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CLASS OF 2019: Inducted into the Hall of Fame this fall were (front row) Katherine O’Brien ’05, Rachel Cahan ’08, Jenny Rogers Green ’02, and Diane Jean Ulatowski Tibbetts ’89; (back row) William Ebsary ’81, Jeff Piscitelli ’01, Jamar Milsap ’97, and John Paul Moran ’89.

The Department of Athletics and Recreation inducted eight alumni into the Athletic Hall of Fame during Meliora Weekend.

Rachel Cahan ’08 was a four-year starting goaltender for field hockey. She was named an All-American by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association and was selected to the NFHCA’s academic squad in each of her four years. Cahan was a two-time Academic All-American, a Garnish Scholar-Athlete, and Terrence Gurnett Award winner. A mechanical engineering major, Cahan is now a mechanical design engineer for SRAM, a manufacturer of bicycle components.

William Ebsary ’81 earned four All-America honors as a swimmer over two years. He was a captain of the 1981 team that finished 11th at the NCAA Division III national championships, the highest-ever finish at nationals for the men’s program. He was the winner of the Louis A. Alexander Award as a senior. After graduating as a Russian studies and political science double major, he has worked for IBM, Novell, and Citrix.

Jenny Rogers Green ’02 was a four-year lacrosse starter, earning all–New York State and all-league honors three times. Her academic honors included being named to the academic all-district team, the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association Division III academic squad, and a three-time league all-academic honoree. Graduating with degrees in computer science and brain and cognitive sciences, Green is now a transit service planner for a regional public transportation authority in North Carolina.

Jamar Milsap ’97 was a four-year basketball starter and an All-American in back-to-back seasons. Named UAA Player of the Year his senior season, he earned all–UAA honors in every season and was recognized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches with selection to the group’s regional team three times. A health and society major, Milsap runs a set of businesses that use virtual reality games to teach youngsters how to develop their motivation.

John Paul Moran ’89 competed with the Yellowjackets in three NCAA cross country championships, earning All-America honors with a fourth-place finish in the 10,000-meter run at the 1989 Division III outdoor track and field national meet. Graduating with a degree in optics, he founded Blue Wave Marketing, a digital firm which he has operated as the CEO for 25 years. He is a realtor and real estate investor in Massachusetts and the founder of a nonprofit organization, Grand Opportunity USA.

Katherine O’Brien ’05 captured All-America honors twice in the 800-meter run at the outdoor championships in 2003 and 2004. A Garnish Scholar, she received the Merle Spurrier Award from the Department of Athletics and Recreation as the senior woman who has contributed the most to the women’s intercollegiate sports programs. She was also named to the academic all-district team for track and field as a senior. A brain and cognitive sciences major, O’Brien completed her PhD in clinical neuropsychology at the University of Houston and is now a clinical director and neuropsychologist at TIRR Memorial Herman Rehabilitation Hospital in Houston.

Jeff Piscitelli ’01 was a four-year starter at quarterback who has more than a dozen entries in the football record books. After graduating as an economics major, he joined the Rochester coaching staff. A former member of Rochester’s Advancement staff, he now leads a team of development professionals at the University at Buffalo, where he serves as director of advancement for the SUNY Buffalo School of Management.

Diane Jean Ulatowski Tibbetts ’89 helped guide Rochester to its only UAA volleyball team championship and is the sole Yellowjacket volleyball player to earn UAA Player of the Year honors. A first team all–UAA selection, she was named to the conference’s silver and 30th anniversary teams. A microbiology major, she worked at Pfizer Inc. and now devotes her time to volunteer work, including international mission trips, disaster relief service, helping her church, and raising service dogs.

—Dennis O’Donnell