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GRADUATE DEGREES

Ben Pfingstag, MA '76, PhD '80 presented "The Arts of Advent: A Visual Journey" at the Arts and Humanities Series at Blue Ridge Community College. The presentation focused on art heralding the birth of Jesus Christ as well as detailing early events in his life as portrayed by artists in Italy, Germany, France, Spain and England.

Timothy S. Stone, MA '81 is the principal of StoneHill Environmental, Inc., in Portsmouth, N.H.

Terry M. Gras, MS '90 of Otsego Mutal Fire Insurance Company has been named "Insurance Man of the Year" by the Council of Insurance Brokers of Greater New York, Inc.

Catherine Gridley, MBA '92
has been appointed president of Smiths Aerospace's customer services business, which serves more than 1,400 customers in 140 countries. Smiths Aerospace, a part of Smiths Group, is a leading transatlantic aerospace equipment and systems company with nearly $2 billion in sales and more than 10,000 staff in Europe and North America.

Steven M. Dir, MA '93
was chosen Camden County High School's Teacher of the Year, and Camden County System Teacher of the Year.


Mark Ashe, MA '97
, previously employed at Ithaca High School, is now a social studies teacher in the Cape Elizabeth School Department in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Morgana Kellythorne, MA '99 writes: "After obtaining a law degree from the University of Victoria, I spent a wonderful year working as a law clerk to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa. I am now enjoying the challenge of a varied practice in commercial litigation and public law with the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. My husband, Ruggero Racca, and I continue to have a great time together raising Stella Vincenza, now 3."

CLASS NOTES

'50
John Fowler
writes that he has great memories of attending Harpur College. The training and recommendation that he received from Dean Bartle enabled him to have a successful job with Burroughs, now called Unisys. He worked with the company for 32 years and has been retired for 22 years. John met his wife, Mary, in the second month of school, and they celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary September 21, 2004. They have a son, a daughter and three grandsons.

'54
Larry Andronico writes: "I want to thank you for the wonderful weekend at the Alumni Golden Anniversary (at Homecoming). I could not be more proud to be called an alumnus of Harpur College. The events were beautiful and well done. The administration, former faculty members and fellow alumni were great. The present day students impress me with their enthusiasm and school spirit."

'56
Judge Robert Gottsfield reached the venerable age of 70 and mandatory retirement from active status as a judge in March 2005. He served the Maricopa County Superior Court since 1980. In his honor, an administrative order assigned him to "Division 1" from January 3, 2005, until his retirement. In addition, he will continue in special assignment trying cases as long as he is able.

'62
Raymond T. Flanigan writes: "Winter home is in North Carolina. In the summer (May -- Sept.) we have a neat log cabin just outside Warrensburgh, N.Y., on the Hudson. Phone at the cabin is 518-494-4760. Call or just stop by; lots of room at both locations."

'63
Joel Kellman has been appointed to the board of directors of Intarcia Therapeutics Inc. He is a founding managing director of Granite Global Ventures in addition to being a founder and longtime partner of the Silicon Valley law firm, Fenwick & West LLP.

Mary Ellen Burns Lyon reports that her husband, Jim Lyon, is a photographer at Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester. Her daughter, Jessica, is a Latin teacher and track coach at Harley School, Rochester, and her son, Miles, is a biochemist and computer scientist in Albany. She writes, "If anyone has heard from Karen Ferris Whitman or Laurita Whitford, class of '63, we'd like to hear from them."


'65

Ronald E. Jarmuth writes: "I
miraculously survived the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon when the plane hit my Pentagon office."

Susan Kent
has been appointed director and chief executive of the branch libraries at New York Public Library. She began her career at the New York Public Library in 1965.

'71

Mark Nesoff has been named to the Business Development Board of Hudson Valley Bank. He is currently Of Counsel to the law firm of Rand Rosenzweig Smith Radley Gordon & Burstein, LLP in New York.

George B. Seymour reports that after 28 years as a biology teacher, he has spent the last five years as the K-12 science coordinator at the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake schools in upstate N.Y. He writes: "My wife and I have two daughters, one a recent grad at New Paltz and the younger one a freshman at UMass at Amherst. I would love to hear from old friends at gseymour@admin.bhbL.neric.org."

Barry M. Cohen writes: "Still married for 32 years to Bonnie Cohen. I have been a judge since 1991 and served as chairman of Palm Beach County Canvassing Board during the November election -- There were no ‘hanging chads.'"

'72
Michael Reidy, MBA '75 has joined the Product and Strategy unit of MISYS Corporation, a global banking software company. He lives in Oceanside with his wife, Kathleen, a registered nurse, and their two daughters, Mary Ellen, a junior at Penn State, and Anne Marie, a high school freshman.

Mark H. Bloch writes: "After three years in Greenville, S.C., and five more in Charleston, we headed west for Utah. Janet works at the Huntsman Cancer Center; Ben is at the Air Force Academy; Rebecca is a senior at Indiana University; I'm looking for work!"


'75 REUNION
George Laurance Funkhouser III writes that he has a 21-year-old daughter named Holly. He is in the business of auctioneering and buying/selling precious metals, coins and collectables, in addition to real estate management. He remarried recently to Susan Nitka, and remembers that he stayed at Hinman College.

Linda Lockwood Webster
writes: "I majored in party in 1971-72 at SUNY-B and eventually graduated from BCC in '75. I married, 20 years later divorced, and raised 2 kids, now 16 and 21. I got my BA at Thomas Edison in N.J. and I am now finishing my MA with Thomas Edison. I have worked for the Monmouth Regional High School District, Tinton Falls, N.J., for 20 years. I had a great time at SUNY-B. Too good … but everything turned out great in the end."

'77
Philip Deitch joined the mayor of the city of St. Louis in proclaiming November 29, 2004, "Philip Deitch Day." This honor was bestowed because Deitch serves as a financial advisor with American Express Financial Advisors; has been a passionate supporter of the St. Louis community; is the community education chairperson of the U.S. Attorney's Hate Crimes Task Force for Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois; has organized and led the St. Louis Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Community Coalition; and also has been honored for his civil rights activities.

William D. Paradis
is living in the Greater Binghamton metro area where he owns and operates Paraco Corporation with its divisions, Budget Fence of America, Heritage Flag & Supply and Paraco Specialties. He was recently awarded the Broome Community College Alumni Association Achievement Award. To date only 10 people have received this award. He is currently a member of the Binghamton University Athletic Club's Coaches Circle and would like to see more alumni involvement as we watch our University become a nationally recognized athletic power in a wide variety of sports.

F. Peter Logrieco
has joined LECG in its national forensic accounting practice. He has more than 25 years of litigation consulting, accounting and auditing experience.
Vic Rosenthal is the recipient of a 2004 Leadership for a Changing World award from the Ford Foundation. Selected from a national pool of nearly 1,000 nominees, winners represent both individuals and leadership teams tackling some of the nation's most entrenched social, economic and environmental challenges.

David Kasakove has been named partner at the international law firm of Bryan Cave LLP. He is a member of the firm's commercial litigation; labor and employment; and securities enforcement, compliance and litigation client service groups.

Marion Kahan
has been appointed to the position of executive director of StoryCorps, a revolutionary national initiative to instruct and inspire Americans to record one another's stories in sound. The project is a collaboration among Sound Portraits Productions, the Library of Congress and public radio stations nationwide.

Lawrence Helman
has recently completed producing his second documentary: That Man: Peter Berlin, directed by Jim Tushinski. The film has been making the rounds at
international film festivals. More information can be found at www.thatmanpeterberlin.com.

'79

Kenneth Apfel was elected senior vice president and chief actuary of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., a leading international reinsurance organization headquartered in New York.

Steven M. Cohen
writes that he is married to Karen Sturtz Cohen '80 and they have two children: Dana is 18 and in her freshman year at Union College in Schenectady and Alyssa is 14 and a freshman at Staples High School in Westport, Conn.

'80 REUNION
Gene Napolitano has been promoted to vice president of project management and operations at Iconix Pharmaceuticals, where he will oversee and manage the project portfolio and the core expression array processing facility.

Bruce A. Grossman
writes: "After practicing employment law for over 20 years and writing a book, Workplace Politics: A Practical Guide for Making Your Experience at Work More Positive, Productive and Pleasant, Bruce is now working full-time as a professor in the business department at Citrus College. He teaches business law, business writing and business communication."

Karen Kucharski received her MFA from Syracuse University. She has taught at Binghamton, Cornell and Syracuse universities, Elon College, Ithaca College, and in the New York state public school system. She presented "Dance for the Earth," an exhibition of drawings and prints at Cornell University in November 2004. The exhibition highlights images of the dance of Tango, waterfalls and the dance ritual.

'82
Robert S. Buran is currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps and assigned to the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. The family resides in Bethesda, Md.
Richard Solomon has appeared at the Barnes & Noble stores in Carle Place and Fresh Meadows as well as the New York Library Association Trade Fair to promote his book,
Winning in the New York Small Claims Courts. See www.smallclaims.expert.com for more information.

'83
Laura A. Cameron reports that she was married on November 20, 1990, to Cailein MacDougall, P.E. and they have a son, Kyle Cameron, born June 11, 1999.

'84
Scott Smith (ssmith45@rochester.
rr.com) writes: "I lived in the Wood Oneida hall Sept. 1981-1983. I'm interested in hearing from other alumni who lived there. Also would be interested to hear from any members of an old fraternity, FET."


'86
Michael Sean Kerman
recently moved with his wife, Rachel '88, and daughters, Sarah, 8, and Haley, 6, to sunny San Diego.

Brett M. Rhyne
is an assistant professor of communications at Salem State College. He lives with his wife, Jillian, a psychologist in private practice, in Brookline, Mass. In addition to teaching journalism, Brett also serves as adviser to the student newspaper, the Salem State Log; the student TV station, SSC-TV; and the campus Meditation Society. His e-mail is brett.rhyme@salemstate.edu.

Paul Almonte has been appointed Dean of Arts and Humanities at Bergen Community College, where he will oversee the Arts and Humanities Division, which includes arts and communications, English, philosophy and religion, and world languages and cultures.

Amy Levine '86 writes that a group of alumni held a long-awaited reunion this past November and had a weekend they will remember for a long time. The excuse to get together was simple. In the last couple of years, and into the next, they are all turning … 40, and what better way to celebrate and reminisce than spend a weekend of pampering and relaxation at the Mystic Marriott/Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa in Mystic, Conn. Pictured in the hotel's lobby are (front row, from left) Stacy (Jacobs) Earle '85, Shari (Harbinger) Mandell '86, Jill (Jacobs) Vella '86, Marci (Krieger) Kling '85, Amy (Cohen) Levine '86, Marla (Corell) Potter '85; (back row) Rosanna Maurer, Lissa (Sonnenblick) Winchel '87, Stacey (Goldstein) Abenstein '85, Ronni (Barry) McNeill '85 and Ellyn Olshever '86.


'87
Rebecca (Lacher) Rosenzwaig writes: "I've recently joined ORC Worldwide, a global, international HR consulting firm and found as many as six Binghamton alumni in our Manhattan office of 95 people! Although
I now consider myself a human resources professional, my degree and experience have led me to a career that is a perfect fit for me. (And a company that, perhaps without realizing it, recognizes the strength of an education from Binghamton!) In working with expatriates around the world, I have the fun of re-living my overseas college days."


Jay Schwartz
writes: "Frank Finch '87, Jay Schwartz '87 and Jeff Carney '86 report that all are still close friends. Frank, Jeff and Jay are equal partners in Farkin Products, a venture capital firm based in Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos islands. Currently funding the second largest accordion manufacturer in the northern Caribbean, Farkin is poised to expand its air-thrusted instrument support. We are proud to have been honored last summer by the Island Alliance for Progress for efforts in funding ecotourism and desalinization throughout the region. Friends may contact us at FVF64@hotmail.com. Those seeking information about the region should visit www.turksandcaicostourism.com. Hope to see Binghamton alumni at the 2005 Conch Festival!"

Christine M. Kiely
has been appointed director of the George Washington University School of Business' Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program, the oldest business program for accomplished professionals in the metropolitan Washington area.

David Polson was appointed assistant vice president and research analyst covering banking and finance and insurance sectors at 40/86 Advisors, Inc., a leading fixed-income asset manager and investment adviser.


Patricia Eggleton
and her family, Alan, Rachel, Amanda, Lauren and Zachary, serve as missionaries in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Marguerite Price writes: "I am the resident stage manager at Act II Playhouse, 40 minutes north of Philadelphia. A lovely shoebox of a theater producing quality work, but we had more wing-space in Hinman Commons for the HPC shows! I'm the long-time secretary for the Philadelphia Actors' Equity Association Liaison Committee and also serve as chair of the Regional Representation Committee for the Stage Managers' Association. My husband, Dave, works with IATSE -- Local 534 and we are raising Tycho McCoy, a 4 year-old Lab retriever."

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CLASS NOTES, continued...

'88
Michael S. Friedberg has joined Besler Consulting, a leading financial and operational consultancy to healthcare providers. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has received the 2002-03 NJHFMA Chapter Achievement Award, National HFMA PFS Forum Award and Helen Yerger Award in addition to being honored by the Jersey City Fire Department in 2002 for his service to the victims of 9/11.
Holly Baldwin writes: "I've recently joined BBraun Medical in Bethlehem, Pa., as IT SAP validation analyst. I would love to hear from other alumni in the Lehigh Valley."


Kim Lamar Shelton (Payne), MAT '90
writes that she was recently chosen by Davis College President George D. Miller III to serve a three-year term on the management team, a campus-wide leadership team which gives guidance and direction to the college. Kim is also the director of student academic services, an assistant professor and the chair of the Academic Affairs Council. Dyschel, her husband, is the college's chief accountant. They have a talented 8-year-old daughter, Katherine, and live in Vestal.

Steven A. Wolf specializes in forensic accounting and financial fraud investigative services in complex financial and operational matters in dispute. He has led complex forensic investigations involving accounting irregularities or suspected fraud and is an expert in evaluating the accounting of financial transactions and application of GAAP and related audit procedures (GAAS).

Amy Cooper Cary
has been promoted to assistant head of special collections at the University of Iowa Libraries. In this position she will manage day-to-day activities across the department and direct most projects. In addition, she will oversee broad initiatives already in progress: to standardize the organization and description of manuscript and archive collections and to find ways to provide enhanced tools to support reader access to more than 1,500 collections.

'89
Mark T. Feeley
(mark_ta_feeley @hotmail.com) is an IBM-certified managing consultant currently performing research and teaching executive education at IBM's Executive Consulting Institute and IBM's Executive Business Institute. He lives in Cortlandt Manor with his wife and two children. He continues to enjoy painting and playing guitar and the sitar and would love to hear from non-institutionalized classmates and friends.
Wanda Long Vinson writes: "I was married 5/20/95, and my husband and I are the proud parents of two sons, Omar (11/1/99) and Lance (11/5/00). We relocated to Texas in June of 2000 from New York."


Sherry Eichenbaum
writes: "Currently I am teaching kindergarten and loving it! Recently I was on a trip to England, Scotland and Wales. I'm looking forward to my cousin's wedding this summer in Oregon."


Wendi Frederick
writes that there was a small reunion in New York City for Suzy Schmidt Chorost, Wendi Wolin Frederick, Gina Costello Shalhoub, Elissa Frieband Nacht and Alyson Rivner Siegler, all '89 grads. After lunch they all enjoyed the Broadway musical, Hairspray.

Craig Siegel writes: "I encourage old friends to contact me at csiegel@ kramerlevin.com. I'm happily married, the father of two young daughters, and working as an attorney at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, after having spent four years engaged in public interest law at the Brennan Center at NYU School of Law."

Michael L. Bruck
writes: "I recently joined Dr. Miguel Simo in private pediatric practice in Wellington, Fla. I am also president of Palm Beach County Pediatric Society. I would love to see some of my fellow alumni's kids in my office. It would be my pleasure!"

'90
Michael J. Pagan
reports that he is married to Beth Wieland '90 and they have a daughter, Carissa, who was born April 2001. Michael received an MBA from Columbia Business School in 2002.

Albert Ng, MS '92
writes: "Moved to Orange County with wife and two boys and dog in November 2003. Weather is great, wife and kids are happy! Would love to hear from other Binghamton people, no matter where you are!"

Andrew G. Gates, MBA '04
writes that after four years at Universal Instruments he accepted a position at Vectron International, a frequency control product manufacturer in southern N.H.

'91

Frank A. Rush Jr. writes: "I graduated from Binghamton in 1991, and then graduated from North Carolina State University in 1993 with a Master of Public Administration degree, with a concentration in local government management. I have been serving as town manager of Emerald Isle, an oceanfront municipality in North Carolina, since 2001. Emerald Isle is a town with approximately 3,600 permanent residents, and a summertime resort population in excess of 40,000. I have been married to my wife, Suzanne, since 1998, and we have two boys -- Jacob, 3 1/2, and Matthew, 10 months. Life is good!"

Jana (Wachsler) Wachsler-Felder writes that after obtaining her PsyD in 2000 from Nova Southeastern University, she completed her post-doctoral training in marriage and family therapy at the University of Rochester. Jana was then employed as a clinical psychologist at Kids Peace in Romulus. Currently she is in private practice in Canandaigua as a
psychologist serving children, adults and families
.
Joel Smales, director of bands at Binghamton High School, has been asked to take his students to perform for the National Association for Music Education in Minneapolis and for the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Nashville. Additionally, his new music is being published by Henry Rock.

Michael J. Zydney Mannheimer
writes: "My wife Janet Mannheimer Zydney and I moved to Lexington, Ky., in July 2004. I have joined the faculty of Salmon P. Chase College of Law, where I teach criminal law, criminal procedure and related courses. Janet is a post-doctoral fellow in special education technology at the University of Kentucky."

Ronald L. Westbrook, BT '91 was recently named manager of engineering services for SUNY Upstate Medical University. The engineering services group supports new construction and renovation to mechanical, electrical and utility systems. The campus is designing a $100 million expansion to University Hospital that includes Upstate's first dedicated pediatric facility. Construction is scheduled to begin summer 2005 and be completed in 2007. Ronald was also elected president-elect of the central New York chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers.

Nancy Pontillo Pearce
writes: "We've finally bought a home! Well, the bank bought most of it! Things are going great and there's plenty of shopping here! I still keep in touch with several people from Binghamton. I'm hoping that everyone is doing well!"

'92
Danielle M. Krcmar writes that since she received her MFA (sculpture) from UMass-Amherst in 1996, she has been teaching, showing and living in Boston. She would love to hear from her Binghamton friends.


Sharon Maier-Kennelly has been appointed executive director of Landmark on Main Street, a multi-use community center in Port Washington and home to the Children's Center, Parent Resource Center, Youth Council Teen Center and the Jeanne Rimsky Theater.

Jeff Forrest has joined Foley & Lardner as an associate in the health law department in San Diego. He previously served as legislative director and counsel to U.S. Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., following his terms as governor of Delaware.

Adam G. Frankel has been appointed principal of Cordello Avenue Elementary School in Central Islip.
Caryn Epstein Hirsch writes: "I live in New Jersey with my husband, Jeremy, and our two beautiful sons. Mathew will be three years old in February 2005 and Lucas was born in November 2004."

Timothy J. Kerbs
(T.J.) recently moved to Florida with his wife, Jennifer Shah Kerbs (who attended Binghamton from 1990-1992) and daughters, Arianna, 4, and Kayla, 1 1/2.

Marlene (Goldstein) Gold-Balin
writes: "Fred and I have recently built a home in New Jersey and would enjoy hearing from old friends; please send an e-mail to marlenegoldbalin@ yahoo.com."

'93
Steven Jacobs writes: "I'm practicing family medicine/primary care for a private practice located in lower Manhattan and Bayside, Queens. Friends may contact me via e-mail, sjdoc3@aol.com."

Kelly Murphy Czermerys
writes that three of her multimedia works were featured in the exhibit "Giving Thanks" at the Greene County Council on the Arts Catskill Gallery in October-November 2004.


Jennifer Davoli
of East Side Community High School was chosen as a MetLife Fellow in the Teachers Network Leadership Institute, an organization established to connect education policy with actual classroom practice to improve student achievement.

Michael Malisoff writes: "After I left Binghamton, I got my PhD in mathematics from Rutgers University in New Brunswick. I was a post-doc at Washington University in St. Louis for about a year, and then I worked for a year tenure-track at Texas A&M University of Corpus Christi. Since 2001, I've been at LSU which is nicer."

'94
Michael Laurence Nisengard writes that he got married this summer and is in his first year of law school in Buffalo.

Giovanni Mastracchio
is the coordinator of youth services at the Coachman Family Center, a homeless shelter in White Plains operated by Westhab, Inc. In addition, he is a certified therapeutic recreation specialist.

Beth Santarsiero
writes: "I still live in Austin, Texas, I'm a third grade teacher, and I love it! I'm recently divorced and haven't been this happy with my life in years. Friends, please keep in touch at santababy72@ sbcglobal.net."

'95 REUNION
Carrie Printz writes: "Carrie Printz, managing director of David Carrie LLC, a legal search firm, is seeking to hire a few motivated legal recruiters. A law degree and prior recruiting experience is preferred but not necessary. If you are interested, please contact her at 212-308-6560 or at cprintz@ davidcarrie.com."

'96
Mark E. Schmidt has joined the litigation practice group of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., in Milwaukee. He received his master's degree from the University of Virginia and his law degree, magna cum laude, from George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Va. He previously served as director of programs for the National Taxpayers Union, located in Alexandria, Va.

Rebecca Charnow is the director of educational outreach at Manhattan School of Music.

Dominic S. DePersis
has returned from travel through Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Ukraine and Kazakhstan for the month of August 2004. He was making a comparative analysis of the healthcare and higher-education systems in those countries as he traveled with the U.S. State Department Community Connections Program. He has also just had an article on health care, human rights and international law published, "End the Inequity! Access to Basic Health Care is a Human Right Under the Rules of International Law," in the Labor-Community Reporter, Vol. 24, No. 8, August 2004. Dominic earned a JD from Syracuse University in 1998 and is continuing his research and analysis in the fields of international law and health care as he writes his dissertation for a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) degree.


'97
Edward A. Medina writes that after a stint working as a print journalist, he made the transition to corporate communications at Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira. In this position he is responsible for internal employee and patient communications, management of the medical center's website and all outside media relations.
'98
Elizabeth L. Fine has joined the law firm of Jenner & Block as an associate attorney in the litigation department of the Chicago office. Elizabeth received her JD cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in May 2004.

Liz Grisales
graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 2001 and worked at a mid-sized insurance defense firm for three years. She recently accepted a position with American Lawyer Media as a legal writer/reporter.

'99
Christine Sopilnick Teetz writes that she received her master's in secondary education from Molloy College in Rockville Centre in May 2002. She has recently received a promotion from business education teacher to Academy of Finance program manager at New Hyde Park Memorial High School.

Melissa L. Rosenblatt
writes that after completing her pre-doctoral internship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, she graduated with a PhD in school psychology from Syracuse University, and has accepted a position as a school psychologist for Howard County Public Schools in Maryland.

Alyssa (Cook) Jacobs
received her MS in environmental science from Florida Atlantic University in May 2004. She works as an environmental scientist on the Big Cypress Reservation for the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

'00
Basel Said Gad
writes: "I graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology in February 2004 with my master's in information systems. Also as of November 22, 2004, I've been mobilized with the United States Army Reserve's 78th Training Division to Edison, N.J., in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as a computer specialist."

Connie Moy
received a MS in marine biology from the College of Charleston, S.C., in August 2004. She is working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Silver Spring, Md., on a project to reduce sea turtle bycatch in Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico fisheries.

Shadi J. Ireifej
is in his third year
at Vet Medical School at Cornell University.

'01
Jesse B. Zigmund writes: "Three members from the class of 2001 recently graduated from Fordham Law School: myself, Jesse Zigmund, as well as my fellow alumni, Rob Diubaldo and Leigh Lieberman. All three of us passed the New York Bar Exam, and Rob and I successfully passed the New Jersey Bar, while Leigh passed the Connecticut Bar. Rob is an associate with Budd Larner in Short Hills, N.J. I am a staff attorney for the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board, a city agency responsible for enforcing New York City's ethics laws."

Jill Barbarino
received a JD, cum laude, from St. John's University School of Law, June 6, 2004. She was an editor of Law Review and received the ABA/Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in Labor and Employment Law. Jill is a first-year law associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Princeton, N.J.

'04
Alban Y. Yee
participated in and led the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. He also led the Binghamton Vibrations a capella group and the Ballroom Dance Team (1998).

Maria Pendolino
is the producing artistic director at the business she created, The Almost Knew Theatre Company, which produces quality theater using talent employed outside the theater industry or who choose to maintain theater as a hobby. Tamar Queen '04 is the assistant artistic director. For more information visit http://www.almostknewtheatre.com.


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