Books, 2001) under the pen name of Allie Shaw. She combines her writing, reading, public speaking and cultural efforts with being a full-time mother. John-Manuel Andriote (GJ86) of Washington, D.C., is a senior editor for Family Health International and a freelance medical writer for the Washington Post and other publications. His latest book is Hot Stuff: A Brief History of Disco (HarperCollins, 2001). Tracy Brigden (S86) of Pittsburgh is the new artistic director of City Theatre in Pittsburgh. Eric D. Ellison (WCAS86) of Tokyo, a managing director for Morgan Stanley, heads its securities products group for East Asia. He and his wife, Suzanne, are the parents of Katie, Maggie and Henry. Julia Gilmour (KGSM86) of Aurora, Ill., is vice president of marketing and product management of Wireless Online, a Santa Clara, Calif.–based wireless equipment developer. Larry Poston (G86, 88) of Valley Cottage, N.Y., teaches comparative religious studies at Nyack College in Nyack, N.Y. He and his wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a trip around the world, visiting former students in Sweden, Egypt, Kenya, Thailand, South Korea and Japan. Dinendra Sen (KGSM86) of Cambridge, Mass., was appointed president and chief operating officer of Cubist, a pharmaceutical development company based in Cambridge. Angela Thomas (GJ86) of Indianapolis is director of public relations for American Trans Air in Indianapolis. Susan Colbert Threats (S86) of St. Louis is assistant professor of clinical medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She has completed her first year as owner of Central West End Internal Medicine, a primary care practice, and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Her husband, Travis Threats (GS90), is an assistant professor in the department of communication disorders at St. Louis University. He serves as liaison to the World Health Organization for the American Speech and Hearing Association. They have two children. Sona Wang (KGSM86) of Evanston, a partner at Inroads Capital, was named chair of the Springboard Midwest 2001 venture capital forum hosted at Northwestern in May. She is a University trustee and a member of the Council of One Hundred. Deborah Weiner (WCAS86, GJ87) of Phoenix, Md., is a news anchor at WBFF-TV in Baltimore. Kristina Anderson (L87) of Evanston is a legal headhunter with McCormack Schreiber Legal Search in Chicago. Robert Davidowitz (WCAS87) of New York City was named group publisher of the American Baby Group, a multimedia provider of information to expectant parents and young families. Maurice DuBois (J87) of New York City is co-host of "Today" WNBC-TV morning news in New York. Martin M. Ellen (KGSM87) of Arlington Heights, Ill., was named vice president and chief financial officer of Cabot Microelectronics Corp. in Aurora, Ill. Craig Ellenport (J87) of Massapequa, N.Y., is manager of content programming for the National Football League's interactive division in New York City. James Grant (WCAS87, J90) of Fort Worth, Texas, is senior director of investor relations for RadioShack Corp. His wife, Estra Green (S88), was in the technology field at PeopleSoft, but now stays at home with their two daughters, Naomi and Zoe. Sonya Grier (WCAS87, KGSM91) of Washington, D.C., a visiting scholar at the Federal Trade Commission, is on leave from Stanford University. She received an Outstanding Leader Award at the Leadership Education and Development Program in Business at its 20th anniversary gala in May. Steve Kearfott (S87) of Louisville earned a master's degree in divinity from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis. He is currently working toward a doctorate in New Testament Greek at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. Robert Warren Perry (KGSM87) of Santa Barbara, Calif., is vice president and general manager of Medtronic Neurologic Technologies in Goleta, Calif. He was elected to the California Healthcare Institute's board of directors, which represents more than 200 biomedical firms in the state. Alan Blankman (WCAS88) of Mahwah, N.J., is a sales operations manager for LeCroy Corp. in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., and his wife, Elena Schinasi Blankman (WCAS91), is the manager of global stock plans at Lucent Technologies in Murray Hill, N.J. Both graduated from Stern School of Business at New York University in May with master's degrees in business administration. Anthony Chan (KGSM88) of San Jose, Calif., is a cardiologist at Stanford. He originated MDVista.com in 1999 to bridge the gap between the quality of medical care in the United States and Third World countries in Asia. Marc S. Cohen (L88, KGSM88) of Lincolnwood, Ill., founded SixtySeven Kilohertz Inc., a proprietary network for delivering messages to portable electronic devices such as CD and MP3 players and cellular telephones. Northwestern's Office of Strategic Initiatives is providing him with office space, technical assistance and special access to campus radio station WNUR-FM's secondary broadcast channel. Howard Crystal (WCAS88) of Washington, D.C., is a partner at the public interest law firm of Meyer & Glitzenstein, focusing on wildlife and environmental litigation. He and his wife, Ann Mesnikoff, their children, Sheina and Nathanial, plus two cats and a dog live in the Capitol Hill area. Lauren Gerber (SCS88) of Deerfield, Ill., practices psychology in Deerfield and is the clinical and school psychologist at the Joseph Sears School in Kenilworth, Ill. In conjunction with the American Heart Association, she has actively promoted legislation for public access to defibrillators. She was also instrumental in the installation of defibrillators in north suburban Chicago public spaces and police cars, which saved a teenager's life in the spring after he was hit by a baseball. Jim Ginther Jr. (WCAS88) of Excelsior, Minn., is president of MindSharp Learning Centers in Bloomington, Minn. Beth V. Kiernan (SESP88) of San Diego is staying at home with her three sons. She eventually plans to return to the field of public health. Carol J. Levy (WCAS, M88) of New York City is an endocrinologist and an assistant professor of medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y. Steven McGee (SESP88, GSESP96) of Wheeling, W.Va., senior educational researcher at the NASA Classroom of the Future, directs curriculum software projects used by schools throughout the country. He graduated with a master's degree in business administration from Wheeling Jesuit University in May and received the Russell E. Younkins Award, given to the student with the highest grade average. He and his wife, Randi (WCAS85), have four children. Janette Moody (GMu88) of Oakland is a vocalist and performed in The Glorious Hour Series at the South Berkeley Community Church in Berkeley, Calif., in April. She has performed on television, on- and off-Broadway and internationally. She also appeared in a one-woman show in San Diego. Steve Plinio (L88) of Studio City, Calif., was named vice president, strategic alliances of Loudeye Technologies in Seattle. Ellen Puff (S88) of Minneapolis began teaching 10th-grade English at Belle Plaine High School in Belle Plaine, Minn., in the fall. She received a master's degree in secondary education from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis in the summer. Jeffrey Weil (McC88) of Sylvania, Ohio, is an interventional radiologist with Consulting Radiologist Corp. in Toledo. He and his wife, Rosy, have a daughter, Jessica. Daniel Evan Bushell (McC89) of San Francisco is senior manager of the internal audit and privacy department at E*Trade Group in Menlo Park, Calif. Jason Cohen (S89) of Austin, Texas, wrote Zamboni Rodeo (Greystone/Douglas and McIntyre, 2001), describing minor league hockey in Texas. David Jay Cooney (GJ89) of Pleasant Ridge, Mich., is director of legal communications for General Motors Corp. Deborah Garvey (WCAS89) of Santa Clara, Calif., is a lecturer in economics at Santa Clara University and conducts research in the economics of immigration and school finance. She received her doctorate in economics from Princeton University in July 2000. Sandra Cha Sifferlen (WCAS89, L92) of Indianapolis is a part-time legal counsel at Eli Lilly and Co. Her husband, Mark (L92), is senior counsel at Cummins Inc., based in Columbus, Ind. Julie Slama (GJ89) of Sandy, Utah, coordinates media relations at Salt Lake Community College, which has 54,000 students. Lily Zaidman (KGSM89) of Sarasota, Fla., is vice president of finance for Tropicana's North America commercial operations, based in Bradenton, Fla. RETURN TO TOP