'80

Laura Weller-Brophy '87 (PhD) was named a fellow by the Optical Society of America in recognition of her contributions to the field of integrated and micro-optic components. She is division manager at Corning Inc.

'81

Douglas Abeles writes to announce the birth of his son, Bennet Aaron, on October 8, 2001. He also notes that he is finishing his first season writing the "Weekend Update" skit for Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live. . . . Mike Dunn, husband of Cindy McGuire Dunn '85M (MD), '88M (Res), writes that Cindy completed the Boston Marathon last April and her first Ironman distance triathlon in November at Panama City Beach in a time of 12:25. . . . Brian Roseboro is assistant secretary for financial markets in the U.S. Treasury, where he advises the secretary of the Treasury on debt management policies and other issues involving financial markets.

'82

20TH REUNION
OCTOBER 11-13, 2002

Navy Commander Iain Currie sent a picture from the headquarters of the U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fla. Iain (pictured left with roommate Bruce Erickson) was activated from Navy reserve status after September 11 and was deployed to the Middle East. He writes that he was sorry to miss the annual luncheon with President Jackson in Palm Beach and was very sorry to hear of the death of Roger Lathan, University vice president emeritus.. . . David Gagne was appointed vice president of sales of T-Networks Inc. of Allentown, Pa. He formerly had the same position at Tioga Technologies. . . . Jennifer Linderman writes that she and her husband, Mark Burns, adopted a daughter, Rachel Grace, from Korea last fall. Rachel joins Emily, 8, and Andrew, 6. The family lives in Ann Arbor, Mich. . . . Peter McCrossen has been general manager of the Lodge at Woodcliff in Perinton, N.Y., since it opened in 1986, overseeing a staff of 250 full- and part-time employees. . . . Thomas Tweedie was named director of direct sales and marketing for Day-Timers Inc. of East Texas. . . . John Zabrodsky was elected chairman of the board of the Jamestown, N.Y., electric utility company BPU.

'83

Michael Hudes was appointed executive vice president of AdSpace Networks Inc. He was formerly president and chief operating officer of Organic Inc. and helped that company grow from under $1 million in revenue to more than $127 million in four years. . . . Elizabeth Jennison '87M (MD), '88M (Res) was named medical director of a new employee medical department opened by American Airlines at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. She is responsible for the medical care of 8,000 employees as well as employees from four other states who work out of the St. Louis hub.

'84

Eric Rubin '85S (MBA) married Ginta Salaseviciute on May 4. In attendance were Scott Gordon '85S (MBA) and Sam Rosenberg. Eric is president of Triad Embryonics Ltd., a management consulting firm. He writes, "I waited a long time, but today I'm a very happy, humble, and fortunate man."

'85

Gregory Casale was appointed vice president of original equipment manufacturing (OEM) sales and strategic alliances at DMOD, Inc. of Boston. . . . Charles Garrison has been added as a partner in Forte Capital, a money management firm based in Pittsford, N.Y. He leaves Management Resource Alternatives, a consulting firm he founded.

'86

Meirav Chovav '89 (MS) joined the firm of UBS Warburg of New York City as a senior biotechnology analyst. She was previously in that role at Credit Suisse First Boston.

'87

15TH REUNION
OCTOBER 11-13, 2002

Mark Felix was appointed executive vice president of global planning at Vital Signs Inc. of Totowa, N.J. . . . Adil Masood '89S (MBA) has been added as a partner in Forte Capital, a money management firm based in Pittsford, N.Y. He has been a portfolio manager with the company since 1998. . . . Margaret Herrmann Tanner and Anthony Tanner '90S (MBA) write of the birth of their twin daughters, Veronica Ruth and Katherine Mary, on February 26. The couple also has a 2-year-old son, Luke Anthony.

'88

Lisa Cohen Barrios writes to announce the birth of her daughter, Charlotte Consuelo, on December 14, 2001. Charlotte weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz., and measured 20.5 inches. She also writes of the death of her rabbi, Jeffrey Wartenbert, who died in February. He helped convince her to attend Rochester. Lisa also notes that she is heading back to work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the birth of her daughter, and she also contributed an article in the Encyclopedia of Unintentional Injuries and Violence Among Adolescents. . . . Navy Lt. Commander Scott Dugan visited Cochin, India, and Colombo, Sri Lanka, while deployed to the Indian Ocean in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on the guided missile frigate U.S.S. Sides. While in Cochin, he and other sailors on the Sides participated in a community service project at the Shilpa Home and Missionaries for Charity, a home for handicapped children. . . . William Greene joined the law firm of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in their health care liability practice group. . . . Kelly Gridley was promoted to banking officer at Cayuga Bank in Auburn, N.Y. . . . Bakari Kitwana '90 (MA), '90W (MAT) published the book The Hip Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African-American Culture. A former editor of rap music and urban street culture magazine, The Source, Bakari has been called "one of America's leading hip-hop intellectuals" by the Village Voice. . . . Anne Singh married Mark Mandel in May. She was completing a medical degree at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and he is a doctoral student at Princeton.

'89

James Dass and his wife, Dina, write to announce the adoption of their daughter, Grace, from Ludhiana, India. The family lives in Columbia, S.C., where James is a human resources manager for Honeywell. . . . Tracy Sharpley-Whiting was granted tenure at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. She joined the faculty in 2001 as a visiting professor of Africana studies and had taught at Purdue University as director of the African American Studies and Research Center. She has written and edited several books, including The Black Feminist Reader with Joy James. . . . Mark Zaid argued against the use of polygraph screening for federal employees in a guest opinion published last winter in the Washington Post. Zaid is a Washington, D.C., attorney who represents people with cases involving the federal government.

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