Class Notes

River Campus Undergraduate: 1970s

1970
Keith Knox ’75 (PhD) writes that he has been promoted to the position of chief scientist at Boeing’s Maui Space Surveillance Site. “My wife, Dale Stewart, and I have been enjoying life in the Hawaiian Islands since I joined Boeing in July 2003. Our two sons, Stewart ’04 and Russell, who is in the Class of 2006 at Rochester, are on the cusp of heading out into the ‘real world.’”

1971
Harry Melkonian taught a course in comparative constitutional law at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, last May. Harry and his family also helped distribute 280 wheelchairs in Western Samoa on behalf of Wheelchair Foundation Australia.

1972
Michael DiPaolo writes, “I recently had my first book published: The Six-Day Horror Movie: A No-Nonsense Guide to No-Budget Filmmaking. Drawing on my own experiences from more than 20 years making underground features, the book encourages young filmmakers to make their own films their way. The book shows there’s more than one way to skin the proverbial Hollywood cat.”

1973
John Hewitt is CEO and president of AB Watley Group and AB Watley Direct. John is a founder of the brokerage firm Soleil Securities Group and was president of Knight Securities.

1974
David Noskowitz is senior director of regulatory affairs and quality assurance at Synta Pharmaceuticals. Previously, he was director of regulatory affairs at Genzyme Corp. . . . Harvey Spencer and his wife, Susan Mount ’90, announce the birth of their second child, Jessica Mollie, who joins her older sister. Harvey writes, “We both work in the Los Angeles area.”

1975
David Farmelo, a partner at the Buffalo law firm of Hodgson Russ, was elected chair of the National School Boards Association’s Council of School Attorneys. David also is an ex officio member of the NSBA’s board of directors. . . . Robert Greshes writes, “My wife, Yuki, and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our first child, Jocelyn Saki, on February 20, in New York City. She’s a doll!”

1976
Harry Klane is eastern regional sales manager for SLS International, a manufacturer of sound systems, based in Springfield, Mo.

1977
R. James Goldstein writes, “I have been promoted to professor in the Department of English at Auburn University in Aburn, Ala.” . . . Sculptor Jonathan Hertzel had several of his works displayed at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Philadelphia last spring. . . . Jeffrey Tischler ’78S (MBA) is CFO of Acies Corp., a payment processing and online banking service. Previously, Jeffrey was vice president of Asta Funding.

1979
Bob Bly is coauthor, with Bo Dietl, of Business Lunchatations: How an Everyday Guy Became One of America’s Most Colorful CEOs . . . and How You Can, Too! It’s Bob’s 61st book. . . . Mark Levine, a family practitioner, is director of the health department for Henrico County in Virginia. . . . Rich Schollmann writes that he is vice president of state government affairs for Comcast Corp. in Washington, D.C.