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Ralph Fishman ’49 writes, “Elliot Swartz ’49 and I recently had our 5th annual harmonious reunion with two other barbershop quartet singers in Delray Beach Florida. We went out with our wives to eat and sing at a local restaurant.” Ralph is a stockbroker and Elliot is a Realtor.

50s
Myrna Ann Saltman ’59 was the first recipient of an Eldercare Administrator Certificate from Lasell College in Newton and began a full-time career as the support housing program coordinator for Drake Village, a large elderly housing complex in Arlington. She writes, “Now that I’m approaching my 70th birthday, my new job proves it’s never too late! And it’s never too early to begin. In June 2009, along with class of 1959 president, Bob Dalmeier, and vice president, John Kominski, we’re tri-chairing our 50th reunion. This is a message to all class members to start saving now so that we can provide UMass with a memorable class gift. We also have a new member of our class: Bill Cosby ’72G, ’76G, has accepted an invitation to become an honorary member of the class of 1959. How lucky can we get?”

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Martin Rosenberg ’65 retired after 35 years as a faculty member in the department
of biology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He writes, “My academic interest is herpetology, the biology of amphibians and reptiles. I finally married in 1990 after meeting a woman who had a better snake collection than I did.” He would love to hear from fellow alumni (whether or not they share his passion for reptiles) and can be e-mailed at bioherper@yahoo.com. “I fondly remember my days at UMass, particularly as a member and officer of the Kappa Omicron chapter of Alpha Phi Omega.”
James Cardoza ’66, ’76G of Falmouth was recently elected a Fellow of The Wildlife Society (TWS) in 2006. TWS is the international professional organization of wildlife biologists and four other UMass alumni have been elected Fellows: Richard DeGraaf ’71G, ’76G; Stephen DeStefano ’78; Richard Lancia ’79G; and John McDonald ’98G.
Kathleen (Sciscento) Clark ’66, founder and principal of the California Academy
of Math and Science High School (CAMS) in Carson, retired in June after
35 years with the Long Beach Unified School District. CAMS is located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills, and is recognized as one of the premier academic high schools in the state. After retirement, Kathy plans to split her time between her summer home on Cape Cod and her home in California. She writes, “I plan to develop a foundation that will enable me to open more charter-type high schools like CAMS.” She is married to Peter Clark, whom she met at UMass. They have two children and one grandchild. E-mail her at kathyclarkcams@aol.com.

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Bob Grow ’73G was awarded a Ford Foundation Regionalism and Sustainable
Development Fellowship, one of 30 Ford Fellows chosen for participation in the 18-month program designed for leaders who build communities and economies. Bob is representing the Greater Washington Region.
Jeffrey McCormick of Longmeadow was appointed to the Board of Bar Overseers for a four-year term by the Supreme Judicial Court. He is a partner in the Springfield law firm of Robinson Donovan and a former president of both the Hampden County and Massachusetts Bar Association.

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James Ledwell (G), an oceanographer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
has been selected the winner of the 2007 Alexander Agassiz Medal, awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

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Frank Davis (G) has been elected as president of TERC (www.terc.edu), the not-for-profit education research and development organization.
Bob Shaughnessey ’03 writes that prior to attending UMass on the GI Bill, he was a systems engineer with the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity attached to the 3rd Marine Air Wing. He was one of only six people from the Navy League, where he is vice president on its board of directors, to be invited to ride on the JFK’s final voyage to Boston. Visit umassmag.com/photos to see him on the ship.

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Katharine Leigh (G), professor of interior design in the Department of Design and Merchandising at Colorado State, writes, “I have returned to painting and brushes to explore creative scholarship as an outlet for my love of color and pattern. My tabletop titled, “A-Round the Kitchen,” was accepted for exhibition in the annual Design Educator’s National Exhibition.” Her tabletop of acrylic on wood was featured in the 3-D category of the 2007 exhibit online collection at www.dene.tcu.edu.

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Anne Marie Casey, associate dean of libraries at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, has been named the 2007 recipient of the Haworth Press Distance Learning Librarian Conference Sponsorship Award given by the Association of College and Research
Libraries Distance Learning Section.

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Helen Retynsky Kamins, an artist and teacher in Manchester-by-the-Sea, was the featured artist at the town hall for the months of March and April. Her exhibit featured plein air seascape oil paintings and her work can be viewed at www.art2thousand.com.

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Timothy Baroni (G), a professor of biological sciences at State University
of New York (SUNY), has been appointed a Distinguished Professor, the highest academic rank at SUNY and was named a 2006 Fellow of the Mycological Society of America.
David Pearson has been named vice president for partnership affairs at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College.

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David Oestreicher, a financial services professional for New York Life Insurance company in western New York, has earned membership in the Million Dollar Round Table for 2006.

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Kathleen Doyle, a high school teacher for 21 years, recently had an article published in the National Council for Social Studies magazine, Social Education. Her article is entitled “Classroom Debates Made Easy.” She is also hoping to have a book published soon about the civil rights movement in Delaware. She sends a “hello” to all her old Pittsfield pals.
Claude-Anthony Pierre, executive director of Mental Health Consumer Advocates of Rhode Island, has been appointed to the board of the Providence Center, a community-
based, outpatient behavioral health organization.

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Samuel Millett is an Army colonel serving in Baghdad, Iraq, assisting in managing, training, and mentorship efforts for the Iraqi forces. He will be in Iraq until August, when he will return to Germany to his German wife, Silke, and their three adopted Colombian
daughters, Jenny, Tatiana, and Angie. He writes, “The girls are going to a German school and German, Spanish, and English are considered official family languages.” He plans to retire in early 2008 and return to Missoula, Montana. He has served in Korea, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Panama, Italy, Slovenia, South Africa, and Iraq. “It will be nice to live again under the Big Sky. As a retirement gift to the family, we will take a two- to three-month trip to Central America for diving, Mayan ruins, and Spanish language immersion.”
Barrie Rappaport, director of new product development specializing in market research projects for RR Bowker, lives outside Chicago, Illinois, with her husband, Rick, and their two daughters. She writes, “Rick and I spend a lot of time fundraising for, and making others aware of, Familial Dysautonomia, which our oldest daughter struggles with daily. I’d love to hear from my old UMass/SDT friends and can be reached at bifrap1@compcast.net.” For more information about Familial Dysautonomia, visit www.familialdysautonomia.org.

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Ronnie (Rifkin) Rosenberg was named vice-president for the Litigation Services
Organization of the American International Group, based in New York City. She writes, “I’m running a new department dedicated to the evaluation of skills of trial attorneys in multiple venues throughout the United States. Hey, Brooks dorm 1981, how about a reunion?” She can be reached at ronnie.rosenberg@aig.com.

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Glen Goldstein, after a 20-year career in public relations on Madison Avenue,
now puts on bicycle rides for a living. He will be holding a two-day ride based at UMass Amherst this August and writes, “Alumni who want to participate can pay the usual ride fee or donate $500 to UMass and attend the event for free. We’re staying in the dorms!” Money raised will go toward the Mary Killeen Bennett ’93G Scholarship Fund. For details and pictures regarding the event visit www.thefarmride.com. To see how a great bicycle rider can look, check out Glen at umassmag.com/photos.
Ellen Ryder Griffin was recently appointed to Dean of the School of Professional
and Continuing Studies at Southern New Hampshire University. She lives in Epping, New Hampshire, with her husband, Daniel ’86, an attorney, and their children, Olivia and Harry.
E. Lary Grossman (G) of Hatfield, has been appointed regional councilor for Region I (New England) by the American Guild of Organists.
T. Barnabas Kane, a landscape architect and principal with Prescott, Arizona-based T. Barnabas Kane & Associates, recently unveiled a sustainable design concept at the Water Conservation and Xeriscape Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Kirsten Simonitsch has been appointed senior vice president and chief information
officer for Premera Blue Cross in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.

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Michael Brophy is a professional genealogist in the Boston area tracing pedigrees of Irish, New England, Catholics, English, and Canadian ancestry and family history. He writes, “It is a ton of fun and very interesting work.” He lives in Abington with his wife, Maura, and is active in local and state politics.
Jill Landesberg-Boyle ’88G, ’94G, vice president for student affairs at Pennsylvania
College of Technology since 2003, is leaving to become president of Florida Keys Community College in Key West.

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Matthew Childs (G) has been promoted from director of brand marketing to group creative director for the Southeast region of Avenue A Razorfish in Atlanta, Georgia.
Karen Leonard of Longmeadow has been appointed as an account executive
for Field Eddy & Bulkley in Springfield.

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Jane (Zalcman) Goldberg and her husband, Eric Goldberg ’93, welcomed their newest addition to their family; Lucas Jack was born in December and joins sisters Tallin and Joey
Rose at home in Merrimack, New Hampshire.
Sandra Jonker is the new southwest Washington regional wildlife manager
for the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Cristin Siskin writes, “My husband, John, and I are adopting an infant boy from Vietnam later this year and can hardly wait. I would love to hear from fellow Butterfielders from 1985-89, especially Jim Mulligan and Sara Neil ’88.” Cristin lives in Fort Myers, Florida,
and can be reached at crisblackman@
comcast.net.
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Jeffrey Benjamin opened his second restaurant, Osteria, in Philadelphia,
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