Class Notes

River Campus Undergraduate: 1990s

1990
Laura Ambrosio-Schulitz and Christian Schulitz ’89 announce the birth of their son, Christian Richard, born October 8, 2002. Laura writes, “He joins his furry sister, Shelby, our golden retriever.” . . . Pelin Aylangan ’98S (MBA) writes, “As part of my endeavor to write a book about tea in Turkish culture, I am quoted in an article in the December 2003 issue of National Geographic magazine. The title of the article is ‘British Cool on Hot Tea but Turkish Steeps Climb.’ ” . . . Adam Konowe e-mails to say that in September he joined the advertising and public relations firm of Sullivan Higdon & Sink as an account supervisor specializing in the aviation, aerospace, and defense industries. He also continues to serve as an adjunct professor at American University’s School of Communication. In his spare time he remains active in community theater as a director, lighting designer, and recognized stage combatant. . . . Seth Maislin ’92 (MS) writes that he and Gami Dadusc ’01 (PhD) were married on September 7, 2003. Alumni attendees included Ron Gerber ’92 (MS), ’93 (MS), Charles Frenkel, Jennifer Ingalls Bowie ’91, Michael Armstrong ’95 (MA), ’02 (PhD), Robert Henderson ’93 (MA), ’97 (PhD), Marc Huffstickler ’96 (MS), and Jeffrey Korn ’94 (MA). R. J. Dwayne Miller, former professor of chemistry, and Marjorie Chapin, retired librarian at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, also attended. . . . Douglas Smith, a chemistry teacher at South Hadley (Mass.) High School, was one of 40 teachers selected to receive a Distinguished Educators Award from the Massachusetts Department of Education. . . . Kevin Tracy and his wife, Sheila, write to announce the birth of their twins, David and Leah, born in July 2003. They join their brother, Ian, and their sister, Theresa.

1991
Alonzo Borja ’98S (MBA) married Carmen Elisa Robles-Castro in April 2003 in El Salvador. Nancy and Lindsay Chu ’98S (MBA) attended. . . . Don Dizon ’95M (MD) e-mails to say that he and his partner, Henry Stoll, celebrated the first birthday of their daughter, Isabelle Dizon-Stoll, in July 2003. In attendance were Shari Rothseid ’92, Brian Ossias, Rene Rosen ’92, and Keli Rosenberg ’92. Don writes that he and his family live in Westchester, N.Y. He is an attending physician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Don is also a coauthor of 100 Questions and Answers about Ovarian Cancer. . . . Gregg ’89S (MBA) and Shelley Amiruddin Edelmann write, “We proudly announce the birth of our daughter, Sophia Zulaika. Sophia was eagerly welcomed into the family on June 6, 2003, by her parents and six four-legged siblings—two dogs and four cats.” Gregg is a human resources executive with ExxonMobil in Baton Rouge, and Shelley is a full-time mother. . . . Lia Fiato Hallett ’98W (MS) e-mails, “I’d like to report that I never really left the college environment—who knew that I would become an academic advisor and help college students find their way in school? I really enjoy my job as senior academic advisor and coordinator of new student programs at the University at Buffalo. I’ve been here for seven and a half years. In 1998, I earned a master’s degree from the Warner School (was supposed to be an Ed.D., but I moved back to Buffalo before I finished!) I was married in 2000 and live in Colden, N.Y., with my husband and 1-year-old son, Ethan (born November 21, 2002). Hi to all old acquaintances from Phi Sig, Medieval House, Phase, etc.” . . . David Kemp, a lieutenant commander aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, was profiled in the ship’s newspaper. He is the training officer for the Kennedy. . . . Jeremy Sarachan married Marie Pellett in August 2003 at the Inn on Broadway in Rochester. . . . Caroline Chung Wipff e-mails, “My husband, William G. Wipff, daughter Josephine, and I welcomed a new baby, Ava Oksoon, to our family on May 23, 2003.”

1992
Cintra Bentley Geairn has joined the Valparaiso, Ind., office of the law firm Hoeppner Wagner & Evans, where she specializes in labor and employment law. She previously worked with the Chicago law firm Ross & Hardies. . . . Michael Roter (see ’95). . . . Melinda Wasserman married David Boxenbaum on November 22, 2003, in New York City. She is the manager of college bookstore marketing programs at Barnes & Noble in Basking Ridge, N.J., and he is a founder and the general manager of Octone Records in New York.

1993
Kevin and Amy Perry Gelabert announce the birth of their second child, daughter Kylie Perry, on July 25, 2003. . . . Alexis Hart e-mails to say that last August was a busy month for her. Not only did she graduate from the University of Georgia with a Ph.D. in English, but she also married Michael Crowley, a Georgia classmate, in her hometown of Klamath Falls, Ore. Alumni who attended the wedding were Alli Bially with her husband, Ron, and their daughter, Danielle, Michele Newton Healy ’94, and Jenya Milstone Waxmonsky with her husband, Steve. . . . Margie Perilstein married Brian Wargon on March 8, 2003. Attending the wedding were alumnae Deena Forman Ebright, Jennifer Lata Rung, Meredith Schneider Horowitz, Katherine Leach Jayson, and Jennifer Slepian ’94. Margie and Brian live in New York City. . . . Eric Ross married Natalie de Hoff on October 25, 2003, in New York City. Eric is a founder of and research analyst at Watch Harbor Securities, a stock research firm in New York. Natalie is a chair of membership education at the New York Junior League. . . . Heather Symecko and Paul Kasper announce the birth of their son, Justin David, on November 17, 2003. He joins big brother, Jack, who was born on October 6, 2001. They live in the Boston area. . . . Ross Warner writes to announce his marriage, on August 23, 2003, in Hauppauge, N.Y., to Samantha Adler. He says, “An awesome time was had by all.” Alumni present included Donald ’64 and Linda Sanders Warner ’64, ’64W, Jeffrey Warner ’68, Allen Sanders ’69, Michael Caplan ’92, Brad Tobin, David Johnson, Graydon Van Ry, Brian Ossias ’91, Jay Hudson ’96, Steven Du Broff ’92, Larry Blumenfeld ’90, Eric Young ’92, Jeff Berger ’92, Cary Lane ’92, Benjamin Leavitt ’92, Mark Cederbaum, and Amy Levy ’92. . . . Thomas ’95 and Rachel Hodson Whelton, who were married in June 2002, announce the birth of their first child, Ellen Katherine, on October 20, 2003. “She weighed 10 pounds, 10 ounces at birth. We live in the Boston area. Tom works in the computer industry, in a banking setting. He also is taking courses to earn his MBA at Northeastern University. I attained my law degree from the University of Wyoming in 1998 and am licensed to practice in Colorado and Massachusetts. I am currently a homemaker and stay-at-home mom.” . . . Suzanne White writes that she married the love of her life, Jason Richardson, in fall 2001 and graduated with her MS in geology from the University of Georgia in winter 2002. Suzanne and Jason live in Bethlehem, Ga., with their three cats and two dogs.

1994
Robert ’95 and Pamela Simon Adelman e-mail that they welcomed their first child, Rachel Leigh, on September 5, 2003. . . . Sandra Ambrose ’02S (MBA) and Daniel Umiker ’01S (MBA) were married March 29, 2003, at the Interfaith Chapel on the River Campus. Sandra is an information analyst at the University, and Daniel is a senior manager at Global Crossing. . . . Lori Mihalich Blodorn e-mails, “My husband, Keith Blodorn, and I are the proud parents of a new baby girl. Sylvia Charlotte Blodorn was born on August 17 at 5:50 a.m. We are so thrilled to have her in our lives.” . . . Alison Dickson-Kozloski ’00S (MBA) and her husband, Peter, e-mail, “We proudly announce the birth of Maya Anne. Maya was born on October 13, 2003. Alison, Peter, Maya, and the basset hound, Stanley, live in Alexandria, Va.” . . . Scott Ng-Evans ’99M (PhD) writes, “My wife, Linda ’97, and I were married in May 1997 in Rochester. We moved west to Seattle so that I could accept a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Washington. We had our first son, Daniel Scott, on June 4, 2003.”

1995
Robert Adelman (see ’94). . . . Jesse Kwiek and Nicole Cartwright were married on August 23, 2003, in Logan, Ohio. Jesse is a microbiologist at the University of North Carolina, and Nicole is pursuing her doctoral degree in microbiology at Duke University. They live in Hillsborough, N.C. . . . Erika Lavyne married José Garcia-Gonzalez in Water Mill, N.Y., on September 13, 2003. Erika is a freelance television producer in Miami. . . . Archana Ramanath Narayan writes, “I received my doctor of medicine degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, in 2000. In May 2001, I married Pramodh Narayan, a senior information technology specialist at IBM, at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. After medical school, I went on to complete a pediatric residency at New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y. Beginning July 2004, I will be pursuing a subspecialty fellowship in pediatric allergy and immunology at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, N.Y. My husband and I will be moving to Long Island in January 2004.” . . . Scott (Shorts) Rasche and Ann Felder are planning a March 20 wedding in Pearl River, La., a suburb of New Orleans. Scott has formed a video production company called No Foam Productions. Scott can be reached at nofoamproductions.com or by mail at 621 S. Plymouth Court, Unit 307, Chicago, IL 60605. . . . “Dylan Abend married Danielle Koster on November 8, 2003, in Buffalo,” e-mails Michael Roter ’92. “Kelly Remington Maroney was the maid of honor, and I was a groomsman. James Spoto was also in attendance. Dylan is a chemist for a food additives company in New Jersey. I’m a trial attorney in Morristown, N.J., and I’m working on an L.L.M. in health law and public policy at Seton Hall University. I can be reached at mikeroter (at) earthlink (dot) net.” . . . Thomas Whelton (see ’93).

1996
Aaron Hilger is president of the Builders Exchange of Rochester. . . . Thomas Wiley writes that after completing a tour of duty as a Navy helicopter pilot, he now is serving as an NROTC instructor at Southern University in Baton Rouge.

1997
Joanna Bloom and Benjamin Josephson were married on September 20, 2003, in White Plains, N.Y. . . . Ryan Breed is a security consultant for Unisys, where he tests company security systems and points out weak spots. . . . Christopher Burns ’99S (MBA) is president and CEO of the Rochester Trolley and Rail Corp., intended to help revitalize the Greater Rochester area with a leisure-oriented trolley system. . . . Khuram Chaudhary writes, “I recently completed my Ph.D. in physiology from the Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia and am currently working for Pfizer as a post-doc in St. Louis.” . . . Martha Coria married Jason Pieklik on October 4, 2003. She works for the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and he works for Bartlett Tree Experts in Syracuse. . . . Amy Henion married Mark Fisher on May 31, 2003, in Pittsford, N.Y. They both work for National Institutes of Health Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Mont. Amy is a biospecimen manager, and Mark has a postdoctoral fellowship in Lyme disease. . . . Heather Lantz graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry last May and now is practicing in Norwich, N.Y., and Binghamton. . . . Linda Ng-Evans (see ’94). . . . Scott Shapiro, a CPA with Deloitte & Touche, e-mails, “I got married on October 26, 2003, to my longtime girlfriend, Melanie Blumenthal. Mel is a public defender here in NYC. Groomsmen included Barry Paul and Ben Josephson.” . . . Michelle Spilberg and Victor Hart were married July 5 at Belhurst Castle in Geneva, N.Y. Anthony Russo, Shelli Jones Russo, Susanne Grossman Lamb, Julie Bonné, Maria Cubillos, Bryan Reed, and Denise Kruzikas ’96, ’02M (PhD) attended. . . . Jay and Jamie Golding Vecsey ’98 e-mail, “We proudly announce the birth of our daughter, Hannah Marie, born on October 15, 2003, at 6:12 a.m. She was 9.2 lbs., 19 1/2 in. She is absolutely precious. Thanks to all our Rochester friends who sent congratulations.”

1998
Amanda Arlein married Jeremy Isenberg on October 25, 2003, in Providence, R.I. In attendance were Jennifer Showers, Jennifer Ross ’97, Leah Eisenberg, Elihu Selter, Carol Buckley, Steve Gottlieb, Mark Osorio ’99S (MBA), Rachel Isenberg ’02, Rebecca Grant, and Jamie Bergman Lynn. . . . Michelle Blumberg married Len Weiner in March 2003 in Westchester, N.Y. She writes, “Len is a physician currently in his internship in internal medicine at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey. After graduating from Rochester, I went on to get my master’s degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and am now a practicing physician assistant in emergency medicine in New Jersey.” Lauren French Bornstein ’99N, Elyse Fried, Stephanie Genser, Deanna Palmeri Sams ’99W (MS), Julia Koncz, Melissa Paul, Michael Pickert ’76, Kara Schiff Denota ’96, Florie Blumberg Schwartz ’72, and David Schwartz ’73 attended.” . . . Amy Bramblett writes that her first child, son Ezra Ashton, was born on June 7, 2003. She and her husband, Khalif Williams, live in Blue Hill, Maine, where Amy works part time for the Blue Hill Co-Op and Khalif is executive director of the International Institute for Humane Education. . . . Lindsay Greene writes, “Many of my Rochester classmates reunited at my wedding April 26, 2003, to Dr. Karl Marc Koenig. Our wedding was held at Lord Thompson Manor in Thompson, Conn. Following a month-long European honeymoon, we relocated from Houston to West Lebanon, N.H., for my husband to pursue his orthopedic residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. I work at Dartmouth College in donor relations.” Amy DiVirgilio, Lara O’Brien ’00, Becka Hart, Lindsay, Christine Macht, Janis Coughlin-Piester ’99 (MS), Molly MacElroy ’00, Amber Meisenzahl, Dana Fox Kralstein, Karin Richards Karr, Renee Juidiciani, Kerri Cleghorn ’00, Lisa Cancemi Taube, Greg Taube, Mike Goldberg ’97, Cathy DeJesus, Kara Dujenski ’97, Matt Piester, Robin Williamson, Randi Torrijos, Matt Scotch, Tom Nasheri ’99, Eric Karr ’97, and Christine Tebaldi ’96, ’01N (MS) attended. . . . Shannon Hale and Michael Tahoe were married June 14 in Waterloo, N.Y. They live in Clifton Park, N.Y. . . . Ryan Morning, a captain in the Marines, spent eight months aboard the USS Iwo Jima while assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The deployment included training and real-world operations in Iraq and Liberia. . . . Theresa Rinaldi and Jon Nezezon ’89, ’97M (MS) were married in October 2002 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Nancy Mendoza Raha ’89, and her husband, Bill ’89, Deb Wilczewski Kosko ’90, ’98N (MS), bridesmaid Kelly Holody, Steph Chiese-Reh, and Matthew Reh ’97 attended. Theresa writes, “We are currently living in Hoboken, N.J. Jon works for Weill Cornell Medical College, and I am a graduate student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, both in New York City.” . . . S. Philip Unwin and Robin Day were married August 23, 2003, in Buffalo. They live in Greece, N.Y. . . . Jamie Golding Vecsey (see ’97).

1999
Ronald Angona married Teresa Irwin on September 27, 2003. Both work at Strong Memorial Hospital, where Ronald is a cardiovascular perfusionist and Teresa is a registered nurse. . . . Michael Aronson writes to say that he completed his MBA at Canisius College in Buffalo last December. . . . Joshua Boxer announces his engagement to Jessica Rayson. . . . James Capellupo and Michele Bissonette were married August 23, 2003, in Fairport, N.Y. Michele teaches preschool and kindergarten and is pursuing an additional degree in special education. James is a teacher in Pittsford. . . . Carrie Ives married Timothy Little on October 13, 2002, in Ipswich, Mass. In attendance were Andrea Koska, Sarah Eisel, Gary Sckolnick ’97, John Knoerzer ’97, Tami-Sue Howard Marano, Molly Tepper ’96, Micha Rieser ’97, Sarah Colton ’00, Cathy Fahey ’00, Gentry Ferrell ’01, Ben Zeller, Jennifer Allen Haines, Shane Yeager, Christy Hefflon Yeager ’96, Jay Nardell, Kevin Carboni ’00, and Rob Cass. . . . Ranjit Khanolkar ’01S (MBA) married Kimberly Kinoshita on October 4, 2003, in Adairsville, Ga. She is a sales assistant for Smith Barney, and he is a portfolio manager in the financial institutions group of SunTrust Banks in Atlanta. . . . Michael Meives married Heather O’Brien on July 26, 2003. They live in Cicero, N.Y.; Michael is a real estate broker, and Heather is a kindergarten teacher. . . . Stacey Peckham married Darrell Lievense on May 3, 2003, at the Interfaith Chapel at Rochester. Stacey, who earned a medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania, is an obstetrics/gynecology resident at the Women and Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I. Darrell is a Web technology consultant. . . . Victoria Rutkowski married Patrick Dennis on October 5, 2003, in Bellport, N.Y. She is a technical consultant with Minneapolis-based Medtronic, and he is a technical sales manager at EMC. They live in Perinton, N.Y.