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 1990s Cherilyn Barnard (S90) of Los Angeles, a television and camera assistant, worked on "Greg the Bunny" and "The Parkers." Allison Barnes (WCAS90) of Chicago is vice president and director of new business at Starcom Woldwide in Chicago. Lainna Shaw Callentine (SESP90) of Oak Park, Ill., completed her pediatric residency at Christ Memorial Hospital in Oak Lawn, Ill., this year. Her husband, D.R. Callentine (McC90), is an engineer at Westell Inc. in Aurora, Ill. Pradeep Chintagunta (KGSM90) of Chicago is a professor of business at the University of Chicago and developed a model to predict the success of unreleased movies. Charles Frankel (KGSM90) of Winnetka, Ill., is president of Fourth Bridge, an Internet company for nonprofit organizations, based in Chicago. Jennifer Gilbert (J90) of Baltimore is the weekend anchor at WBFF-TV in Baltimore. Maria F. Graft (SESP90) of Lake Barrington, Ill., is a singer and songwriter of spiritual music and released her first CD, Family Music. She has three children and is a volunteer and board member for her children's Suzuki music education organization. Her husband, Michael J. (WCAS90), owns a residential construction company. Carin V. Hopps (WCAS90) of New York City, is a physician involved in a two-year fellowship research project at Cornell University focusing on genetic and male infertility. She received a scholarship from the American Foundation for Urologic Disease in June for this project. Juliana Koreanteng (GJ90) of Middlesex, England, is the international correspondent for Amusement Business in London. Frances P. LaFleur (L90) of Chicago, an attorney specializing in employee benefits, has become an equity partner at the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw in Chicago. Melissa C. Lang (WCAS90) of Woodstock, Ga., is a psychologist for the Cherokee County Board of Education. Her article on play therapy was published by the National Association of School Psychologists Communiqué in the fall. She received a doctorate at Georgia State University in school psychology with a concentration in play therapy and behavioral intervention. Steven Lehrhoff (WCAS90) of Santa Monica, Calif., is president and chief operating officer of the Hollywood Stock Exchange in Los Angeles. Pamela Lieberman (KGSM90) of Northbrook, Ill., is chief financial officer for TruServ Corp. in Chicago. C.J. Newton (S90, G91) of Northbrook, Ill., is CEO of Mir Internet Services and received the Gold Tower Award and three Silver Tower Awards from the Business Marketing Association at its annual Tower Awards banquet in May. He co-founded the company with Jonathan Aston (WCAS92). Hunter Smith (WCAS90) of New York City was named director of global communications for Bunge Ltd., a White Plains, N.Y.–based global agribusiness and food company, in June. Brian VanDerWilt (S90, GS91) of Los Angeles is a television writer and producer who adapted a retired junior high school teacher's version of Great Expectations into a musical theatrical workshop production in Hollywood. Coincidentally the teacher was his grandmother. Ethan Howland (GJ91) of Portland, Maine, a reporter for a daily newsletter on electric utility deregulation, wrote his first book, The Lobster War (Cricket Books, 2001). Glenn Hendler (G91) of South Bend, Ind., is an assistant professor of English at the University of Notre Dame. He authored Public Sentiments: Structures of Feeling in Nineteenth-Century American Literature (University of North Carolina Press, 2001). Jana L. LaSorte (S91) of Brooklyn, president of Janlyn Public Relations in New York City, works with arts and entertainment clients. She entered a master's degree program in arts and cultural management at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in August. David Maurrasse (G91, 96) of Mount Vernon, N.Y., is an assistant professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and director of the school's Community Building Master's in Public Administration program. He authored Beyond the Campus: How Colleges and Universities Partner with Their Communities (Routledge Press, 2001). Kenneth Peterson (KGSM91) of Moline, Ill., is vice president, business planning at John Deere Health, a subsidiary of Deere & Co., in Moline. Maughan Dean Ramsay (D91) of Champaign, Ill., started a dental practice in Champaign. Mark Slaughter (GM91) of Clarendon Hills, Ill., is director of cardiac research at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill. Ned Smith (WCAS91, KGSM99) of Evanston is the manager in the telecommunications practice of Rosemont, Ill.Ðbased Pittiglio, Rabin, Todd and McGrath, a management consulting firm for high technology companies. Bob Caporale (McC92) of Columbia, S.C., is vice president of marketing and engineering for Pirelli North America in Columbia. Daniel Coven (KGSM92) of New York City founded Ecos Technologies in New York. His wife, Eva Bazant (WCAS93), is a manager at International Planned Parenthood Federation in New York. Charles P. Cox (KGSM92) of Fort Collins, Colo., is senior vice president of corporate development for Atrix Laboratories in Fort Collins. Joan Estep DeMeyer (McC92) of Portage, Mich., an environmental regulatory specialist for Pharmacia Corp. in Kalamazoo, Mich., received a master's degree in business administration from the University of South Carolina in May 2000. Steve Don (KGSM92) of Chicago is president and chief operating officer of Edward Don & Co. in North Riverside, Ill., a restaurant equipment distributor. Abby Epstein (S92) of New York City directed the successful workshop production of Platonically Incorrect at the Westside Theater in New York in June and at the Groundings Theater in Los Angeles in August. She is also directing the national tour of The Vagina Monologues. Alexander J. Fisher (Mu92) of Melrose, Mass., received his doctorate in historical musicology from Harvard University last June. His dissertation was on music and religious culture in the German baroque period. Thomas E. Hogan (KGSM92) of San Ramon, Calif., is president and chief operating officer of Vignette Corp. in Austin, Texas. John Humphrey (WCAS92) of Littleton, Colo., a senior principal with American Management Systems in Denver, is part of the company's telecommunications consulting practice. Mike Knobloch (S92) of Los Angeles is vice president of film music for Twentieth Century Fox. Julie B. Koidin (GMu92) of Skokie, Ill., received a Fulbright grant to teach North American flute repertoire at Universidade Federal and UNIRIO in Rio de Janeiro and to research trends in Brazilian choro music. She performed and taught in the Campos, Brazil, music festival in July. Jeremy Kortmansky (WCAS92, M96) of New York City is a fellow in medical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He and his wife, Debra, live in Manhattan. Judith Lin (G92, M96) of Peekskill, N.Y., is a physician and chair of the department of family medicine at Horton Medical Center in Middletown, N.Y. Antonia Maioni (G92) of Montreal is a political scientist at McGill University. Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and author of Parting at the Crossroads: The Emergence of Health Insurance in the United States and Canada (Princeton University Press, 1998), she has written on comparative politics, focusing on health policies. Scott Semenek (L92) of Chicago joined the law firm of Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon in Chicago as counsel. Lizabeth W. Wagger (S92) of Washington, D.C., is vice president of the North American Precis Syndicate, a public relations distribution service in Washington. Alan K. Warms (KGSM92) of Chicago, president and CEO of Participate.com, was chosen by the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, in January as one of the 100 Technology Pioneers for 2001. He gave the keynote address at the Global Internet Summit in Munich, Germany, in January. Catherine M. Valerio Barrad (L93) of Thousand Oaks, Calif., is a partner in the Los Angeles office of the law firm of Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood. She is a member of the litigation and the Supreme Court and appellate groups. Radharani Dasi (McC93) of Cincinnati, a senior financial analyst with Procter and Gamble, received her master's degree in business administration in finance and accounting from the University of Chicago in 1999. Brian Dietmeyer (KGSM93) of Chicago is the founder of Think! Inc., an international consulting firm specializing in negotiating strategies for Fortune 100 companies. He produced the play Take it Deep, a tragicomedy about door-to-door meat salespersons. Elizabeth Espy (S93) of Atlanta is a producer at Kestrel Communications, a television, video and Internet production company. She received a second Emmy for outstanding achievement for the 2000 production, "The Story of East Lake," from the Atlanta chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in June. Dileep Gangolli (GMu93) of Evanston is artistic director and clarinetist for the Sheridan Chamber Players, which made its debut in a three-concert series in May and June at Fort Sheridan, Ill. Ronald Scott Kaniuk (WCAS93) of New York City is a bankruptcy associate at the law firm of Todtman, Nachamie, Spizz & Johns PC. He was a former law clerk to Judge Marvin A. Holland of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and serves on the Young Leadership Council for UJA-Federation of New York and the New York Chapter of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee. Timothy Loest (GMu93) of Wheaton, Ill., is director of bands at Peacock Middle School in Itasca, Ill., and composer for C.L. Barnhouse Co. He received the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers' ASCAP Standard Award for 2001. Oluyemi Mahoney (SESP93) of Dayton is assistant director of educational and special programs at the University of Dayton. She is working on a master's degree in higher education administration and is the mother of two children, Anakaona and Dessaline. Scott Pemberton (KGSM93) of Wilmette, Ill., is the director of programs and publishing for the Edward Lowe Foundation, which assists entrepreneurs in Chicago. Timothy Snyder (McC93) of Chicago is the associate/senior project manager at Bowman, Barrett & Associates, engineering consultants in Chicago. Steffany Williams-Cunningham (McC93) of Chicago is second vice president at Northern Trust Co. and serves in the real estate group of personal financial services. Amy Bauman (L94) of Kansas City, Mo., is an associate in the law firm of Stueve, Helder, Siegel in Kansas City. Rosemarie Buchanan (J94) of Evanston is associate editor for the Edward Lowe Foundation's print publications in Chicago. The foundation assists entrepreneurs. Alison Chesley (GMu94) of Chicago, a professional musician since 1985, records with artists Bob Mould and Poi Dog Pondering and has recorded for Sony/550Epic records and Rykodisc. She also tours with her own bands Ñ Jason and Alison, and Verbow Ñ and is a classical musician. Paul Croll (WCAS94) of Minneapolis is a team leader for Questar Data Systems in Eagan, Minn., where he manages a team of 15 people. He also is working on a doctorate in sociology at the University of Minnesota. David Gellman (G94, 97) of Greencastle, Ind., is an assistant professor of history at DePauw University in Greencastle. He received the Ralph D. Gray Prize from the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic for his article on slave abolition and race in late 18th-century New York, published in the Journal of the Early Republic. Shane D. Graham (WCAS94) of Huntsville, Texas, began an assistant professorship in the Department of English at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. He received a doctorate in English with a minor in African studies from Indiana University in June. Mariam Hakim-Zargar (WCAS94) of Avon, Conn., began a residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Connecticut in July. She completed medical school at the University of Louisville. Marten Hoekstra (KGSM94) of Zurich, Switzerland, is group head of markets and marketing development in United Bank Services Paine Webber AG's Zurich headquarters. In August his wife and four children, Sybren, Anneke, Pieter and Katerina, moved from New Jersey to join him in Switzerland. Kelli Ling (S94) of Deerfield, Ill., studies and performs Indian classical dance with the Chicago-based Bharata Natyam Dance Academy. Her husband, a U.S. attorney, is an adjunct professor at Northwestern's School of Law, and they have four children. Patricia Babcock McGraw (J94) of Grayslake, Ill., and her husband, Mike, are sportswriters for the Daily Herald in suburban Chicago. Charles Murtaugh (WCAS94) of Brookline, Mass., a research fellow at Harvard University, is doing postdoctoral research on the pancreas. He received a doctorate in biology from Harvard in June 2000. Karen Kreeb Myhre (WCAS94, M98) of Coal Valley, Ill., has a pediatric practice in Moline, Ill., after completing her pediatric residency at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee. Miriam Ragland (S94) of Clinton, S.C., is a professor of theater at Presbyterian College in Clinton and also heads the dance department. She received her master's degree in fine arts from the University of Memphis. Alexander Thorndike (KGSM94) of Brookline, Mass., managing director of Century Capital Management of Boston, was a speaker at the Arizona Republic's investment strategies forum in April. James J. Wood Jr. (Mu94) of Laurel, Md., became a trumpet player with the United States Army Field Band, based in Fort Meade, Md. Tina Entwistle (WCAS95) of Chicago earned a degree from Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago in May. Mary Franklin (SCS95) of Evanston is vice president of administration and publishing at the Diamond Headache Clinic. With physician Seymour Diamond she wrote Conquering Your Migraine (Simon & Schuster, 2001). She is also managing editor of the journal Headache Quarterly. Kris Gardiner (WCAS95) of Houston is completing an internship in clinical psychology at a school district in the Houston area and hopes to earn a degree from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego next June. Aminuddin Khan (McC95, 96) of Mount Laurel, N.J., an applications engineer at Wave Systems Corp. in Princeton, N.J., earned a master's degree in computer science from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in May. Christina Thersea Schweiger (S95) of Mendota Heights, Minn., is serving a third year in the U.S. Peace Corps as a volunteer coordinator in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Colleen Swift (WCAS95) of St. Louis works in the managed care practice unit for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young in St. Louis. William H. Bennett (SESP96, SCS01) of Grove City, Pa., is owner of Bennett Enterprises and is an assistant linebacker football coach. Elizabeth Birch (J96) of Charlottesville, Va., is in her second year at the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and received the Peter J. Niehaus Memorial Scholarship. Karen Buck (J96) of New Orleans is Web strategist and production designer at Zehno Cross Media Communications in New Orleans. Sean Groombridge (GMu96) of Kitchener, Ontario, is the pastor of music and worship ministries at the Benton Street Baptist Church in Kitchener. Jason Kaifesh (J96) of Burbank, Calif., is post-production coordinator for Greystone Communications, a documentary company in North Hollywood, Calif. Jacquelyn Melius (WCAS96) of Waukegan, Ill., is a plaintiff's personal injury and medical malpractice attorney at Trobe & Dudley in Waukegan. She graduated from John Marshall Law School in Chicago in January 2000. Chris Onan (WCAS96) of Denver is a venture capitalist with Denver-based Wolf Ventures. His wife, Erica Swanson (WCAS98), is a consultant with Accenture in Denver. Blasko Ristic (KGSM96) of Chicago is a senior manager in Deloitte & Touche's performance improvement and technology group in Chicago. Manish Shrivastava (KGSM96) of Atlanta started Thrive Marketing, a marketing consulting firm, relocating in October from San Francisco. Greg Forbes Siegman (S96) of Chicago was named Zeta Beta Tau's 2001 Man of Distinction at the ZBT national convention, which took place this year at Northwestern. He is the founder of the 11-10-02 Foundation, known for its Brunch Bunch mentoring program. James H. Snider (G96) of Severna Park, Md., authored a report on democracy in the Internet age for the U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee, using live audio and video broadcasts of Illinois House sessions as his examples. Matthew D. Hood (KGSM97) of Austin, Texas, is vice president of marketing for TManage Inc. in Austin, providing managed remote work solutions. Peter Hulick (WCAS97) of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., began his residency in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., in June. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia this year. Kate Hunger (J97, GJ97) of San Antonio is a reporter for the San Antonio Express-News. Her husband, Michael Seringer (SESP97), is founder and CEO of LocoGames.com. Jon Leiberman (J97) of Owings Mills, Md., an investigative reporter at WBFF-TV in Baltimore, won an award from the Society of Professional Journalists for investigative reporting in the spring. Sarah A. Meisch (J97, GJ97) of Chicago is an associate editor for Northwestern Medical School's Office of Publications and Public Relations. Tom Schnecke (GS97) of Wilmette, Ill., manages technical operations and production for WMAQ-TV in Chicago. He gave the commencement speech for Harper College in Palatine, Ill., in the spring. Walynda Sipple (S97) of Irvine, Calif., is a vice president of the Gallup Organization in its Irvine office. She earned a master's degree in human resource development from the University of Nebraska in May. Adam M. Vogel (McC97) of Chicago is a surgical resident at the University of Chicago Hospitals. He received a medical degree from the University of Rochester (N.Y.) School of Medicine and Dentistry. Scott Woodley (G97) of Oconomowoc, Wis., and his wife opened a clinic, the Ommani Center for Integrative Medicine, in Pewaukee, Wis. George DeMet (WCAS98) of Evanston is CEO of Palantir.Net Inc., an e-commerce firm in Evanston. Jill Hungerford (WCAS98) of Detroit is marketing communication manager for Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn, Mich. She works with the 150 dealers who comprise the President's Circle and travels worldwide to coordinate domestic and financial issues. Emily B. Nichols (WCAS98) of New York City is assistant director of undergraduate admissions at Columbia University in New York. Tara Nurin (GJ98) of Memphis is a reporter for WHBQ-TV in Memphis and reports the morning, midday and 5 p.m. news shows. She is also the station's Hispanic affairs correspondent, doing a weekly segment called "Los Latinos de Memphis." Marie Lisa Peddinghaus (WCAS98) of Wilmette, Ill., is a second-year medical student at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She spent the summer in Madrid on a research trip funded by the National Institutes of Health to study neurobiology and behavior. David T. Perek (SCS98) of Mundelein, Ill., is an e-communication manager with Square D Co. in Palatine, Ill. DeOnna Reliford (J98) of Columbus, Ohio, produces "Ohio's Talking," a nightly news talk show on Ohio News Network. She had been associate producer of "KidsNews Network" of CBS-affiliate WBNS-TV in Columbus. Robert Fore (KGSM99) of San Mateo, Calif., is a partner at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati's fund services group in Palo Alto, Calif. Steven Jiang (J99) of Beijing is a producer at CNN-TV's Beijing bureau. Last April he worked as a field producer during CNN's coverage of the U.S.-China spy plane standoff. Faryal Jooma (L99) of Karachi Sindh, Pakistan, is practicing corporate law at Orr, Dignam & Co. in Karachi. Nikki Levy (S99) of Brooklyn is an assistant producer for Oxygen Media, a women's television network and Internet site, where she writes, films and edits stories profiling women achievers. Jose Maria Poe III (KGSM99) of Makati City, Philippines, is the president and chief operating officer of BCC Group of Cos. in Manila. Tracey Root Waid (J99) of Charlotte, N.C., is an account executive with PriceMcNabb, a full-service integrated marketing agency in Charlotte. RETURN TO TOP