Class Notes
River 人妻少妇专区 /Undergraduate
1942
Leo (Bud) Pearson (see 鈥49).
1945
Elizabeth (Libby) Conklin Hoke writes that her husband, Charles, died last October. 鈥淚 am very proud of his many accomplishments and of the U of R that 鈥榣aunched鈥 us,鈥 she writes. Charles attended Rochester on a Naval scholarship, served in the Navy until 1971, and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Elizabeth and Charles had five children, including Charles Hoke Jr. 鈥72M (MD), 13 grandchildren, including Jerome Hoke 鈥13, and 8 great-grandchildren.
1949
Shirley Pearson Sinderson writes that her brother, Leo (Bud) Pearson 鈥42, died in November. 鈥淲e are Rochester folks,鈥 she writes of her family. Her daughter, Margo Sinderson Gaylor 鈥80N, married Steven Gaylor 鈥80, and their daughter, Meredith, is a member of the Class of 2015.
1959
Tom Worosz sends an update. He writes: 鈥淎fter seeing the movie The Bucket List, I decided to prepare my own list of things that I wanted to do and accomplish. I opted out of skydiving and mountain climbing and focused on visiting parts of the world that I had only read about. Prior to 1996, I had only visited one country, Canada. By 2007, I had visited more than 50 countries, so my focus was on those countries yet to be explored. My recent trips have taken me to southern Africa, Southeast Asia, Scandinavia, and Russia, increasing my country count to 62. My remaining bucket list includes the Antarctic, Australia, India, and the Middle East. In March, I will be traveling to India for three tours that will take me to the northern and southern portion of this great nation in addition to a visit to India鈥檚 Hindu religious center, Varanasi. The trip will last for a total of 40 days. Follow my adventures and travels on www.tomsindiaadventure2012.blogspot.com. I will be posting pictures of my trip.鈥
1961
David Sweet is retired, and he and his wife, Pat, live in North Carolina near their children and grandchildren. Having received his University medallion at last October鈥檚 Meliora Weekend ceremony, David notes that he is the second generation in the Sweet family to earn one. His mother, Esther Webster Sweet 鈥36N, received one in 2005 (see page 52).
1962
Michael Speziale has published a book, Road to Armageddon (Lulu). He writes that the book 鈥渙ffers my personal observations and reflections on what I perceive as mileposts along the path to the demise of modern American civilization over the past century.鈥 Michael has been a history teacher and an administrator for the Department of Defense Dependents Schools, the network of primary and secondary schools serving the children of American military personnel stationed overseas.
1964
Ann Abelove Siegel writes: 鈥淔riends from the Class of 1964 held a four-day reunion at the Old Crocker Inn in Cloverdale, Calif. The inn is owned and operated by Marcia Conary Babb and her husband, Tony. The beautiful October weather was a backdrop for much reminiscing, wine tasting, touring, and lots of memories of Meliora moments.鈥 Pictured are (front row) Patti Lorbach DiBella, Carol Leone, and Jean Bunting Mitchell; (back row) Ann, Marcia, Patricia Earnest, and Judy Swoyer Johnstone.
1970
Steven Chu 鈥98 (Honorary) (see 鈥86).
1972
Paul Mattera has been appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to Salem State University鈥檚 board of trustees. Paul is the senior vice president and chief of public affairs for Liberty Mutual Group and speaks regularly on workers鈥 compensation and insurance law. He鈥檚 also on the boards of directors of the Public Affairs Council, the Workers Compensation Research Institute, the New England Council, the JFK Library Foundation, and the think tank MassINC.
1973
Lester (Les) Ezrati writes: 鈥淢y wife, Carol, and I have just returned from six months in London where we were visiting our daughter, who is on assignment at the United States embassy there, our son-in-law, and two grandchildren. I鈥檓 back working full time, running the tax department at Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto.鈥 . . . Peter Porcino writes that he was elected mayor of his hometown for the past 25 years, the Village of Ardsley, in southwest Westchester County, N.Y. 鈥淚 have been serving as a village trustee for the past six years and have been deputy mayor for the past five years. I continue to practice law with a firm in midtown Manhattan, specializing in corporate and commercial law and personal services.鈥
1974
Leroy Osborn has joined the Buffalo firm of Keller Bros. & Miller Printing. Previously the owner and operator of his own digital printing firm, AlphaGraphics, Leroy will focus on maintaining and building client relationships as well as offering digital printing expertise.
1976
Barbara Suckle Boardman (see 鈥06). . . . Ilene Busch-Vishniac has been named the president of University of Saskatchewan. Previously she served as the dean of engineering at Johns Hopkins University and is the provost at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, until July 1, when she begins her new role.
1977
Jim Kafka 鈥84 (PhD) sends an update. He writes: 鈥淚 was recently elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Optical Society of America. My current job is as the advanced R&D director at Spectra-Physics, a manufacturer of lasers in Northern California. My role on the Optical Society board will be as director-at-large. Amazingly, I will serve on the society鈥檚 leadership committee with many other Rochester optics alums, including Donna Strickland 鈥89 (PhD) (president-elect), Stephen Fantone 鈥79 (PhD) (treasurer), Ian Walmsley 鈥86 (PhD) (retiring director-at-large), and Laura Weller-Brophy 鈥80, 鈥87 (PhD) (chair of the meetings council).鈥 Jim adds that Jannick Rolland, the Brian J. Thompson Professor of Optical Engineering at Rochester and the associate director of the R. E. Hopkins Center, also serves as a director-at-large. . . . Harold Paz 鈥82M (MD) has been named to a one-year term as chair-elect, followed by a year as chair of the Council of Deans of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Harold is the CEO of Penn State Hershey Medical Center, the senior vice president for health affairs at Penn State, and dean of Penn State鈥檚 medical school.
1980
Douglas Randall writes that he was elected to a 10-year term as Monroe County Court judge last November. He鈥檒l preside over criminal trials for felonies committed in Monroe County, including the City of Rochester. Prior to his election, Douglas was the major felony bureau chief of the Monroe County district attorney鈥檚 office. . . . Laura Weller-Brophy 鈥87 (PhD) (see 鈥77 undergraduate).
1982
Marianne Miserandino has published a book, Personality Psychology: Foundations and Findings (Prentice-Hall). She鈥檚 a professor of psychology at Arcadia University.
1983
John Farrell writes that he鈥檚 been elected president of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary. John has been an administrative law judge with the New York State Workers鈥 Compensation Board since 1996.
1984
Lisa (L. J.) Cohen writes: 鈥淎fter a 25-plus year career as a physical therapist, I returned to one of my first loves鈥攚riting. My debut novel was released in January. In some ways, this is returning to my Rochester roots, as I was heavily involved with the Literary Guild, was the literary editor of the 1984 Interpres, and the 1984 winner of the Dean鈥檚 Prize for a poem of mine. My debut novel, The Between (Interrobang Books), is a young adult fantasy.鈥
1985
Karl Mueller has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the publisher of the journal Science. He was inducted as a fellow during a ceremony in February in Vancouver. Karl is a laboratory fellow at the Department of Energy鈥檚 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. As a chemist, he studies the development and use of solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance techniques.
1986
Robert Sheneman sends an update. He鈥檚 the deputy head of environment, safety, health and security, as well as the senior sustainability manager, at Princeton University鈥檚 Plasma Physics Laboratory. He writes that in October, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu 鈥70, 鈥98 (Honorary) named the Fugitive Emissions Working Group, of which Princeton鈥檚 Plasma Physics Laboratory is a member, the recipient of the energy department鈥檚 Secretary鈥檚 Achievement Award. The working group, which includes 20 laboratories, 鈥渨as recognized for eliminating nearly half of the department鈥檚 emissions of an especially potent greenhouse gas, sulfur hexafluoride,鈥 which Robert notes is 鈥渁bout the same impact as taking 140,000 automobiles off the road for one year.鈥 Robert sends a picture of himself with Chu, taken at the October awards ceremony. . . . Glenn Stambo, a radiologist in Tampa, Fla., writes that he published two articles in peer-reviewed journals in the past year. The articles appeared in Radiography (March 2011) and Vascular Disease Management (October 2011).
1987
Carl Landicino writes that he鈥檚 been elected State Supreme Court judge for the 2nd District of New York. Previously, Carl was an attorney for the Brooklyn Democratic Party and at the Queens firm of Borchert, Genovesi, LaSpina & Landicino.
1989
Jud Sherwood, a jazz drummer, writes that he鈥檚 produced and performed on Dream a Little Dream by the Jennifer Scott Trio (The Jazz Project). Jud is the director of the Jazz Project, a nonprofit that promotes jazz music through concerts, recordings, and other forms of outreach.
1990
Kathryn Vandow Haley received the School Counselor of the Year Award from the New York State School Counselor Association last October. Kathryn, who has been in the profession for 15 years, is the counselor at Enders Road Elementary School in the Fayetteville-Manlius School District outside Rochester.
1991
Richard Sanford, a Naval reservist and lieutenant commander, reported for active duty last fall and left in January for a six-month tour of duty in Kuwait City. He鈥檚 commanding a force of officers and sailors providing armed security aboard civilian cargo ships in the Persian Gulf and the Straits of Hormuz. Richard was on active duty from 1992 to 1998 and also served overseas in the opening months of the Second Gulf War. In civilian life, he鈥檚 a forensic scientist with the New York City Medical Examiner. He and his wife, Pamela, live in Huntington Station, Long Island.
1993
Douglas Wheeler has joined New York Life as a vice president of governmental affairs. Previously, he was the director of the insurance division at the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance.
1995
Meredith Goldstein LeVande, a guitarist and singer who performs children鈥檚 songs, has produced a series of videos called Monkey Monkey Music. The videos have been picked up by more than 100 public televisions across the country, including Rochester鈥檚 WXXI, and air during breaks or in between children鈥檚 shows. . . . Josh Shapiro, a Pennsylvania state legislator since 2004 and deputy speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2006 to 2008, resigned as state legislator in December in order to join the three-member Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. Josh was elected to the board last November.
1996
Joe Brown has been elected president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York. Joe is a senior associate at the Buffalo law firm Hodgson Russ, specializing in employment litigation.
1997
Khuram Chaudhary writes that he married Jeanny Iqbal last June in Hauppauge, N.Y. In attendance were Cheryl Prasad Ferrufino and Sidney Laurenceau 鈥99 (MS). Khuram and Jeanny live in Philadelphia, where Khuram works for GlaxoSmithKline. . . . Scott Moran writes that he鈥檚 been named director of the Westland School in Los Angeles and will be moving from New York to California with his wife, Jennifer, and their two daughters, Hazel, 5, and Cecilia, 18 months, in July. Scott is now the director of the middle and upper schools at City and Country School in New York City, where he has taught third and fourth grade and served as a math specialist. He鈥檚 published and presented on progressive pedagogy, the use of new media in the classroom, and other topics.
1998
Amanda Arlein Isenberg writes that she and her husband, Jeremy, welcomed their third child, Lily Grace, in December 2010. Lily joined big sister Sophie, 6, and big brother Caleb, 4. They live in Providence, R.I.
1999
Mark Ferrandino 鈥00 (MS) (see 鈥00). . . . Mandi Gorodess and Eric Stefankiewicz married last November. Mandi writes that she and Eric met the first week of freshman year, went their separate ways after graduation, and reconnected three years ago. Many alumni and friends from Rochester attended the wedding, including Helen Tikhonov, Konstantin Tikhonov, Michael Bowers 鈥98, Michael Bianchi 鈥02, Mini Kim, Michael Bonheim 鈥97, Michael Anderson 鈥98, Eve Davidi Feuerstein, Jeff Feuerstein 鈥98, Rebecca Etlinger, Scott Conway, Andre Neveu 鈥98, and Brady Clar. Mandi adds: 鈥淭his day was truly special and even better that we got to share it with friends who were there from the beginning at the U of R. We are blessed to have reconnected and will always hold the U of R in our hearts for bringing our lives together.鈥
2000
Noah Drezner, assistant professor of higher education at the University of Maryland at College Park, writes: 鈥淚 wanted to share some exciting news. Mark Ferrandino 鈥99, 鈥00 (MS) was elected minority leader of the Colorado House in November. He becomes the first openly gay man to hold the office and the highest ranking member of the LGBT community in the state government. He鈥檚 served as a state representative since 2007.鈥 Noah adds that a profile of Mark appeared in the Huffington Post last November 21.
2002
Joseph Hamway sends a photo of his new daughter, Alexa Jane. Joseph and his wife, Jane, welcomed Alexa last September. . . . Kimberly Chesebrough Pierce writes that she and her husband, Jonathan, welcomed their second child, Juliet Mary, last September. Juliet joins older sister Leah, 3. They live in Columbus, Ohio. . . . Ryan Walters, a deputy prosecuting attorney in his hometown of Anacortes, Wash., writes that he was elected to the Anacortes City Council in November with 76 percent of the vote.
2003
Bernadette Marino Spencer writes that she and her husband, Kenneth, welcomed a son, Donald, in December. Bernadette is a dentist in Rochester at Vicaretti Dental Care and Kenneth is a pilot for JetBlue.
2005
Tom 鈥07 (MS) and Emily LaDuque Kraus 鈥05W (MS) welcomed a son, Benjamin, last May. Tom writes that Benjamin was 9 lbs., 4 oz., and 21 in. long. They live in Springfield, Va., where Tom is an optical engineer at Arete Associates and Emily is the director of admissions at Virginia International University. . . . Joshua Pollard was named to the Forbes 鈥30 Under 30鈥 list in December. He鈥檚 a vice president at Goldman Sachs and the investment firm鈥檚 lead housing analyst.
2006
Kathryn Harvey and Jeremy Boardman were married in February 2011 at Saratoga National Golf Course in Saratoga, N.Y. Kathryn sends a photo including 鈥渕any of our wonderful U of R friends who braved the cold and snow to attend our winter wedding.鈥 Pictured are (bottom row) Rick Scully 鈥07, Colin Theis 鈥05, Brian Greenberg, Nate Saunders, Brielle Welzer, Chris Heriot, Steve Shparber, Mike Schwartz 鈥07, Tim Bartl 鈥07, Andrea Wagonseller 鈥07, Shannon Fales, Roderick Shnee, Aaron Wolfe, Rob Silverman 鈥05, Lindy Falvey-Fink 鈥05, Jon Ruskin, Dan Blake, Jamie Frank 鈥09, Drew Aldrich, Scott Lasko, Dave Cernikovsky; (on stairs, left to right) Will Karle 鈥07, Sam Stavis 鈥05, Paul Zito, Joe Ullman 鈥05, Erin Charnow 鈥05, Adam Clark 鈥07, Whitney Drazen 鈥07, Michelle Kathleen Villavicencio 鈥07, Michele Flint 鈥07, Kathryn, Jeremy, Andrew Boardman, Jenny Spross, and Laura Burton. In attendance, but not pictured, were the groom鈥檚 mother, Barbara Suckle Boardman 鈥76, Larry Cryer 鈥76, Paul Boehm 鈥69, Ellen Balzer Boehm 鈥72, and Irina Elkind 鈥07. . . . Eric Heinert and Sara Wieseneck were married last September in Arlington, Va. Pictured are: (front row) Josh Symonds, Steve Goldberger, Doug Allard 鈥09W (MS), Arnab Datta, Kyle Aures 鈥08, 鈥09W (MS), and Peter Faber 鈥08; (back row) Brian Thomas, Emily Schneider, Nell Aronoff, Allison Levin, Sameer Godiwala, Mike Guerra, Anna Verderame, Jeff Keesing, Justin Glushakow, Sara, Eric, Laura Larkin, Solomon Otim, Anna Blum, Anne Ferguson 鈥08, Susannah Snider 鈥08, Julie Smith 鈥08, 鈥11 (MS), Stephanie Sienkowski 鈥08, and Brian Anderson. Sara adds that she and Eric both work at the Medical Center. Eric, who graduated from medical school in Chicago, is a pediatric resident, and Sara, who earned a master鈥檚 degree in public health in epidemiology at the University of Michigan, works in the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine. . . . Oscar Pedroso writes that he鈥檚 founded a company, MBA Writer鈥檚 Block (www.mbawritersblock.com), which is 鈥渁n online essay and writing resource for young professionals and students applying to business school.鈥 He adds: 鈥淭he website consists of an informative blog and an essay guide I recently published. And I鈥檓 working on creating videos at the moment that go over tips and strategies for writing compelling admission essays for business school.鈥 Oscar lives in Rochester.
2010
Diana Hartnett writes that she married Christopher Reska last July in Utica, N.Y. Pictured from left to right are Evan Hall (ring bearer), Charles Goldstein (best man and brother of the groom), Jonathan Reska, John Gaff, Peter Conley, John Bord III, Joseph Durr, Zoe Dodge (flower girl), Trisha Hartnett, Amanda Palo, Katherine Brunson, Caitlin Rioux 鈥11, Morgan Reska (sister of the groom), and Bethany Hartnett (maid of honor and sister of the bride). Also in attendance were Rachel Chess, Jordan Cicoria 鈥13, Patricia Dieter, Tracy Durkan 鈥11, Shobha Kaushik, Katlyn Mallory 鈥11 (MS), Jason Scheff, Kelly Sullivan, Victoria Vignare, and Juliet Wu 鈥12.