GO BLUE: On Nov. 3, KATHY WHITE became the first '88er elected to statewide office. Receiving 1.29 million votes, Kathy finished first in the biennial elections for the Board of Regents of the Univ. of Michigan. (Unlike Princeton's trustees, Michigan elects its regents in statewide, partisan elections.) Kathy is a professor at Wayne State Univ. Law School and a captain (reserve duty) with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. Because of her background in engineering and patent law, Kathy writes that her goal as a regent is "to build a bridge between education, science, and industry."
WEDDING BELLS: KATE SCURRIA and Peter Neville (Wesleyan '90) were married on June 20 in Annisquam, MA. Attending the wedding were (l-r): (front) EDWARD FELSENTHAL, CECE REY HALLISEY (the groom's first cousin), Peter, Kate, George Scurria '57, Rod Ferris '55, Sophie DeLaCour '01 (back) WINKY LEWIS, SOPHIE ROSENFELD, LAURA ADAMS, ANNA GELPERN, LAURA COMAY, NICOLE SANDLER RESNICK, Dan Resnick '87, KRISTIN SEYMOUR, Nick Rey '60, DEBBIE RAWDEN EGLOFF, Tom Dailey '57, Dean Groel '57, and Howard Schaffer *70. Also attending but not photographed were: CLAUDIA SHOWALTER REYNDERS, CHAT REYNDERS, Cynthia Griffin Ferris '86 and Farnham Collins '57. The couple recently moved to Austin, TX, where Peter develops educational software. Kate is looking for "an interesting job -- maybe practicing law, maybe not."
December 2, 1998 Column (with photo)
The May 23, 1998, wedding of DAN PORTER and Melanie Judd (a Penn alum) attracted a large number of Princetonians: (l-r) Tom Courtney '86, Allen Porter '63, STEPHEN HILLES, Chip Dorsett '62, MICHAEL EASTWOOD, Cliff Levy '89, DANIEL OSCAR, Fabienne and JEREMY TOBACK, JOHN ROUSAKIS, KEN GOLD, JOSH GOLDFEIN, RICK TYLER, Holly Lloyd '89, Rebecca Porter '90, Gerald Porter '58, Rob Mackay '89, MARK BLACKWELL, Melanie and Dan, JEFFREY SHOULSON, Mike Porter '93, STU BERGEN, Lara Bergen '90, David Draigh '85, JAMES TRIGG. Dan works in finance, and Melanie is a documentary filmmaker. The couple lives in Brooklyn.
ROUNDUP: Congratulations to DEMETRI COUPOUNAS, who was selected by the Rockefeller Foundation to participate in a prestigious, two-year program designed to train the next generation of community leaders. Demetri is the founder and CEO of GoLight, a maker of ultra-lightweight hiking and backpacking equipment. ELLEN GOLDBERG is an attorney at the N.Y. office of Greenberg Traurig, where she works on Internet and computer-related transactional work. SARA ALYEA is also practicing law in N.Y.C.; she's at Morgan Lewis and Bockius. CHERYL CAMERON works for the Mass. Commission for the Blind in Springfield. TOBENNA OKEZIE is a surgeon in Fairlawn, N.J. ROB SCHUMM and wife Ellen are the proud parents of Kira Amanda Schumm, who was born on Sept. 13. Rob works in brand management at Bayer Corp.
November 18, 1998 Column (with photo)
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS: The first photo is of WILLIAM HEYER and bride Connie Niemann, who were married on Jan. 31, 1998, in Austin, TX. Both received their law degrees from the Univ. of Texas. William is currently CEO of Welder-Heyer Energy, an oil and gas exploration company. Connie is a lawyer at Niemann & Niemann in Austin.
The second photo is of Noah Asher Perloff, who was born to Jennifer and SAUL PERLOFF on June 12. Noah weighed in at 7 lbs., 5 oz. Dad is a lawyer at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld in San Antonio.
ROUNDUP: MARGARET HAZLETT is dean of first-year students at Bowdoin College in Maine. Margaret writes that she often sees PEGGY MOSS, husband John Beebe and daughter Emily, who live in nearby Freeport. MIRIAM GARBER says she's having a great time teaching history at Bound Brook (N.J.) Middle and High School. She writes that KAY WASHINGTON has moved to Virginia, where she is practicing psychology. Finally, EVAN TOBIN writes that he and wife Christa had a blast at the 10th. "I'm proud to relate that Christa, who is from Ohio and had never been to Princeton before, is now an accomplished 'Zoom' player and freely admits that Hoagie Haven rules. We've settled back in Columbus. I'm on the otolaryngology faculty at Ohio State and Christa's a third grade teacher." November 4, 1998 Column (with photo)
FIREWORKS: ANDRE HOLLIS had an army of Princetonians at his wedding to Katy Schnitger (Albion College '93) this past July 4. Pictured here are: (l-r) BILL AHERON, PAUL BOHR, Jag Singh '91, CRAIG MCCLELLAND, TOM BALL, Holly Russell w'87, MIKE CHARLES, Lucinda Robb '90, JORDAN JONES, Bill Russell '87, Katy and Andre, Laura and WILL WRIGHTSON, Suzanne LeBeau Charles '89, Lori Smith '90, Rob Smith '87, Jen and Rob Atkin '91, RALPH WRIGHT, Lauren and BILL GARRISON, and Kelly Singh w'91. The wedding took place in Lake Geneva, WI. Andre is majority counsel for oversight and investigations for the House Commerce Committee. Katy is the intranet editor for Hogan & Hartson, a D.C. law firm.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: JEFF GORDINIER is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly magazine. In July, he reported on Steve Spielberg's efforts to achieve realism in "Saving Private Ryan." In the Sept. 18 issue, Jeff wrote about a recent road trip he took with country music legend Willie Nelson. As Willie's tour bus rolled through Colorado, Willie offered Jeff "a joint as fat as a rope" and whispered in his sage-like voice: "It's good for you." (If you want to know what happened next, read the article). DEAN CAIN continues to make entertainment headlines. In October, he appeared in a ABC-TV movie called "Futuresport," which also starred Wesley Snipes and Vanessa L. Williams. According to a newspaper article, the movie is a "futuristic thriller" in which "the fate of the world is determined by the outcome of a single game of Futuresport, a high-tech sport using hoverboards and rollerblades." October 21, 1998 Column (with photo)
WHAT AN ENTRANCE: This little cutie is Cecelia Gardner Lasley, whose parents are BETSY HILTON LASLEY and husband Jon. Cece's arrival into the world on March 29 was a bit unexpected. Her parents had just arrived at my house for a barbeque when mom went into labor. As several hapless '88ers looked on, Betsy (a pediatrician) calmly greeted the gathered guests and then phoned the hospital to make the necessary arrangements. Witnesses to this amusing scene were: MARK AND SUE BERNER WENGER, DANA LAIRD (and husband Kenji) and JIM HERMENS (and wife Cindy). Fortunately, for the host (me), there was plenty of time for Betsy and Jon to make it to the hospital, where Cece arrived the next day.
ROUNDUP: DAVID RICANATI recently left McKinsey & Co. after almost 5 years
to join an Internet company called Kaufman Patricof Enterprises (KPE) in NYC. KPE's focus is on Web site development and interactive advertising. His wife Beth is finishing her residency at Columbia in
internal medicine. LINDA FERGUSON BURNS is a deputy prosecuting attorney specializing in
felony trials in Kent, WA. In Feb., she married David Burns (Seattle Univ. '89), who is an account manager
with General Instrument.
SCHOLARSHIP: Recently, the class contributed $1,700 to Princeton for this year's Class of 1988 SAM MITRA Scholarship. In total, the class has contributed almost $10,000 since 1990. Thanks to everyone for their generosity.
HOMEPAGE: For all the latest class news, log onto the class' homepage (www.geocities.com/pentagon/5001). As of mid-September, we've had almost 2,100 visitors to the site. October 7, 1998 Column (with photos)
SECONDS, PLEASE: Connor James Olson (first photo) was born on Jan. 5, 1998, to CHARLENE HUANG OLSON and husband Chris. Connor joins big sister Camden in the Olson household. Charlene is a managing associate with CSC Index, a management consulting firm in Chicago; Chris is a partner in the Emerging Markets Group at UBS Brinson. Another '88er on her second child is LEAH VAN DER VOORT MACFARLANE, who welcomed Carolyn Campbell MacFarlane to the world last Nov. 17. Carolyn and big sister Kathryn are pictured here.
ROUNDUP: Just up Route 1 from Princeton is MAUD KINNELL, who is a lab technician at Rutgers. NICOLE LABARBERA is an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan. ERIC MIRSKY is a physician at Summit Medical Group in Summit, N.J. This past May, DOUGLAS WARSHAW and wife Melissa had their second child, Lily Anna, who joins her sister Amelia in the Warshaw household. Dad
is the senior v.p. of programming and production for ESPN Classic Sports
Network, which he helped launch in the spring of 1995. VIANEI LOPEZ
ROBINSON writes that she couldn't attend Reunions because she was busy
opening her own law firm. The Robinson Law Firm is the only firm in West
Texas that specializes in defense-side employment law, and business is
booming.
CLASS NEWS: The newly-elected class officers have decided to devote much of the class resources over the next five years to community service projects. If you're interested in helping out, please contact one of the officers: President MIKE CULLY (770-772-3655); Vice President MARY ELLEN ALESSANDRO (360-883-5981); Treasurer WENDY ADAMS MIKLUS (781-237-1554); and Secretary CHRIS LU (703-532-3271). September 1998 Column (with photos)
PLAYSKOOL: Boston has recently become home to a play group comprised entirely of '88 offspring. Starting from the left, they are: Alan Hauter Balson and Philip Oren Balson, twins born Feb. 24, 1997 to ANDREW and MELORA (MYSLIK) BALSON; Daniel David Alessandro, born May 23, 1997 to DAVE and MARY ELLEN (RINGO) ALESSANDRO; and Charlotte Grove Reynders and Clare Stevens Reynders, twins born June 7, 1997 to CHAT and CLAUDIA (SHOWALTER) REYNDERS.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: The second photo comes from the wedding of EDDIE LIN and Bob Impalli almost two years ago, on Oct. 5, 1996. Pictured here are (l-r): (back) JIM HERMENS, KRISTIN ISAACS, LISA ADAMS CENTONZE, Eddie, Bob, TINA COURPAS (front) KELLY SZAUTNER, JOE MICKELSON. This summer, Eddie finished her Ph.D. in clinical psychology and will work at Bellevue Hospital in NYC. Bob is a senior analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of N.Y.
REUNIONS PHOTOS: Please send me any interesting Reunions photos, and I'll post them on the class homepage. June 10, 1998 Column (with photo)
MAN OF LETTERS: RICK REIKEN recently signed a two-book contract with
Harcourt Brace & Co. His first novel, The Odd Sea, will be published this month, and foreign rights have already been sold to publishers in five other
countries. A 20-city reading tour is scheduled for this summer. According to Rick, the novel is set in the rural hilltowns of western Massachusetts, and the story revolves around Ethan Shumway, a 16-year-old boy who walks down his driveway one day and vanishes.
WHIZ KID: The cute little girl pictured here at the computer is Dora Susanna Schoenberg, daughter of RANDY SCHOENBERG and his wife Pam. Dora, who was born on March 31, looks like she's updating her very impressive homepage (http://www.primenet.com/~randols/dora/)
ROUNDUP: WILMA (REYNOLDS) BEATY is an attorney in Rochester, N.Y. MONTE BENARESH has been working as a engineering contractor on Motorola's now-threatened CHRP Mac clones. FRANK KOTSEN is trading treasury bond options and mortgage backed securities for Merrill Lynch in Tokyo. KAREN MALM is a teacher at Kent Place School in Summit, N.J. ROBIN SULLIVAN PRATT is a director at Liberty Mutual Group in Boston. JONATHAN WEINBERG is an anesthesiologist and faculty member at NYU School of Medicine. He and his wife Rachel have two daughters, Rebecca and Molly Rose. May 20, 1998 Column (with two photos)
REUNIONS: Our Tenth is only a week away. Be sure to check out the class home page (www.geocities.com/pentagon/5001) for all the latest details, including a schedule of activities and a list of classmates registered so far. If you haven't registered yet, don't worry. We'll have registration tables open beginning on May 28 at 2 p.m. All the fun begins on Thursday night with a joint party with the Fifth Reunion and continues until the wee hours of Sunday morning. In between, we'll have lots of great food (including a Polynesian pig roast) and lots of great music (including a salsa band). And oh yes, I hear there'll be some drinking, too.
ROUNDUP: The first photo is of Clare Emilie Elmendorf Singer, daughter of HEIDI ELMENDORF SINGER and husband Steve '87. Clare will be celebrating her second birthday this week, and her mom does research at NIH in Maryland.
The second photo was taken at the October 1996 wedding of CAMERON DUNCAN and Cindy Temple (Duke '88). Pictured here are: (l-r) STEVE FOSTER, AMIT LAL, Rachna Lal, Cindy, Cameron, SEAN BRENNAN and DEAN CAIN. Cameron works on the International Space Station for Boeing in Huntington Beach, CA.
April 22, 1998 Column (with photo)
GOING BACK: As of mid-March, 210 people had registered for our Tenth Reunion. If you haven't sent in your registration form yet, please do so ASAP. For all the latest news, log onto the class homepage (www.geocities.com/pentagon/5001).
PRODUCTO DE GUATEMALA: The cute little girl in the photo is Sophia Grace Paddon, who was recently adopted by Jane (GS '87) and JAMES PADDON. Sophia was born Dec. 6, 1996 and came home to Jane and James on Dec. 19, 1997, just in time for Christmas.
MORE BABY TALK: JOE MICKELSON advises his classmates to "buy stock in infant care products." With the birth of their son Carter Joseph on Nov. 11, 1997, Joe and his wife Carrin became major consumers of diapers and baby wipes.
Another '88er making frequent diaper runs is SAM CHANG. He and wife Michelle live in Nashvegas, TN, and have two daughters, Grace (2 years old) and Rachel (3 months old). Sam is headed to New York City to complete a two-year fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in urological surgical oncology. Sam is looking forward to catching up with everyone at the Tenth.
ROUNDUP: Someone with an extra reason to party at the Tenth is MATT BEN, who will be celebrating his fifth wedding anniversary with his wife Jennifer. Until recently, Matt was fulfilling his four-year commitment to the Army by running a primary care and occupational health clinic near Albany. He will be returning to Albany Medical Center to finish his residency in internal medicine. Matt's wife Jennifer is an attorney for New York's Racing and Wagering Board. Another former military man is PAUL BOHR, who is in his second year of law school at Notre Dame and is also the managing editor of the law review. April 8, 1998 Column (with photo)
DOCTORS IN LOVE: ANN FRAKER and James Gammie (Brown '86) were married Oct. 11, 1997 in Wheeling, W.V. Princetonians in attendance included: (l-r) KATHRYN CLUTZ, Rich Schwartz (GS '91), Brienne Brown '86, BRIAN HAGENLOCKER, James, Ann, LIZ DUFFY, MARY ELLEN ALESSANDRO, Charles Gammie GS '92, LISA JANN REATEGUI, Phil Hill '52, LAWRENCE SEVERT, LAURA LAZARUS, and DAVE ALESSANDRO. Ann and Jim live in Pittsburgh, and both work at the Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where Ann is a general internist and Jim is a fellow in cardiothoracic surgery.
AND THERE'S MORE: HEARN CHO and med school classmate Carolyn Steinberg were married on Sept. 20, 1997 in NYC. In attendance were JOSINA REDDY AND LIBBY HARRIS. Carolyn is an attending physician in general internal medicine at the Univ. of Cal., San
Diego Medical Center, where Hearn is finishing his residency in
internal medicine this summer. He's headed back to the lab after that for
a post-doctoral fellowship in molecular immunology.
ROUNDUP: CECE REY HALLISEY is in Louisville, where she works in acquisitions for Humana Inc., the managed care company. Her husband, Greg, works for KFC. Cece would like to know if any '88ers are planning to be in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby. ELIZABETH ROBINSON HENRY finished her residency at Georgetown Univ. Hospital and is working as a pediatrician at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia. FRANK KOTSEN is trading treasury bond options and mortgage backed securities for Merrill Lynch in Tokyo.
HOME PAGE: For all the latest information on Reunions, check out the class home page at www.geocities.com/pentagon/5001.
March 25, 1998 Column (with photos)
PAUL ALMANZA and his wife Darlene recently celebrated the first birthday of their son Mark Daniel Alamanza (first photo), who was born on Feb. 23, 1997. The second photo is of Heather and GREGG HARDY, with son Benjamin Reynolds Hardy, who was born on Nov. 19, 1997. Finally, Grace Ann Webster was born to COLIN WEBSTER and his wife Sarah on May 15, 1997. The proud dad reports that Grace is over the 99th percentile in height. Congratulations to all three sets of parents. We're looking forward to seeing Mark, Benjamin, Grace and all other class babies at Reunions (May 28-31).
Speaking of Reunions, don't forget to send in your registration forms as soon as possible. We need to know how many class costumes to buy. Also, if you're not planning to stay on campus, you should book a hotel room immediately because I hear they're filling up.
ROUNDUP: TOM BALL is an attorney at Hunton & Williams in Fairfax, VA, where he handles high-tech company acquisitions and intellectual property issues. JEFF GORDINIER is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly magazine and recently covered the Sundance Film Festival. JANE GILLHAM received her Ph.D. in psychology from the Univ. of Penn. in 1994. Last year, she completed an internship in clinical psychology at Yale Child Study Center, and she is now a research associate at Penn and a visiting lecturer at Swarthmore. CECE REY HALLISEY is in Louisville, where she works in acquisitions for Humana Inc., the managed care company. Her husband Greg works for KFC. Cece would like to know if any '88ers are planning to be in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby.
SERVICE PROJECT: The class "virtual reunion" is scheduled for Sat., Feb. 28. We are organizing community service projects in a number of cities. Please check out the class home page (http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/5001) for the latest details.
ROUNDUP: MIKE ENGELS married Kitty Enright
in July 1996: "Many Princetonians attended; several even brought gifts." Mike and Kitty live in Santa Fe. OREN STIER received his Ph.D. in religious studies from the Univ. of Cal., Santa Barbara, in 1996. Last year, he was promoted to
the tenure-track position of Joint Senior Lecturer in Jewish Religion and
Culture at the Univ. of Cape Town. "The south-western tip of Africa
is very beautiful," he writes, "and I see zebra on my drive to and from
work every day!" JOHN S. ALLEN finished at the Univ. of Wash., Seattle and is now in Germany at the Third Physical Institute, Univ. of Gottingen, on a post-doctoral fellowship from the German government. He writes: "I am working on chaotic bubble oscillations, which is appropriate since my life has been on the chaotic side." ROB GLUCKSMAN and his wife Sandy are expecting their first child on April 1, but are still planning to travel from Hong Kong to attend Reunions: "Tell all those folks who think maybe it's a waste of time that some of us are coming from far away, and we'd like to see them!"
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT: This year's recipient of the SAM MITRA scholarship is Pavan Ahluwalia '99, who hails from New Delhi. He is interested in a career in economics and is active in Whig-Clio, USG and the "Prince."
ELECTIONS: Elections for class officers will be held in the spring, via mail ballots. If you are interested in running for a position, please
contact JENNY WU at (202) 508-9576 or [email protected], no later than
March 1, 1998. January 28, 1998 Column (with photo)
HEIR TO THE THRONE: When she's not busy practicing law or
planning Class functions, our president JENNY WU is also a mom. Matt Lazris was born on Nov. 3, 1996 to Jenny and husband MITCH LAZRIS, also a lawyer in D.C.
CLASS NEWS: The Class is planning a "virtual reunion" for Sat., Feb. 28. The idea is to organize groups of '88ers in various cities to perform service projects in their communities. So far, projects are planned in the following cities (with contact people): New York (ELISSA SHENDALMAN 212-839-8537); D.C. (Jenny Wu 202-508-9576); Houston (MARA SMITH BURPEAU 713-626-5204); and St. Louis (KATHRYN ELLIOT LOVE 314-721-0241), along with L.A., Chicago, and Boston (contact people TBD). For all the latest info, log onto the Class home page at http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/5001.
CORRECTION: Several issues ago, I incorrectly reported some news about JENNY VALENTINE DAVENPORT. She is a graduate student in education -- curriculum and instruction. She is also a director (and webmaster) of a non-profit youth development organization, in charge of a $150,000 web site for youth.
TEN YEARS AGO: Harold Shapiro GS '64 installed as the 18th president of Princeton. University Chapel Dean Frederick Borsch '57 selected as the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of L.A. State court denies T.I. motion to dismiss lawsuit of Sally Frank '80. Five classmates receive Marshall Scholarships.
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