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50s

Wolff M. Kirsch, LA 51, MD 55, is active in neurological ­research at Loma Linda University Medical School. He received the Sun Lee Prize in Experimental Microsurgery.

Eric E. Ungar, EN 51, was awarded the Gold Medal of the Acoustical Society of America in June for “contributions over six decades to acoustics, vibration isolation and noise control.” Since 1996, he has been chief engineering scientist at Acentech, Inc., a Cambridge consulting firm specializing in acoustics and structural dynamics. He and his wife of 60 years, Goldie (Becker) Ungar, BU 50, reside in Newton, Mass. The couple has four daughters and 10 grandchildren.

Wayne F. Schlosser, FA 58, received the coveted Rotary International Significant Achievement Award for directing his Rotary Club of Swansea’s record-breaking Free Infant Immunization Program. The Rotary Grant Program sponsored 553 immunizations to 196 children and helped 163 families, which accounted for a 60 percent increase compared to the previous year. This was his eighth successful Rotary Grant Program created for the health of infants and children.

60s

Donald H. Stewart Jr., MD 61, and his wife, Anne, live in a retirement home. The couple has four children and 10 grandchildren. Donald has been afflicted with inclusion body myositis since 1987 but is still able to do some oil painting.

Gordon Black, LA 64, posted online a market research analysis of the publishing industry as it faces the eReader revolution. The eReader Revolution: A Replacement Technology describes the changes that are coming to publishing. It is available on Amazon in their Kindle eBooks section.

Robert G. Roosen, EN 64, founded Rainbow Observatory in 1980 in Kalapana, Hawaii. It is a privately funded and operated social systems observatory. Its primary focus is on how innovations interfere with fundamentals in preparation for reversion to fundamentals expected on Change Day (Dec. 21, 2012).

Marilyn (Pajot) Robinson, GR 66, co-authored Making a Way: Ulysses Byas (CreateSpace, 2011). The book, a memoir of the first African-American school superintendent in the southeast, details the efforts of Ulysses Byas to overcome the years of neglect and segregation in Macon County, Ala. Robinson, a trained historian and career educator, worked closely with Byas at the state teachers association and later in Tuskegee. Robinson resides in Atlanta with her husband, Paul.

Perci Chester, FA 67, installed Steelie Sphere (steel/automotive paint) in Grandview Square Park in Edina, Minn. The work was commissioned for a yearlong exhibition with the possibility of purchase. Chester’s 2009 Gyr Family Cycle (a 3-part textured stainless steel installation) won People’s Choice and is installed in Centennial Lakes Park Promenade in Edina, Minn. She also exhibited a series of ink-jet prints at the Bego Ezair Gallery in Southampton, N.Y., and Greenport, N.Y. Website: www.percichester.com

Robert E. Hurley, HS 67, presented a paper at the Ethics of Organ Transplantation symposium at the University of St. Thomas in Houston.

William Siedhoff, UC 68, SW 73, was honored as the 2011 Man of the Year by the St. Louis Crisis Nursery, where he chairs the advisory board. He also received the 2011 McGough Award from the National Convocation of Jail & Prison Ministry. Siedhoff is the director of the City of St. Louis Department of Human Services.

Adjoa A. Aiyetoro, SW 69, is a law professor and social activist. She is the founding director of the Institute on Race and Ethnicity, established by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Michael F. Finkel, LA 69, MD 73, was recognized as the 2011 Kenneth M. Viste Jr., MD, Patient Advocate of the Year by the American Academy of Neurology.

70s

Avner Falk, GR 70, has written 10 books and 50 articles. His scholarly work is in applied psychoanalysis, including the areas of psychobiography, psychohistory, psychogeography and politcal psychology. Website: www.zyworld.com/groucho/Home.htm

John Sheridan, LA 70, and Andrea Duflon were married in Oakland, Calif., on April 15, 2011. They met on an Internet dating site for seniors.

Susan (Lecin) Polinsky, LA 72, is the president of TechTriad, Inc., the oldest continually woman-owned technology company in the Triad area of North Carolina. Polinsky founded the company in 1998. TechTriad develops online presences, promotes Internet strategy and architects, and installs and maintains computer networks. Polinsky and her husband, David, have been married 39 years. David is an attorney. The couple has two children: Danny and Lauren.

Todd Meier, LA 73, and his wife, Nelly Garcia, have two children. Their daughter recently graduated cum laude from Wake Forest and is currently working toward a master’s degree. Their son graduated cum laude from Duke and then worked for Teach For America for two years in Las Vegas. Married May 7, 2011, he is in his third year in law school at SMU. Meier began a private equity fund in 1998, and his law firm is currently expanding into Austin, Texas, and Nashville, Tenn. He was elected mayor of his hometown of Addison, Texas, on May 14, 2011.

Janet Strange Rubel, LA 73, and her husband have been married for 35 years. They have a granddaughter named Sabrina. Janet is the author of a humorous account of forming her own law practice in a new book published by the American Bar Association. She is also the author of consumer law reference books.

Gil Ontai, GA 74, is commissioner of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. The commission will draw the district lines to create districts of relatively equal population that will provide fair representation for all Californians. Ontai is a practicing architect and part-time lecturer at Springfield College. Website: www.wedrawthelines.ca.gov

Rich Gierman, LA 75, is a network engineer for Monterey County in California. In April, he earned his Cisco Certified Network Professional certification. He has been a square dance caller for more than 25 years and has traveled all over the country. Last year, Gierman achieved his Distinguished Toastmaster award from Toastmasters International. He also runs a karaoke show.

Robert S. Baumol, LA 76, LW 80, has been tutoring in political science, history and English at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teanack, N.J., for three years. He was recently hired as an adjunct professor in the history and political science department.

Sharad Sheth, GA 76, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sculpture from the Gujarat State Government in 2009. He received the Project Award for Excellence in Architecture from the Indian Institute of Architects Mumbai in 1991.

Thomas O. Bean, LA 77, joined the Boston office of Verrill Dana, LLP as a partner in the litigation & trial group. Website: www.verrilldana.com/tbean

Jackie Cody Downing, LA 77, was appointed global vice president, human resources for the global specialty biopharmaceutical company Shire.

Gabrielle Israelievitch, LA 77, GR 81, SW 84, GR 90, published Where’s Home, “a book for all foster children and those who care for them,” with Triad Publishing Co. in 2011. Website: www.whereshome.me

Russell Schwartz, LA 77, is the senior vice president, business & legal affairs, at Starz Entertainment. Based in Los Angeles, Schwartz will head the company’s business and legal affairs group for its Starz Originals and TV production business.

Bill FitzGibbons, GF 78, was named the 2011–12 Texas State Three-Dimensional Artist. He was appointed by the Texas State Legislature for the exceptional quality of his work and for his outstanding commitment to the arts in Texas.

Janice Levy, LA 78, is on sabbatical leave from the Department of Cinema, Photography and Media Arts at Ithaca College. She is consulting and teaching at Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University (PNU) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Since her arrival in Saudi Arabia in October 2010, Levy has taught the first-ever photographic courses at PNU and helped develop the photography major in PNU’s College of Art and Design.

David Marks, LA 78, was honored in March when his company’s work for the Country Club Plaza was included in the 2011 Rebrand 100 Global Awards. Marks is co-founder and president of The Collaboration, a 10-year-old integrated marketing and creative group headquartered in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District.

Jerry R. Phillips, GR 78, retired from public high school teaching (math and English) and community college instruction (English) last fall to devote his time to his priesthood duties. The Episcopal Church of the Nativity is an antebellum church in rural Rosedale, La.

Anne Pollen Lurie, LA 79, has two children in college. Her son, Aron, is at WUSTL’s School of Engineering & Applied Science, Class of ’13. Her daughter is at Smith College, Class of ’12.

80s

Andrew R. Sadock, BU 80, wrote three books about holistic philosophy/medicine/psychology/energetics. He is pursuing his PhD. Sadock owns a wooden tall ship (gaff-rigged schooner) in Chicago to promote green globalization, support local tourism, and help keep the nearly lost artform of wooden tall ships alive and accessible. He also created three CDs (alternative, world percussive jazz, contemplative/ambient) that are available at soundclick.com.

David J. Baltzer, HA 81, earned Life Fellowship in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Website: www.djbaltzer.com

Tammy (Humm) Donelson, FA 81, is vice president of marketing for PharMerica Corporation in Louisville, Ky. She manages the development, launch and promotion of products for the long-term care pharmacy industry. She is writing a historical novel about World War II. She and her husband, Jan Paul, have two children.

Steven Leon, LA 81, was named executive director of Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, Mass. He spent the past six years at Harvard, where he was assistant general manager of the American Repertory Theatre. Leon serves on the board of directors of the Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble, founded by artistic director Stephen Legawiec, FA 80, who moved his company from Los Angeles to Bowdoinham, Maine. Leon lives in Watertown, Mass., with his wife, artist Sarah Leon. Website: www.artofsarahleon.com

Anene Tressler-Hauschultz, GR 81, published Dancing With Gravity (Blank Slate Press, 2011) under the name Anene Tressler. She is co-owner of Blackbird Creative, a small firm specializing in corporate writing for print, film/video production and meetings. She is an award-winning fiction and poetry writer and has won two broadcast television Emmys. Website: www.AneneWrites.wordpress.com

Beth Lewis, GA 82, is an associate professor of architecture at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. She is a registered architect, a LEED AP and is in her third term as president of the AIA Tallahassee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Lewis is a past member of the AIA Florida Board of Directors and a founding member of the U.S. Green Building Council Capital Region Chapter. She teaches architectural design, sustainable construction and green-building courses and was the 2011 Teacher of the Year. She has four children.

Liselotte (Fehr) Schwarz, UC 82, and Hanspeter Schwarz, GM 82, moved back to their native Switzerland. Hanspeter retired as a professor of pediatrics at the University of Munich, Germany, and Liselotte is a homemaker.

James T. Whittaker, EN 82, is a software developer at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, R.I. His son, Tom, is a freshman at Brandeis University; his son, John, is a junior at Yale University and is currently studying in Japan for a year. Whittaker and his wife, Noriko, have been married for 23 years.

Brian Zachariah, LA 82, relocated from Texas to Chicago, where he was recently named the chief medical coordinator for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. As such, he serves as the enforcement officer of the Illinois Medical Practice Act.

Joel T. Fishbain, LA 83, retired from the U.S. Army and moved to Michigan. He is a physician at St. John Hospital and Medical Center.

Stephen Sywak, EN 83, is senior mechanical engineer in the entertainment division at McLaren Engineering Group in West Nyack, N.Y. Sywak was lead mechanical engineer for Cirque du Soleil’s KA at the MGM Grand Casino/Hotel in Las Vegas. KA won the prestigious THEA Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement in 2008. Sywak also served as lead mechanical engineer for the development of the twin Animatronic Dancing Cranes in Singapore. The crane show is currently under consideration by the Guinness Book of World Records as possibly the world’s largest performing robots. Sywak’s daughter, Ellie, is a senior at Brown University.

Jackie (Young) Laberer, LA 84, is the controller and accountant for St. Louis–based hip-hop artist, entertainer and actor Cornell Haynes Jr. (Nelly).

Charles D. Hawker, GB 85, was awarded a Diploma of Honor by the Association of Clinical Scientists (ACS) for his contributions and dedicated service to the organization and the field of clinical science. Hawker is the scientific director of ARUP Laboratories and past president of ACS.

David R. Hunter, LA 85, was named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in a convocation ceremony held in Honolulu, Hawaii, in May, during the organization’s annual convention. Archbishop Desmond Tutu was the keynote speaker. Hunter is a senior psychiatrist practicing forensic psychiatry at Fulton State Hospital.

Eric R. Johnson, LA 86, ­relocated to Sydney, Australia. He is a technical support manager at Blackboard, Inc.

Naomi (Arffa) Swiezy, LA 86, was named the Alan H. Cohen Family Scholar of Psychiatry at the Indiana University School of Medicine. She is also an associate professor of clinical psychology. Swiezy functions as the program director of the Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment Center at Riley Hospital for Children. In 2004, she developed the HANDS in Autism (Helping Answer Needs by Developing Specialists in Autism) training model and currently serves as program director.

Sylvia Mayer, LA 87, was named by Texas Diversity magazine as one of the “Most Powerful and Influential Women in Texas.” She is a business finance and restructuring partner in the Houston office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

Matthew H. Jones, LA 88, recently relocated to New Orleans. He is a science teacher at Isidore Newman School.

Christine Wietlisbach, LA 88, OT 89, was elected to chair the California Board of Behavioral Sciences in May 2011. The California State Senate appointed her to the board as a public member in January 2010. She is a practicing occupational therapist at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., and a faculty member at Loma Linda University. She is past-president of the Occupational Therapy Association of California and recently completed two terms as a governor-appointee to the California Board of Occupational Therapy. Wietlisbach resides in the Palm Springs, Calif., area.

Fred Frommer, LA 89, announces the birth of Ethan on June 29, 2011. He joins big brother, Alexander, 4. Frommer resides in Washington, D.C. Email: fjf67@yahoo.com

90s

David Braswell, UC 90, UC 92, was elected to serve a three-year term on the executive committee of Armstrong Teasdale. He leads the corporate services practice group at the firm, which was recently named one of the three top corporate law firms in St. Louis by Corporate Board Member magazine. Braswell is also chair of the firm’s securities practice area. He concentrates his practice in the areas of securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and finance.

Joshua Coben, LA 90, won the X.J. Kennedy Poetry Prize for his book, Maker of Shadows (Texas Review Press, 2010). He teaches elementary school in the Boston area, where he resides with his wife, Djuna Perkins, and their three children.

Doug Isenberg, LA 90, was appointed a domain name panelist by the National Arbitration Forum and the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre. He also continues to serve as a panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Czech Arbitration Court. Isenberg practices law as the founder of the GigaLaw Firm. Website: www.GigaLawFirm.com

Kirstin (Wiechert) Novak, FA 90, lives in Overland Park, Kan., with her husband and their two daughters. Four of Novak’s paintings were recently accepted into two different art shows.

Jason Rush, LA 90, joined the St. Louis office of Brown & Crouppen. Rush handles auto accident and premises liability cases.

Jonathan C. Silverstein, MD 90, was invested into the Davis Family Chair of Informatics at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Ill. The position is an endowed chair gifted by William and Judith Davis. Silverstein is vice president for clinical research informatics at NorthShore, where he heads the Center for Clinical and Research Informatics. The center aims to preserve and improve human life through innovative collection and use of clinical data.

Tami (Hornstein) Hammersley, LA 92, is a recruiter at Mendelsohn Legal, a legal recruiting and placement firm in Chicago.

Tangerine Holt, SW 92, was appointed executive director for the Fulbright Commission.

Kristin J. Kjensrud, PT 92, and her partner have a son, Nathaniel, 2. She teaches in the physical therapy assistant program at Mt. Hood Community College.

Donna Alberts Peel, LW 92, is the founder and director of the West Cook Pro Bono Network in Oak Park, Ill. The organization is set up to assist attorneys who want to give back to the community but have found limited individual opportunities due to family obligations. By working as a group, the organization has arranged projects that are convenient to primary caretaker hours (before school pickup) and with backup partnering. Peel has two sons: a 9-year-old and a 6-year-old. Website: www.westcookprobono.com

John Schold, LW 92, joined Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ law department in Vermont.

Rudiger Urbanke, SI 92, SI 95, was honored by IEEE with the 2011 IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award. Urbanke’s expertise in iterative decoding techniques has helped optimize data transmission rates for wireless and optical communications, as well as digital information storage.

Dylan Gillett, LA 93, and his wife, Kim, announce the birth of Georgia Catherine on March 28, 2011. The family resides in Rochester, N.Y. Dylan and Kim teach English at Fairport High School. Email: Dylan_Gillett@Fairport.Monroe.edu

Dawn (Kahan) Metcalf, LA 93, LA 93, recently published Luminous (Dutton Books), a ­paranormal fantasy novel for young adults.

Cheryl (Rucker) Whitaker, MD 93, was appointed chief medical officer of Merge Healthcare. She was also appointed by Gov. Pat Quinn to the board of directors of the Illinois Health Information Exchange Authority.

Arnor Bieltvedt, GF 94, exhibited his work in the 15-year anniversary group exhibition of the Galerie Beeldkracth in the Netherlands in summer 2011. Website: www.artistarnor.com

Brenda (Wolkstein) Lowenberg, LA 94, and her husband, Marc, announce the birth of Jonah Samuel on Sept. 17, 2010. He joins big sister, Shira, 3. The family resides in a suburb of Philadelphia.

Cynthia (Martinez) Lyons, FA 94, and Andrew Lyons, LA 94, announce the birth of Audrey Martine on March 11, 2011. She joins big sister, Julia, 4. The family resides in Redondo Beach, Calif.

Amy Ortner Mandell, LA 94, and her husband, David, announce the birth of Jake Morris on Jan. 4, 2011. He joins big sister, Jocelyn Jane (“J.J.”), 3, and a family of WUSTL alumni: grandparents Charles Ortner, LA 67, and the late Jane Gold Ortner, LA 67, and cousin Barrie Rosen, LA 99.

Brian W. Shukan, LW 94, graduated from the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., in June 2011. He received a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies. Shukan’s next assignment will be as principal officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca, Morocco.

Whitney Erickson, GB 95, was named one of the top 25 women in business in Minnesota in May 2011 in the Minnesota Business Journal. She is senior vice president and general manager of American Medical Systems Holdings Inc.’s men’s health division.

Kurt Roggin, LA 95, is the vice president of human resources at Expedia, Inc. The company comprises Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire, Venere.com, Egencia, TripAdvisor, ExpediaLocalExpert, Classic Vacations and eLong. Roggin and his partner, Jimmy Serrano, reside in Seattle with their puppy, Hudson. Email: kroggin@expedia.com

Elizabeth (Brown) Hale, LA 96, graduated as valedictorian of her nursing school program. She resides in the Chicago area with her husband, Matt Hale, LA 98, and their two children.

Nita Kulkarni, LA 96, MD 00, and her husband, Iqbal Brainch, LA 96, announce the birth of Aran on March 30, 2011. He joins big brother, Devin, and big sister, Anaya, both 3. The family resides in Chicago, where Iqbal is the chief marketing officer at Advantage Futures and Nita is an attending physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Email: ibrainch@mac.com

Emily N. Wells, LA 96, completed her MFA in directing at the University of Memphis in May 2010. She is relocating to Portland, Ore., to work with Portland Center Stage and pursue her freelance directing career.

Marty Bonick, SI 97, HA 97, is the president and CEO of Jewish Hospital Medical Campus in Louisville, Ky. He has received the American College of Healthcare Executives Early Career Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award.

Jennifer (Levison) Izraelewicz, LA 97, GR 97, and her husband, Mark, announce the birth of Abigail Eliana on Aug. 14, 2009. She joins big brothers, Aaron, 5, and Eli, 3. Mark continues to practice at Marshall, Gerstein and Borun, a firm specializing in patent prosecution and litigation. The family resides in Deerfield, Ill. Email: jenrebecca99@yahoo.com

Rebecca (Fishman) Kurowski, EN 97, SI 98, and Brian Kurowski, EN 97, announce the birth of Yael Caroline on June 13, 2011. She joins big brother, Sam. The family resides in the Boston area, where Rebecca is an attorney for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives and Brian is a software engineer with Aspen Technologies.

Alicia Schnell, LA 97, SW 02, GB 02, and Alan Shutko, EN 97, announce the birth of Fritz Oliver Shutko on Dec. 7, 2010. The family resides in St. Louis.

Web Brown, SW 98, was promoted to program director-services delivery at the Missouri Foundation for Health. He is responsible for coordinating and supervising MFH funding activities related to effective delivery of health-care services in Missouri.

Stephanie Linn, BU 98, and her husband, Seth Krantz, announce the birth of Samuel Linn Krantz on April 18, 2011. The family resides in Chicago, where Stephanie is a senior manager for Deloitte Tax LLP and Seth is a resident in general surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Ami Norris-Brilliant, LA 99, and Jarrett Brilliant, FA 97, announce the birth of Eliza Jane on Dec. 22, 2010. The family resides in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Brian J. Rubenstein, BU 99, and his wife, Mindi Sue, announce the birth of Mallory Joy on June 16, 2011. The family resides in Allen, Texas.

Sopita “Joy” Thammasungkeeti, GB 99, and Eknarin Santitrakul were married on June 3, 2011. The couple resides in Bangkok, where Joy owns a TV production house and specializes in animation. Email: joysopita@gmail.com; website: www.homerun.co.th

Tony Thompson, SI 99, received the Stellar Performer Award at the Salute to Excellence in Education, a St. Louis American event. Thompson is the CEO of Kwame Building Group.

Chad A. West, BU 99, was honored as “best lawyer” and “best criminal defense attorney” by the readers of two Dallas newspapers: Oak Cliff People and Dallas Voice. West founded Chad West, PLLC, a law firm with locations in Dallas and Fort Worth. The firm focuses on personal injury cases and toxic tort litigation. Email: chad@chadwestlaw.com; website: www.chadwestlaw.com

Jen Chierek Znosko, LA 99, LA 99, and her husband, Brent, announce the birth of Elliot Robert on April 4, 2011. The ­family resides in St. Louis.

00s

Aaron H. Averbuch, LA 00, SI 00, and his wife, Joelle, announce the birth of Asher Jeremiah on Jan. 17, 2011. He joins big sister, Aviva. The family resides in Seattle.

Amanda (Hamilton) Furlotti, LA 00, and Mike Furlotti, EN 01, GR 01, announce the birth of Clara Natalia on Nov. 8, 2010. The ­family resides in San Francisco.

Angela Hubbard, BU 00, was named an Illinois Early Childhood Fellow for 2011–13. The fellows program aims to give participants a solid understanding of public policy affecting early childhood and to help them build their leadership skills and professional networks. Hubbard will be working at Ounce of Prevention Fund. She is a National Board Certified early childhood teacher.

Matthew Jagger, LA 00, and his wife, Sarah, announce the birth of Avery James on Feb. 22, 2011. The family resides in Indianapolis, where Matt is a health-care attorney at Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman. Sarah is a policy director for Indiana Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning.

Gina Roth O’Donnell, LA 00, moved to Hong Kong with her husband, Daniel, and their son, Jack, 4.

Amy Senneke, LA 00, SW 04, and Paul Graddon were married on May 30, 2010, in Geneva, Ill. Both are foreign service officers with the U.S. Department of State. Their next assignment is to Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 2011 to 2013.

Benjamin Chia, LA 01, graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in May 2011. He is doing an orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.

Nathaniel Dewart, LA 01, graduated from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley in May 2010. He is the project manager at an energy-efficiency consulting firm in Oakland, Calif. He and his wife, Solana Rice, LA 01, reside in Oakland.

Douglas Harrison, GR 01, GR 05, was promoted to associate professor of English at Florida Gulf Coast University. His research was recognized with a 2010 FGCU Faculty Scholarship Excellence Award, and he is currently FGCU Faculty Senate president. Harrison’s book, Then Sings My Soul: The Culture of Southern Gospel Music, is forthcoming with the University of Illinois Press.

Michael Johnson, BU 01, and his wife, Brenna, announce the birth of Gisele Katherine on June 8, 2011. The family resides in Tustin, Calif.

Dana M. Mehrer, LW 01, recently joined Silpada Designs, LLC in Lexena, Kan., as the firm’s general counsel.

Kendra Barkoff, LA 02, is the press secretary for Vice President Joe Biden. She previously worked in the Interior Department, where she served as deputy communications director and press secretary for Secretary Ken Salazar.

Ani Vallabhaneni, BU 02, EN 02, is one of a 10-member student team that launched Sanergy, a company that builds cement enclosures to house toilets. The company’s plan is to provide adequate, cost-effective sanitation to developing countries, beginning with Kenya. Sanergy won the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s 100K Competition in May 2011. Vallabhaneni received an MBA from MIT.

Stephanie L. Blanch, LA 03, received a master’s of science in urban education in May 2010. She is an assistant principal intern for the New York City Department of Education and is pursuing her second master’s for administration in building and district leadership.

Sharon Foreman Kready, SW 03, joined the faculty of Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Va., as an assistant professor of sociology. She received a PhD in social work from Virginia Commonwealth University in May 2011. Her dissertation was titled “Organizational Culture and Partnership Process: A Grounded Theory Study of Community-Campus Partnerships.” She resides in Bedford County, Va., with her husband, Todd, their dog, Ellie, and their cats, Bonnie and Clyde. Todd is a forester with the Virginia Department of Forestry.

Adnan A. Nisar, LA 03, received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Nisar recently accepted a job in Abu Dhabi at the Mubadala Development Company.

Jarriot L. Rook, LA 03, LW 10, GL 10, is an associate at Husch Blackwell in St. Louis. He concentrates his work in the area of trusts & estates law.

Hannah (Grossman) Singerman, LA 03, and her ­husband, Daniel, announce the birth of Sivan Rosalie on March 7, 2011. The family resides in Cleveland. Sivan is the niece of Bill Singerman, LA 98; the granddaughter of Ellen (Unger) Singerman, LA 74; and the great-granddaughter of Marvin Grossman, BU 49.

Jennifer (Grusby) Steiman, LA 03, and Josh Steiman, LA 00, announce the birth of Marissa on Jan. 19, 2011. The family resides in Springfield, Ill., where Jennifer is completing her general surgery residency program at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Josh is an attorney at Heavner, Scott, Beyers, and Mihlar in Decatur, Ill.

Maria T. Arce-Larreta, LA 04, and Carlos J. Aguirre, EN 03, were married on May 28, 2011. The couple is relocating to Charleston, S.C., where Maria will complete her medical ­residency and Carlos will continue to work as a software engineer.

Allen E. Daniel, GR 04, is urban outreach project specialist at the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He is a project manager for the St. Louis Community College on their Broadband Technology Initiative Program.

Alice Kim-Morris, LW 04, and Cody Morris, LW 05, moved from Chicago to Atlanta. Cody recently graduated from UIC Medical School with honors and matched into the residency program for radiology at Emory.

David Perlman, BU 04, is one of the co-captains for the Washington University New York Chapter softball team. Perlman recently surprised his girlfriend, Tamara Eaton, with a visit to the home of Nelson Mandela during the World Cup Finals. During the stay, the conversation with Mandela focused on David’s grandfather, a leader of the anti-apartheid movement and a former mayor of Johannesburg. David and Tamara were also able to spend time with Mandela’s third wife, Graca Machel, the only woman to be the first lady for two different countries, and Jeff Radebe, the minister of justice. Email: david.perlman@gmail.com

Teghpal Singh, LA 04, completed his PhD in neuroscience at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He has co-authored nine publications, three of which he was the first author. Singh is doing a postdoctoral fellowship at Brown using cutting-edge optogenetic techniques to understand specific circuits in the brain.

Stacie Abney, BU 05, started the fully employed MBA program at California State University, Long Beach in fall 2010. She anticipates graduating in 2012.

Rob M. Collins, FA 05, graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in May 2011. He was chosen to deliver the student commencement address.

Joseph G. Frank, GR 05, GR 09, is a management data analyst in the Department of Human Resources at Washington University School of Medicine.

Emily S. Shurilla, SW 05, recently celebrated her fourth anniversary as the program director at Providence House, a licensed crisis nursery in Cleveland.

Richard D. Worth, LA 05, is an associate attorney at Weiss & Associates, P.C. He will primarily focus on litigation, general business practice and real estate.

Valerie Blanco, LA 06, and Isaac Alexander Bowman were married on April 9, 2011. Valerie graduated from medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas on June 3, 2011. She is a pediatric resident at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

Rachel E. Gearhart, SW 06, works in the mental health field as a social worker in Alaska.

Nicole Mercer Bolton, MD 06, completed her radiology residency and is joining Regional Diagnostic Radiology, a private practice radiology group in St. Cloud, Minn. She is a general diagnostic radiologist.

Michael A. Roy, LA 06, is teaching freshman English conversation classes at a junior college and running an environmental activism group on the side.

Bonnie Roy, GA 06, is ­principal at SWT Design, Inc., in St. Louis. She focuses on a ­collaboration of architecture, landscape architecture and infrastructure in the metropolitan landscape.

Jessica Schaffner, LA 06, SW 07, and Craig Wilen, LA 06, were married on June 18, 2011, in Philadelphia. Craig is a sixth-year MD/PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania, and Jessica is a third-year PhD student in social work at Bryn Mawr College.

Brandi N. Adams, LA 07, is an ob/gyn resident at NYPH-Cornell in New York City.

Melissa Clyde, SW 07, was selected to participate in the 2011 OHCHR Indigenous Fellowship Programme, which took place this summer in Geneva, Switzerland. She represented the Navajo Nation, the United States and North America. She is the senior program director at the National Indian Child Welfare Association.

Scott Dixon, EN 07, SI 07, launched his first business. Outlier Consulting is an affordable alternative to large consulting firms, providing customized software solutions to streamline businesses. Website: outlierconsulting.com

Damara R. Hamlin, LA 07, was certified by the American Board of Genetic Counselors and is a genetic counselor at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Hamlin services active duty military and their dependents in the areas of prenatal, pediatric, cancer and adult genetics. She has been instrumental in the expansion of the genetics programs for the U.S. Department of Defense in the Southwest region of the United States.

Rebecca S. Hefel, LA 07, and Jared W. Stein, EN 07, were married on June 25, 2011, at Graham Chapel. Rebecca is a fourth-year medical student planning to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology. Jared is a software quality supervisor for Pearson. The couple resides in Iowa City with their miniature dachshund, Cloe.

Ashley M. Lusch, LA 07, lives in Chicago and recently graduated from Roosevelt University with a master’s degree in public administration, with a concentration in government management.

Sean McCaffrey, GR 07, is the director of development at Central Institute for the Deaf. He and his wife, Tara Budetti, announce the birth of Vivian in November 2010. The family resides in the St. Louis Hills neighborhood in St. Louis.

Katie Campos, LA 08, was appointed to serve as assistant secretary for education for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. She is the co-founder and executive director of Buffalo ReformED, a not-for-profit education reform advocacy organization that empowers the community to prioritize education by putting students first.

Mitch Malasky, LA 08, owns Sum of Change Productions, a video production company.

Jamie M. Resnick, LA 08, is completing her third year of veterinary school.

Karli A. Stander, LA 08, is a health informatics specialist doing health-care technology consulting and electronic health record implementation at Health Services Advisory Group.

Ian Weaver, GF 08, is an adjunct faculty member at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He will be doing a ­semester as a visiting artist in spring 2012 at Illinois State University in Bloomington.

Simone T. Yao, BU 08, lives in Beijing and wants to become involved in alumni activities there. She is a television host at CTV.

Katie Kilberg, LA 09, and Adam D’Agostine, LA 09, were married in Atlanta on May 28, 2011. The couple resides in Boston, where Katie is attending Suffolk Law and Adam works at Brewster Home Fashions and attends Boston College Graduate Business School. Katie is the daughter of Jim Kilberg, BU 78, and Lori (Eisenberg) Kilberg, LA 77. Adam is the stepson of Ken Grandberg, LA 70.

Melissa G. Krain, LA 09, is attending law school at the University of Pennsylvania.

Josh Petersel, BU 09, and Jonathan Fritz, LA 09, founded Eleven magazine while students at WUSTL. They wrote their business plan in the “Hatchery” class, taught by Cliff Holekamp, senior lecturer in entrepreneurship at Olin Business School. After growing the business for two years, Petersel and Fritz sold it. Petersel is now attending Harvard, and Fritz is attending Stanford.

Cole A. Randle, LA 09, was appointed associate director of the White House Travel Office in February 2011.

Evan A. Scott, SI 09, lives and works in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is a postdoctoral researcher at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. His work focuses on the development of nanoparticle-based vaccines for cancer and HIV immunotherapy.

Alexander M. Talkovsky, LA 09, is attending graduate school at the University of Houston in the doctoral program in clinical psychology.

10s

Julia N. Allen, SW 10, was selected to be a partner in the 2010–11 American Society on Aging New Ventures in Leadership Program. The program’s core goal is to help partners enhance their abilities to improve quality of life, health, safety and economic security for older adults, provided in culturally appropriate ways. Allen is the associate director at C.R.E.A.T.E., Inc., a small nonprofit that provides social services and transportation to residents 55 and older in affordable housing units.

Chantavia Burton, LW 10, received a master’s degree in management from Wake Forest Business School.

Michael J. Carter, LA 10, is the founder and CEO of Strive for College. The organization was awarded the Echoing Green Fellowship. Echoing Green identifies, invests in and supports some of the world’s best emerging social entrepreneurs. Strive for College aims to improve the college admissions process by ensuring that quality information and sufficient motivation are accessible for all.

Marina M. Cheung, LA 10, is pursuing a doctor of physical therapy degree at Washington University. She anticipates graduating in 2013.

Gretchen (Herto) Clauser, SW 10, is a clinical social worker at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Alexander Esche, EN 10, is a graduate student at Cornell.

Rebecca L. Feldman, OT 10, is an occupational therapist at the Westchester House and Springbridge Rehabilitation.

Benjamin Luehrs, LA 10, is attending a two-year dual degree program at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and the Sao Paulo Business School at the Getulio Vargas Foundation. He will graduate with master’s degrees in international affairs and in public policy management.

Vidhya Nagarajan, FA 10, illustrated a coloring book for the No Unwanted Litters campaign launched by St. Louis PetLovers Coalition in partnership with Nestlé Purina Pet Care.

Robert L. Nickles, SW 10, was recently licensed as a master’s-level social worker in Missouri. He is working toward licensure as a clinical social worker. Nickles works with groups, individuals, couples and families at two different agencies in the St. Louis area.

Joshua S. Reece, GM 10, serves as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Eleanor M. Ryburn, FA 10, is an assistant sculpture teacher, residential community leader and student adviser at the Oxbow school. Oxbow is a residential, semester-long program for high school students with a strong concentration in the visual arts.

Chase S. Sackett, LA 10, is attending Yale Law School.

Janet R. Stone, SI 10, relocated from St. Louis to San Antonio, Texas, to pursue a project management position in the city’s growing bioinformatics community.

Emily M. Wasserman, LA 10, recently completed seven months of teaching English in primary schools in Orleans, France.

Frank A. Wilson, SI 10, is a project engineer at Clayco. He works for an IPD Project at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. He and his wife have two children.

Nasim Hoomanrad, SW 11, is interested in the field of domestic and dating violence. She is looking for a position that will allow her to conduct outreach and education to adolescents, young adults and community members.

Matt G. McMahon, GB 11, lives in the greater Seattle area.

Daniel R. Sear, BU 11, is pursuing an MBA from Olin Business School at Washington University.