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Class Notes

River Campus Undergraduate: 1990s

Reunion News

College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering classes celebrating reunions

October 6–8, 2006

Slater Society: All post-50th Reunion Classes
65th Reunion: 1941
60th Reunion: 1946
55th Reunion: 1951
50th Reunion: 1956
45th Reunion: 1961
40th Reunion: 1966
35th Reunion: 1971
30th Reunion: 1976
25th Reunion: 1981
20th Reunion: 1986
15th Reunion: 1991
10th Reunion: 1996
5th Reunion: 2001

More about Meliora Weekend

1990
George Blasiak and Kimberly Reeves were married on October 3, 2003, in Syracuse. George is a partner at the law firm of Wall, Marjama & Bilinski, and Kimberly attends Syracuse University. . . . Chris Franzek and Lee Speckenbach were married on August 28 in New Jersey. Chris is a strategy consultant at Bearingpoint, and Lee is a human resources manager at Morgan Stanley. . . . Peter Howell and Jennifer Hellriegel were married on June 26 in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. Peter is a branch manager for HSBC Bank in Elmira, N.Y., and Jennifer is completing a master’s degree in special education at Daemen College in Amherst, N.Y. Previously, Peter was a corporate sales trainer for HSBC in London. . . . James Warner ’91S (MBA) and Michelle Stevens were married on August 21, in Clarence, N.Y. James is vice president of Sanderson & Co. and is founder and past financial director of Computers for Children. Michelle is a compensation manager for Cingular Wireless.

1991
Barry Lederman ’95S (MBA) and his wife, Dawn, announce the birth of their second child, Brandon Garrett, on April 2. Barry is senior vice president of finance at Roche Diagnostics in Mannheim, Germany. He has been in Germany for four years. . . . Elise Song-Kurlander writes, “In May, I gave birth to my son, Zachary. He joins his two sisters, Kendall and Sara. I’m still working part time as an assistant attorney general in Maryland.” . . . Our apologies to Edouard Trabulsi, whose name was incorrect in the last issue of Review. Ed writes, “My wife, Karen, and I had our first child, John, on February 6.”

1992
Loretta Santilli and Daniel Lang write, “Hello to all our Rochester friends! We are keeping busy with work. Lora is with the New York State Department of Health’s bioterrorism epidemiology program, and Dan is an environmental hydrogeologist with Malcolm Pirnie. We recently had a blast on our Disney vacation with our two daughters, Alyssandra, 7, and Olivia, 5, in honor of our 10th wedding anniversary. We are still in the Albany area, so please drop in if you are coming this way. Our e-mail address is lang (at) nycap (dot) rr (dot) com.” . . . Maj. Thomas Stamp graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.

1993
Jonathan and Judith Gendler Epstein ’94 send a photo and write, “We are delighted to report that our baby daughter, Hailey Deborah, was born on March 9.” Jonathan is the banking and insurance reporter for the Buffalo News. . . . Michael Odai and Mindy Thomas were married on June 5. Michael is an attorney, and Mindy works for Google.com. They live in Sydney, Australia. . . . Matthew Peck is an associate at the Rochester law firm Harris Beach. He is a member of the corporate practice group. . . . Jeffrey Scheer writes, “The past two years have been very successful for me and my family. My wife, Abby, and I celebrated the birth of our twin girls, Rachel Eliana and Sophie Rebecca, on June 30, 2003. Last January, I became a partner of the Syracuse law firm Scolaro, Shulman, Cohen, Fetter & Burstein. We live in Manlius, N.Y.” . . . Gail Speakman and her husband, Peter Cavallo, announce the birth of their first child, Daniel, on March 23. “I’m hoping Danny will be a member of the Class of 2025!” Gail writes. “I’ve returned to work as a clinical data manager for Advanced Biologics in New Hope, Pa. I obtained my M.B.A. from LaSalle University in 2000 and am now working toward an M.S. in quality assurance/regulatory affairs at Temple University.” . . . Christian and Alice Homolka Tate announce the birth of their second daughter, Margaret Delaney, on June 27, who joins their first daughter, Charlotte, 2. They write, “Alice’s mother, Barbara Hunt Homolka ’59, came to visit for several weeks to help out with the new baby. While she was here, she saw fellow classmates Judy Blanchard Avedisian ’59 and Juliet Sanson Bongfeldt ’59.”

1994
Nicole Buscaglia and Philip Nobel were married on August 14 in Buffalo. Nicole is a child and family therapist at Women and Children’s Hospital, and Philip is executive vice president of Centerstone Development. . . . Judith Gendler Epstein (see ’93). . . . Gregory Jones and Diane Parisi were married on April 24 in Baltimore. Gregory is a representative for Benco Dental, and Diane is marketing director for Clear Channel Outdoor. . . . Ryan and Hope Schied McMichael send a photo of their triplet sons, Connor, Riley, and Sean, born on June 14. . . . Justin Miller is an associate at the Rochester law firm Harris Beach. He is a member of the economic development and public finance practice group. . . . Lisa Desiderato Sanford writes, “I passed the New York State Bar Exam in February and will be admitted to practice within the year. I married Adam Sanford in April in New York City, where we live. Alumni in attendance were Paul Rynkiewicz, Jacqueline Bruce, Sharon Schepler Field and her husband, Brian, Patrick Andrews ’95, and his wife, Asa Widman ’96. . . . D. J. Segler writes, “I recently released a new album, Daydreams. It’s a unique blend of solo piano, voices, and orchestral instruments that soothes the soul. I also work as an engineering manager for Texas Instruments, designing large-screen, high-definition television sets. My wife, Julie Kingston ’94N, and I have three children, Justin, 8, Megan, 6, and Jack, 4. We live in Dallas. My Web site is www.djsegler.com. E-mail us at dj (at) djsegler (dot) com.” . . . Thomas Steet and Julie Herbst were married on May 16 in Asheville, N.C. Thomas is a dentist, and Julie is an import brokerage specialist. They live in Cary, N.C. . . . Tracy Jarosinski Sugar and her husband, Damian, announce the birth of their daughter, Emily Ann, on April 22. They live in Spencerport, N.Y. . . . Kirt Wackford received his doctoral degree in community ecology from the University of Utah in December 2003. Kirt’s thesis, “Competition and Coexistence Among Ants,” was based on five years of investigations in Brazil’s Pantanal, the largest wetlands in the world. He and his wife, Ana Muñoz, live in Costa Rica, where Kirt is a professor at St. Paul College. They have two children.

1995
Andrew Hopkins ’96S (MBA) (see ’96). . . . Deanna Zubris and Joseph Barbay were married on June 19, at Boldt Castle in Alexandria Bay, N.Y. Deanna is an assistant professor of chemistry at Villanova University. Joseph is a medicinal chemist with Johnson & Johnson. They live in Fort Washington, Pa.

1996
Steven and Amy Clement Ambrusko write, “We’ve moved to Pittsburgh, and Steve started a fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncology at Children’s Hospital. He completed his chief resident year in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital in Buffalo. Amy also has been very busy as a full-time mom to daughter, Kate, 2, and son, Peter, born in April.” . . . Rich Pearson writes, “My wife, Beth, and I were married on November 14, 2003. John Favale ’95 attended. I’ve made a career change: I left manufacturing and started a new job as an earth and physical science teacher at Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, N.J., about 15 miles from our home in Teaneck.” . . . Cynthia Rapp ’97 (MS) and Andrew Hopkins ’95, ’96S (MBA) were married on May 15 in New Paltz, N.Y. Cynthia is manager of product marketing at Pitney Bowes, and Andrew is a vice president at Citibank.

1997
Shannon Dionne received an honor award from the State Department for her contribution to the success of the NOAA program White Water to Blue Water Partnership, which supports sustainable development. . . . Optometrist Irene Ferenac joined Geisinger Specialty Clinic in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. . . . Kathleen Juraska and Matthew Phillips were married on July 31 in Arlington, Va. Kathleen is a veterinarian, and Matthew works in the State Department. . . . Bryan Shumway and Jennifer Mazor were married on June 19 in Mashpee, Mass. Bryan is a real estate developer, and Jennifer attends graduate school at the University of New England. They live in Portland, Maine.

1998
Leila Henderson and Holland Gary were married on July 26, 2003, in Dallas. Leila writes, “The wedding was wonderful and was even featured in the January 2004 issue of Town and Country.” Leila and Holland live in Philadelphia, where Leila is a project coordinator at an international economic development agency, and Holland is working on an M.B.A. at the Wharton School of Business. . . . Jeff Totten (see ’00).

1999
William Hall ’02 (MS) joined the Rochester office of the law firm Hiscock & Barclay. . . . Geoffrey King and Jillian Eisenmann were married on August 7 in Buffalo. Both are pursuing master’s degrees in education at the University at Buffalo. . . . Kimberley Leonard and Philip Chiappone were married on July 31 in Wilson, N.Y. Kimberley is a psychiatry resident at Brown University School of Medicine. Philip is a dental assistant with Aspen Dental Associates in Woonsocket, R.I.