Class Notes
River Campus Undergraduate: 1980s
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
1981
Russell Faust writes, “After receiving my
B.S. in neuroscience in 1983, I obtained my Ph.D. in molecular biology/cell
biology from the University of Washington in 1988. I was offered a high-level
job in pharmacology but declined in order to pursue an M.D. degree. I attended
the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, where I had a lab, and received
my M.D. in 1992. I stayed there for my residency in otolaryngology/ head and
neck surgery. From there I completed my training in pediatric otolaryngology
at Johns Hopkins, where I was an instructor for a year. After that, I was director
of pediatric otolaryngology at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville,
then held an endowed chair and was chief of otolaryngology at Children’s
Hospital of Michigan, then director of the Carls Foundation’s Hearing
Research Laboratory. It has been a long, strange trip indeed! Along the way,
I married the love of my life and soulmate, Lori, who’s a neuroradiologist.
We have two children. Though I did not appreciate it at the time, the University
provided me with an outstanding education and preparation for all that followed.”
. . . Douglas Parker writes, “I am now in
New Delhi, India, with my wife, Nandita, our son, Kabir, 8, and our daughter,
Tara, 5. I am setting up an equity research office for Karma Capital Management,
the manager for the Karma Funds—private investment funds focusing on India.
Wishing Rochester and everyone good karma!”
1982
Anne Eisenberg writes, “I am now a tenured
faculty member at SUNY Geneseo, and I received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award
for Excellence in Teaching. I traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, last summer to
teach a study abroad class and will travel to China to teach a cooperative health
care class in 2008. I’m also involved with several major writing projects,
including a sociological theory textbook.” . . . Christopher
Fox writes, “I’m the executive director of the International
Association for Dental Research, and I’ve recently joined the board of
directors of the Eastman Dental Center Foundation.” . . . Karin
Swanson teaches English at the Iolani School in Honolulu. Last year was
her first as advisor for the school newspaper. She and her husband, Jeff Powers,
have two children, Rachel and Dillon. . . . Tamara Swartz
writes, “After working in publishing for a few years, I decided to change
directions. I got an M.A. and then (finally!) a Ph.D. in clinical psychology
from the New School for Social Research in New York City, finishing in January
2002. I am now a licensed psychologist in Massachusetts. I am doing trauma evaluations
and seeing therapy clients at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children, and also seeing therapy clients at a group practice.”
. . . Elizabeth Yamashita is vice president of
regulatory chemistry manufacturing controls and operations at ImClone Systems
in New York City. Previously, Elizabeth was group director of global regulatory
sciences at Bristol-Myers Squibb.
1983
Avie Tevanian stepped down from his position as
Apple Computer’s chief software technology officer last spring in order
to pursue other interests.
1984
Carol Burney Lewis writes, “My husband,
Jim, and I are pleased to announce the birth of our twins, Rachel and Ethan,
on April 18. Big brother Joshua, age 3, is thrilled. (No, really, he is. He
calls the twins his babies.) After an extended maternity leave, I expect to
return to work. I am a partner at the California law firm Meserve, Mumper &
Hughes, where my practice is focused on business and insurance litigation.”
. . . Mike Stein writes, “I have a brand
new job. I’m the director of labor relations for the U.S. Government Printing
Office. Sorry I missed the 20th reunion. Hope to make it to the 25th. Hi to
all my Rochester friends.”
1985
Dan Roeser, manager of development services at
Soil and Materials Engineers Inc. in Plymouth, Mich., was named a principal.
He has been with the company for 13 years and specializes in large urban redevelopment
projects.
1986
Larry Cooperman writes, “I married Adrienne
Gordon in Daytona Beach, Fla., on March 19. Adrienne is a social worker with
Jewish Family Services in Orlando. I’m a librarian at Seminole High School
in Sanford.” . . . Joseph Strubel ’87S
(MBA), senior portfolio manager at Millennium Asset Management, is a comanager
of the company’s new Millennium Global Natural Resources Fund. . . . Pat
Traskiewicz Webb writes, “My husband, Andrew, and I are pleased
to announce the birth of our son, Samuel Uladzimir, on January 4.”
1987
Michael Paley is the author of Orthodox Judaism,
Liberalism, and Libertarianism.
1988
Mara Shapiro James writes, “I ran my first
New York City Marathon in 4:49. I’m married to Kenneth James ’89,
who is a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist in New York City. We have
three children: Brian, 10, Scottie, 7, and Lexi, 5. We live in Scarsdale.”
1989
Drew Asson writes, “I am still happily in
love with Diane Hertz Asson. I am the deputy director for government relations
at Citizens for Global Solutions, an advocacy group that promotes a more cooperative
U.S. foreign policy to solve problems that no one nation can solve on its own.
I coordinate all election-related activities, including Global Solutions PAC,
where I research campaigns and manage endorsed candidates. Diane is a principal
training and organizational development consultant at Constellation Energy,
where she develops training, interventions, and cultural dialogues in order
to bring together the three nuclear facilities that are her clients. She’s
excited that she gets to travel on business to her hometown of Webster, N.Y.,
several times a year, and catch up with fellow Rochester alums who still live
in the area.” . . . Jim Dass writes, “I
was named director of human resources for Lawrenceville, Ga., company Chemtura,
in their consumer products division. I live in McDonough, a suburb of Atlanta,
with my wife, Dina, and our daughter, Grace.” . . . Sharon
Green has been awarded tenure and has been promoted to associate professor
of theater at Davidson College in North Carolina. . . . Kenneth
James (see ’88).
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