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'38
Nils Wessell (PhD), former president of Tufts University and of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is the author of the article "Run a Business Like a University? You Bet!" published in the July/August 1999 issue of Trusteeship magazine.
'58
Alex Stoesen (MA) reports that he joined a Quaker work team for part of the summer in Ramallah, a Palestinian city in Israel's West Bank. Besides doing maintenance work at an Arab school, he and the group traveled around Israel "visiting holy places and observing Palestinian-Israeli relations." Later in the summer, Stoesen went to Tikal National Park in Guatemala to see the Mayan ruins as well as the cities of Antigua and Guatemala City. He writes that he was recently appointed by the mayor of Greensboro, N.C., to join a committee planning the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins, "one of the opening shots of the civil rights revolution." He is chairman of the subcommittee putting up historical markers.
'65
Leonard Opdycke (MA) has a new book, French Aeroplanes Before the Great War, published by Schiffer Publishing. The book is a catalog of aircraft from the nearly 700 French builders who were in business before the start of World War I.
'66
Paul Brands S (MBA), CEO of American Management Systems, was named Employer of the Year at the June 1999 Simon School commencement. . . . The Lifeworld of Leadership by Thomas Sergiovanni W (PhD) has been published by Jossey-Bass. . . . John Zabriskie (PhD) was named to the board of directors at Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., located in Cambridge, Mass.
'68
Kenneth Janette '68S (MBA) (see '67 undergraduate). . . . David Robinson (Mas) was promoted to the position of senior vice president for SunGard Data Systems, Inc., a computer service and application software company located in Wayne, Pa. Robinson has been with the company since its founding in 1983.
'69
John Caparrelli S (MBA) was promoted to executive vice president at Wilmad/LabGlass, manufacturers of glass and laboratory ware for the scientific community. . . . Julian Rappaport (PhD), professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, received the Seymour B. Sarason Award for his work on the relationships between professional human service programs, people dependent upon them, and community settings such as schools.
'71
Richard Peters (PhD) has joined the faculty of Augusta State University in Augusta, Ga., for the 1999-2000 academic year as an assistant professor of education in the department of teacher development. . . . Bruce Sales '71 (PhD) (see '66 undergraduate).
'72
Elinda Fishman Kiss (Mas), '83 (PhD) has been appointed visiting professor of finance and economics at Rutgers University. She also was elected president of the Philadelphia chapter of the National Association for Business Economics.
'73
James Chiafery S (MBA) is director of investment relations at Brooks Automation, a supplier of tool and factory automation equipment and software for the semiconductor and flat panel display industries, in Chelmsford, Mass.
'74
Jacqueline Dukes W (Mas), who teaches Cleveland fourth-graders during the school year, spends summer vacations pursuing her interest in global education and cultural anthropology. Last summer she received a grant to spend five weeks in Africa and this summer she spent two weeks in Japan on a fellowship, according to an August feature story on her in the The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.
'75
Carl Sassano S (MBA), president and chief operating officer at Bausch & Lomb since January, was profiled in the Rochester Business Journal. Sassano and his wife, Barbara, and their two children, ages 12 and 19, live in Rochester.
'76
Ed Folsom (PhD) (see Alumni Gazette, Leaves of Hypertext).
'77
John Henderson S (MBA) is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Genesee Corp. in Rochester. . . . Marsha Lettman (MS) is vice president of operations at Interactive Pictures, an Internet photography company with operations in both San Jose, Calif., and Oak Ridge, Tenn. . . . James Myers '77S (MBA) (see '76 undergraduate). . . . Keith Robinson S (MBA) was named senior vice president of finance and administration at Osmonics, a leading manufacturer and marketer of high-technology water purification and fluid processing equipment based in Minnetonka, Minn.
'79
Robert Habig S (MBA) has joined Think3, a mechanical computer-aided design firm, as its chief financial officer. The company is located in Santa Clara, Calif. . . . Samuel Hubbard, Jr., S (MBA) is president and chief operating officer of Genesee Corp. in Rochester. In his current position, he is responsible for the operations of the corporation and its subsidiaries, including the Genesee Brewing Co., Inc., Ontario Foods, Inc., and Genesee Ventures, Inc.
'80
Sharon Castro (Mas) is living in Los Angeles, where she is putting together her first feature film project. She e-mails: "I have three name actors who want to appear in my movie Better Half. I wrote the script and will direct the movie when it goes into production. Anyone interested in investing in the project, please contact Cobaltcat1@aol.com. I'd love to finance the project with Rochester alumni!" . . . Roger P. Weissberg '80 (PhD), professor of psychology and education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, received the Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training award for the year 2000.
'82
David Licurse S (MBA) has taken the newly created position of chief business officer at @pos.com, Inc., an Internet services company that specializes in point-of-sale technologies. The company is located in Sunnyvale, Calif. . . . Mary-Frances Winters '82S (MBA) (see '73 undergraduate).
'83
Susan Burke '83W (Mas) (see '82 undergraduate). . . . Elinda Fishman Kiss '72 (Mas), '83 (PhD) (see '72 graduate). . . . Jeffrey Williams (MS) is the director for power generation services at Albany, N.Y.-based Spectra Environmental Group.
'84
Janina Pawlowski '84S (MBA) is president and co-founder of E-Loan, an online lending company that went public this year.
'85
Richard Smith S (MBA) has been appointed chief operating officer of Advanced Telecommunications, Inc., a Minneapolis-based company that provides voice and data products and services. . . . Mary Thomas Sweeney '80, '85W (Mas) has earned a Doctor of Philosophy in education from Columbia Southern University in Orange Beach, Ala. . . . Patricia Tsai S (MBA) manages MasterLink Maxima, one of Asia's "best-performing mutual funds," according to a July issue of Asia Week.
'86
David Kunde S (MBA) has joined Advanced Telecommunications, Inc., as network engineering vice president. The Minneapolis-based company provides voice and data products and services. . . . William Spohn '86 (Mas) (see '81 undergraduate).
'88
Chris Grazioplene S (MBA) has been named vice president of marketing at Viewpoint Digital of Orem, Utah, where she is responsible for development and implementation of the company's product marketing, Web marketing, and communications strategies. . . . George Skillin S (MBA) has joined Primix Solutions, Inc., an Internet services firm located in Watertown, Mass., as a senior client partner.
'89
Gregory Pinto S (MBA), a senior associate at Baystate Financial Services, married Julianne Paul at Holy Cross Church in South Easton, Mass., in August. The couple lives in Newton, Mass. . . . Kathleen Giniecki Young '89 (MS) (see '88 undergraduate).
'90
Carole Cobb S (MBA) was named senior vice president for manufacturing and supply at Genencor International, a Rochester-based company. . . . Matthew Vreeland '90 (MS) (see '89 undergraduate).
'91
Mario Crucini (PhD) has been promoted to associate professor of economics at Vanderbilt University.
'92
Gerald Altilio, Jr., S (MBA) writes that he left Sempra Energy Trading to accept a job as director for crude oil trading at ConAgra Energy Services, Inc., in Omaha, Neb. . . . Corine Nenno Keyes '92 (MS) (see '90 undergraduate).
'93
Comic Strips and Consumer Culture, a book by Ian Gordon (PhD), was published by the Smithsonian Institution Press in 1998. . . . Susan Rossetti S (MBA) married Jonathan Vehar on July 31 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tonawanda, N.Y. The couple lives in Santa Monica, Calif., where Susan is a marketing consultant and owner of Market Write and Jonathan is a senior partner in New and Improved, a consulting firm. . . . Darius Sankey was made a partner in Zone Ventures, a Los Angeles venture capital firm focusing on information technology businesses. . . . Tolga Soyata (MS), chief executive of Rochester-based Soyata Computers, has expanded his company to include a new 30,000-square-foot "superstore," according to a feature on him in an August issue of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
'94
Julie Haelick Eagleton '94S (MBA) (see '90 undergraduate). . . . Laurie Elliot S (MBA) was named corporate auditor for Rochester Gas & Electric. . . . . Barry '91, '94 (MS) and Lisa Smith Goldstein '92, '94 (MS) (see '92 undergraduate). . . . Dawn Ferris-McCarthy W (MAT) e-mails: "Since graduating from the Warner School, I have been teaching high school science and loving it! Thank you to the faculty and all the other terrific people who helped me get my start. Rochester rules!!!" . . . Rajiv Saxena (PhD), senior logistics engineer for Menlo Logistics, a subsidiary of CNF Transportation, Inc., received the company's Raymond F. O'Brien Award of Excellence. The award is given annually to five employees who demonstrate professional and personal leadership. CNF Transportation has 35,000 employees and business activities in more than 200 countries. . . . Conor Twomey (PhD) is manager of advanced technology at Performance Fibers Advanced Technology Group, a company that develops high-performance fiber products and systems.
'95
Robert Moore S (MBA) has joined Key Bank as vice president in the bank's community middle market banking segment. He resides in Pittsford, N.Y., with his wife and daughter. . . . Lisa Hardy Norwood '95W (MS) (see '86 undergraduate).
'96
Michael Chang '91 (MS), '96 (PhD) (see '89 undergraduate). . . . Kendra Barkocy Hoffman (MS) reports that she is currently working at Corning, Inc., located in Corning, N.Y. . . . Darin Noel '96 (MS) (see '91 undergraduate).
'97
Catherine Loomis (PhD) is an assistant professor of English at the University of New Orleans. . . . Frank Meleca '97S (MBA) (see '89 undergraduate).
'98
Jerome Davis '98 (MS) (see '96 medicine). . . . Liam de Paor (MS) e-mails that he and Michelle Yusko '96 were married on September 26, 1998. . . . Christian Isliker '98S (MBA) (see '97 undergraduate).
'99
Carlene Abbatecola '99W (Mas) (see '98 undergraduate). . . . John Quinzi '99S (MBA) (see '90 undergraduate).
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