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2008

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Freshman Honors Program 1976

Jim Parker (BA, Kenyon College, 1980) traveled from the midwest to Dover, DE, thirty years ago to join the inaugural U of D Freshman Honors Program. He is now in Indianapolis where he is the chief of staff to the CEO of WellPoint, Inc., a health benefits company. He has great memories of the year spent in Dover, and would love to hear from other "fippers"!

Victor S. Sloan moved to consulting for a year after a year at a start up biotech. Now, he is at Celgene helping to build an autoimmune diseases franchise. His daughters are now nine and four-and-a-half and get along incredibly well about 70 percent of the time.

Freshman Honors Program 1977

Debra R. Moss (History, SUNY Binghamton, 1998) and husband are fighting the green revolution. Their home is in Newark, DE. She'll never forget the year in FHP. One year taught her just about everything she knows.

Rosemary A. Walsh's (BS, Chemistry, St. Joe's University, 1984) two daughters graduated from UD in Spring 2008 and "surely" daughter Alex was the first 2nd generation FHP!

Freshman Honors Program 1978

Leslie E. Darrell (BA, Russell Sage College, 1981; MS, College of St. Rose, 1991)

Freshman Honors Program 1979

No Class Notes submitted

Freshman Honors Program 1980

No Class Notes submitted

Freshman Honors Program 1981

Linda S. Watts (Dean's Scholar; MA, History; Ph.D., American Studies, Yale University) was named interim director of the education program at the University of Washington, Bothell.

Freshman Honors Program 1982

Krystyna F. Salvetta (History) and husband Jack will be celebrating their ninth anniversary this July. She's doing volunteer work in a local school, helping first graders learn to read. Krystyna would love to work with some sort of literacy campaign when she retires!

Dawn A. (Davis) Stivale (Nursing; MSN Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of Pennsylvania, 1985) is married with two children. She works in Administration at the University of Pennsylvania.

Class of 1983

Blake H. Rodgers (Electrical Engineering) Finished his third year of graduate school in Linguistics-Phonetics.

Aimee C. Timmins (Music; Master's, Music, University of Maryland) left face to face teaching and now teaches exclusively online -- AP Art History, Animal Science, Music Appreciation, and professional development "How to Teach Online." She has four dogs and three cats!

Class of 1984

Ken Cowan (Computer & Information Sciences) recently started a new job as a consulting technologist in the office of the CTO of EMC Corp in Hopkinton, MA. He lives in Hollis, NH with his wife, Jan, and 10-year-old twins, Claire and Greg. In his spare time, he enjoys gardening, reading, snow boarding, weight lifting, and learning to sail his sailing dinghy in the waters around Mystic, CT.

Terrence (Terry) Harvey (Business; Masters, University of Delaware, 1997; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2007) just joined the faculty of the Computer Science Department at UD. Stop by and visit him in Smith Hall!

Ann Morgan Lemon (Art) has been teaching in the Visual Communications Program at UD since spring of '06. She is still working at ad agencies in New York and elsewhere. Her son Amos is nine. She would love to hear from any FHPs of '79-'80 if you're out there!

Class of 1985

Richard G. Dambra (International Relations; MA, Social Studies Education, 1993, Fordham University; MS Economics, 2004, Fordham University) teaches at Somers High School in New York. He's been blessed with two boys and a wonderful wife. A warm hello to all my fellow FHPs.

Mary Gracey (Communication and Spanish; MA, Northwestern University, 1986) In January 2006, Mary helped launch "Balance by Design," a state of the art diagnostic center specializing in vestibular diagnostics and therapy. Using cutting edge technology like Rotary Chair, Computerized Dynamic Posturography and other neurodiagnostic testing, patients suffering from dizziness, vertigo and imbalance are helped through a multi-disciplinary team approach. Combined with the career of mothering, (a son, age four and daughter, age six) life is dynamic and fulfilling!

Daniel C. Schlotterbeck (Accounting) just returned from an exciting business trip to Shanghai and Beijing, China where his company, Kinedyne Corporation, is evaluating the possible expansion of an existing business investment.

Carolyn Ann Thorp (Political Science; JD, Southwestern University School of Law) is engaged to be married to Lt. Colonel Stevan C. Rich, JAG, USARC, currently stationed in Djibouti, Africa.

Class of 1986

Jeannette Cona-Larock (Chemical Engineering) and her husband are residents of the Wilmington area. They have two girls and are active in the community.

The Cona-Larock Family

John Michael Nahay (Biochemistry; MS, Rutgers, 1991; Ph.D., Rutgers, 2000) recently finished taking a biotechnology course, lab, and microbiology course at a local community college just to keep his mind sharp and to learn a little more biology. He wrote, "Can't afford any more courses thereafter. My good health insurance ends this year. Will be spending down savings even faster now starting January. Last full time job ended 2001. Looking for jobs in socialist and communist countries only."

Class of 1987

Stephen F. Betz (Chemistry; Ph.D., Chemistry, University of North Carolina) is currently an associate director of Endocrinology & Metabolism at Neurocrine Biosciences in San Diego.

Jennifer J. Johnston (Chemistry/Life Science; Ph.D., Human Genetics, Yale University) has two children ages nine and eleven. She is currently a scientist for the National Institute of Health at the National Human Genome Research Institute.

Barbara (Batha) L'Amoreaux (Communications; MS, Organizational Dynamics, University of Pennsylvania, 1998) is director of Marketing & Sales Administration for MATCOR, Inc. in Doylestown, Pennsylvania -- an engineering design and manufacturing company specializing in cathodic protection for corrosion.

Dianne K. Salerni (Education; Masters of Education, University of Pennsylvania, 1989) published her first novel in May 2007, a historical novel about the Fox Sisters, two adolescent girls who invented seances and spirit-rapping in 1848 as a hoax. The book, High Spirits: A Tale of Ghostly Rapping and Romance, is available through Amazon and other book sellers. Author web site: http://www.highspiritsbook.com/.

Dianne's Book

Class of 1988

Julie Bauerle (Medical Technology) was recently promoted to the marketing manager within Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Clinical Diagnostics' Donor (OCD) Screening business. She has been with OCD/Johnson & Johnson for 18 years. She received two awards in 2007 recognizing her outstanding support of customer and business needs.

Colleen McMahon (English and History; MA, History, Emory, 1995) worked as a teacher and a technical writer before joining the East Point Police Department in Georgia as a crime scene technician in 2000. In 2003 she went to the police academy and became a certified police officer. After working as a patrol officer for three years, Colleen was promoted to Criminal Investigations in 2006, where she currently works specializing in fraud, forgery and identity theft. She lives with her partner of 12 years, Janalynn Jones, in East Point, GA. They have three dogs and also foster dogs for a local rescue group.

Jonathan Roland (Chemical Engineering; MA, Teaching, Towson University, 1992) and his wife, Kristen, live in Baltimore County, MD. After working for three years as a chemical engineer/environmental consultant, Jon got his Master of Arts in Teaching at Towson University in 1992. Since then he has been teaching Physics and Advanced Placement Physics in Baltimore County Public Schools. He and Kristen have four children: Darlene (14), Jonathan (12), David (10) and Daniel (6). In 2001 Jon earned National Board Certification, and in 2004 was awarded a Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching by President Bush.

Class of 1989

Stewart Hen (Chemical Engineering) and family are doing well in New York. Stewart continues to focus on venture capital and private equity investing in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. He says hello to fellow chemical engineers and honors program people from the class of 1989.

Suzanne Sczubelek Herel (English Literature; MFA, Creative Writing, Emerson College - Boston, 1998) was named deputy business editor of The San Francisco Chronicle, where she has worked as a reporter and editor since 1999. Also this year, Suzanne received the Hearst Corporation's Eagle Award, the highest honor the company bestows on its newspaper employees. The award recognized her work in creating the paper's Continuous News Desk, which brought together the traditional newsroom and online operation, SFGate.com.

Julie (Williams) Regan (Communications; Master's, Journalism, Temple University) was promoted in 2007 to an executive position responsible for all media relations, customer service, public education and legislative affairs for the bi-state environmental planning agency at Lake Tahoe.

Class of 1990

Heather L. Ashbury (Arts & Science; JD, University of Baltimore School of Law, 1993) lives in Baltimore with husband David and two boys Zachary (5) and Jacob (2). She has been an attorney with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission in Laurel, Maryland for nine years.

Hope (Robbins) Odell (Arts & Science; MEE, Wilmington University, 1994) is in her 14th year of teaching in Delaware. Husband, Wayne, and she have a six year old son named Andrew and live in Landenberg, Pennsylvania with their Jack Russell, Yaddle. She'd love to hear from Honors Program folks -- especially Dickinson Fellows!

Paul Marquez (Accounting; JD, Widener Delaware Law School, 1994) left Marks Paneth & Shron as director of commercial litigation to become principal of Sigma Valuation Consulting (SVC) in New York City. SVC specializes in the forensic valuation of private companies, intellectual property, valuation for financial reporting, and litigation support services.

Chris Pickering (Business Administration) was recently promoted to the position of Vice President Marketing for the Ply Gem Window Group.

Chris's Daughters

Graeme M. Potter (Anthropology and International Relations; MD, Penn State, 2000) has an OB/GYN practice in Sylva, North Carolina.

Jeff Riegner (Civil Engineering; MS, Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 1991) is vice president of Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP, an engineering and planning consulting firm; he manages the firm's Wilmington office. Jeff and his wife, Jennifer (Lydon) Riegner (UHP Class of 1990, Biology and Psychology) settled only two blocks from their freshman Honors dorm! They enjoy raising their sons, ages ten, nine, and seven.

Julie Walko (English and German; MSLS, Catholic University, 1994; BSN, University of Virginia, 2003) married partner, Patty, in October 2006. She changed careers from librarianship and software project management to become a registered nurse in 2003. She's been working in neuro ICUs since graduation.

Vanessa (Maxwell) Weidman (English; MBA, Indiana University, 1997) married Chris Weidman in 2000 and gave birth to twins, Nicholas and Avery, in August 2003.

Class of 1991

Norlisa V. Abrenica-Keffer (Biochemistry) is currently a stay at home mom to her four-and-a-half year old twins, Frankie and Sammy (Mary Frances and Samuel). She's married to Gordon (and living in Seattle) for what will be nine years this summer, and life is well!

Martin Carlisle (Math and Computer Science; Ph.D., Computer Science, Princeton, 1996) is a full professor of computer science at the United States Air Force Academy. His research focuses primarily on computer science education and computer security. He also helps lead the cadet ministry of the Officers' Christian Fellowship.

D. Betsy McCoach (Economics and Foreign Languages & Literatures) is an assistant professor in the Educational Psychology Department in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, where she teaches graduate courses in measurement, educational statistics, and research design. Betsy is the co-editor of a new book, Multilevel Modeling of Educational Data, available in the Winter of 2008, and she is the co-editor of the Journal of Advanced Academics. She and her husband of eight years, Del Siegle, gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on November 17, 2007.

Christina (Gamble) Rutheiser (Communications; MA, Publications Design, University of Baltimore; BS, Holistic Nutrition, Clayton College of Natural Health; CNHP certification, National Association of Certified Natural Health Professionals) is currently a doctoral candidate at Clayton College of Natural Health for Doctor of Natural Health. She is interning with a naturopath in anticipation of opening her own practice in 2009. She is still creating mosaics --- see http://www.christinarutheiser.com/ for pictures and updates.

Ursula Sadiq (Mechanical Engineering; M.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1993; MS, Material Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 1994) is designing new engineering design software for the process and power industry; speaking at conferences; blogging about it at http://www.in-the-pipes.com; and she's taken up glassblowing as a hobby.

Carl Rose Scanzello (Biochemistry; MD/Ph.D., Temple University School of Medicine, 2001) is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Rush University Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology in Chicago, IL.

Alexander Settles (Economics; MPA, 1996; Ph.D., 2007) was made professor at the College of Management, State University - Higher School of Economics (Russia) in 2007.

Class of 1992

Eric Peter Bjorkstedt (Biology and English; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1998) and wife, Kim, welcomed their first child -- a little girl named Piper Caitlyn -- to the world in January 2007. Eric continues his work, based out of Humboldt State University, to develop and expand a fisheries oceanography research program off northern California.

Piper Bjorkstedt
Piper Caitlyn Bjorkstedt

Nicole E. (Outwater) Peer (Psychology; MA, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Montclair State University, 2002) has a son, William (age 4), and a daughter, Miranda (age 1).

Class of 1993

David Chen (Business & Economics) was recently promoted to captain of Jones Station, a special operations company, in the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. The station responds to fire and emergency medical service calls in the South Severna Park area of the county. In addition, they handle technical rescue and fly with the Maryland State Police Aviation Section on hoist missions. See http://www.jonesstationco23.com for more information on the company.

Tracy Friswell-Jacobs (Education) and husband Scott just had their second baby, a girl this time! Ella Morgan was born November 30 -- three years, one month and one day after her big brother, Benjamin Charles. Ben went to his first UD football game on Homecoming, and again to the Villanova game. He had a blast and loves to sing the Delaware Fight Song to his new little sister. Scott and Tracy, along with their business partners, Bryan and Laura Russo, opened their own performing arts school, Delaware Arts Conservatory, on October 1, 2007 (http://www.delarts.com). Their 60+ students take classes in all forms of dance, acting, and musical theatre in the Delaware Swim and Fitness facility in Pike Creek. They look forward to adding music and vocal lessons, as well as visual arts classes in the fall of '08. Tracy's education training is definitely useful when dealing with students from ages three to 63!!

Russell Porter (Finance; MBA, New York University Stern School of Business, 1999) and wife, Kristen (Flegel) Porter (BE, '93, also MBA, NYU Stern School of Business, 1993) are living in Madrid, Spain with their two sons while Russell is on a foreign assignment with IBM as a financial manager for Southwest Europe. They're active in the expatriate community there, involved with the Boy Scouts, Madrid League Baseball, and their local Catholic parish. They've taken advantage of the last two years traveling around Europe on weekends and holidays and showing their boys more castles and cathedrals than they ever imagined existed.

Mary Stuart (Scott) Gregory (English) works for Real Magnet LLC as a sales manager.

Morgan (Icenogle) Morrison (English; MSSW, University of Texas, 1995) works for Austin Tenants' Council as the Fair Housing testing coordinator.

Andrew Rossetti (Finance) spent many years in commercial lending and honing his IT skills. When his bank merged with Shore Bancshares, he was presented with the opportunity to do IT full time.

Class of 1994

Christina Hamilton (General Plant Science; MS, Plant and Soil Science, University of Delaware, 1998) is working as assistant director and NIMSS system administrator for the North Central Regional Association of AES Directors, a position hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin with her husband David Devilbiss (1994, AS) and their two dogs. She's making the best of the snow and cold by going cross-country skiing whenever possible.

Angela Burkholder De Oliveira (Spanish Education; MA Secondary Education, University of Alabama, 2000) has been in South America ever since she graduated from UD. After a stint in Bolivia where she met her Brazilian husband, she moved to Ecuador and is now living in Brazil. She teaches high school English in an American School in Salvador.

Rebecca Heebner Smith (Elementary Education; MBA, Clemson University, 1999) is living in Mooresville, North Carolina with husband, Eric, and their two children -- Emma (5) and Jack (2). She is a senior financial analyst in the Financial Planning Analysis Department of Lowe's Companies, Inc., the home improvement retailer. They miss their friends and family in Delaware and return as often as they can!

Class of 1995

Solveig Andres (Marketing; MBA, University of Delaware, 2001) is the director of Program Management at Columbia Business School.

Susan (List) Hauske (Marketing & Management; JD, Villanova University, 1998) married David Hauske in June 2006 and is a full equity partner with Tybout Redfearn & Pell, a civil defense litigation firm in Wilmington, Delaware.

Kathryn (McKay) Johnston (Visual Communications) was married on October 21, 2007, to Jason Johnston in Baltimore, MD.

Holly (Bott) McKenna (Family and Community Services) married Sean McKenna on September 29, 2007 at Holy Child Church, Wilmington, Delaware. The reception was held at Archmere's Patio. They live in Marlton, NJ.

Holly & Sean McKenna

Gabrielle Conley Moore (Biology) has two beautiful boys, Jackson (7) and Lucas (4). They live in Colorado Springs where her husband, Ken, is stationed out of Ft. Carson. He has served the last year in Iraq and will be retiring in May 2008. Gabrielle is active at her children's schools and also with the unit's Family Readiness Group.

Michael Quariadi (Mechanical Engineering) is a four-time champion of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, currently working as a manufacturing engineer at John Deere Des Moines Works.

Michael Quariadi

Kathleen E. Schafer (English and History) founded KT Literary, LLC. (http://www.ktliterary.com) in early 2008, after ten years at industry powerhouse literary agency Janklow & Nesbit Associates. She moved from bustling New York City to wide open and beautiful Denver, Colorado, and got married in April 2008.

Class of 1996

Darlene Gorton (Mechanical Engineering) has been working at W.L. Gore since 1996, really enjoys the company and her work, and recently had two of her team's patent applications granted by the Patent Office. In other news, she is a certified yoga teacher, offering classes locally in Elkton, MD and Newark, DE, and will be getting married in May 2008.

Malou (Frederiksen) Howland (Marketing; MBA, University of Florida, 2001) is director of marketing for The Nielsen Company.

Mark Parker (Civil Engineering) was made a partner at Landmark Engineering in January 2004. He and his wife Meghan have a three-year old boy named Ethan and are expecting their second child at the end of February. They built a house in Middletown, Delaware in 2000 and still happily reside there.

Adria "Nikki" Snyder (Biology Education) married Sean Snyder in 2004. Their daughter Samantha was born Feb. 5, 2007.

Class of 1997

Robert R. Banks (Mechanical Engineering; MBA, University of Maryland, 2006) married Stephanie Boyd in 2004 and has a six month old daughter, Aria Banks. He and his family are moving to India for a General Electric work project.

David DeFeo (Biology; MD, MCP-Hahnemann University of Medicine, 2001) joined Salem Chest Specialists in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in July 2007 as a physician, after completing a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in June 2007. His wife, Beth (Smullen) DeFeo (1997, Chemical Engineering) is currently a stay at home mom to their two daughters, Kate (4) and Evie (9 months).

Gregory F. Grube (English and Art History; BS, Dance, The University of Wisconsin-Madison) danced professionally in Madison Opera productions Rigoletto and The Pearl Fishers. Also made a special appearance in Madison Ballet's The Nutcracker as larger than life Mother Ginger.

Leslie R. (McNair) Jackson (English; JD, Touro College of Law) and husband gave birth to a son, Vincent Eamon, on February 11, 2006. They recently moved to Middletown, Delaware.

Heather McCabe (English) is currently the copy chief at ELLE Magazine in New York City and lives in Brooklyn.

Edith Myers-Arnold (Biology; Ph.D., University of Pen nsylvania, 2003) joined the biology faculty of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, NJ as an assistant professor (tenure-track) in 2008.

Amanda (Magallanes) Pacheco (Psychology; M.Ed., University of Virginia, 1999) graduated in December 2007 with an Ed.D. from the University of Central Florida in Higher Education Leadership.

Theresa E. Pandok (Liberal Studies; MD, Jefferson Medical College, 2001) is finishing a cardiology fellowship at New York University Medical Center.

Michael Rich (Physics and English; JD, Stanford Law School, 2000) is currently a visiting assistant professor at Capital University School of Law in Columbus, Ohio. He will be joining the faculty there as a tenure-track assistant professor in the fall, specializing in criminal law, whistle blower statutes, and professional responsibility.

Stephanie L. (Strajcher) Schaefer (Political Science; MS, Education, St. John's University, May 2008) is a Social Studies teacher in New York City and is expecting her second child. She is a mom to five-year-old Jacob who loves the Blue Hens!

Steven H. Silberg (Fine Art, 1997; MFA, Photography/Digital Imaging, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), 2004) has been teaching as an adjunct instructor of Electronic Media and Culture (at MICA) since 2004 and as a Lecturer in Photography (at University of Maryland, Baltimore County) since 2005. He is a practicing pixel-based/new media artist. Current and past artworks can be found at his web site: http://www.shsarts.com. In August 2006, Steven was invited to participate in Code:Blue, the 3rd international Beijing New Media Art Festival held at the Millennium Monument in Beijing, China. From December 2007 through January 2, 2008, he exhibited new artworks in a solo exhibition in Baltimore. In November 2007, he was invited to exhibit as part of a survey of contemporary digital artworks at Missouri State University.

Aaron M. Scurto (Chemical Engineering; Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 2002) is in his fourth year as a professor of chemical engineering (and recently, chemistry) at the University of Kansas. He will be eligible for tenure in the next year or so. He and wife, Stephanie, are doing very well, though extremely busy. Stephanie (neé Smith) was also a part of the UHP at Delaware, but finished her BA degree at the University of Indiana after they were married and moved to Indiana for Aaron's graduate education. She is now in a Ph.D. program in literature at the University of Kansas.

Robyn McLain Underwood (Entomology; Ph.D., University of Manitoba, 2005) gave birth to her second daughter, Cassie Anne, in July 2007. Her big sister, Sadie Lucile, was born in February 2005.

The Underwood Girls

Kerri Wakefield (Biochemistry; MEd, College Counseling, 2001) is a first-year Ph.D. student studying higher education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She plans to pursue a career in academic or student affairs administration upon graduation.

Class of 1998

Jason Carter (Biology and Liberal Studies; MD, Jefferson Medical College, 2002) was married in September 2007. He is currently a family practice physician in suburban Chicago.

Natalie E. Goldberger (Biochemistry; Ph.D., Biophysics, Ohio State University, 2008)

Thomas A. Gorman (Biological Sciences; MD, University North Carolina) had a baby in October 2006. He will finish residency in emergency medicine in June 2008.

Aldwyn Hamilton (French Studies and International Relations; D EA - French Masters, Political Science, Institut d'Etudes Politiques, 2000) just moved to Washington D.C. after living in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uruguay over the past four years. She is also getting married this March to Jose Cabrera Macchi.

Cathy (Du) Louie (Accounting; CPA, 2000) is working as the controller for a real estate development company in New York City. She has been happily married for seven plus years with two children, Timothy (4 1/2) and Rachel (8 months).

Rachel A. (Hunt) Martin (Agriculture) gave birth to her first child (a boy) on June 29, 2006. His name is Harlan Antonio Martin.

Marcia Nickle (Sociology and Women's Studies; MA, University of Delaware, 2000) and husband Matthew (1998, BE) welcomed their first child, Madeline Olivia, on June 16, 2007. She weighed seven pounds seven ounces at birth and was 20 inches long.

Maddi Nickle

Andrew P. Notarian (Environmental Science & German Studies) married Jennifer Bishop on November 4, 2006. Working at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. He is pursuing an MS in Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University.

Class of 1999

Sujata K. Bhatia (Chemical Engineering; MD/Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2003) was promoted from medical research scientist to research associate at DuPont Central Research & Development.

Jeffrey R. Boyd (Biology and Chemistry; MD, Temple, 2003) is an Ophthalmologist at the Eye Center of Delaware located in Wilmington, DE.

Stacey A. Kegel (Business; MBA, University of Pittsburgh, 2005; Master of Law, University of Pittsburgh, 2005) was married in May 2007.

Nicole Kesty (Food Science; Ph.D., Biochemistry, Duke University, 2004) is working for Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in San Diego, CA.

Kim (Tietze) Klecan (Math Education) is now part of a family of four! Baby Juliet arrived on May 2, and is crawling about the house like a champ.

Gregory Knott (Foreign Languages & Literatures; MA, German, University of Delaware, 2002; Ph.D., Germanic Languages & Literatures, Washington University in St. Louis, 2007) is pursuing his JD at Saint Louis University School of Law.

Marc Lipschultz (Civil Engineering; Master's Civil Engineering, Villanova University, 2004) works for McCormick Taylor, Inc. and recently relocated to their Glen Allen, Virginia office and received a promotion to lead traffic engineer for the Virginia market.

William Porter (European History; MS, Higher Education Management, University of Pennsylvania, 2002) was selected as a winner of the Fulbright Administrator Exchange for 2007-2008. He just completed an exchange this past fall, spending two months in Bulgaria and hosting a Bulgarian administrator for two months here.

Kenneth E. Remy (Liberal Studies and Biology; MD, Jefferson Medical College, 2004) is completing a combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital/Case Medical Center/University Hospitals of Cleveland. He recently completed a term as National Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Resident's Association President. Kenneth is also a new recipient of the Gary Onady Top National Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Resident Award winner and will begin a Pediatric ICU fellowship at Columbia University in New York City, possibly with adult pulmonary and critical care as well.

Todd Rumsey (Chemical Engineering; MBA, Temple University, 2006) is a lead process engineer at Biokinetics in Philadelphia.

David Schramm (Economics) is a consulting associate at CRA, International.

Jason B. Smith (Marketing) married Paula Denise Ledbetter in 2004. He has two step-children (Breona - 18, Haze - 14) and a daughter (Morgan - 2). He started an online medical uniform store four years ago and recently added a retail location in Portland, Oregon. Before opening the store, he was general manager at RAD Technologies, an electronics contract manufacturer, overseeing approximately 70 employees in sales, engineering, manufacturing and warehousing. He loves Portland, but misses all the wonderful cities on the East Coast.

Aaron S. Wallen (Psychology) accepted a position at Columbia University Graduate School of Business as lecturer/associate director of the Program on Social Intelligence in the Management Division.

Valerie A. Welch (Biotechnology; MA, Biology, University of California - Santa Cruz, 2003) was married in 2006 and will graduate from the University of California - Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 2009.

Class of 2000

Leslie (Rossman) Ball (Mechanical Engineering; MA, Mathematics, SUNY Brockport) is currently a mathematics instructor at SUNY Brockport in Brockport, New York. She's been happily married for six years and is a mother of three children --- six year old Molly, five year old Riley, and 18 month old Sadie.

The Ball Family

Alehna (Weaver) Clinton (Biological Sciences; MS, Seton Hall University, 2003; MBA, New York University, 2007) married Louis Clinton in May 2007. She recently graduated from business school (NYU Langone program).

Daniel Robert Dries (Biochemistry; Ph.D., University of California - San Diego, 2007) began as a post-doctoral researcher in January 2007 in Dr. Gang Yu's lab at UT-Southwestern Medical Center. He acquired a 3-year post-doctoral NRSA from the NIH in October 2007. He was engaged to Sara A. Titen (Ukiah, CA; Univ. of Utah alumna) in April 2007. Wedding date is October 3, 2008 in Pennsylvania.

Mary Ellen Ensign (Mathematics; MSEd, SUNY Cortland, 2005) welcomed identical twin girls, Eleanor Magee and Catelyn Magee, on June 11, 2007. She is on maternity leave from her job as a high school Math teacher this year, and loves being able to spend the days with her girls!

Catelyn Magee (in pink) and Eleanor Magee (in yellow) Ensign

Kathryn (Katie) Hines (Economics and International Relations) is currently employed as the IT global account manager supporting the Legal and Corporate Communications departments and is also the IT communications manager for Lexmark International, Inc. in Lexington, Kentucky.

Rebekah J. (Crockett) Kent (Entomology; MS, Entomology, 2002, University of Arkansas; Ph.D., Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 2007) is currently doing post-doctoral research on West Nile virus at the Centers for Disease Control, Arbovirus Diseases Branch in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Lalena Luna (Psychology) has been employed as a program coordinator in the Activities & Programs Office of the University of Delaware since January 2004. She was recently selected as diversity coordinator for the 2009 National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) National Convention. Also, Lalena was elected local director for the New Castle County Jaycees (Junior Chamber).

Selena Kang Robleto (Visual Communications) married Greg Robleto (UD, UHP '99) on October 6, 2007 in Islamorada, FL. Other UD grads in attendance included the groom's parents, Jeff Robleto, Bill Bradshaw, Linda Nouffer (Vera), Beth McAllister, Tanya Green (Mainville), Robert (Duke) Cahill, Sam Sharma, Kenric Vezina, Jim Burns, and Nicole DiDonato.

Jeff Six (Computer Engineering; MEE, University of Delaware, 2001) recently accepted a new position as a Security Architect with Legg Mason after many years of federal government service. He got married during the summer of 2007 to Cindy Neat, his girlfriend of eight years. Jeff is currently pursuing his MBA at Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland, and has recently begun running triathlons, along with his wife.

Kristi L. Zecker (Economics; MBA, George Washington University, 2007) received her MBA with an human resources (HR) management concentration in May, 2007, from the George Washington University, Washington D.C. and began working as an HR advisor for ExxonMobil in July, 2007.

Douglas Motley (Economics) is the chief financial officer at Ocean Atlantic Companies in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

Damian Perez (Accounting) and wife and fellow UHP Alumni, Sarah (McCann) Perez ('00 Nursing) had their first son, Damian A. Perez Jr., on July 23, 2007.

Class of 2001

Wendy R. Barlow (Political Science and Women's Studies; JD, Hofstra University School of Law, 2005) is working at a firm in New York City primarily focusing on immigration law. She works on appellate cases including those pending before the U.S. District Courts and Courts of Appeals.

Haimavathi Bhat (Biology; MPH, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Public Health, 2003) is currently on his third year clinical rotations in New York City.

Danielle Huff Campbell (Nutritional Sciences & Dietetics; MS, Human Nutrition, Drexel University, 2006) was married on September 8, 2007.

Nicole D. Lawson (Foreign Languages & Literatures; MS, Library & Information Sciences, 2006) moved cross-country to begin her first job as a professional librarian. She is now working as the assistant head of Access Services at the University of California - Santa Cruz.

Mario Nozzolillo (Biological Sciences; MPA, New York University) is the administrator at North Shore-LIF Department of Opthalmology.

Barbara C. (Sweeney) Serafini (Sociology; JD, Brooklyn School of Law, 2004) was married on November 5, 2005.

Stacy (Berry) Williams (Biological Sciences) is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Pathology at Yale University and was married to Jim Williams on December 18, 2006.

Josiah R. Wolcott (Anthropology, History, and Spanish Studies; JD, Penn State University-Dickinson School of Law) married Paraskevi Kilarilis on August 20, 2005. He joined firm of Connolly Bove Lodge and Hutz in 2006 in Wilmington, Delaware.

Class of 2002

Lisa Ahramjian (Animal Science; MS, Georgetown University, 2005) is a technical writer/editor with the National Institutes of Health.

Andrew Barnum (Physics) is living in downtown San Diego and is the marketing director for a private equity/venture capital investment firm.

Caroline Bean (English) is working in National Media Relations for the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation and living in Center City, Philadelphia.

Dawn Wright Brewington (Liberal Studies and Biology; BS, Nursing, University of Delaware, 2004) enjoyed a nine-day Eastern Caribbean cruise with her husband Roy during the winter session break from working on her MSN at UD.

Dawn & Roy Brewington

Julie E. Goodwin (English; JD, University of Maryland School of Law; 2005) graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law in May, 2005 . After clerking for one year with the Court of Special Appeals, she began practice as an attorney in Estates and Trusts in Baltimore, Maryland.

Lindsay James (English and Communication) just started her own graphic layout design business, http://www.ellejaydesign.com, moved to a new house, and started working at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.

Roshni Kasad (Biology) is in his fourth year of graduate school at Berkeley studying molecular biology.

Jordona Doughty Kirby (Wildlife Conservation; MS, Forest Resources/Wildlife, University of Georgia, 2004) received a promotion in July 2007, and currently manages the Wildlife Services Oral Rabies Vaccination Program in Tennessee.

Christopher Lafferty (Economics and Finance; JD, American University, 2006) married Jennifer Newton in Hawaii on March 15, 2006. He graduated from American University, Washington College of Law, cum laude, in May 2006 and has been working for the international law firm of Allen & Overy in New York City ever since.

Matthew Panzer (Chemical Engineering; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2007) is working as postdoctoral researcher at MIT and enjoying living in Boston.

Nick Perchiniak (Liberal Studies and Biological Sciences; MD, Jefferson Medical College, 2007) married Erin (McCarthy), UD Class of 2000, Biological Sciences in May 2005. They moved to Columbus in June 2007 and welcomed their first child, Matthew Raymond in August 2007.

Bradley Smith (Political Science; MPA, CUNY Baruch College) is the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Nassau County Legislature in New York.

Sarah L. Weng (Wildlife Conservation; BSN, Nursing, DeSales University, 2007) is married and expecting a baby in June. She is a nurse at the Christiana Hospital.

Sharon White (Art) is currently working as a studio artist at TBC Advertising in Baltimore. Sharon recently traveled to Machu Picchu, Peru where she got engaged. Two other UD grads are in the wedding party.

Class of 2003

Michael A. Cacciapaglia (Wildlife Conservation) worked as a wildlife research technician in Tennessee, Mississippi, California, and Hawaii, primarily on endangered species recovery. He is currently working towards his Master's degree in resource conservation at the University of Montana.

Emily Wimberley Cornwell (Art History Conservation; Master's of Arts Management; Carnegie Mellon University, 2007) earned a Master's of Arts Management from the Heinz School of Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University in May 2007. She is currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area and working in non-profit management.

Hendrik-Jan Francke (Psychology) was married in 1998 to Laura Bachman. Their son Kieran was born in July 2001 and daughter Annika was born in July 2003. They launched the design firm Bright Orange Thread in 2006.

Rob Goretsky (Computer Information Science) has been been working for MLB.com (the official web site of Major League Baseball) for the past two years. He works in the internet-marketing department where they are gathering information about baseball fans in order to present them with relevant, targeted offers and news.

Cynthia Lan (Biology; JD, American University Washington College of Law, 2006) was admitted to Virginia State Bar.

David Lubitz (Civil Engineering; MSE, University of Texas-Austin) is a structural engineer with Kimley-Horn and Associates in Raleigh, NC.

Tara McCarthy (English) works for Fine Creative Media, Inc. as a reprint manager and productions editorial coordinator in New York.

Aileen M. McKernan (Exercise Science) recently finished coursework in Columbia University's Physical Therapy program. She will graduate in May 2008, after completing her internships.

Bret Strogen (Environmental Engineering; MS, Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2004) returned to academia after working for three years as a project engineer for Weston Solutions, a large environmental consulting firm based out of West Chester, PA. In January 2008, he returned to UC Berkeley to begin a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, working with a team of researchers to compare the life cycle environmental and economic impacts of biofuels to petroleum fuels.

Suzanne Gail Venteau (Psychology) is engaged to Brian Koch (2003, EG, Electrical Engineering). A wedding is planned for spring 2008 in Illinois.

Class of 2004

Jeremie Michael Axe (Biological Science) will be graduating from Jefferson Medical College in May 2008. He will go on to pursue a career in Orthopedic Surgery at a residency program to be determined this March. He intends to return to Delaware to practice once his training is complete. He is currently a Delaware Diamonds Society member.

Jennifer Carr (Animal Science) will be graduating from North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine and completing a rotating internship involving small animals.

Ryan J. Crawford (Finance and Economics; MSF, University of Florida) is currently working as a senior project manager for Bridgeforce, Inc. in Newark, DE. Bridgeforce provides expert consulting services in the strategies, systems, and tools required to maximize the value of customer relationships.

Alex P. Desai (Accounting/Finance) works for Comcast in their Internal Auditing Department. He bought a townhouse in the Trolley Square area of Wilmington, Delaware.

Alexandra (Sasha) Gamburg (English; Masters, Higher Education Administration, University of Massachusetts - Amherst)

Sasha

Hilary J. Goldman (Mechanical Engineering; MBA, New York University) is working as a senior analyst at Con Edison Company of New York. She is attending NYU at night for business school.

Latoya Griffith (Marketing & Management; Master of Public Administration, University of Delaware, 2008) graduated from the University of Delaware with a Master of Public Administration degree with specializations in state and local management and education policy. She is now the undergraduate services coordinator for UD's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Julissa Gutierrez (International Relations; Masters, University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration, Community Development, Planning and Organizing, 2006) is a graduate of the 2007 NYC Young Professionals Leadership Program, which is designed to identify and energize emerging community leaders committed to promoting mutual understanding among New York City's diverse ethnic populations.

Kathryn A. Harriman (Anthropology; MRES, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 2005) is currently working on her Ph.D. and recently got engaged to a great Scot from Edinburgh.

Jessica (Patsolic) Kepchar (Biology) was married on October 20, 2007 to Andrew Kepchar ('02). She will start a residency program in otolaryngology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in July 2008.

Colleen Michelle Kirby (Criminal Justice; JD, University of Baltimore School of Law, 2007) is currently clerking for the Hon. Joseph F. Murphy, Jr., who was formerly the Chief Judge of Maryland Court of Special Appeals.

Rebekah Levi (Latin American Studies) is working at an international consulting firm with an international development focus in education. She is based outside of DC and traveling internationally for projects.

Megan E. Lynam (Biological Sciences; MS, Health Care Management, Rosalind Franklin University; DPM, Scholl College at Rosalind Franklin University, 2008)

Lee Manoff (Finance and Operations Management) will be receiving a promotion to be a manager at the start of the new year.

Erin Coleen Milligan Milburn (Liberal Studies) married Christopher Milburn on November 2, 2007 at the Greenville Country Club in Wilmington, DE. They are currently interviewing for residency programs and will graduate from Jefferson Medical College on May 30, 2008.

Albert Shields (Communication; Master's, Public Administration, University of Delaware) is policy analyst in the Office of Lt. Governor John Carney.

Class of 2005

Adrienne D. Asselta (Finance) bought her first house in January 2007.

Stephanie Cary (Business Administration) lives in Boulder, Colorado and enjoys an outdoor lifestyle full of skiing, hiking, and biking. She works as a researcher providing information and efficiency consulting services in the energy industry.

Amanda Barker Furtado (Chemical Engineering) is currently a first year graduate student working on a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt University.

Julie Hollander (Family and Community Services) started graduate school at CW Post University in Long Island. She will be receiving a Masters in Public Administration with a concentration in Non-profit Management in two years.

Gina Kaye (Psychology and English/Journalism) recently purchased a 1914 brick Victorian home in Lewes, DE that will soon be the Savannah Inn bed and breakfast. They are currently in the middle of renovation work and will be open for business in April 2008! The Savannah Inn, a five guestroom bed and breakfast, is centrally located in downtown, historic Lewes.

Amanda L. Koppel (Entomology) is at Virginia Tech in the third year of her Ph.D. program in Entomology. In summer 2007, she researched stink bugs in China (National Science Foundation grant). Amanda will be finished with her dissertation in spring 2010.

Daniel M. Lins (Chemistry) has been an investigative analytical chemist with Exxon Mobil since summer 2005.

Abbie Mood (Special Education) is working towards a Master's degree in Special Education at Cal State University, Fullerton. She is currently a special education teacher in the Corona Norco Unified School District in Corona, California.

Peter A. Novick (Biology; MA, Biology, Queens College, 2007) is currently in his third year of the CUNY Graduate Center's Ph.D. program in biology doing research on transportable elements in squamate reptiles.

Kelley Pastic (Communications; MA, Communications, 2008) is engaged to be Mrs. Walter "Reds" Ferris on November 8, 2008!

Katie A. Pettinato (Psychology; M.Ed., Speech Pathology, 2007) is employed in Pittsburgh, PA at Mt. Oliver Intermediate Unit 2.

Jessica Slade (Animal Science) is pursuing a DVM degree at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. She aims to complete her degree in 2009.

Class of 2006

Rachel M. Adams (Chemical Engineering) moved to San Francisco Bay Area and is working for DOW Chemical Company.

Agata A. Bielska (Biochemistry) is in her second year of study at Washington University's MD/Ph.D. program in St. Louis, Missouri.

Sarah Burrows (Exercise Physiology) is traveling the world on a mission trip called The World Race. She will travel to 11 different countries to see what God is doing and to learn what it means to love people. The mission's purpose is to give as they go, to live with the poor, build community, and love people the way Jesus does. Check out her travels at: http://www.sarahburrows.theworldrace.org.

Melissa S. Csengeto (Psychology) is currently a student in the William Paterson University (NJ) Counseling Services Program.

Jessica A. Hall (Animal Science/Pre-Veterinary Medicine) is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Harvard Medical School. She is studying the role of iodothyronine deiodinases in adipogenesis for her dissertation work.

Kristen M. Lauerman (English) will graduate with an MFA in film studies from Boston University in May 2008.

Geoffrey Oxberry (Chemical Engineering; MChe, University of Delaware, 2006) received a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship in 2007. As part of the fellowship, he will be interning at Sandia National Laboratory in Livermore, California this summer. He is now in his second year of graduate studies as a Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering, researching model reduction in chemical reaction systems.

Michael L. Schiavoni, Jr. (Physics; Master's, University of California-Riverside, 2007) began employment at Technology Service Corporation in Los Angeles, California in November 2007.

Holly T. Schnittger (Italian Education; MA, Italian Languages & Literature, Stony Brook University, 2008)

Tara Strobel (Computer Science) is currently working at Vanguard as an Information Systems Engineer in their Technology Leadership rotational program. She is also pursuing an MBA at Villanova University.

Sharon Tornick (Marketing and International Business) is currently working as a marketing coordinator in the fine fragrance division of Procter & Gamble in New York City.

Allison Wong (Computer Sciences) is working full-time at Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), and attending graduate school part-time at the University of Delaware for a dual MBA and MS in Information Systems and Technology Management.

Class of 2007

Rachel A. Acciacca (Animal Science) was married in July 2007. She is a first year veterinary student at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine and a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve until she graduates vet school in 2011. She will serve active duty in the Army Veterinary Corps in 2011 after she completes vet school.

Drew M. Amis (Chemical Engineering) is working at Applied Control Engineering as an engineer and now a homeowner in Newark, Delaware.

Melissa L. Baum (Sports Management) is attending New York University Law School.

Jessica L. Bohbot (International Relations/History) started at the University of Maryland as a graduate student in Middle East history.

Brian M. Brady (Biology/Liberal Studies) is a medical student at Jefferson Medical School. He will graduate in 2011.

John P. Connelly (Civil Engineering) is a graduate student at the University of Virginia.

Sonia Dasgupta (English and Communications) is a county reporter working for the Cecil Whig in Elkton, Maryland.

Chelsea Erickson (Mathematics & Economics) is currently working on a Masters in Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Bradford J. Fawcett (Computer Science) is working at Sev One in Newark, Delaware.

Adam J. Fulginiti (Biology) just finished his first semester of Law at Rutgers School of Law.

Scott A. Golden (Marketing) is a pharmaceutical sales representative for Eli Lilly & Company.

Allison B. Goodman (Animal Science) is in her first year at University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

Christine E. (Anderson) Hallman (Wildlife Conservation) married husband, Steve, in November 2007 and they are living in Salisbury, Maryland.

Matthew M. Haney (Biological Sciences) is attending graduate school at the University of North Carolina. He is working toward a Ph.D. in genetics and molecular biology.

Katherine Heaney (English) got engaged to Jonathan Marshall (Chemistry, '05). They live in Central New Jersey and Katherine works in publishing in Philadelphia.

Abraham L. Hmiel (Physics) is studying nanoscience in graduate school at SUNY in Albany, New York.

Melanie B. Holodynsky (Criminal Justice) is currently an admissions counselor at Albright College and loving every minute of it!

Michael Husni (Spanish Education and English) is currently living in London, England and working towards her MA in Performance at Queen Mary, University of London.

Devon Julian (International Relations) moved to Northern California in September 2007 and has been working full time as the human resources assistant at Bartko, Zankel, Tarrant & Miller, a business litigation law firm in San Francisco.

Richard J. Karpowicz, Jr. (Biochemistry) is a Ph.D. graduate student in organic chemistry at Columbia University.

Daniel H. Kiss (Biological Sciences) is a first-year medical student at Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia.

Andrew W. Korinda (Chemical Engineering) is a graduate student at Northwestern University.

Laura Magee (International Relations) just returned from six months cycling through Western Europe and Morocco.

Kira L. Mineroff (History) is attending New York University Law School.

Marielle A. Newman (Fashion Merchandising) has a new job working at Under Armour (performance apparel brand) in Baltimore.

Ayeley A. K. Okine (Animal Science) is currently a veterinary student at Cornell University.

Susan Rinkunas (English/Journalism) was hired as an assistant editor at Rodale's Runner's World magazine.

Sarah E. Rosenthal (Visual Communications) is working as a full-time graphic designer for Under Armour.

Andrew N. Seagraves (Mechanical Engineering) is pursuing a Master's in Mechanical Engineering at MIT, where he is working at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies in computational fracture mechanics.

Daniel L. Silverio (Chemistry) is currently in Boston College's organic chemistry Ph.D. program working for Professor Amir Hoveyda.

Angela L. Velez (Music and Economics) is enrolled in the University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill.

Daniel H. Wanger (Civil Engineering) is working in Exton, Pennsylvania for a traffic engineering firm.

Kara C. Wylie (English and Theatre Production) is currently working with Disney's college program as part of their operations and attractions at MGM Studios.

Joanna C. Wortche (Elementary Teacher Education) is teaching Third Grade in Glen Rock, New Jersey (Bergen County).

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