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
Joe Bailey ’97W (MS) writes, “I received
the 2005 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
in Professional Service. I have been director of financial aid at Genesee Community
College for seven years.” . . . Yvonne Chao
(see ’89). . . . Christine Chruscicki writes,
“I completed my internship, adult psychiatry residency, and child and
adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in Durham,
N.C. I am board certified in both adult and child and adolescent psychiatry
and recently have joined a group private practice in a suburb of Buffalo. My
e-mail address is drchris2002 (at) hotmail (dot) com.” . . . Mark
Hucheson (see ’89). . . . Barbara Lawrence
writes, “I still help teach ice hockey to small kids, and I’m active
at the Buffalo Irish Center. I recently joined the American Legion Auxiliary,
since my mother, who passed away last year, was a World War II vet.” .
. . Erik Rausch ’97W (MS) writes that he
and his wife, Maura McGinnity ’87, ’96S
(MBA), “had a healthy baby girl, McKenna Clare Rausch, on May 25. Mom
and daughter are both doing well.”
1991
Elizabeth Dunn writes, “I’m happy
to announce two pieces of good news. First, my book, Privatizing Poland,
was published by Cornell University Press last year. Second (and best),
I adopted my foster son in July. He came to me when he was 21 days old, and
he turned 2 this summer. His new name is Aaron Theodore Cullen Dunn. My parents—W.
Bryan Dunn ’69W (Mas) and Barbara Aex Miller
Dunn ’65W (Mas)—hope he’ll be the third generation
to head east to Rochester for college!” . . . Paul
Gagnier and his wife, Eveline Shum, announce the birth of their third
child, Stefan, on April 19. Paul is a partner at the Washington, D.C., law firm
of Swidler Berlin. . . . Dino La Fiandra ’92
(MS) was elected to the board of directors of the Children’s Home in Catonsville,
Md. The Children’s Home is a nonprofit organization that assists abused
and neglected children. Dino is a partner at the law firm of Whiteford, Taylor
& Preston in Baltimore. . . . Joe Smith (see
’89).
1992
Mark Chernosky (see ’89). . . . David
Fowler and Hongjoo Joanne Lee were married in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., on July
2. Jeremy Citro ’93 was a groomsman. The
couple lives in Baltimore. . . . Marcie Etscovitz Levin
and her husband, Franklin, announce the birth of their daughter, Rachel Hannah,
on November 15, 2004. Marcie writes, “My good friend, Elana
Blumenthal Harmon, and her husband, Jay, had a daughter, too—Aviva
Joy, born on September 24, 2004. We live two hours apart, and in December 2004
we saw each other with our baby girls for the first time.” . . . Lawrence
Loh writes, “My family and I are moving back to the East Coast,
where I’ve been appointed assistant conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony
and music director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. My wife, Jennifer,
and I have one son, Charlie, 2 1/2, and another child on the way in December.”
1993
Akiva Elias writes, “Leena and I have moved
to Mumbai with our sons, Micah, 3, and Nishad, 1. We moved through my firm,
Morgan Stanley, where I’ve worked for more than 10 years. We expect to
be in India for the next couple of years. It has been a good change after having
lived in the New York/New Jersey area for a while, not to mention a really interesting
time to be in this part of the world. Drop me a line at akiva_elias (at) yahoo
(dot) com.” . . . Kenneth Suzan, a senior
associate at the law firm of Hodgson Russ in Buffalo, was elected to the board
of directors of the Buffalo Arts Studio.
1994
Ron Clark was selected to be a member of the 2004–05
class of White House Fellows, a leadership and public service program. Ron,
an active-duty major in the Marines, was assigned to the Office of the First
Lady. . . . Jonathan and Nathalie
Eluard Hurwitz ’96 announce the birth of their second child, Ryan
Andrew, on April 8. He joins his big brother, Ethan, 2 1/2. . . . Dennis
Tucker writes, “As publisher of Whitman Publishing, I’m proud
to announce that two of my 2005 titles won national Best Specialized Book Awards
from the Numismatic Literary Guild. They are A Guide Book of United States
Type Coins, by Q. David Bowers, and A Guide Book of United States Paper
Money, by Arthur and Ira Friedberg. We accepted the awards at the biannual
American Numismatic Association convention in San Francisco.”
1995
Keri Claiborne Boyle and her husband, Andrew,
send a photo and announce the birth of their second child, Kayleigh Elisabeth,
on April 6. Kayleigh joins her big sister, Riley. . . . Sarah
Collard and Kenneth English were married on July 2 in Lewiston, N.Y.
Sarah is a chemistry teacher at Sweet Home High School in Amherst, N.Y., and
Kenneth is a research assistant professor at the University at Buffalo. . .
. Stephanie Block Eagan writes, “I have
another birth announcement to add to the growing number of babies born to the
Class of 1995! My husband, DJ, and I welcomed our first child, a beautiful baby
boy, Jason Erik, on July 3. We had a terrific unmedicated Bradley birth.”
Our apologies to Stephanie: Her husband’s company, Trusted Title, was
misspelled in Class Notes in the Summer 2004 issue of Review. . . .
Jody Litt Googel writes that she and her husband,
Daniel, “are the proud parents of twin girls, Carly Dylan and Alexa Sloan,
born on April 15.” The Googels live in New York City. . . . Jennifer
Cohen Hilton writes, “My husband, Jason, and I welcomed our second
child, Natalie Patricia, on December 8, 2004. Her older brother, Christian,
adores her! Their grandmother also is a Rochester alumna—Elaine
Emerson Hilton ’67.” . . . Captain Kevin
Klostermann is the executive officer of the Marines’ I Company,
stationed in Hadithah, Iraq. . . . Bob and Melissa
Sands Schrader announce the birth of their third child, Grace Ann, on
May 5. They write, “She is welcomed by her two older siblings, Matthew,
3, and Lucie, 2. Bob is still working as a lab manager at a vaccine research
and development company in Cambridge, Mass. Melissa is enjoying being a stay-at-home
mother and her job as the newly elected water commissioner in our hometown of
East Bridgewater, Mass. Greetings to all our Rochester friends!” . . .
Andy Seguin ’00S (MBA) is the manager of
the Friends of Harpoon program for Harpoon Brewery in Boston.
1996
Joseph and Kimberly Abbott
Brown announce the birth of their daughter, Gabriella Lauren, on October
19, 2004. They write, “After living in the D.C. metro area for nearly
six years, we have decided to relocate to Buffalo. Joe will join the law firm
of Hodgson Russ as an associate in the litigation group. Kim is currently a
stay-at-home mom, taking care of Gabriella and Maddy, our 3-year-old black Labrador.”
. . . Stephanie Ziegler Chiumento ’99W (MS)
(see ’98). . . . Steve Green writes, “Last
summer, I returned from a yearlong tour in Iraq with my National Guard unit.
It’s not a bad place, if you don’t mind the roadside bombs. The
photo archive of our work is at www.dualprime.com.”
. . . Nathalie Eluard Hurwitz (see ’94).
. . . Matt and Emily Sanders
Kaminsky write, “Sweethearts who met at Rochester, we were married
in 2001 and have lived in Vermont since 2000. We live in Barre, the ‘Granite
Capital of the World,’ with our two beagles. Matt works as a case manager
at Washington County Mental Health, and Emily is fund manager at Community Capital
of Central Vermont, an alternative loan resource for new and growing businesses.
Emily was named the 2005 Financial Services Champion of the Year for the Vermont
and New England region by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Emily traded
her field hockey cleats for skates, and now she plays ice hockey. Matt continues
to play bass and has taught himself the upright bass, playing on occasion with
local bands, including the Vermont Jazz Ensemble.”
1997
Michele Spilberg Hart and her husband, Victor,
announce the birth of their first child, Owen Victor, on July 19. They live
in Southborough, Mass. . . . Alissa Quinn ’99W
(MS) writes, “My fiancé, Jay, and I would like to announce the
birth of our son, Samuel Joseph, on May 24. He joins his big brothers, Zachary,
13, Jonathan, 9, and Jayden, 2.” . . . David Vago
writes, “I received my Ph.D. in cognitive and neural sciences,
specializing in learning and memory, from the University of Utah last May. I
received a fellowship to attend the 2005 Mind and Life Summer Research Institute
and a postdoctoral fellowship with the Utah Center for exploring mind-body interactions.”
1998
Michael and Stephanie Ziegler
Chiumento ’96, ’99W (MS) announce the birth of their daughter,
Haley Alena, on January 24. . . . Andrea Eder and
Leonard Salis were married on July 17 in Farmingdale, N.Y. . . . Rebecca
Grant and Mark Osorio ’99S (MBA)
were married on May 29 in Binghamton, N.Y., with many Rochester alumni in attendance:
Jessica Shweky, Michael Casey, Joshua ’03M
(Pdc) and Shane Eisen Grant, Richard Matties ’63,
Jeremy Mittler ’99, Harvey Levine ’64,
Alex Freedman ’99, Michael
Goldberg ’97, Teddy Wong ’97,
Andrew ’97 and Deborah
Grossman Gorrin ’97, Angela Keros ’96,
Jennifer Showers, Amanda Arlein Isenberg, Leah
Eisenberg, Carol Buckley, Jared Novick, Jennifer Ross ’97, Maureen
Smith Heckman ’99S (MBA), John Heckman ’99S
(MBA), and Anna Frankfort ’99W (MS). Rebecca
and Mark live in West Orange, N.J. . . . Chris Kadamus
(see ’99). . . . Anni McDonough, an art
teacher and the girls’ varsity lacrosse coach at Thayer Academy in Braintree,
Mass., was an honorary coach of the Boston Cannons lacrosse team for a game
they played against the Baltimore Bayhawks last July. . . . Renee
O’Brien and Geert Loeffen were married on July 2 in Lancaster,
N.Y. Renee is field operations manager for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, and Geert
is employed by General Electric. . . . Melissa Paull
and Jeffrey Goldberg were married on July 3 in Buffalo. Melissa is an attorney
with Gross, Shuman, Brizdle & Gilfillan and is a member of the Amherst Symphony
Orchestra. Jeffrey is a dentist with the Western New York Dental Group. They
live in Williamsville, N.Y. . . . Marc Rappaport writes,
“I finished my internal medicine residency at Albert Einstein College
of Medicine, and I am starting my fellowship in hematology/oncology at Fox Chase
Cancer Center at Temple University.” Marc and Emily Simon were married
in October. . . . Megan Engleman Swope writes,
“My husband, Eric, and I would like to announce the birth of our son,
Gavin William, on April 24.”
1999
Kelly Karl and Chris Kadamus
’98 were married in the French Quarter of New Orleans on May 7.
They write, “We have been feeling very sad about the hurricane disaster
in New Orleans and thankful we had an amazing day in such a beautiful city.
We were married by Michael Null ’00 in a
courtyard right next to the Mississippi River and had a gorgeous reception in
a terraced room overlooking the French Quarter and the river. We also did a
‘second line,’ where you parade around Jackson Square behind a brass
band and wave hankies.” Meredith Dank, Joshua Haddock
’98, and William Lin ’97 were in the
wedding party, and Beth Close Null ’00,
Patrick ’96 and Marni
Fruchtman Nicholas ’96, ’00M (MD), Jean
Tabone Pedley, and Matthew ’94 and
Celina Arboleda Kennedy ’96, ’00M
(MS), ’01S (MBA) attended as well. Chris is a design engineer at Cambridge
Consultants in South Boston, and Kelly works at the Boston University Medical
Center for Pediatric Neuropsychology. She is studying for her doctorate in clinical
psychology and intends to become a pediatric neuropsychologist. They live in
the Boston area. . . . Mike Miller writes, “On
July 1, I took a new position with my current employer, Datatel. Having served
as a consultant for four years, I have now taken the position of project lead
with our professional services creation team. I will be leading the project
to develop consulting services for our Web products. I am very excited to be
promoted for the third time in less than five years with the company.”
. . . Derrick Raptis and Lisa Nandi announce their
engagement. Derrick and Lisa are residents at Drexel University College of Medicine
in Philadelphia, Derrick in internal medicine and Lisa in emergency medicine.
. . . Jonathan Steinberg and his wife, Rachel,
have moved to Robbinsville, N.J. Jonathan writes, “I am now working as
an associate research data analyst with Educational Testing Service in Princeton,
N.J.”
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