Class Notes
1938 Jean Obdyke Kinney died in March, her son, Steven, writes. 鈥淪he was 98 at the time of her death, and lived in Ventura, California. And she had a Meliora decal on her apartment door to the end.鈥
1942 William (Bill) Ginkel died last November, his brother, Al Ginkel 鈥44, 鈥46 (MA), writes. After graduation, Bill worked on the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. There he met his wife, Inez, to whom he was married until Inez鈥檚 death in 2002. In 1947, Bill joined the Atomic Energy Commission and was transferred to Idaho, where he held engineering and management positions and in 1967 won the commission鈥檚 Distinguished Service Award. He retired in 1976 and enjoyed an active retirement skiing, golfing, camping, boating, and serving on multiple boards. He remarried in 2004, and he and his wife, Carol Flora, enjoyed travel, sports, volunteering, and social activities until Carol鈥檚 death in 2009. Bill and Inez raised two sons, Alan and Robert, who write: 鈥淚f you knew Papa, you were privileged to have seen the spark in his eyes and probably enjoyed the quickness of his wit.鈥 Among Bill鈥檚 pieces of advice: 鈥淧ick a mate for the long haul, with strengths that counter your weaknesses鈥; 鈥淗ave hobbies and activities that you enjoy鈥; and 鈥淟ove unconditionally, and be loved genuinely.鈥
1956 Bill Guiffre 鈥63W (Mas), 鈥78W (EdD) is the author of six children鈥檚 books. His most recent book is The Anxious Osprey (Books for Children Publishing), a story of an osprey with a fear of flying and of fish.
1960 Marjorie Browne retired last fall after 55 years as an international relations specialist in the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division of the Congressional Research Service. For much of her career, she focused on the United Nations and international organizations, serving Congress and constituents with numerous reports, committee prints, and individualized responses to correspondence. Marjorie鈥檚 nonvoting delegate in the House of Representatives, Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C., entered a tribute to Marjorie into the Congressional Record.
1962 Brian Turner sends an update: 鈥淔rom the dearth of submissions lately by the Class of 1962, it would appear that we are all somnolescent, narcoleptic, or dead. To the contrary, at least one of us is still active enough to dispel such rumors. So here is what I鈥檝e been doing:
鈥淚 retired three years ago from doing electromagnetic modeling and field testing for the defense and intelligence communities and resurrected the geological research that I shelved when I left teaching at George Mason University. In March, I presented two papers orally and one via poster session at the annual meeting of the northeast section of the Geological Society of America in Albany, New York. As a result, plans are being made for further research with a professor emeritus at Syracuse University.
鈥淚f that isn鈥檛 enough, as a traditional Anglican priest and retired lawyer, I act as the chancellor (lawyer) for both my parish and my diocese. Since the bishop gets my legal help for free, he has also made me chair of the Board of Examining Chaplains, whose job is to administer and evaluate both written and oral examinations of candidates for Holy Orders. Actually the bishop has repaid me by sponsoring my orders for acceptance by the Scottish Episcopal Church and the International Anglican Fellowship. Now to develop the brogue.
鈥淔inally, I wrote a manuscript on how to solve the toughest sudoku puzzles by using a form of mathematical logic (rather than relying on someone else鈥檚 software), but I need to find a publisher.
鈥淚n my spare time, I mow four acres of lawn at my riverfront property in Virginia and wish I had time to go fishing.鈥
1967 George Shaw, a professor emeritus of geology at Union College, is the author of Earth鈥檚 Early Atmosphere and Oceans, and the Origin of Life (Springer); and the editor of Earth鈥檚 Early Atmosphere and Surface Environment (Geological Society of America).
1968 Lynn Maunula Cleveland is the author of a mystery e-book, A Fish Out of Water (Lindex, 2015). . . . Hank Kaplan 鈥72M (MD) was named a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Washington鈥檚 medical school, where he was a chief resident. Hank is a medical oncologist practicing in Seattle.
1971 Charles Waugh has written a science fiction novel, Nu Book 1: The Esss Advance (Lulu), the first in a trilogy.
1972 Martin Morrissey retired in November as an international 767 captain for American Airlines. Martin鈥檚 aviation career began with NROTC training as a freshman at Rochester in 1968. After graduation, he served in the Navy for six years, followed by a 37-year career at American.
1974 Financial consultant Jim Grubman writes: 鈥淚鈥檝e published my second book on wealth psychology, Cross Cultures: How Global Families Negotiate Change across Generations (FamilyWealth Consulting), with coauthor Dennis Jaffe. My work with North American and global family enterprises continues to grow over time. I also continue to be blessed with my near-40-year marriage to my wife, Jeanne, and with my wonderful children and grandchildren, all in the Massachusetts area.鈥
1976 Seth Margolis has written his seventh novel, The Semper Sonnet (Diversion Books). He writes: 鈥淢y earlier novels include Losing Isaiah, which was adapted as a film starring Halle Berry and Jessica Lange, and Closing Closets, a satire of the overheated New York real estate market. In addition to writing novels (and the occasional travel piece for the New York Times), I am still very active in my 鈥榙ay job鈥 as a branding consultant, working with organizations in financial services, pharmaceuticals, and philanthropy.鈥 Seth adds that he鈥檚 married to Carole Zelner, and that Carole is a real estate broker with the Corcoran Group. They live in Manhattan. In addition, they have 鈥渢wo grown children, Maggie and Jack, who also live in Manhattan (but pay their own rent!).鈥 Maggie Margolis 鈥12 is an associate producer at NY1, the Time Warner 24-hour news channel.
1978 Ed Goodman founded and runs a nonprofit organization, Tootsie鈥檚 Vision, advocating for blind dogs. He writes that he was inspired to start the nonprofit after the death of his first blind dog, Tootsie, and following his own diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. 鈥淚t is the intrepid, determined, and joyous nature of blind dogs which has steered me into a happier life where I can challenge my limits and make the most of each day.鈥 Ed has written and illustrated a children鈥檚 book, Stanley and Porkchop (Tootsiepop Press), the proceeds for which will go to the nonprofit, which is based in Corrales, New Mexico, and advocates for dogs nationally. The book 鈥渢ells the true story of two unwanted blind dogs who endured separate journeys to [Ed鈥檚 home], and subsequently enjoyed an unusual, but deep and lasting, friendship.鈥
1979 Mark Bergman has been named association executive of the Vail Board of Realtors and its subsidiary corporations. He鈥檚 practiced real estate for 14 years and has volunteered with a diverse group of nonprofits. He adds: 鈥淚鈥檓 a lifelong skier who missed my opportunity to take time to be a ski bum before joining the corporate world.鈥 . . . Rich Boon, a construction engineer and principal of Construction Support Services in Littleton, Colorado, won the Colorado Roofing Association Lifetime Achievement Award last February. He鈥檚 pictured at the awards ceremony with his wife, Martha.
1980 Howard Rudzinsky sends a photo of himself and Bruce Forman from the Photonics West Conference in San Francisco last February. Howard adds: 鈥Mike Thomas 鈥89 gave us our yellow alumni R鈥檚, which we wore proudly on our badges with many other U of R alumni in attendance at the largest optics/photonics conference in the U.S.鈥 Howard and Bruce both live in the Boston area and are 鈥渇riends from Gilbert basement going back to the fall of 1976. We鈥檙e still friends with Steve Jensen, Arthur Brown, Hal Goldstein, Chuck Weinstein, and Glenn Mattioli.鈥
1982 Iain Currie sends a photo of himself posing with Rocky in Tengboche, Nepal. Mt. Everest is in the background.
1983 Murray Rudin (see 鈥91).
1984 Scott Rummler has developed Laserthread Chatwork, 鈥渁 next-generation messenger for the iPhone.鈥 The application combines Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram friends into a list and makes them available on a single platform. 鈥淟aserthread is the East Coast contingent in the mobile/social/messaging wars,鈥 Scott writes.
1989 Mike Thomas (see 鈥80).
1990 Lisa Chapman Clay sends a photo of Rocky with her golden retriever and New England Patriot fan, Henry.
1991 Madhu Vijay, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Aviation Capital Group, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the ninth annual Orange County (California) Business Journal CFO of the Year awards dinner last January. Murray Rudin 鈥83 shared the news, adding: 鈥淚 was the emcee for the event and was tempted to break into a chorus of The Genesee, but wisely did not.鈥
1992 Jeff Reznick received the NIH Director鈥檚 Award in recognition of his 鈥渆xceptional leadership and scholarly oversight of the collections and programs of the National Library of Medicine鈥檚 History of Medicine Division.鈥 Jeff is chief of the division.
1995 Keri Claiborne Boyle writes: 鈥淚 have some fun news to share! I鈥檓 the author of a three-book children鈥檚 series being published by HarperCollins Children鈥檚 Books. The first book of the series, Teddy the Dog: Be Your Own Dog, launches in May. Geared for kids ages 0 to 10 (and for all those who are young at heart), the book tells the 鈥榯ail鈥 of Teddy the Dog, a feisty and witty divine canine who always wears sunglasses and can best be described as 鈥榓ttitude with fur.鈥 Books two and three will follow in 2017 and 2018.鈥 . . . Gerald Rustic writes that he earned a PhD in earth and environmental science from the City University of New York last September, and is a postdoctoral research scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. His paper, 鈥淒ynamical Excitation of the Tropical Pacific Ocean and ENSO Variability by Little Ice Age Cooling,鈥 was published in Science last December. . . . Tom Stone lives in Rochester and works remotely for Dale Carnegie Training, based in New York City. He鈥檚 coauthored a book, Interact and Engage!, published by the Association for Talent Development, a professional organization for the corporate training industry.
1996 Joseph Brown, a partner at the law firm Hodgson Russ, received a community service award from the National Federation for Just Communities. Joseph is a former president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York and is on the board of that organization as well as Neighborhood Legal Services and the Summit Foundation. In addition, he鈥檚 a vice president of Buffalo Prep, a volunteer mentor for law students at the University at Buffalo, and a coach and judge at moot court competitions.
1999 Jerramy Fine has published In Defense of the Princess: How Plastic Tiaras and Fairytale Dreams Can Inspire Smart, Strong Women (Perseus Books). Summing up her book, Jerramy writes that she is 鈥渁n unabashed feminist who is proud of her lifelong princess obsession and more than happy to defend it. . . . [F]eminine doesn鈥檛 mean weak, pink doesn鈥檛 mean inferior, and girliness is not incompatible with ambition.鈥 Jerramy lives in London and is the author of two previous books.
2000 Hilary Leeds writes that she married Roy Ben David in Youngstown, Ohio, last October. Pictured are: (back row, left to right) Ramsey Asaly 鈥03, Vijay Sookdeo 鈥01, 鈥09 (PhD), Jennifer Gates, James Doyle, Laurie Krantz Chorev 鈥01 (T5), and Neda Barzideh Levy; (front row, left to right) Tomasz Czajka 鈥01 (T5), Hilary, Roy, and John McVay 鈥05. She adds: 鈥淲e live in Maryland, where I work in science policy at the NIH and Roy owns a local security company.鈥
2001 Lisa Olender Newman writes that she and her husband, Seth, welcomed their first child, Zachary, in July 2015. 鈥淲e are so proud to have become parents. We live in Albany, New York, where I鈥檓 a physician鈥檚 assistant and Seth is a pharmaceutical sales rep.鈥
2003 Owen Zacharias 鈥04 (MS) writes: 鈥淢y wife, Sara, and I welcomed a son, Alastair, in November 2015. Alastair spent his first few weeks in the NICU at the Golisano Children鈥檚 Hospital, but due to the amazing U of R team, he was home in time to spend Christmas with his family.鈥 Owen sends a photo of Alastair, adding: 鈥淎lastair鈥檚 peers consider him a very serious baby.鈥
2006 Jennifer Balaban and Jonathan Lax send a photo from their wedding. Pictured are (top row, left to right) Scott Mittelman 鈥00, Nik De Maria 鈥09, Kathryn Nave, Matt Morgan, Lindsay Sable 鈥10, Jennifer, Jonathan, Samantha Lewis 鈥08, Emily Paret 鈥08, Rebekah Mott 鈥08, and Michelle Heroux Conlon 鈥08; (front row, left to right) Ariele Strauss, Kelsey Gilroy 鈥11, 鈥15N, Sarah Dobrzynski 鈥10, and Kaila Pearlman De Maria 鈥09.
2007 Daniel Bud 鈥08 (MS) (see 鈥08).
2008 Kelsey Ferranti 鈥10W (MS) writes that she and Daniel Bud 鈥07, 鈥08 (MS) got married in Kennebunkport, Maine, in August 2015. 鈥淲e met in 2007 through involvement in Greek life on campus. I鈥檓 an alumna of Delta Gamma, and Dan is an alumnus of Sigma Chi. We were thrilled to tie the knot surrounded by so many Rochester friends.鈥 Pictured from left to right are Father Brian Cool, David Fallon, Max Ehrmann, Noah Stahl 鈥07, Elizabeth Runco Rawlins 鈥05, Benjamin McKee, Alanna Tievsky McKee 鈥07, Joseph Derrigo 鈥07, Mark Williams, Jamie Shapiro DeRight, Jonathan DeRight, John Ray 鈥09, Raymond Arbusto 鈥09 (MS), Brandon Best 鈥07, Rebecca Fallon, Jessica Almog, Anna Lynn Surace Williams, Akin Rawkins 鈥07, Hilary Bonaccorsi 鈥07, Heather Uvanni 鈥10, Nina Gadziala, Robert Sherman 鈥07, Emily Desmond Molisani 鈥06, Jenna Krebs, Aaron Molisani, Kyle Struble 鈥06, 鈥12S (MBA), Meagan Miller Struble 鈥06, Brett Catlin 鈥12S (MBA), and Mary Tyson-Catlin 鈥13S (MS), 鈥13W (MS).
2011 Brittany Hylen writes that she and D. J. Schwartz 鈥12 got married last August in Hornell, New York, and are living in Castle Rock, Colorado. 鈥淲e were beyond thankful and blessed to have our closest and lifelong friends from U of R there to celebrate and share in our wedding day!鈥 Pictured (page 57) are (back row, left to right) Steve Just, Casey Storme 鈥12, Jordan Blades 鈥12, Tom DeMatteo 鈥10, Kyle Sreniawski 鈥12, Brian Bezek 鈥12; (middle row, left to right) Rachel Kludt Ludwig, Sara Hutchinson 鈥12, 鈥13 (MS), Nicole Goldman 鈥13, Thane Green 鈥12, Elyse Nagler 鈥12, Katie Kao 鈥12, Brittany, D. J., Adam Brinkman 鈥12, Alex Flint 鈥14, Alex Caghan 鈥12, 鈥13S (MS), John Whiting 鈥12; (front row, left to right) Natalee Sassaman 鈥12, Mindy Altemose 鈥09, Tony Visconti 鈥09, 鈥15 (PhD), Melissa Altemose, Liz Slupinski, Erin Clark, Rob Barnard 鈥12, Annie Moosher 鈥12, Niki Holmes 鈥12, Meg Liptak 鈥13, Pete Vercillo 鈥12, and Andy Breidigam 鈥12. . . . Roxana Ramos is a paper artist and founder and CEO of Lettra, a paper art and bookbinding business in Lima, Peru. She鈥檚 exhibited her work around the world, including in Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, France, and Taiwan. This year, she published a book, Interior Design Coloring Book (CreateSpace).
2012 Maggie Margolis (see 鈥76). . . . D. J. Schwartz (see 鈥11).
2013 Mark Lipstein writes: 鈥淎ccepted and enrolling in the biological and biomedical sciences PhD program, fall 2016, at Harvard University!鈥
Rochester Review
May鈥揓une 2016
Vol. 78, No. 5
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