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
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1990
Jamie LaRue ’96S (MBA) and his wife, Megan,
announce the birth of their daughter, Devyn Margot, on March 16, in Cincinnati.
Jamie writes, “She joins her big sister, Meryl Riley, 1 1/2, who isn’t
sure what to make of it.” . . . Susan Mount (see
’74). . . . John Noble and Victoria
Wan Noble ’92 announce the birth of their first child, Cameron
Edward. John writes, “Cameron was born on February 8, the day before the
Chinese New Year, barely making it into the Year of the Monkey. His father,
grandfather, aunt (Tammy Noble Frankland), and
uncle all were born in the Year of the Monkey.” John works at the Jersey
City office of ISO, a risk assessment company, and is a fellow of the Casualty
Actuarial Society. Victoria is a marketing manager at Pfizer.
1991
Alonzo Borja and his wife, Carmen Elisa, announce
the birth of their daughter, Elisa Mariana, on February 26. . . .
Jamie de Perio and Jennifer Gurske were married on May 28 in Webster,
N.Y. Jamie is a laboratory manager with Catholic Health System in Sisters Hospital
in Buffalo, and Jennifer is an orthopedic surgery resident at the University
at Buffalo. . . . Liz Freedman and Alan Stillman
were married on October 16, 2004. Alumni in attendance included Melissa
Knapp Barber, David Barber, Karla Buhsmer, and David
Schuchman. Liz is a policy analyst at the National Institutes of Health,
and Alan is the owner of Kwikpoint, a visual language translator company. They
live in Alexandria, Va., with their dog, Lindy. . . . Travis
’92 (MS) and Amanda Smith Miller announce
the birth of their son, Wyatt Alden, on December 14, 2004. . . . Michael
Moschel is a labor and employment practice attorney with the Nashville
law firm Bass, Berry & Sims.
1992
Corey Brown ’95 writes, “I am senior
mortgage consultant at Indemae Home Loan Corp. in Tampa, Fla. We are now a national
company providing loans in 49 states. Tampa is great but I miss the snow! I
would love to hear from all my friends: I can be reached at coreybrown717 (at)
yahoo (dot) com.” . . . Karin Butler and
Jeff Reed were married on February 20 in Seattle. Karin writes that she met
Jeff while working at Seattle Center, a sports and entertainment complex, where
she is manager of facility sales and Jeff is an event manager. . . . Casey
Dickinson, a reporter for the Central New York Business Journal, was
named small-business journalist of the year by the U.S. Small Business Administration
in the Syracuse district. . . . Lawrence Loh was
appointed assistant conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra last May,
one day after also being named musical director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania
Philharmonic in Scranton–Wilkes Barre. . . . Victoria
Wan Noble (see ’90). . . . Karin Selva
and William Lanning were married on April 30 in Buffalo. Karin is a pediatric
endocrinologist at Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital in Portland, Ore.,
and William is an architect and project manager at Michael Willis Architects
in Portland. . . . Joel Wojciechowski ’05M
(PhD) and Katherine Kowalski ’04M (MS) were
married on August 16, 2003, in Buffalo. “We wish to thank Father Brian
Cool of the Interfaith Chapel’s Catholic Neuman Community for wonderfully
officiating our joyous event,” they write. Several of Joel’s Phi
Kappa Tau brothers attended: Michael Accardi ’93,
Michael Ciszek ’94, Mark
Ready ’93, Bryant Lim, and Scott
Fergus ’93; other alumni included Joel’s father, Paul
Wojciechowski ’65, ’68 (Mas), Joel’s uncle, Richard
Wolfe ’77 (PhD), Lowell ’65,
’70 (PhD) and Lucinda Finlay Wilcox ’62,
’89W (EdD), Jennifer LaGuardia ’93,
’01 (PhD), Heather Ripstein Bonenfant ’01M
(MD), John Lueck ’03M (MS), Shoshana
Katzman ’04M (MS), Franz Gruswitz ’02M
(MS), Candace Gildner ’01, ’03 (MS),
Craig ’03 (MS) and
Michelle Conroy Lefort ’04 (MA), Liqiong
Gui ’02 (MS), Kenneth Cohen ’00M
(PhD), Gary ’04M (PhD) and Carrie
Perkowski Minsavage ’03S (MBA), Jason Roper
’04M (MS), and Celeste Macelrevey ’04M
(MS).
1993
Alyssa Bella and Andrew Landahl were married on
May 21 in Cambridge, Mass. They live in Albuquerque, N.M. . . . Laureen
Burke ’97M (MD) has joined Women Gynecology & Childbirth Associates
in Rochester. . . . Jeannine Dingus ’94W
(MS) is an assistant professor of teaching and curriculum at the Warner School.
. . . Hodgson Russ attorney Kenneth Suzan gave
a talk on “Strategies for Brand Expansion into the United States”
at the Cross-Border IP Strategies seminar in Burlington, Ontario, last May.
He also wrote an article on the topic that was published in the October 1, 2004,
issue of The Lawyers Weekly. . . . Amy Mann
Varnerin writes, “My husband, John, and I announce the birth of
our twins, Ella Rose and Declan Ian, born on October 3, 2004.”
1995
Internet service company Auragen Communications, cofounded by Frederick
Beer, plans to open a West Coast office based on the strength of its
new tool, EyeRelevance, which tracks a Web surfer’s eye movements. Frederick
also is president and CEO of the company. . . . Belinda
Birnbaum ’00M (MD) and Dan Vogl were married on March 6 in Tarrytown,
N.Y. Belinda is a fellow in rheumatology at New York University Hospital and
the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute in Manhattan. Dan is a
fellow in hematology and oncology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
. . . Corey Brown (see ’92). . . . Brian
Klebba writes, “I served as an adjunct faculty member at Tulane
Law School and was a guest speaker at the New Orleans Bar Association’s
annual meeting at Point Clear, Ala., last spring.” . . . Eva-Beth
Daroff Levy ’96W (MS) and her husband, Andrew, announce the birth
of their second child, Aiden Benjamin, on May 3. He joins big sister Gabrielle
Elise, 2 1/2. . . . Becky Machado and Anthony
Habib were married on May 28 in Williamsville, N.Y. Becky is an after-school
coordinator at Valley Community Center in Buffalo, and Anthony is vice president
of Petri Baking Products in Silver Creek, N.Y. . . . Melissa
Sands Schrader was elected water commissioner of East Bridgewater, Mass.,
last spring.
1996
Kevin Khanna is vice president of entertainment
at GE Commercial Finance in Norwalk, Conn. . . . Shiraz
Shajani and his wife, Ambereen, announce the birth of their daughter,
Maryam, on March 29. “She and mom are doing great,” Shiraz writes.
1997
John Conron writes, “Eric
Karr is quoted in an article that was published in the Boston Globe
last April.” Eric critiqued a new type of pipe wrap that would repair
damaged oil and gas pipelines. . . . Aaron Gleason writes,
“I received my Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Connecticut
last May, and I am working as a child and family therapist at SUNY Upstate Medical
University in Syracuse.” . . . Tom Kenniff is
stationed in Iraq with the 42nd Infantry Division of the New York Army National
Guard. An attorney, Tom is working on the details of Iraq’s new constitution.
He also was in the spotlight when he was photographed with singer Jessica Simpson,
who visited the country last spring. . . . Chris Smith
writes, “Just wanted to ‘holla’ at all my friends and
alumni. I’m back in Atlanta, da dirty South. You can all contact me at
kwameximer (at) hotmail (dot) com.”
1998
David Barzilai received Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine’s Harry Resnick Memorial Fund award at the diploma
ceremony last May, when he received his M.D. from the university. He also has
a Ph.D. from Case Western. . . . Brian Day and
MJ Figel were married on May 22, 2004, in Cape May, N.J. Brian writes, “I
am an obstetrics and gynecology resident at New York University, and MJ is an
associate editor for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.” . . . Andrea
Eder and Len Salis were married on July 17. Andrea writes, “Lien
Tran and her husband, Minh Vu, and their two children, Cayla and Brandon,
attended. I teach at Queensborough Community College, and I’m a Ph.D.
student in educational psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center.” . . .
Christian Helbig and Canice Lim were married on
April 9 in New York City. Christian is a vice president at Bank of America,
and Canice is a business analyst at Bluefly. . . . Jen
LiMarzi is the author of Fingers Crossed, Legs Uncrossed, a
humorous look at life in New York City.
1999
Stephen Caraher and Kelly Sutliffe were married
on May 28 in Buffalo. Stephen is development manager for Olmsted Parks Conservancy,
and Kelly is an academic advisor at the University at Buffalo. . . . Stephanie
Dyson started her own law practice, Dyson Law, in Boston. . . .
Jennifer Haines and Scott Adams were married on March 12 in Buffalo.
They live in Tonawanda, N.Y. . . . Ben Holko (see
’01). . . . Rachel Madan writes, “I’m
pleased to announce that I will be attending the London School of Economics
and Political Science for the 2005–06 academic year. I will study for
the M.Sc. in environment and development. Before beginning my studies, I traveled
for four months in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.”
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