Alumni Profiles:
A career captivated by communication Myles Martel '65 (CLAS)
Another UConn-CPTV connection Meg Sakellarides '86 (BUS)
A gifted legal mind appointed U.S. attorney Kevin J. O'Connor '92 J.D.
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Louise Michels '28 (SFS), '32 M.S. will celebrate her 94th birthday in 2003. She says she "can't remember names anymore," but she still "knows the score!"

Charles F. Rohde '42 (CLAS) is retired from United Aircraft, United Technologies, engineering department, where he worked for 35 years. He and his wife. Evelyn (Field) Rohde '75 (CLAS), live in Glastonbury, Conn. Their three sons are also UConn graduates: Charles E. Rohde '71 (CLAS), Thomas W. Rohde '74 (CLAS) and James F. Rohde '79 (CLAS).

Martin F. Fagan Sr. '44 (ED), '49 M.A., '63 6th year was recently inducted into the Rockville (Conn.) High School Wall of Fame.

Alfred L. Marder '48 (CLAS), president of The Amistad Committee, Inc., and chairman of the City of New Haven Peace Commission, was awarded the Order of the Rokal, the government of Sierra Leone's highest honor, in a ceremony attended by President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. It is the first time the medal and designation of honor was awarded to a non-Sierra Leonean.

Edmund F. Button '50 (CANR), M.S. '59 retired in 1988 as a transportation research engineer. He is publishing a collection of short stories, fiction, fact and fantasy entitled, Images & Fantasies - An Anthology.

C. B. Schmidt '50 (CANR) has been participating in community activities, golf, and travel since retiring with his wife of 47 years.

Charles G. Gold '51 (BUS) is president of Tire Consulting Company, living in Dallas, Texas since 1981.

Elmer W. Eriksson '52 (RHSA) had his book Backyard Birding in the Northeast United States published March 2002.

Richard (Dick) Marsh '55 (BUS) recently married Audrey Angle Tierney. They live in Hillsboro, N.H.

Robert M. Guinessey '56 (BUS) former president of LE Smith Glass and retired corporate officer of Libbey Inc., lives with his wife, Sallie T. Guinessey '57 (SFS), on the Intercoastal Waterway in Wilmington, N.C. They are joined there each summer by their five daughters and 20 grandchildren.

Hannah (Riesenfeld) Korobkin '56 (SAH) retired from Physical Therapy Homecase in 1994. Hannah has been living in Phoenix, Ariz., for the past 30 years and has one grandchild from three children. Hannah is very active as a volunteer at the YMCA, theater, and local hospitals.

Kolman Brand '57 M.S. is professor emeritus for math and computer science at Nassau Community College. His wife, Judith (Gold) '58 M.A., is a retired social studies teacher for the New York City school system. They have three children and three grandchildren.

Richard R. Paulhus '57 (PHR) retired after a 45-year career in pharmacy.

Barry E. Herman '58 M.A., '61 6th year, '67 Ph.D., a professor of education at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., was elected president of the Ethnic Heritage Center of New Haven, Conn. He is also the chairperson of the Human Services Commission for the town of Hamden, Conn., and is a retired administrator from the New Haven public school system.

Stan Kokoska '58 (CLAS) was recently named the president of the Polish National Youth Baseball Foundation.

William D. Pardus '58 (CLAS), '60 M.A., a professor emeritus of music at Keene State College, composed a new work for symphonic band which had its premier performance on March 7, 2003 in Providence, R.I.

Ruby Vance Edelstein '59 (NUR) retired 10 years ago and has taken up watercolor painting and quilting.

Florence (Wagman) Roisman '59 (CLAS) is the Michael McCormick Professor of Law at Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, where she has taught since 1997.

Diann Osgood '60 (NUR) retired in June 2002 after 40 years of teaching and administration in a wide variety of nursing education programs at University of Texas, Boston University, Simmons College, Boston public schools, Northern Essex Community College, and Bunker Hill Community College.

Jerold Wanosky '64 (CLAS) was recently elected to the Milford (Conn.) Board of Aldermen. A retired school administrator, he previously served as the chairman of the Milford Board of Education. He is an adjunct professor of education at Quinnipiac University.

A career captivated by communication
In 1959, when he was 16, Myles Martel '65 (CLAS) wrote a letter to Harry S. Truman and asked the plain-spoken Missourian if he would sign an excerpt from his inaugural speech. The former president was characteristically blunt, responding in one sentence: "Here is your autograph. Harry S. Truman."

It wasn't what Martel had asked for, but it was Truman's autograph and the first in what would eventually become Martel's comprehensive collection of authenticated presidential autographs, which was displayed recently at UConn's Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.

The collection says a great deal about Martel, who grew up in the historic town of Gardiner, Maine, just down the Kennebec River from the state capital, Augusta. The son of a political reporter, Martel took an interest in the political process early on. When other kids were reading Hardy Boys mysteries, he could often be found in the gallery of the Maine House of Representatives, studying the legislative process and cultivating the interest that would eventually propel his career.

Speeches and speech-making captivated young Martel and by the time he enrolled at UConn - where he was profoundly influenced by Professor John Vlandis, founder of the University's debate team in 1961 - he knew his future would be in the field of public communication.

In 1969, Martel started his own consulting company, Martel & Associates, and also pursued an interest in researching and writing about presidential debates. While interviewing advisors to Presidents Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, and Carter and former presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, he met advisors to California Gov. Ronald Reagan, who was then considering running for president. Reagan needed a debate advisor. Martel was selected for the post, and guided Reagan successfully through the 1980 Presidential debates.

In the more than 20 years since Reagan was first elected, Martel has consulted with leaders in some 50 nations. His clients have included political leaders worldwide and senior executives in major corporations.

His fascination with political speeches continues, as does his commitment to UConn. Last year he established the Myles Martel Lecture in Leadership and Public Opinion, with an inaugural lecture by Richard Wirthlin, President Reagan's former chief strategist and pollster.
-- Jim H. Smith

Jacki Marshak '65 (ED) retired from teaching after 38 years at Laurel Ledge School in Beacon Falls, Conn. She plans to travel and make candy in her retirement.

Joel Pasternak '65 (BUS) was promoted to the position of legal/state compliance group manager for Republic Mortgage Insurance Company. He lives with his wife of 36 years, Ginny, in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Joel H. Wilensky '65 (CLAS) is president of Joel H.Wilensky Associates, Inc., a national company specializing in placing information systems, accounting and finance, and logistics professionals. The company was named the 2002 top producer in NPA - the Worldwide Recruiting Network.

Tom Bowler '66 (ED), '81 6th year retired from the Vernon, Conn., public school system in 1999. He has his own consulting firm and is an adjunct faculty member in physical education at Eastern and Central Connecticut State Universities.

Patricia (Moore) Marquardt '66 (NUR) is president of Journey Home, Inc., a non-profit organization developing residential homes in the Dallas area to provide comfort care at the end of life.

John Surowiecki '66 (CLAS), '78 M.A. has published his first collection of poetry, Watching Cartoons before Attending a Funeral (White Pine Press). He lives in Hebron, Conn., and works as a freelance writer.

Barry Altman '67 (ENG) and his wife, Rita, celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on Dec. 16, 2002 after relocating to Vienna, Va., following 22 years in California. He is vice president of Technical Change Associates.

Carol Milardo Floriani '68 (NUR), is the director of professional services at Heartland Hospice in West Covina, Calif. She traveled to Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia for her 30th wedding anniversary.

Barbara D. O'Hearn '68 M.A. lives in Washington state with family following the death of her husband in October 2001. She is currently involved with the "Fathoms O' Fun" pageant in Port Orchard, Wash., doing seamstress work on their costumes and parade monitoring.

Doug Alexander '69 (BUS) is senior vice president of business financial services at FleetBoston Financial.

Barbara Clemens '69 (CLAS) authored two texts for Course Technology Publishers in Boston. She has managed, edited, and written business and technology books since 1984, after receiving her M.B.A. from Boston University. She also teaches computer applications, both privately and for a training company in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she lives with her husband, William Wiley.

Glenn Goldberg '69 (CLAS) is the founder and director of GUTS, a nonprofit agency that helps at-risk and other teenagers improve their self-esteem, choices and relationships.

Sherwood J. Anderson '70 (CLAS) received a merit award from the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference for distinguished coverage of high school athletics. A former sports editor of The Daily Campus, he has been a sports writer at The Hartford Courant for 33 years and has won more then three dozen awards, including a Pulitzer nomination for co-authoring a series on substance abuse in high school athletics in 1989.

Thomas J. Haas '70 (CLAS) is the new president of the State University of New York at Cobleskill. He previously was the dean of academics at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Jack O. Robinson '71 J.D. celebrated his 82nd birthday March 28, 2003. He contributes over 200 hours pro bono time for Boulder (Colo.) Legal Services each year and participates in volunteer work as president of Boulder Services Foundation, while also serving on the Boulder Mental Health Board.

David B. Cavanaugh '72 (BUS) announces the creation of Cavanaugh Insurance Consultants, Inc., which provides consulting and expert witness testimony in conjunction with litigation involving casualty insurance premium and rating plan disputes. He is located in Hernando, Fla.

Wendy (Kenyon Brush) Edson '72 (CLAS) received the 2003 President's Medal from Hilbert College (Hamburg, N.Y.) in recognition of her "outstanding loyalty to the mission of Hilbert College and service to its students and graduates," during May commencement ceremonies. She is assistant chairperson and associate professor of paralegal studies and has taught at Hilbert for 25 years. She helped to develop the college's American Bar Association-approved bachelor degree program in paralegal studies.

Joanne Michaels '72 (CLAS) will publish Hudson River Journey (W.W. Norton) in October 2003. She also hosts and produces a syndicated regional TV talk show.

Lois (Holtzman) Rivard '72 (SFA) has retired after 24 years as a graphic designer with the University of Connecticut. Lois and her husband, Tom Rivard '67 (BUS) reside in Coventry, Conn.

Wes Slate '72 (CLAS) recently returned to AT&T in its government solutions organization, continuing over 22 years in telecommunications sales. His wife, Georgia Bills '79 M.A. is director of fine arts at Glen Urquhart School, in Beverly Farms, Mass., her 28th year in teaching.

Richard Altschuler '73 J.D. was named one of New Haven County's top six litigators by Business New Haven magazine.

Mark Hicks'75 (CLAS) is a software developer and business consultant in Austin, Texas.

Steve Kemper's '75 M.A., '80 Ph.D. new book, Code Name Ginger, was published in June by Harvard Business School Press. The book chronicles the development of the Segway Human Transporter, inventor Dean Kamen's highly-touted "people mover."

Vladimir Wozniuk '75 (CLAS) published a book he translated and edited, The Heart of Reality: Essays on Beauty, Love, and Ethics by V.S. Soloviev, with University of Notre Dame Press. He is professor of government at Western New England College in Springfield, Mass.

Richard T. Minoff '75 (CLAS) has joined Dorland Global Health Communications as president of its Pharma Group, responsible for the firm's pharmaceutica l and biotechnology practice.

Robert F. Ravelo '76 (CLAS) was promoted to the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force on March 1, 2003. He is assigned as the Officer in Charge of the Strategic Planning and Policy Directorate-Cris is Action Team to the Joint Operations Center of the Headquarters U.S. Pacific Command Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Jacqueline F. Strayer '76 (CLAS) has been elected to a one-year term as chair of the board of trustees of Connecticut Public Television, the parent corporation of Connecticut Public Television and Connecticut Public Radio. She is director of corporate communications for United Technologies Corporation. She and her husband, Dr. Robert Carlson, live in Glastonbury, Conn., with their son, Robert Jordan, 9.

Stanley Geidel '77 (SFA) was appointed associate dean of the College of Fine Arts at Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.

David P. Edwards '78 (ED) has a licensing agreement with Lifebank, USA, for the use of his song, "A Baby's Lullaby." Lifebank will be marketing a CD-ROM for expectant parents, and will use the song as background music for their presentation.

Geryl Rose '78 (CLAS), director of marketing at Konover Construction Corporation in Farmington, Conn., has been elected to the board of directors of the Society for Marketing Professional Services, Southern New England Chapter.

Aleta Ventre '78 (BUS), '82 M.B.A. married John Manning on Sept. 23, 2000. She received a M.A. in counseling psychology from Lesley University and has a private practice in psychotherapy in North Haven, Conn.

Ginny Rehberg '79 (CLAS) is president of Rehberg Management Group, a full-service outplacement, career consulting and executive coaching firm based in Newton, Mass. She is known as TV's "Career Doctor" on Boston's CBS affiliate, WBZ-TV.

David DeLucia '80 (CLAS), '81 M.A., '83 6th year works as a school psychologist for two elementary schools in Portland, Conn. David also teaches piano part time and released a CD, "Music for Quiet Listening," which features over an hour of classical piano music.

Dale J. Fiore '80 (RHSA), general manager of the Evergreen Cemetery Association and Crematory in New Haven, Conn., has been awarded the designation of "Certified Cemetery Executive" (CCE) from the International Cemetery and Funeral Association. He is also the president of the Connecticut Cemetery Association.

Michael Panciera '80 (BUS), '82 M.A. of Manchester, Conn., has been named senior vice president of business financial services at FleetBoston Financial.

Cynthia (Booth) Lord '81 (CLAS), '82 (BUS) was elected to a two-year term as director at large for the board of directors of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. She is the program director and assistant professor at the physician assistant program at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. She also has received numerous awards, including the Connecticut Kidney Foundation Award, ConnAPA's President's Award, and the Quinnipiac University PA Program Academic Teaching Award.

Diane (Scholan) Brett '82 (BUS), '91 M.B.A. and Tom Brett announce the birth of Alexander Matthew on July 11, 2002. Alex joins his sister, Kristen, 9, and brother Tyler, 6. Diane and her husband are both associate vice presidents at Advest in Glastonbury, Conn.

Josephine Tarzia Demarco '82 (BUS) is director of marketing and business development for Data Square, LLC in Stamford, Conn. Josephine and her husband, Brian, live in Weston, Conn., with their twin 8-year-old boys, Bradley and Charlie.

Mary Dixey '83 (CLAS) is director of the Cole Library, Rensselaer at Hartford. The Cole Library provides users with information resources and services that focus on the areas of management, business, computer science, and engineering.

Kimberly Manning '83 (CLAS) has been promoted to senior vice president/director of strategic planning at Cronin and Company, Inc., in Glastonbury, Conn. She is responsible for strategic planning and brand planning for current clients and new business at the full-service marketing/communications agency. She lives in Cheshire, Conn.

Lisa M. McGuire '83 (CLAS), vice president and government and community relations officer for People's Bank, was presented the bank's prestigious Samuel W. Hawley Award for Public Service.

Heidi Pike '83 (ED), husband Mark, and daughter Lily, 4, announced the birth of Bailey Ames on Sept. 19, 2002. Heidi owns Fitness Horizons, a personal training business.

Patti A. Bacon '85 (CLAS), has been named an associate in Dufresne-Henry, an engineering, landscape architecture and environmental sciences firm.

John Davis '85 Ph.D. was appointed interim superintendent of the Washington School for the Deaf.

Megan Friar '85 (ED), '87 M.M., and Ron Drotos '86 (SFA) announce the birth of their first child, John Friar Drotos, on Jan. 15, 2003. Megan and Ron are both musicians residing in New York City.

Bernard E. Gracy, Jr. '85 (ENG) was named vice president and general manager of Pitney Bowes' global Professional Services business. He most recently was VP of Enterprise Integration Solutions. Bernard joined Pitney Bowes in 1997 as a manager of systems engineering after an eight-year stint with United Parcel Service.

Tom Kurlick '85 (NUR), assistant director of medical management for Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corporation, is currently a major in the U.S. Army Reserves serving with the Army Combat Support Hospital (405th CSH) out of Newington Conn. He returned from a seven-month deployment in Kuwait at Camp DOHA. He lives in Memphis, with his wife, Mariah, and 16-year-old son Kyle.

Frank Tavera '85 (BUS) is executive director of the Palace Theater of Waterbury, Conn., currently undergoing a $30 million renovation. The theater will reopen in the fall of 2004.

Nicholas S. Zaharias '85 (CLAS) is director of development for the Tilton School in Tilton, N.H. He oversees all advancement, marketing and alumni/parent relations activities for the institution. He and his wife, Patty Ellis Zaharias '84 (CLAS) also report that their son Stephen, 13, was selected by Team USA Soccer to play with the national squad in Denmark, Sweden, and England this summer. It is his second tour with the national team.

Another UConn-CPTV connection
Nearly everyone in the Nutmeg State knows about the partnership between UConn women's basketball and Connecticut Public Television, which has broadcast UConn games since 1994.

But there is another UConn-CPTV connection, and her name is Meg Sakellarides '86 (BUS).

Sakellarides, who graduated magna cum laude from UConn's accounting program, has been the chief operating officer at CPTV/ Connecticut Public Radio since 1997 and is responsible for most of the organization's financial, administrative and broadcast operations.

She believes that CPTV and UConn have had a symbiotic relationship: It has been good for UConn athletics, good for CPTV and very good for Connecticut's passionate fans.

"Public television people around the country know us for our UConn connection," Sakellarides says. "That's because our UConn ratings are explosive. This past year, they averaged 10.4. Just to put it into perspective: PBS programming averages 2.5 and our local documentaries average about 1.8."

Sakellarides' credits her father, George, who is also an accountant and UConn alum ('50 BUS), for her interest in finance and her love of sports.

Growing up in Norwich, Conn., she says, "the Red Sox and UConn basketball were very big in our house. My father took me to Fenway and to UConn games. And one of our good family friends was Walt Dropo '48 (CLAS), the Red Sox and UConn star. So it was a natural for me to work at CPTV with its connection to UConn athletics."

While at UConn, Sakellarides was "focused to do well" and work for one of the then Big 8 accounting firms. When she graduated, she did just that, taking a position with Deloitte Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte & Touche). She credits the School of Business' internship program with getting her foot in the door. The program, she says, made a tremendous difference in her career, and is still helping UConn students today.

Sakellarides is active in the Hartford community and serves on the board of directors for BankNorth Connecticut, the Learning Corridor, the Wheeler Clinic and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

"I know that with my background I'm supposed to be a numbers-cruncher," she explains. "But I'm not like that at all. For me, it's all about relationships and understanding what's important. It's also about diligence, hard work and integrity, which I learned from my parents and at UConn as well."
-- John Surowiecki '66 (CLAS), '78 M.A.

Leslie Gianelli '86 J.D. is a member of the organizing committee for the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships in Washington, D.C. Leslie devotes her energies to ice skating as a judge and referee. She is the director of public outreach for the Global Health Council, the world's largest membership organization dedicated to improving healthcare in the developing world.

Paula Brinkman Hughes '86 (SFA) and her husband, J.P., announce the birth of their first daughter, Mackenzie Grace, on March 31, 2003. The family resides in Key West, Fla.

Timothy A. Johnson '87 (SFA) published Foundations of Diatonic Theory, an innovative textbook that approaches the basic building blocks of music theory from a mathematically oriented perspective.

Jessica Sarin-Perry '87 (SFA) is media manager for the office of admissions at Berklee College of Music in Boston. She also performs in Boston with her band, and recently released her first solo CD, Clearing My Head on her independent label Esther Records (www.jesperry.com.)

Christopher M. Burns '88 (CLAS) spent a one-year deployment in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He was mobilized as part of the 1st National Guard Special Forces battalion. He served as an operations officer and acting executive officer for the battalion.

Tracy (Baptiste) Gibson '88 (SAH) is a physical therapist in New Jersey. She and her husband, David, have two children, Alexis, 6, and Natalie, 9 months.

Laurie Ann King '88 (CLAS) was named vice president of the John M. Glover Agency.

Frederick H. Kuriger '88 M.B.A. is senior vice president/ chief operating officer at Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont, N.H. He previously spent 16 years as vice president of clinical and support services at the Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn,

E. Michael Brennan '89 (CLAS) has joined Insight Financial Strategies of New England Financial, in Norwalk, Conn., as a financial representative.

James L. Bucko '89 (BUS) and Mary-Ellen (Avedian) Bucko '91 (ED) announce the birth of their son, Jonathan, in January 2003. James is a financial sales manager at People's Bank. Mary-Ellen works in customer service at CIGNA.

Paul Danzi '89 (CLAS) and Celeste (Libano) Danzi '90 (PHR) announce the birth of their son, Connor Joseph, on Feb. 2, 2003, who joins a sister, Isabella Rose, 4. The family lives in Folsom, Calif.

Nancy (Rodrigue) DeCrescenzo '89 (CLAS) was appointed assistant director, student employment & experiential education in the career center at the University of Hartford. She also serves on the adjunct faculty at Goodwin College in East Hartford, Conn.

Kathleen Dudzinski '89 (CLAS) is a researcher-in-residence at the Mystic Aquarium and was inducted into The Women Divers Hall of Fame, an honor society dedicated to the women who shape the world of diving.

Jacqueline M. (DelGiorno) Gaston '89 (SFS) and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of Michael Laird Gaston, Jr. on Jan. 29, 2003. She received her Master of Education from George Mason University in May 1993 and teaches at Chantilly High School for Fairfax County public schools. The family lives in Manassas, Va.

Stephen G. Geib '89 (BUS) joined the insurance brokerage firm of Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Co. of Connecticut as a senior vice president in its Hamden office. He and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Wallingford, Conn. with their two sons, Liam and Griffin.

Sandra (Greenaway) Kindlan '89 (BUS) announces the birth of twin girls, Allison Helena and Emma Rose, born on Jan. 24, 2003. The twins join big sister Siobhan, 4. The Kindlans reside in Andover, Mass.

Deborah Zlotsky '89 M.F.A. is associate professor of art at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, N.Y. She had an exhibition of her paintings in the Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Gallery at the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Conn., in spring 2003. The paintings were from three series "Invented Still Lifes 1995-2001," "Book Still Lifes 2001-2003" and "Recent Still Lifes 2003."

Brad Carignan '90 (BUS), '93 M.A. was married June 22, 2002 to Carrie Bogardus. He is a cardiovascular specialist for Merck and Co.

Viviane Grady '90 (SFA), is project manager at Hartford Steam Boiler after spending several years in Southeast Asia and living in Australia upon completing her graduate diploma in design studies in Sydney. She and her husband reside in Hartford, Conn.

Eric Sean Weld '90 (CLAS) is assistant director of college relations at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. After many years performing as a pianist and singer, he is also acting in West Springfield, Mass.

Kelly A. (Ingalls) Lynch '90 (ENG) and Denis D. Lynch '91 (BUS) announce the birth of their second son, Thomas James, born March 22, 2003. Thomas joins his brother, Kevin Dean, born April 26, 2001. Kelly is an associate product line manager at Swiss Re in Armonk, N.Y. Denis is a vice president at Aon Consulting in Greenwich, Conn. The family lives in Newtown, Conn.

Wendyleigh (McCorrison) Bodick '91 (CLAS) and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of their daughter, Catherine Faith on Aug. 20, 2002, as well as the adoption of their daughter, Maiya Lindsey. The family resides in Mooresville, N.C.

Marc Condon '91 (CLAS) and his wife, Elaine, recently had their fourth child, a son, Zachary Anthony Condon, on Sept. 6, 2002. Zachary joins brothers Justin, 14, Tyler, 9, and sister, Alyssa, 6. Marc is a consulting pension actuary with MassMutual Financial Group in Springfield, Mass. The family lives in Vernon, Conn.

Donald J. Costello '91 (CLAS) is an optometrist at Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, La. He graduated from the New England College of Optometry in Boston in 1995 and spent a year in residence in ocular disease at the Boston V.A. Hospital, graduating in 1996.

James Kaiser (CLAS) '91 changed the name of his executive search/staffing firm from Dunhill of New Haven to Kaiser Whitney Staffing, in January 2003.

Anastacia L. Santos '91 (BUS) has been married since 1995 and has two sons: Stephen, born in 1997, and Justin, born in February 2003. She is a senior accounting analyst at Otis Elevator Company.

Jeffrey Street '91 (ED) and his wife, Kelly, announce the birth of their son, Ryan Joseph Street, born on Aug. 27, 2002. He joins his brother Patrick Jeffrey Street, who was born on Dec. 9, 1999. They live in Salisbury, N.C. Jeff teaches music at South Rowan High School.

Joyce A. Hanson '92 M.A., '97 Ph.D. recently published Mary McLeod and Black Women's Political Activism, from University of Missouri Press.

Carrie Mosher '92 (CLAS) announces her engagement to Gregory McDaniel. A June 2004 wedding is planned. She is a certified Feng Shui practitioner, having studied at the New England School of Feng Shui. They live in Orange, Conn.

Caroline Regazzi '92 (ED) and Mark Surhoff announce the birth of their son, Mark Edmund, born Sept. 9, 2002 in Rye, N.Y.

Pamela Rothfuss '92 (CLAS) and her husband, Peter Switzer, announce the birth of their second child, Josephine (Josie) Eleanor Switzer, who joins big brother Wyatt Peter. She is a critical care nurse in Keene, N.H. The family lives in Marlborough, N.H.

Julie Trahan-Scaringella '92 (SFS) and Mike Scaringella '93 (CLAS) announce the birth of their third child, Jacob Michael, on Oct. 19, 2002. He joins brother Jonathan and sister Madison. The family resides in Mt. Dora, Fla.

Lisa-Brit (Findley) Wahlberg '92 (CLAS) and husband Ed announce the birth of their son Lucas, born Jan. 8, 2003, who joins older brother Shane. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist working part-time in Avon, Conn.

David Will '92 (CLAS) and his wife, Nicole, announce the birth of their son, Samuel David Sendzia Will, born Dec. 5, 2002. He joins his brother, Zachary, born June 26, 2000. The family resides in Marshfield Hills, Mass. David operates Boston Conferencing, Inc.

A gifted legal mind appointed U.S. attorney
When Kevin J. O'Connor '92 J.D. took the oath of office last November, he became the 48th U. S. Attorney for the district of Connecticut and one of the youngest U. S. Attorneys in the nation. But no one who has followed O'Connor's career since he graduated from the UConn School of Law, with high honors, was surprised. The 35-year-old lawyer's career trajectory has been decidedly upward.

From 1992 to 1993, he served as a law clerk to Judge William H. Timbers of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second District. He then joined the New York law firm of Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, where he was a litigation associate until 1995. He spent the next two years as a staff attorney and senior counsel in the Division of Enforcement at the United States Securities & Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.

O'Connor had been appointed chairman of Connecticut's Commission on the Death Penalty by Gov. John G. Rowland when, in 1998, he became the Republican Party's nominee for the U.S. Congress representing Connecticut's First Congressional District. While he was not successful in his election bid, the campaign experience was gratifying, says O'Connor. "Politics has always been a passion for me," he says. "I always knew I'd want to run for a prominent office."

O'Connor was a partner in Day, Berry & Howard, the Hartford law firm he joined in 1999, when he was tapped by President George W. Bush last year to serve as U. S. Attorney. Simultaneously, from 1999 to 2001 he had served as corporation counsel for West Hartford.

Looking back on his meteoric career, O'Connor is quick to credit UConn.

"My law school experience was formative for me," he says, adding that he regularly encounters fellow alumni who are in prominent legal positions both in his new office and in private practice. He also stays connected to UConn, where he has taught as an adjunct at the School of Law and serves as a guest lecturer when time allows.
-- Jim H. Smith

Joseph L. DeLutrie '93 (CLAS) and Kristine E. (Wiley) DeLutrie '94 (CLAS) announce the birth of their third child, Matthew Lawrence, born on Aug. 11, 2002. He joins sister Julia, 5, and brother Ryan, 3.

Jennifer King '93 (CLAS) and Jeff Bolton '95 (CANR) announce the birth of their daughter, Sophie Jane, on April 1, 2003.

Maribel Lopez '93 (CLAS) and her husband, Jonathan Fosdick, welcomed their first child, Samuel Theron Fosdick on April 20, 2002. They live in Cambridge, Mass.

David Maffucci, '93 (BUS) and his wife, Shelley, announce the birth of their first child, Tabitha Lauren, born on March 30, 2003. The family lives in Lakeville, Conn.

Maurice Moreau '93 (CLAS) and Susan (Kaminski) Moreau '93 (CLAS) announce the birth of their second son, Chad Eric, born on March 11, 2003. He joins his big brother Ryan, 3. The family resides in Vernon, Conn.

Matthew Paggioli '93 (ENG) married Kimberly Heffernan '93 (ENG). Matthew is an estimator and project manager for WW Webber Inc., in Houston, Texas. Kimberly is marketing manager for Hobas Pipe in Houston.

LeighAnn Paine '93 (SFS) married Richard Weber on Oct. 16, 1999, and celebrated the birth of their first daughter, Carly Rose, on Nov. 1, 2002. LeighAnn is an adjunct professor at Southern Connecticut State University.

Mollie (Jacobson) Quinn '93, '95 (CLAS) and Don Quinn '93 (BUS) announce the birth of their daughter, Summer Rose, on Dec. 30, 2002, who joins big brothers DJ, 5, and Devin, 4. The family lives in Colchester, Conn.

Jennifer (Toelke) Bourret '94 (BUS) earned an M.B.A. from Bentley College in Waltham, Mass., and was invited to join the business honor society Beta Gamma Sigma. She lives in Durham, N.C., with her husband, Darrin.

Kelly (Lambert) Harrington '94 (BUS) is director of marketing at the Faneuil Group in Boston, Mass. She and her husband, Tim, recently had their first child, Erin Elizabeth, on March 9, 2003.

Lauren M. Jones '94 (SFS) earned an M.S.W. at Boston University and started her own business as a professional organizer. She lives in Boston.

John Murphy '94 (CLAS) married Kristine Cunnane '00 J.D. on Oct. 5, 2002. John is a sales manager with ExxonMobil Corp., in New York City. Kristine is a director and legal counsel at Memberworks Inc., in Stamford, Conn. They live in Fairfield, Conn.

Peter B. Neal '94 (CLAS), a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, graduated from the Combat Engineer Officer Course at the Marine Corps Engineer School, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

David Rice '94 (ED) married Cara Cronin on Sept. 22, 2001. David is a project manager with Baystate Health System in Springfield, Mass. They live in Wilbraham, Mass.

Kathy (Daniels) Richardson '94 (CLAS) and her husband, Tom, announce the birth of their son, Quinn Daniels Richardson, born on Sept. 21, 2002. They live in Lancaster County, Pa.

Jeffrey M. Stanton '94 M.A., '97 Ph.D. is assistant professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University. He recently received a grant from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Foundation for a preliminary project in the field of behavioral information security, a relatively new area of research and practice. He lives in Jamesville, N.Y

Tim Weaver '94 (CLAS) and his wife of four years, Czarida, announce the birth of Camille Alexis, born on March 5, 2003. He is working at Deutsche Bank in New York City. The family lives in New Jersey.

Darsi (Cocozza) Baer '95 (CLAS) announces the birth of her first child, Max Thomas Baer, on Oct. 10, 2002.

Lisa Farino '95 (CLAS) has published the first issue of The Frugal Environmentalist, a quarterly magazine dedicated to empowering readers to make affordable, eco-friendly lifestyle choices, based in Brattleboro, Vt.

Eric Ferreri '95 (CLAS) won the 2002 Green-Lassiter Award from the North Carolina Press Association and Duke University for distinguished coverage of higher education issues in North Carolina. He covers higher education for the Herald-Sun of Durham, N.C. He lives in Durham, with his wife, Stefanie (Pratola) Ferreri '97 (PHR), a pharmacy professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Kristin M. (Dallaire) Jones '95 (CLAS) and her husband, Scott, announce the birth of their triplet daughter and sons. Cassidy Ann, Logan Scott and Dylan Joseph, born on Nov. 1, 2002.

Rebecca Lobo '95 (CLAS) of the WNBA Connecticut Sun was married on April 12, 2003 to Steve Rushin of Sports Illustrated.

Maggie (Conway) McGillicuddy '95 (CANR), and her husband Michael, welcomed their first child, Michael John, Jr., on July 15, 2002.

Christine Sedensky '95 (CANR) and her husband, Chris, announce the arrival of their first child, James Christopher, on April 4, 2003.

Kathryn Maxwell Talty '95 (CANR) is a senior associate with Douglas Hills Associates, a landscape architect firm. Before joining DHA, she was a project director with Site Acquisition Consultants, LLP. She and her husband, Jon, live in Winnetka, Ill.

Andrew Gazerro III '96 D.M.D. married Heather Oberg in September 2001 and announce the birth their daughter, Addison Elise, in June 2002.

Kevin G. Green '96 (BUS) is manager of the technology, infocomm, entertainment and media practice in the Hartford, Conn., office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He is also an affiliate member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Brian A. Lutes '96 M.B.A. is senior vice president and director of human resources for Fifth Third Bancorp, responsible for overseeing the company's human resources strategies across its 17 affiliates.

Paul F. Tobin '96 (ENG) married Rebecca A. Ballou on May 25, 2002, in Groton, Conn. He is president of PKMJ Technical Services, Inc. The couple resides in Moon Township, Pa. Christine E. Tobin '96 (CLAS) married Sean R. Lester '96 M.A. on Aug. 17, 2002 in Wickford, R.I. They live in Tolland, Conn.

Robert F. Butler '97 (BUS) has completed 18 years of military service with the U.S. Army and the Army National Guard.

Robert J. DiMartino '96 (ED), '98 M.A. and his wife, Liza, announce the birth of Jackson Robert DiMartino on Feb. 10, 2003. They also have a daughter, Skylar Lynn, 18 months.

Rich Giammattei '97 (CLAS) is engaged to Margaret Forde '01 (CLAS) and is living in New Britain, Conn. He works as a proofreading team leader at Data-Mail, Inc. in Newington, Conn.

Douglas M. Guyer '97 (CLAS), a staff sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, was called to active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom while assigned to Inspector-Instructor, 4th Marine Division, based in Plainville, Conn.

Jessica LaBreque '97 (CLAS) married Clemens Lengenfeder on Aug. 24, 2001. She is owner of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in West Hartford, Conn.

Julie A. Machol '97 (SFS) married Jason P. Hughes on April 12, 2003. She is a high school math teacher at Avon High School in Avon, Conn.

Kimberly (Haggerty) Roy '97 (ED), '98 M.A. earned her second bachelor's degree in graphic design in May 2003 from the University of New Haven. She is a graphic designer at M & M marketing in Shelton, Conn., and married Philip Roy on Aug. 4, 2001. They live in Hamden, Conn.

William T. Russell III '97 (ED), '98 M.A., '03 6th year teaches history and social studies at Fairfield (Conn.) High School and serves as the chapter advisor to the Iota Chi chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha at the UConn Stamford campus.

Sherri Estela-Harton '98 (CLAS) graduated from Trinity College with a master's degree in public policy in May 2003.

Liza Herringshaw '98 (BUS) has joined the Midshore Board of Realtors and works for the Beazley Company.

Joseph Spadaro '98 J.D. was recently awarded a sabbatical from the Connecticut Department of Correction in order to complete his doctoral dissertation in educational administration from the University of Connecticut.

Gia (Pear) Sweeney '98 (ED) married Matthew Sweeney on Oct. 19, 2002. She is a recreation therapist at St. Elizabeth's Adult Day Health Center in Brighton, Mass. They live in Brighton.

Claudia Bell '99 (CLAS) is product manager at Prospective Direct in Woburn, Mass. She ran her first Boston Marathon representing the Healthworks Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the health and empowerment of women and children.

Jessica S. Duhaime '99 (CLAS) married Thomas T. Reinckens '99 (CLAS) on Jan. 18, 2003. They live in Willsboro, N.Y., where they own and operate Camp Pok-o-MacCready, a summer camp located in the Adirondacks.

Kelly Dwyer '99 (CLAS), '01 M.A. married John Fitzsimmons '00 (CLAS) and have a 15-month-old daughter, Marybeth Kathleen Fitzsimmons. The family resides in Providence, R.I.

In Memoriam

ALUMNI
Rhoda Smith Buntz '59
Edith (Wollenberg) Diesel '43, '49
Anne Williamee Fisher '84
Ruth Y. Franklin '73
George Hill '63, '71 J.D.
Dorothy Seger Hutchinson '27
Ellis A. Jacobson '50
George C. James '53
Henry Katzenstein '52,
'52 M.A., '54 Ph.D.
Lisa J. Mallozzi '85
Naomi Novack '51
Stephen Joseph Perrotti '82
Muriel Rosenblit '46
Arther Frederick Smith '73
W. Gary Vause '67, '70 J.D.
Alfred A. Yukna '49

FACULTY
Raymond Hitchcock
Doris Elnora Nason
Kenneth G. Wilson

STAFF
Robert Hugh Wyllie

STUDENT
Kaitlin Silk '04

Robert F. Flynn '00 M.B.A., was named executive director of the insurance and financial services cluster for the MetroHartford Alliance office in Hartford, Conn.

Janet Frazao '00 (SFS) was accepted for the fall 2003 semester at the UConn School of Social Work, M.S.W. program. Janet currently works as an instructional tutor at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center School in Wethersfield, Conn.

Wendy Sue Sewack '00 (CLAS) received a master's degree in sports counseling from Springfield College in May 2002. She is head of the Athletic Academic Department at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C.

Richard S. Tanner '00 (CLAS) graduated from the Basic Hospital Corps School at Naval Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes, Ill.

Christopher B. Albert '01 (CLAS), a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, was called to active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom while assigned to Inspector-Instructor, 4th Marine Division, based in Plainville, Conn.

Erica Bartelson '02 (SFA) joined the Bridgeport Regional Business Council as the new member and events specialist. She lives in Stratford, Conn.

Anastasios P. Fatsis '02 (CLAS), a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, was called to active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom while assigned to Inspector-Instructor, 4th Marine Division, based in Plainville, Conn.

Alumni News & Notes compiled by Brian Evans and Tina Modzelewski