Class Notes

1940 Gilbert Forbes (MD) (see ’62 College).

1962 Geoffrey Sperber D (MS) writes, “The University of Alberta School of Dentistry established the Geoffrey H. Sperber Annual Lectureship, which Tracy Popowics [associate professor of oral health sciences at the University of Washington School of Dentistry] delivered in June 2019. I was awarded the 2019 Distinguished Service Award by the Society for Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology at its annual meeting in Houston, Texas, in October.” He’s a professor emeritus of medicine and dentistry at the University of Alberta.

1971 David Green (MD) (see ’67 College). . . . James MacGregor (PhD), a consultant for major international companies and government and nonprofit organizations on product safety issues, has written A Natural Mistake: Why Natural, Organic, and Botanical Products Are Not as Safe as You Think (Self-published). In the book, he advises consumers about dietary and pharmaceutical choices, and he appeals to regulators to provide more uniform safety standards for dietary constituents, pharmaceuticals, and botanical supplements. Jim also received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award this year from Marquis Who’s Who.

1972 Arthur Schlosser (MD) sends an update: “I was a Southern California Kaiser Permanente pediatrician for over 30 years before retiring from medicine in 2012. I’ve also been a songwriter since 1971, a year before graduating from medical school. For years I’ve been performing under the stage name Dean Dobbins. My band, the Dean Dobbins Band, was voted California Country Music Association Band of the Year in 1990, and I won CCMA awards for Songwriter of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. In recent years, I’ve been performing solo in retirement communities and wineries, playing both keyboard and guitar.” Since late March, Arthur writes, his performances have been canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions, but he can be found (as Dean Dobbins) performing the song “Together,” which he calls his “COVID-19 pandemic song,” on YouTube.

1974 John Vanek (MD) writes: “I’ve retired from medicine and am pursuing a second career as a mystery author. The third book in my Father Jake Austin Mystery Series, Absolution (Coffeetown Press), was recently released worldwide in paperback and ebook. The first two books in the series, DEROS and Miracles, are also available in large-print hardbound editions (Thorndike Press). Father Jake Austin is a 21st-century Father Brown with hints of PBS’s Grantchester. I hope you’ll pick up a copy and support me on my crazy new journey.”

1982 Mark Adams (MD), ’84M (Res), ’93S (MBA), a professor of clinical imaging sciences at the Medical Center, has been elected treasurer of the Medical Society of the State of New York. An active member in several radiological societies, Mark has served on the Council Steering Committee of the American College of Radiology, as president of the New York State Radiological Society, and as president of the Rochester Roentgen Ray Society.

1991 David Morris (MD) (see ’87 College).

2003 Erika Fullwood Augustine (MD), ’14 (MS) has been named the inaugural associate chief science officer and director of the Clinical Trials Unit at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, a nonprofit organization located in Baltimore. Erika will serve as one of the senior-most leaders in developing research strategy and overseeing research operations. She will work closely with the institute’s Office of Human Research Administration to provide clinical research oversight and regulatory compliance and also will be the primary liaison with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Research.

2004 John Mamoun D (Pdc) published Nine Men’s Morris Book of Board Game Strategy (Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing). The book presents a comprehensive overview of the strategies of the game—a board game that has been played for more than 2,000 years—verified using modern computer analysis.

2014 Erika Fullwood Augustine (MS), ’03 (MD) (see ’03).

2017 Maya Kovach (MS) (see ’16 College).