1944
Lillian Benz Congdon (Mas) (see ’37 undergraduate).

1957
Donald Messina (Mas) (see ’56 undergraduate).

1958
Alex Stoesen (MA) completed his eleventh Habitat for Humanity mission in Iganga Town, Uganda, in March. He continues to serve his third five-year term on the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Advisory Committee.

1959
Gary Brooks (MS) has been elected to the board of directors of Diomed Holdings Inc.

1960
Val Evans Rathbone W (Mas) (see ’58 undergraduate).

1961
Richard Knowles (PhD) has authored the book The Leadership Dance: Pathways to Extraordinary Organizational Effectiveness, which was published in December 2002. It was named Greenleaf Books’ “book of the month” for March 2003.

1964
Kai Schoenhals (PhD) was presented with an honorary doctorate at the 2003 commencement of Kenyon College. He is retiring from the Gambier, Ohio, college, where he has taught history since 1966.

1967
Robert Klimasewski (Mas) (see ’66 undergraduate).

1968
The Leader as Communicator: Strategies and Tactics to Build Loyalty, Focus Effort, and Spark Creativity was coauthored by Robert Mai (MA). He is a consultant to communications firm Fleishman-Hillard, an associate professor at St. Louis University’s College of Public Service, and codirector of the university’s Center for Organizational Learning and Renewal.

1970
Stuart Platt S (MBA) (see ’55 undergraduate).

1972
Janet Garber (MA) is the author of Getting a Job.

1973

Stone

Peter Palermo S (MBA) has joined the board of trustees of the Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration in Mystic, Conn. Peter lives in Geneseo, N.Y., and is the founder and chairman of the management consulting firm Strategic Triangle, Inc. . . . Sheldon Stone (PhD), professor of physics at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, received the Chancellor’s Citation for distinguished service and exceptional academic achievement. . . . Tom Zinn S (MBA) is financial advisor and investor for Chapman’s Landing, a catalog closeout and overstock retailer.

1974
Carolyn Portanova W (Mas), president and CEO of the Catholic Family Center in Rochester, was one of 25 women nominated for Rochester’s 17th annual Athena Award honoring local women in business.

1975
Larry Brown S (PhD) is J. Mack Robinson Distinguished Professor of Accountancy at Georgia State University. . . . Richard Skuse S (MBA) has joined Aelita Software of Columbus, Ohio, as senior vice president of sales.

1980
Pamela York Klainer W (EdD), president of Professional Planning Associates Inc. and founder of Power and Money, was one of 25 women nominated for Rochester’s 17th annual Athena Award honoring local women in business. . . . Louis Massaro (see ’69 undergraduate).

1982
Scott Birnbaum (MS) (see ’81 undergraduate).

1983
Anne Boyle (PhD) was named director of women’s studies at Wake Forest University.

1984
James Malvaso S (MBA) has been appointed to the board of directors of Graham Corporation in Batavia, N.Y. He is president and CEO of the Raymond Corporation in Greene, N.Y.

1985
Richard Fowler S (MBA), ’93 (MS) is executive director of the Catholic Charities of the Finger Lakes.

1986
Howard Zemsky S (MBA), managing partner of Taurus Capital Partners, has joined the Buffalo firm MOD-PAC Corp.’s board of directors.

1987
William Gisel S (MBA), chief operating officer of Rich Products Corp., has joined the Buffalo firm MOD-PAC Corp.’s board of directors. . . . J. Robert Zinter (see ’85 undergraduate).

1989
Ed Iwanowicz (PhD) has been appointed vice president of chemistry at Triad Therapeutics.

1990
Everett Akam (PhD) is the author of Transnational America: Cultural Pluralist Thought in the Twentieth Century. He is a professor of history at Casper College in Casper, Wyo. . . . Jeffrey Hawthorne (MS), senior vice president of Photon Dynamics Inc., spoke at the DisplaySearch US FPD Conference in San Diego in April on how advancements in LCD technology allow manufacturers to increase productivity. . . . Kathleen Parrinello W (PhD) (see ’75 Nursing). . . . Kevin Pickhardt S (MBA) is the founder of printer management software company Pharos Systems in East Rochester, N.Y.

1991
Timothy Swanson (MA) has been appointed chief investment officer of National City Corp.’s wealth management businesses. Timothy lives in Cleveland with his family.

1992
Mike Regan S (MBA), a North Raleigh, N.C., author and business owner, announced his candidacy for city council.

1993
Richard Fowler (MS) (see ’85). . . . Phil Fraher S (MBA) has been promoted to chief operating officer of Visual Numerics Inc., a numerical analysis and visualization software company.

1994
Carmen Allen S (MBA), vice president of human resources global supply chain at Bausch & Lomb, was one of 25 women nominated for Rochester’s 17th annual Athena Award honoring local women in business. . . . Robert Hutchison S (MBA) has joined Thales Optem, designer and manufacturer of optical systems, as director of engineering and operations.

1995
Stevan Ramirez S (MBA), chief quality officer and vice president of Eastman Kodak Co., has been selected as one of the nation’s 50 most powerful Hispanic executives in technology and business by Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine. Ramirez joined Kodak in 2000 after 28 years at Xerox Corp. . . . Stacey Riemer W (MS) has received a Vision Fund grant from Syracuse University to design and implement a pilot elective course on the teaching and practice of peer tutoring and peer tutor training. Stacey is associate director of the Center for Public and Community Service and is a doctoral candidate in the higher education program at Syracuse University.

1996

Gwaltney

Jim Cain (PhD) has published his second book, The Book on Raccoon Circles, a collection of activities to create community, social capital, teamwork, and unity within a group. His first book was Teamwork and Teamplay. . . . Mark Gwaltney (MS), ’99S (MBA) and his wife, Julie, send a photo of their first child, Erin Anne. She was born January 30, 2002. Mark works for Xerox Corp. as manager of the digital imaging design team and volunteers on the Town of Perinton (N.Y.) Parks and Recreation Committee. He says, “We are enjoying the wonderful moments that Erin brings to our lives every day.” . . . Margaret Keller-Cogan W (EdD), assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the Greece (N.Y.) Central School District, was one of 25 women nominated for Rochester’s 17th annual Athena Award honoring local women in business.

1997
Debra Meyers (PhD) published Common Whores, Vertuous Women, and Loveing Wives: Free Will Christian Women in Colonial Maryland in March.

1998
Erik Grimm S (MBA) and Susan Sirianni were married September 14, 2002, in Rochester. Erik is president of Suburban Disposal Corp.; Susan is a chiropractor. . . . Robert Teitelbaum S (MBA) writes that he “started a new business, Imagineer—digital photo restoration, retouching, and custom imaging—after 22 years at Kodak.” His company’s Web site is ImagineerPix.com.

1999
Mark Gwaltney S (MBA) (see ’96). . . . Ralph Marcello (MS) (see ’96 undergraduate). . . . Syed Ahmed Mustafa S (MBA) (see ’90 undergraduate). . . . Liana Tarantino W (MS) (see ’98 undergraduate). . . . Justin Vianese (MA) (see ’95 undergraduate).

2000
Paul Stukenborg (MA) (see ’99 undergraduate).

2002
Brent Bernard W (MS) (see ’98 undergraduate). . . . Sara Kovalchick S (MBA) and Edward Carrese were married October 26, 2002. Sara is a financial analyst at Agrilink Foods in Rochester. Edward is pursuing a master’s degree at the Simon School while working as a product development engineer at Xerox Corp.